North Carolina Newspapers

DAILY CITI THE DAILY CITIZEN Delivered to Vtaitora in any part of the City. One Month !Mc. Two Weeka, or leas Hoc. BOARDING, WANTS, For Rent, and Loat Notices, thiee Hnea or leaa, 28 Cents for each inaertion. VOLUME V. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1889. NUMBER 146. THE ZEN. THE CZAR'S DEPARTURE POSTPONED ON ACCOUNT OF THE CZARINA'S ILLNESS. An Outbreak of War clamor by the German seml-Ofnclal Prem The Chancellor Wants a Con. lerence With ihe Cuar. CopyriKhtert 1889 I't N. Y. As-ociHtcd 1'iwa. Bkrun, Septemlier 28. The Czar has . .. .... (. 1, Vi leitrr to Emueror fKTiii. nn f ----- - , William stating that the Czarina has caught cold arm mat ner pnysiciuna umt advised her to delay her departure lor . API.- - I... !.... fli.. several uavs. inc tzar un! uul un. final directions lor his reception at Pots dam lie dclaved. Prince Bismarck has since communi cated with Count SchonvalotV, the Rus sian minister, in regard to the arrange ments of the Czar in the event of hiscom ing to Berlin. Count Schonvaloff replied that he had orders to receive the Czar ai the embassy. The Czar himself has mil intimated liis intentions beyond his visit to I'otsduin. The Emperor will goto Schwerin Tues day as the guest of the t'.rand I Hike ol Mecklenburg. According to the National .citung the Czar's visit is officially fixed for October !). The absence of Gicrs, the Russian prime minister, who is now staying in the Rcniiish part of the province of Tam bu, docs not apjiear to nfl'ect Prince Bis marck's determination to have an audi ence with the Czar. This week has been signalized by hi: outbreak of war clamor by the stmi-otfi-cial press. The Cologne Gazette pub lished an alarmist articleonthcexteiision of the Russian strategic way on the tron tier. which the North German Gazette proiniueiillv quoted. There is simulta neous appearance of war in the Chancel lor's organ. Vienna pajiers foment a scare bv the statements that the Russians along the frontiers of Galicia and Balkovmia an in active motion. Six regiments of cav alry and lour of infantry have, they say. arrived from the interior. Observation towers are being erected c!::sr to the Ga licia frontier, the whole aspect t the country giving the impression that the armv is making a strategic march. These reports have been directly suppressed by the Vienna and Berlin ministries. Bismarck's motive in secreting the agi tation over the Russian armaments on the eve of the Czar's reception is vari ously interpreted, recalling incidents prior to the last interview the Czar accorded him here. It is obvious that the Chan cellor aims to place the Czar again under the neeessitv of granting a political con ference. The reports also serve other pur poses, as they tend to balk Russia's efforts to negotiate u loan for the pay ment of the cost of repeating rifles ordered in France, and preparations to accept the new military bill, whichisnowknown to involve nn extra credit of 240,000,000 marks. But if the indifference shown by the Bourse over the attempted scare lore casts the feeling of the Reichstag, Bis marck will find the members less suscep tible than formerly to the old trick. The Czar's aversion to meeting the Chancellor or to giving his visit any character other than thatol iormul coui tcsy has been intensified by the projected journey of Emperor William to Constan tinople. The programme ol the Em peror's tour is now announced to include a visit to Bucharest, which will further annov the Czar. The Moscow pners ask if Bismarck dreams of detaching the Greeks from the traditions of the Russian alliance, flit Greeks uttaeh superstitious import tothc marriage of the Duke of Sparta and tin Princess Sophia. An old prophecy is re called bv the papers of Athensand repro duced here, to the effect that the mosipu of St. Sophia in Constantinople will be restored to the Christians under the rule of a Greek emperor named Constantine with n wife called Sophia, coinciding with the Duke of Sparta's name, Constantine, and that of the Princess Sophia, is excit ing the imagination of the Greeks as a hopeful augury of coming events, a feel ing which Bismarck will take advantage of. The Emperor will beuccompanicd by the Empress to Constantinople und will stav on board the imperial yacht while ihe'Czar entertains His Majesty. FRENCH POLITICS. itoulanser Issues) Another Ad dress to the Electors. Pakis, September 28. Ferry, who was (leleatcd in the recent election for mem ber of the Chamber of Deputies has writ ten n letter to the electors of the district ol the Vosgcs department, in which he ran, saving that violence, dishonesty and corruption disorganized for a mo ment the Republicans of the district. Such a state of affairs cannot last long. Ilis defeat, he says, is of small conse quence. He will remain on the battle iield until the coalition against the gov ernment Is broken. Boulanger has issued an address to tb electors of Montmarue, in which he says, that they have replied to the in iquitous charge of the Senate by electing him to the chambers of government, finding it strictly f no effecj, and re sorted audaciously to the