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VOLUME IV. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1889. NUMBER 261. WASHINGTON WRIT. IBtTEllDiTI PROCKEBI SO in both HoriEa of CONGBEM AaarasM-tatloaa Bill - Mr. Thsasnasa NalMlt4 I ' b Civil t vice Coaml- ritr J4f Fdgertaa - - will wtttt Letter is Ui President, F.te. - By Telegraph to the Citiirm. Washington, Jan., 9. Housi. The House went into a committee of the whole, Mr.'Crisp, of Georgia in the chair, oa tbc postoffice appropriatioa bill. Mr. Bkrnnt, of Georgia, explained the provision of the bill. It appropriated, he stated. $665,953.4. of which, it waa estimated that $655,086.58 would be pro vided by the department from Ha own re venae. The appropriatioa for inland mail transportation waa an increase of $2,105,500 orer the appropriation for the current year, and this waa in part accounted for by the fact that the de partment had sent estimates of a defi ciency of $1,007,500. The increase io the free delivery system amounted to $100,000. This was rendered nccessarv by the laws passed for the classification and addressed the Senate npoe the fro-1 end subject covered by the bill. Mr. Stewart yielded the floor tempora rily to allow Mr. "Ha wiry to move the passage of the House bill to provide for the oif aquation of militia for the Dis trict of Colombia. The bill, (which con-' tains sixty-three sections), was read. The Senate bill, heretofore passed oa the same subject waa here offered for a sub athaU of the Hoase bill and without ac tion, the Senate, at 5.30, adjourned. MI. THOMPSON KOMDIATKD. The President to-day sent the follow ing nomination to the Senate: HughS. Thompson, of South Carolina, to be United States Civil Service Commissioner in place of Alfred P. Edgerton, removed. Judge Edgerton was at the capitot this afternoon. He says that he had received no intimation from the President of any intentioa to remove him from office until yesterday, when he called at. the White House. The President then reqoested him to resign his office in order that it might be filled by Mr. Thompson. The President said that there was little hope of securing the place for Thompson as long; as there waa no suitable vacancy on the commission. Mr. Edgerton, however, declined to resign, holding that his res ignation would not lie polite, creditable to ACROSS THE WATER f carriers for leaves of absence and for applying to them the 'eight hour law. But notwithstanding ' this income this branch of tbc service would be more than self-sustaining. . Jhere was an increase of $600,000 in the appropriation for the compensation of postnfficc clerks; the appropriations heretofore made, had been too small and it had been thought proper to increase ; another reason could be found in the new classification, which the bill provided for. There was no reason why the clerks who distributed mails and gave energy, vi tality and efficiency to the business of the country, should not' have salaries com mensurate with the work assigned to thcm," i .' The committee baring arisen to enable the House to limit the debate, and that having been done, Mr. Springer, of Illi nois, reported that the couference com mittee on the' territorial bill had, been nimble to agree. Mr. Baker, of Sew York, offered a resolution instructing the House confer ees to exclude New Mexico from the bill; to provide for the admission of North Dakota by proclamation, and to provide that Montana and Washington shall be admitted on the same terms, either by . proclamation, or by i formal act of ad mission. The matter went over till Monday, and the committee resumed its consideration of the postofliceapproprla' tion bill. ' Mr. Mason, of Illinois, said that he was opposed to the bill, not so much on account of the effect it might have upon the Chicago postoffice, as for the effect it might have upon the seventh district of South Carolina. With this preface Mr. Mason proceeded to discuss the Small's vs.TClliott contested election case. Messrs, Adams, of Illinois, and Bingham, of Pennsylvania, brought the discussion back to the postoffice appropriation bill, both eulogizing and advocating it. Mr. So wden, of Pennsylvania, attacked the re-classification scheme, alleging that it amounted to unwarrantable, discrimi nation and imposed an addititional ex penditure of $300,000 for which there was no necessity. The bill being read for amendment, Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, moved