- i-1 - " - em " i 1 1 v 90i . ; ' ' - v : . . . t- Tursun, Stoao & Cameron, -"loRS AN" PROPRIETORS. nAir.Y, v KBKLY 1 Year, 0 Mos., 1 Year Mos., AUVEttTlSlSd HATES LOW, A.: A.-. Xi't Mmn.S. Wakefield Cort Unl, 31 1 .to. Dijm'y it tlw In-.pector General ' or Nortii O tr.tani.. vyrmc "'1 u..m.v'..tv, No. '. J. A. Porter Eminent Dounn;i:i-i'!: . ' -i.:ui ,.i:ie. Secretary. Meetsfirst Wedno- i'.v uiiTii' in -teii mouth. 4WV .,-:-..Vr. . .1. f. H. C. Fagg High PrUat; S. JiinniOr.hlf.it. Secretary. Meets hpsni!.:i l We lucsJnv nUlit in each mouth. I. Il-r.l,; t. ... .'No. l'.S, .4. F. A. Jf.- i j. HHir w.rtiitrul Mi'jr: Blanton eciotary. '1-t ts iin first Kn.ldy night in each oalh. c SttifWiMsxl lflrr, 4". i ., No. 616. E. evy. !)i'titr ; JarJ.-in Stone, Secretary. ife!i- first an.l iH.nl M-.ia.lf.y nights in each m v.:l 1 1 ns. Hrmi L ('ntril, No. 701, R. A. a. Li- f ia ity, K.vc u ; Jordan Slum-, Secretary. Mejls a. li.tN Ui ' ixniJits ofllonnr on the second bi iau.-tr. M,! ilia- ii;t;hts in each month. I, '(.,' ..; .1. Jt .1. M , K . J Wake el i Oit'juii. W. M ; '.A Couaut, Sec. Meets r. ya'-nit' Hail thir l 'I'hiin lav niirlit in each :m:itti at o'.:l i.'k. in I 1st an 1 4th Thursday icht f r :n.-t:u.-iioii. TV .4..Vv(.',V I'uhHc I.ilirxiru, over Mr. Kcp fi' K'ort, oj'! i.-;t' Kiulo Hotel, and ucxt ..jr ! . tUtik of A4t'3Vt'.li. in open to vi3 MW from 1"( a. m. ! 1 5'. in. an'l from 4:30 to MOi lu. Absolutely Pure. l hi j powder never vanes. A mr rvel of purity itrenjth and wholoomencss. Mote economical than the ordinary kinds and cannot le sold in ompstition with the multitu le of low test, short re'shl alum or phosphate po.vi'ers. Silt! only in ons. Koyal Baking Powueb Co. 106 Wail St., New ork. ;anl'J-a&wl2:n Thos. C. Stokes, AT THE NEW STORE, No. 14 H. Court Square, Hendry Black. Examine hia sto.-U cf Builder' Hardware, and House Furnishing Goods. A full line of Agato Ware, tulis, Lurkcti', rubber hose, etc. Plasterers' Tools, Hocka, floaie nd darbies. Urit-k and mortar bods, line and coarse sieves. Agent for the Excelsior Brick Kuameling Co. JanldAwly COMPOUND OXYGEN Urn. HAEGAN & GATCHELL ' ' I CH in Emg-U Block, 63 .Vmlm St. ASHEVILLE, N. C I'oin.ttind Oxvueu Inhaled, in connection ltu medicated Balsam Vapor, curs onsum tlon. Asthma, Hronchiris. Vtw-..l Catarrh, Sore Throat. Loss of Voice, Disease! ol the Liver and Kidneys, Builder, md all diseases depending on ci mire or impoverished blood. It cures hhtutnatism when everything else lain It is the only remedy that will permanently 4ure Chronic Niisal Cnt-irrli. If ycu suffer from his .oathsomc and daticrouB disease come to nroTceand investigate out treatment. It win urc you, no matter how long you have suffered. No charge for consultation. There is no s'a'enient in the above which Is t '.' ictly true yon may rely up i every word. wecan prove an ana more, li we believe your rc--o hiCureWe, we will tr lc:,' tell you vo. We do nt ,vi:.Ii to treat you itw cannot hc:p you. Yic a.sotrent ti;i nisr.'s ci the Kcctnm, or jiw: I!owels, li ss Ilc".otrliof."s (Piles), Fis- crc r ianla, 1 roia; 1:5. cc The treatment is !. :.'K restful, and nearly always painless. u' w ithout tne use of the kn.fe, and in a 1 Ko loss of time trotn busmt ss or pleas. Officii of Tit e "World,' New York, Miy 15, 1SS7 Kltu ti t.01 oilsi-b I waft in such poor health loai 1 wes ol.liccd to cancel all of my lecture engagements for the winler.and to give up writ- nff lor a time. 1 went w Asnevuie ana piacea vysell under the care of lira Hargan and Gutchell. Continuing their treaiment I improved in Health anil strenptn. oainino si pounds ot uesu: and feel better than I have for years. I regard the'r oxygen treatment as being of great yalne; they, themselves, are gentlemen of Kill, ana wormy 01 me uunnaenceoune punuc. 1 w mii ays. HOME TREATMENT, Wa manufacture the Compound Oxyeen. and hip it to all parts of the country, even to the Paclrt ? Coat. We sen d apparatus and chemicals last two months for 8U. This is as valuable tilths onice .reatmeut The wondertnl curative results obtained with his' riiatment is astonishing even to us. il t.iu tirith In Imrn more of thin treatment, and our Jkttciw in the evrrof Clirmie Disease, vriie or call 'art . 