The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23
CITY BREvITIEs.

Mr.. Joseph J. Greenlaw. Mrs. Eliza
beth NJ. Greenlaw, and Mrs T. S Mercer
san to-day on the Tallahassee, for New
The Christian church Sunday school
VIII give an excursion TO Daufuskie. this
YSIterhoon, on the steamer Gov. Stafford,
leaving at p. m.
BIZ Brown. the negro who was arrested
py Inc police couple of days ago for
criminal assault upon an S-year-old girl
was turned over TO the superior court
yesterday by Recorder Wilson.
The house drainage commission will
meet at the city exchange at 5 O'clock
ms afternoon. to consider the Col VIM
pan Tor sewerage outlet, and VIII prOb-
ably formulate some report to the CITY
council upon the, drainage question.
Mr. W. H Watson. postmaster at An
pleton' Ga, brought 10 the Morning News
ONCE yesterday an Old Spanish coin Of
the date of l79. When found the coin
was Wen covered with rust. How It came
IN the locality In which 1t was found is
one OF the things that cannot be satis-
1actorty answered.
In a row between some negroes and
some Greeks, at Bryan and Farm streers.
yesterday afternoon one of the Greeks
was struck with brick and quite badly
hurI me participants in the quarrel all
escaped but one, John Clumbedes, a
Greek, who was arrested and placed in
the barracks last night. The police are
after the other participants
The citizens Industrial committee WIN
meet at the the city exchange ut 4.20
o CLOCK TINS afternoon, and will discuss
Ghe matter of the location of the Farmers
Basket and Package Company of Charles
ton in this city. The Morning News hos
announced that the manager of the fac
tory Is desipous Of removing the plant
from CharlstOn to Savannah, II a suIta-
bic site and proper advantages can be
secured.
The body of Richard Nagle. second stew
ard of the City of Birmingham. who was
drowned from the vessel at her wharf
Monday afternoon, was recovered yester-
day. 1t came to the surface near whore
1t went down. The body was taken charge
or by Corqner Goette and was buried in
Laurel Grove cemetery. No inquest was
held. The coroner was satisfied from tn,
statements of eye-witnesses thar M
browning was accidental. Nagles family
IN 81 johns, n. s., was notified of IN.
recovery of his body.
Division No IS, Uniform Rank KNIGHTS
OF Fythtas, held its annual picnic at War
saw yesterday The steamer Alpha car
ried down about 500 people on its two
TRIPS. The grounding OF the steamer IN
the cut on the trip down DELAYED the ev-
cursionists about three hours The dav
was all that could be asked for and the
eKcursionists We're in the best Of moods
days enjoyment. The afternoon and
evening were spent at the beach Tho Al
pha reached Thunderbolt on her last trim
ABOUT II: 80 O'Clock and most Of the ex-
curslonlsts came into the city by rail The
steamer reached the city at 1880 O'Clock.
The friends of Messrs. A. \ Monucv
Harry Wiliink and Hon. w w. Osbo17Se
are all complimenting them upon the OK
ceIlent work they did at the fire Mon
day night on the OgeeChee road. when
Two houses. store and church were
destroyed. Tney were just coming in from
a day < fishing and reached the Charles
Ton and Savannah crossing shortly after
the fre started. They went to work In
earnest and succeeded in saving consider
able or the property in the store and
houses. Each demonstrated the fact that
ne was born fireman. but their innate
modesty has kept the matter from being
generally known until yesterday when
their friends were talking of # Clerk
Manucy is 8n eX-volunteer and wears
several medals now that he won on long
runs and elective work.
DR.. A. A. Morrison, resident phvs,cIon
OF the Savannah hospital, Is one of the
applicants for position as city phvsician
there being at present two Of these posi,
tons 10 be filled by council at its nevr
meeting. After completing his litersTv
education DR.. Morrison was in the dru9
business for some years in Charleston :
c. He then entered the South Carolina
Medical College, and after three yeara
OF hard study, graduated with honors IN
March 1894. In April of the same vear
he was appointed house physician at fbS
savannah hospital, which position he sin
holds. Since leaving college he has visjf-
ed all of the important hospitals in tha
north and in Canada. In leaving the Sa-
vannah hospital he feels that he is III
ing up a valuable position, but considers
II IN the line Of promotion. 1t IS his de-
sire to get out into private practice.