Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, January 25, 1872, Image 2
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 'ST-'.
J. G. THOMPSON, Editor*
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AGENTS IN NEW YORK, 1
GEO P. ROW ELL A CO.
Official Paper of tho State.
Official Pawcr of Ileanfort anil Colleton
Comities.
THE UNITED STATES LANDS IN THIS
COUNTY.
The United States ought, to get. ri?l of
.1 ... v., 1.1 T1 .w.nntn
iue property uow uciu m u ?u'"i?v"u.i. j
as soon as possible, both for the intens's
of the federal government and for those
* of the peop e of the county.
The town property is rapidly fading
into ruin, the plantations and farms are
shiftlessly cultivated and the whole thine?
is a source of little but anoyance to the
government.
Any setlUment is better than none, hut
^ there can be do settlement without a sale.
To yice these lands to the old owners will
only increase the confusion. All thoughts
of the former owners should be dismissed
in treating of the disposition of the
property now held by the government.
There is but one thing to do and that
is to sell it.
In order to treat the suhj- ct of reimbursement
of the former owners of this
property, there should be no thought of
anything but a money reimbursement.
To give back even the property now in
the hands of the government would breed
nothing but turmoil and would be m
most ins'antcs a worthless gift. ?
Let the money accuring to the governno
ut from the prop^d sal" now under
consideration and the sum of all pr< vious
sales, (deducting, perhaps, simply the tax
and penalty, but not all the oth?r expenses.
such as salaries, etc..) be divided
amoDg theowner8of properly sold ?u proportion
to the tax levied upon them, or in
proportion to the amount which their
property brought. A commissioner
should be appointed whose decision should
be final, and who should be empowered to
take from the rec;p:euts of this reimbursement
an obligation not to sue the
government or aDy one holding title from
the government. Jnalnust every case
this would be gladly done by the old
owners, and all suits would fall at once
The only men to oppose such a settlement
would be the lawyers who have
formed a combination and hold an assignment
of one-halt' the psoperty, should it
he returned by process of law. A money
compensation wou'd cut them out. The
money, too. would be free from the bun/,#"
i n/11, mi, nle m i ?rt no entuila
UICUO ui U'O, Wj v*??(*itw)
liens, etc., which &o encumber every piece
of property iu the county.
We believe this settlement would be
haih d with satisfaction by the people on
both sides of this question. Until some
settlement is made th<re is no hope of
prosperity for the county.
Our Congressional District.
We think that Senator Smalls' success
In so changing the appotlionment bill as
to throw Charleston out of our congressional
district, will be hailed \v th satisfaction.
The new district will be homogeneous
in i's character and we will cut
loose from ali the quarrels and bittern* s>
engendered by the last cauvas. The attention
of all will now be turned toward
a suitable candidate. We trust one will
be selected who will have the ability and
.the desire to attend to the inter* sts of his
constituents.
EDITORL\ L COR REKi'ONI)EN'CE.
i
CoLl'Mr.iA. S. C.. Jan. -2.
All quiet on the Conga ree. After the exr.tement
of the pa?t few week- the ordinary ;
...i **..? ....?
course ol ii'kij-eenis mj?h-, nm iX4
unprofitable. The election of the judgeoccasioned
some interest, but the election :
passed (tb niueli more quietly than had been
anticipated. Our circuit is fortunate in I
stearin^ the services of Mr. Mahcr, as
judge. Kverv ?ne speaks in the highest
terms of hint, both as a man and a lawyer.
He is of middle age. h althy, strong .and
energetic, an 1 it is said, means to attack o ir !
plethoric civil docket with a will. It is pre- I
dieted tlsat he will clear it in a single term.
Our lawyers had better be on their guard,
as he will call ea-es right and left. He ready
gentlemen, an 1 help the judge to clear the
docket.
