American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-05
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ry. The party came on the 9Th to
point near where the Little Big Hori
debouches from the mountains, wher,
they encountered the Sioux in strong
force, and saw enough to con
vince them that the main village o.
the hostiles is not far from this point
They succeeded in making their escape
only after abandoning their animals and
marching across the rugged foot-hill:
of the Big Horn Mountains. The mer
were nearly exhausted when they reach.
ed the camp. Lieut. Sibley and Frank
Gruard are especially complimented fol
the GOODNESS and judgment displayed by
them ON the occasion.
The Belgrade correspondent of the
London Daily Times telegraphed on the
25th that the Servians had abandoned
all aggressive movements and ordered
the withdrawal of all troops to within
the frontier. There was great depres-
sion at Belgrade and in the Servian
camp A number of engagements had
taken place, in which the Turks were
generally victorious. 1t is reported
officially from Constantinople that the
Turks had crossed the frontier and cap
tured several villages.
THERE has been great falling-off in
the number of visitors at the Centen-
NAL Exhibition since the Fourth of July,
and in order to reduce expenses some
80 employees were discharged on the
25th- A reduction in the price of ad-
mission to % cents has been made to
schoolteachers and their pupils.
SENATOR ALLEN T. CAPERrox, of West
Virginia, died in Washington on the
26th, after an illness of less than a
weeks duration. His disease was
angina pectoris. Mr.. Caperton was a
Democrat politically, and his Senatorial
term expires in 1881.
SENATOR ALLAN TAYLOR CAPERToN,
of West Virginia, who died in Washing
ton, on the 26th, of angina pectoris,
brought on by the hot weather, was a
fine specimen of the old Virginia gem
tleman, &c years of age, with long
white beard, which gave him patri-
archal appearance. Before the war he
was an ardent Wing. He cast his for
tunes with the South at the breaking
out of the rebellion, and was elected TO
the Confederate Senate His country
home in the mountains of West Virginia
was the seat of unstinted hospitality,
and he is deeply lamented by large
circle of personal friends, including
those with whom he has become ac-
quainted since he entered the Senate in
1875.
THE London Tinses's Berlin CORE
spondent says the Democratic Society
of Frankfort-on-the-Main presented on
the 4ih of July an address in honor of
the Centennial to the American Consul,
strongly rejecting upon monarchical
institutions. The Consul refused to ac-
cept the address. The Secretary there
upon complained to the American Min
lister, Bancroft Davis, who replied that
representative to NEEDLE with party
politics.
OFFICIAL returns made to the Bu-
reau of Statistics show that during the
fiscal year ended june 80, 1876, there
arrived in the United States 1872 Chi
nese immigrants, of whom only 259
were females. During the correspond
ing period of 1875 the total immigration
to the United States from China was
&c. S7, of which 80 were females.
The Louisiana Democratic State
Convention, held on the 9th, nominal
ed the following ticket: For Governor,
Francis I. Nichols; Gov
ernor, Louis A. Wilt; Attorney Gener-
al, N. H. Ogden; Secretary of State,
VIM. A. Strong; Auditor, Allen Jumel |;
Superintendent of Education, Robert
M. Lusher. For Congress: First Dis
triet, r. L. Gibson; Second, E. John
Ellis; Third, j. H. Acklin; Fourth, J.
B. Elan; Sixth, E. w. Robertson. The
Fifth District will nominate at Monroe.
BLUFoRD WILSON, late Solicitor OF
the Treasury, appeared before the
House Committee investigating the St.
Louis whisky trials, on the 9th, and
gave in detail his knowledge in refer
ence thereto. He said that letter
written by him to the prosecuting officer
at st. Louis, urging the greatest ac-
tivity in conducting the prosecutions,
was in some way obtained possession
of by Gen. Babcock, who interpolated
it in such way as to leave the
President to infer that he (Wilson) had
employed spies in the White House,
and this impression he was unable to
remove from the mind of the President
Notwithstanding the letter-press copy
of the letter in question showed that il
had been falsified. Mr.. Wilson said
that there was no lack of cooperation
on the part of the President in the wits
ky cases generally until Babcock be
came involved, when a GOODNESS be
tween the White House and the Treas
ury Department arose..
ADvICEs from Crooks command. In
camp on South Fork Tongue River
dated the 23d, were received at Chew
enne on the 26th. The main body o.
the Sioux it is believed has taken to tn,
Big Horn Mountains, where game il
more abundant and the grass fresher
The Indians efforts to burn the gras