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CAROLINIANS TO TBE FRONT First Regiment of Volunteers Leave Columbia for Chick amauga. Colombia Jone 6-Camp EHerbe fe a ihittg of th? past, and the sun barned volunteer soldier* of the First Regiment who have made the high? lands of Hyatt Park their home for a mooth past are speeding on their way to Ohickamaaga. Camp was Strock soon after 5 o'clock and by the hoar of eleven everything w?s io readings* to more. There were hundred* of visitors to the camp daring thc forenoon, and when the regiment was ordered to f rm at 2 20 o'clock a great crowd ' WOK assembled After, the. regiment bad ' been formed Col Alston and Gov' Etterbe moooted a table that waa aramged jost in front of the reg* mest and Col. Alston ?aid : "1 take thia occasion to say that when Gov. Elterbe appointed me to this coo?maud it waa the happiest day of my Hie, I know yon will make a record for yon reel ves. I want to say that under the ?tarry banner there will march no better regiment than thia. new have the pleasure of pre? -sentiog to you Gov. SHerbe, who will tay a few parting words to you " > Gov JSIlerbe waa cheered aa be arose to address the soldiers. He said-- ?: -'? :v., "G%ntlemeo of the First Regiment of Sooth Carolina Volunteers: I sm glad of ibis opportonjty to express my appreciation, and ? behalf of the people of South Carolina to thank yon for your patriotic response to the caH of yonr country I see on every band men who have Heft their wives and children, men who haye left their mothers and sisters, men who have left their comfortable homes in re spense to the call of du?y. V know that when doty pails yon will respond and that yon will do your duty. Iiis tory bas never recorded a more just war, history has -sever recorded ? more righteous war We are not after the acquisition of more terri? tory" "There is no mosey considera lion involved in this conflict. We are fighting to tear down that infa? m?os ^Spanish flag that waves over tue island of Coba as sn emblem of depotism. When lt is tom down I want to know that Sooth Carolina volunteers assisted in doing it. Theley es of the people of South Carolina are upon you. Their best wfljbee go with you Tue good name of South Carolina is safe in your hands. There are some who say that it is not Sooth Carolina's doty to response" Fellow citizens, it is your duty. We are all Americans. The sentiment of every American, yea of every South Carolinian, is ex* pressed that faction will not divide us^tbat sectionalism will not destroy .this republic. Its borders shall be extended, Hs commerce shall float upon every sea, its stars shall be trebled and its institutions shall flour ish until time is no more. We fought to destroy the union bot we were right" in principle We were whip ped and aie now in the- union to stay. lt is your duty to respond to the csH Permit me to ssy before bid ding you adieu that Stonewall Jack? son was tue greatest military genios on either side in t>~9 late war. He nevertook an oath, be never drank or bet on cards In behalf of the dear ones left behind yon, I ask yoo to remember Ibis. Oar military re lationis Severed. toa are now un? der the control of the United^ States government. Bot there are ties which the government can never sever-my heart goes wKb yoo Promptly at 2:40 the South Carolina volunteers began ?heir march to the war T Col Alston and bis ?raff wore ae companied by Governor El 1er be and bis escort. The following were the mooot? ed officers : Col J K Alston, Adjutant General J G Watts. Governor W H Ellerbe, Col W W Bruce. Col Vv iiie Jones. Coi daffy. Major B B Evans, Col J B Hopkins. Capt Calvo, Col Kondall, Adjt Frost and Caldwell Jones, oourier. Adjts Wyatt Aiken sad Frank Tompkins followed their battalions io order. The m nate waa furnished by the regi? ments! baod. tho new instruments hav? ing jost.arrived yesterday The line of marcs observed by the regiment was as follows : Col J K Alston and officers is stated above. Tba first battalion was com? manded by Lie ur Col Ti Oman, and was composed as follows : Company A. Abbeville Rifles-Capt Milford. First Lieut F W Glenn, Seo oo? Lient J S Cochran. Company B, Newberry Rifles -Capt Langford. First Lie at R H m Weam. Second Lieut BM A oil Company