North Carolina Newspapers

(',' . " ' "'- - w .i . - . . " i 4 ' . " , ' . . ' 3! ir , ' ?! . 'A- , - . - " ' : IKE' lWff ; MORjNa raiON-TgsSgm,., ' ' J, t,i ' l::! J 4 VOL. 1.-X0. 177 Wilmington Post Office. - Office ilouits 9 .A..M,- to 5. p. trv. Hails Close. SohTirrux, Eastern a.ni Westers, D iilv Cxfcpt Saturday) at 3 P. M. "e' Vokk and Eastern, I5v twimer Wednesday and Saturdays. ,,rrHKKN, ' Daily at 0 P. M... - WlI.MINOTON, CliAKLOTfE & RCTnEUFOKD R. R. Tuesdays and Saturdays at 0 A. M. . g Mails Arrive. -0KTIIERN , fcvcry morning except Monday, New York, f . Kvcry Tuesday by Steainer, Jfyl'THER'N, DmW at y P. M. B. B. VASSALL, Special Agent P. O. Dept. i-pt. 2Jth 177-2t RAILROADS. AVil., Char, and Rutherford Railroad. OniCE Wil., Char. St Hltu. LI. Li. Co. I Laurinburgh .Sept. 7th, lHiib. ) SCHEDULE. Up Train Tuesday and Saturday Leave Wilmington- 8.00 A. M Kiv;rsTde..-. J.OO. " North' West-10:00 " Mallvilk----H.O " Kj-indalu-' '12.18' P. M 15rown Marsh 1.00 " lil.idcnboru'- 1.5-1 u , Down Train Mondays and Thursday. iSand Hill 0.00 A. M. j Laurel Hill---CM " Laurinimrgh .7.30 1 ,Slioe Heel-. -8.00' " .Red Banks-..8.S0 41 ! Moss Neck - .-'J.24 ; Lumberton 10.12 (4 Lumberton Jbs Neck Jli.d Bunks t;hue Heel- 3.18 4.00 4A 5.24 0.00 Bladenboro'.ll.ao " ! Brown Marshl2.24 P. M. ' liosindale 1.12 ' jMarville 2.24 " I North West--" Lauriiiburgh Hill- O.oO Kivereide 4.0 " Arrive at Arrive at Hill.-- - 7.30 Wilmington i'he above tram will be run as a lreisrht train -.-..w.r.,! t t.i.Ll I -i i t f t inn ntt uihvr train will. run exclusively for freight twice per week if a Bullieiency ol treight is ottered. WM. II. ALLEN, Master of Transportation. ?pt. 0th o.i Great Southern Mail Route Opened. 1AS?EN(jEKS can now go from alt northern -points by Bay and' James' Kiver Line, or by li-iil and Boats from Washington to Petersburg, thence bv Kail via Weldon, Wilmington to Char leston and Columbia, S. C, thenee by Boat to Sa vannah, and Kail to Augusta, Atlanta, . Macon, &c, &c. Close connections are made at Weldon with Oaston Ferry, and at Wilmington, N. C, by Kail South and Southwest. S. L. FREMONT, ,' Eng. & Sup't., Wil. & Weldon R, R. Wilmington, N. C, Sept. 2d- 157 Petersburg Express, Richmond W hig and Bal timore American,' copy .one month and send bills. Wilmington and Manchester Railroad. Office (Jen. Suvt. Wil. & Man. R. K., Wilmington, N. C, Aug. 20th, 1S05. ON and alter Sunday,, Aug.. 21 th, daily trains for passengers and freight, will run over the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad as follows : Leave Wilmington daily at O.OO A. M. " .Kings v-iltc u : 7.:J3 P. M. Arrive at Wilmington daily at :'.05 P. M. .' " kiugsvfiic 1.25 A.M. jb.These trains connect with trains on North Eas tern Rail Road lor Charleston, the Cheraw & Dar lington Railroad and Wil. & Wei. R. B. There is daily stage communication between Kingsvilh? and Columbia, S. C, connecting with these trains. There is also a line of stages between Camden and x,,.,,t,r (mi Wil .fc Man. Railroad.) lhe boat connecting with these trains leaves auumaiw Wil & Weldon Railroad wharf. The treight of Jlce of the Company will be at A. II. YanBokke- leu's wharf, on the premises recently occupied by A. E. Hall, and by steamer North Carolina mrun-in- to Fayetteville. All freight will be; received ,,ui .leiivere.i ;t this noMit. Passenger business is done from Wil. &' Weldon Railroad wharf and .freight business from above wharf. . HENRY M. DRANE, Geii Sup't. Aug. 20th 151 Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Wilmington & Weldon R. R. Co. j Wilmington, Aug. 20, 1805. J passe:v;eii trains schedule. -Tii(i i hi l:it : Trains on this Road will run Xr as follows : - Leave Wilmington at 4 00 P. M. Arrive at Wildou at 8 00 A. M. Learve Weldon at 2 00 iM. Arrive at Wilmington at 5 40 A. M. Connecting at Weldon both ways with;. trains to and from Petersburg, by Gastoa Ferry; .and on ,r,,-,.,.t t, Norlolk and Washington ; connects at Coklsboro' with- trains jtiri RaiehJ and Scwbcrn fit Wihninoton with the Wilmington & Manchester Rtuiroad south to CTiarlesLOn, Co lumbia, Atlanta, aTaunah.