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4. 4 X Vo VOLUME IV. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1889. NUMBER 284, JA. JX 21. L jAL. NKWSAND COMMENT. Indication. Hor Norl h Carolina Fairi cooler; north- winterly wuula. THK HARRISON CABINET. Our tck-graph columns announce the death, at the advanced age of eighty- three, of Capt. John Ericsson, the de " '" signer of the famous Monitor ironclad. It is a strangecoincidciice. To-day is the twenty-seventh anniversary of the great battle in Hampton Roads, between the iron-plated steamer Merrimac and tlie ironclad floating battery Monitor. The previous day the Merrimac had sunk tlie Federal ship Cumlierlnnd and eotnH'llcd the Congress to haul down her flag, but jn the Uth she met with a repulse at the hands of the Monitor. The National Gazette, of Merlin com menting on President Harrison's inaugu ral address, says: "There is no reason to doubt the President's, pacific princiilcs or the sincerity of his opinion regarding the peaceful adjustment of international difficulties, although he recommeuds UK strengthening of the navy. His tone to ward foreign countries proclaims the ginning of a new era in American devel opment and the display of a more asser tive Hlic.y by the United States." New York boil lion society is much cx vlted over the select ion -of the couples for ft Opening quadrille ot the Washington -eiiteni,d hull. U has been decided that he only meo who can dance will lie the , tjincal descendants of revolutionary fam ilies, and that the todies must Ik the vlrce of those men. This ikvision cast out Mrs, Aslortpid many other prominent society ladies, Whitelaw Keid is most promiiicutly mentioned as the next Minister to ling-Uiui- Whereupon tlie many branches of the Typographical Union in New York city arc up in arms against his uppoiul . mint. However much Whiteluw may or may not have harmed tlie tyos, they undoubtedly will have little influence ' with the powers that I at Washington. The Republicans have gained the Pres idency and both Houses of Congress, but not content some hungry duffer during the closing hours of the House faked :SK-uker Carlisle's gavel. The Democrats ;tmd better watch out and see that they " (don't walk of withthc domcoftheenpi- , M - The Harrisons lend all the Presidents irtthoaeofthcfirst personal protioim in their fcuMJgural address. Win Henry Harrison delivered the longest inaugural of any President and used "1" thirty-cight-times. The present Benjamin comes next with twenty-seven "I's " The visitors and office seekers have become so numerous at the White House this early, thnt the I'resident has been obliged to appoint certain hours to re ceive the hungry multitude. He has con cluded to give three hours ot each day to this sort of patriotism. Postmaster General Watinmnkcr has purchased hii $HO,000 residence in Wash ington. Now, tlie question arises, how long will it lie before the Secretary will ibuy the south end of thecapitol and start a branch clothing house. The Washington corTVSKndent of the the New York Times, Ind, says; civil serva? reformers are disposed to regard the rffereoces to that subject in the Presi dents immgufil as intended to please the spoilsman ratber than the reformers. Flambeau chilis. colored bishops, col ored editors and mugwumps wure among tlie President's callers yesterday. From all ol which we cry, "Good Lord, deliver us," AH the ex's, ass'U and ex-ass'ts that ever walked up Pcnsylvatiiit avenue art in Washington making "friendly" calls at the various departments. ..Near Gate Citv junction, Ala., . a farmer "named A. W. Busby, was shot dead while .sitting by the fire in his own house. .Professor llanicl Eaton says that the famous Charier ouk was about 800 years 10M wi)(Mi it was blown down in 1850. A serious wreck occurred on the Louis ville & Nashville railroad yesterday. Sev eral people were scriotisly injured. A Coon will occupy the position of first assistant secretary of the treasury Charles E, Coon, New South Wnk lum declared for free trade, ami anew free trade cabinet will be formed, , Ex-President Cleveland hasljcenekcted ' a member of tlie ChamUT of Commerce. The French cabinet has rescinded the de cree of exile against Due d' Aumale. Trying to Save -the Syndicate, Hv Telegraph to the Cltlien. Paris. March 8.