to increase the appropriation for the pat of post office clerks by $300,000. Pending I vote on this amendment the committee fost and the House adjourned. SknaT. The Senate bill to establish a I'uited States court bouse in the Indian Territory, was on motion of Mr. Vest; taken up hr conjunction with the House bill to change the eastern and northern judicial districts of Texas, and Mr. Vest proceeded to stata the purposes of the bills, which arf in some respects identi cal. He moved, as the report from the judiciary eommitte, to substitute the Senate bill for the Hoast bill. After rood deal of debate Mr. Vest's motion was agreed to, and the bill passed, conference wsi asked and Messrs, Vest, Edasandi and Wilson -were appointed conferees on the part of the Senate. The House amendment to the direct vVi'mltng ItiiB wa. non-concurred an J a Inference askciL. Messrs. Sber- man Morrill aad Harris .ware appointed conferees oav the part of the Senate. The fotification appropriatioa bill was the tales up.. Aa kern of $300,000 was jaseiUd for the purpose of moveable sub marine' torpedoes, impelled and con trolled at-will hy powar from share- sea tiona, amendments reported from tbsesmmuttae oa appropriations were aKwad W, sad the bill passed.. The House biU for the relief of the Albs- nr teasel (hsaaseakc Canal company, ( for the payment of tolls on government transportation, not exceeding $3,742), waa passed. . Messrs. Hoar, Cnllom aad Csekrell werjf appointed, (with the presiding offi cer), Senate committee oa the inaugw- ration ceremonies. Mr. Msnderson offered a resolution, whicn" was agreed to, for the aiyohiW ment by the presiding officer of tellers the" part of tbc Senate ia ths counting of tbc presidential votes, , . ' The leasts then leswwwd its considera tion of toe I'oion Pacific refunding .MB, the question being on Mr. Mitchell's tie to recommit wkh instruct iocs to theeommittee to report. the bill, Spplr. inir also to the Central Pacific. Mr. Stewart gave not ire of several amendments which he Riteadrd o Bering, himself or calculated to help any other person, (intimating that Thomp son could not be confirmed if nominated). Of course, he said, the President might exercise his prerogative if be saw fit. The President did see fit, and when he ( Edger ton) reached his office this morning he found the following letter awaiting him: F.mciTivB Mansion, - I Washington, D. C. Feb. 9. I Dear Sir : Yob are hereby removed from the office of United States Civil, A RECORD OF VESTERDATt HArPENlXGI IN FORF.IUH LANDa. CHARLES . JOKES DEAD, THE BUSINESS WORLD. Ot'R ADVERTISERS. The Sad Ending of a Ufa That Oac Waa Brilliant aad Fall af D Leeaepa Canal Schemes-Flo-qnefa Addrcaa ia the Chaas ber of Dcpatieo-Thc Ro man Rioter A Gal let the F.ngllah Channel. ' - By TekftTaph to the Citlwa. ok lessbp's ciacruAt. Pasis, Feb. 9. M. DeLesaepa hassent a circular letter to the subscribers of the new Panama Canal Company, in which be says: "The law regarding the forma tion of companies requires a deposit of one quarter of the capital share. This condition has not been fullfilled by the subscribers for the new issue of shares, and I cannot, therefore, constituteacom pany for the completion of .the Panama Canal. It will now be necessary to leave to the liquidator the care of our interests and the destiny of the work which must yet be completed. We will show our confidence by calmly awaiting the decis ion of the liquidator." . , FLOQUET MAKE A SPEKCH.- A meeting of the cabinet was . held to day .M- Floquet. prime minister spoke in favor of giving priority in the Chamber of Deputies to the Scrutin tf.irondiss meat bill over the bill for the revision of the constitution. He said he would only raise the question of confidence in the government if the incidents of debate rendered such action necessary. The matter would certainly be made n cabinet question should the attitude of any of the Groups demand it. -M. Floquet Service Commissioner. ( Signed ) Gbovbb Clrvrlakd. Woo. A. P. Edgerton. When the news was commuukated to the remaining commissioner, Mr. Lyman, that officer was surprised and found him self in a predicament, as he was by no means satisfied that he had the 'authors ity, single-handed, to discharge the for mal duties of the civil service commission. Mr. Edgerton says that be cannot, re call any differences with the President during his term of office, except those growing out of what be describes "the fact that the President is the first Mug wump in the land, while I am a straight- out Democrat." He intends to write a letter to the President acknowledging the receipt of his notice of removal, and perhaps adding an - expression of "his opinion upon the President's course in the matter.V!