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QUESTION ABOUT,
Browns Iron
Bitters i
ANSWERED.
The qaaataoa haa probably been aakad theveaaa
"Ho can Hniwn'a Iran Bitaate nun tm m-
lina-r Weil, it djesn'l Bat it doeaoaieanrdiaeaaa
for wnioh a romtahle nhrauuji would Drmenha IBOI
PhjaioUaa caout-nize Iron ai tb bast rosMrauwr
gm anewu to toe prnraeaxm. ana inquiry of aag
Madina- eaaiaheJ fan will aahataariaie I
that there in naora preparatioaa af iron tbaa of mat '
Xber anbataaoa nana ia aoadicina. This ahowa eon- .
laamlr that iron to acknowledged to be the moat
aaportaaS fiat or ia ir nranfol medioml praetiee. It to.
eryof nROWN'SlllON BITTK1
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BROVWSIROfi BITTERS.-oTSatal
Iwhr. Whin t Jraa br aif tbe fint arsaptoBwoi
braeSt U renewed tovrg. The vraeciaa then beoota
Bmwr, tnediytionimmmea, the bowel am act its.
in t ha tf act to oanallr mora rapid and marked.
p; iMaJthy color enaaaatatha eh; awnancai
fMW"! fnnetkmal d miiiaiuli baooeaa raa-q-tor,
and it m aaninc Hvither. abundant aoxnaJe
b mppUed far thehHd. Baw bar Bimrn'i lroa
Binen totheONLYfaxai leinahie that to aot io
Jariooa, fMaw4 f y;.
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wreyaT TAKK ?f OTHER. .
Pffl STORE.,
THE G&EAT BABQAHf STORE OF
EALEIQH.
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II peopla knew how mack credit eock tkaai
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mm tkat tlM aWBrcbant wko btrjv (ooda ea
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credit sad eUi.tbeai oa credit BOrt all kif
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, gooda hifkev to ott ala loaarj. Laresnlar
Uaea el merchandlaa there are tkm'tUaUaet
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prefite thaffed xrp and ea each om there it an
' ztra per cent laid, to eerer the
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credit. ' Ton eonnt tea per eeat oil each of
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tken aa4 yu here at thejeaat eattaxate SO per.
jtatwklca yonmuatpaf to eoTerMejbaaea
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y sua who eer pay. Thla the etmnmer
haa to pay. It aO eoaiee oat ei the Bard
eaneddoUara of the laboriBC people. If yoa
borrow moaey from the baak at & per cant
jou think it Tetr high, yet yon will bay your
tgocd oa credit acd pay eO per eeat more lor
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,Ujem than yoa ought to pay and .job will
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leererwlak yooreye at it. Thla redlt take
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trom the produoeri .of lhla,oountry eae-half
; they make. How bow doyou like the lytteoir
-Come t the Backet 8tore.and bay your gwoda.
The Backet fibre haa all the adTantagea, from
kaTing bayen alwayf ia the Kerf York
ket, with eaak la hand, who buy fronhoaeea
which are eoatpelled to take their offaralor
; NEWS OB8ERRVATION3.
The labor organizations of Phila
delphia are talking of nominating George
. unuas tot mayor.
-A aeaaoB of German opera ooste
Tetyownerofboxin the New York
Metropolitan fully $5,000.
r-Mr. James Brown Potter is to be
ooma m proiessionai aotr ess as well as a
professional beauty. Abbey ha& hired
her.
The yacht Majfbwer, which sue
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ocBBiniiy aeienaea me American cup
last summer, is for sale to the highest
bidder. Oar yachtsmen should see that
she remains in good hands.
" Lieut. Henn and bis wife are living
aboard the cutter Galatea at her winter
andhorage in Manning's basin, in South
Brooklyn, as they prefer the "home"
comfort thus obtained to that furnished
in the hotels ashore.
M3inoe Robert T. Lincoln left the
office of secretary of war, at the close
f the Arthur administration, but little
had been heard of him. Hoi now sug
gested as an available business men's
candidate for mayor of Chicago.
