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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-05
TO LET.
AIIegheuy Residencea.

Tlo LET-FoUR Rooms AND KITCHEN;
y water and gas in all. No. 30 OHARA
STREET, Allegheny. je5-3
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-05
Allegheny Residences.

Allegheny Residences.
EOR sALE-CHOICE LOTS FOR DWELL
Strawberry lane, by 100 feet, near Preble ave.,
Ninth ward, Allegheny; easy terms. WIN. A.
SlPE. 93 Diamond ST., Pittsburg Pa.
ap3o-60-Mws
TOR sALE-ALLEGHENY-A GOoD PAY
IL ING investment in Sixth ward 6 nice 2-story
brick houses of rooms each, attic. cellar. both
kinds OF gas, water etc., all in good repair; lot
1llx72 feet: pleasant location. 1. M. PENNOCK
y SON, los Fourth ave. jel-S2-Mws
EUR SALE-S4 S4OO0-ALLEGHENY HOUSE, ON
- Clifton ave-, near Harrison St., a new 2-story
bule, slate roof, two porches, both gases, city
water, slate mantels etc. lot 30x170; this is bar
gain. BLACK & BAIRD, 91 Fourth ave. je4-4l
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-05
FOR sALE-1mPRovED REAL ESTATE
CITY Residence.

CftV ResidenceH.
TNORSALE-SHAFFER ST., NEAR RIDGE.
JIG nice 2-story frame house of rooms, hall etc.:
lot 20xs0: price low. l. NJ. PENNOCK & SON,
los Fourth ave. jel-s2-Mws
JlOR SALE-2 GOOD DWELLINGS ON SOM
IL MERS ST., near Wylie ave., of rooms; inside
shuters each LOT 57xl2 to 20 foot alley: only $ 200
for both. BLACK BAIRD, 81 Fourth ave.
jel-41
TOR SALE-179 CENTER AVE. HANDSOME
II 2-story brick house of rooms, attic. hail.
vestibule. bath. wash house, both kindssof gas
and modern conveniences; in excellent repair;
lot Axl63 teet to Wylie ave. 1. NJ. PENNOCk g
SON, 105 Fourth ave- je1-So-Mws
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-05
RESORTS,

THE ELDREDGE. NO. Is SOUTH CARO-
i LIMA avenue within three minutes walk
of depot or beach. Large, cheerful rooms. ex-
cellent table. Terms moderate. MRS. E. ].
ELDREDGE, Proprietress. myl6-9I-D
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-05

ENuR SALE-EAST END-27 ACRES CHOICE
G land, lies nicely for subdivision fronting on
Shady Lane, Holmes. Linden and Dennison aves.;
only half mile from Fifth avenue cable cars; new
Squirrel Hill road will pass near; very desirable
for private residences rapidly increasing in values
prize to an early buyer. l. NJ. PEN MOCK &
SON, 1876 Fourth ave. jel-S2-Mw5
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-05

ITO LET SMALL HOUSES IN ALLEGHENY;
Il call or send for list, free. w. A HEBRON
& SONS. 80 Fourth avenue. je5-4-MwF
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-06
Personal. MENTION.

Mr.. NJ. D. Mann, of Ohio, is in the
city.
Mr.. R. D. GiImer, a prominent lawyer
of Waynesville, is stopping at the Grand
Central.
Mr.. Ed. Cline and Mr.. H. A. Murrell,
editor of the Press and Carolinian, OF
Hickory, are in town.
Mr.. Rich, who was the dramatic editor
of the Brockton Evening Enterprise, is
stopping at the Van Gilder's.
Mr.. George H. Smathers, a well known
lawyer and ex-mayor of Waynesville, is
stopping at the Swannanoa.
Mr.. H. ]. Northcott, of New York, is
at the Battery Park. He has come tc
AshevilIe for his health and intends tc
stay all winter.
Among the guests at the Battery Parl
are Mr.. L. H. Hallett and his wife. Mr.
Hallett has spent twenty years in th'
South and this is his first visit to Ashe
vile. He seems to think this is the fines
place he has vet visited.
Mr.. c. B. King and his wife, of Sails
bury, N. c., have stopped off at Ashevill
on their wedding trip and are now a
the Battery Park, where they will TT
main a short time in order to see til
beauties of Asheville.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-06
PRESIDENT M'BEE.
The New Head of the c. c. and A.
Railroad.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad Company, held at
Columbia on the 4th instant, all the old
Southern directors were reelected, ex-
cept Col A. c. Haskell and Col. John c.
Haskell. In their places were elected
Capt. V. E. McBee, ofAsheville, and Hon
Patrick Walsh, of Augusta.
At meeting of the directors subse-
ouently held Mr.. McBee was elected
President.
Mr.. McBee has thus obtained distin-
guished recognition of his character and
efficiency as railroad mana man who
in these days of complicated duties, large
jurisdiction, delicate functions, decisive
energy, prompt action, represents char
acteristics proper to the statesman, the
soldier and the accomplished civilian com
bined in one--and thus takes his rank
among those who have won their honors
not bv favor but by worth. And the dis
tinction, we'll bestowed, is one to bt
proud of. The line over which Mr.. Nc
Bee has been elected president, is one o
the oldest in the South, that section iron
Columbia to Charlotte being one OF th
first otfshoots OF the old South Carolin;
road, the oldest in the South, the mex
oldest in the Union. The extension of tn
line since the war from Columbia to Au
qusta, now makes it part of one of TIL
r greath north and south through line:
1t is a very important road, very stron
company, and we are proud to congrat
| ulate Captain McBee that his merit
= have called him to preside over its to1
tunes.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-06
A HOTEL. BURNED.
The Noted MOnOnXahela House
in EDlttsburE, in Ashes.


