The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-26
SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

pashes Here ana There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Pickings at
Police Headquarters.
St. Josephs infrmsry received five
patients yesterday. Three were sailors.
The Artesian ice company delivered its
first ice Yesterday to dealers and shop
keepers. A delay in thu shipment Of the
new ice wagons will prevent the house de-
livery of ice until next Monday.
Sheriff Roman served official notice yes
tertiay on the magistrates to have their
dOckets at the court house at II o'clock to-
day for examination by the subcommittee
of the superior court grand jury.
Rainey Williams. the alleged lunatic who
fred house In one of her attacks Of lu
macy, and who as tried in Judge Ferrills
court last week, the case resulting in a
mstrial, will have another hearing at 4
o'clock this afternoon.
The Sheriff of Muscogee county was in
Savannah a few days ago after Willis
Chsff1n, whe is in Jail here charged with
robbing the store of Jackson Bird. He did
not get him, however, as Chaffin is under
indictment in this county.
Complaint is made by st. Stephens
church people that white and celored boys
play base ball in front Of the church sun
day night and disturb the services. The
disturbance was 80 great last Sunday night,
that the services were concluded earlier
usual in order TO avoid the annoyance.
B. c. Wright, planter living three miles
from the city on the Harmon place, had a
warrant issued in Justice Warning Russell
JF, Office Yesterday against a negro BY the
name of Gaillard for obstrueting the high
way by building a fence across the public
road last Saturday and notifying Wright
that he must not remove it.
The regular monthly practice drill in
battalion movements on July y will be Of
peculiar interest Prizes to the amount of
$50 will be distributed for effectiveness in
drill Detachments of twelve from each
company of the First regiment, with right
and left guides, and the commissioned Off
GERS Of the different companies will partici
pate in the drill
The attention Of Officer Basch having
been called to the publication in Charleston
that B. Cash Pawlsy had been released for
the lack of requisition papers, Mr.. Basch
said Pawley is still in jail, and Is being held
10 await the arrival OF the sheriff. who is
expected to-day with the requisitlon papers.
Pawley was offered the privilege of walk
down town yesterday In company with
Officer Basch. and declined the proffer.
Sunday night, well-known young bust
ness man, clerk in one of the leading
grocery houses Of this city, was initiated
into the mysteries of snipe hunting at
Tybee The snipe are NOS what young
gaInins dive after, but the well-known game
bird of which all spOrtsmen are SO fond Of
popping over in fields about the city. He
was taken out into the woods and was pro-
vided with lighted lantern and club
and then given a stand 10 cover and await
the coming Of the festive snipe, while the
balance Of the party returned to the hotel
and enjoyed their little game. The snipa
hunter with the club waited and fought
mosquitoes until he was tired out, when he
gathered up bis club and lantern and started
for hsbitation.