The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-01
SETTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

pasnes Here and There by the News
Reporters $3.50 Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Peragraphs-Piokings at
Police Headquarters.
ST. Joseph's Infrmary received three pa
tieuts yesterday.
P. NJ. Russell. Jr, after three months
illness, will resume his duties as deputy
clerk of the superior court tomorrow morn
ing.
The brick walls of Bishop Becker's new
residence are ready for the frames OF the
second story windows, some Of which are
already in place.
There were sixty marriage licenses issued
by Clerk Keilbacb in the ordinary's court
for the month of June, Of which twenty
three were for whites and thin ty-seven to
colored applicants.
twenty-four hours ending at midnight last
night, was that of Charles Broughton
(colored) for profane language addressed to
woman in a store on Bay street.
The mayor had but two cases before him
yesterday morning. Henry Simmons (col-
oredl for an assault upon Mary Chisholm
tcolored). was fined $40 or thirty days.
George Washington (coloredl, for vagrancy,
was turned over for hearing in the city
city court
Irwin Bird, a colored man who was struck
in the head by the hammer OF pile-drlver
while he was at work at the Savannah,
Florida and Western railway wharvos on
Thursday, and it was thought was fatally
injured, was taken to his home on Charlton
street, and yesterday he was in fair way
TO recovery.
The sheriff of Scriven county did not
come for the colorei girl Winnie Bryant
Yesterday, but is expected here to-day. Mr..
Beckwith, her attorney, will 90 up to
Scriven county with her, so he Informed
MORNING NEWS reporter last night, and
will demand preliminary examination at
once. Other developments will likely fol
low.
Clerk Carr is getting up the list Of minors
and non-citizens drawn as jurors in the
superior court since November, 1885, at the
request of the jury commissioners. lie ex-
poets 10 have the list completed by the mid
die Of the week, it having TO be made up at
leisure moments during busy session Of
the court, in which the docket entries are
voluminous.
Prince Emanuel, a colcred man, and fire
man on the Charleston and Savannah rail
way, was committed to jail yesterday in
default Of bond, on the complaint of his
wife, Ophela, VINO alleges that he has de
sertsd his family and refuses to support his
two Infant children, girl of years and a
son of months. Emanuel claims that he has
mot lived with his family for years. He is
said to be an industrious negro and in good
standing in the colofed lodge of Odd
Fellows.
DR. Brandt was called yesterday TO at
tend the little 2-year-old child Of Frank
Lightborn, living on Margaret street, near
West Broad street. The child had tried to
eat a piece of potash and when DR.. Brandt
arrived it was suffering intense pain. The
doctor examined the chid's mouth and
throat, which were badly eaten. None Of
the potash, however, had reached the
stomach. The servant was securing the floor
when abe discovered the little one eating
something and upon going to it found it
was some of the potash that She was using.
"Cufyn Butler colored walked into
Magistrate Sheftalls office yesterday n few
steps ahead of Constable Isaac Nathans.
'Cuffy" was prisoner. His wife, Pracilla
was prosecuting him for vengeance sake
as "Cuffy" termed it. Some time ago no
and his better half had a set-to, and his
spouse was boosted out of the now unhappy
cottage She swore out a warrant for her
offender, and "Cuffyn was arraigned to
answer the charge of wife beating He
proved that he did not beat her, or if he
did, that it was not without cause, and he
was released.
Gus Graham colored) was in Justice
Sheftalls court yesterday, charged with
breach of good behavior Rosa Young and
jamie DeLoach, two young women, were
the prosecutors. They said that Graham Is
nuisance, and when asked by the court
why they thought him a nuisance, they re-
piled because he was all the time "pesterin'"
them. Graham sat in a corner OF the room
listening to the abuses that the women were
heapins upon him. When asked why he
did not say something in his defense. he re
piled: Dem nigger womens wuz up fur
blood, an dey wuzent gwine git nun er
mine" Graham was released on bond to
keep,the peace.
There has been considerable talk among
the friends of Jesse Barmen, who was taken
TO the pest house day or two ago by the
order of Health Officer Drummer. DR..
Drummer said that Barmen has tho varioloid,
from which small pox might develop in an
unvaccinated person. The house from
which Barmen was taken was promptly
fumigated and disnfected. Barmen came
over from Scotland in the Ethiopa, of the
Anchor line, and from New York to Savan-
nah in one Of the Ocean Steamship COM
pany's steamers. and was vaccinated He
reached here on June and has been sick
for ten days. DR.. Drummer thought it best
TO be on the safe side and sent the patient
TO the pest house. The sick mans friends
insist that he has neither varioloid nor small
pOX.