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J^IJ- - i m - - I - li-i-I-,-- - ^ . - . . ? ? ? - -i? - - ^f" - - - - Let ns Have Pc?ce. Quoth General Grant. "It's blamed un? lucky- - ti First Oregon-and then Kentucky! Such conduct don't show any sonne ? And hits me in my reticence! : It's not that they have gol the State But that they gain at such a rato! ' And what ia more uncommon rough, Our party'? T?te? '^fmitig-offJn 1 We'll hare things fixed a little straighter In States that Tote by Legislatur' I But here's a pint that's rather tough How are we sore- there'll he enough? A hard oonundrum; and I think 111 go and take another drink!" A MADMAN'S STORY. BT T. H. S. ESCOTT. Did 1 lore her? you ask. Better, ; yes, better, than my lifo? j Then why ? 'But stay; wait my story and you shall - know all. Quietly, calmly, soberly, I will tell you ail. You smile-you think T cannot; you call me mad. Nay, not so. But yon point to the cell in which we are seated-to the high walls beyond, which bar egress -to the piteous -forms outside, bow? ing in the agony of their impotence, their hands to and fro. What of that? what of all this which you e?e ana tell me of? Do these things frove me tobe a madman? Listen:; say to-y?a, that in- tho huge city yonder,-.Dejpond the precincts of this? aooursec^prison-houeo, there wander at large in the streets andj?6the thoroughfare men and women mad? der, ay, madder far, than anyi?npri soned here. Is not ail their life one vast expanse of madness? They weave, and the robe thus woven is one of laughter, derision, and scorn ; they, spend all their lives in sowing, . and yet they never reap. Fame, name, w?alth-day after day, night after night, they strive for these. Ceaselessly, painfully, feverishly a little heap of gilded chaff is got toge? ther; then comes tho whirlwind of sorrow and death, and sweeps it poor fools-all sway. It is coming all the time; they might know it from afar off, and yet see it not, or or seeing heed not. This-this is madness-madness pre-ordained of God, the worst and most fearful there can be. Thinking, then, of this, tell me not that I am mad. The heart is the book of the German sage; it will not lot itself be read. But if I be not a madman, you .want to know how came I to do what 1 have done? With soberness, calm? ness, deliberation I did it. Hear me, how quietly I speak to you; think you, then, that I was a madman when I acted? Why I loved her I do not know; by what slow stages I grew to find that all my life, all my soul, was ab? sorbed in hers, I cannot tell you. A face beautiful and bright as that of an angel, a heart pure and spotless as a sonny summer sky, a voice whoso every word was a note of - music-these surely wore fit rea? sons for love. And so gradually did the spirit of love take whole posses? sion of my brain and being. Yet, from the first, believe me, I knew well how it would all end. You may ' place no trust in presentiments; neither do I in the presentiments of all men alike. But there are some I am assured of it-with whom to feel ominously, in however vague a manner, is to know. You cannot apply one and the self-same rule to the spiritual organization of all. Your presentiments may end as they arose, in vanity or nothingness; not so mine. Throughout hie I have been able to hear in the midst of sounds of mirth and joy, of happiness and laughter, the unerring foot-steps of coming doom. With some men, the senses have a power of which those who have not felt it cannot dream. In the deep darkness of tho night, they can hoar the death-watch ticking in distant walls-can hear tho palpitation of some loved one's heart, when she whom they loved is far re? moved. With me it was not the senses, but the mind-or shall I call it the spirit? whioh attained this morbid development. And so, oven in those blessed hours of sun-set, when my darling nestled closer, closer still to me; when she talked, with an assurance that nothing could break, of future hours of sacred peace; and when I responded to all she said with words of equally con? fiding and trustful love-I knew quite well what the end must bo. It was calm then, and happiness; but I could descry the phantom shadow o' disaster floating high above-soon to overcast