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>. , I THE POK'l' HuVAL. % STANDARD and COMMERCIAL A. <jr. THOMAS Editor, Beaufort, S. C., August, 17 I87G. 3 V l>NV All A. MIA One Year, S J IMi Six Months, 1 00 Advertisements will t?e Inserted r?t tlx rate of St 50 per square, 10 Nonpareil Sines, for the first insertion; subsequent Insertions by contract. JOB POINTING AND STATIONERY. We have one of the must complete JOB OFFICES a the State, and do work as well and at as low prices as in the cities. Our stock of STATIONERY i<lar?e / and will bo sold wholesale and retail, as low as in Charleston and Savannah. . Deeds and law blanks in jrreat variety. Official Paper of Beaufort fouuty. FOR PRESIDENT, RUTHERFORD B. HAYES of onio. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, WILLIAM A. WHEELER, of new york. News from the Straight-out Camp. Gen. Wade Hampton was nominated by the Democratic convention, at Cohan bia. Look here niggers if you don't want trouble at election time. I'll tell you what to do. Go to whoever you work for if he is a white man, and say Mars what ticket must I vote ? Geiu Gun/ al the Edgefield meeting. ,^>4 The Democracy of Edgefield:?'"We will protect the ignorant negroes, but will not be responsible for the safety of their leaders. We demand to occupy half the tunc at republican meetings, but will not discuss politics with niggers.'* The next States to hold elections arc Arkansas, September 4; Vermont, September 5; and Maine, September 11; after which interest will centre on the ''October States"?Georgia, that elects on the 4th, and Ohio, Indiana. Colorado and 'vVest Virginia that elect on the 10th. ?* Sixteen hundred Republican ma jority is what the democracy of Edgefield county have got to overcome to carry 'out their programme of carrying the county " peaceably if they can, forceibly if they- must; "but carry it anyhow they say they will, on the Mississippi plan. ?or the Hendiicks' plan which is about one and the same thiDg. \ The State Executive Committee of the'Republican party, met in Columbia on Saturday last, and after attending to a few minor matters adjourned until Thursday, (to-day). By this means they will have learned what steps the resusit ted Democratic party, now holding thenState convention intend taking in the present canvass. A wise policy. The campaign will then be short but decisive. The accounts we receive of the Edge, field meeting, Judge Thomas Jefferson Mackey to the contrary, notwithstanding; show conclusively that it was but the first gunshot in a campaign that has for its object the carrying of that county by force of arms and intimidation. It was a preconcerted plan, which the}* announce they intend pursuing to the end of the canvass, to break up republican meetings, and by overawing the republican voters iutimidate them 10 such an extent that they will either refrain altogether from voting, or for the sake of life, so far outrage their couscionces and their sense of manhood, as to accept the advice of Gen. <*ary, and ask their so called masters to use them as a machine, and vote at their dictation. ?>? Ql'lTE a pretty little quarrel has been progressing between R. B. Rhett, Jr , of the Charleston Journal of Com meree and P. W. Baw^bn, of the Charleston tfeicsarul Courier, suggestive of "pistols and coffee for two." Mr. illicit, donned the cap and claimed that it fit him to a nicety, of a statement made by Mr. Rawson and hinted that the code duellorniirht sattle the honor involved. Mr. Dawson replied, giving the history of what he termed "the fortunes of a free lance," but to the disappointment of the bloodthirsty, Some of the friends of the respective parties kindly interfered and had both gentlemen bound over to keep the peace for a year and a day. We presume by this time they have supplied themselves with extra pointed pens, and a bottle of concentrated gau! to pursue the war of words. The Savannah -V< ics appeared . > ? ewhut excited at iht; comments : ' hh-od and thunder article :v:'?'.-e;i* - the i It::t iviYalltsnh ilOMl j Ileatiibrt. If it wore trio as that journal s article wouul imply that there was n?