Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
GOSSIP FROM TEE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.
GieanIngs Here and There by tho "Sews"
Reporters ~ Mondays Happenings in
Ihe City and suburbs The Days
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GieaninRs Here and There by tho "Sews"
Reporters Mondays Happenings in
Ihe City and suburbs The Day 3
Events Put into Brief Paragraphs.
The United states Courts will meet this
morning at 10 O'Clock.
The annual oral examinations in the
public schools will take place tomorrow.
The anniversary Of the savannah Fee
male Orphan Asylum viii be celebrated
tomorrow afternoon.
The team entered by the Beaufort Dis
trict Troop in Thursdays tournament
arrived in the city Yesterday, and began
practice on the tilung ground.
The street railroads ran better sched-
ule yesterday than WAS ever known be-
fore on Mem0rial day. There We're ample
accommodations for all who visited the
cemeteries, and no delays in running the
cars
The picnic committee Of the Chatham
Artillery announce that ali baskets which
may be sent TO the hall before Q O'Clock on
Friday morning, May 1. will be checked
from there to Montgomery where the pic
mic is to be held.
The steamship Dessoug Of the Ocean
steamship company, viii probably be
taken Of her route i'm june aud remOdeled
20 carry passengers The City of Sayau-
nab, or some other steamer, viii take ner
u.acc temporarily between this city and
Philadelphia.
The Ludden s. Bates Silver Tone Band
gave the first Opeu-air concert Of the sea-
son i'm the Park last night. II was heard
bv large crowd aud generally comment
ed upon as one Of tde most acceptable
open-alr entertainments that has been
given by that organization.
f, 1-
Friday uight, was raised and pumped out
yesterday morning, aud in the afternoon
mad steam ON. WOrkmen We're engaged
ma transferring To lighters the damaged
corn ana other stuff which remained
aboard. The tug viii be hauled out to-day
for caulking and repairs.
The lecture TO have been delivered last
night in the Trinity Methodist Church
chapel by Rev. Arthur Willard on "Sir
Waller ScotH' was postponed until to-
night ut O'Clock, when the price of adj
mission viii be reduced as per notice, in
another column. The lecture is for the
benefit of the Sunday school library.
A runaway OF one Of the Southern Ex-
press cOmpany's teams took place yester-
day morning about 8 o'clock on Bay
street. The team dashed in on the north
side Of the street, and cOllided with the
iron post OF the entrance TO the Exchange
slip, carrying the heavy iron post and
railing, and with it some of the stone
foundations before the frightened animals
were captured.
A meeting Of the lot owners in Laurel
lGroye Cemetery was held last night after
be decoration exercises to devise means
to prevent the despOiling of the graves of
the flowers with which they were deco
rs ted. After considering the matter it
was unanimously agreed to leave the dec.
OrNtions where they were placed, and
that they should not be removed from
thu cemetery. All possible effort viii be
made to secure the apprehension of ma
hcAous parties who disturb them.
Richard Kirkland, who went bail on
Satu rdaY in the sum Of 81 600 for the ne
gro constable, Robert Ii. Bourke, sur
rendered his man to the Sheriff Yesterday
and withdrew from the bond. The accused,
however, succeeded in obtaining another
bOadsman and thus was saved from inn
prlBOnment. BOurke is the man who is
charged by Sarah BOurke, who claims to
be his daughter, with incest. The accused
claims that the girl is his daughter, and
asserts that the prosecution Will have
something to do when it shall undertake
to prove the charge.