Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, May 01, 1873, Image 2
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The Beaufort Republican.
71irRSDATr MAT h 1873;.
& B. THOMPSON, Proprietor,
j. a. Tiroaipsov, suitor.
scnscirirTioys.
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The Largest Bona nae uircuiauon. i
A WORD FOR SPRAGFE.
We don't wonder that Senator
Sprague does not care to invest
any more capital in South Carolina.
Wc havene doubt that he was sincere
in his intention to develop and
use the water power near Columbia.
Subsequent investigation, however,
convinced tho engineers that a dam,
lower down the river was necessary
give a satisfactory amount of
power. The canal as it now exists
is too long, would require too great
an outlay to complete, would be
subject to groat danger from floods,
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and would lurnisn ai uesi uut a
limited power. Careful investigation
proved these facts. As a remedy
it was proposed to build a dam
opposite the penitentiary. A bill
was framed and presented to the
legislature granting the right to do
this. Here was a chance to make
something thought the thieves.
Sprague's agent was told that it
would take a certain amount of
money to put it through. lie informed
his principal of the necessity.
Mr. Spraguc replied that he
would not give a cent for such a
purpose. The charter was refused
by the legislature, for no other
reason than that the thieves were
sure that Sprague had spent too
much on the canal to abandon it,
and that sooner or later there would
be a few thousands to divide amonjr
them. Again, Spraguc has watched
the progress of events in this
state. He finds state bonds issued to
~ 'li?
the amount ot sixteen minions, no
interest paid for three years, now
selling for twenty per cent of their
face. He finds the schools closed ;
teachers unpaid, every institution
of the state in arrears ; the obligations
of the state worthless. lie
sees a man as governor upon whom
every personal and political crime
has been proved; a man with the
training cf a parson and a pedagogue
installed as treasurer; a state
press tamed into silence with a few
crumbs from the table of the ring ;
a people composed of two thirds
ignorance and one third hopeless
submission or spasmodic kuklux insanity.
Over all stands a great
political party, sustaining the whole
fabric of fraud, ignorance and
tyranny.
Wo do not wonder that he wants
to sell out.
Silk Worms.
We took a look the other day at the
large family of silk worms raised by I'r.
J. A Johnson this season; about ten
thousand fat fellows were eating away on
the green leaves of the mulberry; they
arc of the Japanese worms, the eggs
having been procured through the
agricultural bureau. We intend to pay
some attention to the doings of these
emigrants after they go to work spinning
their silk cocoons.
School Apportionment.
Mr. Jillson has made his apportionment
of school appropriation. Beaufort
is down for 5?lo,511.00. This looks well
on paper. Last year the same amount
was assigned to our county. If we mistake
not the drift upon the State treasurer
is still in the possession of our then
county treasurer unpaid. The draft f >r
this year apportionment has been protested
for nonpayment. Even if we
should get this fifteen thousand dollars,
of wliieh there is little chance, it would
hardly paf the arrears due teachers.
5hr*Wc were visited on Tuesday in
our sanctum by Tilman I*. (! nines, of the
Workinf/maii, published at Columbia.
Mr. (iiiines is much interested in the
effort to induce emigration to this state
and is earnest in endevoring to ascertain
and spend the advantages offered to such
in South Carolina. Ife expresses the
utmost confideucc in the brilliant future
of Port Royal.
The Indian War.
The Modocs have apparently escaped
for the present, and are likely to commit
a number of other murders before being
exterminated. All the Indians in Oregon
and California are said to he on the war
path. The settlers arc arming and the
army is being concentrated.
In the mean time the Peace commissioners
in New York 'the other day,
bought 1500 dozen butcher knives, lor
the persecuted red men.
^BH^^^tf3),-Thc mandamus to compel the
ccrs of ilarnwcll county to rcMKBBI^H.v'lle
wxs denied by Judge
The Sale at Port Royal.
On Wednesday 'ast the first auction
sale of lots in Port Royal took place.
About two lnmdrcd people were present.
The bidding was quite spirited on some
of the choice lots, and the prices, as will
be seen by the table below, was quite up
to the value of city property in places
whose future is assured.
The lots arc very small, 2oxl00, and
this should be borne in mind in considering
the prices. We very much doubt
that twenty dollars per front foot, one
hundred feet deep, could be obtained
for vacant lots in the choisest situations
11 Beat fort. Very f w lots were bought
on speculation, the buyers generally cxnroKsina
<in intention to imnrovent once.
Since the sale a large number of lots
have been sold at prices based upon those '
obtained at auction. James M. Crofut,
was the auctioneer and it is right to say,
gave entire satisfaction to buyers and
sellers.
The Late Frost.
From al parts of the state we hear of
the great damage done by the frost of
Friday night last. In the up-country
the freeze was quite severe and the crops
were generally destroyed. Cotton, whercevcr
up, was killed. The fruit will probably
escape injury.
In the neighborhood of Charleston the
track farmers have suffered scverly,
especially in their cucumbers, tomatoes
and melons. On James and Johns
islands the cotton was badly injured.
About Beaufoit we have not heard of
any damage being done. The frost here
was very slight.
Tito Robertson DeMontniollin Affair.
The Savannah Advertiser is after out'
Representative again. It contains in its
issue of M nday last an affidavit from
Montuioliin, that Robertson did offer to
have the case ag iinst Montmollin dropped
upon the paymcut of 8*><X), and that lie
asserted that Gov. Moses had authorized
the proposition.
