The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-29
The town council meets to- night.


-JosEru ConEN has been appointed
and confirmed rs jury commissioner for
this county.
-Tn: LADIES Of the Baptist Church
realized f1a0. above expenses from their
festival.
-W.J.VHnDrEH Esq. has been edn.it-
ted to practice in the United States court
in Charleston.
OK the Goth inst, near Issrnwell
William White shot at Moses Bell and
killed Ben Dunbar. White is in Jail.
Mr.. VIM. McCabe Of Port ROYAL, ex-
pired on the train yesterday while on his
way to Augusta. He had been in failing
health FOR somc time.
AN alarm Of Are last Thursday night
failed I" arouse the people, although
enough were out to get up steam on the
engine. No damage was done however
-Tnr Governor has appointed l.. c.
Northrop, Esqr, judge of the seventh
Judicial circuit, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the removal of Judge Mont
gomery Moses.
The murderer Thompson, lately
hanged Mt Newbcry, was the srcrctorv
of the Cni"n League at ?nnaria and
was buried Ivy the members of the order
with great ceremony.
-fHE Governor has approved the FOL
lowing nets; 10 authorize John Roberts n
trial justice in this county to change his
residence; to incorporate the Beaufort
and Port Royal turnpike company.
-THE stcsmc, Planter, the vessel tina,
made Robert SnnlIs a member ef Con.
gress, was lost last week on Cape Romain
while attempting to assist stranded
vessel.
--LEsT the architects who arc erect
Ing the Sea Wall should, during his al.
Sencc, mar it's symmetrical lines the In
tcndant returncd yesterday to look aft,r
it.
THE contract for supplying the acct
with mest and vegetables is said to he
finally settled at last in favor OF Hessrs
Turner Il Co, although DR. Warrcut
friends claim that he will soon regain
it.
-THREE prisoners, who were convic-
ted of grand larceny and burglary in
Aiken county and sentenced to the
penitentiary made their escape from the
guard house OF Aikea by tunueling under
the walls.
REPoRTs being in circulation that the
snail po1 is prevailing in Savannah
many OF our citizens are being vsccna-
ted. DR.. Stuart has some virus that he
can recommend 20 those in need of it.
-Wr understand that Admiral LEROY
thinks of ordering the mails for tile feet
to be sent to Beaufort instead of Port
Royal This would add very much to
the retail 'iade "f"Ir m":rhnuts, "a thy
launches arc tDaded with stewards from
tn" various vcsseis.
-,THE House has passed a concurrent
resolution authorizing the attorneys OF
the State to settle the actions pending
against Niles G. Parker on such terms as
In their judgement shall be Cor the inter
EST "f the sinte. There may not be "m,l-
hons in it" hut there are thousands.
&n'iIrAL Lie .oF rived a rrrt
T."Sa Sunday ". mir. g" tl.g Hartford,
til" flagship oi the North tt'a"tIa SQUAD
ron. The Hartford came up t. her
ANCHORAGE on Monday when The Admiral
was s9Iu,ed with thirteen guns from the
Congress.
-ouR citiz"ns now are favored with
the ch'icasG Fe',n"ss ...f. nwiog t. n g
presence # contractors supplying the
uavS. Although the contract seems vet
in dispute the people do not find any
fault solong as they are served with such
superb meat.
THEY say in Savannah that 1t costs the
Government 10000 year to supply the
Dictator with fresh water. Messrs Dick
and Small who furnish the water had no
iden it costs so much, but then they have
to tell big stories in Savannah to assist in
getting the feet ordered TO Tybee and
this story is big enough for two.
THE U. 8. steamer Hartford, 1000 tons,
Capt. Stephen B. Luce, the Huron, $50
tons, Commander G.. G. Carpenter, and
the Marion, 010 tons, Commander II. F.
Bradford arrived ut Port Royal Monday
morning. The Hartford is the flagship