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; : : - ! VOL. 1. ' ; . , : - r-. i : , : h- ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY XO. 7, . NOVEMBER 5. To-the People,. TU teish tceekly information from every 4 section f Western 2forth fkirolina and :: K'lxt Tt iihtsxie, tf y or all iiqnvfactur- jug or mining enterprises csta7ji.Jud, or im- procemtnts to those existing,), invproremcius in agricultural, especially respite of ' new cx jririiUtntu in agricvlttp-e in Jhi section; of 'Hchooif, ctitreliei, Alliance a td other orders or associations for the good and vp-btiilding tf ' tltl people. Send its short plain state ments, as often as may he. THE DEMO- iton uci n g to the xrorld the improvements in the social and material (fereldjyttfnt oj this ' & cti'hi . - y Wm. E. Waldrop has been' appointed postmaster at. Sandy Mush. Mavor.Blanton had quitexi levee at his court Tuesday, 'adding 68 to) the treasury. : , Read all the advertisements! in HE Democrat. Tiey represent as good, re liable business men as can! be jfound in ' - : - . i i the Union. i t - . ' i Mr. T. L. Clayton had two fingers very severely injured last Saturday in a snap ing machine at his shop west of the French Broad. ;; i All advertisers in The Democrat are doing a good business, j They sell on! the closest margins and give the money's worth every time. Mr. Leslie Campbell, editor of the Murphy Bulletin, gaveus-a 'pleasant 'call Tuesday. He was enroute home from a visit: to Atlanta and Raleigh;. Extensive improvements j are soon to be made on the old Woodfin place, on North' Main street,. now the property of Dr. Burroughs, but occupied at present by Dr. Weaver. I Every citizen of Western cjarolina is , interested in giving! Tiie! Asheville Democrat the largest circulation. It wiU'do good work for this country, j and we hope to havp ten thousand subscribers , by the first of January, j The Raleigh Chronicle has! completed ; its fourth 3'ear, and entered upon its ? fifth under most favorable (auspices!. It is ably, forcibly edited, and combines to a high degree the admirablej characteris 1 tics of a useful paper.? May it continue to prosper MrViC. Davis, the popular North Court Square grocer, and agent for Gar - rett's popular No. 11 jS-cerit cigar; in 5 forms us that over one; thoiis;md bushels of Chestnuts have been shipped from this city to Philadelphia and NewST'ork this season. And the demand for I them is ; still good. f i t Mr. W.' C. Erwin, a whilom quill driver on our State .press, has purchased the Morganton Star and will begin the pub lication this week of the Morganton Her- ; aid. Mr. Et is an accomplished writer, a most' agreeable gentlemen, and will make the Herald a valuable addition to the press of the State, much success. We wish hini ! Our old friend ''Big Tom' Wilson, the bear hunter of the Black, was in the cit i last week with a bear cub. I !He said to usjhe had killed over 100 of Ithese exhil arating mountain animals during his stay .-I - - - .. " - ! f T I' . 01V the Black, and that thev were more plentiful now than usual, j Mr. Wilson was of the party who first found the body of j the lamented Dr. MitchelL And God never put an honester heart in la1 body than in that of "Big Tom" Wilson. pur merchants are enjoying excellent trade his week. The farmers, generally, have good crops, are comparatively out of debt, and most products all save beef cattle, we believe command fair prices And the Asheville market is said by those who have examined Other markets, to be the best and most active in the - South Whatever prices may be here, parties may be sure that they are just a little better than elsewhere! Come to Asheville with your produce, and buy your supplies here. You can do no bet ter! anv where, and, in general, not so i well, '; - ' J "" 1 ! " ! I Thej Republican Revenue oflicers are , at their work again, as the j immense crowd of people brought- here to the Federal Court fully indicates. We un derstand one party has been brought here for selling Electric Bitters, a patent medic ne. Of course all such cases will be dismissed by Judge j Dick, as has been Jiis custom,' but the poor! fellows -will have to make good the costs, which go to the officers, and which will prove no little burden of themselves.; The largest erowdj has been brought here for years, and ; go where you will in th6 district there is apparently less dealing in whis key than ever before.. The officers, how ever, must be paid, the "boys f must be taken care of 'and the ' Republican