cniznii job office, WEST BIDS PUBLIC SQTJABE- BILL HEADS r LETTER HH1ADS, . POSTERS, r" BLANKS,-dre And ft Wrh f all hind dona wit fromftntss md at Urmfricu. ; lVear, 1 Year, a.oo 3.00 l.OO 75 Weelcly , - Mo., VOL II.-NO 231. ASHEVILLE. N;!CCEKJD MORNING; JANi 7, 87; PRICE 5 CENTS .it'VEUTISING RATES LOW. DAILY EDITION. ' Fnrn&s, Stoao Ss Cameron, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. 3It izeiio lie a n mm ASIir.TIt.LE SOCIETIES. Cyrate Cammamdery, No. 5. J. A. Porter Eminent C jmmander ; Jordan Stone, Secretary. Meet first Wednesday night in each month. i.-hnMe. Chanter. S. A. Jf.--G. II. Bell. High Priest: S. llammerHhlag, Secretary. Meeta I'M second Wednesday night In each month. HI. Herman L wee. No. Ha. A. F. de A.X. II C. Fagg Worshipful Master; Fred. L. Jacobt Bfcretary. Meets he first Friday night in each mwannanoa Lodge, X. ot B., No. 646.--J "A. Biardman, Dictator; Jordan Stone, Secretary. Xeets the first and third Monday nights in each Frcih Broad Courted, No. 701, R. A. Ellia Lvy, Regent: Jordan Stone, Secretary. Meats in the hall of the Knights of Honor on the second kid fourth Monday nights in each month. The WoMan's Itisrionary Society of the M. E. church. South, meet in the church class-room on the First Friday of every month at 4 o'clock P.M. The Beauty of the West Lodg No. 40, F. A. A. Y. M. Meeta on the first and third Monday nights in each month. James Lattimore, Worshipful Master 5 H. B. Brown, decretory. The Asheville Public Library, over Mr. Kep ler's Store, opposite Eagle Hotel,. and next d jar to The Bank of AehevUle. la open to Horn from. iS a. m. to 1 p. m. and from 4 JO to 0 if. m. -' - - 4HEV1XLE CUVKCU DIBECIOB1' Methodist Episcopal Church Church St. Bev. W. W. Bays Morning services 11 a. m. ; evening tervices 1 p m. ; prayor meeting Wed nesday evening I p. m,;Jialbath school 9 a m. Presbyterian Church Vhurch St. -Bev. Mr. DeFevre Services 11 a.m.;TXp. m. i prayer meeting five p. m. Wodnes day; Sabbath school half -past 9 a. m. Episcopal Church, Trinity comer Ckurchand Willow Bts. Bev. Jarvis Buxton, D. D. Services Sunday, 11 a. m. and p.m.; Wednesdays, at 10 a. m., and Fridays at 4 p. m. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Ilaptist Church comer Wcodfln and Opruce. lie v. J. L. Carroll Services 11 a m.; 7:30 p. m.; prayer meeting 7:30 d. p. Wednesday; .-abbath school 9 a. m. Roman Catholio Church. Utv. Fred. Price Services every Sun day at 11 a. m , hut the first Sunday of the month, when services will bo held at the Warm Springs. Sunday school at 10 a. m. at Ashe ville. DotmLdav Mission Church. Kev W W Bays Pastor. Sabbath School, J H .Veavcr Supt. COLOBED CHlTRCItES. A. Jf. J!. Church(ZUjn) OailtgtSt. itev. Mr. Sherman Sorvtees 11 a. m.; 8 p. ui., and half.past 7 p. 'n.; Sabbath school 9 p ra. Baptist. Kev. Mr. Burnley Services 11 a. in. ;) p.m., ad half-past 7 p. m.: Sabbath school 1.30 p.m JCpiscopaX. Bev. Mr. Services 11 a. m.; Sab oath school 3 p. m. COMPOUND OXYGEN. Drs. Hargan, Stow & Gatchell, SPECIALIS S, ASHEVILLE, N. C A'e uec la the treatment of Chroa a jseases, COMPOUND OXYGEN and Medicated Vapor by direct inhalation. Those who suffer from diseases of the Respiratory Or gans such as Consumption, Catarrh, Bronchitis. Asthma, Chronic Sore Throat, Loos of Voice, etc., and who have failed to be cured by the ordinary treatment oi Cod Lier OH, Hypopbosphites, Pocket Inhalers, and the like, nray be permanent ly cured by our new treatment; since we have cured and are curing cases which had resisted all other means and which had been pronounced Incurable by the best physicians. The Compound Oxygen Treatment is not only ' valuable In diseases 01 the respiratory tract, but 1 working cromot and nennanent cures in all dineasea depending upou an impoverished or Impure condition of the blood, such as Debility, L-nUonM DhanmiHam PVinmo X'pnr wltria Prl- ysis, Diabetes, Bright's' Disease, Anremia, Scrofu la, and all Diseases of the tsiun. The Only Treatment which will permanently cure Nasal Catarkh 1 Thunnlf Rnftnifln tar ABthml! The treatment is pleasant to take, and cannot aggravate any case however delicate ana senn Special attention paid to diseases of the Rec tum, snch as Files, Fissure, Fistula, Prolapsus, etc A NEW TREATMENT, asie. and ovariably successful. No loss of tiiie irom business or pleasure during