The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-28
ness the pyrOtechnio display at the park ex-

ness the pyrotechnic display at the park ex-
tension tomorrow night.
The fire department viii make the best
exhibition in its history on wednesday
morning, and its first since il has been made
e full paid department, and thousands will
see for the first time its new steam engine,
its anal ladder and new chemical engine
which arrived last Friday.
THE CARNIVAL.
The grand carnival Wednesday night will
be one Of the attractive features Of the
week. Many Of the costumes have been
imported direct from Paris, famous for its
carnival costumes. The carnival procession
will last from until after IL O'Clock, and
half ton Of colored powder will be burned
along the line of march.
The pilot boat regatta will be one of the
largest ever sailed IN southern waters, with
such greyhounds of the coast as the MEGA,
the Sprite, the Mary Odell of this city, the
Frances Elizabeth, and Pride of Charles
ton. the Telegram and Oracle Of Bruins
wick. and entries from Beaufort, South
port, and far away Wilmington. The at
fractions on Tybee in the afternoon and
night exceed anything ever before at
tempted on the island, to which trains will
be run from the city every hour during the
the day.
The gun shot tournament on Friday on
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has attracted entries from the interior of
Georgia and from Florida and South Car
DINA.
THE RIVER RACES.
The boat races on the Savannah river
Friday afternoon. under the auspices of the
Georgia Regatta Association, will be wit
messed by thousands from the bay. There
will be single SOULS. four-oared shells and
four Dared ships boats TO compete for the
prizes. Entries have been made by sailors
from the Italian barks Caterina Cacao and
Micheiino, the Austrian bark Leandro and
the Norwegian bark Charlotte A. Little
field, whose crew won the first prize last
year. There will be several other entries,
which do not close until Wednesday after
noon. The ships boats will row a mile down
the river and return. single SOULS and four
Dared shells one mile straight away.
THE WEATHER OUTLOOK.
Good weather is what is wanted now to
guarantee the success of the weeks festival
The chances, however, are for rain to-day,
according TO the signal bureaus predictions.
A cool wave is prevailing on the extreme
western gulf states, and is moving across
the country. 1t Is causing rain on the
Texas coast and along the extreme north
western portion of the South Atlantic
states. At Brownsville, Tex, last night u
inches of rain fell. The temperature au
Savannah will fall, Signal Observer Whit
ney said last night, TO CO. during the next
twenty-four hours. The chances now
are that Savannah will have rain within
the next twenty-four hours. followed by
clearing weather and lowering temperature.
Light rains have set in along the Gulf coast
and Florida. Grain was reported at Charles
ton last night. and passengers arriving by
the Central fast mail report rains as far
down toward Savannah as millen. The ex-
treme northwest is experiencing its first
warm wave this season.
MERCHANTS WEEK NOTES.
George Wilson's minstrels arrived yester-
day afternoon, and are quartered at the
Harnett. Their band will probably be
drafted into service for the parade this
morning.
The Tennille band is quartered at the
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