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THE OF trod By WW. H. BBRNARO PUBLISHED DAILY KXOKPT MONHavs. RATES OF BTTB80KIFTIOM IN AUVANL'K ' oneyjai. 0.v postage paid, St m Six months, " 4 00 T,ire months. " S i5 one month " .......... I 00 To City Subscribers, delivered in any pan of thv ci-y Fifteen CenU per week. Oar City Agents are notaathoriaed to collect f r mere than three mnth? in advance. , i Entered at the Poet Office at Wilmington, N. C, 1 as second class matter. OUTLINES. A man meeting of Irishmen in New Orleans was held to consider the situation ia Ireland; resolutions approving of the course of Hod. Mr. Parnell and others were adopted. A suit has been insti tuted at Cincinnati to ascertain if Archbi sbip Purcell was the owner of the Chorch property. Courtney consents to row with Hanlao. The reported uprising of ike Unit ah Utea is unfounded; the cap tive women and children have been given up; the Indians desire peace. Midhmt Pasba will withdraw his resignation. A. great Liberal demonstration at Manches ter was continued on Friday; the Marquis of Hartington and John Bright spoke. Roseberry has been sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment for defaming Mrs. Laugtry, Mrs. West and Mrs. Loundsbo roogb. -Inquiry into the Cabul mas sacre is proceeding. The tribes that were investing Shulargardeo have dis persed. Boyd and Elliott will row February 9tb. McKeudree Methodist Church, at Nashville, Tenn., destroyed; loss $30,000, insurance $25,000. Re publican majority on joint ballot in Ohio Legislature 81. $1,400 was raised in i'diersburg.Va., Sunday last, for the re lief of Archbishop Purcell. Some of the Mormon leaders are very defiant to wards the Government. Yellow fever is dyiog out at Memphis; two hundred ab sentees have returned; the Howards dis btnd their medical corps on Monday; all imius to be resumed in Arkansas. Business resumed at Memphis. A man named Bray ton made a fool-hardy ascerj iiia at St. Charles, Missouri; be went up in tigbis, without a basket, and has not been beard from. Col. L. Dl Childa, a pro minent eitisen of Columbia, 8. C, is dead. Tbe.Bnlish hung five men in C.tbul for complicity in the massacre of tbe Embassy in that city, among them two generals. Qerman Orphan Asylum at Chicago burned yesterday; loss $20,000, well insured. Charles Tomliosoo, of tbe suspended firm of cotton brokers, was arrested at Liverpool, charged with obtain ing $60,060 with intent to defraud. Fire destroyed a block of buildings at Move, Mich-; loss $30,000, insurance $20, 000. Nail makers of South Stafford shire, Eng., have resolved to strike; inter est of 38,000 involved. The state ment ia made on the authority of a corres pondent at Simla that the English intend In remain at Afghanistan. Congress man King refuses to allow his name to be put on the Republican ticket for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri. Bervia and Mmneuegro bave formed an alliance against tLe Albanians. Cholera in Japan is subsiding; eighty-five thousand deaths out of one hundred and fifty thousand cases have occurred since tbe outbreak. Tbe new revolutionary party in Russia de clare war against the Government, in their j urnal just distributed. Postal money order arrangement between France and i be United States has been concluded. New Turk markets: Money easy at 67 per cent ; cotton quiet at 1 lf!Hc ; South ern flour in buyers' favor at $5 808 00; wheat feverish, irregular, heavy and 24c lower; ungraded winter red $1 351 45; cut n spots scarce and firm, futures dull, heavy and lower; ungraded 62c; spirits tur pentine higher at 44c; rosin firm at $1 65 1 70. , We yield our usual editorial space on tiia page to tbe Synod of North Carolina, now in session at States ville. nod er nobih oaaeiiisa. Second Day. Charlotte Observer.! - Tbe moderator then announced the following committees for the present session : Bills and Overtures D. D. Mo Bride, J. A. Young, P. T. Peniok. Judicial J. R. Wilson, D. D., L. McKinnon. K. L McDowell. On Minutes of Orange Presbytery a L. Beall, J. K. Blake. Minutes of Fayetteville Presbytery T. J. Allison, J. H. McLintock. Minutes of Wilmington Presby ten A. L. Crawford, T. B. Donnell. Minutes of Concord Presbytery G. W. MoMillao, J. B. Graham. Minutes of Mecklenburg Presby tery G. M. Gibbs, A. Leazer. Address to Churches F. H. John don, R. Z. Johnston. 