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NF THIEF? ra^yv ? y i Mrn. Molltursvrt complim,??!?", sir r*?i.l Would y<?u plea- <;>u?? down to nor stateroom tinitf Hi; ? I bad just abut mysoli into' nrti tittle uffloeondeck, living i-Ja through too ship's accounts '.-cforo tuning in V?at night. It is (,uito a mistake, byfthe way, to tbiuK that we pursers baVo no nioroonuroi i duties to perform when at Hea than to watch over the passen gers' comfort, read prayers on Sunday, ftrid keop a store of nu.itlcal informa tion at our finger onds for the benefit of overj curious voyager. Nowadaya tho purser of a crack American liner making perhaps a record passage of Six days or so?has his work pretty well out out for him during.' tho entire voyage. On tho present occasion I had Boarcely got tnyaci ounts fairly In baud whon I was Interrupted by a slight tap at the door. I rose at ouco aud opeuod It, and there stood Mrs. Melhurst'* Oanadlau maid,, with Hushed face and nervouu, agitated manner. " fa thtu-e anything wrong'/" I aakod, with somo surprise, whon she bad d& iivored bor messago. "There I?, sir," sho replied, hastily. "All I know?r" She was about to mako some eager statomeptr, buti pulled herself up sud donlyygbd triced along tho deck with {JuTanothur word. I switohed off tho electric light, Looked tho door and hurried away aftor Whon I got to Mrs. Me!burst's Hroom, I saw at onco that some Heel occurred to cauBe her serious Biy. The berths, tho couch, and H/the floor were Uttered with tho Hfcnts of cabin trunks and band BBy. In the midst of the confusion Br/il tho lady horsolf, looking decid er Ar perplexed and annoyed. Ml This Is vory singular, Mr. Morse," jr/? said, pointing to an empty jewel [Mm which lay open on the upper Krth. "My diamond ornaments are B?ssing." f <? You don't say so !" I exclaimed in jsheor amnzomont. [ " 1 do .say so," sho replied sharply. y You can see for yourself that they are gone.'' " How did it happen ?" "I cannot possibly toll you. At dinner this evening, I happonod to mention to Mrs. Latlmor that I had piokod up a curious crescont shaped brooch on the continent. She express ed a wish to see it. Whon tho tables woro oleared, I camo In horo, took out tho brooch, and left tho jewel case lying , on tho berth. I was careful to lock the cabin door, but when I got back the case was ompty." "How long were you i bsent?" *' Not more than half an hour." " Not more than half an hour V" "You are sure you had the key In your possession all tho time V" "Positive, I never lot-it out of my hand while I was in tho saloon." I was fairly staggorod. I examined the lock carefully, but there was abso lutely nothing to show that it had been tampered with. I could hit upon no bettor suggestion than that Mrs. Melhurst might possibly havo mislaid tho jowols somewhoro. * This had the sole effect of exasperating the ludy to such a degree?for it seems that she had already searched ovary holo and cornor In the cabin?that I was glad to heat- a rotroat in order to lay the mat ter boforo the captain, f I had just got to the head of tho saloon stairs when I heard somo ono bounding up aftor mo, three or four Btops at a time. 1 turned and saw a Mr. Carter?who, by the way, bad made several voyages with us on pre vious occasions. " I say, Morse," he said, taking me oontidontly by the arm, "you've got some queer customers on board this ship." " How so V" "Why, some one's gone and walked off with my silver cigarette case, a oouplo of rings and a pair of gold-" "The deuce !" " Woll, it looks uncommonly like as If tho individual you refer to had a hand in tho business, for I don't see how any ordinary mortal could get into one's cabin with the door boitod on tho Inside, unless ho managed to squco/o through the porthole." "Tell mo exactly what has hap pened ?" "My dear folldw, hov; can lv It's enough to pu/./.le a Philadelphia law yer ! You seo, I went to my stateroom after dinner, feeling a bit drowsy. I bolted the door?I can swear to that? and I remember Hinging the cigarette case, lings and a pair of gold sleeve links on tho upper berth. Thon 1 put on my dressing gown, stretched myself upon tho couch, and had a downright good snooze. When I got up, about live minutes ago, I found my trinkets had vanished." 'Pon my word, things wero beginn ing to look serious, and no mistake ! I lost no time in hunting up the cup tain und made him acquainted with the ..late of affairs. He was just as Mined puzzled as I was myself. The first thing next morning he scut a mes sage to Mrs. Melhurst requesting a {irivato interview in his cabin on deck, io alsosignitied his wish that I should be present. We both questioned the lady closely, but her replies did not tend to throw uny light upon tho sin gular occurrence. Nevertheless wo determined to keep a close watch upqn the staterooms In future. It was protty evident we bad a "black sheop" on board?probably an old band at tho business. For the noxt few days wo had no further com Jdalnts. The thlof wasovidontly "lying ow," waiting until tranquility was re stored boforo making a Iresh attempt. Meanwhile I kept my eyes open. I observed tho little peculiarities of the different passengers and took particu lar note of tho manner in which thoy occupied tholr time. . On board ship, whon you find a man wiio shows a marked preference for his own society-' abovo that of the Httfecrs on dock or habitues of the Kkin;r room) one is inclined to jump Hho conclusion that ho has somo fmg ' for his oxclusivonoss. If, Hfftton to this, ho happens to be of HVncommunicativo disposition, with Hack hair and swarthy complexion, Hjven to wearing u slouched hat and Hg duale, rightly or wrongly you put Hu down as a decidedly suspicious Haraoter. ?Now wo happened to havo a passen Hr on hoard?a Bra/Ulan named Do H.stro?who tallied In every way with Hs description. Hut for the fact 1 Eg conoluAlvc evidence to .show ho Hid not have been directly concerned H/tho robberies?for Inquiries proved H had remain, d on \lcok the whole Honing?ho certainly would havo been ^routed to a private Interview in tho captain's cabin. As It was, I was forced to conclude that black hair, swarthy complexion, slouch hat and cloak wero quite compatible with a man'h Inno cqneo. Nothing furthor occurred to exeito suspicion until the last day or two of tho voyage. Then, one ovonlng aftor dinner, word was brought to mo that three other staterooms bad boon Titled in the name mysterious manner. Watohos, jowolry and ovon money had disappeared, though in all three cases the nassongors stoutly doclared thoy had loft their doors lockodk , When the alarm reach AWe, I hap ttjj&ed. to be stundieg >>?