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it' ' THE DAILY CITIZ THE DAILY CITIZEN BOARDING, WANTS, J'ur Rent, ami Lost Notices, three linen or less, 25 Cents for each insertion. Delivered to Visitor In any part of the City. One Month Two Weeks, or lens VOLUME V. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1889. NUMBER 152. EN THROUGH BOTH TEMPLES. A BALTIHORK LADV SHOOTS HERSELF. Mm, Tnnstail Smith, Beautiful, Wealthy and Loved, Takes Her Own Life by Driving a Itullet Through Her Brain. Bai.timokk, Octolicr !. Mrs. Tuustall Smith ha committed suicide. Slit- was only twenty-seven years of nge.lientitiful and accomplished, and was the wife of one of Baltimore's substantial business men, of (he wholesale dry goods firm of Carey, Baync it Smith, and a daughter of Gen. K. Snowden Andrews. Mrs. Smith went shopping this morn ing and visited her mother. Coming home, toll N. Calvert street, she talked affec tionately with her three small children and instructed their nurse to take them into the library. This was at t p. in. Her husband drove up to the door hall an hour later and asked a man servant if his wife was ready to take a drive. The servant returned and said she could not be found, but that her door was locked. The door was burst ia and there stretched upon the Hoar was the lili'lcss form of his beaut iful wife. She still held a Smith ci Wesson in her hand, . and her dark hair was clotted with blood. The bullet had entered one tem ple and came out the other. The donics- tic relationship of the husband and wife had Ik'cii most cordial, but Mrs. Smith had suffered for some time with insomnia, melancholy and nervous depression. No other cause can be assigned for her terri ble (keel. (SAVlv t'l Tllli VF.IL. A Rcliuicouse Cancels Her Vows and KeluriiB lu m r Home. A dispatch from San Francisco. Cal., says: It very rarely hnpcns that a nun who has worn the black veil lavs aside J her religious robes and returns to the ' world after conventual seclusion. Acasc j of this kind, however, has just come to light in Santa Kosa, Cal. The nun was known as Sister Gertrude, but now is once more called by her former name. Miss Jessie Overton. Her lather is Judge A. P. Overton, one of Santa Rosa's wealthiest and most influential citizens, and Miss Jessie is his only daughter. She was reared a Protestant, but was sent to the I'rsulinc Convent to complete her education, and embraced thcCatholii laith, notwithstanding Judge Overton's strenuous opposition and avowal that he would disinherit his only child. She took the veil, taught with great wisdom ami success and her (at her kept his word. The sister superior of the convent w as a daughter of General Kosecrans. As an instance of Sister Gertrude's re ligious fcrver it is related that just previ ous to Miss Overton's taking the black veil her brother was accidentally killed while out hunting, anil her relatives de sired her to come home temporarily dur ing the eriod of mourning. The sister superior advised her to do so, but in cidentally mentioned that temporary breaking of the enclosure would necessi tate a postponement of her reception of the veil to a later date than the time originally set. Notwithstanding her grief she refused to leave the convent on account of this postponement. Judge Overtoil wasgreat ly incensed, and driving his carriage into the convent garden attempted to raise his daughter into the vehicle to make her come home and take a last look at the dead. He failed, and in consequence the funeral cortege was obliged to change its intended route and pass by the convent in order that the weeping religieusc might see the coffin of her brother on its way to the grave. After this, Sister Gertrude's health failed rapidly. Her convent lite was too trying for her delicate constitution, and a transfer to Ohio worked no benefit. Meanwhile, her father relented and Iwgged her to return to her home. The Ursidinc nuns lent a helping hand, and applied to PoK I,co for a cancellation of Sister Gertrude's vows. The favor was granted, and Miss Overton now re turns after years of separation to her father and the home of herehildhood. CourlHlilp In Recent Fiction. Atlanta Constitution. In the novels of the past generation lovers were descrilicd as models of devo tion, gentleness and courtesy when they were in the presence ot their sweethearts. We see nothing of this in the fiction of to-day, in our realistic stories, and pas sionate society novels. The typical lover is an athletic" young man, whose impu dence and brutality interest and fasci nate the young lailics until they are re duced to a state of whini)cring helpless ness. A recent novel, written of course by a young woman, has a lover in it w'liosc'iuaiii points are strength, length and a coal black beard, lie accidentally travels with a girl to whom he has been introduced, but who has never seen him but once. On the trip the two lalkabout the scenery and the weather, but the tall man with the big black beard suddenly goes into a lit of delirium tremens over his companion's beauty, and without any warning gives her a tremendous hug and skips out. Later the man with the