Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-27
CITY ANDSUBURBANNEWS
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.

SIDEWALK.
Glesnings Eere and There by the "News"
I;epOrters - Sundays Happenings in
the City and Suburbs-The Days
Events Put into Brief Paragraphs
Pickings AT the Police Barracks.
The steamer Cumberland viii leave at
80 O'Clock this afternoon for D0bOy and
Darien.
The steamer st. Nicholas made her
/ second Sunday excursion to Beaufort
| yesterday. The trip was an enjoyable one
to all who made it.
4 woman named Mary Bishop was
lodged in the barracks last night charged
with striking Hannah BrOderick in her
house while under the influence of liquor.
Bishop Beckwith will administer the
rite Of confirmation at Christ Church on
Wednesday afternoon at 80 o'clock, and
at ~, Stephens Church, colored, at 8
O'Clock.
The Isle OF Hope ferry road between
the Waters and Skidaway roads will be
closed to-day and tomorrow 10 allow the
erection Of the bridge now in course Of
construction.
A negro named Ben Taylor was ar
rested by the police yesterday charged
with improper conduct in forging a
ticket on the savannah Lighter and
Transfer company.
The tug Royal Arch was lowed over
from her former position to the
dry dock yesterday. She is still
under water, but it is likely that she will
he raised high enough on high water to
be pumped out this morning.
The Beaufort District Troop will arrive
in the city this morning via screven's
ferry. and VIII take up their quarters at
the Pulaski House. The FIRST practice
for the tournament on the Ten Brock
course will take place this afternoon.
Among the arrests at the police bar
racks yesterday were w. N. White. John
Day, Abram Waymon, James King,
Thomas Prior, G. A. Washington. Hector
Rankin, Gabriel Davis. Jake Hazard and
Joseph Murphy, charged with drunken
ness and disorderly conduct.
The Chatham Uniform Degree Camp of
Odd Fellows will parade this afternoon
at $50 O'Clock in honorof the sixtv.sixth
anniversary of odd Fellowship in
America, and after the parade will par
ticipate in the celebration at ODD Fellows
Han, when they Will give an exhibition
drill.
Rev. Arthur Willard, formerly of Lon
don. occupied the pulpit of Trinity MethO-
dist Church yesterday morning. Mr.. Mil
lard will beaan series of lectures in the
church lecture room tonight for the bene-
fit of the Sunday school library fund. The
subject of the first lecture is "Sir Walter
Scott"
About 8 O'Clock last night negro
woman named Alice Lee was struck in
the Jaw with a heavy toothbrush cup by
a negro with whom she had some diff
Guilty in a house at the corner of South
Broad and Arnold streets. She received
three very painful gashes on the left side
Of her face. Her wounds were dressed
by DR.. Stone.
cOlOred man named G. S. w. Shivery
was arrested Saturday afternoon charged
with having assaulted and beaten his
wife, Malinda Shivery, in her house on
Taylor street. The accused gave bond
for his appearance to answer and was
liberated from the barracks. Yesterday
morning about ! 80 O'Clock he again beat
his wife, when he was lodged in the BAR
racks and will be tried in the Mayors
Court this morning.
The Darien Timber Gazette. abiding to
the coming tournament, says A detach-
ment OF the Mcintosh Light Dragons
Capt. c. Ii. Hopkins commanding in per-
son, will leave on Tuesday evening, on
the steamer David Clark. for Savannah, to
take part in the tournament to take place
on thursday. SefgJ. L. >. W Nlly, COrplS.
b. 4. Sinclair. NJ. j. Kenan and James
O'Brien, and Private f. +. Durant will
constitute the team. They have mad very
little practice, and hence are not expected
to do much.
Robert II BOurke, a cOlOred constable
attached to Magistrate Naughtin's office,
was arrested on Saturday at the instance
of Sarah BOurke, who claims to be
Bourke's daughter, and who charged him
with incest. The woman is about Is
years Of age and is in an unfortunate con-
ditiOn owing, as she charges, to Bourke's
conduct. BOurke denied the charge, and
on being arrested gave bond before
Magistrate Warning Russell, Jr., in the
sum of 81, goo for his appearance, Richard
Kirkland being his bOndsman.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards Bat
talon will give its annual Maypicnic at the
Schutzen Park on Friday. The commit
tee of arrangements consists of Lieut..
John NJ. BRYAN, Sergts. w. w. Rogers, S.
Elliot, Jr., w. Ii. Wade, Thomas Screven
and PrlvatesJ. +, WOOten, A. NJ. Martin,
Jr., and Honorary Member r. ID. Guerard.
The lady managers are Mrs. II. II. Foot
man, Mrs. John NJ. Bryan, Mrs. George
l.. Appleton, Mrs. II. II. Woodbridge,
Mrs. Jos. A. Crank, Mrs. Henry II. jack
son. Mrs. J. p. 5. Houstoun. Mrs. j. w.
fretwell, Mrs. w. 5. BasInger. Mrs.
James l.. Taylor. Mrs. w. w. Rogers,
Mrs. j. G.. Hayward.