The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-06-02
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EsQ. 6T-AS our reedeFe naYe ,ohaerved.
Mr.. B.. NJ, Wallace Collector; has been
appointed Limited, States. |, Marshal. for
South Carolina, tIds Ms u EaJohnsoh.:
Mr. Wallace We .hase l.evety peasont ;tio3,'
believe. win discharge his. new f duties.
with coursesy. fidelity anda..afiieienoy,
and his' friends will .be pieasednto OBJ
seft5 his promotion. 'a.nrnI s:,r.
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.ANssuAn ORAToni-+Ws learn itlaat the.
annual address before tile KuphtAdiah3
Society OK the South CaroIips UpfyssttaaitH5
will po delivered on. the t96tlG ipsesbyi i
the Hon. a.. W.. Hilliarlj, of!iAngusss.;.
Ga This is a'happy ;seleotioni. MR.
Hiliiard Is we'll kaow44 qs an g, MfitfAsef
and an OK -Congresaraaq. and Gss .qullts g.
reps.::s: toS .;..Sses5 :aass ;.vs,
tainnents: He VILLA bring to his taskd'.
mind Iin highly Sd}tiYated BY gtatefpl aHd4
impressive delivery. ,sa- =. - ',n'". ar,,s,r
sUPnEs1E CounTls II iyni HunspAY.i June 10
The Court mel y i, ,aAa it, Pt;eeelht@4-". t@-"
Chief Justice Moses and Associate IJas,s
tice Wright. ,qmis l1a aua:o..:ti oa
| "A. a. MCMILLAN es al. ttg JHRa y. iMi6
Oall 'lA al Motion naeehh iitssd: lUpi6icK
by Associate Jubtice WiiEhtoiE,o toi: sN'~
| Abstract. Under BecGSpe 1877, Of The,
Code OF Procedure, the Uoars below Eas.
full power'to amend q jpffeeHiouss order
made iii the same cattse Hi this icatBe,.
as neither OF the orders made was .HHaf.-
or involved the merits, Che Suprshae
tS Gonrt has I1' not iprisdliq9thioh lqh ,to review
| Chief Justice Moses faled ldissentine-
William, F. Smith esaI vs., Frothr1 u.
Peothro; executors: & Option ~ CHIEF
Absttaot.lIh January. 1859, executors
under due authority sold the ,,effaonal
estate Of htestator s.Con ditfohs. ,oY sale,
one half casf, the balance notes iis one
and two yeare. payable IN '*cunrrent
funds" with privilege to purchasers to-
pay whole bid in cubh. The property
d brought Confederate faGes" hrs1Se8!
in view Of doubts as to what the :Uontt
might determine in regard to such notes,
or how the ordinances Of 1866 might be
applied, on advice OF counsel ana b5tGisiL;
ness men Of good standing, tie e1ect.-
tors adjusted the amountS dug Tn. the
notes. by receiving in satisfaction III fnls:
tional currency ono tenth or the price at
whirl, the ntonerty eol5 = ~ tie 54s4-se
the sale, Confederate money stood. as' t1
lawful money Of the United, States, n5
twenty -four to one. Held. that the exc.
cntors were not liable to the legatees Tor
more than they actually received on
the notes, the settlement being without
rsaa ana VIII ,hs .tI,s proper regard to the
Il A note given In january: 1885, for ar.
ticles bought at Confederate prices. pay
able in one and two years, Lin icurrgfit
funds" held subject to proof OF resl IN.
tention Of the PARTIES, TO be asceftained
in the mode recognized by the ordinance
of 1865 as competent: Tint the notes
!. were payable in ''current fdnds'' did not
preclude the, makers from showing the
reat oharnGter OF the transaction, and
that the basis OF the Consideration vas
, Con federnte money -.- II. q 4 q 'IeHA
.iat heceasary for the purpsssof the case
in hand. 9 wide differences might be
shown to exist between note payable 1n
In the first. the mode Of payment may
be said to refer to q medium OF definite
and known existence in q commodity
having value in itself, while in the latter
the nature Of the a'fundsH Mepehdfuo on
a paper cnfFency changing from tiniei 10
time. would be uncertain in value ns
con- pared TO gold, the lttasnfaard i, i6f all
2 At 70 NJ; tho Court 4dj5xaffned until
, Friday, June 2, at 10 A: M" '''.Nl.,iEr
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J z HoFHn AR1sl 7A1.s, June Ii Col,am5ia
Hotel VIM. Whaley. P. Dnfie, .MrsgW.
harrington, Miss Haley, IL. w. Blown.
ing. q. Gahagan. Charleston;: TT.
Moore. city; J. D. Bruce, :Newberry; B.
: F. Bartholow, Baltimore;, G. b. Me.
j, Giants, Winnsboro; j. w! Price, G.. ~.
Burns, Baltimore; g., n. Brooks. An.
gusta; W. D. Warren, N. C.; J. Me.
oulloch, Atlanta; Judge NJ. Moses and
. lady. 8. c. r.Y -le iias.i..
8 Nickerson Rouse--N. Montgomery, ".
, J. Finber, w. B. Smith; N. Y; Miss L
Northwestern, Montgomery; ). r. Mac
. mnrdo Rinh M md Afea 8 n.l.:.