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Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-18
The Professional BOndsman.

"What is professional bondsman p
asked New York reporter OF a Lud-
low street Jail Officer.
"Why, bless me, dou't you know ?
There is lots of them in the city. They
hang around the corner of Centre and
Chambers streets, ready to Ego bail for
any one who gets into trouble, and will
do 1t for any price according to the
mess man gets into and the amount OF
money he has at his commadd. The
usual tariff is fifteen per cent, but will
take less rather than lose the job. They
generally have middle-man, sometimes
two, 80 that the bondsman can swear
with a clear conscience that he is not
paid for the service. Why, I have seen
a batch Of them together rigging one OF
their number out 80 that he would make
O credible appearance in court, and IN
order to do SO, one would take off his
coat for the bondsman to wear, another
would furnish the vest, another ex-
change pants with him, and others
various other articles until the best be-
longing to the lot had been selected.
Then he would march to court, and, if
rejected, hurry back to assist in dress
ing up another of their number, who,
perhaps, might be better versed in the
modu8 operandi of bail-giving, and In
his examination would steer clear OF
the rocky questions his predecessor
split upon. They are usually middle
aged men who, in early life, have been
merchants, but now come under the
head of broken down, and are easily
told to professional eye by the shiny
gloss upon their broadcloth, and the
stove-blacking polish on their boots.
Oh, the sheriff's got 'em all down p.
B. on his books but sometimes when
one of 'em keeps away for long time and
turns up under another name, they
manage to squeeze him through. He
has to be awful careful. / remember q
case that happened lately, where the
man is yet in the Jail. Bonds were
given in the sum of thirty thousand dol
lars for the prisoner, the sureties swear
ing that they were worth seyenty-five
thousand dollars each, and everything
seeming correct, the sheriff was about
to accept them and release the prisoner,
when one of the old deputies came in
and recognized them as p. BIS. The
sheriff, with view to bring them within
the criminal law, never let them know
they were recognized, and proceeded to
administer the oath to them, but they
were just as wide awake on their part,
and had recognized the old deputy, and
fearing that he might give them away
as the boys call it, casually inquired if
residing in New Jerseymade any differ
ence in their being accepted, and on
being informed that it did, withdrew
from the bond without taking the re-
quired oath, and SO saved themselves;
But for the chance visit of the old
deputy they would have been accepted,
and the sheriff made liable for the
thirty thousand dollars"
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-18
Pleasant Visitors.

The "road agents." as highwaymen
are considerably called on the Pacific
slope, are sometimes accommodating to
their victims. Not long ago stage
was stopped by solitary "road agent"
near the Reese river III Nevada. 4 local
paper says:
"a barricade of sage brush had been
built across the road on the top of
which blanket had been spread. On
the front seat of the coach were Mike
Kehoe, the driver, Major Stonehill, and
Road Superintendent Addington. When
the coach approached the barricade the
horses SHE'D and Addington remarked,
Il guess we're in for it" Just then out
stepped Mr. Robber, shot gun in hand
Hand eout that box," he remarked
with decided Yankee accent. The
driver handed her out, and the robber
commanded him to drive on. "Won't
you remove your blockade?' "Cer.
tainly," said he, rs he proceeded to pull
down the obstruction. "Will you give
us back the box" asked Addington.
"Drive on" shouted the robber.
"Leave it where the stage can get it, "
requested Ad. "All right, drive on, "
returned the robber. He was as good rs
his word. He left the box by the side
OF the road, where it was found by the
down stage and brought to town. The
express agents state that nothing IN the
box had been disturbed, and that the
robber realized no money by his 0aring
exploit"
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-18
The "CitY Of the KIngs.N

One of the peculiar institutions Of
Lima is the police. They are generally
natives, and are armed with musket
and bayonet, and dressed in military
uniform. They are invested with the
title of celadore, and most appropri-
ate appellation it is, for lazier set of
fellows cannot we'll be found. When
on duty they generally ensconce them:
selves in some doorway, or corner, and
there, with their muskets between their
knees, and their caps over their eyes,
they beguile in sleep the hours Of duty.
An earthquake may shake dozen
buildings down near him, salvo of ar
tillery be fired, but these poor minor
things cannot awaken a celadore; and
he has no ear for the musical cries OF
murder, help, and thieves. Hunger is
the only thing that can awaken him.
The old salts, who sometimes frequent
the streets of Callao, often disarm the
sleeping guardians of the peace, and
parade the streets, clothed in their
cloaks and caps, and armed with their
weapons of protection. How would
such men suit in our stirring cities?
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-18
Stokes and Walworth In Prison.

