Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-28
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.

DSshes Here and There by tho News
reporters Yesterdays Happenings
Told In Brief PsraRrsDhs-Ptcking
at Police Headquarters.
The barge Thaddeus Will make an ex-
cursIon to Warsaw today. Cars leave
Bolton street at 1880 p. N.
The Casey canal is doing good work and
IS In excellent order. 1t has been fully
tested during the continued heavy rains
"hich have prevailed tor the past nifty
days.
The Boston and Savannah Steamship
line mas substituted the steamship Mer-
rImack for the Gate CITY while the latter
Is being repaired. The Merrmack will
san from oaya nnah Aug. Y at 1870 p. IN.
The Norwegian bark Kate Carrie was
cleared yesterday for Marseilles with $500
barrels rosm, weighing l,G9j,OCO pounds,
valued at 5000 50. The cargo and vessel
were cleared by Messrs. Paterson, Down
ing IL co.
The Norwegian brig Hera was cleared
Yesterday tor Antwerp with 1000 casks
OF spirits turpentIne, measuring SO5l9
gallons, valued at so, 1S5 2S The cargo
ana vessel were cleared By Messrs. ii. L.
Moore 81 Co.
Capt. G. A. Mercer, Mr.. NJ. j. DoOner
and Mr.. K. }. kiefler, delegates to the
Gu0ernatoriai Convention, lett last night
by the Central Tor Atlanta. SOIcf or
General du BignOn was to 20 as an alter
nate for MIR. j. Z. Mcintyre, and may 20
up to-day with Mayor Lester and Mr..
Merritt Dixon, neither OF whom went last
night.
The City Sanitary Commissioners have
issued an order allowing vessels arriving
at thIs port from the AZore, Canary ,Ma-
delra and Cape Verde Islands, and from
M0ntlvldeO and BuenOs Ayres, to come
In without quarantine detention, prOyid-
ing they have clean bulls OF health, good
ballast, and have not stopped at injected
or suspected ports.
certified copy of the will of the late
Andrew Low, of England, has been re-
celVed by the law firm of LawtOu IL Gun
bingham. The charities Of Savannah re-
celYe $4,000, distributed as follows: The
Union society $4,000, the Episcopal Or
phans' Home $4,000, the Widows Society
$1,000. the Female Orphan Asylum $1,000,
and the Sisters of Mercy. for the Catholic
Female Orphan Asylum, $1,000.
Walter Davis, colored, was prosecuted
by a hysterical colored woman before
Magistrate Waring Russell, Jr., yester-
day, for fighting. The row occurred on
Pine street Sunday. The prOsecutriX
broke down completely during the exam
what was the matter she answered that
Davis had lied about her and had brought
witnesses to prove it. Davis was dis
missed.
q. II. Skipper, one OF the convict guards,
shot himself accidentally through his
right foot on Monday, He rested the
muzzle OF his gun on his foot and the
weapon went off, the load of buckshot
passing through his foot into the ground
almost seyering the big toe. The wound
Is very painful one, but Yesterday Mr..
Skipper was doing very We'll. The acct
dent occurred at the convict camp on the
Bee road.
William Watts, cOlOred, was arrested
by Detective Henry Wetherhorn yester-
day, charged with the larceny of a gold
watch and cnain from Wyatt n. Dibble.
Watts did not deny the theft, and said
that the watch was hidden in the Pulaski
House. Detective Wethernorn took w ats
to the hotel and made a search, but the
timepiece could not be found. Watts was
then taken before Magistrate Waring
Russell, Jr., who committed him for a
hearing to-day.