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THK I'Oirr lfOVAli. STANDARD and COMMERCIAL , * ) A. < r. Till ?I AS 9 f Kit if or, I Beaufort, S. C., August, ]0 1876. SUBSCUli* flONS. ? ? <? > III! ! IIUC l rai t v v" ( Six Months, 1 oo ( Adrertlwmrnt* will Ik* inserted at tin rate of ill ~?0 per sqnnre, 10 Xoiipnrt il j lines, for the first insertion; snl?*e?|uciit insertions by contract* JOB PBINTIXti AND STATIONERY. We have one of the in .<t complete .TOll OFFICES | n the State, and do work as well and at as low prices j as in the cities. Our stock of STATIONERY islar^e and will be sold wholesale and retail, as low as in Charleston and Savannah. Deeds and law blanks in srToat variety. OUcial Paper of Beaufort ( oMiiiy, ?_? ? FOR PRESIDENT, RUTHERFORD B, HAYES OF 0II10. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, WILLIAM A. WHEELER, OF NEW YORK. The Edgefield At Icertiser favors no punishment for the killing of negroes. Commenting on the remarks of the Chicago Times, a leading democratic paper in the northwest, that ''the only way to satisfactorily silence the Hamburg assasfiino ia f A knrvt* fkqm Vvs? t K a />/,L- smlil OHIO AO IV JJCI LS? UiVUi u\ nig UtVA 1411 I II they are dead," the Advertiser says: ''It will siuiply be a very evil day when the attempt is made to put this sage and valiant advice into execution. Bah! these intolerable Northern fools! Better then for the African had he never been born! Lieut. Gov. Glcaves. sent a similar letter to the one we published last week denying that the meeting on St. Helena Island, was. as reported by the News, of an incendiary character, but that paper failed to publish it. Such a refusal re minds us of the story of the boy when interrogated by the court as to his knowledge of the nature of an oath, who replied: "Yes Judge, 1 know. It means when you tell a lie, stick to it Judge." The Union Herald in speaking of the cry of the South that troops are used to iotiraidate democratic voter?, and control elections in favor of Republicans, has the following true and pertinent remarks: i " When and where has any democrat | been forced by them to vote the republi- ! can ticket? When and where has any I democrat been prevented from voting by them? Why should they intimidate the citizens of Laurens more than the citizens of Richland ? The truth is all this talk about the "iron heel," "military oppression," "dragonades," ect., is perfect campaign bosh.No demo cm: believes in it, and it is worse than silly. The real i fear is that the presence of some United * States troops may give confidence to tirn-' id republican voters. It there was no latent intention to use the power of fear against the republicans of some counties, there would be no obiection to the i>re sense of a repressive force. It is only the disturbers of the peace who feel an antagonism to the police officers." The Savannah Ncics of Tuesday contained a very highly colored account, of a desturbance on the wharf, just prior to the leaving of the steamer Reliance with the excursionists that had visited Savan- ! nah from Beaufort, in which they state that a negro named Alexander Davis of Beaufort wa* arrested by the police for throwing rocks at a white boy, and that j an attempt was made by some of the ex-! 'Cursionists to rescue him from the hand? .of. the authorities. From inquiries we have made wo arc | satisfied that the has overreached j itself in endeavoring to throw odium on South Carolina, by representing her colored population, at least the colored population of the town of Beaufort, as riot- I 0u3 disturbers of the peace, while the! .colored population of Savannah are lt quiet and orderly, '' and editorially attempting to attach a political significance to it We learned that the negro Davis ,was a resident of Savannah, w.ll known 'to the police ; that he did not go from Beaafort by the excursion, that none of those who went on the Reliance took any part in the disturbance, and if any attack was made on the police it was by the i rowdy element of Savannah that throng ! the wharves on the arrival *nd departure i .of such excursions. The only thing the K'-vc; had ground for complaint was the firing of pistols, j some twenty shots and not four hundred as alleged, by a few thoughtless youths j from the upper deck. This the 1Vacs gays showed " their purpose and their preparation for trouble. " These young wretches must have carried malice in their hearts a long*way Tor they showed this purpose and preparation by similar conduct on leaving the docks at Beaufoit and rarely 3oes an excursion party come up ft?m"the city of Savannah, but on leaving the dock at Beaufort, show "their purpose and their preparation for trou- j hie, " by firfhj a salute of pistol shots ! from the upper deck. We admit it i.? j very indiscreet hut does not merit the i -attachment of any political significance | as construed by the Sacanuah Xrtcs. ??