Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-10
A STRANGE CASE.
Singular Disappearance of Scotch
Tailor.

singular Disappearance VI a 'NCN~N
Tailor.
Peter Gellatly. Scotch tailor employed
by Mr.. B. Brady, on Congress street, mas
been missing since last Sunday morning
He left his lodging place, at Mr.. ROBERT
/ Groves. So Tattnall street, as usual, to go
tn the Mace Of Mr.. W. Scheihing, corner
/ of Dravton and Liberty streets, for break
fast Nothing has been seen or heard of
/ him since. though vigorous efforts have
/ been made TO discover his whereabouts.
! The missing man came to this city from
/ New York in September, and at once en-
tered the employ of Mr.. Brady. He bad
been unwell for some time before his dis
appearance, and. at the urgent request OF
friends. had received medical advice,
: which. however, he failed to heed. Ills
{ illness had not at any time been so severe
as to prevent his attendance upon busl-
ness. His singular movements were
cause of anxiety to his friends, who
I believed him to be suffering from tempo
rary mental arrangement. de was
sober. industrious man, and his absence
/ is. upon any other theory, ineXplicable.
[ lii is believed he had clerical ambitions,
/ and had at some time studied for the NM
| istrv in the Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Geuatly is a man of medium height,
with light complexion. light hair and
mOustache. He was a ScOtchman by birth,
a native Of Edinburgh, and about 9years
of ace. English letters to his address have
/ been received in care of Mr.. Brady. The
case is surrounded by mystery. and there
are various theories as TO the cause OF his
singular disappearance. One of the most
probable entertained by the friends of the
Unfortunate man, is that he has wandered
into the country and has become lost.
ANY information concerning him Will
be thankfully received by either Of the
parties mentioned above.
Matters and Things LacOnicalIy Noted.
Joseph Henry Ross, cOlOred idiot, died
at the Jail on Sunday.
The regular monthly meeting of the Pu-
laski Loan Association will occur this
evening.
The wind danced around the electric
lamps last night, but failed TO dOuce their
glimmer.
There will be an important meeting of
the st. Johns Church Guild this evening
at s O'Clock.
A regular quarterly meeting of the Sa-
vannah Volunteer Guards viii be held
this evening.
Rev. 4. B. Curry, of Darien, and c. H..
Curry, of Bainbridge, are guests at the
Marshall House.
The Citizens Democratic Club will hold
a regular meeting this evening at O'Clock
at FOrd's Opera House.
An important meeting of the Savannah
/ Jockey Club will be held at the Pulaski
/ House to-day at u O'Clock.
The Savannah Mutual Loan Association
| will hold a regular monthly meeting this
l evening at Metropolitan Hall.
/ Mr.. Walter c. Livingston was yesterday
| commissioned as Notary Public by Judge
| Adams in the Superior Court.
The installation of officers of Golden
/ Rule Lodge, No. -, l. o. o. F., will take
/ place this evening at eight O'Clock.
/ The work of placing the anchorage for
I the electric light tower to be built in
I Wright square was suspended yesterday
on account of the rain.
Mrs. Ida Wade will leave the city this
/ evening for Atlanta, in response to an
urgent call to resume her connection with
the choir of the Second Baptist Church of
/ that city.
At the meeting of the Merchants and
I Mechanics Loan Association last even
| ing the following sales were made: $4,000
/ at 49,, 1000 at 40, $1,000 at 4S2, and
/ $1,000 at 4724.
Osborne johnson, colOred, was arraign-
ed before the Mayor yesterday charged
with drunkenness and disOrderly conduct
/ in the Market on Monday evening. He
was fined So or ten DAYS.
The steamer Fingal, recent mention of
which has been made in the columns Of
the MORNING NEWS, ran the blockade
and anchored under the protection of the
guns of Fort Pulaski in 1861 not in 1862.
There has been considerable activity
during the past two days in spirits tur-
pentine, and fully 1900 barrels changed
/ hands, the market closing yesterday at a
sharp advance of fully three cents per gal
| Ion.
This may be appropriately termed
rainy winter for this portion of Georgia.
The wet season commenced about one
week before Christmas, and with the eX-
| ceptiOn Of one or two days, has continued
/ ever since.
David King, of Newport, r. l.; n. E.
Anderson and wife, t. V. BOyntOn, Mr..
and Mrs. E. b. Monroe and W. f. Garlic
ton and family, of New York; c. NJ.
/ Overy, of Philadelphia; NJ. NJ. Green,
/ Esq, and Miss Mary Green, of Massachu-
+ sets, and Mrs. J. Drew and daughter, of
/ Highland Falls, y. Y, are stopping at the
| Pulaski House.