ma- :hne kvas established to do this and the' are dqinir it. Let them make! the most ' 'f it now. the people will set down on "iVJ ole concern at the next election, OUR TOBACCO MARKET. Heavy Breaks and Big: Prices Dur ing the Past Week. The word busy does not convey a proper idea of the state of affairs around the several warehouses the past week. Saturday they all had to lay off, to give the buyers a chance to pack away their heavy purchases. Each sales day the floors were- literally covered with the bright golden leaves, leaving scarcely room for the large crowd of buyers, a larger number being on the market than ever before. I And prices throughout have been splendidly sustained, all grades fetching their value. Monday and Tues day there was a constant rush all the day, and buying was brisk. The aggre gate sales' at .the Banner on Monday reached 20,149 pounds, oing for $4, 066.96 j a splendid day's i work. There were no sales at this house on Tuesday, as the heavy sales at the Farmers' and the Al iance houses occupied the entire day. The immense floor was covered, however, and things were lively there yesterday. - j , Tuesday was the regular opening day at the Alliance though several sales have already taken place there. Tuesday's break was a heavy one, over 400 piles being on the floor; prices elsewhere give; the result of the sale. The Farmers' was crowded with to bacco and buyers and the sales were enormous. Our report closes with Tuesday's sales, but breaks yesterday were; very heavy, and prices Svere fully sustained. Our Asheville market is do ing itself full credit this season, and the planters of Western Carolina and Ten nessee are fully appreciating it: J. ': The following; are some of the prices taken at random : Banner Warehouse Chambers & Perry, proprietors: Charlie Davis, auc tioneer: , j. :. j . John Murray, 5, lots, 19.50, 23, 27, 29, 42; Lou and Lizzie Robinson, 7 lots 4.40, 6, 12.25, 15.50, 20.50, 29, 36; A. T. Austin, 5 lots, 4.80, 12, 13, 24.50, 32; W. J. Sluder, 7 lots, 3.90, 9.25, 12, 14, 2, 32, 43; Jim Price, 6 lots, 8.25, 10.50, 21, 22, 25, 29; Giles & Robinson, 6 lots, 7.50, 14, 16, 19 34, 38; Hemphill & Sherlin, 5 lots, 6.25, 11, 14, 30, 40; Hemphill & Rhen, 5 lots, 8.25, 14, 21, 34, 34; J. H. Hemphil, 6 lots, 11.75, 12, 16.50,! 25, 26, j 37; T. J. Lee, 7 lots, 11.75, 14, 20, 21, 23.50, 24.50, 24.50, 33; R. L. Lowe, 6, lots, 9, 12.50, 20.50, 22.50, 25, 28; S. L, James, 6 lots, 7.50, 16, 20, 22, 27, 33; T. J. Black, 7 lots, 13.25, 22.50, 25, 26, 28, 32, 35; J. P. Black, 7 lots, 35. 47, 60; J. H. Williams 14, 20.50, 23, 33,1 5 lots. 12, 21.50, 22.50, 30, 30; Ward and McMahan, 10 lots, 10.50, 14, 20, 25, 26, 35, 40, 45, 48, 50; W. M. Johnson, 5 lots, 4.60, 20, 20.50, 30, 35;i Stokeley & Lee, 7 lots, 5.20,11.25,14.75, 22, 24, 28, 31; Daniel Price, 3 lotsj 21150, 28, 32; W. N. Horton, 4 lots, ll,.22.50j 15.50, 28; Moore & West, 7 lots, 6.85, 12.10, 12.25, 21,23.50, 32, 35. Farmers'! Warehouse Smith & Rol lins, proprietors; E. B. Davis, auctioneer: (The clerks were so bus' at this ware- house that we could not get access to time for this Week; but their noooKs m we did learn that -the sales for Monday aggregated 23,000 pounds at an average of a little Over $20.00 per hundred. Mr. Lee Henderson, of Madison, sold 1,600 pounds at an average of $38 per hundred. This was certainly splendid.) The Alliance Warehouse J. M. Ray and Sons and Geo. Robinson, mana gers, Mr. Bail, auctioneer: W. E. Worley, 6 lots, 6, 16, 2o, 14, 23, 24.50, 26; C. E. Hawkins, 4 lots, 14, 17, 29, 34; Rev. A. B. Hawkins, 5 lots, 13, 14 16.50, 20.50, 35; II. E. Hawkins, 4 lots, 13, ia.50, 22.50, 30; Blackwell& Rives, 7 lots, 12,20, 21.50, 19.50, 23, 24.50, 35; Martha McElrath, 5 lots, 15, 22, 22, 25, 28; Arro wodd & Chandler, 7 lots', 9.50, 13, 13.25, 17.50, 24.50, 25 25; RL. Plummer, S lots, 24.50, 27; C. P. Black; 6 9.50; 14.75, 21, lots, 8.75, 15.51 0, 17.50, 22.50, 24.50, 28; Reeves & Miller, 6 lots, 10.25, 17, 15, 23, 25; Bell & Chambers, 5 lots, 9.75, 10, 15, 23.50, 29; Caney Brown, 4 lots, 17, 22 22, 23; J. R. Gentry, 5 lots, 13, 16, 27, 29, 41 (average 24) ; B. P. Green, J5 lots, 10.50, 14l2o, 17.50; 22, 29 ; Miss E. E. Green,; lots, 12, 24, 24, 27; D. S. Sprinklej 5 lots, 12, 22, 24.50, ;26,j 20; C. F. CJlanee, 5 lots, 11, 13, 25, 53, 26, Glance, 7 lots, 7, 16.50, 2L50, 28, 34, 34, 30; R. C. Wells, 3 lots, 16.50, 18, 25; J. S. 51, average 25; W Av Sprinkle, 6 lots, 180, 18.50, 2527, 29, 29; J. P. Eller, 4 lots, 11.50, 21,23.50, 28; G. W. Chandler, 