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C|? ff?9 ait? jlottijiraa. WEDNESDAY, JULY 23. THE DESERTER. 3y Capt CHAELES XDTG, U. S. A. Author of "Dtatracen Ranch," "The Colo neTs Daughter? "Marion?* Faith," Etc, Etc |3opyrfght, by J. R Lippincott Company, Phila delphia, and published by special arrangement . wiUi Uiem-J Icon tin ukd. 1 CHAPTER XV. "\TB k?t the first man who dares enterP* Straight as an arrow Mr. Blake had . sped across the parade, darted through the east gate, and, turning, had arrived breathless at the wooden porch of Hayners quarters. Two bewildered look ing members of the guard were at the door. Blake poshed his way through the little hallway and into the dimly lighted parlor, where a strange scene met his eyes; - Lieut. Hayne lay senseless and white upon the lounge across the room; a young and pretty woman, sin gularly like him in feature and in the color of her abondant tresses, was kneel ing beside him, chafing his hands, im ploring him to speak?to look at her? unmindful of the fact that her feet were bare and that only a loose wrapper was thrown over her white night dress; Capt Hayner was seated in a chair, deathly white, and striving to stanch the blood that flowed from a deep gash in his temple and forehead; he seemed still stunned as by the force of the blow that had felled him, and Boston, speech less with amaze and heaven only knows what other emotions, was glaring at a tall, athletic stranger who, in stocking feet, undershirt and trousers, held by three frightened looking soldiers and covered by the carbine of a fourth, was hurling defiance and denunciation at the commanding officer. A revolver lay opon the floor at the feet of a corporal of the guard, who was groaning in pain. A thru veil of powder smoke floated through Che room. As Blake leaped in?his cav alry shoulder knots and helmet cords gleaming in the light?a flash of recog nition shot into the stranger's eyes, and he curbed his fearful excitement and stopped short in his wrath. "What devil's work is this?" demanded Blake, glaring intuitively at Buxton. "These people resisted my guards, and _ had to take the consequences," said Bux ton, with surly?yet shaken?dignity. What were the guards doing here? What, in God's name, are you doing here?* demanded Blake, forgetful of all consideration of ranjs and command in the face of such evident catastrophe. "I ordered them here?to enter and search," A pans*. - Search what? what forr 'For?a woman I had reason to believe he had brought out here from town." "What? You infernal idiot? Why, she's bis own eisler, and this gentleman's wifer The silence, broken only by the hard breathing of some of the excited men and the moaning cry of the woman, was for a moment intense. "Isn't this Mr. Hurley?' asked Blake, suddenly, as though to make sure? and turning one instant from his furious glare at his superior officer. The stranger, still held, though no longer struggling, replied between his set teeth: * "Certainly. Fve told him so." "By heaven, Buxton. is there no limit to your asininity? What fearful work will you do next?" " 1 arrest you, sir. if you speak an other disrespectful word!" thundered Buxton, recovering consciousness that as commanding officer he could defend him self against Blakevs assault "Do it and be?you know what 3 would say if a lady were not present Do it if you think you can stand having this thing ventilated by the court Pah! cant waste words on you. Wlio's gone for the doctor? Here, you men. let go of ?Mr. Hurley now. Help me, Mr. Hur ley, please. Get your wife back to her room. Bring me some water, one of you." And with that he was bend ing over Hayne and unbuttoning the fa tigue uniform in which he was still dressed. Another momen: and the doc tor had come in. and with him half the young officers of the garrison. Rayner was led away toins own quarters. Bux ton, dazed and frightened now, ordered the guards back to their post, and stood pondering over the enormity of his blun der. No one spoke to him or paid the faintest attention other than to elbow him out of the way occasionally. The doctor never so much as noticed him. Blake had briefly recounted the catas trophe to those who first arrived, a*:d as the story went from mouth to mouth it grew no better, for Buxton. Once he turned short on Mr. Foster, and in ag grieved and sullen tone remarked: "I thought you