North Carolina Newspapers

1 ' ''' I x : A V 0 VOLUME IV. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1889. NUMBER 277. WASHINGTON WRIT. Y ICST E R D A ' 'S PROCKKDINB tH BOTH HOVSP.S OP CONURE8H. . Another Cabinet Slate Made to be Siuaahed-An I'uoanally Busy Executive Selon Nomina tions Confirmed Tbe Cowlea' Revenue ' Bill. Ktcr By Telegraph to the Citiim Washington, D. C, February 28. Sknatb. After spending about ten min utet on the bills authorizing the con struction of railroad and other bridges, during which four were passed, the Sen ate proceeded to the consideration of ex ecutive business on motion, of Mr. Sherman, who said that only a few min utes would be required to dispose of the mutter which he wished, and which was important, to have attended to at once. In about ten minutes the doors were reopened and consideration of the bridge J bills was continued. The following were passed : Senate bill appropriating $25, . 000 for the construction of an iron bridge from the military reservation at Fortress . Monroe to Elizabeth City county,' Vir . ginia ; House bill authorizing the con- Btruction of a bridge over the St. John's river, Florida; Senate bill for a bridge . , across the Tallapoosa river near Judkins Ferry, Alabama. Consideration was resumed of tht two House amendments to thehilltoumend . the inter-State commerce act, the pending question being on Mr. Sherman's motion to agree to the amendment in relation to the transportation of petroleum. The matter was discussed by Messrs. Piatt, Sherman, Cray, Cullom and Call. The discussion having dosed,- Mr. Harris moved to lay on the table Mr. Sherniun's motion thut the Senate recede from its disagreement to the House amendment. Harris' motion was agreed to yeas . 34, nays 11. On motion of Mr. Cullom, the Senate . insisted on its disagreement to the two s House amendments, and a further con ference was ordered. Then, on motion of Mr. Riddleberger.the Senate proceeded, to the consideration ofexeeutive business. . The Senate bill granting the right of' way and other privileges to the Hagers town and Old Point Railway Company, and all bridge and right of way bills on the calendar having been disposed of, the postoffice appropriation bill was taken up and passed with the amend- ments, the only important one of which, was a provision that there shall not He allowed for the use of any third-class postoffice, for rent, a sum in excess of $1,400, nor for fuel and lights in excess of $60 in any one year. ' , No other business was done before the . . recess. ..... The Senate continued in secret-session till sit o'clock. When the doors were opened and legislative business was re SiS sumed, it was ordered that a recess be taken from 6.30 o'clock to 8.30 o'clock this evening.'. The conference rexrt on the District of Columbia appropriation bill was presented and agreed to. There Iwiiig about a dozen amendments on . which the conference committee had lieen unable to agree, a further conference was ordered. A conference was ordered on the naval appropriation bill, and Messrs. Hide, Farwell and Gorman were appointed conferees on the part of the Senate. Conference reports on the army appro priation bill,- on the fortifications bill, and on the bill to withdraw certain pub lic lands from private entry, were pre sented and agreed to. . At the evening session no quorum was present, and the Senate adjourned - House. Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, pre sented the conference report on the agri cultural appropriation bdl and explained how the differences between the two houses, mainly relating to sugar experi- mentation, had teen adjusted. The re port was agreed to. The House conferees on the District of Columbia appropriation bill were in- ' , structed to recede from their disagree ment to the Senate amendment providing for a "zoo" in the District of Columbia .. ' and appropriating $20,000 for the pur. " chase of ground. ' ' The Speaker having laid before the House the Senate bill for the protection of salmon fisheries, in 'Alaska, Mr, Dunn, of Arkansas, offered an amend ment directing the President to cause one or more United States vessels to . cruise in Behrings sea and other Alaskan waters, and seize all vessels found unlaw fully engaged in seal hunting. Mr. Dunn ...... "explained that the sole object of the amendment