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THUGS ROR AN OLD MAX.
THE KEEPER OF THE CITY PEST
HOUSE BRUTALLY BEATEN.
Assaulted by Two Negroes and Robbed
of His Month’s Pay and His Provis
ions—One of the Assailants Arrested
and in Jail—Officers on the Track of
His Accomplice Keeper Carr’s Inju
ries-His Lon g Watch at the Pest
House.
A dastardly assault for the purpose of
robbery was male upon Thomas Carr,
keeper of the pest house. Monday afternoon,
about 4:30 o'clock, by two negroes, John
Dillon, and another whose name is un
known.
Mr. Carr had been to the city to draw his
pay, and stopping at the toll house on the
Thunderbolt road on his return he made
some purchases from Mr. Hansen and was
driven home inanity wagon,arriving there
at about 3:30 o'clock. He left the premises
in charge of Dillon, a young negro about lit
years old and the latter helped him in the
house with the articles, and knew where
they were stored. Carr told him that he
would pay his mother for minding the
place, after which the negro went away.
STRUCK WITH A CLUB.
Mr. Carr says that about 4:30 o’clock, as
he sat on the piazza watching his poultry,
Dillon returned with another negro walking
behind him. Dillon had a club or billet in
his hand, but Mr. Carr had no thought that
he contemplated an assault upon him, until
Dillon, with a sudden rush, struck him on
the head, knocking him out of the chair
and onto the floor. Dillon then began to
search his p ickets. Mr. Carr begged him:
"for God’s sake don’t kill me, but you can
take what I’ve got if you wantti rob me.”
He heard Dillon tell the other
negro where the articles were in the
house, and as the negro started to
go in Mr. Carr lost consciousness. He says
that when he came to his senses it must have
been fully three hours after the a-sault.
The negroes evidently left him for dead
after rifling his ptickets of about $8 and the
house of three new flannel shirts, a pair of
new shoes, three pounds of tobacco and
other articles
AFRAID TO LEAVE THE HOUSE.
The pest house is about four miles from
the city, a mile distant from any house, and
in the piney woods. Mr. Carr, being a man
nearly 70 v-ears old, was afraid to come to
town that night. Washing his bleeding
wound as wel 1 os he could and calling his
two dogs to his side, he remained all night
in his lonely place suffering from the pain
ful blow until 7 o’clock yesterday morning,
when he came down to Deputy Sheriff
Hansen’s house at the toll gate, and re
ported the facts.
The officer sent Jerry Fraser (colored) up
the road to look Dillon up and toll him that,
a man in town wanted to hire him. He
found Dillon and the ruse worked well, the
officer taking him into custody. Mr. Carr
sworo out a warrant injustice Matthews’
Court charging Dilkm with robbery, and
Officer Hjmseu lodged the latter in jail.
HELD UP BEFORE.
This is not the first time that Mr. Carr
has been robbed. Once ho was “held up”
and robbed of $lO. Purchasing a revolver
he made up his mind to defeud himself, but
not long after, as he was driving home, two
negroes jumped into his wagon from the rear
and clasping him around the neck, took his
revolver and S4O in money from him. He
then sold his horse and wagon and would
never go home by himself thereafter. He
trusted the negro Dillon, and the latter
having several times been left to take care
of the place w-htlo Mr. Carr was in the city,
the dogs had become familiar with him,
otherwise the old man would have been ou
his guard.
Dillon’s grandmother said yesterday that
she knew who the other negro was that had
been with Dillon that day, and if Mr. Carr
w ill swear out a w arrant against him he
will be arrested. None of the plunder was
found on Dillon’s person. He stoutly denied
the assault, and would give no information
to criminate of identify his accomplice, but
Mr. Carr is positive that Dillon is the
assailant and robber. Mr. Carr was a
bloody looking sight when be got to the
toll-gate yesterday morning.
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.
Dr Strong to Address the Savannah
Congregations To-Night.
Rev. Josiah Strong. D. I)., General Sec
retary of the Evangelical Alliance for the
United States, is expected to arrive in the
city to-day, and will address the congrega
tions of too various churches at the Baptist
church to night at 7:30 o’clock.
Dr. Strong is best know n ns th- author of
the remarkable book entitled, “Our Coun
try.” His labors, however, in connection
with the Evangelical Alliance havo greatly
enhanced his influence and added to Ills
reputation as a most efficient organizer and
zealous Christian worker. It is under
stood that his visit, which is made
in response to the invitation of the pastors
of tile city, contemplates the organi
zation of a branch alliance to le composed
of representative men of all the evangelical
denom nations. Oeenbjict of these alli
ances is to enlist all Christian workers in
efforts to reach the classes who will not, or
do not, attend church.
Dr. Strong’s recognized ability, and his
thorough familiarity with tue various
phases of his w ork, make it certain that
those who attend, will hear a most instruc
tive and profitable address.
THE WESLEY CHURCH.
Work on the Building Resumed—The
Building Committee.
Work on the Wesley Monumental church,
which has so long been at a standstill, lias
been resumed. For more than a week
workmen have been engaged on the inte
rior of the building, it lining the intention
of the Building Committee to finish the
main auditorium first, as it is much neade I
by the congregation. All the ifle uis for its
completion are not, yet in hand, but the
friends of the church confidently believe
that citizens will liberally respond, so that
the work will lie c ntiimed until the build
ing is entirely completed.
Many have expressed their intention to
aid the enterprise wheu work was com
menced, and t here was a prospect of its
being finished. Both those conditions are
now realized. The following gentlemen
compose the Building Committee: Col. 11.