annulling ol the votes. This, the General declares, was an net of sheer brigandage. The rights of electors and their privflages had been trampled under foot. Republicans will see that the rights of voters are restored. President Carnot received the members of the Commercial Congress to-day. In his speech to the delegates he referred to the happy result ot the election. He said, that the destines of Republican Prance are now assured. It be hooved the Chnmliers to attend less to speculative politics and to devote themse'ves to practical business and pacific developments. Baseball Yesterday. At Cleveland First game: Cleveland 7, Washington 1. Second game: Cleve land 6, Washington 7. At Philadelphia Athletic 2, Columbus 0. At Chicago Ten innings: Chicugo 2 in uth, New York 2 in 2nd. At Pittsburg Pittsburg 4, Philadel phia 1. At Indianapolis Indianapolis 10, Bos ton 5. Washington Notes. Washington, September 28. Consul Allen, of Kingston, telegraphs to the department of state that nn English war ship has returned from Nnvassa bring nine survive of the riot, and reports all confusion on the island. Bond offerings to-day aggregated $112,500, all accepted at 1.28 tor lour ier cents, and 1.05 for four anil a hall's. The Rotterdam strikers Quiet. Rottkkdau, September 28. The strik ers have made no overt demonstration to-day. The police are protecting the men who are not at work. Troos are stationed at all points about the city. CHICAGO REVIEW. Business In the Grain Center Dur ing Yesterday's Session. Chicago, Septcmlicr 28. The volume o( business transacted in wheat to-day was larger than usual for theclosing day of the week, though smaller than yester day and the day licforc. Fluctuations were within a narrower limit ami utter V-NaVic. lower opening, the market weak ened n little more and averaged most of the session fractionally under yesterday's ruling figures. Part ol the gossip re ceived was that Duluth parties were buy ing wheat here and that a prominent local operator was willing to help the crowd break the market if he could do so without selling any wheat. Foreign houses are said to lie "on the fence" to day. A general break of 1 to 2c. was ex lcctcd by both bulls and bears here on depressing influences. The selling pres sure, however, was not especially heavy until late in the session, and when rcnl izini; by longs liecnmc quite large and general and December wheat broke to 82'ic.. May bcingcarricd down to 84;1 ic, the final closing figures showed a net de cline of W';,tc. Com was moderately active at times with leciing developed somewhat easier. The market opened at about yesterday's closing. Prices were steady for a time, then sold off :S,c., ruled quiet and steady, and closing with near months '-ic. lower, and May at the same as yesterday. A moderate volume of trade was wit nessed in oats and prices advanced VafeUe. May was sold freely and prices remained steady. Trading in pork was rather iiglit and feeling easier. Deierreil deliveries rathei weakened and prices decline! 15W20, closing lower. A light trade was reported in lard, prices 2Ia(".oc. lower, the market closing quiet. Trading was only fair in short ribs and the leciing easier. I 'i kes declined Woe, uud the market closed steady. STATE NEWS, Greensboro Watchman: Jt has been found by consulting the rolls of the First Presbyterian Sunday school in this city that there had been no death among its oupils from October !), 1885 to August 27th, 188'J. Concord Standard: Mr. X. W. Craft, a niirseyinan of considerable reputation in this State, now has a reputation that is to some extent world wule. He liar been awarded n gold medal at the World's Fair, in Paris, for the best wines and is also informed that his apples have been given a prominent place in the ex hibition. This is quite a compliment to Mr. Craft and indirectly to theold North State. This goes to show that we have just as good climate and country gener ally as can lie found in the world. Hur rah for North Carolina. Webster Herald: We arc sorry to learn that Judge Davies met with an other serious accident at his home last Wednesday. While climbing a ladder a misstep sent htm to the ground with con siderable force, and dislocated a shoulder We trust the judge will soon lie able to get around ii'rain. The re ports of frost from the upper end of the county are distressingly seriuu.-,. The nail carrier says that all of the late planted corn, which is yet soft, is killed; tobacco is used up and sweet potatoes ruined. Winston Republican : The new $3, 000 pipe orgai: for the Centenary M. E. church has arrived and will be placed in position at once. It will be a great ad dition to the service of song in this beau tiful and largely attended place of wor ship. .r. W. II. Hall, of Salem, is tin boss apiarist of this section. Asa result of this season's work, he has gathered a surplus from his hives of some 2,500 pounds of honey, as pretty and tooth some as the most fastidious could desire. A peep into liis storage room, is a sight worth the tint- and walk. Wilmington Star: Capt. Moore, who was blown up in the dynamite explosion on the St. John's river, Florida, on the 5th