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Q 7 r ,7" ASHEVILLE, N.C TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1889. Y0LU1IE IV. NUMBER 2321 - -r. ? STILL KILLING TIME, j MO BVI5"-i CP ANT COME. gt'CKCCINTllEBOVIE. J Thf Democratic Caucus Uewolu tioii Proceedings of Uie Sen ate Tbe Panama Keaolu- Hon PawMHl-A Secret , ' , -:'- - Session. - By Tdcfrapa t th Citbwn. . VT.wHWCTOi(,D. C, Jan. 7.-Snatb. Mr. Chandler reported a resolution, which was reported to tbe committee on contingent expenses, instructing thecom inittee on the Mississippi river to con tinue iU investigations into the existing i,nd proposed methods of work, including the whole subject of Mississippi. The resolution, reported from the com mittee on foreign relations, in reference o the Panama Canal, was then taken .... Bd Mr. Gray rose to. make some re- marls, but was mterrupie i oy a inouou made by Mr. Edmunds, and seconded by Mr-Hoar. that, in tbe consideration oi that suWect the doors be closed. Tbe eatlerie were accordingly cleared, doors closed, and the Senate, at 12.35 o'clock, proceeded to the discussion of the subject in secret session. ; The secret session continued till 5.40 p. when the doors were re-ouened. was then found that the discussion had been carried on by Messrs. Edmunds. ' Sherman, Morgan, Gray, and Jones of Arkansas, and that the joint resolution ' was adopted-yeas, 49; nays, 3; it hav- ine been modified so as to read: Resolved, By the Senate and House of Renresentatives.ofth United States of America, in Cougr assembled, that the government of the United States will look with serious concern and dis- approval upon any connection of any European gosfruroent with the con ' struction or control of any ship canal across the Isthmns of Danen, or across Central America, and must re gard any such connection or control an -y. : W iut rifrhta and interests iniuriwu. "v of the United States, and as a menace to their welfare. ' . .ion 2. That the President be, and lie is hereby requested, to communicate this expression ot tne views oi mc uuv eriiment of the United States to the gov . OTiment8 0j tne countries of Europe. The resolutions were adopted yeas 49: nays. 5. " Oh motion of Mr. Allison, the existing .order to vote on the tariff bill was ex tended over one day, in consequence of this day having "been ocelroKajhJTHd i i i Hmm: -;' rfuwnra. Tnc vote on the tariff bill will be taken on the 22nd jnst., at 1 o'clock, p. m. The Senate then adjourned. Housb. Immediately after the reading .of the journal, a contest over the pro posed change of rules, abolishing the call of Statca on suspension Mondays, was resumed. Mr, Reed, of Maine, calling up tbe resolution, reported from the com mittee on rules, the pending question be ing on the ordering of the previous ques tion. The clerk proceeded to call the roll. : ' The call developed the presence of two rnndred and twenty-six members, and further proceedings under the call, hav ing been dispensed with, a vote was again taken on tbe ordering of the previ ous question upon the resolution. The rote resulted yeas, U2;nays,22;twenty- oint less than a quorum, and tb call af the House was ordered, " Again the quorum faded away, the voU' standing, yeas, 136; nays, It): twelve votes being still lacking to enable the House to proceed to business. Mr. Reed moved the call of the House, pending which Mr. Cox, of New York, moved tbe adjournment, his object being to enable .the Democrats to hold a caucus immedi ately. However, Mr. Cox''s motion was defeated, yeas, 74; nays, 168. With .but lew exceptions, the Republicans voted sol idly against tbe motion, while there was a division among the ' Democrats. Mr Reed's motion prevailed and another call of the House was ordered. Two hundred and twenty-six members again responded to their names, and Mr. Blount, of Geor gia, moved te adjourn, but the Demo- . crats remained divided and the motion was defeated, yeas, 74j nays, 13H. Then, Mr. Anderson, of Kansas, entered into dilatory motion that when the House adjourned to-day it should be called to meet on Wednesday next, and the Speak' er entertained the motion, not withstand ing the point of order raised by Mr. Reed, that it was not in order. No quo rum appeared on the vote by tellers, and the yeas and nays were ordered. The motion having been defeated yeas, 5; nays, 174; Mr. Chendlc, of In , diuna, moved to adjourn. Lost, yeas, 71; nays, 125. Mr. Anderson, of Iowa, then enme for ward to reinforce his namesake from Kansas, with a filibustering