North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME IV. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1889. 'NUMBER WASHINGTON WRIT. VI STlCItnAVH PROCEEDINGS IM BOTH HOISLH OP rONGRESS. The Hoow Claim F.aclaalve Right to Originate Revenue Bill Mr.Colroan Take the Oath Boud Offering;, Ktc By Telegraph to the Citljcn. , Washinoton, February 15. Hir-sk. Mr. Mills, of Texas, from the committee on ways and menus, reported back the Mills tariff bill with the Senate amend ment, and, by direction of the Speaker it will referred to the committee of the whole. Mills also reported the following resolutions, which he suid presented the question of privilege, and the considera tion of which, he said, he would ask the House to enter upon Tuesday next : Kcsolrtd. That the substitution by the Senate, under the form of an amendment, lor the bill of the House, number 9051, (Mills bill), of another and different bill containing a general revision of laws im posing import duties and internal taxes, is in conflict with the true intents and purpose of section 7, artk-le-4, of the con stitution, and that said bill be returned to the Senate with a respectful sugges tion that the said section rest in the House of Representatives, the sole-power to originate such measure. McKinley, of Ohio, said that the con stitutional objection raised by the ma jority of the committee to a reduction of the revenue, had been called to the atten tion of the committee only this morning. He therefore reserved to the minority right to file their views. Mr. Reed, of Maine, reserved the point of order against the resolution. The Sneaker said that the resolution would remain ujion the Speaker's table with the point of ordur reserved against it, - Mr. McCrcary, of Kentucky, from the committee on foreign affairs reported liack the Senate bill appropriating $250 titMJUu enaltf the PrrwilrtuV to ,i)rqi the interest of the United States hi Panama. ' , , ( ' i Tlie quest! n being on ordering the bill to its third reading, Kilgore of Texas, raised the p int of no quorum. The yeas " and nays wire ordered, but pending roll call the hour of 12:45 p. m., arrived, and the matter was luid aside temporarily to enable the 11 nine, under the special order, to consider the resolution instructing the . House conferees on the Territorial bill as to the method they should pursue in ar riving at an agreement. The pending motion was that to table the motion to nvntindtT the vote bv which the House agreed to that portion of the resolution directing the conferees to so amend as to provide for the admission of South l)a kota, under the Sioux Falls constitution by proclamation of the President, with out a new vote being taken. The bill now goes' back to a conference, the House conferees being under instructions as stated.. The House then resumed con sideration of the Panama bill. Mr. Kil gore having withdrawn bis point of no quorum, the bill was read for the third 'time and passed. The Senate amendments to the fortifi cation appropriation bill Were non-concurred in, a conference ordered, and Say ers, Randall and Butterworth appointed conferees. The nension aooroDruitum bill was also sent to a conference. Mr. Randall asked unanimous consent and a report of the Cowles bill, but Mills, Tracey and Heard promptly ob jected. The House then went into committee of the whole on the postoffice appropria tion bill, the pending amendment was that Offered by Mr. Cannon, of Illinois, increasing by $300,000, the appropria tion for clerks in the postoffice. There was a majority in favor of the amend ment, but Mr. Blount raised the point of no quorum, and the committee arose, The bill was passed for the payment of the "4th of Jnly claims, amounting in value to $30,000. ' ' Ou motion of Mr. Bowden, of Virginia, " the bill was passed authorizing an Amer ican register to the steamship Scythian, of Norfolk, Va. The House then, at 5 o'clock p. m., took recess until 7.30, the evening session to be for-the consid eration private pension bills. At its evening session the Housepassed 33 private pension Mis, and at 10 a o'clock adjourned until to-morrow. .An ineffectual attempt was made to pass the bill granting a pension to Gen eral Sheridan's widow. Objections from Cbeadle, of Indiana, and Kilgore, Texas, stooci in it way. - of Senate. Senate proceedings were de void of get eral interest. Among the bills passed was one authorizing the President to plucf Gen. W. S. Rosecraus on the retired list, as Brigadier-General of the regular Army. , The calendar was cleared of individual pension bills, all of