American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-08

Convention was held at Harrisburg, {
: the goth, and elected delegates to Il
Cincinnati Convention. Gov. John
; Hartranft was recommended as the r.
publican nominee for President.
resolution was passed, favoring an il
creased tariff. The currency questio
was not touched upon in the pl ltforn
IT is officially announced that Ger
tennial railway excursion tickets will b
made good for 60 days, instead of &c
as at first proposed; and also that hall
rate tickets will be issued for childre
between the ages of and - years.
THE Chinese immigration question
has recently assumed new phase il
| California. In view of the determined
opposition of the people of the State tt
a further access of the Monaghan ele
msnt, as evinced by numerous hostil,
acts of legislation, the Chinese compa
MES and merchants resident in the
State have telegraphed to Hong Kong
informing their brethren that it is advi
sable for no more of them to come to
this country at present.
THE Lyndebrook reservoir, which
supplies the city of Worcester, Mass,
with water, gave way about 6 80 O'Clock
on the evening of the 30th, and its en-
tire contents of S0O,O0O,0O0 gallons
rushed forth in tremendous flood
through the ravine below, sweeping
away every thing in its course. For
tunately the disaster had been for some
hours anticipated and every prepare
ton was made that could be to await
the impending flood. No lives were lost,
but the damage to property is very great.
The immense flood rushed down through
the narrow ravine with a solid front
20 feet high, until it reached Kettle
Brook, where it swept across pond,
struck line beyond and was turned
down towards Cherry Valley, James
vile, Leesville, Stoneville and Worces-
ter. A number of valuable mills were
entirely demolished and swept away,
among them being Smith & Co.'s
wooden mills, the Bottomly Mill, Ash
worth & Jones's mill, Albert Curtis's
satinet mills; besides large number of
houses, barnes, bridges, culverts, etc.
SOME very sensational and very i'm
portant testimony, if it can be corrob-
Grated, was given before the Clymer
Committee on the 31st, by a witness
named C. S. Bell, who swore that he
was employed by Babcock to go to St.
Louis and destroy whatever document
airy evidence he could obtain which he
thought might implicate him in the
whisky frauds. He further sworc that
the President also employed him to go
to st. Louis and report to him privately
if Babcock were really guilty. He free
y acquitted the President of any other
motive, but insists that he was employ
ed by Babcock to prevent, if possible,
The conviction of the latter, and that he
visited st. Louis for that purpose, saw
Dyer, and told him his mission, but
failed to accomplish much. Babcock
and his friends declare Bells story to
be a complete fabrication, and further
evidence will be ELECTED by the COM
mittee.
DISPATCHES were received at Wash
ngton on the LIST, from Brownsville,
Texas, stating that the forces besieging
Mexico, were endeavoring
@ levy second forced loan upon the
without regard to nationality.
The foreign residents solicited protec-
ion from our Government, and an order
vas accordingly issued to Capt. John
ION, commanding the gunboat Rio
Bravo, to support the American Consul
n his efforts to afford such protection.
l battle was considered imminent at
my hour.
Col. D. P. DYER, United States Dis
riot Attorney at st. Louis, appeared
'efore the Clymer Committee on the
st, and corroborated in its essential
acts the testimony of Detective Bell re-
,arding his transactions with the Dis
riot Attorneys office. Col. Dyer also
vent before the select committee in
the whisky frauds and
rave evidence in detail regarding the
prosecution of the Babcock case. The
most important disclosure made by him
vas that one of the members of the st.
1ouis Grand Jury, named Fox, had
,iven to the defense all the facts brought
'ut before the Jury. Fox subsequently
vent to Washington, it is said, and
occurred for his son an appointment as
Consul.
The public debt statement for April
shows decrease during the proceed
ng month of 1920, 500, and since
June 80 last of 1862 S6.
AND POLITICAL.
The Emperor and Empress of Brazil
allied from Rio Janciro in the steamer
ieveling, on the 9th, destined for the
United States.
HARRY HOLLOWAY, Superintendent
" the indianapolis Post -office, who was in
iicted for corruption in office, has been tried
md acquitted by order Of the Court, there
'eing no evidence to sustain the charges
brought against him.
SOME delay has occurred in securing
he extradition Of Winslow, the Boston
'orger, on account of the British Govern
nent's demanding, as condition of his
that he shall be prosecuted only