American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28
HERE AND THERE:

GEN. BRAxToN BRACES life was in
sured for 10000.
The heirs of VIM. Penn still receive
from the British Government $4,000 a
year, in compensation for their propri-
etary rights to Pennsylvania.
The New England apple crop is inn
mensely heavy this year, and trees will
suffer from breaking branches. Mer-
chants are buying heavily of green ap-
pies at 81 barrel for shipment.
FRANK auckland, the English nat
uralist, tells of finding a trout lying dead
on its back with dace fixed tight in one
of its gills. The big fish had tried to
swallow the little one, and both had
persisted in the attempt.
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children in New York is do
ing good work. During the last three
months it has investigated nearly 800
cases, and sent over 100 children to in
situations or homes - - ~ -
II is said that when the locusts swarm
ed in Central China last summer the
mandarins offered prayers in the tenn
pies; and the peasants in their igno-
rance thought them blessing in dis
guise, and, gathering them Ia mama,
fried and ate them, no doubt thinking
them an improvement on their old diet
of rats and mice.
A MISSIONARY from the English Good
Templars, Rev H. w. Parsons, will sail
for the Southern States shortly, with
the object of organizing Good Templar
lodges among the colored people, who
were formerly excluded from the order
by the white Good Tenplars on account
of color.
. o. E. MosER, a young New Yorker of
10, was so charmed by the appearance
of lady whom he met at his fathers
residence for the first time on Friday,
that he became temporarily insane from
love, and behaved with SO much vio-
lence that he had to be sent to the
lunatic asylum on Saturday.
BICYCLE accidents are becoming fire.
.quent in England. A few days ago
lad, while riding down an incline, was
thrown over the front of his machine.
On rising to his feet, he remarked to a
companion: "That's funny topple,
isn't itP can't draw my breath" He
then lay down and died within Is min
utes.
JAPAN indicates her progress in the
march of civilization by adding a new
railroad, 80 miles in length, just opened
between Osaba and Kioto, makinesome
IS miles now in operation. With her
area of 100000 square miles, and her
population of over 35,00O,OOO, she will
undoubtedly, in few years, have
great system of railroads, and show
corresponding advancement, increase
and prosperity.
II. has been believed for generations
that one Capt. Mason and the "La-
coma Company" were the earliest set
tiers in New Hampshire. A document.
found not long ago among the Winthrop
papers shows that David Thompson
(for whom Thompson's Island, in Bos-
ton harbor, was named made per-
manent settlement at the mouth of the
Piscataqua River at least six years be-
fore the organization of the Laconia
Company.
Too fast speed is complained of in
England, and proposals have been made
to limit by law the speed of express
trains, some putting the limit at 40
miles an hour. The occasion is re-
cent accident to the train known as the
Flying Dutchman," on. the Great
Western Railway. The Directors of
that Line have announced that hereafter
the speed of that train shall be reduced
to 40 miles an hour on I" the more dan
gerous parts of the line.''
Miss SNEED writes to the Louisville
Courier-Journal 81 saw one man at
Saratoga who disapproved of 'odious
monopoly and his protest took the
form actually, oh, yes, indeed it did, of
a hustle. He wore one in the bottom
of his pantaloons. These same unmen-
tionables were cut very large and long
at the bottom, demi-train, 1 think,
and, to hold out the fullness over the
instep, and also, suppose, to increase
the height of said instep, a hustle was
worn in the pantaloons, just below the
ankle. felt sure it was hustle, be-
cause saw it bob up and down and
wriggle, for all the world like the senu-
inc article. With this new style, sky
blue silk stockings and low shoes were
worn"
HERE is the sort of husband San
Francisco girl advertises for in the
Chronicle of that city: ga man with
good looks and plenty of money, gener-
Gus to fault and easy to manage, who
keeps his carriage and will give his wife
another, who has good time himself
and will let his wife go to the matinee
and opera without getting jealous or
looking cross, who will give her an open
credit at first-class dry-goods store
and ask no foolish questions about what
one does with her pin-money- A lawyer
or leading merchant would do; stock
broker having a seat in the big board
would be preferred. 1 would not be
unreasonable; in case of failure,
L would be willing to travel for
time in Europe, and as a matter of
reasonable and prudent business pre-
caution, would have my husband put
first-class residence and all the valua-
BILE silverware, furniture and diamonds
in nv own name where thov uould ba