Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, May 04, 1876, Image 2
THi; POKT J JOY A I,.
STANDARD and COMMERCIAL
A. Cf. THOMAS
IMitov,
B-iVifort, S C.. M"v 4. 1876.
SfVaSCHlPTH >XS.
<)?e Year, $i 00
'Six MoiOhK, 1 ?>4"
AdvtTtlsritu-hU will br iu?ry<(i] :?< {!.<
rate of $1 30 per 10
tluM, tbr the Ar*t luti'i'ilon; Huh.-? -{jJi<at'
luwnioiii "jj
JOR PltlNTI.V, .\N!> sTATI'?N*KUY.
We hare one of the mo-f i-omplote JOB oF1'I('I>
* thf Stat*, rihI do work :i*w,'ll and at as low j>rie;'s
*rs In thecllirt. Our stuck of STATIONERY is!-ir;a
Vil will be sold wholesale ami retail, as low as i?
Charleston and Savannah.
Deeds and law blanks in crcat variety.
*>.3cial Paper of Beaufort Ponnty.
Naval Cadet
Tt will be seen by an advertisement in
another column, that Hon. Kobt. Smalls.
Congressman from this district has at his
disposal an appointment of a young man
to a naval cadetship at Annopo-is, an!
will give the recommendation for appointment
to one who shall pass the best examination
before the board ot examiners,
who from their known character will con
duct an impartial examination. It is optional
with our Congressional representative
to have this competitive examination.
??s he might recommend for appointment
without it, but he is willing that no obstacle
shall be placed in the way of true
merit amongst the youth of his district,
and therefore throws it open for competi
tion. Every young man in the countie.of
Beaufort, Edgefield, Aiken. Barnwell
and Colleton, between the ages designated
tfiave a chance to secure the orize.
The latest sensation in science is the
"application of blue light. Certain savam
*say that, light transmitted through blue
glass stimulates growth in health and
cures diseases of all kinds. Young plants
;and young animals raised under a hlu.
;glass roof attain large dimensions in in
credibly short tmicaiulaii mat s?rc o;
thing. It3 great office however, is the cure
of disease. A man with consumption h i*only
to b< t^cc himself to a ceiulian sub
"Vitrious fcsidence. all(^ immediately the
turberclcs cease te grow, and the mar
grows well. The Baltimore Gazrlte i
authority for the statement that the onh
things that do not grow under blue glasfere
tubercles, cancers, tumors, corns am
the like. They grow smaller.
H>ttoth<ofSenator llollingsliead
Senator Jeremiah ITollingshead, o
Abbeville county, died on Saturday last
He was born in Wyandotte county. Ohio
August, 183J. lie removed to this Stat
fefter the election of Gov. 11. K. Scott
:and was appointed agent for the F.e-dfeian's
Bureau on Ed is to Island. After
wards he was assistant chief of the Siati
constabulary under J. B. Hubbard. Ii
this capacity he became noted for his Jar
lug bravery, arresting the notorious JaM
Hacket of Edgefield county, and abom
sixty other equally desperate characters
? - *- * 'i rr 11 i .1. ...
fie kiilea \\ m. inuuru, ui ; uiuna-a-i ?.
Randolph, after being shot twice by tlx
desperado. He was elected to the Sou
sate in 1871.
^ *
The Attorney General.
?
The Governor has appointed Maj
ua. Stone, of the fiiui of Co: bin an<.
Stone, to the position of Attorney Gene
fral, to fill the unexpired term of the lion
S. W. Melton, resigned. This appoint
tuent will give general satisfaction.
He is a republican, but not an cxtreui
1st consequently such appointment will
Dot meet with disfavor from the opposi
tion, and his qualification* for the positioi
are S) ptecme.'iKnt that they rennet b<
called in question,
He was bo.n in Hast Madras, Me, i
1842, entered the Union aimy as aprivati
in the 19th Massachusetts Volunteers,
and was severly wounded at Sharps nri
?ud Gettysburg, and subsequently tr-.ins
ferred to the Reserve corps, and pro.no
ted to the rank of brevet major.
From 18C7 to 1S70 he was a first lieu
tenant in the regular army. After leaving
the army he commenced the practice
of law in Charleston with Maj. 0. T. Cor
bin, and in 187! was appointed assistanl
United States district attorney for outli
Carolina. He is a close and laborious
student, and in the position to which he
lias been called, opportunities will be
* fill
j>resenteu iu uispiujr ItlUl nuv Mivu^v) vl>v
result of severe study.
Bills of Bank of Slate for Taxes.
The Como-Gencral has sent lis the fidlowing
circular, which we publish for the
information of our readers, who may have
tcuJered or intend to tender, bills of the
Bank of the State for taxes :
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Office cf Comptooi.lkr Ckxekal.
