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?rn m m, 4P j*, i H H II Iii jil |T ill t\ BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. 13 m 1 lr ll I I lr 1 . % ;?>;"> Jar ANDERSON. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. J AX l'A RY H>. 1898. VOLUME XXXII?-N0. m. FROt? THE SHEEP TO THE Mm. Captured the Medals at World's fair, 1893. ALWAYS IN SHAPE, AT WORK OR PLAY. We Know What the Trade Demands and We Meet lt. ?_ The Manufacturers Authorize (is to Give With Every Pair Sold This Unheard-of WARRANTY. You may buy a pair of Dutchess Wool Trousers at $29 $2.50, $3, $3.50, $4 or $5 And wear~them two months. For'every SUSPENDER BUT TON that COMES OFF WE will PAY you TEN CENTS. If they RIP at the WAISTBAND WE will PAY you FIFTY CENTS. If they RIP in the SEAT or elsewhere, WE will PAY you ONE DOLLAR or GIVE YOU A NEW PAIR. BEST IN THE WORLD. TRY fl P?IR. FOR SALE BY THE: SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. War, War We are at war with HIGH PKICES CHEAP STUFF. A.IV.O OUR. mt a i3 m SATISFACTION GUARANTEED, 1N KA. J CALL A IVE? SEE U?. ? vhs' a S * COTTON IS CHEAP AIVE> SO ARE LIVE AND LET LIVE IS OUR MOTTO ! WE have a choice and select Stock of FAMILY and FANCY GROCERIES, Con*Lifcwig of almost everything you may used to eat. Our Goods are fresh, were bought for cash, and will be sold as Nov as the lowest. Please give nie 2 '-all before purchasing your Groceries. "Jhanking all for past i?vors and soliciting a continuance of the same We are yours to please, GK F. BIG BY. PROGRESS ?F m m The Latest Developments in the War Between United States and Spain, PRESIDENT CALLS FOR 125,000 MEN WASHINGTON-, April25 -ThePresident to day issued the following proclamation calling for 125,000 troops to serve two years: By thc President of thc United States-A Proclamation: Whereas, a joint resolution of Congress was approved on the 120th day of April, 189S entitled ".Toiut resolution for tho recognition of tbe independence of tho people of Cuba, demanding tbo govern ment of Spain relinquish its authority and government of tho island of Coba, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and direct iug the President of the United States to uso the land and naval forces of the ! United States to carry these resolutions J into eflect." j Whereas, by an Act of Congress enti tled ''An Act to provide for temporarily increasing the military establishment of th? United States in time of war and for other purposes," approved April 22,189S, the President is authorized, iu order to raise a volunteer army, to issu6 his pro clamation calling for volunteers to serve in the army of the United States. Now, therefore, I, William McKinley, President of the United States, by virtue of the power vested in rae by the Consti tution and laws, and deeming sufficient occasion to exist, have thought fit to call forth, and do hereby call forth, volun teers to the aggregate number of 125,000 in order to carry into effect the purposes of the said resolution, tho same to be ap portioned, as far as practicable, among the several States and Territories and the District of Columbia, according to popu lation, aud to serve for two years, unless Sooner discharged. Tho details for this object will be im mediately communicated to the proper authorities through the war department. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my band and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this twenty-third dav of April, A D. 1M)8, and of the independence of the Coiled States | the one hundred and twenty-second. WILLIAM MCKINLEY. By the President: John Sherman, Sec retary of State. WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Presi dent to day called upon tho people of the United States for the first time in thirty years to manifest their martial strength, this time the call being upon a united people togo forward to battle with a for eign foe. The Secretary of War created a new army corps. Tba two taken to gether, with other news of to-day, showed thai the regular army will soon move on Cuba, and that meantime the volunteers will be equipped and dri lcd The Presi dent's proclamation, while actually is sued, was not certified to tho Governors of the Statei and Territories, and will not be until Monday. The reason is two fold. Inthetir.st place, tho war depart ment desires to avoid destroy ing tho pres ent organization of tho National Guard, which is to be called into service first Tho Guard regiments are composed of twelvo companies, and being o ill ce red more numerously than the regular army regiments would have, to be chHnged to j correspond to tho anny organization in order to comply with the law as it exists. Tho pending Hull bill, however, provides I for meeting just such an emergency, and