^Hm?c office jjtid my hand i ?? -H BMHrhav) just tukoinH HUe for 9BJH?Hnamew<i 'e|BJHHH^Lne niifoty of tho sovorolgns, my Jo >i* hav ioa u particularly intricate lock, In which I took good care to turn the key i), en i leaving. I remained below for an hour or ho Investigating these fresh complaints,, hut, us in the othor cases, I was .utterly unable to make bead or tall of thorn. Vexed bnd bewildered, I went back to my otHcft, unlocked the door, turned on tho light, and mechanically stretched out my hand to tako the soveroigns from my desk. My hand closed upon nothing mpre solid than thin air?my little pile of gold had vanished ! For a minute or two I stood there gazing blankly before me, so utterly confused uud dlttmuyed that I uould scarcely bring my wits to bear upon the mysterious affair. Then I managed to pull myself together and took a look around tho little cabin. In the course Of my observations my eyes bapponod to rest upon the port-hole, which stood wide open, tho weather being oppres sively hot. I regarded the innoeent-loo*>? in g port-hole with tho air of a veritable Sherlock Holmes. 1 woutoutside and thrust my arm In through tho opening, but my hand did not ruaoh within fully two yards of tho desk. Still it struck mo as ludng tho only way by which tho thiof could havo got at tho money, and 1 determined to put my theory to a practical test. 1 hurried down Into tho sale where most of tho passengers woroc?. gregated. As yet few of them we * aware of tho robberies, for wo had kept tho matter as secrot as possible. I went straight up to a young Ameri can gentleman, who I kuow had a great many trinkets in his stateroom, and was rathor careless, too. in the way ho loft thorn lying about. "Don't show any surprise," I whisp ered, glancing round at tho occupants of tho saloon, "but might I ask wheth er your stateroom is looked ?" " ft Is." " And Is tho porthole open ?" " I should think so. 1 don't want to lind the place as stuffy as the engine room when I goto turn in." "Well, just pass mo your key. 1 want to try a little experimout. Wait till I'm gone und then stroll up on duck. Lot yourself be seen?on the lower dook particularly?but don't pay too close attention to anyouo you may notice loitering thore." Ho foil in reudily with my scheme. I went and shut myself In his state room, crouching down so that I could just keep au eye on tho porthole over the top of tho lower berth. I remain ed In that cramped position until my limbs fairly ached, and I was half in clined to givo it up as a bad jub. But suddenly, as I glanced up at the porthole, my blood ran cold, ani in all my lifo I never had such dilliculty to keep down a yell. In the dim light I saw a loug, thin, hairy arm thrust in through tho opening ! Tho next mo ment a small black band bad fastened upon a leather caso lying close to the window and withdrawn it as quick as thought almo;t. I sprang to my feet and bolted out into the passage. I dashed up the saloon stairs and made for the lower deck. There, just above tho spot whero 1 judged tho stateroom to be situated, I came faco to face with the Brazilian, Do Castro. In spite, of the heat he was wearing bis long cloak with the deep cape and had bis eternal cigarette between his teeth. He looked at me with an air of frank sur prise, and l looked at him with an air of profound suspicion. Suddenly a happy thought Hashed through, my miud, 1 turned round and sprang down the saloon stairs, running full tilt against the ebiof steward, who was standing at the bottom. " Nuts !" I cried, without giving him time to recover from bis surprise. K ally be looked at mo with such utter consternation I verily believe he was convinced 1 had taken leave of my senses. " Do you hear?" I went on excitedly. " (Jet me a handful of nuts quick !" When he brought them, I bunded back on deck. The Brazilian bad moved away a little toward the stern. I went close up, stood right in front of him, ami then began deliberately to crack the nuts. Ho regarded mc with a pitying sort of look, but 1 paid little attention to him. I was watching that cloak of h'S. 1'rescntly I saw a corner of the capo drawn asldo and beheld a pair ol small gleaming eyes lixed greedily upon me. it was enough. My suspicions were, confirmed. 1 II rug the rest of the nuts into the sea, and wulking straight up to Do Castro said : "I must ask you to accompany mo to tho captain's cabin ?" M Vot you mean ?" ho cried, drawi.ig back. l was determined to etaud no non* sense and straightway took him by the shoulders. The moment I laid my bauds upon him I beard a vicious snarl under bis capo. It was pulled sud denly aside: and out How a monkey. Tho iittle brute went at rue tooth and nail. 1 saw the gleam of a knife, too, in tho Brazilian's hand, but I let him have my list struight between the eyes before he could uso it, and he measured bis length upon tho deck. The quartermaster came running up and the rascal was dragged oil to the captain's cabin. When searched thore, Mrs: Mclburst's 'rings and a mlseel lianeous collection of other valuables were found upon him. In his state room we discovered a perforated box, apparently inluudcd for tho use of the monkey, who was evidently quite us accomplished a thief as his master. A MODlOIi I'.\K>11;HS' SOCIKTY. i lie Agricultural and Mechanical Association of FalrviOw, Qroonyille County. Special to The News and Courier. pREENVILLB, August L?Ttioro is an organization in Kairvlew Town ship, Greenville County, which, per haps, stunds alono as living contradic tion of the old saying that Is almost accopted as a proverb, via ! '* That It is impossible lor farmers to maintain an oiganization for any considerable time, tho object of which is to advance their material and social interests." 