PITTsRURG, Pa, December 5.-The
Monongahela house, one OF the oldest
and best known hotels in the country.
is burning, aid fears of its destruction
entertained. The flames are gong up
the elevator shaft, and it looks as if the
entire square would go. The building is
bounded by Smithfeld and Water streets
and First avenue.
At11.3O O'Clock, less than two hours
after the fire was discovered, the flames
were under CONTROL and nothing re-
mained of the magnificent structure but
the four blackencd walls. AS far as
known there were no fatalities. There
were a number of narrow escapes, but
the employees and guests all got out
safely.
Among the miraculous escapes, were
Mr.. Mason, of New York, and Mr..
Underwood, of milwaukee,. Mason was
compelled to come down from the fourth
floor on a rope made of bed-ticking; and
Underwood had his face scorched and his
beard Singed.
The building destroyed covered an en-
tire block and was seven stores IN
height. 1t was owned by Charles J
Clarke, Florence c. Miller, and the
Crossan heirs, and was valued by them
with the lot, at half a million dollars
The insurance is, $197,50O, of whct
$3.50, 900 is in the building and $37 500
on the stock
A peculiar feature of the fire was that
all the papers were drawn for the sale
and transfer of the building at 8 O'CLOCK
this afternoon, the price being S475,OOO
Most of the guests lost all their persona
property.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-06
MAHONE RUNS AHEAD.
The Count of the virginia Vote bS
the Legislature.

RICHMOND, Va, December 5.-Owing to
the absence of the Scott county returns,
the legislature failed to announce the vote
cast for Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor in November, and will not do so
until the returns are received. The vote
as tabulated, however, Scott county
omitted, is as follows: For Governor
Mckinney, 1862 ,65+; Malone, 12O,477.
Lieutenant Governor-Scott, 1872 ,O51
Slemp, 1850. Taylor, prohibition can
didate for Governor received S97 votes
Shelburne, for Lieutenant Governor 963.
As will be observed from the above tg.
ures, Malone ran ahead of his ticket III
stead OF behind as was generally sur
missed.
A resolution was passed in joint ses
sion to-day directing the sergeant al
arms of the house of delegates to proceed
at once to Scott county, and summon
the clerk of said county to appear betor'
the legislature to show cause why III
should not be punished for his refusal t.
certify the vote cast at the November ecc
ton for Governor and Lieutenant Gov
!. ernor. There is no precedent for this cas-
and the result is awaited with great in
terest.
The clerk of the corporation court @
Alexandria, having failed in the certifca
ton of the vote of Lieutenant Governor
the doOrkeeper of the house was ordere
to proceed to said city for the certihca
ton.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-06
APOLLO GL.EE CLUB.
This Is the Name of a New Ashe'
willie organizations.