-Montgovnery, &e.'. S. L. FREMONT, ' Aug. HO, 1.8Go 154. Eng, eg Supt, W il., Char, and Rutherford Railroad (H'fihe W11. . Char. 5c Ruth. R. K. CO T.iiirpnhiinr N. C. Sept. 7tll, 1865 rpirE t M,ular anutial meeting of the btockhol X Ults oV-this Company will be held sft Laurm- buri. lMi5 on W '"duesday, tne imii ua ui ui-wuw, WM. 11. ALLEN, Secretary. . .,, ; 103-tm sept. 0th . ; vTviT flTiTTiutlierf ord liailro ad. Wilmington, N. C.? Sept.. 11th, T7REIG11TS must be delivered at thi depot by V UK o'clock, A. M., Mondays and I ndays, in order to insure their shipment by the trains leav ing Tuesdays and Saturdays. . ..n Receipts in duplicate must accompany each bhip- ment, and freight lnvariaoiy piepanx. J. T. ALDERMAN, Freight Agent. 165-s sept. 12th OFFICIAL NOTICES. Special Notice. JNO. J. CONNOLLY, Esq., will attend at his ollice at the Court House, commencing this morning. at 10 o'clock, and lor suceeedtng.twenn working davs, each day, from 10 to 11. 31,, lor listing uie taxes on Real Estate of the town ol Wilmington, and coUecUng,; same at time ot list ing. Those not listing within above mentioned time, will be charged double taxes. J, SHACKELFORD, Mayor pro tem. Sept. 5th, 1S65. ! ioy-ow. BAILEY'S STAR HOTEL, FRONT STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. JAMES II. BAILEY, Proprietor. HOUSE open for the reception of guests at all hours of the day and night. ' ' No pains will be spared to make the guests ol the house comfortable in every. respect. The table is supplied with every luxury the mar ket affords. A first class restaurant is attached to the house, where the public will "be furnished with ice cream or oysters in Lhcir seasons, Lnes, choice liquors, etc. 1: July 19th US WRAPPING PAPER, J OR sale at TUi,oi?ri THE WILJHAtiTOA HERALD. "WILMINGTON SEPT. 20 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Affray. . A riaffra occurred at Jno. Hopkins, about four muea south of the city, well known as a favoVite resort, on Sunday afternoon last be, tween Capt. Jonas P. Levy and S. Sternberger, both of this city, and as it is likely to go to the public with perhaps a great deal of coloring, justification to both parties render facts given hre necessary, and which are vouched for by an eye-witness. Mr. Sternberger with several friends and ladies was at this place on a visit, when Captain Levy arrived. Cajptain L. im mediately proceeded, in company with Mrs. Hopkins, to the arbor to get grapes, and while here made a remark offensive to Mr. Stern berger, who was sitting close by in company bwith Mr. Bear and lady, and who overheard it. This remark provoked Mr. S. when he replied several times in a very distinct voice, that "it was a lie," or "you are telling a lie, and you know it," or something similar. In a few min utes afterwards Captain Levy made his appear- ance in front of Sternberger with a buggy whip in his hand, and demanded to know if he was the person spoken to by him, and on an affirma tive answer being given, he struck Sternberger across the shoulders once or twice with the lash and, unintentionally of course, struck Mrs. Bear, sitting close by Sternberger then arose and caught the Captain by the throat, hitting him with his doubled hand twice or more times, bruising his face somewhat, and finally felled him to the ground, when he left him and the affair ended. It was not known whether there had been any previous misunderstanding between them, but the impression prevailed that there must have been. . Neither were badly injured. Mayor's Court, ITIonday Before Com- misiouer Snacklef ord, The mayor was seated before another very, light docket to-day, only one little African charged with stealing being brought out, who was almost immediately sent back to the ceil. He was almost as glib on the tongne as a simple minded female and about as reliable. Some one present compared the court to one of McGreal's hog sales, but as the thing was rather too per sonal the room was soon minus the man to ask after the point. To be Reopened. It will no doubt be inters esting to amusement seekers to hear that the Theatre is to be