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GEO. P. KOWELT, A CO., HEW YORK AGENTS.
Tli3 Larg33t Bsaa' Ifiio Cir:uhtion.
Sheriff sates 'and atl other official atlTerUsem
*?ts of general interest to ci? irms
of this Ctwsttjr, will always be
found la the BEPLilLTCAN.
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ONE HU3DREI) AM) TEN GUNS,
Tho last spike on the Port Royal
railroad was driven at the four mile
post, near Augusta, at seven o'clock
on Friday evening, and at ten o'clock
on Friday night the first through
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train from Port Royal was welcomed
in Augusta by the booming
of cannon and a general jollification
among the officers of the road and
the promoters of the enterprise.
Friday, February 23, 1373, commenced
a new era for this section
of South Carolina. 0:i that day
S. C. Millett telegraphed to us
"Friends in Beaufort thank God
with me. We came through in our
own cars;" dated Augusta, Georgia.
For yoar3 tlw freedmen of the Sea
Islands, dated all things from the
"day de gun shoot." They rightly
associated their freedom from slavery
with that November day in 1861,
ancl wo will as certainly date our
prosperity from the day which
placed us m direct communication
with the great West.
We wish it were possible to assemble
all those to whose sagacity,
foresight and enterprise wo are indebted
for the inception, the progress
and the completion of this
work. But death has robbed us of
some, while war and its misfortunes
has scattered others. Geo. P. Elliot
lived to see his darling project
in the way to realization?how would
ho have exulted now ! It. J. Davant
has passed away so recently
the road in which
he hid taken so deep an interest
was at least assured. Yet it would
have added to our pleasure to have
had hiui to rejoice with us.
Those of ?is who remember the
first meeting in favor of the Tort
Royal railroad held in Beaufort after
the close of the war cannot but
remember how more than doubtful
was the prospect. AVe thought it
would do no harm to talk about it,
but the proceedings were looked
upon by many as nearly farcical.
There was one there who was in
earnest?'lead earnest. S. C. Millett
was asked to address the meeting.
He surprised all by the extent
of his knowledge of the subject.
All agreed that it was necessary
to the welfare of this region,
none denied the advantages of our
O
harbor, but few shared his faith in
the certainty of its completion.
Yet that meeting was really the re
vival of the Port Rjyal railroad
project, and we are glad to feel that
wo were not among the scoffers.
From that day to this his energy
has never tired, hjs efforts have
never intermitted, his hope has never
faltered. To hiui more than to
uil others put together wc owe our
present success.
The road will not he open f< r
through business for about two
weeks yet, asihe newly laid portions
are to be ballasted before being subjected
to the strain of traffic. Hundreds
of car loads of freight wore at
once tendered to the road. Letters
offering business have been received
every day since the opening. The
indications are that the road will
have all it can do. By the -Oth
jjpt, two through trains per day
will be arranged for a : ! tv. > night
freight trains. When ready for
business a grand excursion froth
Port Royal to Augusta will be announced?
The PrcsM ut Be,'lines.
The following letter was sent in reply
to an invitation sent through Senator
Sawyer to the president desiring hiiu o
v'slt Beaufort:
Kxucrnvr Mansion,
Washington, Feb. 22.
DEAR StR:?The Prcsidcut directs ine
to acknowledge the receipt of year letter
of the 20th inst. and to express, through
you, to the citizens of Beaulort, his sin?
?: L .1 i._ 1 ,
cerc thanks tor i^icir wisu mat ue uugm,
visit their city, lie regrets very much
that he may not have the pleasure of
meeting them, as it will not be possible
to depart from the route decided upon
s aud keep other eugageuieu*?.
I aru sir your obc. .-civf.
0. K. BABCOC::,
Sucre, a ty.
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CQUSTY FIXA9<$&% 11
i
The treasurer reported last week to the
oanuty commissioners that he had collect- ]
ed and disbursed county funds as follows: (
County {checks received for ,
taxes, $3,376 7? (
Jury and witness tickets received
for taxes, 1,003 3$ ]
Cash receivedJbr taxes, 5,930 34
Total county taxes collected. $10,310 45
Paid to jurors etc.. last court. $ 1,349 35 |
Coanty checks paid, ' 1,055 93 |
Balance on hand, 3,215 09
The commissioners issucd.checks upon
.this reported ba'atiec as follows:
\V. Wilson, sheriff, $229 50
II. <x. Judd, clerk, 312 75
Republican, . 110 70
15. Franklin, watchman, 10 00
, P. Mnfeey, 30 50
W. M. French, 40 75
Standard, 30 50
John Brodic, poor, 77 00
C. E. Boll, solicitor, 210 00
George Holmes, sheriff, 35S 32
J. Rivers, . 12 00
George Holmes, sheriff, 74 88
^ 55! ,505 40
It will 1)0 fcc n (liat.$l,oS0.11 of the
county taxes were received in county
checks an 1 jury tickets. The trea urcr
was, we believe, authorized ly the commit
ioncrs to receive three mills of the
tax in e unity i>ni?er, ahd cannot therefore
he banied for this illegal act. Dor it was
undoubtedly ju t as illegal to take old
cheeks then as it is now.
