The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-03-11
AN ATLANTA sENsAr1oN-souru CAno.


GEN. GARLINaToN IN LUcK The At.
lanta Herald, of March 3, publishes the
following:
As the claim OF certain Mr.. Camp,
OF South Carolina, to certain property,
valued OF $8.000.OO0 or $4,000, 600,
lying upon land lot II, of this city,
being part of the Mitchell heirs pro.
perty, is exciting some attention, We
present below full statement of the
case: In the original drawing, by lot
terry, Of these lands in the State Of Geor-
gla. two Irishmen, by the names of
Blckner and Mitchell, held Tickets The
ticket OF Bickner drew land lot No. n,
on which great portion of Atlanta is
now built. Mitchell! claimed that he
had purchased Bicknor's ticket, aud
took quiet possession of the lot. He
sold divers portions Of it to the people
who locked to Atlanta, and guve por-
ton OF 1t to the railroads for depots,
aud this property is that over which the
Mitchell heirs are now contcndirs
Matters remained in this condition until
lS49. when Mr.. Allen johnson, the
Sheriff Of DcKalb County, discovered
that no record existed Of any transfer
by Bickner to Mitchell. He disco
vered that Bickner hnd removed to Put
nam County, and accordingly went to
Putnam County aud found that Bickner
had died. he accordingly admins
tered on Bickner's estate, and came
back to Atluntn, which WIS theu III
DeKalb County. and advertised the pro.
perty for sale ut regular administrators
sale. This. as might naturally have
been expected. produced great excite
ment among those who had purchased
from Mitchell. Col c. II. Hanlritcr,
who was then editing the Atlanta Mis
ceadMy, wrote series Of articles, satlack-
ing johnson and his party for fraud in
attempting to disturb the titles to SO
much property, and got up great ex-
oitement among the people. Mr.. James
Lloyd, who formerly kept the Washing
ton Hotel, at tue corner of Pryor street,
was supposed to be interested with
Allen johnson. He was in Col. Han
letters Office when his first editorial WIS
written, aud he. it is supposed. acceded
to the compromise by which johnson
| agreed To drop his claim as the admins.
traitor OF Bickner. On the day of sale,
everybody who were interested, includ-
ing nearly the entire population OF At.
lnnta, went to Decatur to break up the
sule, which they succeeded in doing by
! lain lorce. 1t was an occasion of in-
tense excitement, and regular mob
WAS raised to stop the proceedings Al
this, however, did not settle tue ques-
ticn of title, and as Johnson still per.
sisted IN his claim, the purchasers from
Alitchell became uneasy, and they called
on tue representatives of Mitchell to
nuke good their warranty. AS Mitchell
In the meantime had died also, Green,
who was executor of Mitchell, came to
Atlanta, and sought an interview with
ALLEN JohusOn, ut tho Atlanta Hotel.
The matter was temporarily compru.
missed, 1t Is supposed, by giving John
son titles to some Of the property. Ii
this condition, the matter has remained
until within few days past, when Il
new claimant sprung up in the hoirs oi
one Joseph Camp. II would, therefore,
appear that the title to this immoust
property all depends upon the sale Of n
lottery ticket, and the heirs of Caml
allege that the failure of Mitchell AM,
johnson to produce the record OF this
saie Was moi owing IL cAreiessness iii moi
transcribing it, but to tha moro impor
tant fact that Blckner had made actnn
transfer Of the ticket to Joseph Camp
the anc cstors of the claimants
Joseph Camp was u lawyer of som,
prominence, who moved from South
Carolina to Madison, Georgia, aud after
wards moved to Columbus (He wa,
one OF what wcru called the .'origiuu
sixteen Camps" this name arising iron
the fact that about three generation.
ago Mr.. Camp settled in North Caro-
lima, and had sixteen sons, all Of then
healthy. etrapping fellows, who hav,
since raised large families Of children
1t is customary when one Camp meet,
another to ask, care you descendnt
from the original sixteen?" II 80, re-
relationship is at once established.
Shortly after Mr.. Camp went to Culum
bus, he became engaged in duel Will
Voolfolk. This duel was quite notor
ous from the close quarters ut which
the parties were placed. We remembe
to have heard Wuoltolk's second de
scribe it, aGd it made stroug impres
sion upon our youthful mind. The,
wore to fight on Monday at Girarti
Sunday, Voolfolk and his second rod,
out i'll buggy to survey the ground
ln returning. the second called Wool
folks attention to q new made grave
and said to him, "Woolfolk. before to
morrow's sun shall go down, you o.
Camp will be occupying pivce o.
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