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f Lc THE DAILY CITIZEN, THE DAILY CITIZEN BOARDING, WANTS Delivered to Visitor la any part of For Rent, and Lost Notices, thice lines or less, 25 Cents for the City. One Month BOc. Two Weeks, or lean 26c. each insertion. VOLUME V. ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1889. NUMBER 213. FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS. DIR. DAVIS CAPTURE. CAPTAIN PATTON'8 ARTICLE. YANCEY MOVING. MOUNTAIN PARK. A MODEL MANAGER, A VERDICT AT LAST. THE HENATE ADOPTS THE RKCEDS RESOLUTION. A Committee's Jurisdiction In the House A Resolution oflered Proposing a Reward of ls.000 for tbe Arrest of Silcott. Washington, Decemlier 16. SENATE. The house joint resolution lor printing the agricultural report lor 1889 was passed with amendments, fixing the number of copies at 400,000, and appro priating $200,000 for the expense. Mr. Piatt offered resolutions making changes and additions in the personnelot committees agreed to in the caucus, and which have been published; all agreed to. Mr. Neal offered a resolution, which was referred to the judiciary committee, as to the constitutional right of Charles Swayne, appointed district judge of the northern district of Florida, to exercise the duties of that office without confirm' atorv action by the senate. The senate then proceeded to the con sideration of executive business. After the doors were reopened, the concurrent resolution offered by Mr. lngnlls last week for a holiday recess from Thursday December 19, to Monday January 6, was taken up for action. Mr. Edmunds demanded the yens and nays upon it, expressing his own opposition to it. The resolution was agreed to, yeas 7, nays 12. The negative votes were Messrs. Allison, Blair, Chandler, Dawes, Dolph, Edmunds, Fryc, Hearst, I'lutt. Plumb, Reagan, and Wilson, ol Iowa. A message from the house announcing the death of representative Edward j. Gay, of Louisiana, was laid Ufore the senate, and on motion of Mr. Gibson, the senate, as an additional mark of resjiect to tbe memory of the deceased, at 3.30 adjourned till to-morrow. HOUSE. Mr. McKinley, of Ohio, from the committee on ways and means re ported a resolution for the distribution of the President's message among the appropriate committees. The house went into committee of the whole, (Mr. Burrows, of Michigan, being selected to preside) for consideration of the resolu tion. Mr. Spinola, of New York, objec ted to that elauseof the resolution which Jirovidcs that all matters pertaining to ortification and coast defense be referred to the committee on appropriations. The projier committee to have jurisdic tion over such matters was the com mittee on military affairs. He urged upon the house, the necessity of taking steps to protect the seacoast cities of the country. A war occurring suddenly with a second, or third, or even a fourth rate power would jeopardize the interests 01 all the great cities on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The subject was an im portant one and could be more intelli gently acted upon by that committee than by the committee on appropria tions. Mr. Cutcheou, of Michigan, who has served upon the committee 011 mili tary affairs tor six years past, took the same view and persisted against that committee being deprived of a jurisdic tion which rightfully belongs to it. Mr. Spinoiu offered nn amendment pro viding that all matters relating to coast defences be referred to the committee on military affairs. Lost. The committee then rose, und the reso lution was adopted. On motion of Mr. McKinley, a resolu tion was adopted granting the commit tee on ways and means leave to sit dur ing the sessions of the house. Mr. McKinley offered a resolution for holiday recess from December 20 until January 6. Referred. He also introduced a bill to simplify the laws in relation to the collection ol revenue. Referred. Mr. Boothmnn, of Ohio, from the com mittee on accounts, reported a resolution for the payment to the widow of Neal S. Brown, late reading clerk of the house, a sum equal to one year'ssalnry. Adopted. Mr. Enloe then offered a resolution au thorizing the sergeunt at arms to offer a reward of $5,000 for the arrest and de livery to the marshal of the District ol Columbia of C. E. Silcott, absconding cashier ol the late seigeant at arms; the reward to be paid out of the contingent fund of the House. Referred. Mr. Springer introduced a bill to or ganize the territory of Oklahoma. Re ferred to the committee on territories, together with bills on the same subject introduced by Mr. Baker, ol New York. The house adopted a resolution direct ing the committee on elections to inquire into the contested election cases ot Clay ton against Breckenridge, from the sec ond district of Arkansas, (Clayton hav ing been assassinated while preparing his case.) The house then, ut 2.30, adjourned un til to-morrow. FATAL ACCIDENT. Rumors an to a Terrible Disaster Mine Miles From Chicago. Chicago, December 16. The report has just reached here to the effect that the accident happened to the train 011 the line ol the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad near Englewood in the Southern part of the city. The particulars, thus far received, are very meagre. They are to the effect, that four people have been killed, and that the wrecked train is on fire. The city fire department has been