Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-13

Matters and Things LacOnicaIIy Noted.
The United States Courts win convene
this morning at 10 O'Clock.
Tomorrow will be st. Valentines day
and the mail carriers pastime.
The Chatham Artillery entertained visi-
tors to their Armory last night.
James G. Haywood, Esq, of Burke
county, is visiting the city during the
Sesqui.
Several of the Charleston companies
left for home last night, and were escorted
to the depot by their hosts.
The Maryland delegation left last night
at IL o'clock on the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway for Jacksonville.
Capt. 5. II. Hiatt. of Charleston, men,
Der of Forests p7alry during the war,
was among the visitors in the city yester-
day.
Mr., 2. c. McNulty and mother, of Rome,
Ca. are on a visit to the city during the
Centennial festivities. They are the guests
of Mr.. Alexis McNulty.
When OglethOrpe came to town 150years
ago Savannah wasn't glorious blaze OF
bunting, and the pretty girls weren't PROM
enading Bull street to see ii.
The Slavonic flag, representing one of
the dependencies of Austria, was dis
played for the first time in savannah mt
Ile l1dEnGlL HOUSE NCSlCiudN
on account of the unusual pressure on
our columns to-day we are compelled TO
omit much interesting matter, which
will appear, however, tomorrow.
As an evidence of the good order that
prevailed in Savannah yesterday, there
was but one arrest reported to the police
barracks up to two O'Clock this morning.
The visiting military companies were
handsomely entertained in the various ar
| mOries yesterday afternoon and last even
ing, and the utmost good feeling prevailed,
The vast audience that filled the Thea
tire yesterday numbered nearly 1000 peO-
| pie, and was by far the greatest crowd
| ever assembled in that historic building.
The members of the Maryland and
| Rhode Island delegations were escorted
to the various armories yesterday after
| noon, and were warmly received by the
military.
Messrs. Petersen q Co. cleared
Yesterday, for Rotterdam, the German
| bark Marie Kuyper, with 2,57T barrels of
rOsin, weighing 1,051 ,220 pounds, valued
at $5,S57 50.
The trades procession, headed by the
| Brunswick band, will form promptly this
morning at $50 O'Clock, in accordance
with the arrangement published in yester-
| days NEWS.
Major n. O. Tilton, superintendent of
the Upper Rice Mill. contributed his
share towards the celebration in pre-
pairing and decorating the landing place
of Oglethorpe.
The members of thee General Assembly
| are requested to meet to-day at l O'Clock,
promptly, at their headquarters on Bryan
street. in order TO take steamer for Ocean
Steamship wharf.
Sergeant F. GOolsby formerly the En-
sign of the First Volunteer Regiment of
Georgia, attended the banquet given by
the Republican Blues to their visiting
companies last night.
The Georgia Hussars had seventy-one
men in ranks yesterday. and appeared as
large as a regiment. Their magnificent
appearance called forth loud cheers from
the crowds as they passed by.
\ number of business houses and resi-
dences that were decorated on Saturday
and Sunday. had the flags and bunting
stripped off during Sunday night by some
malicious or theying scOundrels.
The Ocean steamship Company vail
give a banquet to the members of the
General Assembly and the city's distin-
guished guests on board the magnificent
ship City of Savannah to-day. The event
is pleasurably anticipated.
Paul II. Hayne, Eg ;, the poet laureate
of the South, and author Of the Sesqui
centennial Que, was uudDle 10 appear be-
fore the vast audience in the theatre yes
terdaE l-ssifd occupied a seat in the dress
circle amOngthe guests.
Sergeant c. F. Gehrels and Quartermas-
ter Sergeant Philip Chase, OF the Wash
ingtOn Artillery, of Charleston, were in
the city yesterday. They paraded with
the military, occupying position in the
rear of the line with the artillery.
Col. l. W. Avery, of Atlanta, who is in
attendance at the Sesqui, is a fitting visi-
tor for a centennial. He is a hneal de-
scendaRt from the famous colonial Gov
ernOr Winthrop, of Massachusetts, who
was one of the earliest as well as ablest
Governors of the original thirteen colonies.
The Washington Light Infantry, of
Charleston, ;. c., and the Jacksonville
Light Infantry, of Jacksonville, Fla,
were escorted to their train last evening by
the Republican Blues. A delegation of
citizens and sOldiery witnessed the de-
parture of the organizations and cheered
them vociferously as the trains moved out
from the depot.
TheGrand Marshalrequest that the Mar
shals of the civic societies and trades pro-
cession, Mai. J. f. Brooks and Mr.. Thomas
Baliantyne, will call at the Secretary's
office between the hours of and $50 a.
m. on a matter of great Importance per-
tanning to the ceremonies to be observed;
also, that the Assistant Grand Marshals
in force will assemble at the Pulaski !
House, mounted, at $3.50 sharp.
The St. Gothard Railroad will not neces- /
state the closing of the celebrated St. /