Fire in the Woods.
We learn that quite a large amount of
valuable timber was burned last week in
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Port Royal railroad. The long drought
has made the woods like tinder. From
every part of the state we hear of destructive
forest fires.
Forest fires in the neighborhood of
Whippy swamp destroyed the houses and
barns of two brothers named Bowers.
Fencing iu the neighborhood was all destroyed.
Two hundred pieces of hewn timber
belonging to Mr. Hoover were burned,
valued at $2,000. The fires spread from
the railroad to Salkchatchic swamp,
some seven or eight miles.
Removal.?The Times has moved
into Mi'lctt's building, opposite the
hei>r?u?an office. Its columns have
recently given evidence of some renewal
of vitality.
JfcaT J. G-. Thompson has been appointed
by Judge Bond a United States
commissioner for Beaufort county.
John F. Portcus was removed from the
position of commissioner for Charleston.
Railroad Ticsv.
We have heard that a contract has
been closed between a railroad contractor
XT V??l- Aimtati
Ill ill'ff J WI IV UIIU J'.UUW iiViV^VV JUtlKUU
one luillion railroad ties of yellow pine,
ci^ht feet in length, 7 by K inches, all
heart. They will bo shipped from Port
R oy al.
Personal ?Among those visiting
Beaufort during the last week was Col.
Jas. P. Low, for so long chief quartermaster
on the staff of Gen. liufus Saxton.
Edwin F. Gary, also connected with
the quartermaster's department here
during the war, revisited Beaufort for a
few days.
Hon. Jas. Brennan. the editor of the
Southern Celt, was among the purcharers
at the Port Royal sale.
Judge C. B. Farmer was among the
guest at the Sea Island during the week.
Ci.EAHr.n?Bull river April 2.5, Jtalion
Bark Lorenzo Yaleno Onetto master.
S20 phosph ite to Liverpool.
April 2:5, Br. schr. 11 ay line Mardon,
master 2f>U tons phosphate, to Swansea,
Wales.
April 21th, schr. F. St. Clair, Stutman
master# JO tons phosphates Coastwisp.
A ST110XG SOUTHERN COMPANY.
The only southern life insurance company
doing business in New York is the
Piedmont and Arlington, of Yirgi .in. Under
the management ofCol. W.C. Carring.
ton, it is having a most successful career.
Few companies north or south can show
so good a business, relatively, of last year.
The increase of new business in Is72
over 1ST I was 412 policies, $124,824
amount at ri.-k, and premiums,
Its total income receipts were $1,250,904,
and it is distributed among tbe widows
and children of policyholders the large
sum of 02f>. Since the beginning
of the new year the rush of business lias
been greater tban ever, the number of
policies taken out in February alone
being 425 and the risks on them being
$1,000,000. All this is evidence of the
high estimation in which this company is
heiil in the south, and that indorsement
is sufficient to satisfactorilycommcnd it to
the patronage of the people of other
sections of the Union.
Whose Handsome House is that?
Such was the inquiry of the traveller, as
he passed an unusually well-finished residence
not many miles from h ere. The
style of the sashes, the clearness of* the
g!a?s, the beauty of the blinds and doors,
tbe neatness of thccolumns and balusters
around the piazza, the perfect proportion
of the brackets and mouldings, all struck
the traveller with pleasure and admiration.
All the above vrero furnished by
Mr. P. P. Toale, of ^/Charleston, S. C.
PORT ROYAL RAILROAD.
Annual Meeting: of Stockholders,
A meeting of the old stockholders was
held at the the Sea Island Hotel, at 10,
A. M., for the- purpose of nominating
four candidates for Directors. Dr. Cook,
was called to the chair. On motion it
was resolved to appoint a ^committee of
three to make the nominations, and the
President appointed Col. -Martin, B. R.
Bostick and Mr- Branson, as such committee.
They reported the names of If.
R. Cook, J. C. Davant, Geo. Waterhouse
and B. W. Lawton.
On motion of Dr. Lawton, a committee
consisting of Dr. Lawton, J. C. Davant
and Major Martin was appointed to
draw up resolutions expressive of the feelings
of the old stockholders at the final
completion of the road. Adjourned to
meet at 41, p. ta.
The meeting reassembled at 11} o'clock
at the court house.
Dr. Lawton call the meeting to order.
The committee to ascertain the num
ucr ur MlillW ICIJlUSCIibCU) l&put bvu, umv
48,904 shares were represented in person,
and, 4G,4U8 by proxy ; total 95,312 shares
being a large majority of the stock.
Total amount of stock issued 120,000
shares of ?25 each.
The report of James Applcton, president,
was read by D. F. Applcton, of
New York, annexed to the report were
the reports of the committee of inspection
and the chief engineer.
Resolutions were adopted to accept
the report and ratify the action of the
president and board of directors. A
motion was made to reconsider, which
motion was laid upon the table.
A motion was made that hereafter the
directors shall furnish the stocklio! lers
with a printed copy of their report at
the annual meeting.
A resolution was offered to proceed at
once to the election of a president and
twelve directors, but Mr. Apoleton icade
a suggestion, which was adopted by the
meeting, that in order to facilitate business,
one person should be appointed to
cast the vote for the entire body, provided
that the names of those he voted for
should be read at the meeting and no objection
raised.