The trea urcr dues not include in his
statement the amount collected from the
o:;c mill tax lor the poor and the one mil'
for public bui'dings. The amount in the
treasurer's hands from this source amount
to about $1,000. What disposition
is to he made cf this money? Wc
hoar of an attempt to legalize its collection
by an ex post facto law, hut have
not yot seen the details.
CSTAVc received a call this week from
\\. Iloolcy, E-q., local editor of the Colleton
Gnzitte. lie tells ns that the Gazette
is soon to be printed as well as published
in Wulterboro. The Gazette continues
to go for F. Judas Moses, hut to
abuse so invulnerable a man is like pouring
water in a sieve. Everything that
could he said about Frank's private and
public character has already Wen said
and the result is that he is the chosen
i . ... i ... i i .., i.i: ,v
m um;iru uuarcr ui uu i'^uunun jjui w
of South Curoliua and governor of the
state. IIolv Moses!
Ttyr?i
A Parallel.
Christ once said 'ile that is without
siu let him east the first stone." Whereupon
all the mob scattered without slinging
any stones at all. Very much the
.. Anno state -of feeling seems to have Leon
prevalent in the IIousc on Thursday last
when it came to vote on the credit inobi'ier
matter. Very lew wanted to utitg"
!y condemn or expel some for doing what
would, if abandoned, make the office of
M. C. of very little profit.
The Salute.
Upon the reception of Mr. Millett's
despatch from Augusta, Davenport hunt- i
cd up a cannon, which looked as if it 1
might have been left in Fort Charles by ?
the Spaniards. Under his supervis on
one hundred and ten rounds were tired in
honor of t lie completion of the Fort Hoyal
railroad?one round for each mile. The
tiring took place on the green in front ot ,
the Ukitulican office. Several panes (
of glass and a b ake oven suffered, but j
when we are happy, da . n the expense.
?
A Destructive Tornado.
nn rlioOl^f ill S. ihlillf fin. 111.. !l Oir
uado of tremendous power pa- oil over i
the lower portion of S'. Helena i land. 1
On i?. i>. Goodmau'fj plantation the |
wind expended its greatest l'oive. The ]
dwelling house two stories in height, :JG
x tO, was lifted l'rom the underpiiiiugaad
carried a distance of Iwelve feel and cutire'y
wrecked. The bake hou e, where
Mr. Gooduiau carried on a large bn iuess
was unroofed and damaged beyond repair.
Mr. Goodman's family fortunately
wa? absent on a visit, lie ,va< in the
house, but when the h-eiscv.as l'alliug lie
jumped into the entry-way and o caped
Jmrt by almost a liihacle. The loss suffered
by Mr. Good, tan is very severe,
coming as it doc? jast a> he wa< making
ready for the spring pluming, lie cannot
repair his'a-, e for 1 s ban Sli'O!).
Several m 1? >. and i orn bouses
. in the neighbouring d were destroyed*
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\ Skylark in a Gale.
The fvh loner <S'%? /j7r left l>n!l River
on the tt h with a loa 1 "i phn-phatc for
Baltimore. On the morning11" the t
bo experienced heavy gales from the
south and southwest, with a very high
sea running an i v< -v! la'auing heavily.
At eight a. in. of that day the ve> el was
found to have sprung , alid all hand
were put tov.oik at the pumps with the
ve8 el so:: n!!:i un 'or d-molc reefed foresail.
On the t--d the wind moderated
! and at It) o'clock p. m. oflho tiitd passed
j Cape Hat torus, the wind again blowing a
g-.le from thesouMiwc-1, and increasing,
with heavy snow xjuallu and very heavy
seas. During this storm hurst fbretop
sail carried away loh^throat halyards
nil broke foregafl". Took in all the sail
except main -Jl, under double reef.
Weather ex.n. snely coiil and otiicers ana
1 rix'W entirely exhausted from working
tiie pumps; schooner still labored very
heavily and obliged to heavo to under
close reeled uiuiusaih At this time water
was increasing in the hold.
On the 2.">th,at 11 p. m. lost one of the
chain plates on the starboard side uud
broke the holts off. A sounding was
made and two feet of water f'ouud in the
hold, although the pumps had been
working steadily three days and nights.
At six a. in. hoisted Hag at half mast,
with the Union down, uud at ten o'clock
the steamship Montgomery from Now j
York for Savannah hove in sight, and
I took the officers auu crew off. By that 1
:imc the vessel had three feet of water in
he hold, and /raining on the pumps. The i
officers and men wore thoroughly exfiaustcd,
and the captain states that all
A' his clothiDg and personal effects were .
either destroyed or est. The Montgom- ]
- ry then took the schooner in tow and ]
brought her into Savannah on Monday i
last.