all. I was wayward and wild. Her father distrusted me; her friends in? terposed words of bitterness and calumny between us. Still she trust? ed me-told me that nothing could ever shako her trust. I smiled, and said I knew she would be true; but I smiled not because my knowledge was hers, but because it was far moro certain and far less bright. Poor childi what was she to do? We were parted, and then when strange rumors reached her, magnified three? fold by the lying speeches of her enemies and mine, bit by bit the rock of her confidence gave way. Bravely she bore up, till at last it was all gone. Her love, I think, never left me; nor would her trust, had I been near, and had she bat been able to gaze, wrapped olose to my heart, into my face and eyes, as in the old by-gone timed. Bat long leagues separated ns, and she fell away from me. Tho venom of calumny had done its work; the poison of false I counsel had diffused itself through , all ber being; and so oho ceased to bo nine. I heard of her, bot I heard of her aa being another's-or as soon to be another's.. Yptr thia* too, I know-by tho same unerring signs as thoso I have already mentioned-was destined .never to ooma to pass. Why or how I knew this, I oould not tell you then, nor can I tell you now. It is enough that I had the know? ledge, without being able to account for the manner in whioh 1 had gain? ed it * At last, I heard that the day was fixed on whioh she was to pass alto? gether away from me. 1 They talked of her soon as to become as rich and great as she was beautiful; they talk? ed of her aa future mistress of houses and lands, of wealth incalculable. Yes, in my presence did they talk of all this-actually before mo-before me, who knew that none of these things would be. Often as I heard them, I laughed to myself; often I wondered how they could be so blind. But I said nothing. I left them to discover after the event that what I had said to myself was true. And so months and days rolled ou; and at last it was tho day but oue Before that whioh was to be ber bridal. We were miles away from each other; but something told me that on tho night before the wedding morn, I should see her. To that wed? ding I had been invited; bat I said ill health would not let me attend. I waited to discover whither and how I should bo led to her; for I felt assured that nothing would prevent it. I was right. On the early morning of the next day, I departed to visit her-for the last time. I had to travel a long distance first-more than 200 miles. Long watching and sleepless nights caused me to slumber in the train as I journeyed toward her. And as I journeyed I dreamed a dream. It was a simplo dream, and easy to be remembered. Some form-half angel, half devil-seemed to descend before me, and display to my eyes a cloth of pure white-white os the driven snow-but dyed here and there with crimson spots. I woko with a start, and pondering what I had seen, was at a loss to know what it meant Fool, and slow of understanding. But I knew after? wards. The train stopped, and I alighted at the station. It was tho dusk of a glorious summer evening. The air was heavy with perfume; but for some reason or other, asl scented the breeze, the very perfume terrified me. I had some miles to walk bo fore I could reach tho house in which she was; and some little difficulty in finding tho path, which was strange to me; but I reached it at last, nearly an hour before mid-night. It was one of those old country which houses aro now growing scarcer and scarcer eveiy year in England-low, long and rambling. Outside it was cover? ed with jasmine and roses and ivy. No lights were to bo seen down stairs, save in that portion of the mansion which I knew must bo allot? ted to tho servants, who wore busied about tho coming marriage festival on the morrow. Bat in all the bed? rooms tho lamps were yet burning. Bound the house I wander stealthily and silently-treading on the grass, lest my feet should disturb the gravo! and raise an alarm; keeping in the shade of trees and shrubs, whence I could observe everything around without myself being seen. O, how carefully I walked. At a sudden turn, I was met by a dog, chained tc his kennel, who bogan barking furiously at