The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-03
CITY BREVITIkS.

Pulaski Council No. 153, R. A., meets
this evening.
Landrum Lodge No. 4S, F. and A. NJ,
meets this evening.
Regular meeting of Myrtle Lodge No. 6,
<. p, this evening.
r. e. Lee Daniel was elected secretary
ana treasurer of the Savannah Cotton Mills
yesterday afternoon.
Harry Bailey and Jack Edwards were
committed to jail from Justice McDermott's
court upon charge of larceny.
Dr. Brandt, whose serious illness was
noted in the MORNING NEWS of yesterday,
showed some sig4s Of Improvement last
night.
Longshoreman Kennedy, while loading
cotton on the bark Mary Elizabeth yester-
day, got his hand caught in the ties, and
it was severely cut.
There will be a special meeting of the
county commissioners at IL o'clock m. to-
day for the purpose of talking over matters
concerning the new court house with Mr..
Preston, the architect
Justice Sheftall married a couple of col
ored sexagenarians yesterday afternoon.
| The bridegroom, who is a servant in the
employ of City Physician Sheftall, was fur
nished with the license as O New Years
| gift by his employer.
The beautiful memorial window in Duffy
| Street Mission church was broken few
| days ago. Some one shot a bullet through
the window, the ball crashing through the
wire netting on the outside, shattering the
lower part of the glass.
! Thomas O'Rourke, a longshoreman load
| ing cotton on the Cairngorm fell, and some
OF the trappings fell on him, breaking his
| right leg above the ankle. The man was
removed to St. Joseph's Infirmary, where
DIR. Elliott dressed the wounds.
There will only be twenty-six of the
| traverse jurors of the superior court re-
| quired to be in attendance at the convening
of the court next Monday morning The
names of the jurors who are expected to be
at court are published elsewhere by Clerk
Carr.
The Cobb band will give its first public
rehearsal at No. 1893 Congress street. to-
night. The uniforms of the members are
expected to arrive in few days, and the
band will make its first appearance on Jan.
~ with the military. A new feature of
reed and brass instruments is being added.
1t is called the Quadrille baud.
Alderman Falligant, chairman Of the
special committee on the ground rent lots,
thinks of calling his committee together
with view of formul ating some plan
acceptable to the ground rent owners and
Uuo Ciby COunCu AOOhIuR TO settlements Tor
the ground rent balances, so that the ma
tured plan may be submitted at the next
regular meeting of the council
Mitchell Skies, an old and respected citi-
zen of Clyde, Bryan county. Georgia, lies
in critical condition at the residence OF
his son-in-law. Taylor Cox, No. 1871 Jones
street. Last Saturday Mr.. Sykes attempted
to get into cart attached to a mule in
Jones street, when the animal started off
suddenly, dragging the old gentleman along
with it, and dashed into tree box, hem
ming the victim in between large oak
tree and the cart. A gentleman who was
passing caught hold of the animal and
extricated the unfortunate man from his
perilous condition, aud had him carried to
Mr.. Cox's house. DR.. Harris was called in
and found that he had been seriously hurt.
two of his ribs being broken, and his hip
badly bruised. Mr.. Skies is So years old
and it is doubtful If he will recover. He
refuses to take any nourishment. He is
anxious to get home, but his condition is
such that he cannot be moved.