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Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-08-31
MURDERERs ARRESTED.
They Confess to the killing of
Kit Byrd In 1882.

BRISTOL, Tenn, Aug, 31.-[Special. T.
Sheriff Penland and Deputy Hyams, Of
Mitchell county, N. c., are here, having
under arrest Thos and William Whiteron,
of Bakersville, n. c., for numbering Kit
Byrd in November, 1882. They have
been living at Big Stone Gap, assuming
the name of Jones, where they had mar.
ried and were considered dangerous men,
They confess to the foul and cold-blooded
murder.
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Western Carolina Stage
10 iCh COmpa

Daily stage between Cranberry and
I.cnoir
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WHERE THE SN }WBIROS NEST.

For cool place in summer, for health
and recreation. visit Linville, Grandfather
Mountain, and the beautiful region sur
rounding them.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-08-31

fyou feel all broke up and out Of sorts
agitate your liver with Simmons Liver
Regulator.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-08-31
MiIlard FilImore's sister Dead

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 31,-Mrs. Julia
Fillmore Harris, the last survivor of the
family of eight brothers and sisters, one
of whom was Millard Fillmore, the thir-
tecnth president OF the United States, is
dead.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-08-31

Baggage transferred to and from the depot
and all pointsin Asheville
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MEN AND THEIR SPORTS.
Wonderful Fish Stories Brought Out
a WORLDS Fair Rannuet.

Wonderful Fish Stories Brought Out at
Worlds Fair Banquet.
just after the first Worlds Fair BAN
quet about year ago." said Abram Will
Jams, a prominent Reinsurance manager,
to a reporter, "a party of gentlemen were
talking in one of the parlOrs of the Palmer
House where the feast was spread, and, as
will happen sometimes, you know. the con-
versaton drifted to fish stories And fish
stories reminded Delegate White, of the
South, of an experience he had in New
Mexico.
The fish were so plentiful said Mr.
White, that all our party needed to do when
we wanted a dinner of fish was to take two
boards or shingles, and, forming them into
the shape of scoop. just dish out as many
as we needed for meal.
When Mr.. White had finished there was
moments silence: then Edwin Walker,
attorney Tor the St Paul road, quietly said
That's not much of q fish story, Mr.
White. Why, when | was travelling up one
OF the small rivers in Southern Alaska
saw fish III such great numbers that the
water could not bese 1t WAS a most re-
markable thing and | have never heard of
the like before or since. They were actually
so thick that they were wedged in the water
heads down, and all that could be seen was
thousands OF their wiggling tails sticking
up out of the water, each one, of course
having an individual motion of its own A
shout OF laughter greeted Dir. Walker from
every one except Mr.. White, whose face
flu she'd up hotly, then paled until it was
whittier than sheet as he said:
But, Mr.. Walker, my story was true,
And so was my story true responded
Mr.. Walker.
And the best of it was that Mr.. Walkers
story was literally true. as Mrs. Walker
later in the evening testified 1t was in the
spawning season, and just above the spot
where the remarkable sight was witnessed
was narrow rapids. The salmon went Up
the stream in such quantities that many
were crowded out of the water, and gave to
the scene, literally. the aspect told by Mr.
Walker."-Chcago Globe.
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A WRONG.

The case of Irene Colt is probably des-
tined to mark an epoch in the struggle of
women for their rights. Miss Colt is the
daughter of gallant veteran of the war,
who entered the ranks as a private and
came out Brigadier- General. The young
lady studied at the common schools OF Ner-
witch, Conn.,, and acquired great proficiency
in languages. She presented herself as
candidate for matriculation at Yale Col
lege. and passed an examination which was
perfectly satisfactory to the faculty. But
she is a woman, and therefore, under an
old law of the university, she was pro-
nounced ineligible for admission. Yale,
unlike Harvard, Columbia, Berkeley and
Cornell, still adberes TO the doctrine that
education is thrown away upon woman.
These sporadic outcrops Of silurianism
would be amusing if they were not shame
full. They are so astonishing that one has
to pull ones self together u be sure that they
are real events. To deny higher education
to women in an age which has produced
George Eliot and which allots the highest
place in painting TO Rosa Bonheur, in vocal
music to Patti, in dramatic art to Sarah
Bernhardt in medicine to Mrs. Putnam
Jacob. appears to be evidence of such
adherence to ancient fallacies that it al
most argues infirmity Of intellect. 1t leads
one to wonder whether at Yale the eircula-
ton OF the blood is still denied, and the be-
lief in sorcery still prevails.
Iii pueriie to argue that there is law of
the university against the admission of
women. fale's laws are not like the laws
OF the Medes and PerSians, which could
never be amended. In intelligent communi-
ties, laws are constantly being altered to
suit changed circumstances and ripened
knowledge. 1t is as disgracefulsto leave a
bad law in force after its badness has been
proved as 1t is to enact bad law in the
first instance. There must be some power
somewhere which can amend the univer-
sity rules so that they shall harmonic with
enlightened public opinion. That that
power has not been invoked justifes the i'm
preston that at Yale the march Of progress
cannot override the Wis inertia.
1t is singular that the haunts OF learning
should SO often be tho .efuge of decayed
superstitions, and thu hotbed of absurd
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THE Taylor SUIT.

