Savannah morning news., 1886-04-04

GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEWALK.


Dashes Here aud There by the New
Reporters - Yesterday's Happening
Told IN Brief observation-disclosures "A
Police Il HeadQuarters.
The Catholic Library Association vii
hold its April meeting to-day.
Six prisoners were LODGED in the bar
racks yesterday and last night.
Rebecca Baker, the colored girl who
was burned on Thursday nigh,, has dlcd
from her injuries.
The Health O0lcer's report shows that
there were - deaths iu the city last week,
OF whites and II ofcOlOred.
The pilot boat Sprite sailed yesterday
with a party OF gentlemen on hshlhG
cruise. She will be gone three weeks
The Board OF Trade Will hold special
meeting TO morrow. Matters relatihg 10
the naval stores trade VIII be discussed.
Messrs. Hoist o. Co. cleared Yesterday
the Norwegian bark EllSit iof siettln,
with ., $50 barrels rosin, weighing l,2tSOoo
pounds, valued 40 ST. Abb 90.
The Womeu's Christian Temperance
Union of savannah Will hold its annyer-
sarv at the residence Of the president
No. 1876 south Broad street at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
The tug Reliance aud the dredge Beau
fort No. came off the ways yesterday
after beng oyerhauled and repaired
They will return to COosaw probably to-
morrow or Tuesday.
An oil stove exploded in No. % Drayton
street yesterday ana caused slight fire
and trifing damage. An alarm was turned
In from box but the blaze was about out
when the engines got to the scene.
Rev. J. W. Rogan will preach this
morning at the First Presbyterian
church upon the subject, ''Were the
former days better than these?" Tonight
he vii. begin a series Of sermons on les
sons from the life OF Joseph.
The April meeting of the Georgia His
tOrical Society VIII be held Tomorrow
night. Gen. Henry K. jackson, president
OF the society, after an absence Of nearly
a year, will preside, and the standing
committees lO[ 1886 will be announced.
Riley Mann was given a hearing before
United states CoBmissioner Locke yes
terday on the charge of perjury. Two
witnesses were examined but the Com
missioner did not consider their evidence
quite strong enough to warrant him in
holding Mann for the action OF the grand
jury.
The city water supply will be shut of
at 8 O'Clock tomorrow morning in the
district between Broughton. Whitaker,
Hull and West Broad streets, and also on
y
corn street. for the purpose OF removing
the fire hydrants on Broughton street,
preparatory to laying the new pavement.
Fifty-eight building permits were issued
from the Office Of the Clerk OF Council last
month. Forty-two were for frame build
ings and sixteen for brick buildings. This
shows that there is something in the
building boom. Last week there were
seven permits issued to build brick build
lngs and nine for frame buildings.
The schooner Eleanor. while hauling
out from the wharf yesterday, intending
TO proceed to sea without a pilot, fouled.
the pilot boat Pet, which was anchored in
mid-stream opposite Dixon ~ Murphy's
coal wharf. The Pets port rail was stove
in, her flying iibboom was carried away
with her starboard fore and main rigging,
her boat badly scratched up ana about
fifteen fathoms of cable were lost. The
Eleanor was not damaged and proceeded
on her voyage. 1t was reported last night
that she grounded on the lower fats.