C, Anderson Volunteers Capt Watkins. First Lieot J fl Grant, Second Lfeot J N Brown, Jr --~ .? Company D. Lee Light io fa ot ry Capt Hardin, Finit Lieot 'A L Gastoo, Second Lieot J B Marion. The second battalion was under the cemmaod of Capt O K Maoldio, who acted as major io the absence of Major M B Stokes, be being senior captain of this battalion. It constated of ibe followiog : Company F, G reen ville Geards Capt Hoke, First Liest J W Gray. Second Lient W D Wbitmire. Cmrao^y I, Richland Volunteers Capt Newnham, Fir** Lient C B Smith, Second Lient W N Kirkland Company M, Sumter L'.gbt Infantry Capt Carson, First Lieut I Harhy Moses Second Lieut B D Wilson. Company E. Johnson Rifle?-Capt Hunter, First Lieut William McGowan, Second Lieut C H Norman. The third battalion was under the command of Major John H. Etile The following companies were io the command : ? Company G. Catawba Rifles-Capt Mobley. First Lieut S T Frew, Sscood Lieut W M Dunlap. Company L, Palmetto Rifles-Capt Sawyer, First Lieut W J Duocan, Sec? ond Lieut, Ja ra et, A, Willis . Company K, Governor's Guards-7 Capt. McCrerey, First Lieut J D Low? rance, Second Lieut Jobo Havard. Company H, Butler Guards-Capt Maoldio. First Lieot W H Ligoo, Ssc ood Lieot T B Fergo8on The battalioo escort was eemposed of Company A. Darlington Guards, of tbe independeos battalion, under Capt Boyd ; Company C, Edisto Rifles, Capt Herbert, ?ad Company D, Manning Guards/ Capt Davis. The bat tal lion marched down Main street and theo returned to the corner of Main aod Plain street, where a halt was taken and the old Palmetto flag furled to the br?ete. Simultaneously with this the band Strock op "Dixie," aod there was pro? longed and fraotio cheering from tfiie thousands who thronged the streets. A great ovatioo was accorded the regiment opoo its arrival io the oity. From almost every house ?he stars and stripes profoaeiy waved, and many bal? conies' were draped in red, white and blue bunting. The stars aodj stripes floated from the post office and state house aod from every business noose and residence OD Malo street. It was the greatest patriotic demonstration ever seeo in this city. People io every condition and walk of life had lain aside the earea and duties of the day to do honor to the volunteers as they filed through the streets of the city. There was a surging mass of humanity from the po6toffice block to tbe onion depot, and the estimate places the crowd any? where from 8,000 to 10,000. The largest crowd perhaps eyer seen on any occasion io Colombia was that at the onion depot. Thou s as de gathered around the trains, while thousands were denied the privilege of gaining access to the abed. It was al? most a matte? of impossibility to move. For several blocks in every direction there was a moving mass of people. The trains went out io (ocr sections. The first, consisting of 13 cars ander Conductor Gaillard, left at 5:14 o'clock on tbe Sooth Carolina and Georgia Toad. The second seotioa went over the Southern, under Conductor Hagood. It consisted of eight ears aod left at 5:15 The third section, ooo* si st i og of eight cars, left at 5:27 over the Southern ; it was nader control of Conductor Robertson.* rhe forth and last section went ont 00 the Sooth Carolina and Georgia road aft 5:32; it ooosisted of 13 oars under Con doctor Burnham. Eaob seotion waa composed of the foi lowing companies : First section (Sooth Carolina ?od Georgia)Abbeville Rifles, Co. A; New? berrry Rifles, Co B; Anderson Vol? unteers, Co. C. This detachment was commanded by Lieot. Col, Tillman, with Dr. Mood as surgeon. Second section (Sooth Carolina and Georgia)-Lee Light Iofaotry, Co. D; Jofaoaton Rifles, Co. E; Greenville Goards, Co. F Major M. B Stokes in oommaod, with Messrs.