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The n*"t important ?.?m ;h it os ! > b?
trie-! At 'He present r<T"? < t -ou t, th?r of
the StaTord's Cr-vti 11* ,1s ri.-t, *is 3..]
' jiW-loB tttotiou of Mr. Tll-rish i-t
who was empjoyei to sk??Nt i0 the p :;<>
Otiti^o. The reason *i*eo for "his * ??or
was that, w:?h the juries .vr\!,v at th
present fem, a eonvierioa wr-nM ho*!
*^o?t be iivyvn :hie. *u I the pro^uf'oj
preferrel to ?rv.t Another ter n) to see i
the Juries won?d cut be of a lefsorjnciiou
Ablet h.w(r'.
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*.V. B. N* b. the colore.: Sor-ifor who
Is Trwirer rt the State Orphan A?y!v.ut
has sent a 'etter ilJrei'el to the Hon.
TWIe IUiupto'i, (sovetaof of South 0>r
g!I*a. arJ Acts forth that the coJo-e :
hiMre? in the a^um are 1 uffe)inr', for
bek of finds to provide for them, or.-'
o'ie its assi tars-v. The Governopromptly
sent N i h a cheek for a thou
?vi 1 dollars. X.vh'3 act hoi excites ar:c!
orumoct as he vos ore of the leadino
%c *.4he bitterest of the Republicans.
A public ho.'i has !on? been needed
here an 1 now the subject of buiMic.; on?
*t the expense of the town is being a^i
t??!?d and alr?.o:t every cce favors tht
pw.jert. Itisc'aimed that a bui!j;o.
ontaivog thres itores on the !ower
ioo^, brides fncice houses in tho rear
an! a larze hall overhead with *eve:a
c^ces for ranting can ho ooa>tructel?in
rinding :H* cost cf the lot?for $!;.\ i>.v
and that the revenues from the rent cftfct
stores, ball, and oihees will not only pa>
the interest en the bonds 'o he oM t
r*i*e the mct^y bnt arcntna.ly the j r'n :
without adding anything to tha tax
levy. It's proposed to have a >Tecia
meeting of the town council to con idv
the mattrr anl hear" the oj inicua of'iax.
ray^rt on the subject.
Yne deaih of Mr. McTntire will be ?
severs blow to the industries well as tthe
re?ilents of Hilton Ilea 1. Me ha 1 b;
% careful attention to business accnmnla
ted a handsome property an 1 was ere
ready *0 assit t bo people cf tho islam
vcUl* money or supplies whenever the:
prr p*ov?J desorvMg, and such was his hrow
, I/ lejpn cf human natnre that he was sol
dom deceive ?. lie vrns a lifelong Demo
trot but dilr.et allow politics t* enter ion.
Ms business ai J during a teru of severa
years as a sohool trustee be made th<
chools in his J?stri-~t to bo envied b\
*ther *uismaa%?red sections, often ai
aoc'ng from his own fKw;ket funds fo'
Payment of salaries and orlen to his pe
enti'ary losa. In his death the Uland
! . losos its Tnott enfcerpising citizen and hi
?twin K/? Therj ia n,
yui^) >111 tr>v WW.< WW ? _
doubt but one of tbt prisoners new in jui
knows iil the circumstances of the mar
tier vii will, before the next term o
.9cnrt, givj ail the partiouhrs an<| th<
assassin receive his juat doseris. On the
day ho wa? murdered Mr. Mclctire pa d
the Hampton tax anoun-.'nj to tvrelvt
While a bill relating to the Freeman'.Bank
was uodtr discussion en Tuesday
Senator Cameron took occasion toexj re>his
mini free'y in regar J to the employment
of several Commissioners, at an annual
compensation of |C 000 each, to sett'e
the &5Uiw of that bankrupt institution.
He said he was opposed to pryine
Krtre salaries to these commissioners to
enable them to live riotously and fare
*?^ sumptuously, while the p^or negroes who
f deposited in the bank are starving.
Tho Electoral Commission decide ! tb<
FlorPo vots last Friday by giving it t<
I Hayes and Wheeler, on the ground :hatve
Fepublicon electors were authorise'
the Ccmtitntion to ea*t the vofe c
the ?ia*a. The Commission also decided
that they cooid not consider as evidence
. t. _
I any arc oi :nc ??. iu
&: term/aing where the S*ate hadapfo"?*t
ed electors after the Jay the e'ectors gave
their votes. On \ he same ground it is ex
rected 'hat LoutVana will be given to the
i
t sarra candidates, and the D moerats, under
the same de i^ions, claim that the
r- *"? <?f "S? on mu-t bo decided in favor
cr theTildcn electors.
V.'hcn the decision of the Ccmucisbiop
wis presented to Congress the Senat*
apurrvei of it. hut the Rouse veiuscd t>
r-* concur. Both honses cast ft sti ict party
vote. The Coun-i; ?ion tet?uiae 1 the cur
vas on Monday and no objection va? rated
until they reached Loui-iana, wb?*ii k
the certificates from that State were mm?
tested the body adjourned au 1 the C-m
misrion took the p: pers and prepared t<
\ _b*?ar the arguments of counsel.
(H Thursday last a vote was taken it
the (Jeorgia Senate upon the bill calilog
a State convention to nit-.ke a now cou ti
-L tutioa. An amendment was offered that
the question of calling the conventku
should bo submitted to the people. Aftei
a sj irited debate the amendment wra> vo
ted down, as it bad been in the Hon e.
Cn Friday the vote was reconsidered aw
^ the amendment was adopted. So th?
poop's of Georsfa are to have a chan*-*
I to 8sv at the polls whether tboy want a
change or nor.
?o?
