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Sawwnal) Baifo Cumcs. VOL. 6.—NO. 40. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. LATEST ADVICES AT HOME AND ABROAD Di-patch From General Wolseley—Colo nel Wilson and Band Gallantly Res cued—lndian Troops Ordered to Soudan—Congressional Proceed ings—Various Items of Interest. London, February 10 —General Wolseley telegraphs the war office from Korti this morning announcing the rescue of Colonel Wilson and his gallant little band, consist ing of a detachment of the Sussex regiment from the island on which his steamer was stranded on his return from Khartoum, after learning of the capture of that city by the rebels. General Wolseley states that he is advised that the resc e was most gallantly effected and under the most trying circum stances. The rescuing party were repeatedly fired on and harassed throughout. Several times they were closely pressed but succeed ed not only in keeping the enemy off but in working havoc in their ranks, whenever they came within reach of the guns of the steamer. The river banks at some points actually swarmed with the enemy, who poured in a rain of bullets on the steamer as she passed. During the trip a shot from the shore penetrated the boiler of the boat and other serious damage was done. The rebel fire was unusually well directed, and at the place of rescue they made a determined stand, keeping up an incessant fire until the guns of the steamer commenced playing on them, when they beat a hasty retreat. The rescue was then accomplished without far ther serious opposition. A later dispatch from General Wolseley states that one of Wilson’s rescuing party was killed and seven wounded. The rebels lost severely in killed and wounded. Bombay, Feb. 10. —Orders have been re ceived from the home government by the commandant of the forces here, directing him to take immediate steps for the em barkation of a regiment of the Sixth Cav alry and two regiments of native infantry. SPEER’S NOMINATION. Senator Colquitt’s Speech in Opposition- Senator Brown to Reply. Special Dispatch to Savannah Daily Times. Washington, Feb. 10. —Senator Colquitt made an argument befcre the Senate Judi ciary Committee to-day in opposition to Speer’s confirmation. Mr. Colquitt argued that there was universal opposition to Speer in Georgia, because of his unfitness for the position. This sentiment, he said, is not confined to Democrats alone, but Republi cans share it as well. Evidence was sub mitted in support of this statement. The committee will call a special meeting dur ing the present week to enable Senator Brown to reply in favor of Speer. A CYCLINE’S BEAS C. Severe Storm ’Which Did Considerable Damage and Caused More Appre hension. Special Dispatch to the Daily Times. Conyers, Ga., Feb. 10. —A severe -torm passed over this place yesterday afternoon at 3 oclock. Large trees were blown down and several roofs were blown off houses. The Conyers bell tower suffered slightly from the wind, which blew fiercely. The people were greatly frightened, and those that had cyclone pits dug, sought shelter in them. The rain fell in great torrents. It is thought that a cyclone passed about a mile north of here. No serious damage was done at this point. A DARK DAY. Louisville Enveloped in Fog and Gloom. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 10.—Yesterday was ths darkest day ever experienced by the citizens of Louisville. About 9 o’clock in the morning a heavy fog prevailed,which was increased to complete darkness by the spreading of a black cloud over the sky. Gas and lamps were lighted all over the city. The gloom lasted about five minutes, after which the ram fell in torrents for 20 minutes. The people were much alarmed, and the negr es, especially, were terrified at what they believed to be the ending of the world, THh BRIDE OF AN HOUR. Death From Paralysis on Her Wedding Night. Minersville, Pa., Feb 10.—Wm. Duffy was married Sunday evening to Miss Mary McCristai. The festivities were prolonged to a late hour. Early next morning the friends of the newly married couple were shocked to hear that the bride had died of paralysis of the heart but a short time after the wedding guests had departed. Dynamite at a Ball. Vienna, Feb. 10. —During the progress of a ball at Witkowitz, Bohemia, last even ing, a dynamite cartridge was exploded under the stairway. ’ Several of the guests who were on the steps at the time « p re severely injured, but none fatally. The staircase was shattered. Cisco & Son Settling Up. New York, Feb. 10.