ln-nrd lichaves like a hero at a lire and calls to see his fellow traveler. Theyonng lady, who is a society lielle, conducts her self in such a manner that her visitor feels that it is his duty to hug her again, with effusion, as the French say. The wedding follows. If our vouiil' ocoolc read much of this sort of stuff they will have queer ideas of life, and when they are turned loose they will cut some very astonishing caiers. Joe Howard tells this little story in the New York Press: "Fact is much Stranger than fiction. In 1861 Colonel Goiiverneur Carr was in command of the United States trooos at Winchester. Va.. and, as he passed along the streets of that old time citv. crowds of men and women, boys and girls, kept time to the music ol the march. Among than was a little fellow, a native of the place, by the name of Bradford. Months rolled into years and years into a quarter of a century, the most significant quarter of a century, which must forever stand monumental among its fellows. A second uuurter of a century was begun. Carr, now an old man, enfeebled, gray, an a- nhcnnt lor a consular appointment suddenly died. Palllienrcrs were selected from Ins confreres of the Tribune stuff, among whom was Mr. L. C. Bradford, the telegraph night editor ofourestecmed contemporary, no longer the little Win chester bov, trotting lifter a troop of Yankee soldiers, but a grave anil un feigned mourner at the bier of a departed comrade." Will Oppose Vent, St. Loi-is, October 5. Ex-Congressman John M. Glover, of St. Louis, an nounces himself as a candidate for the United States Senate from Missouri in opposition to Senator Nest. CHICAGO KKVIKW. Business In the fraln Center Dur ing Yesterdny's Session. Chicago, October 5. To-day the wheat market opened bullish ami Ha Vac. higher, initial trades ill December being at 827hc. Early cables were strong. Free rcalizings by longs at ("round H.'i'ic. for December broke the price to 82;1(aS27MC., but the bulk of business done during the first half ol the session was at. K'Hxc. News from the Northwest was again lienrish and there were some selling orders from that part of the country. Stocks in the Northwest are now piling up rapidly. The possible increase in the next visible supplv report is variously estimated at from "1,250,000 to 2,000,000 bushels. A feature of the market was the widening of the difference between October and De- ceinl)er to 2c, and the narrowing; of the premium on May over Deceinher Ironi 2:1u to 2''4C- Closing public cablescalled spot wheat in Liverpool firm but in lim ited demand, with futures He. higher. Private cables were generally strong in tone. Half an hour or so lieforetheclose there was a bulge to the best prices of the day on covering by shorts, who appear to take fright ensile. Later the market eased off 1 ia:!nc. and the adjournment showed a net gain lor the day ol n.t))ic. A moderate speculative trade was re ported in the corn market, anil the feel ing developed wasweaker. Tradingwas largely local and llucfuations within :,c. range. The market opened at about yesterday's closing prices, was easy ami soiu on ' i.'p'hC., rained a uiwc auu cioscu a shade below yesterday's final quota tions. ( tats were weaker and lower. Receipts were liberal and a larger run was pre dicted for Monday. Buying orders were scarce but a number of selling orders ar rived from the outside for October and May. Offerings increased and prices lie dined !sa' ic. and the market closed easy. Pending the hearing of the motion in the superior court for n dissolution of the injunction restraining the delivery of Oc tolier packed mess pork on contracts, there was very little trading in the mar ket for hog products. Outside oilers arc very light and local operators are mak ing only occasional small trades. NTRIK1- KMH'.ll. A Compromise Kllected wlilt the Window lass lllowers. Bai.timoki:, October 5. A strike of window light glass blowers, which bcg.iii last June and has seriously affected man ufacturers and r,IIOO employes in busi ness, most of whom are located in .New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvani.'i and Maryland, was settled to-day in this city. 1 lelegates representing both sides met at the office ol 'Baker Bros., and, al ter a full inlcrchnngcof opinion, an.agrec meiit was reached, and a scale to con tinue one vear was signed. The demand of the blowers was for an advance of 10 percent., but the compromise advance ol 1 2 per cent, was agreed upon. I he new scale goes into effect immediately. Prepar ations for resumption ol work will liegin in all factories interested on Monday, and actual oicrations will liegin about a week later. These are no indications that the strike of green bottle blowers will soon be set tled. STATE MCWS. Charlotte Chronicle: C. S. Pritchett, who has been employed by the city to niuulicr the new houses that have been built within the last two years, has com pleted his work, and been settled with, lie numbered a fraction over 4oo houses, and those have all been erected since the industrial revival two yearsago. Count ing tenement houses and all, fully an average of seven iicrsons to a