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Haddock's Wilmington, N.C., Directory,
and General Advertiser,
Containing a General and Business Directory of the City,
Historical Sketch, State, County, City Government, &c., &c.:
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Haddock, T. M. (Thomas M.), Compiled By

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(title page) Haddock's Wilmington, N.C., Directory, and General Advertiser, Containing a General and Business Directory of the City, Historical Sketch, State, County, City Government, &c., &c.:
Compiled by T. M. Haddock (Thomas M.)
263 p., ill.
Wilmington, N.C.:
P. Heinseberger, Publisher
J.A. Engelhard, Steam Power Press Print
1871.

Call number C971.65 W74h2 (North Carolina Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

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HADDOCK'S
WILMINGTON, N. C.,
DIRECTORY,
AND
GENERAL ADVERTISER,
CONTAINING A GENERAL AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF THE
CITY, HISTORICAL SKETCH, STATE, COUNTY
CITY GOVERNMENT, &c., &c.

COMPILED BY

T. M. HADDOCK.

WILMINGTON, N. C.:
J. A. ENGELHARD, STEAM POWER PRESS PRINT,
P. HEINSBERGER, PUBLISHER.
1871.

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ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1871, BY T. M. HADDOCK,
IN THE OFFICE OF THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS, AT WASHINGTON, D. C.

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INTRODUCTORY.

        IN presenting the first edition of our work to the public, we do so with the hope that our friends and patrons will overlook any slight errors we may have committed. Those who are conversant with the toils, trials and labors incident to a work of this character, are well aware that perfection is impossible--the very nature of the work precludes the idea. The many classes to be dealt with in obtaining the desired information, embraces the well informed and ignorant--with the latter class we are thrown upon our own resources for the best information possible; at times we have been compelled to resort to the force pump until quite exhausted. We have endeavored to meet the want so long felt in our city, and have devoted our whole time, care and attention with that end in, and trust that our patrons, who have been so liberal towards us, (for which they have our sincere thanks,) will approve our humble efforts. Our familiarity and experience with our first effort in this city, we trust will enable us to render the future editions of our work more acceptable.

        WE cannot close without expressing our gratitude and renewed thanks for the many favors and kindnesses received from the merchants, manufacturer and citizens of Wilmington, so essential to the completion of our work; also to our patrons abroad are we indebted for their encouragement. Trusting for continuance of your favors in our future efforts, and hoping we may improve sufficiently to merit the same,

We are fraternally yours,

T. M. HADDOCK,
Compiler.

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GENERAL INDEX.

INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS.

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THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, N. C.

        ITS SITUATION--ORIGIN--HISTORY--PUBLIC BUILDINGS--PORTS AND INLETS--SUPPLIES--POPULATION--CHURCHES--SCHOOLS--CEMETERIES--CLIMATE--SOCIETIES--RAIL ROADS--COMMERCE--MANUFACTORIES, &c., &c., &c.

        The city of Wilmington, the seat of New Hanover County, and the largest and most flourishing of the seaports of the State, is pleasantly situated on the east bank of the Cape Fear river, and just opposite and below the confluence of its two branches, the North East and the North West Cape Fear. It is 28 miles from the mouth of the river, in latitude 34° 12', longitude 67° 56', and is located on a peninsula, it being just about 7 miles from the city to the ocean on the east. It is built upon a range of high sand hills, and extends some two miles along the banks of the river, and above one mile back toward the ocean. Its streets are regularly and beautifully laid out, very nearly all of them running at right angles with each other, and ornamented, in the older localities, with beautiful shade trees, principally of oak, elm, sycamore, and that species known with us as the fragrant China tree. It has many fine residences, with ample grounds around them, adorned, in many instances, with rare plants. It is distant by rail, about 26 hours from Baltimore, and about 36 from New York.

ITS ORIGIN.

        The original founders and the early settlers of the place were all of English extraction, and many of the descendants of them are to be found on the Cape Fear at this day. The parent settlement was the town of Brunswick, which was planted on the river, some sixteen miles below the city, at the place now known as Fort Anderson, and which was the scene, during the late war, of one of the most terrible bombardments

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that has been known in the history of the Western World. Brunswick was settled in 1725 by Col. Maurice Moore, who received from the Lord Proprietors a grant of 1500 acres of land on the west side of the river, and who proceeded to lay off a town on its most eligible site, which was named by him Brunswick. Here emigrants soon flocked--some from Carolina, others from Virginia, and still others from old England. Many of them were gentlemen of culture and refinement, and among the scant records that have come down to us we find the ancestors of some of the most illustrious men of the Cape Fear region.

        In 1730 and '31 the first pioneers settled upon the lands of the Cape Fear on what is now the site of the present populous city. In 1733 John Watson, James Wimble, Joshua Grainger and Michael Wiggins agreed to lay out a town on the site of the then village, and a survey for that purpose was accordingly made. In 1735 John Watson received a grant for six hundred and forty acres, located on the west bank of the Cape Fear, and including the village, under the name of Newton. In 1739, through the influence of Gabriel Johnston, at that time the Royal Governor of the Province, the name of Newton was changed, by legislative enactment, to Wilmington, in honor of Spence Compton, Earl of Wilmington.

        From this time may be dated the real history of Wilmington, as it then received its first commercial impetus. There are no statistics to prove the fact, but it is evident that at the date given above the inhabitants of Brunswick were fast leaving that place and settling in Wilmington. The act giving it its name authorized the town to send a member to the Lower House, and directed the Clerk and Register, and the Naval officer and Collector, to remove from Port Brunswick to this place. From this date the chroniclers tell us nothing more relative to the history of Brunswick. It is believed that it was burned by the British during the Revolutionary War, but that Wilmington had previously absorbed nearly all its inhabitants.

HISTORY.

        The growth of the place, from this period of the Revolution to the breaking out of the war between the States, was slow, yet steady. In 1758, a period of twenty-eight years from its first settlement, there were only sixty owners of real estate in the town, the aggregate value being £6,625, or about $33,000, and four years after, in 1762, the population approximated but one thousand souls.

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        In September, 1761, the most violent equinoctial gale yet known here raged along the Cape Fear coast. It continued for four days, and was very disastrous in its effects. Several houses were blown over, and all the vessels then in the river, with but a few exceptions, were driven ashore. Such was the fury of the storm that the waves forced open a new passage from the river to the ocean, which has since become one of the highways of our commerce, and which was called New Inlet, the name it now bears. Previous to the period of the gale the peninsula in which the city is situated extended entirely to the mouth of the river, unbroken by any inlet to the sea, and included Smith's Island and Bald Head.

        On September 1st, 1764, the first newspaper ever published in this section of the State was issued at this place. It was called the North Carolina Gazette and Weekly Post Boy, and was edited and published by a Scotchman named Andrew Stewart.

        North Carolina has truly and justly claimed precedence of the colonies in a Declaration of Independence, for at Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County, on the 20th day of May, 1775, was drawn, signed and sealed, a declaration of her own independence. Yet the Cape Fear, as a section, must ever take precedence of North Carolina as a State. When, in 1765, the news was received here of the passage, by the British Parliament, of the famous American Stamp Act, it was bitterly opposed and denounced; and when, in the following year, the British sloop-of-war Diligence arrived in the Cape Fear river, laden with the stamps, she was peremptorily refused permission to land them, and all intercourse with the shore was denied her. Col. John Ashe, of New Hanover, and Col. Hugh Waddell, of Brunswick, each with his Company of hardy yeomanry behind him, stood at the quay at Brunswick to meet them. At their demand the Captain of the Diligence promised not to attempt to land the stamps. They then seized the enemy's boat, and raising a mast and a flag in it, placed it upon a cart and proceeded in triumph to Wilmington. The town was rent with acclamations of joy, and that night the houses were illuminated. At the head of the people, Colonels Ashe and Waddell the next day besieged the Governor's house, and demanded that James Houston, the Stamp Master, be delivered to them. Intimidated by their demands and threats, Governor Tryon complied, when Houston was conducted to the Market House, and, in presence of the whole people, made to swear never to execute the Act.

