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THE TRIBUNE READFORT, AC.
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PORT ROY A I, vs. TYBKK. I
A. speeinl meeting of council was
railed ou Friday evening to consult with (
i eprcaentatives from the town council of
Port Royal as to what steps should be j
taken to prevent a removal of the*fleet (
from this harbor to Tvbce as is contemplated
by a bill now before Congress.
The call for the meeting was so very
secretly kept that not a single citizen
WAS nmrat. PWnnl thasirmliar. nf
council, and but foW were aware that a .
meeting woato be held and no one knew
< xactlv-what was th6 cause of the call.
Mr, Scott repressing Port Royal was
present and his credentials were readlie
stated that his city felt that it was
necessary that some one should go to
Washington to endenvor to refute the
malicious stories told about the disadvantages
of this port for a naval station
imu also to show the Naval Committee
iu what respects it is preferable to Tybee
for Naval purposes. Port Royal was
willing, he said, to bear her shore of the
expense of a delegation to Washington
for this purpose, and had mentioned the
names ot Capt. Boutellc and J. G.
Thompson as the ones most suitable for
,thc mission.
Mr. G'.eaves thought there was no necessity
to send a delegation to accomplish
what was desired. We have, lie said,
representatives in Congress who are
enpablo ot looking after the interests of
their constituents, who are well acquainted
with the port and they should
be able to accomplish more than any
others whom council might select.
Mr. Gage stated that Capt. Boutellc had
ilready-forwarded statements likely to
hare weight with the committee, ami
that if the government wished to prove
the adoptability of Tybeeo for ? Naval
station it would only be necessary to
send a vessel to Tybec to ride out one
North East gale and the question would
be settled, and he understood one had
already been sent to test it. The Iutentiant
favored such a committee, as our
Congressmen bare such onerous duties
to perform, and while they are engaged
attending to their duties the representatives
of Savannah have the cars of the i
committee to onr great disadvantage.
Mr. Gleaves said that if our Congressmen ;
could not find time to look after this
matter it would be well to elect no more \
Congressmen. Thc-ii duty, lie said, was i
to work for the whole people aud every 1
Congressmen and Senator from South i
Carolina should give this his attention
and nil work together; Ha was opposed
to lobbying and did not favor appropriating
money for the purpose of sending on
any one as proposed.
i bo inteudant favored adopting resold- ,
tin as and a petition to Congress to be
ciirricd on by Capt. Boutelle il he would
onsent to go, and that he be alea eom-siissioned
by the Governor to act in the 1
-name of the state: Mr. Cleaves, in nn
i. ?er to the statement that the bill had
been up in the House and read twice and
that twelve days thereafter we got the J
fret word in regard to it and a bare copy
the bill with no comments as to its \
probable success, said that the probability \
was that onr Congressman had not conaid r
red the Port Hoyal baby very sick and *
bis negligence was owing to bis beliet t
that there was no immediate danger. v
A ??- -* *
? '?>- ? uo ajjpuiuictt 10 consult e
Boutalle as to -what steps it "
"*x. to take, and council J
"-turday ^
tej DEFECTS WHI
- - '
XVP vtiyjB jptst jmssetlj than Beniitort. j
" <h/ i-'ar>.?h< loog cotton ctijiivlition I
ihs fit.?ost entirely cpasc i^'cjccept upon I
he little timcta owned or..rented by the j
legvois. Si. Helena,'which once counted
nany thriving planters, and sent to market
thousands of excellent staple, now hns
only two white planters. The staple is
inferior and the whole crop does not cx*
cced a few hundred bales. On Port
Royal no white man is a planter of the
staple, and tha other islands afc similarly
changed. The corn crop is always small,
bat last year there wa- almost an cirtire
loss of crop. Sweet potatoes were cut off
by the drought in a great measure, aud
thousands of people are at the end oftheir
provisions. Wcrcit not for the fish and
oysters there would almost be a famineIn
the upper part of tho county there
is.much cmbarnssment for means to carry
forward the present crop. I have heard
nf instances whtre fields are already
abandoned. Factors will not advance
and farmers are obliged to dismiss the
laborers. There must be more attention
paid to food raising hereafter. Attention
is being directed to oats, and many planters
arc thankful in the prospect of a
good crop cf that grain with which to
feed their mules.
