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ilfSIlIiCflI.lt Committee Mot Wednesday and Heard Important Testimony. SOME STARTLING REVELATIONS Messrs Cunft^tgiiam and lowlcr Ttll <>i Iratisj^i foils in Regard to the Hire uf Counts. Tho legislative eommittoo appointed just at tl*o close oi the general assem bly to inveatigate into tho management of tho State penitentiary bo^an i!h Work Wednesday at uoou tn Columbia. 1'bairtuau Stovousou, Senators Liviug 'stou ami Hay aud Keproaonttttivos I'at ton Hud McDow wore all proaont. They ?C6t wont to tho ponitentiary ami thoio 'Jocided upon a general j?lan for con ducting tho investigation. Under tlio pJau tho eommittoo adjoin nod until 21:30 o'olook, when it reassembled in tho judiciary committee room of tho nenato and began to tako testi ru o n,y. lierenftoi all its uieotiuga will bo thoro, Miaa Marion (libbos was Reeled oflicial atonographcr. Three witnesses were examined. Tho first one was Mr. John Taylor, tho ex "?art employed to examino tho books of V ol. Neal, tho retiring superintendent. In view of later dovolopmonta hia toati ruouy dwindlod into insiguiticanco. Ho simply pointed out aevoral small errors Of a clerical nature which, he aaid, did not chaugo tho real result, ho far as ho had bnou able to dotermiuo. I he testimony of Mr. J'. J. Cuauing- I ham and Mr. Fowlor was startling. The nature of it is boat aeen by loading i?. Tho searching queetiona uskou by all mombois of tlio comtuilteo abow that they intend to "how to tho line, lot the chips fall wlioro tboy ruay. '' Iforo is THK TKSTlMONV. Mr. John Taylor, tho expert book keeper employed to examine tho books of the superintendent of the atato peni tentiary, was the firat witnoss called. Tho questioning of tho witness was con ducted by Chairman Stovonaon, of tho investigating oommittoo. Upon being fcworn aud in answer to questions, Mr. Taylor said that ho had examined the accounts of tho atate ponitoutiary from tho 1st of January, 1893, to tho 1st of tho same month 1S9D, so far as ho was ablo in the two weeks. IIo had coufiuod his examination principally to tho book known aa "prison accounts." Thiahad to do with tho hire of convicts. For tho six years ho had found several small or rora made by placing amounts in tho wrong column and similar other cleri cal errors. Tho witness thou exhibited a state ment of tho "prison accounts, " which showed that those orrora placed SI. 237 on the debt aide of tho ledger und SI ,447 on tlio credit side,, thus leaving a discrepancy of $210 in the aocouuts. In roply to tho direct question as to in whoso favor was this discrepancy, tho witness said it was iu favor of tho penitentiary management, as it ap peared on tho paper account. Ho could not say that there wan uuy udvautago derived from this discrepancy. Othor errors and discrepancies of a small nature woro. pointed out in other of tho books. One was for 324 and this Mr. Taylor said ho would call an unim portant clorical error. In another place no pointed out a variance of 80.8UP, but this ko oxplainod was duo to failure to charge up certain items from the journal or cash book. Mr. Taylor's testimony dealt in a large measure with explaining tlio in tricacies of bookkeeping and of show ing how tho errors occurred. In con clusion, he sa4QPhat it would be im possible for him to prove overy item of tho books, but from such examination as ho had boon ablo to mako in tho past two weeks ho would soy that, aside from what would bo termed clerical errors, tho booka were all right. Mr. Stevenson inked Col. Ncal if ho doairod to quoation tho witness. Tho colonel, who soemed desirous of know ing exactly what olFect tho. orrors in bookkeeping had on his accounts, took advantage of tho opportunity abd nak ed: "You way- that as far as the investi gation has gouo it shows tho peniten tiary short how many dollars?" "I didn't say that. Nono at all, air. " "Vou said a while ago that thoro was a discropouoy of $:M?" "i'hat is what wo call an error in ad dition? -an unimportant error, but that does not mako tho account so. If you fail to put the itoin down it altars tho account in tho book. "This last 20,000 and something ? you don't moan that tho account in that much short? What do you mean?" "I mean that tho paper account show* that, but not tho actual account. It means that thoro was a neglect to put down on the ledger the figures amount ing to that much. These figures en tirely rotate to what is tho dilVoronco botwoon tho journal, oa?Ji book aud ledger. If you put down ro much on the journal and skip it on the entry* there is an apparent error in bookkeep ing but not iu fact. " "Have you gone far enough to know really what is tho st?tu??" "No air, tho time has been too 6hort; bat ao far as I can see I can see no rea son to suppose that the status is a wrong one." "As far aa you have gone in yonr in vestigation yon are not prepared to nay whether thero is anything wrong over there of not. " ' "I don't think there is anything. Colonel, so far a) the books are con cerned. Not more than what I rail unimportant errors in bookkeeping. " MR. CUNNIKOOAM. Mr. T. J. Cunningham, chairman of the heard of directors of the penitenti ary, waa the second witness. At firat It looked aa if hie teetimony would he unimportant, bat it soon made eur peiaikf revelaUOna aa to tba biro of v. eeayicta. After a few introductory naiiHiH ahnnt Ilia rtnnn^rt inn with uwWFWinr wwww* wwwwwvevwfle - w o ew tw penitentiary, Mr. Stevenson aaid: "I'll nek yon eeto tho rulee aa L> the hiring of eenvioU. How dp yo4 hire the? ? fee oaeh or cr on credit?'