The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-24
ESTABLISHED 1865.
ANOTHER LAW SUIT FOR THE STATE.
Blue Ridge Scrip rendered IN Payment
for Agricultural Hail-GoVernor TIL
man Does the Andrew jackson
Act Again.
columbia Register, 18th.

LColum5ia Register, l7th.]
Agricultural hall is in state OF
siege, az it were.
A bombshell was burst by the re-
cent purchasers of that building.
Governor Tillman was equal to the
emergency and put fortS toe strong
hand of the State.
Shortly after noon yesterday ).
". Alexander, through bis attor-
news, gave the State treasurer a
check for one-third of the amount
of the purchase price of Agricultural
hall, which was s16.l65. 1tI )
accepted and the title deeds Of the
building turned over to the pur-
chaser with an order for the parties
occupying the Building to vacate
the premises.
AS soon as the deeds had been OBJ
ta:1ed the attorneys ofthe purchaser
rendered Blue Ridge bonds or re-
venue bond scrip to the amount OF
s1OS1O in payment of the balance
of the amount due on the building.
This was of course refused and At
torney Haynsworth then served the
following notice Oh Treasurer Bates:
The Undersigned, J. ". Alex
ander, having executed and de-
livered to you as treasurer OF tie
Steto of Sonth Carolina bis bond,
das February, End, 1892, condl-
tio for s1O,776 81, with interest
frSmsaid date, and having executed
bis mortgage of the real estate IN
Columbia on which is situated the
building known as the Agricultural
hall to secure said bond, and having
the privilege under the terms OF
sale in compliance with which he
executed said bond and mortgage,
and also under the terms Of the
q bond itself, to anticipate the maturl-
ty of said bond and to pay same at
any time before maturity, elects
now to pay the same, and herewith
tenders to you as said treasurer IN
payment of said bond and satisfac-
tion of said mortgage treasurer's
certificates of indebtedness of the
State of fSouth Carolina, otherwise
known as Revenue Bond Scrip"
issued under the act of March z,
1872, Is Statutes at Large p. 70, to
the amount of S1O.S1O. and should
YOU decline or fail to accept said
tender, the said J. w. Alexander
hereby gives you notice that be will
keep said tender good, and gives
notice to you and the State OF South
Carolina through you that by said
tender he is advised and claims that
the lien on said mortgage is liqul.
dated and the running of Interest
on said debt is suspended.
Treasurer Bates referred the mat
ter to Governor Tillman and he
acted with his usual promptness
Attorney General McLaurin wa:
absent at his somein Marlboro anc
the assistant attorney general was
absent on State business. In thi!
emergency the governor obtained
the counsel of Judge Melton, anc
after receiving his advice on th'
situation, Governor Tillman ap
pointed Mr.. Coullette special Stat
constable and put him in charge 0
agricultural hail with orders to ad
nit no one. The governor also re
scinded the notice for the partle
occupying the hall to vscate tn
premises. He will hold the checl
and the building until the meeting
of the sinking fund commission
which had the pronerty in charg
and ordered its sale, and the com
mission will then determine wha
steps to take in the matter.
The Blue Ridge bonds are Of tn
same kind that Receiver Chamber
lain rendered in payment Of tn
taxes of the South Carolina railway
It is probable that long legal sui
will be the result Of this move O
the part of Mr.. Alexander unless b
caves.
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE BE
r,yrrN TEE GOVERNOR AND