        Early in the year 1775 it was evident to the citizens of the Cape Fear region that war with the mother country was imminent. They

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therefore, on June 19th of that year, organized themselves into an association, the avowed object of which was resistance, by arms if need be, to the increasing aggressions of the British government. A Committee of Safety was appointed, and every man instinctively began to prepare for the struggle that all could see was rapidly approaching. Fort Johnson, situated at the mouth of the river, at what is now Smithville, and which had been built by the Province in 1745, attracted the attention of the Committee, and thus early its capture was resolved upon. Josiah Martin, who had succeeded Tryon as Governor of the Province, becoming alarmed at the attitude of the citizens, fled to this fort for protection. Johnston was well armed and supplied, and was further protected by the guns of His Majesty's war vessel Cruiser, which lay close up to the fort. Yet, notwithstanding these facts, its capture was decided on, and on the 18th of July, nearly a year previous to the National Declaration of Independence, Col. John Ashe, at the head of a band of trusty patriots, appeared before the works and demanded its surrender. Martin at once fled to his ship, and the works were captured and destroyed under the very guns of the British vessel.

        The most important event of the Revolutionary War, which can properly pertain to the Wilmington section, was the battle of Moore's Creek, which occurred about eighteen miles from the city, at a place where the county bridge crosses the above named stream. This battle was fought February 27th, 1776, between the Scotch Tories, under Brigadier-General McDonald, and a much smaller body of the patriot Whigs, under Colonels Lillington and Caswell. The Tories were on their way to this place, to effect a junction with Sir Peter Parker and Major-General Sir Henry Clinton, who arrived in the Cape Fear, with a military and naval armament, on the 18th April, 1776. They were completely routed, with the loss of many officers and men, arms, accoutrements, &c. The victory was important in that it broke up an intended British campaign in North Carolina. Sorely disappointed at the result, Clinton, despairing of obtaining a foothold in the Cape Fear section, after landing with a portion of his troops, and devastating a part of Brunswick County, re-embarked and sailed for Charleston on the 4th of June.

        From the close of the Revolution is to be dated a long era of peace and prosperity for the inhabitants of the little town of Wilmington. Commerce and industrial pursuits revived, and soon wealth began to reward earnest labor. The society, too, of the Cape Fear was not one of its least charms. Men of culture and intelligence, and many of no

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mean order of literary merit, soon flocked to the town, and in a little while the place had achieved a reputation for its hospitality and social refinement, that clings to it to this day. The following is a list of Members of the House of Commons, in the General Assembly of the State, from 1774 to 1836 when the Borough representation was abolished by the Convention which assembled in 1835:

        
Years. House of Commons.
1774. Francis Clayton,
1775. Cornelius Harnett.
1776. William Hooper.
1778. William Hooper.
1779. Wm. Hooper.
1780. Wm. Hooper.
1781. Wm. Hooper.
1782. Wm. Hooper.
1783. Arch'd McLean.
1784. Arch'd McLean.
1785. Arch'd McLean.
1786. Arch'd McLean.
1787. Joshua Potts.
1788. Edward Jones.
1789. Edward Jones.
1790. Edward Jones.
1791. Edward Jones.
1792. Joshua G. Wright.
1793. J. G. Wright.
1794. J. G. Wright.
1795. J. G. Wright.
1796. J. G. Wright.
1797. J. G. Wright.
1798. J. G. Wright.
1799. J. G. Wright.
1801. J. G. Wright.
1802. J. G. Wright.
1803. J. G. Wright.
1804. J. G. Wright.
1805. J. G. Wright.
1806. J. G. Wright.
1807. J. G. Wright.
1808. J. G. Wright.
1809. J. G. Wright.
1810. Wm. W. Jones.
1811. Wm. W. Jones.
1812. Wm. W. Jones.
1813. Wm. W. Jones.
1814. Wm. W. Jones.
1815. Wm. W. Jones.
1816. Edward B. Dudley.
1817. Edward B. Dudley.
1818. Wm. B. Meares.
1819. John D. Jones.
1820. John D. Jones.
1821. John D. Jones.
1822. John D. Jones.
1823. M. W. Campbell.
1824. Robert H. Cowan.
1825. Robert H. Cowan.
1826. Joseph A. Hill.
1827. Joseph A. Hill.
1828. John Walker.
1830. Joseph A. Hill.
1831. Daniel Sherwood.
1832. Daniel Sherwood.
1833. John D. Jones.
1834. Edward B. Dudley.

        The following are the Members of the General Assembly for New Hanover County, from 1777 to 1870-'71:

        
Years. Senate. House of Commons.
1777. John Ashe, Alexander Lillington, Samuel Swann.
1778. John Ashe, John Devane, Timothy Bloodworth.
1779. John Devane, John A. Campbell, Timothy Bloodworth.
1780. John Devane, John A. Campbell, Timothy Bloodworth.
1781. John Devane, Thomas Bloodworth, Caleb Granger.
1782. Caleb Granger, Timothy Bloodworth, Jas. Bloodworth.
1783. John A. Campbell, Timothy Bloodworth, Jas. Bloodworth.
1784. John A. Campbell, Timothy Bloodworth, Jas. Bloodworth.
1785. John A. Campbell, Jas. Bloodworth, John Pugh Williams.
1786. John A. Campbell, Jas. Bloodworth, John Pugh Williams.
1787. John A. Campbell, Thomas Devane, Jr., Timothy Bloodworth.
1788. Timothy Bloodworth, John Pugh Williams, Thomas Devane.

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1789. Timothy Bloodworth, John A. Campbell, John Pugh Williams.
1791. John A. Campbell, John G. Scull, Timothy Bloodworth.
1792. John A. Campbell, Thomas Devane, George Moore.
1793. John A. Campbell, Timothy Bloodworth, James Larkins.
1794. William H. Hill, Timothy Bloodworth, James Larkins.
1795. Jas. Bloodworth, David Jones, John Gambier Scull.
1796. Jas. Bloodworth, Samuel Ashe, Alexander D. Moore.
1797. John Hill, Samuel Ashe, Alexander D. Moore.
1798. John Hill, Alex. D. Moore, James Larkins.
1799. John Hill, Thomas Hill, Samuel Ashe.
1800. John Hill, Alex. D. Moore, Samuel Ashe.
1801. Samuel Ashe, Timothy Bloodworth, Richard Nixon.
1802. Samuel Ashe, Richard Nixon, James Larkins.
1803. Samuel Ashe, James Foy, Franklin T. Bloodworth.
1804. John Bloodworth, Jas. Foy, F. T. Bloodworth.
1805. John Hill, Richard Nixon, F. T. Bloodworth.
1806. Samuel Ashe, Richard Nixon, Roger Moore.
1807. Samuel Ashe, Wm. W. Jones, Hinton James.
1808. F. T. Bloodworth, Wm. W. Jones, Hinton James.
1809. F. T. Bloodworth, Hinton James, David Jones.
1810. Thomas Devane, David Jones, Joseph Lamb.
1811. William Hill, Joseph Lamb, John D. Jones
1812. David Jones, Joseph Lamb, George Fennell.
1813. David Jones, Geo. Fennell, Joseph Parrish.
1814. David Jones, Joel Parrish, Geo. Fennell.
1815. James Larkins, Geo. Fennell, Joel Parrish.
1816. Richard Nixon, Owen Fillyaw, Joel Parrish.
1817. Samuel Ashe, Joseph Lamb, Ed. St. George.
1818. M. W. Campbell, Joseph Lamb, John Bunting.
1819. George Fennell, Jos. Lamb, John Bunting.
1820. George Fennell, John Walker, Abel Morgan.
1821. M. W. Campbell, Abel Morgan, Eli L. Larkins.
1822. Thomas Devane, Joseph Lamb, S. Sidbury.
1823. Thomas Devane, Stokely Sidbury, Jos. A. Hill.
1824. Thomas Devane, Jos. A. Hill, Jos. Lamb.
1825. Thomas Devane, Jos. Lamb, Wm. Watts Jones.
1826. Thomas Devane, John Kerr, Wm. Watts Jones.
1827. Thomas Devane, John Kerr, Wm. Watts Jones.
1828. Wm. B. Meares, John Kerr, Wm. S. Larkins.
1829. Wm. B. Meares, Wm. S. Larkins, Patrick Murphy.
1830. Wm. B. Meares, Wm. S. Larkins, Thomas Hill.
1831. M. W. Campbell, Wm. S. Larkins, Wm. J. Wright.
1832. Jos. H. Lamb, Thomas Hill, Louis H. Marsteller.
1833. Wm. B. Meares, L. H. Marsteller, Stephen Register.
1834. Owen Holmes, L. H. Marsteller, Stephen Register.
1835. L. H. Marsteller, Charles Henry, John R. Walker.
1836. Louis H. Marsteller, John R. Walker, Charles Henry.
1838. Charles Henry, Jas. T. Miller, Evan Larkins.
1840. Wm. S. Larkins, Jas. T. Miller, James Kerr.
1842. Wm. S. Larkins, Jeremiah Nixon, David McIntire.
1844. Owen Holmes, Jeremiah Nixon, David McIntire.
1846. Wm. S. Ashe, Edward Hall, Thomas H. Williams.
1848. Wm. S. Ashe, Thomas H. Williams, N. N. Nixon.
1850. N. N. Nixon, Wm. Hill, J. D. Powers.
1852. James Kerr, Robert Strange, Jr., John A. Corbett.