-The Hank of France hasadvaneed 10,000,(MK) francs to Com; ioir P'Kscomptc, which is suflicient to cover tlie amount of deposits withdrawn from the lattv bonk. The English cop per compnnk-s have uwpted the propos es maile by the copiicr syndicate to re duce their output during 1S89 twenty per cent, and to postoite deliveries twrfl montlM. Thetrouble ofthcbocieteclesMe iaux arose from an interrnption ofharmo fij inside thesyiidkate. Tlie collapse of the sy ndkaU is not believed to be likely, The firms interested are of such high standing that they would not be willing to have their names connected with a financial disaster The Kothschilds, if not directly interested in the syndicate, have fostered it by proxy, and they are connected with tlie collapse. Old papers for sale at this office, at 25c. per hundred. AX0TJ1ER RECEITIOS. COMIRHII BIHHOPS, COLORICD EDITORS AND A FLAN BEAU CU'B. Kit-Secretary. Whitney I .cave the CHy-Illneiut of Jantlcc Moth-ews-ir, Wanamsker Bay a Monse No Battle A Yet Bond Acceptance. By Telegraph to the Cltinm. Washington, March 8th. Tlie new banks authorized to begin business are, the First National Bank, Gainesville, Gn., capital $50,000; the National Bank ol Commerce, of Dallas, Texas, capital $100, 000, and Wolf City Hank, of Wolf City, Texas, capital $50,000. Secretary Win dom assumed actual charge of tlie treasu ry department to-day. He was busy with callers during most of the day, and found difficulty in transacting the neces snrv routine business of the department, lie informed nn associated press reporter that the purchase of bonds wilt contin ued lor present at least, and adted thnt those named will be included in the num ber of nominations to be sent to the Sen ate Mondny. , Senator Painter, Gen. Wallace and Mr. Liarkson, of Iowa took lunch with Pres ident and Mrs. Harrison to-day, alter which the President gave a public reccp tion which, on account of the large num ber of people who hud assembled out side of t lie White House, was held tiM)ii the portico. Tin.' President merely bowed his acknowledgements us the crowd filed in-fore him. He then retired to his pri vate apartments for a brief rest and sub sequently gave an audience to a thou sand or more persons who had obtained access to his room. No handshaking was indulged in. Membrrs ot'tlie Amuip olis Flambeau Club were among those to pay their respects as were also mem bers of the National Educational Associ ation and a delegation of colored bishops and colored editors. The entire reception lasted from 1.30 to 3.30 o'clock. At u later hour Mrs. Harrison had a 'nrd re ception, A Pennsylvania delegation com posed of postmaster general Wanna nmker, Geo, W, Child, A, J, Prcxel and Edward M. Paysotl hod a prval Inter view with Mr. Harrison, Other cabinet officer to call upon the President were Blaine, Windom, Noble and Rusk. GOOO-BVK TO WHITKKV. Ex-secretary Whitney left Washington for New York at 11 o'clock this morning. All of the chiefs of bureaus of the navy lepartmcnt and many personal friends' of theex femfy were at the station to say farewell. VISITORS LESS Nt'MKROVS, Visitors to the White House continued to-day, but they were much less numer ous than on the three previous days. For the first timf since he entered the White House, the President was able to devote the entire forenoon to visitors having business with him. He received up stairs in his office and was engaged with them from 10 o'clock to nearly one, justice MArrWtws' iixnkjm. A rumor that gained currency this morning to the eltect that associate justice Matthews, of the supreme court of the United States had had a severe re lapse, and was dying, proved uyn in quiry at his residence to be untrue. Mrs. Matthews stated to an associated press reporter, that justice Matthews had a slight relapse on Wednesday night, brought on by imprudent eating and the excitement incident to tllf inauguration day, and that for a, time bis symptoms were of such a nature as to cause some alarm. At no lime, said Mrs. Mattliews, was his condition critical, and this morning lie was much better than he had been for some day." "The Justice's temperature is normal," alia continued, 'and he has quite a good upielile, and evinces great interest in Having ac counts of the inauguration read to him, and by careful nursing, we hope to bring him around swim to his usual health.'1-" NO HATTCfc A$ VHT. TIk story of an engagement between Hie German nmn-of-war Olga and an American man-of-war in the harljor of Apin.rcsulting in sinking of the American vessel is generally discredited at tlie navy department. No information upon the subject has Ijeen received at the de part ment of State. There, as in the navy department, it is said