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Absolutely Pure.
rhu powder never r&rle. A murei of
nHtT etrength and wboleMmenew. Ifert
ennouleai Uum ordlnmrj kind and cannot ,b
nld la competition with U multitude of low
teat, inert weight, alum or phosphate powdert
. Sold only tn cans. Botal Baxxm Fowds ;
Vo 10 Wall Street, New York. : -it"
Sold by W C A A B Stronaeh, George t
Btronaoh and J'R Ferrell A Go. .
thi b&maii hovbk or KAU1IUH,
Our agents are
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instructed to
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watch
erery salt and. failure and to look after
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eyerj house on the Terge of bankruptcy
and ruin and, with the cash iiLand, 'to
buy in lamp or lota erery claas of mer
Henaadise that we' can set for leas than
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iti yalae. so! we can . mark in plain
fignrei on our bargains prioea thai hire
not been named or quoted in this market
or any other. Now we ire'recvlnf
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' from the alaugbter-pens of New s York
this week great bargains in paper, en
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Telopes and 'pencils of? all descriptionii
' Biff lob ' in handkerchiefs, embroideries
and laces of all description.
Great bar-
srains in hats upon our counters
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be shown day after day. New arrifals
at pankf' prices from houses that
collapsed and others that will go down
tomorrow and stall others who throfr
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outlive
the panic. From such source? as
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these
we buy 'our goods and the houses tha
want the trade of the people must go
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beyond i this advance line, must
these prices or go down, for if there, is
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rvirtue m good Lgoods at low prioei;e
aeaa to drive down tb the bottom r
, Wfl are fiffhUne aeainst the old! ri
ijreffil ystem; for money, for reputation
and
lifor tha people. sCall, and? se us
and pare yptr money.
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VOLNEY PUflSELL & CO.
I wl?l commence Saturday. 20th intt.. at
7 JO P- , to aiKtloa my en ire stock of Oon-
lectionenea. lagan, cigarettes, looaocoa,
Musical -Inatromenta, coaatoing; ot Guitar,
"Vioiina, Banjoe, Aeeordeona, Muale Boxes,
Trwbch Harpa, in fact, everything JO
stock. Come one, come all, and secure o
galas as there will positively be no by-btd-
aing. '
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NJIiWS OBSEKVAT1UN8.
-In Levy county, Fla., strawberries
e ripe and peaches are as big as hicko-
ry-nuta
- Now comes the naturalist with the
story that the busy bee works but three
hours a day.
f. rPink arbutus : as fragrant as frank
inoence embowers the burrow of; the
weather-bound wojodchuck.
1 -The Eastern war cloud is looming
bp, again. ' That is all the Eastern war
cloud has to do nowadays. It is a great
loomer.' :; J
i Sam Small, the reformed Georgia
journalist, who acts as Sam Jones' right-'
hand man; has' made a .favorable im-'-pression.
Crowds listen to him nightly.
iDavid Davis, according to his home
paper, only awaits a favorable opportu
nity to re-enter politics. The difficulty
wfl be in, finding a door sumciently
wide to admit him. r j ' '; ' . .
f ;Mr if arnell has arranged to pave
Ireland's ultimatum issued on St. Pat-
.rick's Day. If the Briton doesn't ac
cede it it is presumed that a general
strike wii be ordered.
I if-The Princess Of Wales is said to be
responsible for the enormous buttons
w hich are worn on jackets. Sbe wore
taem last fall on a roundabout, and bow
the effect has reached around the world.
I The Earl of Aberdeen, the new
lord-lieutenant of Ireland, had a Cool
reception in Dublin. The Only warmth
shown was in a fight between a body of
Stndents and the crowd, in. which many
of: the former were badly injured,;
I r-Sonlight has been putlto an odd use
at Brussels. Falling. on a small shaft
the rays cause an upward draught of air.
