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O VOLUME IV. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1889. NUMBER 271. WASHINGTON WRIT. VKDTERDAV'H PKOCKKDINtitt IN BOTH HOIHM OF 1'ONGRF.W. The Centennial Celebration Con tinned P. irdoned by the Pre. Ident A lon of the Repub lican Caucus Bond Of- ferinKM, Etc., Etc. By Tel -graph to th Cltlien. Washinoto.4, Februury 20. House. 'The firl gun fired to-day in the contest between the vay andnenna committee, and the eomnittee on appropriations, was manned by Mr. Randall, of Penn sylvania, who presented a resolution amending the rules so as to provide that pn a certain date, immediately after read-1 ing the journal, the House shall proceed in committee of the whole to the consid eration of the Cowles' bill; that at 4 o'clock on thnt date, the bill shall be re ported to the House with such amend ments as may have been agreed to in the committee, and the previous ques tion shall tie considered as ordered on amendments, engrossing, third reading and passage of the bill ; the votes thereon shall he forthwith taken, and in case the bill shall not he taken upon this date, this shall be a continuing order in all respects until one legislative day shall have been occupied as herein specified ; and provid ing that a yea and nay vote shall be taken on the substitute reported by Mr. For ney, of Alabama, on behalf of the mini ority of the appropriations committee, after consideration of the bill has been entered upon, no dilatory motions shall be entertained by the Speaker. The res olution was referred to the committee on rules. Mr. Randall also asked consent for im meditate consideration ol the resolution providing lor tin early meeting of the House at 10 o'clock, und consideration for one hour ofthe measures called up by un animous consent. Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, object ed, aud the resolution wus referred to the committee on rules. . The House then went into committee ofthe whole on the postoffiee appropria tion bill. Messrs. Adams and Lawkr, of Illinois, made earnest and vigorous efforts to increase the appropriation for the pay of letter carriers, but their efforts, how ever, were unsuccessful. .y.. Having concluded consideration ofthe bill the committee rose. Mr. Cannon; ol Illinois, moved to recommit the bill with instructions to the postoffiee committee to report it bick with the classification - features eliminated. Lost, 54 to 17. The bill was passe 1. Mr. Forney, of Alabama, presented the conference nport on the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, and it was ag ted to. The House then went into committee ofthe whole on the deficiency uppropria tion bill. . On motion of Mr. Scott, of Peunsyl- ania, an amendment was adopted, ap- r propriating $ 5,000 to pay Dan Latnont the President' private secretury, the dif ference bet wet n his present salary and $5,000 a vei r, the salary which his : successor will receive. In course of the discussion of the amendment proposing an increase in the amount provided for furnishing public buildinirs Hatch, of Missouri, criticised the appropriations committee forits par simony, declaring that it had more nerve than anything else, Mr. Randall replied that thecommittee , had examined the contracts and knew that the estimates of the departments could be cut down one-half without in convenience to the public service. It had ....... been shown that there had lieen grossex travagance in expenditures for furniture. The furniture had been brfught fit for palaces raftier than for the comfort of a Democratic administration. Laughter. -The amendment was rejected, and with' cut completing the bill, the committee rose, and House adjourned. A Democratic caucus was announced to be held this evening. - - SiiNATg, The eonferenee r)ort on the legislative appropriation bill was pre- sepurate speeches in the course of the de- ! bate. At 3:45 p. m., the presiding officer an i nonnccd that the enrolled bill for the nd I mission of the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washing- ton has been signed by him and by the sjienker of the House. It wot then sent I to the President for his approval. In i the course of the siicech by Mr. Blair, he spoke of Craves, superintendent of the bureau of engraving and printing as 'the agent and attorney of steam press owners to all appearances." and as 'probably having his official head ih his pocket ;" and ofthe report of the Senate committee as "a rotten report, and not worth a rush." This roused the resentment of the fi nance committee. After