> rowdy or thievish element in the city of Savannah that throng its wharves on t lie arrival of excursions, no class woul! . he happier in the knowledge than tlio-o j who \i->:t that city on such occasions, i Admitting that these cia;-es exist, an<l j characterizing them as they deserve will J not have the eifect ol' catling unkindly feelings to exist between the more re>pec table classes of any community, but will rather tend to eerectit the bond of unity. Put the /?<?* merely dodged the main question it raided in its first article by its reply, and ihe public will conclude as w? did, that it had overreached itself in its attempt to east odium on ?Suuih Carolina. In passing, we might say in further proof of the statement made by our contemporary that the Savannah thieves who relieved the exeur.-doni-ts of anything that came handy, were e unpolled to work their ?' ay Lack to Savannah as stow away?. ? The Savannah NVw? of Tuesday says : :'We arc informed that Tims. D.* Winchester, Ksq.. a wealthy citizen of New York, ami thoroughly acquainted with the management of hotels, is now in Beaufort, S. C., negotiating for the purchase of the Sea Island Hotel, the club house, and the residence of Mr. K'liolt, both buildings adjoining the hotel property. We further understand that he proposes to consolidate the buildings and thus make a mammoth hotel, with the view of aee< mmodatiug the large Northern travel that is expected South the coming season. Mr. Winchester we learn will be in Savannah this afternoon to inspcctthc Pulaski House, with the intention, if sat^factory arrangements can he made, of opening it this winter." Mr. Winchester was in Peaufort as mentioned, an I examined tiie buildings named, but whether his intentions are as stated we have not learned except from the above source. &-*> Wcleouie Howe to Congressman Smalls. Yesterday the Hon. Robert Srcalls. 31. C. tor the Fidh Congressional District, arrived it Ills hoaio in the town of Beaufort. A committee ot citizen.-; wa.organized, who secured the services of the Cnion No. 1 Brass Band, under the leadership of M. B. Allen, Jr. 'and proceeded to the depot, where upon the ar rival of the train Thos. If. Wheeler. Esq. in behalf ot the citizens, welcomed hie. home in a neat address, to which Mr. Suialls rophed thanzing them for their hind expression in his behalf, and assuring them that whatever steps he had taken during the session of Congress, just adjourned, had boon actuated by a desire to tread the path of duty. He was gratified that his endeavors had received the approval of bis constituauts. The string of carnages was a considerable length that took up the line of precession, from the depot to the residence of Mr. Smalls. A reception was held in the evening. - . THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. They will Nominate a Full Ticket. Straight-outs in the Majority. The convention came to order on the evening of" the 15th, in the hall of the House of Representatives. XV. XV. Harllee, of Marion, was elected permanent president. The i\cics ami Courier says : "It seems to be generally conceded that Gen. Hampton will be the nominee for Governor. Eighty arc for immediate nominations and sixty-five for postponement. Tae Cvtw? Xanter. Last week Francis McG.mn, arrested on the charge of the murder of Joseph Crews, was brought before Justice Ani1 sansel, of Laurens, for a preliminary liear ing. (1ullen Lark and John Hamilton | were also brought up on the same charge McGarvey. an Irishman, was the prinei pal witness but history was long and tedious and was not in itself sati-ibctorv eviI * ! der.ee. Tiic ca?e ma le out again-t Lark and Hamilton, respectively, was exceedingly weak, so tar as the evidence adj duecd went t ward sustaining the charge. , The trial ju-tice seemed to think that t there was evidence sufficient against Mc! Ganu to remand him to prison, and uid so. *42* ? AliCTHFli SCKXK IX THE IlAJUU ItG DRAMA. Arrest of the South Carolina Prisoners.?Ei'ai'inntlon b< lore Jwitjyc 91 a her ildtnittfdio liuit in $3,000 Kaili. Alibis ??? a I>cfence. On Thursday la-t those parties accused as principals or access rics to the murder of six col >rod men killed in the Hamburg massacre, who re. ide it: South Carol!n \ | % a list of whom we published last week. met ky previous appointment, the sheriff of Aiken county, at Granitvillo, and surrendered themselves mounted their, I l i ; horses, aad marched with that officer to | Aiken, where Judge -T. J. Maker held j court at chambers, for the purpose of an : examination prior to granting enhirgeI ment on bail. Six of the South Carolina j pn.