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'1 r--i "w- I 1 A t ! i VOLUME V. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1889. NUMBER 13. BAllL1 THE STORY OF A SONG, AN INTERESTING HENINIH- C8NCK OP THE STATE. The Air of th Old North Mate Caught from a Mlnatrel The Words) by Judge Uaaton. Editor Citiien : In the account given by Capt. T. W. Patton in yesterday morning's issue of The Citizen of the re cent celebration at Avoca, be refer with commendation to the ode read by Col. Creecy, quoting the remark of an auditor that "the ode wai destined to survive as : long as 'Carolina, Carolina,' " Capt. P. adding "which we thought damning with faint praise, for to our poor musical ear no more atrocious song has ever been composed." , 1 I regard he criticism as a just one. The verses do not display whatever of poeti cal genius their writer might have pos sessed, and the air, while having some thing of spirit, has done of the animation essential to a national air, nothing to iu . flame like the Marsellnise, nothing to. en thuse like the "Star Spangled Banner." . . The whole, the musk as so applied, and the T ernes as so adapted, were the creat o ares of circumstances to which I propose t to refer in explanation. The second week in June, 1840, was an animated one in Raleigh. Two noted events were to be celebrated the comple tion of the capitol and thefinishingof the Raleigh and Gaston railroad ; and the celebration was made a joint one to give the greater eclat to the festivities grow ing spontaneously out of these two nota- ' , bkand coincident conclusions to long , continued labors. The completion of the railroad brought Raleigh in direct con nection with Petersburg, and, with a brief gap of fourteen miles, with Norfolk, and the line ran through or along the borders of the rich and populouscountks of Franklin, Granville, Warren and Hali fax, in which were the large body of stockholders, all intensely interested in the consummation of their hopes. The festival brought to Raleigh on influx ol the wealthy and intelligent, of the young, the gay and the fashionable from the cit ies named, and from the counties along the newly opened road never before seen in the City of Oaks, then atownof about 2,500 people who lived at their ease, troubled tliemselves but little about the ' larger affairs of commerce ami manufac ture, indulged a good deal in style, were rather proud of their numerous and ek- wijgant equipages ; but above all were prone f ti th mnKt m-nfiis? nnH crenerous hosni- to the most profuse and generous hospi- tality, and delighted withopportunity to exercise it. It was hard to say which en joyed this occasion with keener test, the numlierless visitors to whom every door was thrown open, or the cordial hosts, glad and proud to welcome their lively guests. The capitol was finished but not fur nished. Externally, it stood a monument of architectural excellence, of noble design and solid construction, upon whichevery North Carolinian looked with just pride. In the interior, yet unencumbered with desk or table, the eye rested with i apt ure on the noble columns, the richly vaulted lofty ceiling, the graceful sweep of ample gallery. To the North Carolina eye, all the grand ideals of beauty, taste and grandeur with which pictorial illustra tion had filled his mind, stood before him as his own possession, and he exulted in his proud capital, then the superior to that of all other States. As 1 have said, the building was unfur nished." In those days, as no festivity was perfect without the old time ball, the floor of the Senate chamber was appro priated as a bail room, and for three suc cessive nights Frank Johnson, the famous negro fiddler of Shocco Springs, with two or three others composing his "band" kept up the liveliest of music, giving life to heels and toes in the old Virginia reels, the cotillion and other dances of the times, with an animation, abandon and eniovment. now altogether antiquated. The waltz waa a rarity and only under taken by a few couples, a decided novelty in movement, and with a musk entirely foreign to old Frank'sconceptionofwhat i T i i . . U oancing music ana nicaaurc uugui m uc. But there were many who did not dance some who disapproved of the amusement, some who did not know how, some who were too old. For these the floor ofthehallofthe House, also then unfurnished, was appropriated for such recreation as those who resorted thither might find or improvise. Among the sources of amusement a party ot wander ing musicians was engaged to play and sing mule and female, a family party named Goneke, 1 think whose music, vocal and instrumental, would l.ardly pass muster nowadays, but listened to with great patience if not pleasure, on ' occasion. Among their airs was one adapted subseuuently to the words of the "Old North State." Among the auditors was the widely known, well