Columbia, S. C. April i'S, 1st .
The County Treasurers i:i the several
Counties in the State are hereby notified
that by virtue of Section 4 of the Act approved
April 13th 1870, all taxes due : nd
uncollected for any and all years preceding
the present fiscal year may be paid
in Dills of the Bank of the State, "wh'ch
shall have been proved stamped, or found
genuine. " Tax Payers who have, puoi
to the present fi^-ai year, made tender of
these Bills in pavuient of their taxes,
either for State or County, will be alowed
until the 16rh of May, J870, in
which time to pay in the
Bills icith'jut it'-'lf;/. Al'tl' this time
delinquent property, if real c.-tatc, lor
which Bills ot the Bank of the Sta'c
)f jve heretofore been tendered. w.'!l Lc
advti"ti-od au 1 vi.l on 'ui:cV.!i. T7v;
othet Jclhupicut property of 1^75. aii'l;
then can he redeemed as forfeited lands !
I ]?;!.>: to November 1, l>7f>, according to
iSectkm 1 of above-named Act. I'cnonal
j)'ope;ty, whiv-h a similar tender was I
;M;.?!e. will b;e proceeded acaiust Lv cxetil.
ioii.
(' ?Mir*y Treasurers will give prompt no!
tiee to fax Bayers P> b.iny in ail Bills
heretofore tv.:?de:cd.
inspect fully, efe.,
T(l?>>iA? ('. 1M NX. j
Comptroller (lencral S. ('. !
Redemption iif School Farms.
i The following is the text of the Joint j
Resolution, introdu rd by the Conjrrer-1
sional Kep.o^eihaUvc from this district
i Ilea. Kabort Emails; fhar provide- for
I
. the redemption or sale of the present tin
p.oluctive property known as school
i funis:
. Toin t Ikobtf V; /}
j To provide for the redemption of sehoofirm*
lands in South ('aro'ina.
Whereas the United States States s <!i
: hold lands in Beaufort ('onnty, Sou'li
I Carolina acijuirc-.l under tiie direct-tax
acts. known as the school-firms, which
; were not *o!d as provided for in section
! eight of the aot of July sixteenth,
eighteen hundred and sixtv-six, entitled
, An act to continue in force and to
amend an ' Act to establish a bureau for
| the relief of freed men and lefugees," and
; for other purposes;'* and
j Whereas the act of June eighth,
' eighteen hundred and seventy-two, en1
titled "An act to provide for the rcrlcmp|
tion and sale of lauds held by the hinted
States under the several acts levying di!
root taxes, and for other purposes," has
b en construed not to include in its pr? vi
i ?n said school farm lands: Therefore,
1 JUsdced hi/ the Semite and Home
; <f Pejresen tat ices of the United States
; of Aniei Q'l iu Congress assembled,
Tl.-.t rh'Mifliid^ known as school-farm
J *
i lands In South Carolina are hereby de'
dared subject to redemption and sale
under the provisions of said act of June
; eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy,
two, and that applicants for redemption
' I be allowed six months from the passage
of this resolution to complete such rei
demption : and, at the expiration of said
J period, the Commissioner of Internal
; Revenue is authorized, as soon as com
j patibie with the public interest, to sell
! all of said school-faruis remaining unredeemed,
the proceeds to be invested in
United States bonds for the use and sup.
i port of free public schools in the parishes
of Saint Luke and Saint Helena, South
( Carolina, under the provisions of section
j I six, act of June eighth, eighteen hundred
{ and seventy-two, as amended by the a t
of March third, eighteen hundred aud
srventy-thrce.
p Skc. 2 That wherever on said schoolI
farm-! there are bu idings which, have
i bee i built by the State or United States,
fjr ?. ool purposes, an 1 are now used for
j such purposes said buildings, with two
. j acres*of land surrounding the same, shall
be excepted from redemption or sale un.
der the provisions of this resolution; and
! shall forever remain devoted to school
. j purposes.
. j Skc 3. That all acts and parts of acts
11 inconsistent herewith are hereby rej
pealed.
f'j
,! TKK LATE GEN. JOHN H. HOWARD.
j Action of the Vestry of the Church oJ
the lloly Trinity, GrahumviUc.
| At a meeting of the Vestry of the
| Church of the Holy Trinity. Grahanij
vil!e, held ou 14th April, 1876, Warden
William F. Colcock offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which were
I unanimously adopted :
M\ Chairman?We have met to-day
to expre.-s our feelings on the occasion ol
' j the death of our late chairman
and well beloved friend, Gen.
. John H. Howard, and to pay a last.
! tribute of respect to his memo y.
