»; L O C A L . Our senior is lu attendance upon the State' Fair. . Cheap lioslifry at Mrs. Herndon's. The , n$w brick stores of McLoud & Pulliam. E. T. Clemmons and J. U. Brown are now well under way ant) will soon bp completed. ~ ; Our reading space Is somewhat' com "pressed this week on account of new advertisements. Another evidence that advertising In the Citizen pays. Kid gloves, ail colors, from 80 cents to SI.75, at Mrs, Herndon's. . We are glad to know that the Rev. * Mr. Mitchell, of the Baptist Chnreh lit this place, who recently tendered his jesiguatioii us pitsLur oI said «hurclu has withdrawn the same- We congratulate the church upon retaining his services, , Seek ruffling from 20 cents to $1.00 per yard and Tuffs at 25 cents per dozen ut Mrs. Herndon's. __ The recent sesslotf of the Tennessee Conference of the A M E Zion Church, blalu tills place. Was largely attended by the colored brethren from this and the eastern sections of Tennessee. El der Shady was appointed Presiding Elder of this district. Elegant black lace Spanish scarfs at Mrs. Herndon's, from $?..5‘u to $J.OO. ! Our friend Cheek, the Italian b«*e man, has been to Spartanburg with a supply of hi* delicious honey. Our neighbors 'are convinced now that our laud does How' with milk and honey The. Readisc* .Room.—The location of the Keating Upcra oft In; Asheville Reading Club has been changed to the south front room of the third-story .of. the Court House. The room will be open to the public as heretofore. ‘ Fh&ATH in "Mississippi. — We learn through adelcgiaiii of the »th Inst.'to Mrs. R. T. Baird, of this place, of . the death of lier daughter, Mrs. M. J. Lee, of West Point,. MU«. Having visited our mountains several summers, her many friends and relatives here will , moip-n her death. Found Head.—The body of a colored Hian was found near Prof. Kimberly's on Sunday evening. It, proved to ‘be that of a poof,' deranged old man who had wandered from home ainl dled-of cold and - starvation. Ills mime was Win'’Gil key. He had lived Tor some time with John -Conley, a colored man, residing on Prof. Kimberly’s farm, a jury was suminohed by Coroner Shel •fctm, and a verdict was rendered in ae eordairceAviih the facts above stated. ^^att©* AvIbnuA will soon Ife 4 'thing of beaaty,1 and we trust a joy forever. Our energetic mayor is having the long cherished and greatly needed wish of the town tarried into jpffect, by having1 it widened up to Court square. It will be a ■ handsouve avenue when completed. Wp hope Mayor tsunimey-will have nice a hade trees planted on both sides all the way down Let it be made a thoroughly shaded driving park. Mr. Seyeir has ■ charge of the work, and of course it will i»e_wjdldsne._1____ ' Bring 'in your1 produ co*-nud-lM*y'‘ a da ceut bedstead at VanGilder & Haungon’a. - Wants to Know'.—Oar .friend, A. W. * Bumgarner, in Clay, wishes to know how ^5fe3sPsw#aiBB"in^ Democrats have nearly 130. members o< the Legislature out of 170 The Demo crats and Greeabackers elected two Con gressman in Maine aud hare gained six-in Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa. Ben Butler .J*§4ft .>he Democrats to min Massachu setts and Joe Turner Uads the 'Radicals ' io the d——cuce iu the Raleigh district. Rverv member.of. our Legislature liTjh* West is a Democrat,.except Mr. Bird of Henderson and Mr. Davis of Madison, and both are- bad off,' because ineligible. - eiek.w Bob ■ Vance feels quite certain bf liHi' eteeHon; though be has no opposition. Judge * Dick's organ, the Henderson Courier, and Collector Mott’s organ, toe Pioncer, have .locked borne on the public pap, but really 'there is toe little to fuss over and not ^enough to divide. Postmaster Pagg is as well as could bd expected under the '-atrcamstancea. Captain Jim Robinson was elected-to she Senate from the Clay1 district by an overwhelming majority, judge, (lodger ie- hanging, folks right smartly ia the ftth ^ district. Asheville is improving rapidly aad< our. health, was merer better^ k^: , Ji P. S, Official returns soon. . ■ __- hr -K ' I Mmj jnr Dixit u4 WfiHjpIi* patfa, •ItiJS at VmOU4w * IftMWl'i # • ftiif yoar. “ varraxtH " u«n at ?*e., 4B tUaUwi'l.__ • ^ *■*•..// ‘ . A party has A very fine piano which will 1ms so!c| bn very ..reasonable tfenus. For further information apply to K.