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tiik l'o-U'r KUVAI.. STANDARD and COMMERCIAL A. (r. THOMAS . L*4li1or, Bsvi^ort, S.x C.. A]?Til 27, 137f. st ?<.( KiPr(o.\s, <>??? Vrar, S i <>i: Six Mouths, I Advertisement* will Ik- insert,*! r.l tlx rule of $1 ?0 per sqnnve, II) Xoa;wr:j llnr), for thv first iiacriioii; swb?Kjnf? insertions t>y rout nu t. JOB PBTSTIN'!: A XI > >TAT1: NiTflV. W'? have ono-'f tin* ni.?t i-.unpk'te Jt>l? OKI'ICl r. th? State, an I da \\o:k aswell awl at as low j>riirs as in the cities. Oiirst?>ck of STATIOXKKY i?;li?r.;? And will be sold wholesale and retail, as low as i:> Charleston and Savannah. IM>?ls and law blanks in er^at variety. Official Paper of Beaufort County* TflE Charleston .AVics and Courier lireagain become afflicted with llie Whippci jndgship fever. What is tt;e matter? I* there any suit pending in which they art interested? The BarnwelMllackweli struggle fv the county scat has been ro-opened. tlir Supreme Court having ordered a writ oi mandamus to issue a?ain>t the Coum\ Canvassers, to compel them to make re turns of the election from secondary evidence. The evidence that can be obtained is said to be strongly in favor of Black ville. A Washington letter says: Mud; inconvenience is already experienced l?t * i merchants, hotc! keeper ami ntmn>, especially by siuail dealers, owning to the growing scarcity of fiactional currency, much of the latter having boon exchang ed for small silver coin within the pas! ' two or three days. Persons in Nov York and other large cities have bcei disappointed in not receiving fractions currency heretofore promptly furnished as fractional currency redeemed in silvei is not now reissuablc. Members of Con press are already discussing the rjuestior as to the future of suit 11 change. Sonic o them are of opiuion that both fracticna currency and small silver coin will son; become a matter of speculation in the bands of brokers, and that the need o the n-ual supplies of fractional parts of? dollar will become so pressing that Con press before its close will 1 c compelled t< pass a law to relieve such pressure by re storing the issue of fractional currency. ' i i ? Tne President has vetoed the bill rc ccntly passed by both Houses of Con press to reduce his successor's salan from $50.000, at which it was fixed bj the " Salary Grab '" Act, to $115,000. The message sent to the Senate with th< veto compares the Presidential sn'an with that of Congressmen, and s-how. that when the President's salary wa fixed at $25,000 a year, members of Con press pot onV $f> a day, or. at 120 dayi for the session. $720 a year ; their pat has been made seven times as largo as i was, while the President's Ins only bee: doubled. But there are other reason: much stronger than this tu qun -ve nrgu inent for opposing the change. A sa'ar of $50.(XX) a year for the President of j country of 40,000,00*) inhabitants, ii which the scale of living is what it i with us, is little enough ; indeed, it i far too little, and every one who hr. looked into the items of the appropria tion bills knows that no President lit actually lived upon it (to say nothing c $23,090) for years. Some Pre."'den is hav apj>eared to do so, but it is be ecu e . sorts of expenses connected widi th White House are created as u sidespecu , lotions " to he paid for separately. W believe the actual cost of keeping up th Presidency is nearer $100,000 than 000, and the on'v effect which can com from making the salary less than die ev pensc is one of two things : either to mnk it necessary for the r* resident to beg fn favors from Congress (iu all which Case we may be sure he has to give an Q.juiva lent), or for him to take some means t eke out his expenses, such as thn.-e arhiel the Secret a it of War, for precisely simi % i'r reasons, has been led into. This ha never vat been done, but it is well t take warning in time. The reductioi proposed by Congress is a pure piece <? dcmagogisin, got up for the purpose o putting the Republican party in the posi tion of hositily to the '* poor boy, and the Democrats in the position o " lightening the burdens of taxation. ' There is no use in expecting to get goo< Presidents unless you pay thciu well; an< if wc are to have a general scaling act let Congressmen begin fairly with them fiv their own oav at the rail 1 \ L."*? (4IIVI u.ft v.. they estimate others. On this >ojlc : Congressman would be worth about $2VJ per year. ? 