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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1S72.
J. G. THOMPSON, Editor.
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GEO. P. ROH'EIJ. A rt)., NKW YORK AGENTS.
II. T. KAKMBS. AiiKN'T, IN WAI.TKRBOUO.
OIK COUNTY FINANCES.
The out-going board of county commissioners
have been pretty constantly
in session for a mouth, busied in issuing
checks to replace the audited bills.
Nearly the whole debt of the county is
now expressed iu checks on the county
treasurer, and the prospect is that the
whole of the county tax will be paid
in this pajjer. The treasurer will of
course, be able to get a little cash from
the small taxpayers, but the amount
will be comparatively nothing.*
The first question which the new
board will be called upon to meet, will
be where to find funds to pay the current
expenses of the county. The re
tiriog board have issued checks enough
to cover the whole iucome for the year.
There is no question but that they have
disobeyed the law in this,-but there
is as little question that the interests
of the county have not suffered by
their action. The issue of a check for
an audited bill does not increase the
debt of -the county, but it does put iu
i shape aud simplify its accouats.
We trust, however, that the new
"board will resolve not to issue auother
check for any purpose, unless there is
money in the treasury to pay it, until
.-means are provided by the legislature
*to redeem or fuud the checks remain
ing out against the county. Nor
should they issue audited bills, or any
similar substitute for checks.
Let the increase of our debt stop
n t..
no^r. The question may as wen oe
met fit the outset of the term by the
new board, for met it must be during
their term. Palliatives may postpone
but cannot prevent the crisis.
There will probably be enough cash
taken in to provide for the most urgent
cases of the destitute. The few
prisoners in the jail may also be supported
until the legislature acts in our
behalf. But let no repairs on bridges
roads or buildings be ordered uutil
there is money to pay for them. Let
the court expenses also accumulate if
they will, but issue no checks for
them.
A steady adherence to this |K)liey
will bring us relief from the legislature
in the form of a funding bill or the
permission to levy a special tax to pay
off our debt.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION*.
Grant has carried every northern state,
with North Carolina, Mississippi, Sop ^
Carolina and probably Florida and Tela*
ware, making his doctoral vote abou!
-60 against 106 for Greeley. The vote
in most of the states was light, hundred?
,loni,vnU d'.ennmv.twMl
VI lilVUC<aiVtO Vk >
dilatory or doubting, were abseut from
the polk The probabilities are that th<
contest in the north v^ould have boci
closer had a straight democrat beer
nominated, but in the south'-Mr. Greek)
doubtless was as itrong as any northeri
democrat would have been.
We had a very quiet election day.
owing partly we suppose, to the fact thai
all the bad blood had been e\*pondee
during the'Scuatorial contest, as well a:
that the colored and white vite pret*
nearly repicseuted-the two parlies* I
this towu->out of-So c dorcd-votes ( <ru,
got 280; and out of 8S white vote* C.rerje
got at least 72. The returns from tli
other precincts iu the county show tin
a, smaller vote was polled than at tli
?St*te election, probably a Four ,h less.
The good effect of the 'law closing tli
liquor saloons wins ca'.ly. seen; soui
wished it might be oic.et on day oftenei
1\ e estimate that the vote of the coiui
ty may reach $,U0<> of which (J rcdey wii
get about '^OO. The IState will go fo
tyrant by 30.000 majority.
We have received. the following re
turns from this county .*
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VKKC i nci>. urn ta untie
Ooffiij Point, lt'?2 ]1
Beaufort, 28. > 78
White Church, 5-J8 J
Ladies Island, 14> J'.t
Port Koyul, >2 38
Hilton Head, 3o7 1
Myrtle Bush, 180 ?
Parry Islaud, 112 ?
Enuis X roads, S > ?
Branson, o?> 14
levy's X roads, 114 ?
Croketvillo, 10 12
Pucotaligo, 184 IS
Hickory I till, IS 24
Yanisville, 3ti 44
Lawtouville, 2*JS 10
?Uarduers Corners, 204 J1
Lawtou Church, 80 ?
THE CHARLESTON ELECTION.
We learn that the election for sherifl
aud representatives will be declared null
by the state board and a new election
ordered. The Mackey influence at the
state capitol is too strong for Boweu.
The contest will be very interesting if
this action is taken. The democrats and
conservatives will doubtless run a ticket
and there is some chance for the ejection
of that ticket if' the fight betwen Mackey
and Boyen is bitter enough to equally
divide the republican?. Wc think such
a tmngr.lar cotPc~ wbnhf be a good
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HE CU.Mi.YO TAX.
We do nqt see bow^ie state tax cap
I be h *a than twenty Wills, if tS llo&L
j ing debt, current expenses and the in*
! terest is to be paid.
The levy is to provide for the expenses
of the coining year and any defiefcncy
which may have accrued. The
interest on the undisputed debt for the
i fiscal year ending October 31, 1873 will
be, on say eleven million, $fiG0,003.
The interest accrued is say an average
j of eighteen months on January 1,1873,
; SI.000,000. The current expenses of
j the state with decctit economy may be
put at $1,200,000, including the schools,
j There are $400,000 of notes given to
i redeem pay certificates. There are
$200,1)00 of such certificates unpaid.
The salaries unpaid amount to ?100,000.
