The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-12

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on Christmas day, and wanted TO get the
| white people ready for them" tie
| has Travelled all over the country, aud can
name correctly the MAYOR and cnief OF
| police of nearly every important town In
the United States His house at Naldosta
he has fortified, and 10 all intents no mas
successfully carried out all Of bis schemes.
Mr.. johnson, of Clinch county, has intro
| duced bill in the legislature for every man
who carries pistol to register the same
with the clerk Of the court. Several amend
nents will be added to the bill on its final
reading. One of the amendments IS that
every man who registers his pistol shall be-
provided with tag which lie shall wear
around his neck, showing That ne has a
right 70 carry pistol Another amend
ment is that at night the man having a
right TO carry a pistol shall wear big
buIs-eye lantern on his breast, so that the
people may know ne has a pistol on his
person. Still another amendment will be
offered that the person so registering shall
have placed over their doors ia large letters:
X ep on band a reg istered pistol of the
six-shooter variety. Tramps, book agents,
and preachers, take warning Mr.. John =
son is proud of his bin, and las no doubt Of
its passage, ulless loaded down with amend
neuts.
Capt. J. c. Drake, a popular conductor
of Americas, mad a narrow escape from
serious injury al the hands of a crowd of
negf0es, VINO boarded the cars at Americas
Tuesday All of them had tickets but one,
aud he refused to pay the fuli fare de-
mauded by Capt. Drake. Some words
passed between the two, when the negro
gave Capt Drake the lie and Immediately
received in exchange a right-hander straight
from the shoulder AS lie struck the negro,
another one who had been sitting near the
conductor, rose and struck him a violent
blow. At this all the negroes drew knives
and made for Capt. Drake, who was I'M
armed, but defended himself as best he
could until the newsboy and the porter,
who were in the car at the time, came to his
assistance. The negroes offered no further
violence then, and things gu eted down.
When Lacrosse was reached all of them
got off. One Of the mob, who keeps "a negro
boarding house in Americas, is we'll known.
The directors of the confederate homs
met at Atlanta Tuesday. Plans were sub
mitted for building for the home by Mr.
Downing of the office of L. B. Wheeler,
architect. The building is for sixty sleep
ing rooms, with reception rooms, dining
rooms, laundry and kitchen. IL is very
handsome, and is a combination of country
villa and the old-fasnionsd southern home
Large white columns support the portcos
and grace the entrance to the home. The
building is only two stories high, and is to
be 240 feet long and about 70 feet deep.
Mr.. Downing thinks it can be built for
about $4,000 Mr.. Kiser said he had
received many applications for places in
the home, and that there are confederate
veterans suffering to-day for a comfort
able place in which tot live and a COM
Portable living. He thought Inc directors
should at once build ten or twelve cottages,
and open them to the neediest cases. Capt.
Howell thought the main building should
be put up first. The people expect a fine
building that shall be a monument to Geor-
gas gratitude to her veterans, and pro-
vided with every comfort. He thought the
work on the main building should be begun
at once, so that it could be completed by
next spring. Dr. Spalding was in favor of
putting up about ten cottages at a cost of
about 81 900 each, with four nice rooms
and a kitchen, and opening them at once to
the old soldiers who need q home so bad.
Judge Calhoun argued that the main build
ing should be put up first, because the geo
pie who contributed to the home would not
be satisfied to go to the grounds and find
few cottages scattered here and there. The
home should be the nucleus for the enterprise
and the cottages should come later. S. NJ.
lnman suggested that it might be well to
begin the main building and ten cottages,
and carry on the work concurrently.
After further discussion it was decided
that the building committee should
secure bids by next Saturday on the
plans and specifications as furnished by Mr..
Wheeler, and open those bids in the presence
Of tho board. If they were satisfactory to
proceed at once with the work. Treasurer
Romare reported S4l, $40 in sight, of which
about 1877, 600 was available as cash. Joseph
Hirsch is now organizing a confederate
veterans fair for the month of December,
and hopes to make $1,000 for the home.