The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-05-05

, TIE MAYoRALTY CoNTKsT-DEC1s1oN OF
JUDGE CARPENTER-MR Pn1sBURY TO BE
In INAUaURATED.-In the Court of Common
Pleas, on Saturday, at 10 o'clock, Judge
Carpenter rendered a decision in the case Of
the contested Mayoralty of this city Upon
this the necessary amendments to the plead
iDgs were at once made, and the following
order entered:
The Stale er rel. lie Attorney General us. The
Acting Mayor and Aldermen Of the City Of
Charleston-Q War, anto.
On hearing the arguments in the above
named proceeding, and upon mature con-
sidcration thereof, it is ordered that the re.
spondents, the acting Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Charleston, do forthwith, and
upon pain of contempt of this Court, vacate
the several Offices of Mayor and Aldermen
OF the said city, now by them held, and do
forthwith deliver to Gilbert Pillsbury and
the other relators named in the above-stated
case, all and singular the books and proper
ty. and all other things pertaining to these
several Offices as aforesaid, and that they do
henceforth abstain from doing or perform
ing. or assuming. or pretending to do, OF
perform any act or acts whatever, in any
manner pertaining to the said offices OF
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Charles
ton.
Let copy of this judgment be served on
the respondents
Witness my haud and the seal of this Court,
this 1st day of May, A. D. 1869.
(Signed) r. B. CARPENTER.
BY the Court: A. G. RICHMOND, c. c. c. P.
May l, 1869.
In the afternoon a certified copy of the
above judgment was served on Mayor Clark,
and upon each of the Aldermen, whereupon
a meeting of Council was called to discuss
the course proper to be pursued under the
circumstances. At this meeting, through
the advice of their counsel, it was resolved
that no further opposition should be made
and accordingly, when later in the evening
Mayor Clark received note from Mr.. Pills
bury demanding, in obedience to the man
dates of the Court, q surrender Of the Office,
and books and papers pertaining thereto,
at 12, on Monday, the following reply
was returned:
CHARLESTON, May 1, 1869
Hon. Gilbert PiNsbury, Mayor elect.-Sm
Your favor of this date is to hand, and the
contents duly considered. In reply, I will
say that whilst it was my desire to hold, on
Tuesday evening next, one more meeting oil
Council, in order to close up some unfin
ished business, still, rs it is your wish,
will, at l2 o'clock NJ. on Monday, the Sd
instant, turn over to you the possession OF
the office of Mayor of this city, in obedience
to the results of the law. Respectfully,
G. W. CLARK.
To-day, at IL o'clock. Mayor Clark and
the Acting Board of Aldermen will vacate
their offices and surrender them to Mr.
Pillsbury and the Aldermen elect. A re-
quest was made by Mayor Clark to be al
lowed to hold q meeting of his Council, or
Tuesday night, to wind up some unfinished
business, which was, however, refused.
Rumor is rife as to the probable policy ot
the new Mayor, the general burthen of which
is that there will be very clean sweep
among the city officials. to make room fol
the hungry supporters of Mr.. Pillsbnry
There are quite O number of lean bottom
rails that will have to be placed in position,
and it is probable that the pulling down viii
commence at once Charleston Courier
The Charleston papers, of yesterday
state that the new Council was duly inau.
gurated at IL o'clock, on Monday. according
to the programme. The following are the
names of the newly elected Aldermen, all Of
whom were present, save Messrs Voigh
and Geddings:
J. D. Geddings, white; J. F. Green. white
w. McKinlay, colored z. w. NJ Mackey
white; Robert Howard, colored; David Bar
row, white; T. J. Mackey, white; l.. r. Pot
ter, white; Richard Holloway, colored; G.
I. Cunningham, white; Chas. Voight, white
r. Hampton, colored; P. Thorne, colored
L. f. Wall, colored; NJ. H. Collins, white
M. Brown, colored; e. P. Wall, colored; T.
Small, colored.