paying a compliment to superin tendent Graves, Mr. Morrill said as to labor-saving machines diminishing the number of workingmen, such talk - was utterly valueless; as to abolishing the use of steam printing machines in the Bureau ofengraving and printing, if done.it would be necessary to enlarge the building for the accommodation of printers, and it would be necessary to increase the annu-' al appropriation by $100,000. If the business of that bureau was to be con tinued it had to be conducted on business principles, otherwise the work there would have to be abandoned and let out by contract as it was years ago ? Mr. Harris declared that there was not a fair-mi neded man in the Senate who would carefully examine the testimony who would arrive at a conclusion differ- tors of the National Bank of Sumter, S. C, muling in all one hundred per cent. ! on claims proved amounting to $74,339. ! This bank failed on August 22nd, 187. t BAIN PARDONED BY TUB I'KtKlbliHT. I The President has granted the appli-: cation for pardon in the case of George M. Bain, jr., convicted in Virginia of vio Intions ofthe national banking laws, and sentenced in March 1883 to five year's imprisonment in the Albany penitentiury. He endorses the application as follows: "Granted. I am not satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that pardon should be granted in this case, but as the convict's health is not good and as his mental con dition is such that long imprisonment will prove very dangerous to a souud mind, I follow the rcccommendation of tlie judge, district attorney and attorney general in favor of mercy." THK tiEOKGBTOWN UNIVKKSITV CENTEN NIAL. Tlie centenniilul celebration of George town University was continued to-day, the exercises being under the auspices of the i.lumni association. Gaston memorial hall, in which tlie proceedings .were held, was handsomely decorated with flags,' buntings and shields. The following telegram from the Pope was read to the assembled .alumni by Father Murphy: "Leo XIII sends congratulations and best wishes to the rectory, professors and alumni." The University of Christiana, in Sweden, also sent congratulations, aud letters of similar character were received from Howard College, Michigan; Vassar, Rutgers and Leheigh Universities, and ACROSS THE WATER. A RECORD OF YKSTKHDAV HAPPKNINM IK FOREION UNDS.. ReaMMeinbllnK of ParliamentThe Queen's Speech at. Meline to be Prime Minister of France. Ht Telegraph to tlw Cltttea. KX-SKNATOR H.001 DEAD. London, February 21. Mr. James C. Flood, of California, died at the Grand hotel at Heidelburg, at ten o'clock this morning. . PARLIAMENT RKASSEMULES. Parliament reassembled to-day, and the following is the speech of tlie Queen open ing the session : "Afr Lord and Geutfemen: During the brief period since the close of last ses sion, nothing has happened to affect the cordial relations between myself and other powers. Operations successttilly completed in Egypt a few days before the prorogation of Parliament, effected their object, and 1 do not see any ground for apprehending a renewal of the distur bance in. the neighborhood of Suakiro. Negotiations, which I directed to be opened with Thibet for the prevention of encroachment njion my rights over'Sik kim, have not been brought to a favora ble conclusion, but I hope that further military operations will notbenecessury. I have consented to take part in the con ference with Germany and America at Berlin upon the Samoan question. Thi will be a continuation of the conference recently held in Washington ou the same subject. The unceasing . expenditures HOI'JUBUi Bl'TCHKHV, OCR RALEIGH NEWS. ent from that reported by the finance ' many other institutions of learning. The committee. As to the tirade and criti-1 f irilllll UrisfWtfllfilTS fifth fin r um nnn. cism against the finance committee he I ed lv the wn.lin.r ,.f .nt.n.,i I uPn wnrlike preparations incurred by did not propose to notice it, further than j bv C. P. Allen, of St: Louis, after which oltr fcuroPc"n notIO,, bu re,u1ered to express his belief that no opinion or the centennial oration .Miv,! hv increase in the precautions declaration of the Senator from New j Martin F. Morris, of this city. In the Hampshire conld harm or hurt the finance course ofthe oration Mr. Morris spoke committee or anvbodv else. Mr. Allison defended the action ofthe ofthe desire of some liersona that the government should establish' schools and committee in reporting the amendment. I Universities, uppoinl itsown teachers and If tlie Mouse provisions were ugreed to, prescribe its own course of study. He he said, the bureau of engraving anil i said that the management of education printing would lie compelled to cease op-, was as far lieyond the proper sphere of operation, or Congress would have to increase largely the appropriation for its maintenance. Mr. Hiscock said that the reputation ofthe finance committee and of the Sena- a government like ours as was the control of religion. By indirection a State could and should foster the cause of education just as it could and should foster the cause of religion and morality, tors for honesty, fair dealing and thor- but it was not for a State to do this ough investigation, did not depend upon directly.