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VOLUME V. ASHEV1LLE, N. C, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1889. NUMBER .87. THE FARMERS' CONGRESS. WORK. IIUISK HV THIS 1IOM AT NUNTUOIIKHV. The Protective '"nrlir Hriiclile KudorHid, D11I It l.onkH I.Ike a Iut-up job-The Haullivrn Stiilc-H Continue to Favor Low Tnxm. MdNTdDMiiKY. Alii., November l.i. The National Fanners' Congress adjourned to-day, mid the delegates left on a spe cial train this evening tor New Orleans. The day was devoted almost entirely to the consideration ol resolutions, election ot'ollicers, etc. The new officers are: President, K. V. Kalb, Alabama : vice president, A. V. Smith, Kansas; secretary, B. I". Clayton, Iowa; treasurer, William Lawrence, Ohio. Vice presidents were also elected from each slate. The congress decided to hold its next meeting in Iowa, ilk place to be hereafter designated. A etition of the National Floral Con gress held at Athens, Ala., relative to the selection of n national Hower, was pre sented. A resolution by Mr. I'ubor, ol'Colorado, that the chair appoint a committee ol one Irom each Mate to suggest means ol selecting a national tlower committee, to report at the next meeting, was adopted. A resolution to remove the tax on to bacco, came up on an adveisc report ol the commit te and was concurred in. The resolution declaring lli.il the gov ernment does not need the money raised liv internal revenue taxation, and that this congress lavtirs the repeal ol the in ternal revenue laws, and that the taxes raised from whiskey and tobacco hi relegated to the diflcrent States to relieve them of local taxation, was taken up, and the adverse report was concurred in. A resolution that the Orange, Alliance and all agricultural orgnniznliousshould combine to secure the legislation deemed necessary for the benelil of the organiza tions was adopted. A resolution, that copies of all the resolutions requesting congress to take action, be lorwarded to both houses ot congress was adopted. Resolution asking congress to estab lish deep water Ircwbors on the (iulf coasi for the purpose of facilitating the growth of trade between this country and the eountries of South and Central America, was adopted. A resolution was offered by I'abor, ol Colorado, asking congress to select Chicago as the best point for tile loca tion of the World's fair in lN'.Ci. Kclley, of Kansas, olVered an atnenil incnd, striking out Chicago and inserting St. Loins. Lost. The question coining up on locating the lair in Chicago, a vote taken by States stood, 'M ayes, (i.'l nays. The resolution that the investigation lieing made to reclaim the arid portions ol the northwest, meets with the hearty approval of this congress, was adopted. The resolution requesting ihe depart ment of agriculture to ascertain the causes of the swine plague and to recom mend remedies, was adopted. The resolution favoring government aid to steamship Hues to build up t In trude between this cuiuitry and Central and South America came up and an adverse report was adopted. The resolution requesting the army and navy departments to advertise for supplies in larm papers was taken up .and un adverse report concurred in. The resolution favoriuglheunlimaled coinage of silver met with an adverse report and was indefinitely postponed. The resolution requesting Congress to investigate the great nuinberol accidents to train nieii on railroads caused In using the old style of brakes, and from coupling and uncoupling cars, and to take legislative action necessary to pro vide the best and latest applicances for the salety of couplers and brakcnien, was adopted. The resolution favoring the organization of a National Iioard ol Agriculture and the appointment of two delegates irom each State to co-operate with such National Iioard of Agriciiltmv, was adopted. The resolution favoring the bringing ol producers and co..Mum rs into closer relations was adopted. The resolution, favoiing the paying of a bounty to sugar producers mei with an adverse re port. A substitute that this Congress endorse the action ol the department o! agriculture in aiding the development ol the sugar industry by scicutihcinvesliga lions was adopted. The resolution ask ing ihe legislaturs of the dill'crcnt Stones to pass laws to pay the expenses of dele gales to the National Farmers Con ference was adopted. The following was introduced by llrcsscr. of Illinois, and iinaiii.notisiy adopted: Kcsolvcd, by the Farmers Congress, that it favors u comprehensive scheme for the improvement of the Mis sissippi river, and the building of a ship canal across the State of Illinois con necting the Mississippi river und lake Michigan, and it is recommended that ihe I'niied States Congress make liberal ap propriation therefor. On motion of Clayton, Hon. Jerry Kusk, secretary of agriculture and Hon. J. L). Dodge, statistician of the depart ment of agriculture, were unanimously elected honorary members. The resolution endorsing farmer's in stitutes, and recommending their intro duction in all States, and that the mi. tional government through the depart