--.-,.-.-.--.m;.- , srwall's rksiuvation received. The resignation of H. M. Sewall as eonsul-gtneral at Samoa Was recelyedr by the Secretary of Mate to-day. WORKING ON THK TARIFF BILL. The Democratic members of theeommit tee on Ways and Means have been earn estly consulting and working on the tariff bill, and the present expectation is that they will be able to report to the House upon the Senate amendments next Tues day. The indications are that the report will be confined to a recommendation that the Senate amendments be rejected for the reasons stated. It will argue ( upon the basis of Treasury figuring) that when account is taken of the operation of the package clause and other administra tive features of the bill, as well as of the amendment whose effect cannot be stated in advance, but which must re sult in increased revenue, the total gross reduction made by the bill as it came from the Senate (exclusive of the internal revenue sections) will not exceed five millions. Without takiuK account of these items the Treasury statistician placed the reduction at about thirteen millions. subsequently appeared in the Chamber of Deputies and demanded urgency for the Scrutn (T Aromlissment bill. After listening to Floquet 'saddressinsupport of his position on the bill theChaml)er decided bv a vote of 308 to 243 to dis- cuss the measure Monday. The Cham ber also decided bv a vote of 504 to 9, to consider the bill for the revision of the constitution on Thursday. In his address to the Chamber, Flo, quet informed the members that the government would make both the &eru tin Amndisment and the revision bills, questions of confidence. The cabinet, he said, thought the present Chandler should fulfill its mandates until the expiration of its legal term, thus assisting in the hold ing of the approaching exhibition in the meeting place of nations. His remarks were greeted with applause. " ' MATTERS OF GRAVE IMPORTANCE. London, February 9.W. H. Smith, a government leader in the House of Com mons, has issued a circular to the sup porters of the government, urging their attendance at the owning of Parliament February 21, when, he says, business of grave importance will come up for con. sideration. A GA1.K IN THK ENGLISH CHANNEL. London, Feb. 9. A furious gale pre vailed in the English channel all night, and the weather was bitterly cold. A number of small wrecks have been report ed, and the gale in England and Scotland still continues. Telegraphic communi cation has been interrupted by the storm and a number of houses have been blown down. In Scotland a henvv snow storm prevails, and railways are blocked Along the coast there have been several wrecks. A bark has been lost off Grims by and all hands are drowned. A BRITISH BARK, WRECKED. London, Feb. 9 The Hritish bark Glen Grant, Copt. Critchley, from Peu- sacola, has lieen wrecked at Holyhead, No lives were lost. RIOTOUS ROMANS. Rome, Feb. 9. A panicky feeling pre- RfMcial to tat Citim. Charlotte, N.C.Feb. 9-Col. Charles R. Jones, founder aad for ten years editor of the Charlotte Oban rer, died this after noon of euremic poison. After a futile independent race for .Congress against Alfred Rowland two years ago, Col. Jones failed ia business and the Observer suspended. Business troubles weighed on him so that his mind gave way and last week his family physician declared him to be insane. Pending- commitment, his health col- la peed, and after remaining m a coma tose state for two days death released him to-day. He leaves a wife and four children. Col. Jones was for years one of the most prominent journalists m the State. He will be buried with Masonic honors to-morrow. Col. Jones was bora in Fayetteville, in 1M41, served through the war, a part of the time under Col. Pelo, the editor of the Qalveston, Texas, News, who says that be made a good soldier. - Several years after the war CoL Jones located in Stateaville and established the Statesvillc IntelligoncerL which achieved a considerable degree of success under his management. He sold the Intelligemtt, moved to Charlotte in 1874 and purchased the Ob server, which, at that