Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-18
NEWS THROUGH THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.

GIeanings Here and There by the News
eporters-Friday' Happenings in the
City and Suburbs-Piokings at Police
Headquarters--The Days Events Told
in Paragraphs.
The Base Ball Association will meet
tonight at the Office of l. q. Haas, No.
14l Bay street.
At meeting of the Jasper Mutual Loan
Association, held last night, $4,000 were
loaned at Al per cent.
The steamer Pilot Boy arrived yoster-
day with an excursion party from Beau
fort and EdistO Island. The steamer re-
turned in the afternoon about O'Clock.
Internationally the name of Alexander
Sprunt & SON was omitted in the copy Of
the petition relative to "hOrning," pub
lished in the MORNING News on April l6.
The NEWS acknowledges the receipt Of
the Mayors annual report for 1854, which
has Just been issued, with the Treasurer
report, and reports of the various depart
ments of city government.
The French bark Alphonse ct Marie No.
was cleared Yesterday by j. b. Gaudry,
Esq. for Cardiff, Wales. with 4, 900 barrels
Of rOsin, weighing ,696, 0pOunds. valued
at $500. Cargo by 5. p. Shotter Il Co.
Arrangements are being made for
May festival to be given at the OglethOrpe
barracks some time during the first week
of next month for the benefit of the In
dustrial Relief Society and Home for the
Frendless.
The steamer st. Nicholas will inaugu-
rate the summer excursion season to-
morrow with a trip to Beaufort. She will
leave her wharf at the foot of Lincoln
street at 10 a. m, and returning will reach
the city at : p. m, allowing time for dim
ner in Beaufort.
The two negroes def and William
Payne) who were shot in Wednesday
nights ARRAY were alive up to , O'Clock
this morning. The one shot through the
neck, it was thought by the physicians
last night, could live bat few hours
longer. Henderson is still at large. The
police are, however, on his track.
Yesterday afternoon between and 4
O'Clock young painter, employed by
John G.. Butler In painting the outside Of
the hotel at Tybee, fell from the scatfold-
ing to the ground, a distance of about 30
feet, striking on the back ofhis head, sus-
tanning serious injuries. A deep cash
was cut in his head, and it is thought
that couple Of ribs were broken. He
was taken up and cared for as well IS
possible. There was no physician on the
island and no means of reaching the city
last night.
Among the prisoners confined in the
jail is negro woman named Carrie Will
liams, who was arrested Thursday night,
by Constable George p. Jones on a war;
rant issued by Magistrate Thomas j.
Sheftall at the instance of Mr.. J. I. Co.
hen. The woman was employed as a
domestic at Mr.. COhen's house, and on
April IA walked off with quantity of
iewelry and clothing belonging to Mrs.
Cohen. Among the articles taken were a
lady's ulster, valued at So, four silver
spoons, valued at IS, a lady's rubber coat,
a silver breast pin, valued at So besides
some jewelry belonging to another colOred
woman in Mrs. COhen's service, and a
pair Of earrings and a breast pin, valued
at SO. The woman was found at the fly
ing horses. When she found that she
was in the hands of an officer she at
tempted to arouse dem
OnstratiOn in her favor by
screaming police, murder, robbers, etc.
The crowd knew the officer well enough
to let him alone, even if he was not uni
formed, and ne escorted his prisoner to
Jail.