American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-11-29
CURRENT ITEMS.

| 1HE Duluth Hefdld reports the dI
co7ery of coal oil in the vicinity of Bi
marck.
A DISEASE called black tongue prevail
| in Crawford County, o. 1t is worse tina
I diphtheria.
his paper if it fails to make mention {
his new baby.
! TIE New Haven clock works ought t
ruiz twenty four hours per day, but the
don't run but eight.
CANADA gives currency to a story of al
Indian patriarch, who retains all his abol
iginal vivacity at the age of 1872.
A MAN at Dallas, Texas, succeeded il
getting whole apple into his mouth, bu
1t had to be cut to pieces before 1t coul'
be got out.
A BALTIMORE Judge has decided that i
the landlord of a house won't make neCes
sary repairs the tenant may do it and TAX
it from the rent.
THE advent of wild cat broke up
wedding in Missouri the other evening
The Cat wanted to introduce new claw.
in the marriage ceremony.
THE editor of the Smith Cosnty (Kan.
Pioneer remarks that his idea of real, sole
enjoyment would be to shoot man caugh
setting a prairie fire.
THE old clo' dealers at Boston report
business very dull. The people are no
in a condition Just now to cast off any
thing, especially cover 6.
~ DUBUQUE washerwoman deposited
S400 with female friend for safe keep
ing. Thinking 10 realize recently, she put
in her verba, check, but her banker had
suspended.
I'll
that a marriage took place in the noun
tains of Talbot few days since between
{ boy fourteen years of age and 81 girl
of eleven.
Mr.. DAVIS, of California, found box
containing $4,000 in gold, and he be-
came so excited over it that he dropped
dead. People should beware how they
find 10000.
OrE of the effects of the stringent times
in New York City is large falling of
from the usual daily street-car receipts
The decline is from 5000 to $500 daily in
each company.
A NEW horse disease has made its ap.
pearance in the Willamette Valley, w. T.
1t seems to be sort of paralysis of the
legs anu spine; and has proved fatal in
every instance so tar.
THE Knickerbocker, an iron freight
end passenger screw steamer of 1,SOO
tons, mas been completed at Wilmington,
Del. -Four more iIot. steamships, one OF
them larger than the Knickeifoeeer, are
building at the same yards.
FIVE out of nine of the leading bust
ness houses in Manchester, Iowa, are
MANAGED by ladies. and managed well,
too The udme of the town should be
changed to Wotnanchester, out of COM
pliment to the ladies.
WILLIAM MEEKER, who resides near
Sebastopol, Cal, was lately bitten on one
of his fingers by tarantula. He imme-
diately swallowed three pints of raw
whisky, and next day didn't feel very
well, but remarked that the tarantula was
not to blame.
LEATHER jewelry, which obtained some
popularity a few years ago, has been re-
vived this season, and will, no doubt, be-
come fashionable. The new styles are
odd, and, for that reason, will find favor
in the eyes of manly
THE Newfoundland fisheries have
been remarkably successful this season
In the spring there was an abundant har-
vest of seal; and fer twenty years there
has not been in that locality better
"catch" of cod, salmon and herring Such
is the report from st. Johns, and fisher
mel and merchants are rejoicing over the
successful year.
SOME time ago, girl living in Law
renee, Mass, lost her speech during Sc
we're attack of illness. A few days since
kerosene lamp exploded in her presence,
and when she had recovered from the
shock her tongue wagged as of old. The
Times has often cautioned people against
the careless handling of kerosene lamps
Times.
A MASSACHUSETTS man has just eloped
with his own wife. He deserted her tor
another woman, seven years ago, and she
went to California and got rich, and re-
a few days ago, found him repent
ant and quite tender toward her and her
money, so they met by appointment, at
the town depot, and eloped in due form,
California being the objective point.
A DUBUQUE man refused longer to have
his wood stolen, and as a measure of dis
covery, filled several sticks with gunpow-
der. The next morning he was made
happy by hearing a loud explosion in
neighbours house, and subsequently
learned that the neighbor had stove
broken in numberless pieces, wife less
hurt than scared, and disposition
thenceforth to buy wood instead of steal
ing it.
"OUT OF WORK." is the pitiful cry COM
ing from thousands in New York and
other cities. The cold winter is fast ap-
and want looms up at no great
distance before many a hopeless eye. Ia
hese times those who can give employ
nent give the wisest charity; and those
who wish to earn their bread need "A cour-
igeous willingness to accept any kind of
work which they are qualified to per
orm.
DAMsELs who in case of breach of
promise expect to have their shattered
hearts fixed up by "A big verdict, are warn
I'd not to ensnare elderly gentlemen, even
hough they be millionaires. They are
liable to die before the trial
S ended, and it has been decided in the
suit against the late Mayor Kalbtieisch, of
Brooklyn, that after death of the recreant
over no judgment can be rendered. Make
sure girls, that the victim be young and
n sound health.
SOUTH HAVEN, Ark, has a progressive
md dangerous woman-Miss Matte Jones.
This young girl was lately turned out of
/ SCHOOL, house where an entertainment
was in progress, and was heard to say as
she left that she would burn the shanty
over their heads. In IA few minutes the
school house was on fire according To
and the entertainment came to a
lame and impotent conclusion" While
he extraordinary spirit Of the young
was under discussion, another
passage of her life was laid open. Her
mother had died suddenly and mysterious
y about six months before, and was gath
cred To the great family of Joneses. Now
Matte Jones has IA brother, fourteen
year old boy, who overheard his mother
md sister planning his fathers death |
when he should return home from short