^ "Wall we hare hired them in various te jour rule for tho para ant el tho money fer oonricta, eay for tho ?>? ? a ' have to hire and thou the price ol that lubor u ml iheu wo instruct thesuperiu- i tondeut to go to work aud place it. " "When ho places it what arrange- ; hients do yott require about the pay- j meat for the Lire ? I "Werequno a oontraot with Buftioieut bond to oecure. " "Do you taka not ob for the labor ?" "Wo have dotio it. " "What in your rule about notes with regard to discouutH t "Well, I loiuombor a year ago lust November, in making roiitraeta the su perintendent was instructed if ho inado uotos at all to make thorn tliat could bo discounted without the institution on - doreiug thefn " ' "Mr. ( 'unuiughatn, liavo ary notea beou taken for labor in the last few years which have not boeu paid ? ' ?'It has boon reported from the Caro lina Nationul bank thai three noUs are part duo bv t he institution. " "What lio'.os? Who gave the notos?" After some further questions and answers, Mr. Cuuuittglinm read tho following siateinout, v.'hich ho Haul weie tho amounts foi c.ouvic.t huo st ill unpaid : O. C. Scarborough, due Nov. J4 (balance) ...\ 8 48.05 C. W. Kagsuale, duo Dec. "4 nod iutorest 3,000.00 W. W. RubhoII, duo .lun. It and interest ...<?? Check, J. 15. Watson <H? Overdraft Jn HiiHMror to tho quostion as to Uio J. B. Watson chock for winch tho Carolina Nationul bank whh now holding the pouitoutiury responsible, Mr. Cuuniughaui said it was gnao to tuko up tho B. B. Hagsdalo nolo. " 1'htt U. B. Bagadalo note, you bay, was endorsed by tbo superintendent of tho pouitontiary ?" "Yob, air. it is in tho olhee now "Well, I lieu, bow did the poiiiteu tiarv becoroo liable for tho check7" "\Vell, * he B. 15. Kngadulo noto ai> pcared with tho endorsement of tho Hiiporiutondeut on it and Watson heUl up tho cheek. " "How did you eet the note?' "I took tho check to tho bank and got tho noto." "And then tho cheek was held up/ "V0a; it was n five-days check on tho Anderson bank." "How did that B. B. Rajrudalo noto appear on tho hooka of tho penitent] ary ?" "It didn't appear at all. "What record tliun did you havo with retriird to B. B. Bagsdale i "Wo had none at all." ''Hid tho pouitoutiury got tho mon ey?" ?Wo proHumo that tlioso notes cauio from tho Watson contract. '' ".Just toll us about that* "Wo made a contract w.tli .T. B. Wutson in 18D ft for three years. lie settled up at the end of 1"!"''. n'i the first of .January tho book* fhowed n BOttlemeiit in ranh . in 1^-'? the same tVav. Wo preeumo from tho best in formation wo havo that Bioko notes were given in setttlenient. " To whom were thoso uotos give^n. "To tho Carolina National bank. ' 'How did tho peuitoutiury happen to bo liable on it?" "I suppose by tho endorsement of tho suporinteudout. " "Was ho authorized to endorse noteH to tho bauk?" "A? T uuderetood our resolution it was that, ho must tnko not?;* without tho institution's oudorsomout. "Did tho direotorB know in having tlioir aauual aottlemont with Mr. Wat sou that the penitentiary was endorsing tho notoB of any one to sottle up?" "It was not a question at all; tho money just appeared. So far as tho directors know thoy were getting tho ca?h. " "And you didn't know the penitenti ary was assuming auv liabilities in as sisting hun to raise that money?" "I didn't know of these notes at ail until recently. " "When did you lirst learn of them ? "1 think it was tho day of tho election of a superintendent, or the day be fore." Further questioning brought out tno fact thut the convi?:tiv oinployod by ?? 1?. Watson were for use on a farm which heat lirst lensod from Col. Nonl and later on said ho had bought liom hi m. . Mr. Stovotaon thou went on toques tion; ... "I see ono noto lioro from ' ?. ?< . Bagsdale for !?v\(HJO. Havo you Been the iiOito?" "No Mr. The only way I can ugure out that ^lolo is through our report. It uppear? iu tho ?oport >>f lS'.iO. "Have yon a copy of that report? "No sir. The noto of < V> . B>vjs dalo is tho same as tho convict hire to Mr. WaUon in " "And your understanding was fjiat tho noto was put in tho bauk and tho monej' got for it. Has ( ol. Ncal ex plained this matter to you; havo you asked him about those notes ?' ' * Yea, I have. " M "What is his explanation V "Ho has not given any satisfactory explanation. Ho said they would bo Buttled. " "Tho only information tho hoard lias from him is that tho.v will bo settled." '?ihm chock ofd. B. Watson he said he had just diarovered was unsecured by bond." A number of other quostious served ro show that theso uotos had ap peared in tho an porintoiidont's ro port as being biitiHfaetoi^y. Alio bal ance duo by (). C. Scarborough, the witness said, had been paid. In rogur.f to tiie overdraft of $3,:t.r>fk?2, ho saul tho bank had allowed it to bo made wheu Col. Neal paid the$10. 000 into the Htate treasury this year. It had since been paid by fund* dorived from tho dale of certain produce from the tttato imuja. ? The aispoflitiou of the convicts for the pre??nt year w?9 ink on tip. Mr. Cunningham esid that 260 convicts were hired out In ap'swor to questions be said that the majority of the convicjs Jet wer#in Anderson county. A n umbeCjat taem were hired to Hvnmoivt; J. B. Watson, fowler and others. ' 2Che*e men bed promised thai they wonld ney np if their oontrsete we*w renewed. In answer to several question by Mr. Haj as to the disposition of the fsrm Codoote, the witness said the mem re of the board of director* were set iefied that all theeo tbia(s were sold asd doe credit given to the peniten tlary. MB. 9. S. POWUR. . .Mr. J, 8. Kewler, of the Arm of Ooo ley k Fowler, came into the room ee MT. VMatlfotO Was SQIUUf Bit ?V>r Mr. Stovouson oallod lu< att>ution ??