Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-15
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
GOSSIP GATHERED BY THE
NEWS" REPORTERS.

Events of the Dav Told in Paragraph
Tuesdays Happenings in the City and
Suburbs entertainments Tonight -
Gloanings At Police Headquarters.
lthas been decided to make the entire
Al,mayer building four stories high.
The fret colored picnic Of the season
at Happy Retreat was held yesterday.
TIE Base Ball Association will meet to-
night at the Office OF l. @, Haas, No. al
Bay street
The calico hop given by the .al
Church Aid Society at Masonic Temple
last night was brilliant success.
A dwelling house was burned al Mil
lers, station so. ], Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway, last night about s
O'Clock.
Sarah Ann Scott and Charles Waters,
cOl0red, were lodged in the barracks last
night charged with disorderly conduct in
the street.
There VIII be music and dancing at
Montgomery this afternoon. The City
and Suburban regular train will leave at
- O'Clock.
Tae grand jury Of the Superior Court
VIII meet az I'D a. IN. to-day, and viii
probably make their general present.
Aents and be discharged Tor the term.
The truck gardeners report a severe
frost yesterday morning. The thermOme-
ter at farms south OF the city registered "a
degrees. NO damage was done 10 the
peas.
A white man named Barnard Mocks
was arrested by the police last night at
the instance Of Mr.. J. ". Goss and held
20 answer the charge Of larceny after
trust,
A white man named G. z. Simpson
f.. IL .s
and disorderly conduct and with having
attempted to break the door Of the resi-
dence of Mrs. Beach.
The steamtug Republic will 20 down 10
Tybee this morning for the purpose Of
meeting the steamship CienfuegOs, from
Nassau. y. p, with a party OF tourists
who propose landing here.
The Social Club will give a masquerade
hop at Armory Hall this evening. The
committee of arrangements consists Of
L. A. Laird, Chairman, and J. Morgan,
J. Barnett, f. SchWarz, w. COrbett, and
T. Mckay.
The steamship ChattahoOchee, from
New York, which was ashore near the
quarantine station. got Of yesterday after
moons tide and came up to her dock last
evening. Her passengers were landed in
the morning by the tug John W. Lynn.
Mr.. Otto Vogel will give a stereopueon
exhibition and illustrated lecture on ga
Tour to Rome Through Picturesque
Italy, at the Theatre on Friday evening,
April -. in connection with a concert for
the beHeft Of the Ludden 4 Bates silver
Tone Band.
Owing to the backwardness Of the
spring there is prospect Of a scarcity OF
flowers for Memorial day. 1t has been
suggested that the Observance of the day
be postponed unit. some time In May and
70 make it military occasion. There has
not been such a scarcity Of flowers at this
time OF the season for several years as
there is now, and with the present cold
spell it is probable that the supply will be
scarce for some time to come.
Mr. G Kiesling has in has hot house
two OF the celebrated "Bennetr' rose
trees. One Of them has at present two
fun bloom roses upon it. This rose is a
Seeding, and is the latest production in
Florida culture. Ii is a large red flower,
of beautiful proportions. II was discOv-
cred by Mr.. Bennett, of England, and it
IS said that the first plant bfOu ht to this
country cost Evans, of Philadelphia,
5000.
A little twC-year-old child Of Mr.. Charles
Harvey, living on York street was bitten
on saturday by a dog belonging to Mrs.
Laura Eastmead, living in the same
neighborhOOd. Determined to dispose Of
the dog. Mr. Harvey went TO Mrs. East
mead's house and, it was claimed. gained
possession of the dog and killed it. Yester-
day Mrs. Eastmead swore out a warrant
for Mr.. Harvey's arrest, charging him
with malicious mischief The case was
brought before Magistrate Molina. Mr..
Harvey waived an examination and gave
bond for his appearance in court.