IThe city sergeant of Richmond has
recited the "death warrant" in the oase
of .Thomas J. Oluverius, who is to be
hanged Deoember 10, in ease there is no
interference with the sentence by Gov
ernor Lee.
8o many men have been oowhided
by women of late for making derogatory
remarks that the oowhiding of a woman
by a man for the same reason at Odin,
111 , the other day will do something to
wards restoring the balance of things.
rt Accoraing to Second Assistant
Postmaster General Stevenson, the dem
ocrats of Virginia have no reason to
complain if there has not been a clean
sweep of the Mahone postmasters in that
S tate. A change haa been effected in every
ease where the proper representation
have been made, and if any radical post-
miBters yet remain in effioe it is because
no fault oould be, or has been, alleged
against them. It will be time enough
for Mr. Barbour and other spoilsmen to
compfain of the administration, on this
account, when they shall have first com
plained to it to no purpose.
j--velvet bonnets are brought out in
all the handsome shades noted in feh
models, and are either plain, or em
broidered in beads of various colors, or
wrought in delicate devices in cold and
silver threads. Elegant evening bon
nets of white velvet have superb broohe
designs wrought upon their brims in
scarlet, green, and gold, these ex
quisitely fine and delioiously shaded.
Other bonnets are made of rale-tinted
velvets with a band of bead-embroider
ed, net inserted, this giving the ef
fect of a striped velvet bonnet.
One for example a Paris model shewt-annn's-oap
shape made of pink vel
vet striped with bands of palest pink
silk net, the mesh nearly covered with a
aeiicate hand-wrought embroiderv o!
finest pink pearl beads, i The bonnet b
uned with the net alone, and trimmed
With softest drooping tips of pink and
White marabout. Rob Roy eapn foi
opera wear are made of cream white.
pale violet, ciel bine, and pink velvet
the hat eneireled by long tkrrow whin
O'trioh plumes, held by Irish diamonc
Duckler . These chic and cbarminc bata
ire, however, adopted only by the rose
buds of society, in tteir first bloom
Upon maturer beads they are simplv a
sad burlesque.
; Fatal Ailatt at a Fir.
Baltimom, Nov. 17. A fire broke
dttt shortly before noon today in the
drug warehouse of Burrows Bros., on
Camden street, near Sharpe, which was
entirely burned out. The damage is
estimated at $20,000, whieh is covered
byiinsuranee. The building adjoining,
oeeupiea oy rv oouora a oniiDerg, straw
goods manufacturers, was dem aged in
stock and machinery by the smoke and
water $15 UOU, which is also fully in
sured. While the firemen were at work
a truck cf one of the ladder companies
eaptised and fell backward into the
street. There were on it at the time,
Captain Marston, Charles L. Grand
frank Kerr and Henry Ryan. Captain
Maraton caught on the edge of the roof
of a two story houe adjoining and es
caped serious lrjary. Grund, Byn
ana lverr leu with the ladder, which
broke in the fall, and all are supposed
to have had their backs broken. Grand
and Kerr are reported to have died since
and no hope for Ryan's recovery is had
these gooda. 5 It is the power ol the almighty
dollar cutting ita wy through I be ccatre of
time which enables us to offer goods at toes
- than they can be made for in; hundreds of
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aaea. The Backet Store is satisfied with small
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profits and we shall make our bargains sake
ourbualneaa. Now core to the Backet Stora
and buy your gooda and save your money.
Thla weak we aball open some great bar
' taina in fcii-er rUted Knives and Fork,
triple plate oa ateal, at fl.76ia aet worth
asiw. A too a Job in Buapendf ra at S3 .;
won b U. Some (treat UsgxiaM p Mena- CJaaii
atere buiUl.0e, worth timber-ale a
i Ladies' and kti-V cloaks and Uiuwto,
liev Uaea of PruUa, eholoa, at fteper yard
We will alio open a big Une bf aad
s Kova' BaU and Caps at a bargain. Call and
exatneHbelore puehasing. Uliottiug otah
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Most respee
VOLNET PUR3ELL A CO.,
No 10jMariSL
BaaUtl Htate GaaTatl
WiuuaOTOH, N. C ; Nov. 17. The
xotth Carolina xtaptist state conven
tion is in session here. Over 300 dele-
Kates and visitors are present. Rev
Dr. C. T. Bailey, editor of the Biblical
Recorder, wee elected president. N. a-
Broughton and Rev. G. W. Greene
Were elected secretaries. Rerorts of
of the boards show great progress in the
membership of churches and contribu-
tioos to beneficence. Dr. Tichenor, of
Atlanta, Ga., addressed the body for
home miaaions today, and Rev. R. T
Yann, of Wake Forest, preached an in
troductory sermon tonight.