- To-night a banquet " was given the ovsr-sealous remarks of tlie Senator j at which the usual toasts to the 1'iiivcr (rom New Hampshire. He would just as j sity, its various departments and U the lief let his reputation (cheap as it was), stand with that of the Senator's at tacked, as without it; that the Senator's remarks did not 'weigh,'' arid were not counted; they were not respectful or re spectable; the whole movement .was a crusade against labor-saving machinery; that was all there was of it. Finally) a vote was taken and the amendment as reported by the commit tee was agreed to. Another of the com mittee amendments agreed to was one appropriating $75,000 additional for the expenses of the international conference of American States. Mr. Harris offered an amendment which was agreed' to, appropriating $333,000 additional, under the bead of prevention to epidemics. Mr. Colquitt offered an amendment, which was agreed to, appropriating $10,000 for a brick hospital at the United States arsenal in Augusta, Ga. Mr. Hiscock offered an amendment ap propriating $300,000 for the expenses of an adequate preparation for an appro priate celebration of the centennial of the Constitution of the United States, and authorizing the President to invite the country, aud sister Universities, were appropriately responded to. Complaints of unjust discrimination in rates against the city of Memphis have been filed with the iutcr-Btntc commerce commission by the Memphis freight bu reau, against the Missouri Pacific Rail way, the Kansas, Fort Scott & Mem phis Railway Co., and the Southern Railway and Steamship Association. Complaint has also been filed with the commission by James & Abbott, lumber dealers of Boston, alleging violations of the long and short haul clause of the inter-state law by tlie East Tennsssee, Vir ginia & Georgia Railway Co,, and other carriers in charging a higher rate on car-loads of lumber carried from Johnson City, Tenu., to Boston, a distauce of 911 miles, than from Atlanta to Boston, a distance of 1240 miles. The complaint also alleges that the same Boston rates is charged from Macon, Ga., distance of 1328 miles, than is collected on the haul from Johnson City. CONTRACTS FOR COAL. The Secretary of the Navy has con tracted with a New York firm for the de- chief executive and judicial officers of i H very of two thousand tons of coal at Mexico, the Central and South American the coaling station at Apia, Samoa, at States, and those of the several States the rate of $13.25 per ton. and Territories of the United States; and j ALL the departments will iu; closed. to entertain foreign guests in a suitable All the executive departments will 1 jrVnted and agreed to, and the agricultu ral appropriation bill was reported from the committee on appropriations. The Senate then proceeded to the con sideration of the resolution reported from "the committee on privileges and elections, to investigate alleged election, outrages in certain localities The resolution hav ing ben read, Mr. Salisbury moved to insert the word "bribery," and Mr. Hoar accepted the amendment. Mr. Pasco moved to insert the words "or other un lawful use of money," add Mr. Hoaralso accepted that amendment. Mr. Gorman took a place in support of the adoption of the resolutions. , , At 2 o'clock the sundry civil appropri ation bill was brought np, but itaconsid eration was suspended long enough for Air. Voorhees to offer an amendment to the resolution as to election outrages, dl ' recting the committee to inquire also whether money was corruptly and unlawfully used in the control ofthe electionin November 1888, in any of the States, and tJ examine into tb various urns of money raised for such purpose, by whom paid, by whom collected, and ta whom dia nirsed. The sundry civil bill was resumed, the . pending qnesion being upon the amend ment, relative to the use of steam presses in the bureau of engraving and printing, (The House has provided for the dis continuance of steam presses and the Senate finance committee reports in favor of their continued use.T " Mr. Blair was the principal advocate of tlie House provision, making three manner. T Mr. Edmunds said he did not feel will ing to vote $300,000 out of the taxes of the people for mere glorification, and he called for the veas and nays. The vote resulted yeas 16, nays 12; no quorum."'