The morning news., 1889-04-10

/ along at rapid rate. When a few miles
out from GroTetown flock OF sheep was
run through, but the train sped along. The
engineer felt certain that one Of the
republican mascots. had been hit, but
could see no fresh mutton or
The incident had passed from his
| mind, as he slowed up in bis approach to
the depot, but he was suddenly reminded of
1t by the remarks of bystanders at the shed
and the curious glances they cast at the
front Of his engine What thev saw was a
I wonderful sight to sea sheep, stunned al
/ most with fear and terror. lying safe and
| sound on top Of the pilot, beneath the pro-
| jecting boiler 1t had been struck by the
| pilot and lodged where it was found En-
! gineer Cheeseborough removed his captive
| from its position, aud when last seen it was
/ tied in the tender, as the train pulled out
| TO the yard.
! The new Augusta Steamboat Company
was organized a1 the cotton exchange Mon
| day afternoon BY the election Of the follow
/ ing directors: Fl. B. King, p. G. Burum,
/ y. Daniel, L. L. Fleming, J. J. Dicks, s. NJ
| Whitney, George s. Murphy and Henry
Earnest. The directors afterward met and
elected z. G.. Burum president, and S. NJ.
| Whitney treasurer. At a meeting Of the
| directors the treasurer reported that the
new company had s., 900 30 cash on
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claims againt the steamers Progress
and Advance for 81, POO. The directors
authorized the president to 20 ahead at
| once and settle all the other claims against
| the boats which amount to about Sl4, 900
| The boats that have been offered for sale at
| public outcTy for Sc eral months by order
| of the court to satisfy the claims of credi-
| tors, are now saved from being sacrificed
aud taken of the Savannah river, and will
| continue to protect Augusta's commercial
| Interests. President Burum stated to the
| meeting that the railroad rates from the
west TO the coast we're only cents less than
they were to Augusta, and as long as the
rates can be kept down at that figure Au-
| gusta will be satisfied
Two negroes robbed George Flower. a
farmer. at Tifton Friday. OF $50. They
asked him to walk down the railroad with
them, stating that they wanted to show
him something, and after getting about 100
| yards from the depot one caught him
| by his arms while the other, with
pistol cooked in his face, went
through his pockets and took the
money, handing him back his empty pock-
etbook They ran off through the woods
in the direction of Little river. A large
party of men went in pu'suit as soon
as they could collect WiJ,hester rifles
and dogs. Some of the party return
| ing say that negro, at work near
Dy, saw them ahead OF the party soma
distance. They are two negro gamblers who
| had been around town several DAYS, and
| Friday morning stole from an old negro
man So Flowers is a worthy farmer, and
had just come in town to trade One Of the
| negroes, George Morris by name, was ar
rested on the Georgia Southern and Florida
train just above Adele about 10 o'clock FRI
day night. He and the ot1er one, whoss
name is unknown, boarded the train at La
nT1fA nd xxvnaY fha.
rest them the unknown one jumped through
window while the train was running
| twenty-five miles an hour Morris was car
rled on to Valdosta. A posse was organized
at Adele TO go back and search for the opa
who jumped off. The one arrested ad.
mitted that he was one of the men who
robbed Flowers
It looks very much as il Atlanta would
have no ball. A strong effort will be made
however, to tide over the present difficult
ties, and If everybody who talks favorably
TO base ball will take hani, Atlanta may
still be spared the disgrace of dropping out
| or the southern league. The five gentlemen
who have been acting as directors in this
preliminary effort to get base ball started.
with four members of the advisory board
| held a meeting Saturday All that tran
| spIred at that meeting is not known, but il
Is known that there VAS a ge eral review
or the situation, in which everybody ex-
pressed his views. The only thing given
out for publication was the following series
OF resolutions adopted by the meeti e. In
view of the fact that the directors find IL
absolutely impossible to secure the
old base ball grounds, and that il
Is p ysical impossibility to prepare
any o5her in time for the opening of the
season; and IN view OF the further fact
that it is practically impossible at this late
date to secure club worthy to represent
Atlanta in the league; and in view
OF the fact that the efforts Of thos~
who have been endeavorIng to raise
the money necessary for club have nos
met with the general Endorsement which
they deserved, and that it has been impos-
sble 10 raise the money which is needed:
therefore, 1t is resolved, that we do hereby
deem 1t impracticable to proceed further
with the movement for base ball club for
Atlanta, and we do now adjourn sine die
After the meeting had adjourned, several
We'll known young men got together and
resolved to make one more effort for the
club. President Wharton was telegraphed
the condition of affairs, and il is probable
that he will come to Atlanta in day or
s.. Just what will be the outcome Of this
effort is doubtful.
Atlanta's street railroads are TO be CON
solldated. That was settled Monday. The
Atlanta Street Railway Company will
accept tue OIIeF maze Unem some days ago
by which the entire property of the com
pany passes into other hands. The company
or syndicate which makes this purchase
consists Of ten gentlemen. each of whom
takes tenth interest. These gentlemen
are James Swami, of Inman, Swami & Co,
New York; Paul Romare, vice president OF
the Atlanta National bank; A. f.
Thornton, president Of the At
lanta cotton seed oil mills; M
Frank, district manager Atlanta cotton
seed oil mills; w. A. Hemp1ill, president OF
the Capital CITY bank and business manager
OF the Constitution; Aaron Haas, president
OF the Atlanta and Florida railroad Jacob
haas, cashier OF the Capital City bank: W.
H. Patterson, secretary and treasurer of the
Metropolitan Street Railway Company:
and two others whose names have not been |
made public. The stock Of the Atlanta |
Street Railway Company is $500, 900. The |
bonded indebtedness Of the road is $75, 900. |
and the floating indebtedness 500, 600 When |
these would-be purchasers first met to dis |
cuss the matter Of price, it was difficult |
for them to come to any con- |
clusion. The first offer was for the stock. /
This was declined. Then came an offer of |
81 10 for the stock, making $3.50, 900 for the |
total stock. The bonded aud floating in |
debtedness which tho purchasers were, Of |
course, to assume, Increased this total TO |