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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-08
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
IN THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There in
the Court Rooms.

Gossip Picked Up Here and There in
the Court Rooms.
There was a forenoon session of the superior
court yesterday, and at l o'clock p m. re-
cess was taken until 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
Seymour Miller (colored) pleaded guilty
to unlawful stabbing in the superior court
yesterday, which reduced the offense to a
misdemeanor, and Judge Adams sentenced
the prisoner to the chain-gang for twelve
months.
Emile Newman, Esq, and Philip NJ.
Russell, Jr., were reappointed commercial
notaries in the superior court yesterday.
The city court grand jury will reconvene
at O'clock next Friday afternoon. The
city civil court will be in session at 10
o'clock this morning.
The superior court grand jury, which will
meet at $3.50 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon,
will make an inquiry into the cotton rob-
berry from the Central railroad near the
fair grounds 1t will be remembered that
the bale was traced to this city, where it
was sold. The negro who drove the cart to
town is in Jail, the man who sold it is out
on bond, and the man who is alleged to
have stolen it is in Jail at Chattanooga. 1t
was learned yesterday that Ida Thompson,
a material witness for the state, has
skipped. a Central railway detective
claims to have found that part of the bag
ging containing the marks, which was cut
out and the rent repaired
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW.
Savannahians and Other People VIII

Savannahians and Other People Who
Come and Go.
T. E. Stokes of Augusta is in the city.
F. B. SirmanS of Dupont is at the Har-
nett
s. H.. Buxton of Girard, is at the Har-
nett.
H. Smith Of Valdosta, is at the Har-
nett
William O'Donovan of Wadley is in the
city.
C. w. Metcalfe of Atlanta is at the Mar
shall.
w. W. Milliken of Race Pond is at the
Screven.
William H. Turner of Atlanta is at the
Screven.
j. H. Morgan of Atlanta is at the
Screven.
E. w. Mitchell of Louisville is at the
Screven.
Capt. Thomas Morton of Bluffton is in
the city.
j. C. Richardson of Robertsville is at the
Marshall
Rev C. C. Prendergast of Albany, Ga,
is in the city.
H. C. Underwood of Atlanta is at the
Screven house.
A. R. Morrison of Glenmore is registered
at the Marshall.
A G. Cassels of Mcintosh is registered at
the Screven house.
B. F. Dent of Brunswick is stopping at
the Scre7en house.
J. E. johnson of Bitch is registered at
the Marshall house.
w. z. Burbage of Brunswick is stopping
at the Screver house.
w. B. Chisholm of Charleston is stopping
at the Screven house.
T. C. King and wife, Of Dorchester, are
guests of the Screven.
r. B. billiard of billiard. Fla, is stop
ping at the Screven house.
The Chatham Artillery will give its initial
hop OF the seas m tomorrow night.
d. c. Bacon, Esq, and II. p. Smart,
Esq, weat up to Atlanta last night.
Mrs. A. Ottinge- and Miss r. Ottinger of
Quincy, Fla, are guests of the Screven.
Henry Lilenthal aud J. II. Kornahrens
of Jacksonville are guests of the Screven.
NJ. H. Boyer, an enterprising stock and
poultry raiser of Sandersville, was in the
city yesterday.
Mr.. F, B. Papy has been appointed.assist-
ant traffic manager of the Plant system Of
railroads and steamships.
Rev. A. F. DeCamp has been perma-
nently called to the pastorate of the indie
pendent Pre- sbyterian church.
Sergt. Thomas f. Durham of the police
force, returned Yesterday with his bride.
He was married tuesday, Dec. 4, at Cuth-
bert, and was rendered a reception at his
home, at Buena Vista on the ereuing of
Dec. 5. He and his will live at l9l South
Broad street.
A letter from Boston says: Miss Wey-
mouth (of Savannab) has rdied in the art
school in Boston during the summer.
am told by competent judges that she has
really quite distinguished herself. She en-
tered Class where the pupils have been
for four years and she has taken the head
in the class twice; being ranked as the
first
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
NEATLY HEADED OFF.

