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Ol actus* moo-y ?*-tfrfcw?backe, pad the, keep ^ iog of the** several masses of money, in tfncte, ?ach~*n"V*e?eTrTOo^^ would requit* further, ti)?t whenever, one dol? lar of auy .ftift'd'??tof <hc niiMWHs funds be? longing to lh* Stute wad needed, it?*hoold ;b*, actually token tn ?oeete trom the Identical pile of greenbacks which constituted the particu? lar fund to be drawn upon. If a dollar or the identical raasB of greenbacks belonging to one or the funds should bo taken for any other object,(lie 1* guilty violation of law," the fla? grant vtolattou," the '* monstrous perversion," the "mockery " and "derision " of the law, is complete 1 Nothing can atono for such an ef? forts*! In .vain might the treasurer replace that one dollar by another of precisely the satpe value 1 Tour learned committee would be compelled to again state that the " funds had not been kept separate and apart," and "all tbo law for tho direction and restraint of public officers is a dead letter in South Car? dinal" . It would bo an unpardonable waste of timo, and an uiTrout to tho understanding of intelli? gent men, to proceed further to show that a literal construction of the language in ques? tion i? both absurd and impossible. No such tiling'over was or ever could liave boeu in? tended as the actual separation of our public fttpdg into separate, tangible parcels for one I purpose, and taking from ono parcel for one purpose- and from the other parcels for other purposes. Yet nothing less than this would b? a literal compliance with the law. We are thus 'driven to abandon the literal ?construction, and we como next to consider what .is the true, reasonable, seusible, practi? cal-construction of the law. I answer?and I challenge the judgment of Ithe lawyers of the State upon the question? lanswer that the true and just construction of tho law is precisely the c nstruction which i , 1\'havo placed upon it, namely, that the ro '<iuireraent of keeping separate and apart va? rious" fends Is simply and only a matter of ac i counts, of book-keeping. ' books will show at any timo tho exact I amount of mibney belonging to each fund of the' State. There has never boon an hour ? when any fund was not ready to honor a draft Which might lawfully be drawn upon it No fund*'.hak been short by so much as one dol? lar. ? Tet seven as tu to gentlemen nro found who put their names to a report intended to bring J ?bahre' and dishonor on me because I have not ^ooheVbat wsb never contemplated by law, as well as what was absurd and impossible I v j What, lot roe ask, would content your com- ' tetotee f On page 9 of this report I find these ?words: "It is true the state treasurer testi? fies -~that the interest account has been kept .separate on bis books; but he also testifies that the funds themselves have been kept in the banlr along with other funds in ono account, nSt :n * separate account." Jls to be inferred from this language that committee regard as the gravamen of any offense the fact thst I havo kept the "ftmda themselves" in bank "along with .'Afther funds.'? . Wifl the committee be so good and kind as ng .to'lnforra me and the public In what way I am l \ to keep the "funds themselves" in any other '; -yi^'tbah "along with other funds?" Do they expect to compel a bank to adopt tho j absurd and impossible system which they d would impose on me? Do thoy expect tho bank- to keep separate parcels of money, and when.I draw on account of interest, do they eirpeot the bssk to go to one parcel of money and take the required amount, and when I -draw on account of salaries, to go to another parcel? If not, how else are tho funds to be kept aepirato and apart? The universal method of i ?bankers iu. the keeping of funds is a good " illustration of the matter now under cousid ? eratjon. A deposts 81,000 in a bank, and B and 0 deposit each $1,000 iu the same bank ; 4b* bank is bound to keep those funds separate and apart; how does it do so? I3y . layi'ug away a thousand actual dollars in one plaee for A and another thousand fur H und C? No; the bank makoa no separation of these funds, except on its books. All its funds are kept in one common mass, and drafts are ?lade Indifferently for any object upon tho common funds. Precisely tbo same is true of