D. Walker and Messrs. C. 11. Dorsctt, C. 11.
Carson, R. 11. Ileppanl, J. L. Williams and
ex-ofticio. Rev. A. M. Wynn, the pastor.
Any one of these gentlemen will gladly re
ceive contributions for the church.
THE KNIOHTB TEMPLAR.
Preparations for the Grand Com
mandery’s Conclave on April 18.
Preparations are being made for the re
ception by Palestine Commundery, Knights
Templar, of the visiting comtn&nderies that
will be here at the meeting of the Grand
Commanderv on April 18.
Georgia Commandery, of Augusta;
Bt. Omer, of Macon, and Coeur
de Lion, of Atlanta will bo
the three leading visiting eommanderies.
Delegations will be here, though, fr in
Columbus and other parts of the State.
The general programme for the Grand
Commandery was published in the Mokn
inc. News two weeks ago.
After the arum 1 grand conclave on
Wednesday public devotional exercises will
be held at night in the Independent Presby
terian church, when the liturgy of the
order will be incited and ur. oration will lie
delivered by Rev. and Sir Knight H. C.
Morrison, of Atlanta.
The next day the \itill g Knight* Tem
plar will bo given an excursion to Tylieo,
after which iby wiU lot iormaiijr baa
e ut tad.
THROUGH THE CITY
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.
There were three arrests for drunkenness
yesterday and last night, one white and
two colored.
Georgia Chapter of Royal \ rch Masons
will hold its regular convocation to-night at
7:34 o’clock, or 8 o'clock sun time.
A telegraph pole at Henry and Barnard
streets was struck by lightning yesterday
afternoon and completely shattered.
The Floral and Art Association will hold
a special meeting to-night to arrange for
the spring exhibition on April 17, is and 19.
The Equitable Loan and Building Asso
ciation will hold its nineteenth regular
monthly me ting tonight at the Secretary’s
office, No. 118 Bryan street.
C. Hansen, the toll-gate keeper on the
Thunderbolt road, has rec ived some very
fine tea plants and grape vines from the
Agricultural Bureau at Washington.
Passengers arris ing on the Augusta train
yesterday afternoon reported a severe hail
storm in that city early yesterday morning.
The stonn was attended with vivid light
ning and heavy winds.
The Superior Court, which adjourned til
Monday, will convene at 9 o'clock Savan
nah or Central time, which is 10 o’clockl
Eastern time. The action of the court in
adopting Easterm time is very confusing.
Conductor W. L. Griffin, who was in
jured in the Hurricane Creek accident, was
down town yesterday, but he is yet feeble,
and complained of great pain in his shoul
ders, which are bent from his severe inju-
ries.
A lively little donkey, which was put up
at auction at the court house yesterday,
fired oft his heels so rapidly that be cleared
away a large space for his own use, and
bidders had to be very careful how they
handled him.
The Savannah Yacht Club will hold a
special meeting at the Guards Armory at
7:30 o’clock to-night, to receive the report
of the Board of Stewards relative to the
new improvements, to act on an amend
ment to the by-laws and for election of
members.
“The stagnant pond on the Lawton place
east of the city is beginning to poison the
air which the east wind firings to town,
and the Bilbo canal, uncovered and deadly,
will soon get in its work,” said a gentleman
yesterday. “They ought to be quarantined
in time,’’ho addod.
McDonough & Cos. are preparing to erect
their mill ou and remove their office and
lumber yard t i the old llaslam & Hawkins
site, sou Hi of Dale, Dixon & Co.’s yard.
The move is made to get better facilities for
shipping, and they will then have a side
tracK in their yards.
In digging for the cellar for Dr. Parsons’
new building, at the corner of Liberty and
Price streets, the roots and stumps of a
number of cypress t ns* were found, 8 feet
below the surface of the street. The land
in this vicinity w as once a swamp, and was
filled in about fifty years ago.
A diminutive monkey escaped from its
owner on Bryan street yesterday morning,
and getting on the telegraph wires, mado
its way to one of the large laurel trees in
front of the Citizens bank. The entire
street, without regard to race color or pre
vious condition, turned out to see the
“monkey show.”
Mr. Robert Glass, assistant electrician of
the fire department, was presented a fine
box of cigars by the members of Engine
Company No. 3 yesterday. M r . Richard
Claybum presented the cigars in the name
of the company with a neat little speech.
Mr. Glass, in accepting the gift, said that
he was “too full for utterance,” and would
lmve to show the company his appreciation
of the gift by “setting ’em ui>,” which he
did.
VOLUNTEERS WIN PRIZES.
Capt. Derst’s Company Holds its An
nual Prize Drill.
The German Volunteers’ prize drill came
off last night at the regimental armory.
The drill began at 9 o’clock, and continued
until after 11 o’clock,. There were oleven
contestants. Capt. Deret and Lieuts.
Harms and Kolshorn drilled tho company.
Maj. Rchwarz, Capt. M. Holmken and
Lieut. J. H. Holmken were the judges.
After a long contest Quartermaster E.
Ehrlichar won the first prize and Private
J. Sicm won the second prize. The first
prize was a handsome gold medal and tho
second was a unique silver medal. The
prizes were awarded by Maj. Schwarz in a
very neat speech.
The drill lasted over two hours and every
member acquited himself creditably. The
drill wound up with a banquet. Sorgt.
George Meyer proposed the health of the
| lay, iioiu rarv and exempt men hers. This
was followed by a toast by Maj. Schwarz
to the health of the active members,
officers and ail tho German Volunteers.
