Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-29
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.
Dasbss Here and There by the Nows
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Toid in Brief Parasrsphs-Pickin2
at Police Hesdq uartsrs.

Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Parasrsphs-Pickin2
at Police Kesdq uartsrs.
Tomorrow will inaugurate the Jewish
new year, 5,847.
The first installment OF stock in the
German American Mutual Loan and
Building Association will be due and
payable Oct. 8.
Boston has purchased 800 acres of land
outside of the city for public park. sa-
vannah should 90 likewise while land in
the county is cheap.
There is a quiet but constant influx of
Chariestonians INTO the city. They are
welcome: they make enthusiastic Savan-
nahianS after awhile.
Workmen are engaged in putting the
Superior Court room IN repair for the
opening OF court. The ceiling was badly
cracked by the earthquake.
supt. A. n. Miller, OF the water works.
Is hard al work on the Greene Square ar
tesian well. The drill has struck the
| rock ormaLion and work is necessarily
| slow.
| The motor hich runs the elevator In
the Altmayer building burst Yesterday
morning, and caused Il flood in the cellar.
fire engine was obtained and the water
was pumped out.
Iron guard posts are being put at the
| corners ON Broughlon street in the place
OF the granite ones. Mauv of the latter
have been broken off by vehicles coming
in contact with them.
Capt. John Taliaferro and his Savan-
nah pupils, who have been Spending their
summer vacation with him ON his farm in
Virginia, will arrive home by the Central
railroad train this morning.
An unsuccessful effort was made to
break into Lindenstruth's jewelry store
under the Marshall House sometime dur
ing Monday night, but was frustrated by
the Burglar Alarm Company's wires.
The steamer lines to Beaufort. Button
and intermediate landings on the Inland
route to the former city, promise TO be
beneficial not only to their owners, hnt to
the people of Beaufort county and the
merchants OF this city.
George Burke, colored longshoremau,
dropped dead in his boarding house in
Perry street lane, near Houston street,
early yesterday morning. Coroner Dixon
was notified, but did not consider an in-
quest necessary. Burke died of heart
disease.
The new silver certificates are getting
into circulation in this city. They can
hardly be distinguished from the old
greenbacks. There will be no difficulty
about circulating the bills. The only
trouble anticipated by most people is In
getting hold of them.
A conference between the City Council
Committee on Streets and Lanes and the
property owners on Whitaker street. be-
tween Bay and CASTOR, will be held at the
City Exchange at 4 O'Clock tomorrow az
ternoon to consider the advisa billty of re-
paving the street with asphalt or gray
wacke.
Bay street is getting as noisy al it usu-
ally is In business times. 1t is barely DOS.
sible to hear ones self talk In a place of
business IN that street The noise, however
is good sign. 1t means business activ-
ity. The indications are that Savannah
will have the busiest season that it has
had for years.
A carload consisting of 300 cases of
Columbia river salmon was received by
Messrs. Nj. Ferst 81 Co. yesterday direct
from Astoria, Oregon, via New York. 1t
was twenty-six days en- route. 1t came
by way of New York, owing to the freight
discrimination OF the trunk lines in favor
of New York and transferred to the
steamers at no cost to the shippers, and
saving of over 500 difference In freight.
A correspondent suggests the opening
OF Habersham street to the extended
southern limits. The advantages to ac-
crue to the owners of property through
which the street would be extended 10 so
| obvious that there will doubtless be no
trouble in the CITY getting the necessary
| land donated. The extension OF the Hab-
ersham street car lines from Bolton street
south to Twelfth street would also be a
very desirable improvement.
There was considerable excitement in
the neighbornood of Drayton and Brough-
ton streets yesterday morning over the
arrest by officer Kaufman OF drunken
man. who entered Mr.. Kauffman's restau-
rant and alter attempting to steal pet
rat, which he seized from cage, began
to curse the clerk, young man named
Foughner. Mr.. Kaufman "bounced" the
disturber into the street and started
with him to the barracks. On the way he
met Officer Durham and turned his priso-
ner over to him.