1 refer to tho Farmers' Agricultural and Mechanical Association. Tho association was organized moro than ton yeans ugo and was regularly Incorporated under tho laws of Soutb Carolina in 1892. One of tho objects of tho association Is to oncourago and foster tho breed ing and raising fine horses, cattlo, sheep and hogs, and it is said that no section surpasses Fairview along this lino. Au exhibition Is held during the latter part of September of oaoh year and thoro aro usually live to six thousand people present. No admis sion fee 's charged for tntcrlCg the grounds, at .1 tho expenses connected with tho enterprise aro paid from tho small sum charged for a seat in tho grand stand and the profits do rived from the salt! of lemonudo, which is sold under tho auspices of the as sociation. The organization moots rogularly once each "month, and often two or throe tbr.os>\ At these meetings sub jeots of iutercst to farmors aro dis cussed oxbc.pt politics. < Once each year, during tho month of; July, th J entire association, whiohat KreaeM includes twonty-slx members, ?constitAtad ? committee of tho wl and \ iiiM?iirt?y nir iinlfflimiffil other than their own, for the purpose of inspeotiog the growing crops, stock, implements, tools, barnB and stables and homos, and each makes a report to a meeting of tho association, held on its grounds, to which the public is invited. Last Thursday was tho day Axed to hear tho reports. About two hundred people were present. It was decided to hold the exercises in 'the grand stand, and tho crowd assembled there at about 11 o'clock. The meet ing as called to order and theohaplain, Mr. J. L. Stoddard, offered prayer. Next came the roll call, to which most of tho members answered, and the minutes of tho last meeting wore read and approved. It was decided that the uext thing in order should be the reports of the it dividual members of the committees referred to above on tbo crops of members of tho associa tion. Tho following Is ono of tho reports : To tho Olllcor8 and Members of tbo Pairviow Agricultural Society.?Mr. President: Your committee appointed to visit and inspect our fellow mem ber, Walter Potion's crop, respectfully present the following report: In the performance of this duty, wo visited his farm on tho 27th instant and in making our rounds found his crop to consist principally of cotton and corn. Brother Pouen is farming on the ex tensive plan, having about thirty acres in cotton, which wju judged hud been well cultivated from "start to lluish," and Is now In a tiue growing condition, putting on and developing fruit rapid* ly. He was not quite done ploughing, but was finishing up, or laying by, In as good condition as ho usually docs. Wo think ho will, if August Is a sea sonable month, make (900) nine hun dred pounds of seed cotton per aero. He has aboutisixteen acres in corn, which seems to have been cultivated all right, and will make a good crop If seasons continue He has a vory fair potato crop. His pea crop Is young yet having been sowed when corn was planted last time. Ho has the lluost crop of forage or thick corn that wo have seen. Ho planted tbo kind ho recommended when this subject was discussed in tho spring, and although it is vory thick it has a small cur forming on almost every stalk. Wo recoininond that it would be we11 for each member of this club to get seed and try this kind of corn for a forage or rough feed crop. We examined his barn and stables, found them in good condition. His stock aro all in line condition, and ho has plenty of feed to last until next March, without feoding much on tho present crop. Wo found very few things to dis approve of and much to commend. And Unally wo will say that if all farms of this community were manag ed as well as Brother Peden's it would bo made evident that wo have (what most of this club already believe) " the best country upon which the sun shinos." All of which is respectfully sub mitted. J. P. Willis, D. L. Thomason, Com mittee. Mr. W. H. Britt, the secretary, re ported on tbo crop of Mr. Lee Moares and stated that it was in lino con dition, as was everything olse on his farm. Mr, Britt called special atten tion to tbo crop of a tenaut on the place, a negro, and said that bo had one held of K) to 60 aces that was as lino a tield of oottOb as ho bad ever scon, would average waist high and was heavily fruited. Another cominitteeman reported that he had examined a brother member's crop and believed that bis prize acre of cotton (each member bus a prize acre) would If no uuforseen calamity befel it, yield two1 bales of cotton. After a number of reports wore heard, on motion, the hearing of tho remainder wus postponed until tho afternoon, and Col. James A. Hoyt, of Greenville, was Introduced by the sec retary us the orator of the day. Tho speaker, at the outset, stated that he bad been invited t ) talk to the association about farming, but felt that it would be out of place for him to attempt to instruct the members of the club, ami therefore would talk to them about so nothing else, and an nounced that his theme would bo ''Good Heads, Good Schools and Good Society." Kaoh of tho throe subjects was han dled In an interesting and able manner and during the entire time occupied in the delivery of the address, which was about thirty minutes, tho Bpcalr< r had tho undivided attention tu *c audience and was heartily applau I. At the conclusion of Col. Hoyt's u mat ks a recess was taken and dinner was soon announced, and such a dinner is seldom soon. The tabled were liter ally loaded down with everything cal culated to tickle tho palate and satisfy the appetite. After everybody hud oaten their fill, including twe.nty-live or thirty negroes, there svas still an abundance left. The club was again called to order about 2 o'clock, and the hearing of reports resumed, most of which were made in an interesting mannner, eaoh member having a stylo peculiarly his own. Special mention should be made of I tho report of Mr. Lee Moares on the crop of Mr. Commodot'o Bodgora. Mr. Meares said that, considering quality of laud, howa. satisfied that Mr. Ftodg 01*8 had the best crop in Kairviow Township. He said that Hodgors bud bought the land seven years ago, when it was considered worthless, owing to its being filled with gullies and all the Boll having been washed away. Every* tbing is different now. Tho land has been terraced and redeemed aud is producing lino crops. This year Mr. Hodgors bus forty acres in corn and sixty in cotton, and the entire crop it, In perfect