The Volunteers havo received an invita
tion from Aiken, S. C., to lie present. at a
drill there on April 11 and 13. They will
not, know until within the next few days
whether or not they will attend. There are
now forty-five active members in the com
pany.
NOT TO BE BUNCOED.
Two Liberty County Negros Have an
Experience With a City Sharper.
Lewis Blue and William Morrison, two
colored farmers from Liberty county, came
to the city yesterday morning to pur haso
their supplies. When they arrived they
were met at the depot by a slick looking
young colored fellow, who handed them a
card directing them to No. 19 Jefferson
street. They put the card awav and thougl t
no more aliout it, until tins slick v uug
fellow approached them again and asked
them why they find not I eon an und. H i
told them he had something for them and
to follow him around the corner and get it.
The unsuspecting countrymo i followed him
until he entered a smutty little room full of
bottles, tables and everything else imagin
able. Then like slut,born mutes
they pulled against the bits.
The slick young man’s efforts to ensnare
them only frightened them, and they
turned the corner und disappeared up Con
gress street. They said that they wore no
greenhorns to be pulled into anything like
that. They watched the street corners for
awlnlo. half expecting the slick young
fellow to come ujion them and pull them
down to his den and rob them anyhow, but
at last they gave up looking and went their
way in peace.
ANNIVERSARY POSTPONED.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union’s Meeting.
By reason of the announcement of the
International Evangelical Alliance, made
on Sunday, thnt the American Secretary
would hold a meeting at the Baptist church
on Wednesday for nil pastors and emigre
gabions, the Woman’s Christian Tem|s>rance
Union has decid' and io postpone its pr pos and
public nnmvi r-ni y meeting u.fll Wedim,
day, Ap il li. b n tile afternoon meeting
for election oi officers will take |)lai-e at the
house of the Preside it as announced.
A Bryan County Farmer Dead.
Henry Wise, a prominent farmer of
Bryan e unty, died of yellow jaundice
yesterday morning at t o boarding ho is -
of I. Hart, oil Congress street. Mr. Wise
came to Kav amah about seven weeks ago,
and went to tii • City Ho pital for treat
ment. He rein allied there only a vu*-k,
when he secured a room at >lr. Hurt’s.
The e lie reiuamod tinder the treatment of
Dr. Harris il iti! ve-tcr lav. when in- did.
His remains a■- : < Br an C> u l
Hou e for bin 1. ho vis ai exu :
planter, a id at me time c i a a doi a!ir;e
grocery bus.no at Bryan Court ilou •. li -
wan ryi years old, and Imv<m a will and
•even children.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4. 1888.
THE DILLON TRACT SALE.
Eleven Blocks Sold at a Little Above
the City’s Minimum Frice.
After the auctioneers had closed out their
offerings at the court house yesterday. City
Marshal YY’nde mounted one of the rostrums
and announced that he would offer certain
blocks of land belonging to the city, com
prising a portion of the Dillon tract, and
he then sold in rotation tho following i docks,
which brought, with few exceptions, the
minimum price.
Block A $5 .500
Block B 5,000
Block C . 4,500
Block D 3,500
Block G 4,200
Block II 3,600
Block K 1,200
Block L 4.400
Block 51 3,600
Block N 2.400
Block R 2,000
As the last block was l>eing bid off the
crowd appeared to realize that there was
something to be made by investing in such
property and the bidding became quite
lively, and the minimum price was raised
S3OO. Nearly ail the blocks were bought
by the Chatham Real Estate and Improve
ment Company. The average price per lot
of 60x 135 was about 8430.
In addition to tho Dillon tract sale there
were quite a number of other court house
sales. Messrs. Laßoche & McLaughlin
sold lot No. 44 Wylly ward, 35x00 feet, at
corner of Henry and West Brood streets,
for $035, to Mr. J. S. Collins.
I. D. La Roche’s Sons sold the three
story brick dwelling on Habersham
street, bet weed State and President streets,
with lot of ground, $5,835. Lot
No. 38 Davis ward, with improve
ments to M. Egan for $.535. Lot F, Middle
Oglethorpe ward, frontage of 43 feet on
Pine street, with a depth of 94 feet, with
improvements, to Joseph Scarborough for
$7(10. Lot No. 75, White ward, corner of
Henry and Lincoln streets, to J. H. Estill
for $950. A lot in Macon, forming part of
the Savarese estate, to P. J. O’Connor, Esq.,
for $1,300.
Sheriff Ronan sold for taxes fourteen
pieces of property, ten of which were bought
inbyC. H. Dorsett, commissioner and agont
for Chatham county.
AT THE Y. M. C. A.
Delegates Off for the Macon Conven
tion—Dr. Brandt’s Talk.
General Secretary Gordon and Mr. A. K.
Perkins will leave for Macon this morning
to attend the General Secretaries’ Conference
which meets there to-day and to-morrow,
and also to attend the State convention,
which meets to-morrow and will last
through the rest of the week. Mr. H. T.
Moore will go up to-morrow, and Messrs.
C. M. Gilbert and C. P. Miller
later in the week. General Secretary Gordon
will take a prominent part in both the
convention and the Secretaries’ conference.
A strong effort will be made to bring tue
next State convention to Savannah.
The classes in French and German will
meet at 7:30 o'clock to-night in the associa
tion parlor.
The lilies’ Auxiliary hold its regular
monthly meeting yesterday afternoon.
After the usual business wus transacted the
meeting adjourned until April 17, when an
important special meeting will be held.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
association was held last evening, President
Miller in the chair. After devotional exer
cises tho Finance, Entertainment, Member
ship and Reception Committees reported
what was accomplished during the quarter.