me. But I was not afraid; I crept cunningly around, gol behind him, and theo, at a moment when tho brute was not looking, I stretched out my hand toward hit throat, clutched it tight-so tight and in a minute the only creature that could havo disturbed me, wai dead. As I looked at his body lying still quivering and panting upon thc earth, there roso a strange feeling within mo-a feeling that I cannol and do not attempt to explain. ] know afterward what it meaut, and ] will tell you presently. O, it is i glorious thing to feel that, morta though one is, ono can hold in one's hand tho keys of lifo and death-tc know that ono has but to say to one self the word and do the aced, nnc then in a moment another life wil have gone. It is this love of powei that makes many a man a murderer Still I continued groping my wo; stealthily an I silently-so silentl] and so stealthily-round tho house I had beon thoro more than nu hou: now, and except thu sorvants throng! tho window, and a man, when tba accursed dog began to bark at mo 1 thrust bis head forward from tho up stairs apartment, and withdrew i when I had stilled the brute's bark ing forevor, I had not seen a trace o a living soul. It was half an hou after mid-night, and I knew that should soon have to see my lost love or not at all. Presently there wer no lights in any of the bed-chambe windows-none in any, save one Something told me whose that on was-it was my darling's. The win dow itself was not twenty feet fror tho ground, and, as you may ofte see in such old-fashioned mansions a flight of stone stairs led directly u to it. Upon this, the window itsel opened into a kind of balcony. An now it was left ajar, in order thi whatever breath of wind there hat pened to be stirring might waft coo :Z?S rcr ness ?nd refreshment over the face of the deeper, in tho sultry July night. F ?ore than an hour did I linger b eath her window. I hold my bi 'Mi quite closely, and I did not mc " muscle or limb, so foar ful wa? I that I might disturb her slumbers O, so fearful! The window itself was guarded by the gauziest of curtains, but still my eyes could not penetrate through them. At last, I made np my mind to ascend the stain?. I felt quite sure that my darling was still asleep, and I longed to look upon her features once again-only juBt this once. HoW noiselessly I crawled up them; the serpent himself creeps along less silently than I did then. Presently, I reached I the top, and my breath was hot against the glass of the win? dow. Still I stood there, fearing to move a step. Then I pushed back first ono side of tho window, then the other-O, so cautiously! for I dreaded to wake the sleeper. Next I listened; bnt all was quiet. "Quiet as death," I said to myself-"yes, as death;" and as I repeated tho word, I started, and my foot jarred against the win? dow; and my ears could tell mo that my darling, surprised by tho sound in her sleep, had moved. I think I must hnvo waited half au hour; but I heard no further sound. So I pulled aside the light gauzy curtain, uud thrusting forward my bond, I could see that my darling lay stretched out before mo in a sweet deep sleep. Cautiously-how cautiously-I ad? vanced forward a step, to let my eyes rest once moro on her dear loved face. I was close beside her. I then perceived that she must, in sheer weariness of delight, have thrown herself on tho couch directly after BIIO had loft tho company of her friends; for she still had on her a robo of white muslin, and her golden hair was still bound with tho blue ribbon that she always loved. Yes, she was just ns in the olden time. Not a trace of difference had four years wrought upon that lovely face since I used to call it mine, minc! I repented the word. Sbo was mine no longer. But why should sho not be? Still I gazed down upon her; and still she remained wrapped iu slum? ber. I thought I heard a noise of some one behind me. I looked, but there was no one there. It was morely the wind lightly rustling tho gauzy cur? tains; butas I looked toward the win? dow, I could descry in tho distant horizon the first faint streaks which speak of the coming dawn, and then I know that my timo to linger thero was short. Still I gazed down upon her-upon that angel face, upon that