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Besides this there is the value Of the six buildings
which would carry the amount of the loss somewhat be-
yond the three hundred thousand doIlarsthe amount
which we have set down at the head of the column.
The burned buildings were all Of brick five stories
high and filed with stock and goods from the Easements
to the roofs.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS.
The heat of the flames was at times so intense that
would almost scorch any to remain in Spruce street
in front of the fire.
Robert Allison, policeman, was badly burned about
the face.
Assistant Foreman Smith, of Hook and Ladder No. l.
was also seriously burned in the face These all the
accidents which we heard of.
Yesterday thousands focked to the of the disas
ter to witness the ruins The walls yet standing
and great volumes of smoke yet roll up from the ruins
Within the space of few hours the fruits of years have
been swept away But in such city this such disas-
ters are quite common.
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NEWS BY TELEGRA PHI.

The Latest from Washington.
THE HOUSE AND THE NEBRASKA BILL-MANOEUv vM&
THE ADMINISTRATION AND TEE NEW YORK so. vrS,
ETC.
WASHINGTON March s, 1854.
1t is understood the Senate Nebraska BILL when it 10
reported to the House. win be referred to the Committee
on Territories and that win remain there for the pro-
sent. Meantime, the Nebraska bill already reported
from the House Committee Territories viii be consd-
cred in Committee of the Whole and all she dscusdoa
will take place upon that bill Whenever It Ia ascsr-
tanned that there is strength enough to pass the Terri
toria COMMITTEES win then report back the Senate BILL and
press 1t through under the operations Of the previous
question The advantage of this plan lies fad that
the moment there majority forthc bil discusian
IL can be stopped; whilst it in COMMITTEES o ths
Whole the previous Question could mot be avasl ls
Mr. Dean openly avows that the article in tho Uni ~
abandoning the Nebraska bin test question wss Il
resultof bargain without which Nicholson could y
have received the printing. Mr.. Deax has played -
cards ceveriy But what be said o the morality q
the admidistration and its orgsnf
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Willismsburr City intelligence.

A BRUTAL OUTRAGE AND BURGIARY.-On Saturday after
Captain Donovan and officer Sherman Of the First
ward, arrested young man on warrant charging him
with burglary, complaint Of q German named Jacob
Botz, who resides in South First street, Seventh
street. It appears that about one o'clock on Sunday
morning. the 26th ut, MIS- Botz heard knock at the
door, and on opening II party Of twelve four
teen well dressed rushed into the house. with short
clubs jim their hands, saying that they were policemen
Mrs b. (who Is delicate health and about to become
n mother) demonstrated with the rufians, when Of
the party seized her by the throat and dealt her pow
erfui blow in the face which knocked her inscnsbc to
the Hoor After throwing her the floor the party
broke open inner door gnsacked the room, and car
red away IS, pair Of boots, some shirts and other
wearing apparel The affair has been kept quiet during
the past week. in hopes that the perpetrators Of this VIII
ianous outrage could be discovered and brought to JUS
loo
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In addition to the above losses the HArpers had
worth of plates Sheets &C., stored In these buildings
which was total loss.
LOSS ON BERKNAN STREET.
No. ~ Beekman street injured by the falling in of
the building Spruce street. and BY water the
extent of %, 900. occupied by Alderman William
son for the Dpach printing Office. He is fully insured
in various city companieson his stock O00 and on
the building $4,000.
No "a Beekman street, unoccupied, and owned by
Dudley Persse leased to James OConor was damage
to the extent Of q, 900. Fully insured.
No Is Beekman street, unoccupied, and owned by
James Holden Co.; loss about 81 500 Fully insured
The building No. Spruce street belonged to Horace
Brooks, and was fully insured No 10 Spruce street was
owned by Dudley Persse, and also fully insured
Who were the owners Of the other buildings we could
not learn,
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Personal Intelligence.

