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m cm THE DAILY CITIZEN Delivered to Visitors in uny lurt of . the City. One Month aoc. Two Weeks, or. less i!.rie. BOARDING, WANTS, l'ur Kent, and Lust Notices, Uirtc lines or less. 25 CctiU fur each insertion. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1889. VOLUME V. NUMBER 97. DAI ZEN YOUNG SEYBOLD'S BREAK. HF. HTKAI.H t7.000 FROM THK BANK OK WHKKMNUt IH ArrcHled, Confesses to the Theft and Is Committed to Jail to Stand Trial The lireat Sensation that startled Whwllnit Yesterday. Wiimu.iNc;, W. Va.. ugiist 2. There was a bin sensation in thiscity this morn ing when it lieciiine known that Harry Sevbold, a very popular young man, bookkeeper of the Hank of Wheeling, had lieen arrested at his home on Sonlliside about midnight last night for embezzling $27,000 froni the lank. On the loili of April ii p.'ickngc containing $27 000 was deposited in the bank by a prominent bus iness man, and was placed in the vault to be eounfed alter business hours. After the bank had elosed Mr. List, win; had deposited the package, went to gctilauil found it missing- The absence ofthe package was kept ipiiet for the lime lieing, as it appeared evident that sonic employe had taken it. Ilari'v Sevbold was found to lie spend ing money very freely ; .iiid.nshisaccounl at the bank was not touched, anil his salary had not been drawn for mouths, suspicion at once rested on liim. The bank ollieial had reported to his friends that he had lately drawn $1,".,000 in the Louisiana lottery. dipt. Havener left for New Orleans," and found this to be null ne. It was determined to arrest Scyhold on suspicion, and, at midnight last night, the sheriff arrested lain at his home. He was taken before Justice Arkle and charged with theft'. At fust. Sev bold denied the charge; but. after a close examination by Havener, he finally con fessed to having taken the money. The money was kept at his home lorn mouth, when about $1!0,000 was deposited in dilfcrcnl banks in this city. The balance was invested in slock companies. Scy iiohl turned over the certificates of de posit of real and iersoual property to the amount ol $.'12,000 which will entirely cover the loss. lie was coiuniiited to jail without bail, and will be held for trial to-morrow nioining. Scyhold had a part of the funds deposited under the name of Scy hold & lleunig, which led the bank olliciuls to think that George lleunig, another prominent young man in this eitv, and an intimate friend of Sevbold, was indirectly connected with the theft, lie was promptly arrested and brought liclinc ust ice Arkle, when it was learned that Set-bold had merely used lleunig 's name without authority, lleunig is in no wav connected wilh the Haul; of Wheeling. Scyhold's father,,! prominent citizen of many years standing, is cashier rtil tile bank, and only learned of his sou's guilt this morning, and then from his ion's wife, who crazed with grief, went to her father-iii-law'shouseabout .la. in., ,ind l ohl him of the arrest and the cou tcssion. Harry Seybold has been in the employ of I he bank for the past seven years, ami his books have always been found correct at each cnxininatinn. lie gave as the reason for taking the package that the temptation was too strong. NORTH CAROLINA NOTIvS. Chatham Keeonl: We regret to hear of a l.i t n 1 Hash ol lightning, that killed a man, three horses and a dog, on Thurs day of last week, on the farm of Mr. Jas. Ii. Yarborough, in Caiie Fear township. Two young white men, named John Law rence anil If til Huehauan, ami a colored man were plowing for Mr. Ynrborough when a storm came up, and ihcv all went miller a small tree for shelter, carrying with them the horses that they were plowing. While there the lightning struck them, instantly killing Mr. Law rence and the horses, and knocking Mr. lliichnnan and the negro senseless, but the two latter revived afterwards ami are all right again. The tree was not struck. Orange County Observer: About two-soid-a-hnlf years ago, Mr. Julia m' Hrown, nn of Wilson Hrown, lisi., of Orange, left here with lr. Florence Cheek under contract to work with the Dr. live years in Siani. Since leaving home Mr. ltrowu mill Miss Omie Forrest, ol Orange, have Ikimi carrying on a correspondence which resulted in their engagement. Recently Miss Forrest received a letter from Mr. Jtrown telling her to come to Singapore where he would meet and wed her, as he CiMild not gel oil' to conic to tliiseountry. On Tuesday, July .'loth, Miss Forrest took leave" of mother, sisters and brothers, at the old home 4 1-2 miles west of town, and took the ears for Xew York from which place she will sail for Singapore. Miss Forrest is about 2f vein s of age, rather good looking, and lias a fair education. We wish her a safe voyage, and a happy realization of till anticipations of the future. THIS XKPOKTI-K ARUF.STF.IK Chanted With Aiding and Abel. IIiik a IriKe Flglil. I'.Ai.Ti.Mouii, August 2. II. Lee Clark, mf the Sun, was arrested to day on a war rant