shortly reopened for the coming season. It has been leased by Mr. II. M. Jen kins, a former lessee,: and is to undergo some material repairs before offered for public favor. A place of amusement is much needed here, and it is hoped that it will be patronized liberally and granted a success. A good and reliable stock company should be put on the boards, first as a trial, and if found a success they should be kept the, and such other inducements brought forward in connection with them, as will be found to please the public, and no favor what. ever should be given, either by the manager or the people, the latter more particularly to en courage further the" rapscallions and half-witted things that ha7e so long predominated iu this es tablishment. There should be an attempt made to elevate the drama here, before the public is asked to support it. A company from New York is said to be the aim of the management. This looks well, and if not of too low order of talent, with what legitimate persons here, will make the theatre an ornament and attraction of the city. Thieves. Every day that comes . opens to light some new case of stealing. In fact, so common has the practice become, that a stern remedy must sooner or later be employed to nut a stop to this evil. There are a number of lazy worthless negros, and not a few white people, but particularly the former, that are seen at all hours on the streets, since the mili tary has left off sending them to work, doing nothing, and evidently disposed to remain at the do-nothing occupation. The jails are already full of this class, and more are still to arrive from all evidences. Something should be done with them. They should not be allowed to idle away their time here in the streets, but be put to work of some kind to keep them out of these foul practices. If nothing else can be done, let them be arrested a3 vagrants, or sent from the city, as their influence is certainly not for good while they do as ttyay now are doing. XHo pun ishment by jailing kill meet the matter, as they had much rather be1 in a jail any how than be at work for their living. ..- Harry Wkbb everybody knows Harry has just returued from England, and brings with bim a choice stock of wines and liquors, which will foe dispensed to the soberly inclined at his well conducted saloon, opposite the market, on markot streetdaily and eveningly. Harry looks perfectly well,' and puts on no more style than if ha had not been sunmeriug in foreign parts.' --r . . . Off. M. M. Katz ia, off like a jug handle, andimnv hereafter be found in the oidommer cial Bank,. where his friends are on thclook for him, and somewhere ehe where others may be. One of the unfortunate, among so many that have-to meve just now, he wU be compelled to wait a few days before opening aain, but when he does all things will bo right. Safely LodgeuT wo more mutinous sol diers were safely lodged in the military jail here 1 yesterday. They belong to aiifferent company W1L5IRGT0SS K. C, . TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER and were too ready in expressing their opinion about a matter In which they were not interest, cd. This affair will no doubt be a severe lesson to the men engaged, and will also bo a warning to others of like dispositions, before they becomf so unwise as to hastily commit themselves. ' , Axother Siiootisq Affair. A young man by the name of Kendall, an employee of the Wilmington and Weldon railroad, was fired upon and painfully wounded by one of the negro sen tinels doing duty up near the depot of that road, and about the ordinance parked there, on Sunday evening last, the ball entering the right side and passing out to rear, and throagh the right arm causing a painful wound. The oris gin of the affair was not known, but the young man being a little under the influence of liquor, was supposed to have wandered about the sen tinel's beat, and the hour being late and the actien suspicious, he fired the shot, but unfortu natety with the result stated above. Kendall was on the street yesterday. Cottoh Rogues. A negro and white man, part of a force engaged in