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A Ballad .for the Times.
O! 'tia ? hfcllowfl? r^treai,
Mad? sacred by the martyred dead,'
Her birth-right bought with blood;
Her infancy baptized in tears,
And re-baptized in riper years,
Beneath a crimson Hood.
Oar mother! She who gave ns birth,
The dearest land of all the earth,
O hearken to her call;
She trembles-at her threatened doom,
Appealing to her sons to come,
And with her stand or fall.
A bandi bf brothers, bravo and true,
It matters not, in grey or blue,
Yon soon must cast the dio
That s?ala our own, our country's fate,
Topatriot love, or mongrel hate,
To death or liberty.
From North and South, from East and
West, '
Your patriot ie. zeal nt tent,
Ana burst tho tyrant's chains;
Aye take the chains ho forged to bind,
To brutal sense, immortal mind,
And let him feel their puins.
Nay, drive the mongrel from oar land,
Ho who with sacrilegious band
Would burst o'er truth and right;
Erase his Maker's signature,
Emblem of all that's chaste and pnre,
And turn our day to night.
Then all who view tho land with pride,
Whero heroes bled and martyrs died,
Maintain the people's choice;
Caucasian purity maintain,
And end "tho powers of darkness" reign
With undivided voice.
But while our hopes aro lifted high.
We raise to Heaven tho moistened oyo
And breathe the patriot's prayer;
O God, extend thy powerful hand
And save our loved, our native land
From every throat'niug snare.
The prayer .a heard, from South and
North,
Her faithful children marshal forth,
And when our couutry'a free,
She'll range a lengthened Hat of aona,
Beeide her more than royal ones,
Her Washington and Lee.
AUGUST 1,1868. M. C. 8.
A DETECTIVE'S STORY.
What life is more t liri Hin g than
that of a police detective, what more
full'of startling adventure? An in?
cident in' the experience of two men
well fcnown in the city of New Or?
leans, as rf ho most skillful and accom?
plished detectives in the Southern
country, had been related to the re?
porter. It is useless to say who they
are, their names are household words
throughout the valley of the Missis?
sippi. The event about to be related
ia of recent occurrence. It is one of
the unpublished histories of. crime,
one of tho heart beats underneath
the social current of the great city.
But;Jhe,words, of the detective in?
vest the relation with an interest
moro potent than the reporter ban
accord it Lethim tell the story.
A robbery liad been committed in
one of our large commercial houses,
under very singular circumstances.
The day preceding th& crime, a largo
amount of money had been reoeived.
and left in the safe over night.
Part of this money consisted of $20
and $50 bills. Unknown to any one
but the proprietor, they were marked
with a small cross in red ink in the
left hand corner. The safe was look?
ed at night; in the morning it was
open, the night dork asleep, under
the influence of chloroform, and the
money gone. Tho cashier was a
young man of high social position,
and about to be married to the
daughter of the proprietor. He
alone carried tho keys of the safe.
It was evident the lock had been
picked, or opened with the key.
Our observations convinced us it
was the latter. Still we kept our
own counsel. At the request of the
merchant, the whole matter was kept
a profound secret. It furthered our
chances of detecting the robber that
it should be so. Before we had left
the store, we had settled in our
minds the identity of the thief; but
it was necessary to obtain the proof
before our suspicions were divulged,
or his arrest attempted. Descrip?
tions of the money stolen were left
with certain parties, under whose
observation it was most likely to
come if put in circulation, 'with in?
structions to detain the perso a offer?
ing it, until we were sent for. This
was all that could bo done for the
present. We went home to await
developments. Still we kept our
eyes on the cashier. He was young,
and although he never drank to
excess, he was "fast." He spent
a great deal of money, and, to
use a common expression, was the
. deuce among the girla. ODO? or
twice we saw him walking in the
squares of evenings, with a very
pretty young English girl, a milliner,
working on Canal street. Thero was
something very noticeable about the
girl's face-a sort of melancholy and
sadness, that went straight to our
hearts. Any one would have felt
kindly towards her by just looking
at her. Bomohow or other, I felt a
presentiment that this girl was mixed
up in the robbery. 1 couldn't get
rid of the idea. It haunted me. In
this way sevoral weeks passed. One
day we received n message in a great
hurry, to come to tho steamboat
landing. It was late in the after?
noon, and the boats for St. Louis
were about leaving. Arriving there,
we went at once cn board the Re?
public, and up to the clerk's desk.
Standing at the counter was the
pretty English girl, and in the hands
of the derk were two of the marked
$20 billa. Sbo had just offered thom
in payment for her passage to St.
Louis. I felt now that the cashier
was in my clutches. But it Waa
necessary to proceed carefully and
^Up?UXxOlJl^?^? mox vtu
not frighten the girl. Aa gently aa I
could, I feld her that the money Bhe
had josi o florec? at the counter had
'been stolen; that it wns necessary for
sc to kuuw where abb ottt/unecJ it.