The colored poontc in Philadelphia are
dis?atisned ^i*h political affairs in tha
cit 'tin*' r- bci n hoidng color-1 ir?c meet
(rgs ivcomly a..J }>r"pcMt to bold i State 1
-?:~.*xrv_r? yruL ^:^zarr-"*rr'-J"-r>--TIv.~Z
' convention to assert their rights. A lew en
r/ghr s i-ince seven tb -u au'i lour huu lred j .So
Kepubiican voters met in m preservative tei
eouueil ami .J. uouticed :u general term ty.
i the taniiner in wlii.h their wb'te fel'uw kn
Heps bfifi*i- 1 ave t ?6.ei '.hem, an ! de
c ? t I tie ir <! termination to have a r'.?i
<]iV; !*,' iit fhe IV'J o.
I Or.e rf ??;ir eitianm 1 the up^cuir ; r
| try in tii eu-si'i^ the ruM<i-iot' ?K; Ivti im
l't \K sai l that he *n?i 1 not 'Ae i: i- i V?v
j \tr is u t it i hat etia'i^h far hint, and at ?Ir
: h"| f i it *??uM vro 1?> t pbve he :ui< in
j hnu.vH wi h f?> e-e j-". V* s *;?ot?d<?i - ^
i r'.jf % t?. >n SA ami nrotptro*) h:;
; >!i< h' I *K?r be county r. but h? be
A-?n:f ! uk !?? lii'nt to-i wouid'ot re*! i: pr
<?*>? i* :-* *?f -o Liei f> *. A iitt'e *hi't w;
a * ? he >pfle ??f .?n article rmfi'.'j pub- N
Ibhei and o i (? tr if?.yiii?ng b * h? o?cu hi
to fee t h?? said: x'\ damn thai re
can't ten1 l?ii re* it ^t' 7 w- ek t< IV
ie;<ti t>n hiui, hot I s:\f \y? rcu i.t a.'n'g." to
?... ??**. > ?-?? n,
O.v.e.Mcr Tii.Vi to a p*f ol* if
iii iii Friday *h<>:a be h.r 1 re-puts- re
' 1 tO '/?> to U * Mol Io'J : '' SV'>0 LU i ;
fiieuis Pu^th?y Vife a.i m?mj V he th
de; r? *ie 1 i: tho C uu-ulssiri .ieviide ih
agaiu.-t he IVa&'?i:ay the Tie Ja
c^<?. I expect ti e dec -.don will V vl J<
v ?< * . but -in a ir eorr.;r ;"(e despondency an
Pha lo s of FlorJu w. 1 p.ot surprise are su
but there are other prints upon whhh 1 p:
tot confident the Peiuocraoy will u:ic w
ae?il. # uo
The New York Tribune believe.-; tha ^
r!?e four years upon which the count!\ .
. !*l
will enter u:\er * riesident if iniu^u- >
i ,i
r&ftu <*i)i p'ove a peiuxl of the most ^
healthful piosperly, provide'] that tkert {1(
i* p.r UiO:r-e:inir "*:'h the tr.r'T or :h*
eurren'-r to up *t thiotra. The syi?_>t? to
of this are vi.-itis on crcry side. an 1 on< ^
of the n is# the popular impatience h
have 'ho PreMen; ul Question settled h
.So convinced aw maau that the good j>t
. lines are near at ban I that ihey arr .
taking ailvauf.aire of the lew nrico of la .?
hor and utphis of CApitu.1 iutbciovn y
to maun factum in aniiolpation of thi .
b.
eotiiicg improvement in hrsioessv >}i
w 9
Hon. Alex. II. Stephens was *ix?yjve
years oM 'a t Sunday. His condi- ^
tion is so much in.proved th it, for :hf n
ir-t ti.re since his recent sickna-s, he ^
ici.nowlclges hinreif fet'cr. Itj'^ the V
fervent wi-h of his n?op!e that he l>e
soon restored ?o health.
7
The Counly Commissioners parsed :
resolution to pay jur ors and wimes.-?s at tl
i he present *er?? of court cnc-thiri the J
amount of ; heir claims when the Uxe> ''
<ha!l be collected. The board tried to ()|
b new mohey to in:Ac a payment b iclht it
ere Jit of the county was so bad that ot ;>
one eould be found wilting to run the risk /
of a loan. 11
The .following extract i3 cut fton
Judge Mickey's #i;?rge to the grand jury ;c
1 of Lancaster. tl
,l Nor can what is known as the |l
Hampton lax be enforced in law. It it j
a voluntary com vi but ion, appealing to th' ;i]
pniiiotism of the people and to thei; !i
-eu&e cf self-prcscrvaiioa. Gut h3 who t*
f
refuses to pay this tax on the ground that ,
Hampton not governor wiii Dot receivi :j
the prelection ot this coutt against an ex ji
ecui Ion to collect the Chamberlain i ;x c'
because he is estopped by hi; conduct ^
from denying iho legaliiy of Chambcr- 1(
Iain's goverumont, and hoeing maJo hb ti
choice he urj>t pcy accordingly." * v<
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Gove; nor G.over ot Oregon, has resigned w
arc formally turned crcr the itxecu p
?i\e oSice to 31 r. UhaJwiek, Secretary o !t
Sur e, now the acting Governor. Gro- {>
ver will return immediately to Washing- ^
too to assume his seat in the Senate en ci
4th cf .* arch. Some of the extremist.* P
liave talked about denying him his scat
because be issued an electoral certificate -J
io Grcnir. ?<
Hon. G. II. Hill is reporiod as feel- u(
iag Oregon will yet sari the Democrats. l'
Oi
? - -> >? ? ?