3. G. Ramsay. Devotional Exercises W. A. Wood, D. D., J. A. Ramsay, M. W. HilL Treasurer's Books J. G. Hall, T. B. Bailey. Minutes General Assembly J. M. Atkinson. P. T. Peniok, H. G. Hill. Union Theological Seminary E. H. Harding, D. P., Walter W. Pharr, J. maniple. Trustees of Synod J. P. McPber son, J. H. Thornwell, A. G. Nenl. Statistical Reports S. Chester, U U. Vass. John MoLaurin. Leave of Absence W. E. Moll- waine, G. L. Cook, C. M. Payne, A. f erkins. Comnmnications from the Presby teries were then read. Rev. J. M. Atkinson, of the oom raittee appointed to memorialize the Legislature of the. State on tbe sub jeot of the passage of laws to pro hibit tbe violation of the sanotity of the Sabbath by railroad corporations, reported that tbe efforts of tbe com mittee had met with gratifying sue ces. Geo. Job A. Youag called atten Hon to a deficiency in the act passed by the Legislature, in that it held tbe omcers or toe corporations responsi 1 HK lVlOKJNlNljr oTAR. i - . . t . , . . ) ,. - r ... ,. ..; - " VOL. XXV. NO. 31. We for wdrk carried on, instead of tbe individuals violating the sanotity ot the day, and that in many cases the former could not be reached by the law as they resided in other States, and asked that the commit tee be continued in the hope of se curing still further legislation oh the subject. U ibis proposition was assented to, and Gen. Young's name was added to the committee. Reports from the various Presby teries ofi the state of religion were read by tbe clerk and referred to the appropriate committee. The report of the committee on systematic benevolence showed that Mecklenburg Presbytery had con tributed $3,722 to all objeets, to-wit: Sustentation, invalid fund, evange listic fund, foreign missions, educa tion and publication an increase of 1 $382 in the aggregate; Uonoord Pres bytery, $1,990: Orange Presbytery, $3,279; Wilmington Presby tery,$895 ; Fayetteville Presbytery, $1,718. AFTERNOON SESSION. The special order for the afternoon session was tbe report of the Agent ot Sustentation, including all the ob jects which the ohurcbes are asked to support. The report was made by Rev. H. G. Hill, and from it is gleaned the following statistics of in terest: I he total number of ministers in tbe Synod is 117: licentiates, 7: churches 222. Tbe amount paid in salaries is $57,354; average salary actually paid laboring ministers by . the several Presbyteries as follows: Orange, with 3,515 communicants, $653: Concord, with 3.526 communi cants, $584; Fayetteville, with 4,925 oommnnioants, $659; Wilmington, with 1,727 communicants, $688: Mecklenburg, with 4,064 communi cants, $530. S or tbe work of sustentation pro-. per, or contributions to tbe support of feeble churches, the sum of $1,558 has been contributed, besides the building of six new churches. In the evangelistic work seven ministers are engaged for the whole or a part of their time, on salaries amounting to $2,880. The sum of $792 was con tributed to the invalid fond, and six families and four individuals are re ported as aided. In tbe Synod there is one colored minister and three co lored churches, while the contribu tions for the evangelization of the oo- lored people will not exceed $300. lhe report of the ageut, of which the above is a summary, was reoeived and adopted. Rev. H. G. Hill, chairman, made a carefully prepared report on tbe edu cation of a colored ministry. lo test the sentiments of the Synod as to tbe subjects presented in the re port, tbe committee appended the following resolutions: Resolved, 1st. lhat Synod recom mend to its ministers and ohurch members more vigorous efforts in seeking out suitable candidates for the oolored ministry, and in giving them needful aid in acquiring the education demanded. 2nd. That Synod urge upon all its churches to give to Tuscaloosa Insti tute, our seminary for educating a colored ministry, a more liberal, ma terial and moral support. The report was received in due form, and when the question of adop ting the resolutions came up, Rev. Dr. Wilson offered an amendment to the first, and after a short discus sion it was adopted as follows: Resolved, That Synod recommend to its ministers and church sessions more vigorous efforts in seeking out suitable candidates for the oolored ministry, and, when found, that the names of the proposed candidates be referred to the several Presbyteries for approbation. The second resolution brought out an interesting and spirited discussion, which was protracted till the expira tion of the afternoon sessson. . Rev. Dr. Wilson admitted that the question presented difficulties, and said that the Northern Church had placed us in a somewhft anomalous position by sending its evangelists among the colored people in oar midst, wnioh.aotion bad, by the neces sities of tbe