Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-30
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM TIE STREET AND
SIDEW ak.

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Y Yesterdays Happen
inss Told in Brief Paragra phs-
Pickings at Police Headquarters
Add to telephone lists No. 3j2 ii
Myers residence.
&. II. Haywood was arrested yesterday
for assaulting and cutting Abram Greene,
fcOlored.
The annual picnic OF the Catholic
knights OF America for the benefit OF ST.
Mary's Home will be given June 10 at Isle
of Hope.
The question, ''What is God?" will be
discussed by the Rev. Timothy Harley in
the Independent Presbyterian church
this evening.
The steamer st. Nicholas will make
1.-TWO excursions to the Tybee bell buoy to-
ldav. She will leave the Lincoln street
wharf at 10 a. m. and p. IN.
soomons Lodge, F. and A. M, will
hold an extra convOcatiUn to-day for the
purpose OF attending the funeral OF the
late w. M. Wilson, who was member
pof the lodge.
The steamer Alice Clark carried an ex-
hcursion party down to Tybee yesterday.
DShe made the trip TO the island against
wind and tide in two hours and five min
putes. She would make good boat for
1.-THE regular Tybee season, being rugged
fOr excursion purposes.
The tug Forest City went up on VIII
Inks marine railway yesterday to have
her propeller put in working order, log
having become damned into the propeller
where it remained until taken out. The
tug came of the ways in ample time to as
tsist the bark Washington.
Mr.. VIM. Ernest Wilson, the pho
~.arat,, lofH ion INV
iofiice set of his views taken at Bethes-
Ola On the occasion Of the recent anniver-
'sary. They are well worth preserving
and every member OF the Union Society
should have set OF them.
A Norwegian stevedore named Olsen, in
attempting TO board the Norwegian brig
y. Williams as she was sailing by the Sa-
vannah, Florida aud Western railway
wharf about O'Clock yesterday after
noon, fell into the river from his boat. lie
was rescued pretty we'll frightened and
thoroughly soaked.
The Trinity Methodist Episcopal Sum
day school will hold its annual picnic at
Warsaw Island next Friday. The com
1nittee Of arrangements consists Of nj essrs.
John W. Wilson, j. p. Williams, w. b.
Nell, NJ. 5. Baker and j. d. Goodman.
The steamer st. Nicholas has been char
tered for the occasion.
The Health Officers weekly report
shows q considerable increase in NOR
tality in the city. The number OF deaths
Hast week was A, Is OF white and 26 of
lcolored. Il Ventv-0ne deaths, or very
nearly One-half, were of children under
8 years OF age. The annual ratio per 1000
5Or the week was 36.5 for whites, and II
for blacks.
A petition, signed by many citizens, is
about to be pretented TO the City Council
asking that an ordinance be passed pro-
hibiting the cutting down OF trees with
out permission of Council, not leaving
the matter 30 any one Alderman or COM
mittee to decide such question. The
petition also asks that provisions be
made to plant more trees and undo the
damage which has been done in late
years. There is no doubt that an ordi-
nance like the one suggested is necessary
10 prevent such proceedings as lately
occurred on BrOughton street, where
arees were cut down much to the indigna-
ti0n Of the people.