LO CAL. NcmvUmIa ol* ArrivitU itud ■>« |*urlNreK of iHttllo. -- - - AMirjua. — CANDIDATES COLUMN. n xounckmkxt. At the solicitation of iitf one, and unshackled by Conventions, cliques and entangling alliances, I here' by offer my*elf aattit Indejieniient-oatuii tiate for the Lower House of Commons in the next Legislature. n»y a Mde E. T, CLEMMONS. A x NOCMce M E XT. nouuce.myself x» apludepeiideat 4;aud» date for the office of ItEUlSTKU OK Lh»h.l)S> lor Hiuicorabe county, at the en suing election in August. my 2 Mde uHAS. KILLIAN. February 1st 1878. I respectfully an 4 XX 017NOKMENT. - -- *- I hereby announce myself a. candidate for REGISTER OF DKKDS for Haywood County, subject to a fiif stiilfre® tlbuveniioh. ' J. WILLIS. "WxynesviUe, y. 0., May :?th, ’78. tf VNNOL’Nt'KMKXr. . W. J. GUDGER, of AVtlTW urgeTTornre S'eWeof N orth Carolina to represent the Fortieth District, composed of the counties of Mad- ’ jMOit and Buncombe, subject to the action of the Democratic District Couvenlion Madison being entitled to it. it is expected that her voice will he respected. my 1« aw MANY VOTERS. ‘y^XNuUNCE AIEN'T. VVavnksville, X. C.t May Oth, T8. , Messrs. Furman k Stone You are au . thorixed to auuounce the undersigned ns u candidate to represent the county of Haywood in the lower branch of the next General Assembly of the State, subject to a free and fair Convention of the people ol said county._ Truly, . . . ^p»y *>►»*' K.U.t)AVIS. BoAKlHNU Ho(J8K—i mile west of the Courthouse, on Pattou Avenue. Sit uation Ts high and dry, with a sunset view eqiial to that from the surroundiug peaks. In fare aud aUentiou we purpose to give satisfaction. w. S. BAHKfcTT, Proprietor. Richmond M. Peaisou, Esq., Is in the city. Valuable lands for sale at the Ford, of T*lgeo»i, lit Maywood, very cheap. Important Notice to the Magistrates of Buncombe. See the call for your meeting in another^olttmn. ' J..C. t,. Gndger, Esq., our nominee *ir Judge, is; tfr thtreity, stopping at the Bai.k Motel: * iic cmiuica ui me •huukhiiki- oauimui School picnic it to-day at Col. Lee’* Mineral Springs. May it be a day ol y d'heuiiiiiistof* of several of ourebu reli es delivered iddman on Sabbath eve ning Ok temperance matters, looking to die vote next Thursday..T “ cleaning up and getting ready for the 8uminer . tuvelt- ' Visitor* are - already beginning to arrive. . Tire exhibition by tl«e pupil* of the school connected with tbs M- lu Zion Church (polored)wUl take place at the ctmrchuii Thursday evealug noth Lust. All friend* Invited to attend,. ‘ Ot'B Youmu rKlE.NI> W. W. Vandi ver has been assisting at o'Ur'post office, the past few weeks- We wish Col. Fagg con Id give employment to Mr. V.., lor with Mr. Briggs and Mr. V. no office in tbw^tata would be ruu better* . j Kev. W. H. Ferguson, t lor worthy pa-J! tor of file M. E. Zion Church, (celored.) will address Ills congregation ou next Sabbath evening on the.kuportaut tern- j Iterance question now. agitating our e Humanity. Ollier prominent eolorcd citizens .will also deliver addresses ou the same subject. The telegraph poles are up between our town and liendereouviUe. We hope Hie wires mar soon, be up. and our friend Jesse Murrimon may be duly t Mailed, for It is greatly t»hl» enbrgy tliat this enterprise has beeit put on ,foot. All those desiring to enjoy that high degree of health which pare bloodindn sod of by being hauled in wagons to Tennessee, Georgia, Month Carolina and the eastern portion sf this State—often a distance ot a hundred miles or more over rough roads—where, their superiority alw ays commanded the highest price; sometimes as much as fire 'luU'/rx pet bint/ict. Hut within the last tea y ears railroads have lieeu grad ually approaching us, until how scare about to w itness the completion of two tine railroad lines crossing each other at this place,* which will be completed in about twelve mouths. Since tills better state of tilings lias been nearing us, we have been buying and planting murc-extcnsiveorchards of dllfereut kinds of fruit, of the