>? Thf. only chance made, bv the election of Monday, in the town council, are the j substitution of Mr. Joseph Robinson and j Mr. Onto Perry, far Mr. Geo. G.ace and j .Mr. Peter D.iys, we t!ie:vT>re opitm tiia 1 i i imiii iir min ? r i mi he eNecilent policy ??* i.i^t year wi I 3k- aloptcd l?> ' Iiv new * *an I tliat itiil?ro\meets \vP! Ik* : :?rri?"I on to a still /u .itri <\tcnt. ou "i lower per rentage of iaxatiou. IJy following this (oivr.se eapital will -' ( k investment in our town, and Lle?st; wiio are already property owners ?.vi11 U- iadm-ed t? improve what they already possess. 'that I in- people are wci! satisfied with the result weave assured hi all hands and we triM the new e< nulil will enter upon their duties determined to make as good a record as their predecessors have done during the past year. Why Silver is worth less than (ireen backs. Under the silver lull which hn< just he.'i? si^nc 1 by the President, the as-is tent treasurers throughout the country have been authorized to common ?c pa> meijt immediately ol silver coin in exchange for legal tender notes, and to make disbursements in silver. The St. Louis lirpvhliatn has the following explanation as to the reason why silver is now worth less than greenbacks : u It is a singular fact, that this resumption" costs nothing: on the contrary, there is a profit in it. It was less than a year ago (Deccutbcr5, 1S7">,) that Hoc etarv Bristow stated that it was impracticable to payout silver coins for fractional currency, because silver was much more valuable than currency that the former would be gathered up as fast as paid out and sold abroad for the profit. Since then a remarkable change has taken place; silver has become cheaper than greenbacks, and, under the silver bill the government will redeem its notes in a coin which is rated lower in the market than the notes themselves. As thic phenomenon may not be understood by many persons, it may be well to explain it. Silver is worth le-ss than greenbacks in la-ge amounts partly because only small silver coins are to be haJf and they are a legal tender only for debts to the 'amount of five dollars, while greenbacks are a legal tender for any sums; and partly because when the general resumption comes greenbacks will be redeemed jn gold, since there will be no silver dollars to redeem in. This ultimate redeemability in coin worth 18 per cent, more than silver assists to make them move valuable than silver. GRANT ON HAMBURG. The President's Letler to Governor Chamberlain. The following is the letter to Governor Chamberlain, communicated to the Senate by President Grant in his special message: Executive Mansion, 1 Washington, D. C., July 26. 1876]' Lear Sir, I am in receipt of your letter of the 22d July, and all the inciosnrc enumerated therein, giving an account ol the late barbarous massacre of innocent men at the town of Hamburg, S. 0. The views which you express as to ihe duty you owe to yor.r oath of office and to the citizens to secure to all their civil rights, including the right to vote according to fVio <if* fl?oil- own nnrl the further duty of the Executive of the nation to ^ivc all needful aid, when properly called ou to do so, to enable you tc insure this inalienable riijixf,1 fully con c ir in. The scene at Hamburg, as cruel, bloodthirsty, wanton, unprovoked, as uncalled f >r as it was, is only a repetition of the course that has been pursued in othci Southern States within the last few yean notably in Mississppi and Louisaua. Mississippi is governed to day by officials chosen through fraud and violence, such as would scarcely be accredited to savages, iiiUv h less to a civilized aud Christian people. IIow long these things are to continue or what is to be the final remedy the Great Ruler of the universe only knows. I>u1 I have an abiding faith that the remedy will come, and that it will come jwcaeefully. There has never been a desire on tlu part of the North to humiliate the South, Nothing is claimed fur one State that is not freely accorded to all the others, unless it may be the right to kiil negroes anc Republicans without fear of punishment and without loss of caste or reputation This has seemed to be a privilege claiuiec by a few States. I