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Bi Cakolina Cwmm jial VOL. IX' THURSDAY JANUARY 10. L878. NO. 2. J - - Vi- LOCAL. cfcrditlr of t tvala sand pvtrlarr c ff.ali. Trm Hen ry'i daily t,A assays UUn. , " WaiiuSpnugs tin. nx t. altp. ntt " Wavarsville rt. at T p. i, 9 at p. in. f . M I . mi 7 t 4 p. M.' t S a. ra. " KutSiertord do. f " Greenville, 8. tv" Birrnavilie Tnt "Brevard MonSi LieoMMr Nw I- t fOry, It B!.. i'- . Warm so ins'. . i , ii ev!' c, 8. l, ; WTV3t8, I I, , EarmnTi: ".. f i. i "6reT,tt. v p. w LiewsTc, " A I! nioss mU 5SS'liJS.MUS tut tSfW" A SkindAri. ii Sstardays. I.- Stove: Kris'; !' dy Crnr sow . r A roc v. neat 'ti:'y Pay sfl y r. r ft el better i i Mtj. Str'. of the off.. tatives st . home. Dps Van tion opou h( made imprcv ur Fi"nicrV Mr. T. F." ( ' spt. J..E. r , to wee b!s fi i one 'X r uth eased lF4 any tbiug iu the c ,:km1 auL grocery line So Ion gas lts Only tw"$ -arras beTl never look . 4 Sjuceftil .St'lien 'sli tries to carry a book n to 'bad. her trail in another, a,tg$ blowfcey ,o6$ at the same time. .... , "An enthM,""Vay8 BHlinfet, , nn iiiilivitliiitl wn" believes about four time asmtieh ' he i5nn prove, ami in prove fonrtlfiix' aitucli as anybody el.se will believe. Mr. Kopk V.Llii 'passed tb rough last week en route to Tennessee. Mr. E. is prominently spoken of tor the Sulieitor !n'p of this district, and. jbould he be piw.r4 J -woiiTcr omtt; a very aiieum officer. On New Tear's eve, at the residence of Marion Clayton. Esq., on 'ane creek, Mr Je.-s S. Willianu was married to Hiss Muilie V. Cooper, the Rev. Jos Miller tiiliciatin. All of the parties are Btincombitei. Mk. Berky, the efficient tax- collectir f Macon county, paid into the sie depository at this place, last week, the State taxes for thai county for 1877, amounting to $1.88.57. Macon is one of the best counties in the State, ami 11 r. Deny is a most popular otHcer. The. ltalcigh Observer of the 2d says : Major Engelhard, Secretary of State, is .ued on yesterday, sixty land grants of 2S.00J acres of public lands in McDowell county, to Northern parties. From this it would seem that ounvaste places are toon to be tilled up. Mr. David M. Vance, son of the Gov ernor and late his private secretary, has resigned the place and Mr. L. S. Over man, of Salisbury, succeeds him, Mr. Vance returns to Charlotte. Mr. Over man has been confidential clerk to the Governor for souw time, and is one of the most accomplished gentlemen and lScient officers in the State. Gen. Vance left Monday to resume hialabars in Washington to-day. He enj.yed his Christmas among bis con stituents he is not allowed to stay at home much hearing their complaints and taking notes of Mi ir wants. One who labors 6o unceasingly for his peo ple deserves the coulideuce and regard Gen. Vance receives. The whole Hunt family must have gone to lialeigh on the 2nd lust. At the Yarboro House we see among the arrivals on that day, W. L. Hunt, Mrsi. iV. L. Hunt, J. S. Hunt, J. P. Hunt, Miss Ella Hunt, Miss Laura Hunt. And at the National Hotel, same city, same day, M. J Hunt, Mrs. F. J. Hunt, Miss Vary Hunt, C. M. Hunt. J. T. Hunt, P. M, Hunt, L. B. limit, Willie Hunt, Lil lian Hunt, J. L. Hunt and Robert Hunt. We hope all enjojvd the City of Oaks. Severs Illness ok Mb. S. M. Banks - -We are truly pained to hear that tiiis gentleman is now at the po'nt of death in r.ichinoud, to which place Jie went some three weeks ago for med ical treatment. We learn hi physician there thinks Jio cannot recover, and has notified Mrs. B., h 1:6. has gone to be by bis bedside. Our community sutlers at the loss of such citizens as Mr. Banks, and Mr. I)aviMit.' Wt nineprely rtist turn for the better may takepluce in fbe condition of Mr; Banks, and that he j a av w a,-; d Ins i'!v I'll'! friends. Ical Papers. The New York Timet utters the following truthful sen timents : "You might as well frgai your churches and school-houe t j t& forget your local paer. It speaks U-t3 times the andlcnce your ministers '."lo- It Is read fsgerly each week frotrt' fft 6egln nlntftoftlw end. It reaebet vou ail, $uti, if It has a lower pirit ' fss wis H!ota than a sermon, it has liousaud s3jei better cbr.nce at yon, jfo ng as it. j -tes to a' most every house. fiM owe 1. 14 yonrwSf to rally liberally tslu np- nt,Mn(Vom it' ta ftble r I 'high t ! & r ikracter . a fr. an ": ria fmt-&A-t- - : l be t yoct imt&efcni r , k is j i' fntati9e' i ," .'