The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-15
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.
CITY BREvITIEs.

The steamer st. Nicholas carried a pleas
ant excursion party to Beaufort yesterday
The excursion was for the benefit of tht
Independent Presbyterian church.
s.De erfQuake hav drownded PinsnlYanial
after all, said an innocent colored youth
after gazing intently at the picture of the
JohnStown disaster in Estill's news room
window yesterday.
The German bark Agnes was cleared
yesterday for StettiD with 2, 40 barrels OF
resin weighing !, l23,9 l0 pounds, valued al
81, 425 90. Cargo and vessel cleared by
Messrs. Paterson, Downing a 20.
The breach of peace cases which were to
have been heard in Justice Patterson's court
yesterday afternoon were postponed until
Monday week on account OF counsel being
unable to be present to conduct the cases.
THE most embarrassing position that a
man can be placed inn said a gentleman at
one Of the hotels last night, sis to have to
listen to a joke that is not funny and at
which he IS expected to laugh" He had
just passed through the ordeal.
Capt. Duncan Wright Of Brunswick is in
the city, looking after the repairs to his
pilot boat Oracle, which is on the ways.
He says the Oracle will enter in the Tybee
pilot boat regatta. The Oracle looks as if
she might be a dangerous competitor.
There will be an ice cream festival at the
residence of Mrs. Wylly Woodbridge, No.
liz Hsbersham street, Warren square, this
afternoon and evening The little Busy
Bees will turn over the proceeds to the
building fund of the Independent Presby-
terrain church.
Architect Preston and the trustees of the
Independent Presbyterian church have
made an Inspection of the foundation walls
of the burned building. The walls are
L.
that it is probable they will have TO be re-
placed by new walls.
E. d, Miltier has pair of 33-inch alliga-
tors in the fountain in the rear of Melon
ough & Co.'s Office on Bryan street, which
he is training for domestic pets for a Rich
mond, Va, friend. One of the gators is as
vicious as bull terrier and challenges eY-
cry visitor for q fight.
II. H. Carter colored), sent up from JUS
tice Russell's court charged with cheating
and swindling, had his case assigned for
hearing in the city court yesterday after
noon and he was. brought fromijail for trial,
but the case went over until Monday and
the prisoner was remanded.
Patrolman Crimmens picked up drunken
man little after midnight this morning.
who was trying to bang his way into a
house on York street, near Bull The
officer had job on his hands when he
undertook the arrest. The prisoner made a
desperate resistance, but was finally taken
to the barracks He refused to give his
name, but he was recognized as an employee
at the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way shops.
r. G. Simkins returned from jackson
vile night before last, reaching here two
days earlier than he expected. He said
yesterday afternoon with reference TO the
robbery of 500 Wednesday that he did not
believe jenkins would have robbed
the safe if he had not been put up to it. Il
is said that General" Smith, disreputable
character, was seen about the place early in
the afternoon before the night on which
the safe was robbed. Nothing has been
heard from Jenkins SO far.