'vlraiea oook upturning ireaimenijree. DR8. HARGAN & GATCHELL, SI Main Street, Asheyille, N. a JaueS-dawU .75 F .... ' ' Jh-'aW 3.00 l. 1.50 , 1 ,. - ' ' " - - - -- - VOL III.-NO 233. DAILY EDITION THE DAILY CITIZEN Will be publisned everv Mrtrnin-sr (ex cept Monday) at the following rates Hrictly cash : One Year $6 00 Six Months 3 00 Three "... 1 50 One " .60 One Week 15 i"m- Porriora will rlolivpr tri naner ev ery Morning in every part of the city to . . . I. . : t . , 1 wxnuiatt nrnntinn if UUr Ejiri&LUUCIfl, &1IU Jfl Ilea nauuuj iv will Hesse call at the Citizen Office. your Job Work of all kindt to the Citizen Office, if you want it done neatly, 'heftply and mil dispatch. rra-l and Drpartnrr t Psienr" Train. Salisbury Arrives 6:(iS p. m.- leaves lor Mor-ristou-n at 5:18 r. m Tfn vessee Arrives at 12 48 D. m., and leaves at 1-2:58 p m. A. rives at 9:00 p. m., and leaves lor Spartanburg t 9:10 n. m. spAKTANBi'r.o-Arrives at tl a. leaves lor Morristnwn at It'Oa. m. rreight accommodation leaves Ashevil'.e at 810 a. m., and arrives at 9:00 p. m. Waynesville Leaves Astieville at 8:00 a. m., and arrives at 1:50 p. m. y - Pure German Bitters. This splendid tonic, a sure, steady and faithful lemedv for all nervous dbility, for sale at Jones' Pioneer Bar strictly for medical purposes. It sleeted and every body "lipped last night. The mercury yesterday wa not lower than 28. Uvildera looked blue enouph as they shivered in the wintry blast yesterday. Yesterday was decidedly wintry, with a spattering of sleet, and a prospect of vviucb of the same sort. Mr. Lindsay has returned from a short abeence. and is ready to resume engage ments for work on gun?, locks, sewing machines, dec. Can the Mayor of Asheville beat this? Th Mayor of Ka'eigh the other day collected V500 from one who violated a city ordinance. Mr. H. A. Gudgerwa1! re-elected Grand Senior Warden of the Grand Lodge of Masons, now in session in Raleigh. We think all the old officers were re-elected. Florida oranges are plenty on the mar ket at reasonable prices. There are soma lots of Jamaicai in the hands of dealers. Foreign fruit is moie plenty now than domestic. Hard coal has recently advanced .'55 cents per ton at the mines. Asheville Ice and Coal Company have adva- cd only 25 cents per ton, and their quota tions for the various qualities of Hard and Soft, Coal may be found in this mornings ifsuc. W keep to our suggestion that our tobaco men look to a European trade. Taere is fame in it; there is money also, j 1 1, is time to break this chains of custom, and also of servitude. No better tobacco in the world than North Carolina tobacco Let the world I nw it as North Carolina tobacco. Mr. I. S. Blaisdell, a former member of the Houte from Pasquutank is in the city, with the prospect of becoming a resident. We welcome him with unusual pleasure. He is a Hi-publican, but a lib eral and generous onr , broad in his views and enlightened in his sentiments. Ha willbeasood and useful citizen, from bis intelligence, his energy and his in tegrity. Again, we welcoin bim. The attractions of literature and art have rarely been more happily combined than in the offer of the well-known Bos ton publishing house of Hoi man & Co.. who, in return for the trifling sum of thirtv-hTt cents, send their beau tin photo-etching of Munkacsy'a world famous paintiner, "Christ Before Pilate,'' ann their elegant new illustrated house hold monthly. Wives asd Daughters, on a thiee months' trial subscription. J he picture is too wall known to need description, its sale to John Wanamaker for S120.000 having been universally chronicled bv the press, but a word of enthusiastic commendation of the new magazine may be allowed. The University Magazine. For a coed many years there has been published at the University of North Carolina a monthly peri dica', conduc ted by the members of the' Server Class and aided by the contributions of the Eaculty, or Alumni of tiie inttitution whose interests ran parallel with those of their alma mater, it lias bad varying fortunes, ups and dawns of repute and prosperity, and caprint.'iwies ol char.iu ter and excellencies, :n