-- A motion to adjourn having been made, Mr. Harris gave notice that if such a -thing occurred again during tlie existing hours of 'Congress as the abuse of a (uoruiu, he would insist on the regular call ofthe Senate, and on having the serjeant-at-arms send for absent num - MrrHlnir withdrew from "the" Congres sional Record, the epithets which he had applied to the report of the finance com mittee, and modified his remarks as to Mr. Graves. The Senate then at 6:45 p. m., adjourn ed until to-morrow. WILL PRESS IT TO A VOTE. A large attendance of Republican Sen ators were at the caucus this morning, to consider the expediency of proceeding further with the debate upon the resolu tion offered by the committee on privil eges and elections, providing for the in vestigation of elections in the South. After a free interchange of opinion on the situation, on motion of Senator Cullom, it was decided to take up the resolution after the sundry civil appropriation bill has been disposed of, and press it to a closed to-morrow, Washington's birth day, which is a legal holiday in the District of Columbia. NEW YORK STOCK MARKET. Speculation Yeaterday Amonitthe Bulla and Bears of Wall Street. By Telegraph to tb CHlten. New York, February 21 .The stock market was somewhat .more active to day at the expense of values, the bears again making prices, and the market was weak and declining most of the day.- The events of yesterday did not put the rail road situation in any better light, and the street was inclined to take a gloomy view of the outlook, and the indisposi tion to enter into new ventures became even more pronounced than usual of lute. The fact that there will only be two hours of business between this evening and Monday morning deterred many from making purchases. Trading was almost entirely in the hands of traders, though local and Chicago bears were quite active. The pressure was quite heavy-aguinst the Grangers and south' westerns," and there is a belief in some quarters that Gould has no confidence in the situation leading to the selling of Mis souri Pacific. White coal stocks again came in for marked attention. Missouri Pacific showed the most weakness, and rote. It is expected that the Democratic j at us lowest was i n on. Among otner Senators will oppose the adoption ofthe j shares fluctuations were small and un resolution to the bitter end. DR. BLISS DBAD. Dr. D. W. Bliss, who attended President Garfield during his illness, died at 7.15 o'clock this morning, at his residence in this city. BOND OFFERINGS, AND A DIVIDEND 1)8 i ... V CLARKD. Bond offerings to-day aggregated $397, 500; accepted $197,000 four-and balfsat lOOVi The acting-comptroller of the currency has declared a fourth dividend of twenty per cent, in favor of the credi- nitnerto uikcii lor tlie sutety ol our shores and commerce. The counsels bv which other powers are guided and whicu dispose of their vast forces are at present uniformly friendly to England. but 1 huve no right to assume that this condition is necessarily secure from a pos sibility of change. Some portions of the bill presented in 1888 for amending the local government in England and Wales were luid aside owing to a pressure upon the time of Parliament, and from the same cause it was impossible to en ter upon the question of local govern ment in Scotland." Bills upon these mat ters will lie. submitted early in the i sioii. Your attention will be asked to measures for the development ofthe ma terial resources of Ireland, ' and , for amending' th "constitution of various tribunals having special jurisdiction over real property in Ireland. The statutes recently passed for the restoration of or der and confidence in Ireland have at ready been attended with salutary re sults. Legislation will be necessnrv for the execution of the sugar convention and also for the completion of the con version of three per cent, annuities. Tlie state of the gold coinage has for years past been a subject of legitimate com plaint, and a measure restoring it to a satisfactory condition will be submitted. Though the commission appointed to in quire into the civil