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Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-16
The Law of Murder in England.

The law relating to murder being still
considered unsatisfactory in England,
Sir John E. Wilmot has submitted a
bill to Parliament which provides as fol-
lows: ,.
l. The crime Of murder shall be dl'
yided into offenses of the first and sec
ond degrees. 2. Any person convicted
of murder in the first degree shall sui.
fer death. 8. Any person convicted OF
murder in the second degree shall be
punished with penal servitud for life,
or for any period not less than seven
wears. or with imprisonment with hard
labor for any period not exceeding two
wears. This clause has in view certain
cases of infanticide.) 4. The degree OF
murder shall be found by jury upon the
facts submitted. 5. Murder in the first
degree is the killing, with deliberate
malice aforethought, human beng IN
the peace of the king or queen regnant.
6. It is murder in the first degree when
death has been caused by the wilful act
OF any person committing or attempting
to commit felony, or when assaultmg
any government officer in the execution
of his duty. 7. It is murder IN the sec
ond degree where verdict OF murder Is
found by the jury, but not in the first
degree. s. Infanticide is murder OF
the second degree in all cases where the
death of child is caused by the wllful,
unlawful and malicious act of the moth
er. provided such act has bsen commit
ted at the time of birth or within seven
days, 9. In trials for infanticide the
Jury may return verdict OF conceal
naent of birth. 10. In any trial for in :
fanticide it must beproved that the child
was living.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-16

the card he picks it up every time. He
can run on in this way and burst the
bank. 1 know a man who is now mer-
chant in Middlebury, who had his bank
broken in this way, and went into a
more certain business
"Where did you make your last ven
ture, Nedi" asked the reporter.
cit was on the Ohio and Mississippi
road, near Olney. I used to work that
road back and forth pretty thoroughly.
One day got an old fellows watch and
chain, all his money, aud even his plug
hat, and he squealed. The passengers
went crazy. They locked the doors,
jerked down a section of the bell rope,
and were going to hang me, whether or
no. They had the cord around my
neck, but I begged so that they changed
their mind, and, stopping the train, took
me out, tied me to sapling, and let me
remain there. If it hadn't been for
some hunters passing that way, don't
know how I ever would have got out.
Since that time I've been out OF the
business, and mean to stay out"
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-16
A New Way to Fatten a Turkey.

Gath writes: One of the most agree
able entertainments of an epicurean kind
which is given at Washington is that OF
DR.. Ninian Pinckney, who stands second
on the list of medical directors, and is
the nephew of William Pinckney and
brother of Bishop Pinckney. DR.. Pinck-
news quarters are at the Washington
navy yard, and he is celebrated for feed
ing turkeys on English walnuts-admin.
istered whole, shell and all, without
cracking. A few weeks ago I had the
pleasure of attending a dinner given by
this hospitable Epicurus. A turkey re-
posed in the center of the table, of re-
markable size, and of flavor not equaled
by the most delicate capon. Before we
put the knives into this dish for Dives,
another turkey was brought up to the
door, and the process of feeding him was
achieved.
Fourteen full, large walnuts, whole,
we're put in the wonderful fowls bill,
and slipped down the gullet by the fin
gers outside. As the first walnut went
down, the turkey looked up with one
eye in bafaed sort of way, as If Won
dering whether he was assisting a
comedy or going to execution. At the
third walnut he turned up both his
ewes, as if now assured that it was not
the intention to kill him by starvation.
At the fifth walnut, his inquisitiveness
was unbounded, and he wore the look OF
man who had been reading thrilling
story, and had suddenly bumped upon
the words: "To be continued IN our
next" Continued it was; and, after the
seventh walnut, Sir Turkey gave up the
conundrum, closed his eyes resignedly,
and when the fourteenth walnut had
slipped down his gullet, and they were
all ratified by the hand, so as to produce
from the birds interior sound as OF a
macadamizing job going on there, his
expression was plainly to be read:
"Gentlemen. you know what this is for
and presume that your consideration
for myself will enable me to reflect upon
the performance with the eye of faith. "
1t takes about three weeks to fatten a
turkey in this way, for the animal, un-
like the mills of the gods, grinds ex-
ceedingly small, but very fast. He un-
dergoes considerable digestive wakeful-
ness, but the secretions come to his
rescue; the shells are melted down, and
the walnuts are assimilated, 30 that he
natures in a fractional part of the life
he has been destined to. 1t seems that
this trick has been discovered on the
way around Cape Horn, on certain
naval vessel which contained a great
many turkeys, and nothing for them to
eat. A humorous officer said that soon.
er than see his turkeys starve he would
feed them on the table dessert. A few
of the animals died, but the majority
survived and p owed to be palatable be-
yond oil previous experience. mention
this matter for the edifcation of gour-
mands, who want to know what turkey
is capable of. Senator Anthony was de-
lighted both with the docility and deli
cacy of the respective birds OF freedom
which had been brought before us. The
experiments made with turkeys are said
to demonstrate the fact that fourteen
walnuts is the limit which bird can
stand, and that less than eight will not
produce the flavor attainable.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-16
A Norman Solomon.

