Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-05

No business was transacted in the ou-
periOr or City Courts yesterday.
The police have declared war on the
street ball players. Two lads were fined
IS each in the Police Court yesterday for
the offense.
The Werner Hook and Ladder Com
pany was practicing on West Broad
street last night in preparation for the
Macon contest.
The following gentlemen were elected
members of the Board of Trade yester-
day; Joseph GOrham, Thomas +. Stubbs,
Henry Bendheim.
Tomorrow will be Palm Sunday, the
last Sunday in Lent, and will be observed
with special services in the Episcopal and
Roman Catholic Churches.
Ann Selma, q disOrderly white wO-
man. was fined $40 in the Police Court
yesterday for disturbance on Thursday
night and was afterwards arraigned as a
nuisance and fined SO. In default of
payment she was sent to jail for forty
days.
The agent Of John Sullivan, the slug
ger. Is in the city making arrangements
Tor an exhibition of the manly art Of self
defense. Sullivan is now in Mississippi,
and it is expected that he will give an
exhibition in the principal Southern cities
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One OF the tall officers of the police force
was in imminent danger last night on
Montgomery street, being attacked by
small dog. He eOurageOusly drew his
pistol and leYeled it at his assailant, but
the dog, being unarmed, withdrew from
the contest. There was no blood shed.
The case of John COnOway, arrested at
the Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
way depot on Monday night, for creating
a disturbance in n car filled with dele
gates TO the Republican Convention at
Brunswick, was disposed Of in the Police
Court yesterday, and the prisoner was
6ned S25 for his demonstration.
Allen HUMPHREYS, the cOlOred fireman
who was injured in the boiler explosion at
the Little Ogeechee bridge Thursday
night, and was removed to the Georgia
Infirmray, was Yesterday in a critical
condition. Both legs were fractured and
he was badly burned about his face. The
attending physicians say his recovery is
very doubtful.
About O'Clock last night as Paylo
PanO's truck was coming up the bluff at
the foot Of DraytOn street, loaded with
peanuts, the horse became unruly, and
after reaching the top Of the hill COM
menced to back down again, upsetting
the truck and scattering the contents OF
AlE NdAs al an NilENtAOuos uC Apso " az
slight. but the peanuts afforded 4 free
lunch for about hundred negroes.
Vim. Mcneil. proprietor Of a eOlOred
tOnsOrial establishment corner Of Jeffer-
son and Wayne streets, made application
10 Magistrate Waring Russell, Jr.. yes
terday for a warrant against JEFF. Gould
ing, cOlOred, charging him with breaking
window glasses st his place Of business.
GOulding was arrested and brought before
the magistrate. and an examination was
had and the prisoner was discharged, the
evidence being insufficient to fasteh guilt
upon him.
Yesterday. about y O'Clock, some ex-
element was created in Congress street
lane. between Montgomery and Jefferson
streets. Mr.. John Counts, driver Of the
Waiver Fire Engine, was engaged in clip
ping a horse for popular stableman in
the city. when the noise of the machine
frightened the animal and caused him to
rear and plunge, Overturning the machine
along with the engineer, and starting
general stampede out of the zane. 1t
took about three hours for the irrepressi-
bic clipper to shear that horse.