Asheville Daily Citizen
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VOLUME VIII. NO 203.
ASHEVILLE, N. C SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1892.
PRICE 5 CENTS.
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Fresh Candy.
Our
Christinas
Candies
Expected
Friday,
Dec. 2 3rd,
By Express.
Only a limited number of
three ami five pound boxes
to come. Persons desiring
these t-izes will do well to
leave orders at once.
Cundie.Nuts and Oranges
at wholesale.
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REAL ESTATE.
W. B. GWYN. W. VV. WEST.
Gwyn k West,
Successors to Walter II. Gwyn I
ESTABLISHED 1881
REFER TO BANK OF ASHEVILLE.
Real Estate.
Loans Securely Placed at 8
rer Cent.
Notary I'ubUc, Commissioner of Deeds.
FIRE INSURANCE.
SOUTHBAST COURT SQUARE,
CORTLAND BROS.,
Real Estate Brokers
And Investment Agents
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Loan. securely placed at 8 per cent.
Offices
i & 36 Patton Avenue. Second !floor.
rebOdlr
JOHN CHILD,
REAL ESTATE AND LOAN BROKER,
I-'urnlshed and Unfurnished Houses.
OFFICE ROOMS.
Loans securely placed at Eight per cent.
AKTIU'RJ, WILLS.
AU1URT H. WILLS.
WILLS BROS.,
ARCHITECTS
NO. 3 PATTON AVE.
HOIilBAY PRESENTS
AN EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTION OF ARTIS
TIC, USEFUL, DESIItAIJLE ARTICLES PARTIC
ULARLY APPROPRIATE FOR XMAS GIFTS.
Sterling Silver Novelties,
Silver and Plated Goods,
A line of the Newest Pictures,
The very latest styles of Stationer,
Art Pottery and Rich Cut Glass,
Limoges China, Tahlc Services,
Ornamental Pieces, Novelties in China,
J apanese Silk, Papier Mache Goods.
Fine Cutlery, Handsome Jardincres, Etc.
Tlw Prettiest, Freshest, and Cheapest
Line of French Dolls in the City.
J. EL LAW,
35 and 37 Patton; Avenue, Asheville, N. C.
F0R CHRISTMAS I
50 Boxes of Florida Oranges,
From 25 to 50c Per Dozen.
Special Prices By the Box.
ALMONDS, FILBERTS,
BRAZIL XVTS, PECANS.
! English walnuts.
I'IGS, LA YER RAISINS,
DA TBS, SEEDLESS RAISINS
PRUNES, CURRANTS, CIT
RON.
LARUE AND SMALL STICK
CANDY.
FRENCH MIXED CANDY.
CHOCOI.ATB AND ROCK
CANDY.
FRESH LOT OF CRACK
ERS AND CAKES WILL BE
UN TODAY. PLUM PUD
DINGS, ETC.
A. D. COOPER,
COURT SQUARE.
BON MARCHE
BEAUTIFUL LINE OF
NOVELTIES FOR THE HOLIDAYS I
IIANDSOMB PLl'SH CELLULOID
SILK AND S1LVKK OHNAMIiNTS;
ALSOAFIKB LINE OF USHl'UI.
GOODS, SUCH AS A NEW LINE OF
IIRESS OOOHS, LAMBS' REEF.
ERS, K1DOLOV1.S, RIBBONS, Etc.
. LARGE ASSORTMENT OF MATE
RIALS FOR ARTISTIC NEEDLE
WORK.
N. U LARUB DISCOUNT ON
CHILDREN'S LONG WRAl'S.
BON MARCHE.
HAVE YOU EVER SMOKED
The following brands of cigars? If yon have
not you have certainly missed the very best
5 cent cigars sold In she city. The celebrated
"KISS OF THE WAVES," 6 cents straight;
Blomberg's "EXTRA GOOD," 6 cents, six
for 25 cents; "ESSENCE OP ROSES," 8
cents straight. All are long Havana fillers.
THE MODEL CIGAR STORE
17 PATTON AVENUE.
FITZPATRICK BROS.
