The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, June 16, 1869, Image 4

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3WE ISO!GI XJI Xz^L3W^r. In thc Garret. , Four little chests all in a row, Dim with duet mid worn by tiino, AU fashioned and Ailed, long ago, By children now in their piime; Four little keys hung Bide by nid-,. With faded ribbons, brave and gay; Whoo faetnucd there with childish pride, Long ago, ou a rainy day. Four iittl<' naines, ono on each lid, Carved out by a boyish band. And underneath there beth hid Histories of tho happy band Once playing here, and pausing oft To near the sweet,refrain, . ' That carno and went; on tho roof aloft, In tho falling tuiniaur rain. "Meg" on the first lid, smooth and fair I look in "'with loving eves, For folded here, with well-known care, A goodly gathering lien-' - The record of a peaceful life, Gifts to gent?o child and girl, A bridal gown, lines to a wile, A tiny shoe, a baby curl. No toys in this tiret chest remain, For all aro carried away, In their old ago, to join again In another small Meg's play. Ab! happy mother, well I know You bear, like a ?wert refrain, Lullabies .ever soft and low In tho falling summer rain. "Jo" on tho next lid, scratched and worn, And within a motley storo Of headless dolly, of school-books torn, Birds and beasts that speak no more; Spoils brought home from.tho fairy ground Only trod by youthful feot, Dreams of a future never found, Memories of a past still sweet; Half-writ poems, stories wild. April letters, warm and cold, Diaries of a wilful child, Hints of a woman early old; A woman in a lonoly home, Hearing like a sad refrain^ ..'Bo worthy love, aud lovo will come," In the falling summer rain. . My "Both!" tho dust is always swept From tho lid that bears your name, As if by loving eyes that wept. By careful hands that often carno. Death canonized for us one saint, Ever less human t lian divino, And still wo lay, with tender plaint, Belies in this household shrine Tho silver bell, so soldom rung, The! littlo cap which last she wore, Tho fair, dead Catharine that hung By angels borne above her door; The songs sho sang, without lamont, In her prison-house of pain, Forevor aro they sweetly blent With tho falling summer rain. Upon the last lid's polished Hold Legend now both fair and true A gallant knight bears on his a hi? ld "Amy," in letters gold and blue. Within, the snoods that bound her hair, Slipper a that havo danced their last, Paded flowers laid by with care,. ? Pana whoso airy toils are past, -Gay valentines' all ardent flamee, Trifles thal have borne their part In girlish hopes and fears and shames; The record of a maiden" heart, Now learning fairer, truer spells, Hearing, like a blithe refrain, The silver sound of bridal bells In the falling summer rain. Four littlo cheats, all in a row. Dim with dust and worn by time; Four women, taught by weal and woe To love and labor in their prime; Four sisters, parted for an hone, . None lost, one only gone before, Made by love's immortal power Nearest and dearest evermore. O, when these hidden stores of ours . Lio open to the Father's sight, May they bo rich in golden hours. Deeds that show fairer for tho light! Lives whose brave music long shall ring Like a spirit-stirring strain; Souls that shall gladly soar and sing In the long sunshine after rain. THE minni's TOM H. The incident which I am about to re? late is one of the many evideuces of tho oft-repeated saying, that truth is stranger than fiction. Scieuco, which has opened so many doors, which has solved riddles harder than tho Hphynx over propounded to tho Thebans, looks with silence upon a certain kind of phenomenon which hus ! puzzled wiser heads thun mine, and which Webster classes under tho nebu? lous word supernatural. Quite as lucid is the definition of those who deny the agency of other than phy? sical or natural causes in producing this class of