Ha- ra;e) O. Wla Bieaked.
Biohmond, Va., Nov. 17. The oase
against Hon. George D. vVise, arrested
yesterday on the ehirge of being about
jo engage in a duel, was dismissed to
day by rolioe Justice Jttiohardson. It
appears that Wise's arrett was prema
ture, as the warrants wire ia.-uei both
against V ise and Lamb, in apprehen
sion of s hostile meeting and it was not
intended that they shiuld be served
unless Lamb should come to luohmond
From present indicatiot s there arc no
prospects of the matter being carried
any further.
When nature taiurs ni requires
help, recruit her enfeebled energies
with Dr. J. H. McLean's Strengthening
I Gordial and Blood Porifisr. $1.00 per
bottle.
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THE WARNING.
THE PRESIDENT EXPLAINS HIS
CIRCULAR LETTER TOUCH
ING "PERNICIOUS ACTIV
ITY" IN POLITICS BY
H OFFICE HOLDERS.
DISTSICH ATT0RKBY B1ITT01T, OF MISSOURI,
UINSTATSP IH OJFICr. ATTIMPT TO
POISON ABHOOb'b Uf ILT OTB1B
KSW8 BY WIRB.
WaesiKOToir, Nov. 17 District At
torney Benton, of Missouri, who was
suepet ded by President Cleveland upon
charges of violating the executive or
der against undue political activity by
office holders, has been reinstated. The
eotrcspondenoe between District Attor
ney Benton and Attorney General Gar
land and President Cleveland is made
public: tonight. Benton, on Nov. 10th,
wrote to Attorney General Garland pro-
tr?HDp tgairjat his suspension. In his
letter fce says. "If the making of polit-
cal speeches is the cause of my suspen
sion l ean make no defense, but if it is
inferred that I neglected my official du
ties by so doing I am not guilty, and
ask the fullest scrutiny into the faota "
This letter was referred to the Presi
dent, who replied as follows:
Eiicctivb Maksiow,
Washimotoh D. C, Nov., 16, 1886.
Hon. M. E. Bcnton: Dbab Sib :
Your letter of the lOch inst., addressed
to the attorney general has been sub
mitted to me and carefully considered.
Its frank tone and all I know of your
character, convinces me that the truth
is therein related touching the matters
rhich led to your suspension from
ffioe. When I issue&the warning to the
office holders to which you refer as an
order." I expected to be much har-
raesed by all manner of loose and
frivolous tales, originating in malice
or disappointment and deliberate design
on the part of .political enemies
to annoy and embarrars, concerning the
indulgence of appointees under the
present administration in the "pernicious
activity" in politics against which my
warning: was directed. I hoped, how
ever,, that by a careful consideration of
the spirit as well as the language of such
warning, those in good faith intending
to respect it, might not be in doubt as
to its meaning, and would themselves
apply it to conditions and circumstances
which it was impossible for me to speci
fy. I did not intend to .condemn mak
ing political speeches by a federal offi
cial to his neighbors .and friends or at
any time and place where it was merely
incidental, if the speech itself was de
cent and fair, but I do not think: that
such an official can enter as a business
a political campaign and consentto
a long list of engagements to address
political meetings, without neglecting
His duty.if he holds an office worth hav
ing, nor. without taking with him in a'
canvass his official power and influence.
nererore this course is oondemned. The
number of speeohes that can be properly
made cannot be specified, nor the time
when, place where, or the cir
cumstances in which they are proper,
nor can their character be prescribed.
