Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, July 04, 1872, Image 2
The Beaufort Republican.^
TSrRSDAT, JULY 4, 1872.
J. ?. THUMPgOV, Editor.
ADVERTISING RATES.
AdTertlsemeDts trill be itxaarted at the rat* of SI .50
per squate (10 Nonpareil line* or leaa for the first
I?a til ria, subaequen: iontiotu by contract.
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Official Paper of the State.
Official Paper of Beanfort and Colleton
Counties.
GEO. P. ROW ELL A CO, NEW YORK AGENTS
H. T. FARMER. AGENT IN WALTERBORO.
0UK TOWN ELECTION.
On the first Monday in next month
our charter election takes place, when
an Intendant and six wardens are tc
be chosen. This election is quite a?
important to the citizens and tax payers
of Beaufort as a presidential elec
tion. We trust therefore that immediate
action will be taken to secure the
nomination and election of good met
to these offices.
We hope our town is about to entei
upon a long career of prosperity, and
we know that the good time may be
hastened by an efficient town govern
ment.
Politics we are glad to say, will
have little to do with this election,
The aim of all is to get a good Intendant
and good men for Wardens.
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As the time approaches for the hearing
in the Bond scrip business, it is
pretty well settled in the public mind
that Judge Willard will decide against
it. Auditor Gary n mains inflexibly
opposed to any compromise. Those
interested for the scrip will appeal
from Willard's decision and bring the
matter before the court in banc, where
it will be more tenderly dealt with
Some go so far as to assert that the
majority of the court are "fixed." but
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iuia 10 pruuauiy vaiy me ooasnog 01
fearful speculators. Paterson says that
even if the courts go back on him he
will make it all right again when the
legislature meets. One thing is certain,
however, nothing can be done
with the scrip until fall, as the court
does not sit in banc until November 2G
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YELLOW FEVER.
A very able paper upon yellow fever
was read before the Medical Convention
at Houston, Texas, lately, from
which we gather that for the development
of this disease a temperature of
over 80 degrees Fahrenheight, for one
or two months, is absolutely necessary
with this other pre-disposing causes,
such as a moist atmosphere, the presence
of btagnant water, decaying animal
or vegetable matter, co-operate.
Yellow fever is a disease that can easily
be transported. It is from this cause
that the quarantine regulations are
considered so necessary, although the
authors of the above paper think little
of the benefit to be derived from quar
antine restrictions, as at present enforced.
They say "it must be admitted
that their protection has not generally
been efficient; that they can operate
only in one mode of the production of
yellow fever; that they are opposed by
many on theoretical grounds, and by
many others from interesttd considerations,
which impede their execution,
and that they have made little compensation
for the expense, the delay and
the loss with which they are necessarily
attended."
BAD MANAGEMENT.
If Superintendent Millett had been
Within hearing distance of Yemassee
station on Saturday evening last, he
would have heard himself and the P.
R. R. R. as well "cussed" as could be
done in English. The train which
should have connected with the
Charleston train at 12 o'clock did not
reach Yemassee until 6 o'clock : so its
passengers had to wait in that infernal
swamp until 2 o'clock in the morning.
Passengers from Charleston for Beaufort
were detained until 2 o'clock on
Sunday afternoon. Twenty-five hours
from Charleston to Beaufort. There
was no excuse for this outrage upon
the public. A train was detained at
the terminus by the auperintetde it in
order to load it with au amount of iron
-which the engine was unable to pull.
Either some more regard should be
paid to the rights of the public or the
passenger train should be withdrawn
altogether.
9&T At a meeting of the legal voters
of Yei issee township held June 29, it
was resolved that a tax of one dollar be
assessed on each legal voter and one mil;
on the dollar on all real and personal
property in the township I or the support
of the schools for the year 1873.
During the .ast year there have been
rnne schools open at a cost of $1370.
There was an average attendance of 1260
scholars. One school-hou^c has been
bu.l at a cost of $300.
It is proposed the comiDg year to have
three more schools in operation and to
two build additional school houses.
Secretary Cardozohasat last decided
to announce himself as a candidate for
State Treasurer. A month ago he was
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Qeiermioea m go lor iuh pusiuuu ui
congressman-at-large. What has induced
the change is unknown, but
there is uo doubt that he is developing
a good deal of strength for treasurer,
There is great confidence in the honesty
of Mr. Card020 and although he has
had very little chance to display financial
ability, his friends are confident
that such at^ity is not wanting.
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. services of Mr. Glenn, a gentleman cf'i
experience in that line, and his work is j
guaranteed to give satisfaction. To those
#hhi?g to secure excellent pictures during
the momh, here is an opportunity, j
County Checks.
At a meeting of the county commissioneis
on Tuesday last, the board is- j
sued checks to the amouut of about
fourteen hundred dollars, at the same
; time they refused to issue checks to ,
other parties for\udited bills, because
; it was unlawful to issue checks when
i there was no funds in the treasury to j
pay the same. Let us see what the !
