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ASHEVILLE, N. C., SUNDAY; FEBRUARY 3, 1889.
NUMBER 255.
VOLUME IV.
THE CITY OF FIRES.
HOTELS AMD ITOBEI BVKNED
DOWX IT HVFFALO.
- Three" ssltllona of bollara Worth
of ntptrt) Pcotroyed la Three
- Hoar Tinae Ose Ufe He
parted to Have Been
Loot.
.u By Telegraph to the Citina.
BirpiLO, N.Y..Feb.2. At2.S5o'clock
this morning fire was discovered on the
fourth floor of the five-story building
owned, and in great part occupied by
Root & Keatting. wholesale dealers in
sole leather, at the comer of Carroll and
Wells' streets. The ferocity of the wind
made it certain that the fire, if it got a
hold, would be
A DISASTROUS ONK. -
The building, with a frontage of one
hundred and thirty -four feet on Carroll
street and one hundred and twenty -seven
feet on Wells' street, was situated in the
heart of business blocks. It was sepa
rated only by the breadth of Carroll street
from the fine fire-proof Jewettblck,.
" fronting" on Seneca . street, and ' was di
rectly in a line with the new six-story
block of Sibley & Holmwood, candy
. manufacturers.
On the opposite side of Wells' street , a
little farther north, is the Broesel House,
a massive, six-story structure, whose
guests were up and dressed a few minutes
after the alarm.
THEV WKRK KCARK1),
And they had good reason to be, for the
commercial men who largely composed
its guests had painful memories of hotel
fires in Buffalo. The flames had a good
hold of the Root & Keating building.
and at 3 o'clock the flames were a boil
ing and seething mass, entirely filling
that part of Carroll street directly in
. front of the doomed building.
A. few minutes after 3 o'clock the heat
was so intense as to he almost unbeara
ble even at Seneca street, y'
e THE SKY WAS ILLUMINATED
For many miles, and crowds from all
parts of the city kept the police busy. At
' 3.15 o'clock the raging mass of flame
was grandly terrible. ; Wells' street was
being swept by the sheet of fire wafted
across the two streets by the wind. At
3.25o'c1ock the rear ofthe six-story brick
'.building of Sihlev & Holmwood had
- caught, and portions of the back ,, of
the Broesel House were smoking. There
were nearly
-nrrr tons or starcH'"
stored in the top floors of Sibley & Holm
wood's building, according to the state
ment of their employes.and the starch
burned like tinder when once ignited,
carrying the flames through from the
rear to the front of the building in a few
moments. At 3.27 o'clock the rear of
Swift & Stambach's, and T. C. Reynolds'
stores on Seneca street, were in a full
blaze. The fire ran along the roof as
though the material that composed it
was paper. At 3.35 o'clock the south
s, west corner -of the Broesel House was
burning fast. The guests were moving
out their baggage, and a large number of
firemen went to the aid of the guests in
the hotel. At 3.40 o'clock the rear of
Egan's whiskey store, just east of the
Broesel House, was on fire. The firemen
on Seneca street directed their efforts to
the building on the other side of the
etreet.but the front of the Broesel Hou9e
had become
ircci, ana idctotoci m uirura niwpuii
up to the Arlington House.
A FIREMAN KILUO.
About noon a number of firemen were
at work in the ruins at the Jar4f the
Arlington hotel, when the western wall
of the rear extension fell without warn
ing. One fireman was badly hurt by the
flying bricks and another was completely
buried in the ruins and probably instant
ly killed. Official records show that be
tween three and four o'clock this morn
ing the wind maintained a velocity of
thirty miles an hour, and at times be
tween three and four o'clock, reached
thirty-five miles. '
wells street in chaos.
Wells street is' a complete desert from
Seneca to Exchange streets an appall
ing chaos of brick, twisted iron and
inextricable tanicled wires. The total
area included in the burnt district
roughly estimated at seven or eight acres
and the total number of buildings de
stroyed or gutted is placed at forty.
principal losses. j 1.
" Are fiirured about as follows: Root &
Keatting, $250,000 their tenants $200,
000; S. S. Jewett & Co., $200,000; Broe
sel House, $160,000; Sibley & . Holm
wood, $150,000; Fowler & Son's, $80,
000; S. F. Eagan, $40,000; A, T. Kerr &
Co., 30,000; Strathmoor's budding and
tenants, 500,000; losses on Exchange
street, 75,000; losses on north side of
Seneca street, $200,000; other losses of
$150,000. This would make a total of
$2,7H0.O0O.
Opinions have been given, however,
that the entire loss wilt not fall short of
three millions of dollars.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
rNBTKllTrTL session
TESTUOAT. ,
HELD
rat! Kmker of" Bills
trod need sad Act
Fowl -a Ma as Coi
tsc Us resltentlarjr
tat-
THE CHRISTIAN LAWYKR.