>j ! tho fnol I nut m i!u> t.k -i i v | < 1 1 ; > .a' l iu> I , ItOHld < idWtOtOIH lit) VtttN !>Ut lloWtl its , Mill duo tliu for oviiviil Into [ $490.51. 1 hi* ho fluid was ort oiioou**. ' I lio had paid (?{' t }? 0 alU)ll::l. "Have you a i ?-<-o ? p t lor Mich pay j molt t ?" u?k od Mr. Stownnnv "1 iiAvs, " niiKWOro l Mi I < ? \? ioi , n: >\ | ho pulled from hi* ('ccKci ii ? i i it i ? ? i i U" dato of rabniHi j < < ..... t inn* holf dr/twu by C'ul, .\tfii., mi;} whio.h w is llUJlUod pliid. It WHS (>d ><l t ill'oiu.'ll ' !?>< i in iuoia' ami Morihant-i' bun U <?! \ i durnon. i Mr. Pali -ii their vjix.K up iho ijij?\% j tiouillR ami biou^lil out tin* fartrt t!:u* j whoa tho lnj/iMatnra ivhs hi M i . I'owlor had been to C olumbia to too J about ronow in? Inn fuyim.'t fur oou VlOtf. I lit1 1 ? I ? U I" < I Iif lIlKH'loi'H a Hi llllt want to lot li i in havo tlioiu until he had nettled In-, ai-ooui.t tor past liiro. No assured tin in thai w c r a llio contract louowod it o would hoo that iho pn.it claims vroro puttl. lio was uot very positive about tho assurance-. i.mvoii tiso diroctors, but said ; At the tiiuu tiiib luuttei si in iiruii^lit up J was in ft threat hurry to i??t oil". Tho matter wan to bo Jolt opon tempo rarily. Col. Ncal wont up on tlio dnmo train, and a* toon um no ^ot llioio (Audoi'Bon ! Uri'lHIROlUOtl'S WOO to by j in OtlV l'l> tl)lf> lOollt'V Further questioning developed (bo facts that il Cul. Noal made satiefac tory arrangements, thai ho ilowlerj ivuh to loti h'itii havo the to help bulauce I lie account. These urrungemonts, \fr. Fowler Baicl , were not nuidc. Col. Noal was ofVored tho pi ivi'ogo of questioning oithor Mr. Towlei it Mr Ctinninghsm. but docliiud This ouded Dio toatiuioi.y foi the da v. The committee is proparnr.: to sum mens witnesses from beyond thy city. Second Tho following is, in substance, tho testimony brought oni tho second day of tho special legislative investigation committee, appointed t?> inquire into tho inaungemont of tho penitentiary: In 1800 J. IS. Watson and Col. YV. A. Neal mado a contract whereby tho hit ler was to rcdoom or buy back his farm iu Andoraon county, winoh ho had turned over to .the fcrmor for debt. Tho price was ti? bo 91-1,000, and tills was to bo paid iu Hiatal 1 incuts of Si, 000 a yertl. At the eamo timo and on thosainoday, according to tho tes timony of Col. Noal, Mr. Watsou made a contract with him as superin tendent of tho penitentiary for ;?0 con victs who wore to work on this farm and another owned by huja(Nea!.! m PicltouB eounty. Tho eiiporintenduiioo of tho Audorsou count}' farm work was to bo undor J}. H. Kagsdalo and tho Pickens farm under ( . \Y. liaj^sdalc. By this contract- for convict hired. '*>. Watson Mas to l>o nominally responsi ble, while Neal in reality was to n?t tho bouotil of tho labor. I his was douo apparently to yet aroutn* tho statute which prohibits tho superintendent ot tho peuitoutiury from employing con victa to work for himsolt individually. This contract with Watson wr.s nut so cured by bond as is generally required bocauso Col. Neal considered him "a responsible man." Under the instructions of tho board fo directors a noto properly endorsed so that it may be dicouuted al a bank may be accepted iu payment for con victs. fu tho year 18% J. U. Watson pot convicts who worked tho two farms of Col. Neal in Anderson and Pickens counties. Those convicts worked those farms during 18IJ(>, '117 and 's?N. In pay ment for their work tho lirst year 15. 1?. llaysdalo ^vo his noto for a-vJ, ?V.l'i.00, endorsed by W. A. Neal as superin tendent. Tor their woi k in 1 : J 7 C ' . \V. llagsdulo pave his noto for -l >, endorsed in the same way. Tho account for 18:iS is still open, though under tho head of assets, J. I>. Watson is charged with their hire. Those two I iiig:?liilu notes worn placed in tho Carolina National JJank and tho money drawn on them. Tho 11. J?. Tlagdalo noto for Svj.VJ.O. '.f.l was taken up by tho payment of a check given by .f. I'.. Watson. I lie check was made payable in ii vo days.'but hoforo that tnno hud expired Mr. \S at ?;ou hold up the payment. The bank now demands from tho peuitoutiury tin) payment of these two amounts, W. A. Neal as superintendent having elides* ed the two notos. This puts the >>tato virtually in tho position of endorsing Dotes iu oidur !<? j^ct money anil then having to j.uv the notos herself, tho maker of the notes not having paid them. Col. Neal testified that tho two Hags dales who gavo their notes in payment for thin convict biro for Iho yeais had not derived a cent a benefit from the, convicts' work. It had been doue ou hl? farms and ho had gotten fho benefit of tlio work. Tho tftato will havo to redeem these two notes and by doing so loses the pay for w0 convicts for the years lHOti ami 1807. This amount is in rounil num bers ?4,000, to say nothing of 'ho past year, which will run tho amount up to about $G,0u0. All this labor Col. Neal was using on his farms, though under the contract Mr. J. ii. Watson is tho nominal lossoo of tho convicts. Mr. Watson's testimony won impor tant in that it told of iho contracts made betweon himself and Col. Neal. Ho gavo his reasons for refusing to i ny the check takiuguptho li. i>. iingsdulo notes and thott wout on to say that un der their personal acrocnmnt ho had sold the cotton crop from the two farms mado in 1890. A fter taking out from tho proceeds the first payment on tho farm to himself, he turned over to Col. Neal 31,465.80, for which Col. Neal receipted as superintendent, and which ho un derstood was to go to pay tho convict hira for that year. It had not boon ho credited and the records save no evidence of it having been paid. In 185*5 he bad also paid a draft of to Col. Neat, bat, a a was afterwards shown, he was not credited with this in any W<&1. tfeal, in reference to tho S300 J draft, aaid be bad used it for traveling expense*. Abo?