Impeachment is dead. The house ft els
that the matter was engineered by the,
wrong parties. It is a rule of law that the J
complainant must conic into court with clean
hands. That rule of law was violated in
this case. The character of some of tinaccusers
of Gov. Scott, is too" well known to
give weight to their accusation-.
Nevertheless, there is enough of truth in
the charges bandied to and fro to indicate to j
4 ??
the Republican party the wisdom of dropping
both the rival factions. An entire new
deal must be made. Let us have fresh men.
who will have the confidence of the masses
We cannot afford to go into the canvas on
the defensive. We must be ready with a
ticket which we can challenge the nemy to
traduce. There is material enough in the
party to produce sreh a ticket, and if we
value success and fear defeat, let us use it.
Senator Smalls has wisely objected to the
Congressional apportionment bill published
in the papers last week. He has prepared
another bill, which will be reported on Tuesday,
entirely reiuoddeling the uis.riots. Ours
will be the filth district, an 1 will consist of
Beaufort, B irnwoll, Edgefield and Abbeville.
Charleston will be thrown with Orangeburg.
Colleton and Lancaster. By the new bill
all the five districts will certainly be Republican.
This is due to the sagacity of our
senator.
Efforts are being made to compromise
with the holders of the bonds of the State,
by issuing new bonds and taking un the
others at the rate of fifty cents on the dollar.
This shouid not be allowed. If the
bonds now issued are a legal debt of the
S.ate they ought^to be paid in full. If they
;iie fraudulent bond-* they ought not to be
paid at all. JVter pa>s a bid that 110 more
bonds of any kind shall be issued, and then
submit an amendment to the constitution
prohibiting any increase of the State debt
for any purpose for ten years, except in the
case of war. Such a prohibition would
meet the enthusiastic) sanction of the people.
J. G. T.
The Funding Bill,
The bill to fund the debt of the county has
been prepared by Col Wiggin, and will be
pressed by several of our delegation. sPr.
Wilder, our county treasurer, aided greatly
in re-assuring the minds of some who had
b-^en misled by the silly trash put forth by
tho-e "wi>hful" to defeat anything favored
by those terrible fellows the county commiesioue
s.
jfeay' The political pot is begiuniog to
boil in Columbia. Candidates are as
plenty as blackberries in June. Gov.
Scott is determined to ark a re-nomination,
and is confident of success. If he
should, it it asserted and believed that
there will be two republicau conventions.
?The alarm of fire Monday, was caused
by the burning out of a chimuey,in the
residence of Mr. Waterhouse.
Snow.
In the snow which fell on Thursday
night lbaufort had an unusual ai.d unwelcome
visitor. It mud*: a desperate attempt
to render snow-billing possible to
our yamins, but our mild cluue would
not allow it. Ere morning light the snow
had gone uwh re the wood bine twiueih.*'
? The Port Royal R. R. carried sixty
biles of cotto for Mr. Polliizer, aud
twenty seven for W'aterh ?use & Ricker
last Saturday. The cars in which they
were sent went through to Charleston.
? ?
?Mr. John Conant has sold out his
meat market to Mr. J. A. Emmons, who
will keep up the usual good ass rm nt of
meats aud v?getabhs. Mr. Conant wib
h r-after give his entire at entiou to the
miik and cattle business.
t&"We understand that l)r. Lobby, the
health officer at Charleston is at work to obtain
control of the entire quarantine business
of the State. We hope our delegation will
strenuously oppose any change. Let Lobby
' drive Charleston to despair with his fussy
regulations. Wa don't want hiui meddling
in Port Koyal.
? Geo. Holmes Esq, revived by ihe
Railroad Tu -sday fifty- one head of sheep
a ml goats. whicj| he intends to put on
Da thaw Island to try the experiment o
breeding, he also expi cts a large number
from another source. We hope the muttou
maik-t, will be better supplied in tu
inro ??iH nnr hiiti-her will oblige us by
,
informing us which is the shiep muttou
anil which is the goat mutton.
