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Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30
SHANGHAEING SAILORS.

As is well known, in all our large sea
coast ports, and particularly at this port
the " Shanghaeing" process is INDUCED in
to supply vessels. What this process is,
may be understood by those who desire
the information. Sailor clearinghouse
keepers, or land-sharks, as they are termed
IN nautical phrase, have an army of accom-
PIIceS, or runners, employed, whose duty
IT Is TO scour the streets night and day, for
the purpose Of picking up any unguarded
sallOr.that comes in their way. The sailor
may have just landed with his wages for
long cruise in his pocket. The shark
induces him to deposit :hs money, draw
ing as he may need it for use. Sometimes
S4O0 or $500 is so deposited. The sailor
having been at sea for some months, is
easily induced to drink, and for night or
two has heavy debaucb, drawing and
spending from S25 to $50 of his money.
1t Is then thought time to get lid of him.
Arrangements are made with ship, and
that night poor Jacks liquor is drugged
and he is bundled off. When he RECEIVERS
consciousness, he finds that he is at sea in
vessel he never saw before, and with of.
fcers he never heard Of He NAV be in a
packet ship for Europe, or a whaler, or an
East lndiaman. His chest may be empty,
aud his outfit consist of the clothes he
stands in. 1t is all the same to these
sharks, so long as they have his savings
from the last voyage and from $50 to $50
advance on this one. Unless the voyage
is TO be lengthy one, the probabilities are
that Jack will have less money at the end
oft than he had before. 1t will frequently
happen that sailors are in demand with
few to be had. Then the shanghaeing .
process extends to landsInen. Dockmen,
labOrers, and strangers even, are enticed
70 the dens, made drunk and drugged, their
clothing exchanged for some cast-otf sail
ors' duds, and they are shipped as
able seamen. Oar readers may wonder
why it is that they are received on the ship,
bat it should be understood that as gen
eral thing the crew are brought to the yes,
sells just as they are getting ready for sea.
4 II is to be presumed that most of them will
be too intoxicated for work, and they GO
at once to the foreeastle to sleep off the
stfects Of debauch. Themate, boys, stew.
ARCS aod such Of the men as al 9 sober get
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30

WHAT 1T Is ABoUT.-For four year
there has been a continual strife between
the miners of the Pacific coast and their
employers on the question, of using
what is known as the "giant powder"
instead of the regular blasting-powder.
On the one hand it is claimed that the
use of the "giant" article facilitates and
cheapens rock excavations, that it is es.
pecially serviceable in wet mines, and
that no deleterious effects are produced
by its use. The miners insist that it is
injurious to the health and does no more
execution than the common black pow
der. Physicians, however, do not con-
slider it injurious, and experiment proves
its superiority in certain contingencies.
Yet a strike is sure to follow its intro
duction, although, when it has been
used without the knowledge OF the
miners, it has been followed by no evil
effects. The opposition to It's use seems
TO be merely the result of prejudice.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30

Home AGAIN. In Vermont, there lived
a reprobate family named Ransom. Once
however, they were induced to attend q
meeting during u revival. They came late
and had hardly taken their seats, when
the preacher gave out the hymn, Return
ye ransom sinners home" Gall right,
said the ole man, getting up in rage and
clapping on his hat. "Come along, ole
woman and gals, we'll 60 home fast enough,
and everybody in this ole church knows
we didn't want to come"
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30

A QUESTION FOR PHYsIcIANs.-Judge
Ball, who is collecting facts for a history
of Hoosick Falls, furnishes the follow
ing: "In the year 1899 several cases Of
smallpox occurred in the town, and a
dwelling near the village Of Hoosick Falls
was used as pest-house. Seventy years
afterwards the house (having been occu-
pied all that time as dwelling, with no
case OF smallpox or other unusual sick
ness) was repaired. One of the workmen
employed on the repairs was taken down
with disease which proved to be malig-
nant smallpox, to which he lad not been
otherwise exposed than by working on
this old pest house." If smallpox virus
can be retained for seventy years in the
walls, floors, ceiling or furniture OF a
dwelling house, greater care and more
stringent measures will be necessary to
insure protection from this loathsome
disease.-Troy Press.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30
A Childish Fancy.

