The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-24
CITY B9EvITIAs.

N. J. Knox leaves this morning for Co
lumbi s. c., TO spend a week visiting his
brother.
One Of John Lyons & Co.'S delivery
wagon horses fell in front OF the store last
night from exhaustion, resulting from the
excessive heat.
The city curt Jurors and a number of
other OF tbs county's creditors we're paid
yesterday. The necessity for tho $40, 900
loan by the county commissioners has not
arisen yet.
The funeral OF the late Austin A. Don
Levy will take place at 4 O'Clock this after
noon from the residence on Margaret street,
aud will be attended by the various lodges
Of which he was a member.
Police Sergeant Mock returned last night
from bis weeks vacation, which he spent In
Bulioch county visiting relatives. He re-
ports having q good time, with the excep-
ton of having too much political talk.
Mrs. A. @. Haines, nee Mamie 8. Mer-
chant, OF this city seat TO the MORNING
News yesterday a box of blue berries
which she picked on Buck mountains, near
Lake George, New York, nearly 5000 feet
above the sea.
Several colored wharf laborers employed
by the Smith & Kelly Company on the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western Railway Com
pauy's wharf were overcome by the neat
yesterday afternoon. One of them was sent
home In a wagon in a serious condition.
Alouzo Coleman, late president Of the
Labor Union Protective Association, has
been arrested for ASSAULT with intent TO
murder. He broke Primus Mallard's jaw
June %, and lock jaw has set in, with the
chances strongly 10 favor OF fatal
termination.
The trolley wire Of the City and Suburban
railway gave away on Bay street, bet wsen
Aberoorn and Whitaker, last night nbout
II 80 O'Clock, causing the ground wires to
fall across the Belt Liue's trolley wire at
both streets, resulting in the burning out
and grounding of the wires. The accident
necessltated the shutting on ct the current
by the Belt Line and broke into the sched-
ule for three-quarters OF an hour.
The announcement ia made In the MORN
ING News to-day by Profs j. J. Gillespie
and J. s. Mcdowell that thew will open
summer school for both sexes at the Talia-
ferro Academy, on Bull street. on Aug. l.
Reference is given TO Supt w. Il. Baker OF
the public schools aud Prof. NJ. A. O'Brien.
No reference is uesded by those who know
shsse gentlemen. Prof. Gillespie Is the
newly lected principal OF the night school,
formsrly princi. al of the Jssup Academy,
and Prof. Mod well is an old Savannahian,
who has lately been engaged IN teaching at
Pooler. They are both we'll known to the
TEACHERS of Savannah and have many
friends here who heartily wish them sue
cess.
Charles Mitchell, q colored laborer en-
ployed by the Smith & Kelly Company,
had a narrow escape from dro wning yester-
day afternoon In the Ocean Steamship Cotn-
panyis slip. He was at work on a staging
running t. the schooner Joseph W. Foster,
which is loading lumber in the alp. A
piece OF lumber while being swung on board
knocked Mitchell off tho staging and over
board. He was going down the third time
when Foreman Smith and the laborers on
the wharf managed to catch him, and he
was pulled out on the wharf and the water
pumped out Of him. A few minutes after
Mitchell's mishap the staging gave way,
precipitating three more laborers into the
water. They were, however, rescued with
out difficulty