The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 08, 1895, Image 6

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The Dispensary Cases. Liquor Commissioner Mixson Ruled For Contempt by Judge Goff Two State Constables in the Same Uncomfortable Box, by Goff's Order. The hearing of the dispensary injunction cases about which the whole country is talking:-the hear? ing which began before United States Circuit Judges Goff and Simonton yesterday morning, was productive at the very outset of a sensation of no inconsiderable dimensions. As was surmised. Judge Goff promptly ruled State Liquor Commissioner F. M. Mixson and two members of the liquor constabulary force for the disobedience of his order of injunc? tion, and this morning they will have to appear before the judge and show cause why they shall not be attached and punished as the judge sees St for contempt of the court. Goff does not seem to have that much talked of legal gaff for nothing, and it is now getting in its work again. What the result will be it is hard to tell, but it is thought that Judge Goff will, be pretty severe on Col. Hixson. All will recall that recently, upon the ground that the dispensary law was unconstitutional in many parti culars, and esseotially because of its violation of the interstate commerce laws of the United States, Judge Goff issued a temporary injunction restraining all the State liquor au? thorities and their employees, officers and agents from interfering in any way with liquor shipped into the State from pointe outside the State, either while in transit, at the point of destination, or in the hands of the consignee. The State authorities proceeded to disregard the order and Commissioner Mixson issued the following circular of instructions to the constables ; COLUMBIA, S. C., April 25, 1895, Circular Letter to State Constables : Sir : Enclosed you will find three kinds of certificates "to be used only as follows : One to bring goods into the State, one to carry goods out of the State and the other to ship goods from point to point in the State. The latter ones will be used by every one who does any shipping in the State, including the shipping from the State dispensary to th3 county dispensaries and elsewhere, and by the State constables in shipping to the commission here. You will see that ?he blanks are properly filled in and you will be particularly vigilant to catch any packages going from place to place in this State not bear? ing the proper certificate and in tak? ing packages shipped into or out of the State, u?less properly stamped. You will also find twelve of the certi? ficates for your own use. Send into me any others you may have on hand. F. M. Mixson, State Commissioner. When the court had been called to order yesterday morning, the judges having taken their seats on the bench, Dr. Pope rose aud said : "May it please your honor, I am j sorry to inform you that your tem- j porary order of injunction has been disobeyed in many pait;culars " Dr. Pope then read the circular letter given above and handed it up to Judge Goff. This done he read a proper affidavit in regard to it. Judge Goff conferred for a few j moments with Judge Simonton and j very quickly made the announce- i ment : "A rule may issue at once j against Mixson, the party issuing! this circular, to appear before me, j requiring him to show cause why he shall not be attached and punished for contempt of the court, returnable at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning." j But this was not all. AFTER TEE CONSTABLES TOO. Dr. Pope then rose again and pre? sented an affidavit stating that State Liquor Coustable A. T. Davis, had j 'seized at the depot in Columbia a barrei of beer, shipped from Augus-1 ta, Ga., to D. H. Gobie, Mr. Goble j making the affidavit. Judge Goff-Let a similar rule ! issue against this constable to show | cause why he shall not be punished for contempt. Once mere Dr. Pope rose. This I time it was an affidavit from Levi E ! Folk, of Silver Street, stating that j Constable S. G. Lafar had seized some liquor shipped from Richmond, Va , to him Judge Goff once more j said : "Let a similar order issue in ! this case " Then Dr. Pope bobbed up again and proceeded to read a couple of j affidavits reading on "information and belief." Judge Goff stopped him and said : "That kind of an affidavit is insuffi? cient. It 6eems to me that you would have gotten ali the parties who suffered in this respect to make the affidavits. It seems to me that yon would have no trouble in this re? spect. 