the duties of the state treasurer. He enters the proper credit to each fund on his books, and that is the only separation of funds that over doe* or over can take place. Indeed the committee seem to have a glim meriug idea of this truth when they complain that I have kept the State funds " in bank in one account, not in separate accounts.n We are to conclude, therefore, that if I had kept separate accounts at tho bank, all would havo ' been well. How is this? It would seem, ; after all, that it is only my failure to keep "sftnarate accounts" at the bank which Inrro and indignation of the com ! would " separate accounts " havo . **ipoq jo n<^ Htsmselves " any more separate < tpnnj i| The committee would seem Tshjao an1'1? 89 'n(ieed any intelligent man ' fpJOM ago 'that the whole matter of this ?moo. ?s*iia* rHD^8 >8i 89 I have already ?: m*j*dae ;ttcr BimP'y of accounts. There .j^s' fctjx ?er<? CeooOt bo, any oth?r eepara :*Jjnboj on atrsnS?B[ ne aa^ 'D what respect I should 't . ' ?aror a just compliance with tho OOrqat pojji^cPl separate accounts with tho &te'?tnMN?j^the bank any duty to perform ??requires "separate accounts"? a law right, the duty in question [on the state treasurer. If, then, Ihich are open at all times to pub n,have the separate accounts re nr, what additional restraint upon Lard to the State would be afforded b accounts "at the banks? Could (honor my check ns stete treasurer <d overdrawn tho fund on which I it? If so, then it is the bank, and le treasurer, which is to carry out the law. But, in tho next place, it is man! If?st* that' TK?"WhT" 1?rffld^?T*r- krroxr npou - k whifU ujfccpu/it I drew, and. therefore, "could nev??r purtoriu ?uy duty iu the premiRea. My cneck's are all nlike. Tho bank only knows; my checke as checks of the state treasurer, and the only duty of the bank is to pay them out of the State funds in its possession. But it seems tu bo imagined by the committee that because I have ou occasions drawn money lying in tho bnua, so that the whole amount iu bank was less at particular times than the amount to the credit ol the interest fund on j my books. I have thus diverted the funds I from their lawful purpose. The plain answer I is, that thoro are no moneys existing in specie at any lime which belong to the interest fund j or to any other fund. These funds ore simply credits on the books in my office. I drew uo funds marked us interest fands. I simplydrow State funds. In so drawing, and under tho circumstances set forth iu ray testimony, tho State funds in bank were not equal to the credits on my books to the interest fund. . Thus it may happeu n hundred times in tho year, at particular moments, that there may be less funds in bank than the credit on my books call for, but the uext hour or tho next day the receipts of taxes may enable me to re? store the equilibrium, and meet every lawful demand made oh any particular fund. Thus it was on the occasion referred to in my testi? mony. Iu a certain sense, I borrowed from the interest fund in anticipation of the coming in of other funds to replace the amount bor? rowed Iu a stricter sense, I simply applied tho State funds then in bank to the payment of the claims then made upon the treasury, and immediately thereafter I applied other funds to tho credit due upon my books to tho iutercst fund. At no moment havo I boen unalle in any sense to pay the last dollar due to any fund when called for. It is perhaps possible to imagine such a conjuncture of circumstances as would result in my failure to pay a particular claim on a particular fund when called for. If such a case should arise. I should bo amenable to censure, and should bo responsible upon my official bond. But until such au ovont shall occur, I submit, there can bo no diversion of funds, nor uny application of tho interest fund, or any other fund, to any other uso than that for which it was intended. But the committee declare that if ray con? struction of the law is correct, all restraints and directions are a dead letter (page 10). Is this true? What was tho object of en? acting the specific levy system, or of enacting that the interest fund should be kept separate aud apart ? What was the evil to be reme? died ? It was to prevent the state treasurer from depriving one object of public expendi? ture of tho fuuds