Daily Republican., 1878-03-27
Incendiarisnl.

Last night about seven o'clock a fire
was discovered in progress in two
story brick building III Flinn's court, OF,
Butchers Alley, in Tatnall street be-
tween Second and Third streets. The
building was used as stable by D. B.
Martin & Co., dealers in hides, tallow,
&C., in which they had considerable
quantity of hay and fodder, besides two
valuable horses. When the fire was
first discovered, parties managed to save
a greater portion of this property. The
fire department arriving in good time
kept the flames confined to the burning
building. The roof Of the structure
was burned off and the insides of the
building were wholly consumed. The
loss is estimated at from $500 to $500,
the greater portion of which falls upon
the owner of the property, Mrs. Eliza
Ahrens. The loss of Mr.. Martin amounts
to about $50 which amount is covered
by insurance. The building is thought
to have been set on fire.
1t was during the progress of the fire
that mistake occurred which came
near leading to serious consequences.
The firemen ON Third street seeing the
reflection of the burning building
through the morocco factories of H. s.
McComb and Chas. Baird led them to
suppose that the flames were raging
within these buildings, and while la
boring under this conclusion they burst
ed open the door of Baird's manufac-
tory and began carrying out the stock;
and were also in the act of turning
stream of water upon the drying rooms
of the establishment, which act would
have destroyed thousands of dollars
worth of property, had it not been pre-
vented by Mr.. Thomas Mullen and
| others.
About $50 o'clock the flames broke
out second time, and the fire depart
ment was again called into action.
The Foundry.
There was a fair attendance at the
Old Foundry last night, Father Taylor
presiding.
The first speaker of the evening was
Rev. Mr.. Travis from Philadelphia. The
Temperance question said the speaker
was a practical question, and it is be-
cause it is such a question that man
takes an interest in it. When he came
into the city yesterday it was for the
| first time and he knew no one but Geo.
M. butcher, who asked him to speak at
the sold Foundry" There's nothing
so completely unmans; there's nothing
so lowers and degrades a man as the
vice of intemperance. Take the bright
est intellect that ever dreamed on this
earth, and if that man becomes drunk
you have unnamed him.
The speaker in his remarks divided
the temperance question into points 8.
1st, The plain and obvious duty is first
to be thoroughly identified in the move
ment; End, That we should labor
earnestly for the advancement of the
cause; Sd, Is to vote and do all you
can in the political world for the Tenn
perance cause; 4th, To encourage those
who are engaged in the cause, and 9th,
he believed in the efficacy of prayer.
Mr.. Crawford, a reformed printer,
| spoke at some length on the Temper
ance question, and his remarks were
listened to attentively throughout the
meeting.
Mr.. Starr spoke very touchingly of
the time he quit drinking, and when
he stopped drinking he stopped using
tobacco also. This last remark seemed
to stir "Jimmy JONES'" [who by the
way happened to be on the platform)
and he became so happy he made sew
eral leaps shouting, "Glory to God, Pm
free man.
A ANOn-Sectarian Peachers'M Getting
was organized among the colored pas
tors and local preachers of Wilmington,
on the 18th inst, for mutual assistance
in promoting the cause of Christ in our
community. Two successive and sue
cessful meeting assure success in the
unique organization for good. At the
suggestion at a street corner meeting of
the Revs. E. Williams, Felts and Moore,
each of different denominations, con-
vention of the colored Preachers be
called to take in consideration the pro-
priety of the above named object.
The call was made for the meeting to
be at Rev. Mr.. Chippy's church, on
French street above Eighth, at clock
p. M, on the above date. The conven
tion met and opened with Rev. L. II.
Chippy, OF the African Union Church,
Rev. L.. 7. Cox, of the Ezion NJ. L.
Church, Rev. c. G. Felts, of the Bethel
A. M. Il. Church, Rev. B. Y. Moore, of
the 18th Street Baptist Church, Rev.
Mr.. Billingsly, of the American Union
Church, and Revs. Tilman, White, Ban
tan, Brinkley, and s. Y. Jones, pastors
in the vicinity, with number of local
preachers from different churches, with
but little difficulty prominent organ
ization was effected upon the principle
of mutual assistance, spiritual, moral
and intellectual.
The membership is now 16, nine pas
tors and seven local preachers. Things
are moving harmoniously, and the
question for discussion next Tuesday
morning at Ezion church lecture, rom
is, "The best mode of conducting ,c-
ligious revivals." The discussion for
two weeks past has been, 'Tnr exteit
of Martin Luther's success in the Re-
formation"
Attention.
Call in at Milton S. Simpers, No. III
West Eighth street, and examine his
stock Of Victor Cook, Reliance arl
Splendid Ranges. which he is selling
lower than any other dealer in the