instant, has returned to Wilming ton. Me gives a graphic account of the disaster, through wliich his son and a colored boy lost their lives. Captain Moore says their bodies were not blown to pieces as reported in telegrams nt the time, but that both fell in the wnter and sank before assistance could reach them. The remains of the unfortunate men were not recovered. The colored boy swam a short distance before he sank, but young Moore was probably killed in stantly. Fanners Exchange: The saw mill in dustry in Robeson ountv along the Hue of the C. F. & Y. V. railroad, is assum ing vast proportions and proving a threat feeder to the treasury of the road. Every north hound freight train carries from twenty to forty car loads of sawed lumber which is distributed toeverv part of the country. There arc fifteen linns-, some running two or more mills whose product is loaded at Red Springs. Be tween Fayettcville and Maxton there tire not less than thirty-five saw mills in constant operntion. Lumlier mid tim ber is fast taking the place of terpentine and cotton in that part of Robeson traversed bv the railroad. A Card. Asfikvu.i.k, N. C. September 27. Editor Citizen : It is exceedingly kind in the officials of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad to put an agent in our city good enough to tell us the arrival and departure of trains, and their delays, on the Richmond and Dan ville railroad, and we are learning to ap preciate this kindness. We welcome Mr. Day to Asheville, nnd lnqie if such gentlemen continue to estab lish offices in our city, even though they represent other lines, they will greatly as sist the traveling public. We understand that various other western lines intend establishing soliciting offices here, and we may then lie nble to learn all about tl e Richmond and Danville trains, etc. We hope too that when other lines build into Asheville, that our good peo ple will not forget the Richmond and Danville railroad for its many courtesies nnd conveniences to the people. Very truly, C. W. W. Reminders of the Sanioan Storm, San Francisco. Septemlier 28. The tram was running ahead ol time, and steamer Alameda from Svdnv nnd Auck-1 that engineer Twombley was mainly re land via Samoa and Honolulu, arrived : sponsible for the accident, here at noon to-day. Admiral Kin'lrly A Bootlesi Errand, and staff, who have been nt Apia tor six , months, left there on the Alameda, and Birmingham, Ala., September 2S The stopped at Honolulu. The Admiral was Jefferson Volunteers got to the Pratt given an ovation at Honolulu, the Brit-1 mines promptly Inst night, looked the ish man of war Caroline, and a Japanese ! place over and found absolutely nothing mntwifwur ntj.,,,..,! thf-r fir-tiitr n -1 1 lie mntter there. The negroes and lute uiion his arrival. He will remain at Honolulu a short time and then continue the journev to San Francisco on the I'nited States steamer Nipsic, the repairs on that boat having lieen almost com- pleled. She is expected to sail aliout Oc- tober 1. SIXTY-SIXTH M.K1IKNT, Wonderful Qualities of a Mineral ! Water Discovered. A discovery of immense scientific inter tcrcst has recently been madenenr Whar ton, Texas, a discovery which it is thought will add a hitherto unknown element to the sixty-five already familiar to the chemist. Mr. Chandlcy Mason, a prom inent cotton planter, living about five miles from town, while boring an artes ian well on his place struck water a lew davs ago at a depth of 215 feet. A pow erful stream was thrown up with a loud report and a slight trembling ol the sur rounding earth. Mr. Mason, in order to lest the quality of the water, drank a glass of it, nnd the negro workmen also crowded about and drank Ireelv ol the water, which was found to lie very cold and good, though possessed of a slight unfamiliar Mayor, which was, however, not disugreeuhlc. Within a quarter of an hour, or even less, after drinking the water. Mr. Mnson ixMjnn to feel strange twttclungs in the muscles of the face, and his workmen also commenced to complain of the same sensation. This twitclimgsoon extended to the arms and legs, increasing all the while in violence until, at lust, the negroes east themselves down, crying that they liad been conjured nnd rolled about on the ground shrieking aloud nnd writh ing with hideous contortions of the face and body. As the jerking and jumping ol the musclis of the limbs grew more and more violent, all hands sprang up and joined in a wild, uncontrollable dance or rather hopping up and down like so maiiv disturbed frogs. Mr. Mason, describin his sensation .