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Some, of our friemis feem to be afraid V trust the people of North Cirolina with the r;riviloge of chang ing tl i -. ir Constitution. They fear, ti,-y sav, in snb-tance, tbo Conserva tive party and its principles and its practices have so slight a ho'.el Tipon the confidence and ad'eelioiis of the pv.plo i hat tbo opening up to (hem of tho cailiest oip:rtuuity to relieve themselves of confessed burdens in a confessedly legal way, may bavo the Root of destroying the supremacy of that 2 'arty. We Imv no such fear:, but are T-cr-fecliy willing to trust the pr-oplo with the management of their own n Hairs. Ibi; cvc'i if wo did apprehend danger i the Const rvative party we would Mill think it tlio imperutiws duty of ,at j r.rty to r.dvocato the ei'l of a Convention by the Legislature fit the :ir!i-:.l i-o. siblo moicer.t. f.r the rea-:o-i t': t1 it is the right of tl:e peoph;, the i;:aiioiiub!o inherent, light of 'he l:ei oh- to manaj. tn.-ir own :;rs. t H; 1 ns tivo p::r'y has lio l'J'bt, nor h i- t:iy oil have nr.. end iti n-r p.trly :.ny right to view but the good of the Stat vi;ihi;v i'yt -lie. , to Si ' eitinet, Ii' tin- true r-!-; ti g:5:?i from tli.it mis.-doii of ti. !iy ad Cm Sl l V:ltl V' :-.ili!l!V t in; an;! ii..- t!.:n for purlv in No ill i Cai viriv f-lc' i-in- wit!. i :g tri'T- ' ,- s;: , v.; i-o.ii.-s:. I:itiii! i- Jiy " ' KU -t. j impie j I IV i v !..tii' ti.i oei-n t 1 1 1 1 ! r : I I il tli ir fi ro-Tin-pr s arid T1 ( 'w- 1 v -rt'i iii:iii.!y itC..n.' f.tatiof.i-i r. i.u.vrK'-' outrages the people in their dcurest lights and every body Un.f.vM it It e.miiot be el.a:ig. d by '.biiry 'i-gisJatioii, t veil if evuy ;n inihT of tlie Tif-frifi-.-itnre favored I he e!i:ii i' mid ev r '," body kn.ov; it. Extraordinary K giiation lnii.-.t be r. -KU t.'d to, iii.d sueii thatcauiiot be per leeb.l until three lo!;g years nhail have passed away, unless a Conven tion be called. Why then, shou'.d we hesitate to call a Convention, unless :-.re unwilling to trust the people w W! o i t he i auimrr oi ttieir own consu- tut ion? And hat is a legal Conven tion that it should be feared? It is nothing in the world save an assem blage of the people's ngents, duly ap pointed aeeording to la;r. The Con stitution ought to be changed, and the C'-.iiventioii otVers the eheapest, surest, and quickest mode of doing it. Rut some people seem to have great horror of any suggestion to eall a Convention this winter because for sooth the people voted, down the pro position to eaii one ia 1871. T'os horror is one, however, that v. e do not appreciate. It by no means follows because the people refused to sanction the call for a Convention in 171 that tho Legislature ought not to call a Convention in 1H7.. What f.re the facts ? In the first place the people Lhen oM.l had only three years of experience as to the woi kings cf the Constitution. Then there was a widespread fear of Eederal intervention, many people be lieving that if the Convention assem bled it would be dispersed by Federal bayonets; threats and predictions of this result being freely and constautly luade. Rut above all the legality of the prop osition to call a Convention submitted to the people by the Legislature in 1S71 was bitterly denied by the whole Radical party and severely doubted by many of our best lawyer:. The call for the Conventon in 1871 was the act of a bare n-ajoriry of the Legislature. Tho Governor of tho State refused to obey it and publicly denounced the act of the Legislature, and in its very face, as an unconstitutional proceced ing, and that Legislature tamely sub mitted t tho userpation and insult. Instead of impeaching the Governor for Lis refusal to execute its order, the Legislature seemed struck with para lysis, and it was only after the expira tion of weeks that it mustered tho courage to submit the question by de livering upon other parties the duties the Governor had so insultingly and defiantly refused to perform. Was it surprising after the Legisla ture had shown so great a want of con ii.lence in its own act that the pco2le should under all these circumstances Lave voted down the Convention? Now when tho Convention meets next year the people will bavo had r-even years bitter experience in which to learn the defects of the Constitu tion. The changes we propose to Taake, are such only as full experience !nvc demonstrated io be necessary. There is not shadow of a fear of Fed eral intervention. Tiiere are no threats th it General Grant v. ill disperse the Convention. Nor is there a shadow of n o.ujht as to t ho legality of a Conven tion e:i'.v,l hy a two-thirds vote of tlie General Assembly. Not even Gov i:er G'ahhv.ji himself, were ho alive, w.mld dare to refuse to recognize such a Convention. There are two questions, and only two.tobeconsidered; first, whether the people wish to change the Constitu tion, and second, what is the cheapest, quickest and surest way of accomplish ing tho change. These questions are n'reidy decided. Tlio changes aro needed, and the Convention offers tho surest, quickest mid cheapest modo of making them. Tlie party takesThc responsibility of falling ah e Convention. Tho first thing the jieople will be called npon to do will be to elect delegates. The vie-:t thing will be for them to ratify or ivj.-ct what those delegates may have don., hi Convention assembled. Is it probable the people will elect Radical 11 . ociegritos Qr 18 it probftWo tliat a Convention of Conservative delegates will make changes in the Constitution that the white people of North Caroli na will vote down ? If then wo do no; fear to trust a Con vention of Conservative delegates why "vi. vmi jjonvention ? AI.AK'.IIA I'OMTICS. The New York 'World's correspond ent at Montgomery, Ala., reviews the work of the State Convention of Ala bama Radicals, which has just adjourn ed after a session only less riotous than the recent State Convention of tha Louisiana Radicals at New Or- lean. The most important business before the Alabama Convention was to dodge the Civil Rights issua, and this it succeeded iu doing by a judi cious gerrymandering of the various counties, and through the iniluo-:co of Congressman White, who ismorcthau colicitous nboat tlio votes of the moun taineers of North Alabama. Bat it suect-eded too well. Tho whites have not bc-eii hood-winked into voting with the Radical-, and several scales have been removed from tho eyes of the negroes. In Alabama as in North Carolina the whites will vote in a mass linst Radicalism, and very many ne groes wlio are disgusted with the fast-au.l-Iooso treatment they receive from lh. carpel-baggers will vote tho panic vu3'. Tho contest in Alabama prom ises to be a bitter one, but a'i the in .beatioiis point to a ftv: ji;:g 3ei:io eri.tie vietorv. "!!Mi;t.'.i:iis ! i sm in. The St. Ti.iuts .V , iii. east ing on recent eollisi.ms between v hit.eS .m. I bhwk- ii! the Soiitii, mid :i 1 1 r : i ; : -till'' t!l sr !,.-t:t!it. ! er.l Tel:ee jitiel iu- .:-..;lsed V Ho.i of:.! V!1.