Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-24
South Carolina Notes.

Our Beaufort correspondent writes; 'sThe
recent editorial of the NEWS concerning the
amount of duties paid the government by the
respective ports Of Savannah. Beaufort and
Charleston. caused a deal OF comment. The
latest quarterly statistical statement of the
Treasury is not to hand, and it is impossible to
say here exactly what the figures are for the
three ports for the past nine months, but it is
undoubtedly the fact that the increase of duties
receipts ct Beaufort is enormous when COM
pared with former years, and bids fair, from
present outlooks, to still further Increase. One
cargo alone now discharging at Port Royal,
pays the handsome amount of S42,O0S 40 duties
allude to the cargo of the Brit 'sh ship Bonanza
loaded with steel rails for the Georgia Road.
She has cargo of over fifteen hundred TONS
the duties on which is. l think. about twenty
eight dollars per ton. A check for the amount
was in the hands Of the CollsctOr on Monday
last. This is the first cargo of a lot of ten
thoVsand tons which is to come via Port Royal
The second vessel of the squadron is expected
daily"
One of the patrons OF the MORNING NEWS
at Beaufort says it is almost impossible
for him TO keep his paper; that
it is borrowed right and left, and read
by a great many. Says he does not
like to refuse it. but really thinks some of
these people ought to subscribe. He says the
general expression is that the NEws is the
most newsy daily which comes there
Some years age, when something Of a sur
| vey was made in order to ascertain the most
eligible site in Port Royal harbOr for navy
yard and dock for the use of the United States
authorities a spot called the Goal Dock, +" at
| Paris Island. opposite Port Royal, was pointed
| out as the best locality, for various reasons,
| but especially because of its magnificent depth
| of water and protective features. 1t has
been stated on the streets of Beaufort
that a prominent official has purchased the
property, some ten acres, and the wonder is
what can he possibly want with it, unless the
government builds the navy yard spoken Of
because the official mentioned is not expected
to be located here, and the opinion is EXPIRE ssed
that Uncle Sam is really nhe purchaser.
Those who visited Florida with the Carolina
| Press Gang are quite enraptured with the de-
lightful cars of the Waycross Short Line, and
speak in the highest terms Of the management
| of the same.
The Beaver Club, of Beaufort, which annu-
ally gives an excursion to Savannah, is engaged
for a round of pleasure in this city on or about
the 27th. a steamer will be chartered, and a
large party will accompany the club
/ A track Is being laid connecting the Port
Royal and Augusta Railway with the fertilizer
works which is now in course of construction
( between Beaufort and Port Royal.
| The lawyers of Columbia have determined
to resist the license tax imposed by the city
government, as "exorbitant, unreasonable and
| illegal" and have retained Messrs F. w Flick
ling and ]. 7. Sloan, Jr., to represent the bar
The tax is graded according to income, and
the lawyers claim that the tax assessed upon
them is proportionately larger than upon oth-r
professions.
A young child of Mr.. S. j. Fits, of Bronson,
was severely burned few days ago.
The United States ship New Hampshire is
| rsady for sea. She will be tOwed by the Pow
hatan, which is hourly expected, and the
Kearsarge which has already arrived. will act
as a convoy. The last named is the vessel
which sunk the Confederate privatreer Ala
hama The steam launch and the steamer Sea
Weed which have been long used on Port
Royal station, will not accompany the New
HAMPSHIRE They will remain with the Paw
nee. which will continue TO be used as a coal
supply.
Quite a fine hotel is to built at Port Royal. 1t
will contain about sixty rooms and Will front
the harbor thus affording delightful retreat
for those who fiy from the interior to the sea
for breathing space in the summer.
Some enterprising merchants Of Beaufort are
about erecting force pumps to be used IN
spripkIing the streets in front of their stores.
A negro who was confined In the Clarendon
iail aud who was charged with burning that
institution, was captured at Messrs Moore 8
McLaurin 5 turpent1ne farm, Two miles 6OoNe
Barnwell, last week.
A colored woman near Mr.. Vogel's planta-
ton, in Barnwell, received a sunstroke last
week.
The Normal Institute for colored teachers
will be held in Columbia beginning as early IN
July as practicable. The time VIII De an
uOuuce1 next week. The colored people or the
atty have taken much interest in the matter,
and have pressed the adoption of Columbia as
the location to q successful result
II Is learned that it has been decided to send
m Beaufort to replace the New Hampshire,
either the Savannah or Sabine They are first
class thirdraJe wooden sailing vessels OF l,475
tons each and are undergoing repairs. Squad
ron vessels will also receive orders to visit
Port Royal frequently.
few DAYS ago the mail rider from Midway
to FOLKS store while crossing branch near
Mr. J. C. Copeands d,scoyeLea, ~. NIUE hs enlia
Dasrlv drowned. Mr.. Behre. the rider, jumped
down and saved the child from its watery
grave"
On MaE soh the graves OF the soldiers oqTie e
decorated with appropriate ceremonies. Inc
military companies and organizations friendly
to the purposes of this celebration have oeen
invited 10 participate in the sad memories OF
tie OCCASION A suitable Grafton will be de-
liyered by tho Ron Charles Cowley, OF Lowell
Mass, who was Judge Advocate on scar Au-
nirsl Dahlgren's staff; poem WTIte1 a ~
Cant. e. ". Thompson, a native OF Edgeneld
county, S. c., will be read and letter Irom
GEN Sherman. Round trip EXCURSION tlekS s
will be sold at half the usual rates, ana tue
Occasion will no doubt be very interesting.
The Lancaster Ledger says: Jeremiah ana
Henrietta Harris, GqlQred, were commtIeq 70
faiI at this place last week to await trial LOT
11aftv larceny. jeremiah was cRaFge1 WIN
aRtoaIin0 SIX ears of corn valued at six cents
Tssan,;sfta with stealing three and half ears
and one pint OF shelled corn, valued at twenty
aSs cents Total value 81 cents. The case was
Nv s Wondav last aad c verdict OF not guilty,
-snisrgd. Costs to the county. aboat $50.
wyatt Forester, charged with assault Ss;. and
,...,ssrv with intent to kill Frank White, was
lodged in jail &C Hampton ~ opeelaa SVnsea-
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