American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-07-03
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

OIL 81. CaCueflnoS, was SuOC anu H.
stantly killed while sitting in his of
fee last Wednesday. The assassin
is unknown.
Pittsburg, June 25.-Wm. M.
Evans sues the Alleghany Mail for
$4,000, for saying he is living
here in luxury on money stolen
from the Indians and the govern.
ment.
Patterson, n. j., June 26.-Ten-
que & COS wooden mills at Haw-
th0rne, are burned. Lost $4,000.
Two hundred and fifty hands are
Ousted.
Paris, June 26. Eighty persons
we're drOwnded in the Verdunt !:
800 houses have fallen at Toulouse.
1t is said the loss OF lives Will aggre-
gate one thousand
Baltimore, june 26.-Dr. VIII
liam Warren, of Barioa, arylaui,a
well known phy stefan was sun
struck and di, d III an hour.
New York, June 26.-Moriimer
Thompso", better known as Phil
andcr Doesticks, died, aged forty
five.
indianapolis, June 26 William
Keenan,, colOred, who W Is arrested
in Rush county, for attempting to
commit a rape on white lady, was
removed from Rushville to Green
field for fear of violence, was lynn
ched last night by mob at Greep>
field. The mob was armed men
and said to be from Hancock,
Shelby land Rush counties. They
broke open the .jai, took the negro
out and hung him in one OF the stalls
at the fair grounds. The affair
created the most intense excitement
at Greenfield, but no arrests have
been made.
New York, June pa dispatch
from j. V. Harris, health officer at
Key West, dated June 2Sth, reports
one death from yellow fever to day
DIR. Harris adds: IL am sorry to
inform you of the prevalence of
this disea SO as an epidemic at this
place"
Chicago, June 29.-Reports from
numerous points in Wisconsin,
Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio
and Southern Illinois indicate a
storm which passed over that sec>
ton, lasting f,om Saturday till Mon
day. LII most localities it did great
damage, killing considerable live
stock. tearing down houses aud
fences, inundating whole farms and
injuring crops to some extent.
Railroad bridges and cuIverts were
swept away in some places, and
many persons injured and several
have been reported killed.
New York, June 29.-Eleven
persons were poisoned by eating
pickles containing copperas. One
of them will die.
The grand jury at the court o.
general sessions presented six new
in dictmentsagainst Tweed, Sweeney
Wood ward and others, not yet ar
rest ed. 1t is said the indictments
are for obtaining money under false
pretenses from the city treasury
The amount involved is $4,000, 600.
New York, June 29.-Joseph
Loader the upholsterer, who made
affidavit stating that he had seen
improper familiarities between
Beecher and Mrs. Tilton, at the
residence OF the latter in the year
1869, was arrested last night on a
wal rant based OH a complaint by
Colonel Henry Barton Beecher, sup
ported by affidavits containing the
written confession of John j Price,
his accomplish. Price appeared
as witness against him, making
affidavits that he did not know
Loader previous to 1862, and knew
nothing about Til;on's house until
recently. He said Loader told him
that now would be good chance
10 make some money. Judge Nor
lis appeared for Loader aud Tracy
and Hill for complainant. Judge
Riley ordered Loader and Price
both to be locked up for examilla-
i'm.
Dublin, June 30.-An entbus'as
| tic reception was given the Aneri-
can Rifle Team. lriSIimen say the
Americans won fairly.
Ottumwa, Iowa, June 3O.-A ID :
putty Marshal was .hOt and killed
by a man named Smith, while on
his way from Jail to court. The PEG
pie hung Smith to lamp post.
Richmond, Va, June 3O.-Thos.
81. Dewitt, for many years Secre.
tary of the Board of Public Works,
committed suicide by blowing out
his brains.
Havana, June 3O.-Spanish troops
dispersed two bands of rebels, XII
ling IL and capturing 8, who were
summariIy shot.
Hong Kong, June 3O.-A ty
phOon visi, Ell here May 81. The
steamer Pay ang was wrecked near
Macao, and 125 lives lost. One
hundred and fifty junks were DIES
trOyed and much damage was done
to property in Caution, Hong Kong
and Shanghai.
@Paris June 3O.-The subscr Iptiun
for the sufferers is unipreced~ .Lediy
large. The list opened 10y President
MacMahUn has already reached 10 :
900 francs. 1t is announced tnat
10000 persons will be wholly de-
pendent of public charity for
months to come.