Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-09-27
THE STATE CAPITAL.
YESTERDAYS SOLEMNITY
MARRIED.
A Brief Session OF the HOuse-The
Garfield Memorial Services-DIs-
orderly Negroes Create a TumuIt-
The RingieadeFs Arressed-Fears
of Further Trouble.

ATLANTA, GA, September 26.-ln the
ton would be asked tomorrow on the
temperance bill lost Saturday. Also
on the resolution passed on Saturday to
authorize the Attorney General to investi-
gate the State Road lease. Also of the
convict lease bill passed on Saturday
night. Tomorrow will be an exciting day.
The use of the hall was granted the
colored military aud civic societies for
memorial service this afternoon, but they
went to the Opera House.
The House then adjourned until to-
morrow morning. 1t is feared there cannot
be an adjournment before Wednesday.
The General Assembly met informally at
IL O'Clock for memorial services, which
were attended by an audience filling the en-
tire hall. Governor Colquitt and the State
officials, Judge Hall and the United States
Court officials, and Collector Clark and the
revenue officials were present. The ser
vices were impressively conducted by Rev.
r. j. Cooke, of the Methodist Church, Rev.
j. H. Martin, of the Presbyterian Church,
and Rev. DR.. A. G. Thomas, Of the Chris
tian Church.
In place Of Rev. DIR. J. W. Heidi, who is
Ill, Rev. DIR. W. E. Boggs delivered an able
and eloquent discourse on the reason of di-
vine worship, especially prayer, in cOnnec-
tion with the present great national bereave-
ment. He closed his mastery defense of
Christianity with tender and touching re-
ference to the dead President and his sor
row stricken family.
The programme as agreed upon was car
ried out In the afternoon at the Opera
House.
Capt. Harry Jackson's address was re-
markable production, and elected frequent
applause, despite the funeral occasion.
The stage was drsped in deep mourning,
and bore a beautiful burial casket, resting
upon an imposing catafalque. Various
Knights Templar sympols and notices In
white covered the side and rear of the stage.
Governor Colquitt, Senator Brown, Con-
gresham Hammond, Judge Hill of Missis-
sippi, Mayor English and other distinguish
ed citizens occupied seats on the stage.
A headlight in the gallery illumed the
mournful paraphernalia of the scene.
Just after the exercises commenced a
loud commotion was heard outside, and the
Fifth Artillery were suddenly summoned
from the parquette. It seems that the at
tempt to have the colored and white mill
tary unite had led to conflict. The color
ed people filed the street and side
enter until after the colored military had
gone in. Some white ladies were pushed
off the sidewalk by colored men, and when
the police attempted to interfere a conflict
began. The colored crowd fell back, knock
ed over the stacked arms of the Fifth Artil-
lery aud attempted to use them on the
police. This called to the rescue the Artil-
lery, and after desperate fight some dozen
or more Of the ringleaders were arrested and
carried to the guard house.
Several other fights occurred later, one
being with a colored company after It left
the Opera House. The Gate City Guard
and Atlanta Grays sent detachments from
the Opera House to guard their guns out
side.
All this commotion and conflict destroyed
the solemnitv and interest of the funeral
exercises. The guard house is full of
colored rioters, and the street out
side thronged with their friends, who
swear to have Justice or more
trouble. Mayor English is on hand
and advises them to disperse to their homes
and avoid any further conflict. Tonight
the whites and blacks are in an excited cou-
dition.
Adjutant General Baird is also at the
guard house ready to respond should the
services of the military be required. Judg-
ing from the threats of leading colored men
tonight, this is to be the beginning of seri-
Gus trouble as to equal rights.