The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-10

shareholders Of the Cheraw and Salisbury Rai-
road Company to institute legal proceedings u
test the validity OF such appointment, WHICH pro,
ceedinCs are yet pending; that tnc ChereW anu
Salisbury Railroad Company own more tnan
majority OF the shares OF The Cheraw and OAR
lington Railroad Company, when cahnot mere
fore under its charter, hold legal meeting OF lts
stockholders unless the stock owned py tne Cne-
raw and Salisbury Railroad Company is properly
and lawfully repreSented; that 1t is extremely lIn-
portant il not essential TO the interests vi the
theraw and Darlington Railroad Company, That
its stockholders SHOULD, as soon as practlcable.
have n lawful meeting, the proceedings OF which
could not hereafter be brought into question; tn2t
the interests Of both corporations have been, anu
are likely 10 be still more prejudioed by the eX:
penses, delays and uncertainties growing out OF
the legal proceedings heretofore instituted, an oi
which can be avoided by the convention OF the
stockholders Of the Cheraw and Salisbury kali
road Company, at which fhe shares owned py Tue
State in said company, constituting malorily
thereof may be represented by proxies, whose
appointment shall be free from all legal eXcep-
| tiOn.
| The Senate Committee on Counties and County
Onicers to-day reported un!avoraby upon the
bill to create the County Of CoOsawhatchie argu-
ing that the expense necessary TO carry out the
objects OF the bill would be too great. 1t will be
remembered that this bill was intr' ed last
| session.
| Il provides that from and after the pa age OF
the act, new county Shall be formed oti Oh Tue
! Counties OF Barnwell and Beaufort, and shall be
| known and designated as the County OF CoosaW-
| hatchie the northern boundary TO begin at the
point Of contact OF the present Counties OF Barn
well, Beaufort and Colleton on Big Salkehatche,
and thence run directly to the point on the Savan-
nah River opposite the north bank OF Rocky creek
(which is in GeOrgia,) where it empties into the
| Savannah River; the southern boundary to begin
at the Saikehatche, fifty feet south OF the Savan-
nah Charleston Railroad, and run p4rallel
with the track OF that railroad, Us 1t now 49, as
far as the angle In the track OF tat rallroau next
west OF the Cuosawhatchie River, and thence dl-
rectly to Sisters Ferry, on the Savannah River:
and the eastern and western boundaries 10 he the
present eastern and western boundaries vi tne
Counties Of Barnwell and Beaufort between the
| points above indicated on the Salkehatchie and
| Big Salkehatche to the cast and on the savannah
"oUR BELovEDn FIsH.
Any one who read the Governors message
which related such interesting facts as twenty
shad having, at one time, been sold in Colum-
bia for one dollar, and recommended that
measures be taken in regard to fish, which would
increase the supply until they were very cheap,
| If not as cheap as mentioned-would think that
the Governor intended remaining in sour be-
| loved" Columbia for several years, and was even
now rolling his tongue in anticipation Of devour-
! ing cheap shad, all OF which would come to pass
from his tIohn Heartsl talk about river fisheries.
The first step in that direction has been taken.
| In the House, to-day, Sloan, from the Committee
on Fisheries, submitted q resolution providing
for the appointment OF fish commissioner, and
for measures for the better protection OF migra-
tory fish.
ANOTHER INSURANCE COMPANY.
There seems to be prospect OF the General AS
| i1in ffoplr int q
company. To-day Burrel James, tcolored,l repre-
| sentative from Sumter, gave notice that he would
shortly introduce bill 70 indemnify ID. ]. Rob-
ertson, and Dubose Co. OF SUMTER for losses sus-
tained by them through the faction OF an armed
| band Of ineendiaries.n 1t is thought that this
| bill will mass in the House. This seems TO be
very unjust measure. 1t will take business right
out OF the hands OF the fire insurance companies,
| OF which there are several very good ones in the
State. II persons whose barns, stores or GIN
houses are burnt, are to be reimbursed by
the State, the fire insurance companies had
better leave the field Persons will either re-
fuse TO take out policies with them at all, or all
take out policies, and then destroy their prop
erty, which latter method will prove more disas-
trous to the companies than the former. But it
is presumed that only Radicals will be paid for
their destroyed property. That will, OF course
be good thing for them. All OF them will in
sure their property in the regularly organized
companies, and when it is destroyed, (which Will
be done by EARNED bands Of incendiarles," as no
one will for moment believe that the owners or
the negroes, whom Governor Scott in his Sumter
proclamation invited to act as incendiaries, would
do IT, they will get the money for the policy held,
and also the money for the policy extended by the
General Assembly Assurance Association. What
next?
THE HAMBURG ICE
Manufacturing Company incorporating bill has
only received its first reading In both bodies thus
far but will be passed at an carly day. 1t pro-
vides that Frank Arnim, Henry Legler and lsias
Legler be declared body polite, with capital
stock oftventy thousand dollars, TO be divided into
shares OF one hundred. dollars each, with the priv
lege OF increasing the same to an amount not eX-
ceeding thirty thousand dollars, and that imme-
diatey after the subscriptions TO the said compa-
ny shall amount to four thousand dollars in actual
cash paid in, the corporators may call meeting
OF the stockholders for an election Of such officers
as the bylaws agreed upon by said stockholders
shall prescribe.
DEAD.
A bill to grant aid TO the Chatham Railroad
Company which was introduced in the House
last session, was called up in that body few
days since and made the special order for today.
When the hour arrived it was taken mp, and,
without much ceremony referred TO the Com
mittee on Railroads, which is generally consider
ed as burylng 1t forever. 1t Kicked and strug-
gled for State pap for o long time, and it seems
cruel to have deprived 1t of the desired and need
ed nourlshment when it seemed so near accom-
plishlng its object.
MORE FEES.
THERE'S Senate bill awaiting passage which
provides tha. it shall be lawful for the treasurer
OF the State OF South Carolina to charge and re-
ceiye for each certificate OF stock, In transfer OF
the same from one party to another, one dollar,
to be appropriated to his own use; and further
sum OF fifty cents for each blank used in the
transferring said sum, TO be for the use and
benefit Of the State OF South Carolina.
THE COIN BILL
There was hot debate in the House to-day, on
the special ordcr-a bill providing that ri;e prin-
cipal and interes; Of the State stocks and bonds
be paid in coin. Mcintyre, Feriter, James, COL
ored, Miller, McEIinlay, colored and Purvls were