them, forty-one in number, beit g passed in twelve minute. Consideration of the Texas outrage resolution vu resumed at 12.25 p. m and Mr. Coke proceeded with his argu ment arainst the appropriation. His - ... .. . speech consisted largely of extracts from the testimony to prove the bad character of witnesses, Hackworth, Moore, Schut. on whom the committee chiefly relied in making Its report. He expressed his as tonishment that the committee should have touched on so loatlisome a creature "asSchuti," "and yet," W said, "that monster of immorality, that moral leper' had been put at the head of the Republ can ticket for tbe highest judicial honor in Washington county. Without finish ing his speech, Mr. Coke yielded the floor to Mr. Gilmnn, who offered resolutions depressing the sorrow of the Semite at tlie death of the late Representative from Louisiana, and proceeded to eulogiie tlie life and character of the deceased mem ber. After appropriate remarks by Messrs. Custis and Reagan, the Senate at 4:45 p. m., as a further mark of respect, ad journed until to-morrow. k TO BKPOKT Till St'bSTrTVTH. By m vote of 0 to 5, the House commit tee on appropriations, to-day, resolved to report fa vorably the substitute for the Cowles' internal revenue bill. The sub stitute proposes an entire repeal of the tobacco tax, and omits the "moonshine" sections of the Cowles bill. WAV AND MEANS COMMITTEE AT WORK. The report of the committee on ways and means upon the Senate amendments. raises constitutional points that the bill, as it come from the Senate, is a violation of the pro visions of the constitution, al lowing the House of Representatives pqwer to originate revenue bills. There fore, the accompanying resolution directs the return of the bill to the Senate. The remainder of the report is devoted to an explanation of the points of difference be tween the Senate and House bills, and argument 'intended to prove that the Senate bill is in no sense a proper, amend ment of the House ML . The committee, at its meeting this morning, practically decided to report the bill making an esti mated reduction in the revenues of about seventy millions. , After reading the report on the Senate tariff bill, submitted this morning, the committee took up for consideration the revenue reduction bill offered by McMil len, of Tennessee. The bill was read through, but, pending a vote, the hour of adjournment arrived, and the committee adjourned. The bill is substantially the same as the Mills bill, with the exception that the cotton and chemical schedules of the latter bill are struck out, as is also the iron schedule, with the exception of the provisions relating to pig iron, rail road ties, structural iron, and tin plate. The free list in the McMillan bill is al-j most identical witb that of the Mills bill. It does not include molasses, laces for hats, and sponges, which were perhaps the principal articles placed in tlie free list by tbe Senate finance committee. One or two articles which were on the free list in tbe Senate bill and were not in cluded in the free list of the Mills biU are udded to the free list of the latter, but it said by members of the majority of the committee that there are only very few articles on the Senate bill free list, not on the free list of the MU1 bin. ' It is learned that the vote on reporting the measure was ten to- four, instead of nine to five, as at first reported. ' Those in favor of the measure were Randall, Clement, Felix Campbell, New York, Gay, Cannon, Ryan, Butterworth, Long, McConias and Henderson. Those op posed to it were Forney. Foran, Sayers and Rice. Forney any that he will report a sub stitute bill, removing the duty on manu factured tobacco and snuff,, but not on cigars and cheroot. He said, very em phatically, that he was in favor of the Cowles bill, but- that the measure re ported was much different, and that it wo because of the changes which had been made that he opposed the reporting of the Mil. Cigars and cheroot, he said, should be taxed and and were taxed by the Cowles bill, but were made free of tax by tbe measure reported.' Sayers, of Texas, said he intended to prepare the minority report for presenta tion to the House. He said, "I am op posed to reducing the surplus by taking off the tax on cigars, cheroot and cigar ettes, until we have first reduced the cus toms duties on the necessaries of life. I believe that the people ought to have a reduction of duties on the necessaries of life such as salt, lumber, cotton ties, cotton bagging, farming implement and clothing. I believe . that cigars and heroot are