The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-07
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announced in asesday's aGNIz.) did
yesterday. after q qadergoihg intense saf-
fsEing. Chief RdeiiGe arrested 4swo
oolored boys from the country, named
Edward Williams and William Smith,
who, on being carried before the Mayor,
admitted that they had fred the pistol
shbta. but that the shooting was done in
self-defence. The wounded boy OK.
pressed the desire that his assailants
should be prosecuted. Magistrate Thomp-
son committed the accused to jsil.
THE JUDIoARY.-The Legislature will
have to supply the vacancy on the su-
preme Bench, and it is contemplated to
create an additional circuit, to consist OF
Beaufort and its neighboring Counties.
Judge Orr and Judge Boozer are pre-
sented by their friends for the Supreme
Court. In case of an election of Cir
cult Judge to supply vacancy occasioned
by the elevation of either of these Judges
to the Supreme Court, Colonel G. w.
Miller is spoken of as proper man for
the circuit He is native of Sumter, q
graduate of the South Carolina College,
and reputed to be q sound lawyer, good
scholar, and an honest, impartial man
in every way qualified for the position.
The country wants qualification for Office
JUDGE GEORGE s. BnyAN.-We were
pleased to meet with our friend, Judge
Bryan, Of the Federal Court. now in
session here. Judge B. is discharging
the duties Of his high Office with accus-
toned acceptability to the law, the law
yers and the iurymen. South Carolina
is fortunate in having one like Judge B.
in this position-a man alive ct once to
what is due to the Federal Government
and the people Of South Carolina. and
at all times disposed to look with indul-
gence upon mans frailty, and ever ready,
as far as he can, to temper justice with
mercy. There is one salient popularity
that has ever marked the administration
of Judge Bryan. Although a Union
man always, and one who never could
see wisdom in the Confederate move
ment. yet he has shown respect for the
views OF those who thought differently,
and hence, he has never outraged the
sensibilities of our people, or deemed it
his duty to pronounce anathemas either
upon the "Lost Cause" or its noble de-
tenders. It is this that entities Judge
b. to the regard and respect even of eek
rebels" and hereafter, when time shall
have whitened his locks, it will be a
pleasing reflection to him and to his
friends. that though Federal Judge, he
did not lose the consideration of native
born Carolinians-naturally no lovers of
Government that, under its radical
auspices, had outraged their sensibilities
and ignored their rights.
CRUMBS. We learn that the Presi-
dency of q Florida Railroad has been
rendered to our fellow-citizen, James g..
Gibbes, Esq. Whilst we desire this
gentleman to advance his interest, we
hope that Columbia may not lose a
citizen who stood with cheerful counte-
nance and open hands amid Sherman's
ruins, and who since has been as usual
unselish and enterprising. We can ill
afford to lose SO useful man, and we
don't think he will leave US.
The horse advertised in the PHOENIX
on Sunday morning as stolen, was re-
covered by Mr.. Taylor yesterday. She
had been carried off by o freedman,
who, finding he was in danger of arrest,
turned the animal loose about sixteen
miles below Columbia. The Winnsboro
Ne1s and other papers which were re-
quested to copy the advertisement, will
please omit 1t.
A. G. Kaufman, Esq, the Charleston
broker, spreads himself" in this morn
ing's PHOENIX. Any of our citizens who
have business in his line to attend to,
are requested to give him q call.
Messrs Bryan & McCarter have pre-
sented us with the January numbers of