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THE TRIBUNE. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY, AP BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA, jiTW.M. FRENCH, A PAPER won THK PEOPLE. Independent in Politics. 1EKMS ! l * ' i < - i? Year, ..... 94 OU | ; x Months, 1 OU ADVERTISING RATES: *. _vSquare, firat Insertion . . . 91 OU * >r square, second insertion, . .75 Special contracts mndo with yearly advertisers. Address all communi'-ntions to THE TUIHU.N'E ltKAlTORT, 8. C. The Governor's Message. Too late for notice in our last issue < mie the inaugural message of Hon. D II. Chamberlain. While admitting the existence of all ic defects, to put it mildly, which have appeared so glaring under the two pre. < ling administrations, he promises to ? -rrect abuses as far as in him lies. He ' does not, however, refer to the duty iuc ambent upon the past and future attorl.ey-generals, to commence action against ::uy official as soon as they become aware ? any derelection of duty. ft appears to us that tho message was > -itten too much with tho view of im ? vssing those under whose notice it will ? me, that the General Assembly must be j.eld responsible for all the short comings of the new administration. Every one will agree that the review of ? or present tax system is admirable And t'.e candid expression of opinion that * the valuations" made previous to the J } resent year have been to a great extent i .just and oppressive,? is well rimed. The promise of judicious appointments of officers concerned in the assessment ( ;?nd collection of taxes, if redeemed, will , l>e a great abatement of the evils which , 1 xpayers have labored under in the , 1 e The necessity of keeping the expendi1 :res of the State within its receipts, the ( * overnor very properly terms a reform ( i ensure, and urges it upon the General ssembly. The issuing certificate of indebtedness, even conceding the right to <lo so, is shown to be an unwise measure ' " at a time when the National Govern- 8 ) ?ent is embarrassed with the great pro- s 1 lem of restoring the national currency to , n sound basis." Wholesome advice is ' i iven in regard to tho expense of public I 1 minting, and even tho last Assembly, it > appears from the reports from Columbia, ? ->ut a check upon one of tb? most outra i^-eoua swindles by which a government was ever defrauded, as is manifest in the . ' >ct that the printing is to be done for fifty thousand dollars. We fear that the elective system if ap -p'.ied to Trial Justices, as is recommended 1 would give us worse officers than we now ' have; but Mr. Chamberlain's determina" don meets our warm approval that "while 1 t Ue present system remains, to use the power of appointment now conferred on the < tovernor in such a way aa to give the people trial justices who know the law and will use their power to preserve and protect the interesta of all." The suggestions in regard to the needed changes in the law governing the "board of state canvassers, and concerning i he propriety of reviewing the registration act are all that could be desired. In short, the message throughout is a confession of flagrant violations of the law during the past six years, and shows the way in which the evils may be corrected, and if promises mean anything, and the veto power is as surely exercised, as it is as surely to be required before the Ceneral Assembly adjourns, then Mr. Chamberlain will receive the merited encomiums of all good citiz.-ns. THE ELECTION OT JUDGE OF THE P1B8T CIRCUIT. It is to the exaltation of the standard of the Bench that the rpirit of true reform must have its begining. Onr senators and representatives rr y re >o!ve (hem a-elves into committees of the whole for the consideration of the message of the Governor from day to day which they will do in vain, if their discussions do not resnlt in a firm determination to elevate the Bench above the considerations of mere party faction. The duty of e'ecting n judge of the First Circuit will soon claim the attention of the General Assembly, and we trnst that a wise and judicious selection will be made from among ti?e array of pure names that have been suggested for so vitally important a position as the one required for that circuit demands. This circuit embracing a9 it does ihe erubite and accomplished bar of * Charleston seems to us to demsnd one of more than ordinary ability, one of tried and replete legal lore and above all, one capable of measuring the tilts of so skilled and varied talents as will appear ixxore it. we nope mat none out a moat accomplished jurist, none but a most unexceptionable character will for a moment bo entertained by the electing body. From the number of, and energetic rana twang by the gentlemen who are seeking See to aeek them it is palpable tbat the first ballot will be without other result than to disclose the rehtire w-mkn. ?