* Poor and Reeves, hospital stewards. First section (Southern railway) Catawba Rifles, Co. G; Batler Geards, Co. H; Richland Volunteers, Co I Coi Alston io command, with' Dr. Lawson a? tor geon. Second section (Southern railway) Governor's Guards, Co K; P ahne ito Rifles, Co L; Sumter Light Infantry,. Co. M. Major Earle to oommaod, with Dr. Yon og as surge 00. The Cotton Acreage. Latham, Alexander & Co , io their latest cotton circular, give some inter? esting figuiea as to the cotton acreage, which show that the acreage in 1898 is 22,736,000, as compared with 24,071, 000 io 1897. Every state shows a de? crease, 'be per cent, in this State be* ing five, Alabama, four ; Arkansas, seven ; Florida, five ; Georgia, six ; Louisiana, three ; Mississippi, three ; North Carolioa, seven ; Tennessee, eight ; Texas, six Some of tbe reductions in acreage is no doubt due to the agitation 00 tbe subject tact winter, but Latham, Alex? ander & Co , explain it thus : , ' Our correspondents report that tbe reduction io acreage has been brought about by the lower prices of cotton, re? ino tao oe of commission merchants to make ss liberal advances to the planters a? last year, io the fase of war, and the increase io acreage in tobacco, wheat and oom, on account of tbe high prices of these commodities." JOHN E. TOLBERT GETS THE PLUM. Washington June 6 -The President to-day sent to the senate the following nominations : John R Tolbert, collector of cus? toms, Charleston S C.; Robert Smalls, colector of customs Beaufort, S. C Washington, June 6 -Spanish pris? oners will be sent forward to-morrow to be exobaoged for Americans oaptured at Santiago. The Graded School Commence? ment. Tne commencement exercises of Wasbine ton Street Gaded School were held io tbe Ope? ra Rouse last Thursday evening The ?pacous edifice was filled from pit to dome with a au? dience tbnt wig appreciative, enthusiastic aod sympathetic. Tbe purils of the schcol filed on the stage while the opeoiog march was played, and took tbe seats assigned them by Superintend? ent Edmonds The curtaio rose promptly at 8 o'clock, tbe hour announced, disclosing the entire school seated upon the stage The invocation was offered by Rev. Wil? liam Aiken Kelly, and the regular programme of the evening was carried out as follows : Opening March. Prajer- Rev. W. A. Kelly. Pilgrim's Chorus. Reports of Attendance aod Scholarship : QUARTERLY ROLL OF HONOR. 1st Grade, 1st Division-Fracz Teicber, Walter Sanders, Charlie Yates, Wendell Levi, Mamie Nash, Emma Baker. Special Mention -James Chandler, Judith Joye. 2d Division-Louise Yeadon, Francesca Teicber, Louise Carson, Frances Joye, Ellie Lowry, Janie Spaon, Riley Bradbam. Spe? cial Mention-Essie Murray, Cornelia King man, Raj Ry: te noe re. Second Grade-Edna Stack, Vao Cleave Parrott, Vivian Newman, Katie Keele, Marie DeLorme. Special Mention-Bertha Bolt mao, Nellie Mellett, Jennie Cbandler, Etta Gnttioo, Willina Cook. 3d Grade-Barlow Walsh, Charlie Mc? Grath, Fd ward Jones, Mary Lowry. Special Mention-Louise Murray. 4th Grade-Florence Keels, Katie Ling ner, Katie Moses, Ralph Geddings, Walter Ryttenberg. Special Mention (bigb averages bot absent)-Murr Hall, Harry Humbert 5th Grade-Grace Randie, Mary Gaillard, Dozier Lee, Guignard Jones, Edward Mc Catchen Special Mention-Douglas Ged? dings, Units White, Jennie Levenson. 6th Grade-Isidore Teicber, Annie Lynam, Lula Windham, Marion Scott, Warren Moise Special Mention-Mande McCluog, Stansili Smith, Ceci! Schwerin. 7 tb Grad ?-Joseph Aa rd, Roth McLanrin, Alice Moses. 8th Grade- Armida Moses, David Mccal? lum, Cecil Wilson. Special Mention-Oct*, via Hill and Bessie Gilles pi?. 9tb Grade-Misses Mamie Sanders and Alice Harby, Special Mention-Miss Annie Warren. 10thGrade-Misses Da?ey Yeadoa, Moneta Osieen, Isabelle M c Lau ri i and Messrs. Jno. Richardson and Clifton Moise. YEARLY ROLL OF HONOR. . Itt Grade, 1st Division-Frans Teicber, Emma Baker, Wendell Levi, Charlie Yates. 2d Division-Francesci Teicber, Riley Bradbam 2d Grade-Edna Stack,/ Bertha Ba lt man. ..3d Grade-Barrow Walsh, Charlie Mc? Grath, Annie Lissie Joye. 4th Grade-Katie Moses. Special Men? tion-Murr Hall. 5th Grade-Grace Randie, Mary Gaillard, GuignardJones, Ed Ward McCntchen. Spe? cial Mention-Douglas Geddings. 6tb Grade-Isidore Teicber. 7tb Grade-Roth McLaurin. 8th Grade-Armida Moses, David McCal tom, Cecil Wilson. Special Mention-Octa? via Hill. lOtb Grade-Miss Daisy Yeadon, Clifton Moise, John Richardson. Special Mention Miss Moneta Os teen. NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY DUR? ING YEAR. ? 1st Grade, 1st Division-Charlie Yates. 4th Grade-Florence Keels. ?tb Grade-Guignard Jones, Henry Moses, Hal. Harby. 6th Grade-Alma Stansili. 8th Grade-Armida Moses. 9th Grade-Miss Atice Harby. 