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firaufort l&fpnMifati. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ?, rS~2. . J. 6. THO?inU?. Editor* SIBSCXIPTIOX* C lie Year, $* 00 t>x Jlontbi, 91 00 ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements will be inserted at the rate of $1-30 per quar - (12 Nonpareil lines or less) for the 1st insertion, | and $1.00 for each subsequent insertion. A discount will 1 be made to those who advertise bv the year, and special j , contracts will he made. AGENTS IN* SEW YORK, GEO. P. HOWELL A CO. Official Paper of the State. Official Paper of Beaufort and Colleton j Comities. j Our A sent in Colleton. ATTI T Pa rmtr lsaa hppn nnnninfpd agent for the Republican in 'Walter- , boro. He is authorized t? receive and re eeipt for subscriptions and advertisements. Communications may be addressed to him or directly to the editor of the Replbli can, Beaufort, S. C. The Democratic policy. There is no longer any doubt that Gen. Grant, will be renominated by the Phila delphia convention, if he desires it. Should j the nomination be made a.nd accepted there will be a convention of dissatisGed republicans held in Cincinnati. To this will go such men as Greeley, Bryant, j Trumbull, Schu z, Gratz Brown, Judge i Davis, Fentoa, McClure. etc. The ticket they nomin ite'will most certainly be sup p>rted by the democrats. Such is the national programme. In this state the same tactics are evi- | dently in favor with the democracy. The ( Columbia l'hcenix, in a significant article, , thus marks out the course of i>s party. I "The indications are, nay, we feel justified in saying with certainty, that the Deruocracy of South Carolina will not make j . linnnnbtinnc r?r Bimnnrt. narl v r*nrwl iiiatp<s 1 at the approaching elections. The field will be left to the Republicans entirely, ; Hudfthe contest will be between rival fac fion.s of that party. The Democrats will ' look quietly on; try to run in such good men as they can for county offices, and as i for the other, seek for the leajst dishonest < Radicals, aud vote for them". , A DAY IX WALTEKBORtK I We visited, in the interest of the Repl b- , on Monday, Waltcrboro', the county , town of Colleton. As it was sales day we ( saw it, doubtless, to advantage. The arrangement, appearance and population is peculiar- | ly South Carolinian. It was designed and used in former times as the summer refuge of the rice planters of the Couibahee. The site is^uixon a high ridge of pine barren, and eveu now the town has the appearance of 1 being built in the woods. Every man built ' his hou-=e where he pleased; 110 town plot 1 seems to have been agreed upon; even the ' stores, usually congregated in one locality in ' towns of this size, are here as scattered as 1 the houses. Like Beaufort, it doubtless ( once was tilled in the summer with a rich, i joyous, aristocratic people. JJut like iseau- ; ? iort its glory has departed with the wealth 1 and feudalism which gave it birth. The crowd assembled around Sheriff Terry at the court house gave little evidence of a superfluity of greenbacks. Many fine houses are vacant and falling into decay. We were assured that there are no mosquitoes in Walterboro'. Think of that and 1 sigh, ye dwellers on the sea islands. The wa- I tcr is delicious; the wells are from twenty to ; thirty feet deep, the pure white sand filter- ; ing all impurity, so that distilled water could i not be jmrer. Malarious diseases are almost i' unknown, while lung troubles are greatly 1 benefitted by the pine'aroma. and the free- 1 dom from damp coast winds. AVlicn Walterboro gets into railroad com- ! iiinnication with the rest of the world, little effort w Mild be required to make it a rival! to Aiken, as a resort for northern invalids J in winter, and for our coast people in summer. We called upon the county officers and; were received with cordiality and urbanity ! by one and all. The Kkpubmcan is a welcome visitor to many in the county. It paved the way to an easy acquaintance with 11 many which we hope will ripen into lasting relations of friendship. We had no time to visit the business j < places, except that of onr hospitable friend, ?]