But a correct line of oonduot can be
determined, on without difficulty.'' I
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ucueve iu me ngnt oi a aesire to ioiiow
the spirit of the admonition given by
divorcing the conduct of a eitisen from
the ; use1 of his offioial influence, in
political campaigns, illustrating at
all ; times the truth that offioial
duty .b . paramount to partisan
service, maintaining the dignity oi tffiae
holding, avoiding any pretence of con
trol over the political action of others
by reason of official place, tnl teaching
a lesson to the people that public posi
tions are not bestowed or held under
the pledge of active partisan service.
A printed list taken from a a news
paper and submitted to me, contained
an engagement to speak by your con
sent daily, for quite a long period, and
not infrequently twice a day, in d ffar
ent parts of the State of Missouri, and I
was led to believe that on many of 'he
days r pecified the court at which you had
duties to perform was in session.
This seemed to me to present a case of
njgrant, defiant neglect of efhonl duty
and propriety, and even with the ex
planation given, your course appears to
be thoughtless, and at least subject to
criticism. Bat the statement in your
letter, Showing that you did not permit
campaign engagements to interfere with
the performance of offioial duty, your
satisfactory disobarge of such duty dor
ing yaur term, and a belief in
the truth of ycur allegation that
you honestly supposed that you
might - properly do all that was
actually done, have induced me to re
scind the order Suspending you from
c tnoe and to reinstate you in the same
(.signed ) lours very truly,
Gbovib CuvxLAKn.
Am Attempt to Polaoa Pblllp D. At-
iwar M ami it.
Ceigaoo, Nov. 17. An attempt has
been dif oovered to poison the family of
Philip JL. Armour by means of what
appeared to b a sample package of
buckwheat flour, heavily charged with
stryohnine. The attempt failed because
the family make it a pointnot to use
Sample pacxages left for advertising
purposes. Philip Armour today con
firmed the correctness of the report but
refused to talk cf the matter.
; Alluding to the Chioago strike, the
New York Commercial Bulletin ears :
f 'As the case stands at this writing it
looks as if the many thousands of sunk
o s who quit work under 'orders' would
anally be left to shift for themselves,
after the mxnner of our Third Avenue
railroad strikers last Bpring. This ia
altogeth r too big a country to have the
labor market cornered bv anvbodv: btt
it has taken thee Knights of Labor a
Llong while to find out."
sitae raet the .
nCXHAM PBXPASIJIO TO BIBVILB.
Special to the Naws avd Obsbbtiv,
Duxham, N C Nov. 17, 1886.
The leaf tobacco in the burnt build
ings was burning all day yesterday and
all last night. The work of today has
been the opening of safes. The result
shows they stood the test of fire well.
The loss to the Bank of Durham is not
large and is oovered by insurance. The
burnt district will be quickly rebuilt.
The work of clearing away the debris
has already begun. The lack of a thor
oughly equipped fire department was
deplorably felt. The water supply was
totally inadequate. We pray the day
may soon oome wnen the water-works
now in course of eonstruotioa will be
completed. Total amount of insurance
$202,000,oovering about one-half of the
loss.
t arbor Fair Meafal.
Special to the 27sws abb Jbxydl
aAIBOSO, XIOV. X( .
The total number of entries at the
fair today amounted to seventeen hun-
dredand thirty. 15.
Snow Storms
Sioux Falls, Ia., Nov. 17. A snow
storm is in progress here. Snow has
been falling for eighteen hours and
there is no sign of abatement. A
strong northwest gale is blowing. Tem
perature about sero.
Watxkloo la., Wov. 17 The first
snow storm of the winter is reported at
points in the northern and western parts
of the State today. On the Illinois
Central railroad the three cuts, between
Fort Dodge and Sioux City, are re
ported full of snow and snow plows
have been sent out to clear the tracks
Trains are delayed and the storm is very
severe in the northwestern part of the
State.
Dnsvn, Col., Nov. 17. Late last
evening a stage containing nine passen
gers, that left lieadville yesterday morn
ing for Aspen, was caught in a snow
slide on top of a mountain fifteen miles
from Aspen, and the entire outfit was
carried over a precipice two hundred
feet high. A relief party from the home
stage station succeeded in digging the
passengers ozt of the avalanche. Four
were injured, but Robert Dwyer, Chris
Conn, Duncan C. Bobertson, J. A.
