Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-15

Matters and Things LaeOnically Noted
The mortuary report shows a total Of %
deaths in the city last week.
The Court Of Ordinary will continue in
session until the Goth of January.
We are authorized to state that Capt.
ID. G. Purse is not a candidate for Mayor.
Tattnan Council No. SS4. a. L. of H.,
will hold a regular meeting TINS evening
The CITY Court will convene for the
trial of criminal cases this afternoon at
4 O'Clock.
There will he meeting of the Citizens
Democratic Club this evening at FOrd's
Opera House.
The Railroad Mutual Loan Association
will hold its seventy-siXth regular meeting
this evening.
Pools will be sold at the Screven House
every evening during the races, commenc-
ing this evening.
4 regular meeting Of Clinton Lodge No.
-, +. 4. NJ. will be held at the Masonic
Temple this evening.
Green corn. cucumbers, watermelons
and other elements Of internal dissensiOn
have appeared in the Florida markets.
We have been authorized to withdraw
from the field the ticket headed the
Peoples Ticket" published in yester-
days Telegram.
The Park and Park extension were
crowded with people yesterday afternoon.
The bright sun and clear sky made 1t look
like a May day.
The registration books will be closed
this afternoon at > O'Clock. All parties
entitled to vote at tO-mOrrOw's election
must be registered in their respective dis
tricts before that hour.
The time schedule on the Central Rail-
road was changed Yesterday, the fast train
leaving at p. M. instead OF 1881 as
heretofore. The morning train leaves at
9 a. m. instead of $3.50.
Notices of church services to appear in
the SUNDAY TeIegrdm should be presented
at the office before 9 o'clock Saturday
evening. Several announcements were
received too late for publication in yester-
days issue.
Virgins, the new Canadian weather
prophet. still insists that there will be
big storm in March. Nothing like being
on the safe side. If he should predict
March without any big storms people
might lose faith in him.
DR.. VIM. Duncan declines TO allow the
use Of his name as a candidate for Alder
man. The doctor is one of the ablest
members of the present beard, and was
offered a place on the regular ticket, but
his professional duties would not permit
his acceptance.
Mr.. J. X. Germany, one of Savannah's
leading merchants, while out for a hunt
through COOper's pastures, about mile
from the city, on Saturday, discovered
flock of eight wild turkeys. Mr.. Gar
many. not being prepared for the UNI
expected game, succeeded in killing but
one.
Among the passengers of the City OF
m, 1ax
are Mr.. and Mrs. ;. Il. Leland, Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. III. Whickam, Mr.. II. Lake and
family, Mr.. l.. G. Clark, Dir. +. d.. Mel
hlish. Mr.. /. :. Spencer. Mrs. j. y. Smith
and Mr.. Humphrey and family.-Nclr
York Herald Of Saturday.
4 guard passed through the city this
morning from Savannah with four con-
victs i'm keeping. Three of them were ne
grOes, and are sentenced to the Dade cOun-
" coal mines for one year apiece, and the
other, a white. man is sentenced for ten
years Burglary, we believe, was the Of
. fence of the priSOners.-HdcOR Graphic 81
Saturday.
Yesterday forenoon two cOlOred men got
into an alteration i'm the western part of
the city. One of the belligerents drew
knife and made a plunge, seriously, but
not dangerously cutting his opponent,
man named Lewis Dunlop, in the head.
The game was a draw. The wounded man
was attended by DIR. Chisholm, but was
reticent as to the origin of the difficulty,
refusing to disclose the name of his as
Sailant.
We get this gold item from the Augusta
EreHiHg Ne,rS: ''On December 2Sth a bag
containing over $1,000 in gold was for
warded by express from Savannah to
Knoxville and was lost on the way. Super
intendent Clayton, of the Southern EX-
press Company, has just returned to
Atlanta. having recovered the bag of
money. which had been stolen by j. W.
Paxton. an express messenger, and hidden
in tunnel"