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)) a tnr w V 0 VOLUME V. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL .8, 1889. NUMBER 5, HOPE GROWS WEARY. TEAMKRl KNOW NOTHING Of THE OANHiKK. A Glad Rumor Contradicted l'n Im lb Hncn Hundred arc at' Asore Thcjf in Lost. Nhw York, April 17. Considerable excitement was caused in the lower part of the city this morning'by a report that a Vesey street firm in the foreign truit business had been informed that some vessel in the Sireign fruit trade had picked up the crew and passengers of the abandoned steamship Daumurk. The storv was that a man by the name of - Stress had received a cable-grain to that effect; but the only member of the fcirriirn fruit exchange who owns that name has received no information on the subject. Purther investigation develops the probaljilitv that the rumor grew out of the opinion expressed among fruit men yesterday to the effect that the Alsatia, of the Anchor line reported as leaving the R.u-k of Gibraltar, on April 1st, was than likdv to have fallen in with the Dnnmark or her boats. The Alsatia rrW fruit ftoiu the Mediterranean ports, and if by any good fortune she picked up the passengers and crew of the abandoned steamer she is large enough to give them accommodation. Slieisdue at this Dort at any moment and her ar rival is anxiously awaited. THE DBNMARK. HAS NOME OP THEM, The British steamer Denmark from Liveroool. which it was hoped would bring some tidings of the passengers of the Danish steamer Danmark has ar rived below. She has none of the Dan murk's na&scncers. The steamship City, of Richmond, 'of the Inman line, which arrived from Liver pool this morning brought no news of the ill-lated steamer imninarn. inc officers of tbe City of Richmond did not see anything of the wreckage of the Dan mark, and did not hear anything of tbe reported loss until told by the Pilot off Sandy Hook, ine v. ay 01 Kicnmomi brought four hundred and twenty-seven immigrants. i . FOKtWKD DEEDS. - - A Batoa Real Estate Man's . Fraudulent Sales of Florida - - property. : : Boston, April 17. A. W. Edcns, of the firm of bdens Bi Co., real estate agents, 644 Washington street, was arrested yes terday afternoon, charged with uttering forged deeds of lots of land in Florida. The purcnascr ot tne lots was in- nana, of this city. The deeds were not. forth coming promptly, and Barta put the mutter in the hands of a collection agency to which Edcns surrendered the papers, on which were tbe signatures of John f Dunn and Alice E. Dunn, and purporting to have beea acknowledged before a no tary public. Only an ordinary red water appeared on the deed. This caused some suspicion, and it was discovered that all the names, which are those of well known oeonle in Ocala. Fla., were forged. It is stuted that Edens confessed lie had used llarta's money, and, in order to quiet him, had forged the deeds, intending to send the money to Dunn as soon as he could , and receive a bona fide deed. A large number of sales of property iuOcttlOjhavc been made by Edens. MUNICIPAL, ELECTIONS. UaJLotuJ Western Towns. Chicago, April 17. Municipal elec tions were held in a large number ol towns and villages throughout the State yesterday. In nearly all of them the sa loon question was a burning one and all sorts of queer party divisions were the" result. In one or two cases the Republi cans and Democ ats were united against the prohibitionists and in one case were defeated. In several of the towns women stood at the polls and worked for prohi bition candidates. The summary of re sults reached shows that the prohibition ists were successful in the choice of anti license candidates in eighteen towns ; se cured high license in two ; that the license clement carried the day in seventeen mu nicipalities, and that the straight Repub lican ticket was victorious in six and the Democratic in eight. The Wires Falling:. New York. Anril 17. The work of cutting down poles and wires on Broad way alibve Fourteenth street proceeded to-day. Better progress was made thun yesterday as there was no longer any danger from live wires and because yes terday's experience tended to facilitate the safe lowering of poles with less delay than when the work first liegan. On ac count of rain there were lew people watching the downfall of the wires, but the most casual observer could not fail to notice a difference in the apiiearanceol the thoroughfare bereft of its network of wires. The Minneapolis strike. Minneapolis, April 17. The street car company made its long deterred effort to start cars this norning. Seventy-live men. all the comnnnv had succeeded in hiring, were divided among the three lines, and at 6 o'clock cars were started loaded with policemen. There were large crowdsjeeringatthenew men, Im. no serious disturbances occurred. Police ar ramrementa an nrrfiTt. There were several armti Thr alrikerS. however, have numunrif1 alimit one third of tlie new men to quit, and it looks, doubtful as to whether the company can get enough ' men to operate its cars. ttnarrelllns; Over the Text, rnmmi-To An1 17 In Yancey county, Sunday, Willis and Thomas I)e- weii, two brothers, began w ubout the preacher's text while returning home from church. Soon the brothers hra,e to blows, and Thomas stauoru WilliiPith his pocket-knife. Willis be- come ent.iaw.n- and anauniiiis - j Hh h frll.