Berkwell and Lillie McPherson are ex
pected to die. As the telegraph wires
to Aspen are down on account of the se
vere storm last night, further particu
lars cannot be had for some time.
A CoUlalca.
CniCAOO, Nov. 17. An Inter Ocean
Council Bluffs, Iowa, special says :
A serious wreek ooci red at Hintcn sta
tion. The snow wedged a freight
engine with a number of cars into a out
and the passenger train plunging along
through the storm, smashed into the
freight. All the freight ears were con
sumed by nre. which broke out imme
diately. A number of persons more or
less injured, but no loss of life.
Wiatrvsa ta Water.
Milwackxb. Wis., Nov. 17. A
special from Green Bay fays : Two
barge, named Dixon and Em era), in
tow of the steamer Justioe Field, broke
loose and foundered of Kewannee this
morning. Two men of the Dixon and
five of the Emerald were drowned, and
a mate of the Emerald was pulled out
of the breakers unconscious and has
since remained so. He will probably
die. A third barge of the same tow is
riding in the breakers, flying signal of
distress, and will probably go to pieces.
Two schooners are ashore on Graham's
Point, four miles from Detroit, with
slender chances for vessels or those on
board.
A Xwr Kat ef latajreat.
Cor. of the Nxws Aim Obskbvbb.
In an editorial in your paper on yes
terday, November 17th, you say:
"The extreme lowness of the pnees
of provisions at this time is 'striking.
Corn is quoted at 35 cents and meat at
5 cents or thereabouts."
I acrree with vou. that this shows the
injustice done the farmers by the pio-
tective syi tern, but that we cannot con
trol. All we ean do ia to agitate it, hop
ing for a reform in the future.
But there is a matter which we can
control, which greatly oppresses not
only the farming, but every business in
terest, and that is the high rate of interest
those who wish to develop their farms
and other property have to pay for the
use of money.
Eight per oent is more than a farmer
or business man can pay, and realize
any adequate return from his labor.
W ill you not give the infiuenoe of your
japer to the reduction of the rate of in
terest.
A North Carolina six per cent bond is
now worth 130. The bond of a pri
vate citizen, well 'secured, at six per
oent interest, should certainly be worth
$100, and would be if it was illegal to
demand or receive a greater rate of in
terest. Put down the rate of interest
and it will be one step towards prosper
ity and better times. F.
Seaaatloaal ASlalr la Aahevlllo.
Special Cor. of the News and Observer.
AsHiyiLLx, Nov. 16.
A sensational shooting affair occurred
on Main street this morning. Andy
Hunter attempted to kill a man named
Roach. He snot at him several times
with a pistol, but none of the shots took
effect. Roach fled along the street, pur
sued by Hunter. Hunter charges Roach
with stealing off his daughter, 16 years
olJ, and accomplishing her ruin. Hunter
was arrested and bound over for trial.
Many people -witnessed the shooting,
which commenced near Penniman's store
and terminated on Frenoh Broad Ave
nue. Hunter is a eitisen of excellent
standing.
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THE DURHAM' FIRE
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION FROM
THE COLUMNS OF THE PLANT
ACCURATE LIST Or T&1 L088I8
In order that those not familiar with
the situation of the different houses may
form some idea of the course and extent
of the fire, we, begin with a running
pencil diagram. The stores occupied by
J. Levy, R. H. Atwater, Lambe, Slater
& Gorman, Goldsohider, C. C. Taylor,
S. R Perry, Q E. Rawls, M. C. Hern
don & Co., the postoffioe, C. T. Postley,
Mrs. Ada M. Smith, Mesley & Meaney,
all faced Main street and reached the
length of one block. Baok of all these
stores was the wagon yard of E T. Par
rish, reaching from street to street, and
from the rear of these stores to his own
warehouse, and covered by a shed wfth
a . tin roof. .. : J dning the shd ws the
warehouse, a brick building oovered
with tin, and bounded on eaoh end by
a street, and on the northeast side
by Parrish street. The fire be
gan in the back end of Atwater'a store,
and spread in every direction, burning
into the back windows of the stores and
running along the under part of the
shed roof to the warehouse where the
numerous wooden doors furnished it a
hold. The fire crossed ParriBh street
and burned two immense frame prize
houses, one owned by A K Urn stead,
one by E J Parrisb. and a brick prize
bouse owned by E J Parrisb; in the
front part of which was the Bank of
Durham. Sparks and the fierce heat set
on fire the residenee of Mr J Ei Lyon
and destroyed it, and by almost super
human effort, the residences of Dr Dur
ham on the north of Mr Lyon's and of
Mrs Smith on the south were saved,
though badly injured. But all the
furniture in the three dwellings was
saved.