. i' r k " $, . the 0!wuti. - . ..livi - &or t ',S' rest and wrUiraei' v .Ukin l! ,,.te f fmtqmi ,aud y i : .iAoc Igiiorait Irlu'iortt rabljr iniyourSf.,, y t , ntn tit Western1 i V t , Tttt-ht:extn slsri iJ tik 8r " -i fceld' Ift ''in! i ? C jyw cciijcladinjr n : Alay. the IX. (' Ie6., the most iiapiti t tsuit tried tt one InvoWisnJ ::5 of latid. at te present terminals of the WeeterrfN. C. B- R., on whieh tN St. Bernard lintel and other valuabl pro pcrty f -locatf! 'The proff !-fy in ..-UKioaw -ea la llTlgatlon forteetrly two years, ewsnn ,W, D. Spuago" d J. H. Vw.rt " defeadauts a I. S. Hawkins ri plaintifT ' Soonftttdrt : s of the St irid Hotef :i rt "SprajEtu. 1 Pexrson, the pw i i&Wkins del t ed possession o? ' prnpert', by i of a State grant ' is jwssession . wi. was refused, wis 'm a suit was 1 stitnted against- Vft'tuiants, whltji was closely and !y contested uiii tll the result wasi jied. Toe defend ant were represerfwi by Messrs. B. S Gaither and A. V. Avery, and the plain tin's by Ke'ssrs. W H. Jlahme, J. M. G'ldger and A.M. Erwln. The trial ere a led in iv.lt eveitenient and (viMHiimpif four entiie tiays and a portion of thej ufMin, ani i,nifc-M in ii,iev.ii lit i.i vor of the plaintiffs for possession of the land and buildings thereon, with $1,200 buck rents; allowing the defend ants $1,500 for iniprovemeutc. The re sult was rather unexpected and was the occasion of much excitement iu McDow ell county. A motion for a new trial wa made, but refused, and it is gener ally believed that the matter will ejtr ried to the Supreme Court. Outlawry A certain portion of Polk county must be inhabited with a electable set of villains. The Hender sonrille Courier gives this account of re cent occurrences atTryon, the present terminus of the Spartanburg ami Asue ville Railroad.' On the Saturday preceding Christ mas day a gang of desperadoes from the dark cornel, in the upper portion of Greenville county, beaded by the no torious Durham, a recognized outlaw put in their appearance at Tryon, the present termmous of the Spartanburg and Aheville Uailroad. Whiskey was plentiful and the roughs imbibed freely. Asa natural sequence a row was the next thing iu order. This they proceed ed to have. After breaking open the stable of Messrs. Weddin and Bailey, stage contractors, smashing the sah lights, kicking at d eutliujr a little Ital iou named Angelo, w ho is the proprie tor of an eating house at Tryon, they proceeded to a house occupied by Mrs. Johnson, the wife of the Superintendant of track-laying, who at the time was at the head of the road. Here they cursed and swore at a most outrageous rate, using the most insulting and vulgar language in the presence of Mrs. John inn. Angelo in the mean time had fledjto the. bead of the road and given the alarm to Mr. Johnson, who with his convicts, nd the guard, Bill Brimer, haieued tothc sUlio:i. On arriving a charge was made on the rougl s, who fled in the most cowardly manner. Grimes, whose blood was up, followed in close pursuit, and succeeded iu break ing, with his gun, the skull of Geortre Bridgeman, one of the miserable ruf fians. The rest, we regret to say, es caped. It is expected that Bridgeman will "pass iu his checks," as lie was to tally insensible at last accounts. On inouday the Durhains, and the brothers of Bridgeman, sent word to Grimer thai they intended to be re venged, and would enter Tryon on Tuesday night, kill the denizens thereof, tear un the railroad track and burn tlie depot. The Sheriff of Polk, learning of thede threats, summoned a posse of twenty men, and guarded the depot and track on Tuesday night. The dispera- docs failed to put in an appearance.. Both Federal ajid State officers have , capiases for these rutfians, and we hope soon to hear of their capture, dead or alive. - . 1 Notice, Persons havipg relatives or , friends who have , emigrated from the V transmontane counties to the West or elsewhere, will confer a favor by'scijd ' ing n the uiuiies And pnsjnfjic'e 'address. ofaU'sncb.'rt'' wj wisli'to ii-nd them cop es l our p:i;'fi-. If i U , . .' ; i . .-..'