-I1 the ioleece. s.iys hat the eondi-"iii-s w:M . urely become worse uer.t IVcsidcnl ial eh ction is It. s:ys it I? an eiror to ini- pe.n! i rg 1 t! e:r loe .oiiii can lemon un il.;'ee'cd bv I.'JIS !.M; troll-! eoni'ii -.on It uiii nil', et the whole countiy. continues it may bring trouble it it ; we little dream of, for it may tl.r .v.- into dispute the legality of th.-e!ee;ioii of thirty or forty members of (lie m xt Congress; it m'-y produce half a dozen double trovernmcnts: it may make a fatal strain on that weakest poi it in our polity, tho Presidential election. We may Hatter ourselves that in some way or other theso disorders will be quieted before 3S70; but tho exper ience of the past does not bear out tlie pleasing anticipation. It is nine years since the pacification and reconstruc tion of the S uth began, and it is not finished jet; indeed, the condition of some of the Southern States is far more threatening to-day than it was in lSi',.". Imagine tho next Presidential election taking place in this disturbed condition of the South, with n clone contest iu the North, and a compact vote from the .jonth, case amidst vio lence and alleged fraud, coming in to turn the scale in favor of one party and we have a possibility which we may well do all in our power to avert. or n ?(!;icAi iitv imii;si jh: '. General Grant has been absent from the scat of government since tho ad journment of Congress in June, and he now announces his intention to re main at Long Rrauch until about the first of October. It ia well that he does not read the papers this summer, or lie would get some advice that is more pertinent than palatable. The .'renin f Jof, for instance, suggests that it would be s. emly in the Presi dent to pay more attention to his du ties. It cannot perceive that the con duct of the Chief Executive, and some of his Cabinet, in letting the public business go to the dog, while they are oil" frolicking around the country, "at tains fully to the measure of a just re gard for the duties which their public position place upon them." The J'usl characterizes as "a very unfortunate condition of affairs" the necessity the Secretary of the Treasury is under to make tho journey to Long Rrai eh, or some other juuketing place, wh jnever he wishes to consult the Presid- nt on matters of public moment. The Li s ton Advert iter, desiring to place as little restriction as possible upon the ! horse-racing, frolicking and other m wrsioiis of tho summer capital that accord so fully with tho natural tastes of the President, proposes lie shall re turn to Washington at least once a fortnight during the recess of Con gress, for tho pnrposo of holding Cab inet meetings. Tho I'ost supplements the suggestion with tho remark that this observance by the President of his official duties "would not lead a for- Minister a stranger to this country to ask whero the seat of the Federal Government is. It would tend to reduce to tolerable proportions the evil of 'absenteeism' which, as a sys tem, is growing altogether too largo for decency or safety." But why should these papers lectnro tho Presi dent ? They knew his habits and his tastes, and they helped to ma,:e Inm what ho is. ST.1TI S OF XII i: ( OTTOS C.A I A Washington special to tho New York Awn says: " Tuesday was tho last day for taking tir.pcals from tho Court of Claims to tho Supremo Court, and tho clerk of the former has commenced his annual report to Congress, upon which the appropriations for tho pay ment of the judgment aro based. The number of appeals this year is less than usual, because tho points grow ing out of the war, and arising under the captured and abandoned acts, nave been decided at former terms. Tho most important case appealed is that of Alexander Collie, an English sub ject, whoso claim for cotton purchased from tho Confederate uovernmeni, which was stored at Savannah, present points never before decided. His judg ment for over 050,000 is tne largest, ever awarded by tho Court of Claims. Judge Nott, who dissented from tho opinion of the Court, held that tho claimants was barred under that sec tion of tho amended Court of Claims act which requires that tho claimant, whether a citizen or not, shall not bavo aided, abetted or given encouragement to the rebellion against tho Govern ment; and that, as it was admitted that Collio was engaged in blockade runnincr. and that his business was conducted surreptitiously and contra- ' ry to tho public policy of this country, he .vas in reality a smuggler, and not having gained possession of the goods in question, of which his claim to own ership was obtained by th's illieit liuf 11c, he was not entitled to redress ex cept under article twelve of tho Treaty of Washington. The Attorney Gen eral is conli lent of reversing the d. ci sion in this case." ivoic'i'Eii'nrv view or MOUTH. TIC I Wo copy tho following article from tho Editorial colnms of tho Now York World. A few of our Northern cot em - Iorane3 seem to endeavor to under stand tho difficulties of our politicul situation, but even tho " World" docs not fully realize, tho inevitable results of the policy of the Radical partj upon tho political situation of th South. It cannot bo too distinctly under stood at the North that what is just now known as tho "whito man s party at tho South lias been called into beinpr not Jy thn whiten it t n!!, but by the ISoiahern Kadicafs. iot only eomnion fairness and justice to tlie South, but the best interests of tho wholo country, rtoniro that there should be no befogging of tlie North ern mind on this point. Wo are no longer at war with the Southern States nor is there any longer danger of thoir being built up w ith European help in to n great power, threatening tlie Northern and tho Western people. Tl.ey aro once more an integral part of jur common country. We can no aiore n fiord to make serious mistakes in our dealing with them than Eng land e:.n to make mistakes in her deal ings widi 1 1 eland, or An.dn'a in her dealings with Hungary. When the e'vd Mar i aided in 18(5 it left tlio .-oiitii it o,mpi;cf, united people, made oi I to races closely connected by -ir social iieeessiiiea as well as by t ! their soci 1 traditions, a'ooiirion of shivery by Tho violent the Federal ( io err.nienr. broke with a blow the i.u-i-u.i oi mo social rrauiiions wiuen connected theso two races, it did not break, nor iii tho nature of things could it, bleak, the social necessities which connected them. So far as wo have any authentic grounds on which to form an opinion about the matter, the reciprocal feeling of the two races at tho South to each other at that time was as friendly as reason and experi ence combine to show that iu such circumstances it would be likely to be. The simple fact that during tho w hole period of tho civil war there was no such tliiug known an a negro rising in the South against the whites, estab lishes an overwhelming presumption I hat tho emancipated negroes, if they had been left to themselves, would have quietly adjusted themselves to the new order of things in such a waj as not to sci iously interfere with the restoration of prosperity aid of order throughout tho South. The history of the raising of the so-called "colored troops" of tho Union army has yet to be written, and when it comes to be writen thero will be a curious