The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-04-07
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1Nic" aSNSh 70 iSpOtiSl hb
to an alarming extent IN Havana,
The Steamship Leo bound from Port
Royal to New York last week broke her
shaft and was towed into port.
The arrival OF our law makers is evi-
dent from the array of fast horses that
rush through our streets to the imminent
peril Of children.
The county Treasurer's counteneuce
beams with Joy Us he Is assured that Nat
Myers will hot get his office, and the itch
Ing palms that are stretched out to him
are not turned empty away.
Robert Smnlls says the treasurer's figures
are all right. and that We don't unders stand
them. To the latter VIC agree. the former
we dare not dispute coming as 1t does
from Major General
1t is feared Mr. Rans,cr will not find
the necessary bonds required of him.
which would dash the hopes of several
candidates for the position of deputy
in this place.
Intendant Williams has returned from
his arduous duties IN Columbia looking
rs Young rs ever. He thinks the Govern
or is too honest for the good of the party
and change is necessary to it's salvation.
A benevolent individual alvcrtises land
for sale in Washington and will take IN
payment pass books on the Frcedman's
Bank ut par. He docs not mention the
price of his lots
Drum fish are being caught in large
numbers, and on Friday st tho price fell
from three dollars to seventy five cents
each. The fish caught this year arc larg-
ct than usual. The demand is good and
tho fishermen happy. Several of our
citizens have tried their luck, but with
not very ,hatternT SUCCESS. They say a
drum fish prefers to pntronizc the dug
outs
The United States fret that has been
wintcring at Key West has been ordered
hy the Secretary Of the Navy to come to
Port Royal. There are said to he seven
Vessels on the wav. and we doubt not
t',,t this is the BEGINNING Of new era
for our Port. Let thcm come.
David T. Corhn has been rc-appointed
, L. s. District ATTORNEY for .hc district of
South Carolina, position which he has
$" ably held for the past eight years.
Mr.. Robert Purvis. one of the commits
sioncrs of the Frrecdman's Bank arrived
in Beaufort last Saturday, the guest of
1T. Gov. Gleavcs
Master Jos. f. White son of our fellow
citizen DR.. Thomas c. White has been
selected by Senator Smals for appoint
mcat to the Naval Cadetship Examina-
tion at Annapolis in Juno.
Faster Election, st Helena Church, Beau
fort South Carolina. Wnrdens DrA.S
Gibhcs; r. s. Sans. Vcstrymen. T. O..
Banwell; F. f. Sans; VIM. Elliott;
DR.. II. NJ. Stuart; NJ. S. Elliott; DR.. J.
A. Johnson DR.. r. r. Sans.
Our government is going to insist upon
rrrnration from the Mexican government
for Mexican raids and loss of American
lives and property on the Texas border.
General Mckenzie is to take charge of
the troops.
We direct attention to the advertise
ment in another column of the commission
and provision house of Messrs Wayne
md Won Xolnitz. We speak from exne-
1icnce Wien we say they are t. nc relied
upon in filing orders in their line.
Give them n call.
The True South, of Rrrlnson is guilty
of contempt Of court when it says Of
Fl. r. Pinkney, the newly appointed trial
justice ut that place "when he shall have
worn off his sophisticality and come down
to hard Saxon practical even sense, he
may do our community great good" IF
Mr.. Brisbane has no more respect for the
Bench, he ought to be suppressed.
The Easter Fair ofthc Washington Light
Infantry in Charleston was quite su"-
cess. The grand final distribution of
prizes came off on Monday night
The sum realized must have surpassed
the most sanguine expectations. The
exhibition is said to have been one of the
most brilliant that has ever occurred in
the old city.
The political situation is becoming Sc
rious, in the minds OF those having
control OF the votes of Beaufort County,
as the day approaches for the election Of
Senator, two Representatives and
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