condition so far as cultiva tion is concerned. Mr. Moares also said that bo was protiy well .satisfied that Mr. dodgers' prize acre was about the best in tho township, with tho pos sible exception of his own. Mr. Miles Henderson, another mem ber of the club, was reported as having sown two and a half bushels of wheat last fall and reaping forty this year. S. M. G. KXPKltP BIOYOIjN hiding. A California!! Who Mount8 a Single Kni! and Follows the Train. San Francisco Examiner, Kasten G. Wilbur, tho sensational bicycle ridor who pedals his bicycle on a single rail of a railroad track, made his trip from Tiburton to Suntu Rosa without accident. He rode tho single rail bobind a train all tbo way and wus tho wonder of tho country people. Mr. I Wilbur does not rido on Saturday j because ho Is a Seventh Day Adventist. In Oaklaod vVilbur lb known as the "bicycle freak."' Tbe other day he \ astonished the natives by riding down I Broadway standing on his head and pedaling his wheol with his hands. Thon ho oamo up tho street riding bis whool backward. Be was mountod in hit* seat with his faco toward tho rear wheel and the handle bars clutched from behind. Mr. Wilbur found that be croateu so much excitement that he trlqd a now trick?-that of riding on bis car. Gotting a good start down I Broadway Wilbur clutched his handle ! bars and raising himself Into the air, i went spinning down tho street with | tho side of bis bead routing on tho sad- I die. In order to perform this foat ono j has to be a perfect balanoer, and Wll bur possesses this quality. Wilbur'* sensational : ido on a single roll after a j ttain over the narrow-gauge trcstlo \ Was th i climax of bis recklessness. Iu Is the talk of the bicycler* and Wilbur i is proud of be. ft at. "Of course, a man takes chances in making thoxe rail trips," said Wilbur, ' oan ride on it in more ways tbau any other man In the country. I ride a bicycle standing on my head or on my ear, pedal It backward, hold myself lu front of the hanc'lc bars and pedal backward, and In fuct. I ride In every concolvablo position ; but this way of riding became rather stale to mo. It was not oxeling enough, so I conceived the idea of riding a rail. At first I tried to ride the rail straight without using acompanion wheel. This method stumped me, but I hope to achieve suc cess at it some day. My method of riding u rail is a simple one. 1 tako a companion wheel by my side and grasp the handle bars llrmly in the oontro with my right hand. This ouables mo to keep a perfect balance with my left hand. I take hold of tho slmrle bar on my riding wheel. This bar points diroctly toward my body. When onco I got on tho rail I am all right because I can keop my balance perfectly. Of course, I learned to ride a rail on tho ground before 1 took that trestle trip. 1 wanted some exciting sport so I con cluded to follow tho train ovor the trestlo. My light companion whcol ran along one of tho beams which is laid alongside the track. Over tho water I sped, looking at nothing but tho rail ahead of me. You know you can't go sight-seeing whon you are riding on a rail. During that long trip over tho narrow-guago trestle I I never mado a slip, and I kept uu a pretty good pace, too. It seems easy onough when you know bow and have tho OOUrage to tako chnnces. Yes, sir, I can do almost anything when mount ed on a whool." THE GOVERNOR LIABLE TO ARREST, UK IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW. A Strong and Cogent Opinion From tho City Attorney of Florence? The Council Sustains Him and Condemns the Governor. Mr. George G. Thompson, tho city attornoy of Florence, has addressod the following letter to tho.City Council, in viuw of tho recent action of Gov ernor Evans in defying arrest for breach of tho poace: "Florence, s. c, July 31, n>%. To the City Council: On last Friday, J. Gary Evans, who holds the ollicial position of Governor of tho Stato of South Carolina, and Joseph H. Earlc, a judgoof tho Circuit Court of this Stato, each in bis person al and private capacity, and exercising tho right held by ovory citizen of this State, was addressing in public within this city a largo number of citizen:*, each endeavoring according to his own methods, to secure tho votes of the pcoplo of this county. During tho pro gress of this- ineoting tbeso two politi cal contestants became engaged lu a personal combat. Hundreds of men were present; some drew pistols, others made ready for tholr use, excitement ran high. One stray shot by any ox cited spectator would in all probability have precipitated a riot and many lives might have been sacrificed. The peace of the city was jeopardized and its laws violated. I was communicated with by the mayor and advised him that those parties could and should be arrested, without regard to their ollicial posi tions. Warrants were accordingly issued, charging them with lighting and broaoh of tho peace. Joseph II. Earle rendered ready obedience, but J, Gary Evans resisted and delied the law. He told tho chief of police 10 take tho warrant back to the mayor "with the contempt it deserves," and that he "considered it an insult." lie informe 1 the mayor that he could not be ar rested; that the only way to reach him was by impeachment, fie ihroatonod to use tho power of his office to pro tect him from the consequences of the broken law. Ho threatened to "take charge of the mayor and the town," or words to this effect. We are left to conjecture as to precisely what J. (Jury Evaus meant by "taking charge of the town." As interpreted at the time by several of bis constables (who were with him at the time of the attempted arrest) it was an unworthy and unlaw ful threat to resort to the metropolitan police. J. Gary Evans was not arrested, lie left tho city and has since boasted through the pi ess that the town authorities apologized for the at tempted affront to "his excellency." 