Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-25
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEW AK.

Dssbes Here and There by tho News
Reporters Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Observation-Disclosures at
Police Headquarters.
Live Oak Lodge of Odd Fellows viii
bold regular meeting and elect officers
for next year.
The next attraction at the Theatre after
camilla Urso" will be "Tne Private
Secretary' by the Madison Square Theatre
Company, on Jan. l and 2.
The public schools closed on Wednes-
day for the holiday vacation, and the
school boys and girls VIII enjoy the day
and coming week in accord with the sea-
son.
Twelve arrests-eleven for violation Of
the fireworks ordinance and one for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct
were reported at the police barracks up
to II o'clock last night.
Peter Walker was arraigned in the po-
lice court yesterday morning for shooting
at Policeman Prendible at st. Andrews
Hall on Monday night and after hear
ing was remanded for trial in the City
Court.
About O'clock last night a Norwegian
sailor was put aboard the Norwegian
bark Prindsessen, lying at the Ocean
steamship wharf. The sailor was wound
ed in the right cheek, and reported that
he had been shot in an ARRAY in Yama-
cTaw.
A report was received at the police bar
racks late last night that a negro had
been shot and killed in Woodvllle, about
two miles west Of the city. No particu-
lars OF the killing were learned. The
Coroner, at o'clock this morning, had
not been notified.
Five or six negroes were engaged in a
free fight at the corner of Liberty
and Habersham streets, at las
O'Clock this morning. They drew pistols
and fought with clubs. Word was sent
to the police barracks and a detail was
sent out to capture the crowd, but when it
arrived they had dispersed.
The cantata ''Santa Claus Mistake; or
the Bundle of Sticks" by the children of
st. Johns church assisted by members
of the st. Johns choir and others, at Ma
| sonic hall on Monday evening, promises
to be very enjoyable affair. The enter
tainment is for the purpose or raising
funds to purchase carpet for the Sunday
| school room.
A negro driver on one OF Dixon e.
| Murphy's coal carts recklessiy ran into a
| buggy standing in front OF Platshek's
variety store on BrougbtOn street yester-
/ day. An elderly lady, Mrs. Fleming, who
is visiting in the city, was sitting in the
| buggy, but fortunately escaped without
injury. The buggy was considerably
| damaged. Mr.. Murphy heard of the ac-
cident shortly after it occurred, and had
the buggy taken to shop for repairs.
| A young white man named John Hearn
was sitting in Entelman's saloon at the
corner of West Broad and Joachim
streets about 2:30 O'Clock yesterday after
noon when three bricklayers, one white
and two colored walked in. All were un-
! der the influence of liquor The white
| bricklayer invited his negro companions
| to drink. One of the negroes became in
sultlng to Hearn VINO walked away from
the party. AS he turned the bricklayer
struck him under the eye, knocking him
down. Hearn jumped to his feet odd
with small penkrife cut the fellow in
the neck and hands. The affair created
some excitement but no arrests were
1 made.