treatment. ror toose who cannot come to our office, and iui need i he ComDound Oxveen. we have a Home Treatment, which in many cases is as val nLhiA its tha Office Treatment, we will send the apparatus and chemicals to last two months for REFERENCES. -T ' - ftev.lf. 8. An-rtsrht. Wellintrton . O.; Wm Bat- ie, M D, Pu?H, Tojn : L. T. Iglehardt, Esq., k-rnvllln. lnrt : John B. Snow. Esq.. TlDton, Tnn . TTf.n R. A. Fuller. Boonville. Ind : 6. A. Mears, Esq, Asheville, N. C.; Rev. ti. Bell, Bell Write for Illustrated Pamphlet, wbich will be aalled free, in regard to treatment. Address DR3. HARQAX, 8TONK GA HSIX. nov l-daw6m aSMILLEBSIC HOUSE . NORTH SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE. T Sells PIANOS and ORGANS on Monthly In stallments of ana iu. j ONE PRICE ONLY. ; gbeet Music and Untie Books. Old lustra n ents taken in exchange. For Catalogues anil Circulars apply to 0. FALS, ngl7:d&wlr ' The "Pinafore Steam" is one of the ry cvsters are served at Turner's. DAILY EDITION. THE DAILY CITIZKJf Will be poblished ery Morning (ex cept Monday) at 4h following rates strtciiy cash: ; ., OneYaar, - . . " - . . t 00 SixMonthB, 1 . . ... 3 00 Three " . . 1 60 One " , . . , . .' - ' - 56 Que Week, " . . .16 Our Carriers win deliver the paper ev ery Morning in every put or ue city to our enbscribera, add parti e wanting it will please call at the Cram Office. Send your Job Wort nf M hinds to tht Citizen Office, if you mU it dam nsaHf, cheaply and vrilA Jispatck. ' Ar rival 9pmrtf mt t Irslsi i . - SuamtT'-ArritsflD: to, .and 4parts 10:6lam. ' ' Tennessee Arrives l07a9oand depart 7:05pm. ' . - WATHESTrmt Arrives 5:00 pm. and depart 8.00 a. m. BrASTASBtiBa Leave Aiheville 7KX) am; arrive at HendersonviUe 8:15 a m; at Spartan burg 11:40 am. Leave Spartanbcrg 1HM p m; arrive at Hen dersonviUe 7:10 p m; at Asheville 8:15 p m. t INTERESTING BEADING MAT TER ON FOURTH PAGE. - Smith's Planetary Almanacs for 1887 for sale at West End Pharmacy, Patton Avenue. d2wks There will be a regular monthly meeting to-night of the Mt. Hermon Lodge, P. A. M., at 7:30 o'clock. Col. R. I. Page has moved hia law office to one of the rooms on the second floor of the Johnston build ing, over Ballard Bros. There is a great demand for small residences in Asheville. We are in formed that there is not one of that character that can now be rented. One of our old friend, Mr. J. C. Sams, of Morgan Hill, was in to see us yesterday. He is looking as lively as he did in his younger daya. See notice in another column of sale of valuable city property for saleby Mr. Jno. Gray Bynum, ads ministrator for the estate of the late J. Martin Jones. "The quail eater in Chicago got very eick over his twenty-ninth bird, and lost his bet and dinner simultaneously," An Asheville gen tleman recently ate 87 quails in 27 days, and there was no banner in the premises. Our young friend Walter E. Moore, of Webster, was in town last night He could give us no items ot inter est from his section, other than the cold snap which prevails thoughout the Western counties at about the same temperature we have had here. The thermometer in Maine on Tuesday ranged from 20 to 46 de- grees below zero the " coldest snap this winter. We will still stand by our Asheville climate, . though the thermometer has been a good many degrees colder than we would like to see it. Adjutant-General Jones has re ceived official information . of the passage of the military bill, known as the Sewell bill, through theHouse bv a vote of 19b to 4U. JLne appro priation was fixed by the Senate at $600,000, and by the House at $400,- 000. A conference committee will be appointed which is confidently expected to report in favor of the larger sum. The New$-Observer, commenting on the co-partnership of Messrs. Gudger and Gilmer. says : Judge Gudger is Widely and fav orable known as an able lawyer. Mr. Gilmer is a young man, but is able and 6tudious and never fails to fav orably impress all with whom he comes in contact. The new firm is a strong and worthy one. Parties expecting to keep board ers during the coming season will find it greatly to their advantage to insert a small card in the new City Directory. Send . them in at once. A nice display for only $2. Address ... Southern Directory Co., Lock Box No. 3, Aeheyille, N. C. Down to Business. Maj. Malone is now