notified that the accident is near Oak dale. Four persons were killed and many injured. The train is said to have caught fire and many persons injured in tiie flames. One or two persons are said to have been roasted to death. Five engines from Englewood and South Englewood have been called. An order was sent to Englewood to have ever)' physician in that suburb sent to the scene of the wreck to care for the suffering. Oakdale is a small suburb, about three miles from South Engl?wood, and about nine miles from Chicago. The train wrecked is said to have been one in the suburban service. Inquiry at the office of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois elicited the statement that information received there was to the effect, that everal persons have been injured, but that no one had been killed. Later. Authentic advices from the scene of the accident show that it is far less serious than was at first reported. There were no fatalities, and the train did not tnke fire. Engineer Murphy, of the suburban train, had one leg so badly smashed that amputation became neces sary. The conductor and one passenger were slightly hurt. The Oo wen Suicide. Washington, D.C. December 16. D.N. Wolford, who keep a cutlery store at 477 Pennsylvania avenue, Friday night old Franklin B. Gowen the pistol with which he killed himsell. The box of car tridges found in Go wen's room at Worm ley'i hotel was ten short, and Mr. Wol- lord say, the box 01 cartrtnges nesoia with the pistol was not a full one. The Historical Event as Narrated by His colored Servant. Richmond Dispatch. Raleigh, N. C, December 11, 1889. Your correspondent to-day interviewed lames H. lones. a well-known colored man, who was during the war the body- servant of Jefferson Davis, and was with him at his capture. Jones has just re turned here from Fort Payne, Ala. He is very intelligent, has for eighteen years been an alderman of Raleigh, and no man is more devoted to Mr. Davis, living or dead. ' Jones was asked to narrate the incidents at the capture ol Mr. Davis, and did so as follows: I became Mr. Davis' servant in 1802, and when his family came to Raleigh the next year 1 accompanied them here. I aided in packing the property when the family left Richmond in 1865, and ac companied Mrs. Davis and the children southward. We got a wagon and an ambulance at Newberry, S. C. Mr. Davis joined us down in Georgia one Sunday morning. We canied when we stopped nt night. Mr. Davis rode his favorite saddle-horse, a splendid bay named Kentucky. 1 always looked after the comfort of the party. In one tent were Mr. and Mrs. Davis and in another their four children Maggie, Jeff., Willie, and Varina and Miss Maggie Howell, Mrs. Davis'ssistcr; also, two maids one white and one colored. A FOGGY NIGHT. The night of the capture was foggy. 1 was up all night, washing and drying clothes at a fire which burned near the tents. A creek ran close by, in a sort ot ravine, and there was a road passing by the camp. I heard noises about mid night, but they were not alarming, and I saw gleams which I now know were the glitter of sabres. About 4 o'clock in the morning, and before daylight, I heard the sound of horses' hoots on the soft pine straw which covered the ground. The tents were closed. All the jieople were asleep. I was the only one awake. There was a very hcavv dew. AROl'SKU HIM. As soon as I heard the noise I went to Mr. Davis' tent and aroused him. I also remember that I waked Mr. Reagan, Col. Joseph Johnston, Col. Wood, Col. Burton Harrison, Col. Lovett, of Texas, and Ml-. William Howell, Mrs. Davis' brother; also some other gentlemen who were asleep here and there, some under tent flies. Col. Harrison was nearest the creek and directly he was awake, he halted a Federal soldier who was the lirst to cross the creek. I told Col. Har rison it must le the enemy I had seen moving about in the pines all night. By the time Mr. Davis had dressed himscil the enemy were in the camp. I had meanwhile saddled Mr. Davis' horse, which was tied between the camp and the creek. It was Mr. Davis' purpose to get on his horse, make a clash into the ravine, and so escape. As Mr. Davis stepped from his tent he saw lx'fore him a man mounted on horseback, armed with a carbine, which was pointed at him. Mr. Davis had on Mrs. Davis' wa terproof ragl.111, which by mistake he had taken for his own, and as he was a great sufferer from neuralgia he had put a light hood over his head and shoulders which he frequently wore. Mrs. Davis, solicitous ot his health as she always was, as I e stepped out of the tent threw her shawl upon him. Mr. Davis seeing the cavalryman at once advanced fear lessly towards him and called upon him to fire. The cavalryman did not fire, and Mr. Davis again called to him to do so. At this moment Mrs. Davis, in her night dress, sprang from the tent, threw her arms uround her husband's neck and addressing the cavalrvman, said : "For God's sake don't shoot." MR. DAVIS' PLAN. Mr. Davis' plan had been to letthecav- alryman fire at him and taking the chances of a miss, rush upon him, unseat mm, and mount his horse and escape. But at Mrs. Davis' words he went back to the tent with her. There he was given a bucket, 1 think, by her and started to wards 1 ne creeK as 11 lor waier, intending to get into the ravine and escape on his horse, but he was again halted by the same trooper He then returned