The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-16
THE COURTS.
United States District Court.

United :Statos District Court.
The petition of Charles Madden and Daniel
E. scannell for decree Of involuntary bank
ruptcy against the Greenvllle and Columbia
Railroad Company. which was submitted to
Judge Bryan last July after elaborate argu-
ments on both sides, was dismissed. Mr.. D.
T. Corbln, of counsel for the petitioners, gave
notice of an appeal 10 the Circuit Court, at the
November term, to be held by Judge Bond, at
Columbia, beginning on the 26th instant.
The First National Bank and others were
temporarily enjoIned from proceeding against
the asslgnees of I. TX. Bennett, bankrupt.
In the case Of John Odom, bankrupt, the
Injunction granted on the petition of j. d.
Hudson to establish alien, was dissolved, and
the previous order for the distribution of the
funds by John A. McRae, assignee, was made
absolute.
The report of Registrar Clawson, in the case
Of q. G. Cunningham, was excepted to by the
attorney of John G. seegers.
In the case of Burrlll Sanders; bankrupt, W.
G. Bee & Co. were ordered to pay Joel Larri'
sey $S0l "a, half the proceeds of rough rice
shipped from Dehon's place, on Ashepoo
River, on joint account of the bankrupt and
Larrisey.
United States Commissioner.
Samuel Fraser. colored, was bound over.
Yesterday, by Commissioners Porteous for
trial al the January term of the United States
Court, on charge of violating internal reVe-
nue. laws.
Court OF Common Pleas.
The following named persons have been
summoned as petit jurors for the December
term of the Court of Common Pleas, and are
ordered to attend on the frat Monday, being tne
second day of December:
J. B. BIsssell, city; Roland A. Evans. Bacs .,l
Days, James Island; VIM. Wright, city; T. 9.
ITnoker. city; T. Bennett, Goose Creek; Solo
mon Cohen, st. jams Santeei Il. Neumeyer,
city; Samuel Tysll, ssntee; James powers,
city; Thomas Howe, city; John Edweros,
Goose Greek; Wm. Trescott, city; Lonis ama,,,
Goose Creek; Sheber Middleton, St' S'ePngnS shas
q Isaao Vandernorst, Christ Church; - Dosner,
CITY: Pompsy Collins, Strawberry; l.P Free
man. st. Slephen's; Antonl BIRD. Upper 81.
Johns: Abraham Thomas, Johns Island; Alex.
Artopie. city; samuel Meare, city; Joseph Som
mers. St. .GndreW's; James ALlock, JohhIe
Island; Daniel Brown, Goose Greek; 4. La
than, Edisto; Jonn lzarn, Glty; .: a. Rrown
BI99in's Church; and l.. washington, 9oose
Orsek. colored three white, thirty three COL
ored. , c,.
Touey Williams, colored, drunk and disor'
derly. two dollars or ten days. Peter johnson,
colored, lodged by trial justice, delivered to
warrant. John Ponteau, colored, stealing col
|, ton from Atlantic wharf, thirty days. Eliza,
beth Elliott, colored, drunk and dIsorderly,
TWO collars. William Levy, colored, riolous,
rwo dollars Richard Msnigault, colored, dis
orderly and putting out lights at the Academy
of Music, five dollars or thirty days. Ed.
ward Murphy, drunk and disorderly, TWO dol
lars or thirty days. Two goats, at large, one
dollar each. The store OF Messrs. J. E. Adger
& Co., on Meeting street, was found open by
policeman.
Trial Justices' Courts.
!. Thomas swinton, colored, was sentenced
yesterday by Trial Justice McKinlay to thirty
days In jail for striking Nat Nesblt on the
head with large stick.
James Green and Abe Nelson, both colored,
we're yesterday brought before Trial Justice
Levy fec assault and battery, and each fined
enc dollar, With an alternative Of twenty days
In iall. Philip Harris was held TOR trial In the
court at WATERFORD for stealing forty dollars
from Mr.. W. N. Cummings, Of RidgeVille.
Two white men were fined FIVE dollars each
for lighting.
Harvey Wilson and Charles Bentham, col
ored, were bound over by Trial Justice Mac
key for trial at the next term of the Inferior
Court. The former TOR assaulllng Mr.. George
F. Habenicht with deadly weapon, and the
latter on charge of housebreaking and
grand larceny. Several months ago bar
room on Meeting street was broken open and
a number OF articles we're stolen therefrom,
among which was pistol. Last Thursday
the pistol was found In the possession OF
Charles Bentham m, we'll known hanger-on OF
the Courthouse, and as Bentham could not
give q satisfactory account of the manner In
which he got the pistol, he was bound over as
above.
Last Wednesday night negro, named
Emanuel Cohen, living near the slx.Mile
House, secured the assistance Of John Blake,
colored, armed himself with O, gun and pro-
ceeded to hunt down his brother-in-law,
another negro named Simens, With whom he
had some domestic differences. The game
having been reused, Cohen, In spasm OF fra
ternal affection, discharged the contents OF his
gun at the flying slmons, who, fortunately,
however, escaped uninjured. Cohen and
Blake were carried before Trial Justice
Mackey, yesterday, and sentenced, the for
mer to five dollars and costs or thirty days
in jail, and the latter to one dollar and costs,
or twenty days.
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