American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-10-13
News and Other Items.

secure in his position at the Court OF 81
James, as he is understood to support
the Administration policy of restoration
The fire Underwriters Of St. Louis +
have organized an association. and ad
yanced the rates of insurance from ten
to fifty per cent. on the various classes OF
risks.
1t is said ex-Secretary Harlan, whoten
wears ago was not worth $4,000, has ac-
cumulated fortune Of nearly half a mil
lion of dollars.
Hon. Ben. Wood, of New York, re
Gently purchased Long Island. in Pr'n-
cess Anne county, iirginis, containing
900 acres, for $1,000.
Hon. Henry G. Burnett. of Kentucky,
formerly member of the United States
Congress, and afterwards Of the Conleo
crate States Congress, died near Hop
kinsville. KY, some days ago, of cholera
His illness was only Of few hours du'
ration.
The cholera has broken out in Hop
kinsvile, Ky, with considerable violence
On the nj ht of the OH inst. Lowen-
thai Il Co.'S tobacco mandatory, in
Chicago. was destroyed by fire, involving
loss of 5000. 900. on which there is
insurance to the amount of $40, 600.
The cotton crop is said to be good in
Arkansas. We are glad to hear Of its
being good somewhere.
1t is said the agent in England OF
Washington College, Va-ths same that
Gen Lee presides over--reports dona>
lions to the amount of 100000; the
agent in France reports that he is doing
very well, but gives no particulars, and
the agent along the Mississippi River re-
ports $50 900, which is to be largely in
creased when the cotton crop is sold.
All this in addition to $780, 900 now in
hand.
Maria S. Cummings, authOress OF
the Lamplighter and other works,
has lust died in Dorchester, Mass.
A fire at Florence, Alabama, on
the 30th ult., destroyed dwellings
and stores valued at $4,000.
Gen. Beauregard, who arrived III
New York from Paris by the steamer
from Brest, on Thursday, is stopping
at the New York Hotel, and is quite
lion among the many Southern
boarders at that establishment.
II. Rives Pollard announces that,
owing to impaired health, and the
prospect of less arduOuS engage
mpnts, he has sold the Richmond
Examiner to ThoS. II. Wynne, OF
that city. i. 9. ashingt0n sue
caeds Mr.. Pollard rs editor
Since the breaking out of the chol-
era in Ciccinnati, there have been
400 deaths from the disease III that
city. 2i.l of which occurred IN sep
TENDER. 1t has now almost dlsap-
Ipeared. o.
Ex-Governor Anderson, Of Ohio
has pronounced against the Dlsuhlol
Radicals, with whom he has hitherto
silently allowed his name to be con
Injected.
The Rev. Lindsay, who whipped
his child to death i'll New York. ap
reared in court last week, at AibjGn
New York, and pleaded not guilty tt
a charge of manslaughter. His ease
was nut over to the January term
and he was released on $4,000 bail
given by his father and brothers
The pious father justities his "seFer
ity."
President Johnson is deVoting ev
cry moment he can spare to the prep
aration of his annual message. 1t Is
believed he will adhere tightly to his
present line of policy, and VIII take
the ground that i'll the preparation
Iof new amendments to the cOnStltll
ton all the States that claim and are
willing to exercise the right shall bt
represented.
The Southern Radicals had a very
boisterous and uncomplimentary re
ception at Cairo, last Friday. At
meeting in the theatre cheers were
given successfully for the "SoutherI
loyalists," Andy johnson and Jef
Davis. Loud and persistent de
mands were made by persons IN Tho
crowd to take down the National iiag
and speech making was prevented by
the continued clamOr of the crowd
The mayor of the city and the police
were unavailingly called upon Il
preserve order. The former came
upon the platform and declared h'
had no sympathy with the OBJECT o
the meeting, but recommended th'
disturbers to s'let those fellows have
their little meeting by themselves
The st. Louis Democrat charges thu
Copperheads of EGYPT" with de
sign TO massacre the Radicals by re
moving rails from The road above
= Cairo; but the trap was run int
t with fatal result by a proceeding
train.
Augustus y. Dickens, the young
est brother of Charles Dickens, the
English novelist, died on Friday, a
Chicago. He was in the employ o