The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-12-06

Of ssT M IT, 4. Dent: and thea 81
the Jury, was tbst the,eamalto hisf.death
from the effects of, lsudsnuni--a Wall of
which hel had take1i::n Tho unfortunate
man had been oT q spree. and it is
thought he was under the efeots of liquor
when he took the poison. Mr.. Dent was
generally regarded as quiet. industri-
GUS man.
SUPREME Counr-December 5.-Hey-
ward 0s. Hasel. NIr. Young was heard
in reply. ,.y1' 9.,
Jonas Byrd CT al. us. Thomas r. Small.
hlr. Seabrook for appellants; MIR. Corbin
for respondent; Mr.. Seabrook in reply.
Joseph Is. Seabrook ct al. ads. Joseph
81. Mellichamp, administrator. MIR.
Whaley for appellants; Mr.. Pope for re-
spondent; Mr. Whaley in reply. r5liit
John d. Smith and Noah Gibson rs.
S. Darlington Patio and John w. Stubbs.
Remanded to the Circuit Court, with in
structions. ,. -u,g y.
In the following cases opinions have
been filed: t
Il. re, Sarah Kennedy. Decree Of
frmed. Willard, A. J. Separate opin-
ion by Moses, q. J. ,4i.. @
Adams rs. Smith. Order reversed.
Willard, A. j. Moses, Oh, dissented.
| Houze cs. Houze. Order reversed.
| Willard, A. j. taii
Shelor Us. Mason. Decree affirmed
| Willard, a. j. -.!
Muller os. Earheart. Order reversed.
Willard, A. J. Moses, G.. j., dissented.
Adams Os. Lide. Order reversed. Will
lard, 4. J. Moses. G. j., dissented. !
These cases sustain the constitutional
ity of the homestead provision as to an
tecedent debts and judgments. Chief
Justice Moses concnrred as to dobts-.-
dissented rs to judgments. 4a.. n;a
at p. m. adjourned until Tuesday,
9th, ut 10 4. III. e,.. j..
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT Court, MoN-
DAY, December 5. 1S70.-The Court was
opened ut 10 o'clock a. m.-Hon. George
S. Bryan, District Judge, presiding
The grand, petit and pleas jurors an
swered to their names as on previous
days. ay"a
Tho United States vs. J. Bethune
Glass. IA: fa., August, 1867, $2,288. 80.
Meighan and John Caldwell, Executors of
Davis, snbrogated to the rights of tho
Plaintiff. Ordered that L. E. johnson,
United States Marshal, do show cause,
on Monday next, 18th instant; ut 10
o'clock a. M, why he should not be at
tached, for having failed to make and
pay over tho money in the above case.
The United States 0s. Augustus Hen
derson-Illegal voting. Banskett for
Defendant. Upon reading affidavit DIS
to materiaiity OF Defendants, witnesses,
ordered that q bench warrant issue to
bring Benjamin Taylor and Frank Pat
terson before tho Court. I>.'I'
The United States vs. Gilbert Glover
and Ned Crofton Illegal voting. The
grand jury having returned no bills in
these cases, ordered that the Defendants
be discharged from fureher confinement
In THE DIsTRIor CoURr. re Char!
lotto l.. Tillman, of Lancaster-Invo-
luntary Bankrupt-Adjudged Bank
rupt. W.. L. DePass, pro. creditors.
Lnte Marshal Epping, as messenger,
having filled to execute tho warrant in
slal johnson do serve printed copies on
all the creditors, whose names are set
forth in said warrant, within ten days,
and that meeting Of creditors be held
ut No. 72 Broad street, Charleston. be-
fore }. Q. Carpenter, Register in Bank
ruptcy, on tho 5th of January next, at
10 o'clock, to prove their debts and
choose assignees.
The United States us. Jncob Addison,
Gilbert Glover, Thomas johnson, Pick
ems Tillman and Matthew Dickson.
Commitments Mt Edgefield Jail by Com
missioner Cannon for offences against
the United States, &c. On motion of
District Attorney, ordered that bench
warrants issue to bring up said prisoners
before this Court.
The United States rs Jacob Addison,
NJ. Dickson, Pickens Tillman. In the
above cases "no bills having been rem
dered by the grand jury and Defendants
brought over. On motion of the Dis
trict Attorney, ordered that said Defend
ants be released from further confine-
ment, and that they be permitted to 60
without delay.
HOTEL ARRIVALS, December g.
Nicherson House-P. II. Woodward, Ga;
d. $. J. Hayes, Lexington; Joseph A.
Alabry, Tennessee; J. L. Clark, Md. j.
Webb, Jr., N. g.; Miss Scales, Ga; Miss
Jones, Ala. G. e. Spencer, Yorkville;