The state institutions are in debt
$200,000. The printing accounts unpaid
amount to $300,0o0.: Miscellaneous,
. say $100,0 K): Blue Ridge Revenue
Bond scrip to be redeemed, ?450,00"
Total, $4,710,00). Or leaving out the
back interest, $3,710,000 to be paid out
of the taxes of the flpming levy. Treasurer
Parker's report shows
that to produce a million not less than
a six mill tax is necessary. All parties
being agreed that the license law is
a vexatious and unprofitable expedient
to raise money its repeal may be considered
certain. There is then no
source of income to the "State except
taxation. A State tax of twenty mills
is necessary to defray expenses and
pay x>ur debts. And, even then we
shall pass three half yearly interest
coupons on our bonds. If we iutenu
to pay interest on all the bonds made
good by the validating bill we must
have three mills more. We have
danced ; we must pay the piper.
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The Ilorse Malady.
In the Northern cities the malady has
subsided. The loss to the country may
be estimated at several millions of dollars
by death and depreciation. The disease
i? nmiai'Hiitlv less severe south of Ner.'
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York. In Washington, llichmond and
Norfolk very few deaths occurred.
The Charleston Xclcs continue? to assert
its existence in that city. The Courier
does not admit the existence of anything
more than an unusual number ol
cold-, due to the changeable weather*
In Beaufort a large nruubor of horses
are suffering from cokU, but the aialadj
j does uot seem to have presented itself,
j Owners of horses should, however
; toko more care of them than usual, an<
j thus prevent trouble. Those who hav<
| horses to sell here doat believe in tin
I malady, but those who are wanting t<
j buy wisely bold off for ? few days t<
make assurance doubly sua*.
y
'flic \\ rockers.
| Although the weather has been 1
favorabl e, the wind being easterly. ^
| wreckers in the tug Resolute, ^ d
I sav< 'i about 300 bars of irou fr orj t
j c?> go of the jEnergy.- This, w lt>a wj.
j h ad been saved previously, ir d,;es ne.
I iy one hundred tons, i ne> jr0Q
' landed at the railroad i i0.at p(
| | Royal. The work has b ,en done
Norfolk wreckers, wh' , under t
authority of Lloyds. With good weat
er a very large pro^ovtiou of the car
of the Energy wiV l gave(jt
( r ?* ffi?
; * - New Firm,
i OUr frier tda j0]in Rich and C. 1
i \\ right hp ve associated themselves t
gether fr it purpose of dealing
i yellow ppje timber and lumber. Tb
have secured a large tract of land <
tbe .ir e of the Tort Royal road, whe
, tb .o t'.tuber is of the best quality.
' I ve.c-el is on way which is to ta
i 2 /),000 feet now at the Port Roy
ducks. Their main business will be
" < shipping timber, but they will *recei
t orders for sawed lumber and w.ili do
j gcuciai uuuiuiissiuu uuCTiitos.
lt j W^x,The condition of the courthou
10 is disgraceful to these having char?
of it. The halls and stairways are vei
0 dirt}', and the smell from the cellar
disgusting. Let one more check be i
j sued and have in a corps of scrubber
Turn over a clean house to the ne
11 comers.
Ilor->e Overboard.
On Thursday morning of last wee
a horse juruptd from the Pilot Bun iut
the sea in Charleston harbor. A fe'
h?u?s after a fishing smack out war
bound found the animal trying t
make land, but surely drifting to set
The crew of the smack after muc
trouble got the horse on deck in a ver
j weak coudition and took it to Charles
tun. 11 belonged to a lot now on sal
at Crofut's.
t"TheCXXl anniversary of tli
! Charleston Baptist association wa
held with the Anticch church ii
Orangeburg county last week. 15. C
Pricolntr l-^/i woo m f\i lcro f fit* cirvi
4. i V.COU/J J UO\|. ^ M UO lUWUViUWVl Uii'
Dev. 0. F. Gregory, clerk, liev. A
11. Durham preached the introduetor;
sermon. Three thousand dollars wa
! scut up by the churches for bcnevolen
purposes.
?-~y A true bill was found agaius
J,. I. Woolf for the murder of Perrii
in Charleston on Monday.
. A XuhaiK-e.
The slaughtering of animals just a
' the ci d of Day street is a nuisanci
borne long enough. We do not knov
who is the owner of the gallows-lik*
structure, but we insist that it b<
abated forthw.tlu
JHT Capt. Tuppcr who killed C'ald
-I well in the 5f6l ton-Montgomery bar
r <*? > 'ffcv*- *<?h' " ViKVif on t?>n rbou
^Tafrlterpdj* $rutv~f-> . .
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{(R'f Ntvqr liuve any Fun in Beaufort" i 1
-p jf ?Beaufort Republican. y
HWe ^hall stop tliis complaint imme- (
*tel^ NexrVeek we intend having t
two nights of real enjoyment, viz: i
Tuesday and Wednesday the }lth and s
12th of November, at which time 1
shadow pantomimes, tableaux and i
farces wiJl be represented.?* * * t
The State Fair.
