The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-02-11

L NJ Castell, so-called preach>
er, is fugitive from Justice. for an
alleged beastly assault upon his
own daughters at Carnlit, III
| A riot occurred at Christiansburg,
Va, ON the 9th, between some
drunken rogues and the town au-
thorities. The ringleadefs sfwere
jailed.
The funeral of Mrs. Barbour, wife
of Representative Barbour Of eVir>
ginia, took place in Washington on
the 9th.
The superintendent ofthe Jewish
widows and orphans has been dis
missed for AcduciAg one of C or
phan girls.
The French Chamber of Deputies,
by vote Of 347 to 116, has feiected
the proposition of the RadicaIs to
extend amnesty to political offend
ers.
Rioters have again broken loose,
in Seattle. W r., on account of the
Chinese. Troops had to be called ,and
they succeeded in suppressing the
disturbances. Several of the rioters
were wounded.
The police Of Madrid on the 7th
suppressed a meeting of Federal Re-
publicans because one of the speak
ers referred to the state of the mon
archy as insecure. Two leaders Of
the recent revolt at Carthagena have
been sentenced to death and the 9TH
er to ten years imprisonment.
A London dispatch of the even
ing of the 9th says An attempt
was made this afternoon to renew on
a small scale, the riotous demonstra-
tions of yesterday. The city is
thickly enveloped with fog. Strag-
Cling parties Of roughs took advan-
tage of the semi-darkness to con-
gregate in some of the fashionable
thorougfares of w est End, and they
made no pretense of being working
men, but were undoubtedly tramps,
foot pads and pickpockets. The
Prince of Wales gave a ball at st.
James Palace this afternoon, and
many private equipages containing
members Of the peerage and aristoc-
racy were on their way to the pal-
ace. The rioters turned their atten-
ton to these carriages, seeking to
stop them for the purpose of plum
dering their occupants. The thieves
did not meet with. much success, hut
they caused great Hpprehensions
among the ladies by frightening the
horses and making them unnan-
ageable. After about half an hour
the rioters were dispersed by police,
but the feeling of alarm is spread
ing, and it is feared that there nav
be more fer nidable outbreak af-
ter nightfall The police have been
largely re-enfrced |. this afternoon
and have succeeded in dispensing
the rougis who were attempting to
commit rnbbrries under cover of
the log.
The rioters have fled in various
directions, and,. are being pursued oI
prevt Mt them from reassemhling.
From another dispatch we get the
following:
The spirit of the mob is distinctly
aggressive. Every carriage which
happens to come within reach OF
the rioters is ut once surrounded and
its occupants hooted, kissed and
insulteu.
During the early part of the af-
tcrnoon a gorgeous equipase WIS
driven near the mob. Some said
the turnout w,;s the Lord Mayors
and the rioters at once made a rush |
for it, secmil ely determined TO tear
the yeiiicle Ia pieces and stamp its
occupants to death. The police,
however, by charge rescued the |
cquipage and its occupants and got
them to q place of safety.
The mob ut present is simply a |
mass of undrected savages. Moth |
ing, it would seem, but a want of |
some popular leader prevents 1e
mob from cxerting its strength in
some organized moAement which
might bring about most disastrous |
results. During the day the police |
charged on the mob twice in full
force, for the purpose of breaking il |
up and driving the fragmentsl
from Traf Lar Square, butt
both efforts were futile. The
mob would yield a little at the point
of attack, but bulge out in some
other direction. The police could |
not surround or break it. Each |
failure of the police was greeted with |
cheers and yells.
At this hour, 3 p. M, the rioters
are getting enraged at the frequent |
repetition of police hostility. The
temper of the men is rising. Thous-
ands of men are pouring down to
the scene, and all the pavements in
the vicinity of Trafalgar Square are
alive with excited men, and rows
on each side OF the street being no
where less than six men deep.
The increasing gravity of the sit
uation has finally alarmed the au-
thorities and they put forth all their
energies to suppress the incipent
riot. The police force on duty at
Trafalger Square was enormously
increased and prepared for well
defined and exhaustive assault. This
long STR ggle resulted in pushing
the mob into the side streets and