—The assignee of John J. Cisco & Son began paying 32.1 per cent, dividend to depositors yesterday. More than §350,000 was paid out, of which one check for §190,000 went to Mrs. E. H. Green. “ROUGH ON COUGHS.” Ask for “Rough on Coughs,” for Cough Colds, Soie Throat, Hoarseness Troche 15c. LiTii' 1 ) 25, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1885. THE GREAT GRAIN MARKET. The Speculative Fever in Chicago—The Bears and Bulls. Special Dispatch Daily Times. Chicago, February 10 —The wheat mar ket on change is largely working into a scalpers deal. The tone of trade is nervous and undecided, and.trifling matters are re garded as having an important bearing on the course of prices. The “bears” claim that quotations should go downward owing to the lack of export demand, big stocks and the probability of a further increase of about three-quarters of a million in the next visible supply statement. Yet, al - though Kent has dropped out, other strong parties seem to have taken his place and all offerings are absorbed with a fair demand for mote. The uneasiness of the “shorts” i s also increased by apprehensions that for eign troubles will increase rather than di minish and by reports of melting snow in the Southwest. Under these circumstances the market acts stubborn, and whenever Gifford and George Smith, who are at pres ent most prominent on the “bear” side, suc ceed in forcing a break there are traders wanting to get in at a decline and a rally quickly follows, the crowd of little fellows who operate quickly taking the profits of the term. “I’m bearish at heart,” said a well known dealer, “but I’d not sell any wheat just now. Cold weather, after so long a thaw, is a little alarming, and if quotations should once get started, country men would pour their orders in again, and the market would be beyond control.” Lindblom says: “The only things that hold up the deal are crop damage stories and war news. I don’t believe either really amounts to much, but prices are so low nobody can have any great confidence in short sales.” “These bulges are purely speculative,” said another broker. Bull operators seem determined to advance the market. I don’t I believe in it. I can’t see enough legs under it to carry the larger stocks up the grade.” I The truth is scarcely two men regard the I situation alike, and even if they venture an ■ opini n it is quite likely to be changed within half an hour. Mess pork is strong. It is now thought to be an undoubted fact that Armour and Co. are the “power behind the throne.” Hence, although it has come to be the cus tom to trot out the Armour ghost whenever I there is any firmness in the market which j the boys can’t account for, the talk doesnot I serve to increase the confidence of “short” sellers. Other articles sympathize mode rately with pork. Corn is a little easy because Eastern roads will not be able to take freight for some days, thereby forcing most of the corn . coming here into store. Still receipts don’t ■: increase much. Every little while s imebody comes out with the statement that oceans of corn are awaiting shipment, and that the long expected movement from first hands has really set in, but after a day or two of liberal arrivals the receipts fall back into I the old moderate channel again. ATLANTA AFFAIRS. Bradstreet’s Agency Attached—A Det r mined Father—Minor Mention. Special Dispatch to the Tinies. Atlanta, Feb. 10. —Bradstreet’s Com raercial Agency has been invaded by the Sheriff who levied on the contents of the 1 office, in accordance with an attachment I sued out by James Johnson. Johnson is a retail grocer, and Bradstreet reported him j as being a man of dissipated habits, whose business could not long survive his manner of living and advised against giving him credit. Hence the suit which is for five thousand dollars. The agency gave bond for the property, and the attaching of the furniture caused no inconvenience. Some days ago the Times published a special from here, reciting an interesting story of how W. E. Harris, a New Yorker, came here to see his seven-year-oldson, now in the possession of his divorced wife who is married to a man named Ross. The boy is kept under lock and key. The father, who has come a thousand miles to see his son, is still here and swears he will see the boy if he has to stay here all summer. He is shadowing the house. The Sunday Record has suspended pub lication. The paper died at the tender a:;e of one year. It was owned by Mr. Fiank A. Small, a brother of “Old Si.” A large number of agriculturists passed through the city last night, en route to Brunswick. Governor McDaniel has gone to Augusta to inspect the convict camp. He will return via Milledgeville and inspect the asylum. New York Stock Market. New York, Feb. 10. —At 1:30 p. m. to day quotations were : Union Pacific ?>.■> 51% MissouriPacihc > 96% Western Union Telegraph Co 6.3% Pacific Mail 55% Lake Shore 6:1% Louisville and N««hville 25% Texas Pacific.. 