charging him with "engaging and jiarlit'ipal ing in an unlawful assemblage or gathering in Hallimore county with I'ete Heron. Jerry Sadler, S. Klcivini and other KTSon,ili the 2Sihof July, lsstl." till the day in question Clark went to the light as a reporter. The war rant was issued at Towsontowu and sent to the city police to serve. A petition signed by two hundred kt soiis was received at towsontowu demanding 'hat something lie done. Clark's lawyer says, the warrant is void as setting lorlh no fact, or suggesting no indictment which makes his presence there criminal in the eye of the law. Clark has six witnesses, who say, the story of his aiding anil promoting the light is all a Iriimiictl up yarn. Sara t ok a Races. Saratoga, N. Y., August 2. Weather sultry; track heavy. First raci mile: llessie June won, Kitty K. second, Flitter third. Time J..11. jSccond race live furlongs. Little Hill -win., Hallv Hoo second. Watch Methird. Time 1,07. Thiril race six furlongs: Koccacio .won, Glockiler second. Melodrama ihird. "Time This nice was run in a (blinding storm. Fourth race six furlongs: Fordhani won, Mavlap seconil, Dilciuma third. Time 1.21;V4. Fifth race mile: &dlv () won. (ieorgc Aultcs second. John Jay S third. Time 1.51. The First Alabama Hale. iloNTGOMKKV. Ala.. August 1. The first l;ilc of new cotton was received this oiorniiitt, and sold at auction nttcneents icr pound, U was raised hy 1'eriton HnH, who lias sent in the first bale for several cars. Lnt year's date was July Tin-: xiuiim i:.-vtii's. ;H,noo Said to Have Agreed to Leave North Carolina. K.M.Iili'.ll, N. C, August 2. The com mittee appointed by the colored emigra tion convention which met here last April to go to the west and southwest, examine the country and learn what ar rangements can he made lor the move ment of n large body of colored people from North Carolina, expect to leave here for the southwest Sunday. The committee says that over 7S.000 names of those who will move have been en rolled, and that they have agreed to be ready to start in forty-eight hours alter notice has been given them, provided tile commission makes a favorable report. It is said by the eomniiliec that the peo ple in the southwestern stales have held meetings composed of fanners, business men, and capitalists, who have appointed committees to meet anil conler wilh the North Carolina commissioners, and to offer such inducements as will direct the title of immigration in thai direction. II the conditions are favorable a nil they shall so report, it is thought by the coinmiliee that al least lilly thousand people win be moved next tall. Louisiana, Ten nessee, Kansas, Arkansas. Texas and ilii'oruin seem to be making prepara tions to increase t heir colored pi ' iul.it ion al the expense of North Carolina. I-.x-.- lus agents Irom Kansas anil Ai Kansas are exnectcil here Saturday to i.cconi- puny the commissioners from Ihis Slate. WASHINGTON WAll'H. Sudors to lc Rescued Mr. Wail aiiinli rS Order, ICte. YYasimncton. August 2. Admiral Ghcrardi to-day cabled the navy depart ment that he would al unci sen-la vessel, probably the Osippcc, to rcsi in three dors nhindoncil on an island on tile Y'ucalan co.isl by an American vessel. fins was in pursuance to instruct!' its sent Irom Secretary t racy Wcdncsil.: , upon the suggestion ol Secretary Win loin. Posimnslcr t',eueral Wiinniunkcr to ,lav issued ail order extending the ngi hunt ol apiioinliucnl ol letter carriers in non-civil service poslolliees from thirl y live to forty years of age. This age limitation does no! apple lo persons honorably discharged from I he military or naval service ol the eouuirv who are otherwise iiiialilieil. The White 1 louse was thronged with nlliccscckci s the grenlcr part of I he (lav, but very few of I hem were received by the president. Itoiiilollcriugslo-dav aggregated $ K2!l- ("XI accepted $.10,001 four and hall's at IOS(i. Kcniainder were lours al I .: . THK III.ACKWF.LI.S IN COt'RT A Ueiiiiind Made tor tlie Appoint incut of a Receiver. K.i.i:ii;ii, N. C, August 1. Charles M. Ilusbcc has returned Irom Oxlonl where he went as attorney lor the Fourth National Itank. and the National Park Hank of New York, and the National Hank of Raleigh, to oblainau injunction arrainsl V. Mallard and W. S. Ilallibur ton. trustees of W. T. Itlackwcll, and the Hank of Durham, judge ('.raves granted a res! raining order forbidding the trus tees from disbursing any funds, and ,'ilsc an order lor the trustees to show cause before him at llillsboro, August tl. why thev should nut be removed, and the trusteeship placed in the hands of a re ceiver. I lie banks named above arc lite creditors ol lilackwcll anil the Hank ol Dui huin for more than $1(10,(100. The allidavit on which the restraining order was given, elm rues the trustees with laches and extravagance in administering the trust estate in their hands. ihclihf.rath sricioic. II. Moore, of Maxlon, ctH lied and Cuts His Throat. in R.u.i-ir.li.N.C. August 1 . H. F Moore, ol Maxtou, coin-nulled suicide