The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-08

iSto Island Tor the purpose or erecting n wharf
and other structures thereon. The ;.ctiton was
pnt in the form OF bill, and on Saturday received
| its secoud reading ard was ordered 10 be Gu.
crossed. It grants 10 Mr.. Wright, fer n term OF
twenty years. lease oi AL that tract of land OF
Eiis;o Island, containing one acre. more or lcss,
| purchased Ivy the STATE from J. Evans Etlings.
and NOW known ;is 'StcnlihClL Lnnding,n - for the
purpusc OF erecting thereon wharf and store
houses for the accommodation or the public
binding the lessee to erect thereon. within rea-
| snnuh!c limc suitable and substantial structures
| fer she usr of the pubic, and to such other re-
| luirc"cnls ulay l., dccmcd necessary 10
cure The interests OF the public and the STATE and
| that ~ soon the wharf and structures are
| erected he shall he authorized to collect the usual
rates OF wharfage and storage OH all goods. mcr-
: chandisc or commodities, that may be landed OF
| stored upon The said premises.
| THROUGH AT Lassr.
| THE bill to- incorporate the Ashley Bridge Com
| mny, which haS been worrying The Senate since
| December 1th, 1865 received Its second reading
on Saturday. and MA ordered TO be cngrossed for
| its third reading. A clause in is, providing that
| no bridge should he erected across the river
within seven miles OF the bridge to he erected by
| this company. was amended! 50 as to read: "pso-
yIed that tins prohibition shalt NJ. he construed
| 10 apply TO any bridge that may be constructed
| FOR the use OF any Railroad upou which to lay
| track across the river" The following rGice cf
! toll were recommended by the Judiciary Commit
| lee and adopted: Ror every foot passenger,
| cents; for man and horse mule, 20 cents; Tor
] led horse mule, 15 cents; for n carriage, omni-
bus OF stage coach, drawn by four horses OF
| other draft animals, 81 &c; for ditto by Two
| horses or other draft animals, 81; ditto, by one
horse or other iraic animal, 20 cents; .or every
buggy drawn hy two drais animals, IS Goats;
ditto drawn By one draft animal 30 cents; wagon
| drawn by four draft animals, IS cents; ditto
by three draft animals. so cents; diiio by two
draft animals, 50 cents; for every cart drawn by
| two draft animals, 30 cents; for ditto drawn by
| Que animal, 15 cents; for every sulRy gig
drawn by one animal, so cents; for every head Of
mules, cows and stock cattle, eents each; hogs,
| sheep goats aud calves, each cents.
| CENSUS nARIuN COUNTY.
The following Is the census return Of Marion
| County: Number OF children between six and sIX-
| teen years or age-whtes, males, 1858; females,
1882; blacks, males, 1907; females, 1876. Males
over twenty-onc years Of nge-whitcs, 2l14;
| blacks, l7GS. or all a@cs-whltcs males. 2ooS; fe
males, 1904; blacks, males, 1897; females, 352d.
Total number OF voters, 3sS2; whites, oII4; backs
17Gs. Total population, 1905; whites, sd9e; col
orcd, 5353.
VINO SHALL GIT THE FREs,
The shcritr or the clerks of courtf Will be the
question the House will be called upon 20 answer
In few days. aud on which it's Judiciary Com.
mittcc Is now considering. bill has already
been introduced providing that AL sales OF per-
sona Or real estate, other interest hereafter 10
be lnadc by the Courts OF Common Pleas or Courts
| OF Probate, shall be made by the sheriff or the
county In which said real or personal estate, or
other interest, Is ut the time said sale Is ordered
that in all sales 10y said sheriff, under the order OF
Courts OF Common Pleas, exercising common law
rfa iaft nnarf fhn fr.lnr To- ,nr
bates the fees OF said sheriff shall he the
noa fixed by law, for sales by AherilYs under cx
ecutIons Issuing from the Courts OF Common
| Pleas exercising common law juri- dicton; and
| that In all sales under the order Of Courts OF Com
mon Pleas, exercising equity jurisdiction. the frcs
or said sherrs shall he the same ~ heretofore
liked by law for commissioners of the Courts Of
Equity; aud that the sales hereby ordered to be
made by sherUrs shall be made at tic time and
places now liked by law for aherirfs sales, under
executions Issuing from Courts of Common Pleas
exercising common law jurisdiction.
JUDGE ]. II. RUTLAND,
| or whose Impeachment there hns been cOnside era
ulc talk, arrived here Tonight, and IL anXi0usly
| lnquring IN regard to the truth Of the impeacli-
| ncut reports
SURPRISE PARTY,
Composed of politicians, officials, Blnc R;dgians
&C., made 4 rail OH the Governor tonight, and
| SILVER SERVICE.
II is reported that n number OF col0red icgsla-
tors contemplate presenting Whippcr, colorcd,
with u silver service Oh his retirement from the
! Legislature to go OH the supreme hcnch--that re-
suit being now considered forcgole concu-
| sion."
| SCALING oP OLD BoSDs.
bill Is now being prepared to provide for the
scaling of bonds Issued by The State nader the
,,t ,fI n ,lfou nti,ar
large portion OF said bonds having been issued In
exchange for OLD bonds held by trustees and
guardians for widows and orphans aud other
| non. combatants. Ii is understood that the scale
will; he about three for one. Parties holding reg
| Istercd bonds under said act will be required to
certify under onth that the bond or bonds so held
by them were not received In whole or In part for
any services rendered in AID or the Confederate
cause. The suppostion IS that ont OF the 100000
issued, some so5O,ooo will come within the proy.
sions OF the proposed act.
FUNDING OF TIE CID BILLS.
The bill about TO be introduced for the funding
OF the old bills, OF which the readers OF THE NEWS
have been Informed by telegraph Is the same bill
introduced by hr. Turuer OF Spartanburg, last
session, entitled bill to extend the lime to the
Old bills OF the Bank or the Statc-somo S2e0, 600
still remaining unfunded.
NEW BASE BIIIs
a hlll Is also prepared to fund the new bills,
Issued by The Bank OF the State, OF which aon,c
$1,000. .HoD were in circulation up to the olose Of
the war.
TIE CUBAN JuHTl.
Elliott. colorcd. received to-day oompll-
mcntarJ letter from the Cuban Junta in Washing.
ton, thanking HIM for the noble stand he had
taken In behalf Of suffering Cuba, The Junts
} alsosent him . book, In which is detailed . his
tory OF Cuba, Its condition, prospects, DC L.
ilae Now Postofiae In ColumbIa-Ssvo-
rus Scott, tho Emp mperor--Eoxcs-Ehe
Tolaert C2ao.
lFRou Ano1ugR CORRESPONDENT