The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-07
CITY BREvpIEs.

porJL.. Scully delivred an interesting
is-.ss on the seventh commandment,
~ Paups church. fhe address was to
men
interest in the preracted services at
80 Monumental church continue I'M
VI and large Congregations gather
a. .re services ever night. Though the
- ,icas have been in continuance for
Ell aeaLs no cessation in the interest is
A,ti.esble. and mush good is being ac-
n.omr,lfsbed Acessbns to the church are
instantly being received, and professions
of faith made.
rar No. 50 of the Savannah Traction
.-sr,nanv collided With one OF F. Nj. John
,@ris trucks at thu corner of East Broad
ard congress streets last night. The
,r,cl had six bales of cotton aboard. The
rssr wheels were tire from the truck, the
dashboard of the car, was smashed in, and
sss brakes were injured. No one was
,.,rt Who was at fault is not known.
'r5a driver of the truck claims that the
Xii Of the car was not ringing.
The examining board of the First Regi-
mont Infantry, Georgia Volunteers, con-
ssting of Mai. w. S. Rockwell, chairman;
can't L. II. McLaws and Lieut.. p. f.
Gleason. will examine Lieut.-elect J. T.
West of the Savannah Cadets next Fri
dav nifht. After an officers election by
his company he has thirty days in which
10 prepare for his examination. Lieut..
IVES is a fine tactician and no doubt he
viii stand a very creditable examination.
Engine companies Nos. 4 and respond
"A IN an alarm from box 62 at O'clock
last night. The fire was in a small frame
house at No. 552 Maple street, occupied
bv negroes. A stove pipe used to piece
ont a chimney had fallen down between
the roof and ceiling and set fire to the
faiths. The fire was put out with a hand
extjnguisher. The damage was very
small Assistant Chief Mouro, while re-
spending to the fire, lost the brass band
and cap from one of the wheels of his
buggy He would be obliged if the finder
Of these articles would return them to
him.
Some excitement was created at the cor
ner of South Broad and Price streets last
night by a countryman from Bulloch
county who had filled up with liquor, and
was breathing loud threats against every
rhing in sight. The countryman under
took to clean out Badenhoop's saloon.
Policeman Downing was called in. One
tap Of his club laid the countryman out.
but did not sober him. He begged to be
dropped into the Savannah river, but four
by the arms and legs and carried him into
the barracks. Two loaded pistols were
found on him, and a charge of carrying
concealed weapons was entered in addi-
ton TO that Of being drunk and disorderly.
Stephen Days, colored, was arrested yes
terday by the detectives for the theft of
a watch from Mr.. S. w. Register last
September. The watch was recovered by
the detectives shortly afterwards. and
they have been looking for the thief ever
since Days admitted the theft. He said
he applied to Mr.. Register for work. but
was turned down. He saw Mr.. Registers
vest hanging in the office, and when the
latter stepped out he slipped the watch
out Of the vest. Days said he was hun
CRY, although he had % cents in his pocket
at the time. He went down in Yamacraw
and ran across five negroes playing skin.
He lost his 25 cents and then put up the
watch for a dollar, which he also lost.
This was the last he had to do with the
watch Stephen said.