ease, involved political questions, but the Southern Church had planted the seed and it was the duty of Synod to nourish it. in the course of tbe discussion sev eral allusions were made to Biddle University, hear Charlotte, and Elder Young and Rev. Mr. Hill took occa sion to bear testimony to the good work it was doing. At the close of the discussion the resolution was put to the Synod and passed unanimously. North Carolina Local minister) Con ference. The North Carolina Local Minis ters' Conference of the M. E. Churoh, South, met at Clayton on Thursday last. Rev. J. W. Hept i nstal 1, of Hal ifax, is President. A fair attendance is reported. This body was organ ised in 1870. Its first session was held at Durham. The number of looal ministers in North Caswlina is about three hundred and sixty. These are represented in the Looal Conference by one, two, or more delegates from each presiding elder's district. The Conference is principally advisory and devotional. We gather these particulars from a correspondent in tbe Raleigh News. The Asheville Journal says tbe tobacco warehouse in Asheville, which was far advanced in the course of erection, was partly destroyed by the recent heavy rains. WILMINGTON L II Spirits Turpentine. Monroe sold 1,150 bales cotton ast week. Charlotte handled 3,436 bales of cotton last week. . The New Berne Democrat has resumed. Glad to see it Revenue collections in the 4th district last week were $25,092.73. . John M. Wilson's saw mill, in Johnston county, was burned recently. Col. W. F. Martin, of Elizabeth City, is dying from an attack of paralysis. Mecklenburg, N. C, won tbe, mile heat at the Atlanta, 6a., races Rah! Mr. J. H. Hargrave, of Lexing ton, is dead. Qood man and good citizen. Hon. A. S. Merrimon is a true specimen of the true North Carolinian physically, mentally and morally. Would that we had more such men. Talmage appears to have an imi tator in tbe sensational line. "Footsteps of Love" and 14 A Hard Road to Travel" were! announced as the subjects of a New Berne preaener on last cunaay. We have received a neat little daily from the office of the Statesville Land mark. It contains a good resume of the proceedings ot the Synod of North Caro lina, now in session at that place. -Mr. John Spellman will begin, on .November 5th, the publication or a weekly paper at Raleigh, to be called The State Journal. He is an old typo and a first-rate reporter. Success to his enterprise. Southern Home : Gov. Vanoe has returned from Kansas. After tbe ad journment of his Committee he took a trip to uoiorado, ana climbed the Hocky Moun tains. He did not fall off. though even in flesh. Monroe Express : Nine con victs, eight of them colored, were carried, to tne penitentiary by Sheriff. Hasty, from this county, on Monday last. Bishop Atkinson, of the Protestant Episcapal Church, preached two excellent sermons in this place on last Sunday, morning and evening. Iredell Inferior Court item, from the Statesville Landmark : At the October term of this court, which adjourned" last' week, there were thirty-five cases on the trial docket. Seventeen were disposed of, eighteen continued, sixteen convictions and submissions, one acquittal, and one sent to the penitentiary for two years. Twenty -Ave dollars will cover all costs incurred against the county, while the saving in jail lees is very great. Monroe Enquirer: The Wadea- boro District Conference of lhe A. M. E. Zion Church met in Mpnioe on tn Kthe.lt. We nave been furnished with a synopsis of the proceedii gs, from which we take the following statistics: Circuits and stations, 11;- members and probationers, 2,372; in Sunday schools, 770; volumes in library. lJOO; churdies. camp grounds, etc., in this District, 35; valued at $7,165. Churches out of debt, except the new church at Mon roe. - Concord Pilot (colored): We are credibly informed that quite a large number of colored people in Charlotte at tended an exodus meeting, and that ar rangements were made to Bend a Mr. Stokes to "view the land" of Kansas preparatory to a general immigration movement to that state. Tbe colored people of North Caro lina may as well run to find the bag of gold at the end of the rainbow as to rove about tbe United mates expecting to find greater benefits than are now enjoyed by tnem. Franklin Reporter: The fence aw is the greatest peacemaker known, as it prevents a thousand and one squabbles that arise Over stock breaking in our neigh bors' fields. - Mr. H. M. Joyce killed a sea fowl of the genus Larut on the pond in rear of his store on last Saturday. The bird is Known in some