motion for an adjournment until Wednesday, which was promptly voted down yeus, ,12; nays, 153; and the motion of Mr. Blount to adjourn, met with tbe fate of its pre decessors. Another roll-call, on motion to adjourn until Thursday, consumed time until 5 o'clock, when, under the ulca, the session ended by limitation. Ims .ended a day of monotonous und dreary roll-calls; weary reading " clerks mechanically running tbe gauntlet of names no less than every ten minutes " a , throughout the day. v "vThe Democratic caucus was announced to be held at 7.30 this evening. Mettle the Accoant In Fall. By Telegraph to the CltlnB. ... Ashland, "Wis., Jan. 7. The city was startled this morning at the announce ment of the suicide of M. E. Gaffney, tbe out-going city clerk, who sent a, bullet through his brain about 1 o'clock. He was about 13,000 short in his accounts VOITHFIX HEROISM. A Sooth Carolina Bojr Kills A Me- sre to save Hla Father's Ufa, Charlotte, N. C, Jan. 7. Special to The Citizen. Anintcresting story of the bravery of a South Carolina youth, reached your correspondent's ears to day. On Saturday last a dispute arose between a fanner named Henry Johnson and Bill Houston, a burly negro, whom Johnson had employed on his farm, about thirty miles south of Charlotte, in York county. The quarrel grew out of a set tlement of wages, Houston claiming more than Johnson thought was due him. Words passed, but Johnston made no threats. Tbe negro became very an gry, and, and as Johnson turned to go mto his house, Houston picked up a piece of scantling and dolt him several blows upon the head, knocking him down and rendering him almost senseless. This being done, the negro did not stop, but continued beating Johoson while be was yet on the ground at his mercy. There was no one near by save little Willie Johnson, son of the farmer, and' he was at the wood-pile chopping wood. Mrs. Johnson seeing her husband being thus butchered, screamed with fright, but tbe boy crept intoTioiise, found his father's shot gun, heavily loaded, behind the door, and in less than a minute, the little fellow was behind the negro; just as the latter was choking Mr. Johnston to death. Tbe boy took aim at the negro's head, fired and Houston toppled over with a groan. Fearing that the negro had uot been killed, the boy pulled the trigger of the other barrel, and in about thirty min utes the negro was a corpse. Mr. John- Jon, was terribly bruised, and it is feared will die. The coroner's jury not only ac quitted the boy, but presented him with an elegant new shot gun, u"s a token of their admiration of.his heroism. ' Wreck on the Illlnola central. By Telegraph to the Cttiacn. r New Ohleans, Jan. 7. A Timeslknio erut special from Brsokhaven, Miss., says: "The south-b jund passenger train on" the Illinois .Central Railway was wrecked last evening at the Cedar Hill witch; two miles south of here. The train, while going at the rate of thirty miles an hour, ran into an open switch, telescoped a box car loaded with lumber and completely wrecked the engine, the baKKSi!ai'd mail car, smoker, ladies ear "" 111 and sleeper were all iWaiWi f hesmokrr was turned bottom up, and the mail, baggaee and ladies' cars were thrown at right angles across the track. Engineer Jarvis and a negro fireman were badly shaken up and somewhat bruised. One or two passengers were also sliehttv scratched. One passenger describes the wreck as the worst he ever saw, and says that tbe fact that no one was killed is al most a miracle. Mo Veaaela Ordered to Samoa. By Teleirraph to the Cltiten. Washington,, j'hh, TTlie Secretary of State has received cable advices from Auckland, confirming the News dispatches from Berlin last night, .concerning the battle in Samoa between the Gfrman forces and Matoafa's army, in. which many of the participants were killed und wounded. He refuses, however, to give any details to the press. It is said at the Navy department that no more vessels have been ordered to Samoa, but that there are three that could be sent there if necessary. One of these, the 7 renton, now at Panama, and the other two, the Vundalia and Mohican, are now 'fitting out at San Francisco It is hardly likely, however, that any of these vessels could reach Samoa in time to be of any assis tance to the Nipsic in the present crisis. '' : ' - . Vealerday'a Cotton Market. By. Teleirraph to the Citiiei. New York, Jan. 7. Hubbard, l'rice& Co., in their cotton circular to-day say : To-day's cotton market shows a decline of some ten or fifteen points. As