fellows in the Riflers sani he had no relations." "We weren't apr to be invited to meet them if he had: but I don't know that anybody was in position to know any thing about it What's that got to do with this affair, I'd like to hear?" At last somelxxly took him home, j Mrs. Waldron, meantime, had arrived and been admitted to Mrs. Hurley's ; room. The doctor refused to go to Capt. Rayner's, even when a messenger came from Mrs. Rayner herself. He referred her to his assistant. Dr. Grimes. Hayne had regained consciousness, but was sorely shaken, f?e had been floored by a blow from the butt of a musket: bu+ the report that he was shot proved hap pily untrue. His right hand stiil lay near tlie hilt of his light sword; there was little question that he had raised his weapon against a superior officer, and would have used it with telling effect. Few people slept that night along offi cers* row. Never had Warrener heard of such excitement. Buxton knew not what to da He paced the floor in agony of mind, for he well understood that there was no shirking the responsi bility. From beginning to end he was the cause of the whole catastrophe. He bad gone so far as to order his corporal to fire, and he knew it could be proved against him. Thank God, the perplexed corporal had shot high, and the other _X XIL J uieu, barring the one who had saved Rayner from a furious lunge of the lieu tenant's sword, had used their weapons as gingerly and reluctantly as possible. At the very least, he knew, an investiga tion and fearful scandal must come of it. Night though it was, he sent for the act ing adjutant and several of his brother captains, and, setting refreshments be fore them, besought their advice. He was still commanding officer de jure, but he had lost all stomach for its functions. He would have been glad to send for Blake and beg his pardon for submitting to his insubordinate and abusive lan guage, if that course could have stopped inquiry; but he well knew that the whole thing would be noised abroad in less than no time. At first he thought to give orders against the telegraph operator's sending any message concerning the matter: but that would have been only a temporary hinderance: he could not control the in struments and operators in town, only three miles away. He almost wished he had been knocked down, shot or stabbed in the melee; but he liad kept in the rear when the skirmish began, and Rayner and the corporal were the sufferers. They had been knocked "endwise" by Mr. Hurley's practiced fists after Hayne was struck down by the corporal's mus ket. It was the ni versal sentiment among tlie officers of the ?th as they scattered to their homes that Button had ?*wound himself up this time, anyhow;" and no one had any sympathy for him? not one. The very best light in which he could tell the story only showed the af fair as a flagrant and inexcusable out rage. Capi. Rayner, too, was in fearful plight He had simply obeyed orders: but all the old story of his persecution of Hayne would now be revived; all men would see in his participation in the af fair only additional reason to adjudge him cruelly persistent in his hatred of the young officer, and, in view of the utter ruthlessnes3 and wrong of this as sault, would bo more than ever confident of the falsity of his position in the orig inal case. As he was slowly led up stairs to his room and his tearful wife and silent sister-in-law bathed and cleansed his wound, he saw with fright Ad clearness how the crush of circum stances was now upon him and his good name. Great heaven! how these words of Hayne's five years before rang, throb bed, burned, beat like trip hammers through his whirling brain! It seemed as though they followed him and his fortunes like a curse. He sat silent, stunned, awe stricken at the force ef the calamity that had befallen him. How could he ever induce an oificer and a gentleman to believe that he was no instigator in this matter??that it was all Button's doing, Buxton's low imagi nation that had conceived the possibility of such a crime op. the part of Mr. Hayne, and Buxton's blundering, bull headed abuse of authority that had capped the fatal climax? was some time before his wife could get him to speak at all. She was hysterically bemoaning the fate that had brought them into contact with such people, and from time to time giving vent to the comforting