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The War in Cuba. Habana, June 14.-Thomas Daw ley, the correspondent of Harper's Weekly, who was arrested some time ago on the charge of being in communication with the rebels has bees released from Morro castle, where he has been confined ever smce he was taken into custody Incomplete details have been re* ceived of au important battle at Najasaga Unofficial reports state that Gomez was in command of the rebels, who numbered 5,000 men. He made a manoeuvre with the inten? tion to surround the troops, who were encamped on the plains of Saratoga. The manoeuvre failed of the desired effect, which was to compel the Span? ish force. The rebels then attacked the troops with machetes but the lat? ter repulsed the charges. The battle is said to have lasted 43 hours. General Goderick, with a strong Spanish force arrived on the the scene and with the assistance he rendered, the troops succeeded in forcing the rebels to retire. The rebel loss is said to have been 500, while the troops lost only four killed and two offieers and 32 - soldiers wounded. Later details may place the engage? ment in an entirely different aspect. The battle is said to have been similar to that which took place at Guasi mas in the last war Two dynamite bombs were explo? ded last night by rebels under the Cristiana bridge close to Habana, the object being to wreck the city's gas and water conduits, which are car ried on the bridge. The explosion stopped the water supply, but did not effect the gas conduit. It created a panic in the neighborhood. -^?"??.-^^? Nearly a Dozen Generals ; meet in Habana. H VB ANA, JunelS^ via Tampa, Fla., June 15 .-For the last 10 days a lot of Spanish generals have been flock? ing: into Habana from all part3 of the island There are here at present Generals ?ldare, Barague, Gonzalez Munoz, Ruiz Melguiso, Hernandez, Ferrer, Bazan, Altachete, Suarez lucian, without counting Suarez ' Valdez, brought disabled from the wounds he received in the "Des? canso" engagement with Maceo. Naturally, with these generals, there have arrived a great number of col? onels, lieutenant colonels and other minor officers forming the staff of the generals, the list of which would fili a column. The hotels are crowded with them to the great satisfaction o the great hotel keepers, who are reaping a. rich harvest with so many guests. The cafes are also having a boom3 for at night nothing is seen in them but the white caps and blue uniforms of officers of all ranks, ' sipping their lemonades or other refreshing drinks, discussing war matters. Nobody looking al these men taking their drinks with such tranquility would ever imagine that the island is convulsed with a tre? mendous war which only the Ameri? can seems to ignore, and that some of them still have on their hands the stains of innocent blood, shed in their implacable fury to destro}7 what? ever bears the name of Cuban, be it man, woman or child Nevertheless, somp of them bear on their fices the sta:np of their characters Take for instance, Melguizo, tall, lean, ciose . shaven, with small piercing gray eyes and a general sneakish expres? sion, which denotes his cowardice and brutality, repulsive to witness. The presence of all these generals and officers is exciting comment. Many believe they have been called by General Weyler to arrange another of his famous Combinations against I 3{aceo in order to force him out of j Pinar del Rio, where it seems that | chief is doing whatever he chooses without the least intention of leaving the trap" they had set for him. They now appreciate the stupidity of hav? ing established that cordon after Ma? ceo got inside of the province aud not before he tried to enter it, as any other foreign general would have done, according to the simplest rule of military tactics Consequently, seeing the grave error they have committed, and that the trocha is crumbling to pieces on account of the rains and fevers which are sweep ing away the men by.the hundreds, they have decided to push Maceo on the line and force him to cross it in order to have a pretext to break up the line. It is also said that they will clear the road and put no great obstructions on bis way for that pur? pose. The question is to break up the trocha, which is a sore wart on Weyler's nose. It remains to be seen