naturally to be expected from perenui;-! ctiatue of on duct. On the whole, il h:is. ben well sustained: and occasions" v its (vire'r has been lustrous. It has ! n ii.ade the vehicle of much useful I. t.torical lore. and in tna data before iae war. such men as David L.Swain, W. A. Graham, Francis L. Hawks did not disdain to uiinyU the kb"is of llieii ripe intellects with the nnllf dim I eav of the College boys. Tha cr. t:ok easy pleasure in the airing of their opinions; the oilier took courage 'o plume their wings to bolder flights. Both were brnefitt-d; and the retult has bt.eii to bring maturity and youth into the pleasant relations of trustfiil confidence, r.nd harmonious co operation. Successors to swam end Graham of an an'e-brlluui period come Battle and ManiMim. And we venturs to say that in voluminous of information and in interesting facility 01' expression. Presi dent Battle stands jaxle princeps. It is rare to una in any writer one who con veys so much of value in a vein, almost of light pleasantry, as does this gentle man. His style gives bim the ear of iho public; ard the result is so pleasant and so useful, that we hope the co opera: ion so happily engased in will be developed, and the magazine brought more actively to the notice of the public. Let the work bs pushed ur.tii the University Macazine btcoices an efsot tial and indispensabla part of the liter ature of North Carolina. Complete Lines and Shapes. We hav e now in Dinner and Tea Set Ware, two complete lines (the newest square and oval shapes) in White Granite or Ironstone ware, and the Fame in semi China or Poicelain, in all four styles to select from. We will keep up thede lines during this year. You can buy a set or part of a set at any time. We offer special inducements in prices and intro duce our new patterns. Lowest prices always at Law's, 57 end 59 8. Main st. tie; arh n jri'z.e.n. .ASHEVILLE N. C, Atlanta has the ' deronition bow wows" now. It has a dog show., , One hundred and forty millions estimated surplus for this year is good news for the friands of the Blair Bill. It is big capital to bank on. But how does the surplus get there ? In a recent election at Anniston, Ala., only 401 rotes were polled. Yet Anniston has been the seat of a big "daily." and has blown many a hot blast There is a good deal of gas in these big blows. The Asheville Library Association met yesterday, and elected the fol lowing ofticert for the year ensuing: Prtsident Mr. R. R. Rawls; Vice President Mr. S. R Kepler, Secre tary and Tresurer, Mr. D S. W'tttaon. We will haya further to s;iy of" this association in our next issue. We all forgot here the 8th of Jan- of New Orleans. True it came on Sunday. But in old limes it would have had its observance on the fol lowing Monday; for it was a big day. The battle was fought after the declaration of peace in 1815 be tween the United States and Great Britain; but the arniis were ignor ant of that fact, and the victors be lieved they had saved the country. The victorious General was not for gotten by the grateful people; and old Hickory in alter times hecama the President lor two terms, one of the most marked characters in pres idential succession. Our Tobacco Mahket. In conversation with our towns man, Cant. II. C. France, cue of the best judges of" tobacco, and a suc cessful buyer and handier of the wee.i, we learned facts concerning the ie;nt crop and of our market. Capt. F. says that the quality of tobacco now coming in is lar supe rior to thai offered previous to the holidays. This is shown in the excellent prices now being given. He is satisfied from what ha has seen and ascertained that the crop, specially of good if bacco, will be much shorter this season tnan was anticipated sooae months ago. He gratified by saying that the priced on this market were much batter, on an average, than any other uinrket in this or all the States could show. The planters are sending in freely now, but the demand keeps ahead of the supply. Prominent Railroad Officials In the City. Col. Frank Coxe and a party of j oflicials connected with the Three Cs Railroad are at Battery Park Hotel. They have just completed a tour of inspection of