events. Imagination, coinci? dence, optical illusion?, are the blankets which these superbly practical people; shower upon the heads of ?ll who may be inclined to exclaim with tho poet: j "There are more things in Heaven and earth, Horatio, than ure dreamt of in j your philosophy." That the writer was not extinguished years ago by ono or more of these wot blankets, may bo ac? cepted ns proof that they aro not so po? tent for the purpose as many good people imagino them to be. I repeat, truth is stranger than fiction, which re? petition means that I am not exercising my imagination. I beg to stato that 1 am too profoundly ignorant for any such mental exercise. I wrote, conscious of but ono reason. 'Tis tho 29th of March, the anniversary of nn ever memorable night. Liko Coleridge'fi "Ancient Ma? riner," my heart is filled with a woful agony, and 1 am constrained to repeat tho tale. Years ago, I was invited to spend thc month of March with a family with whom I enjoyed tho most-intimate relations. This family consisted of throe persons Mr- ?nd Mrs. Lindon, and thoir daugh? ter Mario, a lovely girl of nineteen. Marie was to bo married on tho 26th of tho month, and it wns tho desire of both mother and daughter that I should upend as much time with them asl could previous to tho event. It ha? been so often asserted that thero can be no real lovo between women, that tho saying has come to bo accepted as truth. I have no heart to-night to make any at? tempt at refuting this absurd error; but that it is an error my lovo for Mario Lin? den would ho convincing proof in my own heart, though I had never loved an? other woman. A popular writer has Buid that "to have a laco that can look beautiful for those who love it, on whom it looks with love, is enough for ordinary women." Such a faco had Mario Linden; yet, dear? ly as I loved her, I doubt if I can con? vey any clear impression of it to the reader. Hazel eyes, auburn hair, and a bright complexion, toll nothing-it was not in form or color that the beauty lay. Perhaps it was because the face was so sweet and true, or perhaps it was in the eyes, ; which were; ' serene to tho very" depths-au inward sereuity, which made it impossible to associate- anything akin to sorrow with' their possessor-j know 1 not-and must proceed with.my story. ( Mr. Lindon's houso was sibilated on a crest of rising ground, about a mile dist tant from an old sea-port town. It oom mauded a variety of scenery, which must havo satisfied tho most difficult taste. Tho house faced the North, fronting tho broad bay, which 'swept into tho open ?ca. Between tho bay and the houso, a broad expanse of level ground extended fonxuiles-nlong the coast. On tho South, ern side woreriohly wooded slopes, with strotches of meadow between, where, in tho season, the ripened grain waved like a billowy sen. Tho East side command? ed a viow of the town; hero distance lent its u.sunl enchantment to the picture. Midway between the town nod Mr. Linden's house stood the gray church which Mr. Linden, with his wife and daughter, nlways attended, and where two or three generations of Mrs. Lin? den's family wero buried. Tho white columns which marked the graves of Mrs. 1 ii mb n's parents, and one daughtor, who hud died young wero on a clear day distinctly visible from the houso. The month passod rapidly,- as the mouths always do when people aro ab? sorbed. Marie was to marry tho man of her own choosing, and a man that her parents would have chosen for ber, could their choice have comprehended tho world. Tho love of Mario Linden and George Percival was flat contradiction to tho ^ld saying, that "tho course of truo lovo never runs smooth." During the two-years' engagement, no shadow had ever darkened their puradise-it had been a clear sky, a bright sunshine, from first to last. Tho 29th arrived, and the first part of tho programme, which had long been ar? ranged, was carried out. Tho ceremony