13% Denver and Rfo Grande 8 Michigan Central «■ 55 Delaware, Lackawanna <S West’n 97 Northwestern 94% St. Paul 75 Chicago, Burlington aud Quincy..... ; .. .122% Oregon Transcontinental 1... 13% Northern Pacific 39% Rock Island 112 Jersey Central 38% Memphis and Charleston 35 East Tennessee, Va. & Ga (com) 3% East Tennessee, Va. <fc Ga. (pfd) 5 Philadelphia and Reading 16% Omaha (com) 28 Omaha (pfd) 89% New York Central 90% Kansas and Texas 16% Erie - - 12% New York Produce Market. New York, Feb. 10. —Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat, No 2, red winter, 90j for March. Corn, No. 2, mixed, 50 J fur February. Oats, No. 2, mixed, 38J fo r March. Pork, quiet; Western, §14a14 25. Molasses dull; New Orleans, 40a52. Tur pentine quiet at 30}a30j. Rosin dull; strained to good, §1 25al 271. Rice, nominal. Sugar firm; refined cut loaf, 64. Coffee quiet; fair Carrows ' FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. This Morning’s Proceedings in Both Houses. Washington, D. C., Feb. 10. —In the Senate to-day, but two Senators, Frye and Dolph, were present at prayers. Mr. Alli son occupied the chair. On motion of Mr. Sherman, from the Committee on Finances, the bill providing for Washington monu ment medals to be sold at forty cents each, was passed. The House met at 11 o’clock. Mr. Bing ham of Pennsylvania, after calling attention ■ to the remarkable fact that durin" this en tire Congress the important Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads had not had a day for the consideration by the House, of matters which it had matured, ad dressed the House in support of new legisla tion, which the Appropriation Committee had engrafted on the bill, at the instance of the Post Office Committee. He earnestly urged the adoption of the proposed change of the minimum weight of letters from one half ounce to one ounce. MACON MATTERS. Farmers in Council —Fate of a Civil Rights Seeker—Disastrous Cyclone—A Curi ous Case. Special Correspondence Daily Times. Macon, Feb. 9.—The Holton Farmers’ Club held an interesting meeting at the club grounds in Holton, Saturday. The fol lowing officers were elected for 1885: R. A. Nisbet, President; Charles W. Howard, Vice President; W. G. Bass, Secretary; J. T. Dozier, Treasurer. Executive Committee: J. W. Myrick, J. K. Johnson, J. W. T. Howard, A. H. S. McKay. A few days ago a negro named Ward en tered the depot at Holton and took a seat with his wife in the white saloon. He was I ordered out by Mr. J. W. T. Howard, the I | agent. He refused to go, and a stick was i used on him. He left. In a few minutes ( . he called the agent outside and hurled an ■ax at his head. He escaped and came to | | Macon. Officers followed with warrants. He was arrested. While being taken back to j Holton he leaped from the moving cars and 1 was shot by the officers, but escaped. A . I s’arch was made for him to-day. Where he I fell or jumped from the train blood was dis— [ covered. This afternoon he was seen in the I woods with his shoulder broken. He said I he had been lying in the woods ever since, ' unable to move. He is suppi -ed to be at Pope’s station. An officer left to night for him. | This morning a dark cloud was seen mov» ing around the outskirts of the city, accom I panied by rain,thunder and lightning. Later i in the day it wasjeported to have passed I | through Rutland district, and had demolish I ed several barns, gin houses and fences. No I I lives were lost. It was said to be a regulsr j cyclone in shape aud movements. Captain J. E Mailing, former superinten ) dent of the Macon Division of the E. T. V. j j and Ga. Railrord, said to-day the reason why he did not accept the agency at Chat- I tanooga that was offered him by the com i pany, was that when he reached the place he found the position too severe for him. A curious thing occurred to-day. A I white man entered Judge Matt R. Free man’s office and asked him if there was ; anything to prevent a man and a woman from marrying. He was told nothing ex cept the question of being willing, being of age and races. He said the latter was what he wanted to get at. He then produced a marriage license from the Ordinary, signed properly, with the names William Curry and Viney Sams inscribed i thereon. He was white. She was colored. He had lived with her three years and wanted to marry. When he was told he could not he became dejected and left the ‘ office. He was recently arrested for steal ing and said that if he was a married man 1 surely he could have some protection. The Appropriation Bills. Washington, Feb. 10 —The action of the Senate yesterday in deciding that the : legislative appropriation cannot be incor- ■ parated in appropriation bills is construed . by many as having an important bearing , upon the question of an extra sessisn of ■ Congress. As a matter of fact, nearly all the appropriation bills this year have special , legislation of more or less importance at- j tached to them. Chicago ’Change. Chicago, Feb. 10. - At the opening wheat was weak and lower; February at 76|; May at 834. Corn firm; February at 37; March lat 37|. Oats steady at 30fa30J for May. Lard steady at §7.05 for March; §7.20 for I May. Pork lower at §13.224 for May. Bulk I meats dull. EHect of the Coition Cattle. St. Louis, February 10.