The suit of George W. Taylor to recover
$4,000 from n number of State Senators Is
making better progress than was expected.
The fact that the suit was on its face TO
allow compensation for service which was
contrary to public good was looked upon As
an obstacle to judicial investigation. But
Judge Wallace does not considerit so. The
demurrer of the defendants to plaintiffs
amended complaint has been overruled and
tie case set for trial on Monday.
Stripped of legal verbiage. Taylor desires
to recover from certain Senators a share of
the financial results of sale of Senatorial
votes at the last session of The Legislature.
Taylor does not claim that he assisted
Senators in the performance of their le-
Ultimate duties. He claims to have con-
lerred with representatives of corporations
which had bills before the Legislature.
The part he had to perform was apparently
TO arrange the terms upon which certain
number of votes could be secured for this
or that measure. Taylor claims that he had
a good deal of running back and forth to
do. 1t was not always an easy task to bring
representatives of corporations desiring to
buy votes and Senators having votes to sell
TO an agreement as TO the percentage Of the
profits the corporations expected 10 make
be allowed for Senatorial votes. He claims,
however, TO have succeeded in sufficient
number Of cases to realize a sum of which
his pro rata share would be $4,000. The
public is curious to see the nature of the
defense that will be made. The impression
has been that it would take the shape of
coin and effect an abandonment of the suit
But as the case is set for tomorrow the
time for a defense of that nature is short
Possibly the answer will be that Taylor
rendered no service. This, under known
circums tances. would imply that no bar
gains for votes were made with corporations
or individuals. If the defendants can
establish such line of defense, they will
come out of the trial politically alive, no
matter what may be their financial condi--
ton. But no one anticipates such result
The general belief is that there was a COM
bination of Senators in the Legislature
which made good deal of money from the
sale of their votes. If the trial separate s
the wheat from the chaff. and burns the
latter at the stake of public indignation, it
will have served a good purpose, whether
so intended or not.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SALARIES.

Information has oozed out and is be-
lieved to be correct that school-teachers'
salaries are to be reduced for the coming
year. The reason given is that the funds
at the disposal Of the department ale not
sufficient to meet tie present scale of ex-
pendituTe. a good many of these expenses
were handed down from the last board and
the present board finds salaries the easiest
point Of retrenehment One of Superin-
tendent SWEETS reports showed early in the
year that there were some thirty-fve more
teachers than classes Of the average number
Of pupils. The natural policy would have
been TO consolidate classes and 10 assign
teachers thus consolidated out to new
classes that it might be found necessary to
form. But the board has preferred to elect
new teachers at the risk Of having to re-
duce the salaries of those who have full
work as we'll IS of those in charge of a
score or so of pupils. The most expert
enced educators in the city have stated that
the School Fund is ample for ell purposes if
judciously expended. With the money at
the disposal of the board there was no
necessity of economizing on salaries. The
CALL much regrets tile action reported. If
4 cut had to he made anywhere salaries of
SO a month and less should have been ex-
trDted
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MEATHER rnRtCAsrs.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,
SAN ERANcIsrn .InlN L. lSql-h p II

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, I
SAS FRANCISCO, july Is, 1873 P. n. !
synopsis for the Past Twenty-four Hours.
The eycionic disturbance of Fraay is moving east
ward into Montana 4 barometric trough of low
pressure extends southwestward from that state to
the Gulf of California. Barometer has fallen in
Southern California and the eastern portion of the
Pacific Coast States where il is also below the nor
NAL II has risen decidedly in the western portion
OF Oregon aud Washington Il is highest on the
Washington coast (30l6) and lowest in Southeast
ern Caiif ornia GAIA. The barometer at Winnie
mucca is % IS. % OF an inch above the normal,
OF .02 of inch in the past twelve and twenty
four hourS. The winds have been generally westerly
all districts, and the force has Teen light to fresh
except brisk coast of Central California and
Ia Northern Nevada: san Francisco southwest, 80
miles, W innemucca southwest %. The tempera-
has fallen all districts except southern Cali
fornla aud Arizona. where there has been slight
rise. 1t IS generally above the normal Fair weather
has prevailed IN all districts except occasional light
rains in oregon and " Washington. Fort Candy. ~
OF al inca; Baker City, .04.
Forecast Till 3 Z. NJ. Sunday.
For Northern California - Fair weather; winds
gene rally westerly; nearly stationary temperature
except tightly warmer IN the Sacramento and San
Joaquin valleys and at San Francisco.
For Southern Caliiornia-Fair weather; westerly
winds; nearly stationary temperature,
For Oregon and WaShington-Fairw weather; winds
generally north west; nearly stationary temPera-
ture, except slightly cooler in the eastern portion.
JOHN P. FINLEY,
Lieutenant 18th Infantry. a. s o.. in charge.
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A CURIOUS DEFENSE.