raised for that purpose. The evil to be remedied was tho practice of paying one appropriation in full to the exclusion of all other objects. The present law, under my construction and practice, has cut off this evil, root and brai:W. I defy the committee or general ussombly to point to n single instance under my ad? ministration of this law in which any fuud has failed to receive every dollar raised for it, or in which any fund has rcceivod one dollar more than was raised for it. No restraint has been removed, no safeguard has been broken down, no statute has been derided or made a dead letter by any act of mine. To-day, and on all days, I cau point with honest prido?-a pride of which no committee, however studiously and maliciously packed, can rob me?to a record of tho administration of tho Stato treasury for the past year, where? in no one public object has been deprived of one dollar due to it, nor received ouo dollar more than was due to it. If such conduct is to " deride tho law," or make a " dead letter of our statines," then those term* will hereafter havo a now signifi? cation. I now submit the following correspondence: Executive Department, Office of State Treasurer, Columbia, S. C, February 24, 1875. C. D. Mellon, Esq.: Deak Sir?I have the honor to make tho following inquiries of you, and to request an answer to them: 1. Do you recolloct the interview we had some time last winter upon the proper con? struction of tho " specific tax levy act," in which I informed you of tho two constructions placed upon tho act?tho literal, by which no money could bo paid by mo on any account unless that account had a credit balance ; uud the reasonable, which was that each class of objectB for which the levy was made should receivo tho proportionate amount of the whole that it was entitled to when the tiunl disburse? ments were made, and reported by nie annu? ally to the general assembly, and that in tho meantime I could anticipate the receipts for any pressing demands that might ho mado at my own risk and responsibility ? 2. Do you remember that I stated to you that I had adopted tho reasonable construe tion, which 1 regarded in perfect harmony with tho spirit and intent of the law, md that you approved of that course ? Aud, further, that you volunteered the fol? lowing remark: That if the literal was pur? sued, tho legislature would not pass any more -specific tax levies, on account of the hardships it would produce upon themselves in prevent? ing them Irom gotting their own pay, and that jt was very desirable to have that construc? tion placed upon the law for the general good? Very respectfully, your obedient servant, F. L. Cardozo, State Treasurer S. C. Office of Messrs. Mr [.ton- * Ci.ark, Attorneys at Law, Columbia, S. C, March 1, 1875. Hon. F. L. Cardozo, Stale Treasurer South Carolina : Sin?Your communication of the 27th ultimo can ? to hand only this morning. I very well rcmemlxrr the interview re? ferred to, which occurred, according to my I recollection, very soon after the final adjourn mont of tho general assembly in March, 1874. The subjocl matter of the interview was the wow fiscal eystrna which had been' then re 0MU7 ostsrbrrshed- WUw,. with the provision* of which yes'appeared to bo much pleased, regarding thorn as inaugurating the only ptan upon which the nfft?rrsaf the treasury could bo satisfactorily administered?an opinion la which I very fully cawcurrod. It wus, however, tlten suggested that in the practical operation of the scheme there would be encountered this e mbarrassment, that dur? ing the interval between the commencement of the fiscal year aud the coming in of the taxes?an interval usually of threo mouths? there would be pressed upon tho treasury public demands of an urgent character, for the payment of which "bore would bo iu the treasury' no funds other thau the unexpended balances, if any, of the previous fiscal year. Particularly was it foreseen that duriug this interval tho general assembly would convene, and, in advance o( the coining in of any of tlio taxes, would need to. have funds tor tho de? fraying of legislative expenses, which could uot bo furnished otherwise than by using, for tl?e time, these undrawn balances standing to the credit of other appropriations. iu addition to this, it was known that tho entire levy