..: , v. . In Jail fob the Murder of Jas. Lelfokd. Says the last Spartanburg Herald : John Henry Vernon, .Vet John T Fore-ter, is now in the County jail nn der indictment for the murder of James Ledford, at Landrums Station. Ver non was captured and Incarcerated at Murphy, N. C We hope that he will get justice." Caltfoiihia. While the California feveri n.gng, the Worcester frtst gives the folievingencourag4nK aceonnt : There is a plaee in Calififfnia where oyvftf ("row ea trees, and the woods are made musical by the clatter of the shells as t'.iey are shut together to keep the son r.ttt; This California story is repeated from Memory, and we are net nre birtwe have slightly enlarged upon it. What Charlotte Warn-Tbe re cent meeting of the Chamlier of Coia rnence of Charlotte passed resolutions aWng Congress for $300,0o0 for a post office, and to pass Gen. Vanet's bill re establishing tbe a)int in that eity, as a mint of coinage, Ac. Both appeals should be favorably acted npon by Com gress. Charlotte is a rapidly growing city, is far-reaching in her business in terest, and deserves, by virtue of claims of real merit, the granting of tltese re quests. A PETKiriKD BoDT IK HKKDKRSOIf vtLLE. The AsheviUe eorre?pmlent of the Raleigh Obttmer, under reeent date, gives the following Information : It is a fact not generally knjwn tbat the cemetery of Ute Methodist Church in Heudeoonville, N. C, contains a petrified human bod v. About tbe. year 1830 Miss Adeline Byers lived with her father, Francis C. Byers, fifteen miles south of this place, in Henderson coun ty. She was a bright,, sweet girl, much beloved by all who knew her, and her hf.nd was won by Win. Plnckney Mur rav, whom she had known hmg and well. Soon the auptials were celebrated, and the bride and bridegroom at once set out in search ef a new country, fol lowing the setting sun to the Mis -snip-pi Valley. Then they located And he gan the journey of life together in real earnest Prosperity aud happiness came to them, until at an unexpected moment death cut down Mm. Murray in the very prime of lift. The discon solate widower, consigning the btidy of -WUSleeeased wife to theMust.-as he sup posed, sought 'surcease of sorrow' in the wilds of Texas. A few years after wards lr Josiah Johnston, intending to return to North Carolina, whence he had removed with his brother-in-law, Mr. Murray, disinterred the body of Mrs. Murray for the purpose of carrying it hack with him. Imagine how amazed he was to find it iu the colli n jut as he had left it there years before I The same featuresalmost the very same expression! But what he saw was not flesh it was solid stone. The whole body bad petriuVd, Iu that condition he carried i! to North Carolina aud de livered it to the aged father, Mr. Byers, who could hard'y doubt that his daugh ter had come toliiui asleeu ! The news spread that Adeline's body had been turned into rock,' aud great was the desire of every Imdr to see it. Attempts were made, it is said, to steal it out of the cellar where the old gentleman had concealed it. but they were uiisuceesa f'ul. All through the war it a as guar ded by the father as the most sacred trust, but few persons being allowed to see it. About, six years ago, however, it was quietly buried in the Methodist Cemetery in Hendersonville. Gov. Vakce'8 Portrait. A verv magnificent portrait of this justly loved statesman can lie had by calling on W. S. Burnett, at his furniture warerooms on Main street. Thi picture is printed on good, heavy board paper, size 14x18 inches. Directly under the picture, iu his own hand-writing, is, "VeryTruh Yours, Z B. Vance." The engraving was executed by a skilled artist, at a verv heavy expense, aud U pronounced by al! who have seen it to be an excel lent likeness of our worthy Governor. It should lind a place iu the home of every good citizen iu the ,-Tar Heel" State, and iu the home of every citizen ut of the S:ate who wishes his cottage walls ornamented with the inunie of Carolina's noblest sou. Will be deliver ed, neatly framed in walnut moulding, inside gilt, for only $1.50, or without frame feu- 50 cents. Besides these portraits, Mr. Barnett has a large, and, we think, the hand somest, variety of brackets, parlor or naments, tables, stands, pictures, chro inos aud hundreds of such tilings as go to adorn and make cosy and comfortable a mail's house. It is a treat to goto Harnett s, aim the beauty ot it all is, his goods are so uuunially cheap. This ac counts for his rapid sales. If a man has h few cents about him he is willing to add to tin beauty and att activenc of Ills house, and, above all, make it more agreeable to his best half, wc advise hlin to go at once to Barnett' s. It is the only medicine I would