to the fire. Just about this time lively firing was heard fifty yards off and across the creek. Colonel Pritchard next made his appearance, and walking up to the fire looked at Mr. Davis and said to me: "Is that Jefferson Davis?" I said "Yes," and Colonel Pritchard then said to Mr. Davis: "You are my prisoner." Colonel Pritchard was very courteous and gen tlemanly. He permitted no insult to be given then or at any time while he was 111 command, and gave particular instruc tions to that effect. Mr. Davis had very little to say at the time of his capture and exhibited no fear whatever. He und his party had break last before they left and then the camp was struck and the wagon loaded. The party started off under a cavalry guard, the maids and children in the wagon i.i charge of myself and Robert Brown, (colored), who had been Mr. Davis' but ler, Mr. and Mrs. Davis and others trav eling in the ambulance. I pitched camp for them at night. I was kept under ar rest all the while and was not permitted even to go after milk for the children un less a guard accompanied me. I was taken to Fortress Monroe with Mr. Davis. There I was released and came to Raleigh. Mr. Davis was always greatly attached to Jones, ns was also his family, and wrote to him. He always appreciated Jones' devotion. Jones attended the me morial exercises to-day and was greatly affected. Killed by a Train. Wilkeshakre, Pa., December 16. This evening on the Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western railroad at Durea, a few miles from here, a party of laborers were walking home from work on the railroad, when a passenger train ran directly into them from around a curve. One of tbe party was thrown aside and escaped with bad bruises; three men were killed outright and horribly mangled, and another was so badly injured that he cannot recover. It is supposed that the men became confused in the darkness and stepped in front of the train instead of on to the other track. Caucus Abandoned. Washington, December 16. The dem ocratic house caucus which was called to meet to-night has been abandoned. It was the purpose of the caucus to deter mine what position, if any, the partv should take in regard to the Silcott defi ciency, and it was generally understood that a proposition was to be submitted that the democrats assess themselves individually to make good the republican losses. Mr. Holman circulated the call and secured tbe requisite number of sig natures, but as it appeared that there was a strong opposition to the purpose for which the caucus was to be held it was abandoned. Dr. i. C. Rankin Warmly Com mends Some Portions of It. Mr. Editor: I have read with much interest Captain Patton's article in your Sunday issue on capital punishment. I am not prepared to endorse all that he says, but I am delighted with the reli gious spirit that he manifests toward an unfortunate class of our race, and es jK'cially am I pleased with his expressed interest in the spiritual condition of the poor man now in our jail condemned to death. His appeal in the following Caragraph to the clergy of the city in ehalf of this man is perhaps not out of place, to-wit : "Reverend gentleman, if the words eternal damnation convey to you the same awful weight of meaning, as to us, who can only construe them in their plain English, surely, surely, not one of vou will sit quiet in your comlortable study, nor allow restful sleep to come to your bed, while there is the slightest chance of this poor prisoner being hur ried to that fate unrepentant." I am not able to say to what extent my brother ministers have been sitting in their "comfortable study" unmindlul of this poor fellow's doom, but I am aware of the fact that one of them, at least, sought out and found him some months ago and gave him instructions and administered to him spiritual conso lation, nnd the visit has been repented more than once. Good religious litera ture has also been furnished him for his edification. "Eternal damnation" means to us exactly what the bible says it does, and "restful sleep" was not allowed to come to our eves, after we learned of the presence of this man in our prison, until we had carried the truth of the gospel to his cell. I commend Captain Pattonfor visiting this prisoner in his dire extremity, and let other laymen do likewise. 0. C. Rankin. THE TOBACCO TAX. Mr. Ilrt.wer, of N. C, Leading the Movement for lis Repeal. Washington, D. C, December 13. Mr. Brower, of North Carolina, who yester day introduced a bill to repeal the tax on tobacco, was the onlv Republican, with one exception, who voted for the Mills bill, and he gave as his reason for doing so that that bill provides for a re- leal of the tobacco tax. He cast his vote for the Mills bill alter the congres sional convention in his district, nnd some of the republican managers wanted him to withdraw from the republican ticket liecause of it, hut this he refused to do and was elected by a small majority. lie has insisted throughout the tariff dis cussion that the one thing which the lieople of North Carolina want is the reieal of the internal revenue taxes. He claims that if his bill is promptly reported from the committee on W'nvs and Means, nnd it is said that it will Ik, that it will pass the house with some twentv-one democratic votes in its favor, besides nearly a solid re publican vote. The democrats whom he claims as with