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ABSQCIATX EDITOR. -
.! i Cfcrw p Front and MtrtcSt "Street,.
:i .: ..; i R4TEI F: ADVEaTiaia4. ;
sqr. t inawrtion, BIKW
1 di. 2 raontht, Mi
ml
Twelve line or make 1 6a. If
iuiiA4rflifc(neni exiede tweltMide? the
mi suiDMisDiucuwarB pityivuiQ b , 149 ime
, 'or-tttfirjoeentwo.Ti - ..r - .
ContracU with vearly f rerUdbra, wilh be
- rdad. tlw 4boat' liberal term" ,
1 . A,V-A'l,rert'onw,W i0erte4 in, the
'rl-wetittf, C9i)ttrf, v e entlUedto one
iaiertmn in the HkcHly, free of charge
r O qARP aw FANCY PRINTING
. : n executed hforeriryle.
Vk DrtilM0f AbninlArivM-tlAAM ImmI.iI. Mm-
.AM to taut! :waliiHaWf) tpia t dv w
adrarUMmeau nal taaawclaulywmiMetod rith
.tlhfltf ra uiLaM, and alleiOM ardvrtiaeieBU,
- ialettftnwmtwrwU, byrjrx4 tM OmU enraged
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1GENT8 FOR TEE COMMERCIAL
KKUf YORK: Motsra. pabtfK 4t DRoht,
OSTON ( Fauaaioa tunaa, Eao
. JOHN WALKER, JR.
AVCTIEERdi COMMISSION
MERCHANT
mtMWQT6Jf,V. c.
March 17,4649.
I
llr.
v F. J, LORD & CO.
IUc Factorn & Commission Agents.
ISjr.2S, 1848, 103-l-(.
f M'KELLEU & M'RAE,
LUMBER TI1BKR AUKMT8fiSRERlL
ClUyiSSIM XBRCUMTS, and liBOCERS,
Stora formtriy occupied by Hall . Amrraono,
. NORTH WATER STREET,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
' aicvnl H'.lt UL .It. w' b
L. MALLETT.
hi',-., i ! ;
AQENT FOB THI 8ALC OP
Timber, inmber, Naral Stores, Sit.,
NutVt Building, North Water Street,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
tfjt.9.1843. 101
BARRY, BRYANT k CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Mireh 17, 1849. 1 tf.
WILLIAM NEFT.
XbcUt of the firm of Nrr db Wabhsm.)
mi wWaOLUALI AND RETAIL DKAtKE IN
SHIP CHANDLERY, SHIP STORES
AKD GROCERIES,
CORNER OF DOCK. 4 .WATER STREETS,
WILMINGTON, N. G;
Dec. 7th, 1843. . U3-(f.
JOHN D. LOFE,
DVAIER IN
CABINET FURNITURE!,
BBDSmOS, I Hi I KS, IimASSKS, 4c,
ROCK SPRlNOj
WILM1N0T0N, N. C.
Dee. 14, l98.
" SCOTT, KEEN L CO.
MERCHANT TAILORS,
AN6 DGALEMtf IN
SUPERIOR
Itaadj Made Vjotivg.
MARKET STREET,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Oct. 21, 1818. 93-y.
CORNELIUS MYERS,
MANUFACTURER,
Ap MiLlA W
hats, caps, Umbrellas and
WaLKiNU CANES, Ac.
WILMINGTON. If. C-
Market-et.
I W-tt
m T. MORRIS,
Linber ai4 Tlaber Itspector,
WILHINOTON.N. C.
Oct. 12,1848. Ot-laa
J AS, T. nORRLS,
jcol fir Ui tilt it rirtiut ( IEBI9II,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Oct. 12 1843. 89-6m
a. b. snrn v Co.,
'iCCTIOHIRlS m COMMISSION lEICimi
Cajrettevllle Street,
R AtipIO H N, O.
Will en I l til urdara anrf commlaalona Id their
KaaaIhUa,itkatMi4Utraadalafai4a. .
Kara a to
flli Kcelle!oy Ciue. Mawit,
. O. WAreon. ,
Math aw 8raw, Km).,
Hon. J. R. J. Daribl,
Obo. W. Mobmoai, Eq.,
Mai. C. L. Hiavoa.
MARTIN & CRONLY.