Election Expenses.
Mfssrst Elitors. Wi 1 you please in
form me why it is that the manageis of
the last election f ?r Sheriff have uot been
paid. There are to my certain knowledge
persons who acted as managers, who are
in great need of the money due. Vow
they are entitled according to the act to
receive pay, but are told that there is no
appropriation made by the legislature to
meet the same, this being a special election.
Now my idea is, that it there is no way
of meeting those claims that there sh rnl i
be one made. It iF th duty of our representatives
to take some measures to see
tlnse claims pad. Now I simply a.-k
this in justice to the managers of the
_ i. i i < ._ ,it' U..i?nt".irt ooiio
election uem mi djuiu ??
ty in June 1871. A. W. M.
POUT OF It EM'FOOT.
Cleared January 23, ship County of
Pictou, Er?kine, Master, London with
1080 tons Phosphates from Oak Point
Mining Co.
Jan. 24, ship Damio. Al'an. Master. for
London with 1030 tons Phosphates from
Marine and K.ver Phosphate Co.
Transfers of Real Estate
Recorded iu the County Auditor's <
dee, Beaufort County, since January 8.
' P M. Wbitniau sheriff, to Waiter Blal
330 acres, Yeuiassee Township price noi
iual;P. M. Whitm tu sheriff, to Rutled
' & Young, 1700 acres Sheldon Townshi
price nominal: Yarns & Wood, to T.
Wtbb. 1 acre aud two lots price 81 >0: ^
W. Johnson," to Paul & Webb, 160 acr<
i price Si-0; John Sfuddard, to Sim
Saialls, 20 aer s 866; John Stoddard.,
John Small 20 acres 866; John Stoddai
to John Cooper, 10 acres833; J. G. Nit
nls & Co, to Goo. G idson 10 acres 8>c
J. G. Nieh ?ls ?fc Co to July Fields,
acres 880: G. W. Woodman, to Dan
; White, 10 acres $30: W. B. Brown a
j w f?. to Mary Cope, 42 acreb $^4; II
T>y the wood, to Simon G ant. tot in Bea
fort. $S>; J G. Nichols & Co, to I.*a
Pincknsv. 14 acres SI 14; D It D-ropsto
A. McB Peeples. acres Peep
Township, $125; J. F. Crosby, to
McB Peeples 200 acrfs Peoples Tow
ship. $4)0; Lewis Crogby. to A. Mc
Peeples. 147 acres $201; Burwell Tub
to A. McB Pi-eples, 20 ) acres $230; J.
I Nichols & Co. to Samuel Graham, S aci
: $02 John Studdard, to Nat (Joskins
acres $01 50; E. E Anderson, to A.
Gill, 0SQ acres $75; W. W. Rivers, to
I W. Johnson. 100 aens S1<>0; Geo.
Brunson, to C- M Terry. 740 acres C
eawhatchie Township, $1090; J >hn St<
j datd, to J >ous Brown, 10 acres $31; Jn
; Stoddard, to Elias Ralph, 10 acres $
Geo. Holmes, to Henry Record, lot
Beaufort, 160; Lewis E J >hus>>n. U.
Marshal, to Anna E. Eopin^, *2200 ac
price not stated; Miles Priester, to Dat
Piatts, 122 j acres Pceplts Towns
$yoo.
From Columbia.
Colombia, January lfi
The judiciary elections resulted as I
! lows :
For Associate Justice of the Supre
: Court - A. J. VVillard re-elected.
For Jud^e of ihe First Circuit?R.
Graham, re elected
Second Circuit?J ?hn J Mah?ir, elect
Third Circuit?John T. Green,
j elected.
Fourth Circuit?Charles P. Townse
! elected.
Pif It firoitif mnt-1 W \fi?Hnn
1. I VU V I* iv UI*U1MW '?
elected.
ixth Circuit?Thomas J. Mack
elected.
Seventh Circuit?Montgomery Mot
re elected.
