The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-23
sOUTH CAROLINA.

Columbia News: The chairman of the
county board of control gives out the in
formation that he has orders from Gov.
Evans not to divide the profits of the dis
pensary with the city or county. The
reasons for this step are not known. But
the chairman was positive in his state
ments.
Secretary Of State Tompkins received
notice at Columbia Saturday that at a
recent meeting of the Gaffney Manufac-
turing Company 1t was decided to in
crease the capital stock of that company
from $1,000 to $500. co., with the privi-
100000. w y ~
A commission was issued for the or
ganization OF the Stewart Construction
Company, with Columbia as its principal
place of business. Messrs. j. e. Bur
giss OF Savannah; A. r. Stewart, t. j.
Harper and w. II. Lyles of Columbia, are
the company is to be $4,000, and the pur-
pose for which II Is intended are to dig
canals, dredging rivers and harbors and
such Ike work
Charters OF Incorporation have been is
sued to the Bryan & Thompson Company
of Orangeburg, and to the Excelsior Oil
and Fertilizer Company of Anderson. Mr..
w. u. Thompson Is the president and Mr..
X. +. Bryant secretary and treasurer Of
the Thompson & Bryant Company. The
officers of the Excelsior oil and Fertilizer
Company. are; J. J. Fretwell president;
Z. X. McCully. vice president; w. f.
Cox, business manager, and ]. b. Burris,
secretary and treasurer
Students are arriving at Columbia and
the opening of the South Carolina Col
lege on next Tuesday promises to be an
auspicious ones President Woodrow is
more than satisfied with the prospects,
and has cause to congratulate himself
with the work that has been done by the
friends of the institution during the past
summer. Now that the future of the coll
lege Is assured, and there is no fear of its
being closed, the old patronage of the col
lege Is coming back to 1t, and other
friends are showing their appreciation Of
its merits. 1t was a happy day for the
college when it was taken out of poll
tics, and the salutary effects are being
shown. Every department of the college
is expected to have its full quota of stu
dents and all things point to most sue
oessful session.
"A case which excited much in
court, was tried at Laurens Sat
urday. The jury returned a seal
ed verdict. 1t viii be remembered that
there was great activity in the spring OF
93 collecting taxes from railroads and the
several sheriffs in this part of the state
were under the orders of the then COVER
nor of the state. Sheriff McCravy of Lau-
rens county, having several executions is
sued by the county treasurer, levied them
on the property of the Port Royal and
Western Carolina railway, then in the
hands of a receiver. An engine was lev
led on and chained down to the track, with
other considerable property. The receiv-
er rendered the taxes anG penalties, which
wre received, but the sheriff exacted .
per cent. on the amount as commissions,
amounting to $S75, which was paid under
protest Receiver Cleveland brought suit
to recover those commissions, and in a
former trial, in the teeth of the judge's
charge the jury brought in a verdict for
the defendant, a new trial being ordered.
The case came on to be tried yesterday be-
fore Judge Earle and a jury. His honor.
in an able charge, instructed the jury
The sheriff had no legal right to inter
fere, having notice that the property lev
led was in the hands of receiver. The
levy was null and void; the sheriff had no
right to retain these commissions. This is
not an action against the state, as claim
ed. The statute which prohibits interior
ence with the collection of state taxes
does not prevent the courts from appoint
ing receivers. His honor thought the
plaintiff entitled to interest. The verdict
followed the instructions, giving the plain
tin $3.50 without interest, and was very
creditable to the jury, who were all far
mers.