Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-15
Brevities.

Two negro DRINKS were Gagged in the
barracks last night.
The Savannah Yacht Club will meet at
noon today TO elect new members and
revise the bylaws Of the club.
Bacon is still on the boom. the market
beiug'verv strong yesterday. There was an
advance Of fully 4 cent all around.
The steamship City Of Augusta from
New York, and the Johns Hopkins from
Baltimore. arrived at their respective
wharves early this morning.
A white man was arrested yesterday by
the police for drunkenness and disOrderly
conduct and for having struck Mrs. e. +.
BarnwelI on Jefferson street, near Brough-
ton.
The oath to the Jury Commissioners was
administered by the Ordinary, Hon.
Hampton l.. Ferrill, Yesterday, and they
will meet next Tuesday afternoon toreyise
the jury list.
The Fords held their first rehearsal last
night Of Miss Pierce's comedy, 80. i. T.
or Mixed TO be presented on Monday
night upon tine occasion Of the benefit To
Miss Pierce and Miss Chambers.
The Savannah Mutual Loan Associa-
ton met last night and loaned 5000 10
the following rates: $1,000 at 40Jz per
cent. 81, 900 az 4Os[ per cent, $1,000 at Al
per cent. and 81, 900 at ~ per cent.
The Alerts and OrientaIs played a close
game at Base Ball Park yesterday. The
Orientals won by a score Of TO o. The
game was witnessed by a large number Of
ladies. The clubs will meet again next
week.
The pilot boat Mary Odell, while of
TVbee Yesterday, carried away her lib-
stay and jibboom. A temporary stay was
rugged and she came into port all right.
After the accident she boarded bark 10
Windward.
Messrs. Joseph A. Roberts 4 Co. cleared
Yesterday the schooner Y. l.. Richardson
Tor Alicante, Spain, with j,449 pieces Of
pitch pine lumber, measuring 353, 49,
feet. valued al $4,400. Cargo by hessrs.
Charles Green's Son & Co.
It is stated, on reliable authority. that
there is one bar-rOOm TO every eleven
voters in this city. The bar-TOOms must
do very poorly, or the eleven supporters,
provided all the adult population drink,
must do a very heavy amount Of drinking.
Central Railroad stock declined to -
bid. with free offerings and wide mar
gin between buyers and sellers, yester-
day. All stocks are very weak, and railroad
bonds are neglected. On the other hand,
there is considerable firmness exhibited
in all municipal securities.
Chatham Uniform Degree Camp Of Odd
Fellows VIII make du tAtuEhAOu " ID uhp-
wick during the session Of the Grand
Lodge, which meets there next week.
The steamer will leave Savannah on Mon
dav at 5 D. m. and returning will leave
Brunswick at 6 p. m. on Thursday.
The machinery and engines for the new
steamer Ethel arrived yesterday from the
builders i'm Indianapolis. The boat was
lowed up to the Ocean Steamship Com
pany's wharf TO receive them on board.
Sne will be ready for business in Septem-
Der, and will be a decided addition to the
river fleet.
Timothy J. Kirby, young man in the
employ OF Messrs. j. X. Clarke 4 Co,
died last night Of commissions OF the brain
after an illness Of one week. Mr.. Kirby
was a brother OF Mr. John J. Kirby, Of
Darien, the representative Of Messrs. }.
X. Clarke & Co, in that place. The de-
ceased had many friends who VIII be
nained 10 learn Of his early demise. He
was 81 years old, and gave promise OF
bright future. The announcement of his
funeral will appear tomorrow.