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The Beaufort Republican. THURSDAY, AUGUST 7. 1873. 8. B. THOMPSON, Proprietor. J. a. THOMPSO.V, Editor. SUBSCRIPTIONS. Our Tf?r, ? Of kixNonth*, $1 01 ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisement* will bo Inserted at the rate ofll.50 per square (10 Nonpareil lines or loss) for the first Insertion, subsequent insertions by contract. The Largest Bona Fide Circulation. A Railroad Consolidation. Negotiations are now pending which will, if concluded, have an important bearing on the fatore of the Port Royal as? ?~r u. railroad company, iuo yaiuo ui iu securities and on the prosperity of onr port itself. The Georgia Railroad and Banking Company naturally desire to contiol absolutely and by right of ownership an independent approach to Charleston, Tort Royal and Savannah. Their road really terminates at Augusta. For though they have at present an ontlet to the sea by the Fort Royal railroad their control of it is contingent and may be temporary. It is true that the South Carolina railroad takes their freight to Charleston and the Central lead6 them to Savannah. These roads at any time in the fotnre, as they have in the past, may so arrange tariffs as virtnally to destroy a profitable through business on the Georgia railroad. Already the Central diverts western business from Savannah by n discrimination against Angusta in favor of the Macon route. If it were m w% a U al not lor I'ort Jtoyai conuecuuu me Georgia would be at the mercy of the Central in its efforts to reach Savannah Important as the Georgia connection is to the Port Royal road that connection is less important to the greater road. But the Port Royal and Georgia roads combined would yet lack an important element of strength and profit if it were deprived of the Savannah and Charleston road as a secure connection. Even were the brightest { hopes and anticipations of our great port answered by the springing np of popnlons city at the terminus, Savannah and Charleston would be cities still whose trade would be valuable? indeed greater than ever. It is, therefore, proposed to effect a practical consolidation of the three railroads?the Georgia, Port Royal and Savannah and Charleston?so that they ?211 l - no Ann *-r?orl nn^nr ABA Will UV UJJOIOVGU in vuu ivku, management. This will bring increased efficiency, harmony and greater economy?greater profits at reduced rates of freight. The details of the negotiation have not yet transpired, but the terms are said to be very liberal to the two smaller roads, and will doubtless have the effect to strengthen their securities by assuring an abundantly self-sustaining traffic to them. This consolidation will lead at no distant day to a still more powerful and extended combination, reaching from St. Louis to the South Atlantic seaboard. It will probably include the St. Louis and South Eastern, or the Chattanooga, Nashville and North Western, the Western and Atlantic and the Iron Mountain. With such a line under one management we should have something like & Pensylvania r'anfrai in Oia couth, atroncr enoueh to I V/Vl*.*.,. ? , D bid successfully for the Western trade against the powerful direct east and west roads centering at New York. Its president would be the Tom Scott of the south. The Bonded Debt. A republican official is writing about the finances in the Union IlcraJd. From his articles we make the following reBume of the items of our bonded debt. There has been an unusual amount of 0 discussion of the handed debt of the State, and the status of all the new bonds, cxccvt the "bonds to redeem the hills of the Bank of the State," is being now determined by the court. Our bonded debt is reported by cxTreasurer Parker as $15,X51,327.2". Of this auiouut $4,221,827.35 was contracted before the war; the remainder, $11,635,500, since the war. Of the amount coutracted before the war, $1,257,788.41 is on account of the building of the State House. Of the ante helium debt, $966,000 was contracted for building the lllue Kidgc Kailroad?that magnificent failure. The $1,189,600 to redeem the bills of the Bank of the State is a legacy left us by the former rulers of the State, and the Republicans cannot be oharged with the responsibility of creating this debt. They simply changed it from a floating to a funded debt. The $1,197,000 of bonds issued to pay the past due interest the Democrats are responsible for, as it was to pay the interest that had accrued previous to the .Republican administrations. Tho $4*4,000 of "bonds to redeem the bills receivable'' is also lairly chargeable to the Democrats, who attempted'provisionally to reconstruct the State uudcr president JohnsoD. Thus 82.R70.0iH) of the bonded debt contracted since the war, for which the Republicans are generally held responsible, must be added to the 84.221,*27.35 of the ante leUum uoudod debt making $7,'>03,429.35, and charged to the Democrats. The remainder of the debt, the 8*56,000 of the 'relief of the treasury bonds,-' the $4<V7,000 of the "land commission bonds" and the $7,542,500 of the conversion bonds are fairlv chargeable to the Republican party. The proceeds of the sale-of the "land commission bonds'' have been invested in lauds for the benefit of the poor. The proceeds of the soles, or the ni nev obtained by loans on the "relief of the treasury" and ,'conversion bonds'' have been added to the amount roceived from taxes to meet the expenses of the government. In the first place, we will state that a little more than $1,000,000 of the entire amount of "conversion bonds" issued have been exchanged for other bonds, now canceled and filed ib the treasury. m accordance with the orvjnal intention of the law. The remainder was either sold or hypothecated for loans advanced to the State, aud, the State being unable to redeem them, tbey were forfeited aud is thus a debt against the State. The ex-trcasurer of the state?Mr. Parker?reports, however, that he received and used the money in behalf of the state which was so obtained. The bonds, are called fraudulent, and the officers who signed and sealed them arc said to be responsible for the alleged trends. Again, they are said to be fraudulently issued, and the financial Board held responsible therefor. Now, in answer to these charges we will state, in tne first place, that the officers who signed and sealed these bonds acted entirely in accordance with law. The bonds were legally authorized for a specific purpose, and they were therefore preparcaj-pn?tfd, signed and sealed. It happened, however, that two of the officers?the Governor and treasurer? who were required to sign the bonds were also members of the financial b^ard, to whom the bonds after beiDg thus prepared were turned over, and who were chained by the law with the responsibility of their issue, and who are now, therefore, responsible for the manner in which they fell into the hands of third parties ?that is by forfeiture as collaterals hySothccated for loans to the State, or by irect sales, instead of by exchange or substitution for other bonds as onginaiiy ih tended. The " validating act*' has subsequent ly authorized or legalized this mode of issue. The State certainly got some value for the bonds, and used the money so received, and thus taciriy endorsed the action of her agents, the financial board, who sold or hypothecated the bonds instead of exchanging them for other bonds, aboriginally intended. The financial board, who are responsible for the manner in which these bonds were pat on the market, is not the present but the previous one, consisting of exGovernor Soott, oxTreasurer Parker and ex-Attorney-General Chamberlain. They claim, we believe, in justification of their action, that, as a financial board, they were vested with a general supervision of of the finances, and, therefore, with the right to act as they have.done; that the State reoeived the money for which the bonds were sold or hypothecated, and that their management was subsequently approved by the Legislature in tne passage of the validating act. THE WAY HOW NOT TO DO IT. Mr. Editor .?It is gratifying to 6ce that you are beginning to take the same view of our local affairs as related to the general government, which those more intovooto/I lmvA bnM nnrl at. UliWVblJ mivivcwuj ???w "viu mum v?. pressed for some time past. Your late leaders show unmistakeably, that even Tub Republican is opening its eyes, though late, to the true condition of things. Your remarks arc most judicious on the subject of the Trea sury Department continuing to hold a large portion of the landed property of Beaufort County, and receiving the revenues arising from rents &c., without paying into our improvcrished treasury one cent of tax. This necessarily imposes on the remaining portion of the county an onerous burden of taxation, such as an honest and generous government ought promptly to relieve. Now, is there auy man, in Washington, or out of it, who can conjecture the purpose of this long delay? What good if accomplished; what good expected to either of the parties interested ? Last year a bill was passed in Congress. ostensibly for the purpose of providing facilities for the " redemption " of real estate still in tho hands of the government. Some thought they saw, in that act, signs of a returning sense of justice; and even ventured to pall it " the first sten" towards remuneration for losses sustained under the Direct Tax Act, and its obnoxious administration. The more judicious and far-seeing discovered, at once, that it was preliminary to abandoning property which "did not pay.?' In the parlance of the day, it cost more to run the machine than it was worth. The numerous obstacles thrown into the way of those endeavoring to avail themselves of the late act, have suggested to thoughtful minds the possibility of designs, somewhere, to defeat its legitimate, or avowed purpose ; and so impede its operation as eventually, to render a talc inevitable, in consequenco of the expiration of the time granted. While uuwilling to endorse the suspicious of all malcontents, it is yet our duty to look at things as they are: Claimants put in their applications to. redeem, expressed in such manner and style as they deem suitable, no form having been furnished. As every thing has an end, so has the journey to AVashiogtou, of one of these ill fated applications; and it is believed that most, or all of those handed in during the early part of of the current year, have by this time, reached their destination; notwithstanding the delay attendant upon red tape, a collar of which is indispensablo to secure for each,?like the canines on our street",?a safe conduit on their fruitless journey. To be serious: An application is sent in, setting forth the nature of tenure by which the claimant holds his lauds, its name and bouudarics arc given, and every particular by which claimant and land could be identified. This is verified and vouched by the clerk of a court of record and duly fortified by seal. Consigned to tho charge of the Department Official, an interval of several months occurs; at the expiration of which, the expectant claimant receives by mail an immense, official document 1 nrnl ro/lnnmAil ? plflimiinf 1Q in> formed that no such tract is known to that office; forsooth, because the immaculate Brisbane and-his pliant coadjutors, ?creatures of the department,?had maliciously changed the name at the time of sale. In the case of city property the same cunning trick was practised; the names of all the streets changed, and the numbers of the lots altered. Here, however, the ]>oor claimant identifies his lot by the plat of the town, and wisely applies for it by its modern designation. An obstacle must be fonnd to this also : Here the realty is identified; but, lest the claim proceed to its tardy maturity, olaimant Is informed that the ownership, must be better established than by affidavit certified by the above clerk of court Where the titles have lev a tU .-:r'>;. < 1 what other evidence can Le offered ? Where the titles are entire and in claimants' poscssion, a certified copy would still depend upon the integrity of the said clerk of court, known only by his hand and seal. Now, if this Redemption. Act be a bona fide proposition to render justice and right, why not simply, and without prevarication, restore the property, upon payment of the tax and changes, to that precise status which it occupied be/ore the tax act,?or before the war f The courts of the state are quite competent to adjust any subsequent difficulty which might arise between contending parties. After exacting the tax, the expenses of every conceivable kind, and the exorbitant interest of ten per cent, per annum, the question seriously presents itself to us, are our depreciated lands .1 :?9 A ii? worm ruueeiuuig i aiiuncu w gu miu dilapidation and decay, the government, or its officials deriving all the revenues, and paying no taxes, exortionate charges levied, and all manner of obstacles and