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THK POKT ROYAh. | STANDARD and COMMERCIAL A.. Cx. THOMAS Editor, Beaufort, S. C., June 15, 1876. SUBSCRIPTIONS. On? Year, S'4 00 Six Months, * 1 00 Advertisement* will b? inserted at the rat? of Si 50 per sqnare, 10 Xonparol! line?, for the il.nt insertion; subsequent lnsertic by contract. *Oj; PRINTING ANI> STATIONERY. We bztt ore ?>f Ifce most complete JC3 OFFICES n the SUite, *n<l Jo work aswel' and at as low prices its in the cities. Our stock of STATIONERY is large tod will be sold wholesale and retail, as low as In Charleston and Savannah. Deeds and law blanks in great rarietr. Official Paper ef Beaufort County. We cannot allow the occasion of the last term of court for this county for Judge Maher to pass without an expression of the high estimation, in which we hold him and in which we know our readers join. x\s a jurist, he has no superior, amongst his contemporaries of the, circuit bench ; possessing a calm, clear judgement, added to a thorough knowledge of the law; a deep thinker, and withal a noble and dignified bearing, his qualifications for the position he fills, are strikingly manifest to the most casual observer, and he has secured as he has merited the confidence of the members of the bar, whose professional duties have brought into contact. It is true at times we have had the im" Y>ression that his judgement has been warped by those prejudices a natural concomitant of his birth and education, but With these exceptious, to our mind, his coarse on the bench, has but illustrated, a cultured gentleman, a close student, and a man actuated by a high sense of the obligations placed upou him by the position he held. ^UNE would think that a giand juror, who had worked so assiduously in finding what they termed illegal payments on the part of officials of the county, would have ^such a jealous regard for the law, as to refuse even if offered him, an illegal compensation. But ouc of them, who had charged for one hundred miles not travelled, very strenuously demanded payment therefor from the county commissioners, even after consulting the judge, who told him the charge was illegal. He claimed it as a perquisite of office. What would be said if such a plea had been made by a member of the ring, that parties in this county assert exists? Get the centennial grand jury to indict him. In April last, the Charleston Neics & 'Courier published the following slander on the juries of this county: t0The juries in Beaufort county are notoriously ultiustworthy and it is feared that the murderers of Gen. Howard, who confess their guilt, will by some hocus pocus escape." Last week we 'asked this Charleston sensor to retract this slanderous insinuation in consequence of the verdicts returned by the two juries> that tried the parties, one of which was composed entirely of colored men, and the other had 1 i? v ? - uuijr uiju wmic man on it. Keplying, we presume, that journal has the coolness to remark on Monday, "they did their duty, and we see that our warning to the juries of Beaufort, where the murder was -committed, was not without effect." We admit they did their duty, but when it is known that not one of the jury Tead the warning of the News & Courier, it is strange that it should have had such an effect on them. The truth of the matter is that paper does not know what it is talking about, when it speaks of the juries in Beaufort County, and if it had the necessary information touching the cases that have been tried by these juries since reconstruction, it wculd not, if it wore actuated by a desire to represent the truth, have made the assertion. A j rist, whom we believe has no superior in the State, has said of the juries in this county, "that they have rendered verd'ets with a greater consideration to the law and the evidence than ante-bellum juries did." Z Of course we do not expect the iVetc* <? Courier to retract what it has said, it has an object in view in such assertions, to bring odium on the jury .system of this State as now established, but we would like to know; if it had anything to say about lynch law before the lynching of the Harmon murderers, and if so what effect had it to bring about said lynching? The Savannah and the Charleston JVcws are giving credence to a statement that the distress amongst the agriculturists of this county might be relieved by the payment by the county treasurer of the balance due on school claims amounting to some 85,000. The claims referred to are for the years 1872-73, and but few if any were ever due in the distressed district of Beaufort, v?d as these claims have long since passed in to the hands of claim brokers, we fail to gee how their payment will alleviate the suffering fanners. The claims of 1872 are now being paid ' off in full, and payment will commence of: the pro rata of 1873, as soon as the entire funds for this purpose are collected. We published this week the caption of' the charges preferred against the County j Treasurer and County Commissioners also the presentment of the grand jury. As the trials are set for Friday we pre-' i ir at this time to make no extended tomments on th^nature of the charges, ' the probable result; or the motives tha^ j actuate the prime movers, which amount almost to a conspiracy, as wc have no i desire to prejudice the cases one way or; / ) t _ _ iDOther, una icciiug assured tliat every F ir miuded man in the county who knows the sterling integrity of the parties accused, po?s* ss with us a firm and abiding faith that with a fair and impartial investigation, a:? i the explanations that ctu V made *be treasure; *"i i so turn she 'ables on his calumniators, that they will ohrin1- awav, ard attempt to hide the cloven hoof, under the assertion