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Cv-t-'f. ih.!,f t; L: f' v: 1 ;u r. V t- ft . , I HI t i ': ; mi !! ! f 1 'I I ' ;: ! : :!i ; ft J i Hi H:'l! i : i' ;:!!.? !: I. j'l i lit 1 1 :: : ; ' ! f ! ( ' -..iL'.' :t -: :' i r'i r f-;''; all ! ilMl ! 4 i;i :!i t If . t i v : i if- MM THE DAILY CITIZKN. The CIT17UN U the moat extensively drcu-Inu-d ami widely read acwspuper in Western North Carolina. Its iltaeussion of pulitic men anil measures is in the interest of public integrity, honest government, anil prnsH'rous industry, anil it knows no personal ullcKianeein treating pub lie issues. The Citizen publishes the dispatehes of the Assoeiateil I'ress. whieh now covers the w hole world in its seoie. It has other faeili ti.s of advaneeil joiinutlism for Katheritiv news from all ipinrters, with everythinKeare tully etltted ti oeeupy the smallest spaee. Specimen eopies of any edition will be sent free to any one sending their address. TF.KMS-lijitly. $ti lor one year; $:i for si months ; Till eents lor one mouth : 1 fi cents for one week. Carriers w i!l deliver the paper in every part of the city to subscribers, anil par ties wanting it w ill please call at the Citizkn tice. AoVKRTlslNt; Ratks Reasonable, and made known on application at this ollu-c. All transient advcrtiseuieius must be paid in ad vance. Keadinc notices ten cents per line, obitu arv, marriage and soeiely notices til'ly cents each mot exceeding ten lines) or Idly cents per inch. Tfl-SPAY, AIT.rST J7, tSS'l. AFRICAN 1. rui.; V. The Baltimore Simid'a rtveul ilate we liave mislaid tlie etipy lias a very iii Urestiiij,' nrliclc su;estinj,' the almvc tnpie, and some pleasant speculations as tn the lij;h!it to lie thrown upon it as discovery promises toilispel the ilarliness that has overlaid the Hark continent lot uncounted centuries. Sot'ai'as the clhnol ot;y of the nero proper is concerned, liht can not lie expected where not a ray burns in the present or can lie thrown hack into the past. Ignorance has cn shrouded everything, and there is not a link of tradition that connects with even the nearest prca-diiii; cncralioii. Hut Africa is not peopled altogether liy ue jroes; many races have from time to time iuiprcssil their marks upon it. even to the extent ofa civilization like that ol the Ivuypiians. a culture and enterprise like that of the Cartha.yiiiians, a refine ment and wealth like that of the old Ivlhiopiaus ; and in more modern times the Moors, the Bcrlicrs, the Tuarics, ot the North: and the Zulus, and L'all're the South, all ol them Africans, lint none ofthcin negroes, have made thcniselvc significantly nicmoralilc. All ol these, however, luisy themsclve in that universal business of Africa, from Cape Bon to theC'ape oftiood Hopt ol ditl ; and in the universal hotch-potch' u shivc cartivan, drai;i;cil to one or othe of the coasts of the continent, miyht be found amout; the unhappy wretches, vie tims who were not all nc'Tocs but doomed to the same haul destine, souk of them, like the old doy Tray offal punished for luini; in bad company. Am it is this heterogenous mixture ol'Atri cans in the barraeoons or in the slavt ships, subseiim inly in thcAmerican slavt markets, that suists to the Sun the probable iuipiiry into the subicct o yeuealoy, as the more eidihtenti negroes tniijit !md curiosity awak cued to know froui ulioin thev are descended. No doubt what w.. known in eneraliinu; term as I hi "r.uiuea Nei;ro' lor-ued b ,ar llie lare uiitiiher of sl;ies iniiiorted into tin ruileil States; and their descendants fur uish the hither proportion of the present neLiro population of the eountrv. Thi' slightest observatiiiu w ill . liow iimou; our nero population, in those ease even where thei'e is no admixture i white blood, marked diversities in fe;i tnre, eompli xion, shape of the head, ami mental and moral peculiarities. We recall a striking instance ol theeoi dition ot slavery imposed upon one vh was not a nci;ro: w ho possible was not even tin African, but who, like the alore said Tray, paid the penaltv of bad com panv. lie was never married, at least in his