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- fi e IBI8Mtt:K& WATCHMAN, Established April, 18 50. " Be Just and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou Aims't at. be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's" TES TR?iS S?UTU??*, Ketablfclied J&ne, \ * C?asolidate Aug. 2, 1881.1 SUMTER, S. c. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1892. Sew Series?Vol. x1l So. 1?>? ero^naid chapter - CAiiP . Packed in with. compas! ?n the prison train? thai inore Sunday, ?van F wrapped himself in his new-found ulster : and closed his eyes. But wide-awake thoughts peopled his brain: and fre quently his hand crept to the indicated pocket, feeling for the suspicions paper barely detected under the heavy cloth. But, through warp and woof, the little paper actually burned the anxious boy. Wes it aTnint to escape? he thought. ; It ses perhaps he was losing the precious *> lomest So; it must be news of Car ^^{ fey-^how she had managed to ^eludfe???cr careful captors. Or perhaps 'that paper was a trap, only to lure him to detection and rougher treatment. . No, indeed! The eyes of the girl had ? told him he could trust the writer. And .what eyes they were! He could see them now, through his closed lids; and be rambled in thought after that ro mance, as the sun sank lower in that west-towards which the train was whirling him so fast. With the fading light anxiety came back, and he felt once more for the, paper, eagerly, but cautiously, slipping his hand in the pocket and breaking the threads wherr j X? CAUTIOUSLV SLIPPED THE PENCILED ! SCRAP FBOM POCKET TO BIBLE. tbey felt weakest Then, v?thrives j .fastened upon the sleepy ^ajtjl he j opened a cheap JKbl??l?Q^e?^ilS* him j by a spinster with corkscrew curls at a ! stopping-place. His eye, aimlessly i dropped upon the page, caught 1 j Kings 18:21: "How long halt, ye be- j tween two opinions?*1?and t i? thought ? flashed into his brain: "An omen! I j a accept it!'' But the guard looked Sn his direction; and, hesitating, he ?gain glanced at the turnecTpage and sead?Proverbs 23:1: "The wicked tlee when no man pursueth; but the . ^righteous are bold as a lion."' Hesitant no longer, he cautiously tsTrpped the penciled scrap from pocket to Bible, pressing it rsmocth^ between the leaves. Thee,, in* the dying sunset; 1 lie read: '*Keep brave heart. Tv*e will meet soon. You recognize ime by tbe release, if God wills?'. *f ^SL J?oad-seemed- to. *p"reSs oeifcjfe boy*!? brain, making him dizzy, as he read the last words. Among the many dreadful prison pens Camp Morton was^teeounted^the very worst, and hideous tales?perhaps exaggerated in transit even beyond the hideous reality?had crept across the ! border as to its privations and horrors. He was going to Camp Morton : Mem eery recalled those wretched wreclds < f Svhat had once been men. eicla?ged after months, of lingering torment there. And the clack-clack of the wheels beneath him seemed to form into words : of those tales told. To Camp Morten! to misery, cold, starvation?to living ' =death?for how long? And again" bis eye fell upon the paper, the pen cil ir g blank in the dux med light, br.^ Just j above the edge the words, ofr.?ohn .c.;-h3 standing clear: "'The truth shall make ? you free.*' ??fhe natural elasticity of youth, aided much in his case by temperament, ! changed the color of the boy's thoughts. "One pen is bad as another, per* Jseps, and it may not be, ?<>r long. He j ?^taay have power to ? perfoaD&aVwfclH as promise. Well, to make cither ef fective, here goes!"' And, bending over the book, he caught the light phper on his tongue, crushing out of it, between strong teeth, all semblance of a mes sage. Next night saw him entered on the roll of prisoners at Camp Morton, a Sat -4 eqpiarecf seme twenty acres. f^rmd?^ used as cattle fair grounds: It was then surrounded byastockad? twenty feet high, pierced 1 y one great gate at the : north, near which lay kcadeunriors and i guardhouse. Outside this si' :.