American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-03-07
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fHILAUELPdlA, MATCH LII view
of the threatened crusade against
the saloons, the police have instruc-
tiOns to enforce the city ordinances,
which means that the streets and
sidewalks are not to be INSTRUCTED
INDIANS BECOMING CHURLISH.
OMAHA, March An official tel
egram received here to day from
Fort Laramie, says that the condi-
ton of Indian affairs IS unsettled
and unsatisfactory. At the Agency
good Indians seem to have been
corrupted, and are leaving for the
MOI tn to join the hostile bands. 1t
is reported that beef contractors
have stopped supplying beef. being
afraid to drive cattle through the
reservation.
STARVING TO DEATH IN INDIA.
LONDON, MARCH 2.-Rumors of "a
very bad nature in regard to the
Ashantee expedition, are current in
this city, but a dispatch has been
received at the Indian Office, from
the Lieutenant Governor OF Bengal,
which gives a most alan ming report
of the condition of the people in
that vicinity, and says fully 1.O71,-
OOO persons are starving to death in
dist icrs affected by famine, and all
the poorr classes are beginning to
want iOOd.
SURPRISED AND ROUTED.
BAYoNNE, March "a dispatch
has been received by the Carlist
Junta here reporting that BiIbOa bad
surrendered to the Royalists' 1t is
said that Que church, several banks
and seventeen private houses were
destroyed by the bombardment.
Five thousand Republicans, who
were encamped near the village of
SOmOrostas, fifteen miles northwest
of Bilboa, were surprised by the
Carlists, and a bloody engagement
took place. in which 1000 of the for
mer were killed. the remainder took
to fight, and were closely pursued
by the Royolists. All of them were
either captured or drowned in at
tempting to Cross the river.
TRAINS BLoCKADED.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3-Al
the overland trains are blOckaded
seventy>five miles east of Elko,
Nevada.
POOR ENCOURAGEMENT.
COLUMBUS, o., March 3.-The
temperance women visited the
American hotel to- day, and inviting
the bar-keeper to the parlor, pre-
sented the pledg which he refused
to sign. After threatening to pray
for him, the ladies left. The police
keep the sidewalks clear.
WANTS TO BE AVENGED.
GALVESTON. March 3.-The Ne,cs
special from San Antonio says the
latest authentic information from
Fort Sill conveys sad news for the
frontier people. Lone Wolf, a Kio-
wa chief, is preparing to go to Texas
with a strong party to avenge the
death of his son, who was killed in
fight with the late Lieut.. Hudson, on
the west fork Of the Neuces.
THE OUTLAWS AT WORK.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3.-The
notorious Vasquez and his gang of
from. On Friday last they robbed
the passengers of the stage at Los
Angeles. near SOlidad, obtaining
$500. but no personal violence was
offered by the robbers. At Solidad
they robbed a store and stole six
horses from stable, and afterwards
robbed teamster on the road, and
then started for the noun aims
There is yet no organized pursuit of
the gang, although the State offers
S15, 900 reward for their capture.
EVIDENCES OF LIFE.
NEW YORK, March 4.-The Dem
ocratic candidates were successful at
the local elections yesterday at Troy,
Auburn, Newburg, and Elmira, New
York, and at Burlington, Vermont.
VERY WELL DONE.
TROY, N. Y, March 4.-The Dem
ocIats carried the charter election in
this city yesterday by a majority of
$4,000.
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
NEW YORK, March 4.-Abbie L.
Merriam. daughter of the publisher
Of Webster's Dictionary, and resi-
dent of Springfield, Mass, commit
ted suicide to-day by jumping from
The fourth story of the water cure
while labOring under a fit of tempo