The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1856-07-29
Jf!i5frllpudus Nsm5.
Mayors Court:

- .Desae-ryp-Thy you speak like so ancient
Aadn nos. quies wa.chmsn;-
For caunos ses how sleeping should offend.
oniy have 4 care that your stars be not stoien
Well yuu are to cal! a: all the ale houses
And hid. TIE drunk be quiet, or to bed
s., 5Httchman.--But what if they will not obey
Dogbe1ry.-Why then let them aleuc till they a!e
sober.
But # you hear child cry in the night
Coll the nurse and bid her still IT,
s, - Waichn,an.--How if the nurse be asleep
# And VIII not hear us2
Doa6er7y-Wby then, depart in peace,
Aud lei the child wake her with crying
This IS tho End OF the charge.
''Ts Wdtchasan.--Good night, my lord;
60 to do youf graee's bidding. -,
- : ENrch ado .Ibos. Sodtiay. Act iN, SHne Ih
y The first case before the Court this morning
q. WAS \ charge against Charles McCaniev TOR SO
- far forgetting tho Requirements and pr"pretIes
Softhis advanced aye Of Christianity and civlllza-
tion. as to allow himselfto be overtaken IN liquor
and to he, found lying drunk in the streets OH
;. the Sabbath day. He was not in Il condition
10 remember many Of the circumstances which
attended his ierection, but to the best OF his
knowledge he thought he would be safe III
acknowledging 10 q case Of total and profound
iu,ox;catiou. His statment of the case was
: corrohorstea by the testimony Of tho policeman
lars. which |. is hoped will result III the two!oid
advantage OF intending the ways of the prisoner,
and increasing the treasury funds.
=, Edw. Powers was Ind ged at the request-of
his wife for conduct uGbecoming husband lie
was found lying drunk in the house, with the
windows all broken, and the furniture rather ont
at place. lie had evideh'ly set out Tor pretty
tall lneezr, hut was stopped in his mad career
hy official interference. He plead guilty t"
having lost both his temper and his senses, Which
entirely disqualified him from testif,ing as to
the particulars THE case. lie was thought to
he fit subject for municipal attention aud was
locked up for the night, and hid SO Tar recovered
: this morning as 20 be able to submit TO Pochet
depletion OF fise dollars.
A case of selling liquor on Sunday was report
cd and turned over to the Recorder, who will no
d,,ubt see te tthat the majesty o.! the law shall
be vindica,ed in the due punishment of those
Who offend with inpunity. The Mayor is deter
mined tha, dram shops shall be closed on Sun
daY, aud his course is sustained Ivy the weigh!
and Influence of the community.
A calored man named Charles, belonging to
S an ex. defective, was taken up yesterday in King
street. on the charge Of having drank pump
water in the back yard of a grocery until he
could not navigate bee line, and was Caught
in the net of trying to walk on both sides OF
5 the street ut the. same time. Hebecame alarmed
when it was too late, and resisted the guard.
which only made tho matter worse. He was
quite fluent, and made pretty fair Butcoml,e
speeehsin his defence, but al to no purpose, as
it was esideu', like most popular orators. that
lnaginafio for facts
He vas sent 80 the .sosn :.
! the expenses of The days adventure.
"a His wife Kate, who was present at the time,
iiitcrered in his arrest, and thereby go. herself
: inihs same scrare with her husband. In con-
ssiderstion of her health aud sex, she was dealt
moro. lightly with and was sentenced to be
confined oue day.
Five 6ne young negro fellows were found
Yesterday in the honse Of a colored woman on
Coming street near Spring sitting round a table
,p which were money and dice, which bore
pretty strong evidence OF gambling. The way
tfieF accounted for the matter, was that they
Were making uPa pic mic, in which each one
IN the party WAS to contribnt9a dollar and u
quarter, and the money found q, the table was
theresult of their contributions, and the dice was
used inihrowins to see which should take the
a matter in hand and furnish the condiments, vi
lands, and 50 forth for the pic mic, They failed
to- exoperate themselves in the eyes of the
ei Court, and the crcun,stantial evidence being
pretty strong against them, t.,ey we're furnish
ed With walking tickets for days excursion
to the Work House.
Two Jehus were reported for uuawfully
driving pas, St james Church near Line street
yesterday, during the hours Of service As they
). did not appear this morning, The Case was post
,,,oned for tomorrow. i
4 case of horse at large was brought up
y. by private Quinn, which seemed to be invoked
in some 'nystery. Ths borse belongs To Mr..
Artope, whe MAS present this morning. and
testified that he and relative were in the loi
nt hall, past IL oclsek last night, and at that
hour the horse avas i'll ,he stable. and the door,
! both of the stable and the lot, WAS well SC.
cured. At three O'Clock this morning Quinn,
the I'd, testified that lie took up the same horse
going at large a the sraet. Quinn is a very
active and efficient polcs!a:,, and his success
IN catching cows, u,u.es and horses has BEEN
rather remarkable, which is abundant!y proved
BY the above case.--GhaTlcston Ne@S.
BRnoKs AND kEIrr.-Col. Brooks cndelsd
his resignation to the Governor Of South Caro-
lima. about ten days before his esse taken
up in The Hous'. His speech jn>t he!ose lie.
tirng from The Hall, Wa, frequoutly apPlauded
:. l,y the large asselnbage of ladies' and gentle.
incn occupying tRa galleries. We learn from
the Columbia Times. that Hon. L. NJ. keitt
h,s also resigned in conquence nt the ro,c OF
c.nsure PASSED by the House. In both ca<es,
writs ordering new elections have been issued,
and both gentemeu will bv returned by their
constituents. Whether or not they should ac
cept 4 seat second time is Il question about
which opinions will diti:r. For our own Part,
had we suc!, choice before US, we should
neygf relurr. till aboHtionism had been Put