The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-02-01

Our people will be pleased to read the
following dispatch to the CITIZEN:
WASHINGTON. d. e., Jan. 81 .
Hon. Thos. D. Johnston's bill appro,
priating one hundred thousand dollars
for 2 Federal Court House and pqsto flee
at Ashcyiile, n. c., passed thesHdlse Of
Reprte@Atat to DAY. 'H4 CIV,
Weure confident IEas Senator'S Ran
SOM aud Vance will secure Us passage
through the Senate. and We rar lat te-
lieve that it will be approved by tho
President. We hope soon to have the
great pleasure OF announcing that MIR.
Johnston's bill is law.
Mr.. Tompkins ofthe Sylvia Herald is
in the city. LIS. .... ..... /
A number of Tennesseears sold to-
bacco at the Buncombe Warehouse yes
terday.
The spring term of the Superior Coult
of Henderson county begins Monday,
February Is.
The Catholic convent at Hickory has
bsen sold to the Ohio Synod Of the Lu-
tteran church.
DR.. Queen leaves to-day to be absent
some days, filling professional engage
ments at various points on the Murphy
| line.
Such weather as we are now having
makes every one feel like Spring is COM
ing, and time for beginning new enter.
| prists and pushing those we have is upon
us. We are looking for very lively times
Ii ASheville as soon as Spring opens.
Mr.. Reed, of the Asheville1 Gas and
Light Company, has returned from New
York. Mr.. Schofeld, large stockhoIdcr
in the same company, spent day in this
city, en- route home from the South
where he has been establishing other
works.
The Times says the Rev. J. 3. Boone
has resigned the pastorate of the Hen
derso nville Baptist church. The Bap-
fists have no church building in that
place, and the congregation do not pro-
pose to call pastor until building is
completed, which, it is hoped, win. be
done in the spring.
Upwards of seventy thousand dollars
worth of Asheville city property has been
sold within the past ten days, all to new
comers, who will soon proceed to
! improve. Some new Industrial enter
priSes are also under consideration,
which will involve some thousands of
dollars. We hope to be able to speak
definitely Of these in few days.
Yesterday was another mild and
beautiful day. Our northern visitors are
surprised as well as delighted. One of
them, resident of Colorado, but former
| ly of Boston, called to get copies of a
recent number of the CITIZEN calling
attention to these climatic contrasts to
send to brother in Boston. The facts
lis own experience enable him to cor
roborate; and he wishes his shivering
friends to share in his enjoyments.
Dir. Fitz-Hush Tinney of Memphis
died recently at that place from con
sumption from which he had suffered
for long time. Many friends here
whose close acquaintance he made last
winter, when, with his wife and sister,
he WAS guest of the S~annanoa hotel
will hear with real sorrow of his decease.
His many valuable and amiable traits
endeared him to those who knew him
anG the friends he made were true and
lasting ones.
Hendersonyil.e according to the Times
has had some sickness among its leading
citizens. Mr. John r. Erwin, DR.. J. /.
Egerton and Mr.. D. NJ. Hodges, among
others, were very sick during the pas:
week. But the sickness was not mrnin-
gifts it was not contagious, it was not eR
idemic, but only such ailments as flesh
is heir to everyTher an thv well es-
tAolished character for health of Hen
dersonYilie is not ill paired. ct the
Eame proportionate amount Of sickness
in Asheville would have raised great
hue and cry abroad.