for legislative cx[>euses would need to bo disbursed in the months of December, January und February, before any but a Braall part of the specific levy for that purpose would havo come iu from the county' treas? urers; that this exigency would be of so pressing a character as to require that all of the earlier receipts should be so applied to the extent of the lovy; and that this neces? sity would practically hinder a strict conform? ity to that feature of the law which, if con glru'.'d according to its letter, would reqtnro that as the revenues come in the auto.iuls should be immediately apportioned and set apart to the several objects of the opproprin tiou. In the considering of thcHe practical diffi? culties. I recollect to havo suggested to you that, whilst recognizing tho value und impor? tance of the law and your duty to adliero closely to its provisions, I was apprehensive that from a rigid adherence to its very letlor there would result, duriug the interval re? ferred to, so much of public iucouveuienco and clamor against the law as to roudor it odious, and perhaps prevent its ro-ouaclment in the future. And I further suggested that it was well worthy of consideration whether the preservation of tho scheme itself was not a matter of greater moment than tho ndlior euce to the very letter ol the law iu matters of detail where such adherence would result iu public inconvenience. In tho making of tho suggestions it was considered that the main purpose of tho gen? eral scheme was tho securing to each object of appropriation its proper share of the pub? lic revenues. This purpose the law aimed to effect by requiring, first, that to each object should be set apart its rateable share of the revenue; und, second, by requiring that the fund so set apart to ono purpose should not be diverted to the payment of demands upon auother fund, thereby creating a deficiency in tho appropriation thus diverted. The mis? chief, which, in my judgment, the law was de signed to avoid, was tho mischief of creatiug such dciicicncios by the diversion of funds from one purposo to another. Such deficiency, it seemed to me, could not result from a mero temporary diversion, which would be very soon restored from the incoming taxes; and although for a time there would be a technical departure from the lettor of the law?a de? parture which should always bo avoided be? cause of its mischievous tendency?yet so long as the transactions of the treasury should conform to the general purpose of the fiscal scheme, and the public in the meantime be protected against any mischief from such tem? porary diversion?so long, in other words, as by euch diversion thero was created no defi? ciency existing at tho timo any demand was presented for payment or at tho end of tho fiscal year, I considered that tho spirit nnd purpose of the law would be fully subserved. These views seem to coincide with those you yourself entertained, aud presented a construction of the law which 1 regard as a reasonable one, while it gave to you a margin of discretion which, of course, at your own risk and responsibility, I thought you might assume to exercise, in order 10 avoid the pub? lic inconvenience which would inevitably re? sult from an attempt to administer the law according to its very letter. This statement of my recollection of tho general tenor nnd import of the interview su? persedes the necessity for a categorical ruply to your sovorsl inquiries. 1 will only add that, in tho light of subsequent facts, I see no reasons to modify the views I then expressed. 1 have tho honor to be, very truly yours, (Signed) 0. 1). Melton. 1 desiro to show here how tho plan adopted by me, und approved of by Major (J. I). Mel? ton, my counselor since I entered tho treas? ury, has practically operated during tho last fiscal year, tho first time it has been apnlicd since 1SU8. ? 11-1 ^2 CO i-.'slea a ? 2 2 **? a J? S3? ? 5* a |: c3*^V- Is c : S? f Er~-^ ? ts- ? ? v ? '? ' 2 : ~: : ?**: ? a, ? E- ? ? 2. ? ? g/2 u. ? ? ? ? ? ? e H y ? ? ? ? '? 3 3 H: ??= w\ H; ' ; : : g3 cT ? ~. ~~ ? rs ? tfi. w ? ?"?. ?1 ? til * . D ? : o: : : : : s: >? m >*- ? 10 to CCO W CO ? ?? 0> (75 jW ? _jo ci 1* _? no ao to t? ?1 "10 <o o 4- CJ1 O j- - .7) M CO rf-00 h^^Om t-t ? ?1 to IO K> O M CO O ?? O tO ?? CO (Ji J* ? 