which sets, a fan in motion, and Chat in
turn starts' machinery that winds a
Clock. ) n .1 -. . (; :j
l An extraordinary aversion to horses
was a peculiar characteristic of a Hun
garian magnate recently deceased. 5 He
would not allow any animal of the. ijnd
to comh upon his lands, so that risitors
who rode or drove to see him had always
to.; alight at his park gates. Trained
deer, used to draw his own vehicle for
many years, but lately his carriage was
drawn by a team of oxen. ;H
j r It appears that the Chinese govern
ment, through its; representatives,' has
already filed claims against the Unitea
States; for; outrages, committed upon
Chinese residents: to an aggregate
amount of over half a million dollars,
tf the tax-payers of the country have to
pay these claims they will dot be qaite
so; tolerant: in future s of these outr ages
upon the Chinese in violation of treaty
.bJigaMons',p 'f; j .!('; '; ,:-
oSinee the death of ber husb&nd.Mrs.
Thomas A. Hendricks has been oopsid-
erably annoyed by -letters and eoiomu
nidation; purporting; to i be from Mr.
liendrioks. which have been sent to her
spiritualists One of them pretended
to be an autocraph letter written bv the
Vice-President in the ppirit-iaud. 'VMrs.
tlendricks is reported as xayitig that this
was a very close imitation ofher hus
band's handwriting, but that she could
easily detect its spuriousncss
r In Boston, some time ago an Italian'
of. gentle , Ways kept talking of ,, tien.
Arncock. ; His interlocutor did not wish
to seem ignorant with respect to such a
great soldier as Gen. Arncock seemed
to.be, so be listened with the sort of de
.ception that polite i societv demandsJ
though he felt like one who plays a mean.
part. When the Italian - bad, gone the
listener: cudgeled bis wits and ransacked
his memory-box f$r an hour, but y save
him he couldn t recall a lien. Arncock
The next;' day there came a flash ot
light 'the man from the land of soft
sunshine had meant none other than our
Hancock. ' I : i . i -
; -One . of th ;loveliest reception
dresses wOrn this season was' made of
apricot satin shot with pink and bro
caded with pale pink aiileas; ' A Vene
tian point lace bertha draped the point
ed bodice and the skirt opened down
the front over a petticoat of dark' green
velvet embroidered aroand the I bottom
with pink pearls.-. At the sides of the
satin skirt were bands of pearl and
ememd beads, with leaves ot gold, and
amber beads surrounding the floral de
sign. Another dress was made of pale
silver satin trimmed with white mara
bout over a petticoat of pink velvet.
third toile wasimade ot toilet suran
combined with cream white silk etamine
embroidered in arabesques of jmauve,
Dale almond and gold color. The surah
K . , aj
skirt was kilted with fan pleatings Of
purple Velvet set between the overdress
of etamine in polonaise fashion, fitting
the form; perfectly over a low'underwaist
of the surah. The edge of the over
dress wis finished with an' elegant pat
tern of .almond-colored lace. At the
back was a wide sash of violet satin, set
above the full drapings of the 'polonaise
This last toilet, worn by the young
daughter of- a Drominent member of
Congress, was exceedingly becoming to
her tall, rounded hgure and tair lace.
' -In no part of, the country are sheep
how keht for the purpose which in the
earlv history of the nation made sheep
keeping almost obligatory on tne great
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majority 01 iarmers. no uujum wuvieu
clothing more cheaply than we can make
it, even supposing' that household spin
I ning arid weaving had not i become lost
arts; it u gooa evidence, nowever, oi
the advantage of keeping sheep that
they have not been thrown aside bn many
high-priced Eastern farms despite the
Btrongjcouipetition of sheep breeders on
the cheaper tanas ot the tar West.
In the suit oXPlesB Foy, colored, vs.
the Western Worth Carolina railroad.
for damages, Foy gained S judgment for
06,OOq, Judge Montgomery set aside
the Judgment, which will result in an
f appeal ror a new trial,
the Winston Re-
licau says.
THE IMMOfiTAL
ueroof iile r sited states oxck
AUAU BESEMBEKED.
flaw a Patriotic Pol Clbratd the
Btrtbdsy or WMblu(ta.
Washington, D ' C. , Feb. 22. The
celebration of the anniversary of Wash-,
ington's birthday was rather more gen
eral than of recent years. The bright
weather afforded an important element.