Amons the passengers by the Baltic, which left this
port On Saturday Alderman Wesley Smith, Of this
city and Mr. Grumwad, the Russian onhcers about
whom so much been said in relation to privateers
We understand that Mr. smita has a contract with
the to supply that governments with ship timber
to the $500 ooo that his trip to Europe with
Mr. Grumwad Is to conpete the arrangement with the
Car
Hon +. G. Marshall NC, California; r Maple, m;
Theodore Townsend, Albany; Archibald Mackrae u. 8
Navy Joseph Carson BALTIMORE Daniel eastman, Now -
York; j. NJ Tobin, England, were among the arrvAtA
yesterday at the Metropolitan Hotel.
o. M Thomas, louisiana R. Cohen, Georgia; D. CO.
Gunniss New York. amongst the arrivals yesterday
at the Prescott.
A. Erickson, Rochester; Captain Edwards, Bufalos
Gen. Follett Albany; f. Baker, Albany b WiEgin
Bangor; D. NJ Fairpax W., j. w. Bceho, Boston: j. W.
Dram Baltimore; Dr. Robertson Cambridge arrived yea
terday at the St. Nicholas
Messrs j. H. Mulforn, Columbia; J. K. Smith, Buffalo.
Geo Phillips Glasgow; W. o. McCanen, do; H. McIJen-
sin, do; Morris, Philadelphia arrived yesterday At
the Astor House.
Columbus, Ohio, on the I'd instant. They waited
by members Of the legislature who escorted them to th
House. where they received the courssiss Of the State
From Havre andsouthampton, in the stsamskp NAshvlS
nlsdinsr, Bruhl, Lssnland, Csrpcntisr RoSsrts
Denengr and lady Donengne and lady, 0ppsnhetn,
Diner, yniorp Desnars, Mognard, Geo AspsNrson~
l'fy Sp & sfsnss av
From Esv Orleans, in steamship star ~ N. s.ssA-y
JBnysrs Koad Evans, fsrs-a asca sssvssses ~
10 n NesIAge. sasV-' "
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PRovIDEscx, March 4, 1884,
The cotton market closed to-day with arm feefinx.
The wool market continues rather dull although prcs
fully sustained The sales Of the week amount -
81, 800 lbs. Printing cloths without change n
prices. Sales Of the week A, 500 pieces
NEW ORLEANS, March l, 1854
With a large export demand, prices for cotton are
stor but not guctably higher Tie sales to-day foot up
H. 500 bales THE hate news from Europe has caused
Ohio -four sells at e6 Is 81 per Bbl and fair whsat
commands 81 80 per bushel. Exchenge-Sterling ex-
change, TX 8 per cent premium. Rates on New York
rather higher Frghts have slightly advanced within
the last O two.
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Court Colentlar-This Day.

SUPREME COURT.-Special-Nos TO 10.
CIRCUIT CouRr-Nos. ia, 100, 1872 Ie5, 20, 2cs, 1877,
2Os I'll, 1Teh, 213, 2o4, 2o5, 163, 102.
CoNxoN PIzAs.--General term for motions and argu-
ments
SUPERIOR CouRr (two branchesl Mos. Il5 IA ~ 9l,
s4s S4e SAT, sos 81, sac, lss sac, SSo 5b2 to 55p
se2 sos, 5o4, soe, set, 164k, g. t2S, 5o2 3o2 A67
6oS, tss, 5o4, 2S1, leo, ~.
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TEE STEAMSHIP BALTIC, for Liverpool, anchored at the
Southwest Spit Saturday and did not proceed until
nine O'Clock yesterday morning.
THE STEAMSHIP STAR SOUTH Capt Marks, arrived
Yesterday from New Orleans, bringing copy Of the
Pieoyune of the 25th ult, in advance Of the mail.
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Mail Failures.

BxLnHoRE March S, 1854.
We hare no mail to-day beyond Wilmington Thar
damage tche railroad at thsouth by the freshets pre-
vents the running Of the trains Three New Orleans ms
are now dues
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The Fune val OF DIR. Gardner, DC.
TLEGRAPHc.