wealth of golden hair resting upon tho most spotless of white robes. Suddenly tho vision of tho morning seemed to appear to me again. A robe of pure white, dyed with crim? son spots. What did it mean ? I had not known before, but I knew then well enough. White and crimson-rare colors rich, beautiful! O, the contrast-the crimson of passion and tho palor of death! Still I gazed; and as I gazed my life blood came and went-now at fever, now at freezing point. My whole frame trembled, for I had in? terpreted the import of my vision. My hand clutched in my pocket a knife purchased long sinoe in a foreign land, containing in it a dagger-blade oponed by a secret spring. I drew it forth, I touched the spring and tho dagger was bare. A wild, mad kiss, an uplifted hand and then the dagger was plunged hilt-high in my darling's bosom. The ruddy torrent gushed forth, and my vision was accomplish? ed. A shriek in the agony of death, resounding through the low-vaulted oorridors of the mansion, and tho household rushed to the chamber. I hud bolted the door; it was burst open, and thero they saw my darling's murdered form-the robo of white stained with the crimson of blood. But they saw not me. I hud moved behind the window curtains. ?, so cautiously; and I could seo from my station all tho attendants, the father and mother weeping and wailing for her who, in a fow hours' time, was to have been a bride. Last of all ho, tho betrothed, came; and when ho saw tho sight, he swooned in desola? tion and agony of spirit. And seeing him, and hearing his cry of woo from whero I had so cautiously stationed myself, thero carno from mo, by I know not what impulse, a long, loud scream of laughter, which betrayed mo. But in death, though not in lifo, I had made my darling mine. THE front part of our Store having been damaged by the recent storm, we will be compelled to sell off our Stock of CLOTHING, CAS SIMEBES, HATS, &c, at or nearly COST, for want of room. I New styles of Boys' Straw HATS just received. E. & W. C. SWAFFIELD, Main Street. THE PIiATFORK OF TBS Democratic, National Convention. The Democratic party, in National Con? vention assembled, reposing its trust in the intelligence, patriotism and discrimi? nating justico of the people-standing opon the Constitution ac the foundation and limitation of the powers of the Go? vernment, and tho guarantee of the liber? ties of tho citizen, and recognizing tho qnestionB of slavery and eecoasiou as having been settled, for all time to come, by the war, or the voluntary action of tho Southern States, in Constitutional Con? ventions assembled, and never to bo ro newed or rc-agitatcd, do, with tho return of poaco, demand: 1st. Immediato restoration of all the States to their rights in tho Union, under the Constitution, and of civil government to the American people. 2d. Amnesty for all past political offences, and tho regulation of the elective frauchiso in the States by their citizens. 3d. Payment of tho public debt of tho United States aa rapidly aa practicable; all moneys drawn from tho people by tax? ation, except so much as is requisite for the nocossitios of tho Governmont, econo? mically administered, being honestly ap? plied to such payment; and, whore the obligations of tho Government do not expressly state upon their faco, or the law uuder which they were issued does not provide that they .shall he paid in coin, they ought, in right and in justice, bc paid in the lawful monev of thc United Btatea. 4th. Equal taxation of ovcry species of property, according to its real value, in? cluding Government bonds and other pub? lic securities. 5th. Ono currency for the Government and tho people, tho* laborer and tho office? holder, tho pensioner and thc soldier, thc producer and the bond-holder. (ith. Economy in tho administration oi the Governmout; tho reduction of the standing army and navy; the abolition of the Freedmen's bureau, and all political instrumentalities designed to secure negro supremacy; simplification of tho svstem and discontinuance of inquisitori? al modes of assessing and collecting inter? nal rovonuo, BO that thc burden of taxa? tion may bo equalized and lessened, tho credit ot the Government und the curren? cy made good; tho repeal of all enact? ments fur enrolling the State militia into national forces in time of peace; and a tariff for revenue upon foreign imports, and such equal taxation, under tho inter? nal revenue taws, as will afford incidental protection to domestic manufactures, and as will, without 'impairing tho revenue, impose tho least burden upon and best promote and encourage the great indus? trial interests of the country. 