Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-05
CITY ANDSUBURBANNEWS
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

GIesnings Hero aud There by the
''News" Reporters- Thursdays Hap
penings Told ia Brief Paragraph
PicAinEs at Police Headq uarters.
The work of redecorating the offices OF
the Court OF Ordinary was completed
yesterday.
Hunter Lane was locked up, charged
with stealing some meat from the store of
James O'Byrne.
James II. Lloyd, cOlored, was arrested
yesterday for the larceuty Of some chick
ems from Joseph Logan.
Hogan Kelson. colored, was taken into
custody. charged with approprlating
gold ring, the property Of j. Il. Open
helm.
The Forest City Gun Club will cele-
brate its first anniversary on the practice
grounds on HutchInson's Island this after
noon.
The exterior wall of the Chatham Ar
tillery armory has been fenced with
scafold preparatory to the work Of re-
modelling the building.
The firm Of Aug. Stucken q Co., Of this
city and New Orleans, was dissolved yes
terday. The firm was composed Of Aug.
Stuckcn, Carl Eglinger and George l..
Cope, Jr.
family excursion will be given 10
Anderson street depot at BIS, and S p.
NJ, and returning, will leave Montgomery
AT $3.50 and IL p. m.
The Workman's and Traders Loan and
Building Association met last night at
the office of Jackson & Whatley, and loan
ed S50O0-S4.000 at Az per cent. and
$1,000 at AZ per cent.
A negro named Fortune Duncan was
committed to jail by Magistrate Shelf
tall yesterday on warrant charging
him with wife beating. The case will be
tried in the City Court on Monday.
The Savannah Rife Association will
hold its annual prize contc-' AZ the Schut-
zen Park this afternoon. me Associa-
lion Will be divided into four classes, and
a prize will be offered in each class.
The attraction Of the week at the Base
Ball Park viii be the game between the
Chatham Artillery nine and the Macon
Volunteers. The Volunteers will leave
Macon tonight, arriving here tomorrow
morning.
The directors Of the Board Of Trade yes
terday authorized the President TO use
every effort TO discover the party or par
ties who circulated the circular, to which
reference was made in the NEWS on We'd |
nesday, concerning horning. Should they
be found out aud prove to be members of
the Board of Trade, tits probable that they |
Will be dealt with summarily.
There was nothing done in either the |
superior or the Civ Court Yesterday. |
Both Of these courts will meet this morn |
ing at 10 O'Clock. In the City Court the /
case of A. G. Layton against Emil |
Schwarz viii be called for trial, and as |
large number Of witnesses have been sum- /
m0ned the case will probably occupy the |
attention of the court until late hour.
At a special meeting OF the Working |
mems Benevolent Association. held last
night, Mr.. Robert Charlton, ex-President,
was presented with "A gold watch and /
chain as a token OF respectin appreciation
OF services rendered in the past. The |
presentation was made by Mr.. John Car
rick in neat speech. Mr.. Charlton ten
dercd his thanas TO the society for the gift |
and made few pleasant remarks.
Representatives of the Albany Neios |
and ADVERTISER, the Atlanta Euentng |
journal. Griffin Neics, Americas Recorder !
and savannah Times met in this city on
Wednesday night and organized the In |
dependent Southern Press Association. |
u. II. Richardson was elected President, |
and n. M. Mcintosh, Of the NelCS and
-AdperttSer, Secretary. A meeting will be |
held in Atlanta in July.
The annual picnic of the Oglethorpe |
Light Infantry took place yesterday at
Tybee, and was attended bv about 500 |
people, including the members Of the
company, their families and friends. The
party returned to the city last night |
shortly after IL O'Clock after having en-
JOyed a delightful day on the ocean front. |
Nothing of an unpleasant description
occurred to mar the pleasures Of the ex-
CurgiOuisfS