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TITTC POUT KOVAL. STANDARD and COMMERCIAL c;. thom a.-< Feaufort. S C.. July 13, IbVo. siu^nii' rioxs. One Year, S 5 t?(i Six Xoatht, 1 cm Ailvrrtlsfintnls will Itc Inserted r> t }?u rate of 1?S 50 per square, 10 ,\oi?}>a;-?-i? tines. for the first Insertion; .si?l>se?|H?n; I unci-! ions by con I ruet. JOB PRINTIXO A SI > STAT! OX THY. Wo have one of the in ?st ooinjtlcto JOB o?'Fl<T-' to the Stat?\ ami do work nswell an<l ataslov nr:o. as in the cities. Our stock ofSTATM?NK5IY is! art; and will he sold whoKs-do and retail, as low as ii; Charleston and Savannah. a.ul law Si!unk>in irrr;it vari? ty. 0.8m! Pajifr of Beaufort t'oisutv. FOR PRESIDENT, RUTHERFORD 3. HAYES OF OHIO'. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, V/ILL1AM A. WHEELER, OF NEW YORK. \YF. publish the d 'tails of the terrible affair of the sickening and cowardly butchery at Hamburg on Saturday last, the perusal of which will arouse the just indignation of law abiding tidzens throughout the country. That such a fearfal result shouldfollow su?h a trivial cause is painful to contemplate, but docs but illustrate the danger of taking the law into - one's own hands, and no matter if the leaders in this affair had not- the slightest conception of what would follow their injudicious acts, they a~e morally responsible for all its direful results. Two young men are offended because they were detained for a short time in the streets of a Small town and b; ing suit r? .L..i ? it u: .1 .. *i,.. iur uosiruuuug uiv n^uMiiv luv captain of a malitia company. It is extremely doubtful whether under the existing facts on action would lie, under the statute. They employ as counsel Gen. M. C. Butler. The accused refuses to come into court, and under fear of the armed bands of " Edgefield regulators, " that had been flocking into the town during tho day, calls his company together, and retires to the annoy of the company. A demand, is made, that they giw up their guns, which coming from no authorized aut hprity they refuse. Fire is then opened upon them which is returned; being outnumbered they are taken prisoners, disarmed and brought out singly and shot down, then follows a scene that reads like the account of a Sioux luxssacre, their dead bodies being mutilated in a most barbaric maimer. This scene of lawlessness demands n most searching investigation. The mere formal offering of a reward. as in the Harmon lynchers, will not icach the case.' Other steps mast be taken to bring to justice all parties connected therewith, that an example may be sot that will deter in the future parties from stepping outside the pa'e of the law and committing sudi diabolical outrages. Noth'ng but a rigorous applieation of the law, will make it respected as it ought to be in South Carolina. Governor Chamberlain vriil pay hi first visit to Beaufort; an 1 will speak at the Town If all, on Friday next. His first tcim of office is now rapidly drawing to a close a i l an opportunity - will be pre tented to his constituents to derive whatever iinformation they may d sire, touching "his a liuinistrati ?n, a chief magistrate of this State, elected by the llepubli an party. A-ide from his I>osition of Governor, such are his powers -a? a public speaker, that a large assembly will undoubtedly be attracted by his presence. Although Beaufort is such a republican stronghold, it is the first time that any governor elected by that party, lias paid the town a vi>it during ii's term of office. If an average los< of 20 cents on every ? 1,000 disbursed under President Grant's - i....? i . . ,ii ) m. . i. .. a jmimsirauon, is caaeu corruption, wuai would t lie loss under Van Buveu's administration be called ? The losses under his rule amounted to ?21 15 011 every $1,000 disbursed. The percentage of defalcations under President Grant lias been sun Her thau under any President since 1SJ4. This statement is ba -ed on the accounts of the Treasury. Over six hundred millions of dollars 0! the national debt paid ofF under Repub liean rule may be a small item in the line of economical a lnv ni-tration, but it is ! more satisfactory than sixty millions ad. ded to the debt of the city of New j York during the same period under; Lj'.nocratie ride. Riot and disorder a: e almost unknown j in Southern States blessed with demo- j viatic government." Thus says the J Charleston Journal of Conuwce, when speaking of the Hamburg trouble. Of course riot and disorder couie before the revolution, as in Mississippi. "Awfully quiet" said one of the revolutionists;" ' quiet as a funeral," said anotner;" '"the quietest we have had in Mississip-! pi," said all of them. ? <?> A Republican victory with a feeling of better security to Northern immigrant^ i.s preferable to the South than a lVnioeratic victory Ibilowrl -y a '-outran' (- ? !imr. - ? Titc /Son!ft. ( s ' KVF.X t X> '( "1 ( " Cotkl/lil'.lS ; tli.1 an-1 li wa-stfro of'; : tin- | !is.u* :i i s lb 1 lam? - . i i % -1' I'!'.'. '*1; ''!' v?h i! I{ ai'l j ill i ? : It.J. V ; a i?l !l >V.'i hit i( |M(lili an I'liiiiu y?a*.i? i. V 3"V 4.\!l;<:av:is -boi-l be iaa.lt/ at nntv' } :;i/..11?-: ^t * . i-ot.ci, ilic leaner < ! | i tlio KiLvliirlu iiiMMi-ior*. \\ o a:-/ either . able to j uni. h .*och crimes or wo a.v not. ' I Tunable, v.\" ale de.*]>;e;:Wo. Il'v.e are i I ? . , i . , a Me a::u ., > a it act we an/ cntmua:. A' !oa>t three j'orscti.s are in town who >aw , : enoiurh ot iJutler < lead-os'ii}) to warrant ! { lit-; arrest. They should not hesitate, j but act at once.? ( now Herald (iUV. HAIES ACCEPTS. I . ? A >'o'?! Jicttt r. A C an^r ?:? t!?>- ( 1 v!I :j. nf.t j in'.rn!. A ( m Ii rm .Mnu. Tlir iii tfsil Als.t' ti ri:j ot the | j SJtj iiU; : ?t ? t-itt s io ?? :t(l\iin.',u, Coi iAiiii s 0. Ja'y s lsTo. : /Ion. hdm:nf Jicl'ln- lion. )l ?