American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-29
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

AT Danville, KY, on the night of the
18th, four masked men entered the Jsil and
took therefrom Jim Tarpin, who was i'm
prisoned for committing an outrage on a
little girl ut Perryville. The next morning
Tarpin's body was found suspended from a
tree.
A break in the Sny Levee occurred
on the 18th, about eight miles above Hanni-
bal, Mo-, by which thousands of acres OF
farming lands were overfowed and fences
and bridges swept away. The damage is
very great, but its extent could not be ac-
curately estimated until the water subsidized.
Another break In the levee occurred about
nine miles above Louisiana, on the 18th,
flooding the bottom lands and destroying
much property. H
The steamer d. A. Mcdonald was
stove in and sunk while passing through
the Keokuk bridge on the 18th. No loss of
life.
The Mexican Revolutionists have cap
tured Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas.
Gov. Canales has pronounced for Diaz. A
forced loan was being exacted from mer-
chants at New Laredo by order of Diaz.
A tornado in Wright County, Iowa, a
few days ago, destroyed a number of houses
and caused the death of three persons.
The Texas Legislature met and or
ganized on the 18th.
The Secretary of the Treasury, on
the 18th, forwarded to the various disburs-
ing Offices throughout the country instruc-
tions for the redemption of fractional cur
rency with silver coin, as provided by the
law recently enacted.
A serious break in the levee at Col.
Wade's plantation, above Bolivar, Miss,
occurred on the 14th, causing the overflow
Of the entire bottom. Other breaks were
reported at Ben Lomond and at Bass Leyee,
below Providence.
The United States Supreme Court has
reversed the decision of the lower Courts in
the Illinois railroad cases, holding that the
railroads. remedy for alleged excessive or
Illegal taxation is not by injunction, but
emily by suits at law after paying taxes.
An immigrant train was attacked by
the Indians in Rio Canyon, near CHEYENNE
River Ranch, on the 10th, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Metz, OF Laramie City, and a man named
Simpson. were killed, and three other men
seriously wounded. A few of the party es-
capped. The unfortunate woman was raw
ished by the red devils before being put out
Of her misery.
There is much trouble in the Tusca.
rawas Valley coal regions in Ohio on accoun,
of a strike of miners, and Gov. Hayes has
issued proclamation threatening to send a
military force there unless order is restored
Montenegro has formally declared
war against Turkey.
A daring bank robbery occurred al
Baxter Springs, Ks. ,on the 10Th. About two
O'Clock a. N. two men entered the Baxter
Bank, presented pistols at the head of the
Cashier, Mr.. CroweIl, went through the
safe, and escaped into the Indian Territory
with 80, 900. The officers and number OF
citizens started in pursuit.
At Fort Smith, Ark, on the 21st, an
other wholesale execution took place, five
men being swung off simultaneously from q
single gallOws. The names of the culprits
and the nature Of their crimes are as follows
VIM. Leach, white man, aged AZ, muir
dered John Watkins, in the Indian Nation.
about eight miles from Cincinnati, Ark.
in March, 1873. Aaron Wilson, a nero.
aged about %, murdered an old man
named James Harris, and his young son
about II miles from Fort Sill. Ishan
Seeley and Gibson Ishtanubbe, both Choc-