-/!::<de ran *' a platform, lower than its top: and about this paced unbroken line of sen tinels, tvbese heads and shoulders only showed above the fence. Within, a huge moat, twenty feet wide and half as deep, added security against at tempted escape: while reflector lamped at intervals, gave sentries, themselves in shadow, clear view of the snow-clad inclosurc. Old cattle pens. long, low and dis mal, were the barracks for prisoners, their upright plank sides so shrunken by age and weather as to giv * far m; >re ventilation than was saie, for with temperature varying about /er >. Four tiers of rough she" ves. acare e three foot between, formed the brnks. in whi h wretched men crouched by $mgi?.t?ana most of the day as well??er warmth, wedged in "spoon fashion'* and shiver ing under such blankets as each "mess** could scrape together. Two cold, dreary, endless secmingdays woreaway. The sights and sounds ab >ut Evan, aided by the 1 ? wo g ; 3 ra w Leti talcas >i nopcless men crou-'h.rd over scanty tri bere, began to wear upon the boy's bravespirit. Already his eye had '? >st its j bright boldness, and a heavy weight pressed upon his heart, that the h r ? t watch upon lonely picket, the nv st wearing lying still under fire, hadnever ? bhrted to it. When he looked upon the thing^D at him?famished, bloodless, hopek r> ?:. Hants of what had once been men Like himself?then upon that high stockade, with eager-eyed sentinels pacing" short interval ed posts around it, L van's spirit ^ell, and he grew r ??.. :: with h?-Ip^pssness. Je felt that the motto of the Italian might well be reared above that strong and guarded gate: "I/tsciate ogmtperama, tei <*?' entra'ef" Then, on the third morning, all was stir and bustle betimes. Men wore ordered into ranks at reveille, sick or ; well, many scarce able to stand, from Iness and starvation, some of fhcm >ut hali ela? and wholly shoeless, ail f eli-nigh frozen,, as they shivered for ioiirs in that pterciGg' air, in half a ?footoi .snow* Grim, unshaven, with matted hair and filthy shreds of clothing", a grew some, hideous parade of misery they made: for the rere exception was he who had one decent garment, and did not share that with nauseous vermin, "bred of uncleanliness and want of change. But now the prison-inspecting' ofacer had come; for the better manhood and . independence of the press, iearning- the l?dc^ facts <rf some o? the jvo^t-pris ons," had not failed to turn the streng est light upon their abuses. And so grave and circumstantial had grown t?? repetition of press demand for re form, that Air. Lincoln himself took note of it. Then, as was ever the case when : that strpng, quaint httmamiy in the president was roused by wrong, the war department ordered inspection, close investigation^ and report. And Gen. Baldwin?enmonte to this special duty when the prisoners had halted in Baltimore streets- the previous Sunday ?now entered the Camp Morton stock- j T?tfe. : followed by a small staff. The obsequiosas major in command, gorgeous in new uniform, moved by his side with an exaggerated deference all the more notable from his usual self-importance. But very grave and stern were the veteran's set lips, as he turned often to the aid beside him, in- . straeting* entries in the book he bore, j Eut out o? the grave, firm face the j eyes gleamed pityingly and surprised along that long and hideous line; and more than once they lingered . long j and painfully upon some object more | pleading than its neighbor, in the suf fering stamped upon ben* frame and ? worn face. Once the veteran turned abruptly to the aid, cutting in mid- ? flow some unheard comment of the prison commandant, with the quick, impulsive speech: "My God! captain, we have both been somewhat in the front: I have Jieanl of | the 'horrors of war.' but never have I seen them until now!"' Behind the general strode a tall, sol