fitting up a neat suite of room3 as a law office in the Malone Building, tie is makinz considerable accessions to his law library. He means work. With Many Thanks For the liberal custom given ue, all last year and especially during December, we bope to deserve a continuance of the same. We have tried to carry a line of goods that would please all. Though wniie or necessity tne very new ana choice articles would seem expensive, we have asked but a reasonable pront on them, and tried to offer a good variety at all prices. Knowing that articles of real merit or artisdc beauty are duly apprecia ted here we bops to carry a better line than ever before, also in Crockery and Glassware in all trades. J. H. Law, South Main street Best 5c. cigar West End Choice, Blankets eyer, ' and Comforts lower than at Whitlock's. Go to Moore and Robard's European Restaurant if you want to enjoy a good meal or oysters served in any style, where you will be entirely private and freA from anv obiectionable carties. as only the "well-behaved" are admitted to it.-?, j!.: - . j.r We are pleased to learn that the con dition of Mr. J. A. Reagan, Jr., of Barn ard, Madison county, who has been quite in, u mucu iMiner. nut many iricuus m this county wish him a speedy recorery. The Mendelssohn Quintette ' Club, which will appear here on the 17th inst, will have with it a noted prima donaa who will delight her audience with some splendid vocal selections from the differ ent schools and periods notably among which will be an Italian air composed about th year 1700, by Lotti. The title, is Boca, Boca, Bella. Judge James Merrimoa will leave, to day for Pitt eoonty, where he will hold his first court next week. It is neediees to say that he will carry with him the beet wishes of his many warm friends and admirers in the tra Tramontane sec tion. Mrs. Merrimon will accompany the Judge as fa as .Salisbury, tmd iVons '.hat point sne will go 10 juojiisiana 10 epena awhile with 1ier relatives in that State. The curbing for bur sidewalks is being placed on the streets, and we suppose the work of putting down the sidewalks win soon begin.' The curb stones seem to be of splendid quality. The contrast for furnish ing the stone is being filled - by Mr. A. y. Horn, of tlenderson, irom his quarry n that county... The House Organization. From the Raleigh dispatch to the Charlotte Observer, of yesterday, we take the following additional infor mation regarding the organization of the House of Representatives and the action of the Independents in such organization. It will be seen that Mr. Pearsen is not named with the Independents who voted with the Democrats, Says the dispatch : After the organization, of the House the election of Speaker was the first bnsiness coming before the members. Mr. Macon, of Franklin county, put in nomination Mr. J. R. Webster Independ ent Democrat of Rockingham, while Mr. Leazer nominated Mr. Lee U. Overman, of Rowan. On the first ballot. Webster received 59 votes, while Overman receiv ed 57. Of the Independents Lon?, of Cabarrus, Parham, of Chatham and Wal ters, of Beaufort, voted for Overman, while Webster was paired with Over man. The announcement of the result was received with cheers from - the Ke- Eublican side of tho House, while the lemocrats gave expression to their feel ings by hisses. Mr. Webster was con ducted to the chair by Hears. Overman and Brogden, and after a few brief re marks called, the House to order, when -s election of the urineirjal clerk was ve into. Messrs. J. JD. vameron and L bull we place waioinrtiauon, me vote standing .- Bulla 60, Cameron 58. The House then adjourned until 12 o'clock to-morrow. - It ib understood that the other officers of the House will be given to Repab licans and Independents. Hearings at Chambers. Judge Merrimon on Wednesday heard several cases, rendering his decisions yesterday : In the case of Stringfield and Welch vs. J. (J. o. ximberiaice ana wne, it. u. Gilmer and G. S. Ferguson appearing for plaintiff, and Norwood and Smathers for defendant. Deing a motion to vacate attachment. Judge Merrimon continued the writ to be heard before Judge Graves at Marshall. In the case of S. J. Shelton vs. J. C. S. Timberlake and Martha Timberlake, with the same attorneys, the attach ment as to Martha Timberlake was vaca ted bv Judee Merrimon, but motion