Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-17

Water and Thtngs Lseouiess
Noted.
DeKalb Lodge No. g, 1. o. o. F., meet to-
night.
Clinton Lodge No. 81. F. a. NJ, meet to-
night.
Too much economy in youth begets ava
rice in old sge-
Railroad Mutual Loan Association have
meeting this evening.
The Daufuskie Island property, contain
200 acres with Improvements, is offered for
sale.
Chatham County Sunday School Associa-
ton meets in regular monthly session to-
night.
A class of eleven was baptized at the BaD
fist Church last night by Rev. j. E. L.
Holmes.
Mr.. Moves, the efficient keeper of Forsyth
Park. is adding many attractions to that
favorite resort.
1t is expected that the wharf aud tram
way at Tybee will be completed about the
first week in May.
Policeman Winkers last night arrested
a cOlored man. for cursing and creating dis
order on the street.
The brig America went upon the ways on
Saturday for the purpose Of having some
necessary repairs made.
The members of the Republican Blues
brass band have received their neat and al
trsctive fatigue uniforms.
The new draw for the Charleston and Ss-
vSnnah Railroad bridge arrived here by the
Baltimore steamship Saturday.
Rev. Mr.. Lincoln, son of w. W..
| Lincoln. ESQ, of this city, preached in
Christ Church yesterday morning
Among the passengers for Philadelphis
by the City of Savannah Saturday
were Mr.. Aaron Rsppard and wife.
The annual convention OF the Society for
tire Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals meets
/ IN Macon on the first Wednesday in May.
The City OF Augusta carried to New York
/ Saturday l ,222 barrels and 2 5l6 crates OF
vegetables, 81 packages of fish and 80 tur-
/ ties.
The first annual hop Of the Waiver Social
/ Club will take place at the Waiver Fire Com
psnY's Hall on Monday evening, the 18th
inst.
The City IF Savannah had among her
| freight for Philadelphia Saturday, 10 boxes
Of fruit, 577 barrels and l, 755 boxes Of vege-
tables.
ANY fool can criticise good work. 1t is
easy to pick holes 10 other peoples work,
/ but Il IS far more profitable to do better
work yourself.
The British bark Alice was on Saturday
cleared for Liverpool by Messrs. A Fullar-
ton & Co, with a csrgo of AIS, 037 feet Of
/ lumber, valued at S4,0O1.
Tatnall Council No. SS4, A. L. H., will
meet tonight. Business of importance will
be presented, and the attendance of every
member is earnestly desired.
The sale of reserved seats for DR..
Talmage's lecture on .."Big Blunders," at
the Theatre tonight, will commence at
morning.
While the dredge Henry Burden was
working at Tybee knoll. the wheel centre of
her starbosrd wheel broke, and she returned
/ to the city Saturday to have a new one cast,
when she will resume work again.
Macon Tsle0rdpk. s'The Savannah NEWS
gives a glowing description of the advance
and enterprise OF the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Company. This corpora
ton is in the hands of wise and progressive
men, and is doing signal service for Savan-
nah and South Georgia"
Hon. Henry B Tompkins, Judge Of the
/ Eastern Judicial Circuit, left yesterday
morning for Augusta. where he will preside
| for Judge Claiborne Snead in the Richmond
Superior Court during this week. Judge
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will p eside in Chatham Superior Court.
At twelve O'Clock Saturday a colored
man, while walking on River street, near
/ the foot of Lincoln street, was suddenly
taken with fit and fell backwards on the
/ rocks, cutting 8 very severe cash In his
/ head, from which the blood flowed freely.
| He returned to consciousness In few min
utes and walked away.
A colored man named Cuyler Williams,
while helping 30 roll a water main at the
/ Philadelphia steamship wharf Saturday
morning, was painfully injured. A water
main, which was behind him, rolled on one
of his heels, crushing the flesh off the hind
portion and making a very ugly wound,
which will lay him up for some time.
A colored boy was rolling a heavy kero-
sene barrel up the hill at the foot OF Lincoln
street at twelve O'Clock Saturday, and when
he reached the steepest portion of the hill
gave the barrel hard push from him aud
took his hands off. The barrel, losing its
momentum slid back, knocking him
down and rolled over him down the hill.
He was bruised little and appeared to be
very much sstonished.
Saturday was remarkably quiet, and the
guardians of the peace had very little to do,
save strolliDg their beats. Even the Market vi
cinity, usually very lively on Saturday night,
only furnished one unfortunate for the
court matinee to-day. This unfortu-
nate was a white man who, under the influ-
ence of liquor, dropped to sleep on the Mar
ket steps Saturday morning. He was taken
to the barracks by Policeman Dryer.