repeat again that 1 fully agree witl mno jnvo nf v/vnr rlntmc i! J UU V'J UiC s:juc?tui u v? j vwi uuuvo *? the present emergency, and as to my du ties. Go on, and let every Governoi where the same daugers threatcu th( peace of his State go on in the conscien tious discharge of his duties to the hum blot as well as the proudest citizen, and I will give every aid for which I can find law or constitutional power. Government that cannot'give prote?tloi to the life, property and all guaranteed civil rights, (in this country the grcatesi an untrammelled ballot) to the citizen is ir so far. a failure: and every energy of the oppre sod should be exerated [always with in the law and by constitutional means to regain loa priviledges or protection, Too long denial of guaranteed rights is sure to load to revolution, bloody revolution, when suffering must fall upon the innocent as well as the guilty. Expressing the hope that the bettei judgment and co-opperation of the citi zens of the State over which you liavc presided so ably may enable you tose cure a fair trial and punishment ofal offenders, without distinction of race, color or previous condition of servitude and without aid from the Federal Government. but with the promise of such aid on the condition named in the foregoing. 1 subscribe mvx lf, very respectfully, your ole lient servant. U. S. Gli.A NT. To the Hen. j>. II. CiiAMunttt.AiN. Governor of South Carolina. tiik iiowaki) 3inn>i:in:Ks: | It ?? of ilrhrht t j Messrs. Wheeler and Itanipficld, the i? counsel who defended Snipe and llriiriit f >r the nmrder of CJeneral Howard, near ' < Hrahainvilie, have since their conviction. ! helieviui'. from the statement of Snipe I * "< *i .i . D i ^ i . .. 1 wiuio in .1:111 inai i?r5giu was 1101 ]>i?:scni . at I lit* murder, and that lie alone was ^ ' guilty, that Bright was innocent have I ; i exerted themselves t<> secure executive j ' ! clemency in his behalf. Judge Mahcr j ! was written to 011 the subject and has , * j furnished the Governor with a report of 1 j the case. On Tuesday Mr. S. J. Bampfield received a letter from His Excellency notifying him that he had respited Bright until the 25th of August in order I to give him time to examine the report ! furnished by Judge Mahcr, and the papers forwa: ded by counsel. The Hamburg Horror The following arc the names of the men charged by the coroner's jury as princij pals or accessories in the recent killing of six negroes, in the Hamburg massacre. It is reported that, almost every member of the bar of Aiken, have volunteered their services for their defence: aiken men. K. J. Butler, Dr. Shaw, Rev. John Mealing, Tiios. Rutler, A. P. llutler, U. Getzen. Win. Briggs, John Butler, Harrison Butler, Luther Reese, Dunbar Lamar, Pierce Butler. Cray ton Matheny, Cornelus Reason, Aaron Tyler, Charles Coffin, Thos. Oliver, John Crawford, II. Gardner, Jack Vandivcr, Chas. Kernaghan. Walker Matheny, Frank Taylor, (col.) Isaah Marshall, (col.) G. Vincent, Arthur Johnson, Dr. Hugh Shaw, Geo. Bush, John Bush, LeRoy Hammons, J. Mammons, Jas. Smith. Jno. Smith, T. Smith, Daniel Glover. Robt. Morgan, J. Lamar, Saui'l. Page, Luther Ransom, T. Plunkct. Frank Kramer, John Oliver, B. Vandiver, and Pleasant Shinall. edgefield men. M. C. Butler, Benj. Tillman, Charles Glover, Frank Settles, Joseph Meriwether, John Swearingen, Jas. McKic, Tol Glover, Geo. Adams, Jas. Lanham, Wm. Glover, John Roper, and Augustus Glover. Georgia Men. , Thos. W. Carwile, William Robertson, James Clark, Dish Ramey, John Smith, Garland Sneed, Joseph D. Twiggs, Robt. Chafee, Leopold Myers, Wm. Pemble, J. Briggs, Capt. Conway, Moody Tavor. J. Damish, Haggie Ileggie, Geo. Hood, J. Glover, Wm. D'Antignac, Nick Bullnar, Pope Thomas, Daniel Ilurtz, J. Ilurtz, Mike Connor. Babe Bowers. Lam Whaler, John MeNaer, John Kirkpatrick, Kinglar.gh Chafee and John Twiggy Whipper Interviewed. A reporter of the Journal of Commerce called upon the would-be "Judge" I Whippcr a few days ffrp, for f lie purpose of obtaining some information in regard to lils plans, hopes, and expectations. The would-be "Judge" promptly responded to an invitation to "come to be interviewed," and seemed rather glad of the opportunity. ' The conversation.was commenced with ' the historic question of the interesting 1 exile, Mr. Tweed, "what are you going ' to do about it? The "Judge" readily 1 understood "it" to refer to the Judge's seat, and added briefly and to the point, "I'm going to take it." "Wave you settled on any definite plan of proceeding?' "Well, if the court is in session on the : 27th. I shall take charge of it." "What will be your probable lhodc of . proceedings?" I'll just go and take my seat in the Judge's chair." > "suppose you find Judge Reed occu i pying seat?" The would-be "Judge" looked upon his own large proportions, and after a moment's consideration decided that two would be a rather tight fit for one chair, i , for he said: "1 would treat him just as I would any I _ one else, issue and try to enforce orders | ' to protect the dignity of the court. 