The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-27
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.

NOW . IhObCl VOL %
A charter Of incorporation was granted
the Christian Progress society of Thunder
bolt in the superior court yesterday.
The steam tug Stone arrived at Taggart's
wharf for coal She Is from the southwark
and proceeded to her observation-disclosures
There was but ore case in the city court
yesterday. Decker IL Fawcett sued the
Merchants ana Miners Transportion com
pany, and received a verdict for S662 20.
In the superior court yesterday new
trial was denied applicant in the Harriet
Seven application for a years support. The
case was an appeal from the ordinary 5
court.
A deraied freight train in the Savan-
nah, Florida aud Western yards last night
blocked the tracks s. that the late Tybee
trains could not run into the depot, and pas
sengers were compelled to get off at the
Bolton street junction.
The will of the late c. c. Casey was ad-
mitted to probate in tho ordinary's office
yesterday. The will was signed June II,
and the codicil signed July 3. Hon. Philip
NJ. Russell and Capt. j. j. McGowan were
named as the executors Of the will.
Charles Lopez made a clean breast of it
Yesterday. fIe took Supt Collins down on
the Tybee road and showed him
how and where he had piled the obstruc
lions on the track lie exculpated the boy,
Moke and yesterday morning Moke was
released
Charles j. White has been appointed dep
uty clerk Of the city court, and will assume
the duties of the Office to-day, vice l. Il,
Nathans, resigned. Capt. White has had
thirteen years of experience in the city
court clerks office, and is familiar with all
its details.
In the case of Robt Burris VS.. the Savan-
nah and Iybee railroad company, for dam
ages, in the city court, counsel for plaintiff
dismissed the case without prejudice before
the jury returned its verdict. Suit will now
begin against all the parties Tho jury had
in fact determined on a verdict for defend
ant.
Two negro men engaged in an ARRAY on
Skidaway island yesterday morning, and
one was badly beaten up. He came to the
city with his head bandaged and a severely
bruised face, and Swore out warrant
against his a>sailant. The warrant was is
sued in Justice Russells office, and the
'slugger" will be brought up to-day.
"Pckyn Robertson, colored lad Of 10
years, was the cause of two colored women
being jailed yesterday. Lizzie Porter, the
prosecutor in the case, said that because
Suo ItbBLbcN all uulu'k Nv Jtio lIlpuutDJ
boy the other women attacked her and beat
her numerically Her head was bandagod,
where they beat her she said. After an ex-
animation tho women were sent to Jail in
default of bond.
Warren Bryan, a young painter, fell
from a scaffoding in the sunday school
room of Trinity Methodist church yester-
day morning, breaking his collar bone and
dislocatinG his arm in two places. DR.. r.
G.. Norton attended the njured man. In
addition TO the broken collar bone and dis
located arm, the doctor said that Bryan re-
ceived slight internal injuries. He did not
pronounce the case dangerous, however.
Bryan lives at 26 Williams street.
John Mungn, a servant in the employ of
Mr.. DAYTON, and who has been attending
to the laundrying Of his linen, was arrested
yesterday on the charge of larceny after
trust, on the complaint Of a colored laun-
dress by the name of CASTOR. DAYTON
gave John the money to pay for the clothes
and he is alleged to have kept il, and when
the washerwoman found it out, she went
into Justice Molina's court and had the
warrant sworn out for Mungin's arrest
Bail was provided for Mungin, after which
he kept close tOngued.