At my words her face took the livid
hoe of death, bnt she shook her
head as much as to aay she wonld
never tell me. I plied her with im?
portunities, entreated and begged;
but it was of no avail. I had no
recourse but to tako her into custody.
Still I hoped to be able to disoover
from her the proof of the cashier's
guilt. He was evidently her lover;
but I doubted much if she knew his
real name or actual position. I plied
her with questions on this head, and
although abo was on her guard, and
her answers were evasive, I was soon
satisfied that tho real name of her
lover was unknown to her. As I left
tho cell, I heard her mutter in thc
most poignant grief:
.'Oh, Charley, Charley, can this
be true?" This was, indeed, his
first name. I returned on tho in?
stant, and said to her that I knew
tho person who gave ber the money,
that his namo was Charley-. At .
the mention of this name Rbe chip- !
ped her hands and laughed. It was I
not the name sho knew him by.
I was almost at my wits' end. The
girl must confess, or the real criminal
would escape punishment. I thought,
however, of a resource, and put it
into execution at once. I went to
the store and told the merchant that
I wanted a picture of every member
of his establishment, himself includ?
ed. He looked puzzled, but complied
with my request. Armed with these,
I returned to the cell. I told tho
girl I had something to show her
my heart ached as I did so. I knew
she worshipped the heartless scoun?
drel who had betrayed ber. I held the
picture so that she could 6ee it in
full; as the light flashed on it, I said
to her, "Mary, this is the Charley I
am after."
She gavo ono quick, hurried glance
at tho pictures, and then, with a low
moan of anguish, fell fainting to thc
floor. The tears would come to my
ejes as I looked at the poor, beauti?
ful creature in her agony. Only
heaven knows how I pitied her; but
justice, as well as her own good, re?
quired that tho mask should be lifted
and the criminal exposed. As soon
as Bhe had bad time to recover, I
went to her again. I found her
calm, but with a look of sorrow that
pierced me to my heart. I told her
who her lover was, his orime, and
begged her to reveal all she knew of
him. I might os well have talked to
stone. She sat deaf, silent iu her
tearless anguish. Only once she
murmured, "be loved me, he is true
to me." I told her she was mistaken
-he cared nothing about her
would never marry her. Sho laughed
at mo in bitter scorn. As a last re?
source, I went to the place at which
abo bad been been working. I
found out all about her friends, and
with whom sho associated. From
these I learned that she was engaged
to bo married to "Charley," who
represented himself as a young me?
chanic; that he had persuaded her to
go to St. Louis for that purpose,
where it was said that he bad rela?
tives. I knew it was only to get rid
of her, while he married the mer?
chant's daughter. I had got all tho
information I wanted. As I return?
ed, I passed by the theatre, brilliant?
ly lighted for an evening's entertain?
ment. I stepped in; the beauty and
fashion of tho city were there. In
ono of tho boxes sat Charley aud his
betrothed. Sho was radiant in beau?
ty-he attentive and lover-like. My
resolution was taken on the instant.
I left the theatre hurriedly, and
went to tho station. In a few mo?
ments I returned, accompanied by
Mary. I took her to a seat com?
manding a full view of the box.
One glauco was enough; I saw that
her heart was breaking. Silently I
led her out of the theatre and back
to tho station.
"Will you tell mo now?"
"I can clio, but I have nothing to
tell."
She never did. It was useless to
detain her. Wo let her go, but three
weeks afterward she died of a broken
heart. The mystery of tho robbery
bas never been explained.
Laurens Railroad-New Schedule.
OFFICE LAURENS RAILROAD,
LAOn?Ns O. IL, 8. C., April 29,18(i8.
ON and after TUESDAY, 12th of Mav
next, tho Trains on this Itoad will
commence running to return on the same
day, to connect with tho up and down
Ti ainu on tho Greenville and Colnmbia
Railroad, at Helena; leaving Laurena at 5
A. M., on TUESDAYS, THUR8DA?S and
SATURDAYS, and leaving nclena at 1.30
P. M. sumo days. J. H. HOWERS,
July 9 Superintendent LaurcnB R. R.
I STILL LIVE.
THE great SUMTER BITTERS have
only to ho tried to be appreciated. AH
a summer tonio and invigorating medi?
cino, nono is equal to it; as a stomach ap?
petizer and a promoter of digostion, it is
tho best Ritters out. Only try it, and yonr
experience will attest tho truth of our
advice. For salo wholesale and retail, bv
FISHER ft HEINITSH, Druggists.
May 17_\?_t
Seeds, Landreth's Seeds.
WINTER DUTCH TURN Ii" SEED,
Ruta Baga Turnip Seod,
Large Globe Turnip 8eed,
Large Norfolk Turnip 8ood,
Purple Top Turnip Seed.
For sale by FISHER A HEINITSH.
July 22 _t_
Scrofula, or King's Evil, in cured by
using HeWUh's Queen's Delight.
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SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,
COLUMBIA, S. C., August 8. 18G8.
ON and after WEDNESDAY, tho 12th
instant, tho Trams over this Road
will run as follows, viz: .
