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Valkyrie Strips. Prepares to Again Cross the Atlantic Ocean. New York, Sept. 13.?This morn ing found Defender and Valkyrie anchored off Bay Ridge, the centre of such a group of yachts as only an international cup race brings togeth er. Defender was decked in a full dress of colors There was a fresh breeze and a choppy sea and the single-stickers rode and courtesied uuder their influence The Valkyrie left Bay Ridge in tow for Erie at 9.20. It was after o'clock when Mr. Iselin, who had spent the night in the city and had come down to the Atlantic Yacht Club in the steam yacht Neckar, put oft in a launch to the Defender The tug Wallace B. Flint then weut aloguide and put a line aboard Mrs. lselin was on the Defender with her husband. As the yacht got under way in tow for New Rochelle, one of the yachts anchored close by, bnrst forth in a salute from her guu and the other yachts taking the cue, joined in a noisy ovation that lasted twenty minutes and sounded like the bombardment ??f a besieged town. Valkyrie, in tow of the Lewis Pulver, arrived at Erie basin shortly before 10 o'clock. The British boat was wedged in between the steamer George W. Clyde and the ship Cornhil?, and her sailors were put to work at once stripping her By noon, her topmast and much of the top hamper had been removed Lord Dnnraven was not present. Mr. Glennie, his represen tative, said that his lordship would start at once for Colorado with his two daughters and that Valkyrie would start <>n her homeward voy age as soon as she could be got in trim for the passage lie said that Valkyrie would not enter any race for a special cup on any conditions Beyond this, he would say nothing. Mr. Ratsey, who was present, was ^ven more reticent. H. Maitland Keresy said that the Valkyrie's sails would be shipped to Cowes Her spars would follow later. Several members of the America's cup committee and the regatta com mittee visited the Madison avenue club house of the New York Yacht Cub this forenoon No meeting of either committee was field and no communications were received from Lord Dum aven or sent to him. A. Cass Canfield, secretary of the cup committee, left the city at noon for Newport. Ex Commodore S Nicholson Kane, chairman of the regatta committee, said that he regretted the manner in which the races wound up, but that Lord Lunraven at the last moment made requests which the committee could not grant Mr Kane continu ed : "If we had acceded to his re quest to call it no race if at any time one of the boats was interfered with by steamers it would have been unfair to the other boat if she were winning We did all that we could possibly do to keep a clear course and prevent interference, and offered to postpone the start until the course was clear I don't know what more we could do " Mr. Kane said he knew nothing of an arrangement for the races off Mar blehead or any other place. He said it rested with Lord Dunraven wheth er he would race any more in Ameri can waters. d&fenber declines. Boston, Sept i3 ?The following telegram was received by Gen Chas. II. Taylor this afternoon from C. Oliver Iselin, who represents the syn dicate that owns the Defender : Brooklyn, Sept. 13. Chas. H. Taylor, Editor Globe, Bos ton, Mass : Many thanks for generous offer I must decline at present to sail Valky rie. (Sigued ) C. Oliver Iselin. dunraven silent. The Globe's yachting representa tive in New York telegraphed the following this afternoon : "Gen. Chas. H. Taylor: Mr. Ker sey has telegraphed me that the Valkyrie is being dismantled and that Lord Ducraven has made no formal reply to your proposition of yester day." -ma - <am Killed in a Collision. Alexandria, Mion.,Sept. 11 ?Five persons were killed and a dozen injured this morning in a collision between passenger tratos on the Great Northern Railroad, near Melby. a Cig stafioo between Ashton and Evansvi?e. The v.etirns are : Kilied?J. Emerson, engineer; Jas. S. Thiebodo fireman ; W. H Ker shaw, express messenger : E. T. John son, mai! clerk, all cf eastbound train ; Ira S; Haines engineer coastbouno: train. Ail the dead were residents of St Pan! It is marvelous r h ?