dierly man, wrapped in a long cloak, ? but wearing- neither plume nor rank marks on his hat. As th? inspection halted in front of Evan's squad, this man moved nearer, and, saluting, said loud and .clearly: "The McHenry prisoners we saw in Baltimore Sunday, sir." -. Then, fixing his gaze full upon Evan's, ne-forced his attention, and. opening . his cloak as though to readjust it. dis played his full figure. A hot Cush rose to the young scout's face, and t> 2 prison ; languor, already beginning to creep into ? his eyes, was burned out of them by the ; glow of angry contempt that met the other s stare. With one quick step in iront cf his line, he folded his arms and cried: "So. 'tis yon cometo tanni us, Peyton Fitzhugh! Here, boys!*' He turned to the line, pointing straight at the tall ; spy. "Be men once more! Give one groan for that Virginia deserter!"" ^Electrified by his voice and mien, \ catching the full force cf his taunt, i I - *CXVE E Cr.OAX FOI? THAT VTP.GIXIA : nESEKTSiCl*" those worn, listless men. ill, starved ; and broken in body as they were, re- \ memb'.red they were soldiers still. ? Turning1 with one impulse upon the spy, j they gave one hearty, hissing groan of j contempt. But the ? objet t of their | wrath, standing cold and unmoved. ; changed neither pose nor feature; and | IBs v< ice rang out firm and olear as he answered: j "We have met before, boy!"" But prison discipline was alert, re- i joie ing. "Order in rcn'rs. there! Serjeant cf the guard,'" reared the major, drawing his sword, "seirc that rebellioustrait>r! j Yank him ti the guurd-housa* lie shall . save a bath for thiSi** The mgry giow he-d cu ck frded from . FauntlcroVs face, the wrathful light in | his eye changed ?> a stare of wondering d'.-ubt Ion:* before rough hands of guards seized and burr' ;-: him away. And : even then, carel -ss .-.f indignity and I physical maltreatment equally as of prospective torture of "the bath," he I turned t > loch ever his shoulder at the j cairn, unchanged face '>f t!:e man who ' had spoken the ;<? words. For, burne?! into his brain on thenris >n-?ar, 1 hey had ? stootJ"before him ever since as a sign, as his ; ole hope of deliverance from this living cervth. But F?t mugh seemed t*> hnro dis missed the feculent wholly from his mi: id, speaking briefly to the general and naming^ orps and history s of snea he reebgr:izei?. On! when the inspec-i t?on ended, and the nervous major was bowing the party to the gate, tac spy said. qnietlv: "With your leave, g'-o<-rai. I would ask the r:v nrt> let mo speak to the pri'">T:rr who denourie?d rae/* "As you pi vise, ^r.** f I?<* vc'ernn an swered, coldly; but with a glance of sur prise. "1 nderstand. you were assigned <? me only to identify prisoners: an i fh,. telegram received this morning said you were needed at once in Washing ton.** **It is f- r that tt; reason/" Fitzhngh :?\ liuh hi .? t ?? "This boy is a fa rost? scout of Stuart's: information as to tin:* re-1, ? taec of his capture may prove useful to my general; tery soon.** "I kno.Y nothing of your methods, sir." the general answered, in the sarm ? low v;>iee, with string inflection of con tempt: "nor do I desire to know. But I scarcely tinnii ?/t 'J boy would give//- t urney ?:.ct^.'\ The spy smiled slightly as be an swered, ?loud: ' perhups rbe in ?j >r wili give mo per mi.-^^'ii To si'.* *??. * re~ 'N"n*;f.*"i:.-?'vn* is postponed for lui ; day?*' "Certain";", general, with i>I?*nsure." the major answered, quickly. " Any re quest from you or your staff ? consider it ray duty i > graut.*' The g. aerai was at the gate, the guard at "present, * JB?'-,:1 T"italiugl? asked, quietly: "Shajl I report to you again, sir, or take the noon express ea^t?" '"Take the very first train, sir. The : telegram said you were needed ir. Wash ington at once," ike general rep?ied. 