Eighth Circuit-James L. Orr,
elected.
Outrage at the State hou3e!^-I
(lav afternoon last, shortly after the
i journment of the II ?u>e, the Hon. I) r
rain Byas, of Orangeburg, was set u;
bv a color d policeman (WiPaims) in
1 lobby of the House and tlir ish-d wirl
j cowhide in a most severe manner. I
| said that the member had us-d insult
language to the wife of Williams, si
hence his punishment. Bystanders st<
that Williams encountered h-s victim
the head of the stairs leading down fr
the lobby, and strenu ni$!y bdab >r d h
every step to the b >t*om.?Columbia L't
nix. of S ttuiday.
IJyas Shot.
T<> the Editor of th Charleston N*-vc.<:
Your correspondent, Mr. B \V. T<
linson. was aasaifi d this morning in
hall of ibe Statehouse by It present at
Benj Byas of Georgetown, on acc ?unl
the recent description in the Nuns of
cowhiding given Byas by a polieemj
I B\as who was armed with a raw huh
loaded cane and a pistol, applied an i
scene and abusive piihet to Mr. Torn)
son, and attempted to strike him with I
raw hide, when Mr. Tomlitwm dret
pistol and fired, the ball taking efleet
Byas's side. Byas 'h n turned and rr
and was pursued try Mr. Tomlinson to!
do?>r of a committee ro uu, where he fou
refuge. Mr. Tomiiuson was afterwai
! held in 871)0 bail for his appearance at t
I n? xt term of t he court of G- tieral SeeS'o
Mr. Ti'n?uh\ Hurley furnishing the sec
iiy. Hya.s 8 wound is not considers
dangerous one.
In the S nate to day the ooccum
' resolution pr- p ised by W'hitt> more to i
j ?iiru sine <V". on the loth of Februai
j 1872, was adopted.
A resolution was a^o adopted to d
! charge all the investigating committees.
In the House, Whipper introduced a n
: the re sol u ion impeaching (t tvernor 8c
! of high crimes aud Misdemeanors.
Fire In Ahheville.
A correspondent of the Columbia Un\
wri'es :
About two o'clock Friday morning
Jjn* broke out. in the k'trh. n adj lining
II. Hu"w 1*8 premisi s The building bei
composed of dry wood, t he re whs no vi
ble means whatever of extinguishing i
flumes ; in fact the or. upants had hart
time to scape from the flames, some
them escaping iti their night clothir
The flames quickly spread to theadjo
ing buil.tings, and the entire square, (
the same s?de ) being built of wood. ?
quickly laid in ashes. The cnurthoi
was uls > destroyed. and it was ot
through the ut;it?d eflT?ris of the eitiz
that ilie etnire village of Abbeville w
j not consumed. Ai it is. however, t
main buslines portion of the town is <
Htroye.l. The main business store Jo
' V d ? . Kji .#foOn/l 'T
Knox'8] was uururu i?? mr
hotel?the Marsha'l House?with the n?
aud hand^oiue cupola, also fell a vic im
the fi?'ry m -Dster. The mart, known
the "Jem Store," was destroyed, lu il
case, however, an insurance was in thei
0f_ keeping to cover all losses. Taking i
rough ts'iinate of the lii&iesand iusurauce
out of the entire $HU 000 destroyed no
it, more than half is injured. Tile Marshal
House was not insured for more thai
one-sixth the loss; and Knox's wholt eal
? establishment was not insured for mon
P; than one tenth. There is a curreut re
R. port on the streets that a lady and chili
have been burut. This rumor, however
is contradicted by some.
-9' ! ?
(3 V '
Preparing for War.