Mr. Aj plcton was appointed to prepare
the ballot, which he read as follows:
President.
Geo. F. Jackson, Augusta,
Directors.
D. F. Applcton, New York,
R. E. Robbins, Roston,
John P. King, Augusta,
Josiah Sibley, Augusta,
W. F. Herring, Augusta,
W. W. Clark, Covington, Ga.,
T. P. Branch, Augusta,
W. K. Jackson, Augusta,
M. P. tnvnll. Aucrusta.
IF. R. Cook, Beech Branch,
JJ. W. Lnwfon, Allendale,
J. C. Pavant, Allendale.
On motion of J. C. Davant, the liomi
nation was accepted by acclamation.
Mr. Jackson assured the meeting that
he felt highly complimented, and would
pledge his utmost efforts to make the
road a success.
At the suggestion of Mr. Clark, Mr.
Appleton read a letter lie had received
from Capt. II. A. Gadsden, London, former
commander of the Arayo. lie said
that ship owners were anxious to know
whether Port Royal could guarantee cnigos
immediately in ease a steamship was
sent there.
The Capt. was sure that with direct
steam communication with Europe, the
growth of Port Royal was an assured fact.
In reference to the capacity of Port
Royal, Mr. Appleton said that ho had
been assured by Capt. Boutclle. that vessels
could run into Port Royal with tlio
same draft of water, at low tide, as they
could run into any other South Atlantic
port at high tide, and such a statement
showed the relative capacity of the port.
Mr. J>. C. Wilson spoke of the growing
tendency to build large steamships
for freight, drawing from twenty live to
twenty six feet, as smaller vessels could
uot be run profitably, these new vessels
could not cuter any other port on the
South Atlantic const, with safety. Sueli
could he profitably loaded with phosphates
and cotton.
Judge King was requested to speak
with respect to the railroad connection.1
with the port.
In the course of his remarks lit
said that as soon as direct couiiuunica
tion with Europe was assured at 1*011
Royal that an immense western c.\portation
would commence. He believed that
were a steamer advertised to start from
Port Royal for Liverpool in thirty days,
that she would go with a full cargo, and
that another would be lying ready in the
dock long ere she could return.
In regard to the railroad connection
with the Georgia road, Judge King, said;
that that road had no intention of giving
to the Port Royal road any special privileges
or preferences over the other road?
centering in Augusta. The Port Royal
road didn't need any other advantage.5
than those naturally belonging to it.
All other things being equal the Port
Royal road, as being shorter to either Savannah
or Charleston and as having its
.,tl.nffpi- linrfc than either of
tlicm. would always take all the business
it could do. In pursuing the courscdndicatcd
tlie Georgia road would best subserve
her own interests, those of the city
of Augusta, those of the general public
and those of the Port Royal railroad.
lie again returned to the importance
of a steamship line to Kuropc. He would
be willing to offer sufficient inducements
to such a line as would sccuro them
against loss and furnish an incentive to
develop the advantages of the port, by
contributing an amount of stock in the
Port Royal railroad now hold by the
Georgia railroad. He suggestoi that
otherstockholders on the line of the road,
and owners of property at Port Royal
would also be willing to contribute to the
,?auic end. This was assented to as a
I
measure of progress by Mr. Applcton
and others.
D. C. Wilson asked if coal could be
cheaply brought from the interior to
furnish stcamere with fuel.
Judge King replied that there was 1
abundance of coal at Chattnooga, and ^
that it could be readily transported to (
Port Royal. 1
J. G. Thompson pointed out' the im- 1
portance of a connection with Cincinnati j
via Edgficld, Abbeville, Anderson, tlic j
iilue nidge railroad, tiirougn nauun gap *.
and Knoxvflle. The Bine Ridge road J
was never in a fairer way to bo rescued j
from the thieving politicians. Several \
millions of dollars worth of work had been done
on it already, and it would now prob ^
ably pass into bands of men who would ?j
build it. Its early connections with Port ,
Royal was certain and the arrival of 1
through cars of Cincinnati bacon at Port
Roval was predicted within three years. ]
Mr. Clark drew attention to the fact
that Port Royal was now in direct communication
with St. Louis, the greatest
city of the continent at no distant day ^
St. Louis could send her grain to Eu- ^
rope from Port Royal and save 280 miles j
of railroad travel. Simultaneously with (
the cotton press must be built the grain
elevator. So great was the pressure of ^
the grain movement that every outlet was
eagerly sought, and Port Royal would
certainly ere long lie pouring the holds of ^
ship full of corn and wheat.
Soon too, the imported goods now sent J
to St. Louis in bonded cars from New '
q
York and Boston would come to Port j
Royal, thence to pass over our road to j
the "West. Immigrants, too, could here
reach the West through a mild climate 1
all the year, and save the expense and ]
toil of 280 miles of railroad travel. Our 1
advantages only ?nccd publicity to be *
seized upon by waiting commerce, j
Brief spccchos were made by J. G.
Thompson, D. C. Wilson and Geo. (
Waterhouse, in recognition of the claims
ofS. C. Millett upon the gratitude of j
the stockholders for his industry, perse- (
verance and faith while working in the J
interests of the road and the port. Rcsolu- ^
tions were adopted expressing the thanks {
of the meeting to Mr. Millet^ in accord- i
ancc with these views.
