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The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15
"REMINISCENCES.
An Early settler of Murphy RE-
turns to Her Old Home.

The Murphy Advance of the 18th notes
the arrival in Murphy of Mrs Hitchcock,
widow of DR.. Hitchcock of the U. S.
Army, who died in California two or
three years ago, leaving large landed
property in Cherokee and Graham coun-
ties. DR.. Fl. was surgeon iii the army at
the period of the removal Of the Chcro-
KEGS to the trans Mississippi country in
1867, and was stationed at the post
established on what is now the site of
Murphy, and at which the Indians, will
ing or otherwise, were collected for de-
portation. While So stationed DR.. Hitch
cock invested, as he did elsewhere, in wild
and cheap lands, greatly to the advance
ment of his future fortunes. We extract
the following from the remarks of the
Advance:
When we arrived Mrs. Hitchcock was
looking over and examining relics and
papers of olden times, which to her
seemed very dear. Among them were
nOlSS anu htIS VI IcLo
and 1927. She had in her hand her
fathers appointment as Indian agent, in
1928. and it was well preserved. Col
Hunter was recommended as agent for
this point by Samuel Southland, who, at
that time was very prominent. 1t was
here where Col. Hunters daughter, the
only white girl for miles around, was
wooed and won by DR.. Hitchcock, who
was then surgeon in the United Seates
Army.
Mrs Hitchcock has "A piano which was
carried steadily and carefully over the
rough and rugged mountains by the
Indians, and after it was put in place she
won the admiration of all of them, who
after once hearing her play upon it, pro-
claimed her the pale squaw, who could
with her hands make music like the
birds.
She was very much attached to the
Indians and they to her, and she was
very 10th to see them leave, but relates
with pride, the heroism with which they
abandoned their tepees for other parts.
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pathy, and in spirit of trust and hope
fulness. If you distrust do not give at
all you have no right 10 give if you dis
trust.
"If you are unable from lack of time or
from circumstances to put yourself in
personal relation to the poor, do not
give personally at all. Send your money
to those who are able to do so and beg
them to distribute for you"
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15
Mission Hospital.

Acting under the constitution adopted
recently by the board of managers of the
Mission Hospital elected a medical staff
to serve until the annual meeting in
January, consisting of the following
gentlemen: Drs. Battle, MerriVeather
and Watson to fill the position that they
have so long and so effectually held; and
DR.. Fletcher to assist them with the gem
eral work of the hopital.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15

The engineer and vice president of
the construction company interested in
the building of the Atlanta, Asheville and
Baltimore railroad, are on their way
here. They were expected last evening,
bat failing to arrive, will probably reach
here this morning. We propose to give
a full detail of information obtained from
them through interviews when they do
arrive
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15
Damaging Cotton Fire.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, October l4.-At
four o'clock this morningtire was discov-
cred in the warehouse of Messrs. Marks
< Gayle. The fire was confined to one
compartment of the warehouse contain
ing about !, 900 bales of cotton, and was
soon under control, but not before great
damage was done to cotton, which is
owned by different parties, and much OF
it was destroyed. The warehouse and
contents were almost fully covered by
insurance.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE E:I.EV.
ENTH DAYS SESSION.
A Number of Bishops Deliver Az
dresses Concerning Their Vari.
GUS Fields OF Labor and Their
Needs AT the Present Time.