assertion that never had there been a cloud on their domestic or regimental sky until that wretch had been assigned to the Riflera. She knew from the hurried and guarded explanations of Dr. Grimes and one or two young officers who helped Rayner home that the fracas had oc curred at Mr. Hayne's?that there had been a mistake for which her husband was not responsible, but that Capt. Buxton was entirely to blame. But her husband's ashen face told her a story of something *ar deeper; she knew that now he was involved in fearful trouble, and, what ever may have been her innermost thoughts, it was the first and irresistible impulse to throw all the blame upon her scapegoat. Miss Travers, almost as pale and quite ' : as silent as the captain, was busying her self in helping her sister; but she could with difficulty restrain her longing to bid her be silent. She, too, had endeavored to learn from her escort on their hurried homeward rush across the parade what the nature of the disturbance had been. She, top, had suggested Clancy ! but the officer by her side set his teeth as he replied that he wished it had been Clancy. She had heard, too, the message brought by a cavalry trumpeter from Mr. Blake. He wanted Capt. Ray to come to Mr. Hayne's as soon as he had j seen Mrs. Ray safely home, and would he please ask Mrs. Stannard to come with him at the same time? Why should Mr. Blake want Mrs. Stannard at Mr. Hayne's? She saw Mr. Foster run up and speak a few words to Mrs. Waldron and heard that lady reply, "Certainly; I will go with you now." What could it mean? At last, as she was returning to her sister's room after a moment's ab sence, she heard a question at which ( her heart stood still It was Mrs. Ray ner who asked: *But the creature was there, was she not?" The answer sounded more like a moan of anguish: "The creature was his sister. It was i her husband who" ! But, as Capt. Rayner buried bis bat ! tered face in his hands at this juncture, the rest of the sentence was inaudible Miss Travers had heard quite enough, however. She stood there one moment, appalled, dropped upon the floor the bandage she had been making, turned and sought lier room, and was seen no more that night. Over the day or two that followed this affair the veil of silence may best be drawn, in order to give time for the sedi ment of truth to settle through the whirlpool of stories in violent circulation The colonel came back on the first train after the adjournment of the court, and could hardly wait for that formality Contrary to his custom of "sleeping on* a question, lie was in his office within half an hour after his return to the post, and from that time until near tattoo was busily occupied taking the statements ol the active participants in the affair. This was three days after its occurrence: and Capt. Rayner. though up and able to he about, had not left his quarters. Mrs. Rayner had abandons] her trip to the <*ast, for the present at least. Mr. Hayne still lay weak and prostrate in his darkened room, attended hourly by Dr. Pease, who feared brain fever and nursed assiduously by Mrs. Hurley for-whom Mrs. Waldron. Mrs. Stannard, and many other ladies in the garrison could not do enough to content them selves. Mr. Hurley's wrist was badly soraiiiod and in a sling: but the colonel j went purposely to call upon him ami to shake his ! hand, and he beggt-d to be permitted to see Mrs. Hurley, who came in pale and soft eyed, and with a gentle demeanor that touched thecolonel more than he could tell, li check I flushed for a moment as he bent low over her hand, and told her how bitterly he regretted that his absence from the post had resulted in so grievous an ex perience: it was not the welcome he and his regiment would have given her had they known of her intended visit. To Mr. Hurley he briefly said that he need not fear but that full justice would be ; meted our. to the instigator or instigators ! of the assault: but, as a something to j make partial amends for their sui?ering, : he said that nothing now could che< k the turn of the tide in their brother s favor. AH the cavalry officers except Buxton, all the infantry officers except Rayner, had airead been to call ujx>n him since the night of the occurrence, and had striven to show how distressed they EU y ^r^. j_ were over the outrageous blunders of their temporary commander. Buxton had written a