Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-08-21

Whitfield, w. B. Kincannon, John A
Holmes, Ed. @. Robb, DIR. ]. Med.
Massie. tt
sixth--M. Savage. Joe Gerhart, Cook
Roach, Lewis Wood, II. E. Beech, J.
I. Kennedy, Sears Major, L w. Cum
ningham.
seventh-c. H. Bailey, S. Sullivan,
G.. r. Wood, G.. l.. Pitt, Ike Kleeman,
w. w. Barksdsle.
Eighth-W. B. Anderson, Jay Jack
son, E. B. Whitfield, NJ. Slattery, Alex
Stafford.
The following; resolution was unan-
imously adapted: Vii
Resolved, That we, the undersigned
young men OF GAINESVILLE, who feel an
abiding and vital interest in the ad-
vancement of her business interests,
deem the effort Of the l.. & N. to hand
leap our endeavors to secure a COM
peting road as inamical to our interests,
and that we hereby bind ourselves TO
use all legitimate means to secure the
contract proposed by the Chesapeak &
Ohio, and that we favor the vote ofthe
tax OF $4,000. ~
THE BIG EXCITEMENT
came Sunday mornining when news
got abrod that the following order had
been served:. ~ - ~
OFFICE OF |. A. & I. II. II. Co., Aug. IA, 49,
NV. 4. Mulligan, Sec'y. and Treas, and TO all
officers, agents and employees engaged In com
pieting the road:
having resigned as president and major
ity of the directors and both vice-presidents
having resigned and others having been
elected to fill their places, you are authorized
and directed TO turn over and surrender TO
our successors on their order the full and
peaceahle possession of said road with all en-.
: gines, cars and other property, books, papers,
stationery, right, franchises and privileges
thereto. ~ L -
[sgnedl f. G. GORDON, late Prest.
1t appears that Messrs. f. P. Gracey,
T. Herndon, I. ID. Luckett, ]. 7. Ed
wards and Gracey Childers boarded the
north bound train at Guthrie and they
we're met b y special car and carried
{ to Nashville Saturday evening and re-
turned by special car Sunday morning.
}, It has been subsequently stated in dis
atch to the Nashville Uion from De
cater, Ala, that the sale of the roaC
took place there. We don't know how
that is, but the above gentlemen consti
tute the new officers and directors o.
the road to whom ::Mr. Mulligan wa
Fordered to turn it over.
The town was wild all day Sunday
Monday morning notice was served Oh
Mr.. Mulligan of the following
INJUNCTION:
The bill OF complainaints, Henri!
Frech and others, subscribers to tn
: bonds of the I. A. ct, bonds, vs.. tn
L. & N. r. r. Co.; E. G. and W. S
Gordon, w. 7. Mulligan, F. P. Grace,
; Thos. Herndon, Grscey Childers, T. D
! Luckett and j. T. Edwards. Afte
.. giving condensed history OF the l. A
& L. r. R., since its inception, set
o forth that :
Compartments right to the relic
E heretofore indicated becomes more ap
o parent in view of circumstances nov
transpiring. Some weeks ago the l..
/ N. r. r. Co. filed bill against the
4 A. a. T. r. r. Co. in the Circuit Cour
: OF the United States at Nashville seek
a ing to enjoin the latter company iron
i carrying into effect proposition it hai
o made through said E. G. Gordon, Q
. which said Gordon had made as pres
dent, by which the road from .Clark'
g vile to Princeton would be complete
" from Cerulean Springs to Princeto
u under the charter Of the West Ker
}. lucky and Tennessee r. r. Co., seekin
d a foreclosure of mortgage and sale {
Il said road for the payment OF the
=" bonds, copy of which bill will be pre-
duced on the hearing.
9 However, this litigation might re
Ie suit, it becomes evident that said E. {
Gordon, whose rights in the |. A. &
, R. r. Co. have been hereinbefore full
q set forth, would no longer be able
!. make anything out Of it. His schem,
!, and intrigues, the character of whic
\ have been heretofore defined, becam
- sharpened and intensified by this know
l. ledge and on the very day the apple
Il ton for injunction in said cause was s,
/, for hearing the said E. G. Gordon oil
IN tanned an interview with Gen. in
= Echols, vice president of c., o. &
~ w. r. r. Co. and induced said Echo
he to come with him to GAINESVILLE, an
r. on that day and in the presence of Ge
e Echols, representing said G. & 0. &c
= submitted new proposition to con
I plainaints. A copy OF said propostic
n, is here fled, marked, Exhibit &c.
O. and asked to be taken as a part OF tn
is bill, but not to be copied. Said Gordc
h, stated to complainaints that he had
~ contract with the said G. o. & S. w.
lg r. Company in which they agreed
d do what he undertook in said propo:
ID ton to procure them to do, and cor
plainaints charge such to be the fac
and that he, the said Gordon, "
bound by said contract to transit
o. whatever interest he had in said l.,