The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-05
STRINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM TIE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

pashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told In Brief Paragraphs-Pickings at
Police Headquarters.
n p. Shore, a subject Of the king of Den
mark, was naturaized in the superior court
yesterday.
Thore were fifty grand jurors and ninety
petit jurors drawn in the superior court
| yesterday for the December term.
There were three commercial notaries
| appointed yesterday in the superior court,
William Al. Davant, William G. Dowley
and NJ. Naughtin
The steamer Ethel brought down the first
bale of new cotton on the Savannah river
yesterday. 1t was shipped by S. B. Law
ton, Haga Slaga, Ga.
Celeste, infant daughter of James L.
Murphy, recording clerk of the superior
court clerks office, died Friday night, and
the remains were inferred yesterday.
Charles Early, convicted of larceny from
the house, has had a motion entered in the
superior court for new trial, and an order
was entered yesterday TO hear the motion
in chambers.
''The Diamond Progressive Spangled
Banner Of the Globe, Lodge No. l." is the
toplofty name of a colored charitable and
beneficial society incorporated yesterday in
the superior court.
Louis B. Endres will open his office for
the administration of justice next Monday,
on Congress street, near West Broad, if his
health permits. He has been on the sick
list for couple of days.
Secretary c. A. Reitze Of the new hotel
| company informed a MORNING NEWS re-
porter yesterday at letters have been re-
| ceived from Architect Preston, stating that
the detail plans for the hotel will be ready
In about eight weeks.
The health officers report for the past
week shows a total of seventeen Deaths
thirteen colored and four whites. There
were oalv seven deaths Of children under 10
years of age. During the corresponding
week last year there were twenty-three
deaths-seven whites and sixteen colored.
The new board of jury commissioners will
meet at the court house tomorrow after
noon at o'clock, for the purpose of organ
ization. TIE members are A. N. Miller,
chairman of the old board; D. c. Bacon,
Joseph Hull, j. F. Brooks, FL. NJ. Conner and
| T. +. Bryan.
The litigation against William f. Bowe
ct al. is not to end with the term of the
superior court which adjourned yesterday.
Mr.. Bowe had a contract 10 build the Chat
ham county Jail, and his creditors, Joseph
A. Roberts and others, garnisheed. the
| county The county demurred, aud order
was granted yesterday by consent to hear
and determine the demurrer during vaca-
tion. the suits against Mr.. Bowe in the
| city court were dismissed few weeks ago,
| to be renewed in the Atlanta courts.
At the March term Of the superior court
on the morning of the day the grand jury
WAS discharged. the foreman, Thomas B.
| Askew, was absent, and the final report
had to be read by the clerk of the grand
| jury Mr.. Askew was sent north on im.
| portant commercial business by his firm,
but as he left the court without leave, he
| was ordered TO Snow why he should not be
held as in contempt. He filed documentary
evidence showing why he left. disclaimed
any wrong intent, and begged the courts
pardon. Yesterday Judge Adams, after
considering the matter fully, dismissed the
case upon the payment of costs by the de-
| fendant
Joe Murphy (colored) stole three hats
| from the store of j. A. Volaski on Bryant
street, between jefferson and Barnard
streets, last night, and Volaski, hatless and
coatless, pursued the thief into the market,
where he overlook him and grappled with
him. Volaski was getting the worst of it,
when Policeman Maher came to the rescue,
and the two marched Murphy to the bar
| his hat and coat, but accompanied the of
6cer to the barracks without them. The
stolen property was recovered. The affair
| created great excitement in the market, a I'd
| no one went to the relief of Volaski al
though the negro was using his fists. Vo-
! laski didn't attempt to fight, but he held on
! TO the thief and kept up the call for police"
until Officer Maher appeared upon the
scene.