AUCTIONEERS,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
GENERAL" AGENTS.
WUmlactoa, N. C, Oct. 3 1848. 6tVt f
VOL' 4""NO i- WILMINGTON, THURSDAY
j. ii i rm way & son.
1
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
J- Hatmawat
'March 3, Ib49.
if. L. Hatmawat.
H9.
W, L. SMITH,
(Late op thes fihm op Sandfohb &, Smith.)
AUCTIONKEK AND
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Store oo North Water Street, Parajt'r'a bloct.
Oct. 14 1841. 90-yc
I TaicT & Staple Drr Good SUre
osi uji vKir or w sun ms itjrk
M A EtKKT 8TREKT,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Oct. 14,1848. ' 90.
W. CHANSON,
AGENT FOR THE SALE OF
llll KB, LUIBKI, NITiL STORES, le
' Nuld Building, North Wakr Street.
WILMINGTON, N.C.
N. B. I hare a large and Secure Timber Pen
where I will put ill Tlmb. r l ift with me foraolet
aa Small charge aa ia made by any other Agent In
thla place. W B
Sept. W 1848. 83-c!
B. I. HO WZE,
A TTORNE Y AT LAW,
WILMINGTON, No. Cn.
Will practice In all the Court of Wayne, Duplin
and New Hanover Countlea.
JEFFREYS & LEIGHTON.
General CommMon Merchant
WILMINGTON. N.C.
February 13, 1849. 141.
WILLIAM J. CLARK,
ATTORNEY 4T LAW,
RALEIGH, N. C.
Sept. 12th, 1949. 71-w.tri.c.
CARROLL k FENNIJLL.
Grocers 1 Coajik-iiti Merehanlo,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
atb AtwATa om band a aaeAL AaaoaTMaar or
riULI CROCIRIES, UIIU.RS, Wl.liS, U
AH Will VAT rABTICDLAB
Atteatioa to the sale of all kinds of Produce
a. . cfAiioLL. " e. a. raaaau.
Jaly I I. 1848.
T
fREftgRICK CLARK.
MAsgrAoraaBB am dbalbb in all bindi or
CABINET FURNITURE
C01IRS, BKDSTEiDS, WKlTlti UESlS, HIT
TKioSKS, P,ILUSTt8S,ie.
FRONT STREET, NEAR MARKET,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
April llth, IS48. Il l y.
DEROSSET V BROWN.
wiLMirfaroN, n. c.
BROWN k DEROSSET.
NEW YORK.
,KSRRL CnW.WSSIOX MKRCUASTS
March 17, 1849. l-y.
J. k W. L. McGARY.
? B K A 1 1) I b 1 1 J Ii . i i IS S I U N
MERCHANTS,
WLJiiNaroN, n c
March 17. 1949. ly.
GEORGE S. GILLESPIE.
AOENT POa THK HALB Or
TIMBER LUMBER, NAVAL STOMSS H
wlil.nkellberaicak advancea on alkoaalgnrnenta
arprodaea.
March 17, 1849. I
GEORGE W. DAVIS,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
WILMINGTON, N.C.
Iftrch 17 1849. 1
J Cs LATTA.
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
AND GENERAL AGENT,
WILMINGTON, N.C.
Oct. 10,1848. 87
LIFE INSURANCE
IN THE NATIONAL LOAN FUND SO
CIETY, OF LONDON,
AHD
FIRE INSURANCE
IN THE ETNA INSURANCE COM
PANY, OF HARTFORD, Comm.,
oa, in raa
HOWARD INSURANCE COMPANY,
OF NEW! YORK,
May be affected by application to
OettOSSRT A BROWN
March 17, 1849. 109
BENJAMIN BLOSSOM.
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
NEW YORK. '
Liberal advances saaAs apoa Conslfameniaof sll
kinds af prodaaa,
aaJsJajriJWCfO.
Msssra. J. AB MoRab.)
0. W. Davis, Ea tTllntlacsa.
J. R BiosoaM Esa..
J
Dsa. It, 1MB
114
PUBLISHED TRIWEEKLY,
kHENRY P. IJUSSELL,
AOENT FORTH. CAPE FEAR "
STEAM SAW MILL,
WILMINGTON. N. C.
Strict atteoiion yivan to the faithful execution of all
ordara for Lumber.
