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Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07

of the law. The remainder was either
sold or hypothecated for loans advanced
to the State, and, the State being unable
to redeem them, they were forfeited and
is thus debt against the State. .
The ex-treasurer Of the state-Mr'
Parker-reports, however, that he re.
ceived and used the money in behalf OF
the state which was so obtained. :.
The bonds, are called fraudulent, and
the officers who signed and sealed them
are said to be responsible for the alleged
frauds. Again, they are said to be
fraudulently issued, and the financial
Board held responsible therefor.
Now, in answer to these charges we
will state, in the first place, that the OH
GERS who signed and sealed these bonds
acted entirely in accordance with ta0.
The bonds were legally authorized for a
specific purpose, and they were therefore
preparedAprinted, signed and sealed.
It happened, however, that two Of the
oficers-the Governor and treasurer
who were required to sign the bonds were
also members of the financial board, to
whom the bonds after being thus pre-
pared were turned over, and who were
charged by the law with the responsible
ty of their issue, and who are now, there
| fore, responsible for the manner in which
they fell into the hands Of third parties
that is by forfeiture as oollaterals hy-
pothecated for loans to the State, or by
direct sales, instead of by exchange OF
substitution for other bonds as originally
| Intended.
The validating act" has subsequent
" authorized or legalized this mode o,
issue.
The State certainly got some value fol
the bonds, and used the money so re-
ceived, and thus tacitiy endorsed the
action of her agents, the financial board,
| who sold or hypothecated the bonds In
stead of exchanging them for other
bonds, as originally intended.
The financial board, who are responsi.
bic for the manner in which these bonds
were put on the market, is not the pres.
e,t but the preuio,ls one, consisting ofex.
Governor Scott, cxTreasurer Parker and
ex-Attorncy-G General Chamberlain. They
claim, we believe, in justification of then
action, that, as financial board, they
were vested with general supervision oi
of the finances, and, therefore, with the
right to act as they have done that the
State received the money for which the
bonds were sold or hypothecated, and
that their management was subsequently
approved by the Legislature in the pas
sage of the validating act.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07

Eas- The New York Sun is doing
good service to the country by exposing
the reckless and rascally character of the
Board of Public works of the District of
Columbia. 1t shows the debt accumula-
lated in two years to be Sl4,5l7,997. A
large portion of this consists of approved
Hills, such as were found by Comptroller
Knox among the assets ofa saving bank.
The Sun says:
These certificates and bonds stand ex-
actly on the same footing as the Bull
lock bonds" " which were found among
the assets of the broken Brooklyn Trust
Company. They, too, had all the exter-
nal forms ike these, but were none the
less infamous frauds, against which
bankers were warned at the time. A
moneyed man or institution that would
deal in such trash is unworthy Of conf
dence, and ought to break.
Let us not forget the costly lesson
taught by the unexpected suspension of
the Ohio Life and Trust Campany in
1858, which precipitated the crisis that
overwhelmed so many in sweeping
disaster.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07
Up In q Balloon.

Ifthe present balloon undertaking re-
suits in entire failure, it will at least
have had the effect of renewing the
popular interest in the science or art of
aeronautics. The New York Graphic,
under whose auspices Prof Wise is plan
ing his voyage, contains, day after day,
interesting letters on the upper air cur.
rents and kindred subjects from some of
the leading scientific men of the country;
Thus, in its issue of the 9th. Prof.
Joseph Henry, of the Smithsonian
Institute, says all the observations lead
to the conclusion that there is motion
of the atmosphere from west to east.
The only trouble is to find means to keep
the balloon at a sufficient height for a
sufficient length of time to make the
journey. He suggest that Prof Wise
should first make trip across the
corntry. To this Prof Wise replies
that the balloon voyage Of 1859, from
st. Louis to jefferson County, New
York, settled all that. Moreover, in
reference to the subject Of the great
west east current, he says the Gulf stream
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An Obstinate Race Horse.