>/. .1. Il'ir irJ, lift.i. J-;.* !>h 11. ii'timy. | C.l'f ?>(.'< iV>, ( I'l:> iil'f-- Itl t.'U' Ji l.i'Jll Qtlft (,'lKtW J.'fi'Ht. ! Gknti.^men : in reply f<> yoii:* ??fTie:al j i communication of dune !7. by which I an: i ; iiiiit: nie-i of uiv n >m.na i? :? for the office : J o I* i si lent of i; c I mitod Slates i?v the i ILpuh. c in Nat-ioaa! Convention :;t (dincMiu.'iti, i accept the nomination with iriatitmie, itc?j?ii:*r that, under I'?evidence I shali be ;ti ie, tf elected, to execute the duties of the high office as a trust for rite benefit <?t all the 1 e ?;>le. i T do not deem it 11 vessary to enter upon sny extc-id 1 ix initiation of the i de laration 01' p. in i j K-s male by the' Convention. '? he resolutions arc in at? I cord wi h my vi? ws. and 1 heartily eon j cu* in the prineip es ihey announce. In ' i several of the ;e o utions, however, qnes! tions are considered which are of such importance that 1 dtciu* it proper to briefly express my convictions in icgard to them. The fifth resolution adopted by (lie Convention is of paramount in erest. More than forty years ago a system of making app >intmcuts, to office grew up ba ed upon rlie maxim " To the victors b/oug the spoiN. '* The old rule, the true rule, that honesty, capacity and fidelity constitute the only real qualificati :i< for office, an i that there is no other claim ga\e place to the idea ; Iiat party services wvre to be chiefly considered. Ail parties have a ioptcd this system. It has been essentially modified since its first introduction. It has not, however, been improved. At first, the I'rc-ident eithei directly, or th ough the heads of depart mcuis, made ali appointments; but gradually the appointing power, in many cases passed into the control of members of Congress. Ti e offices, in these cases, have become not merely rewards for pari ty s l vices, but rewards for sen-ices to party leaders. This system dr. l roved the independence of the separate departments of the o eminent; it tends direct v toextravaeauvc and dlicial incapadly; it is a t unptation to ui-honesty; it hiuders an ! impairs the careful supervision and strict aceountabiity by which alone fa thi'ul and efficient public service can be secured; it obstructs the prompt removal and sure punishment of the un i worthy; in every way it degrade.- the civI il service and tl:e character of the govI erj)aieutv...i4^s ie!t, I aui confident, by ! a large majority of the member-- of Con gress to be an intolerable bunko and an unwarrantable hindrance to the proper discliaigo of their legitimate duties. It ought to be aboliscd. The reform should be thorough, radical and complete. We should return to the ]?rlnci|?les an 1 practice of the foun lers of the govern nun; t, supplying by legislation, when needed. I that which was formerly established by custom. They noi:h r expected or de ' sired from the public officer any partisan service; they meant that public officers j should owe their whole service to the government and to the peonc; they meant that the officer should be secure in his ten ire as long as his personal character ruuiaincl untarnished and the performance of his duties satisfactory. if elected. 1 shall conduct the administration of the government upon | these principles, and all con.-iitutiona! powers verted in the Executive will be i employed to establish this reform. The declaration of principles by (he Cincinnati convention makes 110 anuouiicciu at in favor of a single 1'residential term. ^ i do not assume to add to i that de.Tiratiun. but believing that the : civil service to the system established by J Washington and foliowc! by early Prcsi! dents, can be Lest accomplished by an ' Executive who is under no temptation to j u-e the p rtrouage of his offi :c to promote his own re-election, 1 desire to perform what I regard as a duty in stating now that my indexible purpose, if elected, i- | i not to K a candidate for election to a j second tenu. On the currency question I have Prei ipiently expres. c i my views in public and | 1 stand by my reed id on this subject. 1 re gam all the laws el the I mkd btates re | iating to the payment of the public* in- 1 i debteduc.-s, th-: legal tender intos in.ludi ed, as con tituting a pledge and moral obligation of the government which must in ! j good faith le kept, it is my conviction j ! that the feeding of uncertainty i use para- J ( ! Ue from an inedeeiuabe paper currency. ' with its fluctuations of values, is one of ( ! the great:*-1 obstacles to a revival of con- j i : Glen re in business a-id to a return of!, j prosperity. That uncertainty can be end- i cd in but one way-*-the resumption of ! j specie payment. But the longer the in- ' j stability connected with our present mon- i i ey system is permitted to continue, tlie ] j greater will be the injury indicted upon j our economical interests and a'l classes of i j society. If elected 1 shall approve every j 1 I ap; ropriat'/ ine.o ure to accomplish the | desired end, aul shall oppose any step ' | back wn id. The resolution with re poet to the public seho 1 system i- one which should re < ccive <he hearty support of the American 1 people. Agitation upon this subject is to j be jtpprchcn led until, by constitutional amendment, the schools arc placed be- ' yond ali danger of sectional control or in- ' ' terfcenee. The licpublican party is U pVdged to secure such an amendment. t There4 ;ion of the Convention on j, the subject of the permanent paciiieation j of the country, and the complete pro tec- s tT'?n of all its citizens in the free enjoy- i merit of all their constitutional rights, is ! a timely and of g*eat importance. The ' conditi" j of the > .ern States attracts ; " the title i"i.cii an I namts tlie symj-a- j c thy of ;ne t cop'c o' tlie whole l iiion. Ju > n the pro. re-rive recovery from tlie effects I w of the Mar, their first necessity is an in- j teliigeii' and horn* I administration of the governm nit, whi.