was to enforce the existing law. Heretofore, he said, the enforce '' ment of the law had been relaxed so that a number of persons had concluded that the government did not propose to enforce the law, and to-day no less thnn one hundred and fifty vessels were being fitted untotro to Behrinjra sea, and would . cover the waters with unlawful seal hunters. The amendment was adopted . and the bill was passed. Mr. Herbert, of Alabama, from the committee on naval affairs, reported the naval appropriation bill with the Senate amendments thereto, and recommending a concurrence in the other amendments. Mr Boutelle, of Maine, started political debate in a speech arraigning the present administration of the Demo cratic party for what he jdescribed as short-comings in regard to the navy, and drawing an unfavorable compari- son between the present and former ad- " ministrations with regard to construct iiiiz naval vessels. Messrs. Herbert and McAdoo replied briefly. On motion of Mr. HerlK-rt. the House concurred in the Senate amend ment appropriating $100,000 for the construction of a building for use by the naval torjwdo station, and war college on Governor's Island. The other recom mendations of the committee on naval affairs were agreed to and the bill was sent to a conference. Conference reports uKri a number of bills of miscellaneous character were agreed to, and the House at 5.30 o'clock took a recess until 7.30 o'clock, the evening session to be devoted to the con sideration of resolutions relative to the acceptance of the Cass-Muhkulierg stat ues, and business relating to the District of Columbia. At the night session of tlie House tbe statues of Gov. Muhleuburg and Robert Fulton, by the State of Pennsylvania, and of Lewis Cass, by the State of Michigan to the United States, were formerly accepted by resolution, and after some other unimportant business the House adjourned. v DIKD t HliAKT lllSEASK. Col. E.C. McLure, of South Carolina, appointment clerk in the- post-office de partment, died suddenly this morning of heart disease, at his residence in this city. ' - - AT KI.KVhN O'CLOCK TO-DAY. According to present arrangements, at 11 o'clock to-morrow Mr. Randall will move that the House go into committee of the whole to consider the Cnwles in ternal revenue bill. " noNIIS ACCEPTED. The treasury department to-day accep ted $414,800, four-and-a-half per cent, bonds at 109V8. mk. ucdonald's littlk papkk. As an offset to the puper which hus been circulated for signatures by the friendB of the Cowles' bill, asking-the Sjieaker to recognize Mr. Randnll to move the passage of that measure under a suspension of rules, Mr. McDonald, of Minnesota, has been circulating a counter-paper asking the Speaker in the event of his making this recognition, to also recognise members to move the pass age of a bill making a horizontal reduc tion of fifty per cent, in the tariff on sugar and rice. A numljer of signatures has been secured to this second paper. The chief consideration which has led -to its circulation is that it may deter some of the Southern members who are in fuvor of tlie Cowles' bill from signing tbe paper asking for Mr. Randall's recognition. thk rriiLic debt. It is estimated at the treasury depart ment that the public debt, less cash in the treasury, has increased $7,000,000 since February 1, or, in other words, that the cash-now on hand available for the payment of the debt is less by the amount stated than it was on February This is due to unusual heavy disburse ments during the month aggregating over $27,000,000, of which amount $21,500,000 was on account of pensions. Interest payments are not included in the aliove amount. Total receipts for the month were $30,400,000. A BUSY EXECUTIVE SESSION. The Senate was in executive session more than three and a half hours this evening, during Which time a large amount of business was transacted. Early in the session the documents re ferred to in the first executive session of the day, mostly postal treaties and inter national copyright arrangements with South American countries, were under discussion. There was also a treaty of extradition with Russia referred to the committee on foreign relations, but this was not acted upon, while the others were ratified. A discussion of some length was had upon the question, ."Shall Senators be authorized to