The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-25
CITY BREVITiES.

The annual oral examinations IN the pub
lie schools will take place to-day.
Mrs. Maurice Deitsh's cook fell from a
step ladder last night. while putting away
some furniture, breaking her leg in two
places.
The surface grading is in progress on
Bull and Harris streets fronting the De
Soto preparatory to laying the asphalt
pavement.
The annual school examination at the
Savannah Female Orphan Asylum will
take place at the asylum at 4 o'clock this
afternoon.
Alderman Falligant chairman of the
drainage committee, expects to have a re-
port on Bilbo canal at ext Wednesdays
meeting of the city council.
Executions are soon TO be levied for the
collection of taxes on the ground rent lots,
and the issue will soon find its way into the
courts for final adjudication.
Fry'sFlorida exhibition is attracting
good deal Of attention on Bull street, next
to Davis Bros. The collection of birds,
varniints, reptiles and game is an interest
ing one.
The Catholic Knights Of America, Branch
IS, expeet to picnic at Tybse on May % for
the benefit Of st. Mary's Home and branch.
A committee has been appointed to arrange
all the details for the occasion.
The De Soto base ball team, J.. VI. La
motto, manager, has challenged any organ
lied ball team in the city for S25 or $50 a
side. The Keiffer champions of last season
desire the game to bs played Memorial day.
Bernhard Quincy Oestricher, infant of
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. r. Oestricher Of Quincy,
Fla, died at Mr.. George Ehrlich's, No. 1893
Anderson street, yesterday afternoon, and
will be buried this afternoon in Laurel
Grove.
The cotton market is very stiff. Prices
advanced yesterday sc all around. This
makes ans advance of 3-16c this week.
Resins are also advancing and spirits tur-
pentine is declining. The bacon market is
also going down since the recent advance.
John j. Alleoud, the mail carrier who
was sent to Miledgeviile some days ago, is
greatly improved. A letter was received
yesterday announcing that Alleoud showed
considerable mental improvement and the
conditions now are favorable for his speedy
and ultimate recovery.
The Hussars had large attendance at
at their meeting last night. Before the
drilling began Capt. Pritchard took
occasion to remind the members Of their
duty under the new laws, and Cen
couraged them to greater efforts to improve
the proficiency of the company. The COM
pany enlisted and will 60 into camp at
Augusta in June.
A box of chameleons, the property of a
returning tourist, attracted no little atten =
| ton at the Pulaski yesterday. The little
| reptiles changed color with great rapidity
1t was but the event Of second for them
to change from deep green to a brown,
| next to a blood red and sometimes from
green to gray and then nearly white. The
chameleon is said TO change its color to con-
| form to whatever object it may be found
| upon, aud this is the protection nature gives
it to better conceal it from the enemies
which prey upon it. The green leaf, the
autumn foliage, the brown limb or gray or
white lichen upon which it may be summing
itself when frightened, afford it almost
perfect protection as it changes its color to
match and is lost from sight against the
birds Of prey and the larger reptiles which
/ feed upon it ol DLn6 ~