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m OOJWJk. x>o'x~x*n. | spair, when, casting hu eyes up- They soon had a proot, nowerer, ! " ar| l. he saw a sitfht which sent a that they were still in the jurisdiction thrill of pleasure through his heart, of the Saints. They had reached the t)n the edge of a jutting pinnacle, eery wildest and most desolate portion three or four hundred feet above him, of the pass when the girl gave a there stood a creature somewhat re startled cry and pointed upward. On a rock which overlooked the track, showing out dark and plain against the sky, there stood a solitary sentinel. He saw them as soon as they perceived him, and his military challenge of “Who goes there?” rang through the silent ravine. “Travelers for Nevada,” said Jef ferson Hope, with his hand upon the rifle which hung by his saddle. They could see the lonely watcher fingering his gun, and peering down at them as if dissatisfied with their re ply. “By whose permission?” he asked. “The Holy Four,” answered Ferrier. His Mormon experiences had taught him that that was the highest authority to which he could refer. “Nine from seven,” cried the senti nel. “Seven from five,” returned Jeffer son Hope promptly, remembering the countersign which he had heard in the garden. “Pass, and the Lord go with you,' sembling a sheep in appearance, but armed with a pair of gigantic horns. The big-horn, for so it is called—was acting, probably, as a guardian over a flock which were' invisible to the hun ter; but fortunately it was heading in the opposite direction, and had not per ceived him. Lying on his back, he rested his rifle upon a rock, and took a long and steady aim before drawing the trigger. The animal sprang into the air, tottered for a moment upon the edge of the precipice, and then came crashing down into the valley beneath. The creature was too unwieldy to lift, so the hunter contented himself with catting away one haunch and a part of the flank. With- this trophy over his shoulder, he hastened to re trace his steps, for the evening was al ready drawing in. He had hardly started, however, before he realized the difficulty which faced him. In his eagerness he had wandered far past the ravines which were known to him, and it was no easy matter to pick out said the voice from above. Beyond the path which he had taken. The val- this post the path broadened out, and the horses were able to break into a trot. Looking back, they could see the solitary watcher leaning upon hit gun, and knew that they had passed the outlying post of the chosen people, and that freedom lay before them. CHAPTER V. TUS AVSSOINO ANGELS. All night their course lay through in tricate defiles and over irregular and rock-strewn paths. More than once they lost their way, but Hope's inti- ley in which he found himself divided and subdivided into many gorges, which were so like each other that it was impossible to distinguish one from the other. He followed one for a mile or more until he came to a mountain torrent which he was sure that he had never seen before. Convinced that he had taken the wrong turn, he tried another, but with the same result. Night was coming on rapidly, and it was almost dark before he again found himself in a defile which was familiar to him. Even then it was no easy mat ter to keep on the right track, for the moon had not yet risen, and the high cliffs on cither side made the obscurity more profound. Weighed down with his burden and weary from his exer tions, he stumbled along, keeping up his heart by the reflection that every step brought him nearer to Lucy, and that he carried with him enough to in sure them food for the remainder of their journey. He had now come to the mouth of the very defile in which he had left them. Even in the darkness he could recognize the outlines of the cliffs which bounded it. They must, he re- m: ■9 THUS COtTBS* LAY THROUGH IN-TRICAT* DEFILES. mate knowledge of the mountains en abled them to regain the track once more. When morning broke, a sce.se of marvelous though savage beaus? lay before them. In every direction the great snow-capped peaks hemmed them in, peeping over each other’! shoulders to the far horizon. So steep were the rocky banks on either side of them that the larch and the pine seemed is be suspended over theii heads, and to need only a gust of wind to come hurtling down upon them. Nor was the fear entirely an illusion, for the barren valley was thickly strewn with trees and bowlucrs whicn had fallen in a similar manner. Even as they passed, a great rock came thun dering down with a hoarse rattle which woke the echoes in the silent gorges, and startled the weary horses into a gallop. As the sun rose slowly above the eastern horizon, the caps of the great mountains lit up one after the other, like lamps at a festival, until they were all ruddy and glowing. The mag nificent spectacle cheered the hearts of the three