The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-27
DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS.
sAvANNAHIANs SPEND GETTING
OVER THE FESTIVITIES.


but Very Faintly-Merchants Graft
fed With Their Holiday Trade-rhe
Day With the Police-The Services
in the Churches To-day.
The day after Christina is usually quiet
day and yesterday was no exception. There
were fewer people on the streets than is
usual on saturday. Everybody felt like
resting after the Christmas celebration. A
good many needed rest, TOO, from their in
dulgences Of the holiday.
The entire city showed the effects OF the
holiday. The squares showed it as plainly
as anything. They were Uttered with
the ruins Of the bonfires of the
night before and with fragments
Of burned fireworks. They presented
anything but the appearances they did a
week ago. The Park extension, or some
parts of it at least, looked like a garbage
field. Piles of ashes, pieces OF barrels and
boxes, burned fireworks and all sorts Of
debris were everywhere. The boys had a
good time, though, and that was what the
city wanted them to have when IL granted
the use of the park and the squares for bon
fires and fireworks displays.
There were the usual number OF hats that
did not fit the same heads they did the night
before and the usual means were taken to
get them to fit, with about the usual suc~
cess.
ONE DAY ENOUGH.
The small boys tried to keep up the
celebration by firing an occasional
cracker, and by small bonfires in the
squares last night, but they didn't have the
energy or vim about them that they dis
played the night before. The natural cause
for Publication had passed away and the at
tempts to keep II up we're of an artificial
character marked with lstlessness that
could hardly be overcome Christmas, to
Young America appears TO be the shortest
day Of the year and the boys regret to see it
pass away. II they could have their way
they would like to have Christmas consist
OF forty-eight hours instead OF twenty -four.
The drug stores had q considerable num-
Der of callers during the day for drugs to
repair stomachs whose digestive capacities
had been unhinged by too much turkey and
liquid accompaniments.
The usual Saturday night crowds were
missing from the streets and around the
market. and the police didn's have any
trouble in keeping the crossings clear. Al
though the stores kept open until the usual
hour, the purchasers were few, and the
clerks had an easy time.
Donough in the police court charged with
various offenses incident to the Christmas
festivities. The plain DRINKS and violators
of the fireworks ordinances were discharged,
and fines ranging from 81 to $40 were i'm
posed on the others, with the exception Of
John Paschal, who shot William Brown,
aud Charles Ward, who shot James Whit
field, both Of whom were turned over to the
superior court.
A few minor casualties were reported
caused from careless handling OF fireworks
and firearms
MERCHANTS RESTING UP.
Yesterday was an unusually quiet Satur~
day IN business circles. There was reac-
tion from the excitement of Xmas day and
there were very few people comparatively
upon the streets and in the stores.
The merchants were taking things oasy
because 1t was just as they expected
A number of inquiries were made among
the merchants as to what their Christmas
trade had been and how it compared with
former years. The general verdict was that
the holiday trade had been very good-not
as large as last years in some instances but
fully as good as was expacted. The mer.
ch1nts generally said the cutting down of
the chop forces Of the Central railroad here
and the cutting OF Of the stockholders ex-
cursion had great deal to do in decreasing
the trade.
IHAOh w AS NOOOs
Only one OF two were found who COM
planned OF the small trade, the majority
declaring that trade had been fully as good
as they had reason to expect
A welEknown young dry goods man said
In response to the inquiry: "Our trade was
very good-fully as good as we expected
pnder the circumstances. We had three
buyers this Christmas to one last Christmas.
and state fact when say that. But our
sales, do not think. were any larger than
last year. The buying was more general,
but not IN large amounts
A leading family groceryman said that
the Christmas trade was fully up to his ex-
pectations. but not as heavy as last year.
A weil-known clothing merchant said:
"Our trade was as heavy as we had calcu.
lated UPON. The depression in Central rail-
road circles was greatly felt, however,
Another clothing merchant said he had
sold two suits OF clothes this Christmas to
one last Christmas. A furniture dealer said
that the furniture trade was very heavy,
and the delivery wagons were kept running
until 2 O'Clock Christmas morning.
JEwELRY MUST BE HAD.
A Broughton street jeweler in response to
the inquiry, said: I'VE we're almost worked
TO death. We never had such crowds of
customers before. Ii was all we could do to
wait on them during the two or three dnys
just preceding Christmas. The trade was
cnleny in small articles, trinkets and silver
ware and little, souvenirs. Very few costly
sales were made. The aggregate amount Of
our sales was no greater than last year,
Other jewellers corroborated the state
ment that there was very little buying OF
costly articles.
A member Of leading dry goods and re-
tail establishment said their trade was not
as large as last year, but the number
OF customers was greater. ain fact" said
one merchant, I'VE could hardly wait on
the crowds during the last two or three
days before Xmas. The buying was very
general, but the sales were not
heavy. The thing is just this, present Civ
ing at Xmas has become a necessity al
most.
GIFT GIVING IMPERATIVE.
"A lady feels that she has to give presents
not only to her own children, but to her
cousins and nephews and her servants and
friends, too, perhaps. Ladies who spent $50
with US last year only spent $25 this year.
but they bought as many presents. They
said they could not afford to spend any
more, and so they bought cheaper presents.
The cutting off of the stock
holders excursion on the Central
took great deal of money away
from Savannah and the cutting down Of
the shop forces is severely felt. The BUSH
ness men on the Bay usually spend money
literally at this season but thew have NOT