Mr. ilewiit ba^ss his hop; on ineligible j(
elector. It is a slcndor thread, but will c<
do to ft hot 8 upon. c<
t ( 3'
Mr. II. V. P.edfieid, in an tblo letter to ^
The Gi:*cifir>4ti Cc:nrncr?irJ, ciscusoas the n
future prospects eft he two part las. He ^
wei'erH fcx the opinions which he has ex- "
prctt-ed before, that the Democratic part) ;ij
oace in power ni l !>e inclined to sra\ ?>
re far acme time. He ."ays : ** It Til- ti
den jrcts in, the South with her I :>8 v< tcs,
in 18S0 will be as solid as \ mountain ol |j
<!?? ?n.t ii iti;S:?n'l to With e'
ill (he jyjver ?n 1 patronage of the Fede- P
ral Government i t their hands, the cle- s*
cl
; uMicar:? have been over thrown in all :he 0,
Southern States but two. Ant* how long n<
will the eo-caTcd Packard Government ce
in J/Ouiriana, or the so-called Chatuber. r<:
r% 0f
lain (ii rgrunicnt in South Carolina, stand e
with Tildes ia the Presidential chair? n;
-Y?? louder than (he period gifoa for re- ft
icef.bmeats it a railroad eatinir-house?ay ^
twenty minuter. Ind&eJ, Republicans ^
from these Sta:oa do not even indulge in lj
ti?e h<-pe that their party ran stand the pi
racket under Tiidcn. They propose to v!
1-t all holds sro and -uLuiit to the inevi't- !u
Lie wi.h as ami h craoe as the naelaneholly
tborfces* of time will aiiow. " Mr. pt
upheld h^s no expectation of a divi.don a:!
u the Southern De n;oc*sc with Tilden u
as President. On this point he givM the jtl
p.! lowing emphatic opinion : 44 Put is hr
the South to be certainly soiid ifTiidcn pr
goes in ? I see no other chancs. If any |{,
ore does, let him speak out and give C.
specifications. The blacks in the Cotton
S >?( ?*. as r. political power of service to
the Republicans, will amount to no ok re M
than blades of gra?s. There is no such
voting niiitcrinl elsewhere on earth, and to
the surprise is that any one should have ^
supposed that these simple, o? edient,
t mid, docile people could stand 011
ay.-: list )?( united of tlu-ir ma- ?. rs. |
Their enfranchisement and uODSeoueuc tb<
!;irivu:cnt of j oil lien I power of the w
!?th v.*u- a clear <Ub-' ofVuli iJe, or at- ! '-1
ui Icl suici'Ie. bv the H.puhlic.t:] par- ^
, It Ins itlvcn i in;liv a blu-ltfo- n to i,
lock out its brVnis. ii
{ orai ok miMiUAL sission^. 2
lu ia.-i \?<vb s issai ?o vej>"?ri?> I ih* i
: 0
i*ve lbiifs of court ?ip to the limy ,
to pie-1. O i Tbo.si:;y J > J ?}? : ;
u vt.ia airairne.i <-h a :c I V.-h h ::nt. i 1
r of j eonved man who w.is killed d;v- : '
g the S; ?T??r ;'s CV-v... \\ I twnb'o In. ! .
ovember On Fri ay Mr. Tilliiy-; ?
move 1 ihV. th-.t ph-one-- ha !o>;v:
ii>re the i t on ? writ of habeas i !'
is. Uhiunt'y by eca^ot the r?ri o?.-; j ;
w ^vleasr-i j? 1 ->:i S'~. ;'-0 bud. i
. W. XTU, who w is *Lo arte-tod for'
s conrHXjti. D with iha sumo c<.ime wa* j
leved o<) bvl i;? a ;-ioi'l:r amount.!*
>Umt Uyhe'f'.xnl called but failed ' *
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answer to his sono. His counsel if ! ?
, J. Lmo v* '.?m *4red by the court |j
ho eon i -dve ia aenoa: i of him. lie ?
ode 1 " I hriYe nor ?? : n him this tiorn- *
- Your II mor. " The oourt iastriict-'J I ?
9 cVrk t > prop 11*0 a bench warrant for
* .ipnreheusieu of Bythevrocd. j
Annie Solomons. was placed in the j
ck to answer to the chaise of burglary j
11 'trceny iu bre*!:irg and entering the ;
j.?ke hoase of Frank Johnson. This (j
'!-o?er was a/resred ; * being eoncerr.od r
th Jack^na n;eath:ict. whom the jury
ichrc l not gnilly the prvioi.s 'Ivy. F.
. J. Jsi.Y:eu<Hi appeared for the leicnce. j.
jwithm ofthe'tolen meat >ms found
the well on the yburation on wh'cli ]
e prisoner lived, i he jury failed to
;!W, and a mistrial w is ordered by the t
v|'c* _ t , j
Nelson Turner, wno was charged whh '
s assault upon an oloeer at Yemassee
ho niterojue! to mtost hint plead yruil ^
to a simp!* assau't. Ho was then
;u*?l in the dock to answer to the ?
tl
wir'arv and ioceeny committed at the s
meofW. C. Lnili >W3, in the to ru of (
effort, in September la*t. The only
opeily trace ! to him was ; hree pairs nj
1 aes. Tbon. H. Wheeler Esq. defended ^
m prisoner. j ^
Mr. Bellows su tained a lo>s of some {
J00. The jury returuod a verdict of .
tlliy. ' j
The Grand Jury came info Court and ,
io foreman. W. C. Del lows, read the | j
Howitp? present me.it:
Frc?raiiQcnt Feb. Tfria 1S77. J
o Ih's Honor, Jn bjc HVy./m.The
grand jury ha vim; disposcdofe.il t
ic bill-4 placed in their hands by the So
sit or, proceeded to an inspection of the
Bees and public building-1. J
An examination of ihe west basement t
Ftbe Court Uoii-e disolo. ed 'befa-1 rha'
is being used by some parties for imf-oper
purposes ar> 1 it is rocoirruender
iat it. W thoroughly cVansvd and that j J
other nuisance ho prerenal.