condition ol slave, and lett no de seendanis curious about their origin ; but weeitc his case as illustration ol what iniht have been, and most likely hat bein in numerous eases. Yc speak of : man whom we never saw, but lie iu in our younger days, and of w hom from the peculiaritv ol his case, we used to hear much. In the early part, of this cent ury, when the slave trade was still a leeal one, and when New Kuidnnd vessels made rcnilv exchange for their rum into neuro slav and toituil muck and iirolitable sale tin their return carpus in the Southern Tinted Stales, one of them came into the port ot t. narieston. 1 lie "nods were soon disposed of, in prime condition in doubt; tor tins was lielore the davs ol the horrible "middle passage." I If onlv one of these slaves have we any knowl edge. Not lonj; after the car,L;o was dis posed ol, a man, whether uero or not w'us not asked, but evidently a nuiawav slave, was arrested in the countv i.l Bladen, in this State, and lodged in the jail at Klizabclh. lie was duly adver tised in the Wilmington and I'ayettcville papers, the only publications then exist ing in that part of tin- Stale, anil proba bly without a subscriber or reader out side of the State. At the cnil of six mouths, there Ixinj,' no claimant, the sheriff of Bladen, according to law, ex posed the runaway at public vendue, for payment of costs. While in the jail, the captive filled the walls with characters unknown to the cople, but evidently the chiro,'rapliy ol some language reduced to writing. Some traveler, chancing to pass through Kliz.'ibcth, heard of the stranger and visited him, and recognized the char acters as Arabic, with which he was fa miliar, and a friendly relation was estab lished iKtween tl e visitor and the pris oner, thconly result ofvvhieh was that the latter was purchased by a humancand in telligent gentleman. He becanietheslavc, nominally, of John Owen, afterwards a governor of Xorlh Carolina, a larjie planter on the Caie Pear river. Ivxcept in name, lie was free to do what lie pleased. He was (ioveinor Owcn'sard encr. He had lodjjiiiKS ami a table of his own, and was treated with a kind of tender resicct which went far to soften the hardships of his condition. He was named Moreau; and, after he had ac quired some familiarity with the English tongue, was able to throw sonic lijjit uion his history. From what we remem ber, he must have been an Arab of North ern Africa, a Sheik probably, of one of the many predatory tribes of that sec tion. He said he had gone out in a slave hunting or slave buying exieilition, and, wandering down into the interior, was met and captured, with all his slaves and companions by a party of Portu guese shivers stronger than his own. They were taken to the mouth of the Congo river, and then shipped to Amer ica. Moreau is described as a tall, well funned, dark skinned man with regular features, and. in his old age, with long white beard, lie hail bcena Mahometan, lie became a devout Christian, an active member of the Presbyterian church, a regular attendant upon the synods, and we were informed, a useful member Irom his knowledge of Hebrew us well as Arabic. He made the impression that in his own country he had been a learned man. lie was a modest and an humble one. He was olleicd liberty and the means of returning home, which he de- I. thanking (lod that his lot had .V.-.U made a happy one, and that his soul had been illuminated wilh the light ol the I'liispel. lie died within our mem ory; and, though we never saw him, we have heard so much of him from those who knew him well that old Moreau is a living picturcin our mind. Without doubt there were other Mo icaus in the Tinted States, nun whose lives were neither so blessed as his nor so solitary; and in the blood of their dc- scciiilculs may be found that impatience of restraint which finds its expression in resistance and violence. cami Mi-;i:'rix;. It mav almost be sali'ly said that the davs of camp meeting usefulness have passed. H t hi u good in the past no one will rise to ipiesiiou. Through them the osiel has been made known to those .vho w ould other wise never have heard it; and the icniarkable earnestness of the preachers, their zeal, their phenomenal eloiuiencc, their wonderful ability, made impressions that did not hideaway when the fires of enthusiasm died down and when reason succeeded to emotion. Men were preaching the gospel with apostolic arncstness; men were scckiui: salvation .villi the sincerely of humility. Then he churches in the country were few; the ueachcrs also were tew : ami the camp Heeling was set up in the wilderness as '.he great tabernacle t" which seekers ilicr the truth might repair, .is the only hi I die place to which the gospel could onveilicntly be biolighl i.. the hearing il all. What was lesiulei! to as iiivc-siiy was icrpetualeil through custom and enilear .d by association. The arvtit jjimnI once tone was naturally tiiiuihi possible ot icrpetuatioll. I l the good men and the ;nuil women who hold tenaciously and iiteetii match to camp mcccing traditions nit a word nor a thought ot censure can irisc. Around those old meetings, eoti bictcd with primitive ami patriarchal .un ity and sincerity must also cling the nilicst and the liinlcrcst ol associations. I'llcy stand out in grand relief against a lark back ground of religions ignorance old negligence, as the places where once '-oil was worshipped in spirit and in .ruth. Bui auotherera hascomc. Population lias increased, cliurcues have multiplied, preachers almost crow d each other in ;heir.ealln good work. Therefore the jiceuliai character of the cam) meeting is O'lic; its needs have been supplied by more .'invenieiit agencies. And it cannot he kiiiul that the motives whieh once led '.o ilk' camp meeting tire not what once ;hey were. They survive in many, they lo not exist at all in others. The eager icss to attend an annua gathering docs aot tlnd its inspiration in religious fer vors. The conduct of many on the grounds that ought to be holy grounds, is the reverse of piety. The lamentable tragedy of Sunday last must elHciently fix attention upon the proniiscpous char acter ot the crowds in attendance, their worldiness, and the inevitable incidental disorders of the camp meeting. Till-; K.MIWII.l.t: AITIIIKKT. Hue more victim has been added to the list of dead by the recent accident, the whole number being now live. Mr. I-'. Hockcujos died on Sunday morning. lie was a native of Haden-Badcn. was forty -.'ight years old, and came to Ixnoxvillein l7ii. The wounded all seem to be doing well and give hope of recovery. Il would appear that I" red houglas, appointed minister to llayti, is about li be recalled bitiirc he litis ever taken pus sion ol his government. The nier v hauls of New York w.aut a business mar ippointcd, which is natural enough in the confused state of Haytian affairs. llayti is now no place for fuss and leath ers ol the kind that HoiiLrlass onlv would lisplay. i'r. i'arker I 'rays cream Ynn- la, Kos; line, ( Ingaliue anil linmoud nail powder having now lieeoine the ladies' favorites at I-. L. lacob's drug store, these popular manicure articles may .always lie lound. logeiucr wiiu pocKci emerv Hoard, nr- nge wood sticks, nail scissors, files and ther such requisites. Also a complete line of drugs and toilet articles, in addi tion to the Helie Soda l'ountain from which ice cold drinks are dispensed. Cor tier Main street and Palton avenue. A Clever I liinesie Xrlck. San f'raneiseo Chronicle. Sergeant Whitman arrested a liiurhbiii- ler the other night, mid wdiile searchinir him found a clever device which explains l lie phenomenal luck tliat wily .Mongolian has been enjoying at poker of late. The irrangenient consists ot a steel elm. which is hastened inside of one sleeve. Two cords reach up the sleeve, across the breast and down the other sleeve to the hand, w here one is fastened to the thumb mil the other to one of the fingers. liv a pull ol one cord the clip reaches out and takes in a card, which is at once drawn up the sleeve. Pulling the other ord causes the card to lie shot out into the hand of the plaver with lightning ra pidity, and without any part of the mech- misni iK'ing exposed. 