ment ol agricuiture aid in this matter, wns adopted. The president appointed the following committee to prepare rules lor the gov ernment of the Congress : Messrs. MeKeuzie, of Kentucky ; Work, of Indiana; Lawrence, of Ohio; Corpeel, of Georgia ; and Clayton, of Iowa. Ad journed sine die. The following is the full text ol the res olutions relating to the tariff adopted by the Congress. They were prepared b- Hon. William Lawrence, of Ohio, who urged their passage ns reported favora bly from the committee: Kesolved, That while the Congress maintains the policy of a protective tar-1 ill, we demand that nil farm products sh-dl be us fully protected us the most fa-; vored of the manufacturing industries, j Kesolved, That while us now n pro tective tariff is maintained which sub 1 stantially prevents the importation of; foreign carpets and many other articles j of manufactured goods, we demand that j tue duties on mutton, sheep and wool of I all kinds shall lie so increased as to i equally prohibit the importation of unit-j ton, sheep und wool of every kind, which j can under protection be sufficiently pro-; riueed at liiirly remunerative prices in the : I'nited States to supply all American wants, including the better class of ear-: liets, as luxuries are entitled to less favor j than farm and ranch products. ' Kesolved, 1 hat the taritt on wool im ported to make carpets should at least be as high as that imported to make coats. Kesolved, That if protection to this ex tent be denied, we will call upon the far mers of the I'nited States to assert their power at the ballot box and otherwise to right the wrong and injustice of dis crimination against them. If they fail in this, the wool ad mutton producing industries will be so seriously crippled that they will be in a large measure de stroyed, and the farmers will no longer have any interest in protection for the lnaiiiifaettirers of woolen goods, but will insist that they shall have no larger measure of protection than is accorded to the wool industry, including any kind of wool. Kesolved, That the farmers of the I'ni ted States are not called upon lo support tin-nomination of any n:an for Presi dent, senator or n presenittive in congress who will not, to his utmost ability, aid in carrying out the objects ol the forego ing resolutions. Kesolved, That we favor commercial treaties which will discriminate in favor of nations wnich accept silver as a legal tender money, as well as gold, and against those which have demonetized silver. The lollowiug was presented as a nii- nontv report. Kesolved by the Farmers' Congress of INN.), That we demand of our senators and representatives in congress Irom our respective Slates, that they shall use luir best efforts to reduce the tariff to a strictly revenue basis, and that where practicable it shall lie removed from the necessaries of lite and placed upon luxu ries. McICen.ic. ol Kentucky, offered the fol lowing as a substitute tor the whole matter: Kesolved. That the Farmers' Congress recommend to I he Congrcssof t Ik- i'nitcii Slates the i ii.ietmeiit of such just tarili laws as will secure an equal distribution i-f public liurdeus and provide sufficient revenue tin the government. A vote by Stales was then taken on McKenzie's substit utc, and it was tost. The minority report was also deleatcd. I" lie vote then recurred to the original resolution, and alter considerable discus sion a division was agreed upon so as to lake a siparate voicon the silver reso lution. On tile majority report, except ing the silver resolution, the vote as taken bv States was as follows: For liic resolution as repo'tedbv the committee, Colorado ft, Florida 2. . Illi nois 2S, Idaho L ludnnn 11), (own lo, Kansas 11, Kentucky 7, Maine 11, Mich gaii lo, Ohio Pennsylvania 'J'A, Mis souri 1, Nilotic Island 11; lotal Kill. Nays Alabama Florida 5, Georgia Jo, Indiana 7. Kentucky 7, Texas 11, Mis souri 18, North Carolina 1 1 ; total Kit. The silver resolution was then carried unanimously. A Ki:il I.lCTTIvK DAY. .Mobile KejoieeH in the Opeiiinurff a leiiiiilat Line. Moiim.i:, Ala., November !.". The steamer uni.-ita, ol the Plant line, which will hereafter make regular weekly trips between Mobile and Tampa, reached this city this afternoon. The presidents of the chamber of commerce, cotton exchange. county commissioners, Mobile and Ohio railroad officials, and about titty other prominent citizens, met the vessel thirty miles down the bay, and were taken aboard where welcoming addresses were made. The inauguration of this line will fur nish the shortest line between the West and Florida, and will "pen up a most desirable route for the shipment of Florida tiuits and vegetables to the West. The luniata will carrv Alabama coal from this port to Tampa to coal the steamers ot the Plant line to Havana, mil is the loreruiiiter of a direct line ol steamers between Central and South Atucsicn. The arrival of the Juniata marks a red letter dav in the hislorv of Mobile. Among the distinguished passi-ngerson board were; II. I! Plant, president of the Southern lix press and Plant Invest ment Company . General Manger II. n. I lanes, lralnc M.