The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-02-13
A FEW NEWS ITEMS.

good report comes from Washington
that Mr.. Randall is better than he has
been for some time
The people at Chester, $. G., have
voted $4,000 to provide n commodious
and well equipped graded school house.
The legislation proposed to authorize
the Bank of England to issue one pound
notes with n backing of silver has been
abandoned.
Brazil has decrced nine national hol.
days throughout the year, one of which
is the Fourth of July in compliment to
our United States of America.
The steamer Kansas City, new, made
her first run from New York to Savan-
nah in ~ hours and 80 minutes. This
is the quickest on record between those
ports.
During last Saturdays storm on Ches-
apeake bay number of oyster boats
were caught out, nearly all OF which were
lost, and at least twenty oyster men
were lost.
Father Peter Havermans. the Catho-
lie priest of the church at Troy, n. Y.
was struck with paralysis while officia.
ting at the altar on Sunday last. and
died soon after.
The steam tow boat sunk by striking
a sunken pier at Memphis q few days
ago did not sustain the great loss of life
reported, Instead of thirty drowned as
was reported, there was only one, the
chamhermaid
A tanner, near Rome, \. Y, while
crossing railroad with sharp cur
ricr's knife under his arm, stumbled and
fell. and the knife penetrated his right
side, cutting through the lung. and caus.
ing death i'll few minutes.
Ready, the brutal murderer OF Black,
he negro who was in the custody of Off
GERS in Barnwell county, $. c.. on charge
OF stealing coat, has been captured near
Madison, Fla. A reward Of 5000 was
offered for his arrest,
\ man while intoxicated fell into the
Lackawanna river at Carhondale, Pa,
and would have perished hut for his dog,
who found him half submerged in the icy
water, and who attracted attention to
the spot by his frantic barking and nc
tions,
The burial Of the bodies ofsevcuty min.
ers who perishcd in the Abersychan mine
disaster few DAYS ago. took place OH
the 10th at one time and place, making
a Spectacle of distress through the grief
of the widows and orphans never to be
forgotten by those who witnessed it.
\ general amnesty is to he offered BY
. l,,. oil
date who will return to their ranks. II
is hard work to keep the ranks full in
time of peace; and not much incitcment
to do SO in time of war. for dcscrtcrs
equally with fighters are granted their
PENSIONS.
Secretary Tracy has entirely recovered
from the effects OF suflocation and is able
to take drives, visiting his daughter Mrs.
Wilmcrding and her daughter, who are
steadily improving Mr.. Tracy will now
resume his official duties at the depart
ment, and it is said he will soon make
trip in the L. $. steamer Dispatch as far
as Port Royal, S. {.
Robert Gatlatt, a wealthy PLANTER of
Russell county, Ala, while crossing the
Chattahooohee river on the bridge which
leads from Columbus, Ca, to the Ala
bama side, jumped from the vehicle in
which he was riding with his wife. and
sprung over the rails into the river, fifty
feet below and was drowned. He seemed
to have been rational up to the moment
of the act, but frequently his mind was
affected on the subject Of religion,
Asphyxiatiop by gas is becoming quite
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