1 am aware that on occasions like tlii?
it is not customary to do more than to
submit a simple preamble, with rcsolu,:
tious; but. sir, these are times when men
? must be allowed to speak what tliey fee',
' j irrespective of the res'raints of usage and
> custom. And the present is such a time.
G m. Howard \^as one of our oldest and
. mo. t useful and most honored citizens,
and hrs death is a public calamity. A1
ways foremost to obey the calls of duty,
either in public or in private, ho was
every where known as an ardent patriot,
. ir!i honorable gentleman, and a warm, de,
voted friend.
Ever sympathizing with those in affliction.
n > one was more frequent at the bed
t of death, ready to close his eyes and comi
pos the limbs of the departed, and it
. lias always been tlie hope and expecta*
i tion of his juniors that tliey wou d be
permitted, to perform the same sad offi'
oos for him. Hut, alas ! it has been oth
> envise ord..ined.
Carting fioui his friends with smiles
t ami kind voids, in peace and charity
with all men, he set out for Irs solitary
home amidst the calm and stillness of a
bright spring evening, and in the words
of allot her, " ,-carce had the sound of his
, voice, whilst playing with the children,
died aw; y, when the awful tidings came
back, ' lie lies stark dead I y the road
! side, slain by the hands of an assassin.''
A deed like this sends a thrill of sickening
horror through every heart, and men
and women stand dumb with unutterable
a ye at the heinousness of the hell-born
crime a'.:d fiendish wickedness of its perpetrators.
Justice in due time will make
ion claim mr satisfaction, but here, in
I this holy temple, we can only bow down
. oeiore the uiystcsy of Providence, and ini
Voke Go I s help to enable us to bear our
great adiictou with submission to his
blev-ed will. 1 beg leave to submit the
I. following resolutions :
, { Jl'S'j/cco. riiat in the death of Gen.
John 11. Howard this church has sus
tained the loss of a meinher who, for
many long years, lias served her with
untiring fidelity and Christian zeal as
Warden, Vestryman and Lay-Iteader.
JMcuf. That we, the Vestry and
Wiudous of the Church of the Holy
Ti iiiify, hear testimony to the. punctual
a.- J deienf manner in which our departs
friend discharged his duties as our
prodding ollicer. au office which he held
for iipwa; d <>f twen'y 3 cars.
A'M./od, That we will ever cheri.-h
ith {'.?;t'if'!i affection the memory of one
v.!:; 'aa the and who h\
his daily life and conduct stiengthenet ;
and endeared the ties which united the !
great brotherhood of humanity, and who
we can truly say, was in every sen. e u
ynod man.
RrxnhwJ, That believing our dear
friend was prepared for death, wc had
comforted, under this heartrending
tragedy, with the assurance that he ha>
enioied into " the rest that remained;
for the people of God.
? <zjg.+ ?-The
"h'ew Hampshire."
A cor .-espondnnt of the A". ) Ifirahl.
thus describes ,he New ILmp hire, fitting
out for i\?rt 11 oval at No: lurk and to
arrive this month:
| The eld hne-af-hnttle sh'p -iVl-m H-tmpI
shire. onmiodoro J. M. ii Cli,z. is in
i coil mission, and has a large portion ot
| the stores forthciVrt I loyal station on
I )?oa:d. ?hc is a quaint, picturesque old
| time cratt, armed, when she was f tted
| for war service, with three tiers of guns,
! and manned by GtH) or 7<>0 blue jackets,
j and perhaps a full thousand. In those
days, when the old "74" hove her huge
form into the "Straits," she or ships of
I her class, we e the boast of the Navy.
Even now old officers; relate, with a pard.niairc
degree of pride, that they were
i i si-ter ships in the Mediterranean
' s ilia Iron as lieutenants or midshipmen,
i when old Blank Hew his broad pennant at
I her main, and when the frisky youngsters
of tiie ship used to exchange shots "on
the field of honor" with arrogant English
j "Luffs" who didu,t like the cussed
Yankees and told them so in insulting
i language, often accompanied by a blow.
\ The frisky "youngsters" are now veterans
I of the retired list, and with them have
j gone out of date the good old fashioned
I sailing-ships?the schools for the Arnerij
can sailor. But one of the type remains
in commission, and that is the
Hampshire., bluff bowed, high pooped,
and broad of beam, if she is a little stubby
in length, as compared with 'lie clipper
models of the present day. A small
i battery of antique Lruns for saluting puri
] 0-;es rest on their ol i fashioned carriages
j on the spar deck, and add the faintest
I suggestion of warlike purposes to the
| grand old ship. She is to bo the store;
ship of the Port Royal station, and her
! immense storing capacity adapts her per!
fectly for the business. Her quarters,
i both for officers and men are wonderfully
J roomy, weM ligh ed and ventilated, jv.e!
ciscly the kind dor tropical service such as
j they encounter in the waters of South
i Carolina. It is probable she will sail to
her |s)it of destination, unless her presence
is immediately required, in which
case the steam sloop of war Poichattan.