A commercial traveller journeying
through Normandy hslts at village inn
and orders an omelette, to be made with
six eggs, for his breakfast. He is sud
denly called away on business and de-
parts without eating the omelette or pay
ing for it. Twenty years elapsed before
joarneying through Normandy again ne
reappeared at this particular inn. The
landlord is still alive. 81 owe you
something for an omelette," begins the
co1nmis youaoeur. Made with six
eggs" adds the landlord; "yoI do, and
with a vengeancel" "Wel," pursues
the commercial traveller, "here are six
teen francs; that will be pretty good in.
terest on the prime cost of the omelette. "
"Sixteen francsl" repeats the auber-
oiste, disdainfully; 81 want 1,6OO, OOO
francs, twelve sous and two iards. "
"How so ?" asked the debtor, aghast at
the demand. "Just in this wise" an
swers mine host. "Those six eggs
would have produced 80 many chickens;
by selling those chickens should have
been enabled to buy two pigs; by selling
so many pigs I should have been able to
buy so many COWS, thence 80 many carts,
horses, farms, houses and so forth. And
I intend to sue you for 1000, 600 francs
before the tribunal at Caen." The case
is duly tried and for while matters look
dismally for the commercial traveller,
when the judge-he is Norman Judge
and very wary one-intervenes: II
wish" he says, "to ask the plaintiff one
question. We're those six eggs broken
in order to make them into an omeletter +
"They were," says the plaintiff.
"Then," adds the judge, "there Is an
end of the case. The remuneratlve ca
reer of the eggs ceased as soon as they
were put in the frying pan. Verdict tol
the defendant"
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-16
A Wonderful Pair of Boots.

While sitting around a good warm
fire at a hotel, few evenings SINCE,
social party amused themselves by
cracking Jokes and telling stories. One
gentleman of the party, whose SILVER
locks had seen the frosts OF eighty WIN
tiers. related the following: His father
bought a pair of boots, and wore them
on Sundays, holidays, and once Week
to prayer meetings, and on genera
training days for forty years. linen
gave them to his eldest son, who wore
them all one winter; they then de-
scended to himself, and he wore them
constantly for two years. The represen,
tative Of the press who was present
thought he would dreduce the actual wear
of that pair of boots to days, which he
has done with the following result:
Worn by the father 6fty-two Sundays forty oo,
Worn by the father ffty-two days each
wear to PRAYER meeting for forty years. 2,08C
Worn by the father five holidays year N,
for forty years. .....:: ......:....s:.. Ioo
Worn one winter by eldest son (say tVe -,
mOnths) observation-disclosures. ...........' Aoo
Worn constantly by the other son two nm
years ars..................... ................' 'o0
ro.s, ....52 24o
Making fourteen years, four months
and ten days of constant wear Tor one
pair of boots. The reporter left. ne
has not been seen in that part OF the
town since, while his ancient friend SILL
sticks to his original statement, and says
that he finally gave the boots to celered
man to finish.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-16

The North Carolina conference OF the
Methodist Protestant Church has re-
fused to concur in the proposed conven-
tion for a union between the Methodist
Protestant and the Methodist (non-
EpiscopaD churches which were separa-
ted by the war.
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-16
Loves Glasses.
WHAT he SAID.

NdAI DE sA1Os
He said ' How beautiful, my love,
From earth beneath to heavens above!
There's not rock with lchens Drowned,
And not field with sunshine crowned,
And not note all nature through,
From whispering pines to ocean blue
Not even a mote which swings in air
Up toward the bending heavens there,
That is not beautiful!
WHAT SHE SAID.
There's not thing the landscape through,
From sands We beat
Benesth our feet
To where the mountains heave in view,
That is not beautiful;
Aud all for you.
WHAT / SAW.
A scene almost ma Q up Of blanks
Nothing but rocks and sand;
A dull brown waste,
Der which the crow himself makes haste!
And yet, unused: Perhaps tbs wise
To look abroad through lovers eyes,
II they may shew that round rs lies
Beauty like that of Paradise"
-Myron Reynard
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-16