what Maceo has to say about it Another version of the general's visit is that they have come to ask money to pay the troops who are without pay since the middle of February last, it is said that there is a great discontent amongst them, and this is the principal reason for so many of them deserting to the rebel ranks. It is also rumored that two battalions mutinied against their officers at Los Palos, Habana pro? vince, a few days ago, but the mutiny was quelled by paying them their arrears. And that there is some truth in this is proven by the fact that in this city you are accosted fre? quently, almost daily, by some poor, ragged soldiers, requesting the gift of a few coppers to buy cigarettes or other articles. Nothing more sick? ening can be seen than these poor soldiers strolling around the city in their soiled, tattered outfit, with an old straw hat, battered ou*, of shape, ragged clothes and shoes and with their toes protruding, or old shoes broken to pieces. It is a perfect i shame and disgrace to Spain to keep these poor fellows iu such a pitiable state, arid while the general officers look unconcerned ou the miserable condition of their soldiers, they* are filling their pockets with the pro? ceeds of scandalous speculations, carried out with t' big sums which are being made b> hiding the number of deaths occurring in the ranks, either killed from wounds or dis? eases. The names of the dead al? ways appear on the pay rolls lor the benefit of these interested The generals keep them living-on paper -in order to receive their pay This is th? reason why no accurate data can be obtained of the actual losses of the Spanish army since the beginning of the war and all calcula? tions are based on mere suppositions, which according to good authorites, exceed 30,000 men. Another big speculation has been the horse business. When Campos ordered the seizure of all horses in the islaud lo mount the troops, he commanded, that the owners were to receive $34 as the maximum price ? each, they being given a receipt, hich was to be collected in time, but has never been paid up to the present. Now it appears that the treasury has paid $1,298,695.20 for the purchase of 38,197 horses, ac? cording to disbursements made in the following manner : April, 1895 $ 110,826.65 May, 1895 190.?80.30 June, 1895 93,132.00 July, 189o 117,550 00 August, 1895, 334,164 80 September, 1895, 80,378.00 October, 1895 81.'?39 00 November, 1895 99,015 46 I December, 1895 62,980.00 January, 1896 57,025 00 ! February, 1896 9,061.44 March, 1896 200.00 April, 1896 20,355 20 May, 1896 420S5 35 Total ( ?1,298,693 20 Now, if one takes into considera? tion that according to the official re? ports, the ttoop8 have captured from the insurgents 18,327 horses since the war broke out, it will be easily seen that lhere was no necessity for buying these horses and that the money expended was a sheer waste or a shameful robbery. mm i t i -? Spanish Atrocities. WASHINGTON. June 13 -J. C. Del? gado and his son, Dr. Jose Manuel Delgado, American citizens of Cuban birth, who were brutally assauaited by Spanish troops, had an interview this morniug with Secretary Olney. They were accompanied by Dr Jose L. Rodriguez, of this city, whom they have retained as counsel, Gonzalo .de Quesada, secretary of Cuban legation hi the United States.. Dr. Rodriguez was one of the attor? neys in the Maxima Mora case The mi Delgados told tbier stoiy to Secre? tary Olney and called his attention to their scars They brought with them and shewed to Mr. Olney a broken machete with which the ierrible cut j had been inflicted on the free of the younger man and a bullet hat had been taken from his body. The in? terview lasted twenty minutes. Dr. Rodriguez said after the inter? view that he bad told his ?lieuts not io discuss thier cases, and they had promised to observe the caution Most of the stories that have been published about the assault on the Delgados, he said, were far from tHe facts The altak on the Delgado plan? tation near Dolores, had been made in March, 1895, instead of in last March as was understood by the pub? lic, and the claim for indemnity and redress >om the Spanish Goverment had been filed at the State depart? ment in July last. The Delgados, Dr. Rodriguez said, will remain in Washington while their case is pend? ing. Closed its