Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-05-26
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

&c. Powell has been commissioned
first lieutenant of company A, First Reg
iment.
The State Firemcn's Association has
decided to hold it's next annual meeting
in Durham.
At Benson, Johnson county, two
headed child was born. 1t is doing well
Its parents are white people.
Charlotte's celebration of the Meek
lenburg Declaration of Independence was
a credit to the city and to the State. Ex-
cellent order prevailed throughout.
The democratic executive committee OF
the Fifth judicial district will meet at
Durham June 6, to call convention. The
committee of the Third district meet at
Rockingham June 3.
We have n bunch of rye that was
brought to our inspection by Jessie Love,
colorcd. The rye was grown on Mrs.
DR.. Loves place and measures feet 8
inches.-Waynesville Courier.
Professor Alexander Graham, superin-
tcndcnt of the graded school, has been ap-
pointed by Mr.. Finger, superintendent OF
public instruction, to hold county instr
tutes this summer, in eight counties from
Asheville to Cherokee.
In the steamer contest at Charlotte
the fifty dollar prize was won by the At
lantic, of New Bcrnc, over the Acmes OF
Monroe. The New Bcrne engine threw
water fifty feet in three minutes and forty
and two-third seconds after the smoke
appeared from the smokestack.
Rev. DR.. Charles r. Deems, pastor OF
the church of the Strangers, New York,
has written Il letter urging that Dr. 1. b.
Kingsburv. editor of the Wilmington
Messenger. be elected to succeed the la
mented Rev. DR.. A. W. Mangum asa pro-
fessor at the State University.
The Southern Farmer publishes COM
muncation advocating T. b. kingsburv,
LII. D., the accomplished editor Of the
Wilmington Messenger, as the successor
to the lamcntcd DR.. Mangum. and cdi-
torially endorses DR.. Kingsbury. The
trustees will probably not elect before
July.
Col. W. II. Canady, sergeant at arms
of the United States senate, has rendered
his resignation, to take effect July l. Mr..
Canady resigns for the purpose of en-
gaying in private business. Col. Canady
is an ex-Contcdcrate officer from North
Carolina, and has been sergeant at arms
of the senate for about ten years.
At Weldon at a recent lecture, an old
negro is reported as saying: when !
see man going home with gallon OF
whiskcy and half a pound of meat, dat's
temperance lecture enough for me and ]
sees it every day. know thatcverything
in his home is on the same scale-gallon
of misery to half pound of comfort"
Mr.. George w. Right desires US to cor.
rect the unfounded and highly prejudi-
cial report that he is using one hearse for
the two races alike. His undertaking es.
tablishmcnt isequippcd with two hearses,
one for his patrons in one partition and
the other Tor the colored people, either
being always strictly confined to its
proper usc.-Salisbury watchman.
The ccditor-in-chicfisg gallivanting around
with the girls to-day, attending picnic
we suppose. He left us rather short
handcd-two of our printers being alb
sent-so our readers will please excuse nj
shortcomings OF to.day's issue. MOI
should the cditor-in-chief be held respon
sible for it's contents.-Reidsville Review
The Concord Standard says: "Spcak
ing of the phenomenon that recently oc
Cured in Davidson county, mare givinl
birth to twins-a horse and mulc-Mr
| |. A. Riley, 0f Edmunston, who called OF
us to-day, tells of a similar occurrence il
1866. The mare was owned by Mr.. Nc
Canly, who lived near Moorcsvillc. Thu
fact Is well authenticated"
The mammoth saw and planning mill
of Mr.. ". !. McDiarmid of Spout Spring
was destroyed by fire. together with 1
large quantity OF lumber, eight flat cars
etc, cntailing loss of several thousant
dollars, which was only insured for abou
six or seven thousand dollars. The plan
was one of the most valuable and exten
siyc in the State. 1t will be rebuilt.
In Halifax county some months ago
saws the Greensboro Workman, u publ
meeting was held Tor the purpose OF me
moralizing the Governor tor State ai
in consequence of the failure of the crops
ON that day bar keeper near the plac
of the meeting took in $3.50 for whiske
sold to the croppcrs. Any comment o
the above would mar its beauty ser
ously.
NJ. o. Sheriff. writes Of his success !
canvassing for money for n Confedcrat
soldiers home: 4 visited ono of the liv'
lest moncv-making towns in North Ca
olina. where expected to do the mos
and called on the leading business mel
but failed to get u single subscriber. The
were SO busy making money they hardl
had time to give me audience, and n
though they said they would help
some time, they could not go dow
now"
The Chowan Baptist Association
which has been in session at Raleigh, a
iourned after deciding to withdraw f
lowship from Rev. Thomas Il. w. Bah
who for years has been one Of the mo
prominent preachers OF that dcnomin
{ ton in the northeastern part of the Stat
and also that he was unfit to prcac
. Some very serious charges were ma
, against HIM, among them being drunke
ness, lying. cmbczzemcnt, and cxtrer
immoral conduct.
Last summer n party Of North Carolil
l 4 s4,s Ia,