JtesTOn Wednesday of last week, the
bark Oncco, loaded with lumber, from
Savannah for Callao, while at anchor off
Tybee Knoll, was discovered to he on
lire. She was scuttled to save her. She
is now lying in Cookspur channel, with a
party of men at work on her. As soon
as the scuttling lias been repaired and the
vessel relieved of water and part of her
cargo, she will be towed to Venus Point
and a survey held with a view to having
l>cnnanent repairs made immediately. It
is thought that the cargo will be discharged
and fold, having been prettythoroughly
damaged by fire and water.
CSaTSo far this has been colder than
any week of (he winter.
Silent.?Charleston and Savannah
papers are singularly "mum" in regaid
to the completion of the Port Royal railroad.
Another Justice.?Alfred Williams
has been appointed a trial justice for this
county, lie lias nl-o been appointed secretary
of the sinking fund commission.
Alfred seems to be doing well for a bo'tor.
Rfsionep.?P. P. Kzekicl has resigned
bis office as warden of Beaufort, in accordance
with the directions of the president
forbidding TT. 8. officers to hold any
positions under the states.
BSfSenator Smalls has been elected
chairman of the sinking fund commission.
Tt is aid that a thorough investigation is
to be made into the past dyings. It will
be found that the fund is not only sinking
but sunk.
j^"Our exchanges are full of accounts
of damage done by flood*. There is but
one wish in regard to the weather?"dry
ll
up.'
#?*Tho steamer Clin?. S. Hardee was
sunk four miles below Savannah on the
2Gth ult. Six mcti were drowned.
Cold.?On Tuesday night iec made in
some place in town an inch and threcqnrrters
tliiek.
Rkai>y for sr.mmf.o.?Mr. Conantis
expecting a schooner load of 450 tons of
ice. lie is determined not to he short of
ice this summer.
- Those Proceedings.? Wehave been
prevented by accident, from giving the
vcrbation report ofthc proceeding.- of l lie
Countv Commissioners, promised in last
week's paper.
Runaway.
Walley Green, was runaway with by
Lis steed on Tuesday. On turning the
corner opposite the Reitdlican office
the wagon was upset tind Walley spilled
out, greatly to the damage of his phyiognomy.
School CertiIlea tcs
Treasurer Holmes liirn been beseiged
:dl the week by teachers and other hold*
L-ys of school claims. The township taxes
in many cases have been exhausted and
the state" quata is not yet available, so
that many have been refused payment.
F. Hard, of Mercer. Pennsylvania,
died at the* Sea I-land hotel, on
I'lie-d iy night last. He arrived in Beau*
fort about ten days ago. for the benefit of
his health, hut steadily failed in strength
until his death. His brother-in-law Mr.
McLeau took the body north on Thursday.
?3" Col. T. UC. i'aruielej siieeial commissioner
of elaims for South Carolina,
has been in town during the week taking
testimony in the claim of J. C. Mayo,
wood riii'l other stores tak* nhy Sherman's
Army during the war.
Temperatures of February.
The following shores the range of the
thermometer during tlir month of Fehuary,
observe-.! at 7 a. m.:?1st, 40; 2d. 42;
:> I 44; 4th, 50; 5th, 50 *, 0th, '54 ; Tlh, !
50; 8th 50; Pih, 42; loth .">4; 11th 44; '
12th, 62; 13th, 48; 11th. 41; 15th, 52; I
ICthoS; 17'h. 52;J8t!i, 50; I (Jt h, 54;
20th, 52; 2li,t, C2 ; 22d, ?S; 2.'id, 40;
24th, .'12; 25th, o<; 2Gili. 41; 27th, 52;
2- th, oO. Average temperature of the
month, at 7 a. in., 17 degrees. It will he
observed that on only one morning did
the thermometer mark the 'Vo v.ing point.
?
B?9uThe senate credit mohilier committ
-c reported in favor of the expulsion of
Mr. Patterson of Xew Hampshire.
She riff's Sales.
Ou Monday last the sheriff sold the in
terest of A. J. Harrison in a traCv 01
land situated on Corker Swamp, 142
acres, to Mercer & Anderson lor
Foreclosure.
The interest of J. F. Ciiaplin to a ;
plantation on Halls island, ta 0. W. ,
Chaplin, for $.'450. Foreclosure.
The interest of David Ilorton, in 100 )
acres, at the suit of Thos. Harold, to ;
Dewvitt ?fc Morgan, for $225. At the i
risk of former purchased, S. A. Horton.
The Isaac Jones tract near Black
Creek, 241 auges, toF. Jolitison, lor S.J80.
at the risk of formed purchaser. S. A.
ll??rton.
fiaT" County. Auditor Langley was
brought before Mr. Carleton on suit of
W. J. VerJier, to compel him to alter
the assessment of certain property. Mr. j
Lapgley waived an examination and gave
[tail to appear to answer at the next tunju.
of court. ^ !