The; halls of Congress snd the depart
ment offices were deserted, schools and
courts and banks were closed and there
was; a partial suspension of business
Flags were flying from public and pri
vate buildings, in recognition tf the his
toric and patriotic memories of the day,
and; the principal promenades were
crowded with people m holiday attire.
J he rising sun was greeted by a national
salute from a battery at the Washington
b'lrracfes. Several of the local military
companies paraded the principal streets,
accompanied by bands playing ' pa
triotic airs. ; Associations of the old
est j inhabitants of D. C. assem
bled according to a time-honored
custom, and listened to the reading bf
Washington's: farewell address. The
Continental Guards, having as their
guefts about a hundred members of
Congress, made their annual pilgrimage
to Alt. Vernon and decorated Washing
ton's tomb with floral offerings. An
appropriate programme of exercises was
carried out, with speeches, devotional
services and music, commissioner of
pensions Black and Congressmen Comp
ton and Cabell were the orators of the
day) Among the floral tributes were a
beautiful basket of flowers sent by Pres-
dent Cleveland, in the evening the
Loyal Legion held its annual banquet.
Covers were laid for ZUU jruests.
The, Washington monument society
held its annual meeting and re-elected
its old officers for the ensuing year, the
President of the United States being
president of the society, ex-officio. Ex
Gov, Winthrop, of Massachusetts, and
W.'-W. Corcoran r were elected vice-
presidents; 'Horatio King; secretary;
J. B. H. Smith, of Baltimore, treasurer.
Uol. Casey in response to a number
of questions, made an informal address,
describing the plans for the completion
of the Washington monument s sur
roundings land in regard to any
danger from settling or from tornadoes,
expressed his unqualified conviction that
the monument may fairly i be expected
to stand for all time. '
CHiBUssrbi. S. C, Feb. ;22.-rWash-
ington's birthday was celebrated here
by i partial suspension of business and
a review snd parade of the Fourth bri
gade of State troops, and tonight three
military tjaus are in .progress. All the
public buildings and many private
bouses were i decorated with national,
State and municipal colors;
rh OU Oft HatMr Aa-ala Coin Up.
Columbus; Ohio.i Feb. t 22. Judge
Wylie, of the common pleas court, this
morning decided the case of Daniel J.
Dalton, clerk of the eourt of Hamilton
county, on an application for; a writ of
habeas corpus. " Dalton was arrested at
the; order of the house of representatives,
for contempt m refusing to produce be
fore the house, or a house committee,
the: i returns j from ; t'recinct A, fourth
ward pf Cincinnati, for the purpose of
being photographed, and 'also for re
fusing to bring them outside ; of Hamil
ton county without an order of court
The application was dismissed and Dal
ton, was remanded to the custody of the
sereeant-at-arms. Dalton is not in town
and the attorney general states that un
less he arrives here by the .first train he
will forfeit i his recognizance, which is
in the sum of $5,000. The relator has
the alternative, under the bouse reso
lution, of either producing the returns
as requested; or serving a specified time
in jail. . ; . ' :;
A ivaiy Jlearre'a Hamas gaerlflea.
Bavanhak. Ga.. Februarv 21. The
dead bodies of two negro boys, eight
and ten years of age, were found tied to
the foot ot a sapling m toe woods six
miles from this city this morning; They
had been gagged, their mouths having
been, rammed full of clay and leaves
Their arms and legs were tied together
and fastened to the sapling by a rope
around their necks, lucre were no
marks of violence on the bodies. They
are thought to be brothers. John Gra
ham, a crazy negro living near the spot
a 7 . a..-.'
ift supposed ito be the murderer, rleis
iuwuo . uu roiiiciuu, auu ii ia uoiiovcu
killed them as a sacrifice. He was cap
tured this evening, and neither denies
nor admits his guilt.
He
is irresponsi
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Thrvag-H Cwnnetin.
Washington, Feb. ' 22J Repairs to
the bridge near Wilmington, N. C, on
the Atlantic Coast line, have been com
pleted and the Pullman sleepers will run
tprougn as: usual, xnere will be no de
tention on ( account of the ore at Wil
mington. The Jacksonville, Tampa &
Key West railway began running trains
today between Jacksonville and Sanford.
ibis gives the Atlantic Coast line all
rail connection with Tampa and de
creases thai time tb Sanford, Tampa, Key
- West and Sanford by about twelve hoars.
