Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-22
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Two Roads Implicated in the Aus
tell Accident At Outs.


ATLANTA, GA, Dec. 21.-Railroad cir
cles were stirred up here to-day by the
hostile movements of the East Tennessee
and the Georgia Pacific roads. For thir-
teen hours the freight trains Of the East
Tennessee were blocked here by the &C.
tion of the Georgia Pacific. Between At
lanta and Austell there is stretch of II
miles, the track being part Of the main
stem of the Georgia Pacific, but under an
agreement made at the time used by the
East Tennessee road. AT Austell the
Alabama division of the East Tennessee
branches of on its own line. 1t was on
this part of the road that the terrible
wreck of one week ago, in which twelve
lives were lost, took place.
BLAMING EACH OTHER.
As soon as that accident TOOK place the
authorities of each road began shifting
the responsibility therefor on the other,
the charges ana the cOuntercharges be-
coming exceedingly bitter. In the coro-
ner's Investigation the conflict between
the roads manifested itself in various
ways. Since that time the feeling has
grown worse, the Georgia Pacific making
the formal demand that their c0nstruc-
tion Of the road rules should be accepted.
The East Tennessee road declined to ac-
cept that construction, because by so
doing they would acknowledge themselves
IN the wrong in the great accident, and
thus become liable for the $500, 900 of dam
age suits now being filed by the friends OF
the victims.
THREE MILES OF CARS.
At II O'Clock last night as the East Ten
nessee freight train approached the sew
enteen mile section II found IL way block
ed by the Georgia Pacific officials. Sue
cessive freight trains continued to arrive
until three miles of cars stood blocked
upon the track. The Georgia Pacific peo-
pie stood firm before the belligerent on
slaughts of the chagriRed East Tennessee
folks. 'They dare not stop the United
States Mails" they said, 1--WE Will test
them on that"
A COMPROMISE.
When the north bound East Tennessee
mail train arrived it was halted, and the
offer made by the Georgia Pacific to haul
the mail car on their own train over the
disputed seventeen miles. For one hour the
train stood at bay when a compromise
was reached to the effect that the East
Tennessee would adopt the Georgia
Pacific construction OF the rules so far as
the future was concerned, but that the
past should be LETT TO the courts. When
this agreement had been duly signed the
three miles of East Tennessee trains
pulled out for their destination.
ARREST OF FUGITIVE.
Tonight Detective Glover arrested in
this city Thomas Clements, who is
wanted in Alexander, La, to answer the
charge OF murder. Clements killed
Joseph Boyd about three months AGO. The
preliminary trial was had and Clements
was released on $4,000 bond. He for
feited the bond, and since leaving Alex
ander has been travelling over the country
with view of evadiDg arrest. His bonds
men offered a reward OF $1,000 for his
arrest. He is a son OF ex-Ju udge Clements
of the Supreme Court Of Louisiana, who
is now United States Marshal OF the
Northern district Of that State. He adj
mits that his case is bad one, but hopes
to get off, as his family is wealthy. His
father, he says, is worth $4,000.
THE AUTHORIZATION FIGHT.
The temporary restraining order
issued by Judge Marshall j. Clarke
Of the Superior Court Of Full
ton county 10 prevent the Ordinary
of Calhoun from consolidating the vote
and declaring the result of the prohibition
election was taken up by Judge Clarke
in Chambers this afternoon. The bill and
a number Of afiidayits were read, after
which an adjournment was had until to-
morrow, when the opening argument will
be made by Alexander q. King tor the
complainants in the bill.
FINCH SELLS OUT.
Samuel Inman and James Swan, Of New
York, to-day purchased the interest of
n. z. T. Finch in the Constitution. The
interest cost Mr.. Finch $4,000 eight years
ago and he now receives 100000 for it,
besides about the same amount in divi-
dends during that period. The manage
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