American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-05-13
HERE AND THERE.

CATHERINE REARDoN died at Birc
Run, Mich, on May 3, aged 1e4 year
and 3 months. She came to this coun
try from Ireland in 1925.
The Sheriff of Perquimans County
N. c., weighs 410 pounds. When
prisoner is refractory he sits down Oh
him.
NJ. Won HULLE, of the Client Botan
ical Gardens, says that a large leaf O
Victoria Regsa will sustain a weight o
76o pounds.
AT the last annual banquet of the Ole
Guard, in Paris, recently, there were
only SO present. At the first banquet
20 years ago, the soldiers numbered 600
WITH population of nearly $780,
600, which is rapidly increasing, the an
nuas mortality in the city of London has
declined nearly one in 1000 in the last
thirty years. %
In the twenty-five cities of the United
States with the highest postal receipts
the citizens pay on an average 81 OF
each for postage yearly. Boston aver
ages $3.50; New York, 50. 16; and Chi
cago, S3.03.
GEORGE w. DEITz, 70 years of age,
started from New Albany, Ind, on
May-day, to walk to the Centennial Ex-
position. He was escorted from the
Courthouse by large concourse of
citizens, headed by the band.
A CAT at Detroit fire rescued her kit
tens by bravely entering the burning
building and dragging them out; and
her reward is adoption by wealthy old
woman, who will feed her on dainties
during the rest of her life.
"HE left wife and several children. -
So reads reference to the Rev. Mr..
Parker, late pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in Ashland, Ky. He has not
left the world, however, but has eloped
with the young daughter of a deacon of
his church. -
PROF. HAYDEN says that in one of the
prehistoric Aztec villages of Arizona his
party found nearly 200 petrifed cats
last fall. Col. Stevenson, the business
manager of the exhibition, has given
some of the largest specimens to the
Smithsonian Institution. 1857
A MAN who was recently hanged in
Canada for killing his landlord made a
speech on the scaffold, in which he ex-
pressed hope that this ''might be a
warning to other landlords who per-
sisted in dunning their poor tenants"
HERE'S an argument in favor of
cheese. Prof. Peck. says that in this
country, where cheese is least used, one
physician to every 500 persons is re-
quired. In Switzerland and countries
where it is most used, only one physi-
clan is needed for every 10000 persons.
Ar Sioux City, Iowa, boy about Is
years old, named Sol Allen, while
out hunting, drove large gray
wolf into her den. The boy then
set to work digging her out, while
his dog stood guard at the opening.
The boy soon reached the nest and sue
ceeded after hard fight in killing the
old one and seven cubs. His exploit
created quite sensation in the neigh
borhood. W
THE Liberal Christian describes Gu
rious custom which still survives in Ger.
tain parts of Wales: At funeral hire
ling, "who lives by such services, has
handed over to him loaf of bread, a
maple bowl full of beer or milk and n
sixpence, in consideration of which he
takes upon himself all the sins of the
defunct, and frees him or her from
after death" The scapegoat is
called q " Sin-eater''
THEY are telling through the country
the story for which Mrs. Cady Stanton
is responsible, to the effect that Mrs.
Fish was the first woman in Washing
ton to take the new Mrs. Senator Chris
tiancy by the hand. Mrs. Fish is cred
tied with saying that she would rather
recognize girl who earned $1,000 a
year honestly and honorably than
Il woman who made $4,000
by intrigue and dishonor
THE proprietor of the Oakland (Cal.)
Trotting Park has a spaniel dog that is
a great lover of horse races. The mo-
nent the bell on the judges stand rings
up the horses, Carlo mounts the bal
eony of a hotel opposite, which con-
nands a full view of the track. He
watches the race with interest, and if it
S closely contested banks vociferously
Is the horses pass under the string.
When the heat is ended he runs down
md takes look at the horses, and is
oetted by the TURTLES, but starts back
The moment the bells rings.
NEAR Iowa Falls, Iowa, there recent
y occurred singular phenomenon.
During the day snow fell, melting as it
reached the earth. There was no wind
ind the next morning, short distance
rom the town, on farms isolated from
imber, the ground was covered with
from six inches to two feet
n diameter, the snow being light and
ieecy. There was no snow ON the
ground except these balls, which the
armers on whose land they fell said re-
embled flock of sheep lying down.
The occurrence is vouched for by re-
liable citizens who examined the snow
pals, which vanished at the touch
"LooK here, my FRIEND" said the
Jerk of a San Antonio hotel to a rough