*tbe$t.4?S.ti.JV jmufbr Mr. Wataen, he claimed that it had been pntd cut to hee<la and for the expeneee of making the crop in tMXl Mr. HttvMaoa asked the r-owt?ii question, after Col. Neal had stated that he had paid t2.70<> in 1896 and 1??7 to Mr. Watson, iu payment on the farm i ae per private contract, if the payment of thwe install?eats were not virtually Biinc money due the State to pajr private dabte. Msv Batriaa, testified to several ir o! ft draft would bft credited to ? man h J account, wbiitt tjio remainder \vn? V'iui'oU to lilt) porawual crudlt of \\ . A. ? Neal. Third Day. Tho facta bo far brought out in t h ? I'.'iiHunlittry luvosn^ultou bhow tlmi i ol. \V A Nttal, tiio retiring Ruperin ! toudcut, ia duo l bo Stato t ho fuilywiun ftuiuiiuta: C'.t.'ii folh?t'l??<l from v'oo.oy A rovvlvr lifi1, ft, for n Ui'i hlrw lor wluoh no tHum \\n- mailo t * tho pi'nit'Miturv, U ( < i ? ooIUu'Uh) from W. O. iiuiu | iiiotul in thoauim* \vwv??u N^v. ?J 7. lbW i LS. I>. l{;it<?italoV nolo f">r l;il>or I iwd I?y Ool. Noal \V . H ii'. in foi litt >r used by rot. N?ul l>uo for cuuvift labor ii?i'.1 h\ * ol. Noal in 18ft-* , \V. W. JlOt" t'llilof M'.l l>y N' lil u* stiporlutt'ixli'iii hulali'''' of V' 1 , L'li oollc .? I Coo toy Fowlor and .1. (,?. Hft'UlllOiid l'Vt?. <Ht!i, lr?^7, *i" t?. Ium own | e?r*?< ?:?.?! a ? i-ount Mini not ero lltod IVoOl Vod of J. ,f. l'ri?t\vi?ll i ?! v>nta alul not lu'Oountod f < - 1" t lire k tfivon t% N'ivi! to I >ii i.i n Wit lion* IK-oolllit fo,l 1S;'7 ft 1 1 ? I novor paid but fanivd in j >?., itfUtlary report as i'a.-h ftuO.ut V',01 ?>. kJ ".KOO.Ort titH'.Of f>Sft '.<! il.<7. l'l ',71' d( Total t in. in<".r>C if tho throd item:* foi Couviol Lino aH.nl on <'ol. Sm\\ Anderson fium in tho veurH lfs.W, ?m?. and lv?\ and lot which .1 . 15ul Watson n> nominal I \ tospouaiblo ladodncted, thou Col. Noal bus misappropriated iundw ? ? own use t<> tho nmouut of - in hiH testimony, howoyor, ( o . .>uat Virtually admitted that ho was tho ben , iliciai v of tho eon v. a lul\ur; t ,ont^ Watson, uudor hiu coutriut witu th0 fctato, is responsible lor thoir line. The testimony tho third day olariliod man v points thai had before this horn eonfuaed. It also eorved to show that (he board of directors who were chaigod ShTgonural supervision of the ont.ro penitentiary has been kopt woefulh i lie <1 rtrk in regard to matters w i they wore BnppoBod to know aometlung J Bolton Watson, Col. Neal, | Oh a li* man J. T. Ounujucham, of the hoard of diroctors, end Messrs. I atum aud Onrriswero tho witnesses examined. lniuieditttoly upon tho cou.nn o?ft mooting Senator Livingston offered tho ? wo following resolutions, which weio "'Kouixl. That I!. B. Bums,, of tb?? penitentiary, do forthwith f irni. .1 ilii-t eomantteo In writing tho number of convict" hired or leased out during tin V.. art* 1W4. 1B96, IHOfi, l?.?J and untl toAvhom hired nut or leasei . ,i?; amount of <Jomi.oii.at on to '? ..aid therefor; what arnouut has net !i, illy l"'< ii paid i.y tho resp.vtlvo parti - K<>ne to the err, lit ?j ? imd - imioii, and what balling. if i?u>. ; ?? I iv tlio parti. h r ob poo lively, lo , ' , H>h other and further Information on the Hut'ject matter of this resolution as he pns? s "liSolved, ThatK. II. W e?t field, faptaln of the K'uard, and W. W. A,lmn?' J (..rthwith furnish this rommlttee in writtrk tho number ol convict* in tn? penitentiary on tin' llrs'l day of January, 180U, th? nun. ?r each year Hince, tho made ->f them and whether or not auy 1 ? ? extractor received during any year a mimher greater than hiB contract called <?>r. and if such ex*uss ??? reported and elmrjod up a?alnht Mich lessee or c.aitraa'.r an t auy further information upon tbo8UbJ?? 1 matt of thlH roMolution aa they may possess. I lourth hay. | Tho committeo was in session only ilu. in- tho mofuing. Only threo wit were examined. ^ Mute lro?? hi ci Timioormau proeontod tho three bunda under which Col. Noal ' 'vlnoh wore fouud to bo valid and Mill r)!:?tly Hirong. The last one , wan a I it - tlomcomploto, but the del fee pi d?f8 ll ?IVo? t tho validity or force of the ho ml. Mr Jircazcale wan examined to show thut Mr. J. 15. WaMonpaul him inonoy un a pi lvato transaction about the tiino ",( <l.o makins of tho WW n otc. " bu h waa endorsed by Col. Noal aa Miperin l0,ltDinain evidence of the day, bow over, wuHtbat to tho Carolina Na tional Hank, where tho mam l/on ton tmrv account was run. I resident ri:irl: of tiio bank, mado n wpleudiu v, it nous and gave tho coinioittoo nil |?ob mI>Io light oil tho pomtontiarv ,ri4,,^<;* tutus It was very soon dovolopod that tiio hank's books (diowod notes diH counted on a certain date of which credit wan not reported to the peuitwu tiarv for months afterwards, and times not at all. Tho evidence of Mr. Clark ub taken from tho bank s ie? ?? ord-, opened such a large held that tho committee requested, and .Mr. Clark kindly coneontod, to havo a roo ord made of all notes discounted by fol Neal as auperintondont of tue I'enitontiary aud croditod to the I oni Vnf.arv account, and how they were taken up or originated. >>?nng tho Bcssion of '.he committee Mr I . 