WAHfiNU1UN March B. 1884.
The funeral of the late Dr Gardner was attended ths
afternoon by only small humber of personal friends
His brother John Charles Ga diner present thus r-
lievng the impression that he bad absconded. The
port that he had left the city arc se from his not answer
ing the Coroners summons on Sa urday, and from the
equvocal conduct of his brother-in Jaw
The suicide and its attendant circL instances form the
chief subject of conversation here an the city s full a
probable and improbable rumors rea aon to the mat
ter There 10 much curiosity to learn The contents e
the letter written by the Doctor and han ed to his bro
ther just previous to his DEATH said that tho letter
viii be produced at the inquest Friday VT at whAce
time is understood that Charles Gardner wi be beoes
the coroner,s iury
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staircase passing their way cells at the grated doors
OF which groups Of coored grnned sAd laughe4
horribly Sad and sckened at the had wStnea!
walked to my hotel and set down to write tho rect8
which now close.
WASHINGTON March s. 1854
n epost mortem examination held this mornng on the
body h George A. Gardner established nothing posi-
lively 10 the cause of death All the DOCTORS however
agree in b revng It was produced by strychnine. The
contents te stomach and white powder found hs
person have een handed to DR.. Breed Of the Patent
Office for anal sis, and the inquest stands adournsd tin
Tuesday.
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the said Lake contiguous thereto heretofore embraced in
the district of Buffalo Greek shall be and hereby
stituted collection district be called the district of
Dunrk and of entry for said district is hereby
established at Dunkk and the ports of Barcelona Silver
Creek and Greek shall be ports of delivery
Sao, III Se sasAer enacted Thaatheree, shall De ap
toms for the aforesaid district who Shall thereafter and du
ring his continuance in office reside the port entry
ated by this together with such other subordinate
officers of the customs provided for by law and the
compensation of said collector shall be such shall
designated by the Secretary of the Treasury the as
fation of the compensation of Collectors of Customs
not exceed thousand dollars per Pr0Ud ed
That in classification of the compensation of Col
ectofs of Customs shall be made them the Compensation Of
shall be five hundred dollars together with such
fees and emolumets authorized by existing laws
See. B. And belt further enacted That deputy collec
tors Of customs for the several ports of delivery constituted
services the mode prescribed by existing laws and said
officers shall exercise all the powers and duties vested in
deputy collectors of customs under existing laws
Approved, Aug. 3, 1854. -
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PATENT QUAckERY.' What is the reason that
Quackery," as it is termed thrives and wakes fat
while the scientific" and the truthful :" struggle
on: and with difficulty keep above the troubled tide
of popular favor? The human system being Fearful
y and wonderfully made okeep it in repair has been
yet the experience of the sages have very little weight
with the multitude of patients Specific remedies
for the complicated ills ofhumanty are the absurdest
things in the world; yet men quickly make princely
fortunes by the sale of medicines that are warranted
to thread the mazes of our wonderful temple" and
find out and destroy pain weasel after rats does
the dark holes and out-ofthe way places in decay
ing building. The stranger who visits Philadelphia
finds the most Impressive pile" in the fashionable
thoroughfare devoted to the manufacture of Patent
Medicines. The most sumptuous palace of our Fifth
Avenue was found in the sale Of mock sarsaparilla
the finest store structure in metropolitan CITY
the most massive granite pile that rears its dark
front on Broadway, and frowns over the upheaying
tide OF our population, has been paid for out of the
surplus wealth acquired by compromising aloes pills.
The man who, made the i" infalblea' corn plaster
llmped through life, because he was so occupied in
serving ms customers that he had no time to apply
his remedy to his own pedesta4si The gentleman,
who had 1.-THE certain remedy for bronchial COM
plants" "pegged OUT with the consumption The
manufacturer of the celebrated "Life Pills died at
the premature age of thirty. Yet these remedies
are popular nevertheless; for strange and incom
prehenslble is human nature that 1T ao;L aaU a. pre-
mum for being hum6ugged. The Galen who calls
things by their right names, and tries to be honest
having but little other reward for his labors than
the approval of good conscience; the palaces and
seven story stores the inheritance of the VEN
0erS OF SpeclhcS-the very people who in sDite of
the proVerb avertise to do more impossible things
than make silk purses out of sows' earsl
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NICKNAME, SON & CO.,
GrOcers and Co mini sion Mercbo
For Sale.
SUPERIOR STEAM ENGINES FROM no i.

Fl OF Sale.
SUPERIOR STEAM ENGINES FROM NO.
- horse power, Circular Saw Mills, Harrison7s S!~
Grist Mills, the best mill in the world for the monar ~
grind from 20 to 25 bushels of Corn into good meal IN
hour) Woodworths and Daniels Planning Tonginr aug
Growing Machines Maehinists Tools of every descrn;
GARDENERS Patent Rotary Stamped Gold Quartz crn.b
very valuable Improvement Oak tanned leather IeI5
of all widths, double or single ''Hg
will guarantee saving of from 5to per cent to f
purchaser of any of the above machines Mccbsrius
drawings neatly executed Address Post paid ('"D''a
HENRY G. BRUCE
Consulting Engineer
Raleigh, Nc
i.lieLsn, AuSust y, 1904. 7S--6t
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UNIVERSITY OF NAsHv11,, ;,

