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An Interesting Case.

AbOnl the nrSt or June lRSt WY augusta
and Knoxville Railroad conFtaEy COM
intnced the erection of n building In the town
Of Greenwood TO be used rs II depot, ware
I!buSc, and offices. We are Informed that the
front OF the building Is Sevcnty-eight feet
from the center OF the main track OF the
Columbia and Grccnvillc Railroad company.
Everything went on smoothly, to all appear
ancrs. until about the last of June, when
President A. c. Haskell of the Columbia and
(%irccnville Railroad notified the authorities
III the Augusta and Knoxville railroad 6y
telegraph that the Columbia and GrcenViiic
Raiiroad claimed all the land for one hun
dred feet from the center o; their main track
on each side OF the road. ana That lie op]Ccl-
ia 10 their building the depot.
On the fifth OF August the Columbia and
Erjenuille Railroad Company file! n com
ilu,nt against the Augusta and Knoxville
Jtaiiroad Company and the Port Royal ana
Augusta Railroad Company, the lessee or the
Augusta and Knoxville Railroad TO restrain
from Judge Cochran an order that the &c.
1endauts show cause before him at Chambers
III August 18th why they should not be re-
strained from building said depot, ana en-
joiuing them IN the meantime from building
said depot or doing anything else complained
Uf by the plaintiffs except running thc!r
trains as heretofore. AT tho time the order
was signed the depot had been completed ei-
ccpt the painting, but it is said that the
learned Judge did not know that fact until
after he had signed the order. ON yesterday
the question came up before Judge Cnthrnh
I'LL " ttoktNl ~ ny 80 -" '''o -
The injunction. The plaintiff Columbia and
tirccnviIG Railroad was represented by W.
G.. Bcpcf, Esq, and the defendants by Maj.
1Soscph Gambrell. OF Augusta. aud Hon. W.
the Columbia and Greenviiie Railroad
claimed that as its right OF way extends one
hundred feet on each side from the center OF
It's track, and rs The depot OF the defendants
is within Seventy.eigh feet Of the center or
Its track, the defendants are infringing upon
its rights. inasmuch as they have not taken
any step TO condemn so much OF the land as
Is claimed by plaintiff. The defendants say
they are lawfully In possession, rs they have
purchased the land on WHICH their depot Is
Situated from Mrs. F. f. DuPrc and the Town
Council OF Greenwood, and further that thcy
had no notice Of objection by anybody un.
III they received the telegram from President
Haskell on June Goth. 49,,
After hearing argument of counsel. which
was very full and elaborate, Judge Cotbral
granted In order dissolving. the injunction
This gives the Augusta. and Knoxville inc
right to proceed with their work, but IT. j.
likely that this Is only the beginning OF Dct
ter and protracted litigation. Other. ques
Knoxville Railroad to lay anu ma,nItlh
tracks within the light OF way OF the Column
bia and Greenvillc Railroad, are involved.
It Is needless 10 say that we believe the
With the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad
1t Is so manifcstly necessary to the comiorl
and convenience Of the travelling puollc 1ol
the Augusta and Knoxville Railroad 10 have
II good depot at Greenwood, and thc com
plaint OF the Columbia and Greenville Rail
road is 50 sroundless and frivolous, that W.
hope the defendants may prevail. Especial
Nv so, since we learn that the Augusta ant
Knoxville Railroad pr opposed TO the ColuIn
b;a and Greenville Railroad 10 join thcm II
erecting a union depot. ana INC Colnnioit
and Greenville Railroad positively refuse! t'
ain IL x.