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MInature Almanac.
f\ jTTIi; I Sun I Son proonlH. W.|H. W J
< I M | itis-.vl S.-t*. | K & S| lift. !at liar
7 Friday I 6...20j G...Olj 2...17J 2...07 2...I5
8 Saturday ~ 0...13 6...04 1^21 3...18 3...20
9 Sun lay 6...18; G...04 S...58 4...1G 4...2G
10 Monday ~7.~ G...I7i 6...05 1.7.iw ~0~O8 "TTTCO
fi Tins,hy " 6?.16i G...06 5...14 6...57 ;
l2 \Vcdnwday!^; 6...15 G... G S..A'2': 6...33 G...45
i:i thuWdayZZI 6...UI 6...07 Rises. ' 7...1.V 7...24
moon's phasks for tiik marcu.
First Quarter, 5th, 8 hours, 6 mill. evonnitig. ?
Fu!l Moon, 14th, 12 hours, 25 inin. morning. 1
I/ist Quarter, 21st, 3 hours, 0 niin, evening. /
New Moon, 28th, 7 hours, 35 inin. morning. '
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Personal. :
Gen. Smalls and the members of the f
legislature from this county returned ]
home this week. c
Mr. Hubbard, long ohief state consta- 1
ble, has been in Beaufort for some days. 1
An Error.?Some weeks ago we J
stated that the Referee, of Charleston, a
was amo..g the papers publishing the acts f
We have learned that we were inisin- }
formed. t
? j
C?, Alex. II. Stephens was elected to t
Congress from the 8th (August) district {
There was no opposition. I
Mr. Sumner is the oldest Senator in j
continuous service, having entered the (
Senate for the first time in 1851 as the ,
successor of Daniel Webster. Mr. Cameron
is the oldest in years. He will be (
eighty years old if he lives until the term
expires in 1879.
The Last Xile. 1
Concerning the final completion of the
Port Royal road, the Augusta Comtitu- '
? ~ t
tionalist says: The last mile of the road
was laid yesterday. The distance he- !
tween the rails from cither end gradually I
lessened as the sun drew near the we-t- t
ern horizon, and after darkness had fallen (
by the light of torches glaring fitfully, the
last was laid and the last, spike was driv- j
en?which connected the Atlantic and J
the waters of the Savannah. The irons <
from this and the lower end were con- |
neoted at half past seven o'clock yesterday
evening at the four mile post from
this city, and at ten o'clock last night? !
welcomed by the booming of cannon? ,
the first train on the Port Royal railroad
reached Augusta.
Judge Macon B. Allen.
a ,
Macon B. Allen, the newly elected
judge of the Inferior Court is 55 years
old, and a native ofthc State nflndiana.
He is a colored man of light complexion, ]
and is said to have Scotch blood in his .
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YCillS. in: L'niliiiiciituu inu it OV1IV/W1
teacher, but, shortly giving unthat voca- '
tion, he removed to New England, where !
he studied law in the office of the Hon. i
Lcuiuel Feswnden, at Portland, Maine, j
and is said to have been the first colored (
man in the United Stages to gain admission
to the practice of law. lie practiced 1
for many years in Boston. Massachusetts, i
which place he left l'or South Carolina in (
lsfis. IIo is a highly respectable colored
man, of temperate habits and courteous
bearing.?Charleston Acta. 1
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SotiTTlrrn Claims. <
Washington, D. C ; February 27.? '
Southern claiinauts are indignant over '
the report of the Senate Claim Commit- I
tee for reporting the House bill without 1
any recommendation. The result is that 1
the bill goes on the calender and remain '
there unless some Senator urges action, 1
and no one seemed disposed to do this. '
Claimants who have incurred considers- 1
ble expense and braved the odium of ;
proving their loyalty complain bitterly. 1
?The Orangeburg Neics of last week I
has the following: l
On the plantation of Mr. II. P. Dunbar,
in Barnwell County, S. C., on th?- 1
Port ltoyal Railroad on light sandy soil,
one mule made 15,000 ibs. of cotton, (30
bales), and 400 bushels of corn. The land i
has been planted for years, and manured '
highly with stable manure, cotton seed,
etc. This crop -was manured entirely
with home made manures, excepting ouc
ton of commercial fertilizer. At $SU per
bale for cotton, $1 per bushel for corn,
and ?1 per hundred for foJder, the gross
value of this one mule crop is $o,840.
NEWS ITEMS.
?Snow fell in Columbia on Saturday
morning, followed by sleet, continuing
all day. Quite a heavy snow storm prevailed
in the northern counties.
?The I'rogrexxtce Afjc states that Saluda
river at Kinsrd's and Bouknight's
was impassable on la. t Saturday and Sunday.
Higher than known for someyears
before.
In consequence of the freshets in the
Sautcc river and swauip the managers of
the Northeastern railroad on Thursday
last deemed it prudent to suspend the
running of its trains beyond that point,
until at; opportunity could be afforded of
determining the safety of that portion of
the road. The trains resumed running
ou Tuesday last.
?Advices from Society Hill and Cheraw
arc still unfavorable as to the freshet
in the Pee Dee. One day last week the
mail carrier and Mr. Waddel, in attemping
to cross the river at Society II ill, lost
one of the mail bags and escaped, by extra
exertion, a watery grave. So states
the Southerner.