Oh mother see how pale and wet
The flowers ON fathers's grave are lying !!
1t must be watching you has set
The little daisy-buds to crying!
Poor child? and do you think the earth
Sorrows because our herats are aching?
Look, then, with what a careless mirth
That sunlight on his bed is breaking!
Yes, but You called the great blue air
Gods home to all His angels given;
And so perhaps the sunbeam there
Is father smiling up in heaven
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30
To Those Absut To Marry.

My Advice is to marry as quickly as
possible, for none but those who are,
,unhappily, versed in snch matters can be
aware of the manifold minor, to say
nothing of major, evils which long en-
gagement entails. The position Of an
afiauced pair, after time, becomes al
most ridiculous. Premature congratula-
tons are poured forth by some over
enthusiastic friends, while others cease
to believe in the reality of an ultimate
settlement, and become suspicious OF the
sincerity of your professions, and almost
personally affronted at your delay. Then
the difficulty of sustaining, with appro-
pirate effect, the character OF an engaged
man is something enormous.
Isay nothing of the difficulty which a
lady in that delicate position has to en-
counter, for we all know that they ex.
perience but little difficulty i'll making
themselves perpetually agreeable-at
least before marriage but with regard
to a man; think of the admirable and ex-
cusable deceptions he is forced to be
guilty of-the real distaste, but professed
pleasure, with which he accompanies
"the beloved object, to the festive board
of some oppressive family friend, where,
for two mortal hours at least, he has to
sit, the observed of all observers, next to
the idol to whom he has been paying
unceasing devotion for the greater por-
ton of the day, and to whom now he has
to make himself agreeable-having ex-
hausted every scrap of news, every con-
ceivable subject of conversation He is
afraid to venture upon any tender aside,
for fear he should be thought silly, or to
keep much to generalities, for fear he
should be considered slow.
I have. indeed, remarked engaged
couples who have been content to sit in
blissful silence, wrapped in contempla-
ton of their approaching happiness
but such state OF quiescence is rarely
observable, and can scarcely be preserv-
ed for IN indefinite period.
One of my earliest recollections of such
a couple is when they were sitting in
this state of tranquil calm, and forming
a very limited hand-in- hand mutual as
surance company of their own their ex-
example is scarcely to be quoted, as
the partnership was shortly afterward
dissolved forever, and the lady and gen.
tleman are at present thousands Of miles
apart, and each belonging to another
firm.
It is impossible for nan of business
not to sympathize with an eminent ply
sician, who informed his futnre wife
that he had no time for courtship; but
that if she would marry him, and be
ready on a certain day, he should be
happy to meet her at the church and
make her his ride.-1emple Bar.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30
ROOM FOR ONE MORE.

Great fellows those New York adverti-
sing agents are, and always ready to make
themselves heard. One oftheir character
istic features is sign boards, and they
take to these as duck does to water. A
day or two since S. NJ Pettengill, one of
these wide awake agents, sat in his office
when in walked a country editor
with all the freedom of the press. "lS
Mr.. Pettengill in?" asked our friend
Yes" "Is he very busy?" " Notpar-
ticularly 500 "Well, Mr.. P, if you are
not very busy just now, would like to
have you step out with me moment. l
am publisher of the - Press, and our
business will require but a moment" "
Pettengill put on his hat, excused himself
to the gentlemen present, and aceompa'
MED his new friend outside. Very mystic
riously the editor Of the Press took the
agent across the street and into City Hall
Park, and as mysteriously he faced him
about and pointed towards the Park Row
building, literally glittering with gold and
shining letters. All the time Pettengill
was wondering what was in the wind.
IN tell you," said the Press man; "as |
passed your building this morning, l dis
covered that corner there which you have
no doubt overlooked, and where you might
Just as well put up another sign board as
not. 1t would be little one, of course,
but still, if you don't do it some other fel-
low will. Excuse me for bothering you,
but couldn't help it. Good morning,
sir" The Press man was going away, but
Pettengill had him by the collar. "Hold
on" he said, Il want to see you" When
we left them Pettengill was arranging with
the publisher of the Press for some of his
advertising space.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30