MEDICAL DEPARTMEyT
Vie Fourth annual Course of lectures :, A..
ZION Will commence on Monday the 80tb s ddnsir
he9 ana continue till the first of the ensu;n NJ ub,
Ho R M Por.eI D. Generaand Special 'i Arch
:; 6errIen Lindsey, M D.. Chemistry and anatOnr
prudence. - ~ anu Medical JIM;
= A. a. buchanan. Ne n. Ssuroicoi a,d DAD '%
tony. 49, 0'hooglea AM
c, Thomas Jennings, NJ D., Institutes of Medo.
W 4, Bowling, n D., Theory and Practice
John NJ Watson, NJ D., Obstetrics and 6isoo...
men and Children T diseases of Ha
PanI F. Eve, NJ. D., Principles and Practice G..
The Anatomical rooms Will be opened for anatomy
first Monday in October Neh'S, On tLs
A full preliminary of Lectures free 70 ~
I WI De gwen by the Professors, COMMENCING @
a Chnlque has been established, in connection i,
University at which are performed and cases WIN tie
and lectured upon IN presence of the Glass iiUedtr
Arrangements have been made to accommodot -
tients requiring surgical operations. all pa
Amount of Fees for Lectures in tho UNIVERSITY : .
1a rec pa.d once ony So Practical AnatS
, Excellent Board can be obtained for So per Won.
ther information can be obtained by addressing I'm Fur
y. D. LINDSLEY, Dean of the Facnr eul
Nashville Tenn, July "a, 1854 " 00'AeE e. Htleet
NICKNAME, SON & CO.,
GrOcers and Comm s sion Mercbon.
PETERSBURG, VA
OFFER FOR SALE AT THE LOWEST p ,rpc
Opunctual customers 1 les TO
1900 bbls. Coffee, Crushed and Powdered Sugar.
so hhds. n. o. and p. R. Sugar
$50 hhds. Us. and Barrels Molasses.
$50 bags Rio, Laguira and Java Coffee
1900 Kegs Nails of approved brands.
- 100 tons Swedes, English and Reid Iron
1900 Sides good and G. d. HemIock Sole Leather
general assortment of goods usually kept by them WHO
700 tons best Peruvian Guano
40 /" Mexican Guano
Petersburg, August II, 1854. 1Oss-w,
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PETE. PEPPER, & CO.,
Wholesale Grocers.

WWOItStlIO VHTOCtISs
FORWARDLNG IND Confession AERCHAh1A
81 PORTS MOUTH, VA. M
N punctualy at tended to. "A.
Persons with whom not acquainted wishing goO
forwarded by us, must send the money 10 ofnce,
find great dcuyin collecting small debts scatteO
throughout the country. s&
July 80, 1854. 1039-Sm"'
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A great national cattle show is to be held under
the auspices of the United States Aprcnltnrai So.
ciety to take place at Springfield Ohio on the 18th
October, and continue three days = = 90 -
Political coalition is now defined by wing election
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CATTLE Up to Wednesday evening last says the
Abingdon Democrat, but seven thousand and seven
Iy-slx 1879 cattle had been driven by Arcadia
place, furnished us this Information Arcade ;s ON
the Reedy Greek road, the main thoroughfare be-
tween henfmcky and Tennessee and the Eastern
markets- Inc Growers say that the number of cat
traders in Middle Tennessee and KentucEv genera
y, Preierr1ng to drive Westward the demand for
the California market being large and Increasing
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CPubIic M AL

AN ACT tor the relief widows and orphans of the
officers and of the United States schooner Gram
pus who lost in that vessel in March, eighteen hun
dred and the coast of the United States
eat enacted By tile Senate and House Of Representatives.
9fthe United States Of America Congress assena6led That
the same provision made by the act entitled An act
seamen and marines, of the brig Sopers approved the
fourteenth day August eighteen hundred and
and act for the relief Of widows relatives of
certain officers and oth United States brig WASH
ington who lost overheard in hurricane approved
February the therd, eighteen hundred and ythree be
also extended to the widows and orphans officers and
who lost in the United States schooner Gram
pus in the gale of March, eighteen hundred and forty three
near the coast of the United States :. r s.
Approved July 81, 1854.
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FAN Trade, 1854.

