Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-09-06

oonu SCRIP que Inc Blue Ridge Railroad Cohl'
pnny according to act passed March I'd, 1879,
amounting to one hundred and fourteen thou
and two hundred and flfty dollars at par upon
the following conditions:
nat forty-two thousand eight hundred and
hity-seyon dollars Of eaid SCRIP at par value
is 20 be used for paying the expenses Of pas.
sing through the House Of Representatives
bills styled, bill relating to the bonde Of the
State OF South Carolina, and bill to authorize
sno hna9olal board to settle the accounts of the
hnanoiai agent. Now If these above named
blils are passed and become laws, this order
ior forty two thousand eighteen hundred and
hlty"seven dollars Ia scrip at par is to be paid
said kiWpton, and If not passed then this
order Tor that amount to Ire void and tho scrip
10 not to bo delivered. Also, TINT seventy.
one thousand four hundred and fourteen dol,
,a!s Of scrip at par you shall deliver to said
Kimp.on. iii said bills shall become lave, and
provided thet he shall pay the sum of fifty
thousand dollars (tho proceeds Of said scrip at
seventy cents on the dollar) 10 paying the
expenses in passing through the Senate the
bill known as q bill to relieve, tue State of all
liability on account Of guaranty Of Blue Ridge
Railroad bonds, 60, passed March 2, 1872,
which said expenses said Kimpton bas COM
hacted to pay, aud II said Kimpson fails or
ieioses to pay said amount 10 defraying said
expenses, (when required by mo,) then this
order to he void. II said conditions are com
piled With, and the amount of scrip delivered
to said kimpton, he is not to be held liable
Tor or 10 account for its value. The above two
sums ofS42. .S59 and $7l,4l4 In scrip at par
MAKE up tho amount Of eorip first mentioned
in this order. }. j. PATTERSON,
"Pfes't Elue Ridge Railroad Company
I'm South Caroliua.
Witness: r. 3. Elliot"
The authenticity OF this precious and caroa
fully drawn contract is beyond cavil, as it is
attested by the two Photographic copies, by
the evidence OF Judge Macky and Governor
Scott who saw the original, and by tho testi
mony of Elliot whose signature as witness is
attached. Elliott was before the grand jury
on Thursday ut the same time the Indictment
was being considered by them, and as ..true
bilP was found, tho Inference is irresistible
that he testified in person to tho genuinenoss
of his signature and of the pcper itself.
The next link in the chain is supplied by the
indictment of Patterson, Parker nnd Kimpton
conspiracy, &c.. ooncerning which it is su III
9ent to repeat here that tho evidence cf
p'lnce Rivers, 8. j. Lee and j. D. Dennislhos
money so obtained wac misapplied. The
Nevs and Courier Of Friday gavo these par-
ticulars to the public, whereby, as will be
remembered, it appeared that Leo received
$4,000, Dennis $4,000. Rivers $500. and
Whittemo,e, Leslie, Owens, Swails. II. e.
Hayne and Nash, $4,000 each, besides othor
amounts to other members ito the jury un-
known"
The comments Of the New York 7lnca and
of the Washington Republican in regard to
this branch Of the pending Democratic prose
ontion Of innocent and honorable Republicans
will be anxiously looked for, and will, no
doubt, furnish interesting reading
CoLuMn,A, s. c., September at has been
arranged 10 noNe pros the criminal cases now
pending against Woodruff and Jones in con-
sidcration of their turning S:Gtes' evidence in
which will be tried in October Woodru # has
placed his diary, kept in short hand for seve-
ral years past, in tho hands of tho committee
1t furnishes tho missing and much. desired
link in the chain of testimony already taken
and is Of incalculable Importance in the pro-
secution of the casos now pending aud to bo
brought up, involving Senators, Representa-
tives and lobbyists. Name. dates and
amounts arc given in degroo exact enough
to cause future trouble with the faithrol to
a painful extent. Nearly oil Of the Eepubl;-
can members Of the present Legislature are
implicated. Besides this Invaluable testimony
Woodruff md Jones have made restitution to
tho State of property for which they paid
$3.50, 900, in consideration of their regeneras
ton. The property mudo over to the State
consists of real estate in This city, bonds, war
TuutS anu btOGhS ny " onufuu, real cState III
Beaufors by Jones, and The building. presses
and printing material Of tho Republican
Printing Company by the parties conformity,
together with all claims against the Suite for
public printing, incu ling the State printing
Of last session which they charge at $4,000
in the aggregate. Woodruff also turned over
to Senator Cochran l50 bank checks endorsed
by different members nf the Legislature for
sums ranging from $500 to $500. which they
lad been paid to pass certain measures. This
item alone covers over $4,000. Another
important witness haa been summoned in the
person of Mrs. Mclaughlin, of Charleston,
who was successful lobbyist for several
years hero, and who securd tho vote Of the
Charleston delegation for Patterson when that
worthy was elected Senator.
Forfeited Lands.