^ The note of preparation for a possible ui
' pleasantness with Spain, or even a hostil
^ hug from the Russian bear, can be hoar<
' : even in our quiet and peaceful harbor
. , It i- certain that orders have been issuei
jnl
; for the overhauling of the harbor defence
p at Charleston involving important change
u | and the expediture of large amounts o
ac money. Forts Moultrie aud Sumter ar
about to receive tbeir proper armament
I aud the work of mounting thirty or fort
^ j h avy guns in these works is under con
rn tract, aud will probably be begun to-day
.jj Fort Moultrie is in good repair, but For
I Sumter will require a vast amount c
:JI1, '
^ | woik to make it once more the key to th
res harbor.
1^ The Savannah Advertiser of the 21;
j i s ya that the steamship Magnolia, on he
\y last trip from New York, brought on
m- j 8<>me twenty or more laborers, this insta
,0. ! ment to be further mcrtasea at mat p u
l(j. ; to the number of one hundred men, t
,?in ' constitute the woiktng force of Colont
. Ludlow, of the United States Eugineeri
ju : who will at once commence orperations i
$ j building extensive and formidable earll
res ' and otherwise strengthening th
iit-1 fortifications of Fort Pulaski. The worl
Ijj , plans are looked for by every mail, vvhe
the force empl yed will at once be dii
parched to Fort Pulaski. Barracks f(
! the quartering of one hundred laborei
1, | are to be liret erected outside of the for
fol w'hen the work of throwing up* extensi\
! earthworks in the V of the fo?t will be r
me j once commenced. Guns of fifteen inc
! calibre are to be mounted. The worl
F. aside from the iquipments. is to coi
twenty-six thousand dollars, anditis'su
Ctl
' mistd that, in view of the present aspei
of afihirs, tspecial v the complicatior
nd, with Spain, the work of further strengtl
ening Pulaski, in addition to the eari
e" | batteries, wil he continued by the eo<
ey i erument, transforming it iuto one of tt
strongest forts on the Atlantic c ast.
,e8; ! Captain It T Renshaw, who waalalel
j staying at the Milis House, leftou Frida
j night, iu ohedietice to ord is from tl
Xavy Department, to take command <
hi- j the Woosaek, a. splendid ship of s xtet
ad- gnus. belonging to the S ?uth Atlant
ija | squadron. Tluse movements look 11
>on ! bu>iness, and war new-* and rumors a
the the order of the da y.?A' as of Monday.
t ja Doctors Disagree.
- . t _i
jijir During ihc Wharton trial, last wcei
md Professor * Vu'l >ugh made a littler:
tte perinnnt io the pnsence of the jury ar
;lt the spectators. He partially fi led a vi
on) with tartaric acid neutralized by bicihoi
11>i) ate ol soda, making such a compound i
ruc. would digest organic ma ter in the huma
stomach. 'Then he added jasmine an
chloral. Then he applied Dr. Aiken
lest?sulphide of amnion is?and obtain*
precisely the same results which Dr A
,m. ken had sworn to as conclusive evident
the of i he presence of antimony. Profess*
tve Toney, the other expert c tiled by the pro
tcuiiou, fared little better. Professor Mi
tile
in Culloutih declared Touey's test eutirel
a insufficient, and his conclusions wor.h m
ob- thing at all. Processor Geneth, of Pliih
'n delphia. a pupil of La-beg, who followe
L n hi
? ? Prof?esor McCu'lough on the stand b ?r
v i X
iu equally hard on poor Dr Aiken. Piofe
tt), sor John (J. Draper ol X* w Yoik, ht
said to a HeraUl reporter, within the lat
njs few days, that Aik u's tests were * utterl
[I,,, worthless," and Professor Doremus
ns quoted as declaring tint the analyst
ur made by Aiken and Toney are "adisgrac
a to American science." The trial wi!
probably result in ail the expert doctm
jn t
l(j being found guilty of mis-iuformatiou i
ry. lhe lirst degree.
lis- Prititing-Hoii.se Square As It Was.
