American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-27
GENERAL NEWS.

EN-GOVeruOr IL >. tOote PUB |
fishes card in the Nashville papers,
saying that, although among the
recently relieved by Con.
gress of political disabilities, he had
not made any snch application di-
rectly or indirectly. He supposed
some friend il Congress, who knew
bis wishes, had felt authorized to act
Oh his behalf.
First Mortgage bonds of the Mis-
sisSippi Central Railroad were selling
III New York on the 18th inst, at
from Is to 20; second Mort gage
bonds at 80 to 81. Memphis &
Charleston, first Mortgage 90 to 81,
second Mortgage IS to II. Mobile
& Ohio sterling SO to G34, do. eigths
81 TO 80.
The New York Times thinks the |
army should be reduced 10000 70 !
5000 men, and thus save eight or |
ten millions, H.
The incidental expenses of the
United States House OF Representa-
tivcs has increased from S1gS, 900 in
1868, to $685., Isl in 1868. Nearly
qiatlTupled in FIVE years, and in a
House, too, where the people are
only partially represented T!
The excitement about the White
Pine mines is increasing. Forty
four companies to mine there have
been incorporated with nominal
capitals aggregating $50 100000.
A Youth of twenty summers, at
Colchester, Illinois, succeeded, a few
days since. after many difficulties,
in uniting himself to the object of
= yeals Old, with several membranes
Out of 100, 1877, 3St passengers con.
veyed on Massachusetts railroads in
1868, seventy-five lost their lives
Daring the same period one hundred
an fifty five railroad employees were
: killed
t, The Selma Times has ali account o.
Il railroad hawk. 1t attends thu
trains running ont OF Selma, for the
> purpose of catching the birds flushed
y by the locomotive.
S The Springfield Republican says
t " Murders are coming thicker ant
$ faster here in lawabitling New Eng
land there is no need of going to tn
f, Sonth to fluid atrocities" Where
l. Brownlow's melish.
II Chicago has 563 miles of sidewalks
u 200 miles of water pipes and 10
IL miles of sewers. During the yea
c there have been built or ordered. 2
: miles Of wooden block pavement, Z
e miles of sidewalks, z miles OF sewer
L and 80 miles Of water pipes
:. Indiana is claimed as the secon
:, greatest corn growing State in til
A. Union. In 1862 she produced so, 1882
* OO0 bushels, 0,975, 900 bushels in G,
:. cess of 1867.
e The Parisians are cultivating
i, tondness for bear stake, which
If likely to become a highly aechcrcI
le dish in the French capital. TIL
1 bears are to be imported f'rom Russi;
4 A Belgium special commission hs
reported on the subject OF elnployin
women in the mines. They thin
they should not be SO employed.
e There is very young negl
% mother in Pulaski, Tennessee. 81
$. is but eleven years and eight month
20 cd. Both she and her baby are
y perfect health.
-" 4 physician in Troy was recent
bnrird in coffin which he ha
bought ten years ago in anticipate
+ OF a rise in prices.
!" Judicial salaries are increased
~ massachusetts, $4,000, total II 100
III by Pennsylvania. $500, total $4,000
=: and by Illinois, (indirectly,) $1,OO
il total $1,000.
Should the bill now before Co
il gress become a law, Com;nodo
~ Winslow aud the crew Of the Kea
:. sarge will receive Sl90,U10 for Il
2 capture of the Alabama
al Cora Pearl has paid the chemi
who dyed her hair 81 900, therel
securing All exclusive shat!e:
Ia. The earnings Of the Pennsylvan
10. Railroad last wear were SIT ,233, 10
4: expenses, S11, SG0,9S3.
re Lady Franklin now lives in II
e. deira.
Is. Senator CONFESS, of California, +
tires March 18th.
No less than seventeen st. Pa
II hotels have been destroyed by Fl
n since 1852.
= \ boo.maker in Buffalo is at VOL
az on two hundred dollar pair of boo
VI for General Grant.
Meridian has fire engine at las
IS The ladies at Hazlchurst ha,
he formed Il Benevolent Association.
rs, Pamela is going to organize NJ
he chanical Society.
a. Kosciusko is improving very IA
nc idly. All it needs is the irt
~ horse"
' j. NJ. Ellis, Marshal of Winon
has resigned.
=. Land sells in Jefferson county
of from ten to thirty dollars per acl
al There is "St. Elmo" Hotel
O. Okolona.
The Eraminer tells of a tunnel II
der the Tombigbee, near Aberdee
m A joint stock company intends
tt, erect Il mammoth hotel in Merida
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