The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-09
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here aud There by the
News Reporters.

Clinton Lodge. F. and A. NJ, will hold a
regular communication tonight.
The German Friendly Society will hold
Its regular monthly meeting tonight.
The Savannah, Florida and Western and
Charleston and Savannah Railway En-
ployes Mutual Relief Association will hold
Its quarterly meeting at the company S
offices tonight.
There were LAT failures in the United
States reported to BrudstreetS last week,
! against $50 in the preceding week, and 1872
l4l, 225 and 2s2 in the corresponding weeks
Of 1887, 1886, 1885 and 1884 respectively.
The little l0-year-old daughter of Herman
Silverstein, living on Walnut street, was
bitten on the leg yesterday afternoon by a
/ dog. A physician was called in, and the
wound was promptly dressed. The animal
is reported TO have bitten several people
within the last few days.
The police made a descent on a pile of
straw on the wharf of the market dock,
foot of Barnard street, at midnight last
night, and captured six negro boys ranging
in age from to IA years. About six more
got away. One of the boys said he came
here from Charleston two months ago and
had been sleeping out every night
The new locomotive for the City and
Suburban railway will make a trial trip
the outside lines in firSt-class condition, and
with new engine and new cars those who
spend their summers at Montgomery,
Beaulieu and Isle of Hope will find the trip
there and back much more pleasant than
heretofore The Abercorn street and Sec
ond street extension will be completed be-
fore the excursion season opens.
Amos Denslow colored), suspicious
character, was arrested last night, on Sims
gt,ssA H.
Hall. He had about forty pounds of fresh
meat in a sack, which he was Juggling off
The meat consisted of a leg of mutton,
choice steak, and about thirty pounds of
choice rib meat, which looked as if it had
been taken from an ice box. Denslow is an
old offender, but has been missed around
town for some time The meat is thought
to have been stolen.
Since the iron railing was removed from
around johnson square there have been no
cows turned into that little park at night
by puhllc-spirited citizens, and, probably,
If the wooden rails which subdivide the
square were also removed there would be
other noticeable improvements. The old
posts and rails would make good kindling
wood. An asphalt pavement on the north,
east and west sides of the square, like that
on the south side, would co nplete the i'm
provement and be another monument to
the Street and Lane Committee.
Coroner Dixon held an investigation at
the Georgia Inhrmary yesterday into the
death of an old vovdoo doctor named
Woods, who lived in Brownsville The old
man was coming into town on a Savannah,
Florida and W estern train one day last
week and attempted to jump off at the
White Bluff road crossing. He was seen to
fall, and later on he was found lying uncon-
scious where he fell He was taken to the
infirmary and died there. No bones were
broken and there were no bruises ON his
body The shock evidently rendered him
unconscious and caused his dea.h
A young man, whose name was not
learned, had narrow escape from a serious
accident yesterday afternoon at the Par
sons lot, corner of Price and Liberty
streets. Thee cellar for the new Parsons
building is about & feet deep, with or
feet of water in the bottom. The young
man was standing near the edge of the
cellar and had become so deeply interested
in something that was Transporting across
the street that he forgot where he was, and,
in turning, stepped backward into the ex-
cavation, and narrowly escaped striking
pile of tools which had been left there by
the workmen. Beyond running his Sunday
suit the young man received very slight
injuries.