Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-08-05
THE CIRCUIT COURT.

+ Our report OF the proeeedings-d the July iefm
of the Circuit Court last'wees, embraced state
ment of matters up 10 Wednesday morning. The
call Of the civil deckets occupied the day on Wed
nesday. when all causes not litigated went into
judgment.
On Thursday, the case Of A. BurweA, Assignee
Of JOS BWbaum, cs j. A. Lederer Il Co., was
taken up by consent Of parties. The trial OF this
cause elected much interest, and occupied until
noon of Saturday. The argument was conducted
by Messrs. Wilson & Nitherspooa for the plaintiff,
and Mesns. Brawley and J. Bolton Smith for De-
PENDANTS. The jury retired about II d., on Sat
urday, and after short absence, returneda verdict
for defendants.
John P Gage, of Union, on Tuesday, filed. bis
petition with the Court for admission to practice
law. Messrs. Wilson, Bell and Metts were ap-
pointed committee of examination. On Satar-
day the Committee reported that the applicant
had passed bis examination handsomely, and there
upon he was, on melton, admitted to practice in
the Circuit Courts of this State.
/. The change Of the law, in this particular obv-
ates7nany ofthe inconvenience of the old method
of applying for admission to the bar. Formerly,
Eit was necessary to apply before the Court Of Ap
peals ut Columbia or Charleston; now young
man, who is possessed with the idea that he can
master the nost difficult of all Sciences can remain
almost at home and have the thing done for him
in STYLE
On Saturday, D. Z. Stevenson, white, convicted
of larceny, appeared for sentence. The penalty
was imprisonment in the pcMtentiary, at hard Ia
L. r..
case and in the minds of many, doubtul one,
to say the least The offence consisted in the ac-
cused failing to return, within reasonable time,
pair of saddlebags found on the public highway,
knowing, however, at the same time, to whom the
property belonged. A reward Of $40 having been
offered for the article, he produced it and claimed
the money. The Judge, Solicitor and Prosecutor,
We are informed, united in petition to the Gov
ernor for pardon.
Late on Saturday afternoon the Court, after a
laborious Term, adjourned sine de-
PREVENTIVE OF CHOLERA, DIARRHGA, ETC
A correspondent Of the St. Louis Republican fur
nishes the following recipe:
A weak lye, made from good wood ashes, about
as strong as common tea, put in bottles. Drink,
after each meal, about halt a,wine glass full Of the
above water; which guarantee wal be acsmplste
preventive against cholera cholera n'crhns er dys.
pepsia This can be given to an infant without
injury. Whenever the bowels become changed.
lye water should be used freely. In the year lS49
[ passed up the river on the steamer Robert
Campbell, William Eads, Captain: Two men died
out of the cabin from four clock in the afternoon
to ten o'clock next morning | consulted with
Captain Eads and advised that he should put wood
ashes in the drinking water so that al the pas
sengcrs should have to drink from It. He did So
This happened at Wackadaw Prairie, on the Mis
souri, river. He had not another sick or complain:
have conversed with him frequently since, and he
told me that he had always adopted that plan, and
never had any sickness on his boat during the Cali
fornia emigration. This simple medicine is in the
reach of everybody. When made and put in bot.
ties it will last good year.