establishments of the Kingdom has not yet comp eted its la bors, it has made a valuable report. Pro posals for legislation arising therefrom will be submitted. Several subjects, which increasing the burden of your du ties, were shut out from consideration during the last session, will lie submitted again. Among them are the measures relating to titles; regulating universities in Scotland; determining the liability of employers in case of accidents to em ployes; establishing a department ol ag riculture; cheujening the transfer of land, and remedying abuses attaching to the limited liability of joint stock compa nies. A CAHINKf AI'POINTKD. Paris, February 21. M. Ribot, who was requested by M. Meline to accept a position in the new Cabinet refused to ac cept any portfolio save that of minister of the Interior. Meline thereupon finallv abandoned the. task of funning the minis try. At 8 o'clock this evening, President Carnot signed a decree appointing M. Tirard premier and .minister of com merce; M. Constano, minister of justice : M. Falhere, minister of education: M. Say, minister of Agriculture;. M, Guyot,' minister of public works; ,M. DeFreycmct, minister of war; admiral Jaurcs ministerof marine. M. DeCourcel has btei appointed minister of foreign affairs. The ministers will take the oath of office in the morning, and their dectar- tion will be read Saturday. A Widowed Woman Killed by Kobbt-ra and Her Houitc Plun dered. apt ial Ttlrgram to the Citiicn. Charl-'MH, N. C.Feb. 21. News was received I ere to-night of the brutal mur der of a hite woman in Alleghany coun ty, last 1 icsday night. The husband of Mrs. Rat tel Emory, Who was a very tn- dustriom farmer, died four mouths ago, leaving bra widow with two children ; one a yo ng mun and the other a little girl, of al out nine years of age. Emory bad lav d up some money before his death, at; 1 it was gcnerallv believed that not less than $500 was locked in his' trunk. " , Tlie far n house is situated on a lonely mountaii side, and there are no other houses w.-thin two miles. A few months before Emory's death, robbers made an attempt to get his money, but were fired upon and scared off. . Luat Tuesday night young Emory was away from home, and notwtly but Mrs. Emory and the lit tle child were in the house. : About t wo o'clock she was awakened by a noise in her room, which proved to be that of two masked men. The little girl, which always slept very soundly, did not at first awake, and the terrified woman was at a loss to know what to do. With heroic courage she sprung front the lied, jerked a large revolver from a bureau drawer, aud wus in the act of firing at the men, when they sprang tipbn her and snatching the weapon fioin ber hand, pointed the re volverat her own head, and without one word, fired a bullet through her brains. While she lay upon the floor, dying, they fired two other loads into her heart, and not satisfied with this, the villiuns stamped ber face with their feet, and with a bowie knife cut her throat. When the first pistol shot was fired, it awoke the child in the . bed, who was commanded to lay quietly, under a pen alty of death, After tlie villians had completely satisfied themselves with butchering the poor woman, they then consulted about the life of the little girl, and decided to do her no harm. The giri tells tlie story,' and says she could not rcalue that Iter mother was be ing butcts'red.-Shc lay upon the bed mid witnesses it all, and thinks her fright must ha v; been so great she could not realize wi at it meant,. 4 -,v, v tr - :- - The roi tiers made a complete search in the house and carried. ff three hundred dollars. Xo arrests have yet been made, An lMteretlns Letter From Hon. M. E. Carter. We reyret to learn from the following letter that our representative, Capt. Car ter, has lieen unwell we trust not seri ously, aud perhaps it was only to be ex pected from the immense amount oflabor which he has performed, always as is his custom,' in a most thorough and consci entious manner. Together, with our readers, we have been disappointed in having so few Waters from Capt. Carter, a want we sincerely hope may not be louger experienced. We are especially glad to' note Capt. Carter's opinion, that the railroad bill will not hurt us, and will try to think with him. Raleigh, N. C.J'ebruury la, 1889. Editor C'itueli . , ... ,-: -- Your of the 14th inst. has been re ceived. I regret that I have been too un well to keep you posted as to events transpiring here, although I must say O .KLAND INN BOLD. aeveut Five Thousand Dollara the Pr ce Obtained