household may be counted, which would make the increase in population within the last two years, about three thousand; but there are reasons to believe that the in crease even exceeds that. Yesterday morning between '.I and 10 o'clock Lank Lineberger was killed near Lowell, Gas ton county, accidentally by u gun in the hands of Frank Simmons. Mr. Linelier- gcrandMr. Simmons with others had been out hunting and had several pups with them which they were training. They had called a haft, it seems, ami some of them were holding up the dead birds, making the young dogs jump for them. The story as told a Chronicle re porter was that one of the pups in his antics touched the trigger of Mr. Sim mon's gun causing it to discharge ami sending the load into the forehead of Mr. Lineberger who was about twenty feet away. Mr. Lineberger died about half an hour after he was shot. lie was about forty-live years old. Caleb Line berger, his, son who is a fireman on the K. Jfe 1'. K. K. was telegraphed for yester day and went down on the noon train. News-Observer: Scores of people who know James Cheatham and were accus tomed co seeing him every day of their lives were shocked late yesterday even ing to learn that he had dropped dead. He was taking a drive in his buggy as he was in the habit of doing recently and had driven over to where he is having a house titled up on Swain street. He got out of the buggy and passed into the yard to the well and while there suddenly tell over and expired from apoplexy. He was a member of the firm ol B. F. Cheat hain & Co., on Wilmington street, and was about forty years of age. He was well known here. He had lieen in good health, but was heard to complain that he did not feel well when he started out driving. Specie Exports. Nkw Y'ohk, October 5. Exports of Siecic from the port ot New ork last week amounted to $2,140,401 of which $1,088,181 was in gold, $461,220 in sil ver. Of the total exports $1,532,721 in gold, $401,220 in silver went to Europe, and $155,400 in gold and no silver went to South America. Imports of specie last week to the port of New York amounted to $70,014 of which $64,188 was in gold and $5,826 in silver. Washington Items. Washington, D. C, October 5. The Secretary of the Treasury to-dav a jHiintcd Sidney G. Brock, of Missouri, to lie chief of the bureau of statistics, vice Switzler resigned. He was endorsed by Secretary Noble and other Missourians. Bond offerings to-day aggregated : $530,480, all accepted at 1.27 for four per cents, and 1.05;1i for four and n hall's. I Fatal Train Derailment. Komk. Ga., Octolicr 5. A northward I freight train on the Rome and Decutur railroad was wrecked eight miles soutn of here this alteration. The engine and a I number of cars rolled down an embank I ment, instantly killing fireman Charlie I Sproule and a negro brnkenian, name unknown. Engineer Dob Hill, famous Kir his many miraculous escnjies in va rious other railroads, was seriously and - probably fatally injured. MAINE VETERAN!) Visit Virginia and are fiiven a Reception at Winchester. Winchkstkk, Va., October 5. Two hundred representatives of the Maine Veteran Regiments accompanied by Gov. Burleigh and staff', arrived here on a Siecial train this morning. They were escorted by a committee of citizens to the court house hall, and were accorded a cordial welcome by Mayor Atkinson. Gov. Burleigh responded, remarking that the reception was one of the bright spots in their tour. Capt.J. J. Williams, Col. Jos. A. Ntilton, and Gov. Holiday, all Confederate veterans, then made pat riotic speeches. The sentiments expressed were loudly cheered by the Maine Vete rans and the ladies accompanying them. When the meeting adjourned the vete rans and ladies gathered around and warmly greeted him. The party then visited the National and Stonewall ceme teries, at both of which the band rendered dirges. The day was spent in visiting the battle fields of Kenlstown ami Fishers Hill. The visitors will leave to morrow for Luray Cave. Latonia Races. Cincinnati, Octolicr 5. The fourth regular day of the Latonia races was miirkcd by good running and lively belting. The track was very fast, and good time was made. The only un pleasant feature was tin accident in the third race, in which three jockeys were more or less injured. Magee, the one who was the worst injured, is still un conscious. Brown is thought to lie out of danger. First race three-fourths of a mile: Censor won, Renounce second, Governor Ross third. Time 1.18. Second race three-loiirths of a mile: Irish Dan won, Pellincll second, Dutch man third. Time 1.17! ! i. Third race selling mile: About half way down the stretch Clamor jostled Hilly Pinkerton, who was in the lead, knocking him against Unlucky, who. in turn, lell against Event. Event got up ami was in at the finish. Billy Pinkerton, however, fell and rolled over, Pnliicky falling over Billy Pinkerton. Fourth race for colts and galdings. two years old live furlongs: W. G. Morris won, Fakir second, Milton thir d. Time 1.03';.. Fifth race nine furlongs: Woodcraft won, Longaliglit second, Nevada third. Time 1.5(1' i. Sixth race Zoo slakes for two year