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B0ARDIN8, WANTS,
:THE DAILY CITIZEN
THE DAILY CITIZEN
Delivered to Vl.ltor. In any part
the City.
OOne Month floe.
Two Week., or lew 20c.
Par Hmt, and Lost Notice, three
linn or less. SA Cent fnr
each Insertion
VOLUME V.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 1890.
NUMBER 278.
MISCELLANEOUS.
SPECIAL BARGAINS
DURINO THB
MONTH OF MARCH
113-plecc Dinner acts, new deeoratlone,
attlO.
B6-plece Tea Sets, $3 OS.
lO.plece Toilet Sett fS 65 and 75.
Brown Bramble Dinner Ware at two-thirds
price. For Instance ! an SlS Dinner Bet for
13.
FINE TOILET SETS AT COST
TO CL08K Ol'T.
All Sllrer Plated Hollow Ware at
35 Per Cent Discount.
I will duitllcate all bllli of Northern House,
for Crockery, Glut, and Cutlerj.
J. II. LAW,
57 39 61 H. Main St.
A8HBVII.LR. N. C.
ALL ARK ASKKH TH
RALL AT LAW'S.
WiUTSS B. OWHK,
W. W. WST.
GVYN & WEST,
(8uccraor to Walter B.Owyn)
ESTABLISHED 1881
REFER TO BANK OF ASHEVILLE.
REAL.ESTATE.
Loan Securely Placed at d
Per Cent.
Notary Puhllc. Commissioners ol Deed..
FIRE INSURANCE.
OFFICK StoutheaMt Coart Square.
ORTLANl BROS.,
Real Estate Brokers,
And 1 Investment Agent.
Office: 24 Si 3S Patton Ave. Seronil door,
frhsdlv
JfOR RBNT FOR OPPICBS.
Ponr of those fine rooms on the second
Boor of No. SO I'atton avenue. Also one
large room on the third door with high cell
lag, suitable for clubs.
WM. L. McAPKR. Trustee,
(rb31 d3w Room 4. McAfee Hlock.
PLUMBING, STEAM AND 6AS FITTING,
TIN ROOFING, Etc.
All Work Guaranteed.
C. S. COOPER.
Banemmt of No. 2H I'attna Avenue.
frbSHdlm
OARDBK8 WANTBII
A few boarder will be rcrrlvetl In a VlriHnla
family, la a pleasanl and healthful location.
Adlacrat to pine ffr'tvee. Home comfort.
Apply 20 BBAKDKN AVBNL'B.
frf tun ta
J M PORTA ST LAND 8 A LB.
Br virtue of decree of the BuneriorOourt
of Buncombe county, made an-1 enterrd In
the case of A. V. Hrank and others and Jamea
Brank and tutors, the ontlrra.Kned, commit
imcr therein aiipofiited. will sell nt ptthlic
auct-on on the premises, Mont I ay, Mnrch At,
1 HltO, a Istice boandary of land, containing
betweea 6AO and 6K) acrea, lt tinted on the
waters of Cane creek, In the county of Bun
combe, and known as the Mobrrt Brank
place. The sale Is ordered hr the court for
the pur m of partition among tenants lu
common. The land wl'l be sold In lot, a map
of which to oa Ale In the Clerk's office and
will be exhibited at the sale.
Term of sale, t O per cent, cash ; remainder
la three equal Instal'menta. due la one two
aad time years, with note aad approved se
curity. CHA8. W. MAI.ONB.
ma-ffd1twd (,"'niN r,
:. ...' vr Dl ICTJMCT 1
..cicntlflc Optician,
sijreialtst of the Refrsctloa of the lye,
suclid aiiaava. omusuimd. omo
ASTIGMATIC TEST.
ThsWT.nakUUUsM aWU all sa.
smt muUl7 kluk sa4 durua vita atuW
rs wsas Uw stkst ta anni
Tha Frofessor will bs ber. s few dsrt.
Is yosr sight fsllisg 1 Do jros Iis thi
kssdsch. or sytschs t If jrss will call snd (
ms Kim. ha will ctrsfullr sisnins your
syti fret sfchargs, snd fit 70s with gUstet
If ros need Ibsnt. Twsntj .sr' sxptri
sncs lining glssssf. B.sl gold Eye-gl
M Spsctscl from $4.00 upwards.
RAVSOR& SMITH'S
Drug: Store.
W. K. T. B.
JJOTICR.
Notice I, hereby siren that annllratlon will
"j w in. wiera 01 ins nupenur nmn
of B.ncomlie county at his ofnce In Asheville
"0 clock as., oa Monday, the second dny
or April, 1 Htm, for n order amendlna the
charter of the A.hevlll. Ice company la cer
till, particular, tn he set forth In the applica
tion, hut which will not change the hutlncs
of the corporation. This March 1 tSPO.