* of Bl$B< *??>; :o * II?in?? I U II in II ?111 ?LU I JUM the aspirants. The Legislature will eleel a man who has not yot appeared befon them or the public. He will not be such as the conservatives would nominate? but he will be an honest man. We think at least, or judge so from the very reapoctuble expressions from the members ol both houses. The Executive branch of the Govern inent have already been reformed. The legislative department seems itself to consist of a reformatory majority, and au irreclaimable minority. hey are attempting to reform the judicialabr.inch wf^the First Circuit. The future aloneavill^show the siucerity of those who echo Governor Chamberlain's inaugural. It would seem to be a pre requisite of a successful reformatory judicial appointment that the next First Circuit judge should be unembarrassed by any enta lglinga 'innces with dead issues or living frauds. A man without official record since the war and one who would not boexp :cted to adhere to any existing phase of opinion or procedure of a political kind is necessary to a new departure. Let us have an honest and upright judge for that important Circuit. Let us have such a pure mnu that would be acceptable to all classes and conditions. ?The New Orleans Picayune gives some of the harrowing details of the sinking of the steamer Empire near her wharf in that city. Jt appears that when the steamer sank her.'UDner works with the cabin remained fust t? the hull, and hence only a few of those drowned float ed to the surface. To get at the interior of the boat it therefore was necessary to break off her upper works, and then a. diver descended into thcuhull of the ves sel, in order to get at the place where the victims of the disaster were supposed to be, when a terrible scene met his eyes. The passengers, must have been Bleeping at the time of the accident, and, hemmed in by the freight, they were unable to escape and were helplessly drowned. The dead bodies lay around in all attitudes, some evidently drowned in their Bleep, while others were only awakened to make a terrible and vain struggle against {the darkwaters. Immediately upon the drawing lp of the first body the diver^agaiu de. >cended for the ^purpose of biinging up more, but the freight, swept by the fierce current, had shifted, and it is o now bought that those^lost may never be ecorered, the constant changes, the swift itream and the strong undertow sweeping iwaymany. The loss of several the crew tnd of the captain's family prove with iwfnl conclusiveness that the calamity was altogether unexpected and unprepared or. It is generally believed that tbeEmrire was overloaded and that the tbumpng of other boats landing alongside had started the seams in her deck. There is nothing more true than that he affairs of 9outh Carolina will be nade one of the great issues of the nationil campaign in 1876. In this consists the real statesmanship of the inaugural adi resa. If, after all our pledges, these reforms are not ^earnestly and completely ! effected, then we shall have a committee of investigation sent down here next spring by a democratic congress, and the administration of the State for the part six years will be shown up in the most exagerated way before the whole country, as a powerful weapon against the national republican p irty.? Union-Herald. It will not be ncccs-ary to find out half the truth to condemn the Republican party in South Carolina, although it may be difficult to get at the facts, if there is any "honor among thieves" in the South Carolina ring, there is circumstantial evidence enough to convict the party of any amount of fraud. The next Congr ss will take delight in painting this picture in the brightest colors, and the most prominent figures in the panorama will be the ones whose pockets have been stuffed with plunder, and who bellow loudest for reform. Outrages In Txiutslanu, A New Orleans correspondent of the New York World gives some details ol the working of the " outrage," manufactory in that city about election time. The cxp'anation shown what an efficient servant the Administration has in Marshal Packard. He is man of never-failing re sources. At an earl v hour of the recent election day morning ominous placard" were posted upon conspicuous places ir the city bearing pictures of skulls an<i cross-bones and the dimensions of s grave. Packard, in his despatch t< Edmunds, mentioned these posters ns t striking proof that the White League hat attempted to intimidate the colorcc voters by terrible suggestions. Jtseenn to have recently transpired, b* yond tin shadow of a doubt ^at these p >steri were no expense to tnc \N hite League and a colored man w.lio was detected ir the of posti' g them confessed tha1 I ViOrr arirritioHri tl>o ^QTam** V4*^<X.U%%V< -V VBOV.'HI UWUBC, IX11 t that Packur.i l?