American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-20
Editorial Brevities and News Items.

We might do the same here, but
what good would complaining do?
The late cold snap did not serious
ly damage the fruit in Marshall coun-
ty. Neither was so much injury done
here as was at first supposed.
The Forest Register says there
were iciclcs there on the 9th inst. six
inches long.
1t is said that Natehea in about
four weeks. is to he the scene of a
regular prize fight. We hope the
General in command will issue an
order to prevent the disgraceful and
brutal exhibition.
An advertisement in the Hands
boro Democrat calls for five hundred
laborcrs to work on the New Orleans
and Mobile Railroad. The first
spadcful of dirt for the track, was
thrown up near that place on the 18th
instant.
The Raymond and Bolton Rail
road advertises in the Kinds County
Gazette for contractors.
There are $50 American pupils at
the German Universities, and over
900 more at German boarding
schools.
Population of Boston two hundred
and forty thousand.
Oregon has u quartz mills engag.
ed in mining operations.
Mrs. Bcechcr Stoves celebrated
farm in Florida is for sale. 1t is
said to have proved anything but q
success.
Beccher says black is not Gods
color, and he hates it.
Chicago shipped IS bushels OF
wheat in 1887. The amount shipped
lin 1865 was 100000 bushels.
Reading, Pa, has reelected {
Democratic mayor by 164 maj ority
Isabella now thinks she will l." alb
dictate " in favor of her son.
New Jersey has produced a boy ot
twelve who weighs 800 pounds.
Inauguration prayer meetings
were held on the 18th inst, i'll various
parts of the country.
The little $4,000 per annum ar
rangement for the widow of the late
lamented, was killed in the Senate OF
the Sth inst.
Church, the artist, has been win
tering among the Arabs. What cal
he Bedouin !-ButalO Express.
Perhaps he is looking after TIN
Arabian Knights tails.
TIE snow on some of the Canad;
railroads is "a feet deep.
In $4,000 tenement houses in New
York, $50, 900 persons manage to live
/ 4 German lady has received he
diploma as Doctor of Dental Surger,
in Philadelphia.
At the funeral of James T. Brady
just before the body was removes
from the house, Gen. Daniel +
Sickles entered the room, and as h
looked upon the face of his dea
friend, burst into tears and repeated
Iy kissed him.
The Baltimore Suns correspondent
says the remains of W irz we're foun
entirely naked, not patch Of clotl
ing being found in the box. IL
skull had also been removed, leavin
only the trunk and limbs.
A lawful fence in North Carolir
must be "horse high, bull stron
and pig tight"
. Maine has refused, in the low
House to abolish capital punishmel
, by nipety-fve to forty-fve.
, A bill to remove to capital
,, Georgia from Atlanta to Milledg
, vile. is now pending in the Legisl
r ture, and late information indicat
that it will pass.
|. 1t is about time, we think, the o
;. lady had laid aside all such frivO
t ties, gewgaws and trappings. !
= her time of life, 10 matter if she h
: gained great lawsuit, she h
j. nothing to gain by such empty d
e play. Verify, as the preacher salt
All is vanity and vexation of sp
it."
At the, Inauguration ball Mrs. Gt
g eral Gaines was attired i'll black d
gold lama dress, trimmed with g
II fringe, blue bonnet and diamo
W jewelry