North Carolina Newspapers

LY-C VOLUME V. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1889. BAH KT T T f Tl I? t til 4r TERRIBLE ACTIDENT. A TRAIN OF CARS PIAMtiKH THIRTY FKKT. Every Pa.wrHKtr oil noartt Injur ed, FortyFI ve of Them terl ouxly The Work of Train Wrecker. St. Lot-is, MAy 21. '1' lie west Wind triiitum 4lw St. Ltiips-and, S;m Era ntistu . railroail was wrecked three miles west of Sullivan, Mo., which place is sixty eight miles west of St. Louis. Not a single passenger escaic(l unhurt, and forty-tive are known to have lieen seri ously injured, though ao dcuths are yet reK)rted. The train was running nt high 8ieed when suddenly without warning, the track gave way and the locomotive, lmg gage ear nnd five coaches went over a thirty foot embankment. The train men and those only slightly injured at once set to work to prevent the additional horror of tire', nt which they succeeded, and then, turned their attention to the more unfortuate injured, and in -a very short time forty-five passengers, all badly hurt, had lieen released from the dttliris. (A teniKirary hospital was improvised at Sullivan and tne most seriously ujumi were taken there, while the others were brought to St. Louis on the relief train, which was hurried to the scene of tin disaster. The wounded are under care of Dr. Mclnlyre, chief surgeon of the road. It was 11.25 p. m. when the aco.idcut occurred and most of the passengers had already gone to sleep while the remain der were h bout to do so. The creek is crowded at that Kint and there is a steep embankment thirty feci high. In an instant all the coaches except two sleeping ears had Ikvii thrown from the rail. People were thrown about in ears in all directions and some of them were thrown from coaches and down the em bankment. The train proper was made up of a mail ear, an express car, baggage ear, smoker, ladies sleepers. Hack ol these slecK-rs were hitched live empty coaches of the San Antonio and Arauzas Pass road which had lieen picked up at some wav station. The front truck ol the first sleeper juinjied the track but the rest ol the ear remained on and the rear sleeier and empty coaches behind it never left the track. Fortunately I here were no fires in any t Hie r Jighi i f the cars and the lull extinguished tin immediately. Otherwise, a confla gration would have lieen caused, and there is no telling how many lives inighl have leeu lost. As it was al-nosl all ol the forward cars were smashed into smithereens. The explanation given by the train nun to the passengers was that tin spikes and fish plates had Ik-cii removed from the rail at the curve, thus leaving the rail loose on the ties. The forward portion of the locomotive passed the place all right, but the tcndcrjuniiM.il the track and was thrown a part of the way down the embankment. Who removed the spikes and plates is not known, but it is supposed that the work was done by train robbers. Still m rubbers put in an npcarniice and it tlie aeeitknt was caused by tliem they must have cither weakened in their pur pose or have thrown a wrong train. 1 he road officials claim that it is a clever .'ase of train wrecking On the train was a large body of phy sicians returning from Springfield, where the State Medical Cmivcntios) is being held, and thev rendered valuable assist- . .fluec in caring for the injured. WHAT THKY OCT And Wlio Tliey Are presidential Appointments, l-'.tc. 'Washington. I). C. Mav 2 1. The President made the following appoint ttu-iits to-dav : A I mil Lathrop, of South Carolina, to" be United States attorney tor the district of South Carolina; Jos N. Sti'ipling, "f Florida, for the northern district of Florida ; lohn K. Mizell, ol plorida, to lie United States marshal lor the north district of Florida ; I!. F.Gilker son of Pennsylvania, to be second com ptroller of the treasury, S. I?, llalliday of Pennsylvania, U commissioner ol customs of the treasury department, and Edward Grinby, of Florida, to be collec tor of customs at Tamiia, Ha. . W. k. Pay appointed district judge for the northern district of Ohio, lives at Canton, Ohio. 1 le was formerly a common ulcus indue o1 Stark coimtv and is re lrardeil as a lawyer of a high order of abilit'v. He succeeds judge Walker anil was endorsed for the olhce bv senator Sherman and all the Republican Ohio reprcscnta'ives. Abial bnthropnppoinlcd district attorney for the sotithcrndistrict of South Carolina in place of L. P. Yninnnns.removed, lives nt Orangeburg S. C and has I wen a resident of the State for thirteen years. He was formerly a resident of kocklord HI. Joseph N. Stripling apK)intcd district attorney for the northern district of Florida is a native of that Slate living nt Live Oak. He succeeds K. M. Call, removed, J. K. Mizell npixiinted marshal for the north crn district of Florida succeeding W. C. T. Hird, removed, is a native of the Slate and lives at Winter Park; He served in ' .the Confederate army, but has Ixcn a "staunch Republican for many years. The celebrated Twiggs' swords, which have lieeii in the custody of the