Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-04

| n1itteo First CONGRESSIONAL district
| IL. Savannah Colleetorship settled; Burglars
! discovered in NJ. Tunnos house; Assault on
| Mary Crosby by ThoS. Gill.
%. Destruction of Hoover's grist mill by fire
| Kilt Talbot accidentally killed by his brother
Prince (coIored); Trial trip of the quarantine
| launch CT psy; 7. J. Johnson enters upon his
| duties as Collector Of Port; Census returns
| compiled Erst bale of cotton received.
81. Jim Wesley (colored) has his foot crushed
| by street car; DEGREES ia the Magi 5trate in
| junction case; Interesting suit In regard to
| wharf privileges.
o. Parade Of Oglethorpes, in celebration
| First Manassas; Henry Williams cuts of piece
| of his mothers ear.
Is. Runaway locomotive on s., f. 6 W. r r.
| Wild C t killed at Beaulieu.
| "a. Schooner Annie Bliss struck by lightning
| at sea: Accident to Rev. Il. s. Corley.
%. Death of A. V. Cavedo; Rife contest al
| Battery Pars.
So Death Of Mrs R. D. Bogart; Hans CHS
| holm shot by Isra Il Days; Patrick Higgen par.
doned; Death of Thos E. o. Sullivan in con
| vict camp.
AUGUST
9. Sailie Moore killed in the street. Tom
| Goldng arrested for the crime.
B. Narrow escape of child of Mr. Cassidy;
| W. & K. McIntire and Charles e. Wakefield's
| places robbed; Accident to the excursion boat
| Allison.
| g. Rifle contest at Battery Park
g. ChaS. Brown, Gailor, accidentally drown
| ed; Decision OF Judge Fleming In case against
| city; Captare OF a sea lion of Quarantine
| T. Boat load Of negroes fred into; Festival
| Turnverein; Colored man Andrew drowned
| from dredgo boat; Race after a nude negro
| through the streets.
o. Serious cutting of Albert ShelImAn by
| john Andrews; Sudden death of Louisa Jack
| SON. colored; Cutting afPrays among negroes
10 Funeral OF p J. Doody; Sam Williams,
| colored, acciden ally drowned; Irene Burke,
| cOlored, drops dead: Rev. e. C.. Gordon &C
cepts a call to q church at Salem, Va; First
| bale from Savannah river received
Ii. List of Knights Templar going to Chicago.
IS. The dam Oh Hutchnson'S Island COM
| pleted; The Law system introduced in S2yan-
! nah Telephone Exchange; City OF Augusta
christened; Foot race at Tybee; Arrest of
| Henry Williams and Cicero Low, notorious
thieves, Badge Of s. r.. A. for highest score.
II. Capture OF Rosa Gray and Mary Lee.
runaway girls, at Jacksonville; VIM. Henry
| Black violently assaulted on thu streets by a
| gang of negroes; Meeting of the Southern Rail
| way and Steamship Company; A handsome
Yacht the Maggie" for the Savannah fleet;
| tine Commande5y for Chicago; Gang of negro
thisv- broken up; Recovery Of property stolen
| from the Baltimore steamship wharf
Is. Three children run over at Thunderoolt
| by drunken sea captain; Attempt of q color
| ed woman to kill John Poush coiored; fresen-
tation to DR.. ID. Martin by Savannah Rifle AS
ISOLATION; Sudden death of W. Mumme.
| II. First bales sea island crop received;
| Strike for wages by carpenters and brick lay
| ers; Central Railroad business; History OF the
| Coleman Cross homicide in Emanuel; The
| launch OF bnS N1Gy OF Augusta, george dark-
ness found dead in beds Moses Pinckney
| drowned in Savannah river near Gibbons
| plantation.
l8 Irish estate SIS 900 seeking an owner,
| Mrs. John Counihan nee Walsh the owner;
Death OF Michael Cash; Albert ShelIman dies
| from the effects Of wounds inflicted by John
Andrews
49, Important quarantine notice; Inquest on
| death Albert Shellmau; John Andrews
charged with manslaughter; Appointment of
| committee to investigate alleged frauds In city
| registration; arrival of schooner Chatham
| Inquest on Fortune Small, accidentally
20. T. NJ. Norwood's address at the Thestre
| Contest Savannah Gun Club.
| II. First through car from Portsmouth
! Sketch Of the Knights Templar; Some fine
scores by the Savannah Rifle Association;
| Resignation of Rev. z. Q. Gordon.
90 Young Krouskoff run over by a street
car; Clarence Roach shot on the Ogeechee
| road; Colored base ball tournament at Thun-
| derbolt; Death of B. S. Spann.
u. Important action of merchants in regard
| to closing hours of the banks; Commencement
! of Charles Scheiilwein; Return of Knights
| Tsmplar; Arrival of schooner Mary J. with
| body of Captain Petersen and Captain Perkins
| sick; Organization Of military convention.
%. Report CT Health officer on the death of
| Capt. Petersen, Of schooner Mary J.. /; Death of
| Capt John Oliver; Presentation Of pic ure to
Chatham Artillery by Nassau Light Artillery,
| Of Fernandina; Meeting of Magistrates to con-
26 Death of Captain John Perkins at quar-
antine; Sudden death of Agnes Fleming.
| q. Meeting Democratic Association l APP
! pointment of Executive COMMITTEES; Batteau
| races at Thunderbot; First English steam
| ship OF the season; Republican Congressional
| delegates elected; Return of Captain L. g..
