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

; \ death from cholera has occurred n
Bologna.
Emin Bcy writes home that his hcaltl
: is improving.
The Richmond, Va. exposition ground
are to be sold at auction.
The Grand Duke Nicholas, of Russia, il
reported to be mortally sick with cancer
During the past nine years. Cuban ban
dts captured nincty-onc persons, hold
ing them for ransom.
A bill to tax foreigners and the EN-
ployers of foreign labor has passed tn,
French chamber OF deputies.
The American fleet of armed cruisers i,
still anchored off Gibraltar, but will soor
leave for ports up the Mediterranean.
DR.. GatlinG, OF Gatling gun fame, is
submitting propositions to Philadelphia
capitalists tor the manufacture of his
guns in that city.
The house of President Harrison at In.
dianapolis WAS entered by burglars on
the night Of the 3Oth and robbed to tn,
amount Of 81 900.
Russia is jealous of the extension OF
British rule in Africa. and tavors the Ger.
man idea Of colonization. Russia, like
Germany, wants the earth"
Portugal is preparing an appeal, based
on the Berlin treaty, to the great power
IN protest against the action of Great
Britain in African matters.
Henry Gladstone, son of Sir William,
was married on the 3Oth to the daughter
OF Mr.. Stewart Randall, home rule mem
ber from Montgomeryshirc.
The Chinese are inclined to oppose tn,
farther progress of Russian movements
eastward. and especially those involving
Russian acquisition on the Amour river.
Two years ago it cost the Boston and
Maine railroad company 100000 to
keep its tracks clear Of snow. This win.
ter the snow plough has not made sin
gle trip.
The fires in the Henrietta Enslcy fur.
mace at Sheffield, Ala. were lighted on
the 3Oth. This is one of the largcs,
plants i'll the South. with a capacity OF
l25 tons daily.
a party OF lynchers has been captured
near Greenville, Texas. charged with
hanging one Keys in November last on
charge of horse stealing. They were
committed without bail.
The high protective tariff has enabled
plate glass company at Pittsburg to
declare IN annual dividend of 25 per
cent. Tie profits last year were 81 600.
900.
A brewery in England. at Burton, on
the Trent, has passed into the hands OF
a syndicate at the price of $l7,5OO, 900.
Burton ale has been long famous all over
the world.
An attempt was made at Pittsburg
Pa. To blow up with dynamite the house
OF German Catholic priest. The explo-
sion was heard for miles around. The
house was badly wrecked, but the in.
mates escaped unhurt.
Little Dora Payne, who lost both father
and mother by the accident ut Rose Hill.
on the Chicago and Northwestern road.
has been given voluntarily By the rail.
road company $500. This Is the child
who escaped when her parents were on
s'N" w Wv VI thSh
A bill is before the Virginia legislature
to prohibit the mining and grinding OF
barytcs on account of its alleged large
use IN the adulteration of food, and its
bad influence on the health OF those using
such adulteratcd food. The baryta mill
at Hot Springs is the only one we be-
lievc in North Carolina, and its product
is all sent out of the State.
a physician at the Cincinnati santa
rum, Professor Barton by name. who
has branch at Chattanooga. claims |
that his formula for the opium and NOR.
phine cure, for which he had been OF.
iered 81 800, has been stolen from him
by young woman visiting his family.
who sent copies Of il to several other
sanitariuns, for which ,e was probably
well paid. The professor thinks his sani.
tarium has been damaged several thou.
sand dollars.