The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-14
THE UNITED STATES CoUKE:
Proceedings OF tho United Sta.cs Obs
tElet Ourt for the Western N,st' <ict o,
South Caroitnn-August rcrm. lse9.

Proceedings OF tho United Sta.os Obs.
txlet Ourt for the Western Nist. <ict Of
South Caroiinn-August form. lsee.
[FRoM DUB OWN REPoRTnl
GREEnv11LE. 8. c., MONDAY. August o.
The August term OF the United States Court
for the Western District Of s,ou,h Carolina was
opened at 10 O'Clock this r.norning-hls Honor
Judge George s. Bryan presiding. Thc grand
jury was orsan,zed ard sworn as follows
Simeon R. WestrAorelaad, foreman; Clav-
born Irammell 'LaLdy Goodiett, Johu
DOYLE Beverly y. Glenn. John Gross J.cob
Lenderman, Ja.Ines L. COthran Marshal She'-
ton. j. M. Nestmore land. Willis Chandler,
Joseph u. Goodwin, Andrew Forester, Sol. T..
Robertson. Samuel s. Gibbes, James O. Fos-
ter. w Cunningham, VIM: b. treen John NJ.
Rodgers, Carter Tanner, iludwei Yauehn, Ju-
Illus q. Smith.
Tne petit and pleas jurors were organized
and sworn as follows: .Y 5..4
Jury No. Foreman. Colonel Edwin q.
Irvine; Rich Ross James NJ. McClannahan.
Green I"grabam !. ". Traynham Joseph Ed
Elijah W. Hover d, IsaAc ". Walker. James III.
Payne. William Howell.
Jury No. 2.-Foreman John p: Hilhouse;
Tilman Z. Ross James +. Duncan, David Lock
bart, Israel Charles John lolleson. Zsra Pam
NETT Jacob D. HYDE. Jchn Watson, James w.
Willis John w Wood. Ehas W. Salman.
Supernu,neraries.- W. Jackson Field
or dosset., Nathaniel G. Cox, Michael Whit
! mlre. /. P. Smith, Moses 81. Cooper, John p.
| Sbocklev, w. M. Johnson w. NJ. laliey Peter
Gosnell, W. d. Charles, John Howell, Reuben
Sudduth.
H. w. Tomlinson VS.. the James River lnsur-
ance Company. On motion of Smonton Il
Barker. with consent Of opposing counsel, dis
| continuance was ordered.
On motion Of w. d. Simpson, Esq. tor the Pc
titioner, ne was duly admitted as att ,rney and
counsellor.
Criminal Dockei.-United States vs. James
laws, sections IS aud "a. for dlstilling contrary
to law. Defendant pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to one mouths imprisonment and to
pay ane OF forty dollars, being double the
amount of gallons distilled.
| United States vs. Samuel I. Green. Viola
ton OF internal revenue law, sections % and
"a. and 73 in d,stilling. Defendant pleaded
guilty of d'stilling nine gallons, and was sem
fenced to two months imprisonment and to
pay fine of $S5. being penalty and tax. Z. !
In several cases standing on the old docket.
| bsnch warrants were ordered for the arres of
witnesses who made default upon call. !
:. The grand jury returned true bills of in
dictment against w. d. Berry, and also Perry
Nash, and no bill against David W. Blassin-
various SEQ ions of the internal revenue laws:
United States vs.. 28 packages Of tobacco.
found at Columbia, at the Charlotte and south
Carolina Railroad: Information for forfeiture
ton of Deputy. District Attorney H. 81: b.
Byron, writ Of arrest ana monition, return g.
BILE 30th August, 1869. -,e ~ s.,4 11..-.
h: Bonkr~ptcy.--Ex parte W. W. Harllee. Of
Marion. Petition for final discharge simon.
! ton & Barker. pro pet. Case referred to Caruen
ter, Registrar, and final hearing take place be-
fore court at Greenville. on 31st August.
Ex parte V. j. Veree, of Char3eston, Petition
Tor final discharge. j. N. Nathans, pro pet
Same order as in preceding case. ''l,rs 7
Ex parte James Z. Mcdowell, of Camden.
Petition tor final discharge. Sirno atom & Bar
ker, pro pet. Final hearing ordered at Charles
ton, on 18th October, 1859.
! Ex parte Allison A. Mcdowell, or Camden.
Petition for final discharge. Simonton & Bar
ker. pro pct. Same order as above.
Elk parte Jesse r. Stevenson, IN re. Robert
Ford Petition to establish lien. Walker &
Brice, pro pet. Referred to W. J. Clawson,
| Ex parte Jacob L. Dull, OF Lexington. Peti.
ton for final discharge. Referred to @. q.
Jaeger, Registrar, and final hearing at Green
vile. ta 4th seRtember, p M 1869.
for final discharge. g. d. Bryan, pro pet. Re
ferred to Carpenter Registrar, and anal hear
ing at Charleston on the 4th OF October, 1869.
Petition for fnal discharge. q. p. Hamilton
pro pet Registrar. w. j. Clawson. Report was
| read and confirmed and on motion the Judge
signed usual order and certificate OF final dis
| charge.
Elk parte Charles Phillips. Judge approved
| OF James N. Brown as assignee.
Elk parte w. ]. Gayer. Judge approved OF
s T4 pSsl psnss B. sS NJ sisfhsa fRompson in re- T. R
Chewing; in re. P. g. Benbow, bankrupt; IN
re. r. B. Harvin; in re. L. Bell; in re. w. T6eo.
Lesesne; in re: J. A. BURG ss; in re. H Kelly
IN re. John O. Brook; IN re. Phiip McElveen
in re. W. w: Benbow: in re. F. M. Rhame; in
re. r. r. Billup; in re. M. J. White Petitions
for leave to sell chooses ia action. Banding.
Richardson II Rhame pro pet. ue-
Upon hearing the Registrars report it was, on
motion, ordered that the assignee in each Of the
above cases do sell the chooses in action and de-
vote proceeds to the payment Of creditors after
I SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS
/ TUESDAY August 1O.-The court was opened
! al 10 O'clock. The grand and petit iuries ar
swered TO their names.
Tx psrte Henry O.. Miller. creditor, in re.
James O Keys. Petition for involuntary baak-
| for debtor. 1t appearing to the Court that an
issue was ordered for trial by jury in this case
at Charleston in July last. and it appearing
| on motion Of Reed & Brown, solicitors for re-
1 spondent 1t is ordered that the petitioning
| creditor, Henry G. Miller. do show cause before
| the court at Greenville. on Tuesday, the 81st
day Of August why the said issue should not
be then and there tried: and it is further order.
| ca. that copy Of this order be served upon
the. petitionine creditor. Henry G. Miller, and
1 on his attorney, Samuel McGowan
Eek parte Absalom Blytbe, Of Greenvilie. PEI
States Court for South Carolina. j. W. Stokes.
Pro pet. On motion, ordered that Colonel e.
be appointed o committee to examlne the ap.
plicant as to his legal knowledge and auaIifi.
cation TO practice in said court, and exanina-
fion n6 TO take place at 10 O'Clock A. M., on the
2Oth OF August 1869. .l@ ~ IN h
United States Va. Elias Burnett. Violation
internal revenue laws. Bench warrant order.
cd TO bring Thaddeus Splawn, a witness, into
court. u = 2
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