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1054. Owen Fennell, Thos. H. Williams, Dugald McMillan.
1856. Owen Fennell, T. H. Tate, S. A. Holmes.
1858. W. S. Ashe, R. K. Bryan, Geo. J. Moore.
1860. Eli W. Hall, S. J. Person, Daniel Shaw.
1862. Eli W. Hall, S. J. Person, J. R. Hawes.
1864. Eli W. Hall, S. J. Person, J. R. Hawes.
1865. Ed. D. Hall, R. H. Cowan, J. R. Hawes.
1866. Ed. D. Hall, R. H. Cowan, C. W. McClammy.
1868. A. H. Galloway, (co'l)* J. C. Abbott, L. G. Estes, G. W. Price,(c)
1870. C. W. McClammy, S. A. Ashe, G. Z. French,
1870. G. W. Price, (col'd) G. W. Mabson, (col'd)

        * G. Z. French elected to fill the vacancy occasioned by the election of J. C. Abbot to the United States Senate.

        The late Southern war put an end to the old time prosperity of the place, and drew a line of demarcation between Wilmington as it was and Wilmington as it is, almost as distinctly as if a new city had been built upon the site of the old one. Old time institutions were swept away by it, old theories abolished, and an entirely new one inaugurated. Pray God that it may prove as happy and as prosperous as was the old.

        The first overt act of war was made on the 16th day of April, 1861, when the forts below here, then only Caswell and Johnston, were seized by order of His Excellency, John W. Ellis, Governor of the State. The troops engaged in this undertaking were all volunteer organizations from this city, and were as follows: Wilmington Light Infantry, Capt. Wm. L. DeRosset; Wilmington Rifle Guards, Capt. O. P. Meares; German Volunteers, Capt. C. Cornehlson; and the Cape Fear Light Artillery, Capt. John J. Hedrick; all under command of Col. John L. Cantwell, of 22d Regiment North Carolina Militia. On the 20th of May the Convention, which had assembled at Raleigh, passed the Ordinance of Secession, and shortly afterwards the Wilmington companies were relieved from duty at the forts. The Wilmington Light Infantry were first detached, and were sent to Federal (the Confederate) Point to build a battery there, which should command New Inlet Bar. This battery was built, and was by them called Bolles' battery, in honor of Major C. P. Bolles, the engineer who superintended its construction. During the month of June the Rifle Guards and the German Volunteers were relieved by other companies, and were sent to Wilmington to recruit their ranks, preparatory to entering into a regimental organization. In the meantime other companies were being raised here for service, the young men of the town, and those from the country around here, flocking in to answer the call for troops. They came from all directions, and were from all classes,

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the patriotic young men of the Cape Fear vieing with each other in the eagerness with which they took up arms at the cry of the mother State, until gradually the life and youth and strength of the place all left us to do battle in Virginia, and until, finally, old men, and women and children, department officers and men, speculators from abroad, and a few exempts into the, in the vernacular of the times, "bombproof" made up the resident population of Wilmington.

        The importance of this port, as a port, was not, it seems, lost upon the Confederate Government even as early as the first year of the war. Generals Gatlin, Anderson and French were successively placed in command, yet but little was done to complete the defences of the place until the month of November, 1862, when the lamented General W. H. C. Whiting was placed in command of the Department. Then, indeed, the work began in earnest, and Whiting, who ranked as one of the best engineers in the world, threw every energy of his mind and body into the work before him. The period for inaction had passed away. The Federal Government was already casting longing eyes towards this place, and there was much to be done to make us ready to receive them. The works at Fort Fisher, which had been commenced in 1861, were vigorously urged forward to completion; Smith's Island was cleared, and foundations for forts laid there; Fort Pender, at Smithville, was built, and soon the guns of Fort Anderson, first called Fort St. Phillip--the last great work of the defences to yield to the Federal hands--frowned from the heights of old Brunswick. For more than two years General Whiting was in command of this post, and during that time he worked unceasingly to complete the chain of Cape Fear defences. In addition to the forts we have named above, other and smaller batteries were planted at every available point, and obstructions and torpedoes lined the bed of the river.

        During the year 1864 Wilmington had become the great point through which intercourse could be had with the outside world, and, consequently, it ranked that year as the most important commercial depot in the entire Confederacy. The amount of business transacted here by means of the low, swift English blockade-runners was enormous, especially so when it is considered that the Federal Government kept up a close and unceasing blockade of the entire coast, by night as well as by day. This, however, proved totally inefficient, the daring blockaders, with their low, grey painted hulls, and without a light to be seen from stem to stern of the steamer, oftentimes running, during a dark night, within pistol shot of one of the grim sentinels of the coast, and bringing in those supplies so greatly needed by the Confederate government

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for a successful continuation of the war. It is greatly to be regretted that the statistics of the operations of these blockade runners have been lost to us, as they would furnish matter of much interest to all; but from private memoranda we have been furnished with an account, as follows, of the arrivals at this port, which is not exact, but which only approximates the actual number.

        
From May 20th, 1863, to December 31st, 1864 260
Prior to May 20th, 1863 15
After December 31st, 1864 10
Total 285

        Notwithstanding the above facts, however, there was no demonstration made against the place until very near the close of the year 1864. On December 23d, 1864, the Federal fleet appeared in the offing opposite Fort Fisher, and that night Butler's Yankee toy, a boat containing 20,000 pounds of powder, was drifted in near the works and fired. The explosion was terrific, and is described by those who witnessed it from the fort as one of the most magnificent gratuitous displays of fire works that they had ever beheld. The concussion was very great, but no damage whatever was occasioned by it. The next day, Christmas Eve, the Federal war vessels, fifty-two in number, ranged themselves in line of battle opposite the fort, and about noon opened a most furious bombardment. This continued for five hours, when the fleet withdrew. The next day the bombardment was resumed, and, under cover of the guns of the fleet, a force was landed and an attempt made to storm the fort. The heroic defenders, however, succeeded in driving back their assailants, and the Federal forces drew off, defeated and discomfited, and having expended over twenty thousand shot and shell in the vain endeavor to subdue the fort. The next day the fleet sailed to the North.

        Yet the relief was only temporary, for, on the 13th day of January 1865, the Federal fleet again and suddenly appeared before the fort in a threatening attitude. They had arrived stealthily, and "like a thief, in the night," and early in the morning succeeded in landing a strong force. Unfortunately Hoke's division, which had been held here for the defence of the post, was at that time in Wilmington, and when they arrived at the scene, by a forced march, found the enemy entrenched entirely across the peninsula, from ocean to river. General Whiting, who was in Wilmington at the time, hurried to the fort a the first news of the appearance of the enemy. About noon of the 13th the fleet opened fire, and a bombardment even more terrific than

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the previous one soon ensued. The deluge of shot and shell was so terrific that it was impossible to man some of the guns, and the majority of the garrison were driven to the bomb-proofs for protection. From noon of the 13th until 3 o'clock of the afternoon of the 15th, the terrific fire was continued without intermission. At the last named hour the fire of the fleet was suddenly raised, and the land forces were discovered moving forward, in two columns, to the attack of different parts of the fort. One of these, moving up the line of sea beach, was easily repulsed, but the other, which advanced by the river front, succeeded in entering the fort. Here, for six hours, and in an almost hand to hand conflict, and fighting from terrace to terrace, was the conflict continued. The brave Whiting, and the gallant Col. Wm. Lamb, the commandant of the fort, were everywhere, cheering on the men by their presence and example, but it was in vain. Overpowered by numbers the last terrace was torn from the hands of the brave defenders, and they were forced beyond the enclosure of the fort. They retreated to the batteries on the shores of New Inlet, and at midnight, there being no means of escape at hand, General Whiting was compelled to surrender his liltte band of heroes to General Terry as prisoners of war. Both Whiting and Lamb were badly wounded in this engagement. The latter recovered, but the gallant Whiting died on Governor's Island, in New York harbor, where he was at the time confined as a prisoner of war.

