The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-18
CITY BR VITIES.

The dogwood trees in the park are in full
bloom.
Up to midnight this morning there were
five cases docketed for the mayors court.
Capt. w. j. Thompson. the bar pilot, re-
turned yesterday froma two weeks hu 1t on
Daufuski l land, tSo days Of which the..sport
of running deer was most exciti g. He re-
ports birds plentiful on the island
The Norwegian bark Ciso was cleared
yesterday for Goole with 1926 barrels of
rosi weighing l,56O,050 pounds, valued at
Sl4,575 IA. Carg and vessel cleared by
MessrS. Paterson, Downing & Co.
Thonnesson's coffee house on Drayton
street was robbed night before last. The
thieves broke in from Congress street lane
and carried off whatever they could get
away with. Silverware, dishes, food, and
even the lace curtains aud tabls covers were
bagged
The conference with Gen. E. P. Alexan-
der which was anticipated to have been
held yesterday by Cou ty Commissioner
Read and Civil Engineer Blandford, with
reference to the Ogeechee ca lal drainage
plan, was not had, as Gen. Alexander was
out If the city yesterday.
A very fine wild turkey gob5ler found
ready sale at the Pulaski house yeste day.
The youthful captor did not weigh much
illViC YUAN lis ga hO, WAilCu nc sdlu Dc SlfJ
in the "piny woods" southwest of the ivy.
The young hunter says the wild turkeys
have not begun to gobDle yet.
The custom house officials handsomely
feitooned, the desk of Boarding Officer
Riley yesterday in green, and even the date
in the calendar, III" was printed in green.
A very rare cactus surmounted the desk,
and to c 1mplete the decoration symbolic of
ST. PatricS's day, and to make no mistake
a to why Capt. Riley's desk was selected,
the name of "O'Riley" was printed in green
on a placard held in place by green cord
and tassels
Granite blocks are being hauled to Lafay-
cite and Chi pewa squares. preparatory to
putting in s,one curbing in place of the
wooden ratings. A great Improvement
could he maze il tire southern part of the
city by replacing the fence around the pa
rade ground with stone curling, at the same
time maxi G a driveway extending east
and west across the CENTER passing around
the confederate monument. Alderman
Harmon, who appreciates substantial i'm
provements, might take that important i'm
provement under consideration.
A most disgracefnl scene was witnessed
on Whitaker street yesterday afternoon. A
well-iressed young man, under the in1u-
eice of liquor was followed from one end
of the park extension to the other by
crowd Of white and colorei boys, and tn
thing was kept up for an hour before it was
brought to the attentio of an officer
Ladies who were out giving their little
children an airing were compelled to turn
back, as the disorderly crowd crossed and
recrossed thes rect, the greater part of the
time blocking up the promenade walk in the
park extension, where the greater part of
travel is had out Whitaker street.
SIpt. Saussy of the Belt Line railroad
had the switch on the West Br Iad street
line, at the intersection of Bryan street,
taken up yesterday and put down on the
Bay street line, mid way between Wes5
Broad and Montgomery streets. This was
done toequalizs the distance. The superin-
tendent said that since the switch was laid
on West Broad street a good deal of incon-
venie zee has result led. as the run from West
Broad to Abercorn was very fast, while the
run on West Broad street was very slow.
The change, he said, will make all the runs
between switc es about the same. The
West Broad street switch was LAID the
middle of last year.