Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-29


The Washington Fire Company Will
hald s. special meeting tonight.
Alderman Wells presided in the Police
tourt Yesterday in the absence OF Mayor
lester
The savannah Volunteer Guards Battal-
iou win hold q special meeting on Friday
evening
Twelve cases of smallpox We're official
lV reported iu jacksonville and suburbs
IN saturday.
The Independent Presbyterian sunday
school VIII hold their annual picnic at
Montgomery to-lay.-
The auuaal commencement exercises Of
the public schools viii take place on Fri
tiag. the 33i 81 june.
The Ladies' Diocesan Aid Society will
meet in the sunday school room Of Christ
Church ST $3.50 O'Clock this afternoon.
The visiting editors left Savannah prais-
Ene its beauty and delighted with the gem
eraus hospitality with which they were
received.
Lieutenant colonel Peter Reilly and
Lieutenant John W. Wilson. Of the First
Georgia Regiment returned from Nash
vile Yesterday.
TIE CIV Court convened yesterday at
De- O'Clock in the morning. The petit ju-
r1rs were discharged until TODAY and the
court adjourned.
The Chatham Gun Club viii meet at
their Erouuds.on Hutchinson's Island. for
practice IN shooting clay pigeons, at ,
O'Clock this afternoon.
-. PatricS's Church viii give picnic
al the ~ehuetEen Park ON June l4th. A
committee ~ arrangements is making
preparations for big time.
The savannah Yacht club will hold
special meeting NJ T. O'Clock to-day in
Mozart Hall % elect new members and
arrange for the coming cruise.
Mr.. Geo. w. TAYLOR. Passenger Agent
II the Associated Railway Line Of Nir-
eznia and the Carolinas. is in the city and
registered az the Marshall House
Tse work 0f remOdeling and improving
the Theatre j. progressing as rapidly as
possible The auditorium will be one Of
the finest IN the south when completed.
The clearing away Of the woods and
underground on the projected line of the
Cuyler swamp canal has progressed 20
riEht-9f-Way u the City and Suburban
Railway.
Prof. Mehrgens viii give an entertain
gnens tonight at the hall corner Of South
Broad and Abercoru streets 10 the chill
dreu who assisted him in the opera Of Red
Riding Hood.
The courtesies Of the Central Railroad
were extended To the members Of the
visiting Press Association on their way
home. and were accepted by many. who
went va Macon.
The Forest CITY Light Infantry. cOlOred.
vvfu leave for Beaufort to-day to partici-
rate in the Decoration day services there
tomorrow. They viii meet at their ar
marv al ten O'Clock this morning, uni
formed. armed ana equipped.
Mr. John Foley. II this city. shipped 10
NeW York yesterday ten boxes of cUcum-
Iars. which is claimed 10 be the largest
-hirmeut 81 Savannah cucumbers ever
made at this season Of the year. They
were consigned 10 Messrs. Butler & Co.
a negro named Ephriam Hamilton was
arrafEued iu Magistrate Waring RusselFs
fJr-sf Court yesterday, charged with sim
Die larceny. in stealing SO in money be-
Gon- % a Col4red woman named COrnelia
Brown. He was turned over 70 the CITY
court foT trial.
Mr.. e.. r. Weatherbe. who has been in
fhe CITY FOR the past ten DAYS getting up
dafa for the Georgia Gazetteer. has I'm
fshesi his work. He expects 10 leave for
savannah today or tomorrow. Mr..
Weatherhe has done his work well. and
VIII make the Gazetteer an indispensable
hook az reference TO buriness men,
NrfHssfHs EHgNireF-SuH.