—Cattle owners. from Indian Territory say that cold weather has caused great losses among stock on the ranges, some putting their losses as 60 per ‘ cent. Steamer Overdue, Newport, R. 1., Feb. 10. —The steamer ' Providence, of the Fall River Line, due here at 2 o’clock this morning, has not yet , arrived. Considerable anxiety is felt for her safety. Probabilities. Washington, Feb. 10.—For the South ‘ Atlantic States, colder fair weather, north ’ westerly winds, higher barometer. “ROUGH ON COUGHS,” i Ask for “Rough on Coughs.” for Cough ; olds, Sore Throat, Hosreness. Troche , c. Li quid, 2 s c THE HARNETT HOUSE, SAVANNAH, ' Visitors to Savannah, Ga., will find the : Harnett House a comfortable and desirable ■ stopping place, where the changes are mod - erate, while the uniform excellence of Lie . table Is a subject of general remark-.-Chi- cago National Hotel Reporter. ’ Columbus discovered America and Edison invented the phonograph, but it remained > for Dr. Bull to invent the remedy of the age, “iC/ltf -Xi/ri'l',” the kingly cure. CITY NEWS AND GOSSIP BISHOP GROSS. To he Made Archbishop of Oregon—A De- j served Promotion—HisCareer asßishop of Savannab. A telegram was received last evening by Rev. Father Cafierty, directed to Right Rev. ' Bishop Gross, of Savannah, coming from Benziger Bros, the well known Cincinnati dealers in church goods and books, stating that a cablegram from their Rome corres- I , pondent had been received containing the j< information that Bishop Gross had been ap pointed Archbishop of Oregon. The infor- ! mation, coming as it does through such a i reliable source, cannot be doubted, and the j Savannah Catholics may now prepare them-' selves to soon lose one who has, by the exer- j cise of his many superior qualities of head and heart, endeared himself to them as no man else can hope to do. Bishop Gross is now in Washington, Wilkes county, Ga., and will probably be absent until Saturday. No other information, save the above, has been received, and it is not known who will be his successor in the diocese of Savannah. In a talk with Father Caffertv, this morn ing, the reporter was informed that all who had heard of the appointment felt sad and displeased at the contemplated loss, while at ( the same time tney conld not but acknowl edge p.-ide that their leader who for so many , years has directed them in health and sick ness, should receive so strong a testimonial , of worth and appreciation. Bishop Gross was Superior of the Re- j demptionist House in Boston till 1873 when he was consecrated Bishop of Savan- j nah. This took place in Baltimore on the 27th of April, Archbishop Bailey perform- ‘ ing the consecration ceremonies. He came j to Savannah at once and began to inaugu rate that system of work for which he has j since become noted. In the same year, on | the 19th of November, 1873, the corner ; stone of the Cathedral was laid, and that i edifice, one of the handsomest in the South, - was pushed to a rapid completion. St. Patrick’s Church here also is a monument to his thrift, as is also St. Joseph’s luiirm- , ' ary, erected in the spring of 1876. . < The Benedictine fathers came here through ( his influence, and the good accomplished by them is due in a manner to this good man. : ] St. Mary’s Orphans’ Hume, oeyond Ander j sin street, the Sacred Heart Church, the j j Clares colletines, now building on Skidaway Island, all came here at his instance. And this alone is not all he has done. At Macon I Pio Nono College, one of the best institu tions ot learning in theS uth, is an instance lof h s indefatigable energy. Atlanta shows I the imprint of his work both in the St. I Joseph infirmary and the improvements ima ’eon the Orphans’ Asylum (here. Evi- I dences of th s same energy and love for his I work may be seen in almost every I city in the Suite ami many of the |sm iil towns. He has done much for the | eni’gbtr-nn ent of the colored race, both mentally and spiritually. The- - are l ' things which caunot but be seen by the pub lic and his private ministrations have not been the less large, although hid from pub- ' lie gaze. His transfer to his new i ‘ I field will