Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-05-25

oflevees for the purpose ofpreven-
ting injury to lands by overflow, or
for any other purpose whatever ex-
cept as means ofdeepening the
channel or improving the navi-
CATION ofthe said rivers.
Wecongratulate Senator Hamp
ton upon this effective exhibition
Of his good sense. New York
Herald.
The Now York Times, inan
elaborate review of tho growing
crops Of the United States, en-
bracing over 1900 reports, cover
ing the entire country, shows their
general condition to be goodwill
few exceptions; that they promise
abundant harvests with an in
crease in all grain crops; that cot
ton, sugar and tobacco are doing
well; and that hay and fruits ap-
pear at present to be the only los
ing crops. The damage from floods
is reported less than was feared.
A NICE LEGAL Pc1NT.-Among
the cases before the Supreme court
last week was an appeal in the
case of Charles Trapp, convicted
of burlary Of the dwelling of Mrs.
Mary Ladd. Mr.. Mcdonald ap-
peared for the appellant, and made
a strong argument. His point in
brief is that burglary being an Of
fence against the habitation and
not against property, the proper
procedure is to lay the property
in the name Of the head Of tho
house, who is the husband. To
hold otherwise would be to re-
quire the Solicitor to examine into
all titles Of property before franz
ing an indictment, and SO either
embarrass the course Of Justice, or
defeat altogether by quashing the
indictment in case the title to the
property is not laid. in the legal
owner. The case of Cain Jones
is directly in point He was in
dicted on the charge of arson
Of Mr.. Gladney's property. The
indictment was quashed by Judge
PRESLEY on proof made that the
property belongs to Mrs. Gladney.
On second Indictment laid in
the name of Mrs. Gladney, it was
shown that there are other
owners as well, and if we are not
mistaken, Judge Cothran init
mated that the first indictment was
properly drawn. Another trial will
be necessitated. The vicissitudes
of this case are strong proof of the
necessity of adopting the views
held by Mr.. Mcdonald in the
Trapp case, or else Of amending
the law to meet the emergency.
The point is an interesting one,
and has never been decided in
our State.-NVinnsboro Herald.
A GLASS TOO MUoH. The following
story went the rounds twenty five or thirty
years ago aud is old enough to be new. 1t
illustrates the nbarrasment which glass
too much sometimes occasions the best of
men. There lived in Georgia, says Col
Bradbury, whom Burton credits with the
narrative, Circuit Judge by the name Of
Brown, man of ability, of infexible in
tegrity, aud beloved and respected by oil
the legal profession. But he had one
fault. His social qualities would lead him,
despite his judgment, into occasional ex-
ocsses. In travelling the circuit it was his
habit, the night before opening court, to
get comfortably corned." In q certain
county town, one day, tough citizen was
a,raigucd on charge of stealing. After
the clerk read tho indictment to him, he
put the question:
"Guilly or not guilty?"
"Guilty, but drunk" answered the pris.
oner.
"What's that plea?" exclaimed the Judge,
who was half doing 90 the bench.
Gle pleads guilty but says he was drunk"
replied the clerk.
"Whats the charge against the MANI"
"He is indicted for grand laroeoy.''
"\Vhat's the oase?"
"Nlay it please your Honor" said the