revi sion of reputations in connection with that particular phase of what Presi dent Lincoln, with unconscious sar casm, but too truly described as the prodigious "job" of the civil war. Rut it is already perfectly well under stood that so far as the Southern States were concerned, the rcgroes enlisted within their border were liter ally "corralled" by the Union forces, precisely as negro troops had been some eighty years before by the royal armies of Great Rritain in their struggle with the rebellion of the colonies. The percentage of blacks divorced from their normal connection with the community in which they lived by the aeeident3 of war was no greater in 1K,'5 than in 178o Rut the Radical lenders at the North soon perceived that if they were to pre s( rve their control of the Federal Gov ernment against the perils of any change in tlie political sentiments of the North, they must fortify them selves in Congress with a Virginian phalanx of rotten borough members, and that to do this the shortest way would bo to split Southern soci3ty eorupietely in two, depress and dis franchise the whites, who, of course, could not bo relied upon to support Radicalism as a persistent national policy, and regiment the negroes po litically in opposition to the whites. This they accordingly proceeded to do, and this they did with their now in famously famous "reconstruction" measures. From the moment when theso measures began to be carried out at-, the South the execution of them, and the political organization of tho ne groes under them, were confided to a set of political adventurers, rap scallions and rascals, the like ot w hom no country in onr times has produced. These people undertook this work distinctly lor their own au vantage and for the advantage of the Radical party at the North. We might fill this journal to-day with extracts from leadidg Radical newspapers of the North, published between lbbo and 1SG9. in which it passionately aud openly maintained that the Southern States ought to oe governed noi pri marily with an eye to restoring order and prosperity within their borders, but with an eye to "punishing" the Southern whites and perpetuating the domination over the whole country of tho Radical party. Tho Southern ne groes, utterly ignorant of tho very ex istence oi such a thing as political re sponsibility, were disciplined by tho agents of tho Radical policy, backed by nil the machinery of tho Federal JjvoJi.iiiid, info a belief that their liberty depended on their putting aud keeping the whites of the South com pletely ont of all tho offices and ad ministration of tho several States of the South. These agents of tho Rad ical policy were disseminated through out tho wbolo Southern country. Whenever there was a post oflice.a mili tary station, an office of tho Frcedman's Bureau, a fiscal agent of tho Federal Government, theiro they wcro at their evil work, dividing every county and every villago against itself.compacting the blacks into a body of ignorant hostility against tho whites, making m short that "black man's party" by which they were to rule and ruin the country. They succeeded in their atrocious undertaking. Thieves in the State Legislatures, thieves in guberna torial chairs, thieves in the Senate, thieves in the House of Representa tives, thieves ou tho judicial bench, at test to all of us tho completeness of their success. Bullock, Scott, Moses, Kellogg, Patterson, Sawyer, Durell, need we go through with the misera ble catalogue of tho pestilential scoun drels inflicted first upon the South, and then upon tho whole country by this "black man's party" thus conceiv ed, begotten, brought forth and brought up ? Now, this "black man's party hav ing boon thus created, what possible form of opposition to it was left at the South, which, from the very nature of n,;nrra must, not be a "white mans paiiy ?" What is a party ? It is tho result, is it not, of a division for the r immnnitv in which it exists ? And diviton has itT laws, has it not, uirn nnv other arithmetical opo- mt.ion ? In that famous partition of the tnrkev and the crow between the Indian and the hunter, it is clear that the Indian would have preferred half a turkey with half a crow to the whole crow which ho got. But r.s the hunter appropriated the turkey, th:-re was nothing left for the Indian but. tlie crow. The Southern white people have to livo in one country with the negroes, tlie honestly reworded labor of tho negroes is as essential to their prosperity as to the well being of the negroes. Unt it is essential both to the white and to the negroes that the profits of the capital and labor of the whole community should not be left at the mercy of a mob of legislative blockheads, controlled bv a crane of legislative rogues. And as these block heads and these rogues arc in power by the force of tha "black man s par ty." how aro they to ba put out of power except by a "white mans par ty .- it is not a question of races. It is a simple sum iu arithmetic. Poli tics at tho South is not a game of dominoes, where all tho pio.es are white. It is a game of checkers, where half the pieces are black. Iho Rata cal thieves have moncpolized the black pieces. iiat can tho Conservative, honest men do but play tho white ? V!y tUs SutltU lulled. In Lis address at the late commence ment of tb i University of Georgia, Gen. John B. Gordon incidentally made tho following allusion to the war oi coercion, and the failure of tiie Southern cause. Ho said: "And just here I am tempted to break the thread of my argument to make a rr mnrk which 1 think ought to be made iu this connection. It is this: That this civilization, and theso insti tutions, whatever may bo said of their evils, were also the sources from which sprung the matchless prowess and sueritieo exhibited by tlie South in the late war. And as 1 have introduced this subject, let mo add also that I mean no mimic regret when I deplore theeiortsto placo the responsibility of our failure at tho door of this or that man, or upon this or that cause. Tho truth is, wo have failed because it was impossible to succeed; and if, with all the experience of both sides. wo had tho war to light over ngaiu, wo should accomplish no more: nor lias any other race, under liko circum stances, ever accomplished so much in tlie past, nor can ever accomplish so much in tho future. What is it you ought to have done that was left un done ? You did nil that human hands ! could accomjilish, human intellect suggest, human skill devise, or human hearts endure. And you yielded at last only to overwhelming calamities, to crushing impossibilities, to the decrees of a destiny as inexorable as death to resist which you brought public and private economy, united ness, skill, intellect, courage, will, en ergy, sacrifices, prayers, churches, States, manhood and womanhood; en during Buffering struggling with a fa.th, a heroism and maitiai ii pii-it un exampled in history and lnstrou s in defeat. The ;iiino of Yew Iter. This ill bred game ov kards is about 27 years old. It was fust di.