; law is on the subject. On page 139, !
section 9, article 1 of the revised stat- ,
. utes, we fiud * the county com- ;
missioners shall not draw any order
upon the couuty treasurer, uutil after j
the monthly return of the treasurer
shall have been made to the county !
commitsioners of the amount of funds
collected, nor unless he has funds in the j
treasury to pay the same
The report of the connty treasurer
for the month tiding June 15, showed ,
a balance on hand, in both county and
poor funds of less thaD ffty dollars, and
the commissioners have since then is
! sued checks for about ticciity five Iain- ^
drtd dollar a. Now we may be very
j stupid, but we cannot uuderstand how j
the commissioners can issue this1,
amount lawfully and not be authorized
to give checks lor all the audited bills
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afloat. If the law'is violated, why not ,
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' give every one a chance, and not on
the most tlimsy pretence serve them- ,
1 selves and friends. ,
The law does not provide for any ex|
ceptions, and yet the commissioners , i
| consider every case an exceptiou. We (
advise our readers to read the report ;
i of the commissioners in another cul- \<
! umn, and they will see for themselves ;
what claims have been allowed, and we i
I assert that everv check issued at the j
t
last meeting was-a direct violation of j
the act referred to, and the commis- ,
sioners laid themselves liable to prose- j
cution, as provided for in the act. We
should be glad to see every one holding 1 i
an audited bili present at the next 1
meeting and assert their claim for t
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; a check, and inform the board that if t
any exception is made it must include t
all. jj
As long as the commissioners con- 1
tinue to audit bills presented, and issue
! checks faster thau they cau possibly be i
paid we can see no hope for any im- J i
provement in the finances ot ISeauturt
county. Let a t-top be put to the issuing
of checks, aud for that matter let > <
the board adjourn over till after the 1 next
electiou. aud all the taxpayers will *
say Ameu. I t
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1 Two little episodes occurred in the : s
back part of the town Tuesday night.
Columbia College Xew York, ;
has confern d the degree of D. I), on t
Bishop Ilowe of South Carolina. t
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The Dav we Celebrate.
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The glorious fourth will he celebrated t
j to-day by an excursion on the Port Royal
Road, and by a grand military parade in (
town. Let us all enjoy ourselves, but ^
; keep within bounds. .
CsSr* The Republicans of West Virginia
have joined teams with some j ^
sore-head Democrats and are advocat- *
ing the re-election of Gov. Jacobs, a 1
rpd hot rphtd and Democrat for cov
e?. .
ernor, against the regular democratic !
candidate. | ^
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Chas. W. Butts, who was ' ,
charged with indecent conduct towards
school girls in Washington has been .
relieved fioni the charges by a nolpros.
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Senator Smalls addressed a
; large meeting of Republicans at Coosawhatchie
on Saturday last. He will
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hold another meeting at lemassee on
I next Saturday. The Senator is a hard
worker and will certainly be rewarded
by the people with auother terra in the 1
Senate. The one term principle dont ^
' apply in his case.
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To Allendale by Rail. e
Beaufort celebrates the fourth of j
July by going to Allendale by railroad, i
The completion ot the road to that j
point brings us into communication t
with the richest plaDtiDg section of the (
county. The road will now begin to t
reap a rich freight harvest and the ;
neighborhood of Allendale will in turn (
feel the advantage of quick and cheap
transportation facilities. We will next j
we*k give an account of the doings on !1
i this Gioiioua Fourth. j i
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j ??2* Last week- the P. R. R. R. run
| & schedule something like this: TraiDS
leave Port Royal every-once-in-a while;
reach Yemassee semi-occasionally, connecting
accidently with any train upon
the 8. &. C. R. R. Passengers dying
on the train are almost certain of getting
around in time for the resurrection.
Pass this Around.?The relatives
of L. A. LeMayare desirous of heal ing
of his whereabouts. LeMay is a priuter
by profession, aud ha9 only one leg.
Address W. C. LeMay, Brook-haven,
Miss.
Robbery.
Tuesday night a bold bad man entered
per force, the premises of F. W. Sehep
er on Bay street, by way of the door on'
the street leading to the wharf. The
1 thief passed through the store and up
1 stairs to the chamber of Mr. Scheper. '
' Ke sue?eeled in-getting two pair of !
5 pants from Mr. Sjheper and his safe key. !
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n anj iook. a snver waicn ana adoni
six dollars in money belonging to Mr. |
Scheper's father. Mr. Scheper requests
the thief to return the safe key, as he !
1 dont intend to use the safe as long as the
key is not in his possession.
We call attention to the adver
5 tisement in another column of Mrs. Bar
ton, who is now prepared to take nhoto- |
graphs and ferrotypes, in the highest j
1 stvle of the art. She has secured the '
Sales Day.