All reports wore received and filed. The
General Secretary requested the officers and
committeemen to be present at the rooms as
much as po-sible and not come only on
evenings of business meetings. He also an
nounced that Dr. C. N. Brandt would give
a talk to young men only, and urged the
members present to invite young men to be
present on Tuesday evening next.
DELAYED BY WASHOUTS.
Travel Seriously Interrupted by the
Heavy Freshets.
The late freshets carried away a bench of
the Pensacola and Atlantic railroad bridge
at the Chattahoochee river and also dam
aged that across the Apalachicola river.
Passengers who left this city on Monday
got no further than River Junction. The
railroad authorities at that point expected
to ferry the delayed nassengers across the
river last night, but it was not certain that
it. would be done. Several inemtiers of the
Southern Press Association were reported
at River Junction “water bound,” and the
prospects are that a number will not got to
th" New Orleans meeting on time, if at all.
On tbe Southwest! rn railroad division of
the Central sy .tem there were twenty or
more washouts. These have beeu all re
paired, except, on the Eufaula and Mont
gomery railroad, where there are several
bad washes, which will take two or three
days more to repair. It appeal's that there
was never before such a deluge along tbe
line of the water courses flowing through
Georgia and Alabama to the Gulf, and the
freshets in tho rivers flowing to the Atlantic
are about as heavy as they usually ara
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad has been steadily at work for a
week or more repairing damages on its lines
in Georgia.
THE “YOUTHS” ENTERTAIN.
Their Monthly Meeting at Masonic
Hall To-.. ight.
Tho monthly literary entertninment of
tho Youths’ Historical Society, which was
postponed from March 38, will take place
to-night at Masonic Hall. The programme
is as follows:
Essay, “Romance of the Press” J. S. Hirseh
Recitation ..11. Greenwood
Piano Solo—Walt/. . "The Old and New"
1. Rosenfleld.
Specialties K. L. Brown
Debate— Kcmlvirl, "That England Will Always
Maintain Her Prestige as First Nation of the
World.” Affirmative, A. E. Dryfus, Oscar
Kulman. Negative, Frank Kuliiiau, 51. H.
Ha.vm.
The “Youths’ ” entertainments are always
interesting and enjoyable, anl this one,
from the character < 1 tho programme and
tho people that will take part, promises to
lie unusually interesting.
SONGS AND TABLEAUX.
The Entertainment at Masonic Hall
Last Night.
A delightful concert and hop was given
last night at Masonic Hail in aid of the
Sacred Heart church. The audienco was a
good sized one and very enthusiastic. The
following was the programme;
Tableaux.
Flower song ... Miss Reynolds
Statuary.
Cornet duett Burk Brothers
Kathleen Mavourneen
Miss O'Brien and Mr. Readick
Tableaux.
Trio—Restless Sen. .
Miss Nolan. Mr. Readick and Mr. T. Daniels
No Crass N ■ Crown.
Comic song .William McCarthy
Song and civ • Conic Wive the Lilies HI iom
Waiters’ Drill b ' u nmiii-er of young ladies un
der the direction *d' Miss Goethe.
This part of the entertainment was fol
lowed by a dance.
Will Not Lot Boats to Boys.
Conductor A. M. Barbee, of the Coast
Line railroad, who is t'uo owner of the boat
from which the M< Utiii e boys were drowned
at Thundeibolt on Sunday, says tliuttlio
b in was hired from it colored hoy in his
employ and without theowner’s keowledge.
Mr. Harlv e says tin t be will not hire boats
to boy* oil -in .dais. aid that lie has given
strict ord-'is n. t to allow any of hi* em
vlove.t nil e tlicni The hiring of the boat
iiv }our McQuade, who got it for the Mc-
Guire b was done, Mr. Burlwe says,
without ins LuowloUgu and against his
orders. ,
CHURCHES IN' A SKIRMISH
j GUYTON’S SCHOOL WAR STIRS UP
THE TOWN.
Methodists and Baptists Lock Horns
Over the Control of the Guyton
Academy—Two School Boards Trying
to Oust Each Other -A Mass Meeting
To-Night to Consider the Present
Status and Future Disposal of the
Academy Property.
Guyton is rocked from center to circum
ference over a question as to whether the
town is to have an anti-denominational or
a denominational school supported by the
taxes collected for educational purposes.
Incidentally the title to the site upon which
the Guyton Academy stands, and to the
building itself is in dispute.
Charles Guyton, from whom the town was
named, donated a lot for a Baptist church.
Subsequently he enlargol the boundaries
of his donation to include a lot for academy
purposes, making the deed to the trustees
of the Baptist church, and it is said that
this is the only' deed of record. He also
built an academy on the lot about the year
1887. Here a school was taught for years
without any conflict.
AN ANTI-DKNOMINATIONALIST.
A gentleman representing the anti
denominational faction, in an interview
with a Morning News reporter yesterday,
related the incidents leading up to the pres
ent situation. The situation is briefly told
when it is said that there are now two
schools, two school boards, and there will
soon be two school houses ill tho thriving
little village.
In 18(44 the Methodists of Guyton were
about to establish a district high school, and
erect a building, but as a desire was mani
fested to keep the school separate from di
rect denominational domination, a pub
lic meeting was held in which the members
of all the churches and, in religious par
lance, the heathens participated. The re
sult of the meeting was the abandonment
of the project to establish rho Methodist dis
trict school, and it was decided to enlarge
and remodel the Guyton Academy. This
was done, but it is saul that Mr. B. J. Cub
bedge, a prominent Baptist, had to foot al
most the entire bill, some $5OO of
the about $OOO of the cost of remodel
ing. Anew board of trustees
composed of Methodists, Baptists and
Christians, or Campbellites, was elected.