encumbrance interposed to the operation of the act, shall we attempt to redeem ? Cui Bono ? A Roll of Honor. Mr. Editor? : In response to my request to have corrections made in the "roll of honor" of St. Helena Parish, an obliging friend has handed me the additional names of Stephen Bull Barnwell and Edmund R. Stuart. As there were 6ome inaccuracies in the first list, I beg that you will do me the kindness to insert, in an early number of the Republican, the following as corrected and revised: W. H. Barnwell, Lieut. J. Stuart Barnwell, S. Bull Barnwell, Marion T. Chaplin. Bower T. Chaplin, Geo. B. Cuthbert, Capt. Robt DeTrevillo, Lieut. Col. Dr. Ralph Elliott, Capt. Edmund Fripp, George Fripp, Thos. B. Fripp, Thos. J. E. Fripp, Paul Humilton, Capt. Jno. Jemcins, Bcnj. J. Johnson, Lieut. Col. Joseph F. Johnson, Jr. Jos. Walker Jones, Dr. Jno. McK Reynolds, Richard Reynolds, Jr. HnraoA If Sams. Cant. Clement C. Sams, J. Eddings Sams, Geo. M. Stoncy, Lieut. Henry M. Stuart, Lieut. Allen Stuart, Lieut. Edmund R. Stuart, James Hamilton, Lieut. Thos. W. flaz<jl, John Thomson, Capt Henry E. Vcrdier, Jno. H. Webb, "Dulce el decorum art piopatria mori.'' The New York Sun is doing good service to the country by exposing the reckless and rascally character of the Board of Public works of the District of Columbia. It shows the debt aocumulalated in two years to be 814,517,997. A large portion of this consists of approved bilk, such as were found by Comptroller Knox among the assets of a saving bank. The Sun says: These certificates and bonds stand exactly on the same footing as the " Bullock bonds, " which were found among the assets of the broken Brooklyn Trust Company. They, too, had all tne external forms like these, but were none the less infamous frauds, against which bankers were warned at the time. A moneyed man or institution that would deal in such trash is unworthy of confidence, and ought to break. Let us not forget the costly lesson taught by the unexpected suspension of the Ohio Life and Trust Campany in 1858, which precipitated the crisis that overwhelmed so many in a sweeping disaster. The New York Bulletin notes the advance in ocean freights, one cause of which, it says, is the increased business with foreign countries ; another the unussally large uumber of vessels lost at sea ?lina rediwinir the amount of tonaee available. It adds : " For the last seven or eieht years, the losses of sailing vessels nave been five for overy one nnilt. The usual number of vessels lost during the year is ubout fifteen hundred, but during 1872 the losses numbered two thousand six hundred, and cigh v-. iree. These losses, of course, have h^i ;heir effects on the> freight market. also on the business in ship-building. President Grant and the Salary Increase. A Washington dispatch to the St. Louis Republican says, parties who have visited Long Branch recently, and who have conversed with the President, state that he is considerably exercised over the criticisms that have been made by the public pross upon the Congressional salary increase. They assert that the President will favor a repeal of the law at the next session of Congress. What, ever Congress may do the salary of the President cannot be changed as the Constitution provides that the compensation of the President shall not be changed during his term of office. Up iii a Balloon. If the present balloon undertaking results in entire failure, it will at least have had the effect of renewing the popular interest iu the science or art of aeronautics. The New York Graphic, under whose auspices Prof. Wise is planing his voyage, contains, day after day, interesting letters on the upper air currents and Kindred subjects from some of the leading scientific men of the country. Thus, in its issue of the 9th. Prof. Joseph Heury, of the Smithsonian Institute, says all the observations lead to the conclusion that there is n motion of the atmosphere from west to east. The only trouble is to find means to keep the balloon at a sufficient height for a sufficient length of time to make the journey. He suggest that Prof. Wise should first make a trip aoross the country. To this Prof. Wise replies that the balloon voyage of 1859, from St. Louis to Jefferson County, Now York, settled all that. Moreover, in reference to the subject of the great west-cast current, he says the Gulf stream t, 'rcvrr^-r * ? 