Contractors and Dealers In
Mixed Paints and Painters' Supplies,
WALL PAPER.
30 Nuimi Main 8tkbt, Ashbvillr,
TBLEPHONB NO. 1.
BIG BARGAINS FOR CHRISTMAS
We ask our many .customers
to sec our 25c, SOc. and 1 1
Xraas Bargain Tables before
baying your presents. Many
things on them worth dou
ble the money. Wo still have
many pretty dol's. Will al
low yo IB p-r cent, off
above one dollar purchases.
This with our low prices will
make them v-ry cheap A
Merry Xmas to all.
THRASH'S CRYSTAL PALACE.
IMPORTANT TO CONSUMERS!
We have now in Stock many desirable ar
ticles offcod for the
HOLIDAY TRADE!
Come und See Our Large and varied
Stock of
GROCERIES.
Never before has such an immense Stock
been offered to the people of this city and
Western Carolina.
Respectfully,
Powell & Snider.
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Heinitsh & Re;; gun's
DRUG STORE,
Pnttou Ave, and Ctaurcli 8t.
Wc arc the Sole Agents for
IN ORIGINAL PACKAGES FROM THE FACTORY.
THE LAWYERS' FEES PAID
I.tSr ECHO OF THE STREET
RAILROAD CASE.
The Feea AUnicetber Amounted
to 91,500 Kamolb'a Plea for
More Paving on Merrluion Ave
nue Refnseel-other BUHlnesa.
A batch or lawyers bills confronted the
Joint Board Yesterday afternoon and
caused some of the members to be glad
that the end bad come. The street rail
way trouble was at tbe bottom of it all.
Chas. A. Moore had made out a bill
for $200 which read, "in full for profes
sional services," meaning the late street
railway case. Advisor Bearden asked
what that meant.
"I thought we'd already paid that
bill," be declared in surprise.
"Oh no," somebody told him, "we paid
a retainer of $300."
"Oh," was Mr. Bearden's only re
sponse. After the conversation had subsided
somewhat Mr. Blunton read bills from
W. V. Joues and Cobb & Merrimon,
which were exact duplicates of Judge
Moore's. For a moment there was
silence.
"Let's see about that" slowly observed
a ninthematicnllv inclined member at
last. "These three amount to $600.
Taking the $900 retainers that we've
nlreadv paid out the lawyers get about
$1,500 out of this case. That's $500.
apiece."
"A sight more than the city ever got,"
somebody remarked drily, sotto voce.
Aldermen Leonard and Waddell and
Advisors Green und Hunt voted in favor
of paving the bills, and Aldermen Starnes
and McDowell and Advisors Miller and
Bearden voted no. Alderman Gudger
insisted on being excused from voting
and left the matter a tie. The mayor
broke this bv going with the ayes and
the bills will be paid.
Attorney T. R. Ransom asked the
Board that a special committee be ap
pointed to examine into the claims that
W. G, Corpening makes against the city
on his grading account. The estimates
made by City Engineer Lee of the work
are several hundred dollars less than the
amount Mr. Corticmng thinks be is en
titled to. Mr. Ransom told the board
that unless something was done the case
would be taken to court. The matter
was referred to a special committee con
sisting of Aldermen Gudger and McDow
ell and Advisor Miller.
Chas. McNamee called the Board's
attention to the fact that in tbecontract
for the Vandcrbilt brick for paving pur
poses it had been expressly ngreed that
tne brick were to be inspected and ac
cepted by the city at the brickyard. Des
pite this fact, he said, the city had hauled
93,000 brick to town and then rejected
and refused to pay for 4- 000 of them.
He objected to this violation of the con
tract and told the Board it could either
pay for the brick or return them to the
yard. The Board decided tod the lat
ter." Kamolh Wauls More PavlifK,
A petition from a number of people
ewning property on Merriinuu avenue
asked for a continuation of the brick
paving ou tbe avenue to the city limits.
E. D. Carter acted as spokesman for the
lietitioncrs, among whom were C. T.
Rawls, R. R. Rawls. Geo. W. Tuck, Chas.
