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Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24
FLOOD At WEAVERvII.I.E
4 Nee ded Raiu-Buildiug Boom
Road Tax-PerROnals

WEAvERvILIE, N. G., July 2l.-On the
10Th irst. our village and section was
visited by n very heavy rain. 1t came
down in torrents carrying off two
wagons for J. l.. Pendlan !, the miller at
Rnbiuson's mill. Also the house of kclsic
Banks was fl )odcd and its inmates scat
tered. The rain, however, came III time
to be very pleasing to the farmers. whose
corn and tobacco were bcg,uning to
need it very badly.
The town is on a building, boom ust
now. i. p. Roberts is Lutting M an
eight room house on the cmnclrc below
y Barnnrd's. t. +. Vandivcr is also
completing handsome cottage on Van
diver avenue. The Meth ,d,st Protestant
church has up the frame of a new p ,r-
sonagc which will be finished in Il short
time.
AT recent meeting Of the Board Of
Aldermen a tax of 20 cents Ier 500
worth of property was levied for street
improvements. We hope to sc it we'll
applied in the near future.
II c many friends of Z. {. Weavcr were
glad OF a weeks visit from him.
DR.. ]. A. K agan and G. NJ Garren re-
turned from district conference Monday.
They report a fine tin at Henderson
! vile, and arc well pleased With its pcU-
pie.
X. w. Chambers boasts OF the finest
corn prospects of any ono on Rcems
Creek il not in the county.
Some think that !. S. Adams can show
up Richmond Pearson better than any
other man in the Ninth district. but we
think Pearson has shown himself up sui,
tlcicnlly in the last five or six years, and
the Republicans can't place him in any OF
the political parties. But W. T. Craw-
ford can place the gentleman ON Rich.
mond Hill. Away goes Crawford to
Congress again.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24
JUSTICE CARrER's COURT.
A Long Fingered Atiniirer Oi
kugO-O her Cases.

\ few days ago Solicitor lug. b. Car
ter, of the Criminal court, missed three
volumes Of llugo's works from Carter
& Craig's Office in the First National
bank building. Mr.. Carter was surprised
by the literary taste suddenly developed
by some thief and had the case looked
after. George Grccnlcc. Pinion detect
i've, located the theft on Rufus Iioozcr.
colorcd, and he was given hearing
before Justice Frank Carter this morning.
The result was that lloozcr was sent up
in default of 5000 bond. lie was not
allowed to take the oks to his pace of
rest to add to his store OF knowledge.
Lee Wilson, colorCd, was before Justice
Carter and it developed that he carried
a leather belt with which he was wont
to chastisc the women i'll Maiden Lane
as he saw fiji. Wilson was sent to the
chain gaus for 30 DAYS aud costs, and
will he required to give a peace bond
when his commission expires.
America Hunt and America lloGc, col
orcd. were defendant and prosecutor res
pcctively i'll an unusual case. The liogc
woman missed one of her child's dresses
and saw it on the Hunt womans child.
She forthwith procured warrant for
the first America. The cause coming on
to be heard, it was i'll evidence that the
Hunt woman told the second America
she got the dress from pcddler of old
clothes, but that il it was hers she could
take it. Thcrcupon the prosecution was
| laGjudgcd malicious and America HogC
was sent to Jail for the costs.
Dolph Boone was up this morning
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon ON Eliza Swinson and with car,
rying a concealed weapon. He was held
in 500 bond in each. Robert Boone
was fined So and costs for using profant
language.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24
AT HOT SPRINGS.
Brick COntrac c-I'rimariea- Moon
shiuers Brought III.

Hot SPRINGS, N. c., July 20.-Tom
Black has the brick contract for the col
lcge at Hot Springs, aud is doing some
excellent work.
Tie primaries for Hot Springs were
held in II. 7. Rumhough's Office. n ],
Lance. chairman; delegates. =. Scisunl,
Il. n Frv, W. {, lludpins, oc A. kiser,
Thomas EbbS, w. +. Runnion. The
delegates speak highly Of Crawford.
Woody and Whit, United States
deputy marshals, have made several
raids in the last week, and have had the
luck to bring from one to three moon
shirers each trip.
G. W. Gambler OF Marshall, has just
opened nice meat market here.
The Rumbough property that Mr.
Shaw purchased, has been rcmodclct
and an addition front built, and Henry
Miller will finish his job Of painting there
this week.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24
Illicit whiskev Captured.