In the earlier days of Phuting-Hou"
ew Squ ire New York city, before the nam
ul* of ihe square had been thought of n
printing was done on the preiuis* s. Th
American Tract Society was the pioneei
and next the 4'N?w York Observer.
ion
When the Tract Society was lorin-d i
lS2o ihc ground on which its h >us.- n*n
L stands was occupied by a Mi serable ol
111: woodi n tavern, and its surroundings o
ls' Nassau and Spruce streets were in keej
ing wi'h it Spruce-street was a narroi
fp 'laue. but soon after was widened thirl
MT1 _
i<r. feet. On its north east corner, " i ne sun.
ih the first daily penny paper, and "The PI.
Mfl i-beian." were printed. before the "Tribune
ras
inn building was t reeled,
ily Directly opposite the Tract House ni
"* Nassau street, where the "Timis" offic
jj's now is. was an old one story woode
jr lecture-room and on B?*i kiunn-street wa
hn the Brick Church, hetwem which was
he graveyard with many brown and broke
'w ; headstones.
I After a f?-w years the wooden lecture
lis room gave place to a large Brick Chapel
r which stood till 1856, when it was de
1 molished with the Brick Church itself, an<
' i the beautilul "Times Budding" wa
. erected, covering the whole area.
New bui.dings have been erected
i Spruce-street "has been almost wh<?ll
3 built up, and Nassau-street rebuilt fa
3 down below Beekman and Ann streets
I The printing has b? en extended, till in ad
dition to all the book printing, several c
' the leading secu'ar and religious journal
are located upon and send out their im
mense daily and weeklvi-sues from Print
inn House Square.? lV nitrated Christia
a Weekly.
e ^ ?
j A Very Good Story,
I listened to a "good one" on Thurloi
3 Weed, says a New Yo:k correspondent
8 Weed had about as much system in keep
s ing his accounts (and his money) a
hf Mieawber. lie was a little greater mar
e though, and had that grain of good s^ns
which suggested to him the prop-iety c
.. placing any specific sum of mouey whic
he didn't want spent at random in th
r> hands of some financial friend. In 185
t UT. W." came to New York and receive
825,000 from his Republican friends? 810
e 000 for the the purpose of tie eating Fil
more for President, $10 000 for the use <
the Republicans, in Albany, and 85,OC
,r for the Evening Jmraal. For safe kee(
lt inhe gave the Albauy central coram ttt
i. 810.( 00 to the Journal's credit, and n
.t qmsted his pirtner (Mr. Sin-lair, I hi
() lie.ve) to place the secret 810 0U0 to be use
q against his o'd friend Fihmoro, to hi:
5 Sinclair's credit in hank, wlrch could 1
n drawn as required. He did so. One tit
. morning Sinclair dropped dead from heai
ie disease. The 810 000 stood to his persoi
c al credit without a word of explanalioi
? Iu vain Thurloiv Weed sought the ear <
II
3 the bank ofiiceis. Tbey could do nothiuj
)r The executors of the estae found the 810
rg 0 0 to Mr. Sinclair's credit. They cou
t not, without proof, hand it over to M
Weed or his political friends. Thus
t was swept into the hands of his fasciua
^ ing widow. Xot. a do lar was used to d
t feat the placid Millard Fillinore. A ye.:
thereafter, the honorable ex-Prts;dei
from Buffilo and the charming widow
,,t Mr. Weed's partner Were attached by thi
mysterious influence pn sided over by V
nus. A few mouths later they were uc
ji ted hy vhe hymenial knot, and poor We*
saw his darling $10 000 raised to defe:
Je Mr Fillmore, iu 185'>, directed from i
original pu pose into the un?uccessf
1^ candidate's "marriage portion." It
' said thitThurlow VYeed tells this got
t\ ?
j >ke on himself wit ha relish.