W. Woolscy, Alderman Waddell, II. B.
King, W. B. Gwyn. W. W. West, and J.
M. Ray. Mr. Carter presented an unoffi
cial letter from Mayor Woolsev, of Ha
rriot", urging that the paving be done
declating a belief that such a step would
incite kamoth to do something at an
early date towards improving its own
part ol the avenue. Mr. Carter pre
sented figures to show that the 4,840
leet paved on South Main street had
cost the city $8.20 a foot, or $39,692.60
for the whole job, while the 2,000 feet
already paved ou Merrimon avenue had
cost but $9,900. Taking this latter as a
nasis ne calculated that tne 1,600 leet
that the petition asked fur would cost
$7,920, making the entire 3,600 feet
amount to only $17,820, less than half
what tbe South Main street job cost.
Col. Green moved that the paving be
done. The vote went against the motion
5 to 4, as follows; Ayes; Green, Bear
don, Waddell and Hunt; noes; gudger,
Starnes, Leonard, Miller and McDowell.
R. R. Rawls asked the board what
was going to be done about making
sidewalks on South Main street. He
urged that either ceuient or brick should
be used from the Swannauoa hotel to
Mrs. Milliard's property and, on the
other side of the street, from the Rey
nolds' block to the car sheds, taking the
ground that an inferior sidewalk would
be injurious to the property above. The
matter was referred to the joint streit
committee as was also the question of
what material should be used for the
sidewalk on Patton avenue between
Buttrick and Buxton streets,
It was ordered that a retaining wall
be built at the approach to the iron
bridge at the Trench Broad river at a
cost of $2.95 a yard. The contract was
let to W. D. Patton.
li. A. Poe handed in his bond for $250
for building the pumping house at the
water works, with II. D. Baker and T.
I. Perkinson as sureties. Tbe bond was
approved.
An award of $500 was ordered paid to
J. P. Sawyer. W. H. Penland and G. B.
McCrary for damages caused to the
Straitb property on Patton avenue by
the raising of the grade.
A complaint was made by Attorney
J. D. Murphy that the property of G. L.
White on Bailey street had been damaged
by lowering the grade. The complaint
went to the street committee.
On Alderman Wadtlell's suggestion the
joint Street committee was instructed
to see what could be done about securing
a small corner of Capt. Fagg's lot at tbe
junction of North Main street and Mer
rimon avenue and u portion of the
Starnes lot in the angle made by North
Main and Water streets. It is desired
to make the junction of the three streets
more easily accessible.
City Engineer Lee handed in an esti
mate of $1,221.69 as tbe amount due
Belote Bros, for cement sidewalks. No
body seemed to notice tbe fact that a
charge of $100.23 for a sidewalk around
the Legal building on court square was
included in the estimate, although the
city had nothing to do with this work
and the bill had long ago been paid by
the owners of the property. This error
was not discovered till an outsider called
attention to it. Then a thousand dol
lars of the bill bad alreadv been ordered
paid, the remainder being kept till some
repairs to the new pavement should be
done.
The followine bills were ordered naid :
Street Department paj roll, $415.88;
Govan Pressley, engineer of roller, (one
montn s salary, $au;fenniman Brothers,
$27.77; I. Powers, work on curbing.
$3.36; A. M. Smith, brick, $87.87. The
bill ot tne Buncombe Bnck and Tile com
pany for brick, amounting to $720, was
referred to a committee composed of Al
dermen Starnes and Waddell and Advisor
Bearden.
THE ALDERMEN.
Public Monev Spent and tbe Don
Ordinance Adopted.
When the Aldermen met, E. D. Carter
asked that A. H. and C. E. Lyman be
allowed $35 to pay them lor a cart that
in some way bad gotten into the city's
possession and, after having been lent to
somebody had gone to pieces. Nobody
seemed to know just by whose authority
the city was responsible, but the fact
was apparent and the money was or
dered paid.
Aldermen Starnes' anti-bulldog ordi
nance passed its second reading and on
a suspension of the rules was adopted.
An amendment making the ordinance in
clude all kinds of "vicious dogs" was in
serted first.