him arc the six from North Carolina, the eight from Virginia, three from Tennessee, two from South Carolina, Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, the chairman of the committee on Agricul ture in the last congress, and Mr. Ab bott, of Texas. VALUABLE INVENTION. ASystemof Arc Lllit by Which all Danger Is Avoided. Pittsiiirg, Pa., December 16. A new system of arc lighting apparatus has just been invented bv the vtestinghouse blectric Company, the dynamo, or the electric machine from which the current for the lights is generated, is very differ ent from any dynamo used for a similar purpose. It is so constructed that it de livers the required number of amperes whether the machine is supplying one lamp or its full load. In addition to the dynamo the system has an entirely new arc lamp. The principal point in which the lamp diners trom all others is that its carbon iasts for three nights. The lamps can be so connected in the circuit that no person coming in contact with it can re ceive a shock from the line. The system will entirely revolutionize the arc light ing now in use. Decision In a Telegraph Suit. Washington, December 16. The su preme court of the United States to-day rendered an opinion in the case of the Western union leegraph Company against the Secretary of the State ol Alabama and other State officers, brought here 111 nn appeal trom the decision ot the supreme court of Alabama. The question involved is the constitutionality I the Inw ot Alabama, imposing a tax upon gross receipts of all telegraph com panies tor business done within the Mate. I'nder this act the telegraph company was taxed, not onlv on business done entirely within the State, buton messages sent to, or received trom other Mates. This court, in the opinion by ustice Miller, says, that it is hardly worth while to make any discussion about the matter, ns the court has six or eight times, within as many years, decided that messages sent from one State into another are not subject to taxation, be cause it would be interference with inter State commerce. Judgment reversed. A Boundary Despute. Washington, 16. Attorney Genernl Ayres, of Virginia, to-day made amotion in the supreme court asking leave on behalf of the State of Virginia to file a bill inequity against the State of Tennes see, to settle the Doundarv dispute be tween ti e two states. It is asserted in the motion of Attorney Genernl Ayres that Tennessee unlawfuflyclaimsjurisdic tion over a stretch of land from two to eight miles in width extending from the northern border ot ftorth Carolina to the border line of Kentucky. The town of Bristol is one of the places situated within the disputed territory. Gas strike A Failure. London, December 16. The strike of the employees of the South Metropolitan Gas Company has proved a failur. , the company having filled all the strikers' places with non-union men. 1 here have been no disturbances, and the work at the gas house is proceeding quietly. The New Vork Herald's Washington corrcsiiondent notes the tact that there is a Inrge proportion ot young men in the present House, many of them being in the thirties, and the average age of the House being only forty. As the Herald savs, this is a new departure. It is not a bad one. Give the young men a chance. Bond Offerings. Washington, Decem'.ier 16. The bond offerings to-day aggregated $356,400; all accepted at 1.27 for four per cents, and 1.04 for lour and a halts. AN ENTHUSIASTIC RAILROAD MEETING IN BURNSVILLE. Capt. Natt Atkinson Addresses a I. once Assemblage in the Court House A Subscription Seems a Foregone Conclusion. On the first Monday in this month the commissioners of this county believing that the time had come for them to move in the matter of giving aid to some rail road or roads determined to call the jus tices of the peace together to net with them in this important matter, nnd to meet at the court house in Burnsville on Saturday, 14th inst. At the same time a committee composed of one person from each township was appointed to prepare and report suitable resolutions and papers for the action of the 'omt board. The commissioners and a considerable number of the magistrates together with a large number of the citizens meet nt Burnsville on Saturday when the rail road question was fully considered and disposed of after the following order: Between eleven and twelve o'clock the court house hell summoned the people and county officials together to proceed with the business that they had met to trans act, and when the court room was well tilled the chairman of the commissioners, knowing that the Atlanta, Asheville and Baltimore railroad company was the one the people had most at heart, called upon Capt. Natt Atkinson, its president, for an address, not only on the matter ol his ood, but fir arguments and reasons why the jieople ol Yancey county should vote in aid of railroads through that county. Althongh suffering from a deep and scverecold Capt. Atkinson responded in one of the best efforts of his life, nnd I wish every man in Yancey could have heard his speech. For more than one hour and a half the audience was held almost spell bound, and at the closest hey were so well pleased that if the proposi tion had been put, the subscription would have been given to the A., A. and B. road without a dissenting vote. He first spoke of the South nnd the Southern people who had come up