Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-01
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The city schools will reopen tomorrow
after the holiday vacation.
The City Council will hold a yearly
meeting tomorrow evening.
The quarterly session Of the City Court
viii convene tomorrow morning at ten
O'Clock.
Savannah Lodge No. .153, Il. of H..
Will hold regular meeting tonight at
$50 O'Clock.
Mr.. W. G. Branley, Blackshear, Ga,
has sent to the MORNING News a curl
Ously shaped hens egg.
The Southern Bank of the State of Geor-
gia Yesterday declared dividend of ) per
cent. ON the capital stock.
The Merchants National Bank of Sa-
Vannah has declared a dividend of 81 per
cent, payable on demand.
There will be a regular cOnvOcatiOn of
Georgia Chapter No. ), Il. a. NJ, at Ma
sonic Temple tomorrow evening.
The steamship Gate City, from Boston,
arrived Yesterday with a full list of pas
seuger and large cargo of freight.
OglethOrpe Lodge No. l, |. o. 0. F., will
hold a regular meeting tonight, when the
officers recently elected VIII be installed.
A meeting of the stockholders of the
Reppard Iron Company Will be held at the
office of the company on Monday, the eth
instant
Nine prisoners were disposed of in the
Mayors Court yesterday. Fines to the
amount of $j4 were imposed and four
cases continued.
Mr.. Gugie BOurquin has sent to the
MORNING NEWS bunch of oranges from
Il tree on his place on the Ogeechee canal,
u miles from the city.
About fifty new cadets have entered for
the next term of the Georgia Military
Academy, and will be in attendance at
the opening of the term tomorrow.
To-day being a legal holiday, the city
and government offices will be closed for
the transaction Of business. The Cotton
Exchange and Board OfTrade will also be
closed.
The Savannah Bank and Trust Compa-
ny. which some years since reduced its
capital stock, at the annual meeting of
the stockholders held yesterday, decided
to increase it TO $j0O.000.
District Deputy Grand Master George
II. Stone will install the officers elect of
the several Odd Fellow lodges in this city,
beginning tonight with those of the old
mother lodge, OglethOrpe No. 1.
The dense fog which hung over theriver
and city last night, turned into a heavy
rain. which was falling in torrents at
that vessels were indistingmshable.
The MORNING News acknowledges the
receipt of an invitation to the eighth an
niversary ball Of the Waiver Steam Fire
Engine and Hose Company at st. An
drew's Hall next Monday evening, the
9Th inst,
To-day being New Years day the post
office will be opened for the delivery of
mail only, from 10 to IL O'Clock a. m.
Carriers window open from 10 to IL
o'clock. Early morning mails will close
at 10 O'Clock.
An election for Second Lieutenant Jr., of
the Jasper Greens VIII be held next Tues
y between 80 and $3.50 O'Clock. The su-
tO-morr6 Of the election will be Captain
I'm, TelandOf the German Volunteers,
dering his deeiSS oi''' " -1''''''"' u 'He
marriage case. H. ,,o1,ob1o ,,bilo.o,,b;
weeks in which to sing to large num-
theory and practice of ordered by the
my last fall ana
The DOorkeeper of thwas by mistake
the story about Gov. Butt of Savannah.
admission, but says the since, out y! VIII
Ward -Beecher once tried '0''''e"' =" ."
chamber by merely ment ssooia+ior will
name to the official. Eehuetzen Park
blufTed. and went OFF iDtaste the delicate
class of the sassOcia-
The Republican, prize for which to
on account Of & arrangement has been
~ ,nada bvnd an enjoyable day is looked
De iii'.' ~. fifiemen. Cars viii leave West
resehlss Street at IL o'clock.
mass egrO named William Small, caught
posse act Of picking the pocket of a
nqored woman named Laura Campbell,
N the Market on Saturday night, was
brought before the Mayor yesterday and
sentenced 20 pay a fine OF twenty-five dol
lars or be confined thirty days IN default OF
,,ev-manf small is an old offender and
viii be likely to keep safe lodgings for
month at least.