time, was at a low financial ebb. Very soon Col. Jones, by his management, placed the Observer on a sound financial Iwsis, and the paper re ceived a Very strong supimrt throughout the entire portion of Western North Car olina, being there regarded as one of the leading journals in the State. In 1882 his business lican to fall off, and from that time he lost money con tinually up to 188", when he made an assignment for the benefit of his -credit ors. Ever since Col. Jones' failure in busv ness, he has been in very bad health, and tor a long time, bis actions have ap Jieared.very Strang to his family. On a great many occasions, he behaved ia a manner that excited, in the minds of his family, as well as his other friends, the suspicion that he was not sane, and as his malady increased it became apparent that he was fast losing his reason. Yesterday Cotton Report tj Triearapa to the Citiwa. New York, Feb. 9,-Hubbard. Price & Co., in their cotton circular to-day, say : The opening here was firm at a substantial advance over last night's prices. Heavy receipts at New Orleans and Memphis, however, proved too much for the market to stand and it sold off slightly, though the close being still better than last night's prices. The demand from all sources for actual cotton continues good, and more spinners having a profit in the price at which they can sell goods, as compared with the cost of the new ma terial, continue to secure their supply irrespective of receipts. The Board Health Bills. By Trkgrapk to the Citlten. Tallahassrb, Fla., February 9. The I legislation on the board of health bills is rapidly crystalizing into the form of op posing or not opposing the restrictions of com metre with Cuba to and from the gulf ports of Florida. The passage of all the bills offered will hinge on this one clause. A strong influence from south Florida opposes the granting of any commerce restrictive powers to the hoard. Jacksonville, and east and west Florida advocate such restrictive power in the event of an emergency demanding noa-nrtercoarst, and the bill ia to be re ported by a joint eommitte which will j probably grant such power. Restored to Their Farraer Baal. By Telegraph to the Cltlarn. PrTTSBt'RQ, Pa., Feb. 8. The employes at au blast furnaces in the MaUomng vallev were wages would be reduced ten per cent., commencing oa the Ifith mat. Last No vember aa advance was given of ten per cent., and the reduction restores wages to their former basis. 1 vails in this city, owing to the riotous i demonstrations bv unemployed work ingmen. The stores oiiened early hut soon closed. This forenoon three hun dred workingmen assembled in the Plaza Dante, but a force of cavalry charged up and disiersed them. A large number of arrests of disorderly jiersons have been made, and detachments of infantry are placed on guard at the banks and large buildings to protect them against the rioters. The government is taking the strongest measures to repress the denv onstrntions. It is raining heavily this morning, and it is expected that further rioting will occur to-night, RKD-NOBED MIKR i . fi. DIN 4k CO. REPORT AD VANCING PRICKS Dl'RINO THE PAST WEEK, Hreah Completely Down I'pon the Investigation Hta Cons panlona In Crime A treated In Italy, Ktc. By Telegraph to the Clti.t Wilkbsbabre, Pa,, Feb. 9. Red-nosed Mike, the Italian on trial for the murder of Paymaster McOuire and his compan ion Flanagan, went upon the stand as a witness to-day, and spent two hours in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, telling the story of his crime. He verified the statements in his confes sion and of the officers whose testimony has been based upon a talk with him. He says that at the critical moment he weakened and did not fire at the men or their horses, but that the killing was done by his two companions Bernardino and Velletto.They discovered Mike's panic and threatened him with death if he fail ed to do his part, so he fired into the earth or in the air. - He was horribly dramatic and minute in his details of the affair. ' His bearing- on the stand at times was indicative of that bravado and confidence which must have belonged to his guilty heart from the start, but when in his story he came to the shooting of the two innocent men in the mountains, he com, pletely broke down. His swarthy com plcxion liecamc pale as death and tears coursed in steady streams down his cheeks. His voice waa choked, and it