-,txi.n,n to the ground, when from exhatiiu and loss ef blood he fell bv his side. "Kliev were earned home and arc both in in a critical condi- tion- An Explanation from Mr. ration Overseer, "" TdOc Asheville Citizen: I wish to state that I am not responsible . for the condition of the Swannnnoa road. 1 order ed ont tlie hands liable to work and put tlie road in good order, and Mr. W. E. Brecse pnt, or allowed to be put, in the roadway n large quantity of rock, rendering it almost impassable. I reported this fact to the chairman of tlie County Commissioners before atten tion was called to the matter in The Citizen, and he decided that I would not be liable to indictment under , the . circumstances. " Jbssb M. Patton. 100,000 HRE IN NEW YORK. The Factory of the Buffalo Boor, Saah and Blind Company Destroyed. New York, April 17. The bin factory at Ninth avenue and 124th street took fire at 2 o'clock this morning. In five minutes after the outbreak the whole building was in flames from cellar to roof. Every engine within reach was called to the scene but their work wns in vain. In un nour ine large building was a heap of rums. It stood on the northwest corner and covered a lot 50x100 fret. The lluf- mo ifoor. snsb and Wind Company ownea re, witn all the machinery and sum ii contained in its tivestones. The wa is estimated at $100,000. It iscnv-l eredhy insurance iu a numberof different companies. The New York manager is a Mr. Kin- lell. it is surmised that the fire started in or near the boiler rooms. Tbe flames apucurcu wnen nrst seen to rage fiercest in the basement. The fire was first ob- : J iwuiuuKwi ui u enure car "iiiuBuvt ik aiarm ano brought the tall poles ran along Ninth avenue in front ........... UIn hiiiium hhliu m nimu south side of 124th street a row of new huiklinirs was threatened and t Iw firrnirn I turned their strrnmi from tli- l,..r.,;., factory upon them until the fiercest fnrv f the blaze was over and the walls had fallen. One of the walls tottered above a little two-story frame house at No. 1(1 Manhattan street under the eaves of the factory and the police drove the teumits out., hleven cows stabled in the rear 1 were rescued. The tenants had barelv left this house when one of the factory walls lell, demolishing one end of the house. The night watchman about the officers of the Paris garrison. Boulan lactory is missing. It is supposed, how- ?"ts limitre and Dequille have come ever, that he will turn up to-duyj FAILt'RT. FOR lloo.OOO. The New England piano Compa ny makes an ANalicmuent. . Boston, April 17. Thos. F. Scnnlon doing business as tlie New England Pi ano Co., with . offices at 157 Tremont street. Boston, and 88 Filth avenue, New York, with factory at Roxburv. Mass., has failed and assigned to God frey Morse, lawyer. Liabilities $200,- inio. acanion waslorincrly of the firm oi Mcunuglinn & Jxanlon. organ build' ersoi uosion. inis nrm dissolved in 1881, and since then Scanlou has con ducted the business himself. About six years ago he established his large factory in Roxbury where four hundred people nreemuioyeoi - Recently the New York branch of the business was incorporated under New York laws, and etylcd the New England Piano Co., of New York with a capital ol S200.000. The Boston business had liecn incorporated under the laws of Maine with a capital stock of $750,000. In March last much of the tmiiortant machinery in Scanlon's facto ry became disabled, causing a brief shut down ol work. At that time there were rumors that Scunlon wns in financial distress, but he explained riiatters satis factorily, saying that the -stoppage of work had caused rumors, and also i-uumiiig iu uc in an easy nnanciai posi- tion. i ne lactory at Koximry nas man- uuiiiuiiu an niuascui seventy piunui a ww. a Mrti.V..VrM. am : m..-., Wadcauoro Letter to the New-Obrrrer. Hull way between this quarry and vtndcsborn, is the highest point ot land lietween Kafcigh and Charlotte; from H-f may ue seen places in nve ainereni conn- f ties and iiHuulaj situated a silk lactory. 1 his is nn enterprise that comparatively lew people in the State have seen. It is iniiceu n cui uiBiLjr, mm id wen wurtn inci . . i i i n .1. . i.. I time it reijuires to look through it. Here is the finest, the most delicate and the liest adapted machinery to be found in the State. The silk is sent here from Spain in hanks; here it is first reeled off on SX)ols in a single strand, as spun tiy the worm ; then three of these spools are put iitKin one, thus making a thread with three of the original strands A little girl takes this spool and re-hanks t, then two other girls receive tbe hanks and with an instrument divide them into uniform skeins, and then puck them intc bales weighing ten (10) pounds each. These small bales are put together and shinned in a bale weighing sonic two hundred iMiunds and sold at $5 50 ner Hound. It will be seen that a stront' i . . - ..v i man can easily handle a bale ot suk ,..rtli mntr than SI. 000. Aliou't fortv u,liiin irirls. most of tlicm from 7 to 12 i,i u,rk miliisf:icnrv The irirU ' n . . i . ire ncul, the nonr is Kepi excccuingiyi fUnn ilip Hir 111 the rooms is nure aiKM plentiful The Sanioan Conference. New Orleans Picayune Uismnrck It seems evident that Prince is not disposed to enter l he conference wiukiul mpra...s. ......... v.