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Fight with a Crocodile.?We need scarcely tell our readers that the most dreaded inhabitant of the water is the crocodile. Any person in proximity to the water is in danger of attack. L lie stoops to fill a dipper the bubbling sound is sure to draw half a dozen crocodiles at once to him. To escape the danger innnmiil o OfllithAfili liftnl. W'il ll !J UlVWUtVVl) ?? handle six feet in length, is generally employed, and even this is frequently snatched from the hand ot the water earner. But, in spite of the well-known and terrible characteristics of this dreadful king of the water, there arc plenty of men who do not hesitate to meet and ( encounter him in his own element. Those ( engaging in it are well aware of the contest, in which one of the combatants at ifflst must die. It is imnossible for both t'> escape, or for a "drawu battle '' to take place. The crocodile never, yields the contest so long as he has the ability to struggle, and the moment his human j enemy turns his back to flee, that mo-; mentis his last. About twenty years since the writer of j tliis was making a journey in the north- i era part of South America, in company j with a Llanero, or inhabitant of the plain. When a dozen miles from our destination. | word reached us that the wife of our comrade lay at the point of death, and he was urged to make all possible haste. : We at once struck our wearied horses to a i rapid gallop, and a half hour later reached ; the banks of a stream of large size, which ; it was necessary to cross. Unfortunately, the ferryman was at a considerable (lis-1 tanoe with his canoe, and the Llanero j became impatient. i "I will not wait for him."he said at ' last: ' he is an age in reaching us, while j my poor wife is dying. I will swim across." " Remember the danger," said I. '* from I the crocodiles." lie did not reply, but removed hi* heavy equipments. I promised to take j them with me, and lie then loosed the i saddle of his horse, so that it merely float- j ed behind him. Having prepared his animal for the water, he now put himself j in the proper condition. This consisted in stripping himself entirely to the waist, after which he placed his dagger between j his teeth, and plunged into the river. I Ilis faithful beast instantly followed, and ; the two swam together, the Llanero keep- 1 ing slightly in advance, so that his horse j should run no danger from the monsters. 1 The crocodile knows lull well which is the dautiost morsel, and at such times in- j variably makes torthcinau, attacking the !- ~a\ .1 I horse onlv wheii 110 omer prey is oucn-u. The Llanero certainly was not more than one-fourth the distance across the I river when we botty saw the monster j come to the surface, near the centre, and make at once towards the approaching i man and beast. The Llanero caught bight of the crocodile at the same moment that we did, and with his dagger still between his teeth, he made at once towards him. As the two combatants swiftly approached, we j watched them with painful and breathless interest. The mau, fully aware that he could slay the monster only by stabbing him beneath the armpit, and knowing, j too. that this could not be accomplished , unless he made him spring out of the wa- i ter, exerted his cunning to compel the ; crocodile to do this. We saw the Llanero, when a few yards distant from his foe, reach his k'ft ha?