?The New Vork Sun says: " We lcai
n on apparently good authority that aft
all his debts are settled. Colonel F sk
te
property will not net more than $100 <>0
Mr. John fl C ouer. Colonel Fisk's pt
vate s cretary, is the administrator of tl
estate. Tile vast hulk of the colonel
, property li is gone icit<> the pockets of t.l
lawyers. His life wan inst^e.d for SiO,U'
j in the Equitable Insurance ('ompan
^ U is slated thit on Friday last Mr. C
mer called at the Grand Central Hotel
LI^
ittqutre concerning anything that the c<
oDvl might h ive li ft in his rooms. It
in 3
j reported that the proprietor presented M
, Comer with a l?l'l of twenty five hundri
*< "
j doll rs for the use of the rooms in whi<
. Colonel Fi>k died. Mr. Corner protest*
against this outrageous charge, and tl
t[. matter will probably go into the courts.
The Funny Side of Burglary.
^ [From the Cincinnati Guzet.'e.]
$ Ni^ht before last two sisters, living
670 Sycamores% retired to the room whi<
*" they occupied jointly, and prepared f
'' bed. B. fore retiring one of them car* ft:
I\ counted out. S .me money w hich .-he h
8 m hi r pocket, amounting to ?48 and p
18 it away carefully in a muff the two d'
i[ coursing merrily meanwhile coneernit:
) burglars and theprobabilities of the tnoi
's ey being discovered there if one shou
8 gain an entrauc . They then went to be
:i' and after chatting a while in femiuit
" fashion, to s'eep Presently they wer
M a wakeued by a slight noise. AUer lister
11 ing intently for some moments and he a
ing nothing more, th-ir talk again fe
up >n burglais and other mystciious vis
tants. and one of them exclaimed, 4,I ?
ie a spirit now." What was the terror
ie hithtohear follow the exclamation tl
> hoarse laugh of a mau within the vei
? room. It seems that the rascal had bei
r. s-creted und? r the bed, had heard all the
" conversation, and had witnessed (wii
n much secret satisfaction, no doubt.) tl
*; I- I <?f I Iih murifv in I !w rnntf A
d 8 ?ou as the ladies were asleep he crept 01
n secured the money, a 8 t of sable fu
)- worth about *7o and was in the act <
v leaving when the ladies awoke. lie *u
y ceeded in keeping quiet until he heat
" i h it unlueky exclamation, but the idea <
being mistaken for a spirit was too fuuu
" for him and he laughed outright. lie sui
ceed however, iu escaping with his boot
n - ? ?
e ?An Oretznn paper says k J >hri I
,, Peak ran off with a B nton county gi
8 and married her. for which he was prosi
a cuted in the Circuit C >urt at Orvallis lai
D we?k. but the jury got sight of the prett
wife he got by the operation and unau
>. monily voted that they would have doc
it too."
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A Card Trom W. H. McGill.
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Beaufort, 3. C., Jan. 25, 1872.
Edilor Republican:
[n reply to the charge alleged against
r ray wife, Adele McGill, I desire to state
i. there is no proof that any one can produce,
* to make this an assault. I do not deny that
^ the child was burnt, but I deny any brutal
treatment inflicted on the child intentionally,
and it can be proven to be untrue. My wife
u Adele McGill would not be guilty of such a
hienous crime, as the writer pronounces this
to be.
The Trial Justice refused to decide the
v case as he had received words of insult from
' this party, as lie says. I hope the day will
h come, when the people can place men in of,R
fice who will be slow to anger and swift to
'? mercy. We the people of Beaufort must
begin to open our ?*yes and examine the
^ book of record, and see the bills of indict^
uient alleged there against us who are igH
norant of our rights.
b T Ho not. wish to PTpito nnr ru?on1<? hot
- ,?r-~,
d we must begin to look after our own in*
j terest and support them that will not take
l* advantage of the ballot but will give
>f | justice to every man alike and honor to
Kl his country without distinction of race or
color. We hope money will stand aside '
;e and let honor and justice take their place
2" ; and we will be restored to harmony and
t?" j peace. W. H. McGlLL.
s To protect the chest?Put a lock on it.
