Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-09
Observation-Disclosures
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.
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Picklnes at Police Headquarters.
Ancient Landmark Lodge, T. q A. NJ,
will hold its regular monthly meeting to-
night.
A colored girl named Jane Raney was
committed TO jail Yesterday by Magistrate
NJ. i. Molina on a warrant charging her
with larceny from the house OF property
valued over $50.
The recent victorious team Of the Savan-
nah Rifle Association in the Charleston
match VIII engage team selected IRON
the members of the association VINO did
not 20 TO Charleston at the range on
Thursday afternoon.
A pleasant incident occurred in Turner
Hall Sunday evening. twas The presen-
tatiou Of a leather medal 20 Mr. /. j.
Lehler, a member of the savannah Turn
Nerein, for the best marching n Charles
ton en- the occasion Of the recent Bejirks
funniest.
The st. John the Baptist Total Absti-
nence Society picnic tor the benefit Of the
orphans at Washington, Ga, will take
place at lsie Of HOPE today. Trains will
leave the city on the City and Suburban
Railway at $3.50, 1929 a. M, u m. and ?,
1920, 4:30 and p. N.
The County Commissioners will hold
their regular monthly meeting tomorrow.
A new schedule will 90 into effect on
the City and Suburban Railway to-mOr-
row. through tram to Montgomery,
leaving the city at > p. m. and leaving
Montgomery on the return trip at 5 30
VIII be put on. The fare for the round
trip by this train will be % cents.
The game between the Nine Brothers
Base Ball Club, colored, of Augusta, and
the Chathams, of Savannah, on the com
mons yesterday, ended in the seventh in
ming by the withdrawal of the visitors
from the game. The score at the begin
ming of the inning stood 4 to
in favor OF Augusta. A ruling
of the umpire caused some dissatisfaction,
which for time threatened 10 end in
riot. An effort was made TO agree, and,
falling, the Augustus withdrew from the
field.
The police discovered a number of boys
enjoying a bath in the river at the foot of
West Broad street last evening, and bore
down upon them. A dozen suits Of gar
mepts were hastily dOnned. Some OF the
boys lodged by the officers and ran
off. One negro boy went overheard,
clothes aud all. j. N. Hennessy, a white
lad, was run down and captured. Several
jumped into the shallow water and hid
under the wharf. 1t was rumOred that
the negro was drowned, but neither the
police nor the Coroner received any infOr-
nation of an accident.
The Chatham Light Infantry, colored,
celebrated its thirteenth anniversary
yesterday with a parade through the
principal streets and a review at the
park extension. The Carolina Volun-
teers Of Charleston participated in
the parade in honor of the
during their present visit to the city. The
celebration was concluded last night with
a ball at Chatham New Hall. Many of
the Charleston friends OF both commands
enjoyed the day on an excursion via the
City and Suburban Railway to Happy
Retreat.
Among the prisoners committed to the
Jail yesterday was Constable Robert II.
Bourke, cOlOred, the charge against him
being contempt OF court. 1t will be re-
membered that proceedings were brought
against Bourke in the Superior Court
by his wife, Martha A. Bourke,
for temporary alimony, and that
the court granted an order requiring the
defendant TO appear and show cause why
the alimOny should not he granted.
Bourke pleaded that he was unable to
furnish alimOny, when an extension
order was granted requiring him
to appear last Saturday. He
failed to put in an appearance and rule
absolute was issued, and placed in the
hands OF Sheriff Roman, directing that the
defendant be committed TO Jail for con-
tempt of court.