Jan. 1, 1849. 124-lvc
i GEO. DARRLSS,
General -Coamlsxlon Merchant,
WILMINGTON, N. C
STRICT attention given to ptoeurtag Vrvlchti
od PuhjaJngCanj-iw aaaaela
Karaa to '
R. P. Hall, Eaq- )
0. O ParalejfL Kaq,
J. A. Taylor, Eaq , VWUmington.
J.U Beyxmy, Em.,
Meaara. BaUardA HuntingtOD, J
Meaara. Too Iter, Smyth A Co, 5 v.t
" TtwoipaiMt A Hunter, ;wYork.
Alei'r. Herron, in, Philadelphia
Meaara. Williama A Butler, fl
H. F. Baker. Eao . ( Chi vleatan, S. C.
Jan. 2, 1849.
m-tf.
SPIRIT BARRELS,
AOnod aupplr of empty Barrele. For aate low
in l.xa to auit purchaaera. by
DeROSSET & BROWN.
March 1. 160.
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE.
ALL varieties, for aalc lw at
HOWARD A PEDF.N S.
Feb. 27. 47
Dr. B. MUNSEY,
HOMCEOPATIIIC PHYSICIAN,
Ana
DENTIST,
MARKET St , C Doora above Front St.
Dec. 23, 1848. 120-6mo.
JOHN T.RU8S,
INSPECTOR OF
TIMBER AND LUMBER.
. WILMINGTON N. Cm ;
Oct. 1184. . . ... j . 90-
F. J. LQWk CO.,
Agenufortho
NAUTILUS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE Co
Accumulated Capital, $130,000.
ALSO FOR THE
EAGLZ LITK A RKALTR TNST7RACK CO.
Capital, fl00,000.
WiU uk. ri.k on Htaav,iftfaT
Office IS Nartr"Watar'rtV
Oct. 24, 1948.
wm. m. HABita. , caa!a a. oaaca
UARRISS k DltAKE.
General CoaniMoft Merchants,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
RtrtatNcis:
0. Q. i'araley. Eaq, 1
Col. John McRne, Wilmington, N C.
Meaara. Ballard l Huntington, )
Will Peck. Esq . Raleigh, N. C.
Messrs.
Hall,8.ckettdtC0., P v P
Joseph Utlev. Esq..
nessrt. James Uorner A Sons. Baltimore.
" R. A. Souder dk Co , Philadelphia.
' Thompson A Hunter, ,. .
" Pillsbury A Sandford, w,w ' mx
'' Huriting dk Tufts, RostofK
" J . A O. P. Tltcomb, Kennehuak, Ms.
September 14th. 1848. 77 tf.
COTTON YARN.
g afk Bules, B C. Vsms assorted Bombers, for
.Waalebv J. C
LATTA.
Oct. 24.
94-tf.
CORN.
1 faO BUSHELS C(?RN ust ttectttd per rail
1 W road and For sale by
HAKKI3S DRAKE,
Feb. Id
140.
BUTTER;- Fresh Goshen Butler. For saleb
HOWARD A PKDKN.
fek. 3. m.
FISH LINES AND HOOKS
ALL varieties el Silk, Hemp, Grass and Co
Lines; Hooka of all sites and shapes, for
at HOWARD A. PEDEN
Feb. 27. 1
QEGARS.-IOO.OOO Segars, Various Brands and
quality.
For sale by
HOWARD PEDEN
Feb. 3.
r. U7.
.
BOSTON LINE OF PACKETS.
JFV THE following VESSELS will sail
f4fV regularly between ihia port and Boa
JfeacJkjBion, via :
Brig WM. MCHOLsJ, Capt. Jaa. Latshioa.
Schr. MINNESOTA, 4'apr. Gilbert Leighton.
Th above reeasls are of the first elaaa, and are
commanded by experienced navigators.
HARR1S8 A DRAKE.
Jan. II. 117.
REFRIGERATORS,
AND SHOWER BATHS.
At
F. CLARK'S.
2.
March 20.
GOSHEN RUTTER.
EALLY good and Sna si
March 10.
W.
BROWNSr
SILK UMBRELLAS 4m WALK
ING CANES.
A NT aaraoa waarlat a good Bilk Uiabrana, or a
gaawal walking can, will Bad a taoA assort-
ntatat ih.RS,
Mare 21.
