The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-17

Of tho parties for liccnscs wcro referred to tho
Committee OH Licenses. This action of Council
will bo favornbly received By tho public; for tho
regular licensing Of certain hotols and inns will
tend to put stop to tho Illicit salo of liquors in
tho city.
THE OBSTRUCTION IN THE CuAssEL.-A bill has
been introduced in Council regulating tho drcdg-
ing of DOCKS aud stating that tho mud must hero
alter DO thrown IN The Hog Island side of tho
ch 'nnol. report from tho Harbor Master,
which was laid before Council says that III conse-
qucnco OF tho mud being dumped in tho channel
bank has boon formed that will interfere with
tho shipping. It may no possible that tho con-
tInued use OF the channel aB pluco Of deposit will
eventually fill il up and form mud bank; but
Mt present thero is nuthing to fcnr--tho action of
tho watcr carrying tho mud to the sea; end wo
learn from an old merchant that tho channel is
perfectly clear.
MAyonis CoURr, July 16-Antlony and Sam, two
ltttlo black boys who wore in tho market engaged
in poking into ono anotlcrs bread basket, instead
OF attending to their market basket, were oncli
fined IS.
woman who had indulgcd i'm tho common
prac.co Of throwing water from n front window,
was fined 81.
James Thomson, an individual who had biting
dog IL tho market, which showed n strong desire
to carry off another mars calf, was fined s10
Stephen Lee, colored youth, who had robbed
Susan Washington, his employer of fifty conts,
and whilo sho wal absent iudulgod himself in the
Homcrian style. in wator melon candy &c., was
locked up for hyc days.
John Coleman, n black 10y, who was found with
two new pair of shoes, which ho snid had bcen
kindly presented to him by two other youths whom
ho named, was sent to tho Detective ofIico, to be
called on by these partcs and have n sensible
chat.
Daphne and Itosc, two obese black womon, who
had been skirniishing sinco last Friday, without
fair chance for fight, but happening to meet ON
Monday Inst in the noighborhood OF tho commits
sarrs storo, pitched in gnllnntly, but wero sopa-
rated, wero cnch severely wounded by being Gncl
IS.
DISTINCT Count r-lon. GEO. 8. LOGAN, Prcsid-
ing.-tho following cases wcrc called and decided:
Tho State cs. Peter Robinson. Assault and bat
terry. duilty; but recommended to mercy.
Tho State us. Donj. Hernandez. Assault and bat-
tory on Margaret Farr. Guilty.
Tho State o.. George Mansfield Assault and
battery. Continued
Tho State us. Thomas Williamson. Larceny of
gold COINS, DC. Il. W. sEYMoun for dofenco. Not
Guilty. lI
Tho State Us. Aaron II. IInrper, and tho Same u.s.
Samuel Dickinson. Indictment aud cross indct-
ment for assault and battery. Icssrs DunYEA
and SEYMOUR for Harper. and Mcssrs. A. u. COHEN
and elias DETnEv1LLE for Samuel Dickinson. Not
guilty in both cases.
Tho State us. London Rock Larceny. Guilty
Tho State us. John Oliver. Larceny. Ordorod
to 10 discharged with his own rccognizanco, no
prosecutor appearing.
Tho State us. Charlotte Saxton. Larceny. No,
pros. entered. no prosecutor appearing.
Tho State os. Joseph Z. Thompson. Assault ani
battery. Continued
CourT OF GENERAL SESSIONS AND Cos,uos
PLEAs, Hon. f. ]. MOSES preading.-Tho Court
was occupied in tho trial OF civil cases of 10 public
intcrcat
UNITED STATES COURT Judge BRYAN, presiding.
Tho Court was occupied yesterday with tho con-
slderntion OF The case OF tho United States u.s.
ninoteon barrels of rcctfed ;spirits found at tho
storo OF Mcsars MANToUE g. Co. Messrs PORTER
Il CoNNoR appeared for tho defence, and tho Jury
brought in q verdict Of not guilty. Wo unders and
that tho District Attorney is not satisfied with tho
verdict, as Inc regards it against tho law and tho
evidence, and that bo will moyo in a fcv days To
set it aside.
LIENS ON Cnops. Tho following letter explains
itself:
HEADoRa SECOND MILITARY DIsrn1cr,
CHARLESTON, s. e., July 10, 1867.
SIR: In reply to tho inquiries you mako in be-
half OF certain foreign and northern capitalists
am directed by tho Commanding General to inform
you that by General Orders 10. TO- dated Heatlqunr-
SECOND. Harry n
April 11th, 1867, 1t is provided:
THAT all advances Of money, subsistence impIc-
monts, fertilizers, loaned used or sauircd for tho
purpose of aiding tho agricultural pursuits OF tho
people, shall DO protected. And tho existing laws
which have provided tho most efficient remedies
in such cases for tho londer will bo supported and
enforced. Wages for labor performed in the pro-
duction OF the crop shall bo lien on tho CROP and
payment OF tho amount duo for such wages shall
be enforced by Tho like remedies provided to secure
advances of money and other means for tho culti-
vation of tho SOIL" 7,
Tho local civil law formerly gave tho landlord OF
leased lnnds n superior lion. by Par. TX OF Gene
raj Orders No. 50, dated Headquarters Second
Military District. soth May, 1867, tho remedy by
distress for rent is abolished thus removing tho
lien OF tho landlord which has been hitherto para
mount.
1t has been tho purpose and aim Of tho Com
manding General to establish such regulations as
would promote the security, economy and thrift of
agriculture and trade, Appreciating az he docs
tho advantages Of permanent and certain guaran-
tees whore capital 10 concerned, il is not to DO ap-
pretended that any OF tho orders heretofore issued
TO promote these desirable Objects will be incon-
siderably modified. On tho same basis adyances
OF subsistence nro made in certain ca5os to I'M
poyerishcd planters in the Carolinas by tho Gov