The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-11
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.


Clinton Lodge, F. & "A. NJ, will meet to-
night
The German Friendly Society win meet
tonight.
Regular meeting Of DekaIb Lodge NO. .,
/ l. o. .. F., this evening"
/ Calanthe Lodge No. %, K. P, holds
/ regular meeting tonight
/ Upt1 o'clock this morning there We're
/ thirt IN cases docketed for the Monday
morning mayor court.
The reception to tie riends Of Mr.. Henry
f. DleesoI and Miss Jennie Is. B.eDer VIII
take pla Q at Turner hall, instead Of Ger
mania hall, tom Orrow evening.
Ii is understood that A .. Weidenef, lu-
dicted at the present term Of the superior
curt for he murder of the negro Burke,
will not be put on trial until the March
te III.
One hour has been assigned for tho argu-
ment in the Savannah, Dublin and Short
line Railway case in the superior court this
morning-fr,m the opening hour OF the
sessi until II o'clock.
Ed1ie WEIGH, a 9-year-old Lad living on
Little Jones rect, accidentally shot him
self in the hand yesterday while hunting
The II entered the left hand between the
thu ald finger, and lodged Ia the wrist
There were POS failures in the United
States reported 10 Brads reefs last week,
against 24 IN the preceding week, and
231. ~ and $50 IN the corresponding weeks
of 1885, 1881. lSS6 and 1885 respectively.
There was a fall # IL degrees in the tenn
perature from o'clock yesterday morning
until 5 o'c ock last night. A drilling rain
fell throughout yesterday afternool, but
il began TO q ar up about midnight and
fairer and cooder weather are to-day's prog
most cs.
Willie Hicks, a boy of IA years was ar
rested Saturday night by Officer Dunno on
warrant sworn out in Justice EIslnger's
court charging him with knocking down
with bucA, johnnie eros y, boy only
years OF age. henry Crosby, father OF the
injured lad Instituted the proceeAngs.
The steamer Maggie Belle arrived last
night from Wilmington river. She has
been ashore ever since last wednesday
until she came OF yesterday, the wind hav-
ing shifted, which caused suitable tide to
enable uer TO float. She IS all ght, having
sustained no damage. She Will leave TO-
day for Port Royal, =. c.
There were sixty prisoners in the Jail last
night, but with the city criminal court sit
ting to-day and Monday morning mayors
court the number will no doubt be III
creased. The average number of prisoD ers
for the past two weeks has been about
seventy daily, and a Jail official shrewdly
remarked last night that if all who de-
served to he inca c9rated could be appre-
ueuded the Jail W uld not hold the multi
tude. There are but very few white pris-
onerS.
Dr. +. c. Parsons dressed several wounds
for Mary Akin, (colored), yesterday. he
woman mad two Of her front teeth Knocked
out, and was severely beaten about the
head and face She SAID that a man
named Joe Sherwood was her
assailant The fracaS arose over the woman's
attempt o drive hog belonging to Sher-
wood out of her yard. Sherwood thought
she hurt the swi.e, and SIZE said that he
took his pistol and beat her with it. The
fracas took place in Woodville. Sherwood
has not been arrested.
Officer Thorpe was on duty again yester-
day. His tussle with the unruly negro
| Saturday did not cause a relapse, as some
Of the officers friends feared. Thorpe said
that he has succeeded in finding out
the name of the negro that asaul ed
| him. 1t is jeff. Payne He
| lives somewhere on Little Jones street.
! He is looked upon by those who know him
| as dangerous character. The officer said
that Officer Iesse of the chain-gang force
| knew Payne well. Thorpe was informed
Yesterday that Payne was in Robertsville.
| but upon going there the officer was unable
to get any ace of the man.
Estimates are being received on the Bald
win warehouse, owned by the Central rail
road, and 1t is likely that the warehouse will
be rebuilt soon. lue walls are damaged so
! badly that it is thought they will have to be
| torn down and the whole rebuilt. The cost
of rebuilding will be between $4,000 and
| $4,000. There Las been some complaint
| about the water standing under the ware
! houses on the same row as the Baldwin. and
| it IS likely that when the Central railroad
rebulds it the ground under the other
! warehouses will be filed in with
sand Under these warehouses was form.
erly the bed Of the Musgrove creek, and
stagnant water stands under them. The
warehousemen have complained to the
authorities about the unhealthfulness of it,
aud the company, it is understood will take
steps as early as practicable to remedy the
| matter.