The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-24
LOCAL MATTERS.

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TRANSFER OF IMPORTANT RAILROAD Pro-
pyRrY IN SoUTH CAROLINA IN WHICH RIoH-
HoSD Is INTgREsTED.--The Greenville aud
Columbia rairoad OF South Carolina, which
was sold In April last under the decree OF
court, and bought by w. p. Clyde, OF New
York; General I. NJ. Logan and Dir.
Joseph Bryan, Of Richmond, and Mr.. w.
| A. Courienay, OF Charleston, s. c., on be-
bali OF themselves and associates, was on
yesterday duly transferred and delivered to
the purchasers By the commissioner en-
trusted with the sale, n. B. Barnwell, Esq.
An active litigation had arisen in regard TO
the finality Of the sale by the commissioner.
| This has been so far disposed OF under au-
thorty, the Court having Jurisdiction as to
authorize the transfer OF the property as
stated. The receiver, General James Con-
ner, turns over the property as directed by
the Master, Mr.. BarnweIl, TO General Lo-
gan, representing the purchasers; and the
following order has been issued:
OFFICE G.. AND c. Il. r. CO.,l
COLUMBIA, S. c., OCTOBER 20, 1880.
General Order.
n. b. Barnwell, Esq, Master, RichIand
county, having this day, in pursuance OF the
decree OF sale, duly delivered the deed OF
conveyance OF the Greenvile and Columbia
railroad property to the purchasers, Messrs.
w. z. Clyde, T. M. Logan, Joseph Bryan,
and William A. COur.enay, under instTuc.
tions from General James Connor, receiver,
possession has been delivered to GeneralT L.
NJ. Logan on behalf of the purchasers.
am requested and authorized by him to
announce that r. l.. McCaughryn, ESQ.,,
will take general charge OF the property and
that Colonel L. NJ. r. TalcOtt is appointed
general manager, the undersigned general
superintendent, Sol. Haas, ESQ.,, general
freight agent, and a. Pope, Esq, general
passenger agent.
All officers and employees are requested to
continue in charge OF their respective de-
partments and duties until further notice.
This announcement is made by the gene
rel superintendent because OF the unayoida-
bic absence OF the receiver.
ISlgnedl j. W. FRY,
General Superintendent.
This road is an important connection OF
the leading lines OF that State, including
the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta, the
South Carolina, and the W.. G. and Aug.
lines, each OF which It reaches at Columbia,
and under the new ownership, ii is under
stood, the Piedmont Airline will be ad-
mitted to new and profitable relations TO the
large and productive districts Of the middle
and upper portions OF that State.
ARRIyAL or Nsw PIScE OF FIBR-APPA-
RATus.- The new hook-and-ladder truck
which the Council directed 10 be purchased
early last summer, and for which the late
chairman OF the Fire Committee contracted
with Mr.. Edward B. Leyerich, Of New
York, arrived yesterday morning on the
steamship Breskwater from New York, and
was received by subcommittee OF
the COMMITTEES on the Fire Depart
ment appointed for that purpose. The
| truck is designed for Hook-and-Ladder
Truck Company No. 2, soon to be organ.
| lied, and will be stationed in the business
heart OF the city-yZ., at headquarters OF
| the Fire Department, on Tenth street near
Main. The apparatus 10 Tor TWO horses.
| The material, 40 provided in the contract. 10
OF the very best quality, and Workmanship,
style, and finish tirst-class in every respect.
| 1t has a patent ir0p-trestle frame, iron body,
with the three longest ladders mounted
separately upon rubber-coyered iron
rollers, and two ladders on fixtures
on the sides. TIE body rests upon
four French elliptical springs made OF steel.
oi-,empered and highly polished. The
wheels (Which appear to us to be too light)
are four feet three inches high, have patent
hubs, and brake on the iOre-wheels. A wire
basket is swung under the truck for light
articles. The pole 10 supplied with quick
htching snaps on the chains. There Is q
cushioned seat in front FOR the driver and
one for the tillerman. The apparatus is sup
piled with the patent steering-gear. There
are nine ladders-viZ.. one AZ feet on the
top rollers, one So feet on the middle
rollers, patent New York extension
ladder 65 feet long on the bottom rollers,
two 32-feet ladders on the sides on fixtures,
and four ladders, respectively 26, 30, l6,
and IL feet long over the body Of the truck.
| The truck is also supplied with four nickel
plated lanterns, with engraved globes; four
steel hsy-forks, four polished steel axes
two With pick-heads), two polished steel
picks, one polished steel crowbar, four
rubber buckets, battering-ram, and =
large silver signal with colored glasses, en-
graved; eight hand 6re-books, one grappls-
hook, with rope and chain snd.pole. The
painting is very good, and the fancy work
is triple silyerplated.