publish their speeches on the British extradition treaty ?" but no decision was reached. The nomination of commissioner Webb of the District of Columbia, to succeed himself, was the subject of an animated debate, Mr. Riddlebereer having moved to discharge the district committee from further consideration of the case. . . This was voted down, and the nomination is still in abeyance. - The nominations of Assistant Secretary Thompson to be civil service commis sioner, and of Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson to be Judge of the Supreme court of the District of Colum bia, were not considered. The most exciting episode was over the nomination ofjno. E. Hnrtridge, of Jacksonville, Fla., to be United States District Judge for the northern district of Florida, vice Thomas Settle, deceased. Thisiomination has been pending before the judiciary committee since Decenilier 17, and to-day the committee was dis charged from further consideration of the case and an effort made to confirm tlie nomination, but an objection inter: vened and action wns postponed until the next executive session. The follow ing nominations were confirmed: Postmasters : Andrew J. Sturgis, Crys tal Springs, Miss. ; Jno. H. Davis, Talla poosa, Ga.; Margaret G. Davis, Billoxi, Miss.; Stephen C. Weaver, Daytonia, Fla.; John S. Yearwood, Sweet water, Tennessee ; Jeremiah , G. Fow ler, Milledgevillc, Georgia; John B. Roberts, Sandersville, Georgia; John C. Hunter, Union, S. C; Dayton Hale, - Columbus, Miss.; Samuel B. Thompson, Lake City, Fla.; Leroy L. Brinkley, Edenton, N. C. ; William Rose crans to be Brigadier-General, in order to be retired ; W. F. Smith to be Major of the Engineer Corps, in order to be re tired, and a Jong list of promotions in the army and navy. ANOTHER "FIX-IP" CABINET. An impresssion prevails in some circles to-night that the cabinet of tlie incoming administration is complete, with oik ex ception, and that no further change will be made in tlie slate as at present ar ranged. This is the make-up that receives the most credence : Secretary of State, James G. Blaine; Secretary of the Treas ury, William Wirtdom; Secretary of War, Ex-Gov. Redfield Proctor, of Vermont; Secretary of the Navy, to lie filled; Secre tary qf the Interior, John F. Swift, of California; Attorney-General, John W. Noble, of Missouri; Postmaster-General, John Wnnamnker; Secretary of Agri culture, Ex-Governor Jeremiah . Rusk, of Wisconsin. It is stated to-night that Piatt and Miller are distinctly out of tbe race, and the Piatt men are much an noyed. New York may get a cabinet place but it depends entirely uion the temper of her politicians. Gen. Hurrison after hearing a great deal about the situation in the Empire State told Mr.Morton that if tbe repub licans there, without regard to tactions or persenal'-dittK-tdties, would unite in recommending one man for a cabinet pluce he would have generous considera tion. If such harmony can be brought about, the man named will lie given the Navy portfolio. Senator Palmer is not believed to be a. jKissibilitv any longer. In the first place there was no request ' for his ap pointment by , the ' -republicans of Michigan, and without such a request it is hardly probable that with the great pressure for the place a man without his State bucking would be chosen except on personal grounds. In the next-place, as Harrison is rexirted to have said to a Ne braska man, that where a State has pre sented a candidate for cabinet honors, and it had heen found inexpedient to put his name on the list, it was hardly to be expected that a man not so pre sented and supported should he chos en. This was taken to' dispose of the chances of Roliert W, Furnas, of Nebraska, tor secretary of agriculture, who had been suggested when J no. M. Thurston's name was rubbed off, and this would equullv well annly to General Alger aud Senator Palmer. The Wisconsin delegation are still con fident that Governor Rusk will have a pluce, but it is not to bethesecretaryship of war. That appears to lie conceded to ex-Governor Proctor, and the only other place open to him is thut of secretary of agriculture. THK CHICAGO EXCHANUE. Yettterduy' Movement In tbe Great central Market.' By Telegraph to the Cilizrn. Chicago, Feb. 28. Trading in wheat was of a rather limited character to-day aud the market ruled quiet and