olds three-fourths of a mile: English Lady won, Sis Oleo second, Dilemma third. Time l.lTVii. Westchester Races, Nnw Yokk, October 5. Racing at the Westchester track' to-day was sensa tional throughout. There was an im mense crowd present, but unfortunately many spectators differed with the judges as to winners. First race record stakes all ages, five furlongs: George won, Reporter second, Geraldinc third. Time 1.01 ",. Second race welter weights handicap, all ages, five furlongs, Fregola won, Minitc second, Ilcna B. third. Time 1.01 Vi. Mutuals paid $7U. Third race trial stakes for three year olds, mile and a quarter: Buddhist won, l.ongstreet second, Castaway third, Teni'iy A. Poor fourth. Time 2.10' t. Fourth race country club handicap, mile and a quarter: Lavinia Belle won, 'Paragon second, Dunbovne third. Time 2.D:',. Fifth race sweepstakes lor maiden two year olds, six furlongs: Flossie won, Golden Horn second, Kings Own third. Time l.l.v1,. Mutuals paid $72. Sixth race selling, all ages, seven fur longs: Lalittc won, King Idle second, Keynote third. Time 1.28,j.. Jerome Park Races, Nkw Yokk, Octolicr 5. Racing rather dull. First race three year olds mile ami a sixteenth: Salvador won, Hyperion and Gauvcmede dead heut for the place. Time 1.5'JVi. Second race 1 ,400 yards: Judge Mor row won, Tournament second, Magnet third. Time 1.24. Third race mile: Raccland won. Badge second, Volunteer third. Time 1.40M... Fourth race five furlongs: Bradford won. Drumstick second. Grenadier third. Time 1 . Fifth rait handicap, all ages mile and a quarter: Kirencsi walked over. Sixth race selling, all ages mile and a sixteenth: Brussels won, Letre second, Elgin third. Time 1.54'2. Baseball Yesterday. At Baltimore Baltimore 11, Colum bus 10. At Brooklyn Brooklyn 2, Athletic 10. At Cincinnati Cincinnati 8, Louisville 1. At Indianapolis Indianapolis 15, Washington 6. At Pittsburg Pittsburg , Boston 1. At Chicago Chicago 3, Philadelphia i " At Cleveland Cleveland 3 New York Death of a Popular Young Lady. News-Oliservcr. On September 27, at Thomasville, un der ciicumstanccs o( peculiar sadness, oc curred the denthof Miss Nona May Jones, a most estimable young lady ol that place. Miss Jones had for some time liccn teaching at Thomasville, and the exceeding sweetness of her manner and disposition made her universally lieloved in the community, and her death brought with it a general sadness which is rarely seen lieyor.d the circle of home and inti mate friends. She was the only daughter of Mr. James W. and Mrs. Liuuie C. Jones, and a niece of Mr. Thomas A. Jones, who for several years was a resi dent of Raleigh. Miss Jones wast wenty two years of age, and had been confined to the house for several months in her last illness, and during all that long period of suffering, she endeared herself ' ,i -..... ... ii ...i 111 unusually strong ms 10 .in who were constantly with her or who enmc within the influences of h-r patience and gentle ness in great affliction, and her death leaves Ja vacancy in the henrts of the people of that community which can never be filled. Man Cotton Review. New York, October 5. The Sun's cot ton review says: "Futures were a lit tle firmer, but the demand was quite small, and the close was dull. It is thought that receipts will for some time show no considerable increase over last year, and some of the hears got uneasy and covered. Estimates of port receipts for the coming week run from 260,000 to 276,000 bales, Crop accounts were very favorable. The Cotton Exchange to-day acted iqion the certificate ques tion. The opinion seemed to be opjxised to the nbsolute repeal of the existing rules, but to l.uor their modification. Cotton on spot was dull. GEORGIA IN THE LEAD. THKl'HKnNICI.K.OI'AliasTA PREPARED TO PROVE IT. (the Has more Cotton. Mills, and Runs More Spindles, and There' fore Must Consume More Cotton Than Any of Her Sister States. Air.rsT.v, Ga., October 5. The Chroiii cle will say to-morrow: "Georgia holds the hist place. I he Chronicle has already disputed the statement of Mr. Shepjicrson that Georgia has lost her place us the liest cotton manufacturing Stale of the South. Relying upon the proven statement of Shepcrson, and not upon its own figures, giving the num ber of mills and spindles in its present is sue. The Chattanooga Tradesman makes South Carolina the banner cotton man ufacturing State. In the Tradesman of October 1, there are published exhaustive reports of the cotton industries ill the South, giving the names and number of .r.ii s in each place and State, with the number ol looms and spindles, and kinds of goods made by each mill. The Tradesman reports 84 mills and 476,000 spindles for Georgia, and lilty-two niillsnnd 202, 000 spindles for South Carolina. Surely it is conclusive thai the lesser number of spindles cannot consume more cotton than the greater. The Augusta mills were stoiK(l lor lour mouths last year on account of the break in the canal. which reduced its consumption to45,000 bales. Columbus consumed l'.I.OOO, Ma- eon 15.000, Athens 10,000 and Atlanta 16,000, making for the mills named 104. 