00 <7) to H?SIM O v7, CO O O CD tO O CO in l-i (Ji ? ? ?-" O 00 00 To fully appreciate the Tory great difficulty of preventing ? reo? diversion of the interest fund, or ary one of these Bpoci?C lax levies, it must be romemb'ef ed that the amount realised from the various levies" Tefl ?h?rt of" the mrrounta' trppropt tnted under each levy, Id every instance, except In the case Of interest. T here present a statement of the deficien? cies, which will show the amounts appropriated in excess of the amount realizod froth the par? ticular levy: Salnrios.$58,530 91 PcnaL charitable and education in? stitutions. 11,000 00 Freo schools. 29,779 00 Legislative expenses. 87,318 00 Public printing.:. 125,400 00 Claims South Carolina Bauk and TruBt Company. 23,664 During the last fiscal year noarly every man who had a claim upon an account in which there was u deficiency tried to persuade me to pay him out of the halauco ou band to the credit of interest, and I defined a hundred times to thus divert the interest fund. f remember well that several members of this very sume committee wero very much incensed at my refusal to do so. But now they blame me because I borrowed $50,000 this fiscal year out of that balance of in torest fund while it was not wanted, to pay legisla? tive expenses and the interest on the consoli? dation bonds due January 1, 1875, which sums were repaid by the receipts on account of both of these objects in less than thirty days after. Is it not natural that I should feel that tho committee have condemned me from personal motives ? And now I am compelled by tho cir? cumstances aurrouuding me to disclose the secret history of my action in reducing the buluucc of State funds in the bank to a lower poiut than I would have doco otherwise, which is the occasion of the committoo's un? measured censure. I deeply regret the neces? sity of this, and would have preferred to ex? tend to Mr. Solomon and his bank the mercy of my silence. When I took chnrgo of my office in Decem? ber, 1872, in conjunction with tho governor, Hon. P. J. Moses, jr., and the comptroller general, Hon. S. L. H?ge, we, ns a board, designated the Central National Bank, of this city, as a depository for tho State funds, and continued the South Carolina Bank and Trust Company as a depository, which it had been for several years provioua. In November, 1873, I I was summoned by Gov. Moses to his office to meet himself and the comptroller-general. When assembled I was informed by him that they had determined to make the South Caro? lina Bank and Trust Company the sole and ex- I elusive depository for the Slate funds. I earnestly protested against such action, but it was useless, and I was over-ruled, and was compelled to deposit the funds in a bank in the I management of which I had not the fullest confidence. When Mr. Chamberlain was inaugurated governor, we immediately conferred on this impot tant subject, and decided it was highly imprudent to place the entire moneys of the State, amounting at times to $l,OUO,000 of I cash on hand, in the South Carolina Bank aud Trust Company, or, more properly speaking, with Mr. Solomon himself, its president, who owns nearly all tho stock of tho bank, und is I solely aud exclusively responsible for its I management. I then stated to the governor that wo 1 might possibly moot with some difficulty; that Mr. Solomon might possibly nttempt to retain the State funds to reimburse himsell for the I Stato claims he owned, and for the payment of which there was no provision made by law. I I reminded the governor of the circum stances under which ho had attempted once I befure to do this, by dishonoring my official check, because I refused to pay an illegal claim I which he presented. I am nwaro that Mr. I Solomon attempted to justify his own illegal action by alleging that I was violating the I law, and. thorefore, arrogating to himself the restraining power of a judge. I am also I aware that ho did this under tho advice und instruction of the comptroller-general. With n vivid recollection of this oxtrnordi- I nary aud illegal conduct of Mr. Solomon, I expected a repetition of it when it should bo determined to increase tho number of deposito- I rics. I, therefore, decided to run my balance I down in bank as low ns was consistent with safety and ray power under the law, keeping n I