How Prompt Action Saved the Purser
of the Katie LOO slaves.
w. H. Moore (colored), who was arrested
on warrant sworn ont in Justice Molina's
court for the alleged larceny of 1. 100 slaves
in Scriven county, was returned to that
county yesterday, and it is thought the
owner of the slaves will forgive the offense,
and retain Moore in his employment, as
Moore made gilt-edged promises.
The larceny alleged was very neatly
foiled. Moore has been employed as fore
man for Purser Alsop, of the steamer
Katie, in getting out slaves in the swamp
up the Savannah river in Scriven county
When the Katie passed the landing. SUI
day, Mr.. Alsop noticed the
having taken them aboard just two and a
half hours before the arrival of the Katie at
the landing. Mr.. Alsop deputized Mr.. Med
lock to go across the country to the Port
Royal road and hurry to Savannah by rail
via YemaSSee. Mr.. Medlock did SO, reach
ing the city ct 6 o'clock Sunday night, and
giving the case to Detective Wetherhorn.
Monday morning Moore visited the office of
James T. Stewart g. Son and wanted TO dis
pose of the slaves. He was told by the office
boy to call when the head of the house was
in, and on his second visit officer Wether-
horn arrested him. Moore claimed that he
looked upon the slaves as his personal prop
erty on q share plan, which Mr.. Alsop de-
MES, but Moore having been twelve years
in his employ, and very faithful man,
upon promises to make good the expenses
incurred by Mr.. Alsop and to be as faithful
| and honest in the future as he had been for
twelve years past, it is said there will be no
further prosecution,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
THEY WANT LIGHT.
The Council to be Asked for a Light on
West Boundary Str eet.

The Council to be Asked for a Light on
West Boundary Str eet.
A petition is being circulated among the
merchants, farmers, real estate owners and
citizens, to be presented to the city council
at it's next regular meeting, asking for the
erection of light at West Boundary street,
which, the petition alleges. is the darkest
spot in the city. 1t is the point of entrance
to the city for the truck farmers Of the
west and southwest, and the terminus Of
the Louisville road, over which the travel
of more than one state passes.
The petition also represents that
the drainage Of West Boundary street,
from Little Jones to Railroad street,
is such that water stands In the
street, sweeping in from the railroad
property on the north, coming in great
volumes, after a rain, like cataract down
Little Jones and Railroad streets, and pour
ing over from the railroad bridge into Rail
road street. One real estate owner on West
Boundary, who has recently built a row Of
twelve tenement houses, says that if the
city gives better drainage for that section
Of West Boundary street, he will put up
several more.
Mr.. johnson, a grocer at Railroad and
West Boundary streets, said yesterday that
he thinks there is sewer along that portion
of West Boundary street, and the present
condition Of the street, which was lake Of
water in two places yesterday, can be i'm
proved by couple of sewer traps. Another
gentleman said that the springs in the rail
road lot east are constant feeder to the
street, and that the company ought to be
required to ditch it. which would relieve
the street except from the storm water
that occasionally foods it from Little Jones
and Railroad streets There is no little
complaint because of the pool of water in
Railroad street midway of the Central pas
senger sheds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
SETTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

pashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Pickings at
Police Headquarters.
The West Side Democratic Club will
meet tonight.
Georgia Chapter No. 3, R. A. NJ, will
hold an extra convocation tonight.
The Ogletborpe Light Infantry will hold
special meeting tonight at the regi-
mental armory.
The Citizens Sanitary Association will
hold its quarterly meeting at Metropolitan
hall tomorrow night.
Guard Turner is in the city, and will leave
this morning with delegation of nine con-
victs for the penitentiary.
The MORNING News received a neat
lunch last night from the ladies in charge
of the pink lunch at the Catholic Library
Bazaar.
A meeting of the subscribers to the stock
of the Franklin Savings aud Security Com
pany will be held tonight for the purpose
of organization.
The Southside Democratic Club is the
name of a new club which it is proposed to
organize at Yonge's hall tonight by the
friends Of Maj. Schwarz.
The Merchants and Mechanics Loan
Association will hold it's seventy-ninth
regular monthly meeting tonight at the
secretary's office, No. 1lS Bryan street.
Robert Phinizy (coloredl, who stole JUS
tive Patterson's clock and Constable Coll
mans overcoat last week, was sentenced
yesterday to six months on the chain-gang.
Halves the alleged Birmingham wife
murderer, was once an engineer on the Sa-
vannan, Florida and Western railway, and
was quite well-known here and along the
road
In the mayors court yesterday morning
Collins Aulston, for disorderly conduct on
a Whitaker street car, was fined $25 or
thirty days. Two colored women charged
with disorderly conduct were discharged.
The managers of the Port Society bazaar
request that all those who have kindly con-
tributed, or will contribute, to the bazaar,
will send their contributions to the Guards
hall on Thursday or Friday, Dec. Is and IA,
between the hours of IL o'clock and Z
o'clock p. m.
Dallas Jackson colored) was in Justice
Russell's court yesterday on a charge of
carrying concealed weapons, and also for
assault and battery upon Smith Jones and
Jeremiah Boyd, both colored. There were
several witnesses sworn, but there was no
evidence to hold jackson, and Justice Rus
sell discharged him.
In Justice Patterson's court yesterday,
the case against Mary Hart and Laura Sims
(colored), charged with misdemeanor and
assault and battery upon Minnie Hart.
came up for examination. w. w. Osborne
represented the prisoners and MIR. Palmer
represented the state. Seven witnesses
were sworn, and some time was consumed
in argument by counsel. There was not
enough evidence to hold the prisoners and
Justice Patterson discharged them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
A BURGLAR CONVICTED.
Miles williams Gets Ten Years for Sew
eral Burglarie5.

