The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-20

pose OF a Post Office and Court HOUSE,
or for other purposes, and TO cedo &c the
United States jurisdiction therein, was,
after considerable discussion, made the
special order for Fridey next.
A bill to inoorporate the Heeton Fire
Engine Cop,fsdhy, was read the second
time aps ordered to be engrossed.
IWe enacting clause Of Senate bill to
incorporate the Charleston Water Com
pany. was stricken out.
The following bills were ordered to -
engrossel: To fix the weight OF crss2
turpentine which shall be UNDERSTOOD,
make a barrel, in the absence Of pr/ VI
" special stipulation to the contr< e
establish q ferry across the Wa&/ H4w
River, in Horny County, and toE,,st tho
Sumo in John J. Reaves, his lX!rs and
assigns; to incorporate the W9Jtzee Fire
Engine Company, No. 2. Of Camden; to
incorporate the Eigilant FiVg CompaS.
OF Columbia; to incorporsF the Wls1s-
Dor, Hook and dderAnpany5"f the
The House adiouz Il, ut aalf-past 2
o'clock p. m. ~
The Columbia Iorr pendent of the
Charleston Com &lss<s: There is every
reason to belie.el 1t important changes
aro soon to. nkeI place in the railroad
system ofLhe/State. Tho presence in
ColumlI OF q number of capitalists, and
the ,y>chase by them and by their agents
olEe stock of tho Greeuville Railroad,
no secrecy with which their operations
have been planned and conducted, and
tho fact that they have absorbed, say
2O,O0O shares of the stock of that oorpo-
ration, at little less than three dollars
lhora ~ LOT
tion to use this important line for some
signal purpose. What TINT purpose is
has not yet been fully developed, but we
believe enough has traLspircd to show
that these parties intend to control the
most important link OF thG- Blue Ridge
Railroad. This stockJBmust, therefore
inevitably appreciate inesssta111E 17'-aYer
the Western connections are compIete
In that Greenville Railroad Company,
the State is interested to tho extent of
about onc-third Of its stock, say $4,000
shares; and tho city OF Charleston is in
terested to the amount of one sixth Of
tho stock. The two. therefore, may exert
a controlling influence in moulding the
destinies Of the road, aud directing its
benefits i'll the proper chaDuel. Is this
likely to be done? So far as tho city of
Charleston is concerned, President Ma
grath, Of the South Carolina Railroad,
has, we believe. placed himself in such
relations to the capitalists, ns will protect
tho interests OF this community. In
other words. if it is contemplated by the
purchasers of the Greenville Railroad to
continue the line to Ashevillo and on
through the Blue Ridge. or to carry for
ward the Blue Ridge Railroad already
begun, Charleston will be to this end of
the line what Cincinnati or st. Louis may
become at the other end.
1t has been feared that the owners OF
the Wilmington and Manchester and the
Wilmington and Weldon Railroads were
ut tho bottom of u conspiracy to pur-
chase the Greenville Railroad. and its
branches to Spartanburg and Laurens,
trade OF that region over their own
roads-thus coming in competition with
the Charlotte and Columbia and the
South Carolina Railroads. This suspi-
cion was strengthened, by the fact thut
engineers are ut once to commence the
work of survey, between Sumter and
Columbia, preparatory to building line
that shall connect the upper portion of
the Stnte with rival corporations and
rival cities
But tho assurance has been given, that
the sole and only purpose of the capital
lists referred to is to purchase tho Green.
vile Road as the beginning of trunk
line through to the West. 1t is stated,
furthermore, that they are backed by
immense capital, portion Of which will
he expended in putting the Greenville
Road i'll thorough repair. building new
engines aud cars, and making it n first
class institution. Meanwhile, they pro
pose to push energetically forward to-.
wards the mountains; and they express
the belief that, i'll less than three wears,
there will be railway to the great West
that will open and expand into new
channels the riches of two sectious of the
Union.
The New YORK WuIsKEy RAID
SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS INVOLVED IN
THE SEIZURE. New York Times
gives the particulars of the immense
seizures OF illicit whiskey establishments
in that city on Tuesday. Collector
Bailey was ordered by Commissioner
Delnno to make the sciznres, aud ut one
place which tho officers visited the books
and papers of which they were in search
were not to be found on the premises
Mr.. Denikc, deputy collector Of the
thirty-secOnd district, however, remained
about the premises, and after some time
heard AN order given by ono of the per-
sons on the promises to lower down a
tierce OF hams from tho upper lofts. A
dray at the same timo drove mp, and n
couple OF barrels of beef and the sup.
posed tierce of hams were lowered npon
the dray; but ns it was about to drive off,
Deputy Denike stopped the team, and