CROWN PRINCE Rl'OOL PHi
Hla Death Will Have Mo Immedi
ate Effect post the Relation
Between fiermsat and
Anatrlav1. ,
Copyright lttHB'b the New Vork Associa
ted Prets.)
Brklin, Feb. 2. Although the death
of the Austrian Crown Prince will have
no immediate effect upon the relations
lietween Germany and Austria, the issues
of that event have already engaged the
attention of Emperor, William and Prince
Bismarck. Since yesterday morning the
Emperor has had two long Interviews
with the Chancellor who has been in
constant communication with Prince
Henry of Reus, German ambassador at
Vienna, and Count Kalvoky, the subject
(of the correspondence being, It 1 report
ed, the successor to the Austrian throne.
The removal of Crown Prince Rudolph is
regarded by official circles here as a mis
fortune for the alliance. j
The opinion in official circles here is
that Bismarck will seize the earliest
opportunity to obtain through Emperor
Francis Joseph a definite assurance of
how the heir-presumptive regards the
alliance. (The moral fortitude of Emperor
Francis Joseph in allowing the publica
tion of the fact of the Crown Prince's
suicide elicits general admiration.
'In his message to Emperor William,
he plainly stated the cause of the death.
Emperor William's short response was:
"Words cannot console; God's help alone
can do so. I weep with you."
- Special Tilegraa to tW Cttiaea.
Raleigh, S. C, Feb. 2.-I the Senate
to-day aaaocg the bills which passed then
third reading was the following: la
relation to tbe boundary line between
Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina.
Tbe bul to amend tbe constitution by
making tbe payment of poll tax a re
quisite for electors was made the special
order for Tuesday. ,
The bill reducing the legal rate of inter
est to six per cent, was made the special
order for Monday.
Among the billa introduced were tbe
following : To establish the line between
Macon and Graham county, by Mr. Car
ter; judgments and decrees of the circuit
and district courts of tbe United States
in this State to be docketed on the judg
ment dockets of the Superior Courts of
this State. 7
Bills passed their final reading: To
allow Cherokee county to levy "a special
tax to build a jail; bill to change the
name of the Hiawassee Railroad to the
Chattanooga, Cleveland & Hiawassee
Railway.
'The committee on privileges and elec
tions made a unanimous report in the
case from Pender county, "wherein R. M.
Croom contested the seat held by K. C.
Johnson, Democrat, that Johnson wa en
titled to tbe seat." Croom withdrew his
contest last Thursday. Bills was in
troduced, prohibiting the unlawful re
moval of property on which there was
mortgage or lien, out ofthe county and
passed; to incorporate, the Bank of Conv
merce and Industry at Raleigh; toenlnrge
the tenth judicial district by adding
Alexander county.
A message from the liovernor was
read, in relation to the penitentiary,
making some new suggestions in regard
to its management; that there should be
a commissioner appointed with a regular
salary to devote his entire time to its
affairs, and that he lie allowed a clerk.
A Tribal Fro as the Chief Expo
nent of soothers Methodism.
- Proa ths Kae&Till ChrUtiaa AeWoeate.)
The Christian lawyer is not such a
i art mris as many seem to thiak. He is
found in aU Christian communities, and
is usuallv a man of weight and Influence.
He is often the pastor's riht hand man
as a counsellor and helper in the oianage-.
mnt of the temporal interests of the
church. He is invaluable as a member of
a board intrusted wttb the handling ot
moneys and other church property. Dur
ing our own somewhat varied pastoral
experience it was almost always our
good fortune to have been one lawyer
friend to whom we could go for counsel
when in perplexity, and for succor when
in trouble. Most of, the pastors who
will read this article have had similar
exoerience. Their la wye friends have
been friends indeed, their clear-aeaded-
ness, their knowledge of aflairaand ot
human nature quahfying them tir ren
dering: iust the sort of service needed by
men who are presumably wiser in other
worldliness than in the wisdom of this
world. 'A classified census of the mem
bership of our church would present
A LONG ROLL OP LAWYERS
Among whom would be recognized not a
few whose names are known throughout
the republic, with a great company of
intelligent, puuuc. spirueu, innuciuiat
men, who do as much as tiny otner class
of equal numbers to mold opinion and
action in all the circles tney touch.
Trained to habits of close thinking and
ready Sieech, the Methodist church fur
nishes a held well adapted to the exercise
of their suecial infts. Such men as Gov
Polk, of Missouri, fudge Jackson, of
Georgia, Judge Sharkey, of Mississippi,
and others yet living whose
names are familiar to our peo
ple. have consecrnted their, professional
genius to the service of the Lord Jesus
Christ and his church, shining as lights
in the world, utilizing the opportunities
peculiar to a noble profession for tbe
glory of God and the good ot humanity.