Prof. J. H. McGeheo, a prominent young
Methodist, was elected principal, and Miss
another Methodist, as assistant
for the session of 1885-0.
BEGINNING OF THE TROUBLE.
The Baptists made a wry face over this
scoop of tiie Methodists in the wav of teach
ers, so that for the session of 1880-7. while
Mr. McGeheo was re-elected principal, Mrs.
Lanier, wife of the Bartist minister, was
elected assistant, the latter teaching one
term, but MoGehee reduced her salary at
the end of the first term, anil the Rev. Mr.
Lanier objected to her accepting the posi
tion for tho socond term, and especially in
face of the fact that she was one of the best
educators the town had ever had. Mr. Mc-
Gehee’s sister succeeded Mrs. La
nier. The excuse for reiucing
tho latter’s salary was that the
attendance had fallen off, but the Baptist
contingent held that tho falling off was oa
Mr. McGehee’s side of the moral vineyard,
and that when the term closed there was a
larger attendance of the Baptist than of
the Methodist persuasion.
Meantime at the close of the session the
board could not agree upon a principal.
Tho Methodists insisted upon re-electing
Mr. MoGehee and the Baptists did not want
him, as he could not control even the
Methodist patronage. Failing to elect, tho
Methodists, it is said, called a public meet
ing in the interest of an anti-denomina
tional school, and to incorporate the town of
Guyton, at which Mr. S. Elsinger pre
sides!. But it appears that the Baptists,
Christians and no church members learned
that the Methodists had previously caucused
at the residence of Mr. C. D. Rodgers, and
that Mr. Elsinger had presided over the
caucus which decided upon the employment
of Mr. McGeheo os teacher, and had guaran
teed him a salary.
THE BAPTISTS ALARMED.
There was a mustering in hot hate of the
opposition, which soon learned that tho
mass meeting was to ratify the action of the
secret caucus. The opposition came in such
overmastering numbers that the Methodists
didn’t count noses long before they found
l hat they would be badly snowed under, so
no allusion was made to the school matter,
and nothing but incorporation of the town
of Guyton was discus ed.
The Methodists then went off and estab
lished another school, renting the town
hall and electing Mr. McGehee principal.
They called it the Savannah District High
School under the control of the South
Georgia M. K. Conference, and as both fac
tions claimed the academy, a compromise
was effected by closing the academy. Col.
R. J. Davant, President of the Board, re
taining the keys.
ANOTHER SCHOOL STARTED.
Shortly after the Baptists and others in
tero-teil in the anti-denominational school
employed \V. H. Cone, formerly a law stu
dent with Col. It. E. Lester, as * principal of
the new school and Mrs. Lanier as assist
ant, Mr. Cubbedge renting the academy for
$125, which was applied by the chairman
of the old board to the support of the Meth
odist school.
The Legislature having abrogated the
power of county school boards to that ex
tent that each academy c uld elect its own
board, the anti-denominationalists, thereto
fore having been handicapped by the action
of the County School Board, called a mass
meeting oil March 24 to elect anew board
of trustees, the Baptist church having pre
viously relinquished all claim on tho
academy property to facilitate tho anti
denominational school.
ANOTHER MASS MEETING.
The call for the meeting was taken to the
Guyton Chronicle for publication, but Mr.
MoGehee is the editor of the paper,
and it went the way of spring
poetry Into the waste basket. The
call was then tacked on treey fences and
buildings, and then McGehee turned In
he iv. editorial guns upon it, holding that !
the old boitrd could not be so retired, al
though ho had viitsl the conference at. j
Sanucrwille in the merest of the Sava n- \
nail district school, and the Presiding Elder, i
Rev. T. T. Chi istiun, had eloquently !
pleaded for tho conference to take it under
its pio ecting wings.
But the Chronicle'* bombardment didn’t
frighten the anti-denominational sts They
had a rousing meeting, and it is said the
Methodists were out in full fo-ce, and Mr.
MoGehto was one of the most frequent and
heaviest orators of ti.eoccasion. But the
Methodists were r nit si ln r.se, foot nn l
dragoons, and tho following new Board of
Trustees was elected: B. J. Cubbed e and
MayorC. A. J. Sweu', Baptists; S. S. \Ve;t
m.m and H. Grill Christians; J. E. Black-
shear and A. A. Winn, neither of whom are
church meinb rs, and lion. George il. Mor
gan and William Speer, Methodis the
latter being Vice President of the Savanna!:
District High School. Alderman Mali, of
the Methodists, nominated an nil-round
Baptist ticket and was one of the talisman
ol the meeting, but Ins brethren declined to
supjiort n ticket,and t c nnti-denoniination
alis - wouldn’t, bite at the liait.
On Saturday night last the new board
met und organized liy electing C. A. .1,
Sweat chairman and J. F.. Blaokshonr Sec
rethry,
THK JOINT CONFRRENCK.
On Monday the Methodists suggested that
a joint meeting lie held between thiec rep
resentatives of each lx>aid, at which a sev
enth man snotiid bo c oson, to effect a com
promise, and Thomas K. Mtubhs was agreed
upon us the sev, nth man. Theanti-denomi
nationnlists feared another scoop by the
Methodists and wouldn't agree to bo bound
except Tiy a two-thirds vote, which was
agreed upon. On Monday night the joint
meeting was held. The anti-denomination
alists were represented by B. J. Cubbedge,
C. A. J. Sweat and J. E.” Blackshear; the
Methodists by Col. R. J. Davant, YV. B.