1 never advised that the Governor could bo arrested, but then advised, and still relterato that J. Gary Evans ?wild and should have been arrested, i ui without regard to bis ollicial ,. o and without regard to con&e t|ucL i&, even if it required ivory man in tho city to accomplish it, and oven if it entailed the SOVOl'0 penalty ol metropolitan police. Is his novel position, that he is above the law, sound from any point of law or reason V From the standpoint of reason such a position, in the 0Xpr088iV0 lan guage of The News and Courier, is " simply monstrous," and coining from tho person claiming the exemption, can only be accounted for on 'he theory of total Ignorance of the first principles of republican government, or such a discaseil imagination us approximates the condition our friends, tho doctors, would call "dementia of egotism." Such an exemption could only arise under tho common law or by statute, including the constitution. The com mon law can hardly be appealed to, for no such ollice is known to it, for it is a creation of the constitution. It could arise from the common law on the theory of "kingly prerogative," in herited from tho sovereigns of England and it seems that our Governor rests his cuse on this theory, for he inform ed the mayor that ho could no moro bo arrested than tho "king (sovereign) of England," or words to that effect, for getting at the moment of this ridicu lous assumption of "kingly preroga tive," that the doctrine of tho "king can do no wrong ' has no place among republican, simplicity: that in a monarch the sovereignty resides In the [ person of the king, but in a r0| ibllo I this sovereignty abides in tho p lOpio. Tho constitution which creates bis ollice give him no comfort in this re markable assumption. Article '1, sec tion 14, article 3, section 14, and arti olo 13, SOotion 2, exempt at certain times electors on the day of election, members of both houses and volunteer militia forces, from arrest, but is par ticular In each base to expressly pro vide that tbeso exemptions shall not apply to ' treason, felony or breach of ' the peace." Articlo 10, section li, pro j vidos that "the Governor and all other J executive and judicial officers shall be ? liable to impeachment; but judgment in such cases shall not. extend further than removal from ollice." The porsons convicted shall, nevertheless, bo liablo ttt "indictment, trial and punishment ; according to law." It is obvious that 'this section dots not fix tho time in i which an indictment may lie to after conviction on. impeachment, but only ; intends to provont a eonviotlon on I impouchment being plead in bar to an j "indictment and'trial anil punisiiLUont. according to law.*' If this contention wore true, then tho Governor could not alone claim this immunity, hut ovory other "executive and judicial ollicor" could claim like exemption. Besides, if tho IIouso saw tit to refuse to profor ohargos of lmpoachmont for any offenso, or tho olTonse was ouo for which impeachment would not Ho, thon his oxoclloncy, tho Govornor, would of necessity escape all punish ment, because tho alleged pro-requisite of conviction on Impeachment could not bo shown. Thus is shown the utter absurdity of such a contention. But it may be urged that If tho Govornor could bo arrested and put in jail t here , would bo no one to exorciso the func- I tions of his olllco and the pooplo would uf an oxeoutlve head. Artir ctlon U, of tho constitution : "In easo of temporary ifls* ' tho Govornor the f Joutenant ? shall perform tho d>-" Highest of all in Leavening Power.?Latest U. S. Gov't Report Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE the Governor."' Thus It will bo seen that in caae his excellency should bo come temporarily disabled by prefer ring to go to jail rather than pay a small fine of a tew dollars, tho peoplo's government would not go to ruin for want of an exeoutivo head. It is no doubt true that tho Governor, in exercising tho political funotions of his ollice, Is beyond the reach of tho courts, but "in his person he is subject to judicial control, as other citizens." ?Eighth American and English En cyclopaedia of Law (first edition,) 1400. The warrant in this case was not against tbo Govornor, but against tho person of J. Gary Evans. If the contention of the Govornor were doubtful, I still maintain that he should have been arrested, as tbo only way to settle a disputed point of law of this kind Ib by resort to the courts, and the courts could not sottlo it without obtaining jurisdiction of his person by arrest. If such could by any possibility bo tho law, then it should bo judicially determined, and give the people a chance of changing it to conform to republican institutions. Surrounded by his myrmidons, gath ered about bis person as rumors of bis iu re: t. reached them, John Gary Evans has outraged tho laws ho has sworn to seo enforced; ho has brought the gov ernment of this city into contempt in the eyes of all bravo and free people who have not learned to "bend the supple hinges of tho knee," and until it is wiped out a blot rests upon her fair name forever. It has always been tho boast of our people that "all men are equal before the law;" that there arc hone too high to t scapo its punish ment, and none too low to forfeit its protection. If this precedent is al lowed to stand, hereafter any bumble citizen, arrested without apology and dragged before our tribunals, can just ly complain that our boast is false, and throw in our teeth the accusation that "all men are not equal before the law." I submit both che soundness and justico of my advico to the considera tion of the City Council, to whom 1 am responsible. Respectfully, GEORGE G. Thompson, City Attorney. Upon recoipt of this communication, the City Council adopted the following resolutions: Resolved, by tho City Council of Florence in Council assembled : 1. That wo have absolute coulldence in both the justico and legality of the advice of our city attorney on tho oc casion of tbo recent attempt to arrest John Gary Evans. 2. That the action of tho Governor in escaping arrest by representing to the ' Mayor that bo was not subject to ar 1 rest, was unworthy of the Governor of this great State. 3. That wo assure the Mayor that he will ever have our hearty co-opera tion In every effort In bis power to vin dicate the laws of this city and bring all olf nders to feel its force and with out regard it) their ollicial position. 