Mr. Clark moved that cither Beaufort
or Port Royal be indicated as the headquarters
of the company. The speaker I
had become so attached to the comfort I
and pood living at the Sea Island Hotel '
that he preferred Beaufort. It was how
ever-directed that Port Iloyal lie indica- <
ted, as (hat would probahl.v soon include >
Beau'ort.
It was directed that a blank page in '
the minutes be dedicated to the mentor- *
ies of J. C. Davant and Geo. 1'. Elliott, 1
fo long identified wiilj the history of the
road.
The meeting then adjourned.
THE FOOD (JUESTIOX.
We gather some intercstinir facts relating
to this subject 'from the advance '
sheets of the volume on ''the industry 01'
the United St*to?, Ninth Census, 1870," ,
soon to lie issued by the Department of
the Interior. The classification of lands
is an improvement on our former reports;
as, for example, instead of the old divisions
into "improved'' and ''uniiii- ]
proved," the acres are given under the
several heads of the following coinpila- (
tion:
Acres In farn--'5n Hi" t'ii}t"d Ptifrs ISS.PCI.ftW ,
Ditto in woodland 17; J
Dittoother unimproved ri?J/it?,7K
Whole mini's r? of acres in farms 407,73.r>,041
An absiract of the principal crops gives
the following result in bushels :
Wheat 287,743,626
Uye, tnirlcy and Duckwlicut 06,5(1!,*21
Out* ...... 782,N7,157
Indian corn 760,941,5(9
1;W7,230,I5S
The amount of farm wages paid during
the year (1S70), including the value of
board, was $310,280,285.
Of other large products were :
Potatoes, hcan and peas hushels 170,795,529
Itice pounds 75,635,021
Hutter .do. 514.092.083
Cliecsc .do. 69,492,193
Honey ami maple su^ar do. 45,116,460
Mola*ses and syrup gallons 25,564,469
AVlne do. 3092,320
I'M III* SllgUr
! Swim', tliocji and cattle number 6.1,497,790
Milch cows. do. 8,935,332
1 Milk gallon* 23.V><W,r.90
Hay tons. 27,416,04ft
Value ot slaughtered aniiuala 4806^936^376
Value of orchard and garden |>roaucts (IS,'134,4 IS
! The superintendent says that with so
| great an expanse of territory, a vast
omission of value in the gross has been
' unavoidable.
The est imated cash value of farms is
i $9,2f>2,803,8Gl. and of farm productions,
( implements and live stock,$4,30'J,G63,5.>4
Less than one half of the area of enclosed
farms is under cultivation, and
less in the whole than ouo-tenJi of the
; national territory.
, Ofthc total vast product here exhibited,
the proportion of nearly three
fourths is raised in that most fertile part
: of the globe the Mississippi Valley.
The nspec: in which these figures most
praticallv concern us is in connection with
our inadequate means of transportation.
In spito of our sixty-five thousand miles
' of railroad there is an ciFectual blockade
t of food products broadly over the West,
in the barns and sheds of every farmer
j not near a highway; and consequently
there is perpetual waste and decay.
' Hence the high pi ice of flour in the
East?$14 a barrel, and everything else
in correspondence. Hence, also, the high
cost of living in England and Western
Europe, which depend on our "American
Aile'* to supplement rhcir short
years, and which must do so increasingly
uitini, flm f'lilnro nf flinir input khu'iiv
I Hut for 'lie excessive freights charged by
a few gigantic companies who control the
: transit from the Mississippi Valley to
the Atlantic coast, our shipments abroad
would swell to an unprecedented height,
so sensitive have European factors and
governments become on the food question
generally. The supeintendcut of the
census puts the matter in a strong light
s when be refers "to sueli notorious facts as
corn sclii'-g in New England at ninety
cents a bushel, and being burned for fuel
in Iowa; wheat selling at$l .loin New
i York and for forty-five cents in Mincso.
to; beef bringing seven dollars a hundred
on the hoof in the East, while cattle
are slaughtered for their hides in Texas"
Sinco our former articles on this subi
cot, announcing the completion of two
new roads from the West connecting
with the seaports of Norfolk and Port
lloyal, we arc advised that an air line
road is in construction from Memphis to
Sclmn, Alabama, and thence to tno har- 1
bor of Pcnsacola; and that other con- i
nections arc advancing to utilize the liar- ,
bor of Brunswick on the Florida coast.
This diversion to the southern ports, if
carried on vigorously, ought to relieve '
the nothcrn transit and give ns the great i
staples of food at a reduced price. ?Xew .
York Evcnuxg Fosl?
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SALES AT PORT ROTAL.
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K*nv* of Purchasers. ?- Anorxr.
