Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-24

full house on both occasions.
Matters and Things LacOnicalIy Noted.
Tomorrow will be the third sunday in
Lent.
Hon. Nelson Tiff, of Albany, Ga, was
i'm the city yesterday.
The tragedian. Lawrence Barrett, and
wife are among the guests At the Pulaski
House.
The box sheet for the Barrett matinee
to-day will open at $50 O'Clock this morn
ing at Bren'S.
The Superior Court will be in session
this morning and hear cases on the motion
and certiOrari dOckets.
Mr.. John l.. Everett. President of the
Broadway National Bank, of New York,
is on a visit to the city.
The sale of reserved seats for Barney
McAuley's entertainments will begin ut
Bren's at $50 this morning.
There will be a meeting of the stock
holders of the Savannah Oil Company
next Saturday, March Sd, at O'Clock p. III.
Notices of church services TO appear in
the SUNDAY Telegram should be presented
at the counting room before 9 O'Clock Sat
urday night.
The breaking down of seat in one of
the galleries caused 4 mOmentarv excite
ment among the nervous people at the
Theatre last night. There was no panic.
Old Boreas VISITED the city on a frOlic
last night, and caused rafting among
the window blinds and sent the dust in
the streets flying i'm clouds over the house
tops.
Mr.. FurgusOn Haines, one of the larg-
est owners in the we'll known cotton mills
nj BiddefOrd. Me-. is on a visit to Savan-
nah. He is accompanied by Mrs. Haines
OF pf his family
There were five occupants OF the pris-
Oner's bench III the Mayors Court yester-
dav. Three cases were turned over to the
CITY Court. one was dismissed and one
tried. and the prisoner fined 81 or ten days
for drunk.
The movement looking To an OrganiZa-
ton for the purpose of having an annual
trades demonstration in this city, mention
of which was made in the MORNING
NEWS of yesterday. is meeting with
hearty response from our merchants.
Mr.. John Frey. Chief of the Detective
Department. Washington. u. G., and his
daughter. Miss Nettie Frey; Mr.. +. T.
Mallory. Boston, Mass, and Mr.. John G..
Rumaly and wife. Detroit, Michigan. were
among the arrivals at the Screven House
Yesterday.
Rev. &. G. y. MacDonell left s. at the
MORNING NEWS Office Yesterday for the
sufferers by the floods in Ohio. Will not
other citizens follow his good example and
send i'm their contributions: Any sums
will be thankfully received and promptly
acknowledged.
j. Mclaughlin Il Son sold yesterday at
auction to :. ;. Davidson, of Macon. the
entire stock in trade of |. :. Davidson,
BrOughtOn street, together with the book
accounts and fixtures. for the sum of
S4.4j5. Sold Under an assignment; VI.
Brown. assignee.
The colOred lad known as Major Lee"
who was tried i'm the Superior Court and
found guilty of the murder several months
ago of a Mr.. Lee, is still confined in the
county Jail. awaiting the action of the
court on the motion made by the defend
ants attorney for new trial.
Among the passengers of the steamship
City.Of Savannah. due in this port from
New York to-day. are Mr.. \. f. Moore,
Mr.. j. z. Stockton, Mr.. {. L. Logan, Mr..
a. Carpenter. Mr.. G. X. Kelsey snd wife.
Mr.. W. \. Cook, Mr.. VI. B. COwperthwait,
Mr.. F.. :. Gilman, Mr.. 4. Campbell and
Mr.. J. L. Pierce.
Dir. Duncan c. Ross has made many
warm friends in jacksonville who will
long remember him. He was presented
Wednesday by Mr.. Max MeyersOn with
an Orange-woOd cane, deliberately carved
plate bearing the inscription I'D. c. Ross.
from ". NegeFSOH. Times Union.
The entrances to the Merchants Ma
tiOnal Bank on the northeast corner of st.
Julian and DTaytOn streets, are being pro-
yided with iron doors and window graf
ings, and one of the doors on the st.
Julian street side of the bank is to be
altered by the substitution of a window
i'm the street. The work is being done by
Mr.. John ROurke.
Yesterday the following dialogue Oc-
CURED between two old cOlOred persons:
'Well. Use been JOIN good health. 'cept
de pain long down de back 'cashunly.
HOw's de fulks on Yer side, deary!"
'Dey's comm on berry smart, thank de
lord. but i'm sort oh trebildishun count OBJ
dat drefful 'many-jesis' deY says out
west an movin' dis way"
New York Herald Wednesday: ''AmOng
the passengers on the steamship NacOO-
chez that arrived. from Savannah yester-
~. Dir. Andrew Green, Mr.. w. A. Par
menter, Mr.. c. ii. Dexter, Mr.. \. r. Gift
ford. Mr.. Edgar A. Silva, Mr. {, p. Porter,
Mr.. William Simis. Mr.. f. W. Dixon, Mr..
y. II. Wood and Mr.. +. DOane."
The attention of those interested in the
educational welfare of our CITY is called
10 the meeting at the Military Academy,
corner Of Liberty and Habersham streets.
ut : O'Clock this evening, tor the purpose
Of taking measures for the promotion of
the school i'm the erection of new build
ings. and TO secure its incorporation as a
State institution, with an endowment
from the Legislature.
The GlciRHeu Herald: savannah never
does things by halves. When she under
takes TO give a grand display, neither the
brains. energy or money is lacking TO
make il 4 success and in this celebration
she has crowned herself with honor
honor to the dead and to the living; honor
to OglethOrpe and his brave followers,
and honor to his descendants who are
worthy of their noble ancestry"
The Atlanta Constitution SAYS: The
illness Of Governor Stephens is a cause of |
much alarm to his friends, who think that |
the change Of temperature on his recent |
trip was unfavorable to him. On the |
morning of his arrival in Savannah a
heavy fog prevailed, and he was consider /
ably chilled by the time he reached his |
quarters. He is having the best of atten- |
ton. and il is to be hoped that the unfa- I
VOrable symptoms will soon pass away.
The fire which consumed the steamship /
MORO Castle. at Charleston on Wednesday 4
is still burning and will probably con- |
tinue to burn for several days, owing to |
the impOssibilitv OF reaching il with any |
body of water. The city Fire /
Department is kept on duty TO guard the /
wharf property in the vicinity and keep /
the fire in a smouldering state. The /
amount Of insurance on the vessel is not /
vet known, but tie value of the cargo de- |
strOyed will probably aggregate from |
S6j. 600 to $4,000, which is covered by in
surance, most OF it in Northern and for |
eign companies.
The Sea Island Route.
Mr.. J. A. Mercier, General Passenger |
Agent for the Sea Island Route II Florida, |