that tlie news of an event of such importance would surely reach the United States, at least, as soon as Gcrnmny. The Nqisic was the only United KUtcs mail' of-war at Samoa prior to the first in' stant, bit it is believed that the Mohican and the Vandulju which sailed from Honolulu early in February, fyacfied Sumoa about March 1st. HAS COMB TO STAV. I'ostniastcf General AVnnainaker has bought secfetqry Whitney's house on II" street, and part of the furniture, paying $HO,000, Tlie navy departnu nt has postKned from March 15tl to April 3rd 1889, the receiving of jiroposals for the construction of an armored coast defence vessel. This order of iostponcment was secretary Tracy's first ofliciul net BOND ACCEPTANCES. The treasury to-day accepted $1 40,500, fonr and a-hau" per eent. bonds at 108 The Deal ;n er of the Monitor Dead, By Telegraph to th Cltlaea. New Yobk, March 8. Captain John Ericsson, the famous Swedish engineer, who designed the iron-clad Monitor, died this morning, shortly after 12 o'clock He had been ill for only one week when the physician was called. Owing to his advanced age, Mr. Ericsson failed to ral ly. The deceased was born on July 81, 1802, in the province of Wernland, Sweden. - NK YORK STOCK MiKKIX Speculation Yesterday Anionic the Bulla and Bear of Wall street. ' By Telegraph to the Cltiiea. NuwYokk, March 8. The dullness in the stock market was more marked to day than at any time in the present year, and fluctuations were strictly upon par with business done. The final results of the day's transaction being entirely in significant, except in a lew cases. Tlie general temper of operators was bullish, and, in resiect to this feeling, there was some improvement made in quotations, until prevailing dullness encouraged at tacks Uku a lew stocks, and so turned the course of limited fluctuations. The most influential favorable news was the declaration of a dividend on Missouri. Pacific of 1 per cent. Advices from Wash ington of good progress made at a con ference of inter-Slate commissions, am! iu State railroad officials with . asser tion that the acceptance of the position of fered him by tlie railroad by Mr. Walker was almost a certainty, and . news from Paris that tlie Bank of France had come to the aid of the copper syndicate. In tlie early morning St. - Paul was a marked feature, both for its animation mid rise in its price against undoubted selling of large block by Loudon, Ten nessee coal was also a strong feature at this lime of the day, and readied higher figures than ever, Miiiiliultdiicunlinucd its reaction from the high prices of lust week, and other Gould stocks suffered somewhat in sympathy. After the pres sure was brought upon the list, coal stocks were the Siecial point of attack, and Lackawanna and Reading in the af ternoon yielded fractionally. When the pressure was removed the market reacted slightly, and remained dull and stagnant, closing dull and steady, at but slight changes geusr.ully. C, C. C. & 1. rose l'i, Munhttttan lost lt, nnd Kock Is land 1. Bale aggregated 157,000 shares. Hliot In HI Own Houno, Br Telegraph to the Cltiwn. Bin MiNGHAM, Ala., March 8. Near Gate City junction, a few miles from Binning ham, nt T o'clock last night, Mr. A. W. Busby was sitting by hi fireside, and his wife uiid children were in lied. With out not pr warning, a lulct from a Wjncliester rifle passed through the win dow, and struck him just left of the ear, causing instant death, lie bad aquurrcl yesterday with a saw mill man, from IVlham, named Grant, over some lumber and n debt. Grant subsequently braced up with whiskey, and made threats to some companions that lie would settle with Busby before 9 o'clock. He is sup posc( (.0 liaye been Busby's assassin. Vottpn RevolplM Hjuce Hept. i. By Tcleitraph to tlie Cltlien. . New Yokk, March 8. The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1, 1888: Galveston , New Orleans....... ..... f.18,215 1,512,071 212,437 ,.: 774,733 384,476 ..... 150,753 . 457,312 , 78,564 Mobile , Savannah Charleston......... Wilminglou...,,,., Norfolk , tullimore New York 13,226 Boston 68,821 Newjiort News , 91,553 Philadelphia 38,220 West Point, Va 308,570 Brunswick .. 