The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-23

UNITED STATES COURT, APRIL 22-HoN. GEO
S. BRYAN, PnEs1pNa.-I9a re Julius Spring, q
bankrupt. Upon motion of Asher D. Cohen,
Esq, solicitor for the petitioners, it was or-
dered that the report on the application for
final discharge be extended from the 22d day
of April to the 14th OF May, at eleven o'clock,
and that the clerk publish the notice required.
In the case of Isadore Michalson, bank
rupt, similar order was granted.
The petition of William N. Hall, of Ahbeville
District, for voluntary bankruptcy, was re-
ferred to ". J. Clawson, Registrar.
In re Pinckney G. Benbow, a bankrupt-pe-
tition for leave to set up lien. A. T. Smythe,
Esq, for petitioner. On his motion it was Or
dered that the case be referred to R. B. Car
penter, Registrar.
The following petitions for bankruptcy were
referred to R. B. Carpenter, ESQ.,, Registrar:
Daniel Livingston, of Orangeburg. Messrs.
Izlar g. Dibble, solicitors.
j. J. Brookee, of Barnwell. Messrs. Brew
ster & Spratt, solicitors.
The following appointments as assignees
were made by R. B. Carpenter, Esq, Regis
trar:
Robert N. Thompson, assignee for W. W.
Benbow, Pinckney G. Benbow, R. R. Billups,
VIM. q. Bockette, B. E. Hodge, John q. Ma
honey, NJ. J. White and David W. Cuttino.
Junius E. Scott was appointed assignee for
J. T. Mcconnell.
John J. Ryan was appointed assignee for Ar
thur E. Simmons.
Francis j. Cart was appointed assignee for
S. Warren Nelson.
Charles Cooper received the rights of citizen
ship on his subscribing to the customary
oaths.
In the Circuit Court.-The United States va.
Frank Arnim, committed to jail on special
bench warrant, to answer to an indictment
found against him in Columbia, last December,
for oppression and extortion as public
officer. The prisoner had given ample bail for
his appearance. He had been committed on
representations made to the judge Of some de-
fciency in the bail and Of a supposed intention
of the said Arnim to leave the State. 1t ap-
pearing to the court that the bench warrant
had been issued under misapprehension, and
that the bail was ample, on motion Of Messrs.
Campbell & Seabrook, defendants attorneys, it
was ordered that the defendant, Frank Arnim,
be discharged from the custody Of the Mar
shal, J. P. NJ. Epping.
The United States vs.. Alfred Huger, former
postmaster, and Charles T. Lowndes, surety.
Action of debt. D. T. Corbin, District Attor-
ney, appearing for United States. Special pleas
filed by the attorneys for the defence, Rutledge
& Young, j. B. Campbell and A. g. Magrath.
The case was submitted to the jury, and the
court was occupied with its consideration to q
late hour, in hearing testimony and arguments
made by the District Attorney as to the admis-
sibility Of testimony. We understand the suit
in this instance to be for the recovery Of the
value of stamps, &C., which were in the post
masters hands at the breaking out Of the war
The following juries were empanelled:
Jury No. 1.-Wm. Kirkwood, Thos. Costello,
]. W. steinmeyer, J. NJ. Eason, VIM. ]. Wiley,
Rich'd Fleming, VIM. M. Fits, Thos. Finne-
gan, Archibald King, Peter Oeland, Herman
Esdorn, Jno. L. Ahrens.
Jury No. 2.-Edw'd SebriDg, Anthony Drego,
O. ". Getty, Henry Gourdin Duffus, Jno. E.
Phillips, Henry Linstedt, Il. Harbers, j. Il.
Honour, Jr., J. H. Behre, Patk Flynn, n.
Sweegan, A. Fincken.
Supernumeraries.- s. R. Chrietzberg,
Jas. Murphy, Jacob Steiber, A. Dufort, Jno. d.
Devereux, Henry Gerdts, VIM. Devices, Jas.
Doyle, F. Entleman, B. Wiehrs, c. Waterman.