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

Dashes Here ard There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Picking at
Police Headquarters.
The wharf between Drayton and Aber-
corn streets has been torn up, presumably
for the purpose of rebuilding it.
Last night Charles Schottky entered the
laundry of Wing Kee, on Whitaker and
South Broad, and the two got involved in
an alteration, in which Wing Kee tried to
use as many curse words as Schottky, both
in bad English. They were arrested and
lodged in the barracks.
The sick sailor at Guyton will be brought
t. st. Joseph's Iufrmary to-day. Before
receiving him the Sisters consulted Health
! OHicer Drummer and lie told them that there
was no danger, and they Informed the Guy
ton authorities, and the man will be brought
down tins morning.
| A well-known wholesale grocery house
received yes:e day from a customer at
Saussy, Ga, an express package contain
ing $40 in settlement of a bill of Sl20.
The cashier on opening the package found
| 20-dollar bill of ''the lost cause" Included
in the amount. Probably the IS over was
for discount.
Daniel Bresnan, who was reported a few
days since rs being in dying condition at
st. Joseph's intlrmarv, died yesterday
morning about 4:3J O'Clock. He will be
buried to-day in the Catholic ce etery.
Tho funeral will take place at $3.50 O'Clock
this afternoon from the residence of Mrs.
II. Walsh, at Pine and ST. Julian streets.
Mayor Lester was asked yesterday if the
Spanish brig Fe, now i'll quarantine, is to
be allowed up to tho city. The mayor re-
piled: I'VE have her where she belongs and
she is liable to stay there for awnile.n If
the Fe discharged her ballast without fumi
cation il may cause the captain some
trouble. At any rate, it is pretty well I'M
| Cerstood that the vessel will be required TO
stay at the quarantine a much longer period
tLan at first anticipated.
Mrs. Catharine Moore, an old offender,
was 50 obscene and profane in her maullin
promenade out Habersham street. yester-
day, that she was ioc ed up at the barracks.
Deputy City Clerk Hernandez offended her
by not giving her the whole of the sidewalk
and rhe turned on him and shoN such a
vollcy of bilingsgate as would do credit to
the vilest of the Five Points. He called the
attention of an officer to the vrago, and
this morning she will be called upon to pay
the piper.
Joe Davis, a colored porter at Kieffer's
dug store, was discovered Yesterday
with a jug flied with candy. che W
ing gum, cigars and other little
things. Or. Noble Merell, an employee
of DIR. Kieffor's, saw the hoy with the ju,,
and, stopping him, examined its contents
After finding that Davis had stolen the
articles, he attempted to arrest Davis, when
the porter gave him his heels, and has not
since been heard from.
Mate Marshall of the American schooner
Fraull Noa Dernerche ,, unloading coGl ut
Taggart's wharf, beat James p. keog1, a
discharged steward, yeste day morning,
very badly closing his LETT eye and badly
swelling that side Of Is face. Keogh SAYS
that he went aboard the ship to see the clerk
and was met by Marshall, the mate, who
got him down over a spar ana choked and
beat him, alleging that Keogh had been
carrying tales to the ca tain KeOgh swore
out warrant in Justice Russei's court
and as he thought tn t two can do better
than one he also had warrant to issue
from M0hna's office. Marshall had not
been arrested up to late hour last night,
and the captain says he has not been aboard
since the fight.