fugitives and gave them fresh energy. At a wild torrent which swept out of a ravine they called a halt and watered their horses, while they partook of a hasty breakfast. Lucy and her father would fain have rested longer, but Jefferson Hope was inexorable. “They will be upon our track by this time,” he said. “Every thing depends upon our speed. Once safe in Carson, we may rest for the re mainder of our lives.” During the whole of that day they struggled on through the defiles, and by evening they calculated that they were more than thirty miles from their enemies. At night time they chose the base of a beetling crag, where the rocks offered some protection from the chill wind, and there, huddled to gether for warmth, they enjoyed a few hours’ sleep. Before daybreak, how ever, they were up and on their way once more. They had seen no signs of any pursuers, and Jefferson Hope be gan to think that they were fairly out of the reach of the terrible organiza tion whose enmity they had incurred. He little knew how far that iron grasp could reach, or how soon it was to close upon them and crush them. About the middle of the second day of the flight their scanty store of pro visions began to run out. This gave the hunter little uneasiness, however, for there was game to be had among the mountains, and he had frequently before had to depend upon his rifle for the needs of life. Choosing a shel tered nook, he piled together a few dry branches and made a blazing fire, at which his companions might warm themselves, for they were now nearly five thousand feet above the sea level, and the air was bitter and keen. Hav ing tethered the horses and bade Lucy adieu, he threw his gun over his shoulder and set out in search of whatever chance might throw in his way. Looking back, he saw the old man and the young girl crouching over the blazing fire, while the three ani mals stood motionless in the back ground. Then the intervening rocks hid them from his view. He walked for a couple of miles through one ravine after another with out success, though from the marks upon the trees, and other indications, he judged that there were numerous bears 1 in the vicinity. At last, after two or three hours' fruitless search, he was thinking of turning back in de HE SAW THE OLD MAN AND THE YOUNO GIRL CROUCHING OVER THE BLAZING FIRE. Uected, be awaiting him anxiously, for he had been absent nearly five hours. In the gladness of his heart he put his hands to his mouth and made the glen reecho to a loud hallo as a signal that he was coming. He paused and listened for an answer. None came save his own cry, which clattered up the dreary, silent ravines, and was borne back to his ears in countless repetitions. Again he shouted, even louder than before, and again no whisper came back from the friends whom he had left such a short time ago. A vague, nameless dread came over him, and he hurried onward frantically, dropping the pre cious food in his agitation. When he turned the corner, he came full in sight of the spot wh -re the firs had lieen lit. There was still a glow ing pile of wood-ashes there, but it had evidently not been tended since his de parture. The same dead silence still reigned all round. With his fears changed to convictions, he hurried on. There was no living creature near the remains of the fire; animals, man, maiden, all were gone. It was only too clear that some sudden and terrible disaster had occurred during his ab sence—a disaster which had embraced them all and yet had left no traces be hind it. Bewildered and stunned by this blow, Jefferson Hope felt his head spin round, and had to lean upon his rifle to save himself from falling. He was es sentially a man of action, however, and speedily recovered from his temporary impotence. Seizing a half-consumed piece of wood from the smouldering Are, he blew it into a flame, and pro ceeded with its help to examine the little camp. The ground was all stamped down by the feet of horses showing that a large pa. iy of mounted men had overtaken the fugitives, and the direction of their tracks proved that they had afterward turned back to Salt Lake City. Had they carried back both of his companions with them? Jefferson Hope had almost per suaded himself that they must have done so, when his eye fell upon an ob ject which made every nerve of his body tingle within him. A little way on one side of the camp was a low- lying head of reddish soil, which had assuredly not been there before. There was no mistaking it for anything but a newly-dug grave. As the young hunter approached it. he perceived that a stick bad been planted on it, with a sheet of paper stuck in the cleft fork of it. The inscription upon the paper was brief, but to the point: • JOHN FERRIER. i FORMERLY OF SALT LAES CITY. j Died August 4, IMG The sturdy old man, whom he had left so short a time before, was gone, then, and this was all his euitanh. Jefferson Hope looked