- tain conditions, the acceplaiice of wlmh is to lie made essential to tlie satisfarto- ry termination of the negotiations, tor instance, it is rcporicu xnai nc wn insist oiiGcrmnny sngnt to chastise inc na- lives lor their attack on the lrnian sail- orsnndmonncs. Mcn a resolve on tne Chniitll()rs part is uniortunute, as, nc- cording to allthe information that has selves were the aggressors and brought on the conflict that proved so fatal to iiiiiiiiiiiu.i,mv'"Mi.u,. '"'" them. The cause ot the trouble was moreover the avowed intention of the German commander to disperse the troops of the popular ruler Mataafa, whtch was virtually placing the destinies of Samoa under a German protectorate. . To admit these claims ot Bismarck would on the part of the commissioners of this country be tantamount to ac knowledging that the course of Germany in the whole Sanioan matter has been correct, and would tie the acceptance in advance ot Germany s claim to suprem acy in the island. It is safe to say that our commissioners will not admit this claim, and unless Bismarck considerably moaiiiesnis aemanos ine conicrence likely enough to come' to nothing. A Cnrlooa Penionlntlon. Charlotte, N. C April 16. From Richmond cunty a curious incident is reoorted. Mrs. Baxter Olwer had been nuitc ill for several weeks, and Sunday morning when she awoke she told her husband that while she was asleep she dreamed that site died, and that in eter- nity she met lace to lace Mrs. 1 roxler, an i i.i u.. I: I 1.. . intimave ncignoor, wnu nvcu uiuy iwu miles away. Mrs. Tnixlcr wasnot known to be ill, but the sick lady seemed much impressed with her dream, and declared her liclicl that it would he. realized in a short time. Mie seemed pcnectiy rational, and her condition was not regarded critical. Yesterdav she was suddenly taken worse and before noon wns dead In the evening word was received saying that Mrs. Troxler, her -neighlior, had died at 12 o'clock, alter two hours' illness. FROM OVER THE SEA. PARNF.IX WILL. PROSECUTE THE TIRES FOR UBEU The French Senate (Mill A Rer Boa. anglais cholera In the Eaat Forelara Notes. London, April 17. Parnell hasengaged Sir Charles Russell, Mr. Asiuith and Ar thur Kusscll to conduct the libel suit brought by him against the Times. The trial of the case will take place in London intheautumn.ThestieciticchnrBesaeainst the Times are that it published a fnc simile of the letter dated April. 187, which was falsclv ascribed to Parnell. nnH tlmt it ....i,i:JiUv,i ,iiw,L.i- .. the trail of the case of. O'Donnell vs. Walter, nmonir them hrimr the kilmnin. ham letter beginning "Dear E." which the Timn inloniiipntlv in h called genuine. Parnell will insist that the case be confined to the sulncct of the issue of forgeries and that all questions oi apolitical nature be excluded from coiihu m-mI ,,n noT "VZ" Zt r . iT I t :i . ts T. V:Z fiM" rV" Murt,n at ' Liverpool, April 16. Six thousand im,Srt embarked UHin seven steam- 8mP" toay- The majority of the are bound for the United 7tate" A fcw of them are going to the n.epuunv Paris. April 17. TftTSenate commit i n appointed to conduct the trial of i - ciiera! Boulanger. to-dav nrivatelvex. amined (General Saussier with reference to to the charire that Boulnmrcr corruirted irom nrusseis to make arrangements lor a demonstration bv the French colony there in honor of Boulnnger. The General has promised to attend the demonstra tion. The municipal council will give a banquet on May 11, at which will be present President Carnot, the cabinet, foreign diplomatic representatives, tne mayor and other guests attending the ueiii!ig oi inc cxniiJition. . . e 1 1 , Paris: April 16 La Pressc snvs that warrants have been issued for the arrest of sixty members of the Boulangists lartyt San Francisco, April 17. Word reaches here that cholera is epidemic in the Phil lipine Islands, and that out of 1.000 ''uses 1,000 have proved latal. Rome, April 17. The Pope has not vet recovered from the illness which attacked him on Monday. Wealth In Orea. Manufacture' Record. Thr ivpnlth f Wimi KnrtU r,t;n. in Bessemer ores is far greater than is known to the world enough high grade Bessemer ore in that section to run evcrv Bessemer furnace in America. As strong as this statement is thcManufacturers' Record knows whereof itisspeaking. It also knows that English tnd Northern steel makers have been carefully investigating that, region thrnmrh their are good prospects ot developments in the near future which will siimrin thr whole country. The belt ot land run ninff thmui'h Western I nrolina Kniil Tennessee, North Georgia and apart of I North Alabama haa mineral wealth vi-t J m-j f r.lt I vaa vhuivu un -o is liui k-U vol UllllQ Ma one of the moat remnrknhle ronntrin in the world, with advantagesof a balmy. bracing, hcahlrWmgdimatai watariai abundance, pure as crystal itself : mineral and timber wealth almost beyond de- scnption, and it will in a few years be the scene of vast industrial devclon- . r ment. HTOVIi NANl'FACTl'RKHH. Cheap Stoves to be Made Dearer- Permanent Organisation, Chattanooga, Te'nn., April 17. Tlie Jwiuthern stove manutacturers held meeting in this city to-day. A fulrvenre- Henlation ol Southern stove founders was present mid the result of the meeting will be tne lormation ol a permanent organi zation, subject to the National Stove Makers' Association. The utmost good feeling prevailed. 