out ol the ashes as it were since the war and were manfully battling in times of peace as they did in war for the honor and prosperity of this section, and notwith standing our adverse surroundings we were again on our feet and ready under all circumstances to do our full duty. That duly now was to possess ourselves of those advantages enjoyed by our brethren in other sections of our deal Southland. He showed us what a great country we had, what a ureat eople wt were and we only needed to be informed that railroads and theothcr conveniences of life were possible and we would have them. He called attention to the fact that Yancey county had ever since she was a county, been paying taxes to build rail roads and for the upbuilding of the state in every portion, from the mountains to the sea, and they had never given a cent to build railroads or anything else for themselves. He showed what a grand line the Atlanta, Asheville and Baltimore railroad was; that it passed 400 miles through a section that had no roads, and through the finest timber nnd min eral belt in the continent of America, and that it is 100 milesshortcrthananyother line from Atlanta towards the northeast ern cities. He told them that old Bun combe had met in mass meeting and in structed the commissioners of that coun ty to submit a proposition of $200,000 to be voted for their road. He then showed that this road would run twenty miles through Yancey county, and that the tax on the railroad property would almost pay the entire tax on the bonds of $50,000 which were to lie subscribed to build it. He showed them how such a road would build them a beautiful lit tle city at Burnsville which would in a lew years pay two-thirds of their taxes, as Asheville was now doing for Bun combe county. He called their attention to the great fertility of Yancey soil, and its adapta bility especially to fruit raising. He showed that if the county would culti vnte one single variety of apples exclu sively, they would within twenty years be the richest people in the Southern States. That apple was the Newtown or Albemarle pippin; that apple grows to greater perfection in this county than in Virginia where it sells by tbe car load at four and five dollars a barrel, and not one barrel in a hundred that is wanted could be gotten. I wish you had more space to permit other strong points of his speech to be given for the benefit of those who did not hear. At the conclusion ol Capt. Atkinson's speech the meeting adjourned till after dinner. Again the bell called the meeting to order when G. D. Ray, vice-president of the Atlanta, Asheville nnd Baltimore railroad, was called to the chair and L. H. Smith was requested to act as secrc ry. When this was done Capt. W. M. NIoore, chairman of the committee was appointed to prepare proceedings for the action of the joint board presented for the consideration of the board the result of their deliberation to wit : That Yan cey county subscribe $50,000 to the At lanta, Asheville and Baltimore railroad company. When this proposition was submitted Col. McElroy was called lor ami made an excellent speech in favor of railroads. He showed the people the great advan tnges of railroads and nt the conclusion of his Seech he was heartily cheered. Then Capt. J. M. Gudgcr came to the front after being loudly called for, nnd gave us one of his level best, and that means a good deal. Then Col. St. Clair, the attorney of the three C's railroad was called lor and made a most impressive and unanswera ble speech in behalf of railroads and es pecially his road that was then making its survey in this county. He impressed the audience very much and made many friends fir himscil and his road. At the conclusion of his well received remarks, Mr. Ramseur came forward and said he hod no speech to make as he had written to the commissioners what he had to say. At this juncture Captain Moore, the nttornev tor the county, announced that there was not a majority of the justices of the peace present, which the Inw re auired to make their action legal, and moved thnt the meeting adjourn for final action till Tuesday after tbehrst Mondav in February. 1890. The Secretary was requested to pub lish these proceedings in The Asheville Citizen, when the meeting amournea. Every body was in a real good humor, and elated with the fine prospects of getting a railroad. G. D. Ray, Chairman, L. H. Smith, Secretary. Go where duty call, but turn in and help when you get there. Don't stand around with your bands in your pockets, Persons Present and to Arrive at this Noted Resort. Hot Springs, N. C, December 16. Mr. Harvey B. Murrell, of Asheville and Morristown, N. J., finds more en joyment in life than the majority of man kind. He visits Hot Springs every tew weeks to enjoy a good dinner and the baths. During his present visit he has added another to his list of pleasures horseback riding one hour every morn ing and one hour in the afternoon. Though seventeen years have elapsed since he enjoyed the exercise his seat is as firm as any practiced horseman. Among the guests at the Mountain Park hotel are ex-Governor and Mrs. VanZandt, of Rhode Island; Mr. and Mrs. W. Graham Sterling and Mr. R. P. Barrett, Northampton, Mass; Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles H. Miller and Mrs. Kim ball, of Salem, Mass; Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Naphey, of