Mell and C. D. Rodgers. But the auti
denomiuationaliste say that the Meth
odists were dictatorial, and instead of
talking about compromising they made
a proposition that the oUI board, which
had been virtually ousted by the people by
the election of anew board, coolly proposed
to consent to the new board controlling the
affairs of the anti-denominational school,
and they would control the academy prop
erty. This was rejected by the anti-de
nominationalists as out of t he question.
METHODIST MASS MEETING TO-NIGHT.
The Methodists have now called a mass
meeting for to-night to “determine the
present status and future disposition of the
Guyton Academy.” “The call,’’ said a
prominent antislenominationalist yester
day, “is signed by all the Methodist
preachers and the Methodist people, in
cluding tho Rev. Mr. MoGehee, living
up at Talbotton, in another county.
The Methodists,” said the anti
denominationalist, “claim that the
people wore not properly notified of the
former mass meeting, and yet their chief
spokesman refused to publish the call which
was taken to the office of tho town paper, of
which he is the editor, and which paper,
claiming to be a secular j aper, does not
even publish the call nor a report of the
meeting.”
The meeting to-night promises to be ex
ceedingly interesting. The anti-denomina
tionalists and Baptists have not yet decided
whether they will participate or not. They
claim that the matter was finally settled at
the meeting of the citizens on March 24.
They also say they hold the academy, and
that “possession is nine points of the law.”
They suy, too, that the town now, by rea
son of the rivalry, has two good schools,
both of which are more largely attended
and more prosperous than when the town
had but one school.
INTERVIEWING a METHODIST.
A Morning News reporter yesterday in
terviewed one of the Methodists who was
in the Monday night joint conference, and
he said that they did not recognize the
validity of the new board, and certainly did
not recognize its claim to any title to the
academy property. They also object to
Iho summary way in which, without pre
ferring any charges, or awaiting the report
of the old board, it has been relegated to
the rear, and the new Baptist board has
been elected. He explained the api <lication
of the money derived from the rent of the
Academy to the support of the Methodist
school as being the proposition of Mr. Cub
bedge, who said that it would take twice
that amount to fix up another building
elsewhere. Ho further said that Col.
Havant, chairman ot the old board, would
read his annual report at the meeting to
night.
THE PRESENT SITUATION.
He was very much surprised that the
Morning News had obtained a report of
Monday night’s joint conference, but said
that it was substantially correct as to the
proposition made by' his side of the
house, that it was no surprise to
him that they could oome to no agreement,
and that the Baptists, in insisting upon the
two-thirds rule, knew that an agreement
would he out of the question. In conclu
sion he admitted that their school was un
der the auspices of the South Georgia Con
ference, and that while this was so they
would insist iron their share of school
funds derived from taxation, and they in
tend to build anew school house, not re
linquishing their title to the Guyton
Academy.
The Methodists and Baptists are pretty
equally divided at Guyton, the Christians
and “heathens” holding the balance of
power. The fight then has all the appear
ance of being long drawn out, and the con
test a bitter one. Anew paper is also
talked of by the anti-denominationalists.
A MAD BRONCHO’S TEAR.
He Makes Things Lively Near the
Market and is Finally Shot.
A horse belonging to George Dasher, a
colored butcher, became crazed at the
market yesterday morning, and viciously
seized the arm of his owner with its teeth,
lacerating and mangling it so badly that a
note was brought to the city yesterday
afternoon saying that after Dasher had
gone out to his place the arm would have to
be amputated. The borse ran frantically
down to West Broad and than to Bay street.
Sergt. Killourhy attempted to shoot the
mad animal, but liis weapon would not dis
charge, and he ordered Officer Love to
shoot it. It required several shots to kill
the animal, and before it was done Love’s
uniform was badly torn by the infuriated
animal, which several times caught the
officer's clothing with his teeth, but fortun
ately did not get hold of the flesh.
A brother of the owner of the horse went
to Justice Molina yesterday to prosecute
Sergt. Killourhy for having the animal
s a t, but did not meet with encouragement.
He also hunted up Detective Wetherhorn
and wanted him to work up a case and find
out the two men who struck the horse on the
head in (.lie market, which he alleged set
the animal crazy, but Officer Love, who
was on duty in the market when the ani
mal was seized with the strange madness,
says that there is no truth in the statement
that any one struck the horse to cause its
sudden viciousness. It is said that several
horses were bitten by the animal, but the
report has not bee i verified. The incident
created great excitement.
SETTLING UP ITS AFFAIRS.
The Oglethorpe Real Estate Com
pany’s Profits.
The stockholders of the Oglethorpe Real
Estate Company met last night at Metro
politan Hall for the purpose of settling up
the affairs of that corporation. Four hun
dred and twenty-one shares of stock were
represented in person or by proxy. Presi
dent E. A. Well called thn meeting to or
der and Secretary E. F. Neufvilie read the
minutes of the last meeting, which were
confirmed.
V letter was read from the Secretary of
Ihe Treasury’ releasing Capt. D. G. Purse
from his offer of a part of the barracks site
for the public building, and one from Cant.
Purse asking the Oglethorpe Real Estate
Company to permit him to mako titles of
the ontb o prop -rty to the Savannah Hotel
Company instead of to himself and the gov
ernment. On motion, Cupt. Purse’s request
was granted.
