Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-01
nIatters and Thincs LaconIeaIIy Noted

Matters and Things LacOnieally Noted.
Judge Erskine returned TO the city
Tuesday afternoon.
The Georgia Hussars will assemble at
their hall at O'Clock this evening 10 con-
slider important business.
The Liquor Dealers Association will
hold a regular meeting at Metropolitan
Hall this evening at 80 O'Clock.
Telephone communication between Ty-
bee and the city was suspended last night
owing 20 the breaking of the wires.
There Will be regular cOnyOcatiOn Of
SOlOmOn's Lodge No. l. F. \. NJ, ar Ma
sonic Temple at 5 o'clock tonight.
The City Court will meet this morning
at 10 o'clock. when the petit jurors are
expected 10 be prompt in attendance.
Notice Of the formation Of a new cOpart-
nership. by the admission of Mr.. Emile
Newman To the law firm OF Garrard X
Meldrim, appears elsewhere in this paper.
EAmOng the freight on the steamship
Juniata. arrived from Philadelphia yes
terday. was a new steam fire engine con-
signed 70 the Americas Fire Department.
Seven prisoners were arraigned in the
Mayors Court yesterday. Fines To the
amount Of 80 were imposed. Four cases
were turned over 10 the City Court and
one continued.
Robert Dunlap. the Fifth Avenue
halter. of New York. and family and Mr..
NJ. Hutchinson. the star shirt manufac-
turpr and family. Of New York, are reg
istered M the Pulaski House
The United States Circuit and District
Courts convened yesterday, Judge Erskine
presiding. No business Of Importance
was transacted, and an adjournment was
ordered until IL o'clock 4. m. to-day.
The steamship MORO Castle. an account
Of .nsse ROD last wool
was successfully pumped out yesterday
by the excellent pumping machinery at
tached 10 the steamtug Wade Hampton.
The steamship now lies af1Oat
in her berth tn at Union wharf,
with the copper line out Of
water fore and aft. \ lighter was along
side taking out the loose cotton. and what
remains Of the cargo will now be rapidly
secured and sent to place Of deposit
Charleston Ne1rS and Courier.
The Augusta EreRing NelcS: "Mr. ].
G. Shaw is doing more TO advertise the
Central Railroad than any passenger
agent ever on this solid old route. Major
Whitehead, the General Passenger and
Freight Agent Of the road, and In charge
Of these immense departments, does well
IN putting such clever passenger man
on the road. Mr.. Shaw set 'em up for
the recent press convention, for the Ohio
editors and for the Sesqui-Centennial WISH
tors, and to-day IS starting of from At
lanta a big excursion party for Florida.
Oh, shaw! our only objection is that you
don't come often enough 10 Augusta"
Mr.. F. NJ. Hickman. of st. Louis. Mo-,
Local Treasurer of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad. representing the interests Of
Mr.. JAY Gould in that corporation, is in
the city en- route 10 Florida, and stopping
at the Marshall House. He was yester-
day driven to points Of interest in and
about the city, and inspected the Central
Railroad depot and wharves, and in COM
pauy with BIr. James c. Shaw, the Gen
eraI Travelling Passenger Agent of the
latter mentioned road. visited the steam
ship NaeOOchee. Mr. Hickman is delight
ed with Savannah. and expressed his sur
prise at the extensive facilities which the
Central has for the discharge Of its bust
ness NJ this point.