luxuries that the masses of the people have no interest in, and that such things ought to bear a heavy tax so as to relieve the necessaries of life from taxation, so far a may be possible As there appear to be some difference of opinion as to the measure o'f privilege which the reveuue bill will possess, and which may1 later bring on a conflict on the floor of the House between the ways and means, and appropriations committees, it might be well to state the position of the last named committee on the matter. While it does not contend that any committee other than that on ways and means is privileged to report a revenue bill at any time, it holds that under tlie rules when the bill is once re ported on the calendar, H wiU itself be privileged, and that motion may at any time be made to bo into a committee of the whole to consider the revenue bills, To succeed in getting at the tobacco bill it would lie necessary for the House to luy aside any revenue bill preceding it in the calendar, and if the ways and mean committee on tlie appropriations, bv renortimr another tariff bill. This might prove a serious but not necessarily insurmountable obstacle to the accom plishment of the wishes of the friends of tbe bill to repeal the tobacco tax notiD ohphwnos. The Treosuryto.dayaccepted$121,000 four anda-bnhVatlOOVi UK, COLMAN TAKE THK OATH Secretary Colman received his commis sion from the President to-day and im mediately qualified, subscriliing to the oath of office in tlie commissioner' room of tlie department of agriculture, in the presence of the chiefs of the division and other. . 1 ' MgW BRIGADIER GBNBRAL. The suh-comnifttee appointed at the conference of Union and Confederate veterans of CbUkamnuga held yesterday, met to-dny in the moms of the Senate committee on military aiTjJrs. Gen. Cist and Senator Colquitt compku-d their sub-committee report by adiling Generals Baird. Walthal, Wheekrr.Wright, Boynton and CoL S. C. Kellogg. It was agreed that each side should name fifty of the leading veterans of that field, and some civilians North au South, who haTe prominently identified themselves with the project as incorporated by the joint committee of the Chk-kamnugn Memorial Association for preserving and marking the battle-field. Senator Col quitt will then draw up the articles oi in corporation and obtain charter under the laws of Georgia. Death ofBlKhop McTyelre. By Telegraph to the Churn. Kasiiviluc, Tenn., Feliruary 15. Hol land M. McTyeire, senior Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Sooth, died this morning at 9 o'clock, at his resi dence on Vauderbflt University campus. He was born in Barnwell county, S. C, July 28, 1824. He joined the church in 1837, at Cokesburg School, S; C. He be gan to preach in 1845, when he joined tlie Virginia conference. In May, 1846, the first general conference of the church South was held at Petersburg, and McTyeire was sent to Mobile;' In Mo bile he met the lady who became his wife, a cousin to the lady whom Commodore Vanderbitt afterwards mar ried. This was the first link in the chain of causes that gave origin to the great Vanderbilt University. He was stationed at Demopolis, Ala.; Columbus, Miss., and then at New Orleans, where he built Felicity church and founded the New Or leans Christian Advocate in 1857. In 1858 he became editor of the Nash ville Christian Advocate and remained in that capacity nntill February 19, 1864, when be left the city and did Hot return until 1867. He was elected Bishop in 1866. It was owineto Bishop McTveirc that rnmmH..i Vnu,wi,ilt mmV th. princely gift of $1,000,000, and Wm. II. anderbilt $500,000, and Cornelius Vanderbilt $30,000 to the Vanderbilt Uni versity, of which Bishop McTyeire was made President for Hfc. The funeral will probably be from Vanderbilt University chapel Sunday, and the body will be in terred in the University campus. . The State Senate to-day adopted reso lutions of sorrow at the death of Bishop McTyeire. Commercial eporti'' av" By Telegraph to the Cltliea. New Yoak; Feb.iS.-r-R.G.Dun&Co's., report for the week states that actual mprovement in business continues, al though there is still much complaint that the trade for .this year has been disap pointing. Payments through banks arelarge.and the movement of freight is larger. .The earnings of railroads are satisfactory, and the out-put of iron has declined, and uncertainties in grain, cotton, iron, and tlie Union metal market affect many de partment of business unfavorably. The upward movement in price which was noticed last week, has not been sustained. the general average for commodities be ing about half of one per cent lower than a week ago, though still about that much above the lead of February 1. In tlie - money and stock markets, the changes during the past week have not been very important. Cotton Receipt Since September. Bv Telegraph to the Citlwn. New York, Feb. 15. The following are the total net receipt of cotton at aU ports since September 1 : Galveston... 