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* 55
il Dhily & Co. 9av? Ga. 44 21 $">00.0
V V Gill , Allendale SC, 53 3 520.01
T V Gill, " ? 53 4 520.0(
3eo Gage, Beaufort 53 5* 410.0
) II Denning, Augusta 63 0 400.0
Fohn Qgmer, .Savannah 53 21 230.0
J B Thompson, Beaufort 53 22 310 0
> L Wiggin, " 63 24 205.0
? L Wiggin. " 63 25 205.0
3 W Furber, Port Royal 53 28 275.0
f G Thompson, Beaufort 63 30 300.0
? ? 63 81 300.0
?* E Wibler, " 43 89 375.0
Y EEa3terlinOr'brg 43 38 315,0
ilrs F A Whippcr, B'ft 43 87 380.0
\ H Gleaves, ? 43 10 325.0
" " j.3 9 325,0
ras. Odell. M 43 8 310.0
* ? 43 7 310.C
I. Yf. Barker, Augusta 30 20 180.0
' " * 80 27 180.0
" " 3(5 25 180.0
Y. Fowler, Savannah 30 29 270.0
? ? 30 30 270,0
3. W. Barker, Augusta 43 20 205.0
.1 A* n- OAS A
" TO
" ? 43 27 205.0
Y. J. Gooding, Beaufort 01 1 275.0
" " 01 2 275.0
I II Gleaves, " 01 5 215.0
i* E Wilder, " 01 0 235.0
} W Reardon, Sumter S C 01 9 245.0
" ? 01 10 245.0
'asBrcnnnn, Charl'lonSC GO 20 270.0
50 19 270 0
" " CO 18 270,0
?? " CO 17 270.0
P D Mernaugh, " 61 16 225.0
J W Rcardoa, Sumter S C 01 20 510.0
" " 61 19 510.0
TO Mayo. Beaufort S C 01 . 18 315.0
Tenry Schroder, Savannah 02 1 505.0
P D Mernaugh, Charleston 01 17 270 9
i Anderson, Georgetown 02 3 205.0
lobcrt Smalls, Beaufort 02 5 250.0
" " 62 0 250,0
?E Wilder, " 62 8 200,0
" 02 9 260.0
'LWiggin, " 02 10 230.Q
1 Anderson, Georgetown 02 4 265,0
J M Wallace, Beaufort 53 8 316,0
" 63 9 f 315.0
Mm Rick, " 02 25 210.0
? " ?? 02 20 2100
leorge Gage, " 62 29 215.0
? " " 02 30 215.0
rohn CHoops, Augusta 02 2 350.0
r F Schroder, Savannah 71 20 325.Q
leorge Gage, Beaufort 71 18 210.0
'. Garcy, Savannah 02 21 410.0
2 W Barker, Augusta water lot 1050,0
7 B Meyers, Gillisonville 71 17 210.0
leorge Cage, Beaufort 71 10 100.C
1 G Judd, ' 71 10 190.0
?? ' 71 9 190.(1
,l " " 71 6 160.0
" " 71 5 100,(.
? C 0 Driscull, Savannah 71 1 220 0
f H Wilder, Beaufort 71 2 100.0
? Uoscally, Savannaii 01 21 225.0
? E Wilder, Beautort 01 23 125.0
} F Harrison, Port Royal 01 31 105 0
(Irs F A Whipper, Bea'ft 01 32 145.0
" '* til 33 145'9
2 D Winters, Port Royal 01 34 100.(1
I G Nicliol*, Beau fort 01 35 160.(1
J W Reardon, Sumter SC 01 40 575.(J
" ? 01 39 20O.(i
" " lil ii9 im/.u
II I) Winters, I'ort Ro al 'il 37 150.C
IIG J mid, lieau'ort 02 3H . 215.(1
62 37 21>.u
? '< (52 13 250.(1
? 02 17
Z W Furbcr, Port Royal 124 20 loO.f
124 H? 1I5.C
? ?? 124 13 12Q (
E D Winters, I'ort Royal 124 17 Mi.C
124 10 (;<).(
M W Williams, Beaufort 124 15 60.(
J McGregor " . 124 14
? 124 13 60.1
11 FBctguman, I'ort Royal 124 12 C0.(
? 124 11 OO.O
J McGregor, Beaufort 12 4 10 55.(
H) Gorman, I'ort Royal 124 V fiO.t
li D Winlera ' " 124 1 lfiO.t
" " ' 124 2 n0.(
? '? " 124 3 50.(
'? '? " 124 4 f>0.(
TV \\ Frost, Augusta 121 40 140,(
124 39 55.(
" " 124 38 ?> ">.(
124 37 05. (
E D Winters, I'ort Royal 124 30 00.1
124 85 50. (
E Hubbard, ?' 12 4 34 45.C
? " 124 33 50.(
E D Winters, " 124 32 40.(
" ? 124 31 40.(
W W Frost, Augusta 124 1\ 140.(
E D Winters, I'ort Royal 124 22 llO.t
*" ? 124 28 70.11
" " 124 24 80.(
E W Ilarbcr, Augusta 122 20 205 0
CONCERT OF ACTION.
We have received the following from
subscriber. We heartily commend i
suggestions to those am ong us who ai
deeply interested.
Mil. Editor.?I have read you
editorial published some time back, n
lativu.to the supincucss and want <
concert of action on the part of tli
inhabitants of ?t. Helena Parish, Deai
fort District, as to the redemption <
their property sold for taxes during tli
war. Now that the Government seen;
disposed to do something for us, I agrt
with you that they should try by concri
of action, what can be done in the mattci
It seems a difficult problem apparent!
to effect a proper arrangement, as to th
titles given by Government for the pn
pcrty thus sold. Put it is easy <
solution. The different plantations hav
been cut up into lots for the most part
and sold to the colored people, lots i
many instances, entire to white purchas
ers. Much has been retained in tli
hands of Government for school fanu:
and other purposes. Now the only fen
sible and easy way to arrange matter:
is for the Government to appoint tw
commissioners and the citizens a lik
number, they choose the fifth. Let thci
value the property as nearly as possibl
as to its worth before the war. Tlios
who have acquired property by purclmst
their titles will show what they paid lb
the same. Those by inheritance to b
determined by the commissioners. Th
value of all town property, the tax asso:
ment before the war will show. Tli
money received by Government by tli
sale of said property will go for to pa
:...i i.?