1. That tho oommunioatlon of the city attorney, with these resolutions, be given to the county uud State press with requests of publication. A DARKEY'S FISH STOHY. It Was Over in Georgia Whero Tilings arc Not I la hi Heed . An old negro sat on the platform of the Albany depot, apparently in trou ble, lie sat with his face in Iiis,hands gazing mournfully out over tho rivor which stretched away between the willows, its waters silently journeying to tbo greater channels. It was noticed that tbo old man's noso was of enor mous proportions, almost shutting out his oyes. " Why, what's the mattor with your nose, undo ?" He shook his bead sadly. " I's nobor gwln'ter lish no mo' sab ; no, sah ! neber no mo', cause dat's wbar 1 got dat nose you seo." "How did it happen, uncle? Toll us ; perhaps we can nx you up." " See dat bend er runnin' out past do old Tlft bridge ober dar? Well, er roun1 dat bend dares a line bream streams runs In dare as tley has 'bout dis place. 1 wuz er-lishln' dero do oder day, when 1 seed er big out- lllttln1 by a log dat's doro. Ise lishod dat spot by de hour ami dat brim be done come an' look at do bait, an' den swim 'way. 1 tried eburything to ketch him, but t'want any use. Den I got tor thinkln*. What he do 'round dat log all de time? So I rested mighty quiet and watched dal log. 1'urty soon i see er bee hum min' 'ronntl close to do water and **\gh do log, and 1 seo do brim make er leap fer him. " Dat settled it: I k no wed what tor ketch 'im wid. 1 just kotch er bee ah' put do hook in tween do wings where it wouldn' hurt him. Den 1 fished. Yah, yah!?he! he! Dat brim ho made one leap an' he bad de bee ; but tie light was awful, lie done paid no' tontion tor me, an1 him an' do beo wuz er-havin' it out -and how doy did light ! I got him on do bank at last, an' dars Whar my trouble cum in. "I opened his mouf tor got do hook out, when out Hew dat bee, an' ho wuz mad. Yes, sah, he just been erwaiton' for mo, I know, an' he landed plump on ;uy noso. You seo do zult. Hut's dat only part ob lt. De brim be swelled up thoYame way. He WUK one pound v. hen 1 fust kotch him, but when ho wuz done swolliu' ho was too heavy tor carry homo." ?It Is said that corn this year in Okla homa will be st> plentiful that it probab ly will not bring more than eight cents a bushel. Aside from a few districts Whore thet 'OD was injured by bail an unprecedented average ylold is report-1 ed, anil it is thought that there will be a surplus of almost half a million bushels in the territory to ship. ?Col. J. M. Wilson, commissioner of public buildings at Washington, states that 1,244,227 persons have ascended i the Washington monumont since 1888 without a accident. XBJB SOUTIl'S GAIN IN "WKAIiTH Remarkable Percent age of Gain Per Capita in the Last Decade. Now York Sun. Not only la tho aggregate wealth of tho Southern and many of the West ern States increasing ov largor per centages than tho per centago of In crease of tho Eastern States, but the per capita wealth of the South aud West Is doing likowlso. The South lost enormously in both aggregate and per capita wealth by the war and by the abolition of slavo property, though, I of courso, this was in part only an ap parent loss, since tho frooman was as valuable to the community as tho bond man. Thus it cumo about that the census of 1870 showed a great loss in aggregate and por capita wealth throughout tho South. Tho panic in tho decado 1870 80 mado the showing by tho census ol 1880 still worse, but tho South mado remarkable progress In tho decado 1880-1800. The Increase of population throughout the South in that decado whb largo, but the increase lu aggregate wealth was still larger, so that the per capita Increase was remarkably largo In proportion to tho showing of tho census of 1870. Meanwhilo the great and wealthy States of tho East, though they have gained enormously in wealth, increased also very rapidly in population, bo thtt their pe: centago of gain per capita was often less than that In poorer and less populous States of tho South. Massachusetts, which has for some de cades lod the Union In per capita wealth, gained only about 8i per cent, during tho last decado, whllo Missis sippi gained over .'12 per cunt., Louis iana nearly 23 por cent.; Georgia, .'12i per cent.: Tennessee more than 45 per cent , and Florida over 104 por cent. Even North Carolina gained nearly 10i per cent, in per capita wealth and South Carolina nearly 32 per cent. Now York, meanwhile, gained loss than 12 per cent, in per capita wealth; Nesv Hampshire less than 18 per cent.; Pennsylvania less than 2U percent, and Rhode Island less than 1 por cont., while Now Jersey showed an uctual per capita loss of nearly one-half of 1 per cont. Tho only Southorn State to show a loss of per capita wealth was Mary laud, which by tbo way stands four teenth in that regard, being oue place ahead of Pennsylvania Parts of the middle Wost increased little in per capita wealth. Iowa, for example, gained ouly 1U? per cent., but this was more than tho ga'n of Massa chusetts. Ohio gained a small fraction over 1 por cent., and Illinois lost nearly 40 per cent., so that her per capita wealth was less than in 18(10. Wiscon sin, Michigan and Missouri showed substantial gains, as did Arkansas,Ken tucky and Tennessee. Rapidly as population grew in the far Wost it seldom outstripped the incrcaso of weath so far as to reduce the per capita wealth of any.State. Washing ton gained nearly 110 per cent, in per capita wealth. Colorado gained 40\ per cent., Oregon 7<i per cent., California .'154 per cent, aud Utah over DO per cent. S > rapid was Wyoming's gain in population that her per capita wealth decreased about 2* per cent., though her aggregate wealth vastly increased. INTERNATION AL Ac KEBM BNT.?A ministerial looking man was having his say on the street corner to a group of eager listeners, and ho was making an argument in support of the gold standard. " We must wait for free coinage of gold and silver until we can have an international agreement," he said. Then the fat man asked permis sion to offer a few questions. " I understand you are a mem bor of thoohurch '." ho inquired, ''a preacher of tho Gospel, am J right ?" "Yes, sir; you are right; I am a preacher of tho Gospel and 1 did come out on the Lord's side at the ago of 10 vears. Well, what then P" " You thought you did right in so coming out, didn't you, and do you yet think so?"persisted the fat man. '? Why, certainly ; what arc you dri v ing atr ropli Ithe ministerial look ing gold man with asperity. "Oh, nothing, except 1 wonder why you did not put off this thing of coming out on the Lord's side till by interna tional agreement all the heathen in the world would do the same thing'." The crowd laughed and tho gold bug lied. THE LAUKENS BAR. II. Y. simpson. o. D. bark8dale SIMPSON & BARKSDALE, Attorneys at Law, lau rens, south carolina Special attention given to the investi gation Ot tilies and collection of claims B. W. BALL. I.. W. SIMKINS. Wi W. HA 1.1. It ALL, SIMKINS A' KALL, Attorneys at Law, LAURUNS, South CAROLINA. Will praetloe in all State and United Stales Court. Special attention given collections. W. II. MARTIN, Attorney at Law, Laurbnh, - South Carolina. Will practice in nil Courts of this Slate Attention given to collections. ' j. T. JOHNSON. W. It. KICMKY JOHNSON & hiciiey, attorneys at r,AW. O ffi or?? Fleming's Corner, North we side of Public Square. LAUKENS, - SOUTH CAROLINA Who is Will Whitener ? Heys our Fashionable Hpfir Gutter and^Shaver, -?in bendel^'a ^PT^ta^?