finer and more improved varieties. A few of these here ami t lie re' have eofne into bearing, and it lias thus been Ocinnn strutetT that the same varieties grown here are larger and of liner ipuditv than they are <>n any other portion of tub globe. To illustrate this fact, I will metniou. that 1 have seen -speehtteHs-of die Fall Pippin that weighed twenty two and a hulf ounce*; Stuck in,/ham or Equinddy twenty-two ounces; Huff twenty-four ounces; Twenty Ounce 1‘ip pin fwenty-four ounces, and other va rieties in .proportion, and this loo oir stiuulard trees, and. without any special care or attention. v**i/ me wur .ippics or superior Rise audrted as tbHowsi Crail;im ami Cherokee entitled to C86 voles; Clay, d!2; Macoii, 747 ; Swain, I ransylvaiuu, 4J7; Henderson, 710; Madison, 856; Buncombe. 1,0(1$; To tal vote, 7,0ol ; .Necessary to nomi nate, v on vein ion men, on motion, took u i‘t*Ct*.^ on>ne lioiir, —*'•' Un reassembling, A motion vrns car ried to proceed 10 the nomination of candidates lor Superior Court Judge, whereupon, Air Furman, of Buncombe, nominated Col A T Davidson, of Buncombe. l>r Woodlin, of Mhcoii, nominated Cupt (' M McLoud, of Buncombe. .; Mr binitli, of Hay wood, nominated J C L Gudger, Esq , of Haywood. Dr llillianl, of Buncombe,- nomlna ■ ted Hon Jus 11 Merrhnon, ol buncombe. Tlie’ Convention then proceeded to ballot with the following result : 1st Ballot—Gudger, 3,(Mid; McLoud, 2,*03; Mcrriuiou, .1,169: Davidson, 1, 100. 2nd Ballot—Gudger, 2,903; McLoud, *1,879 ; Merrhnon, 850; lhividsou, 968.. 3rd Ballot—outfger, 3,100 ; McLoud, 2,85¥ iAlemmou, 724 ; Davidson, ¥50 4th Ballot—Gudger, 3,484 ; McLoud, 2,700; Merrimon, 0¥2; Davidson, 7i4. 5th Ballot—(ludger, 3,578; McLoud, 2,806 ; Merrhnon, 1,266 ; Davidson, ; Oih Ballot—Gudger. 3,578 ; McLoud, 2,085 ; Merrimon, l.ltii ; Davidson, 7th Ballot—Gudger, 2,950-; McLoud, 2 807; Merrimon, 1,206; Davidson, 0287 8th Ballot—Gudger, 8,000 ; McLoud, 2.8u7 ; Merrimon 1,3a#; Davidson, 418. At this stage of tlie proceedings, Dr Weaver, of Bnucotube, ottered a resolu tion referiug tjie question of the selec tion of a Judicial Candidate fbr this District, to the State Convention, short | ly to assemble at Jt^lelgh; Ou being read, a (notion was prornpt j ty mude.-md'^roouded to hty iUv remrfti liou on tDe table, and the vote being j called by counties resulted ns follows : For the motion, b247 ; Against 1, So the resolution was laid ou the t* i wc U iiA mrtfkM* 1 iilli liiiiktfer>^HJgeiv ilcLuud, 2,70tj Mammon, -l.dod. [Notk.—In justice to Col. Davidson, j wo muststate that prior to tin* balfot J having been taken, it Miittj^ij*;rallj uti* Softer although not otticially announced by the | Chair, that his mnne was witlidrawn.] At this sta*re of the- proceedings 'Japt Miller, of Henderson* moved that the Convention cease ballot ting for J udgc and try Rs Hand on the selection ot *a» candidate lor solicitor. .The. motiow al though promptly seconded, encountered a-slmm of opposition, and on being puU to a vote, was defeated by a very large majority. Tbe C'uuveuUou then pro ceeded to the loth ballot—GUulgen, $,897 ; Me Loud, 2,807 ; Mcmmou, 1.047. Ufh ballot—©udger 3,504; Mclydtul, ‘Wat?lu*kmoK, »,3S£-:’«-* Just before the voting commenced on tiic next ballot, a delegate Iron Hun* combe County put In nomination Col U Coleman, of' Asheville. The vote re sulted as follows: 12th ballot— Gtidger, 3,082 ; McLotid, 2,082 , Mernmou, 1,859; Coleman, Wo. 13t h Ballot—Umlger, 5,2tfl ; Me Loud, 1,125 ; Merrnuoi , Iatfft. While tlie secretaries were engaged lu counting up the vote, *ud be lore Lite result could be announced by tile diair, it appearing Is the Convention that Mr. Gudgcr was Lite uoiuinse, on. motion of C'apt Miller* of HetuWrauti, his uoiuination was made unanimous* not a single vote being oast in tlie neg ative. Tbe chair then announced that J C C Gudgvr, of Haywood was the nominee of the Convention, he having received a m ajority of alt the votes poll# ed. .