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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-26
Epoch.

The transition from long, lingering and
epoch in the life of the Individual. Such a re-
markable event is treasured in the memory
and the agency whereby the good health has
been attained is gratefully blessed Hence it
is that so much is heard in praise of Electric
Bitters; So many feel they owe their restora-
ton to health, to the use of the Great Altera.
tive and Tonic. lfyou are troubled with any
or short standing, you will surely find relief
by use of Electric Bhters. Sold at SOC and 81
per bottle at
tDREIss, THOMPSON & Co.'S.
Cd 1-S-tf Drng Stores
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-26

The monument to Gen. Mcclellan.
which is being erected atTrenton, N.
j., is to be fOrty-six feet high, will be
surmOunted by an eagle nine feet by
SIX. The base will be Of Quincy gran
lite. The monument will be unveiled
on Decoration day.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-26

The empress of Austria recently Wis.,
lied small town, where the inhabi-
tants were so delighted that, to do her
the highest honor possible, they elect
ed her member of the Chamber of
Deputies, an honor she was obliged to
decline. In recognition OF this favor,
she sent quite sum of money for the
poor; but the mayor was obliged to
decline the gift, as they had not a
pauper in the place.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-26

The pope never allows fire in g nv
OF the eight rooms of the Vatican
which he inhabits. These rooms are.
with the exception of the library,
small and low, and the pope's habits
are so simple that he does not even
require a dining-roOm, but takes his
meals either in his bedroom or in the
library.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-26
Western Wood Yard.

We are now prepared to furnish
cord wood, or wood cut and split for
fireplace or stoves, from our yard on
Morales street, between the tracks of
the L. d u. n. and S. A. P. railroads.
can and see us at the yard, or ring up
l-o-3m FRANK NEWTON & CO.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-26
RED LETTER DAY IN TAIL OR||NC !

EMBt that this is Advertising Dodge
We 90 not claim to give goods neither
ing our goods 90 per cent below cost but
material labor
Our object doing this is First have surplus
carry goods and palm
rather than them make
we
you 70 cent on all goods wish to have
Our Scotch Pants to order S. ST. and
our scotch suits to order
all other proportion Now think trying
humbug around
ingesewherea F 10 P"A0N"S-
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-26
GRAND OPENING
OF the StO.

OF the Stockman's Saloon,
The above named saloon, at 2l9 South Flores
street, will open for business, with a fine
lunch, tomorrow night, January 18th, at 8
O'Clock. A cordial invitation to the public ex-
tended. A. SMITH Il Co
f4-H ProprietOrs
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-26

Mr.. Howell, editor of the Tribune. is
sentenced to three months imprison-
ment in Tullamore Jail, with hard la
Dor, for publishing an illegal article.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-26

Turkish and Vapor Baths,
At Zilian's, corner Commerce and
Alamo streets. 3-l7-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-01-26

Johnston g. Carroll
dentists. Office 275 Commerce St.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
The Late Dayid henderson.

In Sunday mornings issue was briefly
noted the death of this gentleman; and
we regretted very much at the time that
we had so little information of him moth
ing indeed beyond the fact that he was
connected with the wooden mills on
Reams' creek, near Weaverville. We
have since learned that the deceased was
a native of Scotland who landed at a
New England port in 1854, and for
twelve years subsequently was employed
in manufactures in the State of New
York. How long he has been in this
State we do not know, but probably
ever since the mill on Reems creek was
opened. He was "a quiet, industrious,
christian man. He never married, de-
voting all mis- care to his aged mother,
whom he provided for with affectionate
solicitude up to her death which occurred
two or three years ago. Mr.. Henderson
was SO years of age at the time of his
DEATH
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
VALUABLE INVENTION.
a SystemOf Arc Light by which all
Danger Is Avoided.

PITTsBURG, Pa, December 16.-A new
system of arc Lighting apparatus has
Just been invented by the Westinghouse
Electric Company. The dynamo, or the
electric machine from which the current
for the lights is generated, is very differ
ent from any dynamo used for a similar
purpose. 1t is so constructed that it de-
livers the required number of amperes
whether the machine is supplying one
lamp or its full load. In addition to the
dynamo the system has an entirely new
arc lamp. The principal point in which
the lamp differs from all Others is that its
carbon lasts for three nights. The lamps
can be so connected in the circuit that no
person coming in contact with it can re-
ceve a shock from the line. The system
will entirely revolutionize the arc light
ing now in use.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
Handsome Paper.