permits tho uso of the, National Guard as as organized. This consideration is im portant, inasmuch as many of tho Na tional Guard have volunteered only nu der condition that they may serve >IH now organized. The actual consideration wStch influenced tbe department in post poning the certification of the cull until Monday isa desire to maku surf that ? adequate arrangements can bo completed by the quartermaster and commissary departments for transporting and feeding the large number of men calltd for. This is no light task, as the volunteers must j ba taken by the government at a certain I point in every State, where they are col lected by the Governors. I Telegrams have been coming from al ; most every section of the country to Sec retary Alger iront Governors and militia ? officers, conveying information as to the length ol' time, burprisirgly sin.rt in many cases, that would be required l?y tiiem to gather their forces ready for mus ter. The mon a* fn*t as mustered in hy regular army o iii ce ra in the various Sidles will be brought to ono of the three great depots, name'v, Washington, Rich mond ami Allant?, wht-ro they will be organized to meet thu requirements ol modem army tactics. The fact that Kich mond is named as ono of these points is taken in some quarters as an evidence tltHtFithughI.ee is to receive a volun teer COmUilsslOD, either HS on? of ttl?) I". >u r major couvrais or one < I the niue briga dier generals provided for in lb? volun teer bill, for it is believed thal il aas largely at his instance thal ll dimond was selected HH one ol tho points of oon centratiot . In anticipation of thc cottificalion of the President's itali ti vast nu tn bor nf telo grains and'^oitors have begun to fi rw in upon Secretary Alger offering the ser vices of thu Heilders as volunteers in tho army. So nu mer*?us ar? ? beso communi cations tint tho Secretary lias been obliged t'i request the press to notify tit" people that such communications should bo directed to tho Governors <>r their re spective StateH aud Territories, as ]?n has no authotity under tho law to accept vol unteers directly. Tho formation of a grand army corps in tho depart? the South, with headquarters three Gulf ports, is evidence tt govern m ?nt is to move upon I once with the regular army, leav volunteers just called for to be disc ano workod into shape for future the campaign. The formal order creation of this army division, is.? tho war department ?it tho close- ol hours, is as follows: Headquarters ef tho Army, Ad Goneral'rt Office, Washington, Ap 1S9S.-General Orders: By directi the Secretary of "War the following nf tho President are published for I formali' n and guidance of all cone 1. Tho United States troops asse in the Chickamauga National Par form an encampment to he kui' Camp George H. Thomas, and wi] stitnte, temporarily, an army oorj der the command of Major General R. Brooke. The corps will consist ? division of cavalry, ono div isi?n fautry and one brigade of light arti The cavalry mid infantry division each be composed of not more than brigades, consisting of three or regiments each. The artillery br will be composed of two battalions, comprising five batteries. Tho commander will assign the senior ol present for duty with each arm ti command of divisions and brigades. 2. The infantry regiments concent at New Orleans, ' La,, Mobile, Ala. Tampa, Fla., are co- stitu ted division der the command of Briir. (?en WT P. Shafter, Brig. Gen. John J. Coi ger and Brig. Gen James F. Wadi spectively. Tho division com mai will form their divsi ?ns into bri/, and assign the senior officers presen duty to command them. By command ol Major Gen Miles. H. 0. Corbin, Adjutant Getier While it is the purpose of the wa partment to secure only National Gu; men as far as possible under this call for volunteers, yet in Stat-H w thore are no National Guards, or w the number falls below the quota fix? the call the States will be expected to ply the volunteers regardless of their of organization. In fact this must done under tho law. On the basis of to day's call for 12i ! men the various States and Territo including the District of Columbia, be called upon to supply each the full ing number of volunteers: A lahama 2 Arkansas 2,025, California 2 13S, i'oloj l,29S, Connecticut 1,007, Dulaware Florida 750, G-orgia . 