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WEDNESDAY, JULY 23.
THE DESERTER.
3y Capt CHAELES XDTG, U. S. A.
Author of "Dtatracen Ranch," "The Colo
neTs Daughter? "Marion?*
Faith," Etc, Etc
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CHAPTER XV.
"\TB k?t the first man who dares enterP*
Straight as an arrow Mr. Blake had
. sped across the parade, darted through
the east gate, and, turning, had arrived
breathless at the wooden porch of
Hayners quarters. Two bewildered look
ing members of the guard were at the
door. Blake poshed his way through
the little hallway and into the dimly
lighted parlor, where a strange scene
met his eyes; - Lieut. Hayne lay senseless
and white upon the lounge across the
room; a young and pretty woman, sin
gularly like him in feature and in the
color of her abondant tresses, was kneel
ing beside him, chafing his hands, im
ploring him to speak?to look at her?
unmindful of the fact that her feet were
bare and that only a loose wrapper was
thrown over her white night dress; Capt
Hayner was seated in a chair, deathly
white, and striving to stanch the
blood that flowed from a deep gash
in his temple and forehead; he seemed
still stunned as by the force of the blow
that had felled him, and Boston, speech
less with amaze and heaven only knows
what other emotions, was glaring at a
tall, athletic stranger who, in stocking
feet, undershirt and trousers, held by
three frightened looking soldiers and
covered by the carbine of a fourth, was
hurling defiance and denunciation at the
commanding officer. A revolver lay
opon the floor at the feet of a corporal of
the guard, who was groaning in pain. A
thru veil of powder smoke floated through
Che room. As Blake leaped in?his cav
alry shoulder knots and helmet cords
gleaming in the light?a flash of recog
nition shot into the stranger's eyes, and
he curbed his fearful excitement and
stopped short in his wrath.
"What devil's work is this?" demanded
Blake, glaring intuitively at Buxton.
"These people resisted my guards, and
_ had to take the consequences," said Bux
ton, with surly?yet shaken?dignity.
What were the guards doing here?
What, in God's name, are you doing
here?* demanded Blake, forgetful of all
consideration of ranjs and command in
the face of such evident catastrophe.
"I ordered them here?to enter and
search,"
A pans*.
- Search what? what forr
'For?a woman I had reason to believe
he had brought out here from town."
"What? You infernal idiot? Why,
she's bis own eisler, and this gentleman's
wifer
The silence, broken only by the hard
breathing of some of the excited men
and the moaning cry of the woman, was
for a moment intense.
"Isn't this Mr. Hurley?' asked Blake,
suddenly, as though to make sure? and
turning one instant from his furious
glare at his superior officer. The stranger,
still held, though no longer struggling,
replied between his set teeth: *
"Certainly. Fve told him so."
"By heaven, Buxton. is there no limit
to your asininity? What fearful work
will you do next?"
" 1 arrest you, sir. if you speak an
other disrespectful word!" thundered
Buxton, recovering consciousness that as
commanding officer he could defend him
self against Blakevs assault
"Do it and be?you know what 3
would say if a lady were not present
Do it if you think you can stand having
this thing ventilated by the court Pah!
cant waste words on you. Wlio's gone
for the doctor? Here, you men. let go
of ?Mr. Hurley now. Help me, Mr. Hur
ley, please. Get your wife back to her
room. Bring me some water, one of
you." And with that he was bend
ing over Hayne and unbuttoning the fa
tigue uniform in which he was still
dressed. Another momen: and the doc
tor had come in. and with him half the
young officers of the garrison. Rayner
was led away toins own quarters. Bux
ton, dazed and frightened now, ordered
the guards back to their post, and stood
pondering over the enormity of his blun
der. No one spoke to him or paid the
faintest attention other than to elbow
him out of the way occasionally. The
doctor never so much as noticed him.
Blake had briefly recounted the catas
trophe to those who first arrived, a*:d as
the story went from mouth to mouth it
grew no better, for Buxton. Once he
turned short on Mr. Foster, and in ag
grieved and sullen tone remarked:
"I thought you fellows in the Riflers
sani he had no relations."
"We weren't apr to be invited to meet
them if he had: but I don't know that
anybody was in position to know any
thing about it What's that got to do
with this affair, I'd like to hear?"
At last somelxxly took him home, j
Mrs. Waldron, meantime, had arrived
and been admitted to Mrs. Hurley's ;
room. The doctor refused to go to Capt.
Rayner's, even when a messenger came
from Mrs. Rayner herself. He referred
her to his assistant. Dr. Grimes. Hayne
had regained consciousness, but was
sorely shaken, f?e had been floored by
a blow from the butt of a musket: bu+
the report that he was shot proved hap
pily untrue. His right hand stiil lay
near tlie hilt of his light sword; there
was little question that he had raised his
weapon against a superior officer, and
would have used it with telling effect.