71,902 Total .....5.001,055 Railroad Wreck. By Telegraph to the Citiien. Cjnci.nnati, March 8. A wreck occ urred on the Louisvillc&NaKlivillcrnnd, Ijctwcen Morris station and Iiulqiend- ence, Kentucky, six miles back of Coving ton, aU)ut half past six o'clock latit nighL The hist car, next to the calwosc on a local freight, on its way to Cincin nati, broke an axle, throwing the car nnd caboose fropi l)ic track, wrecking both. Three men were buried in the dc- iris. One was conductor Rogers, an- olliej- t)fukefflanHtll;Tmd nmit tier brnkeW man, whose name is unknown. All were seriously injured. They were removed to Covington. The Decree to he Revoked. Pjt Telegraph to the Citizen. Pakis, March K,-It is officially an nounced that President Camot will, on Saturday, sign a decree revoking the de cree of exile against Ducd' Aumule, The City Council. Only routine business was disposed of by the city fathers Inst night; niter which, the genial Aldermen who staid ut home placed their confreres who "took in" the inauguration at Washington in the nui nicipnt confessional, and ' learned all about Harrison, and Washington, und the rain, from those who were 'tluir," " " Damon and Pthlaat. F.ihtor Citizen : Having noticed thnt tlie play of Damon and Pythias had been but slightly noticed in your paitcr, I send you what a siectator, who saw tlie en tire play, thinks of it. me cnaracuT j'umon was iiiuy sus tained as Mr. Dimes, being nn old actor was able to throw a great deal of force at' 1 , . ( into his part. Mis Moore asllvrmioiiv threw her whole soul Into the tender womanly part she hnd to net, und showed a great deal of histrionic talent some of .her postures were exquisite nnd tier costumes lieautifiil and appro' priate. Mr. Campbell, as Pythias was most siicccssiui in his concep tion of )is part ntul whs nlilv sustained by the beautiful Cnlantltc whose bridal costume only added to iierctinrms. Arna Mrs. Yoiiiik, was too yoiini; and hand some to take the part of Mother to so grown up a daughter. The rest of the actors did well and would be separately noticed but fur want of sjiace, Ashcviile is indebted to the troiqie for a pleasant evening. Hpkctatiw. See notice of call for a mass-meeting at the court bouse this evening. Tlllv WORM) OF BUSINESS. Dt'N CO.U WKEKLV TRAUK RKVIKW. The Kflcct of the Reading Failure On Mctala Railroad Karnlna Indicate a larger Traffic ' Ueneral Review, Klc lly Telegraph to the Citim. New York, March 8. R. G. Dun & Co. 's weekly review of trade says: ."The susiension of the Sending lion Works and tlie panic in copr ha ye made metals conspk-ious during tlie pajrt week. In many other dirertions, however, there are still signs of iinrovcment, and the demand for money has rather strength ened. Kuilroad earning indicate u traffic larger than that of last year, and Imnk clearings exceed those of last year u about 16 per rent, with gain more wiikly distributed than usual. But (or several important failure und' tlie un certain prospects of sjieenlatton, tlie out look would be altogether more favorable. The failnre of such an important iron es tablishment bus checked, ut H'Ut for the moment, the feeling of increasing confi dence which seems to have been due k-ss to nil increase hi the demand than to a decrease in the pressure to sell. At Pittsburg price went tittle belter, uid at Philadelphia nnd New York more linn without an advance, was under stood that some diminution in the weekly output liai been effected in February, but till) Reading fail ure with a prosjHvt that the large works may be closed for some time, has so changed Hie feeling that buyers urc likely to be conservative, and any pressure to sell would weaken prices. In bar iron and plate, there is no im provement ; rails are unchanged without further sales reortcd; nails weak and the markU far sttuctiitt iron js slow j and unsatisfactory, The goal inarkcl is tUso so (lesHHi(lent that a meeting of the .'ompaiilcs is cnyler) next; Tuesday to protest against the state of things pre vailing, and it is suid, to reduce the schedule of prices. But actual sales arc rcM)rted about ,50c. below the schedule already. The output, is over S87i000 tons below last year's, and yet, the uc: cumulated stock at Port Hichii(oid auiie is reported at 220,000 tons. The market fur bituminous coal is also nil; oil has risen a fraction, but uofTbc. hai again been advanced nearly le. to Mo, and tlie market for pork products is stronger, with mess pork 80e. higher, at $12.50. After declining sharply to 94 cents, fall of three cents, wheat rose to 00 cents ou Thursday, but de clined half a cent on Friday. The decline was due to further jnlormntjon of large slocks remaining, In Dakota alone, no. ordlng to the latest figures, there arc also about eleven million bushels. But, on Thursday, there was some buying for export to France, and a