'Prices were raised on the line of cliean cooking stoves. ()n all other lines prices remain about tlie same J- VY. Buttorff, of the Philip Buttorff Ki n..r..i. : t-i..-:ii '""""'""' -"'l"l"Ji uiivine, was elected president and George Pfingst "f Louisville, secretary. The session will continue to-morrow, and thermal onran 1;t.,i;,.., ,.,;n iu. .,..,.,i..i t ii,. . :.. -",',r,v"-" "'"s ac"alu"' A Plucky Girl. Charlotte, April 17. In Stanley county Sunday night burglars attempted t enter the house of Mrs. Eliza Rock- burg, a widow. Miss Jennie, hereighteen ycaM,d tiaughter, heard them raising the win,OWi anf being an txperi wjth a nVi)ver 8he quietly arose, got her Wea,,on in hand, then awaiting till the burglar, who proved to be a burly negro, had nincd entrnlKe jn her room and ,,:.,..' thc n-volver at the neirro she cried out, "Hands op or die!" The hor- rifled burglar threw np hig handgi ftnd t)ie voung )a(1y hcld him prigner until lail ii arm hroinht in near nrii'hlwim and he was taken off and turned over to the authorities and placed in jail.' . Chicago Wins. Cleveland, April 17. About 4,000 people witnessed the game between Chi cago and All-America clubs to-day. The weather was splendid. Tlie game waj without special feature. Score : Innings 1 23456789 All-America 2 010000104 Chicago 0 100600007 Base hits All-America 9; Chicago 8. Errors All-America 3; Chicago 2. Batteries Baldwin and Anson, Crane and Earl. Crops Injured. Norfolk, Va., April 17. Intelligence froriLihe surrounding counties confirm reports of great injury done to the pea, bean and potato crops by recent storms, and continual heavy rain falls Oen. Dawnon Dead. New York, April 17. Brigndier-gcner- al Samuel Kennedy Dawson, United states Army, retired, died this morning at urange, n.j., alter a short illness. I i I The weather. Wakhinoton, April 17. Indications for North Carolina Fair, preceded by rains weather on coast, slightlyjwarmer, vana- Dle winds. On to Oklahoma. Wellington, Kan., 17. This morn- fully five thousand outfits passed through via Hume well, As a general rule, wagons and teams were of thc best class and the I boomers were ruddy and strong, INDUSTRIAL, CAROLINA. w-MIIla, Loonia, Tobacco Fao torlca. Oil Task. Kaolin, Brick, Gold and Silver, Shuttle Blocka, Etc. Chattanooga, Trsdnmaa. F. & H. Fries, of Salem, write the Tradesman that tbey are toon to receive 30 more complete gingham looms. McAuley & Richardson, of Princeton, write the Tradesman that they have sold their sawmill to D. H. Graves & Co. D. T. Drouse & Son burnt their first kiln of ware and pipes at their new (lot tery establishment in East Salem a few lays ago. . H. B. Rosscll, of Ashevillc. writes the Tradesman that be has purchased a boiler, engine and milL Reports the oil business as dull now, but thinks it will mprove when it gets warmer. H. C. Bennett, at Bridgewater, will at once begin the rebuilding of his cotton lactory, which was burned down at tluit place some time ago. l he capacity ol the factory will also be increased. Two immense tanks for the oil com- iwnv at. Winston are being placed In Itosition at the company' sftei the foftfUMteu mer shuttle Klock lactory. They are mammoth affairs and will- bold some 25,000 gallons apiece. . ' .. Maryland capitalists have recently bought considerable land in Pnsquotauk county, near Rocky Mount, for milling and lumber Burooses. Thetnuitul stock of the company will be increased to $500j000 if necessary. " The Winston tobacco manufactnrerers whp have not already begun operations ire active in getting ready tor work, and (lie indications are that more pIub and twist will be turned out this year than in any preceding year. The Gastonia manufacturing com any, of Gastonia, write tlie Tradesman that they are now building 114 feet ad dition to mill and have tlie work nearly complete, and have ordered 3,168 spin- lies and all other machinery necessary thereto, which will give them a mill of (i,l2 spindles when complete, I. S. larratt & Bro formerly larratt. Ilornsley & Co., of Sylva. write the Tradesman that they have sold all their cut for the next six months. Tltey re- jiort outlook for lumber as very flatter ing, also write; "the Equitable Manu facturing Co., who will mine and pre- mre koann here are pushing their build me and will buve a large plant when completed. At Concord the brick is now beinc made tor anotherlarge laetorv. Tlie capital stock of the Odell manufacturiiig company has been increased from $150. 