Few people slept that night along offi
cers* row. Never had Warrener heard
of such excitement. Buxton knew not
what to da He paced the floor in agony
of mind, for he well understood that
there was no shirking the responsi
bility. From beginning to end he was
the cause of the whole catastrophe. He
bad gone so far as to order his corporal
to fire, and he knew it could be proved
against him. Thank God, the perplexed
corporal had shot high, and the other
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uieu, barring the one who had saved
Rayner from a furious lunge of the lieu
tenant's sword, had used their weapons
as gingerly and reluctantly as possible.
At the very least, he knew, an investiga
tion and fearful scandal must come of it.
Night though it was, he sent for the act
ing adjutant and several of his brother
captains, and, setting refreshments be
fore them, besought their advice. He
was still commanding officer de jure, but
he had lost all stomach for its functions.
He would have been glad to send for
Blake and beg his pardon for submitting
to his insubordinate and abusive lan
guage, if that course could have stopped
inquiry; but he well knew that the whole
thing would be noised abroad in less than
no time.
At first he thought to give orders
against the telegraph operator's sending
any message concerning the matter: but
that would have been only a temporary
hinderance: he could not control the in
struments and operators in town, only
three miles away. He almost wished he
had been knocked down, shot or stabbed
in the melee; but he liad kept in the rear
when the skirmish began, and Rayner
and the corporal were the sufferers.
They had been knocked "endwise" by
Mr. Hurley's practiced fists after Hayne
was struck down by the corporal's mus
ket. It was the ni versal sentiment
among tlie officers of the ?th as they
scattered to their homes that Button had
?*wound himself up this time, anyhow;"
and no one had any sympathy for him?
not one. The very best light in which he
could tell the story only showed the af
fair as a flagrant and inexcusable out
rage.
Capi. Rayner, too, was in fearful
plight He had simply obeyed orders:
but all the old story of his persecution
of Hayne would now be revived; all men
would see in his participation in the af
fair only additional reason to adjudge
him cruelly persistent in his hatred of
the young officer, and, in view of the
utter ruthlessnes3 and wrong of this as
sault, would bo more than ever confident
of the falsity of his position in the orig
inal case. As he was slowly led up
stairs to his room and his tearful wife
and silent sister-in-law bathed and
cleansed his wound, he saw with fright
Ad clearness how the crush of circum
stances was now upon him and his good
name. Great heaven! how these words
of Hayne's five years before rang, throb
bed, burned, beat like trip hammers
through his whirling brain! It seemed
as though they followed him and his
fortunes like a curse. He sat silent,
stunned, awe stricken at the force ef the
calamity that had befallen him.
How could he ever induce an oificer
and a gentleman to believe that he was
no instigator in this matter??that it was
all Button's doing, Buxton's low imagi
nation that had conceived the possibility
of such a crime op. the part of Mr. Hayne,
and Buxton's blundering, bull headed
abuse of authority that had capped the
fatal climax? was some time before
his wife could get him to speak at all.
She was hysterically bemoaning the fate
that had brought them into contact with
such people, and from time to time
giving vent to the comforting assertion
that never had there been a cloud on
their domestic or regimental sky until
that wretch had been assigned to the
Riflera. She knew from the hurried and
guarded explanations of Dr. Grimes and
one or two young officers who helped
Rayner home that the fracas had oc
curred at Mr. Hayne's?that there had
been a mistake for which her husband was
not responsible, but that Capt. Buxton
was entirely to blame. But her husband's
ashen face told her a story of something
*ar deeper; she knew that now he was
involved in fearful trouble, and, what
ever may have been her innermost
thoughts, it was the first and irresistible
impulse to throw all the blame upon her
scapegoat.
Miss Travers, almost as pale and quite '
: as silent as the captain, was busying her
self in helping her sister; but she could
with difficulty restrain her longing to bid
her be silent. She, too, had endeavored
to learn from her escort on their hurried
homeward rush across the parade what
the nature of the disturbance had
been. She, top, had suggested Clancy
! but the officer by her side set his teeth
as he replied that he wished it had
been Clancy. She had heard, too, the
message brought by a cavalry trumpeter
from Mr. Blake. He wanted Capt. Ray
to come to Mr. Hayne's as soon as he had
j seen Mrs. Ray safely home, and would
he please ask Mrs. Stannard to come
with him at the same time? Why should
Mr. Blake want Mrs. Stannard at Mr.
Hayne's? She saw Mr. Foster run up
and speak a few words to Mrs. Waldron
and heard that lady reply, "Certainly; I
will go with you now." What could it
mean? At last, as she was returning to
her sister's room after a moment's ab
sence, she heard a question at which
( her heart stood still It was Mrs. Ray
ner who asked:
*But the creature was there, was she
not?"
The answer sounded more like a moan
of anguish:
"The creature was his sister. It was
i her husband who"
! But, as Capt. Rayner buried bis bat
! tered face in his hands at this juncture,
the rest of the sentence was inaudible
Miss Travers had heard quite enough,
however. She stood there one moment,
appalled, dropped upon the floor the
bandage she had been making, turned
and sought lier room, and was seen no
more that night.