. .T. Klien. He has a fine store well stocked , Avith every variety of supplies. He keeps a large stock of drusrs, and prescribes with j i great success for many ailments, as we l?ear testimony to in our own person, f ?r he cured us, the fir>t dose, although it was subse- , quently repeated, for love. Mr. Klicn takes great interest in the pro- 11 posed railroad, which is to strike the Savannah and Charleston railroad near Green! Fond. It will be about eleven miles long,! andean be cheaply eonstiucted. Books are j: soon to he opened for subscriptions to the ! stock, due notice of which will he giveu in the Republican. Our thanks are due to Sheriff Terry. Capt : S.diaflcr, clerk of court, Capt. Grace, treasurer, Major Burbridge, auditor, and D. II. Farmer, judge of probate, for various atten- ! i tion and words of encouragement for the Republican. All gave us assurances of countenance and support. "We also met that most genial of judges, C. B. Farmer, and the merry attorney, I. I. Fox, in whose j! l.; V'V v.\ r -c? ? plen ant hour. ' < The Congressional Squabble. A Washington telegram to a Boston pa- 0: per sajs. Another claimant has appeared for the seat in the House from the Second South ? Carolina District so long disputed by Bow- _ en and DeLarge. Tharin, a white man and irregular candidate, who received less ^ than a thousand votes, has come forward gt with a demand for the seat on the ground M that DeLarge is a British subject, having Ti taken out his papers at Nassau during the war and never since been naturalized; while he charges Bjwen with the conviction of a number of infamous crimes which ou<?ht to make him utterlv ineligible. Do Large is ill at Columbia, and telegraphs for an extension of time, and Bowen is also at Columbia conducting the campaign against Governor Scott. The elections p committee will not act on the case until K] the return of their chairman, Mr. McCrary, from New Orleans. ot Street War. A difficulty arose on Tuesday between , Win. Harrison and D. C. Wilson A- Co., which may. terminate in a case for the courts. Itseemsthat Wm. Harrison attempted to clo3e the street leading to his jea wharf under the assumption that it is not W(J a public street, and that he only permits ^ the street to be used as an accomodation 18 to the public going to and from his wharf. ev< The party on the other side claim that it ci is a public street and was so decided be fore the war. The lutendant opened the spt street again. , thi SALES DAY IN WALTERBORO. th< By order of the Probate Judge, sa'e for an partition in the case of Caroline C. Utsey 1 ' ind others, versus It iben E. George and 11 others, 388 acres for 800. 0 " Foreclosure sale, W. H. Cowle, vs. T. 0 B. Chaplin, tt. al. on tract, 1.00 acres in C01 Lhe Ashepoo for 8110 ); one tract on Fields P? Point, 900 acres, 850 >. st<] Saunders Ex., vs. Chisolm, foreclosure, r'v 1227 acres, sold for 81550, to Mary A. kit Price, one forth cash. ^es In Sauls vs. Spell, one tract near Edisto ritmr* i."ji aer^ft for 8."?0 : 107 acres 825 \ 152 acres 82J ; 96 acres 810 ; 89 acres 810; t'0 title imperftct. no 3"0 acres, A. F. O'Bryan, for 8199 to plaintiff. tul Ex parte, sale for partition, Weathers an; rs Weathers, 110 acres in St. Georges bn parish to G. N. Eufinger for 8266 ; credit 8>n [)f 12 months. a4 Same case, 112 acres to J. J. Murray | 'er for 8485. r?r r be THE DRIVE. ?tr cai Strange as it may appear, to those who tv ire familiar with the indomitable energy ;lj which characterizes our thriving town. jn the long talked of and promised Drive has been abandoned. The shells which were sei to make smooth the way are being de* ;m posited in (not) sun dry places under the jjr; iircction of our worthy Iotendaut. The t}1( subscription list, with the names of so uu uany public spirited citizens was solemn- (;, y committed to .the dimes in our pres- tio ;uce. The rock upon which they split was ?. ,he fact that the drive could not be con- str vtrneted uDon a satisfactory route without Fe t passed the door of every subscriber, an Lt was feared that strangers would get in *iddy if driven over it. The road round str Robinhood's barn would have been a juke un to it. rig gc TheJnrors. IIJ c The following is a list of the Jurors cja Irawn for the next term of court, which meets Monday February 19. The Grand gn Jury will serve for the year 1872: j he >GnAND Juky.?Wm. Russell, Sam'l coi Frazer, O. P Bostick, Ishm iell Mack. Jack 5tr Rivers, Dill Verdier, John Miles, Moses pa Payne, W. II. Nivers, Josiah Capers, ha Josiah Ellrnore, II. F. Dutton, John j wc Hodges, Franklin Cansy, James Sweat, I tie Thomas Jackson. Audrew General, Geo. 