note expressive of a desire to see him and "explain," but was informed that explanations from him simply aggravated the injury; and Rayner, crushed and humiliated, was fairly in hiding in his room, too sick at heart to want to see anybody, and wait ing for the action of the authorities in the confident expectation that nothing less than court martial and disgrace would be his share of the outcome. He would gladly have resigned and gone at once, but that would have been resigning under virtual charges; he liad to stay, and his wife had to stay with him, and Nellie with her. By this time Nellie Travers did not want to go. She had but one thought now?to make amends to Mr. Hayne for the wrong her thoughts had done him. It was time for Mr. Van Antwerp to come to the wide west and look after his interests, but Mrs. Rayner had ceased to urge, while he continued to implore her to bring Nellie east at once. Almost any man as rich and in dependent as Steven Van Antwerp would have gone to the scene and settled mat ters for himself. Singularly enough, this one solution of the problem seemed never to occur to him as feasible. Meantime the colonel had patiently un raveled the threads and had brought to light the whole truth and nothing but the truth. It made a singularly simple story, after all; but that was so much the worse for Buxton. The only near rela tion Mr. Hayne had in the world was this one younger sister, who six years before had married a manly, energetic fellow, a civil engineer in the employ of an eastern railway. During Hayne's "mountain station" exile Hurley had brought his wife to Denver, where far better prospects awaited him. He won promotion in his profession, and was now one of the principal engineers em ployed by a road running new lines through the Colorado Rockies. Journey ing to Salt Lake, he came around by way of Warrener, so that his wife and he might have a look at the brother she had not seen in years. Their train was due there early in the afternoon, but was blocked by drifts and did not reach the station until late at night. There they found a note from him begging them to take a carriage they would find waiting lor them and come right out and spend the night at his quarters; he would send them back in abundant time to catch the westward train in the morning. He could not come in, because that involved the necessity of asking his captain's permis sion, and they knew his relations with that captain. It was her shadow Buxton had seen on the window screen; and as none of Bux ton's acquaintances had ever mentioned that Hayne had any relations, and as Hayne, in fact, had had no one tor years to talk to about his personal affairs, nobody but himself and the telegraph operator at the post really knew of their sudden visit. Buxton, being an unmitigated cad, had put the worst interpretation on his discovery, and, in his eagerness to clinch the evidence of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman upon Mr. Hayne, had taken no wise head into his confi dence. Never dreaming that the shadow could be that of a blood relation, never doubting that a fair, frail companion from the frontier town was the explana i tioa of Mr. Hayne's preference for that out of the way house and late hours, he stated his discovery to Rayncr as a posi tive fact, going so far as to say that his sentries had recognized her as she drove away in the carriage. If he had not been an ass as well as a cad, he would have interviewed the driver of the carriage; but he had jumped at his theory, and his sudden elevation to the command of the post gave him opportunity to carry out his virtuous determination that no such goings on should disgrace Iiis adminis tration. He gave instructions to certain soldier clerks and "daily duty" men employed in the quartermaster, commissary and ordnance offices along Prairie avenue to keep their eyes open and let him know of any visitors coming out to Hayne's by night, and if a lady came in a car riage he was to be called at once. Mr. Hurley promised that on their return from Salt Lake they would come back by way of Warrener and spend two days with Hayne, since only an hour or two had they enjoyed of his company on their way west: and the very day that the officers went off to the court came the telegram saying the Hurleys would arrive that evening. Hayne had already talked over their prospective