-ays that he was conscious of a feeling ot ureal exhiliaration and an increased acuteness ofttvery sense. The sight of the leaping negroes, who were too frightened to realize that they were Millering from lenr, and their cries and shrieks provoked him to bursts of laughter that sounded almost maniacal. Mrs. Mason, seeing her husband's extraordinary liehavior, became alarmed, and, running out, at tempted to hold him down, but, thoiudi he endeavored to assist her by clinging with all his strength to a post, it was found impossible to resii'nis him. This dance was kept up. savs .1 Phila delphia Times correspondent, until iufr: exhaustion caused the involuntary par ticipants to fall prostrate to the earth, where thev lay and kicked for some min utes, after which thev fell into a decii sleep. This sleep was the heavy, dream less slumber that follows intoxication and lasted for several hours, but left them with clear heads and no evil conse quences beyond a soreness of the back and limbs and a pain in the face resem bling neuralgia, which, however, soon passed away. THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE. Noii-Holltlcal, Carlnic Chiefly for the Fanner's latere-1, Marshall, N. C., SeplenilKT 27, 188!l. j Editor Citizen : I see in the Knoxville Journal of September 22, an article from n correspondent at Asheville. N. C, dated September 21, in which the Asheville cor respondent ol the Knoxville lournul says, The Farmers' Alliance, it is rumored, de sires to defeat Senator Vance, etc. Many of the Alliance men recognize the fact that their interest lies with the Republi can party. Thousands of Democrats who arc now members of the Alliance voted for Col. O. II. Dockcry, the Repub lican fui mer candidate lor governor, at the lasL election." I wish to say that I am a member of the Fanners' Alliance and I have not heretofore been apprised of the fact that i he Alliance is a side show to the Repub lican party of North Carolina. Vet one would inter from the article referred to, that such is intended by same to be the case. The writer of the article savs that Col. T. B. Long, an able and influential Republican, has been elected State lec turer. Now il the writer of the above article thinks that because Col. Long is a Republican and that therefore the Alli ance must, for that reason, vote for the Republican party or tiny other party, I for one think if he speaks by authority of the North Carolina Alliance, the sooner good a d honest men who have lieen in duced to join the Alliance find out what the real object of the movement is, the better it is for them. But I have a higher and better opinion of the real intention of the great and noblemen who first con ceived the idea of the Alliance than to be led off by any such clap-trap talk as this. I know that there are men of both polit ical parties who would like to get into position by the assistance of the Alliance und suppose the writer of the article referred to is one of that number. Mr. Editor, I live in the Republican county of Madison and am an Alliance man and have taken great interest in the movement tor the reason that I have been assured that there was no politicsiu it II it is simply gotten up for a political purpose and not for the liest interests of the down tioddn and opposed tillers of the soil, I for one want nothing to do with the Alliance. But I am satis fied thnlas far as ihiseounty isconeerned there is no desire on the part of any one to use the Alliance for any such selfish motives and the sooner we give such to understand that their tricks that are dark and ways that are mean will not be tolerated the lietter it will he for us as an organization, and it will be a dark day for us in North Carolina when either of the political parties can boast of their power by reason of having the Alliance nt their back. An Allianck Man. Twonibley Responsible. Chicago, September 28. The coroner's inquest as to cause of the accident on the Rock Island road near Englewood some days ago, was resumed this morning. Su perintendent Chamberlain, of the Illinois division of that road, testified that he had discharged engineer Twonibley off his engine three or four times for being drunk. Twombley is engineer of the train wliich caused the accident. After lieing idle awhile, Twombley's father, who is the master mechanic of the road, would re-employ him without con sulting anybody, (iencral superintend ent Bovce testified that he had made an investigation into the causes of the acci- dent. He had found that the freight ! ' whites were nil in bed and the Volunteers came lines on tne next train very mucn ' disgusted. The woman is not dead and will recover from the effects of the severe beating. Maxwell gave her, he says, for insulting his wife. It was the greatest farce ever enacted in Birmingham. COME TO TAW'S VICTORY OVER LONGSTREET VESTKR- DAV AT (iRAVESEND. It Was In the Brook wood Handi cap lor Three-Year Olds and Was a Mile and Quarter stretch Other Turf Events, K.tc. New York, Septemlier 2S. Delight- tul weather had the enect ol bringing out a tremendous attendance at Gravcscnd track to-day, and capital sport was en joyed. The feature of the day was Come to Taw's grand victory over I.ougstreet and Senator Hearst's victory in the holly handicap, in which lie ran first and second with tournament and Itallaret The victory brought with it disappoint ment however, as the stable plunged on Ballaret and Tournament was allowed to run with odds of fifteen to one against him. First race five furlongs : Rtqicrt won, Amazon second, Elite third. Time I.Pl-'i. Second race mile and a sixteenth Badge won. Bronze Hindo-i third. Time 1.481-.. Third race holly handicap for two year olds, six furlongs: tournament