govern ment since 1X02, were to-day delivered bv Secretary Wiudoni to A. C. Mvcr, ex ecutor of the Twigg's estate. This is in "" nccord.inee with the provisions of tin net 'passed by the last Congress und a decis ion of the court ofclaims establishing the owiit'i shii) of the swords. Only $200 bonds were accepted to-day at 1.20; $15,000 in addition were re jeetcd. VNVi:H INU A JIOflinKJIT, To the Confederate Iend-Hpeech by tiencral I.ee. Ai.kxaniikia. Va., Mav 24-. The un veiling the monument to the Confederate dead of this city took place to-day. A large crowd was in attendance. The 'military nnd civic parade was a mile long including the military from Washington mil the fire dennrtmrnt magnificently decorated. Fredericksburg, Richmond nnd other places participated in the tin veiling ceremonies. A very impressive presentation siieech was made; by K.J Innirl. of Richmond. The oration was bv lien Iec. Uverything p issed olfniosl satisfiu-tonly. Heavy Uold Hhipmenl. Vi.:w YokK. Mav 2. wold liars were ordered to-dav for shipment to Murom' iv to-morrow's stenmer. aggregating m value $.l.t0),000. Foreign bankers sny shipments are due wholly to remittances on account of trade balance, but in Wall Street it is nssertrd that they are the proceeds of sales of slocks for Kuroan account. T11K PRKHBVTKKIANH. Northern and Stout hern Amm-di- bile ou the Detail of Co operation. New York. M.iv 24-. A lively discus sion on the question of co-operation with the Southern church in yesterday s ses sions of the (icneral Assembly of the Presbyterian church was the cause of bringing a large audience to lr. Crosby's HurcU Uus-utmumitfw auuaiialiim ul hearing a continuance of the debate. Almost the first thing done was the reading of a telegram from the stated clerk of the Southern Assembly now in session announcing that that Ixidy had idoptcd the majority report In tavor ol eo-ocration in the mutters ot publica tion, etc., bv a vote of till to 2i. I Ins statement was received with applause. Rev. John Fox, keutuckian, continued his SKech in opMsitioii to co-operation. 1 lie while people ot this country (luring the past century, he said, have not oli- scrved that Christian equality lietween the two" races that thev have prolessed. I'hcv should now try to break down this lingering .prejudice, ami lie would there fore vote against the majority report, lccause it advocates separate churches for white and colored. The debate on the third section of the majority' report on co-operation in Uie evangelizing ol the colored people was continued. The fust two sections, co oictuliou in home and foreign missions, were adopted yesterday. The rcrt is the same as. that advocated by the South ern Assembly. Kev. Dr. Jus. T. Smith, chairman of the oinniittee that drew I hcrcpoit held that cparatcchurchcs were desired bv the colored icople themselves. ' Kev. Pr. Striker, ol Chicago said he would vote for no rcMirt thut asked one christian to stand aside at tliecoiumitlce table in favor ol another, lie moved to strike out the part of the report which reads, "while conceding the existing situ ation the Northern Assembly approves the policy"of separate churches, presby teries and synods subject to the choice of the colored ieople themselves." Kev. Dr. T. S. Ilamliu, of Washingt.i.i, moved that the word practice" le sub stituted for the word, "policy" in this sentence anil thai it lie allowed to re main. Key. H. J. Samuels, of North Chi diii.-i , colored clergymen, said it . was neither the practice nor the policy of the hurcli in the South to organize separate churches. Dr. Ilaudiu's substitute was laid on ' he table. - " The vote on Dr. Striker's amendment was taken and it was carried by about 100 to 50. Willi this exception the pa peras a wholcwas adopted and the p.-qier on co-oicration was also approved ol. The next thing was to adopt the major ity report as a whole. As amended this was done only a lew "noes" being heard ivheu the question was put. The motion vas then made to telegraph the Southern General Assembly what had been done, kev. Dr. George T. Purvis, of Pittsburg, moved us an amendment thai when the clerk telegraphs the clause stricken out lie also adds that the reason it was done was "not to prejudice the future action, nor to outline the future policy of this church but simply because this assembly did not believe that it stated the histor ical facts in the case." This was carried by a vote of 202 to 107. The Southern 4neiiills Ciiattanoooa, May 2. In the South ern Presbyterian Assetnhy to-day a nuiu icrof delegates who voted against co operation yesterday filed a written pro test. The executive committee was re elected. Thj committee on Sabboth Schools repitcd 15(11 schools this year, against 13,SC last year, but a decrease in the number of scholars. The committee on foreign missions reported that while approving the union of work in foreign lands, the Assembly should discourage every union of missionaries or churches where the distinctive features of our lie lief and government arc surrendered. 