The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-10-31
State Items.

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Wsfiey, hls,nber Of the Legislature from
Darlington, in u speech on Satsday, do
elareh. UPON the best authority. that tie
majority Of the Judges Of the State are
satisfied that the Statute Of Limitations
WAS sffsc,usIly bxftsd during The con,in.
uance Of the Stay Law, and ,hera was
no violation of ,be Constitutions thereby.
This will relieve tbs ihinds Of our people
from much anxiety. says the .Southerhsr.
divast themselves Of this dslusive hope TO
avoid the settlement Of their just ipdeb'
tsdnsss.
suRvEILAscE.-Spssking OF the sit
ting Of the Court at Darlington, tse
.Southerner says,
"9sh. Gile, Of Tire freedman. Bdrsst,
was IN attendance upon the Court during
thE greater part Of tho time it Was in seq.
sion. I, added no little to the novelty Of
the occasion, that there should be trr.et1
Q military Officer. authorized BY the Gov
srnment Of the United States, to watch
the proceedings Of the Cour, Of a sovsr-
sign State"
CouRr The Court Of Sessions for
Pickens District convened at this pace,
on Monday las,--his Honor Judge Nun
70, prssiding His Hopor d-spstchss bu
sinsss in a quiet. pleasant Kramer, and
much to the satisfaction Of those presstt
generally.
Monday and Tuesday ~sfs occupied
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rGie .gRiha the Clerk for no, docke,inr
the eir'i cases. Col. Norton ,isfsted that
the ruia should be tffsds absolute. and
that ,Ss r-csnt Law Of tho Legislature on
this subject was unconstitutional. Gen
Haskell spoke to the same point. Gen
Mc(lowan defended the action Of the
Clerk. Judge M"nroe discharged the
rule. TIL. c..e will 90 to the Court Of
Errms -Pickens Courier.
ABoLIsHMRSr sF THE PRovosr CotFt
from General Sckles yesterday. the duties
Of the Provost Couft in this CITY ceased
They will only be continued in order 10
conclude the trisl OF one or two cas.s
The recon, action Of the Legislature, aud
tho clear. cnnciss powers which they
g,anted to the Disiric, Courts, hSve No
Souo' '"a'ce. '"'s Xr.'o" s,.' OF ,he y nnen
n.s'es an,"o''e' WIN t"e osath "the
r'o'''' T""'t. "''''s'y ,a~ s"es pace 70
o'1"' "nu .'e -" "'" "snsf P",'e "u''o
over to the civil adthofities Il i. q ,ub
jec, OF much cohgra,uls,ion that At las,
we are to bs sIlo~ed the pri, il.ee oftv
ing our own criHir sls.-NeUs, l9h.
u ~
I oN'uAy "'V"'' ~
negro o"n \" nNe"' o,mc""v occurred
"s'"es" 'n' dA"csrs' anh several Jumped
o" Ss Que ~" - e;.; oea' a% . seSe'.,s. re .uc
cee"ea 10 eA','c.'ne "'".si. snd. draw
outright. aud injured tho other 30 ss,sse
" that he died on SUNDAY.
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eu oI'-". "o"s u"ae' I'd. "naS"cs {"
,fr' ~ ep y" '"' "Acs "eA'
nHc"' "'' "'s' ."' ~' '"" o'" oy
pk "r"' ~" .oAP'e''y '''s'ea
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Charlotte, n c., and all intermediate
points, will have The advantage ffom %
day Of low railtoad rates to Ch.,Is.,on
s c. We have been Informed that %
Der bale on cotton: : /: Der head On 6,s,
cl..s tnsrchsndizs 50 cents on second
clasa, and Is cents ON ,hir.i, are the ie
ures for The through freishts.-Phdnt1.
AZ me recsn, "."os o. tue Gou', OF
Se'''o"s; 10, Che"'s' Dst'c'' London
Jor's: ..eeo"a"; ",rs'g"ed '"f the mu'
guilty. The prisoner was ably defsud led