the shin ready for sea, and while she is
being towed outside make sail. As fast
as the men recover their senses, either OF
their own accord or by the fists of the
mates, they are set to work. If any OF
them turn out to be landsmen and not sail
ors, they are looked upon as swindlers by
officers and Jack tars, and the ship is no
pleasant place for them during the voyage.
In one crew of eighteen men shipped in
Boston for an East India voyage, four OF
the men had never been on voyage be
fore, and one was lumber merchant from
Maine who went to Boston, got on spree,
and was picked up by the sharks. His
case becoming known, he was put on
vessel homeward bound which was spoken
at sea. The others had no inclination,
when that voyage was over, to try salt
water again. 1t is such tricks as these
which have demoralized sailors, and re-
suit is the constant abuse they suffer while
at sea from their officers. Jack is looked
upon as a tricky dog and treated accord
ingly. There are exceptions, of course,
but many officers really believe that to get
any good ont of Jack he must be kicked,
and cuffed, and cursed, and they act ac-
eordingly. Jack, in return, loses all sense
of pride of vocation, and leads sorry life
Of it-on shore the plaything and dupe OF
the shark, at sea the recipient of the worst
kind of treatment. If he arrives in port
where wages are higher than be is receiv-
ing, he deserts; if wages are lower and
sailors plenty, he is "hazed until he is
glad to abandon the money due him and
leave. 1t would seem that the "sweet
little cherub that sits up aloft and watch
es over poor Jack had abandoned his post,
and it is time for somebody to commence
the work of reformation. No better open
ing for legislation can be found than in ous'
merchant service.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30

An IMPORTANT DECIsIoN-Mr. Justice
Brady has rendered his opinion in the
habeas corpus proceedings before him
for the release OF those convicted Ivy the
late Court of Special Sessions, deciding
that they must be released from the op-
Grafton of their sentences and remanded
TO the TombS for re-trial At the same
time he thinks as the mistake was "the
peoples, their dignity requires them to
credit on any future sentence the term
already served.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30

AN IRoN-CLAD ON FIRE AT SEA.-A
private letter from an officer on board the
United States iron-clal Terror, written
from Key West, contains the following
II wrote you day or two since that we
were TO sail from Havana for this port.
We did, and arrived here at sundown. We
were on fire all day, and just got the fire
fairly extinguished after we had taken a
pilot at the entrance Of this harbor. 1t
was daylight, a smooth sea, and our convoy
near by, all Of which made the matter as
favorable as could be. But had the fire
occurred al night and with sea enough to
oblge us to close our eck-ports, land it
does not take much of sea Tor that no
one can say what would have happened.
In that condition VIC are supplied with
artificial air by blower engines, and with
the ship filled with smoke, the blowers
would have taken it up and fed us on smoke
instead Of air. You can see the result.
The fire originated in the coal bunker from
the galley stove-pipe, which runs through
the coal-bunker, surrounded by a white
pine casing! The brilliant genius who
originated this idea ought to be presented
with medal by the Humane Society, ard
the thanks of Congress. At one time,
about noon, when came below, the smoke
was so dense tha { got out a sheet and
pillow case in which | purposed to put
some Of my personal effects and my public
funds in case we should be obliged to aban-
don the ship, and then lighted cigar and
went on deck and sat down in an arm chair
to watch the smoke pour out of the deck
lights. We had Rear Admiral Inglcfeld
on board, (R. NJ who came over with us
to see how the snip behaved in a sea-way
He told me lie took the chances of going
down but did not expect to be burnt up"
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Burning Of Theatre-Sailors and Their
III Usaee-Room for One More, etc.
THE BURNING OF NIBLo's GARDEN.