unloading a flat laden with cotton, at the Manchester wharf yesterday afternoon, were found missing when the roll was called, as well as' about a., hundred pounds of cotton from one of the bales. The gentleman in charge was soon on their track, and had a police officer to fasten on to the men with the cotton, up near the postoffice on Front street. They will be registered on the Mayor's docket to-day, when the transaction will be - fully 'in vestigated. School. An error occurred in the notice of the McLeod school a few days since. It should have read Tuesday, 26th inst." instead of "Thursday, 2Gth." The room has been changed 8ii.ee last insertion however, from the Seaman's home, and it will certainly open now in the room lately occupied by Cronly & Morris, and .im mediately above the grocery establishment of Geo. Z. French & Co. Mr. McLeod is a graduate of the slate University and is otherwise well recommended as a teacher. Another Sale. With commendable good sense Cronly & Morris, auctioneers, are to offer again for sale to-day the remainder of cigars of the steamer Garonne. The sale will commence at the same place at II o'clock and smokers should be about at the proper time. Interments. Timothy Donlon reports the number of interments at Oakdale Cemetery for the week ending the 13d inst. at four. One from old age, onefrom appoplexy, 1 dysentery, and one infant, in all a very flattering record again. Relieved. Two companies of the 87th regi ment colored troops were sent below yesterday to relieve the 27th regiment who have been on duty, but now mustered out and on their way home. Thanks. Obligations are returned Mr. Wm. B. Cutter, Silas N. Martin, Harry Webb and the Express company for late favors of newspapers. AFFAIRS L ROBESON. Correspondence of the Wilmington Herald.) , The election for two members to the 'Con vention was held at the different precincts on Thursday last. On Monday of our last county court, Thomas A. Norment, Esq., Col. Nat McLean, William Davis, Esq., and Major A Watson declared themselves candidates. Mr Davis subsequently withdrew from the can vass. N. A. McLean and II. McNair, Esq., consented to serve in Convention if elected, noit.her of whom canvassed the county. The election resulted as follows : N. A. McLean 719 votas. Nat. McLean 319, Thes. A. Norment 314, Alexander Watson 132 and R. McNair 120. Periect order and, quiet prevailed at eaeh precinct. Nearly every citizen in the county availed himself ef the amnesty oath; so you will see that our people are not the disloyal tribe attributed to them by " pestilential fellows'- who seek to degrade them in Northern sheets. Lieut. Drinker is here stopping at Rowland's hotel. Our people seem to be b-ighl y pleased witn mm, anu nope he will remain long enough in our midst to satisfy himself as to the influences whieh are at work to our prejudice. We have bad a hW. Ions spell of dry weather; our crops very materially damaged. In most sections of the county there will be made an average crop of corn. Peas, potatoes. &c, &c., have not and will not mature. Our people are bestir- ing themselves to make an occasional green bad; and the Utile coveted specie, yet the great topic is the great scarcity of money Schools are springing up in umweui pui- tions of , our county, and the people sre dis., noed and determined to make the very best V. . i. TX of their circumstances. Lumbeutos; .N. C, Sept. 25th, 1SG5. THE ELECTION. Columbus County. Official. A. J. Jones . II. Lenon , G. PridgeoD R. M. McRacken F. Lennon .375 . 39 . 1 . 3 1 Robeson County. Special Cor. of the Wilmington Herald. " The' electioiun this county gives the following result: N. A. McLean Is at McLean.... Thomas A. Norment. Alexander Watson. . . . R. McNair A... .....710 j 319 ; 314 . 