Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27
THE NEWS In THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEW AK.

Dashos Here aud There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdsys Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-PickiDg
at Police ii eadquarters.
Thursday will be the Jewieb New ears
day, a holiday among the Jewish people.
A painting by f. Chandler Of sea
scene, Hove to for the Wreck" is on eX-
hibitIon in Ludden & Bates show win
dow. The artist IL a Savannah man, a
well-known sailmaker on River street.
Henry l.. Brooks, a colored man about
IS years old, was taken with violent
bemOrThage on Orleans square about 10
o'clock yesterday morning, and sank to
the ground. He was taken up and car
ried to house near by, where he died In
about ten minutes. Coroner Dixon was
summoned, and held an inquest. The
jury rendered verdict OF death from
hemorrhage of the lungs.
the tug Constitution arrived Saturday
night with the lighter Briefly Hill in tow,
loaded with 800 tons OF phosphate rock
from the Coosaw mines. The lighter Is
leaking and requires constant pumping
to keep her free OF water. She leaked 80
badly on the trip that the assistance OF
the tug Batchellor was required TO keep
her free while crossing Catalogue sound
She will be hauled out and recaulked and
put In proper condition.
The examination OF applicants for
teachers positions in the public schools,
ordered by the Board of Education. will
be held at the Chatham Academy tom
row between 8: 30 and O'Clock. The ex-
animation is for the purpose of filling
three primary positions, and also three
positions as assistant teachers. An ex-
animation will take place at the same
time to fill two positions as assistant
teachers in the oolored schools.
An interesting and successful revival
has been in progress at Trinity Methodist
Church during the pact week. Up to last
night there had been 20 accessions to the
church, 16 OF whom were received yester-
dav morning. Services will be continued
every night during this week, and great
amount of good is expected TO result be-
fore the meetings are closed. There was
large congregation present last night
and many manifested deep interest.
Mr.. Joseph B. Ripley showed NEWS
reporter day or two ago spool OF silk
spun by one of the settlers of Purysburg.
1t came into Mr.. Ripley's possession
through friend some years ago and is
treasured by him as a relic Of the early
history of Georgia. The silk though slight
ly colored by age is we'll preserved. When
the settlers of Puryshurg came to this
country indigo was the principal staple.
1t was combined with silk, but the two
were found unproductve and were aban-
dOned. About that time cotton was in
troduced and superseded everything ex-
cept corn and potatoes. Rice was then
in its infancy. Mr.. Ripley has tine spool
of silk at his office where 1t may be seen.
In excavating for the foundation OF the
Cooper building at Whitaker street and
BrOughton street lane day or two ago
the workmen dug into pile Of earthen-
ware balls about the size Of large marbles.
There were upwards of halt bushel OF
them buried under the roots Of a tree
that had grown up on the north side Of
the lane, and which had pushed under the
walls of the old building recently torn
down. Nobody knew what the balls were
intended for nor how they came TO be
buried there. The boys soon found . use
for them as marbles, and In a short time
the whole pile was carried away. A gen.
tleman who had seen eaTthenware mar
bles said that they were evidently made
to take the place Of the glass and stone
marbles as a cheap substitute. The dis
covery was for some time an object of con-
siderable curiosity.