        The concluding portion of the tale is soon told. Fort Fisher fell, and the same night Fort Caswell and the other works at the mouth of the river were destroyed, and their garrisons withdrawn to Fort Anderson. Hoke, in the meantime, unable to succor Fort Fisher, had fallen back on the peninsula to within about four miles of Wilmington, where he strongly entrenched himself. Thus, Hoke on the left and Anderson on the right, succeeded in stemming the tide of invasion until, on the 17th of February, a portion of the Federal fleet steamed up the river and opened fire upon Fort Anderson--Schofield, in the meantime, moving up from Smithville with a land force, intending to flank the fort. This necessitated its evacuation, and on the 19th, before day, the guns were spiked and the little garrison retreated on Wilmington, reaching the place that night. They were closely pursued, and the following day, about noon, a detachment of Federal troops could be plainly seen from the city advancing along the causeway on Eagle's Island. A Whitworth piece was quickly brought up, and a shell, fired from the head of the Market House, was sent over to welcome them here. When the smoke arose they had gone, but an action ensued between their skirmishers and our own, which was witnessed

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by many in the city. Early on the morning of the 22d Hoke reached Wilmington, and a junction was effected with the troops from Fort Anderson. The city was then evacuated, the stores having been removed or destroyed on the previous day. The Federal troops pressed closely upon the heels of our ragged Confederates, who at last turned and thrashed them. This was in a little fight at the bridge over North East river, nine miles from the city, and was the last time that the North and the South crossed arms in the Cape Fear country. Two months afterwards the war had closed.

COMMERCE.

        Wilmington has always enjoyed a good trade, and has ever been a public spirited, enterprising town. There are less idlers here, in proportion to the size of the place, than can be found in any Atlantic city, and the stirring, moving aspect of its people give it always a busy appearance. It has always engaged a good trade with the West India islands, exporting thence lumber, shingles, staves, naval stores, &c., and receiving in return the products of that clime. The intercourse with New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore has been steady and constant, there being at this time regular packet lines plying to and from these ports. These leave here with the various exports of the country, and return laden with miscellaneous merchandise for almost every want of every day life. Some idea may be formed of the business of the place by the following

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF EXPORTS.

        Both Coastwise and Foreign, from the port of Wilmington, N. C., for the years ending December 31st, 1860, and December 31st, 1870, as compiled from the columns of the DAILY JOURNAL.

        
ARTICLES. COASTWISE. ..... FOREIGN. .....
..... 1860. 1870. 1860. 1870.
Spirits Turpentine, bbls 127,562 68,966 20,400 32,889
Crude Turpentine, bbls 52,175 12,929 23,548 3,258
Rosin, bbls 440,132 483,546 57,425 26,127
Tar, bbls 43 056 54,090 6,120 6,107
Pitch, bbls 5,489 4,624 784 190
Cotton, bales 22,851 51,617 ..... 20
Cotton Yarn, bales 1,561 72 ..... .....
Cotton Sheeting, bales 1,750 547 ..... .....
Pea Nuts, bushels 99,743 124,296 ..... .....
Lumber, P. P., feat 9,126,176 11,515,123 9,882,078 8,378,861
Timber, P. P., feet 22,600 290,789 20,000 85,400
Shingles 730,880 4,804,890 2,887,870 2,339,334
Staves, Cypress ..... 482,253 ..... .....
Staves, Oak 94,723 ..... 10,000 .....

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        It will be seen by the above that the export of naval stores, both coastwise and foreign, except in one instance, has fallen off greatly during the past decade, while, on the contrary, there has been a heavy increase, say about 120 per cent., in the shipments of cotton from this port. This is due, mainly, to the fact that during the past year, and in the country supplying this city, every interest was made subservient to the culture of cotton. Even the production of turpentine was of secondary importance compared with the zeal with which cotton was planted, so that Wilmington, the greatest naval store depot in the world, only exported coastwise one and one-third barrels of spirits turpentine to the bale of cotton; that is to say, the number of bales of cotton exported was 75 per cent. of the number of barrels of spirits turpentine.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

        Among the public edifices, stand pre-eminent those of the City Hall and Thalian Hall, which are different buildings, although they present, together, one front on Princess street. Both of them are public property, and are under the control of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The City Hall building is most eligibly situated near the central portion of the city, and is a fine large building, built of brick, but stuccoed in imitation of brown stone; is in the Corinthian style of architecture, and is composed of the City Hall proper above, and various offices below, with the guard rooms, cells, &c., in the basement. The Hall room is large and commodious, and is capable of holding a vast assemblage. The Thalian Hall building, adjoining and connecting with that of the City Hall, is, in the interior, one of the most elegant structures to be found between Baltimore and New Orleans. The Theatre is handsomely built and most tastefully ornamented. The scenery, which is in great variety, was once very elegant, but a constant abuse has robbed it of much of its original beauty. The auditorium of Thalian Hall is a large and comfortable one, and, in all, is capable of accommodating 1,500 persons.

        As Wilmington is the county seat of New Hanover, the Court House and Jail, the latter a fine structure, are located here, while adjoining the city is the County Poor House and the County Work House, this latter having been established since the close of the war.

        The other public buildings, other than churches, school houses, &c., are the City Market House, Brooklyn Market House, Custom House and Marine Hospital. A petition is now pending before the United States Congress, praying for an appropriation for the erection of a more

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suitable building for a Post Office and Custom House, than is the one now owned by the government and used as such.

CHURCHES.

        Wilmington could, with propriety, be called "The City of Churches," as the buildings devoted to public worship here are quite numerous.--Some of them are very handsome, three of these having been erected since the war. We do not think it at all extravagant to say that some of the most imposing church architecture to be found in the entire South may be seen in this city. These churches are filled every Sabbath with orderly and devout worshippers, and the stranger visiting the city is struck with the remarkable quiet and calm which has now become characteristic of a Sunday in Wilmington. It is seldom that any disturbance whatever occurs to interrupt the peaceful monotony which broods over us, relieved only by church going, a stroll to the cemeteries, or an exchange of social pleasures. The Day is, indeed, with us, a Day of Rest, the effect of which may rightfully be attributed to the influence of morality and religion, as reaching the masses through the numerous houses of worship with which our city is blessed.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.

        There are not many, the principal being Oakdale and Pine Forest Cemeteries, located within the eastern limits. The former is for the interment of whites, and the latter for the colored people. Oakdale is one of the most charming spots that we have ever seen. The grounds were not laid off until about 15 or 16 years ago. Yet the natural advantages of the place, aided by the great and continued care and attention that have been bestowed upon it, has made it one of the most beautiful spots in the entire State. Art and nature have met there and each has vied with the other in the attractions given to the place.--There our dead do rest from their warfare, and there it is that the living repair to offer up their floral tributes to departed friends, or to wander through the beautiful avenues and walks to meditate upon those ways of God which are past finding out. This Cemetery is less than a mile from the central business portion of the city, and is easily reached, either by a good carriage drive or else by a pleasant footpath. It is one of the principal attractions of the city, and strangers stopping here should not fail to see it.

        To the rear of Oakdale is Pine Forest Cemetery, where the dead of the colored people find their last home and resting place. A great many attempts have been made to render it beautiful, in parts, and

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consequently there is much there to attract the meditative eye. Pine Forest will yet prove one of the prettiest places in the city.

        There is also located here a National Cemetery, in which sleep a host of the Union dead, while in the lower end of the city is a Potter's Field, where the city gives interment to those who die here as paupers, care being taken, in all cases, to place the proper marks to each grave for a possible future identification.

RAILROADS AND TRANSPORTATION LINES.

