The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-02

his labors he is efficiently aided sby. his
young assistant, DR.. Sloan, aud We de.
sirs both these gentlemen and all The
deserving attendants TO share in the I'M
asked and unbought expression OF our
earnest commendations.
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FIRE.--About o'clock, yesterday
morning, fire broke out in kitchen
on the premises Of Mr.. @. Leokie, on
Richland street. The Hremen were out
promptly, but owing to the inAammsbls
nature Of the material. tho building was
entirely destroyed. Mr.. Leckie requests
Us to return his thanks to the citizens.
both white and colored. the IRE depart
ment and the United States soldiers,
who SO energetically saved his property
from Are. h 1850 a
MAIL bARRANaE,lRNrs. The Northern
mail opens at 800 p. NJ; closes 7.it
a. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.OU
P. NJ; closes 600 A. M. Charleston
night mail opens $50 "A. NJ. closes 6. 0O
r. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 p.
NJ; closes 600 A. NJ. Western mail
opens 9.00A NJ; closes 1. BOP. n. On
Sunday Office open from 8 to4P.
SUPREME Court. FRIDAY. December l,
1871 The court met at 10. O'Clock.
Present. Chief Justice Moses and Asso.
oiate Justices Willard and Wright.
The following cases were heard:
John =. Robertson, respondent, yps.
Albert Evans, appellant. John E. Ro-
oertson, respondent, rs. Leonidas Low
~, appellant. Mr.. Moore for appellants.
Mr.. McLver for respondent Mr.. Moore
in reply. mn TsI0GHG'G
,Eyander Byrd, respondents, ps. lwm.
r. Charles; appellant. Mr.. Charles was
heard for appellant. MFR. McIver for re-
spondent.4 Mr.: Charles in reply. tH
Emanuel jackson, appellant. %. Thos.
Q. Weatherly. ct al, respondents. Mr..
johnson for appellant. Mr.. Townsend
for respondents Mr. Hudson same side.
At 3'P. ri. the Court, adjourned untiI
Monday, December 4. at 10 A. M.
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PROCEEDINGS n UNITED srATKs CnpRr
Friday. December 1.-The conrt con-
7ened at 1!1a O'clock A. y. I.dgee
Bond and Bryan presiding.
Inc list OF jurors having been called,
MIR. johnson arose and stated that he
desired to object, in the form OF an ex-
| ception to the jurors being taken from
tho State at large instead of from the
Western District, In order that the Ques-
ton might be made in the Supreme
Court, should he deem il necessarv after
the trials.
ine following persons were sworn as
grand Jurors: b. F. Jackson, foreman;
r. Blackney. w. Wingate, A. Harris. r.
Il. Isverney, W. b. Williams. F. M.
Johnstone, Thos. j. Thaokham, w. B.
Mitchell. Henry Jones, Sandy Tucker.
J: Q. Bonsall. J. w. Hayward, j. G.
Graham. Chas. Barnum. Legrand Sin
gleton, L. 2. Rion, J. Thompson. 81.
Champion. j. D. Sterne.
Judge Bond read from the Act of the
2Oth April. 1871, the form OF the oath
necessary to be taken by Jurors. and the
clerk administered the oath.
Judge Bond, in his charge to the grand
jury. which was very brief. admonished
them to bear patiently with the witnesses
who would be presented in the investi-
CATION of the Ku Klnx cases, as thew
would mostly be ignorant persons, unao-
customed to giving testimony in courts,
and laboring. too, under an unusual de-
gree OF excitement. He cautioned the
grand Jurors not to allow their previously
conceived opinions or aught else to iu-
tuence them in their findings. save the
evidence adduced.
The grand jury then Withdrew. aud
the petit Jurors were sworn aud dis
missed III tomorrow, at IL o'clock.
The following prisoners made applica-
ton Tor bail, which was granted: Thos.
b. Whiteside, charged, as the District
Attorney stated, with being on two or
three raids, whipping colored people.
&c.; amount, SO, 900; sureties, DR.. Mel.
ton and - Pope. John w. Mitchell.
charged with q similar offence. was ad
mitted to bail in the sum of S.. 900:
John O. Seegers surety. The prisoners
were represented by Messrs. McMaster.
Melton and Hart.
The grand jury returned the following
findings:
The United States ps. Allen Crosby.
Sherroh Childers. alias Ben. Childers.
Sylvanus Hemphill. Banks Kell. Heze.
kiah Porter. VIM. Montgomery, Evans
Murphy and Aniio Rainey, conspiracy
and burglary-true bill. The prisoners
are from York
Il. Nj. Stoeber, who had been sum-
moned as jur )r, objected to serving, on
the ground that his mind was prejudiced
IN the cases Of the Ku Klux prisonera
and was excused.
The following is list OF petit Jurors: J.
Q. Holloway, John F. Riley. John Free.
man. Aaron Jackson, Alfred Agertop.
e: johnson, Jas. NJ. johnson. James