On Monday last, at Sheriff's sale was
sold the plantation of (xeo. Wells, on St.
Helena Island, under a foreclosure of
mortgage, to Eugene Edgel, for $2,5-50.
Republican State Convention.
Columbia. S C., July 1.
The Republican State executive committee
met here on Saturfa and determined
to call the State nominating convention
for the 21st August.
The legal proceedings against Parker,
and likewise those against the Blue Ridge
Railroad Company, remain in statu quo.
The Department of Justice holds
that our neutrality laws have not been
violated by the steamer Edgar Stewart.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING.
Tuesday, July 2.
Board met at 11 o'clock, all the members
present.
The question came up as to how many
days the Jur,- Commissioner could charge
for services. This vexed question has
troubled the Commi sioners for a year
past and has always resulted in the Jury
Commissioner getting all he claimed.
The account of B. R. Lewis as road
surveyor was presented, showing collections
on account of road tax amounting
to $392.&.
Payments on account of highways
$308.38.
The roads he states in Peeples township
are in as good condition as they have
been for fifteen years.
Mr. Bennett, Intendant of Beaufort,
sent a recommeudation for the admittance
of' two persons to the poor house
which caused considerable discussion.
Mr. Muckenfuss did not understand that
the Intendant had any authority to re
quest admittance to the poor house of
paupers. After a laborious discussion it
was resolved to accept them as paupers
to be fed by the keeper of the poor
hou-e, the bill for the same to be paid on
the recommendation of II. K. Qarlton,
overseer for the poor for this township.
Bill of II. 31. Stuart, M. L)., for drugs
furnished the poor three months was
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presented amounting to.?ici.ou, cucck
issued.
II. M. Stuart, post mortem examination
$10, cheek issued.
Bill of S. Mayo for repairs of flat on
Whitehall ferry for the month of June
$'. 0.78, cheek issued.
Bill of Henry Wiggiu, ferryman, $37.50,
check issued.
Bill of II. M. Stuart for services as
poor physician for the last quarter $106,
check issued.
Bill of Kobert Jenkins, ferryman,
$07.50, cheek issued.
Samuel Gordon, witness before trial
Justice, 81.50, check issued.
Bill of Matilda Miller for services as
nurse in the poor house, 815.00, check issued.
Mr. Langloy, School Commissioner, inquired
of the board whether they considered
it necessary for him to present his
bond to the board after the AttorneyGeneral
had approved of it. The board
decided that it was necessary for them to
approve of the bond, and he was request
ed to produce it. The bond was shown
and the commissioners affixed their
names to it.
Mr. Brodie presented his bills for feeding
the county poor for the month of
June, amounting to 8JUU. 17, checks were
issued for full amount.
A letter from Mr. Franz was received,
requesting to know why the checks he
acid were not paid, as the law provided,
hat no checks should be issued unless
here was funds in the treasury to pay
he same. The board took it as a good
okc, and referred the matter to some
me, it was not certain who.
Mr. Brolie presented a bill "for burv
ng paupers, amounting to 8 i 5.00, checks
ssued.
Mr. Rivers, Jury Commissioner, preented
his bill for 8-i'J 00, for thirteen i
lays attendance on court. On motion of j
I! r Af n oli/iolr woo le.iuwl lit '
'li ?'lUViVLIIiU'^? It V/1IV*. IV M rtO IO>"UVU All |
ayment. Mr. Gilbert wished it recorded j
hat he voted no.
T!ie chairman ordered the clerk to is- |
iue a check to the sheriff for five hundred
ind seventy-five dollars.
Mr. Muckenfuss declared that hereafer,
he would not sign a check except on
he poor fund, and if they were going to j
.-.-ue checks so freely, he had a carpetlag
full of certificates, for which he cleared
checks.
The chairman stated that he had been J
iflfered two per cent, to issue checks for
? I, GOO of audited bills, as he said nothing
ibout a divvy the matter was laid over.
A bill was presented by 11. C. Heyvard,
for making a drawing of the place i
vhcre the MontmolJin scrimmage took
dace?not allowed.
]> 11 o.* George Holmes, sheriff, for dietng
prisoners for June, amounting to
?107.-5, audited bill issued.
Numerous little bills of witnesses were '
plowed, amounting to about 820.
iiill of J. II. Ruddcll, for services as ,
oad surveyor, 830, allowed.
Adjourned till July 16.
01 R COLUMBIA LETTER.
Columbia, S. C. July 2. !
state folitics.
The movements and speeches of
fudge Orr are alarmiug the friends of
Frank Mosts. It is evident that the
Judge means business, and that he has
l host of determined, influential and
mergetic friends. It is also certain
hat his avowed design of securing the
lomiuation of an honest State ticket is
l accordance with a pledge of Grant .