at times very dull. Outside news was scarce and there was but little upon which to base ojierations. The market 0ened lc. over tlie closing figures of yesterday, then declined Vfce. tinder fair offerings and an attempt to bear the market, but offerings were tnken without much break in prices This started the "shorts" to covering. some of the buying being done by parties who sold early. Prices, with several fluctuations, udvanced lVc., declined and closed Vj higher than yesterday. For eign advices were less favorable. Advices from the northeast report stocks in the country as having decreased 1,500,000 to 2,500,000 bushels since February 1, and that stocks are how down to about 5,000,000 bushels. . . .. There was rather more interest mani fested in corn, the trading being quite active and higher range of prices estab lished. The advance was attributed mainly to covering by the "shorts," and brought out a good many orders, and the market was quite active at times. The opening salts were at about, the closing prices of yesterday, after' which the mar ket gradually-advanced to SKaSM'?, be came quiet and steady, eased oft some anil closed Ha higher thun yesterday, Oats were quiet and rather in rule, and fluctuations were confined to Vtc range. Continued lilieral receipts of hogs, etc. made rather free offerings of products early in the day, and the market ruled weak during the greater portion of the session. Local buyers were a little back ward about taking hold,- and outsiders were somewhat limited. Prices ruled lower on all leading articles with trading centered in contracts for May, June and July deliveries. NEW VOHK STOCK MARKET Speculation Yeaterday Among the Bulla and Bears of Wall Street. ,.,,; .. B Telegraph to the Cltlien. Sew York, Feb. 28. The stock mar ket, though less active to-day, was stronger throughout, and almost every thing is fractionally higher. Atchison and Denver, Texas and Fort Worth certifi cates were weak, though both recovered New England was animated and strong on favorable reports. No otherstocks at tracted particular attention. The highest prices were reached during the last hour, and the market closed dull but firm at generally the best prices of thedny. Sales aggregated 185,000 shares. Near I y severed In m ColllHlon. , By Telegraph to the Cltiien. London, Feb. 29. Tlie Norwegian bark Carle from Pensaeolu, for London, wuH TMar1v Revered in a collision Inst wht in th EnMiHh channel with the British steamer Pascal from London. The Rosario. a passing vessel, rescued the crew of the Jnrk and landed them at Folkstone. The Pascal returned toLon - don with her bows badly damaged, and a number of boats and tugs are endcnv oring to get the Carle into port. INTHECONSOMMi:. THK RAILWAY CONHIWIION BILL, KII.I.KI ON ITS SKO ONO READING. ' Rvery Republican Senator Save One Voted asjalnat the Mean are. and. Aided by Plneen ', ' " Democrats, Snowed It . ruder Tbe Ballot. KueciiU to the Cltiien. Raleioh, N. C, Feb. 28. The Senate lobbies and galleries were crowded this morning to hear the last ofthc.discussion on tlie railway commission hill. The entire morning was consumed by speeches from Senator Kerr, of Sampson, who opposed the bill and . by Senator LeGrand, of Richmond, who favored it. " THK KKPI BI.ICANS STOMH) HKM. The previous question wua called, nnd Senator Turner offered an lumtidmcnt to the effect that not more than two com missioners should belong to one political party. It was hoped by this to get Republican, support for the bill, but the Republicans had in caucus already decid ed to antagonize it nnd stood firm.' The amend ment passed by a vote of 27 ayes to 22 nays, all the Republicans except one voting against the proposition. There was much interest manifested as the vote was taken onbebill on its second reading. f THOSK WHO TklKD TO SAVE IT. The following was tlie vote: on the bill: Ayes: Abbott, Aycoclt, Bailey, Brock, Campliell, Leeper, LcGraud, Little, Lucus, Payne, Pou, Reid, Robinson, Shaw, Sills, Smith, Toms, Turner of Catawba, Turner of rvdell, Twitty. Williams of Pitt. Total, 22 ; all Democrats. THOSK WHO KILI.K0 IT. Those who voted "nny" were: Blair, Briggs, Brown, Copelaud, Crawford, Emry, Falkener, Farthing, Greer, Hamp ton, Holt, Hughes, Kerr, King, Leiubuck, Long, Lnsk Menrcs, Moore"; Rlee.'Stublw, Thomas, Warters, White, Wimbcrly. To tal 