The peopje of Edgefield are in a state
of miDd on account of a rumor that their
county treasurer has disappeared never
to return. $87,000 is supposed to be in
the connty treasury, raised for the pay
ment of the past indebtedness of the
county and which has bcCa locked up
by an injuuetiou frcrn Judge Carpenters
court for two years, and the people are
skeptical as to the amount of cash really
on hand. During the present hard lint- s
this sum would bo a great help to the
people and if the money is not soon
forrthconiing wc may hear of trouble
in that section. No County iu the state has
been ruled by a worse set of knaves than
Edgefield, but her citizens can diivc
them all out at the next election if they
make an effort, without giving them
their just deserts at a ropes end.
Alter tlie escape of the steamer Planter
firom Charleston harbor the government
awarded to Robert Smalls and his companions
as salvage, or prize mor.ey several
thousand dollars, which was entirely satis
factory to the captors. Recently a bill was
introduced in theU. S. Senate to pay a
claim of Robert Smalls tor the exploit but
on Wednesday last Mr. J\ hyte from the
Committee on NaVal affairs reported
adversely on the petition of R"bert Smalls
claiming indemnity for the capture of the
steamer Planter during the war, and the
Committee was discharged from its
further consideration.
By a joint resolution, passed immediately
before the holidays, the state treasurer
was authorized to borrow money in
advance of receipts from taxes for the
payment of a i>art of the salary of the
members and employees and contingents;
and the employees were thus paid about
teu thousand dollars for thirty days
services, and about two thousand dollars |
paid on account of the contingents ot
both houses. ,
The grand jury in Newberry county are
very severe on the county commissioners
for excessive payment for iepairs on
bridges and report that the amount paid
was about five times as much as the work
was wortli, but do nut pruposc any remedy
for the evil.
UTTER TBOM LAWTOXVIltK.
Lawtonville May 20 1870L
I
Editor *f T\t Tribune:
In tbo Ihnrted space usually open in
'our columns Id the casual cortresponlent.
much is necessarily omitted which
r.ould probably interest many of your
eaders, and it is exceedingly difficult
o determine what shall b* embodied in
>ur communication ami what omitted of
he various facts and circumstances
rluch present themselves for ourconsidratioa.
A brief summary-a Jmrried
llusion to those mntters which seem to
ay claim to general interest-is all that
he most sanguine can reasonably hope
o accomplish. Man belongs to a social
y < -t, from- which no choice of his
>v *n il"t?ch liim-bound together by
a of h cortimon nature and of ma-oenoieiiee.
no one cr.n play the
' ifberer.t spectator ?o thnt
-?erntin?r around him of
immunity in which
Rested your
1*'Na^whicl?
- I
ONTAINS FLAWS
CH MAY APPEAf
custody since. The sentence of the court J
Bus been disregarded, the commitment j P<
perhaps used as w:\fete paper, and*tbo Uf
parties under sentence are tumer\ loose be
upon the community prepared to repeat
-their despredutions at the tirst favourable
opportunity. There arc various ??
causes which operate against the cohvie- 8a
tion of one who commits a larceny. *
Thieves multiply their precautions, fire- Bl<
quenlly act in concert, hedging them- <
selves mound with protections. The aci
honest portion of any community are! Ut
consequently indignant when the admie- j ]
istrntion of justice degenerates into a Be
fnrcc which encourages the commission shl
of crimes it was designed to arrest, ret
The office of special constablo with rare Be
exceptions is assigned to persons totally Do
irresponsible, who excuse themselves for y
the escape, release of prisoners on the t01
ground that the the county does not pay of
expenses of transportation to prison. Now
who is to blame 1 Shall to:
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the trial justice for the failure to appoint i B 1
responsible men to tire office? Ti the
county does not pay it would be an
exceedingly harsh exercise of authoritv
to compel an industrious man nt this (
busy season of the year to abandon his Tq
crop and reluctantly, at his own expense,
escort some hoc thief to the county jail
with no hope of remuneration, and if
the complaint is worthy of regard it not
only reflects discredit upon those wjioBe
province it is to appropriate to its prop- j
er uses public funds committed to their
care, but it betrays an insecurity in some
part of the machinery which calls for
prompt adjustment at the hands of those
in nuthonty. Special provision has been
made for constables fees in nil criminal
cases, and no one has legally the right to
withhold them. We were encouraged 111
by some of our representative, hope that 1"
an effort would be made to have trial
justices for this county paid regular salaries,
and to have constables, elected.
