Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-25
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.


Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Pickings at
Police Headquarters.
DeKalb Lodge Of Odd Fellows viii hold
a regular meeting tonight.
Five patients were admitted to st.
Joseph's lntirmary yesterday, and two
were discharged.
Nine arrests were reported at the police
barracks up to 12o'clock last night. There
are altogether eighteen cases for the
Mayors Court this morning.
The Abbott Opera Company will sing
"MignOn" at the theatre tonight. The
sale OF reserved seats tor the "Mikado"
matinee tomorrow will begin at Davis
Bros. at $50 this morning.
United States Deputy Marshal Harris
brought three prisoners from st. Simon's
Island TO Savannah on Saturday. The
three were committed by the United States
Commissioner at Brunswick for selling
liquor on the island without a revenue
license.
The cannon and bronze statue of an ar
tilleryman, which are TO adorn the Ckath-
ANS Armory nave been plac sd in position
on the top OF the building. The statue is
of heroic size and represents an .-rtillery-
man in full uniform standing by the size
OF mounted cannon.
Yesterday morning there was a large
congregation at the Christian church.
Last night the house was backed. At , 30
o'Ci OK this afternoon the regular Bible
reading and lecture will be given. The
subject viii be GLOW to Read the Bible"
The sermon tonight will Q at 7 :45 O'clock.
Saturday afternoon while Eenry Crit
tenden, colored IA the employ Of the Cen
ra A7f,.r in,
one Of the warehouses sackIng kainit,
large mass fell on his left foot, crushing
1t. The injured man was carried to his
home. DR.. Martin was called to attend
him and found it necessary to amputate
the injured member.
Rev. DR.. Eccleston's lecture at Ma
sonic Hall tonight. on ''The Great En-
pire on the Pacific" promises to be very
instructive and entertaining. DR.. Eccles-
ton IS a pleasing lecturer and the subje Ct
itself isfull ofinterest. The lecture VIII
be illustrated by over 100 stereOptican
views, showing every point and object OF
interest from san Antonio, Tex, through
California to the Columbia river, Oregon.
and the wonderful geysers of the Yellow
stone National park.
Several members Of the Abbott Opera
Company sang at the Vesper service az
the Cathedral last evening. Among the
artists were Senior Fernando Michelena,
the premier tenor Of the company; Frank
Mcknight, formerly OF st. Edwards
church choir, Philadelphia, and now
member Of the Abbott company; Theodore
Bryant, basS0; Paulet BOvorik, Angel
Barbara, both bassos, and William BrOd-
erick, premier baeso. Miss Marie Green
wood, mezzo soprano, was also present
and sang a solo. fhe choir was under the
direction Of Prof Leo w. Mehrtens.
The telegraph on Friday reported the
seizure by the health authorities in New
York Of several hundred boxes of frozen
oranges. Fhe fruit was said to be frozen
in transit from Florida. Gen. G. NJ.
SOrrel, Agent OF the Ocean Steamship
Company here, telegraphed to Mr.. Yonge,
the cOmpany's agent in New York, ask
ing if he had heard Of the seizure. Mr..
Yonge replied that the Ocean Steamship
Company has not had a box of fruit seized
or condemned. The steamships Chatta-
hoochee and NacOOchee together carried
North about 1900 boxes last week and
all were delivered.