The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-12
SETTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.
pasnes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Pickin at


pasnes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Pickings at
Police Headquarters.
The First Presbyterian church has con-
tracted Tor So, 100 organ. 1t will be erected
ana ready for use by Sept.
Judge Adams will hear matters in cham
oers, Tomorrow, which could not be dis
posed or at the June term of the court.
The Forsyth social club will meet at the
hobert Emmett hall, Whitaker street and
broughton street lane, at IL o'clock this
morning.
meeting Of the Savannah policy hold
ers OF the Alabama Gold life insurance com
pany Will be bald at the office of Capt. d.
U. Purse Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock.
A. Goss, while crossing Whitaker street
IN 'front.' of the Guards armory last night,
was run over by a street car aid two OF his
Toes were ma he'd. he received other slight
injuries about the body.
The granite blocks for the Liberty street
curb Tor the asphalt pavement have been
delivered along tho line from Wheaton
street west to Houston street on the north
side, and to Price street on the south.
Robert Schley died at st. Joseph's infrm-
airy about $3.50 o'clock yesterday morning
- "etS oDOUl ~ 1SdIo OiQ. no IuIltIdl
VIII take place at O'Clock to-day from the
residence of Mrs. Henry McAlpin, No. 10S
Macon street
Charles Clayton tcolored) was arrested by
Sergt. Lingg yesterday, OF a charge Of lar
ceny OF clothing from st. Joseph,s intirm-
airy on Friday. A second chargeof threat
ening to strike Charles Stephens (colored)
was also lodged against Clayton.
Mary: Tranihetella was very indignant
last night because Mary Williams CcoloretD
threw and struck her in the mouth with
potato. She complained to an officer in
broken English, but with earnest volubiity
OF tongue, about the indignity, and Mary
was locked up in the barracks.
A possessory warradt was issued against
Kate Campbell tcolored) in Justice Sheftall's
court yesterday in favor of Z. NJ. Martin
lcolored.) Martin claimed that the " oman
had taken his room in his absence, and,
taking his household effects, refused to re-
turn tnem. The woman paid for the things
and the case was settled.
The mayor had but three cases on his
docket yesterday. Julius Francis (colored)
was discharged, it not appearing that he
had caused any trouble i'll fooling with
Liberty street railroad switch. Andrew
Hunter and William Gardner (colored)
were fined S. or two days each for lntoxi-
cation and disorderly conduct.
Sergt. Killourhy had fine Lorcher dog
| named Jack" almost as large as a COW, in
1873, but which suddenly disappeared and
was never heard from until Friday, when
man called at the barracks and handed
the sergeant poor Jacks collar, which he
said he had picked up on the commons.
u. y. Killourhy, police barracks" was en-
graved on the collar"
Miss Annie Dasher, daughter of the late
W. b. Dasher, an Etflngham planter, well
and favorably known in this city, died last
Friday morning at the residence of of her
mother, near Guyton, and the remains were
Inferred at Springfield yesterday afternoon.
The deceased was an estimable young lady
and very popular in social cit ces She had
been engaged in teaching in the family of
L. w. RAIN previous to her illness. Her
death was from congestive fever.
The following bench of Justices will hold
preliminary examination in the case of
| the state VS.. o. A. Weidner, charged with
the murder of Edmund Burke (colorecD /:
Justice Warning Russell, Jr., presiding
| magistrate, and Messrs. w. H. Patterson
and Sigmund Elsinger. The trial Is to come
| off Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in the
| witnesses for the defense and six for the
state. r. R. Richards, Esq, will represent
| the defendant.
James Finch and son, Charles, of Guyton,
| were arrested Friday on the charge OF
| plundering the store of A. j. Futrefl on
| Christmas night last. They had a prelimi-
| nary examination before Justice Taylor
| who bound them over to the Effingham
| superior court. Pink Jackson turned states
evidence, claiming that he watched while
| the elder Finch bored hole in the shutters
to release the bolt. Shoes, clothing, O pis-
tol and cigars were stolen. Futrell's store
| is where a man was killed with a trap gun.
The colored excursion to Augusta last
| night was the biggest excursion that the COL
| ored people have seen in q long time Four
| hundred of them filed into the depot. They
| will spend today and tomorrow in Augusta
| at the anniversary of the colored archery
club Of that city. The Georgia cadets and
the Oglethorpe brass band accompanied the
party. Strange to say, only about half
dozen who had purchased tickets got left
One Of the military boys created quite a
laugh among those who peeped through tn
side gates at him, as he chased the train out
from under the she'd with satchel in one
hand and gun in tde other, crying stop
dat carr
Constable James Sullivan got into an
alteration last night with Patri ok Kearney
in front of a saloon at the corner of South
Broad and Houston streets. In the melee Sui
Ivan was stabbed in the right side He was
Immediately taken in charge by bis friends
and carried to physician. The extent of
his injuries could not be ascertained, but
they could not be very serious, as he was
said to have been seen walking around the
streets after the cutting. There was a
disposition on the part of the parties to the
affair and witnesses to cover it up. There
were no arrests, although an officer tried to
find the parties, but failed.