The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-26

rIVK hundred acres of lana around 1ork town have been purchased by the commit | tes Association formed to celebrate the cen. | tennial anniversary of Lord Cornwallis surrender. The land will be beautifully laid off as parade and camp ground fol | the French and American soldiers. The new | buildings will be erected near the site O | the village. Virginia is anticipating 6 lively celebration of this anniversary. 1 ADoLPHus MAsHAM, of Abbeville, s. C., youth of IS, attempted to ride mule over a dangerous swamp on Mir. J. c. Lites' plantation. He knew that the place bore the reputation of being full of quicksands, but insisted on going. Later in the day screams were heard from the direction Of the swamp, and party of men ventured as near as they dared by means of boards. They reached the neighborhood ofthe sound, but could only see the mules head above the mire. No trace of the boy can be found.
 A SPECIAL dispatch from Washington to the Charleston (S. CD Nses and Courier, re- porting q visit to the President in connec- ton with the supposed intention of aban- doning the naval station at Port Royal, says: The delegation was received kindly by Garfield, who was much interested in the statement that the duties paid at the Beau fort custom-h house were equal to those paid at Charleston and Savannah put together, while the expenses of collection were only twentieth part of either one of those ports. Ihesecretary of the navy was visit ed. as was also Admiral Porter The result is that promise was secured that Port Royal would be continued as naval sta tion
 NASHVILLE has just experienced the most disastrous conhsgaration that has occur. ed there for many years, resulting in the burning of thirty-four buildings and the loss of about $450, 900, on which there is an insurance of nearly $200,00O. The flames were first discovered issuing from the cellar in the wholesale paint, oil and varnish es- tablishment of Warren Bros northeast cor of Cherry and College streets, and in less than ten seconds after they burst through the floor the interior of the first story was wrapped i'll fire. An alarm was promptly signaled, and all the engines in the city re. sponded quickly, but owing to the insuf ficient supply of water, caused by a defect i've main and poor engine at the Water works, together with a brisk breeze from the southwest, the firemen were unable to confine the fire to Warren Bros store, and in less time than is required to write 1t the flames communicated to the furniture es tablishment of Atwell X Sneed adjoining and then leaped across the street to the Noel Block, situated on the opposite corner rom the warren & bros. eStaDllSnment. This block is the finest in the city, having stone front and costing over $70,000. It was occupied by the Western Union Tele- graph Company, and agents insurance prin- cipally The block was completed two months ago. The wind carried the flames into the oper- ating room and receiving and delivery of flee, and the infamabe material therein burned with such rapidiiy that scarcely anything of value beyond few instru- ments was saved. The Daily American office was given up as lost, but steady stream of water and heavy brick wall nearest the fire saved it from total destruction. It was dam aged to the extent of $10000 by water. Publication of the paper will not be inter rupted. The heaviest loosers by the fire were: Geo. A. Diekel X Co wholesale whis- ky dealers, whose loss is S75, 5,000; insurance, Si0000, O. F. Noel block of buildings, S70000: insurance 40000. Ryan & Ryan, wholesale liquor dealers, loss $20,000; in surance, $12,000. Cherry, O'Connor & Co, loss $10,000; insurance, 5000 Pearce, Hopkins te Lawrence; loss, $20 900; insur ance, $7 800. Warren X Co, paints, and oils, loss, $6o, ,000; insurance, s20 900. Phil lip Schneider furniture, loss, slo,ooo; in- surance, S7000.