Young from Europe; Arrest of Charles
| Walls. escaped thief from Augusta.
| %. Resolutions adopted by Military Conven-
| ton; 4reat colored mass meeting; Colquitt
| snd Nichols Endorsed; The Free mans Bank
| al h,Nvs
James Harper, engineer OF the David Clark
| Robbery of the warehouse of steamer Katie
| Official report of bateau race at Thunderbolt
80. F. ID Jordan drowned at Tybee: Funeral
| of G. w. j. DeRenne; Sarah Stevens falls dead
| while cooking supper; Death Of d. H. Baldwin,
Jr., by drowning at Catskill.
81. Funer4l of Mr.. +. D. jordan; Through
| train of -four from st Louis to Savannah; Buff
faloes for Forsyth Park; Death OF Mrs Brad
| well at Hinesville. Ga.
SEPTEMBER.
| /. Mass meetng-Col. W. s. Basinger, Col.
| John Screven, Col. E. G. Anderson recon-
| mended as Representatives Presentation of
| testimonial to w. G. Lee; Severe storm; Joseph
Hazel jailed for stealing cattle: Rev. DR.. W.
| S. Bowman called to the psstorate of the
| Lutheran Church.
| 2. Report of the Special Committee on Regis.
| tration; Opening of rice house-Dan Talmage,
| Sons 81 Co; Abram Green shot in the foot
| Platform announced by the Democratic
| Association.
| g. Death Of Ralph Meldrim; Death of Mrs.
| Caroline Henderson; G. r. Morand, claiming
| to be q prominent Mason of Savannah, de-
frauds the people of Syracuse, n Y; New
railroad combination from Richmond to
| Savanc ah: Sketch of Yamacraw.
f. burglar discovered in Capt L. J. Guil.
martins house and fred at; Savannah trade
| ton.
g. Examination of w. II. woodhouse for
| commission OF Lieutenant Colonel Daniel
Tarver. of Savannah. killed ON railroad at
| Chenoa, Ill Sudden death of Mrs G. NJ Ryan;
| Farewell sermon Of Rev. e. G. Gordon; des-
| perate encounter OF II. Loewenthali with a
burglar.
| z. Military convention Col. John screysn
and Col y. G, Anderson decline nomination to
the Legislature! Mysterious disappearance Of
| II. Williams, OF Beaufort, S. c.
| s. Session Of the Grand Lodge Good Tenn.
| plars; Death Of Hiram Roberta Anniversary
| OF the great storm in 1904.
| 9. The military movement explained; Regis
/ tration law; Rescue OF the steamship Charles
/ ton from the shoals at Pumpkin Point; First
shipments of cotton to Europe this season,
| IL. Mass meeting OF the Democracy: Repre-
/ sentatiyes Va the Legislature nominated, w. s.
| Basinger, G.. N Nichols. D. @. Bacon; Gen. A.
| r. Lewton Endorsed for U. S. Senator; Our
harbor improTe ments
| II. Discovery Of an infants body in cistern
| IN Madison square; Arrival OF British bark
| Hugh Carson at Central Railroad wharf. draw
| ing Is feet water; New engine South Carolina,
| first trip 70 Macon.
H. Arrival crew OF lost New Republica off
Florida coast; Death d. c. Lewis, Tallahassee,
| at Marshall House.
II. Barge office burned; Savaunsh's health
change In the mortuary table; A big purchase
4 of cotton in the Savannah market; New Florida
| railroad between Fernandina ana Jacksonville;
| Close of the Tybse season; Rescue Of a colored
man from drowning BY W. G. Lee, mate of the
| Centennial
| Is, Gov Colquitt's speech at St. Andrews
| Hall, banquet in honor.
| %. Arrival OF Congressional delegates.
Il. Meeting of Congressional Convention
| ]. Camp, OF Emanuel, permanent Chairman.
Is. George Il. Black nominated for Congress;
| Acceptance Of candidates for the Legislature
| from Chatham; CouD's great circusj With
| drawal OF Saragossa from Savannah route
70. John James, eolQred watchman run over
| on Sayennal., III .rida and Western Railway
| and killed Col John G. Clark killed on New
| York railroad; Account Of the shipWreek of
/ the schooner Rosa J. EppiAgaF.
| 81. Radical ratification meeting.
". Painful accident to Mr.. Meyer; Knights
| of Pythias-proceedings of the Supreme Lodge.
%. p. w Meldrim nominated for the Senate;
| Death Of James Kennedy and Edward Kemp
ton; Managers for elect on.
%. Interview with Hon. S. Spilner of New
| York, on immigration to Georgia; Report of
| President Of Central Railroad; Susan Kelly,
| coiored, dies from supposed poisoning.
90 Gen. Lawton speaks in Augusta; Tomb
| for Commodore Tatnall.
II. Death Of Moses Meyer aud Andrew Stlef-
water; Report Superintendent Public Schools.
g. Death of j. r. Sweat
"a. Accident to Milo Hatch; Arrival of the
! drinking fountain; Attempted assassination OF
| George Redgate. Waterman Oh the bark Mes
sell; p. w. Meldrim accepts the nomination of
Senator for the First district.
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