THK ASMBVILLK ICS COMPANY,
Per M. It. Carter, Att'f .
MISCELLANEOUS.
E8TA1ILI8HED 1874.
W. C. CARMICHAEL,
fa. rM a ItCLAK W ,
20 SOUTH MAIN STREET, ASHEVILLE, N. C.
HE DO NOT SELL CHEAP
DRUflfl, but WILL BELL YOU
Drugs cheap, and if you
non t neneve what we nay
give uh a trim nnd be con
vinced. Our prescription de-
pnrtrnent ih excelled by none,
It Ih equipped with the best
goods that money can buy
from K. Merck, rJ. K. Squibb,
ranee. Davis & i;o.. Jno.
Wyeth & Bro.,nnd from other
lending uianufncturingchem-
ists in this country and Ku-
ope, whose goods for puritv
cannot be questioned. Pre-
script'ons filled at all hours,
day or night, and delivered
free of charge to any part of
the city. Uur stock of Urugs,
Patent Medicines and Drug
gists' Sundries is complete,
and at prices that defy com-
iM'tition. Don't forget the
place, No. 20 S. Main street,
where you will at all times be
served by competent pre
scriptionists. 1879. 1889.
S. R. KEPLER.
DBALBR IN
FINE GROCERIES.
Purveyor to intelligent nnd
appreciative Asheville nnd
American families, palates
and tastes of people who be
lieve in good livingennnotbe
humbugged by "Chenn.Iohn"
goods. Cheap goods and
first quality are not synony
mous. I have in stock and
to arrive, all seasonable spe
cialties, comprising in part
r ruits, Oranges, Lemons,
ranbernes, Itnisms, t igs,
Nuts, etc.
M iscellnneous ( hoice O. K.
New Orleans Molasses, for tn-
leuse, Prime New Orleans
Molasses, for cooking. Ex
tra fine Assortment of Crack
ers. Fine Teas and Coffees a
specialty.
Mince Ments Gordon Ac IHIworth's.
nnd other brands. I'lum Pudding. Calf's
Pout Jelly, etc. Pmtsed and Crvstnlisrd
Ginger. "Shad Roe in kit. Roe Herrings
nnd nil other Roods in drmnnd for the
Holidays. 8. K. KEI'LER.
We are showing a very
handsome and nttrnctie
line of
FINE BLACK
:::::::::::::::::::::::: DRESS MATERIALS,
(new arrivals). AH grades,
i
jesjiecially the finer qualities,
111 11,7,. U1IU ucnil ii.ricr ,,.u.o
and fabrics.
Also n nice line of
.coiorea dtch material in
all Qualltlea
For early Spring wear.
II. REDWOOD & CO.
Dry Good. Fancy Goods, Notlnns.Cloth
ing. Shoe, Hats, Caps, fie.
A full line of Ziegler Hros.'
Shoes for Ladies and Chil
dren. S5 DOLLARS !-S5
We win si five Dollars to the prison who
5nr.se ncarrst the number of Collars lu
rrrd darlna the week rn ilna March Hth, al
Tbe Model Steam Laundry,
17 Patton Avenue.
All person bs.ln laoadrr done to the
amouat of alt cats will be entitled to aarss.
The first correct nitcsaer will vrt I'lre lol r.
Hhould two or more person, durlna the ssmc
hour aves. nllke, and neatest the correct
number, the Plv. DoUar. lll be eqaalle d.
We have recently as.de aom ehanire I
our Laundry. We hare a competent nl prac
tical Lsundryman In chsr, and are now
prepared to turn nut v, or equni i in. ..rj
best, (.lire us a trial aail be convinced.
IAND FOR SALR.
in mmhiih of the nrovlalon. of a certain
written contract csecuted by nnd between
the underpinned and John llrowa oa the Tth
iiav ,,r tietoticr. lhN'J. and on account of the
fnilure of snld Joha Urn v. a aad of his
aastanre, I. n. Mams, 10 comply with the con'
dition. or
aid contract, and finding that
after doing great damage and ennm Ittin
waste on sain isnn saia Hrow a na. a.signea
his intsrest therein to J. P. Sams. I shall ca
pos to -al. at public auction for rash at the
court hoirne door In the city ol Ah vllle al
IS o'clock mermian, on Monnay, tn mat
day of March, IKun, the tract of land on
which the said John Pron n has heretofore re.
sided, lying on the west side of the frcaih
1 Hrnnd river and between said liver and the
I Oorman hrlde road and the Turkey crick
' road, adjolnlag the lands of W. W, Smith,
; Newton owrnny ana others, rar more par
1 tlmlar descrliitloa refenac I. anadr to the
I' deed re orded In Honh so, jiagra 1 1IS, I'JT
and I an la the Krgt.ler's oae of huacnabf
'"arll dtds RICHMOND FBARMuN.