WM AUGUSTUS MUIR. SAM'1 Sryvy,a
WUIR & STEVENS, IMPORTERS AND WHOLE
I've sale dealers in CHINA, GLASS; EARTHENWARP
LAMPS, LOOKING GLASSES, PLATED AND BRIT
TANIA WARE FANCY GOODS &c. Corner Of Sycamore
and BOIting6r. COX Streets, PeterSburg, Ia
The subscribers in receipt of portion of their
Fall Goods of their direct Importation and BY The
hrst OF September will have their stock complete.
Their stock is very large and comprises all articles uu
ally found in establishments of this kind The goods have
been selected with much care and they feel confident that
they prepared to offer great inducements STYLE and
quality of goods and also in prices
They respectfully invite the attention of the trade their
stock MUIR g. STEVENS
Aug. 15 76-lm
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St AAAA REWARD.-RUNAWAY FROM THE
eD IL wv Subscriber about the first of November last,
my negro boy ARTHUR He is about TWENTY-FIVE years
old and of dark color Arther purchased by from
Solomon Davis, of Richmond Va. he bought him of Mr.
Ephraim Page of Johnston County n c. learn that the
negro has got back into Johnston County, and is 60
sion aud delivery to me in any jail in the State
get him. NJ. A. MOSELEY.
Red Oak Grove, Charlotte Co. Va 4c stn
August 70, 1854. " 'f
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Ed EMOVAL OF THE BOOT AND SHOE
no, MANUFACTORY-The subscriber begs leave to in
form his and the public in general that he has moved
from Wilmington Street. to the house lately occupied by
MAILER as fancy store West side of the capitol.
Thankful for the liberal patronage heretofore received ne
solcits continuance of the same promising to the very
best materials and employ only superior wOrkmen
HENRY A. DEPKIN.
Raleigh, August 29th 1858. 82-K
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PROSPECT OF THE CROP We are fully persuaded
that there is much more apprehension expressed a.
bout a deficiency in the grain crops of the season
than IS well founded There has been more than an
average crop of wheat rye and oats throughout the
country and at least half average crop of Indian
corn. Let US see what all this will amount to:
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wv ASHITA LANDS FOR SALE.-THE IN.
w ders gned offers his tract of land in Dallas County,
Arkansas, for SALE 1t is situated the Washta River
contains upland and bottom The upland fair in quality
the bottom producing from so to IS bushels of the
acre-upwars of 400 in cultivation with the usual
buildings besides Gin Houses and Mll-fne watergoOd
range for stock winter and summer-cattle fed
horses need crib food only in work seasonheal;hy not
subject to cholera or typhoid feverwithn five miles 9th
Pacific NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1900 be divided into
three farms. Will sell with annual payments1 down
take young negroes for the whole giving the Pur-
chaser of the land the right to redeem the negroes within
stipulated time Corn and stock of cattle and hogs will
also be sold. HALVES H. COLEMAN,
Cachemasso Ark
July 25, 1854. 73-12tpd.
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NOTICE.-RANAWAY FROM THE SUBSCRIBED
IL in Johnston county the first of May, negro an
named SAM aged % years, about feet inches hgh I
the first finger his left hand cut off and is OF Ga
complexion Sam committed to Halifax jail IN JUN
1885, and is supposed to be lurking about in Nash, Ha7
Northampton Warren counties, N. G. IN
Any person lodging said negro in JAIL giving sncn liz
formation may enable to find him will be hDer3
ie""'''' d. DODD.
) Sm;tb6eId Auo,st / 1854 IO34-w3w.
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" ENTWORTH MALE ACADEMIES
growing interest manifested in this School having 1
rendered the of assistant the IT
tees would announce that the Principal SMITH
under whose charge the School has taken such high san
will be assisted by Mr. JNO GALLOWAY, young gen.
eman of fine scholarship, graduate of our University
Fall Session opens July 18th Board Sc to 81 90 1uf
ton 81 so to $780, IS JAMES IRWIN,
-.s.f- Secretary of Trustees
JuIv 10 1874 70-5t.
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IL the County of Nash, on June 25th, 1884, negro
who his name is TON and belongs the ne'
be about twenty years of age black complex
ion, and has than ordinary space between TWO a.
his under teeth The requested to come torWa
pay prison charges and take him away or he will be dis
posed of according to law A. R. BAINES,
Anr 1~,ytf - Sheriff
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a MOST DESIRABLE FARM, SITUATED IN
AFRANKLIN COUNTY, on the Henderson and Raleigh
Road four miles from the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad
eight from Louisburg and nine from Franknton form.
erly owned by Levin Perry, is offered for sale.
The contains 721 Acres, $50 of which is in or
ignal forest and finely tmbercd the remainder good
state of cultivation and we'll adaped the growth of Corn
Cotton, Wheat, and Tobacco 1t is situated in remark
ably healthy and pleasant country and it is comfortable
dwelling, in beautiful grove with excellent Out Houses
and Barns. 1t has large Orchard of Choice Fruit
is finely watered has excellent well in the yard and al
most every convenience further description is deemed
useless, as any wishing to purchase will examine the
premises before doing
For terms and further information, apply to VIM Il.
Davis, the premises to
JOSEPH J. DAVIS
Louisburg, n. C.
LouiSburp, Aug. Is, 1854. lO35-W4W