5 lots, 8, 20,2050, 23.50, 25; B. F. Gordon, 4 lots, 7.50, 1,23,27; T. A. Moore, 6 lots, 6, 8, 19.50, 22,25, 30; Chandler & Hopson, 4 lots, 15, 15, 20, 22; John Clontz, 3 lots, 8.50, 23, 26; W. B. Farmer, 12 lots, 10, 10.75, 11.25, 11175, 13.25, 15,17, 17.50, 20, 22,22.50,23,29. , , The sales a the Alliance aggregated 20,000 pounds, at an average of $17.50 per hundred The Nort Carolina Conference of the Methodist Epi copal Church will meet in r Greensboro! on November 2S. Can't We Have It ? ! Cannot our business organizations get together and take steps toward securing grounds and erecting suitable! buildings for Fair and Exposition purposes ? If a joint! stockj company could be organized and jdo this, it would not only pay the company, but pay this community hand somely. Grounds suitable, convenient i ,1 .1 to the city,, are rapidly being taken up for Residence and other purposes, and enhancing in value. The sooner a move is made the less it will cost jto provide suitable quarters. , The location ought to be! within reach of the street railway, or where a track could be built to it. - Asheville must do something to afford out-door amusements and attractions not only for our rapidly increasing resi- denf population, but . for the thousands our gates. of strangers constantly within Such attractions would not only induce many to come, but all who come to stay longer. . We know of nothmg which could prove more beneficial j some grounds, where games speed, .exhibitions, etc., etc. han hand , trials of could be had,- summer, "fall and during good weather even in winter. 1, , Atlanta' s! Park Association has done as much toi attract visitors to that city as any other one agency. Such would prove doubly attractive here, as the sea son for its use would be so extended. ! If we had( suitable grounds and build ings we could, we think, have the State Fair held here. What a splendid oppor tunity this would afford the j producers, artisans and jfarmers of Western Carolina to show what this section can do, and is doing ! Ami what hosts of people would be induced to come here, not attracted to other places, climate and we boast of. to see ior themselves the (productions and resources ! The Democrat earnestly commends this matter to our enterprising: reorle The trouble j with our people is that while sympathizing with a proposition each waits for the other to move in the matter. Let us all move together, j and let us move at once for Asheville and Western Carolina. Now is the opportu- nity, and our! people .will live to regret not taking advantage of: it, if they do nothing now. Want Information. j We are receiving letters from New York and other States for The Demo crat, from parties wanting information Of our section. The larger jthe circula tion et The Democrat the better itj will be for all concerned. We say to all our readers that we represent a section rich n opportunities and resources most par tially touched as yet. The field is a 'most inviting one' for the capitalist, the; arti san, the, farmer, the manufacturer, the miner, the home and the health-seeker. Come, friends, and see for yourselves. Numbers of people from the North and Northwest have settled in this city and section, many for health and the enjoy ments I of our superior many to avail themselves climate, very of the oppor tunitv afforded here to better their for- tunes. J All good citizens are heartilv welcomed, regardless of their religioi" or politics. All who see The Democrat should induce their friends to send for it ; and all should come while and see the country and spend a and people for themselves, surely. Most of them wall settle, Corn From an Old Field. Mr. F..M. Stevens who lives fivei miles South of Asheville gives The Democrat the result of a very successful experi ment in corn growing upon wprnout ground. On the i 25th of J May last Mr. Stevens planted a piece of old j sedge field in corn from which he took at the rate of 63 bushels to thQ acre. Adjoin ing land yielded only 8 bushels to the acre. Mr.' Stevens gives the following account of its cultivation. He bedded the ground up with a turning1 plow, be tween the beds in the subsoil he ran four furrows leaving! a furrow in the middle. In that he strewed exhausted manure, previously used in a hot bed, at the rate 61 thirty one horse loads to the acre. He thinks he could have gotten at least 75 bushels to the acre if . he had used fresh manure. . He plowed the corn with a cultivator. . " ! twice Among: Farmers and Workingmen. -!,-,. I