7*4fr?? cr< ates r. f-rrv iti that will tcke him ju?t i where he wauu to ?u. As to the time his balloon will retain its buoyant power he cites the following evidence: The Giffard balloon, which made ascensions from Ashburton Park, near London. about three years ago, was fully inflated fourteen days before making her first ascent. At the end of that time she went up with twenty-five people ; and, being a captive balloon, she carried up three thousand feet of cable. Thcv used a ten horse power engine to wind it up. Well, after they came down again, she was kept fast to her moorings for twenty-five days, at the end of which she made a second ascent with a crowd of people. Then when they came down the balloon was again moored, and they expected to make another trip, but it happened that the cable slipped off the pully, between it and the block, and the 1 result was that the cable broke, and the balloon went off?nobody knows where. An Obstinate Bace' Horse. H. P. McGrath'B bav colt, Tom Bowling, is an obstinate, though fast brute, now the hero of the racing season at Long Branch, and apparently the rising king of the turf. During the season just closed "at the Branch" he won several races, notable the Bobbins stakes, $1,000, tvo miles, on Monday, beating Alice Mitchell, Stonehenge and Lizzie Lucas. As usual, Tom Bowling showed his customary obstinacy at the post, and delayed the start nearly half an nour. Refusing to join his companions he dashed away, and the bridle breaking, Bobby Swim, finding himself unable to control the horse, slipped out of the saddle; and had not Ka Hnested, his colored groom, ' ?.1- 1. nunc punHSLcuMy vu nia ua&, mc numv would have broken away and probably injured himself. As it was, his stable attendant manfully kept his hold on him, and although dragged some distance by the p'unging horse, he eventually brought him under control. This display of temper made his backers lose confidence in the favorite, but they had no chanco of heiging their bets, for Mr. McGrath, the owner, called out to the starter, '"Let him go. however far he may be behind." That offi in I obeyed the order, and when he gave the word, Tom Bowling was ten lengths behind the leading horse. At the same moment his martingale broke, and Bobby Swim, his jockey, did not catch hold of the bridle reins until .the horse had got half way to the club-house turn. In spite of all these annoyances he changed his mind and catnc in winnc, iust to show what he could do, three lengths ahead of Alice Mitchell. ?The movement looking toward the formation of a new State out of North Mississippi, West Tennessee and Western Kentucky is being discussed with considerable animation by the newspapers published in the section interested. A convention is to be held at Jackson on the 20th inst, when delegates arc to be present from every city, town and civil district within the limits of the proposed new State. The general sentiment seems 11 be in favor of the movement. "proposals" FOR LIGHTING THE TOWJI LAMPS Proposals will be Received up to and including the fifteenth day of August, 1873, by the town clerk, to be opened by council, for the lighting and keeping in good order the town lamps for the term of one year. The proposition must include the provision of oil, wicks, burners and chimnc.vs, and the cleaning of the lanterns, subject to such regulations as may from time to time bo determined by council. By order of council, W. J. Verdier, Aug. 7. It. Clerk. Notice. Opkice ok the County Commissioners, Beaufort, 8. C., July 30th, 1873. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 2d, 1P73, at 11 a. m. All person baring bill* against the county arc required by law to deposit the same with the clerk of the lioard.'onor before the find day of September, next, and In default thereof, such hills will not be audited at said annual meeting. 