Over the day or two that followed this
affair the veil of silence may best be
drawn, in order to give time for the sedi
ment of truth to settle through the
whirlpool of stories in violent circulation
The colonel came back on the first train
after the adjournment of the court, and
could hardly wait for that formality
Contrary to his custom of "sleeping on*
a question, lie was in his office within
half an hour after his return to the post,
and from that time until near tattoo was
busily occupied taking the statements ol
the active participants in the affair. This
was three days after its occurrence: and
Capt. Rayner. though up and able to he
about, had not left his quarters. Mrs.
Rayner had abandons] her trip to the
<*ast, for the present at least.
Mr. Hayne still lay weak and prostrate
in his darkened room, attended hourly
by Dr. Pease, who feared brain fever
and nursed assiduously by Mrs. Hurley
for-whom Mrs. Waldron. Mrs. Stannard,
and many other ladies in the garrison
could not do enough to content them
selves. Mr. Hurley's wrist was badly
soraiiiod and in a sling: but the colonel
j went purposely to call upon him ami to
shake his ! hand, and he beggt-d to
be permitted to see Mrs. Hurley, who
came in pale and soft eyed, and with a
gentle demeanor that touched thecolonel
more than he could tell, li check
I flushed for a moment as he bent low
over her hand, and told her how bitterly
he regretted that his absence from the
post had resulted in so grievous an ex
perience: it was not the welcome he and
his regiment would have given her had
they known of her intended visit. To
Mr. Hurley he briefly said that he need
not fear but that full justice would be
; meted our. to the instigator or instigators
! of the assault: but, as a something to
j make partial amends for their sui?ering,
: he said that nothing now could che< k
the turn of the tide in their brother s
favor. AH the cavalry officers except
Buxton, all the infantry officers except
Rayner, had airead been to call ujx>n
him since the night of the occurrence, and
had striven to show how distressed they
EU y ^r^. j_
were over the outrageous blunders of
their temporary commander.
Buxton had written a note expressive
of a desire to see him and "explain," but
was informed that explanations from
him simply aggravated the injury; and
Rayner, crushed and humiliated, was
fairly in hiding in his room, too sick at
heart to want to see anybody, and wait
ing for the action of the authorities in
the confident expectation that nothing
less than court martial and disgrace
would be his share of the outcome. He
would gladly have resigned and gone at
once, but that would have been resigning
under virtual charges; he liad to stay,
and his wife had to stay with him, and
Nellie with her. By this time Nellie
Travers did not want to go. She had but
one thought now?to make amends to
Mr. Hayne for the wrong her thoughts
had done him. It was time for Mr. Van
Antwerp to come to the wide west and
look after his interests, but Mrs. Rayner
had ceased to urge, while he continued
to implore her to bring Nellie east at
once. Almost any man as rich and in
dependent as Steven Van Antwerp would
have gone to the scene and settled mat
ters for himself. Singularly enough, this
one solution of the problem seemed never
to occur to him as feasible.
Meantime the colonel had patiently un
raveled the threads and had brought to
light the whole truth and nothing but
the truth. It made a singularly simple
story, after all; but that was so much the
worse for Buxton. The only near rela
tion Mr. Hayne had in the world was
this one younger sister, who six years
before had married a manly, energetic
fellow, a civil engineer in the employ of
an eastern railway. During Hayne's
"mountain station" exile Hurley had
brought his wife to Denver, where far
better prospects awaited him. He won
promotion in his profession, and was
now one of the principal engineers em
ployed by a road running new lines
through the Colorado Rockies. Journey
ing to Salt Lake, he came around by way
of Warrener, so that his wife and he
might have a look at the brother she had
not seen in years. Their train was due
there early in the afternoon, but was
blocked by drifts and did not reach the
station until late at night. There they
found a note from him begging them to
take a carriage they would find waiting
lor them and come right out and spend
the night at his quarters; he would send
them back in abundant time to catch the
westward train in the morning. He could
not come in, because that involved the
necessity of asking his captain's permis
sion, and they knew his relations with
that captain.
It was her shadow Buxton had seen on
the window screen; and as none of Bux
ton's acquaintances had ever mentioned
that Hayne had any relations, and as
Hayne, in fact, had had no one tor years to
talk to about his personal affairs, nobody
but himself and the telegraph operator
at the post really knew of their sudden
visit. Buxton, being an unmitigated cad,
had put the worst interpretation on his
discovery, and, in his eagerness to clinch
the evidence of conduct unbecoming an
officer and a gentleman upon Mr. Hayne,
had taken no wise head into his confi
dence. Never dreaming that the shadow
could be that of a blood relation, never
doubting that a fair, frail companion
from the frontier town was the explana
i tioa of Mr. Hayne's preference for that
out of the way house and late hours, he
stated his discovery to Rayncr as a posi
tive fact, going so far as to say that his
sentries had recognized her as she drove
away in the carriage. If he had not been
an ass as well as a cad, he would have
interviewed the driver of the carriage;
but he had jumped at his theory, and his
sudden elevation to the command of the
post gave him opportunity to carry out
his virtuous determination that no such
goings on should disgrace Iiis adminis
tration.