7th. Iteform of abuses iu the administra? tion, tho expulsion of corrupt men from office, tho abrogation of useless oflicea, tia; restoration of rightful authority to and thc independence of tho executive and judiciary departments of tho Govern? ment, the subordination of tho military to the civil power, to tho end that tho usurpations of Congress and tho despot? ism of the sword may cease. 8th. Equal rights and protection for naturalized and native-born citizens, at homo and abroad; tho assertion of Ameri? can nationality which shall command tho respect of foreign powers, and furnish an example and encouragement to people struggling for national integrity, consti? tutional liberty and individual rights; and the maintenance of tho right? of natural? ized citizens against tho absoluto doctrino of immuublo allegiance and the claims of foreign powers to punish them for alleged crimo committed beydud their jurisdic? tion. In demanding these measures and re? forms, we arraign the radical party for its disregard of right, and tho unparalleled oppression and tyranny which have mark? ed its career. After thc most solemn and unanimous pledge of both Houses of Con? gress to prosecute tho war exclusively for the maintenance of tho Government and the preservation of the Union, under the Constitution, it has repeatedly violated that most sacred pledgo, under which alone was rallied that noblo volunteer army, which carried our flag to victory. Instead of restoring tho Union, it has, so far as ia in its power, dissolved it, and eubjectod ton States, in timea of profound peaoo, to military despotism and negro Bupremacy. It has nullified thcro tho right of trial by jury; it has abolished tho habeas cor? pus, that moat sacred writ of liberty; it has overthrown the freedom of speech and tho pross; it has substituted arbitrary seizures and arrests, and military trials and secret star-chamber inquisitions for tho constitutional tribunals; it has disre? garded, in time of peace, tho right of the people to ho free from searches and aciz iirex; it has entered tho post and telegraph offices, and oven tho private rooms of in? dividuals, aud seized their private papers and letters, without any specific ch argo or notice of affidavit, as required by the or? ganic law; it baa converted tho American capitol into a baatilo; it has established a aystom of spies and official espionage to which no constitutional monarchy of Eu ropo would now dare to resort; it haB abo? lished tho right of appeal on important constitutional questions to tho supremo judicial tribunals, and threat.-ns to cur? tail or destroy ita original jurisdiction, which is irrevocably vested by tho Consti? tution, while tho learned Chief Justice has been aubjected to the moat atrocious calumnies, merelv hecauso he would not prostitute his high oifieo to tho support of tho falso and partizan charges preferred against the President. Its corruption and oxtravaganco havo exceeded anything known in history, and by its frauds and monopolies it baa nearly doubled the bur? den of the debt created by tho war. It has ?tripped tho President of his constitution? al power of appointment even of bia own Cabinet. Under its repeated aasaults, the pillars of tho Government aro rocking on their baso, and should it succeed in No? vember next, and inaugurate its Tresidout, wo will meet, aB a Bultjected and conquered people, amid tho ruins of liberty and tho scattered fragments of tho Constitution; and wo do declare and resolve that, ever since tho peoplo of tho United states threw off all subjection to tho British crown, the privilege and trust of suffrago havo belonged to tho several StatCB, and have beon granted, regulated and con? trolled exclusively by tho political power of each State respectively, and that any attempt by Congress, on any pretext