won, Bullnret second, I'adashah third. Time 1.10. Fourth race Brookwood handicap for three year olds, mile and u quarter: Come to Taw won. I.ongstrecl second. Cracksman third. Time 2.02. Fifth race sweepstakes for two year olds, non-winners, six furlongs: Tulla Blackburn won, Master Lode second, Maria, filly, third. Sixth nice selling, all ages, mile and one sixteenth: Callargo won, Pericles second, Pocotelle third. Time 1 .04:,(. Latoula Races. Cincinnati, September 28. The first day of the lull meeting at Latoniaoiened under very favorable conditions. The track w.'is in first classcondition, though a trifle dusty, and the weather was pleasant. A fairly good number ol spectators was present. The racing was good throughout. rirst race one mile: l.eoiitine won, Burch second, Burrv Glenn third. Time 1.44. Second race selling purse thirteen sixteenths of a mile: Dahlia won, Ruth second. Governor th" '!. Tn"' " 14U. Third race selling, purse fifteen six teenths of a mile: Birthday won, Winning Ways second Mamie Fonso third. Time l.:itv',. Fourth race merchant stakes, mile and a quarter: Marv won, Heron second Fannie third. Time 2.H!l!,i. Fifth race selling purse, tour year olds, live furlongs W. G. Morris won. Happi ness second, Polemus third. Time 1.03. IRKDF.I.I.'H HONORS. All Extraordinary SIiowIhk Since the War Closed. Stiiu-Nvillc .umlmnrk. Eet us run over the list since the war: Hon, Anderson Mitchell was for years a judge of the superior court and W. P. Caldwell, Esq., was for even a longer period solicitor ol the district. After the death of the former, the judgeship again fell to Iredell, Governor Brogden np- -pointing Judge Furches to the vacancy. In 1874Jos. t. Adams, Esq., was elected solicitor of the district, and though not nt that time a citizen of Iredell, lie soon made this place his home and waselccted to the solicitorship two succeeding terms while resident here. The same year Hon. R. F. Arinlield, of Statesville, was elected to the State Senate from Iredell, Alxan der and Wilkes, and Gov. Caldwell dying and Lieut. Gov. Brogden succeeding to the governorship, Colonel Arinlield was elected president of the Senate and be came Lieutenant Governor. For ten years, from 1872 to 1882, Hons. Win. M. Robbins and K. F. Arinlield, of Ire dell, represented the district in Con gress, the latter is now the superior court .judge tor the district and Benj. F. Long, of Iredell, is the solicitor. For a number of years Dr. J. J. Mutt, of Iredell, was collector of internal rev enue for this district, and chairman of the Republican State executive commit tee, and be was succeeded in the collec torship by T. N. Cooper, Esq., of Iredell. Gov. Scales chose his private secretary from Iredell in the person of Mr. Chas. 11. Arinlield, Hon. A. Leazar, of Iredell, is speaker of the lower house of the General Assembly nnd Mr. M. L. Mott, of Ire dell, is assistant district attorney for the western district of North Carolina. In another field of intellectual effort we instance the following achievements of the past six years, all by young men of Iredell county: A. T. Robertson has rraduatcd with first honor at Wake Forest College ; W. F. Stevenson has graduated with second honor at David son College and R. R. Stevenson with hrst hono'. Richmond P. Davis and V . A. Carter have won cadetships at the I nited States Military Academy in com petntivc examinations the first named graduated there and is now a lieutenant in the army, while the latter is yet a cadet at the Academy. liarlee MacCall won, in a competitive examination, n cadetsliip at the I'nited States Naval Acndcmv and passed the mental exami nation there but failed on the physical examination. All these things taken together make up quite an extraordinary record there is not another county m the State that can equal it. And these honors uud achievements have been ours through blind luck. From the earliest times Ire dell has been a county of patriotic im pulses, of educational progress and of intellectual force. Weekly Bank Statement. Nkw York, Septemlier 28. The weekly bank statement is as follows: Reserve, decrease $1 ,04-3,650 Loans, decrease 290,000 Specie, decrease 1 ,424,01 )0 Legal tenders, decrease 330,700 Deposits, decrease 2,844,200 Circulation, increase 14,200 The banks now hold $033,750, in ex cess of the 25 icr cent. rule. Specie Exports. Nkw Vokk, Septemlier 28. Exports of siecie from the port of New York last week amounted to bi,ii ot which $11,600 was in gold, $450,102 in silver. All the gold went to South America, and $446,352 in silver went to Europe, and $3,750 in silver went to South America. Exports of siecie for the week amounted to $61,684 of which $33,462 was in gold nnd $28,222 in silver. Explosion In Prussia. Bkki.in, Septemlier 28. An explosion j occurred to day in the Prussian colliery at tianeuurg on me Riiine. len men ; were killed and several were injured. j Some of the injured men will die. An explosion in theartillery laboratory at Spandan to-day injured ten men and I forty-two women. VERY VALUABLE LANDS To be Sold In This City on Tues day Next. On the fourth page of Thk Citizkn this morning will be found