-kovered by the deck hands on u hike Erie steam Roat ami handed down by them to posterity in ail its juvenile beauty. It is generally played by -t persons and owes much ov its absorbingncss tew the fact that yu can talk, aud drink, and chaw, and cheat while the game is advancing. I have seen it played on the Hudson River Railroad, in the smoking cars, with more immaculate skill than enny whero else. If you play there, you will often hold a hand theat will astonish you, quite often 4 queens and a 10 spot, which will inihime you to bet 7 or 8 dollars that it is a good hand to play poker with, but you v.iil be morn astonished when you see the other feller's hand, which invariably consists ov 1 kings and a 1 spot. Yewker is a mulatto game, and don't compare tew old sledge in majesty enny more than the game of pins tloes to a sipnue church rakle. I never play yewker. I never would learn how, ont ov principle. I was originally created close to the Connektikut line, in Nu England, where the game of 7 up, or old sledge, was born, and exists notv in nwl its pristine virginity. 1 play old sledge, tew this day, in its uiitiH" fierceness. But I won't play enny game, if I know my charakter, where a jack will take an pc, and a ten spot won't count game. I won't play no tu.di kind ov a game out ov respekt to old Connekticut, mi natill place. miccrliliaol Rrilrcry. Some of tho negro Representatives iu the South Carolina Legistnre mani fest a singular consciousness aoont tho salo of votes. Thus we are told a negro preacher, a member of that body, who would never take more than $10 for his vote. It was perfectly right, ho thought, to sell his vote, but it was wrong to ask too high a price for it. The morality of his procedure ho summed up by saying: ")is t'ing of gettin 100 for ?i vote is all wrong; $10 am as much as it am wuff." Tho A ln.tn.mi, iNegro. In some towns, as Montgomery and smaller communities iu tho legion where tho most distress prevails, tlie negroes seem to tie entirely dependent upon the charity of the white folks. Their lives aro grossly immoral, and the women, especially have b..t little conception of the true dignity ef womanhood. One sees men and women, like Italian ami Spanish beg gars, slouching nil day fn.ni sun to shade, from shade to sun. living on garbage and the results of b gging and predatory expeditions a prey to any disease that conies along, mnl fes tering in ignorance. Smo of theei have been trying ag ieuituie, and have given it up iu disgust, because they they do not un La-stand farming, and there is no one to teach them. They have Hocked into tho town;, and thero they remain, seemingly nourishing a vague, ideii that something would turn up. It often struck mo that the thousands of idlo negroes I saw wcro in the attitude of waiting. Their expectant air was almost pathetic to witness. It was tlie same thing which wo often remark iu animals that quaint and curious, yet dospairing look in tho tyo and poise of tho body, which seemed to sny: "I would liko to read the riddle of my re lation to tho universe, but I cannot." So they occupy themselves lazily in lounging about the sheriff's sales of mortgaged property always a promi nent sight in tho South now-a-days, alas or in begging of citizens and strangers with the greatest persistency, On tho plantations they are the same as everywhere elso iii tho cotton States not always honest when they work for other people, and reckless and im provident when they work for them selves. o Ul!irr Medicine ever aitAiued ("uc!i an uni.-cceUeited fiilo 88 llclnibold'a ISachu. Its n&iuo ai.d fame are known everywhere; and it deserves ibj great reputation, lor it has un doubted merit. It is warranted Jo cure all dis - r h.a Hiinovs and the urinary organ.". HAvaroof countcrfeitf. Genuine has proprie tary stamp ot H. 'X. Melmbold on eacii boiue. TtiROgC-GREAT EM TMUSIASrV.. Ii A N N E R S, TRANSPARENCIES, FIRE WORKS, ie, ic MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY. t i "tr I'SUZK iSA!'KK IT3 f K : T AT I O N A!V E IS 1 CKPTIOX. At an early hour last evening the notes of preparation for tho Grand Ju bilee were heard throughout our busy citj. For a week past many hands had been busy, and many arts brought into requisition to raako tho demon stration worthy of the great victory in honor of which it Lad been gotten up. People thronged tho streets iu every direction long before tlie hour named for the formation of tho Procession. Gaily dressed Marshals a?l Aid;; rode rapidly to and fro, carrying orders and getting everything ready. All nature rejoiced upon t he occasion. AltUlVAf. eiP Till FAYETTEVILLP. DELEGA TICX. About fivo o'clock, yesterday after noon, tho booming of cannons announ ced the approach of tho steamer A. J Hurl with the Fayettcville. delegation, about sixty in number, accompanied by tlm Fayettevil'e Brass Baud. A3 the steamer neared ihe city peal after peal from Capt. Mosley'a "pet" sta tioned stt the foot, of Mar!:: fc street, rang out hearty welcome to them. which was answerd from a cannon on board tho steamer. Afttr Inaving steamed past the city for some dis tance, the band on board, in the mean time, discoursing it sweetest strains, a circuit w as made and the Hi'rl brought up alongside tho wharf, where the Corm.t Concert Club of this city were waiting to receive their guests. Ou landing three heart3' cheers were given for the Fayettevillo delegation. The Fayetteviile Bind proceeded by the Cornet Concert Club then marched up to the Cape Fear Club Rooms w here they will make their hoadqu irters during their stay i:i the city. The other members of the delegation, were met I y friends who soon had them snugly ensconsed iu thir residences and at tho hotels. According to the Programme, promptly nt a quarter before t ight, the Marshals escorting the Fifth Ward Club the Ranncr Club turned the corner of Fifth street into Market, and and drew up beforo the residenco of Dr. W. G. Thomas, at tho corner of Fourth and Market, where it. had been arranged to present the riUZE BAXXEE. Hero was collected matrons and maidens, and the gayest of gay crow ds j of misses to pay respect to the gallant Club which Lad so handsomely borne off the honors of the occasion. When order was restored the Chief Marshal, Mr. F. W. Kcrchner, introduced Miss riacidio, Engelhard, who had been selected by the ladies to present the Ranncr. A number ef young ladies stood around Ler, one of them holding tho Banner. Turning to Mr. G. W. Davis, President of the Club, she said: Mr. I'r xid' iit and (rntlemni of tin; Fiflli Ward Danocrativ-Coitte.r-ratirc Clnl : It affords mo much pleasure to present to you in behalf of tlie ladies of Wilmington, this Ban ner, the token of their appreciation of your successful efforts ia the canvass, which ha3 resulted so honorably to you and your co-laborers in this Dis trict and in North Carolina. It was, indeed, a happy privii'ege to have worked for the result to have shared in the honor of tho victory but, thrice happy must you be, gallant men of tho Fifth Ward, who have proven yourselves worthy of the cause in which you fought worthy of your Anglo-Saxon ancestry worthy of your beautiful city worthy of your noble - . selves heroes among heroes. Your victory, won over competitors, in a contest which called forth the manhood of your brothers in other Wards, is oue that should be held in honorable remembrance by you, and should stimulate your defeated friouds to even greater efforts in tho future. And, gentlemen, wear your blush ing honors with credit. Let not your suecesss lull you info inglorious re pose. Other bat Lies are to be fought, and other victories are to be won. North Carolina lias not been entirely rodoemed, and she will soon call upon her beloved sons for greater deeds. Your success now, would make your defeat then, moie conspicuous and more humiliating. Accept this Runner, therefore, not only us an iippreciafion of your put offoi ts.hut :s en assurance of our confidence- in your future triumphs. When tho battle is a ga1' n joined.rememliei that the eve n and hopes of the ladies of this city will lie turned to you. We shall expect tliat ties Jiini.o.