Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-06-24
AFFAIRS OF CONSEQUENCE.
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HOME.
| Anew Orleans dispatch says: Briya-
dier.general Albert G. Blanchard, aged
81, is dead.
Ex-Prcsidcnt Cleveland, il is thought
will accept the invitation to visit the
south in the fall.
The liberals, having obtained power in
Prince Edward Island for the first time
IN thirteen years, are making clean
sweep OF tory otiiceholders.
James Harvey McVcigh, one of the last
OF the prosperous merchants of Alcxan-
dria, Va, i'll ante. .bcllum times, died YES
tcrday at Alexandria, aged eighty five
years.
Anton Karl, an old and trusted disbur-
sing officer of the United States gcologi-
cal survey, was arrested in Washington,
charged with embezzling SO, 600 Of the
government S funds.
The Commercial Club of rittsburp,
Kan, offers a purse of $4,000 to secure
the Sullivan-Slavin fight in that city.
The Peerless Athletic Club, of Laredo,
Tex, offers purse of $4,000.
Two weeks ago rabid dog passed
through the southern part OF Franklin
county, Iowa, biting horses. cattle and
sheep. Since then twenty five cattle have
died, besides number Of horses.
Prof. George M. Now bray died Mon
day night at North Adams, Mass, aged
sixty-six years. Professor Mowbray was
widely known as the inventor of ntro-
glycerine, with which the blasting of
the Hoosac tunnel was done.
The brick makers strike at Denver, Col,
was declared off. After months of wait
ing the men were compelled to acknow-
edge defeat and nearly all the old men
asked for work at the reduced wages.
The reduction is equal to about 70 per
cent.
Gen. Russell A. Alger, accompanied by
his family, arrived at San Francisco Sun
day. lie SAID his trip had no political
significance, but was one of business and
recreation. lie added: "Thc rumors
that ! am booming Blaine are without
foundation. In my Judgment Blaine can
have the nomination if he wants it, and
does not need my assistance in the mat
ter"
The law passed by the Nebraska lcgis-
turc at its recent session declaring all
grain elevators in Nebraska public ware
houses goes into effect this week.
Throughout the state alliance oganiza-
tions have purchased and built many
| ,.la n InctpnI f,ft hn
to be harvested shortly being placed on
the market, alliance grain men assert it
will 70 to the elevators and not he placed
on the market until prices have ma
terially advanced.
The new bureau for the microscopic
examination of hog products Tor export
was put in operation at Chicago yester-
d ~ by Secretary Rusk. He selected a
corps OF thirty microscopists-ifteen men
and as many wonderland they were set
to- work under the direction of Drs. John
Michels, OF New York, and +. ii. Bern
ard, OF Pittsburg, microscopical experts.
The force will be increased until it is
large enough to eyamine piece of the
diaphragm and of the tcnderloin of each
hog killed. Those found to be diseased
will be condemned.
FOREIGN.
Mr.. John Macneill, home rule member
for South Donegal, Ireland, stated in the
house of commons that there were a
great number of cases of starvation in
Donegal.
Officers from North Carolina visited
the New York state camp at Peekskill
and studied the methods pursued by the
Seventh regiment there.
George Baden Powell, a member of the
British house of commons for one of the
Liverpool divisions, and Mr.. W. Dawson,
OF the Canadian survey department, have
been appointed arbiters on the part OF
Great Britain in the Behring sea sealfish.
cries dispute.