In the basement of the warehouse,
and on each floor of the prize bouses
was stored tobacco ' in hcg&heada and
bulk. There were about eighty-five
hogsheads saved. , All the rest, about
eight hundred hogsheads and man
thousand pounds outside the hogsheads,
were destroyed. In all, the tobacco
burned aggregates about one million
pounds. Of this amount seven or eight
hundred thousand pounds belonged to
Capt. Parrish.
ORIGIN or TBI riRi.
The first fire that was discovered waf
in the store occupied by R. H. Atwater.
A gentleman, among the first' to reach
the spot, tells us that the fire appeared
in the back part of the store, on the
lower floor, behind the desk in the im
mediate neighborhood of the stove.
Another gentleman who went to his room
between 11 and 12 o'olcok, says that
Mr. Wilkerson and Mr. J. N. Atwater
were at the back part of the store work
ing on the nooks, and from these
two circumstances, the working
late at night at the desk near the
stove, the position of the fire when
first discovered, seem to point to the
stove as the cause of,' the fire. Mr.
Wilkerson, a clerk of Mr. Atwater, and
one of the gentlemen who were working
late at the desk, and whose bed-room is
over Mr. Atwater's store, says that his
impression is that the fire began between
the oeiling of the store and the floor of
his bedroom, and that when fie awoke
and sprang up the floor under him
trembled and seemed ready to fall in
when he rushed out. Exactly how the
fire originated may not be found out,
but it seems now safe to say that either
from the stove or defective pipe fixtures
the fire began. When men began to gath
er about Atwater's store it Was sugges
ted that
thx noons nx broxxs
open and the fife reached in that way,
but others counseled otherwise, saying
that would give air to the fire and fail
the flames, and Mr. Wilkerson did not
unlock the door, and no one present
seemed willing to assume eommand and
take the responsibility, so all stood and
waited, and the delay wrought the dis
aster.
THB CHXUICAL BNGINB
was promptly on hand, and a stream
was soon put on the back of Atwater's
store, and on Parrish's shed, which cov
ered his wagon yard and joined his
warehouse, but the hose kept bursting,
the sunnlv of water gave out and all that
oould be done was to carry out of the
nre s reach whatever we could handle.
Some of Levy's stock was Baved. Ltvmb,
Slater & Gorman's, Shelburn's. Post
ley's, Rawls, Herndon's, all the post
offioe fixtures and furniture, the Plant
office furniture, some of Mrs. Smith's,
and most of Mesley & Meaney's. Sev
eral young men had sleeping apartments
up stairs in several of these buildings,
and most of their ffcots were saved.
Mr. Frank Burch lot a valuable library
worth $800 or $1,000, whioh he prized
very highly, as he had been carefully
collecting it since he was eight years
old, and Mr. C. W. Burkhead lost part
of his furniture. The bank officers got
all the papers and books outside of the
vault, and everything in the vault was
saved also. Mr. J. W. Black well lost
his o ffioe furniture, Mr. Parrish saved
his books and papers.
Here follows an c curate list of the
losses and the amounts of insurance :
E A Whitaker, lots $100; no insurance.
C T Postley, insuranoe $1,500; amount
of loss not known. Jaoob Levy, value
of stock $3U,UUU; insuranoe $20,000.
About one-third of stock saved. C C
Taylor, loss $1,000; insurance 81.000.
