American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-02-26
CURRENT NOTES.


ebrated actress, died in Boston on
the 18th inst, from pneumonia.
A recent fire on Broadway, New
York, destroyed $4,000, 900 worth of
property, and killed two firemen.
The Afousists have recently won
decided advantages in Spain. and
Don Carlos cause again looks hope
less.
At Bloomington, Indiana, on the
9 Ii inst, g. a. Morrison. convicted
of murder and sentenced for life,
was taken from Jail by q mob aud
shot dead.
A negro member of the Virginia
Legislature was expelled last Sa:-
urday, for stealing from the ser
geant- alarms the pay Of colored
brother.
The insurrection of the Christians
against the Turks has not been sup
pressed, and civil war continues
with undated fury in the Danubian
provinces.
President Grant made deposit
ton before Chief Justice Waite,
which was read for the defense in
the trial of Gen. Babcock, at st.
Louis last week.
A false alarm of fire, in a crowded
Cincinnati theatre, recently caused
a fearful stampede, resulting in the
death of nine persons, aud serious
injuries to dozeu others.
Late reports from Washington
say tho mutual friends of Grant
and BristOw are seriously alarmed
about the rupture between them,
which is now thought to be inevita-
BILE.
A great many miners are in the
frontier towns, preparing to go to
the Black Hills in the spring. 1t is
thought the Government will rot
in terfere with them this time, and
the Indians had better not.
Moody and Sankey, the great re-
vivalists, are holding religious SER
vices at .BaTnum's hippodrome, in
New York. They hold three meet
ings a day, and the average attend
ance at each is from 5000 to 5000
persons.
Gen. Gideon j. Pillow, of Iem>
,his, has filed petition IN banks
ruptcy; assigning among the other
causes for the petition, the fact that
he is held responsible personally for
acts committed while he was a
Major General in the Confederate
army.
Senator Christiancy, of Michigan.
was married last week to young
lady clerk in the Treasury depart
ment, at Washington. The Senator
Is youth of sixty-four summers,
and the bride has seen the SHOWS
of fifteen winters. 1t was board
ing house romance.
AN OLD negro. called Uncle
Jesse, who waited on General Jack
son, and was at the battle of New
Orleans. died in Cairo, ILL.,, recently,
aged 1O3 years, seven months and
tweDty-three days, leaving two
wives and one child. His will be-
queaths his farm to his wives, iu
equal shares.
James Parton, the biographer
and essayist. recently married his
step>daughter, Miss Eldridge, in
ignorance of the fact that such
marriages are prohibited by the
laws of Massachusetts,, in which
State the parties reside. Mr.. Par.
tons first wife, the Mother of bis
present spouse, Was "Eannie FerD."
Rev. Fred Bell, the reformed pu-
gilist minister, as he is called, has
been deposed from his charge of a
Methodist church, in Brooklyn, for
making improper proposals to a
lady of his congregation. The aft
davit upon which he was expelled
was presented as that of dying
woman, the accuser bri ig in the
last stages of consumption. Bell
has many supporters, and has set
up another church. Nice people,
those of Brooklyn!
The "advisory councin of minis
tiers called by Plymouth church, as
sembled last week. Mr. Beecher, in
an address to the council, compared
himself to a central body on which
all the rays of the sun were concen-
trated, and upon which was being
heaped all the trouble that could
be gathered on the face of the globe
Mr.. Beecher said: "If there are any
now on earth who have anything to
say to my detriment. L here now
challenge them to say it," Cries of
"good, good hear, hear" proceed
ed from various parts of the church,
and he continued: f." If there is aDy
angel of God, 1 challenge him to
say aught against me aye, 1 go
furtl.er-I challenge the truth from
God himselfw
A good story is now told about
an interview between Col. Lamar
and Il female advocate of wOman's
Suffrage. 1t seems that one of the
strong-minded called OH the Colonel
to secure his influence in behalf of
her sex. She remarked that she
thought the women of the South
coveted the ballot. Possibly so,"
replied Col. Lamar; "but do you
know what You want worse than
any franchise You want a hus>
band and baby = The fair one
looked down thOughtfully and sigh
ed, while crimson blush sutfused
her cheek. 81 wonder if that will
ever happen y said she. There,
now" rejoined the gallant Colonel,
lGrou loci. oil SUaofnr xvI,nn Won said