what? ever, tn deprive any State of this right, or to interfere with its exorcise, ia a flagrant usurpation of powor which can find no warrant in the Constitution; and, if sanc? tioned by the peoplo, will subvert our form of Government, and can only end in a single centralized and consolidated Go? vernment, in which the separate existenco of the States will be entirely absorbed, and an unqualified despotism be established in placo of a Federal Union of co-equal StatCB; and that we regard the reconetruc tion Acts (so-called) of Congress as such aro usurpations, and unconstitutional, re? volutionary, ?od void; that our soldiers and sailors, who carried tho flag of .our country to victory against a most gallant and determined foo, must over be grate? fully remembered, and all the guarantees given in their favor muBt be faithfully car? ried into execution. That the public' lands should be distri? buted as widely as possible among the ' people, and should be disposed of either under the pre-emption of homostoad lands, and sold in reasonable quantities, and to none but actual occupante, at the mini? mum price established Lythe Government. When grants of the public lands may be allowed, necessary for the encouragement of impor'aui public improvements, tho proceeds of tho sale of such landa, and not tho lauds themselves, should bo BO ap? plied. That tho Presidont of tho United StateB, Andrew Johnson, in exercising tho power of his high office in resisting the aggres? sions of Congress upon thc constitutional rights of the Staten and tho people, is en? titled to tho gratitudo of tho whole Amer! can people, and in behalf of the Democra? tic party, wc tender him our thanks for his patriotic efforts in that regard. Upon this platform, the Democratic party appeal to every patriot, including all tho conservativo clement and all who de? sire to support the Constitution and re? store tho Union, forgetting all past differ? ences of opinion, to unite with ne in tho I present groat etrugglo for the liberties of the people; and that to all mich, to what? ever party they may have heretofore bo longed, wo extend tho right band ol fel? lowship, and hail all euch co-operating with us as friends and btethren. EXOBIiSIOR. THE COLUMBIA PHONIX Book, Job and Newspaper PRIXTINO ESTABLISHMENT, Main Street, above Taylor. HAVE your PRINTING done at this Office, for tho following GOOD REASONS The propriotor is a Practical Printer, And attends closely to hiB Business. Tho Office is supplied with Everything Necessary to turn out Good Work. Prices Lower than any other establishment In this State, or oven New York. Pamphlets, Circulars, Bill Heads, Letter Heads, Posters, Hand-bills, Receipts, Ball Tickets, Invitations, Dray Tickets, Checks, Briefs, Programme?, Drafts, Blanks, Wedding, Visiting and Business Cards, Ac, Of all styles and sizes; in fact, Every Description of Printing! In ono, two ami threo colors and in bronze, promptly attendod to. JULIAN A. SELBY, Propriotor. Just Received at Phoenix Office, A lot of BILL HEAD PAPER-which will be neatly printed, at short notice, and NEW YORK PRICES. Call and see. Old Newspapers FOR SALE at the PHONIX OFFICE. The Great Inland Freight Route,I VIA Charlotte and So. Ca. E. E., AMD PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA. THI8 FAVORITE AND RELIABLE - ROUTE offen! superior advantages to the MERCHANTS Of COLUMBIA and UP? COUNTRY, in transporting FREIGHTS at low rutea and quick despatch to and from Baltimore, Philadelphia, New .York and Boston. 43* Rates always guaranteed SB low as tho published rates of any Other line. ff No chantre of cara, or breakage of bulk, between Charlotte and Portsmouth. aar Marino Insurauco from one-half to three-quarters per cont, less than by com? peting lines. For further information, rates, classifi? cation sheets, Ac, apply to. or address, E. R. DORSEY, General Freight and Ticket Agent, Charlotte and South Carolina R. R. Co. July 24 ....... . Charlotte & South Carolina B. R. Co. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, COLUMBIA, 8. C., August 8, 18C8. ON and after WEDNESDAY^ the 12tb instant, tho Trains over thia Road will run as follows, viz:, Leave Columbia at. 4.15 p.m. Arrive at Charlotte at.11.00 p. m. Leave Charlotte at.11.35 p. m. Arrive at Columbia at. 6.00 a. m. aa** Close connections, both ways, with Traine of Green ville and Columbia and South Carolina RoadB. 