28, fifteen of whom were Democrats, and thirteen Republicans. '. Every Repub- ienn Senator voted against the bill. Patriotic League Suppreaaed. By Telegraph to the Cltiien. Paris, Feb. 28. The suppression oft he Patriotic League was decided upon at a council held at Lysee Palace, Afterward Premier Tirard, M. Constano, Minister of the Interior, and several ministers of justice had a conference with the Procu reur-General and the Prefect of Police with a view of taking action.. Deroulcde and deputies Laguerre and Richard, members of the organization are charged with having by hostile acts, such assign ing the Achinoff manifesto, exposed the State to danger and made a declaration of war. Hie police to-day took posses sion of the offices of the league. Derou lede declines to answer to the charges against him at present. M. Delnunay, a menilier of the Right, will raise the question in the Chamlier regarding the arrest of the accused deputies. Premier Crlnpl Renlgna. By Telegraph to the Cltiien. Rome, Feb. 28. Prime Minister Crispi has resigned. He was to have spoken in the Chamber of Deputies to-day, but af ter a Cabinet council, he decided uion re signing in order to avoid the inevitable hostile vote on the government" measure providing for additional taxation. Such a Vote" would have rendered it difficult for Crispi to form a new Cabinet. It is ex pected that King Humbert will ask Crispi to re-form the ministry and several of the present mcmlters of the Cabinet will lie retained, while others will be chosen from the party of the Left. Why Did Not Parnell Act 7 -.- By Trlcuraph to the Citizen. London, Feb. 28. The Standard, in referring to the collapse of the Times ense, in regard to tlie forged Pnmcllite let ters, asked why Parnell did not take means himself, to prove thut the letters alleged to have been written by him, were forgeries. "He would thus," the Standard says, "have saved himself, the public and parliament from all trouble anxiety and suspense. ' As he refrained from pursuing this course, he compelled the public to draw its own conclusions, and If the InlsVcnce has liecu so injurious to him, fairness compels ns to say he has only himself to thank for it." F.lectlon Certificate laaued, By Telegraph to the Cltiien. Charleston, W. Va., February 28. Governor Wilson, of West Virginia, has issued certificates of election to J. D. Alderson aud J. M. Jackson, Representa tives to Congress from the third and fourth Congressional districts.' Theyare both Democrats. The State delegation now stands solid I v Democratic. Onr New British Mlnlater. By Telegraph to the Cltiien. London, Feb. 28. The report of Sir Julian Pauncefote's appointment as Brit ish minister to the United States, is semi- ' officially confirmed. The press associ- ; ation ha "V announce tn fact- Bnd 'vrl kttch f 1 he new 1 The Citizkn returns its siucerest thanks to the good people of Hickory for tlie - l courtesies extended to representatives of j this paper Wednesday and Thursday.' WRECK OP THK ST. I.OI It EX. PRKHH. Several Uvea I.ot Evidence Shows tbe Accident to Have Been Purely Accidental. By Telegraph to the Cltiien. St. Gkorok. Ont Feb. 28 The bridge through which tlie St. Ituis express crushed lust evening is sixty feet high, and a substantial structure with massive stone piers. To avoid the possiblity of an accident it was overhauled a week or two ago. The accident was caused by a broken wheel. A heuvy dining car broke through the iron trestle-work only after the ties and other wood-work had been stripped off by the car ahead. The dining car being constructed mostly of iron, it was almost impossible to force an entrance into it by the use of axes and saws. When it fell the passengers were thrown to the bottom among a mass of broken tables and dishes. Upon top of all this fell a cooking furnace in full run ning order. The dapgerof fire wns immi nent, but luckily, the first act of the res cuers was to prevent this still worse hor ror from befalling the poor victims. Crushed lieneath a mass of debris was Mrs. Higgins, of Toronto, Ontario. From the number of persons injured in the railwaV accident near here last night, there died this morning: Miss Andrews, of ikllville. Miss McLcod, of Ingersoll, and Dr. Lequesne, of Cleveland, Ohio, are in a yery critical condition, and their recovery is not -expected. All of the