was u complete break down. He manag ed to say, however, that he took no part in the killing. It is reported that Bernard ino and Vellrtto have !een captured in Italy, and await extradition. Mike planned the affair and made most of the preparations. Armotrong-'a statement. By Telegraph to the Citiien. Aur.rsTA, Ga., February 9. John F. Armstrong has just returned from a meeting of the executive council of the Irish National League of America, held at Cincinnati. Bench, (or Lecaron,) testified in the Parncll investigation that he, I Armstrong), hod gone to Ireland in June INKS. . Armstrong says that be went over In January, 188G, as the duly authorized agent of the Irish National Leugne in America, and that he went openly to confer with Parncll to secure a better understanding Itrtween the branches of the League in Ireland and America. His going was published fully in the newspapers at the time, and there was no secrecy in his trip. He met Par ncll and disimtched his business. Arm strong says when it is shown that Beach is thus seeking notoriety in a public mat ter of this kind, an idea can be had of the notified tolay that their " reliability of hi. general Murdered by NegToea. By Telegraph to the Cltlxa. Charleston, S. C, February 9. E. H. Allenburg, grocer, sixty years of age, was murdered at bis store to-night, hy two unknown negroes who had entered the store for the purpose of robltery. The murderers escaped with rhe till containing about $50. Coal Mining raaaaally Dull Iron Believed tsHsvc Reached Bo. tarn The Volume of Bnab -neaa Large Dnll CoU . xectloaa, Ktc. By Trkgrapk to the ClUira. .New Vorr, Feb. 9. R. G. Dun and Company's review of trade for the week : The average price of commodi ties, which had been gradually declining since July 1st, and for some weeks previous to that date, has taken a turn upward during the past weet. The advance has been about one per cent, in the aggregate, and is shared about equally by speculative and noa-apeculative articles. A change for the better in this respect, after so long a period of declining prices with large busi ness in progress, is usually a favorable indication to the future, but in this in stance the temporary influence of a change of, weather and of certain speculative movements must' be remembered.' ft has been a matter of surprise, however, that the volume of legitimate business has con tinued larger thnn in any previous . year, notwithstanding the unseasonable weather in January and delivering influ ence of falling paces. Outside of New York payments through clearing houses In January cover about 15 per cent, larg er than last vear, and colder weather tends to remove aa important cause of depression.' SpeeuUtive-aMifarkets are mixed, some weaker and others strong er. " Pork has declined half dollar per bar rel. Lard fractional and hogs 15 percent, and these amount in accord with decline of Vt per cent, in corn and 1 cent in onts. But wheat has rwn,24 per cent, with re ports that a powerful combination at Chicago cornered May deliveries and the margin between New Vork and Chicago prices has grown wider, Chicago being the higher. The highly artificial nature of western prices needs no other proof than the fact that, in spite of this differ ence, wheat is still shipped from the west and from Chicago to New Vork. Export demand bos increased a little, but is still insignificant. Oil has advanced Mi a cent and cotton a quarter, in spite of a heavy increase of the latter in receipts over the last year, and considerable decrensc in exports. The weather in the South has been exception ally favorable for saving the large crop, and higher estimates of the last year's vield are current. The iron trade is thought by some to have touched the bottom. The Thomas Iron Company has named $15.30 as its contract price for grey forge, which is called equal to $15.00 for Southern iron at tide water, but has not yet decided upon its opening price for foundry grades. SomeSouthern sellers have withdrawn from the market, and except for Bessemer pig, no further depression in price appears, but of that grade considerable sales are reported at $15.00 by manufacturers who had taken larger stocks than they are ablv to use with profit. No change appears in rails, and it is claimed that the only sales be low $25.00 have been made uuder excep tional circumstances. Coal is phenome nally dull, and many collieries are stop ping. The mines at