Doors. ROANOKE, Va., June 1.5 -The Roa? noke Loan, Trust and Safe Deposit company did not open its doors today A deed of assignment was field late Saturday night conveying all its assetts to Lucien H. Cooke, who is DOW mak? ing an inventory. There is about $200, 000 of deposits and it is believed that this will be paid in full. The capital stock was ?250,000. P. L. Terry, one of the leading financiers, and one of the wealthiest men here, was president and his son in-law, S. W. Jamison, treasurer. The assets amount to over $600,000. A large amount of loans have been guar? anteed by the company, but its liabili? ties in this respect are unknown. The chief item of assets are loans and dis? counts about $150,000; stocks and bonds, about $300,000, and real es? tate about $60,000. The di ositors will meet Wednesday to conside, their interests. There was a slight ruo on some of the other banks this morning, bot the excitment scon subsided, and there is no danger of fur? ther failures. A group picture ofy'the delegates to tbe Epworth League Convention was made Fri? day afteroooa bj Mr. Harlee of Winbum's gallery. The seventy-five or eighty delegates were grouped oa the steps of the Graded School building, aod an excellent picture was made. THE GRADED SCHOOL COM-? MENCEMBNT. The Opera House Filled to Over- ? flowing Thc- esteem in whichnbe Graded School is I held by the entire community was most I forcibly and unmistakably demonstrated last j Thursday by the immense crowd that filled the Opera House until standing room was at a premium. The exercises were not to begin ? until 8.15 o'clock, but the audience began to ! arrive ss early as 7 o'clock and before 8 o'clock arrived every seat was taken and later arrivals bad to be satisfied with stand? ing room only. It was estimated that there was within the Opera House last Thursday a crowd of not less than 1,000 persons, and the writ?r is satis? fied that the estimate ts not excessive. As a matter of fact the audience was much larger j than when Sam Junes lectured here, which has heretofore been the high water mark of Opera House audiences. The programme, as published yesterday afternoon, was carried out in a manner that delighted the audience and mu9t have been satisfactory io the high? est degree to Superintendent Edmunds aod the teachers who so skilfully accomplished the difficult task of training and disciplining their pupils for appearance in public. Tbe feature of the' programme that was received with most favor by the audience was the "Confederate Flag Drill" by the pupils of the First aid Second grades. The little men and maids were costumed io Confederate grey and each one bore a miniature Confeder? ate battle flag. The drill was buth compli? cated and rather lengthy ann there was no confusion nor mistakes made at any time. Some of the little Confederates in their long trousers and cadet coats marched with the stiffness and precision of old veterans or mili? tary school cadets. The report of Scholarships was read by Mr. O'Donnell, of the School Board, as fol? lows : REPORT OF SCHOLARSHIPS. Yearly Roll of Houor meaos an average of over 9 j per cent, in scholarship, deportment, and attendance for at least 4 out of 6 reports Yearly Roll of Honor -Margie Monaghan, Florence Keel3, Leaon Green, Edward Mc, Cutcbao, Hubert McKagen, Julian Levy David McCallum ; Miss Emmie Whittemore, Miss Beulah Lynam, Mi?s Ethel Cooper. Special Mention-Leila Hepburn, Janie Barrett, Mabel Durant, Lutie Weathers, Oc? tavia Hill, Cecil Wilson, Armida Moses, Ruth McLanrin ; Miss Daisy Yeadon, Miss Rosa Mood, Miss Isabella McLauric, Miss I Clemmie Fuller; Mf-s?rs Karry Reid and j Joe Jenkins. Capt. P. P. Gallard, of the School Board, j re-id report of attendance, which wa3 as fol- ? lows : REPORT OF ATTENDANCE. There is a rainer large list of those who h:ve r-ot been absent or of those who have not bpos tardy ; but this list includes only ! '.b?:? who ha7e been neither absent nor J tardy : Misses Belle Dinkies, Daisy Yeadon, Ida Stansili, Beulah Lynam, Mitt DuRant. Miss Mitt DuRant has never been tardy during her whole course at school. The Salutatory by Mis3 Ethel Cooper, the Valedictory by Miss Beulah Lyman, the Class History by Miss Mannie Dinkies, and the Prophecies by Miss Mary Hill and Miss Ida Stansill, were well written and grace? fully read ; and each one