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Show . S) JA' A RECEIVER'S HANDS. Two Southern Railroads are in Narrow Straits. Atlanta, Ga., July 28. Jeptha Rucker was appointed receiver for the Macon & Northern railway today. The receivership is in the interest of the Richmond & Danville, Dan-ville, which got ahead of its co-lessee, the Central of Georgia. The Macon & Northern is 105 miles long. Jacksonville. Fla.,July 2S. A receiver was appointed for the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West railroad today, upon the application appli-cation of the majority of a faction of stockholders. stock-holders. The object in appointing a receiver re-ceiver is to effect a settlement between the United States Construction company and the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West Railway Rail-way company of cross accounts aggregating nearly a million and a half dollars. |