Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-05-29
Five Railroads in Court,

The term of the United States Circuit
Court, which will be opened here by Chict
Justice Waite and Judge Hugh l.. Bond,
this morning, promises to be occupied in
the discussion and solution of large nun
ber of questions Of vital Importance to the
Railroad interests of this State, and, in
addition to the numerous members of the
Charleston Bar, who will appear 10 tho
cases, Ex-Governor, d. II. chamberlain,
ex. Judge Samuel w. Melton, Col James
II. Rion and Capt. Wn. f. Earle have
already arrived to take part in the argu
ments, and D. II. Corbin, Esq, is expected
to arrive to-day or to morrow, representing
certain plaintiffs in the South Carolina
Railroad case.
The first case that will DO taken up will
be the Grconville and Columbia Railroad
case, which will conc up this morning.
In this case, Mr. Chamberlain, representing
freeman Clark and others holding the
State guaranteed bonds, will fle bill ask
ing the United States Court to take juris.
diction of the case, vacato the appointm ent
of Gen. James Conner as receiver by the
State Court, and appoint now receiver.
Capt. Rion, who represents certain holders
OF the State guaranteed bonds, will bo
neutral upon tho Question of jursdictioi,
but will, when that point ID settled, urge
tho priority of tho State guatanteed bonds
Ex-Judge Samuel Melton, with Captain
Earlo will represent the road; and will
oppose the appointment of receiver BY
the United States Court.
The South Carolina Railroad case will
probably next be taken up. In this case
tho most important questions which will be
discussed are as follows: A motion will be
made to vacato the appointment of the
receiver, John II. Fisher, Esq, by Judge
Bond at Baltimore, on the ground that he
had no jurisdiction to mako the appoint.
mont outside of the State of South Carolina
Il motion will also bo mado to appoint a
referee to take testimony generally in the
case; also motion for the payment Of the
interest on The uudisputed bonds Of tho
road; also motion to set aside the injunc:
tion granted by Judge Bond with regard to
tho hypotl'ccatcd bonds; also motion to
vacato the Injunction grauted by Judge
Bond against tho SYndioato's coupons; also
IA motion to require tho receiver to giYo q
new bond with surities residing III the
State Of South Carolina; also a petition
from tho present receiver for permission to
extend the tracks of the road to Cooper
River and to erect tho necessary wharves at
cost not to exceed S35 1000.
In this case Mr. Chamberlain, together
with Mr.. Corbin, Will represent the COM
plaintants, Calvin Clafln and others. A
motion will also be made by Messrs.
MoCrady & Son, representing the trustees
Of the Bluo Ridge Railroad, to set aside
tho sale of this road made under tho deoreo
Of Judge Bryan in the District Court.
Judge A. G.. Magrath represents tho pur--
chasors, and will oppose tho motion.
Tho Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad will also figure in court during
tho term. Mcssrs. Noise g. Ice, of Sumter,
will endoator to establish Judgment OBJ
tanned In the State Court as lien prior to-
the mortgage upon tho road, under which
mortgage proceedings are now pending for