sections as tbe sea gull, and in other places as the sea crow. - The protracted meeting closed on Monday night, after ten souls had been converted, and thirteen additions made to the M. E. Church. Mr. Ben. Banner died near Germantown, on tbe 13th, aged ninety-two years. Chapel Hill Ledger: The Uni versity Medical School, presided over by Dr. T. W. Harris, M. D., has become an established fact. This year there are nine young men reading. We regret to learn that Mr. Sidney Ivey, pi Chatham coun ty, came; near being killed one day this week by the falling of some portion of a cotton screw upon him. We did not learn the particulars, but hear that be is only temporarily injured. mr. ueorge Yvarnecke, we regret to learn, has re signed his position in the State Expe riment Station. He does this to retn4o Europe, where a position-has been owed him. Mr. James Taylor wni fill the post tion of analyzing well and other waters Of the State, while Mr. A. D. Mickle succeeds mr. xayior. Raleigh Observer : The Gover nor has ordered a special term of the Supe rior Court to be held lor uavidson county, beginning on lhe first Monday in January. Both criminal and civil cases will be tried. Bishop Lyman has returned from bis visit to New York and will begin his annual visitations to-morrow . - Yesterday the following were sent from tne state Arsenal To Col. R. Bingham, 90 "cadet" rifles, call ore 45; to Capt. W. T. R. Bell, King's Mountain Military institute, Cleaveland county. 40 rifles, calibre 58. and 60 setts ac coutrements; to Capt. E. F. McRae, Shoe Heel Rifles, (Company F, Second Battalion), 20 rifles, calibre 50, and 20 setts accoutre- meets; to tne urreeu voomy nines, uooKer- ton, 40 rifles, calibre 50, and 40 setts ac coutrements. The equipment of the Chowan Guards, of ISdenton, will be for warded as soon as possible. Only 40 guns are now issued to each company. Charlotte Observer'. The Reids ville limes, referring to the recent inter view of the Observer with ex-State Treasurer Jenkins, on the subject of the Governor ship, remarks that 'Ue i ex-Treasurer is a I deftly too much atSme with' hiftself oi this subject;" whichj we take to indicate that the Times considers Mr. Jones too pre vious. Gen. Johnstone Jones goes to a hospital in Philadelphia for the treatment of his injured leg. Capt. W. X. Tate, of Haywood, bad a leg bSbUM few days ago by being thrown from his horse. The frost which fell yesterday morning amounted to what is known as "black frost," and seems to have been very gene ral. This is really the first of the season. Three students of Davidson College -were suspended last week. The faculty of this institution arsyqulck to eofoma. discip line. TheSuOon comprssY haw done a big thing since tbe opening of the cotton season. Up to date it has compressed 10,- 000 bales, which is more work -than it did throughout the whole of last season. Cato Bryan, a high-toned barber of this city, senteneed to tbe penitentiary for high- 1 i i N. C TUESDAY OCTOBER 28, 137S. I II I I I way robbery, and released some time ago, made his home in Raleigh, and was com. mitted to jail in that city, Thursday, for a matter concerning a woman. THE CITY. NBW AOVBRTISIS.W.BNT!. Monson Handsome suits. A. David immense trade. Anderson & Loeb Dissolution. Sol. Beak & Bros Grand opening. W instead & TatIjOB Cabbage, apples. Local Data. Dr. Thomas J. Boykin, of Boy- kin, Carmer & Co , Baltimore, is at the Purcell House. Semi-annual meeting of the Bellevue Cemetery Company this evening, at 7 o'clock, in the City Court room. Tbe Cape Fear Steam Fire En gine Company claims" to have made the run, at the fire at the Whitfield house, and put on a stream, in eight minutes. In giviDg the result of the j u ve- l njle base ball match played Saturday morn ing, we should have stated that the " Wide Awakes" scored 19 and the "R. E. Lee" clubS. It is a little oruel, but never theless true, that some people seem to be rejoiced at the fact that since tbe cold weather set in the pile.; of lumber in front of the First Presbyterian Church has be gun to mysteriously disappear. A matoh game of base ball be tween the "Frisky Stars" and "Shining Stars," yesterday afternoon, resulted in a score of 12 for the former and 5 for tbe lat ter. The 'Shooting Stars" will take a hand in the next game, and then stand from under h To-Dav's indication. For the Sooth Atlantic States, threaten ing weather and rain, falling barometer, Winds mostly from north to east and slight changes in temperature. Harboring- and Concealing an Out law. The case of Arthur Fisher, colored, charged with harboring