-Jr« Aston. The piano tg a new one, has never been u*ed, ami is guaiauteed first Our New Advertisement* — Our readers will find botli profit and pleasure iu reading the new advertisetneuta, in the Citizen this week. ; . . . ...1 Messrs. Pleasaut, Allen, MillU & Co., t>f which house we had bccasibn to refer lengthily last week, auuounce that they luive on hand the most 'complete general ‘tock ever before received. They will not be out-doue in prices. Messrs. Chnnn Biother* announce a itraud opening of lull diul whiter eloth ng. toueUierwi11i a full stock of boots imTshoes. Iii another column wiHt>e~ found a more extended notice of this Especial attention 1s called to Mrs. Herndon’s elegant assortment of tniliin L*rv goods. V I lie firm of Morrison & Staples'has been dif«»lvwl, and the thin name will heruaUcr be Staples. & Brevard. Proposals will be received by the L-ouniv Commissioners for re-covering the bridge across the Swannunua at Uudger's Ford. An important notice, to executors, ad ministrators and guardians is published by Clerk E. IV. Herndon, Messrs. Van Gilderj& Haungen, whole (‘ale and retail dealers'll! everything per taining to .the hardware business, oiler iitlructions to the trade unsurpassed in this section. They have also added fur niture to their business; Messrs, l^w i^ 11, Blair & Go-,. Rich [lionet, Va., oiler inducements in 'the wholesaler liai trade. This house is thoroughly reliable, uml will do justice to all. \ Purcell; Ladd A-Co , wholesale drug gists of liichuioiid, Va., are too well known to the. trade to need any com mendation. Coiifeet i4 l*ro»p«Tl». Resuming our talk with our biuluen men, we called upon. ^. MESSRS. D. T. MIJULARD AND CO. Dr. Millard, >the senior member of thia firm, has long since been recog nized as one of otir tardiest merchants, a shrewd business man and clone observ er of business matters and interests gen erally. He has recently associated with him Mr. J. O. Howell, who, fchdftgh a young man, has established an enviable business reputation, and commands the confidence and esteem of a very ex ten sive patronage; The trade Of tlftb firm hr'steadily^ but rapidly crowHigratid tmnp are more alive to the business Im |>oi tance and prospects of our city, of which they are Justly proud. - In answer to our Inquiry of Dr. Mill ard as to the advantagra possessed hy ^sheyiUe as a trade center, as well as a point of attiaction generally, he replied, ••Asheville.is. In my opinion, an impor tant point for more reasons titan one. Its commercial Importance is one only of many -attraction* possessed hy it, though In this particular its growth In the past three or four years Inis beeu greut and permanent. Here, the coun try merchant* assure ns, tliey cun sup ply their wants to such advantage as to render it entirely unnecessary to look elsewhere for umuy articles needed by their customers, and hi a few years more every article of merchandise will l»e of fered for sale here and at prices as low as tliey can. ire? them anywhere. In a wordv Asbevide- Is bound to. Wcainr, in fact, the commereiai center of Western North Carolina. We, need, a fail road wo»se titan any people I know of. Tiieu the wheat, flour, corn, potatoes; apples, peaches, flricd fruits, tobacco, hay, etc., would flinl ready sale, if-not always here, through eom.»«*Hwion merchants tliey could choose any market j»u this or the other side of the Atlaiftlc, *nd thereby our fanners would be )ti ulula ted to the proper cultivation bf their lands. And what a fruitful soil we have for tiie cultivation of all these products! Nowhere call there be found a-soil bet ter adiipted to tlie growth of tile cere als and fruits than is found ti^tlie val leys and on the mountain shies of West eru ziorui Carolina. “But, to my min i, this is destined to become one of the finest liealth and ■pleasure resorts In tin? world, and hence Asheville will soon become a city of ho tels This? |m«t season stands as a wit nest to this fact. Hundreds of people from all sections of the country spend the summer here and go a« ay restored to healtli or improved so lunch as to Wave no doubts sis to the bcniticcut ef fects of our salubrious climate and pure mountain waters. It is no less a Winter Kl'sort tor henlth ami o*nntV»rt-seeker# ol the North and Northwest. Another point of interest to our section, and' oite our people generally take, much interest ill* is Immigration; but I am sorry I bare run Hriicto rf'senss tfds rrr.it ter with you. You cati*i say too much td Induce good, holiest,, energetic men — fanners, stock - raisers and mechanics specially-tocometo our ufugnifleeut undeveloped section for luppcs, comfort, happiness and prosperity.