Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-25
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Items Gathered Here aud There By the
News Reporters.

Branch 40. 81. Catholic knights OF
America. will meet Tonight.
Zerubbabe Lodge. +. A. ~, will hold a
regular communication tonight.
Two prisoners (colored) were in the bar
racks last night for disorderly conduct.
rumored that there will be changes
soon in some Of the minor Federal ofhces
in this district.
There will be service at Wesley Monu-
mental church this evening and tomorrow
evening ats O'Clock.
The drill Of Company A, Savannah Vol
unteer Guards Battalion, called for to-
night has been postponed.
/ The schooner Fannie KINNEY bad her
/ flying jiD carried away Tuesday evening,
while coming ~ over TyOee bar.
The Superior Court grand jury returned
no presentments yesterday, and the body
was discharged until April 6. The SUI
Derior Court Will meet this morning At 10
O'Clock.
The bark Diana, with coffee from Rio
JaneirO, consigned 70 Weed & COrnwell,
arrived at quarantine Monday night. she
was 70 days on the voyage. When ten
days out from Rio one Of her crew died.
Messrs. A. r. Salas g. Co. cleared yester-
day the Norwegian bark Marie, for Gran.
ton. Scotland, with $3.50 barrels Of rosin,
WEIGHING l,3l5.lS0 pounds, valued at
l6.622 50. Cargo 10y Messrs. Paterson,
Downing & Co.
Mr.. Joseph Levy, business manager for
Lawrence Barrett. was In the CITY arrang-
ing for the appearance Of the famous
tragedian here on March 30, in "Francesca
On Remini." Mr.. Barrett is now playing
in Washington.
Capt. George A. Mercer, President Of
the Board of Education, and several OF the
mem bers were before the grand Jury yes
terday afternoon. Capt. Mercer presented
70 the jury the reasons for an increase in
the county's appropriations for school
purposes.
An examination will be held to-day I'M
der the civil service rules for positions in
departmental service. Commissioner
Trenholm arrived yesterday and will con-
duct the examination. Postmaster Will
son Will act as another Of the examiners.
and the third Will be selected is morn
ing. The examination will commence at
10 O'Clock in the United States Court
room.
The funeral Of Mrs. Sarah c. Claghorn
took place yesterday afternoon from
Christ church, and was largely attended.
Mrs. ClaghOrn died on Tuesday. She was
the relict OF the late Col. Joseph s. Clag-
horn, an officer in the Confederate army
and for many years one Of the most prom
iuNhb ohN bHbtt pAA9iuE tuei tndUts OA tuis
city. She was daughter of the late Will
liam =. Hunter, and sister of William
Hunter, Esq. She was a lady who was
beloved by all who knew her. She leaves
large family and many friends TO mourn
her death.
The excursion Of those OF our citizens
VINO have interested themselves in the
new hotel enterprise, which was to have
taken place two weeks ago, but was post
pOned owing 10 the crowded condition Of
the hotels at ThOmasville. will come off
on Saturday, March u. The excursion
lists will leave on that day for Thomas.
vile and will return on Sunday afternoon.
giving ample opportunity to inspect the
Piney Woods and Mitchell house, and see
what such hotels do for a town. The ex-
cursion will be under the auspices Of
Capt. r. G.. Fleming, of this city. and Mr.
j. A. Wood, of New York. The latter
gentleman will be here on Friday.