Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-18
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDENY AK.

Dashes Hero and There by the News
l,enortcrs 49, Yesterdays Happen
ipqs Told in Brief Paragraphs
Pickings AT Police Headquarters
Chatham Mutual Loan Association
meets this evening,
The Road Commissioners of Chatham
county are requested to meet at the court
house this afternoon.
The petit Jurors OF the City Court are
NOT required TO appear at the court house
until tomorrow at 10 o'clock, a. m.
There Will be a reading rehearsal OF the
Ford Dramatic Association at the opera
house this evening, beginning at $3.50
O'Clock.
A meeting of the Savannah acht Club
will be held al Fords' Opera House for the
election Of officers, aud to take into con-
RideratiOn the building OF q bathing house
for the use of the members
An adjourned meeting OF the Ford ORA
matte Association will be held tomorrow
evening az s 80 O'Clock at the opera house.
A fun attendance is desired. as definite
arrangements will be perfected for the en-.
suing season.
Jordan Gay, of Appling county, plead
guilty In the United States District Court
yesterday OF having retailed liquor with
Gay has been in Jail for some time Judge
6peer suspended sentence.
Argument was concluded in the United
States Circuit Court yesterday in the case
aOt Curtis & Wheeler VS.. Esther WOrts-
5nan. The jury aid not agree until nearly
2 O'clock, and when an agreement was
Eeached the verdict was sealed.
The German bark Meteor was cleared
yesterday for Hamburg with 900 barrels
spirits turpentine, measuring 25,50S%
gallons, valued at S., $50, and 3,308 bar
Tels rosin, weighing 1.4S6.67j pounds,
valued at $40; total valuation of cargo
Sl6,520. Vessel and cargo cleared by 5.
Fatman, Esq.
Gus Brown was committed to jail yes
terday by the Ordinary on the charge OF
5unacy. There are now five lunatics in
ahe jail. and as the asylum at Milledge.
Vile will not receive any more from Chat
ham county at present. they will all have
10 be confined here, although the accom-
modations at the Jail are very poor for in
sane inmates.
Josiah Week, an old cOlored woodsaw-
yer, was found dead in his shop at Presi-
nent and Arnold streets at O'Clock yes
terday morning. He bad a small shop
snd did little retail business. He went
70 work about 6 o'clock and was seen
dtllNt ny HIS wife db OsDUs AOfOuEE OlAOu
held an inquest and the jury rendered a
verdict Of death from heart disease.
The President OF the Young Mems
Christian Association requests the NEWS
70 state that the open ar meeting held in
Ebert square last week was not held I'M
der the auspices nor by the authority or
consent OF the Young Mems Christian
Association. The announcement of the
meeting furnished the NEWS purported to
be by the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation authorities and was written under
a Young Mems Christian Association
letter-head.
Matthew Bee, young negro man who
lived few miles out on the Ogeechee
road, dropped dead yesterday morn
morning, while walking into the
city. Coroner Dixon was notified
and summoned a jury. A man who
was walking with Bee. stated that
Bee dropped behind, and the witness went
on quite distance before he happened
20 look around. When he did turn TO
speak to Bee the latter was lying in the
road, and in a few minutes was dead. 1t
was stated that the deceased had been
affected with heart disease for some time.
and the Jury agreed that death resulted
from heart disease.