1 would like to have all such cases before me at once " Dr. Pope-Your Honor, it is some? what difficult in a short space of time to get all the consignees to make the proper affidavits Judge Goff-Well, these are suffi? cient to test the principle. They will bring the matter up fully. THE MIXON* RCI.E The following is the order which j was served on Commissioner Mixson, j who soon after the fun began c into the court room and took a by the Attorney General : The United States of America, trict of South Carolina-In Ciruit Court, Fourth Circuit Equity. James Dunbar vs. John Gary Ev Governor of South Carolina, I iel H. Tompkins, Secretary State, and James Norton, Co troller General of the State South Carolina, all ex-officio H bers of the State Board of Con! and Francis M. Mixson, Corni sioner of the Dispensary. Upon hearing the affidavit, anc motion of Messrs. Caldwell and P< attorneys for compliant, it is Ordered that Fraud's M M?X? Commissioner of the Dispensary show cause before this court on T: day, the Ith instant, 10 o'clock a. why he should not be attached contempt in disobeying the order the said court heretofore granted. NATHAN GOFF, Circuit Judge CHARLES H. SIMONTON, Circuit Judge May 6, 1895. Orders identical with this w issued in the cases of the two coni bles. Judge Goff then turned his atl tion to the cases in hand, lt was veloped that there were two cases the equity court-that of Dun and that from Charleston of Jar Donald. There were several ot cases from Charleston, coming up demurrers. The Attorney General said that asmuch as they all involved the sa questions identically Le was perfec willing to have all the cases beard gefcber. Mr. Bryan said that he would be g of the same arrangements, bat woi desire the procedure io the equity ca to be kept separate so far as tbe ru governing the arguments, etc., wi concerned. It was then agreed tl the heariog should proceed, all I cases being heard together.' Jud Goff announced that the court wot put no limit on the time, bur. would glad to have the attorneys consume little time as possible. Mr. Bryan read the bill for iojut tion in his case in equity and Attorn General Barber read the State's a s wer. Judge Townsend, assistant A torney general made the opening arg ment for the State. He argued th the dispensary law was within the p lice power of the State, that the ca> brought before the court were sui against tbe State and therefore unco stitutional and that.the court did n have jurisdiction Dr Pope replied, speaking two hour His argument was mainly to prove tb tbe law was unconstitutional aod su versive of the Republican form of go eminent. He quoted numerous autbo itie8 in support of the contention tb the court had jurisdiction and that tl system was not a police measure, but monopoly for profit. In support of b proposition that the la^y is unconstiti tiona! he said: The act oM894 known as the dispel sary act, which is the act in question, i contrary to the provisions of toe cot stitution of the United State*. First Because the State has no rigt to engage io any business to the exclu sion of its own citizens. Second. By so doing it creates a mor opoly in an article of commerce whic it has no right to do--Monopo!y case 1 Coke's Reports-contrary to commo law and pu?tic policy. Disseotin, opinion of Judge Field io Slaughte House cases. Monopolies have bee; declared both in England and Americ to be contrary to the common law Statute 21, Jones the first, and to pub Ho policy. Third. It is not a police measure but is a measure of revenue, and i therefore, cannot be said to be a polic measure, lt has carried liquor inti counties and towns heretofore dry ant is calculated to corrupt the morals io stead of improving them, mixed drink) such as cocktails, to tempt the appetite of the un80phiscated and temperate Fourth. Because