The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-10-08
state Items.

IHE SOUTH CAROLINA UNIvERsIry.-This noble
institution commences another term Tomorrow.
inc students arc arriving by ovory train, and wo
ieain rom various sources that II large accession
will be shown by the next years catalogue. Tho
number timated is about i50; but as vet, it is I'M
possible to give exact figures.
There is certainly no college in the entire South
Wi'lch ofcrs such Inducements to youth bent ON
ne aoQuircnents OF the highest attainments like
ing mon. In the Inv, in medicine. in classics
provision has been made by the State for the en-,
ploylncnt OF tho ablest Professors, and there is no
who're to DO found associations and influences
moro conducive to the Improvement of the intellect
ana the dovel~ pment OF the purest impulses of man
hood. Columbia M1OnaHe.
PERsoNAI.a-Dr Darby, ono of the Professors OF
tho Medical Department OF the University, is ex-
pected TO return from Europe during the present
month. Gen. John s. Preston will probably arrive
ABOUT the same time. Columbia Chronicle.
ing their escape from our District Jail, lest night.
between 9 and 10 o'clock. They cut their way
through the floor of the building. descending into
the cellor underneath, and thence grabbed them
selves INTO the park and an adjoining yard, and arc
now doubtless bent on some fresh GRAND Of depre-
datlon. Our efficient Chief of Police, L. J. Rad
cIno, ana nus vigorous assistants, gave immediate
pursuit, out had failed up to an early hour this
morning. o'clock to report SUCCESS in their cap-
tsre. Ihey, were confined principally on charges
delay in the disposal Of their several cases al the
OctoDer court, in consequence of tho new jury
oohtrS'-I TOuDleS DOgln to thlCken.
The new Order No. 80 makes it imperative TINT
luries shall consist Of those who havo paid taxes
the Boa1r;dfs; H 81 nJhs Clerk Of the Court applies to
anime thor lists and compare th ss%%Hiws7 7tlo,n to OK
list. He is refused. Application is then made to
the military. The military authorities out of
Charleston have no authority to order registrars to
open their val!lables to anybody, and the Clerk is
Jury in accordance with tho order, and therefore
taerc can be no Court. Isn't il a remarkably prot
ty Kettle Of fish, Columbia Nrcntcle.
CoURT.-OnrF Fall Term OF the Court or Common
Pleas commence on next Monday week. There
seems to be sor.e doubt whether much business
VII be dispatched as q new jury has not been
drawn in accordance with Military orders on his
subject. This is unfortunate, as there are several
criminals in Jail awaiting trial, and it viii be a
hardship to keep them in confinement until next
Spring. Why does not our Governor or some OF the
Judges issue the necessary order for the drawing
OF new juries from revised lists. 9
fBennetsDNe Journal,
RETURN DAy.-Last Saturday was return day for
tins District. There were about seventy-hve cases
returned, quite q small number for Marlborough.
Last Fall over six hundred cases were sued. We
hope. our people are either compromising or as
ranging their debts in some way, as the small
return last week seems to indicate. at the prices
or cotton, however, our people cannot pay much on
old or rev debts II Bennatspihe Journal