Such a change would have obviated much
difficulty. But for some unexplained
cause, we understand the bill did not
meet their support.
My statement that it is difficult to ^
convict for offences coming within the
jurisdiction of trial justice courts is apparent
to any one who witnesses the
usual "get up'' of the jury; eighteen
names arc selected from the by-standers an
by a special constable. From these the 0?
requisite number are drawn. In the
hope that some of their#number will be
selected Mr. Tliiefs purticular friends, in
predetermined to acquit, are invariably
in attendance. After objections are exhausted
should one of these remain on
the list no evidence can convict. Encouraged
by shouts from outside triends. after Bi
the jury has retired, with boisterous q,
exhortation to "hold on" not to yield, _
&c, this predetermined juror who perhaps
has committed repeated offences of
like character fails to regard the evidence Gi
and ha-igs with such tenacity that a jj,
mistrial or acquittal is inevitable. Can ..
it be surprising that under such circumstances
those disposed to subsist by Al
ph nler are encouraged to proceed, no D<
mean w inc terrors of the law, and no
r.siruint im posed on tlae idle saunter, and ^
pcapatetic rambling and plunder cultivated
by these gentry ? One more IN
instance of justice mocked and I am Oi
done withjhe dimi anarchy which p,
results in consequence of the utter want q.
of responsibility ia those to whom the
office of special constable is assigned. I'Some
time, it my memory is not at fault, Dj
during the latter portion of the past pj
year a warrant was issued against a certain
individual in this neighborhood for
perjury. In all reason sufficient time has Pa
elapsed, yet he has not been brought to Vc
a hearing before the court, has not pr
yet absconded, makes no effort to keep
himself concealed, but the special con?ta
ble has simplv not made it convenient to Yc
attempt his arrest. This I think sufficient
to impress tho reader wish the Qr
prevalence of crime in our community,
and the comparative safety with which
offences nre daily committed. It is not On
my purpose to complain of any particular
individual, nor do I desire to censure
any one, but 6imply direct public attcu
Ition to facts os tlicy exist in the sincere Tilt
hope that some arrangement may be ]$r
speedily effected which will insure the pp
appointment of reliable men to the office
of special constable, and result in the Bh
remuneration of those who discharge its
' duties. Let this be done and I have
faith to believe that the laws will be bti
more rigidly enforced and offenders, Me
discovering that justice is no longer {
fettered, crime abate.
Ha
The stringency in the money market
and the scarcity of provisions are being
felt by all classes I have tried to dis- j
pone of a little surplus property for cash, de'
and discover that the value mankind sets ^
on thnt which is not for sale, is very un- ]
like his estimate fov the same commodity a c
when brought to market, such a stern
test is money, its coarse jingle jars fearfully
upou nil the music of tfattery, and *
nrokes discord of all compliment. I had
intended to speak of the crops and to
make some comments upon tho scarcity
of pr<rr?sion9 and the distressing want of
means to> procure them with some nllu- c
ion to the probable causes but I have kalready
fmnsesonded proper limits and rp
must defer the matter to a more conve- A
nicnt season.
..ShotWd any thing, occur in lliia section
'" interrsl it may perhaps
~ "wi from
Hurrm. '
n bark
I ijr e001
j Ann
?
> AND OTHER
R ON THE FILMS'
The buOifd of directors <>f tire state I
ipitentiary lias decided to Lire our two
pidred convicts to ivoric on the railroad
tween Culumliia and Alston.
Sheriff's Salks.-T^c sheriff will
"cr the following real property next
les day-Tuesday June 0.
}. A. Kittles, vs.* It. N. Kittlca-10 acres near
juntville ou which P. D, Givcns now lire*.
21aghorn & Cunningham vs. J. M. Lawlon-890
eg of pine land in Lawton township, adjoining
ids of T. J. Riley, R. II. Tison and J. A. Tison.
Killer &, Bissel vs. R. G, IIolnies-G41 acres in
aufort township. 909 acres in St. Helena town>p,
100 acres in Cooeafcatchie township. 8494 aci
In Pccplfe townslrp adjoining lands of J. W.
nnctt, G. I). Stanley, and Wm, and Sosan
vie.
iV C. Butler vb* F. Schlepelmilch-4f5 acree,
m< rly owned by I.aac Tnten, adjoining land*
B "Virgin in Blnflton township, also 193 acres
Jolmnz lands of H. G. Vcrdler. and 970 acres
rmcrly owned by N. B. Myers, no bonndary
rcn.
Hooms To I^ot .
)K3IRABLE ROOMS WITB USE OF CELLAR
Let to a small family.
J. II. Toxkino
SALT! SALT!
Inst received
100 SACK8 SALT.
Also
LEARLY ROSS, TEERLESS. and
JACKSON WHITE POTATOES.
G. Watbrhovse.
len's Youth's & Boy's
CLOTHING.
Cloths, Cassimeres, Furnishing
Goods &c.
1ENKE & MULLER
Merchant Tailors and Clothiers,
Invite attention to their very lurgc
id handsome stock of Clothiug of their
rn manufacture, eqnal to custom work,
id defy competition iu price as well as
lit.
PRICE LIST OF BUSINESS AND
DRESS SUITS,
juble twisted Cnssimcrc Suits $ 8
ok en Plaid do do 10
ev all wool Melton do 12
irk do do do 12
irk do do do 15
cy and Black Striped Cass. Suits 12
irriq fin 1"* <
1 wool Scotch Cheviot Suits 18
1 wool English Knickcrhocber Suits 18
iublc twisted English Cass. do 20
nail checked do do 231
null basket do do 25
nek corded do do 25
irk striped do do 28
irk striped do do 30
irk plaid do do 30
irk plnid French do 35
irk striped do < do 32
ack Clofli and Worsted Diogannl Suits
trora $12 to $40.
nts front $2.50 upwards.
;sts from $1 upwards,
ne English Cassinierc pants, lor dress
only $7.
mths1 and Boys* Suits from $6 to $28.
OVERCOATS,
ey Melton Ov3rcoat ? $0
linchella do 8
;ford Cassimcro Overcoat 10
do do 12
own Beaver do 15
ack do do 20
own do do > 20
Lie do do. 25
ick and Blue Diagonal Overcoat ' 18
ir Shirts from $1.50 to $8.
irino Undcrvests aid Drawers from
50c to $2.50.
ndkerchiefu, Half Hose, Scarfs Ties,
dollars, &c., in great variety.
Ml goods marked in plain figures. No
riation.
aking suits to order firom $25 upwards.
So trouble in showing goods. Give us
all before purchasing elsewhere.
' MENKE & MULLER,
28 King cor. Went worth St.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
1EI YORK AND PORT ROYAL
iTEAMSHIP LINE.
HB FIRST OLA SB, FULL POWERED STEAM
S1IIP8,
CARONDOLET
AZU>
CITY OF DALLAS,
1 leave Port Royal for New York alternate
rcry Fritlar afternoon, upon the arrival of tlu
: :rtt, and Savannah A Charleston train,
ir 1'reloht or Plwi?(rn.Sii?lii? .
- ----- ? ?- ?duj/ui iur ntfjni'(?,
UJ.p'y to
4y< r^BD P. BUNDLE, Agent.
Port Boy?i' B. C.
^ERY.