Capt. T. Scott Fidebrown, will probably
tow her. The coasters driving up and
down the Atlantic will enjoy a real treat
to see the old three decker ploughing
along under sail, like a stray Flying
Dutchman, revisiting the sconces of hei
i early exploits, and when once quietly
! 1 i
| UllHiivu in uiu ui|iauiuus i vu'is hi i un
i Royal she must loner remain an object ol
; great interest to the residents of the in
j terior of the country, who make regain i
| excursions to the harbor to see a man-of
I war.
Murder at Yemassee.
Soon after the arrival of the train or
the Savannah and* Charleston Railrord
yester-day at Yemassee a colored man
a train hand was shot and killed by s
white man named Thomas Jones, cler!
in the restaurant at the depot. Fron
what -w* have been "able to learn of tin
occurrence, it appears that a passenre
delivered to the train hand, whose uaim
we were unable to obtain an umbrella a:r
went into the restaurant. Tn a littii
while the man Jones came out an<
1 wanted the umbrella which the colore*
j man refused to deliver to him. Word
ensued and each cursed the other whei
Jones drew his revolver, and fired twice
i one ball entering the man's mouth, am
I the other his neck. He died in abou
' j five minutes after being shot. Trial Jusj
tiee Gregorie was at the depot, an cy<
j witness of the affair and at once issued ;
j warrant for the prisoner's arrest who arrived
at the jail in Beaufort at about Svi
o'clock vester-day afternoon.
T1IE CENTENNIAL.
' 'lie Natinnnl Bont llatf,?A Dog Show.Lo
th<- Poor Indl m.?Venezula'* .Mine'
! rnl and Agi-icnltaral Exhibit*.?Sac: e<
Relics. $
[Oorrexpnwlent of the Standard Jf- Commercial.}
A rowing regatta lias been decided up
on, to take place upon the Schuylkil
i course in July, and after much troubh
and anxiety, the committee haveconiplet
| ed arrangements with foreign and domes
! tic clubs, which will make this naval tour
j nament one of the events of tlie season
Prizes have been offered to the amount o
Ss,()00, which is thought sufficient to sc
j cure the best talent. Crews are defiuite'j
| expected from Hamburg, Brussels, Ox
i ford, Cambridge, London, Dublin, anc
! active correspondence is being carried 01
1 with crews at many other foreign places
1 from some of which crews are confidently
expected. The Yale and Harvard crewhave
been approached on the subject, bui
I they were not willing to make any ar
rangeuieuts yet, ai d probably will not be.
! as they are tied by more ties than one tc
the Saratoga c- urse, and will without
doubt entirely refuse to row elsewhere.
. The other first-class American clubs wil
be present. The course upon the Schuyl
! kill is an excellent one, extending frou:
the Falls of the Schuylkill to Rockland,
two miles, or to Turtle Rock, three miles,
as the parties choose.
New bout houses are being buiit arid
every preparation possible is being ma le,
to make those who come to compete for
the prizes comfortable, at the least possible
expense.
The new "Undine" club house is tlic
finest of the kind in the world.
One of the branches which the
I Board of Agriculture will have under its
, care is a dog show, which will take place
during the first week of Sepreniber. En
tries for this show will close on the first
: of July, aud many, indeed, have already
been made, as the prizes offered in this
| class are numerous and large. Sporting
: dog-, naturally rauk first, and their breed
j and uierits will be considered most carefully
by the judges, although they will
have no opportunity of determining the
latter by seeing theiu work. The setter
in this country comes first, followed closely
by the tender-bided pointer, then come
the -panivb; Iii-h retrievers and fox
hounds terriers, both Scotch ami black- |
ami-tan, poodles, pups, spitzes, cx.jui-!
j maux, greyhounds, lap dogs, and many |
j other varieties ? f pet dogs are entered by |
j their fond ma ters in the hope of obtain- j
i??g a prize or having them "highly com-j
i mended. Of course fightiDg stock in i
! the shape of hull dogs, white and brindle, j
1 will not be wanting, and some rare breeds,
as the Cuban ami Kussian bloodhounds,
i prairie dogs, and the feathered Kaffir dog
i C.,... T,II ! /, il.-iinili- fm tilt' ll>f>?