and concealing Tom Johnson, the outlaw, in the month of December last, came up for a hearing be fore Justice Gardner yesterday morning. Mary Ann Johnson, the wife or widow of the outlaw, was put upon the stand and testified as to the abduction of herself from tbe house of one Ida Macks, colored, re siding in what is known as Chadbourn's alley, north of the W. & W. Railroad, on a certain Monday night in December, 1878, by Johnson and others; stating that she waa taken from there to the house of Ar thur Fisher, ia tbe southeastern suburbs of the city; that Johnson knocked at Fisher's door and he ggt up and let them (Johnson and herself) in, the outlaw's confederates in the abduction having previously left them; that subsequently herself and husband were concealed In a cave on Fisher's premises, where they were fed by him, who also kept Johnson posted as to events trans piring in the outer world in which he was personally interested, until the en suing Wednesday morning, when Johnson received a warning from Fisher lhat he had be 1 1 er leave . They then started from Fish er's place and went by a somewhat circui tous route to Rock Hill, where they arrived about daik that night. She also identified Arthur Fisher and wile as the parties who were living in the house. Officer Carr was pat upon the stand and testified that be went with Mary Ann John- sen, since the arrest of Fisher, to see if she could identify the house of Arthur Fisher. He left her to lead, and as soon as they got Within about a hundred yards of the the house of Arthur Fisher she pointed it out as the one to which she was conveyed. The cave was also found, but not exactly to correspond with her description of it, John son's wife remarking that there had been some trifling changes made in it since she was there. Witness was permitted to give the defendant the benefit of a statement, to the effect that the cave had originally been constructed as a place in which to conceal bis poultry from tbe depredations of chicken thieves, but that he afterwards came to the conclusion that the safest plan' was to kill and est them. 1 Arthur Fisher was required to give i justified bond in the sum of $100 for his appearance at the next term of the Criminal Court. M. Bellamy. Esq.. appeared for the de fence. j Caroline Frank, a dusky damsel with very uoamiable cast of countenance, was arraigned on tbe charge of being drunk and disorderly on Water street about noon Sun day, and with being very abusive toward the policeman who had her in charge- She was ordered to pay a fine of $10 or be con fined for fifteen days in the city prison. Mary Anderson, a White woman, but not the actress. Was next arraigned for acting disorderly and using profane language in the neighborhood of the "Whitfield Row,'' in the vicinity of Front and Surry streets, on Saturday bight Ordered to pty a floe of $10 or be locked up for fifteen days. Tbermomeier Record. The following will show the state of the thermometer, at the stations mentioned, at 4.31 yesterday evening, Washington mean time, as ascertained from the daily bulletin issuedfrom the Signal Office in this city: Atlanta Augusta Charleston...... Chariotte....... Oocatcaasv. Iwwsr Havana Indianola, Jacksonville.... 68 Key West, 84 57 Mobile 58 63 Montgomery 56 58 r Hew Ortoaaa,... 65 73 PuntaRaasa, .79 71 I Savannah 61 .84 St. Marks, 59 . I Wnmmgton,... .64 .651 BOARD OF ALOERKIEN. Proceedings of tbe Special meeting Last Night The Board of Aldermen met in called session at the Cly Hall, last evening, for the purpose of hearing counsel in the ease of the judgment of thd city against Mr. H. JNntt. Major C. M. Stedman came forward to explain his opinion as expressed to the City Attorney and various members of the Board, and in justice to Mr. Nutt would now state that the case being as Mr. Nutt stated, this Board was fully competent to release him from the judgment, or to com promise the matter in their discretion ; but if it was certain that the entire amount was due and unpaid,- and there Was no reasona ble ground to suppose that any- portion of the amount alleged to be due had been paid, he thought the Board should not com promise the matter. He had not changed his opinion, and was not of counsel for Mr. Nutt, but he desired to do an set of simple justice, as Mr. Nutt presented the case in an entirely different aspect from tbe one stated to him and upon which he had expressed bis opinion. He knew nothing of the mer its of his own knowledge, and only desired justice to all interested. Col. D. K. McRae, connsel for Mr. Nutt, made a strong and