"seel tl,r
^ . <
is
\th
%
I
% esselts
| ,'i
liull ttiul l(l> ?>i s,
Or at POUT ROYAti supplied with
FRESH WATER,
I
from the celebrated
CL.UII-HOU8K
Itjr Steam or Saillm; vcseele.
Immediate attention.
DICK & SMALL
Proprietors.
SHEPARD E. GILBERT.
XOTAItV lU'nr !/
Attention given to Marine Protests.
OFFICE
In the S?o Island I. otel.
n? DARNK3' KOOT-POWF.U
f? - 'EV SCROLL SAWS Slid LATII28 %
J&A / An entire nrvoLUTioN in the
cnnitrnction of foot-power machines!
TUo old style thrown
when these ore known
_ ;ttt#yr^gS Thousands now in use! ?l.COo
W to $2 0 0 per j-ear made lining
. / V^\ jdj them, One person out of every
^H three wlio sends for catalogues
H> I "t HsJmi i i bnys one. Kay what paper yon
read this in, and address
W. F. & JOHN BARNES.
Rockford, Winnchafo Co,
Box 3.044. Illinois.
MANUFACTURER OF
FINE CIGARS
fcC X.J_XJXC^X3STKr ICK
Smoking Tobacco.
BION* OF EMPEItOK AVII.EI AM.
10 1IAYNE STREET,
Charleston, S, C,
Henry Bischoff & Co..
Wholesale Grocers,
AND DEALERS IN
Wines Lienors Segars^Toiiacco &c-.
1 J?7 Kast Day,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
H. Dmchoff. C. Wclbbrx. J. II. WULBURN. |
Richard P. Rundle,
SHIPPING And COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Port Royal, S. C.
Cotton. Naval Stores, Lnmber. &cAGENT
FOB THE
NEW TORE <fc PORT ROYAL STEAMSHIP LIN K
Mississippi St Dominion,
West Ind^a & Pacific, and
Liverpool St Galvestcn
Steamship Companies to Liverpool.
H. M. STUART, M . D
it nil Apothecary
BEAUFORT. S. C..
DEALER
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS
PATENT MEDICINES.
TOILET ARTICLES,
PERFUMERY.
BRUSHES, w c.
A &M Assortment
MTATIONEHY.
Physicians Prescriptions Compounded with care
uovM'88.
POH SAL15.
THE 8TERN WHEEL STEAMER
"BENNETTS VIEEE9 9
Iff Complete order. Suitable for ftord Wood
TrMle or to carry Passengers.
U iU be cold at a uacrnflrc.
Apply to
J. II. Mcbray
81 Bror.d St.
? < barfcstoii 8. C.
Wanted.
Ten good Ironers and Stabciiebs.
Gtfod wages. Apply at
Pout Royal Steam Laundby, ,
C>"- at this office. 1
1 RENCH&CJO.
Granit* Monuments,- tftc.
v /
\ IIOO lli-omfwii^.
Evening Post Birilding.Y
NEW YORK. >
f
n? and cntlmataa can 1>? h<*4* ^
V"*dci with
? w. m. French,
\ " "Hfrii Aftcnf,
J O. UICIIMOM).
Tvhii ?J UHtu-f.
j All '?u?incs? intriHtcd to him* will receive tare
! ful mid prompt attention
OFFICE CUSTOM IIOL'SE BUILDING.
L R. P. BARRY,
I trilULESilLK tend DETAIL DEALKH IN
I Dry Gils,
CLOTHING,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
1IATS AND CAPS, #
NOTIONS. Ac. Ac.
?1cc2 JM.
W.H.CALVERT
TIN SMITH.
prAJ.cn IN
JAPANNED PLANISHED and
PLAIN TIN IVA UK,
Constant!} on liatul a full Stock of
Heating, Cooking and Box
STOVES and PIPE.
Particular attention given to putting on antl- re
pairing Tin Roofs, Lcadcr^yind Gutters.
Terms Cash.
Hoping for a continuance of the patronage lirrc
tifore bestowed 011 me, I will warrant nil work tar
he done in the most workmanlike manner
novLVlO.
