The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-12-14

Il. J. Donaldson, ct al., appellants, rs.
the Farmers and Exchange Bank. etnI.
respondents. Motion to strike from
docket. Messrs. Presley, Lord and
Inglesby for motion. Messrs. Chamber-
lain, Seabrook & Dunbar, contra.
Marcy us. Hargrove, Donaldson, et ol
vs. Farmers and Exchange Bank, ct a..
Fox us. the Savannah and Charleston
Railroad Company, Hand 'cs. the Sayan-
nah and Charleston Railroad Company
State, er reL. Attorney General. ps. the
Savannah and Charleston Railroad Com
pany, Redding, et uc., rs. the South Ga.
rolina Railroad Company, State vs. the
South Carolina Railroad Company.
Levy, ct aI, Ds. Williams. ct a1, Miller
Us. Simonton, Raymond ads. Raymond,
were all continued.
At2 T. NJ. the oourt adjourned till
Monday, the 18th. at 10 A. M, when the
Fourth Circuit will be called.
UNITED STATES CoURT, DECEMBER 13.
The Court met at 10 A. M, judges
Bond and Bryan presiding.
The United States rs. John T.. CRAIG
Manson Beaufort, Elihu Young. Chas.
e. Franklin and Geo. II. Davidson.
Conspiracy to injure citizens Of African
descent as to their right of suffrage, and
especially Samuel DELAY and Wade
Perrin. This case occupied the court
up to o'clock, the hour of recess when
the Jury were taken in charge by the
Marshal. At 6 O'Clock the court re.
assembled, when the following cases were
heard:
Er parte Lewis Merrill. Petition for
admission to practice as counsellor
and attorney at law in the United
States Court. D. T. Corbin, pro net
On hearing the petition, it was ordered
that ID. II. Chamberlain, Samuel ".
Melton and VIM. e. Earle do examine
said Lewis Merrill, and report upon his
Qualifications as an attorney, and whe-
ther the duties of the applicant ae m
ohcer OF the army, are consistent with
his proposed relation to the court "a nm
officer Of the same.
Aaron Van Buren and $. Angelina, his
wife, et al, os. John Peter Brown and
others-Bill in equity. james 8. G.
Richardson, Esq, special referee in this
cause. having reported that majority of
the solicitors in this cause have agreed
with John Q. Seegers' to sell to him the
plantation, situated in Richland County.
known es Big Lake plantation, at tie
price OF Sl5. 900, on the following terms.
to wit: IS. 900 to be paid in cash, and
the balance (Sl0, ,000) on credit Of one
and two years; the cash payment to be
Pnld on the execution OF title deed to
De made to the purchaser by the referee
In this case, and the credit portion to be
secured ny the bond OF the purchaser
and mortgage OF the premises, with in.
from the day of the dale and deIiverv of
the title deed and payment of The cash
portion of the purchase money. the mr.
chaser to pay the taxes on the pronertv
which were due on the lst day Of NJ.
vember, 1872, or to become due ofter
that date; all taxes due before the 1st
day OF November, 1872, to be pail hv
the estate; and the referee having therein
recommended that said agreement for
sale be carried out, on motion of ". D
DeSaussure, solicitor for complainants
and with tho consent of Blandin0 &
Richardson, Simmons s. Simmons. Por.
ter & Conner, and Pope & Haskell. de.
PENDANTS solicitors. it is ordered. that
| said report be confirmed, and that James
>. U. richardson, special referee. he.
and is hereby, authorized and directed to
convey the said Big Lake plantation to
the said John G. Seegers, in fee simnlc
on his complying with the terms of sale
hereinbefore set forth.
E.e parte Cad. Rives. in &c Cad. Riyes.
In bankruptcy. Petition for exemption
of homestead. Mr.. Thompson bro net
On motion, ordered that petition be re.
ferred to ". J. Cawson. Esq, Register.
to report. Also ordered that the as.
signee be made party to these proceed
ings, and that lie show cause why PRAYER
OF the petitioner be not. granted, 80.
George ". Miller rs. the Charleston
and Savannah Railroad Company, Edwin
F. Gary rs State Auditor, and tho C;ty
Council Of Charleston. Messrs. Camp.
bell and Young for plaintiffs. Mr.. D. f.
Corbin for the State. Mr.. D. II. Cham
berlain for Mr.. Gary, as State Auditor.
Bill for injunction to restrain tho collec-
ton OF taxes by city of Charleston and
State officers was heard up to Late
hour. The Judge reserved his decision
At 10 o'clock P. NJ, the Court ad.
journed until tomorrow, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ.
LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.
2. II. Joyner-For Sale.