ANOTHER FARCE BEGUN.
Tbe Contented Election Caae of
Veatberatone vs. Cate
Washington, March 1. HOUSE.
After the passage of a few private pen
sion ulna mr. luicncn, 01 Aiii'iugnn,
cii'lcd up the senate bill providing for an
assistunt secretary of wur. Passed
yeas, 126: nays, 100.
Mr. Houk, of Tennessee, culled up the
contested election case of Feiithcrstom
v. Cnte, from the first district of Ar
kansas. Mr. Crisp reuuested that the
case be not called up at the present time.
.vionnay, lie saici, was susienton day
nnd there was a special order for Tues
day and Wednesdnv. Consrtiuentlv ii
the election case were now called up itr-
niseusston wouiti DC aisconueetca. Air.
Houk disregarded this upural and Mr,
Crisp raised the question of considera
tion. The house decided yeas, 133;
nays, 122 to consider the election case.
1 he opening speech in favor of the claim
01 the contestant was made by Mr. Han
ger, of Wisconsin.
At the conclusion of Mr. Manner
speech Mr. Outhwaile, of Ohio, took the
floor, but in view of the smnll attend
ance of the members moved an adjourn
ment, which motion was agreed to
yeas, 144; nays, 1U7.
TRACK OK THE COLD WAVE.
Mo warm Weather May be Ex
pected Before Tuesday,
Washington, March 1. The siimul of-
nee furnishes the following btillvtin to
the pre :
The temperature reports this moraine
show that for the opening dv of spring
the tetitprraturcs are the lowest known
from New Orleans, La., and Brownsville,
Tex., where Irceiinj? tcmiieriiturvs pre-
vim, nortnwara to Keokuk and Ucs
Moines where s temperature of minus
8 decrees was reported.
The temperature over Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Kastem Texas rane from
4 degree to 13 deirres lower than ever
bclore. The line of lowest temperature
ever known fur this period of the year
na movra eastward nuout zuu mile
and severe frosts have n I ready occurrvd
in Gciirifin. It is remarkalde that the
first day of surine shows alone theuull'
const from Western Honda to Southern
Texas colder weather than has been
known for the entire winter, nnd similar
conditions will doubless obtain for to
night and Sunday from the northern
hall of Florida to Mnrvland nntl posvihlt-
to Pennsylvania. The temperatures of
seasonable wannlli cannot lie looked tor
in the Atlantic States before Tuesday.
A Vf.RV HFKRV BI Rtil.AR.
Tbe Queer Mtyle of an Indiana
Hoase Breaker.
Evansviixk, Intl., Mnrch 1. There is
wiltl excitement among the citizens of
Buoneville, lnd twenty miles north of
here, over a mvRtenou housebreaker,
who laui-h at bolts and bar, and enter
anywhere he pleases and carries off what
ever suits his fancy. In the past week
over fifty house have been entered, and
money, jewel and good stolen, to the
nmoutit of many thousands of dollars.
There is no clew to the thief, except that
he is a small man, with a musical laugh.
At first it was thought thatanorgnniied
bund was at work, but the methods pur
sued in entering a bouse are t he same,
and, besides, the mvsterious visitant has
s peculiar cipher mark, which he mark
on the wall or floor.
The other night a minister was nroused
hy noise at his window, and asking
who was there, was told that "It is me."
He threatened to call a neighbor across
the street, and the robber volunteered to
help him, which he did in a ringing voter.
and then with a merrv, rippling laugh,
ran safely sway. Monday night the
bank was entered nnd some postage
siampsnccured Rewardsof SSOOnrecnn
spicuously displayed in store windows,
but the onlv success l hey have had hi.s
been a communication pasted on the bot
tom of one of them, containing these
word: "First cnteh your hare. Dick
Turpin, jr." The local officers are at
fault and have luid several traps for tor
misciesnt, but lie break through nil of
them. It is tiioinint proimiiie that a
professional thief-catcher will be sent for
and put on the case.
TO st AVE MIH LIFE.
V. a. Brook Palla Hla Arm Front
the bnckel.
Lvnchpi'RO. March 1. U. 8. Brooks,
employed in the bnrvlcs mill below the
city, met with a terrible accident this
mornina. While sittingon what is known
ss a conveyer, which is a large trough in
which works a "worm operating on
the principle of a screw, his coat was
caught in the machinery and he was
drawn into the aperture, which, how
ever, was. too small to allow the body to
enter, and one arm was caught and torn
to shreds. W it h a great etlort he braced
himself asrsinst the bos snd snve a
heroic wrench, which actually tore the
limb from his body, leaving only the
fragments of flesh banging from the
arm -socket.