Hat Mlor, Market st
THOMAS L0R1TTG.
MORNING, APRIL 5, 1849.
INEW 1TOHK
FURMTLRE WAREHOUSE.
WILMINdTON, March 5th, 1849.
1 CLARK, bega
leave to assure
i
the- public In general AmmJ
that ha la now diapoetng of has large
assortment of Cabimrt Furultare, at
Invoice prirea, or the CASH, as he la
dffat mined utuin Imlnn til. knala
4rfthelatof April. AU those la want of goad For
pUUflataxoaedlogly low prlcee, wiUdowellta call
"WniMhemeelvM. ,, ,...
T . n Among the Btort wni bt w'"r
Mahoaany WaTdrobea.
' French Bedsteads.
Mahogany and Walnut Chalre.t
Curled Maple and plat Cbaira.
Sofae and Otiooiana
Floe Marbte top Bnraaaa.
" PlaHlOreasrag do.
Hlga paat aWBiaada.
Single and double Catiev
StufW and plain Rockers.
Norslng Chalra.
Ladka Sawtaw Chalra.
UdleaWork Tablea.
Oo. do Boxes.
Mahogany 8tdcboarda.
Hair Mkttraaaea.
MaWewp WaehBtsnds.
Single and double Wash Stands.
HmT ft Traya Towel Racks.
Canwa Tablea-dlflercni atylea.
Childraaa Crib.
Mahogany and Cherry CradAtar.
Sick Chairs and Night Cabinela.
Common Windsor Chalra.
Patent Wlndlaas Bedateeda.
Dressing Tablea, Ac, Ac, 4o.
ALSO.
4 Shower Batha. w
3 Refrigerators.
- 18 Wriimg Deakr, suitable for Counting Hou
ses, uia uwmuagB
in snort
t every article belonging to the Furniture
line.
f KhUKKlUK. CLARK
Those indebted to me are lequeated to make nut
roent by the l&tb ol ihia month, at which time I ehall
place in the bands of officers for collection, ail ac
counts due me. p. C.
MOLASSES.
1 fyTi Prlme new Crop Cuba Momssca, joat
J- Jy arrived pet Brig Annawao. tad for sale by
j. iiA thaw a A sun.
Feb. 22. . 145.
TTRNEll'S AUIANAC.
TURNER'S North Carolina Ahn.Bac for 1849
for sale at Te CommtrcuU Offitt.
Feb 24. ldS-ia
JUST RECEIVED.
OHO SMokad Bad;
ZKAJ W SMfToagaaa.
30 Boxes Drima Comm.
10 Barrels ChriBed Sugar,
2 Bbta. AimW DluoiM
on l .-A oh . . u-i-i-. ...... I
I .v VgSBojMtSrangasaad I do. Lcmonr,
ror sais ai iaa wwaai prices aar uash oy
l . GEO. MITERS.
Feb. 24. 146.
JUST RECEIVED.
j JUy Schr L P Smith.
New Stvle oi Haw for SprUg, 1849, also a fine lot
CapCovers for Sale by
C. MYERS, Hattib,
March. 8th 1849.
GUNNY BAGS
1 (MM? BUSHELS Ounny Bags just received
1UUV and for sale by
BARRY
BRYANT A Co.
160
March G, 1949.
NOTICE.
THOSE persons indebted to the Cape Fear S. S
Mill, by note or account oonuacted during the
year 47 or 48. are lequested to make immediate pay
ment m the undersigned; they having on the 31t
De. hist relinguUhed ths General Agency of that
mill, it peconice necsaary that au her socoanls tc
that date should be immediately settled.
J. HATHAWAY & SON.
March 3, 1849. 149.
FLU' OIL.
rTHUS articla having beaa fully tested and proven
X to be Su;
Is now dffcrei
rtor to anything nerelolore In use,
with full confidence of giving satis
faction,
Acvosiant SuDoly can be found at iaa 8 lore
S. P. POL LEY, sad will shw be delivered W Cu.
tomers wherever desired by Mr. WUMsm Blaney.
A. H.
VAN BOKKELEN.
149-tf.
March S. 1849.
COGNAC fiRlVDY I
IP4 half Pipes for sate e consignment by
JEFFstEYsTdk LEIGHTON.