'quickly: adding to the aid, as he pissed the gate: "I'm devilish glad they sent for th?t fellow! I don't like Iiis stripe. Damn me, sir, I think that young rebel was right!" But Fitzhugh, within the gate, said, gravely: "Major, please send an oiuecr with me while I question the prisoner.'' "Certainly not, sir. Orderly, instruct the guard to pass this otheer anywhere. Very glad, sie; very-indeed, to oblige Gen. Baldwin's stair."' . The prisoners' guard house was-%. strong pen of rough boards, r ~?ty, cheerless, and lit by one wide window, ' iron-barred and set high in-the rear wall. Low, filthy bunks lined the wall below it; and on one of them Fauntle roy sat, brooding listlessly over his own destruction of Iiis only possible chance for escape. Still uncertain, lie sprang to his feet as Fitzhugh entered, staring j at him with mien half questioning, half ? de ant. The visitor glanced quickly round the ] pen. Its three other inmates were all ' strangers to hhn; and the boy caught j . his glance resting on the windows-then j dropping to the bunk beneath. Then ; they were full of meaning when they ? turned full upon Evan and he said, : coldly: - I "I do not come to taunt j*ou; only to say that I have had you excused from your bath?to-day. It is best for you to remain here; but by to-morrow 3-011 may \ escape punishment, altogether. We ; have rast before, boy!*1 "I understand," the scout replied, : dropping his eyes. "Had you said that . first, I had never spoken so." - j~ j ''"it was best," the other answered, j 1 slowly. "This guard house is just? j ! where you ovghi to be!" fie raised his voice for the sentry to hear. "You will : be here all night, even if you miss your i bath to-morrow." - ? j 1 " understand perfectly," the boy ; ' again replied. "I suppose I am as well ; orr here as elsewhere." I ' "Far better for such an active youth, j whose tongue has more liberty than his ! body, just now. .Keep that tongue quiet, or 3*ou may remain here longer j 1 than?I think you will." He turned, opening the door. As th? ? ! sentry faced, for his exit, he added: "You are such a boy, here's something 1 ! for you. It may taste better, coming : I ?r?m (len. Baldwin's breakfast table." j ? Drawing from his pocket a crir?p, j brown bun, h.r handed it to Evan, who I caught his meaning look that accom panied the next words: . j ' "Don't bolt it irhole; it might disagree ? with you. Anyway, you will be obliged ! to divide with these other rebs, I sup- ; pose. Good-day.*1 ? was gone: the bolt shot, and Evan I Fauntlerov, with whirling brain?full I of hope, memory of the secret letter, curses of his own stupidity, and flashes : of Bessie Westehester's moaning eyes.? ; sat once more on the bunk's edge. After : some thought, he rose, sa ring, softry: ' "Comrades, I'd like your names and ? ' commands. I am Fauntelroy, troop, ! ?th Virginia cavalry." The trio gave the information; when ! ' the boy cried with a loud laugh: " We'll, pards, let's divide Gen. Bald- j win's bun." j 1 But his finger went to his lip, as he | listane! intently for the sentrv's tramp, ' till it faded slowly from the door. Then he carefully broke the small loaf, taking j from it a thin, tempered file-saw, a ilat j phial of oil, and a strong, thin twine, i closely wrapped around a scrap of 1 : written card. These he quickly con- : cealed in his shirt: and when the new : relief looked in at the door five minutes ? laier all four men were munching the I i-aky white bread, with innocent faces ! hut hearts beating high with hope, i Then, as the " regular tramp again sounded without, Evan eagerly read the card in low whisper: j ' - "Just after the midnight relief drop : the twine from the window. Saw the b:-r first. -FYJl up the rope very cau tiously-. Stockade sentry waU?s to 1 Igt : of gun rd house just by window. Watch hit?ccZ. 1 w?n?v below? I will fores you into the guard house, it is the only i hope." Never had hours crawled with feet so ; leaden as those between noon and j nightfall, f:>r those liberty-hungry j creatures, watching