To be Caed f r School PurpoHea. Most o ' our citizens doubtless know that just outh of Asheville, and on the property ormerly owned by Rev,- L. M. Pease, ai d under his superintendence, there is a u'hool known as the Asheville Home Iiit iistrial School, where girls and young w men ot limited means, can ob tain a gi d thorough, practical educa tion. TI s school is under tlie auspices of the Hi ne Mission Board of the Pres byterian hurch, New York, and has iu attendan -e 122 pupils. This number rep resents o. ly a small portion of those who have npp 'ed, and for want of accommo dations, !iecn rejected. There a.e in the school some ten or more, wl i, while they could not have paid the ordinary charges of a boarding school, could and would have paid twice thr amount at present . charged them, for proportionally increased ad vantages. Hundreds of such are to be found in this and the adjoining States. in view ofthe importance of securing to this class, the opportunities of an ed ucation, such as shall quality them for the positions they may in the Providence of God, 1)-' called to occupy, the Oakland Inn proKrty has been purchased for the sum of 1 75,000, and it to be used tor school purposes, Toward the purchase of this property the Messrs. Garrett have subscribed $35,- 000. The school will be under the same hoard of direction as the Home Industrial School, but entirely distinct therefrom. It proposed to make its literary and scien tific advantages equal to our best ladies' schools, with the addition of a thorough bible and industrial course. This school is not in'.ended to come in conietition with nnv now established,' that nothing of great interest has occur red. The Railroad Commission bill comes up for a third rending tomorrow.- W hile' the bill is not all that I would like, I can not think that its passage into a law will iniure our section ot the Mate. The danger is that if this Legislature fails to pass a uili, tlie next Legislature wiu pass one even more drastic titan this one. While this bill provides that the Com missioners may regulate freignt and passenger rates, I think that it will be found as it hus been in other States, where a like uower was conferred upon the commissioners, that in practice, the Railroads will make their own schedules of charges and that the commission wui exercise onlv a sunervisorv jurisdiction and there will not be the friction that is anticipated in some quarters. The bill might have been much more objection able in many of its features. For in stance, iu some States the commission is allowed to suggest when and where de pots shall be placed, and to control the question of rolling-stock and so on, to an extent that would be appalling toonr North Carolina railroad managers. Cer tain it is, that in many parts of the State there is irreat demand for a commission, and reasons are assigned for it that would seem very cogent. 11 we disap ooint the expectations of communities in ' . . . - j i . . i a wnicn mis acmanu cxibib, vueir iiiuucmx will be felt hereafter in a way that will put the roads in more peril than they can possibly sutler from this bill. You understand tnat tae commission will have nothing to do with through freight rates, and that -uf-competitive rates on which we so much rely, cannot be interfered with. Such control as the commission may exercise over local rates cannot but do us good t tmnn i could show if 1 had time: and as to damaging our section by way ot keepi ng back roads Which are likely to be built, 1 think that the commission will have very little ef fect. But 1 did not intend to go into this matter in this letter. I do not think the Legislature will pass the usury law. The roud luw will pass by which any county can get convicts even in preference to railroads, that will uav fur guarding and keening them. At any rate, we hope to get a luw for Huucombc. . . I will trv to look after our local legii lation as soon as I can, and if anything ol interest happens I will let you bear from me. Since writing the above the general road law has passed this House. The commission bill as reported by the joint committee came up in the Senate to-day and was postponed for one week. This is thought to ioint to a defeat ofthe bill. Yours Truly, . M. E. Carter. THE LOWEST IN AMERICA, Waa the Death Rata of Aaharllle Ut Year Dr. Weaver's Con aolldated Report. That Asheville is the healthiest town in America, is a fact, that oar people hare .r long been trying to make the residents of other sections of the country under- : stand; and with good results, too, as the increased number