-oncrs wore absent, pleading sickness. ! The Gvoigia prisoners were a!so absent, 1 no re ] nisi lion having then been made on the Governor of that State for their arrest. The counsel for the prisoners were : j Gen. M. .W. Gary, Maj. W. T. Gary, j D. S. Henderson, George W. \. Craft, 1 v. tJordan and Messrs.* Uoniiam, L. : F. Youmnr:s, J. ('. Sheppard i:id Jame< f 'uu.'l i. nil Utt >'toiK for the Slate. A t aa.t:! .r ^a!;;d t" ",ts t > i ! lie to ! Lu ivcll Loforo the ('<?!'eie/jury, <>:v.r nfthet , howinjj :m nlihi, wore 1 read l.y counsel for petitioners, and the ; testimony of the inquest was read by : the Attorney-General. Argument was j waived on both sides, as Judge Mahcr j stated that, he had decided to accept hail < I a-; there was no doubt in his mind that; * they would come forward to their trial as | they had lone to the examination* : The Attorney-General thought that as : there was so many different degrees in the alleged crimes, the bail should vaiy ' and he considered, that front ten to five j thousand dollars each would be sufficient, ! depending, of course, upon the means of | ! tb.e party, ffe thought that there were j ! some of the accused in which a bond i one thousand dollars would be sufficient, i General Gary held that under the con; stilutiun of the State, bail should not be ! excessive. The people were very poor, I - - ~ . . a:i'l suc*]i '?a:i as (ho Attorney-! icneral de j mantled was virtually to imprison tln^ j men. | Major Gary called the attention of the j court to the fact that the bail would all have to be raised in one section, and in order to comply with, the demand of the I Attorney-General, it would require $600, | 000 to be raised in a section wiiere there I was not half that amount. Governor llonham took the same groan 1. arguing that such bail as the. At torney-Gencral demanded would be act"' j ual incarceration. Judge Malier .said that while he supposed the Attorney-General had reference j to the gravity of the crime charged, but! j if a man was to be bailed at all it must J be of course within his means. The peo" i pie of this State, white ami coloicd, are very poor, and the evidence being doubti ful, too, and more than doubtful in rcj spoct to some of the prisoners, I think it | would he unreasonable to expect such heavy I ail. I think one thousand dollars each should be enough, and I fix it, therefore, at that amount. Now I desire to -ay one word more before we part. You have submitted yourselves to the trial of hut one question, and that is, whether you were entitled to bail. You ' have not decided your guilt or innocence and what I desire is, that you will make no triumph of this matter, but give your bail and go quickly to your homes. The prisoners then each gave, bond in j one thousand dollars to appear for trial and answer any charges the grand jury might bring against them. . j Au Exciting Campaign Opened in Edgefield County. In accordance with instructions, I went over to Edgefield court house yesterday, to report the republican meeting at that place. Gov. Chamberlain, Congressman Smalls and Judge Mackcy came over froiu ; | Columbia, and arrived at Edgefield in the morning. Elliott didn't come. The j meeting was held in front of the academy I onfJdo of the village, and about 1,500 j persons, white and black, were present. I As soon as the republicans had taken the : I stand, about six hundred mounted whites rode up, with a largo crowd on foot, and demanded half of the time for the deiuo cratic speakers. Tile governor assented, and agreed to half an hour for each speaker. The stand was then crowded with democrats and republicans. The governor spoke first, but said very little, and was evidently under great restraint, j He spoke of his desire to reform* the State, and compared himself, in this re spect to Governor Tildeu. He held that if elected, he could do more towards reform than any one else. Meantime the