A Sing Sing correspondent says
A draft of fifty convicts went to Auburn
prison. The authorities intended that
Stokes and Walworth should have been
among the number, but the serious i'll
ness of both prevented their removal
for the present.
Stokes is uneasy under prison rule,
and was greatly alarmed when informed
by the warden that he must 60 to
Auburn prison. Many very silly let
ters are received at the prison for
Stokes, some congratulating him on his
light sentence, others asking for his
autograph, all of which, of course, are
destroyed. Walworth has become mel
ancholy in the extreme since the nov
city of prison life has passed, and he
has settled down to the monotony OF
tramping from the mess-room to the
work shop and from thence to his
gloomy cell. He appears to have rea-
lized the stern reality of prison disci-
pline, but is very quiet and submits
promptly W luC ltlleS VI tilC pibooA' tiS
never speaks unkindly to any one, an
swers all questions in gentle tone Of
voice; but, when left to himself, appears
overwhelmed with sorrow and remorse.
He has lost all freshness of counte-
nance, and seems to be breaking down
rapidly in health.
While in the Chapel, few days ago,
he was seized with vertigo, and had to
be assisted to the hospital. Medicine
was administered, and he retired TO his
cell, preferring its touch of straw to
hospital treatment. Since then he has
been suffering from pleurisy, and is,
on the whole, pitiable object; Just on
the Threshold of life, he has the ap.
peararce of an old man. His physical
punishment, however, seems nothing
when compared to his mental agony.
When sick he never complains, nordoes
he ask for anything.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-18
Leases.

A Judge in the Superior Court at
Baltimore has been explaining the
meaning of the provision IN q lease
which requires that tenant shall keep
premises in good order and repair. The
word keep" he said, implied an obli-
CATION to put the premises in repair if
they were ont of repair when received,
and to keep them so, for it would be
idle to stipulate to keep in repair what
is not in repair, and the covenant was
therefore equivalent to "put and keep
and deliver up" in good order and re-
pair. The words "good order and re-
pair" meant such a reasonable condi.
tion Of fitness Us belongs to houses OF
the age, class, and condition, as good
repair for one might not be such for
another. The house must not be de-
faced, and must be used with proper
and reasonable care,
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-18
New Pavement.

A new street pavement has been tried
in San Francisco. 1t is called "hydro-
carbolized brick" and is made OF bricks
of o soft, porous nature, which are
boiled in coal tar, which renders them
tough and nearly as hard as granite. A
road-bed is made by leveling the sand
and packing it with water. A layer of
prepared brick is then laid fatwise, each
brick being dipped in boiling tar as it
is put down. This is overlaid by a
second course of prepared brick placed
close together edgewise, each brick
dipped as before. The interstices are
then filed with boiling tar, and the
whole covered with a thin layer OF
screened gravel. The cost is about
thirty-six or thirty-seven cents per
square foot.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-18
A Fitting Rebukc.