the above road in the States of South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee. The party consists of Col. Frank Coxe President, Col. Thos. E. Matson Chief Engineer, Col. R. A.Johnson General Manager, Ilob't Moore Cap italist, Gen, J. T. Wilder Vice-President, Col, P. P. Dickinson Contrac tor, Mr, A. B. Harris Piesident of Massachusetts and Southern Con struction Company, Mr. E. L. Cor thell, railroad expert and capitalist. All are more than pleased with their line, and expect, ere another year, to have one of the best roads in the South in operation throusrh one of the most attractive, richest, and to be most prosperous sections of the South. JNOTE roll l'ARMERS LOOK TO Your Oat and Grass Crois. It we are a judge, and we think we are, we believe this will be a good year lor oats, it lartners win give them a chance. Give them a chance, farmers of Western Carolina, and a good one, bv sowing largely. Don't forget vour clover and grass. ln cr:.se ymir acre.-igii in these rapidly growing t ssenihils to successful iKi'iuing. Vi'r somehow- ferthat this yaar vi'l not be s ) -:ood ;'or wheat :mi cnrn as last year, a id hence the greatest necessity for as much oat and grass and e!oer as can be prepared for. Look v.-eii to your tobacco plant-beds, end to Mr. Ragland, at Hyco, Va., and get pure seedssuitable to thi- country. Then prepate carefully so as t- pro tect your plants; and abov ; all, plant just so much y-u ';r.i i-r-tainly cultivate and L.-i.-.t'e vol:, so as to make good t';i" Wi'li full supnliis of gr:. ; i n-A gr.tss, ;.d a crop ot good t.'h-ccn, our birmtr will be prosperous imi-'-d in another year: Don:t hawk. hawk, blow, spit, a id disgust everybody with you: ulhnslre breath, but use Dr. Safe's Catarrh Remedy ai'd end it. d&lv Setter Pup Los r. A white-and-biack-tpotted setter pup, well grown, lost. Suitable reward paid for his return to J W. Si.udek. Have Music in voce Son There will, be taffled off next Friday 13th inst., at W. B. Anderson & Co.'e, South Main street, a magnificent Music Box worth S7o.00. There will be fifty chances at $1.00 per chance. Be sure to call. dlw Large and varied stock of Woolen and Merino Underwear for Ladies, Misses and Gentlemen, at Writlock's. Buy your groceries from & W. Mc Crary and have them delivered frte. It FRIDAY MORNING -V BRIEFS. The Oxford Iron and Nail Works of Oxford, N.'J.'Tiave shut down. Porter, Kirkbridge & Son, hard ware merchants of Mobile, have failed; " - ' - The Kentucky Legislature has re elected Mr. Beck Senator for the third term.. -; Opposition to Nichols, for the Democratic nomination lor Governor has practically ended, and he will be the next Governor of Louisiana.., Eight armed men stopped the Mexican Central passenger train Tuesday evening 300 miles south of El Paso, and robbed the express Car. .Nobody was nurt. Lord Salisbury, in a speech Tut s- dtyat Liverpool, eaid the Union party was stronger la England to day than ever beloi, and that the f.nnntrv ivaw ntrnrA"" tmnnsan tn The house military committee will report in favor of the passage of Mr Boutolle's resolution con cerning the disposition of the cap tured Hags in the war department. Thay, however, amended it so as to extend the inquiry to include al; the States in the union. A local passenger train on the Noethern Pacific railrcid, bound east, while making regular time, was derailed by snow drifts ntar Grey Cliff, Mont., Tuesday evening, the entire train running on the prai rie, where it stands, leaving the road unobstructed. The engine careened upon its side, the tender falling upon it. Engineer Hugh Monroe and Fireman Eric Gustovson were killed. No one else was injured. City Schools. The Superintendent will bo at the white school building again to-day from 9:30 to 1:30, also tosmorrow from 9: iO to 12:30, for tha purpoee of continuing the examinations for admission to the scho.