The State fair opened at Columbia (
oh Monday with fcvery prospeet of being
a great success. The usual accompaniment
of balls, concerts and races
made it a "lively week. The entries
were more numerous than usual and
of higher grades. The. stock displayed
was better than any since the war. ,
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The Straight-Giits. (
A bundle of ()'Conor tickets were re- j
ceiled here <?ii Tuesday by mail directed ,
to the commissioners of election. They j
came too late to be voted. i
For Sale.?A large lot of "old 1
white hats"?satisfactory reasons for '
selling will be found in our election returns.
Apply at this office.
The colored Washington, who was i
injured by the overthrow of the plat- '
form at one of the political meeting a (
few weeks ago had his leg amputated <
on Wednesday, Dr. II. M. Stuart performed
the operation. 1
The Temperature of tiie Week.? .
The thermometer at the express office,
at 7 a. m , on Thursday, Oct.,. 31,
marked 5'4?; Friday, Nov., 1.34?.;
Saturday, CO0: Sunday, 56,?, Monday,
57?; Tuesday, 58?; Wednesday, 67?..
A 1MJOTEST;.
The managers of election at l\>rt Poyal
precinct enter a protest against the .counting
of ballots printed on anything b
white paper. All the f/i-ant-tickets.v
on huff paper, with a device^ con.tr ' e
D.w, in their opinion. % irT
A Chance for Nast.?X? ?
the beloved-wife of Mr.. 4 J death i
doubtless be eagerly se> crreeley wi
Nasi as a subject) foiv r Jd uPon 1
caricature for Ifavptt?* J fcharac-terist
be no more brivtal tb?T Weekly.^ It wi
r. proceeded it in tbM ' ' those w liich ha\
t 'Journal ofCiviliz,5
(jut ?
Them Off.
i chores of k . .
? -Ifi i?n:itif?ians lt.ivn h.nrl
I couito-rtttbte V"
tiling in the office 01 roa
i . Every cross road has its chu
1 ana ew . . . . .
2 Smi c ^ plantation lane its assistanl
i v f these fellows have checks to th
3 ! .ft of sixty dollars for no service c
. > au^ value to the county. The most thu
t" ? *
i t y of them ought to get is a relief froi
) die live days work on the road wit
shovel and hoe.
Our new commissioners are beseige<
,n* with applications for positions from thes
je gentry. Cut them off, and let the jo
LVe out to half a dozen efficient men. Yoi
ne will gave expense and have the wor!
done better. Three, or even two, sue]
ir" men would be enough for this island am
Is ten for the county would be ail abund
ancc.
he OUR COUNTY TAXES,
h
g? While the campaign was in progress
much was said about the State taxes,
When we come to look at it our count;
tax looms up pretty well.
r.T The commissioners will order the col
0. lection of the following: Three mills foi
regular county purposes: one mill foi
poor fund; one mill for public buildings;
3n one mill and eight-tenths for roads ant
re bridges.
^ The county income can therefore hi
ke calculated at pretty nearly the following:
a, i We take figures from the last report ol
the treasurer.
ID /
County purposes, 3 mills $12,539.3-1
Poor fund, 1 mil! 4,191.32
Public Buildings, 1 mill 4,19 .32
. Roads, 1 8-10 mill 7,4-14.01
From licenses 3,000.1X1
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=e ! Total income . $31,304.00
r.^ J Should the state tax be twent; mills,
18 | as we anticipate, the sum of $115,000
s~ j will be drawn from this county. The
s" i prospect is not a pleasant one for Thanks
w ! irivinsr da v.
Repairing the Roads.
i Ilic county commissioners have placed
k ( a gang of uien on the shell road repair0
i ing the road and the bridges. This is
vv j good news to wayfarers, as there lias
, been great need of attention to that
0 i highway for some time,
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k ! Suffering Politicians.
V '
j The exposures of the campaign have
5 ! brought sickness to several of our local
politicians, (len. Smalls, senator elect,
was very ill for ten days with a billions
malavioiVs lever; lie has, however, entire"
i ly recovered, with a loss of some of his
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" fair proportions. K. II. Gleaves, K q.r
, lieut.-gov., elect, is lying quite ill with
fever; Alfred Williams, late candidate*
for clerk of court has also been very ill.
' ! The friends of all will be glad to know
y j ...
that those ill are in a fair way to recover.
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Distress iu Ireland.
The Irish Poor Law Commissioners
t have issued a circular to the various
i boards of guardians, warning them "'that
' great distress rnus^ be apprehended this
winter owing to the shortness of the
harvest and the failure of the potato
t 'too, and warning them at once to
a make provision for extra bedding ac- I
i eominodation, and to enter into contracts :
for an extra supply of food,
i 1 The Co: k papers admit "that the more
compiet* information which has come to
hand, fully justifies the gloomy anticipa
- tions of the Poor Law Commissioners" '
-! ?aud that the other crops are not only i
. ? in cnovt|> hi irony Tn.'tance k
p .} if'- fti . !* ' i
"N
ilie'^ntowarTTea^ produted." The" j ^
vheat and hay crops, in additions to that * j-)f
the potato, are particularly a|fcded tOj_ ^
is suffering from the consequent of the
era
nclement season?the number, of live i'
;tcck, it is shown, has increased largely, ^ '
)ut the turnips, mangel Wurzle, and beet ^
oot crops are good, and probably larger
han usual, so that the winter food sup- , ^ ^
)ly will be sufficient to ameliorate the .