beloved, tivelv and enthusiastic Mrs. lames F Tavlor. the much respected relict of a former distinguished Attorney (Jeneral of norm laronna. ane was vivioiy im pressed with the musk, and with patri- otk imuulse conceived its fitness to be associated with verse c immemorative of the virtues and charocteristks of her idolized State. She caught tlie air per fectly, then hastened home in scan- h of the excellent and accomplished Judge Gaston, who always was her guest du . ring the sessions of the- supreme court. The judge was at home, and she made her demand at once upon his service. The Judge good humoredly and. promptly acceded ; and measuring his verse by the musk, in wbkh Mrs. Taylor speedily in structed him, rapidly com posed the words of the "Old North State;" and before the , festivities, whkh lasted three days, were cloned the song was on every tongue. The words hardly do justice to the abil ity of the writer, one of the most accom plished literary men of a very cultivated iieriod. The musk is beneath criticism. But in the enthusiasm of the occasion, the popular sentiment was caught, and the song has been perpetuated as a sort of pis atfer. much as the dull, heavy "God save the king." has snrvived by virtue of noble patriotic association, and not oy any merit or vitality of Its own. i., A Protracted Strike. Hockvillb, Conn., April 26. The two mills of the White Manufacturing com pany, shut down to-day.' This action was caused by the strike of 150 weavers yesterday. Four hundred persons are thrown out of work. The company of fered a slight advance yesterday, but the weavers bold out for a cent a yard, and a protracted strike is leared. .. Cotton Cloth Advanced. , Manchkstkr, April 26. At a meeting of ine iirar eoi ton manufacturers last nigni it was decided in vkw of the great ad vance in the price of raw cotton to ad vance the price of cotton cloth from one to two cents per pound. Shipments to China are still going on. Nearly $500, 000 worth was shipped tbitber during the past twelve month. COLLISION ON THE B. O. Foar Men Injured and Vice-Pre. Ident Mrtoas Life En dangered. Baltimore, April 26. A collision be tween two passenger trains on the Bal timore & Ohio railroad near the foot of Haywood street this morning caused the injury of four men and endangered the lives of the Vice- President and a large num ber of other passengers. The accident occurred at the "Y" made by the tracks that lead to Locust Point and those that lead to Washington. Tbecolliding trains were the Philadelphia exDress. which leaves Camden station at 10.20, and the train from Philadelphia doe at Camden station at 10:35. The latter had on lioard a considerable number of Odd Fel lows who were to take part in the pa rade that takes place in this city to-day. (Joy. Poraker, of Ohio, and members of his staff and Gen. Schofield and staff were also aboard. The men who were hurt were all emptoyes of the road. All were badly hurt, but not dangerously. Two engines and two' baggage cars wenr wrecked. Passengers in both trains were thrown from their seats, and one or two were dashed to the floors of the cars. The rod which connects the switch rails was lient, and, although the . switch was properly turned, the toneue did not fit closely, and so allowed both trains to come together on the same track. EXPLOSION IN CHICAOO. An Oil Tank Klllu a Man Bhakea Things Up. . Chicago. April 26. A terrible explos ion followed by a flash of light und roar ing flame threw the inhabitants near into nnd Rookwell streets into a panic last night. So loud was the reitort and so violent was the concussion that the oplc for blocks around thought it was an earthquake. Houses rucked with a second explosion, whkh proved to lie in a tank of oil standing on tlx Chicago & St. Paul railroad track, and belonging to Keyes Thatcher, whkh was used in burn ing lime.' Nicholas Nclxn was engaged in drawing oil from the tank car to a tank on a wagon used in hauling oil over to the kilns where t lie ex plosion occurred. tie was badly burned on the breast and the flesh was seared on both legs below the knees. He will dk. The tank on the wagon alsoexploded ami the horses were instantly killed und burned to a crisp. rhe force of the explosion blew pieces of the tank several blocks.' One of the pieces hit siiecial officer Davis under the chin and incapacitated him for duty, A box car ol lime standing on a side truck was also burned. The cause of the ex plosion is not known. Some say Nelson held the lantern down in the tank to see how much oil he had to haul, but he de nies this. Others say it was fired by sparks from engines. NEW YORK BEDRAGGLED, A Storm Playa Havoc With the . Centennial Decoration. Nkw York, April 26. Ruin last night had a rather bedraggling effect on many of the decorations. Yet considering the severity of the storm the, damage done was not as great as