*l buckward, and place it upon The saddle, ! at the same time taking his dagger in his 1 right hand; when six feet or so distant, ! and on the very point of attacking him. 11??- thn nir tliC mail hitch uiv snuiui iniv/ iuv that it bid fair to full directly upon the head of the assailant. Supposing it to be some coveted morsel, the crocodile made n leap fair out of the water, and caught it in his extended jaws. This was the j critical moment; quick as lightning the Llanero plunged his dagger to the hilt in t he monster's vitals. A spasmodic grunt, a loud splash, a few struggles, and the crocodile sank to the Ixittora of the river, j never to raise again. Filled with admiratiou at this achieve meet, the ferryman insisted upon the Llanero entering his canoc. and staying to dinner with him; but the brave fellow refused all assistance, and upon reaching the-opposite fiid?, mouu.tcd his horse ami n< d I \rill only odd that the wife of the gallant man was found ; much better than he had reason to expect. 1 and eventually recovered from her illness. ' * *' ? * v *iml IF U IS ])ruj)ci IU ljuviu imiinw mix. absurd epitaphs, as curiosities ami :ftisur; tlities, it certainly can do no harm to re-1 print the following, without further cowmeats, from the obit uarv column of a re* . cent New York Herald: ! On Friday, March 11, Mary Mcflnrl, of Carriek i on Shannon, the beloved wife ot Hugh McGover 1 ran, of Ilellurbet, Ireland, who died after a short but painful ilines?, and was interred in Calvary ; Cemetery. Her husband, who is left to roonrn j his grievous loss, writes tiio f< Mowing epitaph: : In my lonely hours I think of the spot where my ; Mary often sported; That spot is in the lands of Fawn : my soul and honrt mlnri'A it Oft at her grandmother's knee she knelt in#weet prayer only With a hunch of primrose in her sweet hand th.it j she gathered at Tuhber-na-dony. Bat other years has eou^-d a change. Her grand- : mother was called to Heaven. Which canned my Mary to weep and piue, when ' years she was lint seven ; But a rosy hue soon flushed her cheeks, and she became a worn ui: I: was then my Mary and I were joined by all j the powers of lleaven. Oh, then, with love and happiness, my wife and i I were united, T'ntil we reached Colmnhi ^ shores, then all my 1 hojies were blighted. She died and left me alone upon t!d<e.irth to j Itimu ti. Hoping ii may soon bo my happy lot to meet my v. ifo in Hon von. She hade her friends at home a Ions adieu, tiio' ! I ^hill ne'er forget them ; Or thy sweet lands of Caldra and Fawn?the latter is her birth one. MA RRIEQ. IIALE?TRIAY.?Married, at St. Augustine. ' Fla., on the 20th inst.. at the residcne* of the V ride's father, Miss Luz Triay, daughter of Mr. Ba*ilio A. Tiisy, of Cardenas, island of Cnha, to Lieut. Christopher Hale. Ad.it. 4Sth N. Y. f'ols., and A. A A. Gen.. Barton's Brigade. rpy THE PUBLIC. The Subscriber, intending to leave for tire , North, has SOLI) OUT All of his right, title, and interest, in the Iie-tui- J ments. Stock. Ac., that appertains to the car$- 1 nig on ot the business of PHOTOGRAPHY At Beaufort, Hilton Head and Folly Island, S. <1., j aud Jacksonville, Florida, to E. W. SINCLAIR A CO. I would avail myself of this opportunity to j thank my numerous friends for their unbonuded i kindness to me, and most cordially recommend my successors to them and the public generally, I as men of undoubted character, and thut-clac* nknt?m.nliarj an their w.irk will sho\fr. Wishing wryboAy good-iuck and pro*j>erity,^I ; remain the public's humble servant, SAM. A. COOI.KV^ j ?JH) HE LET. A NEW STORE. 