com pared with that of Saturday; the decline was moce powerful, and the bulls charac terized it as a healthy reaction, while the bears exult in it as an evidence of the in herent weakness of their position The close was barely steady, and closed at the lowest figures of the dny. Names of the I.psl. By Telegrsnh to the Clti-n: New Orleans, Jan. 7. A special to the Times-Democrat, from Bayou Sara, gives the following list of persons lost by the sinking of the steamer Pans L. Brown. near Hermitage Iniulimc, Saturday night, Cabincrew: Mr, Miller, Gallipolis, 0. cabin boy, name not ascertained; YV m. Marshall, of Cincinnati, v Ludies cabin: The porter and barber, both of Cincinnati; James Hiirrisdn; sec ond pantryman; Wm. Taylor, night watchman, of Memphis; John Holan, "shiner," Cincinniiti; Siimuel Gray, tire man, both of Cincinnati. They Danced, but Refuned to Pay - the Fiddler. By Telegraph to the Cltiaru. Minneapolis, Minni, Jan. 7. -The big strike of the ooal handlers," at Dulutli," has come to an end. The men refused (o be assessed for the expense of hiring speakers and halls, and were compelled to meet in the on air. Last nitfit it was decided to discontinue the strike, and to apply for work at the reduced rate. ,. Tbe Htfike Mettled. By Telegraph lo the Cltlten .Chicago, Jan: 7.-An announcement is made bv repenl"tiv, "f the lirothtr' hood of Locomotive Engineers that the Chicago, Burlington ntid (Jnimy strike is settled. . HE D1JIRE1 RKUKF, .ear-Admiral Lace Want Two More Shlpa te Crulaeln Hay ttan Water. By Telegraph to the CitUen. , WajbhIbotox, D. C, Jan. 7. A tele gram was received at the Navy Depart ment to-day from Rear-Admireal Luce, on board the United States steamer, Galena, dated at Kingston, Jamaica, saying that a due regard for the health of the off cers and men on that vessel. require two more ships for relief service d if ring the Hsyt'ian revolution. The United JState steamer Atlanta. now being repaired the Iw fork Navy-yard, will probably be ordered to Port-au-Prince to relieve the (Jalena. as it is deemed prudent to nave that vessel leave the Infected neighborhood as soon aa possible. According to the present policy of the department, two naval vesels will cruise in Haytian waters until the present revolution is at an end, but no one vessel will be ex posed to the danger of fever contagion for any great length of time. The Ossipee and Atlanta are said to be the only available relief vessels ready. The Oseipee has already sailed from Norfolk for Port-au-Prince, and the fAtlanta will probably follow-her soon as she can be gotten ready for sea. More Trouble In Mtaelttalppi. By Telegrapn to the CItiien. New Okleaks, Jan, 7. A special to tbe Picayune, from Vlcksburg, saysi "There was considerable excitement m this city during yesterday over the expected trou ble at Arcola.'Wasliington.countyMiss. Several negroes were arrested there some days since, charged with the burning ol Col. Paxton's residence. It was stated by one of the negroes that the plot was to murder" the family" also." The tatter uurt of the mwranime, however, was not cirried out, and it is stated that the prisoners succeeded in making their es cape. The Cause of the excitement is that the negroes in that vicinity have asscm bled in considerable numbers and threat en veniieance. 'About fifty Winchester rifles were sent from this place to Areola yesterday morning, hikI a train was held in readiness all day yesterday, and oil re ceipt of the first news of danger, the Soutfirons, under the command of Capt Searls, will leave for that point. HeiaiMlil HopjttuM Dead. By Telegraph to tn l !?.'. Cincinnati, Ohio," January 7. Benjamin '. Hopkins, late assistant cashier of the defunct Fidelity National Bank, died at 6:30 o'clock this morning at his residence, No. 208 Richmond street. He was pardoned by the Presi dent, December 20th, but the paper did not reach' the Columbus penitentiary till Friday moruing,.Anuary 4th. Mr. Hopkins reached home that evening and after a joyful meeting with his family deemed to be exhausted by the excitement, aud vlMtori were exclud ed. He never fully rallied, and died this morning, surrounded by theViem bers of his family. More Guards for Balfour. By Telegraph to the Citiieu. London, Jan. 7. The number of police men, detailed te protect Balfour, has been increased in consequence of a report that the Invincibles are planning to mur der him. The OiHilpee Halle for Haytl. By Telegraph to )e L'tticen. Fukt MoNgOB, Va., Jau. 7.