Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-04-21
STATE NEWS,

The Raleigh Telegram is auil,orifv fox
the statement that q mad dog was k;Il I'D
in that city on last Wednesday.
The Telegram speaks of an enthusiastic
reception rendered DIR, L. W. Martin, Con.
servat1ve Commoner from Carteret, on his
! return to his home f5,ssr
Messrs. Allegro &c Askew, the proprietors
OF The EorestviIle Paper Mills, are about
to rebuild their establishment, lately de.
stroyed by fire. I~5s1 - 49, N'-
WE regret to learn, as we do from the
Ro6eSonfdn, that Rev. Hector Mcneil. of
Robeson county, is in very low state of
| health.
1t is proposed to establish a Cotton
Factory at Halifax, to be called "The Pic.
neer Manufacturing Company" A char.
ter was obtained at the late session of the
| Legislature.
The NeWbern Journal Of Commerce men.
tons in terms of honorable commendation
! Timber Lewis, colored, for his faithfnI
labors at the fire in that city on Wednes.
day morning last. a-<+
W. ii. Thorne, of Halifax county, made
forty bales OF cotton, averaging 40 lbs.
| to the bale. last season, on thirtv-ona
acres of improved land. He used home
made manure. and only $15 worth of shell
lime.
The Newbern Times publishes q rumor
that the United States Troops at Fort Ma
con are 10 be withdrawn, and that
the fort is to be occupied and put in
thoroughly Sdefensible condition by q
corpse of engineers, who will tear up and
rebuild according to moiera and improy-
ed ideas.
The Sentinel says that it is rumored TINT
Gov. Caldwell has tcndered the vacancy
on the bench, made by the resignation Of
Jsybird Jones, to ". A. Moore, Radical
| OF ChOwan. 1t is also said that Caldwell
rendered the Office TO several Conservative
| gentlemen whom he knew to be banned
and who would, of course, be compelled
to decline.
| The Lumberton hO6eSOnia,a saws that
Aus. Mitchell and Allen Stevens. both COL
ored, were carried before Justice Sinclair.
on Thursday last, charged with stealing q
lot of meat from Mr.. W. Z. Ban mes; that
they were committed for trial, and that
the same night, IL company with coIored
boy named Primus Evans, they managed
| to oscape from Jail. Tom Lowry was in
the same jail, but in another part of it,
and hence did not escape with the other
prisoners.
The Lumberton RO6eS0nia1 has O. long
account of how Bob Kelley, colored, of
Robson county fell in love with the para.
mour of another colored man named
Andrew Brown; how she consented 10 q
transfer of her favors provided Brown
could be put oft Of the way; how the said
Brown shortly afterwards disappeared
when Kelley was made happy and how
Kelley was arrested and carried into Iun,,
berton, for AZ examination fo-Ia,orrow.
EDrroKs RALEIaH SENTINEL ~ you ere
doubtless winding up the record, / send
you for your Cdifi9atioa the following ,e-
Elections
HOLDEN
With kindly folk, tits always unaorstood,
Whate'er ones faults, to recoect the good /;
One thankful memory will ever stay
With those he left behind: lie wont away
Holdens dono gone and lie IN sent or went
And the states free at last from Ills deViment
IL Tod would go, too, we'd bo ''p1uchey. content"
How nice it aooWLd be, were tho q. Justice spent
And bis Court tumbled after him ali It'll bent
'Twouid he finer fun than a tournament,
And fed full with Joy, we could al keep Lent
p. s. very poor song but very well meant,
Like Grant on the Treasury planting a
Jus! TO gioe it's plethora one more vent,
The FIRE FIEND AT woRK-SEvERAr. OF
TIE FINEST BUILDINGS IN THE CITY BURNED
Loss 1920, 900, INSURANCE 800, 000.-Our
city has been visited by another terrible
calamity. At two o'clock yesterday morn
ing, after our paper had gone to press, al
alarm Of fire was given, and soon the larg-
est portion of the Dry Goods quarter of
our city, at the corners Of Pollok and Mid
die streets, was in flames. The fire spread
with great rapidly, and before six O'Clock
every building from the residence Of Moses
Patterson, Esq, on Middle street to tho
National Bank on Pollok street, was en-
tirely consumed. Nineteen stores, rcsiden-
ces, Offices and all outbuildings were swaI-
lowed up by the devouring element, leav-
ing nothing but the smouldering ruins,
blackened chimneys, and scorched and
withered branches and trunks Of few of
the stately Gins, for which our city has SO
long been noted. Crossing Middle, the
fire seized upon the wooden cornice of the
otherwise almost fire proof brick store Of
Messrs. Weinstein q Bro. This fine build
ing was soon destroyed. We have: with
care, examined into and computed the
losses, and the amount covered by insu-
rance, and give our estimate in the sub
joined table:
LossEs-B UILDINds, FURNITURE AND GOODS.
Primrose Estate Drug store and dwelling,
$1,000 No insurance.
DR.. l. w. Hughes -Hahn's Bakery on Pollok
street, Sl 300. No Insurance. Els dwelling and
Office on Middle etreet, 5000. Insui ed for
81, 000
A. M. Agostini-Store and dwelling on Pol
lock street, stock, fixtures, &C., 5000. No in
surance.
O. MaIks-Gcods, furniture. d;c., $40. 900. In
surance $3, 500.
ID & B. Emanuel-Loss in goods, &C.. s55. COO
Insurance ,0OO.
Weinstein & Bro.-Large brick store and
stock in two stores $4,000. Insurance s25 OO0
Mrs. Ann III. Hughes and Miss Eliza Small
wood-Four stores on LPollok and Middle streets,
81, 300. Insurance $1,000.
L. b. Dufy-Ufhce on Middle street, 5000. No
insurance.
Misses Oustis-Store and dwelling on Middle
treet, $4,000. No insurance.
Mrs. Dunn-Dweling On Middle street, and
furniture, S. CO. No insurance.
Elias Davison-6tore and Office On Middle
street, and etock OF goods, $14,0OO. Insurance
81, 900.
John McSorley- damage TO building
and stock, $4,000. Insurance 1000.
M. Hahn-6tock and fixtures, 81, 500. No in.
surance.
I'd: Meadows-Drugs, fixtures and medicine,
1000. No insurance
A. McLacklan-Goods aewinoa raacI,incs