The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-13
CITY BRRVITIES.

Four cases Of disorderlv conduct were re-
ported at police headquarters up to . O'Clock
this morning
lt has been suggested that the name of
Cemetery street be changed to something of
more euphOnious name.
Yesterday was court day in Justice Pat
terson's district. He took eighteen
judgments and settled eight cases.
The nomination Of Col. A. E. Buck
as United States mars al for the Atlanta
district, was confirmed by the Senate yes
terday.
Water mains have been extended on
Henry street from West Broad to Cemetery
street and on Duffy street from Burroughs
to Cemetery street.
Several fiat loads of oyster shells from
Whitmarsh Island have been brought up
to the city, and deposited at the Abercorn
street wharf, to be used IN the walks in the
park.
1t was reported late yesterday afternoon
at Magistrate McDermott's office, that John
Henry, an old colored man living out near
the Vale Royal Mills, had been flayed almost
to death by Hardy Williams, an ex-driver
at the mills. The difficulty was said to have
originated out of quarrel. The old man
was reported to be in an almost diving con-
dltion late last night.
The handsome steam yacht Magnolia
arrived in the river yesterday from Phila-
delphia via Charleston. The owner, Mr..
Fairman Rogers, and his wife are
on board. The yacht is bound for
Florida waters on a short cruise. She
will take on coal at Taggart's wharf aud
proceed on her voyage in day or two Mr..
Rogers is well-known lawyer in Philadel-
phia, and is regular visitor here every
winter.
Yesterday morning. just before o'clock,
Policeman Sheehan aroused Chief Fireman
Pudar, on West Broad and Bryan streets,
and told him that a lamp vas about to ex-
plode in the drug store of DR.. Minis on the
corner of Bryan and West Broad streets.
The chief summoned the department from
No. engine house. and with the new ma
chine for opening doors, the front doors to
the store were pried open and the lamp was
blown out
A fire alarm was sent in from box No. s,
Bryan and Farm streets, yesterday mo m
ing at 2 o'clock. Engines Nos. and and
the truck responded and located blaze in
"a house on Mill and Farm streets. The fire
was burning in the kitchen, and it had got
under good Roadway when the fremen
burst the doors open. 1t was soon extin-
guished when the hose were turned on it,
however, and aside from damage by water
and smoke the loss was inconsiderable.
The house was occupied by John Shellman
and owned by Father G. c. Prendergast
The A. 0. G. w. Club has not found out
yet who gave away the secrets of the order.
In addition to the committee which has
been appointed to look into the matter,
another committee has been appointed to
aid In every way possible to get the names
of the parties who betrayed the order. No
designations, the president said, have been re.
ceived since the resignation of the two
clerks on Broughton street. While the
president is not positive that it was the
members who resigned, that gave the mat
ter to newspapers, a good deal Of evidence
has been received pointing that way, and
the matter will be thoroughly investigated
to-day. The president said last night that
the name of the guilty party will be found
out to-day and the matter will come up to-
night. In the last meeting held at the resi-
dence of the president on Ii erty street, nc
one except members of the order were al
lowed to attend the meeting. Seven new
members were elected and six applications
were received.