-d employed him to did tribute the ii. this was the feature o intimidation that was moat dwelt upon White Leaguers end negroes went to th< polls side by side and dep ^ited thti: votes amicably and without disturbance sometimes casting ballots for the sam< candidates, and sometimes for differen ones. Mo city was more peaceable 01 election day than the city of New Orleans, but us long as the menacing placards remained " Othello's occupa tion H was safe. Of course it was despi cable, but then it was business, and wbj should man like Packard hesitate to perform what bis masters and friends Gen. Grant ?n<L Attorney-General Wil iiaius, ouconra^JLrvd support X t MUL.I-.KTTv j ; We shall miss Mullett. The Treasury i i Department will miss him. The furni- < ture establishment which he superintend- < ed so gracefully [will miss him. Uufin- i islied public buildings all over the counr try will miss him, And the white arms ' of a thousand derricks looming up stark < and tall against the November sky will i toss and beckon and wait for the Mu'lett ] that comes back never. Ah, the plans s that man has planned, the buildings lie 1 has built, the money he has sp nt, and 1 the amount of able-bodied iron-clad profanity he has mixed in his daily discourse 1 ?how well we remember them now. t Yes, Mullett was gifted, not precisely as g an architect. Wc would not say that. 1 We do not think architecture was his t forte, though being a man of a nervous g temperament and great spryucas, we t should judge he might be quite happy in i lie use ol the hammer, and possibly develop talent as a shingler. Foom all ac- r counts the scene in the Treasury Depart^ incut when Mullett announced his purpose to tear himself away from the service and pay of the Government must have been ^ thrilling in the extreme. There sat the t Secretary of the Trcasary, dignified and i serene, little dreaming of the blow the country was about to receive, and there sat Mullett, about the size of a fire-cracker, and brim full of the remarkable qualities of that exasperating explosive. But imagine Mullett's amazement and indignation when the Secretary actually insisted upon enforcing the law. Right before his face and eyes, he silting there in frout. How that peppery little bene- a factor of the Congressional " decstricts " must have swelled up and sputtered and snapped and cracked at such treatment. And if the recording angd does charge up profanity, what a job of short baud double entry bookkeeping be must have had to follow Mullett ns lie skipped around the Secretary and let his chin swing loose. And then the blow came. The Secretary could not have anticipated it. If he had he never would have said anything about the law. Mullett resigned. Yes, standing there in the department f?>r which he had done so much, he flung his resignation in the face of an astonished country, and with a few carefully select-1 ed " cups urords " went out. He took but one oath on going into office; nobody knows liow many he took on going out. It was an awful moment no doubt. The 5 Washington Monument stopped in its upward progress. A thousand derricks creaked. Widely scattered i: u -estrict s '1 trembled for their unexpended appro- v priations, and unfinished public holdings in all parts of the country began to gather mildew and rust. Capabilities ul'un norc. J. M. Smith, a market gardener o^ Green Bay, Wis., furnishes some interesting statements of his exp-riments in high culture. He has found the rule invariable, not a single exception to it, that the more he has spent in cultivating and manuring the greater have been the net profit per acre. Last season be cultivated fourteen acres, and began with a more thorough and expensive cultivation than ever before. The result was that, al- i though there was a " terrific drought,'* I one of the dryest seasons ever known in that region, after