Pittsburg have re, sumed work, and the coke strike has Iteen abandoned. The noteworthy feature in reports from interior towns is that all record some complaint as to collections, One city reports "no improvement ;" nn, other, "rather poor;" and others, "some what dull or decidedly slow." Hut no uneasiness is expressed and slackness at this season is not unusual though it is rare that the complaint is so general. Husiness is almost everywhere called quiet, but when comjiarisons are made some excess over Inst year is usually ob served. There is nowhere complaint as to the supply of mouey.but ease is gener ally connected with moderate or slack demand. Foreign trade continues large, and for hve weeks imports snow a gain over last year of 8. 2 percent, and exports a gain of 17 per cent. Business failures occurring throughout the country during last week number forthe United States 273; Canada 30; to tal 303, against 332 last week. Cotton Bnpply of the World. Ry Telegraph to the Cltltm. New York, Feb. 9. The total visible supply of cotton for the world is 2,791,- R'H bales, of which 2,345,1194 are Amer ican, against 2,969.628 and 2.497,828 respectively last year. Receipts at all in terior towns, 74.706 bale; receipts at plantations, 1,010,629 bales; crop in sight, 0,870,44'J bales. Dropped Dead In a Realanrant. By Telegraph to the Cltlwa. Atlanta, Feb. 9. Hon. R. W. Turnip seed, a prominent doctor of Hampton, Ga., and an ex-member of the Legislature dropjied dead in Polsotn'a restaurant to day of heart disease. ' ' Teanowsefa Coal Ontpnt. By Telegraph to the Citiwa. Crattarooc.a. Feb. 9. The Trades man reports officially the total output of Miss Marie Prescott, as KimHm1, in coal in Tennessee, in 18KH to be 1,067, "At Yob Like It," at Opera Hall Thura-1 297 tons, against l,714,200tonsin 1887. evening. Total value of coal mined $2,262,391. Fibre Wsrhs Ranted Down. By Telegraph to the Cltlna. Mil.WAt'KKK, Wis., February 9. The entire works of the Wisconsin Sulphate Fibre Co., busted at Monlco, was burned this morning. Loss $120,000; insurance $80,000. Indications, Washington. Feb. 9. For North Car olina. Fair; warmer; variable winds. The Suffrage Bill Defeated. By Telegraph to the Cltlira. Bismarck, l)nk., Feb. 9. The House defeated the woman's suffrage bill yes terday by a vote of 26 to 22. The Cotton Market. By Telegraph to the Cltiien. Liverpool, Feb. 9., Noon. Cotton dull; I prices generally iu buyers favor, Ameri can middling 5V Sides 10,000 bales; speculation and exports 1,000; receipts 9,000, American 1,000, futures quiet but steady; Feb. 5 37-64; Feb. March 5 36-64; March, April 6 35-64a36-64; April, May, 6 35-64a3G-64; May, June, 5 35-64, June, July, 537-64; July, Aug. 8 37-64a3H-64 Aug. Sept. 5 35-64. Wheat quiet demand poor, holders offer moderately,' corn steady, demand fair; turpentine 35.59. 2 P.M. Sales of day included 5,400 bales American; American middling 5; Feb. 6 38-64, seller; Feb. March 5 87-64, seller, March, April S 30-64, buyer; April May 5 36-64, buyer; May June 5 30-64, bnyer; June July S 87-64, seller; July Aug. 5 3-4, seller, Ang.Sept. 5 36-64, seller; Sept. & 36-64, seller, futures steady. MW ork, reo. o. Cotton easy; sale to-iay bales, last even ing corrected, 675 bales. Uplands 10 Orleans 10-V net receipts at this port, 20,966; gross exports to Great Britain. 2,697 bales; France, 9.415, continent, 10,076, stock 1193,211. A Few More of Those Who Have Fonnd That Advertising In the Ctttscn Paya. The number of our patrons increases so rapidly, that we were obliged yesterday, to omU much that we had to say, even about the. merits of the few we found time to mention, and must apologize to all for the brevity of that article as well as this. Our paper will soon be subdivided into special departments, so that we may comment on each in turn. To return for a single instant to FtTZPATRICK BHOS., we note such an assortment of wall papering, as renders It unnecessary to send abroad fcr anything in that fine, and huge stacks, gracefully built, of bucketslabclled'Masury'smixed paints,' which are becoming, as popular as they "desire or deserve;" at their frout window a patent shsde, most -emarkable, and easily movaoie in all directions. It is a puule to us, so go and look at it for yourselves. Our mind, naturally sluggish, has to follow always a cue. so the word shade reminds us of the cool nnd comfortable at ore of PKSNIMAN a CO, who, in connection with nn overwhelming