Asheville daily citizen., 1893-02-08

Washington, Feb. S.-ForecaSt till 8
.. m. Thursday-coIder Thursday morn
ing; warmer Thursday evening; easterly
winds.
C.J. Webb of New York is here on bus
mess.
]. NJ. Moody of Waynesvile is in the
city today.
w. A. Montgomery of Pittsburg, Pa,
is in Asheville.
Il. p. Andrews of Washington City is
at the Swannanoa.
A. Porter's condition is more unfav-
OTable than on Yesterday.
Local revenue collections Yesterday
amounted to $1,356.74.
There were unusually large sales at the
tobacco warehouses today.
The New York Stars at the Grand
opera house this evening at $50.
]. Wiley Shook came over from Clyde
yesterday afternoon on business.
Two disorderles in Recorder Miller's
court were fined So each This morning.
The next meeting of the Retail Gro
GERS association will occur tomorrow
evening.
There will be meeting of the Y. w.
c. T. U. Thursday at O'Clock in he Y.
NJ. c. A. hall.
Contractor Smiths force is now sod
ding the western approach to the gov
ernment building.
Hear Homer Eaton, the impersonator
of fourteen different characters, at the
Grand this evening.
III. ]. Olive. of Asheville, spent vester
terday and this morning i'll the city,
says the Salisbury Herald.
The annual report of the Mission hos
pital. is in the hands of the binder, and
will be issued in a few days.
James Herman, an old newspaper man
recently connected with the Brooklyn
Eagle, is in the city for his health.
Stamp Clerk Dwire. of Collector Rol-
Inns office, who has been i'll at the Grand
Central for several days. is improving.
Lloyd w. Smith. whose death occurred
here Saturday night, was buried in Elm
wood cemetery, Charlotte, Monday af
ternoon.
Hon. Thomas Lanier Clingman left on
the 2:35 train for Washington, D. c.,
where he will remain until after congress
adjournS,
Jesse p. Lowry's subject at the meet
| ing of the Lyceum tomorrow evening
| will be The History of Buncombe
County"
Jas. w. Albright, formerly city editor
| of the Gazette, has leased the Banner
| Job office, and will continue the business
in the Legal building.
The latest use suggested for the CO.
1umbian stamps is that they be put on
| the walls of n room in place of paper.
| The fad has not vet struck Asheville.
A table covered with the latest news
| papers has been placed by Powell &
| Snider in their store, for the use of per-
sons while waiting for the street cars.
| Rev. ]. Q. Adams, pastor of the French
| Broad Baptist church, lett this afternoon
for Rock Hill, S. c., where he goes to
attend the funeral of Mr.. Frew, an old
| friend.
| The checker game which was to be
played last evening in the Buncombe
| Checker clubs rooms was postponed on
| account of the death of Peter Smith. one
| of the members.
1t is understood that Mayor Blanton's
paper, the Morning TelegI am, which
was to make its appearance on Monday,
| will not be issued at all, the project hav-
ing been abandoned.
The front of the Baltimore Clothing
| and Dry Goods house on Patton avenue
has been repainted. This firm will soon
put stock of goods in the building ad-
joining, lately vacated by J. NJ. Aexan-
der.
Round trip tickets from Ashevie to
Mobile. Ala. on the occasion OF the
Mardi Gras, will be sold for $21.40
The tickets will be sale February 10
to 13, good returning until February
80.
Miss Drescher, Scott Haywood, Dewey
Haywood, Mr.. Mills and 5. Homer
Eaton, composing the New York Stars
who appear at the Grand this evering
arrived last night, and are at the Battery
Park.
A subscriber sends this to THE CITIZEN
His name is withheld that the writer
NAV not be punished for the pun: THE
reservoir plan will reservoir money, al
least until the Board can decide where
to build one"
5 The Washington papers state that
Mrs. Blaine, the widow of James G
Blaine, will soon come to Asheville
? where she will spend several weeks
From Ashevile she will go to Jackson
vile and other points in Florida.
Jctcr c. Pritchard came up from Mar
shall yesterday and remained here unit
today, when he left for Raleigh, where
on Friday, he will argue. togethe
with Maj. Malone and Congressman
i Bower, for a communication of the deatl
f sentence of the Whitson brothers.