-inagerL. 1'. Owens, and Superintendent J. W. 1'itzgirald, of the Plant svslen:: Col. . I-.. Ingi.iliani, presi dent of the South Florida railway, and M. F. Plant, superintendent of the South ern Company. CI1ICA; HI.VHiW, HuHiiieNH 111 Hie 2rn!ii Center lur luir Vesternav's McKNion. ClIICAcio, November lo. In wheal there was a moderate relative way, and no important changes were developed in pri es. The market opened steady, then pi icesTeecded 1 jc, afterwards advancing with some fluctuations flsc.a:Ue. for !e-ct-inber and "'sc. for May, closing '.C. higher for HeceinlK-r and "v. higher for Mav Ulan yesterday. In corn a moderate trade was reported, and the iecling manilcstcd was easier, though prices did not vary materially from those established toward the close of yesterday's session. The speculative market opened at about the closing prices ol yesterday, fluctuated within 'se.a'e. range, and closed about the same as yesterday. Oats were quiet with the most of trading in May. An easier feeling pre vailed, but price changes were confined to a narrow range. In pork very little business was trans acted. Prices were steady on all deliv eries. Lard oftcrings were small and the de mand was only fair and ehielly for No vember and January deliveries. Prices were advanced 5e.n7W-. on the former, but other deliveries were steady. In short ribs very little attention was paid to the market. Prices exhibited very little change. Cotton KecelptH Since Sept. i Xi:v Vokk, Xovemlier H. The follow ing arc the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since September 1, ISM'.): Galveston !)iri,77i) ":t),60!l 120.868 500,303 HW,9f6 72.881 174-.809 w.. 8.738 27.107 8,1102 ,808 8,410 140.070 41,10 New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Kaltimore New York Boston Newport News.... Philadelphia Brunswick , West Point, Vu... Total 2,510,304 Blit Iron Hooiu CollapMed. Glascow, Novemlicr 15. The boom in the iii; iron market has collapsed. The full account was overburdened. Warrants have fallen 13s. At Midlesboro warrants declined 18s. and hematite 14s. Bond OflferiiiicH. Washington, Noveinbcrla. The bond offerings to-dny aggregated $130,350 all accepted, at 1.27 lor four percent and 1.05-lt for lour and hulls. OI'K HAN AHOI'T TOWN. What He (teen and Wliut He Tlilnkrt About It. A word to the wise is sufficient. Don't put loo high a price on your real estate if you expect this city to grow as we want it lo grow. . There are no "Hies" on North Carolina. Her citizens are, according lo reports, just shoveling gold off their laud down around Salisbury. It's a crop that has the farmer's choice. Great Scotr! Another cotton bagging. wedding! This lime it is at the Alabama ! evnosilion. If this thini? continue silts ! and satins will take the place of cotton cloth and calico, ami the latter the place of silks and satins. Geese Geese are fine birds. North Car olina geese will rank wit:- any in the Fai led Slates in quality, quantity and flavor of meat. Poor men can afford roast goose here. Price for a big fellow, lifty cents. )ur geese have the strongest vocal chords of any bird this side of the Koek i"S. Our neighbor keeps a lot of the darned things in his yard. They yell all day and all night. They have voices something like the devil's assistants over the boiling caldron in "l-'atist." Live geese should be forbidden the town, if human nerves are to be protected. Charles Thibault, the French Caiutek, seems to think that his people are des tined to rule the roost 111 this country; that t hey will begin with New Knglnuil and so move 011 until possibly Ashevillc is engulfed. This Canuck is like the rest ol' his breed vainglorious and so narrow minded that they have repeatedly re sisted to the death the efforts of health officers to vaccinate their people when thousands were falling before the scourge of smallpox. One of our razor-hack hogs 011 the range compares favorably in the matter of persoualelcauliiiess with a Canuck. 11 At times 1 have oceans of pity lor cer tain negroes about this town. They act as if the bone ot their skulls was solid from the tops of their heads to the ends ot their chins, the brain seems to be contained in the marrow of thi-ir back bones. They haven't the perception of an antiquated cat who has lost her tail, right ear, teeth, and cannot howl nights. Morning after morning one of these leaden-headed colored gentlemen comes to the door of my room in the hotel wilh a glass of milk, before 1 gel up. "Set it down!"l have yelled at him for fifty mornings, yel next day his early knock disturbs my morning slumber, and my wrathful cry "Set it down!" rings outon the stillness like the snarl of a varmint possibly. I am getting weary of this black biped'sdenseness. In my anger my soul yearns for a shot at him with the boot jack or water pitcher. Hypodermic in jections of "Pain's logic" into this man's mind are urgently needed. THK liHIvAT UOI.U FliU. The KeportM From Montgomery County Said to be True. K.M.i-toil, N. C, November 15. The Carolina Watchman, published at Salis