-The naval steamer OBsipee, bound for Ilayti, passed out' to sea at 10 o'clock this morning, Mo evictions Veaterday. By Telegraph to the Cltiiea. Dublin, Jan. 7. Theevictionof tenant on the Olphert estates, at Falcarrngh. County Donegal, was not resumed to day, as it was intended. Condensed Telegram. Bund offerings at the Treasury depart ment yesterday amounted to $62,G0O; accepted $52,500; .four-and-a-half , ier cent, bonds, sold at 108'2. Klias H. Hutchinson, trading as Hay ward & Hutchinson, dealer in mantels, ranges, etc., hns made nn assignment; liabilities, $31,000; assets, $30,000, at Washington, D. C. Amounts appropriated for public build ings by the House committee on appro priations, are as follows: Birmingham, Ala., $15,000; Chattanooga, Tenn., $50, 000; Greenville, S. C, $50,000; Savan nah, 0a $75,000; ' Vicksburg, Miss., $5u,ooo, : . The Berlin Pout yektcrduy withdrew the allegation of forgery made against Sir Richard Morrior, British umbusaador lo the German court, lliut the Itazainf letter to Morrior was a forgery. ' And thus peace once more reigns iu Berlin. The sundry civil appropria lions bill was completed by the House uommittec yesterday, The aggregate appropria tions made , is $22,N53,9SMi-$u72,U5 less than the regular and special estimates, find "$3,709 -less lhan the appropria tions for the current fiscal year The Lpndon Mark-Lane Extrou, in its review of the British grain trade, says that the freezing and loggy weather encourages the wheat farmers, though the lending Exchanges have not shown that buoyancy which frequently char acterizes the opening of the Kew Year. Real Eatata Tranafer. The only real estate transfer recorded in Register Mackeys office yesterday, wm that of Geo. A. Sorrels to J. M. Campbell lot on Bailey street: consid eration wvoo. ALDERMAMC VIEWS AMD EXPREMIONI CONCERN- INO THE STREET HAHWAV AMENDMENT. And Alao f the trc C lrc alar Cfitlctatnc Their Action la Re Hard to tha Rasna, - Knowing that the action of tbe mem bers of the CityCoundl bad been se verely criticised by the opponents to the grantingoftheamendmeatto.tbe Electric Street Railway charter at their meeting on Friday night last, and further know ing that the trjtiswu oW been scattered broadcast, in the. shape of a circular throughout the city Sunday morning, THE Citiiek addressed tfc following com munication toeachmeiuberwf tbeCouncil yesterday moruing: v . Ashbvillu, Jan. 7. 1$SQ. rWia K,B- will vou olease furnish the Citizen, in writing, in brief form for pub lication, your yiews concerning the circu lar issued Sunday morning by the oppo nents to the Electric Street Railway charter amendment; also your reasons for voting lor or against said amend ment? Vour compliance with this request by 6 p. m., today will be appreciated. Very truly, 1 hi .itben. Every member of. the Council kindly and promptly responded, and we present their answers, to our queries: ALDERMAN seorr, Editor Citizen; Your note, reoueatr ing an expression from me in regard to the circular issued yesterday condemning the action of the members of the Board of Aldermen received. I have not read the paper which you refer to. In regard to my own action, it gives me great pleas ure to answer your request. My reason for voting as I did was that was fully-satisfied that the present amendment to the privileges granted to the Asheville Street Railway company, was to the best interests of the great ma jority ot'our citizens. If I should go into a full history of the railroad matter from the beginning, it would be a task equal to writing a book, wiiK-n I do not think is necessary at present, I have studied the proposed plan very carefully and I tmhesitatidirlvDronounceit farsunerior to. any plan ever presented for our con sideration u direct communication be tween the centre of the city and the out skirts. Every one, who is acquainted with me knows that 1 have always been an tamest advocate tor a street railroad. It will do more to build up our town at present than anything else, I think it better to encourage the stranger with capital rather than turn- to him the cold shoulder. Respectfully, Geo. F, Scott. ALDliKMAN MILLBH I-.itiToK V-itizkn; In reply to your later of this rjafrt-catruiiif lay fa ft- V'rf"r,cyV"X!'irof the opponents of c Ucl WJJL. afeaaV rH ws , the amendment to the street railway' franchise, that I was very much surprised at the action they had taken; because the meeting which was held in the court house on the evening ol last Thursday was not called by the Board of Aldermen and I deny the right of a mass-meeting