Glancing our mind's eye over the church,
the numlier of these
Ministerial Sparkles.
Some people fail to appreciate ebulli
tions of wit in tbe clergy ; but to as their
joke though rare, have a peculiar at
traction.
A certain pastorate in Pennsylvania
was vacant. The congregation wanted
it supplied. A committee on correspond'
ence wrote to Dr. Miller, President of
Princeton College, asking him to. recom.
mend to them a tunable man, and stated
the kind they wanted.-He must he a
good worker, an eloquent preacher, a
good society man, etc., etc., and to such
an one they were ready to offer $400 per
anaam. Tbt good Doctor replied, in his
usual terse style, acknowledging the re
ceipt of the letter, and his de
sire to have the place well filled,
and concluded by saying that
he knew only one man who could answer
all then- expectations, and that was the
i
THE INFERIOR COIHT,
TheClooe of the Week's seaaton
-"-Veelerday Afternoon A Re
coed ( the Cae. Etc.
The Inferior court of Buncombe' county,
Judge C. A. Moore presiding, concluded
its labors and adjourned yesterday
after a week's lalwrious work. The
docket was cleared of nearly all the pend
ing cases, and a number of conviction
had. A number of submissions
were taken, and hi several case a aolprvs
was entered. The follow ing is the record
if jury trials, acquittals, convictions and
sentences:'
State vs. Ben Fortune and Hardy Bur
nett, maiming stock; jury trial verdict
not juilty
State, vs. Miles Johnson, larceny ; jury
trial verdict guilty, one year in the pen
itentiary
U.hr.tH Ifr rMffV! rgiM'tt-Mrtl-itatt Ktith' fray ; jury trial-1 The randaa all seasons, Sre firm and s
. .. . . t i3 z : .1 'Ti..,v .1 .1
man for them, and had tbe additional
qualification of having now been in
heaven for several years, and so he could
lire on nothing. He advised them to call
Dr. Dwight.
We once heard of a Methodist brother,
who stated in an "experience meetiug,
that he thanked God for a free gospel he
had been a Methodist. for many years,
aorf hail never cost J'im a dollar. To
which bis , l-encher replied: "May the
Lord have mercy on yonr soul !"
A good old Bishop of the P. E. Church
advised his young clergy, to make a rule
always to read carefully the scripture
lessons before beginning service, "for said
he "I was once slightly embarrassed and
saw a slight smile on some of my con
gregation, when I happened to turn two
pages instead of one and read aloud i "I
am an ass and a colt, the father of an
CONOREMIONAI..
THE STREET CAR STRIKE.
A MASS OF FLAMES.
Shortly before four o'clock the sixth
floor of Sibley & Holmwood's store fell
with a tremendous crash, sending a
storm of debris and embers in all directions.
At this time the top floor of the Jewett
building apiieared to be ft ronring oven
The scene on Carroll street was appall
.... . ing; - On the north side of the street, the
Sibley & Holmwood building was in
ruins and the Jewett building was blaz
ing from basement to roof.
The large , six-story building occupied
. byMofTat -Bros., Hafficld & Co., and
other firms, on the opposite side
next to the Root & Keatting ruins was
yet untouched, but, at 4:10 o'clock, the
ornices ofthe top story began to blaze.
Though the firemen held them in check
for a time, the walls ofthe Jewett block
now began to bulge and the crowd gave
a howl of warnine to the firemen. At
4:16 o'clock, tbe walls fell with a shock
that fairly shook the surrounding walls,
and, before the cloud of dust cleared
away,
A TKKMW.lt PANIC .
Took place. A frantic struggle was
made in the getting out of horses from a
stable next to the Jewett Mock. By 4:05
o'clock the Hroesel House was abandoned
to the flames. At 4:15 o'clock the front
building fell in with a thundering
crash and the firemen in front narrowly
escaped. One fireman was felled to the
ground,' but J a heroic fellow-worker
rushed to (us assistance and carried him
oft. Despite the efforts of the firemen;
Egan's whiskey store was next in a full
blaze. There was nothing to do but
leave the fire to run its course, and, -at
4:40 o'clock, the fire burst through the
front of the Seneca street store of August
Ely's. An . empty .store adjoining.
Fowler & Sons' place was filled with sea
)ned wood for carriages, and adjoining
, was a small fruit store, and then came
Sidney Shepard & Co's. .mammoth
stamping works. At 5 o'clock tbe Seneca
street stores, up to Sbepard's, had been
well gutted, and the wind by this time
had died out.