The population of Ireland is set down
at 5,4l2, ,397, showing falling on OF
nearly 8, 900, 900 in less than twenty five
wears. The Roman Catholics have
Slightly decreased in numbers, and the
Episcopalians and Presbyterians slight
" increased since 1851,
Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-16

The Chinese watch the pearl rnussel
closely, and when il opens it's shell IN
sert pieces of wood, hard earth, or little
images of their gods. These irritate the
fish and cause it to cover the substance
with q pearly deposit, which hardens
and forms an artificial pearl This sort
of pearl making is carried on TO great
extent at Ning-po, and the articles thus
obtained are considered very little In
ferior in value to the real. -Ho5pa9 %
A school of whales recently entered
the Dowry Voc Of Shetland in pursuit OF
herring they were numerous and
large, and caused great commotlon
among the fishermen, q number OF whom
set out in boats to try and capture one
or more. But the whales showed fight,
and drove the fishermen back tor the
shore. capsizing one boat, the crew OF
which were saved with difficulty. After
disporting themselves trIurnphantiy IN
the bay for while the victorious whales
moved off majestically. ~!asagsa -6
A New Bedford man and his wife went
to q neighboring town to get the body OF
their dead daughter. They put the cof.
fined corpse in their wagon apd started
for home, where funeral was to be held,
but stopped at the FIRST tavern and drank.
Their subsequent stops and drinks e1-
actly eaualled the number OF other tav-
erns on the route, and five miles from
home thew were 80 drunk that they did
not notice the fall of the coffin from
the wagon. The body was found lying
face downward in the road.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-09-20
HABANA DIRECTo.


EMos OF u
0daia iafuMes Arni
l ausigeS sIy
Nrmenore Ia GmpgnIa
GwVH Panh.E
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-09-20
Pailas para Inge1lio

Las hay Dc sodostamanos lejftimas
,ie Carron, haata 500 gaIones, en- @
almacen De ioa Sres A1,aall Julia y
re <le Agus.I;IIa Para mas porme
cores dirig;rse 'na citadoe seHores.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-09-20
lMalz, Mafz!

F. Antonaanti y Cee de Guayanilla,
detallan este grano por quintales; ad-
virtiendo que el comprador tiene que
pagar el saco por separado.-Guaya-
nilla e de- Ahrjl de 1875.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-09-20
NEW YORK (E. UNIDOS.)

En- el a|nacen Ge David A. Rodriguez,
&c encuantra conRtantemente un surtido
complete de- estas mGquinas, las ssnac@s le-
iG;asas de Singer "a Que introducen en- eata
is!a. Ell p1blico las conoce y su iiustrado
concepto es ell raejor elogio que puede ha-
cerse. No tiesaen YiVGl
La fabrica De Singer vende al ano
$4,000 nnaquinas mas que cuslquiera otra'
No dsjayse a7sscissar con- las oasa'os '"''-
tacienes que Sc tabraca's. No esta Ia eoono-
mia en razon del precio, sino en- la calidad
del artlculo. Las nadqmissGs de Singer d~-
yass, SIN ercepcics, velsste q tretssta o'sos. i
Unico agente en- toda la isla, David "A.
Roariguez.-San Francisco 30.-Dep6-
sito en- Ponce, J. E. Schumacher.
Sc limpian y componen maquinas de coz
Sc reciben en- pagos las usadas siendo d
Sc alquilan maquiaas, & tanto mensual.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-09-20
Camas de hierro

y forros para las mismas, Sc hallai
constantemente de venta, en- ell esta
b|ecimieBto sci Telegralos" calls d
csn .fnets,. u11r,ero ~.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-09-20
Hero galvanizado.

Del Iiso, que entran ounce. tejas en-
auintal. hay de venta en- el almacen de
Enrique Delgado, Gale de Tetuan ndne-
q "a
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-09-20
COnPAOIA REAL III I'll ..IIS aa.5 OI..IIV55 lI..IISJ IJ

ggTgvgNUgOAADA ?3R 2E4 3<1314E2z0 % &. ii. .
RssTgz aANT<s aa&RzEE1sSz<a~ 1gE @zgsg<s Piazza.
'Ugggo gsgg&ssks ZExs2st &@s k<[az$sssa $SCssaDa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-09-20
EMPRESA
DE- VAPORES EOS
Dl LIS A1lTr11As,
De DON RA MON De E E K
DE LA HABANA.