2 p. m. This section of I he report was rclerrcd. Dr. Win. II. Houston was elec ted Secretary of Foreign Missions; as Treasury, D. C. Rankin. Members of Executive Committees as selected for the following vcar are kev. J. II. Me.Nccly, D. D., kev. 'jerry Whith 'rspoon, D. "D.,- kev. C. A. frenholm, kev. A. k. Knnsoin, kev. H.C. Kccd, kev. . C. Gordon, C. A. k. Thompson, J. k. Frenson, J. li. Obricn. The telegram as indicated in the above report was received from the Northern Assembly. The telegram was referred to the sk cial committee on co-operation with in structions to report at N o clock. A spe nd committee was appointed to report the next assembly on evangelism of the colored people. CropH n I u red in Indiana. Waiiasii, I nd., Mav 24. (beat damage was done to the corn and potnloe crops m this vicinity by the freeze Wednesday night. Corn plants arc brown and with ered, and the crop will lie cut short if iu- Iced wholesale replanting is not required. Wheat was also slightly injured. The weather is the coldest ever known in this icalitv at ibis season. Col. I Miu s, hid., M.iv 2 f.Theii- was a heavy w hile frost here last night which d considerable damage lo the frutl am vegetables. The wheat which is heading nit is also somewhat injured. The League' llookH. London, Mav 24. T. I.Sullivan, tnem bcr ol the House of Cutninons for the College (liven division id Dublin and for merly I reasiircr ol the Land Lenguf tcs titled bl-fore the PJirncll commission lo day. He stated that a portion of the Leagues lsioks and documents had been taken to the reside ice of Mrs. Mnloncy in Dublin. Arthur O'Connor took some if them to Loudon and Lagan look others to Paris, AlHatluiiH Arrented. Pakis, Mav 24. The Nineteenth Ceil turv s.ivs that fl number of Frenchmen ha.v lieen arrested by the German an thorilies at Soutznoll, Alsace, on charge of treason. The Wenlpliallan Htriker. Ui.ki is, May 2L The strike of minrrs at Saarbrucken is increasing, ltis hoied that the strikes m Westphalia will Ik- set tied through t he mediation of Deputy llnmmocher. MlulHter WHHhhurii Received Hi-KNli, SwiTZKHi.AMi, May 24. Mr, ohii I). W.'ishburn, the new American minister to Switzerland, presented his credentials to President Hammer to-dav ttettlem Ordered Oft". Ciiicaco, May 24. A dispatch from Pierre, Dak., snvs: Agent MeChcstncv at Cheyenne, has received instructions to notify all white 'sett tiers now on the reservation to leave by orderof secretary Noble. THE STATE CAPITAL RAILROAD lllHl'OHATION t)WI.N WAKK 930,000 For 1iillMted Taxes-ICuitene irl soiii tthoot IlitiiHelf IurliiK an Altercation New l.dltor of the Menc liner. Kalkii.ii, . C, May 2:-lSpivial. t-sterdn--lie Uonr.il-nf Coinmis)4uwi- of this comity held a special session, dur ing which thev discovered in looking over the unlisted taxes that the Raleigh und Gaston railroad, one of the wealthiest corporations in the State, had not paid tax in Wake on a very large amount of property for many years. Tlie lionrd ordered that the pnqicrty be placed on the tax list, and levied double tax upon it for the last year, amounting to over Ihirty-lhree thousand dollars. The total unonnt of property is two millions one hundred nnd fitly thousand dollars. The sheriff was ordered to levy upon the proicrty of the railway in ease the latter declined to iay the tax, and to collect it by distress.. The demand was made to day. The suit will be instituted to-morrow. . John Iirowii, W illiam Hale and Have Itnllon, all colored, last evening were crossing Brunswick river in a dug-out near Wilmington. The bout 'capsized and the two' first named were drowned. Gallon swum ashore, making a narrow csc.'ic. The convention ol the Protestant Epis copal PioWjMMf North Carolina, to-d.iy it Wilmington, unanimously decided to accept the invitation of the convention of 'he Diocese of North Carolina lo unite with il in the centennial service to Ik held in Calvary church, Tnrboro, in May of next year. To facilitate the attendance of ministers and laymen the 1 Uli of May next was fixed as the day of the next an nual meeting, and Greenville, in Pitt oiinty, as the place. The worst hail storm so far reported struck parts of Craven and Lenoir coun ties day Ik. fore ycsleidav. Hail stones were as large as eggs and ruined the crops in a large area. The fruit was more than half destroyed. Fiigcne Crissoin, jr., son of the Siiki iutcudeut of the North Carolina Insane Asylum here, yesterday sent a message to John Thompson, steward of the asy lum which the latter thought out of olacc. (bissom and the latter went into the ollicc of the asylum where Thompson was using very abusive language and finally lel'l in high tcuipci . Ingoing out tinssoiu ran against the attendant. At this his temicrincreascd and he began to iw a pistol. Thompson called to the itteiidaut not to let him shoot. lioth nshed towards him to secure the pistol. rissoni attempted to shoot but the bul let struck himself, indicting a bad wound in the thigh. Flags on the capitol were displayed at all mast to-day in resiect to the mem ory ol lion, i nomas kuiuii, who uicu yesterday at llillsboro. The bar of the State met here Monday to take preliini- iry steps in proceedings regarding his leath. Chief Justice Smith left to-day for llills boro to attend his funeral to-morrow. Prohibitionists positively assert to-day that their ticket will get 2511 majority in the local optionelection here. They made up their figures to-day. The vote will In lighter than t ie record. To-morrow T. It. Kingsbury becomes editor of the Wilmington Messenger. The Vantic In !