took placo at 4 o'clock in tho after? noon, only a few intimate friends being present; but there was to bo a bridal party in the evening, nnd on tho follow? ing day the bride aud groom wero to sturt on their bridul tour. * Nine o'clock soon caine, when the rooms were filled with tho beauty and aristocracy of both town and country. Never was there a moro beautiful bride than Marie Percival. Never was there ? happier groom than her husband. Nover waa there a gayer company than waa as? sembled that night under Mr. Liuden's roof. Yet most of the guests bavo proba? bly retained only such recollection of the evening as au unusually pleuvant party might leave upon the mind. But for me, it is branded on my me? mory with a strength which years have had uo power to dim. The almost sum? mer warmth of tho night, the blue sky without ? cloud, the stars, tho full moou, which Ut up the old gruy church, and the two white columns. Within there was the bewildering light, the perfume of the flowers, the music of tho waltz, and the rapid whirl of tho waltzers, as they floated past the open window, whore I stood gazing attentively upon the two pictures-one without and ono within. It was there that Mario joined me, chiding mo, in her pretty girlish way, for not joining in the waltz. I told her that I had been better entertained; then, putting the lace curtains further back, I drew her close to tho window, ?nd4 wo stood- there, hand clasped in hand, for at least five minutes; sho gaz? ing out upon beautiful night, talking ol George and of her expected trip, with sometimes a loving word for myself; J gazing upon her, thinking how well her bridal robo became, when I saw tho color slowly fading out from her sweet face. J j thought it was tho moon-light, and was [goiug to draw tho curtains, when sin [stopped me. Pointing to the mou il men t? in the church-yan!, which wero as visible j as at mid-day, "How many aro there?" sho said. "Two, dear," I answered. "You know there never were more." "J count three," sho said. i turned my eyes upon the mono meuts, almost expecting to sue a third: but to me there wero ouly two. Yet 1 felt the hand which was clos|>ed in mino grow cold and rigid, while her face bad become like tho marble upon whicli her eyes were so intently fixed. 1 strove to draw her from tho window-il wus impossible. I entreated her to spent: to me-it was of no avail. Thoroughly alarmed, I said I would call Mr. Perei val. "No, no, not him," sho answered, while a perceptible shudder ran throng! h or frame. But his name had roused her from hei strange lethargy, or trance, or wbutovei it might have been. "I was reading tho words," sho said "What words, Mario?" I answered. "You know the words on thc monti men ts; and if you did not, you could no read timm ut such a distance." She replied: "I am speaking of tin third ono; it is t.iller than,the other two and tho words aro SQ distinct: 'Sacred tc the memory of Mario PerciWU, who diet February 5, 18-, aged nineteen yean and eleven months."' "Hush, Marie!" I said.' "I cannot hear you talk so;" and, happily for mo Mr. Percival, who was looking for bi: bride, discovered her at this moment A few rapid steps brought him to hoi side. "Why, Mario," ho said, "you are a palo aa ono of Horace Walpole's ghosts bah! it is thia ghastly moonlight!"' Ho drew tho curtains together, aud saw the color como back to her faco a ho boro her away. But I know it ha/ gone from mine. I knew there was ai unearthly pallor on my own faco, aa sat there with my back to tho moonlight and still the musicians playod on-it wa Weber's waltz, and it seemed as if thc waltzers would never tire; my braii reeled, and circled, and quivered, am still they played on, and still th waltzors waltzed-then Marie and he husband floated by, tho merriest, among I them alL .1 . . > ; ! Am I tho victim of a dream? I said. Did Mario Percival stand bj my sido a moment ago, reading the inscription opon her owu tomb? was that true? or is this truo? for at that moment it did hot Boom to mo that- both could bo tros/ Just as I was losing the' power,{o solve this or any other question, the waltz end? ed and supper followed. Shortly niter tho party broke tip, ont? Mario kissed mo good ni ir lit, without making any nil ir sion to tho singular episodo which had. mado such a painful impression-'on my mind. Marlo kissed mo "good night," I said, but it was - in - reality good-bya, foras they were torlea ve by 5 o'clock tho next morning, I - did not expect to see her again until her retnrn'.