Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-03-12
From the Knickerbocker.
Terrible Confla &. alton In Bunkum!

Terrible CONGREGATION In EunkuIh'
Dreadful Destruction Of Human Propefty-1he TODn
ClandecenHy set on Fire un6ekn0~n'sf TO any one
Beforehand.
We have received from the editor of g The Bunk
nm Flag Staff the following extract from his tx
fra (ssoo. of late date" We are assured in pri-
vate note from the respected proprietor of that jour
nal, that adequate arrangements have been made TO
place it into basis of the frmest footing" in the
course of perhaps not very long time, at least"
The Extra Issoo" bears the startling words. Avn
full CONFEDERATION ~ its front, which calamity 1t
proceeds to describe as follows:
g From the caption at our mask head, it will be
seen that our town has become the theatre of an
other of those sublime but heartrending, heart
sickening exhibitions of the elemental of fire, which
we should set it down at the round aggregate and
sum total of not less than ten thousand dollars which
has never been lot to record in these columns,
including three stores, a bowling saloon and cou-
pie of stables, colt and three horses mayor,
which resolutely, with the most bnd-hearted infat-
ooation refused to come out of the blaze whose
full cries with the hizzing of flames and pumping of
s. Fire Engine No. g." crate upon while we
pen this article. We have just from the burn
ING ashes of this terrible waste of human property
and when we a beautiful penan-forty and other
things of great valOo mixed up in Heterogeneous con-
fusion, we could hardly find heart to write what we
feel Not dollar OF insurance. The whole is
sum total loss except valuable milch whose
calf has got away. Three dollars reward our
advertising columns. No charge: they have suf-
fered enough Only to think of so many years Ia
Dor it all coed in one night, and not wreck be-
hind. What a lesson Of the uncertingty of human
affairs!
:: But who, we ask is to be found guilty of this
crime? Who arson'd this town clandecently, unbe-
known'st to any one beforehand? Where
spirited public authorities when the property of our
fellow-citizens was put injepardy? Who'll to blame!
Oh ''nobody,n We presume; of course nobody
We will tell you. Let the keepers of that bowling
saloon answer it to their Maker they will do when
this question is finally brought to the test at the last
day. Let them who licensed the bowling saloon an
with the conhagration still staring them into
the face L hat there is guilt somewhere we pre-
sumo that no sensible indivdooal disposed to have
any reasonable of doubt. If So WHO'D
WHO'D? We will tell you. 1t is those young gentle
men who may be seen coming out of a certain groce
ry with their eyes red with dram drinking a Sun
day morning Is there not certain deacon, we ask,
who is sometimes seen sneaking around that corner!
We mention no names. Will our girls marry such
young men who frequent such places fit was not
for the bowling -saloon no doubt at this moment the
stores standing the horses and mayor safe the calf
found, and the piano good for any number of tunes
ahead, where melancholy waste, and the own
out of pocket while the authorities who licensed
the bowling saloon still at large and probably will
do till the judgment day. Ladies' don't look at 'em!
They the authors of this dspensaton of Provi-
dence. without shadow Of doubt, if they have any
conscences, which they perobably have not got any
Let the of the calf look to them for dsbursa-
ton.
Rs"'' We stop the press to announce that the calf
has been found, and we glad of it. We say a
gain emphaticaly that the bowling saloon is the
root of the whole matter. These things must be
tracked somewhere, and where you goin' to track
EN- if not to the bowling saloon 1t has led astray
more young men than any Institution in the village
since our streets was paved. And when we heard
the fre-bells first ring, not at all surprised
that the mischief from that ere bowling saloon
1t is burning blistering shame that such stupen-
dous things should be tolerated in an accommodating
Christian community where there are three church
es and public schools. What's the use-t of Sabbath
ii our young must frequent groceries and
| a bowling saloon If that ERE bowling saloon had
not been where it was, no doubt many who are now
in their graves would have been alive and their wild
ows provided for every comfortabel; and there
many respectable youths whose parents doubt
think that they at prayer meetn, little dream
ing that they into bowling saloon. When
think of how many good books are published, and
how many excellent religious tracks for sale
at counter, it is matter of marvel that any
be found to frequent bowling saloon such like
places of that description which the hgh road
to hell. We remember but once-t in our lives
of having frequented bowling saloon and that to
bring away our devil, who from the moment he went
there began to drink beer till we discharged him. If
bowling saloons must be tolerated in q community
like this, then the quicker pack up and be off
with types the better Our property is not safe
Ten thousand dollars all burnt to the ground in one
hour and that by the influence of bowling saloon
Would we let son Thomas go to such places .
We'd see him in his grave first. The church yard
is literally filled with people who have attended
bowling saloon 'Oh Temporal! Q, Moses!';
The Rumor.