uTeSSSS concerning Their Varis
GUS Fields of Labor and Their
Needs at the Present Time.
NEW YORK, October 1t.-Thc eleventh
| days session of the trennial general con
ventlon OF the Episcopal church opened
this morning at st. Georges church at
| the usual hour. Despite the inCemenCy
OF the weather there was very fair at
| tendance. The session was opened with
prayer by the Rev. DR.. Litflngwell OF
| Quincy. DR.. Dix presided. The regular
| business was taken up.
The first business on the calendar was
the resolution of Rev. DR.. Huntington
| for a Joint committee to prepare a
standard prayer book for 1892. DR..
Huntington spoke i'll favor of his resolu-
| ton, The matter was postponed for
turther consideration.
5. Corning Judd then spoke in favor OF
ms resolution on prOpOrtIOnate reprcScn-
tation. With his permission, the debate
On the question was postponed to allow
the committee On the selections OF psalms
70 submit their report. a debate on the
| after question then enSucd.
The committee recommended the sub
Stitution Of psalm Ga tor psalm 60. a
number of delegates spoke. DR.. Phillip
Brooks stated that he was avcrsc to any
change.
A motion was made to postpone the
discussion until after the report of the
Ioint committee on liturgical revision
Carried.
The house then prepared to receive the
mouse of bishops for discussion of mis-
Slonary work. At 1890 O'Clock, the
| missionary meeting began. Bishop Clark,
ot Rhode Island occupied the chair.
\ motion was made that the missionary
meeting be held at night to give busi-
ness men chance to attend the session.
| Ghc motion was carried.
a further motion was made, when
| the board of missions adjourned to-day
1t o o'clock, the next meeting would be
| neld tomorrow evening at s o'clock
Carried.
Rev. James Stcptal Johnston. bishop OF
western Texas, was then requested to
address the house. He spoke OF the I'M
possibility OF properly prosecuting mis-
Slonary work Ill districts as large as
England, Ireland and Scotland, with a
paltry $1,000. In the course of his re-
marks, Bishop Johnston expressed his
diSapprOval of churches wasting time,
| 80.
tlhkerihG cailons ana patching the
prayer DOOR instead OF equlPping men
10 hSnt the great enemy OF the church,
Scientiilc reasoning;
AT the close OF Blshop Johnston re-
marks, motl"n was MADE by the secrc-
tairy OF the house OF bishops to recon-
Sidcr the vote OF poStponing the ms
slonary meeting until the evening: Alter
some deDate the Lhotloh was carried.
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The Murphy Branch.

Speaking the other day of the bright
ening prospects of Murphy by the COM
pleton of the above division of the w.
N. c. railroad we observed that the
mountain obstacles having been oyer
come, and but relatively short time in
tervened between the present and the real
ization of all hopes. We now learn of a
great recent step forward. This week
the road will be practically opened to
Westheld, station seven miles beyond
Jarratts, and passenger and freight
trains will be regularly run to and from
that point. This brings the road to
within about eighteen miles OF Murphy
and though the remaining distance will
call for some tedious work, the greater
part of it is in the level valley of Valley
river, so that the whole work might be
completed within few months.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15

We saw yesterday afternoon Holstein
heifer Just purchased from the herd OF
Gen. K. B. Vance by DIR. J. A. Burroughs.
The animal was only thirteen months
old, vet so well grown that she might
pass for a well-grown old fashioned cow.
What she will be when she is grown can
not be guessed except from the known
tame of the stock she comes from as fine
large cattle, as well as being among the
best of mixers.
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Dogs In Church.

The Scotch shepherds who spend the
whole week out in the moors with only
the companionship Of their sheep and
their colles, always observe the Sabbath
by punctual attendance on the Kirk.
The dogs which seem to have imbibed the
devotion of their masters, always accom-
pany them, with an outward appearance
of great devotion, to the church door,
But there they discreetly stop. That is as
far as a dog should go. fist Bernards,
Gordon settlers, New FOundlands and
prize dogs of whatever blood, cannot
take the example of the collies, they
should be made to stay at home. There
is nothing that more disturbs a congre-
CATION, or awakcs more idle curiosity
than dog, lost perhaps, or wandering
with aimless purpose through the aisles
Of a church, or lying down in them to be
stumbled over, or intruding into pews or
elsewhere. 1t is an offensive nuisance.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15
". M. e. a.
TARERNACLE BURNED.
The Brooklyn House Of Worship
Licked I'M nv Flames,

NEW YORK, October 13.-The famous
Brooklvr tabernacle, of which Rev. T.
Dewitt Talmage is pastor, was, to-day,
for the second time i'll its history, totally
DESTROYED by fire.
At2.l5 o'clock this morning a police
man discovered flames issuing from the
small windows over the main entrance,
and, rushing to the nearest signal box,
sent in an alarm. The fremen found the
fire had assumed large proportions, and
additional alarms, calling all the availa-
BILE apparatus, were at once sent in.
1t became evident that the adifice was
doomed 1t burned like tinder-box,
and the firemen, dcspairing Of saving it,
directed their efforts to the adjoining
property,
Fortunately there was no loss of life or
limb. The police carried out one old
lady of 80 years from No. 337 Schermer'
horn street and placed her in house at
a safe distance. All the other inmates
were able to care for themselves.
The loss on the church building, includ'
ing the organ, which was one of the fin
est in the country, is $150,0O0. 1t is
said to be covered by insurance, in a
number of companies.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15
FOLKS YOU KNOW.
who TH%v Are Where They Are,
and what They Are Doing.