W. F. Tomlinson, the enterprising ed
itor of Country Homes, has just issued
from the presses of The CITIZEN Publish
ing Company the Christmas number of
his periodical, and it affords us pleasure
to say that it is equal to any of the holi-
day literature we have seen. 1t is appro-
priately illustrated, and, in addition to
the usual amount of valuable matter, is
choice Christmas reading and a hand
some colored cover, which gives the
whole a most artistic finish. We feel sure
the patrons of Country Homes will ap-
preciate this stroke OF enterprise on the
part of Mr.. Tomlinson as it deserves.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
Hurt In RUNAWAY.

Two boys, one white and the other col
ored, between fifteen and twenty, were
bringing in a load of wood from the
country yesterday morning. When they
reached Depot street the brake broke
and they could not hold the team
back. The horses became unmanage-
able and ran away down the hill,
throwing the boys out. The white
lad had his ankle fractured while the
other received a severe cut in his head.
They were taken to DR.. Justice and DR..
Burroughs, where their hurts were at
tended to. The team brought up against
a post at the side of the road without
doing much damage to the wagon.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
santa claus shopping.

Old Santa Claus came to Asheville yes
tertlay to see what he could do for his
children. He wanted to get an idea of
the place, see what the stores had in
stock for his little ones, and then try to
supply their deficiencies. But, alas! for
poor Santa, the first one he struck was
window, and the wizard of the north
lost his keen clated air. Those reindecrS
of his would have to travel far and fast
before he could be back by Christmas
with supply Of the things that were
not in, stock there. But nevertheless he
went in strictly incog, to be sure, and
examined tie articles which heaped up
the counters and whose overwhelming
profusion threatened to break the shelves
with their weight All were passed in
review, and at each step Santa pulled out
his note book, and muttered in despair,
II guess I'd better buy here for my chill.
dren in the North, for it doesn't cost me
anything for freight. l wish | hadn't
bought my stock of shoes before l drop
ped in this Racket Store"
So he went the rounds until he reached
the hosiery counter, where his ruddy face
grew pale, and he exclaimed, Hello Are
long stockings so cheap in Asheyille? l
pity the parents, but l can't afford to
fill those" And off sailed Santa Claus,
grumbling in his white beard at the mer-
chant who had put up such a job on him.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17

WASHINGTON, December 16.-The su-
preme court of the United States to-day
rendered an opinion in the case of the
Western Union TIE egraph Company
against the Secretary of the State of
Alabama and other State officers, brought
here in an appeal from the decision of
the supreme court of Alabama. The
question involved is the econstitutionality
nf the law of Alabama, imposing a tax
upon gross receipts of all telegraph COM
panies for business done within the State.
Under this act the telegraph company
was taxed, not only on business done
entirely within the State, but on messages
sent to, or received from other States.
This court, in the opinion by Justice
Miller. says, that it is hardly worth
while to make any discussion about the
matter, as the court has six or eight
times, within as many years, decided
that messages sent from one State into
another are not subject to taxation, be-
cause it would be interference with inter
State commerce. Judgment reversed.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
Two Men Drowned.

John Scruggs and Tom Bostic, who
were employed in Graham's shoe factory,
were drowned last evening between
eight and nine O'Clock. They took a
boat at the French Broad bridge yes
terday afternoon between two and three
o'clock and started down the river, ac-
compauicd by young boy. About half
past nine in the evening the boy returned
alone. He was wet to the skin and had
walked five miles up the river from Gen
eral Vance's place, near which the boat
was upset. The boy said that the Others
had been drowned.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
MOUNTAIN PARK.
Persons Present and to Arrive at
this Noted Resort.
Hot SPRINGS, N. c., December II