132 120 r, v , Petroleum S$iU Kinj?. The Atlantic and (Great Western railroad carried in the month of July eighty thousand barrels of oil from the oil region to this city and western markets. The Allegheny'river probably carried over half as much to. Pitts 26, 1805. burg, and the Philadelphia and Erie railroad as puch more. Let tfwse who croak that the oil business is "played out" ponder tbo$ figures, and if nothing else will console them for such a p!ayedoat " business, let them r- Hnember thst for every barrel of crude oil & greenback dollar goes into the national trea sury for the liquidation of the public debt. 1 nvaaeipnta graph. THE REBEL LOAN. List of the English Victims POSITION OF Tins GOYERXMEVT. The Debt Will Not be Assumed. Washington, Monday, Sept. 18. Many of the holders of the confederate cot ton loan in England avoided the recent meet ing in Locdon, evidently for fear of an expo sure of their Individual complicity in the ridiculous transaction. As the London jour nals therefore seem to be at a 1 ss to Vnnir who the happy speculators are, they will be enlightened by the following list of some of the British subjects who have thus invested with an estimate of the losses sustained by them respectively : Sir Henry de Houghton, Bart....1. ....180000 uuij, " j vj.j .1 V. J I H. ......... ........ Thoma Sterling Bigbee, No. 50 Mansion Hous place, London, (hip-owaer ; . . The Marquis of Baili ;.....! James tipen er, LiveiDool. corre!vonlnt ,f 150,000 140.000 50,000 50,000 40,000 40,000 30,000 , 20,000 The Times (under initial). r Mr. Be res ford Hop; Geo. Edward Seymour, stock broker, Throg-" monton st., Loudon , Messru. Fernie.. . .. Alexander Callie and partners.. Fleetwood. Patten, Wilson. L. SofcW'er: Direc tor ot Union Bank,. London (together) W. S. Lindaey . . 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 15.000 :ir Coutts Lindse-y. Baronets John Laird, M. I'., Birkenhead.. M. U. Sampson, Cite tditor Times ......... Jonn 1 naaaeus Uuiane, fc.11tor Ttmts. ........ . lotioa Lady Georgiauo Tune (.bister f Lord West moreland) ; 1 ioort J. S. Uilliat, Director of Bank of England...;... 10,008 xj. rorueu vampuon, jo. 4a uover si., 1'lcadHJ'V; ixnan ; George Peacock, M- P.,.. ..I Lord Wharnclitte. . . .......... . ; . W. H. Gregory, It. P........ ....c W. J. Ridout, proprietor London Morning Post. 80,000 ; 5,000 5,000 4,000 4.000 1,500 1,000 1,000 1,000 500 2,000 H,dwara Ackeroy d ............... . Lord Campbell. .... Lord Donoughmore Lord Richard Grosvenor Hon. Evelyn Ashley, eon of Lord Shaftesljurv. and Private Secretary to Lord Palmerston. . .. Right Hon. Wm. -Evrat, Great Western Total 898,000 The attitude of the United States govern ment on the subject is' plainly set forth in the following official letters : Mr. Sewaid to Air. Adams. , Department of State, ) Washington, March 13, 1805. j Chaklls Fkancis Adams, eq , &c. Sir : An impression is understood to prevail in Eu rope, especially among the holders of the in surgent lean, tor which cotton was pledged as security, that in the event ot the restoration of peace in this country, this government will assume the public debts ot the insurgents or, certainly, the particular debt referred to. It is believed, however, that no impression could be more erroneous. There is no likelihood that any part of that debt will be assumed or recognized by the United States government. It is proper and advisable, therefore, that by any proper means at your command you should authoritatively undeceive the public in England on this point. I am, your ob't servant, William II. Seward. Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. Department of State3 V Washington, Aug. 10, 18G5. Charles Francis Adams, esq., &c. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch No. 1,022, together with pa pers, which contain. au interlocutory decree, which has been made by the Vjee Chancellor in the suit of the United States against Prio leau and others, which suit was instituted for the recovery of 1,356 bales of cotton; a copy pf the Vice-Chancellor's reasons for the in terlocutory is found among the same papers. The vice chancellor is understood to have af firmed the title of the United States to the property in question. It is with the judgment of the vice cnancellor, and not with the rea sons he assigns tor such judgment, that the United States are concerned. In this view of the subject, it might seem proper for this gov prnment to leave