~ It Works the wronu Wav.-R. M. Hampton, the cashier of the First National Baak of Alliance, Nebraska, has sent the following letter to the customers ofthat bank: "Owing to to the constant agitation of tho linan- ' eial policy of the United States und tho socialistic feeling emanating from the Chicago Couvoutiou, there bus been doubt thrown over the minds of the people, such that points to the Eossiblllty of a greater panic thun we ', ave yotseon, should the laboring mon | of tho country be thrown out of employ moot (now only half employed.) There will be great labor trouble, such as wil call on our military, and cause much distrust as to thoifuture outcome. We prefor to do nothing until thore Is more stability rather than tako the chance of losing what wo have, aud would advise all our friends to stay out of debt. We shall oall in all our puper this fall. Womavo your note-, duo ? Please bo prepared to meet it promptly and do not ask for farther time." But this is not the kind of politics that will wiu in tho present contest. A special dispatch to the Washington!Post says : "The letter has turned at least 100 McKinley fol lowers into ardent Bryan men. The Republican leaders in this county con cede that they cannot hope to do any thing for McKinley, as public senti ment is aroused and men of all parties declare openly tbat they will now vote for free silver, and not bo driven or In fluenced by the money powor of the country." ?Tho approaching solar eolipso will begin near Shetland Islands, oil the coast of Scotland. Thence its track curves upward across the north coast of Norway, through Laplaud, bisecting tho southermost island of tbo Nova Zombla group, then crosses Siberia to tho Gulf of Tartary, and South to the Island of Ye/.o, Japan. On the Island of Yezo the eclipse will begin at 3.05 on August 0, and will last 2 minutes 4U seconds. It is proposed to establish, a largo equatorial mount, which will have twenty-live instruments pointed at tho sun, and which will bo operated automatically by, electricity. The in struments will tako between 500 and 000 negatives of the corona. Many American, French, and English scien tists are now in Japan preparing to ob sorve the eclipse. No people sutler so much from physi cal disabilities as those whose business rcqulro little or no muscular exertion. Tho lack of exercise causes tho liver to become sluggish and the result is constant Constipatiou, Indigestion, Biliousness aud Sick Headache. To prevent this take Simmons Liver Reg ulator; it keeps the liver active and makes ouc's condition as comfortable as those who havo much exercise. ?Tom Watbon, tbo Populist candi date for Vice President, is said to be lirm in his determination not to retire In tho Interest of Sowull, the Demo cratic candidate. Ou the other band, it is true that M r. Sowall, the Demo cratic nominee for Vice President, will not withdraw in favor of Tom Watson. ?Tho popular voto of the United States, at tbo election in November, It is estimated, will be close to 13,000,000 KfiX J A $25 COOKING STOVE I I ?JliBlSir I! WTM A CO MPLETX OUTFIT FOB (Only $12.00.1 Ep _ .. , . vonr railroad depot, all Ji I* m i i! ? to *atd- Iload th,s deserlp- J! Fft freight charges Th!i splendid Cooking JJ H tlon carefully. four 8 Inch pot holes ; <1 It %?7?,1* No. 8; ha, 8 ,,lch flre j,ox. ?4 Inches <? k? i.6.x}6,rn.ch.??.vonJ.1 P! nice smooth casting. ** ?? high ; 21x36 Inch t? ^ lim(,e fnr lra(l < t P? I have had this s combining all tho good J] Jfc after my own idea. lulll ,?.,,.,*, 81(lV??%Ild << P? joints of all med actionable features. JJ Jt> leaving otn the old c Ul? ,,e!)t No, 8 Cooking J! fk Itoyond all doub ,. ?ri,.n i.-ui...i with ? ir *l. ft South,for the pnr| ?,,,? and to renew our <1 I business to new no 0'|d frlonds. *A ft acquaintance with splendid Cooking Stove ** I we win ship this rlbedwaretonnv.lopot, \* ? andI the ahoyodesc .,a|d, for only 3il 2.00 \\ f. all freight charges ^? wfiti tho ordi r. This *' ? whon the cash com ,c. wt.n mlwlo win << ft stove is a good ot ,.,??, <)ur m 18tratod ** i Klye entire aatiefa turo, Stoves and uat>y *J ? catalogue of h urni c0. Address J1 I Carriages mailed fi <4 I L. F. rADGETT, j >\ 840 Broad Streo *? Auguata, Ga. << |^JJt?A?A**^An ?"? *? ??? *? ~ m. ~ m\ ATLANTIC COAST LINE PAS8BNGER DKl'A RTM KNT. Wilmington, N. C, May 16///, 18UC fast line; ? BBTW BEN? Charleston and Columbia and Upper Sou I ii Carolina, North (Caro lina, and A ( liens and Atlanta. CONDENSED BCD EDU LE Going West. Uoillg East. No. 62. No.f?3. 7 00am* Ly ? Charleston.\r |8 6opm ?31.banes. 712 1)43 .Sumler. ft M 10 55 Ar.Columbia.l.v 1 1 < > J1 58 .Prosperity. 8 03 12 10pm .Newherrv. 2 .'xi 12 60 .Clinton. 2 10 115 _I,aureus_ I 15 233 .... Greenwood .... . 3 00 .Abbeville. 5 lu .. ..Athens. On. f -i5 .Atlanta. (i o.r>|?m .. Winnsboro. s. 0.. 8 2o ..Charlotte N. <;.. 2 2opm Ar.... Anderson, 8, C.. l.v 1 36 .... (irncenvillc .... 240 . ...Spartanburg.... 5 30 Henderson villa N,C, 1. 45 .. Ashovillc. N. t'. .. ? Daily. Nob, ;>2 and 53 .Solid trains between 1 Charleston and Columbia, 8. C, and carry through coach between Charleston an> Atlanta. K, M, EMERSON, Ass't Gon'l Passenger Agt. r ft, KENLY, T. M. KMEKSON, ^len'l Manager. Traltl0;Manager. Columbia, Laurens an I Now K. R. berry Northbound, southbound pin nqt Biatlons. pin nm 1 13 10 30 _ Columbia . 1 30 11 |ft 4 00 la02 . Lenphart .. . 