The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-04-04
THE AIRLINE ROAD.

SRirst Train from Charlotte to Spartan
bure-PopuIar Rejoicings-The Court
of Sessions After the Ltquor-Dea1ers.
iPRo4 OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
Spartan BURG, March 81, 1873.
United this day, by the honorable the presi-
dent and directors of the Atlanta aud Rich
mond Airline Railway, the Town Of Spartan
burg, South Carolina, to the City OF Charlotte,
North Carolina, in the strong bands OF rail-
road marriage. This union was celebrated by
an excursion traia leaving the home OF the
bride at o'clock A. N. and reaching the
happy groom al. 3 O'Clock P. NJ, and was re-
ceived with hearty congratulations bv the
populace and welcome speeches oy the Hon.
Gabriel Cannon and Simpson Bob0, with re-
sponses by the Hon. the mayor OF Charlotte.
Soon after Lhe arrival of the train the fal r
ones of the town decorated the engines nand-
somely with wreaths and fsWers: fresh MADE
and pulled. Salutes were fired from the bat
terIes near by, anG the town bells rang merrl-
ly. There was an excellent dinner prepared
by mine host of the Palmetto, given TO those
who accompanied the train. by the cit1zens OF
the town, and general smile OF pleasure ana
satisfaction ended, lor the present, the grand
dinner. In the future the same train will run
on schedule time, leaving the City OF Char
lotte onMondays, Wednesdays aud Fridays
at o'clock AN, and arrive at Spartanburg
oD the same days at O'clock p. ID. Return-
Ing, leave; Spartanburg on Tnesdays. Thurs.
days and Saturdays, at 8 o'clock A: NJ, and
arrive at Charlotte ats O'Clock P. M.
The Court of Sessions opened for the spring
term this morning, Judge N. Loses presiding,
whose charge to the new g"and Jury was
plain and torcible, and 80 uttered that they
could not well misunderstood their duties.
BE held that all licenses for retailing spirit
sons liquors, granted heretofore by town coun-
cils; county commissioners aud city authort.
ties. except under the special provisions OF
the act Of lS49. known as the Tupper law,
were null and VOID, and tue parties 30 retail.
ing were liable to Indictment In the Court OF
Sessions.
This created quite q shaking among the
dry bones of the dispensers OF old klog
alcohol, and the clerk OF the two boards
town council and county commissioners
had to WELD swift pen in making
ont applications for licenses to conform 10 the
law, during the balance Of the day, az IL was
understood their sins for the past would be
forgiven II their acts for the future were In all
respects legal and correct. The court ad-
iourned at II NJ, as eufficient business was
not ready for action, and the grand jury had
not time 10 report on new bills just given out.
It will resume labor tomorrow at ten, when q
variety OF mIsdemeanors will come up for.
trial. Only one capital case Is on the docket,
which is that OF the State vs. Columbus
Mltchell, for the homicide OF his uncle. which
has hitherto been reported In your paper.
We regret 10 add mat our a~ccommoaaung ~
and excellent conductor on the Spartanburg
and Union Railroad had his thighs and leg
severely crushed and some OF the fingers OF
his hand cut of, In attempting 10 couple TWO
cars on their way up by the last train;