'IT Brown. i pa Petit Ju.ty.?Will Finnick, Paul ed Panufs Ilarnpr Gabril Wiiisz. I an UIUUIU^ V w * _ f7r>. Randall Howard, Andrew Ileyward, wi Geo. T. Davis, Benj. Stanly. Benj. De on veaux, Abel Scott, Peter Days, jr.. An- In Ihony B. Colonel, David Green, Petigrew th Jacob, Garry Cayrus, Isaac Frazier, J.. ' lai \V. Simmons, Mingo Fulton. Joshua ati Iluny, Ciesar Reuben, R. II. Daily, May foi Hamilton, W. C. Bellows, T. W. Bracy, Saoi'l. Allbright, Ilarry Junes, Bromford of Howard. Jolsu Drayton. Andrew Murray, ^ A brain Middleton. I (i,, ? 1 on Z3e?Y~ George Gage has been appointed , |ri collector of the port of Beaufort. i aj, The Tribune Almanac. j co We are indebtej to the publishers for ' ]l|0 a copy of the New York Tribune Almanac wl for 1S7A This valuable manual contains 1,11 a vast amount of importantstatistical and 1 ex tabular information, political, historical, : to miscellaneous, arranged in very conven- 1 ient form for use and reference, and nota- pC bly trustworthy. It is useful to people of tai every class and call ng, and to none more wl useful and available than to the editorial profession. ih< The schooner Farragut arrived on Saturday night with a cargo of ice for 0f John CoDaut. j coi Range of Thermometer 03ekved at Dr. H. M. stuart'8 drug Store, for the weijk ending February 7: Bate 7 a. m. 12 ni. 0 p. m. lureday, | 30 j 45 i 39 idaj\ { 30 1 46 45 itnrday, 36 * ' 42 39 in day. 38 48 42 onday, 36 j 57 49 lcsday, i 54 I 72 j 60 edncsday, j . 55 | 54 ! Sheriff's Sale. The following sales were made Ijy SherHolmes, last sales day, February 5th: J. A. Cuthbert, vs. E. E. Ellis, house d lot 6 acr^s in the town ofGrahamville, 00, to Jaa. Porcher, trustee; Ez kiel okes, vs. Henry G. Soider, 320 acres ince Williams parish $330, to N. W. lis: Seaborn Jones, vs. B. R. Bostick, 06 acres $3010, to R. J. Davant for anher; J. G. Garnett, vs. II C. Raysor, 0 acres $500, to J. G. Garnett. OUR WESTERN CORRESPONDENCE. Lafayette, Indiana, January 2G. Since mv hist letter the old year ha? gone, iving a notable record on the pages of the rld's history, remarkable for startling aclents, terrible disasters and historic events. 72 came in quietly, and has pursued the en tenor of its way without disastrous acent or change. The commercial strength of the West, was rerely tested during the fall of '71, rough a'! its wide-spread mercantile and lustrial pursuits The Chicago fire, and xse in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota d Indiana was terrific in the distruction ?y wrought upon whole communities, and 2 immense amount of damage inflicted upall kinds of business. In the destruction Chicago the West lost for the time its jimercial center, for in lumber, grain, rk, railroad and momentary matters, she >od pre eminent, surpassing all her als. As a consequence business of all ids has been dull; speculation materially sened; while, throughout the country the 1 _ J a ? trcantile community lias enueavurcu iu engthen itself by strict economy and eauus management. The political aspect has t changed during the past month, though i annual convening cf the various legislates has occasioned considerable activity tong ''the men inside polities." In Neiska a bitter fight has been in progress ice October last, and has just ended1 in the journmcnt of the legislature sine die, IJut, the Republican governor was impeached maiieasance in office, corruption and briry; impeached and depo ed; and the uggle for the vacant governorship has ised the trouble, At present neither parhas won, Tnc Democrats aided the autiministration men, against the Grant men, Kansas the legislature has appointed an rest "gating committee to look after the latorial contest of last year. Charges be. r preferred against prominent members of bery and gene al corruption. In Iowa, 2 election of Allison is claimed as a trilph of the Revenue Reformer and antiant men?as well as a victory overcorrupn, and official rascality. Jas embodied in nator Harlan. The new senator will he a ong supporter of the Trumbull-Schurz nton wing. In Illinois, the new temperce law has gone into effect, both parties the legislature supporting it. It is very morpnt- The Democrats have tried to n,c?VMw- ike capital out of governor Palmer's state ;ht.s difficulty with Sheridan and the ncrai government, but Palmer is a strong in with his party and too astute a politin to be a tool. In Ohio, the electiou of Sherman has itified but few outside of his army of adrents while it has disappointed many. It [itinucs a bitter quarrel which will grow onger and more bitter until it injures the rty. The state house of representatives s just passed a. law striking out the >rd "white ' in describing the qualificans for jurors and the senate will colicur. ic new departure Democrats aided in its ssage. In Kentucky, the stringent law of ucation, as regards colored people has been lended to their relict, and the right to be tin'ssesin any case whether affecting their n peo])le or not has been accorded them. Missouri, the liberal Republicans held cir state convention ou the 24th in.st., the gest ever convened, and having representees from other states assisting in the filiation of the following platfo in: ' Resolved, That we, the liberal Republicans Missouri, faithful now as we were in the rk days of civil war to the vital principles of ic repnblieanism, by no act or word will ennger the rightful sovereignty of the Union, laneipation, equality of civil rights, or eninchisement. To these established facts, now bedded in the Constitution, we claim the loyy of all good citizens. Resolved, That a true and lasting peace can me only Irom such i rofound reconciliation enfranchisement has wrought in this State, r can those govenments be pure or great in licit taxpayers ha- % no active part. We, t-rcfore, demand w ..i equal suffrage for all, mplete amnesty for all; that the intellect and perience of every state may be welcomed active service for the common welfare. "Resolved, That no form of taxation is just wise which puts needless burdens or the oplc. We demand a genuine reform of the itf, so that those duties shall be removed lich. in addition to the revenue yielded to the asurr, involve an increase in the price of raestic products, and a consequent tax for i benefit of favorable interests. "Resolved, That the shameless abuses of vernment patronage for the control of conntions and elections, whether in the interest an individual, a faction, or a party, with the nsequent corruption and demoralization of political life, demands a thorough and genuin< reform of the public service. Those who woul< suppress investigation forget that they owe i higher duty to their country than to any party We honor those Senators whose courageoui course has compelled a disclosure of gravi misdeeds, and they deserve the thanks an< hearty support of all good eitizens. "Resolved, That local self government, witl impartial suffrage, will guard the rights of al citizens more securely than any centralized au thority, and it is time to stop the growing en croaehments of the executive power; the us< of coercion or bribery to ratify a treaty; th< packing of a Supreme Court to relieve rich cor porations; the seating of members of congres: not elected by the people; the resort to uncon stitutional laws to cure K j-K1ux disorder, irreligion, or intemperance, and the surrende; of individual freedom to those who ask that tin practice or creed of some shall be the law o all. We demand for the individual the larges liberty consistent with public order for th< State, self-government, and for the nation i return to the methods of peace and consritu tional limitations of power. "Resolved, That true Republicanism makei it not the less our duty to expose corruption denounce usurpation of power, and work foi the reforms