The fire extends from A. F. Kerr
Co's., down on Seneca street, to Sidney
Shrpard & Co s. All buildings on Wells
street arr burned through to Exchange
The Backbone of the Movement
Broken Trouble on tbe Tenth
street Line.
By Telegraph to the Cltisen.
Nhw York. Feb. 2.-The fifth day of
the surface road "tie-up" gives abundant
evidence that tbe backbone of the move
ment is broken. A great number of strik
ers are looking for work at the stables,
and those who still stand aloof appear
to be only half-seated in their obstinacy.
About 12.15 o'clock a mob at Tenth
streethand Avenue C, near the cross-
town car stables, tried to force a green
driver from his car. A couple of police
men, after a hard struggle drove the
crowd bnck. One striker was severely
clublied and had to lie taken to a drug
store for treatment.
Superintendent Murray sent a patrol
wagon with a force to the scene of the
disturbance.
There was a smash-up on the Broad
way railway at Bleecker street this fore
noon and one of the company's horses
was killed, and a passenger had his leg
cut. The trouble was caused by a green
driver ofthe Broadway line running his
car into the Bleecker street car.
Shortly after two o'clock this afternoon
the Belt line company started a car on
the circuit of its route. The car was ac
companied by a large force of police in
two patrol wagons. This is the first
attempt of the Belt line at a resumption,
the road being heretofore completely
undcr-the control of the strikers. Nearly
the entire police force of Brooklyn are
guarding the Fifth Avenue line of the
Atlantic Avenue company to-day.
Onl the 'Honae In seaalon Vea
terday Bat Little Banlne
. v ' Tratmacted.' '
nr Telegraph to the Citlwn.
Washington. , Feb. 2. Hodsk. Mr.
Hatch, of Missouri, from the committee
on agriculture, reported the agricultural
appropriation bill and tt was placed upon
the calendar.
Mr. Houk, of Tennessee, asked . unnni
mous consent for the passage of the bill
lor the relief o"f George Turner, but
Mr. Kilgore, of Texas, objected; where.
upon Houk gave notice that no unani
mous consent would be given to requests
preferred by the gentleman on the other
side. , -
Mr. Clardy, of Missouri, called ntten
to the fact that the conference reiort on
the Nicaragua canal bill as printed in the
Record was incorrect in several particu
lars, and a reprint was ordered.
The House then went into a committee
ofthe' whole, Mr. McCreary, of Ken
tucky, in tbe chair, on the naval appro
priation bill.
B mated Her Boiler Three Live
Loat.
toy Telegraph to the Cltiren.
PiTTKBiao, Pa., February 'J. The
tow-boat, Two Brother, lying at the
Alleghany wharf, at the foot of Eleventh
street, bursted her boiler ubuut 1:15
o'clock this afternoon, completely de
molishing the vessel and- nearly wrecking
the tow-boat Return, which was lying
by the side of the Two Brothers. Three
persons were killed outright, und two
others were dangerously injured. The
killed ar the engineer and fireman of the
Return, and the fireman of the Two
Brother. One of the killed was blown
into the river, and no trace of him can be
found.
CHRISTIAN LAWYERS
Thor-omewithlirlhe liiieTbf vision is
so large, and the work lieing done by
some of them is so sufficient, that we
cannot refrain from expressing the satis
faction we feel in the contemplation of
the facts, and invoking the benediction of
God upon each and all of them.
" Having snid no much, we must say
more, on this subject.
The profession of the luw bus its spe
cial dangers as well as its iecial op)or-
tumties. Looking as they do so contin
ually Juion tbe seamv side of human na
ture, lawyers are exposed to the peril of
lK-coming suspicious, hard, and cynical
dispositions of mind obviously unfavora
ble to the Christian lite. The loss of faith
in men involves the danger of losing faith
n God, , The bawt of distrust grows, n
unresisted, upon its victim, and affects
all of man's relations. ';:
Of the temptations to trickery and
sharp prnctke, of which so much is (aid
in either a severe of facetious strain; the
truth is simply this: Dishonest lawyers
are worse than other dishonest men in
so far as they are, in virtu -of their spe
cial training, more expert in the use of
the methods employed by all persons
who are readv to perpetrate a wrong
aerainst a neighbor without incurring the
penaltv of the law. 1 hese hangers-on ot
a noble profession furnish material for
the current gibes and jokes at the ex
pense ot the whole body. It is as impos
sible to wholly rid thenar of such men as
it would lie to exclude from business all
dishonest tradesmen, or to suppress the
quacks that infest and degrade the medi
cal profession. It ought here to lie said,
on the other hand, that while the dishon
est- lawyer is siiecially endowed and
equipped for mischief, an honest Chris
tian lawyer is not because oi nis special
training.
THB SAFK Gl'AKDIAN
And desixisitary of the rights and inter
ests of his fellow-men. He combines good
intention with clear perception, which
are the conditions of justice and equity.