Thraatau io Raalsrn. ;
London, Feb. 22. The! Greek minis
ters of war and marine threaten to re
sign unless war against Turkey is!- de
clared. The people of Greece, who are
anxious for hostilities, are much ex
cited.' .torpedoes have been sur rep U-
busly removed from the harbor of tsalo
nica. The Turkish authorities boarded
the Greek steamship Omqia and arrested
the captain on suspicion of having been
concerned in; the removal. 1 bey then
searched, the vessel but failed tb find any
of the torpedoes. The captain was
thereupon released. i
Prartlrtns 9 be a, HlybwayBiaa.
London, Feb. 21. As a result of the
statement that a well-known baronet had
assisted hangman perry in hanging the
three Netherby burglars, Sir Claud
de Crespigny in an interview today ad
mitted that he was the one alluded to.
He. said that as he would probably be
the sheriff of Essex, he desired. to fain
experience in -order 'thas he might be
prepared in case he should be obliged
to act himself in the absence of the
hangman. He slept in the prison during
the night, pinioned one of the culprits
himself, and generally assisted Berry.
The latter considers Sir Claude a plucky
individual, who does his task welj. Sir
Claude, who had assisted at a previous
execution at Chelmsford, felt no qualms.
He appears to take a lively ; interest in
his chosen calling.
Tha Coka; Striken tlnecewiful.
Mt. Pleasakt, Pa , Feb. 22. There
was a general resumption ofwork in the
coke regions today, 'it Was feared that
the Hungarians would canne trouble,
but they weakened this uiOiuiufr aud
placed no obstacle in the path j of the
workmen. At the Valley mines the
men went in and came out again in a body,
i i ' mi t
ior local grievances, ine uu.ngariaDs
are flocking into the offices for checks to
day, and many of them have been re
fused work. They are angry because
any compromise was made It is thought
that an effort Swill be made to freeze
them'out and compel them to leave the
region.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 22, -A special
from Mt. Pleasant, Pa., says the Hun
garians refused to go to work this
morning at Moorwood and the Standard
works at the advance offered by the syn
dicate. They say they will do no work
until their countrymen are released from
jail at Moorwood. j They swear they
will kill any one who attempts to work
until Frick & Co. have complied with
their demandsi The English-speaking
men are indignant at the Hungarians
and will go to- work tomorrow, regard-
ess of consequences.
A special from (Jonnelsvule says the
trouble in the jcoke regions is not ended
by any means.' 1 he men at ionaldson s
works, near here, all went to work this
morning, but in one pit they ref used to
fill the wagon's as full as heretofore and
me pit Dosses reiusea to naui tne cars
out. . ; i -'' ; '
John Britt, of DuboiB, Pah president
of the fourth district miners and labor
ers amalgamated association, Ays nn-
ess there is an advance; in wages of 10
per cent very soon 8,000 miners; of the
Clearfield region will go on strike.
Auaartcmn-Ennrllah. '. j '.
A very erroneous impression general-
y exists in this country as to the man
ner in which the English language is
poken in the United States. I This has
arisen in some degree from the 'circum
stance that travellers have dwelt upon
and exaggerated such peculiarities of
anguage as have come under- their ob
servations in various parts of the Union;
but also in greater measure from the
fact that in English novels and dramas
in which an American figures no mat
ter whether the' character depicted be
represented si a man of a good ; social
position and, presumably .fair education,
or not- he is made to express himself in
dialect happily oomeining the peculi
arities of speech of every section of the
Country from Maine to Texas, With
the exception of the late Mr. Anthony
Trollope's 'American Senator, M cannot
recall to mind a single work of fiction in
which this is not the case. Take lor in
stance, those pirtions of Martin Chuz-
zlewit'v the scenes of which ard laid in.