democrats kept crowding closer to the stand, showing a determination to do everything lawful to break the meeting up. About this time the stand came down with a crash, but was replaced, and General Butler replied to the governor, lie made a very bitter speech, speaking out boldly hjs oninon of the governor. lie | said that IS mails and the governor had denounced him as a leader of ku-klux and J. j regulators. If they had made this state; mont, believing it to he tine, he wa^ | i there, face to face, and defied thciu to 1 . | prove it. If they did not rise and prove ; j it they stood confessed liars. No proof! ; was offered. Judge Mackey next spoke j i endorsing Governor Chamberlain, and j ! holding that he could do more for the ' democrats than one of their own party, j He said he knew they could elect their : j county ticket, but thought it unwise in 1 thorn to oppose the governor. General ! Gary followed in a very hot speech j j against the governor, in which he abused | him soundly, accusing him of fraud and j j corruption, and of willingly keeping ; [ Treasurer McDevitt in power after his j rascality had been made known to him. j Judge Mackey then rose again, but was so frequently interrupted by the democrats that he could say nothing. At this point the stand fell flat, prostrating every one upon it except General1 : Butler, who remained perched upon the j j on'y point left standing. This mishap was | | received by the democrats with cheer af- j < j tor cheer, as significant ihat radicals would j j go down and the democrats -lay up. The j < j negroos by this time were completely 1 ! hacked. Governor Chamberlain and 1 | Smalls left the stand, and with the ne- i j groes moved off toward the village, fol- : lowed by the democrats, cheering and : jeering, and threatening to break them j < up wherever they went to speak. The j ] ; democrats then assembled in court house, j i j square ana had a meeting of their own, 11 i at which Messrs. Joseph Collison. W. } i j S. Allen, John 11. Abney, General Gary ! < ' aud others spoke, declaring that they 11 ! would carry the county peaceably If they 11 | could, but carry it they would. ( Judge Mackey, who had followed the ; ! democrats, made an out and-out demo- 1 cratic speech, still, however, endorsing I t C'lanilici htin a.- being able to do more for i mo d . iiiirrut.- than tine of th ?r own j ar fcy. '! he judge ? ?. !i >v.i- loudly cheer , \ v i 1 y :.e uic. iiog 4.iien i i aa? ?? adjourned. the democratichorsemen keep- j ing up '-hoor after cheer. i It was rumored, later in the evening, that the negroes had threatened to fire the town, and the democrats called their forees together and camped a little way ) out of town in ease of emergency. There ! was no disturbances of any kind. The nc- j grocs were terribly frightenc 1 and did not dare show fight. The republican speakers were very moderate in their language, i and showed by tbeir uneasy manner that j they felt ill satisfied with the look of ; things. The Governor, Smalls, and' Mackcy lefl for Columbia in the after- i noon. No negroes spoke. The democrats are very jubilant over j their victory, and gave the republicans to ! lift fliof 1 ilifiaiwln/1 tr\ oovh' tviMUUM I Mill lilVJ IlllUIIViVVl \.KJ K,llliy j the county, and would treat any'meeting they attempted to have in the same way that they had done this one. The negroes I dispersed quietly, and did not attempt to raise another meeting.?ICcics tC- Courier. THE HOWARD :Xl'KDEKEKSSnijii' ?Icot? liis Doom ? il5i Firm Determination. I Did it, 1 urn i!ri<;hf Iioo,c 1 4 Am Full oT Grace nnd Faith.?lie 91cm Without a Simple. On the 15th of last April G en. John H. Howard, an aged and respected citizen residing near Gvahainville, was proceeding from that village to his Whitehall plantation, and wheu Hearing Honey Hill breast works, he was shot in the back of the head ; killed and dragged from his buggy, ami his pocket hook, which contained only fifty-cents and some papers, taken. This murder aroused the indignation of the citizens of Griahamville, where the deceased was held in the highest respect, and the utmost vigilance was used to fen it out the perpetrators of the foul dead. At the inquest sufficient testimony was obtained to warrant the arrest of John Snipe, Frederick Bright and" George Pinckncy, who were committed to the Beaufort jail to await their trial at the dune term of court. 