The Easley Messenger, 1883-12-28

cuit Judge of the Fifti Circuit, or any other Circuit Judge, in ad ad(lition - (lition ad(lition to his other and legitimate duties. VI. Because we question the right of the Legislature to confer upon the Circuit Court of Richland county the appellate jurisdiction conferred by this bill, a jurisdic jurisdiction - tion jurisdiction different from that of any Circuit court in the State. VII. Because the fifth section is illusory and affords no greater re relief - lief relief than that now afforded suitors under the law. VIII. Because the seventh sec section - tion section imposes by Act of the Legis Legislature - lature Legislature arbitrary rates aid restrict restrictions - ions restrictions on the railroads without any opportunity to have them consid considere(l - ere(l considere(l or modified. Signed: T. J. Moore, Augus Augustine - tine Augustine T. Smythe, C. S. McCall, G. B. Lartigue, George Lam)) Buist, D). S. HIen(lerson, W. H. Perry, W. Z. Leitner, William Wallace, James W. Moore, Gerhard MullerI W. W. Uarlice, HI. L. Benbow, WI. T. Field. The signatures of two opponents of the bill are not attached to the foregoitng "reasons,'' on account of the absence of the gentlemen gentlemenMessrs. - Messrs. gentlemenMessrs. Shanklin and Clyburn Clyburnreferred - referred Clyburnreferred to. Show your appreciation of the new enterprise by subscribing for TIIE MESSENG ER. KNIG ITS OF THE GOLDEN RULE. Public Meeting. Oin 'Tiesday. January 1st, 1884, there wIll be a meetiig of Knights of 'The Golden Rule at Easley, S C., at 10 o 'clock, in the Easley Academy. (".(11t. It. S. Morgan, of Greenville, S. C., is imvited to address the Piublic in the Iiterest of this Benevolent and Mutual benefit Association. All seat. free andI~ invitai onisgeneral. We hope t o h-tve mic and1( several features of miterest. J. C. IIUnsON, M rs. A . D). MoSL~EY. D~ec 28-It SUBflSCRIBE I NovW ITHE COTTO.N (PLAZJVT, An1 8-page 40-colum in Agrien ituralI Journal, the only pape'r inl South Car Carolhna - olhna Carolhna pub~llished( exclusive/// in thme inter interest. - est. interest. of the Farmer and Maulfacture'r. Thme best and( cheapest AgrienituralI paper in thme Southi. (ONLY 410 OENTS A YEARt. The ofileil organ of the State Grange. Endm(orsedi by the leading citizens of t he State, andl by tihe best farmers in the Staite an~d the' South. Send( postal for specimeni copies for y'ourself anti yonur neighbors A ddress, W. J. McK(ER.Am Marinn . C.

-Prof. McCaslan. of the Piedinont Institlute, was in town on Wednesday. So, al1so wvere Sh1er-iff "Maul]d11In and Capt. John It. Bowen, County Treai Treaiurer. - urer. Treaiurer. -1Misses Essie Russell and Lula Clyde, with Messrs. Nickels and Bow Bowen, - en, Bowen, accomlpanied Miss Florie Stacey :Id brothelr to their home near (okes (okeshury.3 - hury.3 (okeshury.3 on Wedneslay mnorningo la-.141 We wi.h tIhem a pleasanlt trip. Thoir faces will he ii:s<-d. -The Legislature closed its session at 2 o'clock on Monday morning last. It worked hard, and met at 12 :15 o'clock Sunday night, in order that all the mem members - bers members might be at home Christmas day. -Let all attendl the charades, to begiven in the chapel of the Acaidemy, by Prof. Moore and] his Students on Friday evening next. All who have ever witnessed his exhibitions "know what to count oil'' Friiday night. You can be entertained for two hours very cheap. -The Oak Grove School, taught )y Mr. Boggs, in the neighbor neighborhood - hood neighborhood of Miles Singleton's, had to be closed before the proper time last week, on aecount of the burn burning - ing burning of the school house. It is thought that it was the ac" of an incendiary. The citizens are re rebuildinlg, - buildinlg, rebuildinlg, and the school will opeln again b)y the 1st of January. -J. A. Cobb and family leave us soon to make their home in Texas. We wish that much hap happiness - piness happiness may attend them. He has a sale of household and kitchen furniture, as well as soie wheat, fodder, one two-horse wago'n with harness, one senwin( machine and an organ, farming tools, &c., on Saturday next, at his residence oni Table Rfock street. -L. C. HIughson has our thanks for a copy of the "'Collegian'', published by t he Literary Societies of the State University. It is a spiritcd journal, and we hope it may continue to b~e successful. --Rev. W. II. Kirton, the new methodist minister for this circuit, arrived at Easley on the night of the 24th. Iis congregation would like to hear him preach next Sun Sunday - day Sunday morning, but as yet no an announcement - nouncement announcement has been made. -For ot her LocalI matter see fourth 1)n1!e.'