1 ? VVentou appeared aud stated that . \vul was absent, and that ho had Uon a.ko.l by Col. No.ltoa?n;lt,o hearing in Col. Noal s behalf. Mr. Wostou war invited to a soat in the room It was later in tlio day that Mr. Weston sprung the sensation of thosos l ni'in by objecting to an inquiry as to the etato of Mr. Noal a personal ac count, and this provoked a 8Ul(J,u?"[ 1 of tho investigation, as far as it had ! iirogio?He<l, from Mr. Stevonaon, tho chairman of the committee, which m bMMCrUStovf"ion: "I will make a statement f'lhn oiti'ntion nf I view it, and let the com SS; on Friday Col. Neal said ho woidi like for ui to adjourn, as he wante.l o uo liotne I told him we had determined to run until Monday afternoon; that it would ???? ox pensive. It would bo some time wo t* mi I d co n von o again, aed wo wished to .?* triil no tho '^snlc accounts today, and he Sd".hat ia, ?U rtabt, ? ^?'0 *b? that ou a certain Jay bop collected dl,331.Ufi. Tho l>ookke??per ha? Slmcd that c.ul. Neal dcpO-Uted that money _frftl2.17 to the penitentiary aecount and If, V* ?? to bis Individual aecount-at tht" i.k?.U Col Neal at flr*t was inehned not to ^.quieece In thi? ? eUtement __He >U*od ttoi ii axi* for rrxpeosw. etc., and lett u cloud/ mt to whether b? had tleP?*'to<Jp1^? monov for the |?enitentiary In tbl? t?au t at ; , Therefore, It w*iH?yrrr'J?t *oot into the hooks and oxonaio? tbl? accouot. ? ?< \nother reason Is tbU: " It I? apparent It la admitted by C'oL Keal that hu ha? ?P*"1 * trood deal of the Stato'a money, and bo baa virtaallT admitted that lie l? .eepooHWe lor ZWJhit# #10.000. It is onr^r^ !L?rtalS> If po^Aible, whet he u?Z?l SHl (tisoajptcd here Iro tu draft taken ?Ad ?otw eedonedby bto^w Vp?nstt?M ll't i?i|l" I > I III* I'lilil ,?r till! |?MU>i>tU a'\. v,.. hax-' if - rijjlit t>> xvtml < i:t i > '..i\ i ! <?> 'i i \ ! i > m ?!?" t ? ,t?-nr lulu, iii ils.it 'A .i> , if "Hi, if N'"k! Iia.s Urt<*u lh:< I ? : . I ! ? li 1 1 ll\ snol.i-v IMS C'HU ll.HI." I i I It |).n. lutorpKt ni?/ :uM< .1 ??* tho \'oa' sit VO't:/utioti In i! i.l ;i ; ii-i iMi|>it>l mid j tltichiu s'imI . tin; , !??? i l | i u'I; whiHf | tlio j outturn ;ai i l.ii.l !m in.- hiui ti> Sona- ! tor I ill ma ii it... . ;,i.? ittiilr.l jv nc phn-?> lit til** i(u .?:?:? ami tlir attci iiuoii HO.^MlOtl Xi a . :i | i i ? ii I II. I It. |IUl \ I II tit It III ?liiiv v>< t : . ri ; v???u lilliOtiii \v,?h III IIOO'l ot ?ic'.itil 1 : U K 111 nil I > tt liuu-l wax lie t-iiiii to X .'i V-a!, xi ho, Willi ('ill, I . i in lit 1 ?, x. -i ? i>i mi iiH ii j; ii 1'iH'K ViU'tl lot w|ii?'li i!u' into fiitnislii'ii oou< Yicl labor, thotxxo |iiitti>M|ii tho t'dii- j tract hhnnnj* hri-'k ami I j 1 1 1* K nliko.thur' ho \vi>lit'il !ii> \\ < 1 1 1 1 ? I sltip linn a <? :i i loinl In I'm u to n . hi t in> ' ii 1 1 : i > ci'ii voi v : 1 1 1 ? 1 1 1 III Ml it 1 III ll'k Mini III"! II0>>|| 'el I '.I'illl III' t lions, vol il ill;; it> ( li. I, imp MHIllli H I I'l'iil lit t lull I'f till! ultux iis ii ii ri ii i I'll hx i u! \oiil, Si'iiatfi i llllll.lll :? llil'l.! m iuiil'1 til IlilX'il il\\i It ll| lilt till' II I lit It 1 1 1 1 0 O.* I 1'1'llliluv-t fill Lot MlUi'li oiOllOI lull! 1.0 (i)iloi'oil 1 lit! sill | ' 1 1 1 1 1 : \ t * ? il II II 0 Mini'. ''I IlllXO 1 11*011 to ' i ?* in mii n noil \V*ii|(l^l'i)|i ool Ii'Ho.h ii a Uii-.ti'o mill inixv I m\i j;oiih* to ii' K 1 1? o li^tsiatu'o fm r.'ni ii n ri at mil. I'lio brtoli wt'i o nit i ; if'Oil t < > Ui.> routor Sonntor a', tho u<i|iio;<l of t o!. Xcalutnl ('ol, I ,ipi I'tuit i> took tho |>ri vt!o;.:?> ot MMnIln;,' a 1 1 i ? I ii I ii ilk; with thrill \f> sin sixer xxiis rocotvoil to tlio I 111 (VI I ? i * - Homnh 'in n iui aiioiii"! tln< iiin'i? r to ( 'ol . \i":| wliil 1 1 1 1 j 1 1 - I i li hi" ? ?' ill* brick li' t ho i o ii it on t mix ikvoo n1 . I ' i v woi o no i- 1 1 ii i ^ntl . t Iii' I'ori it '.'ii ' imi \ to?' tin-ill, l>;it Iui-. ucxui ?'o . i'?* t i 1 1 ?'!ii Si?iuit"i tilJuiiiM. I loin t ho t <">t i in on v no olhn t i i s > S hoon iiiimIc to ? } . . ?-?> ami tlio itiwn n not oxon i'ii.'i.i.i o s t'li | >011 i 1 1) Il f i ii i \ li.io'k" n* mi j; ,-i '?.<? t W i;ul tllO COIllHl \ti:i! s ** tu'OKHIU to 'il' i i >> COUIIOCt lofi XX 1 1 11 1 ill' l?l li'lv lll.l 1 1 Ol I* I h ? ? 111 the | ml) it on t inly lot'orl ot lvi)7 thoro nro roroiti'il mi haml ".' i.O'i i In n-u n.i an ft'.rtot Ait it at o xaltioil at -iri por thou khiiiI. Iii tho lopoi't of 1 1 ii J v t?*i ?'.i of theae hrn k aro ropmtoil < n haml, ?while only ? xvoro ii-ali/rii on tiu> snlea. I lio oonnnitloo xvnut.. t > know what hocuuio of tlio olhor 'JiHt, '!!><), I >i tho tcHtiuimiy t ii it t folioxvo'.l ahowt !"? Hill) xvoio in'oonnlitil for, though tlio ' roninitttoo has nr|t ti n imIic! it?i in jniry into thiM partiiitilai iniiltor \? tlio spriiiK tot tn <>f court n i ?! 'i ?>no h iti^ '? (iil)'oiont oucnitH tlio nnnuhoia of tho coiiunittco iloonloil they xvouiil tako n ivook ot) unci rosiitno tlio in vost iiratiou WoilnoHilay IT IS NOW LAW. t Governor Sign* the Mauliiiii A n li Insurance Trust Hill. (iovornor IJUoibe ltaa rug nod tho Muuldiu nut', insurance truat hill, a luli toil of which is givon huluw: An Act to ptovent tiro Insurance companies rssocintii.n* or par tuershlps dotny business in Uiifl State, or tlit> agents of said com panies, associations or partnerships fioin entering into combination to make or con trol rato* tor fire insurance oa pt utterly la t(iis Stale, nod providing a puulsbment for viohitiou of this A'"t. Section J. Holt onactod l?y III" (focial As ceinlil* of tho State <>( South Carolina, Dial II bliall bo unlawful lor way lire ujuurmo "com pnny, association or partnership >loioi: ? II ?