The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-04
SETTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.


Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Pickings at
Police Headquarters.
John D. Savage .tcolored) was appointed
commercial notary by Judge Adams yes
terday
Hon. Rufus E. Lester was in Brunswick
yesterday, where he addressed a meeting Of
the democracy.
George Scott, a colored truckman, had his
right hand mashed yesterday by the fall of
bale of cotton on it.
DR.. b. F. Sheftall will leave Camp Perry
to-day for Atlanta, and is expected to re-
turn TO Savannah next week.
Judge Adams will leave for Bryan county
tomorrow to convene the November term
OF the superior court at Bryan.
1t is said that the colored man Dorsey,
who announced himself this week, by hand
bills, as a candidate for coroner, has been
crowded off the track and w. H. Matthews,
the colored Justice, is in the field.
The United States circuit court, Judge
Emory Speer presiding, will convene in this
city next Thursday, Nov. 8, and the United
States district court on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
there are very few new cases for hearing.
Acting Mayor Schwarz dismissed the
only case in his court yesterday morning
Charles Harden (colored), was prosecuted
by Congress street shop keeper for inter
rerlng with his business, but the prisoner
was discharged.
An Odd Fellows memorial service will be
held in Trinity Methodist church next
Friday evening at $50 o'clock Tributes to
the dead of the different lodges will be de.
hvered with vocal exercises. Odd Fellows
and the public are invited
Teutonia Lodge No. z, Knights of Pythias,
Will give its anniversary ball at Turner's
hall next Tuesday evening. The committee
of arrangements is Fred Greene, chairman:
r. A. Hoernlein, Dr. H. H. Groth, John
Lubs. Henry Toehl, j. III. Lanke and John
Stahmer.
j. F. Turner, a representative of Tarrant
az Co., New York, who Is in the city, says
that there are in the employ of his house
between 400 and 500 men. They are taking
great deal Of interest in the coming cleo
ton. The democrats, he says, have a clear
majority among the employees.
Much complaint is made of the colored
lazaroni who iufest the market place, who
beg daily, and at night, if they find man
under the influence of liquor, follow him to
plumber. A Bryan street merchant sent in
a complaint to police Headquarters yester-
day for relief from the crying evil.
The furniture in Peter Fox's shop. on
Whitaker street, was sold by Constable
Nathans yesterday, on an attachment issued
from Justice Russell'S court for S126 so. M.
Brown was the purchaser. The same
officer sold a horse at constables sale to the
Belt line for SIS, on an attachment suit of
A. W. Harmon vs. II. Moller.
Fred Dunmore, a colored employee of the
Central road, had his right hand badly in
Jured yesterday while adjusting the brake
of one of the cotton cars, the sudden spring
of the brake catching his hand between the
brake on tho wheel, and in trying to release
himself the member was lacerated, SO that
several stitches we're required.
Last Friday Mr.. G. T. Cooper, market
butcher, left his horse and buggy outside of
the market for moment, and when he re-
turned the property was missing. the horse
and harness have since been recovered on
the Ogeechee road, beyond the seven-mile
post. The vehicle has not been heard from,
and there is no clew to the thief.
The Savannah Turnverein will give its
first grand ball of the season at Turner's
hall tomorrow night. The hop will be
largely attended The following is the
committee: Henry l. Seeman, chairman 4;
Emil j. Rail, Aug. T. Ruemmler, Conr
Schwarz, IL, F. w. Mundorf, George Bar tells
and E. Brocker.
w. II. hLlSIudu, IL W0lU6 man, was ar
rested last night by Officer Jantzen, at the
depot of the City and Suburban railway,
and the charge of being suspicious charac-
ter was entered opposite his name. lie is
also charged with interfering with the
property of the company. He had been
acting in very peculiar manner all day
yesterday, pulling the bell lines, searching
around the trains for hot boxes, and in the
evening putting out the headlights of the
engines. He was stranger in the vicinity,
and his actions cannot be accounted for, ex-
cept on the theory that he is an old railroad
employe laboring under mental derange-
ment.
John Detler, a countryman, claims to
have been robbed of $50 in Eliza Ford's
place, in Cooper Shop lane, shortly after
midnight yesterday. Detler, it appears,
came to town Friday evening, and after
supper at one of the hotels concluded to ex-
plore the mysteries of that delectable quar-
ter in Yamacraw. He dropped into tae
Ford place, and, according to his statement,
was unwittingly relieved of his wallet. He
says that he gave the woman some money
to go and get beer, and her long continued
absence led him to suspect something wrong.
A search of his pockets showed that he was
Just $50 out. He called on Policeman
Pritchard and reported his loss. The officer
made a descent upon the place, but Eliza
cleared ths back fence and made good her
escape. Yesterday afternoon Constable
MoDermott arrested her. but in the absence
of a prosecuting witness the woman could
not be held. She denies the theft None of
the money was found in her possession