-h will proleet all classes ^ of c!tizcti- in th *ir political and pthatc rights. What the South mo t needs is I *] pea *e an i peace d*prn 1- upon the sn- i prim: tv >[ lite i here can be no > e tduriu.: i? *.! - -. titufi ' h' -lr.s ' ! ?c' i > i , { r' " l-e :?;t b ?>-f *; . :: w.^wmvwyiwM u'ly .ii -:o;.' ? led. A division of political I pi panic.- ; _ merely upon distinctions of j C!1 i.no. or upon sectional lino.-, is always} unionwoie, and nrsy l?e disastrous. 'I ho ! J1 ;\o .it o ofilio Sou:ii. alike with that of i h> every part of the country, depends upon ho i hi att factions ii can otkr to ]; I? ?i\ to j.j Hump-ration and to capital. I>:11 labor | * erswiii uot u", and capital will not % e n tlire where the constitution and the laws W: arc ret ct defiance and destruction, ;t]>- in pi oh 'ti-toii and a'a nil take the place of j pj peace loving and law abiding sxtial life, j Aii part- of the constitution are sacred I and must be sacredly observed?the parts "t that are new. no ie<- than the parts that te ate ^M. i he moral and material pros-j cv pe'.ity of th" Soutliern States can 1 < most i effectually advanced by a ln-arty and I ! generous recognition of the right* of all j u by all?recognition without reserve or ex* J ui cvptioii. With stu-li a recognition fully j ti a -corded. it will be practical !e to promote 1 by the influence of'all legitimate agencies j | of the ticiierai t ioverunu-i.-t, the effort of j " the people of those States to obtain for ' <1! them-elves (he l ie?jugs of honest and ! re capab'c government. If elected. I shall ^ e un der it not only my duty, it will he my ardent de-ire, to labor for the attain- i 'nient of this end. 1a t me a-sure you my j M count; emeu of the Southern States that j ot if 1 -hall be charged with the du v of or- j |) gaui/.ing an administration, it will be one j , which will regard and eherish their truest iuteje.-t?tlie interest of the white and : tl of the colored people, both and equally, j and which will put forth its host efforts in j ]e behalf of a civil polity which will wipe , out forever the distinction between North and South in our common country. 01 With a civil service organized upon a sys- 0 tern which will secure purity, experience, U] efficiency and economy, rt strict repaid for the public welfare solely i:i appointments. and the speedy, thorough and w unsparing prosecution and punishment T .C..11 ....UU.-. ..AS 1 ...XoIJ ci ?v i I' -ivnu "in l*i ^ uiiiciai trusts; with a s und currency; with edu- i cation unsoetarian and free to all; with s mplivity and frugality in public and private a flairs, and with a fraternal spirit o'" harmony pervading the people of all sec- fr tio .s and classes, we may reasonably hope that the second century of our existence as a nation will, by the blessing pi of God. be pre-eminent as an era of good feeling, and a period of progress, pros- 1 polity and happiness,. T Very re peetfully your fellew-citizen, l 11. 11. HAYES. " QUIF.T AM A Ft XEKAL. " 'e di A TVrrlble Day in Hamburg ! A fight. The Sioux Mulilat? tl?e B(mI1(?oI the'r Cii-oiitiit, Blo;xl Appeals ti> I he Strong Arm of the Law, The rumor of a fight at Hamburg and m the killing of negroes that reached Beau- ni fort on Sunday was verified on the ar- S rival of the mail on Monday. From our r exchanges we gather the following ac count of the cause and result : On the fourth of July a company of the S.atc militia commanded by Doc A lams, paraded though the streets of the town w ol Hamburg, which is located in Aiken ; K' county, being divided from the city of Augusta, Ga. by the Savannah liver and >>? connected with that city by a bridge. at M'h'l t parading they obstructed the street in so that Messrs. Thomas Butler and Hen- m ry Gettscn, who (lc.-irc l to pass on i,r their way home, were detained, and some woius ) as.-cd between them and some of g the members of the company.' On Fri- st day action was brought by the young 1)1 men against Adams before trial justice i Prince Bivcrs, on n charge of obstructing the highway. Such was the conduct ot Adams on that day that the trial justice committed him for contempt and adjourned the case to the following day, On Saturday afternoon Gen. M. (J. Butler, who had ti been employed to pioseeuted Adams, proceeded to the office of trial justice llivcr?, but at lour oYock. the hour fixed ,ii for trial the prisoner, Doe Adams, did i" not put in an appearance. After waiting some time, Gen. Butlei Jk told Bivers that he must proceed. The constable theu went to the door and 1,1 o?!l.>d \dflui3. whii however, failed to , - , ln answer.. It was then ascertained that ?f Adams, with his company, was up the SC: street in a defiant attitude. Gen. Butler thereupon informed Rivers that this sort of thing h"d gone on long enough, and it was about time that it was put a J stop to. The negroes must give np their arms at once, and he would give the names of twenty of the best citizens in Edgefield as seeur'ty that they would be turned over t> Governor Chamberlain. Rivers then asked if Gen. Butler, in ca*e the arms were given up, would see that f the town was protected during the night w General Butler answered in the afiirma. Ia live. Rivers assured him that he could J h go inuuediate'y t > Adams and persuade him to give up the aim-. lie accordingly went to that worthy and talked with him forborne time. Upon his return, he told General Butler that the mayor, Cardtier, a:id the officers of the company ? would confer with him at the Counci Chamber. General Butler accordingly went thither and, had a conference with the negro leaders, lie told them that the arms must be given up, there