40 by 10, two floors from the J Stevens House, Hay Street, same side westerly; with privilege of covered wharf soon to be erect[ c<i; Store has a rear building connected with It i (by a platform) tnude for either cooking or sleep- j ing apartment, tweive feet square, looking op the river. Also. ONE ICE HOUSE, ! Made in the most approved manner of the latent j modem improvements?don bled-walled, tilled in j witli sawdust and charcoal. lfeady supplied with material to preserve ice. Will 'hold about ; I'.O tons. Possession of both immediate. The 1 J Store will be tin'shed inside to suit the les?po. | Apply at Robbine & Co., No. 11 Sutlers'I.'ow. for terms. ^ Morgan a marsh. NO. i? HITLERS HOW, 4 ' Wholesale and Retail dealers In Groceries, Drr I Goods, and general assortment of .Sutlers Goode. T>OM.ITZLR A KUH, " " MSI. T? j! I J. .No. 1) j*t'TiXEs' now. niiiuu iivitu. WATt HMAKKRS. Always on hand u larsm assortment of MiliJ tarr anil Fancy Goods; Meerschaum Pipes, .so* ! Ki\rs. Tobacco Ac. DTI. W. M. WALSH, PHYSICIAN ,fc DRI*G} gist, No. 13 Sutlers' IIow, Hilton Head, S. C. J A mil supply of DKl'GS, M ElilClNKS. CHEMICALS, PKRFLM- ! EKIES, TOILETTE ARTICLES, : Hair, Tooth and Nail Brushes, Tooth Powder, Ac.. Ac., constantly on hand. PI'HR SODA WATER, from STONa Fop*r?iitii*<r with the Cpoiuar Kvat in. ^ J CiT* Orders to the above address will receive prompt attention. ^ V SMALL. PORTABLE ADAMS PRINTINGS PRESS with an assortment of material, for ; bale low?especially adapted to Camp and Head1 quarters Priutiu?. C. tv. Drsxn> A C\?, No. 4; Merchants Row." \ JOULE'S PILLS.?Celebrated as a Safe. Sure. ^ and Pleasant " Sovereign" Balm of Life. , In offcrin" to the public ' SOl'LE'S PILLS" as a Family Medicine, we propose to tell the af- j tlicted what they wnxno. and answer the tirst and n'niost universal question,^wuai arc nwy j for ! They are good for all complaint? that arise ! from 1m>h;e*tion, Dvm-h-sia, Torn-io Livm, and j Gfnerai. Weakness ??f tii>: St<>h.wti ani? Bowels. j Symptom? indicative of thi? ?tate of the ?iom , aeh are Ufvovuik, Dizziness, Pain at the Pit of ; HIkStoMAI II. CosTIVEM'ns. 1?A1>, FeVKOIHH IJkF.ATH. i Vei I.OAVNFKN ol TTIF Si.in. All of Avhicli symptom? are evidence of the certainty of disease, if not arrested. This i? readily accomplished by a few dose? of j Sonle's Pills. When tlie above symptom? occur, the Pill? should be t tken in lafjje "doses. Three to six i? sufficient to produce a cathartic j effect at first. When thi? i? accomplished, use one I Pill uiirht and morning for a day or two. then increase to n cathartic i fleet again, and so alternate till symptoms subside. Price?a*, cents per box. A very large discount made to Dealers. A. L. Stimson, Sole Agent, Union-square, next door to the Kxpress Office. CK. OSGOOD, Dealer iu DRY GOODS. GIIOCKRTES, Bool's, SHOES, Ac., JLc. Jacksonville. Fla. p K. OSGOOD. JACKSONVILLE. V- Has on hand A L xr.cz, Fufsii ami Well-selected Stock of All Goons is his Link?Dry Goons, Groceries, BoOT.N ani> SnOEft. HARDWARE, STATIONERY, FANCY GOODS, sr. P-i.M-c 1U T.\>v- ... ir ,vv P.rvnil SIT VENT IN Fi.omn i. SAXTON nOVSE, COR. STH AM C STHKITIS Br.\rK<?cr. S. C.. (1 minute's walk from the Landing.) The shbscribers, haviug fitted tip the above house resp?