The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-06-19

imagine how fcrvcn,ly. to find the partner
of her bosom there. While the fire was
raging one poor fellow was seen buried in
the cellar lie talked to the iiromcn and
said he was unhurt, but was unable to move
hy being wedgcd in SO tightly. The tircmcn
could not get near him while the fire was
raging, and tho poor mau, in the very sight
OF every relief, full Of hope, w;s drowned
before ho could be got out.
TIE DEAD AND WOUNDED.
Immediately after tho extinguishmont of
he fire the ircmcn set manfully 10 work %
remove the ruins, in the hope OF finding
bodies underneath. Notwithstanding the
Intense heat and binding smoke in Il few
minutes body was reached, and more
horrid spectacle wns never witnessed. Tho
head and feet were burned off, aud the bow.
els lay exposed in u mere trunk. But it is
needless to lcngthcn ta,o Of horrors al
ready too long. There were, up TO a late
hour last night, some seventeen bodies re-
oovcrcd--twclyc Of whom were dead and
five wounded. OF the dead. who were re-
moved to MIR. Kings establishment, some
had their legs burner oil, aud others their
arms, and III every Instance their faces were
unrccognizablc. or those wounded two are
not expected TO recover. while tho others
arc severely injured, though not fatally
from tie BU0uio Courier, Jane H.
The First Case under the Bankrupt Law
The first case arising under the Bankrupt
law, in The United States District Court for
the Northern District of NcwYorh, was COM
mcnccd yesterday. The petition, which
was fled with the clcrl; Of tho court, was
that of Thomas li. Read and others, Of New
York City, against Frederick Z. Crowley
and William J.. lioblitzcl), Of ElizHbcthtcwn.
Essex County, Nov Ioak. 1T sets forth
that The petitioners are Judgment creditors
Of the defendants in The sum Of S923. 10:
that The defendants are bankrupt, owing
debts to The amount Cr$lU0, 600; that dc
PENDANTS have executed Il chartered mort
gage to the Essex and Lake Champlain Orc
and Iron Company covering property to Tic
amount Of $4,000, contrary 10 the provi,
sions Of the act Of Congress approved
March ID, 1867, entitled can act tol cstab-
lish uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States - tha. dcfcn.
danis also, contrary to the same act, made
arrangements whereby one Henry R. Moore
should make execution Of a Judgment against
them of $50 900. and one Daniel +. Payne
should mako execution Of Il Judgment
against them Of $1,000 Therefore the pc
titioncrs pray that the defendants be dc.
clarcu bankrupt by the court, III accordance
with the provisions of the Bankrupt law. An
order was made by the court on this petit
lion directing defendants to appear at q
term Of The District Court. to he held in
this ci:y on the oath of July, 1867, and
show cause why The prayer OF the petition
CT, should MOI he grantee.
We have been thus explicit in giving tho
points Of this case, not because it is cspe-
riol 10 in in II buf nn 4
that the first proceeding under the Blnk-
rupt law in this Court District deserves TO
be chronclcd. II is little singular, since
The law was framed to benefit debtors rather
than creditors, that this first case should be
one ofinvoluntary bankrup,cy-that is one
where the creditor, instead Of the debtor,
claims the protection Of the courts. 1t
shows that lie laws is disadvantagcous 10
honesty on both sides. 1t moi only relieves
The embarrassed bankrupt from the rcpaci-
ty his crcditors, but it equally protects
the crcdi, Or from the rascaliiy of his deb.
tor. aud secures an equitable division the
assets Of the bankrupt. IL is thought by
eminent lawyers that the existence Of this
law will do away with large proportion of
our civil suits. 1t will prove agrcat yor-
dcx in which will be swallowed hosts Of
attachments supplementary proceeding,
Su'tS ou I'"hfSSo"y HUGS, iOiCCioShfcs VI
mort grges and other processes. The Dis
trict Courts as Courts Of Bankruptcy cxrc-
riencc considerable Inconvenience at pre-
sent from the fact that the rules adopted for
their guidance by the Supreme Court have
not yet been published. as they were
adopted several weeks since, tho infcrNncc
is that they have fallen into the hands of
some spcculator who expects to turn an
honest penny by their publication. In the
meantime the District Courts arc' TO % Ger
tain extent, working in the dark in bank
rupt cases having nothing but tho text Of
tho law TO guide them. Any action thoy
take may be found void whom Tic rules arc
published.