7he Xotlon. A Pan'oii Not a Part!ooc A witness for the State in the ea^e o B. G. Yocuui, county treasurer of Che* ter, before Judge Ndrtlirop. John Liily, of that county who wjis convicted ofgrant larceny and sent to ilie penitentinry, wa: pardoned the Governor in order to ren der him eligible to witness agamst Vo cum. The pardon contained the following proviso: "On condition that the pre aiding Judge shall only deliver said par don when he shall certify under his hand and seal to me that the said John Lilly has tcstiC'd in the trial of I>. G. Yocuiu. full^and in good faith." Judge North. ro',vruled that it was no pardon at all, as the prisoner could not testify uiwii he was pardoned, and could not under the j roviso Ik- pardon. :! until ho had teslilird. v The Beaufort aud Port l!oy.:l Turnpike Company, have surveyed the line of the road to the Beaufort depot, rovl now at v.vik evading an ! -h-'jiog The late Hen. Howard. A correspondent in the Charleston A? rstonf < \itniVr says that the aim mneeuicut.of the murder of (.Jen ?T. II. Howard near (imhauiville sent a thrill of horror to the hearts of the many friends and acqu aintanres of this truly estimable irentle: mm. The 1-rief notice taken of this ter1 rihV ontraye induces the writer to infer t !.:<{ !i ?!e i known in the city of the ante< o ' nts of (ion. Howard. To those j who. prior to tlie late war. had the yood fortune to \i-it at none the <.ood people of t.'iTiiiamviiif or it> vicinity, the memories ; as-neiate-.l with "Hen. Howard" and ! "Whitehall" mn>t crowd in at this mo ! ;i:i<r t<> tlio boundless !i=?->-T?i! *ality and true uoblene-s of heart of our departed friend. !li< name was a hou c | hold word in 15eanf.>rt lV<lric? for charity -to the r.ec I;, friendly fneos of any kind tc ; tho c saol.ini: his services, an 1 a princely j hospitality which has rarely, ifever, beer J equal let}. j ''Tiro war found hint at the age of six j iv odd commanding a company of hi: j neighbors and friends in the Fifth S.nul I Carolina Cavalry, stationed at tl.aham ! ville for the defence of the . notion lie S( i well represented, Cheerfully relinquish ! ing all thoughts of personal interests ! though his aye warranted his returning j from tire field, he bravo'y breasted tin ! storm and passe 1 through the many try ^ ing circumstances; incident to the war Oi the coast of Carolina. "Sniee the war this brave old man. ii poverty and want, amid the ashes of tin o'd hoiue he rendered so memorable it ' the recollection of the recipients of hi kindly deeds, has toiled and struggled on With a cheerful word to all, and a dispo sition as of old to help 'h >se appealing t< : him for counsel or aid. lie, up to the las , ! hour of his long life, illustrated the sal | ient }H?iiits of his truly estimable charac J ter. That such a man, known and be loved of all, should meet such a fate a i the hands of idle vagrants for purposes o i plunder, is a terrible commentary upoi j our re'regressive civilization." THE CENTENNIAL. iO.OCO People visit the Ground*.?Hotel nn cl Restan rant*.?The Monster En glne.-Th? Population of Philadelphia ! On the 31th instant, the Centennia ' grounds were finally closed to all visitor ^ until the oflk-al opening. For several day ' previous, all of the street cars and ave nues leading to the Park vrere crowded t ' ihe liiuit of their capacity, and it is csti 1 mated that 200,000 persons must hav * entered the grounds within the forty-eigh } iiours. As much lumber is being hauled toth grounds daily for the completion of th various pavilions and for finishing worl generally as the hauling capacity of th . lumber yards in the city will permit, an< almost every department of trade has strong indirect impetus to its busines through the influence of the approaohin; . celebration. 