The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-01-03
The ordinance establishing two City Apo.hecaries was

The ordinance establishing two City Apothecares was
ratified.
The Clerk instructed to give notice. by public ad-
versement that Council, at its next meeting, would
proceed to elect an Assistant Harbor Master and two
City Apothecaries
| Upon motion, Council adjourned about nine P. NJ
he consideration of the several bills for raising reve-
nue. for the city elected considerable discussionl
THE PROVOST CoCIT.-ln search OF something OF LOCAL
interest we yesterday bent course to Chalmers
ereet and entered the u s. District Court House The
windows of heaven open at the time and the rain
fell in torrents The building seems to be sadly out OF
repair and if our learned City Registrar would put up
his pluvia cuare in the hall of the Court House, he
could register tho fertizing shower by inches every
day. Themis seemed totally submerged. They who
come here for justice must wade through deep waters
but nothing daunted, we assembled the temple, and
found the Court sitting up stairs-composed OF Judge
GoD1S and Assessors DETREv1LLE and DUSK1N. Around
the room we saw, dripping and uncomfortably damp,
cloud of witnesses, etc. It looked most unhomelke
abode for the golden.aged Astraea.
The case on trial at the time of advent, was in re
Michael Smith u.s. Isaac Jefferson, coored Tho said
Isaac was driver, lately in the employment OF plain
tiff who keeps livery stable.
The charge was that defendant being intoxicated,
through his carelcssness smashed carriage for Mr.
Smith, and the Of the disappearance of one
of the cushions witness confirmed this statement
The amount sued for is II or IL dollars Decision
of the Court reserved for another time.
The next case ca the docket. was George Johnson
rs James Singleton both parties colored George Is
the keeper of restaurant bar room, etc. in Hascl ST.
near the postoflice and deposed that on New Years
day in the morning. as the procession was passing up
-to11 1io1,n
four ilends, asking for something to drink. Though
wet outside, it appears Jimmy was dry wthn.l George
told him ho could not have anything as the bar was
closed. "If white man you would give 1t 10
me-" replied James. "No." said George, "for 1t i5
military order, and cannot be violated"
James then shook his fist and used words he did not
learn in the Sunday school. George told him he had
better 90 and FUSS his friends then left all but
onc and John Mathis of the barkecpers weakly
youth of color, then made pacihcatory rcmarks
upon which james assumed bclgcrcnt attitude; but
George stepped in ut the nick of time and suggested as
he was the proprietor if there any fighting to be done
he was the man to do it. James took him at his word
and collarcd him. when George went Off and called the
police who arrested this nfractor of the colored peace
The Court asked the defendant he had any questions
to ask of the plaintiff Witness he said "Yes got up
and propouned several nterrogatories and conducted
the cross-examination with the utmost sang fToid
When asked what he had to say, he said Nothing,
and plead guilty to the soft impeachment; but in ex
tenuation remarked that he had been "somewhat in
liquor" The Court then gave its decision, saying that,
nasmch as this assault occurred the occasion Of the
Great Celebration the Court would be enient but here
after all such would be punished with the utmost
rigor drunkenness must be specially discountcnanced
and punished" The Court would therefore only fine
him So and to pay costs Defendant seemed prepared
for such verdict, for he whipped out his pocketbook
on The instant with the utmost nonchaancc and paid
down his money as much as to cay, D. the expense,
fire away if you like. At this point five six colored
gentlemen left the witnesses Of the
just reported.
The next case called up colorel individual, of
most vllanous face costume, and general appearance
He looked the very image of sheepsteaer The charge
against him stealing geese He avowed stout
ly however that it mistake: that he stolo
anything in Lis lifehat said geese handed to him
over the fence By another coored gentleman, ETC. Wit
nesses not being present deferred The Court
evidently did not think this day for goose ques
ton, though Ignorant of the law) would have
thought just of weather for all sorts of aquatic
fowl.
Another wo-bcgonc individual. whom charcoal
would have made white mark, was next called up
charged with stealing pair OF shoes Also mistake,
etc. No witnesses present-case deferred.