re fused as to I. C. S. Timberlake. This leaves the pronertv attached in the hands of the sheriff; those levied on as Mrs. Timberlake's property to be return ed to her, and those levied on as tne property or Mr. ximDenaice 10 De retain ed by the sheriff pending final decis ion in the oremises. In the case 01 u. v. rotts vs. i. jh. Ramseur, from Swain, G. S. Ferguson for the plaintiff ana t red t istier lor tne de fendant, being a motion for a receiver, the motion was refused. In the case of W. O. Muller & Co., vs. G. W. Williams, Moore and Cummmgs for the plaintiff, Norwood and G. S. Fer guson for defendant the motion for a receiver was continued to De neara De fore Judge Graves at Marshall. The causes continued were so continu ed because His Honor Judge Merrimon had been of counsel to the parties before his election. - - A Nashville correspondent of the Knoxville Journal says : "Poor Bob Tavlor: it is a wefnder -that he has a button left on hia coat-ile is pulled and hauled, here and there, by little hands and big hands, by gentle hands and rude hands, - by clean hands and by hands not clean. 6ome handle him with gloves on and some with gloves off. Some give him taffy and some make their demands in an automatic sort ot war. Some want appointments for themselves or friends for the good of the party,: others want pie in re return for past favors rendered. Some did valuable service for . him after the nomination; others were, in the state convention and for three days, with stentorian voice, added to the din which brought about his nomi nation. He must patiently listen to their appeals by day and their de mands in the night If his head was not already as innocent of hair as a turnip, it soon would be. It will be a marvel 11 he-goes through it ail and maintains-bis sanity. He is entitled to the sympathies as . well as the prayers of thepeople." West End Choice Cigar. ; The Best Linen Marker" and card printer in - North ; Carolina for 40c; the best in the U. S., for 60c. the best in the world for 90c. Indelible ink &c, with each. A. B. SAMS, Jr, Citizen Officii. Underwear real low, at Whitlock's. The West End Choice Cigar, only 5 cents. - . ' 'THE ORGANISATION OF THE ; ' LEGISLATURE"-: - - - The following extract! from a corres pondent at Italeigb; writing : Monday night will five something of the means by.whkh the organization of the Legis- tature waa effected t5--' - V 1:; y:AXxtos, ,c.vjo,a isct. Last- night a eancua of. Republicans met so t is understood,' in the room of Mr. Richmond Pearson, by his invitation. All that seems to be Jtndwn of it ia that that gentieaisn rjeclmed $he nomination 01 bpeaKer, Tfiat is not altogether er tain, as the parties engaged are leticent Tbe.snbstantial fact exists that a Re publican-cancus was held in the room of ad independent Democrat. Mr, Pearson arrived :?im " Richmond laaungiv. Jlis arrivil was awaited wC6iT. i impatience rJCirtfndsoend- entaseeia4 to del'erheir action q Juts directions. -i .; . . , .' The two parties here are about eouallr divided 54 Democrats, 54 Republicans and tue. remainder Independents, in the published lists names have been en rolled as Democrats or Republicans who were really independents. 31 r.., Mttey, Dem from CaldwelL is laid uu with a broken leg, and cannot be present. I think every other member will be here. The number of candidates for office is iarger than usual. Mr. Furman is oppos ed for the 'Secretaryship of the Senate by Mr;' Hoggins of Onslow. The result is in doubt, thoush I think Mr. F.'s chances the best. Mr. Davis of HendersonviUe is here for an engrossing clerkship in the House, Mr. John Gudger for the same position in the Senate, and Mr. Hodges of Hen dersonviUe for a position as assistant to one or the other of the Ptincipal Clerks. . C Tub Fair View Meeting. . We hope a number of our citizens will attend the railroad meeting to-day at Fair View. " Asheville should be deeply interested in the movement which is being made, and her interests as well as those of this section should be looked after. Resolution of Thanks. . At a meeting of the Asheville Hose ("Company, held Wednesday night, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: u Resolved, That the thanks' of Ashe ville Hose Company No. 1, are " herebv tendered Messrs. Ched ester & Son, of the Grand Central Hotel, they being