of the fair young essayists received well merited applause and numerous offerings of beautiful flowers. Messrs. Claude E Hurst, Emile Moses. | Horace Harby, Jr , and Herbert Haynsworth, of the graduating class, who contested for the declaimer's medal, each did well, and Mr. Horace Harby, Jr., whom the committee declared the winner,, is to he congratulated for he WHS the victor in a hird fought ?nd closely contested battle. Supt. Edmunds, in awarding the diplomas to tbe graduates, delivered a short address that was to the point, and os full of thought and good suggestions to pupils and patrons of the school as an egg is of meat. If the public did nc? have R3 evidence of bis ability and fitness for the work, the past year's management of the schools, the address of Supt. Edmunds to the graduating class would hive convinced every one th*t Supt. Ed? munds is the right, man for the position, for his heart is in the work and to the heart sen ?iment, from which all good purposes take ti:eii-rise, he adds the mental gifts to con? ceive and ihe executire ability to carry into execution large plans for the up-building of the schools. The first'honor medal was presented toi Miss Beulah Lyman by Dr. J. A. Mood, j chairman of the School Board, and the j second honor medal to Miss Ethel Cooper by j Maj. Marion Moise, of the Board, both of j whom made an appropriate presentation ! spee:b. j Maj. H. F. Wilson, chairman of the com- j initi?e of judges presented the declaimer's j medal to Mr. Horace Harby, jr., and in doing j so made one of those happy little speeches i that are his forte. This concluded the most successful and ! pleasantest commencement in the history of the Graded School. The following was the programme : Music. Invocation-Rev. T. G. Herbert Chorus by Grades 3 and 10-Morning In? vitation. Confederate Flag Drill-Grades 1 and 2. Reports of Scholarship-Mr. O'Donnell. Reports of Attendance-Capt. Gaillard. GRADUATING EXERCISES. Eogene Wilder, President of class of'96. Salutatory-Subject: "Some Men are Such Gentlemen."-Miss Ethel Cooper. Declamation-Murder of Capt. White Claude E. Horst. Music. History of Class '96-Miss Mannie Diokins. Declamation-Rienzi' s Address to the Romans-Emile Moses. Music. Prophecy Concernisg Future of the Boys of Class of '96-Miss Mary Hill. Declamation-Stooewall Jackson-Horace Harby, Jr. Music. Prophecy Concerning Future of Girls of Class of '96-Miss Ida Stansill. Declamation-America ; Her Glory and Her Shame-Herbert Haynswortb. Valedictory-Subject : "Woman's True Sphere"-Miss Beaulah Lynam. Music. [Committee to decide awarding of declaim? er's medal will retire while this piece of music is being rendered.] Presentation o? Diplomas by the Superin? tendent. Awarding of First Honor Medal by Dr. Mood. Awarding of Second Honor Medal by Major Moise. Awarding of Declaimer's Medal by Major Wilson. Graduating Clas3 -Miss Beauford Brand, Ethel Cooper, Mannie Diukins, tMitt Durant, Lillie Gregg, Daisy Hatfield, Mary Hill, Beaulah Lynam, Lydia Morris, Berta Pringle, Marguerite Richardson, Ida Stansill. Mesrs. Horace Harby, Jr., Herbert Haynswortb, Claude Hurst, Edward McCallum, Emile Moses, Claude Rhame, Eugene Wilder. The reel races for the Pierson medal are off, and tbe reel squad enthusiasts are greatly cast down thereby. The failure of the races to materialize is doe to the determination of the Monaghan Squad not to enter the contest. The question now i3 what disposition will be made of the medal donated by Capt. Pierson^ for the cont?t. Lincoln School Commencement. \ Thc annual commencement of Lincoln Gr?d*-d School, colored, which was held in S'si'oh C-ipiist Church Thursdav night, was at? tended by a crowd that completely filled the large building. On the pulpit platform, which was tastefully decorated with flowers and evergreens, were seated the Bonrd of School Commissioners, Snot. S. H. Ed? munds, the teachers of Lincoln School, the graduating class and others who had a place on the programme. The regular programme was carried out and the entire exercises were excellent io every respect, so much so that the School Board and others who were present have had nothing save the most complimentary criti? cism to make. The various essays were charcterized by a facility of expression and correctness of diction that reflected credit on the teachsrs who istructed