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OUR COURT.

Lis honor, Judge Orr, presiding.
The following Grand Jurors wer'
present: VIM. A. Giles, Foreman
\. NJ. Aiken, W. T. Branch, Jas
NJ. Carwile, David McLane, Winns
ton Arnold, Thos. Derracott, Alex
ander Bowie, Jack Clinkscales
Hiram Cromer, Snowden Brown
". Joel Smith, A. NJ. Hill, Chance
Clinkscales, A. P. Napier, Fred
NIcIlwain, J. Fl. Titus.
The following is Petit Jury No
/: Jas. W. Black, Foreman J. A
Gown, T. J. Burton, Archie Coch,
ran, Tilman Cowan, G. G. Dawson.
Jacob Ellis, Frank Foster, Mitchell
Goggins, II. L. Gillespie, George
Jackson, David Johnson.
Petit Jury No. 2: J. Il. Perrin,
Foreman; J. w. Moseley, Samuel
Mcbride, R. j. McCaslan, Robert
McGee, J. w. McWilliams, Harry
Parker, Lewis Parker, Jacob Miller,
J. A. Reed, Primus Smith, Rendell
Stuart, Andrew Stevenson, John
Thomson, W. E. Wilson.
His Honor, in his charge to the
Grand Jury, remarked, that as this
was their third term of service, it
was unnecessary to enter into an
elaborate exposition of their duties.
He called attention especially,
however, to the necessity ofaexam-
ining into the condition Of the
public offices, and the conduct OF
public officials. New officers had
been elected, and new official bonds
would have to be approved. II
was the duty of the County Com,
missioners to approve these bonds,
and they should be held to a rigid
account for the mode in which they
should discharge this duty. The
penalty of these bonds had been
reduced so largely, that it was the
more important that good aud sufi-
cient security be taken. With regard
to the county expenditures, he
submitted the reports of the County
Commissioners for the respective
counties of Abbeville, Greenville.
and Anderson, for the purpose Of
making a comparative estimate
These expenditures in Greenville
and Anderson, amount only tc
$4,000 and $4,000 respectively
against $4,000 in Abbeville. The
reports of the Judge Of Probate
and Clerk of Court, as to monies in
their hands, were also submitted tc
them. for approval. We publish
them. elsewhere.
In the absence of VIM. II. Perry
ESQ.,, the Solicitor, Robt. R. Hemp.
hill, Esq, was appointed Solicitor
and has assumed charge of the
criminal business of the Term.
The State cases, it is supposed
will occupy the week, and the liti
gated civil business will not be en-
tered upon until next week.
The following true bills have
been found: 81 s
State VS.. Oliver Pierson, Assault
and Battery, with intent to kill.
Same VS. Lewis Weston, Crane
Larceny.
Same rs. John shufort, Bigamy
Same vs. Cromer Callins, ant
Chloe Higgins, Robbery, and AS
sault and Battery. ~
Same VS.. George Cromer, Mali
cious Tresspass.
The following bills have beer
thrown out: h. @
State VS.. Alfred Ellison, Assault
and Battery, with intent to kill.
Same vs.. Wilson Lomax, Rape
In the case of the State VS.. Wash
Anderson, charged with Grane
Larceny, in stealing and killing
two oxen of DR.. Drennon's, Messrs
Perrin & Cothran appeared for tn
defendant, and there being no proc
to connect him with the ofense, tn
jury were instructed to acquit him
and so rendered their verdict with
out retiring. TX .aa.s
In the case Of the State vs. Jas
R. Nelson, charged with a breacl
of trust, in illegally disposing O.
cotton, in fraud of the rights of the
landlord the same counsel appeared
for the defendant, and after trial ht
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