The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-03
SETTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

Reporters Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Picklngs at
Police Headquarters.
The Confederate Veterans association
will meet tonight
An order renewing the charter of the Sa-
vannah gaslight company was granted IN
the superior court yesterday
Eight members of the Forest City gun
club will leave this afternoon for Augusta
10 attend the shoot tomorrow.
The health officers report shows total
Of fifteen deaths in the city last week, five
of white people and ten of coored.
The weather took decided turn yester-
dav. and the day was cool and delightful.
The highest that mercury went during the
day was IS.
The German American Mutual Loan and
Building association will hold its July
meeting at the secretary's office, No. l07 bay
street, tonight
The new plant called the pepino or melon
shrub a native of Persia, and the only one
bearing fruit, can now be seen at MIR. Der
don's place, on Lovers lane.
Supt. Cheatham says that the watermelon
crop has largely increased the work OF the
scavenger department, and that it takes
several extra carts to take OFT the rlnds.
II is proposed by those interested in
Tybee TO have its corporate name changed
from Ocean City to Tybee City. The pro-
posed postoffice will be known by the latter
name.
Joseph Scales who was stabbed in Sun
day mornings afray, and was taken to st.
Joseph's infirmary, was resting quietly last
night DR.. Dunn pronounces the case not
necessarily fatal
Some of the mem ers of the Tybee island
syndicate object to the giving away of
sixty-four lots for hotel purposes. At the
prices asked for lots on the Slaed the gift
represents $4,000.
The parties charged with the assault
upon the old colored man at Warsaw have
had the time Of their preliminary examina-
ton set down for next Monday, at $3.50
O'Clock, in Justice Molina's court.
A three barbed wire fence has been
placed on the east bank of the Bilbo canal,
where it runs through pasture lands. This
has been done TO prevent cows from drink
ing the polluted water which has poison
GUS influence upon the milk
Three shares of the Savannah investment
company changed hands yesterday. The
price paid was $500 per share for 81, 100
paid in. The investment company is not
yet year and a half old. The purchasers
were three prominent business men.
The pilot boat Mary ODell will go on
the Marine railway to-day. She is entered
for the Brunswick regatta, and it is pro
posed to give her the usual summer over
hauling a little ahead OF time so that she
will be ready for business or pleasure.
A petition for the pardon Of James S.
Collins is being circulated in the city. 1t
bears the signatures Of Judge Adams.
Solicitor General duBignon and several of
the county commissioners The general
wish is that the governor will pardon the
prisoner.
In the superior court yesterday the jury
in the Branch VS.. Cooper case did not come
in until night. The verdict covers a great
many features of questions and answers re-
lating to the differences which will be made
clearer by the decree, which is to be taken
Thursday.
A petition for the incorporation of the
New Home building company was filed yes
terday with Clerk Carr Of the superior
court. The charter members of the new as
ISOLATION are: D. B. Lester, p D. Daffin,
j. H. Furber and G.. II. Dorsett. The CAPT
tai stock is 500 shares, of the value of $100
each.
The central plaza on Liberty street, from
Houston to East Broad street, has been en-
closed by railing to prevent teams from
crossing and cows from grazing on it.
There is hardly blade of grass left there.
At the ends of the plat movable rails are
placed, so that free passage can be readily
made for paradeS on festival days.
James Perkins, the colored boy who was
supposed to have been drowned Sunday af-
ternoon in the river opposite the Market
dock, has not yet been found. The river
was dragged yesterday but without finding
the body. 1t is thought now that the body
is in the channel further down the river,
and to-day the channel will be dragged.
About three weeks ago a strange dog, ap-
parently afflicted with the rabies, made its
appearance in the neighborhood of Shin
Yard creek and Cedar hummock, but was
driven off, not, however, before il had bitten
two other dogs. The strange actions of the
animal made the parties whose dogs had
been bitten watch the latter. About two
weeks after those animals developed symp-
toms of hydrophobia and had to be killed.
The strange dog was reported to have made
its appearance in other neighborhoods, and
was eventually killed near Beaulieu.
Anthony Dallas, the negro who was ar
rested and lodged in Jail Sunday afternoon.
charged with having stolen watch valued
at $75 from Altimo Griffith colored) the
night before, was given preliminary hear
ing yesterday in Magistrate Russells court,
and was remanded to Jail to await trial in
the superior court. Dallas wife was very
much aggrieved at the condition her hus
band was in, and when the constable
marched him away she chung to him and
sobbed bitterly. Dallas bears the name of
a rather straight negro, but from tue evil
dence the magistrate considered it a plain
case of larceny.