The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-25
CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
THE MACON AND ATLANTIC RAIL
ROADS CHARTER.

The LEGISLATURE to be Urged to Create
a New Judgesh'p-A Suit Against
the Georgia Pacific Railroad - A
Medicine Company in the Hands Of
a RECEIVER Military Matters
ATLANTA, Ga, May PA chtrter was
issued to-day to the Macon and Atlantic
railway company, under the general law.
from the Office Of the secretary of state. The
road is to run l65 miles from Sofkee, on
the Georgia Southern and Florida, six
miles from Macon, to Savannah. A branch
will be constructed to some point on the
Savannah river, in Bingham county. The
capital stock is s., AIS, 900. The incorpora-
tors are w. B. Sparks, jefferson Lane and
G. w. Gusten. It's presumed that the line
will be under the same management as the
Georgia Southern and Florida. Surveyors
are already engaged in locating the route.
RELIEF FOR COURT.
Judge Van Epps to-day appointed COM
mittee of lawyers to urge the next legisla-
ture to create judge TO take charge OF the
criminal business of the city court. He
also named committee to use its influence
to have all railroad damage cases tried In
the counties where the accidents occur. Toe
city court has been so overwhelmed with
business of late that relief of the kind
afforded Fulton superior court begins to be
impeTatively demanded.
SUING A RAILROAD.
Susan johnson, mother of Rufus johnson,
who was killed on May 20 at the Bellwood
crossing, has brought suit agai st the Geor-
gia Pacific railroad for $40, 900 damages.
The coroner's jury returned peculiar YER
dict in the case. charging criminal negll-
gence and accusing the officials of the rail-
road, as well as the crew of the train.
A MEDICINE COMPANY FAILS.
\ The Topaz Conchona Cordial Company
was this morning placed in the hands of
receiver. It's liabilities are $4,000 and its
nominal assets S25, 900. Several prominent
moneyed men of the city hold stock.
ToLLEsoN's CASE.
The hearing of the motion for the dis
charge of ex-Banker Tolleson from Jail has
been postponed till next Saturday TO give
the counsel for the plaintiff time to prepare
evidence to refute several statements in the
petition in reference to the disposal of the
assets of the Mercantile Bank.
MILITARY MATTERS.
W. L. Calhoun was to-day commissioned
as lieutenant colonel of the Fourth Battalion
of Infantry, and Edward Young as captain
of the Greene Rifles.
The adjutant general has shipped els
tents to Augusta for use at the encamp-
ment, and several saddles to Richmond,
Va, for the governor and his staff on the
occasion of the unwilling of the Lee monu-
ment.
REWARD FOR MURDERER.
One hundred and fifty dollars reward is
offered by tue governor for the apprehen-
sion o, A. l.. Jourdan, the peniten iary
guard who on April % shot ]. H. Sells in
Dade county for praising piece of cake.
A PARDON.
A. P. Cobb of Whitfield county, who was
convicted of stealing a pair of shoes and
sentenced to pay fine of SIS or serve four
months on the chain-gang, being in the last
stages of consumption, has been pardoned.
SLEEPING CAR TAXES ILLEGAL.
The United States circuit court, Judges
Pardee and Newman presiding, to-day
granted perpetual injunction restraining
the controller general of Georgia from
tax act of 1886, assessing tax
on sleeping or parlor car COM
panies doing business" in Georgia, the
act being declared uncons ,itutionai. About
S32, 900 was claimed by Georgia as due by
the Pullman company under this act. The
Injunction restraining Georgia from col
lecting the tax from the Pullman Palace
Car company under the act Of 1888 was
continued in force. Hon. John S. Rurnells
and Judge E. c. Kontz appeared for the
complainants, and Attorney General Ander-
son for the state.
ROBERTSON INDICTED.
A true bill was to-day found against A.
Robertson, the drummer who gambled
away the money of Rugenstein & Co., in
Alabama. He is charged with larceny
after trust