able argument in his be half, and of the right of the Board to com promise or annul the judgment. Mr. F. H. Darby, City Attorney, stated that he merely wished to reiterate his opin ion that the matter was now beyond tbe control of the Board of Aldermen, and that they had no authority to release Mr. Nutt. Mr. DuB. Cutiar, former City Attorney and counsel on behalf of tbe city in the case before the Superior Court, stated that he was present by invitation of the Board, and being familiar with the whole case from its beginning, desired to give the par ticulars and status of it. Mr. Cutiar then gave a full history of tbe esse and argued against the right of the Board to release Mr. Nutt. Col. McRae, in reply, made a speech in support of his argument, and asked ia be half of Mr. Nutt that the Board would compromise the suit upon his paying the entire costs incident to the suit, together with tbe attorney's fees, or that tbe judg ment be stayed until Mr. Nutt can get evi- dence from J. C. Mann, which he claims I to be able to give Alderman Planner moved that the mat ter be referred to tbe City Attorney, and offered the following: Resolved, That in consideration of the de cision rendered by the Supreme Court, the claim of The City against Mr. Henry Nutt oe referred to the (Jity Attorney lor collec tion. Alderman King moved to amend, that the matter be deferred until the first regular meeting in December, to give Mr. Nutt time to procure bis evidence. The yeas and nays being called, the amendment of Alderman King was adopted by the following vote: Ates The Mayor, and Aldermen Foster, Hill, Bong, Lowrey and Myers. Nats Aldermen Bowden, Planner and VonQlabn. On motion the meeting adjourned. Colonel Waddell's Lecture. The rooms of the Historical and Scientific Society were filled to overflowing last night by a large, cultivated and apprecia tive audience, assembled to hear Colonel Waddell, our distinguished ex-Congress man and townsman, discourse upon the Hibernian characteristics of North Caro lina History. An Irishman, according to Colonel Wad dell, Is not necessarily a native of Ireland. Whoever possesses in himself two indepen dent minds mutually antagonistic, inter secting each other at every possible angle at contiguity, and capable of generating two distinct continuous and hostile pro cesses of thought, is an Irishman, where over he may happen to have . been born. These faculties are possessed by the natives of the Green Isle in unusual perfection, and they have succeeded in transmitting them to their posterity on this side of the Atlantic with remarkaWeuecesB? indeed, as physiologists have observed, that the physi cal peculiarities of an individual frequently reappear with greater distinctness in the third or fourth generation, the lecturer was inclined to believe that his audience would be persuaded that the North Carolinians of to-day, being the lineal descendants of the first European settlers of the country, the men who had arrived fane from Ireland, according to the old Scandinavian legends, some five hundred years before Columbus Was born, were really more Irish than the Irish themselves. ; We have not the leisure or space to fol low the lecturer through the highly divert ing and instructive sketch he gave of the financial, military, civil and ecclesiastical history of North Carolina, and we would be very apt to do the speaker injustice be sides. We understand that it is the intention of Col. Waddell to repeat the evening's en tertainment at an early day, for the benetfi of St. James Home. Stew. The Augusta (Qa.) Chronicle and Constitu tionalist, of Saturday last, says: "The nu merous friends and admirers of this, emi nent divine will be glad to learn that he is soon to en joy tbe pleasure of an extensive tour in Europe and the East . After his long and arduous labors, both as minister and editor, this mental rest and refreshment will, no doubt, be peculiarly grateful to him. He is at present in this city on a visit to bis daughter, Mrs. Verdery, where be will remain for a few dsiwEsenm to New York to prepare for his journey.' WHOLE NO. 3,809 ALARMS. Two Separate lire Alarms Sunday Nlght-A Narrow Eacape-Tbe Old W bitfield House, Sec There wens two separate alarms of fire yesterday morning, between midnight and day. The first, which was sounded about 1 o'clock, was caused by the ignition of the weatherboarding of the dwelling house of Mr. Marcus Bear, on Fifth, between Mar ket and Princess streets, caused by a de fective flhe. The fire was between the weatherboarding and chimney , and midway between the dining room, on