The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-11-30
THE STATE CAPITAL.
ARREST OF CITIZENS OF NEW-
BERRY ON A CHARGE OF RIOT.
They are Released on Bau-heafrest Oh
Four of Them on u Charge of Murder
Terrible Excitement in Colum bin-
Legislative Proceedings.

Terrible Excitement in .Colum bia-
Legislative Proceedings.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.
COLUMBIA, November %.
Jillson and Colonel Pearce, General
Sprague's agent, are new candidates announced
to-day for the senatorship. The latter, rumor
says, is prepared to spend quarter OF million.
His chances are good, and his friends confident
OF success.
Several State constables arrived this morning
by special train from Newberry, with Messrs. R.
P. Todd, R S. JONES' s. D. Darlington, D. a.
Richardson and son, G. P. Copeland and SOM
Hayne Williams, G. F. Mosely, n. S. Harris and
Henry suber, arrested on United States warrants.
The sherIr Of Newberry was prepared to serve
writs Of habeas corpus, but the constaoles with
the prisoners escaped him. They were brought
beige United States Commissioner Boozer, at
p NJ, on the charge ofriot &C. The United States
was represented by Mr.. worthington, and the
prisoners by Messrs. W. D. Simpson and A. c.
Darlington. They we're baied in the sum OF $4,000
each to appear and answer In the United States
Court After these proceedings, ,Messrs. Garlington
Richardson Copeland, Jr., and Hayne Williams,
were rearrested on the affidavit Of Constable
Hubbard, charging them with the killing OF
Powell, Perrin and Riley. This Is matter for
the State courts, and the gentlemen rearrested
were returned to jail, surrounded b. large
crowd Of negroes, and serious apprehenslons
were had that they would be lynched. Great ex.
element exists tonight. The prisoners will be
brought before the grand jury Of the United
states Court tomorrow, and II indictments are
found, they will be tried at once by petit jury,
Wilkes gave notice OF a bill to repeal an act en-
titled an act to repeal the usury laws OF this State
approved December 49, 1866.
= Hurley presented the petition OF the Charleston
City school commissioners for an appropriation.
Thompson presented the petition OF the county
commissioner of Richland for permission to levy
tax OF SIX mills.
Mobley presented concurrent resolution to
Investigate the affairs OF the sinking fund.-
QConnell gave notice for bill to charter Dick
ens's Ferry, on the Catawba River.
Wilkes offered concurrent resolution author
izng auditors to require county treasurers to en-
force the collection of tax executions.
B. F. Berry appeared and qualified.
Hodges gave notice of q bill to relieve the
school finance committee from deficiency in the
appropriation by the last session OF the Legisla
ture. 4
The speaker announced the names OF the men,
bers Of several OF the standing committees, as
below, and said that the remainder OF the stand.
ing committees would be announced tomorrow:
Incorporallons-M -Messrs. Jones, Berry, Goggins,
Reedish, Ford, Sanders, Cousart, Boston and
Smith.
State House-Messrs. ]. N. Hayne Giles, Hart,
Holmes, Melton, Sanders Williams.
Educetion-Messrs. Frost, Hunter, CAN'T, Smart,
Garaeer, Green, Berly, Bosemon, Hodges.
Vacant onlces-Messrs. Thomas Emmerson,
Gather, Sumter, Hart, Marley, Derrick.
Judicary-Messrs. Wilkes Whipper, Smart,
Lee, Duncan, Bosemon, Evans, Hayne Hough,
Andel,, Sellers, Hagood.
Privileges and Electo1s-Jervey, Whipper,
Bosemon, Andell, Bass, Byas, Lee, Levy, Sellers
Contingent ACCOMPLISHMENTS, slmons, McDan.
iels, Donnerly, Jamlson, White, Humphries,
Goodson, Greeh.
Military-Gardner, Rivers, Green, Dennis, Whip
per, Barker, Lloyd, Briggs, Corwine.
Roads and Bridges-Messrs. O'Connell, Allen,
BostoS, Davis, Farr, Roodeon, Griffin, White,
Jamison.
&edical-Messrs. Bosemon, Doyle, Smith, wof-
ford, Frost, Wilson, Sumter.
Public Dutldlngs-Messrs. Bryan, Crittendcn
Norris, Henderson, Hudson, Jackson, Keith,
Sumter.
CIaIms-Messrs. Byas, Gardner, Nerland, Crews,
Dennis. Ramsay, Levy, Yocum, Farr, Lang, Eli
son, Hunter, Smart.
Levy gave notice Of q bill! to amend and extend |
the charter OF the Union Bank OF South Carolina;
also, bill to incorporate the Carolina Savings |
and Building Association, No. 2; also, bill to re-
! sula,s tSe measurement Of timber and lumber in
the City of Charleston; also, bill to suaena and
extend the charter OF the Planters and Mechan.
ics' Bank Of South Carolina. II
Smart gave notice Of bill to charter the COM
pany known as the Moses Guards
SENATE.
A House resolution to Investigate the afairs Of
the land commission was referred to the COM
mittee on public lands.
whlttemore gave motive Of "a bill to amend the
educational act:
Leslie pre-: ented resolution lnstructing the
y, c,nmit,ee on elections to inquire why Mcintyre
held his sat when he held the office Of postmaster
on the Monday following the election.
HYne introduced o resolution that tile joint
Assembly meet on December Sd to elect an asso-
ciate Justice and Judge Of the first circuit, and
gave uotice Of bill to change the fourth judicial
circuit.
Whittemore introduced resolution that the
land commissioner be instructed 20 report, atas
early day as possible, the entire transactions Of
his of1lce; and it was read second time.
The bill to amend the charter Of the. Union Bank
OF South Carolina was referred to the committee