night be lore hist in a remarkahle wav. ile was a prominent citizen and was subject at tunes to great mental depression. went lo Alloi dsville and siiculsiimc little time talking with friends, lie went to his room and two hours later, at 1) o'clock p in., his room-mate, Norman McKae went to bed. There being no light in the room McKae heard a noise as ol thedrij ping ol water, which he thought was caused by a leaking bucket. Llcawukcnc yesterday morning to find Moore's dea body beside hinl, and then discovert- that the dripping sound was inadcbv the blood falling from the suicide's throat Moore bail gollen ill bed anil cut his I hroal with a razor. All the Factories Destroyed. Cincinnati, August 2. A Times-Star special from Kipley, Ohio, says: At two o'clock this morning a lire broke onl which entirely dcsi roved every manufact ory in the city. 11 started in the furnace room of the Kiplev Milland Lumber Com pauv, and swept awa evcrvlhing from Locust lo Sycaui--K sired, entirely de stroying the Mill and LumbcrCompauy's property, the 1'hu-uix Ian, owned byjuo. 1'. 1'urkcr, Koilth s piano maiiulactory, the entire inside of the Ohio Valley Fiano Company, and all but six dwellings on the siptare. The loss is estimated at $20,000. Three hundred men are thrown mil "I employment. 1 he amount (it in surance is unknown. WalkhiN ;ltn ItevaNlated. Watkins, X. '., August 2. A terrible storm swept a narrow belt in this valley yesterday afternoon. Watkins Cilcii was completely swcpl of bridges, stair cases and paths, and the wrccK struck the iron bridge over Franklin street and swept it from its abutmeiilsdownstreain about four blocks, where il lodged. The lower half of the village was lltiotletl by the water thus dammed up, and people had to be taken from the second story windows of several houses. Thcdamagc will Ik' several thousand dollars. Reception of Fmpcror William. Loniion, August 2. A brilliant sun shine ami cool breezes prevailed at Ports mouth this morning. Preparations for the reception of liniieror William of Cicr- niany were completed at an early hour. The town was handsomely decorated, and the ieople were in holiday attire. An enormous flotilla of craft, consisting of war ships and private vessels covered the harbor, while the shore was densely crowded with jieople. Frost In Illinois. Cai.i-na, III., August 2. The low irrounds in this sccli-m were visited bv a frost early vesterday in li ning which did considerable damage to growing vegeta bles. Corn sultereil in the more exposed places. Tobacco was also severely jurcd. Short Time n Failure. London. August 2. The short tune movement in the cotton mills at Man Chester has proved u failure. FOR F.LFCTRIC I'SK The Power of Nlanrawrara KallK to he vtllUed. Ai.i-xanpria, Va., August 2. A meeting ol the directors and slocklioltlers ol the Niagara Hydraulic lilectnc Company was icld here to-dav lor the purpose ol re ceiving reports in regard to plans for the itilizatmn ol water power al .Magara Falls. It is slated that the company has secured from the Ontario government the right lo use water at the Horse Shoe son the Canadian side. That they intend lo secure their power by tunnel- througli the rocks to the lied ol the river, thcrciiv obviating the danger iroin e and wreckage, and also leaving unilis ;urtd the beauty of the scenery. The tnipanv proposes with power secured lo furnish light, power and heal to va rious points wit In ii a radiusol lorly miles. It also intends lo build an electric rnil wry to l.uffal". Loekporl. Clifton, Ham ilton, and other places. Work, it is said. will commence. I his month, ami t li.it the syndicate of Anu.ieau anil Canadian apitalists has been lorined lo luruish the money. Another meeting ol me siock holders will lie held in New York on Tues- lay next. A Had Railroad Smash l p. Nl wni Ki. II, August 2. A bad sinash- np occurred on I he .New t urn ami .cw l-.uglaiid laiiroail at niidinglil about one mile west of New lliitain. Conn. The sscugcr train leaving here al o.o.l was delavctl three hours by a washout at Newtown. When Lhcy wcrcahoul loentcr New liril.-iin yard, a height coining west collided wilh a passenger train and the i wo loci 'inot i ves weiecomplci I v wrecked, and the baggage and express ears of the passenger train mounted clear over the Iwo engines. None of the passengers wcrcseri' nisly Inn I. Fred Alien, enginccro! tlie passenger train anil his liremaii were ihith badly liruiscd, ami I lit express 'lu-sseng'cr for Ailaius lxpiess Company hail one of his legs broken in liircc places, and was injured interna!!-. . lie may tlie. The injured persons were taken Lo the Xew llril.-iin hotel lor me, Ileal Ircatmeui. Several cars in the freight train were wreelad, 1 he pasvenger coaches wen - ii r.'i iki baud i he liaek was blocked for -.-ver.i! iiours. Slore I iilrliHty Tri-asnrefs. Cim'I.vna'i'i, August 2. A Times Leb iiioi;, i ihio, special sas thai liie com mit'.' c appointed by tin in I to inves tigate tlie bonks and accounts uf the anditiir and treasurer id' Warren eoiiul inadt a preliminary leporl Ln-d;iy of i heir liniliiig in regard to I lie I l easurci 's books, which shows that Ire.