The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-29

In re Alexander Glennic Us. Francis M. Weston
ct a. Mr.. Rutledge continued his argument on
the motion for leave to file petition in re-
The main cause having been reached on the
dockeis, the pleadings were read by Messrs.
Miles, McCready and Pringlc when the court
adjourned.
UNITED STATES CoURT-iIoN. GEO. S. BRYAN
PREsDMa.-The Court was opened at II A. NJ.
In bankruptcy Petitions for voluntary bank
ruptcy. were read from the following applicants
by their respective Solicitors, and Oh their mo-
tion referred to Registrar Summer.
Abram Harris, W. K. Griffin, Thos B. Ken
nedy, Jno R. Sondley, George A. Sigh, Vim.
]. Lake, Thos II. Holloway, and W. W. Hou-
seal, of Newbery.
Nathaniel A. Green and JAS NJ. Stackley, of
Laurens.
Henry. S. Kerr, of Abbeville.
The following petitions were read and refer
red to Registrar Clawson: Jas. ". Black, OF Abb
5evillc; Henry W. NJ. Boggs and Warren W..
knight, of Pickens; Samuel A. Camp and Perry
o. Lemmons, of Spartanburg; Abram Ham,
bright and Joseph N. Steele, OF York; Jas. NJ
Hunnicutt, of Anderson Mills, South Carolina;
Stephen johnson, of Union; F. Morris, of Green
vile; Samuel Rhea, of Anderson; JAS W. War
wick, of Lancaster.
The following petitions were read and re-
ferred to Registrar Carpenter by the respective
counsel:
Fred. W. Ford and Joseph 81. Ford, Of
GeorgetowD; Messrs. Rutledge and Young
Solicitors pro pc.
Geo. D. Grice, of Charleston; G. W. Dingle,
ESQ.,, Solicitor pro pet.
MAYORS CoURr.-lhe popularity of the new
administration still continues, and the Hall of
Justice is daily attended by q motley crowd,
who listen eagerly to the trials. II the way of
the city transgressor was hard, his condition
has not been improved since Mayor BUNS has
been the presiding Judge.
Four females, nynephes du pdoe 1.-TWO white
and two not), were charged with keeping
disorderly house. Tho evidence was clear,
and the bad character OF the quartette being
proverbial, they were semitic prison for thirty
days, at the end of which time more suitable
apartments would be furnished in tho work
house.
Napoleon Bonaparte, o darkey Of about ten
summers, in his eagerness to become acquaint-
ed with the potentates of the land, was 30 ia
miliar with King Cotton that he WAS arrested
and sentenced to ten days retirement.
Cesar Ramsay, genuine descendant of
Ham, was caught stealing wood from wharf.
Caesar was not posted in his catechism, and he
was sent up for twenty days to study the eighth
commandment.
Robert Dickinson, colored, stole some lead
pipe, but was arrested before he could reach
iunk-shop, an ed to be jugged for thirty
days.
an unhappy individual, who had looked in
bottle until ho became blind drunk, was picked
up on the sidewalk. It was not considered
necessary to apologize for interrupting his
slumbers, but he was fined s5 for trespassing
on city property.
Two publicans who dispensed the fluid with
out legal permission were fined $50 each.
Jane Miller, an interesting specimen of color
ed innocence, was arrested for drunkenness
and disorderly conduct. Jane could not re-
member having ever taken drink, and prevari-
Gated with such fervor that she was fined S. as
compliment to her mendacity.
In noticing the platform cases on Thursday,
it was stated that policeman was fined s.,
for not inspecting the premises thoroughly.
1t was not the knight of the star and baton,
but a member of the detective force who was
mulcted.
ToUR1sTs.-Those of our readers who scan
the "hoteI arrivals published daily in TIE
NEWS, and those of our citizens who keep their
eyes about them, must have remarked tho
unusual number of strangers at present in
Charleston. Go where YOU will-froM AIagno-