*?> Usuruucu-bfTSiyost} in thin St/Uc t?? ??nt? *i into any crfin pact or combination with other llro insurance companies, nssooiiitions or part nership, or to require or allow their agents to ontorluto any compact or combination wllh otbor insurance agents, companies, as socinttons or partnership, for the purpo.no of governing or controlling tlnv rates charged for tiro insurance, charged on any property ill tliis State; Provided tbiit nothing heroin .shall prohibit one or more of such companion from eioployiDg n commou nwyit or agents to miporvlse and advise of dii|n<,liv? struc tures or sun^est improvemeinM to lessen llro baza r<l. Section 2. Thai all llro in.'tiranen compan ies, associations or partnerships dotny a llro in.-u ruro bnsln. in this State shall cause to bo Mod oa tbn 1st day ol Ma rob, 1 000, and to oa<;i;..yoai t alter, witii tbo Comptroller General ol this ."State, tbo affidavit ol some o.'Mccr or agent of said company, assiiciution or pnrt norsbip, who r<*nldos in this Slate, seiiii.g forth tho fact that the company of whb'h bo is an olllcer or agent litis n*>t in tbo twelve mouths previoua to tl*? dato ol tho baid alll lavit entered Into rpi.v trilM, combi nation or as <ocialicn for tho purpose of pre venting ooiiii'olillon In ioturanee rat?*s in tld? fit.ile. Th'* saiil affidavit shall ("? made liefore soino olllcer of this Slulo nuthori/cd to administer oaths, and any false state ment made in said affidavit shall ho deemed perjury, and punirdiod by a lino ^f not less than one Imudjul dollars, nor mem than ono thoumud dollars, and ?y coallnoiuent lu lliu pcnlti>itluiy lor one year, or. In tho discretion <4l tbo Oouit by conllncraciit in jail for a period ol not less than thirty days nor* mode than twelve months: Provide!, further, tjiat any attempt to evade this Act by ugrcciiif: upoli any olio person, or number of person!*, lor tie* pur pose of making raleb for all. such Insuiuuce companies, associations or partnerships, or by buyiug ratebooks made by any person or persons, shall be deemed a violation of thin Act, and shall lie punished an le'P'in pro vided. Section 3. Tho Comptroller G>anorol or other ofllclal to whom said company, associ ation or partnership are annually required to report to this Mate, shall fori hvvilM* re voke and recall the license or authority of such company, or companies, association or associations, partnership or partnership* to do or to transact business in this Mate (or any violation of this Act, and no renewal of authority shall tie granted to do it for three years after such olllcial revocation . Notice of Mich revocation to be duly published for ono consecutive week In three or more <laily papers published in this State and for a vio lation of any of the provisions of this Act by any such Company, or companies, il* seda tion or association^, partnership or partm.r snlps, they shall, on conviction thereof, pay a line of not Ies-t than llvo hundrrd dollars. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the At torney (Jonernl or the solicitor, upon b:s request, to cause the provisions of this A- t to bo enforced. Section H. It shall also bo Uio duty of tbo Comptroller (loneral or other ofllcinl, now charged, or to be charged, with the enforce ment of tbo Insurance laws of this .State, to require every fire insurance company, association or partnor?bip doing a lire )n surance business within UjI* state, to file with tho annual statement made to him natemeol duly sworn t?? t<y tb? manager or president of e?ch comnajiy, assocUtjou o * partnership, loyally aomltted in (his Kinto, that it has not in tbo lotervornng be tween tb* issue of Its fast lioenso and that applied for violated the eoaditiOD of t ttf* Act . -y Hectloo 6. Tbla \ct shall be in force from th* first dav of llareli. 1900. and all Acta pp l*ari? of AcU t'?con?-'?toi>t t&errtrith a>n I brrcby repealed. Some of the Indians of fbe United Stat? tire among the richest farmer* In tlie world. The annual Income of. fbe Osage tribe, tor instance. . conal?t Ing of only 1,729 persons Including ' children, to or abiawt WM.gf tor mch Ktm woman asd cblld. til (lnri.no. The Decision of the Supreme Court in Test Case, MANDAIVH)^ Wilt NO i\ BF ? Unu/ii\1 t'r.tfit^ W iH N"( ulnl VnftiV All I In- C?niriin\s m <?ta Sia??> fulllovl of l ho Pulsion. There is in l he Hlftfa ?reaanry $<50,000 deposited its from tho ^unensary after April, IN:'S. According to h]?i?I resolution adoptoJ by th?* us nomblv on Kehiuary -.'1st of that your, Hjtu I o o u o V in to ho iliHtrihutc.d unions (ho pu id u* schools of tii o Statu. Tho distribution wiih not made iitoiu ptly, uiui the Kiohlaud countv boatd o( education, through Mr. i.lli on i ?? pots, Jr. nml All. ?l no. !'. Thomas, Jr. , on J >ecember VOt h instituted procoed ni?s in tho supreme court to ohtnin part of tlmt fund for liichland connfy, uo when a previous distribution htfd boon made on July Int. t.'oinpti ullur Oouoral Perliam distributed ??!