'During the interim Snipe, and Bright made, before Trial Justice Richmond, a sworn statement, Snipe stating that George Pinckncy first suggested the killing of Gen. Howard, and spoke about it repeatedly until lie consented. Pinekney purchased the shot aud was in the woods with him when he shot. Fred Bright took the pocket book, and took twenty-five cents, he took ten, and Pinekney took fifteen cents. Bright said that lie was passing Honey 11 ill breast works 011 the day of the killing and saw Snipe with a gun and asked what lie was d ing there, to which he replied Pinekney had told him to shoot Gen [Inward, and get his money and lie was going to do it. Bright told Snipe lie was a fool, and left and proceeded ou his way He saw Gen. Howard coming along and tried to warn him of his danger by throwing up his h-vnd.s. lie saw Snipe five, and drag Goo.- Howard out of the buggy. He did not. give alarm because he was afraid and nervous and thought he might he accused of the murder. At the tml in June. Snipe was convicted hy li is own testimony, but said he was compelled to shoot, by Iiright and Pinckncy standing with thicr guns pointed at his head and threatening to kill him if lie did not do the deed. Bright was convicted on the testimony of Snipe ; lightly coroborated by there being the tracks of two persons near the body. Pinckncy escaped on account of a flaw in the indictment, which charged him as an accessory, when he ought to have been indicted as a principal. They were sentenced by Judge Mahcr to be hung on Friday last. Since their conviction Snipe has repeatedly stated that he alone wa3 guilty and that Bright had r.o connection whatever with the murder. Acting on this statement and the fact that Bright could not possibly have been convicted without the evidence of Snipe, Messrs. Wheeler and Bnmpfield, who were assigned by rhe court to the defence, drew up a peti tion for executive clemency, and Judge Mahcr was requested by the Governor to furnish him with a report of the case. In order to allow time to examine closely into the testimony, the Governor respited Bright until the 25th inst. John Snipe, had during his confinement, exhibited no signs that he had any conception of the awful fate that was so rapidly approaching, but conducted himself and spoke of his death with apparent reckless indifference, and maintained this attitude until the morning of his execution. During the religious service immediately before his execution he stated that a change had come over him, and that he had faith that his sins had been forgiven, and that the Lord had blessed his soul. He submitted to being pinioned without change of countenance, showing no signs of fear. He bid good bye to Bricht who ocounied the same cell with him; Bright remarking as lie left, ''good bye Snipe, I may follow you in a few days." lie walked through the jail yard where the gallows was erected, (the same one ou which Bryan and Atkins expiated their crimes about a year ago)?with a j firm and steady tread. Mr. 15. li. Sams, the deputy sheriff, rea l the death warrant after which, Snipe was asked if he had anything to say, and replied: "I was the j one who did it. I shot the man in the ; road, took the money away, spent it, and j then ran from the store home. Bright was not with me. I shot him and I own it, and hope to be forgiven for the sake ! f Jesus. In the name of Jesus turn Bright loose. I have no fear of death, X trust in God. My soul is prepared*and I lon't care, and will take all that comes igaiust me. I had never drank whiskey j >cforo, and on that day I got senile in the j village and went out in the road, met the . nan, . hot him and took his money. Iley- I ,vard Howard is the man who is fooling j ;o.i. i uever ?aw Bright at ali. lie made i nt :hat Bright was there, and said ft he would turn me loose if I said so. I am a poor motherless boy and I am willing to take all that the Lord puts upon < me I rejoice I am going. I have got the Lord in my heart and soul and am prepared for heaven. I wish you all well and no one any harm. Now my young friends you can sec what whiskey will \ bring some men to. I got all the money, and spent twentv-five cents for bread, and ten cents for tobacco in Bassler's j store and had the other fifteen cents. To one of his counsel he said: Mr. Wheeler, 0 when I die, will you send my body home. TTe repeatedly said that Bright had uothing to do with the murder. 