-, under your guidance, all I'm rallying point for n 'lorioii- md successful cmirce hi- e the v hit p':um of Harry of Na varre, let it ia.l'c-ite to trim men that pi ice iu the i'gi.t where dangers thick en and where honor ..lis. ( ientlem'-n, it lem uns only for me to (hunk V'i'i siii.-.e. -l v- for your noble efforts. We shal! b'avc l-o lime, hope fully, eonfidentix , t .ie. r your future triumphs. You have done your part manfully in this conflict. " l'l . sf no I'll' 'H i' :ttw '-f ' a :t, I .i-l Oio de:i.l I". i :.:e ' e- .1 - ! ; A e.x ! Art u tit.' i'itur I'i 'T 1 !. I' t e I" ill. I'l't ii'-l l-- l l " Galiani in of t!m F;f h Ward, wo greet y.u. (I'resenti'-g the Burner.) May God bless aud prosper you. Tho Banner having been received, Mr. F. II. Darby, in behalf of his Club, replied as follows: Mi.tn Enffrfhard anrl Yotr,T Ladir.snf Wihninfjtem: It is my peculiar good fortune, to have the honor to-night, to represent le fore you, tho officers and members of the "Fifth Ward Democratic Club, of this, our goodly city of Wilmington. Tho Executive Commit too of that body, by a unanimous vole (permit me without egot'sm to say) cast the pleas ing duty upon one w ho is proud to bo numbered among themselves, and in response to the compliment, I nm here to do tho occasion ull tho credit my limited abilities will allow. Our esteemed President, Mr. G. W. W. Davis, in making known the action of that Committee," begged me to ex press to you tho unbouudedjoy he feels at our triumph. Nobly ho has guided us onward to victory, displaying all tho unrelenting energy of a working- IM&IENSn man, when we were glad to look up to him through the trying hours of tho late important contosi. I can go farther.a-d say that to-night, the heart of every member of the Fifth YTard Club, throb and surges with a host of contending emotions, aud above them all joy ia struggling for ut terance; struggling to make known its fullness and its greatness. Words seem cold and insipid and almost inade quate, to express-the feelings which at this hour tills them, with a glow of satisfied happiness. Truly their's is the sweet, calm rest after tho hard fought contest, that a modern con queror of Europe experienced when after a great battla in which Lis armies were victorious, ho reposed his wcaiy limbs upon the battle flags won from his enemies. And, if I may be allowed to go still farther, I would say that this occasion and the honor e-f replying to the ad dress just delivered, is one cf the most happy that has over yet brigutened my existence. Before it ail memories of piist triumphs, if any thero have been, fado into insignificance, and I feel a pleasure to-night, which is only clouded by tho thoughts of my inability to do the occasion justice. But believe me, Miss Engelhard, your beautiful ad dress aud the cheerful words you have spoken, willlong iu the memory of every tried and trusted memlor oi tho old Fifth Wartl Club, hang likca'fringo of diamonds around the magnificent banner, of which you have mado us tho happy recipients to-night. But what is tho causo of this oeca sion.this blase of enthusisni,lhii glow of happy faces ? It is tlrs: There was about to bo a great political contest and tho issues involved wro nil-im portant; they struck at tho very foun- dation of tho society of our whoto Southern country; they went home to t tha Presides ot our people, and m tuem wero alike concerned the future prosf.fi-iiy of our land and the future happiuc ss of every white man, woman and child in it. All white men, who gloried in the name of white men, stood side by side, bold and defiant, and ready to do w hat could be done to pre set ve the time-honored institutions of onr State. Rat what could tho ladies do? Their hearts beat in unison with ours in tho great contest, and their souls were thrilled with the same sym pathetic strain A man would long havo pondered the question; but their woman'a wit e.imo to tho rescue and suggested this beautiful R.uiuer to lo given to the most successful Ward of our city. And what could there be more appropriate? What belter calculated to encourage onr drooping spirits. O. what could bolter com bine the poetry of woman's idea with the emblem of victory, than the silken folds of a trophy such a this, which at one glance should display woman's tender devotion to n causo and ltnm's unrelenting toil in sustaining it. Rut you all know the result. Such a cau-o, so just, so kindly cherished and s jealously advocated, could not fail of success, und the sun that aroie on the seventh day of August last, thone upon North Carolina, n happy people, and, pardon me, if 1 tliink its genial rays fell with a brighter effulgence upon the Fifth Ward; for its inhabitants were the happiest of then all; for they not only shared in the common tri umph but tht-y had tho further Loner of achieving a victory, that placed within their keeping, this appropriate sign-manual of woman devotion to our cause. Yes the task is accomplished. Vic tory belongs to North Carolina, but Vietorv and tho Banner belong to the Fifth Ward, and they are hero to-night to receive that Banner, and to thank you for it and tho very beautiful man ner in which it has been presented; but believe rae, they have achieved this victory, not without much exer tion and unremitting toil, but while great indeed lias been their labor, greater still is their re ward, and let mo assure you, in bringing my remarks to a close, that your charming address, this handsome banner and the recollections of to night, will long bo cherished among the bright memories that cluster around tho old sand Hills of tho Fifth Ward, and often in future days, when the silken folds of this Ranncr aro flung to tho breeze that blows beneath the qaiet shade of those ancient oaks that crown that "stamping ground" so familiar to every Wilmington schoolboy in the olden time, then, I say, it will enlist in its cause the smiles and prayers of every lady in the land and the Stout heart and strong arm of every man who glories in the recollections of I .o-night and the grand Democratic I . . I. ,.r 41. C A . . -. i ic-i r ies f-in wo thank von ljXaKS' Win wo man, yon. k et. 4.1. i r . f ii . i i - iii iir mo ciosi: oi oi laic presentation ceremonies, tho precession formed as follows: Marshals rial Chiefs of Staff. Aids nud Assistant Marshals. Platoon of Cavalry. C.