-etfullY solicit the patronage of the travelling pnb lie." promising that even exertion will lie made to secnre the comfort ot their guests. OORHAM DENNIS. pm,ir?t/1I.a ROBERT B. lIALI.KT.f rropr otors PALMETTO HOUSE, NO. 13 SUTLERS' Row. Hilton Head. Meals sened at all hours of the day, in the best style, and a good snppJv of meats anil \egttables constantly on hand. T)ORT ROYAL HOUSE, UNION SOU A RE. I Hilton Head, S. C. OII.SON A R1DDKLI.' Proprieto-*s. | "V*" ATIONAL 1MNINO SALOON. i.1 OITOMTI" COST OVABD Mm WILLIAMS & MORRISON, PROPRIETORS. Meals furnished at all hours at reasonable prices. The Tables supplied with the choicest j meats, poultrv, ami, fish, vegetable*, Ac,, for - -n' i- ? i ont&llUllg wnicn we nave inr ihm lai iuiirs iium the Now York and other market*. Ryan & bellows,no. ssitlers*row. > ponlor* in HOOTS, S1I0KS, CLOTHING. FURNISHING GOODS, and Sutlers'Good* of Every Description. Wholesale and Retail. VMFRICAN WATCH AGENCY.?AMERICAN WATCHES. Solid Fine Gold Vest Chains, Solid Ring?, 14, 10 and Is K. stamped, ' arid a variety of Masonic Emblems, may be pur- j chased at the Militarr store, 11 Merchant?* Row. douglas <fc co. C~ ONDEMXED STKAMERFOK SALF. -WILL be sold at PUBLIC AUCTION, To the highest bidder, at 1'.' o'clock, noon, on MONDAY, the 1fith day of MAY. 1^V4, the U. S. STEAMER DARLINGTON, With the Boilers and Machinery, as she now lays ! at this place. Sale to fake place r.t the steamer. Terms, Cash. Deliverr. immediate. JNO. II. MOORE, C apt and A. Q. M. A?st. Qr. Mr. OlMce, Beaufort. S. ) March J5th, 1*61. ? TETANTED -BOOK AGENTS. TO SELL t ? Abbott's History of the War; also Three Smart. Active White Boys, to whom steady em- J plovment will be given :* also Thr.-e Carpenters, a good Teamster, and an experienced Cook Apply to C. W. DENNIS A CO.. No. 4 Merchants* Row. Ililton Head. Vi TRITE, WHITMAN & CO., ARMY A NAVY 1 >Y CLOTHIERS. Nos. -224 and 235 Broadway, New York, one block above the A?tor House and 1IKNRY A. TOPIIAM, No. 7 Sutlers' Row, Hilton HeacL Dealers in fine READY MADE CLOTHING and FURNISHING GOODt*. Garment# made to order at short notice. Cut this out- ?ftd gi\e ns a call when visiting New York. D UNBARS & FRANZ, No. 1ft SUTLERS' ROM", j Respectfully inform their friends that thev have iust received bv the Schooner William rkker iJig, a Lafok Assortment or ftooi*. Consisting of the follnwlug articles: 'jeck Kit i kh op Evm Dvacnin ion. Grnvix.MK>'? A.m? I.Antes' Homo and Suorji, ? CiirniBii' Toots, Tin TVaee, Cooki.no Rtovui and Viknsi us, Tauuk-Waur, Tauuk axi> Pocket CI ri.CtT, S to A ES, ToIMCOO, Sh.ATION.lRV, ScsrENDFES, < ENTIi JJPN'S 1NDEtt-CLOI111N ?, MuATa, V/75EXAHW. A>D FUCK* And rarlo'Jt oth^ r article* , r PAY [.OK it CO., NO. ; TLEIIS* KO'-V. 1 hnve constant!v m: li-;nrl a Ijrjre va-l.-iv of FANCY COOPS, CiOAl.F. TOR-U'COS. l'IPr>, STATU>M?RY all ihe NKW^PAPKKs, ai Vn. 1 /ni-rt. f PpiCiiw Military and naval roods.- \ Large Assortment of Army and Navy Hoods mar bo found at the Military .store, 11 Merchant*' Ron, ' DOl'Ol.AS A (<?. Metallic coffins of every kind constantly on hand. c. W. DENNIS A CO.. No. 4 Merchants* Row. lliltou Head. Morgan a marsh Have itist received at their NFAV .STORE, No. .'i M'TI l.ILS ROW, A Ft x:-: ASKORTJIVNT OF L.I DIES' A GENTLEMEN*" .STRAW IIATS. FR EM! ROC ERIK.v FREMI SPRI.VU & si MM EH DRK.sSC.OODS. FANCY HOODS. Cigars. Tobacco. Pipes, .stationery, Hardware, Ac.. Ac. A N O T H B R A RRIVAL OF A LBUMS, / V PF.K .sTFAMMUl* H f.TOV. parks a lp. i ms. LONDON PHOTOORAPHIC ALBUMS, BEST NEW YORK STYLES. A discount to the Trade, At STIMSON'S, next d;>or to the Adams Ex! press