* ? <bv death list is so sicail. as both engines and the mail and baggage cars which followed ?re complete wrecks. Chief Dispatcher Buskirk statai the wreck w?s the worst ?n the history of the system The injured are at Evansvillu ar.?i at farm bouses near the wreck, well cared A Dispensary Fraud. j Extraordinary Transaction at the Ridgeway Gin Mill. WiNXSiiORO. September 14.?That the dispensary system has a great, many features of improvement over the old bar room system is certain beyond a question. It is on trial, so to ?peak, and is being watched with serica* iute resr by all right Thinking men One I argument against it was the tendency to corruption ou the part of the Govern ment, the temptation to make money by way of private bonus, discounts etc. The question which may some day ? ? is, whether it is better to have a "wr ? key ring" io the Government with tr?? legislative, judiciary and executive power prejudiced in favor o? the ring, or to have a whiskey ring which can be held in check by a Government not pre judiced in its favor. The question above is the suggestion of circumstan ces connected with the dispensary at Ridgeway in this county. About a year ago, on the day that, j Pope and Tillman spoke at Ridgeway, the dispenser at that place, R. B. Lewis, was sick in bed. About 5 o'clock in the evening an ardent Re former approached Governor Titlman and besought him to open up at once the dispensary at that place, so as tu j accommodate persons going home in j the county. Governor Tiliman agreed j to the request and sent Mr Lewi* a! written order to open up. Mr. L^wis DOt Mr. Heynes, who was his clerk, in | charge of the keys, and it was not long ? before *'tbe boye" were in charge uf everything. The whiskey was going out, and going without money and without price. Mr Lewis was notified in person bv Dr. Linder that he (Lewi?) was ruiutd; that the whiskey j was not being accounted for Mr Lewis sent Haynes- word to close the place up. Hayaes replied that it would take a battalion of United States troops to put those men out ; that they were drunk and would ?st?n to no entreaty. Various members of the three military j companies in the county bad stormed ; the fort and were holding the ground ; The next settlement nf this dispensary I account showed Lswis's bo >ks short; about ?58. Lewtr- stated that the; shortage occurred on that day and re- ; quested the board of control to sue him in order that bis record might be cleared. Two members of the board of control, S R Ruilaod and J. F. Lyles, were iu the Ridgeway dispensary at the time it was beicg relieved of its contents so J freely, but the board it appears, did not ? care to act. on the matter of adjusting j j this loss until Governor Evans had ; been consulted. The shortage was; "carried" until about April without! being noted. Mr Lewis refused to pay ; it, and told Governor Evans he would not pay it. In order to put Lewis* a : books right Governor Evans charged this expeuse of a big drunk to the ? profit, account of town and county, j thereby cutting Rtdgewey and Fairfield ! j County out of $58. The town of! Ridgeway put its claim in the hands of, its attorney, and he appealed to the I county board of control for Ridgeway's share of the profits. But the State board had acted, and the couoty board voted to sustain Governor Evans's action. Lyles and Higgins voted to sus tain, and Tenant, the county super visor, member ex-officio, votiog not to j sustain it. j The two members of the board o ; j control who voted to sustain the State board's action were well aware of the j manner in which things were carried on ! at Ridgeway on Pope and Tiliman day j The matter is not adjusted yet. Your correspondent was informed j that the plan proposed by the town and ; county to settle it was to have the State j board refund the amount of shortage iu : j order to give proper credit to Ridgeway : j and Fairfield County, and to force the j settlement from the county board This j was not done. So it appears that the I State must pay the expenses of the de- : baucb on Pope and Tiliman day in | Ridgeway. The State board sent an expert up to : Ridgeway some time ago, but we heard | nothing from this matter.?Sunday ; News Bringing Oat the Dead. i Calumet, Mich.. Sept. 12.?it was ; j decided that the fire which started in j the Osoeola mine last Saturday must he ! I out and at 5 o'clock last night, No. 1. ; shaft, where the fire started, was ; opened and left open all night. The j searching party descended the shaft | '< early this morning, and at noon twenty- i three bodies had been found and the searchers had gone down only as far as the fourteenth level. On account of, the bad air. \?. has been necessary to change thf! searching parties fre- ! quently. The ?irst body was found on the fourth level. The searchers the., descended to the tenth levo! before finding any more bodies of the unfor tunate men Then two more were found. The fourth was found in the -baft at the eleventh level and three additional bodies were stumbled upon just above the twelfth level It wa- in the neighborhood of the fourteenth level that the greatest number of bodies were discovered, twelve bein*-' nicked up io the neighborhood of and four ai tha? level All th-j bodies have been identified except one, which is thai of an Austrian Ease Balls and Bats, all :oric:s, for sale b7 . G. Ostecn & Co. Wanted Water Works Also a Fire Engine to Make Use of Same. Specin] to The Stnte Abbeville. Sept 15?The wojst fire since 1873 visited Abbeville this morning. The alarm was sounded at 2 o'clock. The fire commenced in a planing mill owned by AIr J. Allen Smith. The mill had been running] all day Saturday, but at 6 o'clock j was shut down and every precaution was taken to guard against fire In ten minutes after the first alarm the streets were filled with people run ning to and fro, not knowing what to do, but willing to do anything. As our "city" has no water works or fire department of any kind the citizens had nothing to rely upon but themselves, but they appreciated this fact and did most excellent work. The fire had gained too much head way in the planing mill to give hope of controlling it there so everyone turned their attention on the sur rounding buildings. A building owned by 1 Allen Smith and occu pied by Mr Robt. Maybre was the next to catch Every effort was made to stop the fire here, but there was no use The flames seemed determined 1 to wipe out the whole block Good work was done in saving, with little loss, Mr Maybre?8 household goods A grocery, owned by J Allen Smith, was the next victim About twelve or fifteen bales of cotton were stored in this building, all of which was a total los* The flames soon ; spread to a restaurant adjoining the; grocery?which was consumed. The next building to go was A M. Hill & Son's carriage repository, sale ' and livery stable. The people went ! with a cheer to the rescue of the live ! stock in the stable The horses were turned out, and it wan a grand sight to see them, with their heads; uplifted running for life down Main street. They seemed tu know exact- ! ly what to do, and snorted and pawed | the dust in a manner which indicated that they knew where and what the j danger was. I he flames were checked heie, j temporarily, but the wind shifted, ! and soon every one saw that Dr. S. G Thomson's magnificent mansion! was on fire. It w.is one of the lar- i gest buildings in the block, and the fire fighteis knew that if this struc ture was burned a great portion of the residence part of the town would be in danger, so they worked as though their lives wete at stake; but sad to relate, their noble efforts were to again meet with failure. On Mr Thomson's lot were several out- j houses, etc.. all of which are now in ashes. The best woik of the night was I done at this juncture. The resi dence of Dr. L. T. Hill and the can nino: factory and grocery store of J. U. Younger are within thirty yards of the Thomson dwelling: and to save these two buildings was little less than impossible, but it was done. Good work was done at J. C. Younger's place of business, and they did well to stop the flames from spreading further in that direction, for had they done so the McCants j Hotel would have been consumed The following are the losses, with the insurance, as far as your cones- j pondent has been able to gather: J. Allen Smith & Sons?Planino* ! mill grocery, restaurant and three dwellings. What the value and in surance are it is impossible to state. ! Robert Maybre?Loss on furniture, damaged by removal about $250; in | surance, $150 in the Oiient Harriett Adams lost about ?75. A. M. Hill & Sons lost about $5, 000 ; insurance, $4,500 ; pretty well insured. Hill lost five buildings in all. Dr. F J Thompson?Building and houses on premises?Lost about $10,000 ; insurance, $3,500 ; lost on furniture, etc , about $2 500 ; in surance, $1,000. L T. Hill lost on furniture $400 ; no insurance. J. C. Younger?Stock damaged by removal : loss about $100 ; no in surance. The cause of the fire is not known, j A great many think that it was in- j ce diary, though nothing is certain j as yet. The fire lasted from 2 o'clock to 5 30 a m. The total loss is about $25,000; insurance about j $15,000. From all account? Chamberlain's Couch [ Remedy Godsend to the afflicted. There is no advertisement about this ; we feel just like saving it.?The Demo'.-rat, Carrollton, i Ky. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. I >i recent letter to the mnnHiiIrti-tuti-r- "r. ". F. Benjamin, editor or' the Spectator, Rush ford, N. V., sjivs : ''It may be a pleas ;ire to you to know the ht<-h esteem in which ? Chamberlain's medicines are held bv Th. people o? your own ?tate, wfiere they must be bes? known. An Mint of mine, whore side? at Dexter, Iowa, was about o> risi; ,???.? ? few "ears sisee, and before leaving home wrote me, hs?:?:.?; if they were sold her?