1 After the reading of a chapter from Corinthians, and the singing of hymns, and prayer by the Be v. J. B. Middleton, .4 those on the scaffold shook hands with the doomed man and retired. The black 1 WOO 0<iillota<1 dmnnAi i t*]/ ?MI.- aujuowu, villi 11J^ mi; piua'99 ?j Snipe rcmarke'"Whosobelieves in God shall be saved." The rope was fixed and 0 in less tlian a minute John Snipe was c launched inlo eternity. The crowd was large, two-thirds of s which were females. Tho body was carried in a boat by the friends of the de- = ceased and landed near Graharaville. G Appropriations, a A Washington special gives the following as the appropriation : Army 825,987,167 Navy 12,740,355 West Point 290,065 Post office 5,967,498 Pensions 29,533,500 River and harbor 5,000,000 Fortifications 315,000 Sundry civil 16,357,905 Deficiencies 816,723 ; Legislative, etc 14,500,000 Indians ' 4,000,000 Consular and diplomatic 912,747 Total 8116,422,962 Is Sitting Bun a West Pointer I " A Confederate General " writes to the Richmond Dispatch : " There may be truth in the story thai Sitting Bull and 'Bison' McLean are one. 'Bison' McLean was a cadet at West Point, from Missouri from 1844 to 1848, and stood well intellectually in a large and bright class, flis diploma was refused him when his class graduated in 1848, he having been convicted before a .courtmartial of dishonorable conduct. During the summer of 1852 I- met him in New Mexico. He had joined the Gila Apache Indians, had been adopted into the tribe, and had with him a wife or two from among the squaws. At this meeting he declared to me that he would never forget nor forgive the injustice and the injuries he conceived he had received from his classmates and the academic authori- ] ties at West Point. If "Bison" Mc.Lean is living, he is forty-nine or fifty 1 years old. In character he is strong and rugged. Ilis nature is untamed and licentious. his courage superb, and his physical qualities almost herculean, except in size. lie is a fair-complexioned, light colored haired, very full-bcarded, and hairy-bodied man, with a large head, and bold irregular, full lace. His height is about five feet ten or eleven inches, and twenty-four years ago he would have weighed 175 or 180 pounds. When a cadet there was no disguise he would not assume and no hazard he would not venture for the gratification of his appetites. He never used strong drink when I knew him, and notwithstanding the great circumspection and vigilance of West Point authority, he thwarted it until the very end of his career at that institution, and tfas then brought to grief by the testimony of his own classmates, against whose watchfulness he had perhaps taken no precaution. Such a man, after near thirty years of experience among the savages, might well fill the position of Sitting 1 Bull. ? A New York letter speaking of! things in Wall street, says.-" In southern securities generally* there is very little movement. One broker makes about all the bids at the board for Louisianas, Alabama*, Virginias, and North and South Carolina*, but it is remarked that, very few bonds are offered at the board. They appear to be picked up quietlv outside, for there are good and steady buyers of all bonds of the Southern States of recoguized value, and these transactions often fail to appear on the printed record of sales. Of the $S0O,000 South Carolina land bonds of 1869 all have been funded except about $7,000. Trausfers of Real Estate*. I The following transfers of real estate have been recorded in the office of the register of mesne conveyance, for the ' County of Beaufort since our last report: ' Wm. Wilson, S. B. C., to W. < I). ifPan, 3S8 acres in Goethe for v 50 00 . C. H. Wright. Atty. to Rebec- . i ca Brown, one lot in Beaufort j for 50 00 1 Geo. E. Bowers to W. K. Brunson, Jr., 193 acres in Peoples, ' for 770 70 Br. Jos. F. Byihcwood to Bertha Buckley, I acre in Beaufort, for 1,000 00 Caroline A. Johnson, et. al. to F. Talbird, trustee, one lot in 0 Bcaufoit, for 125 00 2 John Houston, to Laura IIous- 11 ton, one lot in Beaufort for 1 00 !