the first to show substantial appreciation of . a . . , 11 ; .1 . . . tne extorts oi mis company in ineir en deavor to save property from fires. - -: " Rettolved further, Thvt the public spirit of Messrs. Cbedester&Son are hereby commended for their kindness and with such co-operation by the prop erty holders, will have the effect of mak ing the Asheville Tire Department ana menu - . Resolved further, That a copy of these resolutions be presented Mefsrs. Ched ester & Son, and published in the daily papers. S. Lipikskt, Sec; H. C.Fa3g; Cai t' " ;. , - . The Atlaata and Asheaille R. R. Mr. Kelsey, of Highlands, return ed to Asheville last night from his recent trip- through - Buncombe, Madison, "Yancey, Mitchell, Watau ga and Aehe, into Grayson county, Va,, a distance of about 100 miles, he and Col. Thad. Coleman having left here two weeks ago with the view of looking out a feasible line for the extension of the proposed Atlanta & Asheville road, which has already been chartered by the Georgia Legislature, through to Salem, Virginia, there to connect with the Baltimore & Ohio- sys tem of roads. Mr. Kelsey is much E leased with the route over which e has been, and is sustained by Col; Coleman in the behalf that the route is both feasible and practica ble. He feels greatly encouraged by what he has seen and by the hearty endorsement of the movement which he has found ' from - Atlanta to Virginia. We shall speak of this more extendedly herealter. - . . Wanted to be a Wizard. The advance agent of a barn storming wizard had jnBt landed in the country editor's office. ' , -ri t " "I want an ad. in your paper," he said. " What Tor V asked the editor. ' w "For the greatest and only Jiving pres tidigitator. He can do anything and ev erything, change water into wine, and wine into water. Take a 4 wenl?' dollar note out of a cat's mouth ; take a ten out of a turnip ; take a five out' of a1 man's hat every time he puts his hand in, and soon." : . '-y -.- "Do all that, can he?" : , ?'Yoo bet he can, and not half try." "Can he take a dollar out of an editor's Docket?' " " "Course be can; a hundred of them, for that matter." - ''Well, he's the man I'm iookmz for, and if he will teach me how u do it, I'll be darned if he can't have his ad. in every column of my newspaper free, and i ll get out a supplement besides. A private letter received at - Washing ton from Buenos Avres, Argentine Re public, under date of December 10, states that cholera in its most malignant type is raging there, and the daQy mortality is frightful: that the dead are removed to the outskirts, piled up like cross-ties, and burned to ashes. - ; ; ' : Anecdote of en. Grant. General Grant on his retern to this countrv. is said to have been severely af- tlicled Wlto a cougn, concraciea . wniie crossing the ocean, and which had stub born lv refused to vieiato any treatment. A fiiend procured for him a bottle of Svrapbyx, and by its use he was in a few hours entirely reliovsd. He re mufced to his friend: "Men look upon me as a great soldier, but .this bottle of Symphyx is greater than L ? My , calling has been to destroy men's lives, but this medicine is a victorious savior of men. I stall never be withnut it again." . . - r l..-1 . - To Bvsixebs Men. ' - " . It you desire to reach the largest nura oer oi the best people ia Western Caro lina and East Tennessee, use the adverti sing columns of the Citizen, Daily and Weekly. The Citizen cas a mucn lar ser bona fide circulation in the ' territory mentioned, than any other reaper. Rates are low, cu.Min-'iiiJ viiuiHiiui. fJTATE NEWS. ' ,The? thermometer - t "Wilmington Tuesday morning registered 3 degrees peiow zero. r. 1, A decided shock of an earthquake was felt in Wilmington Tuesday" morning; causing considerable alarm. ? i . . The numbwr of deaths in the city of Wilmington during the month of Dec ember was 39, of which 1 J were whites and 26 colored. v . " : 1 s The late Jidge Sfokesof Nashville, Tennessee, si distinguished as a lawyer and ajudgt, was a native of North Car olina. Ho belonged to the Etokes family of Wilkes county and descended from Governor Montfort Stokes. '-"i, Ephraioa Jbhasona colored man, who resided near - the town, of Enfield. -ia I JIaliiax cortntymet his death in a cur Fiws way " rJn. ChristuaaS day. haiM taaea aeverai. drinks and was leeung pretty