American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20
GENERAL NEWS.


hour in Boston.
Six bridesmaids and no grooms-
men is the correct thing now.
In California the Grecian bend is
called the " Pacific slope"
IN Switzerland one who kills ano !
other is liable fer the debts of the |
murdered man.
Wade Hampton refuses to he Pres.
ident of the South Carolina Railroad |
Company.
Henry Ward Beecher made last
year 5 ,000-$l0,000 or $4,000 of
which came from his church.,
Forrest refused a New Orleans en-
gagemcnt because one CT the condi-
lions was that he should play Sunday
night.
The stage effects in Booths new
theater at New York are worked by
steam power, the first attempt of the
kind i'll tie world.
Hiram Powers writes that he can
not find time to make a visit to
America, as it has been rumored he
intended TO do this year
No stone or mark of any kind is
placed by the grave of William Penn
iii a little village church yard a few
miles from London.
The citizens of Amito county are
discussing the practicability Of build
ing cotton factory at OF near Lib
erty.
Why is son who objects to his
mothers second marriage like an eX-
hausted pedestrian? Because he
can't so a step father.
Gen. Cochrane Of New York, wants
the Attorney-Generalship, but Hon.
John f. Wilson, Of Iowa, it is exptc
ted, will be rendered that position.
During his stay in Stockholm the
Prince of Wales was made Free
Mason. He had before refused tC
join the order in Difference to the
wishes Of his deceased father.
A mill for the manufacture of lin
seed oil, oil cake and oil meal. has
just been. completed in Nashville.
Let's fusel, us the way people il
Lynchburg, Virginia, ask each othel
to drink, and drink is called fu
sci AIDE.
A stump speaker exclaimed, -
know no North, no South, no East
; no West, fellow citizens :" "Then,
, exclaimed an old farmer in the crowd
/; tits time yOu went to school ant
| larnt Biography"
!, The people Of Halifax and othe
!, towns in Nova Scotia, are discussing
r the propriety Of sending Il commits
sion to Washington 10 learn the fee
ing of the United States Govern men
on the question of annexation.
i Gerritt Smith declines to sign
petition in favor of female suffrage
o on the ground that it may iutcrfer
o with the adoption of negro suffrag 6,
Il Over fifty newspapers have bee
/ Started in Spain since the depal
/ ure of Isabella Several have su>
i I. pended already, and Others about t
d suspend.
e 4 biz has been introduced int
7 the New York Legislature, compel
X ing railroad companies to provi
u every passenger with a comfortaHl
d seat, and it will probably pass.
" The recent Convention of the Fru
Is Growers Association, selected Jacl
II sonas their place of meeting for I'll
y next quarttr,-2d Wednesday j
." April-at which time, the selectio
II is to be made for the holding of I'll
4 anniversary and Fair in July.
l. Few realize the wear upon ii
d brain produced by long editors
"a life. We notice that Judge Collin
IL tor forty years editor of the My
7Ie vile, Ky, Eagle, and the oldest men
L Der of the press in that STATE, is
l maniac.
81 The Rev. John a. Scott, Of We
Ill Virginia, has invented Il camera fl
III taking photographs of the earth
o. surface from any desired height
e is sent UP by a balloon, with a cloC
IT work to open and shut it at the rigl
ie elevation,an when it is pulled dow
y the Photographic impression is don
re 1t is thought it will be eff great u
al in war.
he At a recent ball at the TuiIeri
L" the guests consumed 10000 ice
.59 $4,000 glasses of punch, 6,00n
ii sherbet. 400 or 500 chickens, 800 be
e. ties of champagne, and 1900 bottl
We of Bordeaux.
ie The work on the artesian well
Oh st. Louis is approaching to its clio
OF and few weeks will determine VIII
y Their the undertaking is to prove
'ii success or an expensive failure. II
Il drills are now in what is called Il
ne pink sandstone, under which Ii
~ granite rock. Should the latter
y, reached without finding water, fu
III ther attempts will be hopeless.
'i The st. Eonis RNpubIican sa
~ there are indications that a feud W
- shortly break out in that city b
III tween the homeopathic and allopat
re ic physicians, since the Applicant,
'$ of the former to be admitted to pra
," tice i'll the city hospital is likely to
oe reported upon iavorably by the CT
ii, council.
Judge IarkeT, OF W lHchaStef, '
r., ginia, is reported to be looking
~ Senator Sumner. The latter, t
az az other day, en- tie strength of a carI
rs bagger'S memorial, denounced /
C o Judge as most "atrociouS." 1t is 81
t''9 that the Senator will have a chan
~ to justify or retract his charge gail
w. w. a very worthy gentleman, or
~ name a friend.
vi ~ The Meridian Mercury, of {
o" Ssh. says that DrS. Gibbs and WI
,h- field succeeded in extracting t
ne links Of q large squirrel chain fir
~, ~ the wind-pipe of little Jimmy Jol
lli, son, upon whom the operation
~, Tracheotomy was performed, i
nH Tuesday morning, for q supposed
~ tack Of Group. On Friday precedi
IN the operation, he had, as he 81
,oS posed, swallowed the chain, and