- ondition of the live stock. A terrible ^
ralamity, it is feared, is rfm hanging ^
>vcr afflicted Ireland. nBa
l;or
.uTHE OOUXTY FINANCES. it,,
Editor of Republican: get]
Those who are acquainted with thie- he
venerable chairman of the board off'^
county commissioners, the head rind
controlling power of the board dSriar
its entire existence, must have be J
greatly amuesd by reading in your en
issue, what they could'only cone5 last
"quaker joke," but purporting der a
in actual solution of the Ion to be
question.?IIow came the oov g uexed
volved in debt?'We 3ay a c intysoin*
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because the wnit-e-oair*' Auaiver jojte,
man who perpetrated it i old gentle ot
venture to-suppose .would surely
Lhrown into the e.y.ea , that such dust
on the eve of his ret of the taxpayers,
could or would;bt' .irementfrom office,
ly that they wer ad them so effectualceive
his mosi < id be satisfied to retrue
and boao istounding statement as
joke to thoe. - fide. It certainly is no
must pay ' e wh? own property, and
county o the sum of 834,000 that the
..otcst wes, ar)d we may naturally
phi&f against the light, as well a3 soplpv
cical and' untrue method, era\jc
, ed in the communication in quesi
>n, to show the origin of the debt.
I have no idea" said poor Ilarold
Skimpole, ''whether it is a few shillings
or a few thousand pounds; how should
I, who know nothiug about money."
re In the second paragraph of this most
to extraordinary paper the writer tells us
that ''had the same ruling been adopted
by Judge Maher's predecessors, two
?* thousand dollars per term of court,"
'"J say twelve terms; "would have been
* saved, and the county working on a
lL* eash basis all the time, could have also
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III saved ten thousand dollars additional,"
e makiDg, don't you see, just the sum
l" total of indebtedness. Que newly patented
stove saved one half the fuel;
ergo, a second would save the whole! j
i( The C. C. C. could not have locked at
I the record in his office, or if he lias, j
how can he justify his departure from
verity in such a statemeut; first, because
those records will show that at
e
I uo term of the court previous to Febt
ruary, 1872, did the entire cost of jurors,
witnesses and officers of court '
n '
I amouut to 82,000, which, he says :
would have been saved: and, second, '
j he knows or might know from the same !
source that since the beginning of 1870,
k the costs of court have not been paid at 1
all, simply because under ins admin is- i
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j. tralion of the finances, it has taken '
I every cent of the amount of tax col- i
j Uctfcd, to pay for Ilospur bridge and ;
road contracts, for feeding the unfor- 1
tunaUs at the alms house and
jail, and the payment of certain
preferred bills. "What then becomes
of the audacious assumption that bv
the connivance of pro.* Judcc Piatt
and Judge Farmer, the officers of court
have been enriched at the expense of the
county. The clerk is actually the only
officer who is in any manner affected by
r the ruling of Judge Ma her, and he is as
r much rejoiced at the just conclusion of 1
His Honor as any one else can be, innsI
much as fns share of the tax to meet additional
expenses under former rulings,
. fully equaled his extra receipts. No,
Mr. Chairman ! the responsibility?and
I' it is a grave one?rests in large measure
upon the board of County Commissioners
^ for the creation of so huge a debt, an :
, no ruling of a most estimable Judge en !
, alter the fact, nor relieve the retiring .
( Chairman from the charge of having i
. itroved. to sav the least, an indifferent I *
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financier. Had the other member.? of ; '
! the hoard had an equal voice in the de- <
termining of vital questions, invo'ving '
, large expenditures, the C. C. '
might to that extent have divided the
reprobation of the community lie ,-e 'ks j:
to mistify and mislead, on his retire- ;
incut; as it is, his broad shoulders!
must bear very nearly ^thc whole bur- ;
den. Every jn- r ruling of a presiding
judge is a public benefit an ! doul t- | (
less the people of Beaufort county!
! will have fnrtlier cause to honor and ' i
thank Judge Maliev for a wise and j
beneficial administration of his office, hut 1 v
nothing that lie can do will cancel obligations
already incurred, or relieve us from 'i]
the pressure of a debt which 'C. C. C. ' j
has done more than all other men t*> ,
create and fasten upon us. ! w
It might seem invidious to charge the ',.
principle responsibility upon the Chairman
; and the writer would not without ;
the provocation of the letter he publishes j v
j have assumed so emphatically that it I
^fairly rested upon that individual, had j A
I he not so disinsrenuouslv souirht to mud- I
die and confuse the question, by making!
scape goats of the solicitor, clerk and j *
sheriff. A word in regard to the first | *
and last of those officers, will show how :
erroneous is the assertion that their fees ^
are changed in any manuer by the ruling i
spoken of. The lees of the solicitor are i!l
legally fixed, so much for a trial or bill j :u
found, so much for,a rule granted, and i
so much on a bill ignored or entered nol. ! 1
pros. The same is true of the sheriff. J
He has a fixed sum lor making arrests, j .v
a fixed sum for dieting prisoners, and for !
mileage, and no judge has power either i .
