Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-23

The steamer Katie came down the river
To her wharf last night. after an absence
of two weeks.
There We're 81 deaths-15 whites and 10
blacks in the city for the week ending
Saturday night.
The steamer Sylvan Glen will leave for
Tybee this evening at : 80 O'clOck,Instead
of the usual hour, O'Clock.
Mr. II. II. Mcmillan, of the Florida
Herald. Jacksonville, called at the MORN
ING NEWS office last night.
CIV. p. W. {. Neidlinger is in Gaines
vile and Central Georgia in the interests
Of the order Of the sons of Temperance.
The steamship City Of savannah, which
sailed Saturday evening Tor Philadelphia,
carried among other exports over 4i,uOO
watermelOns.
Mr. y. &. MunTOe, a young man prom
inent i'm the business circles Of Macon
Is spending a few days in Savannah, prior
20 a trip to Baltimore.
The police have begun to take census
of dogs in the city. together with the
names Of the owners. with the view OF
having the dog tax collected
Among the exports by the steamship
NacOOchee Saturday for New York were
20 363 WatermelOns, the largest shipment
of this Kind Of fruit made this season.
The Augusta Cotton Exchange will
nUAL a AAEELALZ Ep~taAf A1A AAAN INA Pc -
arranging a new classification, SO that III
this respect Augusta may be on an equal
footing with Savannah and other markets.
The picnic of the T. b. ;. c. Club. for the
benefit of ST. JOseph's iRfirmary, Will take
place at Montgomery on Wednesday, the
Sth prOXimo, and an enjoyable day IS an
ticipated.
Owing to the press OF business the Su-
periOr Court did not get through with its
n .We ~ n .asafEa
Saturday. but viii close for the term to-
morrow.
The last Of the Telephone Exchange
was increased Saturday by the addition
Of a new box. No. 202. at the offices OF
Messrs W. W. Chisholm Il Co, cotton
and naval stores.
4 runaway On Liberty street, near the
savannah. Florida and Western depot
Yesterday afternoon, created considerable
excitement. and resulted in the smashing
Of "a buggy and in slight injury 10 The
horse.
Large numbers OF Savannahians visited
the suburban resorts yesterday, The
cool breeze and delightful weather drew
out the pleasure seekers in crowds, and
everybody seemed to have enjoyed the
day.
BY the new time schedule which went
into effect on the Charleston and Savan-
nan hdAANaf yesterday AnE AdoN man
which has formerly arrived at 10 O'Clock
a. m. viii arrive at 9:01, nearly an hour
earlier.
Arrangements are being made for the
mammoth picnic Ofthe Washington Steam
Fire Engine and Hose Company No. l, to
take place on Wednesday at the Schuet-
zen Park, and pleasant day is antici-
pated.
DIN. W. 2. T. L. Seidlinger, of the
Sons Of Temperance. has just returned
from the National Division, at Ocean
Grove, and states that the division will
do some active work in Georgia during
the next year.
Green Johnston, a negro engaged IN the
atfrav on Farm street Friday night, aP-
piled nj the City Dispensary yesterday
Tor treatment. He was hacked and cat
all over his arms and face, He was at
tended by DR.. Chisholm.
The negro. Savage. who escaped from
policeman while under arrest short
time ago, was captured Saturday night in
1amacraw, and consigned to lodgings in
the barracks. He will come up for trial
in the Police Court this morning.
The Jury in the case of John Bowling,
minor. VS.. John Feeley and Daniel OCOn-
nor. in the City Court, after having been
out from Friday afternoon until Saturday
night. found il impossible to agree, and a
iuTOr was Withdrawn and a mistrial de-
clared.
Mr.. c. \. Lopez, at Orange Spring,
Fla. sends US. under date Of July 10th:
1.-The first boil of cotton opened IN that
section from seed planted this year. 1t
was raised by julia Nilsson, cOlored, and
is a good article of the black seed or sea
island cotton"
4 notice Of interest 10 depOsitOrs in the
Freedman's Savings and Trust Company
aDpears in this issue. Those interested
had better forward their books at once
and secure their dividends. The notice
gives instructions how to direct all COM
municatOns.
Mr.. II. W. Dennis, delegate from Ssvan-
nah Lodge No. 800, 1. o. G.. T., left last
NIGHT for Athens to attend the session of
me Grand Lodge, which cOnvenes in that
city on Tuesday. There will also be a
REPRESENTATION of members of the order
present from this city.
Considerable excitement was created
ON BroughtOn street, between Whitaker
and Bull. about IL O'Clock Saturday night,
Inv a isticutT ARRAY between two Young
men. Quite a crowd collected, but dis
Dersed. and the participants in the affair
were separated before the arrival of the
police.
Mr.. T.. L. SegIIr, master builder and
contractor. died at his residence on Taylor
street at halt-Dast six O'Clock yesterday
morning. His funeral will take place
This afternoon at $50 O'Clock, and the re-
maine will be escorted to the grave by
fhe Savannah Volunteer Guards. of which
CORPS he was an honorary member.