Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-11
CITY ANDSUBURBAN NEWS
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.

Gleanings Here ana There by the News
Reporters-The Events of the Day
Told in Paragraphs-Meetings Last
Night-Piekinss st Polfee HAadquAF-
tsrs.
The steamer George M. Bird, of the De
Bsry-Baya line, which has been laid up for
some months past, is to be thoroughly
overhauled and again put into active SER
vice.
At meeting of Branch 464 of the Irish
National League, held last evening at
Catholic Library Hall, Alderman p. j.
OConnor was elected President for the
ensuing year.
A series OF Sunday afternoon concerts
will be inaugurated at Montgomery to-
morrow. The programme is announced
in the NEWS to-day and includes some
choice musical selections.
A large market basket, containing two
large leather belts supposed to have been
stolen and dropped by the thief, was
found in the southern portion of the city
yesterday morning near Hall and Mont
gomery streets.
The new Christian church on Bolton
street, between Whitaker and Barnard
streets, is being rapidly pushed to com.
pletion, larpe portion of the structure
having already been weatherbOarded
and painted with a coat of printing.
The work Of connecting the feed-pipe
with the boiler and pump attached to the
engine which is to supply the motive
power for boring the artesian well was
completed Yesterday afternoon. and it is
expected that boring for the we'll Will be
resumed to-day.
Sealed proposals tofurnish subsistence
and supplies for the use of the Sapelo
! nstu ha D..
June 30 1886, VIII be received at the
office Of the medical officer in charge Of
the United States Marine Hospital Ser
vice at the custom house until no on Of
April %.
sheriff Miller, of Ware county, arrived
in the city last night from Jesup, having
in his custody negro about % years of
age, named George Blue, who was con-
victed before Judge Mershon at the meet
ing Of the Superior Court of felony and
sentenced to be imprisoned four years in
the penitentary.
The MORNING NEWS has received from
|. W. Taber, photographer, 8 Montgom-
cry street, San Francisco, a photograph
OF Gen. Grant, and pronounced by the
members OF the Generals family to be the
hest picture ever taken OF him. The
picture is fine specimen Of Photographic
art, and has the clear, sharp outlines of
an engraving.
The Chatham Artillery gave a ball at
Armory Hall last night complimentary
/ To the ladies' who assisted them at the
/ fair last December. The mem bers of the
! company attended IN full dress uniform.
/ At y O'Clock an elegant supper was
served. The bah was an ENJOYABLE one,
and when it broke up the participants re.
| GREETED that time had flown 50 swiftly,
and LETT 1t with the things Of the asst.
/ Sergt Theus, Corporal Cam and Private J.
/ f. LaFar composed the Committee of Ar
| rangements.
A few days ago a little cnlOTed girl
! named Julia Coleman, about 10 years old,
! originally from Liberty county. was taken
| IN wagon by a negro to the Georgia In
/ Urinary for medical attention. Dr.
/ Myers, Superintendent Of the Indrmarv
/ found that both Of tire child's legs. below
the knee, had apparently been frozen, and
that the flesh was sioughing from
the ankle bones. The negro who
left the child at the Indrmary
drove away Immediately. without
leaving his name or telling wher
or under what circumstances the child
bad been frozen. She told the doctor thai
she had been employed as a nurse to somt
colored children on the Tbunderbolt road
until sac became too lame to help herself
and that her father and mother were
dead. Both of the girls lower limbs viii
be amputated in order to save her life
The operation was to have been per.
formed yesterday, but was uBayNidably
| postponed.