The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-06-09
WINNsBORO s. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING. JT7N7
The End OF the Railroad War.

1t is with great pleasure that VIC
learn from tho Augusta papers, of Sa
turday, that tho differences between
the South Carolina Railroad Company
and Columbia and Augusta Railroad d
Company have been brought to au end
these differences involved, as is known
disagreement between the first nam.
ed company and the City Of Angus.
: tn, and we hail the satisfactory ad-
justmcnt of n difficulty which threat
ened to become serious, as sign that
there is to be lasting commercial
! peace between Georgia and South Ca
rolina.
The terms Of the treaty which has
been concluded are, according to tho
Chronicle ana Sentinel, substantially y
as follows:
"The Columbia aud Augusta Rail.
road agree to pay to the South Caroli-
ma Railroad tho sum of seventy. ve
thousand dollars in the bonds of the
former corporation, to be taken by the
latter at par value and in considera.
tion for this amount the South Carroll
ma Railroad agree to allow tho Column
bia and Augusta Road to intersect
the track of the former at the "turn-
table," one mile on the other side of
the Savannah river, and the use of the
track across the bridge over the Sa-
vannah and along Washington street,
to the Union Depot in this city, until
the sixth of January, 1870, by which
time the bridge of the Columbia
Road will, it is thought bo finished
the time and manner in which the
track is to be thus used to be deter
mined in case of q disagreement be-
tween the other parties, by the Presi-
dent of the Georgia Railroad.
"The City Council of Augusta
agree to grant to these two Railroad
the free use of the Washington street
track in perpetuity. The track to be
used by them on equal terms, and it,
together with the street, to be arranged
and kept in thorough repair at the ex-
pense Of the two roads and all other
streets which they will have to use in
connecting their tracks with com
mon depot to he kept in the same man
ner, under the direction of the streets
and drains committee. If any other
road shall hereafter desire to use these
streets connecting these roads with
the common depot, for the purpose of
entering the osE 5a It tsa shn &c ,aJ s2xel ay
or Of Augusta and tho superintcndents
of the Georgia and the Macon and
Augusta Railroad constituting board
Of referees, may determine.
"Thc two railroad companies agree
to indemnity the city for all damages
obtained from it in consequence Of the
running Of their trains through the
streets.
"'rhe City Council agree to release
the South Carolina Railroad from their
previous contracts with the city rcia-
tive to determinations against Angus
ta in frcights and passenger fares, cx-
cept on the line between Charleston
and this place, and also release them
from the prohibition against their en-
gincs and cars running through the
streets.
"Thc City Council, the Columbia
and Augusta Railroad and the South
Carolina Railroad promise to stop all
Htigation."- Charleston Ne,us.
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TIE CoLoRED STATE CONVENTION.
-Richmond, May 2S.--The colored
State Convention adjourned to-day,
after adopting series of resolutions
requesting General Candy to give
colored men representation upon tho
benches of the courts urging repub-
lican voters to vote for the constitu-
tion framed by the late Convention !;
pledging the Convention to support
the Wells ticket; thanking the peo-
pie of the North for their benevoler ,e
in furnishing means for the the edu.
cation Of colored children in the
South, and hailing the appointment of
General Candy with JOY.
DR.. Harris the colored candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, addressed
the body, and expressed his suspicion
that some Of the white republican
voters intended striking his ma me from
the ticked on account Of his color.
A Chicago reporter who attended a
spring opening of fashionable MILNE
ry, says of it: GA cabbage leaf trim
with three red peppers and q dried
cherry sells for $35. 1t is called a
jockey has one advantage.--ean be
{ eaten as salad when the season
changes. One composed Of three
sighs and a bit of pink colored fog was
considered cheap at $55."
We suppose the fashion for the next
season will be postage stamp with a
long ribbon and tassels attached to
each corner.
A gentleman Of Rochester, New
Hampshire, saw an advertisement
that a receipt for the cure of dyspep-