Wilmington journal., 1872-12-27

and business talents, and designed to be a
real North Carolina institution. The head
quarters will be in Raleigh, but the com
pany will have offices In various portions OF
the State. 1t will be entirely free from the
trammels OF party or locality. We notice
among the corporatOrs named III the cEar-
ter, such men as Kemp z. Battle, Colonel
Anderson, Doctor Hawkins, v. w. Dewey,
Gov, Caldwell, r. f. Simonton, Major W.
A. Smith, T. N. Holt, John G. Williams,
&c, &c. e4
The Raleigh News says: The \ ar
borough House Bridal Chamber was oc-
cupied Wednesday night by MI: w. ID.
Nettles, of Lagrange, n. c., who has just
taken to himself bride; and THURSDAY
morning bv J. ii. Pugh, Of Morrisville,
who married at sunrise, III the parlor, Miss
M. f.. Collier, of the same town. Such
early rising indicates n runaway match.
His Honor, Mayor Whitaker, oti;ciated.
At the present writing, in the aforesaid
room, is snugly stored away Mr.. Linney,
of Eastern Carolina, who was married on
Wednesday morning.
All of this, to the writer's knowledge,
has been done within twenty-four hours.
Long may they live and prosper. To all
we would say, "Go thy way rejoicing"
AN ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Yesterday morning Nicholas John, the
proprietor of q drinking saloon and
restaurant On Fayetteville street, at
tempted to take his own life by shoot
ing himself, though the circumstances
connected with the case, as far as we
could CLEAN them, render it quite a
mysterious affair. Mr.. McGown, part
ner III the establishment, retired at a
quarter to y o'clock, leaving Mr.. John
in the bar-room. His (Mr. McGown's)
room was Immediately over the bar
ROOM About half an hour after he
retired he heard pistol shots in the bar
room, but was prevented from going
down by his wife, whose fears were excited
for his safety. Five or more shots were
fired and all become quiet. Soon after
wards Mr.. McGown heard the voice {.
Mr.. John calling his wife, whose room
adJoined him, saying: e L am almost gone
Mr.. McGown then went down 10 the bal
room, but found that John had locked al
the doors of the house, even the one thai
led to his (Johns) wife's room. He
effected an entrance and found JOhu on al
empty lager beer keg, bleeding profusely
from the mouth, and too much intoxicated
to make a sensible reply to any question.
asked.
A physician was Immediately sum
al
had been shot through the mouth, splitting
the tongue and lodging i'll the rear of the
read, just above the ear, ard his condition
at tie present writing is thought to be
quite preCaIiOus.
1t is reasonably supposed that Mr.. John
attempted to take his own life-but why
he should have fired four shots and only
one taking effect in his body is a mystery
as yet unravelled. bIr. John is an i'll
temperate man, and generally drinks a
co)d deal at night. The general opinion
is, that he did this act in a fit of delirum
caused by liquor, and that if he had been
in his proper mind it would not have oc-
Cured.
Mr.. John is quiet, peaceable and
unofending citizen, and his family relation
ship Of the most pleasant nature. He has
been quite successful in business, ard we
learnt does not owe five dollars in the world,
and is in easy circumstances. He is a
Greek by birth, of a pleasant, affable and
agreeable temperament; therefore there was
not the slightest cause or reason why he
should commit so rash an act. It is In
deed mysterious affair.-Ttaleigh NeacS.
The FIRE YESTERDAY MORNING.
About O'Clock yesterday morning the fire
alarm bell was sounded, and it was soon
discovered by OurTeporter that the fire was
IN the upper portion Of the city. Hurri
edly repairing to the scene of destruction
he found tha5 the consuming flames had
almost entirely destroyed one building, ard
that several others were i'll a fair way to
suffer q like fate. 1t seems that tho fire
broke out in the store of White s, Brother,
near the Corner of Broad and Spring
streets, and is supposed TO have been the
work Of an inCendiary. This store, which
was almost entirely consumed before any
assistance whatever could he rendered by
the Fire Department, was the property of
John Patterson, Esq. Loss $4,000. No
Insurance.
The flames rapidly spread from the above
named store to the adjoining building, the
Fife House, 4 tavern, which in a very short
time was n perfect mass Of flame, and was
destroyed so fast that every effort to save it
proved futile, and it was with the utmost
eXcrti0n that the next building, also store,
owned by Henry G.. Russell, was kept
sufficiently wet to stay the demon Of de-
The next building consumed by this
dreadful demon of fire, was private resi-
dence, on the corner of Broad and Spring
sire IS, also the property Of John Patter-
son, Esq. During The early stages of the
cOnil1Ctation We entertained very strong
hopes that this building would escape the
flames, but about ! to 4 O'clock, our hopes
began to fail lis, as we discovered that this
building after having Withstund the intea-
'ity OF heat produced by the burning Of the
adjoining buildings for the space Of II
minutes, was on fire from the interior, and
hat it was beyond the control cf any hu-
nan effort. The imminent danger which
he surrounding buildings were continu-
ously exposed to, kept great portion of
he firemen the whole time engaged in
them, as it required constant
md careful vigilance tO.prevenL the spread
# the fire.
The loss is as follows: John Patterson,
2 800 VIM. Fife, $1,000, f.tlly insured
y hite Bros, $4,000, covered by insurance;
ienry G. Russell, 81 900. insured.