II. P. McGrath's bay colt, Tom Bow
ling, is an obstinate, though fast brute,
now the hero of the racing season at Long
Branch, and apparently the rising king
of the turf. During the season Just
closed "at the Branch he won several
races, notable the Robbins stakes, 81 1000,
t 70 miles, on Monday, beating Alice
Mitchell, Stonehenge and Lizzie Lucas.
As usual, Tom Bowling showed his Gus:
tomary obstinacy at the post, and delayed
the start nearly half an hour. Refusing
to join his companions he dashed away,
and the bride breaking, Bobby Swim,
finding himself unable to control the
horse, slipped out Of the saddle; and
had not Ed Huested, his colored groom,
hung persistently to his neck, the horse
would have broken away and probably
injured himself. As it was, his stable
attendant manfully kept his hold on him,
and although dragged some distance by
the p'unging horse, heeventually brought
him under control. This display Of tenn
per made his hackers lose confidence in
the favorite, but they had no chance Of
he lying their bets, for Mr.. McGrath, the
owner, called out to the starter, Let
him 60, however far he may be behind"
That Official obcyed the order, and when
he gave the word, Tom Bowling was ter
lengths behind the leading horse. Al
the same moment his martingale broke,
and Bobby Swim, his jockey, did moi
catch hold of the bride reins until the
horse had got half way to the clubhouse
turn. In spite of all these annoyance!
he changed his mind and came in winne-.
Just to show what he could do, three
lengths ahead of Alice Mitchell.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07
The Bonded Debt.

A republican official is writing about
the finances in the Union Herola. From
his articles we make the following re-
sumo of the items of our bonded debt.
There has been an unusual amount OF
discussion of the bonded debt Of the
State, and the status ofall the ne'o bonds,
except the "bouds to redeem the bills of
the Bank of the State" is being now
determined by the court
Our bonded debt is reported by OK.
Treasurer Parker as 1851, S21.2!. vi
this amount "a, 22l ,S27. 35 was contract
ed before the war; the remainder,
Sll,635, 500, since the war.
Ofthe amount contracted before the
war, Sl,257, 1854 is on account OF the
building of the State House.
OF the ante bellum debt, 5000, 900 vas
contracted for building the Blue Ridge
Railroad-that magnificent failure.
The 81, ,lS9, goo to redeem the bills OF
the Bank of the State is legacy left us
by the former rulers of the State, and
the Republicans cannot be charged with
the responsibility of creating this debt.
They simply changed it from Jtoat'ng
to a funded debt.
The 81 l,l97, 900 of bonds issued to pay
the past due interest the Democrats arc
responsible for, as it was to pay the
interest that had accrued precious to the
Republican administrations.
The $4S4, ZOO of bonds to redeem the
bills receivable" is also fairly chargeable
to the Democrats, who attempted pro
vts,onaly to reconstruct the State under
President johnson.
Thus $3.50. 900 of the bonded debt
contracted since the war, for which the
Republicans arc generally held response
bic, must be added to the "a, ,22l ,S27. 50
ofthc ante Ie!lum bonded debt making
s7,993,4a9.35, and charged to the
Democrats.
The remainder of the debt, the $685.
900 of the 'reIief of the treasury bonds,
the S467, 900 of the ''land commission
bonds" and the S7,542,50Q Of the con-
version bonds are fairly chargcable to
the Republican party. The proceeds of
the sale of the Gland commission bonds
have been invested in lands for the
benefit of the poor. The proceeds Of
the soles, or the money obtained by loans
ON the ''relief of the treasury and
conversion bonds have been added to
the amount received from taxes to meet
the expenses of the government.
In the first place, we will state that a
little more than 81 100000 Of the entire
amount of conversion bonds" issued
have been exchanged for other bonds,
now Cancelled and filed in the treasury,
in accordance with the original intention
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creates q current that viii takc him just
where he wants 10 80.
As to the time his balloon will retain
its buoyant power he cites the following
evidence:
The Giffard balloon, which made
ascensions from Ashburton Park, near
London, about three years ago, was
fully inflated fourteen days before max
ing her first ascent. At the end OF that
time she went up with twenty-five peo-
Pile; and, being q captive balloon, she
carried up three thousand feet Of cable.
They used ten horse power engine to
wind it up. Well, after they came down
again, she was kept fast to her moorings
for twenty-five days, at the end OF which
she made second ascent with crowd
of people. Then when they came down
the balloon was again moored, and they
expected to make another trip, but it
happened that the cable slipped off the
pully, between it and the block, and the
! result was that the cable broke, and the
balloon went off-nobody knows where.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07
President Grant and the Salary In.
crease.