-isurcr t'okuiau is a iMauller t-i IheaiiKiuut ol $li:i,oiio. It isiuinoied that ihc treasurer will be re arrested on ol her eliinges, the nature of which is not made known. A (ientle Hint. Wi;av!:uvii.i.i:, August 2. Fdilor Citizen : II Dr. Uc.igan anil Mr. Kolicns, of Wcavervillc, led like helping a lirm indori iiuatc enough to be burned out, thev ought to feel at perfect liberty to do so; (here is no existing lawagainsl .-invthing of the kind ; bill to instruct the iree white men of Ashevillc how to ap prnpriiilc their bem licence is certainly n gi-eal favor to us. as weil-.m't kiinwany thing aboul our own fancy in eases of that kind. Yours, etc., Oiisi-:i(Vi-:i(. Arrested cor Stealing Iftoeiiment. I'akis, August 2. The manager of liochei'ort's paper, the Intrausigeanl, who was arrested on the charge ol steal ing and publishing documents, sub mitted to, and depositions taken before the high court of the Senate in tlie case ofCencral Iloiil.inger, was arraigned in court to-dnv. Iteiug iueslioued aslohow Ile obtained the documents, Ile replied, that they hail been received from Loudon. Happy Operatives or the North, l'nisiu ui;, I'a., August 2. Workers -it the Trotter ISros. K: Flick's Coke Works joined the si-ikcrs this morning. I Ins makes about one third ol the ovens in the Coiiiiellsville region idle. The strikers arc confident, and claim that the strike will be general ill a lew days. The operators, however, say the strike will not spread much further, and that as many of the workmen a re opposed lo it, it will not be a success. llnsehall Yesterday. iladelphia Athletic S, Lousivillc ai r Al liallininrr Hallimore f , Cineiiiuali ,1, Indiaua- At Pittsburg Pittsburg polis .). At New York New York iihia 0. 7, i'hiladcl At Columbus, (). Cnlumbiis Kan- :-as Ciiy I . At. Chicago Chicago S. Cleveland The ICinperor in Slitlit. Loniion, August 2 A dispateli Irom Pnrlsiunulh sas: 'flic ticrmau imperial yacht I Inhenzi 'hern, with tlie r.inperor on board, has just been sighled steaming slowly towards the harbor. Pilots have ne out to take her in charge. The i nice ol Wall's is on board. The Koyal lehl Orsb.irne has also started down the harbor to meet the Ivnipcior. Salutes are booming from the ports am! war ships. All tlie IrisoocrN ICHeaped. HiK.MiNOii a m, Ala., August 2. A special in the Agc-llcr.'dd from Hlounlville savs All ol the prisoners in the county jail at this place escaped last night by climbing llirougii a stove uiic lo me rooi ami leap ing to the ground. Among those win escaiicil was olin lavuigsion, a winic man, in jail for the murder id' his sister. Look Out tor W ar. Hki.c.k.mik, August 2. The war minis try has ordered all three of the military classes ol Se-rvia lo muster on Monday file ostensible reason for Ihc order i that l'ulgariaii troops have been ordered to m iss on the frontier oil that day, and Scrviu desires lo lie prepared lot auv eventuality. The l ories I acing l'.ncii Other. CAiito, August 2. The main bodies of theltiilisli army ami Dervish army are now almost within striking distance of each other. The Dervishes are marching northward slowly and continuously. Meintier of lMrlianient Head. Loniion, August 2. Sir William F.w art, member ol Parliament for the North Division of P.elfast is dead. He was con servative in polities. Tlie Weather. Washington, I). C, Aug. 2. Indica tions for North Carolina Showeis, stationary temiieriitiiie. More Hodtes Found. Johnstown, Pa., August 2. More hotlies were taken from the debrislhis fore noon. They were unrecognizable. TRADE REVIEW. DI'N tk CO.'H RKI'OHT OF THK CONIIITION OF III SINI'.SS. The Country HeKinnliiK to Feel the Mliinultis ol' Cood Crop News - Inn -caned Iiemaiid for Iron Fell .Money Market I-'.awy. NiiW York, August 2. K.(i. Dun&Co's review of trade for the week says: 'flic country begins to feel the stimnlusof gootl crop news. Spring wheat began to arrive .'it Chi cago on the 1st, ten ilayscarlierlhanlast year. SI. Louis corn corner has no ell'cet. An abundant yield is expected, anil busi ness ill .'ill departments is gaining. A Northwestern miller estimates the wheat yield at oOO.OOO.OOO bushels of excellent ipialilv. Mills at Minneapolis arc active with water plenty. St. Haul naturally reports improvement in trade, and Mil waukee also ill all branches. At Omaha assurances of u crop above an average makes busine:; excellent. In the winter wheal region". the improvement eonse ipiciil upon a gootl yield has now been steady for some weeks, though at Ivan sas City business is slill rather tjuict. In llie iron reginns district the increase in ilcmand is lell, and here orders lor 10(1 new locomotives have been placed during the week. The certainty of a large traf fic also has Us effect upon railroad nego tiations which have made progress to ward peace. 