Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-02-17

Destructive Fire in Petersburg, Va.-Loss SIS 900.
About IL O'Clock last night, says the Petersburg,
Va Democrat, of Feb 4th the store of Messrs Nor
risons Marabe discovered to be on fire The
flames speedily communicated to the store of Messrs
Kerr Marbury, on the north, and that of Messrs.
Turnbull & Stone, the south, and each of the
buildings entirely consumed Messrs Kerr &
Marbury's loss is estimated at $50, 900 which was
fully covered by Insurance. The stock of Messrs.
Morrisons & Marabe completely destroyed, only
about three fourths insured. About SO 900, on de-
post with this firm, is in the ruins, in one of
Herrings best iron Safes and we trust will be pre-
served. large portion of the goods of Messrs Turn
bull & Stone saved, although somewhat damaged
by removal We gratifed 10 learn, however,
that their loss is fully met by insurance Immed-
atey after the discovery of the fire in the store of
Messrs. Morrisons & Msrable, tremendous explo.
sion took place, occasioned by the gnitng of several
kegs and canisters of gunpowder The explosion
did no other harm than TO arouse the city. The
block OF buildings consisting OF four tenemenis was
the property of Col. George w. Boiling. They were
supposed to be worth about s35 O00-fully insured.
Casualties on the Georgia Central Rail Road.
SAVANNAH, Feb. 8.-Four cars loaded with Cotton
were consumed by fire to-day at the 100 mile station
of the Georgia Central Rail Road.
man was also killed to-day. by the cars at the
10 mile station of the read.
! slave PLOT IN KENTUCKY We learn from the
Louisville Courier, that Henry county, KY, has re-
Gently been the scene of considerable excitement,
arising from the discovery OF plot of some slaves
TO murder family because they thought one of their
number had been sold, and make their escape to Can
ada. The family which it proposed to murder
was named Herndon. One of the servants, suspect
ing that his master had taken another off to sell him,
told his views to several Others and ii was agreed TO
throw stone in at the window and kill little boy.
j l,,lIT 1hoh O,1en n tod
alarmed and run out, and then she 10 be MUIR
dered This done, the negroes were to divide, one
party to fee at once for Canada, and the others re-
main until the return of their master who 10 be
killed, and the money which he supposed Ia
have received for the servant he had taken with him
to be appropriated TO their This scheme was
carried out so far TO throw the stone through the
window, but the boy at whom it was directed escaped
and the hearts of the consprators failed The neigh
bors coming in and inquiring about the which
had been thrown, the negroes talked 10 draw
suspicion upon themselves, and being stopped, con
fessed the plot, duplicating large number of ne
groes and one white Several of the slaves
concerned have been sold
: From the London Standard, 18th.
The Suspicious against Prince Albert.
: Why is it the Consort of our beloved Queen il
never spoken or thought of as Englishman W.
sincerely hope that the fault is not his own-we arr
sure it is not the Queens. Whose fault then is it
T The fault as we firmly believe of the clique of Aus
ira Russian Belgic slaves by whom he has been sur
rounded from the day that he landed in this country
At the head of this Clique stands Lord Aberdeen, AM
so long this man shall retain office, so long vii
e the Prince COnsort-who is believed to be his espe
cial paron-be the object of the feeling that h
is at present What is Lord Aberdeen's present pc
e sition 1t has been sketched by master hand -
= g Should minister govern in various instances O
f domestic and foreign policy, weakly wick
eddy, and yet pay reverence and regard to the con
a stituton. he would deserve certainly much bette
quarter, and would meet with too, from every maj
of sense and honor, than minister who should con
duet the administration with great ability and sue
II cess, and should at the time procure and abel
e or even connve at such indirect violations of tn
constitution tend to the destruction of It, ever
of such evasions tend 10 render uselessa minis
ter who had the i'll qualities both these, and tn
It good ones OF neither-who made his administrator
e hateful in some respects and despicable in Others
: who sought that security by running the constitution
: which he had forfeited by dishonoring the Govern
o mcnt who encouraged the profgate and seduce
ri the unwary with him in this de> gn, by al
d feeling to explode all public spirit, and to ridicu
t, every form of our constitution, such minister woul
be looked upon most Justly, as the shame and scOure
e of his country" Here is drawn to The life, niue
J. than 100 years ago, by the hand of Lord BIZ
y lngbroke, the portrait of the present Premiertt
e portrait of minister who protects himself by COZ
- ruptions at home e. brides the Irish Brigade, &
for exampe) from just punishment for his betray;
lie Of the public interests abroad.
n THE IRON MANUFACTURES OF THE WoRLD-1l
5 manufacturer of iron in the world is divided f.
is lows by the London Chronicle:
n In Great Britain, 2,38O,O0O tons United State
Sc 100000; France, 348 600 Russia 1870 OOO Austr
h 100 800; Sweden. 132500 Prussia, II 2 900; ma
es ing a total of 81 300 tons of iron manufacur
annually. In 1850 there $50 iron furnaces
le Great Britain and of the 2.380.O00 tons which the
1T produced, about &c., 900 were exported In 1896
S 1875, 900 tons manufactured in Great Britain, al
Tt the total exports were about 4O8 tons During the Il
v months ending November 5, 1858, Great Britain G
80 ported 75 100000 worth of ron and by far the Il
at gest portion of this exports taxi
n by the United States Of pig iron the United Stat
n received 1000 tons and Holland, which comes ne
tv upon the list, took 900. Of bar, bolt and rod m
of the United States took 263,530 tons, or nearly
ell times as much as Canada which received the ne
Mt largest amount.
"a relates the following case of recent occurrence
~ - that city:
bo On Sunday last poor man, named George Ay
~ hart, tailor living in Bedford street, committed 81
- eide in the County Prison, Iappears that during
~ snow storm of Tuesday morning, his landlord got
oh writ of possession out against him for failure to
ho his rent, and constable turned him and his fam
Of consisting of his blind wife, a son, daughter nephe
III and niece out of doors nsthe storm. The h
c been advised by lawyer not to pay the rent to a
~ until disputed claim to the ownership of
e house settled On The election of his helplt
40 family during the storm, Ayrhart who is describ
as worthy, industrious man, resisted and col
mtted to prison charge of assault. This pu
ishment, its disgrace, and the idea of his blind W
and dependent family being homeless in the depth