-. res. Huston, Mav 24. The llrilish steamer ames Watt, which arrived here to-day nun liuantaiiaino, reports .Mav 22, in latitude :!!, longitude :i N.; long. 70, (I W having passed the I'nited Stales loop-ol-war antic with the loss ol a lorcniast and ibboom. She was steering by W., probably heading for New York. Wasiiinc.tdn, t). L., May 21-. It is said at the Navv Department that the Vantic, which is reported to have been seen two days ago by the llrilish steamer Watt, with her foremast and jibbooin gone, must Have Ik-cii in collision with mother vessel. She went out horn New York a fortnight ago to blow up wrecks ml from her "position when seen bvthe steamer shl-should have arrived al New York to-dav. Ni:v York, May 24. The Vantic has irrivcd. Nunc ol tlie crew were slightly injured, ami the ship is leaking. Cotton RecelptM Mlnee M-pt. t. Ni-:w York, May 24. The following ire the total ml receipts of cotton at all ports since Scpteiulier 1, 1HNS ( ilvestou Of'.!),'.' K) 1,(K'.7,172 22.'l,04'.l New ( Means Mobile .,... Savannah.,, t'hnrlcslon H10.210 o,H47 Wilmington Norfolk 150.01 4S,32K Hallimore !i;,!lo5 , 101.2K1 New York Itostou Newport News Philadelphia West Point, Va , I110.SH1 , 112.H0 , 50,471 , 40! 1.804 Brunswick Total..... . 87.315 ,..5,1Ci7,4s5 Hoiilhcrn ICdllorH. C II att A Noon a, Mav 21-. Members, of the Soiilheni Press Association this morning visited Seipiiu-hee Vnllcy. Sev eral hours wcrcsiicnt at South Pittsburg where sonic fifty ladies anil gentlemen acted as a comnulU-e of enlerlainmeul. President Screws expressed thanks for the generous hospitality. Sieechcs were made by Congressman Phelan and Hon Amos I. Cummings. Ix-aviug South Pittsburg the party were accompanied by a great nunilier ol ladies and gentlemen and the luinau iron ore mines and White well Cove mines were visited. The train returned lo Chattanooga nt 7 p. m. 1 1 Vnllorin Welgliln. Nkw York, Mnv 24. The Cotton lix- change has received nnd approved from New (Menus iigrccments 11s to uniform weight lor cotton by the Farmers' Alliance. RIOTING IN UlTHHli;. The Oklahoma Roomer Finally Cet to FlKbtlnK. CiilCAi;oMay 24. A disiateh from Guthrie says: Soldiers were yesterday called out for the first time since the opening of Oklahntna and for several hours the city of Guthrie was practically under martial law. Meetings held cverv night for a week liX.uttDwbaluslAtotiuts ito tests and bv the oiiening of streets cut miuated in a riot yesterday. One of the liest lots in Guthrie was awarded by the board of arbitration to a man named Driscoll, of Chicago. An old man by the name of Diemer, of Kansas, occupied the front of the same lot with a tent. Driscoll erected a building on rollers ready to shove it to the front as soon as Diemer should vacate. Seecutty the council passed an ordinance .empowering the marshal to eject every jicrson whose claim lor a lot had Ik en rcjivled by the irbitralion board. ' This put into execu tion would effect over a thousand kt soiis. The city government made a test case of Driscoll vs. Diemer. The marshal proceeded to remove Diemer and his tent. Immediately u mobof 1200 men collected and drove the marshal away. The mob was almut to attack the City Hall wfc-u Captain Cavanaugh arrived upon the scene and diseased them, alter which the city authorities resumed the work of ejecting Diemer. .v Dklner fought like a tiger and had to lie dragged from his lent to the street. Driscoll's building was rolled forward, flic mob attempted to tear the house to pieces but this time the city authorities were able lo repulse the angry men with out the ujd of soldiers. Last night tilt soldiers guarded the principal streets and more trouble is anticipated when the work of ejectment is again begun. UKOI-INU IN Till: SF.WF.R. A Reporter FlndH a l- lner which Win not Cronln'H. Ciiicaoo, Il.l.., May 24. William. It. liotchkiss, a reporter lor the later-Ocean, did a little police work last night ou his own account. The result may lie a dis closure that another icrson beside Cro ain was inuidcrcil: llotehkiss I'oiind thai the suburban police had neglected to search the catch basin where Crouin's body was found alter removing the corpse". The uewsp.qier man decided to undertake the work himself. In the bol loiu ol the sewer basin concealed in (he water was found a bloody lowcl exactly similar to the one wrapK-d about Cro uin's head. Further groping brought up a human linger. The'liienibcr was de composed and it was impossible to de termine whether it was a man's or wo man's. Ideas suggested by the new find were