74, Idaho 202, noi- 6,608, Ind inn.? 4 :i02. Iowa 3.772, 1>' sas 2.77S, Kentucky 3.407, ouisiani 940, Maine 1.250, Mnryla-d 1,942, ^a cbusetts4,721, Michigan 2.36S, Minne: 2,874. Mississipoi 2,257 vii-s<>nri 5, Montana524, Nebraska 1,409, Nevada New Hampshire 752, New J-rsey 2, New York 12,513. North ('andina 2. North D.ikota 461, Ohio 7.231, Oregon Pennsylvania 10,769, Rhode Island : South Dakota 745, South ''an>lina2, I Tennessee 3.060, Texas 4 229, Utah j Vermont 634, Virginia 2,913, Washi i ton 1,178, West Virginia 1.3S9, Wiscor ; 3,174, Wyoming 231, Ariz nalSl. Dist I of Columbia, 449, New Mexico 330, Ol ho m a 143. i Tho navy department was considera excited to-day overa va^t number of I mors, which came from ?ll source??, j specfing theseizureof ships. At the cl ! of the day Secretary Long said that j had a notice of only one seizure so 1 ' that of the Bueriovontura, already ! ported. It has not yet been determir j what disposition to make of this ship, i ! has it bpen decided to order her hefor i prize court. No purchases or ships w< ; made during the dav, but all the onerg of the department are bent toward t speedy equipment of those already ; quired. It is not believed that any ol cial notice bas been received hythe? partment concerning the block ad i squadron, although ri^id adhesion to t rule of not giving ?ny news as to t movements of ships mitiht have prevei ed knowledge of any such dispnt? li fro leaking ont. I HAVANA April 23 8 30 p m.-Yeal?, day afternoon ?t 4.45 o'clock the sem ph >re signalled that a fleet had be* : Nighted on tho eastern side of the islan 'It was said io bo without any colors j show its nationality, j At 6 p. m. the semaphore signalled th j it was the United States Mee' which wi ! in sight Hnd at 6.15 p. m. a red flag wi ! run up at the signal station, warrnu guns were fire?l from Morro Castle an afterwards from Cabanas fori ress, adjoii ing it. This caused excitement throng) out Lue city and was tim fi.-st real note? ! war. When the first signal carno f ol the semaphore station, a British schoone w hich was in the harbor put to sea Sh ; was immediately followed by the Ger man steamer Remii? Some limo after ward the American steamer Stuatoga pu j to sea. I The cannon shots from tho fortres j stirred up fhn regular troops and vol un teers throughout Havana and its vicini ! ty. and thrre was a rush to quarters. Th? I Hignal guns from the fortifications eclioec i<> tho ?mineo ami through tho streets causing people io rush from the lionne* with ttl?-, result that all thoroughfare* j were soon crowded with excited i nimbi t-on-, Thon? was no sign ot alarm any I when . The Spaniards are confident thai Havana is prepared for any eventuality and they have grea faith in the strength nf their fort*? batteries, et?1, and in lint ol fectsvont ss ul their !>> av y arti lery. j An this dispatch is sunt thu civil and military a u tho! ?lion ol' M a va nu aro in con sultation ?! the palace, and every precau tion poss!bio to tho Spaniards has been taken to guard against ?i nigh! surprise, mill to resist .MI attack if bombardment is commenced. Throughout, the evening tho sceneu of enthusiasm continued in tho harbor dis tricts, and SHU Lazaro avenue was full of people who sb on teri defiance at ibo ta*>r American lleet. it was estimated tl) i H evening I there were .!"),"<!!) to .'1(1,(1(111 men ur arms in Havana proper. . The dist outside of Havana'at the same limo held by tho battalions of engineers. HAVANA. April li'!, 2 a. m.-Morro ( t?o opened tiro on tho fighting (-quad of the United States nt lt o'clock night. About ten shots were sent in direction of our ship?, but not on< them took effect, and no shots were li in return. The Spaniards had apparently seen lights of the New York while the la was signalling to a ship ot the squadr The firing was reported by the ofli of the deck, Ensign J.R. Edie, to C> Chadwick, who was asleep at Hie til The young officer asked tho captai r somewhat excited tones whether the N York had not better discontinuo sigt ling. "No," muttered Capt. chadwick, v; tho utmost coolness, "ibero is no uecet ty for stopping the signals. Go ahead. L iter Capt. Chad wick was on tho f ward bridge, wheneo he watched tongues of flames shoot out from Mo Castle. Ile glanced in the directinr the Spanish fortifications fora fews onds. and then turned his back on tb in silent contempt, and went back to bed, perfectly certain the Spaniards coi do no damage at five miles, which v the approximate distance of the llagsl from Morro Castle. Another officer sa;d: "The Spaniai probably became nervous and decid they could not sleep without some fi works. They can't hit anything an way." Thero was no excitement on board t flagship during Morro Castle's fimle; tempt at guunery. The discipline vi splendid. In fact, at this hour many p? pie on board the flagship do not kne that .Spain's first guns of war have be fired, and that the New York was tb? target. KEY WEST, April 24.