others are progressing nicely. In most cases, the friends of the injured have ar rived and are giving them every atten tion. The inquest opened this morning. The evidence, so far, goes to show that the disaster was purely accidental and could not have been prevented. Ivea and Stayner Indicted. - By Telegraph to the Cltiien. New York, Feb. 28. Four new indict ments have liecn ordered against Jves and Stayner, two for grand larceny and two .for fraudulent issue of stock. The two last named were returned this after noon by the grand jury. There are now eight indictments against them, four for grand larceny, three for - fraudulent issue of stock and one for misdemeanor. If they are convicted ofallthew offenses a term at State prison stares them in the face,- District attorney Fellows expects to try the prisoners on at least three in dictments so as to insure a long term of imprisonment, Bookkeeper Woodruff, their employe, is revealing to the district attorney what he knows of his employ ers' methods. His narrative is not yet complete. It is said that; Woodruffs statements criminate' his partner Dor emus to a great degree, and this branch of the sub'ect will lie investigated by tlie grandjury. Father Clark Arretted and Father Kennedy Releaaed. By Telegraph to the Cltiien. Dublin, Feb. 28. Father Clark has been arrested at Avoca, county Wicklow, for making speeches tending to excite the people to commit unlawful acts. Father Kennedy, who was imprisoned for at tending the meetings of the suppressed branches of t he National League has been released. On lieing liberated, he addressed a crowd which had gathered to welcome Win. In course of his Siecch, he said that when laws enslaved jicople they were not obliged to submit to them. Two prisoners named Hanlan nnd Mc- Guffey who are undergoing life sen tences in prison for connection with the Phoenix Park murders, have started for London under a police escort to testifv before the Parnell Commission Two Virginia Death. - Bt Telegraph to the Cltiien. Richmond, Va., Feb, 28. Ex-council man Wm. Sharswood, one of Richmond's oldest merchants, died to-day, aged 87 years. C. C. McRoe, of Manchester, ex city attorney, also died, aged 67 yeurs. Indication!. By Telegraph to the Citizen. . Washington, D, C, February 2H. For North Carolina Fair, except light rain in the western portion ; nearly stationary temperature ; easterly winds. THK COt RT HOl'SK. Paragraphic . Information That May be of Interent to Somebody, Buncomlie Superior court couvenes on Monday, 11th inst. Clerk Reynolds nnd deputy clerk Malonc are hard at work preparing thedocket for the same. Judge Gilmer holds this term of court The register's office nnd treasurer's of fice have been handsomely pninted, kal soinined and papered, and a general ren ovation throughout the court house will take place in a short while. Internal revenue receipts from the sale of stamps for February amounted to $1,. 862.33, a heavy decrease from the re ceipts of January. Sheriff Reynolds says that he hus only made $3 in three days, and that the sheriffalty of Buncomlie is no bonanza in tlie way of fees. Marriage license issued for the month of February numbered twenty-seven, of which, only two were granted to colored people. Marriage license was yesterday issued to Thoa. F. Hunter and Eva Jones; also to Richard Holcomlie and Hattie Thrash. The Board of County Commissioners I will be in' session on Monday. Over fifty new guests have registered at j cotton from Memphis, and coal ship the Hickory Inn at Hickory, during the 'ments from the Tennesseeconl-fields farm present week, ing tlie bulk of the traffic. I'OI.KS VOV KNOW. Where They Are and What They Are Doing-, I-Uc. Attorney-General Theo. F, Davidson was in the city yesterduy. Alderman W. E. Wolfe left yesterday to take in tbe inauguration at Washington. Mr. 0. AY. "MeAvoy, proprietor of tlie Hickory Inn, at Hickory, wus in the city yesterday. I)r. B. F, Rawls has returned to the city from Union, S. C, where he has been for several months. Miss Bettie V. llrowu left yesterduy for Washington and Baltimore. She will be absent several duys. Rev. Dr. J. L. Carroll returned from a visit to friends in the eastern part of the State yesterday morning.- Walter E. Moore, Esq., of Webster, and a rising young member of the western bar, was here yesterduy. . Mrs. P. W. Garfield.of Clevelaud.Ohio, and a close relation to the late ex-Presi dent Garfield, is at the Swannanoa. 