the United States; Richard FairQell in
Bulwer's My Novel, the Colonel in
Lever's One of Them;' Fullilove, in
Charles Reade's 'Very Hard Cash;' the
younger Fenton in Yates s 'Black
Sheep; or the American traveller in
'Mugby Junction in each and every
instance the result is to convey 4 most
erroneous idea as to the : manner in'
which our common tongue is Ordinarily
spoken in the United States,
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It is the same on the stage. a he dia
lect in which Americans are usually
made to express themselves in English
dramas is as incorrect and absurd as was
the language nut into the mouths of
their Irish characters by the play writers
of the early part of the eighteenth
century
As a matter of fact, the speech of ed
ucated Americans differs but little from
that of the Same class in Great Britain;
while, as regards the great bulk of the
peoDle of the U. o tnere canoe npques
tionbut that thev speak tourer and more id
iomatic English than do the masses here.
In every State of the Unionybe language
of the inhabitants can be understood
without the slightest difficulty. This is
more than can be said of the dialects of
the peasantry in various parts of Eng
land, these being in uiaoj instances per
fectly unintelligible to a straugcr
gara the fluency ot expreb&iou ana
coin iu ana Ol language posspsif a oy
Americans even in the humbler rink of
life forms aj marked contrast to the pov
erty of speech of the same class in this
country, where, as an eminent penolo
gist has declared, a very considerable
proportion Ol me agricultural popuxauou
habitually make usJ of a vocabulary not
exceeding 300: words Chambers' Jour
nal' i
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Tnliiv to Arranaa Mat!
Wohcbstek, Mass Feb. 22. The
proprietors of the Patna mills have re
fused the demands of the strikers for an
increase of four mills. The Knights of
Labor have; accordingly issued notice to
fell weavers to keep away from the mills
until the difficulties have been adjusted.
About one-fhalf the regular fore j was at
work Saturday. L ;
Deatb .f a Car faunlar.
CuATTANjooGA.Tenn , Feb. 22. Wil
liam Lockett, a car coupler ou the Ala
bama & Great Southern railroad, was
crushed to death in their yard in this
city yesterday. ! I
WILMINGTON
JHLLIOK DOLLAR FIRE SWEEPS
AWAIT MANY OF 118 MOST IH
POBTAST Bi:iLIHN.
TUa Fir OrlylnatM in a Mteamar- -Tha
Ral'waya aud Stainuhtp lomp.
nlaa Snllr ITaavywaa) -
Otbar Detail of tha Ureat
..: Calamity.
Wilminoton N. C, Feb. 21 A dis
astrous fire occurred in the business port
tion of tLis;clty this afternoon, the loss
from which will probably exceed one
million dollars The fire' originated on
the river steamer Bladen, which was
loaded with cotton. This set fire to the
wharf and sheds of the Clyde line of
steamships. ' A, high wind was blowing
at the time and the fire spread raj.idly,
sweeping away business houses on
Water street .for three blocks and many
valuable residences, on Front and Second
streets. Among the buildings destroyed
were thei First Metho Ust ehurch, the
offices of the Atlantic Coast Line, the
freight depots of the W. V. & A. and
W. & W, railriiads, the Champion coin
press, two large grain mills and saw
mills, and the offices and warehouses of
A Sprunt & Son, Worth & Worth,
Kerchner & Calder Bros., S. P. Shotter
and others. The steamer River Queen
and the schooner Holmes were burned.
Wilmington, N. C. Feb. 22.
Special Dispatch to the News and Obskbt
: VKB
Yesterday will never be forgotten by
any resident .of Wilmington, marked in
memory's pages as it was by one of the
most sweeping and disastrous fires which
ever visited this fair citv. The wind
blew a brisk gale from the southwest
and the alarm of fire caused an
instaut emdtton of fear. The steamer
Bladen 1 arrived opposite the city
about 3 o'clock, on fire. The fire was
discovered at Point Peter. There was
a scene of wild excitement. The steamer
had come dwn the river from Fay
etteville. There were fifteen female
passengcrs on board. The boat was loadejd
with cotton and suuie naval 8 tor. s. The
steamer was headed for the Clyde lilie
wharf, in order, to discharge the passen
gers, many of wboui were in great alarm.
