The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-31
SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief aragraphs-Pickings at
Police Headquarters.
Harry Wright (coored) was held under a
warrant in Justice Molinas court yester-
day for carrying pistol concealed on his
person.
DIR. B. F. Sheftall writes from Camp
Perry that he will go to Atlanta and remain
the prescribed time before his return to
Savannah.
The Laura c., stolen by William Single
ton, a one-armed negro, now in Jail at
Charleston, is owned by Joseph Geus, a
German. He will go on for his property.
Joseph Colson, who was shot by Harmon
Cohen Sunday night, was removed to the
city hospital yesterday afternoon. He
seemed to be resting well last night. DIR.
Colding said that the ball will probably be
probed for to-day.
The Augusta line of steamers, which has
been operated for the past few years by
Capt Gibson, will pass tomorrow under
the management of Messrs. Moore. Hull q
Co. The new managers say that they will
transport more fertilizers on the line than
have ever been handled before
The managers, list sheet keepers and tally
sheet keepers OF next Tuesdays election
will meet at the Office of Supt. Thomas j.
Folliard Thursday, at 10 o'clock a. M, for
the purpose of arranging the preliminaries
for Tuesdays work and agreeing upon the
assignments for the different boxes.
The directors of the board of trade met
yesterday, but the election Of an inspector
of and weigher of hay, grain, ETC., was
postponed until next Wednesday week, at
the regular monthly meeting, when an in
spector will be elected to succeed +. w.
Habesham, resigned. There are two appll-
cants for the position.
Mr.. d. H. Tobias of Gallaher Bros, of
Augusta, is in the city arranging for the
importation of bananas and cocoanuts
from Baracoa. Messrs Gallaher Bros, Mr..
Tobias said, will import the fruit by
schooner direct from Cuba to Savannah.
Savannah will be made distributing
point for all the interior towns. A schooner
with capacity of 5000 punches of bananas
and 100, 600 cocoanuts has been chartered
for the trade, and is expected to arrive to-
morrow with the first cargo. Messrs.
Gallaher Bros. have engaged j. S. Collins
d Co. as their agents here, and they will re-
ship the fruit to the interior.
Electrician Cav of the fire alarm depart
ment was overhauling the wires on an old
telephone pole at the corner eff Bay and
Jefferson streets yesterday morning when
the street, distance Of over thirty feet.
His left foot was broken and one of his
arms was dislocated. He received also a
severe cut over the left eye. Chief Fireman
Fernandez was assisting Mr.. Gay and was
with him at the time Of the accident. The
injured man was carried to the Office of DR..
Lincoln, where his wounds were dressed,
DR.. Lincoln said that it will be a month be-
fore Mr.. Gay will be able to report for
duty.
Chairman Thomas, of the street and lane
committee of council, had a force of fifty
men at work yesterday, connecting the
Liberty and Abercorn streets sewer trap
with the Perry street lane sewer. The
force will be increased to-day and Lincoln
street will be excavated next. 1t is in
tended to finish a street daily. A force of
twenty-four men is at work on Liberty,
putting in sewer traps and laying curbs.
The Southern Vulcanite Paving Company
will put force of men on Broughton street
to grads from Abercorn to East Broad.
Alderman Thomas said that the latter part
of the week will see the streets considerably
torn up. The gas company has been mott
fed it can excavate, and IL will put down
a main on the south side of Liberty. Tue
water works have also been notified that
they can lay pipes now.