        In all, Wilmington can boast of three lines of railway now in actual operation, aggregating a distance of four hundred and forty-five miles, over which the iron horse speeds daily, bringing in to us the rich supplies of the interior. Of these the Wilmington & Weldon, one hundred and sixty-two miles in length, stretches along the entire seaboard route from Wilmington to Weldon; the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta (formerly the Wilmington & Manchester) pierces one of the richest agricultural sections of South Carolina, one hundred and seventy-one miles distant, and with a projected line to Columbia, S. C., and from thence to Augusta, Ga, and the Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford Rail Road, aiming to reach Charlotte at an early day, is now completed to the Pee Dee river, one hundred and twenty-six miles from this city.--Various lines of steamers, making daily arrivals and departures here, connect us with Fayetteville, one hundred and twenty miles above the city; and small coasting vessels ply between this port and the eastern counties of the State, bringing in to us the rich grain products of the alluvial country, returning thence laden with merchandise purchased here. The productions of the different sections of country connected immediately with Wilmington by commercial intercourse, are various. The pine regions extending along the entire line of the Wilmington & Weldon and the Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta, and for a great distance on the Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford Rail Roads, as well as the sections traversed by the two Cape Fears and the South and Black rivers, is, perhaps, the richest turpentine and timber region in the world. From those different sections immense quantities of turpentine, tar, pitch, rosin, lumber and other products peculiar to a pine country, are obtained, and are constantly seeking and find a market in Wilmington. In addition, a new railway line is in contemplation between this city and Onslow county, and running along the low lands of the coast and opening up rich portions of the country in this section that have never yet been developed. A charter has been obtained from the Legislature for the Wilmington & Onslow Rail Road, and books of

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subscription have been opened. The friends of the enterprise predict that trains will be running on this road before the close of the present year.

FOREIGN TRADE.

        Direct intercourse with the countries of the Old World has always been a cherished scheme in the mercantile circles of Wilmington, but, with the exception of a few stray shipments, and by sailing vessels of a medium capacity, this has been denied them. This want is due, in a great measure, to the unfortunate condition of our bar which, since the breaking out of New Inlet in 1761, has been gradually growing worse, the sand from the shoals and beaches around washing into the river and lodging on the bars at the Inlets. In 1853 a commission appointed by Congress to examine into the condition of our bar and river, reported that when vessels drawing 19 feet formerly entered with perfect ease, it is now a difficult matter to navigate one drawing but 13 feet. This will give some idea of the extent of the injury entailed upon our bar. Several efforts had been made, previous to the war, to remedy the evil, but a disastrous storm which occurred in 1858, nullified much of the labor that had been previously expended upon it. In 1870 (last year) the matter was again revived, and Congress was induced to appropriate $100,000 for a new system of operations. Col. J. H. Simpson, Corps of U. S. Engineers, was entrusted with the work, and Major Walter Griswold was sent here to superintend this construction. The work was begun and carried out, as far as they have yet gone, in a skillful and vigorous manner, and already beneficial effects are reported by the pilots at the mouth of the river. But the appropriation of $100,000 has been found insufficient and, unless Congress shall give further aid, the enterprise must be abandoned as soon as the appropriation in hand is expended. Col. Simpson, in this District, is fully impressed with the necessity of a continuance of the good work, and he and Major Griswold have each recently made full reports of the operations, thus far, and have urgently entreated of Congress to grant further aid. Should this be done, there is but little doubt but that the evil will be remedied and that, at no very distant day, Wilmington will be connected with Liverpool by a regular steamship line.

CLIMATE AND HEALTH.

        Wilmington has always been remarkable for the salubrity of its climate, and for the general good health enjoyed by all classes of its people. The miasmas springing from the swamps and rice fields opposite

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the city are, no doubt, deadly in their nature, yet, as they rise and seek to flow above the city, they are met and checked by a more prompt agent. The healthful qualities of the pine, as they escape with the smoke from our numerous mills and distilleries and steamers, meet and mingle with this miasma, and rob it of its power to injure. At the same time the many natural drains which abound from the northern to the southern extremities of the place, bear with them, to the river, all filthy and decaying substances.

        It is true that Wilmington has been visisted by epidemics, but only in a few isolated cases, and then, in each instance, the disease was introduced here from abroad. In 1821, that terrible scourge, the yellow fever, appeared here for the first time. It was introduced by means of the brig John London, from some port in the West Indies. It raged with great violence for about six weeks, and a large proportion of the citizens of the little town, then numbering only about 2,500 inhabitants, were swept away by it. And in the Autumn of 1862 its ravages here were terrible. In this instance, as in the former, it was imported from the West Indies, and, on this occasion, by the blockade runner Kate, trading between this place and Nassau. For over ten weeks it raged with terrible violence, and at a period, too, when it was most difficult to combat its effects. Medicines and provisions were both scarce and high in price, and the little luxuries needed for the convalescent were most difficult to obtain. Those of the frightened inhabitants that were able to do so, fled the town; all business was abandoned, and the closed stores and silent streets gave the place the appearance of a deserted city. It was then, in that time of distress and suffering, that a few of the noble spirits of Wilmington rose equal to the emergency. Distributing food to the poor, medicines and attendance to the sick, consolation to the dying, and holy burial to the dead, they remained behind when many else had fled, and nobly fulfilled the trust they had assigned themselves. Some escaped, but others fell martyrs to as true heroism as the world has ever known. "Greater love than this hath no man, that a man should lay down his life for his friends."

MADE A CITY.

        On the 20th day of February, 1866, the Legislature of North Carolina passed an act incorporating Wilmington as a city. On Thursday, March 8th, it was accepted by the citizens at the ballot box, when A. H. VanBokkelen was chosen Mayor, with a Board of eight Aldermen. Mr. VanBokkelen has been followed, successively, by John Dawson, Joseph H. Neff, and the present incumbent, Silas N. Martin, who is now filling a second term. By a recent act of the Legislature, the Wards of the city were changed, both as to locality and number, there now being five Wards, instead of four, as provided for in the Act of Incorporation. Each Ward is represented by two Aldermen.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY,
WILMINGTON, N. C., 1870-'71.

Agricultural Implements.

        Dawson, Teel & Henning, 19 Market.

Apothecaries.

        See Druggists.

Architect.

        Post, James F, Princess, bet 2d and 3d.

Artists--Photographic.

        Van Orsdell, C M, 36 Market.

        Yates, C W,

Auctioneers.

        James & Meares, 8 S Water.

        Cronley & Morris, 4 N Water.

        Hart, Godfrey, 7 Market.

        West, S M, 9 S Water.

Bakers and Confectioners.

        Blomme, Peter, 4th, cor Red Cross.

        Mayer, C R, 34 Market. See adv.

        Patton, Wm, 44½ Market.

        Thorburn, R, Front, bel Dock.

        Lessman, August, 2d, bet Market and Dock. See adv.

Banks.

        First National Bank of Wilmington, N. C., cor Front and Princess.

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        James Dawson, (banking house of,) Front, bet Market and Chesnut.

        National Savings Bank, 18 Dock.

Barbers.

        Carraway & Cleapor (c), under Purcell House. See adv.

        Evans, Allen (c), S Front, nr Market.

        Howard, Miles (c), rear 26 N Front.

        Lane, E, 2 N Water.

        Maultsby, Anthony (c), 11 N Front.

        Powell, Buck (c), 49 Market.

        Sweat, Isam (c), Water, nr Mulberry.

Billiard Saloons.

        Brock & Webb, S Front, bel Market.

        Neff, Joseph H, 20 S Water.

Bitters Manufacturer.

        Wiggins, James F, Dock, bet Water and Front.

Blacksmiths.

        Burtt, Samuel, ft of Mulberry.

        Hayden, P H, 3d, bel Princess.

Blank Book Manufacturer.

        Heinsberger, P, 39 Market.

Boarding Houses.

        Blumenthal, Hannah, 47 Market.

        Davis, Ann S, Front, ab Princess.

        Morrison, Amanda, Front, bel Dock.

        Pickett, Mary P, Front, cor Red Cross.

        Pitts, Mary J, Miss, Market, bet Front and 2d.

        Quince, Maria E, Mrs, Market, bet 2d and 3d.

Book Binders.

        Bernard, W H, Star office.

        Grady, C I, office of the Post.

        Heinsberger, P, 39 Market.

Books and Stationery.

        Love, John D, 6 N Front.

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        Heinsberger, P, 39 Market.

Boots and Shoes.

        Aaron & Rheinstein, 25 Market.

        Bauman, John, Market, cor 2d.

        Bradley, James A, r 24 Market.

        Bradley, G & C, 41 Market.

        Brown, Lawrence, 3 N Water.

        French, Geo R & Son, 29 N Front.

        Shutte, Henry, Market, ab 2d.

Bottlers.

        Groetjen, George, Castle, bet Front and 2d.

        Kordlander, Henry, Soda Waters, 4th, cor Hanover.

Bowling Allies.

        Neff, Joseph H, 20 S Water.

        Kline, Daniel, Wilmington Gardens.

Builders and Contractors.

        Cape Fear Building Co, Princess, bet Front and 2d.

        Drane, Henry M, 5th, cor Chesnut.

        Sholar, John, Market, bet 5th and 6th.

        Summerell, G M, 5th, bet Princess and Chesnut.