might have been ex pected. Cheap printed muslins were washed badly and what yesterday stood forth in bold relief as red, white and blue to-day presents the composite oflight purple, pink and taint red. t lags and drapery made of bunting stood the test well. Huge arches which have been cov ered with painted canvass seem in no way affected and look as fresh and im posing as when they were first put up. The elaborate' decorations on the Hoff man house look a trifle saggy in some places. It is among the smaller places where cheap decorations have been used that the havoc has been greatest. Here long streams have become limp, forlorn and faded, retaining none of their origi nal brilliancy ot color. In many instances where printed cloth has been used on white bunting colors have run in such a manner and so stained the brick and iron work that the services of painters will soon have to be. colled into requisi tion. DeMtrnctlve Fire In New York. New York, April 26. Police report that the total damage done by the fire in the Harlem Electric Lighting Co.'s old shops in east 1 22nd street last night is $160,000. This is probably about $25, 000 or $30,000 too high. Most of the muchinery, dynamos, etc., were still in the building but packed and ready for re moval to the new shops down town. The fire damaged a wooden church next door to the factory S2,tK)U, and the car- ria factory of las. H. Butler, on Second avenue, an equal amount. One of the fnllinir walls demolished a pail of the ad joining house of Jas. T. Tabole and did $2,500 damage. Halt dozen tenements were destroyed by the fire and their ten nnnts were driven out of them. The heat cracked the windows and fronts of tenement in 122nd street across the street from the fire. Cotton Receipt Since Sept. i. Nkw York. April 26. The following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1, 1HN8: Galveston. 662,382 New Orfeans 1,645,631 Mobile ; 2,222,172 Savannah K03,)9 Charleston -100,815 Wilmington 155,520 Norfolk 470,072 Baltimore 93,527 New York 185,084 Boston , 1,29 Newport News '." 110,158 Philadelphia.......... 48,94-2 West Point, Va 406.239 Brunswick 87,315 Total..... 5,391,685 The Trenton and Ntpnlc. Auckland, N. Z., April 26. The treas ure whkh was on the United States war ship Trenton when she was wrecked at Apia uunng inc mxni uurricaiic mcic has been recovered. The Nipsic which was damaged In the same hurricane will he broucht to Auckland by the United States steamer Alert. Hanged for Murder. Charleston, S. C. April 26. Caesar Frazier, colored, was hanged at 10.30 to-dny for the murder of A. Aldenberg, white, on February 9. The condemned man professed the Catholic faith and the execution was unattended with the usual scenes of shouting, praying and singing. Tobacco Handa Return to Work. Danville, Va., April 26. The strike by tobacco factory operators for an ad vance of 25 cents per 100 pounds for rollimr nine tobacco whkh commenced here on the 12th coHaiised to-day. The striking rollers decided to return to work at old prices. The strikers are all col ored men. TRADE REVIEW. Dl'N CO.1 REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF BUSINESS. Biilsru Flat la Mew York, bal Improving In Other Dlrecttona Iron I'naatlatactory, Etc New York. April 26. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade, says: Busi ness in this region is so interrupted by he centennial preparations and the ap proaching holidays that the decrease in volume is not surprising. "Some disap pointment is felt, however, because the retail trade is so flat, except in decora- lion goods. Reports from other quarters indicate continued improvement , even in iron and woolen branches, the signs tor the pres ent are more favorable. Money is accumulating here, and there ntentv at nearly all interior points. Collections arc generally better, though no improvement is seen at Milwaukee, and while the general complaint is that the present demand for money is but moderate, confidence that business will soon expand is as strong as ever. Per haps it is influenced a little too much by the belief that crops this year will be un usually large, but, after all reasonable al lowances, there is more ground than usual to look for a year of good trade. The iron market continues unsatisfac tory here; Southern No.lissoldat$16.50 and a sale ot steel rails at less than $Z7, at the mill, is reported. But the feelingat 'hiladelphia is clearly Improved, the de mand for plate and tunk iron and sheet iron being fuir, while, there is a decided improvement in structural iron and nails. The market for bar iron is more tcadv. several mills near Philadelphia having closed, reducing the supply. With II indications ot improvement, it is not Icar that the consumption will sustain the present large output of pig iron, and prices do not strengthen. In the wool market also, a better feel ing is noted, and