A Washington dispatch to the St.
Louis Republican says, parties who have
visited Long Branch recently. and who
have conversed with the President, state
that he is considerably exercised over
the criticisms that have been made by
the public press upon the Congressional
salary increase. They assert that the
President will favor a repeal of the law
at the next session of Congress. What.
ever Congress may do the salary Of the
President cannot be changed as the Con-
stitutiou provides that the compensation
of the President shall not be changed
during his term Of Office.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07
A Roll Of Honor.
Mr.. EDITOR:

Mr.. EDITOR:
In response to my request to have
corrections made in the roll of honor
of st. Helena Parish, an obliging friend
has handed me the additional names OF
Stephen Bull Barnwell and Edmund
R. Stuart. AS there were some inac-
curacies in the first list, beg that you
will do nee the kindness to insert, in an
early number of the REPUBLICAN, the
following as corrected and revised:
w. H. Barnwell, Lieut..
j. Stuart Barnwell,
s. Bull Barnwell,
Marion T. Chaplin.
Bower T. Chaplin,
Geo. B. Cuthbert, Capt.
Robt DeTrevillo, Lieut.. Col.
DR.. Ralph Elliott, Capt.
Edmund Fripp,
George Fripp,
Thos. B. Fripp,
Thos. J. E. Fripp,
Paul Hamilton, Capt.
Jno. jenkins,
Benz. j. johnson, Lieut.. Col.
Joseph +. johnson, Jr.
Jos. Walker Jones,
DR.. Jno. Mex Reynolds,
Richard Reynolds, Jr.
Horace H. Sans, Capt.
Clement G. Sans,
j. Eddings Sans,
Geo. M. Stoney, Lieut..
Henry NJ. Stuart, Lieut..
Allen Stuart, Lieut..
Edmund r. Stuart,
James Hamilton, Lieut..
Thos. w. Hazel,
John Thomson, Capt.
Henry E. Vcrdier,
Jno. H. Webb,
"Dulce ct decorun, est p, opatria n,eri.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07

The movement looking toward the
formation of a new State out of North
Mississippi, West Tennessee and West
ern Kentucky is being discussed with
considerable animation by the newspapers
published in the section interested. A
convention is to be held at jackson on
the Goth inst, when delegates are to be
present from every city, town and civil
district within the limits Of the proposed
new State. The general sentiment seems
t. be in favor of the movement.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07
BOARD Of HEALTH ! TT
Notice to Citizens.

The Board of Health of the town of
Beaufort, in view Of the ravages Of the
cholera in other southern cities and towns,
and the ever-present danger Of other
diseases incident to the season, urgently
request the citizens Of Beaufort to con-
stitute themselves, jointly and individual
ly, committees to act in conjunction with
this board for the extirpation Of nuisances
and noxious smells from the limits Of the
town. Let all yards, sinks, and OUT
houses be inspected and cleaned! Lime
may be obtained free from the intendant.
Fresh earth may be used to cover up
that which cannot be moved, first giving
such place thorough dressing Of Lime
anG chloride ,fLime.
Vegetable matter should be carefully
burned. Damp and mouldy places
should be exposed to the sun and tho
roughly ventilated, as much as possible.
All should be careful in their diet, par
ticularly avoiding unripe ordecaying veg.
etables and fruits.
A strict inspection is ordered by the
board, and owners and tenants will be
notified of nuisances, for the removal Of
abatement Of which, twenty-four hours
will be allowed; after which the towr
marshal will act at the expense of the
owners or tenants.
JAS. E. BoYCE,
june. e.26.1m. Chairman.
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The Largest Bona Eide Circulation.
A Railroad Consolidation.