Dispuesta por esta Empresa el estable~
ciimiento de tres expediciones mensuales en-
combination con los correos peninsulares, So
avisa que desde ell corriente mes saldran de
la Habana los vapores de esta Inca el 10; 20
y SO respectivamente, recalando q este puerto
el 10, 20 80 de cada mes.
Cportunamente Sc publicara itinerario
detallado. Agosto Il de lo76.-Los Consig-
nata1ios en- esta plaza, Iriarte, Hesmano de
Oaracena y Comp.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-09-20
Gran Inca de vapores Franceses.

Gran Inca dc vapores Franceses.
Rico Sgnnder San Naza 25 de- cad
e conxon frances sale da 26 de San
Thomas
catego $2o6 2: oag $175 cag $780, enepuento poa
$50
PASAJES Dh kFAllILIA.
ntrosd p g n los il
PASAJE DE Ida VUhI4TA.
expdn Europa Dc ida vua rba de Is
n9 sobre total del pasaje Waldo por Eo ss pgas
por adebntado
detspasa aggo cunph1
12anAn IA o is
snoddo cE
s#ss J. CRlADOS +
sgafnfn
urad
y1ga&
ahaAnn
- - q :. ksIagE g2aa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-09-20
Ca1 uaa Do Iagu8 lIauoU 10 Ia Couolll aDoa Daadnta
SRRVIOI0 DlREOT0.

l9s De Sat2nder al Have (Paulac) da Ill
20 o@ 2agoTa $780, z: @175 $50 1ntrepuente $50
| PA@AJE DE FAMILEA
4"* 03Asa do cotro parsons lneno QQe paguen
% q osna 49 c@ago pes ona tene una rebaa d.
- p 0a5o 50 "nt'@nda @n ia vlas tra9a:IA1ticos
EASAJG J>E IDA VUEI!rA
So oaon pas paa Europa da ida vcs con una reh del Is
G Eoo O. oa do ao Waldo por p pasajes 80 pagan
| pA8AJG INIE EnU0I0NIAT.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-09-20

FL p6blioo, que conoce va esta clase de
m&quinas de coser. sabe bien q que ate
nerse con rezpecto las garantlas de per-
fecoiou y durabiIidad. No Sc descoasposen
poy deteeto de construction oor que no p4e-
den tesaerlo. 4
Cualquir defecto procedente de NAL uso
que tengan por gastsrse 6 rOmperse al-
gun resorte, Sc arreglara en- Ia misma casa,
pronto y bien.
De un mornento otro SO aguarda Ia
''Nueva mAquina de coser Awtonsdtica 81
lepcsosa'', cuya tension es graduada por el
mismo movimiento del aparato. No p@ede
dGrse mas perfection.
Unico agente en- la Isla, David A. Ro-
driguez.-Dep6sito en- Ponce, j. E. Stei-
nacher.-Idem en- Mayagdez, Guenara
Hernsnos.-Idem en- idem, Dechoudens J
Teillard.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1876-09-20
pA5AJ1 In COLONIAL.

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rebaa os 9asa3eEua a4
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ChlADUS
Los Sraio sos pagaan en- nassd"s
81 dro sus
J bn onbah adnevan
ua ahoa anasda slis clos
P tormsd 6loCon
8 EereHde
LLAURI BORDA Y COMP
Arizona citizen., 1876-10-14

YUMA items, from The Sentinel of October ':
 The steamship Newborn, which sail ed from San Francisco on September 30, was expected to arrive at the mouth of the Colorado October If.
 James M. Barney has shipped during the week, to Florence and other interior points, 1S,394 pounds of merchandise :; 10 Desert station, 4200 pounds; and to San Francisco, 55,793 pounds of silver ore, and 242, 900 pounds of argentifer ous galcna.
 Hon. II. $. Stevens, Delegate to Con gross, who has been visiting the up- per counties, arrived in Yuma by the steamer Gila from Ehrenberg last Tues day. NIT. Stevens was very favorablv received by the people wherever he went, meeting hosts of friends and making many new ones. The prospect of his reelection by a large majority is very favorable. The people of Yuma were glad to meet hlm, and his soiourn here has been mutually pleasant and agreeable He departs thIs morning by stage for Tucson.
 The public school opened last Mon day morning under very pleasant pros poets. Long before the hour appoint ed, the children were seen coming from all quarters, all bright and happy and seeming as delighted as though they were going to some place of amuse- ment. It was pleasant 10 see their bright and beaming faces as they ioy. .ouSly greeted their teachers and took their seats. The same teachers who taught the last term, Miss Post of the girls and her brother. MT. Post of the boys department were there to receive the children with kind and pleasant words. Most of the scholars who at- tended the last term were on hand. and We also noticed a number of new faces The school opened with music on the organ by MT. Post, accompanied bv singing, led by the teachers, in which many of the scholars joined, they hay ing been taught that accomplishment during the last term. The school opens under very favorable and pleasant aus piCeS.
Arizona citizen., 1876-10-14
MEMPHIS. September 9th. ,76.