Miles Williams Gets Ten FEARS Tor SeY-
eral Burglarie5.
Miles Williams (colored) was convicted OF
burglary in the superior court yesterday
and sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary. Williams will be remember cred as the
man who was arrested for the burglary Of
Theodore RadericA's confectionery store,
Cleveland's drug store and other thefts.
Officer II. NJ Morgan pursued Williams,
who was making his way to fence kept by
a West India negro by the name of Charles
V. Brown, at No. 81 Broughton street, and
the pursuit getting too hot, Williams left
the bag of candy on Browns steps and took
to his heels. Officer Wetherhorn took up
the case, recovered lot of stolen property,
and after the arrest of Brown learned
enough from him to justify the arrest Of
Williams. He sent Justice Matthews out
to East Savannah TO arrest Williams, which
he did, but the prisoner. making pretext of
going in his cabin for his shoes, gave
Matthews the slip and ran like a race horse
for the woods At midnight that night
another descent was made on the cabin and
Williams was caught as he was crawling
under the bed. A revolver was found In
the pocket OF his coat.
Williams plan was to come into the city
late at night and along near daylight to
commit his burglaries, Browns place being
ready fence.
In the trial yesterday Brown made
clean breast of the whole matter, confess
ing that he had been in the habit Of pur-
chasing stolen property from Williams No
indictment has been found against Brown,
The solicitor general stated to the court
that Brown is badly afflicted with name
less disease, had made full confession, his
testimony convicting the burglar. and he
left Brown in the hands of the court. He
was returned to tho Jail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
SONGS AND TABLEAUX.
The D. v. v. C.'s Entertainment al
Yonge'S Hall Last Night.

The D. v. v. C.'s Entertainment at
Yonge's Hall Last Night.
Yonges hall was packed to its utmost
last night, and many people were unable to
secure seats. The occasion was a select en-
tertainment by the D. V. V. c. Society. 1t
consisted of charades and tableaux, and
wound up with an amateur minstrel per-
formance.
The entertainment was under the direc-
ton of T. II. McGillis, president of the
society, assisted by Prof. J. w. Beardslee.
The minstrel performance was first class.
The jokes were aS new and original as they
we'll could be,and the singing, % specially that
by Messrs Butler and McD5nough, was ex-
cellent. Cortese's Italian band was Gu
gagged for the evening.
After the first part of the entertainment,
F. A Jones, freight agent of
the Central railroad, and w. s. King,
freight agent of the Savannah. Florida and
Western railway, were voted for as candi-
dates for gold hunting-case watch. There
was considerable interest manifested
while the voting was going on,
and when the result was read
out there was rspturous applause.
The vote was: Jones 56S, King 223. Prof.
Beardslee presented the watch to Mr.. A. L.
Moore, who represented Mr.. jones' The
watch will have engraved on the case the
inscription, "From the d. V. V. c." After
the contest was over, refreshments we're
served. About 5000 were realized, $50 of
which will so as a benefit to the New Hous-
ton street church.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
ON RAIL AND cRossT1E.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circles.

