The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-04

CLUBS AND SrARs.-The following is the
Guardhouse docket for Saturday and yesterday:
Edward Barrow, co!ored, stealing cotton on Allan
tic wharf.
John Dein, SIKH United States infantry, drunk
Frank Mitchell ard Gaillard both colored, prison.
ers working the tidal drain, tempting to escape
Pat May, city scavenger. leaving dead cat for
several days in Meeting street. near Wentworth
John Cuisine, co.ored, assault and battery, and
drawing knife ON Loris Walker, colored, in King
street, near Calhoun.
James Walsh, Queen.street, having his cellar in
bad order.
Caharine Slain. white applied for lodgings.
G. johnson. coored, aud John Qnary drunk and
disorderly in King g-street
white woman drunk and dsorder,y in Meeting
street, near Chalmers.
James Fri lay colored committed to jail on
Saturday for assault and battery on James Cant
white, and drawing knife on him. on one of the
neighboring islands.
TRANSFER OF THE OFrIoE OF REGISTRAR IN
EourTY-I he following is tho correspondence which
passed between James L. CAN'T, Esq. and Mr.. Rich
ond, in relation to the Office OF Registrar in Equity:
OFFICE CLERK COURT G. P. AMI G. S.)
CHARLrsToN, ). G.. De ;ember 81, 1868. !
CD Jones me- T. Gantt Esq Registrar in Eqa'ty,DEAa
1t becomes my duty to receive from you the papers,
records and property. &c now nyour possession as
the Registrar In Equity. therefore have tho honor
to- ask you to designate the hour rrow when it
will suit you to make the transfer.
have tire tonor to he, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
A. O. RIO sMoND,
Clerk Court Common Pleas and General S ,ssions
OFFICE OF REGISTRAR IN To:1rY
CHARLEsToN January 1, 1869 !
DEAR SRI have received your letter OF the 31st
when 1t would suit ms to make the transfer OF the
pal ers records and property, &C., in my pos
session as Registrar in Equty. In reply, would say
TINT was elected to office Of Registrar in EQUITY
in December, 1865, for the term of four years ana
that my term Of Office will not expire for one yelr
from this time. The St,te OF South Cnrolina thus
made contract with me for period of time which
has n elapsed, and according to the Con titutlon Of
the United States, to which ou refer, must be held
to be in violation of that clause which declares that
20 law sha'i ne mace impairng tho obligation of q
ontract. heretofore this fun 1amen'al principle
has been hold inviolatc in South Carolina
Under present circumstances it would be nuga tory
for me to defend rny rights public officer OF the
state; and a controversy with on tue subject at
TINS time would be only temporary pension of
the delivery which you require under the provisions
OF law which you consider to be budirg as pre-
sumo.
will there ore, undcr necessity which clnnot
now resist, deliver up the records papers, &c, into
your possession, you require, bnt with protest,
and will rcservo to myself, when thus elected from
my Office, he right to such redress, in o lawful
manner, as may lie advised, not only by claiming
from you al the perquisitcs of my oiico which you
shall have received in my place. but such ether
legal remedies SO may he entitled to-
will therefore be ready to receive you at this
Office at two O'Clock p NJ.
In conclusion take occasion to acknowledge the
courteous and rote mode Of your appication. and
have the honor to be,
-ur obedient servart
JAMES L. CAN'T.