J- 14m ra 7 News and ? i UBS1 ERVEB. 0L.XXV1I. f v f RALEIGH. N. C. THURSDAY MORNTNG,: NOVEMBER 18, 1886. m i4G fSff i mawm- Ahfiohitelv Pure This powder never mist. A marvel of Wtyitractlk and wtolwoawMi. Men eonomical thaa erdreary kinds ud cannot be Mia ib oompetmoa wim tne muintuaa of im krt, snort weight, alum or phosphate powders rold oaly la" can. Hot al Buoyo Powaa 1 .. 10 Wall 8tret, Sew York. oold C 4 B Stronaca, George T (roaaokaad J B Terrell A Co. f 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 uiiwesii wiiiuiiuii ikjitjcaet l taath.o ftaailinha, er prodnoa eumtlpatioa) ajl ataerlrn aeuciBe4a. DKOwnitutON bittkus WN iadicMtiM, BDUnjiiB , Weaka-aw, Pyepeewi, Malaria, drills Me! Ferera, lire FeeUav.Oeaerml DebUltr.Faia In (fee 'BaerUmkHRaaehvaBaNcaml. 1a-te aU thaaa ailmanta Iron to ieari daily. 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;. Taa wreyaT TAKK ?f OTHER. . Pffl STORE., THE G&EAT BABQAHf STORE OF EALEIQH. I l! ,5 II peopla knew how mack credit eock tkaai . . t: ' i; '. mm tkat tlM aWBrcbant wko btrjv (ooda ea ; J i : credit sad eUi.tbeai oa credit BOrt all kif I , ' ; , gooda hifkev to ott ala loaarj. Laresnlar Uaea el merchandlaa there are tkm'tUaUaet ; f ' prefite thaffed xrp and ea each om there it an ' ztra per cent laid, to eerer the hy credit. ' Ton eonnt tea per eeat oil each of ! I tken aa4 yu here at thejeaat eattaxate SO per. jtatwklca yonmuatpaf to eoTerMejbaaea i i :- 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 ; : . h i j : : ,Ujem than yoa ought to pay and .job will ' ' ? leererwlak yooreye at it. Thla redlt take 5 ' .! si ; 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 - L 1 1 la ,i.t 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 : i i : aaea. The Backet Store is satisfied with small . . s - ' -1 i . : 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 4e.i1a nnlff. ' - 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. I 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 l 1 : ai t i i . ii 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. 1 - 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. i aa m 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 iba dlraaaa. Frk-a aarta. Osav randed atome of PrMi aarta. Cbiav tion. Xbe Genuine n BuWt Coaok Sfntp is et!d enlT wkiH awupjxra, and bear ear lee lateiedT trade-Barks to wit i AbuU'tUmd ra a Cireic, a tied- sn- vamtum-LaDM, ana toe BUmataMs of Jvkn W. wll eft A C.Mcyr Ce-Bole SALVATION OIL, Tba Qraatest Cora ea Earth for Pal : Win reilieve more) quicker than any other kaown remedy. Rheumatiam, Neuralgia, Swellinga, Bruises, Burns. Scalds. Cots, LumSbao, Sores, Frost bites. Backache, Wonndai, Headache, Toothache, Sprains, &c j Sold brail Dntcyraata. Prico aS Cents a Bottle. Edward fasnach, Jeweler mi Optician . RALEIGH, N. C. v ! M 1 Gold aad Silver TVatchee, imerloaa and I M L Imported, i Real and imitation Diamond Jew j I dry. 18 karat Wedding and Engagement i - I I . f. . lUnga, any aise and weight. Sterling Silver : ! ' ! i Ware for Bridal Presents. Optical! Goods j A 8PECIALTY. Spectacles and Sye-glasses in Gold, Silver Steel, Bulbar aad Shell Frames. Lenses, white aad tin tod, in endless yaclstlea. lit Seals for Lodges. OorDoratlona. ate BadaTeaaad Mtclaia tor Scboola and Soeiaa made to order. 1 - Mail orders promptly attended to. Gooda seat oa selection to any part of the State. EaT Old Gold and Silver in small and large quAntitiea. takaa aa eaah. dly. We have sold G. Gaasard Son's lard al most exclusively for nearly seventeen years and aeem u aeciaexur ue Deet on tne market. Q. G. CQN WCLL A SON, The leading fancy grocers ol WashlngtonD.C We have handled lassard's "Star Brand" lard for a considerable while and find it to suit our customers batter than any other lard we ever : handled. They like it so well that we have about abandened all other brands. W B. UAH H A CO., Raleigh,.. C We have been using G. Cfeasard Son's 'Star Brand" lara in our trade for the past eight months and find it gives better aatisfao tion than any we have ever used and wa have tried about aU. W. B. NKWSOM ft CO., fcaleigh, N. C. ICbssbs. G. CASSAasft Sob : It affords us great pleasure; and aatlBfactlon to be enabled to endorse the merits ot your ard. .Since 1866 we have used it in our ex tended trade, and most confidently reoonunend It as the purest and beat we have ever handled a our experience. f CJaKISTfANWBlTEftCO;, The leading fancy grooert of Hlchmond, Va. McKimbn 133 fayetteyiUe Street, Raleigh, N. 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