it denir to the etti zen the privilege of ordering liquoi and forces him to buy from the dispeu 6arie8 80 per cent goods and cheap li? quors, calculated to injure the health ol the citizen. Fifth. Because it interferes with thc commerce between the States, in rue greed to make money out of the busi? ness. Sixth. Because it confiscates the property of the citizen without just renumeration therefor, or without due process of law. Seventh. Because it authorizes searches and seizures to be made with? out warrant of law. Eighth. Because it gives a preference to a few, at the expense of the many by licensing tourists hotels and the Charleston Brewing Company, when "equal rights to all and special privi? leges to none" is the true rule in a government of the people, thereby de? coying the uniformity of the law-. Ninth. Because it destroys a republi? can form of government. Tenth. Because it puts through i r H spies aud the revenue arising from the 6ales the purse and sword in the hands of the administration for its perpetua? tion in power. Eleventh. Because said dispensary is carried on under internal revenue li? censes, obtained from the collector, which shows that it is not a police measure, but on the contrary marks it as the biggest barroom in America. Twelfth. Because it attempts to change the proceedings against persons, ? 10 order tu conh-cnte th^ir property from a proceeding in pursuance to a. proceeding io rem which cannot be done Wapples proceedings iu Rem. p. 28. section 24; Miller vs. U S., 11 Wallace 268 ; The Confiscation Case. 20 Wall., p. 104 et seq. Thirteenth. Because said act as a whole is contrary to the Constitution of the United States. Section 8 and 10 of article 1 ; sections 2 and 4 of article 4, article 6 o' *' *? institution of the United States, of articles 4, 5, 6, 8 and section 1 of article 14 of the amendments to said constitution. Mr. Caldwell next spoke against the dispensary system. He dwelt at length upon the monopoly feature of the law, and that in bringing the cases there was no suit against the State but against individuals. His arraignment of the law was scathing io the ex? treme. Close of the Arguments. State, May 8. The argument in the dispensary law cases which have been pending before Judges Simonton and Goff has now come to an end, and it now rests with these two judges of the United States Cir? cuit Court to say whether or not the law is violative of the United States inter-state commerce laws and the con? stitution with the wings of the eagle. Massive brains and eagle's eyes are as this is being written persuing the synop? sis of the argumeots filed aod to-day at noon it will be announced from the bench what conclusion has been reach- J ed-whether or not the dispensary law is valid in the particular matter of the ; inter-state commerce feature, which, if; such be not the case, will nullify it to all intents and purposes. The battle has been a big one. The ? feature of the elaborate argument of I the case as in the registration cases bas been one leading argument In the reg? istration case the leading argument was that made by Mr. C. A. Douglas, it ; being one that any attorney might feel j proud of. In the dispensary cases the leading argument was that made by ; Mr. J. P. Kennedy Bryan, of Charles ton. It was one of the most brilliant j presentations of a case ever heard not io Columbia, but in the State. Mr. j Bryan displayed the greatest ability j and his delivery was forcible and effec- : tive. In the court room, which was ; jammed so that standing room was ? difficult to obtain, were many leading attorneys, some having come from a j distance to hear the case, and< many j other prominet men representing other professions. Each and every auditor listened with the closest attention to Mr. Bryan's speech of two hours. It was really the first thoroughly legal i attack .that has been made upon the law since its enactment Piece by piece be took the pruning knife of the law and trimmed it of its embelishmeDts so that it appeared with tis unconstituttoo al nakedness to the minds of nearly every one. The Contempt Cases. After the close of the argument in j the dispensary case the contempt