The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-02-05
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TO get satisfaction. L told him
that | would; to go fixed, as 7
would shoot him on sight. kept
my word. II is not my fault that
nc had not II pistol with him. I
tod him to havo one. L went for
satisfaction. Tho coolnoss with
winch this was said is sindescribablo,
AS he seemed to have chad his saw }
no effort was made to ndncc
further remarks.
1t was thought last evening that
Lockwood might recover, but tho
chances arc against him. Tho ball
IS beyond tho reach of probes, and
TIE Surgeons will make no further
effort to extract it. 1t is thought
mat the left kidney is injured, as il
",So tho lower part of the spinal
chord, or some of tho nerves
emerging from it,"
A Gigantic Railroad Schome.
Another extremely ambitious
railroad scheme has boon in
troduccd in tho Senate in tho
shape Of Il bill to incorpo-
rate the "Groat Northern and
Southern Railroad, Company
This is understood to DO u por-
ton of the remarkable railroad
project recently introduced in the
United States Senate by Mr.. Saw
yer, OF this State, which proposes
to authorize tho construction Of a
railroad from Port Royal, S. c.,
to the Ohio River, with certain
very extraordinary privileges and
immunitics, among which arc OK
emption from Federal taxation,
tho right to engage in any sort Of
business whatever, md tho right
to consolidate by purchase or 9th
erwlso with any other railroad.
Tho bill also contomplatcs tho in
corporation Of tho company in
each of tho States through which
1T is proposed to construct tho
road, and it is understood to be
in pursuance Of this plan that tho
present bill was introduced by
Senator Iollinshond, Of Abbovile.
Tho bill proposes to incorporate
tho "Grcat Northern and South
ern Railroad Company" with au-
thorlty TO build q railroad from
Port Royal on tho Atlantic coast
through tho Counties of Beaufort,
Ahbcvi!lc, Anderson, Groonvillo
and Piclens, and tho States of
North Carolina, West Virginia
and Tennessee to tho Ohio Rivor
at the mouth of tho Big Sandy.
The following commissioners arc
designated to open books and ro-
coivc subscriptions In Pickons
County, James Hagewood; in Alb
6ovillo County, James S. Cothran,
w. Joel Smith, Joro Hollinshoad
and }. F. G. DuPro. Tho capital
stock Of tho company is fixed at
Sl,500,000 in twenty-five dollar
shares, with authority to increase
tho same in tho discretion of the
directors and to issue mortgage
bonds and establish n sinking fund
for thcir redemption. Express
permission is given to any county
through which tho road is to pass
to subscribe TO the capital stock
OF tho company upon IL popular
voto in favor Of such subscription,
and to pay therefor either by the
issue Of bonds or by tho lovy of a
special tax. The company is to
bo exempted from State taxation
for the period OF twonty years,
and tho bill provides that tho
pr"pcrty Of tho road shall not af.
ter that period DO assessed at moro
than it's actual cost. The bill also
contains number Of othcr curious
and unusual provisions, which, Ia
ken altogether, promise, If they
arc passed, to constitute ono Of
tho most valuable franchises that
were ovcr granted. Section y
prescribcs that the president and
directors Of tho company shall
tako oath that thoy will we'll and
faithfully discharge their duties.
Another section declares that it
"shall not be lawful for any othor
road to run 'lattcrly' (tho suppo-
sition bcing that the author m oans
latorally) within fifteen miles of
tho route adopted by tho COM
pany. Tho rates Of freight arc
fixed at thirty-fivc cents por hun
drcd weight, or ten conts por Gu
bic foot for each ono hundred
miles, and the rate Of passenger
fare is fixed at five cents por milo.
The bill also provides that tho
said company shall possess "such
additional powers as may be con-
venient" for the duo and SUCCESS
ful execution Of the powers grant
cd IN this charter, and for the con-
str""tion and management of the
wor~, and q provision is mado
that tho charter shall not be
amendable by the General Assem-
bly, except upon the unanimous
petition Of tho president and tho
directors Of tho company.
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