lively. In this happy r unhappy mood be imagined Jie was a gymnant He climbed . a tree and attempted to hang from a liaib by his toes, when he fell and broke his neck. ' According to the last census the whole. number of insane in the United States was 91,997, or one to every 645 of the population; in' North Carolina the num ber of insane was 2.028. or one in everv 690 of the population. Dr.. Grissom in his annual report estimates the number of insane now within the limit of the Slate at 3,000. . ' Says the Neict-Observer : "In a letter to his brother in this city, Mr. George Harward. a deaf mute well known here. says that while on a ' visit to New York, tne authorities suspected him of being Walter L. Bineham. the murderer of Miss Turlington, and that they seized upon him and made him prove his identity before being allowed the free dom of the city. It seems that a sharp lookout is being kept for Bingham at all points." HENDERSON VILLE NOTES. , LFrom our Begular Correspondent. 1 Xmas passed Quietly but pleasantly in our little town. Instead of the usual Xmas tree, the Southern Methodist Sun day School had a large - evergreen, arch lauen witn Handsome gifts for the child ren, and some who were older. This was very prettily arranged and made quite a pleasant departure from the old Xmas modes. . - On the same night (Friday Dec. 24th) the Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church gave a festival at the Globe Ho tel, it was a delightful affair to all con cerned, which includes a sung little purse to the ladies, of course. The cold weather, while it calls forth groans and imprecations from some, has furnished fine sport for those fond of skating. : The pond on Capt Toms' grounds is covered with young men and ssates quite graceiuuy. Kev. Mr. uemer. pastor ot tne Pres byterian church at this place, preached here Sunday, but returned immediately to your city. ;-'' Capt and Mrs. Toms are visitine in Wilmington where they expect to remain several weeks. - Mr. Fowler, of Jonesrille, . S. C. has moved bis family to this place. The effort to change the name of our town was a failure and we still boast the longest name in the P. O. Directory. Miss Bessie Allen entertained a pleas-. nt little party of friends last Wednes -day evening. Rev. Blaine Justus Las been visiting in town and preached once. - Rev. Mr. Picknor expects to leave us in a few weeks for Pennsylvania. Miss Addie tsrovlea was visum? mends in town during tne Holidays. Mr. l,. .runs tall has Deen promoted to engineer on the mail train between bpartanburg and this town. Mrs (Junnmgnam Das returned and is now at the Fletcher House. Dixie. Jan. 4, 1887. The Tobacco Maseet. The market yesterday was active, large breaks at all the warehouses, and it was believed to hare been the best lot of to bacco tbat has been on the Asheville market this season. Good prices were obtained, in some instances high, and the market generally was firm. sales at the farmer's. RF Ramsey 5 lots. $33, 22i, 161, 23. 27, 24; John Ramsey 5 lots, 18, 45, 25,25, 24: Wm Allen 5 lols. J39, 24 55. 22. 27. 67; H J Andrews 8 lots, 31, 21, 15, 27, 37, 23, Id, 33; 1) r Kamsey 3 lots, $30, 27,33; S A Gwaltney 3 lols, $19, 20, "0J;JA Thomas, 2 lots, $24, 31 ; Jesse Thomas, 3 lots, $17, 23, 24; Wilson & Randall 2 lots, J- VV. Randall 3 lots, $18, 19, 22 A. J. Mwevitt Slots, vat, sb aa; itamsey 171. O Into C.07 Q7 Qfi. I.n 6n.ntJ 3 lots, $16, 20, 27 Jasper Ramsey 4 lots, $21.28,30,40;V.E. Liner Haywood 4 lota $17, 21, 26, 57; C. T. Bell Tenn.', -4 lots, itf, iv, si; a. Adttieneia -nay-wood,41pte, 47,24, 27,39. ; - ; The outcome of the labor agitation for the past year is Jthat boycotting has been condemned and practically abandoned, while the real cause of labor has gained material, recog nition in a slight advance in wages, on the whole. All popular move ments educate the people in some degree, and there is no danger in right education to any public inter est- . . The President will not recommend any specific measure for the adoption of Con cress. .'He doesn't wish to assume the delicate responsibility oi ignoring eitner wing of tne .Democratic party, or oi de ciding for the partv what it nueht to do. This makes things much easier for him, and much more- difficult Tor congress, because the protectionists constitute a majority of the House, but a