'I'lie tact that under such favoring cir cumstances the stock market has gained during the week only -fo cents on $l00in average of prices may be allributetl lo monetary uncertainties, and tn tlie great volume nf securities awaiting buyers. For Illinois, the success of iulcr-Slalc .-igieeiiienl and relation in U'cstci ii Slates have inclined many holders lo sell, while pi i pjects for ,10,000 miles of new railroad, ami lor a vast number of imbislrlal 1 1 usls, have caused an unusual body ol ucv blocks and bonds lo be olli-rcd, oi hick l ut a sin. ill part lias yet been placed. flic money markets of I he interior eon liniic generally well supplied. To 1 1 it ncral surprise, demands from the inte nor are not lell Here to any extent as vet ; .-in'! treasury operations have only iildcd $1011.000 lo cash on li oid lor tlx w'eck. FOLKS VOI' KNOW. Who They Aret Where Thev Are, and What They Are Ooiiig. Mr. J. Hnlow Lrwiu, proprietor of the Ixnuiid Kunb hole, was here yesterday. Miss Carrie Jones, daughter of the laic Chas. II. Jones, of Charlotte, is visiting friends in thiseity. City lax collector N. A. Ixcyiiolils and wile eoniciupiaie spending i ne next two weeks al Morehead Cilv. Special agent S, Kirkpatrick, of the in ternal revenue service, stationed at Salis bury, was here yesterday. Mrs. K. Muslin, of Augusta, lla., Iain-liter of Mr. J. D. Robertson, of this city, is here oil a vi a lo lit r father. Mr. S. S. Spier, of tioldsboro, N. C and Y. II. Spiers, Fsi., Richmond, Va., were al the Ornnd Central yesterday. K. Iv. Koyal and wile, Wake Forest College; C. Mebanc, tirccnsboro, and J. S. Worth, High Point, were North Caro lina arrivals at the Swannanoa yester day. Mr. Hugh Waddell and wife, of Wash iiigton, 1). C, who have been visiting Mr. D, C. Wnddcll's family of this city, will leave for their home on the afternoon train to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Ii. M. Nathan left for Chattanooga, Tenn,, yeslerilay. Mr. N. goes to accept a position ns manager of one of the largest dry goods establish ments of that eitv. THK SOI.IUF.RS FAIR. A MeetinK Held and CoiuuiillccK Appointed Yesterday. There was a meeting yesterday al'lcr- uoon al the residence ol'Col. A. T. David son, of the Primary Committee of the Soldiers' Fair and Col. A. II. Hainl and Mrs. 1 homas D. Johnston, representing the lixecutivcCoinniittee ofthe Veterans' Association, of lliincombe county. It was I here decided that the city he can vassed lor subscriptions lo the joint ob-! jccls ofthe proposed Soldiers' Home and of aid to the disabled and needy Conleil ei ale soldiers of I he county. A joint committee fo' the purpose' was a ppoiiiletl as follows: t In the part of the Veter.'ius' Association, Mrs. Thomas D. Johnston, Mis. James M. Uay, Mrs. Jas. Webb and Miss Annie Hroyles. On the part ofthe Primary Committee of the soldiers' fair. Mrs. D. T. Millard, Mrs. T. W. Hranch, Mrs. James Alexander and Miss Cora Di iiniiuoiul. These ladies w ill canvass the city by wards, within the next lew days. It is supposed that a committee of gentlemen will Ii' appointed by the lix eculive Committee ol the Veterans' Asso ciation lo make a canvass of the comity. The ipiestion of holding a soldiers' fair is left open until the report of the city canvnssiu conunitlce shall have been iimiIc. Sal'hath Services. First Pic: bylerian Church Kcv. W, A Wood, D, D., of Statesville, N. C, will preach all! a. m., Sabbalh school at 12. .10; SKcial service al Oak Forest church at 1 p. m.; evening services tit ,s.:io o'clock. Miss llowmiui'H ReeitatloiiH. Miss May Hownian, of Las Cruris, New Mexico, will give several recitations at the entertainment given Ivy the Indies ofthe Christian church at the Farmers warehouse, Wednesday evening, Au gust 7. A Strike Averted. Loniion. August 2. The Imrlinm mill ers have taken a vote on the ipiestion of accenting ten ler cent advance olleretl bv the owners. The result was in favor of awrpimg ii us advance ivy a m. joiuj oi --lie. l ins nccision averrs a snisc wmen would have nroved the crcatcst on ree- ord. VISITINU CMiKUVMIilS, limine FreMbyterlan IIlvineH Now In the Clly. Kct. W. A. Wood, D. D., of Statesville, is in the city for a fewdays, accompanied by his daughters. Dr. Wood was pastor of the Presbyterian Church here from 1.SI12 to 1S05, and the older residents re member his ministry with great pleasure and are enjoying his visit very much. Ile is the guest of Theodore S. Morrison, lisip, and will preach al the First Pres byterian church to-morrow. Rev. W. K. Mcllwane, of ('.astouia, arrived in the city lasl evening accom panied b)' Mrs. Mcllwane. He was formerly in charge of the Presbyterian Church at Wayuesvillt. and is now the active and ellicienl chairman of Home Missions for the presbytery of Mecklen burg. He is the guesl of Kcv. W. S. P. Kryan. Kcv. Cicu. Suininey, of Chester, S. C, is here on a visit to his fat her A. T. Suininey. lisip He lias but recently returned from an extensive trip through the far Iiast which has, we regret to learn, somewhat impaired his health. He is the manager ol liie Presbyterian Oiiarterly, a church review ol great vigor and freshness, Kcv. K. Ii. Ilerdeililc, of Va., accom panied by his wilt-, reachid here last even ing on his way to his new charge at Waynesvillc, where he succeeds Kcv. T. A. Wharton, lie is the guesl of C. Ii. Graham, list, TIIIC IIKKIIKV INN. A Chicago Iapcr's Notice ol llie 'anions Summer Resort. The last issue of the Chicago National Hotel Kcporter ill speaking of the open ing ball at the I lickory Inn, thus pleas antly relers lo the splendid holcl so ably conducted and managed by Mr. Frank Loiighran, a former resident of Ashe villc: "The opening ball of the season al the Hickory lull, Hickory, N. C, w.