The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-04-15
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
4 DISH OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL
GOSSIP.
Things ut the CaPital-Dull Times in
Columbia-The Notab1es A q "a
Sketch of Hubbard.
IFRoM OUR own CORRESPONDENT

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COLUMBIA, April l3.
The special term of the Court Of Common
Pleas, held by Judge Glover, in Judge Mel
toms stead, ended to-day. Before the hour
of adjournment, the bar met and rendered,
through Captain James D. Tradewell, their
sincerest thanks to his Hon. Judge Glover.
for the quiet ease, dignity, urbanity, courtesy
and impartiality with which he presided during
the late court. Captain Tradewell, in his ad-
dress of thanks on the part of the bar, was
most happy. To this Judge Glover responded in
a few feeling remarks, accepting the courtesy
extended to him, and returning his thanks
therefor. After the judges reply, court was
court, both to bench and bar, has never been
held in this city.
look forward anXiously for the first days in
May to enliven US. Our lions have gone, and
mostSf the jackalls, too. Leslie has gone to
Charleston, for the health of his wife. Mr..
Tomlinson has removed there permanently.
our midst, after his return from We self-con-
stituted delegation to General Grant and Con-
gress, when he vanished. Elliott, too, is away,
on the schemes and wiles OF government
busily intent; he did cheer US with a look, q
passing glance at his noble, massive, thick
uSdQ, ImO Va pukCC ouyc 05Os ouet INV
it passed again from sights shall we say with
regret Joe Crews-alas /! poor Joseph "a
fellow OF Infinite jesL"-he, like the last rose OF
summer, has vanished, and none knows
where he lays his head. Occasionally he
shows bis paliid face on our streets, then dis
appears again; from whence he comes or
where he goes, nobody seems to know or
care. The illustrious Purvis. who, in the last
campaign, spoke in blood and thunder terms
of carving the whites for the sake OF the
blacks in barbecue style, Is no longer in our
midst. The last authentic accounts Of him were
from Washington, where he seemed to be
figuring with the delegation Of legislators,
carpet baggers, &c.
Columbia seems forsaken. and she must
bear her bereavement and loss with resigna-
ton at least, If not with cheertulness, and, for
consolation, turn her sad gaze TO John B. Hub
bard. the illustrious detective, and chief of
the constaoulary of South Carolina. who 80
ably and faithfully discharges the duties OF his
office. and sacrifices himself, his attachments
and experience in the art OF a detective officer
for the paltry salary OF fifteen hundred dol
lars.with a contingent fund. Mr.. Hubbard Is
q valuable acquisition to our city, tor he knows
that eminent burglar, F~our-fngered Jack,
against whom not even the strongest safe that
the. most expert artisans can make is secure,
and iron becomes as wax. IL ever Fourth
gered Jack comes around again; Sas he did just
before Scott, Williams i Co. were robbed.
CAPTAIN Hubbard is here 10 warn US and let US
know. He has made many arrests on the
Dubard and Bailey murders; unfortunately his
information was wrong in many cases., and he
got the wrong persons, but these little mis-
takes will occur. Let US sleep in peace, Hub
bard watchetb. CoRsAIR.