Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-21
GE0RGIA'S CAPITAL CITY.
THE RAILROAD RECEIVERSHIP
CASE IN COURT.

| A Formidable Array of Legal Talent
Philadelphia's Mayor to be Visitor
Young Lady Probably Fatally In
jured by Runaway HOrse-A Captured
Portrait.
ATLANTA, Jan. 20.-At 10 O'Clock this
morning the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia receivership case came up in
the United States Circuit Court, Judge
BOarman presiding. Messrs. Van Epps.
Calhoun and King and Hoke
Smith appeared as counsel for
the petitioners, upon whose motion
Judge Estes, some days since, appointed
Gen. Alexander and R. T. Dorsey receiv-
ers of the Georgia Division of the system.
Judges LOchrane and Hopkins, and
Messrs. Glenn, Bacon and Rutherford. of
Georgia, and William Baxter, of Mem
phis, appeared as the legal representa-
tlYes of Henry Fink, receiver of this svs-
TEN, representing the bOndhOders of the
road. Near them sat Maj. Fink and j. F.
O'Brien, the latter General Superin-
tendent of the system. The case opened
with motion by Mr.. Smith to move the
case back to the State court, claiming
that the United States cSuTt did not have
jurisdiction for the reason that the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Rail
road was Georgia corporation, and
that court could not try the case.
Patrick Calhoun made the leading ar
gument tor the petitioners, and IN doing
50 occupied the attention of the court
during the entire forenoon. The court
adjourned at 2 O'Clock for an hour. and
met again at 3 O'Clock, when Judge Hop
kins replied for the bondhOlders. He was
followed by Mr.. King for the petitioners
and Mr.. Bacon for the bondholders.
Pending the argument of Mr.. Smith, the
court adjourned until tomorrow. Ii the
court remands the case back TO the State
courts, the jurisdiction of the State courts
appointing the receivers will be fought.
INJURED BY A RUNAWAY.
Miss Susie Richardson was knocked
down by a runaway horse Yesterday and
seriously injured. 1t is believed that her
injuries, which are internal, will result
fatally.
The artesian well is 200 feet deep and
there is no water yet.
Mayor Smith, of Philadelphia, accom-
panied by large party of prominent citi-
zens OF Philadelphia, will reach Atlanta
tomorrow en- route to New Orleans.
Mayor Hillyer has appointed a committee
OF hity citizens to receive the visitors and
take care of them.
among the most enthusiastic admirers of
Speer, and rejoice at his luck.
There are about 300 small suits recorded
against the city, brought by owners Of
city property who claim damages caused
by lowering the grades Of streets and
sidewalks.
CAPTURED PORTRAIT.
Thomas Il. Mcbride, Manager of the
iowa educational exhibit, in a letter
from New Orleans to Gov. Mcdaniel. re-
ceiYed to-day, says:
At the battle of Corinth during the war q
portrait of Gen. Walker fell into the hands of
a Federal soldier and was by him carried to
iowa CITY, Ia, and eventually turned over to
the Iowa State Historical Society in whose
possession the picture has remained all these
years. when our exhibit for the Worlds
FAR was preparing 1t was suggested that the
picture be sent to New Orleans and there dis
played, in the hope that in this way some
trace OF Gen. Walkers family
might be discovered and the
portrait restored to its owners. | have the
picture IN my care-have hung it upOn the
wall in our Iowa educational exhibit and
have made constant effort to advertise it,
am told by gentlemen here who were in the
confederate service that probably you could
throw some light on the subject in hand and
could ald me IN finding Gen. w IS friends. |
nave only this record for the Generals iden-
uhcaIlon. lie was in the Confederate army,
ana was Killed before Atlanta on july % 1864
Inc portrait Is in good condition, and by some
one will doubtless be greatly priced. ANY
information IN this matter will be thankfully
received.
Gov Mcdaniel will at once answer the
letter and give the desired information.
THE POLICE MUDDLE.
There is great lack of harmony here be-
tween the Police Committee of the Coun-
Gil and~ the Board of Police Commits
sioners. The trouble is that the CITY is
infested with burglars, highway robbers
and criminals generally, and the force is
too small by 80 or 40 men to keep them
down. The commissioners ask for 10
additional men, and the Police Committee
SAYS that the city can't stand the expense.
The day seems to have come Tor the
artist with his brush Within less than a
year the State has had painted immense
portraits OF Hill, Stephens, johnson and
jenkins. The next Legislature will be
asked to have painted portraits of Bishop
Fierce and other distinguished GeOrgians,
and contracts are soon to be given out for
three portraits of Benjamin K. Crane,
one of them for the Chamber of Commerce,
another for the Capitol Commissioners
ana the third for the Police Commission
ers. Besides, exhibited cOnspicuouslv
about the city are lite-size paintings of
Hill, Stephens, A. 0. Bacon, Hiram War
ner, Gov. Smith, Lucius Lamar and Mar
Tin j. Crawford.