The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-22


GEO. S. CAMERON.
JAMES s. GIBBES
Sworn to before me this 2lst day of April A. D.
1870.
tSgnedI L. W. SPaArT, Notary Public.
This bill sets forth the whole case for the plain
titrs, which needs no further explanation at our
hands.
cold PROCEEDING.
The intended action OF the plaintiffs coming to
the ears Of the executors Of Glbbon, they at once
under their judgment, attached the funds C. the
city In the hands OF the treasurer and IN the First
National Bank, and attached also the gas stock
standing In the name OF the city on the books OF
the Gas Company.
AN INJUNCTION GRANTED.
The plaintiffs were not slow in moving, and
Judge Carpenter at once granted the following
temporary Injunction, which stays ali.proceediugs
until Wednesday next. Tile injunction is as fol.
lows
Francis ]. Pelzer,' ct a w. the City Council Of
Charleston. ct al.
The complaint and aiildavits being read on
motion OF SimQps & Siilons, and Brewster, Spratt
& Burke, II Is ordere,. that the defendants. the
City Council Of Charleston, be restrained and ell.
joined from making the transfer sct forth In the
complaint, and that the defendants. the executors
Of George GibbOn, and the said George W. VII.
liams, he enjoined and restrained from taking
any proceedings for the enforcement or satisfac.
ti0n OF their judgments mentioned In the COM
plant. That this order stand until Wednesday,
the 9th day OF April, 1870, NJ 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
and in the meantime the plaintiffs serve copy
Of The said complaint, and or this order, on the
Mayor Of Charleston. and on the solicitors seve-
rally Of the defendants plaintiffs in the said
judgments with notice OF their motion, IL they be
so minded, for the continuance OF the said order
for in In n
tSigned) r. B. CARPENTER.
April 81, 1870.
thereby certify that the foregoing is correct
copy OF the order OF Judge Carpenter In this
cause OF file IN this office.
9 A. C. RICHMOND,
c. c. c. P, Charleston County.
Nothing more can be done until the case comes
up for argument, when the opposing counsel will
doubtless make the most Of their several posi-
tions. For the injunction the counsel are Messrs.
Slmons < Slmons, Messrs. Spratt, Brewster &
Burke, Judge Dunkin and Colonel Samuel Lord.
For the judgment creditors and the City Council
the counsel are Hon. Henry Buist, who represents
Mr.. G. w. Williams; Colonel Phillips, who repre-.
sents the executors OF Mr.. Gibbon, and City At
torney D. 7. Corbin.
THE EFFECT on BROAD STREET.
or course the effect OF these proceedings was TO
briag all operations in city securities to dead
halt There was no considerable fall in the
prices, but the market became instantly stag
nant, and the quotations, which are given in
another part OF to.day's paper, are nominal
merely. We heard last night. however, OF q sale
of $4,000 OF city stock at Sc.
SECRET coSCLAvE OF THE CITY FATHERS.
Alarmed 1T the unwonted doings in the court,
Mayor Pillsbury resolved to call his Aldermen TO.
cether in caucus. The members o! Council were
privately notified to attend meeting last night.
The Council Chamber was lit up before O'Clock,
but only the Mayor anu Alderman E. P. Wall
made their appearance at that hour Gradually
few more members struggled in, hut at half past
9o'clock there was net yet quorum-oniy the
Mayor, Aldermen E. P. Wall, Holloway, Collins.
Cunningham, Barrow and Potter being pres
ent. At this time the lights were put
out in the chamber, and the city officials adjourn
ell to the clerks Olce and proceeded to have an in
formal talk over matters in general However, a
few minutes before 10 O'Clock Greene came in
and the assemblage resolved itself into caucu:
to consider the situation. Long and anxlously
they deliberated, and al the late hour when oul
reporter e. the City Hall they were stii! In secret
| session,