American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-03-25

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CURRENT TOPICS.
lIN order better to check Indian and
|exican depredations on the Texas
bntier, General Ord has established a
flitary camp near the head waters of
Ivil's River. The camp will consist
two companies of cavalry and one of
antry under command of Col. Buell.,
10 is now in command of Fort Griffin
The Mississippi Senate, by vote of
to 4, has adjudged Lieutenant-Gov-
Dor Davis guilty as charged in the ar
les of impeachment. One colored
b five white Republican Senators
ted in the affirmative, and four color
in the negative.
TWO bright little girls, named Min
and Addie White, were some two
|rs ago brought to Champaign Coun-
ILL.,, by an old man and woman, who
Fe very reticent concerning the little
Ifs in their charge. The children were
hat time aged about 4 and years
Pectively, and the old couple being
Ible to provide for them, they
re taken into different fami-
1t now believed from
stories of the children, that they
Re abducted from their home in Kan
The eldest says her fathers name
zee White; that they lived in a large
fte house; and that the old couple
fpped them to make them get into
wagon, and that they never saw their
Fents afterward. 1t is hoped that, in
3 their parents are still living, this
ice may reach their eye and the chill
| n be restored to them.
AccoRDINe to a cable dispatch of
Irch IL, in five small townships along
Danube 521 houses have collapsed
of the foundations be-
! damaged by the recent floods. In
Bth and its suburbs it is impossible
count the houses ruined. Four hun
I'D square miles of winter corn have
en- lost to Hungary. The foundations
houses in Buda Pesth were UNDER
ned, and if the inundation lasts, huge
>cks of splendid houses must fall.
le large island of Czepel, below Pesth,
five villages, was submerg-
. all the houses except ten being
ept away.
Hon. GEORGE H. PENDLEToN ap-.
AIRED before the Committee on the
ar Department on, the 14th, and ex-
lined his connection with the Ken
ky Central Railroad, and with the
Aection of its claim for Transports
n services He testified that he was
id by the company SO per cent. of
; amount recovered through his agen-
(e14S, OO0), and also received about
1000 additional, to be paid by him
A. L. Ransom, who assisted in the
eparation of the. claim. He testi-
d. with great emphasis that he
ver paid one dollar to any person
injected with the Government, or to
y member of Belknap's family, or to
= ONE else, except to Ransom. Sena-
Stevenson, one of the stockholders
d director of the road, testified be-
e the committee that he considered
claim just one, but hard to get
rough; and that the arrangement with
ndleton was entirely satisfactory to
company. The Bower estate own
four-fifths of the entire stock of the
I'd, and Mrs. Bower (now Mrs. Bel
app received her proportion of the
,ney recovered. 80
The New Hampshire State election
Id on the 18th, resulted in the election
p. C. Cheney, Republican, for Gov
nor, and the entire Republican State
ket, and probably the election of a
ljority of Republicans in both houses
the Legislature. Cheney's majority
9 variously estimated on the night of
ction day at from 1900 to A, 900.
The Democratic Financial Caucus, by
Tote of SO TO 46, has agreed to report
, Payne bill, the principal features of
itch are as follows: 1t provides for
. gradual resumption of specie pay
snt BY making it the duty of the Sec
tary of the Treasury annually to
tain, in coin, an amount equal
8 per cent. Of the legal-tender
ties outstanding, to constitute a
fund, and also recurring
'tional Banks to set aside an amount
coin equal to 8 per cent. of their cir
lating notes. The bill, lin addition,
Divides. for the repeal of so much of
9 Specie Resumption act of January
. 1875, as designates the LIST of Janu-
y, 1879, as the date of resumption.
Two deplorable- marine casualties
re reported by cable ON the 10th. The
ip Great Britain, from Liverpool, be-
me water-logged on the Sd of March
d was abandoned at sea. The cap
IN and Is men took to boat and suf-
red terribly from hunger. Three of
. men died. and the survivors were
rced to eat portions of the re-
inns of their comrades to keep from
irving. On the 18th of March they
IRE rescued in the last stages of ema-
alton. The American ship Enmeni-
a. from Port Rruo1 G n xxxoc 49,