000 bales. There arc 156,000 spindles left in the State to consume 50,000 bales more. According to the figures of the Iradcsmau the Chronicle's report gives Georgia her old position al the head of the eoltou industry in the South, the consumption of her mills last year being 11 ,000 bales in excess ol the mills of South Carolina. THE COTTON CROP The Present Vear the Largest KverGrown in the Mouth. Careful estimates make the cotton crop ol the current season, 1880-00, the largest ever produced in the South. It reaches (i,'.l.'l.r.,000 bales. The crop of 1887-88 was something over 7,000,000 bales. But in weight this season's pro duct exceeds that of last by 30,000,000 pounds. The greatest crop known in the davs ofslaverv was that of 1850-60. It amounted to 4,823,000 bales During the war the industry was paralyzed. After the war the annual yield increased, with some fluctuations, from 2,200,000 bales in 1865-66 to 4,670,000 in 1875 76, and 6,550,000 in 1885-86. Still more remarkable and significant is the advance made by the South in the manufacture of its great staple. For some time after the war it was a producer, but not n consumer. In 1870-80 the number of Southern mills was 164. Thev had 530,000 spindles and consumed that season 87,000,000 pounds of cotton. There are now 25il mills with 1,450,000 spindles running. The amount of cotton consumer during the past yearexceeds 220.000 000 pounds. That is forty millionsand 200 000 spindles more than the South had two yearsago. It is nearly 50,000,000 pounds more of cotton than was taken by Southern mills then. It is believed that the cotton crop of the coming season will exceed that of the past. Indeed there appears to be no limit to the productive capacity of the South. Ifthe annual yield keeps on increasing as it has the time is not far distant when the crop will be 10,000, 000 bales. EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. A Very Short Session of the Ilody Held Yesterday. Nt:v Y'ohk, October 5. The general convention of the Protestant Episcopal church of America went into session to day at 10 o'clock. Alter the morning prayer a memorial from a colored member of thcchureli was presented in which it was asked that they have equal representation. The order of the day, tin-consideration of resolution twelve coming up, Rev. Dr. Baulex, of Arkansas,' took the floor and spoke in opposition to it. He argued tiiat the Niccne creed presented to the committee was not the Catholic creed, but the Roman creed, and should not be accepted by the committee. Dr. Gcilncy, of Michigan, next spoke. He was in favor of the adoption of the resolution. The next seaker was Rev. Dr. Christian, rector of the Houseof Prayer, of Newark, N. J. He was strongly in favor of the adoption of the resolution. Rev. James P. Vuulx, of Arkansas and Stephen P. Nash, lay delegate from New York dio cese, also spoke in favor ofthe resolution. The resolution was put to a vote by dioceses and adopted by the following vote: Clerical, 38 ayes, 0 noes, two divided ; lay, 20 ayes, 14 noes, 4 divided. The house of deputies then adjourned until Monday. The house ol bishops at their session took up the question of dividing the church territory into provinces, and no tified the house of deputies to that effect. OH, TO HE A CZAR ! Soldiers Line His Proposed Route to the (ierniau Capital. Copyright 1NM9, N. V. Associated Press. BiiKi.iN, October 5. Official telegrams from Fred Ensbor, received at Pottsdam and the foreign office to-night, say that the Czar will start for Berlin Tuesday next. According to the present program, the Czar will go to Kcil, journeying thence bv way of Oldersloc and Schwarz enbeck to Berlin. This program is sub ject to alteration. Schirinkine, chief of the Czar's secret police, passed through Berlin to-day on his way to Kiel. He is accompanied by the iusMt'tor of the im lieriul trains. The Czar's sceial train, once owned by Empress Eugenie, lies ut the station here, having come from Wirballen. There are swarms of Russian police here, at Kiel, and all stations ulong the proposed route. Russian troops line the rails from Wirballen to Moscow. The precautions taken far exceed those on the occasion of the former visit of the Czar, and are due to his intense fears of an attempt upon his life. The Czarina leaves Copenhagen on Oct. 12 lor KonigslKTg, rejoining the Czar at the same point on the homeward journey. Only the court minister, War antzaw Dasehwkoft', and nides-de-camp, Generals Tehereiirine and Riehter will ne company the Czar. The Weather To-Dav, Washington, Oetolier 5. Indications fir North Carolina. Fair; warmer, ex cept stationary temperature in extreme western portion ; variable winds. CVRENE COMMANnERV. A History of the Society by one or its Members. Editor Citizen: It may be of in terest to some of your readers to have a history ot Cvrene Commandcry No. K. T., on our departure to the Triennial which meets in Washington, D. C, on the 8th ol October. A disiKMisation was granted by R. E G. C. II. II. Munson on the 13th of September, A. I)., 1881. I. O. 701 to A. J. Blair, ol Charlotte Commandcry No. 2, ol North Carolina; Dr. W. A Nel son, Nashville Commandcry No. 1, of lenncssee and J. P. catman, Dcmolay Commandcrv No. 4, of Lynchburg, Va., and in compliance with this disjiensa- tion cvrene hecame apart ol tins great organization. And by way ol parenthe sis all three of the organizers of Cvrene Commandcry arc now residents of this city. At its first conclave camp, J. A. Porter, now K. E. G. C, was created a Knight Templar with the following camp: J. 1). Brevard, J. M. Brookshire, J. H. Carter, W. L. Shoc, W. T. Robertson, Jordan Stone, and T. I. YanGilder, all of whom are still members. On the 11th of October, A. P., 1882, I. 0. 