was no ? necessity for them in that place, and they k_ lia 1 no business with them. As for the Adams case, Mr. B itler would be satisfied if Adams would make a:i apology. This conference accomplished nothing. ^ Hie negroes still hesitated about giving ' up the arms. In the meantime, howev;r, a number of white citizens had assembled in the town and matters began to ook squally. Gen. Butler rode over to At Vugusta and told several young men that 1,lf le might need their services in Hamburg luring the afternoon. He then returned j at < o the town. Just after crossing the ent nidge he was met by Prince Rivers, who j -i aid he would make cue more effort to | 1 nduce the negroes to give up their guns, i * nd if they would not yield they must! i ake the consequence. Accordingly he , -i onferred with the officers of the com pa j * y, and shortly returned to Gen. Butler i 1; riih the announcement that the negroes r> iid they would not give up their guns; , R bey intended to fight. j !, The militia company had retired to | n ;oir armory in Sibley's building. The ! bites who were armed and had been ! .. on ring in! - th" f- wn from the surround- Ti d: b lets of A'ki-li. Edgefield aVJ Au- ,,,a; ista during the day, opened lire at scvi o'clock, which was returned and kept > continuously for over two hours. The st man killed was a white man, who had | en tiring on the building, named Mer- i wether, and the first colored man was ! m Cook, the mai>lial of the town, lie | as attempting to escape from the build- \ g and his head was literally shot to ! eces. A piece of artillery was brought er frotn Augusta and four rounds were j *ed. Soon after Jim Thomas, first lieu- i mint, was taken prisoner and whilst in j istody was most cowardly slmt in the ' u-k. and has since died. About twelve clock, midnight, twenty-nine colored en were taken prisoners, and about this mo Hen. Butler left the scene. The risoners were marched off about one and red yards and ordered to lie down, id were surrounded by a guard. After niaining 011 the giound for some time, ttaway, a member of the board of counr commissioners, Dan Phillips, Albert tinion, and Ilamp Stevens, were called it singly and deliberately shot down, an Curry, when his name was called, ished away and escaped with a bullet irough the leg. The bodies of the slain negroes were ft lying where they fell. One or two of le bodies were mutilated with hatchets bayonets, Attaway's being one of these. ne of llie four negroes lived until next turning, find died from loss of blood. A large nuuibec of the houses in town ere sacked, robbed and pillaged. otal killed : negroes, 7 ; whites, 1 ; ounded: negroes, 4; white, 1. A most rrible and diaboli al butchery. <l Among the passengers on the train oni Charleston on Friday, June 30th, ere Lt. Gov. Cleaves of S. C., and a wty of white men, Georgia soldiers, rcJ irning from the Charleston Centennial. hey were rude and insulting toward the t. Governor, but he being a dignified mtleman treated his assailants with sint contempt thereby preventing a serious ifficultv. On the arrival of the train at cmasscc they paced up aud down the latform, cursing South Carolina niggers, id proclaiming themselves Georgia white ten, and belonging to a State where iggers did'nt rule. Blood will tell. " heannuh hibune. Sheriff's ?alr$. ~ F//FR~IFFSSA1F"~ Decree. in. D. GMlison, vs. the savannah and Charleston lilroad Company. By virtue of an or'.er of Hon. J. J. Maherio e directed, and lodged in my office. I will sell pubMe outcry in front of my office in o town of Beaufort, on the lirst Tuesday {August next 1-76 being the first day ot said oi:ih h.'tween the legal hour.-, of sale the following oju rty t > wit: Thirteen acres and si'vcn roods of a plantation 1! xl ' Spring Hill " situate lying and being in . Luke's t'ari.dyiu the County of Beaufort and ,te of south ( atulina/no'v in the j.os>f8siou of the . fondants under mi award of Commissioners dul. ijHiiat d to sot off and assess a right of way rough the s::'d j 1 ;n I at Ion. Terms ca>h. WM. WILSON, S. B. C. lift S. C. July IT, 1S76. 20-11. SUEHIFF'S 8A I.E. l>r.e?EE. lonias A. Orogorlo vs. The Savannah and Charleston Itailroad Company. By virtue of an order of 'lion. J. J. ATa'ier torn roe ted and lodg.-d in my office, I will sell at pub outcry iu front of tuy office in the Torn of :aufort. on the first Tuesday in August next 1876 ing the first day of the month tic.ween the lega' uirs of sale the following property, to wit: Ten acres and two roods of a plantation called e Farm " situate lyiug an? '??iug in the County Beaufort, and State of South Carolina, now in e posc?ion of the Defendants, under an award Commissioners duly apfiointud to sot off and asss a right of way through the said plantation. Terms cash. W.M. WILSON S. BC. lift. S. C. July 11th 1S7S, Z-'.'it. TTG. 1S76. CI3IWTE3iJT<rX^.Xj. POUT ROYAL RAILROAD CO., Office Gen. Passenger Agent, Augusta, Ga., July 1,1S7G. L Full line of Centennial Excursion tickets to Philadelphia, at greatly reduced rates, are >w on sale, via Augusta, embracing all the popur routes to the North. For tickets and time tables showing schedule of e different routes, apply to I\ HAMILTON, Ag.-nt, Beaufort, S. C. A M. HAMILTON, Agent, Port Royal, S. C. T. S. DA VAN T. Gen. Pass. Agent, Augusta, Ga, FOOD FOR TIIE rr A HYING! IXSl'EfTEl) AX!) fOXDEHXED TORES will be sold af P. BLIC AUCTION to 1 the highest bidder under official orders from : Navy Department. By Jas. M. Crofut. Government Auctioneer. bis stores on Bay street, in Beaufort, comraenct on J SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1876, 1 2 p. m., and continuing each Saturday until the ; ire stock is disposed of I I Bb!s. Mess Beef, F800 lbs. 71 Cases Fresh Beef, S203 lbs. 7 rack a es Navy Br -ad, 1132 lbs. 1-2 Bb!s Flour. -KM lbs. ( 1-2 Bids. Bice, ofo B s. 1 Boxes Codec, 2>9 lbs. 1 Bids. B ?ans. 2ts stations. Box Tomatoes, <4 lbs. I (.'