The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-12-18
Doings in Columbia.


much debate, and the failure nf several
resolutions, it was at last decided to re-
fer the whole subject again to the Com
mittee on Privileges aud Elections, with
power to scud for persons aud papers,
and instructions to report the whole af-
fair to the Senate.
information. was received by Head
Unstable Hubbard on Friday last, that
II. X. Talbert, the murderer of Ran
olph, was killed at a wedding at the
4Aiiow Hinton's, in Abbeville County,
b Thursday night, by Jerry IIollngs-
; cad, State Constable. The latter with
: poSSc OF Constables had surrounded the
5 ouse where Talbert was, and while the
est watched outside, Hollingshead en-
fred and attempted to arrest Talbert.
he latter shot Hollingshead twice,
: ounding him seriously when Hollings-
cad fired, shooting Talbert through the
cart mi killing him instantly.
= A resolution to meet in Joint Assem-.
BY on December 21st, to elect an Asso-
iate Justice Of the Supreme Bench, was
adopted by the House, but rejected by
The Senate.
A resolution to hoist the U. S. flag on
he Capitol building was voted down al
most unanimously.
MIR. James G. Janney, proprietor Of
a|anncy's Hotel dicl of apoplexy, on
! he morning of the first.
A final settlement between the Board
bf Directors of the Blue Ridge Railroad
aud Contractors Criswell Il Co.. has been
agreed upon. The Directors agreed to
pay the Contractors sra, 900 and settle
with Sub-contrac:or Steer
The bill providing for Equity Sales to
be made by the sheriff. has been heard
by the Joint Committee on the j judiciary
of both Houses. The Clerks of Courts
and the Shcrhs arc making a hard fight
tor the fees ana cnolumcnts- OF these
sales
The Committee ON the Judiciary re-
commend that the salaries of Judges of
the Supreme Bench be increased to
$4,000 each ior the Associate Justice.
aud $500 iUr the Judge oil the First
Circuit.
Corbin introduced bill to appropri-
ate Sl25,000 for legislative expenses.
jackson introduced resolution au
thorizing the Governor TO reward Hol-
lingshcad for shooting To!bcrt, which
was referred to a Special Committee.
A bill was introduced to authorize the
Governor to appoint Commissioners in
each County to make lists and draw
urors, 80 as To secure Il better aud more
impartial selection
Intelligence was received in Columbia
on the 7th, from Newberry that Mr.
Dunwoody, watch!nan at the Railroad
Depot. was murdered on Tuesday night
and the Depot robbed. Deceased was
formerly Methodist preacher No clue
to the murderer On Monday the
Sheriff Of Ne" berry was seriously stabbed
by Simeon Boozer.
The bill to change the County seat Of
Barnwell back to Bnrnwell Village was
postponed until Monday next.
The bill to increase the salaries of
Judges vas passed in the Senate on
Thursday. 1t gives $4,000 to all the
Judges of Supreme Bench and $4,000 to
all the Circuit Judges. In the debate
on the bill. Cain bitterly denounced
Judge Carpenter as unworthy of any
consideration. He said that he had
treated the colored people shametully.
Leslie and Corbin warmly advocated Car
pcnter.
In the discussion of this bill there was
considerable animation and abuse. Af-
ter hearing speeches from Nash, Leslie
and others, the Senate decided to pay
the judges OF the Supreme Bench S4,-
800 each per annum.
Then came the clause relating to pay
ing the Circuit Judges four thousand
dollars each. Corbin had come in about
this time, and moved that the Judge of
the First Circuit receive four Thousand
five hundred per annum. Arnim, (sar.
castically) moved to make it six thousand
dollars. This called up Cain, colored,
and he spoke at length in dcnuncation
of Judge Carpenter, saying, substantially:
l am opposed to paying Judge Carpenter
any more than any other of the Circuit
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