Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-09
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEW Walk.

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-PtckinEs at
Police Headquarters.
Tue police did not make a single arrest
yesterday,
Division No. /, A. 0. Of H., viii hold
regular meeting tonight.
Nineteen docket cases viii coneup be-
fore the Mayor this morning
The jasper Mutual Loan Association
VIII hold It's iOrty-slXth regular monthly
meeting to-nlghtat the office OF WoOten 4
| Mac DOnell. 1lS Bryan street.
The Savannah Mutual Loan Associa-
ton met last night and negotiated loans
aggregating 5000, $1,000 at 1914 per cent,
So, 900 at 361z per cent. and $4,000 at a6A
per cent.
Mr. Oretus Hubball broke his right
wrist Yesterday in attempting TO get on
his horse. The saddle turned with him,
and the girt slipping threw him TO tie
ground.
The cake ratified at Fernandez's last
night for the benefit OF the st. Patrlck's
church step fund was won by Mr. VIM.
Ryan. There were 295 chances on the
cake. II was won on throw Of IL
The special committee OF the City
AD4UtIls dlDD4uNtu 10 EUUbltAtt 10 lNf A'At4
Of the city extension south, VIII meet IN
the Council chamber tonight TO receive
the plans agreed upon by the property
owners.
The maximum temperature yesterday
at Savannah was 1871 degs., the minimum
was 80, and the mean 66.9 d9gs, There
was an inBppreci2ble fall Of rain al Key
West, the only station in the Savannah
section Of the cotton belt which reported
rain during the day.
The examination Of the plans for the
new jail is still going on. Yesterday Mr..
Eich0urg. of Fay 4 Eichburg, OF Atlanta,
and Mr. Morgan, OF the firm OF Bruce a
Morgan, of the same city, were before the
commissioners explaining their designs.
There are stll about ten designs to be eX-
amined. Two other architects, whose
plans are on hand, are expected here TO-
day.
The nuptials OF Rev. Thomas Boone, the
esteemed rector OF Christ Church, of this
city, and Miss Annie $. HedleY, daughter
Of the late Hon. John Hedley, OF Clifton,
staten island, n. y, are informally an
nOunced, and will be celebrated during
the approaching winter. The promised
event meets the unqualified approval of DR..
B0One's most intimate friends and par
ishioners.
The Washington, d. c., Star says that
Rev. Father Chappelle, pastor OF st.
Matthew's Catholic Church IN that city
Will soon be appointed Bishop Of
Southern diocese and suggests that the
appointment may be to the diocese of
Savannah. The Augusta Chronicle, re-
ferring to the vacancy, suggests that it
would be a grand stroke Of policy if Rev.
James NJ. OBrien, the parish priest Of
Washington, In this State, We're con-
sCituted the successor of Bishop Gross.
A letter bearing "A special 10-cent stamp
and the inscription miss NJ. NJ. ROsen-
pl8tt, Whitaker street, Savannah" wac
received at the post Office last night. No
person OF that name was known to the
carriers, and there was no such name in
the directory. A messenger was rushed
of, and starting in at Bay street, he pull
ed nearly all Of the door bells on both
sides Of Whitaker street, south as far as
Anderson street. At u O'clock he went
of duty and left the letter for some Of the
day boys TO deliver this morning. The
envelope was postmarked Charleston.
The Youths Historical Society held its
regular seml-monthiy literary meeting
lasE night. The programme consisted OF
a recitation by Mr.. Moses Gardner, read
ing by Mr.. A. j. Epstein. and was closed
by debate on the question, sis 10 prODa-
bic that England VIII long hold her pres
ent commanding position ?" The aflirma-
tive debaters were ). Gardner and sam
S. Selig; negative, A. s. Cohen and Abe 5.
Guckenheimer. The debate was well ar
gued. and WAS decided in favor of the
negative. The entertainment closed with
a dance. Next Wednesday evening the
society Will give an entertainment and
hop at the Masonic Temple.
Northeast wind, accompanied by light
rains and a rising barometer, was re-
ported yesterday afternoon at Cape Henry,
Norfolk, Washin gtOn. and points in the
northeastern portion of the country,
while heavy rain, with a falling barome-
ter, was announced at Brownsville. Tex.
Light rains were also reported at India
n9la. Northeast winds ana falling ba-
r0meteT were reported at Key West and
Jacksonville, the barometer reading at
Key West 29.S2 aud at Jacksonville 29.9S.
The weather WAS cloudy at Pensacola and
Mobile. with the wind blowing from the
north at the former station with a velocity
OF 10 miles, aud at the latter with a We
lOcity OF miles,
Local Personal.