- This would bo in about four weeks^J and I had promised to remain wiih h?r* parents Until that time. But fato detiaod "otherwise. A fow lines from au only-brother informed ino that ho had just decided to carry out a long-cherished wish, which was- to go with his wife to Europe. It was their! desiro that I should accompany.them. As wo were to start in less than ti week,: I was obliged to burry hotnd. * . I left a fow lines for Marie,.stating, that I would writ? to her as soon aa pos? sible, aud let her know whoro to address a letter to me. It is not my purpose to speak "Of my lifo in Europe-whero wo 'went of what wo Baw-only this: My brother could never understand my disliko to visiting tho tombs of tho dead. "I do not liko rummaging iu grave? yards," I would say to him. So, too, with all moonr-light nights; so beautiful to him, but which were, and always will bo, a ghustly horror to me. I wrote frequently to Mario and her mother, but my brother had no fixed plan, and os wo were constantly on tho move, it was impossiblo for mo to re? ceive any replies. We remaiued abroad until the follow ing April, a littlo more than a year. The day ofter our arrival home, I .tarted for Mr. Liudeu's. I cannot exactly tell whut my feelings wore as tho cars neared tho old town. Certainly I was not us calm as I would ha-o been without that disturbing vision. But if nny one had asked me if I believed in tho possibility of its truth, I should have answered, "No." It ivas 4 o'clock when I orrived at thc end of my journey. A few minutos' walk brought me to tho house. I raug the bell, which was answered by un old To? rnau whom I had frequently seen during my previous visits. "Come in," she snid; "Mr. and Mrs. Linden are in Europe; you did not kuow it, perhaps.", . "I know nothing," I replied, quickly; "I have just returned from Europe my? self." . I could not ask about Mario;, but I arose aud went to tho window; tho one that looked'out upon the church-ynrd. and I saw-yes, reader, I saw . tho third monument; in 'ten minutes I stood before it. "With a brain too paralyzed to admit xii surprise, orj*ny?fltb??.r- feeling, I rencL "Sacred to the Memory' of Marie Perci? val, who died February 5, 18-, nged nineteen years and cloven mouths." 4 I don't know how long it was before I was aroused by the old woman from tho stupor into which I had fallen. Becom? ing alarmed at my long stay, she had come out to find me. From her I learn? ed ull I shall ever know. I will tell it in as few words as-possible. On that day, Morie','with her husband, and two or three other young friends, I hud gone out on the bay, us was theil ! frequent custom when the weather wai I tine. I gathered, from what tho woman ' said, that tho day bad been unusually calm, but that a sudden nquull had thrown : thc boat against a low reef of slimy, weed-covered rocks, which ran out inti the water, lt did not upset thebouft bul I Mrs. Percival was thrown out. Tho nc cidcut happened on tho seaward sido ol tho rooks, and though Mr. Percival was a pood swimmer, and remained in tin water until ho was dragged out by om of the party, yet Mrs. Percival was no found until some hours afterwards. 