        Walker, James, Front, cor Walnut. See adv.

Butchers.

        Bappler & Hintze, Market, ab 2d.

        Capp, Francis, stall 7 City Market.

        Douglass, Thomas J, stall 12 City Market.

        Davis, Wm E, stall 9 City Market.

        Gerrell & Tilley, 4th, bet Brunswick and Bladen.

        Johnson, T H & Bro, stall 5 City Market. See adv.

        King, James J, stalls 8 and 10 City Market.

        Mote, T J, stall 15 City Market.

        Pratt & Craig, stall 1 Brooklyn Market.

        Tilley, George F, stall 6 City Market.

Carpets and Oil Cloth.

        Dawson, John, 21 Market.

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Carriage Builders.

        Schenck & Lowrey, agts for Wm McCann, Baltimore, 2d, cor Princess.

        Lowrey, James, 3d, cor Princess.

        Hayden, P. H, 3d, bel. Princess.

China, Glass and Crockery.

        Hartsfield, A A, 25 N Front.

        Higbee, J S, 25 S Front.

Cigar Manufacturer.

        Burkheimer, Washington, r bet Walnut and Mulberry.

Civil Engineers.

        James & Brown, 2d cor Princess.

Clothing.

        Bear, Sol & Bros, 18 Market.

        David & Weil, 27 Market.

        Munson & Co, 38 Market.

        Shrier Bros, 3 S Water.

        Brown, Lawrence, 3 S Water.

Coal and Wood.

        Parsley, O G & Co, S Water bet Dock and Orange.

        Worth & Worth, S Water, cor Mulberry.

Commission Merchants.

        Adrian & Vollers, S E cor Front and Dock.

        Anderson, James & Co, S Water, bet Orange and Dock.

        Barker, G G & Co, Water, cor Princess.

        Barry Bros, Water, cor Princess.

        Bass & Scott, N Water, cor Princess.

        Bowden, L H, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Cannon & Oldham, 5 S Water.

        Cantwell, Rankin & Co, S Water.

        Cazaux, A D, Water and Mulberry.

        DeRosset & Co, 5 N Water.

        Edwards & Hall, 3 S Water.

        Eilers, H B, 2 S Water.

        Johnson, Alex'r Jr, Water, cor Chesnut.

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        Frederick & Son, 22 N Water.

        Fairley, McIver & Co, Water, bet Mulberry.

        Jarrell, J F & Co, cor Water and Princess.

        Harriss & Howell, Water, ab Princess.

        Hart, Godfrey, 7 Market.

        Henderson, John M, N Water.

        Keith Edwin A, N Water.

        Kerchner, F W, 27, 28 and 39 N Water.

        Love & Blocker, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Martin, Alfred, 8 Dock. See adv.

        McKoy, Thomas H, 12 Market.

        McRary & Co, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Mitchell & Huggins, 8 and 9 N Water.

        Moffitt & Co, Water and Chesnut.

        Murray, E & Co, Water, bel Chesnut.

        Northrop & Cumming, 16 N Water.

        Oldham & Cumming, Princess, bet Front and Water.

        Petteway & Moore, Water, ab Chesnut.

        Robinson, C H, Water, ab Chesnut.

        Southerland, John B, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Sprunt & Hinson, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Turlington, Wm H, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Vick & Mebane, foot of Mulberry.

        Willard Bros, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Williams, William A, Princess, bet Water and Front.

        Williams & Murchison, 6 and 7 N Water.

        Woody, John D, 37 Water.

        Worth & Worth, Water and Mulberry.

Coach and Carriage Builders.

        Hayden, P H, 3d, bet Princess and Market.

        Lowery, James A, 3d, cor Princess.

Coopers.

        Craig & Bass, Water, bet Ann and Nun.

        Strausz & Rice, Surry, bet Church and Castle.

        VanBokkelen, A H, foot of Queen st.

        Edward, D, 2d, bet Market and Princess.

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Cotton Yarns and Sheetings.

        DeRosset & Co, N Water.

        Willard Bros, N Water.

        Williams & Murchison, N Water.

Dentists.

        Baker, James D, Front, cor Red Cross.

        Baldwin, A L, 2d, cor Market.

        Carr, T B, 36 Market.

        Everitt, S S, Market, bet Front and 2d.

        Freeman, John H, 2d, cor Market.

Distillers of Turpentine.

        Blossom, J R, & Evans, Water, cor Princess.

        Martin & Hallet, Dock, bet Front and 2d.

        Wilder, Jesse, Nutt, bet Hanover & Brunswick.

        Van Bokkelen, A H, N Water.

Dress Makers.

        Croom, Martha F, 4th, cor Hanover.

        Lumsden, Elsie A, Front, bet Princess and Chesnut.

        Kile, Julia M M, 3d, bet Princess and Market.

        Moore, Rebecca, Market, bet Front and 2d.

        Tolar, Margaret, Mrs, Front, bet Market and Princess.

        Wood, Mary A, r 3d, bet Market and Princess.

Druggists.

        Baylor, Geo R, 4th, cor Nun.

        Conoley, James W, 4th, cor Campbell.

        Green & Flanner, 47 Market, and 4th and Hanover.

        Lippitt, James W & Co, N E cor Front and Market.

        Mebane, James A, S E cor Front and Princess.

        Schonwald, James T, Princess, nr Front.

        Wright, A E, N W cor Market and Front.

Dry Goods.

        Aaron & Rheinstein, 25 Market.

        Bear, Meyer, 37 N Water.

        Bear, Sol & Bros, 18 Market.

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        Bear & Sternberger, 45 Market.

        Birdsey, S R, 26 Market.

        Blumenthal, S, 40 Market.

        Dawson, John, 21 Market.

        Goodman, William, 10 Market and 2 Water.

        Gottberg, Nathan, 46 Market.

        Hubert, Geo F, 39 N Water.

        Katz, M M, 36 Market.

        Levy, Soloman, 44 Market.

        Loeb & Elsbach, 41 Water.

        Lyon, Jacob, Market, cor N Water.

        Macks, Isaac, 11 Market.

        Manning, S H, 22 and 24 N Water.

        McIntire & French, Market, bet Front and 2d.

        Newman, D & J, 14 Market.

        Posner, E, 15 Market.

        Samson, J & H, 43 Market.

        Solomon, L & Co, 22 Market.

        Weill, B, 17 Market.

        Williams, J S, 31 N Front.

        Wronski, A & J, 61 Market.

Fertilizers.

        Buie, Duncan M, ft of Castle. See adv.

        DeRosset & Co, N Water, above Market.

        Kerchner, F W, 27, 28 and 29 N Water.

        McRary & Co, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Navassa Guano Co, Water, ab Chesnut.

        Vick & Mebane, ft Mulberry.

        Parsley, O G & Co, 8 S Water.

        Willard Bros, Water, ab Chesnut.

        Worth & Worth, Water, cor Mulberry.

Fish and Oysters.

        McCaleb, Thomas D, ft of Market.

Florist and Gardener.

        Lamb, Geo P Market, bel toll gate.

        Webb, Mrs H, Market.

Flour and Grain.

        Kelley, George H, 2d, cor Walnut.

        Mitchell & Huggins, 8 and 9 N Water.

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        Oldham, Alex, Market, bet 2d and 3d; Front, cor Dock; and Nutt, cor Mulberry.

        Oldham & Cumming, Princess, bet Front and Water.

Flour Mills.

        Mitchell & Huggins, 8 and 9 N Water.

        Oldham, Alex, Nutt, cor Walnut.

Fruit and Confectioners.

        Agostini, F M, 16 Market.

        Everett, Douglass, Water, cor Mulberry.

        Galloway, J W & Co, No 4 South Water.

        Heide, R E, 6 S Water.

        Mayer, C R, 34 Market.

        Thorburn, R, Front, bel Dock.

Gent's Furnishing Goods:

        Munson & Co, 38 Market.

        David & Weil, 27 Market.

        Shrier Bros, 3 S Front.

Furniture.

        Schutte, Fred A, Front, bet Dock and Orange.

        Smith, D A, Front, bet Dock and Market.

        Zimmerman & White, 2d, bet Market and Dock.

Plumbers and Gas Fitters.

        Dart, W H, Front, cor Dock.

        Mitchell, James, Princess, bet Water and Front.

Crocers.

        Adrian & Vollers, wholesale, Front, cor Dock. See adv.

        Ahrens, Nicholas, 7th, cor Market.