.-uses Dcssieated Potatoes and Onions, ?1-2 Yds. 1 ltie Satinet. ( i Yds. Blue Flannel. I.bs. S wing Silk. I Pr. Kip Shoes. , Tin Cups. j I Prs. Scissors. s Mess Kettle. Kegs Pickles. . in-a'-ivc u''!! ?oid in small tfd? to suit pur ; ecs. " ' U. S. M ATL J j f SOUTH CAROLINA. ' POST OITK K BKPAKTMKNT, ) WaSIIINUToX, l?. C. V May 20tb., 1S7C.) Proposal* win ;? r-eivodat the contractor-' tici'ot this Ih-purtincut until doYlock p. in. of j lath of July, 1 s7?l, tto b_* decided by the 31st July,) for carrying the mails of tin- Cuited States from Oc* I tolKT 1st.. 1870, to June 31, on the following routes In the State of South Carolina, and by the : schedule of departures and arrivals herein sj>eeiticd viz: I f.'17.?From Charleston to Legareville, 20 miles and bach, once a week. Leave Charleston Wedncslay at C a. in; Arrive at Legareville by 3 p. in; l/oave Legareville Thursday at C a. in. Arrive at Charleston at 3p". in. Bond required with bid, $otH). 142l*i?Front Graham's Cross Roads, by Singletaryville and liidiautown, to Carraway's iW miles and back, once a week. Leave Grahams Cro s Roads Saturdayat 7 a. in. Arrive at Carraway's at C p. m; Leave Carrnwav's Friday at 7 a. m. Arrive at Graham's Cross Roads by 6 p. m. Bond required with bid, $400. 14217?From Xichol's bv Page's Mills, Ward's and Alfordsville, to Shoe Heel, N. C., 44 miles and hack, on re a week. Leave Nichol's Thursday at C p. ui; Arrive at Shoo Heel by *8 p. in; Leave Shoe Heel Friday at 6 a. in; Arrive at Nichol's by 8 p. in. Bund required with bid, S300. 1421S?From Greenville C. H., by Ashmore's, Sterling tlrove, Oak Lawn, and Wilson's Bridge, to w i.liamston, '2o miles aim oaeic, once a week. Leave Greetivillo C. H. Thursday at 8 a. m. Arrive at Willianiston, l?y 5 p. m. Leave Willianiston Friday at 8 a. m. Arrive at Greenville C. I/. Ly 4 p. m. Bond required with bid, $300. 11219?From Edgefield C. H. to Abbeville C. II. 41 miles and back, once a week. Leave Edgefield C. II. Saturday at 6 a. m Arrive at Abbeville C. II. by 7 p. m, Leave Abbeville C. IT. Friday at C a. m. Arrive at Edgefield C. II. by 7 p. m. Loud required with bid, $500. 11220?From Woodruffs, by Barlevwood, 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. in. Arrive at Woodruffs by 6 p. m. Bond required with bid, $300. Instructions to Bidders and Postmasters* Containing also conditions to he 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 arc cited herein,) and also to familiarize themselves with the instructions^aml forms herein furnished* before they shall assume auv liabilities as such bidders or sureties, and to prevent misapprehension or cause ot complaint thereafter, Postmasters are required to make themselves familiar with the laws and these instructions that they may be able to inform and direct others. 1 Seven miuutes 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 j?ost office blanks mail hag% locks and keys arc 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 bags, to be examined by the postmasters, to insure regularity in the delivery of bags and pouches. 1 No pay will be made for trips not performed* and for each of such omissions, if the failure be occasioned by the fault of tbe contractor or carrier three times the par of the trip will he deducted. For arrivals so far Jkhind tiiu as to break connection with depending mails, and not sufficiently excused one fourth of the compensation for the trip is subject to forMturo. For related delinquencies of the kind herein specified, enlarged penalties pvoportioucd to the nature thereof and the impo.tauce of the mail, may be made. 5. For leaving behind or throwing offthc mails, or any portion 01 in cm, lor mc aumisMon oj passengers, or fur being concerned in setting up or running an express conveying intelligence in advance of the mail, a quarter's pay may be deducted. 6. Fines will lie 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 coutraet 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 demaud, to convey the mail as frequently as the contractor runs, or is concerned in running a coach car, or steamboat on a route. 7. The Tostiuaster General may annul the contract for repeated failures to run agreeably to contract; for as-igning the contract; for violating 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 transporting persons or packages conveying mailable matter 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 schedules of departures aud arrivals in all cases, and particularly to make them conform to connections witli railroads, without increase of pay, provided the running time be not abridged. The Postmaster* General may also discontinue or curtail the service, 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 full Indemnity to contractor, one month's extra pay on the amount of services dispensed with, and a pro rate compensation for the amount of service retained and continued. 9. Paj merits will be made by collections from, or drafts on, postmasters or otherwise, after the expiration of each quarter?say In November, February, May and August, provided that required evidence of service has been received. 10. The distances given are believed to be substantially correct; hut no increased pay will be allowed should they be greater rhan advertised, if the points io do supplied are correctly stated, Bnldert mu.it inform themselves on this jKrint, and also in reference to the weight of the mail, the condition of hills, roads, streams, Ac., and all toll bridges, turnpikes, plank roads, ferries or obstructions of any kind, by which expense may be incurred. No claim for addi.'ional pay, based on such ground, can be considered; nor for alleged mistakes or misapprehension as to the d'-gree of sendee; nor for bridges destroyed, ferries discontinued, or other obstructions causing or increasing distance or expense occurring during the contract term. Offices established after this advert iscment is issued, and also during the contract term, are to be visited without extra pay if the dis'ance be not increased. 