an announcement by Capt. W. M. Cocke, jr., of the sale of some very valuable real estate in this eitv on Tuesday next. The business lots on SoutlAlain street, mentioned in th advertisement, are too well known to need description in this article, but it may not be generally known that a lot adjacent to these has been offered during the past few days to the general govern mcnt as a site for the proposed public building in Asheville. However, such is a fact, nnd while deeds, etc., have been approved, it is by no means certain yet, that the public building will be erected upon the. lot donated to the government by Mr. William Johnston The storehouse to be sold at this sale is the one at present occupied by Mr. F Stikeleathcr, directly opposite tin Swannnnoa hotel. The eight residence lots which will be sold on the same day, we wish to call attention to because of their admirable situation and natural lienuty. In our opinion no liner land scapes exist in Buncombe than those on French Broad avenue, stretching away on either side, with finely Hooded knolls, gentle inclines, just sufficient to afford a ierfcct natural drainage, nnd possessing an attractiveness that ap proaches fascination. Elegant lots are these, and when the new hotel, plansand specifications for which have already been drawn, is erected, no finer resident section in the city will exist. Already several fine residences have lieen built here, among which are those of Judge Merriinon, city attorney Cobb, Mrs. S. V. M. Charnan, Captain Cocke and others. Pei naps the finest private resi dence in the city, when completed, will lie that of the latter gentleman a large sum of money being expended in its construc tion and interior equipments, "very foot of land in the vicinity will be finely improved, and in addition, electric street railway accommodations, splen did streets and roadways will lie features that will not fail to attract the attention of the shrewd seeker after handsome homes, at a comparatively small cost, in one of the most charming and de lightful localities in the city. FOLKS VOl' KNOW. Who They Are l Where Thev Are, HiiC What They Are Doinic . Dr. B. II. Douglass has returned to the city. A. L. Rankin and B. E. Jouesof Greens boro are here. Mr. S. Haiiimcrshlag is North purchas ing goods. Master Will Cocke leaves lor Wofl'ord College to-morrow. Telegraph operator C. I'. Hill is in ever heard him laugh, but all Judea has Knoxville on a business trip. frequently beheld him weep, and so per- suasive are his tears that the multitudes Mr. . II. Marx is out again alter a ! !lre una,t. to restrain theirs from ming severe attack of illness. Hug with his. He is very modest, temper- Editor Tomlinson of Country Homes atC Whatever this phenom- i onon mnv be in the end, he now seems to has returned (mm the Hickory lair. be a man of strange lieautv and divine Cnpt. . P. Sawver and wife returned from New York yesterday afternoon. j Ex-Mayor Hnrkins has returned to the city from a trip through Rutherford, i Cleveland and Polk counties, on revenue business. j representing i Mr. Geo. C. Sanderson W. II. Michael, ol Philadelphia, whole- sale and retail dealer in foreign and do- niestic units, is in the city. He wishes to purchase all the chestnuts, walnuts and hickory nuts in Western North Car olina, so he says. RANDOM NOTF.S Roped In by Raiublliisc Reporters Roatuinic Round the city. Marriage license was issued to five couples by the Register of Deeds yester day. Owing to the absence of Rev. W. S. P. llrv.'i'i from the city there will lie no ser vices at the First to day. Prcshvterinn church Don't forget the masquerade carnival at Rav's rink to-morrow evening. Five dollars in gold will be awarded the best costumed skater at the exhibition. The Agnes llcnidon company played to a Knoxville audience last night. Asheville theatre-goers will have much to lie thankful for if this company gives them the "go-by" in future. Work on the new market house of the Western Dressed Beef nnd Provision Co will Ik- commenced to-morrow. Ti,e building will lie 27x68, two stories in : height, and built of brick. Its location will be at the corner of College street, adjoining the Hendry block. - - Into New Quarters. On Jarunry 1 next, the estern Caro- linn bank will be removed to the building on South Mam street, now occupied by W. O. Midler, dealer in wines and liquors. The building will be entirely remodeled, the most conspicuous improvements be - ing an iron and plate glass tront, hand- sonic office furniture, etc. The bank au thorities will make it one of the hand somest structures in the city, and will spare neither money or labor in perfect ing the improvements contemplated. The duration of the lease is five years. The Farmers' Exchange Is a new weekly, the first numlier ol which has iust Ix-en issued in Fnvette- ville bv Messrs. J. & O. Evans. It is to be devoted most largely to agricultural interests and the building up of local, and also State, interests ; and the first issue gives token of ability to be a useful worker to those ends. We give a cor- dial welcome to our new brethren, CHRIST, THK SAVIOR. An Ancient Manuscript's Interest