A M Riggsbee, insuranoe $11,900; value
of stock and buildings 820,000. 0 H
Lewallin, value of stock $400; insurance
$300. Saved $300 worth of stock. W
Shelburn value of stock $2,000;
loss $1,000. M C Herndon & Co,
value of stock $18, 000;ineurance $7,500
i The postoffioe building owned by Black-
well it Carr. value 5,000; insuranoe
$3,500. The Kivett building, value
3.000: insuranoe &2.000. Store house
owned by Gray Barbee, valued $3,000;
insuranoe $2,000 RH Atwater, value
of stock $4,000; insuranoe $2,000. Store
house: owned by A J Glenn & Son,
value $3,500; insuranoe $2,500. MO
Herndon's store house, value $3,680;
no insuracce Mesley -A Meany, value
of s trek f, 000; insurance $500. LB
Henderson, value of stock $600; insur
ance $526. A K Umstead; insured for
$4 100; kss not ascertained. E J Par
rish. loss $115,000; insurance $93,845
Parrish & Black well, loss $13,000; in
surance $8,500. W. H. Osborne, loss
$12,000; insurance $8,000. O. W.
Barkhead, loss $200; insaranee $250.
Goldsohieder. value of stock $9,000, in
so ranee $5,000. Perry, value of stock
$10 000; insurance $2,000. Bank of
Durham, property damaged $4,000; in
surance $2,500. C. C. Murray & Son,
loss $400; no insuranoe. Mrs. Ada M.
Smith, value of stook $7,500; insuranoe
$4,000. Lambe, Slater & Gorman, value
of stock $16,000; insuranoe $8,000
Much of their stook saved. W. T.
Blackwell, loss $650; insuranoe $650.
Total loss about $280,000. Total insur
ance $202,032.
In . an address to the citizens of the
stricken town, the Plant eloquently
says: ;
"Only a few years ago the town of
Durham was unknown to the mapmaker.
By dint of your energy you have
made the name of your town known
around the world. Today, salesmen
traveling direct from Durham are at
home in South Africa, the straits of
Malacca, Hotg Kong, the deserts of
Arabia, or anywhere else where grass
grows or water runs. If with no be
ginning we ean compel the business man
from Hong Kong, London, San Fran
oiecoi New; York or New Orleans to take
sis grip; sack and travel direct to Dur
ham, what may we be able to accom
plish, with a Durham sign al
ready painted upon the pyramids of
Egypt, what may we expect when
we have made a reputation that
allows our Minister to the court of St.
James to entertain his distinguished
lcrds and dukes, discoursing about the
merits of Durham tobacco. What ma)
we expect when the standard in the
United States army and navy is Durhau
tobacco. What may expeot when we,
beginning with nothing, hare compassed
land and sea, and today the globe upon
whieh we live, computed by geogra
phies to be 28,000 miles, is belted witL
signs telling of Durham. There is every
reason for us to be encouraged and in
spired to begin life anew and afresh.
Ihe effice of the Plant smoulders ir
ruins, but by the glare of the light that
tells where our headquarters once were
and sitting smong the ashes, we try U
pen a few lines of encouragement to our
stricken community. One
consolation, the Bank of Durham comet
out uninjured in her cash, her credit
and her spirit, and if you have money
in there you can get it. Nobody ie
broke. . Nobody is ruined. It might be
many times worse than it is.
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Spar ha From ta Darban Fir.
Durham Beoorder.
The fire is thought to have originated
in R. H. Atwater's store by the explo
sion of a lamp.
There was a very good tobacco break
Tuesday morning. 1 he recent fire will
not injure the market.
Owing to the recent disastrous fire,
and the consequent derangements there
from, the committee of arrangements
fori the reunion of the 6th N. C, regi
ment, decided to postpone the meeting
of the survivors of the regiment to some
future time.
Mr.- J- S. Lookhart's warehouse came
near being burned Tuesday morning by
some one in the effioe attempting to start
a fire in the stove with kerosene oil.
Some live coals were in the grate which
ignited the oil and filled the room witb
flames, scorching the oeiling, and but
for the timely appearance of a police
man the house would have been burned,
and very likely would have swept Main
street entirely.
