The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-12
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.

News Reporters.
Haupt lodge of Odd Fellows will meet to-
night.
The Whitfield building is almost ready
| for the joists of the second floor.
Zerubbabel lodge. F. and A. NJ, will hold
! a regu ar communication tonight.
The Forest City gun club has accepted
| the challenge to shoot the Suburban club
at the latters grounds this afternoon.
The big Guckenhemer building is having
its lat story put on. 1t is the largest bust
ness house that Savannah has ever had
within its limits
A meeting of the incorpOrators OF the ga
vannah ice and cold storage company will
be held IN few days and a permanent
! organization effected.
The picnic at Montgomery yesterday for
the berefit Of St. Patrick's church was a
very successful and enjoyable affair. A
handsome sum was Melted.
The members Of St Benedct's church
gave concert last night at Fords opera
house for the benefit of st Benedicts
orphanage The Guards brass band furnished
the ba ID music.
Scales. Scott and Crosby, who were en-
gagged in a fracas on Indian street three
week, ago, have been indicted for assault
with intent to murder by the Superior
court grand jury.
The open air festival in the grove in the
rear of the New Houston Methodist church.
yesterday afternoon and last night, was an
enjoyable affair. The prize awarded to the
most popular lady was won by Miss Annie
PcDtou.
Three white men were engaged in a fight
at 9 o'clock last night in a barroom on
Indian street near Mcclure. The parties
in linuIr and hon Ia bon r., 70 har
racks gave their names as Dennis Kiley,
Milton Sweigert and Edward Lee.
a plenty Of neat, medium-sized houses,
at moderate rents, is required to make
Savannah a manufacturing city. House
builders who want TO make safe and profit
able investments should remember that
building cheap shanties is not the way to
do 50.
Mack Heath. negro on the Ogeechee
road, was committed to jail yesterday from
Justice Russell's office for striking Margaret
Doctor, a little colored girl. The father of
the child prosecuted the case. Heath says
the girl threw some apple parings in his
face, for which he slapped her.
In the superior court yesterday William
Mccarthy, one of the jurors impaneled to
try the case of the state vs. Mary Jane
Simmons for an assault on the boy Joe
Webster. was reported unable to attend
court by certificate from Dr. Stone. A
mlstrial was declared, and the jury was dis
charged
Sarah Morrell colored) was charged in
Justice Russell's court yesterday with
assault and battery on Esse Green another
colored woman. The fracas occurred on
the Isle of Hope road about some corn that
the Green woman claimed the latter stole
from her. Sarah was released on bond for
her appearance in the city court.
There are two enterprises that will bv
themselves add thousands of dollars to this
citys business next wear, or rather within
the next twelve months, the new hotel on
Bull street and that at Tybee Both will
be built, and then in the language Of a dis
tinguished Savannahian Savannah will be
ready for anything Plans for another
hotel TO be built in this city are being
drawn by well-known architect.
Those who attend the city court will be
gkad to learn that awnings are to be placed
over the western windows so as to protect
the court room from the rays of the after
noon sun. Judge Harden, at the meeting
yesterday in regard to the new court house,
asked Col. Walker, the chairman of the
county comm isSioners, to have this done,
and that kind-hearted gentleman gave an
order for the work within an hour.
About o'clock last night the horses at
tached to a carriage in which were Mrs. c.
e. Suits and her children, became fright
ened on the Thunderbolt road, and spring
ing suddenly forward, broke the pole strap.
The oolored driver was unable to manage
them, and after they had run about 800
yards, he hauled them up against a fence
to save Mrs. Stults and her children. When
they stopped Mrs. Stults, with her children,
got out unhurt One of the horses was
badly cut on the legs, caused by the wheel
rubbing against him.
A correspondent wants to know when tho
BELT linen will be belt line in fact. A
MORNING NEWS reporter yesterday made
inquiry at the headquarters of the railroad
company as to the cause of the delay, and
was Informed that it is owing to the Savan.
nah, Florida and Western railway obiectiue
to the street car company crossing its track,
as 1t proposed to cross, but it is expected
that the matter will be amicably arranged
in few days, and the Belt line will then be
completed without unnecessary delay. The
street llne is finished except where it crosse.
the tracks of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway.