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, 1871-12-14

We take pleasure in calling the atten-
ton of our readers to the advertisement Of
Mr.. D. H. Harrison, surveyor. etc.
, 1871-12-14

RESIGNED his PLAcE.-Mr. w. H.
Taylor who has been connected with the
Starr Bros. line of steamers since they
irst came upon these waters, has resigned
his position on board the Nurth Pacific,
A purser. Mr.. Taylnr made an Efficient
oeicrr, and will be missed BY the travel
ing public.
, 1871-12-14

The Aldska Times and Territorial Dis
patch has been brought out as the Puget
Sound Dispatch, enlarged and otherwise
improved.
, 1871-12-14

- -. 'ature made change in
4! sss law, Ia l 50 that ~"o Sill y i, have general
election next June. If he law hat re-
mained as it was, there Wou;u 0Iiy nave
'been an election Of Delegal, mex Oune esnll anu
ean election of county cihcers in HysN 1nIo 1lTnn
that time; but now, We will cleo
gate, district and county officers all a. Tue
1next June eelecti6n.-Iranscript.
'eThis is refreshing piece ofintelligence
to the people of this Territory, and while
. q certain class of politicians viii see in it
means Of barter and trade to give weight
to some delrgalorial nominee, others will
Tlook upon it as the demolition Of the only
possibility for clran election record next
spring. This, indeed, is not the only i'll
elect the law will have, and it seems to
us, if the legislators had really had the
good ofthe Territory at beart' instead o!
political aggrandizemeut, they would have
sern it; that Is, the fact of electin" cc,.il.
-.--ty and other officers a year before they
- can lake their seats. The wrong of such
an arrangement has been forcibly expr-
Tirnepd since ourtlast rlection, and was
known to those who have fastened the
g., same evil upon US again. and it is matter
Of some surprise that our representatives,
in the face aud eyes Of an intelligent cons
stituency, would dare to pass such law.
, 1871-12-14

The schooner Letitia has gone to San
Francisco with load of coal and lumber.
, 1871-12-14
Notice

Any one desiring CURRENCY Drafts on
the United States Sub-Treasury, at San
Francisco, Cal, can have the same at par,
on application at this office.
, 1871-12-14

We are pleased to note the return from
a visit to the East of Z. c. Bartlett, Esq.
, 1871-12-14

COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS !:
PORT TOWNSEND.
A F Learned, Chas Fpshheimer, P D
Moore. Geo HanseI, D G H ROthschild,
VIM Korter, j Hunt, Jas McCurdy.
PORT DISCOVERY.
G E P Wood, Chas Pink.
PORT LUDLOW.
Arthur Phinney, James Poole.
PORT GAMBLE.
Cyrus Walker, Capt j H Hayden, Capt
VIM Cove, John Condor.
wHIDBY ISLAND.
g o HaHer, Capt Thos Coupe.
U7sALADY.
Thos Cranney, Colin Chisholm.
Reception Committee.
Fred Drew. Colin Chisholm, Geo W
Downs, H L TibbaIs, Frank Hastings,
A OfneE.
Committee on Finance:
led, John + Sbeshan.
N ,, Managers ss
w W Benjamin, Hnrae. 30 dsfray
A collection will be taken =. " sarvad
expenses. Refreshments will be -
at the stand in the Hall. Music by tue
Port Townsend String Band.
, 1871-12-14
AdministratOr's Sale.

Territory of Washington, o
County of Thurston.
In the matter of the Estate Of George
Suckley, deceased.
By virtue of an order of the Probate
Court in and for Thurstou County, Wash
ington Territory, made on the goth day of
November, A. D., 1871, and to ma direc-
ted, will sell at public auction, at the
real estate Office Of John E. Burns, in
Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Wash
ingtor Territory, ION
Tuesday, January 9th, 1872
at the hour of o'clock, p, M, the follow
ing described real estate, situated in said
town of Port Townsend, to wit:
Lot No. Five (5), of block No. Thirty
nine (S9), belonging to the estate of
Georgs Sucklry, deceased.
FRANCIS HENRY, ~
Administrator of the Estate OF George
Suckley. deceased, with the will an
nexrd.
Olympia, w. T., Nov Goth 1872. 7
, 1871-12-14

Suits of Rooms f,r Families.
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THE NEXT PRESIDENCY. Tho Re
publican State CouvSntion Of Pennsyl-
vania, which met recently at Harris
burg, rc-nominatcs Gen. Grant for tho
Presidency, Gas proper standard
bearer Of the Republican party in
1872" and the other State convcn-
tions will doubtless initiate its ez-
ample. The HcroM still seeks to
rally the Democracy in behalf OF
Gen. Sherman, on some such platform
as that lately adapted by the Demo-
cratic Convention held at Dayton,
Ohio. The resolutions unanimously
adoptcd at this convention declare
that the democrats "cordially unite
upon the living issues Of the day"
that they "accept the natural and
legitimate results Of the war, and
acquiescc in the same as no longer
issues before the country; thus bury
ing out of sight all that is of the
dead past-viz,, the right Of secession,
slavery, inequality before the law and
political inequality"
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Entry of the Government Troops into
Paris.

PARIS, May 22.-This afternoon
the Versail!lsts' army occupied
Paris.
The headquarters Of Marshal
MacMahrn are established in the
new Opera House.
The Headquarters of General
Cissey, whose forces entered the
city from the south, are in the
Ecole Mi!itaire, which fronts the
Champs de Mars.
There was a great explosion
near tho Esplanade' dcs Invalides.
New YORK, May 22. - A
Worhrs cable dispatch from Paris,
dated %, a. A., says: All is over.
Seventy thousand Vesaillists have
entered the city, and more are now
coming. They marched in all
night, coming through six gates,
aud met with slight resistance.
The barricades were not defended.
n" mines were exploded. The
Versaillists are now moving on the
Hotel de Vile, where the Commu-
nists will make their last stand.
the VcrSailists behaved spleuddid-
ly, committing no excesses.
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TIE WINSsBoRo HOMICIDE TT

TEE WINEsBoRo HOMICIDE Tho
Winnsboro' Nems says Of the recent
unfortunate affray at that place:
Mr.. John W. Clarke, county treas
urcr of Fairfield, died on Tuesday
night from the effects Of wonnd
inflicted Tuesday morning, by pistol
shot fired by Mr.. ". ID. Aiken, in .
personal difficulty. The matter will
undergo judicial investigation, and
we forbcar extended comment. Mr..
Aikcn and Mr.. George II. McMastcr,
it is said, interfercd to part Mr.. Clarke
and Mr. Samuel DuBosc, who were
exchanging blows, when Mr.. Clarke
seized Mr. Aiken by the throat, and
continuing to choke him against his
protest and warnings to desist, the
iattcr drew a pistol and shot him
through tho bowels. The statement
that appears in tho Columbia Union
Of Wednesday we know to be IN toto
false. The verdict Of the coroncr's
Jury was that John W Clarke came
TO his death by pistol shot in the
hands of William D. Aiken. Mr..
Clarke was buried at the Methodist
Church in this place, on Wednesday
afternoon, with Masonic honors.
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A SUNDAY IN Due WEST Pay
ing flying visit to Due West, we had
the pleasure on Sunday morning last
of hearing very excellent sermon
from Dr.. James 2. Prcss'y, on
the humiliation and eXaltation Of the
Saviour, from Hebrews 2: 9. The
Doctor is a clear thinker, and logical
rcasoner, ard presents his views with
great force and precision. We learn
that he does not write his sermons,
but eliminates his subject in its de-
tails. aniGxcs even the form of cx-
prcssion with exact and laborious
preparation. For sound Christian
doctrine, and vigorous exact thought,
ct forth with the unction of deep, gen
u;no earncstness, they are models OF
their kind.
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every day, without the possibility or 81.
q benefit. Partial coEtiscal!nn itself
would not SOW the seeds Of hatred
any deeper in the hearts Of the pco-
pe OF South Carolina than the cleva-
ton Of 4 negro to a position on the
Supreme Bench; but confscation
would confer benefit On the victims.
and, therefore, would be some wisdom
in it. But the Punishment that seeks
TO degrade those OF our flesh and
blood, with no perccplible advantage
a tie price of degradation, is
folly"
1t is impossible for man Of COM
mon observation, Or possessing the
common Instincts Of his race, to sur
vcy the unhappy condition oi af'a'Ts
here without extending his sympa-
th;cs to orr people, and Northern
correspondents have risen superior to
parsisau bias, and have been unspar-
inc. in their dcnunciations Of the
abuses which have driven us to deS-
perstion. That these evils have SO
long been tolerated by q proud and
sensitive people, is one of the stand
ing wonders Of the day.
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ARRIVAL OF MAJ. SAM DIcKEEsoN.
This waIl-known colorcd man has
returned from his trip North, the in
cidcnts Of which have been published.
Sam comes home most heartily dis
gustcd with Northern "air," and
avcws his determination to do all in
his power to uproot the Radicals and
carpet-baygcrs generally from the
State. lie has evidently lost his love
for persons Of their persuasion lie
said that Horace Grcciy told him that
there never would be peace in the
South until the Glow white men who
had come down here since the war
were expelled" Sam says that he
will use his best cXertiohs in that di-
rcctiol., and will soon kindle q poli,i-
cal fire in this State which will never
be oucnched until it has consumed all
Of the evils which afnict it in the
form of 'carret-haggers, ex.staole-
keepers ard lar tenders from the
x h."-Ua, hston Courier.
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A Talk with Senator Robertson.

The correspondent Of the Cincin;
natl Commercioiwlites from Columbia:
Senator Robertson, while he is q
Republican, cannot be called a carpet
hawger. lie is South Carolinian Ito
the manner born, and in proof Of his
beinr identified with the interests OF
his people," L will mention that he
Yesterday contributed into the State
Treasury the sum Of $500 for taxes
Being after information, Of course;
| asked tho sSrua Or how he found
matters here, in comparison with
What they wurca year ago.
"Oh, very much improved, indeed,
said he; the charge i'rcm bad to bet,
ter is remarkable. The public mind
is mole tranqnl. There is far less
bitterness. Why, when | vas max
inr my canv. IS for the Senate, there
were hardly dozen whitcmen here
in CoIumbi. who would speak to me.
Il lost of my old friends cut me. You
see, I had been raised right here
among the people, and they denounc.
ed me worse than they would had |
been a carpct-hagSer, rs they are
called. But t knew | YVES right and
went ahead. | bore their abuse and
unkind arts, feeling that it would
ail como right after awhile. 1t has,
and how find those who were mine
enemies on account Of my political
course, arc my friends. to all appear
ancrs The old prejudice is dying
oEt?'
"That may have something to dc
with it, Senator; but perhaps You:
course in the Senate had more. Icu
opposed the Ku Klux bill, did you
not ?"
Yes, and voted for a straight ou;
amnesty. More can be gained by
conciIation than by force. Look AT
England the union Of England and
ireland bas never been cordial. The
Irish people have always supposed
themselves hardly dealt with BY the
British Government; and, after q
long experience OF the inctiiccncy oi
reprcssivc policy in regard to Ire
land, the Government is satisfied ofth,
necessity Of a policy Of conciiation
The sooner The Republican party
stop passing Ku KluX bills bills, and
pass universal amnesty bill, the bet
ter it will be for the party and coun'
try"
"Do you think the party can sur.
vive the. .Kukux bill, carry Grant.
and be successful next ycarY"
eyes, provided wo can count as
much as usual on Democratic stupid
ity. If they put such a ticket and
platform in the field as they did last
time, we will beat them. AS for
Grant, Re will be the nominee, be,
cause there is nobody else to nonil.
nate. The nearer the time approach.
cs, tho more certain it becomes that
he will be the man. ThcIc is u little
talk to the effect that the Democracy
will take up TrumbulI, but they
won't-at least, l hope they won't
lie would run Grant = close race, il
not beat him. | regard him as the
abIcst, most clcar-hcadcd man in tho
Senate"
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The JURY LAW OF New 1rRK.-
Tho trial of Foster for the murder of
Putnam, one Of the sensations of the
day, in New York city, illustrates the
absardity of the present intcrprction
of the jury law. Out Of panel OF
five hundred, only nine werc; chosen
the objection to the juror, being that
he had formed some opinion as to the
guilt Of the prisoner. The effect of
this construction is to exclude all but
the ignorant, and those who seek the
uotoriety Of trying the case.
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Standard " orks, at Reduced
Rates to Clubs.

The subscriber will furnish to clubs
Of six or more, the following stand
ard works at Il reduction OF fifteen
per cent. upon publishers prices:
"Li!e Of Robert f. Lee, and Com
panions in Arms" $50 pages, 81 Steel
Portraits; Publishers price s3.75, to
Clubs $500.
Lost Cause" Standard Southern
Hislo y, nearly 500 pages, "a por-
traits. Terms as before.
"Echocs from the South" Compila-
ton Of Ordinances, Speeches, DecIa'
raIionS, &C.: well suited tpr Students,
2Gl pages, Publishers price, Sl'25 to
clubs. Sl.lO.
(Thc above works a"e by Pollard.
the wcli.known Southern wrilcr.)
"Sacred Heroes and Martyrs, Price
$3.50; Clubs S. 90.
SACRED Mountains" Price $500;
Clubs s2.G3.
:'NapoIcon and his MarshalIs," 300
pages, Price $3.50; Clubs $500.
(The; above or any Of Headlcy's
Works will be furnishcd.)
w'armcrs' and Mechanics Manual," "
Price $500; Clubs 295
"Our Home physician," plain and
practical work, 100 cnSravings, 1000
pages. Price $500; Clubs s+.75.
'Smith's Dictionary OF tho Iilo!c,
abridged or unabridged, Family Edl-
ton. abridged, steel and Wood Emgra-
vings, Extra English CIoth' s2.'o;
Clubs $500: Leather Library Style,
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Edition, Wood Engravings, cloth $500
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Send name Of one member OF cluh,
giving Post Office, Township and
County, to subscriber.
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N. B. Cash to be paid on delivery
OF Work.
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IIoT SUPPER AT NINETY SII.-

LOT OCPSEE AT ~ IfG1A ~'--.
by reference to the ADVERTISE
ment in another column, it will be
seen that the ladies Of Ninety Six,
propose giving a Hot Supper, on
next Monday evening, the 3lst
inst, in behalf Of the Presbyterian
Church. We know Of no section
of the District. whore the ladies
are more noted for their skill getting
up entertainments Of this kind,
aad Ieel assured that the present
occasion will call forth all their
powers. In everything that gives
zest to enjoyment - appetIz'ng
viands served upin lavish profu-
sion, and dispensed with d smiling
wclcome-a bright array Of female
grace and youthful beauty-con-
mend Us to an entertainment at
Old Ninety Six.
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NC The Joint Commission
Treaty, which has been signed
between the United States and Eng
land and Is now before the Senate,
seems to excite less interest with
the Northern press than the Ques-
ton: How did the New York
Tribune obtained a copy Of the
treaty? The Senate Las had be-
fore them the correspondents of the
Tribune; but these correspondents
refuse to disclose the method or
the source by which they obtained
the copy, and are, therefore, placed
in imprisonment.
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Minority Representation.

The trial Of the Hare system Of
voting at the nomination forE candi-
dates for ovcrsccrs of Harvard Col
lcgc last year was SO satisfactory that
the same principle will be adopted
this year. AS our readers probably
remember, the nominations for the
ten candidates for the board arc sort
ed aud counted as follows: Every cam
didate who receives one-tcnth Of the
whole number Of ballots cast is ILL
titled to Il nomi;ation. Each c'ector
may send in the names Of any mum
Der Of candidates ail on enc ballot,
and shall innicatc his preference
among them by writing the figure
| against the name Of his first choice,
! 3 against that Of his second choice,
and so on. Each ballot will be count
cd for the first choice indicated upon
it alone, the other names to be con-
sidered as Substitutes to be res0rtcd
to in The ordc" Of the preferences in
dica,cd, ON y in case the person MAIN
ed as the tlrSt chU!ce has enough VI
votes to nominate him without it, or
in cas- he has not enough votes to
cnttlc him TO nomination. The
ballots are counted in the order re-
cc;vcd- The constituency which
elects tho Harvard Board Of over
scers is certainly one which can un'
dcrstand the operation Of this system
Of voting, but it is not a: all to be
doubted that this test, owing to the
limits Within which it is tried in uur.
ward: is not at all satisfactory. ii
would doubtless be rash inference to
suppose tnat what has worked well
with so small and intelligent a con.
stitucncy, among whom there are no
parties, SO to speak: would work equal
! ly well at all elections.
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RULorF THE MURDURER.-This

RULoFF THE MURDUEER.-This
modern Eugene Aram," suffered the
extreme penalty of the law for mur-
der, in New York during the past
wecll-maintaining his stoicism to the
last. His only property, bequeathcd
to his brother, was fifty pages of an
incomplete work on phi'ology, which
he begged leave to finish. But an
ircrcdulous Executive refused TO in
terpose, and the law was allowed to
take its course. The career Of this
accomplished villain affords new
proof, that high intellectual attain
ments are entirely compatible with a
total lack of moral principle.
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FINE soyAsuEs.-To Trial Justice
Ucmphill, who finds in his garden veg
ctables more docile subjects Of natur-
al law, than those belligerent liIigants
who stir up civil and criminal COM
motion in his dusty forum, We arc in
dcbtcd for present Of somo fine
large sqnashcs. They arc the largust
that we have seen, and VIC believe that
they cannot be beat.
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New Advertisements.

We direct attention to the followin s
new advertisements:
New Arrivals Emporium Of FASH
ion.
Seed Peas, &c.-Wardiaw & Ed
wards.
Estate II. J. Lomax-L. II. Russell,
Administrator.
Town Council Noticc.-J. F. C. Dbl
Pre-. Intcndant.
Shcrifr's Salc-H. S. Cason.
Hot Supper at Ninety-Six.
Noticc-W. A. Limbcckcr.
Standard Works-D. 3. Armstrong,
lIonca Path, S. G.
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Jude c., of Memphis, was re-
Gently called to preside as chairman
at public meeting in that city.
Durin g the proceedings an exciting
discussion sprung NJ, and amid the
confusion Of loud speeches, mo-
tions, one speaker called out impa-
ticntly to have his motion put to
the NEE ing. "IIas your motion
sccond?" inquired the chair.
eyes, sir; it has fifty seconds at
least" Then let it have ten more
and the chair will make a minute
of it,
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.we.The Protestant EPISCOPAL Coz

sw~ The Protestant Episcopal Con-
vcntion of Georgia. which met in
Romo last week, was one of the
largest and most enthusiastic assem-
blaccs of tho kind ever held in the
sta,c-ncarly .evcry parish being
represented. The Convention was
presided over by Bishop Beckwith,
and Bishop Quintard, Of Tennessee,
was in attendance.
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NJ. Senator Sumner in his late
speech in the Senate, criticiscs the
pending treaty, because it docs not
sufficiently express an apology on the
part of England for the escape Of the
Alabama, and her hasty recognition
of the Southcrncrs as belligerc"ts.
Between the treaty IS it stands, and
none at all, he accepts the treaty.
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A RUHAwAT.-A mule, attached to
u small wagon, both the prop rty OF
our townsman, Mr.. John G. Edwards,
became frightened on last Wednesday
morning, and, running away. threw
ont the driver, a colored Toy, breaking
his leg. With characteristic d'Scrc-
ton. he took care 10 do his ElulcShip
no damage.
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NO. The Washington Paa1ot
has been surfcited with tclegraphic
dispatches with regard to 1.-The Rev,
Mr.. Cheney's Case in Chicago,
and says to the operator:
"Send US instead extracts from
the Declaration Of 1hdepencence
and the Constitution Of the United
States, two documents which, alas
will be news to many Of our pco-
pie, who, if they have ever known
the teachings Of these papers, lave
surely forgotten their lessons"
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ARRzsT.--Emanuci Mcclellan, was
during the past week for an
assault committed at Cokcsbury, some
Time since, and brought before Trial
Justice Hcmphill, and in default OF
bail was committed tojall.
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TFsNs. Three dollars a year, in "a

TERMS. -Three dollars year, in ad-
10 subscriptions taken for shorter
,tre than six months.
J'ransien. adv ertisements are charged
for At the rate OF One DOLLAR per inch
.n,ce for the first insertion, and FIFTY
C";rs for each subsequent insertion.
a liberal deduction from the above
rates is made to persons advertising by
the quarter or by the year.
ny All obituary notices and tributes
Of respect are charged for at the usua!
rates of advertising.
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THE CHESTER REToRTER'-Mc wei
come again into our sanctnm this
standard journal, which has been
revived under the charge of f. c.
Mcclure, Esq. 1t is one Of the largest
of the country wceklics, neatly pri't-
ed, and edited with ability.
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NOTICE. ]

ALL PERSONS indebted to me
previous to the 1st Of january last
will. after THE; week find their ar-
counts in the hands Of Capt. }. Il.
Tarrent, for colIaction- Iho*e III
debted since that time will please
call and settle with me.
w. a. L'MBECkER.
Ninety Six, May 26; 1870, Sit.
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"The great object of all persons
who are subject to debilitating inhu-
cnccs, should be to increase The vigor
and activity of the digestive organs,
the great Tonic which accolnp!ishes
this is Sumter Bitters.
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The report that Minister Bancroft
has resigned is neither confirmed nor
discredilrd in official circles. The
Minister had very arduors duties to
perform m Berlin curing the French
war, aud probably is anxious Tor
rest