The firm of Sebag & Montefore, brokers.
made curious defense the other day when
sued for the value of Spanish bond the
firm bad sold the banking firm of Ruffers q
Sons. Proof having been made that the
bond sold had been stolen and payment
stopped, the brokers pleaded that it was the
custom of the London Stock Exchange to sell
b. nds known to have been stolen to persons
ignorant of the theft. In selling the stolen
bond they pleaded that they had but fol-
lowed custom, and were consequently not
liable for the loss. Several brokers sum
moned as witnesses admitted that the Gus
tom Of the exchange was as the defendants
had described. But jury took another
view of the case, and the brokers were held
responsible. The incomprehensible feature
in the case is the open admission of brokers
not tntere sted that the rules of the Stock
Exchange permit the sale of stolen property
If person can be found ignorant of the
fact that it had been stolen. The London
Stock Exchange appears to be somewhat
like an institution known in this country as
4 fence" the conductor of which fire.
quently comes in contact with the law, on the
ground that 1.-The receiver is as bad as the
thief"
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SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH.

a contemporary publishes tables showing
that the public school enrolment in sixteen
Southern States is increasing much faster
than their population, while in an equal
number Of Northern States, with one excep-
ton, the school enrolment is falling behind
tie generil increase in population. Evil
dcnceS of progress in the South are es-
peciaily welcome. The North remembers
that when 100000 freedmen, mostly illit-
crate, were thrown upon the hands of the
White people OF the Southern States, there
were misgivingS as to the result. q degree
OF enlightenment IS considered indispensa-
bic to the permanence of republican insttu-
lions, and it was grave question whether
the ruling class in the Southern States
would be able TO handle not only their own
illIterate, but the almost solid mass OF
emancipated slaves. 1t is therefore with
feelings of pride and pleasure that the sue
cess of the Southern people in overcoming
the difficulties in their way is received at
the North. The comparison instituted
proves nothing. Progress from very low
percentage Is easily more rapid than from
higher percentage Assuming that school
enrolment Of so per cent Of the entire pop
ulation includes all tie children of school
age, State that maintained q school enroll
ment Of % per cent could show but little
progress, while State that could show but
10 per cent might be expected to do much
better. The sixteen Southern States men
toned are doing well. but they may con-
tinue to do we'll some years without reach
ibg the educational standard of the States
with which comparison is made. The fact
that in most of the Northern States the
population is increasing more rapidly than
the school enrolment may be attributed to
the immigration of grown people. There is
also an Increasing attendance upon private
schools. Probably there is no falling off in
the relative proportion Of children attending
school in any Northern State, and it is ex-
ceedingly gratifying to find that the South,
which has been in the rear in this respect, is
catching up
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A Vault for a Bed-Eoom.

One of the most gruesome places ever
selected by human mortal as lodging
place was that which has been occupied
by a couple in this city. For fortnight
past Officer Lord has suspected that man
and woman were sleeping somewhere in
the old Episcopal burying-ground. Last
night before dark he saw the couple enter
the cemetery and decided to investigate AT
10 O'Clock he and companion secured
lantern. and, upon going through the grave
yard, they found the man and woman sound
asleep in vault. The sleeping couple had
pulled a number of collins apart and from
the boards had constructed hunks, on which
they had slept for several weeks All
around them lay collins and in several
places exposed to the gaze OF the eye were
human bones and several skulls. The
couple were arrested and when arraigned
before Judge Stewart this morning gave
their names as James Purvay and Mary
Walls. They were each sentenced to three
months Imprisonment in the County
Jail.-Paterson On. j. special to Globe
Damnnraf
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WAR AGAINST THE "IEs."