ing- Description. ouice jurist was uorn on earth in human form, lived on earth in human form, lived on earth with human wants and habits, and died on earth in human pains and sufferings, Christians can seek without impiety the presenta tions or descriptions ofHimas he lived on earth in fellowship with man. The blas phemy which fain would picture the ( treat God and Lord of All, whom no human eye hath seen, or can see.doesnot apply to the Son, who being equal with God, for a time made himself equal with man, of like lorni, figure and feature. The painters of all ages therefore, have drawn upon inspired fancy for such representations as might meet the aspi rations for truthful ideal of the God Man, of the being, human, yet with the attributes ofdivinity; human, yet faultless and noble in form; human, yet with countenance of superhuman beauty, full of love and also of commanding force, nnd upon which sin and passion never made a trace, but upon which sorrow una ciceply graved its mark. The great painters ol the 15th and 16th centuries, Raphael, Michael Angelo, Renvenuto Cellini, Ruliens and many other immor tal painters, have given us ideals so real and so sublime that the Savior stands before the eye of sense as well as faith in full substantial realism, with such a halo of divinity thrown around face and form us abashes familiarity and brings the hu mility appropriate to the presence of the Holy One. In connection with this we attach the following interesting description of the Savior, for the authority of wliich we are unable to vouch. It is at any rate intensely interesting: Citizkn. The following description of our Savior was found in an ancient manuscript, sent by Publius Lcntulus, President of ludea. to the Roman Senate: ,.',m i: ,t , , ,. , . iiii-ic uvi.-, ai tins I,.,., ,.. juiiiu, man of singular character, whosenameis Jesus Christ. The barbarians esteem him as a prophet, but his followers adore him as the immediate offspring of God. He is endowed with such unparalleled virtue as to be able to cull back the dead from their graves, and to heal every sort of disease with a word or touch. His lierson is tall and elegantly shaed ; his aspect amiable and reverend. His hair flows in those beautiful shades which no united colors can match, falling in grace ful curls below the ears, agreeably touch ing on his shoulders and parting on the crown of his head, like the head-dress ot the sect called Xazarites. His forehead is smooth and his checks without spot, save that of a lovely red. His nose and mouth are formed with exquii'te sym metry ; his lieard is thick and suited to the hair of his head, reaching a little be low his chin, and parted in the middle like a fork. His eyes are bright, serene and clear, lis rebukes withmajesty.and counsels with iersuasive language. His whole address, whether in word or being, is elegant, grave and strictly character- i istic of so exalted a being. No man has ler,ettl". every way surpassing the children of men.' A HOTKl. SOLD. Mr. Miller Disposes or His Sky land Spriuics Property. We learn from Mr. Otis A. Miller that v ,- . ..r...s ...i... ...ls..j i.is hn. ld f(r tlt. next fiye vcars wcre so we . . . n ... K!lw . ... they concluded to purchase. A sale was consummated yesterday and deed made to E. A. LcVene of the property, the con sideration being $11,750. Messrs. Le Vene and Crapo, the new proprietors arc old and exR-rienced hotel men, being now engaged in the hotel business in New York city and also ill Pawlct, Ver mont. They will double the capacity ot the Skylnnd Springs house, put in elec tric annunciators, gas, etc., and make it in all respects a first-class hostelry. Mr. Miller will at once build another hotel on the pavilion order with family cottages to accomodate at least one hun- (lml lI'1f"t the popular rates of $1 IKr l,1,v' -' 'r ,""m" We can only add that the pure mineral water at Skylaud will build it up into a great resort, and too many hotels can scarcely be built there. Wc extend a hearty welcome to the New York men and wish them success. Relliclous Announcements. First Baptist church. Rev. Dr. V. A. Nelson, pastor. Sermon at 11 a. in,, by Kev- James Atkins, jr. Baptism and sermon ar ... p. m., oy tne pastor, Centrnl Methodist church. Rev. Dr. G. j C- R""'n. pastor. Sunday school at j ''30 a' ,n" scrmo" ,lt 1 1 m - nt 8 j p. m., Ivy the pastor. This will be the j )ilst Sunday of the conference ycarat this church and the mcmliers of the congrega tion are all requested to lie present at the services. Rcv. Father Francis, O. S. B., is in the i city ; and will conduct services at St 1 Laurence's Catholic church on Haywood street, this morning nt 1 1 o'clock. Chariced With Rape. James Rogers, a white man, residing in Iyeicester township, was lodged in jail here yesterday afternoon, charged with having committed an outrageous assault uHn the person of one Mrs. Pressley, also living in the same township, on , luesday morning last. Kogcrs was committed by a magistrate, and will be tried at the approaching term of the : criminal court. j a Ladles' Meetlnit. I The ladies of Trinity Parish are re- j quest! to meet at the corner of