The steps leading fo the Mr>t 3<>r.r, on ,
iereirof the building, are nn>ufe and
lould be immediately repaired. fnii;ri:;t?un
s*i? h a-* has been desired fo sod ,
le jury in th-nr dobbe ration has been j
irabhcd bv the County Commissioners,
ut no inves-i 'at ion of their office has j
en attempt-, d, as -mh an undertaking,
I! things considered, led the jury to be
eve that the result won'.! be a trave-ty?
>nding to make eon fu-inn worse conmn
led. They are fully alive to the fret
i-at a completely satisfactory report of
ie various offices would entail upon tin
ivy such a huh* of uia'fer. involving h<
Election and oxih-n l'iures of manv thou- 1
ind dolht'-s, extending over a {.orie l of ;
i.'nymouibs, perhaps years, that it is .
uite appaile-1 at the contemplation of
:e labor, time and path ut re.-caich inolvt-1
iu such an undertaking. In order
iiercfore that a boron-h investigation
f the bo-As of the various ruiiees over .
i)it'h this jury is retired hy law to mierr
ire?may he iril, un ! ; hat irregui cries,
ctrors or frm I, if any, may he cxosed
*o p'lhlio censure. end condign
tmi.-h merit u-et^ed out ?o the guilt}', it is
kei, if not inconsistent with the views
iito.tained by your ll<oor. that an cx-1 (
eitbe appointed, who shall co-opcatej
ith and assist a cummin ee appointed *
oin the members of this Inquest, whose <
usinesa it shall be to report at the next (
iss'on of the court. 4
Complaint has been made that the fnileof
the Trial Justices to transmit to is
Coronet's oiDce reports of inquests, is } ?
f frequent occurrence. } j
A visit to the jail was made and found j
> be in n oi odltabla st ate of cleanliness?
.wider in.g the large number of prisoners '
juaneu therein. A lew expressed theru-dves
as bein* saii.-tiod with the amount
tid quality of the foo<J furnished butcth- ]
rs we:e loud in ihe-ir complaints, de- ?
' nncinu the quality of the provisions as
eing rie-porateljr had. Front information 1
i rived from the Jailo'-, it was ascertain- i
1 that the daily raiions oonsisfed solely i
rid entirely for each prisoner per day? j
t ilh bacon, 1 pint boruiny ?ud a qutinty
of molasses: that the toe-ewe ot veg- 1
tables of any kind or description was ;
uite u.tknowu. The high board enclos- ,
re on the northeast side of the yard (
louid be repaired immediately, it ap- ,
erirs scarcely -trong enough to resist the '
rength of an abie belied man. The elos- i
i is in a very bad oondition. the vault is t
rer8owisg; the structure itx-if requires {
ew silk About a dozen prisonoi> are
Milined in ?.r: cat building, for want of 1
*'?i in the jail, who. to ail appeiiance, *
>uld easily escape. One prisoner attract- t
! our special attention?he was neuiiy ,
iked?it is absolutely occevary that he
lould be furnished with a pair of nan is 1
k shirt. It can ant be loo strongly urged "
tut the detention of the .pi boners after ?
mvieticn. snail bo as short as possible. ,
; is pertinent io remark that two of the f
isooers, now here coulic.ed, were eru0<cd
four months a.-^o, and one eiebtj r
onths since. j j.
Alter considerable discussion the juiv j a
kve coine to the conclusion that the
lblic interest will he best couseived, }'
id fiie levemie* of the county l>e-t sus- j *
ined by placing the license lee at | >j
Applications lor licenses to re ail spii-! t
uuus liquors were received from the fo'- j
wing parlies: n
IT. Pee pics, S. R. Sams. 11
0. Adams, J. B. Binnicker, j
H. W'ilcox, Jr.mes Pelot,
P. Gardner, W. D. Brown,
0. Melntire, J. D. Manett, J r
Renlon & Sroallpieoe.
d all approved.
The following committee was appointed A
carry out the infections as expressed iu i
is presentment: ' J
W. 0. Bellows.
tlrti! Tlw.L
William*. |
The alms house w.n next examine!? ^
j coiutuittee i-hurgeJ with chid duty Gi
CJUHH' 1 IIMIB.mj-ajwLl' J?'
ras uj-'t at lb*' thrcebuM by a wvwdu ;
!i ? Kej?rt.*.-j'Ufe'J her-A-ii" as the wife of the ;
rep a:ii from the liiue of it* ?rriv?: j
I'j il its 'lepurtu'v, <*va^j<J u.?t t<> couiuct r
ler^il' :uo*t ill courteously. But little j
ofo'iuatit/U C"uM !-e wl'.ru'J as t? 'lie |
I ivuity or quality of loo 1 *ivtu the i*- I
li ites, u -r iii.be, I ubet lb;1 u umbei uo*, |
r m liuy provuuts time, was iu alteul, ?<v.
Kiio:i'<h ho'eever uras siuu to wwr j
L-'.uu ! Uc 'u*k?ri_ tuieut J'tbU iu-uitutrn, |
" .?u'i.fy i!?. c. ?wiujiiii sliuf U is m?r a i;i i
lice * >r your ly iivtf iu t>u naoi-unt J
d the ?iliU v: ! dhcotufurt which every- j
i'hSi'tJ J?T * V ultA
This jury are unanimous iu pros* atinir I
:> this cuutt, oiiiitmuitvi* the present i
iiaUugemmit of this suir*!V'l "aims"
to r.M r:> I i hat it l>e alioli.-hedand
ih.T :ur?rH he *Jopte 1 to suh-ist the
s?i* -in i creatures j?ow re^et'stna
In this W;h*'U'>e yUrv.
