The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-02-25

esterday was an exceedingly 0lS-
agreeable day, light easterly wind
prevailing, accompanied by continuous
showers. 1t was not cold, however.
The National Democratic Committee
after fuller consideration. changed the
date of the meeting Of the National Con-
vention FROM July Sd as first agreed on,
to June 9Th.
The DAILY CITIZEN was ahead of all
the papers in the United States in stat
ing the place of meeting of the National
Democratic Convention. The CITIZEN
always gets there. -. -''. =.
Read every advertisement in the CTR
zen. All good business men advertise,
and they mean therein to tell you Of
what they have to sell. By reading the
advertisements you may learn something
to yonr advantage.
Raleigh Neqrs- Observer Twenty shares
Of the stock of the WachoVia National
Bank of Winston, sold at auction in
Winston last week for $152 per share. par
value being 500. This speaks well for
bank only eight years old.
Mr.. Garrett is displaying his usual
energy in pushing forward the construc-
ton of his beautiful hotel Oakland. 1t
will be an Imposing edifice, and certainly
popular one, for nothing will be left
undone to render it satisfactory to the
most exactIng.
Mcintyre and Heath's Minstrel Com
pany reached the city yesterday over the
Spartanbnrg road, and stopped at the
Grand Central. Owing to the inciement
weatheRthe street parade coRld not take
place, bat in the afternoon some very
excellent music was rendered from the
Court House balcony.
The Durham Recorder says: when
the last census was taken, North Care
lima was State without cities. Will
lmington now claims that title. Raleigh
expects to do so by 1890, and if we are
not mistaken Durham, Charlotte, Ashe.
vile and Winston will be close in tow
We think AsheviIle is now the third
in population in the State and by 1896
We will not be surprised if it is moi
second. 1t was about sixth or seventh
in 1880, the date of the last census.
Mr.. Winburn, the energetic and effici
ent passenger agent of the W. N. c. Raj
Road informed rs yesterday that the
demand from the North for information
concerning this city and the entire sec
tion was very great and constantly
increasing. The Richmond and Dan
vile company are distributing large
quantities of matter, and could not sup
ply the demand. He was pleased with
the idea of advertisements being gotten
up for AsheYille and Western North
tCarolina specially, and said the railroad
authorities will give all sid in distribut
! ing them where they will do most good
He further suggested that the sooner
these advertisements are distributed the
better it will be: - ia
The ncst ignorant people in the worlt
are the editors of some ofthe New Y6rl
papers. The New York Sun is conspic
uous for its display of ignorasce on al
important occasions. in a recent ISSUE
the Sun says:
"Asheville, in 1the North CarolinI
4 mountains, gets $100,0c0, AHheville
the capital of Buneombe county. At TIN
time of the last census the town hat
1856 inhabitants 1t may have growl
} somewhat since then" ~
We will inform. Editor Dana rtha
AsheyiIle has grown 'sonae~hat' lsinSl
then, more in proportion to opportunit,
THAN NeH. York; City has. done w,
! il ave moraft1Rn qpadrnpaed our popula
ton since the census was taken. Cal
New, York, City -aay rs much .-,,. I