The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-29

UNITED STATES DISTRICT CorRT-COi.UABIA,
DECEMBER 81, 1s09.-iIoS. GEORGE S. BRYAN PRY.
siDIS0.-EN partc G. M Jones, OF Darlington,
Petition for linai discharge. Parker Conner. pro
pct Referred TO &c. Carpenter. registrar, AMI
final hearing ordered FOR January 2s, 1870, before
court ut Charleston.
Tx partc Francis II. Kennedy. OF Sumter; cx
nartc II. q. Mcleod, OF sumter; cN partc n. q.
Walker, OF tarnwcll Petitions FOR linal discharge.
liayncsworth Fraser and Parker ~ Conner. pro
pets. Reports Of registrars In favor OF discharge
were read and confirmed AMI the court signed
under seal certificates ana orders Of dischalgc
lMrc. bankrupt. Petition TO draw divhlcntis.
McA,ilry i.rawiey pro pct Leave given to,lrGm
Gni u Ian M9n o bSm Srd and security being Eyen
that slave debts are nun and void.
EH partc l'linmas u. Chappcll. assignee, in re
wilforl f. Peterson. Petition TO call in liens. ].
W. Spcarmau, pro pet. Referred To registrar
and assignee Ia give notice to lien creditors TO
EN parted. w. Spcarnan, assignee In re {. W.
chnppell, bankrupt. lMem, llem.
re q. Scott. Petition for sale 10 pay lien. For.
tcr X Conner, pro pct. On hearing report OF regis
1rar. ordered rel That SAME be confirmed, and that
lition, and from proceeds pay costs, and then tho
bond and mortgages OF petitioners.
CIRCUIT corET.
The court opened nj 10 o'clock. The jurors an
consideration or the case OF Ioykin vs.. insurance
companies.
Order nJ I''ending.-Durrill +. l,oykin w. the
Germnnia Insurance Company, The Niagara In
surancc Company. the Hanover Insurance Com
snmpslt: Monday, goth December, 1859. Plain.
tins attorney nude motion 10 set aside order
o an e@ S ;Sa on "a No.
having been ordered, and The plalntllr having
lccn allowed to amend his declaration. ON me.
ton OF Simonion 4 barker. defendants aitor-
ncys. Il IL ordered that tile defendants have leave
to withdraw all pleas entered by them to the
they may be advised, dr noro 10 tic plain.
tilrs declaration and writ" Dcfcndanis,
The defcndants' counsel then novel for
isaSc naE :, to, to o,, withdraw the pleas originally
for new trial and eur or n"n no no c hcx order
be advised. ,tc moro. After argument, motion was
granted. Tho plnlntiT's counsel then read the
.s declaration: aud defendants counsel entered
plea IN abatement, to which plainlir demurrcd
on argument demurrer was sustained and the
Llea overrnied. The defendants counsel then
nled special demurrers. Tuesday al.-Argun,cnt
was heard Oh special demurrers and the Judge
ssaea come9s e nS s o1 rs to The 2 ID a
the spccin. temurrers to the additional or new
counts: pefendants' counsel excepted to the
counts Exception was noted by the judge The
plaintin's counsel excepted Judges ruling
old declaration. The dcfcndants' counsel
now filed general issue and special pleas. Wei.
Crou Gaur Iar HUI sci c91Gss 9 under Ssh rulo OF
ell to strike ont The special pleas. The motion
was SUSTAINED ny The court and The pleas were
stricHen out. Tile defendantS' counsel then moy-
cd for security for costs follows: at appearing
TO the court 10y The plea In abatement, that the
plainiiil, III whose maine the suit il being carried
on, ~ non r0mpos menfts, ordered that the cause
be stayed until security for costs be put i'm Mo.
tion orcrrulctl.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Is. T.. i'oykin ~. Gcrmania Insurance Com
pany, ct a Argument was closed at nine clock
r. 81, and after charge by the Judge, the jury
retired. After bclng out about half on hour
returned INTO court with the following verdict:
we ind for the plaintIn In the sum OF $4,000
WIN interest from the 10th day OF March, 1867"
John \. Sloan was admitted to practice In the
United States Courts for South Carolina.