minority of tbe uemocratic sartv. wnicn win con trol the organization of the next House, - .Cu Old CULsen speaks. - Mr. I. M. Norris, ' an old resident of Rome. Ga.. says tbat he had been badly troubled with Kidney Complaint for a great many years, and with Eczema for thres years; at times could scarcely walk, anehad tried many remedies without benefit, until he began taking Electriq Bitters and anointing his hands and feet with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The treat ment afforded him great : relief, and he strongly recommends Electric Bitters to all who suffer with Kidney Complaints, or nee a Blood Furifyer.) Sold by If. II. Lyons. The "Mascot Broil" Is the thing in the way oi oysters at iumer".v x . TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. A mistaken idea exists with many pa tron of newspapers throughout the South, to the effect that the subscription to a paper it not due until the end of the year. The universal rule with newspap ers is casm in advance ', and this rule, while rigidly enforced by all the North ern papers, has not been enforced in the South. As a result every newspaper car rier through the year a large proportion oi its subscription entailing both loss and great inconvenience to the publisher. We think the time has come to adopt this rule, and our subscribers must ob serve it, By doing so they will enable us to make a better paper, do greater justice to the subscriber, and better our- Sejvee.,, ;."--'" ' THAT REA"koXTir2l A Fisherman Wht ft tar De clared, .was Perfectly Sober,, Tells a strange Story. Tivoli, N. Y. January 2. The captain ot the schooner Mary Ann, irom down east was the nrst per son who saw the sea serpent, near Kinston Point, last summer. It has remained, however, for a man named Brown, who lives out back of Saugerties, to seethe sement in the Hudson in winter. Brown reach ed Tivoli last night, enroute for points south. Like pretty much everybody else who has seen the serpent. Brown was perfectly sober. lie said that at the commence ment of the heavy snow storm Thurs day morning he walked a consider able distance up the Hudson tor the purpose of setting his nets in the ice. isrown found a great crack in the ice. He kept tramping on. Sud denly, according to Brown, he felt a sensation as though the ice was be' ing lifted up beneath him. Lie says he saw the ice roll, as it were, in waves, and then split in two, making a similar crack to one he had jumped over a short distance to the southward. Brown says that before the waving of the ice had erased a strange looking animal. witn two eyes nearly as big as sau .... - - y ' cers, and of the color of terra cotta, glared at him fiercely. The head of the beast remained above the ice for several seconds, and Brown says he had an excellent opportunity of seeing it. Brown thinks it is the sea serpent that was seen off Kin-1 shore last summei. Brown is the first man on record in these parts who has seen tbe serpent in Decem ber. The new City Council of New York, went into office Monday at noon, and Mayor Hewitt sent in a brief message, in which he advised harmony and promised economy in his own administration An End to Bone Scraping. Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, UL, says : "Having received so much benefit irom tiectnc Uitters, i reel it my duty to let suffering humanity know it. Have had a running sore on my leg for eight years; try doctors told me 1 would nave to have tbe bone scraped or lee amputa ted. I used, -instead, three hottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes Buck len's Arnica Salve, and my leg is now sound and well." Electric Bitters are sold at fifty cents a bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at 25 cents per box by H. H. Lyons. - A clear head is indicative of good health and regular habits. When the body feel3 heavy and languid, and the mind works sluggishly, Ayer's Cathartic fills will wonderiuiiy assist to a recove ry of physical buoyancy and mental vig or. The constipated should use them, tl NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A OSEY TO LOAN. .ooo and onwards at 8 tier cent, on IM PROVED ASHUVILLE REAL ESTATE. Send applications and descriptions of property to W E. W ATKINS, ilot Springs, V. V. Ho personal interviews. - - janaiw OR SALE. offer for sale a saw and rrist