Willi I 1UUCI1JIIIIV UI<I(> uu .V'ffooctu UJ s*ui
commissioners. .My own real estat
worth twenty-five thousands dollars wa
sold for about six thousand. Beside
which the Government received, 01
ought to have received, a large amour
l'roiu the sale of the cotton stock foun
on the Island I lelt on my tw
plantations cotton worth at least S70(K
all of which was taken away on Govern
mcnt aecount by those in authority, an
which is easy of proof. Gen. Stevens
then in command had it removed.
An Old Citizen.
A Runaway,
On "Wednesday afternoon the horses c
the Sea Island hotel became unmanagc
ablo while returning from the railroa
depot. When near the residence of Mr
Walerhousc, the reins broke and th
driver jumped out. The carriage wa
run into a trefe and somewhat wrecked
A lady and child was in the carriage bu
was not much injured.
NEWS ITEMS.
?Dr. B. A. Boscmon took possession
of the Charleston postofiicc a few days
ago. lie said'Trott, trot! So Trott
0 trotted.
' ?South Carolina bonds sold as low as
^ 18 in New York last week.
1 ?Two-thirds of the cisterns in Charlcs^
ton have gone dry, in consequence of the
0 protracted drought. The water supply
0 isbccomhg a serious question in that
3cili0
?The inquisitive mosquito, we arc un0
happy to report, is thus early in the sea^
son winging his arrowy flight through
0 our balmy atmosphere, aud stingcth ever
0 as lie goeth.
q ?The Star Spangled Banner, an cxq
ecrable fraud, is circulating now largely
0 in the south. It is ostensibly engaged
0 in exnosiug swindles, being at the same
0 time ?i most unmitigated swindle itself.
0 A recent number contains a transparent
0 account of certain alleged postoffice robjj
berics, by which it seeks to account to its
0 silly victims for the non-rcceipt of the
0 "love powders," cheating cards, obscene
0 pictures, paid for by fools who sent mon0
ey in advance for them. *
?Suit has been commenced against
q the comptroller-general to compel him to
0 levy a special tax to pay the interest on
0 the state bonded debt.
(j ?'The treasury is reported empty, and
0 the lunatic aslum and other state institu^
tions will probably be in as bad a way as
y ever this summer.
^ ?The cashier of the Atlantic National
q Bank, of New York, confessed last week
0 to a defalcation of about half a million of
p dollars. The bank is ruined.
0 ?The Memphis Life and General In0
suranoe bank has failed.
q ?The frost of the 2Gth extended
0 throughout North C rolina, north Gcor0
gia, Tennessee and Alabama.
[j I have used DR. SIMMONS* LIVFB
0 REGULATOR in my family for Dyspep0
sia and sick Headache, and regard it a?
0 an invaluable remedy in these attacks. Ii
0 Ins not failed to give rolicf in any in0
stance.
Rev. W. F. Fastfreino,
0 Florida Conference.
0 ato ?
i) ?Mrs. Mary Cotton, the West And0
land poisoner, as she is called in all th<
O English ioarnals, was hanged in Durham
0 on Monday. March 21. This woman if
supposed to have poisoned sixteen of hei
0 own children and three husbands. Sh<
endeavored to poicon n fourth husband
who was her third in the order of mar
riagc, hut failed in the attempt. Shewn!
" only tried fitr one murder, although tin
'' poliee authorities are said to have line
0 sufficierft evidence to convict h.-r of a
' least half a dozen had it been brotigh
i0 forward.
K> ' " ~ ~
rftRT r. it. it. forpons notice.
Kl
>1 rp;ik rornoxs ov roi:t i:ov.\r. uailhoai
Hi I ilii" M:f I, 1x73, will he |?M, on am
I,, aH.-r.lltsOltft", at il?<? TNiir ' }! I'rviliO'.'ii V Snvlnj"
3:i<1 Trust Cutnnnnr, Beaufort. S,
1,1 * n. ii. thayer,
K> Treasurer
Ij may l-2m.
? III tte DistPictCsnrt cf tie Diiitsi State
(jj fc'or Month Cftiollim.
K) In the matt# -of Thos W. Unison, of Charleston,
j,j Bankrupt.
X) Petition on fail anil tlnni dis-Ttnr? Rmkmjitoi
Ord< rs'd. thai a hearing he Pa l on ttie 11th d.tv I,
May 1ST:!?at Federal t'mirt llouv in Cliarlfalmi, >
1" ami tha all''(editors, Ao,of iuiiJ Bankrupt ap
XI pear at said i into ami place, and show cause, if an;
M) they ran, why the prayer oi tha petitioner stimuli
' should not Is grant" <t.
Ill By order of the Court, tlir 2tst dav of April, 1ST.'
X) DANIEL llOLBEfK,
u , Clerk of lite Diatrict Cuurt of the Unitcp States fo
South Carolina.
K) apr.n0-.1t.
K) In the lixtrict Court of the United State
1 or the District ofSo.Ca.,
K)
... In the matter of Henry M. Fuller Sen., Rankrup
" In Bankrupted.