stock of hardware, embraces stoves, and in snort, everytmng you ran unainne from a ten cent Barlow knife to a steam engine; operating a first-class saw mill, of which they sell so many that we will soon have enough cross-ties to extend the tracks of our city railway, even fastei than its cars hare been running lately. But not to stop long on this subject, ot which you have heard enough lately the mention of cars reminds us that Randolph and Kerr's job office is consolidated wjth ours. Oh! pardon us; we may have mentioned that liefors.qwe, wjllsay something equally true and more new, which is that Veiiniman's saw milk supply large amounts of lumber to that excellent mail of busiuess, MR. GEO. P. SCOTT, who succeeds to the good name, and good indeed it is, of Doubleday & Scott. Mr. Scott is a most prudent man, never says anything but what he knowsto becorrect. I ln this he resembles us), and told us yes terday ths t the business outlook was indeed most flattering. Building has been a little dull, on account of bad roads, but now nil is oietiing up bravely, and our excellent contractors such as " MR. J. A. TKNNKNT, . .- . . have their hands full, and more demand for their services than they can possibly supply. We do not wonder at Mr. Ten- htnt bciittf busy , nor win you, if you will consider the style of bis work, as is shown at the Ashtville Club Room, the Cosmo politun Club bouss, the Fenner residence just completed, which last suggests our suburban ncighlior, RAYUOTH, recently chartered as a town, and destin ed, we hope, soon to he one indeed. No one can doubt this who knows of the energy of our real estate men such as llOtiTIC, lll.ANTON CO., . who have lurge interests there, and remember that tlirireflbrts will be second ed most ably by OWYN AND WK8T, in the same line ol business. But we hardly see any necessity to praise the real estate dealers, for with the attractions, with which nature has bountifully pro vided both Asheville and all of its sur roundings, tbey coukl not help selling land even if they tried. Our lungs being again inflated with the pure ether, which . on every side abounds, we again propose to draw your attention to a little mntter of business. There is hardly any one in Asheville, who ever wislies to borrow money. Ev ery one seems to have enough, so they are entirely unselfish in saying that they disapprove of "the usury law." Those who lend, don't seem to care a cent, any way. They say tliey can easily find borrowci'S in Ichs fuvored regions. This state of affairs seems quite anomalous at the South, and the only way we can account for every one having so much money, is that tliey have to spend so little for what tliey need. They can get such wonderful bargains on all hands, eiqiccinlly is this so, at those number one establishments, HOSTIC, HKOS., WKICHT. W. H, LEA HKHKINd S WKAVKM, the. List named of whom sells the famous work of W. L. Douglas, whose hand' some phiz in another column, shows him to be by no means ashamed of his work, of which he has a right to roud, indeed. Speaking of pride reminds us that we did feel a little vain this morning, when our mirror showed how handsome we were, after that smooth shave, we enjoy, ed so much last night iu M'CONKKI.L'S ESTABLISHMENT, On south side of Pat ton avenue, which sense of pride has not yet deserted us, be cause tti-day it was only more firmly courteous treatment from the proprie tors, and abundant good cheer. By the way, that reminds as, we had almost forgotten to speak of that truly remarkable chair made oat the of horns of Texas steers, which can be seen ia tbc store of SHEPHERD, MANN a JOHNSON, On north Main street,' west side, (we forget the number, but their ad, will tell you). That chair is a novelty, and a marvel of beauty and comfort m which last, h has worthy competitors at Williamson's or blab's ' On Patton avenue, one on each side, fortunately, for no street should have two such admirable stores on the same side. - Onr readers will think from our driving along in this style, that we do not take time to think what we are saying, but only write for the tun of the thing,' but they were never more mistaken. We are in serious earnestness; this ia business with us, and a good business it is, as yon can readily imagine, when you under stand the exalted character of each and everyone of out advertisers. It may stem strange, but is more the less a fact, that it is only the very best