A glee club has at last been started IL
Asheville. There has always been plenty
of material from which to choose, but
no one seemed to have energy enough to
assume the responsibility and bring thu
matter to a crisis. This has been ac-
complished and whenever you hear swee,
strains of music at any reasonable hou'
of the night, you may put it down to the
efforts of the Apollo glee club to keel
Asheville's daughters awake. The clul
consists of the following members:
First tenor, D. B. Bissell, Frank Blan
and Fred. Hull; Second tenor, George X
Collins, E. P. Mangum, and A. +. jerks
first base, w. F. Collins, H. L. Price, and
H. F. Marx; second base, 7. A. Jones
and T. S. McBee.
The officers elected were as follows:
H. L. Price, president, A. E. jerks
manager, and D. W. Bissell leader.
The Apollo gIee club will meet every
Saturday night for the present, at th'
homes of the different members, until per
manent arrangements can be made ant
a room secured in which to hold their re
hearsals. The object of the club is t.
learn various glees and light, catching
songs, and then give concerts not only i
Asheville but in the different large cite
in the South, as has been done by tn
College glee clubs.
Such trip would be very apt to be
success financially, as several members
the glee club have sung in these cite
with the Yale gee club, and the reputi
ton the latter club gained in those place
would be a great help and assistance t
til M, when they are ready to make
the necessary arrangements for such
. |
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-06
THE CIVIL. SERVICE LAW.
A Large Batch of Appointments
sent to the Senate.

WASHINGTON, December 5 5-Attorney
General Miller has referred the case OF
the Old Dominion Republican League, OF
Virginia, to the United States attorney
for the District of Columbia tor such ac-
ton as he may deem proper. The league
is charged with having violated the civil
service law against the collection OF po-
itical assessments; and it is SAID that
the civil service commission reported to
the President that the charges were sus-
tanned by evidence.
The President to-day sent to the senate
several hundred nominations OF persons
appointed to Office during the recess OF
congress. They were in the departments
of state, Justice, interior, war and navy.
Among the more prominent ones in the
state department are United States mln-
isters Pitkin, of Louisiana, to tn. Argen-
tine republic: Anderson, of Ohio, to Bo-
Iivia; Fred Douglass to Hayti; Snowden,
of Philadelphia, to Roumanla, ServIa
and Greece. Consuls general Sarsby, OF
Mississippi, to Ecuador; Eugene Schuyler,
of New York, at Cairo; Dockery, OF
North Carolina, at Rio Janiero; Knapp,
of New York, at Montreal; besides secre-
taries and assistant secretaries of lega-
ton and consus. Department of justice
Orlow w. Chapman, of New Yor k, to be
solicitor general Vim. P. Hepburn, oi
Iowa, to be solicitor of the treasury
Chas. Swayne, of Florida, to be district
Judge for the northern district OF
| Florida; Chas. S. Zone, of Utah
to be Chief Justice of the Supremt
court of Utah. To be the United
States attorneys: Thos. r. Barland
eastern, and VIM. E. Craig, western dis
tricts of Virginia; Hugh B. Lindsay
eastern, Samuel w. Hawkins, western
and John Ruhm, middle districts of Ten
nessee; Morris D. Wickersham, southern
district of Alabama; Lewis E. Parsons
ir., northern and middle districts of Ala
bama Joseph N. STRIPPING, northern dis
trict of Florida Charles Price, Western
district of North Carolina; Abial La
throp, district of South Carolina; Henry
Z. Niles, northern district of Mississippi
70 be United States marshals: Richart
K. Farr, eastern district of Virginia
George ]. Cunningham, district of Sout'
Carolina; James W. Brown, western
and Carter B. Harrison, middle district
of Tennessee; John R. Nizell, northern
district Of Florida.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-06

REPURT.
BUNCoMBE COUNTY Poor House,


BrNCoMBE COUNTY Poor House, |
Asheville, N. c., December l, 1881
The BunCombe county poor house is
situated 11a miles from court house.
There are two frame buildings, one of
them 16Sx14 feet, and the other 56xl4
eet. There are fourteen rooms in one
and four in the other. The building is
ventilated bv one door, one window and
one fire place in each room. There are no
means OF protection against fire. The
water supply is furnished by well. The
building is heated by CRATES. The houses
ire capable of accommodating about
sixty persons. There are now thirty-tour
persons in charge. Five of these are able
TO work. Two are helpless and bed-rld-
den. There is one inmate under involun-
larv confinement who is insane her
name is Rebecca Worthy.
There is allowed to each inmate suffi-
cheney of bread, meat and vegetables
with coffee and milk. The average cost
Of maintenance is 81 .25 per week, 1nclud-
ing clothing. Mrs. N. L. Biggerstatt is
the keeper of the poor house. She is DIS
Greet and industrious. Her pay IS $l2
DER month. DR.. H. B. Weaver is the at
tending physician. He resides two miles
from the poor house He receives $3o
per month for his services at the poor
house and jail.
There were twentv-three inmates in the
Door house on January l 1889. Twenty
nave been admitted since that time Four
lied. two from dropsy and two from old
age and general debility. About sixteen
have been discharged from other causes
. The houses are one story frame build
ings. A covered piazza or porch runs full
length of the buildings, all llcomparatlvely
new and in good condition.
. Mr.. |. Z. Rankin, chairman of the
, board of county commissioners, makes
REGULAR visits to the poor house and takes
general supervision and management. In
addition to this oversight committee OF
= ladies belonging to the Asheville Flower
Mission and Hospital make regular vls-
its and pay great deal OF attention to
the inmates and their surroundings, read
, ing the scriptures to them, and in many
! wavs conducting to their spiritual and
:, temporal welfare.
u There are three acres of land belonging
: to the poor house tract. The quality o.
'' the land is rather poor, but is being i'm
nroyed gradually. Only about one acr'
II IS in cultivation. Nothing but vegetables
> for summer use have so far been cultlva
: ted There are a few shade trees IN tn
:. ward The ashes and manures are saVet
!, and are being used in improving the land
y No punishment has been inflicted ol
"a anv inmate since admission.
~ y The tract of land on which the poo
,c house is built was donated to the county
g The buildings cost 81 900.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-06