MR. F. M. WALKER, San Diego, Dear Sir: Seeing your statement of lost boy from Memphis in the morning paper, thought would answer it. l had a son that left home just that length of time since; he is just that age, and 1 have not heard of him since. But my sons name was John w. Kennedy {; he had light blue eyes and red or sandy hair. think he Is going under anOth CT name. heard at one time that he was in Galveston, Texas, on a ship; but it has been some years since 1 heard that. l advertised in the Calves ton papers, but Heard nothing more of him. 1 think the boy described by you must be the same, as the time cor responds exactly. If it is we will be glad to see him, and will welcome him home at any time. l am Johns step-mother; his mother died in Will mington, Delaware, and hs grand mother died and left him $20,000 So, if it is him it will be to his interest to come at once l only wish that it may be him. Let me have a speedy answer, and oblige.
 MRS. M. W KENNEDY.
 153 Adam St, Memphis.
Arizona citizen., 1876-10-14
Lost.

A lost man, and perhaps Tn Arizona, is noted as follows in the San Diego Union of September 26:
 OTAY, CAL. September 21st.
 EDITOR UNION: On the 24th of Au- gust last a young man came to my ranch and gave the following account of himself: He saId hIs home was in Memphis; that he left there at the age of ten years-seventeen years ago; that his name was William;" that when he left Memphis he went to New Or leans, and there boarded a ship and sailed to Liverpool, England; that he subsequently, followed the sea as sail or, visiting all parts of the world; his last voyage was on a lumberman from San Francisco to San Diego; and that he had arrived in your city only a day or two previous to coming to my ranch. He continued his journey in the direction of Milquatay, on the road to Yuma, expecting 10 get employment at the former place, but may have gone on to Arizona. He told me that he had not written home since his de- parture so long ago; that he had some times thought of returning, but then thought it hardly worth while after d lapse of so many years. l sent copy of the statement above given to the Memphis papers, which published it, and have just received the fOllowingI letter from that city which may further elucidate the case of this young wan derer. He had on his arms the tattoo marks Ot a Jack tar If the youngI man of whom 1 speak is the one re- ferred to in the letter below, he has al fortune as well as relations and friends awaiting his return. I therefore ask you to print this in The Union, and to request the other papers in California, and in Arizona, to copy it. Yours.
 F. NJ. WALKER.
Arizona citizen., 1876-10-14


 PRENTICE MILFORD AT THE CEN TENNIAL. We are modest people.
 Modest and moral. We can tolerate an old English comedy full of gross ness so long as it Is placed on the
 boards of a legitimate theatre. Many of our best people in full church mem
 bership do tolerate the ballet with all
 its cOncomitantS But all these things must be of the right time, place and nationality. X few weeks since. in the Tunisian Building, there was gwen a certain exhibit of Oriental life. Two musicians sang and played. It was rather mOnOtOnOus music. Very few notes were drawn on to make what was called melody. A young woman was there also in skirts about as short as one may see any day in Holland or peasant Hungary. Waving veil before her and swaying her body, with few sim pie steps, she kept time to the music, illustrating one of her national dances. But the Hoosiers and Pikes and Bucol- ics and vulgar minded people general
 ly, who are III secret continually hunt ing for impurity and who manage to find it everywhere-in words, in acts, in pictures-impelled by prurient ina ginatiOn to forced resemblances, went and saw the show, and leered at each other and cracked their cOw-hide jokes Then certain ladies took it in their heads that it was unbecoming and i'm proper. Then they went to General Hawley and told him that it was shame and disgrace. Then Gen. flaw ley's Connecticut native mOdesty blush ed burning red, and he, it is said, issued orders to close the show. The show was closed. Then the dancing gIrl seated herself on a divan in this Orien- tai saloon in the same dress, the same skirts, same exhibit of neither lImb| that one may see any day by the nurse maid of Vienna prader, and she played the guitar. But the American female mOdesty and pTopriety was again shocked, owing to the five inches of skirt lacking. Again they betOOk themselves to Gen. Hawley. Again, so it is said, the General issued an .ther order prohibiting the Eastern woman from dressing in her own national cos tune. Now the ladies potent in Gen. tennial influence rest quietly, and their husbands nightly flock in secret tOI Elm avenue dens to see the can-can in | its vilest fashiOn-a can-can charac- terized by too much pure grossness and unrelieved by shade of grace or art to be tolerated at the Paris Mabille.