people, the err me de la err me, so to speak, who seek admission into . the CrmiN's columns. Thosewho are fuBy con scious of their worth, adopt this plan of asking the public to call and put their pretensions to the test, fully satisfied in their own minds, as to what the verdict will be. We do uot know what causes others not to advertise, they certainly cannot imagine" that their wares are not worthy of consideration. Probably, it hi only modesty ; they think they are no better than others in the same line of business, aa for instance OCR BUTCHERSOUR BAKERS AN1 CANDLR- .. .STICK M AKKRS i--vv -.! Not one of whom has yet made np bis mind to let its people know where he is to be found. They will soon catch on to this idea, however, and the very beat one, of each liue,. no doubt, will be found with his business caul, .fully displayed next week. ' . ' : -. Clf V BRIKFS. No cases were tried in the police court yesterday. ' ", There art twenty prisoners confined in the iluucombe county jail. . No tobacco break was bad at the Fanners' warehouse yesterday. Regular serykes at all the city churches , this morning. You should attend, .. : A sidewalk is needed on Walnut street from south Main to Haywood streets. Evangelist Pearson begins a aeries of of meetings at Fayetteville early in April Marriage license was yesterday issued toj. S. CordeU and Annie CordeU, both of Buncombe. The rheumatic liniment man caught the crowd yesterday. His lung power is imnienae. Miss Mary LoveS(ringfield,ofWsynes- ville, entered Asheville Female College yesterday. The quarterly conference of the colored Methodists wiU be held at their church in this city to-day. . Capt. Natt Atkinson says that a boom in Asheville real estate is almost sure to take place in April. . , ... , .... Farmers from nearly every section of the county were in the city yeaterdav. They still complain of the bad roads of the county. ( A I'lrst-Claaa Investment, Such we always knew, was any and all obligations of our State, county and city, and, therefore, we arc not surprised, but much gratfied to learn the following facts about Asheville dty bonds: It will be remembered that some time ago, our aldermen contracted to sell In a single block, the $100,000 of sewerage bonds, to Mr. C. Khtnd, of Augusta, Ga., at par. After paying for $31,500, Mr. R., from some cause, failed to take more at the time appointed. Accordingly Mr. J. E. Rankin was deputed to visit Augus ta, and investigatethetroubte. We learn by wire that every thing is satisfactorily arranged, the balance of bonds placed with other parties, at a figure slightly ia advance of what Mr. Rhind agreed to w- , All of this tends to prove that Asheville has nothing to fear for her credit abroad. established by the elegant 'fried oysWs "Philadelphia Fry" it is called, which we had at STRAUSS'S RP.STAURA.NT. This Is a Secinlty oXWs and will be of ours hereafter. We must sav that Ashe ville is rctiliarly fortunate in her oppor tunities for affording the hungry relief. One cannot go amiss with such restau rateurs as Stunner's on Pntton avenue, Greenlee's Debnonico, and if you jirefer a hotel, you can always lie satisfied at TUB r.KAND CKNTSAL, which shows such a big record of ar- rivaU'a proves its popularity. Nor will any one be disappointed who at the SWASNANOA, Red need Rates to the Inangnra tion. Many persons will be interested to know that they can make the trip to Washing ton ana return, attending the inaugura tion, for one limited Are, which means half rates. Special tickets wiU be on sale for this, from the 28th Inst., and good until the 8th prox. We suppose, but have not been inform ed, that similar terms will be offered those wishing to attend the fish and oyster fair at Ncwbern. We will advise further about this. tore IJgtit-xt.ro Light t The light committee of the feoard of Aldermen to-day gave orders for two ad ditional arc lamps, to be placed on the west side of tbc city, somewber fat the neiKhWhood of the old depot. Tht Electric Light Company immediately telegraphed for the requisite amount of stops wire for this service and our citixens m west Asheville will very too hava no , more to complain of. Shall we svmna. where he mny confidently exet themixit I thine with them on this account?
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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Feb. 10, 1889, edition 1
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