The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-11

Il STRANGE CLl,SE.
Columbia RnulStpr. Olh inSt.

petition to Judge Mackcy, in open
court, OH Thursday night, in which he
set forth that his arm was amputatcd
by DIR. E. b. Turnipsccd, Il surgeon Of
this city, in April, 1878, and That he
has claimed his arm as his own proper
ty, and Dr. Turnipsccd withheld the
same from him. The petitioner set
forth that he is Roman Catholic, and
that tho detention Of his arm is Il
source Of grave Inconvenience to him,
and he desired to rccoycrit, hatitmight
receive Christian burial. The petition
was duly sworn to before Solicitor
Abncy as Notary Public. Judge
Nlackcy said that the Court Of Com
mon Pleas could furnish no remedy in
proceeding by petition in such a case
as this, and informed the petitioner
that he should bring his action for
claim and delivery ofpcrsonal proper
ty in Trial Justices court. MIR.
Schmidt pleaded his own cause with
great feeling, and said that Judge in
| Venice, many years ago, had decided
that Shylock was not entitled to q
pound OF flesh, and he hoped The court
would be i1st enough to prohibit the
surgeon from taking not only one
pound but very many pounds from
; him. Mr.. Schmidt commenced his
action Yesterday morning before Trial
Justice Marshall for the recovery of
his arm and The necessary process was
was issued. The arm was understood
/ TO be preserved in Il glass vessel in al
| render it until he was reimbursed for
the expense of preserving it, the
amount being about six dollars. Mr.:
Schmidt came into court again yester-
day and stated the fact to Judge Mack
cv, who suggested that he might
properly pay the sum demanded and
bring his action for damages, and that
he should employ al attorney if he in
tended to proceed any further. The
Judge observed to amembcr Of the bar
at chambers that this was Il clear case
| oftnking u CT 0f7nis. 1t was suggest
| cd by member Of the bar that Mr..
Schmidt would probably fail to rccov-
CT his arm-undcr Il recent decision of
| tho Supreme Court rs TO the Homestead
law according to the interpretation
given by another attorney in u recent
case as Schmidt owns no real estate
and could not therefore under the
homestead set up homestead in his
arm. lie afterwards paid the sum de-
mandca by.Dr. Turnipsccd and rccciv-
cd the arm, which was Immediately
taken to All undertaken to be deccnlly
buried.
JupGE IIAsKEII's REslGNAToN.-
The following is the letter of rcsigna-
ton sent by Judge a. G. Haskell 20
Governor Simpson:
SlR-I hereby respectfully notify
you OF my resignation Of the Office Of
Associate Justice ofthe Supreme Court
Of South Carolina, to take effect this
day.
This resignation is occasioncd by my
acceptance Of the presidency Of The
Charlotte. Columbia and Augusta
Railroad Company.
| beg leave, in this communication
to your ENcellcncy, TO express my pro-
found appreciation of tho honor con-
frrrcd by the General Assembly in
clccting me to so diyniticd q position
ns that from which | now retire.
| Whatever doubt | may have as 10
my success in The discharge Of the i'm
portant duties which were thUs en-
trusted to me, | am am consolcd by The
consciousness that my mlccasing effort
has been to faithfully and conscicnti-
ously perform them.
| l.
myself Of the opportunity to express
my gratitude to the people Of the State
and to assure them that their flattcring
recognition ofany services which they
have been SO kind as to attribute to me
shall never be forgotten, and that it
shall be the effort ormy life as pri-
vatc citizen TO give them reason to be-
licvc that their confidence has not been
misplaced.
have the honor, sir, to be, with
great respect, your very obcdicnt ser-
want, A. Q. HASKELL.
RUNNING A PAPER.-Editing paper
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much reading matter. .
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no enterprise, Or suppress them for
political effect.
If we have q fcw jokes, folks say we
arc nothing but rattlebcads.
If we omit jokes, folks say we are
an old fossil.
If we publish { rriginal matter, they
damn lis for not giving selections.
live give selections, people say wc
arc lazy for not writing more aud Civ
ing them what they havo not read III
some other paper.
If we give complimentary notice,
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great hog.
five insert an article which pleases
tho ladies, tho men become Jealous.
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only for effect.
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live go out, they say wo don't at
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say, we are not to he trusted.
If we pay up promptly, they say we
stole tho money .--EU.
HAMPTON ON THE SIrUATIoN.-I
found Generals Wade Hampton and
Joseph T.. Johnston in conversation to-
day, but tho latter was soon called Off