<>, 000 anions those counties mIiuno receipts from poll tax, throe null lax and hu|> plouumtur y school fuud do! not roaoli tho amount of ?;{ pet capita. There were i'l counties which daritod benefit from thin fund Hi lice tho distribution of tho amount above Hpooitiod tho hoard of control has dnclared #00,000 profits from thodiripon parr, anil it m claimed that, in complt nnco with tho roaolntion, this amount should be distributed anions tlio ooun ties of tho Statu, irroapentivo of \v liot Li ? or or not t h had roonivo 1 part ol tho #70,000. The oomptrullot ;<ouoral, according to tlio statement in tho potitioti to tlio supreme court, refused and still to fusoH, notwithstanding tho provision of tho joint resolution, " otc. foiiae quentiy the mattoi was taken before tho Mato supremo oourt, All of tho coun ties roeeived a portion of the #?0.Ooo, except Uichland, Korahaw, ('ollutou. < 'harlos! on, Clarendon, Wniuptou, barnwoll, Heaufort, Abbeville, Aikon, Anderson and Laurens lloxvovor, it Mr. Capers hail won hi* oaso, everv county is the Statu would liavo hu t a I wlim-k ut tho < K>t>. Uut the supremo court on I riiln.v <lo t* i? io?I ii^uiuHt the potitiou of Mr. Caput's. Tho opinion wua li toil by Justice in? H. J on oh and rondo us follows; i'UiH is ?n application in tin' oriK'iii'ii juris diction <>f this court lot mandamus to com 1 tin' cottipl rolh'f general to apportion certain supplementary school funds, ? ??<?. - 000 now in tho State treasury n* jii't income from tl><? mile of 1 1 < | > i ? ? r m under the dinpen- I pury law, mul to is?ue liiii warrant in favor of tln? roiintv treusurer of lUcblaud county for $1,700.81), tho amount thereof alleged to to l-ij due said county. Tlio point of difference liotwwii the pctl tlomrrp ami respondent i* illh : Petitioners contcnd that said fund must In* apportioned among all tin- counties in piopottlou to tlio enrollment of pupils in suid counties h* shown hy tli?> report nf lint Statu superin tendent ol education lor th?? ? year I 80,'>, whit" rosprui h-nt contends that wild fund is Hist applicable, in aiil ol tlio supplementary taxc.s provided fur In tlio liili se<-ii<>n <<f ar ticlo 'I o| tlio coiihI 1 1 ii t ion , to .supply doll ciencies mi t hone eniintioK wherein the poll tax and t hree mill to x do not yl**l< 1 an ninoiiiit equal to ????'{ per ? apita ol III" number <.<f children enrolled In the public schools of each county for tlio in'hoinslii! yeur ending O ctoher :51st, 1805, iiv ap|H (its in ih" report 01 the State superintendent of education for that year, and that It i* only tlio aurphiH re maining after mch applicntloii which may lie uppuflioned among all the cnuntic* in propomhn to the enrollment of tint ptipilt as Miown Oy the report of the Kiate superiii ten dent of education for the year 1HU0, The rujo ol apportionment ol huch funds must l<e iim provided in the rttli and 12th flec tions of article 2 of the constitution in tlio joint resolution, approved I'ohruary 'I I , 1898, no far iim it is consistent with said pro visions of thu constitution/ Said sections of thu constitution, which must In: construed together, so a b to harmonize, aro as follow*: II o then quotes pcctioos (1 and 1*2 of the con stitution, and also thu resolution adopted in 1807, which reads lis follows: *' l'liitt the comptroller gencrnl Is hereby authorised and directed to draw his war rants on t h?? State trrnsu ror In favor of the county tri'a-urcr.i of the different counties for the amount to which ??n<'h county is en titled out of supplementary school fund arising from Hie net income to the State front tho sale of alcoholic liquors, according to a calculation to f e made |.y him. haned on the uctual collections of the poll tux and three mill tax collected in cacti county, po as to ralso the amount of school fund iu each county, Including tlio poll tax, tho three- mill lax and said supple mentary hcIiooI fund, ti? ?."1 p?r capita, as provided in the Statu constitution. And the comptroller general shall apportion the remainder of said supplementary s?bool fund now In. or which may "hereafter come Into the State treasury during tho fiscal year 1M03. among tho counties of tho State, In pro portion to the on roll met! t of tile .counties an shown hy the report of the {Mate superinten dent of education for tho ywir 180&, nnd to diaw his warrant therefor iisahovo provided, and that tho mild supplementary school fund shall he annually apportioned and paid out in the manner herein provided." Hy these t wo sections of tho constitution, it Is the duty oi tho eompt I'ollcr general to ap portion tho net income derived during the years 1890, 1807 nnd J?QH from tbo calea of liquora to make up defhuoricJcn In tho school fund in each county Tor the yearn 18TH5, 1*W7 and 1808 respectively, >?> tli4t Iho rehunl fund in each county in eaoh of said yrarh shall equal $:l por capita of pupil enrollment In each county according to the enrollment of 18J.Y So lar ?s the net Income* from the ?aio of li<|ii< r tor tho ycar> IMOti. 1807 and 1898 ?r? concerned, tho rule >?f upportionmont fixed in th" joint resolution could only onerato to d sposo of any mirplua remaining of tho net income from tho win of llquora in each of paid years after application to make up df fleieoeie# III the iwhowt fund In citch paid county. It <3 clear, ther^ore, that petitioner*. In] or icr to have the fund tn quf*tton appor-tJ tinned bs i?ont?fnd?l for by theai, must sbow that nald fund l? purnlua rema(nlng after ?p plication to tneot dertigenclw-. \Tbls showing they fall to make. It do<>a apj>c?r that tb? fund in queatlon IthO.WWJ was received Into tbe Statu troaxurv duxiag tbo year 18'j8 ?on?e. tlin^nfw AprllOTth. on which day f70. 