the writers, and on the pupils wboee work gave evidence of both zeal in the acquirement of knowledge and the ability to retain and use what they have learned in school. The class prophecy wa3 very humorous and was one of the amusing features of the even? ing The music which was furnished by the friends of the school, a majority of whom were former pupils, was excellent and added much to the attractiveness of the exercises. The two bass solos by Barton W. Le Van were magnificent. He bas a voice of unusual power, compass and sweetness and it ii not often that any audience has the pleasure of hearing singing that equals his performance ast night. The address by Kev E W. Pinckney wa3 appropriate to the occasion, to the point, and calculated to inspire the negro race to make greater efforts to elevate themselves to a still higher plane than they have already attained after thirty years of unexampled progress. The certificates of graduation were present? ed to the members of the graduating class by Supt. Edmunds, who made a brief and appro? priate address. The commencement was a decided success, and had more white people been present a much more correct and intelligent conception of what the negroe9 are doing io an educa? tional way would be more general than it is at present. The following was the programme : Anthem-TheChildren'sTe Deum-Pupils. Invocation-Rev. M. M. Mouzon. Chorus-The Harvest Moon. Salutatory and Oration-I am My Broth? er's Keeper-C. A. Lawson. Solo-Erin on toe Rhine-Miss Rosa Har? rison. Essay-Above All, Duty-Miss R. E. W itie3. Chorus-On to the Charge. Essay-My Country-L. DeLc-on. Ciass Prophecy-C. H. R?mbert. Solo (selected)-Mr. B W. Le Van. Essay-Know-Miss A. L. Singleton. Chorus-A Sailor's Life Give Me. Valedictory-Who ?3 Responsible?-Miss V. B. Abrams. Solo-Longing-Miss Abbie Spears. Address-Rev. E. M. Pinckney. Solo (selected)-Mr. B. W. LeVan. Re.-.ding of Honor Roll. ' Awarding Diplomas by Sunt. S. H. Ed? munds. Chorus-The Sight Birds. Accompanists-Mis3 E. A. Edwards and R A. Piodle. THE EPWORTH LEAGUE. Daily Item, June ll. The State Conference of the Epworth League 13 now in session io this city. Seventy-five or more delegates are in attend? ance and the meetings are interesting. Last night at half-past eight o'clock the opening session was held in the Methodist Church. The meeting was formally opened by the singing of the hymn, "Onward Chris? tian Soldiers," by the choir, after which Rev. W. C. Power, conducted the devotional ex? ercises. Rev. T. G. Herbert io a few well chosen and appropriate woros, welcomed the dele? gates to the city. Prof. H. N. Snyder, of Wofford. College, President of the State League, responded. Prof Snyder briefly explained the objects cf the organization. At 10 o'clock the meeting was adjourned j until this morning. Six o'clock this morning found a large j number of persons at the church to attend j the Sunrise Prayer Meeting. The meeting ' waa conducted by Rev. W. I. Kerbc-rt, cf Florence. At 9.43 tbs Conferezca w?.s caliea tc order by President Snyder. Devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. W. ?. Herbert. Written reports were received from the various Leagues represented. The reports were encouraging, showing a large increase in membership, and a great growth in the good that is being accomplished. The Aonc&i Sermon was preached by Rev. G. H. Waddill of the Epworth League Or? phanage, at 12 o'clock. Daily Item, June 12. The third day's session of the Epworth League Convention began with a Sunrise Prayer Meeting at 6 o'clock this morning. The meeting was conducted by Rev. W. I. Herbert. The regular session began at 8.45 with a song service. The programme of the days proceeding were a3 follows : 9 a. m.-Devotional exercises by Rev. W. I. Herbert. 9 45 a. m -The League in the Country Dis tricts, by Rev. C. H. Clyde. A discussion followed, participated tn by Revs. Peter Stokes, W. J. Snyder, W. I. Herbert and others. 12.45 a. m.-Rev. J. W. Daniel read a paper on Bible Study. 