Philadelphia; (Mrs. Nnphcy finds the baths greatly beneficial for her rheumatism ) Mr. and Mrs. George H. Wolf nnd Mrs. Bufoid, Minneapolis, Minn; Mr. Schmidt and Mrs. Schmitt, of Chicago ; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cantwell, St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. Norman S. Walker, Mr. Henry Lord, Mr. and Mrs Lccgnr, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmuud L. Weish and daughter, of New York; Mr. and Mrs. A. . Akin, and tbe Misses Tuvlor, of Cjuaker Hill, N. Y.; Mr. A. Duff, "who is largely interested with other English capitalists in Mexican properties; Mrs. C. W. Pickering, of I'orthsmoiith, N. II ; Mrs. S. A. Gordon, Newark, N. J; Mr. A. Wilson, jr., manager Bell telephone company, Maryland. The engagements for tbe coming week are numerous: E. Craven, l:. S. N. and family, S. G. Whetland ami fainilv, Mr. and .Mrs. A. Birch, Dr. John A. Wyth's family, of New York, and others. The season is beginning very good this year and they promise a large sea son. Santa Claus Shopping;. Old Santa Claus came to Asheville yes terday to see what he could do for his children. He wanted to get an idea of the place, sec what the stores had in stock for his little ones, and then try to supply their deficiencies. But, alas! for poor Santa, the first one he struck was Jones' Racket Store. One glance at the window, and the wizard of the north lost his keen elated air. Those reindeers of his would have to travel far and fast before he could be back by Christmas with a supply of the things that were not in, stock there. But nevertheless he went in strictly incog, to be sure, and examined t'le articles which heaped up the counters and whose overwhelming profusion threatened to break theshclves with their weight. All were passed in review, and at each step Santa pulled out his note book, and muttered in despair, "I guess I'd better buy here for my chil dren in the North, for it doesn't cost me anything for freight. I wish I hadn't bought my stock of shoes before I drop ped in this Racket Store." So he went the rounds until he reached the hosiery counter, where his ruddy face rcw pale, and he exclaimed, "Hello! Are long stockings so cheap in Asheville? 1 pity the parents, but I can't afford to fill those?" And off sailed Santa Claus, grumbling in his white beard at the mer chant who had put up such a job on him. ODDS AND F:NDS. On Sunday morning as Miss Mary Pcnland was coming down stairs at her residence, on Penland street, she made a misstep, causing a severe sprain of the foot, which will probably confine her to the house for several weeks. In our column of personals in Sunday's issue it was incorrectly stated that "Mr. E. R. Betts, agent of a large tobacco firm, was in Asheville, where he would make his headquarters for the winter." This was inadvertently doing an injustice to Mr. Belts, who is so active a man in the interests of his business that he makes no long tarry at any particular point, visiting all the markets, and remaining it each one only so long a time as judi ciously engages his time, repeating his visits if necessary. AN OLD SLAVIC OF MR. DAVIS, He was Present at His old Mas ter's Funeral. From the New Orleans Picayune of the 15th we take the following, told in con miction with the departure of Mr. Davis and party for Beauvoir: Robert Brown, the old slave of Mr. Davis, went to Beauvoir with Mrs. Davis, where, he told a reporter, he would stay several days and then go back home. His home is in St. Elmo, near Mobile, Ala., and he lives with Mr. Thomas Templeton, a Scotchman. Brown said he had lieen with Mr. Davis until lately since 1861 and staved with him all through the war. "Mr. Davis was a good master to me, sir, and I loved him very much. 1 came to his funeral to sec the Inst of him, as I thought it my duty. I don't like to say," he continued, "how old I am, but 1 will tell you. I was born in 1811, just three years later than Mr. Davis. All my years have been pure, and I have nothing to lie ashamed of. Mr. Templeton takes care of me, nnd he is a good man, too. My rheumatism troubles me a great deal and I can hardly stand now." The old man went away, still talking about his beloved master, "Mr. Jeff." The party was a sad one and very quiet All passengers on the cars felt tor them Death of MaJ. L. W. Peck. News-Obscrvert. We regret to nnnounce'the death of this well known nnd aged citizen, which oe currcd nt the boarding house of Mrs. Ida Morris, on Hahlax street, yesterday morning nt 1 1 o'clock. Maj. Peck was for a long series of years a merchant in this eitv. nnd enioved the hmhest conn dence for integrity and strict honesty. For some years past he has led a private life. His wile preceded him to the irravc having died some years since. He leaves no children, his little girl dying when quite young, about 1859. At the time of his "death, Maj. Peck was 79 years old. and he had been a member ot the bden ton street Methodist church since early manhood. The funeral will tnke place at Edenton street Methodist church this morning at 11 o'clock. What His Old Home Thinks of Our Col. J. B. Steele. Charleston News and Courier. Mr. John B. Steele, the manager of the Battery Park hotel, at Asheville. N. C, has been in the city since Wednesday last. In Mr. Steele every one recognizes the old Charlestoninn who was formerly of the firm of Edwin Bales & Co. Mr. Steele moved to