000 to $1-50,000 (ncarlv half a million!. and this factory will belong to that com pany. The lactory will have 500 looms. and the product it will feed the great Kerr factory, which seems able to devour everything that can be got within reach. An act of the legislature was ratified it the mills March 2Hth, at Wilmington, which partically exempts all new man ufacturing enterprise from municipal taxation for ten years. Under the act the city appropriates $150,000 to be placed in the hands of trustees who are empowered to refund to all new manu facturing enterprises all mumciiwl taxes paid by them during the period of ten years. A letter from Murphy, N. C, informs us that the famous ''No. 6" Dronerty has beet) toM -ftir-;tfl;fKr- cask--. pro perty consists of about 100 acres and is ine mile from the line of the Chatta nooga, Cleveland & Murphy railroad. It has hcen worked for gold and silver for many years, and beyond the memory of the oldest Indians now living shafts were sunk Uion it, supposed now to have been dug by DeSoto. The vein of silver ore is irom inree 10 nve leet tnicx and aver ages about $60 per ton, while specimens have been found worth thousands of dol lars to the ton. The property also has a lied of fine marble running' through it and a very large vein of -excellent iron ore. The price paid for the pirqierty is small and it is hoped that tlie purchasers will actively devcielop it. STATE NEWS, Mayor P. B. McDowell, of Charlotte has been renominated for a second term Charlotte "burgling burglars are again at work. Two residences in thut city were roblied Saturday night. Mr. J. C. Ilirdsong, State Librarian has been re-elected to that iiosition. The library now contains 60,000 volumes. The health of Secretary of State San dcrs is growing to be a source of alarm to his many friends. lie is quite feeble, indeed. , Senator Vance will deliver the oiening address at thc next session ol the slate Teachers Assembly, commencing nt Morehcnd City on June IS. The burnt district nt Smithfield, John son county, is to lie rebuilt at once, Brick and granite will be the building material principally used. .Mr. J. A. Bonitx, formerly managing editor of the Wilmington Messenger has bought up all the stock pt that lournal, and will hereafter conduct the Messenger as his individual enterprise. 'Charlotte has organized a milling plant with $200,000 capital, to be known as the Charlotte Oil and Fertil izer Works. The incorporators are Fred Oliver, S. Wittkowskv and John M. Mil ler. The residence of Mrs. R. V. Michaux on John's river, Burke county, was de stroyed by hre last week, livery thing in the house was also consumed, it thought td have been the work of incen diaries. Work on the postal 4c1egrni)h line from Raleigh northward' has been com menced, and the promise if that the work will be raoidlv nushed. Tlie West ern Union people any they will "gobble up the line when completed. Rev. B. Cade, a Baptist minister of Louisburg. N. C. has invented a system of electric communications between trains running or standing. It has received the endorsement of Edison and other leading electricians who say it will revolutionize the business ot train despatching. danders In Wilmington. Wilmington, April 17. The glanders has amirared among horses at Wilming ton. The infected animals, which have been carefully quarantined for some time, were shot Monday. An inspector from the Bureau of Animal Industry is now making a careful examination of the stock in the city with a view to prevent ing absolutely any 'spread' of the dis ease. , OFFICIAL CHANGES. IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS MADE VKHTF.RDAV, Uvely Times In the Postoffice Deportment The Railway Mall Service. Washington, April 17. The Presiilent made the following appointments this afternoon: Robt. P. Porter, of New York, to lie siqierintendeiit of thc census ; Wm. H. Calkins, of Washington Terri tory, to be associate justice of the su preme court of the Territory of Washing ton; John B. Donnelly, of Louisiana, to he marshal of thc United States for thc eastern district of Louisiana. Wm. II. Calkins, who was to-dav an ointed associate justice of the supreme court of Washington territory, is a well known ex-Congressman of Indiana. He moved to Takoma several months ago and proposes to make his home there. From 100 to 150 fourth class post master are being npixiinted daily. Of these about one third are to fill existing vacancies; another third are appointed in places of postmasters removed for cause, and the other third succeed post- who have served about four years. While TOOim-eross powtauuters are commissioned to serve during the pleasure of the Post master-General, it it lielw-ved by the postoltice dettartraent of ficials that good service does not de mand retention of a postmaster, saia in exceptional cases, beyond the four year jieriod. While the good of the service, it is said, will be thc first consideration in the matter of changes in fourth-class postoffiees, there is reason to believe that the commissions of postmasters who have served four years will be deem ed to have expired. " COMPTROLLER OP THE Cl'RRENCV. Secretary Windom has signed the commission oi E. S. Lacy, of Michiirun. Lis comptroller of the currency, and it is expected that tne I'resident will add his signature to the document to-morrow, in which event the appointment will be for mally announced. Mr. Lacv is thc presi ident of the