12.15 a. m -Circulating Library in Every Chapter, by Prof. A. B. Cook. Daily Item, June 13. The State Convention of Epworth Leagues adjourned last night. The afternoon aod evening sessions were very interesting. ! The convention was one of the most largely attended and most interesting and helpful to the ?members of the League that has yet been held. The delegates were well pleased with their stay in the city and many of them expressed themselves as hav? ing derived both pleasure and profit from the Sumter Convention. The convection was composed of fine men and women who are thoroughly interested ia the work of the League-the intellectual development of the young people of the Methodist Church along Christian lines and under religious influences. The Epworth League is an organization that can and will do a magnificent work for the Church ander whose fostering care it exists and for the State at large. It is an organ? ization that Sumter was glad to welcome, pleased to entertain and loath to bid adieu. The Epworth Leaguers will always fiod a warm welcome awaiting them in Sumter and it is the hope of the many friends they made n this cijy that they will* again assemble io onvention in this city at no distant day. Electric Bitters; Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for any season, but perhaps more generally needed, when the languid exhausted feeling prevails when the liver is torpid and sluggish andj the need of a tonic and alterative is felt. A prompt use of this medicine has often averted long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No medi? cine will act more surely in counteracting and freeing the system from malarial poison. Head ache, Indigestion, Constipation, Dizziness yield to Electric Bitters. 50c. and $1.00 per bottle at J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store. 1 Wedgefield Letter. WEDGEFIELD, S. C., Juris 16, 1896 -Rev. J. W. Dowell, of the Methodist Church here, ie carrying cn a protracted meeting, in which he is ably assisted by Rev. Jno. G. Williams, pastor of the Baptist Church at Allendale. Good congregations attend, and a great deal of interest is manifested. We are having Sne weather for killing grass, and there is a plenty of it to kill too. Crops, though, are very fine where they have been worked. Late coming up is very small, while that which came up early is unusually forward. Oat and wheal crops were very short, but fine prospect of peavine hay. Gardeos here, like other places, have been al? most a complete failure on account of the dry weather. Since Beeing the good work done near Samter on the public roads by the chain gang, I am led to suggeet that as soon as they come this far they be put to work on the public road from "Cow Branch" to Middle? ton Depot. The distance is only two mile?, and the benefit to be derived from this being putin first class condition would be very great, and those whom it would mostly bene? fit are as much entitled to the use of the chain gang as thoee in any other section of the county. We have always approved of the chain gang system and advocated it. Glad to SBy the health of our community is very good. PRIVATEER PERSONALS. PRIVATEER, TOWNSHIP, S. C., June 15, '96. Owing to a hitch in the mails we were not able to get our Personals to Sumter in time for publication io the W. ? S. last week or the week before, so we will now try to make up for lost time. According to appointment the Amusement Club met at Miss Calley Wells's la3t Friday night, and the following programme was carried out : Music, Misses Susie Bradford and Alice Mason, and Mr. Willie Wells ; Reading, Mis3 Mabel Beckham^ ; Music, Misses Carrieand Hele?.Cain; Reading, Mr. McDonald j Furman ; Music, Miss Una Well3 and Mr. j Willie Brown ; Reading, Miss Hattie Whil ! den ; Music, Misses Hattie and Lizzie Whil ? den and Mabelle Beckham and .Mr. Jirnm ie ? Whilden ; Reading, Miss Susie Bradford; Music, Misses Calley and Una Wells. Two weeks previous to this the Club also 1 met at Miss Oatley Wells's and the feature of j the evening was an enjoyable, "Rainbow : party," at which Mr. Jimmie Whilden carried ! off the honors of the occasion. The next meeting of the Club will be held at the Bethel parsonage cn Friday night, June 26. Privateer's three cadets at the S. C. Co Educational Institute, Messrs. Willie and Sammie Cain, and Furman Tisdale, are at home, as is also Master Douglas Jenkins of the Sumter Graded School. Messrs Richard Tisdale, Hampton Ram? sey and Dwight Cain and Miss Helen Caiu attended the recent commencement of the S. C. Co-Educational Institute. Mr. Tisdale was much impressed by the kiodness and hospitality of the people of that