spendeng $3936, or $384 per acre, he had a better balance man in nny previous year, lie appears to regard constant cultivation, especially through drought, in conn ction with copious manuring, as all important. Stable manure is the standard, with such use of superphosphates, plaster, litnc, ashes and other manures as experience and good sense point out. 44 After you have learn id ho v to spoud ram -y to th best advantage,"' he remarks, 44 a larger profit may be ma le by laying |out $300 p r acre than with less. After the sec -nd year, if your land does not p sy all its expenses, taxe<, and ten per cent, of $1000 per acre, there is something wrong somewhere. I have some acres of land that did not pay expenses for two years, but tor a nnraliei of years past have not failed to pay ten p r cent, on at least $2000 per ' acr<\ I expect my whole garden to do more than that in a short time." He . add* that he is now aiming at 1000 bu-bels of unions per acre, then a crop of car tots or turnips, or 500 bushels of early potato s/ or if strawberries, 12,900 quarts, or 400 bushels per acre. ' There is a hopeful rep >rt going the [ rounds that Secretary Bristow has l>cen k conducting a quiet examination into the organization and general efficiency of the i various custom i houses, and having J arrived at the perfectly legitimate con- , . elusion that reconstruction and roforina : tion are necessary, will act aeoordiugly as J soon an he can have the co operation of Congrc.su. Over a year ago various jourf nals exposed the fact that there were 1 dozens of customs pest along th s coast that did not begin to return sullicicnt T revenues to pay the salaries of the ' officials employed in them. Others just r about comsumcd income in expenses, and , while taken in the aggregate there was a B large deficit. A well drilled and loyal corps of political workers was supported j at public expense, and it was not the r policy of Republicanism to cast made - sucli a serviceable system of party ma' chinery. Even the custom houses in the leading commercial cities have been to a i considerable extent mere barracks for the skirmishers of the dominant party. If decretory Uristow can cut off or sensibly reduce these expcusive superfluities, these apidly accumulating barnacles that fastin upon commercial progress, he will Jeserve the thanks of the country for his independence and decision. We doubt whether there is a custom muse on the coast conducted with more ;cono:ny than the Port of Beaufort. With ill the business at Port Royal and Bull [liver the government is only taxed to support a collector and one deputy. Uut then it has never been run as a poitical machine. The application of his official boot to lis impudent subordinate Mullett shows hat Secretary Bristow has very wholetome views in regard to discipline; but j ie" cannot expect to continue on good erms with the President if he keeps up iuch an aggressive policy. Not a glee club?The policeman's. To remove stains from character?Get icb. HK.VT.KI) PR0P08AI.8, \ ill be received until Jan. 2nd 1875, >y the County Commissioners for feeding . he poor for the year 1875, the rations to . M3 us follows. Six quarts of hominy, Three lbs. of meat, One pint salt, f One quart of molasses, One quart rice, Quarter pound coffee or equivalent in tea', f Half pound C sugar, Half pound soap, Two oz. tobacco and pipes. The board reserves the right to reject ny and all bids. PAUL PRirCHAItD, Chairman Co. Com'rs. Bft. County. Siiepard D. Gilbert, Clerk of board. FURNITURE. < Just Received from Cincinnati a Lot of Old Fashion OAK BOTTOM CHAIRS, PRICE ONLY 75 Cents, AT.80, . ' CHAMBKR ?ET?: MATTR ASSES, * CARPETINGS, CURTAIN ROLLERS, &c. &c. Geo. Waterhouse. dec2-55. R. P. BARRY, < mOLESALK aixl ItKTAIL DEALER IN On Cools,: CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS, NOTIONS, &c. &c. Bay Street, Beaufort. S. C., dec2-54. c 5HAS E VERDIER.' AQENT FOIl Singer's Sewing Machines For Beaufort County. MACHINES with NEEDLES and ATTACHMENTS Constantly on Hand. dcc2 55. buckwheaTflour, Made Snsar. choice Syrnp, For Sale By W. M. FRENCH, a. e. & f7 wTscheper, DKAI.KHS IN Dry Ms, Clothing, Notions, to., ITave Laid in an i/hmense Stock of Fall and Winter Goods, LADIES GOODS, GENTS' FURNISFIING GOODS, HATS, BOOTS, SHOES, Ac. Ac., Call and Examine the stock, which -annot be surpassed by any House iu the State. .A Prices Low to Suit the Times. dec2-53. SiiTiis. TOYS! TOYS! A GKNKIIAI, AR80RTMENT OF TOYS AND AUTICI.K8 SUITABLE FOR CHRISTHASS PRESENTS, Come