1 have only to add, that Mr. Linden, who was an Englishman, took hts wife t< I Europe, hoping that in chango of seem she might recover from the shock. Bul shu died shortly afterwards and was bu ried there. Mr. Linden has never rc j turned to this country. Of MT. Georgo Percival I know noth ing. Whether lie married again, 01 whether ho is ?till mourning for his los bride, I eau nut say. But, reader, I hnv< told you a truo story-tho solution ] j leavo for yon. "That Cough will Kill you!" Try "COSTAR'S" Couch li. m< dy "Golda and Hoarseness lead to death," Try "tOSTAR'S" Cough Remedy "For Croupe - Whooping Coughs, Ac," Try "COSTAR'S" Cough Remedy "Costar Hayn it ia tho beal in tho wide wurld And if lin naya ao-ita Truo- ita True-itu True and wu say Try it-Try it-Try it." i if urning I'aner. August 2i>. mr All Druggists in COLUMBIA sell it. " C?~ST"?R,S', STANDARD PREPARATION! AUK HIS BEAUTIFIER THK Bitter-Sweet and Orange Blossoms. Ono bottle. $1.00-Throe Tor $2.00. ms BUCKTHORN SALVE ms "COSTAll'S" Hat, Roach, Ac, Exterminator! "CO.s l'A H'S" Dcd-Bug Exterminators. . "COSTAR'rt" (only pure) Insect Powder. "Only Infallible Remedies known." "18 years established in New York." "2,000 Boxes and Flasks manufacture daily." "ll ! Beware : ! ! of spurious imitations." "All Druggists in COLUMBIA sell them." Address "COSTAR," 10 Crosby street, N. 1 Hold in Columbia, 8. C., by April 4 [deo 22] ly E. E. JACKSON. SUMME R A S O O M ES ? BLACK and FANCY ALPACA SACKS, i Bino Flannol Sacke. Skeleton Suits. Brown, Drab and White Linen Suits. White Duck and Marseilles Vests. White- Linen Drawer*. White Jean Drawers. Ganz' Merino Shirts. Lisle Thread Shirts. Fronoh Yoke Shirts. Ties, Scarf?*, Handkerchiefs, Gloves, Halt Hoso, Ac. PANAMA HATS. Boys' and Men's Straw Hats. : Patent Ventilator Hate. Trunks, Valises, Traveling Bags, Ac. R. & W. C. SWAFFIELD. May 20 The Beneficent Institution of Life In? surance should not be Degraded hy Appeals to Sectional Prejudices. -o Insnre in tho Company whoso AGI! guarantees ' its standing. Whose Strength gives most Seearity. Whoso Dividends make your Policy Cheapest. Whoso plans oiler you the greatest advantages. Tho old /ETNA LIFE, of Hartford, waa chartered in 1820. Her accumulated Capital is now over $12, 000,000. Her plans of Insurance offer tho assured greater advantage? than any others wc have over seen. PLEASE EXAMINE THEM. H. E. NICHOLS A CO., May 30 Imo Oen'l Ag'ts, Columbia, S. C. 1669. MON TV ALE SPRINGS. 1869. /IIHIS favorito Summer resort, situated in I, Blouut County, East Tennessee, will be opened for the receptions of visitors on thc Fl HST of JUNE. The marked beneficial results attending the uso of these waters, in functional derange? ments of tho Liver, Bowels, Kidneys and Skin, and tho euro of Chronic Diseases, attest their Medicinal Properties. Tho buildings at Mont valo arc now being repaired, refitted and re? painted, and everything put in apple-pie order. AU tho accessories for enjoyment and recre? ation at the best watering places will bo found here. The facilities for reaching Montvale this sca? con aro increased by the extension of the Knoxville and Charleston Railroad, and regu? lar trains aro running to Maryville, whence passengers aro conveyed in coaches to the Springs, niuo miles distant. Rates of Board per day, $2.50: per week, $10 00; per month, $00.00. Address for pam? phlets containing analysis and description of waters, Ac. JOS. L. KING, ? Mayl3 2G _ Knoxville, Tenn. "COLUMBIA HOTEL, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE Proprietors tako pleasure in announc? ing thia elegantly-furnished Establishment now open for tho accommodation of guests. The table will alwavH bo supplied with every delicacy of the season-both from the Now York and Charleston markets, and no efforts will be spared to give perfect satisfaction, in ..very respect, to our patrons?. FREE LUNCH in the refectory every day from ll until 12J. May 80 STRONG INDUCEMENTS. 11 HE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COM? PANY "ill insure $1,000, at the following rates : Age 2r>-fl4G0. " 30- Ki ."?.'?. .' 