Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-08
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM TRE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.
Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told In Brief ParaxrAphs-Picking at
Police HeadquaRseFs.

Dashes Here and There by the New
Reporters - Yesterdays Happening
Told In Brief ParaxrRphs-Pickings d
Police HeadqHaRssrs.
Georgia Tent Of Rechabites will meet
tonight.
DeKalb Lodge No. Q, 1. o. o. r., meets
this evening.
Eight arrests were reported at the po'
lice barracks up to II O'Clock last night
The river steamers arriving yesterday
brought a large number OF passengers
both cabin and deck.
The young man Burge, of Augusta, who
was held by the United States authorities,
furnished tail yesterday and was released.
The Southern Mutual Loan Associa-
ton Will hold its eighty-second regular
monthly meeting tonight at Metropoli-
tan Hall.
The steamer Katie arrived about
O'Clock last night with heavy freight,
among which was considerable through
cotton from Augusta.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Savannah Volunteer Guards Battalion to
have taken place tonight has been post
poned until next Monday evening, March
10.
To-day is the Feast OF st. John of God,
ConfessOr, IN the Roman Catholic Church.
Tomorrow is the Feast Of st. Frances of
Rome. 1t is also Shrove Tuesday, the
day before the beginning of the Lenten
fast.
Magistrate Molina has in his Office
sample helmet Of the style which the Re-
publican Blues will probably adopt. 1t
makes very neat appearance, and has
been generally admired by all who have
seen it.
Maj. John II. Deveaux of the First Bat
talon Georgia Volunteers, cOlored, has
received his commission as Lieutenant
Colonel from Adj. Gen. Stephens, and will
command the battalion at its next APP
pearance.
Elder James Fl. Hardin will begin to-
night a series of meetings in the Christian
church, on Bolton and Howard streets.
The meetings will continue indefinitely,
emitting Tuesday night on account of the
missionary children's entertainment. Mr..
Hardin will be remem bered by many on
account of his very efficient ministerial
services in this city Two years ago.
The MORNING NEWS is indebted to the
of the Brunswick and West
ern Railroad Company for so promptly
arranging it's new schedule as to place
the MORNING NEWS in Brunswick at 40
p. m. instead of $40 p. m. by the East
Tennessee road. Connection is now made
at WaYcross with the fast mail train
leaving Savannah at 7:01 a. m. and ar
irving in Brunswick 1 40 D. m. Return
ing, leaves Brunswick $3.50 a. M, arrIv-
ing in Savannah 1880 p. m. Both trains
daily and Sunday.
The swift and handsome steam yacht
NoOya, of the New York Yacht Club, ar.
rived here yesterday afternoon from
Charleston, after a very quick run,
having left there in the morning.
She is said to have made the pas
sage from New York to Charleston bar in
80 hours and 35 minutes. Her owner,
Capt. j. r. Andrews OF the well-known
firm Of Tiffany 81 Co., New York, is on
board with a small party of friends. The
NOoya will remain here five or six days
and will go hence on cruise to the West
Indies. Capt. Andrews has quite circle
of acquaintance here. His yacht is an
English built craft, and is OF a very pretty
model.