and nee tlicm for yourself. For sale very cheap at H HARM8. ' BEAUFORT MACHINE SHOP. ? Having opened a Shop here, I am prepared with the LATEST IMPROVED TOOLS to Build add repair all kinds of i MACHINERY, both Wood and Iron. ^ Particular attention given to Designing and Pattern Making, For New Work. STEAM PIPE aud FITTINGS, Constantly on hand ^ At Horttiern Prices. Common Sizes of Iron Nuts AND STEEL. Personal attention given to SETTING and CONSTRUCTING STEAM BOILER FURNACES FOR SAVING FUEL. Shop next to Post Office ? J. A. Whitman, Mechanical Engineer. BEAUFORT HOUSE ^ Beaufort, S. C., Having fitted tip thefabove named House, I cm 'ro pared to accommodate the Public, Carriages will be on hand to carry guests to and rom the Depot and Port Royal. J. A. DUPONO,* Proprietor. nov25-23 MRS. MORILLO, n.vs Just Received a Freeh Stock of FRUITS and r Confectionery. Store Opposite tic Bank, Tl BA.Y STREET. nov25-44. SCHOONER BERTHA, CAPT. M. B, TREVETT, nil ply between Savannah and Beaufort, In cenpctlon with all Steamship; betwen Northern Ports AND No Saraunad. F. eights Carried ae no LOW .a by any other route with -Quick despatch. All Orders D ntruitcd to mc will be punctually attended to. M. B. TREVETT. nov95-41. { NOTICE TO SHIP MASTERS AND COTTON HIlIPPKltH, Port Royal Cotton CoijrcssiiiE IVnrolioiiMlntc t?fc Pomxt Co., Are prepared to receive on storage and Compress tot ton at the usual ratcsat their works and yard at 5ort Royal. CHAS. ROGERS, Superintendeat. HOV25-80. y P. M.-WHITMAN, AVntolimoltor airtcl Jeweler, DAY STREET, BEAUFORT. 8. C., Has Just received from the North a fine assort- j? nout of goods at Northern Prices. WEDDING RINGS, $3.00 to $19.00, SILVER RINGS, 80c. to $1.80, SILVER NAPKIN RINGS, $3.r>0 to $4 00. () LADIES GOLD WATCHES, $30 to $80. 8 Day & 1 Day Striking Clocks, $3.50 to $8. CENTS' GDLD CHAINS, PINS, |RI v-'G8,SLEEVE 1 BU rTO.NS, STUDS, WATCH CHAINS, LADIES GOLD and PLATED JEWELRY, GOLD PKN8. JtC.. &C. Gents' Gold and Site Watches. Call and examine; before purchasing, and satisfy yourself yon can rave ten to twenty-five per cent _ from <Charleston or Savannah prices. liov26?7. JAS. E. MCGREGOR, 1 CARRIAGE MAKER. Repairing of all kinds done with neatness and despatch, and satisfaction guaranteed. Shop cor West and Craven Streets, BEAUFORT, 8. C. " nov25 80. G A. ARTIS, Barber. SHAVING, HAIR CUTTING, DYDINO, ant> SHAMPOOINO, In the most annuo style. rlT Saloon In the rear of the Drng Store. BKAUPOBT, 5J. C. rov55-21. . LUMBER YARD. A Fall Stock of Lumber and Timber constantly on hand at Low Prices. Parties desiring estimates for large quantities are requested to give tue a call. Yard In rear of the Post Office. ? R.O. HOI.MBa. t \ .. i JAMES E BOYCE, l WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCER, f Dealer ia iLES, ' WINES, LIQUORS, AND TOBACCO IOTIONS, DRY GOODS, RHHTC UUU I u and SHOES. ?A Y HT., DEAVFORT, S. C., nov25. J. A. ENSTTOW, FACTOR, HIPPING, AND COMMISSION Merchant, 141 East Bay, Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. Dry Ms. ~ nncy Gooilo, CLOTHING, Ilootnand fiSlloos, unkM, VnllHeH, ?to., Millinery unci l>r?,n? Making vu uaum a laryv flPPUI lUlLUl UI NOTIONS, At Prices Bound to Please. MRS. MARY McBRIDE, irth East Cor. Bay and Scott Street. BEAUFORT, 8. C. v8M9. N. BRADY, ealerin Groceries, Liquors, &c The highest price paid for DtterMink& Deer SKINS and all kinds of COUNTRY PRODUCE, BAY ST., BEAUFORT, S. C. vlft-tt W. M. FRENCH^ AGENT. Wholesale and Retail v DEALER IN Fine Groceries. Fruits ana I " egetables, A full Assortment of Canned Goods; Dries Frails, &c. Just Received a Barrel of CANADA SALMON, > pickle. 30 Barrels Biscuit*.. 1G Barrels Apples, $-1.50 per barrel, . Catawba Grapjs, raoges, Cranberries, Figs, Onions, Cabbages, Potatoes, &c, 'IIE BEST HAMS IN THE MARKET SMOKED TONGUES, . DRIED BEEF, BREAKFAST BACON, 4,500 pounds SHOULDERS, . Suitable for Country Merchants. WM, MITCHELL, Blacksmith and Horseshoer. Any work In my Line Executed promptly and nth deepntcb. Satisfaction Guaranteed and work one as well ?? any where In the State. 8IIOP OPPOSITE THK ARSKNAL, BKAUFORi, 8. C. nov95-48. W.H. CALVERT, TIN SMITH. DEALER IN ? APANNBD PLANISHED and PLAIN TIN WAKE, Constantly on bond a full Stock of Heating, Cooking and Box STOVES and PIPE, Particular attention given to potting on and retiring T in Roofs, Leaders and Out tors. Terms Cash. Hoping for a rcntli.tinueo of the patronage heretforo boat>wed on nia, I will ennunt nil work to >e done In the most wcrkoiialik* litui.ucr. nor -olb.