-il, and re quests that all children desiring to enter attend and get tickets of ad mission. Parents are invited to come with their children. The Corn Crop. The Stale Commissioner of Agricul ture, Mr. John Itobinson, in the last issce of " The Bulletin " advises the farmers of North Carolina to guwl well their corn crop, as the statistics issued by the department at Washington City show the crop is two million bushels short of last year and shorter than any crop since 1881. In view of thi he thir ks the price 11 necessari y' ivi" higher tkan at present. It is well fdr those who have a irood supply otcorn, as well as those who have not, to put in a good quaatitv of oatsand other grain and forage in order that they may i e able to sell corn TnK Chattanooga Convention Retfen of Mr. Gwts. Mr. W. B. Gwyn who represented Asheville and North Carolina in the late rate convention at Chattanooga, return ;d io the city yesterday, with high hopes ol great results for the South. The convention proceeded one step further than the accomplishment of the avowed objects tor which that body was called together, in the permanent organization of the Southern Iromigra t onanddevelopmentsociety, in organiza tion wmcn aims at achievements as broad and great as its name implies. Thi body meets at Augusta the sec ond Tuesday of October next. lhe convention appointed a committee of seven, being one delegate from each of the States represented, to meet at Atlanta the 17th init..in order to lay be fore the association of passenger agents to meet there at that tim, the subject of a low rate of fares tor a given period to all points in the South. It depends upon North Giro ina herself as to whether she will be lefc behind in the harvest of results to accure from the action ot this convention and this committee. The people of Tennessee, Alar.ama and Georgia are wide awake and moving to help themselves. They are willing to join bandi with the people of other sec tions, provided they will s jow an energy and determination commensurate with theirs, to work for the common weal. But they do not wait for other sections or other States. We hope North Carolina will keep abreast of the times. Western North Carolina and Asheyille in particular, m&v be counted on. Mr. Gwyn express ed himself as nighly pleased with tho personnel ot tie convention, the push, pluck and enterprise of Chattanooan', and th cordial and assiduos attentions extended to the visitors and delegates. Now, let on r watchword be, up and doing. Would it not be well for .Mr. Gwyn and Mr. Kepler to call . meating of all citizens interested at an i-arly date to consider and take such atcus as may be expedient to further the efforts to at tract capital and population to Ashe ville. We make the suggestion. That Sparest ol CoiubUtaliititf. True delicacy of flavor with true ifficicy of action has been attained in the famous Cali fornia liquid fruit remedy, Syra, of Figs. Its pleasant taste and beucncial effects have rendered it immensely popuiar. it cleanses th System, cures CoMtivcness etc. t or sale oy a., u. r.yous. jin 13 dtwlm Ckockcky. Glassware and CniyA. All the latest, styles and shapes, at greatlv reduced prices, also a full assort- . I" ... 1 it: 11 . A TV (III lib Ol II UUU, If II1UW HUU XIUHA.T, Families, Boarding bouses and Hotels will find it to their interest to examine our stock and prices. We can fit you up all complete in the above lines and will make special reductions on large bills. We are headquaiters for all goods in our line, and guarantee lowest prices, at -W. C. Keller's, No. 12 Patton Avenue. The Best Yet. ' Best grade of Lamp Oil known as the white oil for sale at 15 cents per gallon at Skv Land Grocery, 100 Patton Avenue, jan 12 dlw . : Turcoman Curtains, something very pretty and cheap, at Whitlock's. JANUARY 13, 1888- LATEST NEWS. EARTHQUAKE IX TAItlO. OX. Nichols to be Governor of IiOuisina. COKE, OF TEXAS, OPPOSES THE BLAIR BILL. Senator IIulc Denounces President and Civil Service. tliC TiTr tin A 1. 1. 