March I. 149
NORTH CAROLINA BACON I
HAMS, Sides and Shoulders. For salt by
F. J. LORD ft CO.
March !0.
152.
FOR CALIFORNIA.
THE Nautilus, Mutual LUs Insurance Com
mpany
of per
X si New York, will take neks on lac lives
sou aolatf to Calliornia. AddIv lo
V. J. LORD dt CO.
March 10. VL
NORTH CAROLINA BACON.
1 fCC New W,B H,m 8Wm
1 JKJJ sod Sbouldeis. Joat received per
Rail Road end for sale t j
HARRIS 4- DRAKE.
March IU.
111.
OATS.
f" BUSHELS Oats, just received per Evar
O" green and for sale by
HARRISS A DRAKE.
March 15. " 184
KOTICEa
ALL aeraona indebtad totha so bacti be: ra, are here
by informod that tccountt ir ajradaaanaad rea
dy for ssttlsatsnt, and If not attiM aafsta m4 1st
April ansulng.wQI ha placed In (ha hands of aa B'
cer for eollscdoB.
UARRISS 4k DRAKE.
Msrehl?,84. I.
V. av
, , ; , WJiole N 75
TIRADE OF THE TIN LESS
sv saoaoB l. ante.
Tit strange to see, where'er you be,
How much Importance clings.
Net to one's self; bai dirty peif,
The iranaltory things.
To "have It as the greatest good,
To be without, sain
Tla to be homely, base, and rude,
And all for want of tin.
My neighbor A , jatto'trtha wy;
waiwi pairsrtntial!
Tls needless I shotld ever try
His virtues hers to scan.
But people whisper that in deal
He'lt ahave beneath the akin;
That for the poor be cannot feel
But then he's got the' tin.
f.j -
Now as for me, though sfl can see
I'm clever all day long,
And good enough at a lories tough,
And belter at a song i
r, Yet still, for friends, with neighbor A.,
I hardly can begin j
I ace them flocking o'er the waft
Alas ! I need the tin.
Quite youg in life I sought a wife
To keep my elbows wholo j
Celibacy I thought for me '
Was getting rather dull.
I tried all arte to pWoee the glrhi,
1 was resolved to win ;
I viewed their fee, their waists, their curls
But sharper looked for tin.
Miss Lucy mnde u great pnmdc,
Eliza played and sang ;
Kate had away smart things to aay,
Peg's tongue hadquive a tang.
But Oh, amid ths Virgin throng,
Wherever I bad been,
Nona charmed lilts Miss Almirs Strong,
For ahe had lota of tin.
When I propoaed, ray love disclosed,
Said ahe, 'To saa'i come in ;'
1 found the boot on, to'ufher fool,
'Twae I that lacked ths tin. ,
I didn't faint, I dia'nt sweaty ,
But vowed, throogh thick aqd tlii, ,
I'd sail for California, where
I'd dij up lots of tin. Boston Museum.
Prom the Alabama Jumuii.
BENEFIT OF RAILROADS.
The effect of Railroiad. ia enhancing the
r A f ' -
I t . ' s j .1. ' ' - .
which, they pnes'u a subject grortby of ffior
general and thorough investigation than it
has ever yet. rereived. The great increase
of trade already derived from ur roilroae,
andits'gYent adeaatages in mawy different
ways Irl enhancing the valuAofrcnl estate
und nl capital invested in merchandise mid
transportation, cnttaing an immense addition
of travel through this route, and its benefi
cial effect on the generul prosperity are so
manifest and apparent to till aa to require no
recapitulation. We wera promised lonif
since, some statistics, and would still be glad
to receive them from any one disposed to
take iho trouble they would surprise an
well as iqteret. It would probably be a
matter of some difficulty lo arrive at anything
more than a general estimate, bnt even this,
if reached with dqe care, would be of value.