087,133 New Orleans..- , 1,468,653 Mobile.- : 201,568 Savannah................ 748,464 Charleston .:...... ..., 368,969 Wilmington 148,022 Norfolk .. 437,003 Baltimore...- 69,586 New York...-.......;....... 119,470 Boston 61,637 Newport News 79,577 rntmtieipiiia. 35,618 West Point 340,400 Brunswick 57,056 Total- ...... 4,723,456 . Virginia v, m. C. A. By Telegraph to theCltlien. Danvili-b," Feb. 15. H. M. Mcllhaney, of Staunton, was elected President, of the Y. M. C. A. Convention to-day, and H. P. Reynolds, of Norfolk, W, H. Gray- hill, of Roanoke, and R. W. Petross, of Danville, Vice-Presidents. The feature of to-day's proceedings was the reports of the various association in the State, showing them to be in a good condition and work progressing, A recognition service whs held, in which members were introduced to the convention from Vir ginia, West Virginia, Georgia, Maryland and North Carolina, New Hampuhlre'a Sena'or. By Telegraph to the Cttiie. ' Exktkh, N, H., Feb, 15. Gen, Oilman Marston has been tendered and accepted the appointment of United States Senator by Gov. Sawyer, from the fourth of March until the Legislature, in June, provide for the next six year term, His political career began in 1845, when he was chosen to the Legislature and he was three times re-elected. In 1R50 wjis a memtier of the Constitutional Convention, and In 1859, he was elected representative to Congress serving two years. At the outbreak of the rrliellion he was appointed Colonel of the second New Hampshire regiment, and was promoted quickly to Brigadier-General. In 1865 he was elected to a second terra in Congress. Since 1872 his ervice in the Lrgislatuie have been almost continu ous, and he has been the fender on the Republican side. , ACROSS THE WATER. A RECORD OP VETEP!)AVS ' HirPENINGI IM FORiJGN LANDS. Tbe Parnell CommlMloa-Mellae to be Asked te Feral a Mew French Cabinet, lite. . Bjr Tclrrmpto tbr CM tin. PARNKLL WHITES IN MA.NV WAV. . London, Feb. 15. Mr. I'arncu was present at to-day's session of the Parnell Commission. Mr. Soamcs, solicitor for tbe Times, was further cross-examined. He offered in evidence the schedule vof all tbe signature of Parnell that be pos sessed. He said Parnell 's writing varied considerably, and produced a letter in which Parnell's name was written in six different ways. Presiding Justice Hen- nen ordered that the letter be photo graphed. Continuing, the, witness denied that be had lieardf that Pigott and' the league clerk he interviewed in Ireland had a grievance against Parnell. Pigott,' he said, had made a statutory declaration that Solicitor Lewis had offered him $40,000 if be would swear that he had forged the letters said to have been written by Parnell. The Times paid Pigott only forty or fifty pounds. Witness had Pigott watched and tracked him in to the company of Lobouchcrc. He paid Houston secretary of the Irish loyal and patrotie union altogether three thousand pounds. - Upon a re-direct examination, Mr. Soames said no bargain was made. .- , Mr. Soames was re-examined by Attorney-General Webster. ' He said there was no bargain whatever with the Times to purchase the letters. If tbe Parnell letters were forgeries, then the writing of the others signed with the names of Egan, Campbell, Davitt and O'Kelly, of Tyrone, must have been forged. The bodies of six disputed Parnell letters were : - . a v. -wui.ipiA.il. Willicott, an employe of the Central News, deposed thaCin an interview with Parnell on the appearance of the fac simile letter in 1887, Parnell called the letter an impudent forgery. McDonald, manager of the Times, de posed that in October, 1886, he got five Parnell, and six Egan letter. . He stipu lated that-their authenticity must be tested before payment of the price which Houston said he gave for them.; When the other letter of O'Kelly and Davitt were . tested, he paid ' Houston ' 780 pounds, the exact sum represented as expended in gaining possession of the letters, Houston declining , personal remuneration."' .'; , . Upon cross examination the witness said he never asked how Houston got the letter. He had asked about the differ ence in writing in the body of the letters and in