various. Recollections of Wood ruff's confession as lo the woman's body were revived, as were aWohis statements indicating that there had Ik-cii a struggle in which Dr. Cronin was a participant. It is ici lain that the finger isunt from the hands ol Dr. Cronin. A close examina tion shows that none of Crouin's fingers arc missing. Club l.leeiinert. Fditor Cititien : I have read your ed itorial ol yesterday on the above subject, and with your K-rmissioii I desire to make a brief reply. If I understand the purpose of your editorial it is to defend the members of the Cosmopolitan club of t his city against the charge made in the Ashcville Methodist thai yiemlicrs ol said club "are willful violators of the law" in that they are keeping and selling liquors to each oilier without u license. You put your defence on the assumed fact tliat such call as this club is alleged to lie guilty ol bus nevef Ijccn adjudged by the supreme court of the State lo be a bona fide sale; and lhat these members of this Cosmopolitan club cannot be charged with willful violation of the law until the question is brought licfore the saipremc com t and so adjudicated. In proof ofyour position you made a thor ough list of the decisions in ourowti and other Stales touching the matter sup posed to Ik- at issue. In all of this il seems to be your intention simply to darken wisdom with words. The very case that you cite from your Slate is against you. Look at it for a moment. Theertpil4 elub at Raleigh hail a liquor privilege in its charter. They w ere sell ing liquor lo the iikiiiIkis of the club without a profit. They had a I'nited Slates' license but were exempt by th privilege of their charter from State, county and city license. After this the local option law wasadopled in the city by a popular vote. All the bar rooms were closed. The club went on selling, claiming that their manner of selling was not a violation ol 'the' local option law. The steward of the club, F, T. Lockvear, was indicted in two counts: 1, That the furnishing liquor to the ncnihcrs of the club under these circum stances was a sale." 2, That such sale was in violation of the local option act," etc. I he suimior court ol Wake county held that the defendant was not guilt v uf cither charge. The case was taken lo t lie supreme court and that tribunal bell Lockvear guilty as charged 111 both counts in the indictment. Now in this decision the court decided two distinct principles ol law. First that liquors kept bv a club and sold bv its su-ward to the members of said club without a profit, is a distinct and clearly defined sale, anil second Lhat liiiuorslltits sold in a city w here local opt ion prevail:- liv popular vote is a violation ol the lo cal option law. ' - " " . Now, (he (. osiuoiiolitan in this city had 011 hand a stock of liquors, and the steward of this club under the direction of the "governing committee," so we arc informed, is selling these liquors to the nicmliers ol tin- cluli at cost ami without a profit to the club. Thev have- no license for such sale. The mcinU-rsol this club know that the decision of the Nnircnic court n'mvc rclerrcd lo, is oil record fixing their sale ol said liquors as a bona fide transaction. They further more know that thev have no license to justify such sale, and therefore, every drop of liquor sold bv this club is "wilful violation" of section 107(1 of the Code of North Carolina. The fact, lhat the members of this club nte "gentlemen ol the very highest H-rson.il character iloes not solicit the ollcnsc ol which they have suffered their club lo be guilty. (' C. Rankin. (rand Coniiiiuiulcry. Wii.minoton, N.C., May 21 SK-cial The officers of the grand commundcry of North Carolina were elected nuil in stalled to-day. They are as- follows; J A. I'orler, right eminent grand coin mundcr;W. W, Allen, deputy eminent grand commander; lames Southgatc generalissimo; li. S. Martin, Capl. Gen Ge. II. Hell, prelate; F. M. Mav, senior warden; K L, Jacobs, junior warden Wm. Simpson, treasurer; II. II. Miinsou I recorder. TRADE REVIEW. Ut'N & t'll.'S RF.PORT OF TH: CONUITION OF' MIMN !.!, Report More Kiieourauluv; i'rop ProMpect Oecldedlv Hetter MliKht Advance In Iron and C'otion, ' Nkw YoKK.Mav "21.. R. G. Dun .tCo's imrls this week are a little more encour aging with the volume ol business rathei larger than a year ago.. There arc decid edly better crop prospects and of late there is a tiettcr feeling in the branches ol industry and trade which havcliccii most depressed. Iron, coal and wool look U-t-ler and better. The trade in cotton is cx)ected to follow the large auction here on Thursday. The average of prices continue to decline particularly for pio I nits in which there is the most Scctila ion and during the past week the fall has been three quarters of one per ecu I in spite of smile advance in cotton, wool, oil and butler. Greater activity and lietter prices in the slock market reflect a lecling of' in creased confidence -in the business out look. Wool isa shade stronger liccansc ihe prices asked bvthe growers are much above