U> give tlie.:C officers larger or lesser fees, :.
than the law provides. And the )
ruling affects the clerk iu but one partic- t
ular, he has the fee for taking the affida- ! m.
vit of a witness in more than one case, as g.,
witnesses arc hereafter to be paid but for . fr>'
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Ige 3Jaher (if a resolu^
it is luitrue nl$y bceo.' on that state
a^iry.)-- cajole or doc- isidered com pi
; but they will coat eive the taxpa}
fXK) spent fur r,a inue to think tha
the repairs ofieb alms house; $5,00
ds to buy lLy ,e Courthouse; hur
re to run aad oor farms," hundred
$2,000'peT maintain a "free ferry'
Ige 3 hi bet . annum (which we trus
the seryj may find,a way to rule out
ncidbs" of the board of count;
D0U9T commonly called "Count
cou- .oners;" are part and parcel c
'j& afy 'debt,-'And that the court am
b cers living or dead, are not alto
er chargeable with the grievous pub
burden of $34,000, as they might hav
jen to a certain extent, had they receiv
ed the money on tho checks which th
I' 'chairman'' has so kindly issued to then
during four years past, but which the;
j still hold unpaid, as a part of the count;
I liability. In conclusion, in justice to S
i D. Gilbert, Ksq., junior member of tin
board of commissioners, it is proper t<
say that lie disclaims having had part o
participation in the getting up or passagi
j of the equivocal resolution above cited
, He hasenjoyed (?) the honors and emolu
rnents of tiie position but a brief iuterva
and therefore has no doubtful record t(
obscure or hide, by creating a smoke
even if he cherished that dispositior
! i anmu f/\ Kni'a li.J It 10 cahi ai? f a all
t Y> JL11L. LI ?T VvjLLI O IAJ IUL4 IliO IU V Li
tragc in so remarkable an effort.
A ery Respectfully, II. G. Ji'PD,
Nov. 4, li>72. Clerk.
[Written fur the Beaufort BetcdlicaS.]
THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE.
Bv A. ok Still wood.
' Do not, scorn her Jea ^to?think of the pooi
girls feelings!" Tims spoke Mrs. Alnsworth to hei
beantiful but haughty niece. The advice was quite
too lute, for already the red lips had been curlfd, tin
imperious words spoken, and the. poor sewing gii!
was^gone?trudging 011 her lonely way, aud {hinkiu.
how hard it was to be pour and to hart feelings too!
' Scorn her? why I am u?it aware Aunt that 1
iooriwil her; fruol felt the contamination which the
presence of these canaille ever bring, I l'elt, also, the
natural impulse to speak the few wonls that would
Toonest rid mo of her company. Feelings?' said the
lieirqss, impatiently,"why aunt, these horrid creatures
have no feelings, as we understand them. They live
in miserable attics, eat stale fotrJ, and herd with the
dregs of society; they aspire to nothing; but the
lower animal instincts rule them."
"Jeauctte," replied the aunt, speaking calmly and
sadly "Your sentiments, to say the least, shock me i
that the daughter of my dead, noble brother, should
thus sp ak, is keenest pain to me. Where could you
hare imbibed these wicked, soul consuming ideas?
Are not these beings of one blood witu its? Have
not the brightest angels once walked this earth in
poverty and shame? Is not the eternal curse reserved
for the rich and proud, and the purest blessings
for the humble poor? 0! Jeauettc do away
with tfcit sin if you would desire the favor of
heaven!"
With these words the hot blood surged into t ie
beautiful face?the dark eyes flashed in auger, but
'only for a moment?Jeanettc respected the wealth,
If not the principles, of her aunt?and thus for once
sue withheld tile suarp, bitter words that came so
easily to lu.r tonguo.
A few days after the last visit the sewing girl was
again announced. Mrs. Ainsworth sat alone i 1
Jeanettc's chamber. On the bureau lay pt arls and
emera!i-i, and other gems, which the fashion loving
giil had left in confusion, after selecting a pure oi?ai
set, and hastily leaving to greet her favored beau,
Frank St. John. * * * * *
"Is Miss Germain at home?" asked a sof', timid
voice.
"No, dear," was the reply, in a tone that at once
went to the heart of llic ;>>or girl, and dis. ii atosl the
uneasy constraint which had rented on iier face.
'I have brodght her work, ma'm, can you receive
it for her?"
"Yes, certainly, I will delivci it carefully. Place
it on this table," said the lady touching one neafher.
The girl begun to place piece by piece upon the
table. Neatly folded, beautifully made ganueuts.
Mrs. jkfnswyrth sat watehing the sweet, pensive la
the frail, symmetrical figure; a refined gr.t.a- lingered
in every movement, and found a continual resting
place on her face.
Pre the last garment was laid awav, thoughts had
drifted, with winged speed, into Mis. Ainsworth
mind, then nestled into a centre and deveiojiod into
a plan, which she somi divulge I. For a long while
Mrs. Ainsworth had bean seanhiilir for a middi.'
a'jj< (1 woman, to whom dm could confide licr houso.
hold all'airs. Might not this young creature liil the
place Sir felt sure there was a place, in her heart
for just such a nature as this, for with her extended
knowledge of the world she had divined much lha'
was revealed ou the girl's expressive face,
"i? ven dollars and ?ixty eeuts is my price for fliis
work, vviil you oblige me by handing this aeeount to
Miss tiermaiii and tell her I will return to-morrow
at 1) o'clock for the money."