Leave Columbia at. 4.15 p. m.
Arrive at Charlotte at.11.00 p. nt.
Lcavo Charlotte at.11.85 p. m.
Arrive at Columbia at.COO a. m.
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South Carolina Roads.
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as follows:
Leave Columbia on Mondays, Wednes?
days and Fridays at 7 A. M., arriving at
Charlotte at 6.86 P. M.
Returning-leave Cliariotte ou Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at G A. M., ar?
riving at Columbia at 5.05 P. M
Pas8cngers taking tho 6 A. M. Train
from Charlotto can connect with IfigJit
Train of South Carolina Road for Charles?
ton. Passengers from Charleston can-by
leaving the South Carolina Train at Junc?
tion-connect with, the 7 A.M. Train from
Columbia. CALEB BO?KNIGHT,
August 8 Superintendent.
Change of Schedule on G. & C. R. R
177? TSKW aaa TOT QSS2&QS3 C3S2EB&SB3
ON and after WEDNESDAY, the 12th
instant, Passenger Train? will run
daily, Sue days excepted, connecting with
Night Train on South Carolina and Char
lotto and South Carolina Railroads:
Leave Columbia at_,. 7.00 a. m.
" Alston at.8.40 **
" Newberry at.10.10 *'
Arrive at Abbeville at.8.00 p. m.
?? at Anderson at.4.20 "
" at Greroivffle at.5.00 ??
Leave Greenville at. 5.45 a. m.
" Anderson at.G. 25 "
M AbboviUeat. 8.00 "
" Newberry at.12.35 p.m.
.? Alston at.2.15 "
Arrive at Columbia at. 8.45 "
Trains on the Blue Bidge Railroad will
also run daily, Sundays, excepted.
Lcavo Anderson at.4.30 p. m.
" Pendleton at.5.30 "
Arrive at Walhalla at.7.30 "
Leave Walhalla at.3.80 a. m.
.? Pendleton at.5.80 "
Arrivo at Anderson at.6.20 "
Tho train will return from Bolton to An?
derson on Monday and Friday mornings.
JAMES O. MEREDITH,
Aug 8 General Superintendent.
~S0TJTH CA^LJJHA-RAILROAD.
GENERAL 8UPTS OFFICE,
CUABLESTON, 8. C.. March 28.18C8.
PASSENGER TRAINS will run as fol?
lows, viz:
Leave Charleston for Columbia. G.30 a. m.
Arrivo at Kingsville. 1.30 p. m.
Leave Kingsville. 2.00 p. m.
Arrive at Columbia. 3.50 p. m.
Leave Columbia. G.00 a. m.
Arrive ut Kingsville. 7.30 a.m.
Leave Kingsville. 8.00 p. m.
Arrivo at Charleston. 8.10 p.m.
The Passenger Train on tho Camden
Branch will connect with up and down
Columbia Trains and w'iimington and Man?
chester Railroad Trains on MONDAYS,
WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS.
Night Express Freight and Passenger
Accommodation Train will run as follows:
Leavo Charloston for Columbia. .5.40 p. tn.
Arrivo at Columbia.6.05 a. nt.
Leavo Columbia.5.80 p. m.
Arrivo at Charleston.5.40 a. m.
Mareil 21 H. T. PEAKE, Gcn'l Sup't.
Schedule on Spartanburg & Union R.
Down Train. Up Train.
Mis. Arv. Leav. Arv. Lcav.
Spartanburg, 0 5.00 7.00
Pacolot, 10 5.45 5.48 G.12 G.15
Jonesvillo, 19 6.25 6.30 5.29 5.88
Unionville, 28 7.16 7.40 4.30 4 45
Sautuc, 37 8.23 8.80 3.37 3.45
Shelton, 48 9.23 9.25 2.3G 2.40
LylesFord, 52 9.49 9.50 2.09 2.12
Strother, 56 10.14 10.18 1.42 1.45
Alston, 68 11.30_IMO
Office North Carolina Railroad Co.^
COMPANY SHOPS, Ann 1, 1868.
ON and after this date, tho following
will bc tho schedule for PASSENGER
TRAINS over this road:
Lcavo Charlotte daily at.11.36 p. tn.
" Greensboro at.5.05 a. ni.
" Raleigh at. 9.41
Arrivo at Goldsboro at.12.25 p. m.
Loavo Goldsboro at.12.30 "
M Raleigh at. 3.20 ?'
" Greensboro at. 7.17 "
Arrivo at Charlotte at. 11.35 p. m.
Through Passengers by this lino have
choice of routes via Greensboro and Dan?
ville to Richmond, or via Raleigh and Wel?
don to Richmond or Portsmouth; arriving
at all points North of Richmond at tho
same time by either route. Connection is
mado at Goldsboro with Passenger Trains
on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
to and from Wilmington, and by Freight
Train to Weldon. Also to Newborn, on A.
A N. C. Road. Freight Traine will leave
Charlotte at 2 a. m. and arrive 6.20 p. m.