-Another pri was brought in. this morniing by t United States gunboat Helena, Coi I mander W. T. Swinburne. She turm out to be the Spanish steamer Migu Jo ver, bound from New Orleans for Ba colona, with a cargo amounting to abo 2,000 tons of cotton and grain. The H oana agents of the Miguel Jover are Ba cello tt Co., 43 Cuba street. Shebas capacity ot S.SOO tons, triple expansh [enginesand an electric lighting plat Siie is classified A 1 by the Lloyds. Ensign Christy, witb a crew of li! fro tho cruiser Detroit and four from tl flagship, brought into port this alterno*, thu captured Spanish steamer Catalin Captain Fano, 3,491 tons, which left Ca diz March 7, and was bound from Ne Orleans to Br-reeloua via Habana, f which latter port she was making wh( taken. Tho Cata) i da was captured aboi 4 o'clock this (Sunday) morning, 12 milt from Habana. She was taken by tl cruiser Detroit. When tho first shot wi fired ber captain made a desperate efio to escape his pursuer, and the chase wt prolonged fi>r eight miles. Finally solid shot brought her to. She is carn ing a car^o of G.O00 bundles of staves. ? MoniLK April 24.-A special from B loxi, Miss., says the revenue cutter W nona fr >tn Mobile captured the S an is Steamer Saturnina nt Ship Island, Miss but likely will have to remain in quai antine with the prize until the timo < quarantine detention is o t to-morrow ? next day. The Saturnina is from Sagu to ship Island, Captain Zuclaga in com . maud, I 87i! tons. NEW Youie, April 25.-A dispatch t the Press from Key West says: The gun boat Wilmington to-day captured th Spanish schooner Candidia, with a doo! load of charcoal intended for Habana where it is extremely valuable for fuel At this writing tho Gushing is bearinj down on a schooner m the southeast The breeza is slow, and while she bas ni all sail, the Cushing will overhaul he shortly. She has the start, but the Cush ing has the steam. The torpedo boat Porter to-day cap lured the Spanish schooner Antonio, la den with sugar for Habana. The Antoni*, was sent to Key West with a prize crew of four men under Naval Cadet Du Boise HAVANA, April 24, Noon-During tin f early morning the Morro Castle batterie.1 opened lire on the fleet, but without tnt slightest effect. There have been nc castialitieH among our fontes up to thc hour of writing, and not ?1 single shot has been tired against the batteries. LOM ON, April 25.-The St. Petersburg correspondent ?d' the- Daily Telegraph, telegraphing Saturday, says: "Emperor Nicholas to-day granted ?ii audience to the Spanish ambassador, Duke De Ta namee, ?md discn.sxul with him tho Cuban question at great length. A conference of the ambassadors of the Powers on tho subject <d'Cu ba has been held at tho for eiiMi office and well-informed persons de clare that Russia will support Spain." Tin? Berlin correspondent of the Stan : dard says: "Germany will take no steps ; pn-jndicial to the United States, nor probably join in any intervention* on ; Spain's behalf, lt is (?vident, therefore, that the meeting yesterday (Saturday) at , Dresden, between ISroperor Williiim and Emperor Francis Joseph signally failed to bring t ?urniany into lino with Austria.'* It is announced that the Brined of Wales held a council day before yesterday at Marlborough House on bohalfofthe (?lin en for tho purpose ot approving draft ot the neutralily proclamation. Il is sup posed that the proclamation will bo strictly in tho line of precedents, calling attention to the British Foreign Enlist ment Aol, and warning British subjects against blockade breaking or aiding tho belligerents in any way. Tho coaling question will bo met by ti provision that belligerents will bo supplied at British ports with not moro 0 al than is suffi cient to carry them to tho nearest port of their own country or some nearer dosti. nation, and no more coal will ba supplied to tho samo vessel within mouths, except by special permission. Armed ships will bo prohibited from cirrying prizes into British ports, in cluding those ol' the colonies. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 21. Chickamauga Park was visited to-day by at least 15,000 people. All the regular trains running into Chattanooga were jammed with sight-seers from the sur rounding country, and an occasional ex cursion train was crowded to the doors. Kxtra trains were run to the park as of ? ten as possible to accommodate the throngs anxious to see the blue-coated United States warriors. The camp grounds of the 25th infantry and of the 9th and 10:h cavalry, all colored troops, attracted the colored people, and thous ands of them lingered near the tents all day, laughing and chatting with the sol diers. The unloading of troops which arrived late yesterday afternoon and last night, a good many of whom were compelled to stay in the railroad yards on account of a partial blockade of tho track, was finished before noon, and then the new arrivals were sent to the park. One full regiment of infantry arrived to-day, tb? 7th, from Fort Logan, Colorado, originally