Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-17
CITY AND SUBURBANNEWS
GLEANINGS FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.


Gossip Gathered Here and There by the
News" Reporters-saturday's Hap
penings Told in Brief Paragraphs
Pickings at Police Headquarters.
Add to telephone lists No. 1877, Telfair
Female Hospital.
The Bjou Opera Company closed a sue
cessful engagement last night in 'Girofle-
Giroha" before a splendid audience.
Division No. l, of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, will give its first annual
picnic at the Schuetzen Park Wednesday,
June II.
The result of the recent picnic of the
Catholic Knights of America, for the
benefit of the st. Mary's Orphan Home,
footed up SOL 6S net.
Messrs. S. P. Shotter e Co. cleared yes
terday the Norwegian bark Agder for
Glasgow, with 1909 barrels rosin, weigh
1924, POO pounds, valued at $lO,36O "a.
At the sixth nuual meeting Of the
Hotel Mems Mutual Benefit Association,
held at Chicago on the 18th inst, Maurice
l.. Harnett, proprietor of the Harnett
House in this city, was elected Tor the
second time Vice-President Of the AssO-
citation for the State Of Georgia.
The Norwegian brig Favont was cleared
yesterday for Rotterdam with 700 casks
spirits turpentine, measuring 30, 1917 gal
Ions, valued at $l0139 o.. and 1,150
barrels rOsln, weighing 4S7,025 pounds,
valued at $1,000. Total valuation of cargo
&l2, 1S9 o.. Cargo and vessel cleared by
Messrs. 5. p. ShOtter IL Co.
The Oglethorpe Dramatic Club, which
presented "Julius Cesar" at its initial per-
tcrmance at Masonic Hall TWO weeks ago,
is arranging to go to Brunswick, where it
will reproduce the play on Friday night.
The club is composed chiefly Of cadets of
the Georgia Military Academy and con-
talns some excellent talent.
A young white man named Philip
Herndon, who was convicted a few days
ago in Appllng Superior Court of murder
aud sentenced by Judge Nershon upon
the recommendation of the jury to i'm
prisonment for lite, arrived at the Jail last
night, where he will await the arrival of
the guard who is to take him to the peni-
tertiary.
Gus. Scott and Dan Ray, colored, got to
quarreling near Whitaker street and
Gordon street lane last night. Scott tried
to settle matters with a knife, and in
tlicted a painful butnot serious wound on
Ryan's right arm. Scott was arrested and
lodged in the barracks A. StolZ was found
asleep on bench in the Park, with his
peron exposed. He was taken to the
barracks.
Dan. CASTOR is the name of a colored
man who keeps a restaurant in the Mar
ket basement. For some time he had in
his service negro named Boston 5.
Small, who acted as his collector. Small
repeatedly failed to turn in various
amounts which he had collected, and
finally was intrusted with 81 80 to pay a
bill, but failed to return With the receipt
for the reason that he had failed to pay it
as directed. CASTOR had a warrant issued
by Magistrate 7. j. Sheltall, charging
Small with larceny after trust. COnsta-
BILE George Jones arrested Small yester-
day and committed him to Jail to await
trial.
The early closing movement, to which
the NEWS referred some time ago, is being
pushed by the clerks aud employees of the
retail houses. The grOcers publish a list
of firms which will close their stores at
7 O'Clock from June l to Sept.
l. The clothing house clerks
are making strong effort to secure the
closing of their stores. A petition has
been circulated, and, it is understood, has
been signed by every ready-made clothing
firm in the city except one. Unless the
petition is signed by all, and the move
ment is unanimously indorsed, the stores
will none of them close earlier than at
present. A number of dry goods houses
now close at 6 80 O'Clock.