The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-23
THROUGH TIE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.

To-day is motion day in the superior
court.
Nothing has been done toward getting
the lighter Briefly Hill Off 1ybee beach,
where she stranded. 1t is said that she has
broken in two.
The magistrates kept their offices open
| yesterday, but round Of their courts yes
| terday found the justices lamenting that
| business has been dull for weeks, with no
business at all yesterday.
/ The day was a quiet one in police circles
/ yesterday. But two arrests were noted at
headquarters up to o'clock this morning,
E. Royal, charged with the larceny Of 81
from Mrs. Christian and ono "disorderly."
An entertainment is to be given by the
| lady friends Of the Barlow Light Infantry
for the benefit Of the corps. March |, and
on March 8 the co ps will celebrate its first
anniversary by parade and exhibition
/ drill.
The city council at its last meeting passed
a resolution directing the city physicians to
! have placed cOnspl uouslg upon Their signs
the words "City Physician" and the name
of the district, eastern or western, in which
they are located, Many people who have
difficulty IN finding the city physicians will
b. aided by proper designation Of the
office.
The city council has decided that it will
not put the house drainage department
under the control Of the drainage commit
tee or under tue control Of a special COM
mlttee at present. but will leave it in the
hands Of the street and lane committee.
/ The d ainago committee has been au-
thorized, however, TO bring efore the coun-
Gil any plan for house drainage system
that it may SEQ fit, prov ided 1t is done
without involving the city in any expense.
THE newspaper trade is not what it was
year ago" said one Of Savannah's news
dealers yesterday. ''Our local trade is
about the same. perhaps a little better, but
the tourist trade, which generally runs
business to nearly double what it is now,
is lacking. There are no tourists The
newsdealer explained that tourists en- route
to and from Florida, who stop over in Sa-
vannah for a day or perhaps few hours,
are good customers, aad a good season for
them means a good season for the news
dealers.
Warren Williams, assistant superintend-
| emit OF Bradstreet's. will go with his old
company from Baltimore to attend the Iu-
augural ceremonies at Washington. He is
an honorary member of company ID, 9Th
regiment Maryland Volunteers, and his
father, who is alsp member, in sending
his son round trip ticket, says: 1--WE are
! going with heavier hearts than we did four
! years ago" The 9th regiment having been
u
would not be so discpurteous as to refuse,
| just because the President does not belong
to their party. Mr.. Williams will leave for
Baltimore next Fiday.
M. j. c. Peck, who has recently pur-
chased the WeJ'er property at South
! Broad and West Broad streets, has made
great improvement in it within the past
| few weeks. All Of the basement has been
replastered and painted aud the rooms in
| the upper floors have beel thoroughly
renovated and calciumined Mr. Peck is
steadily at work on the building and he
says that in a very short time 1t will be
completed. The house, although built
! yea S ago, was built IN modern style with
all of the more mode n convenie ces The
chandeliers in the halls and parlors are
mary els of beauty. They are large and
massive, extendi perhaps five feeJ from
the ceiling. The marble mantels ia
the parlOrs are perhaps the most
costly in the city. TGey are very large and
are cut with pretty designs. The work
manship is elaborate, and the mantels are
said to have cost 1900 in Italy. The mar
! bic is white, and during the long time they,
| have been in service they have not changed
particle in color. The appearance Of the
| old mansion has greatly changed since Mr.
Peck has begun its improvement, and he
says that he will expend several thousand
dollars yet before IL is finished. The loca-
ton Of the building is fine, and when com
pleted it will show off to good advantage