Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-11-20
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destroyed half q block Of small
bnildingA two freight cars, aad the
a. bile and Texas elevator, caut-
lnE a lose Of $4,000.
A buildinE 10 Milford, Mas,
in which d. III. Spaulding was
about 10 begin the manufacture Of
straw goods, was burned, on Tues
dIy night. Lass S30,0)C.
A fire in Litlle Rock, Ark, yos.
terday, destroyed $4O, 600 worth OF
property. Large fires are reported
ia the woods Between The White
and Arkansas Tiverr.
About half the business portion
of Upton, No., was destroyed BY
FIRE on Tuesday. Loss about $685.
600.
The Atlantic express trains due
at Poughkeepsie from the Wet at
Ais aud 1920 A. NJ, yealerlay,
were snow bound four miles west
Of Schenectady.
INTEsTINo SUR DECIDED
The suit Of Captain w. w. Hard
wicke, chief Of police OF Lnchbrg
Virginia, against George h. Burch
mayor OF lhe city, for $4,000
damages for macilious persecution
IN suspendihR him froh Office,
which is on trial ia The Circuit
Court for the plst week. the jury
rendered verdict for HardWicke
in the sum Of $l,G00. II is said
that the verdict is a compromiSe
one--tbe rumOr being that 5 ma
jority OF the jury favored a verdict
for the amount claimed whilst the
others we're for nominal damages.
II is supposed the case will be car
ried TO the court or Appeals.
Thomas Barring, one of the
controlling partners ia the cele-
brated banking house Of Batting
Brothers, of London and Liver.
pool, whose reported death Is an
nOunced by cable despatch, wes
one of the most distinguished
members Of the remarkable fami-
by to which he belonged. He has
for many years been an influen-
cial director OF the Bank Of Eng
land, and has repeatedly declined
the Office of governor Of that In
stitutlOn. By his death England
loses one Of her most eminent and
useful business men.
FAILURE OF A LARGk LKATH.
ER FIRM.-A dispAtch to the New
York Times from Port Jeryis an.
nounces the failure Of Palen q Co.,
very extOnsiVe tanners Of Sullivan
county, New York. Their liabili-
ties are between 2O0, 900 and 5000,
900. They have tanneFies Ia tht
town of Failisbury and NeVsrsink
and one in Limestone, CattaranRuI
county, and are interested IN tan
neries in Canadensis, Aonroc
county, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. CdderzOok, the vile OF I'd
dsrEook, convicted OF the muEdeI
Of W. s. GoSs,) packed up her earth
" possessions in West Chester on
Monday last, and left for Baltimore
whittier had gone tho members o
the 0Oss and Ardin family q day Of
two before, and the convicted maj
is Ieft in his cell 70 face Glone what
ever the future may have In storl
for him. He aPpeafs 10 be buOyO,
up by q strong hope Of obtaining I
new trial in which he hopes 10 b,
more fortunate than In the first enc
West Cksster Republican.
WTTHDRAWINo THEIR SHARlS
BY reference 10 the reports O
Loan Associations, for the pas
few weeks, it will DO seen tina
large sums OF money are paid on
every week TO Withdrawing share
h ;l1ers. This ls doubtless cause
by the present hard times, as nun
bers Of men, out Of employment
hACCOhApCAAous W WI110IhW Ouotl
shares, in order 10 get money fOI
the maintenance Of themselve
I and families during the winter.
MoEVOY's HIBERN1O0s.-A
the Institute Hall, tonight, Nc
} EVoS's Hibernle0n, we'll and ID
i vOrayly known In this city, vii
give three exhibitions, Of the "a
, nous Tour In Ireland" Thes
entertainments are excellent 4
character and shOuld be Iargel
attended.
Hon. Jefferson Davis returned
T Memphis yesterday.
MajSr General w. y. Hancock an
: family will winter at the st. Clou
Hotel, New York.