Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-07
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

Dsshes Here and There by the "News
Reporter Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief araErRphs-PiciSi0Gs az
Police Headquarters.
To-day is the regular monthly sales day
at the court house.
The Board OF County Commissioners
viii hold its July meeting tomorrow.
Oglethorpe Lodge of Odd Fellows viii
meet tonight and install officers for the
ensuing term.
The base ball nine that came all the
way from Naldosta on Saturday 20 play
the Amateurs yesterday Were beaten by
a score OF Is 10 y.
The Savannah Huzzars and Forest City
Light Infantry, two crack cOiored military
organizations Of savannah, spent yester-
day IN Charleston.
The question of wooden vs.. brick build
ings is the popular subject OF discussion.
1t appears that the wooden-bqilding-snti-
Resemblance party has large majority
on its side.
The steamer Pilot Boy brought UP a
large party OF cOOred eXcursiOnists from
Beaufort yesterday. About fifty were not
on the wharf when the last whistle blew
and had TO 90 home by rail.
The Catholic Library Association is
arranging for big crowd at Its picnic on
Thursday for the benefit Of the Poor Clare
Sisters. The members Of this body came
to Savannah last year IN the interests OF
the Catholic school on Skidaway Island.
The first installment on the stock Of the
Chatham Real Estate and Improvement
Company has been called in, aud viii be
payable Tomorrow at the company's tenn
porary offices in the Exchange building
between q. m. and l p. N, and Sand e
and Z and 10 p. m.
1t was decided yesterday by the County
Commissioners not to change the quarters
of the conyicts who are to do the work on
the Isle of Hope causeway, rs the gang
as well as the Superintendent and the
guards, prefer 10 stay at their present To-
cation, which is healthy and comfortable
The handsome metal cornice, which is
now being put up on the Altmayer build
ing by Mr.. Chas. a. Cox, was manuiac-
tured in this city. Mr.. Cox bought
machine expressly 10 do this work, and
il IS said the cornice is the tIrst one OF the
kind ever made in Savannah by ma
chinery.
At a special meeting Of the Board Of
County Commissioners yesterday morn
ing, the bill 10 be presented to the legis-
lature, providing for an issue Of $4,000
in bonds for the purpose Of remodelmg the
court house. was passed upon and viii
be forwarded 20 Atlanta in time for The
meeting OF the General Assembly.
5 George Brown, negro, while drunk
last night, caused some excitement on
train 1t the Savannah, Florida and West
ern Railway depot lie was arrested for
being drunk and disorderly. When
searched at the barracks two bottles of
whisky and a revolver were taken from
him, and the Lieutenant remarked that he
would record against Brown the add
tional charge Of carrying concealed
weapons.
The work OF transferring the telephone
wires from the poles 20 the suspension
wires on Drayton street, south Of York
street lane. was completed yesterday. BY
this means, which rs being used on sew
eral streets, the wires are suspended over
the centre OF the street about twenty feet
from the ground, and are less liable to
come IN contact with the branches Of the
trees with which the streets are lined.
The annex to the Telfair Academy o.
Arts and Sciences is rapidly approaching
completion. The new structure, with the
old dwelling house, occupies the entire
block. Under the terms Of the bequest OF
the property the Teltair mansion could
not be altered IN its general appearance.
The architect has succeeded admirably in
his efforts 20 conform the design and stvlp
OF the new building TO that ~ the old. He
has harmoniZed the style OF the two struc-
lures. and at the same time has made the
new building handsome modern editice |
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