The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-05-22
UNITED STATES COURT.
Important Railroad -Chnmber
lain In Charleston and Corbin Expected.

The term Of the United States Circuit
Court, which will be opened here by
Chief Justice Waite and Judge Hugh L..
Bond this morning, promises to be ocru-
pied i'll the discussion and solution of n
large number Of questions of vital inn
portance to the railroad interests of this
State. and, in addition to the numerous
members of the Charleston bar who will
appear in the cases, Ex-Governor ID. IL.
Chamberlain, ex-Judgc Samuel w. Mel
ton, Col. James II. Ri0n and Captain
WIN. L. Earle have already arrived to
take part in the arguments, and ID. T.
Corbin, Esq, is expected to arrive to. day
or to. morrow, representing certain plain
tiifs in the South Carolina Railroad case.
The first case that will be taken up
will bc the Greenville and Columbia
Railroad case, which will come up this
morning. In this case, Mr.. Chamber
lain, representing Freeman Clark and
Others holding the State guaranteed
bonds, will file n bill asking the United
States Court to take jurisdiction of the
case, vncate the appointment Of Gen
James Conner rs receiver by the State
Court, and appoint :. new receiver. Col
| onel Rion, Who represents certain holders
of the State guaranteed bonds, will be
neutral upon the question of Jurisdiction,
| but will, when that point is settled, urge
the priority of the State guaranteed
bonds.
Ex. Judge Samuel Melton, with Cant.
Earle, will represent the road, and will
oppose the appointment of receiver by
the United States Court.
The South Carolina Railroad case will
prohahIv nayf ha 70 bon M T., tI,;, .,o..
the most important questions which will
be discussed nre rs follows: a motion
will be made to vacate the appointment
of the receiver, John III. Fisher, Esq, by
Judge Bond at Baltimore, on the ground
that he had no jurisdiction to make the
appointment outside Of the Stnte of South
Carolina. A motion will also be made to
appoint referee to take testimony gem
orally in the case; also n motion for the
payment of the interest on the undispu-
ted bonds of the road; also motion to
set aside the injunction granted by
Judge Bond with regard to the hypothe-
Gated bonds; also q motion to vacate the
injunction granted by Judge Bond
against the syndicate's coupons also q
motion to require the receiver to give n
new bond, with sureties residing in the
State of South Carolina also Il petition
from the present receiver for permission
to extend the tracks Of the road to Cooper
River, and to erect the necessary wharves
mt cost not to exceed $35 900.
In this case Mr.. Chamberlain, together
with MIR. COrbin, will represent the com
plainants Calvin Clnfln and others. A
motion will also be made by Messrs.
McCrady & Son, representing the trus-
tees of the Blue Ridge Railroad, to set
aside the sale 0t this road, iIial,a under
the decree of Judge Bryan in the District
Court. Judge A. G. Magrath represents
the purchasers, and will oppose the mo-
ton.
The Wilmington, Columbia and Au-
gnsta Railroad will also figure in court
during the term. Messrs. Noise & Lee.
of Sumter, will endeavor to establish a
Judgment obtained in the State Court Ms
lien prior to the mortgage upon the
road, under which mortgage proceedings
are now pending for foreclosure and sale.
Col. Rion, representing the receiver, will
resist this motion.
The Port Royal Railroad viii! also have
place in the picture. This case will
come up on motion for confirmation
of sale and the reports of Special Master
James Simons. Jr.. upon the claims
against the road, together with the ex-
ceptiOns to these reports
The Chief Justice will remain here
only until Friday night, but Judge Bond
will remain week longer il necessary.
The court will meet this morning
promptly at 10 O'Clock. ck.-Nc,rs and C6u.
risr. 1fdy 10.