liUIJI Liiutil* ?ut ii.iv.un ''ii VKV
! The Jersey Cattle Club have just offerJ
ed a prize of ?!,0?)0 for the best Jersey
j cow, and are taking measures for the rei
moral of some of the severer restrictions j
i placed upon entries of this class. I
A party of about fifty Indians have ar- j
! rived in the citv, under the charge of the I
j famous Texan Scout, George Anderson,
j who are to remain here during the suujj
mer in lodgingsand Indian tents upon a
! reservation made for theui next the Japj
ancse buildings, about 250 more are ex
i pected to join thetn. as every tribe of iin-'
j portance is to be represented by delegates
of both sexes. Those already here have
: been escorted over the grounds and
through the buildings, but they exhibited
: no cnthusia.m or wonder at the immensity
ot the undertaking or the beauty or
value of any of the exhibits, and indeed
an occasional "good" followed by a lazy
grunt was all that could be elicited from
them. Their guides suspected they were
playing the Mark Twaiu dodge upon
them, but if they did, they played their
part so well that no one found them out.
In one of the precceding letters I mentioned
the bronze Pegasi in front of Memorial
j Flail. As it was known that they were
constructed for the Vienna Exhibition,
j but were never used, it became commonly
I tlmf wftro rciVctpif
UU11CYCU mm, luv; itviv ?>v.? .v,v?.v<.
from lack of merit, but were considered
'^ood enough to suit American tastes,"
and were therefore placed, in lieu of
something better, in this public position.
The authorities 'investigated," as investigation
appears to be the order of the
j day, and lound that they were originally
I intended to adorn the roof of the Vienna
Grand Opera House, but that building
1 were not strong enou h to support their
, immense weight of more than fifty tons,
| and so they were laid aside until brought
: | to the notice of an American art lover and
r connoisseur, who bought them forSlAOOO,
; and imported them as fitting ornaments
r f >r Fuirmount Park,
t Venczula is preparing for a large ex^
! liibit in the mineral and agricultural departments
aDd when it is known that at
r
. Vienna this small country received twenty-three
medals and one grand diploma,
u-hil^ tho United States received but two
I grand diplomas, the power of Venezula
, i to aquit herself creditably will not be
I doubled.
These exhibits will consist of a thou
j sand separate collections, coin prising cof
. fee, sugitr, cocoa, hides, cochineal, cotton
1 ! tobacco, angostora bitters, and ores oi
? j gold, silver, copper, lead, quicksilver, sub
I phtir, sc. There are no manufactures ?>l
e i much consequence in Yenczula, but like
7 ! Japan they are awake to their ioi porta net
j ami ready for improvduonts. Nearly s
] j hundred picked young men have beet
] sent ab:oai to learn the various trade
^! and professions. Those fitting thejuselvo:
, to be school masters have been sent t.?
i this country to study our educational sys
] j tern, as the president of the Republ c
( I Guzman Blanco, anticipates a radica
_ change in the system existing there.
| Within the last three years invited j
t the laws enacted to encourage immigra
_ tion, over 15,100 emigrants from Europt
a iitid America h ive settled in Venezuela.
Five warthv Turks are attracting a lit
tie attention now just north of Machinery
Hall, where they are erecting a struetur<
14 feet by 8 for the purpose of selling
. chess boards, paper weights, napkins
i ring and other fancy articles, manufac
tured from wood from the valley of He
bron, the .Mount of Olives, Nazareth atic
other sacred localities,
j They will also have on hand nails and
, pieces of wood from the true cross ad lib
ituui and thousands of those sacred relic.<
which are only to be found in every mo
. nastery, nunery and old church in almo. l
every town in Europe. They are dressed
p in Syrian costume, loose woolen trousers,
fastened with a highly colored sash, s
, bright waistcoat adorned with large but.
tons, an overcoat in the Occidental stylt
I and the characteristic red scull cap. Then
, "Boss"' speaks English very well, having
i been educated at Mount Zion, at Bishop
7i Gobat's Episcopalian School, but the
i others, though sharp and intelligent, dc
t not yet make any attempts beyond theii
. original vernacular Arabic.
1 vi *11.1 1
1 1 *.-?/v*.a loftr ai?nr
j riiysieaiiy tuey are uiuic la^jr
, i than the majority of the inhabitants ol
I j those southern climes, and spend more
j time in smoking cigarettes and long pipe."
| than they do at their work, still as their
. I mansion is not large they expect to be
( j ready to display all their trinkets before
i the three weeks that remain are past.
OF it WASHINGTON LETTER.
| From our regular Curresjmiident
In accepting the pleasure to entertain
! your readers in a regular weekly letter
ou ihe subject of our Washington life,
we propose to draw the picture as faith)
fully as possible, bearing "malice towards
none" aid to leave it to their own
: j judgement to draw the deductions from
i j our neccssiarily short reports,
i j Acting ou the impulse to be true to
j ourselves, we must at once give vent to
; the indigi ation, naturally felt here and
elsewhere by all those who have truely
; the welfare of their country at heart, and
thus explaiij our position ou the doleful
subject, clear our mind of it forever and
make room for more pleasing thoughts.