thesignature.and Houston replied that it was the practice of the leader of the movement. That one wrote the let ter, another signed it, and a third person addressed the envelope. Witness after wards ascertained from other sources that this was an actual practice, and thatj some of the letters were purposely left undated. , . Egan wrote the letters himself. The Parnell letter were all more or less writ ten in a disguised hand, except in one letter, dated Kilmainhorn. . The writing in the body of the foe simile letter is dii guised, but the signature of Parnell is not. The witness never heard that the letter were offered to other papers, but had heard that the documents had been offered to Lord Hartington before they were offered to tbe Times. Houston pro duced no voucher for the sums paid. Six months were occupied in inquiring if the documents were bona fide. The witness was convinced that the letters were genuine, and he thought that before the second reading of the Crimes bill would be a fitting time to how to tlie country the character of men themselves promi nent in Irish affair. Thecommissionthen at this point adjourned. w ; THE CABINET MOST DISSOLVE. , Pari, Feb. 15. The Opportunist and Moderate journals com minting on the vote in the Chamber of Deputies yester day, on the motion to uidefintely post pone the debate on the bill for tbe revision of the constitution, say that carte blanche was been given President Carnot to exercise perfect liberty in the construc tion of the new cabinet, and to form one according to hjs own choice. The radical paper assert that after M. Floquet's overthrow by the Opportunists no repu blican concentration is possible. Tlie Conservative and Boulougist organs claim that the dissolution ofthe Chamber of Deputies is now more than em neces sary. .The Chamber,, they uy, can no longer be relied upon. To form a new cabinbt. Paris, Feb. 15. President Carnot has decided to ask Meline to form a new cab inet with Floquet as President of the Chamber. It Is doubtful whether Melin will assent, . r Forty-two to Forty-twe. By Telegraph to the Cltiirn, - Charleston, W. Va., Feb. 15 There was a great deal of excitement in the joint assembly to-dny In taking the vote for Senator, President Carr, of the Senate, announced upon the floor ol the House that he would from now on cait his vote for Gen. Goff for United States Senator, Kirk, who has cast his vote for the same InbofW, heretofore, also declared him self for Goff. Harr, another union lubor ite,cast his vote for Kenna, and will remain with him hereafter. Dorr still refuses to vote for Kenna. Ballot : Goff, 42; Kenna, 42; W. Tice, 1; whole number of votes 83; necessary to a choice 43 The election of a United States Senator now lianas on Dorr, who is a Democrat, but who is bitter against Kenna. RANOTH, A Drive Tkreask Oar charming Sabarhan Neighbor. By virtue of an act of the present Gen eral Assembly, so far as its legal status is concerned, Ramoth is now a full fledged village ; but its inhabitants ha vetbe good sense to know, that more than a charter is needed to make a townand such the) evidently intend to make theirs. As we were inclined to doubt tbe wis dom of their incorporation, we decided on yesterday to investigate the matter, and were soon satisfied that we had adopted the best plan, not to oppose what we did not understand, and that these good people had displayed their usual wisdom and good judgment. Our youthful neighbor, (may we coll her our sweet young sister), is situated immediately north of Asbevuie, and on tbut plateau so remarkable for its beauty which is approached by way of Merrimon avenue; which in itself, is an advantage, as the visitor receives good impressions ateachitep. From its crowning of Chest nut stntt, this avenue affords a most favorable opportunity to judge of our varied ideas of architecture, as exempli fied in our private residence. We do not hesitate to may that the dwelling of Mr. Lyman, Mr. Pack, Mr. Waddell, Mr. Moore, Mr. Wingert, Mr. Woolsey, and, in fact, all contiguous to this drive, arc an ornament to our town, remarkable as it is, for pretty place. On passing our city limits, we enter Ramoth, and arc at once impressed both by its natural beauty of location, and the taste du played in its buildings. If any one should wish a most eligible site, we can suggest nonftjnore so, than the knoll on the r ght hand a we enter the village. Whethei for sale or not, we are not ad vised. I : formerly belonged to Mrs. Geo. Spear. rj,Uui uy the romantic dwellinr qf our friend, Col. J. M. Rny, on an euch nting eminence, recessed about