-riut Concert Club Brass Band in Wacon drawn by Four Hoiscs. Fifth Ward Club, With Prize Banner and Transparen cies. Carriages containing Invited Guests. Commitreeof Arrangement; mounted. First Ward Delegation, with IJanners and Transparencies. Transparency on Wheels. Second Ward Delegation, with Banners and Transparencies. Triumphal Car. Third Ward Delegation, with Ranners and Transparencies. Transparency on Wheels. Fayettevillo Brass Band in Wagon. Cumberland Delegation. Othor' Delegations that were Present. Yacht on Wheels. Fourth Ward Delegation, with Banners and Transparencies. Citizens on Foot. After being formed, tho procession marched down Market street to Front street ; down Frout street to Castle street up Castle street to Fifth street; up Fifth street to Orange street; down Orango street to Fourth street; up Fourth street to Market street; up Market street to Fifth street; up Fifth street to Chestnut street; dowu Chest nut street to Fourth street; up Fourth stria t to Bladen street; up Bladen street to Fifth steeet; down Fifth street to Rrunwick street ; down Brunswick street to Fourth street; down Fourth street tolled Cross street; down Red Cross street to Front street; down Front street to Market street. Along the lino of march wo noticed that the illumination of the honses was general, and to particularize would be invidious, and therefore wo shall onlv attempt to mention those that were es pecially attractive : On Market street, Dr. W. G. Thomas, and all t he lmns down to Front street, wero lieautifelly illuminated. A. D. Brown's nt ex change Corner, and Mrs. Picket's op posite wero magnifieent. Turning un Front street, the Mozart Saloon, tlie Seaman'.-. Home, Messrs. Adrian & Vollers, and Dr. E. A. Ai derson's residence pr -.seuted a Jieanfi f ill appearance. Tho residence of Mr. Adam Empie deserves especial mention; it was lighteel from garret to cellar, and a beautiful calcium bght tended to len der everything arouud it superb. Tho residence of our enthusiastic friend Mr. F. W. Kerchner displayed unusual tosto and maguificanoo. It was lights from bottom to top, and all manner of tastely and appropriate ensigns were displayed. On Castle street the houses wero generallv illu ruinated and gave evidenco that the Fifth Ward had not only vied with tho other Wards m regard to an in creased vote, but had determined not to bo outdono in the matter of illu ruination. Tho Procession then turned down Fifth street, wh' c wo found the same spirit of enthusiasm manifest, tho houses nearly all being illuminated. most prominent aniocg which was that ot Mr. II. Ii. JLucrs. Tho Procession hero turned down Orange screet, whero the residences wore all lhummatcd, with but few ex ceptions, from whence they turned up Fourth street, where the same spirit of jollification was manifested. Up Market, from Jfc ourta to 1 nth streets. tho houses were all in a blaze of light ironi Orange to Market street, Mr. G, W. Williams being most noticeable. Dr. Bellamy's residenco on the cor ner of Market and fifth slrects, rre- sontcd a splended appearance. On Fifth street to Princess, the houses of Mr. Kli Murray, Mr. II. VonGlahn and Mr. P. Newman, wcro also illumi nated. Up Princess as far as the eye conld reach tho honses were in a halo of light, most prominent among which wero those of Mr. L. M. Williams, L. IT. Rowden and Dr. Cobbs, and others. rroni Princess up Fifth street tho houses of V. J.Yopp.M. Frank &Bro., Walter Coney, and others were illumi nated. Down Chestnut every house was illuminated; those attracting es pecial attention wero Mr. DinglchoiY, N. W. Schenck, O. P. McEwen, Thos. J. Southerland, John L. Holmes, Brown, and C. A. Price. Hero tho j process;oa turned up Fourth street, j where tbo houses of all the citizens presented exouisite taste, most promi nent among which was that of Mr, Brad. Jewctt, where tho lights in the windows were so arranged as to dis play the names of our successful can didates. On thi3 street tho houses of II. G. Hashagen, Sehnlkcn, II. II. Mnnson, Josiah .Tories, John C. Hcyer, S. D. Wallace, V. M. Parker, P. Smith and others showed tho same spirit that had characterized thecitizens on other streets. Above tho bridge, in tho First Wiird, nearly all tho houses wero il- lui d. ic Procession, after hav mg taken the c--):irso laid down in the Programme, smirched back to Red Cross street, and down that street to Front, where, on all sides, the spirit of gli .ri float ion war manifested. Down Front to Market street every lionso was in a blaze, of light. On this street the residences of Capt. Johu T. Rankin, Mr. A. Weill, tho Gas ton House, Dr. William E. Freeman, Mrs. Dr. Dickson. J. C. Lumsden, Co!. E. D. Nail. R. R. Rrideers. Har dy Jones' rifliee, E-press Office, ' !i"'s Murcison, First National Bu k, New Hanover Bank, filestores of A. Weill, H. Webb, in fact every house and ntoro-from Princess to Mar ket wes in a halo of light. Tho pro prietors of Iho rurcell House and the National Hotel seemed to vio with each other as to who should make the grandest display. The Pnrcell was certainly oue of tlio grandest looking houses we ever looked upon. Even tho old Market House was transform ed into n decent looking building. After the Order of Procession was carried out, the vast multitude gather ed arouml tlio Speakers' Stand at the head of the Market, where commenceel TITS SPEAKING. When tho Procession arrived at Mar ket street a tlense throng surrounded the platform whero the speeches were to be made. The Chief Marshal introduced non Gcenrgo Davis, who spoke only as he can speak. He congratulated the peo ple upon their victory, and urged thorn to other and greater victories. Mr- Davis closed by introducing Gen. W. R. Cox. Chairman of tho State 3 omoerat ic-Conservativo Executive Committee, who also spoke for nearly an Lour, calling forth tho plaudits of Ilia hearers. Col. S. D. Pool, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Co!. Robt. Strange, Hon. A. M. Wad dell, Mr. Ed win Kerr, Senator-elect from Sampson, Major Stedraan and Capt. Norment, Solicitor of this District, entertained the vast assemblage with able congratulatory speeches. At the lato hour that our report closes it is impossible to give even a brief synopsis of their speeches. We can say that the speeches which closeel j tho Grand Jubilee was worthy of the occasion anil worthy of our great vie- j tory. TRANSPARENCIES. The following aro tho inscriptions inscribed r.u the most prombieut ban ner; as borne by tho several Wards: nrTii WAKD-. Tho Banner Ward, Long May she Wave, What Muscle and Grit will do Representation of n full Hedged game cock. riKfJT v.iu We carried the War into Africa. We did the Best we Could. SECOND WARD. 117 Majority. Order Must Prevcil. Our Country Forever. TEIED WATTD. Welcome to All. We Rejoice To gether. Truth and Victory. Encour age. While Labor. FOLHTII WA1.I. From tho Mountains to the Sea board, North Carolina Shouts for Joy. With Malice to None, Charity to Ail. Thero is Life in the Old Land Yet. We noticed upon numerous smaller transparencies, the following suggest ive inscriptions : Farewell Cnrpet-B-iggers. Call and get your Tickets fur Salt Lake. Three Cheers for Old Brunswick. We 1 "iT.'iird Little Tommy in the S. D. Pool. The l eop'e's Choice A. A. MeKoy. Civil Rights Killed Me represent ed by a game cock with disjointed ne.