10th Grade-Miss Moneta Ostern, Miss Isa? belle McLaurin, John Richardson, Clifton Moise. Not tardy in three years-Miss Isabelle McLanrin. Not tardy in five years-Misses Daisy Scott and Stella Phillipe. Not tardy in seven years-Miss Rosa Mood. Salutatory-Joe. S Richardson, Jr. Class Prophecy-Miss Theresa James. Clafas Prophecy-Miss Moneta Osteen. Song : Tally Ho ! Class Prophesy-Miss Flora Moses. Class Historv-Clifton Moise. Awarding Second Honor Medal-Mayor Wilson. Class Criticism-Miss Rcsi Mood.. Swing Song. Contest for Declaimer's Medal. Samuel B. Mitchell-America. Oliver L. Yates-Spar? tacus to the Gladiators o Valedictory-Mies Daisy Yeadon. Awarding First Honor Medal-Commis? sioner Gaillard. "Bright Pictures on Memory's Wall." Presentation of Diplomas by Scperioten deot Edmunds to members of graduating class as follows. Misses Maggie Bradford, Jessie Folsom, An* ita Harby, Theresa James, lu belle McLaurin, Flora Moses, Louise Moses, Rosa Mood, Moneta Osteen, Stella Phillips, Irsaa Smith, Lissie Stuckey, Daisy Scott, Maude Wallace, Daisy Yeadoo, and Messrs. ?liam B Mitchell, John S. Richardson, Jr , Clifton Moise. [N. B.-Mies Maud Jooei bas complet? ed all of the work prescribed by the ?bool with exception of Latin. She bas been a faithful and successful student ; but owing to tbeommiesioc of La ti o. S bo is not entitled to a diploma - S. H. Enaosns, SUPT. Ciass Poem-Miss Anita Haroy. Medal for Best Fifteen Minutes' Composi? tion awarded to Mi?s Anita Harby, delivered by Mr. Shepard Nash. Awarding Declaimer's Medal to Mr. Sam Mitchell-Commissioner Moise Kipling's Recessional-De Koren. The oration of the evening was made by SuperinteneBt S H. Edmundo when be pre? sented the diplomas to the members of the graduating class. Be spoke of the faithful work of each and every member of tbe class aod assured the audience teat none of them bave been grftdaated without assurance that tbey bad made the average that entitled them to the diplomas wbicb they received. Fifteen Minutes' Composition. There have been so many interested persons to ask the name of the donor of the fifteen minute*' composition and there have been so many wild guesses, that it has been conceded to give soo e information upon whicb a rea? sonable cot j;cture may be based. Tbe donor isa gentleman who weighs about 205 pounds, measures 6 feet 2 inches in height, bas no children at school, aod bas recently been re? ferred to in these columns as "one of the most popular commercial t-avelers ot the road." A good example always basils followers. On tbe morning after tbe commencement another gentleman made the echool asimilar offer upon the same conditions Wo are not at liberty to give bis nam", but to anticipate inquiry, would say that this gentleman ie a fine specimen of physical manhood and bolds forth on the lee shore of the capitol of a borough, though it may have many a ?car will j remain always, we trust, without a stain. Experience Teacbee the value of Hood's Sarsaparilla. It is constantly accomplish ice wonderful cures and people in all sections take it, koowiog it will do them good. Hood's Pills cure all liver ills. Muled fer 25 cents by C. I. Hood A Co , LoVel), Mais. Lincoln School Commencement. Tbe commencement exercise? of Lincoln Graded Scbool were bald io toe Opera Boose last Friday ni/br, with ao audience cumber? ing upwards cf a thousand present. The exercises were excellent tn all respects and reflected credit upon Principal J. C. Whittaker, his associates, ac? the pupils of the scbool. The Lincoln Graced School is doing a great work among the colored people of Sumter and the benefits that tbej are re? ceiving are made manifest each year in the improvement in the commencement exercises. The programme was follows : PART I. Chorus-Once Again-Scbool. Prayer-Rev. M M. Mouzon. Chorus-Joyfully Sing-School. Dialogue-True Charity-Della Dimery and others. Recitation-Getting Too Big to Kiss Florence Dicks. Dialogue-Playing School-Lillian Spears and others. Song-Doo't Tell Her I am Sad-Mies Julia Jayroe. Recitation-Who Made the Speech-Helen Owens. Dialogue-Tbe Sick Doll-Mary Sanders and D. Lewis. Recitation-The Little Helpers-Nonie Ed? wards and others. Song-Sweet Bird of Song-Miss Rosa Harrison. Declamation-Advice to Young Men Moses Dennis. Recitation-The Speckle Hen-Annie