The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-06

The estimate is added that "the railway
industry Of tne United States provides
hVlng Tor 100000 persons. or about one in
twenty-five otthe total population of the
country" this, of course, not including
railway stockholders, who in many cases
90 ain their support largely from the earn
ings of the roads.
since the robbery of the Louisville and
Nashville express train near Big Escambia
Diloge,a lew niles from Flomaton, Monday
night, nothlngh has been heard or seen of the
loouer' ana his Identity is not known, only
surihlses being INDUCED in regarding this
point The Southern Express officials be-
heVe that the highwayman is none other
Inah huoe Burrows, but the action of the
man ana DESCRIPTION given of him has led
many TO believe that it was Ed Bunch who
rooDed the Queen and Crescent between
Deroys aud Lacey's in Hancock county
MISSISSIPPI, two years ago. That robbery
was conducted much like the one at Fiona
ION, one man dong the whole thing. except
Ne sIe engineer did not figure in it. The
montgomery Advertiser says; The South.
ern Express detectives have been cstcb;na
up With Rube Burrows pretty closely FOR
tue last three years, and, while he had
1oiled all efforts to capture him. thew have
Kept up w 18th him well enough TO know
ABOUT what section of the country he ia
hSeiY to show up in. The officers and de-
1ectiVes of the company have had him
located In South Alabama and Florida for
~. sTliie months past, and they are firmly of
Sle opi4lon that he is the man who held I'D
49, y Ip1onuay night. Supt. Fisher, Supt.
nsee, NouTe Agents Arnold and Minor and
detective jackson, all of the express com
pany, are now at Flomaton.
The Macon Ne,cs of Thursday saws. yves
A
1ofR and b. H. Hill of Atlanta es attor.
Reys Tor the Mercantile Trust Comnanw Of
Dew Dew YORK, presented a petition to .Jndoe
nc4ard Clarke of Atlanta, in the absence
Mug 0uuge Miller from Macon, against the
ini'|' anu SoVlngton road, asking that an
.uJunctlon be granted and a recs9ver an
pointe9 Tor the road. Judge Clarke an
p ~ Major John C. Key of Monticello
no receiver. he is the vice president of the
gran+od temporary injunction was also
6afo n,eI Iu aho the hearing set for Sept 10
in the coao &c CIarRe at Macon. The papers
Of Ribb 1'o we're nled to-day with the clerk
tho ' MI tne attorney of the road. Tie plaintiff
f foV t HaercanLlle Trust Company, is trustee
rarso oonoholders ana brings action he
tbo tue road failed to pay the commons of
s sro oohds which fell due Sent The
Se ,l,tu Nv was about S35, 200, which repre-
Btba Ga Ga. months interest at per cent. This
rpcsi,.nst payment ever defaulred. The
the rt pS Vi the road have always easily paid
Gent T ~ expenses, but were not suffi-
smetinp pay the interest on the bonds. For
none rne Col. E. G. Machen advanced the
arran,. 70 pay the coupons, and after
Bro,nss ehents formed with Alexander
been &c. q Sons of Baltimore, they have
the co~,n,Vahclng the money to pay
advarou polS. This firm refused to
purnoSo any more money for the
was We, p use and the payment of s35. 900
mills ICooordlngly defaulted. The road is 107
and VI ing with about fifteen miles of sidings
to,s, vas bonded at $4,000 per mile me
is an a ant of bonds is S ,2S4. 600. There
Brown t I. a amount Of stock. Alexander
bordsn 20 Sons own about one-third of the
good noa Inree-quarters of the stock. A
con TIL OF The bonds are owned in Ma
fact il ow u road owes no floating debt. In
the bo,So ives nothing but the coupons on
sdered ana the Macon and Covington is con-
Jones first-class line. Col John r.
and 1ieooCaine president of the Covington
bencv - n In May, 1889. Since his incnm-
impr5 va + eue Office he has spent $3.50. 600 in
The road sinents, etc.. from the earninps Of
uone well. Tue roau
LARA. 49,, produces chilIs and fever and ma
then unions Liver Re0ul.tor nraysn,s