Mrs. Putuiun, whose hu band was
killed by Foster, the car-hook man has
signed a petition for the com mutation
of lfls sentance to imprisonment, for life.
The Loui-anti case has been left by
mi . r i _ a.
congress wmiout action. juc pre iuuiii
will support t!ie Kellogg Government.
?The bill to i crease salaries passed
congress. It gives the President $50,000
a year; the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, $10,5*K); the Justices of
the Supreme Court, Cabinet Officers,
V ice-President and Sjieuker of the House
10,000, and the members of Congrc-s
including the42rd Congress, $6,500, but
abolishes mileage, stationery aud all
other allowances.
?The Presidcut has not positively
abandoued his projected Southern tour,
as has been stated, if, as is not improbable,
the Senate gets through with the
executive action in u week Jor two, and
there is nothing elso of importance to require
his presence in Washington. The
President still hopes to be able to go
South some time during the spring.
B4DF0RT AND THE SEA ISLAM *
of it
and
Tlie'r History and Traditions. nen)
clas:
NUMBER EIOIIT. fttei
lube
BY J. A. J. 11
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In 1733 a ferry was established between wej
Jort Royal Island and the main land, j^J
then called the Indian land, and after- .
rards erected into Prince William's Par- ,l ei
sh, as I ha^ already narrated.) This in a
erry was located at, or very near to, the lC(n'
irescut crossing of the P. R. R. R. It ?n
onnceted the plantation ofCol. Samuel
iMoleau, ou the island, with that of ^
rhomas Inues, on the Indian Land. The ,
joint at which the landing was established
in Port Royal was then known as Putter- w
on's Point. The Act establishing this
erry, provided also for one over Combaiee
river, whence two roads were ordered ^
o be opened; one to Purvsburg. on the ()
Java .nah river, and the other to the
ibove mentioned ferry. Thus we see that act'
it that early day the Provincial authori- c?"
ies saw the advantages of our harbor, 0 1
ind the importance of facilitating the arc
neans of communication between it and
:he inland settlements. This ferry was 1,11
ivailable only when the tide was up, in n,u
jonscquence of the cxteasive marshes on Y>'s
the south bank. This great inoonvcn- 0 1
ience was not so sorely feltwhile tbc only .nt8
jouris of the province wore held in Char- lts
COE
leston ; for, the residents of the Indian ^
land could readily reach that point by
private conveyance, overland; while '"j'.
those upon the islands found it equally
igreeable and convenient to go in open
boats, by the inland passage,?a mode of a5'
travel very common among them, aud
continued until the ad vent of steam boats
imong us, about fifty years ago. The inhabitants
of those islauds in the immediate
vicinity of Char.cston, still use their
wet
bouts for that purpose. .(
In 1785 was passed the "Act for estab- jQ
lishing county courts," &c., which was ge(
soon followed by the erection of an eco- for
Domical modest court house of wood in wj|
Beaufort. It stood near the centre of ]j0
the public square, in frontof the market. U)0
Hie remains of its foundation were visible jn
within the la t quarter of a century, It ^
was accidentally destroyed by fire on a wj,
Fourth of July; but whether before or |)0,
rfter the erection of its successor at Coo- fut
jawhatchic, (in 1789,) I am unable to ?
jay with certainty. I believe, however, pat]
it was not bnrucd till 1804. Our patriotic
ancestors were wont to commemorate u v
that national holiday with much of "the
pomp aud circumtance of war and a mo<
rocket is said to have taken a course, as "ur
jiratic as we may presume that of its
managers to have been, after "a Fourth
)f July dinnerand thus to have caused
its destruction. The presumption is
luite legitimate; as it was, by no means, ^
i rare occui re nee fur the holiday soldier,
like Sir Lucius O'Trigger, in the play, "to Mr
50off half cocked." Thislittldtfigressiou Pa>
Iocs not serve to put out of our view the jP
ugnificant fact, that "the day we cole- j?
brute" is fast passing into oblivion. Hup- rot
py those patriotic forefathers who, having ma
battled for frocdoo, thus honored the an- u '
aual return of their country's natal day;
ind departed hence in the lull assurance, $p
[hat they were leaving a joyous inherit- da;
snce to their sons! Had they survived
to behold the impoverished condition of
their country men and their country,
would they not think their anniversary mi
celebration "more honored in the breach rej
than iu the observance." ? tin
I have mentioned above, the removal cn
of the site of our Court House in 1789- SUI
This was done for the accomodation of 'or
the residents on the main; the Act of ')('
1788 reciting, in the prcamable. that, 81,1
"sundry inhabitants in Beaufort district l',;
on the main have by their petition reprcscntcd
the great difficulties and ineonven- be
icnco they experience from the court hUl
house and gaol being on the island of c''
Port Royal; ho it therefore ennc'.ed" &c. Pa
'? > -i -? > i'i 1: 1 .1... I.i!