He gave instructions to certain soldier
clerks and "daily duty" men employed
in the quartermaster, commissary and
ordnance offices along Prairie avenue to
keep their eyes open and let him know
of any visitors coming out to Hayne's
by night, and if a lady came in a car
riage he was to be called at once. Mr.
Hurley promised that on their return
from Salt Lake they would come back
by way of Warrener and spend two days
with Hayne, since only an hour or two
had they enjoyed of his company on
their way west: and the very day that
the officers went off to the court came
the telegram saying the Hurleys would
arrive that evening. Hayne had already
talked over their prospective visit with
Maj. Waldron, and the latter had told
his wife: but all intercourse of a friendly ]
character was at an end between them !
and the Rayners and Buxtons: there
were no more gossipy chats among the
ladies. Indeed, it so happened that only
to one or two people had Mrs. Waid ron
had time to mention that Mr. Hayne's
sister was coming, and neither the Ray
ners nor Buxtons had heard of it: neither
had Nellie Travers, for it was after the
evening of her last visit that Mrs. Wal
dron was told.
Hayne ran with his telegram to the
major, and the latter had introduced
himself and Maj. Stannard to Mrs. !
Hurley, when, after a weary wait of
some hours, the train arrived. Blake,
too, was there, on the lookout for some
friends, and he was presented to Mrs.
Hurley while her husband was attend
ing to some matters about the baggage.
The train went on eastward, carrying
the field officers with it. Blake had to
go with his friends back to the post,
and Mr. and Mrs. Hurley, after the for
mer had attended to some business and
seen some railway associates of his at
the hotel, took the carriage they had had
before and drove out to the garrison,
where Private Schweinkopf saw the
lady rapturously welcomed by Lieut.
Hayne and escorted into the house, while
Mr. Hurley remained settling with the
driver out in the darkness. It was not
long before the commanding onlcer pro
tern, was called from the hop room,
where the dance was going on delight
fully, and notified that the mysterious
visitor had again appeared, with evi
dent intention of spending the night, as
the carriage had returned to town.
"Why, certainly." reasoned Buxton.
"It's the very night he would choose,
since everybody will be at the hop: no
one will be apt to interfere, and every
body will be unusually drowsy and less :
inclined to take notice in the morning." !
Here was ample opportunity for a brill- j
iant stroke of work. He would first
satisfy himself she was there, then sur- |
round the house with sentries so that she !
could not escape, while he, with the olii- !
cer of the day and the corporal of the ?
j guard, entered the house and confronted j
; him and her. That would wind up Mr.
I Hayne's career beyond question; nothing j
I short of dismissal would result. Over i
he went, full of his project, listened at !
Hayne's like the eavesdropping sneak !
he was, saw again the shadow of the j
graceful form and heard the silvery, j
happy laugh, and then it was he sent
for Rayner. It was near midnight when
ho led his forces to the at tack. A light j
was now burning in the second story, ?
which he thought must be Sam's: but !
the lights had been turned low in the
parlor and the occupants had disappear- ?
ed from sight and hearing. By inquiry
he had ascertained that Hayne's bed
room was just bac?e cf the parlor.
A man was stationed at the back door, j
others at the sides, with orders to arrest
any one who attempted to escape; then j
softly he stepped to the front door, tell- i
ing Rayner to follow him, and the cor- j
poral of the guard to follow both. To
his surprise, the door was unlocked, and
a light was burning in the hall. Never
knocking, he stepped in, inarched
through the hall into the parlor, which
was empty, and, signaling "Come on" to
his followers, crossed tht parlor and
seized the knob of the bedroom door. It
was locked. Hayner, looking white and
worried, stood just behind him, and the
corporal but a step farther back. Before
Buxton could knock and demand admis
sion, which was his intention, quick foot
steps came flying down the stairs'from
the second story, and the trio wheeled
about in surprise to find Mr. Hayne,
dressed in his fatigue uniform, standing
at the threshold and staring at them
with mingled astonishment, incredulity
and indignation. a sudden light seemed
to da?vn upon him as he glanced from
one to the other. With a leap like a cat
he threw himself upon Buxton, hurled
him back, and stood at the closed door
confronting them with blazing eyes and
clinching fists.
"Open that door, sir!" cried Buxton.
"You have a woman hidden there. Open,
or stand aside."
"You hounds! 11 kill the first man
who dares enter!" was the furious an
swer; and Hayne had snatched from the
wall his long infantry sword and flashed
the blade in the lamplight. Rayner
made a step forward, half irresolute.
Hayne leaped at him like a tiger. "Fire!