This wharf is at the foot of Chestnit
street. TheJ steamer made the landing
safely but the safety of the passengers
proved the danger of the city. The
wind, which made the steamer a roaring
mass of fire, spread these flames with
remarkable rapidity, and the fire might
practically have been said to have landed
with the passengers. There were m-
rnamuiable buildings near by and these
famished ready fuel for the angfy
flames: The extent of the danger was
realized almost from the first. The,nre
moved northeast, fanned into yet greater
fierceness each second by the sweeping
wind from the southwest. There were
swirls of flame, while masses of wood,
fcc, were swept at great heights into
the air. There is an excellent fire depart
ment with three steamers and other ap
pliances, but in this Chicago-like devas
tation these were of small avail. Sweep
ing away building after building, many
of them great brick Structures, ! it
moved due northeast from its starting
point at the foot of Chestnut street and
every building on the west side of Water
and Nutt streets literally melted before
its greedy touch. In this section were
yards filled with naval ' stores, barrels
of rosin by the thousand, and when
the . fire reached these inflammables
it grew yet greater in fierceness. The
great warehouses of the Wilmington &
Wcldon railroad, which were brick with
elate roofs, shared the general fate. The
nre crossed Water street at a point about
midway between CheBtnut and Mul
berry ; Working its rapid way along
Water street it spared no building until
it reached Red Cross street. On Front
street every building from Walnut i to
Red Cross shared a similar fate, the
offices of the Wilmington & Wcldon
railroad among them. The Front street
Methodist church, an imposing and fa
miliar edifice, was consumed. The
buildings oh Second street, from Walnut
to Red; Cross, shared the general de
struction; not one was spared save the
Methodist parsonage. Among the
buildings burned on : Second street
was the residence of Hon. Gto.
Davis, the : distinguished ex-at
torney general of the Confederate States
The tire burned the handsome residence
of Mr. Henry Nutt. This was
last victim in that section. Thanks
its
to
the unlinng efforts of ' the
fire-
men, aided by volunteers, and
by
the crews of the ships in the harbor, the
further extension of the devastation
there was. prevented.: The air was
fire-laden, and particles of flames seemed
to find thejr way everywhere like snow
flak s. : There was literally a sea of fire
and a rain of fire-. The cinders fell in
streams upon Brooklyn, a suburban set
tlementhalf a mile distant, inhabited
mainly by colored people. The; fire
here proved unspariqg, nor could its
ravages in that quarter be stopped Until
twenty buildings, nearly all dwellings or
tdbemeut-, had vanished in smoke.
There were quite a number of accidents,
but so great was the excitement that
some ef these were unknown until the
fire was eabdued. ; j
For hours the fire continued its work.
Aid was asked from Goldsboro, and the
steamer Mary Alice, of that city, started
for the scene of disaster. At Alt. Olive
it was 'turned back by news that the
fire was under control v The telegraph
wires were burned and communication
became difficult. Hundreds of railway
t ars were; run out on the various iroads
to escape the general destruction. I This
step saved large amounts of property.
On the river the scene was also an awful
one Several boats were burned. Among
these were the ill-fated steamer Bladen,
the cause of the great disaster ; the
steamer River Queen and; the Schooner
II. S. Marler.
Wilmington today, presents a sad con
trast to the city so lair and peaceful
twenty-four hours ago. ; Whofe blocks
of houses gone, masses , of scorched
brick, steaming acres :of store-yards,
blackened masses of charred debris in
hundreds of forms; these go to make
up a scene of such desolation as makes
one feel infinite sorrow fpr the sufferers.
The telegraph lines are all again in
working order and trains are running.
The work of repair of the bridge over
the Northeast river, which was damaged
by the railway accident of. Friday, was
completed this evening and trains will
now go through as usual. For several
days passengers have been transferred
by steamer there. ;; ) .-
Wilmington, N. C, Feb. 22. The
loss by yesterday's firej is fortunately
much less than at first reported, i The
total loss is now estimated at 0500,000,
and the insurance at 0400,000. 1 Some
of the principal, losers are as follows:
Schooner Lillie HolmCs,; loaded with
guano, loss 030,000, no insurance ; the
general offices of the Atlantic Coast
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uiue auu two ireignx warenouses,
net loss 030,000 ) the 'Steamer
Bladen; loss 05,000, no insurance ;
Front street M. E. church,: loss 05.000,
insured. The business houses of Worth
& Worth, Alexander Sprunt & Son' C.