theaubiect unnoticed. The frankness, however, which ought to be prac ticed in the proceedings of states, requires an explanation of the views which this govern ment has taken of the questions which the vice chancellor has discussed in his reasons before mentioned. The United States do not admit that the combination of disloyal citi zens, which have raised the standard of in surrection, is now, or has at any previous time, been a goverpmeot de jacto, or in any sense a political power, capable of taking, holding, giving, assenting, or maintaining corporate rights in any form, whether muni cinal or international. It. is true that a dif ferent view of the character of the insurgents has seemed to find favor with some portions of the British nation, and even with the Bri tish government. It must be remembered, however, that as otten as that antagonistical opinion has been advanced by her Britannic majesty's government in its intercourse with the United States, it has been as firmly, though as we trust, as courteously denied The Uni ted Sfcites controvert and deny the declaration of the vice chancellor that they are "succes-. sois'' of the rebellion: and on the contrary, they are now, and during all the time of the, rebellion have been, just what they were 1 be- a a 1i 1. 4 -v tore tne reoemon oegan a sovereign scaie absolutely entitled to the regulation and con trol of alt property . and. persons within the United States, subject only to the linfcitataooe of their own 'constitutipn.-t need hardly be said that the United States will hold them selves under no obligation whatever to accept uf or to N conform their proceedings to the conditions which the court of ' chancery," or any other municipal court of On at Britain. may have the presumption to, dictate or p.ref scribe in the present or any other litigation They claim and insist jipon the restoration ol the cotton-now in question; tnd, while they arjeeootent to receive it through the decree'of the municipal tribunals of Great Britain, they insist upon their absolute right to the same tniough the action of her Britannic majesty's government. You may instruct the counsel who are acting in behalf of the United States PIUCE FIVE CEXT in the views herein expressed, c Her eojesj,a government hare not in snj way made them- .3 selves responsible for the positions assumed j by the rice chancellor; and, . therefore, it wouia seem no only neceswuy, our even im proper, to bring at the present time the wb ; jects herein discussed to the attention cf Earl Russell. If, ho were r, you sboald-lolscQTer. that her majests ministers ire laboring tm-f der any misapprehension of the views of Ihhn government, which should seem to need or rection, you will stipplr such rorrectien Topenf 4- proper oecasiori and in a friendly ahd coar 1 teoas manner. I anv. sir,1 jour 'obedient ertf ant, WiicfA;iH.:Sriiin5A- DESPERATE AFFRAY AT LI0X park, sew tore. ; r Oiie Brother Instantly Killed and Another JDaufrcronlr Woanded. I From th Xew York Triban, SfOcraber 30. J j , Tuesday and Wednesday evening the church of the Annunciation held a pic-nic at the Li un Park, Paul Faulk proprietor, at One- hnn-dred-andTenih street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues. About 10 o'clock P.TM.,two parties of men, between whom for some time past a hard feeling hf existed.- atid who reside in Manhattaavilic anl lilo mingdUe, became engageu in a ngnc. Lmnng us continuanee, two brothers named Daniel and William Cltf y, were stabbed. Daniel died almost imme diately. The wound of William, although serious, may not prove fatal He received surgical aid, and was then lemoved to his, residence at 4he corner of One hnndred-and eleventh street and Eleventh aventtei!Che body of tbe murdered man was taken iff iharge by .the thirty-flrst precint police, and con veyed to the sation bouse. The murderers eucceeded in making their escape. Seven of the witnesses of the affray were subsequently arrested, and were held to await the action of the coroner, who has been notified to hold an inquest. . Last evening Coroner Gover proceeded to the station -, house