section. Cadet Sammie Cain carried cff the declaim? ed medal at this commencement We are glad to state that the R. L. Burns, who was killed at the cyclone at Sherman, Texas, a month r.go, was not Mr. Robert L. Burns, formerly of this community ; he his never lived at Sherman. The new org?n which Bethel Church h^s gotten from Mr. Randie in Sumter, sounds quite sweet. At Sunday Schcol yesterday Misses Una Wells and Hattie Whilden were chosen cs organist nnd assistant organist, p.nd at they oung people's meeting in the After? noon, Misses Hattie Whilden and Susie Brad? ford were chosen io fill the same- positions at the sessions of thc young people's meeting, which takes place in the afternoon of every second ?.nd fourth Sunday and to which the public are cordially invited. The meeting yesterday afternoon wa3 largely attended. The first match game of base ball which we have heard of ic the community this season occurred Saturday afternoon between the Privateers and Gamecocks on the grounds of the former. The Privateers won a nice victory, and next Friday afternoon they ex? pect to cross bats on their grounds with the Jordan nine. There is some talk of the Pri? vateers meeting the Sumter nine at the park, and from what we know of the Privateers we will say this, that it will be well for the Sum? ter boys to look to their laurels, should they meet our boys, for if the Privateers don't carry off the victory, they will come close to it. Mr. T. J. Hudson, one of the worthiest citizens of this township, is among the Con? federate pensioners of Sumter County. He belonged to Company H., 5tb S. C Cavalry and was wounded at Trevillian Station, June 11,1864; he was ehot in the arm and thigh aod the bullet was cut out. After being wounded, be was in the hospital about six weeks and for eleven months was not able to do anything. Not long since Mr. William Geddiegs's little girl, Essie, wa9 buried at Bethel Church. The Boar^d of Registration were the guests of Magistrate Nettles last Tuesday night. Misses Calley and Una Wells represented the ladies ot Privateer at the recent com? mencement of the Sumter Graded School, which, we may remark in passing, was well worth attending. We feel proud of this school, with which ?re are somewhat famil? iar and which wc regard as an excellent insti? tution of learning. Misses Fannie Burnes, of Manning, and Addie Weeks, of St. Georges, are visiting in the community It a rare -thing for a mill bush to last six mouthe, but the first one at Mr. David Osteen's water mill in this township lasted until last year, a period of nineteen years. There is probably not another instance ae re? markable as this in the State. This mill bush was made of dogwood. Mr. <~>steen ha9 a remarkable saw, which we were shown recently. It is between 90 and 100 years old, and belooged to Mr. Osteen's grandfather and father. It looks as if it will last many years yet. Owing to its loDg use, this saw is not more than one-third its original width. Ye?terday we were present, for a while, at the exercises of "Children's day" at the New Bethe! Church (colored). The exercises were interesting and we return our sineere thauks for the courteous attentions shewn us Bertha Sasportas, who had charge cf the colored public school at the Cross Road (Enon) Church, now has a pay school at the Beulah Church, which she bas been teaching since the middle of March. We learned last week that she bas a number of pupils. Billy Stokes, Wilse Rose, and Sanders Waters are the committee who have charge of this school. McD. F. The Arrival of the Cadets. The committee of arrangements for the j Citadel encampment held a meeting Mon j day afternoon and decided on the preliminary j programme. The regular programme cannot ? be arranged until a consultation with Col. ! Coward has been held. I The programme for to-day is as fol i lows : j The cadets arrive at 9.45 and will march j at once to tba encampment grounds. The camp will be pitched, and the cadets will be given until 12.39 to get settled in their quarters. At 12.30 the battalion will be formed and an address of welcome will be delivered by Mayor Bossard. The response will be made by the officer in charge, Col. Coward, presumably. At 1 o'clock the dinner prepared by the* ladies of this city will be served. The cadets will then go into camp permanently, and the regular