The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-04
CITY BREVITIES.


The suit of S. 7. Mcdaniel against F.
q. Sawyer, in the superior court, was dis
missed yesterday for want Of prosecution.
The annual election for president and
board or directors of the board OF trade
Will take place to-day between 10 a. m.
and p m.
The Grau Opera Company will begin its
week engagement Monday, April o. The
/ box sheet will open Friday at $3.50 a. m,
at Livingston's.
In the case of Charles D. Fisher and
| others, against s. ]. Wheaton, trustee,
the report and account of the sale made
by y. II. McLaws, trustee, was hled and
approved yJudge Falligaut.
All the convicts from the superior court
nave been sent of to the penitentlary,
with the exception of Sidney Tinsdale,
who was convicted of murder last Friday.
de will go some time this week.
In the case of H. M. Saddler and others,
against J. H. NJ. Clinch, an order was
granted in the superior court yesterday
extending the time within which the de-
tendant can file his answer TO April 4.
The suit Of Harms 4 Juchter against
the City and Suburban railway, in the
city court resulted yesterday in YER
dict for the plaintiffs for 500. The
amount sued for was 1921 80. The suit
was for damages for the killing of a horse
and smashing of buggy belonging to the
plaintiffs.
The Winchester repeating shotguns
which were received Monday by the po-
lice are generally acknowledged to be
unsatisfactory. The chief objection to
the guns is their length, which makes
them a very awkward arm to carry on
horseback. They will probably be ex-
changed for the Winchester repeating
carblne, which is a shorter and much
handler weapon for horseman.
News was received in the city yester-
day that Frank Gafney, who was SEN
fenced to six months in Jail for cursing
Mayor McDonough, had been pardoned
by the governor. The pardon was Sc
cured through the influence Of Hon. Il. ID.
Guerard. The official announcement of
1t, together with the pardon, will prOba-
bly, be received this morning, and Gaffney
set free.
The first shipment of four new cars for
the Electric railway, to replace those
destroyed by the burning of the old
power house on Habersham street, will
arrive this morning from Philadelphia.
There are eleven more on the way, which
will arrive in few days. The new cars
are nearly all open sumner cars and will
be used for the Thunderholt, Tybee depot
and base ball park travel.
A white man was picked up helplessly
drunk inside the yard of the synagogue
on Montgomery street, near Broughton,
yesterday afternoon. He had wandered
into the ward and fallen down, cutting his
head upon the stone steps. Quite a
crowd was attracted by the sight of a
man with his face covered with blood,
being taken charge of by the police. The
man was taken to the barracks, where a
charge of drunk and lying in the street
was entered against him.
Mr. j. II. Shuptrine, a member of the
Chatham Truck Growers Association,
left yesterday on train IS for Charleston,
to meet some representatives of the
Pennsylvania railroad in response to a
telegram from Division Freight Agent e.
p. McSwiney, asking that a representa-
tive be sent over to confer with the CON-
pany with regard to the arrangements
for delivering truck for New York in
Jersey City. The truck farmers are
rather dissatisfied with the arrangement
as they understand it, and oppose the
delivery anywhere but in New York city,
They will await the result of the confer.
ence with much interest.
Messrs. G. f. Broadhurst and M. O.
Bellingrodt, representatives of the LON
bard iron works of Augusta Ga, are in
| the city for the purpose of comforting with
Mr. Rafael Salas with regard to complet
ing arrangements for the purchase Dy the
company of the lyman works. There
seems to be little doubt that all arrange
ments for the purchase will be completed
within a short time, probably by the lat
| ter part of this week, and as soon as the
sale is effected it is expected that the
! lyman works will be put in operation
MIR Bellingrodt is the mechanical engi
neer of the Lombard iron works.