due regard to the demands that might bo made upon tho treasury in tho meantime. There wero other aud much more serious I reasons, however, why I did not deem it pru- I deut to make Mr. Solomon's bank the eolo de- I {?ositorj of State funds. Tho slock of this bank is almost entirely owned by Mr. Solomon himself, and managed I exclusively by him. I had no knowledge of I the real condition of this bank, and did not I know what might happen to the funds of i ho State in case of Mr. Solomon's death or any I disastrous results to his investments, and it was intimated to him that ho should make known tho condition of his bank. Ho then furnished tho governor with a list of his assets and liabilities. As soon as I scanned the list, ami made an estimate ot tho market value of his assets and compared them with his habili ties, 1 was surprised. As if to confirm me in the wisdom of tho policy docided upon, a significant circum stance occurred just about this time, which deeply mortified and humiliated botli tho gov? ernor aud myself. Wo bad made arrange? ment about the 1st of December with Mr. Solomon for the payment of tho January, 1H75, interest on the consolidation bonds at the National Park Bank, in New York. He assured us it would be properly attended to, and then failed to pay the entire amount agreed upon, although there wero ample funds in his bank for that purpose. The ques? tion may bo asked here, why, then, did you agree to make Mr. Solomon's1 bank a deposi? tory of State funds under such circumstance*? ' Tbo answer to that is that Mr. Solomon made an arrangement with county treasurers to for? ward their moneys to him by express, at his expense, almost daily, nud when the periods arrived for the county treasurers to remit their funds to me it was done by checks upon Mr. Solomon's bank. Tho effect, of this pernicious agreement be? tween Mr. Solomon and the county treasurers was to entirely disarrange ray plans of regu? lating the amount of money ;n his bank. I remonstrated with several county treas? urers, and they told Mr. Solomon, who came to me aud charged roe with a desire to injure his bank. And now mark tho consequences of my actiou in behalf of tho interest of the State. Mr. Solomon goes to the general as? sembly and has had put through a bill to mako his and another bank the sole and ex? clusive depositories of Stalo funds. That bill now awaits the actiou of him whom a wiser Providence has placed over the destinies of South Carolina at this critical period. In reducing the amount of State funds in the hands of Mr. Solomon, I acted solely with a view to the proper protection of tho Slate against loss and disaster, which I had reason to behovo was impending. If the general assembly think I had no reason thus to fear, lot them call for tho list of assets which were furnished by Mr. Solomon, and on which the board acted iu reaching the conclusion that the funds of tho State were not safely kept. I acted on evidence throughout, and I acted with the solo object of saving the State from loss by reducing tho balance on hand in Mr. Solomon's bank to such an amount that if his threats were carried out, to hold all the funds in his bank as an offset against his State claims, the loss to the State would bo as small as I could possibly make it. As I have before shown, I had a right to do this under any proper construction of the law; aud, if I had no strict legal right to do it, I acted for a purpose which, to say the least, should not subject me to censure; but I hsmbly sul ait, to tho verdict of a faithful and vigilant caro for the State's interest. I have now examined and answered the several charges made against mo by tho com? mittee. I have placed my defense on the broad and clear ground that I have violated no law, have failed in no duty, have omitted no precaution, but have stood, nsl was bound to stand, as the guardian of the interests of tho State at all times. In submitting this reply, I say distinctly that I ask no favor nor immunity from the full responsibility for my acts. This investi? gation aud its results have given me no psin save >q the evidence it has afforded me of the haste with which those who have personal objects to attain will pervert their public functions and powers to the attempt to strike < down a public officer who stands in