Hlie mis cnange oi locaiiuu rcocvcu uie
people on the main from "ih: great diffi- !,r
culties and inconvenience" of which they J'1
complaiticd, it served only to transfer a"
them to thoso residing on the island; so Kr
the necessity remained quite as imperative
as before for a better regulated ferry,
and the people of Beaufort especially experienced
this need. In IT'.tf therefore,*' jjV:
a company of one hundred porsons was ^
incorporated "to makefile comtuuniea- |n
tion between the island and the main ex
'safe and convenient,*' under the title of
"the Port "Republic Bridge Company." IM
This company expended large sums of crj
money and bestowed much labor on the an
enterprise ; but in 1H)1 were so far fro ''lJ
its eompl tion, tlu.t it was deemed ueces- *tM
. cn
sary to obtain from the legislature, per- |,r
mission to use & ferry until auch time as dr
the brult/c should be completed, This !?'J
privilege was renewed by Act of Assembly ^
in lbUo ; the large and unwieldy company tol
of one hundred having,! n 1802, grunted fbi
a lease of lifty years to William Elliott,
Francis Saitus ."ad others. This new or
ganization was known as, "the Lessee #-'r
Company." The term of fifty years was ' jj
subsequently extended to five hundred!
In 1800 -Mr. Elliott became the sole pro- dii
pnetor, and with his ample means, dirco- fis
ted by his sound judgment and iudomi
table energy, had soon (surmounted all
obstacles ; and had opened a convenient
hope lerry" to the public, having built |
substantial causeways on both sides; tj,
which, together with the width of stream, 18
exceed a mile in length. tr?
l
The late Hon. Edu aodRhett, having Cy
tested the value of sea-shells as a cover- sp
ing for our streets, g.uring his long ad- ex
ministration of the intcndancy, conceived
the idea of getting cou.rol of the public Jjl(
road, and having that shelled also, as far in;
as the ferry. lit found enterprising co- it_
adjutors, und in 1853 the 'Tort Royal *1
Road Company" was organized with a
capital of $25000. The franchise of the _
ferry was purchased from Mrs. Elliott, j
and the road thoroughly covered with
shells. As the first, and only president j
le company, he put forth, in behalf
s interests, that pcrserving energy
power of endurance which so emi- gr
Lly characterized him. Though a jr
sical scholar of elegance, with fine th
ary tr.stjs, and engaged with the fir
>rs of au extensive legal practice which 27
lost men, would have been burden>- ch
e indeed; yet, his phyisical powers tu
e very considerable. In the midst of c0
lie duties, as Intendant, Senator, and 0f
head of several associations, fiscal, th
ary and agricultural, he accomplished, cc
, short time, the herculean task of 10
ering the entire roadway with shells, yj
rendering the ferry thereby, "a pay- ^
institution." He faltered in nothing lu
ch he undertook. To crown all this, w
i good man found ample time and
mdant opportunity for acts of un- jj
tried beneficence. tc
lut to return to the Court House: It bl
i supposed, at the time of its removal, ^
t Coosawhatchie would bacome a town
10 little trade and iu>i>ortance. Indeed n
ere the war of the revolution, glowing t]
aunts had been Bent to the mother Jj
ntry. In one of the earliest numbers ^
he London "Gentleman's Magazine" h
celebrated, in verse, the lovely scei e< tl
the "banks of the Coosawatchie." a
b lines are anonymous. The stream is ^
rigable to the bridge for very small w
sels, which is as much as can be said n
die Seine at Paris. The unhcalthful: *
is of the country, however, prevented P
development; and so poor was the ac- y
inuodation for those in attendance on a
i courts, that it was quite a common ?
ictice for those from Port Royal and J
acent islands to go up in their boats, r
;ing their tcnts_nnd such camp equip- t
5 as they were wont to use on excur- *
us for fishing and hunting. About (
ty years ago, the court house was again
uoved Gilli.-onvillc, fivo miles farther, t
s chosen as a suitable place; and as far t
health was to bo considered the choice '
s judicious enough; but it was, other- (
ic. ill suited for the purpose. It is now (
the very best place. Though not the c
jgraphieal centre of the county, Beau- !
t is the most important place; and j
h th? facilities afforded by the Port (
yal railroud, it is unquestionably the i
ist accessible. As our town iucreascs f
........ . f
Dusiness ana population, mere muss
a growing disposition to visit it,
ether for pleasure, trade or other purges.
We sec indications for a bright
,ure before us. J
Pur worthy aiav.it or* la the txub rauce of their
riotboi, endeavored to suUtitoU.- thU word for 1
ival," wherever the latter occurred in our midst; (
kitneax, Port lte|ml>lic liland, I'ort licpuUic riv- 1
Port Republic (treet. The 1 attar vu retained uu- j
the republican Tax CominixTniers had it rered.
Could they not cudure the Lmrlevjuc? When f
forefathers proposed the substitute, Kepublic aud ]
iiiblican had, of course their 1 ^itimate signifi- i
on*; what tueau they now? "2'e?<p?ra muJantur
ui" tie. '
?