Thomas. Recitation-Scbool Girl's Trouble-Marie Thomas aod others. Flag Drill. PART II Salutatory With Essay-Lessons from Life -Miss Marie Hunter. Essay-Me-Miss Leila R. Motes. Chorus-Over the Hills at Break of Day. Giebel. Diary-The Class-Miss M. E..Harmon. Oration-Tbe Man of tbe Boor-W. A. Tarleton. America and Coba-Lottie Skipper and Mattie Jefferson. Song and Cooma-There's Room for One More Star-Miss R. G. Bostick and others. Essay-Now I-Miss S. Cecile Davis. F:toAj-Retrospect-Miss M. E. Harmon. Quartette-Tbe Fortune Teller-Mr. B. W. Levan and others. Essay-Real Life-Miss Estelle M Davis. Valedictory-Miss Mary M.'Kendrick. Choros-Blown On Ye Winds.-White. Address-Miss Celia A. Corbett. Claes Song-(Tuoe, "ScatterSunshine") Miss Lottie Peterson. Awarding Prizes-Maj. H. F. Wilson. Awarding Medal-Msj. Marion Moise. Awarding Diplomas-Supt. S. H. Ed? munds. The Alumnae Association Recep? tion. The reception of the Sumter Inst?late Alum? nae Association was held in tbe Institute par? lors last Wednesday evening. This annual re? ception is in the nature of a re-onion, and the chiefest pleasure of tbe evening was natu? rally to be found in the meeting of friends who bad not seen each otber for months or years ; bot an interesting and enjoyable pro? gramme of vocal and i.iat romeo tal music and recitations was given and added mach to the pleasure of the invited guests and members of tbe association. The reception which was beld between tbebonrsof 6 30 and 11.30, was thoroughly enjoyed by all of the hage crowd resent. Wedgefield Item?. Our town was visited by a severe bail storm on the night of the 26 ultimo. It caused a great deal of damage in places. The principal and tiitodents of the graded scbool are very busy this week preparing for the closing exercises, which -will take place Friday night After an illness of several weeks, death came as a relief to Mrs. Anna M. Cain, at 3 30 o'clock, last Thursday morning, at the resi? dence of ber son-in-law, Mr. Peter Mellett. Mrs. Cala has been in declining health for a long time. Her death, therefore, was not un? expected. The funeral services were beld that afternoon at the family burying ground, near Mr. W. 0. Cain's, Privateer. Mrs. Cain was the widow of the late Maj. Richard B. Cain, of Privateer, wbotp she survived about 18 years. She h%d entered ber 79th year, and throughout ber long life has been ootet? fer her sweet and gentle Christian conduct. ' The friends of Mr. Eogene Av cock, who left for California several weeks ago, are glad to learn he is improving rapidly. Tbe farmers spent tbe greater :>art ot last week harvesting oats, and great w.-.s the har? vest. Cotton was looking weil, but since the bail beat some of it down tbe tende:- buds are inviting to the dreaded lice, and I am sorry to say they are not satisfied with one meal, but remain with us for several weeits. Mies Mary Dell Mellett, of Semt&r, is visit relatives in town. . Uncle Sam sent an expedition to the Phil? ippines to find out, if possible, if the "dewe" were as heavy on the islands as reported un? der "Dewev " Now be will find oat with bis powerful fleet under Sampson if. the fortifica? tions at Santiago are as "strong" as report? ed. ~ REINDEER. Wedgefield, June 7, 1S93. Ionia Items A negro by the name of Lucius Barvin passed through here one day this week with what is thought to be smallpox broken ont on bim. He said be run away from Sumter. He went to several ne?ro houses in this neigh? borhood. Ic bas created considerable excite? ment. It might cot have been smallpox, but if it was be has scattered it well over this section. A. L. Davis k Bros. lost their saw mill, by fire, one nigbt last week. No one knows bow it caught It is supposed to bavt* been an accident, as they sawed the day before A Presbyterian church is being built at McLeod's Mill. Tbe Rev. Mr. Richards is at the bead of thc movement. The peach crop here promises tc be very fine ; apples very sorry Field crops are hoking wei', considering tba drouth. R*io is needed verv much. G trdecs are almost burned up. Cleveland Grange h'ld its regular monthly meeting in its hall at Rattlesnake Soring to? day. On last Monday Mr. Sam Hough and bis brother whipped Oliver Shaw, colored, with a whip, at the point of pistols. Hough claims that