the market, but there is little if my change as vet in the utiitude of tlie naniifaclurers who buy for present' heCr ssities, but bold thai the goods market ntist improve Is-foie even present prices can Ik-profitably paid lor material. The iveragc priiv ;of 101 mu les of wool 011 be 15th, was a tenth f a 1 cent highci ban 011 May 1st. An lion of about jil, 5tni,iMlO worth of cotton brought prices 7'a percent, below those of agents mil isexcctc(l to form a basis for more oiilidenl trading hcrcalier, Cotton is f-1 ti stronger and exHirts as veil asreceipls now tall far behind last venr's, but crop reports Irom the South ire generally good, cswciuHy from Texas. There is a 'letter feeling, but as ycl without improvement of prices in the iron and steel trade. While Soutiicrn No. 1 foundry is still freely olfcicil licit- at $li; higher grades of No. 1, Northern, ail taken more freely at $IS at Philadelphia, and il is Inqicd that the decline has been arrested. - liar iron is in licllcr demand, plate and tank, though at flu- lowest prices of the year, are wanted to the I'uM capacity of the works. Structural iron is fairly active, and there is a good busi ucss in wrought piK- at the laleadvanee, lint in rails 110 change apK-.us, ami the run ol small orders is al about $211.75 al the mill. hi anthracite coal an advance in prices lane 1, is announced, and many mines -ill- resuming work, the total output lo date lieing 1,500,000 tons I slow last year. Accounts from interior cities arc with lit iiupoilaul change anywhere, and show a lull value ot business lor the season, bank exchanges outside of New Y'oik exceeding last year by about 7 cr cent. Money is every where in siillicieiil sup ply and the light ik-iunad caused an 1111 usual plethora al sonic points. Western distributing centres are en couraged by the exceptionally good crop prospects which arc also felt sK-eulative markets. heat lias declined 1 cent, aim was even lower during the week.' Oats have 'declined l;1i cent, and corn '2 crnt, with nt moderate sales. Pork products are 1 shade weaker, and Hour 10 to do cents K-r barrel lower. Little improvement appeared ill ex ports, about six K-rceul over last year lor three weeks ol Mav, but the increase in exports is about I 7 kt cent. Returns poiiit to a large excess nf imports fortius jiionth and the preliminary statements lor April appear to indicate an excess of iliout .ti, 0110,0011. The treasury does norintcrl'ere and of- icriugs ol honils arc ngiit. in aiioiit ,-1 mouth onlv $5,000,000 have been pur chased at 1.0M, whereas over $7,000,000 were bought last year in the same lime al lower prices, lint il is thought thai more liberal offerings may lie made in June and meanwhile the treasury has taken in during the week only $Siio,000 more cash than it has paid out. The lo cal money market is 'amply supplied and sledv hl2 jier Cent, on 'call and foreign exchange lluctuatcs scarcely at all. In short, no signs of monetary disturbance appear. Husincss failures occurring throughout tin- country dining the last week number for the I'nited Slates 207, Canada 22; total 221), against 252 last week. HI'IIHTINU HF.WM. llaHehall Venterlay. iladclphia Philadelphia !, Clcvc- M P and 5. Al New York New York 1), Chicago At Cincinnati Cincinnati 4, Cobiin- mis 0. ; At lloston -lloston 5, Indianapolis '. Al Washington Washington 7. Pitts- nrg!!. . At Augusta Chattanooga 7, Ailanl.i I.Hloma Kacen. Cincinnati, May 21-. Lalonia races Weather showerv. First raci selling, three vcar olds md upwards- -six furlongs: Lake View won, iscd.'ir Khan second, resins mini. Time I 17'i. Second race purse, two year old lilli-s half mile :' Saiiinnt ba won, Lady Ah second, I, otitic M'lint ;r. runt- fil '(.. ' ' Third ruct purse for two year olds half mile: Daisy F Won, Teddy Venture 2, Dilemma third. Time 50. ourlh nice selling, lor three year olds and upwards: Castaway won, Cheency second, Claymore third. Time l.II'.l'o Fifth rail sweepstakes, three year olds md upwards mile amla furlong: Moore won, 1 mucky second, t.iiiicuta uuro. Time l.oO'a. Sixth race two year old colls fixe ilirlongs: Phoenix won, Lord Pevlon second, Mayor Nolan third. Time l.ol 1 1. The leadly Poke. CtlHI'lutlt- New. A most lamentable stale of affairs ex ists nt River llftul, near Rom-ll's -Ferry, in the fannlvdl a lariner named Good- son. On Wednesday ot last week his wile made up some salad from the young shoots of the pokcls-rry weed for dinner, and in this fact lies a tale of woe indeed. There were six children in the family and they all partook of the salad very freely. On Thursday night one of the children was suddenly taken with sickness and died In-fore dnvhghl. Friday another died, and n third one breathed its last Sunday. All three are under the age of thirteen years Now the remaining three lire sick in lied with priviw-lv the same svinploms, and they, too, will die.