rivt to my biby, a mother saiil, Breaking vt Dr., bull s liaby fcyrup. At all drugstores 2i evil!, ' ' ' , Makbisd At the res'dence of David Oarren, Esq , in Buncombe county, on the stth dr of December, 1877, by Ilev. D B Nelson, Mr. James M. Morgan aud Xiss Sllsabeth H. Oarren. Too Thih. In the last Western Courier appears what purports to be a communication from Morganton, as fol lows: " In selecting Judges, Ac, for the transmontaae district, does the law re quire tbe. selections to be made from Bunesmbef Are there nr. other coun ties having lawyers fit to be Judges? It Buncombe the ft ate? If so, let's move the Capitol there, and let her take tbe contract for running the govern ment. An Old Fogy.'' 'Nvr we doubt If this ever saw Mor ganton nntil it was printed, for that section has no interest in who should be selected Judge for the "transmon tane district," not being in the district. The people of the transmontane dis ti kl will be sure to select a man fitted for tlie office, without regard to his place of resilience. Mb. R. Finch. This gentleman has been putting up some superior and beaiitifal eabinet-wwrk at his shop, re cently. In tbe shape of bureaus, bed steads, book-eases, fancy wood-work, Ac Mr. F. is a splendid workman, asks only living prices, and we are glad is getting well patronised. Without fear of eon tradition we assert Ashe ville can boast as good mechanics, in various and very many branches, as can he found in the Urge cities, aftd it is the doty of our people to sustain and pa tnHiire them- Mechanics and farmers are tbe material substance of every com munity. They pnxhice and bring in, while the other " profeions" merely consume and take away. Our people send money off for hundreds of things they could easily have made at home, aud by so doing would be helping to sustain honest workmen and building up their home enterprises. Wlieii any thing has to lie made or bought, let our hone people have first chance. The Raleigh Observer says that the sheriffs, for some unknown cause, are further behind-hand tliia season iu the settlement of their taxes than has been known-for several years. The law re quires a full settlement by the second Monday in January, and so far only eleven sheriffs have settled Jt is the scarcity .of mouey in general circulation which causes the people to be behind with their taxes. The money is confined to the few, and will be so long as Congress will keep the resump tion law hanging over the country, and so many people who can do so, avail themselves ol every pretext not to pay debts, instead of keeping mouey in cir culation by passing it around. The taxes in our State are uot high, nor is the money wasted; but the legislation of Coiigress, favoring the rich specula ting, gambling bondholders to the in jury of the tax-payers, has brought about contraction, despondency, uncer tainty, dishonesty and fraud. Strike at the root of the evil; don't blame the people or the sheriffs. Goon Corn. We have some sam ples ot corn, of extraordinary quality, both of length of ears, size of grain and smalluess of cob, grown by Mr John A I'arter, at Democrat, this county. For the want of another name we call it the John A. Carter com. We would like to see this corn introduced geuerady, aril 'nope Mr. C. would sell a few bushels of It for seed, though he did not say that he would. Mr. C is one of the best farmers in this Mate, and takes pride, as well as pains, to constantly improve his fain' and productions. When he bought the place he is now on, some years ago, it was worn out. abused, and called "the poorest place i.i Buncombe." It is by no means so now. owing to its owner's energy and good judgment Mr. C has also developed Into a supe rior tobacco raiser, aud makes money oil b's crop every year. We wish we bud a country full of such men. Postal IiniECPLARrrms While at Ivy, Madison county, lust Friday we saw the oiail from buncombe arrive, and the Cit izen, of December 20th, which should have reached that place the 23d, was tiken from the bag, having been seat by way of Marion and Burnsviljo. We tall Col. Fagg's attention to this, and hope U0 more such mistakes will occur. Our friends at StockVille complain of provoking irregularity in petting tbe Citizkn. We uope every lauure win oe renortil. Vlicre is no reason for any. fcs- ttin UITIZKK never inns, to u um:itu ,u. ?ke: r ' ., n.