indeed be a* loss to the | Catholics of the city especially, but the en- : tire community will be the losers to no little , degree Oregon may well be felicitated . upon her acquisition. A HARD CASE. Ex-Deputy United States Marshal Mason ■ Captured and Jailed. Yesterday Benj. F. Mason was brought to : the city and placed in jail by Deputy U. S. Marshall Murphy. Mason was arrested in November last, on a capias and escaped from the then deputy, J. G. Harris, while the lat ter was with him in a pleasure resort whither they bad gone to get bond. Noth ing was heard from him in some time until information was received by Marshall ■ Wade that he was in Millen gambling. ( He immediately had an alias capias issued . and placed in the hands of Deputy Marshall J Murphy who was at Scarboro. This official • went to Millen, when he found Mason sit- > i ting by the corpse of his mother. , , This being a peculiar case he tele- , graphed Marshall Wade the cir- : cumstances and asked for instructions. Os i course he was instructed to wait until the : : funeral was over, and then make the arrest, But Mason did not wait till it was over him- i self, leaving the town at once. No clue , was had for some time again, until a few .lays ago, City Marshal Hunt, of Waynes- , i boro, telegraphed tha’ Mason was in the the city of Waynesboro and be could take him. In reply he was wired to do so and , Mason was placed in the guard house to | await the coming of Deputy Marshal Mur ; phy, who brought him to the city I last night. It will be remembered that Mason, who had at one time been a deputy marshall, j but had been discharged for crookedness in office, went to Augusta and extorted money from a poor shopkeeper, Mrs. Eliza Beech ner, for and in consideration of his not in forming against her having ten or twelve empty stamped cigar boxes in her store He pretended to be a Deputy Marshal, and gave her a receipt acknowledging the §7 and promising to say nothing about the matter in court. He also worked the same game on a party named Anderson in the same city, getting §7 hush money from him because he found a cigar box empty, with the stamp intact, in his store. Mason is a hard case and deserves severe punishment. A Freeze Predicted. This morning, at 10 o’clock, the offshore flag was ordered up at the Signal office and advices were received, stating that the cold est weather of the winter; so far, would put in its appearance to-night. The cold wave is coming from the northwest and will freeze as far south as Floriea. Young and tender plants and shrubs should be carefully housed, as the weather will be severe enough to in ■ jure, if not kill them- Overcoats and wraps ! will be in fashion for the next few days. lt will be well for valentine senders to remember that postage on any valentines sealed is two cents. On unsealed and print -1 ed valentine; on which there is no writing ’ the postage is one cent, THE BIG DRILL At Mobile—Thirty Companies Assured in the Competition. As the Savannah Cadets will be active i participants in the grand Competitive Inter- State Drill, at Mobile, in May next, the following information in regard to that event, which we clip from the Mobile Regis- j tes will be read with interest: “The attendance of companies to com- ■ pete for the prizes is already certain to be I the largest ever known in an inter-State ) drill. Some time ago it was stated that 97 ' conditional entries had been made, by cap- I tains of companies from twenty-four differ- ! ent States, since then 31 of these com- I panies confirmed their entry officially and only 7 have declined; leaving the rest to i hear from, with more than equal chances ! that the majority of them will attend. In addition to this, it is expected that a : , very large number of “outside” companies , will be present ; by which is meant that ! , detachments of from fifteen to twenty-five men and officers, from companies which do not compete, will attach themselves to the ' various commands and visit Camp Drum I ’ for combined purposes of military imprrve- 1! ment and of personal pleasure. Already some fifteen such detachments are reported; i J others are daily announcing their intention of coming, and the entire number of sol- j 1 diers under canvass at Camp Drum now | 1 promisee to run somewhere from 2,000 to ! 