The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-01
CITY BREVITIEs.

The anniversary exercises of the Savan-
nah Female Orphan Asylum Will take
place at the asylum building at South
Broad and West Broad streets, at o'clock
this afternoon.
r. E. Lee was fined 81 by the recorder
yesterday for riding bicycle at night
without a light. Recorder Wilson an
nounced that this was the last 81 hne in
these cases. and that the tariff will be
raised hereafter.
J. ]. McMahon was fined $40 by the re-
corder yesterday morning for disorderly
stable last Saturday. Mcmahon had a diff
ficulty with T. Bowden and it was out
Of this that the charge grew.
An historical tree eight miles up the
Savannah river. and known as Lonesome
Tony" was struck by lightning a few
afternoons ago and burned to the ground.
The tree had been a familiar mark on the
river for a century and was never al
lowed TO be cut or disfgured.
Willie Deignan and j. w. blanchard
were fined by the recorder yesterday for
being funny with Policeman Blumberg
take the poiceman's uniform Off, but
didn't He was fined 49, Blanchard came
to Deignans assistance and struck the
policeman with a rock
Emma jenkins baby, which she so cru
ely abandoned just after its birth, did not
die as was expected, but appears to be in
a fair way to live. The baby was taken
from the Georgia infirmary yesterday and
given to its mother at the barracks. If
She agrees to take care of it the charges
against her at the barracks of abandoning
the infant will probably be withdrawn
At the weekly practice of the Forest
City Gun club yesterday afternoon the
diamond medal in the first class was won
by George Garwes, the medal in the sec
ond class by George Eberwein, and that in
the third class by Buck Virgins. The
boys laughed at Mr.. Garwes for shooting
his black nannie' powder, but when he
walked off with the prize, the laugh was
on the other side
The annual picnic of Wesley Monument
tai church and Sunday-school Will take
place at Button, S. c., Friday, May 8.
This promises to be one of the largest
picnics the Sunday school has ever had.
| Messrs. Jas. L. Beck, c. V. Snedeker n.
| r. Crittenden. Lewis A. Nelson, /. Row
lands, W. Il. Stubbs, are the committee in
charge of the arrangements. The steamer
Nigilant has been chartered for the trip.
Bluffton is a beautiful spot and is now in
! all its glory.
The fourth of the "Question Series" of
/ addresses at the Young Mems Christian
Association on Sunday afternoon will be
on the "Infidel Question Samuel Is. Ad-
ans, Esq, leading lawyer and promi-
nent Christian worker has been secured
to speak on this question. Every man
with doubts in his mind, and others, would
do well to hear the subject discussed. Mr..
w NJ. Dudley, who has recently moved
10 the city and who possesses a fine bari
tone voice, will sing solo, This promises
to be a very attractive part of the ser
vice. The hour of the service is $50
/ o'clock.
There will be an entertainment at the
Pastime Athletic Club tonight and the
/ programme of boxing is a good one. The
principal bout will be a ten-round scien-
tific glove contest feather-weight class,
for decision, between Billy Neronee of
this city ana Paul Rapport of Mon gom-
cry, Ala. Rapport is a clever little sparrer,
who knows how to handle himself. He is
said to be a Veritable Whirlwnd and al
though he is about ten pounds lighter than
Neronee his friends say he is going TO get
the best of the Savannah man. Neronee
has been a resident of Savannah for sew
eral years, and in that time has boxed a
number of times. He has recently SPARED
with Denny Gallagher, and is a good man
with the gloves. He will make Rapport
think he has been in a match even if he
does not get the decision. There win be
one or two preliminary bouts and proba-
bly, a wrestling match.
The steamer Gov. Stafford took a party
of about POO people yesterday TO the new
summer resort which the Beach & Miller
Steamboat Company purpose establishing
at the south end of Daufuskie Island
The party left the city at 1890 o'clock
turning at $50 O'Clock. The party con-
sisted of about forty gentlemen and the
balance of ladies and children. Among the
gentlemen were two ministers, who assur-
ed Capt. Beach, mana ing owner of the
Gov. Sanford, that their Sunday school
from its natural beauty, the new resort
is easily reached, and has many advant-
ages for days quiet outing. on the re-
turn, the Rev. DIR. Schaener of the Lu-
theran church, expressed the thanks Of
the party for the kindness extended to
them by Capt. Beach and Capt. Harry
Strobhar. the master Of the boat.