A bystander states after the arm was
severed Brooks stooped down and picked
the lacerated limb up. nnd gating intently
st it for several seconds threw it over in
s corner. When medical assistance ar
rived very little smpuiatinn was neces
sary. The doctors say Brooks is the
most nervy man tnnt ever come unner
their notice, and he bears up under the
terrible ordeal with marvellous fortitude.
Brooks was a Confederate soldier, and
was known as n man of reckless bravery.
He is buy years 01 sgr.
Report Irons Ibo Flood.
LonsviLLR, Ky., March 1. The river
is almost on a stsnd, having risen but
one inch in the past six hours. At noon
the mark i showed OH fret at the foot ol
the walls, 63 fret 4 inches at the head of
the canal, anil 31 tret in the chute on the
falls. The Kentucky is at a stand and it
is thought will be receding rapidly in a
few hours.
Cincinnati, 0., Mnrch 1. The river
has remained nt OH feet 8 inches since
10 o clock, and it seems highly probable
that that will mark the limit of the
urrscnt flood. The railroads arc under
no great disadvantage to-day, and by
Monday, at least, ihry win tie ones in
the Union depot snd all freight will be
moving as usual.
A Mia Mull Ended.
Nkw York, March 1. Notice of the
discontinuance of the big suit of the Ten
nessee Coal nnd Iron company ngninst
John Inmnn wns filed in the Umttd States
circuit court this afternoon. It provides
the discontinuance without cost to either
party as sgainst the other.
Can be purchased nt all times from Mar
tin s Market, uu a. main at.
TWO HUNDRED LOST.
BRITIbH STEAMSHIP QVETTA
LOST AT MEA.
Hhe Strikes a Rock sir Australia
and (ioea to Ibe Bottom In Leaa
Than Three Minutes The Re
port Con finned.
London, March 1. A dispatch received
here this morning states tnnt the British
steamer Quettn, which sailed Irom Cool
atnwn, Qiieenstown Island February 27
tor London, has tieen lost at sea. the
number of persons drowned i not defi
nitely known, but the dispatches say a
fearful number perished. The Quettn
was a vessel of 2,250 tons. It had 27
first class pnssenuers and a crew number
ing 112. She also had the mails fur En
gland. The mnnnger of the line to which
the steamer belonged snvs that they do
not believe she has been lost.
The report of the loss of the British
steamer Quettn is confirmed nt Lined.
The advices received state that two hun
'Ircri lives were lust. The steamer struck
11 rock not shown on the chart at nim
o'clock Inst night nenrSoinersett, in Toi-
res straits, at the northern extremity ol
Australia, und sank in three mit.ntes.
THE ENTERPRISE ARRIVES.
Bringing Home the Remains ol
Mlulater Pendleton for Mnrlal.
Nkw York, March 1. The United
States steamer Enterprise, trnm the Euro
iiean station, passed Sandy Honk,
bound for New ork. nt 12.50 o'clock
this afternoon. The Enterprise hringi.
the body ol Mr. George H. Pendleton,
late United States Minister at Berlin.
On board the Enterpri-c are two of het
officer who arc brought home under ar
rest to he tried by cciurt mnrlml. Thev
are Chief Engineer James Entwistlr and
bnsign iieorgc vi. Kline. I he duel en
gineer is accused of "impudence" to the
Commander. Ensign iftueeused of sleeping
on post.
The Enterprise came to anchor oil
twrntv-sixth street, in the North river.
this alteration. The body ol ex-Minister
Pendleton will be brought ushiirr to
morrow. The casket containing the re
mains lay on the quarter deck during the
whole voyage. A tarpaulin was wrnis
prd around it, and over that wns an Ami r-
icnn eiisinn. I lir colli 11 was continually
guarded hy Marines.
sttou Review.
Nkw York, March 1. The Sun's Cot
ton Review savs :
Futures opened depressed. Liverpool
came easier anil the danger of serious
overflow of the Mississippi riwr win lie-
Itevcd to lie smaller owing to the much
colder weather in the mitidle latitudes.
Hut more effective than these as n weak
ening influence was the fact that deliveries
Trnm plantations Inst week were over 70 -000
bales, against less than 40,000 bales
in the corresHntling week two years
ago. The short crop men werccongrntii-
Intrd on their pluck 111 adhering to their
figures in the face of the tact that the
movement thus tar every month has been
one or two hundred thousnnd links in
excess of the estimates. Alter iheclmngc
the market was easier. Cotton on spot
wns dull.
Tbe German Election.
