The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
SETTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

Dssnes Here and There by the News
Reporters Yesterdays Happenings
Told In Brief Paragraphs-Pickinss ct
Police Headquarters.
Zerrubabel lodge. F. and A. III. will meet
tonight.
The ting Leon arrived yesterday from
Darien for repairs and oyerhaullng.
A bjR excursion from this city will leave
Saturday night via the Central railroad tor
Augusta
The poIice authorities were notified YES
tar,iay afternoon that there was riot IN
SmitGville Mounted officers were dis
patched TO the scene, but the crowd had got
out of the way. AMI ere were no arrests.
No ole was hurt, although several p.s ol
shots we're fred. The difficulty grew out Of
a quarrel between drunken negroes.
The Jury commissioners met yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock pursuant to adjourn
ment, and Capt John K Dillon, tax re-
ceiver, YVES present during the entire session,
which lasted two hours, The revision OF
the digest was ogsin taken mp, and the le =
ter &c" was gone through with, after which
the board adjourned until O'Clock this aft
ern0on.
In the mayors court yesterday morning
there was but one fine assessed, Henry JacK-
son lcolOred getting 80 or twenty usys tor
striking Thomas FOughnsr. 5. Il. Gatcael
and the two boys, harley Montgomery and
Harry Turner Dcol0red were turne over 70
the city court on charge. Of larceny Syl-
vester Thomas icOloredl was turned over to
his parents for correction.
Two hundred colored excursionists re-
turned from Augusta yesterday, where
thev had been since Sunday on frollc.
Each one Of the party brought back some
souvenir of Augusta. They did not have
macy IS ellis from the seIshore,h but more
than one lugged fat rooster, or pair of
spring chickens, or an Augusta water
melon home. Some few, who were not 20
fortunate Is 10 be presented with rooster
or a melon, struggled with bouquet of
sunfowors.
Second Mate Thompson, Of one of the
phosphate dr., dyes down the river, was
oiliug the machinery yesterday morning,
when his foot slipped aud he fell. In fall
ing he caught TIE throttle of the engine,
jerking it open and setting the machinery
in motion His foot was caught between
the cogs in the machinery and a greater
part Of his foUt was mashed into a shape
less mass. Owing 10 delay in getting a
boat, the injured man was not brought to
Savannah Tor treatment until late in the
Afternoon. He was taken 10 st. Joseph's
iniirmary, aud DR.. Devan, assisted by DIR.
Weichseibaum. amputated the foot He
was resting quietly at late hour last night.
N. Watcher, shoemaker at Drayton
street and Congress street lane, was
in Justice Russels court Yesterday
on a charge OF assault and battery on L. ID.
Alexander, whom Wa cher has been allow
ing 10 sleep in his shop. Watcher was very
much exercised a having to close his place
Of business on account Of low man that
he called "bugler" He stated that a few
days ago be and Alexander had some
words, and Alexander was not allowed the
privilege of sleeping any longer in the shop.
Alexander prowled around the shop aud
to effect an entrance anyhow,
when Watcher swooped down on him, and
with his fist bruised his head and face con-
Siderably. Watcher was released on bond.
pending trial in the December term Of
superior court.