The subject ha engaged in Tenneiwcf , in
connection with the Naahvtlle Chattanooga
railroad, and the increased vtluo which its
construction, even in its incomplete state, has
given to property in the section through
which it passes. A writer in the NasiiviJle
Union, who seems conversant will, tfie facia,
presents the following as the result of his in-
qoines :
" I have taken some pain to make up
something like nn average ofthc present rier
above the value two ymrt ago, and find it
rarice In the country front one dollar per
acre, in the mountain, to fta high aa fifty near-
tttto Nashvrlle ; ane) tnat the lots adjoin
ing the city have risen fully three hniidred
dollars nn acre, and many of them more than
that, und the lands out Irons three to ninety
utile frotn Nashville have generally risen aud
actual sales made at advances varying from
five to fifteen dollars an acre. And the val
ley lauds byood ibis point in the mountains
have risen from three lo ten dollars per acre,
ncur the .oad Hue. I have then determined
that a fail and very low average rise on the
lands ten miles each 'aide ol the railroad
woud be five dollars an acre already, which
is a gain to the laud holders ol Tennessee,
and on the line of road, ol $64,000 per mile
of road, eaual td over three times the rod ol
the rond, which will not be ns much as $3.
000.000. fully equipped and under way.
The nac in town property has been hi as
great a proportion, at least $1,300,000, which
added to the $,628)000, would make $11,
028.000. "The mountain land, the least valuable in
the State, lying within ten or fifteen miles of
the rnilrohd line, that would not, twenty
years ago, eommand one cent per acre, is now
ready sale at a dollar and upwards.
These are facta worthy of consider :ion,
particularly where there ia scarcely a land or
eky property holder, who stock ia not al
ready more than realiied to biro in the rise
efais properly."
A writer in the Baltimore American, m
peaking of the. subject, presents the follow
ing statement of the increase of populetrtl
in some oi'thaf towna of MaesaehoseitH) since
ranVoads were extended to them,- dorfng1
the five years be'ween 1S19 nnd.iSlS j,
Roxbury 67 per cent, towell 8$ pr f enf. x
Brookline50 per - 4 WWeeeter 39 pf. -
Cnm bridge 33 pr. Spnngfiefd33pf. ;
Chelsea 128 per . Falf River 50 pr. t '
From ht X. Orteani Delia,
GREAT FIRE,
IKMTRirCTION OFMILNEJIURO.
About eight o'clock ycufcrday monnSuj. BV
fire broke not In the restaurant of Mr, Ca
dih. at the extreme outer end of the row of
buildings o thn north side, of the Pohfcnnr
train milrond. The wind wfla blowing a ?nle
from the norwi.ettst, and iri a few minutes fte
wlrbV row wnj (n flahies. ' Before the" Are .
had BrtomplUhf d the ilcstroc'iion of alf wifn- r:
in its grasp, on (hat aide of the roast, the bejit
ding belonging te the Railwad Compaoy,
and the miintf surrounding the Washington
Ilo'el.ere rBumtntf. Tpnce it reached '
thenorfhcriaideoftMi towrl, ad didk.not
Cew jjta riytwei onjirVefT hort4, tteeti 1
'irt,iM s. vm-mJi
ashes1 Of the eompany't buildings', the tar
pentt r's shop hnd the eoar.h house were eon- ?
eumed, together with a nfV car, nbont
hundred cords of wood, a large tjuanfrty ' of
tools ami apparatus, and a considerable
number of string-pieces and firs. Tin; Ire
department In the Third' Municipality, on
herlrrjfvhe alarm, promptly turned wit.
Engine No.TJ, ahd tetider No. Awerc placed
On near which tlrHWn by No. 8" horse,
renrhed the plarn ubtrVt haJf-past 8. The
limited means irt the command the firemen, i
und tliL'.fiicerifw of the flumes, backed Iflr f
Hie viofenee of the wind, prevented' tnrni ,
from nccoinplislilng nil thai irtefHtimcd nt.
in nn hour and h Miff, or tv.ohtmrs, upward
of thirty huij'dihjf? wcrr ronstjmed, and some i
o( tliem. two stories hiirh. were burned to
the eurtli in less. than five minttea TJ.e en
ergies ot the gallant fid lovR roue with trie oc
rawon. bnit all fl)ey rould tiproinplish was to
nreecrve the engine and blacksmith shop ofthe
UniTroad Company ; to protect the Washing
ton lintel, wliitlrwiis at (ine time, in datger,
and to tiHiri.st Uieeitirtis of thn conflagmtion
in savjig iheirfurntfure. Theother building
uiill standing,, owe thefr prcseratioa to be
ing onuldV the fimlta of tliff stream of flume,
wtiie.li swept thrown froni end o end. A
great error yv ronynitted in notendig the
cars and locomotive to the. city an soon as the
fire broke out. Had lliu been done, a con
fide raid e force of the fire department might ,
have been carried down. Ut)t imnead of so
doing, the rara did not rtio from 8.to ft, and
the only enginis taken down were Nou. 9
p.nd 1, the latter K Bhich was un.tble to ob
tain conveyance artil eoow time nlTcr No. (J
with No. 8's t'iler had Ktnrted.