8. D. OILBE RT Jly.31-4t. Clerk nl Board. WANTED, TWENTY-FIVE Head FAT BEEVES and SHEEP. Will take them at Port Royal Ferry, dec. 19-1 y. J*ME8 JENKINS. ^bDOG^WNERST OWNERS OF DOGS ARE HEREBY notified that, in accordance with the Ordinance of the Town, they arc required to pay one dollar tax, on each dog, and procure a badge from the undersigned to be kept constantly on the animal's neck, to indicate to the police that the dog tax has been paid. All animals found at large in the streets without a ha Ige, on and after the 15th of August, will be lia ble to bo killed by the Town polico. W. J. VEIIDIER, Clerk Council, lift. 22.1 July 1873 jly.31-2. TO THE WESTf~TO THE WEST! Before making nrrnngemeits to follow the advice of the "thousands who have already gone," it would be well to cousider what baa I teen done to make the journey to your "Homes in the west" as pleasant and as free from danger as human skill and foresight can accomplish. liy consolidation and construction a road has been put in operation oil the shortest possible line from Nashville,Tetin., to St. I/mis, "the future great City of the world." This line, the ST. LOtIS k SOITIIEASTERA RAILWAY has during the past year, earned an enviable re put* tion by its smooth track, prunpt time, sure connections, and the magnificence of its passenger equip ment. Its trains are made up of new and commodious day cars, provided willi the celebrated Miller coupler and plalforiu, and the Westiughousc airbrake. Tl it uiutfiiviu thr nnhi line riinninn PulJinnn I'uLtre Drttxrinj-Room Sleeping Girt through u Uhbul any change from S'athrille to Si. limit. No other Hnc prctcudii to oflcr such advantages, either Id distance time or equipment. Why, tlieu journey by circuitous routes? I>o not tic induced to purchase tickets to St, Louis or the West by any other line, rem em bcring that The "St. Louis iSt Soulliraitcrn" is tho shurictL, c/iro/iejt, quickest, best and only lino un der one management from Nashville to St. I/juIh and is from 60 to 300 milieu the stiortest to St- Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, IVtivcr, Califoinla, Tcxrs, and all western points. It is also the "Chicago Shortest Line," Tla Evanrviile. You can secure the cheapest rates for yourselves and your movables on application, in person or by letter, to Chas. McCabk, Southern Pastwager Agent near College street depot, Nashville, Tcnn., or Iv tho undersigned. W. B. DAVENPORT, Gen. Ticket Ag't. St. Louis. No trouble to answer questions. Jan.1-74. \ T" 1- itTi.r . -IK Kk.?-i .- TBH Wi?iYs! !j '0 : i?U* iiiili iidilili a. 11. Through to Augusta. THE SHORTEST ASD CHEAPEST ROUTE ?KITH KB FOBFREIGHT OR PASSENGERS. Between Charleston and Angrnsta. Between Sarannah and Angrnsta. ?AITO ALL POIKTS? SOUTH OR W JUST. VP DA Y PASSBA'GER. ~i Ik i i j g * e \ . s a S 2 So name or stations. Arriv" IjCAVC 5 8 P ? a a , A. M. Port Royal, 9 45 4 4 Beaufort, ? 10 01 lo 06 9 0 Wand Tknk 10 25 10 30 14 4 Seabrook 10 40 10 40 18 8 Sheldon 11 10 11 17 25 7 Ycmassec, - 11 45 12 20 82 7 Early Branch 12 41 13 41 84 2 Mauldlns 12 47 12 47 86 2 Altaians 12 63 12 68 40 4 Almeda 1 05 1 05 42 2 Varnsville.. _ 1 11 1 16 45 3 Hoovers 1 25 1 25 61 6 Branson's 1 42 1 43 65 4 Camphellton 1 54 1 53 60 5 Allendale 2 08 2 24 61 4 Appleton 2 84 2 34 68 4 Beldoc 2 40 2 50 72 4 Martins 3 02 3 02 76 4 Millett 3 14 8 14' 80 4 Hattlovllle 3 20 3 20 84 4 Bobbins - 3 33 3 39 90 6 EUcnlon 3 88 4 Oil Bush 4 15 4 15 96 6 Jackson 4 27 4 28 105 9 Beech Wand . 5 00 5 00 111 0 jAugusta 5 38 DO WN DA r PASSENGER. A. M" Augusta 6 45 6 6 Beech Island 7 23 7 23 15 9 Jackson 7 55 7 56 Bush's 8 08 8 08 21 6 Ellenton 8 20 8 25 27 6 Robhins 8 44 8 45 81 4 IlaUteville 8 57 8 57 85 4 | Millett 9 09 9 09 89 4 | Martins 9 21 9 21 43 4 Boldoc... 9 83 9 38 47 4 Appleton 9 50 9 50 51 4 Allendale ? 10 02 10 03 56 5 Cambellton 10 18 10 18 60 4 Bransons 10 30 10 31 66 6 Hoovers' _, ..... 10 49 JO 49 69 3 Varnsville 10 58 11 03 71 2 Almeda .. 1109 1109 75 4 Altmans 1121 1121 77 2 Mauldln's ? 11 27 ll 27 79 2 Early Branch 11 38 il 84 80 7 lYemassee, 11 55 12 20 93 7 Sheldon 12 48 12 49 98 5 Seabrook 1 19 1 19 102 4 Island Tank 1 35 1 85 107 5 Beaufort, 1 55 2 00 111 4 Port Royal, 2 16| JAS. O. MOORE, Engineer & Superintendent. WM. KRESS EL HAS THE FINEST STOCK OF Liquors, Segars & Tobacco IX n a a t r v u i t o v lang a hernhkimers whiskies. henry Wallacea go's.,old bye, john gibson's old bourbon, holland (jin, french brandy, best scotch whisky, champagne. old sherry a tort, fine hran;?8 rhine wine. ? albs ln bottles and on draught. 8egars at all pricks, smoking and chewing tobacco, ripe8 of various styles. AT erbssbij's. fine groceries, suoa k cured h a ms, family flour. boots and shoes, READY MADE CLOTHING, general dry goods AT KRESSEL'S. DOORS, SASHES AND BLINDS. MOI'I.TUNCS, nRACKET?, RTAIR Fixture*, Builder*' purniehiiiK Hardware, Drain I'i[?