the creeping sun-,: light along the prison wall Bui at last j came tattoos then?after -a seeming age ?taps. ? ' > The p>ison pen was still as death, the j only sound tii??.du!l beat of feet befon; I tao guard-lic*iise doors llie moru hollow ? tramp of the stockade sentry almost j overhead. For what seemed many j hours, the waiting men heard this senti- j nel tramp almost to their window, his j feet dying utmost away as he turned and walked back, up his post. At last came the relief, the sergeant of the guard looking in,oniy to find four worn, sleeping men stretched in their bunks. And their snoring punctuated lus caution to the new sentry to keep ? his eye-; about him aud look out for grand rounds. As the order came and the tramp of the relief died away, Evan rose eau- j tioitsly, but nimbly; and motioned to Iiis j nearest neighbor. As though drilled a j zouave, the man clamberea on the no- j per bank, braclog himself against the, wall, the boy climbing to his shoulders j without a sound, the iile saw in his ! teeth. Oiling that and the bar freely, the boy waited until the stockade sentry turned: then he began to saw. The | tempereil.steel, cooled to soundlessness ; by constant drops of oil, cat fast into the soft iron; but the bar Was thick, ! and each time the sentry turned, the j worker paused to listi a. So for a I'ug while. Then the man below? faint,vx- j haust ed, with great beads upon Ids ; brow, spite of the cold - v.-h h pered for : rest. A second took place. Again I the boy mounted his human ladder, working on, cautions, but tireless, with ' -w??::! pouring fr<:-i him. with b?stered lian'.Ls, *out-heart high upheld by hope, j One s:;!e w:is sawed through. Sud- ; denly, the trump of men approaching-? !:?? second relief. Again th? feet bef?se the doer were still: again the sergeant and the new sentry put in th'-ir heads, seeing four m??n sleeping heavily an<I wit!i st ?rtor- : ous breathing. Then again; with pre- j cisi'-n as though drilled to it, thobuman ladth r posed, and Evan went at the bar ; a fres!,. At last! The iron yielded,, shook: and Evan, cautiously exerting all his strength twisted '.t. round, hanging-'by ; a thin shred. Then.-carefully a-> one j A'hose life hangs up a sound, he put forth Ids head. The gibbons moon hung low-in mid- j western heaven, gleaming clear and white on the snowy plain all about the camp; but nearer in?on ?!iis side?the high vai! cast dense shadows. 1-l?cher ? -by contrast, for many yards. Then, as the wall. sentry wa i h ? ?: I '?>??< ?;. Fauni le- ? roy unrolled the twine, passing it thron;-h Ids mouth l > dampen out the twist. With steady hand, but wildly- ! throbbing heart, be dropped it slowly down. The depth to ground he could not even ? a ess, ignorant of the slop;; beyond ':::>: if the wall were Pitched; br4-. after anxious space, h. felt a i light touch, as a perch were feeling the line. Another pause and two distinct pulls signalled him to haul up. The sentry turned again; and he .swiftly ? drew ?p the tine?taut and heavy now ?hand over hand, to avoid the noise of friction oa the silk ?t length the end of a heavy rope was in: eager bands seized it, nimbly secur ing it to a ring, used for refractory captives. Then the four men listened for the stockade sentry, scarce breath ing as be approached the window. This time he paused, peering mechanically into the shadow, while Evan's heart beat loud tattoo. Bui the soldier turned carelessly, paced slowly away, and the boy, forcing himself lightly through the bars, grasped the-\rope securely. Down he^ went, -hand over band, his feet carefully, steering5- him from the wall. \ .-\ %. \ ^ _ Ua?f-wa^J?^v?|fr1ie heard "sentry MVI-S -I m. %\???mm? ? "if. M????S?m I^^Bll ' Kifli 1 : *^.M!????L f ' : * < V. **** ^ ?