He perceives those fine lines that dis
criminate right from wrong in difficult
cases, and so is able not only to advise
what is right to lie done, but to show
that it is right.
If all the lawyers whose names are on
our church registers were fully enlisted in
Christian work, who can measure their
iiRrtiilnrss? As Sundn v-wliool teachers.
as class-leaders, as leaders and helpers. in
rtra"er-meetings, they could do the work
now needed by the pastors of ourchurches
evesywhere.
The litigant with a good cause to lie
tried lietore a learned and studious
The same praeticaLpld gentleman also
urged his juniors to observe great care,
as to the inflection of the voice, "for"
said he: "I once heard a good brother
read: "The father said to his sons, saddle
me the ass, and they saddled him,"
FAMOUS FLAT ROCK;
PLEAHMe LETTER
OVR SPECIAL COM
rOKDENT.
Matnral Advantages Pbw Real.'
Jaume Besain, roetee The a i
t'rqnhart Ranalsn, Etc.
'i Flat Rock, N. C, February 2. Anv '
one visiting this place for the first time
cannot be otherwise than mucbimpVessed
with the beauty and grandeur of the sur
roundings, nor, indeed, is tbe pleasure ' '
thus awakened in tbe slightest. defies ,
lessened by greater familiarity, or even a
long continued residence among' the -'
charms with which nature has so lavish-.
ly adorned the landscape. At a distance . .,
one would aot venture to 'picture in int- "
agination a coutrast so great lutopo
graphical features as exists as between
this place and other towns in the moan. -
tains.. ., -, -j. v
NATIIAL ADVANTAGES.
Moonahlnera In Buncombe
Strangers and visitors come to Ashe
ville under the impression that this is the
home of the festive moonshiner. The
fact is, that there is not a single distillery
government or illicit, in the 'borders of
Huncomlx county. The time is rapidly
approaching when the distillation of
spirits in Western North Carolina will
cease altuKtthef .' SmaU'distilleries in the
country, running under government li
cense and paying the government tax
can no longer compete with the great
distilleries of Louisville, Cincinnati, Chica
go. St. Louis, and other cities, where
vast capital is concentrated in this busi
ness. Under the rigid surveillance of the
Government officers it is fast becoming
impossible for men to carry on the illicit
distillation of spirits. The moonshiner,
with all the. incidents clustering about
his name, is rapidly passing into history.
The Twombly'i In Colombia.
From yesterday's Columbia (S. C.)
Reghtei we reprint the following con
cerning the Twombly party, who have
recently spent several weeks in this city :
The Asheville traiu which arrived in
this city ait 4.40 yesterday evening m
rlniU'H in its make-uo a nnlatial nnssen
cer coach, of the Wagner Palace Car
Company's manufacture, in which were
three persons whose total wealth prob
ably amounts to a score of millions of
dollars
The pnrtv comprised Mr. H. McK.
Twombly, a son-in-law of the late Mr.
Wm. K. Vanderbilt, his wite and her
verdict guilty, judgment suspen
State vs. C. B, Moore, unlawful road
jury trial mistrial. ' Bill quashed,
State vs. John Led ford, assault with
deadly weapon; verdict not guilty.
State vs. Hardy Burnett, larceny; jury
trial verdict - guilty, - judgment sus
pended.
Stale vs. A. M. Penlnud, obstructing
road; jury trial guilty, judgment sus
pended,
State vs. A. A, Stevens, nuisance; bill
quashed. .
State vs. J. H. Herold and M. C. Hern-
don, affray ; jury trial guilty as to Her
old, not guilty as to Herndon. Herold
sentenced to three months in jail.
State vs. N. A. Trantham, abandon
ment of wife ; jury trial verdict guilty,
judgment suspended and bonds to abide
judgment of court.
State vs. Thomas Justice and Thomas
Hutchins, affray t Hutchins plead guilty,
sentenced to thirty days in jail and $25
fine. .
State vs. Berry League, assault with
deadly wenoti j jury trial verdict, not
guilty.
State vs. Fred. Crawford, larceny; jury
triul verdict, not guilty.
State vs. Charles Jackson, assault with
deadlv weapon ; jury trial verdict,
guilty ; sentenced to three months in jail
State vs. J. M. Worley and J. Jfi. Ed
wards, affray j jury trial. Worley sub
mitted. Verdict Edwards guilty of an
assault; sentence, $15 each fine and costs.
- StntrW. Jtid. Powers ami O. Hullings-
worth, assault with deadly weapon
abated as to Holtingsworth, on account
of misnomer; jury trial us to Powers.
not guilty.