their way. Called, as I was, to tho administration of j the treasury at a period when our State credit was utterly lost, our treasury empty, and J every public interest and institution on tho ( verge of collapse, with duties more arduous i and responsible than were ever before placed } upon any treasurer of the State, I havo the happiness to know that my bitterest personal enemies cannot point to one error in my ac? count?, to tho loss of one dollar out of the many millions entrusted to my care, or to tho diversion of one dollar from the object to which the law had devoted it It would not have been strange if I had suffered both from my own occasional inad? vertence in the midst of my duties, so vast and complicated, or if I had been made the victim of some of those to whom I might have en? trusted tho performance of duties connected with my office. I congratulate myself not only that my own care aud rectitude have saved me from errors of my own, but in no instance has the confidence reposed by me in any of my assistants been abused. My single aim has beeu to do my duty fearlessly and faithfully. The obstacles which have hitherto surrounded mo aro now greatly diminished by tho presence of ono as gov? ernor whose sole aim is to redeem our Statu government from its past discredit, and to restore good will to all our people. In that work I profess myself to be, on all occasions and under all circumstances, a cor? dial and uufalloi ing co-laborer with the gov? ernor, und I havo tho consolation of knowing to-day?a consolation of in?uitely more value to me than tho plaudits of the self-seeking politicians of the hour?that I have earued his confidence aud esteem in the discharge of all my duties, both as nn officer and as ono who loves tho State and seeks in all ways to build up its prosperity, and advance tho honor and crodit which are now daily re? turning to bless all our people. F. L. Cakdozo, Stato Treasurer. ?Uw <5o0fe$. Christmas and New Year Books. Jt;VENII,K. Arthur b Library for the Household, 12 vols.. Goulding's WuodnifTa Stories, Author of Young Mariner's Island, S vols., 16 uio., Illustrated, In box. 8 00 Idle Word Series. 8 vols.. Illustrated, In box_8 40 Little Ada's Library, 8 vols.. illustrated.In box,. 8 00 Nauny's Christmas Books, from the Kreuch, 8 vol?.. 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C. 1297* Any of tho above books sent by mall on re celpt of nrioe. dec28-tf CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Seat* Carolin? laUrsaa Cempmrnj Ooumm, 8. C. February 6.1876 CHANGE OF SCHEDULE, TO GO INTO EF feet on end after Bandar, February 7, in staut. dat passbmobb tbaim. Leave Col um Ma at.430 r. M Arrive at Cbarleaton at. .11*5 p. M Leave Charleaton at.4.40 a. II Arrive at Columbia at.S.16 r at NIGHT EXPRESS. aooommodatiob ybai*. Leave Columbia at.7.00r. at Arrive at Cbarleaton at.CSC A.n. Leave Cbarleaton at.f .10 r. ?. Arrive St Columbia at.A Cainden Train will connect at Klcgville with np Passenger Trains for Columbia, on Mondays, Wednes? days and Fridays, and will congest at Klngvllle with down Passenger Trains from Columbia, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdavs. 8. B. PICKkNS, General Ticket Agent, 8 8. Solomon?. Superintendent._fab* CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. Cheraw and Darilagtao Ballraaa. I'smidhi'i Omca, Bocirrr Kill, 8. GL November 88, 1874. ON and aftar Thursday next, Mtb instant, th? p*a aenger train on tola Baad will run aa followa dailv, Sundays excepted: florae: dowh. Leave Cheraw. 8.80 a. m. Leave Cash's..9 60 a. m. Leave ?ociety Hill.10.90 a. m. i/eave Dove'a. .10.50 a. m. Leave Darlington.11.20 a. m. Leave Palmetto.11.40 a. M. Arrive at Florence.1630 m. irraunis. Leave Florence.,.1.16 r. Leave Pefmetto . 136 r. u Leave Darllbgton.S.00 r. u Leave Dove'a.480 r. u Leave Society Hill.8.00 p. u Leave Cash's.'..8.95 p. m Arrive at CbeTkW.8.60 r. M The freight train win run for the present aa hereto - fore,?xoept to adapt Ita running ana stoppages to the changed schedule of the passenger train. nov85_B.D TOWH8BMD PraalaeBt. CHANGE OF SCHEDULE. WllmlngtoB, Celutta awl AagmsU Railroad HE FOLLOWING PASSENGER SCHEDULE will be ran oa and after the 84th taataat: GOING NORTH. PABSEirorm amd Mail No. 9. Night Ex. No, Leave Columbia. 