The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-08
CITY BREVITIEs.

The citizens Industrial committee will
meet at the city exchange at 4:S0 O'Clock
this afternoon.
The grand jury Of the superior court
Will hold an important business meeting
tomorrow afternoon, at 4 o'clock 1t is
rapidly getting its general presentments
in shape.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Young Mems
Christian Association will meet this after
noon at o'clock at the association rooms.
The members were unable TO hold their
count of the rain.
The meeting of the gentlemen who sub
scribed to the 10000 bonds of the pro-
posed new car factory for Savannah was
from the city of Mr. J. j. McDonough,
who is largely interested. 1t will take
place on his return.
Mrs. Anna Pine Decatur Parsons, who
died on Sunday in New York in her S4tn
year, was the widow Of Capt. William II.
Parsons, who was connected in CONNER
cial and shipping interests with Gov. Icha-
bod Goodwin of Portsmouth, n. H.. and
the late George b. Cummings of Savan-
nah.
Policeman Connolly Of the Central rail-
road force, who was on duty at the depot
last Thursday night reported yesterday
that Rebecca Jarago, for whom the Off
GERS have been searching, left the city
that night for Riceboro, in Liberty county,
on the Florida Central and Penlnsular
railroad He said she had four or five
children with her, and told the story that
she was going to see her sister. who was
dying.
Wilcox, Gibbs & Co. have fifty men at
work removing the debris on the site Of
the Savannah Grocery Company fire The
burned building was owned by Wilcox,
Gibbs & Co., as is the site upon which It
was built. The insurance companies al
lowed $50 for removing the ruins, which
is being done by Wilcox, Gibbs & Co, the
Grocery company having refused to re-
move it, AS soon as the debris is out of
the way the work Of rebuilding will begin.
James Whaley, a colored laborer en-
ployed by the Atlantic Construction COM
pany, while engaged in work on a barge
on the river in the south channel, acct
dentally slipped overheard day before yes
terday and was drowned. He apparently
could not swim, as he sunk before as
sistance reached him. Every effort was
made by the men on board of the barge
to rescue the man, but he went down inn
mediately after going overheard, and did
not rise again.
The family of Mr.. Charles Steinberg,
who lives at No. 1854 Jones street, were
very much alarmed yesterday by the find
ing OF the clothing of Mr. Steinbergs lit
tie son on one of the wharves along the
river. The report was that the lad had
been drowned. The report proved to be
untrue, however, and the youngster turn
ed up all right. He had Invested himself
of his coat and vest while playing about
the wharf, and somebody finding the gar
ments there, supposed that the boy had
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ming and been drowned. Inquiry at Mr.
Ste.nbergs residence last night ELECTED
the information that the boy had been
found safe and sound minus his coat and
vest.
In the police court yesterday morning
Recorder Wilson and Attorney George W
Owens explained away their little differ
ence in the court the day before and ex-
pressed mutual esteem for each other, Re
corder Wilson said that he had perhaps
misunderstood the question of the attor-
ney to a witness over which the dispute
arose and that he had no intention of trea-
ting him with any indignity. Mr.. Owens
disclaimed any intention of rejecting upon
the court in his remarks the day previous,
and expressed himself as perfectly salts
fed with the explanation of the recorder.
The two gentlemen had always been good
friends, and they did not propose to let
a little matter of this kind interrupt their
friendly relations.
An amusing incident happened in front
of Hicks restaurant on Congress street
yesterday morning. Mr.. Hicks was stand
ing in the doorway of the restaurant,
talking to a well-known young man about
town, who was dressed in a light linen
suit. An elderly lady stopped and care
fully scrutinized the young gentleman
for several minutes, and then calmly pro-
ceeded to finger the texture of his gar
ments. After she had satisfied herself az
to their quality she wanted 70 know
where he had purchased them. On being
jes' the kind O. suit bin
wantin' a long time for my ole man. p
And walked off, leaving the restauranteur
and his friend cOnVulSed with laughter