to dictate to the Aldermen how they shall vote. At the meeting of the Board of Alder men on the evening of Dec. 28th, the amendment to the franchise of the"Street Railway company was called up and read, as prepared by the committee,- It was then moved and seconded lhat it be adopted. After some discussion of the matter by Mr. Adams and others, Mr. Westall moved as a substitute for the previous motion, that the matter be poctpoiied until next regular mectinir. in order to give the citizens of the place an opportunity to hold a public meeting to express their view! on the question. But l neard not rung mid about the Board of Aldermen and the Street Railway com pany being bound to abide by the action of said mass-meeting, and my impression was that they were to attach to it such importance as they might deem proper. Mr. West all's motion being seconded, was put to the Board, and the vote re sulted, ayes 3, nays 3. Mayor Harkins then voted aye, and the matter went over until next regular me. ting. So tar as my individual vote is con cerned, I will state that I votedTor the adoption of the amendment in ohedieiu-e to the dictates of my own conscience as-j to what was nirht and lust between the city and the street railway company, and which, in my humble mdgmcnt, is lor tne oest interests ot Asheville. yesy Respectfully, . F. M. MlLLHR. ALDERMAN RANKIN. Editor Citizen: It becomes necessnrv for me to say through your columns why 1 voted for changing the Street Railway charter 1st, To prevent load in if them down with a long circuit of unprofitable road lessening their chances of success the reputation of the town at home and abroad, being largely interested in sus taining all good public enterprises. How ville, ask its business men. 2nd, Because the amended lines ecne- trate the most thickly populated sections 01 tne town, ucnenuing a greater num ber et people, and accommodating more particularly the laboring class who have no cheap means of transjiortation. jro, Because it secures the bulk of these lines in three months, and the entire sv tem in twelve the old system bein? deferred, and not by any means, the eter nal salvatian of the town. Finally and lastly to tbe tnnss-meetinir. If you will search the records in the office of the City Clerk yotr will find that a mo tion to postpone the consideration of the amendment one week prevailed, and that mere was no order lor n mass-meeting. Against this proposition I voted. What proHrtion of the 1,600 voters of the city were represented at the mass- meeting, is an open question, Very Respectfully, A. Rankin. AI.Pr'RMAN FITZPATRICK. In regard toths Stmt Railway amend ment, by your reipiest, 1 repl our rciiuest, I reply. Accord ing to my own judgment and the will of the peonle, so far as I could gather, I fa vored the amendment. Hut, on calling a meeting of the citizens I found them op posed to the amendment, and tcelinitthat their wishes ought to be honored, I was willing to make my judgment and pref erence subservient, and voted last Friday night against the amendment. Although I had previously voted for it at the mass meeting, I was one in favor ofreferrinr the proposition to the citizens and enter ing into a discussion that all might be en lightened. . To my mind this was'a necessity; as there seemed to be a misunderstanding among the petitioners, Capt. Atkinson showing a number ot names of those who had signed the petitions without under standing the proposition therein con tained. As to the circular, I will snv that I have served about eighteen months with the present Board, who have proved faithful to their duty; therefore, I oppose the cir cular. We are only men. - Respectfully, - - :1TlI.4TI(K;Ki . i . ALDERMAN WEST4LL. - " EuiTot CrrttKN: In response to your call, I respectfully decline to give my views concerning the circular issued Sun day morning, only that I had nothing to do with it. As to my reason for votina acaiust the amendment, so called, for the change iii the contract with the Street Railway company, I an) willing to explain. Here it is: Said company, with theireyei open, entered mto a contract with the Board to run two tracks into the city from the depot, and a large number of our citizens one half, moreor (esa-desired. said com pany to carry out me contract, ana as i was acting tor tne people, i tnougnt it my duty to keep my ears open to vox populi. As far as I am individually con cerned, I do pot want a street rafl way on Chestnut street, Hut if the contract had been carried out I should have