        Agostini, F M, 16 Market.

        Bauman, John G, Front, cor Market.

        Bissinger, Charles, cor 6th and Princess.

        Bloom, H H, cor 5th and Chesnut.

        Blossom, Samuel, N E cor 7th and Castle.

        Bohling, Martin, Front, bel Castle.

        Bremer, Henry, Front, cor Dock.

        Bulcken, John G, Water, bet Chesnut and Mulberry.

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        Cannaday, David R, 4th, cor Church.

        Cannon & Oldham (wholesale), 5 S Water.

        Chriver, Claus, 4th, cor Harnett.

        Cook, A B, Nun, bet 4th and 5th.

        Cook, Absalom, 4th, cor Wooster.

        Cook, Abraham B, Nun, bet 4th and 5th.

        Metts, J I, 57 Market.

        Crotjohn, Dick, Front, cor Brunswick.

        Dosher, Diedrich, 3d, cor Walnut.

        Deumelandt, August, 4th, cor Brunswick.

        Edwards & Hall (wholesale), 3 S Water.

        Fairley, McIver & Co (wholesale), Water, bel Mulberry.

        Fillyaw, O M, 4th, cor Bladen.

        Fincke, Herman, 2d, nr Market.

        French, W R, N W cor 2d and Market.

        Galloway, J W & Co, No 4 South Water.

        Gay, Henry B, 4th, cor Harnett.

        Gilbert, J F, cor Anderson and Walnut.

        Gilbert, John F, Walnut, cor 9th.

        Groetjen, Wm H, Front, cor Castle.

        Groetjen, Wm H, r Front, cor Water.

        Haar, Henry, Sr, cor 7th and Chesnut.

        Haar, John, Walnut, bet 2d and 3d.

        Haar, J & H, 2d, cor Princess.

        Hall, Watson, Front, cor Church.

        Hardwick, J M, 59 Market.

        Heide, R E, 6 S Water.

        Heins, John F, Water, bel Mulberry.

        Heins, John H, 2d, bet Market and Princess.

        Hottendorf & Hashagen, 10 S Front.

        Hutaf, Henry, 40 N Water.

        Hutaf, Nicholas, 8th, cor Swann.

        Hugins, J B, 2d, cor Market.

        Jackson, Cornelius, 3d, cor Wooster.

        Kerchner, F W, (wholesale), 27, 28 and 29 N Water,

        Koch, John C, Front, cor Orange.

        Kuhl, Henry H, 6th, cor Harnett.

        Lewis, Thomas C, 8 Market.

        Litjen, Henry, Market, cor 5th.

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        Manning, E H, 22 and 24 N Water.

        McLaurin, Wm, c, N Front, nr Market.

        Mellis, John, Wooster, bet 7th and 8th.

        Mohr, Christian H, 2d, nr Market.

        Mohr, G N, 5th, cor Castle.

        Muller, G C W, 4th, cor Castle.

        Myers, Chas & Co, 7 North Front.

        Myers, George (wholesale), 11 and 13 S Front.

        Newman, Philip, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Niemyer, John E, Orange, cor 6th.

        Nons, E, Anderson, nr 9th.

        O'Brien, Martin, Nutt, cor Red Cross.

        Otten, D, 5th, cor Campbell.

        Peschau, E, 36 N Water.

        Player, Alderman & Co, 38 N Water.

        Reeder, Henry, Front, cor Mulberry.

        Rulfs, John F, Nutt, cor Walnut, r 4th, nr Walnut.

        Rump & Meyer, 14 N Water.

        Sampson, Joseph E, 4th, bet Mulberry and Walnut.

        Sauls, Scipio, 6th, bet Hanover and Brunswick.

        Schulken, E, Front, cor Red Cross.

        Schulken, Engelhard, Front, cor Red Cross.

        Schulken, Henry, 4th, cor Walnut.

        Schulkin, Martin, agt, Dock, cor Water.

        Shulken, Chas, Water, bel Mulberry.

        Shutte, Geo L, 4th and Bladen.

        Steenken, George, 2d, cor Hanover.

        Steljes, Deiderick, 6th, cor Queen.

        Stevenson, James C, Market, bel 2d.

        Stolter, Henry, Front, cor Ann.

        Strauss, John W, 2d, bet Hanover and Brunswick.

        Strauss, J W, 56 N Water.

        Smith, Thomas H, 30 Market.

        Smith & Strauss, 28 S Front.

        Tidjen, Charles, 3d, cor Orange.

        Ulrich, William, Front, cor Church.

        Vollers, Louis, 48 Market.

        Wallace, Lewis, Market, cor 2d, and 4th, cor Brunswick.

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        Willard Bros (wholesale), Water, cor Chesnut.

        Williams & Murchison (wholesale), 6 and 7 N Water.

        Wilmington Co-operative Store, Water, nr Mulberry.

Gun and Locksmiths.

        Craige & Perdew, 19 S Front.

        Polly, H N, Princess, bet Front and Water.

Hardware.

        Dawson, Teel & Henning, 19 Market.

        Jacobi, Nathaniel, 9 Market st.

        Neff, A H, 19 S Front.

        Peck, George A, 15 S Front.

Harness.

        Newell, George A & Co, 7 S Front.

        Topham, J S & Co, 8 S Front.

Hats and Caps.

        Wright, Thomas H, 9 N Front.

Hides and Leather.

        Falconer & Son, Water, nr Mulberry.

Hominy Mills--Pearl.

        Oldham, Alexander, Nutt, cor Walnut.

Hotels.

        Burnett House, 40½ N Water.

        Clifford House, Front, bet Market and Princess.

        Farmer's House, Water, ab Mulberry.

        Cape Fear, Chesnut, bet Front and 2d.

        National, Front, bet Market and Princess.

        Purcell House, Front, bet Market and Princess.

House Furnishing Goods.

        Stevenson, W M, 32 Market.

Ice Dealers.

        Lippitt, J E & Co, Dock, nr Water, and Front, bet Walnut and Mulberry.

Insurance Agents.

        Atkinson, John Wilder, Front, ab Market.

        Barry Bros, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Byrne & Hall, Front, bet Princess and Chesnut.

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        Cameron, Francis H, 6 N Water.

        Crow, J E, Priness, bet Front and 2d.

        Davis, Horatio, 2d bet Market and Princess.

        DeRosset & Co, 5 N Water.

        George E P, 4 N Water.

        James, John C, Front, ab Market.

        Manning, E W, 4 N Water.

        Moore, Roger, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Smith, William L & Co, Front, bet Market and Princess.

        Turner & Cowan, Princess bet Front and 2d.

        Wallace, Stephen D, Front, ab Market.

Lawyers.

        Abbott & Cantwell, Princess bet Front and 2d.

        Ashe, Samuel A, 2d bet Princess and Market.

        Bellamy Marsden, 45 Market.

        Cutlar, DuBrutz, Princess, bet Front and 2d.

        Davis George, Princess, bet Front and 2d.

        Davis Junius, Princess bet Front and 2d.

        Devane, W S & D J, 20 Market.

        Empie, Adam, Princess, bet Front and 2d.

        Empie, Willie R, Princess, bet Front and 2d.

        French, Robert S, cor Front and Princess.

        Fowler, John J, Princess, bet 2d and 3d.

        Holmes, John L, Princess, bet 2d and 3d.

        London, Alex T, 2d bet Market and Princess.

        London, Mauger, 2d, bet Market and Princess.

        McRee, Griffith J, 2d, nr Princess.

        Meares, O P, Market, bet 2d and 3d.

        Meares, Thomas D, Market, bet 2d and 3d.

        Moore, Benjamin R, Princess, nr 3d.

        Murphy, Patrick, Princess, bet Front and Water.

        Poisson, Frederick D, Princess, between 2d and 3d.

        Smaw, Frank D, Jr, Princess, bet Front and 2d.

        Strange, Robert, Market, bet 2d and 3d.

        Waddell, H & A M, Market, nr 3d.

        Wright & Stedman, Princess, bet Front and 2d.

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Leather Dealers and Findings.

        French, George R & Son, 29 N Front.

        Newell, George A & Co, 7 S Front.

Lightermen.

        Lemmerman & Coney, S side, foot of Market.

        Orrell, J B, foot of Market.

Liquor Dealers.

        Adrian & Vollers, wholesale, cor Front and Dock.

        Beauman, John G, Front, cor Market.

        Brunhild, H, wholesale, 2 N Water.

        Clifford, Joseph A, 13 N Front.