MURPHY, N, c., Jolly 22.-Special De-
tectivcs Mebanc and Tate of Green's
boro, N. c., visited this section several
DAYS last week. The result was that
they captured four illicit stills and 1, 800
gallons OF moonshinc whiskey, which
were shipped to Ashcvillc. The capture
was made near Culbcrson, this county,
and the stills aud whiskcy arc said ia
belong to II. j. Kisselburg and Il. ",
Keith. h.-Atlanta Constitution.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24
Rutherford Doesn'i Ins,ruc,

RUTnERFoRpToN, N. G., July 2l,-
Special. ]-At 80 yesterday tho Demo
cratic convention opened. There were no
instructions. A resolution offered to in
struct for Crawford was opposed and
withdrawn. Slxty-tivc delegates were
appointed to the convention, hvc from
each township. The convention was
composed Of the best men and tie crowd
was large and enthusiastic.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24
RAN AWAY AND FELL.
A Horse starts Down the Heavy
Grade ON kOu,h Maiu

Mrs. W. A. Blankenship and child, and
Miss Mary Davis of Charlotte, Mrs.
Blankcnslip's sister, had a thrilling ride,
but, luckily. one that resulted in no
harm, Yesterday about I p. m. As they
were driving down South Main street
near the car shed shaft fell and struck
the horse on the lcg. The animal made
as il to stou, and not noticing the acci-
dent to the shaft, Mvs. Blankcnship
struck the horse with the whip.
The animal t.ien started to run
down the heavy grade, but had not
gone more than 100 feet or so before it
Tell aud before it could get up the occu-
pants of the buggy had gotten out. 1t
was narrow escape from what might
have been a very serious accident. The
horse was injured, but not seriously.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24

KNOXVILLE, July 2l,-Passcngcr train
No. t3, from North Carolina, which
reaches Knoxville at 7:45 p. M, was
coming South last evening making about
40 miles an hour, n hen at Mascot, 15
miles from Knoxville, it ran into an
open switch aud then into some freight
cars. No orc was injured, but the loco
motive was wrecked.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24
Conductor Kti,ed by rouxhS.

BRUNSWICK. Ca, July "a j. T. Nelson,
the oldest conductor on the Brunswick
and Western road, was shot through the
heart and instantly killed Yesterday on
his train, 80 miles from Brunswick,
while irving to stop crowd of drunken
negroes from fighting his tram porter,
who was nlso MOI tally wounded. Six
arrests were made.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24
Met a Cold Reception.

ST, JOINS. N. f., July 2+.-The steam
CT MIRANDA. carrying to Greenland the
Cook Arctic expedition, consisting of
professors. scientists and university stu
dents for the purpose of exploring West
Greenland. returned today, disabled,
having collided with an iceberg.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24

WASHINGTON, July 2i,-Thc President
today scnt'to Congress n despatch from
Minister Willis, in which he states that
Queen Lilioukalani earnestly requests
that the Uni,cd States will not recognize
the lIawaiian Republic.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24
YESTERDAYS BASEBALL GAMES

National Leaguc-Brooklyn Z, Phila-
dclphia 3; Philadelphia IL, Brooklyn 4,
second game; Pittsburg IA, Chicago 6;
Boston 0, New York s; Cincinnati .,
Louisville s; Cleveland, st. LouislAand
Washington and Baltimore games.post.
poned,
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24

Important sale. 1se sure 10
attend sale Of furniture. car.
pets, etc., NJ Hotel Berkeley te.
morrow nt ~ o'clock. Big
chance 10 get u barRalM.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24

WAsniNGToN, July 24.-One hundred
and fifty clerks in the record and pension
office Of the war d. partment will be dis
charged tomorrow.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24

Important SnIe. He sure 70
attend sale of furniture. car.
pets, ETC., at Hotel Berkeley to-
morrow at ~ s.O'clOck. Big
chance 10 get n bargain.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24
The vixiIanrs Third Victory.

RocnEs PoINr, Ireland, July 24.-The
Vigilant and Britannia raced again this
morning over the same course as ycstcr-
day. The ViSilant won.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24
WITCH
HAZEL
EXTRACT

When good results do not follow its use in
the many instances used is because the ex-
tract is not pure and strong enough We were
the best extracts of Witch Hazel we have ever
seen, direct from the distillers. We offer ii to
the public in pints, asc.; halEgallons, 7Sc.; gal
Ions, :i.2S
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24

USEFUL. AS A HOUSEHOLD REMEDY AS
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-24

THERE IS NOTHING SO
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-14
The Last Of the aaiemie.