prices seem tinner, though buying is strictly limited, and mills are working at only a little short of their capacity. & In most" ot the siieculutive markets irkes arc lower, and that fact also gives the promise of larger and freer trade. Wheat is 2 cents lower, with sales torty and a half million bushels for the week. Corn is 1 V cent lower, and oats 1 cent ower. Coffee has not changed, but speculation in sugar has turned down ward, and fair refining is over Vj cent lower. There is no change of consequence in pork products, and oil is a fraction stronger, hut leather is again V&ccntlow- r, and flour has declined tor some grades 50 to 70 cents per barrel. Speculation in cotton is still strong, and the price is Vs higlier, with sales here of 386,000 bales, and exports continuing very large. In consequence mauily of the enormous cotton movem -nt, the value of x ports in March exceeded the value of merchandise imports by $2,8d3,32b. Yet exports ot gold $3,712,225 lor the month and about $l,(K)(),000silvermade about $7,600,000 paid abroad against interest due and undcr-valuations. For three months the net exports of merchandise and specie represented about half the estimated interest and under valuations. These figures show that in spite of much weakness in speculative stocks for eign investments still exceed withdrawals ot foreign capital, and of the late demand lor railroad and other bonds has been ex ceptionally stronir. At New Vork the merchandise exports for April thus far exceed last years' by 24 per cent while in imports here there is an apparent decline of 8 per cent due in part, no doubt to the tact that the mar ket is already supplied, but .also in part to the decline in prices of most commodi ties here while in European markets the general tendency of prices is upward. Since April 1st, the fall in average prices of all commodities here have been full H of 1 per cent. The dry goods business though com paratively neglected here, except in decor ation lines, appears in other cities to be fairly on a level with that of last year, and prices are well maintained. It is a good sign that collections in this branch seem to lie generally improved. 1 he gro cery trade has also lieen more active with a decline in sugar and some other pro ducts. It is a fact worthy of notice that some considerable failures of late have pro duced no disturbance or feeling of appre hension and while the number ol failures has been very large thus for this year there is not the sense ot uneasiness which would usualiy attend such a record of lisasters. Business failures occurring throughoot the country during the last wees numoer tor uniieo states 100, Can ada 27. Total 213, against 246 last week. THE ANTI-JESUITS. Canadian Anglo-Saxona Fighting the Chnrch of Rome. Montreal, April 26. The anti-Jesuit meeting held last night in the Queen 'shall was in session until midnight. The whole question was considered in all its bear ings, and the action ot the Dominion government, as well as that of the pro vincial legislature, was freely and fear lessly discussed. The impression seemed to he that a crisis was at hand, and it became Anglo-Saxons in Canada to be up and doing, and prepare tor a blow, which it was felt must come. Mr, Charlton, member of the Parliament, said he had every respect for the French Canadians, but that there was no hope of preserving intact the French language and institutions. If the present state of aflnirs continued the Church of Rome would soon possess two-thirds of the estate ot the province. He also re ferred to the condition of affairs in the United States, and compared the progress made in the State of Ohio with that made in the province of Queeliee whose advance he said, was being retarded by the church of Rome. 1 A Lad lea' Furnishing Store. Handsomely fitted up and excellently located is the new ladies' furnishing and fancy goods store of Miss Sarah Kllick in the Swannnnoa building, corner of South Main and Willow streets. Miss Kllick has hod much experience in milli nery matters.Jiaving been for a long while in sok charge of that branch of tlie business of A. Whitlock, of this city, nnd latterly with a large millinery concern in Knoxvilk, Tenn. Her emporium will be opened to the publiewithin the next few days. The Weather. " Wakhincton, I). C April 26. Indka tions for North Carolina. Rain; slightly warmer; northeasterly, shilling to west, erly winds. PI' RELY PERSONAL Miss Annk Reed, of Brooklyn, N. Y., is visiting friends in the city. Miss Rosa Chapmaa Kas gone to Orange, N. J., where she will spend the summer, Mr. A. Webber, of New York, and a large owner of AsheviUe real estate, is in the city. Lieut. W. R. King, U. 8. N and Mr. Otis M. Coxe left yesterday for Philadel phia and New York. Mrs. C. W. Bcak.of Ardea, has gone to Europe tor the summer. She will spend sometime on the continent. ' Mr. E. Victor