5 A RTS i OF T1IK WORLD. Congress. Washington, Jan. 11. Senate: Mr. Saulsbury introduced -i joint! reso'ution declaring that no further effort cm properly be made by the United States to obtain the co-operation of the European governments in establishing a common ratio of value.i between silver and gold, us money. L:iid on the tub's. .Bilis an 1 resolutions were intro duced and referred : By Mr. Manderson to increase all invalid pensions to SS. per month. A statement accompanying the bill says it will increase the pensions of 146,3S3 persons now carried on the pension roils, and will increase the annual pension payments bv SG,-853,.,5-2. The resolution offered by Mr Hale, on the 12th of December, for a select committee to examine fully into the present condition of the civil service, was taken up, and Mr. Ilaie addressed the Senate in expla nation and advoc.icy of it. He declared that his object in of fering it was to secure an investiga tion with the sincere purpose of bringing before Congress the present actual condition of the civil service of the contry, and als the perform ances of certain high and low ofli cials of the government. Mr. Halo charged President Cleveland with insincerity in his public utterauees in favor of civil service reform and. accused him of having violated all his pe.sonal pledges and those embodied in his party's platform upon this subject He quoted Iron: a taole published last June, showing sweeping changes that had already taken place in all the departments of the public ser vice among oflicials subject to exec utive action and said he hoped to have in a few days further a table showing how tiiisconquering march of the democratic party in pursuit of ofiice has continued down to the beginning of this year. This show ing, he said, is unexampled in any other administration in American Irstory. Mr. Hale criticised the President's letters written during the recent uo litical campaign in New York city ; that to Edward Cooper in which he said the newspaper clippings which had been sent him by Cooper did not amount to enough to mise a doubt of his desire for the success ol both the city and State tickets of the united democracy, and that read at the democratic ratification meeting regretting his (Cleveland's) inability to be present, and express inj hopti that every candidate on the excellent ticket of the united democracy might be triumphantly elected. Passing on to the subject of political assessments, Mr. Hale quoted from the Washington Post, (which he spoke of as an organ of the administration,,) i t the hrst ot November last in reg tr.1 to the col leolinn in t;'S Washington Republi can describing how the as.-esnr nts for that campaign were b- ing ievied in the govei n:iient printing office. Fnvn ail this he siid sometning now ought to be plaini .' s-to bv every man who was not stone biinJ. lhe value ot ths cry ot civn ser vice reform" had ceased to be of an v estiiiiitt urn in the mi-.ds of the leaders of the deai"cratio j.'.irty. Tin? old methods, be said -vouM prev.nl Tin ve-ar f.it; I:in rvo.;: I i . .vi efforis on heha'f n! th;' j m sidtn all'nmcd Ids til candidates. He all bi-ii:?! 'and veniureil tha pri i that no meat, 2 tid n- ;pp that !iad been. Ill ye:;! pnst i),-I no democratic p.ii'.y. m liction ances iis;d d fail io ne r. sorted ',0 this y- ar. Intimi dation, outrige, murder (it needed), would open g iin the bloody grave in which would be entombed' anew tho free ballot cf the South. "Toe thing which has been, is the thing which will be, and there will be found no new thing under the sun." The means and appli ances and practices of the demo cratic par y would all be resorted to in its desperate attempt-to retain hold ot the national goverunnnt. In the meantime where would the independents be? Mr. Hale's speech attracted great and unusual attention in the Sen ate chamber, but few seats on either side being vacant during its delivery, which occupied about two houis and a half. At its conclusion Mr. Butler sent to the clerk's desk and RICE CENTS had read the circular sent out in , 1S78 by the authority of the repub- : lican congressional committee (of which Mr. Hale was a member) calling on government employees for political contributions. Mr. Hale justified the circular and said that it directly and explic itly excluded ihJdea of extorting contributions. ine uiair educational biu was then taken up. Mr. Coke spoke in opposition to the bill. He saul it was evident that the purpose of the bill was not alone to provide money for the support of schools, hot to follow the ' money to its expendi tures. If was not proposed to stop with handing the