• On motion of tlapt MUlsr, of Ilender •on, a committee of three wu appointed by the chair to inform Mr Gudger/ of the result, consisting of Messrs.Mliler, of Henderson \ Wood 11 n of Macon and Moorevpf Buncombe. "" 1 - . . i . On motion, the convention then pro ceeded to nominate a candidate tor So licitor* of the District, whereupon 6 8 Ferguson and W L Tate, of Uavwood, 8 VPiokeiis, of Henderson, Kope Ellas, of Macon, and T F Davidson of Bun combe, were placed in nomination by their respective friends. A ballot was then gone Into with the following re sult t * • . 1st Ballot—Ferguson, 3.634; Tate, 1,0W ; Fickens, 7lo; Silas, 747 t David *onu l.4«^ . 2nd Ballot—Ferguson 5,133; Pickens, 710; Davidson, 1,8«9; Tate, — ; Ellas, On motion tho^ nomination of O 8 Ferguson was then made uuanlmous. - Mr. Dm Igor being present was then Intrtnhicvd and briefly thanked tire Coil-, veutlon for tl»e honor conferred. Mr Ferguson, being also present, was then eaded upon to address t)»e Conven tion, which he did ncuJy and appropri atefy. - ' ^-• .• Tire following resolution* were then presented and nnjMJhnoudy a doji ted : Reaol&fd, That the Male A i.iiventton soon to assemble at italeigh. lo pla^e in nomination candidates.tor. thc.vacioui Judicial offices, Is re#neeifully acquest »d to place iu nominal ion J t; I. CJudger, Esq., of Ifaywjod. as tli*- c.mdtdale for lodge of the Hojierior€ >*«trt «rt this Uth Judicial Districr. i /tender, i, *, W X II gUlltll. ,4 Wake, »> the lh>l rhl.U v of UiU Judh-hti Ulstrioi tor oltbe Uortri. 7f«rdeed, That the thutittf of this Coiivt MiU.ii are due and are hereby ten* ih r.-«i i« C it Way, Esq., lor the fairness, shinty :u>4uHmm«y*lfiKwhM> Ik* ha^ iliseliargcd the duties of l‘iv>h;. nt of this body. ~ Rtrdrei, That our thank** are due to the n*|irt*Meii(utivea of the Iteitiocnitic Press oi ili*» UUtiici. lor iholr kind and efficient nsMbdance a* S<*cvUriw, mid vve request them to publish as much of the proceedings a> they may deen of in terest to the people* Unsolved, That om thanks are due to the Trustees of WuynesvUlc Academy/ for the use of the same for the purpose i»f this Convention. Unsolved, That tlie thanks of the citi zens of this' Judicial District, are due and »re hereby tendered to Major W L Tate, for tlie efficiency honesty apd rtdellty which has characterized his dis charge of the duties of the office of So licitor during the past four years. 'Hie Con rent ion then adjourned sine die. C. B, Way. President. R. M. FURMAN, \ u , W. M. ALLI80H, ^8eC^Vt,lrl*,,- — Tempekance Mektino8.—At a meeting held In the M. E. Church on Sunday evening by tlie various con gregations in town, the cause of tetii peraoce was freely discussed, and steps taken to give full notice to the entire township of tlie Importance of a full, turnout by the township voters on tlie day of election to be held In AslievUJe on Thursday tith day of June. ^ — _ The^ tbUowlwg , gentlemen have con* senUnl to deliver addresses ill ttiis township on next SabbathJ evening at 4 o'clock : Reynold's Chapel by J. Ilut tilck; lleaverdam. Dr. J.8. T. Baird ; Haw Creek,. Rev- Geo. Bel); West’* Mitchell will address the several cougre- ; gallons-in town between now and tlie day of yleeRoiiw - ^ j :~j ' The citlaens of tlie town are request ed to meet at the, Courthouse on Tues 3ffSV^)5F & us there will be addresses made by. >a rums persons. .Died.—JLn Asheville, on the23J lust-, ultlnr residence of £*wd»t Sluder, £aq., AUmrlea- A>l>wh»rilv,. uedyeon of 1>r." William M. uuddieslec A-Dwinelle of. New ..York aty, aged 18 years. and 7 months. Ills funeral took place Satur day evening at Lite Bplseopat church, and the rcn.aim were buried in the cent etery of that church. All that kind, friends oould do was done to ameliorate, the t»u lie rinks of tlie young stranger, bub ti»e seed# ot \ he;de*t ribyer had been tear deeply sown. Our community sympa thizer deeply with the bereaved trie ml* and kindred. •' • . Best in the STATK.*-t>ur quondam townsman, John Aston, was sub jected to a.thlrd test as uudl agent on tt»e W. N. 0. K. It. last week, and