double Asheville's value, and to add
twenty-five per cent. to that OF other
townships; so that Asheville will stand
at ten million, and the other townships
at two and a half million; and therefore
levy of eighty cents on the 500, Will
raise 500, 900; this means, $4,000 for
Asheville and $4,000, exactly the same
as now, for the others. Repeat this cal
culation, and you will see that at the
second count, the country townships
will actually pay less than they do now
and larger and yet, increasing proper
ton of the county tax will be paid by
Asheville, which is, as it should be, be-
cause Ashevillc derives the most direc'
benefit
have extended this letter much further
than intended. There are many more
arguments that might use in favor OF q
county subscription, and may do so IN
future, provided, the obstacles referred to
are removed; otherwise, | propose to
say no more on this side of the question,
because do not care to be on the beaten
side. Beaten it will surely be, unless
submitted in manner so practical ano
united as TO secure the approval OF al
thinking men. So mote it be.
T. W. PATTON.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-06

MIR, A. L-OOmis to Take Charge of
a Splendid Hotel There.

Mr.. Asa Loomis, the competent and
deservedly popular clerk at the Battery
Park, rendered his resignation yesterday
to Colonel Steele. He has been made the
manager of the new hotel, which has
been erected by the American Associa-
ton, limited, at Middlesborough, KY,
and which will be one of the finest hotels
in the South, both in the point OF loca-
ton and scenery, and in its fittings and
aDnointments, This hotel is built i'll the
Queen Anne style of architecture, with
it's first story of brown stone, and the
remaining stories finished off in a pictur-
esque combination of turrets, gables, and
recuianu works and glass balconies,
J The site is on a hill! in the noTl4. end OF
the town, and the hotel overlooks the
entire place, with fine view OF Cumber
land Gap and Pinnacle Rock, which eX-
ends it's dome-shaped mass skyward'
boldly challenging the admiration OF all
beholders. From the main street a road
way winds up the terraced brow OF the
hill to the hotel, around whose basl
flows a small creek, with its waters over.
Shadowed by stately oaks, and its banks
laid out in delightful walks and retreats
An addition to the hotel has been com
menced, which will make the number o
rooms in this building amount to 165
having a fire place in each room. This
company, composed Of New York ant
London capitalists, has acapital of $40,
100000, supplies the city with coal iron
its own mines, with electric lights, and ;
dummy railway.
Mr.. c. A. Weller, who just INTRODUCED
Western beef into this part of the coun
try, and represent the largest handlers o
dressed beef in the West, has been ii
Ashevile for the past few days, conterrln!
and making arrangements with MI
Loomis with reference to furnishing hin
with his hotel supplies as soon as he
installed in his new position.
The Daily National Hotel Reporter ha
announced in its last issue that the mar
agement of this hotel has been conterre
on Mr.. Loomis. All will be glad to hea
, of the success OF one who has been SO Ell
ergetic in building up Battery Park an
} making it one OF the best managed an
most successful hotels in the South. M
, Lnomis has worked himself up from tt
: lowest round in the hotel business, and
: one of the youngest, and, as his recer
appointment shows, one of the bes
\ equipped hotel men in the profession. Il
+ fully merits the success he has obtaine
5 in becoming so closely identified with tt
5 interests of this new and royalty plannt
! hotel enterprise.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-06