B. Wright, G. J. Boney,, Kerchner &
Calder Bros. , Smith & ' Gilchrist,; and
, the Champion compress ; company were
all partly insured. In the Brooklyn
section of the city nineteen buildings
were destroyed, causing a loss of $15,- I
000, wi h but small insurance. , Among
the buildings burned in this part of the
cty;were St. Barnabas' school bouse,
colored, Trinity M. E-. church and a
number of small dwellings and stores.
While the Front Street M. E. church
was burning a negro felt from the roof
and broke both his legs.; Several other
accidents occured during the progress
ot tne nre out none were v of a serious
nature. . ' ri
DURHAM QBAOED SCHOOL TAX.
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An Application far an Injunction Ra-:
1 he application for an injunction
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against she graded school tax for Dur-
aiu came up before Judge Clark. at;
Greensboro, February '18. Notice of
the motion had been served on defend
ants and both sides were' present, s Judge
Kuffin, Maj. Graham; and W. W.
Fuller represented the plaintiff, and
Judges Bvnum and Schenck and
Messrs. J. S. Manning and
Strudwick represented the defend,
ant. - Judge Clark has ; filed his judge
ment restraining the appropriation of any
part of the tax to any purpose ' other
than the graded schools and (in eon-:
formity to the Puett decision published
in the News and Obsxever Saturday) re
straining any discrimination between
the races in the apportionment of the;
fund, j He refused to restrain the levy
and collection of the tax as (unlike the
Puett case) there was no irregularity or
discrimination in the levy. The case is1
appealed to the supreme court. ,
Irtab na Xrfna;r ETlatad.
London, Feb. 22. It is stated that
Mr. Morley, chief secretary for Ireland
has so instructed the police and military
authorities as to render it virtually im
possible to effect evictions.
Archbishop Walsh, of Dublin, has'
written Mr. Gladstone, saying that the"
Irish bishops consider that the result
of the -elections answered Mr. ; Glad
ston's appeal to the Irish people to
"speak out." The Archbishop also
says that the bishops believe that home
rule would not affect the union or sup
premacy of the jcrown and urges the
suspension of evictions until the land
question has been settled.; ;'
Tba Bin and tiray Unite in t'albralna-Waabina-tan'a
Klrthdajr.
Knoxviixe, Tenn., Feb. 22. Zolli
coffer camp of Confederate veterans and
Ed. Maynard post of the Grand' Army
of Republic united ; in celebrating
Washington's birthday here. I Staub's
theatre was filled tonight with veteran
of both armies, and addresses were de
livered by Cant. Wm. Rule, ex-Federal
and by Col. W. A. Henderson,' ex-Confederate.
Wafthing-ton'a Birthday In Wew Tork. I
Nxw York, Feb. 22. Washington's
birthday was observed as a holiday to
day in the usual quiet ' minnerf Flags
which have been floating at half-mast
almost continuously of late were raised
to the tops of the poles and enjoyment in 1
various forms was sought after. Patri
otic organizations fitly commemorated
the birth of the ."Father; of our Coun
try"' during the day. j
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A Conductor; Killed.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb.: 22.-
Frank Farris, a freight conductor' on
the Nashville & Chattanooga railroad,
fell from a train near: Stevenson, Ala,
yesterday and was killed. j t"
Moody and San key ;are a revelation io
New Orleans, and the effect they are
having is remarkable. On Sunday they
held seven services and addressed 10,
000 different persons.' Over 600 at
tended their inquiry meetings, of whom,
the Times-Democrat says, ''it Is care
fully estimated over ; 300 confessed
Christ. Such an interest in religious
exercises was never, before seen in New
Orleans." - : v ;
says Byron; but why die when you can
cure the cold or cough, which neglected
i .i il !"'';. l in - fa
means deatn, wim ur; xuu s t uougn
Syrup, the old reliablej
A sensible woman win not fail to keep
a bottle of Salvation Oil on hand for
men's outs and bruises.
ANOTHER IMXJMMY.
