Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-09

The city Council s. lll meet tonight.
There viii be a regular meeting Of the
Sehuetzan G-seIlschaft tonight.
Tie Forest City Base Ball Club will
meet this evening 81 $50 O'Clock.
Golden Rule Lodge No. y. I. .. .. F..
Will hold ID regular meeting tonight.
The Trinity Church sunday school 0-lll
hold their annual picnic on FRIDAY, the
18th inst.
The Independent Presbyterian Church
sunday school viii picnic AT Montgomery
tomorrow.
Augusta calculated 70 have 1000 ire
men iu the procession yesterday, and H.
oU0 visitors 10 crowd the streets
Transfers on the Barnard and Liberty
street car lines Will be discontinued after
the @0tu inst.
Sayanual's receipts Of cotton mp 10
date. exclusive OF stock on hand septem-
Der T. Ioc3, amount 20 s0l,j51 bales.
ONLY two cases were brought before the
Police Court Yesterday. Both were dis
posed Uf by Acting Mayor }. j. Wilder.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
PuIaski Loan Association VIII be held to
night ~ No. s Battersby's building, corner
Drsvton and Bay streets
The electric light tower at the intersec-
tion Of Bolton 6ud Montgomery streets
J y s.
viii be placed in position to-day ready for
lighting tonight
The water VIII be shut on this morning
"a % O'Clock in the district west Of West
Broad street and south Of Jones street. Tor
the purpose Of connecting extension
mains 0E sims street.
At the meeting Of the Merchants and
Mechanics Loan Association held last
night. four loans were sold rs follows:
Two III : per cent? one al T. = per cent.
and one az 49, per cent.
A large number Of ladies and gentle.
men visited Battery Park yesterday af-
teruou on the occasion Of the opening Of
sne music season. The dancing was IN
dulzed ID by nearly all who were present.
and the day was much enjoyed.
4 white man vas arrested yesterday
while Offering for sale several kegs OF
nails. On suspicion that they were stolen.
he was taken before Magistrate Isaac
Russell and committed TO jail, the case
being postponed FOR further hearing. 10
allow opportunity for an investigation
and 10 secure further evidence OF his
guilt.
Rev. Chas. Il. Strong, Of St. johns
Church. in savannah. preached sunday
in St PauFs. HE sermon at the Good
Shepherd Church on the Hill last evening
wasu strong and well written discourse,
and gave evident pleasure 10 the eongre-
cation. He is one OF the ablest young
ministers Of the Episcopal Church.-AU-
gusi1 -fslrS.
Hon. Judge McCay. il expected here
uext Monday and will preside in the nj
ted states Court which will meet in this
civ on that day. instead Of on the follow
ing Monday. United States District At
fornev :. i . Darnell. who is in attendance
ar the sitting Of the United States Court
this week in Macon. viii return 10 the
citv on Saturday. the 18th inst.
The meeting OF me Grand Commandery
takes place in Columbus on the 18th. Pal
psrfne COmmandery, Of savannah, will
pass through Macon on that morning
with thfrty men, several ladies and a brass
band. Tie meeting Is called for one
O'Clock. which gives the sir knights b
a few minutes OF rest. and efforts are b
ing made 10 have lie hour changed 10
three Macon Telegraph.
The Republican Blues will hold their
annual picnic and prize shooting al
Schuetzen Park to-day. The first cars
will leave the Bolton street depot at 10
O'Clock this morning. The next cars Will
leave at 2 O'clock this afternoon, and re-
turning will leave the park at 6 and 5
o'clock this evening. TIE shooting viii
Close AZ I 80 o'clock. sOlOmOn's orchestra
will be in attendance, and there viii be
dancing IN the pavilion.
A negro named Frank steel, living In
Cooper Shop lane. was brought 70 the city
Monday night from turpentlne farm,
about foFty miles west Of the city, badly
wounded. He had received several bad
cuts on various parts Of the body and was
in a depIorable condition. He had been
concerned IL an ARRAY and was attacked
bv several companions armed with tur-
oentine picks. His wounds are not OF a
dangerous nature, but the victim or the
sssault viii require sometime for re-
cOvery.