Capt. Purse, as Treasurer, submitted the
following statement:
k KCArmt.ATioN.
To be received from salo of Oglethorpe
Barracks .875,000 00
Deposited in Savings Department of
Savannah Bunk and Trust Cos 8,710 30
Total 877,710 30
Shares of Capital Stock iro
DPtnlmtivo value of each share slll oi
Toe K.uteiii -lit was received as inform.*
ti cl, and Mr. lat Roy Myers ofTorod the
billowing, wltieh was adopted:
fv.ofiw,!. That the President nnd Board of
1 ircctois tie authorized to divide the full
■ i n.uinr on horn! among the stockholders as
so.hi at, practicable.
Alb *i a vote of thanks to the President
and In >nrd for their efficient service, the
meeting adjourned.
According to tlio statement of the Treas
urer ■ oh original Mibscriliir will receive
e 777 07 tor the stiHo originally paid in.
S une of the stock was bought b_, its present
holders at f. mi 8300 to 8400 a share, and
the . , will make ,a very handsome profit out
of their investment. Those of tne stock
holders who were present last, night signed
the deed of the property to the new hotel
company.
Smoked Salmon. Pickled Saline,', .
Smoked Beef, Kosher Sausages.
Strauss Bros.,
lit! and 22 J., - Barnard stree t. *
TO RENUMBER TEE HOUSES.
The Contract Awarded and a Canvass
of the City Now Being Made.
The work of rennmbaring Savannah’s
houses will begin as soon as the canvass of
the city, which is now being made, is fin
ished. The contract for painting the new
numbers has been awarded to Christopher
Murphy. The numbers will lie in plain
gilt on Japanned meial plates 4 inches
long by 3 inches wide, with a narrow gilt
border,
Mr. T. H. Gignilliat is making a canvass
of the entire city north of Anderson street
for the purpo-e of locating the new num
bers and ascertaining how many and wlint
numbers will be required. As soon as the
canvass is complete the work of putting up
the numbers will begin under the
direction of Alderman Thomas, chair
man of the Street and Lane Committee.
Thu present system ol numbering w ill be
adhered to, and the missing and indistinct
numbers will be replaced by new numbers,
except in eases where the owners of houses !
desire a more elaborate style of number
than that put up by the city. In that case
they will be allowed to put up any style
that may be desired, so long as the number is
conspicuous and it is the correct number. In
many instances where handsome gilt num
bers have been put oil residences it will tie
necessary to erase or change the number in
order to make the numbering perfect.
Alderman Thomas said yesterday that
the present plan of numbering is without
doubt the best that can bo adopted. The
streets north of Gaston street, from East
Broad to YVest Broad streets, ate numbered
pretty correctly now, except in a few’ in
stances on the north side of Bay street. The
old system, which will be adhered to, was
to number east and west from East Broad
street, beginning at East Broad with No. 1
on tlie south side of the street, and running
easo and west, tho even numbers being on
the north side. Two numbers were allowed
for every 30 feet.
Quite a number of suggestions have been
made in regard to changing the plan of
numbering and the adoption of the Phila
delphia and Baltimore system has been
urged. Alderman Thomas said that there
are serious objections to this. The city
north of Gaston street is already numbered
on the old plan, or rather according to the
provisions of ail existing ordinance. YVhile
it is true that not all of the houses are num
bered, the greater portion are, and the num
bers are pretty well fixed in the minds of
the people wtio resi J e in that part of the
city bounded by East and West Broad
streets and from the Bay to Gaston street.
There appears to be no good reason, the
Alderman said, why the numbers should
fie changed to the inconvenience and em
barrassment of the people. It will require
some time to make the canvass and locate
the new numbers, but the work will bo
pushed as rapidly as it can be.
CONSCRIPTS FOR THE CAMP.
Acting Mayor Schwarz Sends a Big
Detail South.
Acting Mayor Schwarz had another fat
docket. He seems to be the chain-gang’s
mascotte, for he recreruit3 it heavily. He
disposed of the following cases yesterday
morning:
Henry Porter (colored); gambling in
Franklin square. $5 or fifteen days.
Sam Ferreliee (colored); cursing in the
street. $3 or fifteen days.
George Rivers and Hamp Myers (colored);
setting on Johnson square railing. Cor
rected liypareuts.
John tY iliiams; larceny of clock from Mr.
Fegeas. S.OO and thirty days.
T. YY r . Archer and Jn. Green, the latter
colored, running wheel of fortune. Turned
over to City Court. The four negroes who
were run in with Archer and Green were
discharged.
YVm. Robinson (colored), having a barrel
supposed to have been stolen. Corrected by
parents.
Butler Bradley (colored), fighting on the
street. Five dollars or ten days, and $5 or
ten days shooting at Henry Moss.
Frank Hamilton (colored), same charac
ter of offense. Ten dollars or twenty days.
Weather Indications.
I - ~1 Special indications for Georgia:
FAIR Fair weather, preceded by light
llocal rains in Southern Georgia,
slightly warmer, except nearly sta
tionary temperature, light to fresh variable
winds, generally easterly. In Eastern Flor
ida: Light local rains, followed by fair
weather, slightly cooler, except nearly sta
tionary temperature.
Two cans choice Corn only 25c., two fat
No. 1 Mackerel for 25c., best Rio Coffee
25c. per pound. J. S. F. Barbour,
Barnard and New Houston streets.
Canned Peas 10c. and 15c., French Peas,
fresh, full flavored, 25c.; No. 3 Peaches,
first quality, 20c.; Imported Sardines 15c.
and 25c. J. S. F. Barbour,
Barnard and New Houston streets.