necessary for the public welfare The times demand an uprising of honest citizens to sweep from power the men who prostl i tute the name of our honored party to selfisl I interests. We therefoie invite all republican.' who desire the reform herein set forth to mee in national mass convention at the city of Cin einnati, on the first Wednesday of May next at 12 nr., there to take such action as our con victions of duty and the public exigency maj reouiru In Indiana, the situation is unchanged Geo. W. Julian, an old familiar nunx among abolitionists, is a candidate for th< republican nomination for congressman a large, and with prospects of success. We have had two first-class sensations this i winter, the Nil-son Opera troupe and tlx | journey of the Grand Duke, with Miss Nils ! son ahead as fur as popular ovations go i Her season has been a grand one, and n< i words can express the delight experienced if ' listening to her singing and watching hei j sublime acting. The meetiog at the Arsenal last ni?bi , was rather bnstrous. Homicide at Matthews' Bluff. We have received the following accouni of a homicide which occurred on Tuesday | Jan. 30, at Mathews' B!uff: "Ad Iiishraan, named Patrick Plunc kett, was employed by Mr. R. It. Turnu for some time during the past summer anc fall. Iu a settlement of their accounts Patrick deemed himself wronged. A fev days before the homicide he was observee going toward Turner's house cirrying it : his hand a pistol. In reply to a q jestion he said that he might possibly be oblige* I to shoot Turner. O.i Tui sday mornim while Turner was in bed, b ing ill, i , colored woman told him that Patrick wai entering the house. Turuer got out o i bed and took up his gun, warning Patriot not to come nearer. Patrick raised tin hand-), either to show himself unarm) d o: to seize the gun, when Turner sh ?t hia j dead." ? ; CUR COLUMBIA CORRESPONDENCE. Columbia. Feb, f>, 1872. A NEW U. S. MARSHAL. It is reported here that Preside nt Gran has determined upon the removal o : United Spates Marshal Johnson, and tha ; the nomination, in his stead, of Frederic! D. Bush ^the late pnsident of the Green i ville and Columbia Railroad) his beet sent to the Senate. This appointmen J occasioned an excitement in political cir I cles seemingly out of proportion to tin importance of the case. But this is ai ! importaut move on the political board and one which is not every where under | stood, for the Courier of to-dav speaks o i Bush as a pet of Scott. The fact is, tha I the Governor justly looks upon this op | pointment as a blow at him. If Ihe ap pointment has been made it is iu ill j interest of Chamberlain, and is a part o Mr. Sawyer's plan of the coming cam paign. Mr. Bush will, with the othei federal oflice holders, fight Scott to tin . hitter cud. and it is almost positively c-r tain that Chamberlain and no other mat J is their candidate. J lie Governor' friends got up a memorial yesterday, a ! once, signed hy all the members of th legislature that they could get, protestinj against the conlirmation of Hush. Trui j they have long wanted Johnson removed j hut they had rather keep him than havi a more able man like Iiush to fight. I has opened their eyes to the fact tha i Sawyer, backed by the administration am by many disaffected Republicans in thi | State means business,?and Goy. Scot has got to fight for hts life now. Such i pressure wid be brought to bear on Gran that he must withdraw the appointment I or he will lose the vote of this Slate it i the June convention. MEMHERS' PAY. Mr. Nehetnia* has introduced a bill b i regulate the pay of members. It provide ! that hereafter the patriots who shall b ' elected to serve their constituents a members of the General Assembly shal receive an annual salary of one thousam dollars, to be paid quarterly and withou any nonsense, and shall nc.tve an allow ance of twenty cents per mile for goirq and returning from their liouies to Colum bia. lie explained that it was a measuri of ecouomy, (!) inasmuch as the member n<>w prolonged each s ssion to an alarm iog extent, merely because they were pai< ! by the day. aud that if they were paid b; the job