Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-08-10
The Blue Ridge Railroad.

The Blue Ridge Railroad.
The City Council of Charleston has passed
the, following ordinance. This removes all
dif6cultyiu the way Of President HARRISON
putting his enterprise in the market. We
| hope to be able to announce a favorable re-
port for the interests Of this great enterprise
before great while The ordinance reads as
follows: S.
Whereas, the General Assembly of the
State did, on the eighteenth day of Septem-
Der, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty
six, pass Joint Resolution of tho following
tenor and effect, to wit: * .
Resotuca, That the President and Direc.
tors of the Blue Ridge Railroad Company in
South Carolina be, aud are hereby, authorized
j to deal with the shares held by the State in
said Company in the same manner as with
4 the shares of all other stockholders in any ar
rangement that may be made with any Com
panies or individuals, for the completion Of
the said Road, by the. issuing of Prcforred
shares, or reducing the number of shares held
by the State in the same ratio in which the
City Of Charleston and other stockholders may
consent that their shares shall be reduced, or
in any other manner in which it may be, found
necessary to surrender portion of the capital
already invested tn .n.oenmrlish the :cnnstr"o-
Ekon Of the said RAILROAD: Provided, That
In any -errungounont- that may be made, the
State shall not be held liable for any addition
al assessment ON the shares held"
| And Whereas, the City Council are desi-
rous Of aiding in the completion of the Blue
Ridge Railroad by any reasonable arrange
ment that will conduce to that end:
No,o Lc 1t Ordained, That the City Coun-
Gil Of Charleston do hereby consent; to, defer
their claim for dividends on all stock now
held by the Corporation in the Blue Ridge
Railroad Company in favor of any new stock
that may be duly taken in said Company, so
far as, and until such new stockholders shall
receive dividends at rate not exceeding sew
en- per cent per annum upon tho amounts of
their stock respectively: Provided, however,
that if the earnings Of the Company which
are divided as profits shal be in excess cf the
amount necessary to pay said preferred divi-
dends on tho stock such excess shall be ap-
plied,in equal ratio to the old and new stock.
And be it further provided, ; also, that the
stock held by the City Council shall not be
subject to any additional assessment: And
provided, further that if tho dividends for
any one year shall be short Of seven per cent,
the deficiency thereof shall be made up out of
the earnings OF any future year.
SUICIDE. Mr.. Benjamin Thompson, cit
izen of St. Pctors Parish, Beaufort District,
who has for some time past been much de-
pressed in spirits, on account of his great los
ses during the war, and who has several times
recently attempted to terminate his existence,
was brought to this city Sunday evening, and
lodged in the lunatio ASYLUM and although
greatcare and attention we're exercised --tlle
watcfmnn visiting his room every half hour
during the light he committed suicide YER
tesday n,ernin 8, 5;about.4 O'clock, by hanging
himself With his suspenders and picco Of the
sheet from his bed. When discovered. the
alarm was given, and DR.. Parker, the Super.
intendant, sent for; every effort was made to
resusctate tho unfortunate man, butit wns of
no avail An inquest was held upon tho BODY
by Coroner Thomas p. Walker and tho Jury
rendered verdict in accordance with tho
above facts. Mr.. Thompson was a wealthy
planter, and leaves four children and large
circlo Of friends to lament his untimely end
Els remains will be tdkcn to Charleston for
interlncnt - Columbia PheniS, Oh inst
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GD- The numberof colored people III New
York. city, which II years ago was 10000, is
now only 10000 Among them are 20 cer-
gymen, and an equal number Of doctors and
druggists, 2 notaries public, 2 rich merchants,
1 lawyer, SO school teachers, professors, 25
musicians, 20, shoemakers, 30 tailors, 500
ooaohinonj 95 bar-keepers, 2,80O waitcrs, 400
house painters, 500 washerwomen, 100 nur-