American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-19
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Washington, June l4.-Ihore was
q heavy frost in New York and
Pennsylvania last night.
Boston, june 14.-Joseph P. Gar
diner, a wealthy merchant, has
been found dead in the woods with
revolver. Supposed suicide.
Pittsburg, June IA fire at the
brilliant oil works in the Allegheny
Valley burned 4O, 600 barrels of oil.
Loss, $4,000.
New York, June 14.-The express
train which left Boston at p. M,
Saturday, is off the track. Vice
President Wilson, who was on the
train, is uninjured Blaine was hurt
in the side; Miss Anna Louise
Carey, the opera singer, had her
left shoulder bruised. None killed.
Cincinnati, June 14.-Tom Nc
Gehan, a notorious desperate made
famous by the tragic end of his
counsel, Hon. q. L. Vallandigham,
who lost his life in explaining some
points in the trial of Mcclellan for
the murder o. a man named Myers,
was assassinated in his saloon at
Hamilton last night. From the ap-
pearance of the room and the posi-
ton of the body the supposition is
that some one entered the saloon
and called for a drink and while
Mcclellan was serving his customer
was shot by some one through the
window. as pane Of glass in the
window was shattered into frag-
ments. Although shot with several
bullets in the right temple aud side
Of the the face, Mcclellan III
strength enough to get his revolver
to defend himself, but fell dead on
reaching the end of the counter.
No clue to the murderer.
New York, June 15.-Dispatches
from Maine, New Hampshire and
other points report considerable
damage from frost. Also quite se>
we're in New Jersey.
Omaha, Juue i4-Immense clouds
OF grasshoppers made their ap-
pearatlce flying nor,hward, over
but none have aligbted. They have
appeared in immense swans at
Plat tsmouth, Nebraska, and are de-
stroying every thing before Them.
They are travelling northward.
New Orleans, June 1.-the Grand
Jury, this morning, presented four
indictments against State Auditor
ClintUn-twO for misdemeanor in
Office, one for extortion under color
of office, and one for embezzliDg
$4,000 of State funds. Bail was
fixed at ga, 800. The Auditor was
served with capias. Gov. Kellogg
asks for an immediate prosecution
of tie case.
Clearield, Pa, June 14.-The
Cleartield strikers, thirty two in all,
were convicted this afternoon for
and riot in this county,
and will be sentenced tomorrow
John Siney and Xingo Parks were
held in $4,000 each for trial in the
court.
Albany, N. Y, June 15.-fn the
Court of Appeals this morning,
Judges Allen and Rapello read
opinions for reversal of the judg-
ment of the Supreme Court in the
Tweed case, aid orders of Oyer
and Terminer and for the prisoners
All the Judges concur.
Judge Miller concurs in tue result.
Quincy, ILL.,, June ia tornado
has occurred. Many houses were
Frustrated, ohe man killed and many
hurt.
Ithaca, N. Y, June Is The hotel
and every business place is burned,
to $15O,O0O. Burglars
blew open the safe and fired the
house of Harrington Brothers s.
Go. The fire was the work of in.
Natchez, June 15.-Last Sunday
the body of a white man.. much de
supposed to have been
dead a week or two, was found near
the bottom of the bluff. Near the
body the business cards of the
liquor firm of Series, Pere & Fills.
COgnac, France; also of whisk ky
houses in Louisville, Chicago, St.
Louis, New York and Covington,
Kentucky. The deceased is sup
posed to be VIM. Holland, travelling
agent for whisky dealers. Foul
play is suspected, but the body is
too much decomposed to ascertain.
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