^, Fluor Tiloa. Wire Ouardx, Terra Cotta Ware. Marble and .Slate Pieces. WISDOIF GLASS A SPECIALTY. Circular* ancl Price JJsts sent free on application, by P. P.TOALE, 20 Ilayne and S3 Pinknoy at*.. f'hnrleatun. 8. C. PAUL & WEBB AT HICKORY HILL AND BRDNSON'S Aro selling off their stock at GBEATLY SEDUCED PRICES To make room for a LARGE SPRING STOCK. Merchants and Farmer* can lie supplied with a * * ' * ?. II.J ?l better aim cneaiier aruru- iimn mn ?: ... any t>U>re between Charleston ami Savannah at, WHULE8ALR AM) KKTAIL. FARMERS Tan aave money t<v having their PI/HXrHS, PLOCtilM.INKS. HRIDLIvS. IIA KNKNH, TRACECHAINS, BACK-RANKS anil COLLARS of u*. We have Jiut received a largo aupply of freah Gfrardoxx Sooda Of all varieties at ten cent* per paper. E. J. WEBB In agent for STONO PHOSPHATE anil will lie glad to receive orders from Farmer*. Price* Stono Phosphate (soluble) Utah 848.00. Time, 1st of November, 863.00. Stono Acid Phosphate for composting with cotton good Ac., cash 828.00. Time, 1st of November, 83 LOO. NOTICE. HAVING DECIDED TO LEAVE Beaufort on the first day of September, I ask every ono who have left watches and clocks for repairs with me to oomo and pay for the repairs. I will not be responsible for watches left with me after that date. A. VON BEHMEN. jly.31-lm. r.-rt ? WWK BOARD of HEALTH iVotiue to Citizens. ' The Board ot Health of the town of Beaufort, in view of the ravages of the cholera in other southern cities and towns, and the ever-pTescnt danger of other diseases incident to the season, urgently request the citizens Of Beaufort to constitute themselves, jointly and individually, committees to act in conjunction with this board for the extirpation of nuisances and noxious smells from the limits of the town. Let all yards, sinks, and outhouses be inspected and cleaned.- Lime may be obtained free from the intendant. Fresh earth may be used to cover up that which cannot be moved, first giving such plnce a thorough dressing of Lime and chloride of Lime. Vegetable matter should he carefully burned. Damp and mouldy places should be exposed to the sun and thoroughly ventilated, as much as possible. All should be careful in their diet, particularly avoiding unripe or decaying vegetables and fruits. A strict inspection is ordered by the 'board, and owners and tenants will be notified of nuisances, for the removal or abatement of which, twenty-four hours will be allowed; after which the town marshal will act at the expense of the owners or tenants. Jas. E. Boyce, june.26.lm. Chairman. HOTIGE TO TAXPAYERS, The following named deputies have Iwni appointed for an suing purpose*, to whom taxpayers In the township nauieu, will make their returns, rl?: Bi.i/fftor rmd Ynumrx. PAUL PRITCIIARD, M. D. Lawtor and Kobxxts. CALVIN LAWTON. pkeptra. C. H. KOTH. coosawatchu. THNMA8 E. MLLLEB. Pdcotalioo. a JONES BAMPFIEED, niLTOS HEAD. BENTY F. GREAVES. Goethic. C. B. FITT8, The first name of every taxpayer must be written in full, and the boundaries of real estate must be given. Jlcaufort, St. Ilclcnn and Sheldon Townships will be assessed by tho undersigned. L. 8. LANOLEY, July 3,6t. County Auditor. "port royal &IME. Attention of Shippers la Invited to the Flrat Olnaa Faollltlea offered by the above line fbr shipping between Port Royal and New Tort, Boston: Baltimore and PladelpMa. For Information Inquire of S. C. LOUD & CO., 90 SOUTH St., Sew York, OR JOHN BICE & CO., PORT HOY Ah, B.C. June 12, 1873. Wm. S. Tillinghast Attorney At Law. BRHNSONT, ?. O. june.t2-lf. JOHN RICH & CO. general Slipping and Commission Mcrchaots. DEALERS I.V YELLOW PINE TIMBER AND LIMBER, Hay Grain and Provisions. AGENTS FOR PflDT DnVAl PIMfFT I IMF. I will HHini I nuniii ? JOHN lllCH Port Royal, S. C. C. H. WRIGHT Beaufort, S. C. Assessment for 1873. OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR) BEAUFORT COUNTY. J Beaufort, S. C., June 73, 1873. Owners of both Real and Personal Property will please take SPECIAL NOTICE that the following rules for assessing the property in the oeunty must be strictly complied with. FIRST.?The christian or first name of every person making a return of property must be legibly WRITTEN IN FULL. SECOND?Owners of REAL ESTATE MUST GIVE THE BOUNDARIES