Berlin. March 1. The result of the
vote in seventeen of thedistiicts in which
re-ballots were necessary loclcctthr mem
bers of the Keichstng is known. The re
turn from these district show the so
cialists have gained six seats and the
Ipiernls nve.
Further returns from the elections
show the folio wing to have been elect' d
nt Offenbach: llerr Ulcrirli, socialist, at
'l iucn: llerr llartmaiin.cnnwrvative at
Kcichrnhack: llerr Ktirti, German-con
servative, at Cael; llerr Wcvrnucli, con
servative; and al Honiberg llerr Ficnck.
German-lilicrnl.
The report that llerr Ersnldt, n radi
cal, was elected at Punn was incorrect.
llerr C, 1 umn, t'c iiiiKXinlist, won the
sent, llerr (nittneieh, InTinnn-lilicriil.
has licen elected lor Gcissen and I-rud-lierg.
White Vapa l Rockingham.
Ciiarlotte.N. C, March 1. A steeinl
tn the Chronicle says that on Thuisdiiv
night white caps surrounded 11 hoarding
house two miles Irom Kockiughnm ami
severely whipisrd three women, two col
ored mid one while, also one white man
and one negro. Another Stecial to the
same pntier from Rockingham, sixty miles
east of Charlotte, snys that the stone
dam of the Kobenlrl mills was torn out
from bank to bank lust night by a stream
swollen from a two days spring freshet.
The dam cost $5,000, and it will take a
month to repair it, pending which two
hundred operative will be oul ol em
ployment. A Railroad Wreck.
Chanlotti, N. C. March 1. A Char-
Inttr-bound train was wrecked on the
Air-I.inc railroad to-dav. The train was
running at a rapid rate along a high em
hnnkinenl when a wheel broke, canning
the entire train of nine cars to lie derailed
nnd go tumbling some ninety feet down
the embankment. The cars were almost
s total wreck, but as they were loaded
principally with pig-iron and coal there
is no merchandise damage. The smash-
un dclavcd the reirulnr Charloite-liouitd
passenger train three hour and thirty
minutes to-ntgnl. iNooony Hurt.
The Halrleld-McCov Fend.
Piikinvii.I.K. Kv.. March 1. There tin
been another murder among the McCoy-
Hntfieltl ndhem.ts. The victin i Uncle
Joe Johnson who, on Sunday night Inst,
was caned to 1 ne rono 111 ironi 01 ins
house by n man whose voice he thought
he recogniied, still he took his gun with
hitn. Ins wile saw 11 ninn on muse
hack in the rond fire, and saw her hus
band fall. The assassin galloped away.
lohnson had Incurred the enmity of the
llnlliclds by disclosing n plan of eseuie
iiv Mounts nun 111101 ner 01 ineir act nnu
his life had been threatened.
Weekly Rank Statement.
Nkw York, Mnrch 1. The weekly
bank statement is ns lollows:
Reserve, decrease $1.3.10,000
Loans, decrease 4.863,100
Specie, decrease 8,064,200
Legal tenders, decrease 651, U00
l)cpoits, decrease 0.118,1100
Circulation, increase 14,100
The banks now hold $2,1160,200 in ex
cess of the 20 ier cent, rule,
Lynched.
Atlanta. Mnrch 1 .Brown Washing
ton, n negro in Morgan county, was
lynched hy the citiicns at midnight for
the murner nna outrage 01 a nine-year-
old white girl.
Ladles Eapeclally Invited
To call at SO S. Main st.nndsrenstrletlv
nrst-clns market selling the finest Is-cr,
pork and mutton direct Irom the West-
HE TURNED THE TABLES.
A Sappoaed Sucker Fatall v Sboota
a Chicago ..ambler.
St. Louis, Mnrch 1. Mark A. Baren.
n Chicago gambler, was shot and dan
gerouslv wounded by Charles Hatfield,
of Henderson, Ky., on an Iron Mountain
train nenr Dexter, Mo., Tuesday night
nnout 111 o clock, unren nnd a poll,
George Jnlies of Chicago, had engaged in
a game 01 poker with Hntheld und
traveling man name Kcllar. It was
a "skin" game, and Hatfield, who
looked like a larnier, but evidently was
not, caught the idea, alter losing
a Hint $7o, and started tor Baren with
an ugly looking revolver in his hand.
He first struck Baren with the weapon
then shot him in the wrist and
right breast, inflicting uglv and
possibly fatal wountls. There was a
wild scene on the train. Women
screamed and fainted and men dodged
ocntiia seats until the shooting was
over. Without a word Hatfield turned,
when his revolver was emptied, nnd
coolly walked into the next car. Baren
was carried to Poplar Hint) nnd when he
reached there wns unconscious from loss
of blood. No effort was matle to catch
Hntheld, who left the train befure it
reached Poplar Bluff, it being evident
tiinl he was not to blame. There was
some talk almut an old grudge lietween
l he men about a woman, nut Georue
Jabes, who wits "playing in" with Hurra,
admits that he and H.ircn were fleecing
Hatfield nnd Kcllar with marked cards.