* "quick! close to the wall! this way!" t im, and bung still, breathless, each second expecting" a shot.' But the friendly shs-low shielded rope and man; and next m?nent his feet touched the [rround, a strong ." hand grasped his shoulder," and whisper came through the darkness: ' Quick! Close to the wall! This way!" "But the others? I promised?" "They must risk it. Come! Two lives ?one halter?depend on seconds now! j Come!*' Yielding, half reluctant, to the stronger will and his own sense of right to his rescuer, the boy followed his guide, with noiseless feet, but ej*cs glued to a new sentry, silhouetted sharp du another angle against the clear moon light As he turned on his beat, the guide whispered: "Now! Quick across that moonlight! To that ditch!"' Both men sped across the broad moon lit space, unobserved, and gained the friendly shadow of the- ditch. . And at the instant a shot rang out, and simul ta eo a sly t he call: Turn out th' ga-ad! rris"ner 'scaped!" Throwing themselves fiat on their faces, with one impulse, both men turned their eyes to the guard house window, as the sentry's lantern swung out over the parapet with dull gleam. Six feet below the sill a form clung to the rope desperately, seeming in the dim light to writhe and kick spasmodi cal^. And. as the}- looked, it relaxed its hold, falling to the ground with dull, ominous thud. Then over the night came quick or ders, flashing lights, the dismal long-: roll of the drum, and the thud-of many rnnu.:;g feet "Quick; follow the ditch! Your lif? is on your ??-peed!" the guide whispered; and they rushed along the smooth washed bottom of the deep gully at top speed. A hundred yards, and a tall fence skirted the ditch: Over this they clam bered, running over root and hH Iock, aided by the kindly moon; over the opposite fence, racing straight for the city, its lights not half a mile ahead. Soon they reached the suburbs, the guide dropping into a brisk walk, finally pausing before a lonely house in the thinly-settled quarter. Entering, lie lifted a dim lamp, screened behind the door, and motioned Evan to a large, : f ; \ : i s h e d a ri o r. "Safe, thank God! How can I ever?'* he began, warmly; but the other inter rupted: "Don't talk. The Eastern express leaves rn twenty minutes. Put on those clothes quickly." Without another word, Evan rapidly dressed himself in the wide-checked, foppish citizens suit, drew on a long ulster of loudest stripe, and stuffed his l??jlilll if ?m "xo fiuexi> of >; :?:," e spy .e joined. own in the empty valise at hand. Then, ! Fitzhugh loc king the door and throw mg away the key. they walked rapidly to the suburban station near. A line of soldiers was drawn up I across the platform; and the traitor j Virginian's quick eye took in the situ "Usc tlii--; you are a Pinkerton's man,*' he whispered: and us Evan thrust the proffered paper Into his vest-pocket, he fell coin and erispTiotes thoughtfully stuft ed into it And with no break the ! paira Ivanced until the sharp command came: "Halt!*' "What is the matter, lieutenant?" j Fitzhugh asked, surprised, "lias gov- \ ernmenl impresseti this train?" "No, (sir; but we stop all? Ah! cap- i tain. 1 b??1 .? ? saw you at the camp ; to-day? You arc on Gen. Baldwin's j starr?" "Ves. and on hasty orders east," "And year fr?en ! there?" "No friend of mine.*' the spy r-ej'>ined, I in contemplons whisper. "Better ex- j amine his papers carefully. lie is one of those det< ctivo follows." To \\r. 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C?FCX?Iar S?WS hammered and gummed. [RON AND BRASS CASTINGS made to order: rind an v. work usually done in a first class marnine shop r,r foundry executed in a workmanlike manner. PRICES REASONABLE and satisfaction guaranteed by good work. Estimates will be fojnished nn application Sumter Iron Works, W. K. & J. I. Brunson, Proprietors, Sumter, S. C. t?kS*North Main ?treef. j Au?3 SELL HARDWARE OF ALL KINDS. Machinery Supplies, Buggy and Wagon Matej-ial, Cooking and Keating Stoves, Po* ware, Wooden ware, Crockery and Glassware, Tinware, Hardware and Sadiery, Cutlery?Pocket and Table, Scissors, GUNS. PISTOLS aud CARTRIDGES, powder and Shot, Shells?Loaded and Empty, Ii dring, Lacing, Packing. Bristles, Whips, Kobes, &c, &c. Prices to suit the times. Sept 14?X _ irTTm~Ttfr-T"" '-* "1 TI-MBfflMB 1 ?