,o support the effort with all the power
)f the federal administration. Jt is
is6erted, with great earnestness that I
mles3 the coming State convention ar !
>ede to the demands of the Orr men
here will be a split and a thorough i
eform ticket will be put in the field, j
Such a ticket would receive the cordial 1
support of Grant and the party out- I
side this State.
Frank Moses is said to be very blue. 1
He is working against tide for the
nomination, and even if he gets it, the
chances are that he will be defeated in
the election by the combination of the
Orr men, reformers and the democrats.
It is not certain that Orr wants the 1
nomination for governor for himself, (
but unless he is satisfied with the State j?
tickt there will be trouble in the camp. 11
Range of Thermometer i
Observed at Dr. H. M. Stuart's i
Drug Store, for the week ending ]
june 27: (
Date 9 a.m. 12 m. 6p.m.
Thursday, 81 84 ? '
Fridav, 82 86 84
?I on oi! at
camruay j o? o? w
Sunday, 84 ?0 17 ]
Monday, S3 itt ? ?
Tuesday. i 84 ? S9
Wednesday ! ? t9 ?
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PILOT COMMISSIONERS.
Beaufort, S. C., May 28. i
The Board of Pilot Commissioners for j i
Port Royal and St. Helena Harbors, will <
meet in the Court House in Beaufort on
Wednesday, July 10, to examine caudi- 1
dates for branches. 1
M. B. TREVETT.
Chairman of Board.
The Blue Ridge Ring".
The complaint in the case of John
M. Mackay against the Blue Ridge j
Railroad Company, contains an array j
of charges which, if fully proved, will
justify the poor opiuion in which the 1
members of the Railroad Ring have
been held by the people of the State.
In that complaint, it is alleged that a
large number of the endorsed bonds
| were, "by reason of the incapacity, ?
! dishonesty, speculations and fraudu!
lent practices'' of the officers of the <
' company, diverted from the purpose
j for which they were issued ; that the
! proceeds of such bonds as were s >ld j '
; was "almost wholly misapplied ; that i
| Si,707.000 of Reve ue Bond Scrip was !
issued to the President, Mr. J. J. Pat- ,
terson, for the use of the Blue Ridge
Company, and was '"in pursuance of a
conspiracy" pledgid to various persons
to the amount of S 00.; 0U0 ; that the <
money obtained by pledging ihi Reve- i
nue Bond Scrip, amounting to $110,00.),
has been "fraudulently misapplied"
by the Executive Committee of j 1
the road, the greater pait of it ' to i
their own use or the private "use of <
lt><dr inch vidua1 mem ht-rR Ihnt llie <
j balance of the Revenue Bond Scrip, I .
! not h) pothecated. was paid out fiaudu- ! 1
leutly, corruptly and without any legal ; '
consideration thereupon to various i <
persons, and, among others, to Ilardy ?
Solomons, a dir? ctor of said com pan v, |
S10 00() ; to Niles G. Parker, $50 000; '
to II. G. Wot thiuglun, also a director, | '
$ 20,000;'' that "very large sums of 1
money" held by the Pnsidmt and ,
Executive Committee. 1 "have been dis- j
tribuied to certain others of the dine- |
tors and oflicvis of the said company, j '
J fraudulently and without any legal j j
! consideration thcrenp >n ;" that, at the ' ]
time of the transscion. Ilardy Solo- j {
| rums, II. G. Worthington and F. S.
1 Jacobs, and others, weie not legally | '
j qualified as directors, Tin so allega :i
I nous are sustained by ihe affidavit of ' (
Mr. Mackay, and by the affidavit of ,
j Mr. Thomas J. Steers, who svtars;"
that he heard Pns'd-nt Patterson say 1
"he bad to give Ni'us G. Parker itbc i
State Treasurer) lift;/ lltnu.vr.vl JtJ'ars ' t
in scrip before he would sign the lleve- j
nue Bond Scrip authorized to be is- j
sued," and that he saw ''what pur- 1
ported to be a contract to that cfleet." I 1
.Mr. Steeis a!s> swears that he heard j
Patterson say that k,he paid Ilardy i
Solomon $10,0oi in scrip, and II. G.
Worthington $20,000 in scrip." Tl.o '
petitioner, Iheiefore, asks the court ' c
that the din dors of the Rlue Rtdue ' \
Railroad he required to account for its i ,
funds ; that they be enjoined from re- i
ceiving any money, or making any 1 *
payment, for the company, that all i
the defendants be enjoined from selling f
or disposing of any of the Revenue . .
