The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-03-08

ceased fell q victim, had been praying
upon his vitals for o number of yeare.
&le will be pIoufiied, wherever Riio n,
US a true and honored member Of the
craft aud saI generous friend whose
heart everpulsatedA responsive to the
emotions controlling q noble natute.
Peace, to his ashes.
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Doiiiss in.the Lesaslassire.S
Lii The Legislative proceeding of
Thursday, we dnd the following
The comttitte appointed to inves.
tigate the affairs OF tho Blue. Ridge
Railroad C,mphny made q report,
which was drdtred to he printed aud
to lie over under the rules. The re.
port embodies the tostiuoiiy Of Gen.
Harrison, Gov. SCOTT, II. Il. kimptvu
and j. J.. Neagle.,s
The Governor EecUthss very angry
in the course Of the investigation, and
pitches iuto the Legislature pretty
heavily. Among other things, he
says: 81 know of tho fact, or have
been told 80 by hundred different
perso,-s, that money had been paid to
get certain report through at tho last
session. wait to say: Do you sup
pusc that if our Saviour would come
here with bill ever so good, and
want to get it through, or it was
thought bestto get UP committee
to Investigate him, do you suppose he
wouldn't be orucifsd again if ho
didn't pay something to prevent it
That rail, DAD has been conducted as
judiciously and econonioall, as posi-
bic. wont charge thi, committee,
but the committees that have been
gotten up heretofore were simply for
the purpose purpose Of getting money.
1t was publicly stated by the member
that composed them that they didn'S
get enough outof the Blue Ridge Rail-
road when the bill passed, and they
We're determined to get something out
ofitnow. They met three or four days
and ~opidn't make report. 1t was
plain what their object was. l learn
cd afterwards that they privately de.
manded Of the president of tho road
$500 apiece. There were six of
them. told Gcneral Harrison, before
| would pay them q cent / would
let Blue Ridge 60 to pefdition. He
differed with me. He thought it was
better to sabsidiGe them; for If those
bonds we're blaokcned at that time, it
would destroy their value. AS there
could BE- nothing else done to protect
Mr.. Steefs, 1t was betterto do this.
When the bill came up, member of
the House chine to one ofthe parties
and said : That report uau't 90
through until get $780, 80 You may
bring up any kihd of a bill, and the
committee can ti,ake a report that
will damn the character of any one
connected with it, The Governor
also stated that Leslie had proposed
to withdraw tho injunction he I'D
brought to stop tho endorsement of
the bonds if $25 600 would be paid.
The report shows that the following
disposition has been made of the
bonds Deposited With Loan aud
Trust Cun,pany, New York, S2,79a,
600 ; pledged 20 II. H. Kimpton tor
advances, 100000 , pledged to Hen
ry Clews for advances, $5o0,O0O in
hands Of Messrs. Gourdin & Cameron,
SS,O0O-total, $a,ooo,o0o.
The following passed to third
feading ~ A bill,toi incorporate the
Working. mems Mutual Benefit Life
Assurance Association of the State,
and House bill to declare 100 acres
of land in Fairfield escheated to the
s: ate, and to vest the title thereof in.
the trustees of the hidgcWay Acade-
my.
A joint resolution to sell the State
lands at, Darlington, for$4 SO per
acre, vas, after long di$cttosion, laid
On tho table. The land had been
purchased by one Lupny, agent Of
The Land Commissioner, for $4.3s,
and charged by him against the State
at eB7:76 per acre, aud the money
drawn from the Trcasury=some &c..
ooo was realised by the swindler->
and Luhny In sworn statement
shows that r. j. Donaldson was cor.
neoted with him in effectiDg the fraud
and received half the profits. Dur,
ing the debatet strong personalities
wets lhdulged iii by Messrs. leslie
and Corbih against each other, the
latter throwing up the Land Com mis-.
sion affairs to the former, and he
charging Cofbin with swindling the
State in the framing Of the code Of
procedure. Upon d proposition by
Leslie to "oallit' square" between
titsfh, CtrGin replied "When I've
stoleii as much as you, I'll be willing
to call il shuare >,