State vs. Bud Payne, disposing of
mortgaged property ; jury not guilty,
State vs. W. H. Cook and G. E
Vaughan; lury guilty, judgment sus
pended.
being of thAt sand or
gravelly formation peculiar to sections
of this country Wing immediately in the
rear ot the Ulue Kidge. The drives, which
are numerous, leading in almost ail direc
tions, are exceptionably fine, being free '
from hills and extending for the most,
part through immense forests of wide- .
spreading oak and pine. This renders '"" ;
easy of access all ofthe many- elegant
summer residences which here and there
dot the landscape and rival in their mag. '
nificent architecture the marvellous dis
play of natural attractions which form
their environment. The climate is de -lightful
and equable, the water clear and
sparkling and of unquestionable purity.
, i- lat kock became famous as the resort
o'fsuch historic characters as the Kings.'
. 1 I, ' . 1 m , , ., , ,
ine namngs, ine ircnnoims, me mis
holms, the Lowndes, the Meramingers,
the Rhetts, the Rutledges.the Aikens, tbe
Hodges, the uraytons, tbe bilious, and
many others whose names are familiar to '
the readers of the history of a State so
prolific in great names as our nearest
neighbor, South Carolina.
TUB t'ROVMART RKMDKNCH - -""H
and grounds, situated about two mile
to the right of here, was, ia juttt-btllum
days, a place of much prominence on ac
count of its princely appointment
and the lavish expenditure of means
in the gratification of expensive taste ia
the adornment ot its grounds. Its owner,
Urquhart, was at that time alargetugar
ElanterofNew Orleans,, La., and witk , v
is family spent the summer seasons ia
this pleasant retreat in the mountains, '
He was the father of a young girl who ig -still
remembered,. by some of the older
people ot this section, on account of her ;
great beauty. She is now the , , .,
MRS. JAHRS BROWN POTTER, '
Of whom we read so much in the north- :
era press as creating such a furor in the -
smtrr. Mr. Vanderbilt s daughters, and
the corps of servants required to attend Jones, koiii. uranam,
to the wants of the wealthy travelers. I Heston, W. B. Williamson, J. H. Herring,
Mr. and Mrs. Iwommy and tne lut- H Ilar(iwiCKCl Collins, C. E. Milliard,
a 'ii J .u:u m Orant, b. b. Brown, 1. H. Law. W. S,
Ul m nnutt nit, iitrui n iim.ii avis i in. I -
K. Vanderbilt proposes to duplicate the Kay, r. M. MciNceiy, it. r. rosier, w . a
famous Tuxedo Park near Newport, Buchnnnan, and P. A. Cumminga, of this
and thev have lieen guests at the Bat
tery Park Hotel during their stuy in the
Land ot the hkv.
. Danville Tobacco Market,
Bj Telegraph to the Cltiwu.
Damvillk, Va., Feb. 2. The sales of
leaf tobacco in this market for January
f?KrtKRl1 2,698,602 pounds, and for
the first four months of the new tobacco
year, 6,778,851 pounds, a falling off of
nearly 4,000,000 pounds, as compared
with the same time last year. The de
crease is owing mainly to the shabby
character of the present crop.
White Caps In Virginia.
j Telegraph to tbe Cltisea.
. IIasrisonm-RO, Va.. Feb. 2.-Tlie
White Caps have organised here, and last
ight severely handled two colored men,
Arch Strnther and Moffctt Cochrane.
Notice had been previously given them
that they must improve their moral or
thev would he visited by the White Caps.
The colored people are very much
alarmed, and many of them are afraid to
be seen on the street at night.
Cotton apply of lite World.
Bjr Telegraph to theCitlaen.
Xkw York, Feb. 2. The total visilik
supply of cotton for the world is 2,745,
UU6 bales, of which 2,304,3(16 are Ameri
can, agnihst $2.970,42U and $2,500,429
respectively, last year. Receipts from all
interior towns 60,939 bates; receipts at
plantations 126,950 bales; crop in sight
5,600,(104 bak.
- -----CHRISTIAN JVIH'.K
May rest easy, for his rights art fortified
by the strongest bulwarks that civiliza
tion can erect and maintain. In all our
life we have been so fortunate as to have
had but one lawsuit of any importance,
and when the name' of the Christian
jurist liefore whom it was to lie heard
was announced we felt as easyinmina as
when the verdict was rendered in our
favor. He was not a Methodist,- but he
was, we doubt not, a member of that
larger invisible church which includes all
true followers of Christ of all ages in all
land. Such men are found everywhere
in our land, strong pillars in the temple
nf liberie and civilization. In this tart
of our country a willfully corrupt judge is
scarcely ever found. So we lielieve it to
be in every other section, except here and
there in one of our overgrown -cities,
where an elective judiciary is tt times un
happily involved with the meanest sort
ot word iolitics. , , -
J Ot CHRISTIAN LAWYERS! , -'
We greet tbem with a brotherly lene
diction, and with tlie prayer that their
sense of responsibility may lie- measmed
by their gilts and advantages for effective
service m the work of Christ.