Bond Scrip, and that the road he
placed in the hands of a receiver. A r
rule to show cause was issued, aud the f
arguments will he heard, we believe, I <
ou the 12th instant. j t
LETTER FROM HORACE iGREELEY. | j
His Position in Regard to the Democrats. f
[From the Hartford Times, (Den-.o^iatic,) Jtiue'JG.l ' g
The following is an extract from a ?
private letter to a gentleman in this r
State. Though it was never intended 1
for publication, the gentleman to whom j
it was addressed has deemed it of sulii- j
cient interest and importance to justi- t
fy its publication. 1
New York. June 11, 1872 f
* * * I have no possible c'aim ' 1
to Democratic support, and never s
made any. The Democrats will, of a
course, he govt rued by a consideration ^
of their own interest. It is nowise
proper or probable that they should be ; 1
influenced in making their decision by v
any consideration personal to myself, i
and if they could he 1 do not desire it.
Hence 1 have slid nothing to any
D. rnocrat unless lie lirst addressed me, a
and, even then, 1 have gone no further i d
than to say that, if I should be elected, j o
1 would treat all those who supported j
me alike, nut asking win ther they had .
been in the past Republicans or Demo- I
crats. * * * * * * ja
Yours, Horace Greeley. . :t
3Ir. Davis Declines the Columbus Nom:? ^
nation. j L
Chicago, June 27. J j
The following i s a copy of a letter sent n
by 11' n. David Davis to the president of t
the Columbus Convention, declining the s
nomination for President: v
Bloomington. June 24. g
lion. E. M. Chamberlain. President c
of the Columbus Convention. Boston., E
Massachusetts. j t
My Dear Sir?The National Conven- j
tion of Labor Reformers on the 22d of f
February last honored me with the nom- f
i i tion as their candidate for the Presi- | i
dencv. Having regarded that movement d
as the initiation of a policy and purpose j c
to un-ite the various political elements in
a compact opposition, I consented to the
use of my name before the Cincinnati j c
Convention, where a distinguished citizen ; b
of New York was nominated. j j
Under these circumstances I deem it
proper to retire absolutely from the Pres* j 8
idential contest, and thus leave friends j t'
who were generous enough to offer me v
their voluntary support free to obey their | ^
convictions of duty, unfettered by any j supposed
obligation. Sympathizing ea:- j1
nestly with all juet and proper measures i
e i ,g-ir? SSSB5 *rmmw *SSSE2SE5ES?SSSEESES^ a"n
;V which the condition of labor may be *
derated and improved, I am. with great b
espect, your fellow-citizen, *i
David DavIs.
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The World Surrenders.
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New York, July 1. ^
The TTorW, to-day, says: "Greeley's c
lomination at Baltimore is a foregone b
conclusion, and there is no indications of n
i formidable revolt." It adds : "There c
rill be but two candidates. For our part a
ve shall advise nobody to vote for Grant, j(
rnd, as between the remaining alterna- p
tive of voting for Greeley or staying at a
home, we have no counsel to offer. Our a
luty may more cle.riy appear after the t
canvass has made some progress." 8
A PACIFIC COAST WATERING PLACE. *
Letter from Mrs. Saxton. *
Clatsop Beach, Oregon,
After a day's journey from Portland, fi
steaming down the Columbia river, 1
and a night's rest at Astoria.?a ride t
of twenty milts South along the coast, 8
brought us to the, Sumner House at t
Clatsop Beach. The next morning at ?
da}break, we became dimly conscious t
of unfamiliar sounds which had been t
making themselves a part of our morn- t
ing dreams. A loud monotone, seem- i
ing to come from a distauce, recalled s
the well-remembered sound of the rest- i
less ocean breaking on its shores. At t
intervals, a deep moan which died a
away into a faint wailing sigh, told ?
that the wakening wind was breathing i
through the solemn aisles of some pine
forest near. Still a little nearer, a gur- t
gle aud dash, evidently disclosed a f
musical brook close by, murium ing a
over a stoney bed. And at last, ruak- i
ing a desperate effort our eyes opened a
on the white walls of our tent, through 1
which the ruorniog sun was shining a
brightly, and we remembered we were t
at Clatsop. And Clatsop i9 the un- t
melodious name of the fashionable v
watering place of Oregon, having sev c
eral rivals along the coast, but none 1
possessing such numerous attractions. I
Indeed, several old at.d observant a
travelers warmly contend that no other 1
summer resort on this continent pes c
jesses so many natural advantages, c
That a few artificial ones ar needed, c
is evident, from the fact that half of j
the visitors are encamped like ourselvi s s
:>n this grassy sward near the one- t
storied, c!ap-board<d. whitewashed v
' 1 ' i
building we call "The flotcl," and [ r
which never has had and never will c
liavc, sutlicieut accommodations for all t
who come, till it pa?M? out of the i
nmds of its pri sent owners. Our land d
oid and his wife, arc half-breeds y
L-Veiich and Indiau, :m4 have sufficient t
Frtuch blood to make them superb ii
;ooks. and enough Indian to prevent 1:
,hcm ever improving their house, c
grounds or toads, though the number [
if guests constantly incrtasis ivery D
,e'.r. FortunaUly, we were aware of fc
his before we h ft Ikuiland, and ariiv- j 1
ng here btf< re night, had lime to pitch e
>ur tent and spread the mattress. I v
Before the dt-w is oil' Iho grass we 8
iear the bnakfast b* 11 which the laud- r
ord is obligingly linging along our t
lue of ten is. and lifting our canvass
loor, we reaoguize before as the brook ii
vhich we forded yesterday, its waters v
leep and limpid, reflecting bending b
)oughsatul drooping leaves, and grace- n
ul vines clambering over the trees c
tnd bushes which so densely line the u
)anks. It has its rise in some rocky, \
ileut dell among those distant hills, o
lows through the valley, robing these ii
neadows in living giv en, and "goes on t;
orcvor to the sea." It furnishes for a
>ur table the (incst brook and salmon a
rout; the landlord taking daily, some- C
imcs thirty, sometimes eighty, from d
ris trap, which is set below the falls a
ew steps from the hotel.