-, stati::-: it' they were not si::- would : r:;;<_' ? quantity with her, a> she did not like to be wit!.'Hi? them." The medicines referred to are Chamberlain's Couch Remedy, famous tor its cures (?; c?lds and croup : Chamber lais/s Pain Balm for rheumatism, larnt back, ? in s ;?. the side and cn?st, and Chan??er iain/s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rerned* ioi bowt ! complaints. These medicines have been in constant use in Iowa for almost h quarter o? a century. The people have learned that-tbey are articles o? '?rea' worth and imrit, and unequaled by anv nthe: They ?re tor sale here 6y !>r J. China Enve Pat up tbe Price of Shoes. From the New York World. The warning of higher prices this fall winch the retail shoe dealers re cHYrd from the manufacturers last spring, as told in the World of Aprii 30. has come to pass, and from to day on the public will have to pay from 25 to 50 ceuts. or even more, a pair for shoes than has been paid for yeais past It will not surprise the jobbers so some of the latter say, if j during the next few weeks there is a further advance This move, in which the public is the sufferer, is: directly due t?> the Leather Trust, . which monopolizes the tanneries and the sole leather industry' of the coun try. The trust tried to justify itself for advancing the price of sole leather on the ground that the advance was forced by tbe increase in the price of green hides Shoe men say tfiat this excuse does not go with them, be cause the trust not only controls the market for green hides, but owns nearly 60 per cent, of the hides on the live cattle of the country Calhoun County. - Dr. R. Y. McLeod. Rev. T. W. Scruggt?, | W. W Hearon, J. L. Parrott, J. F. Parrott and 0. C Scarborough, ot Bishopville, went to Collimiti* Friday morning to present the claims of that section for the formation of a new county. Heretofore it ba9 been the pur pose to nHme the new county Salem, but it has been decided to name it in honor of John C. Calhoun, and if the new county is formed Bishopville will he the county seat of Calhoun | county, k is not now tbe purpose to incor porate all of the territory included in the survey made last year in the new county, but to leave out tbe portion of Chesterfield Mr. K. S. Foster has received notice that he won the scholarship in the Citadel Acad emy awarded by the Alumni Association of the Citadel. The competitive examination was open to the State and there were a large numt?er of appi cuits, which makes it all the greater honor that Mr. Foster has won. Scholarships For the South Caro- ; Ima Co-Educational Institute, Willieton, S. C. We have decided to offer one scholarship of ? free tuition to each county in this State and j one scholarship worth $100 'o the State at: large Those who win the f.ee tuition schob j arsbip can attend trie South Carolina Co- ; Educational Institute the entire session of nice months for $72 25. This amount will j cover h11 expenses exceu*. ">ooks and clothing: | The winner of the SlOO scholarship can attend \ , :a?: S-.-u'.a Carolina Co-Sducatioaal Institute ; the entiie Sfsaion of ni:.e rr.cnih? by pa ist [ th* smaii fee o! $25 CO This will cover al! j expenses except hooks and clothing. Those who win scholarships will h?ve to enter ;he Soj hoaiore class. Tlie scholarships ar* good ? for one session, but V. me President ?res proper, they may i>r exttnded. The School I Commissij:ner will coriect the papers and i send the best paper to F. N. K. Bailey, Presi den'. South Carolina Co-Educatiosal insti-, tute, Williston, S. C. These scholarships are to he obtained by comp?titive examinations held by the School i C3n:n:i;=io:ier of e.*ch ccaatj. Ut the suc I cissfiil compel? tor? in CrtCh county, the one j obtaining the highest average shall be award ed the $100 scholarship. The examination shall consist of questions in Spelling, En glish Grammar, Arithmetic, Geography and : U. S. History. The examination wili take place in Sumter on the !6'h day of Septem I ner, at the School Commissioner's r flic-. If ? you wi.-h to try the examination notify the I President of the South Carolina Co-Educa I tional Institute. Resppctfullv, F. N. K. Bailey, j Pres S. C. Co-Educational Institute. ! Sent. 4?3t. Thousands o? women: SUFFER UNTOLD MISERIES. ? BRADFIELD'S j FEMALE ! REGULATOR, i ACTS AS A SPECIFIC j > By Arousing to Health/Action all her Organs.; > It causes health to bloom, and< > joy to reign throughout the frame. < !... It Never Fails to Regulate ...< t " My wife has been under treatment of lead-< , Ihr physicians three yours, without benefit./ , After uslnjr three bottles of BRADFIELD'S J FEMALE REGULATOR she can du her own : ' COOkliiH, milklnp and w:i shiny." > ' N.S.BRYAN,Henderson.Ala. < ' BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga.^ I Sold by druggists at SLOO per bottle. ) Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM . W. STEFFENS & Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S. C. -Agents for MOTT'S CIDER RED SEAL CIGARS, AND DOVE HAMS NOTICE. I wa>*t every man and woman in the United States interested in the Opinm and \\'hi>ky habits to linvc one of my books on these dis ease*. Address I?. M. Woollcy, Atlanta., C?a. lio:: 3S2, ai;d one will be sent you free <f ?SIBIL i? IUI m t?v m ?W&sm '?-' : m % s m ? ftS? ?7,- ??? ? ?S? $*4 ? ??:;.?: :< ::? ..?-? ;:...? : i: i>7/;.v.;v.'>.v. , ?.?: ;> f'IfOTO ?.( ;-r. ??::: ? V .? d':.it\ !:? (' <>t < :;: ? ?? .:'.. '? ?.< rM tes 77:.v v* ;< .>: ? i*it r:r f.rtt::i! c! 'Vow::, wi Opposite Fit ?t Offlee. Washington, D C SOUTH CAROLINA Co-Educational Institute, (Formerly known as the Williston High School.) WILLISTON, BAEl?WELL COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. Next Session Bps Thursday, Septeto 26,1895. For the pnst four years this School has been known as the Willis'on High School. Year by year its patronage has steadily increased, during the past session studeots atteodiag from almost every section of South Carolina and also from Georgia. The patronage being so large the Board of Trustfes at their last annual meeting decided to put up larger build ings, increase the number of teachers, raise the standard of the School and change the name to the South Carolina Co-Edcational Institute. The Institution has been granted a charter by the State and is the largest boarding school between Augusta, Ga., and Charleston, S. C. uast December our Dormitories were destroyed by fire We take pleasure in announc ing to the public that larger and commodious buildings of modern architecture are now be ing erected on a beautiful Campu9 of eight acres. These buildings will be completed and comfortably equipped in time to accommodate 150 boarding students by the opening of the session Our ooarding arrangements for the next session will be far better than ever before and will not be excelled by any school in the State Separate buildings for hoys and girls. Teachers live in same building with students. Our teachers are all specialists in their branches. Faculty consists of five Professors and four Lady Teachers. All students are re quired to attend the church and Sunday school of their choice. The Institute is divided into five classes, Freshman, Sophomore, Intermediate, Junior and Senior. Besides the usual English Course, instruction is given in the following branches: Ancient and .Modern Languages, Music, Art, Elocution, Typewriting, Calisthenics and Mili tary Tactics. We guarantee that any young man can enter the Li-erary Department of our School and ateend the entire session of nine scholastic months for from ?105.00 to $125 00 according to class entered. This amon t covers Board, Tuition, Washing, Lights, Fuel and in fact, every expense except books and clothing. SI 15 00 to $125.00 covers similar expenses for a young lady. Reduced re.*es given to two or more students from same family and also to the children of ministers One scholarship of fiee tuition is given in each county. One scholarship worth $100 is given in the State at large. Competitive examinations will beheld in each county between the 1st and 20th of September. If you desire to try the examination apply to the President of the South Carolina Co-Educational Institute. By paying cash at beginning of session for the whole nine months students can get a discount of 15 per cent, off of tbe above price, which will reduce the expenses to an amount less than $100. Music, Vocal or Instrumental, per session.$35 00 Art. 35 00 PALMETTO BUSINESS COLLEGE. Connected with the South Carolina Co-Educational Institute is the Palmetto Business College. The course ol study is tbe same as in any first class Business College. Tuition, full Business Course, unlimited scholarship.$30 00 Tuition, complete Course Stenography. 30 00 Send for circulars and write for full particulars to R. B. CAIN, Sec, Williston, S. C. F. KT. . BAILEY, . F. RICE, President. Supt. Military Department. Sept. 4. SUMTEB Seil on a home market i ! and save money. f ! ! The Opening Sales on Thursday and Friday, j ' August 29th and 30th, were satisfactory in every respect. The average price the Highest ever obtained for Tobacco in South Carolina ON AN OPENING SALE, SEE THE RECORD: Pounds sold on 29th, 25,952, Average per hundred $12.04. Pounds sold on 30th, 26,097, Average per hundred $10.14. Sales throughout Season. Eleven regular buyers stationed here. Warehouse charges low. Highest prices for all grades. Heavy freight and warehouse charges saved by selling at home. Full information furnished promptly by J. A. BROGDON, Mg'r. ,000,000 Peooie Wear IM ? fH?TTP? 19 ri M a? a ?as* VsS .00. s f.oo. $*?.se, $n ???.?> ,' 2- < ? SL s *.oe.$7.so. .?),-. &m ^^mmw can f?t Af\ r'cr Sfiati ,r *< t?,. ?,;??v"3?.--? ? ? ?< ??? ?pife-BDagSSis^^ !m For Sale by J/RYTTENBERG & SONS.