~ * *"?~ ^~? -DEALER IN s Agent. Toilet Soaps. Perfumery and fall Kinds of Druggist's Sundries Usually Kep?in a klarst Class ID:ru.g Store. Tobacco, Snuh' and Cigars, Garden Seeds, also Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Glass Putty, &c, Dye Stuffs. Physician's Prescriptions carefully compounded, and orders answered with care aud dispatch. The puh?c will fiud my stock of Medicines complete, warranted genuine, and of best quality. Call and see for yourselves. IViglit Calls Promptly Attended To. O Xjs ?3 O ESTABLISHED 1S6S. ^/ zw? Watches, Diamonds, ^???^ Sterling Silver, Clocks, Optica Goods. Fine Knives, Scissors and Razors. Machine Needles. &c. FOLSOM. Sh i OF THE BIG WATCIi. HEADQUARTERS FOU WATCHES. EES AlJLAW & CO. Diamonds, Jeweiry, Silverware, Specta cles. Drawing Instruments THE FINEST STOCK IN THE STATE. RELIABLE GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICES. Watch Repairing a specialty. Chief inspectors of Watches for South Caro gna Railway, Atlantic Coast Lino and Southern Division of Three Cs Rail Road. JAMES ALLAN & CO.s jVb. g 285 King St., Sign of P-um Clock. Charleston, S. 0. 1 BEST AND CHEAPEST. ALL GOODS GUARANTEES Estimates furnished by return Mail. LARGE S?0CK, PROMPT SHlPMfN?S. ? MANUFACTURERS OF AND WHOLE SALE DEALERS EN DORS, SASH, BHDS, MOULDING, ?akd? GENEBAL BUILDING MATBEIAL Office and Salesrooms, 10 aad 12 Hay ne St. C II A LESI ON, S. . Jan 25 o ! into, COLUMBIA, S. a mu & BLINDS, LATHS, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, AND HAIR. PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISHES. CARTER WHITE LEAD, The Best io the Market. Special Attention Given to Order $ by Mail. C. 0. BROWN & BRO., Opposite Post Of?'i, COLUMBIA, S. C. If??HITE & SON, Fire Insurance Agency ESTABLISHED 1866. Represen;, among other Companies: LIVERPOOL & LONDON k GLOBE NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE. HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, ?. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE-CO. Canital represented, $75,000,000-.? ?' Feb. 12 OTTO F. WEITERS, WHOLESALE GROCER Ami Liqnor Dealer. OFFICE AND SALESROOM: 1S3 East Bay, Charleston, S O, Nov. 7 o Mi e y ele?! COLUMBIA, HARTFORD & WESTERN WHEELS. All hall bearing aod guaranteed/ ? Cushion Tires and Pneumatics: Also a few second band wheels. For prices apply to* W. S. ALLAN, 285 King St. CHARLESTON, S. Not 9?x _ ? - ? FERTILIZEBS? FERTILIZERS! FERTILIZERS! Having bought largely, for cash, a foil at* sortment ?f, - Fertilizers, Ag? ai ote Glans. We are prepared to fill orders for such at low figures and on reasonable terms. C. W?LBERN & CO., Whok-s*l?- GroeerJ,*"*^ 1 ami m East Baj,^ Nov. 19. Charlet??, S. C; william kennedy Fashionable Barber. MAIN STREET, Nest door to Karle & Purdy's Law Office. SUM TER, S. C. IDESIRS TO ?S FC T? M tbe citisene of Scmier and vicinity that I bave opened business on tcy own account at the above old stand, and that wiib comptent and polite assistants, I will be pleased to serve them in. any branch of my busiaess ia the beet Style of the art. Give me a call. WM. KENNEDY. Oct. 19. Obtained, ami ail PA'jTf?t & * at tended to for M<>!>FX.i Th: /??>' <>nr office is opposite the !'.s l*ai?-nt ?Ssw. nnd wo cm ob tain Patentini ':??*?> tiow than !n??tc from m .isa?seros. yf???KK. /?*? wise <* }*IfOTO of i!>v.-n?i.iit. ' We ???vtsr ? ? 7>nteirt avM?;? freeofchnrsc and \w-rnuke < liAHtiB unless patent nt >; ' </.?/?:/>. For circular, ???vioe.. terms an.I n-frronces ra actual rlients i:> your wn Stato, ('..muy. <1tv or Town, write to GiArSNOWSCO; Opi>o$ite Fatcnt O?ce, Wasktngfa^Jf.Q SPECIAL ATTENTION G ?ven to Compounding Preeoripiioee? FIHST CLASS JOB WOBi AT BOTTOM PRICES*