1 ' think the probability is that the contingency you suggest will arise, and the contest will be begun right there. 1 will issue orders to remove Judge Reed; he ' will do the same for me. If the Sheriff > obeys Judge Reed he will carry me to! jail; otherwise he will carry Judge Reed ! . to jail." . "Have you conferred with Sheriff Bow-1 en alout this matter?" "1 hav'nt seen him for months." "Do you think he will obey you?" i "That is what I confidently expect." " You don't expect this case to be finallv decided this term ? " i " No. " i " Suppose that from sickness or other j . causes, you were prevented from attending this court, would you undo Judge Reed's work and try the cases over ? " " Certainly not ou mv own motion > - I wou dn't want to do so. " " Was your speech at Orangeburg correctly reported ? " " No. I was reported as advising col * ^ fa nttimr] tlm aaii I /] r 1 UFtM |)C..'}MC IU UllVU'J I Il(s VA'Ul L, A V4 IU not; but. on the contrary, advised them ) to stay away. " i 44 \ou don't anticipate auy personal danger from your efforts to obtain the 1 seat, then, do vou ? " i 441 do not. " ' 44 What did you say, at Orangeburg, about revenging you ? " 441 said that when I fell; it would be time for them to come to evenp me and I would expect them to do it.' 44 Will you proceed to open Court and transact business on*tlie 27th ? " 44 If the Court is. not previously ad' journed I will open it, but it depend-jupon ! the state of the docket whether I Mil: do r anything. If there is not a necessity for a term of the Court I shall adjourn it ; I don't know why Judge llced didn't ad- j i journ the Court'unless he desired to bring j ' the contest to he decided here iustead .f I I in Orangeburg. " ' What do you mean by advising the i | colored people to avenge you? " *4If I am killed there'll be no advising t) do. If I am hurt?here Whipper j brought his lips together in the manner i peculiar to the enraged negro, and moved i excitedly about in his chair?If I am j hurt, there is nothing that I cau do, or ! have done, that I won't do. " 44 When you advised them to evenge your death, did you mean that they j >hould do -o by violence ? " car. ? IB II I Mil I 1 l Ml??i " Yes, adding very doubtfully, " 1 I llppOSO J O. " In case of of your death, who do you hiuk ilie colored people would hold reponsible?*' ' cli " Whoever eonunonccd any difluulty ; j1( " Suppo-o you were found dead?asa in .ted ? " j ar "They would hold the Chamberlain tli party, and the lUmocrats responsible. of . |b< "If you were killed in any way, do you, I . ihiuk it would precipitate serious trouble j i war of races, or anything of that kind ? i m "No, but there would doubtless be trou w lie here." "The "Judge" didn't appear to enjoy this cheerful conversation particularly so | the subject w;is changed, and his ideas on j ^ politics asked for. ' V "When asked what he thought Gov- 1 p crnor Chambci Iain's prospect for the Re- 1 j publican nomination was, he said he thought, that in common with most oji- " er things, it could be procured, if enough J was paid for it. I q "j)o you think if the Republican nom- ; p inate Governor Chamberlain, there will i be any danger of a split?*' j J "No." i '"If the Democrats endorse Chamber- p lain, how then?" "Then I think there will be a split, which may possibly be formidable." n "Do you think his call for troops will g help him with his own party?" 3 "It would have done so, had he not denied it. As it is, he has hurt himself 4 with both parties. 