'0 Ry whom a petition fur A'ljtu luion of Bankrnpte
|) was tiled on tin; 2fi day of .April, A. Is, 1*73 in ,-ai
Court.
This is to give notice, iisat on the20th stay of Aprl
A. 1>. 1*73, a warrant in Bankruptcy .Was issue
against tin- Estate of Heury M. Fuller Sen., of IVan
fort, in tha County Beaufort, and Stat s of gout!
a Carolina, who has been adjudged a tsaukrnpt, on hi
own Petition; that the payment of any debts am
ts ami delivery ssf any prop" rtv Iselonglng to mid Basil
rupt. to hint or for his use,'ami the transfer ^an
ro Pro|serty l?>- him are ^forbidden liy haw; that
meeting of the Creditors of the said Hauknipt, I
prove their deists, and to choose one or more Asslg
tiers of his Estate, will hp held at a court of Banl
IT ruptcv, to hidden at No. 72 llrvod Street,Charles
n. ton Sinth "arolina' before J. C. Carpenter, Iteglsli.i
L? on^tlss- Eighth day of May A. I). 1873 at li
M o'clock, A. M.
,c It. M. wallace,
I*. S. Marshal, as Messenger.
**, opr. 3.V2-L
-\t'?i:i:is v*. i.yn'aii.?i'mti:i> statksiN
Sid'Tll CAKol.lNA J'ISTIJKT, IIKMT
I'tMTCT, l>|l"I ty.?Pursuant l<> I In* decretal orbit;
in thiscause, flliil '.Ml April. Is73. all aii'l 'singula
. I In- creditors of Edward l.viiah. ilrcnwd. late <i
1 llcaufort County, in Mali* nf South Carolina, ar
I". hereby railed mi to prove their claim* Is; fore the no
, dersigned at Iii'hmtice, No. III. ltp>atl street, i'liarli ?
* tun, on or la-fore I Ik- il^f May next ensuing, o
C lie debarred from all benefit of the decree to lie mail
). in llib cause. All and singular said creditors ar
c enjoined from beginning or prosecuting anv suit o
,l suitsattainst or in any way impleading the l-.xccuto
'0 or Executrix of the will of the said decedent or cith
er of tlieni, for any debt, demand or cluim .again:
'' the said decedent.
? JAMES L0WXI>ES,
i. apr2l,mav 10..11. Special lieferee.
t A Clicice and UndsniitGd iBYGstmsiil.
l* .
. kiiwt mortgage 1 per cent. goi.d p.ond!
?
0 or TUB
e PORT ROYATi ItAIMCO.il> COMPANY
11 Guaralned by the Georgia Railroad
0 * Mint Honking Company.
C Principal and inter 4 payable in Gold Coin in So
P York or f?ndon. May and November Coupons
0 I Piin ii>aldue Norcmlier 1, 1SS9. I'ciiomination StOOl
c!
The whole issue of these iruaranteod Cold Jlonds
e | wliirh ran he registered thereby afford,>
j Ing eoinpleie proteet Ion against robbe
. | ry. is only 8500,080. Of this amount half lias al
L ready been taken up. The bonds of this Compan;
y j differ from tlnwo of most Southern ICailroad Compi
.1 I nies, from the fact that the road is completed,
I thoroughly equipped anil fire from debt
and owned and controlled by Northern Capitalist
nt larg" iin-ans and cx|a rtcnce, whose aim and In
| tcntioii is iu eoiiueetion with tli? Savaunati
s i and Charleston, Georgia, Western anil
j Atlantir, Nashville and Chattanooga
l[ i and the St. bonis and Soulbsvratern (con
Kiiiuawiij luiiiniuin, v> ?? lal?
u a* it h now the shortest from St. Louis to the Atlun
0 lie S?a Board, and thereby control!* the traiwpnrta
v tion hi' the vast amount of produce ami cotion seek
' In# a market via the |mrt* of 4 harlcatoii, St?I
vnnnah unit Port ltnynl.
J In addition tothe strength lite Bonds derire frotr
being a First Mortgage of the Port Itoyal llailroai
?> Cnm|*nr, they lioar the guarantee of the Georgia
Railroad and Ranking Company, one of the M
known corjioratioiis In the South, and whoso cnsll
stands unquestionably higli. The net receipt of thii
mail for tbo year ending March 31, 1872, after deduct
Ing all cx|ic:i?w amounted to S3.VJ,0U0?a mm almoal
aufflrient to par the principal, to ear nothing of th<
inf.srest of the bonds guaranteed. The Georgia Rail)f
road and Banking Company pays regular dlnUeDdi
of Eight (8) 1'er Cent upon Its capital stock.
I* The undersigned are offering 'be Gold Bonds ai
.1 the low figure of 00 and accrued interest la ctirsency,
free Of commission aid exprrai
; charges, at which price tbeypny orcr Nine(9
Por Cent to the inrestor.
C These Bonds are recommended in all confidence U
those seeking a safe, permanent and profitable inreat
s ment
All marketalilc securities roecirsd in exchange.
For further particulars apply to
,t KING, FINNEY A CO..
No. 21 Nassau Street, New Vork,
tray.ML
WAGES
For alt. vrno are willing to work.