35- 10.40. " 40- 23.30. .' 4.V- 2.S S.*>. " .'ill- 30 CS. All other companies charge 40 to ;10 p? r cent, ..nore. Before you insure, examine for your? selves. E. H. HElNlTSlI, Feb 27 Agent for Sontli Carolina. Purifies the Blood. For Sn.lo by Oruggiat* Everywhere. Arrivals. PURE CIDER VINEGAR, for-rab' and pickling purposes, the samo quality which my customers have heretofore pronounced "ibe bent v>o have ever used." Whim Wine Vinegar- -warranted. Orange Brand HAMS-above commendation. Bologna Sausages, Dessicated Codfish. For halo by GEO. SYMMERS. Juno 1 Iron. SWEDES I RON, H, lj. 2, 2J, 3, 3J, 5, ?, 7. lo inches. Band Iron, English iron, Hoop Iron. Sheet Iron. 2,000 Hoes. of all kinds. 2U? I'airs Trace Chains. FISH ER, LOWRANCE A FISHER. Gibbes & Thorr as, Real Estate Agents, OFFER their services to the public as GEN? ERAL LAND ACENTS. W ill Luv and sell Laiidn, and ot her property, on 'onimiHsion. No charges until sales are cuei**< il. JAMES G. GIBBES, JOHN P. THOMAS, Jan 1? WADE HAMPTON GIBBES. UK. \V. II. TUTT'8 STANDARD PREPARA I IONS. SARSAPARILLA AND QUEEN'S DELIGHT, Expectorant, Vegetable Liver Pills, Improved Hair Dye. For salo by Fob'll ly E. E. JACKSON. Pocket Corn Sheller. SHELLS G bushels of corn per hour. ? anwlI boy can can use them. Any lady can UKO thom. Weight 1 noiiud. They supply a want long needed. Will wear alnavs. Takes every kornol off tho cob. Price, onlv $2. April 28 J. A T. R. AGNEW . "IN THIS SION I CONQUER." QUEEN'S DELIGHT THE CROWNING GLORY OF MEDI? CINE AND THE WONDER OF MODERN SCIENCE. THE WAVING BANNER OF HEALTH SPREADS TRIUMPHANT OVER THE LAND. A Great and Good Medioine. THF. NEW THEORY OF HEALTH. 1M\K LIFE of all Flesh is Blood-thc Health . ofall Lite in Purity of flesh-without Turi ty of Blood no Flesh can he free from Disease. 1 IIEI^ITSH'S qjJF.KX'S DR LIGHT AX ANTIDOTE TO DISEASE. Great American Altci8tivo and Blood Purifier! For the Curr'?,/ dil those IHtPtiscsirhich maybe truced t<i animated condition oj' Hie JHood. I Tho Tht?h*f is-4hat Blood is thu Life of all ? Flesh, ami il impuro, thc I .j fa of all Disease. Life and Health ie bnlj lo he maintained by the circulating of pure arterial blood; Such an Scr?Rila? llliemnatit-m, Hepatic Disor? der*, Inllairatiutiou, Foyers, Liver Complaint, Consumption, King's Evil, Budla, Itching Hu uior ot Sion, Carbuncle*. Erysipelas, Tct . t< r, Skin Diaea^es, Pimples, Roughness of skin. Blotches, Paih In Rones; dbl Ulcera, Syphilis and Syphilitic Soros, Indigestion, Inllanitnation of Bladder ami Kidneys, Pains in back, General Debility, ?nd nil complainte arising from deficiency and poverty of blood. HEINITSH'S aUEEN'S DELIGHT la the Wonder of Modern Science. No medicino has attained such a world-wide reputation aa thia justly celebrated compound. Ita extraordinary healing powers aro at teated to by thousand*, and every mail ia freighted with letters bearing testimony to ils excellent character and worth aa a medicine. Orders aro coming in from all quarters, and all bear unmistakable evidence of ita great popularity. Ile sure and ask for "UEIN1TSIPS QUEENS DELIGHT," And nco that his name ia on it. Ijook ont and avoid base imitations. FISHER A I1EINITSH, Wholesi.lc Agents, April 18i Columbia, S. C. Drop in at the Carolina House, ON Washington stier I, near Mum, and sam? ple tho compounds dispensed-genuine liquors; no fusel oil or damaging mixture.". "Seeing ia believing," but tasting ia tho real teat. It. BARBY, Proprietor. The Pollock House. THIS ?rat cl asa RESTAURANT ia located on Main street, a fow _doors from Washington, la fur? nished with tho best WINES, LIQUORS, LAGER, etc. OYSTERS and GAME in season. Comfortable rooms attached for private Dinner and Supper parties. A hand? somely titted up BILLIARD ROOM in thc second story, with Sharpe'* improved tables. 