If- : - . - j ! The Asheville Democrat is rapidly working its.way to the homes of the farmers, workingmen and business men of Western North Carolina. Columns would not contain the pleasant things said of it to us, hut the best assurances are the rapid additions' to the subscrip tion list. The Democrat is working for our home and country, and we shall ear nestly endeavor to make it useful to our people. Let us have the largest circula tion ever given a paper in this State the larger it is the greater the good. Call in and subscribe, or send your name with cash, and get von r neighbor to do the same. THE ELECTIONS MA'HOXE MASHED BUT ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING- HIS MAN. Democrats Win - Everywhere Ex- pected and Hake Large Gains Elsewhere. . Thismorjiing's telegrams give assur ance that both Governor and Legislature in Ohio j is Democratic, : This assures a Democratic Senator VIRGINIA. . Lates returns indicate Mahone's de feat by from 17,000 to 40,000. , , . Richmond Democratic by 5,400, Peters burg, (Mahdne's home ! and heretofore Republjcan)j 446, Norfolk , city, about 1,500 (a gain; of 2,000), Portsmouth 831, Augusta I county . ; and Staunton 2,000, Pittsylrahiaj county (including , Danville) 2,200, Lynchburg 839, Winchester j conn- ty 1,300.. .. V ' ; In every city and section the Demo crats made large gains. The Legislature will bej j two-thirds Democratic. J The negroes in very large numbers refused to vote, many! openly voting , the Demo cratic ticket. 3Iahone'8 treatment of the negro was not forgotten, evidently. His defeat is overwhelming, , 5 t , Mahone was arrested in Petersburg at night for shooting a man named Herbert Harrison'. L j . j , OHIO. The vote in this State is close, suffi ciently so to; give the Democrats a chance for the State. Hamilton county (including Cincinnati) gives Campbell, Dem., about 5,000 majority. Democratic gains elsewhere in the State make the result ; interestingly doubtful. No indi cations concerning the Legislature have been given.! Heretofore, however,! when Hamilton county went Democratic, it generally meant lature. ' ' j ... . '. a Democratic1 Legis4 New York State eoes Democratic bv from 8,000 to 10,000. ' Pennsylvania' polls a light vote, show ing about 60,000 plurality for tiie Repub lican candidatean increased majority on a much smaller vote than in 1887. j New Jersey, Maryland and Colorado have gone Democratic. j Massachusetts is Republican. The Re publicans gained in Boston, but lost in the State. : "! . ' j An election for county officers in Chi cago indicates a Democratic victory. The Democrats have certainly elected the Board of County Commissioners, j The municipal election ' at Nashua, New Hampshire, C. II.! Burke, Dem., was elected Mayor, with' a Democratic Council on joint ballot. j J Mississippi goes Democratic, Iowa and Nebraska Republican. Light vote in all these.: States. ,i; i ' - ' . . ! '!'.'. L Maryland reports the; only disturb ances. A Democrat, Driscall by name, killed a (fusion ticket-holder. He was arrested for murder. In Woodsboro dis trict, Frederick county, a County Con stable was shot, the Judges were driven from the room, and the ballot box was taken. Opposite factions arrayed them selves on each side! of the road, and fired on each other. The Sheriff and possee went to the scene of trouble. j The Burke Pottery Works. The Raleigh State Chronicle in its in teresting "Echoes from the Fair" in last week's issue, has the following to say about a thriving Burke county industry : "At Eldridge,, in Burke county, Mr. Eldridge a Northern man who has been in the State about a year, has the North Carolina Pottery Works. It is flourish ing and he has a constant demand for his hundred different varieties of jugs, jars, churns, vases, etc., chiefly at the North.' The vases and! ornamental jugs, etc., were beautiful and attracted much atten tion. In nearly the same line where only useful jugs and jars were made was the tent of Mr. Alex. Teague, of Richmond, Chatham county.. He had his apparatus with him and was constantly busy mak ing jugs; and jars. There was not a more interesting sirht at the Fair. We have 1 U , a in North Carolina the best clay in the world for this work, and we are glad that it is being utilized more every year The Eldridge Pottery Company also make the celebrated Sally Michael pipes of Burke countv. CoL Tom Fuller doesn't think anv other nipe is worth smoking. ' ." 