It is impossible to estimate, with any aeru
racy, ihe value of the property "il stroy-d.-e
It cannot fall short of 8:(ii.0(k). and comes,
generally upou a clum who in losing their
dwelling house or furniture loseilieir all. I'u
very lit'.le lurlntare was saved. Nnmbers
treved in time, but their little properly was
consnmed fn fhe rhad" a rwli! y it would
have been in the Iiouhc. The I'ullivvin as I'nr
as we obtain them, art the narue of the suir
ererr: Mr. Oridiah's restaurant and dwellinir. Mr.
flitBfiinf MrVPevJioeTy, M r Bondron's restnur-
aui ana flwening. Mr. jvieunrs utnon unitee
houe Mr. Juo. A. Krhnrdt's Koilroad
CoflVchonse. ten-pin nfTeys and1 other build
ing. Mr. Eugene Uecaty's two houses, Mrs.
widr w MrOill. German, Mr. Myert's grocery
store and dwelling with contents. Mrs. widow.
Deiiz Besides ihi'xc and the Kailrnad Com
pany, a tinmher of other persons. Whose
namcH wdid not learn, nre sntferrrs.
The only buihlinps now standing are Mr.
O'NpU's, (tbe niilrond engineer.) Matthew
LenltrerV Hirmtin Turner's and James
I'Mnod's dwellings; Mr. I'enard's grocery store.
the Washington I lot. I, arid the engine and
blacksmith shop of the raifroi.d company
The ornamental grounds about the hotel
have been damaged to some ext. 'tit by the
deFtriteton of trees and shrubby. From 'nil
we coiil.l hear, but a small amount of tfic loss
is covered by insurance. The only person
reported fully insured is Mr. Krhardt. The
value of the property lost, gives but a poor
idea of the amount of suffering caused. by the
conflagration. As we have already obser
ved, the persons whose property tVlf a prey,
were nearly all hi struggling circumstances
and the majority hnrc lost tho earnings ol"
years of toil. Their condition appeals strong
ly' to the sympathies of onr citizens, ami we
nre gratified to observe that a public meet
ing is called for this evening at Madant ;ald
well'st in the Third Muneipajity, to tnke
mensares for their relief. From twenty to
thirty families are left dependant upon their
friends ftnd lellow eititenafor t-helter. M;.ny
of them came to town on the cars yesterday,
and were temporarily lodged by friends -
Thoe who remained, were provided foe, as
well aa sircitrnatrtnreapermiueii. by the few
who were sd fortunate aa to escape the gen
eral ruin. Not the feasf notable loss ia the
Cublk school, which was swept with thereat.
Indpr the chnrsrr of an accomplished preeep
trcM it wax prospi-rim: beyond expectation.
One ofthe first artsol the authorities shoulJ
be to provide a new school-house.
RAISING THE WIND.
'i Mf .-iT do something," said a babby-gen-tcel-looking
individual, leaning fcack ju Jlis
chair, and Tilling his eyes to the ceiling.
'And so must I." w;u the response of A
friend, who imitated the movement ofthe
first Hpeaker as cloaely as ill it had been Ilia
own shadow
Before- six monthi passes, unless some
good fortune turn up. I shall be us completely
out at the elbows and pockete aa any poor
devil in the land." . " .
'Ditto. Cut, Dick, something must be
done. t.'nn t we hatch up a money-making
scheme 1 Other people drive ahead at one
plaguy thing or another, and why not we 7
Set your brain to work and concoct some
thing. We're no fools."
Richard Handy, the individual addressed,
swung himeelf back aqd forth fur some min
utes on the hind legs of his chair, with his
eyes still upon the ceiling. As last he said,
as bejel hie chair come to its true position
on the floor-111 tall too what we might do,
HarrT.
Well, speakoat. Any thing thatfroraiaea
to pay V - "
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