The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-01
.SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Picking at
Police Headquarters.
Golden Rule lodge No. II, l. O. o. F.,
meets tonight.
]. J. Jenkins, charged with wife.beating,
was committed to the barracks last night.
The city court grand jury yesterday
found true bill against Ches Baker for
resisting an officer.
Dellef Frederick Augustus de Otto, a
subject of the emperor CT Germany, was
ad aitted to citizenship in the superior court
yesterday.
The Equitable loan and building associa-
ton will hold its twenty third monthly
meeting tonight at the secretary's Office,
No. lis Bryan street
There were forty marriage licenses issued
from the ordinary's office for the month of
July, seventeen to white and twenty three
to colored applicants.
A carload of anthracite coal was shipped
to Atlanta yesterday by Mr.. D. r. Thomas.
The coal is for the new steam motors OF the
Atlanta street railway.
George Gould colored) was arrested last
night, charged with the theft of flour,
cakes and butter from J. Fl Furber. The
Eil was lOhsOu III bio bhtI nuns
A special meeting of the stockholders of
the Chatham real estate and improvement
company will be held at the companys
Office, l1S Bryan street, this evening at s
o'clock
The report of j. VI. Henderson, trustee of
Mrs. Anna L. Henderson and minor chill
dren, with order Of corporation, was
granted in the superior court yesterday and
fled in the olice of the clerk of the superior
court
The stockholders of the Belt line spent
an hour Y sturday in listening to Mr.. John
II Barnard explain the Sprague electric
railway aad motor system. This is the sys-
tenn winch Is now being successfully used in
Richmond and other cities.
In the mayors court yesterday morning
William Small (colored was find So or ten
days. Mary jenkins (cOlored) S25 OF thirty
days, and Queen Young (colored) SIS or five
days. all for disorderly conduct. Joseph
Hansborrv (coloredl, for wife beating, was
fined 81 or fifteen DAYS
The Young Mems christian association
male singing club held its first rehearsal
last night at the association rooms. The
club also held a business meeting, at which
Mr.. g. B. Whatley was elected chairman,
Mr.. Will Falconer secretary and treasurer,
and Mr.. L. L. Cunningham assistant &C
companist.
The city has issued 500 dog badges this
year up to date. Up to Aug. l last year
1900 badges had been issued. Clerk Of
Council Rebarer SAYS that there are less
dogs in Savannah this y ar because good
many people get away with their CANNES
when they find there is no way of getting
rid of the tax.
In the city court last night, at the hour of
adjournment, the damage suit of Jacob
Drayton VS.. the City and Suburban railway
company, was still in progress. This is the
third trial. The plaintiff sues for $4,000
damages for the loss of his son who, by the
breaking of double tree Of car that he
was driving, was thrown over the dash
board and run over by the car, receiving
injuries from which he died in a few hours.
The City and Suburban railway train due |
in the city at $50 o'clock came TO a sudden |
stop near Sindhy station yesterday morn |
ing. A cow was discovered lying nearly
across the track. Conductor Rain and
Engineer Willett got off and examined the
animal and found that it had load of
buckshot in it, but was not dead. 1t was
pulled aside and the train came on to the
city The COW had been shot near by and
placed where it was found so as to create
the impression that it had been killed by
the train.