0 "Will you take anybody along to help tl vou in your effort to obtain the Judge's w "seat?" , "No. Of course there 11 be a crowd, but I am sorry for that, as I don't expect a auy personal violence." t "Do you intend calling an extra term a of court?" t "No; unless necessity compels me to." "What do you mean by 'necessity?"' "I mean by 'necessity' the arising of an emergency. In that case, considering 1 myself legally elected, I would call an extra term.' 1 4'Oh. by-the-by, have you and Judge Moses determined on a similar plan of action." "Yes." # x. 1 Chamberlain once more, "suppose he c interferes, what will you do?" c "I would'nt notice him. I'd regard n what you'd say in the matter, with as c much consideration as I would Governor Q Chamberlain's interference' Then the "Judge" politely took the k lam p and escorted the reporter to the front f door, where he bid him a tearful adieu. . OIK WASHINGTON LETTER. C C Editor Standard d' Commercial: fc " Time, tide, " and wo-may add the J PeopVa "opinion, wait for no man " It 11 seems preposterous on the part of m an- ^ agers of tho St. Louis Democratic Couvention to expect that any thinking por- I tion of the people would be mad encugh ' to trust the future welfare of this Repub- c Ho to the hands of a double faced party. a \Yo do not wantonly make use of this ' expression, but on mature reflection and I founded on reason, and we find a pre- 1 cedent for our argument in the < Jde.st record of history, where it is said : " No.iuan ean serve two masters: "for 1 e:ther he will hate the one, aud " love 11 the other; or else ho will hold " to the t one. aui despise the other." " Ye can- 1 not serve God and mammon. '' c If the issues of the c tilling campaign 1 could be c^scussed with the dispassionate c earnestness which'their object calls for ; ( with the inspiration of our country's * great task, that of insuring the perpctua - ? " 1 1 t tion or tue people s sen government; n the voters could assert their individual 1 rights of man's noble prerogative that the 1 people arc the lead crs and those whom 1 they chose their servants; if the fathers * could inderstand that upon.?their indi- f vidual action depends tlfcir dear ' children's Altaic ; if they could get up 1 the courage to discard their hot-headed k and their bloody handed leaders once fir ' all retaining those who have served them ( with honest, quiet, earnest, endeavor; 1 if they would only be convinced that with ( a double headed financial policy their ! country's credit is at once ruined?and 1 quietly ponder over all the-c things and *' many others, leaving the feverish, tur- 1 burlent past to bury its dead and look- ( i;ig forward to the remedy while 1 there is yet hope. Then indeed, would * make little difference whether the Demo- : cratic candidates for President and Vice- 1 President are trying to reconcile their fi- 1 nancial views for political effect while ( their inmost conviction leads them to differ. The people will never elect to such ' high offices or any other, men who j change their creed to plea3e the occasion. 1 No voter can he considered honest and 1 sincere or will consider himself true to his ' own principles, who c^n support a ticket ( with two faces to its head, like that of the Democracy?one face contracting its ! muscles, the other expanding them; the ' one begging for grceubacks, the other for * V J? 1 nara-muney. A. H. G. 1 Working Roads at the Wrong Season t t Pine Grove Plantation, j St. Helena Is'ld S. C. August 7th 1S7G. j Kiliior Standard d' Commercial. ] It seems to me that the custom of working our roads during the month of ^ August is very bad and productive of much sickness. If there is any one established fact in science it is that new J turned earth in midsummer, is productive of malarial fevers. The planting of slip potatoes is bad enough ; but that is necessary for the large and important potato crop, but the turning up of the roads all over the Island in Aug. ought to j . be stopped at once, as the same work can j ^ be better done in December and January. | . Aug. is also a favorable month for dig- j . ging rock, while little or nothing can be" done in Dec. and Jan. I hope the proper authorities will look into this question and as sanitary measure I ^ put a stop to this road working in Sumti mer. ^ Very respectfully, Dr. Jais:?s Oliver, j Messrs. T. H. Howard of Gra- 1 a hamville and Frank Garrett of Port j ti lloyal, have been drawn as petit jurors g in the TT. S. court, in Charleston for the S October term. ' ^ Municipal Election. On Monday last the annual municipal cctioo for the town of lleaufort, was ?M; the ]?oll.^ opening at 7 o'clock a. 111. id dosing *> p. m. The vote was larger inn at any previous election for a number 'years ; the whole number of votes cast dug 371. Appended is the result as jelared by the managers Messrs. llichond, Johnson, and Taylor, together ith the re.-ult of the previous year. 1S76 1875. Intendant Ifrrnl Wi.lionic ^iQ .Ill VU TV IIJ1UUJO UUT *.TU hardens 1. II. Glcavcs, 363 . 275 . P. Boyoe, 36) 161 I. Washington, 349 240 os. KobiDson, 203 . 150 ato Perry, 202 W. Scheper, 190 . 