they would hurry up to ge through, and thereby save iu pr nting i attaches' salaries, gas bills and all th incidental expenses of a prolonged ses siou. What the lax payeis will look at i ( the obstinate fact that this same raeasur of economy proposes an annual outlay c ?15-t,(X)0 for the item of members' 6ilarie alone. Mr Green introduced a bill to incorpor the Beaufort Horse llaiiroad Company It is fair to prtsume that the stock wil I not be eagerly sought after until Beaufor ? gets a new lease of life. In its preset) ] dilapidated conditiou it would seem tba x a horse railroad would be superfluous . Does Dot the railroad it has, answer for 2 s one-horse railroad? jj THE CONVENTION. The members of the legislature an , figuring a good deal over who shall b< 1 delegates to the Philadelphia convention . As most of the counties are expected U . appoint their members here as delegates s of course, the caucusing can take placi i before the assembling of the convention - South Carolina will send fourteen dele s bates. There are more than forty patriot * anxious to go. The delegation ought t< ' be composed of our best material. Then r seems to be a general acquiescence in the j. nomination of Grant, but there is no en t thusi&sm for him. It is understood tha i he gives South Caroliua politicians general [ ly the cold shoulder. Senator Sawyer ha: . monopolized most of the influence anc consequently his incurred the eranity ol 5 the disappointed. Grant will probablj , get the vote of the State in the convenr tion as he will certainly get her vote in thi . election. The vice-presidency is but littl talked of, save that some urge thatourStab ought to offer one ol her sons for the posi 1 tion in the person of Judge James L Orr ' He certainly would have all the qualifica 1 tions necessary aud would fill the positioi with ability, dignity and honor. - THE BLUE RIDGE. ' On Wednesday the Senate put a quietu upon the Bue ltidge railroad swindle , Senator Smalls moved to strike out all af ? ter the cnacliDg c ause. He had oppose* ^ j the bill at every btage, and insisted that i 3 j ought to be killed at once. He warnei t i th-ise who were trying to c.heat their con I sciences into an assmt to the swindle tha g the eyts of the people were upon them [ Swails who enjoys a bad preeminence ii ' all such jobbery, worked hard to save th< bill, but the Senate finally adopted a mo . j tion to indefinitely postpone, j ! Honest John Paterson will have to trj 1 ! again. He failed this time by being td | greedy. Let him bring in a measure t r redeem the bonds now pawned aud to pa; the actual debt of the company aud h< may meet with better success. TIIE SrAT2 APPORTIONMENT. Mr. C. D. Ilaync's bill to re-district th State for members of the house of reprc sentatives is on the .basis of the census t t 1870. Tne apportiounieut isshowu iu th , following table: Tne figures iu the right hand columi giving, for the sake ot comparison, th present apportionment of members. r Prop s- Pivs-1 Propos- Pre ed No. cnt No. ed No. eut N I Abbeville G 5 Kor?haw 2 3 , i Aiken 4 Lancaster 2 . 2 | Anderson 4 3 j Laurens 4 3 ' ] Parnwell 4 G L xin,'ion 2 2 1 I Beaufort 6 7 Marion 4 4 i Charleston 15 IS MalborV 2 2 ) Chester 3 3 Newberry 4 3 Chesterfield 2 2 Oconee 2 2 . Clarendon 2 2 Oranr. burg 3 5 i C-olleton 4 3 l'ickcns 2 I Darlington o 4 Rieldand 4 4 x luLefkld 5 7 Spartanburg 5 5 l'airft -lit 4 :t Sumter 4 4 I Georgetown 3 3 I'uiou 3 8 Greenville 4 4 Williamsburg 3 3 it Horry 2 * 2 jVork 4 4 f It will be seen that the Counties c f Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Edgefield s Kershaw and Oiangeburg are to base b 1 *l .MI ivliiio A lihi'Vili* P IUC ucn tn w?i? ?jw, -.-.w,., Ddrllngtou, Fail tiefd, L luteus, Ncwnerry 1 and Pi km arc; to gain? and the nei County of Aiken, which before bad ut i the , exisuuce nor representation, is lo hav i four weniheis. Ou Thursday, further time was grante i to ihe committe on Phosphate coiupanit | to report. lu the bous* a new Blue Kidg I r.iilroad bill was introduced a Utile mor t ; modest in its demauds on the treasury fj but yet sufficiently "cheeky" to b ar i t dt-al of pruning. In the Senate the b I to abolish the office of auditor passed to v j thiid leading. A NEW DEPARTURE. 