American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
TE1EakAPHTo NOTES.

sAt custer, u. l., on the night OF the
18th, VIM. 81. Hosford, Deputy Collector
Of Wyoming, was fired on twice by Chas.
Lightner, of Omaha, neither shot taking
effect, when: Hosford drew q revolver and
| shot Lightner, killing him instantly. Light
ner was drunk, and had forced his way into
Capt. Hazrodt's residence, from which Hos
ford elected himsTfr
A wagon containing Sc people, who
were going to attend German wedding in
the vicinity Of Cincinnati, on the night of
the 18th, was driven of bridge, IS feet
in height, and all were precipitated to the
rocks beneath. Three of the party were
fatally injured, and nearly every one was
more ontep Bruised. ssssf
By q collision at Sparksville, Ind,
on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, on
the night of the 18th, Frank Albert and
Lucas McClelland, brakemen, were scalded
to death, and several others were injured.
At Davenport. Iowa, on the night of
the 18th, SOME miscreant threw a six
pound explosive shell into the residence of
Mr.. Wm.sH. Price, son of the Hon. Hiram
Price, 'Congressman-elect. The missile
exploded with great violence, SCATTERING
the windows and doing much damage to
the furniture in the room. Fortunately
none of the inmates Of the house were in
The Santa Fe mail-coach was stopped
10 miles north of Las Vegas, New Mexico,
on the, night Of the Goth, by four masked
men, who, being well armed, compelled
the driver and messenger to alight. They
took from the mail pouches and express
boxes every thing Of value except some sill
yer bricks, which they, said were too heavy.
They cut the telegraph line before taking
their departure.
A maiden named Emma Jared, about
IS years Of age, living with her parents, five
miles north Of Keytesvflie, Mo-, was shot
and instantly killed at her home by young
man and former lover, named Joseph B.
Brown, on the evening Of the Goth. After
killing Miss Jared, Brown shot himself
through the head with the same pistol, and
died in q short time. Miss Jared's parents
objected to the visits of Brown to their
daughter, and she had therefore dismissed
him short time before.
1t was reported on the 23d that bands
of Sioux and Arapahoes were raidine among
the cattle ranches along the Western from
tier and killing cattle by wholesale. The
settlers were gathering at Wallace, Kit Car
son, and other points on the railroad, for
protection.
Mullins and Hughes, the two men ar
rested on the charge of attempting to despoil
the tomb Of Abraham Lincoln, have been
indicted by q special Grand Jury of Sanga-
mon County, ILL.,, for two separate crimes
attempted larceny and conspiracy-and
each was committed in default of bail in the
sum Of Sill 200.
A dispatch from Raleigh, N. c., says
DR.. A. J. Glover, Supervisor Of Elections
atSwan Quarter, Hyde County, N. c., was |
drowned on the night of Nov. 6, with Re-
publican tickets for that county in his pos
session. The body was found some days
after, bearing evident marks Of violence.
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company announces reduced tariff of
rates, to 90 into effect Dec. 1.
The Supreme Court, on the Goth, entered
Judgment Of 81 800 fine each and commit
ment OF the Board of Canvassers until re.
leased by order of the Court. Accordingly
+. L, CORDOBA, Treasurer, T. C. Dunn,
Conptroller-General,W VIM. Stone, Attor-
ney-General, Fl. C. Hayne, Secretary of
State, and w. II. Purvis, ex-Adjutant and
Inspector General, the five members con-
stitqtng the Board, were arrested and
locked up in Jail. The Court declined to
issue an order giving certificates to the
Of the Legislature from Edgefield
and Laurens Counties, refused by the Board, |
bnt stated that such members could obtain |
4 copy Of the record from the Clerk of the |
Court, which would be equivalent to a GER
tifcate. : = - y 3.
The weather returns collected from
various parts of the world in the Euro
pean journals of meteorology show that
The spring and summer of the present
year have been characterized by unus-
ual weather in widely separated re-
giOns. In China ENGLAND India and