Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-11
CITY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
GLEANINGS FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.
Gossip Gathered - ere and There by the
New 50 Reporters-sunday's Happen
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Gossip Gathered Here and There by the
"News'' Reporters-Sunday's Happen
iugs Told in Brief Paraeraphs-Pick-
ings at Police headquarters.
The City Court will meet this morning
for the trial of cases on the criminal
docket.
The Lutheran Sunday school will hold
its annual picnic at Montgomery on
Thursday.
The German Friendly Society will hold
its regular monthly meeting at Turner's
Hall tonight.
Alfred Rivers, a Negro, was taken into
custody yesterday afternoon while chastis-
ing his wife.
The sale of seats for the BJou Opera
COmpany's engagement will begin at
Davis Bros this morning at $3.50 O'Clock.
Joseph Taylor was arrested yesterday
for beating bis mistress. Georgia Nixon.
Both are cOlored. Joseph resisted arrest,
but was taken in.
A white boy named II. Cohen and a
negro lad Frank BOardley got up early
sunday morning and were in the bar
racks by O'Clock for throwing stones at
each other.
The Chatham Gun Club will hold its
second ami Versary meeting on the
afternoon. Officers for the ensuing year
will be elected.
The stone for the Wadley monument
foundation arrived per steamship CITY Of
Macon from Boston yesterday. 1t is fine
Granite. There are eight pieces in all,
weighing thirty-six tons.
An adjourned meeting of the City COun-
Gil will be held at noon to-day for the pur-
pose OF disp sing of the "anti-hOrningV
ordinance, which the Board OF Trade has
asked be returned without being further
considered.
John DraytOn, colored, was the happy
owner Of "A watch until Satu day, when it
suddeuly disappeared. Yesterday B.
Washington, not in any way related to
the father of our country, was arrested
charged with the larceny OF the time
piece.
A young German, who was unable to
speak English, applied at the Off e Of DR..
b. p. Olveros yesterday for treatment.
He was badly cut and bruised about the
head and bore evidence Of pretty rough
usage. He claimed to have come from
Wilmington island, where he received the
wounds. He was sent TO the city hospi-
tai.
The schooner Emma S. Cottiugham,
Capt. SOmers. from Philadelphia, was
StlLeu DN UulteQ states - putty Marshal
Lee yesterday. TIL seizure was made
to satisfy q claim of one of the crew for
back pay. There will be hearing ia the
case before United states Commissioner
Beckett TODAY. The schooner is lumber
laden and ready to sail for Philadelphia.
A squad OF off quietly raided the
saloon of W. T. smith, corner Of Houston
and South Broad street lane, early Sun
day mOrning. There was quite a crowd
inside gambling aud drinking. When
they were all safe al the barracks count
was made, with the following result: w.
!. Smith, proprietor; Isaac Green, John
Harrison, John Perry, Clayburn Butler,
Evans Wilson, J. w. Thompson, Henry
Daley. Thomas HOlcOmbe, nine in all and
all colored. A charge OF fighting and
gambling was preferred against them.
The arrangements for the st. Johns
parish picnic at Montgomery tomorrow
are complete and an enjoyable day is as
sured to all who will attend. The COM
mittee having the affair in charge con-
sists OF Capt John NJ. Guerard. Chair
man; d G.. Purse, G. 5. Connerat, +.
Middleton, B. II. Richardson, 5. b. Pal
mer, G. NJ. Clark, w. n. Holt, W. Der.
kopps, d. B. Lester, Frank Cornwell, A.
f. Moynelo and G. IL Remshart. Trains
viii cave the Anderson street depot at 10
a. m, and 1880 and 3 % p. m.