-k. North Carolina God blop.s her 12, blrO m;:i i1v for White Men. It fakes A. M. Vadd. 11 io kid no P:rior i.Tid no iii!;en. Encourage White Labor. A. A. M -Koy will give Justice to all men. All Hail to .MeKoy, Our Tar Heel Roy. Represented by a sturdy back woodsman, astride a snnle hauling tar. Ho ! for Salt Labo. Represented by a steamer with Civil Rights pen dant flyivg fit laast-head with a full cargo f Civil Righters, liouud up Salt Lake. A large baim r inscribed NormonT; opposite Tli-' fr is sr.-ff. 1ii" -kr a ; 11 n-it-'rc finiii -s wall jov, V. li t - l'.aKslc. 1 di.-if lioiio iic.-.i !rnr, for now we have. JicKuy. A pyramiel upon a wngon elravn by two horses appeared a representa tion of two faces one all covered with smiles in anticipation of success by a Radical office-seeker before election. The other tho sad, "dry grins," so plainly visited on the day after the election by the same imlivitlnal. Civil Rights, tho Hair that broko tho Camel's back. . Peaeo maker; represented by a can non belching forth destruction to tlie enemy. The Republican Party Gone whero the woodbine Twincth. The good old Stato redeemed. From the Seaboard to the Mountains North Carolina shouts for iov. Farewell Carpet-Bagggcrs anil Seal- lawags Call aud get your tickets for Sal xjaite. Gooel Oltl State forever. "Carolina, Caroiii.n, Heaven's V'.o.-jlugs at tend hit, v-vhile wc livo wo w::i rlierifh, yiotecf and defend harr Another pyramid on a wagon elrawn oy two horses was a scene repre senticg tho sepulchre of the Radical Party. Beneath a weeping willow stooti a monument inscribed: Gone to the land ot" rest Civil Rights, " -i . kjii anotner uroii.cn column was in scribed: Eight years old and broken down. On another shaft waa inscribed Sacred to tho memory of Radicalism. White Immigration. On a large Rainier nooeaied the fob lowing timely acciostic: Uackward, turn JCorth wr.r.l, oh.: lott Carpet Zia.ger ! Obiter Pictaais Ins ioil yon n.r:4y. Ashe an.! Mclvoy, Kin ami Ya Ideli tomuiaud yon, ftormcnt un l Strtnlivick v. i:l s.'iavs you tLe way I'agcih-iril Bpeais with t!iu voice ot the people, isussei., tno re-iegjj.;, hord iiliu rvn.i cowors: tiramily our own Uo..nari-.es arUvn Hveay bold aynir&nt jicM.-- to his powtr. Son of tli under, Oeorjo D.ivS: is our.. On a pyramid on a waoii drawn V - OJIINaTON JontNAL Reoresc- 'eeJ by a heavy piece of ordnance, pouring forth death and destruction into the rants of liadicalism. Ou tho opposite side of the same. was an illustration of the Civil Tlirdd.a lSK represented as having been laid by an unhealthy looking fowl. with the following inscription: Do hen dat laid dis egg wasn t hcalthv. OpiHisite tho above was inscribed- The end of Purnell illrstratcd bv a man submcrg i in a jot, with his heels only visible above water On the opposite of this appeared the re-presentation of a strong vault the Treasury of North Carolina, into winch tlie hand of Civil Ri edits i attempting to enter, but tho hand of tno people intoiposes and thrusts it aside. Another largo banner, with tho fol. lowing inscription, was rmisnii-nraio Tho JCr, aha J'o! represented n Jack -Asa tieel to n hmh n Post Carpet-bagger, with satchel in hand, evi dently intent ou making his rxif. when negro m tho tustanco cries nut "Take do Jnck Ass v.-id vou: he done rtue tie V Vw. Oa the opposite side of the n hove Banner appearoil the face of n xvnli known Civil Rudder, who was reorc- suntetl as making desperate efforts fo relieve himself of the embrace of r ne gro, below which was the foilowinf in scription, "Cant-weli Take Him Ju." - Another amusine: representation wia tho room formerly occupied by a Car-pet-Ragger, wherein he left all his earthly possessions, consisting of acot- ton shirt, papnr collar, slouched hat etc., aud appended was the following notice from the hotel keeper: To Na tional Hotel, Foi one week's board, S'21. N. B. Unless paid immediately Bad ger will be solel. " Another fine scene was that of a sturdy Mountaineer, on horse-back, carrying the glorious news from the mountains to the seaboard. A large and lino banner boro the following inscription : AVe Sn,rprr , Ttrann '; represented bv the Coat, of A vms of Virginia. Morninri Star ; a largo parae cock, with tho inscription, I feel, I feel like a Morning Star. One of the finest transparencies in the procession was one representing life sizo portraits of our successful candidates, MeKov, Waddell and Nor ment. On one side was the Gotldess of Justice holding tho scales of Jus tice in Ler hands. On the other side appeared tho Goddess of Liberty,with a scroll upon which was inscribed, Constitution and State Rights. In connection with the above we feel constrained to say that our young friend Capt. II D." Watson, who came down with tlie Fayettevillo elele-gation, is especially worthy of mention. Him self, and his squad, who had iu charge the gun of that delegation, were al ways at their proper place and cu time. The sand-hills ef Wilmington wero no impediment to them. At every corner they wero sure to be hearel from. The late hour at which we write ami the alarm of fire which is now being sounded, compels us to stop for the present. c-r-nssioNs. In mr report of the illuminations by our citizens ou Thursday night several errors crept into our report and num erons omissions were unintentionally made. It was our purpose to havo given each and every one of our fricnels a passing notie'C, but we got too full of Jubilee, and forgot where, our best friendd lived. On Front "street the office t)f Mr. Harding Johnson, al though a northern gentleman by birth and of only a few years residence in our city, entered into onr festivities with a hearty good will. His office was beautifully illuminated and d;s playeel much table in its arrangement. On the corner of 1th and Orange streets, the residence- ef our tstecmed friend Capt. John L. Jj jatwright, was also magnificently illumiuateel. In fact it was oonceueel to be one of the hanelsomest in the city. On Market street, the? house of Dr. Thomas R. Carr was beautfuily illn miantcd, and numerous mejttos and in scriptions were displayed freuu tlie veranda and windows. The eloctorgave his residence an umisnal amount of attention. VanOrsdell's gallery, always a pic turesque place, was exceedingly soon Thursday night. Jt was illuminated in the iiuest style, and from each pane, in the. windows was displayed the por trait of some one of our tiistiuguisiied n:eu and successful candidates. The residence of Mr. W. L. Beery, on Front street, deserves especial men tion. The large flower garden in front of the Louse looked ias ii the farics had camped there for tho n'ght. From every shruti and bur-h it looked as il a ma iTie 1. mp was hung. Tho a!se, illuminated in rcsieleneo was grand lyle. Tlie yard and residence of Mr. F. J. Lore!, nearly opposite, was, also, magnificently lilnnnuated. Chinese lanterns, and e.tiier illuminated de vices were in great profusion. Mr. Dnmmelandt's resilience, on