wildly round to see if there was a second grave, but there was no sign of one. Lucy had been carried back by their terri ble pursuers to fulfill her original destiny, by becoming one of the harem of the elder’s son. As the young fel low realized the certainty of her fate and his own powerlessness to prevent it, he wished that he. too, was lying with the old farmer in his last silent resting place. Again, however, his active spirit shook off the lethargy which springs from despair. If there was nothing else left to him, he could at least de vote his life to revenge. With indom itable patience and perseverance, Jef ferson Hope possessed also a power of sustained vindictiveness, which he may have learned from the Indians among whom he had lived. As he stood by the desolate fire he felt that the only thing which could assuage his grief would be thorough and complete retri bution brought by his own hand upon his enemies His strong will and un tiring energy should, he determined, be devoted to that one end. With a grim, white face he retraced his steps to where he had dropped the food, and having stirred np the smouldering fire, he cooked enough to last him for a few days This he made up into a bundle, and, tired as he was, he set himself to walk back through the mountains upon the track of the avenging angels For five days he tolled, footsore and weary, through the defiles which he had already traversed on horseback. At night he flung himself down among the rocks and snatched a few hours of sleep, but before daybreak he was al ways well on his way. On the sixth day he reached the Eagle canyon, from which they had commenced their ill- fated flight Thence he could look down upon the home of the Saints Worn and exhausted, he leaned upon his rifle and shook his gaunt hand fiercely at the silent, wideg?read city beneath him. As he looked at .it he observed that there were flags in some of the principal streets and other signs of festivity. He was still specu lating as to what this might mean when he heard the clatter of horse’s hoofs and saw a mounted man riding toward him. As he approached he recognized him as a Mormon named Cowper, to whom he had rendered services at different times. He there fore accosted him when he got up to him, with the object of finding out what Lucy Ferrier's fate had been. “I am Jefferson Hope,” he said. “You remember me.” The Mormon looked at him with un disguised astonishment—indeed, it was difficult to recognize in this tattered,un kempt wanderer, with ghastly face and fierce, wild eyes, the spruce young hunter of former days. Having, how ever, at last satisfied himself as to his identity, the man’s surprise changed to consternation. “You are mad to come here,” he cried. “It is as much as ray own life is worth to be seen talking with yon. There is a warrant against you from the Holy Four for assisting the Fer- riersaway.” “I don’t fear them or their warrant,” Hope said, earnestly. “Yon must know something of this matter. Cowper. I conjure you by all you hold dear to an swer a few questions. We have al ways been friends. For God’s sake don’t refuse to answer me.” “What is it?” the Mormon asked un easily. “Be quick. The very rocks have ears and the trees eyes.” “What has become of Lucy Ferrier?” “She was married yesterday to young Drebber. Hold up, man, hold up, you nave no life left in you.” “Don’t mind me,” said Hope, faintly. He was white to the very Bps, and hod sunk down on the stone against which he had been leaning. “Married, yon say?” “Married yesterday—that’s what those flags are for on the Endowment house. There was some words be tween young Drebber and young Stangerson as to which was to have her. They’d both been in the party that followed them, and Stangerson had shot her father, which seemed to give him the best claim; but when they argued it out in council Drebbe-’s party was the stronger, so the prophet gave her over to him. No one won’t have her very long, though, for I saw death in her face yesterday. She is more like a ghost than a woman. Are you off, then?” “Yes, I’m off,” said Jefferson Hope, who hod risen from his seat. His face might have been chiseled out of mar- “DON’Y MIND ME,” SAID HOPE, FAINTLY. bie, so hard and so set was its expres sion, while his eyes glowed with a baleful light “Where are you going?” "Never mind," he answered; and, slinging his weapon over his shoulder, he strode off down the gorge and so away Into the heart of the mountains to the haunts of the wild beasts. Among them all there was none so fierce and so dangerous as himself. The prediction of the Mormon was only too well fulfilled. Whether it was the terrible death of her father or the effects of the hateful marriage into which she had been forced, poor Lucy never held up her head again, but pined away and died within a month. Her sottish husband, who had married her principally for the sake of John Ferrier’s property, did not affect