1 he te low who had the machine fought strenuously iganisi giving it up. ProirreMN. It is very important in this age of vast material progess that a remedy lie pleas ing to me taste anu to the eye, easily taken, acceptable to the stomach and healthy in its nature and effects. Possess ing these qualities, Syrup of Figs is the one perfect laxative und most gentle diu retic known. WE ARE BUSY. Think of it! At this season of thi .vciir, when pycpyoiip is coiiiilainiii",' of dull tinilib We ha yo more than we can do. Our store is crowded from niorniii".till nifiht with customers making purchases. The reason OUR PRICES EXPLAIN ALL ! Our Imiyit is now in the Northern markets, select iiifi" one of the iiuest stocks of Dry Goods and Shoes e er brought to this market. And to make room for Fall ArriYals. we a re offering sonic SI'KCIAL P.AKdAlNS in the following floods: An elegant pair of I -ace ( 'ur tains lor SOc; formerly sold for $1.10. I'AIIASOLS We ha yc a few plain I'.lack Silk, and fancy colors, which we a re closing out at cost. A few hundred Ki'iiiiianls of Pry (ioods left, which are lioino' at half their Yalue. We are oiviii"' some special inducements in Ladies' Fine Dress Goods, Trimmings. Sa tines. Oiii". liams. Hosiery, etc We especially invitet he La dies to call and examine our uneipialed line, whether they want to 1 my or not . as it isa pleasure for us to show our o'oods. You will never know how cheap you can buy until you trade once with us. Respect fully. P.OSTIC 15KOS. tV WHKMIT. ItOOKN ANU STATION ICR Y, AKTISTH' M.4TI;KIAI.S, i:Nr.iNi-:i:i;s' srri'i.ibs, I'lCTI KKS AMI l'l(.Mi;s, I'.Wl'V 111 Mil IS, III.AXK HOOKS, IIVlvRVIiKAIIi;, Hill. I. s, TllS A N 1 1 HAMIvS. vi..sti:kk !s.c. sci:mi;s, IUITII PUiiTim'.UAI'IIIC AMI 1IANH- i'ai.vi i:n. -AT ESTAttROOK'S, 22 S. Main Street. ARTHUR 31. FIELD, lEArmin icwncp LLnUlllU JLII LLLII; lUlCCIIANICIAN, GltAIH ATE OPTICIAN. a i.i- c;oi n Warranted to assay iim reliresellteil. All Sterling Silver,; ( Miarunui il 1M M 1 1 MM I line. THE GREATEST ATTRACTION Is that line lut of E.Nt'.I.lSH IIKIIII.KS anil TllKlili-lluKN CHAMOIS SliA'i' SA1IIII.KS at J. M. ALEXANDER'S And the low prict-H ut which he is uelltnK all oodn in his line. He has increased his force and intends to meet the demand. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. TLANTIC COAST 'LINE On and after this date the fnllnwinir sched ules will lie run over its "Columbia Division." No. 53 Leaves Columbia 5.20 p. m. Arrives at Charleston 9.30 p. m. No. 52 Leaves Charleston 7.10 a. m. Arrives at Columbia ll.fV6 a. m. ConneetiiiK with trains to and from all points on the Charlotte. Columbia Ac Au KUfta and Columbia Ut Greenville Kail roads. -Liaiiy. T. M. EMERSON, Gen. Pass. AsU J. P. DEVINU, Gen. Supt. THE RACKET COLUMN. We are preparing' to go to New York to select our Tall and Winter (ioods and we want a lot of Money. Our offers of 15arfi'ains have pan ned out very well. We have sold lots of goods, lint we had lots of them, and we have quite a lot yet which you can buy at your own price. We think we put away for tliv tn'xt .season fewer goods t han any merchant in Asheville. W'e don't want to nit ;n;iy tiny. We want to sell them, and we want to sell them badly. We are going to buy a big stock and we waul the room to place them in. hut nion-t li.-ui tluit. ice ;in1 ec'.s tobuy them with. This has been the se cret of our low i rices. We represent a man who has an ocean of money, lie buys 1 Ik m.sn mis where other jeo ple buy dozens, lie expects us to sell goods quick, at a small prolit, and to send or carry him the money. So far we have not disappointed him. Our sale of Dress (Ioods at cost cont iiiues. and will until all are sold. We have six Ice Cream Freezers, two each of '2. ' and 1 quart sizes. We shall buy no more this season. You can get either of these Freezers lower than they have ever been offered before. Von will want one next summer if not now. A few Hummocks and Croquet Setts are yet with us. We shall let them go very .low. We need the room and want the money they represent to put into