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The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-01
West side Park Races.

NASHVILLE, October 31.-First race
three year olds six furlongs: Fan King
won, Irish Dan second, Miss Clay third.
Time 1.19.
Second race-two year olds six fur
longs: Milton won, Workmate second,
Lena Bon third. Time ,1SA.
Third race-six year olds seven fur
longs Renounce won, Billy Prnkerton
second, Amos A. third. Time 1871.
Fourth race-one mile; Kate Malone
won, Brandolet second, Berta third,
Time IA.
Fifth race-fve furloEgs Daniel b
won, Story Teller second, Rosa Pear
third. Time 1.05a4.
| Sixth race-fve furlongs: Censor
barely won, Col. Hunt second, Pell Mel
third. Time .04.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-01
ALARGE TRANsACTION.
A S75O,OOO Real Estate Transfer
at Chattanooga.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, October 31.-A
large real estate transaction was closed
to-day by the transfer Of 1000 acres
adjoining the eastern corporation limits
of this city to a company of manutact-
urers and bankers of Boston and Lynn,
Mass. for $75O,OOO The company has
also purchased 500 acres of ore lands
near the city. The property was pur-
chased for Immediate improvements on
an extensive plant. Two S hoe factories,
tannery, two furnaces, tool works and
other plants are to be at once erected.
Five wears ago the property could have
been purchased for one-tenth its present
value. The land purchased extends along
the Tennessee river for five miles and IRON
the river to Missionary Ridge. The Gin
cinnati Southern, East Tennessee and
Western and Atlantic roads run through
the property.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-01
Deatb of am AGED calhoun.

CHARLESTON, S. c., October 31.-Hon.
las. Edward Calhoun, of Abbeville,
cousin and brother-in-law of John c.
Calhoun, died to-day aged 80. Calhoun
entered the United States navy in 1916,
resigned in 1888, being the wealthiest
officer in the service. At his death he was
the largest land owner in the State with
homestead Of 25,000 acres, rich
Savannah lands and 10000 acres OF
mountain land in Pickens and Oconee
counties. For the last fifty years he has
led a life of hermit devoting himself eX
clusively to the increase of his estate.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-01
Improving.

Rev X. P. Rumley, pastor of the
Second Baptist church, colored, requests
us to say to his friends that heis improv-
ing as rapidly as could be expected, and
that he was able to be up town in a
carriage yesterday. He has been very
sick for several weeks.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-01

The district conference of the Young
Mems Lhristian Association, of the
Charlotte district will be held in States
vile, commencing this morning and con
tinuing over Sunday. Papers discussing
the various features of this work will be
read by leading workers and reports will
be made by the various Associations.
The AshevilIe Association will be repre-
sented by George r. Collins, J. M. Israel,
ir., Robert V. Miller and H. P. Andersen
The address of welcome will be delivered
bv Wm. NJ. Robbins, at $50 o'clock this
morning. There will be three sessions o
the conference daily.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-01
The BOARD to Make Returns.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, October 31.-A
Journal Helena, Mont, special says
Judge Dewolf has sustained the motion
of the Democrats, and issued per
emptorv order to have the canvassing
board make returns OF the Tunnel pre-,
cincts. A motion for an appeal hao
been filed, and application made tor
stay of proceedings. The Republican at
torneys asked to have bonds fixed OF
the application. The court took a re
cess to allow authorities to be looked VI
/ and presented.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-01
Cotton Exchange business.

Nrw YORK, October 31.-The members
of the cotton exchange met to-day and
passcd a resolution calling on the board
of managers to submit the bylaw to be
voted on by the exchange, which would
repeal the present system of inspecting
and classing cotton, and re-enact the for
mer system with such amendments and
mobilization as experience has shown to
he desirable.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-01
To the Ladies'.

On Saturday afternoon, November 2,
at $50 o'clock, there will be ameeting OF
ladies in the w. c. T. U. rooms over
Smiths pharmacy, for the purpose of or
ganizing free kindergarten and chill
dren's aid society" All ladies interested
in this noblest of all charities are urgently
requested to be present. The aims ant
methods of the organization will be fully
discussed at this meeting.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-01
OUR MOUNTAINS BIRDS.
An OrnithOlOgist Among us in
Quest of SpeCimeuS.


