The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-01-16
STATE NEWS.

Winston Daily: Mr.. T.. T. Hege
brother of Mr.. {. A. Hege, of Salem, died
suddenly ut Elkin on Friday. His re.
mains were brought to Winston to-day
for intermcnt. Mr.. Hege had but re.
Gently gone to Elkin to open up furni
ture store. He leaves wife and foui
children. He was SO years old.
Judge Armfield in his charge to tht
grand jury at Durham Monday. in the
superior court. dwelt upon the matter o.
trusts. lie read the statute on that ques
tion, and told the jury that report had
come to him that firm in this State
Duke & Sons, had combined with non.
resident firms for the purpose OF lowering
the price of certain grades Of tobacco by
parcelling out certain markets to each
firm. He instructed the grand jury to in
vcstigate the matter.
News Observer: Information received
here yesterday from Africa stated that
Rev c. l.. Powell. the missionary who
became insane and killed his little daugh
ter a short time ago, was dead. He died
in an Algerian hospital where he had
been placed because of his insanity
Mr.. Petty, night watchman at the Agricul
tural and Mechanical College, on yestcs
day fell from one Of the doors of the main
building and broke his arm above the
clbo&. He had started for home after
his nights duties were over when his
foot caught in some manner at the door
and the fall caused this painful accident
Durham Sun: A very humiliat ting spec
taclc was witnessed at the K. x ID. pas
sengcr depot this morning. just before
the arrival of the train from Raleigh
A white woman and negro man hand
cuficd together. They were in charge o
an officer who was taking them to Ok
iord to answer warrant which ha'
been issued against them. They LET,
Granville lust April some time and TIN
man, Daniel Lyon. had been working oi
the l.. K u. railroad. The woman
Martha Pcttiiord, was found at he,
house and the officer had to break in I,
arrest her. They claim that they wer'
married about year ago, above Hills
boro, a very improbable story.
Charlotte Chronicle: Two member
of the Boston Quintette Club had littl
tussle yesterday morning. The member
of the club were on their way to tn
depot, in the Buford bus, and John +
| Rhodes, the violin soloist, asked tn
manager, Mr.. Blumcnhcrg, how fur the,
had to go. The latter rctortcd that !
was none OF his business. A few NOR
words were passed, when Blumcnbcr,
struck Rhodes with IA satchel. A livel,
tusslc cnsued. in which Mr.. Blunenbcr,
was choked.
Rhodes refused to go with the compan,
any further, and remained IN the city al
day. The remainder oi the compan,
went to Hickory. and the manager tel
cgraphcd for Rhodes to join them, bu
he lett Charlotte yesterday evening 70
l.incolnton.
Charlotte News: Mr.. K. {. Turner
prcssman of the Southern Ncwspapc
Union in this city, was found dead, a
six O'Clock this morning, in lied at Mrs
Cross boarding house OH West Trad
street. When first discovered, his bod
was limp and warm, and not knowinI
that he was dead, u messenger was die
patched for DR., c. A. Misenheimcr. VIII
very soon arrived, The moment ID
Miscnhcimer made an examination ],
pronounced the man dead. Heart di,
case Is believed to have been the cause Z
his death,--Passengcrs who came !
Saturday from the Western North Care
lima road report that u United State
marshal had n pretty tough case in to,
on train that day. The prisoner wa
a 70 year old man from Cherokee count,
He passed for doctor, but was arrcstc
upon the charge OF having defrauded I'll
government through false pension claim'
There is also charge against him ofha'
ing six living wives. The marshal too
him to Knoxville, Tenn. On the way !
swallowed a big dose Of morphine, bu
at Round Knob they pumped him ou
and got him on his feet again.
The late Dowagcr Empress Of &c