Ollice. I^I.KOANT LETTER, BILLET AND NOTE J PAPER, and a treat variety of beautiful Envelopes, mid choice articles of Stationery, at . ; STIMSON'S Book-store, tn thrcwnrr, next door > to Po-t Ottice. \TAGNOLIA HOTEL. The SnWrfber annouuces to his friends and j the public that hehas opened the house recently occupied bv II. (i. Jinn. E-'fj., ad joinftpg General Saxton'- residence on Rav Street, as a FIRST CLASS HOTEL. The house has been thoroughly tvnova ted. It fa ; light and airy, one minute's walk horn steamboat 1 landing, and Commands a spacious view of the harbor and surrounding scenery. The tables will be supplied with every delicacy which the season atfords. and the house fmi nished in a style superior to any hotel in the do I jmniHi'iii. The proprietor hopes, l>jr * strict attention to th" comfort of his guest*. to merit and receive a I liberal share of public patronage. JOHN LILLY. Beaufort, S. c., April 1Mb. 1^4. VMKS, LUCAS A PEABODY, Wholesale and Retail Deu'er* in ARMY AND NAVY STORES, # At tiic Nn? Rt ilium. Kric or -N<> IV Mi.'iBow. ItHE PALMETTO fiERALJ) -A JOURNAL or NOTABLE EVENTS IS TIJK DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. The t!r>t num'ier of the shore Newspaper was published 011 the ."hi day of March, ItSOJ. It will J continue- to be issued on THURSDAY of each week, and will aim to be. in all things proper for publication, a tMtthfnl record of what oerurs in the Department of the South, and amo* g the fleets of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Each bene will contain the LATEST NEWS from the various Military Posts in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, together with such General and Special Orders from Headquarters of the Department, or from the Adjutant General'-' Office ?t Washington, ss may interest th?readers of this command The prist of NoiThew news.as -'iven by our Regular OorresjiondentH ?t New York-, Boston and other points, will also constitute a regular feature of the sheet. Keeping aloof from whatever may tend in auy way to aid our enemies, or to sow dissensions among our troops, it will he the constant purpose of THE PALMETTO HERALD, by ail means ia its power, to strengthen our Army and Na?v In their labors, and to help them on to a speedy, glorious and tlnal success. Office nest South of lh<- Theater Building. TERMS: Single C'onv Five Cents. One Hundred Copies <:? Per Annum, to anv address g oO ADVERTISEMENTS. A limited number of Advertisements will be received at Twenty-fire Cents per line for each insertion. 1 JOB PRINTING. ilmloec foe irmf *titl \rw .1 nli PpinfiPtr urlil be neatly and promptly executed. S. W. MASON A Co.. Proprietor*, Port Royal, S. C. VOTIC'K TO XEW8-DEALF.RS. PARTUS 1> jL-"iring copies of THE PALMETTO II KirAl.lW.t wholesale rate*. on the day o*' public: tion, are reqn<Med to in their orders . ?? early aa Sat a r?& evening of the previous week. S. W. MASON it Co.. Proprietor^ Port Ko.vaUS. C. TOB PRINTING. OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, f I front a Poster, the size of this sheet, dowu to a Visiting Card, done neatly end promptly, at Tint P.m.metto IId-aip Ofsicv. Next South of the Theater, Sutlers' Row. Hilton Head, S. C. . XJEW BOOKS! u\ NEW BOOKS!! NOVELS. HISTORIES. TOEMS, A.-. Also, the best of the Northern Journals, Pe. riodicals, Ac., P\t.Mmo Huttai, Free South, Ac., at StimhonV, Union Square. DUNBARS A FRANZ. ? SUTLERS' ROW. Dealers ia Sutlers' Good*, Wh >haalo aod Retail.