The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-04
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.

There was no letting of the Buena Vista
extension yesterday, the details not having
been arranged.
There was no session of the superior court
yesterday and there will be none to-day.
The court will convene tomorrow at the
usual hour
The city court was not in session yester-
day. The grand jury will not be organized
until July 10. to which time the court has
taken recess.
The Equitable loan and building associa-
ton will hold its twenty second monthly
meeting tonight at the secretarys Office,
No l1S Bryan street.
Scott and Crosby are still held by the
mayor to await the result of the wounds of
Waters. None of the injured men are able
to be out, and Scales, one of the white trio,
is still very low from the stab in his lung
cavity.
The fire department, during the heated
term, does not turn out at the $3.50 p. III. tap
of the fire bell The horses are stopped at
the door. Two companies early every
morning exercise alternately, and during
the afternoons when it is cool.
The body of James Perkins, the l4-Year-
old colJred boy who was drowned Sunday
night, was found yesterday. Coroner
Dixon held an examination and decided
that the boy came to his death accidentally.
The body was found in the river at the foot
! of AberCorn street.
The Schooner Norman arrived yesterday
from Philadelphia. Capt Kreger reports
head winds ell the way down. On Sunday
he passed off Charleston several small cases
almost level with the water and which
appeared to be cases of petroleum, part
Of the cargo of some vessel.
H. p Howard, car inspector of the Savan-
| 4. 4 l.. 4
three fingers of his right hand mashed last
night while inspecting train. He was
brought to the Office of DR.. Duncan by J.
E. Cumming, who was assisting him at the
| time. DR.. Duncan amputated the injured
| members.
1t is reported that Gen. A r. Lawton is
shortly to build handsome residence at
| Whitaker and Huntington streets fronting
| the park. Gen. Lawton was asked about
| the matter yesterday and he said that he is
undecided whether he will build at
present He has been considering the mat
ter, however.
Constable Sullivan received a severe pelt-
ing in the face yesterday from an unruly
negro woman, whom he was trying TO ar
rest for assault and battery. Her name is
| Emily Jones. Constable Sullivan assisted
| by Constable Coleman, took the woman to
Magistrate Esinger's office, where she was
bound over, pending trial in the city court.
The Owl club (colored) is new vocal can
didate for popular favor 1t serenaded the
I MORNING NEWS at midnight last night
The Owl club hands in its card with a
pretty mountain pink in the corner and the
| following roster of the club: James Ed
wards. tenor; William Robinson, soprano;
| w. NJ. Anderson, baritone; George Carter
basso; w. M. Grant, alto and manager
Richard Rivers, leader, and W. NJ. Brown,
| musician.
Detective Wetherhorn arrested a young
man yesterday who, sick and without
money, had taken pistol and pawned it at
Muhlberg's for So 30 to procure medicine.
| The case is said by the officer to be pitiable
one, and the young mans relatives, had
! they known of his impeCuniOus condition,
| would have gladly helped him. 1t is said
that Mr.. Nelms the owner of the pistol,
! will not prosecute the case under the cir
| cumstances
| The Savannahians at Tybee seem to be
| dissatisfied with the intended change in
schedule to go into effect tomorrow on the
| Tybee railway. The managers of the
road desire to make the change in
order to make connection with the
| 7:l0 O'Clock a. m. train on the
Central road, leaving ,Tybee at Cookbook a.
IN. While the change. will be great con-
venience TO parties along the line of tho
| Central road, it will greatly inconvenience
Savannahians who are spending the summer
on the island, and the business IN who
wish to bath and breakfast in the morning.
| By the present schedule trains leave Tybee
at o'clock a. M, giving plenty of time for
pleasure bathing, and enabling people to
| get breakfast at a more seasonable hour
Yesterday morning the following named
gentlemen waited on Superintendent
Collins to file their complaints. and some of
them stated that if the proposed schedule
goes into effect they would move their
families TO the city at once: w. r. Leaken
A. Vetsberg, William Kelhoe, A. .Ehrlich,
William B. Stillwell William Hodgers, A.
Hanley, John Wright, w. G. Cam, A. Nj.
Dewey, A. c. Ulmer, J. S Cooper, and
others. Superintendent Collins after the
conference said that the company is de-
slrous of arranging its schedule so as TO ac-
commodate the greater number Of people,
and he would look into the matter at once