contended for a continuance along said street across Merrimoa avenue to Main street where the change now calls for. It was under my motion that tbe matter was referred to a mass meeting of the citizens.. I did that because the company had brought in the citizens as petitioners before the iiarq. f the yoip? of that nwtmg had been for the change, my vote would ha ye been "yes" instead of "no," ' l, ., n BSTALl. Aldermen Wolfe also furnished theCiTr ibn with a similar communication to the above, but for reasons, wjthdrew the same from, publication ftr Capt. Atkln- son's , announcement lihat no meeting would be held last night. AN ACCIDENT On the. Southatde Avenue Sewer Line yeaterday Morning. At -half-pust eleven o'clock jesterday morning an accident occurred ou the Southside Avenue sewer. line, that came nearcosting Gaston Orr, a colored labor er on the line, his life. . Just midway be tween the two bridges, a slide, fifteen or twenty feet in length, took place, on the side of the trench, completely entombing Orr, who was at work in the cut. The depth of the trench was fourteen feet, and had been made to lay the sewer pi on a level with the rest of the Hue. Four or five hands were immediately placed at workrto" release the-nnfortunatt man, 8ud after hall anhoirr of unceaaing labor, succeeding fn to doing. When released, Ofrr was very nearly s-ifctnttbal aMjmy'xiated, and Dr. Chas. E. Milliard was at once sent for, and rendered the necessary medical attendance. Orr was taken home in a buggy, and at last accounts, was getting along nicely. A scaffold in the' trench, just above Orr, no doubt saved .his life, as tbe mass of wet clay must have surely crushed him to death, had its fall not been broken by it. The damuge to the trench is small and will not delay work on the fine. - The Hltyyara Lam Nis;hl, - - A good house greeted the first appear ance of the Hillyer and Bellinger Gift Combination Co., at . Opera Hall last evening. The performance was very good, and the audience seemed perfectly satisfied with what they saw and heard. At the close ofthe entertainment the fol lowing leading prizes were awarded to the holders of the lucky tickets. First prize, handsome bronze lamp, won by John Bosnian. Second prize, handsome chamber set, won by H. C.Jones. Third prize, handsome dessert set, won by J. P. Malloy. Fourth prize, handsome cologne set, won by John Lange."" " The company will give another' per formance to-night; matinee lor ladies and children to-morrow olternoon, and will close their engagement to-morrow night. The Indlitnatlon Meeting-, Condemning the action of tbe Board of Aldermen, regarding the passage of the street railway charter amendment Friday night, which was to have been held at the court house last night, was not held. Capt. Atkinson addressed tbe people who were present, stating that, after reflection and consultation ith friends of both sides of the ques tion, he had concluded to offer no resolution, or hold any meeting of in dignation, because, he thought Buoh action might be of serious disadvantage to Asheville future prosperity, etc. The people were dismissed, the lights turned off, tbe "much-ado-about-noth-Ing" came to an end. and the electric street railway will "get there," all the same. ' Asheville Tobacco Market. For Monday, January 7th. Fair offering on all warehouse floor yesterday and some fine wrapper aud cutter old. Price on these grade of leaf much higher than at any time' since the holidays. All type of bright are eagerly sought for, and are bringing full market value. Most of lock off ered to-day shipiied here by rall. Vary little wagon trade, on account of bad weather and heavy road.- Heavy sales are anticipated the next few day. Jyl. Portf.m. Tobacco Sale for December, Secretary E. I. Holmes, of the Asheville Tobacco Association, furnishes us with the following statement p( the sales of leaf tobacco at the different warehouses for the month of liecembcr : No. of pounds sold 503,413. Price sold for $52,018 21 No., of pounds sold during Oc- - toller, November and Dec ember 1,01 1,005 Price sold for ; $102,035 65 THE COUNTY GUARDIANS. PROCEEDINGS OP TESTER' DAY'S SESSION-LIQUOR LI CENSE REFl'SED. An Inspection of the Hospital, Jail, and roof House lo Bo Made tble Morning. Yesterday's session of the Board of County Commissioners was decidedly the busiest held for several months. Chairman Rankin, Messrs. Reagan, Porter, Curtis and Plemmons, were all present, and the first business of the session- was the correction of several errors in