Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-16
TIE NEWS IN TIE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.

Dashcs Here and There by the New
Reporters - Yesterdays Happen
ings Told in Brief Paragraphs
Pickings at Police Headquarters
strong, livery stable.
The Mitchell house, Townsville, closed
for the season yesterday.
Landrum Lodge, +. A. NJ, will hold a
regular communication tonight.
Robert Gillison was acquitted in the
Superior Court yesterday on a charge Of
hog stealing.
The NTH and centre statue IN front Of
the Telfair Academy is in position. ms
completes the group.
The Chatham Artillery ia erecting a
building covering ITS entire gua-yard' lor
a banquetting hail during its CentehhlaI'
Coroner W. d. Dixon held two inyesti-
cations of cases Of sudden death yester-
DAY. Both cases were young negro chill
dren.
Bessie Dillon, for drunkenness in the
streets, and r.. c.. Thomas, lying drunk IN
Calhoun square, were Iochel up idsI
night by the police.
The Chatham Gun Club will meet at its
new park this afternoon for practice, and
will meet every Tuesday and Thursday
afternoons hereafter.
The MORNING NEWS Early Fruit and
Vegetable Bureau acknowledges the re-
ceipt of a sample Of strawberries and a
basket of new Irish potatoes from Mr.. j.
A. Ii. Umbach, Market square.
Capt. John l.. Hammond has contracted
with Mr.. b. X. Armstrong for a hand
some tbree-stOry residence on CASTOR
street, between Bull and Whitaker. The
n,w- j.. F- Men No. e. LFahhAvr nruhF
tects.
A fishing party returned yesterday aft
moon on the tug Forest City from the
blackfsh banks, where they vent for a
days fishing. The party caught eight
bjacktsh only, the sea being too rough
for fishing.
Joe Washington, colored, cursed and
abused Louisa Maxwell, a colOred woman,
IN her house on Wednesday. Louisa
lodged a complaint against her assailant
at the barracks, and yesterday he was
arrested by officer Spann and locked up.
Vegetables a la jardiniere, beef stew
with dumplings, fish au gratin, fllet of
bass a la Bearnaise, cream a la Versailles
and caramel sauce are on Miss Parl0a's
list today for the cooking lesson. Shrimp
curry and baked Ice cream were two of
the dishes yesterday.
Joseph Grant, the Young negro man
who assaulted u robbed Martha Gillison
March p, was convicted In the Superior
Court yesterday OF robbery. There were
no eX%tenuating circum instances, and Judge
Adams gave Grant the full penalty-20
years in the enitenitarY.
The Liberty Independent Troop pro-
poses to send two teams to the Chatham
Centennial. The following is the detail:
Lieuts. j.. b. Fraser and W. j. WaV,
Enrpfs Wqfta and GIarR anA Drfynfac L
e. Norman, L. b. Rain, A. 5. Way, John
W. Vim, Tom Mallard, Harry Waite,
Fleming VIM, and Fleming Martin.
The work Of preparing for laying the
asphalt pavement Is progressing, though
not as rapidly as was expected. The
contractors are ready to begin the work
of putting down the foundation, but owing
to the street railroad having to relay its
track nothing further a be done at
present except to prepare the roadway
for the grouting. A large new steam
roller is all ready for work, and when the
street is ready for the contractors the
work VIII doubtless be pushed forward
rapidly.
1t has been suggested that instead of
extending the brick or stone sidewalks
(there are not much of the latter on
BrOughtOn street to the new curbing, that
the money be expended in putting the
pavement In OrQef at us present width.
The space between the line of the present
pavement and the new curbing could be
Sodded with grass, and about one tree
planted in front of each lot or half lot.
Such a plan would make BrOughton street
tbe handsOmest and coolest looking
business street in the world, and
y0uld repair the damage done in cutting
d0wn the trees. Where there is a heavy
business done the pavement can be partly
built extended to the curbing.
George Brown, Billy Riley and Annie
Leacey, all colOred, were making night
hideOus in a house on Jones street lane,
between Bull and Dayton streets, about
1880 O'Clock last night. A game of cards
was proposed by Brown n Riley, and
between the two they got a big and a
little table mixed up. During the dispute
Annie insisted on taking a hand in the
cards, which was refused by Brown, who
accompanied his refusal by setting upon
Annie and beating her with a club. Her
yells awoke the %neighbors and mounted
officer MeQuaid came to the rescue and
arrested the trio. Riley, according to
the evidence, was only a spectator of
the scene, and George and Annie were
locked up for a hearing this morning.