Col W. T. Blackwell, the owner of
the Bank of Durham, sustained but a
small lots. The bank building was
burned down. He has moved into the
Levy old store and opened for business
promptly yesterday at 9 o'oloek. N(
min has mofe enterprise The flamefi
are still around the vaults and safjp,
but the cabh ia all safe and sound ; the
bqoks are saved. .
Capt. E. J. Parrish, one of the livest
men in the State, will rebuild at once
and be ready to sell the farmers' tobacco
in a few weeks. It is true he has eus
tained a loss, but he has plenty left and
it will fall lightly upon his shoulders
He will rebuild warehouses and priz
houses upon the latest improved plan.
Hurrah for Capt. Parrisb, the fire can
not down him. Full of vim, energy,
pluck and enterprise, he will move
ahead unoheel ed.
Fatatr at Hew Trh.
NbwYobk, Nov. 17.; Greene & Co. 's
report on cotton futures says : The
general feeling of hesitation has kept
the market in a stupid sort of condition
all day, breaking away somewhat at
the opening under the same, and in Liver-
Sool accounts. A few small buying or
ers were reached, and in filling these
enough steadiness was i fused to
frighten yesterday's short sellers into
covering. The demand however was
Soon exhausted, and cost set back
promptly under an offering that came
very evidently from the long side.
Physicians recommend Dr. Bull' Confk
byrop, wnen au otner meaicinea fall, a a
Certain cure for bioncbicij, aore lUron aad
coughs or colds, of long standing. Tot sale by
all drugglsta. 25 eta.
"For there was never yet a Philosopher,
tnat could endure tne toothache patient!,'."
Perhaps not but there's' little wit in enuur
lag it at al, when one bottle of Sa'vatloa Oil
win cure it.
1aj Faatara tal F-arta. :
Paris Letter tojLondon Truth. j ' " -The
fasting match of Sueei and Itfer
latti is what now amuses Paris. They
both come from the fat and flatLombar
dy, where the power of money to pur
chase creature oomforti and theatrical
amusements j is, perhaps, greater than
anywhere else in Europe. Merlattfia
an artist by profession, and has learned
to fast because he wanted to make fast
ing an art. He oan equally well play
the part of a Tanner or a Gargantua.
There was never, perhaps, a stomach so
enduring as his, either! of hunger or of
indigestible jfcod. In the last respect
it is well nigh a match i for that of the
ostrich. , He explain
by mdigestibility of
ooals by the angels,
"damper" like what
used to eat in the go!
s Elijah's long fast
the cake baked on
It was a sort of
Australian writers
d lever days. Mer-
latti is strong in the jaw to a bull-dog
extent. Hei has those big bones and
big muscles ja-hioh show out through the
thin flesh of j his cheek,! and wkieb, with
his premiiMNBt cheekbone and bright,
small, sharp eyes, form ss quer a phys
iognomy as t have ever oome across. I
oould imagine a race of wild men of the
woods who ihad to live on tough roots
and nuts hard to crack being! lie him.
Hie power to orack walnut shells and in
jest them with gusto L remarkable. He
ate two. dozjeh walnuts, huskf and all.
and a large: fat goose, with jthe bones
thereof, on the eve of his fasting period.
Merlatti was moved to the Grand Hotel
because the sir in the rooms! where he
was in the Rue Tronchet waf poisoned
with the crowd that went to see him.
Pierce's "Fleasant Purgative Pellets" are
perfect prevea Ives of constipation. Inclosed
ia glass bottles, always fresh. By all dra?
tuua.
A Cabinet
London, Nov. 17
this forenoon by th
bury, hastily s
the cabinet
etleta-j
-A call was issued
Msrqoifl, of Salia-
ummjonmg a jmeetirg cf
L Ooida, Bum eaaa, Creep, Aitft
ffjomaa, jncipiant uooaump.
tloo, aad reliarae eoaanmpttTe
naraona in auranded stoma of
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lee lateiedT trade-Barks to wit i
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We have sold G. Gaasard Son's lard al
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