4 66 11 28 8 ?l B 40 . Inno . 4 08 n :<7 840 !?27.. .. Balentino ... 6 26 1146 8 42 f i? ... White H?ek.ft .1,% 11 no 8 84 8 3? ... Chaplain . ftftft 12 02 321 830 .. Utile .Mountain ft 15 12181 3 21 8 22.... ..,! Sligbs .0 22 12 18 B 19 ,x(io . ProsHority.?41 1228 ^ ft<? 7 80 Newberry.7 <w 12 43 ! 2 n 4 7 oft. Jalana .7 3ft 12 60 2 11 ?Uftft.Gray's Unno.7 47 I 06 ' 2 UK/ U 4lV.K.... Kinnrd .1 ft7 110 2.;?' 686.lL.. Cnldvillo .S,l(> J 17 : if ? 40.K. . if C.Ti.V 2 2!?, 0 22/W- .. Onvci .-; I ?>.:, 2^./' 0 15 .'CV' Clinton .s.ie | :t,? . y,, scBUMPEur Zf Agent at I'rosperitj PORT ROYAL WESTERI CAR oltna Railway. " Augue a and Ashovlllo Short Line.' j. u ?'! ?'?Und lleceiver. Schedule in . Bfoot J tv 7th 1896. Lv.Au^ubi?.. u411 am .*"Opm Ar Greenwood.12 '7 pni I w am Anderson. 7 30 pin . Laurent,. 115 pm 7 00 nm Greenville. 2 66 pm 045 am Glenn Springs. 105 pm ???? ?? Spartanourg.bOOpOQ 'O'-Mam tialuda. 52i pm . ilendcreonvilie . 6 61 pm . Asheville. H 4ft pm . Lv Ashcville. s :M sm . Spariaiiburg.11 15 am 4 00 pm Greenville..11 65 am ?? mi pm Laurcns.... .. I 16 |un 7 u* pm Anderson.] li? am . Orcenwood. 2 23 pm M?>am Ar AugUSta. i> t? j m !? 96 am TO ATHENS. ATLANTA WERT. AND JOINTS Lv Greenville. 4 00 pro 1166am Ar Elberton. 2 31 am 4 00pm Abbeville. 142 am 466pm Athens. 811* am 610pm Atlanta. 0 20am 046pm LV Atlanta. Hit) pm Athens.11 l<> pm Elberton.12 16 ;v:u Abbeville.12 !?> am Ar Greenville. u r> am l.v Greonwood.11 68 u n Ar Raleigh . I 20 nm Norfolk. 7 00 am Petersburg.0 00 nra Richmond . 0 40 am 1 IM pin 2 00 n'n H 20 pm ~> 43 pm 0 46 pm close connection* at Oreenwooi for ai points on s. A, L, and U. v ?? Kail ay, and utSpartanburg with bouthorn Kni vay. For Information relative k> llckt b, rate?, schedules, etc. address ?, .!. CUAIG, Ger .1, s. Ourelon. A K.ent,i I. At.'fid. Greenville, s. c I'as-i. Aug H. Spe iav a, Ga. Is, Gop BOUTHERN RAILW AY. Cro?*ns*d PaheduU in ?fk I rvyim 14, i?us. STATIONS. Lt. Unarleatoa. Lv. OdSuwDw.. I'l-csnvrity. Howbiirry . NlustySjx. Groenwood.I I 45 P N'a._ H? _a_t i 55 a r. 1 11 p li isibii 1 26 p n 2 26 LJL5 " HouKfiti 3r. ?frbaVilia.V?"..? \ DOS r yi-ri<oiton. '. .". .."..7.~.|~ J 10 p S Ar.'Au'nerso? j j.,......... ~.. f Hl5 p g ArT7*reimv?7s ..^. Z n.r i 80 p ill ^r/AtlantaT... T............" f ild p 5} STATIONS CvTO reoifv\Vlo .... " Piedmont. " Wllllamston ._. L"V. An<Wsuu. LrrT'oTton . " Ar. ponnald?. nrTTubevnTe TTodJces. " Greeuwood . ?' Niuety-Six.. Lv. Newborry ., " Prosperity.. Ar. Qc-lmul . h /. r. Oliai caton pllUv'lr.iiT'f go. D|No.m| *B BOpi 1 lOaiLv. ?. .Charleston... ? Xr j'Wg "F?OS H K? '_ColUmi ::i Ou.n 11 5t>u| ".Alston.. 10 Q4e 1268p STATION 8. uauy No. la. .) ffiaX ),'.'. o u ?. 1 1? a tu l_05_a_ji? 1 !-"> a n i 08 p w. liiinj i'STp w 100 pm 1 26 p at 2 'J? p in S 117 p m 8 60 p rs ' &*o?p 2' I ?WjB?hV ". o.U'No.lJ?) U 6tKi 7 40p 0 68p. 0 47p 0 9Qn 0 08u> ? bOp ?'.' I, r'l> ? " 1 :'"P . " V? lilp ,Lr111 ?6a' .\rlll ?8a i.v' ii UJa1 ? .-'int Pullman and Ashcvlli.j, ".h'niituo .... 10 Mal l?.'.p| ". Union. ... 10 fcl'a 1 6Sp| " .... Jonosville .. J0 6<a 206pi ".Paoolet.... 11 2da 240p Ar.. Ppannnlmrff. 46?! 8 lOpil.v.. Spivrtanliuri: 40yl 0i.r?y'Ar?Aslmvlilo.._ "P," p. m. "A," a Trains 9 and 10 canv ?? ?Irepiujt ears between Colwtnljin ?nruute dally bntween Jauksouville cndCiueiu* natl. Trains l?sav? b-mrtan'mirn, A. & C division, northbound, il:ls a.m., 8:29 p. m., 1 :18 p.m., (Vestibale Lh.iHed); southbound 1 a. ra~, 4:06 p. m.. 11 J> ?? m., (Vestibule Lhn led.! Trains Uavn fc>r?onvil!e, A. and t dlvlslotij ?orthbouMd,5:26 a. m., 8:10 p. m. and VU0 p. m.. TVcstibuled Limited); BOiitiibor.n?. Ia. t&.? 4 :-,x- p. in.. lW:2b p. m. ? Vv ?? . Limited). PulliuHii Sprvluu. Pullman pnlaoe sleeping i-nrs on Tr'.lns36an4 80, :>1 aud ;iS. ou A. und C. division. V. H. OREEN, J. M (JULP Gen. Superlutendent, Traftte M'g'r, Washington, 1). O. Washir ton. D. O. W. A. TURK, S. 11. 11A ED 7IOK, Gen Pass. Ag't. As'lOen.Pus. Ag^t. Wasblnglon, P. C. A aula, Ga^ SOUTHEFiN RAILV AY. Condonuvit Hohadula of t*n?e?ng v ><> Northbound. Juno 14,,'JWfO. Lv. Atlanta, C. T. " Atlanta, E. T. " Koroross. - Rnford. " Oalnesvllle... - Lulft. " Cornelia. " Mt. Airy. " T< >cooa. " Wostininster k nllOl " (.ratral . M GreenvUlo. " 1 partauburg " (fAifno.v it ... " tilaoks' ..? j . " King's .>.?... Oastunia. . Ar. <'.mi; " Danviil* Ar. Richmond .., Ar. Washington N RnUm f PER " Philadelphia. Now York Bouthbound. Vbj> IVst.MII |N?.?: No. 88 N,?- 30 N? ??j Lv. N. Y..P l; R, " Pbiladelp'iia. " Baltimore.... " Washington.. Lv. Rk'lunund ... 4 !K) p 13 15 a fl l? p 3 60 a ? SO p o 23 a 10 Hi pill 16 a 8 00 a 13 66 p 6 60 a| fl 06 tl U? a 10 66 ..11 W 10 ?0 a 11 :'i7 a 12 88 p 1 16 p l a. i t, 2 00 a 12 24 1 00 1 ti) .' 68 2 la p; a 60 a . 4 21 3 18 p 4 00 a a :u p' 4 67 4 66 p! ? no 11 66 p 6 30 a 20 a 0 4 1 1 1 1 6 * pi 0 0 p ay p 66 p 7 4^. p 7 46 r. 8 IS p 6 &l p 0 07 p 0 18 p 101* p 6*1? ? ua h fl 67 t. 7 20 ?? 7 <-?? 8 27 e. (180 t. o ai bj ft ao ?, Lv. Dnnvlllo. " Charlotte . . " Oastonia. " King's Mt .. " 1". ii ,iV..tirg . ?* Gnffnuys. ?* hiiMiiaiiburg Greenville.... * neutral. " Westminster. ?' Toceoa. " Mt. Airy. * Cornelia. H Lulft. " GiilnesrlUe... Pa l ord. H Kororou Ar. Atlauta, E. T L_v. A t.uu'a, C. T "A" a. m. "P"'p. m. "Al" noon. "N" night. Nos 37 and 88?Washington and Seiithwes* * ra \eslibule Llmltod. Through Pnllmiui ?leepors bei wnsn New York and Now Orleans. Yla Washington. Atlanta and Mon'pouiery.nnd also between New York and Mom;.his, via Washington, Atlanta and lllrinlnghn.a. This train also carries Richmond-Augusta slee'dng ears between Uanvllla and Charlott*. tfirst class thoroiighfars ooach betweon SS'athlngton and Atlanta. l;lnlng oars serve all tnoalu so route. Nos. 85 and tYV-Unltcd States Fust Mt.lL PtU> ?tan Iteoping oars between Nnw York. Atlant a an 1 N#W I ii loans. Nos. llnnd 12 Pullman sleeping ears between ?tlnhmor.d ft'id linuvllle. The Air Lino Hello train, Nos. 17 and l't, will, from June 1st to O.Hober Isv, 1 ?Ort bo operalea between Atlanta and Mt. Airy, Qa., > nly?s> eep? Sunday. W. H. GREEN, i. M. G?LT-, Gon'l Kupt., Trafflo V.'a'iu Weshingtoa, ?. O. WasMngl ?7, D. a W, A. TURK, 8. H. HARDWb K, Oen'l Pass. Ag'L, Ass tOen'lPass Ag*^ KNICKERBOCKER. Il>?c ? ?n.| S...J...,..' - . Mh?,|. ? r. kuiir ? ';u,'M v ?-, ??b if ? $m MM <!>?>?! itirtf jr?