Quick!" shouted Buxton, in wild excite
ment. Bang! went the carbine, and the
bullet crashed through the plaster over
head, and, seeing the gleaming steel at
his superior's throat, the corporal had
sent the heavy butt crashing upon the
lieutenant's skull only just in time; there
would have been murder in another sec
ond. The next instant he was standing
on his own head in the corner, seeing a
multitude of twinkling, whirling stars,
from the midst of which Capt. Kayner
was reeling backward over a chair and a
number of soldiers were rushing upon a
powerful picture of furious manhood?a
stranger in shirtsleeves, who had leaped
from the bedroom.
Told as it was?as it had to be?all
over the department, there seemed to be
but one tiling to say, and that referred
to Buxton: "Well! isn't he a phenome
nal ass?"
[to be continued j
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I STILL CONTINUE
To keep a first class stock of
MEAL 1ESGM1?SK
?THE?
are too numerous to enumerate.
I invite the attention of close
buyers who desire first class
goods.
Call special attention to our
Butter and Teas.
ALT
itili
Feb 12.
W. M. G1BSES, JR,5 & CO.,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
STATE AGENTS FOR
LIDDELL & CO.'S
Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills, &c.
Deering Harvesting Machinery,
Thomas Rakes, Wind Mills,
Ice Plants,
Cane Mills and Evaporators,
Wood-working Machinery.
In fact anvtbinor, from a Plow Point to
a Gotten Seed Oil Mill
AT BOTTOM PRICES.
A fair price allowed for old engines
in exchange for new outfits.
W. . E ?,
Mayesville, S. C.
Agent for Sumter aud Kershaw Co.s
and Clarendon, East of Central K. Ii.
Mav 7?
Summer Tours.
Palace Steamers. Low Rates.
Pour Trirs r^r V^ook Betweon
DETROST, MAGKIN?G ISLAND
Petoskcy, The Soo. H.Tnrquette, and
Z-ako Iluroil Ports.
Every Evening Between
DETROIT AMD CLEVELAND
SuL?ay Trips chirms .Inn". Jsiv, August end
September Only.
Our Illustrated Pamphlets,
Kates and Excursion Tickets wil] Tv> furrished
by your Ticket Agent, cr eddrc-c^
E. B. VYH1TCOMB, G. P. A., Detroit, Mich.,
?ME DETROIT ? w.SUEL v?? ST^M H?J. CC._
A CARD.
SINCE WIT ti D RA W TNG FROM THE
firm of A. P. Levy k Co., and at the
soliritniion of n.unterocs friends I have de
rided to open a tirst-class saloon on Liberty
Street opposite J. Ry ito berg a Sons'
grocery, and 1 can hereafter l?e fonn? there Ht
hM hours, having J-ist opened up as fine a
stock of Liquors and Segara as ha? ever been
broufhi to Samter. 1 extend a cordial invi- j
':>!i:)n to all of my friends and patrons to |
call: Respectfully,
Jan. 22. A. P. LEVY. ?
CHARLESTON, SUMTER AND
?5
northern railroad.
?
IN EFFECT MAY 5, ISSO.
North.
3
M.
IO
6 47
6 56
7 14
7 19
7 31
7 41
8 05
8 24
8 36
8 43
8 52
9 01
9 12
9 25
P. M.
1
A. M.
6 00
7 45
8 00
8 30
8 55
9 08
9 18
9 34
9 47
10 12
10 32
10 42
11 19,
11 39
12 01
12 30
P. M.
MAIN LINE.
Charleston
Pregnalls
Harlewille
Pecks
Holly Hill
Connors
EutHwvil?e
Bulls
Vancps
Merriam
St. Paul
Summerton
Silver
Packsville
Tindal
Sumter
South.
2
A. M.
11 03
9 30
9 18
9 00
8 55
8 45
8 35
8 20
7 56
7 44
7 37
7 28
7 197
7 03
6 55
A. M.
4
P. M.
9 30
8 05
7 45
7 15
7 04
6 50
6 33
6 18
6 13
5 43
5 25
5 12
4 55
4 43
4 22
4 00
P. M.
BARLIN CITY BRANCH.
North.
South.
7
P. M.
8 10
8 23
8 29
8 42
5
A. M.
9 50
10 05
10 20
10 35
6
A. M.
8 05
7 50
7 44
7 3?
8
A. M.
11 32
11 19
11 13
11 00
Vanees
Snells
Parlers
Harlin City
Trains 2, 3, 6 and 7 run daily ; other trains
daily except Sunday.
Trains do not stop whpre time is omitted.
Bulls, Merriam and Snells are flag stations.
Trains 2 and 3 have through cars between
Charleston and Sumter.
I. W. FOWLER,
General Manager.
Atlantic Coast Line
m?S'c^i?T??-i 3ggg?a?
Wilmington, Columbia and
augusta r. r.
COM5E1NSE? SCHEDILE.
TRAINS GOIN?i SOUTH.
Dated ApriW20, 1S90. |X<>. 23]X?. 27|No. 15
L've Wilmington.