V i of which is r??*|wif!;ily *nl mitted.
W. (\ BEI lows, IWDIU,
tlis Hon..? p.tul ;i hi.-;'.* eouip itnent to
he gran I jury for the manner in vrh'ch
hey had -iischar^e'l their duty, an 1 in.rue;>J
the Sdioitor to at once examine
n<o the condition of the Poor House,
,nd take ?ueh steps a.s were noeessary in
ho matter ; .n:ri aia<ie the usual older
s to the prest nt??ient.
Oil Sntuni.\y John Williams, was
mi en trial cluygeJ with sicalius fmui
loseph Buucli Seventy*dollars, ou the
Sth of December last. Tlios. H.
Vheeler Jivj. appeared for the defeulaut.
The jury returned a reidict of net
jn illy.
In the ca-e of R. N. Wright, who vi>
barged with committing au a^.uult and
lattery, uj*)u Joseph Cohea the
rar>bal or the town of Beaufort, W. J.
feidier ?*5. appeared for defence and
challenged the array iu eousequcnce of
he prosecuting witnc-6 iu the caso hcicg
ury commissioner, au i having drawn
he juries after thi> occurrence. The
;i<e was continued until, the^ June tertu
if eourt.
Amos Green was placed in the dock on }
i charge of grand larceny. Tho i ropeity
tolea was i srolJ ring belonging to Actoih>
Joseph. F. I). J. Lawrence anil A.
V. Bradley both cl imed to represent
he prisoner and a war of words ooiued
uitil FIU Ifoncr said it they coatiiuc-d
hey uiU5-1 leave the court and arrange
he dispute outside and he would assi.cn
lonie other counsel to the pri-onor. Xhe
uisoner said he dc.ireJ I?awtence to de
end him. and the court requested Brad
ey to withdraw, Vnich he did and ass is
ed the Solicitor in the prosecution. The
prisoner was found guilty.
Tho following sentences vrere passed by
he Judge on Monday:
Caul Holmes, Andrew Holmes, Robo t
i>rov?D, and George Simmers, larcouy.
>nc year ach hi the.penitentiary.
Tecumsch Coleman, ~ap?i ten years.
Nedhatu Williamson, assault and baterv,
$50 2ne or six months in jail.
John Wibou and Thiiiip dud 1, bvglay
nnd larceny, three yours jfcach in fbe
[ enit. ntiary.
Amos Green. larceny- one yoar.
Joshua Sweet wine, larceny, two years.
\f.lsrm Twer, hurgbiry, three yean
James Harrison, larceny, two year*.
Nelson Turner, larceny, two years.
Paul Holmes. Andrew HoIrues, Tu.e.rt
Brown and George biiwmons, burglary,
5 three ye.irs iu the penitentiary.
Atlantr, Fehtuajy iA? Friday rir.ht
\ detachment of United States infant iv
icrrM; any^sr the agents, was
imbushed by dbtiile'fl hi (.Tilmer eouniy,
and Lieutenant Mclntyre, Comp.va}
E. Second Inter.try, vm ki.led. A do
i:i;hr;enr, t?cn? 'a recover the body,
vii 1 to have killed three distillers before
recovering Mv In tyre.
The c-'ld ha? b.;cn 12ore severe the
present winter at St. Petersburg i'or
!o'3 years previous. Co the 30th of D? tember
the thcrmomtter io the city fell to
(leg. Fahrenheit below zero. Sever; 1
?abiuen weie found Jrozen to death 00
.heir sca!?, while cats, pigeons, and even
sparrows weie found dead ia the street?.
At nignt large fires were kept burning io
he public equares for the benefit of the
oolice. In the town of Vologda, in he
ioie.ior, the thermometer sank as lew as
je'ew zero, 08 deg. Fahrenheit.
A widow nrraed Mary S. Oliver has
wrought r.uit in tha Supreme Court ol
he Disrupt of Columbia against Sena:or
Simon Cameron for breach of proirse
of marriage. The plaintiff is ?>id i
:o b%a handsome, stylish feraais of good
"igare, though rather under the crdijary
<dse. and about thhty-nve or forty
>*earsof?ge. She claims to be a native
rl Geotgia ihough at present she is a
1 - _ . GL_
jJerk in the rreasurj uepanracru. one
iias one daughter, who is at school in
hat city. She avers in ber complaint
;hafc or December 7. 1875, in corisideraiou
that the said plaintiIT, who was
hen sole unmarried, at the special instance
and request of tho ."aid delen-'
hot. had then agreed and undertaken to
usury and take the said defendant co
lusband, he, the raid defendant, then
?to wit, on the day and year last aforeaiu
-undertook to marry aod take her,
he raid plaintiff, to wife in a reasonable
imc then ncit following, and she avers
hat although a reasonable time for the
mrpose bath long sireo elapsed, and
Jtbough rhe, tho .ssid plaintiff, confidntr
in the said lest mentioned promise.
lath always been ready and willing to !
uarry and take to her r.s husband him,
he paid defendant, yet defendant hath
tot taken her to wife, although often revested.
She lays her damage at
150,000.
TO R. 53MT,
r-*o devlraK-? sv?reg in the bagrmont of tha
STEVENS HOUSE,
Trie* ltd and $15 respectively.
poly *9 W. J.YERDIER, n
A?ent.
1HEPARD D.GILBERT j
NOTARY PUBLiC. ;
.tfentirn piren to Marine,Protect?. C-'
oe in the Sea Island Hotel.