routine of discipline and camp life will begin. The ladies who will furnish the dinner are r?quested by the chairman of the committee to send their contribution to tbe encamp? ment grounds not earlier than 12 o'clock nor later than 12.30, as the dinner will be served promptly at 1 o'clock. There will be a large crowd present at the depot to welcome the cadets on their arrival. Teachers Elected. The Board of School Commissioners jheld a meeting yesterday afternoon for the nurpose of electing a Superintendent and a corps of teachers for the city schools. The present Superintendent, Mr. S. H. Edmunds, and the entire corps of teachers were re-elected with? out the slightest opposition. The School Board and the patrons of the schools have been thoroughly satisfied with the administration of Supt. Edmunds and the work of the teachers under him, and it was the opinion that the efficiency of the School System of Sumter could be bestmain tained aud increased by regaining the servcies i of those who have done such excellent and satisfactory work during the past year. The work of the Schcol will he taken up next sc-ssion without a break, and.the process of raising the standard inaugurated will be continued, with the prospect of the early ac? complishment of the task of placing the Sum? ter School on a piane above the average Graced School system, and equally as high as those granted to be the best. The King's Daughters. On Thursday the King's Daughters will again take charge of Chioa's soda fount and for the next two weeks will run it cn a per? centage, the proceeds going to the charity fund of the organization. The young ladies anticipate a pleasant and profitable campaign for the sake of "sweet charity," and if their friends and admirers will rally to their sup? port the charity fund will be swelled by a handsome addition from the per .-entsge. The King's Drtughters have seen service at the soda fount already and they are as adept in compounding and dispensing seduc? tive and refreshing draughts as they are charming and winsome. Pr. Haii'3 iiecture. Dr. Hairs lecture Monday night was on the subject of "How to Get Married and Stay So," but the rather uninhabited condition of the Opera House seemed to distract the mind j of the lecturer from his theme to a greater j degree than those who ventured oat alto? gether appreciated, and after the eighteenth j supposes witticism premised on the conspi? cuous absence cf the de*r o^es who fiilfd the I Opera House the afternoon previous-there being no admission ree then charged-said j witticisms fell Sit with a duli t'.vi? among I the vacant seats, and the smiles were feeble, i few and far bet we?:;. j Taken as a whole, however, the Uctore was i amusing and entertaining and fi:led with a I great deal cf solid sense and truths, known to most intelligent persons, it is true, but sel lom seriously considered. The method of delivery, gesticulation and facia! expression of the lecturer afforded ioSnite amueeraeot to the audience, for nothirjg like it has ever been seen before. When a good point was made there v/as no mistaking or ignoring it, even the most obtuse failed not to perceive the forcible and lucid emphasis, and much that would otherwise have been heard, but not remembered, was safely deposited in the memory of the audience. Dr. Hall afforded an evening of rea! enter? tainment and there were none woo regretted having heard him. Headache Destroys Health Resulting in poor memory, irritability, ner? vousness and intellectual exhaustion. It induces other forms of disease, such as epi? lepsy, heart disease, apoplexy, insanity, etc. Dr. Miles' Nervine Cures. Mrs. Chas. A. Myers, 201 Hanna St., Fort Wayne, Ind., writes Oct. 7,1894: "I suffered terribly with severe headaches, dizziness, backache and nervousness, gradually grow? ing worse until my life was despaired of, and try what we would, I found no relief until I commenced using Dr. Miles' Nervine. I have taken five bottles and believe I am a well woman, and I have taken great com? fort in recommending all of my friends to use Nervine. You may publish this letter if you wish, and I hope it may be the means of saving some other sick mother's life, as it did mine." _ On sale by ar druggists. Book on Heart and Nerves sent FREE. Dr; Miles Medical: Co., Elkhart, Ind. Dr. Iles9 Remedies Mm- Ettttfc