bury, has sent a milling expert lo Mont gomery county to investigate the ru mors of an important gold find there, and he reports that all the statements about the labulous wealth having been discovered there arc true. Tile find is said to be the richest ever discovered in 1 he State. Three parallel veins were found about hull an inch 111 thickness and only a few feet apart. The ore pans out a large pir cent, of' pure gold 1 he Wotchinan's represent alive ascertained that a bushel of solid gold had already been taken out ot the deposit. The place is owned by three Sanders brothers. Two of them have been liv ing ill Texas, but have started for Salis bury in response to telegrams. Great excitement is reported in the neighborhood, and fieoplc are leaving their work to search lor gold. It is stated that one man in two hours work got out 2.00O pennyweights of pun gold, and was then compelled by the owners to leave oil work. KKVOI.l I KIX IK I1HAZII.. The ItrazillMU Armies In control -Want a Republic. London, November 13. A private cipher cable dispatch Irom Kio Janeiro stules that a revolution has broken out there. The dispatch gives no particu lars. Other dispatches from Kio laucrio con cerning the revolutionary outbreak as sert tuat tue movement m lavor 01 re publican form of government has re cently been strongly fomented, and is the sole cause of the rising. I'p to the present hour, however, there is little information of a tangiole char acter. The announcement is made in cipher cables already at hand, that the Brazilian ministers have tendered their resignations, und that the situation is controlled by the army. Nkw Vokk. November 15. Charles A. Flint and Co. received the following cab legram tins afternoon dated at Kio Ja neiro: "A revolution has broken out here, Brazilian armies in control. The minis try has resigned. The revolution is for the purpose of forming a republic." The Marine Baud Win be There. Washington, Novendier 15. The Ma rine band has been ordered to l-'ayetle-ville, N. C. to furnish music on the 20th, 21st and 22nd instants, the occasion ol the ratification ot the constitution of the United Slates bv North Carolina. The Battery Purk hotel is undergoing a thorough cleaning and repairing. A wainscoting of yellow pine is being put up in the office. It will lie stained to match (he ceiling and will add greatly to the cheerfulness and brightness of the room. First Presbyterian church Kev. V. S. P. Bryan, pastor Divine worship to morrow at 11 u. m. and 7.30 p. in. TRADE REVIEW. IM'N & CO.'S KKI'OKT ' THK I'OMU I ION OK m'SIISICSH. Trade rnnreeecleiiled In olume Capacity of Iron HuriiieeH In Itlas" 011 November First Much (ireaterThaii liver Ilel'ore. Ni:w Vokk. November 15. According to Id asms Wyiiian, of K. G. Dun X: Co., bu -.iness continues healthv, confident and unprecedented ill volume. Long ago it was held that the year's results would turn noon the crops, and it isnow certain that tlie yield lias been on the whole about the largest ever known. i In question whether the wlu.it vield is 20,01111,000 or 30,0011.000 bushels he low the maximum is not important. The cof 011 crop will mucli exceed any pre vious one, if the latest official figures are correct. The corn crop will exceed anv preceding In-Irom 100,000,011 . to 200', 000,1100 bushels. The oat crop is also the largest ever known, and theshortage in potatoes and fruits is immensely over shadowed by the gain in meal s. lixports of provisions and cattle in Oc tober were $1 2,7(I4.851I in value, against $7,5;I5,277 last year, a gain of OSi-y per cent., and while the breads' utVs move ment was $1 1-5,000 short of last year's, the increase in cotton has been enormous. Dank clearings show a gain exaggera ted because of the Presidential election last year and its interruption of business, but the increase at New York was 30 per c-iil. lor last week ; at Boston, Philadel phia and Chicago 17 percent., and atall oilier cities 18 per cent. The capacity ot' iron furnaces in bias! November 1 was much greater than ever recorded 110 less than 1C)5.75 tons weekly, against 151,050 October 1. a gain ol nearly 10 percent, forthcmonlh. and against 141,004 November 1, 1SS8. a gain of' 17.5 percent, lor tip year. It appears, too, that several other furnaces of large capacity are about to begin work. The weekly production is now greater than that of Great Britain, ami close lo the greatest ever recorded in that country, being at the rate of' about 8, 30O.0O0 tons yearly, after allowance for tin- difference between ihe capacity and actual output, yet no excess of produc tion has been perceived, and prices are linn at the recent advance, an actual but small sale of rails at $35 being reported, bar iron being strong at $1.05, nails in fair demand at SJ.lo, and the plate, structural and sheet mills full of orders. One poinl ot doubt is whether the war rants system may not operate for a time to conceal an excess of output over the real consumption, and thus prepare for a disastrous reaction lau-r. The coal business is still dull, wilh indi vidual sellers cut ting prices as before. Copper has