THE BURNING OF NIBL0 GARDEN.
Have you ever seen theater burn?
have. | saw Pixies Opera House in Gin
clnnati burn, and have just witnessed the
burning of Niblo's Garden, and the grand
scene of destruction is worthy of descrip-
ton. 1t seems that scarcely any other
building burns as rapidly as 4 theater,
which from the light materials of painted
scenery and gaudy paper tinsels of the
stage affords the most dainty food for the
voracious and mocking fire-iend.
Hearing the alarm sounded at halfpast
seven in the morning, and the exciting
rush of steamers, hose carriages, ladder
trucks and the clang o. the warning bells,
| FASTENED away up town to the scene of
the confa9ration in time to witness the
height of the destruction flames burst
ing from their Imprisonment at every win
dow, smoke pouring through every avenue
of escape, mingled with the roar and
cracking Of the fire and the kissing of
the steam that rose from the many
streams OF water pouring from the innum-
cradle lines of hose that lined the street !;
the frantic and fearful puffs of tbe steam
erS that seemed every moment on the point
Of a tremendous explosion; tie hoarse
shouts of the tireme2, the dashing here
and there of the men, and the screams Of
the panic-stricken lady guests of the
hotel, the sursing Of the crowd On the
street, and the corydon of police who forced
the line back at the point of their clubs
until the street was blocked with stages
and vehicles of every kind, and the oaths
of indignant drivers mingled with the
other sounds of dire confusion, all seemed
to make perfect the excitement of New
York fire.
These were the scenes and sounds that
furnished material for reporters and cor
respondents at the rapidly burning thea
ter.
The fire spread rapidly and enveloped
the entire rear of the famed Metropolitan
Hotel, and reaching the rear of Hembold's
old stand, soon reduced it to the fate OF
the theater.
A roar broke on my ear-the roof had
fallen in-and great cloud of smoke and
steam and sparks and blazing fragments,
rose Ike shadow of doom, and then the
blaze shot away upward and Tapped with
its forked tongues at every thing in reach
until five or six houses on Crosby street
caught from the heat. After this the des-
tructoD was soon complete, and the topling
wall OF the once proud Niblo's Garden, had
to be proPped with ladders to save it from
falling out into the street, and / turned sad
ly away thinking how often | had sat be-
fore its foot lights with the gay throng OF
fair women and handsome men. and feaStco
on the glories o: its stage which an hour OF
coutagfation had more ruthlessly swept
away than acycle of time could have done.
The loss is estimated at S500,0OO, and
includes the costly and magnificent scenery
Of Laila Rookh, which was to appear at
night for the frs: time, and thus has il
vanished
"As the baseless fabric of n dream
And left not a wreck behind"
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30

THE weather in California is very warm,
aud grain is maturing rapidly. The late
rains have repaired damage to the vine.
yards caused by the frost. and the vim
tage this year viii be larger than that oi
last year.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30
PERSONS who arrive from Cass county

PERSONS who arrive from Cass county,
state that reign of terror exists there.
Seventeen families residing at Harrison
vile and vicinity have been forced to
leave on pain of death. The leaders oi
the gang declare they will not be salts
fed until every one directly or Indirectly
connected with the issuance of the coun-
ty bonds is killed.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30

REMEDY FOR RHEUMATIsM.-Tinct o.
gum Guaicum, ten to fifteen drops, three
times day. | have never known it to fail
making a cure, except in cases of long
standing, when it will afford great relief.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30

"My DEAR" "said husband to his wife,
''do you think stove-pipe hat is becom-
ing to me?" cit is, decidedly, when it is
too much stove" replied the wife.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30

BosroN requires 1,C0o,000 tons Of coal
per annum, or 1000 cargoes, an average
Of 20 per day, FROM April to October.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-05-30

White Swiss muslin will be very much
worn this Summer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-02
Another Rebel Document.

The National Republican Committee are doing
= good service in printing rebel documents from
the Confederate archives. They will have great
influence in the campaign showing the connec-
ton of Mr.. Greeley northern coppe-hesd sup
porters with the plots Of the rebels to burn
northern cities. and plurder northern banks, as
in the St. Adams raid. They are now printing
the report Of james p Holcombe to Bsnjirnin,
the rebel secretary of state, for circulation. 1t
will show up Mr.. Greeley in bad light as far So
his connection with the Niagara Falls Peace
Congress is concerned. The Washington CORES
dent Of the Boston .qdrertissr states that the
forthcoming report relates that Mr.. Hoieomoe
at the time OF the peace conference, met among
others, Governor Hunt, Ben. Wood, BuckaieW
Of Pennsylvsnis, and Mclean Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, and heard frcm VOORHEES,, Pendleton
and V.lsndghsm. Editorials in tie New YORK
Tribune, together with iatimations from friends
in New York, had induced the hope that the
sble editors Of that paper entertained more mod
erste views on the question Of peace than the re-
publican party. Sanders frat letter to Greeley
wss Unauthorized by Clay, Thompson and Hol-
connie, but afterwards allowed to stand. Gree
lev was deceived through the ignorance,
knavery or folly of Colorado JeWett.-whOm he
Greeley employed to communicate with SAT-
ders,-into the belief that the democrats at Nj
agara Falls had diplomatic position and were
authorized to treat for peace. They were en1-
ious to 60 to Wellington as the place ofmee;ng,
80 they could have q chance to observe the TEN
per Of the people and the resources Of the eoun-
try. In framing their reply to Nr. Greeley,
they ende.vored 30 70 shape it ss to compel Mr.
Lincoln to disguise the true policy OF his al
ministration. In closing, Holcombe urged the
continuance of efforts to create anarchy at toe
North, to introduce arms, to stir Up revolution
snl to subsidize leading journals.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-02