Asheville about fivr, years ago, and has not since then visited Charleston up to the present tune, flic personal traits, tbe ple'.ising address and the courtesy whicli rrade .Mr. Steele so popular in Charleston secured lor him a "royal reception" this time, as he ex pressed it yesterday. He has been "in demand" among his many friends here, but the supply will only last until to morrow morning, when he will return to Asheville, The object of Mr. Steele's visit was partly of a business and partly of a per sonal character. He mentioned the in teresting fact that he bad come all the wav from Asheville to buy game tor tin Christmas tables at the Battery Park hotel. At present there are about 0111 hundred and forty guests at the hotel. and the establishment will be filled to its utmost capacity during the present winter season. Mr. Steele gave a reporter last night an interesting acccunt ol the operations of the Vaudcrbills near Asheville. These millionaires are improving their 5.OO0 acre purchase and propose to construct through their domains fully twenty-one miles of drives. They . 'ire going to build an American palace also, the whole tiling to cost about $111,000,0(10. Mr. Steele was quite enthusiastic on the subject of the many progressive movements in Asheville and has strong faith in a great and prospcrousfuture lot the Mountain City. He will pay a short visit to huminerville to-dav on a very interesting mission and will return to Asheville to-morrow morning. PF:RSONAL MENTION. Mr. A. W. Marshall, who represents 0 Hickory cigar manufactory, is at the Grand Central. Among the guests at the Grand Cen tral is Mr. G. W. Crawford, a prominent lawyer of Marion. Mrs. J. Seligman, the wife of a promi nent hanker in New York, is stopping at the Battery Park. Among the prominent Philadelphians at the Battery Park are Mis. J. Camp bell Harris and Mr. T. Powers Harris. Mr. W. Cooper, who represents a prominent firm of jewelers in New Y ork City, is stopping at the Swannanoa. Mr. A. L. Rankin, who represents the Odell Hardware Company, of Greens bnro, N. C, is stopping at the Grand Central. Capt. Hunter and his wife left the city to-day for a trip of several weeks. They arc going to visit their relations near Lynchburg, Va. Mr. J. A. Heller, who is the agent of a firm in St. Louis which manufactures ag ricultural implements, has registered at the Grand Central. Among the guests at the Swannnanoa is Mr J. D. Harris, of Salisbury- He is the master mechanic of the W.N. C. R. R. whose shops are located at that place. Mr. and Mis. G. N. Blackburn, of Bry- son City, have registered at the Grand Central. Mr. Blackburn is the proprie tor of the Swain hotel in that city. Mr. W. H. Lea and family leave to-day for Pleasant Grove, in Alamance county, this State. Mr. Lea makes this change on account of bis health, which we trust he will improve. Mr. II. A. Browne and his mother, Mrs. Browne, of Brecdsville, Mich., are at the Grand Central. They are friends of Mr. D. S. Watson, the well known real estate dealer in this city. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Field are stopping at the Battery Park. Mr. Field is one of the most prominent shoe manufactur ers in Brockton, Mass., and will remain here a month for the lienctit of bis health. Mr. Allied M. Allen, who represents the firm of A. Stern & Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, is at the Battery Park. He has come here to visit the head of his firm, who is stopping at the same hotel with bis wile. Mr. W. Soiitherland, who represents the Railroad Mills Scotch Snuff" Com pany of Helnietta, N. J., arrived at the Grand Central last evening. Mr. Geo. A. Heline, the vice-president of that com pany, h s been at tbe Battery Park for some time with his sister, who is an in valid. Mr. John II. Barnard is at the Battery Park. He has just returned from a trip to New York. He was formerly the su perintendent of the electric railway in this city, and is one of the principal agents representing the Sprague Motor Company, which is now constructing a road in Winston, N. C. Two Men Drowned. John Scruggs nnd Tom Bostic, who were employed in Graham's shoe factory, were drowned last evening between eight nnd nine o'clock. They took a boat nt the French Broad bridge yes terday afternoon between two and three o'clock and started down the river, ac companied by a young boy. About hall past nine in the evening the boy returned alone. He was wet to the skin nnd had walked five miles up the river Irom Gen eral Vance's place, near whicli the boat was upset. The boy said that the others had been drowned. Fatal Wreck or a Pay Car. Indianapolis, Ind.. December 16. The pay car of the Ohio, Indiana and Western : railwnv with General Mipenntcndent Wilson and J. M. Cummins, train master, i on bonrd, was wrecked near Covington, I lnd., earlv this morning. Both Wilson I and Cummins were killed. It is impossi ble at this hour t. gather details, but it is believed paymaster and engineer were also killed. THE GREAT CRONIN TRIAL BKUt GH I TO A CLOSE. CoukIiIIu, Burke and O'Sulllvan Guilty of Murder, Iinprisoment for Life KunzeGetsTUrev Years lieggs Is Acquitted. Chicago, Dscembcr 16. The Cronin jury, as far as is known outside of the jury room has still been unable to f ch a verdict. They Sent the nighi la a room in the criminal court bi. Id. .g which they occupied continuously since Friday, and