visit with Maj. Waldron, and the latter had told his wife: but all intercourse of a friendly ] character was at an end between them ! and the Rayners and Buxtons: there were no more gossipy chats among the ladies. Indeed, it so happened that only to one or two people had Mrs. Waid ron had time to mention that Mr. Hayne's sister was coming, and neither the Ray ners nor Buxtons had heard of it: neither had Nellie Travers, for it was after the evening of her last visit that Mrs. Wal dron was told. Hayne ran with his telegram to the major, and the latter had introduced himself and Maj. Stannard to Mrs. ! Hurley, when, after a weary wait of some hours, the train arrived. Blake, too, was there, on the lookout for some friends, and he was presented to Mrs. Hurley while her husband was attend ing to some matters about the baggage. The train went on eastward, carrying the field officers with it. Blake had to go with his friends back to the post, and Mr. and Mrs. Hurley, after the for mer had attended to some business and seen some railway associates of his at the hotel, took the carriage they had had before and drove out to the garrison, where Private Schweinkopf saw the lady rapturously welcomed by Lieut. Hayne and escorted into the house, while Mr. Hurley remained settling with the driver out in the darkness. It was not long before the commanding onlcer pro tern, was called from the hop room, where the dance was going on delight fully, and notified that the mysterious visitor had again appeared, with evi dent intention of spending the night, as the carriage had returned to town. "Why, certainly." reasoned Buxton. "It's the very night he would choose, since everybody will be at the hop: no one will be apt to interfere, and every body will be unusually drowsy and less : inclined to take notice in the morning." ! Here was ample opportunity for a brill- j iant stroke of work. He would first satisfy himself she was there, then sur- | round the house with sentries so that she ! could not escape, while he, with the olii- ! cer of the day and the corporal of the ? j guard, entered the house and confronted j ; him and her. That would wind up Mr. I Hayne's career beyond question; nothing j I short of dismissal would result. Over i he went, full of his project, listened at ! Hayne's like the eavesdropping sneak ! he was, saw again the shadow of the j graceful form and heard the silvery, j happy laugh, and then it was he sent for Rayner. It was near midnight when ho led his forces to the at tack. A light j was now burning in the second story, ? which he thought must be Sam's: but ! the lights had been turned low in the parlor and the occupants had disappear- ? ed from sight and hearing. By inquiry he had ascertained that Hayne's bed room was just bac?e cf the parlor. A man was stationed at the back door, j others at the sides, with orders to arrest any one who attempted to escape; then j softly he stepped to the front door, tell- i ing Rayner to follow him, and the cor- j poral of the guard to follow both. To his surprise, the door was unlocked, and a light was burning in the hall. Never knocking, he stepped in, inarched through the hall into the parlor, which was empty, and, signaling "Come on" to his followers, crossed tht parlor and seized the knob of the bedroom door. It was locked. Hayner, looking white and worried, stood just behind him, and the corporal but a step farther back. Before Buxton could knock and demand admis sion, which was his intention, quick foot steps came flying down the stairs'from the second story, and the trio wheeled about in surprise to find Mr. Hayne, dressed in his fatigue uniform, standing at the threshold and staring at them with mingled astonishment, incredulity and indignation. a sudden light seemed to da?vn upon him as he glanced from one to the other. With a leap like a cat he threw himself upon Buxton, hurled him back, and stood at the closed door confronting them with blazing eyes and clinching fists. "Open that door, sir!" cried Buxton. "You have a woman hidden there. Open, or stand aside." "You hounds! 