We are indebted to DR.. ]. A. Watson
for the information that Mr.. W. E. W.
Scott, of Tarpon Springs, Hillsboro
county, Fla, is here, a gentleman of
scientific attainment as an Ornithologist,
and keen, practical student in adding
to his knowledge of American birds. He
has been wonderfully successful i'll add
ing to his number of specimens, having
secured over 200 different varieties in the
vicinity of Ashevile, a far greater number
than we thought possible, for we have
been struck in riding through the noun
tains with the silence of the forests owing
to the absence of song birds. But that
was the result of solitude. Birds love the
fields and the compan,onship of man.
Among his new requirements were the
ravens, killed near here few days ago,
for specimens and for examination in re-
gard to their food and habits of living
and not in wanton sport; and the re-
mainder of the curious flock will not be
molested.
Mr.. Scott is a contributor to the AUX,
recognized authority, and the only
journal in the world devoted to orni-
thology.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-01
The silver convention

Will be held in St. Louis on the Goth OF
this month. Governor Fowle has COM
missioned Mr.. D. c. Waddell, President
of the Bank OF Asheville, as one of the
delegates from North Carolina, and that
gentleman will probably be present.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-01
The strike OF.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, October 31.-The
switchmen's strike was declared off to-
day, and men, such as the company will
reinstate, will resume work tomorrow.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-01

There were several Halloween parties
in the city yesterday evening, which were
much enjoyed by the young people.
The National tribune., 1889-10-10
ANOTHER ENoCH ARDEN.
Veteran Of thu War Returns to Find Bis via
Married.

Married.
A strange story comes from New Castle, Pa,
Twenty years ago Alfred Waite enlisted
in the Union army at Pittsburg- AT the closs
of the war he did not return home, and was
supposed to be dead until few days ago. when
he made his appearance before his astOnished
relatives in New Castle and found himself for
gotten, some of his children dead, others grown
TO manhood and his wife married again
The story is a strange one. When the war
broke out Mr. Waite lived with his wife and
four children in Allegheny City. After few
months service he obtained furlOugh, dur
ing which time he removed his family to New
Castle, and Immediately returned to his regi-
msns That was the last his wife saw of him.
and during the latter part Of the war, when bis
letters ceased, be was supposed TO have been
killed. This superstition was almost verified
when the boys of his regiment came marching
home and brought no word Of their eOmrade.
Mrs. Waite married . man named Harper
Emery, of New Castle. Children were born 70
the couple but the relations between husband
and wife were not pleasant, and they parted -
years ago. A few days ago q well-preseryed
man Of 80 years arrived in New Castle, and
with little difficulty succeeded IN finding bis
way to the house of Mrs. Martha Waite, who
Is the mother of the stranger, and the relations
of mother and son were soon re-eStabliShed.
From his mother Mr.. Waite learned of the
change In his family affairs, and Of the exceed.
ingly unpleasant situation His son Henry
lives in the Westside, and Alfred resides in
Youngstown. His wife. with the Emery chill
dren, resides on Sciota street.
At the close of the war Waite. in company
with number of comrades, Joined the Regular
Army. in which be served about Is years. He
then went to railrOading, and has been engaged
in this work ever since. He gives no satisfac-
tory reason for not writing home, only saying
that for large portion Of the time be wss be-
yond the bounds of civilization. and as the
years passed he concluded that be WAS forgot
ten, and that no one would care to hear FROM
him. He is now living with his mother on
Pine street. New Castle. What the outcome Of
the strange complication will DO is hard to do
termine.
The National tribune., 1889-10-10
A BAL MASQUE.
The Resul. Of Finding a Lady's Wedding on

