The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-02
CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS~JUNE 2 1866.

ty feet deep. The ground-aoor will be fourteen
feet high, which is two feet more than the old
Improvement to these new stores. There is to be
UNIFORM handsome iron front along all three.
Mr. DAv1D LOPEZ is engaged repairing No. 20
Hayne,street, the property OF BENZ. MoRDEcAI,
Esq. The store was occupied by JOHN AsnHuRsT
Co., before the war.
In Meeting-street also the sound Of the ham,
mer and trowel are heard. The buildings, imme-
diately south of the Southern Express CompaDy's
Office (from No. 14l to No. 145, both incusive).
MassrPp Mhis property belongs to G. s. CAMEnoS Esq.
have the work in hand. These stores will all
measure two hundred feot in depth, and have
handsome iron front
AS arother change in this part of tho oitv, we
must also mention the removal Of Mr.. A. s. HULL
from the corner OF Market and Meeting streets, to
the Charleston Hotel, where Alderman 2. b.
OAKEs lately had his Insurance offlce. MIR. HULL
has been on this square for many years, and
claims to make as good cuts now as he did thirty
years ago.
We hope ere long to have it in our power to ex-
tend our constructive chronicle. We have fine
building lots, and want lots Of fine buildings.
There has been for many months burnt wall,
on Hayne:street, very dangerous to passers
by. Very little force 40 intra would preoptate it
into the street. 1t should be removed forthwith.
Why do our authorities not compel attention to
such nuisancesP Or is it nobody's business In
no other country in tho world would such state
OF things be permitted t., exist for week. The
proper Inspector should at once be directed to
make an examination of the premises and report.
among the number, will be glad to have such as
surance; and if tho wall is dangerous, why it
should be taken down instanter.
PRovosT Court, May 31.-United States vs.
Sarah Atkinson, colored.-Disorderly conduct.
nj. E. EaAN, P. NJ, sworn, said Last night about
IL o'clock, an alteration took place on East Bay,
between defendant and a white man. She began
to make noise and halloo, when spoke to her
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ordered her to leave the street. and she refused.
then took her to tho Guard House. Some white
citizens on the opposite side of the street said the
defendant was nuisance in the neighborhood.
sentenced ger TO- three days hard labor, subject to
the orders OF the Post Commander
United States Us. Dilsey Combs.-Stealing-
GOLDEN, 2. M, sworn, says: Yesterday arrest
ed the defendant for stealing clothes from Matilda
Welsh, on the orders OF Mrs. WELLS. Found no
clothing on her. Did not see her steal any
mrs. WELLS sworn, said Nine months ago, T
lost pair OF sleeve buttons, breastpin, and some
articles of clothing; don't know of my own knowl-
edge that defendant took them. Defendant
found not guilty and ordered to DO discharged
lMhhy VIII persons bring such cases into Court,
When there ls not the shadow Of q chance for a
conviction, only gratutous enmty is incurred by
fruitless prosecution21
r, United United States Os pilsey Combs, colored-
yesterday at hslf-past 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. arrested
the defendant; saw her strike Matilda, and took
her to the Guard House. Matild did not strike
defendant back. Found guilty, and sentenced to
ten days hard labor, subject to the orders of the
Post Commander.
United States us. John Wilson and VIM. Boston,
'last night about IL o'clock, found Defendants in
Archdale-street fighting. and quarrelling, and
making king great noise and disturbance. arrest
r. E. ELLIOTT, sworn, stated: ''The defendants
were arrested by orders, on account Of fighting
in this riot, near Magazine e-street saw the riot
from my window in the Guard House. Saw a
number OF colored soldiers endeavoring to rescue
q prisoner before his incarceration. He had been
imprisoned before they arrived. It was virtually
resistance of tho police; after following them
overlook them in Archdale-street, and there were
the 12Sth Regiment. I and my squad pursued
them: A number of shots were fired, and we ar
rested them as parties in the row. Sentenced to
thirty days hard labor.
United States us. BRIDaET DoLAN, white. Assault
and Bsttery.-The defendant was a very hard-look-
ing specimen Of the gina wine Bridget Her face
moreover, as though she might be veteran in
the service Of King Alcohol. She had an infant in
her arms. The aggreved witness was an ancient,
hoary headed lady Of color, named Clara, who, on
having "kiseed the book,' spoke as near as we
LAS night dis 'ooman trowed brick at me hit
me right here. [Slips aside her turban and points
to the vicinity Of the line where the temporal
meets the frontal bone.] neber dun muffin to
Judge to prisoner. "what have you to say for
Bridget. 'Plase yer Honor, I'll tell yez the hon.
esht truth. I'm very good frind to Maum Clara
an wouldn't hart her for the warld. But had
dhrunk come beer, and she was batin' twoo' nv
childer at the top of the shtairs an couldn;t
shtan' that; an took a brick and threw it at
her."
clara (sotto uoce). "Beerl She was beastly
drunk"
Judge. "Be still; only one of you must talk at a
time"
Bridget. sNow, Maum Clara, you know I'm a
good frind o. yours, an you oughtnt to have sint
Judge. s'You must address the Court, and not
hold a conversation with the Witness
Clara. "Dis aint de fuss time. She all de time
gets drunk, and den is fghtin' and quarrelin.'"
Bridget cries.
After consultation, the Court decided to sen-
tenco the prisoner to pay fine Of 50. But for her
infant we think che would haYe'had to go to Jail.
United States vs. Mrs. John Mallory colored
Riotous conduct January Mitchell, sworn, said
ION Monday evening, about halE-past O'Clock In
the camp on the Green, at sulivan's leland, de-
fendant used bad ianguage-Major WALKER and
his wife were there-she used very indecent Ian
gusge" ...g .,
Henry Walker, colored, sworn says: 81 was out
looking for my COW on the green on Suvan's Isl-
and, soven miles from the city. before roll cali.
On my way to my house, l met the defendant in
side the guard lines. About thirty or forty mon
belonging to the regiment we're present; and de-
fendant was abusing my wife. am drur1f-major
OF the 128th Regiment U. 8. @. T. I said to de-
fendant, This is no place for you to make O.
muss about my wife. Twill not put up with it,
She said my wife was A. and o -. [The
blanks all filled by witness with words to be found
In any good dictionary.] made for her, and she
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