prostitutes, ruffians, debauches. gamblers anu
rebels, "whose purely selfish interest attaches
them to this party by the instinct OF .elf-pre.er
vation," and Democrats instead OF rsJec'ing
him with emphatic scorn Of honest men, sctually
accept him as their leader and prepare to vote
for him; IN act that could only be expected as
browning example of depravity from just such
outcsst wretches. such psrishs Of civil
izs,ion as Mr.. Greeley declares to be Democrats;
and democracy sccepts the ignomy, clothes itself
with contumely as with garment OF leprosy,
and admits the truthf1luess of what Mr.. Greeley
prints Of it by making him their leader and pro
claiming him sn honest man
Our democratic friends will please remember
that this is not our abuse Of Democracy, but
q declaration OF what Democracy If, BY a
man who, by National Democratic Convention,
has been selected as 4 Democratic standard
bearer, and, who is then, the recognized, gu
tboriye exponent Of Democracy.
Do the annals Of political controversy present
a more humiliating, abjsct, loathsome spectacle
than Democracy exhibits in its adoption OF Gree
lev, and can any respectable Democrat with the
feelings Of a man, consent under any circum-
stances to vote for him.
Ill-trained, mean blood hOGnds may lie ltd
to any scent and will give tongue TO any Whip-
per's bidding.
win the Democratic psrty, ss $ body, snow
that there is neither manhood nor blood LETT 10
it, By accepting Greeley. We have faith that
there are yet many honest men LEFT to the party
who will submit to no such indign ~.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-02
A Pirate for Greeley.

Mr. Rapbael Semmes wks pirate Of ZONE re-
nown during the rebellion. He commanded
priy,teer called the alabama. 1t made rome
havoc with our national shipping, and the claims
for lo,,e, occ.sioned by it are eEtinssc at nil
lions. Mr.. semmes by decent men is rsss4 as
freebooter after the fashion of CaYtsin Kidd and
other ,osudalous sc.men. The story Of his lie
will appear in future editions Of the "Pirate'f
DEE Book" aud he will be the subject Of yellow
c-v,rfi ro.aances after the style Of ''The Black
Aveueer Of the Spanish Main" Mr. Semmes
usv 'i7es in Mobile, and il Al influential demo-
c-at or tha. city, and Of courfe, being bitter
r,se. hss been making a speech IN favor OF
Greeley. He squarely says he hasn't gene to
Greeley but Greeley has gone to hin. We here
with priat sn extract from his speech, which was
delivered ST tie Greeley and Brown ratification
meeting il Mobile, July 18th We fni it in the
Mobile Daily Tribune Of the 18th inst. In
ou,zti5naJly the to-clIlei confederate admiral
vii. IN TIE e7e1t o. G-celey's election, be his
Secretary IF theNsyy, and he isssryes TO be.
"Ifsrv oHe had predicted to you VIXEN We we're
cruising toge,ne- in the -4ia5ama. and reading
from orr captured New York Iribunes the de-
nureistions hurled scaius, Us ard our people ny
the editor. that tue captain Of the -3id3dma
would one d.v vote for Horace Greeley for Pres
iient Of the United States, you would have heen
Indignantly increiuious, but the iAct is' II 10
Horace Greeley who has come TO the captain oil
the .4l15ama and not the captain OF the -1ta-