11uudreds of temporary structures of al icinds, but particularly large hotels an! restaurants are rising in a day aloug tli confines of the park; so rapidly in fac ^ are 4lie booths and smaller shops springiu, into existence, that the Building Inspec tors of the city find i^, impossible to keei track of them. ^ According to the contract between th Centennial authorities and Mr. G. ii Corliss, Monday evening, at half-past si> at a sign from Director General Goshori rhc giant engine which is to furnish mm | cle for all the machinery in Machinery Ha ! and adjacent buildings, started under ; procure of only fourteen pounds. Th: engine weighs over SOU tons, and wi v dnve eight miles of shafting, having cj ( j)acitv for 2,500 horse-power. The fij \yheel has a diameter of thirty feet an j weighs 70 tons. Kach of the walkin ] beams weighs 22 tons, and the 19 inc 1 i crank shaft is 12 feet iu length. There are two 4u inch cylinders with stroke often feet, which with but one ( two exceptions, is the largest of any ei gine in the world. Twenty-two boilers, each of 70 hors power are employed to furnish steam, an | having connecting pipes running und< ; ground so that the effect is the same as ! there was one huge boiler. I , The census of the eitv-which I wrol | last week was being taken, has been eon | pleted, showing a population of 817.4-4 souls, this being an iucieasc of 143,42 ) within the la.-t six years. There are 2,(KJ ] j more females than males, and 374.74 persons are less than 21 years of age. Tw i tons of blanks were used, and the tot; . | cost was not more than $3,000. .! T.:C blanks have all been filed away i . j the most convenient order, forming th j most complete directory of the city possi , J b:e except that the occupation of th I heads of families was hy mistake omitted Communication from the Kast and \Ve>t North ami South, is being facilitated a much as possible, a new railroad line ha ( I been arranged between this place am New York, by which the fares of botl ! lines will bo greatly reduced; a line o j steamers will commence running on th 11 first of May to Fall River,'and also ti New York. There will be two lines be tween Philadelphia and Washington. 1 [ through line has been established to Moti . j trea!, and the Pennsylvania Central ha made preparations for carrying and dc . i positing comfortably in their new depo ! or upon the Centennial grounds a'J wh< . i may choose to patronize their route. I have already written you of the prep I arations that are being made to cnterlaii . < visitors out side of the Exhibition, as fa ' as uitiHC is concerned, but there are mam other enterprises on foot having the sain, objects in view, prontiiteut among whicl: are Kiraify brothers Summer Theatn and the Colosseum, which arc now beinj erected and arc rapidly approaching com plot Ion on IhraJ Street opposite tin Academy of Music. The latter is a cyliu drical building with a frame work en nivly of iron, nearly 130 feet in diameter ' air! 7 i fc ! !i 1 -hr. a:ri -a; on muted b> 1 u tower. constructed in the same manner | as 1 lie exterior walls, Ififi feet 1:iirli. ; j and having an average diameter of 140 loot. '1 here are 4S sky lights hi the roof | | to light the interior. 114 feet above the ' pavement a balcony four feet wide is to extend around the tower, a d th -re will I bo a siniilai one. at the height of 141 feet From this j oint there is an externa' win line star,vase. leading to a platform ! on top where about 14 persons can lie aej eoinmodated. From 2">0 to .",00 can find standing room on the baloi i:ies. A steam elevator capable of cavryiifg 40 j'orsons will ascend as far as the so- j I oond balcony. This structure was elected 1 in New York about two years ago. but i * ( lias been moved here, rebuilt and en- ; largcd at the cnoimous cost of over $400. j 000. The purpose of the Colosseum is to ) display those world re-nowncdcycioramas * j " Paris hv Night " and 44 London hy i Day , " which are to he hung on the in1 side of the exterior walls. Between i these walls and the tower is a promenade ?j 24 feet in width, from which the can" : J va-s can he viewed. Tlie fir t cyclorauia *' London by Day" * j was presented about half a century ago ;n London, and icmained on exhibition I 4 . t Jay and niclit for over forty years. Af r 1 forwards the other two were added to the - j collection and were also very successfully * j exhibited. About 1820 an English 1 i draughtsman named llornor conceived ' t-e idea of exhibiting a bird's eye view of 1 ' the British capital and with a Barnum * j 1 ke energy succeeded in interesting capij talilists in his behalf, and erecting a suit. s j able cylindrical structure. He construe " | ted a wooden cage above the ball on top ' j of St. Paul's Cathedral, tlie highest clo1' vation in London, where he made the 1 I original sketches him-elf, and employed a talented artist to put this work on canvas. Several American gentlemen, while j traveling abroad a few years ago, thought t ' 11 A .?... -...v*-. th..ii1.1 lnnt*o fire) j rillll Ult'SU 11UU1M illonv, 11 uiri rate show to exhibit here during the Oen1 tennial, and tnucli to the disgust of the English who had looked upon them almost as national property, bought them and transported them, exhibiting them shortly afterwards in New York. "Paris i. by Night, " will be on exhibition first. I I will write cf the Summer Theatre at v another time. 4^^ s Forfeited Lands and the Kills of 1he !