The only surviving son Of the last "
the chiefs ct the famous Miami tribe
Of Indians, James r. Godfrie by name,
died the other day on the reservation
OF 1900 acres Of land given him by the
government in 1873, and on which he
lived and farmed with his children
and grandchildren :or the past sixty
years. His father was Frances, Q chief
who succeeded Little Turtle in COM
mand Of the Indian forcos in the Msu.
NEE and WABASH valleys. His mother
was also the daughter Of Q chief, John
!Bapttste RicharIsville. The deceased
lett 2 large family, and seventy-two Of
his descendants are now occupying tho
reservation, which is q valuable tract
ot!and four mics south of Fort Wayne,
Ind. The youngest is George, q prom.
tnent citizen Of Fort Wayne, who 10
one of the few Indians who ever Joined
2 secret society, and is the highest in
Masonry Of any Indian in the world,
having taken every degree in both
Is anxious to take that.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-14

watching and weeping, she began the
performance of the last earthly SER
vice he could render me. AS Mime,
Cabin saw her select out ms best
clothes, she murmurcd softly but de-
cidedly:
You do wrong-that is just so much
lost"
With an exquisite tenderness and
ge%ntleness. as If dressing q delicate
and ailing child, Marguerite, aided by
Nine. GaDin, began the toilet of death.
l could feel her touch, her arms about
me. seemed to be in her embrace
once more. Her tears fell upon my
brow, her breath famed my face, my
check felt the rise and fall other agon-
ized bosom. and my a caught the
quick. dull beat OF her poor, Borrowing
heart.
When all was ready, Nine. Cabin
whispered to Simoneau:
She must be taken out of the room
by force, if necessary" and then SID
denly Marguerite's voice, in tones of
half appeal, half threat, smote my ear:
NO. no; I forbid it! Spare me; on
my knees l entreat you. Let me go. I
command you. Mercy. mercy!!" And
then there was a sound of scufiing
feet which grew fainter and fainter,
and all was still again. Simoneau
had dragged my beloved wife away
from my bedside, out of the room, and
she would never look upon my face
again!
Il hope they've sent a big enough
box for him" muttered a voice, with
q suppressed chuckle. Its too long"
That's all right; he'll be mere com
Portable" came from the foot of the
bed.
sOne moment" cried Nine. Cabin.
Il promised his wife to put this pillow
under his head"
One of the men passed his hand
roughly under the nape of my neck,
and lifting me up thrust the pillow
into its place, jamming it rudely down.
Then the cover was placed in position,
and as the hammering down began ev-
cry blow seemed to smite the very fiber
of my brain. 1t was the sharpest pang
l had suffered yet.
Quickly. one after the other. the nails
were driven home. and as the work
proceeded l noticed that the noise and
hum of the outer world grew fainter
and fainter until the last quick, sharp
stroke of the hammer seemed to deala
death blow to hope. and break in twain
the last thread which bound me to this
life.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-14

the vigil of the dead had begun. and I
pictured to myself Marguerite half re-
cltning there, so pale and go beautiful.
with her long dark lashes clinging
tear-moistened to her cheeks, and
Simoneau seated beside her.
=
A rude humping and banging
aroused me. It seemed as If Some
heavy piece of furniture was being
mitved into the 70 m. A pitiful out.
burst of grief from Marguerite told me
all 1t was the corin.
sYouhave come too early, F" said Nine.
Cabin. "Put it behind the bed"
The men growled out some reply,
which lost. as they set the CONN
Now came for me q few moments of
unhoped-for comfort. Marguerite re-
fused to allow a strangers hand to
touch me, ant, although worn out with
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-14
Remark. ON Mr. Pullm.n.

If Duke Pullman has a single friend
left in III. nois the fact does not appear
on record. He is the most despised man
Of his day and generation.-1llinois
State Register.
When all this trouble shall be ended
the memory Of the condition OF
the Pullman men and the fact that the
strike brought that condition to public
notice will remain-a lesson for the
great corporations Of the future
Grand Rapids Herald.
The Pullman company's contract,
with other corporations contain q pro
vision that all differences shall be ad,
justed by arbitration, and the people
at large are lost in wonder why the
rule does not also apply to his en-
ployes.-Spring6eld News.
Recent events are calling special at.
tention to the management of the Pull.
man Palace Car Company, and the
smaller shareholders think they are
being squeezed to death by the auto
cratic sboss," George NJ. Pullman.
whose arbitrary methods have i'm.
mensely aggravated pubic sentimen,
against the Pullman company.-Mil
waukee Wisconsin.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-14
CHAPTER n.