that in what they have said and done tlieyjhave been actuated by a sense of public duty and a desire to rcfoim abuses. Reform i reform 1 u how many crimes are committed in thy nat&e. " ? Rewards. Gov. Chamberlain has issued his pro clan ations offering a reward of $20( each for the arrest of all parties, witl evidence to convict, concerned in th< lynching of the six Harmon murderers He has also offered a reward of $1,00( for the arrest of McBevitt the absconding County Treasurer of Edgefield. Th< Grand Jury of Edgefield county failed t< take any action in the lynohing affair. Cincinnati Convention. The telegraphic dispatches contain i great many ifs and buts on the subject a to which of the numerous candidates fo president has the inside track. The N Y. Herald surmises from the apparen strength developed that the first bollo will stand Elaine 299, Morton 119, Bris tow 116, Jewell 13, Hayes 46, Conklinj 94, Wheeler and Hartranft 58, unde cided 20. The Washington Stars specials fron Cincinnati are very favorable to Blaine Its last special says : 44 The Blaine en thusiasm is increasing hourly, and it ii now generally conceded that if his healtl continues to improve he will be nomina ted with a whirl on the second ballot ant possibly on the first As Blaine's chances go up, Morton'i decline, his friends however assert tha if Blaine's name be withdrawn they wil jump at once from 70 up to 170. Out side they claim over 200 votes on tin third ballot and the nomination soon af ter. Mr. Conkling'8 friends are busy, say ing that what they call Morton's collaps* only indicates the fight in the conventioi will be between Blaine and the Senato from New York, and that of the two thi latter is the only one who can carry thi Empire State, but this reasoning doe not seem to have made any impressioi upon a single delegate. Secretary Bristow's friends preserve ai unbroken front, and although there ha been a persistent effort from all sides t< convince ilhem that their case is hopcles they remain unshaken, and are even ac ting on the aggressive. They claim t< have made decided gains among Southern delegates, and expect great thing from the support which it is bclieve< New England will give vafler Blaine i out of the race. In case Blaine's defea can be accomplished in no other way, ai attempt will be made to unite the Con kling, Bi istow and Morton men on Hayes The depression felt among the support ers of Morton and Conkling has not extended to the friends of Governor Hayes who have been working for him witl shrewd audacity. Ex-Governor Hayes who has the general planning of the cam paign for Hayes, is coi fident that th Blaine line is weakening at many points and has hopes that a bold dash may breal it. He is said to have been visited b; the chairmen of twelve committees c State delegations, including South Caro lina, Virginia, Michigan, New Hamp shire and Tennessee, who give him as surances of support for Ilayes so soon a the first ballot is over. It is not likel that any result will be arrived at unt next week. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. The Howard Mardtrn and their Doom The Ytmaute Murder. Change c Venue. In our iast issue we noticed that " nip and Bright had been found guilty of th murder of Gen. John H. Howard, nea Grahamville, on the 13th of April last The solicitor was assisted in his prosecu tion by W. H. Colcock and C. E. Bel Esq. and the defence wa3 so ably coc ducted by Thos. H. Wheeler, and S. J Bampfield Esqs. as to call forth the com mendation of the court. The testimon was very different from the statemen made in the confessions of the prisonei that we published a few weeks age Snipe accused Bright and George Pinck ney, with compelling him to do th shooting by standing near him at th time with their guns pointed at him an threating to take his life if he did no fire the fatal shot. They were trie separately and Snipe after his convictio was allowed to testify against the others George Pinckney was tried for being ai accessory before the fact, but the testi mony of Snipe went to show that if an; thiug he was a principal. He wa therefore acquitted. Snipe and Bright were sentenced oi Monday, to pay the extreme penalty o the law on Friday August 11th. His Honor addressed the prisoners ii feeling and touching language, whicl Snipe listened to with stolid iudifference but Bright broke down and wept pro fusely, and exclaimed " John Snipe, yoi have brought me to this ! You have de prived me of life ! " Snipe ou Monda; evening made another confession sayinj that he alone was guilty and that Brigh was not there. W. J. Whipper, on behalf of T. B -Tones, indicted for the murder of a col vr.xl man at Yemassee, moved for i change of venue on ihe ground of th< strong public sentiment against his clien which would prejudice his case. He als< submitted affidavits that the jury commissioner had raid that he belijved hii : client guilty and that he would do ali ? : in his power to hang him. ? I The jury commissioner denied he had 1 ; made use of such language. His Hem r i( ! appointed the trial for Walterboro, ne t* 11 ! weei. j t4r- ^n, .t'io ?*:j cLsr;ol .with j entering the lands of Charles Kendall <m |' I Palmetto Island, was sent to jail for one t . 'riui T? if. IT IS .1 I ^ j public high-way, but the jury decided j1 otherwise. His Honor, said he would , send him to jaii for a week so that his ( neighbors might inquire what had becoire o{ him, and then would lean that *bis was not a public road. The Grand Jury brought in the following true bilis : 1. George Holmesj diverting funds of one fiscal year to the purposes of another. 2. Improperly disbursing schcol funds. 3. Neglecting to report collections of school funds. 