cases ' were taken up, and the returns of Com- i missioner Mixson, and Constables Davis j and Lafar were read. In each of these j returns the dispensary officials backed j down from the position taken by Gover-, nor Evans, and disclaimed any ioten- ' tentions to disobey or treat the order' of the court with contempt. The State was represented by Assis- ? tant Attorney General Townsend, who ! read the returns to the rule. Commis? sion Mixson's return stated J First. That he submits that the hon? orable court has no jurisdiction io this actioo aod the said order of injuoctioo j is a ouility Second. That he is State comons sioner by thc appointment of the State board of cootrol, and has beeo dis- j charging his duties of said office since ! the 1st of February, 1895. and then goes on to explain about the prepara-: tioo aod sending out his circular of I instruction to constables ou April 25tb. ! Third. That he admits the order of j injuoctioo was served upoo him OD April 25. before the circular letters were ! mailed but avers positively that they were not sent in consequence of the : order or with any intention of disobey? ing the order. That in sending out the circular let rers aforesaid he did not intend to defy I the authority of the court in any way, nor to commit aoy contempt by dis- I obeying the order of injuoctioo, and ; has not wilfully and iatentiooally dis? obeyed any order of this honorable court and disavows any purpose what? soever in sending out the circular let- j ter to the two constables to do so, aod avows that he is ready and willing at all times to respect and obey its orders and intends to do so. Wherefore he respectfully prays that the rule be dismissed. As Judge Townsend finished read? ing, a brass band passed in the street below playing something that sounded very much like "Where is Mv Wander? ing Boy To-night ?" Then Judge Goff's voice was heard, saying after he read the paper through carefully: "Then he denies that he ever intended to iostruct the constable-; to sei?e liquors.'" Judge Townsend : That is what he swears to in that return. May it please your honor, this commissioner i* a new man, only appointed a few months ago, ami is not thoroughly familiar with these things Judge Goff then read over Col. Mix son's circular letter to Constables, aud after some remarks thereoo fioally said. Judg" Goff: Then I uoderstaod you to say that be did not mean that as an order to seire liquors ? Judge Townsend: He swears to that your honor The ictuni of Constables Davis and Lafar were the same, except an to the relation of the facts io each cane, which being stated, the return proceeds to state: That at the time of the seizure of the said package, no order of any kind of this honorable court had been exhibited ; to him, nor was he made a party to any proceedings in the court, and the ! only information he had was derived from the publication of some proceding io s dispensary case io the Columbia papers, which he thinks be read on the \ morning of the 25th day of April, 1895; that soon after this seizure, on io- j quiry, he ascertained that an order of '? injunction had been granted by this hon? orable court, and since that time had not made any effort to search for or seize packages of liquor, and has made no seizures, and determined oot to do so until the question of bis right under the law to do so bad been heard and de? termined by his honorable court. That he intended to commit no con? tempt in disobedience of the orders of the court, and has not willfully or in- I tentionally disobeyed any order, and \ disavows any purpose whatsoever to do so when he seized the package, and avows that he is ready and willing at j all times to respect and obey its orders, : and intends to do so. Wherefore he prays that the rule be j dismissed. ALL DECISIONS TO-DAY. Theu there was a silence for some time, everyone being on the qui vive to know what was goir^* to be the re? sult. Finally the high tension was re? lief thus : Judge Goff-The court will take all these matters under consideration and adjourn till 12 o'clock to-morrow, when we will announce the conclusion in the oases which have been submitted. - mm * * ' m?