11. Bidders are cautioned to mail their proposals in time to reach the Department by the day and hour named in the advertisement, as bids received after that time trill not be co<uidered in competition with bids of reasonable amount received in time. Scither can bids l?e considered which are without ' the bond, oath, and certificate required by section 215, act of Jnne 2:!, 1*74. 12. Bidders should first propose for service strictly according to the advertisement,and then, if they l?siro, scjwitety for different service; and if the ' regular hid bo the lowest offered for the advertised ' service, the other propositions may be considered. ' 13. There should be but one route bid for in a pro- ( josal. Consolidated or combination bids ("propos- { ng one sum for two or more routes") cannot be & aside red. 11. The route, the service, the yearly pay, the . lame and residence of the bidder, (that is, his usual ( ?ost office address) and the name of each membcrof ? i firm where a company offers, should be distinctly / tated. 15. Bidders are requested to use, as far aspractiea- ^ le, the'printed proposals furnished by the Departnent, to write one in fill the sum of their bids, and ; < o retain enp'es of them. i ** "r ' v* vr?; .**?-wr w.ivjr.v.vai/j Bids altered in the route, uw s i..c., li... J--.;/ pay, or the name of the l*i<l<l? r, by erasures or interlineations, should not he submitted; and if so submitted will not be considered in awarding the contracts. No withdrawal of a bid will be allowed uuhss the withdrawal is received twenty-four hours j previous to the time fixed for opening the proposals. | lit. In case of failure of the accepted bidder to ex- 1 mite a contract, or of the abandonment of service during the contract term, the service will he re-advertised and re-let at the expense of the failiug bidder or contractor, and any accepted bidder who shall J wrongfully refuse or fail to enter into contract in due form, and to perform the service described iu I his proposal, may be deemed guilty of a tuisdemc: nor, aud, ou conviction thereof, be fined and imprisoned therefor. 17. The Postmaster General reserves the right to reject any 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 fur carrying the mail, or who has made any agreement, or given or performed, or promised to give or perform, any consideration whatever induce any other person not to bid for any such contract. No bidder for carrying the mails shall be released from his obligation under bis 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 upon by the contractor to the satisfaction of the Postmaster General. By regulation of the Department, no carrier can be employed who is under sixteen years of age; and no bidder will be accepted who is under twenty-one years of age, or who is a married woman. 18. The bid should be sealed, superscribed "Mail Proposals, State of South Carolina," address jd ' Second Assistant Postmuier General, Contract Office.'? 19. Every proposal must be accompanied by a bond with two or more sureties approved by a postmaster, and in cases where the amount of the bond exceeds five thousand dollars ($.",000) by a postmaster of the first, second or third class. Bids for service, the pay for which at the time of the advertisement exceeds five thousand dollars, ($5,000,) must be accompanied by a certified cheek, or draft, payable to the order of the Postmaster General, on some solvent national bank of not less than five per centum on the amount of the annual pay on such route, and in case of new or modified service, not less than five per centum of the amount of the bond accompanying the bid, it' the amount of said bond exceeds ($5,000) five thousand dollars. The amount of bond required with bids, and the present pay when it exceeds ($5,000) five thousand dollars, are stated in the advertisement under the appropriate route. Sureties on the bond of a bidder must take an oath before an officer qualified to administer oaths that they are the owners of real estate worth, in the aggregate, a sura double the amount of said bond, over and above all debts due and owing by them> and all judgments, mortgages, and executions against them, after allowing all exemptions of every character whatever. 20. All checks deposited with bids will be held until contract is executed and the tervice commenced by the accepted bidder. Checks will then be returned by mail, on the written request of the bidder, or deliver cd to any one on his order. 21. The contracts are to be executed and returned to the Department by or before the 20th day of September, 1876 otherwise the accepted bidder will be considered as havjtig failed, and the Postmaster General may proceed to contract for the service with other parties, according to law. Assignments of contracts, or of Interest In contracts, are forbidden by law, and consequently can" not 1* allowed. Neither can bids, or interest in bids, be transferred or assigned to other parties. Bidders will therefore take notice that they will be expected to perform the serviee awarded to them through the whole contract term. 22. Section 249 of the act of June 8,1872, provide that contract*1 for the transportation of the mai shall be "awarded to the lowest oidder tendering ?uffici'.>nt guarantees for faithful performance, without other reference to the mud.