^ Our people want anjd invite them to come. “As you see we are not allowed to stand stdl or stop, you will excuse me for tlie present; hut cad whenever you hnveMline; itnrH wrttcuke pleasure in giving you any points which may at tract my attention. 1 am proud ot Asheville's growth. and pro*|>c'cts, and sympathize with any move which may edi mankind know what a sp.'endid section we have, and what a clever set of’fel lows we are. \ CaU again." Oar young friends, Mob css. a. r. aj»p c. j. cbumh, have opened ia their beautiful a lure room oq .Main street, opposite the Kagle Hgud, a uu> s t. uu r a c t >v s.*,t oeg. id gen^raf ms chHndiwr.if good quhltty and~cheapness constitute attractions. Cornering the Senior after he had ju'sf pat up a largo bill for some Henderson county. custom* ers.and propounding, a few questions, he replied: "i am pieaseo.wtta mu restore jpj; Introduced ia Ibatinau,. ui-ta-mt Our Iowa occupies aeea tral position in the midst of a cluster of coaiAies oust of the Blue Uid^imoime diately oa the thofonghfare leading from the Southern to the Westers and North western Stales, mad will sees be the cen tre of four liaes of railways, crossing ai this point. Bence sack yfcar brings rapid tmproeemests and an IncreasSe of trade; so much so Utat many ofear merchants —and-AsheVifte ean^teaW of soma as wide-awake metehaats- as anywhere t t now—hen increased their stocks to weh an attest as to afar good induce meats to the wholesale, as well as retail tra^e. This fact has induced eereral of >nr Hieretsanu to make’Wert ate, iters *f wu«r ■■■■■ IIMBU VO ■NI'WUil.MH 0f —Ispecialty. (btxebr MuUklUr Wiksrmtl! irwtse eoald la buying small, lets.. Is riew of this fact wo havtf been shaping uur business so as to make clothing, geu ttomen’g furnishing: gooUs and family groceries our specialty. VW are just re reiving, as you can see, a large stock of these goods, which we purchased at rui nously low prices, and are selling them correspondingly. Goods are lower here than I hare ever known them, our people ace comparatively Tree from debt and im proving, have fine crops, a great deal of good stock which must soon command money. Our prospects, sir, as a commu nity, are brighter than any 1 know of, and our people and business men are most gratifyingiy disposed to appreciate the situatipa and advantages.” ; ms. r. ctl t&UTfta,,.. ■ one of our most energttk) and prosperous merchants, says lie “ started here eighteen montia ago. As compared with ♦hen, the present business of Asheville is three or ♦our times as Urge and far more satisfac vj. The people are in. better condition, and now growing more-sor have secy-good crops, are comparatively out of debt, and, having accommodated themselves to the “ no credit” system, trade is constantly improving. And the trade of Asheville is reaching out rapidly. I now have good trade from Haywood, Madifon, Yancey. Mitchell, "Hendersou and Transylvania. AstveV 1 IfeTs idol'llg~ better by her custom ers now than any town, large Or small, that !, know of. The demand for more spacious store buildings shows jposl S’irongly the immediate, and prospective, growth of AshevilL*. Several tihe, large lour-stoiy buildings are now going up, and I aiu now' negotiating tor a welt-lo cated lot on Patton avenue, to begiu at once the erection of a fonr-stora brick store. I require now •much moiV room Hud facilities for displaying my goods than 1 know have. In live yeurs I Vo in now our population will he at least at the present rate of increase, wild more, JlAhc.coTOpleUoti.of.the several- railroads , to this point, now under construction, increases" this rate as contemplated ..by tnapy. You can state that in ail my trawls aud .ahservalioNS,:i see no. spoilti equal to Asheville in every respect, as a business point, and her early future is, a grandone.” (TO BK CONTINUED I Good VTokk in Jackson,—Eider J. W. Hooker sends in tlie following from Webster. uhder date of the 4th Inst.?