.Mrs. Ai us worth laid the bill in Jeanettc's costly
I s!:, and then requested the girl to remain a few
moments longer. ' You have not told me your name,
tear, and 1 like to know always the names of those
1 address," .->aid the gentle voice which seemed to
>>s>es.i the power to brighten the face of the sewing
girl.
".My fame is Rose Berwick," was the reply.
eil Mi.?> Berwick 1 have something to say, which
ivill doubtless appear as strange us sudden to you. I
im not given to impulsive movcme.it und yet this
ipp-ars so, unless one knew its intricate mental con-htsioiis.
1 doire a h >use keeper, one who will sve
iial others will attend to their duties; I wish, too, a,
ar as is convenient, thu' she wifl be a companion to
ne. Have . ou any knowledge of such duties, and
vould you lik- to assume them?"
A strange sunshine si tuied let in upon the hithcro
(tensive face. Very beautiful she seemed to .Mrs.
tiusworth in this n w light. For a moment both
at s si, tlit'ii the girl's voir broke the silence.
"1 can do anything about a house?my mother
aught mo all, but she used to command herself. 1
till be thankful if I can obtain the place you offc.V'
When Miss ]{ rwick left she spoke an almost lovisg
good nioruing to the lady, then bounded on her
.ay with a joyous heart?never thinking once ot
.or'// orjt 'i"'j* * * * * *
"Ah! how beautifully this is written! I know it
a?p nil.d by MisslMjiaKerircid'saristccratic hand j
leu ,< 1? Ut.il odious sowing yiil.?to presume t<>
i k- an account against me; why did nut the*
renti?r?; wait until my return?"
"Jt audlc f"
\)?\ Aunty, i for."it \o.t were.hero?excuse tnc, I
as thinking aioud?"
"Which I.i r?Mir thoughts rule us," said the
.tint. ******
Itosc Berwick hud, indeed, to bid adieu to a jXAir
itic room, and food not so fresh and dainty, as that
n the Germain table satisfied her appetite; then
itfi whom else could the poor igirl associate but the
-called dreys of society ? yet, many a bright gem
one amid the rough dark ways of her life, many a
jwer shed its sweetness on tli air, in tiie crowded
ly of the "working jaople." She was heibdf one
the glittering jewels that hcl;ied to brighten the
vuspi these w<ary toilers, earth-fomaken cn/uiille,'
id many a pure ray w as rcllcctcd upon her, where
rtId poverty, it was least expected. * *
'An' they tell me you're otf to-day Rosle, an' faith
ouut with my 'anda from the suds to shake yer own
ud and to thank you my blissid childer for all as
u'se been to me. Indade your vary wools has been
gould, an* may the holy vargin keep you."
The good wotiuu shook Bose'a hand and was gone.
"Wecl Jtosje be you gien pu soon ? ganguwa w(
:h folk wlio will teach you to look dow n on us a' as
jbamo for you to ha' feeti."
"Going away, but nevi r to forget you dear Mrs.
inton?the last friend my mother lnul."
"(ruivj we rirh j<Akf Ah! ltosie, I ha' thought
inyatime, your comely, gl*csome ways, was P?,!
ud for 114, an* 1 think itotc, may he, you're toy good
than as \rjrich, an' perked up, an' iirgettni'that \
Vis b? Ac. vh-huer-.r n? or ncfcrfcKW tV I
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m
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tj. [ there, as lam sure I have not despised my poor
. j Mends here for tjieir plain on?fc." fa.
- *Nac,nae, aud\hat is a' true, re will belittl^Rosie
J- all the same I might ha' ken. But I mou say good
tfc bye?good by, au' mind we now, if e'en ye tire o*
^ them, bear in mind Jeanie Benton, and your same
little room. I wo'd t jru the queen o' England out
1" for the like of you!" WithNhcse parting words the
g landlady left, wiping the tears away with the corner
() of her coarse cotton apron.
"Some flowers Miss Kosie?father sent them to you.
He says he'd come but you know he can't walk?he
j says, may you be blessed with,the others as you have
becu a blessiu' to him." Kosie put the few JRtfe
blossoms away?precious offering from a niau, weary
y sufterer, whose life she had striven to brighten in
if some of the spare moments from her work.
J In two weeks more Mrs. Ainsworth reached her
lovely home on the blue waters of a brightly shining
1 bay. Hero a delicious life opened before Rose Ber>
wick. The precious moments were laden with
g wholesome employment, with charming recreations
_ in the garden of rare flowers and plants, or drive3 on
the beach, in the woods, or in the city near by. Much
6 of the time, too, was spent in the quiet parlor, in
1 conversation with Mrs. Ainsworth, or in reading
wii h her some of the choice literature from her select
library.
