Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-08
CITY ANDSU3UR3ANNE
GOSSIP FROM lie STREET AND
SIDEWALK.

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Nieht-Pickings 1T Police HeAdqusr-
tiers.
Pulaski Loan association meets this
evening.
The Savannah Yacht Club holds
meeting to-day.
The City Cou,cil will hold a regular
meeting tonight,
Golden Rue Lodge No. u, 1. 0. 0. F.,
meets this evening.
The Oglethorpe Gymnasium will hold
regular monthly meeting tonight.
Quite number Of new residences are
being erected in the southern portion Of
the city.
The Merchants and Mechanics Loan
Association VIII hold meeting this
evening.
The GEORGIA. Hussars will meet for a
practice tilt i'm the Park extension this
afternoon.
The Ladies' Church Aid Society VIII
give calico party at Masonic Temple on
Tuesday evening, April IA.
The County Commissioners will meet
to-day. The election for clerk Of the
board viii take place during the meeting.
Tho Attucks Light Infantry, colored,
of Charleston. VIII visit savannah next
sunday TO take part in the celebration Of
the anniversary Of the Lone star Cadets.
Forsyth Park is daily thronged with
visitors who admire the fresh olorics
which are being rapidly assumed by the
plants aud the Towering shrubbery for
the season.
TIE Baptist congregations Of Augusta
are huslly preparing for the assembling
of the Southern Baptist Convention in the
First Baptist Church Of that city from
May G to II.
The Easter festival ofthe st. Matthew's
Episcopal Church Sunday school will
take place at the church, corner Of TAFT
nail and Huntingdon streets, tonight at
= - O'Clock.
? large force Of workmen was employed
yesterday under the supervision Of Con-
tractor Martin Cooley in cleaning out the
brick sewer on West Boundary street,
between William street and the river.
A london dispatch to the News says
that N%e bark Queen Victoria, from Saw
annah for Hamburg. which was reported
ashore at Dungeness on Friday, became a
total wreck during storm on Sunday.
The Western Union Telegraph messen-
gers appeared Yesterday in full new uni
forms. The caps, OF the latest pattern,
bear on the front Of the crown brass plates
with the words "W estern Union" in con-
spicuous letters.
Thomas Bowles. colored, who has been
wanted by the police since March ID for
violating city ordinance in firing a pis-
tol in house on Jones street, was ar
rested Yesterday, and locked up at the
barracks for a hearing this morning.
Frederick Scheele, who is engaged in
the grocery business at the corner of Mar
garet and Farm streets, was arr ested yes
terday, charged with selling liquor on
Sunday, and gave bond for his appearance
before the Superior Court.
While the Forest City Light Infantry
were shooting at CarsOu's farm Yesterday
afternoon, ball passed beyond the target
and glanced, striking a negro convict,
who was working in Cuyler swamp. i'm
the lett arm, intlicting a slight flesh
wound.
The City and Suburban Railway has
under consideration the reduction of
fares to Montgomery and Isle Of Hope.
What the reduction will be has not yet
been positively decided upon. Low rates
of fare will doubtless do much towards
inducing travel to those pleasant salt
water resorts.
The pilot boat Pet is being rebuilt at
Nillnk's shipyard. The Neca is also un-
dergOng repairs. The masts of the latter
VIII be shortened about three feet. All
unsound wood or timbers in either vessel
viii be taken out and new timbers put in.
The work is being done under the per-
sonal SUPERVISION of Capt. Craig, of the
Neca. When completed they will both be
comparatively new vessels.
A woman, who gave her name rs Mrs.
Me8sOn, was found lying in the market
yesterday afternoon in a drunken coudi-
tion and was placed under arrest by OIL
Ger Smith. The policeman had gone but
OH III Ia
she grabbed a rock from the street and
hurled it at him with all the force that she
could command. She is locked up at the
barracks, charged with being drunk and
disorderiy and assaultng an officer
The new base ball business has not vet
taken a definite shape. 1t is eXpected
however, that enough subscriptions will
be obtained in a few days to warrant an
organization. The City and Suburban
Railway proposes to advance the associa-
ton when organized a generous subscrip-
lion, and Col. j. Fl. Estill, owner of the
Base Ban Park, will also contribute to
the enterprise. 1.-THE base ballists and their
friends come up as well as it is expected
they will, there will be, apparently. no
difficulty in raising the necessary amount
to secure good nine.
Peter Austin, colorcd was committed
for court by Justice Il. J. Sheftau yester-
day morning for stealing q hog from
Abram ShefCall. a farmer on the Ogeechee
MIR. Shettall has recently missed several
hogs, and finally concluded that Austin,
who lives near him, was the thief A
shoat disappeared from his drove Monday,
and upon going to Austin's house he
found the latter cooking a hog in a large
kettle. As soon MS Austin saw Mr.. Shelf
tall approaching ha cried ont. "'peed
dals not yO'r hog, Marse ShcHAu," but
the owner identified the animal by marks
he mad placed on It's ears, and had Austin
arrested.
Deputy United states Marshal Murphy.
OF Scriyen county, whose commission
was revoked by Judge Speer. and who
was committed 20 Jail during the recent
term OF the United states Court for con-
tempt in not serving certain papers
giYon 20 him for service, was released
some DAYS ago, having served the term
of bis sentence. In letter 20 the NEWS
he states that his reason for not serving
the papers was an order from United
States Marshal Wade calling him from
scarboro, whore he was at the time. 10 the
city with all papers me mad ON hand.
The papers i'm question before the court
were yet in his possession and hc turned
TEEN over To the Marshal upon his arri-
val here without any further CXplana
ton.
The 81. Agnes Society.
The concert and festival at Catholic
Library Hall tomorrow night viii De
uiVpu under tho a,iepfees of tho ST. ..onps