HOUSE.-The speaker laid before the
house the following communication from
I. p. Leedom, late sergeant at arms ol
the house, directed to the speaker;
II regret to report that {. E. Silcott,
late cas- shier of the office of sergeant at
arms, has departed from this city with
out settling his accounts, and have been
unable to ascertain his Whereabouts
and there i deficiency in the cash OF the
Office. In view of these circumstances, l
respectfully request an immediate inveSti'
CATION of my accounts, under such action
as the house of representatives may take
in the premises
Mr.. Adams, of Illinois, therefore Offered
the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted:
"Nhereas, !. p Leedom, late sergeant
at arms of the house of representatives
has reported to the house that {. +. Sill
colt, cashier of the office of sergeant al
arms has departed from the city without
settling his accounts, and his where
;.bouts are unknown, and that there is
deficiency in the cash in said office
about $4,000;
"Resolved, That select committee tt
consist of seven members be appointed
hv tne speaker to examine the account
OF said office, and report thereon to tn
house"
The committee, which has authority t
administer oaths and to report in Who'll
or in part at any time, was appointed b.
the speaker as follows: Messrs. Adams
Stew art, (of Vermontl, Payne, Reed, (c
Iowa. Holman, Blount and Hemphlll
The speaker also appointed the follow
ing committees on rules; The speake
and Mr.. Mckinley, Messrs. Cannon, Ca
Isle and Randall On accounts: Messr
Spooner, Boothman, Kelly, tof Kansas
McCord, Hansbrough, Hayes, Crime
Lee, and Kerr, (of Pennsylvania. q
enrolled bills: MessrS. Kennedy, Tow
send, (of Pennsylvania, }, Moore, (ot Ne
Hampshire), Kilgole, and Williams.
The house then, on motion of Mr.. M
Kinley, at 12.15, adjourned until Mo
day.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-06
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
THE TWO HOUSES ADJOURN
TILL MONDAY.
MIR. voorhees, Introduces a simon
pure preamble and Resolution
on the Tariff QuestiOn-Mr. An-
gals President Pro Tenn.

WASHINGTON, December 5.-SENATE-
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following;
By Mr.. Beck, for the retirement OF the
United States legal tender and national
bank notes of small denominations, and
the issue of coin certificates in lieu OF gold
and silver certificates; also to repeal the
laws relating to the sinking fund. :,
Mr.. VOORHEES, offered long preamble
and resolution in reference to tariff tax
alton, which he asked to have laid upon
the table for the present. 1t declares
that all existing tariff taxes on foreign
merchandise should be so revised, re-
pealed or amended as to provide, hrst'
for the collection of a sufficient amount
ofrevenue to pay the expenses OF the
government, economically administered
the principal and interest OF the public
debt as they fall due, and liberal pen
siOns, but not q dollar more; second, Tor
the taxation of all articles of luxury at
the highest practicable rates, and tor the
reduction of taxes on all neCessarleS ol
civilized life, such as salt, sugar, woolen
goods, iron, steel and other commodities
to the lowest possible rates consistent
with a tariff for revenue. Third for the
curtailment and overthrow, as far as
possible. of all monopolies in trade by
the enlargement of the free list to the tul
extent that the same can be done with
out impairing and endangerlng the nee
essary revenues OF the government, nay
ing in view at all times and under al
circumstances, a liberal policy OF trade
with the people of foreign countries, ant
the establishment of equal and exact Jus
tice amongst our own citizens, with eX
elusive privileges to none.
Mr.. VOORHEES, will hereafter call up th'
resolution and address the senate upoI
it. :.
Mr.. Reagan addressed the senate II
explanation and advocacy OF the bill IN
troduced bv him yesterday for the repea
of so much of the third section OF the &C
of bonds, so as to produce reserve to
the redemption Of legal tender notes.
Mr.. Butler introduced a joint resolu
ton (which was referred to the commit
lee on public buildings and grounds) TO
the appointment of the commission t.
consist of the postmaster general, secrt
tary of the interior and the chiet OF er
gineers of the army to select site to
the postoffice building for the city c
Washington, and to report it's action t
congress with as little delay as possible
with plan for the building, statemen
of cash, etc.
The Vice President having informe
the senate that he would be absent tror
the CITY two or three days next weeE
Mr.. Ingalls, was, on motion OF MI
Hoar, elected as president pro temper
during the absence of the Vice Preslden
The senate then, at 1.26 adjourned tt
Monday.
The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-06
suu,s Cotton Review.

New YORK, December 5.-The Suns
cotton review says:
Futures were unsettled, and such
strength as the market exhibited was
due to the threatened squeeze in Decem-
Der contracts by a leading Greek house.
Whatever of depression is displayed is
due to the sluggish action of the Liver
pool spot market and large Bombay
movement. The opening was weak in
sympathy with Liverpool but at de
cline. If buyers were few, sellers were
still fewer, and there was a partial re-
covery. The close, however, was very
dull, at one per cent. decline from yester'
day. Cotton on spot was very firm but
quiet.