The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-06-13
LATE NEWS BRIEFS
Carefully Condensed from Mail and
Wire.

Attorney General Garland has got the
'shlngles."
A negro was lynched at Henderson,
KY, Monday night for raping a little
white girl.
We still believe it will be Blaine. If
the republicans wish to make show it
better be.
Gen' Sheridan is living. and that is
all that can be said. The Slider main
tains his characteristics to the last.
The Democrats of the House are eau
cussing on the slow progress of the Mills
bill The prospects of an early passage
are not promising.
Ex-County Treasurer Carter Of st.
Joseph, Missouri, is short in his accounts
some $4,000. He made it good, but
claimed it was an error in entries.
The buildings ofthe Boston Wharf and
Warehouse Company, at Norfolk burn
ed Monday night. destroying large
quantity of cotton. Loss S65,000, coyer-
ed by insurance.
TelegramB to London from Berlin are
to the effect that Emperor Frederick is
worse, and has lately suffered severe
pans A hole has been discovered be-
tween the windpipe and gullet and the
taking of food is thereby made danger
Gus
The whole Michigan peninsula was
deluged by a rain storm Saturday, damag-
ing property of all kinds. The storm put
out fire at Norway, that State. and
saved thu place. A water spout in In
dian Territory, same day did great
damage.
i fellow named Maynard, vino pre-
pared some speeches for Gov. Gray Of
Indiana, because Of a refusal of the gov
ernor to grant some request, demanded
paid. MAYNARD then furnished the
statemenC to the press for publicat on.
It is thought Secretary Whitney and
Attorney General Garland will retire
from the Cabinet next March, the former
owing to i'll health, the latter because he
is tired of official life and hungers tor a
rest at Hominy Hill, his farm in Ark
ansas, where possums and persimmons
mature early.
From the way the respectable journals
OF both parties have sat down upon the
Rev. Pendleten and his allies in the
circulation of the scandalous falsehoods
concerning the domestic affairs of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland we are pleased
to believe that scandal mongers on either
side will be at a very low discount in
this campaign.
Mr.. Dougherty of Florida, in view of
the uncertainty of the Mills Bill, has
introduced a bill to repeal all Internal
revenue taxes except on spirits distilled
from grain and malt liquors, leYying an
income tax, and admitting free of duty
all articles or products not manufactured
or produced in this country. Therevenue
and income features are all right, butt he
tariff clause would still leave the present
tariff with all is present objections, and
expressions upon consumers.
Two mortgages were registered in
Knoxville on Monday. The Journal says:
The largest one of these papers is given
by the Carolina, Knoxville and Western
Railroad company to the Central Trust
company Of New York for S5,00O,000
The bonds are to be 1000 to the bond
and bear five per cent interest.
The other mortgage was given by the
Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louis
vile company, to the Central Trust
company, of New York, for 81, 100000.
These bonds are to bear six per cent.
interest and issued in $500 and 81, 900
sizes.
This insures the speedy construction
of these roads.