762 a charter was granted to Cy rene Commandcry No. 5, by the Grand Commandcry which held its conclave at Durham, to A. . Blair, E. C, T. I. Yan Gilder, General; and F. A. Worth, C. G. The grand officers who signed it are: R. E. G. C, II. II. Munson, V. E. D. G.C. S. W. Battle, E. G. ('.., G. A. King, E. G. C. G.,J. S. Carr, and E. G. R., J. C. Muiids. Our jrrogrcss has been slow, but we now number about forty members. Death has invaded our ranks, and transferred from this to a better and brighter sphere two of our valicaut and magnanimous Fraters. Sir F. A. Worth, who was our C. G. under the charter, and Joseph B.'iir, both zealous Templars. We can point with pleasure to our mcnilKTship and feel that it will compare favorably with almost any other body of this or any other order. The dark days of Cvrene have we hope passed, and a bright future is anticipa ted. Harmony reigns supreme and we have a spirit to sec who can excel. May it strengthen and widen, and when our Grand Conclave of North Carolina shall meet in our city, may we greet the Fraters with that courteous kindness for which Ashcville has a fame as bound less as the knowledge of her people litis been disseminated throughout the whole country. The Holston Conference. Mohkistown, Tenn., October 5. I Spe cial. The session of the conference to day has been a most interesting one. I he committee in the case ol Kev. J. O. Straley, who was under the charge of heresy, reported "no trial necessary" as he had promised to hcreattcr conform to the doctrines of the church. The com mittee in the ease of Rev. W. II. Ilorton, found him guilty of immorality and ex pelled him from the church. The following delegates were elected to the general conference: Ministers, Drs. James Atkins, E. E. Hoss, R. N. Price, W. W. Bavs, li. li. Wilcv, . II. Weaver and G. C. Rankin. Lavnicn, H.A.Gudger, Jos. Straus, G. li. Pcnn.J. W. Grant, C. 1.. Ilardwii'ke, X. C. Allen and A. T. Spiers. G. C. Rankin. Oak Street Inn. This building, formerly the boarding house of the pupils, and dwelling of the president, of the Ashcville Female College, is now undergoing such changes in its metamorphosis into a first-class hotel us no longer to be recognizable except from location. The whole building is to be elevated to the height of five stories, with towers appropriately located, so as to make a very imposing exterior, while the interior will lieelaborately capacious, convenient and elegant. Dr. Hargan went North yesterday to buy the heating equipments. We will give full description when complete. National Rank of Ashevllle. Our eyes were greeted yesterday with die sight and handling of a batch of crisp new $50 bills of the issue of the aboyc institution, advanced to the dignity of a national bank. The bills are beautiful ill bills of such value are for a suitor can find beauty in a somewhat homely girl, if she is gilded with fortune. The bank will issue only two denominations, $50's and $1 oil's. We will be glad to sec them go soon into active circulation, iild hiqie we will all lie rich enough to line our pockets with thcni. On the Road to llliss. Mr. T. C. Starues of this city, anil Miss Montgomery Campbell will be mar ried in the Presbyterian church at Tim Ixt Ridge, Tenn., on Tuesday the Sth inst., at 4 p. in. The happy pair will leave immediately after the ceremony on a bridal tour through the Northern States. Mr. Startles will leave here to morrow accompanied by Dr. Clinginun Starncs, Maj. D. A. Blackwcll and Mr. M. L. Fox. Our good wishes go with them. McDowell Court. The fall term ofthe siqu'rior court of this county Ixgins on Monday. It may be a very important term ; for it is prob able a bill of indictment will Ik found against the young man Brown, now held a prisoner for the killing of Mr. Roger J. Page in July last. The prisoner made a voluntary surrender. Messrs. M. E. and E. D. Carter npcar for him. The Raleleh Hlitnal. News Observer. We are informed bv Mr. I. C. L. Harris that the Raleigh Signal will apiear again on Thursday next and regularly every week thereafter. The press ofthe State are requested to copy this an nouncement and to put the Signal on their exchange list. Mr. Harris says that while the pawr will lie Republican in imlitics. its columns will lie open to all without regard to party lor all matters that are ot interest to the public. Soda Fountain Explodes. Washington, I). C, Oetolier 5. This nfternoon as Pleasant Bryant, a colored man, was charging a soda water lonn tain in Milbournc's drug store, Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue, the