American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-03-06
CURRENT ITEMS.

| WHAT is slosh9 It's snow matter
equity of assault with intent to
| frighten,' is a late Utah verdict.
THE people in some parts of the coun-
try this winter pump water with an AK
and bring it home in a basket.
WHAT is the longest word in the En-
glish language? Smiles; because there
| is mile between the first and last let
| ter.
A TENNESSEE bridegroom of seven.
| teen presented his bride, aged thirteen,
with $50 900 as a marriage gift the other
day.
| A CORRESPONDENT of the Utica Observer
says an old lady of Remsen for over
seventy years has lived on roasted pota-
toes and tea.
CAMELs and dromedaries are becoming
plentiful in Nevada, and in some places
are supplanting horses, mules and oxen
as beasts of burden.
AT recent masquerade ball in Chi
| cago one of the city papers says there
| were enough Nights" and Mornings
| to make new month in the calendar.
A NEWSPAPER warmed and placed in
| side the waistcoat will keep out cold far
| better than large quantity of clothing.
| Now is the time to subscribe.-Rome Sen
tinel.
Mrs. MARY LEFEvRE said in her
lecture in Washington that mans inhu-
mainly to man cannot compare in sever
ity to wOman's "inhuwOmanity" to
woman.
A VIRGINIA lady, Mrs. McGruder,
claims to have a feather bed ninety-eight
years old, and upon which three of her
husbands have died. It's not strange
| that they died.
THE latest collars and cuffs in colors
are made of solid blue, pink, lavender,
brown and other shades. The collars
are high, with flaring corners, and the
cuffs flare to match.
1T is declared by authority that braids
of all kinds-Hercules, Titan and the
rest-will be much used on spring cos
tunes; the braid in all cases matching
the color of the material.
SINCE the complete success of the sui
eide who jumped from the dome of the
Capitol at Washington St. Louis is less
loud in her praise of the new bridge as
point for Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
THE difference between the sexes may
be stated thus: A man gives forty cents
for a twenty-five-cent thing he wants,
and woman gives forty cents for
twenty five-cent thing she does not want.
THE prominence and acuteness" of
the noses of San Francisco young women
have attracted the attention of a Cali
fOrnia writer, and he fears that female
suffrage will begin to raise its hydra
head there presently.
A PoUGHKEEPsIE parent lately iu-
duced croupy yOungster to make quite
a hearty meal of buckwheat cakes and
maple molasses," but the latter proved
to be nice sirup of squills. The boy
md ha nh of Ia ~ ln1 ho
lasses the very minute his father told
him to eat all he wanted.
Mr.. STURTEvANT was arrested in Mil
ford, Mass, for starving a horse to death.
Upon the trial it was shown that he had
a memory SO defective as to nearly
amount to mental incapacity, and had
actually forgotten that he owned horse.
The animal was a valuable one, which
fact in itself was strong proof of the
theory of defense, and he was acquitted.
THE poor brutes have suffered worse
than mankind during the severely cold
weather. The Rochester Democrat says
it will cost the New York Central Rail
road $4,000 to pay for the forty car
loads of cattle frozen and injured by the
cold near that city lately, and that a SIM
liar case of the wholesale freezing of cat
tie to death also occurred on the Erie
Road near HOrnellsville. The Democrat
calls upon MIR. Bergh to investigate these
cases and punish the inhuman culprits
responsible for this terrible suffering.
A MIsTRUsTING HUsBAND.-Wednesda
evening a Detroit business man saw his
wife walking alone on the avenue Not
being accustomed to see her on the
street in the evening, he concluded to
follow her. She stepped into grocery
store on Congress street east to make a
purchase, and he took position on the
opposite side of the street until she came
out, when he recrOssed and followed
closely behind her. AS soon as she dis
covered that a man was following her
she fastened her steps, not even stop
ping to see who it was. When she ar
rived at her gate she saw that his face
was muffied, and rushing up the front
steps she rang the bell. Just then a po-
liceman came along to whom she pointed
out the prowler. He at once arrested
him, and upon being confronted with the
wife she recognized him by his scarf and
called him by name. The policeman
was dumbfounded, but after an explana
ton on the part of the husband and
handsome apology to his wife the officer
concluded to let him go, and he sneahed
penitently into the house.-Detroi Free
Press
MIR. HARRY BECKETT, the comeiadn,
has a fund of humor upon. which he
draws in every emergency. In the house
where Mr.. Beckett resides a melancholy
looking individual occupies room just
above him, and for week past has an
noyed the comedian by walking the floor
all night. When Beckett could not stand
it any longer he jumped out of bed about
daylight one morning, mounted the stairs
and pounded upon the door of the peram-
bulating nuisance. 1t was opened, and
a sepulchral voice cut its way through
the early gray of morning with the in
quiry: "Well, my friend, what's the
matter?" g See here, old man." said
Beckett, you are keeping me awake
walking the floor here night after night
for weeks. | can't stand it any longer.
What's the row." After slight pause
the fellow drew II sigh and said: MY
friend, l am the most miserable OF men.
| owe man $500 and can't pay it."
oh" exclaimed Beckett, ais that all2
Why don't you let him do the walking,
then, you've got the best of him."
new light broke upon the mind of the
unhappy debtor and there was no more
tloor-walking after that night.