The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-03-20
THE SUNNY SOUTH.


Nashville, Tennessee, has found rea
live anarchist living in that city.
Wednesday, March 26. is Carolina da,
at the Florida Sub-Tropical exposition.
Mayor John Schwarg, of Savannah
will be a candidate for reelection next
year.
Augusta, Georgia, has raised $55, ,OOC
of the necessary $65, 900 for the coming
exposition.
A knitting factory is the latest addi
tion to Montgomery list Of new indus
trial enterprises.
A seven year old girl of Dresden, Tenn.
threw lemon havoring in her eyes and
will probably be blind.
The latest dispatches state that State
Treasurer Hemingway, of Mississippi, is
certainly short $315,0OO.
a deposit of yellow ochre covering
ten acres and about ten feet deep has
been found near Trenton, Fla.
Nashville, Tennessee, has extended an
invitation to the Pan American congress
to visit there on their Southern trip.
There is a strong probability that the
Nashville and Chattanooga road will
soon be extended to Pikevile, Tenn.
There were three men on the streets OF
Fairburn, Ca, Monday, talking to one
another. Their aggregate age was 236
years.
Oscar Hill. of Clay county, Ala, died
from hydrophobia. the effect of the bite OF
a negro several weeks before. The two
were fighting.
John Coussens and William vesti dis
puted the North and South question at
Nashville. Tennessee. and Nesti was ulti-
mately killed by Coussens.
The board of aldermen of Anniston will
petition the next legislature to condemn
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad depot at that place.
John Cummings, one of the wealthiest
citizens of Hamilton county, Tennessee.
was waylaid and robbed on Lookout
mountain by two highwaymeu.
What little of the Florida vegetable
crop remained uniniured from the frost
ofa few weeks ago was entirely de.
stroyed by a second one on Monday
night.
A new bank will be established in San
Antonia. Tex. with capital of $780,
900 or $500, 900. most of which capital
will be brought from the east and the
north.
]. X. Brown and Mrs. John Henley
both LETT helpmates behind them and
eloped from Chattanooga, Tenn. They
were found living together at Concord
and will be prosecuted.
The prohibitionists Of Georgia will
hold a convention on Tuesday May 8,
and nominate State ticket. This step
was warranted by their recent success in
several county elections.
The friends of young Mcclure, who
was shot and killed by ]. L. Harvey, at
Pratt Mines, Ala. about two weeks ago,
have made up n purse Of $3.50 reward
for the capture Of the murderer.
Governor Mckinney. of Virginia, has
approved n bill passed at the recent ses.
sion Of the legislature. prohibiting the
sale OF tobacco, cigars or cigarettes to
IVY . uuhSt oiAbSSh OSatS VI hSS.
II is believed that at the next general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, DIR. A. G. Haygood, OF
Alabama, will he elected n bishop, and
that he will not again decline the bishop
ric.
The new town Of Langdon. situated
on the East Tennessee road, twelve miles
above Piedmont, has secured the Metho.
dist university Of Alabama, on which
work will Ike commenced by the 6rst Of
May.
a company consisting Of Boston, Chi.
cago aud Texas capitalists has been or
ganizcd for the purpose Of buying all the
street railways in Texas. The capital
stock is $500, 900, and their bonded in
debtcdncss is S25O.O00.
lin Gardner. an intoxicated colorcd
man. walked out of three story window
in Louisville, KY, Friday night. He
fell hcadtorcmOst, but his thick skull
saved him from immediate death. His
scalp was gashed and number Of his
teeth were knocked out.
Aaron Hill. who was arrested in Tex.
arkana. Wednesday, for stealing the
clothing Of Robert Robinson, as well as
his daughter. cleared himself Of the first
charge, and produced the girl in court
and married her. Twice during his court.
ship he was shot at bv the girls brother
and once whipped by her father.
There are now five avowcd candidates
in the field for governor Of Alabama and
several more Just on the outside are sc.
riously considering the propricty Of en-.
tcring. For State superintendent Of pub.
lie instruction there arc four avowed can.
didatcs, and others still to hear from.
For secretary Of State and attorney gen.
cral there are two each.
Major T.. d. Willett, a leading lawyer
in the western part Of Alabama, died sud.
denly at Carrollton while leading in
prayer at Sunday school. lie was super.
intendcnt Of the school and while offering
the opening PRAYER his voice suddenly
ceased aud he sank to the floor dead.
Heart disease WIS the cause Of death.
The deceased was 65 years old.
The annual meeting Of the South Caro-.
lima State Press association will be held
in Charleston on Wednesday, April 80.
The annual meeting Of the Southern
Press association will also be held there
at the same time. II Is expected that
every newspaper In the State and all the
leading newspapers in the South will be
represented.
Charles Howard. a painter, was ar.
rested III Henry county. Alabama, a few
days ago on a charge Of bigamy. The
officers have been investigating his mat.
rimonial career and find that he has four