The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-14
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.

News Reporters.
Ancient Landmark Lodge of Freemasons
will meet tonight.
Kerry Cow" was played to large audi
ence at the theater last night
The Confederate Veterans Association
will meet at the court house at s O'Clock TO-
night.
The Harnett House front is receiving a
new dress of paint to brighten its exterior
for festival week.
The st. Andrews Society will hold a
special meeting tonight to take action in
regard to the Jasper Festival,
The First Bryan Baptist church tcolored)
has purchased the old organ of the indie
pendent Presbyterian church.
Work on the rev city directory is pro-
crossing favorably, and the printers are
nearly half way through the alphabet.
Davis Bros. will give an exhibition Of
colored lights for torchlight purposes at the
Park extension at 1880 o'clock tonight.
The Southern Mutual Loan Association
will hold its nineteenth regular monthly
meeting Of series B at Metropolitan Hall to-
night.
Yesterday was "Blue Monday" in the
Justices Courts. There was nothing doing
in Justices Russell and Molinas courts, and
the former gentleman was on the sick list.
Charlie COIN, the lad whose injuries
from fall at the Screven House were
alluded to yesterday morning, did not rest
so well yesterday, and his condition is
thought to be grave enough to arouse the
apprehension of his friends.
There were six dodgers at the barracks
last night, all but two being in custody for
drunkenness and disorderly conduct. The
exceptions are the two Joes, negro lads
lie Il
for the promiscuous and dangerous use Of
Alabama sings, a nuisance which the
MORNING NEWS had recent occasion to
bring to the attention of the guardians of
the peace and property Of the citizens.
Yesterday was a field day among the
colored troops and the forenoon was spent
by the colored militia in a military parade
in the Park extension. In the afternoon
they paraded through the principal streets
and at night balls and suppers were given
at Chatham's New Hall and at the Odd
Fellows Hall on Harris street The occa-
sion for yesterdays and last nights jubila-
tion was the anniversary Of Abraham Lin
coins birthday. which, falling on Sunday,
was celebrated yesterday.
An incipient fire at the Telephone Exchange
at $50 O'clock last night, was extinguiShed
by the promptneSs of Night Operator Alex
ander Keller in playing IA chemical fire ex-
tlnEulShef upon the blaze The SCOT In the
chimney took fire and it communicated to a
light-pine screen. the blaze bursting out in
the room. Had 1t occurred at a later hour
it might have done some damage. As it
was no alarm was turned in, and beyond
the charred screen aud the deluge of SCOT
that covered the floor no harm was done
The Independent Presbyterian Church,
through committee of members is about
tc issue pamphlet containing a copy of
the church grant and charter and the vari-
Gus acts of the Legislature relative to the
church, a brief historical sketch of the
church, tho form of admission, its constitu-
ton and government, rules and bylaws, a
list of pastors and elders, with dates, n chro-
biological list of members arranged alpha
| betically, and also a chronological list of
the trustees, and an alphabetical list of
members with their residences.
A bale of hides was received yesterday
| morning by the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway by Mr.. NJ. T. Henderson.
1t was shipped from Geneva, Ala On ex-
animation of the bale q snake was found
coiled up in the middle of the bale. 1t was
apparently in n comatoSe condition on ac-
count of the cold but it gave signs of life
! and was killed by one of the clerks II proved
to be what is called a chicken snake and is
said To be perfectly harmless. 1t measured
three feet in length and must have crawled
into the bale to get warm while the bale
was awaiting shipment on the Chattahoo-
chez river bank