Important to Lovers of Flowers and
Art.
The Savannah Floral and Art Association
will hold an important meeting this even
ing at 7:30 o’clock at the Guards’ Arsenal.
All the members and all persons who are
interested in flowers or art works, are re
quested to be present.
Bargains in Canned Fruits, big drives in
Canned Vegetables, good values in Teas and
Coffees. Strauss Bros.
Orcbestrone.
YVe have recoived the sole agency of the
new instrument called “ Orchestronc. .” It is
in the shape of a regular parlor organ, and
operated by two foot-pedals; plays any tune,
and any one without the least music il in
struction can play it. It produces the most
difficult fantasies, overtures, sonatas and
the popular music of the day. The Combi
nation Orcbestrone Organ, with regular
key board, can either be played by itself, as
any other parlor organ, or as an accompa
niment to the Orcbestrone. No words can
describe it; it must be een and hoard. It
is superior to all other instruments of this
class’, YY c will sell it at special low infcro
du tory prices. Call and see and hear it.
Also, anew stock of Stein way and Uahler
Pianos, selected in per-on 1 ,st week in New
York, Schreiner's Music House
Dried apples, apricots and prunes, at D.
B. Lester's.
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
HEADQUARTERS !
A. J. MILLER XCO.'S
Furniture and Carpet Emporium.
BABY CARRIAGES of Newest Designs, from
?7 to S7O.
EXTRA PARASOLS and LACE COVERS.
Children’s BEDS and CRIBS in Oak, Cherry,
Walnut and Rattan. A cboico assortment of
REFRIGERATORS, STRAW MATTINGS, HNIC
MATTINGS and other Seasonable Goods. New
designs in
Olive and Oak Bedroom Suites!
We have a strong line of Goods that we have
marked at VERY CLOSE FIGURES.
A. J. Miller & Go.
BAKING POWDER.
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A fa s and I itely Pure.
This Powder never varies. A marvel of Puritv
Strength and Wholesomenss. More enconomil
cal than the ordinary kind, and cannot tie sow
in competition with the multitude of low test
short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold
only in can .s. Royal Baking Powder Cos. 10
Wall street. New York.
LUDBEX fc BATES S. M. H.
Chickcring Si Sons Piano Fork
The very highest aw ards of medals and deco
rations ever bestowed upon representatives of
this branch of art industry have been given
them'.in various parts of the world.
A FIRST PRIZE MEDAL awarded at the Great
Crystal Palace Exhibition in London. 1851.
At Paris, in 1867, at the International Exhibi
tion. the Highest Award Overall Competi
tors. and awarded only to CHICKERIXG
A SONS, the IMPERIAL CROSS OF THE
LEGION OF HONOR and FIRST GOLD
MEDAL This double recompense placed
them at the head of all competitors.
The FIRST GRAND GOLD MEDAL and a SPE
CIAL DIPLOMA i >F DISTINCTION at the
Exposition in Santiago de Chili in 1875
The GRAND MEDAL AND DIPLOMA at Phila
delphia in 187(1.
The FIRST AWARD AND DIPLOMA at the In
ternationai Exhibition at Sydney, N. S.
YV.. 1879.
The FIRST MEDAL AED DIPLOMA at the
Great Exhibition in Cork, IKB3.
FIRST GOLD MEDAL AND DIPLOMA at the
Crystal Palace, London, in 1881.
THREE FIRST GOLD MED ALS at Exhibitions
in the United States during the year 1881.
In all a total of One Hundred and Twenty-eight
First Medals and Awards.
Whilst respectfully directing the attention of
the great musical public to the above named
awards, we may be pardoned in giving warm
expression to our satisfaction at being able to
say that the CHICKERING PIANOS still main
tain their distinguished place AS THE Y’ERY
BEST, that they are legitimately the STAND
ARD PIANOS of the world, and are Unequaled
in Quality of Tone and Beauty of Design.
OVER 75,000 NOW IN USE.
| qudden k jjaies jjvattiern |]usic Jjoase,
General Wholesale Depotforthe South,
PLUMBERS* SUPPLIES, ETC.
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Gas Fitting.
Orders for the above work
promptly and properly at
tended to; also for
Steani Heating Apparatus,
Speaking Tubes, Etc.
John Nicolson, Jr.,
30 and 32 Drayton St.
LUMBER.
LUMBER! LUMBER!
A. S. BACON,
Office and Planing Mill, Liberty and East Broad
Streets.
A full stock of PRnssnri and Rough Lumbzh,
Laths, Shingles, Etc., always on hand. Esti
mates given upon application. Prompt deUve
guaranteed. Telephone 117.
JIARJtWARE, ETC.
LOVELL & LATTIMORE
HARDWARE.
LOVELL & LATTIMORE-Stoves.
LOVELL * LATTIMORE—Ranges.
LOVELL & LATTIMORE-House Furnishing
Goods.
LOVELL & LATTIMORE-Tinware.
LOVELL & LATTIMORE-YVoodenware.
Lovell & Lattimore,
SAVANNAH, GA.
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r THE CELEBBATED .EOLIAN ORGAN pl*y
two thousand tunes. A child can play ft*
Piny* Sacred Music, Operatic Music, Popular
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Overture."’ Remember we are Sole Agent* and
they cannot be seen or heard anywhere except
at our stores. *
A new arrival of KNABE PIANOS just in.
Call and see them.
Pianos tuned and repaired by skillful men and
at reasonable rates.
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