-ishcld on Thursday last. The music wasliu uishcd by the Hickory Military Opera band. Hickory is coining into deserved prnnii nenee as a summer rcsoi t. It is located oil the main line of the Kichmonil and Danville railroad, at ,-iu alliludc of 1,. loo feet, 'flic view from the I lickory Inn is considered the finest in ihc Stale, commanding llie entire mountain system of Western Carolina. 'The climate is beneficial to weak lungs and is especially recommended for people alllietctl with throat troubles. '1'he Hickory Inn is a modern-built, brick structure appointed with electric lights, gas, and the con venience of a first-class establishment. It is conducted in praiseworthy niauuer liy Mr. Frank Loiiglnan." Mr. L., has placed the Inn on a most satisfactory and paying basis, anil the establishment is a eieilit to the St.-.le. His energy anil indcfatigability has been deservedly rewarded, and Tin; Citizi:n wishes him continued prosperity in the nianagenieiil of the enterprise. TH1C III; FACTORY. All the Preliminaries Arranged and work to IR'gui at Once, '1'he money .has been raised, the location decided upon, and the machinery pur chased for the new woodworking factory of Dcmens & Taylor in this city. Plans for the building have lieen drawn and bills for the lumber necessary to construct the same invited. The mill will be loca ted just above the new passenger depot of the Western North Carolina railroad in this city, and machinery siiHicicnt to eipiip the same, costing aboul twenty thousand dollars, has been purchased. The new mill will be the largest of its kind in North Carolina, ami t lie output is expected to reach a considerable ex tent from the very first, A full force of skilled workmen will be employed, and in less time than sixty days the whole concern is expected to be miming in full blast. INOIAN hall t;.tJii:, Exhibition al the Fair lirounds tills Afternoon. A parly of Cherokee Indians lioinOual- latowu are in the city, and w ill give an exhibition game of Indian ball al the Fair Grounds, near the depot, this after noon at .1 o clock. John 1 1 ray be.- nil is captain ol the team, ami the other niein- Ikts of the combination are: K. Ii. Crow, Mose Saddle, Newt Jumper, Levi Oiicen, Koss Gravbcaid, John Taylor, Runaway Smoke and Josiah West. At the conclusion ol the ball game there will be bow and arrow shooting, and running races. The Indians will apicar in native costume, and will doubtless have a large assembly to witness their sports. A Postponement. The following note from Manager W. G. Doolittle, ofthe Mountain Park lintel, at Hot Springs, was received yesterday alteruooii and will explain itself: Hot Si'Kisc.s, N. C, August 2. lsstl. liditor Citizen: I have just Ik.ch ad vised that the Knoxville Gun Club will not be here next week, ami as Tuesday night the llatlery Park people will have a gcrinan I have decided to postpone the full dress hop al llie Mountain Park hotel here for a short time. Will advise you as to when it will lake place in ample time. Regretting the delay, I am, very resiect lully, W. G. Dooi.it ti.h. Tlie Hairy arty Given bv the lady teachers of the Gra ded schools for the benefit of the library fund, took place at the nuucoiiilie ware house last evening. The attendance was not so large as Tnii Citizkn would 1....V.. Ix-en i.lciiscd lo sec. .iltlioimli unite a snug little sum was taken in at the door tor the lKMicht of the object above named. A High Tea. Mr..nnri Mrs. lohn II. Weaver nave nn t.njovainc.cjvh tca" to a.,.,rlv f friends i , . ., - , at thc,r residence, comer of Spruce and 1 Wnlnut streets, Inst evening. RANDOM NOTl-'.S Roped Hi by Rambling- Reporters Roaming Around the City. The I'nitcd Workmen were in session last night. The Spartanburg mail was two hours late last night. The City Council was in regular weekly session last night. The Hoard of County Commissioners meet at the court house Monday. The Casar's Head party which kit the city Tuesday returned yesterday after noon. The Swiss Hell Kingcrs will given select entertainment at llattery Park this even ing. Sixteen dollars in lines were assessed by the mayor in the police court yesterday morning. A business mi-cling ol the Ashevillc Light Infantry was held al the armon last evening. The mail train from ihc cast was oyer three hours late ill reaching the city yes terday afternoon. llalybiirtoii's hotel, al the new passen ger depot, will he opein il