POIl'P HOVAIi
Saw & Planing Mill
liKAUKORT, S. C.
D. C. WILSON & CO.,
VANUPAerrncRs or ANJ> SKAI.eus IN
Yellow Pine Timber anfl Lumber
ANII
CyproKH Nhln^u*H,
AWO
Builders and Contractors
Plaster, Lathes,
All kinds of -JOB SAWING promptly done.
FlooriiiEfc Ceiling Boar J always orjwM
Order* for Lumber and Timber by the enigo
promptly filled. Lumber delivered in any part vf.
the Town free of charge. Terms Cash
D. C. WILSON S CO.
Eonniy aid Claims Apacy.
Being associated with a law jor in Washington
whose energy and promptness in prosecuting
the Claims nrc well known, and attending
closely to the business myself; all persons \vli >
nave any oiuims against the I'. S. Coven mel t r.r<.nvitcd
to hrlng them to mo at my Oflico^ a,
the Bennett llotse. Bay St. Beaufort Ca
John F. I'dliTkoa* ,
to Went.
TWO DESIRABLE 81 ORES In the bastnu nr.
of the Stevens House.
Price, $ 10. and $ 15. respectively
Apply to
W. J. Verdiei:.
Acent j
h'y
Magnolia Passenger Route.
POHT MOYAI, BAII.KOAI).
Auopsta Oa. April 37th 1?TO
TIIE FOLLOWING PASSENGER SCHEDULE"
will be operated on and after Maf 1st;
GOING SOUTH?TRAIN No. 1.
Loave Anensta
m.8U a. m. j
Arrive atYomnssce 12.10p.ro. J
Leave Yemassec 12.35 p. m.
Arrive ot Bcaafort 2.10 p. n>. ?
Arrive at Port Royal , 2.80 p. m.
Arrivo at Savannah 8.20 p. m.
Arrive nt Charleston.' 4 20 p. ro.
Arrive at .Jacksonville 8.3i>. a. in.
GOING NORTH?TRAIN No. 2.
Leave Jacksonville 2.10. p rn.
Leave Charleston 8.80a. in.
Leave Savannah 0.20 a.m. *
LeavoFort Itoval 10.15 a. ni.
Leave Beanfort 10.20 a. in.
Arrive at Yemassec 12C0a.m. A
Leave Yemassec 1280 p. ni. -
Arrive at Angusta 5.00 p. nr.
Tteaufort Accommodation. ^
Leaves Port Royal ut ....8 a. m. and 5.80 p. in.
Leaves Beanfort at 8.80 a. ni. and 6 p.m.
tafTlie only lluo mnklng close connection
with thp Atlantic and Onlf Railroad nt Savannah,
and from and to Jacksonville and all points in
Florida, avoiding the long, tedious and wellknown
Omnibus transfer through that city.
The only line running Through Day Coaches
wlth-out change between Augusta and Savannah.
t^yConnectloifa made at Augusta with the
South Carolina Railroad for Aiken, S. C? Charlotte,
Columbia aiidlAngusta Rnllrcad for nil
points North and Mat; and with tho floor la
Railroad for all po&U Southwest, West antl
Northwest. I
J37"Pns8ongers d (wiring Sleeping Car ictommo- 4
'lations can be sut>nii~??? -?* ' -
-rr order* to tho f
Rati ItMA. agpi>ta u t Port l^ul m Beaufort.
Bacgnge ChuckoA Through.
R. O. Fi.e*I*O,
T. 8. Davant. Superintendent
Gear w V Pax( en gor Agc n t.
YERDIER WALKER&BAC0T.
'ROCTOlM iSf ADMIRALTY AND ATTOlt* \
AT LAW, TlKAUtORT, 8. C. A
tALKEK Si BaCOT. ' | W. 3. VBBDrBtl.
Charluotou. | DJUuf< '
ofcr to tho British Consulates In tho South.
wrlall? < > tl?c BrttMi CdiTlM'. .it t Lav'' ""
no\tr, si.