Leave Marion.
Arrive Florence..
Leave Florence.
Ar've Sumter...
Leave Sumter.
Ar've Columbia.
P. M.
* 6 15
9 33
10 20
No. 50
A. M
3 20
4 35
4 35
6 l?
P. M ? A. M.
MO 10
12 40
] 2<!
A M
No. 58
fS 25
9 35
No 52
f 9 45
10 55
No. 52 runs through ?rom Charleston via
Central R. it.
Leaving Lanes 9:15 A. M.f Manning 9:56
A. M.
Train on C. & D. R. R. connects at Florence
with No. 58.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
I No. SijNo 59|No. 53
Leave Columbia.
Ar've Sumter.
Leave Sumter..
Arrive Florence.
Leave Florence...
Leave Marion!...'.
Arr. Wilmington.
iM .
*i0 32
11 ?8
11
1
A
No.
4
M
t 6 37
7 50
M
* 5 20
6 32
No 14
* 8 15
S 55
8 35 . 11 45
*Daily. fl?ailjr except Sunday.
No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S C, via
Central R. R , arriving Manning 7:04 P. M.,
Lanes 7:42 P. ?V?., Charleston 9:30 P. M.
No. 59 connects at Florence Tith C. and D,
train for Cheraw and Wndesboro.
Nos- 7S and 14 make close correction at
Wilmington with W. & W. R. R. ?? i points
North.
Train on Florence R. R. leaves Pee Dee daily
except Sunday 4.-?0 p. M., arrive Rowland 7-00
P. M. Returning leave Rowland 6 30 A. M.,
arrive Pee Dee S.50 A.M.
Train on Manchester & Augusta R. R. leaves
Sumter daily except Sunday, 10:50 A. M.. ar
rive Rimini 12.01. Returning leave Rimini
12:15, P. M., arrive Sumter 1:30 P. M.
JOHN F. DIVINE, General Sup't.
J. R. KENLY, Assistant Gen'l Manager.
T. M. EMERSON. Gen. Passenger Ag*t
Atlantic Coast Line.
W??2?????
> g
north-eastern r. r. of s. c.
CONDENSED SCHESCIE,
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Le Florence
" Kingstree
Ar. Lanes
Le. Lanes
Ar. Cha's'n
Train on C. &'D. R. R. connects at Flor
ence with No. 23 Train.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
|No. 78jNo. 14|No. 52
Le. Cha's'n
Ar. Lanes..
Le Lanes..,
" Kingstree.
Ar Florence.
A. M.
* 1 20
3 00
3 00
3 17
4 20
A. M.
P. M.I
*4 30
C 29
6 29?
6 46J
7 55!
P. M. j
A. M.
*7 00
8 27
A. M.
* Daily, f Daily except Sunday.
No. 52 runs through to Columbia
via Central R R. of S. C.
Nos. 78 and 14 run solid to Wilmington, j
N. C, making close connection with W. ? W.
R. R. for all points north.
J. R. KENLY, J. F. DIVINE,
Ass'tGen'l Manager. Gen'l Sup't.
T. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
South Carolina Railway Go,
D. H. CHAMBERLAIN, Receiver.
Commencing April 30th. Is90, at 1 30 p.
m., Eastern Time, trains will run as follows:
MAIN LINE TO AUGUSTA.
west?daily.
A. M. P. M.
Leave Charleston, 6.00 6.00
" Sumtnerville, 6 53 6.40
" Pregnall's 7.40 7.16
" Brauchville, 8 55 8.25
Arrive Augusta. 12 01 11.25
MAIN LINE AUGUSTA TO CHARLESTON.
east?daily.
A.M.
Leave Augusta,
" Brancbville,
" Pregnall's,
" Summerville,
Arrive Charleston,
8.05
10 50
11.44
12.32
P. M.
1.15
P. M.
4.40
7.5S
S 39
9.15
10.00
MAIN LINE AND COLUMBIA DIVISION.
daily.
Leave Charleston,
" Pregnall's,
" Branch ville,
Arrive Columbia,
" Cannlen,
A. M.
7 00
8 05
8.35
10.43
11.30
P. M.
5 10
6 44
7.45
10.05
10 50
COLUMBIA DIVISION AND MAIN LINE.
east?daily.
A. M. P. M.
Leave Camden, * 5.50 4.45
" Cola, 6 43 5.25
" Brancbville, 8 55 7.45
? Pregnall's, 9 37 8.21
Arrive Charleston. 11.03 9.30
* Daily except Sunday.
Connections at Pregnall's to and from C.
S. & N. R. R., with through coach between
Charleston and Harlin City. Connections on
train leaving Pregnall's for Charleston at
9.37 a. tn., and leaving Charleston for Preg
nall's at 5.10 P. M. Connections at Augusta
for all {Klints in Georgia and the West and at
Columbia for North and West.
THROUGH TRAIN SERVICE.