157 . C. Mayo, 188 41 3eo. Holmes, 163 'cter H. Days, 132 211 The Intcndant, with the first six amed wardens were elected. The strugle for wardens settled down between Ir. Mnyo and Mr. Scheper, and until fternoon the former gentleman had all his wn way, but the balance turned before he closing of the polls, and Mr. Scheper :as elected by a majority of two. It is rulored that the election is to be contrasted nd affidavits have been made before Noary Public Lock wood, by Mr. Morrison nd others against five who voted whom hey allege are nonresidents. Port lloyal Harbor. tg Commercial Fitnrsx. romparrU with .ChnrlfHlonand Savanna]-*. 'he Past and Fntnre of Railroad Enter prUe In the South. Port ltoyal being located between th< wo old cities of Chaileston and Savanna! an not compete with them in the field o oastwise trafic They have the old chat els of trade open to them, population am apital are there; no new por louth can overcome the advai ages. Therefore, it would b oily in any enterprise in Port Royal try ing to deviate at present the old domesti ha nnels of trade from their presen ourse. To Charleston and Savanna! eleng the coastwise domestic -trade. Tt \)rt Royal Harbor belongs the expor mport trade to and from Europe South kmerica and all parts of the world, du o its deep water . harbor and its geogra hieal position with the interior of th Jnited States. This is a new trade tha mnot be carried, via Charleston or Sav ,nuah, on account of the shallowness o heir waters. All foreign import and ex wrt trade has heretofore been carried b; lie Northern ports of New York, Boston Philadelphia and Baltimore. This is th rade that can be carried on more ad van ageously via Port Royal Harbor than vi ! ny other port of the United States be ween all parts of the world and the in erior of the United States. Formerly m account of tire jycipi and agriculture :on lition of the South, no commcrcia mtcrpir so was aimed at. The South pn. lu icd cotton, and relied upon the Nort o buy their crops and supply them witl ill their home rcquirmcnts, yvhich gav he dive silled industrial North, contrc >ver the self satisfied agricultural South vhile local interchange of necessities wer lot sufficient to make any Rail Road er erprise ?success, there being no sufficicr iliraentation of buimess; the Southeri Railroads having only to supply the loci rafic could never be financially successfu ?o that it is no wonder that most of ther lave fallen under the hammer of bankrup ;y, neither could they be profitable invest lients so long ^ the South would hav jontiuued their^ld fogy system of loca rade, and had no higher ambition towar mitating Northern enterpirses, to divei ind extend as far as possible in the inte: or, their transportation connections to ii luce the immense trade of the great gra tries and provision overplus of the Wes :o select and patronize the Southern outle md inlet for their direct trade intercours vith the world this increase of busine: ransportation via Southern railroads, wi mablc them to awake from their ruinsi lethargy and become financially succes; ul institutions contributing to the gene: il development of the material and inte lectual resources of the South at large an ihen to be independent from the Nort commercially contrary to its present cor lition. Nine-tenths of the Southern railroac ire under the ban of bankruptcy and tl lalance few cannot stand much longc ;hc general ruin, if immediate practici cmcdies are not applied to their sliak ng limbs. Many have the natural powe )f redemption and financial success a heir command, if awake to use it, an< here is room yet in the South for a larg< ncreasc of railroad enterprise as payin, nstitutions, but their views must be er urged aud embrace the future horizon o he great West commercial connections >y opening new direct commercial inter :ourse with the West via the only geogra ihicftlly qualified deep water harbor o 'ort Royal, which is to become in a shor ime to the United States of Amerioj rhat Liverpool is to the United Kiugdou if Great Britain. The South is already awaking from it entennial lethargy and is now preparing ts new centennialrcsurrectiou and the ncx entury will certainly accomplish wonder n the change of commercial enterprise he factories and finances of the North ,nd of Europe must come to the cottor ields and to the mines of the South. The irogress of human mind in the develop lent of chemistry, mechanism steam and elegraph have revolutionized the com jereial world, and wc must go with this rogress, The South is a new field, foi lie profitable investment of