11 kill the first man who dares enter!" was the furious an swer; and Hayne had snatched from the wall his long infantry sword and flashed the blade in the lamplight. Rayner made a step forward, half irresolute. Hayne leaped at him like a tiger. "Fire! Quick!" shouted Buxton, in wild excite ment. Bang! went the carbine, and the bullet crashed through the plaster over head, and, seeing the gleaming steel at his superior's throat, the corporal had sent the heavy butt crashing upon the lieutenant's skull only just in time; there would have been murder in another sec ond. The next instant he was standing on his own head in the corner, seeing a multitude of twinkling, whirling stars, from the midst of which Capt. Kayner was reeling backward over a chair and a number of soldiers were rushing upon a powerful picture of furious manhood?a stranger in shirtsleeves, who had leaped from the bedroom. Told as it was?as it had to be?all over the department, there seemed to be but one tiling to say, and that referred to Buxton: "Well! isn't he a phenome nal ass?" [to be continued j CAMPAIGN APPOINTMENTS. Charleston, Thursday, July 24, Mount Pleasant, Friday, July 25. Manning, Saturday, July 26. Orangeburg, Tuesday, July 29. Barn well, Wednesday, July 30. Hampton, Friday August I. 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Charleston Pregnalls Harlewille Pecks Holly Hill Connors EutHwvil?e Bulls Vancps Merriam St. Paul Summerton Silver Packsville Tindal Sumter South. 2 A. M. 11 03 9 30 9 18 9 00 8 55 8 45 8 35 8 20 7 56 7 44 7 37 7 28 7 197 7 03 6 55 A. M. 4 P. M. 9 30 8 05 7 45 7 15 7 04 6 50 6 33 6 18 6 13 5 43 5 25 5 12 4 55 4 43 4 22 4 00 P. M. BARLIN CITY BRANCH. North. South. 7 P. M. 8 10 8 23 8 29 8 42 5 A. M. 9 50 10 05 10 20 10 35 6 A. M. 8 05 7 50 7 44 7 3? 8 A. M. 11 32 11 19 11 13 11 00 Vanees Snells Parlers Harlin City Trains 2, 3, 6 and 7 run daily ; other trains daily except Sunday. Trains do not stop whpre time is omitted. Bulls, Merriam and Snells are flag stations. Trains 2 and 3 have through cars between Charleston and Sumter. I. W. FOWLER, General Manager. Atlantic Coast Line m?S'c^i?T??-i 3ggg?a? Wilmington, Columbia and augusta r. r. COM5E1NSE? SCHEDILE. TRAINS GOIN?i SOUTH. Dated ApriW20, 1S90. |X<>. 23]X?. 27|No. 15 L've Wilmington. Leave Marion. Arrive Florence.. Leave Florence. Ar've Sumter... Leave Sumter. Ar've Columbia. P. M. * 6 15 9 33 10 20 No. 50 A. M 3 20 4 35 4 35 6 l? P. M ? A. M. MO 10 12 40 ] 2<! A M No. 58 fS 25 9 35 No 52 f 9 45 10 55 No. 52 runs through ?rom Charleston via Central R. it. Leaving Lanes 9:15 A. M.f Manning 9:56 A. M. Train on C. & D. R. R. connects at Florence with No. 58. TRAINS GOING NORTH. I No. SijNo 59|No. 53 Leave Columbia. Ar've Sumter. Leave Sumter.. Arrive Florence. Leave Florence... Leave Marion!...'. Arr. Wilmington. iM . *i0 32 11 ?8 11 1 A No. 4 M t 6 37 7 50 M * 5 20 6 32 No 14 * 8 15 S 55 8 35 . 11 45 *Daily. fl?ailjr except Sunday. No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S C, via Central R. R , arriving Manning 7:04 P. M., Lanes 7:42 P. ?V?., Charleston 9:30 P. M. No. 59 connects at Florence Tith C. and D, train for Cheraw and Wndesboro. Nos- 7S and 14 make close correction at Wilmington with W. & W. R. R. ?? i points North. Train on Florence R. R. leaves Pee Dee daily except Sunday 4.-?0 p. M., arrive Rowland 7-00 P. M. Returning leave Rowland 6 30 A. M., arrive Pee Dee S.50 A.M. Train on Manchester & Augusta R. R. leaves Sumter daily except Sunday, 10:50 A. M.. ar rive Rimini 12.01. Returning leave Rimini 12:15, P. M., arrive Sumter 1:30 P. M. JOHN F. DIVINE, General Sup't. J. R. KENLY, Assistant Gen'l Manager. T. M. EMERSON. Gen. Passenger Ag*t Atlantic Coast Line. W??2????? > g north-eastern r. r. of s. c. CONDENSED SCHESCIE, TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Le Florence " Kingstree Ar. Lanes Le. Lanes Ar. Cha's'n Train on C. &'D. R. R. connects at Flor ence with No. 23 Train. TRAINS GOING NORTH. |No. 78jNo. 14|No. 52 Le. Cha's'n Ar. Lanes.. Le Lanes.., " Kingstree. Ar Florence. A. M. * 1 20 3 00 3 00 3 17 4 20 A. M. P. M.I *4 30 C 29 6 29? 6 46J 7 55! P. M. j A. M. *7 00 8 27 A. M. * Daily, f Daily except Sunday. No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central R R. of S. C. Nos. 78 and 14 run solid to Wilmington, j N. C, making close connection with W. ? W. R. R. for all points north. J. R. KENLY, J. F. DIVINE, Ass'tGen'l Manager. Gen'l Sup't. T. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent. South Carolina Railway Go, D. H. CHAMBERLAIN, Receiver. Commencing April 30th. Is90, at 1 30 p. m., Eastern Time, trains will run as follows: MAIN LINE TO AUGUSTA. west?daily. A. M. P. M. Leave Charleston, 6.00 6.00 " Sumtnerville, 6 53 6.40 " Pregnall's 7.40 7.16 " Brauchville, 8 55 8.25 Arrive Augusta. 