The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-01-31

Before the resolution came into the Senate II
| was whispered about that it was originated lol
the INDECENT poor Of the State generally, but
specially for the INDECENT colored peor OF Charles
! ION County. Whether this be true or not, the
second clause OF the resolution gives some ground
for it. 1t provides that the county commission
ers of Charleston County be required to have
built at or near Cordesville, Parish Of St. Johns
Berkeley, hospital for the INDECENT sick poor, to
cost not more than two thousand dollars, and to
appoint physician thereto1 who shall not charge
for his services more than one-half the usual fees
After considerable discussion Lunney, Hayes
and Reid were appointed a standing medical
committee, and the resolution referred TO them
AN UBIQUITOUS BILL.
Previous to the recess, Burrel James, colored, o
Sumter, gave notice of his intention TO introduce
bill authorizing and requiring the cou: y com
mssoners OF Sumter County to cause forthwith
to be assessed upon and collected from the tax
able Inhabitants OF said Sumter County sum OIL
| money hereinafter to be set forth, to indemnify
David C. Robertson and the firm of DuBose Il Co.,
for certain abuses and losseS,' and shortly after
ward introduced it. Yesterday morning printed
| copies of it were circulated in the House, which
leads to the belief that its friends intend pressing
| it. This bill provides that the county commits
sioners Of Sumter County be required to have
forthwith assessed upon and collected from the
taxable inhabitants of said county the sum OF if
teen thousand dollars, which amount, as soon as
collected, they must pay to David G. Robertson
and to the firm of DuBose & Co., in sums, to the
former ten thousand dollars and to the latter five
thousand dollars.
LEGISLATIVE VIEW OF TIE AFFAIR.
There is O long preamble to the bill giving an
| account of the alleged outrages. which may prove
of interest, and Is as follows:
Whereas, On the twenty-sevcnth day OF Sep
tember, A. d. 1862 and number oil times there,
| after, band Of armed and disguised men visited
| the premises OF David q. Robertson, aud the
premises Of E. G. DuBose aud David b. DuBosc,
| trading under the name OF DuBOse d Col arous:
ed them from their beds, uttered against them all
sorts OF threats OF violence and heaped upon
them all kinds personal indignlties; and where
as OH the night OF the twenty first OF october last
past, about midnight, similar band OF armed
and disguised men again visited the premises OF
the said David G. Robertson, aroused him from
his bed, put him under guard of men, with pre-
sented arms, and proceeded to rob anu plunder
his stOrehOuse OF four hundred dollars IN money,
and Of whatever merchandise they wished,
and then set fire to the building, utterly destroy
Ing the building, and the balance Of the goods
therein contained, together with the DOCKS ol MS
accounts, thus running and destroying his buSi-
ness which loss, together with the personal abuse
hcapcd upon him ut that and other times, has
worked him damage to the amount OF at least
ten thousand dollars; and, whereas, similar
band OF armed and disguised men again visited
the premises OF said DuIose & Co., on the night
of the twenty seventh of October last past and
aroused David +. Dul'ose and his younger brother
Newell from the bed in the storeroOnl. placed
them under guard OF men with presented arms,
rrctl the said storcrOOm and then burned IL To
tin lpStrOyinp Herewith
merchandise therein, together with their BOOKS
OF account, thus running and destroying their
business, which loss together with the PERSONAL
abuse heaped upon them ut that and other times,
has worked damage TO them 10 the amount OF at
least five thousand dollars: and, whereas. IL Is
believed that these dcprcdations have been en-
oDurngcd by many citizens OF Sumter County
rather than diSSuadc1, AMI because the said
David G. Robertson has rented lands to the freed
men. and because lie has been In the habit OF FUR
nshing them with provisions; therefore, &c.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
Yesterday Wright. from the Committee on
Privileges aad Elections to whom was referred IL
concurrent resolution from the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes to meet In joint assembly OIL Tuesday,
February J. 1870, at P. NJ, for the purpose Of en-
terIur into an election for associate Justices oil
the Supreme Court, reported back the same, with
a Recommendation that the Senate concur. The
report was adopted and sent to the House for
concurrence. The House concurred. As the mat
ter now stands there will be an election next
Tuesday. The vote will be close between Whipper
and Wright The friends OF the former are conf
dent Of success, and assert that they are willing
to bet any amount OF per diem that he will be
elected on the second ballot. f. Governor Orr
will receive few votes. If his friends vote for
him on every ballot, and the friends of each OF
tile colored candidates remain true, the joint as
sembly will probably result in mo election"
THE SUPREME COURT.
The Senate bill to revise, simplify and
abrIdge the rules, practice, pleadlngs and
forms of the courts Of this State, was put
upon its second reading in the House to.
day. When section 10 was reached, Elliott NOV
ed to amend il by inserting: "The Supreme Court
shall hold annually, at the scat of government,
two sessions, the one commencing on the fourth
Tuesday of November and the other the first
Tuesday of April" The motion was adopted.
This kills the report of the Senate Judiciary COM
mittee recommending that there be four terms
of the Supreme Court each year, one in Charles
ton, one In Columbia one in Grecnviilc, and one
In Sur.ter.
JUDGE BoozER.
1t will be remembered that 4 short time pre-
vious 10 Judge Boozer's death the Columbia bar
adopted resolutions comDllmcnting him for the
able and impartial manner he had attended tc
the duties of his olllce. am informed that Just
after these resolutions were introduced he, will
his eyes bcdimmcd by tears, remarked to law
yer, substantially, that lie felt once more like q
white man; that he now realized that lie had hot
utterly lost the respect Of his old friends.
THE LUSATIc ASYLUM
1t Is generally reported and believed tina. Dr.
Parker, superintendent OF the State Lunatic Asy
lum, is to he removed, and DR.. j. F. Ensor, ass!s
tant Internal revenue assessor, appointed to fll
tile office. There is q cOlorcd man here wants the
place. His name is Harris, and was on the Wells
ticket for Lieutenant. Governor Of Virginia While
six of the nine regents of the asylum are colorcd
men, it is not probable that their votes will make
Harris "the coming man."
STRAY ITEMS.
| Tie joint resolution providing that the State
Treasurer be authorized to pay the superinten-
dent Of the penitentiary six thousand dollars in
advance OF the appropriation, was adopted yes
terday by the Senate. Leslie has not yet intro
duced his resolution Of inquiry, having doubtless
ascertained that he hal no ground for the charges
made against the superintendent on Thursday
last.
To-day, in the House, Beatty introduced bill
to incorporate the National Mining and Manulac-
turing Company. Read the first time and refer
Manufactures.