The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-25
SETTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Picking at
Police Headquarters.
The City Council will meet tonight.
A new trial was refused in the superior
! court Yesterday in the case of Reuben Dud-
ley VS.. Laura Fields.
Crosby and Scales. charged with assault
with intent 10 murder have had their trial
set down for hearing on Thursday
The damage suit of Albertina Green VS.
| the Coast Line railroad has been reassgued
| for next Tuesday 10 obtain the testimony
| of an absent witness
! Shinall, the witness in the Sheftall case,
who is detained in jail awaiting the trial,
| set for Aug l. took walk about the city
yesterday, accompanied by Ohicor Basch.
Owing to the death of Commissioner Ca
sey the meeting Of the jury commissioners
which was TO have taken place yesterday
afternoon, was postponed until ) clock to-
day
Mr.. Phillip D. DaIln and DR.. James b.
Read are being recommended by their
friends to I'll tho place on the board OF
county commissioners made vacant by the
death Of Hon. G. c. Casey
James Maddox, the negro who killed an
other with an ak and pleaded guilty TO vol
untary manslaug ter, was sentenced yester-
day by Judge Adams TO eight years in tho
penitentiary. The penalty fixed by the
statute is from one 70 twenty years.
In the city court yesterday some testi-
monY was heard in the damage suit Of
Robert Burris, VS.. the Savannah and Tybee
rallroa1, when, pending the prog 'ess of the
case, the court took d RECESS anil t5is morn
ing at 10 o'clock, out of respect to the late
County Commissioner Casey.
A negro by the name of Harris entered
the office of City Physician Sheftall yester-
day and removing bandage from his arm
revealed a wound between aud 8 inches
in length. He said that another negro
cut him at a house on East Broad street
He would not give the name Of the party
that stabbed him, but said the difficulty was
about a woman.
charter Of incorporation was granted
in the superior court yesterday to the Ger
man aid and be evolent society. The So
ciety is composed OF prominent ladies and
gentlemen am Dn- German American cti-
zens in savannah Among TIE charter
members are Mrs. William Scheihing, Mrs.
e. A. NJ. Schroeder, Mrs. E. Derst and
Messrs Adam X, sse, II. G.. Heuisler, Z. Y.
Ham, Frank Z. Keilbach and several others
Conductor DeGraffenreiI and crew, who
We're on the train when Brakeman Allen
II day, went to Irwinton Yesterday, the
county seat of Wilkinson county, aud after
n preliminary bearing were released. War
rants nave teen issued for Allen. charging
him with murder, but he has made his es-
cape. Allen was formerly sailor, and no
doubt he has returned to his first love, since
the occurrence at Gordon.
Hon P w Meldrim, counsel for Smith,
who killed Rustin, said last night that Mr..
Smiths father has returned to his home in
IattnaI county to arrange for getting a
good bond for his son. When the array of
names is secured, so that there will be no
doubt of the standing of the security, Mr..
Meldrim will apply TO Judge Adams for
bail for his client Mr. Meldrim saws that
all he asks is that Smiths case is not pre-
judged and he will have no fears of the re-
suit of the trial.
The dullest season of the year at this port
Is upon the city, bur to those who have been
on the lookout the crops are fine, and the
prospects are very tiattering, not only for an
abundant, but an early harvest of the cot
ton crop. A gentleman on the Bay said
yesterday that he expected trade to come
right up with the return of the cotton men,
and he expects the new cotton will begin to
come into this market about the middle or
last of next month. The outlook was never
before more encouraging in the cotton sec
ton for a thrifty crop and an early harvest