THE NEW RAILROAD BiLL. The Plain Statement of The Objec. tions to It.-Who Stood Against the Monopoly. Coluimbia Reg"i'ster, Dec. 23. Tlhe calenidar was taken up. The Railroad Bill was amended and passed its third reading, and was or(lered to be engrossed for ratifi ratification. - cation. ratification. '.he following voted for its pas passage - sage passage Messrs. Byrd, Callison, Coker, Earle, Ferguson, Gaillard, IHart, Izar, Munroe, Patterson, Robin Robinson - son Robinson and -lowell-14. Ilose Senators who voted agai nst the passage of the bill are: Messrs. Benbow, Buist, Field, larilec, 1lendersonl, liartigue, J. W. Mbore, T. J. Moore, Perry, Smythe andfl Wallace-12. Upon the announcement ot the vote, Mr. Galliard moved to re reconsider - consider reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed, and to lay that motion on the table. This motion pre prevailed, - vailed, prevailed, the same vote beintr cast as upon the passage of the bill. Mr. Smythe asked for the reason governi ing the opponlents of the bill to be printed in the journal. They are as follows: The und.rsigned submit the fol following - lowing following as some of their reasois for voting against the bill: 1. Because the bill does not in involve - volve involve the principle of* the regula regulation - tion regulation of railroad rates by the State, but only the method of (oing so. II. Because the method adopted by the last General Assembly has not had time to be fairly tested, so as to (lecide whether or not it is It SUCCeOsS. IIl. Because the mnethodl sug suggested - gested suggested by the bil11 is crulde and1( un untried - tried untried anywhere, and there is no as assurance - surance assurance that it will prlove satisfac satisfactory, - tory, satisfactory, whereas the method sought to be rep~ealed has beeni in suecessful operation elsewher'e. IV1. Because under' the presenlt method the power to fix rates rests in three Commissioners. Unlder this bill that p)ower1 is v'ested in one Circuit Judge, aht eadly over worked b~y the legitimate dutties of his of office. - fice. office. V. B ;cause we question both the right and1( the propr'iety of impe impesing - sing impesing those duties upon the Cir -

-the (zIq|} f .fesseger. Entered at the Postoqiee at Easley, R. C., as 2 econd Cla8 Matter. J. R. HIAGOOI, Editor and Prop'r. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPT[ON. 6ne y-ar, Stritly i advanCe ...... $1 0() Six m1ioiths '' " ... 6' RATFS OF Al)VERISING. One suiatre (I inch) I insertion......7he panleh Subseqient insertion...........40c liberal <liscollut on contracts or* by (he colun, half or quarter column. Mdarriage niotices free and( solIicit.(tl. Obituaries over 12 lines charged for. Corresponde its. ) inosure atte Ii tion, 11m4 give their full addlrvss. NWe are not responsible for the opin opin!onsQ5 - !onsQ5 opin!onsQ5 of our correspolIneits. All Comiiinhunic.-ationis for the paper muist be a f1 bressed to the E ditors ; business let ter's to the Iulblisher of the IESSE4~NGER, Easley, S. C. EASLEY, S. C., DEC'MBEI 28. .__-This being Christmas week, we issue HO Supplenliclt. -F. N. Walker and sister, from Spartanbmtrg, are Visiting relatives in this place. -Our young friend, E. B. Owen, from Greenville, spent Tuesday with his friends in Easlev. --lorton Nichols, from Green Greenville, - ville, Greenville, was in town on Tuesday. The fair form was not here to greet. him. -We return niy thanks to the young men of Seneca for an invi invitation - tation invitation to attend their 11op at the Keowee Hotel on Tuesday evening Inext. -V. W. Robinsoni left on the train on the 26th inst., for a short trip to Anderson and Wallhalla. May she smile sweet;ly at you, Will !. ToRANSFr oF REAL Es'ATE.-J. Ml. Rampey has bought the house and lot, in Easley, of Judge 0. L. Durant, who resides at Pickens court house. --Capt. Hludgens and two of his sonis are 'off to Laurens on a pleasure trip. Every one waited until Christmas (lay had passed, before they left. --W. H. Nix, of the firm of Nix & Howard, has moved with his family into town. Thley occu occupy - py occupy the residence formerly occupied by3 B. D). Green. --Read advertisement of Puh Puhlic - lic Puhlic meeting of Knights of the Gol Golden - den Golden Rule, in another column. Also, of J. R. Glazener, wvho has returned to Easley, and is renay for.uness