4. j Dealing in teachers certificates. County Commissioners, improperly approving I accounts of the County Auditor. The ' bail for Mr. Holmes was fixed at $1,500, and that of the County Commissioners at $500. Wm Elliott Esq. for Mr. Holmes demanded a speedy trial as they were aware that the movers in these charit ges wished to hold them over his client's s head ; that they were actuated by malr ice and a wish to get Mr. Holmes removed from his office. Friday was . set t for the hearing of these cases. We hear t that the case against the County Com* - * ?111 Ua ?/\l vmvlcoas) . missioners wm uc uui piuoow. 1 PRESENTMENT GRAND JURY. jttne term. 1 To 7he Hon. John J. Mahcr, Judge of the Second Circuit: ^ The presentment of the Grand Jury for the county of Beaufort respectfully shews: That during the vacation of tne court, a j committee of their body were engaged in investigating the affairs, and examining the various offices of the. county. The labor assigned said committee has I proved very arduous and they have not been able to make as thorough a search s as they would have desired into the matl ters submitted to their chaise; but the results already obtained show the good _. effects of their action. 5 In the office of the County Treasurer, ^ several clear violations of law have been discovered and four bills of indictment g have been found against him for the same. J Irregularities in other particulars have, been discovered, but the time allowed for } preparation of bills of indictmen t has been too short to embrace them therein. The Grand Jury therefore deem it their duty to, and they accordingly do, present ^ George Holmes, County Treasurer of said ?ounty, for the following violations of law, namely: } Fust?For the paying money out of the county treasury on account of school fund, for which no vouchers are produced ^ as follows: Feb. 6, 1873, to H. P. Miller, $40 00 t Dec. 31, 1873, to Miss G. Gregory, 35 00 1874, to T. H. Fitts, 35 00 1874, to Emily Moore, 35 00 1874, to E. Muckenfuss, 35 00 1874. to ? Troublefield, 35 00 1874, to Primus Kelly, 35 00 i J Nov. 19, 1872, to Muckenand Troublefield, 240 00 Second.?For paying out money in his hands appropriated to school purposes without the approval of the County ? School Commissioner, as follows^ Feb. 3, 1874, to H. T. Labitut, District yf No. 3, $42 00 ' April 21, 1874, to Priscilla Sams, 18 00 Mar. 17, 1874, to J.?C. Rivers, 35 00 Mar. 17, 1874, to Emily Mucken fuss, 35 00 & Mar. 17, 1874, to Emily Moore, 60 00 Feb. 23, 1874, to* Peter Crosby, contractor, 125 00 Third.?For paying out money in his hands appropriated to school purposes on teachers pay certificates No. 31, A., for ,'r $40, in favor of John A. Hume, school district No. 9, said certificate not being signed by the board of school trustees, of e said school district e For paying in full registered school cer.r tificate No. 93, for $25, in payment of salary of M. A. Youmans, which certificate is not signed by the board of school II trustees of school district No. 4. This i- certificate could be paid properly only in '. pursuance of an act of the General Asi sembly approved March 30, 1874, entiy tied "An act to provide for the payment it of past due school claims in the several s counties of this State." t. For navinc the original and duolicate - teachers' p~y certificate No. 134, for W. e 0. B. Hoyt, dated Jan. 5, 1874, amounte ing to $45, making the illegal everpayd ment of $45. t Fourth.?For paying out school funds d without vouchers and charging the said n payments as "contingents." . Besides the foregoing irregularities the a Grand Jury, have noticed others and - among them the following, which if not y actual offences against the letter, are cers tainly offences against the spirit of the law, viz: q ' First.?Charging and deducting comf missions to the amouDt of $603.16 for collection of the taxes raised for school a purposes for the fiscal year ending Oct b 31, 1874, in addition to charging and de i, ducting commissions to the amount of - 83,250 for collecting State and County a taxes, whereas by Sec. 94 of the act of i- March 19, 1874, (vol. 15, page 765, staty utesol S. C.) the commissions of said g County Treasurer was limited to $2,500 t per annum. Second.?Pajing to Thos. E. Miller, , School Commissiencf, $30 for office ex penses for Oct. 1873, as per certificate i No. 455. s Third.?For issuing executions and ent forcing same against the property of Ho) mer Williams, John Wright and Decem ber Johnson, for taxes for the year J 873, s whereas the said Williams, Wright and J oilman had paid in lull the taxes tor said year, and held the receipts from the said county treasurer therefor; said rexipis and executions are in possession of the Grand Jury. Fourth.* Vor paying certificate nun> fvidd 83, da'cd Ma.ch4, 1871, in favoi )f V. G. Webb, for $40, out of school funds collected for the year 1872. The witnesses necessary to prove the above charges are W. J. Gooding, W. (J. OaciKT, Shcphard D. Gilbert, School Commissioner, Hcmer Williams, John Wright and December Johusoo. . The Grand Jury in this connection desire to call attention of the court to the fact that the committee made several demands on said county treasurer for the stub receipt books "D and F," for the nscal year is<3-Y4, containing aDOUt two thousand receipts, and also containing the only record of the payments made by him on account of the illegal capitation tax collected during the fiscal year ending Oct. 31, 1,873. For the amount paid by said county treasurer on improper vouchers and on no vouchers at all, the Grand Jury would recommend that the county commissioners bring an action tq recover the same from said county treasurer. Complaint was made this day to the Grand Jury of certain alleged official m is conduct on the part of the coroner in