Hot SPRINGS, N. c., December 16.
Mr.. Harvey B. Murrell, of Asheville
and Morristown, n. j., finds more en-
ioyment in life than the majority of man.
kind. He visits Hot Springs every few
weeks to enjoy good dinner and the
baths. During his present visit he has
added another to his list of pleasures
horseback riding-one hour every morn
ing and one hour in the afternoon.
Though seventeen years have elapsed
since he enjoyed the exercise his seat is as
firm as any practiced horseman.
Among the guests at the Mountain
Park hotel are Ex-Governor and Mrs.
VanZandt, of Rhode Island; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Graham Sterling and Mr.. R. p.
Barrett, Northampton, Mass; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles H. Miller and Mrs. Kim
ball, of Salem, Mass Mr.. and Mrs. G.
c. Naphey, Of Philadelphia; MRS
Naphey finds the baths greatly beneficial
for her rheumatism, Mr.. and Mrs. George
H. Wolf and Mrs. ButOrd, Minneapolis,
MINI; Mr. Schmidt and Mrs Schmitt, of
Chicago Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Cantwell,
st. Louis Mr.. and Mrs. Norman S.
Walker, Mr. Henry Lord, Mr.. and Mrs
L-SSSdl' MI anu llS' ClS SullllN L. hSlsl
and daughter, of New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. !. Akin, and the Misses Taylor,
of Quaker Hill, n. V; Mr.. A. Duff, who
is largely interested with other English
capitalists in Mexican properties; Mrs
{. w. Pickering, of Portsmouth, N. H I;
Mrs. S. A. Gordon, Newark, n. ]; Mr..
A. Wilson, jr., manager Bell telephone
company, Maryland.
The engagements for the coming week
are numerous: Z. Craven, L. S. n. and
family, S. G. Whctland and family, Mr.
and Mrs. \. Birch, DR.. John A. Wyths
family, of New York, and Others.
The season is beginning very good
this year and they promise large sea-
son.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
CAPTAIN PATTON's ARTICLE,
DIR. &. C. Rankin warmly Com.
mends some Portions oft.

Mr.. Editor:-I have read with much
interest Captain Patton's article in your
Sunday issue on capital punishment.
am not prepared to endorse all that he
says, but am delighted with the reli-
gious spirit that he mantests toward
an unfortunate class of our race, and es-
pecially am pleased with his expressed
interest in the spiritual condition of the
poor man now in our Jail condemned
TO death. His appeal in the following
paragraph to the clergy of the city i'll
behalf Of this man is perhaps not out Of
place, towit:
Reverend gentleman, if the words
eternal damnation convey to you the
same awful weight of meaning, as to us,
who can only cOnstrue them in their
plain English, surely, surely, not one of
YOU will sit quiet in your comfortable
study, nor allow rcstful sleep to come to
your bed, while there is the slightest
chance of this poor prisoner being hur-
ried to that fate unrepentant."
am not able to say to what extent
my brother ministers have been sitting
in their comfortable study" unmindful
of this poor fellows doom, but | am
aware of the fact that one of them, at
least, sought out and found him some
months ago and gave him instructions
and administered to him spiritual conso-
lation, and the visit has been repeated
more than once. Good religious litera-
ture has also been furnished him for his
edifcation. Eternal damnation" means
to us exactly what the bible says it does,
and "restful sleep" was not allowed to
come to our eyes, after we learned of the
presence of this man in our prison, until
we had carried the truth of the gospel to
his cell.
commend Captain Patton for visiting
this prisoner in his dire extremity, and
let other laymen do likewise.
6. c. RANKIN.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
Caucus Abandoned.

WASHINGTON, December 16.-The DEM
ocratic house caucus which was called to
meet tonight has been abandoned. 1t
was the purpose of the caucus to deter
mine what position, if any, the party
should take in regard to the Silcott def
cheney, and it was generally understood
that a proposition was to be submitted
that the democrats assess themselves
Individually to make good the republican
losses. Mr.. Holman circulated the call
and secured the requisite number of sig
natures, but as it appeared that there
was strong opposition to the purpose
for which the caucus was to be held it
was abandoned.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
AN OLD SLAVE OF MIR. DAVIS.
He was Present at His old Mas
ter's Funeral.