'j -U T'.j" : Tobacco Sales for October. Mr. E. I. Holme, Secretary of t sKPvillf Tobacco Association, eives the I following reDort of tobacco sales on this vn.vM;. frAr. 22 it:-? nnwnru lliainvk, jUUiil V'.i'JU. brought ! &'2M 7.. an average of si. .. Criminal Court. Below is the business transacted by the criminal court from Thursday last to Monday when it adjourned till the 18th of November: 1 . . Harrison Wilson, assault, causing se rious injury; motion for new trial con tinued. ' j . l '' I . . 1 Robert Ramsey and Wiley Martin, dis turbing religious congregation; judg ment suspended on payment of cost. J Sandy 'Foster, assault -with deadly weapon; county jail f or six months. J. B. Steele, assault; $10 and costs. Thos. Peake and Joseph Carter, affray; judgment suspended on payment of cost. Mike Kelly, charged with bribery at elections, was bound over to the special term of court oh Nov. 18. i T. J . Fowler, assault .with deadly weapon and malicious injury to personal property; judgment suspended on pay ment Of costs. J. R. Co e,! assault with deadly weapon; suspended ; on! payment of judgment costs. Robert , ackson and Chas, Parker, lar- ceny and ; receiving; to send a new bill. . leaVe to Solicitor Josep Carter, et al., affray; judgment for cost. j. ! ; j ' . Mat Goodson was acquitted of a charge of obstructing a road. , " , C L. Miller, Eugene Moss, Dow Mead ows, Zach Plemmons and Wm. Meadows were convicted of destroying a fence. Miller was fined $10 and the defendants pay cost.' j ' f '!'.!. 1 Jas. W; Torrence, seduction under promise of marriage;! judgment for costs. David Swartzell and Thos. J. Wright, horse stealing, noL. pros, with leave 'on motion of solicitor. 11 A fine of $100 and costs was imposed upon Wm. Logan. ! 1 s T. F. Fowler and Riley Taylor sub mitted to an affray, judgment suspended on payment of costs. Frank Lynch was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for larceny. Wm. David Simmons received the same sentence for the same offence. ' Wade Fulenwider was sentenced to jail for six months) and Will Roberts four months for an iaff ray. 1 Federal Court. ' This tribunal convened on Tuesday, Judge Dick presiding. District Attor ney Price, Assistant District Attorney Mott, and all the ' other . officers were promptly on hand, f The following grand juryywas drawn : B. C. Lankford, foreman ; D. C. Allen, Waites Goodman, W. J. Worley, J. J. Colvafd, J. A. Reeves, J. Mi Lyda, D.M. Conhally, B..B. Jones, W. F.' Davis, A. B. Welch, A. J. Roberts, James Parks, J. R. Abels,' Geo. Jacobs, John Hayerick, Geo. Clements, John L. Cook, Stanley Forney, R. E. Williams, W. P. Moore, T. E. Davis., officer in charge. Judge Dick delivered an able charge, as he always does,; this time calling spe cial attention to frauds in elections. We are glad His Honor denounced this rap idly increasing crime: The frauds be' lieved to have been, committed by the re publicans in Mitchell and Madison coun ties at the last election, have not ceased to smell badly yet, and must have sug gested this ppecial feature of His Honor s charge. The Judge was justly severe upon such outrages, and The Democrat sincerelv wishes he could "turn all the rascals" in.- .." : An unusually large number of mem bersjof the bar, representing nearly ev ery county in this district, is in attend- ance. Ana tnere is aiso an unusuany larg number of defendants and wit nesses. The "red legged grasshoppers' have! been getting in their work with pa triotic enercrv the Dast six months. The court and the district attorney will smash many of these as too trivial for consider- aiiuu ; uui iuc icu icggcu : get iucic with their fees, nevertheless. .1' 1 1 1 A ; V.a Another Bear Hunter. , Big Tom Wilson is not the only hunter in this country. Peg-Legged Bob Graham, of Mecklenburg, has been making a reputation as a bear hunter and fizhter amonest our mountains. His C7 latest exploit occurred a few days ago while hunting over in Yancey. He had wounded a large black bear and it turned noon him in a fierce rush. Bob stood his ground and -extended his wooden leg. The bear seized it greedily, and while it was chewing away on the wood Bob re loaded his rifle and dispatched the bear . : Graham County. Our old friend, Capt. Slaughter, . U. S commissioner for Graham, gives us the gratifying information that his county is imrrovmi? raoidlv. beveral large lum i ber companies' are; busily at work getting I out lumber, other! are there with a view- business, .while the 4 farmers have splendid crops generally S It is one of the richest counties, m re ; ' " . ; ' sonrces. in