Jones leaves for New York to-day, as does also Capt. J. P. Sawyer. . Both gentlemen will take in the centennial. Mrs. J. Taylor Amiss and sister Miss Millk Banks, have gone to Bridgeport, Conn., to visit their parents. Mrs. Amiss will be absent five months. t Dr. Geo. VY, Fktcber, of Fletcher's, vice-president of the First National Bank of this city, and party of friends, were registered at the Swannanoa yesterday. Gen. Johnstone Jones yesterday moved into his handsome new law offices over the Southern Express Company's office in the Hendry block, North Court Square. Mrs. Dr. W. L. Hilliard and Master Howard Hilliard left yesterday for Phila delphia. Mr. Walter Hilliard leaves for New York to-day. He will join Mr. J. W. Sludcr at Richmond. Mr. J. S. Borders, a prominent hotelisl and merchant of Shelby, is in the city, accompanied by his wife. Mr. Borders proH)ses to locate in Asheville nnd en gage in business probably mercantile. Master. Walter H. Lee, who lives at 1 02 Chestnut street, invites the publk to visit his bazar at the above number, on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Pro ceeds of all soles will be applied to the "organ fund." - Mr. A. Freck and wife kft yesterday for a ten days' visit to New York, taking in the centennial, etc. Mr, Freck's busi ness here will be conducted by Mr. John Henry Franklin during the former's absence from the ctyy. Rt. Rev. Leo. Huid, 0. S. It., Bishop of North Carolina, arrived from Belmont last evening and is the guest of Rev J. B. White, rector of St. Laurence's church of this city, at the Intter's residence, corner of Flint and Haywood streets. Among those who left on the noon train yesterday to take in the Washing ton centennial at New York were: Mrs. E. Sluder, Mrs. W. C. Carmkhael, Mrs. lames Atkins, jr., Miss Blythe, Miss Minnk Reynolds, Dr. Chas. E. Hilliard, Mr.J.W. Sluder, Mr. E. L. Brown and Mr. Clarence Ray. A GOOD SCHEME To Facilitate the Delivery of Mall Matter In Aahevllle. Postmaster Cannon has asked The Citizen to announce that during thenext few days he will address a circular letter to renters of lock boxes, asking for a list of the names of families, boarders and visitors who receive mail through said boxes, in order to facilitate and perfect the mail delivery at this office. He de sires that this circular shall meet with a ready response, inasmuch as it is for the renters' interest alone that such informa tion is desired. The scheme as projected by Mr. Cannon is a good one, to say the least. It will prevent much confusion and delay in the delivery of mail matter the transients who are constantly flocking to Asheville from every quarter of the globe, and who are scattered here and there about the city. Boarding house proprietors, partkularly, are re quested to keep the postmaster posted as arrivals each day, and also as to kngth of time boarders will remain. This project prevents, to" a great extent, the crowding of the general delivery boxes, and saves much time in the proper hand ling of the latter class of the mail service at the Asheville office. Projected Railway. The Chicago Railway Age in a list of new railways projected in the Southern States gives these for Virginia, North and South Carolina. It will be seen that every road but two credited to Virginia and South Carolina passes through North Carolina also: VIRGINIA. Norfolk & Western, Cripple Creek, Clinch valley and other exten sions 150 Roanoke & Southern, Roanoke to Winston, N. C 115 Danville & New River, extension to Bristol. Tenn 200 Lynchburg & Durham, Lynchburg to Dumnm, n. t u , NORTH CAROLINA. New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk, . bdenton to loldsboro 12 Charleston, Cincinnati & Chkago, Kutherfordton to Richardson, Kr 200 Atlantic & North Carolina, uolds- boro to Charlotte 170 SOUTH CAROLINA Carolina, Cumberland Gap & Chi cago, Edgefield to Asheville.N.C. 200 Carolina, Knoxvilk & Western, op posite Augusta, (a., to Knox vilk, Tenn 250 The three C's road, however, does pot come by way of Asheville. Dkd, on Friday morning, Matthew Helmund Lindsey, son of A. W. Lindsey aged 5 years and 3 months. The funeral services will take place this cveninif at 3 o'clock from the residence of Mr. Lindsey near the old depot. R. S, McCall, Esq., of Marion, was in the city yesterday on his return fSm 1 1 i i . s Marshall court. FOREIGN NOTES. A SELECT PARTY AND AN I N. KNOWN LADY. Chamberlain Vaeo Some Strong Language Reproved for Pray Ing a Bleaalng, Etc London, April 26. A select party in cluding Gen. Boulanger,' Count Dillon, (Jen. Graham and an unknown lady, dined with Lord Randolph Churchill this evening. Chamberlain, tn a speech in Birming ham this evening, said that the Glad- stonians were bastard sons of the lil eral party and that the liberal unionists were the true heirs ot the party. FRANCE NOT TO BE INSULTED. London. April 26. In aa intervkw to day, General Boulanger reiterated hisdis avowal that he had any intention of pre cipitating war between France and Ger- v' . 