the tax-list. This consumed considerable time, and the pauper ap plications for aid kept the body busy until the time (or adjournment of the morning session. In the afternoon the Board accepted the reports of several juries appointed to lay out publio roada, and made the following orders; - ' Authorising N. A. Penland to build a fence at the railroad . cut, in Best township, at a cost not toexceed twen ty dollar. That the order for allotment of hands made at the October meeting, be reecin ded, and that road supervisors be al towed to allot hands; That a jury be summoned to lay out a publio road from Pearson's bridge. down the French Broad river, to the Burnsville road; That no further license be granted to sell liquor in Ashsville. This order was rescinded, and the Board decided to hear the several petitions.. . . On the part of the petitioner several attorneys appeared before the Board and argued the reasons jrhy license should be granted. Mr. P. A. Ciira- mihgs argued against the granting of license to any applicant, and upon vote being taken by the Board, all ap plications were refused. The Board then decided to adjourn until 9 o'olock this morning, when they will draw a jury for the Inferior court, inspect the Mission Hospital county poor bouse, county jail and other publio buildings, belonging to the county. They will also pass upon the mass of paper submitted at yes terday 's session, make further awards to paupers, and adjourn the session Little Local. (feiiTCiingmnnlias gone toUalelgTi: ; '-'vCombmation are stopping ntrhinyt- Jlid and a ureal at at the Grand Central. " - - . Dr.J.S. T, Baird left yesterday lor Raleigh. j An election of officers will bj: held at the First National Bank to-day. The Citizen office has been removed to No. 6 North Court Square. Two things that Asheville needs and must have, are a first-class telephone service and market Bouse. The Asheville Tobacco Association held Its regular 'monthly meeting yesterday afternoon. The Hillyers will give a matinee per formance to-morrow afternoon at Opera Hull. Hon. W. H. Hargrove, representative- elect from Haywood, passed through the city yesterday, en route for Raleigh The installation of the. newly elected officers of I'isgah Lodge, No. 32, K. of P., took place at their lodge-room last night. Lottie Bishop, an insane white woman, was sent to the Insane asylum, at Mor gunton, by the county authorities, yesterday.-" - -' -- The Grahum shoe factory has been re moved to the building on I'atton Avenue, formerly occupied by the Asheville tobacco manufacturing compnny. " The meeting of the IJoard of Managers of the Mission Hospital, post poned from last Saturday, will take place this (Tues day ) afternoon, at 4 o'clock. The gearing of the electric cars has been completed; tlie engine will bi- finally plac ed in position to-day, and the cars will be put in oieratioii, probably o-morrow or Thursday, A prominent citizen of Asheville sug gests that our merchants und business men give the president und other officers of the street railway company, a com' pliinentnry entertainment, at one of our hotels, uHn the ojiening of the street railway hue. .. Mortuary Report Huperintendent of Health, Dr. H. B. Weaver ' report Of death occurring in this city, for the month of December. waa made out yesterday, and is as fol low; "White, adults,, 1; infants, 1, Colored, adults, 0; infants, 5; all in fanta being under live years of age. This i a "remarkable death rate for a city of ten thousand inhabitant, and is lower than that of Charlotte, Raleigh or Wilmington, each with a larger population than Asheville. AVe doubt if any city of corresponding population, in the South, can show mortuary re port, that can be compared with the above. ' ' . t aplaln M. K. Carter. Tin.- Tobacco I'laut, of Durham, da dares In favor' of the above named gentleman for Speaker of the House, and also declaring bim to bo one of the very best equipped men in the but for the position. It say ; . "The Plant remember again that when Durham county wa struggling for a place In the sisterhood of counties, composing the commonwealth, Mnlvin E. Carter was our friend, and The Plant always remember it friend." ' VISITINO STATESMEN. , More Peateratlon for Harrison- Trouble Ahead for 'LUe : ... . Halford. .. 