        Fincke, Herman, 1d, nr Dock.

        Gerken, W H, agent, wholesale, 11 S Front.

        Haar, John, Walnut, bet 2d and 3d.

        Hottendorf & Hashagan, 10 S Front.

        Metts, J I, wholesale, 57 Market.

        Mohr, Christian H, 2d, nr Market.

        Myers, Chas D & Co, 7 N Front.

        Myers, George, wholesale, 11 and 13 S Front.

        Neauman, Philip, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Peschau, E, wholesale, 36 N Water.

        Rump & Meyer, 15 N Water.

        Schulken, Martin, Dock, cor Water.

        Smith & Strauss, 28 S Front.

        Tietjhen, Chas, 3d, cor Orange.

        Vollers, Louis, 48 Market.

        Weil, L & Co, wholesale, Water, cor Market,

Lumber.

        Bowden, L H, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Chadbourn, James H & Co, 9 Dock.

        Colville & Taylor, Nutt, foot Walnut.

        Kidder, Edward & Sons, Dock, cor Water.

        Northrop & Cumming, 16 N Water.

        Parsley, O G, foot of 4th, on river.

Marble Works.

        Walker, James, Front, cor Walnut.

Mattress Maker.

        Thomas, Nicholas, colored, 5th, bet Bladen and Hanover.

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Millinery.

        Brown, A D, S W cor Front and Market.

        Flanagan, L, 42 Market.

        Katz, M M, 36 Market.

        Lumsden, Mrs Elsie A, Front, bet Princess and Chesnut.

        Strock, Mrs E M. S Front, nr Market.

        Walcott, Mrs Sarah O V, Front bet Dawson and Wooster.

Musical Instruments.

        Heinsberger, P, 39 Market.

Naval Stores.

        Anderson, James, & Co, S Water, bet Dock and Orange.

        Martin & Hallett, Dock, bet Front and 2d.

        Neff, Joseph H, 22 S Water.

        VanBokkelen, A H, Water, ab Princess.

Newspapers.

        The Journal, daily and weekly, Jos A Engelhard, editor and proprietor.

        The Carolina Farmer, weekly, Wm H Bernard, proprietor, R K Bryan, editor.

        The Post, semi-weekly, Chas I Grady, editor and proprietor.

        The Star, daily, Wm H Bernard, editor and proprietor.

News and Periodical Dealers.

        Daniels, Wm T, 2d, bel Market.

        Harris, R L, Front, bet Princess and Market.

Notary Publics.

        Atkinson, John Wilder, Front, ab Market.

        Bowden, H M, at First Nat. Bank.

        Cumming, J D, Dock. ab Water.

        Evans, Thomas, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Grainger, I B, at Banking House Jas Dawson.

        Gardner, J D, Mulberry, cor 4th.

        Holt, W N, Market, bet Front and 2d.

        Poisson, W M, Mulberry, bet 2d and 3d.

        Williams, Wm A, Princess, bet Water and Front.

        Walker, A K, at First Nat. Bank.

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Painters.

        Fannin, P W, Front, bel Orange.

        Parker, John A, 2d, cor Princess.

Paints, Oils and Class.

        Hancock & Daggett, 5 Market.

Paper Hanging and Upholsterers.

        Schutte, Fred A, Front, bet Dock and Orange.

        Smith, D A, Front, bet Market and Dock.

        Zimmerman & White, Market, bet 2d and 3d.

Paper Stock and Material.

        Benton, W J, Water, bel Mulberry.

        Carroll, Martin, 4th, cor Campbell.

Photographers.

        VanOrsdell, C M, 36 Market. See adv.

        Yates, C W, 34 Market. See adv.

Physicians.

        Anderson, E A, S E cor Front and Orange.

        Bellamy, W J H, cor Dock and Front.

        Berry, W A, r 5th, bet Market and Dock.

        Cutlar, F J, Princess, bet Front and 2d.

        Dwinelle, Justin, Red Cross, cor 3d.

        Freeman, W E, Front, bet Chesnut and Mulberry.

        King, J Francis, 3d, bet Princess and Chesnut.

        McDonald, A D, Hanover, cor 4th.

        McRee, James F, Front, cor Chesnut.

        Norcum, H S, Princess, opp. Court House.

        Robinson, James H, r 2d, bet Princess and Chesnut.

        Schonwald, James T. Princess, nr Front.

        Thomas, William G, Market, cor 4th.

        Winants, J E, Market, bet 6th and 7th.

        Wood, Thomas F, 47 Market.

        Wright, A E, N W cor Market and Front.

Planing Mills.

        See Saw Mills.

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Plumbing and Gas Fitting.

        Dart, Wm H & Brother, Front, bet Dock and Orange.

        Mitchell, James H, Princess, bet Front and Water.

Produce Brokers.

        Alderman, A, 38 N Water.

        Alderman, James, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Gore, Wm J, rear Custom House.

        Henderson, J M, 38 N Water.

        Kelley, William H, 2d, cor Walnut.

        Player, T W, 38 N Water.

        Shaw, Wm H, 22 N Water.

Produce Dealer.

        Monroe, Wm M, 18 N Water.

Real Estate Brokers.

        Cronly & Morris, 4 N Water.

        James & Brown, 2d, cor Princess.

        West, S M, 9 S Water.

Restaurants.

        Deumelandt, August, 19 N Water.

        Hewlett & Forrest, Water, bet Princess and Market.

        Murray, James, Nutt, nr Red Cross.

Rice Mills.

        Potter, Mrs Samuel F, Point Peter.

        Savage, Henry R, 4th and Ashe.

Rosin, Oil, Varnish, Pitch, &c,

        Martin & Hallett, Dock, bet Front and 2d.

Saddlery.

        See Harness.

Livery, Sale and Exchange Stables.

        Currie, S A, Princess, cor 2d.

        Pomeroy, E, Princess, bet 3d and 4th.

        Southerland & Steagall, S W 3d and Princess.

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Sailmaker.

        Griffith, John, Water, cor Dock.

Saw Mill.

        Kidder, Edward & Sons, Dock, cor Water.

Saw and Planing Mills.

        Chadbourn, James H & Co, 9 Dock.

        Colville & Taylor, Nutt, ft Walnut.

        Northrop & Cumming, 16 N Water.

        Chadbourn, J H & Co, ft of Harnett and Dock, cor Water.

        Parsely, O G, Sr, 4th and Ashe.

Sewing Machines.

        Anderson, David, genl agt Florence, 51 Market.

        Lumsden, Elsie A, Mrs, agt Grover & Baker, Front, bet Princess and Chesnut.

        Newell, Geo W, 7 S Front.

Ship Builders.

        Berry, W L, Eagle Island.

        Cassidey Brothers, foot of Church.

Shipping Merchants.

        Barker, G G & Co, Water, cor Princess.

        Barry Brothers, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Cazaux, A D, Water and Mulberry.

        DeRosset & Co, 5 N Water.

        Harriss & Howell, Water, ab Princess.

        Martin, Alfred, 8 Dock. See adv.

        Moffitt & Co, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Sprunt & Hinson, Water, cor Chesnut.

        Williams & Murchison, 6 and 7 N Water.

        Worth & Worth, Water, cor Mulberry.

Stevadore.

        Fleet, James, Water and Dock.

Stoves and Tin Ware.

        Childs, Jesse, Market, nr 2d.

        Neff, A H, 19 S Front.

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        Sutton, William, Front cor Princess.

Wholesale Tobacco and Cigars.

        Brunhild, H, 2 N Water.

        Burkhimer, Henry, 6 Market. See adv.

        Pigott, David, 12 Market.

Undertakers and Cabinet Makers.

        Harris, R L, Toomer's Alley, rear Purcell House.

        Yopp & Woolvin, Princess, cor 2d.

Upholstering and Paper Hanging.

        Schutte, Fred A, Front, bet Dock and Orange. See adv.

        Zimmerman & White, Market bet 2d and 3d.

        Smith, D A, Front bet Market and Dock.

Watches and Jewelry.

        Bentley, E, Water, ab Mulberry.

        Brown & Anderson, 37 Market. See adv.

        Dingelhoef, M J, 55 Market.

        Honnet, Geo, 53 Market.

        Keathley, E, 7 S Front.

Wheelwrights.

        Holmes, Duncan (c), Mulberry, nr Water.

        Hayden, P H, 3d, ab Princess,

        Kellogg, Wm J, c, Nutt, ab Walnut.

        Lawrey, James, 3d, cor Princess.

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