-. " ftosrlet Fuver kills children, nnd so do worms. Nlniner's luiua Vermifuge will destroy sr.d expel .worms wherever they txisi. iu the jmnia i body. KPI'AJK SOFTLY, Bpeafc softly, gently evert There it no wuer part l For l).ti wo, da pie, ce like steel The yearning, loving heart. At gema rrOecu In biigtneas Every tlitt n if twain, Let wonla rtnect In klndneg Love's lanuy, love- lit gleam. Speak softly, gently ever There it bo better plan For angry words can never Effect what kind ones can. Fa.-, oh ! t soft word spoken May move the stubborn son). That still would prove defiant Should wo. as In thunder roll, Bpeak softly, gently ever I Word brattling tiaiifrnt save ttrfet And soon oar blighted Eden Wil bloom aa tealiua above I For faith and fond affemion In true love-knot entwined. With firmer coidstnanteinper'd Steel Each happy heart can bind. Changs of Trsas. Rev. J R. Long, President .Asbeville Female College, an- nounces in a card in another colamn a change of terms in the tuition for the ses sion beginnisgon the 17th ion. The Weather. Since Joo Cald-i well, of the Charlotte Observer, got mar? ried, he takes the liveliest interest la the weather, specially In the winter. He ''goes out" frequently to watch it, and, hoping to fool somebody, has col lected biiu an old goose bone, which takes him a considerable time to manip ulate. He gives this s.s the last report c ' The goosebone says we are to have eold weather in January, the last of the month to be the coldest known for years. February will be a cold, blus tering month, and winter wiil. without doubt, go a good way along with spring, carrying cold weather and snow into March. Those who tak stock in the goosebone will lay in their fuel and keep plenty of warm clothing about the house." The Knights of Honor. Tbl9 or der, which was organized in this place some eight months ago, we ate gratified to say. Is iu a most prosperous condi tion. The brotherhood use the hall used by the Masons, and both bodies have lectntly united and had it hand somely fitted up and furnished with new carpet, lamps Ac. It is now on of the neatest halls in the State. The Knights combine many of tho features of Masonry, with Jifo insurance. Each member holds a policy on hi3 Hfo for $2,u0o, and pays to the general fund one dollar upon the death of a member Nov the membership U so large that an assessment of one dollar each, raises a fund large enough to pay io policies, and therefore no assessment is made so long as any fund is on hand. This (Swaiiuaiioa) Lodge has only been assessed six times in over eight months, which makes a very sale, and certainly a very cheap insurance Wo aro glad the order is growing, and hope it mar continue to do a.;. It is now represent ed in almost every State and Territory iu tne union. Asheville iviarket. reported by l. chapman, Commission Merchant, Asheville, N. 0. Asheville, N. 0.. Jan. M), WTS. Wheat, $1 00 to $1 10 per buuhel. Corn ftoc per bushel. Cora Meal, 6oc per bushel. Rye Meal, 50 " Sheaf G-tB-15 2-Sc per doseav, Wlieatll.au. $1.00 iercwt. Flour, $2 60; ,00 per bug. Hacon, hog I'uuml, 9c. HaniH, 15 cis pur tb. None if market middling Bacon, is c. " : Rutitr lft to tfOc per lb. Chickens. 10 to Vl eta. Kirn, M oeuta per dozen, Ma,.ie Sugar, y& per Iky. Stalled hi-ef, 4 to nc. Dried Appiea, 85c per bushel. Lard, t;c. Feat hern, live gecae 40a. Wool, 35c per lb. Cabbage, lc per lb I. isli t'otutocs, 4)to B cts per bushel. Sweet potatoes, Wo do G reen A ppl es, 25 te 50 rto Cht sumiH, Too do Poik, net Sc. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, QUANGE OF TERM3. At the opening of the next session of Asheville Femule College, January 17th, 1H1K pupils in Primary Depart ment will only be charged $2.00, aud those in the Intermediate 2.50, per month, from time of entrance tp the close of tbe te m. Contingent fee fti. or a pord of o6d. Other charges ns given in pur adyerUjie ment in this paper. J. It. LOMG, ja 0-3t President. A GENTS TREES. We can emnlov a few mnm Awm this season to sell our Fruit Tree and. other Nursery Stock We can give steady employment and a liberal com mission to men of energy and ability ,watief:ictory flefowice as to hortesfy and business capacity must be girety; also a bond for faithful erforrnnnc ifr duty. Applicant's wf J please state, agit and previous occupation FRANKLIN DAVIS A CO . IOhU Uaiu Street, Richmond. Va, , i-i'u. ,. , v ' : r
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