Yesterday Baren wns taken from Poplar
Muffs to Hot Springs, Ark., in a precari
ous condition, lobes passed thrtuirhSt.
Louis last night en route for Chicago.
He says hedoes not like Arkansas. Baren,
when in Chicnuo. was in the employ ol
Geo, llankins. nnd at one time owned a
soloon nt 75 Clark street.
Oil Gushed Forth.
Wheeling, W. Vn., March 1. An im
mense lund-lide occurred on the farm of
Andrew Tomhmnn, four miles east ol
here, this morning. Hundreds of tons of
earth and rock tumbled into the creek.
A few hours later a hearr st renin ol line
letrnleum beam pouring from a newly
liened crevice in the rock and ran down
the bnnk, collecting in Inrue iools. The
land is on a line with the Eureka oil licit,
leveloied north of here. An immense
amount of ml has escuieil and the
stream is still flowing unchecked.
People Here and There.
Editor Ilenrv Wnttersnn was fifty
venrs old last week.
llr. Knorr, of Gcrmnnv has matle $1.-
000,000 out of the anli-pyrine
John Hums, the London lnlr leader.
savs that some go oul every morning
looking lor work and praying that they
mnv not find it.
The Ators have I wen wenlthv fnr five
generations, thus disproving the Ameri
can saying that it is three generations
Irom shirt sleeve to shirt sleeves.
General Ben Butter is saitl to quote the
Bible more fullv nnd correctly than any
other man in public.
Nicolas LspcnsKi, the Inmous Kussinn
novelist, has just died, after being for
thirty venrs a slave to drink.
M. Consllua Realgna.
Paris, March 1 M. Constins, minis
ter of interior, has resinned. M. Con
stins' resignation was the result of a per
sonal disagreement with M. Turod, the
prime minister, at to-duv's ministerial
council. It is yet unknown whether his
decision to surrender his portfolio is
himl. I he cabinet will renssemhle to
night to consider the situation.
Driven From Tbelr Homes.
Chicago, March 1. A dispatch from
Evansviilv. Ind.. savs the river i still
rising and is now 321 and rising at the
rate of an inch un hour. The ruilroud
ore Mill experiencing trouble. Enterprise
and Seuffletown, several miles above are
flooded and the inhabitants have Urn
driven to the hill. Hundreds of bushels
of corn huve been ruined.
Two F.ngllah Slrlkea.
London, Mnrch 1. The carpenters
cninlnved in nine of the shipyard on the
Thames hove struck for an advance ot
six iM-nce per day in their wages.
The threatened strike ol the miner
will probably he averted. The men in
Durham have accepted an offer made hy
their employer ol an advance of five per
cent, in their wages.
Danville Tobacco Salea.
Danville. March 1. Sales of leaf to
bacco ut auction on this market for Kel-
ruarv iigurcL"ilcd ".OOO.OI'O pounds, ,in '
increase of 2HO.HO0 oouiitl over Febrti-
nrv of Inst vear. The sales for five
months ol new tobacco aggregate 13.-
000.000 pounds, an increase over the
cnrreMiniliug Hriod ol last year of 4 -
4,10,000 pounds.
Visible Supply of Cotton.
Nkw York, March 1. Tot nl visible
supply ol cotton for the world i 2.HH2
, ,. , , , ,
651 bales, ol winch 2.361.467 bales arc ,
Americnn. against ".681.49 I nntl .183.-
803 bales respectively lust year Reams
- n 1 , 1, inn' nrv o,p,v hiiiiiiu vii, ,,, ii., , .o
at all interior towns. 35.505 ba es. Kc ,nlll,in mrrm.r ?,,.,, ,) threaten
ceipts nt P''atimis. 60.602 bales. , .hhutuing of lain,. Yesicrdny a
vrup 111 .iiii, u,ui &,vw i'iiici-.
Safe In Port.
Vir-mut. P. C. March 1. Letter
have been received from port Simpson ;
stntinu that the missionary steamer,
Glad Tiibncs. nirviotislv rrnorted
wrecked and 11 total loss, has arrived
safe ut that place.
Bond Offering.
Washington. March 1 , Bond offerings
to-day $50,300 four nnd a Imlfs ut
1.03V; all accepted.
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MACON COUNTY.
An Inlereallna Sketch of What It
Is and What It Propose to be.
Franklin, N. C, February 25.