830 a. m. Leave Wilmington Jane. 8:16 r. 8:40 p. 10:08 r. 10:80 r. 1930. OtOO a. M ?t:10 a. m I a. m Niobt Ex. No. 8(98 F. M 8:91 r.m 11.-44 p. u 1:60 a.m 939 a. M 430 a.M 4:15 a. x Leave Ca in den Crosalna.333 a. m. Leave Sumter.10:80 A. u. Leave Florence. 11:10 p. m. Leave Flemlag.ton... t4*48 p. m. Arrive Wilmington... tT30p. m. GOING SOUTH. PABaanaaa abd Mail No. 1. Leave Wilmington. .. 8:40 a.m. Leave FlamlBCtoa.... ?8:60 a. b. Leave Florence.19:50 p. m. Leave SamUr .... 8:00 p.m. Leave Cnmden Crossing 8t88 p. m. Arv. Wilmington June -p.m. Arrive Columbia.. 0:10 p. a. Train No. 9, from Columbia, ia an Aeeommodatlen to Florence, and there connects closely with N. K. E. lt., and at Wilmington with W. A W. B. B. to all points North. Train No. 4, from Columbia, la Fast Express, making through connections, all rail. North and Booth and Water Line connections via Portsmouth. Train No. 1, from Wilmington, connects closely st Florence with N. E. R. K. for Charles too, and la an Accommodation Train thence to Columbia. Train No. 8, from Wilmington la a Faat Express, sonnectlng closely from sad to all points North-arm Boat Train No. 9 leavea Columbia dally, Sundays ex septed. Express Train No. 4 leavea Columbia every night. , Through tickets sold, and baggage checked to all principal points. Pullman Palace Sleepers on all night trains. A. POPE, General Passenger and Ticket l .gent. JAMES ANDERSON, nov24 General Wnprrlntrart?t Pleasieat Air Um Sail way. RICHMOND AND DANTILLE. RICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILWAY, NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION, AND NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RAILWAY. CONDENSES timb tabxx th bptbot or amd aptbb thubadat, januaht 1, 1874. GOING NORTH. Leave Charlotte..... Leave Air LI ne June. Leave Saliabnry. Leave Greensboro... Leave Danville. Leave Burkevtlle.... Arrive at Richmond. MaiL 7.00 p. m. 7.18 p. m. 10.09 p. m. 9.18 a. m. 6.28 a. m. 11.40 a. m. 9.89 p. m. Express. a80 a. ix aeo a.v. 10.41 a. v. I. 15 p. xi. 837 p.m. 8.04 p.m. II. 09 p. m. GOING SOUTH. stations. Leave Richmond.... Leave Burkeville.... Leave Danville. Leave Greensboro... Leave Salisbury.... Leave Air Line Jun'. Arrive at Charlotte.. Mail. 1.48 p. m. 4.58 p. m. ?39 p.m. 1.16 a. m. 8.58 a. m. 839 a.m. 6.80 a.m. Exraxaa. 638 a.m. 8.28 a. m. 1.08 p.m. 4.03 p.m. 6.88 p.m. 836 p.m. 9.00 p.m. GOING EAST. Mall. Leave Greensboro... S 2.00 a. m. Leave Co. Shops_ r 8.55 a. m. Leave Raleigh.I g- 680 a. m. Arrive at Goldabora, | a 11.40 A. ? GOING WEST Man. &Arr. 1930 a.m. aL'velO.Ot>a.i: ?W " 640 a. a, J - 606 a.m The Great geataera aae Atlaattc SeeWara leite. TvsiBSs No. 9. 836 p. m. 1134 p. m. 636 a. m. 9.06 p. a 8,00 a.m 636 a.b. 1.66 p.m 636 p.m. QUICK TIME AND SURE CONNECTIONS. SLEEPING CARS ON ALL NIGHT TRAINS. ON AND AFTER MARCH 96TH. TRAINS on this route will leave terminal points aa follows*: Expbxss No. 1. Leave Columbia....11.40 a. m. Leave Florence.618 p. m. Leave WllmlngtoB..10.40 p. m. Leave WelSon.-? Leave Petersburg.. Leave Blohmond.. .1690 p. m. Laave Washington.. 9.60 p. m. Leave Baltimore.... 1640 p. m. Laave Philadelphia. 680 a. m. Arrive at New York 608 a. m. Parties leaving Columbia by this route Secure aa ull night's rest by taking the 6.86 r. m. tarsia, sleep? ing ear attached. Ask 'or tickets and check tobt* b*gjrage rla W mlngton. taaT t RettRweetem Kett. Carellaa Sarilaad. SALEM BRANCH. Leave Greensboro ,.436 p. m. Arrive at Salem. 636 p.m. Leave Salem._.8.66 a. ? Arrive at Greensboro.1636 A. m. Passenger train leaving Ralalgh at T.46 p. SL eon* nocts at Greeniboro' with the Northern boand trUB BMklna the a nickest ums to all North era atttsa Pries of ttokate saas as/la otaarroatos. Trains So ?sd from pofau East of Greensboro eea neot at Greenaboro with Msll Train* to or from petals North or South. ? Trains dally, both ways. On Sundays Lynehburg Aeeommodatioa lam Rich mond at 649 a. m. arrhra as FnrkeTiUe 133? p. m. leave Burkevtlle 436 p.m., arrive at Bkdwsaai 136 a. m. * Pullman Palace Cars se all Night Trains 6 St west Charlotte and Richmond without change Papers that have arrangements to aallSltlsi tks schedule of tkis eompaay will please print as abova For further information address 6. E. ALLEN General Ticket Agent, Oreeasboro, N. C T. ML ft. Tamwtt, Enrlaeer sad Oeesral tapaila ? ndent. tSwItOB