1 ' Alderman F. M. Miller leaves this after noon for Washington to witness the in auguration of President-elect Harrison. In the absence of Mayor 1 1 ur kins Al derman Westall will pass sentence upon unlucky wights who violate the city laws, Among the guests at Battery Park yes terday were: J. Maxwell Williams and wife, of New York, and Mrs. J. S. Loomis and Guy Loomis, of Brooklyn. Col. J. M. Kay and his daughtef , Miss Willie, left yesterday for the "Land of Flowers." They will spend several weeks at Jacksonville, St. Augustine and Pablo Beach. Maj. Jus. G. Murtin returned home from an extended trip north last evening. He was met at the depot by a party of friends in a siecial car of the electric rail way and received quite an ovation. Among the late arrivals at Mrs. Van- Gilder's, on College street, are: Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Fuller and son, and Mrs. D. W, Rttbb, of Amherst, Nova Scotia; Mr. aud Mrs, Walding and family, of Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. H. J. Goodwin, of Colton, St. Lawrence county, N. Y. PDRTINENT PARAGRAPHS. Concerning- Hen and Things, Pith ily-and Pointedly Prepared, A Kentucky gentleman who recently came to Washington to consult with bis member of Congress alniut an office under the new administration, was asked yesterday by a gentleman from Boston, whether it is really true that the people of Kentucky are so very bibulous. "Bibulous!" said theKentucktan. "Bib ulous! I don't reckon you could find a Bible in the whole State." New York Times, Rep. : By the im partial verdict of hiBtory Grover Cleve land, we are entirely confident, will be ranked among the greater Presidents of the United States, and this matured judgment of time will rest, .not alone on his courage or his fidelity to a public- trust, nor lie due to the method and in duslry with which he discharged it, but upon the unquestioned ability of the man President-elect Harri&iux Whad to let up on his smoking. He has been in the habit of smoking from ten to twelve cigurs a day, but his nerves could not stand the strain. He has been obliged to cut down his indulgence in tobacco to five or six ciirars per diem. He smokes nothing but imported cigars." Rose Elizabeth Cleveland is living qui n!y in a cottage in Florida, surrounded by an orange grove. She rises early in the morning, takes a short walk, r-ruk- fnsts and then devotes four hours to lit erary work i - Her forthcoming novel will give expression in a roundabout way to her religious vieWs. When four years from now President Harrison shall contrast the accounts ol his journey home to Indianapolis with Wednesday's columns touching his pro gress to Washington, he will realize the tact which hus come sndlv home to so many statesmen, that a preface is great- er than a postscript. The story of the Wisconsin woman sav ing her life by feeding her cancer on beef may he true ; but a. there is so much beef in this country thut even a cancer could not possibly bite through, a few skeptics will lie found here and there. The tariff deadlock in Congress has one comforting feature. It will block the way against the bad legislation which the logrollcrs always have ready for the closing hours of the session,' when consid eration is impossible. Those who hold the Tell story to be true, assert that when Tell was asked to bow to Gcssler's hat, he infuriated the tyrnnt by retorting: "Shoot the hat!" Then the tyrant mnde him shoot the apple. The Fifty-first Congress will perhaps get time to put through a bill from Anthony Comstock, providing that all American statues shall wear pants. The essentials ofa watering place may be alliteratively summed up thus: Sea, salt, sun, sand, shells, shrimps, steamers, ship, tailors and shingle. Heavy Freight. The freight traffic on the W. N. C. road is unusually heavy just now, compressed THEAR1IEVIU.E CONTINGENT Ol the Ureal Thronir Wbo Will Wltneaa Harrtaou'a Inaugura. lion Monday, When the noon train pulled out of tlie station yesterday one would have im agined that a general txodus to Wash ington was in full bloom here. The train was just a little behind schedule time and a Citizen representative bad an oppor tunity to see who the pilgrims to the American Mecca were that had