kept a light burning brightly until atter 2 o'clock this morning. Judge McCoiiiiell's private instructions to the bailuls were to take the jury back to the hotel in case they agreed on a verdict, and that he would receive it this morn ing. The fact that they remained in the jury room may be taken as pretty con clusive contradiction of publications in extra papeis this morning that they had come to a conclusion before 9 o'clock last night. In and around the criminal court building at 9 o'clock this morning everything was exceedingly quiet. A lew policemen patrolled the streets ill the neighborhood, and inside all the doors were guarded as usual by the bailiffs. At the State attorney's office it was stated that not a word b'- been heard trom the jury by the prosi.ting attorney this morning, and that all reports that they had last night agreed were simply guess work. All the morning )aiers to-day seem to be of the opinion that a verdict will be reached to-day, and this view of the situation is strengthened by an interview with Judge McConuell which was sent out in these despatches last night and in vbich the Judge expressed belief that a verdict would be reached. basing his belief chietly on the assertion that he had received no intimation trom the jury that they had been unable to agree. later. Judge McConncll at 10.20 formally announced from the bench that no ver dict had been reached anil that he would not be in attendance again before 2 p. m. Unce more the audience that assembled to hear the verdict of the Cronin jury have been doomed to disappointment. udge .McConncll arrived at the court room at about 10 o'clock and at once sent a messenger to the bailiff in charge of the jury room to enquire whether the jury had any communication to make to the court. The answer came back promptly and tersely that the jury was prepared to make no return and had no communication whatever to make to the court. Thus all reports ol the jury hav ing agrceil upon a verdict were lound to be as utterly groundless as the hundred that had pieceded them. Judge McConncll retired from thecourt with the announcement that ill case the jurv should, during the day, arrive at a conclusion he would be in attendance at 2 p. m. to receive any return or communi cation which thejury might be prepared to make. It is now utterly impossible that any information of anvcharaclercan be forth coming from thejury before 2 p. m. Ru mors ol purported verdicts belore that hour may be regarded as absolutely groundless. No information whatever is known beyond the general conclusion that Mr. Culver is the dissenting juror. A VliKDICT. The Cronin trial has resulted in a ver dict; Coughlin, Burke and O'Sullivan, guilty ot murder, penalty life imprison ment; Kunze, three years; Bcggs, acquit ted, The Late David Henderson. In Sunday morning's issue was briefly noted the death of this gentleman; and we regretted very much nt the time that we had so little information of him ; noth ing indeed beyond the fact that he was connected with the woolen mills on Reams' creek, near Weaverville. We have since learned that the deceased was a native of Scotland who landed at a New England port in 1854, and for twelve years subsequently was employed in manufactories in the State of New York. How long he has been in this State we do not know, but probably ever since the mill on Rectus' creek was opened. He was a quiet, industrious, christian man. He never married, de voting all his care to his aged m jthcr, whom he provided for with affectionate solicitude up to her death which occurred two or three years ago. Mr. Henderson was 58 years of age at the time of his death. Hurt in a Runawav. Two boys, one white and tbe other col ored, between fifteen and twenty, were bringing in a load of wood from the country yesterday morning. When the' reached Depot street the brake broke and they could not hold the team back. Tbe horses became unmanage able and ran away down the hill, throwing the boys out. The white lad had his ankle fractured, while the other received a severe cut in his head. They were taken to Dr. Justice and Dr. Burroughs, where their hurts were at tended to. The team brought up against a post at the side of the road without doing much damage to the wagon. A Handsome Paper. W. F. Tomlinson, the enterprising ed itor of Country Homes, has just issued from the presses of The Citizen Publish ing Company the Christmas number of his iK-riodical, ntrd it affords us pleasure to say that it is equal to any of the holi day literature we have seen. It is appro priately illustrated, and, in addition to the usual amount of valuable matter, is choice Christmas reading and a hand sonic colored cover, which gives the whole n most artistic finish. We feel sure the patrons of Country Homes will ap preciate this stroke of enterprise on the part of Mr. Tomlinson ns it deserves. The Wilmington Review Has got fairy into the teems, being now thirteen years of age.yet so healthy, vigorous nnd alert that it cannot be charged with juvenility. Brother James hns trod the thorny paths of journalism patiently, industriously and usefully, and hns fairly earned the confidence and good will that so strongly attaches to bim and the Review. We hope for him a con tinuance of favor and a long lite of prosperity.
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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