American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-01-30
GENERAL NEWS.

rope IS here,
Hon. D. J. Pratt. the new Senator
from Indiana. lives in Logansport.
A velocipede has been made in jack
son.
Elk Governor Dennison, Of Ohio, wants
seat in Grants Cabinet.
An anl'borse thief association has
been formed in Greene county, Tenn.
The production of copper in Great
Britain is decreasing.
Paris velocipe des have a wa:ch-at-
tachment to time the pace. ,t
1t is proposed to bring all the railroads
into Chicago by subterranean tunnels.
Iowa. with a stringent liquor Jaw. con-
sumes 81. 996 6S3 worth of liquors per
year.
Canada boasts Of 100 acknowledged
Iuna'ics, and asks for moneyto build an
asylum for them.
Philadelphia is run this year by q
menagere. The mayor ia Fox. and the
clerk a Wolf >
The Emperor Napoleon is building a
yacht which is expected to beat every
vessel Of its class afoat.
The expense Of Tuning the Cincin.
natl water works during The last year
amounted to $500 G28.O9.
FreemasoDry increased in influence in
England last year more than in any pre-
vious .welve.month.
A monument to cost $4,000 is 10 be
erected over the remains of Sam Hous-
ton. at Huntsville, Texas.
The woman suffrage bill hangs fire in
the Dakota Legislature, but is considered
10 have fair chance Of passing.
The Newburyport Herald finds a
resemblance between Bismarck and Ben.
Butler.
The Prince of Wales took siA degrees
in Freemasonry. in Stockholm, las.
month.
Thousands of wbeelbarro~s are pass
ing through Cairo for use on The Mssis
sippi Ievees South.
In Louisville. Friday, school princi>
pal shot man named Radv for making
insulting proposals to his wife.
The Montreal merchants have resolved
TO export two millions worth Of small
silver coin, to get rid Of it.
Lynchburg papers complain of that
city being ov.rrun with idle young men,
who are leading 7agaboud life.
The widow of James 6. Birney. once
a prominent Aboitionis,, died last week
at Geneva, New York.
E. A. Richardson, ne 70. has been
appointed Chief of Police at New breD,
N orlh Carolina.
The Louisville, New Albany and Chi,
cago Railroad is to be sold in April under
court decree to the highest bidder.
Olive oil administered internally. it is
asserted by prominent English physi-
clan. is an excellent re medy for govt.
Albert Sidney Johnston and Lowell
II. Rousseau rest side by side in the
New Orleans cemetery.
j. H. Stockton was elected United
States Senator by the New jersey Legis.
|ature, on Monday last.
Baron James Rothschld had four or
i've times as much money as George
Peabody.
Ogilvie Byron Young is preparing
,ook 10 be styled the Mysteries and
Miseres of Tennessee"
Cotton seed meal is being shipped in
arge quantities. from Tennessee TO Ohio
vs. iOOu TOT GRILLE.
Thus lar there have been only sixteen
ecruits for the raging melish in Davidson
ounty. Tenn.
An English paper has discovered that
he United States contains 1903 500, 900
ens.
Hog cholera prevails in Robertson
ounty, Tenn. Fifteen hogs died on one
lace near Springfield few days ago.
The cattle in Southern Indiana are
ying in large numbers from eating
mutty corn.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has lot Of poor
ephews and nieces li,ir g in Iowa, They
re strictly honest aud respectable.
The Missouri Legislature has appro-
rated 81, 500 600 to run the State gov
rnment. This includes 5000, 900 for
expen,
The Girard estate, in Philadelphia,
st year yielded an income OF S405, 49,,
which SAT-. 876 was expended. The
,llege received Sl35 648.
The Ohio Legislature, at its present
ssiou, it is said, will probably pass a
W submitting woman suffrage to pop
ar vote.
Geo. Cooper Of Tennessee. says mar
II law will not be proclaimed in any
unity until after the organization and
Iuiphent Of the militia.
Mr.. Jos. II. Bradley has been restored
the bar of the Supreme Court of The !
let from which he was removed by
e tyranny Of Judge Fisher during the
ST Surratt trial. u
1t is asserted that the present condition
the public service entails a loss Of
90, DOC. 600 a year OF this amount
IS. 100000 are cnarresbl- to the de-
rtment OF customs, and SIS 600, QUO to
1t Of internal revenue.