fountain exploded splitting his head open and killing him instantly. RANDOM NOTES Roped In by Ramhlinsc Reporters RoamliiK Round the City. A large number ol" arrivals at all the hotels yesterday. Service at Trinity Episcopal church this morning at eleven o'clock. County commissioners will hold their regular monthly meeting to-morrow. A number of our citizens are attending the annual conference at Morristown, Tenn., to-day. The teachers institute of this county was in session yesterday. A good at tendance was present. A licence was issued yesterday for the marriage of Mr. J. N. Boone and Miss Maggie Lunsford, which will take place to-day on Bcaverdam. Ill the absence ofthe pastor, the pulpit of the Central Methodist chinch will lie filled to-day by the Rev. Mr. ICrdman, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, but now of this city. The ladies of the Flower Mission are requested to meet at Mrs. Sawyer's at half past three o'clock on Monday after noon. The siqicrintcndcnts of the dif ferent wards are especially asked to be present. The Ashcville Democrat, Messrs. R. M Fiirman and D. M. Vance editors, will appear next Wednesday, the new press, type and fixtures being now all ship shaK'. The new paicr will lie welcomed with general cordiality. The board of directors of the V. M. C. A. yesterday appointed a special com mittee through the president to furnish the new rooms, anil get everything in readiness for .active work as soon as pos sible, when there will be a reception in the way of a formal iicning of the Association. Permanent organization will take place at the Central Methodist church Thursday evening next, and it is esn'cially desired that Christian young men ol all churches attend. The Western North Carolina Baptist Convention will meet in the First Baptist chinch, in this city, Octolicr 23. and continue in session about five davs. It is expected that two or three hundred delegates and visitors will lie in at tendance. Ashcville will bid them wel come. The gentlemanly general passenger agent, Major W. A. Winburne, has or dered tickets put on sale on all the rail roads leading into Asheville at one fare for the round trip. These tickets will be on sale October 22, 23,-aiid hold good for return until the 30th. FOLKS VOV KNOW. Who ti. Are; Where They Are, and What They Are Itoiuic. Mrs. J. J, Mackcv has returned from a long visit in Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Boggs, of Hay wood county are in the citv. Miss Laura Cbcdister of the Grand Central left yesterday in company with others for Washington and the North. Mr. Samuel Bear, of Wilmington, one of the most extensive merchants of that city, and one of its oldest business houses, is in the citv. Judge Phillips after the adjournment of Yancey court, came by way of Ashcville on his way to McDowell, stop;icd here until yesterday noon, when he went on. Cyreue Coiumandery. We can hardly say it is a jolly party that leaves to-day to attend the meeting ofthe Grand Commandcry at Washing ton, liecause it is Sunday ; and of course thev will wear very sedate faces and put on a very staid demeanor. Nevertheless, behind a great deal of gravity, we war rant there is much secret elation, for it is a pleasant occasion, and they go of' in royal style, in a Pullman ear of their own and under the admiring eyes of a crown of well wishers. Sonic went yes terday. We have not had a list ofthe number going. Elsewhere will be found something interesting relating to Cvrene Commandcry. Da of Atonement. The 1 lay of A ti uiemeiit, the most solemn ol all the holy days in the Hebrew calen dar, which began at sunrise on Friday and closed yesterday, was faithfully ob served by the Hebrew inhabitants of the city. The day was observed according to Leviticus 23. verse 32. It is a Sab bath of rest from even to even, when all Israelites, under severe iwnalty, are to afflict their souls. Theday is universally observed. Few fail to susiH'iid business, and by far the largest number of Jewish adults fast-, partaking neither of solid nor liquid foods for the twenty-four hours. It is a solemn fast for the pardon of sins of all who are sincerely contrite, who have made amends and who forgive those who have inflicted injury upon them. The Royle Case Is a ease in point. When theerime was committed, everybody with one voice pronounced Boyle guilty. It was vio lently proposed to lynch him. Now that time has cooled down anger, and testi mony has Ixt'n heard, it is said in a Ral eigh telegram, "theie is great diversity of opinion here to-night as to Boyle's guilt." If he had lieen hung nt the time there would have lieen but one opinion. It might have been the wrong one, but action under the error could never have been reversed nor revoked. The Baptist Convention Is near at hand. It meets in this city on the 23rd inst., in the First Baptist church. The attendance will be so large. that we might wish the new and larger church edifice were ready to receive it. THE OLD WAY. HOW STEAM HO ATS RACED AND BLEW CP, And How Everybody Took a Hand and Went up Toxelher, and How Survivors were Taught the More Haste, the Less Speed. The