seizing property from the sheriff in an action brought agaihst him, and surrendering the same to the plaintiffs on an insufficient bond, and before the time provided by law for the holding of such property in custody had expired. The Grand Jury had no time to examine into this matter, but would recommend that the solicitor inquire into the facts and prepare a bill for the action of the Grand Jury at the next term, should it be advisable to do so. It has been reported to the Grand Jury that in some cases, the dead bodies of persons who came to a violent and sudden death have been buried beyond the limits of the county before due inquiry was made by the coroner, as to the mode ol death* This is a clear violation of law> and the Grand Jury deem it proper to take this method of calling public attention to this illegal practice. The jail and poor house were visited, and their administration found of a satisfactory character. There is a deficiency of bedding in the poor house, which should be supplied. The Grand Jury also recommend the erection of a tight fence around the building as the drifting of the sand is impairing its foundation. Great complaints are made of the almost impassable condition of the bridges in certain pags of the county, and the imperfect manner in which the roads are worked. The Grand Jury do, therefore present the members of the board oi county commissiouere to wit: Paul Pritchard, R. J. Martin and Vincent S. Scott, for neglect of duty in not repairing and keeping in good condition the bridge across Great Swamp, on the Charleston road, also the bridge across Cypress Creek on the Sister's Ferry road, also the bridge across Cattle Creek, on the Coosawhatchie road. The witnesses to prove the neglect as to the two first named bridges, are 0* P. Law, and R. N. Richardson; and tc the last named bridge, John Salvisberg, and Dr. Chas. Dupont. The Grand Jurv do further present T. E. Miller, late County School Commissioner, for official misconduct, in drawing from tho school funds in the hands of the county treasurer the sura of $35 for his personal expenses to Columbia on the 15th of August, 1874, and also for drawing from said funds the sum of $30 foi office expenses in October, 1873, neithei of which expenses were authorized bj law. They also present Thomas E. Miller foi gross irregularities amounting to omcia misconduct in signing the following teach er's pay certificates with the names of th( trustees of the school districts namei herein : No. 348, Henry Conycrs, teacher, signed, Jas. A. Floyd, per T. E. Miller, board of school trustees; school district No. 9, for $40, March 1, 1874; No 27, E. M. Pinckney, teacher, signed Pau Pritchard, M. D., J. E. Walls and Samuel Frazier, per T. E. Miller, board ol school trustees, district No. 12, for $70 dated Jan. 5, 1874. Many others of like character are in possession of the Grand Jury. The Grand jJury propose through ite committee during the recess, to continui their investigations into other frauds anc irregularities in the county officers, whicl have come to their notice and which thej are prevented from presenting at thii term of court from want of time. m C. J. COLCOCK, Foreman. h. m7stuart,m. d.; Cor. Bay & Eighth Streets, Beaufort, 9 . O . dialer iv DRUGS, AND CHEMICALS, FAMILY MEDICINES, FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES STATIONERY, PURFUMERY, BRUSHES, Ac., Ac., Ac., Together with many other articles too numeroui o mention. All of which will be sold at the Iowes price for cash. Physicians prescriptions careful}] compounded. feb.1'1 U.S. MAIL. SOUTH CAROLINA. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, ) Washington, D. C. > May 20th., 1876. J PROPOSALS will be received at the Contract Office of this Department untii 3 o'clock p. m. of 15th of July, 1876, (to be decided by the 81st July,) for carrying the mails of the United States from October 1st.. 1876, to June 30, 1880, on the following routes in the State of South Carolina, aud by the schedule of departures and arrivals herein specified1 viz: 11215.?From Charleston to Legareville, 20 miles and back, once a week. Leave Charleston Wedsn&lay at 6 a. m; Arrive at Legareville by 3p.m; Leave Legarcville Thursday at 6 a. m. Arrive at Charleston at 3 p. in. Bond required with hid, S'?00. 14216?From Graham's Cross Roads, by Singlctaryville and Indiantowu, to Carraway's 30 miles and back, once a week. Leave Grahams Cro-s Roads Saturday at 7 a. in. Arrive at Carraway's at 6 p. m; Leave Carraway's Friday at 7 a. m. Arrive at Graham'a Cross Roads by 6 p. m. Bond required with bid, $400. M217?From Nichol's by Page's Mills, Ward's and Alfordsville, to Shoe Heel, N. C., 44 miles I and back, once a week. Leave Nichol's Thursday at 6 a. m; Arrive at Snoe IIeel by 8 p. m; Leave Shoe Heel Friday at 6 a. m; Arrive at Nichol's by 8 p. m. Bond required with bid, $500. 14218?From Greenville C. H., by Ashmorc's, Sterling Grove, Oak Lawn, and Wilson's Bridge, to Williamston, 25 miles and back> once a week. Leave Greenville C. H. Thursday at 8 a. mArrive at Williamston, by 5 p. m. Leave Williamston Friday at 8 a. m. Arrive at Greeuvilie C. H. by 4 p. m. Bond required with bid, $300. 14219?From Edgefield C. H. to Abbeville C. H. 41 miles and back, once a week. Leave Edgefield C. H. Saturday at 6 a. m Arrive at Abbeville C. II. by 7 p. m, Leave Abbeville C. H. Friday at 6 a. m. Arrive at Edgefield C. H. by 7 p. m. ' Bond required with bid, $500. 