risen to 1 2' hid lor lake, though the produ tion is large. Lead is dull and tin weaker at 12;lic. The cotton branch of the dry goods trade is active, with sonic talk of higher prices on leading makes. The receipts ol raw cotton again exceed last year's, but the excess of' exports tor the week has been over 50,000 bales, and the price is unchanged, with speculative sales of 000,000 bales here. Woolen goods are moving tYirly and at eoii'-essions in price, and manufac turers have been buying more freelv, Boston sales exceeding 300,000 pounds, but this years sales thus far aggregate onlv 100,301,180 pounds at Boston, against 140,140,300 to the same date last year. The caution of banks in ad vances tends to restrict trade, and mine over the last week's business in men's woolens was the dullest for a long time. It is also reported that importer's sales of spring goods have been the heaviest ever known, which, if true, threatens more couqictii ion than the manufactur ers have anticipated. The boot and shoe trade continues large, with steady prices, and leather is steady, excepting that large sales ol kip are reported at Boston. Speculation in products has been more active, with soineadvanee in prices. For eign reports helped a rise of two cents in wheat, but it came out oil Thursdav that tlie heavy operators who were buying at Chicago were selling here, and sales at Yew York were over ten million bushels lor that day. Corn is hut a quarter stronger, pork unchanged, with slight advance in lard, petroleum only a shade higher, and oats one cent higher. Coffee has been ad vanced again 5sof a cent, with specula tive sales' of 250.000 bags. ,nt the distri bution is dull, Philadelphia noting that the high price repels consume-s. There is more than usual iiuiforinitv in accounts from all ports of the country. Keports are all favorable as to the vol ume of business, and in the main as lo collections. Large exports lessen the de mands on this market, the increase in merchandise values sent out from this port having been 24.5 per cent for the two weeks of November, though the im ports n re also large. The treasury has again avoided tlie accumulations of money, having paid out during the week $250,000 more than it has taken in. If tlie national hopefulness docs not en gender excessive production 111 some Unnnches, and a mischievous revival of speculation, the prospect lor Heavy nusi ncss is excellent. The business failures occurring through out the country during last week num ber lor the l utted Males. 23j; Camilla, 30 ; total, 205, against 207 last week. HF.RSOISAI. ItlF-STIOM. Mrs. Porter has rented a large house on Penniuian avenue for the winter season. Mr. W. B. Stone, of LyiKliburg, Va is at the Grand Central. He is a member of the Ilental Chewing Gum Company of that citv. Mr. G. E. White, ot Baltimore, Mil., and Mr.-L. B. Wiustock, of New York, who represent well known firms in those cities, are stopping at the Swannanoa. Mr. and Mrs. Gale, who have been traveling about liurope for some years, have extended their travels to Ashevillc and are now slopping at Mrs. Alice Reynolds. Mr. A. It. Cassclmaii, a prominent pension agent of St. Louis, is at the Hattery Park. Also among the promin ent arrivals there may be mentioned Mr. F. M. Gilbert and Mr. R. W. Gilliert, of Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. W. li. Bard, of Scdalia, Mo., are visiting the family of A. H. Is bell on Prosjiect Park. Mrs. Bard is the sister of Mr. Isliell, and is delighted to again visit her native State, and was much surprised at the wonderful gTowth of Ashevillc. KAII.HOAU MF.F.TINt;. A tiood Attendance and Much F.nthuHiaMiii I.ant Niulit. It is always a difficult matter to get together a large assembly of our citizens. So ninny projects of public interest an continually under consideration that most men feci that their duty calls Ihem at their firesides. Although the court house was not crowded last night there was quite a respectable number in at tendance, and so much enthusiasm ex pressed as to make amends lor the (lis eouragement which might have attended the sight some of empty benches. Mr. Geo. S. Powell was called to the chair and Mr. W W. Yaitdiver requested to act as secretary, and the business be gan with a good talk from Dr. D. T. Millard and Major T. C. West.ill, after which Capl. Nalt Atkinson submitted the following resolution: Kcsolvcd, That the citizens of Ashc ville, in meeting assembled, heartily en dorse and approve the ellorts being inadi by the townships of Leiccsler and Saudi Mush for tidier facilities of travel and trade between t his city and lliose town ships, and hereby pledge themselves to do all in their power 10 further this end, and, in order that hearty co-operation may be had between Ashevillc and those sections, the chairman ot this meeting is hereby requested to appoint twculy-tivc delegates lo attend the meeting at Lei cester 011 the 23rd instant, for the pur pose of consultation as to what isbcsilo he done in the premises. Capt. Atkinson then made one ol thosi stirring speeches for which he is famous, and, after