Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-01
Matters and Things LacOnicalIy Noted,


January LIST, 1888.
This is the day for new resolutions.
Ring out the old, ring IN the new"
The comet has disappeared from view.
The City Court will meet tomorrow.
The MORNING NEWS is thirty-three
years old to-day.
The suburban resorts were well patron
lied yesterday.
A happy New Year to the readers OF
the MORNING NEWS.
The city registration books will be
opened tomorrow.
The Duke of Newcastle and party left
for Florida on Saturday afternoon.
The watch meeting at the Methodist
Church last night was well attended.
The election for directors Of the Rep
pard Iron Company will take place to-
day.
To-day being a legal holiday, the banks,
post office and custom house will be
closed.
A5per cent. dividend has been declared
by the Southern Bank Of the State Of
Georgia.
An important meeting of the Savannah
Jockey Club will be held at the Pulaski
House tomorrow.
To-day the Feast of the Circum-
cisiOn, will be observed in the Catholic
and Episcopal churches.
All the churches in the city were well
attended Yesterday, both during the morn
ing and evening service.
The Merchants National Bank has de-
clared dividend of 312 per cent. from the
earnings of the past six months.
The Georgia Historical Society will
hold its regular monthly meeting at
Hodgsou Hall tonight at : O'Clock.
The hotels are well patronized, and a
large number of FlOrida-bOund tourists
are daily passing through the city.
The annual meeting of the Tybee I'M
proyement Company VIII be hel9 on
Wednesday next at Metropolitan Hall.
The election fordirectors of the Augusta
and Savannah Railroad Will take place to-
day at the office of Henry Hull Il Co.
Interest for the fourth quarter of 1882
is due the depOsitors of the savings de-
partment of the Southern Bank of the
State Of Georgia.
The feast of Epiphany will be observed
on Saturday next with appropriate rell-
giOus services in the Catholic and EpiSc0-
pal churches of the city.
The civil docket Of the City Court will
be taken up on Tuesday, the 2d proNimo,
at 10 a. M, when the jurors are expected
10 be prompt in attendance.
The number of marriage licenses issued
from the Court of Ordinary during the
month of December were as follows:
Whites Is, colored 33-tOtal 81.
A number of the stockholders of the
Central Railroad aud Banking Company
arrived in the city yesterday, ana a large
number are expected in the city to-day.
The annual election for directors of the
Southern Bank Of the State Of Georgia
will be held at the banking house on the
9th inst, between the hours of ii and II
o'clock.
The custom Of saluting the old year and
greeting the new was observed last night
and early this morning by those who had
their guns and pistols in readiness for the
occasion.
Parties having business with the MORN
ING NEWS will please take notice that the
office will be open ON New Years day as
usual, and there will be no suspension of
the paper.
Gen. IL. c. Wayne returned TO the city
Saturday ON the steamer City of Savan-
nah from New York. where he had been
on short trip in the interest of our SEES
qui-Centennlai.
Charles \. West, Esq, formerly of Sa-
vannah, but ut present resident OF bal
timOre. was i'm the city Saturday en- route
to Atlanta. lie was warmly greeted by
his many friends.
The editorial staff Of the MORNING
NEWS tender their Acknowledgements to
the prOprietors of the ScreVen House for
an invitation 10 attend a sumptuous din
ner NJ that well known hotel to-day.
A pistOl shot was heard last night about
; O'Clock i'm the neighborhOOd of Broughton
and barnard streets, and though the police
endeaVOred TO ascertain the cause of the
report, there was no explanation OF the
occurrence.
Rev. Father Mccarthy. who was or
dained priest in this city last Saturday
week. left the city day or two ago with
Rev. Father COrbett, the parish priest AT
Macon, for that city, where he will OIL
ciate as curate,
We had the pleasure Of meeting yester-
dav Mr.. Frank ID. Hall, business agent of
the Frank Mayo Combination, which
opens at our Theatre on Monday and
Tuesday evenings. January Sth and 9th,
i'm ..Dayy Crockett" and ivan the Nir-
ginian."
The First Georgia Battalion, colored
Volunteers, comprising about six COM
panies, not including the independent
companies, will form on South Broad
street THIS utoIuAul ~ ~ " NANNN lNA Il
parade in honor of the anniversary of the
proclamation of emancipation.
The 18th inst. will be the 150th ami
yersarv of the arrival at the bar of
Charleston of the ship Anne, 200 tons bur
then. commanded by John Thomas, with
about 100 persons, including Gen. Ogle-
thorpe who were on their way TO form the
first settlement in Georgia as this point.
Inasmuch as the eOlGred military will
parade to-day, the invitation extended
them by the First Baptist Church, col
ored. on BRYAN street, TO attend in a body
the services held there yesterday, could
not be accepted. Many OF the members
of the respective companies, however,
were present in citizens dress.
The New York Herald announces the
following departures from that city by the
steamship City of Augusta on Saturday,
which is expected to arrive la this city
tonight; Mr.. I. Miller, Mr.. L. Pike, Mr..
NJ. II. williams and wife, Mrs. Berry and
daughter, Mr.. G. b. ROys, Mr.. L. G. Lyons,
Mr.. r. Smith, Mr.. H. c. Dewitt, Mr.. NJ.
NJ. van Vert, Mrs. p. \. Moody, Mr.. g.
s. Brown. Mr.. F. C. Swan and Mrs. ID.
Sanneman.