the first floor, and a bed room on the second floor, occu pied by two small children of Mr. Bear, a boy and girt, who were awakened by the Duuwmiug buxu&u, wfiicu was rapiuiy uu- inn IKa smasm TK. dft ... V. 1UK IUUUJ, A 11C UIDl llJlltAatalHJU 1V1 r. I Bear had of the fire was riven him ny tne little boy, who; knocked at the door of his chamber on the op posite side of the house, and then ran down the stairs in his night clothes shouting fire. When Mr. Bear got in the bed-room, where he was rapidly followed by some of the neigh bore, tbe smoke was so dense that pet sons could scarcely see their hands be fore them, and the dining room was found to be in the same condition. By this time the firemen were on hand, a hole was made ia the weatherboarding, and streams of water from the engines soon quenched the last spark of what at one time threatened to be a serious conflagration. Chief of Po lice Brock then put a policeman on duty at the house as a precaution against the fire getting a fresh start. It was very for tunate that the fire was discovered so opportunely, and Mr. Bear's little ones may oe consiaerea to nave made a very narrow escape. The loss to the build ing, which was slight, is covered by in surance with Messrs. Atkinson & Manninr. The furniture was not injured. The second alarm was sounded a few minutes before 3 o'clock, and was caused by the burning of what is known as the Whitfield bouse, which was located on Surry, between Church and Castle streets. The flames, when discovered, had gotten under such headway that no efforts of the firemen could subdue them. The Whitfield house was a large frame building, with three stories and a basement, and was occupied as a tenement house by a number of colored women of bad repute. It was owned by Mrs. Whitfield, who is now a resident of Fay etteville, and was insured for $1,000 in the Columbus Insurauce and Banking Com pany, represented in this city by Messrs. J. W. Gordon & Bro. The house was quite an old one, and it has been intimated that if walls had ears and could talk those of the old house just de stroyed could have disclosed some startling reminiscenses of past events, that were en acted within their confines. Ia looking among the ruins yesterday underground passages were discovered leading to other buildings on the premises. A Aonatrons Whale. The story comes to us from Masonboro Sound, and from a very reliable source, that two fishermen were engaged In then vocation near Masonboro Inlet, on Friday last, when a monstrous whale was seen making its way towards the Inlet, as if with ths intention of entering, when it suddenly seemed to strike a shoal, upon which it wheeled around, making a terrible commo tion in tbe water, and swam rapidly sea ward. In turning it showed a fin which the fishermen declare was fully fifteen feet in length, while its tail, they say, was not less than eight feet thick. This is a "whaling" story, it is true, but it , comes from a source, we repeat, that is en titled tO credit. Escape and Kecap t are. Irving Washington and Henry Nichols alias Henry Thompson, commonly known as "Hard Tack," escaped from Superinten dent Garrell, of tbe House of Correction, on Saturday afternoon last, about 8 o'clock, but were recaptured the same night in this city. It seems that they were at work under a guard and seized a favorable opportunity to escape. Irving Washington is the youth who was sentenced at the late term of tbe Criminal Court to three months in the House of Correction for stealing a copy of the Stab after its delivery at the door of a I subscriber. K1VKK AND MA KIN E. The German barque Onkel and tbe brig 0. C. Michets, from this port, arrived at Hamburg on the 25th inst. The barque Kate Bonsfield, Williams, from this port, for London, put into Port land Roads on the 11th inst. Tbe Norwegian barque Vtktng, re ported in last Saturday's Stab, as having been in collision at sea with an unknown schooner, arrived at this port Saturday night. The collision took place shortly after midnight on the morning of the 20th Shoals. A was held yesterday and her cargo ordered out for further examination, for which purpose she was hauled in at Mr. Fowler's wharf yesterday. A great benefit has been secured to the poor by the introduction or Dr. uuirs i Cough ByruD; lor it now only takes 20 cents ! S C . " m a - e to cure a cougn, wnen iormeny uoctor nius alone amounted to collars. ; RYTHACT FROM COPY. - - Post Omca Dbpabtkbkt, Office of the 1st Asst. P. M. Ge Wabexkutov, D. V., Oct. 21st, 1879. Bahway. N. J., ant- Complaint has that von are withhold. ; letters is addressed to M. A. rulineor the at the mailing been made me letters addressed to The aim Die fact that a letter Dooartment. warrant its detention 1 " three days,..., 1 75 on .1 r on r any s,.. five days,.. . t t . . . ...