for the reception of guests about I letobcr 1 . Slight tobacco breaks were hud at the Fanners' ami liaiuu-r warehouses yes tcrday. Prices were high. Test trials of the new summer ears ol the electric line yesterday proved a great success in every respect. The gentian at llatlery Park was largely alteiiiletl last evening, and was altogether a charming alfair. The lirm of A. P. Sorrels : Urn., liquor dealers, on South Main street, has been dissolved, A. P. Sorrels retiring. Lieutenant-Governor Holt, who has been spending some time at Hot Springs, has returned lo his home al Haw River. Mr. J. W. Fries, and Misses Adilic ami Mary Fries, ol'Salcin, were at the Moun tain l'arli hold, Hot Su ings, yesterday. The buildings of the Hiincouihc F.irni lure and Manufacturing Company, at the old depot have been handsomely re painted. A grand full dress ball will be one ol the lea lures al Haywood White Sulphur Springs, near Waynesvillc, during the coining week. A meeting of the subscribing members to the Mission Hospital will lx- held in the reception rooms of thai institution at f o'clock this afternoon. The Circus Coming. We dip the following from the Phila delphia Times of the Hist, From the description of the expected riding cos tumes, we may look out for something startling and stunning enough to secure a crowd of small boy followers, as well as "startle the Cherokee chiefs out of their taciturn gravity." As the writer ofthe letter draws a good ileal on his fancy, chiefs, and ball grounds, and rings, and lacrosse played for the guests of the hotels at Ashevillc ami Waynes villc, possibly fancy has likewise colored the aforesaid riding habits. We will be on the '" vre: "A correspondent describes two moun tain riding habits that will soon be worn in the "Lund of the Sky" in West ern North Carolina by two of those darl ing Southern horsewomen who belong to ihat new fashionable summer resort ol the Northern as well as the Southern anil Western people. They were of jersey webbing, one scarlet, braided with gold on the sleeves, collars and belts of the Norfolk jackets thai were worn with the dinging skirts, and knickerbockers in stead of panLalooiis: the other was sap phire blue braided with blue steel sou tache. Jockey caps, scarlet and blue, with gold-braided edges, went withlhcse habits. The Cherokee chiefs who come from their "reservation" to play lacrosse for the guests ofthe hotels in Ashevillc and Wa ncsville will be startled out of their taetui n gravity when those habits ride up to the ring of spectators sur rounding the hall grounds. Itcalh otcapt. J. . Diver. The French Ilroad Voice inlornis us oil the sudden tlealhof this gculleman which occurred at Lhe house of Mr. Luke lis ted!, on Davidson's river, in Trunsyf vania county, on the Iloth ol'Jiily. Hi was engaged al tin time with Mr. T. L Gash in logging; and milling to the house of Mr. Oslcen, Iccliug unwell, laid down on the bctl to rest. When Mr. Gash called for him uhotil twenty miniiles idler lo come lo dinner he was dead. Capt. Diver wasone ofthe most prom inent iiieu in Transylvania county, lie was a merchant, a large a ml successful farmer, the owner of gootl mills; and one of the foremost in all enterprises that were use ful to his country, antlesK-cially in every thing thalfavtncd the cause of education, lie had been twice a member ofthe Leg islature, the hist time a member of the House during the session of 1..1, and wiis ill) active and useful iuciiiIkt. Hew-as a captain in one of lhe North Caro lina Regiments in the late war, ami a brave soldier. Wcprcsumc he wusahoul -LS years of , age. The Shoot at Knoxville. A team from the Ashevillc Gun Club, probably consisting of Messrs. D. C. Waddell. W. W. Harnard, V. S. Lusk James Jordan, John Jordan, L. '. Hrow n and others, will leave lor Knoxville Tues day morning lo take purl in the shooting tournament to Is- held in that city the same afternoon. The party will go to I Knoxville in Siuicrtiiteiidciit McHcc's 'private car. and will Ik- under the chac j ronagc of that gentleman. An F.x-Kditor Married. Mr. Fred. S. Johnston, late editor of the Franklin Press, was married to Miss Annie Allen, nt Forsvthe.Ga., Wednesday . , , . morning, July 31. The Citizkn extends congratulations. ON OUR HEIGHTS. THF. PF.ACF.F1L I'SK MA lL OF wari.ikf: HKAl CATCH F.K. What Is Now Ilelng none With the (. 