There are manymen in existence who
deem it no harm to speak slightly OF
woman; according to their idea, it
Is quite meet that the strong should as
sail the weak. One of these robbers OF
reputation received severe rebuke on
q recent occasion. At dinner at which
no ladies were present, this man, in re,
spending to toast, Women" dwelt
almost solely on the frailty of the sex,
exclaiming that the best among them
were little better than the worst, the
chief difference being their surround
ings. At the conclusion Of the speech,
a gentleman rose to his feet and said:
81 trust the gentleman, in the ap-
plication Of his remarks, refers to his
own mother and sisters, not ours"
The effect of this most just and time
" rebuke was overwhelming, and the
maligner of women was covered with
confusion and shame.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-18
Active Journalism.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette tells a very amusing anecdote
about a former city editor of the
Enquirer, named Bennett, which illus
trates phaze of journalistic enterprise
never known in New England, but
which was common enough in the West
when Artemus Ward was "local on
Cleveland newspaper, and Mark
Twain q gatherer of news on the Ohio.
When news was scarce, Bennett was
in the habit of inventing extraordinary
naval items for his department, a
favorite resource being to make chill
dren fall from the landing of the New
port ferry-boat into the river, and to
have them rescued by his acquaiutan-
ces. He had honored one Mr.. Kellum
Cecilia Burleigh's first husbanO several
times in this way, when the fictitious
savior of drowning innocents became
tired of the joke, and at last called at
the Enquirer Office and demanded that
it should not be repeated. He was as
Sureu uIluJ lib l0quCob "ouiu pO WIN
piled with, and so it was in its letter,
but hardly in it's spirit, for the next
day the Enquirer contained aparagraph
to the effect that a beautiful little girl,
the daughter of prominent citizen of
Newport, had fallen from the ferry
boat into the river, and that Mr.. Kel-
lum, who was standing by, and could
easily have saved the child from a
watery grave, refused to render the
least assistance. When Kellum, boil
ing with rage, went to the Enquirer to
seek an explanation of what he had be-
gun to regard in the light of n persecu-
ton, his threats of vengeance were sud-
denly stopped by Bennett taking off his
coat and saying: you're not bad
fellow in your way, Kellum, but | can't
stand any interference with my depart
ment. ii make any statement i'll the
Enquirer, you must not come round
here contradicting it. That isn't Jour
nalism, you see, and it must be put a
stop to at any price" Kellum's wrath
instantly subsidized, and the two men re-
mained friends until Benefits death.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-18
Finishing q POiSOner.

The Denver Ne'cs, in Characteristic
Western style, tells tle following
story:
Last spring party of buffalo hunt
ers, six in number, were encamped at
Two Buttes, about twenty miles from
the present town of Granada, in Bent
county. A man, known only by the
name of Jimmy" was their cook.
Soon after eating breakfast on the
morning in question, all began to feel
sick, and in short while it became
evident that the food they had eaten
contained poison. They had recourse
to tobacco tea, which caused them to
vomit the poisoned food. Jimmy"
was suspected and watched. Recently
he was seen to put some white powder,
which proved to be arsenic, in the
coffee. The scoundrel desired to poison
the hunters to secure their outfit. The
hunters made a target o: Jimmy"
and when they were done with him he
wasn't of much use to himself or any
one else. He was formerly New York
rough, and his bones are bleaching
upon the arid plains Of Southern
Colorado.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-18
VOL. ". NO. IL.
Don't be in q Hurry to Go.

Come, boys, have something to tell you;
Come here, would whisper it low:
You're thinking Of leaving the homestead,
Don't be in hurry to SO.
The city has many attractions,
But think Of the vice and sins;
But when once in the vortex Of fashion,
How soon the course downward begins
You talk Of the mines Of Australia;
They're wealthy in treasure, no doubt,
But, all there's gold in the farm, boys.
II only you'll shovel it out.
The mercantile life is a hazard,
The goods are first high and then low;
Better risk the old farm awhile longer
Don't be in hurry to go.
The great busy West has inducements,
And 60 has the business mart
And wealth is not made in a day, boys
Don't be in a hurry to start.
The banker and broker are wealthy,
And take in their thousand or so;
All think Of their frauds and deceptions-
Don't be in hurry to 60.
The farm is the safest and surest;
The orchards are loaded to-day;
You are free as the air of the mountain,
And monarch Of all you survey.
But stay on the farm awhile longer,
Though profits come in rather slow,
Remember you've nothing to risk, boys;
Don't be in hurry to go.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-18
A Man Bitten by q Cat.