From the New Orleans Picayune of the
18th we take the following, told in con-
nection with the departure of Mr.. Davis
and party for Beauvoir:
Robert Brown, the old slave of Mr..
Davis, went to Beauvoir with Mrs.
Davis, where, he told reporter, he
would stay several days and then go
back home. His home is in St. Elmo,
near Mobile, Ala, and he lives with Mr..
Thomas Templeton, Scotchman.
Brown said he had been with Mr.. Davis
until lately since 1861 and STAYED with
him all through the war.
"Mr. Davis was good master to me,
sir, and loved him very much. came
to his funeral to see the last of him, as
thought it my duty. don't like to say" ="
he continued, "how old am, but will
tell YOU. | was born in 1911, just three
years later than Mr.. Davis. All my
years have been pure, and have nothing
to be ashamed Of. Mr.. Templeton takes
care of me, and he is a good man, too.
NV rheumatism troubles me a great
deal and can hardly stand now"
The old man went away, still talking
about his beloved master, "Mr. Jeff. "
The party was sad one and very quiet.
All passengers on the cars felt tor them.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17

What His Old Home Thinks of
Our Col. j. h. Steele.
Charleston News and Courier.

Charleston News and Courier.
Mr.. John B. Steele, the manager of the
Battery Park hotel, al Asheville, n. c.,
has been in the city since Wednesday
last. In Mr.. Steele every one recognizes
the old CharlCStonian who was formerly
of the firm of Edwin Bates & Co. MIR.
Steele moved to Ashevile about five
years ago, and has not since then visited
Charleston up to the present time. The
personal traits, the pleasing address and
the courtesy which II ade Mr.. Steele 50
popular in Charleston secured for him a
royal reception" this time, as he ex-
pressed it yesterday He has been I'm
demand" among his many friends here,
but the supply will only last until to-
morrow morning, when he will return
to Ashevllle.
The object of Mr.. Steele'S visit was
partly of business and partly of a per
SOnal character. He mentioned the in
tercsting fact that he had come all the
way from Ashcville to buy game for tn,
Christmas tables at the Battery Park
hotel. At present there are about one
hundred and forty guests at the hotel,
and the establishment will be filled to its
utmost capacity during the present
winter season.
Mr. Steele gave a reporter last night
an interesting account of the operations
of the Vanderbilts near Ashcvie These
millionaires are improving their 5000
acre purchase and propose to construct
through their domains fully twcnty-onc
miles of drives. They are going to build
an American palace also, the whole
thing to cost about $1OOOO,OOO.
Mr., Steele was quite enthusiastic on
the subject of the many progressive
movements in Asheville and has strong
faith in great and prosperous future tor
the Mountain City. He will pay short
visit to Summerville to-day on a very
interesting mission and will return to
ASheyille tomorrow morning.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
A boundary Despute.

WASHINGTON, 16.-Attorney General
Ayres, of Virginia, to-day made motion
in the supreme court asking leave on
behalf of the State of Virginia to file
bill in equity against the State of Tennes-
see, to settle the boundary dispute be-
the motor of Attorney General Ayres
that Tennessee unlawfully claims jurisdic-
ton over stretch of land from two to
eight miles in width extending from the
northern border of North Carolina to
the border line of Kentucky. The town
of Bristol is one of the places situated
within the disputed territory.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
PERSONAL. MENTION.

Mr. A. w. Marshall, who represents a
Hickory cigar mandatory, is at the
Grand Central.
Among the guests at the Grand Cen
tral is Mr.. G. W. Crawford, prominent
lawyer of Marion.
Mrs. J. SeIigman, the wife of promi-
nent banker in New York, is stopping at
the Battery Park.
Among the prominent Philadelphians
at the Battery Park are Mis-. J. Camp
bell Harris and Mr.. T. Powers Harris.
Mr.. W. Cooper, who represents a
prominent firm of jewelers. in New York
City, is stopping at the Swannanoa.
Mr.. A. L. Rankin, who represents the
Odel Hardware Company, of Greens
boro, n. C., is stopping at the Grand
Central -
Capt. Hunter and his wife left the city
to-day for trip of several weeks. They
are going to visit their relations near
Lynchburg, Va.
Mr.. ]. A. Heller, who is the agent of a
firm in St. Louis which manufactures ag-
ricultural implements, has registered at
the Grand Central.
Among the guests at the Swannnanoa
is Mr. J. D. Harris, of Salisbury He is
the master mechanic of the W.N. c. II. X.
whose shops are located at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. n. Blackburn, of Bry-
son City, have registered at the Grand
Central Mr.. Blackburn is the proprie,
tor of the Swain hotel in that city.
Mr.. w. H. Lea and family leave to-day
for Pleasant Grove, in Alamance county
this State. Mr.. Lea makes this change
on account of his health, which we trust
he will improve.
Mr.. II. A. Browne and his mother
Mrs. Browne, of BreedSville, Mich, are
at the Grand Central. They are friends
of Mr.. D. S, Watson, the well known
real estate dealer in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. W. Field are stopping
at the Battery Park. Mr., Field is one
of the most prominent shoe mdnntactur,
ers in Brockton, Mass, and will remain
here a month for the benefit of his
health.
Mr.. Alfred NJ. Allen, who represents
the firm of A. Stern & Co., of Cincinnati
Ohio, is at the Battery Park. He has
come here to visit the head of his firm, who
is stopping AT the same hotel with his
wife.
Mr.. w. Southerland who represents
the Railroad Mills Scotch Snuff Com,
pany of Hclmetta, n. J., arrived at the
Grand Central last evening. Mr.. Geo
A. Helme, the vice president Of that com
pany, his been at the Battery Park for
some time with his sister, who is an in,
valid.
Mr.. John II. Barnard is at the Battery
Park. He has Just returned from a triT
to New York. He was formerly the su
perintendent of the electric railway il
this city, and is one of the principa
agents representing the Sprague Motor
Company, which is now constructing {
road in Winston, n. c.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
THE TOBACCO TAX.
MIR. Brewer, of ~. C., Leading the
Movement for its Repeal.