E. T. Clemmonsasked authoritv to have
$100 worth of work done on the Smith's
mountain road between the rock crusher
and tbe city limits, with tbe understand
ing that the city would bear half the ex
pense. Referred to Street committee.
Chief of Police McDowell was given
permission to hold a public sale of the
old knives, pistols, flasks, brass knucks,
watches, clocks, etc.. and the like that
city prisoners have been leaving as secu
rity tor their appearance during the last
ten years. The sale will prove a rich har
vest for investors.
The hot winnie man in Tentville ap
pealed from tbe decision of the Board at
last week's session ordering his part of
the city of tents to be removed within
ten days. The aldermen relented and
gave him a week longer.
J. M. Steele was relieved from city poll
tax because of sickness.
The following bills were ordered paid :
Asheville Ice and Coal Co.. $36:30: San
itary department, pay roll, $31.73; wa
ter department, pay roll, $22.25; Pcnni
man Bros., $71.76; F. Stikeleather and
T. C. Brown & Co.. horses for mounted
policemen in Democratic parade, $4.50;
Jones & Whisnant, lumber, $7.20, to
oe credited on tneir taxes.
The Board will not meet next week.
BABY RUTH'S CHRISTMAS
SHE DOES NOT LACK FOR
PRESENT!
Dolla and Jumping Jacks In tbe
Lead So Far Tbe Cleveland
will co to Lakewood About
Jau. io to star Till Marcb 4.
New York, Dec. 24. President-elect
Cleveland's residence in West Fifty-First
street is being decorated with Christmas
greens. Wreaths haye been placed at
each window and the drawing room is
trimmed with mistletoe. Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland will observe Sunday as Christ
mas day. They will partakcof a splendid
turkey sent by an admiring Long Island
farmer.
Already enough gifts to stock a store
have poured in for Baby Ruth. There
are enough dolls alone for a dozeu chil
dren, whileof jumping-jacks, jacks-in-the-box,
and other plav thines there are
almost too many to count.
l nless their plans are chanced Mrs.
Cleveland will leave for her visit to her
mother in Buffalo Wednesday or Thurs
day next. Her daughter is to accom
pany her. During her absence, the
President-elect will make preparations
for removing to Lakewood, N. J., for the
winter, ne win prouaoiy go there noout
lanuarv 10. and Mrs. Cleveland will ioin
him about that date. The Clevelands
will remain there till they go to Wash
ington in March.
SOVTHERN DEMOCRATS.
TbcHe At e Away From Home, But
They 'Work For Tbe Right.
XiiW York, Dec. 25. The association
of Southern Democrats of New York has
decided to become n permanent organiza
tion. The success of the association in
the recent campaign when, by its efforts,
the Southern Democratic vote in the city
was increased 6,000, has led its members
to conclude that they have a reasonable
excuse fur continued existence.
In order to effect this purpose an an
nual membership fee of $1.00 has been
found necessary, and all Southern Demo
crats in the city who are anxious to aid
the cause of the association have been
requested to communicate with Treas
urer J. D. Aldrichson, 78 Wall street.
Suffocated bv Gas.
Mascoitah, Ills., Dec. 24. J. M.Kidd,
mine boss and Elmer Rosenberry and
Alfred Sumen, workmen, went into an
old unused portion of a coal mine at
Alma, this county, yesterday to inspect
it for proposed improvements. All three
were sutlocutcd by foul gas. Although
rescued from the mine in a very short
time two workmen were dead and it is
doubtful if the mine boss will recover.
Blaine Still Better,
Washington, Dec. 24. The improve
ment in Mr. Blaine's condition continues.
What was practically the "death
watch" established upon him ten davs
ago, has been relaxed, and an air of
greater cheerfulness prevals around the
Blaine mansion.
The Wfmlni Election Canes).
Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. 24. Action
on the election cases, in which two seats
in the Legislature are concerned, has
been put over by the Supreme court till
11 o'clock next Tuesday.
Afflicted Hamburg.
Ham m kg, Dec. 23. There were two
new cases of cholera today and two
of
wsfarflnv'a enspfl have flipif. Th
un-
easiness is growing and another exod
lus
is anticpateu.