First National Bank of Char lotte, Mich. He represented the 3rd dis trict of the State in the 47th and 4Mth Congress, during which time he was a member of the committee on coinage, weights and measures. A WISE VIEW. The post office department officials have rescinded an order issued during the last administration, having tor its object the discouragenieut of the practice by train men of carrying special ncwsimper cor respondence and other matter on other than mail trains. It is said at the de partment that there are ft very large number of small towns throughout the country which have meagre telegraphic facilities. In many of these villages tlie Kst and telegraphic offices close early, and to prohibit train men from carrying to neighboring towns or cities, small packages containing possibly informa tion of the highest general imortanee is regarded as unwise and unjust. News papers of the country, it is maintained, should receive every uossible facility for obtaining and disseminating the news ol the' day and to this end train men will be encouraged to lend their aid. CHANGES IN THE RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE, Since March 4 about five hundred hnnges have been made in the personnel ot the railway mail service. First assist ant postmaster general Clarkson, in speaking of the matter to-day, said it has been the policy ot the department to dis place incompetent clerks nud appoint thc exiierienced and thoroughly efficient who left the service during the last adminis tration, where such were available and lesirous ot reentering the service. "Of course,? be said, "men whose faculties have become impaired or whose thorough fitness has become questionable will not be reinstated. The rail way mailservlee," he continued, "requires men, not only of suierior intelligence but men whose fac ulties are in perfect working order." Men who txissess every requirement ot thc ser vice are comparatively few and not easily secured ; but when such are found they should be retained in the service us long as possible, blhocncy in tlie postal ser vice can be obtained only alter a long struggle, and to remove such men to muke places for political favorites trre siective of tiicir fitness is a public wrong and should not be tolerated bv the pul lic." MRS, FEBIGER DIES. Mrs. Febiger, wife of rear admiral Feb- iger, was injured Sunday evening by lie ing thrown from hercarnagc on F street. She died this afternoon without having regained consciousness since she wus hurt. AN ALI'MNI MEETING. A meeting of the Alumni of thc Univer sity ot Virginia, will lie held at Washing ton April 26 and 27. Notice is given that all delegates attending in purchasing tickets 'to Washington should secure a certificate and receipt for fares paid. Ar rangements will tie made by lines ceneer ing at Washington to return tickets at one third fare, and the present prosiects indicate a Inrgenttf ndnnec trom tlie mid dle and eastern and southern Stales. nONb OFFKKINOS. Bond offerings to-day nggrcgntcil$7!)7,' 100, accepted $792,100 at 129 for four and a hulls. Bible Studies. Doubtless of the young Indies who have not been attending the Bible studies (as conducted by the Young Woman's Christian Temiierance Union,; many would like to avail themselves of these studies, if lietter informed, as tothescojie of the work. Let no one think for moment, that this class is of the stereo typed prayer-meeting or Sabbath order. One of the Chautauqua text books has been adoutcd. and the Bible is studied with the heln of said text Ixiok and other books of reference, in a manner both in teresting and instructive. The lessons of 'April have been based mxn the authenticity and 4ntegrity of the sacred canon, and the evidences brought to bear niion this subject, would have delighted a reader ol Robert Elsmcre. The Scptuagint and the several Targums, the Peshito, and the Vulgate have also been taken up, and researches extensive and improving hnve been made along the line ol the ancient versions I-or the enlightenment ol the uninformed we would state, that the young ladies of every denomination, are more than wel come to these studies, which are held on the second and third Friday' of each month, at 4 p. m., in Johnston Hall We bespeak a large attendance to morrow afternoon. A Pupil Mew Berne Depot Burned. Raleigh, April 17. The depot building new ncruc, logciner wun iiscouienis, wfla Ftit inOv nrati-nvpd 1,v tfa tliia mum. ing, about 5 o'clock. Thcamountof loss, thougb not stated, i heavy. ' ANOTHER BLESSING. The Electric Cars a Sore Care for Old Are. No one ever has rheumatism in this de lightful climate, but occasionally people will grow old. Our electric railway of fers to all the boon of perpetual youth. Reud tlie following from tlie New York Sun, then ride and be happy : I'Ansonia, March 30. People afflicted with rheumatism ami neuralgic pains in this place have a new fad. Ever since theekvfric street railway between Anso nin and Birmingham has been in oper ation it has been noticed that certain per sons make it a point to ride up and down on the electric cars at least once a day. Tlie system employed here takes the elec tric current from an overhead wire, and the