< i Like South Carolina. Florida Has Our Election Law and : Finds That It Hurts Her. Jacksonville Tira.e;-L"nioo. In discussing a fair election law i the Times-Union has never once given prominence to the idea that such a law would give people out side of Florida confidence in the State. We advocate a fair election law because such a law is right, and an unfair law is wrong-because the rights of the people now in the State demand a fair election law. This is j a matter of first importance, but the impression made on people outside of this State is not unimportant. We need capital. We need irnma- j gration. There are thirty-seven rail- ! lion acres of land in Florida capable of easily supporting a population cf 15.000,000 We have now less than i half a million We need thirty times the population we have now. It would make our lands nearly thir- i ty times as valuable. These lands are owned principally by the people : who now live in Florida. They are i now almost valueless, because we bave many times more than we can use. Immigration would maka them \ valuable, and would make rich many of the land owners in the State who are now poor. The investment of outside capital j would bring immigration, and would : give employment to people already here. Florida needs immigration I and capita!. Neither will go in large numbers or amount to a State that does not: protect the rights of its people. Our matchless advantages draw to a small extent both labor and capital, in spite of our present law. If a fair election law were passed, where one immi? grant comes now. or one dollar of investment, ten would come, and the State would be rapidly developed. This, however, is a small matter, in comparison with the rights of the people of Florida-rights that are now trampled, on, and that would be ? protected by a fair election law. --???..??".^" Attempt to Wreck an Atlan? tic Coast Line Train. Another attempt was made to ? wreck an Atlantic Coast Line train night before last This makes the third attempt of the kind that has been made within a few months, and it is a pity that some punishment j cannot be dealt ont to the evil-doers All efforts lo catch them have proved : futile. The scene of the attempted wreck ? .of Tuesday night was between Oakley and Strawberry stations, j Train No 23 had just taken water at j the tank this side of Strawberry j Station and had started for its run ! down to the city, when the engineer j saw an obstruction on the track. ' The air brakes were turned on at; once, but the heavy train was not ; brought to a standstill before tac engine ran into a pile of crossties that had beer, placed on the track. The act was deliberate and was evidently done with an intention of wrecking the first train that mig nt come along, for the logs were wedged into the rails securely. The train was uninjured, but tin; engine was partially derailed. Th?'train did not arrive in the city until alter 1 o'clock -A'/'/'N dud Courier. Aver's Pills are recommended by leading physicians mid druggists, as the most prorupt and eflicient remedy tor biliousness, nausea, costiveness, indigestion, sluggishness of the j liver, jaundice, nnd sick headache ; also, to ? relieve colds, fevers, neuralgia, and rheuma? tism. A Startlina Story! Told by a Leaden Bullet in Swearingen's Brain. EDGKKIELD, May 6.-New aod start? ling disclosures have been brought to light io the recent shooting affray at ! this place, in which John C. Swearing en, brother-in-law of Hon. George D. I Tillman and Senator B. R. Tillman, was killed. On Saturday last Messrs. ; Croft, Tillman and J. W. Thurmond, counsel who have been retained to assist i the State in the prosecution, had the ; body of Swearingen disinterred by Drs Hill and Thompkins in order to secure the two remaining pistol balls from the dead body, which were not extracted j before the burial. Greatly to the surprise of everybody j it now appears beyond doubt that j Luther Jones, son of B. L Jones, as- j sisted bis father in the killing. Luther i Jones has, up to this time, denied hav- ; ing shot at all, while his father assert ed, corroborating his son, that he alone fired. The elder Jones claims to have used a 32-calibre