The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-01
COURT DAY IN BtACKYILLE.
The First Meeting OF Court-PIatt In the
PulPit-Tho Oolored Lawyors-A Queol
Caso-The Weather and Crops.
IrBoM OUR Own conaE.pospKsr.1

Pulpit-Tho Colored Lawyors-A Queer
Caso-The Weather and Crops.
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BLAoxvrILE COURTHOUSE. August o0.-This
has been the first tme einco the removal OF
| the courthouho OF the ''keounty" to this place
that the blind goddess has made her debut.
We might well nigh say We had forgotten
whether the blindfoldel fomale is supposed,
under the new regime, 70 preside especially
| over Justice or Liberty, Or whether she has not
given slight change to her base and om-
braces them both. at any rate. We may safely
| infer that she leans rather much to the dark
side in both respects, whether her eyas bc
blindfolded or not.
Everybody and their uncle came TO town,
influenced M doubt by as varied emotions as
sway the human heart. Hopo. fear, curiosity.
cupidity and uhskey, all contributed thoir quo.
to in swelling the throng. The vendors Of
watermelons and cakes we're es happy q set OF
individuals as an August sun ever shone upon,
as they smilingly witnsssod the dimunition OF
their piles OF edibles and proportionato in
crease of fractional currency.
''HIs HONOR" TAKES TO THE PULPIT.
The court convened in the Baptist Church,
which hns been secured for that purpose, his
Honor, Judge zephaniah Platt, presiding in the
pulpit. We wondered and smiled, and SMILED
and wondered still. il his Honor perchod up in
si.~ ~-a ansi, i,~--:-- .t-,I I>- ,;rp,,a ~ hi.
position, his words might not be considered as
q happy combination of the "law and gospel y
and thus convey additional force. It seemed
to us queer place for Radical Judge, that
Baptist Church. h aorot IS.
The weather has been intensely warm, and
judge, jpry and all, with one accord, tried the
efficacy Of ice water, fans and possibly other
sustainers and insigorators Of wearled nature,
and bore their suffsrings Like martyrs. v
MIXED JURY. &.sG
There is something novel, If not interesting
and calculated TO produce scents sdton in this
parti- i-colored jury, which is without distinction
sof race, color, odor OF previous condition; and
there were many present who desired, from
motives of curiosity, to witness tho new order
or things under Radical reconstruction.
TAKEN IN AND DONE FOB. WI
One unfortunate individual, led by the atore-
sad spirit Of curiosity, TO squeeze his portiy
form within the precints Of his Honor, was
forthwith seized and placed on the jury in the
stead Of reoreant juryman who had not suffi
cient fear OF Judge Platt before his eyes to in
duce his attendance. The moral to this little
court episode is simply that. by minding one 8
own business, We may avoid much trlbulation,
especially that Of being placed on mixed
jury in the heated term. from which We may
reverenily say, "Good Lord, deliver u.s."
| COLONEL .oKLEBnrIIss. ,,l..,
Among the gentlemen Of tho legal profes-
sion who contributed their talent towards a
proper administration of justice, appeared tho
honorable senators from Barnwoll and Beau
fort, Elliott and Whipper, who afforded their
| legal brethren and outside barbarians an 90.
| portunity of measuring their mental calibre.
The general impression seems to be favorable;
aud although the stomach Of your corespon-
dent may not be as thoroughly reconstructed
as those OF others upon whom he might place
his finger and becomes q little nauaeated In
taking these black Radical pills, yet it must be
admitted that the easy politeneas and general
good bearing Of these ''gentlomen of COLOR
has impressed the community with no other
feelings than those Of good win, and we may
| say, respect.
COURT ADJoURNED-LITTLE DONE.
The juries were discharged on Friday. The
| only case Of much interest was one OF rape, In
which the prisoner was found "guilty;" but
strange to state, after the jury had returned to
| their homes. 1t is stated that the fcrem1n had
an interview with the judge, hal the anding
reversed, and q new trial ordered. This must
be something novel in Law, and should be
placed on record for future reference.
THE CROPS.
The formers are busily engsged In picking
cotton. Owing to the rust, the cotton opens
more rapidly than usual. The impression Is
general throughout the county that the crop
has been cut short at least one-third, some
think one-half; but though it Is undenisble
that In some instances half crop only will be
made, We do not think, on general average,
that 80 large percentage will be lost as somo
persons imagine. Few men, comparatively,
will estimate their crops, and the disposition
is rather 70 make too low an estimate; hence
the expression Of the opinion that the cotton
crop will fall. shcrt one-hali, must bs take,,
cum grano sails .. l,a ~,
We noticed the shipment from this place, on
Saturday, OF two bales new cotton, which were
consigned respectively to Messre. George q.
Waiter d Co., and Messrs. Pelser, Rodgers &
CO. Sunday, 1t is conceded by many, was the
hottest day OF the seaAon; and we SO much
wished that our bonored female ancestor q
Paradisaical notoriety had only restrained her
curiosity, so that We, like her, might appear
psurfs naturalbus, and haya no breath Of scan.
oai assam us. MKDIoUs.
RADICAL POH-WOW IN EDGEFIELD:
| ~ l.T 49, .ag.s.,f s.slyll Z &
The correspondent OF the Augusta Constitu.