Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-23
NEWS THROUGH THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.

Gleanings Here and There by the News
Reporters - Wednesdays Happenings
in the city and Suburbs-Pickings at
Police Headq uarters--The Day Events
Told in Paragraphs.
Zerubbabel Lodge, F. A. NJ, viii hold a
regular communication tonight.
Tho Catholic knights of America will
meet tonight at Catholic Library Hall.
The City Council passed bills against
the city last night amounting to $24,99l II.
The Girls Benevolent Society will give
a festival and hop at ArmOry Hall to-
morrow evening.
The steamer Cumberland will leave this
morning for DObOy and Darien and land
ings on the Satilla river.
The Winchester rife, ratified last night
at j. r Fernaudez's cigar store. was won
by j. r. Rowland on a throw Of -.
The street and Lane Committee was
authorized by the City Council last night
to purchase 1000 feet Of stone for building
street crossings.
The daily practice at head and ring by
the Georgia Hussars attracts the atten-
ton Of crowds of people in the Park eX-
tension every afternoon.
The Hinesyille gazette says there will
be quite a number of visitors from
Liberty at the tournament in Savannah
on April 30. They want TO be present
adds the Gazette, when the boys carry off
the first prize.
The Chatham and Forest City Gun
Clubs will have a match for the LigOwsld
medal this afternoon on the grounds Of
the Chathams. BOih clubs have strong
teams, and a close match is expected.
There will also be sweepstake shooting
after the contest.
The days race at the Gentlemen's
Driving Park on Monday promises an in
teresting programme Of sport. The race
VIII be a three-mile sweepstake. The en-
tries are Little Dick, bv S. A. Hughes:
Ed Miller, by George E. Matthews, and
Il. p. Garsed, by 5. j. TitcOmC.
The Norwegian bark Candeur was
cleared yesterday for Antwerp. with >, 723
barrels rosin. weighing 1.119.9S5 pounds,
valued at 1901 26 and 2j0barrels spirits
turpentine, measuring 1861 gallons, val
ned at S4,0l5. Total valuation Of cargo,
SS9l6 %. Cargo and vessel cleared by
Messrs. S. 2. Shotter & Co.
Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
DunwOdy announces that no applications
for special tax stamps can be filed before
May I. Collector Crenshaw expects to
take charge of the office on that day, and
Collector Johnson does not wish to con-
fuse matters in any way by filing any APP
plicatiOns The law requires that all tax
payers have their special tax stamps on
the day they commence or continue bust
ness.
The new yacht ''Kate Curtis" recently
built at Thomson, Ga, and of which q
description was given in the NEWS some
days ago, started from Augusta Yesterday
on a cruise down the river. She will en-
ter the May regatta Of the Savannah
Yacht Club. The vessel was built by Mr.
j. NJ. Curtis after model Of bis own at a
cost of $500. She is a neat and trim boat,
Of four tons burthen, drawing 10 inches of
water when loaded. She is ~ feet in
keel ard 50 feet beam, stopped rugged,
centre board attachment, and in all pre-
sents a graceful appearance. The party
with Nj. Curtis on the initial cruise is
composed Of seven gentlemen, as follows:
j. NJ. Cur tbs, W. D. Wilson, Fred Winter,
George Curtis, Benjamin Willingham,
Walter S. Curtis and Capt. VIM. Johnson.