14220?From Woodruffs, by Barleywood, Enoree, and Tylersville, to Clinton, 27 miles and back, once a week. Leave Woodruffs Thursday at 8 a.m. Arrive at Clinton by 6 p. in. Leave Clinton Friday at 8 a. m. Arrive at Woodruffs by 6 p. m. Bond required with bid, 8300. Instructions to Bidders and Postmasters; Containing also conditions to be incorporated in the contracts to the extent the Department may deem proper. The Postmaster General warns bidders and their sureties to acquant themselves fully with the laws of Congress relating to contracts for the carrying of the mails, (the important provisions of which are cited herein,) and also to familiarize themselves with the instructions and forms herein furnished' before they shall assume any liabilities as such bidders or sureties, and to prevent misapprehension or cause of complaint thereafter, Postmasters are required to make themselves f miliar with the laws and these instructions that they may be able to inform and direct others. ^ 1 Seven minutes are allowed to each intermediate office, when not otherwise specified, for assorting the mails. 2 On routes where the modes of conveyance admits of it, the special agent of the Post Office Department also post office blanks. mail bags, locks and keys are to be conveyed without extra charge. 3. "Way bills" or receipts, prepared by postmasters or other agents of the Department, will accompany the mails, specifying the number and destination of the several bogs, to be sxamined by the postmasters, to insure regularity in the delivery of bags and pouches. 4. No pay will be made for trips not performed! and for each of such omissions, if the failure be occasioned by the fault of the contractor or carrier three times the pay of the trip will be deducted. For arrivals so far behind time as to break connection with depending mails, and not sufficiently excused' ' one fourth of the compensation for the trip is sub> ject to forfeiture. For repeated delinquencies of > the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties proportioned to the nature thereof and the importance ' of the mail, may be made. 5. For leaving behind or throwing off the mails, or any portion of them, for the admission of passengers, or for being concerned in setting up or running an express conveying intelligence in advance ' of the mail, a quarter's pay may be deducted. I 6. Fines will be imposed, unless the delinquency | be promptly and satisfactorily explained by certificates of postmasters or the affidavits of other credible persons, for .failing to arrive in contract time; ! for neglecting to take the mail from, or deliver it , into, a post office; for suffering it to be wet, injured' destroyed, robbed, or lost; and for refusing after de' maud, to convey the mail as frequently as the con' tractor runt, or is concerned in running a coach i car, or steamboat on a route. ' nrKo PAotmofltov rionorfll muff annul the coil tract for repeated failures to run agreeably to contract; for assigning the contract; for violatiog the post office laws, or disobeying the instructions of the Department; for refusing to discharge a carrier when required by the Department to do so; for ? running an express as aforesaid; or for transport1 ing persons or packages conveying mailable matter l out of the mail. The Postmaster General may order an increase of service on a route by allowing therefor a pro rata " increase on the contract pay. He may change sche* dules of departures and arrivals in all cases, and , particularly to make them conform to connections with railroads, without increase of pay, provided ' the running time be not abridged. The Postmaster General may also discontinue or curtail the service, r in whole or in part, in order to place on the route . superior service, or whenever the public interests, in his judgment, shall require such discontinuance or curtailment for any other cause; he allowing, as j full indemnity to contractor, one month's extra pay i on the amount of services dispensed with, and a pre rata compensation for the amount of service retained and continued. 9. Pa> ments will be made by collections from, 01 drafts on, postmasters or otherwise, after the expiration of each quarter?say in November, Febru ary, May and August, provided that required evi1 dence of service has been received. 10. The distances given are believed to be subr, stantia^y correct; but no increased pay will be allowed should they be greater than advertised, if the , points to be supplied are correctly stated. Bidden ? must inform themselves on this point, and also in ref erence to the weight of the mail, the condition ol hills, roads, streams, Ac., and all toll bridges, turn pikes, plank roads, ferries or obstructions of any 3 kind, by which expense may be incurred. No claim j for additional pay, based on such ground, can tx | considered; nor for alleged mistakes or misapprej hension as to the degree of service; nor for bridge! j destroyed, ferries discontinued, or other obstrucj tions causing or increasing distance or expense occurring during the contract term. Offices established after this advertisement is issued, and also during the contract term, are to be Tisited without extra pay if the distance be Dot increased. . 11. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposal: in time to reach the Department by tke day and I hour named in the advertisement, as bids received after that time trill not be considered in competition with bids of reasonable amount received in time. Neither can bids be considered which are without the bood, oath, and certificate required by section 245, act of Jnne 23, 1874. 12. Bidders should first propose for service strictly according to the advertisement, and then, if they desire, separately for different service; and if the regular bid be the lowest offered for the advertised service, the other propositions may be considered. 13. There should be but one route bid for inapro( posal. Consolidated or combination bids ("propostnn Ana eitm lira A* m Ava VAlltOtl'M AO n *1 At Ktj Aug uuc sum ivi in \j VI iuviv ) vauuvv w considered. r 14. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the name and residence of the bidder, (that is, his usual post office address) and the name of each member of a firm where a company offers, should be distinctly stated. 15. Bidders are requested to use, as far as practicable, the printed proposal furnished by the Department, to write out in full the sum of their bids, and to retain copies of them. Bids altered in the route, the service, the yearly pay, or the name of the bidder, by erasures or in* terlineations, should not be submitted; and if so submitted will not be considered in awarding the contracts. No withdrawal of a bid will be allowed nnless the withdrawal is received twenty-four hours previous to the time fixed for opening the proposals. 16. In case of failure of the accepted bidder to execute a contract, or of the abandonment of service during the contract term, the service will be re-advcrtised and re-let at the expense of the failing bidder or contractor, and any accepted bidder who shall wrongfully refuse or fail to enter into contract in due form, and to perform the service described in his proposal, may be deemed guilty of a misdemea . ... ?... t r- ,iri<a<?.iriii fw.-ai nor, au oil couviciiou thoicol, be a.mi ana imprisoned therefor. 17. The Postmaster Goperal reserves the right to reject auy bid which may be deemed extravagant; and also to disregard the bids of failing contractors and bidders. No contract for carrying the mail shall be made with any person who has entered or proposed to enter, into any combination to prevent the making of any bid for carrying the mail, or who has made auy agreement, or given or performed, or promised to give or perform, any consideration whatever to induce any other person not to bid for any such contract. No bidder for carrying the mails shall be released from his obligation under his bid or proposal, notwithstanding an award made to a lower bidder, until a contract for the designated service shall have been duly executed by such lower bidder and his sureties, and accepted, and the service entered upor by the contractor to the satisfaction of the Post master General. By regulation of the Department, no carrier can be employed who is under'sixtecn years of age; and no bidder will be accepted who is under twenty-on< years of age, or who is a married woman. 18. The bid should be sealed, superscribed "Mai! Proposals, State of South Carolina," addressed "Sec ond Assistant Postmaster General, Contract Office.' 19. Every proposal must be accompanied by a bone with two or more sureties approved b; a postmaster, and in cases where the aiuoun of the bond exceeds five thousand dol lars ($5,000) by a postmaster of the first, secon< or third class. Bids for service, the pay for whicl at the time of the advertisement exceeds five thou sand dollars, ($5,000,) must be accompanied by a cer tified check, or draft, payable to the order of th Postmaster General, on some solvent national banli of not less than five per centum on the amount o the annual pay on such route, and in case of nei or modified service, not less than five per centum o the amount of the bond accompanying the bid, i the amount of said bond exceeds ($5,000) five thou sand dollars. The amount of bond required with bids, and th present pay when it exceeds ($5,000) five thousan* dollars, are stated in the advertisement under th appropriate route. S^ties on the bond of a bidder must take ai oath before an officer qualified to administer oath that they are the owners of real estate worth, in th aggregate, a sum double the amount of said bone over and above all debts due and owing by then and all judgments, mortgages, and execution i them, after allowing all oxemDtionsof ever character whatever. 20. All checks deposited with bids will be he! until contract is executed and the service commence by the accepted bidder. Checks toiU then be returns by mail, on the written request of the bidder, or delivei ed to any one on his order. 21. The contracts are to be executed and returned to th Department by or before the 20<A day of September, 181 otherwise the accepted bidder trill be considered as ha\ ing failed, and the Postmaster General may proceed i Contract for the service with other parties, according 1 .law. Assignments of contracts, or of interest in coi tracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently cai not be allowed. Neither can bids, or interest 1 bids, be transferred or assigned to other partie Bidders will therefore take notice that they will 1 expected to perform the service awarded to the; through the whole contract term. 22. Section 249 of the act of June 8, 1872, provid that contracts for the transportation of the mi shall be "awarded to the lowest oidder tenderii sufficient guarantees for faithful performance, wit] out other reference to the mode of such transport tion than may be necessary to provide for the di celerity, certainty, and security thereof." Undi this law bids that propose to transport the mai ' with "celerity, certainty, and security," having bo decided to be the only legal bids, are construed as pr riding for the entire mail, however large, and whatev may be the mode of conveyance necessary to insure 1 "celerity, certainty, and security," and have the pr Jsrence over all others, and no others are consider* except for steamboat routes. 23. A modification of a bid in any of its essenti terms is tantamount to a new bid, and cannot be r ccived so as to inteifere with regular competitio Making a new bid in proper form is the only wi to modify a previous one. 24. Postmasters are cautioned under penalty removal, not to sign the approval of the oond of ar bidder before the bond is sigDed by the bidder at his sureties, and not until entirely si'is'ied of t] sufficiency of the sureties). No postmast.