- Bank of the Stale. 0 Beaufort, S. C\, April 26, 1876. i- Editor Standard if' Com me read: e Silt: I desire "to call the attention of * your readers to u an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act to proc vide for the redemption of Forfeited lands e upon certain conditions therein mention^ ed." and to briefly discuss its relations to e those taxpayers who have tendered thei; ^ State taxes in bills of the Bank of the 8 State. Now I am aware that those who 5 have made the above tender, did so under - the impression that such proffer would secure their property against a levy and 1 sale for State taxes, and that th?y wiil be ^ alarmed when they ascertain that all proe pert.v, tlie State taxes on which were ten 1 deved in bills of the Bank of the State, ? trill be advertised and sold the some m property where such tender was never P | mode, and for the reason that said Bank I 13.lis are not necessarily a legal tender fot e "tate taxes, and therefore property, the S taxes on which have been "paid in 1> 11 " J of the Bank of the State," is delinquen'. i? The Supreme Court of the United State: has decided that such bills, when not issued in aid of the rebellion, arc a legal tender a 1 for State taxes; leaving the question o; is> i fact as to said bills being tainted with the ^ j rebellion (in each individual ease) to ? I jury, and tlie State to protect its interest. "" always raise* the question of such taint. ^ I thus throwing the bills in each individai.l ? ! case under the ban of judicial investica1' j Hon. ; o t'-e way out of this dile umaia | very plain. The Act referred to ?ny> )r i "that in all cases where lands shall have l" been forfeited to the State for the nonpayment of taxes, and the title thereto be :e j vested in the State prior to the 13th day of June 187f?, the bills of the bank of the |r I State are made a legal tender ''for the | re lemption and purchase of forfeited j lands.*1 c The delinquent land sale will commence j 1 j on the 5th day of June, pros., and will ^ i close on the 11th day of said month: so ? j that all parties whose lands siiail have ! been forfeited to the State under the i above circumstances, may on^he 12tb day 0 j of June redeem the same hv the additionI al payment in bills of the Bank of the I $tate, of an amount sufficient toeorcrjthe II > expenses of sale, say 8lo or $20. e ! The true question for taxpayers to conj sidcr is this: whether it will be for their e | interest to fee a lawyer to the amount of ' ! one or two hundred dollars for going to ' the courts, or whether by the payment of s | the comparative small amount heretofore s mentioned they extricate themselves from 1 Jllh/uiUo tufn v.'liif.i in fvrn nvinv I lUU UI1IIVUIIJ iiiiu V.., ... .?v U1M1 n cases speculators have led them. Such property being offered for sale by L> J the County Treasurer for delinquent tax0 es, will invariably be forfeited, to the " i State, for who are the parties in these ^ days of high fees to lawyers who arc inclined to buy a law suit? Very respcctfullv, L. S. Laxglev. t . 0 j ?ws From lirunson. Bruxson, S. I'.. April 23, 1STG. 1 Editor Standard and Commercial: r The sj?irit of Mars armed in l ull pano* i* ply seems to have recently made its adc vent amongst us, sowing seeds of discord, 1 which have germinated in two instances 2 in violence and bloodshed. ; Last Thursday week a difficulty occur-1 red at Hoovers Station, between Hardy : Harrison, Reed, Thos. Myers and others, - which resulted in the shooting of Thos. - Myers in two places, one just below the , shoulder, the other above the hip. It appears there was a trial <m - " * - - y before Trial Justice Kjberts, on that day, o when a difficulty occuried between Mr. , f< Hardy Harrison and a colored man which f< resulted in blows. From this the affray ti became general, pistols were discharged, i i and Myers was.severely wounded as above j stated. I have n.?t heard it positively j stated but it i* generally conceded that! Hoc 1 did the shooting. \' *o understand ; f tint warrants have been issued against j r the parties, but no arrest has as yet been ; } effected. Myers is improving. a On la-t Friday Branson was the scene , of a shooting affray, not however of a very serious chat a .