The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-21
SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK

.oasnes Hero and There by the News
Reporters Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief aragraphs-Pickings at
Police Headquarters.
The Isle of Hope Shell Road Company has
purchased over 10000 bushels of oyster
Shells for the proposed road.
Joseph Blackstone was so thoroughly
knocked out by frequent indications that
he had to be hau!sd to the barracks in a
cart yesterday afternoon.
The completed plans for the new hotel
will be ready on or before Nov. !. 1t is GA
pected that the work of construction will
tegia some time in December.
Richard Harden colored) was arrested
Yesterday for fast driving on Broughton
street The police have received orders to
look out for and arrest reckless drivers.
A lively fight in the barroom of the
Marshall house last night between James
Sullivan and Charles DeLorge created some
excitement, and they were marched TO tue
barracks.
The FORSYTH Social Club will hold meet
ing of It's members at the corner Of Bull and
Broughton streets to-day for The purpose Of
electia & officers and appointing committees
10 arrange for hops during the winter.
Late Friday night negro crawled on his
hands and knees INTO the store of James f.
O'Byrne, at Montgomery and Bay streets,
and stole "A ham. Parties who saw the C. lief
gave the negro a chase down Williamson
street, where he dropped the ham and
escaped
The curbing on Liberty street is COM
pleted nearly to Abercorn street. When the
broad sidewalks are put down, the asphalt
paving laid, and the parkings i'll the center
furfed, all of which Will be done this win
ter, Liberty will be one Of the handsomest
streets In America.
The German Aid and Benevolent Society
will give its ninth annual ball at the Guards
ArmOry, Wednesday night, Nov. 81. The
committee Of arrangements consists of A.
Kessell, Gus Lage, j. H. Quint, Jr.. John
Gril, +. Z. keilbach, Henry Behr, E. Y
Ham, n. Lang, H. c. Henisler, Jacob
Quint, John Kuck, Z. A. NJ. Schroeder, j.
D. Harms, Charles WIN.
Two suits against the Savannah and
Tybee railway VIII come up for hearing be-
fore Justice Molina next Wednesday
George III. Dews and Edmund d. Pritchard
bring suit to recover $50 for a COW and calf,
the COW having been killed by train last
June and the calf in August. The second
case is brought by tho firm of Dews &
Prtchard to recover 500 for another COW
killed.
Arrangements are being made by couple
Of gentlemen to get the telegraphic returns
on the night Of the presidential election, and
exhibit them with a stereopticau in connec-
ton with pictures Of prominent party lead
ers, local candidates and local advertise
meAts, and humorous etching and car
toons. II sufficient fund is raised to jus
tify the expense the boys will be Kept
pretty lively if the returns are favorable On
the night of the November election.
The president of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union requests the public to
send to her residence. NO. 156 South Broad
street, any cast off wearing apparel that
they may have to give, and also any relig-
ious books, papers or school books suitable
for beginners In study. The above supple.
are needed by the superintendent OF jail
work for the benefit Of The prisoners in the
county Jail, and will be gratefully received
and acknowledged if the names are sent
with parcels.
About Q O'Clock Friday night crate filed
with loose cotton caught fire in front of
Cowan's warehouse, at the foot of Montgom-
cry street. The hose of the warehouse was
brought into service and the fire was soon
extinguished. It's origin was explained by
the negro trucker, who was wheeling the
crate along over the platform. One Of the
wheels of the truck passed over a match,
which ignited, and the cotton in the crate
blazed up This is the first cotton fire of
the season.
Dr.. LeHardy has hit upon an excellent
plan by which to select an inspector for the
Citizens Sanitary Association. Each appl-
cant is required to make a tour of inspec-
ton and submit written report of what
he saw on his rounds The first advertise
ment brought forth seven would-be in
spectors, eacE of whom made an inspection
and submitted his report to the medical
director. Two Of the reports were quite
exhaustive, and showed that there were a
good many places in the city that are not,
To put it quite mild, in as good sanitary
condition as they should be- The position
has not yet been filed, and those who are
ambitious to fill the place should send in
their letters to DR.. LeHardy.