12 01 11.25 MAIN LINE AUGUSTA TO CHARLESTON. east?daily. A.M. Leave Augusta, " Brancbville, " Pregnall's, " Summerville, Arrive Charleston, 8.05 10 50 11.44 12.32 P. M. 1.15 P. M. 4.40 7.5S S 39 9.15 10.00 MAIN LINE AND COLUMBIA DIVISION. daily. Leave Charleston, " Pregnall's, " Branch ville, Arrive Columbia, " Cannlen, A. M. 7 00 8 05 8.35 10.43 11.30 P. M. 5 10 6 44 7.45 10.05 10 50 COLUMBIA DIVISION AND MAIN LINE. east?daily. A. M. P. M. Leave Camden, * 5.50 4.45 " Cola, 6 43 5.25 " Brancbville, 8 55 7.45 ? Pregnall's, 9 37 8.21 Arrive Charleston. 11.03 9.30 * Daily except Sunday. Connections at Pregnall's to and from C. S. & N. R. R., with through coach between Charleston and Harlin City. Connections on train leaving Pregnall's for Charleston at 9.37 a. tn., and leaving Charleston for Preg nall's at 5.10 P. M. Connections at Augusta for all {Klints in Georgia and the West and at Columbia for North and West. THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE. Augusta Division?Through Trains be tween Charleston and Augusta, both direc tions, Through Sleepers between Charleston and Atlanta, leaving Charleston at 6 P. S\.? arriving in Atlanta at 6 30 A. M., and leav ing Atlanta at 11.15 P. .??arriving in Charleston 1.15 P. M. Sleepers between Au gusta and Macon connecting with same trains daily. Columbia Division?Through Trains be tween Charleston und Columbia, both direc tions. S. B. BICKENS, C. M. Ward, Gen'l Pass. Agent. Gen'l M ancor. NICE FRES. Send your address to R. WAWcnn, Gen. Piss. Agent, East Term. Virginia & Georgia Lines. Knoxville, Tenn., ar:d he will send you a handsome lithographic jnap, postage paid, _ ?. F. i!7, ?iL?HME, DEALER IN Agent? ?S ft MUCIM TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY AND ALL, KINDS OF Druggist's Sundries USUALLY KEPT IN FIRST-CLASS DRUG STORE. Tobacco, Snuff and Segars. GARDEN SEEDS, &C, -ALSO Paints, Oils, Varnishes, GJ.?SS, PUTTY, &c. -A h1? STUFFS. Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care and dispatch. The public will find my etock of Medicines complete, warranted genu ine, and of the best quality. Call and see for yourselves. fisTKiVti m Wheelwright and Blacksmith SUMTER, S. C. IAM PREPARED TO REPAIR AND Rebuild, as well as to buiid outrigbt, all kinds of Vehicles. HORSE-SHOEING A SPECIALTY. Also repair all parts of broken Machinery. Keep on hand a stock of Check and Globe Valves and Fittings. Aiso keep Pumps on hand and put them down. I handle the SMITH'S SOtfS 131 PROVED GW3 which is as.good as any on the market, and gives entire satisfaction. Auer 21 CONTRACTOR AND SUMTER, S. BUILDER, c. Prompt attention given to all work entrusted to his care. Estimates furnished on all buildings and repairs. iMay 14 PLUMMER JOHNSON. BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, SUMTER, S. C. IS PREPARED TO DO ALL WORK entrusted to his care, either io the make up of Dew work, or mending line and guaran tees satisfaction. Terms lew.. Call and see me at Shop, next door to Mois?s & Lee's law office. Dec 4._ HONEST WORKMANSHIP. NO PINCHING. All work executed in accordance witii design selected. No blow-hard agents in the field. MONUMENTS, ALL STYLES CBM3TEEY W02E, As cheap as the cheapest, and as good as the best. Also All Styles Iron Fencing. Oct. 2 S h SUMTER, S. C. WILLIAM KENNEDY. Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, Nest door to Earle & Purdy's Law Office. SUMTER, S. C. ?DESIRE TO INFORM the citizens of Sumter and vicinity that I have opened business on my own account at the above old stand, and that with competent and polite assistants, I will be pleased to serve them in any branch of my business in the best style of the art. Give me a call. WM. KENNEDY. Oct. 19._ 4?<>1<i Watclif SSQbBbS .Worth 8100.vo. liest ??5 jwatch in the wcrid. Perfect timekeeper. Warranted hca*y, ?solid gold hunting casi}*. Both ladres' and ^ent*e sizes, with works and cases of Acquai value. Oxx pekson ia *each locality can secure one ree, topetber with our large valuable lineof Household ....les. These sample?, as well IANtco'Vj?^'^, wfU(;nj are free. All the work you need do is to sh?w wb:it we scad you to those who call?your friends and iictcbborsand those about you?thatalways resulta In valuable trade for us, which holds foryeatiwbenoaceatarwd, and thus we are repaid. We pay all express, freight, etc. After vou know n!!. if von would like to po to woft for us.you can earn ?rom ."S??O to G?