-tor. ? Mr. 13. M. Kiley, while in a state of j , intoxication had a difficulty with Handy j ' (lad-don. and shot him in the hip. inflict- j j ing a slight flesh wound. lliley is, when sober, a good behaved | j | and gentlemanly man. and possesses the | 1 esteem of all classes, but when under the ! sway of "King Alcohol,*' he is a reckless dangerous man, and respects neither friend or foe, and for a slight provocation j wiil use his arms. On the same day he I shot at .1. C. McMillan, but fortunately i did tto damage. \\ e regret te chronicle these shooting i affrays that happen in our midst, for truly j nature has lout a helping hand to this community. There is not a point on this ! railroad that has the facilities for com1 mcree that Branson lias. Having an ! enviable back country from which large ! shipments of cotton and produce could be made, an exceedingly healthy position; ! the purest water and many other advan| tages that less favored communities do I not possess. The society is educated, re fii:cJ, and religiously inclined, having no less than five churches, and a flourishing academy under the supervision of a learned and aceoi plished gentleman. These facts are calculated to make our town a place of consequence, if we can only have peace and quiet in our midst. Planting in our'section is rapidly pro grossing, but the universal cry of the I planter is I 1 wanted rain. j-The crops have a sickly and blighted appearance, owing to the recent cold nights { and the dry season. Old "Prob" however keeps our spirits up by predicting an i early fall and the signs at this writing strongly endorse his unerring judgement. We shall at any rate live in hope even should we die in dispair. We regret to report that on account of some unseen and unexplained reason, the trains very repeatedly pass us without condescending to favor us with the mail. Sometimes they salute 'us with a shrili ear-splitting shriek, that reminds one of the scream of the bird of American liberty. and proudly pass us unheeded and forgotten. This occasions consider hie embarrassment especially a nong the mercantile class who expect their mail rcgu larly. and it might perhaps be the cause of considerable trouble. Watchman. The Charleston Xncs says " The j irics ! in Beaufort are notoriously ui.trustwoth.v. I and it is feared that themurde e s of Gen Howard, who confess their guilt will by some hocus pocus, escape." No such fear exist in this count}'. The prisoners will obtain a fair trial, and the juries which are not *' timorously untius*worthy. *' will do as well as the juries in any county i i i the Slate. The e will be no necessity to J appeal to the barbarous code of Judge Lynch, in this county. <?> The LTnlianiville Mnrder. The details of the murder of Gen. ! Howard, as confessed by the prisoners, -how that it was a premeditated and cold bloo led affair. On Thursday last they sent f?r the Sheriff and said that they desired to make a statement*to relieve' their minds. The sheriff sent lbr Trial Justice Richmond, who took down their i confession, from which we cull the followI big ^ John Snipe, said that on Friday theTthinst. Geo. Finchney came to his house on W. C. Howard's, plantation and told him that General Howard would go j to the village the following day to get ! some money and he must take his stand in | the road and shoot him, and he would far j 11 >>)i him the shot. j He refused, but on the 14th he asked I Snipe again to take his stand and shoot, j lie again refused, but the same day he j consented. They went together the fol? I lowing day, to Grahamville. Pinekney bought the shot and gave Snipe a load. He took his stand at Honey Hill, and j shot Gen. Howard. The prisoner Fred i Bright took Howard s pocket book. They j ; .. i ro. ??.j ? I j tOUUU III[V CUIUS IJ it ?uu fuiiit i Bright took twenty-five cents: Pinckney ; fifteen c nts. and Snipe took ten cents, j Bright speaks of seeing Snipe at Honey I Hill, and asking liiin what he waiting for I ; and he said that Pincknev had told him ! i lie had seen Gen. Howard in Mr. Bassa j !i%u's store changing money and j , lie must go cn to IToncy I Hill breast works an 1 mu t shoo.; I iiim when he came along, and get the \ i m wey. Bright called him a fool and *cft ! and resumed his walk. He saw Gen. ! 