Mrs. DR.. J. A. Burroughs is visiting
friends in Lynchburg.
Mrs. J. S. Adams is visiting relatives in
Greensboro, having stopped over on her
return from Washington.
Mr. W. F. Randolph of THE CITIZEN
job rooms, returned from Washington
and other eastern cities Sunday night.
Rev. James Atkins, ir,, filled the pulpit
of Central Methodist church Sunday
morning, and Rev. s. Fl. Hilliard at
night.
Mrs. F. A. Hull and Miss Annie May
Reynolds have returned from their visit
to Baltimore, Washington and other
places.
Miss Annie B. de Rosset of Whining
ton, N. G., who has been the guest of
Mrs. Jas. G. Martin for the past two
weeks, left yesterday.
The Brcvard Voice says Mr.. B. {.
Lanktord, the oldpostmastero of Brevard,
has been drawn as a juror for thecoming
term of the Federal court.
Mr.. Joe Sluder accompanied by MIR.
Lawrence p. McLoud and Mr.. Thos. A.
Jones, left Sunday for Lincoln, Ill.,, to be
married to Miss Helen Louise IIobert of
that pace.
Miss Anna c. Aston, who has been
travelling through the State organizing
Young Womcns Christian Temperance
Unions has returned after accomplishing
a very successful work.
DR.. 7. J. Hargan, who has been absent
for some days in eastern cities with
view to purchasing a modern heating
apparatus for his hotel, the Oak Street
Inn, is expected home to-day.
Messrs. H c. Fagg, J. 0. Howell, and
T. S. Morrison, members of the Knights
Templar party from this place, extended
their trip to New York and other places,
and will not reach home for several
days.
Messrs. o. F, Hageman, ]. A. Wagner,
T. NJ. Mccoy, f. r. Glenn, Arthur
Reagan, j. H: Woody and D. A. Hide
brand returned on Sunday evening from
Washington, having gone thither in at
tendance upon the tricnnal celebration of
the Knights Templar.
Mr. Sprague, the former well known
landlord of the Round Knob hotel, is in
the city. Round Knob is his headquar-
ters still; and his name suggests one of
those unexpected openings OF fame and
prosperity which so brightly illustrate
Western North Carolina. Near Round
Knob, within stones throw in fact, of
the hotel, have been found three mineral
springs which are destined to be widely
| famous as we'll as useful. One of them is
an alum spring; and in connection with
it is made an "alum mass" said to be
superior to that of the Bedford, Va,
springs. This mass has already been put
on the market Near by are gushing
lithia springs, claimed to be stronger
and more efficacious than the Buffalo
springs, of Mecklenburg county, Va.
In close proximity are sulphur and also
chalybeate springs. These, inconnection
with its un :ivalled scenery and the per-
feet facilities of access, will make the
Round Knob mineral springs and hotel
as well known and as much irequcnted
as the famous Virginia resorts With their
well deserved repute.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15
RIsmarciT's Fareweli 10 the car.

BERLIN, October 14.-Prince Bismarck
held a final and prolonged interview
with the Gar at the Russian embassa-
doris at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
He bade the Gar farewell within the
court saloon of the Lehcrtc station and
did not appear upon the station plat
form. The conversation between the
Car and the Chancellor was extremely
amicable. Emperor William, seizing the
earliest chance of learning the result OF
the interview, drove with Bismarck back
to the ChancelIor's residence.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15

Forty houses and fifty million feet Of
lumber were burned at Serpent River
Mich, on Saturday evening.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15
Ia It Another bald mountain ?