Augusta Division?Through Trains be
tween Charleston and Augusta, both direc
tions, Through Sleepers between Charleston
and Atlanta, leaving Charleston at 6 P. S\.?
arriving in Atlanta at 6 30 A. M., and leav
ing Atlanta at 11.15 P. .??arriving in
Charleston 1.15 P. M. Sleepers between Au
gusta and Macon connecting with same trains
daily.
Columbia Division?Through Trains be
tween Charleston und Columbia, both direc
tions.
S. B. BICKENS,
C. M. Ward, Gen'l Pass. Agent.
Gen'l M ancor.
NICE FRES.
Send your address to R. WAWcnn, Gen. Piss. Agent,
East Term. Virginia & Georgia Lines. Knoxville,
Tenn., ar:d he will send you a handsome lithographic
jnap, postage paid, _
?. F. i!7, ?iL?HME,
DEALER IN
Agent?
?S ft MUCIM
TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMERY
AND ALL, KINDS OF
Druggist's Sundries
USUALLY KEPT IN FIRST-CLASS DRUG
STORE.
Tobacco, Snuff and Segars.
GARDEN SEEDS, &C,
-ALSO
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
GJ.?SS, PUTTY, &c.
-A h1?
STUFFS.
Physician's Prescriptions carefully
compounded, and orders answered
with care and dispatch.
The public will find my etock of
Medicines complete, warranted genu
ine, and of the best quality.
Call and see for yourselves.
fisTKiVti m
Wheelwright and Blacksmith
SUMTER, S. C.
IAM PREPARED TO REPAIR AND
Rebuild, as well as to buiid outrigbt, all
kinds of Vehicles.
HORSE-SHOEING A SPECIALTY.
Also repair all parts of broken Machinery.
Keep on hand a stock of Check and Globe
Valves and Fittings. Aiso keep Pumps on
hand and put them down. I handle the
SMITH'S SOtfS 131 PROVED GW3
which is as.good as any on the market, and
gives entire satisfaction.
Auer 21
CONTRACTOR AND
SUMTER, S.
BUILDER,
c.
Prompt attention given to all
work entrusted to his care.
Estimates furnished on all
buildings and repairs.
iMay 14
PLUMMER JOHNSON.
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,
SUMTER, S. C.
IS PREPARED TO DO ALL WORK
entrusted to his care, either io the make
up of Dew work, or mending line and guaran
tees satisfaction. Terms lew.. Call and see
me at Shop, next door to Mois?s & Lee's law
office.
Dec 4._
HONEST WORKMANSHIP.
NO PINCHING.
All work executed in accordance witii
design selected.
No blow-hard agents in the field.
MONUMENTS,
ALL STYLES CBM3TEEY W02E,
As cheap as the cheapest, and as
good as the best. Also
All Styles Iron Fencing.
Oct. 2
S h
SUMTER, S. C.
WILLIAM KENNEDY.
Fashionable Barber.
MAIN STREET,
Nest door to Earle & Purdy's Law Office.
SUMTER, S. C.
?DESIRE TO INFORM the citizens of
Sumter and vicinity that I have opened
business on my own account at the above old
stand, and that with competent and polite
assistants, I will be pleased to serve them in
any branch of my business in the best style
of the art.
Give me a call.
WM. KENNEDY.
Oct. 19._
4?<>1<i Watclif SSQbBbS
.Worth 8100.vo. liest ??5
jwatch in the wcrid. Perfect
timekeeper. Warranted hca*y,
?solid gold hunting casi}*.
Both ladres' and ^ent*e sizes,
with works and cases of
Acquai value. Oxx pekson ia
*each locality can secure one
ree, topetber with our large
valuable lineof Household
....les. These sample?, as well
IANtco'Vj?^'^, wfU(;nj are free. All the work you
need do is to sh?w wb:it we scad you to those who call?your
friends and iictcbborsand those about you?thatalways resulta
In valuable trade for us, which holds foryeatiwbenoaceatarwd,
and thus we are repaid. We pay all express, freight, etc. After
vou know n!!. if von would like to po to woft for us.you can
earn ?rom ."S??O to G?>? per week and upwards. Address,
Stiufton A. Co., ?os. siS.2, 1'ortiaaJ, Maine.
VERY OLD AND PURE
cokn whiskey,
Especially aged for medicinal use.
MEDICATED
BUSK BERRY BB?H0Y.
Imported Port Wine,
a preven tati ve for Spring ?.Rd Summer
complaints. Call early, secure a bot
tle and convince yourself.
Try Strauss' Electric, the best 5 cent.
Segar iu the State.
\*ery respectfully,
I, STRAUSS, Proprietor,
PALACE SALOON,
SUMTER, S. C.