explosion of the steamboat Corona the other day with the loss ot forty lives recalls the "good old days" of steam boating on the Mississippi river and its tributaries. The only difference is that in those days they were very much more in earnest; and when explosions did take place they counted for a great deal more. There were then no rival railroads run ning along the banks; but there were rival boats on the water, the "greyhounds of the river," propelled by powerful machin ery which drew their might from a but tery of huge boilers exposed to view oil the lower deck, in the excitement ofthe inevitable races fed with the most com bustible fuel that could lie had, rich light wood, rosin, bacon, whatever else was at baud to add to keeping up the high est pressure of steam, thrown into the oien furnaces by half naked firemen dripping with sweat, whose black forms stood out in demoniac relief against the glowing back ground of the open fur nace mouth. Sometimes in the eager ness ofthe race more heed was given to the supply of fuel than of water; and the boilers glowed with red heat, visible plainly from the shore or from other boats, certain, sooner or later, to ex plode, as was the ease with the Lucy Walker when closing a race as she ap proached the mouth ofthe canal below Louisville. There being no railroads, all the travel w as on the rivers. The boats were always crowded, going cither way, travellers for pleasure, business men, planters looking after the sale of their crops, sporting men, gamblers, and ad venturers of all kinds; oftentimes whole families, fathers, mothers and children. These western bouts were always crowded; time might hang heavy on hand ; gambling was the common relief. But when another boat shot out into the stream from any port passed mi the way, and that boat had any pretensions to Sliced, as a matter of course it was ac cepted as a challenge for a race; and into it everyone entered with wild enthusiasm and oblivion of danger, even to the old Kentucky lady going down to New Or leans to sell her "hog crop" coming on board with so much fear of explosion that she could scarce be forced up the gang plank; yet when the race was on, running to the Captain with all the hereditary instincts of her people, "Cap tain don't let them beat us; if nothing else will do to keep up steam, take my bacon, throw in every ham, and every shoulder, and every middling. Do, Cap tain, do not let 'em beat us." And thus would they go, until one or the other of the racers "went up," the air tilled with flying bodies and fragments of the boat, and the waters strowu with wreckage, and drowning, struggling men. And this was so common that it was only such phenomenal disasters as that ofthe Ben Shcrrod, the J. M. White, the Sultana and some others where the loss of life ran up into the hundreds, and where prominent men, like Senator Johnston, of Louisiana, perished, that public equi librium was disturlicd, and attention di rected to boiler inspection, check to rac ing, and other safeguards thrown around the helpless passenger. And some of these days just such mis erable end will coine to some one or more ofthe steam crafts that are ambitious to make railroad speed across the ocean; and then again navigators and owners will have impressed upon them the truth of the old saw, "the more haste, the less speed." MACON VETERANS. The Reunion at Franklin Friday a firalirviiiK Success. Col. J. M. Israel has just returned from Franklin, and participated in the ex Coiifcdcratc reunion which took place on Friday. He was much delighted with what he saw and heard. There were from 1,500 to 2.000 people present. The generous hospitality of Macon, overflowed in the magntiicciit dinner given. An eloquent address of welcome was made by Mr. Kope Elias, always equal to the occasion. Judge Clark, him self a veteran, seeing hard real service, smelling and burning powder as a Junior Reserve, made a fine Sicech. Messrs. G, M. Ferguson, T. D.Johnston and . M. Moody, the first two battle scarred vet erans, made animated addresses. The crowd assembled at the court house and marched under the command of William Silcr to the grove near the Methodist church where the dinner was spread. After the dinner, there was a formal meeting of the veterans of Macon; and it was resolved to have another meeting next Scptemlier. In the hospitalities ofthe occasion the colored jieople were not forgotten. A bountiful table was spread for them, and for the time, they were as much vets as anybody. An Omission. In a recent abstract ofthe Health Bul letin for August, injustice is done to Goldsboro in part by the omission by the compositor of one word. Goldsboro is made to bear the highest death rate, both for white and colored, The ratio 60 for the colored, belongs to Salisbury, or 9 out of a population of 1,700. Lit it be understood that these are what are called in the Bulletin, "temporary death rates," the calculation being made for months singly.
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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Oct. 6, 1889, edition 1
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