Death of Francis Warden,
Francis Warden, .aged sixty-seven i
trs, died in Paris, Prance, January ^3. '
. Warden was for thirty years the '
rtnerofA. T. Stewart, of .New York. ;
iding in Parish and purchasing for the '
ji. iMr. Warden cotunicnccd business '
Boston, but failed in 1S47, and wa9 '
:ouimeuded to Mr. Stewart as a sales*
in. llis ability soon obtained for hiin 1
partnership in the house, and he was 1
it to Kuropc to do the purchasing for lie
leaves a fortune %,tiinatod at 1
0,<KK),U;K). His wife died just three '
ys previous to his death.
- - - - 1
ItolicT Contemplated. I
(V Washington letter says: "The couittee
of ways and means have agreed to
>ort favorably the hill which refunds 1
i proceeds oi sales of lauds in the South-.
j States against which taxes were asses1
aud not paid. This hih has been bec
the committee lor a long time, and
an pressed at each session of Congress
ice the war. The bill now provides
it the taxes and cost, of sale he deduc- |
I from the proceeds, and the difference ,
refunded to the owner, who, where
ch lands are oecui)icd by bona fide pur. i
users, must execute a lease to the occunt.
The amount to he affected by the
II is about S7U0,(XH>. The so.-tsion is
obubly too near a close to admit'of the
-cu?ion that uiu-t ncces:arily toil.-w,
d the hiil may go over to (lie uexiCuiies>
for that rca-ou."
Doing the Dunkof I-higtajid.
Disclosures ofa moststartling eharaeter
-peering heavy forgeries on the Hunk of
igland have just been made public,
it; bills of the hank have boeu sueccs-lly
counterfeited to a large amount, ati
tensively circulated throughout th
umry. Many of the most eminent
ms in London have b ten victimized
d have suffered serious lo-s. The forgies
were largely in Hoth.-child's name,
,1 will i? l?.li..vi..l niiinimr f?I :l mil
hi dollar*. Through the l>ilis di.-eoiin-. I
I by tlit? bank a largo a on mot of Amcii- |
m bonds have been lituiued on the
fits of the forgery. Twenty-five hmied
pounds reward is offcrered by the
thoritics for the arrest of Frederick
arren, an American, charged with
untcrfeiting Ainerican bonds to the oxtit
of and also with the bill
rgeries on the Hank oi'England.
?The deficiency bill now before Cones*
contains an appropriation of ten
ousatid dollars for the introduction of
ad into the rivers and lakes of the
nited States, to he expended under the
rcction of the commissioners offish and,
heries.
The (Quality of Cotton.
Much attention has been directed of
,e to the comparatively poor quality of
e cotton crop for the current season of
TU-.'I, the great disproportion of the ex;u?e
low grades among the cotton that
is latterly been marketed, and tlicdiffijty
of disposing of them. Our home
"fti .il.ln (n iki> thorn tn anv
tent, and shippers will not touch theui
cause the demand abroad for the poorqualities
and short^staple cottons is
3t with the East India pro<luct, and bei
excluded from delivery on contracts
lias been a serious question what to do1
th them.
I write you to certify that I have used
ft. Simmons' liver regulator in my
aiily with complete successJ.
W. D. BUiD.
J
The Credit Mobilier investigation, the V
eatest farce of the age, which ha? 1
aggcd its slow length along duriug 1
is whole session of Congress, was I
lally disposed of on Thursday the a
th inst, and the committee dis- J
larged. Mr. Sargent offered a substi- ]
,tc for the resolution reported by the I
mnnttcc recommending tire expulsion
OikcsAmes and James Brooks, to
te effect that the House condemn the
mduct of these gentlemen. A motion
lay the whole subject on the table was
jected by a vote o|F 52 yeas to 164 nays. J
lr. Sargent's substitute was adopted by M
vote or 115 yeas to 110*nay?.. Ilie reso- *
tion condemning Mr. Ames* conduct
a* adopted by a vote of 181 to 36, most
'the loading Denue-als vot'ng in the '
jgative, The resolution censuring Mr
rooks was adopted by a vote of 174 yeas 4H
> .32 navs. A motion to lay the prearale
to Mr. Sargent's resolution on the tale
was lost by a vote of 78 yeas to 131
ays, after wbicha vote was taken on the
reamblo and it was rejected?yeas 98,
ays 113. Mr. Speer, of Pennsylvania,
len offered a long preamble and resoluon
reciting the evidence taken before
re Poland Committee in reforence to
fon. W. D. Kelly, and declaring that
e deserved the u qualified censure of
ie House. Mr. Kelly then took the floor
nd made a brief speech protesting
gainst this effort tothus strike him down
ithout an opportunity td"be heard by
dtne^sorby counsel. Gen Butler deouneed
this attempt to censure Judge
Colly when he had not a proper opportunity
of defense. Finally the whole subset
was laid upon the table by a vote of
eas 117, nays 76. Mr. Stevenson offered
resolution censoring the conduct of Mr.