2,500 men of all arms. 1 ( “Non-military visitors are expected in ( numbers quadrupling these. Almost every ; I letter received from soldiers announces that i a large number of non-military visitors will j accompany each company. From data at 1 j hand, it is now expected that these excur- ( sions parties, added to the general visiting, . will pour from 20,000 to 25,000 strangers , into Mobile during the week of the drill. ( And this estimate is a conservative one, based on facts, so far received. How much lai ger the crowds will be, there is none can ' estimate, iust yet.” ’' 1 - I The I’lanters Wife. ’ > Last evening although the weather was < very inclement, there was a very good au- . dience in the theatre to witness the per formance of the “Planter’s Wife,” by Mr. j Harry Lacy, who represented “Colonel • Albert Graham.” Mr. Lacy more than sat- . , isfied all who saw him, they were delighted 11 beyond measure. His acting throughout > was perfect and full of snap. ■ “Edith Grey” the “Planter’s Wife,” by , Miss Edna Carey, was sustained in a truly ; characteristic manner,and although the lady '■ was at first received with indifference by her audience, before the play was finished, she was a favorite with the entire house. The support was admirable, and the play could not have been better presented. Robbed by a Tramp. The festive tramp remains quiescent for a week or two only to break forth with greater violence later on. The last act of one of , these gay chevaliers de Industrie was com mitted on Sunday night on the premises of Mr. J. K. Garmany, on Bolton and Jeffer son streets. Somehow this enterprising son :; of idleness gained admittance into the house and appropriated to his own use a fine rug - aud a pair of elegant Japanese vases and one or two other articles small enough to I take off. The matter was kept quiet yester- : day for the purpose of trying to catch the miscreant, but so far no clue has been ob- j tained. This objectionable class of human sharks are becoming too obnoxious for further endurance, and should be made to either go to work for the city or not allowed to spend the winter with us. United States Court. To-day at 10 o’clock United States Marshal E. C. Wade opened the United States Dis- - trict Court and the adjourned term of the ;' Circuit Court. It was immediately ad journed until to-morrow, there being no : Judge present to preside. The law is that 1 no Judge being present, court shall be open ed and adjourned from day to day for four days, at the end of which time it shall be adjourned over to the next stated term, i United States District Attorney S. A. Dar , nell has been busy telegraphing to all the available Judges during the morning, but it , is doubtful if one can be got to fill the va cancy. The trial of Capt. Frank Dyer, of the schooner M. B. Wilson, was to have come up in this court at this term. Captain Dyer will be in the city with a cargo of coal in about ten days The interest felt in this case on account of the good standing of the accused, is unabated, and will be watched with interest by his many friends. City Court. City Court met at 10 o’clock yesterday | morning, Hon. Wm. D. Harden, Judge presiding, when the following proceedings were had: The Savannah Oil Company vs. the Sa- j vannah Guano Company. Action on ac- ! count. Case undergoing trial and in hands | of jury at the close of this report. Samuel Mitten vs. Henry Millen. Action on note. Judgment rendered against the I defendant in the sum of §1,600 as principal, ' §23.32 interest and costs of suit. J. R. Rawles & Co. vs. Richard W. j Woodbridge. Action on notes and accounts. Judgment rendered against defendant in the sum of §411.71 principal, §4l interest an! cost of suit. Cordeza, Gillian & Co. vs. Roach Bros. & Co. Action on drafts. Judgment against Richard Roach and Joseph Roach for the sum of §321 25 principal, fifteen cents interest and cost of suit. Court adjourned at 1 p. m., until 4 p. m. —Another large bone has been discovered by the convict guard on the canal being run through Cuyler Swamp. It is about 30 inches in circumference and seems to be a thigh bone similar to the firstone found. A part of a jaw bone of mammoth size, with a large stump of a tusk in it, was also un earthed yesterday. The tusk seemed to be ivory, and will be tested. Petrification had taken place in all the bones, S6OO A YEAR NOTES ABOUT TOWN. Happenings Here, There and Everywhere. —The co’d wave is again upon us. —Mr Adam Strain, of Darien, is at the Pulaski House to-day. —Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 231, F. A. M., have a meeting to-night. I —Company B, Savannah Volunteer I Guards, have a pleasant ball at Masonic j Temple to-night. —Savannah will be represented at the ; grand civic and military ball to be held by I the Macon Volunteers to-night. I General and Mrs Washington have a re- I ception at the Theatre to-morrow night, i Secure your tickets and attend. —The presentation of “The Social Glass,” at the Theatre to morrow night will be a fine dramatic effort of our Amateurs. —The Times learns that a large number of tickets to the entertainment at Ford’s Opera House to-morrow night, have