June 4.
r:i >se w no write
> \?? sure of
r.V -V ^ "*"'? - ?. ?'. ?. ?.?'?.....-. Aliy? u hare todo h?
y r*^--"'' ? - * ? ,\t ??? ?h w our poods to
? g * ' ???. -??ur u. iu-?>K-rs
- '?I* . _'??? ?*'' . : * s?:-r. ?:??"'. u I he t>e
A E,; ; ?*>;- , " '?" p-rnuir.p: <f tb:s advertisement
? :-.? .?-. " >. , v. ? '. ?- :!3 >-:til of tb? tele
scope. Th* foil ?' :.ur pive? :v : ? ? ? . ?:.?- ?ti: reduced to
?2ir--'--- '.' * ? '" ?y.?^$*???$n
?hout t!?? ??ft?et?! nest ??':*.? !-' ** pran?. ?iWesizetrfe
?tcecas lar-'-a? :'?? ??*? ? ??carry. We -will?U? sh ?? too bon you
cai ? '..??'.. J?-5 to'rj?XOatlaj st least, fron? the stArt?witB
otttexpcnVme R ?? rwri:-atoncV.We uayali ?pr?s? chargea.
??:. ree* li. liALLLl'i' i CO.. 8vx ?SO. 1\<??\la*?>, il au .
BSET AND CHEAPEST.
all GOODS guaranteed.
Estimates furnished by return Mail.
LARGE STOCK. PROMPT SHIPMENTS.
tu e. mue co,
MANUFACTURERS OF AND whole
SALE DEALERS IN
doors, tm, mm
MOULDING,
?and?
GENEEAL BUILDING- MATSBIAL,
Office and Salesrooms, 10 and 12 ay ne St.,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Jan 2 o
? ms m e m
Ht IH
a o. brown t
COLUMBIA, S. C.
SASH h BLINDS,
LATHS, LIME,
CEMENT, PLASTER,
AND HAIR.
Freudi ani Aiaericaii Wisftow Glass,
PAINTS, OILS
AND TARNISHES.
CARTER WHITE LEAD.
The Eest in the Market.
Special Attention Given to Ordert
by Mail.
C. 0. BROWN & BRO.,
Opposite Post Office,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Get 5-0
C. WUiBERH ? SO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
AND DEALERS IN
Pro?, Lipis, Tote?la, k
167 and 169 East- Bay,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Dec. 2 ? s
OTTO F. WESTERS,
WHOLESALE
E
And Liqner Dealer. '
OFFICE AND SALESROOM:
133 East Bay, Charleston, S. C
1. STEFII ft S ON,
Established 1847.
"WHOLESALE G30CEBS,
Auction and Commission Merchants A
and Liquor Dealers. 1
agents for
The Philip Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee
Beer, and the "Best" Tonic, a concentrated
liquid extract of Malt and H"ps.
The Palest Brewing Co., Milwaukee Beer.
197 EAST BAY and 50 and 52 STATE S?.,
(Auction Room State Street,)
CHARLESTON, S. C.
?8P~ Consignments Solicited.
Jan. 23. _O
CHAS. C. LESLIE, *
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
FISH, GAME, OYSTERS,
TURTLES, TERRAPINS,
POULTRY, EGGS, &c.
Stalls Ko. 1 and 2 Fish Market.
Office apd Fisb House, 18 and 20 Market St.
East of East Bay,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
All orders promptly attended to.
Terms cash or city acceptance,
Oct. 3_
GEO. L. COOK,
PHOTOOHAPHER^?.
265 KING STREET,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Aug 10_0
WAVERLYHO?SE, ?
IN THE BEND OF KING STREET,
CHARLESTON, S. C. ?
Rates, $2 and $2.50 per day.
G. T. ALFORD,
May 2-0_PROPRIETOR.
WRIGKET'S HOTEL,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
-?o
THIS NEW AND ELEGANT HOUSE
with all modern improvemeats, is now
open for the reception of euests.
S. L. WR?JHT & SON,
ProDrietore.
? ,
Hob? mm
Obtained, and all ' Bl&tXJ?SS at
tended to for MODERATE FEES Out office is
opposite the 1'-^ latent O?ice. ? ?! we can ob
tain Patents m less time than those remote from
WASUiydTOS. Nifi MODEL, DRA WING or
PHOTO of invention. We advise as to patent
a!>i!itv free ofcharee ;?'!<! we. make XO CHARGE
UNLESS PATENT IS !>ECtIRED.
For circular, advice, ternis :u;<l references to
actual clienti in vourown S:.>:te. Con::iv. <"ity or
0> ??wrilc u>??MM?M?ZMM
Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D C
IDE?
'% YflllR Fl
We have Ihe CHEAPEST and Best
woven w:re fencing
Wire Rope Seivage?
_J INCHES HIGH AT 60 CENTS PEE ROD.
Lawn. Garden, Poultry and Steels Fencing all
^zes and widths. Gates tornateli. Friceslow. sola
bv dealers. Freight Pe.ld. Send for circulars.
Se?iCLL?N WOVEN WIBK KKXCK CO., CHICAGO, -
?. 8.-AU-Stccl LAWN oed CE?ETE?Y iene?