quick advance. Corn and outs have risen half a cent each, with but npileratc transactions. The price qf cotton lias been main tained in spile uf the new tllut the movement in February bad reached l),' 000 to 90,000 bales, Reports from Cnba hebied an advaiuc of tlirce-slxtceuths In raw sugar, but leather is again a shade weaker for some gadc, and the tone of tlie wool market is depressed both by the conservative de mands of manufacturers, many of whom are i tinning only half time, nnd by re ports that the spring crop is likely to show an increase of 20 jer cent. The dry goods market has been irregu lar, but equal to cxiieclatious. with fair transactions in men's wear, goods for the season, and an active jobbing trade in cotton. Prints are irregular, but print loths are a shade stronger. KcHirts from interior towns, generally, indicate mproveineiit in the volume of business und in the demand for money which is still, however, in ample supply at nearly all jinU for k'giUhmUi (hmtandr-'Rv-' ports of slow collections continue, but are not more unfavorable thai) hereto fore, and recent failures of more thaij usual iniMrtaucelo not apear to have caused disturbance. Foreign trade is large, Hie exports -exceeding last year's about 11 jier cent, and inqMirts about 4'i per cent, Tlie rate of foreign ex change remains unaltered, though money here has been rather dearer, During the past week the treasury has taken in only $6,000,000 more than it has disbursed, and the outgo to the interior has continued, but withdrawals for Eu rope do not rcupcnr us yet. The slock market has been dull, irregular and some what depressed, but transactions have been mainly confined to traders on the floor, and the hope of success in organ. izing the intcr-Statc compact still sus tains holders, The general average ol prices for commodities has declined dur iug the week alioul one-third of one ier cent. Business failures occurring through out the country during the week miuiU-r, for the United Stales 241; Canada 40; u total of 281 against 232 last week. Our Uraded HclioolK, Shall our graded schools stop? What say you, parents ? We cannot sec all. Any not seen will confer a fitvor by leaving subscriptions with me or any one of the teachers or memliers of the board. To get a school all must'do something, and that at once There in no time to lose. Let tin: parents send in a subscription of an amount equal to the tuition of their children. We npiieal forimmedinte action. There are in our cjty nuniliers of ieople attracted by our schools. Let AsiK'vine take no step backward, II, A, GlIIHiHK Alderman W. L. Wolfe from Washington. has returned THK NATIONAL CAI'ITAI. HiumII Talk About Patenta-aicn. R. II. Vance The Weather . The Churchea of tlie Bay. From our Special ConKiniltnl.) Washington, March 5. Your corrcs imndent has liccn occupied most agree ably to-day in talking about ixileats, of which many, of more than ordinary im imrtance have recently been- jsstied. AN Kl.KCTKIC 8TOKAOK BATTKkY Is one that we have discussed, mid which promises to work miracles in this com paratively new science. The newly dis covered buttery is said to lie very simple in construction und oieration, its chiel conqHinent part being lend, which in nicked form is poured over ami through a mass of salt. Subsequently, tlie salt is dissolved and washed out, leaving the Wad when cold, honey-combed wilh small cells of varied shapes and icg, . Tim all seem very simple, and iK-rhaps our informant may have been playiugotf on our greenness, but he tells us, that it produces the very best storage battery yet invented, and with wonderful reduc tion in cost, weight and dimensions, and that one uf cubical form, righlccii jnclies in size, will hold 'enough electrici ty tq MOVK A 8TKKKT CAM AIX I1AV. . This sounds a good deal like humbug, don't il? Hulouriulorui.ini assures us that many wealthy people have taken hold of it, ami say that they exieet tu have it so pci'ltclud that a man may soon carry a battery as large as a silver dollar in hi vest ockft and use it to prM'l his buggy or carriage. Good-bye, then to horses and conVhmcn. We will wait and see further lieforc investing. Another mtctit, which is likely tohi iii:,' honor lo our nation, is one fur an IMPKOVKl) IRON STKAMSIItP, Which is said lo lie the must rapid, and the most voniliirtalile yet Introduced, and nt the same time Insuring safety, ns it will be almost Imposaiblc to sink. In case uf collision, three -fourths of the vessel may be destroyed, but the other fourth