There is nothing like taking hold of
matters by the right end. This is exactly
what a dozen or so of leaders on the
majority side in the lower House at our
capital have been endeavoring to accomplish
e\cr since December last. ' Thcv
l
have tried their be*t, this must be eon- [
ceded?and in raying it we wish to be
fair; their brilliant opportunities of last i
Summer and Fall have been improved in j
such a manner, that with their
efforts with all the trumps in the;r hands
they have succeeded in assurving tlie
people, right at this important time, near
the close of the better part of thrir session,
and at the eve of a presidential
election that the last sixteen years of the ;
century, the glorious acts of which we are 1
al)0ut to celebrate the jubilee, arc simply
thrown away, ! lost to the nation ! a
blot on the country's record !?that J
eqality of rights among men of different j
! races is injustice ! They have all at the |
j same ti: c done their best and their worst j
with the sole difference that their worst
I to themselves and their best to their op- j
j poncnts.
The People, in the last year's elections, j
decided to give them a trial?let us |
see how they have stood the test so far; j
how much they have advanced the rea]!
welfare of the country.
They have laid bare before the nation
the folly of their expectations, their miscalculations
of the country's wishes, by
disfiguring the usefulness of the civil,
military and naval service; by disregarding
any and all suggestions for improvement,
whether proposed by partisan or
toe by an endless series of investigations,
the tCnor of which you cau take from the
following example :
ANOTHIIR LUNATIC ON THE STAND.
On Monday, a man who had been
looked for by the committee for a month,
and was expected to open a "bonanza"
mine against the President, was called.
He testified that a.high official had done
him grej|t wrong. Witness went to Europe
and recently returned, much to the
chagrin of this official. Detectives had
followed him to the steamer when he
went away. But he returned without
their knowledge, to go before the committee.
The prominent official was Prcs i
. r\ . ur;.lf_ . c 1 .l.
lueui urrant. >? lima a lew uiys me
President had called at his room at night
1 to beg him not to go before the committee.
Questions were put to him whereby it
was intended that the wrong should be
shown and the interview stated, but the
witness persistently refused to answer.
The committee was uot full and an adjournment
and consultation took plate,
wherein it was decided that the witness
must testify or be Ilallet Kiibourued.
.Still he refused, and all sorts of dodge.*
were resorted to to make him teil hi*,
story. Finally the following questions
i caused a hasty adjournment of the very
I ambitious and credulous committee :
Q. What time of night did the Prcsii
dent call on you? A. Twelve o'clock.
Q. Was your door locked.' A. Yes.
Q. What were you doing? A. I waI
in bed.
Q. Did you get up and let him in? A.
I No. His spirit came to the window.
Q. Is all this testimony of a spirit ua!
i*tic nature? A. Oil yes! I never saw
if ...
i hi in except in spirit.
The testimony was, strange to say.
j .'trickeri from the record. It should have
1 | been left, for the man scuiied <juite saue.
and told a- straight a story as Gen. Cus'
I ter (lid before the War Kxpoiiditurescouij
tuittee. The Democratic members of the
1 ! iK.ininiitiui liml liuilrme for the soil'?
. I ^ , v , v B 1
itualistic witness a long tiiue, and for a
, j while smacked their lips with enthusias'i
tic joy. The spirit man and the moth
i man and Gcp. Custer a.egool Dciuocru !
ic witnesses to w-ste mileage fees on.
The House of Representatives in committee
of the whole has three evening*
since, finished its consideration of Mr.
Randall's unlucky appropriation bill?
^ which bids fairly to effect such savings t<
the national treasury as waul-.' suffice tc
* pay for a monument of solid gold to every
member of that illustrious committee,
while the postmasters and collectors ol
. customs aud merchants all over the land,
have to pay Uncle Sam's gas and fuel
I bills out of their own pockets, and the
j genial Postmaster-General may be obliged
to make good his threats of reducing the
J people's mail to one issue per day. The
II Senate, luckily, has begun to show its
I good sense by its action on the diplomatic
! appropriation bill, and we are glad to say
! that "while there is a Republican Senate
j t here is hope!"
! We have now eased our mind and feel
': considerable better; our next, wc trust,
will therefore prove more acceptable,
! (eminating from a lighter heart) and
(! probably contain some "Centennial mat'
i ter." Having renewed our old acquaiotj
ance with your readers, we bid them and
yourself good-bye for a week.
A. II. G.
1 ?
Telegrams.
' I ? The Western Union Telegraph Uo,
' I lus bought the Southern and Atlantic
1! Telegraph line.