1 1. .1 L. - j: j . imujr. ncmiuicn, uiu ml cunBlllcr that the future of France had been set tled forever by the war of 1870. He de clared be would never consent that France should be insulted, and be was anxious he said to cement France's friend ship with Russia and England. THE KEICH8TAG AND SAMOA. BerlIn, April 26. The National Gazette says that the government instead of avoiding a debate m Reichstag on the Samoa a questions, wil! giveevery facility for such debate at the earliest possible moment. MHKIONARIK8 HELD FOR HANSOM. Zanzibar, April 26. Busbrk, chief of the insurgents, has releused Rev. Mr.Koscoe and his wife, the church mis sionaries who were engaged in work in east Africa, and who were captured dur ing the recent troubles. He still holds in captivity Rev. Mr. Taylor, Rev. Mr. Ed wards and Kev. Mr. Hooper. He will not surrender them until he is paid 1 ,000. The English consul here will pay the ran som demanded. COHPTOIKE U'KSCOMPTK. Paris, April 29. The provisional re ceivers of Comptoire d'Lsconipte have signed a deed constituting a new com pany. The deed gives the present hold ers of shares 40,000 founders shares, be sides the right to twenty per cent, of the profits. A syndkate of hankers guaran tees the entire amount of the capital in the event of the shares not being taken. rkprovku qy tub pope. Rome, April 26. The Pope to-duv summoned Father Agostino and reproved him for his recent sermon in which he in voked the Divine blessing uixm King Humbert and tlie Italian army. Z. the commissioners arrive. Berlin, April 26. The American dele gates to the Samoan conference were re ceived on their arrival here by attaches of the United States kgation. REPORTORIAL RIPPLES. The regular drill of the Asheville Light Infantry took place at the armory in the Johnston building lost evening. Not a single case was tried in the police court yesterday, and no arrests were made by the police during the day. Quite a number of Ashevillians will kave the city for New York to-day to at tend the Washington centennial celebra tion. A failure on the part of subscribers to receive The ClTfZEN regularly and prompt ly should be reported to tlie business office of the company. It is understood that the colored voters of the city intend to nominate their can date for alderman at the court house Tuesday evening next. The old brick church on South Main street is being demolished. In its place will be presently erected the factory of the Ashevilk Tobacco Manufacturing Co. Tobacco was again up in the scnle of prices yesterday. Offerings were rather light owing to the dry and dusty weath er, but prices ranged from $6 to $45 per hundred pounds. Another restaurant is to be oiened in the Sluder building, on Pulliam street, early next week. The name of the firm conducting the business will be Willis & Stevens. Only one week more remains before the registration books of the city are closed Have you registered ? If not, you had better "get a move" on yourself and reg ister at once. Delays are dangerous, und sometimes result in defeat. Register. A superior quality of white piie clay has been discovered during excavations on Charlotte street. This clay makes an excellent building brick, and the "find" will no doubt be worked by some enter prising citizen. Barker '& Co., proprktors of the Fancy Fruit Store" on South Main street, will bereufter advertise all late re ceipts of goods in their line in The Citi zen each morning. Sensible men ure Barker & Co. The Citizen was In error yesterday when it stated that Maj. Wm. E. Ilreese was master of ceremonks at tlie "house warming" of the Cosnio))olitan Club Thursday evening. He was chairman of the committee on supper, and a glorious supper it was, All day yesterday were the officers und board of governors of the Cosmopolitan Club recipknts of unusually compliment ary congratulation! upon the brilliant success attending the formal opening of that institution Thursday evening. more delightful affair than this occasion really was would be difficult to imagine, Our friends of the Cosmopolitan indeed deserve great praise. Engineer and Fireman Killed, Richmond, April 26, hngineer J Bins and fireman James Mcrrimon were killed by a train running into a washout on the Rkhmond and West Point rail road near the latter city to-day. Ivy City Races Poatponed. Washington, D. C, April 20.r-The Ivy City races are postponed until Monday because of the condition of the truck from two days' incessant rain. OARREN UOT AWAY. Jumped From a Train Ruunlng Forty Miles Per Hour. William Garren.the ex-convkt, isagain a free man. He jumped from a train moving at a speed of forty miks per hour nt Haw River stat ion, in Alamance county, about fifty miles west of Kalcigh Thursday