something' for Fall and Winter use. A few dozen Fruit Jars (Mason's) on hand. They are going very fast. As soon as it is known that we are out prices will advance murk the jnvd'w tion. Wo shall ha ve in store by the time you read thisthe largest stock of Ribbons,' Velveteens, Plushes, and Vel vets ever show n in Asheville. Fall Styles, New (ioods, at '"Racket Prices." Come and see them. Respectfully, GE0.T.J0NES&C0. MISCb'LLAKEOrS. THE RECORDS Continue to ma-ik a daily in crease in the volume of retail business at T. C. Smith & Co.'s Drug Store, l'.uying goods in large (plant it ies, se curing best discounts and often free delivery of goods, they share these advantages with their customers. Their Prescription business has outgrown their most san guine expectations. They have live professional experts of long experience in order to insure increased ellicieiicy in this department. This gives promptness in preparation, correctness in execution and quick delivery of medicines dispensed. This handsome Drug Store, t he prideof Ashe ville. located in the heart of t he city, is easy of access, and possesses an air of comfort and elegance. The rapid success of thisllouseinbuild ing up a prosperous business demonstrates the fact that they are fast securing the confidence and patronage of an enterprising and generous public J. V. &CIIARTLE, MERCHANT TAILOR 42 N. Main St. JOTICE. Will collect debts for anyone in the citv for IKTccnt. Good facilities tor renting and col lecting rents 011 lunises. Will set! furniture on wccklv pavnicntK. .. H. JOHNSON, At Hlnir's l-'urnilurc Store, .'t7 I'alton Avenue. References uiven. m:ir1 4-dm JAMES FRANK, UKAl.KH IN FAMILY GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS AKi'tlt fur NccniR Crock Wimli-n Milltt. North Main - Anhcrlllr, N. C. IcMOillv WM. R. PENNIMAN, I'KOI'KIKTOK Ol' THE ASHEVILLE BRICK WORKS, Asheville, N. C. I'. O. Box I". marKldly j7V. ROllERTSON, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, MUKGANTOS, N. C. MANUFACTURES ALL KINDS OF DRESSED LUMBER. INSIlii; FINISH in yuicn Annc and ull styles now in use. Mouldings u( various kinds. C'nn compete in prices with uny manufact urer in the South. jul2l dim RENT. Two 0-room Cottages on I lepot street. Otic ll-room cottage at Asheville Junction. Offices in Hendry block, North Court Siiunre. Apply to J. A. TKNNUNT. au21 dlw A NEW ENTERPRISE. The Hand Laundry will oien on Monday at the foot of Mrs. Wilson's hill, under the management of G. W. HiKins. All work done neatly by hnnd. FOR RENT. A InrK' eleven room Hrick House, together with kitchen and servant' house and tznml bam. Lot contains acre. ScwcriiKcand uood hnth rooms. Completely furnish d in every part. Likewise, a Kod Piano, if neencu. Apply 10 ao22 dtf NATT ATKINSON & SON. I il U I I I I I cored st horn wtta rlylil "i'fic 1 I ISmmSiZiZ B. M WOOU.RT. M O. frblodnwlT tn th ut CHAS. D. BLANTON & CO, MEN'S AND ROYS' CLOTHING OUTFITTERS. Our iiim is lo fill n Ion?;' felt wn lit in llio city of Aslicvillc. ui(l vi will o'ii nlioiif ScplcinlMT 1, witli tin most coiu lilctc line of t'lolliinj;' for Men iiixl I Joys over shown in tlii.s section. Our Mr. ('MAS. HLAXTO.N o'ocs to Nortlicrn and Kiist crn niiirkcts with the rcntly ensh which insures to the new husiness THE YOUTHS', BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT Will receive our special attention, and to this we will call the especial attention of Mothers. Sisters and Aunts. lj OUR GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS Will be replete with all the Novelties of the season in tlui way of Neckwear. OUR HAT DEPARTMENT Will receive clue attention, and in it can be found from the conventional High Hat down to the Soft Knock-about. We have already placed our order for a lino of MEN'S FINE SHOES With one of the most popular makers. Our mode of business shall be STRICTLY ONE I'lUt'E. and all goods warranted as represented or money refunded.. Our oiK'iiing w ill be announced in due time. CHAS. D. BLANTON & CO., . One Price Clothiers, Patton Avenue. Asheville, N C.
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