Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-04-24
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The April term of the Supreme Court
commenced its sittings on Tuesday Of last
week. The hearing of the nine test cases,
tried before the Court of Claims, and which
involve the validity of about $2,OOO,0OO of
the unrecognized bonded debt of the State,
was commenced. The bondholders are repre-
sented by General James Conner, Col. c. a.
Simonton, Col. Samuel Lord and Mr.. W. H.
Brawley. The State is represented by Attor-
ney General Youmans, Hon. Henry A.
Meetze and Gen. Y. j. Pope as her counsel.
The discussion commenced on Tuesday and
was not concluded until Monday. Several
months will probably elapse before the de-
cision of the Court is announced.
Mr.. Lewis Scarborough, a Methodist min
lister, made a very narrow escape from being
instantly killed, one day last week, by the
southern bound passenger train, near Marion.
He was approaching the railroad crossing, as
he says, in deep study, and had no idea
that a train was so near. When his horse
reached the track, he observed the train ap.
preaching very rapidly. He hit his horse a
cut with his whip, but the beast stopped, in
stead of going ahead. When the engine got
near, the horse made leap. leaving the bug
gy on the track. The cowcatcher struck the
buggy about half way and tore it up, throw
ing the reverend gentleman, its occupant to
the left of the track. He was somewhat, but
not seriously, injured. --'. .... ..r' ......'.
"A dispatch to the News and Courier from
5partanburg, under date of the 18th instant,
says: Revenue officials Landlord, Byron
and johnson, were out raiding yesterday af:
ternoon and found still in full blast, eleven
miles from this place, and while demolishing
the same two white men, one armed with a
shot gun, made their appearance on hill
near by, and Threatened their lives if they did
not desist. The officials, thinking the threat
was only made to frighten them of, kept on
destroying the still and fixtures, and the at
tacking party became very violent, and swore
they would kill some of the force if they did
not stop. About this time the man with the
shot gun, who had sneaked up behind build
ing near by, fired. The gun was loaded with
buckshot, three of which struck Byron in the
left shoulder, thigh and hand, inAicting severe
but not dangerous flesh wounds. The reve-
nues tried to capture the offenders, but their
legs were not long enough"
= In the United States Circuit Court, at
Charleston last week, the jury returned yer.
dict of guilty against William Kerrigan, who
was indicted on the charge of assaultihg a
United States Supervisor, at the November
election. Charles A. Levy was convicted Of
having voted more than once. Both Kerri'
gan and Levy we're admitted to bail and will
be allowed to 60 at large until the differences
between Judges Bond and Bryan have been
certified up to and acted upon by the Supreme
Court of the United States. On Tuesday,
Judge Bond instructed the jury, charged with
the trial of the Barnwell county election con.
spiracy cases. to bring in verdict of not
guilty, on the ground of defect in the in
formation, which it accordingly did. United
States District Attorney L. G. Northrop, then,
to the surprise of the vast audience in the
court room;moved to continue all the politi-
cal cases until next November term of court,
and stated as his ground for making such a
motion, that it would be impossible, after the
ruling OF the court just made, and in conse-
quence of the time already consumed in dila.
tory motions on the part of the defence, to
proceed with the trials without enormous ex-
pense to the government. There being no
objection to the motion on the part Of the
Defence the cases were all continued until
next term.
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday of
last week, filed its decision directing writ of
mandamus to issue to the treasurer to apply
the money in the treasury raised under the
tax acts of 1876, 1877 and 1878, to the pay.
ment of the coupons and interest certificates
upon the recognized Consolidation bonds and
stock which matured on the 1st January,
1879, and will mature on the 1st July, 1879.
The facts of the case are thus summarized by
the Ne,us and Courier: "a sufficient sum of
money was raised by taxation in the years
1877 and 1878 to pay the interest upon the
entire Consolidation debt, but as it was pro-
vided by law that no interest should be paid
upon the disputed debt, until its validity
should be established, large balance re-,
mained in the treasury after the completion
of the payment Of the interest on the recog'
nized debt The Legislature, at the last ses-
sion, unwilling to levy fresh taxes for interest
while money applicable to the purpose lay
idle in the treasury, appropriated $15O,525
out of the funds already collected for the pay.
ment of the interest on the recognized debt
for the year 1879. Immediately, the holders
Of unrecognized bonds took proceedings to
enjoin the treasurer from making the pay
ments, claiming that the unexpended interest
fund in the treasury must be held in trust, as
it were, for the purposes for which it was col.
lected, and could not, pending litigation, be
applied in any other way. An issue was
made up in the State Supreme Court, with
the result before mentioned The Court was
unanimous in its decision" Since the de-
cision was announced, the State treasurer and
his clerks have been quite busily engaged in
paying out the money due, more than fifty
thousand dollars having been paid last week.
MERE.MENTION.
At Stamford, Delaware county, New York,
on Saturday last, snow to the depth of twenty