Circles.
The Central railroad and the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia will have q
merry fight for the passenger business to
Florida in few days. There are said to be
500 Florida people in Atlanta who expect
to return home this week, and the passen-
ger agents are trying to see which way
they will GO. The fight is expected to be-
gin on Friday.
A bill has been introduced in the South
Carolina legislature providing that when
ever any county in the state, by a vote of
its people, shall subscribe bonds to the
the capital stock of any railroad
company, the county shall be en-
titled to receive the full amount of taxes
levied and collected for state purposes
upon the railroads property, and the comp
troller general is authorized to require an
nually for fifteen years, or until the pay
ment of the bonds, to issue to the counties
warrants for the full amount of such state
taxes.
A st. Augustine (Fla4) special says: In o
few days circular will be sent out an
nouncing the changes in the management of
the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railway, the St. Augustine and Palatka and
the Jacksonville and st. Augu tine rail
coad. 1t is learned that eight miles of ties
for the Jacksonville and st. Augustine rail
road have been distributed, commencing
five miles east of South Jacksonville Gen.
Supt. Crawford states that the steel rails
are now on the way, and are expected to
arrive within the course of few days.
After the arrival of rails, spikes, plates, ETC..
about twelve days will be required to iron
the entire road. Three miles per day of
rails are expected to be laid
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
BOYS IN A FRACAS.
A Fuss in Which Citizens Had to In
terfore,

A Fuss in Which Citizens Had to In
terfere.
Clayton Goodman, a lad of Is years,
swore out a warrant in Justice Molina's
court yesterday afternoon for assault and
battery against Frank Wilder, boy of 16
or II, and son of John II. Wilder, grocer
at New Houston and Lincoln streets.
Young Goodman's father is turpentine
gauger at Brunswick. Tho boy had several
bad gashes on his head, ana one on his up
per lip. which had bled profusely. His
version of the story is that Wilder, himself
and James Goodman, his brother, aged 10
years, were returning from school, when
at Bolton and Line Din streets Frank Wilder
and James Goodman, who had been play
ing, got angry, and in the fuss Frank threw
the little fellow down and began to beat
HIM with his fist. Clayton said that he
pulled Wilder Off, when the latter threw
him down and began to beat him over tho
head with a brickbat, and when Wilder
wouldn't let him up, Clayton pulled out his
knife aud stuck Wilder in the leg. Wilder
then jumped up, and as Clayton started to
get up he was struck the ugly blow on the
lip, threatening to kill the Goodman boys,
when passers by came TO the rescue and
compelled the Wilder boy to desist.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
P. r. Dillon, Brass Moulder.

This gentleman, who has attained a
national reputation as the inventor of
"Dillon's contractile mold" announces
that he is prepared to make fue brass cast
ings zines for electric batteries, and cast
ings of babbt and gun metals, and other
work in brass moulding. He also makes a
speciality o. lead lining brasses. Mr.. Dillo !
has every facility for doing work in his
line. and with tweuty-six years experience,
he is prepared to fill orders with dispatch,
and at northern and western prices.
Railroads, telephone compan es, mills and
other concerns requiring work in his line,
should give this enterprising southern me-
chanic and inventor their orders.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
THE MA Tin FUND.
,ribution From the

A Generous Contribution From the
Jacksonville Photographers.
The following note has been received by
the Jacksonville Times Union:
OFFICE WEsTERx UNION TELEGRAPH Co.
JACKSONVILLE, Dec. :, 1888.
r.. W. Hawthorne, Esq.
DEAR SIR-The enclosed amount, SIG, is con-
trbution TO the Martin Memorial Fund by the
telegraphers of this Office, which we beg you to
accept as token of respect to the memory Of
the late Mr.. Martin. Very respectfully,
j. y. RIVERS,
For employees w. U. Tel. Co., Jacksonville, Fla.
To the list already published must be
added tho above, and also the contribution
Of Col. Chipley, making the full amount in
Jacksonville ST.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
The Macon Short Line Case.

In the superior court yesterday, in the
case of w. II. Ferguson ct. al, complain
ants, and the Savannah, Dublin and West
ern Railroad Company, defendants, an
order was granted making the Savannah
and Fort Valley Railway Company, com
plainants to the regular bill. They are
assignees of certain judgment creditors,
seven in number, for Judgments to the
amount OF S., 1877 As obtained in the city
court of Savannah.
A charter was granted the Southern Vul-
canite Paving Company in the superior
court yesterday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
At the Y. M. G. A.