capital, hrai?i nd muscles, and the ramification or ccn alizing elements of success towards the encral industrial development of the outh are by law of nature geographically id to the only superior harbor of Port Royal, through whose \vi?le open gates, al the new commercial developments must j pour in and out to and from all parts o ' the world. , So that the fields.and plains ! of the Northwest, West, Southwest and South as well as the unlimited prodigious coal and iron mines of the South and Southwest will find a new and commercial shipping outlet for their raw and manu* factored products for all markets of the world, and receive in leturn the products of there new exchanges of trade. A new era is just openiug for the rcanimation of railroad enterprize in the South by the inauguration and selection of Port Royal harbor, as the great South Atlantic deep water port to carry direct trade with the world, in making it the shipping , terminus of the most important railroad i connections of the United States, viz: 1. Connection via the Georgia Railroad with all the Southwest and Wgst towards Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, Louisville, St. Louis, Memphis and Kansas city, in the het rl of the West, via Springfield, Mass. 2nd. Connection via the South Pacific Railroad, with the South, Southwest and the Pacific coast to San Diego, and the j Pacific Ocean. China, Japan, Australia, j &c 3rd. Connection via the United States , Central Railway (proposed narrow guage) | with the West and Northwest towards Knoxville the great and nearest coal fields , to the Atlantic coast via Cincinnati, Louisville, St Louis, Indinapolis and Chicago, and the Great Northwest, via the the different roads, viz: 1. Via Augusta and Hartwell Railroad, and the Blue Ridge. 2nd: via Augusta or Aiken to Anderson, and . the Blue Ridge. 3rd. via Augusta or Aiken, Laurens and Spartanberg and ' Rabon Gap.. 1 The South. Atlantic termini of these f through lines will also benefit Charleston 5 and Savannah, ha developing their uti most resources, tbeir shipping facilities t will enable them to carry, and all the ft points reached by these interior through e connecting lines will greatly benefit by the new and commodious shipping outlet c open u??hem, thus enhancing Jthe finan it cial sucejssful future \f Southern. Rail i road enterprise-. > The Georgia Railroad is reported nego* tiating for the lease or purchase of the i' Port Royal Railroad, which if accom e plished will secure the material interest of - this road to make Port Royal Harbor its e shipping terminus. t The South Pacific^ Railroad is pushing - through as actively as possible, and will 1 i connect soon with Port Royal Harbor at - so too point not yet determined. y The United States Central Railroad wil] , have to build their connection with Poit e Royal Harbor, according to their through i. guage, and if the narrow guage is adopted i the building of this connection will te - soon and economically accomplished. From the above, Port Royal Harbor will have two through lines to all'the il most important points of the Southwest, d West and Northwest, which will facilitate > commercial intercourse to and horn these h markets, at th? most reduced rates !i affordable, according to distances *nd e economy in the bnilding and working Of ), these through routes. The uarrow guage i, plan proposed to be adbptel by the c United States Central, besides its shortes l- distance to the Northwest will give* a it great advantage to that enterprise over i the broad guage system, as the building i] outfit and the running and working 1- expenses will be considerably less aud n therefore, will enable this company to offer the greatest advantages to its through transportation, that no broad guage can e afford, and all advantages combined will J greatly induce and increase the direc^ d exporting and importing trafic of thc rt South, Southwest, West and Northwest, r- via Port Royal JIarbor. r The advantages of the South Pacific u Railroad of having Port Royal harbor as t its Atlantic shipping terminus are too pait tent to develop the ben eficial results ol e such transcontinental enterprise, over any of the northern lines under almost ever lasting snow. 11 A Railroad convention of the Augusta is and Hartwell Railroad is to be held in Augusta, on the 20th of November, and another convention of the Anderson, Ai r" ken and Port Royal Railroad is spoken ol 1 to be held some time in October or Noid vembcr either at Anderson or Knoxville. h South! awake from your slumber, a better commercial future is reserved for 1 you?South, southwest west and north . 