Shaw stood at the windows of bis bouse at nigbt when there was no one at borne but Mrs Hough. We don't see the name of a single candi? date in Sumter County. If no on? applies will the old officers bold over another term ? When LeeCoouty was cut off it looks like Lee got all the aspirants for office. J. F. M. Ionia, S. C., June 4, 1893. Slaughter of Spaniards bj Manila Insurgents. Washington, June 6-The navj department at 2 o'clock posted th< following bulletin : "Admiral Dewey reports the insar gents have been actively engag?e with Spaniards in the province o Cavit? during the past week Thej have won several victories, taker prisoners about 1,800 men and 5( officers of the Spanish troops, not na tive. The arsenal of Cavite has beer prepared for occupation by the Unit ed States troops upon their arrival oi the transports "Admiral Sampson is engaged ir arranging with Admiral Cervera foi the exchange of Naval Constructoi Hobson and the men with him, now prisoners at Santiago, for some of th? officers and men held prisoners b\ the United States at Fort McPher son M OVER A THOUSAND KILLED. Manila, May 31, via Hong Kong, June 6 -The Spanish outposts have been driven ia all along the line, simultaneously and with great slaugh ter It is said that over a thousand have been killed. There has beer fierce hand to band fighting for 7( boura, despite the typhoon which if raging. The violent winds and torrents ol rain render the rifles of the Spanish troops unavailing The natfvee easily win at every step with theil slashing knives To-day the insurgents hold Mala bon, Tarlee and Bacoor. They are now attacking Santa Mesa and Molate, the suburbs of the city, which is com? pletely encircled fqr a distance ol seven miles. A native regiment, under Col Aguinaldo, cousin of the insurgent leader, yesterday joined the insur? gents. The governor has issued s despairing proclamation, begging the insurgents to come to terms, and meanwhile be is> arranging to remove all the Spanish population inside the old walled city. He is filling the moats, testing the draw bridges and placing 6trong guards in the principal streets and artillery along the walls. All the other troops are camping ia the suburbs. The weather is terrific. I visited Cavite . without the Span i ards knowing it any found there 197 wounded and 56 prisoners, j among the later six Spanish officers, the others natives. AU were well treated. Chi?f Aguinaldo, in the course ol an interview, has sard that insurgente are eager to rush upon Manila forth with, but that Admiral Dewey refus?e to allow "hordes of passionate, semi savages to storm a civilized metro? polis." Admiral Dewey intends to await the arrival of the American troops In the meantime the insurgents have been forbidden to cross the Malote river, seven miles south of Manila ; otherwise the Petrel will be stationed there to bombard them The volunteers smelt powder yes? terday # An officer was killed and three others were wounded The rest retired rapidly One German resident bas enlistee with the volun? teers. WANT AGUINALDO, DEAD OR ALIVE. Manila, May 29, visV Hong Kong, Jane 6.-Many natives will try to secure the large reward the govern? ment has offered for the capture of the insurgent chief Aguinaldo, dead or alive. Already several of the in? surgent officers have been assassi? nated. it is officially declared that four armored cruisers, with colliers, tor ? pedo boats and transports carrying 10,000 troops have left Spain for eastern waters. The Spaniards are utterly unimpressed by the naval de? feat here. They " explain that their squadron was vastly outclassed, and are confident of a victory on shore. ; They are determined to fight to the end as the ships did. Evidently they will never learn common sense until Manila is annihilated by street and ! house fighting in the outer city and by * bombardment of the walled citadel. The insurgents raided a railway station 10 miles to the north of Manila and killed three priests and an officer. There bas also been a pitched battle at a Spanish post south of Manila, near Cavite, the result being that the insurgents retired The Spanish casualties were 150 At Manila the work of construct ing defenses goes on, and there are sandbag breastworks in all directions. The Americans are