Princess, between oth and (Jth stieets, was beautifully decorated; ami was the centre of attraction in that neigh borhood. Mr. C. II. Bissccger, corner of Oih and Princess streets, also displayed great taste in the illumination of his premises. There was not only a light, but a beautiful btxi it of ilowers to each pane of glass in tho windows. There was evitlently much time rnd labor spent in its preparation. Mr. Sol. Bear's resielence on Red Cross street, was handsomely illumi nated. And the veranda was crowd ed with beautiful and enthusiastic ladies who cheered tho proceesloa na it passed, who in turn gajp tireo hearty cheers for SoL Bear and tho laelies. Mr. A Weill's residence, on tho same street, was grantlly illuminated, and the ladies here too, graced the occa sion with their smiles and liuzzahs. The residence of Capt. O. H." Rob inson, on tho corner of Front and Nun streets, was a magnificent sight. Noth ing houdsomer could be imagined. In tho multipiicity of attractions to be noticeel, we omitted to give a de tailetl description of the Triumphal Car. It was gotten up in real Orient? I style with a gorgeous canopy overhead, from which hung in magnificent folds drapery of variegated colors, so blended as to produce a most magnificent effect. In this was ecatcil a bevy of Wilming ton's fairest daughters, whose charm ing smiles and cheering voices penetrated the souls of those around them ouel impresseel all who saw them with a determination never to ccaso their labors until all the iniquit ous measures of a corrupt govern ment, lookine: to their degradation shall be forever blotted ont in North Carolina. The ship on wheels' was also a well tleserved object of attraction rigged up iu real ship shapo, bedecked with tho colors of nearly every nationality anti oiuccreei py nail a dozen mid shipmen, in real navy uniform, it presented a splendid appcarnce. The Jubilee has como and gone, and it was worthy in cverv wav cf the patriotic people who participated in it, honorable to tho city in which it took placo, and expressive of the joy of our people iu tho great victory it was to commemorate. FIRE FIEND. Ic.ra:live Sirc-Ovcr SS3.00O in Ifaviil Mores ami AV Iiarf Property Destroyed Heavy "Losses to (he Insurance Companies The Fire C onceded to iietlii- Work of an In cendiary. Tho following aro tho losses sustain ed by tho destructive fire that occur red in this city on Thursday night ast: Murray -. Co.- between 700 and S00 casks spirits turpentine; GOO barrels of rosin, most of which was of a very hue grade loss 1,000; insured. Jas. Anderson A-Co. between 1.000 and 1,200 casks spirits turpentine: 2,000 barrels rosiu loss ?25,000; in sured. Barry Brothers 1,500 barrels rosin loss ,000; insured. Covington, Everett & Co. 300 casks spirits turpentine; 300 barrels rosin; i-j empty spirit casus; cooper s tools. A-c loss 0.000: insured. Kerchner & Calder Bros 01 casks Spirits Turpentine, 2,800 bbls Rosin. io tons Cotton Ties, 12 tons Gnano. 2 bales Cotton, Cooper's Tools. Ae Loss 20,000. Insured. Tho loss to tho shed and wharf, on which the above was storeel, owned by the same firm, was 1,000. Insured. Mr. Robert llenmng Loss on sheds and wharves, (',000. Insured for 5,800. Cassitlcy Pros Loss to Railway. Machinery, Siicds, Timber. Tools &c about -4,000. No insurance. Alvorel Ellis Loss ou Tools. Tim ber, Ac, 200. No insurance. Joseph Waddell Loss on Tools 100. No insurance. P. J. Lord Loss on wharf'oropertv and sheds, estimate! at 2,200. No insurance. The 'isurane-e waS distributed iu ixteen companies ami amounting to (S.ouuas loiiows : o.tiecn ot Liver pool S,'00, London and Liverpool SS.OOi , Liverpool, London and Globo 8,000, North Rritish 3,X)0, Under writers' 8,000, Home of New York 6,000, Phoenix 0,000, German Amer ican l,000,'Continental 3,000, JBtna of Hartford, 0,000, National 0,000, Plurnix.of Hartford, 0,000. Hartford, 8,000, Franklin, of Philadelphia, 0,000. Amazon, of Cincinnati 2,800, Virginia Home 1,000, Wilmington Mutual 2,000. Thero were at least 6,000 bbls., of rosiu and 2,000 casks of spirits des troyed. The wind at tho time of tho firo was blowing elown I ho river, hael it bocu blowing from the south or south west, a most i'earf d conflagration would have ensued. Ju fact, there is no telling whero it would have been stopped, as from the point whero it was gotten under con'rol, em Mr. Mur ray's wharf, up to Dock street there was a much greater amount of naval stores stored than was in the burned elistrict. The several fire companies turneil out promptly ami elid all that brave firemen could elo to subdue the llamcs, but their efforts were unavailing, to a great extent, as naval stores is of too combnstablc a character to bo cilectetl much by water, after having got under he ail way. It is generally conceited that the firo was the work of an incendiary, ind wc aro sorry to learn, that thero is no posctive clue to the perpetrator of this he'ueons offence. Another Itob'x-ry. Some time during Thursday night, tho store of Messrs. DeRosset it Co., on North Water street, was broken in to aud robbed of e leven hams and three pieces of sheeting. Tho theif entered a door on the alley, using a crowbar to make ahnlo in tho brick wall, through which a bent instrument was used to lift tho bolta that fastcn ctl the door. It is supposed tliat tho party or parties come up to the wharf in front of tho store m a boat ami intended to make a big haul.of bacon, eoilee, sheeting A t;., but was evidotly frightened oil'. They openeel tho front eloor, came out, and epietly walked oil" with their booty. A private watchman near by heard them but did not leave his beut. Tho regular policeman on that beat did i.oL know anything of tho transac tion. Will some oue pleas-; tell us of what use ares the police-men of this city? They" etcitainly must be a very iut-llieient set of men. when robbers can elrivei horses and carts up to stm doors, load at leisure and tlrivo oil, use crow bars to burst open store eloors, tako what they want and march oil un molested. Wo know thero aro kouio gooel and true men on tho police force1, but they are certainly kept whero there is nothing to steal. Wo notice that if a drunken, inoffensive man ac cident Jy gets elown in the street, or staggers a little, theso Knights of the Star ami Club will seize him and drag him oil to the loi-k up, but rob bers and incendiaries -an hold high carnival in our midst with the utmost impunity, and without fear of them. Another Jail llclircr j . Yesterday morning about '.) o'clock. Jell' Thomp.-on, who was cenfined in the County Jail, in this city, on tht the charge of highway robbery, made his escrpe under the following circum stances : It seems that tho Deputy .bilor who had brought Thompson from tho second story . to the first floor for the purpose of giving him an opportunity to wash himself, turned baa back upon him for a moment which the prisoner took advantage of and made gooel Lis escape through the same hole in the floor that David Mar tin and several others had previously dono. Will oar Jail jaevcr bo put ia L order 2
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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