1 A. west prepare yourseu to welcome uie new Is and economical shipping outlet offered to ie you for your Direct Trade intercourse with the world, via the superior and deep wa 1 ter harbor of Port Royal, the future Liv l' erpool of the United States. Peter Papin. r t ?? The gallows was in course of erec i tioo iu the jail yard on Wednesj day from which Snipe, the g murderer of General Howard i will take his last look on this world. He f is unmoved at the near approach of his fate; has given no signs of contrition for hit orimc, and takes but little interest in the ministration of his spiritual advisors f whom be 1 ?oks upon as pert sons, to use his language, " come i to piok him to see what he knows i about the killing." He is totally indifferent to his fate, saying " they can but s hang, me but if I was a white man they J never would, " He still continues firm t >n his d .nial that Bright was not present s at the murder. i ??Attorney General Stone has been i notified that to day the IOth inst, i application will be made to his honor - Judge Mahcr to accept bail in the cases 1 of the state vs. R. J. Butler, Thos. - Butler Henry Getzen, A. P. Butler and 5 other persons arrested, charged with 1 committing murder at Hamburg on the i night of July 8, ultimo. J The defeudants will bo represented by M. W*. Gar}% W. T. Gary, 0. C. Jordan' G. W. Croft and P. S. Henderson. ' J Attorney General Stone will personally cpresent the st ate. - Best in the World. BIjATCH LEY'S Horizoiitel Ice-Creai Freezer. (tinole 1*8 patent.) I! i e i, or I co* * Cream Manufe?* turera, in the economy and perf-ction of it* work ia entirely ttneqaalled. The clooed head wilt mte ice enough in one sea* eon to pay for the machine. The tab requires bat one filling to freeze. Sizes, 3 to 4f quarts. When in town to the Big Exhibition, come and see us, or send for descriptive circular and price-list Very liberal arrangements made with the trade. The machines can also be seen at the Centennial Kxhib., Agricnlt'l Ilall, Cor. Aisles 'J & N, Column Letter 0, No. 10. C. G. ILATGHLEY, Mannf r, 606 Commence Street, Philadelphia. NEW MILLINERY. FOE THE Spring and Summer 1 8 7 6 . JUST RECEIVED AT, John Cooper's COR. BAY and CARTERET STS? BEAUFORT. LADIES HATS. MISSES HATS BOYS HATS Freneh and American Flowers. Together with a general assortment of DRY GOODS, Suitable for the season, all of which he offers at rices to suit the times. MRS. E. HOLZACH. OREAD, f AKEUANCT OAKERY. U ALL v KINDS' I OF U FRESH CONFECTIONARY on band and-sold ai'ihe lowest* prices for essh . 0 For the convenience of my up> town; custom en and the public generally, I have fitted up r neat and' commodious STORE at the N. E. Corner of WEST & CRAVEN STS., Where I will be happy to receive orders, and furnish at short notice, all articles in my line at prices* 'unsurpassed in town. aug3. 2 B* h* ^ g. S f 3r <?* s* 5? I- a gj to p 2 1 ^ 89 A 2 ? s ' " E- * a * 11 * i I * tt ? 1 3 s r s w 5? * i911 m ? 3 % | H = ? * & ? s 5 S O lllff-Hg P SMU?! 9 ?:jos ^? o ? a S <* s> M p 53 g- or ** 2 ^ ^ $6 4 ot ? 5 ? % S I S M S Sf g- ^ p o < ^-fu O MfoJCfa- s I'l'S * 8 e|^ Hrt - I I * ? I f H fT 23<! J ? S u 5 ? ' . | # Z 53' g-3 - r ? | ^ J- B r J ! 2 m ^ ? 3 - i- 3 ?-?? ? r * | o o~ ^ ? D K 5, C f* M) WOOD Csira?psfoJI Blatehley's Standard Cuenmfier and (ftnflta ' Co.'* Puna, with copper lining* old and uew 1 sty lc8,*nd.a]?'val ualilc improvements. Manufacturing fccilitiea greatly fbcraoaech stock and! assortment LARSE, prices SMALL. 1 When in. town to tho big exhibition, call and ; see ns or semf lor tetal^oej wftfa ytices and BLATCHLEY, Muofif Those , Agiic'l SS^Oar. Aisles 9 AM, Column Let* tar 0, Ko. 10. ' { BIT WJ|W COUNTER,PLATRM WAflMTRACT. 620E C/G1 AGENTS WANTED^ jfiEMD rag, p^ict.uar MARVIN SAFE ^SCALECfi l265 BRQADWA Y Af. Y; 72/ CHESTNUT ST. PRILkM. iff or A/mi %.cr fltwrn. , JCE! ICE! COHAST 4 anions, ARE NOWPREPAREp TO PUR xxNish Ice in any quantity Customers may desire, from their Ice JJouse, Bevonth. Btreet. JOHN CONANT, J. A. EMMONS p.27 t-f OKflcTtt/AKllOFCW'^TYliOMlllSSIdFlS Beaufort, 8. C. Aug. 10th 1876. The anunal meeting of the Board will be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday,in Septe m ber being the 5th day of said mofctb. ? _All persons having bills against the county are repaired by law to deposit the same with Clerk of the Board on or^>efore the first day of September, next, and in default sueh bills will not be audited j at said anunal meeting' THOS. H. WHEELER, ug.IO 1-t Cierk of Board.