At Public Auction.
G*i Cellar day
113 Barrels Shipbrtad.
813'2 T,b*. Shipbread.
COAL
TQi\ 9ALK AT POUT SOY.U,,
ir*n
AV W -V I k.'
Liverpool Coal,
?it?
$7.00 PER TON,
Apply to
OWEN DFKE,
or A. M. HAMILTON.
Jan.]I U".
R P. BUNDLE, ~
mvr&k immission MERCHANT
PORT ROYAL. 9. C.
ToiUa, Naval Sbrrs, Laxber &e.
AGENT FoR TU*
New York & Fort Royal
STEAMSHIP USE.
Mississippi and Dominion, West
India and PaciHc, and Liverpool
aod Galveston
STEAMSHIP CO S. OFLTVERPOOI,
For siio.
^ f TT.X*t r Bn UT ID, ? ?T,-? 4 r?n f. flAV
r. 31A*nVWE rwaiADMi UU?BV a IT 1
Steam Engine with for eash, or Oift
barter f?.?r one or two FIKST-CLAN3 M3LI.S. with
cx?h adjuatmect oither way it acc?r4a&c? viU ?ppraLol
Talucs.
C. 0. KENDALL,
Port Bo/a',
State and County Taxes,
County T?*.\scnii*'s Oftici,
Beaufort, S. C., Jar, 17, 1878.
Notice ia hereby ren thai this office
will be opened for the receipt of State and
Couuty taxes for the year 1876, on the
25th day of January, 1877.
The taxes assessed on real and personal
property is,
For State purposes, 14 mills
For County purposes, 3 nii!l>
For County past indebtedness, 4 mills
i oil tuxj>er capita, 1 dollar
School tax assessed by the various tc ?ruships
is as follows:
Beaufort township, 3 mill?
BIuiTtoh tonnship, 2 nills
Coo-a^vhatehie township, - millGoethe
township, 2 mid.Hilton
Read tora-hip, 'i tnilh
Lawtou toKn-hip, 1 mill
I*eep:es lowu.-hip, 0 millPocotaii^o
township, tailh
IW ert tcwn.-hsp, 0 siiib
St. Haleua iowosh'P, 3 milLSbeltlou
towu*blp 3 iniiLYcmasseo
tuwusbip, 3 milk^ad:es
lolu:-1 totra-bip, 3 xuiiLF.
R Wilssr,
Trdas. Bit. Co.
J F "KUOHTING. ~
Wholesale and Retail Grocer.
* I
I cou .rritv m j .icy an ts
: . I
\v ill find at my store at ail tioics a large 1
and complete stock.of #
Meats of all kinds.
I
The only placs'in Beaufort where b kent
Charleston Grist,
Ai article superior to be found ia Beaufort.
A foil stock of
STAPLE GROCERIES,
CROCKERY,
WILLOV/ and
TIN WARE.
FKE9II GARDEN SIEI/S, 6c. Jau.!>if.
"ROYAXi"
HAVANA LOTTERY.
Dr.irri Every 15 Day*.
Ticke'a for aale aci priaoa ca?;??d. 8e?d to? circulars,
to
kanuclofiaantc.v, *
*A Ccr^icoa SArwl, Nut Orlcan*. La.
NEW YORK & PORT ROYAL
STEAMSHIP LINE
rPHE flRST-ClASS STEAMSHIP*
CITY OF DALIAS,
OA?T. HIVES,
OARONDELET,
CAFT. PAiECLOTE.
CIT.Y OF AUSTIN,
CAPT. STETKNF.
Are la traded to l^are Port Soyal for Hew Tork.
aJternatoly, every FRIDAY afternoon, wpoa tb? arrive.)
of iha Audita, ttavano&h and Charleston
train.
For freight and psnz^e?bnrtrg nnaurpasaed to
comiuodatioua, aj piy to #
IICfl'D. P. RUKDLE,
Agent, Port Itoyal, 8. C.
Ivr Tpo L LITZER^
COTTOy FACTOR
ATT>
Commission Merchant
HE tUFORT *? C
TO RENT.
The dwell ins: on Bay St.. lately occupied
by Cnpt. C. 0. Boutelle.
Apply to.
Wh. ELLIOTT.
J AS, E boyc#, I
Wholesale and Retail Grocer,
?Peiiler 'id?
ALES. WINES, !
LIQUORS, TOUAOCOS,
SiCGARS, HARDWARE.
FISH LINKS. A \
A pure article of
WHEAT WH'
IVdble Swout
MASH 00 ft N; WHISKEY.
Jdo. Oibrjons, i?ons X Cos. \
i
Cabinet, and Nectar Whiskeys.
l>ass & Co's.
ALE, ami Uilbori's DUBLIN STOUT.
Cheap Ifleai,
a specialty. Country >1 rchants will fiu-i
it to thoir advantage to give u;<2 a trial.
WOOD! WOOD!!
*7,IITTT CENTS p^f COBD ?l Itlaoiic Saw
Ji. Ilillt, 8?m.furt.
BOBBINS, SCDDINGTOJT <k 00.
Jaa. 1, ir?.
_JUST RECEIVED,AT
TUB
mm i mm |
JOB PRINTING OFFICE.
A full lime of superior
PAPER, ENVELOPES,
BILL HEADS, i
LETTER HJtADR, NOTE HEADS,
OA IDS, *TC.