any great grief at his bereavement; but his other wives mourned over her, and sat np with her the night before the burial, as is the Mormon custom. They were grouped round the bier in the early hours of the morning, when, to their inexpressible fesr and aston ishment, the door was flung open, and a savage-looking, weather beaten man In tattered gar ments strode Into the room. With out a glance or a word to the cowering women he walked np to the white, si lent figure which had once contained ths nnra soul of Lucy Ferrkur. Starving over her he pressed his lips reverently to her cold forehead, and then snatch ing up her hand he took the wedding ring from her finger. “She shall not be buried in that,” he cried, with a fierce snarl, and before an alarm oonld be raised sprang down the stairs and was gone. So strange and sq brief was the episode that the watchers might have found it hard to believe It them selves or persuade other people of it, had it not been for the undeniable fact that the circlet of gold which marked her as having been a bride had disap peared. For some months Jefferson Hope lingered among the mountains, leiuV tng a strange, wild life, and nursing * r HE WALKED UP TO THE WHITE, SILENT FIGURE. In his heart the fierce desire for ven geance that possessed him. Tales were told in the city of the weird figure which was seen prowling about the suburbs, and which haunted the lonely mountain gorges. Once a bul let whistled through Staugerson’s window and flattened itself upon the wail within a foot of him. On another occasion, as Drebber passed under a cliff, a great bowlder crashed down on him. and lie only escaped a terrible death by throwing himself upon his face. The two young Mormons were not long in discovering the reason of these attempts upon their lives, and led repeated expeditions into the mountains in the hope of capturing or killing their enemy, but always with out success. Then they adopted the precaution of never going out alone or after nightfall, and of having their houses guarded. After a time they were able to relax these measures, for nothing was either heard or seen of their opponent, and they hoped that time had cooled his vindictiveness. Far from doing so, it had, if any thing, augmcntcil it. The hunter's mind was of a hard. un>ielding nature, and the predominant idea of revenge had token such complete possession of It mat there was no roo.u lor any other emotion. He was, however, above ail things practical. He soon realized that even his iron constitution could not stand the incessant strain which he was putting upon it- Exposure and want of wholesome food were wearing him out. If he died like a dog among the moun tains, what was to become of his re venge then? And yet such a death was sure to overtake him if he per sisted. He felt that that was to play his enemy's game, so he reluctantly returned to the old Nevada mines, there to recruit his health and to amass money enough to allow him to pursue his object without privation. His intention had been to be absent a year at the most, but a combination of unforeseen circumstances prevented his leaving the mines for nearly five. At the end of that time, however, his memory of his wrongs and his cravings for revenge were quite as keen as on that memorable night when he had stood by John Ferrier’s grave. Dl»- guised, and under an assumed name, he returned to Salt Lake City, careless what became of his own life, as long as he obtained what he knew to be justice. There he found evil tidings awaiting him. There had been a schism among the Chosen People a few months before, some of the younger members of the church having rebelled against the authority of the elders, and the result had been the secession of a certain number of the malcon tents, who had left Utah and become Gentilea Among these had been Drebber and Stangerson; and no one knew whither they had gone. Rumor reported that Drebber had managed to convert a large part of his property Into money, and that he had departed a wealthy man, while his companion, Stangerson, was comparatively poor. There was no clew at all, however, as to their whereabouts. Many a man, however vindictive, would have abandoned all thought of revenge in the face of such a difficulty, but Jefferson Hope never faltered fora moment. With the small competence he possessed, eked out by such employ ment as he could pick up, he traveled from town to town through the United States in quest of his enemies. Year passed into year, his black hair turned grizzled, but still he wandered on, a human bloodhound, with his mind wholly set upon the one object npon which he had devoted his life. At last his perseverance was rewarded. It was but one glance of a face in a window, but that one glance told him that Cleve land, in Ohio, possessed the men whom he was In pursnit of. He returned to his miserable lodgings with his plan of vengeance aU arranged. It chanced, however, that