WASHINGTON, d. c., December 13.-Mr
Brewer. of North Carolina, who yester-
day introduced bill to repeal the tax
on tobacco, was the only Republican,
with one exception, who voted for the
Mills bill, and he gave as his reason for
doing so that that bill provides for a re-
peal of the tobacco tax. He cast his
vote for the Mills bill after the congress
sional convention in his district, and
some of the republican managers wanted
him to withdraw from the republican
ticket because Oft, but this he refused to
do and was elected by a small majority.
He has insisted throughout the tariff dis
cussion that the one thing which the
people of North Carolina want is
the repeal of the internal revenue
taxes. He claims that if his bill is
promptly reported from the committee
on Ways and Means, and it is said that
it will be, that it will pass the house
with some twenty-one democratic votes
in its favor, besides nearly solid re-
publican vote. The democrats whom he
claims as with him are the six from
North Carolina, the eight from Virginia,
three from Tennessee, two from South
Carolina, Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri the
chairman of the committee on Agricul-
ture in the last congress, and Mr.. Alb
bott, of Texas.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
ODDS AND ENDS.

On Sunday morning as Miss Mary
Penland was coming down stairs at her
residence, on Penland street, she made
a misstep, causing a severe sprain of the
foot, which will probably confne her to
the house for several weeks.
In our column of personals in Sundays
issue it was incorrectly stated that "Mr.
E. X. Belts, agent Of large tobacco firm,
was in Asheville, where he would make
his headquarters for the winter" This
was inadvertently doing an injustice to
Mr.. Belts, who is so active a man in the
interests of his business that he makes
no long tarry at any particular point,
visiting all the markets, and remaining
at each one only so long time as judi
ciously engages his time, repeating his
visits if necessary.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
Meath of Maj. l.. w. Peck.
News-ObserVeH.

We regret to annouuce'the death of this
well known and aged citizen, which oc-
CURED at the boarding house of Mrs. Ida
Morris, on Halifax street, yesterday
morning at IL o'clock Mai. Peck was
for long series of years a merchant in
this city, and enjoyed the highest conf
dence for integrity and strict honesty.
For some years past he has led a private
life. His wife preceded him to the grave,
having died some years since. He leaves
no children, his little girl dying when
quite young, about 1889. At the time
of his death, Maj. Peck was 10 years old,
and he had been a member of the Eden
ton street Methodist church since early
manhood. The funeral will take place at
Edenton street Methodist church this
morning at IL O'Clock.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-17
killed by a Train.

WLKEsBARRE, Pa, December 16.-
This evening on the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad at Durea, a
few miles from here, party OF laborers
were walking home from work on the
railroad, when a passenger train ran
directly into them from around curve.
One of the party was thrown aside and
escaped with bad bruises three men were
killed outright and horribly mangled,
and another was so badly injured that he
cannot recover. 1t is supposed that the
men became confused in the darkness
and stepped in front of the train instead
of on to the other track.