Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-12
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
GLEANINGS FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

Gossip Gathered Here and There by the
News" Reporters Mondays Happen
ings Told in Brief PaTagrsphs-Piek-
ings at Police Headquarters.
The Southern Mutual Loan Association
met last night. Loans to the amount OF
/ $4,000 were negotiated at 30 per cent.
Elwood johnson, colored, was arrested
/ yesterday for interfering with citizens on
/ the street. johnson was drunk at the
time.
Joseph Nolan, Robert Nolan, Matte
/ Ward and Isaiah Williams were arrested
last night for disOrderly conduct on the
street.
Jack Freeman, colored, was arrested
Yesterday for stOning and abusing James
Buckley. Freemsn's actions caused con-
siderable excitement on the street.
The annual picnic of st. Johns parish
will be held at Montgomery to-day.
Trains Will leave the Anderson street
depot at 10 a. m. and II 80 and 1928 p. IN.
The Union Cornet Band, colOred, gave
its first annual excursion to Tybee yester-
day. The steamer st. Nicholas carried
down an immense crowd Of colored peO-
pie VINO spent the day on the island, re-
turning at O'Clock last night.
The early closing movement is being
considered among the clerks and an effort,
it is understood, will be made to secure
the closing of the stores at O'Clock. One
or two firms have already announced that
they will close at that hour except on
Saturdays.
The st. John the Baptist T. A. and b.
Society are arran ing for a mammoth pic
mic for the benefit Of the orphan boys I'M
der the care of the Sisters of ST. Joseph at
Washington, Ga, to be held June 9. The
place and complete ARRANGEMENTS Will be
announced later in the week.
The ladies' of the Savannah Baptist
Church will open fair at Armory Ha !
tonight, continuing tomorrow and
Thursday afternoon and evenings. In
connection with the fair will be exhibited
the Little World Wonder, which attracted
so much attention at the Atlanta EXPOSE
ton.
Isaac Chance, the cOlored desperate
who cut an officer at Millen some time
ago and fled, was captured yesterday in
Savannah. Chance says he has been
working in the country and did not VEN
ture to enter the CITY through fear OF be-
ing caught. MIllen officials are expected
to arrive to-day and take him back.
The continued cold weather has greatly
retarded the growing rice crop in South
Carolina. The May birds have also done
considerable damage. On a number of
plantations these causes have necessita-
ted the replanting of quite a large area.
of course these mishaps viii not materi-
ally affect the crops, as the damage is
easily remedied.
Capt. Somers, of the schooner Emma l..
Cottingham, which was libeled to satisfy
the claim of Noah Gardener. of his crew,
settled the case yesterday by paying the
claim, $3l and the costs, which am united
to SIG. When the subpoena was served
on him SOmeTs was bOisterOus, and said
he would not obey it. His wrath cost
him lust $l6. He cleared yesterday for
Philadelphia. Somers was arrested by
d putty Marshal Harry Palmer.
j. Douglass Robinson, white, Postmas-
ter at Button, 5. c., was arrested on
Saturday by a special agent of the Post
Office Department and taken to Charles
ton. Robinson has been one Of the shin
ing lights of The Radical party in Beau
fort district for the past - years. Brown,
the c0lOred Postmaster at Hardeeville, 5.
c., has been removed. and Mrs. r chard-
son, widow Of the late ZebulOn Richard
son, Esq, OF that town, appointed IN his
place.
Last Saturday week ago a young son
of Joseph MOessner while playing with
other playmates stuck a small green
peach up his nOstril, where it lodged. An
effort was made to remove it, but without
success. A physician was finally called,
and placed the child under the influence
of an anesthetic and removed the peach.
Shortly after the little fellow was taken
with commissions, and in the last one yes
terday morning he died. The child was
about 4 years of age. The funeral will
be held to-day.