Drebber, looking from his window, had recognized the va grant in the street, and hod read mur der in his eyes. He hurried before a justice of the peace, accompanied by Stangerson, who had become his pri vate secretary, and represented to him that they were in danger of their lives from the jealousy and hatred of an old rival. That evening Jefferson Hope was taken into custody, and not being able to find sureties was detained for some weeks. When at last he was lib erated, it was only to find that Dreb- ber's house was deserted and that he and his secretary had departed for Eu rope. Again the avenger had been foiled, and again his concentrated hatred urged him to continue the pursuit Funds were wanting, however, and for some time he had to return to work, saving every dollar for his ap proaching journey. At last having collected enough to keep life in him, he departed for Europe and tracked his enemies from city to city, working his way in any menial capacity, but never overtaking the fugitives. When he reached St Petersburg they hod de parted for Paris; and when he fol lowed them there he learned that they had just set off for Copenhagen. At the Danish capital he was again a few days lute, for they had journeyed on to London, where he at lost succeeded In running them to earth. As to what occurred there, we cannot dfi fee War ■■r ipmw in— than quote the old hunter’s own ac count, as duly recorded in Dr. Watson's journal, to which wo are already under such obligations. [TO BE CONTINUED.] Four Big Successes. Having the needed merit to more than make good all the advertising claimed for them, the following four remedies have reached a phenomenal sale. 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Write us for prices on any make or kind of machinery you want, and we will make an honest effort to serve your best interests. W. H. GIBBES, JR., ft CO., COLUMBIA, 8. C. Deo88—ly For Rent. ■ kESIRABLE four-room cottage in ■ W East Darlington for rent. Ap ply to DARGAN * THOMPSON- Clerk’s Sales. STA TS OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Darlington. IN COMMON PLKAS. G. N. Hart, et al., vs G. H. Mims, et. al Order of Sale. Pursuant to an Order of Sale made in the above stated case, 1 will offer for sale in front of the court house in Darlington county, State aforesaid, on the first Mon day in June next, the following de scribed real estate, to wit: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of laud situate, lying and being in the county and State aforesaid, containing one hundred aud three acres, more or less, and bounded as fol to wit; North by lands of D. W. Witherspoon, east by SparrowSwamp, south by lauds of George Parnell and west by lands formerly owned by Madd Harris, once a part of the old Witherspoon tract. Also all that other tract or lot of land situate in the town of lamar, containing one half acres, more or less, aud bounded north by lands of D. Reynolds, east by lands of I. G. Hutson, south by lands of I. G. Hut son and public road from Lamar to Cartersville and west by lands of D. G. Reynolds, Terms of sale, one-third cash; bal ance in one and two years; credit por tion to be secured by bond of purchas er and mortgage of the premises sold; purchaser to pay for all necessary pa pers. W. ALBERT PARROTT, May 14, 1894. Clerk. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. County of Darlington. IN COMMON PLKAS. Abeam Weinberg, vs. Anna Damp- ier, et. al. Ordei of Sale and Partition. Pursuant to an Order of Sale and Par tition made in the above stated case, I will offer for sale in front of the court house, in Darlington county, on the first Monday in J une next, at the risk of the former purchaser, the following described real estate, to wit: All that tract of land lying, being and situate in the county of Darling ton, State aforesaid, containing one hundred acres, more or less, and bounded north by lands of the estate of Henry McIntosh, cast by Hlack Creek, south by Black Creek and west by lands of the estate of James Sum ner. Terms of sale, oue-third cash; hal ance in one and two years; credit por tion seemed by lioud of the purchaser aud a mortgage of the premises sold; purchaser to pay for all necessary pa pers. W. ALBERT PARROTT, May 14, 1894. Clerk CAUTION.—If • dsaisr ofl«r» W. U Douglas shoes at a reduced price, or sage he has them without name stamped on bottom, put him down os a fraud, •V Jane* W. L. Douglas S3 SHOE thVworld. W. L. DOUGLAS Shoes sre stylish, easy fit ting, and give better aatisuction at the prices ad vertised than any other make. Try one pair and be convinced. The stamping of W. L. Douglas* name and price on the bottom, which guarantees their value, saves thousands of dollars annually to those who wear them. Dealers who push the sale of W. L. Douglas Shoes gain customers, which helps to increase the sales on their full line of e-oods. They can afford to sell at a less profit, and we believe you can save money by buying aU your footwear of the dealer advertised below. Catalogue free upon application. Address, W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Maas. Sold by A.. J. BROOM, Darlington, S. C. Febl—5m TTARTSVILLE RAILROAD. In effect Dec 3, 1893. DAILY MIXED TRAIN Leave Hartsvlllc 6.00 & m Jovann 6.20 a m Floyd’s 6.35 a m ArriveDarlingtou 7.20 a m Leave Darlington 6.30 p m Floyd’s 8.00 p m Jovann 8.2U p m Arrrive Hartsvlllc 8.40 p m J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt. In Effect Jan. 16, 1894. NORTH. SOUTH. 