ve hun Ired yard from our route. On the sam ; side, we see the other equally at tractive place of Mr. Blanton and Mr. Bostic, -Irs. Osborne, and more distant, the eyer e of Mr. Gale, while on our left, we are t utrmed with the lovely homes of Mr. Co per, Rev. J. S. Burnett, Mr. Mor gan, Mr. King, and are especially attract ed by th? just finished summer abode of Hon. Cta. E. Fenner, a Judge of the Su preme court, of Louisiana. As thin house was unoccupied, we ven tured u ion a call, a liberty we could scarce h ive resisted, even had we felt less sure of tue forgiveness of the hospitable proprietor. The building, we were told, has just been completed by contract, with Mr. J. A. Tennant, and is surely a credit, both to it designer and builder, and a comfort to its owner. Its situation on a slight eminence, witb its fore ground.soon to be a smooth sward, and dotted grace fully with shady pine, affect one most pleasantly. Its warm coloring, tasteful ly blended, of terra cotta and red, with gray stone trimmings, contrasting with the sombre coloring o tbe solid stone pavement, all made a picture, which we felt, indeed, that we must examine more closely. The interior, both a regard arrange ment and finish, cannot be improved on. First, the long, broad piazza, emblematic of a Southern Homestead, where the visi tor is delighted with the panorama, which a bountiful Providence ha spread to charm the eye. From tbe door, the finish of the walls and ceiling, are in our native pine, and the really beautiful staircase, of oak; indeed, the pleasure derived from its inspection, exceed the power of our poor pen to potray. Its entire freedom from paint, is a feature we peculiarly ap preciateeverything in elegant simplicity. Its large spacious hall way, with fire-place and mat tel, Queen Anne style, surmount ed by a plate glass mirror, makes us took forward to tbe pleasant family, soon to be there assembled. The tinting of the walls with terra cotta, rose pink and robin blue, produces the most delightful effect imaginable. Nor is comfort, by any mean, sacrificed to the aesthetic, the high stories, the excel lent ventilation, the free supply of hot and cold water, all prove to the con trary. V . Alter -visiting eacn room, as we are about to make an exit, we cannot resist one mot ; look at tue main stairs, staircRB may be made a thing ofbeauty indeed, t r, a is too often the caae, it may mar the whole building. We have never seen on more strikingly tasteful, than the one tnder consideration. Massively built of -olid oak, with ballustering of most ur ue design, difficult of descrip tion, wi hesitate to attempt it, farther than to my, the square turned memljers al tenia! gracefully with leaded quarter rounds, .11 combine to make it in thorough accord ' ith it surroundings. Judge fenner evidently intends to have a sweet home, and to make it attractive to all a es. Theyoungareprovidedwith a well a Tanged tennis lawn, near the en trance, vhile for the elder, the seat on the porch and in the yard, will giveampli opportunity for rest and refreshment Nor doe.; the good Master stop only with his hum in charges, but sees to It, that those w'io cannot apeak for themselves, shall have no want un tended. His stable! Win not onr farmers, in passing, call and examine it 7 If so, and they will adopt the simple and sensible ideas it presents, tliey will save trouble to themselves, loss and waste of food, and add health and comfort to their stork, to a depree that wiU render them entirely indilierent to air, m-rn or any ol bis S. r. A s. The report of Adjutant General Jones for the punt year has been issued. It a well prepared and well-conceived ductv CENTENNIAL. REVNION Of tbe Alumni and Matrlcalatea f tbe Vnlveralty of Nortb Car Una. One hundred years ago the charter of tbe Uuiversity was granted by the Gen eral Assembly of North Carolina. The long, useful and honorable career of the University makes it a loyal duty and a proud privilege for her sons to celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of her birth. For this Celebration the Trustees and Faculty of the institution have set apart Wednesday of Commencement week June 5th, 1889. The program for the day will include a reunion of all the living alumni and ma triculates m Memorial Hall, at 10 a. m. An address of permanent historical value will be delivered by an eminent alumnus. at the conclusion of which the ron of alumni will be called by classes and a few moments may be occupied by speakers representing each class present, where it is desired for special reasons a longer tuns will be allotted. The