1 Howard come along, and saw Snipe shoot ; him. Howard fell back in his buggy and j J Snipe caught hold of him and pulled .him ! j in'o the road, and searched his pockets, j ! Snipe took iiis pocket book, left Bright j and went toward Grahamville. Bright j I did not tell any one of the shooting, as j i he was scared and nervous, and thought [ lie might be accused of the murder. ! Pinckney has not yet made any statement. Savannah Back River. Washington, April 24.?A bill was ! ! filed to-day in the Supreme Court of the I United States, by the State ofSouth Car- | olina against the State of Georgia, Sec-! ! rctary of War and others, to enjoin the work now being done at cross-tides in the j | Savannah river by the Engineer Depart- j ment as in violation of convention of 17.57. McCraicb. Jr., Messrs. Phillip Phillips, j )mmm ?cmc? mm imm i n m in f this city, ;;r(1 Edwards of Charleston, J )r the State of South Carolina, moved i >r a tcyiporarv injunction. The court! nok the papers, reserving its action upon | he motion. I Telegrams. ?There are fresh Indian troubles. A j earful massacre of a family of immigrants lamed Baker occurred at lied Canyon, tVashiugton Territory, on the 16th inst., md the Chcycnncs are marauding in va- j ious directions. ?Mexican advices receive 1 via Havana show that tlie revolution still races in So-: lora and Sinaloa. The Railroad between Vera Cruz and the City of Mexico is cut. j Accounts from the Mexican frontier via j Rrownsville, tell of outrageous exactions ! from Ameiicnn rc idents in Mexico by tlie revolutionary chiefs. ?Serious di.-turbanccs at Darbadocs, West Indies, arc reported by cable via London. Estates are being pillaged and fired in all directions. ?Tlie Connecticut delegates to the National Republican Convention have ex pressed their preference for PostmasterGeneral Jewell. ?The recent cxnidition against the Creek Indians was a complete failure with the exception of killing an old squaw and two children. 40? Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers have been recorded in the office of the register of Mensc Conveyance, at the court house, Beaufort, since our last report: Ellen Finley to Pern' F. Buckner and W. C. McMicliael, 'Jo acres in Bluffton for ?200 CO E. B. Richardson to Harriett J. Addison, 155 acres in Pecples tor 130 52 Jos. B. Glover to B. Wiggins, ct. al., School Trustees Di. 't. No. 2, 1 acre in Bluffton for 30 00 Wm. Wilson, S B. C. to John White Gregory, 3,203 acres in Pocotaligo for 2,100 00 Wm. Wilson, S. B. C. to Mary A. Richardson, 2,863 acres in Pocotaligo for 8,103 00 Daniel Heyward to Steimncyer k Stokes, 407 acre3 in Pocotaligo for 500 00 John W. Burbridge to Jane A. Sanders, 5,000 acres in Bluffton for 1,500 00 Jane A. Sanders to Bobbins, Boddington k Powers, 5;0jo acres in hluffton for 4,850 0< MJRBiED. Sams,?Johnson*.?April2?th.?At the Eplneop:) Church Beaufort Mr. B. 1?. Sams, to Miss Annh M. third daughter of I>r. John A. Johnson, oi B aufjit S. C. Official Notices. To Holders of Coumy Cheeks oi Audited Claims, prior to .November 1, 1872, Office of the Covsty Commissionf.rs, Beaufort. S. C., April 11,1?7G. IX accordance with tlic provisions of a Joint It's Jul ion entitled "A Joint Resolution authorizinj he C-ntn'y Commissioners of Beaufort Countyt evy a special tax." dated April 7, 1873, and "At act to amend the same," approved the 29lh day a tanuary, 1*74, seal d proposal* will be received a this office front parties Itoldit. -hocks or audita eltiitus cuiitraeted prior to Nov a,.her 1,1872, unti TUESDAY,i MAY 9, 1876. at 12 M? at which tinK? said hids will ha opened and the board of county commissioners will drat orders on the Treasurer to the amount ol one thou sand dollars, in favor of the person or persons wh< hall offer the largest per centum discount on tit i hecki or audited claims. Proposals shouldb" addressed to the chairman o the board of County Commissioners, and endorses ' Pr >posa's for the settlement of Past Indebted no of Beaufort county. T. PRITCHARD, M. I> V. S. SCOTT, R. J. MARTIX. County Commissioners Titos. II. V,"iikki.fr. Clerk of Board. feblMt. N O TIC E . U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE rA v* l m special 1 axes, May 1,1376, to April 30,1877. The Revised Statutes of the 1'nlted State*, See tions 32.'G, 3237, 323.