The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-22
SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Pickings st
Police Headquarters.
Tomorrow is return day in the City
Court for the May term.
There were four common DRINKS docketed
at the barracks last night.
There were three cases before the Mayor
yesterday morning and all were dismissed.
The gold watch and chain ratified at
Byck's cigar store last night were won by
George Derst on throw Of 46.
John Haywood, colored, was arrestad
Yesterday for the larceny of veget bles
awaiting shipment at the Ocean Steamship
wharves.
For the larceny of some canned goods
from the grocery of d. B. Lester yesterday.
Richard Holmes. colored, was locked up at
the barracks.
The handsome lounge ratified at the Irish
Volunteers fair, held Easter week in
Charleston , was won by Mr. P. Hagan. at
Montgomery and Hull streets in this city,
There was no session of the United States
Court yesterday. Judge Speer went to
Macon to spend Sunday at his home. Court
will resume its sitting tomorrow morning
at $50 o'clock.
The sea cows which are on exhibition
here by Mr.. Edward Bradley. of Jackson
vile, were captured in st. Lucie rver,
instead of the Manatee and Indian rivers,
as was stated in yesterdays MORNING
NEWS.
The Office of the Southern Express Com
pany in this city will be closed tomorrow
from 10 to II a. m. in respect to the mem
ory of the late William B. DInsmore, Presi-
dent Of the Adams Express Company,
whose funeral will take place in New York
at That time. The flag will be half-masted
and the building draped in mourning.
1t was learned last night that the report
OF the physician to Ordinary Ferril would
not warrant finding of insanity in the
Bolton Dupont case. Mr.. Dupont will very
probably be set down more as a crank than
a luDstic, and even if he were convicted of
lunacy ii is held that being a citizen Of
Florida that State should care for him.
A row occurred at the corner of Houston
and South Broad streets at 10 o'clock last
night, and the cries of frightened cyprian
were hushed by a Touchdown blow from
rufiian who was involved in the elterca-
ton. The fracas created considerable ex-
element, but it was huShed up, and the
woman was persuaded not TO prosecute the
offender.
Policeman Sheehan captured a runaway
horse last night at the corner Of State and
Barnard streets. The horse was attached
to a wagon, in which was a countryman,
who bad come to market. The wagon con
tanned quantity of meat and vegetables
The owner was IN the wagon preparing to
leave when the animal became frightened
and ran. The countryman was thrown out
and considerably bruised, and the vehicle
was completely demolished.
The St John the Baptist T. A and B.
Society, of this city, contemplate giving
picnic at an early day for the benefit OF the
male orphans at Washington, GA. Rev.
Father O'Brien the Superintendent of the
orphanage, in his last report complmented
the society very highly for the interest it
took in the advancement of the institution
All the picnics heretofore given by the
socisty have been very successful and the
members are determined that the one they
will give in short time will be equally as
satisfactory.