>? per week and upwards. Address, Stiufton A. Co., ?os. siS.2, 1'ortiaaJ, Maine. VERY OLD AND PURE cokn whiskey, Especially aged for medicinal use. MEDICATED BUSK BERRY BB?H0Y. Imported Port Wine, a preven tati ve for Spring ?.Rd Summer complaints. Call early, secure a bot tle and convince yourself. Try Strauss' Electric, the best 5 cent. Segar iu the State. \*ery respectfully, I, STRAUSS, Proprietor, PALACE SALOON, SUMTER, S. C. June 4. r:i >se w no write > \?? sure of r.V -V ^ "*"'? - ?. ?'. ?. ?.?'?.....-. Aliy? u hare todo h? y r*^--"'' ? - * ? ,\t ??? ?h w our poods to ? g * ' ???. -??ur u. iu-?>K-rs - '?I* . _'??? ?*'' . : * s?:-r. ?:??"'. u I he t>e A E,; ; ?*>;- , " '?" p-rnuir.p: <f tb:s advertisement ? :-.? .?-. " >. , v. ? '. ?- :!3 >-:til of tb? tele scope. Th* foil ?' :.ur pive? :v : ? ? ? . ?:.?- ?ti: reduced to ?2ir--'--- '.' * ? '" ?y.?^$*???$n ?hout t!?? ??ft?et?! nest ??':*.? !-' ** pran?. ?iWesizetrfe ?tcecas lar-'-a? :'?? ??*? ? ??carry. We -will?U? sh ?? too bon you cai ? '..??'.. J?-5 to'rj?XOatlaj st least, fron? the stArt?witB otttexpcnVme R ?? rwri:-atoncV.We uayali ?pr?s? chargea. ??:. ree* li. liALLLl'i' i CO.. 8vx ?SO. 1\<??\la*?>, il au . BSET AND CHEAPEST. all GOODS guaranteed. Estimates furnished by return Mail. LARGE STOCK. PROMPT SHIPMENTS. tu e. mue co, MANUFACTURERS OF AND whole SALE DEALERS IN doors, tm, mm MOULDING, ?and? GENEEAL BUILDING- MATSBIAL, Office and Salesrooms, 10 and 12 ay ne St., CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan 2 o ? ms m e m Ht IH a o. brown t COLUMBIA, S. C. SASH h BLINDS, LATHS, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, AND HAIR. Freudi ani Aiaericaii Wisftow Glass, PAINTS, OILS AND TARNISHES. CARTER WHITE LEAD. The Eest in the Market. Special Attention Given to Ordert by Mail. C. 0. BROWN & BRO., Opposite Post Office, COLUMBIA, S. C. Get 5-0 C. WUiBERH ? SO., WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND DEALERS IN Pro?, Lipis, Tote?la, k 167 and 169 East- Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec. 2 ? s OTTO F. WESTERS, WHOLESALE E And Liqner Dealer. ' OFFICE AND SALESROOM: 133 East Bay, Charleston, S. C 1. STEFII ft S ON, Established 1847. "WHOLESALE G30CEBS, Auction and Commission Merchants A and Liquor Dealers. 1 agents for The Philip Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee Beer, and the "Best" Tonic, a concentrated liquid extract of Malt and H"ps. The Palest Brewing Co., Milwaukee Beer. 197 EAST BAY and 50 and 52 STATE S?., (Auction Room State Street,) CHARLESTON, S. C. ?8P~ Consignments Solicited. Jan. 23. _O CHAS. C. LESLIE, * Wholesale and Retail Dealer in FISH, GAME, OYSTERS, TURTLES, TERRAPINS, POULTRY, EGGS, &c. Stalls Ko. 1 and 2 Fish Market. Office apd Fisb House, 18 and 20 Market St. East of East Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C. All orders promptly attended to. Terms cash or city acceptance, Oct. 3_ GEO. L. COOK, PHOTOOHAPHER^?. 265 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Aug 10_0 WAVERLYHO?SE, ? IN THE BEND OF KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. ? Rates, $2 and $2.50 per day. G. T. ALFORD, May 2-0_PROPRIETOR. WRIGKET'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. -?o THIS NEW AND ELEGANT HOUSE with all modern improvemeats, is now open for the reception of euests. S. L. WR?JHT & SON, ProDrietore. ? , Hob? mm Obtained, and all ' Bl&tXJ?SS at tended to for MODERATE FEES Out office is opposite the 1'-^ latent O?ice. ? ?! we can ob tain Patents m less time than those remote from WASUiydTOS. Nifi MODEL, DRA WING or PHOTO of invention. We advise as to patent a!>i!itv free ofcharee ;?'!<! we. make XO CHARGE UNLESS PATENT IS !>ECtIRED. For circular, advice, ternis :u;<l references to actual clienti in vourown S:.>:te. Con::iv. <"ity or 0> ??wrilc u>??MM?M?ZMM Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D C IDE? '% YflllR Fl We have Ihe CHEAPEST and Best woven w:re fencing Wire Rope Seivage? _J INCHES HIGH AT 60 CENTS PEE ROD. Lawn. Garden, Poultry and Steels Fencing all ^zes and widths. Gates tornateli. Friceslow. sola bv dealers. Freight Pe.ld. Send for circulars. Se?iCLL?N WOVEN WIBK KKXCK CO., CHICAGO, - ?. 8.-AU-Stccl LAWN oed CE?ETE?Y iene?