The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-11
SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters 49, Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Plcklngs at
Police Headquarters.
Sergeant S. c. Lee is acting as ASSISTANT
chief of police
The Sheftall case will come up in the
superior court to-day.
The city court grand jury will meet and
organize at 10 o'clock Friday
The board of county commissioners Will
convene in regular session to-day
The archery club has established shoot
ing ground at Sellers Concordia park.
In every direction one travels in the city
the sound Of the hammer and trowel can be
heard.
The groups Of idle negroes to be seen in
the eastern and stern suburbs would
seem to prove that Savannah IS an easy
place to live in.
Israel Small colored), who was charged
with assault with intent to murder, was
given a. examination yesterday In Justice
Russell's court and was discharged.
The police made a descent on |. w. Bin
gard for street gambling yesterday, and
when be was run in it was found that be
was wanted for fighting the day before.
The Charleston yacht Flirt Is in bad luck.
She did not arrive at Isle Of Hope until yes
terdav and found the Savannah feet gone.
At last accounts she had not secured pilot,
and her crew were very bitterly diSap-
pointed.
A new trial in the Verdery damage suit
against the Savannah, Florida and Western
for possession IF certain property used as
depot ste, has been asked for by plaintiff,
and the case will come up for hearing next
Saturday.
Constable Frank McDermott recovered a
coat from Gaor e Funk, a colored man,
yesterday, and turned it over to Menken &
Abrahams. The negro claims 70 have pur-
oh sod the coat from "Fllpperty Charlie"
WHO Is now in Jail for burglary.
The graduation exercises of the West
Broad street c1lored school will take place
Friday morning at the theater In conuec-
ton with tire graduation exercises the con-
cert given two weeks ago will be repeated.
Tne address to the graduates will be deliv-
cred by Rev. L. B. Maxwell.
The Ancient Order of Hbernians will
hod a meeting Friday light to arrange the
details for the visit to Augusta TO organize
a division of the order there. An excursion
TO Augusta is talked Of at that time The
Hibernians and Jasper Greens may go up
in fun uniform if an excursion is given.
Frank Green, colored butcher, was
found lying in the city park Yesterday in
a. unconscious condition. He was taken
by friends TO his home on Gwinnett street,
between Cuyler and Burroughs streets, and
DR.. B. F. Sheftall attended him. DR. Shef-
tall sad the man was suffering from sun
stroke.
Tie annual meeting of the board Of di-
rectors of the Chatham real estate and
Improvement company was not held yes
terday as ordered, owing to the auditing
committee of the stockholders, whose duty
it is to examine the books of the company,
not having finished its labors. The meeting
will be held on Friday afternoon at 5
O'Clock.
Henry Miller (colQred) was in Magistrate
Russelrs court yesterday for cheating and
swindling. Ellen Williams Ccolored who
swore out the arrant against Miller, said
that he came to her house Monday and told
her that her brother was in trouble and
asked for loan Of all the money she
could spare. The woman gave Miller rs
cents, and started TO see her brother. He
told her that Miller had not been sent for
any money and that what he got he appro-
prlated to his own use. The woman went
at once to the magistrates office and swore
out warrant for Miller's arrest. Miller
was given an examination and sent to jail
10 await the action Of the city court.