The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-03

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process for the arrcs, OF any member OF 5S;.a,S
pocc,' based upon II complaint or in:, ktion
Tor any offence alleged io have been committed
iy saiu onlccr while In tie discharge OF VI; .luty,
shall lie deemed guilty OF 4 mistlemcal ~ antl,
upon conviction thereof, shall lie fined if any
sum not exceeding i've hundred nor less than
one hundred dollars. AMI shall he imprlso, yrl in
The jail or the county In which said mlsdcn sanOr
was committed not more than sixty nor lcs,; tiau
ten days, the said line 10 he paid over % the
county treasurer of said county, and by iSm rc.
turned to the State Treasury, 10 he appro, hated
toward uelraytng The contingent expenses r. the
state p0licc.'
roSTofilCE ANp COURTHOUSE FOR CoLUl BIA.
Congress having during its last session, ..ppro.
priaicd scvcnty-nvc thousand dollars for 4 post
Office anu courthouse ut Columbia, provided the
site for the same shall be given TO tho Tnitcd
States, u bill has been inlI oduccd IN the fenuic
"to grant and give the consent OF the Legislature
or this State To the conveyance TO the i'nitcd
States o! the lot OF land situate ut the corner OF
Richardson AMI Laurel streets, for the purbosc or
n postOlllcc and courthouse, or for Other pur
poses, and TO cctic 10 the United States jlis,lic-
ton therein" The bill will pass The addition OF
Il building as imposing as proposed will be a great
attraction to the now som what dcsoiatc boxing
Richardson street.
THE GEORGErOwS RAILROAD COMrANS;
Has bill before the Senate 10 amend Its Suurtcr
so rs 10 authorize the company to cNtcisl their
road 10 the North Carolina line, by a ror5 to be
determined hereafter, and TO change th1 corpo
rate name OF the company TO that Of the "bcorgc-
town ami Charlotte iiaroad Company"
In this connection II would hc well TO state that
the Chatham Railroad Company has quiz its tie
signs upon the Legislature Tor n guarantee Of
$4,000, ,GO0-at least rumor says SO.
THE AUGUSTA ASH nAMEuEG DRIDcT.
a Hill TO rcchartcr the bridge across The Savan
nah River, at Hamburg, S. G., which was lis
cusscd and discussed at the last session until the
subject was as OLD the bridge itself, was sprung
upon ,he members Of the Senate to-day, each ana
every one OF whom seemed reluctant 10 tonch it,
and finally and heartily agreed to n motion 10
postpone il until Saturday. The biz, after rcci;ing
tila. the charter granted December, 1915 ~ Hell
~ Shultz AMI John McKinnlc for toll bridge
across the Savannah River nj Hamburg AMI Au.
gusta having expired by its own limitation on
tho 10th Of December, 1852, declares that from
said date il be reciiurtcrcd and vested In tho
county commissioners Of tile County OF E,igeiicld,
AMI their successors In onlcc, for AMI during the
term of thirty years.
COLUMBIA ITEMS.
Mr. James c. Janney, a native OF I.ou,lon Conn
~, Na., Int for many years past II prominent
citizen OF this place died OF apOpleNy carly this
morning. lie was proprietor OF Janneys Hotel,
and flllcd the onlcc OF postmaster ana other
offices Of trust and honor. lie was foreman OF
the petit jury of the United States Court, now In
session here, and this morning his death was an
nonnced TO the court, and culogls,ic remarks
made by Judge Bryan and Major Coroln. He
was flnyclght years Of age at the time OF his
death. lie was universally respected.
There Is movement In progress to extend the
city limits. This will bring into the city large
number OF persons WHO have enjoyed aii the
benefits OF being in Tie city, yet have not paid
taxes for the privilege. This class Is opposed to
extension.
Quite number OF gypstes have been At This
vicinity during the past week. r"por: is in
circulation that they catch and devcur little
children. The abscnce OF the Aforesaid s:tic ones
from the Streets especially night approaches, is
remarkable.
There wsa .ooep.teu Judge wn, 81. a.
tlence 10. night. L.