motor is in a small compartment in tlie front end of the car, being scpntated from the passengers by only a light par tition. These persons generully manage to sit as near this partition as possible, and they lean their heads against it when they can. A Sun reporter asked a con ductor about it. " lhevare taking their shock, was his repfy, and questioning brought the lollowing: : "There's several of 'em who rtdeupaad down on mv cur every day,, sometime making one and somchrfifS -tWO-round trips a day. There's one old lady do if in Derby avenue whu itoos mv car tverv There's one old lady donVupeefTorts of the British contractors to day at the same hour and takes the trip with me. When she hrst began she was so lame from rheumatism that she had to use a cane to walk with, and often I had to help her on tlie car. She used to sit close to the motor, and in such a position that her knees as well as her head touched the partition. At last she discarded her cane, and now she is almost as snrv as I am, though she is twice a old. 1 hen 1 have ladies get on mv car suffering from sick heudoclie, and they tell me that a . . . . . - round trip cures 'em every time. One of them tells me that she is so sensitive to thc electric current that she can feel it soon as thc car starts, while another says site can't feel it at all, but feels the effect after the ride."" Pl'RKLV pf:rsonal J, DL Terrell left yesterday for Cin cinnati. Rev. Jas. Atkins hits returned from Tennessee. Mr. A. H. ibcll has returned from New York. Miss Louise Mason, of Jersey City, leaves for "home to-day. Mr. and Mrs. A. Van Suntvoord and family of New York are at the Battery Park. ). B. Finch and Thos. Harrell, ol Youngstown, 0., are at the Battery Park. Drs. M. H. Fletcher, J. A. Reagan and G. W. Purcfoy have gone to the State Medical Convention at Elizalieth City ' John H. Inman, of New York, largely interested in Southern Railways, is at the Battery Park with his family. Messrs. A. J. and T. B. Lyman ac companied the remains of their mother to Baltimore where they were interred in the family lot in Greenmount Mr. J. L. Wagner left Tuesday evening to visit friends and relatives in Green and Washington counties, Tenn. From thence he goes to Lexington, Ky., to col lege. Mrs. II. F. Johnson, widow of the late H. F. Johnson, D. D., president of Whit- worth college, Brookliaven, Miss., is vis iting her relative Mr. 0. H. Henry, on Orange street. Around the World in a Chariot of Sony;. Mr. Philip Philli)s apicars to-night at the 0)cra Hull in his famous entertain ment "Around the World in a Chariot of Song." There is not the least doubt that the performance is an excellent one as all the papers wltcrc he has appeared are agreed in saving so. Here is what the Charlotte Chronicle says of it: Did the people of Charlotte renllv know what an excellent, engaging, and instructive evening Philip Phillips really makes, there is not a hull big enough in the State to hold the people of Charlotte who would crowd to hear him, and to sec his wonderfully beautiful views of his travels. Iliscntertainmentlnst night was equal to a veur s study ol history, and delighted beyond telling. Mr. rhilbp last illustrated concert and lecture will lie given to-night. hvcry one who gi: es to see it on the recommendation of t the Chronicle, will rise up and call the paper wise ami truthlul Mr. Phillips gives lour entertainments in all, one to-night, Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday matinee. Each en tertainment is entirely distinct and thc whole is well worth seeing, Asheville Shoes In Mew York, Mr. M. Levy, the well known fashion able boot and shoemaker yesterday ship ped three pairs ot fine shoes of his own manufacture to a wealthy banker New York city. These shoes were made upon special order, and were of the best quality, both as to material and work manship. Mr. Levy also shipped a simi lar pair to those mentioned above, to a prominent Bostonian a few days since. With lumber sold in London and Cal cutta; custom-mnrhr clothing 1n Paris and Berlin; ginghams and plaid in Manchester and Queens town; tobacco in Melbourne and Constantinople; it would seem that Asheville and Buncombe are not altogether unknown to the folk across thc sen. Mr. F. Brevard McDowell ho been nominated by the Democrats of Char lotte for a second term as mayor. His majority was a very large one, and a de served compliment to a good official Wilmington, we are glad to see, is be ginning to introduce bit of parking in her street wherever possible. It has lieen thc one thing wanting to the finish ing touch of her attractiveness. It will enhance greatly her beauty and her de- I sirubtlity a a place ol residence A NAVAL SET BACK. DEFECTS DISCOVERED IN TUB ARCHER TVPK VESSELS. British Manoenvrea WIU bljr Caaae Changes In the con traction of New Ships. Washington. D. C, April 17. The recent report of manoeuvre of the British naval fleet contain some matter not entirely reassuring with respect to some of our naval vessel. In these man oeuvres about six vessels of thc Archer tvpe participated. The result was a dis agreeable surprise to Sir William Reed, chief naval constructor of the admiralty. was fonnd that the