The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-04

son desiring to avail himself thereof ceases
10 labor: that the lien may be enforced by
petition to the Circuit Court, in the circuit
where the land or crop is situated or may
| he found. The petition may he niet Id
term, or in the clerks Office, in vacation:
and tine date OF its filing Shall be deemed the
commencement OF the suit; that when the amount
of the claim does not exceed one hundred dollars;
the lien may be enforced by petition TO Justice q
the peace or magistratc that on such petition tfe
court, justice OF the peace or magistrate as Ine
| case may be, shall hear and determine the mat
| ter. according to the usual modes OF proceeding
| in the courts of this State snmmariy, IN the case
arising, with or without the Intervention Oh Il
| Jury, rs the case may demand. citing all proper
| parties anu witnesses, allowing all usual amend
| ments and appeals as may bc necessary, ana
| shall render such Judgment as JUSTICE may
| require anu thcrcupon order sale OIL the prop
crty If plaintiff recOvers: that no person snail nc
| deemed to have committed Il miSdemeanor, or
shall suffer Imprisonment for any failure 10 laoor
| or keen any agreement under any contract Tor
| service; that whenever any person, having q
cause of action under this act, or undcr the act
which is hy this act amended, Is poor and unable
! TO prosecute the same, he may apply TO any one
of the county commissioners OF the county where.
| in the party defendant vcs or to any Justice OF
the peace or magistrate in such county, statlnE
his case. 1t shall thcreupon be the duty oil such
county commissioner, or Justice OIL the peace or
magistrate to Immediately lay such case before
some attorney at law, 10 be approved by the party
plaintih which attorney, If in his opinion an ac-
ton will lie therein, SHALL If he undertake it, pro-
ceed to make the Ue st possible suit III tile case,
on behalf of the plaintn, al the charge ol
such county, In case the plaintiff fails to recover
Provided. that the fees Of the attorney. IN any
suit arising under this act, or the act which THIS
act amends, shall not exceed tile sum OF ten uol-
lars; that If the plaintiff recover money or oher
thing the whole OF his claim shall he paid over to
lin: the defendant. in every case. paying all rea-
sonable expenses of such suit; and any properly
belonging 10 the defendant not eXempted ny tie
provisions Of the Homestead law, Is hereby made
liable for such costs Pr.2ded, however, tllat ln
case the property Of the defendant IS not SUM.
cient to pay the costs Of such suit, the same SHAH
be paid out OF tho county treasury in the county
where such defendant resides.
The bill will be considered shortly.
PnosruATES.
The special order for enc O'Clock in the Senate
to-day. was the report Of the Committee on In
corporations on the bill TO grant 10 certain per-
sons therein named the exclusive right to dig
and mine in the beds OF the narigaolc streams
and waters OF the State OF South Carolina, for
phosphate rocks and phosphate deposits When
il was called up, Swails moved that the report,
together with all bills and reports relative to the
digging OF phosphates, be referred to the Gem
mittce on Mines and Mining. This motion was
tabled and Corbin took the 1ooT lie proceeded
10 discuss that poetic report, and made 4 great
deal OF fun over it, asserting that it was good
document to read before Fourth of July
audience, or to circulate previous to an cleo
tlon. He read the clause which asserted that
already Lad the discovery OF phosphates "induccd
the novel spectacle on Ashley River, ut single
wharf, sorle ten miles above the City OF Charles
ton, OF seven ocean steamers in quest OF ph's-
phates allrigting with the slrill Shrek OF their
engines the deer The turkey, and other ttmid den-
;zens of those sylvan gades which were but re-
Gently their only inhabitants" Said hc al have i'll
quircd whether these ocean steamers ever went up
the Ashley, and was told that they couldn't If they
wauted TO. Nuw, this Is good: shreks OF engines
ailrighing the tlmld denizens OF sylvan gladcs."
at this point Arnim spoke up: Perhaps schooncrs
were meant. Well, said Corbin. that is good too;
schooners carrying steam whistles to frlghten the
aforesaid timd dcnizens. Corbin pretty thor
oughy dssected the report, and left the floor to
Others but those desiring to speak had no oppor-
tuniiy to give their views before O'Clock arrived
the hour for considering the report OF the Com
mittee OH the Judiciary on bill to prevent per-
sons from issuing checks or scrip TO be used as
monoy. The report was adopted after which The
Scr.tc adjourned.
is THERE PHOSPHATE RING
During Corbns remarks to-day, he said that
lie heard, upon good authority, that DR.. n. A.
Pratt, or the company he represented, twho were
applying to dig phospllatcs In the rivers ana III
terror OF the State, and TO have the exclusive
right to dig five miles above and below the point
Of operatons,) had purchased forty thousand
acres OF land and didn't want 10 dig in the waters
at all. He was also informed, that Dr. Pratt had
told u member Of the House (wrose name was at
the service of the senators,) that he would be
satisfied and go home, II the Legislature would
make the royalty one dollar per ton, us then he
could, with his phosphatcs taken out OF the land,
successfully compete with any who desired 70
take phosphatcs out of the waters.
no DISTINCTION on ACCOUNT OF COLOR.
At the Governors last night there was q "sur
prise party" the '.SurpriScrs' being, as an In
formed, the military. However the ladies' of the
officers, aud also OF the prominent Radical OIL
GERS of the South Carolina State government,
were pre-. cnt. While the festivities were In pro-
gress colorcd woman who moves In the most
respectable Radical circles here made her ap-
pcarance, escorted by white member OF tile
House-coming, rs alleged, to pay visit TO the
Governor and his family not Knowing OF the
surprise party" She was welcomed by the Gov
crnor and ushered into the room with the CON-
pany But strange 10 say she wGs stunned and
avoided 10y the majority OF those present.
and made to feel that she was an intruder
This was certainly embarrassing, but there was
no help for it. The Governor was compelled
either to make no distinction in his welcome, or
be fined. or imprisoned, or lusc his Official head.
What was he 10 do under the circumstances?
lie made the best OF 1t he could, and smiled and
clatted with her as pleasantly as possible, de-
spite the frowns Of the ladies', and, according to
general report, danced with her the only time he
danced during the entertainment. That "sur.
prise party" has been the chief subject Of talk In
Radical and other circles to-day-the Radicals
asserting that it was very awkward that the
only colored woman present should have been so
shunEcd at first
STRAY ITEMS.
The Tremaine Brothers, who will give per-
fornlance here tomorrow night, are now singing
in piauo accompaniment in the parlor of the
Columbia Hotel. II their concert music be as
good as this it will be we'll worth hearing.
Notice Of bill to provide for q school fer the
convicts in the pcnltcntlary has been given in
both bodies lately. would suggest that Sab
bath school also be established, and Speaker
Moses he authorized TO give the conYlcts Sunday
readings. l..
ACTS OF TIE GENERIL ASSEMBLY.