-r, assistant postmaster, or clerk et ployed in any poet office, shall be a contractor < concerned in a contract for carrying the mail. 25. Postmasters are also liable to dismissal fro office for acting as agents of contractors or biddei with or without compensation, in any businei matter, or thing relating to the maii service. Th< are the trusted agents of the Department, at cannot consistently act in both capacities. 26. In case the route is not supplied with pouche locks, and keys, requisition must be made upon tl Second Assistant Postmaster General for the san before the date of beginning service. 49"Proposals altered by erasures or interline tions of the route, the service, the yearly pay, ortl name of the bidder, will not be considered. FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND, AND CERTIF: CATE. * * Proposal. The undersigned , whose post ofib address is , county of .State of ,propo es to carry the mails oi the United States, from 0 i tober 1,1676, to June 30,18 , on route No. ? between and , State of , under tl advertisement of the Postmaster General, dated Mi > 20,1876, "with celerity, certainty, and security," fi the annual sum of dollars; and if this prop sal is accepted he will enter into contract, wit sureties to be approved by the Postmaster Genen within the tiioe prescribed in said advertisement. This proposal is made trilh full knowledge of the dt tance of the rotue, the weight of the mail to be carrie and all other particulars in reference to the route ai service; and also after careful examination of the la\ and instructions attached to advertisement of mail st i vice. i Dated , BidcU f Oath required by seetion 245 of an act of Congress a proved June 23, 1874, to be cfixed to each bid J carrying the mail, and to be taken before an offic t qualified to administer oaths. * ' I , of , bidder for carrying tl mail on route No. , from to , do swe i mai 1 nave ine acuity, pecuniarily to rullin n obligation as such bidder, that the bidmade good faith, and with the intention to enter into co tract and perform the service in case said bid shi be accepted. Sworn to and subscribed before me, i for the of , this day of 1 , A. D. 187 , and intestinionv whereof [seai I I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my i official seal the day and year aforesaid. Note.?When the oath is taken before a justice < the peace, or any other officer not using a seal, e: cept a judge of a United States court, the certifies) of the clerk of a court of record must be added, ui der his seal of office, that the pergon who admi ed the oath is duly Qualified as such officer. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check, or dra on tome solvent national bank, payable to the order the Postmaster Gene;al, equal to 5 per centum on ti prrsent annual patflon the route, when the present pc exceeds $5,000; or ?n case of new service, not less tho 5 per centum of tke amount of the bond accompanyir, the bid, if said bond exceeds $5,000. The proposal must be signed by the bidder or bit > den, and the date of signing affied, Direct to the "Second Assistant Postmaster Get eral Postoffice Department, Washington, D. C, marked "proposals State of South Carolina." BOND. Directions. 4^-Insert the names of the principal and sun ties in full in the body of the bond; also the dat The signatures of the bond should be witnessed, an the certificate on the inside should be signed by justice of the peace, adding his official title, or i signed by a Notary Public, he should affix his sea Know all men by these presents,that , of? in the State of , principal, and an of , in the State of , as suretio are held and firmly bound unto the United States c America in the just and full sum of dollan lawful money of the United States, to be paid to ti %, rfT-anii ?r >m? aid 1'uited .'tales ot America or ita duly appointed * j ?r authorized otlicer or officers; to the payment of which truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves J our heirs, executors, and administrator*, jointly and j severally, firmly by theae presents. I Sealed with our seals, ami dated ihia ?- day of . 187 . Whereas, by an act of Congress approved June 23, 1*74, entitled "An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year curling June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and for other purposes," it is provided : "that every proposal for carrying the mail shall be accompanied by the bond of the bidder with sureties approved by a postmaster," in pursog ' ance whereof, ami in compliance with the provisions ' of said law, this bond is made and executed, subject 1 to all the terms, conditions, and remedies thereonf 1 in the said act provided and prescribed, to acconpn1 ny the aforegoing and annexed proposal of the nid 1 Now, the condition of the said obligation is such, 1 that if the said .bidder as aforesaid t ' shall, within such time after his bid is accepted aa : the Postmaster General has prescribed in said advertisement, enter into a contract with the United ' States of America, with good and sufficient sureties 10 oe approvtM uy me r us i master uenerti, vo per' form the service proposed in his ?&id bid, and fur1 ther shall perform said service according to his contract: then this obligation shall be void, otherwise 1 to be in full force and obligation in law. In witness whereof we have hereunto set oar ^ hands and seals tha day of , 187 . 