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: "a Sweet
Corpse; or, What was Unearthed on Sherman's
March" In recent issue Of THE TRIBUNE, re-
minded mo very forcibly of q somewhat similar
affair that took place one day while the Army
Of the Potomac was at Cold Harbor, Va, in the
forepart of june 1864.
1t happened in this wise: A eomrade, in
walking leisurely in grove of trees near
farmhouse, suddenly felt the earth give under
his feet, and, smelling a MICE" no stopped,
and brushing away the dead leaves found what
appeared TO be new-made grave; and think
ing IL possible some modern Capt. Kidd had
buried his treasure in the grave. thought he
would investigate the same. OF course it took
but u short time for a crowd of the boys to con-
gTegate around the now uspieious-lo0king
grave. They ali went to work with q will,
aud were soon rewarded by finding two trunks,
which were quickly on top of the ground and
locks broken. and-oh borrors-instead OF gold
aud silver. tho find proved TO DO q wOman's
wedding tronsseau. As it had been some little
time since the boys had seen any calico. OF
course they were ripe for fun and mischief
Consequently they thought bal masque would
be about the proper caper No sooner said
than done. The boys soon decked them
selves out with the contents of the trunk. Ono
fair-haired boy got inside OF 3 fitting skeleton
hoop-skirt others had on fine night robes,
while others had on ACKNOWLEDGMENT and
flligreed chinese, others crawied into point
lace trimmed drawers. Some were bedecked
with silk dresses Others with hats and bonnets,
Others with shawls. and again others with vari-
Gus kinds of wraps and traps, until the trunks
were emptied. And then the boys were read y
for tho fun TO begin. Presently someone sang
out, Choose partners for money musk, VIXEN
ascramble was made for the improvised females.
The music twhistlingl was furnished by q high
private gorgeously decked out with pair OF
corsets. also one light-blue elastic. After trip
ping the light fantastic toe for while that
would have done credit To tribe of wild In
dians, orders came TO fall in. The boys dis
robed as soon as possible and the march by the
left flank for Harrison's Landing on the James
River aud thence to Petersburg. Va, com
menced.-M. II. CoRBIN, Co. A, Seth Mass.
Webster, Mass.
The National tribune., 1889-10-10


ali attractive 70 a dashiug staff officer, but had
that rare faculty Of being able 70 march all day
long al walk with q speed that would keen
half the other horses on q slow trot 10 keep up
lie bad been with the battery "a Pennsylvania
one ever since its organization, and ia the
fredericksburg battle under Burnside had
been slightly hurt bullet from an exploding
caseshot bad just niclad him at the roots Of
the name just forward Of the withers, but did
mol disable him.
NOW. his previous experience and that little
nick on the neck apparently set Big Frank TO
thinking. and his horse sense apparently icd
him 10 this conclusion: ] used % stand In
the swing team and watch our guns firing. and
j was never hurt. Now, when those fellOWs
beyond / see horses and guns like Guns
begin firing our way the lead team Is killed
my mate gets bis leg broken and has 10 be
killed By the Lieutenant, and ! get this cut on
nsg neck that itches as IL had feas. The
next 0me those other fellows fire this way I'm
going - clear out, and keep shady until the
trouble is over" j cannot swear 70 this bat
bis subsequent Gmssing actions seemed q
prove IL correct
The next time be got into action. and NV
first experience under FIRE with him. was IN
front Of Marye'E Nights al Fredericksburg iusl
after daylight that Sunday morning Of May 3
1863.
The battery, caught IN confusion In the mar
TOw Fredericksburg streets, got out and gal
loped into battery on the little crest of hil
outside the town, near the railroad cut Al
the guns were unlimbered ] dismonnted an6
left Big Frank standing. He watched opera
tons moment and then began quietly nib
bling At the young grass while the guns opened
rapidly on tie running rebel line aud theE
on the guns in position on Marye's Hight
beyond.
Once or twice Frank nibbled along between
the firing guns 50 far 10 the front that the mel
drove him back. Finally the rebels turned
their attention TO US, and getting the range
The National tribune., 1889-10-10
DUTCHEY ONCE MORE.
Dldn,t Know Ills Own Name.

EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: Some time
ago wrote you how "Dutchey" captured the
flag aud since then have been reminded by one
OF my comrades of the joke We had on him, that
had almost forgotten.
"Dutchey" was, and u.s. one of those big,
rawboned, round faced, good natured Germans,
ever ready for duty, foraging or fun. and could
do his share of grumbling and wrangling as
we'll AS all good soldiers did, AS we all know.
But "Dutchey" was a little ignorant about
some things as thesollowing will show:
"Dutehey's" mother was q widow when he
enlisted, and in some way no found out she had
married after he left home One day, while
we were in Kentucky, the mail arrived, and of
course all were aux ious TO hear from home, and
crowded around tho Postmaster. He called out
the names aud gave out the letters as fast as
no could, and some went away smiling and
Others with long and sad faces.
Name after name was called and at last
valentine Sidman," bat no response. although
no was in the crowd. Again and again he
called the NAME but "Dutchey" would not
answer One of the boys standing nearest him
said Sidman, why don't you get your letter."
dot vas not my name"
"That's very odd. Then what is your
manner"
"Vell, tole you. Ny muder she vas got
married ven / comes nit dot army, und know
not vat her name vas. So, know not vat my
nhtDo NHs put tiHA Az Ndo Sooh.
Didn't we have the laugh on him then9 But
he was induced TO take the letter. and think
| 1t was from his good mother. telling him all
about her marriage; at least he appeared to be
very happy after he had read it.
| Another one on Dutchey," and will let
up. While on the Atlanta campaign he picked
| mp" one of those Colts revolving rifles, made
| like the Navy revolver, and when no brought
| IL TO the company he said:
"Now yust fool does Johnhies; ven i shoot
vonce, dey dink dotsvas all. Den / make
boom boom BOOM booml und dey dink
| ] vas loaded up all day don't itf i fool DEM"
| The first time no had chance TO shoot he
concluded that the old Springfield was the best
after all. The first shot of his repeater was
| terror as sill the charges exploded at one time.
| How he escaped having his hand blown of
was q mystery to us all, as well as himself
| After we found he was not hurt we had good
| laugh mt him. but he only said
"Dot is all right boys; you yust dry him
vonce."
But we all declined.-s. CRowELI, Flag
Room, Columbus, o.
The National tribune., 1889-10-10

