The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-08-04
EDITORS coRREspoEDENcE.
MADISON superior COURT:
MARsHAIL. Aug. 2nd. 1885,

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| MARSHALL, Aug. End, 1885.
Owing to the derailment of a freigh
train this morning between here AMI
Warm Springs. by which fortunately, nj
one was hurt, the train bearing the Judgl
and the Asheville bar did not reach herr
until o'clock. So the court was moi
called until after dinner which meal wa
served for US, the Judge, Solicitor Fergu
son and other dignitaries at Welles' il
abundant profusion and appetizing style
an acknowledgment gladly make to {
most attentive landlord, and, in propor
ton to its capacity, most excellent house
/ received the congratulations of many
friends for being out of Jail, and many
most outspoken lamentations for the
position taken by the CITIZEN in the 1ate
conflict with the court. 1t is very pleas
ant to have it recognized by the people
that their cause is involved in the free
dom of the press.
Court was called about o'clock, and
after the selection and qualification Of
the Grand Jury, Judge Avery delivered
one of the clearest, most comprehensive
and most succinct charges I have ever
heard from the bench. only refer to ii
for it is needless to recapitulate its points,
but it was model IN its terseness, yet in
its intelligent fulness, goes far to re-
deem the judiciary from the charge of
hatulent platitude which is both nuis-
ance and waste of time. hope there
is no contempt" in this remark.
The State docket was disposed of in
half an hour. The Inferior Court had
disposed of all the misdemeanor cases,
and no higher offences had accrued since
the last term of the Superior Court.
There are three old cases which head
the docket, which are always called in
due form, which will for long time be
called, and which may. always remain
without respondents. The FIRST is against
What world of rail road history is sug-
gested. Fifteen or sixteen years ago he
was the magnate of this section, the man
through whose magic touch these noun
tains were to be pierced or laid low, and
thisregion develop into osudden and splen-
did prosperity. We do not know what
Littlefeld might have done if time had
been given him. Perhaps he did mean
to carry out the ideas with which he
dazzled the people of the West and of the
State. But it turned out that he and his
associates, were unexpectedly to them,
made to pose as conspirators rather than
benefactors, and they fed. Death or
has left the name of Little
field alone on the docket as conspirator,
and that has only recently been reinstat-
ed there by decision of the Supreme
Court, Judge Gudger having ordered it
removed as coming within the jurisdic-
ton of the Inferior Court, from which
order appeal was taken.
The rest ofthe two weeks term will be
taken up with the Civil Docket.
Next to the court comes the considera.
ton of politics, in which our friends of
the other side take more active interest
than the Democrats. These last will
probably pursue the policy of mastery
inactivity, except in relation to the SEN
atorial nomination in which they have a
living and a hopefu1 interest," Tnere IS;
IS far as have learned, q general desire
TO present the name of Col. Willie Gudg-
er for that honor. Some weeks ago his
name was urged through the CITIZEN by
friends in Madison; and the suggestion is
generally approved, and with reason and
Justice.
The Republicans are more active, be-
cause they have more at stake, more to
gain and more to provide for. A town.
ship meeting was held here on Saturday
TO appoint delegates to the county con-
vention to be held here on the 18th of
and Mr.. B. T. Chandley was secretary.
good speeches-fo that side-were made.
The following delegates from Marshall
township were appointed:
n w Pruon w n MoT1oric I'm Hon.
1erson, r P Wilde, w A Houston, r F
Ramsey, Jos Ball, B Tillery, II Brown, A
Runnion, A ] McDeVitt, c B Gambler,
, A Nichols, w Gentry, S A Mckay,
M Honeycutt, ] e Stines, Jas Price, E
Eller, A Davis.
The following names will be presented
o the conventions:
For Sheriff, M A Chudley and o 81
English; for the House, c Pritchard
ind - lawson; for Register of Deeds,
T Chudley and James Smart; and the
name of M A Ball appears in the same
connection. And the present Clerk,
whose service is perfectly satisfactory
] White-will have no opposition.
From what learn the scales incline
n favor of Pritchard.
TOBACCO PROSPECTS.
This is subject of very serious import
% Madison county, the largest tobacco
county west of the Ridge, and
[ have made many and minute inquiries
rom planters from every section of the
county: Beginning with Capt. A. Nj.
Alexander with whom l had a long con-
this morning at Alexanders,
earned that his estimate of the crop of
The county was half an average IN guam
.ity, and an inferior one in quality. He
IS large planter and an accurate obs
server. Here at Marshall, while saw
many who could tell ofexceptional good
crops, the drift of opinion conceded with
hat of Capt. Alexander. Early planted
,obacco showed now all that it was capa-
ole of doing. The leaf was narrow and
and the plant had all to be top
ped low. There is no more come out in
hat planting. The late crop with good
weather and a late fall, may do better. 1
have seen no field, and hear of none,
where the plants cover and shade the
ground as they ought to do at.this sea-
Jon. Every plant stands sullenly and
;tiffly to itself without that leafy luxuri-
ance so beautiful and so desirable.
So much for the tobacco crop. Corn
IN uplands is doing better, isince it has
oeen worked; and every farmer is salts
led with his crops of wheat, oats, grass
and clover.
In connection with tobacco, it may be