Two Soa
Bridal Reception.
A brilliant reception was held last Fri
day evening at the hospitable residence
of Mr. and Mrs, H, C. Hunt) in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Overman, Dr. and
Mrs. J. S. Grant and Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Mnux.
Among those present were Mrs." Wheel
er and daughter, Mrs. Wilson, of Cincin
nati, Mrs. Botay and sister, Miss Fair,
of Chicago, Mrs. Adams and Misses Sul
livan and Ketchum, of New York, and
Mr. and Mrs. H, T. Collins, Mr. and
Mrs. Maddux, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hull,
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Troy, Dr. and Mrs,
J. F. Ramsey, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hender
son, Misses Eliza Merrtmon, Sinclair,
Buchnnnnn, Reynolds and Messrs. T. A.
E. E. and W. R
Artificial stone for sidewalks.
We wished some of our city fathers hod
liecn in the comfortable office of ThkCit
iikn last, evening that they might have
enjoyed a talk with Mr. C. A. Moody,
who called to see us, and interested us
city. The house was bcaiitituliy decora
ted and the tables groaned under the
weight of the lusdbms viands. It was
most enjoyable occiuiion mid continued
until twelve oYloek.
deeply in an enterprise he has established m,rns :
Acknowledgment.
The editor of the Citizkn yesterday re
ceived for I). H. West, the following
city of New York as an actress, appear
ing in tne role ot Lieopatra, ana, as such,
the object of much severe criticism.
Among the many attractions ot Mat
Rock, the Episcopal church, St. John' in
the Wilderness, is by no mean tne least.
It is a large granite structure and is al
most entirely surrounded by a forest of
large oaks. Rev. J. G. Drayton is the rec
tor. "Services are hem in tins church due
ring the summer Masons only.
THE CAROLINA CANNING COMPANY.
The canning establishment of this com
pany is located here on the property of '
Mr. P. W. Hart, who i the founder of
the business. Some year ago this gen
tleman commenced the canning buaines
on a small scale, doing the jrfeater por
tion ofthe labor by hand. The progress
made wn on this account very slow, but
by much perseverance he was after awhile
enabled to place a small instalment - of
his goods on the market. Their ready
ale and the increase in demand at point
where they had first been introduced, in
duced him to purchase all the necessary
apparatus required in tbe conduct of the ,
business on an extensive scale, and lor
the past few years, during the canning
season, he has kept the machinery in nto- .
tion almost constantly in order to supply
iL. J I t. 1- ' - 1 . I. . f
ine ucnimiu lor nis guoua inc qucsuon
as to its financial success having been
long since decided in the affirmative. Mr.
A. K. Guard, having recently purchased
an interest in the business, the present
company has been formed, and with the
aniuiioii oi new apNtraius ana new
buildings, it is expected that the product
of their lalmr during the comings season
will aggregate some thousands of dollars.
The greater portion of the vegetables
canned will lie grown by them on a farm
adjacent to their factory, and a large per
cent, ol the fruit used will be gathered
from the trees in their own orchard, pro
vided tbe season is favorable ; otherwise
it will have to lie procured frorn, the fa
mous tso-tnermni ueit in tne try on range
of mountains in Polk county.
And thus we are led to asktheauestion
that if canning fruits and vegetables can
be made profitable here, why cannot can-:
ning be entered into with profit in other
sections of Western Carolina ? We br
ieve it can.
Before acknowledged
1.25
07.90
$69.15
nth Carolina Tragedian.
HpH-ial to the CHlseti.
Ciiarlottk, N. C, Fek 2. News to
night from Fort Lawn, S. C says:," Yes
terday a cotton buyer named MeFadtlen
was shot and instantly killed by a man
named Cgnnor. Connor shot McPadrlra
with a musket and then crushed his head
with an aie. He died instantly. The
Ten Uvea Lost In the Wreck.
By Telegraph to the Cttln.
LtiNiNtN, February 2. The English
steamship Lymington has been wrecked
on the coast ofllevonshire.off llfracorabt.
Ten live were Umt.
Heading; the evens sections.
Mr Telegraph to the Cltiirn.