s trick OF hers TO loose herself and enjoy the
larger freedom of the stable than that her stall
afforded. The stable door leading into the
garden was fastened with long wooden button
that turned with handle on the outside, and
Nellie studied out the working Of that button
70 that she could open the door from the inside
for herself, and exercised her knowledge to
stroll out and help herself TO young cabbage,
Of which she was especially fond. Her accom-
plishmeut did not extend 10 closing and refasten-
ing the door returning 10 her stall, and il was
some days before my father solved the daily
mystery Of the open door.
j fancy that veteran comrades who served IN
cavalry or light artillery commands, could Gil
many columns with stories Of intelligence
shown by army horses.
Everyone in the mounted service knows bow
soon horses become familiar with the trumpet
calls, and even with the evOlutions of drill (;
and that reminds me OF how trumpet call
saved herd OF horses from a serious STAN
Pede.
In the FAN OF 1867 was commanding troop
of the 9TH Z. ;. Cav, and with six Others OF the
same regiment MAS eucamped on Big Creek,
Just below Fort Hayes IN western Kansas,
under command OF Col Fred. w. Benteen. We
lay very close TO the creek. just where il
flowed northward 20 make big bend half
mile across the neck. and on the plateau with
in the bend was the place where ali the horses
Of the seven troops were herded each day 70
Craze.
One hot September afternoon the herd was
out near tile lower end OF the bend. the herdeTs
sitting idiy in their saddles, while their own
horses Erazed as wei as they could with bits.
when someone in the eamp-Which was on the
higher piaieau-saw q small herd Of buiiaioes
gallopiBg across the plain headed FOR the creek
and just where they would strike the herd OF
horses.
Nothing in the world except the smell Of an
Indian viii stampede cavalry horses 50 quickly,
madden them with terror, as did the buff
fslo when that giant guadrnped roamed the
great plains IN myriads.
From the camp al hands could see the gal
Looping buffalo aud the quietly-grazing horse
herd as well, buf the horses aud herders were
hidden from the bison by the little bluff inter
vening. Officers and men yelled 20 the herd
ers. and some long distance shots were fired a.
Cbe wild animals 70 throw them of their course;
but the heTderE did not understand the confu-
sion in camp, and the shots did not reach their
objects.
Suddenly Benteen shouted TO the trumpeter
Of bis troop Sound the water call -"
Quickly the familiar sound rung out clearly
and horses and herders heard. The men were
surprised on account Of the unwonted hour
but the horses stopped grazing lifted their
heads high 20 listen. and IN far less time than
can write one Of these lines. every one oil
fbem-bay gray, black and gorrel-gas thun-
oering for the picket-line on the dead run, with
the heTders following.
The animals had not run 200 yards homeward
when tie herd Of bison tumbled over the little
bluti and eali0ped across the very ground whcr,
the bOrses were grazing when the trumpet cal
rang out. and nearly 100 horses were saved x
EE and 10 Uncle Sam.
The National tribune., 1889-10-10