^ Day by day Mrs. Ainsworth watched the sweet girl
. and nott ' with delight the pure, elevated nature uux
folded tn word or deed. She saw, too, in all of this
the cunning work ot a mother's care?the pure lesJ
sons instilled, had taken root, and would bloom for
i* all time. "Ah! so well done that there is nothing
2 left for poor me to finish," exclaimed the kind lady
to herself, one day when in several instances she had
marked the high character of her loved protege. * *
Swept aicay in. one hour. Poor Jeanctte, poor, poor in1
deed! The letter informing-Mrs. Ainsworth ofthe
j total lass of the Uermain property was still in her
hands. She sat bewildered and stupificd. Rose Ber'
wick was seated on a low stool, busily engaged with
1 sewing. Few words had passed between them at
. any time concerning Jeaijette. So disagreeable was
the recollection of the subtle, soul-consuming pride
of her neice, that Mr?. A i as worth found but little
pleasure in recalling her to mind. This unexpected
affliction caused her to inetnetnber that Jeauette was
the daughter of a beloved brother, and the first impulse
of the aunt was to open wide her doors and
heart, and shelter the now penniless girl from the
storm.
But Mtsi Ainsworth weighed well, even her impulses.
In a merciful, christian spirit she considered
her course of action. It is seldom gratitude goes
hand in hand with imperious, relentless pride. Jear
u rtt.',.as a matter of course, would accept the offer ot
r a pleasant home, l^ut never onco entertain that deii.
cate, grateful emotion which would so naturally
. spring in a purer mind.. This, Mrs. Ainsworth kuew;
[ still the fact of itself could not have deterred her
from rendering aid in the hour of need. Another
and powerful view of the case presented itself. What
[ but experience of poverty could eradicate those bftk,
fui ideas of her niece? "Yes, let her be a sev&tg ytrl'
or anything of the kind?let her feel the sting of
[ scorn, and behold her old friends pa*>s her by with
, scarcely recognition 1" In considering the effect of
, alfoflhis, .Mrs. Ainsworth quite forgot to indulge in
sentimental pity. To seeJcanette "elbthod and in
her right mind-'?to have the hydra beaded monster
.-lain with one blow was a triumphant thought to the
woman, who yearned more for the soul's good, than
the body's ease.
When Jeauette read her aunt's letter her black
eyes blazed in rage and mortification. She gave vent
to strong words, albeit the room contained no hea.en.
Twice she rvad : "2 scarcely know whether to c<>?yralvdatc
ywi my dear Jeauette, or to offer yon my eoadole
ice. J r/ntxt wait first, to see, whet her the loss of foitune
proves a curse or a blessing. Let the issue be
what it may, you will fiud me ready to prove your
friend."
"Wait! wait! and to-morrow these doors will in;
ckaed upon mo?to-tuorrow I will lie?a i* gjCr(
No, 1 will die iu tl.o street first,but what shall I do? 1
people were leaving the pavilhons, a
negro woman walked into the well. Mr.
Cla. k, of the circus employees, jumped
in a'ter the woman. A large lamp which
had been placed near the we.' was upset
and knocked into the well. The woman
was soon enveloped in u flame that destroyed
life. The men were hadiy hut
not seriously hnvned. A colored man
was also slightly hurnM. The woman
was the wife of Silas White, and had no
children. Mr. John Kohiusoti, as soon
as he heard of the heartrending affair,
called at the Messenger office and left
twenty dollars for the purpose of defraying
the burial expenses.
?Mary Ann Boker, daughter of a
New York millionaire, who married
her father's coachman, died yesterday
in a hovel in Washington. The inquest
disclosed signs of violence, but the :
woman died from protracted di6sip- !
ation,
An Oregon sheriff attached a show in
that far away country the other day,
and while tackiogupa "sale" notice on
the elephant s hindquarters, which the
< llical mistook for a small baru, the j
animal swung his tail around and now
when that country wauts another 1
sheriff they will have to elect one.? j
TtiuxcUlc Press. j ,
TO WKRfflAI\ml
Tire Sch<?oner iiiok tha, ( apt. >l B. Trevett,
having been put in a No. 1 order, McrcLaiiU and
other* can
save
Money <>n freight and coo<Li by giving Capt. TRE- ,
VETT their orders..
M O NT E Y
has not been spa mi in placing the BERTHA in condition
to supply the wantsol' shippers. Time and '!
1 . xj a b o n
will not be considered when for the interest of his ,
customers.
Orders for freight or goo<b to or from Savannah
promptly attended to.
capt. >1. 15. trevett,
Oct 31-.1t. Beaufort, S. C.
QUARANTINE. f
i
Office ov the Health Officer, ) e
Beaufort, S. C., Oct. 30, 1.S72. J t;
Notice to Pilots and Musters of Vessels. ^
By virtue of a proclamation of His
Excellency Cromnor K. K. Scott, all
vessels arriving' at this Quarantine Station.
from ports north of this, having ott
Urnrd horses or mule*, will remain at J
Quarantine until boarded and examined i
by ?hc Health O^.-er.
i- ?? K?? M V-j j -
1
lj I il ^ -> ,
The Finest Assortment
of
NEW FALL GOODS.
:<r
JOHN COOPER,
33AY STREET,
Begs to announce the arrival of the best and cheap*
est stock of
DRY GOODS,
Millinery, Clothing, Shoes, Ac., Ac., that has ever
been brought to
BEAUFORT,
and is adding to it *
BY EVERY STEAMER,
It was impossible to mill a resting place in 1110
society of her former aristocratic frieiuls. The cold
pity and slights that met her at every tuin a ero uu- (
endurable. There . c'med to the worn and wretched
girl n > haven of test except w'th Ihat e!a.?? she had
so lately regarded with such merciless >c >ru. At last
t<i them she appealed, and forttinat ly there wo*
work and shelter, with a feeling of peace, Jean -ttc
nover expected to enjoy in contamination with the
poor.