cun be navigated Into port, no matter what may lie the distance. He says that thibslcuinsliippatuil Was issued some time since to Kolicrt M. Fryer, who ut once (irgniij'cda company here for It construction and trial, but a correspondent of the New York Herald got win of it and so ridiculed the scheme as to destroy the company, ; Recently, be has again organized iu Baltimore, where they have obtained ample capital and all needed facilities and have made a contract to furnish TIIKKK OP TIIHIK VliSSKI.S To the Argentine Republic, whose repre sentatives have visited-all -TmrtfTpf Kiir riqtc and America, cxqnijnjiig critically, all suggested improvcmeiiW in bii buildiug, and have adopted this us the very best now offered in the world. UANV KKMOVALS PKOM OFFK'K Will undoubtedly soon occur. As of old the pregnant question is, "Lord, is il 1 ?" Who can answer? Not we;, but we are sure of some cases that greatly distress us, Fur instance; When Gen, K, M. Vance s removed from his position, so faithfully filled by him for four years past the Government will meet with n heavy loss Indeed, Hut how true the adage, "It is an evil wind that blows nobody good," A VKKY LTK MU'S InOIDKNT. As we urc writing of Gen. Vance, we see an old copy of the New York Herald, car rying us back to war journalism, and from which we take the following; Kx tract from New York Herald, April lfi, - '(15; frqm Ashevlllc (Si. C,l Ne. "The exchange of prisoners tieemsto go steadily on. We nave seen a large num ber of our mountain bovs, who have reached home after n prolonged impris onment. Among others, we were grati fied to meet Brigadier-General k. B. Vance, who reached home some days since. He looks rather worsted by bis long confinement, but, ns usual, lull ol life, cheerful ami buoyant.- The General is a great favorite witt f4ia"puTiiJ rftltirsretioii, and every one is glad to see him," Yes; everyone was glad to sec you, General, iu '05, on your return from prison, and every one will again he truly glad to see you now, und to claim you for his own. A (.Thiol's SHiN, In the most crowded part of the thronged avenue, we see "Refreshments for benefit of Kpiscopnl church nlTacomu Park." What does this mean ? We con sider; SI. Thomas has recently proved that it is not the place for common co- plcto pray. So, evidently, these good church" people have determined to offer spiritual refreshments to alUinuiikinu. We will go into this shrine where a man who has not mi u gold ring 111111 goodly nppar"', ran pray tu his (tod, without Ik ing ordered out by a high-salaried cx ton. 1 was cold and hungry, and ye took me in. tcs, indeed, lint was it in the true sense "f the Master? No, we find that we are cxjiectcd to support the high church ut Tocoina Park, by purchasing a sandwich for a dime which the other hucksters offer for a nickel. But, then, the (irofit goes to pay n quartette choir, or to buy a vestment suitable for Ash Wednesday, or some such commendable object. 0, tcniMirn! 0, mores! That any chrisliun church should come to this! We remember of bearing of a Metho dist brother, who suid, "My brethren, when Jesus Christ said, "Lei not your right hand no what your left hand docth," he wa no doubt sincere, but evidently ni is taken, he not understanding these times." Bo, we think he must have been mistaken when he suid to christians, "Let them that have much, give plcnte otisly ; let him that hath little, do his (Di ligence gludly to give of that little." A LIVK CKORGIA TOWN. AMI'.KICI H Ni:NIS ITS MAYOR AIHO Till-: CAHMII.K OF ITM I.I.AUI.Nt; RANK TO AMHKVII.I.U. To IiiveHllttate the Working- or - our Ivlectrlc Hlreel Railway and I'lcctrlc Unlit IMuul, With a View of Its Adop tion Plenty or Hnter prlae and Money. Americus is nothing, if not progressive, anil in order lo more fully establish her self as one of the foremost cities of Geor gia, is making a mighty effort in the di rection of internal development, improve ment and enterprise. She is plucky to the core, and no onjiort unity Is permitted to escape whereby her interests may be promoted. Yesterday morning, at tlie law office of Davidson, Martin Jones in this city, mayor J. B. Fclder.uud casbkr W. K. Murphy, of the Bank of Americus, met Messrs. J. C. SchoJield, J. Lippman and M. Kind, of the New York Contract company, ol New York City, for the pur pose of examining the Ashrvillc systems of electric railway and electric light plaut, with a view of adopting the same systems lor the city of Americas, They were shown over the railway