*, anil 3233, require every j?vrso: engaged in any business, avocation, or employmen j which renders him liab'etoa SPECIAL TAX, *< i procure and plnec con*plcnon?ly In !i! | Es'abliahnrent or plnrc of Itit-ino* ! STAMP denoting the payment of said SPKCIA TAX for the Special Tax Year lxrginning May 1S70, before coinnicncirg or continuing business a ter April 3ft, 1870. i The Taiss embraced within the provision 1 of the Law atari ptsil w as fJ ! lows, yiz: Rectifiers $200 0 Dealers, retail liquor - 25 fx Dealers, wholesale liquor 100 0 Dealers in inalt liquors, wholesale 50 0 Dealers in malt liquors, retail 20 O Dealers in leaf tobacco .... ? 25 t-t Retail dealers in leaf tobacco 500 w And on sales of over Si,000, fifty cents on every dollar in excess of ? 1,000. - ? - > ? i?" a n coalers in inanuiitciurcu - Manufacturers of stills 50 Oi And for each still manufactured 2<? (K And for oat h worm manufactured 20 Oi Manufacturers of tobacco 10 ui Manufacturers of cigars 10 0< Peddlers of tobacco, first class, (more than two horses or other ar#>nals) 50 0 Peddlers of tobacco, sccoiul class two horses or other animals) 25 C PeddL-rs of tobacco, third class (one lior3e or other animal) 15 0 Peddlers of tobacco, fourth class (on foot or public conveyance) ... ...... 10 CI Brewers of less than 500 barrels 50 Cl Brewers of 500 barrels or more 100 ( Any person, so liable, who shall fail to conipi; with the foregoing requirements will be subject t( severe penalties. Persons or firms liable to pay any of the Specia Taxes named above must apply to A. J. RANSIER, Collector Internal Revenue at Charleston, or to S. B. WRIGHT, Deputy Collector at Beaufort, and pay for and procure the Special-Tax Stamp o Stamps they need, prior to May 1,1576, and WITH Ol'T FURTHER NOTICE. D. D. P RATT, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Office Internal Revenue, Wa-hingtou. I>. r IYV 1 1*7'-.. mar*? P fltt) (fiootls. I GREAT EXCITEMENT 1 AT Tin: STOKE OF fi. A. Scheper, The Leader in Low Prices -o: HA VINT. .TEST RETURNED FROM NEW ' YORK. I nm prepared to show a larger and more complete .-tuck of SPBiHG&SUMilERGOOOS Ever before offered to the Beaufort public. Con xi sting of DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS. AND CAPS, BOOTS AND SHOES, MATTING Ac! I offer an entirely fresh stock of SPRING DRESS GOODS, | Selected in New York with special view to their j adaptability to present season, climate Ac. EXTRA INDUCEMENTS j will be offered in all departments, as I am determined to make this one of the most attractive establishments in town. Call before purchasing elsewhere and examine the stock of goods at E. A. S CHE PER. Just Received. ^ MOST COMPLETE and elegant assortment of SPRING AND SUMMER DDYGOODS, CLOTHIHfi, -ANDGENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. Will be sold at prices to suit the times, also a fresh stock of LADIES', GENTS' & CHILDREN'S, BOOTS AND SHOES. -A T W. 0. BELLOWS. BANKING HOUSE," Win. II. Lockwood, BAY ST., BEAUFOKT, S. C. , GOLD AND EXCHANGE ON New, York Charleston & Sav i J r annah Bought and Sold, Collections made on any point in tki United States. Accounts received subjec to check at sight. a p. 27.6ui. FOR SALE, 100 Barrels'of Prime i Irish Potatoes, I) In quantities to suit purchasers. Low fe ' i.ash, to close out a consignment. JOHN FRANZ, General Provision Merchant, -xj).27.It. Beaufort, S. C : ICE! ICE!"" ; CCNANT A EMMONS. J ARK NOW PREPARED TO FCf s ijl xisii Ice in any quantity Customei may desire, from their Ice House, 3ovcntb. Street. JOHN CONANT, J. A. EMMONS ap.27 t-f TAKE DR. DENNIS7 system R c 11 o v a t o r a n d B!oo PURIFYING SYRUP. For Dyspepeia, Piles, Heartburn, Siek Ileadacb Fevers" Sores, Ac. m. J. graham. Agt., rnar.33-lm. Bcaufor'. Slarcliers aiid Ironers, Warned tex good Ftarebcrs and*Ironers. Apply at the l*ort royal laundry, Or at this office. ap.l3-lt. " SAFETY AND BRILLIANCY. I VESTAL OIL, * a Gives a better light than any other oil, and willn* ' exi lxl\ For sale by 1 wm. kressel, !. ap.13. Bay St., Beaufort. NCTICE b ' aviso received some fresh VACCINE VIRUS, I am prepared to receive subjects for vaccinatic at my office from 12 m. to 2 p m. < " - h. m. stuart mr d. Bay St. Beaufort. ,1 Law Blanks For Sale. 1 _____ [i ^"OTE, with lien on crop, ? CASE of Land, secured by lien on crop, H HATTEL Mortgage, to secure noteannexed, f) ONVEYAXCEB of Land?various foms, i \ ^ORTGAGES of Real and Personal property, I ARRANTS of Attachiuent. For sale in quantities or singly, at the CLERK'S OFFICE, In the Court House. 