for - the purpose of holding an inquest,, anu ai a iaio uour ino wiyowgauon was still in. progress. THE S)ITU tAROLIXA COSm- TIOX. Special Dispatch to the Charleston Coorier. Colu m bi a , S en t ember 21; 18C5 . At the session to night the -Convention agreed to the reconsideration of- the vote of this morning, by which the Fifth Article of the Constitution was adopted, motion was made to strike out the word white, so as to predicate the representation of the State upon the whole populat.on, irrespective of color. Pending the discussion the Convention ad journed until to-morrow morniog. Columbia, beptemjber 22, 180o. The discussion of last night on proposition to strike out the word "white" in the Fifth Article of the proposed Constitution in regard to the basis of representation, was terminated early to-day by a motion made by. Chancellor lnglis to lay the amendment , to strike out on the table, which was carried by a large ma- joriiy; so the bectian and Article remains as reported by the Committee, making the white population the basis of representation. Some slight modifications were made: on other; points. Under the new apportionment the. city of Charleston is entitled to two Sena tors. Turkey. Deplorable accounts are received. from Con stantinople of the great fire in StambouL It is stated that 2,8UO buildings were 'destroyed, and that upward of 22,00fJ persons were ren dered hcuse!esiiy the disasterfSome ac counts een estimate the destruction of build - i lgs at upward of 12,000. , The Medical Commission at Constantinople reports that cholera had almost disappeared. Princes Alfred and Arthur of England were expected at Constantinople shortly. the great fire at constawtwoplb. The islobe publishes the following particu lars iespecting the great tire which broke out in Stamboul on Tuesday night, S pt. 5 : . This terrible fire hs ocen attended with a far more serious loss of property than was expected when the firstjtelegram' wag sent to London ; and it now turns out that no fewer than 2,800 houses, public buildings, and places dedicated for divine service, have been lor the most part leveled with the ground. There are certainly a few exceptions where the walls are 'stand! rig," but "the principal mosques are now1 nowhere i.to be seen. The ac counts forwarded this XFrWa?) morning to the different insurance companies in this city are of a harrowing nature., Some 22,500 per sons had to rush p'utt6f theirliabitaCions al most naked to escape from the flames. It would appear' that the conflagration com menced in a building two stories high. From .hat part the flames spread with rapidity, ig niting in succession whole rows of houses and stores on the northwest side. The scene am Dug the poor people was pitiable in the extreme. The meager means of contending with such afire were found perfectly inadequate, and added to. that the water supply was equally lnsumciem. explosions pi a, ieanui Chirac ter followed in rapid succession, and it was feared that: a3 tbe buildings came toppling down. several men who , were assisting had been crushed to death. It was not. however, clearly stated whether any lives had been sacrificed, the excitement aTid'conf-Vston being so great that tne agents ot the different insurance offices were unable to ascertain, hut there was strong ground tor. supposing that a great loss of life bad taken place. It was found perfectly im practicable to find shelter for the whole of the burned-out people and their children, and they hadto content' themserveflT by sleeping in fields and gardens near; ? When the lasfi telegram was received, prayers wer-heing offered up to the Almighty to. stop th rava ges of the fire. The principal TrtijsorT th e .houses were composed in great tnVasure of timber, which of course will1 account for ho extraordinary ' spread of the flames : The fire is now considered to have. been fairly stop-; ped at each point, and unless the wind should spring up, there was no danger of any Further : extension of mischief. Whole streets Squares, niiR-ques. and 'government 'tbuilurags were. j, blaii away at the same time. - 5'tfnp