line and through the plant by superintendent J. II. Barnard, and were enthusiastic in their praise of the working of both. A reporter for the Cituui interviewed Messrs. Heimlich! and Fclilcr in the uflcr- uoou, and Mr. Scholield said : Americus is a great town, and her mayor, Hon. J. B. Fehler, whom you see standing over there, and who. has been mayor ol the city for the past ten years, has done more to build up the city than inv one mini in southern Georgia. He is live, progressive, and full of energy, and during his long term of, administration has built for the city one of the finest waterworks systems in, the' Southern Slates; a gas plant which has no superior my where; liesules bcingthc leading spirit in many other enterprises whR'h will forever link his name with that of Ameri cas' growth and prosK'rity. Under his management the town has liegun to take its jHisition among the, leading cities of the State, Among other schemes, a large tract of land, thirty acres, has been pur chased, located within about five miles of Americus, which is to be converted into a parkEaton park and will be connected with the city by means of an electric railway; nil of this Wing due to the public-spirited, go-ahead mayor." Mr, W. B. Murphy, cashier of the Baiik of AmvfivttSrSaid-; r - "Our banking business amounts to $550,000 capital, divided between four bunks, the largest being the Hank of Americus, with a paid-up capital of $150,000 and $100,000 surplus. A char ter has just been obtained for the organi zation of another lmk with $100,000 capital, and Americus stands fifth, in amount of active banking capital, in the cities of the State. "We have seveu thousand population, and enjoy the distinction of being the only city in Georgia that has h railway anil steamboat service iudcieudcntof the Richmond St West Point Terminal syndi cate. Consequently, we have the advan tages of an exceptionally fine eastern freight rate; and, with a surety of the building, within the next thirty days, of a railway line from Americus to Birming ham, and the building of the Savannah, Americus & Montgomery railroad from Americus to Montgomery, we will be blessed with freight rates uucqunlcd in the South. "This latter road is built entirely by home capital, under the leadership ol Col. Sam. 11. Hawkins, The road is now iu active oieration from the Chat tahoochee river, fifty miles west ofAineri- eus, to the Ocoiiiulgee river, sixty miles A contract has lieen let for the comple tion of the road to a point on the E. T. V. & Gu line, twenty-live miles further east, by June. "We ship 50,000 bales of cotton per year, worm yii,(i(HJ, ; railroads radiate lu six different directions; great agricultural and commercial resources; ibout to erect a $100,000 hotel some thing like Battery Park ; excellent grndci school system ; great lumiier trade; an nvestment company with $100,000, all of which is jiulieiouslv invested with pay iug interest; and othcrimprovcmcuislucr numerous to mention. 'One icr call, on the hundred dollars worth of properly pays all of our city ami graded school exiienses; (and lour- tcen hundred pupils are enrolled); S. A & M, Railroad stock sells at $1.10, und is hard to get ut that price. - - "Cordelc, Ga., ut the intersection of the S. A. & M. and the G.S. F. Railroads, appropriately called the "Birmingham ol the Pines," is a creation of Americus cap ital and pluck. Here is located the house where senator Joe Brown refugeed dur ing the war, and is known to this day us, "Joe Brown's house." The town was laid out one year iigo. It is now the pronounced lumber centre of the Slate has thirteen saw-mills located within radius of three miles; contains 1,000 in habitants, 800 houses, twenty-three stores, u $7,000 bunk building; a bunk with $50,000 paid-up capital; two large Hotels, una $;ps,iu io worth ot lots were sold during the Dust twelve months. Turtcnliue and rosin urc sold in great (inutilities. A splendid showing is the above, and one most worthy ol emulation. The visitors expressed themselves as being delighted with Ashcviile. 1 hey leave lor Hot hpnngs tins morning am! will return to-morrow; and, after siiend iug a few hours iu the city, will return to AmciK'us. Hubacrlpttona for Continuing the t, City Hcboolarutll June 14. The following subscriptions were re ceived and rcjiortcd yesterday ; Susie Yeatmnti ... $ 8 60 V.T Belote 15 00 Teachers (not including those previously reported) J00 00 K. 0. lolmson i!t nil J. A. Williams ..., 10 00 W v ' 19 00 j. L. Baker. 