money oyer to the states and territories to be expend ed in accordance with their respec tive plans ;;nd school system", but to asstttu juiisdiction over the com mon s hooi.s o! till the states, take hold of them, participate in their administration anil l;;co them un der th supi i vision ot t le secretary of the-rfiterior SVitfiilSSO. ne said, the most marked feature of the ad vancement of the South was the growth of her common schools. They were to-day under the influence of public sentiment, keenly alive to their importance and it was safe to say that so far as illiteracy in the South is curable i is decreasing under the bfnificent influence of an improved system of schools. public Mr. Gray, of Delaware, obtained the floor for a speech on the same measure, hut gave way to Mr. But ler for a motion to a Ijourn, which was carried at 3;4-" p. m. The ad journment without executive ses sion was due to the determination of some enators to insist upon the consideration of Lamar's nomina tions in advance of those ol Vilas and Dickinson, and the consequent prospect of a somewhat prolonged ountest. which none were anx ious to enter upon so late in the af ternoon. IIorsK The President's message was reiVrrcd to the committee on ways and means. Mr. Randaii, from the committee on appropriations, reported a resolu tion calling on t!: Secretary of the Treasury for a schedule of all the claims allowed by the accounting oflicers of the treasury under appro priations, the balances of which have been exhausted or carried into the surplus fund, under the provis ions of the act, of June 20, IS74. ... u ...... 1...c-.-f . I'l. . IT . . .1 .1' i lie nouse men cons; leieu anil passed the little deficient1 bill. The F.ngiisli Government Scared. Cork, January, 11. A scare has been caused here by the fact that, the police have been informed of a plot to wreck the government build- in? watch Ai: ste.aner ami train? are ed for suspicious persons :o: F.:U'tli('.tako in Ontario. Ottawa, t., Jan. 11. A sharp shock of earthquake wai felt throughout tiiis city and surround ing sections shortly before five o'clock this morning. The vihra tion was ip-.ite marked an.-! seemed to be trave ing from the West. Tlu slice!: lasted between five and ten see in-is. C: ickery-waa smashed in many pieces, but no other damage is reported. -:o: - Favorable Report of the Wheat Crop. Chicago, Jan. il. The following summary of the condition of the winter wheat crop will lie printed in this week's issue of the Chicago Farmer Review : The present condition i.f the winter wheat crop is better than could have been hoped fur before th breaking ol the drought in the tall. This is attributab.e t late rains just before the settii g in of winter and to the snr.'.v mantle which bus quits geutia'ly covered the gtowing wheat since. Late re norts of (too corr.snondeiiCe brief ly sumnur'z'd give lhe following . , - i-,: . . ... Jie! I Cll lilp1 C UlliiUll 1 ll UIMilfPfll" eil wit -:i an average: Ohio 42 countie-. condition 82 S per cent; Illi;i"is Ob" counties, 80.7 ocr ci-11'; Mi.-.-oari, 40 counties, 88 o per cent: Kansas, -19 counties, lOo per cent, Wisconsin, 2G counties, Do 5 ptrctnt; Michigan, 22 counties, SS 3 pei cent; ! Kentucky, 20 counties, 87.2 per cent. tnese nyures indicate an average condition of about S7 per cent in the v.intf r wheat sUtes of the cen ' u '" ' west. November reports 01 ttie ! acreage seeded to wheat in the same -ales indicate about per cent ;1 mii average, wMIi, wito Hie pns cut condition, indicates about 82 per cent of an vr rage amount ot crop for the coming harvest, pro vided average conditio s are mean bile experienced. Their ltusiiiCK ISoomtug. Probably no oiio thing has caused such a general revival oftiade at 11. II. Lyons' Druj Store as their giving away to their customers of so many free trial bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion. Their trade is simply einraious in this very valuable article from the fact that it always cures and never dieap points. Coughs, colds, asthma, bronchi tis, croup, and all throat and lung dis eases quickly cured. You can test it be fore buyinr by getting a trial bottle free, large size 