Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-05-15
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The q. s. two cent piece is to be abol-
ished.
In Brooklyn Peter Fox was sent to
the penetentiary for two years for Kill
ing his son.
A deaf mute entered Peoria saloon,
lately, and wrote on his slate ui'e
me an o P ner."
ALI the Smiths who go TO Europe this
summer will come home Smythes,
Thompsons will omit tho "p, and
Bakers will style themse yes BecaIrs.
The sale of pews in DR.. Hepworths
church in New York wasa great success
So well did they sell that the gross year
" income of the church will be about
$3.50, 900. :.
Warren, Ill, accidently shot, and dam
oerously wounded his wife, while care.
iessly handling gun which he thought
was unlosded.
The Modoc assassination have caused
a profound sensation oil through the
United States, and general order OF
determination has been issued by the
War Department.
Dry goods merchants in New YORK
report an increase in the extravaganza
of fashionable women this season over
anv previous season, especially In laces,
embroideries, silks, and velvet.
An act providing for the punishment
by imprisonment in the Penitentlary OF
nersons convicted of bribing State
officers or members of the General AS.
sembly. has passed both branches OF
the Ohio Legislature.
The grave of woman buried In A
Vermont town some months ago has
been opened, to disprove statemens
that one of the persons who prepared
the body for burial had cut OH pcr'ioh
of her hair and sold it.
An Iowa druggist has been sued Tor
S5. 900 damages by woman to whose
husband he is in the habit Of selling
liouor. She says she does not see any
difference between drug-shop whisky
and dram-shop whisky.
Intending visitors to the great
Austrian Exposition will do well TO LOOK
To their vaccination marks as well as 70
their letters of credit, the deaths from
smallpox in Vienna, at last accounts
averaging sixty week.
Her name is not given, but she was
heard pouring forth volume OF richest
melodywhile currying cow IN Sweden,
and has been sent to Paris, from whence
she will come to demand 81 for tickets
from American lovers of song.
There is q gentleman out West who
feels considerably taken down. he re-
marked to his wife that it was lucky he
didn't meet Miss - before he got
married. and his wife unfeelingly put In
her oar and said, "Yes, lucky for her.
The custody of the children mas peen
awarded to the wife.
DIR. Brown who attempted to murder
n gas collector, in New York, has been
identified as having been sent to State
prison eleven years ago for causing the
death of a young girl by malpractice.
The murderous attack upon the gas col
lector was plainly made to get the
money he displayed.
Forty years ago revolutionary
soldier d, posted 800 pension money
in New Hampshire savings bank, and
in each of the two following years added
$15 more. Neither principal nor inter.
est has ever been drawn, and the amount
now is S1,22S,81, with share In an
extra dividend about to be made.
Another Illinois verdict of $1,000 for
breach of promise suggests the question
why it should be so hard to alter a mere
intention to commit matrimony when 1t
is 80 easy to dissolve marriage already
consummated and further gives rise
to therehection that if breach-o of.promlse
laws were repealed there would be fewer
applications for divorce.