Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-11
rHE JAsPER MONUMENT
Meeting of the Monument Association
Last Night-A Gift Concert TO be Given
fnr The Eenefr If the Fund.

Meeting Of the Monument Association
Last Sight-A Gift Concert to be Given
for the Benefit Of the Fund.
4 meeting u the Jasper Monument As
ISOLATION was held last evening. Captain
John Flanuery. President. in the chair.
Present. Messrs. John r. Dillon. J. J. Nc
GOwan. John Screven. J. r. Brooks. y.
-. Tilt0u. j. Croniu, Luke Carson and !.
Fl. E.till
After the reading " the reports Of
officers Mr.. Markwalter. oil Augusta, was
introduced. and submitted drawings for "a
monument. The plans were afterwards
referred ~ the proper committee.
Mr.. Mcfrowau moved that a committee.
consisting OF Messrs. John Flannery. John
-cTeveu and J. II. EstIll. be appointed %
correspond with artists and workers in
marble regarding designs. cost Of mOnu-
meuts. etc. and report 10 the association.
On motion 81 Mr.J. CrOnin IL was resOlv-
I'd a. give a gift concert for the benefit Of
the monument fund some time ia Feb
ruary. and that a committee be- appointed
1y the Chair % manage the same. The
Chairman stated that he would announce
the members Of the committee at the next
regular meeting.
The report II the Treasurer showed about
$3.50 Oh nand, and il was the general
opinion that immediate steps should be-
taken looking % the early carrying out ~
the purposes of the association.
The meeting then adjourned.
I;iotou- Disturbances Across the Canal.
Ia the vicinity Of the canal bridge. near
the Central Railroad. is a place Of reudez-
y0u7 for "a lawIes- set Of drunken and dis
orderly negroes. Il is ri such bad re-
pute that people living on the Lou
lsyille and the Augusta roads lind IT ex-
eeedingly annoying and dangerous 10 tra-
eel these two tl0r5uglfares AT night in
the discharge ~ their business. ON
sunday "A party II c0iHred and white
men and bows assembled near the canal
bridge ~ witness a game Of base
ball. During the game disturbance
arose. and several disputes took place. 4
Durly negro was insulting and impudeut
90 a gentleman. This lusOlence was re-
-ented by -he crowd Gf white people
present. The negro continued his abuse
and dehed the gentleman % resist
him. AT this juncture crowd 0f white
boys turned upon the 0arkey with stones
and pieces Of wood and sticks. running
him from The place. a general melee fol-
lowed, and several parties were seriously
injured. Several shots We're fired but no
one was wounded.
The same day.wiile NJ. %. /. Tilt0n was
driving out ~ his farm on the Louisville
road h. was with great difficulty that he
could pass the mObs who c0ngregated Ia
'his vicinity. making fl dangerous by the
free Use ~ firearms and sling-sh0ts for
people % travel.
United states Court Affairs.
Col. i. d. Locke. United states Mar
shall for the Southern District Of Georgia,
with headquarters at Macon. was in the
city yesterday upon business connected
with bis Office From him it was learned
that the contest for the United States
Judgeship 10 iii the vacancy Occasioned
Iy the retirement Of Judge John Erskine,
Is about % commence in earnest. and the
multiplicity of candidates viii make the
rOntast quite warm. Judge Cunningham.
If Atlanta: Gibson. Of Augusta: Far
row. Atkins. Darnell and others.
are all putting ia for the office.
These are all prominent Republicans,
and "a vigorous campaign may be expect
I'd. The next session Of the United States
District Court Will be held in Macon, be-
Ginning on October Ist. Judge Locke. Of
Florida, viii preside.
Judge ErskIue on the 18th o. this month
VIII have reached his .Jth birthday. and
having served ten years upon the bench.
viii be retired GA regular pay. $500 per
annum. for the residue Of his life.