mill, also two acres of land, a latere stone dam which gives a fall of water sufficient to ran an overshot wheel 20 feet in circumference, and a steady, well-form- ea mill noose siiuaiea on sanay atasa ereez su miles west ot Asheville. Also, lumber sufficient to build an overshot wheel. Terms, one-third cash and residue on iarther time. Apply at nee. a rooo. oargaut will oe onerea. janvwtw - . w. halu). TATE OF NORTH CAEOLINA, I Superior uaacomoa lonniy. . court. J. Gray Bynum, administrator of 3. Martin ones, aeceasea. Against ... Krs. Maitha Tate, H. C. Jones and others. NOTICE, Bv wlrtne of a decree of the Superior Court of Buncombe county the undersigned will eU at the Court Hons door in tne city ot Aaoeviue oa tne 7th day of February, 18H7, at pnbiic aaction. One house and lot in the citv of Asheville. N. C situated on Patton Avenae and known as the "Patkra Avenne Hotel," being; the same porchas- ea Dy . sianui a ones, on ue ns aay ot sept. IBM, coniaininjE aoout oue-roarin oz an acre. . 'W- ......... l.Au A Ia, t .R- ; A -1 N. C, adjoining the lot above described, and known as the home place, being same purchased from GoodtH. Roberts oa the first day of March, 1888, containing about one-fonrh of an acre. -a. Both of said lota will be sold subject to a Ufa estate therein for the life of Mrs." Laura E. Jones, the widow of S. Martin JoneL Terms will be made known before the bidding wil on ine oay oi sate. For any information not given In this notice apply to the undersigned uenea at Mi mines, attor oieantonv: N. C. or to Moore and Coram inj attorneys at law, Ashe- vllle. N. e. " " . Aam. otJ. jan 7 daw 4 wha M Wii. V im . ..... . ran Jones, uec a. 3-JOT1 CK. Anblleation will be made to the Levidalnra of Kortn uaroiina at its present session to cnarter a Eall Road f ram the Georgia line in Macon county. counties of Macon, Jackson, Transylvania. Hen aerson, jjuneotnoe, uaaison, xancey. atitcneu, Watauga and Ashe as may be deemed moat prac ticable, saia roaa to do eanea ute Atlanta, Aane Tllle and Baltimore Rail Road. : Notice ia also given tbat application will be made to charter the Asheville and Brevard Rail Road, from Asheville, N. C, to Brevard, N. C. Notice is also given that application will be made to charter the Farmers' Bank of Asheville. janelswaw A Card to the Public. : Notioe.Kv(BT individual who has not paid ins city taxes for 1886, further indulgence is im possible. My time la 'most up. Taxes er trouble miMt corns and came now. Fay your taxes and save cow. v , .- wespectiuuy, - , Jaus dtf N,A.REYy0tB5, Powell & Snider's Column, DAILY llI7I.U3Tl9r. 100 bags Coffee, eu bbls. Sugar, 400 lbs. fine Tea, 2100 lbs. Soda, v 111 boxes Soap, 60 boxes Cracker 275 cases of Canned Goods, 1 lo cases Baking Powder? . Grapes, Banana?, uranges. Lemons, French Prunes, Cranberries, Figs Dates, Prunella Tsile Nute, Olives, Olive Oil, Currants, Citron, Imperial Cabinet Raisins, California Layer Raisins, Vineyard Cluster Kaisins, Valencia Raisins, .Sultana Raisins, Maple Syrup, Rock Candy Syrup, New Orleans Molasses", Buckwheat Flour, Mushrooms, Macedoine, Capers, Mince Meat, Chocolate, Cocoa, Cocoanuts, Gelatine, Crosse ct BlachwelVt Piclle, Beech & Sherwood's Pickles Domestic Pickletv Royal Baking Powder," . Horeford's Baking Powders, French Mustard, English Mustard, Let & Perrin'a Worcestershire Savee Tobasco Sauce, North of England Sauce, Durkees Salad Dressing, White Wine Vinegar, Fresh Share Mackerel, " Cream Codfish, Fresh Butter, Fresh Eggs Cream Cheese, i'me Apple Cheese, Parmesan Cheese, Sapsago Cheese. Ashton Salt. Macaroni, Vermicelli, Horse Radish, Flavoring Extracts, French Herbs, Jellies, Preserves, Fine Teas, Choicest Roasted and Green Coffee Powdered Sugar, ' XXX Confectioner's Sugar, . Granulated Sugar, Brighton C Sugar, Canary Sugar, RawN.O.do. Strained Honey, . ; - Honey in comb, - , .; Fancy HeadiRice,-- ' .... . Select JSpices 37,600 lbs. Flour, - 1 -,pf ' , 35,000 lbs. Bran and Shorts, 36,000 lbs. Hay, . A.-. 1600 bushels Oats, ' , 400 bushels Meal, v ' . 1200 bushels Cora. " If we . covered a newspaper w' might make a list of the goods we carry, but as it is we cannot tell half. ; . ' We have several additional sto rage rooms, and are now fUIicgu? with the largest stock in our line t be found in the State, wholcsaJ or retail. powell & siDr: dalS-Sm . ' ' ' 1