1 , [SEAL.] !" . [SEAL.] " . [SEAL.] , [SEAL.] k Witness: f v f * if Any alteration by erasure or interlineation of . a material part of the foregoing bond will cause it to be rejected, unless it sppears by a note or memoe randum, attested by the witnesses, that the altera, d tion was made before the bond was signed and e sealed. When partners axe parties to the bond the part nersbip name should not be used, but each partner s should sign his individual name. e STATE OF ) , , 1, t COUMTT OF.?; J : a On this day of ,187. , personally apy peared before me and ?? sureties in the aforegoing bond, to me known to be jj the persons named in said bond as sureties, and who d have executed the same as such, who being bjr mo d duly sworn, deposes and says, he has executed ther within bond, that his place of residence is correctly stated therein, that he is the owner of real estate worth the sum hereinafter set against his name or6 er and above all debts doe and owing by him, anftr f. all judgments, mortgages, and executions against N t0 him, after allowing all exemptions of every charac(0 ter whatever, the total sum thuu assured amountlog to (I ) doiiars, being double the amount j- of the foregoing bond. 1 D ? _ Subscribed and sworn befoee me this ?? day of >e ?,187 . m ? e note.?When the above oath is taken before a justice of the peace or any other officer not using a }g seal, except a Judge of a U. S. Court, the certificate k. of a clerk of a court of record must be added, under a his seal of uffice, that the person who administered ie the oath is duly qualified as su,di officer. 1 STATE OF ) f? cochty of J I, ??, clerk of tbe fr tbe same being a Court of Record, do hereby certify ft that - ? , whose genuine signature ap? pears to the foregoing affidavit, was, at the tiaoe of d, signing the same, a Justice ol'the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly qualified, and that all his official acts as such are entitled to full e- faith and yedit. n- In testimony whereof, I hare hereunto set my ly hand as clerk, and affixed the seal of said couit, ou 11113 uay 01 IB/ . 0 [L. S.] ClerklJ ? " ? # ,d CFKTIFICATE OF POSTMASTER Je I, the undersigned, postmaster at............ State of after the exercise of due diligence to iuor form myself of the pecuniary ability and responsi. bllity of the principal and his mreties In the aisrom g<*lng bond, and of the unincumbered real estate owned by them, respectively, do hereby approre a aid bond and certify that the said sureties are snfv ficient?sufficient in my belief to insure the pap i('j ment of double the entire amount of the said* bond and i do fu-ther certify that the said bond wasduly a signed "by , bidder and~ ^ and , his sureties, before e signing this certificate. Pottmatter. Dated ,137 . a_ For forms of proposals, bond and certificate, and also for instructions as to the conditions to be em* ie braced in the contract, Ac., see advertisement of this date in pamphlet form inviting proposals for ^ mail service in Maine, to l?e found at the terminal post offices of the above routes, and to be had on application to the Second Assistant P. M. General. Bids should be sent in sealed envelopes, super~ scribe!: "Mail Proposals, Sta.e of South Carolina,' "e and addressed to the Second .Assistant Postmaster General. c" MARSHALL JEWELL, Pcstmatter General. >e _ i l>' CENTENINTIAIj. or ? EXCURSION TICKETS, il, ?o? TTPITFTfi T?np pqninPTDOTi ILVLViJlU JL WJL# m, iiiinn/iiui a a *" to the Centennial Exhibition and reJ turn, can be purchased at Port Royal or ics Beaufort, by twelve different routes, r- good for sixty days for $42.50. P. Hamilton, Ticket Ag't P. R. R. K ? Official I ASSESSMENT F0fTl87(h " OFFICE COUNTY auditor, . ^ Beaufort, S. C., May 22,1876. u. The assessment foe the fisc.il year 1876 will com,, rneuce oa ill THE FIBST DA Y OF JUNE. and continue until the 20th day ot Jnly next. The assessment will be for ?] PERSONAL PROPER TY OJfL Y. but those failing to assess lands last year, or who have sold or purchased land.-, since the last sssm ment will note said changes on their returns, to* Ether with any changes that, may have taken place the boundaries of their lands, consequent on such sale or purchase, with a statement as to ?f whether said lands so sold or purchased is plow, J t- meadow, or wood land. This statement is neceasa- 1 . ry in every case where land * have changed hands, and wilfceave taxpayers much trouble, as well as 3" conduce to the correctness ol' the official record, and greatly facilitate the the payment of taxes. ^ EACH LAND 0 WXER. ?/ must answer the questions ot. the returns as to his ^ Post-office, in a legible hand, as this wUi render cor* ? rrspondence between this office and taxpayers easy 'y wneuever inquiries are nei-ersary. io The boundaries of every U*act of land most be l(_ sriven this otrice (where the same has not already J been furnished,) so that the Auditor may know 'he exact locality of every piece <>f land iu the county. 1- Iu making returns great care must be taken to have them correct, as errors in returns invariably (when not discovered in this office)get.on the Tax * Duplicate; often proving expensive to taxpayers, aa ?> well as troublesome to the Auditor. Further notice will be given In due time. L. 8. LANGLEY. j nel-tf. CoAty Auditor. PROBATE JiOTICE. v By Ridley K.Cabletok, Esq., Probate Judge ITThereas Isaac Johnson, bath made VY suit to me to grant him Lett ts of Admlnisd tr tion of the Estate and efihcts of Peter Johhaon, a These are therefore to cite and admoniah all and ,, singular the kindred and creiitors of the saia Peter Johnson, deceased, that they be and appear be 1. fore me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at _ Beaufort, on Ihe 22ad day of June , inst., after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the renoon, to show cause, if any they have, why th* 9, aid a (ministration should not be granted, if Given under my hand, this 8th day of Juco anno Domini, 1876. RIDLEY K. CARLETON, h jce 8th-2-t Probate Judge. 1 i