The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.

News Reporters.
| To-day is return day in the superior
/ court.
Judge Adams was holding court in Efiing-
ham county yesterday.
Ancient Landmark Lodge will hold a
regular communication tonight.
Fred Dixon, for lying drung on the court
house steps, was locked up at the barracks
yesterday.
J. B. Forehand of Pooler, has a gera-
mum bush growing in his yard, which
measures seven feet across.
The Southern Mutual Loan Association
will hold its twenty eighth regular monthly
meeting tonight at Metropolitan hall.
Friends OF Mr. Marmaduke Hamilton
say that he has authorized them to announce
that he is not a candidate for ordinary.
The government has ordered an artesian
well sunk at Sapelo quarantine station. The
work will be commenced in few days.
| Taylor White (colored) was arrested last
night by Officer Spann for stealing two
turkeys from w. d. Brown, Bryan street
saloon keeper.
The "bold sojer boys" will reach home
this morning, bringing home wreaths and
laurels and fond recolections of pleasur-
able reception at Augusta.
Workmen were engaged yesterday in pre-
pairing the roadway on Broughton street,
east of Abercorn, to receive the rock foun-
dation for the asphalt pavement.
The Vernon Shell Road Company has put
an iron roller to work on it's road to crush
the oyster shells. This will be quite an i'm
provement on the old way of waiting until
vehicles do such work.
The city water supply will be shut off at
off o'clock this morning between Hull
and Jones, and Whitaker and West Broad
streets for the purpose of connecting the
new main on Liberty street.
Two lots in the southeastern part of the
city which were bought less than year
ago for S175 each, were sold last week for
$500 each. The purchasers propose to i'm
prove their properties at once.
The new winter helmets were distributed
to and worn by the police last night. Their
winter uniform has arrived, but as some
alterations are required they will not be
ready to wear until next Sunday.
Constable Goldman, who was set upon by
prisoner whom he was bringing to court,
and two other colored men, was at his post
yesterday. He thinks that he will arrest
the parties who assaulted him, shortly.
The health officers report shows a total
of 20 deaths in the city last week-9 of
whites and II of colored people. The an
nual ratio of deaths per 1000 for whites was
TO- anu lot COlOT6u 81 ne uedUDS curing
the corresponding week last year were 81
Sewer connections for street drainage
have been made along the whole line of
Liberty street, as far west as Bull street.
The pipes connect with the Perry lane
sewer The work of getting Liberty street
ready for asphalting is progressing rapidly
The Busch Zouaves, accompanied by sew
eral ladies and gentlemen, left for Au-
gusta yesterday morning. The young SOL
diers never looked happier in their neat
uniforms, with their new guns They
reached Augusta at noon, and will drill to-
day and return tonight.
Mitchell Holland (colored), employed at
Guilmartin's livery stables, was thrown by
Texas pony yesterday while trying to
break the animal, and he was considerably
bruised. The pony kicked the negro as he
fell to the ground, inficting an ugly wound
over the left eye. DR.. Weichselbaum dressed
the wound.
Surveyor Blanford has run line of
levels from the city to Augustine creek
for the purpose of ascertaining the best
direction for an outlet for the city drainage
He has found line which has a fall of Is
feet in distance of % miles, requiring
only cut of 90 feet in length through a
ridge of highland. The survey was made
by direction of the county commissioners.