Negotiations are now pending which
viii, If concluded, have an important
bearing on the future ofthe Port Royal
railroad company, the value of its
securities and on the prosperity of our
port itself. The Georgia Railroad and
Banking Company naturally desire to
contlol absolutely and by right of
ownership an Independent approach to
Charleston, Port Royal and Savannah.
Their road really terminates at Angus
Ia. For though they have at present
an outlet to the sea by the Port Royal
railroad their control of 1t is contingent
and may be temporary. II Is true
that the South Carolina railroad takes
their freight to Charleston and the
Central leads them to Savannah. These
roads at any time in the future, as
they have in the past, may 30 arrange
tariffs as virtually to destroy profit
ablo through business on the Georgia
railroad. Already the Central diverts
western business from Savannah by
q discrimination against Augusta in
favor of the Macon route IF it were
not for Port Royal connection the
Georgia would be at the mercy Of the
Central in its efforts to reach Savannah
Important as the Georgia connection
is to the Port Royal road that connec-
tion is less important to the greater
road.
But the Port Royal and Georgia
roads combined would yet lack an
important element of strength and
profit if it were deprived of the Savan-
nah and Charleston road as secure
connection. Even were the brightest
hopes and anticipations of our great
port answered by the springing up Of
populous city at the terminus, Savan-
nah and Charleston would be cities
still whose trade would be valuable
indeed greater than ever.
1t is, therefore, proposed to effect a
practical consolidation of the three
railroads-the Georgia, Port Royal and
Savannah and Charleston-so that they
will Le operated as one road, under one
management. This will bring increas-
ed efficiency, harmony and greater
economy-greater profits at reduced
rates of freight.
The details of the negotiation have
not yet transpired, but the terms are
said to be very liberal to the two small
er roads, and will doubtless have the
effect to strengthen their securities by
assuring an abundantly self:sustaining
traffic to them. -
This consolidation will lead at no
distant day to a still more powerful
and extended combination, reaching
from st. Louis to the South Atlantic
seaboard. 1t will probably include the
st. Louis and South Eastern, or the
Chattanooga, Nashville and North
Western, the Western and Atlantic
and the Iron Mountain. With such
line under one management we should
have something like Pennsylvania
Central in the south, strong enough to
bid successfully for the Western trade
against the powerful direct east and
west roads centering at New York.
It's president would be the Tom Scott
of the south.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07
PROPOSALS
FOR LIGHTING The TOWN LAMPS

PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED UP
to and including the fifteenth day of
August, 1873, by the town clerk, to be
opened by council, for the lighting and
keeping in good order the town lamps
for the term of one year.
The proposition must include the pro-
vision of oil, wicks, burners and chin
neys, and the cleaning of the lanterns,
subject to such regulations as may from
time to time be determined by council.
BY order of council,
w. j. VERDIER,
Aup.7.It. Clerk.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07
The New York Bulletin notes the nd.

vance in ocean freights, one cause OF
which, it says, is the increased business
with foreign countries; another the un-
ussally large lumber ofvessels lost at sea
thus reducing the amount of tonnage
available. It adds: "For the last seven
or eight years, the losses of sailing yes
sells have been five for every one built.
The usual number of vessels lost during
the year is about fifteen hundred, but
durirg 1872 the losses numbered two
thousand six hundred, and eigh v hree.
These losses, of course, have had their
effects on the freight market, and also on
the business in ship building.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07
ST. LOUIS & SOUTHEASTERN RAILWAY

has during the past year, earned an enviabe reputa
ton by It's smooth track, prompt time, sure connec-
tions and the magnifcenoe Of its passenger equip
ment Its trains are made up Of new and commod-
Gus day can, provided with the celebrated Miller
coupler and platform, and the Westinghouse air.
brake.
Ris positively he only line running Pullman Palace
Dratrin9- Room Sleeping Chrs through uiLhom any
change from Nashville 10 81! Louis. No other line pre-
teuds to offer such advantages, either In distance
time or equipment Why, then journey by circuit
Gus routes? Do not be induced TO purchase tickets
to St. Louis or the West by any other line, remem
bering that
The "st. Louis tS Southeastern-
is the shortest chcdped, quickest best and only limo un
der one management from Nashville to st. Louis
and Is from 60 to 900 miles the shortest TO St Louis
Kansas City, Omaha, Denver, CalifoI MIA, Texas, and
all western points It Is also the "Chicago Shortest
Line" via Evansville.
You can secure the cheapest rates for yourselves
and your movabes on application in person or by
letter, to CHAs. McCABE, Southern Passenger Agent
near College street depot Nashville Tenn or 10 the
undersigned.
". B. DAVENPORT,
Gen. Ticket Ag't. ST. Louis
No trouble 10 answer questions.
janl-A
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iunc 192-m.
DISSOLUTION OF COPARTNERsHIP.

i TING between N. N. Kingman, & Joseph w.
Collins under the hm name and style Of NJ N.
Kingman, & Co, has been this day dissolved BY
mutual consent All debts due the late firm will be
collected by N N. Kingman to whom all outstand-
ing accounts against the said firm must be presented
at the counter Of the Sea Island Hotel.
NJ. NJ KIEGMAN.
J, w. COLLINS.
Beaufort S. c. July 10th 1873,
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Notice..