The Bulletin for December is out, and
will soon be circulated among the menu
bers.
The gymnasium is now completed, and
the classes are in good working order once
more. The attendance last evening was 26.
The association has lately partitioned Off
a part of the reading room, making a small
room, to be used for class and board meet
ings.
A practical talk will soon be given to the
members and friends by one Of the leading
physicians Of the city. The date has not
been fully decided. but will soon be au-
nouncad
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
DRIFT FROM THE HARBoR.
Happenings on the River and Among
the Shipping.

Messrs. A. Minis & Sons cleared yester-
day the British steamship Byzantine for
Sebastopol with 8 500 bales of upland cotton,
weighing 1879. liz pounds, valued at $780,,
0cO.
The Spanish brig Constanza Barnuevo
was cleared yesterday for Valencia, Spain,
with 4, 4S9 pieces pitch pine lumber, measur
ing 222, ITO feet, valued at $1,000. The
vessel and cargo was cleared by Messrs.
Butler & Stevens.
The fishing schooner John w. Feeney and
the Belle of the Bay arrived in port yestsr-
day after short cruise. They had rather
indifferent success. The Feeney had 700
large red snappers and the Belle of the Bay
only small catch.
The British steamship Southwold was
cleared yesterday by Messrs. Richardson 81
Barnard for Reval with $500 bales of up
land cotton, weighing 1,226,605 pounds,
valued at 1921 1871 She cleared at Bruins
wick previously with 1000 bales, weighing
ZOOS, 249 pounds, valued at $50, OO0-makDg
In all 4, 500 bales The total valuation of
her cargo is $2l1,S27
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
Work for The Sailors.

The ladies of Savannah have formed an
auxiliary society to the Savannah Port
Society, and will hold fair and bazaar on
Thursday and Friday of this week at the
Guards Arsenal hall for the purpose of
raising funds for establishing a sailor
home, an institution much needed In this
city. The society solicits aid in the shape
OF contributions of money or articles for
the proposed bazar.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
SOCIETY ELECTIONS.

Ancient Landmark Lodge, F. g. A. NJ.
Elects officers.
Ancient Landmark Lodge, +. &c A. M.
elected the following officers last night:
w. NV. S. Rockwell.
s. W.-D. r. Thomas.
j. W.-Isaac Beckett.
Treasurer-OsceolaB Butler.
Secretary-John s. Haines.
The following officers were appointed.
Chaplain-Rev. G. II. Strong.
S. D.-J. G. PoStell.
j. D.-John Sullivan,
s. ST. +. Macarthur.
J. S.-Dr. G. II. Coldlng.
Tyler-Geo. T. Nichols
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
A Suggestion.

Editor Morning News: The statesmen
of our stores are often called Counter
jumpers" and the females "shop ladies"
Both these terms are not satisfactory to
those interested, the latter seeming to be
peculiarly inappropriate. whereas the term
counter graces" would suit the pretty and
graceful majority of which Savannah is SO
justly proud. TARo.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
MAKING NEW VOTERS.
Confidence Of a Grocery Clerk in tn,
Election of His Favorite.

Confidence Of a Grocery Clerk in the
Election OF His Favorite.
In the superior court yesterday the follow
ing persons were admitted to citizenship:
William Slocum, John Supple and Patrick
Moore, subjects of Queen Victoria, and
Frederick Augustus Ruemmler and John
Decker. subjects of Kaiser William. Up to
6o'clock last night there were sixteen new
applications for citizenship, which will be
acted upon to-day.
In this connection an amusing joke is told
at the expense of young German grocery
clerk. He said that there were twelve citi-
zens made in the courts last week and "they
vas all solid for George Schwarz" When
he was told that it was Maj. John Schwarz
who is running for mayor, he said: "Well,
dot makes notings different. II anybody
comes along. / bet those PEBBLES dot John
Schwarz was elected
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-12
Chickerins Pianos in Big Demand.

1 was in Chickering & Sons warerooms
this week, and in the course of an inter
view with Mr.. c. Frank Chickering asked
him if they found business good at present.
He replied by asking me to look at their
stock in the warerooms, which, he said,
looked as if cyclone had struck them; so
large had been the retail trade that it had
almost cleaned out their entire stock in the
last few weeks.
Mr. Chickering reports their wholesale
trade as excellent.-The Music Trade.