Jobpjl-.l'ng done neatly and cheaply. AJ! orders <
promptly attended fax I
Notice. <
T HEARST GITE NOTICE, tbat no person Is ok- ,
I tboriacd to contract say 4>rbt?;eo ajy areount
and ikat no partnership esur 'existed between myself
aad any other person iu tbo business now carried
oa fay mo,
JAMEJ JENKINS, ,
Bft Js?. w, irr:. lsm?. 1
"tor iSSFrl j
' J-WO PLANTATIONS ON ST. HELENA IS- j
L land, kuowo aa tfae Dr. J.nkina I'laoc " and '
' Santlford. '*
On tho Jenkins pfa-a are an elegant dwelling all nresaarjr
o?it buildings, Stsam, Cotton and Grist
Mill <t?.
Also, Cat Island .
Apply to
WM. ELLIOTT. |
Jan. 4-tf. I
GEO. WATERHOUSE. I
. j
BAT ST. BEUEK ?X ;
TFAS, C0FEEZ8, Sl'GAE.^
j SYRUPS, 5I0LAESF-S ( KEFSE.
! LARD, HAMS, BACON, BEEF, POKE,
FLOUR, HOMINY, SALTS, RICE, ARENA,
j CHRUSKED VTHiiA'f, AND FARINA,
| CANDIES, STANDARD XEROSES* OIL,
PUSSCIDEB VINEGAR,
I PIOXLEj*. IN I'iM'S V.TS A HALF CLL. JARS.
LTE, ?.\L-SODA. CREAM TAUTER,
NATI(;N AL 7EAST CAEES,
ST A K? ID 311ST A HI), PIPES,
? Bi A BS A T< )M kt <> i, li V l H E CASE,
WHOLE A <rRotND?3?iCKS WAIiNTD PURE.
DRIED A GREEN AT PLEA POTATOES,
A t ODD ASSORTMEN T OF
''ROCKERY AND GLASS WARS,
LAMPS BR A? RETS ClIAN DA LI EES,
AT WHOLESALE, J
CHOICE WESTERN N. Y. BUTTER IN TUDS,
MACKEREL IS KITT3. .
AVERILL CHEMICAL
PAINT.
i
.Mixed ready for use in whiieaud o?er oaeaundrcd
different colors, tuadeof ?tr:c>ly pure
WilliE LEA D,
Zlnc^ari Linseed Oil. Cbeniicaiiy combined, warranied
to last t vice as long as other paint.
F. W. SCHEPER,
Wholesale aud Retail Grocer.
ICE! ICE!
go&ast i emmoiis,
4 RE NOW PREPARED TO FUR
A NI8H Ici in any quantity Customer?
may desire, from their Ice House,
Soventb. Street.
taum rnwAWT
vjunii wunnni,
J. A. EMMONS {
poar Iqyal railroad.
Magnolia Passenger Route. ;
CMJJ\*?K 0F SCHKnVLX.
SUPESINTS OFFICE PORT ROYAL RAILR'P)
AUQC8TA, Ga.. Jan. 7, 1877. j
The following Pasicnger Schedul^vill be opera- 1
ted on and alter this data:
OOIKO SOUTH.
Train No. 1. Train No. 3
Leave Augusta...-..^.. ..._ t SO i u gOOptn
Loavt Charleston ....... # 30 a in 11 00 p in (
Leave Savannah 1C 00 a u 10 00 p in
lAte Yetnassee .... *1 45 p m 8 30 a ni M
Arrive at Besuf'.rt........... 3 13pm 4 53 a m [
ArriTe Pert Royal J ?5 p in 6 15 a m
GOING NORTH.
Train No. 3. Train No. 4
Leave Fort Poyai ...._ 10 50 a rn 11 30 p m
Leave Beaufort........ 11 10 a m 11 5.5 p ra a
Leave Yemasse6 ? *1 05 p m S 10 p iu
rrivaat Savannah.4 .10 p a 7 00 a in t
Arrive at Char!e?tor. I 20 p la 6 00 a in
Arrive at Augusta t 10 p in 885am ^
Traica No*. 1 and 2 do not run on Sunday.
Trains Not. 1 aad 2 connect closely at Augusta J
with CharloUw, Columbia and Aui^s'a Ji. K. ' z
Trains Nos. 1, 2, % and 4 make close connection at
Augusta with Georgia and South Carolina Railroad*.
Dinner.
O The oniy line making close connection with
the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad at Savannah, and
from and to Jacksonville and all points in Florida, I
avoiding the long, tedious and well-known Omnibus
transferer through that city
The ouly line running Through Day Coaches without
change between Augusta and Savannah.
Connect ions made at Augusta with the Svntb , ;
Carolina Railroad for Aiken, S. C., Charlotte, Co!-!
u.cbta and Augusta Railroad for all points North
and Southwest, West and Northwest. I e
Sloping Car Berths engaged at Augtissa by applying
to agents at Beaufort or Tort Royal.
Baggage checked Through.
R.G.FLEMING, F
Superintendent. *
T. S. DAVANT
fieu'l. Paar. A n
/
i
B? ??? EC? ? 111 I WO
SJ3 HEED THE
Sa'Words of Advlca, fits
gay^sx^ij
S&5S'ikiS??3
fffi five* of their ?#c**y, w*rr?n? mm FILLS
? M7lnx that they will positively FILl*
SXL. wo til 3l*e*?e* that i??lt from pjyj
ijJi" ? * ? User. They *r* xK w>- LirTl
SH2 *?irende<J for *11 the ill* th*t effllet "* *
>TiT% k??o?ni:y. but tor Dyw?1?, Jwui- ?{*?*
!F7T*1 dte*. Constipation, rites, 8tin DU- PIL*"?