THE LltENT IF.STIMOJTV
TO NORTH
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Th
F.lartrlr Talccrapb .Bora In
Hralnn of a NmIIv Tar Ilcvl.
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ClIARLOTTK, N. C.
Feb. 22. The
Ubsorver tomorrow
will publish a col-
unin luterview by its iWasbinrton cor-
respondent with Junius Lynch Clemons,
clerk of the river and. jharbor committee
of the House of Representatives, who
claims that he is the original inventor of
the electric telegraph. Mr. Clemons
claims that he invented the system in
1835 while at Randolph Macon, college, '
Virginia." He communicated his dis
covery to a Mr. Pagle, who was in the
patent office and who jbad become quite
eminent as an electrician, j Mr. .Page
did not answer the letter and eloven
ears after took out a f patent on
the discovery and associated Morse
and Amos Kendill with him.
The company applied to Congress for
aid to develop the discovery, and the
world knows the result. Clemons claims
only the original invention, but gives
Morse credit for its development. He
concludes the interview as .follows: "I
would not pluck a single leaf from the
laurel that circled Morse's brow, or
drop a word that would reflect -upon his
memory." The letter is published as
a vindication Or history.
'a he "Haalthyr" Craaa.
From the Washington! Posti
The fashionable ediet has gone forth
that it is the proper thing to look healthy
ar'd robust. The day of the confirmed
w valid, the "delicate! flower.'? and all
that sort of thing, has ' passed; and now
our belles are striving to see who can
look the hardiest. The daughter of a
distinguished naval officer - has become
oue of- the leaders lof the "healthv
craze, and is now, tor that matter.
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Her plump, well-rounded, figure, and
swinging gait can be seen in Pennsylva
nia avenue nearly every afternoon, rain -or
shine', and she has ! the ruddiest pair
of red cheeks in Washington. ; She looks
the perfect picture of health , but some of
her sharp sisters have) been tracking up .
the secret of how her pale complexion
disappeared so suddenly.; It appears,'
so they say, that the young lady called
in the service of an o d sailor" who had"
known her ever since sbe was a "wee
Lit of a thing," and told him she was
miserable because she never could have
any color in her fac t. She asked him
to tattoo her cheeks a delicate shade of
red, and although i he operation was
quite painful, she StO)d it bravely, and- '
the consequence is th it she will nave a
red face even after leath. It is said .
that several society elles contemplate
undergoing the samn course of treat
ment. . - .
Home is happier with a bottle of the
destroyer Of rheumatism,- St. Jacobs
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A break in passenger and freight rates
to San Francisco and points funbes wett
has occurred, and prices are being re
duced to suit the pockets of the general
run of people. ; ;
3Ien. ...
o The business man, practical in .all
things, does not care to loose sleep . at
night thatfwould unfit him for business
lh following day, bo keeps Taylor's
Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and
Mulh in, which will prevent croup and
cure coughs, colds and consumption.
As many as 2S5 love letters are of
fered in evidence in a breach of promise
suit before an Indiana court. ' '
Wx want to sell stoves. If you want
to buy, then call at the store of J C.
Brewster & Co., for we are selling
UKATINO STOVES at just above COSt, VOX
tsh. to diminish sock.
There is a remarkably big spot in the
centre of the sun's disk, f ;
Brcocfcitla,
nmcmata drunoed anMot
t diwa Prica am, Pa-
Koa. in weaiuna.xh
Omok rrp la old onir
whTte aronw and Mar oar
lealrfared trmd-Urk tt wlli
ABuU't Htttd im a Clnr,Itr4-
lhiuliiillilntiirMoM w.
frM A. C. iirytr T Boi
JVop-l, EUmora, Md, iL B. A.
SALVATION
Tba Greatest Care oa Earth for Pain,"
Will relieve more quickly than any
other known remedy. Rnsumatism,
Neuralgia, Swellings, Bruises, Burns,
Scalds, Cuts, Lmnb-o,Sores, Frost
bites. Bcka.che, Wcundg. Heaxlache.
Toothache, Sprains, &c Sold by ait
Druirxists. Price 25 Cents a Bottle.
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Mnstamg liniment la older than
most men, and used more : and
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