pistol, and the ball extracted from the back of the de- i ceased's head is of a 38-calibre. The i pistol owned by the younger Jones is said to be of this latter calibre. It is ; also claimed by Swearingen's friends that the deceased never fired at ali. Much interest is manifested in the ! case on account of the prominence of all the parties concerned. E. L. Jones has before been tried here for bis life, j He is a man of considerable wealth, ; and settled in Edgefield county about twenty years ago, but no one seems to know from where he came. It is stat- ! ed, however, upon reliable authority ; that he once lived in Pike county, Ala- ; bama, from which place he moved on i account of having killed a man. This : latter statement is, however, merely ; based upon information. The result of the above investigation ! in fact the cause of the disinterment, ? was the'account of the affair written by : Mr. E. J. Watson, staff correspondent '< of The State. As the strength of a building depends upon the solidity of its foundation, so health de? pends upon the condition of the blood. To expel impurities and cause the vital fluid to become vigorous and life-giving, Ayer's Sar? saparilla is the most powerful and effective medicine in use. Shannon Letter File3 aud Filing Cases at H. G. Osteen & Co's. HARB Y fr CO., (Successors to H. J. Harby.) Brokers, COURT HOUSE SQUARE. SUMTER, S. C. OATS-Car, Choice Texas, just arrived. . FEED OATS-Car just received. WHEAT BRAN. COTTON SEED MEAL-Car just re ceived. FLOUR-Car just received. LARD. MEAL-bolted-on hand. GRITS AND CORN-Constantly received. HAY-2 car loads No. 1, borne raised, (100 1 lb. bides) $13 per ton. ORDERS BY SAMPLE FOR COFFEE, SUGARS, SYRUPS, BUTTER, CHEESE, RICE, TOBACCO, &c, SOLICITED. STRICTLY WHOLESALE. Jan . 2. "THE CHARLESTON L?E." South Carolina and Georgia Railroad, PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Corrected to March 10th, 1895. (Daily.) Lv Charleston 7 20 a ra 5 30 p m Ar Summerville 7 56 a m 6 15pm " Pregnrtlls 8 28 e a 6 55 p m Georges S 40 am 710pm " Branchville 9 12am 7 40 p m " Rowesville 9 25 a m 8 16pm " Orangeburg 9 38 a m S 32 p tn " St. Matthews 9 53 a m S 55 p ra " Fort Motte 10 10 am 9 OS p m " Ringville 10 20 am 9 20 pm "Columbia H 05 a m 10 10 pm Lv Columbia 6 50 a m 4 20 p m Ar Ringville 7 37 a m 5 05 p m " Fort Motte 7 48 a m 5 15pm " St Matthews 8 04 am 5 32 pm " Orangeburg 8 30 a ra 5 56 p ra " Rowesville 8 47 a ra 6 13 p m " Branchville 9 05 a m 6 30 p m ,f Georges 9 51 a m 7 10pm " Pregnalls 10 05 a m 7 23 p m "Summerville 10 45 am S 00 p m "Charleston 1130 am 8 40 pm Lv Charleston 7 20 a m 5 30 p m " Branchville 9 25 a m 8 00 p ra '.'Bamberg 9 53 am 8 28 pm .. Denmark 10 OS a m 8 42 p ra " Blackville 10 25 a m S 58 p m " Williston 10 43 a m 9 17 p m "Aiken 1123 am 10 00 p m Ar Augusta 12 15 p m 10 45 p ra Lv Augusta 6 25 a m 3 40 p ra " Aiken 7 14 a m 4 27 p m " Williston 7 57 a m 5 09 p ra " Blackville 8 14 a m 5 23 p m " Denmark S 28 a m 5 44 p m " Bamberg 8 41 a m I 53 p tu " Branchville 9 20 a m G 25 p m Ar Charleston ll 30 H m S 40 p m F fist Express, Augusta and Washington, witt) TbrouK1* Sleepers to New York. Lv Augusta 2 25 p m Ar Aiken 3 02 p m .. Denmark 4 12 p m Lv Denmark 6 i?- H m Ai Um T 19 a m Ar Augusta S 00 a m Daily except Snnday . Lv Canulen 8 55 * m 2 45 p m " Cannie? Junction 9 50 a m 4 15 p tu Ar Ringville IO 25 ara 4 55 p ra Lv Ringville 10 35 ara rt 00 a m " Camden Junction 11 lu a m 6 40 a m Ar Camden 12 05 pm 8 15am E. S. BOWKK, L. A. EMXRSON, Gen. Manager. Traffic Manager. General offices-Charleston, S. C. Atlantic Coast Line. Manchester & Augusta Bailroad. CONDENSED SCHEDULE, NORTH. |la effect March 25tb,; SOUTH 1895. Daily Train No 50. IT 32 43 51 03 23 5 34 5 41 5 51 6 05 m m to m m m m m p m D m STATIONS. Daily Train No. 5x. Lv Ar Denmark Copes |Cordova Orangebnrg (Camero:) Lone Sur Remini Pinewood Privateer Sumter Ar! Lv! 6 ll 5 56 5 44 5 36 5 19 5 04 4 51 4 41 4 30 4 19 a ni a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m a m Trains 50 and 51 carry throogb Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Care between New York and Augusta and Macon. Train No. 50 leaves Atlanta 7 15 am, Macon 9 00 a ra, Augusta 2 25 p rn, arriving Sumter 6 05 pm, Fayetteville 9 35 p tn, Petersburg 2 39 am, Richmond 3 40 am, Washington 7 00 a rn, Baltimore 8 20 a rn, Philadelphia 10 46 a m, New York 1.23 p rn, Train No. 51 leaves New York 9 am, Phil? adelphia 1140 am, Baltimore 2 13 pm, Washington ;3 30 p m, Ricbmood 7 13 p m, Petersburg 7 46 p rn, Fayetteville 12 53 a rn, Sumter 4 19 am, Augusta 8 00 a rn, Sumter 4 19 am, Augusta 8 00 a m, Macon ll 00 a m, Atlanta 12 15 p m. T. M. EMERSON, H. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager Ass't Gen. Pass. Agt. J. R. K?NLY, Gen'l Manager. Atlantic Coast Line. WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AUGUS? TA RAILROAD. CONDENSED |SCHEDTJLE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated Mch. 25, 1395. No.55.?No.51.? Leave Wilmington Leave Marion " Arrive Florence Leave Florence Arrive Sumter Leave Sumter Arrive Columbia P. M. *3 30} 6 24? 7 05! i P.M. I A.M. *7 30: *3 15! 8 38! 4 19 No.52. P.M. j A.M. i 8 38 *9 48 10 OOi ll 05: No. 52 runs through from Charleston via Central R. R., leaving Lanes 8 38 a. m., Man? ning 9 15 a. m. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Leave Columbia Arrive Sumter Leave Sumter Arrive Florence Leave Florene? Leave Marion I No. 56. No.5i A.M. *5 20 6 43 P.M. *4 25 5 43 No.50 ! A. M. ; P.M. I 6 43, *6 05; 8 CO] 7 15! A. M. j 8 25; 9 06: Arrive Wilmington ll 50[ ?Daily. fDaily except Sunday. No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S. C., via Central R. R., arriving Manning 6 21 p. m., Lanes 7 00 pm., Charleston 8 40 p.m. Trains on South and North Carolina R. R., leave Atkins 9 40 a.m. and 6 30 p. m., ar? riving Lucknow II 10 a.m. and 8 00 p. m. Returning leave Lucknow 6 45 a. m. and 4 20 p. m., arriving Atkins 8 15 a. m. and 5 50 p. m. Daily except Sunday. Trains on Hartsville R. R. leave Hartville at 4 30 a. m., arriving Floyds 5 00 a. m. Re? turning leave Floyds 9 45 p. m., arriving Hartsville 10 15 p. m. Daily except Sunday. Trains on Wilmington k Conway R. R. leave Chadbcurn ll 30 a. m., arrive at Coo way 1 45 p. m., returning leave Conway at 2 30 p m., ir-ive Cbadbourn 4 50 p. m., leave Cbadbourn . 35 p. m., arrive at Hub at 6 20 p. m., returm leave Hub S 15 a. m . arrive at Chadbourn . ''O a. m. Daily ex? cept Sunday. Trains leave Pregnalls 8 ??a. m., Summer? ton 9 48 a m., Sumter 10 35 a. m., Darling? ton ll 55 a. m., Bennettsville 12 48 p.m. arrive Hamlet 1 40 p. m. Returning, leave Hamlet 2 10 p.m., Bennettsville 3 00 p.m. Darlington 3 52 p.m., Sumter 5 ll p.m., Summerton 5 58 p. m., arrive Pregnalls 7 21 p. m. JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen'l Supt. J. KENLY. Gen'l Manager. T. M EMERSON, Traffic Manager. Olio River & Charleston Ballway Co SAMUEL HUNT. Agent for Purchaser. In effect December 1, 1S94. CAROLINAS DIVISION. NORTHBOUND.-(Daily except Sunday, Lv Camden.i 1-00 D m Ar Kershaw. 1.45 pm Lv Kershaw . 2.00 p m j Lv Lancaster. 2.42 p m j Lv Catawba Junction. 3.15 p m Ar Rock Hill.! 3.34 p m ! Lv Rock Hill.I 3.44 p m Lv Yorkville .j 4.20 pm j ll Lv ?lacksburg.; 5.25 p m S.45 a ni Lv Patterson Springs.j 9.15 a UT Lv Shelby .T...! j 9.40 a m Lv Rutherfordton.I ill.40 am Ar Marion.? I 1.15 p m '"SOUTHBOUND.-(Daily except SuodayT Lv Marion._ j 4.25 p m Lv Rutherfordton. , 5.50 p m Lv Shelby.j j S.03 p m Lv Patterson Springs.! S.19 pm Ar Blacksburg. ' S.45 p m Lv Blacksburg. j 7.45 am I Lv Yorkville. 8.5S a m j Ar Rock Hill. 9.35 a m ' Lv Rock Hill.1 9.45 a m I Lv Catawba Junction. 10.10 am ; Lv Lancaster. 10.50 am Ar Kershaw. 11.29 am ' Lv Kershaw. 11.2S am | Ar Camden... 12.15 pm ' Dinner at Kerstiaw. CONNECTIONS. Camden--With S. C. Ry., for Charles:. Columbia, Augusta ami all points Sou;;: Lancaster- With Cheraw t Chester N. G. R R . for Chester Catawba Junction-With C. C. k V R R. Rock Hill-With Southern Railway. Yorkville-With Chester* LenoirR. R Blacksburg-With R & D. R. R. for Spar unburg, Greenville, Atlant;: and points South, and Charlotte and points North Marion -With Southern Railwav. SAMUEL HUNT, Geo. Manager. A. TRIPP. Superintendeu*. S. B. LUMPK?N, Geo. Pass Agt. Bicycle Oil, Lanterns, Graphite, Bells, Pants Guards, eto., for sale by S. G. Ostten & Co's.