American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-03-11
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

GOVERNOR HARDIN, of Missouri, has
appointed the Hon. Thomas Allen, of st.
Louis, to deliver an address during the In
1876, the same to embrace complete his
tory of the growth and prosperity of Mis-
souri,, and which will be bound with other
like addresses from different States, and
circulated in foreign countries.
GEN. BABcoCK resumed his official
duties at the White House on the 2sth. 1t
was currently reported that both he and Sec-
rotary Luckey would soon resign their re-
spective positions and be superseded by the
two sons of President Grant.
THE Mayoralty contest in St. Louis
has been finally terminated in favor of Hen
ry Overstolz, the Supreme Court having re-
fused to review the action Of the City Coun-
Gil, and on the 18th ult. Mayor Britton
gracefully yielded up the insignia of office to
his successor.
THE Senate on the 2Sth confirmed the
following appointments. John C. Myers,
of Nebraska, Consul General at Shanghai;
j. G. Deforest Porter, Assistant Justice of
the Supreme Court of Wyoming; James A.
Connolly, U. S. Attorney for the Southern
District of Illinois; John j. Jenkins, U. S.
Attorney for Wyoming; VIM. Nelson, u. S.
Marshal for Utah.
THE President has nominated S. w.
Marshton, of Missouri, to be Agent for the
Indians of the consolidated agencies of
Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws
and Seminoles, the nomination of VIM. p.
Ross for that position being withdrawn.
ISAAC N. HAWKINS, editor of the
Carrollton mo journal, who was recent
ly shot by Mr.. Kierolf, of the Democrat,
has since died of his wounds. Kierolf's
friends claim that it was clear case of justi-
fable homicide. He was released on s. 500
bail.
IT is stated that Minister Schenck has
asked for and obtained leave OF absence from
England, in order to return home and ex-
plain before the Congressional Committee
his connection with the fraudulent Emma
Mine scheme which is now
the subject of inquiry. Gen.
Schenck denies that he received one dollar
as consideration for the use of his name,
and claims that he himself was a victim to
the manipulators Of the scheme.
LEVI P. LUCKEY has resigned his po-
sition as Private Secretary to the President,
and the latter has appointed his son,
Ulysses, in his place. Mr.. Luckey has ac-
cepted responsible position in the Depart
ment of the Interior.
IT is stated that President Grant has
directed Attorney General Pierrepont to
Immediately commence legal proceedings
against the late Secretary of War Belknap,
Messrs. Marsh, Tomlinson, and all others
concerned in the Fort Sill bribery case. The
offenses charged are punishable by fine and
imprisonment in the Penitentiary for from
one to three years, and the persons con-
victed are forever disqualified from holding
office.
THE President has appointed Secre-
tary of the Navy Robson to be Secretary of
War ad interim.
THE Louisiana House, on the Sd,
adopted a resolution disposing of the whole
question of the impeachment of Governor
Kellogg, by ordering a discontinuance of
further proceedings on the part of the pros
ecution.
CHARLES j. BRENT, late book-keeper
of the Falls City Tobacco Bank, in Louis
vile, KY, has forged paper to the amount
Of $l5 200 and gone to Europe on the pro-
ceeds thereof. The English officials have
been notified by cable to look after him on
his arrival.
The Minnesota Legislature adj
journed on the Sd. having passed 4O4 bills,
mostly of a local character. The Centennial
appropriation bill was killed.
MINISTER SCHENCK sailed from Eng
land on the 4th.
Don CARLOS arrived in London from
Boulogne on the 4th.
The Arkansas Republican State Con-
vention will be held at Little Rock on the
9th Of April, to select delegates to the Gin
cinnah Convention.
MARSH, the briber of Secretary Bel
KNAPP, has fed to Canada, and as his testi-
mony was considered necessary to secure
the indictment of Belknap by the
Grand Jury, there seemed to be
some doubt, on the 9th, that this
could be accomplished. 1t having been re-
ported on the 9Th that the late Secretary
and his wife were also preparing to flee to
Europe, they were temporarily placed un.
der police surveillance in their own house