A remarkable case of hydrophobia
has been brought to light in Brooklyn.
Herman Schaurman, German, forty
eight years of nge, employed in the
Navy Yard until recently, returned to
his home one evening about two weeks
ago, and at the supper table amused
himself by playing with large pet cat.
Suddenly the animal, which had hereto
fore been regarded as very gentle and
docile, jumped up on his breast and
put her fangs through the nose of her
master, Schaurman. The wound be-
came extremely painful, and bled pro-
fusely. The day following the wound
festered, and the injured man killed
the feline author of his trouble. A
week later Mr.. Schaurman exhibited
symptoms of hydrophobia, his mind
wandered, and he became decided in
his aversion to water. The malady
grew rapidly in virulence, and his pain
and physical contOrtions are such now
that it frequently requires the assist
ance of his wife and two sons to hold
him down in bed. He is at times wont
to growl like an angry cat, and manifest
other indications of arrangement pecu-
liar TO the terrible malady. Medical
aid was procured, but his condition did
not improve under the treatment. A
police surgeon visited the unfortunate
man, and ordered that he should be re-
moved to the hospital. When the am
bulance was sent to the house, Mrs.
Schaurman would not allow her hus
band to be removed, asserting that his
family were fully competent to take
care of him,
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-18
An Exciting Deer Hunt.
A Struggle with Wounded Buck in the
Wnter...The Hunter Diving for his
Life.

A Struggle with Wounded Buck in the
water...The Hunter Diving for his
Life.
Curley Pete Quick, noted rs hunter
among family of famous hunters, had
an exciting adventure with a wounded
buck in Big Log Tavern Pond, Penn,
He was on a runway, and IN immense
five prong buck ran into the pond, near
where he stood. Quick jumped into
his boat, and followed the deer, dis
charging both barrels of his rifle at the
animal. He says he "hit it bad" but
it kept right on. RedouDling his ef-
forts, he sent his boat alongside the
deer. 1t had got far out into the pond,
which at that spot is half mile wide,
and very deep. Quick had dropped his
rifle in the bottom of the boat, without
reloading. He thought the buck was
so badly wounded that he could dis.
patch it with his knife. He seized it
by one of its horns and tried to holdit,
but the deer plunged at the same time,
and the horn broke of, throwing the
hunter backward, and almost capsizing
the boat.
Regaining his equilibrium, Quick
again seized the deer by thehorns. The
buck whirledsuddenly andpulled Quick
out of the boat. He landed squarely y on
the deer's back, still retaining his hold
on it's horns. He was in perilous po-
sition, long way from land. and his
boat lying bottom side up. He knew
from experience the danger of a hand
to-hand contest with wounded deer,
on land or water. If he could hold his
position on the deer's back, he hoped to
be carried safely ashore. But the deer,
by sudden ducking of his head, threw
the hunter over his head in front of
him, and the next instant struck him
with his fore feet. Quick saw that he
must fight for his life. Drawing his
knife he closed with the now frantic an
imal. He plunged the knife into the
deer's neck twice, and then it slipped
from his hand and sank, leaving him
defenceless.
The deer meantime had not remitted
in the least his mode of warfare, and
Ouick's clothing was almost entirely
stripped from him. Finding that he
stood no possible chance with the buck,
he dove from its sight, and coming up
some distance off, made for the nearest
shore. The deer did not follow, but
took the shore at another point and
lost no time in leaving Quick and the
pond far behind him. The hunter found
himself in a most pitiable plight. He
was nearly naked and benumbed with
cold. Moreover, he was on the side Of
the pond opposite his cabin, and was
obliged to walk half way round, through
the underbrush, before he could reach
it. His wounds were painful, but not
serious. The buck was found dead the
next day q quarter of mile away.
Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-12-18

TEACHERS SA1AR1Es.-New York city
has fixed the maximum annual salary OF
the male principals of grammar schools
at $1,000, of male vice-principals at
80, 500, of male first assistants at 81, 600,
and of other'male assistants at 81 600.
1t is also provided that the maximum
salary of female principals shall be 81,
600; of female vice-principals, 81, 800
of female first assistants (if instructine
classes of o particular grade), 81, 600.
and of otherfemale assistants, an amount
ranging from $500 to $500.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-09-09
PRICE OF TICKETS.