— “ f happy to s.Uy that a glorious re vival of religion has been going j»n In Ncwfonnd chtiJrch lor aeveral days. No doubt great good has been done, a ntimber have f-ofessed faith In Christ, uflfl the work Is still, going., on.J# have liad the assistance of firm Bright, mis sionary in .this Association, until his health gave uhiy. TlffT B.has given himself to his work assiduously since August. 1 have enjoyed many happy seasons with him during this time. Ow ing to ihe present condition of his health and tinder my advice, he lias concluded reluctantly to retire from active work nrilil tlio third Sunday in this month, when he will commence a Work at*Cut-' alooebe ” Messrs. C. W. Thorne & Co., R!ch MoNfi.—While hi RTctiiiioiicf,.fust weeft, we availed ourself of. an .opportunity to through the several stores devoted to the extensive'trade of this popular firm and inspect the immense .ami iimguifi "c^nt slock selected this Reason for their North' Cuiolina^trade, This house lias heeu hi business twelve, years, some «,!Wo .iK^i Jiiuij, specially-, the. past t welve yeara. It htuTlvqViimf' grit, backbone, lot tituUu and some ca.li to cuminct a large business during tbe past decade; but tills tlrui, aside n«iii iWi shabireStAymSii.--y,ifisjtmwj f ally, exhibited tllcir good judgment throughout. their business Ufa to dis count every bill the; made, and, buying only lioimtlio msniiliu'tiuvr-. fiuve not only uialntallied tliclr own business in U'grlly and success, but been Jn‘u post uuu. atwaya-toneovunBouale 4*‘-m»»rlYv» to circumstance* xml dilfitultiea a* uiey M'ouid art«. tiow it la ow of the staun dbeaf llrma In the South. Their, popu lar aaluainen travel Virginia, Weal vlr U'.uht, lenueateeand North C'lirMina,In ' «ll of which State* their trade iaexlen-1 Jw* aud.tuureaaiug,. ilr, jLJhdLbaiu.1 ' WvMalfr. mow M«jr„Wy 'ktivfrr. bymmi of our mereiiHUta in Weateru Cimilimi, repreaenta the houae in our State, ami we were gratihed at hie. aaaurauee lliat "no better trade went out to any mar ket thau Richmond la now getting; troiu Weateru North Carolina; and, appro elating Urn rapidly-growing importance or your lection, the hugest Riduuond houeea are glflng It apedal attention." BealUca tnen’a hat*, cape, fte., Uiey deal extensively In millinery goods, aucli ua i IJihont, lad lea* trimmed aud untrimtnud liata, flowera, leather*, aeorla, beregea, ete. They aay they will duplicate any bill for gopda kept by them made on the American Coutiuenc :U beaeiualvely wboleaale, Ja me of the vary be*t hooaea In the eouutiy. tu aU reaped a, jnul.de Yeraae the patruuage ot om- Southern nwrcliauU.. Mother »gafe ybar children from to *nd death by using Shriner’s Indian ^7 mifuge. It will destroy and expel wowl'--^ of every Variety It is a reliable ao* , b»e it according to the directiob# on»vV bottle and watch the result, and you £ b^convinied that it does its work "el*J Prices of boots, shoes aod halt can’t * beat at S. NanGUder a. . • ir JW#nt * cheaP bedstead, go ^ VanUilder & Hannsou’s. i —- ‘ t MIKHIKU 1v. AUCTIOX SALES. w A G O N S If'Al'CTIOS. Fetlerul Court. ' 1 trill tell ill the town or Aehevllle, to the highest didder, on Wedneaday, tlio fith day ol November, two of Fith- lira. $ Co ’s 7m Hoise Wagons. : I. refer yon to Col. V. S. Conk H. H. Wnbh and I. L. Murray, who are oow using wagons of the above manufacture. he L. BROWN, Auctioneer; NEW A1>VEUTISEAIENTS. Notice. ProPORAT.S win BE RECEIVEDHV the Hoard of Con n ty Comm i.eionen their regular tro-fting-io November^ -for --- re-coveriog the bridge across Swannanoa, at _/.._!_,_. . would call the attention of her friend* f arid. dusfQiner* to her' *■•11 Ntock of (.oodi, willed COIIeLtS Of HU assortment of fiull loimbx* lliits, lllbtM„,». Plume*, Matins, f lowers, Ornaments. Sc. Sasli RHdmiis V 2.1 eu per yard, Ilei stock of Neck wear, Corsets, Ctotu^ vifasfefJV Ao.-, ts-ijSolii. "r “ plete and of tiie latest design, and at very lost prices. AH wool Si,awls, ■ -double and tdiigle; Break fast Shawls. * Howia and Comfort* at cost. A full line^fe*, of diUdren 8 a*,d lolaaea’ilon^W »f the latent at vie. Slit; re* m*c< fully solicit* die patronage of tUe ladles.lu town and Official Notice.. r>OXCOMBBCOU.NTr. —i, ^ To -II V . ,a lUe (’rab *« Court. T<*„ “V Beeeptore, Aduiini.trelon *ud OurrUiaot: \ . ; •• Wbureue you bur* UM li'KlilUi. jtom quurttrl/ repbrf. gl»b your gunnel uecouu^io th. Jud*e of n9i*iru. » «»'"<( by l»w, mud fulled lb reu w rou bondf u required by luw^ .' ... B lV* lE'r*lur»«r