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
Beaufort, 8. c., July 3Oth, 1873.
TIME ANNUAL MEETING OF TIE BOARD
i will he held on Tuesday, Sept. 3D. 1873, at II A.
NJ All person having bills against the county are
required by law to deposit the with the clerk Of
the board on or before the first day Of September,
next and In default thereof such bills will not be
audited at said annual meeting.
S. d. GILBERT
jly3l-4t. Clerk Of Board.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07
TO THE WEST! TO rHE WFSTI

Before making arrangeme Its 10 follow the advice
of the thousands who have already gone" II would
be well TO consider what has been done to make the
journey to your "Homes in the west" as pleasant
and free from danger human skill and foresight
can accomplish.
BY consolidation and construction road has been
put in operation on the shortest possible line from
Nashville Tenn to st. Louis "thc future great City
of the world.n This line. the
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-08-07
WANTED,
TO DOG OWNERS.

OWNERS OF DOGS ARE HERE
BY notified that, in accordance with the
Ordinance of the Town, they are required
to pay one dollar tax, on each dog, and
procure badge from the undersigned to
be kept constantly on the animals neck,
to indicate to the police that the dog tax
has been paid. All animals found at
large in the streets without ba lge, on
and after the 18th of August, will be LA
bic to be killed by the Town police.
w. j. VERDIER,
Clerk Council.
BIT. 22d July 1873 jly.3l-2.
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Garden Seeds
NOTICE.

HAVING DECIDED TO LEAVE
Beaufort on the first day Of September,
I ask every one who have left watches
and clocks for repairs with me TO come
and pay for the repairs. I will not be
responsible for watches left with me after
that date.
A. Won BEHMEN.
ily.3l.1m.
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Assessment for 1873.

Assessment for 1873.
OFFICE OF THE AUDITORY
BEAUFORT COUNTY.
BEAUFORT, s. c., June 13, 1873.
Owners of both Real and Personal
Property will please take
SPECIAL NOTICE
that the following rules for assessing the
property in the county must be strictly
complied with.
FIRST.-The christian or first name
of every person making return of pro-
perty must be legibly WRITTEN IN
FULL.
SECOND-Owners of REAL ES-
TATE MUST GIVE THE BOUND
ARIES of their Lands, or the provisions
of Sec. 81, Chapter IL, Title 3, of the
Revised Statutes, WILL BE RIDID-
LY ENFORCED.
THIRD-These boundaries MUST be
written on the blank space of the Return
The provisions of Sec. 6l, aforesaid,
empowers this Office, when Rule Second
is not complied with, to employ q Survey.
or &c and charges the expense to the
Realty, to be collected in the same man
ner, and at the same time as the general
taxes.
L. s. LANGLEY,
Auditor
iunc 192-m.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-12-04
AUCTION AND COMMISSION.
A CARD.

We are doing an auction and COM
mission business, at the corner of Elm
and Market streets IA prominent point,
In this beautiful and growing city, aud
we solicit consignments of flour, grain
live stock and everything needed by
this rapidly increasing population.
We are also doing real estate busi-
ness - buying, selling and locating
lands, examining titles, paying taxes,
collecting rents, etc We sell at public
or private sale, rs instructed, and make
liberal advances on consignments. Our
motto: "Qulck sales and prompt re-
turns" References; Swindells d.
McCaleb, Editors and Proprietors Of
the Dallas Herald; Adams 4 Leonard,
Bankers, Dallas; CASTOR, Thomas a
Baylor, Bankers and Insurance Agents,
Dallas; Capt. G. NJ. Swink, Dallas;
Coils. Sneed & Finley, Attorneys at
Law, Dallas; Messrs. Shryock 4 Row.
land, st. Louis; T. G. Jordan q Co.,
Bankers, Dallas; lsobt. Hare, Caron-
delet St, New Orleans.
Respectfully,
NJ, A. HIBBLER h co.
". A. nIBnLER. W. c. sIcKLEs.