1 2 A.M. P.M. Lv 7.30 Charleston 8.45 Ar! 8.40 Pregnall’s 7.27 10.47 Sumter 5.27 12.05 Darlington 4.12 12 56 Hennettsville 3.21 1.20 Gibson 3.H 1.47 Hamlet 2>j Ar 6.00 Raleigh 10.15 Ly P.M. P.M. No. 1 connnects with Seaboard Air Line at Hamlet for Raleigh Wilmington, Charlotte, Shel by, Routherfordton ; and at Charlotte with R. & D. Vestibule Limited for Washington and New York. Passen gers can take sleepers at Charlotte at 8 :89 p. in. No. 2 passengers by this train have through Sleepers. New York to Char lotte, connects with S. A. L. at Ham let from Charlotte, Raleigh and North, and from Wilmington, con nects witli S. C. Kv. at Pregnalls for Charleston, Columbia, Augusta and the West. Dinner at Hamlet. C. MILLARD, Superintendent. c, A D. and C. & S. RAILROADS. , In effect Dec 3, 1893. Through Passenger Train. Leave Wadesboro 4.30 a m Henuett’s 4.51 a u.' Morven’s McFarland Cheraw 0.00 a m Cash's . 0.12 am Society Hill 6.26 a in Dove’s . 6.44 a m Floyd’s 6.49 a m Darlington 7.00 a Hi Palmetto Arrive Florence Leave Florence Palmetto . 7.28 p m Darlington - 7.38 p m Floyd’s 7.50 p m Dove’s . 7 55 p m Society Hill 8 13 p m Cash’s . 8.27 p m Cheraw 8.50 p m McFarland 9.13 p m Morven’s 9,39 p m Bennett’s 9.54 p m Arrive Wadesboro 10.15 p m Freight Train. Leave Florence . 7.30 a m Darlington 8.40 a m Arrive Cheiaw Leave Cheraw . 1.00 p m Darlington . 4.00 p m Arrive Florence . 5.00 p m A. F. RAVEN EL, President. The Fundamental Principle of Life Assurance is protection for the family. Unfortunately, however, the beneficiaries of life assurance are often deprived of the pro vision made for them, through the loss of the principal, by following bad advice regard ing its investment Under the Tontine Installment Policy of The Equitable Life you are provided with an ab solute safeguard against such misfortune, besides securing a much larger amount of in surance for the same amount of premiums paid in. ' For facts and figures, address W. J. RODDEY, Manager, Fsr the Cardinal, Rock hill, S. C. N ortheastern railroad. In effect Jau. 11, 1894. SOUTH BOUND. No. 61 Leave Florence 7.45 a m Kingstree 9.20 am Lanes 9.54 a m Arrive Charleston 12.10 a m No. 35. Leave Florence 8.10 a m Lanes 4.29 a m Arrive Charleston 6.10 a m No. 23. Leave Florence 7.45 p m Kingstree 9.02 p m lanes 9.23 p m Arrive Charleston 11.18 p m No. 53. Leave Lanes 7.05 p m Arrive Charleston 8.40 p m Train on C. A D. R. R. connects at Florence with No. 61 Train. NORTH BOUND. No. 78. Leave Charleston 8-85 a m lanes 5.40 am Kingstree 6.00 a m Arrive Florence 7.10 a m No. 32. Leave Charleston 8.30 p m Lanes 5.38 p m Kingstree 5.57 p m Arrive Florence 7.05 p m No. 52. Leave Charleston 7.00 a m Arrive lanes 8.85 a it No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Central R. R. of S. C. Train Nos. 78 and 14 runs via Wilson and Fayetteville—Short Line—and makes close connection for all points North. J. F. DIVINE. Gen. Supt, rmriLMiNGTON, Columbia * AUGUSTA RALROAD. In effect Dec. 3,1893. SOUTH BOUND. No. 55. Leave Wilmington Marion Arrive Florence 7.10 p m No 60. Leave Florence .. 7.30 p m Sumter 8.45 p in No. 58. Leave Florence Arrive Sumter . 9 20 a m No. 52. Leave Sumter . 9.53 a m Arrive Columbia . 11.05 a m No. 52 runs through from Charles ton via Central Railroad; leaving Lanes 8.40 a m. Manning 9 18 a m. NORTH BOUND. No. 51. Leave Colombia 4.80 a m Sumter 5-57 a u Arrive Florence 7.15 a m No. 56. Leave Florence 7.40 a m Marlon 8.23 a m Arrive Wilmington 11.10 a ra No. 58. Leave Columbia 4.20 p m Arrive Sumter 5.45 p m No. 59. Leave Colombia Sumter.... 5.55 pm Arrive Florence-... 7.15 p m No 58 runs thiougu uo Hilaries ton via central Railroad, arriving Man ning 6.22 p m Lanes 7.00 p m, charleston8.40 pm. Trains on Manchester and Augusta B. R-, leave Sumter daily except Sun day, 10.50 a. m., arrive Rimini 11:59 a. m. Returning leave Rimini 1.00 p. m.. arrive Sumter 2:10 p. m. Trains on Wilmington, Chadboura and Conway Railroad leave Chad- bourn at 10.10 a m, arrive at Conway Jttfenicn Mechanics! All perrons in need of babbitt metal con purchase it cheap at THB Dar- buroTOH Nsw# ofloe. 12.80 p m, returning leave Conway at 2:00 p. m.. arrive Chodr m. Lea' m., arrive Chad bourn 4:50 p. ,ve Chadboura 5.85 p m and 5.15 p m, arrive at Hub 6 20 p m Re turning leave Hub 8.10 a m arrive at Chadboura 9.00 a m. Daily except F.DIVUIJS.Geo’l