class of 1879, for example, the first to enter the Uni versity on its revival in 1875, has re quested and been granted special time to celebrate the decennial ol its graduation, It is proposed also that tbe members of each class dine together on this day and that the class dinner be occasions for friendly reunion and reminiscence. At night another address by an eminent alumnus will be delivered, and the special class exercises will be continued, unless completed in thtmorning On Thursday night, after the com mencement exercises, there will be a so cial reunion of all the alumni in tbe Li- brary and a reunion of tbe young people in the Gymnasium in costume of the last century A catalogue of all the students of the University ninnr thrhfiirinir - plete history of the University will be published for the celebration. It ia im portant to know,' as soon a possible, bo will attend tbe reunion, which classes desire special time on the program and which will provide for.ciass dinner. In arranging for class dinners the under signed committee will gladly assist the special class committees, if their help be desired. The social reunion of all the alumni in the Library will be arranged by the local committee. Special time on the program may be secured by corres pondence between the class committee and the undersigned. , : : Johk Manning, - f- P. VBNABLK, Geo. T. Winston, Committee ofthe Faculty. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, February 18, 1889. Meeting on the Subject of a Ma chinery Factory. . A number of our most active business men were in the directors' room ofthe First National Bank at ten o'clock yes terday morning, and were afforded an interview with Messrs. Worden and Jacobs, formerly of Binuhamton, N. Y- ofthe company roposing to establish the machinery factor)-, of which we have poken, and also, Messrs. Line, Gilmore, Child and Wilson, .representing the Bun combe Lumber Company. They propose to remove their establish ment to this or some other Southern point, in order to be nearer to their customers, and thereby effect a saving, both in freight of manufactured goods, and in cost of raw material. The proposition, as made by Mr. Jacobs, at the last meeting, was to put in $50,000 on consideration, that the citizens of Asheville would raise and in vest $25,000 in the same enterprise. At this meeting there seemed to be a misun derstanding on this point, between the ouncomoe L.nmrjer company on one side, and Messrs. Worden and Jacob on the other. After a discussion on this subject, which was quite full ; it was, on motion of Mr. C; B. Graham, resolved, that the chair man appoint a subcommittee of three to confer with the visiting eentlemen. and report to a subsequent meeting of this committee. The chair appointed Messrs. Graham Peuniman and Atkinson. on the sub-com mittee, and tbe meeting adjourned. Stock Market. By Telegraph to the Cltlwn. Nbw York, February 15. Grangers were a feature in the stock market to day. A hesitation of operation early in the day encourged the bear to make a drive at grangers, and Rock Island and Burlington yielded readily and dragged the rest of the list with them to a limited extent. On favorable latter advices. however, all losses were recovered with something in addition, Burlington and Rock Island taking the lead, followed later by Northwestern and the Big Four, With the exception of a slight reaction toward delivery hour, the strong tone continued to the close, which was active and strong at tbe best prices of the day, hales reached 281,000 shares. Chicago Market Review. Special Telegram to tl.c cltlara. Chicago, February 15. Wheat was dull to-day with liirht tradintr. The market opened Vn higher, and ad vanced more for May; then broke off lit, but closed firmer aud higher than ve terdny. Corn was strong, but quiet. Oats were active, stronger and higher. Rather more interest was manifested in hog pro ducers and prices ruled higher, advance lieing moderately well supported to close. Indication. ' By Telegraph to theCltlwn. Washington, D. C, February 15. For North Carolina Heavy rains; warmer; enulf rly winds. ' PAVESEST PAEAt:UrLJ. Light rains and cooler tmofphere yt- terdoy afternoon. " Sheriff Reynolds returned from Knox- ville, Tenn last night. . No marriage license was issued by the by the register of deeds, yesterday. , Hotel arrivals are increasing,' and the city is largely filled with visitor. . Rev. D. B. Nelson win preach at the unction Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Tobacco sole in the city yesterday amounted- to about fifty thousand pounds. Dr. 