Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-25

GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
sIDEN AIK.

Iashcs Here and There by the News
Reporters Yesterdays Happen
iuas Told in Brief Paragraphs
Pickings nj Police Headquarters
There were five cases az the barracks
last ght for the Mayors Court.
The gospel tent meetings will be neid
every afternoon and night this week at
and O'Clock.
Leonard Bevcr, native OF the Neither
lands. took the oath Of citizenship in The
City Court Yesterday
Judge Adams is holding court in Nc
lntosh county this week, and several
members Of sue savannah bar arc absent
on the circuit.
The uppor END Of BroughtOn street was
turned iato skating rink last night. me
new pavemcn, Is popular Improvement
In many WAYS.
An adjourned meeting OF the Huguenol
descendants In Savannah Will be helh TO-
nigh a; Au. So Barnard street 10 take
steps tOWrrGs the ORGANIZATION OF tne
Huguenojs' Society.
Cutie EdWaris was arrested last night
aor beating woman named Anne Harris,
Dn the Way TO the barracks the woman
got to : wearing and acting disOrderly ana
she was locked up too.
Henry KING cot in row at the negro
ball at the Culored odd Fellows Hall on
Harris street last night. Policeman
Okeefe was called upon to arrest King,
and when searched at the barracks
loaded pistol was taken from him. Two
charges were preferred against him.
The s. eamer Katie arrived at her wharf
yesterday morning at 1880 O'Clock. she
was not disabled, her machinery being all
right. The cause Of herdelay Was large
tree blown down IN Saturday nights
storm, which fell across the channel OF
the river above Coben's bluff. Tue
steamer was compelled to stop until the
obstruction was removed.
The Spanish bark Maria was cleared
yesterday tor Santa Cruz de la Palma.
Canary Islands, with 1898 pieces OF
pitch pine lumber, measuring ll2,-
900 feet, valued at $1,000, car
go by Messrs. Chas. Green's
Son e. Co. The Maria will go by way Of
New York. where she takes on the bal
Snce Of Der cargo and several passengers
dor the Canary Islands.
1t is to be hoped that those who have
taken an interest in the proposed paving
of Bull street will not let the matter drop.
With the sidewalks widened without
cutting down any trees, however, and
Bull street paved with asphalt from Bay
or Congress street to the Park, Savannah
will have the handsOmest drive and prone
made in the Union. 1t can be done as
easily as it was on BrOughtOn street. If
some person will take hold OF the matter
IN earnest
Messrs. Moore & Maner. photographers,
p6 West Broad street, have sent TO the
MORNING NEWS copies of several of their
Instantaneous photographs taken during
Centennial week. one Of them il a pic
fure of the survivors of the Eighth Geor-
fia Volunteers taken on the forward deck
OF the steamer st. Nicholas, one the
"gray horse" platoon Of the Georgia Hus-
sars passing in front Of the City Ex-
change. and the other is a picture of an
infantry company marching in review be-
fore tne Governor.
Gertrude Davis white girl OF bad
character, was committed TO lail yester-
day by Magistrate Russell. charged with
having picked the pockets OF Sip Lung.
The prosecutor who runs a laundry shop
swOre that he was accosted by Gertrude
Saturday night on Olive street. He
stopped and began to talk. While con-
Nersing he was robbed of So. He tried to
catch the girl. but she escaped through a
house Detective Wetherhorn went ont
with the warrant aud during the morning
be arrested the Davis girl whom the Chi
naman identified.