43" Passengers for tho North, taking this route, have the choice of FO?R DIF? FERENT ROUTES, viz: From Greens? boro, either via Danville or Raleigh. From "Weldon, either via Petersburg or Portsmouth; and from Portsmouth, eithor via Old Bay Line and Baltimore or Anna mcssio Line and Wilmington, Delaware. 43- TIME AS QUICK and FARE AS LOW ae by any other route. BAGGAGE GHEOKED THROUGH. For THROUGH TICKETS to Richmond. Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, apply at Ticket Office, foot Blan ding street. An Accommodation Train will be run as follows: Leave Columbia on Mondays, Wednes? days and Fridays at 7 A. M., arriving at Charlotte at 6.35 P. M. Returning-leave Charlotte on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 6 A. M., ar? riving at Columbia at 5.05 P. M Passengers taking the 6 A. M. Train from Charlotte can connect with Night Train of South Carolina Road for Charles? ton. Passengers from Charleston can-by leaving tho South Carolina Train al Junc? tion-connect with tho 7 A. M. Train from Columbia. CALEB BOUKNIGHT, August 8_Superintendent. Change of Schedule on G. & C R. R ON and after WEDNESDAY, tho 12th instant, Passenger Trains will run daily, Hurdays excepted, connecting with Night Train on South Carolina and Char? lotte and South Carolina Railroads: - Leave Columbia at.7.00 a. m. " Alston at.'.. ... 8.40 " ?.* Newberry at.10.10 .? Arrive at Abbovdle at.8.00 p. m. " at Anderson at.4.20 M V at Greenville at.5.00 " Leave Greenville at..'.. 5.45 a.m. " Anderson at.6.25 " .? Abbeville at. 8.C0 " .? Newberry at.12.85p.m. " Alston at.2.15 " Arrive at Columbia at. 8.45 " Trains on the Blue Ridge Railroad will also run daily, Sundays excepted. Leave Anderson at.4.SO p. m. " Pendleton at.5.80 " Arrivo at Walhalla at.7.80 ?. Leave Walhalla at.3.80 a. m. ?. Pendleton at.5.80 .? Arrive at Anderson at.6.20 " The train will return from Belton to An? derson on Monday and Friday mornings. JAMES O. MEREDITH, Ang 8 General Superintendent. SOUTH CAROLINA RAIXROADT GENERAL SUP'TS OFFICE, CHABLESTON, 8. C., Maroh 28,1868. PASSENGER TRAINS will run as fol? lows, viz: Leave Charleston for Columbia. 6.30 a. m. Arrive at Kingsville. 1.30 p. m. Leave Kingsville. 2.00 p. m. Arrive at Columbia. 8.60 p. m. Leavo Columbia. 6.00 a. m. Arrive at Kingsville. 7.80 a. m. Leavo Kingsville. 8.C0 p. m. Arrivo at Charleston. 8.10 p. m. The Passenger Train on the Camden Branch will connect with up and down Columbia Trains and Wilmington and Man? chester Railroad Trains on MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS. Night Express Freight and Passenger Accommodation Train will run as follows: Leave Charleston for Columbia. .5.40 p. m. Arrive at Columbia.6.05 a. m. Leavo Columbia. 5.30 p. m. Arrivo at Charleston. .5.40 a. m. March 21 H. T. PEAKE. Gen'l Sup't. Schedule on Spartanhnrg & Union R. Bown Train. Up Train. Mis. Arv. Leav. Arv. faaav. Spartanburg, 0 5.00 7.00 Pacolet, 10 5.45 6.4-S 6.12 6.15 Jonesville, 10 6.25 6.30 5.20 6.33 Unionville, 28 7.15 7.40 4.30 4 45 Santuc, 87 8.23 8.80 3.87 3.45 Shelton, 48 9.23 9.25 2.36 2.40 Lyles Ford, 52 9.49 9.50 2.09 2.12 Strother, 56 10.N, 10.18 1.42 1.45 Alston,_68 11.30_12.30 Office North Carolina Railroad Co., COMPANY SH OPS, APBIL 1, 1868. ON and after this date, tho following will be tho schedule for PASSENGER TRAINS ovor this road: Leave Charlotte daily at.11.36 p. m. " Greensboro at..5.05 a.m. M Raleigh at. 9.41 .? Arrive at Goldsboro at.12.25 o. m. Leave Goldaboro at.12.80' " " Raleigh at. 8.20 " ** Greensboro at. 7.17 " Arrive at Charlotte at. 11.85 p. m. Through Passengers by this line have cboico of routes via Greensboro and Dan? ville to Richmond, or via Raleigh and Wel? don to Richmond or Portsmouth; arriving at ali points North of Richmond at the same timo by either routu. Connection is made at Goldsboro with Passenger Trains on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad to and from Wilmington, end by Freight Train to Weldon. Aleo to Newbern, on A. A N. C. Road. Freight Trains will leavo i Charlotte at 2 a. m. and arrive 6.20 p. m.