Char- lotte and Chestnut streets, at 3.30 ' o'clock, p. m., on Wednesday October 2. MR. M'INTIRE'S MULE. HOW A MADISON ROGI'E GOT AWAY WITH A BUTCHER. A Trade by Which Mclntire Lost Forty. fl-ve Dollars In clean, Cold Cash Ramsay stole the Mule That He Swapped. Mr. P. C. Mclntire is out forty-five dollars. And the way it happened came about in this wise: Friday afternoon he traded a black horse for a mule, and the "boot" he gave in the swap corresponded with the amount mentioned above. To-(fay he has neither mule nor $45, but he has the horse, and the "horse" is on him by a large majority. He was taken in by one W.G. Ramsay, who hailed from Bull Run, in Madison county. It is alleged that he stole the mule he traded to Mclntire from Jim Ramsay. The latter came to town yes terday and got his mule, but he didn't give Mr. Mclntire any $45. Not much. Later in the day Mclntire's horse was brought to town by a party who found it tied to a tree in Mr. J. E. Reed's corn field near the city, and delivered the an imal over to its rightful owner. But Ramsay, W. G., had sloped, and is still sloping. At least that is the report brought in last night by Bunk Mclntire, who went in pursuit of the rogue early in the day. He is wanted and wanted bad, and Mr. Mclntire said to a reporter last evening that he would give $500 to catch the man who had "worked him" out of his hard earned wealth. But Ramsay is non est, and Mclntire's purse is $45 lighter than it was before he met the man from Madison. A Notable Coming Sale. An advertisement appears in this issue calculated to attract unusual attention ; for it offers an oportunity to those in quest of beautiful sites for homes to be come possessed of joint ownership of the bewitchingly charming prosjiects ol tained from Richmond Hill. That hill every citizen of Asheville knows, and every visitor has been taught to know it; lor it is so unique in its charms, so rich and rare in combination of all the attri butes of the perfect landscape, that to have come to Asheville nnd then gone awav without seeing Kichmond Mill were to have gone to New York with out seeing Central Park, or to come down to the stereotyped illustration, to have seen the play of Hamlet jierformed with the part of Hamlet omitted. And in fact, from the peculiar position of that eminence and its contiguous grounds, there is a peculiar significance ol outlook. There is mountain and vale and forest and field, and here and there, far and near, glimpses of the river in little lake like pictures, adding that feature and charm so generally deficient in the South ern landsca)e. Truly, the opportunity offered is a rare one; for while there is river and mountain and valley in gener ous distribution, it is here at this sjiecial spot that nature has been most generous and most tasteful in her combinations and distributions. But learn more from the advertisement itself. HOLSTON CONFERENCE To Meet at Morrlstown, Tenn., on Wednesday Next. This large and influential body of min isters and laymen will meet in annual session at Morristown, Tenn., next Wed nesday morning at 10 o'clock. Bishop A. W. Wilson, of Baltimore, will preside. The conference numbers some two hun dred and sixty memliers nnd it will be in session about one week. (Juite a number of delegates will go from this city, among whom are Revs. G. C. Rankin, James Atkins, jr., C. M. Bishop, W. M. Kerr and J. S. Burnett, also Messrs. H. A. Gudger and W. H. Penland. All in all the con ference wilt lie an interesting gathering. The V. M. C. A. There will lie a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Asheville V. M. C. A. held at the residence ot Mr. H. T. Collins, on Patton avenue, to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. The new city secretary, Mr. Anderson, has arrived, and wishes to meet with the memliers of the Board at once in ord-.-rto immediately begin work. It is very important that a full attend ance of the directors be had at the meet ing to-morrow evening. The new rooms of the Association on Patton avenue will lie ready for occupancy at an early day. Death of Mrs. Tlllet. Mrs. W. F. Tillet, nee Miss Kate Schoolfield, wife of Rev. W. F. Tillet, I). D., of Vanderbilt I'niversity, nnd a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Schoolfield, of Danville, Va., and grand daughter of Cnpt. and Mrs. H. C. France of this city, died at the residence of her father Friday morning. Mrs. France and Mrs. K. F. Alexander left for Dan ville on the noon train Friday. A Special Term. Owing to an unusually heavy docket, the board of county commissioners will be asked to call a special session of the criminal court for Buncombe to be con vened immediately after the adjournment of the Bedcral court to be held here in November. It is very probnble that the commissioners will make the necessary order for a special session as the request will lie jointly made by the judge and solicitor of the criminal court. Off to College. Our young friends Arthur Kankin, Eu gene Bearden and James Ray left yester day for Wofford College, at Spartan burg, S C, where they will attend school during the present session of that famous institution.