'W. C Browning, of Philadelphia, who recently purchased the Rossefl prop erty, is at tbe Battery Park. Second Lieutenant Z. B. Vance, jr., of the 19th Infantry, U. S, A-, ha been or dered to the department of the Gun, es corting recruits to Galveston, Texas, Police officer Rowan has received a let ter from a party in MorrUtowu, Tens., stating that he know the whereabout of lerome'Ruff, and will divulge hi secret to the officer upon a division of the re ward offered by tbe State. A CV TTINQ KRAPE. A Negro Stabbed hy a White Man lit m Quarrel About Platol. t I Yesterday afternoon about three o'clock Justice M alone issued warrant for the arrest of one Frank Walker, a white man, living on Patton's Farm, near this city.--':" , ; The affidavit upon which the warrant was issued, declared that Walker had commisted an assault upon the person of negro named Hall, wT-3aIy "iJi-e weapon being an ordinary nocket knife. ... A Citizen reporter interrogated tbe messenger who came to the city after physician to attend upon the wounded . man, and learned that the cause of the assault was a difference of opinion about pistol trade Walker having sold Hall a pistol, which the latter agreed to pay within a certain time. Failing to do so, Hall returned the pistol to Walker, whereupon an altercation ensued, which resulted in tbe stabbing of Hall by Wal ker, in the back just below the left shoulder. Tbe wound ia not a serious, one, however, and the wounded mas wiU Kn recover from h effect. ' The worrant for Walker' arrest wai ' placed in the hand of deputy . sheriff Jones for execution, and the trial of Wal ker win be,had, probably to-day. ' Death of Mr. Tome, Yesterday's Raleigh News-Observer contained the following: . "Last night at 9 o'clock at the Yarboro House, in this city, Mrs. M. C. Tom, wife of Senator Torn, of Henderson: Mr. Tom wo a daughter of Mr. Geo. R. French, a prominent citixen of Wil mington. Her brother Mr. Geo. R. French, Jr., her step-mot her, Mr. French, and her step-sister, Mr. W. A. French, arrived here yesterday and were present at her death. She leaves a husband and a son, Master Charley Toms, 16 year of age. The remain wQI be taken to Wil mington to-day at I o'clock for inter ment." ' Real Katat Traaafera, The only deed that were recorded by the register of deed yesterday were the : following: , ,; l '.,,-, u,i M L. Howell and wife, to T. C. ; , Staraes, et ais, ; one lot on Starne treet; consideration, $5 E. H. Swain, to R. V. Blackrtockf one tract of land in Buncombe; ' consideration, $200 ' Total amount of transaction, $205 He will Never Get it. Capt. H. C. Hunt qf this city, want to . succeed Gen. Joe Johnston a commis sioner of railroads, so says the Washing- Ion fost. But win he get the appoint ment? That's the question; whether Benjamin wiU bestow such an office upon an Asheville Republican, I a natter of serious doubt, and filled with fear and non-belief. ' ' Onr Sheriff m Huntler. Speaking of Sheriff Reynolds, of this city, who went to Knoxville Thursday evening, the Knoxvillcoiirnaf aay; "Sheriff D.L. Reynold, of AjhevOle, N. C, was in tbe city last nurht on offi cial business. He was found a hustler by . tl 1. . . L- .. - u wno mci nun. . ' The only thing any one has ever been able to urge in favor of the Senate tariff bill is that it wiU meet the demand for a reduction of excessive revenue quite an other and m this case rather the reverse of reducing exorbitant taxation. But even thi claim seem to be very seriously in doubt, and it is estimated that the real reduction in revenue will amount to only a paltry $12,000,000 or $13,000, 000. When the Senate substitute becomes a law, if it ever does, we shall simply have an increase of taxation, and tbeevu of superabundant revenue will have to be corrected by wanton and corrupt waste of public money. General Shetman in a chat with Major Stuart, of Texas, said that once at Vicks burg, a flag of truce, accompanied by a squad of men, came to hi headquarters, and that when it was time for them to return he found "the Yanks and Johnnie" walking about with their arm about each other, calliiur one another by their first names and fraternizing immensely. "If they could do it then tbey certainly would now in national homes," remarked the General. ..A French savant ha figured out to his own satisfaction that Eve was one hun dred and eighteen feet, nine inches and nine lines in height. What a gor-rous aii'hl all wnfiM ll a r liri i . K ...t. . Hubbard wrapper! The millers are the pentUnien who are jnt now raining th-r WH.fi to w" t "the flour that booms in the 5 pi n -."