urging the necessity of bellei country roads, presented forcibly the greater advantages of a railroad, and gave most encouraging items of informa tion as to the prospect of' an early com iiieneemeiil of work on ihe Atlanta. Ashe villc and Baltimore railroad, and argued the great additions which would cer tainly follow to the niateri.il prosperity of every man in Buncombe county. The resolution being adopled the fol lowing gentlemen were appointed 011 Ihe committee of which the vacancies will be filled to-day and published in Tin: Citi zen to-morrow: Capt. Nalt Atkinson, Maj. W. 11. McLanc. W. T. Pcunimnn. Dr.J. A. Watson. Dr.J. C. B. Justice, "I". W. Pulton, J. C. Martin. J. Y.Jordou, J. W. Cortland, Maj. T. C. Wcstnll, 11. C. Hunt, U. M. I'ui-man.J. L. L. Single, W. T. Kcynolds.il. A. Newl.-.nd.T. K.Gaines, Dr. I)'. T. Millard. Col. A. J. Blair, J. K. Rich. Maj. Malotie then submitted the lol lowiug which was adopted : Resolved, That we the people of Ashe villc in mass meeting assembled do mosi heartily endorse the efforts of the officers and Iricnds ol the Atlanta, Ashevillc anil Baltimore- railroad tending to furnish Buncombe county with more railroad facilities. The meeting then adjourned. THK COXCF.KT For the Kenelit of the Flower Mis sion, at the Opera House. When you get a box of Huyler's can dies you can shut your eyesaud take any one without a secret misgiving. They are all good, and so it was with tin en tertainment given by the Flower Mission at the opera house last night. It was a perfect success and the audience showed their hearty appreciation by frequent en cores and went away with their pleasure uiimarred by a single, , even m-aneiilary touch of ennui, satiate them, Like little Jack many a plum, enough plums, more. The program It was useless to try to It could uoi be doiic. Horner they drew out only they couldn't get Thev left huiigrv for varied .and enter taining in the extreme. There was some- j thing to please everybody. Sons, in-1 strtiineutal music, and recitations. Why j even the critic forgot lo criticize, the girls I to flirt, and the "boys" to "see a man." ' In that perfect harm. my of sound all dis-1 cord vanished, and Tom smiled at Jim ! whom only last night he had cut dead j on the street. j The recitations were given by Miss 1 Bowman and met with the success they: deserved. They were ol all styles, from i the touching pathos and dramatic action of Hiawatha, to the rollicking humor of' "the church reveries of a school girl," i and the refined wit and sarcasm of "a model sermon." Such transitions from lite dramatic to the comic not only gavcj a spice and zest to the entertainment but showed a perfect fauiiliarilv with ail ! elocutionary details and a surprising i range of action. When Miss Davidson I sang her solo, "I love thee. Mattic," the wicked man on the back scat forgot to j whisper to liis neighbor I (with an em phasis too large to print 1 love thee, Tom 1 and Jerry. Mrs. Collins sung "Spring Flowers" very effectively and the accom paniment oil the violin bv her husband, and on the piano by Mrs. l-aleii, was well rendered. Of course the gentlemen all did well. That goes without saying. Mr. Collins' violin solo was well received and the audience compelled him to repeat it. Also the piano duet by Messrs. Bis sell and Mcltcc showed great skill in evoking music from that instrument. When the quartet tc.composcd entirely of niemlx-rs of the Collins family, sang "Come, Dorothy, Come," it wasn't Dorothy, but the audience come down with a great burst of appausc. That a glee club in Ashevillc is not only possible, but should lie organized at once, was shown by the work done by the male quartette composed of the Messrs. Col lins, Mr. ltisscll, and Mr. Mclice. It was a perfect night, a perfect con cert, and a good audience, and the only sad thing about it was that no individ ual in the audience can c lent . himself into the belief thai he has made a martyr of himself for charity's sake, for all re wived more than they gave. Ai.ui HiiKN ii ii:i;tim;. The Fire Alarm Teleifraplt Two Ni- KailroadH Proposed. There was an unusually large attend ance of citizens at the regular meeting o! the board of aldermen last evening, brought together to hcrtr what might be done about the proposed Fire Alarn Telegraph. Alter the reading and up proving of the minutes of last meeting. Mr. Sawyer, as chief ot the lire depart ment, asked att'-nti'in to the subject ii. which all wen- interested, and after a clear, concise si-iteinent from Mr. Clark, the agent ol tin Gnincwcll Fire Telegraph company, a eoinmiltee consisting of tlu Mayor, wilh aldermen Pulliam and Filz palriek, was appointed wilh full powei to act in I he matter, and the conconrst of interested spectators being satisfied with this result, promptly adjourned to attend the railroad meeting which was being held in the court house. Thosi who remained faithful in their attend .