American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-12
CURRENT NOTES.

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Senator Alcorn is the Missi ssippi
member of the Republican national
executive committee.
The prospects are favorable for a
fast mail train between Louisville
and New Orleans.
London is estimated by the Reg
lister General to contain now nearly
three millions and 4 half of people.
There are eight pin factories in
the United States, and they make
about 100000 pins daily, yet
100000 more are imported daily.
The Baroness Burdett- Courts, the
wealthiest lady in England, pre-
sided at dinner which she gave in
Lonnon recently to the costermon
gers, shosblacks aud messengers.
Owen Tully, wealthy liquor
dealer and politician of New York.
formerly known as the imam CATER"
was lately sentenced to prison tor
seven years, for biting a mans nose
off.
An old gentleman who died the
other day in Dover, England, at
the ripe age of ninety Eight, illus
trated the idea that married life is
conducive to longevity, as he had
been married four times, and was
the father of twenty eight children.
Speaker Kerr has written letter
to Mr.. j. Fl. Real, saying it is not
his desire that his name shall be used
in connection with the Democratic
national ticket this year, and advo-
CA ting the nomination of Governor
Hendricks, of Indiana, for Presi
dent.
The population of Ireland is set
down at 6, 4l2,397, showing falling
off of nearly 100000 in less than
twenty five years. The Roman Cath
olics have slightly decreased in
numbers, and the Episcopalians
and Presbyterians have slightly in
creased, since 1861.
The negroes of Sumter comfy,
Ala, at meeting held recently,
adopted q resolution to petition
Congress to set apart some portion
of the public domain, on which to
COLOMBO the celored people. SO that
they may have an opportunity to
become u nation, to be eventually
admitted into the Union as State.
The Meridian Mercury, Demo
cratic paper, confesses to the eX-
travagance of the present Legisla-
ture of this State. 1t says: awe
admit the charge of eXtrava gance,
and confess to disappointment to
some extent. For instance, $65 a
day for the clerical duties of the two
Houses, is decidedly steep, full
twice as much at it should have
BEEN"
The oldest man now in the law
making business, is David Farmer,
a member of the Kentucky Legisla-
ture, from Bell comfy. lie was
born in Hawkins county Tennessee,
10 1899, and was a member of the
Legislature more than fifty years
body seven times. He gets drunk,
"cusses" like a sailor, and believes
in free trade and hard money.
The New York World says that
such Southern chleftains as Lamar
are responsible for the passage of
the Centennial appropriation. We
are proud that Col. Lamar voted for
the measure and spoke for it, and
that his influence secured its pass
age. Ii Il Centennial exhibition will
cause the fanatics of the North to
let up little in their hatred of the
South, we will not begrudge the
paltry appropriation Vcksb. Her.
aid.
Meadow Lake, Nevada, was one of
the mushroom cities of the mining
regions. The rush of miners to it
began in 1865, and it soon became
a chartered city, with population
greater than the State capital, a
stock board, a city hall, theatre, a
daily paper, and several fine hotels.
Suddenly the change of fortune
came, the mines failed, and in less
than eighteen months only one
house in the place was occupied.
A small, suspicious-looking craft
appeared at Wilmington, n. c., on
the 22d ultImo, took on coal, and
steamed away on the Oath. Some
close observers of her movements
aud crew, while in port, thought she
had more men aboard than were
necessary. AS she was ahont leav-
ing, several men came above her
decks, who had not been seen be-
fore, and as she got fairly under
way her decks became suddenly
crow ded. Tie citizens are now ask
ing each other, ''Did the craft bear
away Tweed OF Cuban recruits 7"
IfTheodore Tilton had wished to
inhict diabolicai revenge on the
seducer of his wife, he could not
have chosen IL snrer method than
that he has pursued; shooting him
would have been mercy, in cOmpari-
son. Mr.. Beecher remains above
ground, live corpse, tortured by
{ conscience and chased by public
opinion. In all these United States
there is no more miserable man
than Henry Ward Beeclier. He is
i'll q false position. lie is entangled
with lies. Justice approaches him
with steady step and he sees every
thing vanishing that made life de-
lightful to him: The moral ruin of
this strong man is one Of the sad
dest things i'll our history; yet JUS
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