1 - 1 ? X^ Jan 14 i IT. M. POLLOCK, proprietor. EXOELSIO n - Prompt, Cheap and Accurate. E S T A B MARCH, LISHED 1 8 C ( THE PIKENIX Book, Job and Ncwspapc-i TOWT Press PRINTING IT] Main Street, a hov? Taylor, ct)l.li M ni A . SOUTH CAROLINA. THE proprietor ip e?nstniiHv malling F.X ! TENSIVE ADDITIONS t<> his'largo stock of material -Typ'. I'rean*, I'olored I ni.*. Caper, Cards, otc , introducing LATEST STYLES, and is fllllv pr*- ? f"V :o ur.'iorlaU any and every titiAg'in tlx PLAIN nn.i FANCY PRINTING LINE, j From a Carte Visita io a nt*?-*iv?i volume or 3l'ft. I Pus ttr. Th? folk v ing aro the uiduc-.owL.nts: Pr?tes I.(.<.... than any other cM&Mishnionl In i his Nias**. m i?vi*n New York. Pamphlet*. Circulai?. Dill lloyds, Uriels, Itali l'icket.i. Invitations, Drav Tickets, /^Sfc* Receipt?, Programmes, J^^jfKK?S Mainl-bills, Letter ll'-*,i*. Posters, Drafts,' ^aa.a&t.- Labels, Wedding. Visiting and Bunir-oiis Card?, Ac, of all stylos and OIZPK. io fact. Any and Every Description of Prit - ?l In ono, two, three Colora and Bron/.o, prompt? ly attendod tn. May 28 JULIAN A. HELBY. Proprietor. Old Newspapers, FOR Wrapping and Pattern Cutting, for salo at the PHOENIX OFFICE. Stockholders.' Meeting 'Join m bl? und Aofxitia lt a liroud C*. nnnTT;^^^ A MEETING bf thc Stockholders ^Sk-l.iS?: of tho Columbia .and Augusta Railroad Company ia hereby callod, to bo hold at Columbia, South Carolina, oh WEDNES? DAY, tho 7th day of July next, at 12 M., to con? sider the question of approving thc consolida? tion of thu Company with tho Charlotta and South Carolin* Railroad Company, and tho terms of such consolidation. May 30 WM. JOHNSTON, President. Spartanburg and Union Railroad. SU M M Eli SCHEDULE. P^mT'TJ.wc ON and after tho Htb Jane inst., SSHC?SHr?Passenger Trains will leave spar? tanburg C. H. Tuesdays! Thursdays and Satur? days at S a. m., and arrive nt Alston 11.30 a. m. Returning same days, leave Alston at 12.80 m.; arrive at Spai tanbar* Cotuxt Hi uso 7.00 p. m., as per following Schedule: Do/en Tra,in. Vp Train. Miles. Arrive. Leave. Arrive. Leave. Spartanburg o .500 7.00 Paeolet.10 5.45 5.4M ti. 12 C.15 Jonesville.. .10 0.25 .i;.:io - 5.'?? 5.33 lunion ville.. .28 7.15?V 7.40. 4.30 4.45 Santuc.37 ?.23 *. H "JO* 3.:i7 3.45 shelton.4* D.23 ^Ttfio* ' 2.80 2.40 Lvlcs Ford 62 U 10 OvSQi 2.09 2.12 Strother.-_56 10.1-1 , i.u/11? 1.42 1.45 Alston .(,s ll.30; i. .? " . 12.30 June 5 THOq..li. JKTLR,,President. THE GREAT THROUGH .ROUTE, \<\r.im^<j??urV; x" United States Mail a^d.Addams Express, ^afijfr ?a- w>? j^Wy KtpRTii.-?q NORTH CAROLINA RMUFOAD in direct lim-to Petersburg; Ricluitnid, Portsmouth Baltimore, Philadelphia,-NdWfYorkandboston. AL8U,* To tho North-west and West, tia Raleigh, Charlotte Columbia and Ray Line. This is a safe and expeditions route for Thrungli travel. '1 muiron TICKETS eold at: New Orleans, Charleston, Richmond, Mobile, Montgomery, Colutnl ia, Portsmouth, Macon, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Augusta, Petersburg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Atlanta, New York, Qreencboro, Louisville, Raleigh, Salisbury, AUK Gool) ON TIMS ROUTE. St. Louis, Tho North Carolina Railroad connects with tho Wilmington and Wildon Railroad. Raleigh and Gaston Railroad. Richmond and Danville Railroad, Western North Carolina Railroad, Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad. Tho comfort ot passsngcrs consulted-their baggage cheeked through and duly cared for. KL.EGAIVT C'OAC'IIKS AND PALACE SLEEPING CARS Attached. Good waler; no ferry nor trcetlc works, and tho entile management of thc Road so as to secure a Safe, Agreeable and QUICK travel. VLBERT JOHNSON, April 30'4mo Superintendent. THE CENTRAL SHOi'.T LINE. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, CHARLOTTE ? s. c. AND C. & A. R. H., COLUMBIA, S. C., April io, 18G9. THE followiug is tho CSU WT SB! CSfl&HBIHKi Schedule over the New ?ffwBa8^^?ipSHORT LINE. Con? nections sure lu all points North. South. West. Going North. 1 | Going South. Leave 8 60 am I Augusta An n e 4 45 pm '* 9.45 am Graniteville Leave 4 15 pm .? 