Washington, I. C, February 2. As
the estimates from tbe treasury experts
did not reach the committee on wars
and means twlay, the meeting was con- j trouble grew out of a dispute about .some
aumed in a mirelv formal readimr of thel"tton. Connor Is in juil " , ' ,
internal revenue sections of tbe tariff' To-day a white brakeman mimed Mc-
in i Neely, running on the Cher aw and CheaT
j ter railroad, was knocked from a car
The Mewslaase a Fallars. near Lancaster, by a covered bridge and
instantly killed. His neck was broken
and his brains were spilt ,upon the
here. ' Col. Pleas lurnel .25
Mr. Moodv. until recentlv a resident of Mr. Poul Gac 1.00
Milwaukee, ha been engaged for some
years in the manufacture of artificial
stone the chief component parts being
Portland cement, sand and gravel. Find- Total
inn tt-two hitter inirredieiits in lanre lesterday the following letter waste-
(rtuintitks and good quality here, and ceived from one of the prominent physi
lieing pleased even with our labor, which cians ot fayetteville, to whom the editor
many people delight to abuse, he has entrusted the delivery ol the first remit'
been encouraged to commence the same tnnce made on January 26
business here. Fa vkttkvmxk, Jan. 31, 1KH9,
, He onlv has to import the cement, and I Cen. Jt'lwstonejonet, Deur Sir:
finds the freight rates offered by our rail- Your favor, enclosing check, ( $401, for
toads as satisfactory as in any portion , .. ri..est, came ntuy to nanniitiu
' . . . . , 1 delivered same to his wife vesterdny,
.. ir,n,ju..j.., v. "i"""" wnich received much heartlelt thanks,
n export of large quantities of his manu- anrt indeed was a God-send to the poor
nurtured goods to oilier places.
The question "how shall we attain
good sidewalks?" may now be on' the
eve of a satisfactory answer.
' Samples of the stone may be seen m
our office window. Examine it please,
gentlemen.
Contracts have been already tuken for
tiling portions of the Bank of Asheville,
and of Battery Park hotel.
fellow. He w indeed an object ot ymm
thy and a worthy one. With many
thanks, not only from him and his wile
but from many friends, I am
Truly your friend,
W. C. McDi'fPiK,
Yesterday the editor of the Citizkn re
mitted the balance, $26.20
The Incorporators.
The following gentlemen are named as
the incorporator of the National Chris-
Four Thousand Men Idle. ,
By Telegraph to tb Citlsea.
Shamrock, Pa., Feb. 2. Tbe Brick-
ridge, Burnside, Bear Valley and North
Franklin collieries, owned by the Read
ing Company, suspended operations in
definitely to-day owing to the demornW
izntion of the coul trade. Four thousand
men ore idle. ' ;
Fnrnace Blown ont
..7,." tiWi
, ., By Telegraph to the CiUn.
Pottsvillk, Pa., Feb. 2. No. 3 fur
nace of the Pottsville Iron and Steel Com
pany was blown out to-day,' owing to ,
the dullness ofthe iron trade, and will re
main nut of blast until spring. One hun
dred men are thrown out of employment.
Wrecked In a oale.
By Tele graph to the Cltlien.
London, Feb. 2. The British bark
RonencMth, Captain Brown, from Dublin,
while lieing towed to Clyde, broke adrift
during a violent gale and wa wrecked at
Port Patrick. The mate, hi wife and
five seamen were drowned.
B.r Telegraph to the CHitea.
!, P.I, 9 -It a rninHnl Ihnt h!
" - 1 I A
new isane of tbe Panama canal shares it j . .
a coiaiilrt failure. Tbe old Hurra ait I i A Chamber of Commerce has
quoted at 6 franca. ! gnniied in Salisbury.
A Fsrtane of ao.ooo. .
Mr.l. R. Worthinetou, ofthis city, ha tian Congress, mention of which in de-
received a letter from his lawyers in Eng-1 " these columns Thurs-
htnd, announcing the death of his sister, rtn7 morning: Oti A. Miller. E.J.
whkh occurred on the 7th lnt. Br tbe A"ton- J J- lln. J- L. M. Pease,
decease of this lady, who is Mr. Worth- J- Harrington, and 8. H. Reed. Aping-ton's
onlv sister, be becomes entitled l'H.'tiim has already been made for a
in ohout four thnuaaml nounds It JO. charter to the State Legislature. The
been
000), left some, years ago by the ma
ternal grandfather, tht grandchildren
in .-.Mii mm Ik Li.ii,t Lull, tu4lW,tM
'V in equal shares; the capital sum to go to
i tbe survivor on the death of cither.
establishment of the congress, is there-
hire to lie considered a fixed fact.
Indications.
By Telegraph to the dtisea. '
Washington, Feb. 2. For North Car
olinaFair; warmer, southwesterly
winds. '
A tetter from Key. C. D. Smith, of
Franklin, clears up whatever mystery en-
veloped the sad death of Capi. James G.
Crawford. He was one of the best and
most esteemed citisens of Macon county,
Re. Sam Jones i stirring up the folk and his h is greatly deplored and will
in Los Aiigrlrs. California. f he atriously felt in that community.
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