Had not the undertaker's assistants,
in the u-nceremonious way in which
they deposited me in my coffin, pressed
my lett side a little too tightly against
the boards I would now have found my
self, thanks to my small body, in about
as comfortable a position as when living
On the bed.
Go down softly and look out for the
railing on the second landing; it's
broken"
This was Nine. Cabin speaking.
The two men who had lifted my cof-
fin on their shoulders now began the
descent to the street. l seemed to be
in a boat rocking on the water. AL
though did not know a single street
in taris, l made a superhuman effort
to fix in my mind the route We were
INSTRUMENTATION We tul ned to the
right OIL to the left. At first I sue
ceeded in doing this very we'll, but
the rumble Of carriage wheels, and the
which noises were greatly increased
by the drum-like sonorousness OF my
my cotfin-together with the violent
jolting of the hearse, o o robbed me
of all power of consecutive thought.
l lay there like a criminal at the place
of execution. Dazed and speechless, l
awaited the final blow which for some
reason was delayed. The hearse
came to q halt. Something told me
that We were inaquiet, deserted place;
that there were trees and open sky
over u heads. I could catch the
faint sound of words uttered in whis-
pers. Doubtless the hated Simoneau
was there, tiend that he was, bent on
seeing me consigned to the grave, so
that my beautiful Marguerite might
be his forever.
The solemn tone Of the priests voice
chanting and praying was family audi.
BILE to me. then the harsh rattle of the
shovels against the gravel and clay
made its way through the sides of my
narrow house. For q moment a dead
silence settled upon the scene. only to
be rudely broken by the grinding of
the ropes against my coffin, which
when this huge and horrible bow was
drawn over its edge, gave forth q deep
grOan like a colossal bass viol.
This was the end. Down, down went
my coffin, jolting against the sides of
my grave, and striking with q loud
thump on the bottom of the trench.
Then wish outbursts almost like the
noise OF cannon shots the dirt foil in
great shovelfuls on my head. on my
feet, on my stomach-here, there. and
everywhere till it seemed the lid must
be crushed and my soul strangled out
of me
l swooned away, the terrible rover
beration growing fainter and fainter,
and going out at last in q succession OF
soft, dull, groanlike mu murs. How
long I lay in this unconscious state I
know not. 1t might have been a &C.
ond or a century: it would have been
all thessame.
awaken within my brain, and confused
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-14
New York,s

Never has any investigation into
charges of official wickedness revealed
SO much Of what appears to be hor
ribly Observation-Disclosures ton Star
The corr .ption is a result OF Tam.
many methods and its exposure will
probably contribute to the downfall Of
that organized body. A. Indianapolis
Journal.
The Investigation of police affairs in.
New York City is progressing with 9
vigor which is as surprising as it il.
certainly welcome to all honest citi-
zens.-Fhiladelphia Bulletin.
1t reveals that it is the lowest and
most bestial class of criminals that ars
able to purchase protection of those
who r ostensitlA employed and paid
by public taxation to suppress crime
Philadelphia Times.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-14
The Armor-Plate Scandal

mo AT"Ofefl2S0 SC0000A
A more ~disgracefnl chapter Of con.
tractors dealings with the government
would be hard to find than is supplied
by this Observation-Disclosures Sun.
Both the Carnegie company and the
government ms ectors are handled
without gloves in the report made by
The investigating committee, of which
Mr.. Cummings is chairman.-Mercury.
The immense amount of noise about
frauds in armor plates and castings Of
nearly every kind for the navy has re-.
suited at last in the arrest of two COZ.
ira tors, charged with plugging Uncle
SANS plates and rlucking his pockets.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The officials of the Carnegie company
will not relish tae report Of the COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
facts regarding the quality OF armor.
plate which has been furnished the
government. Congressman Amos Cum.
mings is al adept IN writing sharp and
singing criticism on olcasiOn.-Boston
Globe.
The committee finds that 1t cannot
speak concerning the Carnegie armor.
plate scandal except in the s%uperlative
degree and the 5urden of the Con.
gressmen's complaint against the
Pennsylvania iron-workers is sthat
the commission of such frauds is
. moral crime of the gravest
character. Newark Advertiser.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-14
Deaths Counterfeit
My Wife'S Husband and |.
WRITTEN FOR THIS PAPER.
lcoPxRIGHT.l
1.