rr\t ? .1 ..1 .f/ll..i ' V
i nis ocauunu vauey or p:am 01 emuop
is on the Pacific coast, twenty miles ^
oulh of the mouth of the Columbia a
iver, the whole shore for that distance 1
King wide, hard and sin lving, alfoid- a
ng facilitie s for watering places at any 8
>oint. The plain here is quite narrow, *
he base of the foot hills of the Coast 0
hinge mountains b> ing but three or ^
our miles distant, while a spur from
hem stretches acro.-s the plain on the 1
outh. and juts out into the Pacific at ^
in elevation of four or live hundred 1
Let. In the distance are the higher w
r
>eaks of the Coast Ihinge, deneelv
vooded from base to pcik, sky mingl- i c
ng mountains that o'erlook the clouds. I u
! t*
Such a country must of course
.bound in game, but not always of the j c
Icsirable kind, as a part/ who started ^
lit for elk a few days ago found a hear |
nstead. He showed at first au evident
ksire to pursue his morning walk in
,n opposite diu ction from the hunters,
iut on being attacked he showed tight. *
le was soon killed, but not until he :
md hugged the largest dog so forcibly a
hat bo has been lame ever since, j c
Uong the borderl of our creek near its
aouth, the massive boulders strewn si
hickly around, the treis, bushes and h
urface ol the water are alive with a j h
ariety of birds, snipe, plover, sea- ; 1
;ulls, geese, ducks, and an occasional n
raue, v. ith its legs and ueek of indefi- j ti
tite length, stalking majestically oyer *
he sand. i a
The beach is but a short distance ^
rom the hotel and we find it in a per- i ^
ect condition for driving, promtnad- j 8'
ug and bathing at certain hours in the 81
lay. The undertwo is scarcely per- a
eptiblc at the ebb tide, and if we bathe 0
hen we only refrain from venturing ^
iut so far Driving on the shore we j,*
ometimes see circliug above us a bald- 0
leaded eagle in quest of spoils. As we
top to watch him, he swoops down .
ipon the spar from some old wreck, ^
vhere we leave him gazing unblinkngly
at the sun and waiting patiently J
or a belated crab, which the waves j ft
rill leave on the beach. On our return j ii
re find a companion near him on a log;
at on our attempting to approach r
hem, both spread their wings and soar <
way till they were only black specks
a the blae ether. The remains of an
inlucky crab strewn on the beach in *
lundred pieces and every claw picked
lean, informs us that oar nations emlem
had dined successfully. And
iow in front is an animated group
omposed of all the nurses, the babies
nd baby wagons, the children and the
andlord, looking for clams. Their
tresence is readily discovered by the
,ir holes they leave behind in the sand,
md while we stand by, amused specatora,
the landlord puts down his
pade about a foot, throws out the
and, and falling on his knees, grabs
mergetically for the "skedad ing" clam
)efore he escapes through the soft sand
underlying the hard upper crudt.
Yesterday as we were gladly re 1
iponding to the summons of the dinner }
nell, our little Indian bqp, who makes 1
ires and stands on his bead for the 1
imusement of the children, pointed to '
he creek and said the crab boat bad
trrived; so we turned aside for a mo
nent and found the boat moored to the ,
>ank, and eighty sprawling crabs in
he bottom. A buge iron pot of boilng
water hung over a fire on the bank,
ind as the fishermen prepared to throw
n the first installment of crabe, we
urned away before the cruel process
ihould make too vivid an impression, ,
md spoil our relish for the salad to- j
norrow. (
During the heated term, which has |
>een experienced here as elsewhere, we j
ind these primeval forests stretching <
iround us, carpeted with the softest I
noss, afford charming, shaded walks
it noonday. Bnt as the shadows
ennthen we turn towards thebeacb:
md to day as we approached it near ]
he mouth of the creek, we were a title
startled to find in our path, a l
vhitened human scull. Turning it 1
>ver, my companion said "Injun."
