The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-11-27

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CouRr, Go.
LuMDA, November 26. 1S73.-The Court
met at 10 A. NJ. Judge Bryan pre-.
siding.
The grand jury returned true bill
against W. Magill Flemming, for the
the embezzlement of public funds. His
trial has been assigned for Friday. No
hiil as to Levi King, charged with car
rying on the buslness of tobacco
manufacturer.
There Dcipg no further business for
the Jury, they we're paid off und dis
charged for the session.
On motion Of Mr.. W. E. E.rle, AS.
sistant District Attorney. the petition
OF William a. Clark, to practice in the
United States Courts, was referred to q
CON mlttee. con- isting of Messrs D. T.
Corbin, W. X. Bachman und John T,
i'hett, to examine the applicant.
Ills Honor granted un order as to
W@. Munroe, creditor, in re Henry
Alnard, ns trustee, to show cause, on
Alonday next, why certain funds in bis
hands shonld not be pail to the Regis.
trar OF the Court until an order for dis
tributlon shall have been made bv fhe
Court
The Court then adjourned until Fri.
day. ut Il A. Nj.
SUPREME Court. November 26, 1873.
The Court met at 10 A. M. Present
Chief Justice Moses and Associate JUS
tees Wright and Willard.
Attorney General Melton announced
to the Court that the committee an.
pointed to prepare u memorial Oh the
Occasion of the death of the late Hon.
d. l.. Wurd!aw, have performed that
duty, and the memorial was read by
Mr. Burt, OF the committee. During
recess Of the Court, the members of the
bar met and resolved thut 500 copies of
the memorial be printed in pamphlet
form.
Upon the reussemblipg of the Court.
the Third Circuit was called:
john NJ. Tindall, Sheriff, appellant,
IN re Evander Risley rs. Andrew M.
Woods. administrator. Argument of
Mr. j. S. q. Richardson submitted for
appellant.
William Green rs. Mitchell Jacobs.
Continued.
The Second Circuit was called:
Charles Il. Miles, trustee, cs. Samuel
J. King, et al Messrs. Tracy and Miles
for appellants. Messrs. James Simons
and Youmans for respondents.
William Zorn rs. the Savannah and
Charleston Railroad Company. Mr..
Tracy for appellants. Mr.. Williams for
respondent. Mr.. Youmaas for appel
lants in reply.
AT 3 p. NJ, the Court adjourned un.
til Friday, 2Sth. 10 A. NJ.
The CHArMANs.-T Chapman Sis
ters have always been greeted with full
houses in this city. Last night, Twins
Hall was packed. Ii the burlesque
drama were always represented by such
charming young ladies as the Misses
Chapman, there would be little objec-
ton to its holding permanent place
upon the stage. They enter into the
spirit of it with such unaffected gayety
and elasticity, and with such winsome
heartiness that the audience feel them.
selves part and parcel of the fun, and
never think of criticising the play for
nbsurdities or the players for lack OF
great histrionic abilities. The burlesque,
last night, was Little Don Giovanni"
and was participated in by Miss Blanche,
Miss Ella and Miss Belle, supported by
full company, which has evidently
been trained to strict conformity with
oil that pertains to decorons, and even
refined, stage representation. All of
the young ladies are good singers, and
their musical ability was brought into
frequent requisition. Their humor.
too, is spontaneous, and from the time
the curtain went up until it fell, there
was constant stream of vivacious say
ings that everybody saw had not been
prepared, puppet-like. to orde- Miss
Ella, with her songs and da, :s. re-
ceived great deal of applause, and
Miss Blanche was not less appreciated.
Miss Belle was not bohind the others in
public esteem, and was the recipient of
many marks of favor. There will be o