rfTTI ease*, Blllout Colic. Rheonmtlwo, PILLS
>BYj*o P*lplUt',c? of th? Heart, EMooy FILL#
'u7t1 iffKtloni, ftnilcCooplilnttie? FILLS
I no?'-* *11 of which r*?ult from a derail *e- ?Tm
lETLr BMDt of tha Urer, no medlcta* ?m ?irTj
;?3?"* *y ?r proven *o ?ueee?ifttl Mjjlt-'irfj
fPTT^TUTT'8 VrUtTABUt UVM'JHf
(trrro pille
urrt ?? ?*? pi "4
CTT1 TUTTi PILU P1U*
tttf cubs sick headache. . piuj
UTT'l ~*?-~~~ ? PI LIS
ICTT'S Ttll'H PILL* MULE
:urrt beqcibx jro chanoe op pills
'utts <L DIET. $ PILJ*
[rrrrt ? ? ? Jgu
fm TOTS PI LI* PI LI*
rDTTi All PUBSLY Y SO XT ABLE. PTU*
um ??? ppu*
UTTl ~| PI"*
>om Tim pills PILLS
:urr* KZ7sa oairi oa nausb- nut
JUTTO ATI. FILU
,'uxrj , fills
fUTTI FILM
rtrrra thi dimabd fob turn fius
tUTTA FILU to wt eoofloed to thU FILM
rUTTA Mantij, but extend* U*11 ftrto FILM
rUTTA *ftt*wsfl4. FILli
rOTTA FILM
rUTTA FILM
TOT'S A OLSAB HSAD,?lMtto Sato, FILM
TOT'S c*?4 SieMtloo, aoicd ?!<*>, FILM
TOT A Saojaal islrlta, Sm tpftlu, FILM
'(OTA m mil ?f the totalis el tfca FILL I
TOTA cm / TUTrt FILLS. FILL I
'orrs fill i
trrrs ftxm
UTTA AS A FAMILY MfftlCIOTI FILL I
UTTA TTTTTA FILLS ASS TBI FILL I
'(OTA BOT-FSAFSOTLY HA AM- FILL
TOTA LASS. FILL K
:UT7A FTLB
'TOTA ? FHA
TOTA SOLS BYlBYASVBl. FILL >
rOTTA PAICa, YWXHTY-FIYB OTS. FIU I
rorrs _ fill i
rum - 1 1 1 ? fill >
HOTA F1IBCIFAL OFFIO S FlUi I
rurrs is icsrat itsist, fill
PUTTA MEW YtBK. FILL I
TOTTA HU
1IR. TDTTTB '
EXPECTORANT,
ThU asriralcd prepare tfoM hoc pes*
formed corns ef the moct aeteaUki**
tares that art rsoorded in the assale a
history. Patients suffering for yww fooas
the various diseases of the Laage, eftes
trying different remedies, ipeadiag h?
tends of dollars la traveling aad daataa?
lag, have, hy the nee of a fcm harise,
mtirtfy fwooerW fie/r kmltk.
"WON'T SO TO PlOinA.* {
Mom yms, i 11 ? it m.fh
S^nrrrt^^ ! Tit mimtmiSiwa
>i)iBwl Sr ty ?acS. viMCwtMwMdS
IMMMBSO
lafllaSKM Mia MM MM 1 X SMSeS
AXFSBS ovimesn^
Dr.THtt'3 ti?eet>m?ta?aM?<iim<
la*Mm |Ml Mr* />**?.?4 is arMivlilfi bm|
miMss aevs esse esse ar > /Bsttsms nam ms mao
Ktorant, **?* * < "Mi 1 ta
tta^kMMamiiMnflrfcMmVinA
VESSELS
-I NBull
and Coosa v? Eivers
?CR AT-"
PORT ROYAL.
W .'11 l>o ki> p. Hied v. lib w
FRESH WATER,
Fmsu the coleb rated
Club Houso Springs,
By Steam or sailing vessels.
#5~0 ders sent to our otfice in Beaufort will ?&reive
immediate aitcn'Joa.
DICK A SMALL, PropvioUM.
P. M. WHITMAN, *
IVATCUMAKES AND JKH'ELLER,
Bay street. Deaufort. H. C*
X-*'' r.'sS? '* -" '
Has just retrunf.d erom the mcrth
with a Que a wort meat of good* at
Northoru Frioes.
WEDDING RINGS, $3.00 to *12.90,
SILVER RINGS, 30e. to $1.50.
SILVER NAPKIN RINGS, $2.00 to *1.00.
LADIES GOLD WATCHES, $36 to ?50.
0
3Jtjil8ij SbSisjClicks, SS.sSte S3.
o
3ENTS' GOLD CHIANS. PIN3, RINGS, slfeyjb
BUTTONS STIT>S, W \TTIl CI PUNS, LADIES
GOLD and PLATfeD JEWKLRY,
GOLD PENS, AC., AC.
BEVTS' GOLD A SILVBIi WATCHEfl,
Call and examine before purchasing, and satisfy
rourself yon can save ten to, twenty-five per eent
roiu Charleston or Savannah price*.
dec.l.ly
~je23.A. ISIjAKD!
News & Stationary DepotThe
uiidcrsigne l takes pleasure in an
louneing to the citisens'of Beaufort and*
he Fleet at Port Royal, that they are
>repared to furni>h all the
DAILY ao*l WEEKLY PAPERS
hat are published, and all monthly magzincs
and novels at the shortest notice.
We guarantee satisfaction ro all who
nay favor us with their orders, .and res
>ectfally solicit your patronage.
. GORDON & FORD. ;
Beaufort. S. 0. dec.7.tf, j
TAKE DRTDENYfs1
_ _ a ft - - , -? m i
i j 5 I r III IV I II J t a i (i i dilu ?IUV? f
PI-HI PVIXG PI'RUP. -4
or Pito, Heartburn, Siflc IJead*che
eTcrs' Sores, Ac. j
M. J..GRAHAM, Aor., . . M
kfMdlB. J
J