COoPERs, N. c., October 13, 1889.
Editor Citizen In about three miles
of Coopers Station in the southeastern
part Of BunCOmbe county, on the top
knob known as the Watch Knob.
about 900 above the surrounding val
lev, solid volumes of smoke, black as tar
smoke, are seen to rise fifty and a hun
dred feet above the tree tops and stand
for some moments, then vanish away
This has been seen every fifteen or twenty
minutes through the day for two weeks
by about thirty people. 1t has created
some considerable degree of uneasiness
and excitement among the people OF the
surrounding community. This phenom-
enon appears from 10 O'Clock in TIL"
morning to o'clock in the evening, on
the brightest days. We would love to
have some theory of it's cause.
K. S. TIPTON.
Without knowing more OF the locality
or the geological formation of the locality
in which the solid volumes of smoke"
are daily arising, we cannot venture
upon theory ofexplanation. Evidently
IHS SIupllOH vi SIuOhC 10 III ILS DUO NlIlSS
range, and the Blue Ridge range has no.
where exhibited eruptive tendencies. The
uneasy BALD mountain" is not very far
away, and though the formation of that
range is somewhat different from that OF
the Ridge, the disturbances there some
years ago are now generally and cor
rectly ascribed to mechanical agency, not
volcanic action. We hope our cores
pondent will have the curiosity to ven
ture little closer; and if it be volcanic
outbreak, we caution him not to go too
close to the crater, lest, like Empedocles,
he may leave us no evidence that he has
been there except one of his old shoes
cast back by the eruption.-CITHRN.
". M. c. a.
At n meeting of the board of directors
OF the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, held last evening, the following Off
GERS were elected
President-Mr. H. 7. Collins.
Vice -President-Mr. !. +. Dickerson.
Secrctary-Mr. II. d. Child.
Treasurer-Mr. \. L, Garrett.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15

Millet's picture, the Angelus, has reach,
ed New York.
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Down with Exposed wires.

New YORK, October 1+.-lt has now
been decided that all electric light wires
above the ground must go, All compa'
nies doing business in the city have got
out an Injunction restraining the mayor
from interfering with their wires, but the
way around these injunctions has been
discovered, Under the laws of the State
no injunctions can be served on board
of health unless eight days notice has
been given; and should the court this at
ternoon make the injunctions against
the mayor permanent, the board OF
health will take the matter in hand, and
before eight days have passed not wire
will be left above ground.
A Philadelphia express train. with hVt
passenger coaches attached, running at
the rate of sixty miles an hour. Jumped
the track near Railway, n. j., on Sunday
morning. The train was demolished but
no one killed, and only two slightly hurt
by broken glass.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-15
FROM wASHINGTON.
An Interstate Commerce Com
mission Decision.

WASHINGTON, u. c., October l4.-The
United States Supreme court assembled
to-day for the October term. All the
justices were present. After the formal
opening of the court, and the admission
to the bar OF several lawyers, the court,
in accordance with the honored custom,
adjourned to call on the President i'll a
body.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has an opinion by commissioner Morri-
sol, vino announced it's decision of the
case of lanes & Abbott against the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad company and others. This is
complaint of transportation charges
on lumber carried from Johnson City,
Tenn, to Boston, Mass, the rate Of
which complaint is SO cents per hundred
pounds of lumber in a car load for dis
tance of 91l miles, though from the
more distant point of Atlanta, l24O
miles, the lower rate of "a cents is
charged, which is alleged to be in viola
ton of the +th section of the act to reg
ulate commerce From Macon, Georgia,
to Boston the freight charges are the
same as from Johnson City, All miles
shorter distance over the same line. The
commission holds that combined rail and
water competition at the longer distance
does not Justify the greater charge tor
the shorter distance, while the shorter
distance rate is maintained by the car
ricr at points where competition is OF
| greater force and more controlling than
at the longer distance point. Such
| greater charge is not justified by the tact
| that local rates have been first paid on
the lumber to- the longer distance points,
nor bv the fact that freight is shipped in
cars from the Longer distance to points
which brought machinery to those points,
and for which profitable return loads
were not always to be had, nor by diff
ference in bulk and value of lumber, when
published rate sheets put lumber in the
| same class and at the same rate. While
distance is not always the controlling
element in determining what is reason
able rate, there is ordinarily better
measure of railroad service i'll carrying
goods than the distance they are carried
and when the rate of freight charges
over a line in sending freight carried
from ncighboring territory to the same
MAJ ket is considerably greater than
over lines for distances as long or longer
such greater rate is held to be excessive
and should be reduced. The rate on lum'
Der from Johnson City to Boston should
not exceed 33 cents per hundred
pounds. ,soo
Bond offerings to-day aggregated $50,
$50; accepted $40, ,250 at 1.27 for, tour
DER cents and 1.O5s4 for four and halls
Down with Exposed wires.
NEW YORK, October 1+.-lt has now
- J;lod +L,t all electric LIGHT wires
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-11
NO cLEw TO MISS LIE coNEYS MURDERER