1 I neglected to untie* last week the sf t cfsiou of Col. J. P. Thomas, from ih - : editorial chair of the Phoenix, and th ? | establishment of The Smith Carnlinini ! There is more iu this apparently persona 1 quarrel than appears ou the face. It i i the beginning of a movement which i - growing in favor to bring all parties int f a fusion who are favorable to a d< ecu , i ticket in the next campaign. Col. Thoraa j desires nothing hut a straight-out dem<; * cralic ticket, while Mr. Selby is willin * i to work with any party or auy men wh :l will aid iu bringing honesty, ability win ' i experience into the field against rascality * iguorance and incompetence. Just as th r lib -ral r# publicans are cry stalizing arouti 3 them every form of opposition to Gran in the West, so it is hoped that a sitnila 1 movement may be carried forward to sue s cess iu th:s State. I' is evident to ai * obs-rvers that the drift of events is i 15 this direction all ovPr the Union. It - strength may be seen in that very stron L* republican district in Pniladelphia recent ' ly contested hv Col Alex McClure wit e ; the regular candidate. Tno democrat ' i united h- artily with the libera's and ver , neatly carried the day, in the face of ' Inavy majority and perfect organizitioi s on the part of the republican party. Sue! 1 lessons should be heeded in South Caroli 1 na, where, it is to be feared, we are to 1 secure in our 30 000 majority. I spiv 1 you an editorial of the Phoenix which wil 1 bear me out in my predictions as to it course. Col. Thomas makes a good pa per, baring a tendency to ponderonsncss u Ilia politics of course are of the bittern 8 kind, and will find an echo only fror e those who have forgotten nothing an 8 learned nothing siuce 1801. A SENSIBLE SPEECH, t f In the House on Monday, Ilunter c . Charleston made a verv angry, vitupera i Ml .u? rea r tive Speecn on a Will renuve in nir wu Fellows Society of Charleston. He wa t? followed by (icn. Whipper who remindei 9 the little man from Charleston that it wa . no part of the policy of the colored pec j pie to stir up or revive feelings of hat re y and bitterness between the races; tha t such a course might he prescribed by thei t J enemies to insute their extermination, bu e that intelligent colored men or white me who menf well to their race must see tha 8 it was for their interest to forget the api e ; mosities that had existed, obliterate th ,f old-time distinctions of caste, and assum 8 in the dignity of manhood the Dewly at quired righte that Providence had give >? them. ' In the Senate. Gen. Smalls introduce i] I a bill to provide for the appointment of a 11 inspector of phoBph&tes. . t Mr. Smalls also introduced a bill to infc corporate the Beaufort and Port Royal Railroad Company, with ?. 0. Wilson, 1 Robert Smalls, J. G. Thompson, W. J\ Whipper, J. M. Crofut, N. K Meyers, F. E. Wilder, J. B. Bascomb, W. M. French, ? S. Greene, P. L. Wiggin. S. Tbomp? -son and Alfred Williams as io or--porators^ and with power to construct v ad maintain :> a road from some point on Bull River to' a junction with the Port Royal Railroad.e This is an important bill and will when* , constructed aid largely in developing.the . phosphate interests. It is said that booksB of subscription to the stock of the road ) will be opened immediately should the e bill pass. > The Governor reports that a large deft. ciencv has appeared over the appropria t tions for current expenses and interest. . He states the amount of the bebt bearing j interest to be 811,994,908 98, and insists i that a tax of four mills will be required f to raise the interest alone, r It is rumored to-night tbat Bieman, Burroughs, Holcombe, Duvall and Wile son will resign their seats in the General e Assembly to-morrow. B SOCIAL GOSSIP. On Tuesday evening there was a large . party at the Governor's which was very - pleasant. The circle of Northern people 3 here is becoming large, there was a great many there, and yet I could count as many who were absent. It was noticed 3 that Mrs. Chamberlain selected the same evening for a tea party. Next Monday [ there is to be a calico ball and promenade j concert to raise a fund for Chicago, music t by the Post Baud. Tuesday there is to rj be a party at Carpenter's. t Beaufort Prec'mt Meeting. Ou Wednesday evening, February 7, a ] meeting of the republican voters was held I at the arsenal to elect delegates to the county convention' which meets on the ? 