-.si t;. s oe 3 50 4 00 a 60 8 60 M V. M X tv n u una wee, Two weeks,... Three weeks, . . One men th,... Two months, . . Time months. ..... ........ ......... ....... 1 1 months 40 One year, 63 06 . . . . . 3rODntract AdvCftiomects taken M propo' tionately low rates. Tea lines Mild Nonpareil type make one square NEW ADVERTISEMENT Grand! Grand: Grand! Sol. Bear Bros. Have the pleasure of again annoonclag to the pub lic that they have an UKUSUAL ail ATTRACTIVE STOCK! at are prepared to offer to their customers one of the Grandest & Cheapest Stocks KAAfl IT-tfl fl.fl P CMOt hinO PRICKS RANGING IN SUITS FKOK $3.00 UPWARDS 1 A beautiful and grand assortment in Gents' Furnishing Goods ! Which wu guarantee Cannot toe Equalled In tills City! A Fine Line and Latest Styles in Hats, Gaps, Boots and Shoes, In all Qualities and Prices, Imported direct from the Manufacturers, which we guarantee to be of Superior Quality. We have also one pf the CHOICEST and LARGEST STOCKS of VfH ltee-Br I Bwsiuti Carpets ! Bugs, Matting and 0il-Cloth, AT ASTONISHING LOW PRICKS. PLRA8B EXAMINE. OUR WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT ! Contains tbe MOST SELECT, LARGEST AND CHEAPEST STOCKS IN THIS STATE, Consisting of Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, &c SOL. BEAR & BROS. Oct 98 tf TVSSOLUTION. - THE COPARTNERSHIPS g between tbe undersigned, f ANDERSON & LOEB, in undi tke Commission Business, and BINFOKD. LOEB & CO.. in the Grocery Business, are this day dis solyed by mutual consent. The Grocery Business will be continued Dy HAHKY L.UEU, , JAMBS ANDKKSON, JACOB LOEB. Wilmington, N. C, Oct. 37th, 1879. Oct 88 lw By To-Day' s Steamer, J Crates CABBAGE, SO Bbls POTATOES, OA Bbls RED APPLES. ZU 30 Bbls TURNIPS and ONIONS, Sold low down. Gire us a call before buying elsewhere. WIN 8TEAD TAYLOR, oct 38 It Nutt and Walnut s t s. Sociable ! By THE YOUNG CATHOLIC FRIEND SO CIETY, at Meginney Hall, Wednesday Eve- nine, October 39, 1879. Music by the Italian String Band. The Ladies will provide a full supply of Refreshments. Admission Ladies 36 cts; Gen tlemen, 60 cents . octl 6 St For -jpTANDSQMB BUSINESS SUITS. FRESH GOODS. BEST STYLES, and LOWEST PRICES. Go to MUNSON'S, The Clothier oct S8 It and Her. Tailor. Our Immense Trade JgHOWS WHAT VIM AND PUSH WILL DO Ko need of argument Prices alone will tell the story. Large Stock and Good Goods bsve gained for us the Largest Trade in the city . We are selling good Stylish Overcoat s for from $5 to au. . Business Suits, well made, trimmed and cut in thejlatest style, for $5.00, 6. 00, 7.00, 8. CO, 10.00 and $13.90. uiotnine. ail sizes and styles. HAVE THE INSIDE TRACK, and are ma- kins Greater efforts than ever before to please the public and retain their confidence. a. usyiu, Merchant Tailor octsgtf and Clothier. Tax Notice. T WILL ATTEND AT THE TIME AND PLACES A specined below, to Taxes for the year 1879 collect State and County Northwest, J .P. Murrell's Store, Wednesday, Oct. 29 Do. J.J. Gav's do. Thursday. " SO Town Cr'k, Cannon's de. Friday, " 81 Wilminsrt'n,Burkheimer'8 do. Saturday. Nov. 1 Attend! y promptly. I shall levy after that date. oct24d7twlt JtUWAKLI W. TAX iAJiX, HU H. For Sale, AT LYNCHBURG DEPOT J BUMTER COUNTY, S. C, onW., C. & A.R.R., Two Turpentine Locations, Three Etuis, Bight Mules, and i nree wagons, witn complete mini. The property will will be divided to suit urchasers. Address oct 331m J. H. JC Magnolia, south Carolina. Malaga GrapeS. &C, s UOT junjuvau, iiiirott aursB in large 11 buncnes. uranges, pan anas. APDiee and other Choice rruit s. Pace Fresh Home Made CANDY always on S. G. NORTHROP'S Fruit and Confectionery Stores. hand at octSOtf I c' TATB REPUTATION FOB OTTER BOURG'S 1 Men's Wear Denot I Popular because reliable 1 Headquarters for BxrnnrinnlsU last week 1 Largest trade this season ! Youths' and Boys' Scotch cas simere Baits and Overcoats received yesterday. Orders ahead for Challenge Shirts, price 80 cents. Handsomest Clothing in the city. Two hundred and fifty styles to select from. Meek Wear, Under wear, Hosiery, and gold naljonJiaU oct 6 tf Men's Wear Depot. Hew Jewelry iter. TUB WISHES TO INFORM JL the citizens of i sad vicinity thst STORE, at No. 3 SOUTH FRONT Walefcea. Clocks , where be- will Repair sistent with good work. I have had twentv years' A portion of the trade is re- jrauysoncea. OPENING!