Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-16

The Schuetzen Gesellsehaft will hold
an adjourned regular meeting this even
ing at O'Clock.
The Executive Council of the Citizens
Sanitary Association will meet tonight at
Metropolitan Hall.
Add to your telephone list: No. 256,
Hops DR.. D.. dentist; No. 25I, Ham,
mOnd, Hull & Co.. fertilizers.
The competitive squad drill Of the Sa-
vanuah Cadets viii take place at their
armOry on Friday evening. Admission
will be by invitation.
Three new and handsome coaches az
rived here via the Charleston and Savan-
nah Railway, and will be run on that line
between this city and Charleston.
a 'sbad" negro named King YOnge was
fined SO in Police Court Yesterday for
raising a row at a ball in the eastern part
OF the city early yesterday morning.
The sale Of seats for Joseph Jefferson's
engagement at the Theatre, this week,
will begin at Davis Bros tomorrow
morning, and for the HanlOn Brothers this
morning.
The session of the City Council tonight
will be made interesting by the considera-
tiOn Of the drummers' tax question, and
other matters IN which citizens are
directly interested.
The liquor dealers will meet tonight at
81. Andrews Hall for the consideration Of
important business in regard to what ac-
ton viii be taken by its members under
indictment by the grand jury.
A colored boy was arrested by officer
Lvsausht. of the Ocean Steamship Com
pany's police, charged with passing cOun-
terfeit money. and lodged in the barracks
last night. This was the only arrest re-
ported up TO midnight.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Chatham Mutual Loan Association was
held last night. Four thousand dollars
were loaned as follows: $1,000 at IS per
cent. $1,000 at ~ per cent. 81, 900 at 40
per cent. and $1,000 at y per cent.
The morning train TO Jacksonville yes
terday from this city via the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway took an I'M
usually large number Of through passen-
gers, who arrived here by the Ocean
steamships from New York and Philadel-
phla.
The name Of John Brown was honored
by a registry on the police docket OppO-
site a sentence Of g fine OF Imprisonment
fn Jail yesterday. John is a member Of
the colOred battalion and was caught by
Magistrate WOOdhOuse wearing his uni
form while OF duty.
Annie James. the cOvetOus colored
woman who attached a switch without
paying for il in AltmayeF's store last
Saturday, was arraigned IN the Police
Court again yesterday, and after being
defended by her counsel. J. r. Saussv.
Jr.. was remanded for trial in the City
Court.
An avariciOus negro named Cesar
Wright was turned over to the CITY Court
from the Police Court Yesterday. Caesar
was caught. by Officer Knox, of the Ocean
Steamship COmpanY's police, stealing ap-
pies from a barrel on the companv's
wharves, and will be tried on charge Of
larceny.
A pleasant masquerade party was given
at ArmOry Hall last night by a number of
Young men from the various social clubs.
The affair was private, invitations being
extended to but a few. The costumes
worn BIZ the masqueraders were UNIQUE
and ingenious, and represented almost
every class of society and people.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Savannah and Ogeechee
Canal Company twenty-one thousand
shares were represented, and an election
of a Board of Directors for the ensuing
wear resulted as follows: Francis Blair,
Edward Lowell, Daniel r. Thomas. Mr..
Blair was reelected President Of the
board.
William Eddie, the colored man who
was shot by an unknown negro, on Christ
mas eve. and who for time was thought
TO be mortally wounded, is now supposed
70 be out Of danger. Yesterday morning
DR.. Sheftall located the ball on the right
side Of the spinal column, and succeeded
In extracting it in few minutes. The
missile was completely inclosed by sac
filed with pus.