The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-02-03


BEAUIURT. =. Z. FEB. ,. 1873.
The Baptist church in another column
offers for sale a lot of benches suitable for
a school house
The Beaufort steam mill Co have added
grist mill to their establishment-see
their advertisement.
The British barkentine Forest Princess,
' is loading cotton seed at Warehouses;
wharf for Liverpool. She carries 500
tons.
Judge J. L. Green, the late candidate
on the conservative ticket for Governor.
died in Sumter last Wednesday, aged
fifty years.
We are indebted to our friend Clum
chief cle!'k in Indian Department, for a
copy of the report of the Commissioner of
Indian affairs
The sale of Mauldin's mill, advertised
In this paper last week, was postponed.
: Mr.. Mauldin has pettiontd to he put
into bankruptcy. The Marshal advertises
the postponement in another column.
ID. G. Wilson & Co. cleared last Satur
day, the three masted schooner Betsy
Dickson, Capt, Dickson, for Bath, Maine,
with 306, 900 feet of lumber.
Lent this year begins on the 10th of
February, earlier than it has done since
1869. This brings the festival of Easter
on the 2Sth of March.
The County Commits ,ioncrs met yestcr-
day, but owing to the failure of the treas
urer TO make report they could issue no
checks, and adjourned till 12 m. to-day.
The House passed tlc act to make the
Offices Of County Auditor and Treasurer
elective. s. Green was the only member
from this county that voted against it.
The Port Royal Rail Road Com pany
have again rendered bills of the Bank Of
the State for taxes for 1874, which the
sum of county taxes that is much nee led.
A girl about ten years of age was
week, by failing from u dam, in her efforts
10 escape \ goat that threatened to ami
hilate her.
On the opposite page we give the last
article on Tax Titles by aviator" We
have been requested to reprint the series.
and will do so if a sufficient number of.
copies arc ordered.
We learn that the we'll renowned Geo
Bellinger of Brunson, got into row on
Saturday nighG last, with another gentle
man OF the same hue and came off minus
half dozen teeth.
Our townsman Reuben G. Holmes, has
sold large tract of his land on the line
of the Port Royal railroad to some Boston
gentlemen for $4,000. We congratulate
Mir. Holmes on his success.
Aaron A. Bradley has been expelled
case and found him guilty of various
offences. He will probably now come to
live in this State and most likely to our
town.
Wilkinson of Port Royal settled for
biting off the nose of Fred Brown by the
payment OF costs, &C., amounting to
$4l.5O. We had no idea white man
could chaw colored mans nose off for
So small sum.
Rev. DR.. Tiffany Of Washington is
expected to deliver lecture in Beaufort
Friday February 18th; his subject will be
George Washington in 1876.
Bishop Haven may lecture the following
week, to be followed by others. The lee
lures will be under the auspices of the
Deu ufort. Lyceum
The following Officers were elected by
Magnolia Lodge No 90. l. o. G. IT. for the
quarter commencing Februrry 1st 1875.
5. ID. Gilbert, w. G. T.; Miss Nellie EN-
mons, w. VT; e. p. Judd, w. 8; Miss Liz
zie Fl. HUM, w. +. 8; A. L. Patterson, w.
7; Il. j. Melvin, w. IL; Rev. F. jones, w. {;
MRS. 5. w. Rhodes, WI. G; Mr. A. Marx, !,
w n q. Mica EaaiarM Fora u n g. M 900