* of such transporta tion than may be necessary to provide for the duv celerity, certainty, and security thereof." Unde: this law bids that prqiose to transport the mails with "celerity, certainty, and securityhaving le<n decided to be //<? on'y legal bids, are construed as providing for the entire mail, however large, and w'uitevci may be the mode of conveyance necessary to insure its "cclen'y, certainty, ami acurily," ami kane the preference orer all others, aud no others arc considered, except lor steamboat routes. 215. A m-dlftcatiou of a bid in any of its essential terms is tantamount to a new bid, and cannot b ? received so as to inteifere with regular competition. Making a new hid in proper form is the oDly way to modify a previous oue. 21. Postmasters are cautioned under peualty removal, not to sign the approval of the oond of any bidder before the bond is signed by the bidder aud his sureties, and not un entirely s ,ils ied of thc sufficiency of the sureties. No postmaster, assistant postmaster, or clerk em ployed in any post office, shall be a contractor or concerned in a contract for carrying the mail. 25. Postmasters are also liable to dismissal from omcc ior acting as aecnts or contractors or bidders, with or without compensation, in any business, matter, or thing relating to the mail service. They are the trusted agents of the Department, and cannot consistently act in both capacities. 26. In case the route is not supplied with pouches locks, and keys, requisition umst be made upon the Second Assistant Postmaster General for the same before the date of beginning service. 05-Proposals altered by erasures or integrations of the route, the service, the yearly pay, or the name of the bidder, will not be considered. FORM OF PROPOSAL, BOND, AND CERTIFICATE. Proposal. The undersigned , whose* post office address is , county of , State of , proposes to carry the mails oi the United States, from October 1, 1876, to June 30,18 , on route No. , between and , State of , under the advertisement of the Postmaster General, dated May ;20,1876, "with celerity, certainty, and security," for the annual sum of dollars; and if thia proposal is accepted he will enter into contract, with sureties to be approved by the Postmaster General, within the time prescribed in said advertisement. This proposal is made with full knowledge of the dis lance of the route, the weight of the mail to be carried, and all other particulars in reference to the route and service; and also after careful examination of the laws and instructions attached to advertisement of mail service. Dated , Bidder, Oath required by section 245 of an act of Congress approved June 23, 1874, to be affixed to each bid for carrying the mail, and to be taken before an officer aualihed to administer oaths. I , of , bidder for carrying the mail on route No. , from to , do swear that I have the ability, pecuniarily' to fulfill my obligation as such bidder, that the bid is made In good faith, and with the intention to enter into contract and perform the service in case said bid shall be accepted. Sworn to and subscribed before me, for the of , this day of , A. D. 187 , and in testimony whereof [seal.] 1 I hereunto subscribe my name aud affix my official seal the day and year aforesaid. ! t i i Note.?When the oath is taken before a justice Of i the peace, or any other officer not using a seal, ex- ! :opt a judge of a United States court, the certificate )f the clerk of a court of record must be added, unler his seal of office, that the person who admi Hi the oath is duly qualified as such officer. , Bids musi be accompanied by a certified check, or draf 1 m some solvent national bank, payable to the order of 1 he Postmaster Gene;at, equal to 5 per centum on the ' iresent annual pay'on the route, when the present pay f. iceeds $5,000; or in case o/ new service, not less than * i per centum of tke amount of the, bond accompanying * he bid, if said bond exceeds $">.000. 1 The proposal must be signed by the bidder or bid- ( lers, and the date of signing affied, * Pirect to the "Second Assistant Postmaster Gen ral Postoffice Department, Washington, P. 0," nn-ked "proposals State of South Carolina." j E* iViiiK)- v.- * JJ'JND. directions. ?3'Insert the names of the principal and sureties in full iu the body of the bond; also the data The signatures of the bond should be witnessed, and the certificate ou the inside should be signed by a justice of the peace, adding his official title, or if signed by a Notary PubUe, Be should affix his seal. Know all men by those presents,that , of in the State of , principal, and and of , in the State of , as sureties are held and firmly bound unto t he United Stats* of America i.t the just and full sum of dollars lawf il money of the United States, to be paid to t h said United States of America or its duly appointed or autliorizcd officer or officers; to the payment of which truly to be made and done, we bind ourselves our heirs, executors,and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals, aud daUsl this day of .187 . Whereas,%y an act of Congress approved June 23> 1874, entitled "An Act leaking appropriations for the service of the Post (mice Impertinent for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and fo. oth :r purposes," It is provided : "that every pro] osa! for carrying the mail shall be accompanied by the l.ond of the bidder,, with sureties approved by a postmaster," in pursuance whereof, aud in compliance with the provisions of said law, this bond is made and executed, subject to all the terms, conditions, and remedies thereon in the said act provided and prescribed, to accompa I ny the aforegoing and annexed proposal of the aaid Now. the condition of the said obligation is ancbr that if the said , bidder as aforesaid, shall, within such time after his bid is accepted as the Postmaster General has prescribed in said advertisement, enter into a contract with the United: States of America, with good and sufficient suretiesto be approved by the Postmaster General, to perform th? service proposed in his said bid, and furfhor oKall * * * * .uv< out... i^uuiiu ?iu ocrTiw according 10 nu con* tract: then this obligation shall be void, otherwise to be in full force and obligation in law. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our bands and seals this day of , 187 . , [SEAL.J . [SEAL.] . [SEAL.] , [SEAL.] Witness: Any afteration by erasure or interlineation of a material part of the foregoing bond will cause it to be rejected, unless it appears) by a note or memorandum, attested by the witneises, that the alteration was made before the be nd was signed and scaled. When partners are parties to the bond the partnership name should not be used, but each partner should sign his individual name. STATE OF 1 COUMTY OP ) On this day of , 187. , personally appeared oefore me and ?. sureties in the aforegoing bond, to me known to bethe persons named in said bond ss sureties, sod whohave executed the same as such, who being by me duly sworn, deposes and says, he has executed thewithin boud, that his place of ?esJdenee is correctly stated therein, that he is the owner of real aetata worth the sum hereinafter set against his name orr and above all debts doe awl owing by him, and all judgments, mortgages, and executions against him, after allowing all exemptions of every charaoter whatever, the total sum thus assured amounting to (I ) dollars, being double the amount of the foregoing bond. * S Subscribed and sworn before me this day ot , 187 . __ 9 Note.?When the above oath is taken before n justice of the peace or any other officer not niing n seal, except a Judge of a U. 8. Court, the certificate of a clerk of a court of record must be added, under bis seal of office, that the person who administered . the oath is duly qualified as such officer. ___1 STATE OF ) , V?$. + COCXTY OF./. ...) 1 clerk of the the same being a Court uf Record, do hereby certify that , whose genuine signature appears to the foregoing affidavit;, wus, at the time ef dgning the same, a justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly qualified, and. that all his official acts as such are entitled to full iaith and credit. In testimouy whereof, I have hereunto set my: hand as clerk, and affixed the seal of said court, on* this day of 187 . [L. S.J Ckrk, CFRTIFICATE OF FOSTMASTE& I, the undersigned, postmaster at State of after the exercise of due diligence to inform mys if of the pecuniary ability and response bility of the principal and bis sureties in the aforegoing bond, and of the ooikcumbered real est*toowned by them, respectively, do hereby approve aid bond and certify that the said sureties are sufficient?sufficient in my beiief to insure the payment of double the entire am rant of the said bond p and I do further certify that '/.hesaid hood eras duly signed by ?, bidder and . , , ?nd his sureties, before signing this certificate. ........... Boitntutor, Dated , 187 . For forms of proposals, bond and certificate, andT also for instructions'as to the conditions to be embraced in the contract, 4c., see advertisement of' this date in pamphlet form inviting proposals for4 mail service in Maine, to be ibaad at the terminal; post offices of the above routes, and to be I id onr application to the Second Assistant P. M. General. Bids should be sent in sealed envelopes, superscribe! : "Mail Proposals,State of South Carolina,' and addressed to the Second Assistant Postmaster General MAESHALL JEWELL, Pottmatler General PROBATE NOTICE. By Ridley E. Cabletok, Ksa, Peobate Judge TXThereas, Henry G. Judd. Esq, hath made sail to VV me to grant him letters of administration of the derelict eatatejand effects of Jas. E. /arris. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred aud creditors of the said Jas. E. Karris, deceased, that they beand appear, before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held a". Beanfort, in said county on the 5th day of July, next, after publication hereof, at ?1 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 24th day of Jane Anno Domini, 1876. RIDLEY K. CARLETON. July.6-2 Probate Judge. Wfitial lottos. ASSESS M ENTF0R7876^ OFFICE COUNTY AUDITOR. Beaufort, S. C? May 22,1876. The assessment for the fiscal year 1876 will com*. mence on 2 THE FIRST DA Y OF JUNK and continue until the 20thday of JuIt next. The-. fusessment will be for PERSONAL PROPERTY ONLY. but those failing to assess lands last ysar, or who bare sold or purchased lands since the last assess* aient will note said changes on their returns, together with any changes that mar hare takei place in the boundaries of their lands, consequent on luch sale or purchase, with a statement as to whether said lands so sold or purchased plow, neadow, or wood land. This statement is necessary in every case where lands have changed hands, ind will save taxpayers much trouble, as well as :onduce to the correctness of the official record, and preatly facilitate the the payment of taxes. EACH LAND OWNER. nust answer the questions on the returns as to his Post-office, in a legible band, as this will render corvspondence betweendhis office and taxpavea easy whenever inquiries are necensary. The boundaries of every tract of land mast be ;iven this office (where tne same has not already H*en furnished,> so that the Auditor may know the :xact locality of every piece of land in the jounty. In making returns great rare must be taken to lave them correct, as errors in returns invariably when not discovered in this office)get on tie Tax >nplicate; often proving expensive to taxpayers, u reft as troublesome to the Auditor. Further notice will be given in due time. L. 8. LANGLEY. nel-tf. County Auditor.