Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES /
GLEANINGS FROM THE STREET
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GOssiD Gathered Here and Thcr by the
News" Reporters-Tuesday's Happen
ings Told in Brief Paragrs phs-Piek-
ings At Police Headquarters.
Golden Rule Lodge will hold a regular
meeting tonight.
The County Commissioners will hold
their May meeting to-day.
The Wesley Monumental Sunday school
viii hold its anniversary exercises to-
night.
The grand Jury Of the City Court was
yesterday discharged by Judge Harden
until 10 O'Clock May %.
The Pulaski Loan Association will hold
its regular monthly meeting at the Office
/ of Garrard IL Meldrim Tonight.
/ The annual confirmation service at the
! Synagogue Mickva Israel will take place
next Wednesday evening, May 20.
/ the annual meeting of the stockholders
Of the Brush Electric Light and Power
COMPANY will be held ut metropolitan
/ Hall at 8 O'clock tonight.
The Merchants and Mechanics Loan
Association will hold its thirty sixth
regular monthly meeting at the office of
Jackson Il Whatley Tonight.
A white man named Thomas Digs was
| lodged in the barracks last night, charget
with cursing and using vulgar and OBJ
scene language on the street.
A neQrOnamed Chas. Wood was arrested
by Officer Lyons Mt the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway depot for rolling n
hand cart in the depot yard without per-
mission.
The schooner Bessie Morris arrived in
port yesterday from Philadelphia, after
long passage. The Captain reports hav-
ing had a succession Of head winds and
Gains, besides high seas.
The Savannah Yacht CLUB will hold
special meeting to-day at the office Of
Vice Commodore Johnson to decide upon
the direction of the tenth annual cruise
and to arrange for Fridays regatta.
A negro named A. Habersham was
lodged in the barracks yesterday by Officer
1. Durham, charged with having violated
city ordinance by driving a horse and
wagon through Charlton street lane.
The work of remodelline the works of
the old gas company, SO as TO make gas
by the new process, will commence to-
day. Chief Engineer Humphreys will
superintend the alterations in person.
At meeting of the directors of the
Board of Trade yesterday morning it was
resolved to send three delegates to the
Commercial Convention at Atlanta,
President Clarke to be one and to act as
chairman Of the delegation.
The friends of st. stephens Episcopal
Church (coOred) Female Aid Society at
tended n festival, given by the latter in
behalf of the church, at Empire Hall last
night. The best Of order was observed,
and the enterprise was literally patron
| lied.
The plans for the new building for the
/ Southern Bank of the State of Georgia
| have been completed. The building will
| be three stories in height instead of two,
/ as first contemplated Contracts for the
several Glasses of work will be given out
at an early day.
There is a prospect of a game Of base
| ball between mines made up from the
| Chatham Artillery and the Macon VOlun-
teers, to take place on Saturday at Base
Ball Park. The ultimatum of the Chat
hams was telegraphed TO the Volunteers
yesterday morning and reply is expected
some time to-day.
Mr.. j. A. Wood, of New York, has his
hands full Of work in this city. He has
two large buildings-the Guards armory
and the Altmayer buIlding-well under
way, the new Southern Bank building
nearly ready for the contractors, and the
plans for several other large buildings
under consideration. Mr.. Wood has
been in the city for several DAYS.
The Republican Blues will celebrate
their seventy seventh anniversary with a
picnic at the SchUetzeD Park to-day.
The committee having the arrange
ments in charge consists of Lieut..
W. G.. MOrrel, Sergt. j. j. Gaudry, COrpl.
/ 5, Binswanger, Private NJ. L. Robinson,
Honorary Member j. Z. Campagnac, and
Veteran G.. A. Marmelstain. Cars Will
leave the Bolton street depot on the Coast
Line Railroad at 2:3O and $3.50 o'clock.
A large party of excursjonists, friends
and members Of No. Fire Company, of
Rome, Ca, arrived in savannah early
yesterday morning by the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway. Eighty
seven of them registered at the
Marshall House. The party was in
charge of Capt. W. W. Ssav. About
thirty of the members came along. They
spent the day in driving around the city,
and at night left for Jesup, whence they
will 90 to Cumberland Island and Jack
sOnville.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather yesterday, the st. Johns parish
picnic, given at Montgomery for the bene-
tit of the rectory fund, was enjoyed by a
large crowd OF people, in addition to the
pupils of the Sunday school. The out
ward bound trains OF the City and Subur-
ban Railway in the morning and after
noon were crowded. Nothing occurred
to mar the pleasures Of the day, and the
merry throng of eXcursl0nists returned TO
the city last evening lavish in their COM
mendation of the ladies under whose
management the picnic was conducted.