The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-28
STRINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

Oashes Here and There by the News
Reporters = Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Picking at
Police Headquarters
Haupt lodge of Odd Fellows will meet
! tonight and elect officers.
The city council last night ordered paid
bills against the city amounting tc
| S29,2lo vi. The large amount is due to the
fact that no bills were audited two weeks
ago.
The jury In the Rainey Williams lunacy
| case could not agree, standing nine for
lunacy and three against Judge Ferrill
turned the woman over to the custody of
her mother.
The Central railroad has issued circular
| announcing that the Columbus and Western
| railway, from Columbus to Birmingham, a
distance Of 157 miles, has been completed
| and will be open for business on Sunday,
July 1.
Messrs. A. R. Salas g. Co. cleared yester-
day the Norwegian bark Ellisff for London,
with 2, 239 barrels Of spirits turpentine,
measuring ia, 379H gallons, valued at
S37,0O Cargo by Messrs. Paterson, Down
ing & Co.
Chief of the Fire Department Fernandez
and Justice Molina, with their families, re-
turned last night from a fishing excursion
TO Cattle park. Chief Fernandez claims a
catch for the party of fifteen dozen crabs,
but his excuse for a lack of fish is that they
had no bait.
Mr.. Charles B. Ash, who resides at the
corner of Wayne and Habersham streets,
was overcome by the heat yesterday morning
at about 8 O'Clock while walking down Bull
street. He was carried into Mobiles store
and received medical attention from DR..
Knorr, and soon revived sufficiently to be
removed to his home
The superior court was engaged yester-
day in suit of bail in trover and the Jury
when given the case was directed to bring
in sealed verdict this morning 1t was the
case Garfunckle Bros. VS.. k. E. l.. Brauss
and r. H. Tatem. Brauss purchased goods
from the plaintiff, and before paying for
them made an assignment, r. II. Tatem
being the assignee.
Jane Wright Mary Jeannerett and Susan
Miller, three negro women, were in Justice
Russell's court yesterday in answer to a
charge of breacl of the peace After an
examination they gave bond and were re-
leased for their appearance at the city court.
Mary Jane Williams, the prosecutor in the
case, skulked away after the examination,
seemingly dissatisfied at the shape affairs
had taken. She wanted the women sent to
Jail.
Quite a number of Savannahians will
probably attend the commencement exer-
| cses of the South Carolina military acad-
envy next week. The baccalaureate sermon
will be delivered Sunday night. Monday
will be the review of the cadets by the
board of visitors and the declamations by
the third and fourth classes. On Tuesday the
board of visitors will meet, the dress parade
of the cadets will take place, and also the
anniversary exercises of the literary socie-
| ties Wednesday will be commencement
| day proper. The Charleston and Savannah
railroad will give special excursion rate
| of So from Savannah to Charleston and re-
turn, good on july and going, and to re-
turn by July 5. w. G. Cooper, Jr., Godon
Guerrard and A. A. Aveilhe, Jr., of this
city are cadets at the academy.