of visitors to Ashe ville each year of late will fully demon, h ttrate. In bis consolidated report, Superin tendent of Health H. B. Weaver, M. D., shows that the total death rate for the past year waa only 9.43 to the on thousand inhabitants. One-third of aD the deaths occurring, last rear (183), were those of children under five yean of age, and about one-eighth of the total number who died, were non-residents, suffering for the greater part from lung troubles. . During the months of January and February ofthe year, seventy-four, out . ofthe total two hundred and eighty-two deaths occurred. These month will be re membered by our citixena as the one ia ' which meningitis made its appearance in thecity. Of the total number of deaths, ninety-two were white and ninety were blacks. During the months of November and December not a single death occurred among the ten thousand inhabitant of the city. , . We challenge a comparison of death- rate with any city in the Union, and. feel satisfied in the belief, that our showing would be the lowest, by a considerable amount, of any community upon the habitable globe. At the close of hjs report Dr. Weaver say that Asheville it the healthiest town in America, and be knew what he was talking about when ' be made the as ¬ sertion. . . , .... , - , . Come to Asheville for health, all ye, afflicted, and secure relief from the ill that yon are heir to. Health, wealth, pleasure; these three we always have, and are gladly willing to share them with those who hart not been so blessed by Providence a we have been. - Oar gate alway itands ajarto fit the worthy visitor, from any clime, into the full enjoyment all that make life worth HvHik. . . . . . . .- " Come to Asheville. PAVEMENT PARAGRAPH. TOO HI.OW IN UETTINO OFF. important, tnougn tlie weakness ex tended to all parts of the list. In low- priced shares Denver, Texas and Fort Worth certificates developed a murked weakness. No other feature marked limi ted dealings except the rapid recovery of Burlington, when the pressure wus lilted.. The close was quiet and firm. Total sales, 242,000 share. The House committee on navtd affairs yesterday finally acted upon the Senate amendment to the nnval.appropriations bill. An Able Mar, By Telegraph to the Citifen. RALKir.H, N. C., Feb. 21.-A dispatch has gone out from Atlanta misrepresent ing the peopleof North Carolina. It says that this State is on the verge of a terri ble war, growlug olitofthcnegroexodus. There is absolutely no foundation for it. There is a slight exodus of negroes to Kansas, also to Mississippi, hut It is producing no excitement whatever. There was some apprehension at Oolds boro a week ago, because of the call ol a monster. meeting of negroes, couched in terms regarded as dangerous by some, and the Governor ordered the Goldsboro and Raleigh military companies to hold themselves in readiness for duty. Work Almost Totally tluapended. ' By Telegraph to the Citlien. SAJt Fkancikco, Feb. 21. Purser Kelly of the steamer Colina, which arrived last night from Panama, states that work on the canal is almost totally suspended. There are a few hundred men still em ployed, 1 ut chiefly to keep the machinery in order. Jamaica laborers are leaving in great numbers, and although five thousan 1 men are idle no trouble is on1 ticipatec'. At Calibra the Columbian govemn ent has a force of about one hundred soldiers, and an English and French i lan-of-war lie at Panama. A Colored Man Killed by a Train Near Eltnwood, N. C. lSicclttl Correpondene to the Cltlien. Elmwoop, N. C, Feb. 21. A negro man, about 55 .years old, named Steve Montgomery, was instantly killed by the B.18 - mail tram yesterday eveuuig, c mile below Elmwood. A crowd of wood cutters were going up the track after their day's work, and all were very dila tory about getting off. The negro was just stepping off, having his right leg on the track and his left on the road-lied outside, when the train at full speed struck hiin. His lint tell off where he was hit (so witnesses say), and the distance from his hat to where his body lay was seventy feet. His right foot, leg and arm are broken, and over his left, eye is a ghastly senr. His right shoe bears the print of theengine's front wheel.showing he had that foot on the rail. ' The coroner is expected at twelve to- dav to hold an inuueBt,..,.,,,,...... Old Uncle Steve'' was a democrat, and lielonged to the old generation of slav ery negroes, having none ol tne inso lence which is characteristic of the rising generation of free niggers. He was not intoxicated, and evidently put oft