vessel pitched and rolled about to such an extent in a moderately heavy sea a to render tbem very poor gun platforms, to use a techni cal expression, which mean that tbe guns were so unstable that they could not be aimed with any approach to ac curacy of fire. Tbey were also very wet ships. These detects are supposed to re sult from the excessive weight of the ordnance. It was reccommended that inch rifle be replaced by 6 inch guns, and anchors move! farther aft. Tbe sig nificance of this report to naval officer here i in the fact that the new gun-boat . Yorktown ia patterned after the Archer, and will carry the ssme calibre sad might . build 8 jjujyfot ship, ol wbKtt tne navy department uA. tempting to build two under the direction ? Con gress. The Medea, which waVH W knot ship has never exceeded 1H ku(7uL hut has developed more than the estt--mated horse power, an indication tocon- structors here that it is not possible to drive a vessel of that length at 20 knot. The British authorities have taken the same view, and will build another act of these boats of greater length. And oth er vessel of the same type have failed .to develop anything like the necessary 3, 000 horse power. So that the promise of success for our boat is not brig lit. DIXON IN BOSTON. He Tells the Mew Ensjlanders Why the South Is Solid. Rev. Tho. Dixon, theyoung North Car- - olina preacher who ha recently been ailed from a church in Boston to one in New York, has been addressing the Paint and Oil Club of New England on the Southern question. Among the many good things he said wo the following in relation to the redemption of North Car olina from carpet bag, negro and scala wag rule. After describing the condition to which the State was reduced, he said : "They did what yon would have done: they took possession of their local govern ments; they had it to do or give up the struggle of life. They violated ine constitution yon say r remaps they did sometime. Bat elf-preservation is 'he first law of nature and ante dates the constitution somewhat. They said it was not right that pauperism and vice and ignorance should rule wealth and virtue and intelligence, and that all the constitutions of the earth wouldn't make it right. After all, didn't yon teach them the lesson ? A distin guished Senator of, the North, .when driven to the war by the relentless logic of Calhoun on the constitu tion, it is said, replied : "The constitu tion bed d!" The constitution did stand between the slave and hi freedom. Yon said it was not right, smashed it to atoms and made it over again, I thank you for doing it. Yon said the constitu tion was not divine before the war. Could yon expect these southern men, when their very live depend on the issue, to accept it as divine after tbe warf ' Bishop Hald's Brief. The following letter ho been issued to Catholic rector in the Diocese of North Carolina, by Rt. Rev. Leo Haid, 0. S. B., ' invoking the prayer of the clergy for the personal, civil and religious liberty, gained for the American people of every class or denomination by the illustrious Washington: Episcopal Residence, St. Mary' College, Belmont, N. C, April 14.) Dear Sir: Liberty, personal, civil and religious, is a most precious boon. The 30th of April commemorate the Centen nial of the Inauguration of tbe first Presi dent of the United States, George Wash ington. True liberty never witnessed a more auspicious day. Fit then it is that everyone who shares in the advantages of this government, initiated one hun dred years ago, should testify hi grati tude to God, the ourcc and basis of all authority. Let us then assemble our peo ple in our churches at 8 o'clock a. m., and having reminded them of tbe great blessings they enjoy, offer to God the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, and beg Him long to pit serve our beloved - country. LKO HAID, Bishop Ol N. C. F. Felix, Secretary. Southern Baptist Convention. Richmond & Danvii.i.b R. R. Co.) W. N. C. Division, Passenger Depot, Asheville, April 16.) Round trip tickets to Memphis, Tenn., via Paint Rock and Chattanooga, will be sold to delegate attending the above convention at the following rate : From Salisbury. ..UM..u.........Mu.t21.45 - " Stateville , 20.80 " Hickory 19.63 " Newton 20.00 " Morganton 18.95 " Asheville 16.75 " Hendersonville. 17.50 " Spartanburg ... 18.50 Ticket will be on sale May 7th. 8th. and 9th, good returning within thirty day irom date oi sale, but limited to -continuous passage in each direction. W. A. WlNBt'kN, D. P. A. Jas. L. Taylob, G. P. R. - Easter Flowers. The ladie of the Episcopal church beg their friend to collect flowers for dress ing the church on next Sunday. The committee in charge of the decora tion will be at the church on Satsrdar afternoon and all contribution should be sent to them at that time. It is probable that the public printer will not be appointed for some time yet, but Jno. Nichols' chance arc still good. -He ha the endorsement of master work man Powderly and the Knights of Labor. The receipts at the Mayor's court yes terday were $3.50 front one cast,
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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