The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1890-02-18
A FEW NEWS ITEMe.

: The treasurer of Rochester, N. Y,
charged with being $4,000 short i
his accounts.
The American squadron ofevolution a
last accounts was at Port Mahor
Island of Minorca.
The great Barnum show has closed it
season in London, and returns hom
after prosperous season.
Miller, on trial for the murder of Dr.
Walker. which has been before the cour
Mt Lynchburg for ten days, has been ac
quilted.
| The grand jury at Trenton, N. J., faile,
20 find true bills against DR.. Kniffen an,
Miss Pursell, suspected of the murder O
Mrs. knificn some time since, and the,
were discharged.
Count Andrassv. the Austrian premier
suf.rs intense agony from cancer, ant
also with stone in the bladder, and car
ncstly begs the doctors to let him die ane
not prolong his sufferings.
An American student at the universit,
of Freiburg was recently killed in a due
by fellow student. 1t was somethin,
very like murder, the combatants fight
ing with pistols at the distance of onl,
three PAGES.
1t is proposed to place ex-Empero,
Dom Pedro in nomination for the presi
dency of Brazil The emperor agrees tc
this Il it be the unmista takable wish of III,
people. but will agree to nothing tha,
may provoke civil dissensions.
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Ex-Trcasurer Burke, now in Costs
Rica, promises to return to Louisiana
and arrange matters. when he is ready
Tie thinks his first obligations are to
Honduras and the English syndicate tha,
is backing his enterprises.
Near Reading. Pa, masked robbers en-
tered the house of an aged bachelor who
was known to have much money, put q
bag over his head, and then tortured him
with knives and hot plates until they
forced him to give up $500 in coin.
1t is said that scventy-fve men have
deserted from the United States ship En-.
terprise who could not endure the harsh
treatment of commander McCalla. The
Enterprise is the ship in which the r..
remains OF ex-Minister Pendleton are be.
ing brought home.
Conductor Searcy, who has been in the
employ of the Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis railroad company for
twenty-three years, dropped dead from
apoplexy in the hallway of the Memphis
and Charleston depot at Huntsville, Ala.
on the morning of the 18th.
]. d. Kirkland, agent at Argyle. Ca, o.
the Savannah Florida and Western road
was shot dead on the 18th by loca
merchant. ID. McDufiie. who became an
CRY at being pressed for payment of 9
freight bill on goods he had been permit
ted to take out without prepayment o.
charges.
At an election held at Harper. Kansas
on proposition to issue 100000 ir
bonds in aid of the Salina and Gulf rail
road, riot broke out in which hun
dred or more men fought with guns. pis
tolls, knives and clubs. Two men wer,
killed, and large number were cut
bruised or shot, some Of them being hur
very seriously.
The MISUNDERSTANDING between EN-
pcror William and Bismarck are dali,
widening. The former has taken tn,
part of the workmen with purpose to re
lievc their grievances, with purpose also
to elevate them in the social scale, Will,
the other holds on to his principle of ,
military aristocracy, and the continued
grip of the mailed hand.
| Fanny kcmblc wrote a letter from Bal
timore, dated January 2. 1888. in whicl
she says: ~ have at this moment oi
my table a lovely noscgay-roscs, gera
NUNS, rare heaths and perfect whit
camclias. Our windows are all wild
open. The heat is intense and the al
that comes in at them like sirocco. /
is unusual weather for the season eve,
here, and very unwholesomc."
The sensation Of the hour in Massa
chusctts is the murder Of well know
man named Sawtcllc by his brother, tn
object hcing to gain undisputcd posses
sion of valuable property left by tn
father of the two brothers. The muI
dcrcd man was wilcd away from hom
and killed in secluded place. The bod
was found cut into many pieces the hea
has not been found. The murderer is a
cx-convict. and was assisted by iormc
Jail companion. He has been arrcstct
and makes partial confession.
A singular scene occurred recently in
Justices court in Chicago. The colore
Iiani,o or ordered out of the court ROOF
Miss Kate Kane, a female lawyer, whor
he did not know. Miss Kane had bus
ness in the court. and tried to pass tf
janitor. lie repulsed her very rudcly an
tried to take hold Of her, when she pulle
off one OF her overshoes and struck II
janitor several blows in the face. n
grapplcd Miss Kane. when bystandcl
intcricrcd and took the jnnitor before Il
justice, who fined him $500 and orderc
him hereafter to keep out Of the coul
room.