The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-16
CITY BREVITTBS.

Solomon's Lodge, F. and A. NJ, will mees
tonight.
The vestry of Christ church has decided
to build mission chapel in the southern
part Of the city and work will begin as soon
as the plans. etc., can be made.
Manager Fish of the Marshall house. is
enlarging, painting and generally improv-
ing the dining-room of the Marshall, with
the intention OF making 1t one Of the INCEST
of its kind in the city.
The special meeting of the county com,
missioners called for yesterday afternoon
was not held. owing to the absence Of the
attorney for the defendant in the oyster
claim case of Baker vs.. Sawyer.
Yesterdays maximum temperature in
Savannah was S9' and the minimum was
~. There was one inca Of rain at Balm
bridge, in this district of the cotton belt.
Considerable rain fell in the Atlanta dis
trict, an inch and half falling at Atlanta
Fair and stationary temperature is the local
forecast for to-day.
Capt. D. G. Purse had on exhibition at
the board of trade yesterday several sheafs
of new rice taken from Deptford plauta-
ton. The samples were she sane as shown
the MORNING News Sunday, and sdow the
plant to be well advanced. Capt. Purse
expects to harvest the rice Aug. 10. 1t Is
said that the samples are the finest in this
section.
The Central will have a big Sunday
school excursion from Guyton to Tybee
next Wednesday. Special coaches will be
| provided for the occasion, and will be de-
| livered to the Tybee road at the Charleston
| and Savannah junction, and carried through
to the island without putting the excur-
sionists to the necessity of dissmbarking at
the Central depot and crossing the city to
reach the Tybee depot.
Gustave Eckstein, Esq, of the old estab-
lished house of g. Eokstein 81 Co., who has
been absent for several weeks, making pur-
ohsses for the jobbing and wholesale depart
ments of the firm, returned Tuesday. The
necessities Of the business Of the house has
| caused it to establish an Office in New
York, and DIR. Ecksteins presence is often
required IN that city, but his interests are as
much identified with Savannah as ever.
James Jones, a negro who keeps a small
shop at the corner OF Pine and Farm streets
got into dispute over the payment for a
load Of waJermelons night before last with
farmer named Harrison, planting out on
the Louisville road, in which Harrison
claimed that the negro owed a small bal
ance and demanded the pay Hnent. Instead
| OF which Jones drew a pistol and fred at
Harrison, shooting him through the left
hand. Jones escaped.
The Republican Blues picnic at Whining
tOu AAaAu yebteTuay was an enjoyable al
fair. The largest part of the crowd went
down on the morning boat, and the after
noon boat was comfortably filled. The
corps furnished Its guests with an elegant
dinner, with champagne Accomplishments.
| All refreshments were free, and every one
! who had the pleasure of attending voted
the picnic success aud the Blues a most
hospitable command. The picnickers re-
turned to the city at 10 30 O'Clock.
A Sunday school excursion on the Cen
trial railroad TO Tybee, came in yesterday
from Millen, Perkins Junction and Scar
boro. There were about 425 excursionists
in the party, chiefly children and Young
people. The train left Perkins Junction at
4 O'Clock yesterday morning and arrived 10
Savannah az $40 O'CLOCK. The party went
right through to Tybee, where tney spent
the day enjoying the ocean brsezes and the
surf bathing. They left Ty bee in the after-
noon about O'Clock, and left Savannah for
home at 620 o'clock.