- Our Informant could not state whether Mr. nnd Mrs. Goodson aU- any of the salad, but il they did no bad elici ts are visible. I R.:..oKTOR.A,, R.rPi.F.. I THE CITY OFFICERS Marriage license was yesterday issued to J. A: R. Wright and L.J. May bin. Sixteen hundred and eighty-six cases have lieen tried in the isdice court of this city since May 17, 1HS7. Tobacco Sides yesterdav readied fif teen thousand Kuiuls, and sold at prices .3lT!!;i'iKJiuUlJ;.4tu.Sup.iicj,humlwd. Another delightful entertainment was .riven In-fore a large audience by th iraded school children ut opera hall last night. Considerable interest is manifested in the series of meetings now lieing con luetcd by Rev. John Horing, at River side church, in this city. Most of the delegates from this city to the recent sessions of the Grand Chapter K. A. M and Coniinandery K. T., held it Wilmington, will return home to-day. The Ashcville Light Infantry held their regular drill at the armory .last night. -They are also hard al. work getting things in shui lor holding the military .'air, Tuesday evening. I'l KICI.V I'KHNUNAIa Mr. Henry Hardwieke left yesterday lor a week's visit lo Washington. Capl, W, W. West and family are at yiackwell's Springs, near Alexander. Capt. C. C. McCarty has gone to Lynchburg, Va. He will be absent -cveral days, Miss Carrie Summers, of Tennessee, a recent graduate of Ashcville Female Col lege, is visiting her father and friends here. Prof. I-. P. Moses, of Raleigh, will hold the liuncoiiilie county Teachers' insti tute, beginning in this city the second Monday in jury next. ' - - Won HI Hull. Mr. W. W. Avery returned from the blast yesterday, lie has been in at tendance upon court al Goldsboro, in which he has had, as plaiutilT, an im portant, suit H-uduig for about two vcars. This suit has Irvii argued, heard and dismissed many limes. Attachments ami jH'tilious, wilhoiil number, have Ik-cii filed in the cause, and Ssvial plead ings have Ik-cii entered upon several oc casions, without a favorable verdict hav ing liecu secured. This week, however, l he suit was heard upon final appeal, and alter considerable alile, ingenious and impressive argument, judgment was rendered in favor of Mr. Avery. The Hellevue Not Hurned. Till! Citizkn a Jew days since copied an item liimi one of its exchanges stale- iug that the Hellevue hotel, nt High Point, had not lieen destroyed by fire. Yesterday's mail brought the following communication from proprietor Leach, which in justice to him is here repro duced: v lidilor Citizen: The Hellevue hotel was not burned down as you slate in your pam r. 1 he hotel is oiien and re ccivinga liberal patronage correct the report, and oblige, Giio. T. Luacii, prop'r. Hill Taken HI Heat. A gentleman who arrived here' last night from Hot Springs, brought the news that the contest between the rival candidates for Mayor of that town had lueii settek-d, and that on yesterday the former Mayor Ileverly II. Hill was sworn into office. The Hoard of Alder men consists of G. K. Lansing, F. U. Montgomeiy and C. T. Giant, and the entire all'air has Ih-c amicably and hor moniouslv settled. Roliherle. Thcslorcr of 11. W. Davis ami NorrisK: Cooke, at Demy, this comity , were broken into and roblicd Monday night. From I he former the burglars secured $115 in cash, Is-sides a lot of provision, clothing, etc., while the latter was completely gut- led ul its contents. No chic as to the identity of the I hicves has lieen discov ered, ami detectives have Uen employed to work up the case. Mnvor'M Court. The lollowiiiK cases were disposed ol by Hie Mayor vesn-iday morning: X George Smith, viola: ion of ordinances HI I and r.70; guilty. Fined $7.00. Ityrou Morgan; violation of ordinance 1114; guilty. Fined $5.00 1....-...- K.-iveiiMcrort Winn Attain. Another match game of baseball I Ivvi-cii the Ravcnserofl and graded school clubs played on the Hniley street grounds yesterday afternoon, resulted in a victory for the former club" The score stood, Kavcnscroft ;t5; Graded School, 11). North Carolina KnterprlMe. lh-low is given in condensed form en terprises projected in North Carolina ns reported to the ftallimorc Manufacturers' Record: Alliemnrle, wagon Tactorv. Ashelioro, saw-mill. Huyboro, saw-null, bucket and tub factory. Ilurliiigtoii, two wood working factories. Central Falls, cotton mills. Charlotte, tile works and shoe liielorv. Columbia Factory, cotton mill Concord, grist and shw mills; dummy line. Durham, canning factory, broom tm-torv, ice factory and wagon factory, lilizalieth City, electric light plant. lilkm Vnllev, woolen mill, spoke nnd handle factory. l-'avetteVille, col ton factory Goldsboro, wilier works. Greensboro, wood working factory, wagon and car riage factory, furniture factory, canning fnetorv and flour mill. Henderson, to bacco factory, stemmerv, etc, High Point tobacco factory. Morganton, furniture Inctory. Murphy, marble quarries and talc quarries. New llernc, waterworks Pikcsville, grist mill. Salem, flour mill Seltnit, fertilizer factory, Shopnrk, new town. W adcsboro, stone quarry. Wal nut Cove, box fnetorv, Washington, tiil mill Wilkrsboro, sash and blind factory, Wiuslon, electric light plant, ' FI.F.CTF.D BV THE BOARD OP A1.DKHMKM LAST MIGHT. Col. A. H. Baird