Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-14
THRoUG TIE CITY.
Gossip Gathered Here and There by the
News" Reporters.

News" Repnrrsrs,
Zerubbabel Lodge. f. A. NJ, will hold a
regular communication tonight.
Branch No. IS, Catholic Knights Of
America, viii hold regular meeting to-
night.
The Merchants and Mechanics Loan
/ Association loaned 81 600 last night at AN
1 per cent. and 1900 at A per cent.
The Savannah Mutual Loan Association
VIII hold its tifty-frst regular monthly
meeting at Metropolitan Hall tonight.
The Pulaski Loan Association met last
NIGHT and NEGOTIATED loans to the amount
of $4,000 at 50 per cent. and $1,000 at 36
/ per cent.
The United States Circuit and District
/ Courts will meet this morning at II
/ O'Clock. The Superior Court will meet
this morning at 10 O'Clock.
A little Swear child Of MIR. White, living
at No. Is Margaret street, fell from a
stoop in frOrt 81 the house Yesterday
afternoon and fractured its right arm.
The only arrest made by the police
yesterday was that Of Charles Smith for
being drunk, and Lizzie Brown for the
larceny of some clothing from Eliza Jones
on Tuesday.
The bar of Savannah will meet in the
United States Court room al $3.50 o'clock
| this morning, when the presentat' on Of
the portrait Of Judge Erskine to the
United States Court will Ike place.
The steamship George Appold, of the
Merchants and Meiners' Transporta-
tion Company, formerly plying between
Savannah and Baltimore, has been char
tered TO run fruit between New York and
Kingston, ia.
Prof. Leo Mehrtens is arranging ROs-
sini's lannon's Stdbdt Hdter to be given at
% 4 NV oh of
six Y voices and an accompaniment of
twenty-five instruments for the benefit OF
the Cathedral organ fund.
Owing to the fact of the St. Johns T.
A. and b. Society having selected June
for an excursion for the benefit OF the
orphans, the Ancient Order of Hiberni-
ans have postponed their picnic to the
Schuetzen Park until Wednesday, June II.
Tt is reported that a resldentof Roberts
Vile was seriously bitten by his own dog
yesterday. 1t is said that he returned
home wearing q new suitOf clothes. His
dog did not recognize him as his master,
and it was with difficulty that he was
taken off
The Macon Volunteers telegrapbed the
Chatham Artillery Yesterday TIT would
be impossible for their base ball team to
visit Savannah this week, as many of
their members were unable 10 lave home.
A game will be arranged, however, at as
early a dav as possible.
The employees of Meinhard Bros. & Co.
and Frank Il Co., with the Ludden 81
Bates Silver Tone b and. serenaded the
members of both firms and the pr0spec-
tive bride and groom, Mr.. David Stern, of
Quincy, H.. and Miss Miriam We'll, at
the residence of L. A. Well, Esq. corner
OF Gordon and Bull streets, last night.
The young man Joseph Mahoney, who
was stabbed in the neck by Frank n.
Viewer on Tuesday afternoon and was re-
moved to St. Joseph's infrmary tor atten-
ton, was quite cheerful last night, and
was getting along as well as could he eX-
pected under the circumstances. His az
tendants have no fear of the wounds re-
sulting fatally.
The Lutheran Sunday school viii hold
it's annual picnic at MONTGOMERY to-day.
Trains will leave the Anderson street
depot at 0 O'Clock this morning. and on
the regular schedule hours thereafter.
A special train will leave Montgomery at
O'Clock tonight. ARRANGEMENTS have
been made for the accommodation Of the
members of the school who will at
tend the picnic.
Two negroes named Hamilton Woods
and Richard Bond were brought to Chat
ham county Jail YESTERDAY afternoon from
Eflingham county, where they were tried
and convicted in the Superior Court on
Tuesday. Woods was found guilty of
burglary and sentenced by Judge Adams
to imprisonment in the peniteniiarv for
five years. Bond WAS found guilty of lar
cenv from the house and sentenced to
twelve months on the Chatham county
chain-gaug,
Alexander Davis, coIored driver. in
the employ of the Charleston and Savan-
nah Railway, while driving a truck be-
longing 10 the company on Bay street yes
to-day, fell off and underneath the dray.
The mules took fright and ran away. D4-
Wis received several severe injuries. which
he was unaele to account for. He was
taken to his home on Cam street. and DR..
K. 5. Sanders was summoned to attend
him. An examination of his injuries
showed a severe cut on the back OF his
head, and several bruises about the arms
and BODY, anAa deep cash just above the
right knee. None or the injuries were
dangerous. The necessary surgical at
tentiOn was given, and Davis will prOba-
| bly, not be confined LONGER than a few days.