gathered up bag and baggage to. witness the in auguration of President-elect Harrison. There were many Republicans in the throng, sandwiched here and there, with -a Buncombe Democrat of tlie original panel. Everybody seemed to be in ajolly good humor and handshaking and good byes were the order of the hour. A few of the Republicans we saw were on the anxious seat, inwardly praying for political preferment at the hands of the Hoosier President, while the Demo crats were moralizing upon the fleeting ' shadows of party victory. Among the party that left yesterday were Mayor Harkins and wife; Capt T.' W.Tatton and family; Maj. H. C. Hunt, Miss Fannie Hunt and Rufus Hunt ; Geo. W. Cannon and daughter; Alderman W. E. Wolfe; Frank Loughran and wife; J. H. Law, A. C. Patterson, Geo. W. Justice, jr., Henry Hardwicke, D. G. Noland, B. A. Wilkie, John Pleasant, 0. D. Revel and others. To Invite the General Aaaembly. Mayor Harkins and President Geo. S. Powell, of the Board of Trade, have is sued the following call for a meeting of the citizens of Asheville at the court houte this evening: - - - ' ' " ;, "The mayor and president of the Board of Trade, request a mcetine of the riti. sens of AshevUle at the court house to night at 7.30 o'clock, for the Duroose of ascertaining their wishes in regard to inviting me memDers oi toe legislature ol North Carolina and our State officials, to visa mis cuy on me aajourument ot tne session, Let everybody come out." - Pavement Paragraph. Our compliments to you, Mr. March. "Leah, the Forsaken," at opera bouse this evening. Work on the Patton Avenue extension of the street railway is rapidly progress ing. , :. ,. ;.: ...I...,,,.. , . The pleasant weather for the past few days has proved a bonania for onr liverymen. Leaf tobacco soles yesterday aggre gated forty thousand pounds. The mar ket was firm and prices good. ' The undertaking parlors of Shcpard, Mann & Johnson, at No. 31 Patton Ave nue, are beyond doubt the handsomest in the State. a Division passenger agent W. A. Win- burn will begin the erection of a hand some residence in west Asheville within the next few weeks. p The reception to have been given at ; Battery Park this evening, has been postponed on account of the Kaffcc Klatsch entertainment. Passenger agent Newland, of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railway, announces the sale of excursion tickets to the Mardi Gras at New Orleans, at one fare for the round trip, over that road. The Mardi Gras begins on Monday next. . . . Fifteen conversions has been the result of the evangelistic meetings at the Methodist . Episcopal church during the present week. Much interest is man ifested in the services, which are conduc ted by Rev. Mr. Aldridge, of Knoxville, . Tenn - -v. . - 1 .''"';' ' STATIC MEWS. A citizen of Mecklenburg county has lost five children this season from measles. , The entire line of the A. & N. C. Kail- ' road is now laid with steel rails from Gotdsboro to Morehead City. . . .. Hon. John N. Staples has been elected annuul orator by tbe literary societies of Davidson College, and has accepted. Arms have been issued to the "Black Boys" military organization at Concord. This is the largest company in the State, It is estimated according to the direc tory, almost completed for Charlotte, that she will show a population of 15, OOOsouls. The number of convicts received at the penitentiary during February has been to large as to bring the total number of in mates up to 1,400. Gov, Fowle has appointed J. S. Carr, of Durham, and W. F. Beasley, of Oxford, delegates to the Washington centen nial, at New York. Two little girls in Salisbury were"play- ing sick" and administered strychnine pills which they found on a mantel-piece, and both died in a few hours. Tlie trustees of the State University "have decided to expend $500, in the publication of a centennial catalogue of students of that institution. The legislature has not as yet made any appropriation to provide for the repre sentation of this State at New York. It is very doubtful as , to the passage of a resolution making provision for such rep resentation. , The west-bound train on the Western North Carolina road came in two hoars behind schedule time yesterday afternoon. Mr. Thomas F. Hunter and Miss Eva Jones were united in marriage, by Rev, Geo. H. Bell, yesterday afternoon.