< Franz II. <& Mary Burkh rdtto o Adolpli Iiurkhardt, one lot in 1! Beaufort, for J,-too 00 ^ Albertine Bulcken and Jane A. ! Sanders to Elizabeth R. Sav- I < < age, 82 1-2 acres in Bluffton, i'' for 247 50 j John A. Johnson and wife to G. 1 ? A N A. L. Langlcy, 2 lots in Beaufort for 120 00 Fames Oliver & R. Wood to L. ' M. Townc, ct. al., school trustees, 5 acres on St. Helena, fiy 50 00 ! ? What The Black Man Claim*. I rc are asking for nothing but justice, fair treatment, fair judgment from all, { chance In the race, for the future, to win if we can, or to fall; l platform built level, and equal on which men together may stand, ?ne law for the White and the Black man, uiac'e j paramount law of the land. Ve seek for no gift as a favor, want only what each ( one may claim, 'lie rights that pertain to our manhood, to build us a home, and a name ; 'o conquor success in some calling, by honest endeavor, and toil, .nd reap the rewards that grow surely, from cul lure oi minu, auu me sou. f over our past hangs a shadow, we will not have | that intervene,* | o bar us from light in the future, or stand like a spectre between urselves, and the hopes that we cherish,?only after brave struggle, and pains, an victors emerge from the battle, or count' up the score of their gains. mall matter to us if our progress be made through the plow, or the pen, o we reach to the goal of out striving, a fcll re- * cognition* as men 1 od help us to cling to that standard, until its bright folds are unfurled, ] . banner of peace to the nations, a joy and a rest to the world. J* ?I i ? BE HAPPY AS YOU CAN. This life is not all sunshine; Nor is- it yet all showers, But storms and calms alternate,. As thorns among the dowers. And while we seek the roses, The thorns full oft wc scan, Still let us, though they wound US) Be happy as we can. This life lias heavy crosses As well as joys to share, And griefs and disappointments. Which you aud I must bear. Yet if misfortune's lava Entombs hope's dearest plan^ Let us, with what is left us,. \ Be happy as we can. j The sum of our enjoyment ( Is made of little things, As oft the broadest rivers < Are formed from smallest springs. By treasuring small waters The rivers reach their span; So we increase our pleasures Enjoying what we can. There may be burning deserts Through which our feet must go, But thero are green oases Where pleasant palm trees grow. And if we may not follow The path our hearts would plan, Let us make all around us As happy as we can. Perchance we may not climb with Ambition to its goal, So let us answer "Present" When duty calls the roll! And whatever our appointment, Be nothing less than man, And cheerful in submission, Be happy as we can. Meeting County Commissioners. The board of County Commissioners net in the Court House, on Thursdsy la?\ Uhc Treasurer made the following monthly report dated Au^. 1st. County Fund To amount on hand per last report $994.82 By county checks paid, 858.21 Balance on hand 436.01 Deficiency. 73?74. To amount on hand per last report 2,156.18 By checks paid 1,030.54 Balance on hand 125,04 /W Fund. To amount on hand per last report 3655.77 By checks paid 528.50 Balance on hand 127.27 Past Indebtedness. To amount on hand per last report ^3,300.00 By checks paid 1,058.86 Balance on hand: 2,441.14 No past indebtedness was. awarded in. consequence of there not haviug been received any bids, up to the hour adver-! tised for its award. The board axamined the bills of Pompoy Coaxum, but they were found to be bills of 1871?72?73, so they refused to audit them.. Checks were however issued on the deficiency fund of 1873, to Potnpey Coaxum for $5.55 and to Dr. John A. Johnson for $15.19. The following checks were also issued Rebecca Williams, nurse, $15: Dr. II. M. Stuart, medicine for jail $25; W. A. Fisher, lumber, $13:46 ; Hector Washington. Janitor $10 ; Charles Edwards, work on bridge 75 cents ;-Simon Proctor, work on bridge $1.25; Joseph Ferrebce, \iork on bridge $2.50 ; Charles