Dry Goods House Burned
Brooklyn, Dec. 24. The big dry goods
bouse at Broadway and Myrtle avenue
was ournca mis morning, loss, siou,
000. A Wandering Sbeep.
New York, Dec. 24. Dr. McGlynn
bas returned to the communion of the
Catholic church.'
For Christmas bny prunes in jars of
S. R. Kepler.
THE REPUBLIC'S ENEMAS
FRANCE IS NOT YET OUT OF
THE WOODS.
A Conspiracy To Overthrow Tbe
Present Govrenmeut of France
Now Known To Exist Leaders
Will Soon be Arrested.
Paris, Dec. 24. The statement that
the ministery have evidence that the
present attack on the government is a
part of an organized plan for the over
throw of the Republic, and that each
step taken is carefully discussed in ad
vance by the plotters against the consti
tution, is fully confirmed and the evidence
has so far been secured that the govern
ment is prepared to urrcst certain of the
conspirators who are known to be the
leaders.
M. Andrie is regarded as a manager of
the plot against the Republic, and the
first blow is to be struck at him.
When warned that he would
be arrested today Andrie replied: "I
have nothing to fear. If I am arrested it
will be to save Floqut from disgrace and
puishment. The government is seeking
for clues to prove the existence of a Bou
langist and Royalists plot and desire to
make out that I am implicated in it. It
seems to me that the real plot is alto
gether of another character. I have
taken precautions, so that if I go to the
government dungeon the public will
Know tne real motives lor my arrest."
The precautions that Andrie has taken
are, it is said, to deposit with trust
worthy parties duplicates of all docu
mentary, evidence which he has collected
against prominent Republicans. This
fact, however, will not affect the action
of the government in the slightest degree.
Ribot's ministry is prepared, on the one
hand, to carry on to its legitimate result
a thorough prosecution of all connected
criminally with the Panama scandal and
not shielded oy the lavs of time since the
offences were committed, and, on the
other band, to bring to punishment
all who may be shown to be engaged in
the conspiracy against the Republic.
The government has been greatly en
couraged by the vote of confidence in the
Chamber of Deputies and will therefore
take action more promptly than was
known to be intended on Friday after
noon. The Siecle states today that the gov
ernment holds proof of u Boulangist
conspiracy to affect a revolution involv
ing the same plotters as conspired for
the destruction of the Republic in 1S88.
From other sources it is learned that
even more vigorous measures w
be taken now than in 1S88, and that
President Carnot and his ministers will
show the same energy in putting down
the treason of Imperialists and Roy
alists plotters as was shown in putting
down the anarchist outrages in the early
part of the year. The victory of the gov
ernment in the Chamber of Deputies has
spread gloom and consternation among
the eueinies of the Republic, and they arc
much less aggressive in their utterances
today than on yesterday. The threat
of prosecution, too. is having its effect.
and expressions of avowed and open dis
loyalty to the Republic arc very infre
quent. Whether the alleged plotters
have given up their schemes or not, they
at any rate give less public evidence of
their aims.
DECISIONS HANDED DOWN.
Tbe supreme Court Acts ou Cases
From Buncombe.
The Supreme court has decided that
there is an error in the case of J. A.
Gwaltney vs. the Scottish Carolina
Land and Timber company and a new
trial will be had. Gwaltney sued the
company in the Buncombe Superior
court for damages caused to his fish
dam in the French Broad river, seven
miles below Asheville by the logs which
the company floated down the river. He
lost his case on the first trial and the Su
preme court now gives him another
chance.
A decision has also been handed down
in the Supreme court iu the case of Mrs.
Sarah Cawficld vs. the Asheville Street
railroad. Mrs. Cawlield got judgment
for $900 against the def'endant'in the Su
perior court lor injuries received and an
appeal was taken. The Supreme court
finds that there is no error in the de
cision of the lower court.
The judgment ol A. Govan against
Cushing & Chapman was affirmed. The
judgment amounts to $2,805.67.
HE IS IN JAIL.
