Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, June 15, 1876, Image 2
THK POKT ROYAh. | STANDARD
and COMMERCIAL
A.. Cx. THOMAS
Editor,
Beaufort, S. C., June 15, 1876.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
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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
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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;
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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. "
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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*
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. 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.
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