Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happen
ings Told in Brief Paragraphs
Pickings at Police Headquarters
Ancient Landmark Lodge, F. and A
NJ, Will meet tonight.
The bark "Niobe" was libeled yester
| day by William Wilson.
The foundation is being laid for the bel
tower on which the "Big Duke" is to be
hung.
Add to telephone lists No. 264, Clark
Daniel, and change Richardson 81 Barnard
| to NO. 34S.
! The Savannah Rife Association will
| hold meeting tonight at the Guards
| new arsenal.
Chippewa Tribe of Red Men will meet
tonight. Delegates to the Great COun-
Gil will be elected.
An entertainment will be given at the
Lecture room Of the Lutheran church to-
night for the benefit of the Lutheran
Sunday school.
Philip keane, the oldest inmate of the
state Insane Asylum from Chatham coun-
ty. is dead. He was committed Feb. -,
1891, and consequently had spent 80 years
IN the institution.
The FIRST green peas that have been
shipped from here this season were sent
by express last plight to New York. There
were two crates of them and they were
grown by MIR. j. A. II. Umbach, tn emar-
ket gardener.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Southern Mutual Loan Association was
not neld last night, quorum not being
present. The meeting will take place at
O'Clock this afternoon at the office of
the President, No. 11S Bryan street.
The pictures OF Gems. Lee, jackson,
Beauregard and jefferson Davis, ali
painted by NJ. Guillaume, have been re-
ceived from Richmond and are now at
the Telfair Academy, where they will re-
main until after the Chathams' Centen-
NAL.
The prisoners in the barracks at mid
night, were Lizzie Hayward, charged
with assaulting Susan Price and creating
great excitement; Thomas johnson,
colored, found drunk in a house and ar
rested as suspicious character and one
plain drunk.
The little I-year-Old son of Mr.. William
Walker fell from the roof of an out-build-
ing in the rear Of his residence on Henry
street Yesterday morning, and was badly
cut about the face. The little fellows
back was also injured. A physician was
summoned, and pronounced the injuries
between 12and 10 feet.
John Graham, a lunatic confined in the
county jail, died yesterday of nervous
prostratiOn. Graham was the negro who
was first suspected OF having killed the
two little boys who were found tied to
tree along the Central railroad six miles
from the city, on Feb. %. He was insane
and was committed to jail by the Oriina-
ry for lunacv, but was not considered
dangerous. He was 30 years old,
Everybody is deplOring the cutting
down of the magnificent magnolias and
oaks on BrOughtOn street. 1t appears al
most an act of vandalism to have to de.
strOy those mOnarchs of the forest, but it
was doubtless necessary. If the telegraph
and other posts and distractions on the
street were removed it would be OF ad-
vantage. The telegraph, telephone and
fire alarm lines would be better located if
they were in the lanes. north or south Of
BrOughton street. Cutting down the trees
has not improved the appearance of the
street, as it has exposed some of the
miserable shanties and buildings which
disfgure that fine avenue. The owners
of such properties may be induced from
sheer Dridp 10 imnrOVp tham