-nice, however, soon discovered that their constancy was lo be rewarded In hearing the discussion ot a railroad pro ject of very great and general iulerest. This matter was broughl to the Iroiit by Capt. Win. M. Cocke, jr., and Capt. II. M. Kaniscur who pi esenled the following petition : Asiilivit.i.K. November 11, 1 SS0. To the Honorable Ma v:i- and Hoard oi Mdernien of the City ol Ashevillc. N. I'. lieiltleiucn : We, the uu'lcrsiuncd, direc tors ol the French Broad Ynlley Kailro.-nl Company, do humbly beg that your hou i-r ible body do subscribe the amount oi $."0.0110 to' the capital stock of the said French Broad Vallev Railroad Company, said amount to be paid over to the au thorities of the said railroad company. in rel urn for like amount of stock in sail! railroad company, in bonds ot' whatevei den iminatiou your honorable body may direct, when the said railroad compatn shall cause to have construeied a line ol railroad from the city of Ashevillc up the French Broad valley to a point in Trail svlvania county; the said railroad to In of the standard gauge, equipped, ami trains running daily over the same, am ihe work examined and approved b vuur honorable body. 1'pou the rati ii ation of ihe said suhsi-i iption, by thi p-ipular vole of your city, we w ill enter into contract to cause the said railroad to be completed and equipped within twelve months fromdateol said subscrip tion, and to bind ourselves under a bono ol $5,0(10, lo he forfeited 10 the said city ol' Ashevillc in case we should fail to carrv out our contract. Yerv respect fully', Ciias. G. Dvatt. per K., H. B. Williams, per R., C. D. Bt e'KI.LN. per R., 1 1. B. Fulxcii, per K., A. M. Kamsi-i K, W. M. CocKi:, . II. Kaxkix. Directors of' the French Broad Yalley Railroad Company, duly incorporated under the laws of North Carolina. This was followed bv another exactly similar, except that the proposed rail way is from Asheville to some point on tiie Tennessee line in the dirceiion ot Bristol, which was signed by the same parlies. From conversation with Capt. Coekt and Mr. Ramseur, we learned that they held a charter f.r both of' these proposed lines, and that their object now was to get permission to submit them to a popular election in this city, on the pro prielv of subscribing $50. 000 to each ol the same. If this appropriation should be made, these gentle, nen are confident, thai boih of these important undertak ings will be accomplished speedily: the I'm nier wit bin one year, and the latter within two ears from this date. Mr. Ramseur requests any person, who may desire legitimate information in re gard to cither the French Broad valley or the Tennessee line, to submit the same through the columns of Till-: Citizkn and lie will answer them gladly and prompt ly Alter hearing the petitions read, their further consideration was post poned to a special meeting of the Board to be held on Wednesday next at 7 p. 111 A suggestion was made of the propri ety of purchasing another steam engine and drills tor working the city stone quarry wiucii was leierreo to me street committee. And the license tax on in surance agents wasVed'ued from $25 to $10. Alter discussing si vera I olhrr iiintlcrp nt minor importance, sundry bills were audited corri.vt.cd and approved, anil the hoard adiournid. A Sad Accident. A horrible accident occurred at Pemen's factory at o.lo p. m. yesterday. One of the men who was working there had his hand terribly mangled and two of the fingers cut off. He was putting the stutV through the shaver and in his hurry got his hand caught under the knives. A doc tor was i m mediately scut for ami the hand was bandaged. livery thing has been done lor him that could alleviate thepain;but it is sad to think thalsueha heavy penalty must be paid for a mo ment's negligence and carelessness, Kadain'H Microti e Killer. Mr. V. I. Hearing, representing the Kadam's Mien die Killer Company, of Nashville, Tcnii., is in the citv, and has j secured for his agent at this place Mr. J. j S. (rant, at whose pharmacy this medi 1 cine and the pamphlet issued by the com ! pany on "the origin and discovery of the MieroW Killer" can be tound. Look out Inr their great ad. in to-morrow morn ; ing's Citizkn. J Court New. ; Criminal court logins next Monday. The Madison county court begins ncxi ; Monday, Judge Clark presiding. j The Huneomlw superior eourt will lie' convened on the first Monday in Oeceni-! : 'll"r' j The I'nited States court was adjourned sine die at 1 1 o'clock yesterday, after dis posing of a few motions. Judge Dick left for Greensboro last night. " MOUNTAIN I)i;V. thi: mrri-uiiNT wa ykof iiih. ti i.i.i n; ii:scituti.i. Col. A. If. Il:iird TalkH ol What He IlaiSceu in Mie Manufacture ctf tlie "Ardent- In Western North Carolina. Illicit distilling is always carried on in the must secluded and inaccessible pois. Tiie most picture1-' pie regions, rt'here nature presents its.h"in all its rug gedikss and grandeur, where precipitous Jiffs all'ortha hazardous approach, and where even the sure fxtted chamois ivould have diliieuttv in climbing, there will be found tin- haunts of the "moon shiner." There in his rocky fortress he liiils (klianee to ihe law, and high amid the jutting crags anil clil.'s he posts his lookout to give no i ice of the approach of I'uele Sam's