1 ? The arguemcnt in the U. S. Supreme
i Court on motion for a temporary injunc
j tion against the obstrueticn of the Sav|
annah Back river, has been postponed
! until Thursday.
i j
?A detachment of militia have been
ordered out in the Mahoning mining re!
gion of Ohio, to protect the property and
, lives of miners, who desire to work, against
the mob who have prevented the working
j of the mines for some time past.
? Crook telegraphs Sheridan that the
Indians at Red Cloud are on the verge of
! starving on account of neglect in forwarding
supplies. Unless immediately relieved
I they will leave the reservation in good
temper to raid on the whites.
?The Queen of England's proclaims
tion of assumption of the new title "'Empress
of India"' was read in public on
Monday last at the Royal Exchange and
Charing Cross, London. It was greeted
with cheers and hisses.
?Five hundred fish were caught last
: week for a fish dinner at Carraway's mill
i l'oiid in Georgetown County,
i
3Utt* Silnrtisemrnts.
EiCURSION &Plcl.lC!!
For the Benefit of
St, PETER'S Catholic Church,
BEAUFORT,S. C..
Wednesday, May 10,1876
The Steam Tuf
"AGNES,"
and Sail Vessels will leave Harrison's Wharf for
(HUBERT'S POINT GROVE,
at 10 a. ni., 1 and t p. m. Leaving the Grove at 12
m., 3 and ti p. m. This pic nic Is got ton up to par a
debt resting upon the Church, and hope it will be
liberally patroniz'-d by our citizens.
Refreshments and ddecades of the season furnished
at reasonable prices. Hide Shooting, Wheelbarrow
and Sack Racing, and Dancing will be anions
the amusements provided.
Fare lor Round Trip 50c.
Children under 12 years 25c.
Tickets at John Franz, Wui. Kressei, Wm. Harrison,
J. E. Boyce, Jno. P. Royce, Jas. Odell, Sea Isl
d Hotel, and on the Water Ibmt. 1-lt.
. Offuial
To Holders of County Checks or
Audited Claims, prior to November
1, 1872,
Office of tue County Com?xrk>3KB3,
Beaufort, S. C., April 11,1876.
IX accordance with the provisions of a Joint Resolution
entitled "A.Joint Resolution authorizing
be County Commissioners of Beaufort County to
evy a special tax." dated April* 7, 1873, and "An
act to amend the same," approved the 2itth day of
January, 1S71, seal -d proposals will be received at
this office from parties hoidii, ihecks or audited
claims contracted prior to November 1, 1872, until
TUESDAY, MAY9, 1876.
at 12M? at which time said bids will be opened'
and the board of county commissioners will draw
orders on the Treasurer to the amount ot one thou,
sand dollars, in favor of the person or persons who
-hall offer the largest per criUum discount ou their
checks or audited claims.
Proposals should!).: addressed to the chairman of
the board of County Commissioners, and endorsed
'Pr-posals for the settlement of Past Indebted new
of Beaufort county.
P. PRITCHARD, M. D.
y.k.scutt,
K. J. MARTIN,
C'ouuly Cotumissiobers
Tuos. H. WiiKvr.rK,
Clerk ?f Hoard. febl'Mt.
NOTIOB.
DILOTS AND COXSIGNF.ES. The
L Lawn, will l)o enforced at St. ll<*l>iia Sound
from sun rise Monday tho firs: day of May 1H7?.
M. M, SAMS,
Heath Officer,
St. Hnlena Soun<1
apT :?th 1-t.
frtj <5oods.
GREAT EXCITEMENT !
AT THE STORE OF
E A. Scheper,
The Leader in Low Prices
STAYING .TCST UETl'RXED FROM X E V
1. YORK. I am prepared to show a larger am
norc complete stock of
Ever before ottered to the Beaufort public.
Consisting of
DRY GOODS, >
CLOTHING,
HATS. AND CAPS,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
matting a
o
I offer an entirely freah stock of
| SPUING DltESS GOODS,
jelrctol in New York wfih special Tiew to the I
adaptability to present season, climate Ac.
' EXTRA INDUCEMENTS
will be offered in ail departments, as I am detci
mined to make this one of the most attractive estal
lishments in town. Call before purchasingelscwhoi
f aud examine the stock of {roods at
E. A. SCHEPEB,
; Just Received.
MOST COMPLETE and elegant as* rtmcutc
SPRING AND SUMMER
our good nun
?AND?
! GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS
Will be sold at prices to suit the times, also a fresl
stock of
: LADES', GITS' & CHILDREN'S
j BOOTS AND SHOES
-A TW.
C. BELLOWS.
BANKING HOUSE,
r
Win. H. Loekwood
BAY ST., BEAUFORT, S. C.
