Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-09
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

/ Dashes Hero and There by the News"
| Reporters Yesterdays Happenings
Told in brief Observation-Disclosures at
Police Headquarters.
The City Council will meet tonight.
Pulaski Loan Association meets this
evening.
There were four cases at midnight for
the Mayors court.
Regular meeting Of Golden Rule Lodge
No. y, /. o. o. T., this evening.
The Merchants and Mechanics Loan
Association meets this evening.
Hon. Rufus f. Lester has moved into
his new and elegant residence No. 66
Hall street, corner u Lincoln.
An important notice Of the holders of
policies in the Cotton states Life Insur-
ance Company appears this morning.
Alfred Small, oolOred, was arrested
yesterday charged with the larceny Of
some meat from the steamship City of
Savannah.
The long and heavy rains in this sec
ton threatens to do great injury to the
sweet potato crop. IL is reported that
the crop already shows signs OF rotting.
This is very important food crop for
man and beast In certain sections. Dam
age 10 also reported 10 the sugar cane crop.
A negro boy who was standing on the
market steps shot with a sling at a crowd
Of negro boys who were playing on st.
Julian street yesterday. Tue sling con-
tanned small shot, one Of which struck a
boy in the eye and destroyed the sight.
The young wretch then ran off pursued by
crowd, who did not succeed in Overtak-
ing him.
Reports are still coming In Of damage
10 the county roads. II. G. Haywood,
Road Commissioner for the upper district
OF the Louisville road, reports that the
brick culverts at the 8 and 10-mile posts,
are in bad condition, having been partly
lifted up by the heavy pressure Of water.
Az the Smile post the water covers the
road from two to three feet deep for a dis
lance OF 800 yards.
On Monday nights tide the bark
Catherine Chalmers shifted her position
on Tybee knoll and her stern now lies in
deep water, while her bow is high up on
the land. She lies broadside to the sea.
The two Watchmen left her on Monday
night and rOwed to Tybee, and reported
her change OF position yesterday morn.
ing. If another NORTHEASTERN should come
up, she will go to pieces.
James Bacon, one of the three negroes
VINO escaped a few days ago from Jail,
WAS seen two or three days ago, and is
being closely tralled by detectives with a
prospect that he will be recaptured within
few DAYS at the most. 1t was generally
supposed that the fugitive, after escaping
from the Jail, had fed into one Of the
south Carolina swamps, when in fact he
remained near the city.
There Is prospect that the admirers Of
the national game I'm savannah will ha We
an opportunity Of witnessing an exhibit
tion game in this city between the At
lantas and Nashvilles, the two leading
clubs in the Southern League, at
the close of the season. In case the two
clubs tie in the league race, an effort will
be made to bring them to Savannah to
play the deciding game on neutral
ground.
Mr.. G. II. Norwood son OF Hon. T. NJ.
Norwood, who is farming at Walthour-
Vile, Liberty county, yesterday left at the
MORNING NEWS office a curiosity in the
form OF a runner of Bermuda grass which
had made its way through piece of oak
punk. The wood was about a foot in
length, and the grass had worked its way
through the centre. Mr.. Norwood is max
ing quite success at farming, and says
that the grass crop Of the South is des-
tined TO be very valuable one.
A clever swindle came to light yester-
day through the arrest Of colored boy
named Bliss. The youth with the felici-
tous name was peddling chickens through
the southern section OF the city. and had
made several sales during the morning
and on the day before After he disap-
peared on the first morning some OF his
purchasers were visited by a negro man
who stated that Bliss had stolen the
chickens from him. The man claimed
the fowls, and threatened prosecution If
they were not handed over. When Bliss
was arrested Yesterday he proved that
he had bought the chickens of Bav street
dealer, and that tue negro who had
claimed them WAS "A swindler.