> ' The voice of nature?The mountain's
le peak. ^
rL If a small boy is a lad, is a bfg boy a
1 ladder V
Fee Simple?Money given to a quack
doctor.
J,
IIow to tell the weight of a flsh?by his
id scales.
r Paradoxical?In surgery the lancet is J
always applied in vein. I
l" The ruins on the north side of Chicago
' ' are now called ''Slab Town."
ir
When d<>es a man have to keep his
c word? When no one will take it.
ot
In putting the ' best foot forward,"
always use the right, or it will be left.
Barley goes up as heer Comes down,
and a man who airs is called malt treated.
Many young men are so improvident
that they eauuot keep anything but late
111 hours.
Ks ?A young lady tells how to prevent
chappy cheeks. Have nothing to do
wall cheeky chaps.
rQ ?I hey say iu Petersburgh that the I
( r Czar, owing to his enfeebled eqnetilir uu^
intends to resign nextspring, aud will pass
, ^ ()
the reraaiuder o! his Ufa in tho Crimea,
j. ?A 8 v?tt scented rum >r obtains that .
r,t. the adhesive matter mi the postage stain J
j, is hereafter to be flavored with vanilla tor
n,. ones, wuuergrecti for t\v,s, aud chocolate
j . for threes, &o.
y. ? A Salisbury (Conn.) man rtffceotljr
0- hitched a yoke of oxcu to Ab orse that
t<? Maid back iu the breeching.1 The horse's
>1 head was uot put on tiruily enough to test
i.? the question whether ho or the oxeu were
r. strongest.
?Mr. Soulherland, of Freeman's Landing,
Pa., will never kick iu the door of
Bd Mr. Miller's photograph gallery again.
^u> fie kick d with a one-horse power, and
Mr. Muler kicked back with a one Colt
power.
?The following notice, printed on colat
ored cardboards, with a nice border, hangs
up iu a place of business in Home, N. Y.:
()r ,kMebbe you don't petter had loaf rount
here, v? n you don't got some peesuiss,
l(j ain't it?"
u? ?'An enthusiastic African, who had
s- ' spent de wiuler in Jamaky," found it an
ig earthly paradise. He said he could "lie
1- abed, aud, putting ais arms out de windy,
Id pick oranges, piue-apples, and Jamaica
.1 rnhi rn?ht. id! de. trees."
J<- ?A Winnebago couuty (Wis.) woman
"?1 who has paid taxes oa ber house for many
i yvars. aud who has been a female suffrage
i'* advocate dutiog all that time now deI
elates tbatshe will stau<l it no longer; she
d will v?>te or burn her house.
L>t' ?A Western man makes a sort of hoilow
cone of siilF paper, sticks it in the
l<* ground loosely, smears the inside with
r- gummy oil or oil and rosin, aud puts corn
" iu the bottom. The crow* put their heads
ir iu for the corn aud tiud themselves
"capped."
?Scene in the <ars: A candy boy, pasa(
ing through a car, meets a cross old gcuth
man, and says "Pop-cornI pop-cornI"
P "Hain't got no teeth," angrily replies the
mau k Gum-drops! gum-drop?!" calls
, the smart boy.
<1
?An old traveler tells a pretty tough
ty story about b* ing lost iu the woods withx
! liij /!/!.? ajliuru lit! ??< ill 1.1 (ifift linlhin,. tn >
0. mo U'/^, " ? ' ? V "V v ??? . M./vt.nig wv/ |g|
? ! eat, and had to cut oft' the dog's tail, a
which he boiled for himself, and after- |
]. | wards gave the dog the bone. We would 1
rl i rather borrow a hundred dollars than be- I
e. lieve that story. . "
Syl LOST.
i- On Thursday afternoon A CARBUNCLE
ie PIN, SET WITH PEARLS. A suitably
reward will be given if left at this office.
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