des tined for New Orleans. It was command ed by Col. Benham, and consisted of 550 men and officers in 'all. They were sent out to the park during the afternoon and unloaded. Battery B, of the 4th artillery, from Jscksoo Barracks, Louisiana, 75 men and six guns, also arrived duiing tho dty. Quartermaster Gen. Lee will move his office and headquarters to Cbickamauga Park to-morrow, where in future he will transact all business connected with Gen. Brooke's army. Adjt Gen. Sheridan, of Gen. Brooke's staff, will also move to the park. As a result of several encounters which convivial troopers have had with Chatta nooga police, one of which resulted in the wounding of two negro civilians, the sol diers in future will have to leave their sidearms at the camp when allowed leave of absence. JACKS IN VILLE, FLA., April 25.-A special to the Times-Union and Citizen from Tampa says: Government officials here have made arrangements looking to an invasion of Cuba. Twenty of the leading Cuban physicians have been en gaged to go to Cuba with the army from this city, and twenty bright young meu, who speak Eoglisb, will accompany them as interpreters. These arrangements wero made to day. The oilicers of the post were very busy on 5mptirtant;mat ters and a number of them went to Port Td m pa. where they spent the day in cousu I talion with President II. B. Plant, Vice President F. Q. Brown and Capt. James W. Fitzgerald, the snperintendeut of the Plant Steamship Line. This con sultation was mainly over the transporta tion of troops from fbis city to Key West and Uavaua. The officers mide close inquiries regardieg tho capacity of the various boals of the fleet and us to what accommodations they offered to tho men whilo en route. The boats were meas ured and everything was gone over.in detail, Superintendent Fitzgerald doing all in his power to make matters cloar to the oilicers. Mosby Wants to Itahe a Regiment, SAN- FRANCISCO, A pail 22.-Col. John S Mosby, of guerilla l itii!', who is now a resident of this city, has wired to Gen. Miles for authority to raise ? battalion or regiment of volunteers for Special servica in the front. Thc Call to Arms From the}] Presi dent, COLUMBIA, S. C.. April 2.">.-Here is the official announcement of thc President's call for South Carolina volunteers, lt is less than was ex pected and will badly scatter the South Carolina troops so thc announcement is made to-night. WASHINGTON. April 25, L893. To tho tu.vernor of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C.: The number of troops].from your State, under thc call of the President, dated April 23d, 1898, will be one regimen* and one battalion infantry and one heavy battery of artillery. It is the wisli of thc President that the rcgimeuts of tin: national guard or State militia shall be used as far as their numbers will permit for the j reason that they are armed, equipped and drilled. Please wire as carly as possible what equipments, ammuni tion, arms, blankets, tents, etc.. you have and what additional you will re quire. Please also slate when troops will be ready for muster into United J States service. Details to follow by I mail. 1!. A. A LOEE, Secretary of War. Immediately upon receipt of the above call (?overnor Ellcrbc sent thc following telegram in reply: COLUMBIA, April '25, 1898. K. A. Alger, Secretary of War, Washington. J). C. Your telegram received. South Carolina w''l respond i<? the rall of Lhe President. Will furnish infor m?t inn requested as soon as practi Cable. W. ll. Kl.I.KUIUi. Governor. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh iliat Contain Mercury. as inerf.ury will surely destroy tl*-* .-?.nm? nf ?mi"'! and completely, derange t he vrtt.il?! system when entering itthrnugh the mm ma san aces Kiich ard clea (mould i-evcrbo un <1 except mi preccrip linns from reputable physician.?, ns th? damn?e ihi'V .T?.i 'i" ia len f"l<i I i !!:.. , ' od y ?II i nn pos>i hly'derive from iii em. Ll al I'HI atarrh Cure manu factured liv F..'. Cheney A Co., Toledo, 0., enn tains no mercury, and is laben internally Hiting directly upon tue blood ami mucous surfaces of tfcn Bys tem. In buying IUI"?. Catarrh Cure be so ri* you gel the genuine, li i<< taken interna ly, and made in Toledo. Ohio, by J. Choaoy A Co. Teta i mon lats free. &?