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

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-PiclEiRgs a.
Police Headquarters,
The City Council WIN hold regular
meeting tonight.
The United States Circuit Court Will
convene tomorrow morning.
Thirteen prtients We're admitted to St.
Joseph's lnfrmary, yesterday.
Magnolia Encampment OF ODD Fellows
will hold a regular meeting tonight
There were seven arrests reported at
the police barracks up TO y O'CLOCK last
night.
Fishing IS reported TO be more than or
dinarily good along the coast and IN the
rivers.
The NEWS editorial department ac-
kuowledges a handsome lunch from the
Young Mems Coffee house.
The Knox Presbytery, colOred, will
convene I'd the Ezra Presbyterian Church,
ON West Broad street, at 1880 O'Clock to-
night
The general committee OF the Savannah
Volunteer Guards bazaar will meet at the
Guards drill room on Friday night, instead
OF to night.
A human skull was recently washed
ashore near the jetty on Tybee island.
From its shape il is supposed to be that
OF a white man.
TWO runaway teams on Drayton street
early Yesterday morning created some
excitement, and awoke the late sleepers
IN the neighbOrhood Of Broughton,
Mr.. Thomas G. Kneller, for some years
a baggage agent in the employ OF the
Central Railroad Company, died last
night OF consumption at his home on
BroughtOn street.
A middle-aged col0red woman, living
on the White Bluff road, dropped dead by
the roadside, about three miles south of
the city, yesterday afternoon. Her re-
mains we're taken in charge by the COrO-
ner. Heart disease was the cause of her
death.
The sailor, Charles ]. Holman, who
was shot i'm the left elbow aboard the
schooner NJ. X. Rawey, mention OF
which was made in Yesterdays NEWS,
was sent to st. JOseph's lntirmary yester-
day morning. While the wound is pain
ful. it is not serious.
The exports of cotton to foreign ports
for the month Of October were 106, 5S3
bales Of upland cotton. weighing So, 1872.
500 pounds. valued at IS. 223. 7SS, and 1853
bales Of sea island cotton weighing 60, $50
pounds, valued at S14, 400. The total val
uation was $5,23S,27S.
Last night one Of the mules attached 80
a street car on the Whitaker street line
suddenly slipped his harnes and disap-
peared in the darkness. The driver APP
peared to be dumblOunded at the abrupt
departure Of the mule. After a five min
utes' hunt the animal was captured and
the car went on its way.
G.. r. LOyett and John Collie, carpen-
ters, who room together at Wayne and
Montgomery streets, became involved in
a quarrel last night. Collie drew pistol
and shot Lovets in the right arm, the ball
entering above the wrist and passing out
above the elbow. Lovett seized Collie
and held him until Officer Deignan ar
rived. Collie was lodged in the barracks,
and will have a hearing before the Mayor
This morning.
A lad about IS years old was taken to
81. J0seph's Infrmary last night in an
unconscious co ition. He is supposed
20 have been injured by a fall at some one
Of the vessels along the wharyes. United
States Marine Hospital Surgeon White
was called TO attend the lad, but was I'M
able to learn his name or any particulars
Of his fall. His dress and general APP
pearance indicated that he was a sailor.
No bones were broken, and the lads in
juries are probably internal.