Inmuel Iloopcr, of Massachusetts, for
lis connection with the Credit Mobilier,
ut the House. by a Vote of veas 75 to
lays 108, refused to consider the resolu- i
ion. Then, on motion of Mr. Sargent, ' \ f
he committee, of which Mr. Poland was
hainnan, was discharged from' further
on?iderntion of the /Subject.
But the most impressive scene was fcf- .j?;
er the votes on Brooks and Ames were
,aken. It was one over which "the Gods
liieht have smiled." Messrs. Elliott
ind Ruiney, of South Carolina, were two ?
>f the 32 who voted even against the mild ^
sondemnntion contained in a resolution of"
ensure. Mr. Brooks conspicuously lett
lis seat and went first to Mr. Elliott, anjl
n the presence of hundreds fn the rear of
Elliot's seat, thanked him at length and
miphatically* for the vote which he had
liven : he then did the the like to Representative
Rainev. whose seat was in a dur
ant part of the House.
Good Fishing in California.
What care the people of North Carolila,
South Carolina, Georgia nnd Florida
or the fish in the gold-bearing State,
vhen they have full store houses and
mmfortuhle homes? The last can only
ichad with the aid of a Door, Sash and
Blind Factory, and Builders' Emporium,
moh as is now in successful operation by
Mr. P. P. T-nlc, of Charleston; S. C.
Send for his price list. Scot free.
Two Hundred Houses in New Orleans
Bnrocd?Loss $250,000.
Nf.w-Oiu.kans, La., Feb. 27.?A fir* #
n the Third District this afternoon destroyed
neatly six squares, beunded by
Jlaudc, .Daupbine, und MandcviUe Stsind
Washington avenue. About 200
louses and their contents wero consumed,,
nostly small frame dwellings. The Det
loto school bouse was also destroyed;
Scarcity of water prevented the firemen
from doing effective service. ^ A high,
tvind prevailed. The lo*? is estimated at"
1250.000; insurance unknown. Abut 200
families are left homeless.
COTTON SEED ?
ONE HUNDRED BUSHELS ,
Pure FRIPP'S Seed.
C{ ELECTED BY WM. fripp.
I1ARDY, EARLY and productive,
YieMs 2S pounds Hut to tbe hundred.
r JUICE $'4.00 PK.K BUSHEL..
For Sale By
WAT2R30USE & RICEER. j
RE DE E M YOUR L,ABTPS? V
rgriiiE ,tn's ok congress and the reguJ6L
latlons of tho Treasury deportment In regard' .
l? tlio k-dmuption of laud- now in the possession of
I lie United States by reason of the Direct Tax Comini.ssfnnrn
sales, can tic bad at this office. Price un
cents. By mail hflecn cents.
WAJTTBD
A LOCATION FOB A SCHOOL.
A POSITION ON TIfE PORT ROYAL RAIL
( ROAD to locate a permanent Ural-Wan* school
f?r girl< of all ap-s. A healthy locality, and a moral
community rmjnind.
A ladv of ran* cotton- from tlic Wet, an experl
neel r-acherof South Carolina, and a gentleman
who ha? served in two large Seminaries, will engage
in tie -nterprfso.
So h a school will aid largely in biti'ding up a>
town, and will prove heiieficiai in various ways to a
( immunity. Applicants ploow addn-ss "TEACH.
hits." can of Editor, JIkal-pukt Kkpchucax.
ATLANTATION FOB SALE.
A 1*1. A STATION ON ST. HELENA ISLAND,
consisting of 17*> acres, nearly all clear-wi'and
arnbl -. suitnbl for cotton, with dw.JIIng and other
tmildlnga, will Ik- sold or leased on very reasonable
tcriu>. Apply to
J. G. THOMPSON.
n-?v.2?-tf Rcaulort, S. C. I
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS, I
S''IT.\RLE FOR THE CONVEYANCE of 1
land acquired at State or Natiuuu! Tax Sales
fbr sale at this office. tf.
N O T ICE .
Notice is hereby given that joiin
M. MURRAY. Pilot on Port Itoyal and St.
Helena Han ha- been suspenued for tbe terra of three
mouths from tli date of this notice.
By onicr, Board Commi?loners Pilotage,
M. B. TREVKTT,
feh.27. C. B. C. P.
NOTICE.
Colored Soldiers and SailorsAll
Colored Soldiers or Sailors or their
Legal Representatives,
Who have received notice fr?m the Treasury Department
that cortiG^Ua have been issued In settle me at
of their
CLAIMS FOR PAT, BOUNTY, PRIZE
MUkuuuy f wwtf,
and wbo have not received the amount* duo thrift
are directed In older to rpeedjr payment of tbesam.n ,
bjr this Oftco, and
Without Further Expense by Claimant*
to *end their Kahes, with Post Omci Addbjbs
to tbe - ^
Adjutant General, U. I. Arnajr, Wul?
ington, D. C. *
>*&
They abould also itate In
What Company and Boflmont tk* lrr<
vice WM rendaradt
K. D. TOWIIIIRD,
. n .
Wa* Pktartkirvt,
Adjutant ' nrral'i Ofto^^H ' * *
WaMnyUm, D. C., 1873.