The Man Wbo Scared a Train's
Passengers Arrested.
The man who created so much conster
nation on East bound train No. 12
Thursday afternoon has been arrested
by Chief W. H. Deaver of the Pinion De
tective agency. He gives his name as
Jesse Adams, hailing originally from
VY Ukes county, N. C, and more recently
from Montana. Adamsadmitslheshoot-
ing but says the trouble arose from the
fact tint he thought he had bought a
ticket to Statesvillc. He is suffering from
a wound in one of his hands made by one
ot his own pistol balls when the shoot
ing occurred. Justice Malone gave Adams
a hearing and bound him over to the
Criminal court in $300 bond. He also
fined the man $30 for carrying a pistol.
Adams is in jail.
A Notable wedding.
Gifford Pinchot, chief of the Forestry
Department at the Vandcrbilt estate at
tended the marriage ol his sister, Miss
Antonette Pinchot and Hon. Alan John
ston, Secretary of the British Legation
nt Washington, which occurred in New
York Wednesday. The wedding was one
of the social events of New York's season
George W. Vanderbilt is included in the
list of those who were present.
Thought a Fight Was Ou.
Son Hammond and Jack Pratt, col
ored, had a little sparring match in the
colored bar on Eagle street yesterday
afternoon. Blood flowed in the third
round anj Proprietor J. H. Ittleman
thought a fight was on. Policeman
Creaseman was called in and he ar
rested the two men. They were dis
charged this morning by Recorder Mil
ler.
What is left of that fine stock of dolls
at Law's are bsmg closed out wonder
fully cheap.
For Christmas buy plum pudding of
a. k. ncpicr.
BUNCOMBE
SYRUP OF TAR
-AND-
WILD CHERRY
Is a safe and reliable cure for coughs,
colds, croup, hoarseness and all affec
tions arising from an Inflamed condition
of the throat and Jlungs. Price, 25 cts
Manufactured at Grant's Pharmacy, 24
South Main Street.
BUNCOMBE SARSAPARILLA, with
Iodide of Potash.
Sarsaparilla has been long esteemed as
possessing decided alterative properties,
and, in combination with Iodide of Po
tasium, exerts a marked curative action
in all diseases due to impurity of the
blood, especially such as are Inherited or
are the result of Syphilitic or Mercurial
Blood Poisoning.
By its use you can save yourself from
the suffering caused by foul Erup
tions and Ulcerous Sores, through
which the system strives to rid
itself of Corruptions. It Purifies
the Blood, giving it renewed Vitality and
Force. Being an Alterative, it changes
the action of the system, imparting
Fresh Strength and Vigorous Health.
The Concentrated Power and Curative
Virtues of Buncombe Sarsaparilla renaet
it the most Reliable Blood Purifier that
can be used, while it is entirely safe for
patients of all ages. Manufactured at
Grant's Pharmacy, 24 South Main st.
BUNCOMBE LIVER PILLS are mild,
yet sufficient; do not cause pain or
gripe, and act upon the liver and bowels.
They are especially valuable as after
dinner pills, and readily cure constipation
and constiveness, nausea, distress in the
stomach, etc.
They arc purely vegetable and we be'
lieve they are tae best family pill yet pre
pared and offer them with perfect confi
dence, believing tha i whenever used it
will be with the happiest results.
Try them and judge for yourself.
At Grant's Pharmacy
pHRISTMAS
j PRESENTS!
FOR MEN,
Go to headquarters at 28
Patton avenue. A full line
of Christmas neckwear,muf-
Hers. silk" handkerchiefs,
gloves, silk umbrellas, sus
penders, etc., etc., now in
stock. Also best assortment
of men's hats and men's
shoes. Prices ria;ht !
F. E. MITCHELL.
THE MEN'S OUTFITTER,
a8 PATTON AVENUE.
AT THE STORE OP
B.H.COSBY
27 PATTON AVENUE.
New Goods are constantly
arriving, thereby enables the
proprietor to always show a
Fresh Stock, as well as offer
a Grand Opening Sale for
every day in the year, Sun
day excepted.
CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF !
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