Editor Citizen : Should my letters be
of sufficient merit for publication. I pro
pose from time to time to write yon of
the condition ot our country, progress,
etc. To those unncqaintcd with this lo
cality, a slight description may be nec
essary, franklin, our county site, has a
fine situation. Enthroned on the hills
above the Tennessee river, which is hall
a mile Irom the court house, she over
looks a picture of no little beauty. Hills
and mountains rise on everv hand here
regular, auietlv swcllniiz until the farth
cat point is Inst in the summit ol some
mountain peak there irregular, scat
tered in wild contusion, as if tossed up in
some mad war ot giants, from hill and
mountain even nt the top gush out
springs of clear cold water, thus render
ing mountain and hillside admirable pas
ture lands for six months in the vear.
Rut while the scenery is beautiful, tha
which is hidden in the bosom of hill anil
mountain i bv no means of small value.
al has been proven by work done in
mica, corundum and asbestos, und by
specimens of iron, mnnuanese, copper.
ilvcr. gold and gems found. Between
the hills or ridges are valleys vnrynit
in width from a few rod to more than
half a mile, which are highly adapted ti
the growth of vcgrinble. Irtiits. grasses
and all the grains, as well as tobacco
Mm hot the laud i' vet 111 forest, will
much valuable timlier. The character o,
our people is quite generally known:
they arc intelligent, solier, honest, hos
pitable and industrious. With all tins
advantages, one wonder that we bav
so long remained laggard in the on war.
march ol progress Various reason!
may be assigned for this.
The people are very conservative, tin
willing to take up new met burls -
thought and net inn, anil there has bcci
no influx ol new population to set mi ex
ample, and inforce it by active compcti
tion.
The population is sparse, in thi lurir-
county there are only about 1.300 lam
ilie. Men hold more laud than thev c.n
boltl profitably, and. as in most ol thi
part ol the State the systim ol labor ha-
ecu very poor. Add to all this tbe no
sence ol railroad facilities, no market
open for produce raised, and we have 1.
cnnibinnliou sufficient to convert an eu
ergctic man into a sluggard. The won
der is that our people retnin their present
vilnmy. I Here is now evidently an up
ward tendency. Men liuvcbevome owns
of the want of w isdom in holding land
that pays them nothing, and at the s.tini
time In holding it thev are keeping out
those who would assist in developine
our resources, 11 nd thttsenrieh the county.
Were one to inquire lure now. he would
suppose that every one wishes to sell his
land. 1 lie tact is almost every one nns a
surplu to sell. Some wishing to put the
money in busiress, some to improve
what he retains, and a lew tor the saki
of moving to other places to join rela
tives already there. Along wild tins
there seems to be a general desire anil de
termination to have railroad facilities.
The past effortsin thisdim-tion have been
unfortunate. "The Kabun Gap abort
line" chartered some sixteen years ago,
given fair promise, but it seems that tin
charter found ii way into hands adverse
to the rond and nothing has Iwcn done.
Then again we supposed th tt we should
secure the benefit of the Western North
Carolina railroad which would pass
through Webster and Franklin, nntl turn
down the river, again we were disap
pointed. A lew years ago the Ashevlle and
Charleston roatl promised us great things
and speedily, with the same resu't, and
still others.' All failed to tlo us any good.
Seemingly they were but mere tricks to
play upon our credulity. The people
now see this nnd arc alive to the tact
that if we arc to have a railroad we our
selves must take the initiative. It is the
oltl fable of the farmer who dccndcd
UH)ti his kin folks and neighbors to do
w hat he should have done himself. So
we are brought to the Hiint where ac
tion is a necessity, and wc understand it.
Meetings were held in January and Feli
runry, and I suppose will lie held monthly
until something is done. The county
will, I think, vote an appropriation of
$75,000 tn $100.1)00. Two gentlemen
have offered to give privately $30,000.
Others will give smaller sums, so I suh
ptise we can raise trnm $150,000 to
$200,000 lor any company undertaking
the road for us. Wc nre now correMind
ing with some capitalists and hoe lor
favorable results. If all else- fails we pro-
imisc to build a narrow untigc mini from
Taltibih hills bv Franklin to Svlva
Dills-
born, or N.intahal.i. This "ill pl.icv u
in touch with the busy world, bring our
lauds, limliri and mineral into ami ket,
nnd enable us to take our place 111 the
onward march. Yours,
u.