Chief of Poll Reynold. Miller and Ran kin Re.F.lected City Attorney Cobb. jntejmeeting. itC.thf .City Ciwnril lart night was largely attended.it being well- known that the regular biennial election f city officers would be held. Applica tion uKin application for appointment lo the various offices within their gift, had lieen sent to the aldermen, and had not some method for expediting business lieen hit upon tlie session would have proven an all-night one. The proceedings of the last meeting bad lieen read and approved when Alderman l-conard came in, and upon motion of Vlderinau Pulliam the rules were sus pended and the nomination and election if ortieers was begun by the nomination oft Alderman Miller for re-election to the office of city clerk being made by Alder man Fitzpatrick. Mr. Miller was elected by acclamntioT. . : - Alderman Miller then moved the re election of Mr. J. B. Rankin to the office if city treasurer, and Mr. Rankin was likewise elected by acclamation. For cily attorney the name of Mr. Thus. (i. Cobb was presented by Alder man Pulliam, and on mot ion of Alderman Fitiqmtrick, Mr. Cobb was declared elected by acclamation. When the office of city tax collector was reached on the list, Alderman Pul liam nominated Mr. J. M. Young, and the same kindly office was performed for Mr. N. A. Reynolds by Alderman Fiti- iMitrick. l'Min a ballot being held Rey nolds received G votes and Young 2. Three candidates for the office of chief if police next entered the race as follows: F. N. Wnddell, nominated by Alderman VVolle; A. II. Haird, nominated by Alder man Leonard ; L. II. Smith, nominated tiy Alderman Miller. A vote was taken which resulted as follows: Haird 4, Wnddell 2, Smith 0. . For superintendent of streets, the fol lowing candidates were placed in nomi nation: A. G. West, J. L. Murray, A. C. Weldou, P. P. Howell, D. H. Reagan, J. I). Worsley, N. P. Com. A. G. Mclilroy and W. It. Troy. After two ballots had been taken Mr. W. B. Troy was declared elected, he having received four votes to Murruy'stwo. For superintendent of water-works and sanitary inspector Capt. J, L. Mur ray was elected by acclamation, Messrs. I-ee & Aston were re-elected city engineers by .. acclamation, and the election of a building inspector, and the appointment of light, finance and street committees by the Mayor, were post- . poned till the next regular meeting of the Council. Prom the thirty-five applicants for po sitions on the police force Messrs. W. 0. McDowell, J. H. Hampton, T. P. Hunter, N.A.Collins, W. S. Bradley and H.J. Surrutt were uppointed; the latter three having been elected by the deciding vote of Mayor Blunton in lie ballots in their , cases. i the new city opfickks elected last night come in regular order as follows: ""' " ' '-" ' r - City Attorney Thomas G. Cobb. City Clerk P. M. Miller. Cily Treasurer J. E. Rankin. City Tax Collector N. A. Reynolds. City Engineers Lee & Aston. 8uierintcndent of Streets W. B. Troy. SuH.rinlcndent of Waterworks and Sanitary Inspector -J. L. Murruy. Chief of Police Col. Alfred H. Buird. Policeman No. 1 W. G. McDowell. Policeman No. 2 J. H. Hampton. Policcmnn No. 3. T. P. Hunter. Policeman No. 4-. N. A. Collins. Policeman No. 5 H. J. Surratt. Policeman No. 6 W. S. Bradley. Building I nsieetor Election deferred till next regular meeting. Of the above mimed, Messrs. Miller, Rankin, Reynolds, Lee & Aston, and Po licemen McDowell and Hump ton served under the Harkins' administration. OTIIKH lll'SINKSS. The election of officers having been con- hided, Capt. T. W. Patton asked tlie rpioinlnicnt of W. o. Cornell as ceme- ICrV rffWCVIIMUl , Itiiu cum' nomu fciiuv LVIItl.r.llllMMt 1 M na, i-lloill 1 1 1 1 ,mhmi I I through Davidson street to tlie electric light station. This matter was referred 1 - .-- v-nr lo a sK.-ciul committee consisting of Aldermen McDowell, Pulliam and Miller, with instructions to investigate and re port upon the same as early as possible. A sisxiul meeting ol the Council was ordered to be held Tuesday evening to take final action upon tlie report of. the jury apisiinted to assess damages and benefits incidental to the widening of south Main street. The city clerk was also requested to notify parties whose property is nfTected by the widening of this street to apjienr before the Council at the sieciai meeting. Mayor Blanton suggested the need of incrcusing the police service, and urged the Council to appoint two additional mem bers to the force. On motion of alder man Wolfe this matter was left oien until the next regular meeting for defi nite action. The question of increasing the salary of the Biqierintendent ot streets was also continued until the next session for disposition; and after the transaction of (ome other minor business, the Council ad journed to meet again in special Tuesday evening at o o clock. Weather Indication. Wahiiini'.ton, D. C.. May 24. Indica tions for North Carolina Fair; slightly cooler in northwestern portion; station- ary temperature in suiitheastem por- I tiun; westerly winds, becoming variable.