of their Lauds, or the provissions of Sec. 61, Chapter 12, Title 3, of the Revised Statutes, WILL lihi ItllJLDLY ENFORCED. THIRD?These boundaries MUST be written on the blank space of the Return The provisions of Sec. CI, aforesaid, empowers this office, when Rule Second is not complied with, to employ a Surveyor itc , and charges the expense to the Realty, to bo oollccted in the same manncr, and at the same time as the general taxes. L S. LANG LEY, Auditor junc 192-m. DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSHIP. rjVUE COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXI3JL tiwo between M. M. Kingman, A Josephvf. Collins under the Arm name and style of M. M. Kingman, A Co., has been this day dissolved by mutual consent All debts due the late Ann will be collected by M M. Kingman to whom all outstanding accounts against the mid firm must be presented at the counter of the Sea Island Hotel. M. M. KINGMAN. J, W. COLLINS. Beaufort S. C. July 13Ui 1373, _V TTVV^--. . WVT?rt W?*r^a? I-'A ^Cf n.:. .i;;w hotel Uor CoarUanat ? iiew Ciiurcii 5ts. Bj laoEiXV "S'osrus. On the European Plan. RICHARD F. FRENCH, Son of ibe late Col. RICH ABD FRENCH, of French's Hotel, has taten this Hotel, newly fitted up and entirely renovated the same. Centrally located la tik BUSINESS PART of the City. LadUs and Geatleuta's Olaldf iUsfiaS attached, WTHTCTODY; MUSIC PUBLISHER. Importer and Dealer iC Musical Mfcr-* ehandise of every description. Continental Biiilding, WASHINGTON ST., BOSTON. JttnMMy. Geo. Waterhonse HAS JUST RECIEVED A CARGO eONJBSTTNO IK PART Of Ames Plowflf, Nails, Plantation Hoes,Ax 68, Manure Forks,Garden Rakes,Bush Sevth'esy Grass Hooiff,Round Point Shovels PROVISIONS1.' Flottf,Sugar', Molasses. Soap, Butter, Potatoes FURNITirflE.* 100 Bedstead's, 20dos. Chairs',40 Rockers, Washstands, Bureaus, Excelsio? Mattress Stuffing, Looking Glasses, etc. Salt Beef, Pork, Codfish, . . Hams, I>?rd, Mackerel, etc.GLASSWARE AND CROCKERY, GENERAL MERCHANDISE, ,,, UAKrJGTO, MATTING OILCLOTH, Extra Refined non-expletive KEROSENE OIL Mcaaroni. 50 boxes Herrinop, 5 bbls. No. 1 Mackerel, 5 half barrels Mackerel, 20 juts Mackerel. Cheese, Pickles, Chow Chow Spces, etc. 75 bales Ilay, 200 bags Oata. ~ A RTIFICIALITTONE* DRAINPIPE From the manufactory of D.W. LEWIS & Co., Boston Highlands. THIS PTPE18 MADE FROM PURE DYDRAUD1c Cement and Oravel, by new and improved machinery. It harden* and Improve by age, either when expoeed to the air, when under ground or eobmcrged In water. It baa atood the teat ot time in ail its uses. BUILDERS TAKE NOTICE. Thi* pipe is being uaed exten?Irely for chimneya, making them aafe, durable and caaily put up. It cost much leva than a brick chimney, and is may ri,*|>e*ta b tier. Fancy chimney tops come with the pipe. Siie* from 3 to 20 lnchee, for sale at Boetea lift price by WATEBHOUSI A BICEBX. u. S. COMMISSIONER FOB BEAUFORT COUJTTY, J. 6. THOMPSON, Boaufort, O. Desirable Lots. The fclUwIni rerjr DmInIIi Lata la Tort Royal hit nfltrcd fur tulc on reasonable Urms Six lot'g In block 1W, Two lota In block 104. Good Water Lots. The fbllowlrtft line water late caa ha purchased cheep for cash. They era situated on ? high bluff, with very Itttfe marsh In front of these Fight lots In block 671.Klgbl lots In block 6-TO. Fight lots in block 6!W. Fight lots ill block 624. Might lots In block G09tI-'ortjr lots In block 670. Forty lots In block 6S4. Forty lots In block C.'tx. Forty lots In block 623. Forty lots In block 60H. Aj^ily to J. G. THOMPSON. Lots in Port Royal FOH SALE. | The followtef rery well l?eal*4 lett are offered *t private *|e, on wmowMb tennev Thirty-*lx lota In Mock 544. Thirty-nix lot* hi Mbck 630. Five lot* In block 546. Five lot* In block 681. Forty lot* In block SMI Forty lot* In block 878. . Five lot* In block 889. Five lot* In block 356. Forty lot* In block 187, Thirty-throe lot* In block tJOt Twenty-four lot* In block 130. Twelve lot* In block 104. Twelve lot* In block 105. Twenty-five lot* In 119. Apply to J. O. THOMPSON. FOR SALE. TWO HOllSBS, USE MULE, USE COW. * Apply to I. C. MILLETT, Fort Royal, & C, june5-t? For Sale Firet-rate balMlng Ml Sr rilMlHii. Fine view of the river: Thirty lota In block 607. Thirty lot* In hlock 491 Thirty-five lota la block 477. Forty lot* In block 482. Forty lota in block 447. Apply to _ J. 0. THOEFWU A