Vandalism. In fiullford
Charlotte. N. C February 28. In
formation has just reached line ol 11 se
ries of vandalisms in the vicinity ol Cen
ter. Guillnrd eountv, this state, for
pome 1,111c 0, ill, v in-ill iitciii ,,i,,v
,.,,;,,,, d 'cuiboldcne.l by escape
j , advanced a siep in rnsenhiy
... , , ,.. . .;.
some time many iicity thefts have Ih-cii
farmer lost a Jersey cow, the mo, valu
able one tn iiiccoiinirv, ny 11 snot nren
from nmbtish. Within twenty yards
! from where the man stood this morning
rams and sheep are lying arountl dead on
bis place, hi lenccs torn down, nntl
other d.istardlv evidence of the mnrnu
dcrs is apparent. Tha Governor will IK'
apK'alrd to cither by reward or direct
police interiercnces to protect tne rest-
aciits ut me ncigiionriintiu.
Debt Statement.
Washington, March 1. The debt
statement issued trnm the treasury to
day shows a rcduetion of the public debt
in February. $0,150,486.66; decrease
since June 30, $42.00.0.il.06. Total
interest bearing debt, $821,007,203.60;
totnldebtofallkinds.$l,60l,713,842.82;
total debt, less available credits .$1,034,-
647.620.48; total cash in the treasury,
$622,673,615.10; legal tender notes
outstanding, $3411.681,016, Certificates
nf deposit, $10,230,000 ; guld certificates,
$130,004,804: silver certificates, $284,-
176.262; Iractional currency, $6,013,
744.47. Support Home Manufactories by buy
ing theirgnuds. There is no better Flout
made for the price than Electric Liylit
Flour. Ask your grocer for it und take
no other.
1'. C, Melntire, mnnngerof the Western
Dressed Beef and Provision Company's
market, knows the superiority of refrig
erated meat. He keeps only the best.
Cured Meat and Lard
As well as the very finest fresh ments will
lie found st Murtin's Market, 60 S. Main
street,
MISCELLANEOUS.
J. S. GRANT, Ph. G.,
Of Philadelphia College of Pharmacy,
Apothecary, 4 South Main St.
OR SLL-
inf HOFFMAN'S
harjie:) h'uachk
powock.
r. VTJt"r;a
ii Main St., Buffalo, N.Y. ami latwnatloul Bridge Orrt
roR SALS BY
J. S. GRANT.
If your prescn'it'ons a:e prepared at
rant's Pharmacy you can positively dc-
:iend upon these facts: First, that only the
imrest and best drugs ami chemicals will
he used; second, they will be comjMund
ctl carefully und accurately by an exjerA
encvd Prescriptioniat ; and third, you will
not he charged an exorbitant price. You
mil receive the hest goods at a very rea
sonable profit. Don't forget the place
'runt's I'harma.y. 2 1-South Main street.
Prescriptions filled ut all hours, night
ir day, and deliveied free ol charge to
inypart of the city. The night Ml w.ll
e answered promptly. Grant's Phar
nacy, 21 South Main street.
At Grant's Phurmacy you can buy any
'atent Medi.ine ut the low. st .rice ii.ol-
r by any nth. r drug home in the city.
I'e arc determined to sell us low as the
nicest, cien iV tee have to lose money hy
so ding. We will sell all Putent Mcdi
ines nt first cost, and below that if ncc
ssnry, to meet theprice of any compcti-.
tor.
We have the largest assortment of
Chamois Skins in Asheville. Over 300
skins, all sites, at the lowest prices.
We are the agents for Humphrey's
Homoeopathic Medicines. A full supply
nf his goods always on hand.
Use liuncomlie Liver Pills, the best in
the world for liver complaints, indiges
tion, etc.
A thoroughly telinble remedy for alt
Mood diseases is Hunconibe Sarsaparilla.
Try a bottle and you will take no other.
J. S. OUAST.Ph. 0., Pharmacist,
X S. Main St.. Asheville. N. C.
WHITLOCK'S
Spring Goods are daily ar
riving, and we nhow a beau
tiful line of Satines, Ging
hams, Challies, White Goods,
Embroideries, Fancy Silks,
Brilliant ines and other styl
ish dress fabrics at the low
est possible prices.
WE CALL special atten
tion this week to our large
line of Rubber Gootls for La
dies, Misses and t lultlren,
ilso Umbrellas in Cotton,
Se ti ll (iinghiun, Sti till",
Gloria, Silk, pure all Silk,
with elegant mid stylish
ha utiles. All new designs
from the cheapest to the best
qualities.
A NKW LOT of 10-button
length Kid Gloves, new
shades. Also a large line of
Fancy Goods.llosiery, Hand
kerchiefs, Corsets, Domestic
Goods, Household Linens,
Quilts, Counterpanes, Ger-
nmntown Wools, Zephyrs,
and materials for fancy
work.
Ladies' Hats,
Driving Gloves,
Caps and
Centemeri
and Harris' Kid Gloves.
Heady Made Underwear in
fine and cheap Muslin at pop
ular prices.
WHITLOCK'S,
46 St 48 South Main Street,
Opposite National Bank of AsbevUk.
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