clearing the track till it was too late. Cruahed by a Falling Elevator, By Telegraph to the Cltlwa. Richmond, Va., Feb. 21 .C.Leon True- man was killed this morning by the fall ing of the elevator in Wells & Jone' printing office. He got on with a form of type, the cord broke and the elevator car fell uhout seventy-five feet, crushing Truemnn's skull. He was a brother oi W. Caliel Truemun, editor and owner oi the Critic ncwspner. Washington' birthday The speed in running the electric car wa increased yesterday. ' Mayor Isaac T. Avery, of Morganton, wa here yesterday. To-day, being a legal holiday, all the banks in the city will be dosed. Regular weekly meeting ofthe City Council at the mayor' office, at 8 o'clock thi evening. . Dr. S. Wertray Battle ha returned ' from hi recent trip to the coast section of our State. , i j Three parties convicted of violating section 659 of the city laws, were fined $100 by the mayor yesterday. The Alligator Bar ia being fitted up a general merchandise store, and will be , occupied by Mr. J. R. Starue. Asheville is the healthiest town in America. Read our mortuary reports especially the one contained in thi issue. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T. Wright, nee Miss Daisy Coxe, are at the Battery Park, as is also Rev. Wilson Pharr, of Sing Sing, .New York. The snow-storm which visited Ashe- The Snow In Columbia. , . . By Telcjri-auti to the Cltittn. .) ' Coli'Mbia, S. C, l'eb.21. Stiowliegan falling about 9:30 this morning, and has been, coming down heavily ever since. It isnowtwound a-hnlf inches deep on a level ! and tailing thick and fast. It is the hen v! Dry H uses and Lumber Iturned. B Telegraph to the Cltlien. Nokfi l.K, Va., February 21. Fire late lust nig' t and early this morning de stroyed wo dry houses worth thirty-five thousar I dollars, and about fifteen thou sand do !ars worth of lumber belonging to tlie h in tier mills of Tnnis & Serpell, in Nrf 'k conntv. The mills were not injured. There is $35,000 insurance on the pro erty destroyed. ville yesterday waa the largest we have had this winter; and yet the fall of the flake does not impede travel or business of any kind. Any person or person who are able to do so, are requested to donate blankets, for use at the Mission Hospital. Thi institution is nearly filled with patient, and bed-clothing is insufficient to meet the actual requirements. Send in a blanket. Theodora. Indication.. iest fall of snow within the recollection of our citizens, and bids fair to last all night. . Telegraph to the Citizen. Wai' koton.D. C, February 21. For North arolina Rainy; slightly cooler; easterly wind. Kenns tiot There all the name. Bv Telegraph to the Cltlien. ClIAKLKRTON, W. Va., Feb. 21. Two ballots were taken to-day and on the second ballot Door and Harr enme over to Kennn and elected him by a striotly party vote of -4-6. There was great ap plause when Kciina was declared elected Incendiary Fire In ueorg-la. By Telegraph to the Cltlien. Aiwsta, Feb. 21. Two incendiary fires broke out in Uraniteville last night at thr sums time. I fwclllngl And stores j were destroyed valued ht $13,000; hah i insured. Admission prices at Opera Hall to-night will be 50 and 75 cents. A very small audience at Opera Hall last night witnessed the performance of 'Theodora," by Mr. Clifton, Mia HO. forde, and the company. The play is a good one; the" leading actor are excell ent, and the supimrt ia fair. The costly and beautiful robes and costume used in ' the play, were the most magnificent ever seen in this city. They will be placed on exhibition at Jacobs' drug store to-day, and no lady should fad to see them. "Theodora" will be presented again to night, and we shall expect to see a packed house wjien the curtain goes up, - - - Amusement at the Wlnvah nan. Itarlum. Last night the numerous guests and patient of the Winyah Sanitarium K. tened with much pleasure to some excel lent music discoursed by the "Big Four Star Company" consisting of Professor Terrell, Meara, Campbell and Weaver, all of this city. ' The evening' entertainment consisted of a charming variety of vocal and in-. strumentnl music, recitations and comic sayings, after which the guest ofthe house indulged in the mate of a light qundrille. Judging from the energy displayed by ' patients, we should say the majority arc convalescent. A wedding took place in New York tlx other day, where Mr. Wood espoused a Miss Pyle.of Brooklyn. Tht advertise mentread: "Wood-Pvte.:
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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