The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-20

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Sam. Watkins. S43
VIM. +. cooper ...................... $50
A. Nelson. .........................4 1928
J. b. knoWies .4Sto @
AriB Brown .4S43
E. A. Feeble, Rutherford. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .4s4S
Levi Wade, Rutherford. ....................4 .4S4S
John A. Baugh Rutherford. rd................... .4S43
John T. Slater, Franklin. .4U99
Ed. Cooper, Bedford. ...................4 .4S5S
Jeremiah Cleveland, Bedford. ............... .4S4S
A. M. Rutledge, Coffee. ee......................4 1914
T. d. Porter, New York. .....,;.......4 1904
And it further appears that the persons on the
ticket headed by fhos. G. Galloway, secured the
following number Of votes. to-wit:
Thomas q. Galloway, Of Cleveland. .4128
John N. Bass, Of Davidson county. 1855
william R. EIfston, Of Davidson county. e. 42O1
Gov. Joseph E. Brown, Of Georgia. .4214
benjamin May, Of Georgia. .4214
VIM. Hunter Smith, of rutherford county. .4214
Edward L. Jordan, Of rutherford county. -. .4214
David Il. G. Spence, OF rutherford county. .4211
Thomas G. Whiteside, Of Bedford county. 80. .4214
A. l. Landis, Of Bedford county .4201
william g. Huggins, Of Coffee county. 1904
A. e. Patton, Of Grundy county. 1851
E. W. Cole, OF Georgia; ;.;,:....,;..:..... .165
It was therefore unanimously resolved by the
Convention OF stockholders (about two-thirds Of
fha entire capital stock OF the company now here
represented) that said decision Of the Judges of
Election is hereby reversed, and that the ticket
rendered by the Cityof Charleston and the Geor-
gia Railroad and Banking Company, snd by each
~ the persons above named, be counted for the
said Thos. q. Galloway and others on the ticket
W." Resoloed further, That said persons last named
having received the highest number Of the legal
votes rendered by the stockholders, are duly and
legally elected Directors Of this Company for the
ensuing year, with all the powers incident to that
position.
On motion, report from majority Of the
committee appointed to confer with Col. Hamill,
United States Government agent, was read as fol-
lows:
The undersigned, majority OF the committee
appointed to confer with Col. Hamill, the agent
Of the Government Of the United States beg leave
to report that they have discharged that duty.
Col. Hamiu exhibited to them full and plenary
power TO represent the Government in the collec-
ton Of its claim against the company, contracted
by n. Burns, as President Of the road for en-
gines, cars and supplies, and to enforce payment,
to take possession Of the road and appoint o
receiver II satisfactory arrangements are not
made. He also exhibited an order from the secre-
tsry Of War, through Gen: Thomas, directing him
rom the President Of the United States. % statinr
thst N. Burns, the President Of the road. had
o;ven the assurance that he could arrange To meet
he claim by the 10th Of this month, upon which
the President advised that time be given till
then. Col. Hamill also informed US that nj.
Burns had been notified not to pay the late diyi-
dend or any dividend till the government debt
wss satisfied. He stated that $685. 600 of in
tsrest is now due and unpaid upon the claim,
Which % must be paid by the Goth inst, or no longer
;ndnieencs viii be given, and that the whole debt
mnst be- paid BY monthly instalments as fast as
thst M fhrther dividend to the stockholders will
be S Soermitted nm by the government till the debt is
ns;d off. He stated further that the government
aid not pretend to take sides in the election for
onicers Of the road, nor would it intefere as be-
tSsen the two boards, as all it wanted was it's
mnnav and this it was determined to have,
and tRst It bad been put of and bafaed by Mr.. !