Bucanqob, work on^bridge $2.50 ; H. G. Dailywork on bridge $1; J. E. Carter, work on bridge $1; C. T. Pritchard work on bridge $13.50; Prince Jenkins work on bridge $2; Thos. H. Wheeler, clerk 825 ; Charles Smith, hauling $6; George Wa;erhouse goods for public building $0.40; Win. Wilson, expense of execution $34.20; Abner Respectable, hauling $I..KA md A. G. Thomas, advertising, $' *2 . Joard adjourned to the 4th of Septemier. NOTIOE ro HOLDERS of CLALYS against Beaufort County, for the Years 1873-4, and 1874-5. Office of the County Commission eks* Beaufort, P. C., Aug ljth, 1S7S. Tn accordance with the provisions of a Joint Reslution of thctlenoral Assembly, approved March 4th, 1876, entitled " a Joint Resolution authorizing the County Commissioners of Beaufort County a levy a special tax." j 1 Notice is hereby Riven thAt all persons holding: (aims against Beaufort County, for the fiscal years | ST.'M and 1874-5, are required by said Joint lteso- j it ion to register their claims with the County ; 1 reasurer within ninety days from and after the I rst day of September next. Claims not so register- 1 :1 in the time required, will not be entitled to the i 1 roceeds of the tax levied under said Joint Besolu* ! ' on. . THOS. H. WHEELKIt. iti?s.l7-tx*. clerk of Eoard. ' Best in the World. BLATCH1EY>8 Horimtal ce-Cream Freezer. (TIMIY'S FAT EH t.) one Beaton to pay for tb machine. The tab requires bat oao filling 6 freeze. Sizes, 3 to 4i quarts. When In tswn to the Big Exhibition, come and see ns, or end for descriptive circular and price-list Very liberal arrangements made with thi trade. The machines caa also bo seen at he Centennial Exhib., Agricult'l Hall, Cot Aisles 9 A N, Column Letter 0, No. 10. NEW MILLINERY. FOR THE Spring and Summer 1 878 . JUST RECEIVED AT, John Cooper's COR. BAY aal CARTERET STS., BEAUFORT. [iADIES HAT3. MLSSES EATS BOYS HATS French and American Flowers* Together with ?general assortment of DRY GOODS, Suitable for the season, all of which he offera at ices to suit the times. ~MRS. E. HOLZACH. dMd. pakTcmct oakery, ll ALL U KINDS I OF II FRESH CONFECTIONARY >n hand and sold at the lowest prices tor cash.. For the convenience of roy up-town customers end :he public generally, I have fitted up a neafeand commodious STORE at the N. E. Corner of WEST & CRAVEN STS., . * Where I will be happy to receive orders, and farlish at short notice, all articles in my line at prices . unsurpassed in town. ug3. 2 ^ S ^ " * * hlfi ^ w e g* * 530 o Co ^ to 3 2 55 < 5? 1 s. r iB 3 " 2 ? 9 S. i M a % | n 3- H . ? 3 5 33 pI % 11 ? a ? jg'f | i. Q1 Qv ?3 a. o a 2* s- i 3 a * s 2. c 3 2 r- s S** >- ? ?< h-t- ^md ? o ^ : a * ? ' # flS g 2. s im *. <5 ' ? 3" S 3 ? " I g I i hi 8 ef? se ? ^ 2 "* I4 O i 2 2 ^ 5? o S oq r1 ? ? c." ? ^ i^ I ? 3 ? * if:? ^ Mi a B 8 S* *. g t'M ea ' -n ? - 3 a. 3 ^ ?0 Q 3 9 3 <? - I ^ M* < ? 5 o 4 5? M < O ? ?L 2 2 S? g- -3 ' ? 3- o45 SB & 3 1 */ ^ -?* 3 ? S3 ? ft *i>? ^ ? 2. e- g Si? CJ. B p - s. ~ fe ?* ? S 2" ? -B P S- 3, 03BHHHHHBHFBHHHBHHHHHHHH i/^^\ w???/^\l J^FIPS?! I I Bfctchfey's Standard Cuctunfeer and Ortftoo Co'a Puinpa,with copper lining, old and new styles,andull valuhhieimproTeiaent*. Hub factoring facilities great!* increased' stock and assortment LABOE, prices SHALL. When in town to tbokigJttLibitioa. call and I see na or send fnr '**ylng?..1Ttih. rnfl B |^oo,^^!aSggL, I I JS3wjifiE& I; mm ?031 CQUHTER, PLATElMWAfiOKAtBACK KiMMM OXTAGENTS WANTEDS i J&xnd ton p^ioa-uar_ _ I MARVIN SAFE85SCALECQ. (JZ66 BR0ADWAYN. Yi I 721 CHESTNUT SIPHMM.! 111 SENECA ST. CLEVE.O., ' ICE! ICE! mm & anions,, A ItE NOW PREPARED TO FUR: lV NISH Ic? in. anjf quantity Cuatoiflcra may desire, from, their Ice House, Sovoutlx Street*, JOHN CON ANT,, J. A. EMMONS: p. 27 t-f DFFK 1. IIOAIID oT ( OINTY WMM fssToNtR^: Ueackokt, S. C. Aug. 10th 18??. The animal meeting of the Hoard will be held'Oft, .be Gr.-t Tucsduy after the first Monday, iuSepte ia >er being the 5th .lay of said month. * AH persons having hills against the county are ojuired by law to deposit the sa-oc with Clerk of be Board on or before the first Gay of Stptember. . jext, and in default such bills will not bo audited it said audita! 1 TJIOS. H. WHEELER, u z ? :*1 Clerk of Board