1 " It is rumored that a delegation of re- pubJItlin'statesmen from North Carolina will pay a visit during tbe present week to President-elect Harrison for the pur pose of urging the name" of Mr. Rich mond Pearson lor the postoffice port-, folio in the Cabinet. We suspect the aforesaid statesmen will have a long and tiresome journey for very little Orofit. Thr vi.u;., statesmen also have an eye to the proper distribution o( the 'places of trust and honor and cash, to be awarded lo the 'faithful" in this part ot the recentlycon- ' verted republican boodledom. "Let 'ergo, Gallagher!" Several of the "boys," are left behind. and there seems to be considerable dis crimination made in the selection of the visiting statesmen; painfully palpable to the "left." AN HOl'R WITH HIS HONOR. Folks Who oet In Trouble, and How They Oct Out, la the Asheville Temple or Juatlce. Notwithstanding the weather yester day morning was as pleasant u a "day in June," the station-house stove was . aa red as a drunkard's nose. The screen that hide a multitude of sinner shut from view several victims, nur of whom were nervous and twitchy as manikin, and some of whom didnt give an artificial obstruction across a running stream what happened. Only one case will we mention, beoause comparisons are odious, and folk will make them if they get the chance, in spite of the world, the flash and an editor. The first sinner who faced the Mayor and Harrison and Mortons portrsits yesterday, waa a darkey who wa in trouble. Ha waa in up to his eye, and the tide was still rising. Ha was as black as two crow, and hi face resem bled a polyglot Bible picture of the Old Boy, - During the taking of the testi mony it came to light that ha was 1 prominent member of the" Ahville Chicken Lifter' ABiQciation and ai riously objected to manual labor of any description. He was dressed to kill, and showed up like a crow between a r porter and'a"ttry-good Pullman cAso LumoeVi iitsuUed by the drummer. He bid been j Wn -t-,,T" "cop" on the charge of t "'m-'' ted through and through with cheap corn liquor, and using the pavement of the city as a oouoh upon which .to rest hit alcoholio-permeated carcass. No doubt as he slept, vision of the time,- whan hi ancestor hung by their tail from the limb in the Afri can jungle, and pulled and auoked green ooooanuta, with never a cop to molest or make them afraid, ran riot throught hi intoxicated brain. He did not remember being drunk, nor arrested, nor anything else that a man should , remember; especially when yanked up before the chief executive -of thlr municipal vicinage f " Owing to hi failure of recollection and the testimony of the policeman, he got 33.00, or twenty day. He happen ed to have the "soap," and was allowed to depart, without day. The other cases, violations of ordi nances 641 and 670, were disposed of in a jiffy, and the defendants left with the Chief a contribution suitable to ex piatethe crime for which they had been jerked. "A MAN FROM MADISON." He Tackle capt. J, P. Sawyer, and That Gentleman Gives Him Good Advice. He was from Madison, and you could see it stamped all over his countenance. He. was intently watching the wagon,' carriages and buggies as they passtrirTrp-'" and down Patton avenue, and occasion ally he would (tick the index finger of each hand in either ear, and look ap- ' iling into the blue vault above. Finally, he saw Capt- Sawyer, and unto him. he made his troubles known, as follows ; . , "Say, mister, do you have this 'ere fussgoin' on in this 'ere town all the timer" .1 "Certainly,-" replied the Captain. ' "Well, that's all I want to know. I haint.been to Asheville in eight year, and if this Is the way you folk do, it would kill me, blankety blank quick. Say, mister, won't you please, for the sake of a man from Madison, and far away from home, ask them there people to be quiet until I can get out of this all-fired town. Ef you will, I . am going going gone. Its too strong for my nerves, and I'll be blanked of I come to Asheville any more. Say, mister, please help a man from Madi son." ' ' " ' ' .The Captain told him that he would do all he could to alleviate hi offer ing, and advised him to "hit the griC" The invitation was accepted, and gather ing up a flour-sack that contained a jug and a medical almanac, the "man from Madison," struck out ; and a sad possi bility it is, that Asheville will know him no more, forever. He waa daisy,' with a big D., but hi nerve were a weak a a kitten's. Four thousand men have been thrown out of employment by tbe atoppage of work on the Panama Canal, , .1 -- 1 1 ...
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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Jan. 8, 1889, edition 1
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