~SJ,d by Druggirts, prie ">.. *,??r boiflr. South Carolina to the Front. We agree most heartily with thc New ?ork Beening Post \ that the lime for argument against war has gone l y;" that "rightly or wrongly, we 1 ave in lor it," and that it is now our duty "to bring the" struggle to an ! carly and successful termination." "An unsuccessful war would be a far worse thing for the United States than a successful one. and a war of one kind or other we now must hare." The President has issued his procla mation calling for one hundred aaa twenty-five thousand volunteers, and South Carolina should furnish its fall quota, whatever that may be, and re spond to every call that may be made now and hereafter upon it for men and means with which to prosecute the struggle. Wc shall do all that we can to sup port thc Government at Washington, the navy on the sea and the army in the field in their efforts to achieve victory for the American arms. The longer the test of battle is delayed the worse it will be for us. Instead of waiting for six weeks before making an advance on Cuba, as suggested in the dispatches on Saturday, the ad vance should be ordered in six days we wish it would begin in six hours. What the country wants now is that thc business shall be finished with the least possible loss of time. When the demand for war was being urged with frantic earnestness by the Jin goes at Washington, it was said that the United States would whip the fight in twenty-four hours. That was six weeks ago, and we are told now that six weeks more of preparation will be required before the army will be ready to invade Cuba; and the President has issued a call for volun teers to serve in the United States army for two years unless sooner dis charged. The time limit is too great, and, now that we must fight, we want to get through with it. If the strug gle shall be carried over into the next commercial year, the losses to this country are beyond calculation. No one will question the perfect ?'loyalty" of the New York Tribune to the Government and the old flag, and what it says will probably be ac cepted as sincere, as follows: "Thc Nation is not enthusiastic ia the common and baser sense, over this war with Spain. It has not wanted the war. It does not want it. It has tried every honorable means of avoid ing it. Even at this late moment it would welcome a means of averting it. But the war is being forced upon it, and it meets it, not with wild enthu siasm, not with rejoicing, but with sadness at the dire necessity, and yet with absolute confidence in the justice of its cause, and with that serene self continence that is the best assurance of success." We agree with the Tribune that the country does not want war and would welcome a means of averting it; but we do not agree with it that the war has been forced upon it, except by Congress and the newspapers, and that there has been any suflicient cause for it; but right or wrong, just or unjust, it is here and it must be waged by the United States with only one object in view-victory, with only one spirit animating thc people-sacrifice, with only one watchword-duty. Only one result is possible, and South Carolina must have its proper place in the pic ture; not in horse play for thc benefit of children; not in newspaper hysterics, and official windmills, but in the ranks and wherever there is fighting to be done. The sooner it is over thc better, and no efforts should be spared to end it. before tho opening of the next com mercial year. i This war with Spain, as we hate said, will not bc like the war in this country more than thirty years ago. The only interruption of our ordinary vocations will he in our foreign trade. There is no North or South in this struggle, except as it shall appear in results, after the conflict is over, but thc whole country, all the States of the Southern Confederacy aud of thc United States, arc equally responsible not for the occasion of war, but for its success. The present business is fighting. Thc harder and hotter the lighting the sooner thc restoration ?f peace and good order to Cuba and to our own country.-News and Courier. -mot* - Mr. E. L. Roche diedin-Charles ton, S. C., on ISth instant. He was well and favorably known throughout thc State. Tie was commissioner of South Carolina in charge of the South Carolina exhibit at both the New ( Means and Atlanta Expositions. Mr. Roche was for a number of years secretary of the South Carolina Agri cultural Society and was phosphate inspector for thc State for several yean. - Thc State librarian is receiving numerous requests for copies of thc new acts just now. but has to give all applicants the same answer-that they arc still in thc hands of thc State printer. Thc law requires thc acts tobe out thirty days after the adjournment of the Legislature. It is two months since that body ad journed. it is stated that thc acts j will probably bc ready for distribution ; thc tirsl of next month. Thc syndicate that recently lcas ; ed thc old Dorn gold minc at MCCOY* j mick seems lo have ample faith in the 1 profitableness of their investment. I For some time past the* have had a i large force of hands working day and night sinking a .shaft on a very prom ising vein that has been newly dia '? covered.