Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
A Railroad Passes Out OF the Hands.
Of Receiver,

A Railroad Passes out OF the Hands.
Of Receiver.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 1.-Receiver Geo.
D. Walker, Of the Cleveland, Akron
& Columbus railroad, has issued notice
to its employees stating 1t would to-
day pass into the hands Of the Cleve-
land, Akron & Columbus Railway
Company. The reorganization Of the
new company was completed yesterday
at the law office OF Adams s. Russell,
Wednesday evening. The purchasing
trustees, ]. M. Adams. Of Cleveland,
and J. A. Heasey, of New York having
received possession Of theG road from
the master commissioners, Judge Upson
of Akron appointed as incorporates of
the new company in accordance with
judicial instructions, L. A. Russell, o.
L. HATH, Geo. D. Walker, of Cleve-
land. and c. W. Schoppan. W. Nome
raft, Of Akron, who Immediately pre-
pared articles of incorporation, fixing
the capital stock at 100000 and the
offices of the new company at Akron.
The articles were filed at Columbus
yesterday morning, and upon receipt
of intelligence TO that effect, the COM
pany was organized. The stockholders
mel and elected the following
board of directors: j. M. Adams,
]. A. Horsey, G. W. Schapp,
w. Monzeratt, s. A. Russell, E. X.
Norton and G. D. Walker. AT a sub
sequent meeting of the board of direc-
tors w, MoDzeratt was elected presi-
dent and general manager of the road;
j. A. Horsey vice president; George
d. Walker secretary, and G. w. Schopp
cashier. No other changes in the
general officers were made. L. G..
Jones was elected general freight and
passenger agent; r. S. Schopp superln-
tendent of transportation, and Adams
s. Russell general counsel. The re-
celver Of the road is not yet ready with
his final report. and his discharge by
the court will probably not occur
before March first.
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Hostility of Cherokee Indians to the
Settlement of the Indian Terri
tory.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1.-The Times
Democrat Indian Territory special
says the Cherokee Indians are greatly
excited over measures introduced into
congress looking to the opening of the
Indian country to white settlement
and allotment Of lands in severalty
among the Indians. Public sentiment
is opposed to congressional interven-
ton generally, though there
are many Cherokees who believe
it best to accept the situation
rather than struggle against the inevi-
table. Just before adjournment the
Cherokee National Council adopted a
resolution expressive of public opinion
upon the subject. These resolutions
declare that the Cherokees hold pos
session of their lands by fee simple
title and cannot be deprived of the
same except by the voluntary consent
of the law making authority. They
further declare that all that portion Of
Cherokee lands lying west Of the sixty
eighth meridian, and which have not
been conveyed by patents from
the Cherokees, r still the property
Of the nation. The United States
has not now nor never had any right
to appraise, take or purchase any I'M
Occupied portion of those lands, save
with the consent of the Cherokee peo-
pie. The resolutions conclude: "Re.
solved, that the Cherokee nation does
not authorize the sale of any Of her
lands to white settlements, or for any
purpose
The pending congressional measures
also effect the Creeks and Seminoles,
but it is claimed that these tribes are
willing to sell a portion of their lands
for white settlements and allow the
country TO be opened up. The hostil-
ity of the Cherokees, however, is like
ly TO unite the three tribes in active
opposition.