'her Heights, and What Magni ficent Improvements Time Will llriug About. There is along the eastern boundary of Ashevillc a range of hills which elsewhere might lie called mountains, extending from the valley ol Heaver Dam creek to the valley of Swaimnnoa river, a distance of about three miles. They rise above the level of the city from two hundred and fd'ty to five hundred leet, or above the level of the French Hroad Irom five hundred to eight hundred feet, They are somewhat carelessly spoken of as the Iteaiicatchcr range, bill really are com posed of three distinct heights, Heau cateher, Town Mountain, and Smith's Mountain, the latter lying at the north ern end of the range, of greater extent and height. Where Heaiicateheroblained its name, we cannot tell, anil tin not care to know; for il is a trivial, though now a permanent one. Heiug very accessible, it has always been a favorite -resort, and also being very commanding, it was selected during the war in connection with llattery Porter as a proper site for a battery anil earth works, more for the encouragement id the timid than for any practical value or use. Some yeurs ago Mr. llazzanl, a gentleman from the vicinity of George town, S. C, erected a handsome dwelling on the north cud of Iteaucalchcr, and so smoothed the face of gi'iin visagetl war .wilh ornamental walks, shrubbery and llowers, as to have made its service ill tin-days of trouble only a story of tra dition. 'f his was the first use of these pielur tsipir heights. commanding such niaguill ceut and extensive views. The way once pointed out, in time the whole extent of the range will eventually be occupied. I lei ween I tea ilea I her a ml Town niouulain I here is a gap through which a public road, of easy grade, passes over to the Swan iiauoa Valley, and Chunn's Cove; and is also the access lo.Mr. I lazzartl's dwell ing. Il is also the road by which a dwelling creeled by Mr. J. M. Camp bell on Lhe very apex of Town nintin- tam is reached; and also tn the nearer, larger ami more costly dwelling now being built for Mr. I, livaus Hrown, This is to stand on grounds imiiiedialely opposile lo, and North of Mr. llazznrtls. Five acres arc already highly improved, tnslclti ami judiciously laid out, and planted with many varicticsolevergreeiis and other varieties of trees ami shruhliery. The dwelling is to be of brick, two sto ries high, besides a basement, architectu rally elegant, ample in size, with all mod ern improvements and conveniences, with its parlors, sitting rooms, billiard mums, baths, chambers, wine and meat cellars, also ii library, verandahs, balconies, and whatever obtains control of the scenery on every side, 'flic dwell ing will lie castellated in style with tur relctl and batlleinciiletl roof, the Moro castle of Havana being .somewhat sug gestive of the plan. As this will lie a periuancnl. ami not simply a summer res idence, all the fixtures ami conveniences will he of the most ample and jicrmuuciil kind The outlook is commanding in every direction, taking in a view with a ra dius of from ten lo sixty miles. A very pielurestpie feature ofthe view Ironi anv point of the range is the almost perpen dicular descent down into the pretty val ley ol Chiuui's Cove, thickly set with farm houses,.! ml u p from which the busy sounds ol industry or the cheery notes of laugh ter or of conversation strike the ear above with startling anil strange dit linclness. The time is coming when the whole of this range will be tlol led wilh line resi dences. So far, nothing h.-is been built upon Smith's mountain, the highest, the U;lsl ;lll1'1,l,t ll,t' ln"sl ""'cssible ol , its distance Irom ihc business centre icrhaps being thought loo great. Hut along Sunset Diive, .along the sides ol I his mountain al a height sutlieieut lo command ,-i wide range of view , a mini her ol handsome houses, p.-iiuleil in strong lors, iimi generally oi pointed aielu- Uvlurc, stand out with line cllect from their background or surroundings of lhe irigmal torcsl, adding much lo lhe pict- uresipieiicssol the view from the city, ami giving a pleasant loicsliadowmg ol the extensive use to lie made in coming years ol these heights and their sloping sides. Rain and Summer Resorts. A correspondent of the Lynchburg Ad vance says: "All reports to the contrary, notwith standing," said a railroad man, "the summer resorts are having a hard time of il this year. The long siiell of rainy weather has made slaying in the iiioiiii lainsilre.'iry, to say the least, and the majority of jieoplc are belter satisfied to remain til home where they have com forts not usually found at summer resorts, and keep money in their pockets which would have liecusjiciil. I hope, however, lliiil the results will come out ahead, as there are two mouths yet in which warm weather may lie exicctcil, The railroads arc also the losers, us the travel has not Ix-en more than one-hall this month of what it was last year," We have every reason for felicitation in our mountain regions; for though we have a good deal ol rain at intervals, it has ltccn no more than seasonable. There has Urn no continuous rainy or altogether cloudy days during tlie sum mer; there havelieen no freshets, noover flows, no d.-t m ages to railroads. Just at this moment our streets are muddy, as much the result of work on sewers nnd otlier work of excavation as from rain. One mornings' sunshine will make tlicm all right, as also the country roads. As a result, the number of visitors to the mountains is as great as usual.
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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Aug. 3, 1889, edition 1
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