The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-05-13

take eomrany q boys chasing
butter flies. : says q cynical writer;
'put long tailed coats on the boys,
and turn the butterflies into dollars.
and you hava the panorama. of the
world"
A gentleman should have more in
his pocket than ou his back. Some
men are as proud as a peacock-aIl
strut and 10 show.
GONE Yes. gentle reader, (all read
ers are considered gentle, except those
who don't pay for the paper he is
gone. We saw him Monday evening,
in all the freshness ani bouyanoy of
spirits for which H. is proverbial; in
all hid m,jssty OF height; in ail his
iirmness of foundation; but. alas!
yester morn he was gone! Unlike Tho
sudden tnking off of many of his pre-.
decessors, his departure was with the
full intent of benefiting others as much
as himself; and US evidence OF the fact.
he took friend with him. Where'er
he may be tossed by the surging bill
lows OF tho up-country streams, VIZ
hope he may fnd u safe haven, where
subscribers are plentiful and money
more so. Treat him kiudly-he is an
orphan; give him plenty OF money
his pockets are capaoious; feed him
bountifully-bis place for lodging food
is Ike his pockets; but il he takes
your name as u subscriber, write your
own uddress. as he doesn't know how
to write. In short, the head centre Of
the PHESIx is on tour through the
up-couutry ou business.
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, MAYl2.
This Court met at 10 a. NJ, Hon. r.
b. Carpenter presiding.
Mr.. G. D. Melton submitted to the
Court the return of 4. @. Haskell.
Esq. in the matter Of contempt IN the
Citlzens' Savings Bank case, which
being satisfactory, the rule as to him
was discharged. Mutual explanations
and expressions of regret at this oc-
currence were made by the Cour. and
by Mr.. Haskell. and the Judge, as he
gave tho order dismissiDg the rule as
to the attorneys TO the Clerk Of the
Court to be filed. said that he took
leave Of tue case with much more plea
sure than he had ever felt in taking it
up aud Investigating it, and that his
action III the premises was taken only
for tue preservation of the dignity of
the Court.
The Court announced to the bar that
no civil cases would be called or tried
that day, but that the issue docket
would bo called peremptorily to-mor.
row morning, at 10 o'clock.
The Court asked if the Solicitor was
ready to take up the case of the State
| against Silas Davis. The Solicitor an
swered, that he preferred 10 try the
case of the State against Alfred Slime,
for malicious trespass. A. G. Moore
appeared for the defendant, and after
testimony on both sides had been con.
cIuded, aud Mr.. Moore had proceeded
i'll his argument to the Jury for some
time. the Court directed the Jury to
lind a verdict OF not guilty, on the
ground that. at common law, there
could be no indictment for trespass as
to personal property, and that there is
no statute in this State under which an
indictment for such an offence could
lie. The Court decided that the only
redress the injured party had in this
case was bJ suit ct lag, and eeid that
he would be glad If the prosecutor
would take the case before Trinl JUS
| tice ut once.
The case of the State against Wesley
Simmons and Alexander Mack, charged
with the murder of Robert Good, on
the Oath day of December last, was
called. Hon. r. Is. Elliott appearing
for Alexander Mack, General Cham
berlain for Wesley Simmons, and Mr..
c. d. Melton for the State, he having
been appointed by the Court Solicitor
pro tenn for the management of this
case. After arruignment, Mr.. Elliott,
on behalf Of Alexander Mack, moved
that the Court, IN the exercise of it's
judicial discretion, would grant seve.
rance in this case. on the ground that
his client thought that he could not
defend himself III this trial joined in
the same indictment and tried ut the
same time with Wesley Simmons as
well as he could if tried alone. The
Court conld not see why the defend.
ant, Mack, could not defend himself
as we'll Joined with Simmons as he
could If u severance TaSa 0lloroI end