always using their searchlights, but they never in terfere with the work of the defenses. The Spaniards believe that they are short of ammunition. The governor has issued a pro? clamation offering the nantives great concessions and declaring that the Americans will be powerless on the land. Meanwhile the insurgents are steadily advancing along the coast, supported by the United States gun boat Petrel, and are driving the Spaniards into Manila They have captured five important positions nine miles from the city, and over 400 Spaniards have been killed. Four thousand Spanish reinforcements nave been sent, but it is asserted that Aguinaldo will enter the city by June 12 A bombardment will be avoided is possible. LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH .---' --. Spaniards Beaten at San? tiago. 7 Kingstoo. Ja., Jaoe 8.-The latest trustworthy reports received from San? tiago state that the damage done by the bombardment of the American fleet was mach greater than at first reported. The old forts aod the new batteries were demolished alike and cao not offer any serious resistance to the fleet. Io addition to the damage done to the Spanish cruisers, Maria Theresa and Mercedes, reported yesterday, it is now known that the croiser Viacaya, and the torpedo boat destroyer, Furor, were badly damaged by the heavy shells from the Brooklyn's goos. These ships are seriously, if not entire? ly disabled. The towo of Aquadores near San? tiago was captured by the Americans and the Spanish forces driven from their entrenchments. The American forces now bold the entrenchments at Aqutdores arid will await the landing of another body of troops to-day before moving to attaek the eity of Santiago. A general assault by land and sea will be made thia afternoon or early to-mor? row morning." * -' \ TVS2TT7 TS07SA2TB 0&2T3 IK CUBA. Tampa, June 8-The last detach? ment of the twenty thousand troops eomprieiog the first army of invasion, left early this morning for Cuba. The troops embarked last night and the ships sailed at daylight. North Carolina, which furnished more soldiers than it had voters to the Confederacy, aod distinguished itself by its military record generally, is forging to the front again. Two regiments of ?hites and one of blacks, says the Wil? mington Messenger, were raised under the first oall, and the statement is offi? cially made that sixty-five white com? panies have applied under the second oall-making eight white regiments in ail. The total call on the state was for less theo 5,000 men. "Stop tel lia g lies on North Carolina," says the Mes? senger, in conclusion, and it is time. She has more cotton mills, more /pat? riotism, and more good, oom whiskey to the square mile than any State in the Nation. We doubt if aoy North? ern State can show as good a record of volunteers in the current skrimmage. News and Courier-. Pitts' I Carminative ? Aids Digestion* <| I Regulates the Bowels, J '( Cures Cholera Infanturr, 1 ? Cholera Morbus, % I Diarrhoea, Dysentery, & p .. Teething Children, a t And all diseases of the Stomach a K and Bowels, lt is pleasant j] l> r<> the taste and % I NEVER FAILS S % Tt? g*ve satisfaction. Jj E A Few Doses will Demonstrate |j K its Superlative Virtues. J = ^^^^^^^^^^^d^B rc nchial Tubes.^ = , ? A POSITIVE. SPECIFIC FOE CEOUP. S SiH?iMiiiiiMiJii?imiiiinuiiiiiin?Hiiiniiiii?Mnimi? CANDIDATES' CARDS. FOR CONGRESS. THOMAS F. BRANTLEY, *?f Orangeburg is oomioated for Congress from toe Seventh District, subject to tbe action of the Demo? cratic primary. FOR SUPERVISOR. Mr. Editor; You will please announce W. 3. DINK1NS as a candidate for County Su? pervisor at tbe coming election, and oblige bis FRIENDS * FOR TREASURER. H. L. SCARBOROUGH again asks elec? tion to the office of County Treasurer in the approaching primar;-promising, whether elected or defeated, ever to pot forth bis best efforts for the advancement of the Couaty's interests. ?mi km m pounds per monta. rH I HAKMXES8; ao . . experience BOOK. FREE. Address DR. IVYDEB, A, sw Broadway. New York, K. Y. 164 mi THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No 44, A. F. M.. will be bela on Thursday Evening, June 30, at 7$ p. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly Lr S. CARSON, W. M. Attest-R. C. Mosts, Sec.