Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-25
CITY ANDSUBURBANNEWS
GLEANINGS FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

GIeanIngs Here and There by the
News" Reporters Monday Hap
penings Told in Brief Paragraphs
Piokings at Police Headq uarters.
Meeting of DeKalb Lodge No. 9, l. o..
o. F., this evening.
Forest City Lodge. knights of Pythias,
will meet at its hall tonight
The Oglethorpe Gymnasium will hold
special meeting at No. 81 Bay street this
afternoon.
James Murphy and Cibram Guest Were
arrested at $50 yesterday morning while
fighting on the street.
The Georgia Hussars base ball nine will
play the Chatham Artillery nine at the
base ball park on Friday.
A party is being organized for the pur-
pose of visiting cred snapper Banks"
of Tybee, on Wednesday.
The font in st. Johns Church was beau
tifully decorated with flowers yesterday
in accordance withthe custom on Whit
sunday.
The first rehearsal for the concert to be
given at the Cathedral on June FOR the
benefit OF the organ fund was held yester-
day afternoon.
A meeting of the subscribers to the
capital of the Savannah Mutual Protec-
tANi iNg COMPANY VIII bE hIlO eAN AACHiR-
pOlitan Hall tonight for the purpose of
etlectRg an organization.
Early yesterday morning Levi Rut-
ledge and Edward Farmer became in
volved in a quarrel. They soon got to
fighting, and Farmer says that he was
struck with stick by Rutledge, who was
aiterward arrested.
The Trinity Sunday school have select
ed next Tuesday for their annual picnic,
The picnic will be at Potter's Grove. The
steamer will leave the foot Of DraytOn
street at 8 a. m. Parties not connected
with the school, with their baskets, Will
be welcome.
In the notice in yesterdays NEWS of
the new building to be erected on the
site Of Messrs. Abrahams Il BirHbaum's
present store on Broughton street, it
should have been stated it would be
erected by Mrs. G. S. Abrahams, instead
Of by the firm.
The font at Christ Church excited the
admiration Of those who wOrshiped there
yesterday. 1t was dressed with ferns and
water lines, and it was dressed artist
cally and looked magnificently. That
there were many inquiries as TO whose
were the skillful hands which arranged
the ferns and the lilies is not to be
wondered at.
The German Volunteers will give their
second picnic Of the season at Mont
g0merv on Wednesday. Lieut.. Fl. kOl-
sh0rn, Orderly Sergt. NJ. G. Helmken and
PrNates H. KOeneman, ID. Schroeder, j.
Riedeman and J. ID. Helmken constitute
the committee in charge Of the arrange
ments. Trains will leave the Anderson
street depot at 10 a. m. and 2:30 p. m, and
returning will leave Montgomery at $3.50
and 3 p. IN.
A slight fire occurred in S. Steinman's
saloon at No. % West Broad street, cor
ner OF Congress street, between 4 and 5
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The fire was
discovered by a servant in the absence of
the proprietor, but was extinguished be-
fore gaining Roadway. The damage is
principally on bar fixtures and contents
of the bar, which were fully covered by
insurance. The loss will probably not
exceed $500. The building, owned by
Capt. John Flannery, was not damaged.
The timely discovery of the fire and its
prompt extinguishment did not necessi-
tate the calling out of the fire department.