GOLD AND EXCHANGE
New, York Charleston & Savannah
Bought and Sold,
| Collections uiade on any point in th<
! United States. Accouuta received subjcci
to check at sight.
ap.27.6ui.
Law Blanks For Sals.
' '*Cn ?" Cr?'>'
: j EASE of Land, secured by lien on crop,
^ i1IATTEL Mortgage, to secure note annexed,
^CONVEYANCES of Land?various foms,
A^OUTGAGES of Real and Personal property,
^y.lRRANTS of Attachment.
; For sale in quantities or singly, at the
CLERK'S OFFICE,
In the Court House.
PR. J.tu.23-3nt.
I
I
I I ????? I ??ll
Encourage Home People,
?AND?
HOME ENTERPRISE.
D O Oil S f
| Sash and Blinds!
GEORGE S. HACKER,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
("V NLY Carolinlau enga'jod in the manufacture af
/ MOULDINGS, doors, 8ash, blinds, and
TURNKl> WORK iu Charleston, 8. C.
Prices a* low as any other hotme, and all wark
Crot class. oct.14-.ln
P. M. WHITMAN,
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER,.
a
Bay Btrcot. B?a?f?rt, B. C* ^
Has just retruxed urom the hoith
with a fine assortment of goods at
STortlkem Frlooa.
WEDDING RINGS, $3.00 to
SILVER RINGS,.TOp. to $1250.
1 SILVER NAPKIN RINGS, $2.00 t?$4*.
LADIES GOLD WATCHES, $36 to $6*.
, 0
. 3 Daj & I D?j Striking Clocfa, $3.50 to 13.
' GENTS' GOLD CHIANS, FINS, RINGS, 9UUCTK
RUTTONS STUDS, WATCH CHAINS, LADIES
GOLD and PLATED JEWELRY,
GOLD PENS, AC., AC.
ttOLD A 8ILVRH WATCKKft,
Call awl exawfae before j>urchasiu{, ud aatfaff
yourself you ran -jave teu to.' tvautj-flra par seat
from Charleston or^tTiDuk prices.
it** a t*
ICE! ICE!
. mm l SMMQHS,
4 RE NOW PREPARED 10 FCR ^
A nish Ice in any quantity Easterners w
may desire, from their lee House,
Beventb Street. .
JOHN CONANT,
J. A. EMMONS
ap.27 t-f
TAKEDR 7D E N NIS1
\ System Reno vtUoraotf BIe?d
e PURIFYING SYRl'P.
1 For PynjirjMlii, Plln, Heart burn. Sick Headache,
Fevers, S<?res ice.
\f T /!I>I1I1U k. ?
ji. o. viuauA?n, iivi<|
i roorJKMin. Ib-aufor'.
\ SAFETY AND BRiLUANCyT
VESTAL OIL,
Gir.-s a better light than any other oil, and will aot
ex,I<?d". For sale by
WM. KRB^BKL,
ap.13. Boy St., Beaufort.
!?! . .s. L. .'jeamr
NEW MIl.EINERY.
Fall and Winter 1875
#
JUST RECEIVED AT,
[r
John Cooper's j
r- BAY STREET BEAUFORT.
** LADIES HATS.
MI8SE? HATS
BOYS HATS
Frencb and Domestic Flcwrs.
A fine assortment of the abort toother with
large stock of FALL and WINTER Dry G *di,
Dress Goods, Clothing, Domestics, Long Cloth, A?.,
Ac.,
msy.zu?i9.
w. h^galvert!
h PRACTICAL
Tin Sheet Iron. Copper Worker
DEALEA IN
Tajwuined and Stamped Tin Wint CeoatastlyeB
J band, Cooking Parlor and Box Stoves.
TERMS CASH.
Agent for the Celebrated
Charter Oak Cooking Stoves.
W. H. CALVERT,
Ray St. betwei n >th A 9th ats. Beeafert. S. C
' Protfsstaaal garis.
VERDIER WALKER ARB IA- K*
COT.
PROCTORS IN ADMIRALTY AND ATTORNEYS
AT LAW, BEAUFORT, 90. CA.
Walker A Bacot, | W. J. Vkboiss.
Charleston. | Beaufort
Refer to the BritUh Consulate* in tha??ntb, aa4
. specially to the British Consulate at Charleatew.
? Octl t-f.
H. M. STUART, M. D.,
Cor. Hmy A Eighth Streets.
Beaufort, 0. O
1>eai.ku ix
DRUGS, AND CHEMICALS,
FAMILY MEDICINES,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES
STATIONERY, PURFUMERY,
BRUSHES, Jtc? Ac., A#.,
Together with many other artich* too aun.r.rs
i to mention. AP of which will heaoMat thelawr.! /
price for cash. Physician, prescriptions rarefuWy
compounded.
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