0 I Rft. Jan. 23-3m. I 01 n FRANK COE S AMMONIATEP BONE ; IV. SUPERPHOSPHATE. [> Having been appointed Sole Agent for this Sta: 3 for the sale of the above old and well known FEI 0 j T11.IZER, we .hall always keep a full supply c v hand. Orders entrus cd to our care shall meet wit > prompt attcnlion. The merits of this fertilizer are too well know : and appreciated to require a more extended notic We will euly state that each consignment is sul tcct to the severest analysis, and that the origins standard is fully maintained. D. II. PINCKNE j s our travelling Agent, and any communications t | us through him shall nave every care and dispatel r i PINCKNKY BROTHERS, 3 Commercial Wharf, Charleston, S. C j Jan.20-3in. Publications. ! /COMMERCIAL, A STANDARD PORT ROYA j V PtsblisliH weekly. *2.on j?*t y.-ar. _ _ ? Encourage Home People, ?AND? HOME ENTERPRISE, j D O ORS , Sash and Blindsl jA Hill I | I GEORGE S. HACKER, CHARLESTON, S. C. ONLY Carolinian engaged in the manufacture of MOULDINGS, DOORS, SASH. BLINDS, and TURNED WORK in Charleston, S. C. Pricea as low as any other house, and all work first class. oct.l4-3m P. M. WHITMAN, MATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, flay Street, lieanfort, S. C., Has just retruxed from the nobtb with a fine assortment of goods at N"ortb.orn Frioea. WEDDING RINGS, $3.00 to $12.00, 8ILVER RINGS, 30c. to $1.50. SILVER NAPKIN RINGS, $2.00 to $4.00. LADIES GOLD WATCHES, $30 to $00. 0 5 Btj & 1 Day String Clccb, $3.50 it II. u GENTS' GOLD CIIIANS. PINS. RINGS. 8 LEE YE BUTTONS. STUDS, WATCH CHAINS, LADIES GOLD and PLATED JEWELRY, GOLD PENS, AC., AC. GENTS* GOLD & SILVER WATCHES. Call and examine before purchasing, and satisfyyoursclf you can save ten to, twenty-fire per een* from Charleston or Savannah prices. } dec.6.iy wrnmhoTTse PORT ROYAIj S3. OSITUATED AT THE TERMINUS OF the Port Royal Railroad, wlicre connection is ni 'dc with the last sailing, first-class st*amer? Montgomery and IU'ntsvillk, sailing to New York every Friday. This is an entirely new and elegantly famished B house. ^Hantion unsurpass d, surrounded with . inagnificient live oak*. com sanding a splendid prospect of the surrouuding country, the Beaufort, and Port Koyal River* and offers unusual attrmcthns to travelers, or to parties who d< sire Board or * to spend a few days n?sr the salt water. Table supplied wiih everything the market affords. Fresh milk, butt-.r, fi.-h, vegetables and fruits in their season. Best of Cooks and Attendants. Teru.s liberal. C. E. WARREN, Proprietor, junc. .1-11. . . . . . _ .. 1 I' NEW MII.KINBRV. r Fall and Winter 1875 JUST RECEIVED AT, 1' John Cooper's RAY STREET BEAUFORT. LADIES HATS. MISSES HATS I BOYS HATS r. Fronrh ami PlfiWlTS. A fine assortment of the above toeethcr with a lar^e stock of FALL and WINTER 1/rv O ?d?, Dress Goods, Clothing, Domestics, Long Cloth, Ac., Ac., may .20-13. W. H. CALVERT. practical Tin Sheet Irons Copper Worker DEALER IN Japanned and Stamped Tin Wares. Constantly ? hand, Cooking Parlor and Box Stores. * TERMS CASH. st Agent for the Celebrated Charter Oak Cocking Stoves* W. H. CALVERT, Bay St. between 8th A 5th sts. Beaufort. 8.C BEAUFORT HOUSE, ?n BE A CFORT, S. ) .* Having opened and refurnished this old established HOUSE, I am prepared t% accommodate transient and permanent boarders, at reasonable rates. mrs. AGNES MANN, oct.21-3in. Proprietress. Proftssioaat (Cards. VGKDIER WALKER ARB RAfftT V V 1 PROCTORS IN ADMIRALTY AND ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEAUFORT, SO. CA. Walkee A Bacot, I W. J. Vsrdixs. Charleston. | Beaufort Refer to the British Consulates In the Booth, and special 1 j- to the British Consulate at Chariest**. Octl t-f. * H. M. STUART, M. D.? in * h ! Cor. Bnr A Eighth Streets. n Boaufort, S. O. e* ! DEALER ie * DRUGS, AND CHEMICALS, [- FAMILY MEDICINES, * o FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES ' STATIONERY, PURFUMERY, ^ . BRUSHES, Ac., Ac., Ac., Together with many other articles too anmeroos to mention. All of which will be soM at the lowe. t " j price for cash. Physicians prescriptions careft?lly J rompoumlcl. ftb.l'l * %