13' h. The meeting was called to order by Capt. W. C. Morrison, who addressed y it in a spirited speech recommending e great care iu the selection of the delegates. Upon motion Ilamiilton Robin'son was elected chairman, and II. G. Judd, secre e ; taryj The following delegates were then elect'f ed: W. C. Morrison, R. S. Bennett, P. e E. E?ekiel, A. F. Hall, Hamilton Robiua son, l\ter Gibbs, and II G. Judd. e . ' " Gambling in Beaufort. ^ [To the !Hitor of the R-yu'lican.] ?> Sir.?If our town and county officers would do their duty, we should expect to ; see the gambling now openly allowed in some of the bar rooms of Beaufort, speedily suppressed. It is sad to see the spceious methods of engaging young men in the dangerous and wicked amusement, of names of changes and skill upon which 4 money or its ? quivalent is bet- Cards, bagatelle, rallies, etc., are resorted to in many j >f places to swell the crowd of customer's for . ! i he bar. These practices lead to worse J on? 8, and unless a check is applied our '1 | community will sink to an idle, thriftless, v caaibing, drinking one. Can uot our ofr lie. s do s )metbiug to isdccm the town < ' from such a- fate. (j Yours respectfully, B | Citizen. e ! ? . v j A daughter of Rosa Robinson, aged ' ! ab.out 8 yesrvwas burned to death at Hilton ll i Head last week, a I I rm I Ml , . 1 _ _ Z* ine i>!11 10 give uic ejection or i county treasurer, etc., to to the people was defeated in the house. 1 6 e An'VBOIjv can afford to buy beef and fat ( ! beef at that, now that our friend Tonking is i elling the fineqtiarters at five cknts a h 1 poi nd, how he can afford it lie probably s knows, he also has a constant supply of 0 pork and sausages meat and receives by , every steauier from Charleston the nicest mutton. tf. * ,! g Schools in IiliifTton Township. oj [ Tu the Jjditur of (he Republican.] ** l! Deau Sir: ?Will you be kind enough 1 to publish the following statement for the ^ information of the citizens of 131ulfton. t The school taxes which have been colr lected up to Fe' ruary 5, amounted to the ' sum of $439; of this there has been exn pended for teachers' salaries 8225; teach9 ers' certificates have been drawn for 8225. a The teachers have been paid as follows, in |* cash : Mr. Mulligan, for November, 835; * j Mr. Ilartsough, for November, $40; Miss y Allen, for November, 830; Miss Seabrook, a f >r November and December, $80; Mr. i _ . _'. . n Potter, for December, $411 Total By certificates issued: Mr. Mulligan, 0 for December, $35; Miss Allen, for Ded cember, $30; Mr. Ilartsough, for Decern'1 ber, $40; Miss Sea brock, for January, $40; s Mr. Putter, for .lauuary, $40; Mr. Burns, 5 for January, $40. Total $225. it i Thus the ounty treasurer has paid to 11 the teachers of Blutflon eleven dollars ^ more than there have been taxes collected in that township for 8 hool purposes. ^ The teachers,on being informed that ^ there was no money in the treasury for ^ the district, refused to teach, and heDoe s i he closing of the schools. The schools d j will be reopened as soon as delinquent tax 8 pajers settle with the county treasurer, or ,i ! the state appropriation comes into his B it hands. If the teachers are willing to con- fl - linnn nchnnls and take th? risk of I liuuv VUW wv.. -?? it waitioz for their pay, the trustees will be V n I glad to have them' do sx In justice to V it ( both teachers and tax payers, it seems | j proper that this statement should be made. 1 e Any person desiring to verify these ' e statements may consult the books of the county treasurer as to the receipts, and u the teachers will give all the information J ! required as to the disbursements I d | 1 have the honor to be your obdt. servt. n i . J. Douglas Robertson, ] County commis'r of public schools. i