51. Every bottle warranted. Wraps from cheapest nice Jacket to real Seal Plush, large stock, at Whitlocks. The lovers of pure corn vhi6key can find no better than at Bob Jones', Tne best wines and liquors can also be found there. CITIZEJN JOB OMICF, NO. 13 PATTON AVENUE. BILL HEADS, LETTER HEADS, POSTERS, BLANKS, Ac And Job Work of all kinds dona with promptness and at lota prices. Emperor William Worse. London, Jan. 11. A trustworthy dispatch from Berlin says that in tense anxity prevails. His ailment is catarrh of the bowels. A Rich Find in Geerria. Chattanooga. January, 11. A dispatch to the Tradesman from Gainesville, Ga, says: "A aolid vein of black lead ore, more than 200 feet wide, has been discovered near there, and that is the largest deposit found East of the Rocky Mountains '' Fire in Chicago. Chicago, January n. The fire on Madison street proyed very de-. strtict'ue. The firms burned out on the first floor were T. II. Griffith 0 Co., importers ot tailors' 1 1 i;miings; the Nonantum Worsted Company, Xanatuck Silk Company, and Corti celli Spool Silk Company. An as sistant fire marshal 'places the; loss on the otiildiiifrl.iiioo!i5nrs at $175, oco The total loss by the fire will reach $200,000. The night was in tensely cold. The firemen were greatly hampered by the heavy coatings of ice which rendered their movements slow, and it seemed al met hours before they fairly began to work. The high wind prevailing prevented the solid streams of water from reaching above-the second floor and this had considerable to do with the spread of the flames upon the upper floor After two hours hard fighting, however, the flames were considered under control. Several of the firemen were com pletely overcome by the dreadful exposure and were carried into the Gault House to be thawed out. Their garments were covered with ice several inches in thickness and were so thick and clumsy as to ren der movement well nigh impossible. Graded School Notes. Miss Sampson has been employed to assist Miss Foard in the first grade at the colored school. Two hun dred and fifty children have been admitted to this school. Four hundred and thirteen hart been admitted to the white school, and fully one hundred and fifty more will be. This will be about forty per cent, of the school popula tion. ! O'.,- ...... r...-..- Is the title of a new monthly 16 page paper published in Boston by M. R. and Vey Hoiman, the object of which i set forth by the name. It opens an arena for H.o intellectual contests of the cultiv ated. ?.nj ambitious of the sex who find remuneration for hbsrs more congenial taste than come from the work in the ban! and ill rewarded field to which the ctsst 'in of society has consigned woman; or if not entered into for profit and re ward, as congenhl exercise for the gifts which nate.r has bestowed and which education ha polished. The arena thus opened is a special one for wives and daughters, to relieve the tedium of dom estic duties, to enlarge the com'orts of the household, or add to its charms and elegance Invitation is therefore ex tended to these, by the incetements of rewards and prizes to enter into competi tion into the intellectual race. The paper is made acceptable to all wived and daughteis by able editois whose sound erudition and ability provide agreenb'e and diversified readiog matter tor the houie circle; an i it is ably illustra ted by Mr. Fred Webster, making a journal in pil its parts, attractive, inter esting, atd useful. We recommend it Only tiftv cents a year. Addrcos M. K. Hoiman 4: Co., 2S36 Washington street, Boston, Mass. Is It ot Singular that consumptives should be the least apprehensive of thei- own condition, while a!l tin-ir friends are urging and beseeching them to be more careful about erposure and overdoing. It may well be considered one of the most alarming f ymptome of the disease, where the patient is reckless and will not be lieve that he is in danger. Reader, if yen are in this condition, do not neglect the oniv mean 4 of recovery. Avoid exposure and fatigue, be regular in your habits, and use faithfully Dr. Pieice's j " Golden M dical Discovery." 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