Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-16
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEW AIN

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I DSshes Here and There by the SeWs
Reporters Yesterdays Happenings
Told In Brief araEraphs-Plckings At
Police Headquarters.
Zoe Georgia Hussars will meet tonight
for inspection and drill.
/ The Superior aud City Courts will meet
at 10 O'Clock this morning.
The Court OF Ordinary will adjourn this
afternoon for the January term.
Three arrests were reported at the pO-
lice barracks up 20 y O'Clock last night
Eight patients were admitted 10 the St
Joseph's InnrmarY and five to the SaYan-
nah Hospital yesterday.
The case of Cato Brown, indicted 10 the
/ Superior Court for assault to murder, was
! yesterday continued for the term.
Messrs. NJ. 5. Cosulich & Co. cleared
| yesterday the Austrian brig Giro for
| Genoa with 1000 bales Of upland cotton,
weighing 1896 pounds, valued at $685.
Annie Pixley. in "M'Iiss, - is the next
attraction at the Theatre, on Tuesday,
/ Jan. u, and viii be followed by the
/ Emma Abbott Opera Company in four
/ nights engagement.
/ Five hundred loaves OF bread will be
! given out TO the poor Of the city by the
| ladies OF the Industrial Relief Society this
morning beginning at 10 O'Clock. The
I bread is a donation from Messrs. Acosta
Il Einstein.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union have a free night school and read
ing room for working boys at l5i South
Broad street. 1t is open to boys who
wish to avail themselves of an oppor-
tunlty to secure an education without
cost.
A meeting Of delegates from the various
military organizations in the city was
held at the c1hce OF Garraru 4 Meldrim
last night 70 discuss the matter Of special
pay members. After some informal dis
cussion it WIS referred to the several or
CARNATIONS TO beTeported upon at future
meeting.
In the United states Circuit Court yes
terday Judge Speer heard argument on a
rule requiring the Planters Warehouse
Company OF MonteZu ma to show cause
why an injunction should not issue at the
complaint OF j. IL. COttman. G. n. West,
Esq. appeared for the complainant and
w. II. FELTON,, Of Macon, for the defend
ant. Court adjourned until 10 a. m. to-
day.
Mrs. Mary Lathrop, a lecturer on tenn
perance. will be in the city during the
latter part of this month. she is one of
the most talented workers connected with
the WOman's Christian Temperance
Union, and her coming here is looked
forward to with great interest by the
friends Of the good work that is now
making such rapid progress throughout
the country.
William Folliard, who shot Jack Allen
in COnley's barroom on Barnard street
last mouth, is still out Of reach of the POI
lice. Allen has recovered from his
wound and has returned TO the place
which he has occupied at HGnley's paint
and oil house for the past nine years. His
employers say that he is an orderly and
well disposed cOlored man, and so far as
they know has never been in trouble be-
fore.
The petition to the Senate and House Of
Representatives asking that the further
coinage of the silver dollar be stopped has
been signed by nearly every business man
in the city. Not single person TO whom
II was presented withheld bis signature.
1 One or two expressed themselves in favor
Of paying the bond debt and other public
debts in silver, but every one expressed
an opinion in favor Of stopping any
further coinage Of the dollar.
The attorneys in the case of Rees vs.
W. I. Wheless and others, on trial in the
City Court, occupied all Of yesterday in
argument before the Jury, Col. Lester
opened tor some OF the defendants, 5. B.
Adams, Esq, followed for others
and X. r. Richards, Esq, closed
for the defense Col. William Garrard
spoke for the plaintiff, and after Judge
Harden's charge the jury retired at $3.50
p. IN, and later were instructed TO seal
their verdict in case OF agreement.
Coroner Dixon was summoned yester-
day 10 investigate the death Of George
Palm a young negro who died suddenly
IN the southern section OF the city early
in the morning. No inquest was held, as
death evidently was caused by heart dis
ease. Palm was a barkeeper in sam JEFF
lerson's saloon al CASTOR street near Mont
somery the night that Shadrach Baker
shot and killed John Allison. In the
event Baker had been captured Palm
would have been an important witness
for the state.
A telegram to r. G. Dun Il Co. yester-
day stated that Ii. Franklin, general mer.
chant, doing business at Waynesboro,
had sold his stock to his brother, A.
Franklin, aud that. on petition Of Messrs.
/ Volt, OF New York, II. n. Perry, Of
WaynesbOTO, had been appointed receiver.
4 mortgage OF $50, 090 on the stock and
deeds to land by II. Franklin to A. Frank
lin, the telegram stated, have been put on
record. Mr.. Franklin has been doing a
commission business in Augusta and is
weil-knOWn TO the trade here.
The committee appointed by the south
ern HarbOr Convention to memorabilia
! Congress in the interest OF Southern har-
/ bOrs will have hearing before the River
| and HarbOr Committee at Washington on
I Jan. u. The memorial committee is CON-
/ posed OF the following gentlemen from the
| various States represented in the cOnven-
| ton: Alabama, 5. II. Dent; Florida, Cbas.
/ II. Jones; Georgia. John Screven; North
| Carolina. +. W. kerchner; South Caro-
! lima. 5. \. Upper; Tennessee, TOmlinson
! Fort: Virginia, VIM. Lamb. Col. screyen
! will leave Savannah for Washington on
] Tuesday.
/ Local ParannaI