morning, and succeeded in making good his escape. Tlie facts concerning the affair us re lated by police officer Sums, who hud Garreu in charge, and who returned to the city yesterday morning, are as fol lows: When tlie train reached Salisbury, where a change of cars was to be made Wednesday night, the officer told Garreu that he would becomiellcd to - HANDCt'PP AND SHACKLE II1M. The prisoner began crying, and pro tested that he would muke no at tempt, at an escape. The passen gers in the car -also began pleading with the officer in Garren's behalf, and finally Mr. Sams acceded to their entrea ties much against his will. Garreu was profuse in his thanks to the policeman, and again pledged that he would give the, officer no troubk whatsoever. Ar riving at Greensboro tlie second change of cars 'was safely made, and Gurrcn, apparently, was dreaming of everything else save concocting a plan whereby he might gain his liberty. The train rolled along towards Raleigh nt a rapid rate and matters seemed to lie going on satisfactorily until the train began hear ing Haw River station, about four o'clock Tbursduy morning. Gurrcn was coiled up on two car seats and WAS SNUKINO AWAV ill a manner that seemed to dis turb tlie pasM-ngcrs very much, livery body in the car thought he was sound Hslccp, as did ulxo officer Sams. The latter arose from his seat ami went to the water-closet, fu st asking a couple of gentle men to watch Gun en and not .rniit him to rise from the scat during bis absence. Mr. Sains had only been absent a minute when he heard the car door slam, and the cry, "VOI-R I'KIWlNliH'S gone!" The bell-cord was rung und the officer iuinK.-d from the train fifty yards In-low the place where C.arren hadilighted wlien he made his ump. A strict search was made by the officer, and a posse was quickly gathered that formed a circle and scoured the country for eight miles around in search of the escaped convict The search was continued until four 'clock Thursday afternoon but NO TRACE OF C.AKRKN could be obtained. The authorities Kalcigh were notified of the affair, and policemun Sams left on the next train for Asheville. An effort will lie made to effect Garren's capture immediately by the prison authorities at Raleigh. THE CITY COUNCIL. Damasrea Proponed and Yalnea Increased -Paaaed on ltd . Second Readlnir. At a meeting of the City Council held last evening, reports of jurors upon the opening and widening of North Main street, South Main street, and the street between the freight and pnssenger depots of the Western North Carolina railroad were made as follows: "The proposed improvement to North Main street will incur to the city the ex peuse of replacing fences, walls, etc., on the proxsed new lines." This report was adopted. On South Main .street the following aninges were proposed : To F. A. Hull, $1,500 S. G. Weldon, 3X0 Mrs. Atkins 250 F. M. Snider ' 50 all of which wits hud on the table for future consideration. On the street between the two depots the jury assessed as enhanced vulue, to the Western North Carolina Railroad Co., $300, and to the Southern Improve ment Co., $200, which the jury con sidcred sufficient to grade the street and build a bridge. This report whs also adopted. Upon the suggestion of Starncs Bros.. a new street recently oin-ned by them was adopted as a public street, and named Starncs' u venue. Alderman Westall wisely suggested that streets hud better lie named in honor of deceased heroes than of living ones. The proposal of the Asheville Street Railway Company, to amend its ordin Pi ance so ns to include Pulliam and 'water streets in its line, was ndopted on its second rending, with provisos that the work shall lie completed within six months, nnd that this privileges should not be deerficd exclusive. Quick work of Our Firemen. An alarm of fire wns struck yesterday afternoon, just as a Citizen man reached tlie public square. He instinctively cast an eye on the city clock. The hands marked 307." The fire was on Davidson street, 500 yards distunt; the Hook and Ladder company were on the spot at 5.10, and the fire company one minute later. This is excellent time for a volun teer department; and Tub Citizen will take pleasure in urging the next adminis tration, whoever may compose it; to af ford these gentlemen all they may ask. Their energy and promptness certainly S. deserve it. Colored Emmlicrant Annoclallon. Raleigh, April 20. Negroes from all parts of the State met here to-,day and organized the North Carolina Emmigra- tion Association. About 3,0(K) negroes were present, nnd nearly every county in the State was represented. 1 -v FRIENDSHIP, LOVE, TRUTH. ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION . OF ODD-FELLOWSHIP, By the Members of Swannanoa Lodge. No, 56. at Their Lodge Room Laos Evcabis. Seventy years ago yesterday Thomas Wildey.John Wekh, John Duncan, John Cheatenand Richard Rushworth assem bled together in a little room of one of . the mercantile establishments in the city ol Baltimore, Md., and after many hours of careful and earnest thought and dis- ' cussion evolved the great idea and prin ciples of Odd-Fellowship an Order whkh has to-day millions upon millions of ad herents, and known and respected, es teemed and venerated wherever a human being lives and breathes. From the burning sands of Africa to the ice-covered regions of the Arctk lone; north, east, south and west; from pole to pole, Odd-Fellowship is taught and known. Bused upon the strong and ever- living principles of Friendship, Love and Truth, this Order grows and prospers, surprising even, to its most enthusiastic idvocates. OIIJECTS Or THE ORDER. The main objects of Odd-Fellowship are: 'Tn meliorate the snrrowi ot mankind. ' Relieve the poor, the ak-k, the maiiaed, the blind; Lift np the drooping heart ; the widow cheer. And wipe awaj the tH-lnlraa orphan'! tear. i o mrm hi men one wiilraprrau brotherhood. Linked only in tba bond of doing good." Fidelity on the part of the membership, , not only to the laws and obligations of the Order but to the laws of God, the laws l the laud, and to all the duties of citizenship, is strictly enjoined ; good faith towards each other, and fuir dealing with -their fellow-men are firmly, yet frater nally enforced, and love for truth and honor, as cardinal virtues, it earnestly , commended. This is really Odd-Fellowship, and amid the influences inspired by these principles swannanoa lodge, mo. 56, celebrated the seventieth anniversary of the founding of this noble Order at its lodge-room in Masonk Tempk, on Patton avenue, last evening. The four walls of the room were i tastily decorated with evergreens woven - into - wreaths, a relies and letters symbolic of the motto and objects of Odd-Fellowship, while the Stars and Striiies and national bunting were none the kss con8pkuous, hanging in many heavy, graceful folds on either side of the - lodge-room. The audience was not a large one, but it would be indeed difficult to bring to gether a more refined, intelligent or ap preciative one than that which wit nessed the exercises of the evening. The officers and members of the Lodge in their pretty and attractive regalias pre sented a spkndid effect, Whik the kind ness and courtesy whkh they extended to those "without the fold," was a subject of much pleasant comment among the invited guests. THE BXBRCISK8 of the evening were begun with an invo cation by Rev. George H. Bell, chaplain, followed by an explanation of the Order by Noble Grand Jas. P. Sawyer, and Vice Grand Henry C. Fagg. Following the explanation a Thanksgiving Ode waa sung by the entire assembly, and a prayer by the chaplain brought this part of the program to an end. - Past Grand H. A. Gudger, after stating the inability of Hon. Chas. M., Busbee, Past Grand Sire ot the Order in the United States, to be present, delivered the anniversary oration, describing in detail the objects and principles of Odd-Fellowship from its founding to the present time, and especially, the attitude it maintained re garding charity, etc., etc. Mr. Gudger having concluded his re marks, an od "Our Flag," was sung, the benediction pronounced, and Noble Grand Sawyer announced that the moBt delightful part of the progra n would be taken up. This was a SPLENDID COLLATION, consisting of fruits, creams and the delicacies of the season. Elegant souvenir Japanese handkerchiefs werejpresented to each guest, officer and member, and a corps of trained servants flitted noise lessly hither and thither supplying the assemblage with the delightful refresh ments so abundantly and elegantly pre pared by the brethren of "Swannanoa, No. 66." THE OFFICEKS of Swimnniioa Lodge, are as follows: N. G. Jas. P. Sawyer. V. G. Henry C. Fagg. C.-E. V. Jones. W.-A.J7Blair. . . , S.-H. H. Cosby. T.-R. L. Graham. R. S. to N. G. D. 8. Hilderbrand. L. S. toJ. G.-J. H. Woody.- R. 8. to V. G. P. A. Cummings. L. S. to V. G.-D. W. Furman. . K. 9. S. D.J. McLellun, v L. S. S. B. F. Young, 1. G. J. A. Wagner. 0. G. D. R. McKinnon. Chaptuin Rev. Geo. II. Bell. TUB COMMITTERS were comtKised of the following gentk men, members of the Lodge: On Invitation K. L. Graham, H. C. Fagg, W. D. Hilliard, - On ArrnngementBA.J. Blair, C.C.Mc Cnrty. E. V. Jones. On Decoration P. A. Cummings, B. F. Young, E. K. Glenn. On Reception J. V. Jordan, E. D. Monroe. D. W. Furman. A GREAT SUCCESS. The celebration was a grand success. Everybody thought so everybody said so ; and those that werefortunateenough to be present are indeed indebted to every officer and member of Swannanoa Lodge, no. ro, i. u. u, v., ot Asheville, for an evening of genuine pleasure and social enjoyment. .
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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