oliiuals, or to shoot them down as they sUallhiiy creep onward .ind upward in order to surprise him at his Work. Thus an internal revenue n ni cer takes his lite in liihown hands. Ilis career is full ot perilous escapes and ad ventures, ami he who passes safely through these dangers can tell many an inteiesling talc. Col. Baiid, our es teemed city marshal, is one of these lat ter, who has faced danger in all its many guises, ami s-how a stern, unyielding front, and an undaunted spirit ufcour age and bravery in carrying out the exe cution of the law, in arresting ihe illicit distillers of "mountain dew," and in breaking up their stills. The bare-footed ;irl ot Hald mountain is the name given by the Charleston News and Courier to one of his adveiitmes which lias been chronicled far and wide. It is from him that we have obtained the following ac count of the nianuiaeture of whiskey in those rude mountainous districts: "1 was in the internal revenue scrvne for lour years during Cleveland's adinh. islralion, and in that time I became prettv well acipiaintcd with the methods sed by the "moonshiners" in distilling whiskey. If you wish to hear anything about tlie process used, I shall be very glad to tell it to you. "I;iist the meal is taken ami put inio a tub, and on this is poured the hoi scalding slops. What I mean by slops is the residuum lelt in the still alter distil lation of the whiskey. Huong h of the slops is poured in to give the entire mass the consistency of a thick mush, and this is then technically called the 'mash.' 1 la ing stirred the 'mash' well, it is kit to stand for twenty-four hours. After this period has elapsed it will have formed a cake. This is broken up and a certain amount of malt is added to it, 1 can't re member the exact ipiaiuity. A 'moon shiner' makes his malt by taking thecorn and laying it upon planks. He then keeps this continually moistened until the corn sprouts. When the sprouts are of siitlicicnt length they are taken and dried, and then ground up. The product is what is generally called malt. The malt having been added, whatever amount it may be, water is then poured upon it unti1 the liipiid rises to within three inches ol the top. If this space is not left in the tub the resulting fermenta tion would cause the liquid to run over. The liquid is then thoroughly stand up and lift standing for seventy-two hours and allowed to ferment until it has the acidity or sharpness of sour butter milk. In this state it is called 'beer.' We are now ready for distillation. "The beer is poured into a large copper still and allowed to boil for a lew min utes and then a copper or wooden cap is fastened on. As the heat increases the vapor or steam arises and passes out through the arm o the still, which is a wooden tube generally made of sassafras as this is supposed to give a better (la vor to the liquor. Tue vapour passes through the arm into the worm, which is a coiled pipe. The worm lias its coil placed in a barrel lilled with cold water. I At the side and bottom of the barrel is a spigot where the coil of pipe emerges from the barrel. Now as the steam passes through the worm it is condensed by tne coldness produced by the water sur rounding the pipes and comes out of the spigot as a liquid. The liquor thus ob tained isealkd 'singlings' and is caught in what is known as the 'singling tank.' "The 'singlings' is very strong, and in order to further remove the impurities, il must undergo the process of "doubling." That is, it must be dislilled again in the Seine manner as that by means of which we obtained the 'singlings.' When this is done, we have the p'ire "mountain dew. "This is the general method of making whiskey, but I saw one distillery which was the most ingenious thing of its kind that I have ever laiilcyeson. I never saw I one like it in all my tramps around the j mountains and I have never heard of one. All you had to do was to light a j tire under the stiil and draw otV the I whiskey at the other end. And it was very good whiskey loo. i ue beer is placed in the still as ln fore and the vapor passes through the arm into a tube which enters into an air tight barrel. This tube runs dowa to the bottom of the barrel. As the vapour passesthrough the tube into the barrel it forms n liquid in the bottom, ami this is the 'singlings' 1 of the ordinary distillation. Hut the j vapour that is continually entering ! makes this liquor boil from the bottom and, this in turn, gives on a vapour ..) r.ia tio ;.,t.r..,i;..t M);ec ,wl the 8llrfaw of the liqllid and the top of the barrel. At the side und top of the barrel is inserted the l.m.n ""'! the vlour passing through this is again condensed in the usual way and Hows out at tlieotherendinaslream ' of good, rich whiskey. You see this saves the trouble of two distinct distillations. and a man can run oil "just as mucil or just as little whiskey as lie pleases and at any time that he pleases."
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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Nov. 16, 1889, edition 1
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