Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-10
At THE STATE CAPITAL.
Longlev and NIaher to Continue Their
War ON Each Other in Court.


ATLANTA, GA, Jan. 9.-The Executive
Department clerks during the past two days
have made out and forwarded S35 commits
sions to newly elected Justices of the Peace.
The commissions for 50 county officers were
issued to-day.
The Governor has had filed with him notices
of contests in eighteen cases of elections Of
county officers.
Today eN- Councilman LOngley filed a suit
against Street Commissioner Mike Maher for
500 % damages. Mr.. LOngley in his dcclara-
ZION charges tnat Sir. Manner mas sald upon
several occasions; Il can say that have
never had stripes on my bacE as LOngley has
had on his. LOugley has had stripes on
his back, and can prove it. The petitioner
charges that Maher meant by this statement
thst he lLOngleyl had been convicted OF
felony. and sentenced to the penitentary Of the
state and compelled TO wear stripes, Longley
says that this Is false malicious slanderous
and without foundation; that he has never
been charged in q state court or any court
with any violation Of the penal laws, much
less convicted Of any such violation of
to the penitentIary as con-
viCt. The petitioner says that the. defendant
charges him with having been publicly
whipped, under direction Of citizens of At
lanta. on account of the COmmlss ion Of some
debasing act, causing such public indignation
against him. The debaslng act charged was
calculated and intended to damage him In the
estimation Of his fellow citizens, among whom
he has lived and worked. 80 as TO exclude him
from society. The petitioner AYERS that he
has never been publicly or privately whipped
im Atlanta or elsewhere. He asks that the
defendant may be made to prove the same
LOngley and Maher have been fighting each
other by making charges and counter charges
IN the public prints and in Council for the
past two years. anu this is only continuance
Of the fight that has been in progress for some
time.
The funeral Of Miss Lizzie, daughter of DR..
Charles Pinckney. took place this morning.
To-day James Turner, a railrOader, had
Jack Walters, a member of the sporting fra
ternity. arrested for rObbing HIN last night
while out on a breeze
Walters upon being arrested, turned over
to the police Turner's effects. which he says
ne took from Turner while drunk, and for
the purpose Of keeping them for him. Wall
tiers was released. and hereafter saws that he
viii let his friends take care OF themselves, no
matter how drunk they may be.
Two hundred negroes passed through At
lauta to-day from South Carolina en- route to
Arkansas
THE EAST TENNESSEE RECEIVERS.
The appointment yesterday by Judge Estes
Of Rufus F. Dorsey and +. =. Alexander as
receivers of the Georgia division Of the East
Tennessee, IrgInla and Georgia system rs
still the subject Of much comment here, IN
view Of the fact that when they were ap
p0inted Henry Fink was already in charge Of
the entire system as receiver. To-day Director
Jerre Baxter. Of the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad and Henry Fink and other prOmi-
nent railroad officials Of the system reached
Atlanta. Their object IN coming is to dis
solve the temporary recelyershIp. and in rail-
road circles il Is believed that they viii be
successful. \ Te-tralnlng order VIII be
ordered 10 prevent Messrs. Dorsey and Alex
ander from assuming control. Messrs. rink
and Baxter have been with their counsel all
dav. and refuse to be interviewed.