xne siaie. anu w. arc uuv i Know it is impro mg. A Busy People. No better indication of the prosperity and rapid growth of a place can be had than that all the mechanics and working people are at steady work. A gentleman who is having a handsome building erected said to us a few days ago that he was delayed for the want of sufficient workmen, that they were not to be had, there was so much work going on and all were employed. ,The Democrat is pleased to make such a statement as this; it is encouraging for the community, and guarantees comfort for the very founda- ion class of a city's prosperity. When working people of a community can get work steadily, that community is prosperous. Just so is it the case with Asheville. And our builders and con tractors inform us that the prospects f or winter and next spring were never so good , before. Let us all work, to keep up the improvement. Let additional at- raction for people, by way of enter prises and amusements, be entered upon. t will pay.' To Advertisers. The large and rapidly increasing circu- ation of The Asheville Democrat in the counties of Mitchell, Yancey, Mc Dowell, Burke, Rutherford, Polk, Hen- derson,-Madison, Buncombe, Haywood, Transylvania, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Clay, Cherokee and Graham, North Car olina, and the eounties of East Tennes see, among merchants, farmers, mechan ics, miners, lumbermen, indeed all classes of our industrial population, makes it the best medium for advertising. It also goes largely to people of other States, es pecially North, who desire information concerning he resources and attractions of this section! Its usefulness in this particular is one of its special objects. Advertisements in The Democrat are therefore" assured an extensive circula tion among the best class of readers in a arge, improving and extending territory. We solicit advertising patronage at rea sonable rates. ' A Chance for Wiley. As Lige Halford, the private secretary of President Harrison, has broken down under the burden of statesmanship de volved upon him by the administration, he threatens to resign. Here is a chance or our friend J. Wiley Shook, of Clyde. Mr. Shook wanted Mr. Harrison to ap point him consul-general or something of the sort, to Japan ; but his vigorous English was thought to be more useful in this country, so the President would not send him away. The office of private secretary would just suit him. He would keep things lively around the White . House, and would keep posted on the ront gate "No Coon Need Apply." And it would afford him a happy opportu nity, of which he would avail himself promptly, to sit down upon those repub- ican leaders in this State who are hefty on promises but sadly short in perform ances. We nominate J. Wiley Shook, Esq., for successor to Lige. Like Old Times. Yesterday a large drove of fine, fat hogs, from Tennessee, came to this" city. It looked like old times, when such things were of daily occur rence. ,The number which used to pass this city during the winter, from Ten nessee ; and Kentucky to the South, reached frequently over! half a million. The railroads get all this now, greatly to the convenience of the drovers, if not the hogs. . Gorton's Minstrels. Gorton's famous New Orleans Min strels, an organization that is highly en dorsed by some of the leading journals of this country will appear at the opera house in this city on Tuesday evening; Nov. 12. This company is composed of strictly high class artists j including the marvelous Japanese artist, Prince Tan- aka who comes direct from Japan, where he was a member of the Tycoon's Royal Troupe of Jugglers. The minstrels will parade about noon time accompanied by Gorton's unrivaled gold band. Reserved seats are now on sale at Sawyer's. - The Asheville Opera House now ap proachtng completion will without doubt be the handsomest and largest theatre in the State. Two galleries above the parquette, and a lofty vaulted roof, a broad and deep stage, dressing rooms, proscenium boxes and all. ap pointments in the most approved style ensure' an auditorium and appliances which will prove highly satisfactory to both audience and actors. Tne Hickory Opera House will be ready for business Christmas week. It will have a seating capacity of 800 and its appointments will be complete in every respect. General Vance will address ance at Mars Hill to-day, and the Alli- at Anti- 6cK Hot' Springs, on Saturd av. j we i - General will give the farmers ome very useful information. 1 '