Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-20
SOUTH CAROLINA.


There IS talk of building a new hotel in An
dcrs0n.
The municipal election in WaIhalla will be
held To-day.
There Is some talk in Darlington about get
ting town clock.
Hog cholera Is prevailing i'm some parts of
cplriauuur- county.
It is rumored thata daily paper viii soon be
starred IN >partanburE.
During the past year the debt of Chester
village was reduced $500 70.
4 number of merchants in Winnsb0rO have
determined TO give up the lien business.
a plantation IN Abbevllle county. contain
ing 200 acres, was sold last week for $4,000.
The colleges at Due West are i'm "a flourish
ing condition. The health OF the place Is eX-
ceilent.
The shipments Of cotton from Rock Hin this
season amounted to 4,I1O bales as compared
with 1919 bales.
The cor tract for building the Kennedy Ii
brary IN Spartauburg stipulates that il shall
Tee completed by Feb. !.
The Town Council Of WalhaIla has repealed
the ordinance imposing a tax on commercial
travellers selling by sample.
There viii be competitive examination at
Barnwell ON pril for naval cadet from
the Second Congressional district.
squire ". G.. Keller, Of Abbeviue county.
has been Magistrate for fOrty-five years, and
has never had an appeal taken from decis-
ION of his court.
~ E Proctor, a drummer, died in Darling
ton on July last. He hailed from Auburn,
Me. His body was disinterred by the Knights
of Pythlas last week and sent home by eX
pTess.
The examination Of teachers for the public
schools IN Anderson county took place on
Jan. I and ,, inst. There were thirty seven
applicants, tel Of whom were rejected.
Thirteen white females, seven white males
and seven cOlOred males were granted certif-
Gates.
Judge COthran has just filed his decision in
an interesting case, which was heard at the
last summer term Of the Circuit Court In
Columbia. The suit was by James NJ. Lowry
against Hugh =. Thompson. Governor and
others, as commissioners Of the sinking fund,
and was an action TO recover personal
property. The plaintiff brought suit to recover
possession Of two deeds which purpOrted to be
cOuVeEauces OF certain lands IN Ork county.
ON Feb. 3, 1870. when Charles p. Leslie was
Land Commissioner OF the state, he negotiated
with the plaintiff, Lowry. for the purchase of
a tract OF $50 acres IN 0Ork county. for the
sum of Sl.O64 cash. On March >. of the same
year, he IN like manner negotiated with
Lowry for the purchase OF second tract IN
York county comprising 1853 acres, for which
the price was TO be Sl3.535 cash. The
several instruments of sale were signed
and sealed by Lowry In the presence OF
two witnesses, but were not delivered 10
Leslie by the plalntln, or 10 any one for him,
but were retained by him in hls own posses
sion. shortly after Lowry gave the deeds to
Mai. W. B. Gullck, then bank cashier Of
ANluAANAas ~ lAulA uALAA tAAG RuANutt1t nlOueg
had been paid by Leslie. For the Ostensible
purpose OF having the Attorney General eN-
anime the deeds in order to ascertain the
validity of the title Leslie. though an ennis
Sary, induced GuliCk to give them up, prom
isiuE their return the next day. They were
not returned. When Gullck and the plaintiff
demanded them, Leslie pretended 10 have
misaid them, and meantime had them sur
reptitiOusly recorded In the Registrars Office
OF Y Ork county. This fact was not discovered
until a long time afterwards. Leslie retained
.H.. AL IA AaH .fNa
Land Commissioner into the possession of the
sinking fund commission, the successors OF the
land commission. and the present defendants,
As the sinking fund commission has sue
ceeded 20 the land commission rs the heir of
this fraudulent transaction. Judge Cothran
DEGREES that the piaintiH recover from the
defendant the two deeds of conveyance speCi-
fled and that they be delivered up 10y the de-
fentaut; and in case this specific property
cannot Toe 80 delivered MP. then the plaintiff
will recover of the defendant the value there
of-Sl5. .lg9-as his damages. This Is "a neat
little legacy left the state 10y the official
thieves OF Radical DAYS.