Any person, old or young, of cither ?cx, can
make from JlO'to >50 'perweek, at borne or in connection
with oilier husIneaM TV anted by all. Suitable
to cither city' or countty, and any teasou of the
year. Thin U a rare opportunity fort hone who are out
of work, and out of money, to make an independent .
living. No capital required. Our pamphlet "HOW
TO MAKE'A LIVING,'* giving full inatrnctiona,
aenl on reclcpt of in cents. Address, A BURTON, A
, CO., Morri'tania, Westchester Co., N. V.
A rrats+P everywhere to sell our new and
ilW cULo noTerErabroideringMachlneaend- \
TTT , _ 1 . J k Illustrated Circular, to the
YV aL LCU MrKee Manufacturing Company,
309 Broadway, New York.THE
PARLOR COMPANION.
Every Lady wants one! t
Every Man ought to have one!!
Sent on receipt of Ten Cents. Addreaa, E. P. HYDE A
CO., 195 Seventh Avenue, New York.
BON-TON FLIRTATION SIGNAL*.
Sent on receipt of 25 cetita. UniquelPrintlng and
Publishing House, 86 Vesey Street, New York.
The Beckwtth |HO Portable Family
Sewing Mtichlnv, on 30 Days Trlol;
raaiiy advantages over all. Satisfaction guaranteed
or $20 refunded'. Sent complete with full direction!,.
Bcckwith Sowing Maehiue Co., M! ^roadway, n. Y.
^TE~HE$r^EA^TlFTRU??rTrAl.'
portarU InrrntUm. It retains the Rupture at all times,
and under the hardest exercise or severest strain. It
is worn with comfort, and if kept on night and day,,
effects a permanent cure in a fee weeks Sold cheap,
I and sent br mail when requested, circulars free .
when ordered by letter sent to the Elastic Tnua Co.
No. 683 Broadwav, N. Y. City. Nobody uaea MetalSpring
Trusses; too painful; they slip off too frc
quentfy. may.l'-ly,
ICS. ICE.
: COUNT & EMMS,
are now prepared to furnish
I O ES
in quantities to suit customers?At
, the old ICE HOUSE, 7th st.
L
' John Conant. J. A. Emmons..
! "THE SCHOONER
JAMES BLISS
HAS ARRIVKn
11 With a Full Cargo
> i to -v
, I
;!0co. Waterhouse
4
) CONSISTING IN TART OF
1 Ames Plows,
. Nails,
Plantation IToc?,
Axes, .
< Manure Forks,
Garden Itakcs,
Rush Scythes,
Grass I looks,
Round Point Shovelss
PROVISIONSFlour,
,i Sugar,
I . Molasses.
\ . Soap,
Rutter,
Potatoesr
g FURNITURE100
Bedsteads,
20 doi. Chairsr
J 40 Rockers,
(1 Wash stands, Bureaus, Excelsior
>i Mattress Stuffing, Looking,
h Glasses, etc.
.1
h wooden ware.
Chopping Trays, Howls.
; rails, Tubs, Chairs, Brooms
Ir,
.
0
MEATS.
Salt Beef, Pork. Codfish,
ilain?, Lard, Mackerel, etc
rr GLASSWARE AND CROCKERY.
* GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
; CARPETS, MATTING, OIL CLOTIL
Extra Refined iion-cxplosiTC
KEROSENE OIL
Macaroni.
oU boxes flcrriiurs,
5 bbls. No. I Mackerel,
5 half barrels Msu kcrel,
20 kits Mackerel.
' Cheese, Pickles,
Chow Chow, Spices, etc.
70 bales Ilay,
200 bags Oats.
"county creditors
j TAKE NOTICE
JOINT RESOLUTION Acthorizuto THE Oocstt
( nMMJKMONKRM OK ue.UKOKT WJl'JTr TO LJIVT
* a Spkciai. Tax.
r SWTIOX J. lie it eiinrf'd by (be Senate and
House of Representatives of the State of' South
! Carolina now met and sitting in (ieneral As'
scmbly, and by the authority of the same,
That the County Commissioner* of fteaufort
" County, be. and they are hereby authorised,and dl!
rectwl to levy and collect a sj*s:lal tax of ??mills
' on the dollar, on all the taxable projierty of said
1 County for the rear ending October Stat, I1R72. and
" continue the coflection of the rnuiic each succeeding
< year until the sum of thirty-seven thousand dollars
(37.000) shall have been collected, ?aid sum to be used
exclusively for the purpose of paying the past in-dchtislnem
of the said iteaufort County.
Sue. 2. That all persons holding clalnia against Mid
County l<e. and they are hereby required to Ule a Hot
} of such claims, with the amount and date thereof, in
1 the office of the County Treasurer, within thirty days
| froiu and after the passage of this Joint Resolution.
.Set. 3. That It sliall he the duty of the Treasurer
' b> pay said claims In the onier of their priority.
1 >r<. 4. Any officer authorised and empowered to
" carry out the provlslona of Uila Joint Heeotatlon whoshall
fall in any respect in tho performance of such
1 dnty, shall he deemed to hare committed a malfea'
sance In office, ami upon conviction, shall forfeit his
1 office, and shall lie subject to a line of not lese than
one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, ah
1 the discretion of the Court.
Approved February 20, 1273.
) TBKAxntn** Ornew T
t Beaufort, A C, April L WW p
In compliance with the above Joint Beeoietbsn, al V
tort, ere required to file a Hat with the date mm
amount thereof, In this offloe, within thirty day*
from this date. _
GEO. HOLMES, )
County Tresurer,