Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-11-12
VOL. Y,,','y'''SsNO. S
1pportant Decision. Z

oS'ISY' w S''e louu t.StHy, HOu <xtAQam8,
the deSVision beloy has bssn reversed and tho
cause remanded fora new, trial. This deci.
sion Gives validity TO sobiigations within the
Confedefacy, computing dollars At The valuS
of Confsderats notes at the time The obligassop
was incurfsa agy.s s@,Dl.. Ia
s.,,Il The VI 4fTlhsorington ls case WI In eqpissss
for the enlightenment Of the vender lien. Smyth.S
and Hartiyy purchased Thorington's land, and add
gave q praPgailssmy note for part payment
TIC, trrapsaoNa(6a occurred cure in 1864, wi,hou.
notifying circumstances. Thorington would
be entitled to, for the elamount aud interest !,
and the defence pleaded that only Confede.
rate notes were current the land was worth
only $4,000 in rea! money, and the contract act
price was $4,000 T35, 200 whe, cof was Is ac. .
tdally paid ia Confederate notes, and note, note
for the remaining 10000 was to be discharged
ip the same mHnner; and it is claimed on !.
this state Of facts, that the vender was entitled
to no relief in the United States Court, which
claim was sustained BY the court below and
the case discussed "hc questions before the
Supreme Court upon appeal are First can
contract for the payment Of Confederate
notes made datiug the late rebellion between /
parties residing within the SO. sailed Confeder.
ate States be enforced q. all in the courts Of
the United States? second Can evidence
be received to prove that promise expressed
to be for the payment Of dollars was in fact
for the payment Of any other than lawful dol.
lars Of the United States? Third. Docs tho
evidence ip, the second establish the fact that
the note for SIC, 1000 was TO be paid by agree.
ment of the parties in Confederate notes
The frat question was answered affimatively;
the second question was answered affirmative.
:ly, with the following remarks: We are
clearly Of opinion that such evidence must be-
received in respect to such contract, in order
that justice, may be, done between the parties,
and that the party entitled to be paid in those
Confederate dollars can orly receive tier 40.
tual value at the time and place Of the CON
tract, in lawful money aof the United States
on the third question, the Court says. we do
not think 1t necessary to 60 into detailed ex-
animation of the evidence in the record it is
enough to say that it has left no doubt in cnr
mind that that note for 10000, to enforce
payment of which suit was brought in the
Circuit Court, was to b. paid, by agreements,
of the parties, in Confederate notes.
! SUNDAY SpoRrslN HAMBuRo.-U Under
this head the Augusta Chronicle" gives
summary Of the events that occurred in the
interesting town Of Hamburg last Sunday.
The first entertainments was fight between
| two colored gentlemen, one of them being
cae-legged. This one succeeded ;ia tripping
4 up and throwing down his antagonist, bnt
upon the rising Of the biped, the uniped was
seriously shot 10 the head. The next sport
was occasiohed by the effort of a constable TO
break up a very fascinating game of"chuok.
aluok," which was in progress. His impo-
liteness was promptly resented by the players,
every one Of whom promptly drew pistol,
which rssolute act compelled the rash officer 70
bsata hssty retreat. The remainder Of the
day was occupied by the usual fusilade Of
small arms but, as the "Chronicle" says with
regret, there we're no further casualties repor.
d ted. ,a3. /, .j,c., .-r.,,- 3
I BURIED ALIvE-sThe Camden Journal
says: "On the 9th October an inquest was
held ;ppon the body Of Jonathan Newman, Of
4 this county, by Vaohel A. Smith, Esq, mag
istrate, acting as oororer, at which William
4 Gee ard Larkin Gtooas testified tkat New
man was digging we'll, and they ware draw
ing up the dirt which he was digging, when
1 the curb gave way, causing the dirt to oaye;
in, md burying Newmon some ten or Afteen
? feet The jdry found their verdict ii accor.
4 dance with tho facts, The neighbors were
Z engaged for two days or more 10 extricating
8 the body, which when found was ia an upright
position. "ciH anr.0 al ll!H, IN jesASSaS
s,9 elSiIH ..+~a---- N u a. a M
Iris Expected that the Port Royal Rail.
road, che All Line Railroad, the Ashesillc
y Rairoad, sapd the South Carolina Central
: Railsysa, ssit apply fof 6 State guarantees ss
y sobn Ys ths Legislataro meets. The whole
amount asked for may abqut tuepty mi!liona
Including tho nine million dollars for Tho
n Blue Ridge Railroad hgA 7ie4s 4sl. s ssi i
es4s JftS9ttq - -
/ The Citadel At Chsflsston was' parsially
1 consumes by ase on, Saturday rnorning Sc,
d veral aooidsnts iosSussed from she sspkAioa
4 ef 4, ssstsriagea ssGr bps no ssriass w
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