The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-03-15
THE COURTS YESTERDAY.

Court Of Common Pleas, Judge Graha m
Morris Israel VS.. Louis NJ. Aver & Co. The
arguments having been concluded, the case
was given to the jury, who found verdict for
the plaintiff for $4,000.
Geo. ". Williams & Co. Vs. Charles T.
Taber. Verdict for the plaintiff.
Crane, Boylston & Co. vs. Jeffcoat d CO..
Verdict for the plaintiff for 1852 43.lO0.
Marie R. Gruber vs.. Louisa Harris, admins
tratrix. Referred to q referee to decide all
issues of law and fact.
Archibald Cameron vs.. Richard Arnold. The
testimony in this case was heard up to the
hour of adjournment.
The following cases are fixed for trial TO-
day Lawrence Fox vs. the Savannah and
Charleston Railroad Company; the Bank Of
Charleston VS.. L. D. Childs; John L. Macau-
lev vs. William Whaley and james Campbell;
George W. Conner vs.. Hough, Clendenning d
Co.: William q. Chafee & Co. vs. n. c. Nor
decai & Co.; Gustavus h. Zeigler vs. the
Northeastern Railroad Company; W. Preston
Bowling va. James G. Padget; j. c. Farrar
and others va. W. L. Lee g. Sons; E. Goodlng
vs. ]. A. Quackenbush; Edward N. Whaley
vs. D. q. Towles.
United States District Court, Judge
Bryan.
John Rix, convicted at the Greenville Court
of using the same internal revenue stamps
several times, was sentenced to one years I'M
prlsonment In the Greenville jail, and to pay
fine of five hundred dollars.
Two mules, a wagon and harness, and four
boxes of tobacco were condemned and ordered
to be sold for violation of the internal reve-
nue. law.
The case OF Farmer vs. Sanders-petition
for involuntary bankruptcy Of defendant
was taken up and heard until the hour of ad-
journment.
CLUBS AND STARs.-Anna Elizabeth Brown,
lodged for using indecent language to SOL
dier near the Citadel, was fined two dollars,
with an alternative of twenty days In the House
of Correction.
j. Perry, for raising disturbance at the cor
ner of King and Wentworth streets, was fined
one dollar.
scavenger, who overlooked dead cat In
Coming street for two days, was fined two dol
lars.
A tIpsy woman, found asleep in Mill street.
was sentenced to pay fine of one dollar or
go to the House of Correction for ten days.
Yesterday afternoon, two colored boys In
the northeastern portion of the city, began
throwing stones at one another for fun. One
of them was struck under the right eye, by
an oyster shell, infiicting a serious cut. Sam.
Robinson, the hitter, was arrested.
Edward Sweeney and Robert Gaillard, two
colored boys, arrested by the detectives, were
brought before Trial Justice Lovett, yesterday,
on the charge of stealing coat from Mr..
Rice in King street. They were sent to jail
for thirty days. The two are implicated In
several other stealing scrapea, and will proba-
have other warrants awaiting them as soon as
this sentence has expired.
About half-past eight o'clock, Wednesday
evening, a colored youth, named William
Calder, stationed himself In Meeting street. at
the corner of Market, and amused himself by
making insulting remarks to the passers-by,
especially ladies'. He was reported by some
one, and a policeman took him to the Guard
house. The Mayor fined him two dollars,
with an alternative of twenty days in the
House of Correction.
About daylight yesterday morning, police
man halted colored boy, who was sneaking
through Thomas street with noisy bag upon
his back. The boy ran, and Clubs and Stars
IolIoWeu su rasJ tuat tue rugitlvo nupg away
his bag In order to effect his escape. The bag
contained eight fowls, which were taken to
the Guardhouse, and afterwards turned over
to the owner from whom they had just been
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