For some years the New York Sun has
been waging war against the pet diminutives
Of ladies' Christian names. The "Elizabeth"
who signed her name as Bessie" thu
Charlotte" who preferred to be "Lottie,"
the Matilda" who thought Utilize" more
in keeping with her personality than the
name officially given her. had no high place
in the Suns opinion. The assertion was
often made in that journal that there was
no more sense in calling young woman
Bessie" ''Lottie" or "Tillie" than in
speaking of an elderly man of high position
as Charlie" or "Tommie," as the case
might be. The Sun has at last prevailed
upon the New York Board of Education to
require teachers to sign the names that
were given them at baptism. No more pet
names are toappear upon the rolls OF school
teachers. The City Superintendent is re-
qnireo to summon the ''Bessies," ''Lotties"
and "TillIes" to his Office and ask them
their full Christian names. The San seems
to have made an unjustifiable attack upon a
woman's inalienable right. Why not let a
girl shed the stiff and perhaps unpro-
noun ceable names bestowed upon her at a
time when she was unable to protest if she
wants 10? She does not need to be "Bes-
sic" at the age of 40 years because she was
ut the age of Il years. Some girls are never
associated in the minds of their companions
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BURNED FOR LYING.
The InhuTan Method Adopted by Lol
don Mother,

The Inhuman Method Adopted by a Lon
don Mother.
Recently, in one of the London police
courts, married woman was charged with
cruelty itl-treating her son, aged Z, by plac-
ing hot poker in his mouth A ledger in
the same house as the prisoner stated that
on Saturday afternoon the prisoner sent her
boy on an errand to bakers shop, and that
the child returned and said that he had lost
the money, three pence. Shortly afterward
the prisoner went out, and on her return
she told witness that she did not believe her
sons story, and that she had gone to see the
woman at the bakers shop, who told her
that the best way OF curing child OF telling
iaisehoods was to burn its tongue with hot
curling-lrons. The prisoner added that she
had not the irons, but she would use
poker, and then went upstairs to her
rooms. Witness did not believe that the
prisoner would do such a thing. but
soon a:terward she heard the boy scream
ing. and running upstairs to the
poker in the fire. The prisoner admitted
that she had used the poker in the way she
had threatened to do, and witness on exam
ming the child found that his tongue and
the side of his mouth were burned. She
was amazed at the cruel conduct of the
mother, and communicated with the police
The prisoner was taken into custody soon
afterward
A doctor who had examined the child said
that the front of his tongue was burned,
though not very seriously, ana also the side
OF his mouth. The prisoner in defense said
that her son had on two or three occasions
when sent on errands stolen some of the
money, and afterward told lies about it. He
had also told lies about other matters, and
on Saturday, in consequence of the advice
given her by the woman at the bakers
shOp. she determined to break him once for
all of the habit. The woman told her that
if she used a pair of hot curling-iroHs or a
skewer it would cure the boy OF lying in
stautly. adding that she must not make the
instrument 100 hot, bnt hot enough to make
the child feel it. The woman said she had
known two or three children to be cured in
this way.
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A Lifetime's wisdom in One sentence.

Lifetime's Wisdom in One Sentence.
A successful young business man of At
lanta tells this story: He said that when
lie was boy he had occasion to borrow $50
on a gold watch, and went to a bank to
secure the loan. He found there a venera-
Bile gentleman whom he has since come to
know as the father OF Mr.. Darwin Jones.
The old gentleman spoke very kindly to the
boy, told him the bank did not lend money
on watches, and referred him to pawn
broker. Then Mr.. Jones said slowly and
earnestly; "But if | were you l would not
borrow the money" ''Why?" was asked
by the impetuouS youngster. because
and every word weighed a pound-"because
you viii have to pay it backw The wisdom
of lifetime was in that Observation-Disclosures
Constitution
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theories. The University of Oxford in
England has always been more or less
political institution. Until lately. it enjoyed
representation in the British Parliament.
The students have always entertained views
of their own on public affairs, and have not
been backward il expressing them on COM
mencement day. 1t is believed that there
has seldom been an OCCASION ON which the
university was right on political questions.
seldom reform that it did not oppose.
1t had been supposed. until now, that this
tendency to espouse fife wrong side was
peculiar to the English college, but it seems
il is mt
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with pet name; to others the diminutiye
seems entirely appropriate. There is no
lack of respect in the use of the pet names
If the relationship warrants. Legal docu-
ments should of course be signed by the
legal name, but there is no harm in the lie"
when properly used
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Rent In Chinatown

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The building is rented to Quong Sing for
S245 per month
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The DIninr-Car Linz,

For comfort take the Union Pacific Railway, the
only line running through Pullman sleepIng-cars
without change between San Francisco aud Chicago
with diuing-cars the entire distance, arriving in
Chicago and all Eastern cities twenty-five hours In
advance of all other transe lines Tourist
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street: d. W. Hitchcock General Agent
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DIR. Peck at simnson Mamor,a,

Rev. DR.. j. o. Peck of New York City,
one Of the General Conference Secretaries
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, will
preach at Simpson Memorial Church, cor
ner of Hayes aud Buchanan streets, this
morning at IL o'clock