2.00 pm Columbia " 12 10 pm 8.25 pm Charlotte i " 6.45 am " 1 30 am I Greensboro 12 15 am " 11.15 am Richmond " 2 45 pm " 0 00 pm Washington . " 7.00 am " 10 4") pm Baltimoro f " 5 08 am " 2 35 am Philadelphia " 12 50 am Arrivefi.lOam New \ork *' 9 20 pm Making close connexions at Charlotte to all points North and East, ard,at Aupin-ta to all points South arid Went. ajfS^Baggage checked through. Fare as low OP.hi' competing lines. To insure SPEED, SAFETY and COMFORT, be Biire and ?sk fur Tickets vin Columbia and Graniteville. First-class Eating Houses along the entire Route. Tickets by tliisroute"8-re OPTIONAL-either via Danville and Richmond, Weldon and Rich? mond, or Weldon and Odd Bay Line- good until used. For Tickets to all principal points North, South or West, apply at Ticket Oflice, foot of Blanding street, or for othes information to C. BOUKNIGHT, Huperintci.dcnt, Or E. R. DoBRBY, General Freight and Ticket Agent._/j_April ll South Carolina Railroad Company, GENERAL SUPT'S OFFICE, Anni. ?, I860. ?&4 W TOT E53??SB$r TBS following Sche tXfit sr* dillon for "Passenger Trains will bo ol?sj rvi?l liom-lLia date: DAY l'ASSl.N?F.K THAIN. Leaving Columbia at.;...'..".'. 7.45 a.m. Ai riving at Columbia at.. :. G. 10 p. m. NliillT ! M-UI-.bS THAIN. Leaving Columbia at..,....,.._ 5 50 p.m. Arriving al Columbia at.n..f... 4.45 a. u:. PAMDEN THAIN. Will run Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Arriving in Cohutibiii al'. ll ('tl a. m. Leaving Columbia aL.'.2.20 p. lu. April lo IL T.,PEAKE,.(icu rsl Sup't. C. & S. C. and C. & A. Ruailroad Co's. sri'T'S OFFICE, CoiXMnrA?i April 10, 18(10. r?" ?*r<, rt { Egg % I PA ?SENG ER Trains ?frji 5&?^?gSf?E-SS?cfe will run as follows: lioINt. SOUTH. Leave Graniteville, at. 0 15 a. m. Columbia. S. C., at. _ 2.00 p. m. Arrive at Charlotte, N. C. 8.10 p. m. COMINO SOUTH. Leave Charlot te. N. C., at. 5 45 a. m. " Columbia, S. C., at.12.10 " Arrive at (irauit. ville, S. C. 4.10 p. m. Through Tickets cn pale for-principal joints NM rt ll and South. Baggage cheeked through, ('loee continuous connections.?uiade North and South. Passengers reach Augusta 4.45 p. m. .April 11 CALEB BOl-KNIGHT. Sup't. Greenville ana Columbia Railroad. f^TOTnWltiW'y'f J PASSENGER Trains run ffiV? aSr?H^S??? daily except Sui day, con? necting with Night Train on Charleston Road: Lv'e Columbia 7.00 am Eve Greenville G.00 am " Alston 8.55 " *. Anderson fi.45 " " Newberry 10.95 " " Abbeville 8.45 " Arr Abbeville 3.30 pm " Newberry 1.25 pm "Anderson 5.15 " " Alston 3.00 *' " Greenville ti.110 " Arr Columbia 5.GO pm Trains on Blue Ridge Railroad run as follows: Lve Anderson 5.20 pm Eve Walhalla 4.00 am " Pendleton 0.20 " " Pendleton 5.40 " Arr Walhalla 8.00 " Arr Anderson 0.40" The train will return from Belton to Ander? son on Monday and Friday mornings. JAMES O'. MEREDITH, General Sup't. Laurens Railroad-New Schedule, pragrggsffij MAIL Trahison this Road i un to IJHBCSSHIireturn ?ame day, to connect with lin and down Trains On Greenville and Colum? bia Railroad, nt Helens; leaving Laurens at 5 A. M.. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; and leaving Helena at 1.80 P. M. same days. July !> J. S. BOWERS, Superintendent . Office North Carolina Railroad Co.. n?/??f^ji THE following is tho ^5fl?* schedule for Passen? ger Trains over this road;. ; . Leave Charlotte..11.30 p'nj Ar. ive. .11.35 p m " (Ireeneboro 5.(15 a rn and 7.17 p ni '* Raleigh 9.41 a. m. aftd'8.20 p. m. Arrive Goldsboro 12.25 p nr .'Reave.. 12.30 p m Through Passengers by this line have choice of routes vin Greensboro, and Danville to Rich? mond, or cm Raleigh and Weldon to Richmond or Portsmouth; arrivingfct hil points North of Richmond at name time by either route. Con? nection mado at Goldsboro with Passenger Trains on Wilmington and Weldon Railroad to and from Wilmington, and Freight Train to Weldon. Also to Newborn, on A. A N. C. R.