rhen we recollected heariog ofau old
ndian burying ground somewhere,
ind sending our eyes out over the (
audscape to discover its probable lo- |
:ality, we saw some sand bills near, ,
:overed with stunted pints. As we i
limbed the hill we noLiei d the hunts 1
irotruding from the sides where thr-. |
oil had fallen away, or else had buried i (
hem itself. At our feet, l,the herds
vhite bones laid mixed with human
n<>uld," probably the horses of the
lead warrior, killed at his death. Some ,
lad l>een placed ou raised platforms, as
he r.?lting poles still stood; while the !
lecayed cauoes in which thy moss was
[rowing thickly, showed they had also |
>cen used as the receptacle for the j
lusky form of some forest hero or dark
laired maid. A few years ago hra>s
mameuts were found in these cano. s. ,
>ut they were soon carri d away, and [
luthiug but these scattered, hit aching f
ones remain to tell the story ot ihih
one spot beside the Pacific. The glory ;
arncd in the fierce fight has ptrUhed '
1 I
rith them, aud these peaceful plains ,
hall never again wituess ihtir horrible
ites, or be fiiled with the veils of eoni
esting tribes.
Put now the clouds in the East, restDg
on the mountain sidts, are tinged
kith rosy hues, and we hasten to the !
each to see the sun sink b-Death that
nighty waste of waters we call the Pa- I
itic. We gain our favorite log, and ; (
iow not a cloud is to be Been in the ,
Vest. The lower rim of the great orb
r day just toucnes ioe nonzou, paiui- | <
a it iu rainbow hues; then he seems !
o rest a moment for a farewell glance, '
nd at last sets slowly from our view,
nd is rising for the toiliug millions of
Jhina. Then earth aud sky grow
ark, aud with a last glance at the.
"Ocean old. centuries old,
Strong as youth and as uncontrolled," ?
e turn towards our encampment,
.'he camp fires aie already lighud, (
nd as we gladly gather round them iu
he chill evening air, the jest and song
re sometimes stopped to listen to ^
traDge sounds?a hooting owl, or a
mg scream which suggests the congar i
r that "outcast in grey," a coyote. <
iut there is no need now to throw the
ghted brand from our fire to scare ]
hem away, uor to look fearfully over '
he shoulder to listen for the stealthy 1
read of the savage. The wasted race
rith the wolf and jackal have vanished
rom our civilization. We leave our '
amp fire a glowing bed of coals, and (
nder the quiet sky, lighted by the
winkling stars, we go to our rude ,
ouch and find the dreamless sleep I j
rhich accompanies restored health. (
il. O. S. (
Grant and Dolly Varden in Africa. ]
The following story is told, showing 1
rhy Dr. Livingstone, when found by 1 J
ire Herald's correspondent, refused to <
.ccompany the latter back into the so- j
ailed civilized world: ! j
"Stanley says he fonnd Dr. Living- ; i
Lone clothed au vaturel, sitting in a *
irge watermellon, eating bananas, and
ad a long conversation with him. 1
'he doctor, of course, asked all the
ews, and at first determined to re- urn,
but on hearing that Gen. Grant c
as still President of the United States, <
nd that a horrible new fashion had ,
introduced, in shaDe of the Dolly ! r
- I rarden,
said he didn't thiDk he could c
tand civilization under such circuraLances,
but thought he could just take
short trip up the country, about four
rfive thousand miles, and thus amuse
imself until spring, when both Grant
nd the Dully Varden will have gone
ut."
^ <
The marquis of Camden, who hae ^
ist died a poor man, in .England, j
oluntarily surrendered a $60,000 ,
early sinecure because be considered ,
;a fraud upon the nation. Grant's '
uniiy came from Scotland, and were <
i no, way related to the Marquis. ]
A Greeley and Brown club of colored
nen in Indianapolis has issued an ad- jl
Iresa to "colored liberal Republicans,'' B
n which Mr. Sumner's speech is aocep- 1
ed as a true estimate of Grant and his 1
,dministration, and an earnest appeal is 1
nade to colored men to rally to the sup- j
>ort of that life-long and stanchest friend
loraee Greeley. Speaking of the latter, j<
he address says: "We find that old
rhite-hat philosopher, Horace Greeley, 1
imong those that stood for the slave
vhen Gen. Grant and 0. P. Morton were
>f that class of Democrats that would
lave sent Greeley South for punishment, J
lye, even death. It would be, in our B
>pinion, no act of ingratitude for the coined
man to vote against the Grant party
or it is no Republican party. It would
3e a baser act of ingratitude to go back
m our lifetime friend, as Horace Greeley
las been for the last forty or fifty years,
vho now comes before them for the first
ind last time for their votes. Mr. Greeey
stood firm to us when it cost something
to stand, and now we will stand by
bim."
