American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-05-24
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

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II is rumored 10 Washington that Ger
Howard il TO be removed from the head
Of the Freedmen's Bureau.
Col. SIoo, Radical postmaster at Cairo
has been removed and Col. Graham sp
pointed bis successor.
1t is said tina, Gems. Fullerton and Sic
dam report the same unsatisfactory state
Of affairs in the management OF the Freed
mems Bureau 10 South Carolina, AS in
Virginia and North Carolina.
A dispatch from Columbia, s. c..
states that the South Carolina stay law
has been decided 10 BE- unconstitutional
There has been number Of fires late
~ in the woods iu E.sern Massachusetts,,
by which property to he . amount Of $780,
900 has been destroyed.
The organization Of the National Asy-
lum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers has
been completed by election of Gen. Ben
i.min F. Butler. President. Gen. p. J.
O,lerhaus and George H. Walker, Vice
Presidents, and Lewis B Guakel. Score.
tary.
Twenty six military prisoners sentence
ed by courtemsrliai at Little Rock, Ark ,
to serve term in he Ohio penitenliary,
arrived at Cairo on the l7.h, on their way
to Columbus.
IN the British House Of Commons. ev-
cry Catholic member from Ireland. with
he single exception Of Mr.. Mckenna,
voted with the liberal party for the reform,
bill. 1t is the first time they have been
so united since the day Of O'ConneIl.
There was heavy fros, in the neigh"
oorhood Of Chicago on Wednesday night.
Ice formed to the thickness Of au eighth
Of inch.
One of the best counterfeis that has
made its appearance for some time, is a
twenty. dollar note on the FIRST National
Bank of Portland. Conn. The engraving
Is excellent, but some hat different.in de~
sign from the genuine. The paper is
rather greasy.
The returns for the cattle plague in
England for the week ending Saturday
he qlst of April. show an increase IN The
number OF new cases as compared with
the previous week Of 24i There are
twenty-five counties in England. Wales
and Scotland entirely free from the dis
ease, and in forty nine counties no cases
were reported as occurring during the
week.
,SThe rumered intrigues in which ISsnta
Anna is concerned has prompted q very
general desire in Washington to have Ju-
arez aided, though the success Of the pro
posed Mexican loan is still doubtful.
Col. Hobbs, the o6cer who command
ed the British forces sent out against the
revolutionary blacks In Jamaica, and who,
was guilty Of some Of the worst atrocities.
has committed suicide. He jumped from
vessel while on bis way back 10 Eng
land. and was drowned.
John PorterGeld, formerly banker
and an old resident Of Nashville, was ar
rested in that city on the 10Th. and lodg
ed in the peni,enliary, in consequence. Il
i, rumored. of being implicated with the
cunspirators 10 Ctnsds some time previ-
Gus to the death Of President Lincoln
The i7ih was observed as nationsl
fast day at ST. Louis and Nashville, under
mistaken notion that the President had
issued procla nation asking its observ
ance.
lDeIt Is thlu W Ut n CodllAlOu iO'"eS
between the Democrats and certain Re-
lican members Of the Connecticut Senate
to prevent the election Of Radical TO the
United States Senate.
A curious coff-e case Is before the So
perior Court Of New York city, which in
wolves dispute relative to the msnufac
ture e coffee, one Of the features cf the
proce consisting in running il IhIou b
black lead. which gave the co6ee peeu-
liar appearance. shiny and metallic. dr.
frpreat from coffee in general. The plsin..
if alleges hat be was the owner AMI pat
entes of a patent for cleaning and polish
ing coffee that be had sold to the de.
PENDANTS the right to use the process il
Men York. and that they failed to pay
theydm stipulated. The defendants adj
nit the eoairact. but claim that the pre-
cess hurts the sale Of coffee. that il is Il
fact 90 improvement to get the ustali'
cast