been disposed of. —To night the Savannah Cadets will hold their regular business meeting at the Ogle thorpe Barracks. A large attendance is de sired. —The entertainment at the theatre to-> morrow night will be a very pleasant affair. There have been several rehearsals had, and the indications point to a brilliant oc casion. —Five cases were tried in the Police Court this morning. The continued case of Charles A. H. Umbach, charged with inter fering with the Chief of the Fire Depart ment on Saturday night, was dismissed. —The digging of the caual in Cuyler Swamp, upon which 99 convicts are employ ed, can be seen from the Coast Line Rail road to Thunderbolt. The work has almost reached the bridge of the railroad which crosses the swamp. —ln the Superior Court to-day no busi ness was transacted, except pleas of guilty on the part of a couple of corner shop keepers ti a misdemeanor, in which both were sentenced to pay a fine of §IOO each and costs of suit. Superintendent R. E. Cobb, of the Coast Line Railroad, has placed a gong in front of the station, and has it rung three minutes, two minutes and just before the cars start for Thunderbolt. This is a convenience to all gaing thither, as it prevents any chance of being left by mistake. —One of the most pleas’ng events of the season was the calico hop given by the For est City Social Club, at Armorv Hall, last evening. The supper was magnificent, and the committee deserve great credit for the manner in which the affair was conducted. Dancing was continued until a late hour, every one seeming to heartily enjoy the oc casion. —A test of Engine No 2, formerly known las the J. J Waver, which arrived from Elmira, N. Y. on last Saturday, where she had undergone a thorough overhauling, was made in Reynolds Square this morning un - der the supervision of Chief Fernandez. Thirty pounds of steam was gotten up in f >ur minutes, and a s ream of water was thrown 250 feet with a pressure of 110 poinds of s’eam. The engine is a beauty and more thaa reaches popular expec tations. —Captain J. R. Hall, of the English bark St. George, had Magistrate M. Frank Mo lina issue a couple of warrants against sea men Collins and Allen, charging them with desertion. The warrants were given to Officer Julius Kaufmann, who soon pick ed up Collins and started out to get Allen, who has the name of being one of the toughest men coming to this port. Allen was found on the corner of Price and Bay streets, and was informed that he was wanted on a warrant. He had his hand in his pockets and was asked to take them out, but refused to do so, and defied the officer to attempt to remove them. A struggle en sued, in which Allen tried to cut the officer with a big knife, but in which Allen was worsted and at last taken to jail. He clipped a small piece from the arresting officers finger. Created a Riot. Limas Green, colored constable, ar rested, in the Seventh district in this city this morning, Renty Shelman, charged with creating a riot at Station No. 1, in the Seventh district, in the Masonic Hall, while a church fair was in progress. This was done some few days before Christmas’ Renty Shelman and Bristow Jones walked into the crowd and, drawing their pistols, began to scatter the crowd who had as sembled for the purpose of raising a fund for their preacher. John Coleman was shot in the thigh. A warrant was issued by Jus tice Beavers for both the rioters, but they both escaped until to-day when Renty was picked up in town, and being taken to the : Court of Justice Molina he was committed j tojail. Cotton Pickery .on Fire. At 2:30 o’clock this p. m, the alarm of j fire was struck through some alarm box, but ) the wires seemed to be out of order and answered the call at random, causing j such confusion that the engines could not i tell where to go. At last the fire was lo j cited by the dense volume of smoke i arising from it, on the cor , ner Barnard and Bay streets, in the cot j ton pickery of Floyd & Bros. It is situ» ated on northeast corner of Bay, and when the department arrived the flames were leaping through the doors and windows; the streets were filled with dense volumes of black smoke from the cotton which was ! i burning in the pickery in which business the owners were engaged. Efforts were made to save everything possible, and in a few moments several streams of water were [ 1 turned upon the building. At the time we were compelled to go to j pres’ at 3:30, the impression was that the L ; tire was under control | They are insured in companies repre i sented by Messrs. S. J. Wheaton and H. T. • Bott- to the amount of §3,750. The store i house belongs to Mr. G. H. Remshart is in- I sured for §2,500, with Mr. Wheaton, while it is worth fully §16,000.