Six months had wrought wonderful changes in
Jeanette. Itebeliious, vindictive?yet a light was
breaking in?a softer place was in iter heart now t?>wards
those who like herself were battling with poverty.
This loosening of one deep-rooted vice lessened
the hold of others.
"I will go to her now, said Mrs. Ain.swortli?she
has learnt the lesson in this time, if it is in her nat
ire to learn it."
It was the propitious moment of change. The
true and loving aunt saw with deep joy the effect of
a seeming calamity. She hoped now for all tilings?
witli It'we Ikrwiek fir a companion, wliat miglu not
be accomplished in tlie distorted heart.
There were three now in (he home on the Pay
Then were two hovering like niinlsteriiig spirits,
around one who knew not how tenderly they were
striving to "lift !.er up!"
A STRANGE CASUALTY.
A Woman Burned to Doath?Two Circus
Men Badly Burne<l.
The (loM.-boro (N. C-) Messenger says
a most cli.strcs.siug affair occurred on
N^edne.nlay night last, the evening of
the perforin a nco of John 11 >L>in.sori\s
Circus. There was an old well near the
place of the exhibition, and while the
Dress Goods.
*
A fine assortment from the finest to the cheapest
Alpacas.
Blac k and colored
Shawls,
In every desirable style including the opera and
polar,
Cheap.
Hoslory and. G-lovoa ^
In Great Variety.
Domestic Goods
of every description at the lowest market prices.
BLANKETS, COMFORTS, QUILTS.
FLANNELS, CALI GOES,
TOWELS AND TOWELING
: DIAPER, TICKING, DRILLING,
LONG CLOTH, MUSLINS,
PLAID AND STRIPED HOMESPUN^
Brown Homes puns
nil qualities.
A Good Article at 10c. per Yard.
White Goods,
Nainsook, Cambridge, Jaconets, Plain Plaid and
Striped
For Men/si Wear.
? :o: ^
'Clothing
-!5 v
By the yard?a large assortment commencing front
20 c. per yard, N
Clothing i
Ready Ma le?a fine assortment ,
Very Cheap,
Shoes?
The best lot of slio^-s in the market for Ladies,
Go its and Children, at
Low Prices.
Millinery Department,
Superintended by Mrs. COOPLU, is fully supplied
with the latest styled
HATS and BONNETS, Itllti.oNS
and FLOWERS,
CHIGNONS and LACES,
TRIMMINGS Ac., A., Ac, *
Abo the making tip for
WDDHR m\ KVF^HG PARTIES,
to all of which tha public are respectfully invited to
tall and ?ee.
the
EEAUFOET
EOROLOSIST!
P. M. WHITMAN,
WATCHMAKER & ENGRAVER,
VayoN Ritildiiig, Ray St.
"IT'nLL GIVE HIS PERSONAL ATTENTION
U to tin* repairing of Watches, flocks
a it (I.? e wt I vy Ornamental and plain Engraving
done at short notice.
Gentleman having tine watches can test
tlnon at this establishment bv one of
HOWARD A CO S V'tJO REGULATORS. jati.4-1
JACOB APPLE
Is i>[h iiing Ht his
Ucw Storo
A splendid xtsortmeiit of
CALL A AII IV I ITER GOODS
Drew Gondii in ail the LATEST FABRICS, compris?
FRENCH roPIJNS, elegant
FRENCH AND ENGL Sil MERINOES,
DRAPE DE NIECE.
PLAIN STRIPED JAPPANESESILKS,
FA NET .1A Pi 'A S1 v. E SI LK<
JAlTANliSE I'OPi'LINS,
Bill I.LI ANTS.
ALPACAS.
BOMBAZINES, ^
SATINES, m|
All the latest styles of
Moui'nins Goocla.
A splendid assortment of WHITE GOpDS, such as
Lucts, Embroideries & Handkerchief!'*
ITNK BItOCIIE SHAWLKS,
OPERA FLANNELS, all colors.
ENGEH k AUSEICA1T HOSIERY.
F.2ADY KAD2 CLOTHING.
AND
Mcm's Faiiiiiig Goods.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
BRT'tsSKLLS ANI) INGRAIN CARPETS, RIGS,
HATS, 01L CLOTHS.
BLANKETS TCOMFOSTS.
IK LA KM, SATCHELS, VALISES,.
GUNS, PISTOL AND CUTLERY,
Lnd a thousand other articles to be bad at this
TRST CLASS HOUSE.
BOAT FOUND.
PicKEI) UP adrift in Port Royal
Iarbor a cab-streak boat 20 feet long,
?ainted black ou the outside. The own*
r can have the same on proving proper
y and paying charges, bvnaalving to
V Rrow.v, Trial Justice, Hilt>rtfe?t(?r
Hilton Head, S. C. Oct. 25, 1872.
SAWYER WANTED.
I mm CLA^S SAWYER CAN
A have a permanent situation at tho
tot Royal Sail mill, by applying at once flj
^ A ^