for like offense. including John Hays son.
We find the American Exhibit in small SOC
ton Of the Useful Arts Department, and as.
cending one of the stairwayA bnd ourselves In
conversation with Prof. G. William Parks, Su-
perintendent Of Group II, which embraces Ed
ucatou and Instruction, including Apparatus
aud Processes in tho Liberal Arts. There is
little 60 be seen, although the list Of exhibits,
collected by Prof Parks, extends from page 81
to page l2o of the United States Cataiog of
200 pages
The Educational Exhibit embraces tho cata-
logs aud school work Of 500 American Edu-
catonal Institutions aud samples OF the publ
cations. reports aud catalogs Of $3.50 news
papers. societies aud libraries. OF public-sehool
work. elementary class. the drawings Of the
Boston Public Schools are tho best of the kind
exhibited. Twenty. five States are represented
by exhibits from 10 cities aud towns. embracing
rs educational institutions. These exhibits run
through all grades. from very poor TO very fair.
la the Elementary Glass, Buffalo. n. Y, aud
Sandusky, o. send tho best common-school pa
pers prepared by the pupils. In tho same class,
Perkins Institution, Boston. Mass. and Oregon
School, Salem Ore. send the best work done
by the Blind. Faribault, Mimi, Deaf. Mutes
Ohio State Asylum, Columbus, and Randalls
Island, N. Y, Feeble Minded aud House OF
Refuge Lock onsettc, II. l., Truants. Pittsburg.
Pa. and CoidwateT, Mich, school exhibits are
worth looking at.
In the Secondary Class-Manual Training
Appliances aud Exhibts-Philadelphi Is the
beat In quality, though ST. Louis has more in
bulk. The fine Manual Training Schools OF
Chicago. H.. and Toledo. o., although solicited
send nothing The Exhibit of tho Indian
Schools at Carlisle. Pa, is excellent; as is the
display Of drawing, clny modelling. etc, from
The National tribune., 1889-10-10
The Small Bog.
INorrisiomn Herald

It Is only In the comic newspaper that the
small boy gets doubled mp by eating grssn
apples, and gives the undertaken job. The
small boy in real life will start out nutting In
the morning. and before he returns home Ia
the evening he will have put himself outside
of half peck of green apples. dozen big tuF.
nips a quart Of chestnuts. and three pints Of
spring water. aud attack his supper with the
appetite of a half-starved bear. Next morning
he feels well enough 70 repeat his tramp and
feast.
The National tribune., 1889-10-10

the mare, made her
home, and she was very
fond indeed of having
some one bring her
bits Of young cabbage.
ears Of green corn. or
young turnips, and
from the window above
her manger, through
which she usually had
her head stuck out.
she had learned from
where the tid-bits Of
green truck came.
The mare could take
her halter head stall
of as well as a man
could do IL. and il was
The National tribune., 1889-10-10


60 almost universally as the friend of MAI"
but in my opinion the man who owns q horse
that he cares for. pets and attends 10 prop
erly, has in him a more devoted and in
telligent friend than any other of the brute
creation.
IL is not within the scope of a newspaper
sketch TO do such justice TO the horse as he
deserves. but l think few instances that have
come under my personal observation will in
terest the reader.
When was a boy. in the Maumee Valley OF
Ohio. my father owned q mare that seemed
almost as much a part Of the family as one of
the children. and was Petted by all, from father
down TO my baby sister. In the sleepy little
old historic town of Maumee there was plenty
of room Tor homes and each house usually occn-
pied at least half square, and each house was
surrounded with a garden-1owers on one
side and in the front and vegetables and fruit
trees growing over the larger portion.
At our home the kitchen garden was he
tween the house and the stable, where Nellie
The National tribune., 1889-10-10
Curious Case of Nostalgia.
boston Courier.l

Black-You haven't been looking very we'll
lately, White. What's the matter with your
White (wh0 Is married to a vixenish wife,
smiling faintlyl-I'm not very Well. Home
sickness. / guess.
B-Homesickness Why, I didn't know
that you had been away from home.
WI haven't. That's just what's the mat
ter.
The National tribune., 1889-10-10

the Kindergarten De-
partment Of tho Moline
(Ill.l Public Schools.
yassar College Is rep
resented by photograph
10 views of It's build
ings. publications by the
girls, photographs of the
young lady students
forming q special at
traction. Here is a type
of the American bean.
ties who hang la the
frames and of the troops
of "our Girls abroad,
The National tribune., 1889-10-10
TIE PARBEXPOSITI0N
Americans at the Centennial.
Educational Exhibits = Our Young Folks Abroad.
Comparison Between France and Texas.
Special Correspondence NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
PARIS, August, 1889.

PARIS, August, 1889.
HE Paris Exposition
grounds are so inn
mense, extending from
the Trocadero Palace
on one side of the river
Seine to the Hotel Des
Invalides, or Soldiers
Home, on the other,
and there are so many
ports of entrance and
exit that one need
never be crowded, Al
ut our American Gem
tennia1. Except for the
impression that Paris
would be n mob of