20 00 H. A. New land 28 50 Mrs. S. A. Hare 5 25 Mrs. S. S. MeCree 5 00 C. C. Buck ( New York) 5 00 0o. VY. Pad?. 25 00 S.C. Cortland . 10 50 B. H. Cosby . 5 (M) S. D. Pelham .... 10 00 J. H. Herring ... 5 00 jas. t,. t.rant , 5 00 F. M. Miller 5 00 J. 11. Weaver 3 00 J. Mel). Carson 4 00 T. C. Collins. 5 00 R. P. Davis 4 no J.R.Hill , 5 25 bweddin IS 00 Received March 6th and 7lh... 1,034 50 Total $1,368 00 It will be seen from the above list that in order to continue the schools about $1,200 more must be raised. This amount must be raised to-day, so that the com mittee may determine this evening whether or not the schools shall con tinue. It will be inqiossible to hold the teacher longer. Also, a large number of parents who patronize the public schools will after that time make other arrange ments for their children. Tlie soliciting committee have eudeav- ored, in the short time they have had, to sec as many of the parents as possible, yet they have so far fuiled to see more than one-half of the' entire number of patrons. In order that all may sub scribe, and thus insure the - contin uance of the school, Mr. II. A. Gudger will receive subscriptions to-day at bis office in Legal Block. I would urge alt patrons who have not yet subscribed and all friends of the schools who would not sec the schools closed and the 700 children in them- thrown out on the streets to do nothing, or worse,' during the remainder of the year, to be sure to get in their subscriptions to-day. 1 feel that it is not necessary further ' to urge the citizens of Ashcviile to make this effort in the Interest of their schools, their city, and their children, for no one who has either nt heart will foil to sec the need of immediate action. P. P. Claxtok, Superintendent City Schools. ' Pavement Paragraphs. , The bill incorporating the "Ashcviile Opera House Company" has passed, ...A.JBinilewald,. ..Esq., Iwcretary . ami.. treasurer of the Knoxville Brewing association, is at the Swanuanoa. The greatest number of passengers yet transported in one day by the elec tric street railway is twelve hundred. The Mayor's office was being katso- mined yesterday. Other offices in tlie ity hall will also receive tbe same treat ment, Only two small cases were disposed of in the police court yestcrdny. The de fendants were fined $3.50 and $1 respec- vely. ' . An auction will be held this evening in the parlor of the Battery Park Hotel to dispose of the goods left over from the KaffeeKlutsch. . The superintendent ofthe electric street railroad bus found it necessary to give the cars 30 minutes time between trips, instead of twenty ns heretofore, in order to keep the motors from getting over ruled. . Hpurk front the Wlrea. The wildest excitement prevails over tbe gold discoveries in the southern por tion of California, and thousands of people urc flocking to the fields. Sun Diego is almost deserted, and two-thirds 4tf llieJurctretnphiyed -on ibe Ctiymock " railroad are gone. Fifteen good, rkh ledges have been recently discovered. The Fall River weavers have decided to: go out on a slrike Monday. One of the weavers iu the meeting held last night, who advocated pacific measures, was riven from the platform. A fire iu Louisville, Ky., yesterday de stroyed property to thcamountof $435, 000, with insurance of $254,277. This is the most disastrous fire which has ever occurred iu that city. The leaders of a band of counterfcitors have been captured in Conway county. Ark., und a considerable amount of bogus $5, $10 and $20 in coin, captured. An earthquake shock, lasting about two minutes, was felt throughout Penn sylvania yesterday afternoon. . An early morning fire in Baltimore yes- terduy, destroyed $72,000 worth of projierty. Insurance nominal. The Fre.ch court of appeals hus de cided that the Panama Canal company is a civil association. An earthquake shock was fclt at Wil mington, Delaware, yesterday afternoon. Uraded School Maao-Meelliig. A mass-meeting Is culled to meet nt tlie court house to-night at 7.30 o'clock, for the purpose of considering the question of continuing the city schools until June 14, and raising mentis for the same. Let there be a full attendance. No parent having a child in the school should fait to be present. Won the Medal. At the company competitive drill of tin Ashcviile Light Infantry, at their armory lust night, private John II. Lindsey won tlie gold medal for efficiency in drill.
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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