GREELEY I> YITED TO THE HUB.
rhe Boston Jubilee People Want to
See the Sage of Chappaqua.
New York, June 29.
A committee of the Peace Jubilee
From Boston arrived here to day to
wait upon Horace Greeley and extend
an invitation from the international
jubilee executive committee and the
city Boston, to visit that city, rne
committee have receivtd assurances
from Greeley that he will accept the .
invitation, nod he will this evening
Jesignate an early day of next week ?
for bis visit. fl
Wliittier on Greeley.
Prominent Democrats are not the
Duly people embarrassed by Mr. Greeley's
nomination. Quite as many Republicans,
old t'riendaof VWhite Hat,*
tiud themselves in the same category 'r A
among them the poet \Yhiiuer. This ^?*
sweet poet is in politics a soar fanatic.
His haus and loves are illimitable,
lie invariably adores or curses. To
Mr. Gretlry be has written rhythmical
m'ogtes which might well pass for
hymua ; but his p litical faith is tied
up in the Radical party and now he is
sorely puzz t d. J.ike Desdtmuna, he
sees "divided duly" and prepares for
it by the pub ieation of a letter in
which with a velvet hand be opeDS a
back door which afford to him toescape
from the wiles of the ''Later
Fianklm " After eulogizing him in
bis usual feeling and doiid style he
writes:
' I\ rsonally be is the most popular
man in the United States. It is Very ^
possible there may be gocd reasons
why he should not be President, but
they are not to *e found iu his moral .
character, bus iuull el, bis principles, ^
Ins purposes, his kuowleoge of the
interests and resources of the country."
The Watchman and Reflector, the
rcnliriL' B.iniist weeklv Hi the country. ,
hinks it is a "noteworthy fact in these
lays of personal abu*e that np to this
lime no one, friend ?r enemy, has ucctw\l
Horace Greeley of dishonesty or immorality
of any kind; hut, on the contrary,
all parties unite in admitting his integrity,
fearless advocacy of human rights,
:<ynperance, law and order, and his deepseated
desire to do good to all. Is not
such a candidate an anomaly?'' A
The Colored Vote.
The Maryville (Tcnn.) Republican, a
paper owned aud edited exclusively by
olored men, has the following pithy
paragraph in a late issue:
"After the most careful and mature
ieliberation, we have concluded to uniurl
our standard and hoist at our mast
bead the only candidate for President *
who repn scnts the ptincinl* s for which
ac have batth d?lloiace Greeley."
>'ote?.
Motto for a sewing machine?As
pou sew. so shall you rip.
Jean net te Bennett and Ida Greeley
were both educated at the Convent of
[he Sacred 11.art, in Mathattanville,
Ni w Yoik.
Newly married daughter?"How
long d>es ihe honeymoon last,
mamma?" Practical parent?"Until
you nek your husband lor money, my <
Jear."
A rich New Yorker wants his body
burnt after death, and the ashes sealed
Lip in nn urn which he has just ordered
From Italy for the purpose. A cheap
way, probably, of uruing notoriety.
Congress decided to give the grave
>f every soldier in the various national
cemeteries a bead-stone, with the Dame
jf the soldier and his State on it.
The "title head'' of the Kokomo
Tribune hasthne distinct engravings
n the center, representing the Tribune
iflice, the editor's residence, and the
church he atteuds.
Romeo was a self-made elephant. H
[le came to this country without a dot- 19
ar in his pocket?had nothing in the S9
vorld hut au empty trunk?and, at tho 89
,ime of his death he was worth
HO,000.
Spotted Tail, haviner been persuaded
hat the English equivalent for his
lame is l,D ?lly Vardeu." has consented
o be (ad) dress* d accordingly.
Citoyenne Tennie C. Claflin has
eached the height of her ambition,
md is now a full blown Colonel. The
ri i . o ~. u : ?? . ?r xT? ?.
u'gni?y*Of vcutu ncKiujcu. VI tiacAiow
Sfork Militia, an organization of
solored volunteers, has elected her its
:Ommanding officer.
In Illinois, after the 1st of July, wonen
will be eligible to hold appointive
>ffices in that stale.
SA ETON HOUSE ARRIVALS. A
Cha*. Kuh, Savannah; S. W. Rhodes
it. Helena; Henry Bargen, Charleston; JHfl
tfiss F. Dell, H. McKee, Lake City, Fit; if.
H. Spicer, F. Thomas, E. DeGolyer,
5t. Helena; R. Peterson, S. C.; John IB
ifa&son, Beaufort; A. W. Muckenfu*, H
lardeeville; 0. P. Law, Grahamville; 8fl
?. R. McKenzie, S. C-; Mrs. J. Apple, 3E
SewYork; 0. D. Parker, Savannah; JS
Hhas. B. Dike, Savannah ; Dr. J.H. I
Etudell, Beach Branch; M. Politzer, city.