A POINT IN FAVOR OF LINGO, THE NEGRO,
NOW UNDER ARREST FOR THE CRIME.
Philadelphia. Sept. 10-The mystery surrounding
the murder Of Miss lie Coney, near Merchantvine,
n j. yesterday, still exists; and although circum-
stances point TO the colored Lingo, wlO Is now
In the Camden jail the perpetrator Of the crime,
nothing Of positive nature has yet been discovered
There was some excitement in MeIchanville to-day
when another cOlored man was arrested on suspicion
OF being implicated In the murder. This man was
William Boss, of NewYork who has been seen hanging
around the Driving Park and the campmeeting adj
joining for several days. Boss was seen by boy at
the Driving Park late Sunday night, and was again
seen yesterday mOIning at o'clock, with bundle
under his arm. He was taken before
Justice knight today, where these facts
wore given in evidence. 1t was shown
that tho package had contained only fruit pucked
from a neighborng orchard, and Boss was released
Farmer lie Coney stated to-day that Lingo. the
suspected murderer had worked for him since last
June. On Thursday night after Lingo had finished
work. he informed lie COney that he would not work
for him on Friday and Saturday. lie Coney then
owed him "a. and went upstairs TO get it for him.
After paying him. lie COney said: q will want you
on Monday" and Lingo replied: An right To
make sure OF LngO's help on Monday, lie Coney sent
Garret Murray. his assistant, 10 Matchtown on sun
day 70 get a positive promise from Lingo L1go
said: 81 will be there and It was to give him his
breakfast Sbat Miss LIE Coney waiting when she
met her death Mr.. lie Coney stated that he was
not pOSl1Ne Jnd< i-HuEO hHcN Nloic 10 h-pL MS
money. but supposed ne did.
Lingo was seen leaving his home in Matchtown
fifteen minutes before O'Clock yesterday morning
by dairyman named Coles. who lives beyond the
lie Coney house. He is positive that Lingo wore
figured woOllen shirt at that time. When arrcs ted
Lingo had nothing on but his trousers and an under
shirt, and the officers have sought in vain for the
woolien shirt. One thing in Lingo's favor Is The
entire absence OF scratches npon his body 1t Is
almost positive that. in struggle as fierce as the
one Thai resulted in Miss Le Coney's death her
sallant must have received some scratches.
Lingo is sfill closely guarded at the Camden jail.
He has engaged lawyer, who has Instructed him 10
say nothing whatever The inquest In the will
be held at the Camden Court House tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-11
Prince and Princess of Wales the Czarewiteh, and
the Crown Prince Of Italy
ANOTHER MURDER IN wHITECHAPBL.

ANOTHER MURDER IN WHITECHAPBL.
THE HEADLEss AND MUTILATED BODY OF AN
UNKNOWN WOMAN FOUND IN THE STREET.
London Sept, 1O-At 80 o'clock this morn
ing policeman found the body of fallen woman
lying at the corner of railway arch in Cable-st-
Whitechapel An examination showed that the
head and legs had been cut of and carried away.
and the stomach ripped open. A Gordon Of police
instantly surrounded the spot Policemen pass
this point every fifteen minutes. Those on duty
last night say they saw nothing suspicious. The
physicians who examined the body state that in
their opinion the murder and mutilation occupied
nearly an hour. The murder is the worst of
the whole series of Whitechapel murders.
The manner in which the limbs had been severed
from the body shows that the murderer was
possessed of some surgical skill he woman
was about thirty years old. Her clothing was
shabby and she was evidently spirit dI7nker
The body has not been identified. The mosc
intense excitement again prevails in Whltechapel:
Later details show that there was no blood
OH the ground where the body WAS found, neither
was thepe any blood on the body. From tins
il is evident that the murder was committed
i'm some other place, and that the body was
subsequently, deposited under the railway alch
The trunk was nude. The arms were intact, bun
the egs were missing. 1t is believed that the
woman has been dead for two days
Three sailors who were sleeping under the arch
next TO the one under which the body was found
were taken into custody by the police. They
convinced the authorities, however, that they had
seen or heard nothing OF suspicious nature,
and they were discharged.