Whole tickets, 5000; ilalye :. 300;
Tcnths. or each coupon $500: Eleven
Whole Tickets for 100000; 235 Tickets for
sl.OOJ.00; ll3 Whole Tickets tor 100000 :;
~ W hole Tickets for SlO,UOO.OO. No dis
count on less than 800. 90 worth OF Tickets
OF a time.
The unparalleled puccess Of the Third
GIT Concert a. well as the salts
faction given by the First and
second makes it only necessary To announce
the Fourth 10 insure the prompt sale OF ey.
cry ticket. The Fourth Git Concert will
be conducted in all it, detail, like the Third,
aud full particulars may be learned from
circulars which viii be sent tree from this
Office To all who apply for them.
Tickets now ready for sale aud all orders
acc ompanird by the money promptly filed .
Liberal terms given 10 those who buy 10 &c u
again. THOS. T.. BRANLETTE,
Agent Public Library Kentucky and Mana
ger Gin Concert, Public Library Building,
Louisville, kentucky. s-21 d-cOd&wti.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-09-09

As described fully in the inventors circular,
which will be mailed, upon application, TO
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story here, or TO give the numerous ccrtih-
Gates from eminent physicians and we'll
known citizens testiiylng 10 the absolutely
wonderful results flowing from this great
discovery. Suffice il to s0yit is curing thou
sands who supposed themselves to be at
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Wilson, Carboatcd OH j. scientifically
prepared with the purest oarboc acid. so
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From the celebrated fisheries at Aalcsund
Norway, pronounced by physicians the
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world.
II is easily taken, toleratcdby the weakest
stUmachs, digcsts readily, never becomes
rancid, ana j. almost entirely free from the
usual disagreed DE characteristics Of cod
liver oil.
For every use of cod liver oil Mr.. Wilson
discovery l. OF the greatest value.
For the safe internal administration OF
rarboic acld Mr.. WILSON, method OF com
bining it with cod liver oil j., absolutely nee.
cssary.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-09-09
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Tho barber shop IA on tho corner OF
Eighth street and Commercial avenue
whore j George stieuhouss with his gem
temeuly assistHuls can be found ut any
hour Of the day or night, ready to suotho
your feelings with smooth shsye, or cool
your temper and head with IL good sham
poo. 1t is n trat-clNas shop, and you are
sure of receiving Arst-class treatment.
Ladies aud childrens hair cut or curlcd
after tho most approved styles. 8-l5-tr
DR.. Lsyarty, homeopathic phy,i-
clan, late Of Shawneetowu, hs. located in
this city and intends making it his home
The doctor comes to Cairo vol recon-
mendoi, ana refers to the officers Of the
FIRST National bank OF Shawncctowu, to
whom he Is well known, having prNcticed
his profession among them for years lie
soIc'ts fair share Of the patronage OF
Our c'l'zcns, 1-2o-tf
p. Fitzgerald at his rooms, corner
Fourteenth street and Commercial ave.
nue., oilers Tor solo Guinness Porter 4
Bass ales and pure Henncssy brandy
and the genuine Aagosturo bittors, al
iirst-class cholera cures. Try then
III II
DR.. w. K. Smith has tcmOyeu NO %
fec to the second story Of Louis Herbert.
new brick building on Eighth street, lc
tween Washington and Commercial uv,
MUGS, whore he has more comfortable an
commodious quarters. slot
d. AFTER has tho largest and MOI
complete stock Of harness, saddles, bride
and strap goods in tho city which be say
he will sell at bottom prices for cash nm
cash only, 8-lO-lm
y Phil. II. Saup receives ripe, luscio
grapes every morning, fresh from III
vineyard He offers them for salo i
wholesale or letail, l02 Commercii
avenue, li-8-tf