4 W> M of similar iunda wero apportioned and paid oat atnon^r M eouatfee of I b* StAt* to oiake npdeflclenolea for tno year liW. hot w? ar? uoi i nformnd whether the *60.000 coaaU%j tute> tlio net incotno for 1697 o? for l?d6, noc aro wa inforpaod wbMh#r said aom la aeadad to main no deficiencies in tba mkool lunda of comm tfea tor (bo year 1897 or 1999, nor wbotbat aaid aura, or any portion thereof, la aarphn after application to u rtqtUrrt bv the constitution. TXm Uenaanlle Clinrcb la try to abont to estabttftfa Ita first Ca\n|'!> RPEP in Zlil.tn.ANO. A t rado$m?n'? Experience Itf Ao A4rlc?a thuCs Kraal. Cliui'!?e ft t ho r?pr<*$*nta-? ti\e of tin* Airntrtm' Packing Company lit f'n pn Toyrn. Smith Africa. nnd <f. 11. 1 tl<?, n iiiorvliNiu of the aamd" PIkoi*. iMit tvli<> until rorontly wa# iti I n\ti|r u our I ffdn \Vjiy it. ?vci'0 ftt tbo MlOduul Hotel. KfirrMi!> t'il.N . lwontly. ' tV?i r i the .vonr." In' I. "1 lift v iv ? >( | hi j ny u In r lonito^v. l,60(fc mill's fi? stt nuii'i' up t lit* coKiat and iiiiout iiio sunn' (Ii*imiho In tlu? Inter lor. I travelled overinnd |?y trnlil wncf litiMmk wagons. My huHinosa was, {>f coiiim\ I" Introduce Iho product* oA tlio a rinout f'urkiim Company. Biusl uess has hern e.\cvlloiil during tllO' f?si year about ?lout?t*' Mint of 1897. ?( o/i ? It I !? r;i I >|<> of I lie Htm,'." contin ued Mr. /,'mhIi* "I N|M-nl Iu Zuztiltuid,. calling upon rfi?' chief* miiiI uatlvou. mid trying lo induce 1 1 it > 1 1 1 to put our iiii'ii t k rather limn 'tnealle own I.' TUia. nicalio M noihitm nioro than comment l 1 1 1 ? > make ti into imiMh jhrce Kimos h i Ilia Ivl II mix' v (In < i>y boiling Htc .stuff iu a |a4. Alt ,><li around flu* pot with ilui sticks* nnd ? ? ?-??? illppltii; the paddles they tick llli'll! '-Ii^MJI " the X.'dhs live lu huts culled k in ii Is. Tlu'sr houses nro tnndn of sticks Mini grits*. (|uil arc of ru thor generous proporti<?us "I'lioro in only (mi1 opening and that is tlu? 'door.* iii>.?u( hfo or (three foot hfclt nnd a*, iimiiv hroad. To t'litiu1 one in i\unpell ? ??I to ?iiMvl upoji liln hand* ii ml hSJieen In 1 1 ii ? r? ? ( Im*,!' di> nil their cooking, vnil n- no chimney / Ik provlitfyl the .smnV II in Is Mi' way Ail as luy( t II enn t\\i i n i lie tul^riMiK. -I'ln' tirat linic i entered ?VKi'nnl ' I ' ? ? 1 : 1 1 ? 1 1 1 1 >?* r I frll i|l|}*i' lost. It Willi piii Ii i|nrk In there, inn/ to ?? tlmee or loin iu I nates I could see nothing. Be ( * * i ii i 1 1 if accustomed to It. I (Mill fly ssw I lie i-li i i ? f si nted oil Ills logs ill t lit* mid dle i. f tin- ground, lie was *urotm<1i>d In various wives, children, doge. Ko.iis :i ikI calves. nil living iu ttic*? A IK F.N ACCOMMODATION, dally a.?ui, W Aon?U 949 pm WMKim *I?mF ar Alkou 7 38 |?m M A?f?l> 687 pm ?? ? ? - . > I ? ???? ? . jj^i. Ttr-?w? North ud South via Ihaaiitt- th? ,, sleeper* toud from Now York. ? 1 ... ' i . ^r.nwiifii. IvAqmtl 3Hhi AMf j WAIkn IMpa sfeKft.VAs Yaxsa fgg; 1 ???*??! Ili'l", . I opened m tin i >f corned \i+ot nntf In \ i t I the ehief to i r.v If At Hrist hf? \\ ns sti-pii lnii^ <? i" poison wild I'ofllfcd. hater lie gnt to polMi. and boforo Vo had t i i i i ^ 1 i i ?? I till I lie beef was gone. Tin ii In- passed tln? empty tin to tlw iK-u revi wife, w Im lli'lccrt part of tbo inside. w lien another too'c hoi* turn. When Hi*' children had bad ?heir Mirn the tin wa* bright ami <'|?>a n. ? no 1 i? ???! on leaving tliat our ??! the chll ilr- n was ejtewhig tin* rnii label. , ? ? In Africa there are PJO.noO.lHH) nig {:??!?> they will u?> b.v thnt nntnn tb*?ri?. ,\ larte per eenf. nri' employed li.V do- ?> xt'lopmu eompa ules. which teed tbem i?m mealic ami eomod beef. So ortO enn readily realize Hie opportunities /op trade mere. "Sim-e I was in Kansas t'lly 1 bad my tirs I list rleli (i?bt. I( was ill C'apo ( uluiiv ordinarily Hie blnl in Iinriu l< s ... . \er|?t In the mating season. 'If* ? tlii* ease the female was selling and ? In* male was i?n watch. In some way?. I ^:<>t too dose, when lie started for nie Fortunately I Knew whatLlo do. mi I stretched myself mi iny liick lu the sand, otherwise he would have ripped me with his (not. As it wa? ho Mtrnel^he baek of <iny liaiul^. showing the scar w|p?re the ostrich foot had left its ina.il;. li'iic fa Call on the Power*. <Jeaeral iiios, the Spanish com - (minder in the f'hilippines, in an offi eiulWiKpalch acquainting the ttpaniwh trnferament with ^4lie fact that Major -~ Cnneral < >tm has stopped the negoti atioiiK for t Im release of the Spaniah l risoutitM in the hands of the rebate, ,* fcayn: "| protest- in the name 6t bn- . urimtyi ^?nd believe tho time has arriv al ii> upi.AAl through the consuls to tba .. srood offli-nu of the oowere. "1 Ships I ost and 411 People Drowned. ! A special from Hrisbanc, Queens land, Bays: A steamer which has just rot urneil hero from C'ooktown, on Kn (leavor river, this colony, report that three .schooners and 80 luggera were loi<t, and that -100 colored persona and It whitn porsonH were downed, during' tho rooont hurricane that swept the northeast coast ?i Queensland. 6 outh Carolina & Geor gia Railway Co. f "Thk Charleston I^ink." Schedule In Effect Jan. 1st, 1899. BAST DAII.T, W?8T PtILT. |y Augin-lft flUOa lv0Aarl?ston ar Alk?n JWh iMFolumbla ar KIdkvIII" % Klotfvllle ar Columbia 1 1 0X1* Aiken ar Cbarlmton 11 00 a ar Auf^anta 700a 6 45 a 7 30 a u 09 a 11 M a ?AST t>Alf,Y. Iv Aaguhta sr Alk^n h'JKIngvlllo ar Columbia ar Cbarl?stnn J 10 p. 400 p 10 15 a 10 10 |> 8 00 p WaST DAILY. Iv CharlAstoa 5 80 p Iv Columbia 3 65 p It Kingvllltf 4 88 p ar Atklo 9 57 p ar Augusta 10 46 p CAMDKN BRANCH, dally exoept Aunday. month. eotrr*. ** It KIoavIIIo 10 10 a W Charleston 7 Of a ?rUa4*D 1140* ar EteavtUe 18 15 a : is caawfta ' - " ...arKfAfsnie *Wp^