I was a puny, sickly child from my
very birth, so much SO that many OF
my mothers intimates were quite put
put at finding themselves rated as false
prophets, and exhibited no little ill
humor at tho persistency with which /
held on to life. Twite during my
youth was stricken down with dan
gerous ~fevers, and it seemed miracle
to everybody that l should get we'll
again, Life would have been intoler-
able to me for | needed not to be re-
MINDED of it, as l was ten times u day,
to seq that l was extremely ill-favored
had it not been for my strong intel
ligence and wonderful memory, which
made it an easy matter for me to be
first in all my classes at the College of
Nantes, whcre | was educated. Tho
pleasantest rccollections OF my boy
hood recall the visits | used to make
with my father at an old tumblc-down
house, where | ate pancakes and
dragged Marguerite about in her little
wagon. Sho was the daughter of these
friends of my father. and gre to be
very fond of me on account of my will
inencss to spend all my time in anus
from being gored by u vicious COW.
beating OFF the infuriated animal with
my cane. and exhibited a bravery and
q strength which surprised me a,
much as it did other.
In a few years Marguerite shot up
tall and graceful as a lily. and | made
a discovery which almost robbed mo
OF my reason. She loved some one
better than she did me 1t was Sim
oneau, a handsome, vigorous youth,
as ruddy and glowing with health as 1
was pale and saliow with disease. So
fierce, so violent was my jealousy that
my long, bony fingers twitched with q
mad desire to clutch at his throat
when he passed near me Strong as
he was, l felt that my furious hatred
wOul. help me out and enable me- to
overcome him.
There was no time to be lost, was
determined to ask for Marguerite's
hand at &c. Never shall l forget tho
look of pain that came over her face
as her father called her into the room
AID made known my proposal of mar
rage. She seemed to be completely
overwhelmed by the terrible position in
which l placed her, for while she pi.ied
me for M misfcrtunes and was CRATE
tul to ms for having saved her life. 1
do not think that such an idea as my
desiring to make her my wife had ever
for q single instant presented itself to
and obedicnt girl and yielded to the
wishes of h~r parents. .As there wa,
absolutely no future for me in that
small country place l resolved to take
my beautiful vito to Paris, where 1
was promised a position.
1t was a rough journey, sitting all
night on the lard board .eat Of the
t%hird-c'ass railway coach. but Marquee
rite wa; patient and hopeful, and We
reached the great city ut Ia It, and en-
gagged lodging in Rue Dauphine. This
was Wednesday morning. I took to
my bed Mt once. and neverleft it again
On Saturday at daybreak l was dead.
just al that monien my poor wife had
been huntins for srmec clothes in n
OF the trunks. AS she Strengthened
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-14

up and turned around to .ile she noticed
that my limb. had stitfened, aid that
| had cca ed to breathe. Thinking
that | had only tainted, she sprang to
M bedside, and took hold of my hands.
When the terrible Truth burst upon
her she fell upon her knees and began
to weep bitterly, her sobbing being
interrupted by h%eartrending cries of:
-Merciful heaven, he is dead. he is
dead"
Can this really be death?" l asked
myself: this strange letaargy, this
loss of all power or motion: Oris my
soul merely tarrying in my brain for d
few moments before taking flight" l
had always imagined that death would
he a deeper darkness, q heavier silence.
My whole life l had been tormented
with the dread thought of ceasing to
live, of sleeping forever, of closing my
eyes never to open them again. Even
in my happiest hours these fits of mel
ancholy would come upon me. and
when my chances were the brightest
people would be surprised at my gloom.
Marguerite now took one Of my
hands, which was hanging over the
side of the bed. and, co, ering It with
kisses, cried out:
"Ollver, speak to me: speak to me
Oh. Father in heaven, he is dead; tie
is do i'd"
Mavguerite's outcry alarmed the
tenant OF the adjoining apart rent.
Tho door was pushed open and some
III called out.
what's the matter, neighbour: Is
he worse again"
l recognized the voice Of Nine,
Cabin. who had been very kind to us
since our arrival.
Heavens. Has he passed away:" She
asked, lowering her voice.
was conscious that she had 1rawr
near and vas looking at me. Then She
touched ms. and said. feelingly, as she
stood listening to Marguerite's sob
bing:
My poor little girl: my poor little
Nine. Cabin now led her to a sea-
n endeavored to comfort her.
Really. you'll injure yourself. Be
cause your husband has passed away i:
no reason that you should take on so
When Cabin died ! acted in the same
way. but it diu me no good"
BY degrees Marguerit, quietei
down Sha was completely exhausted