American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-09-09
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

James Hummel, German saddle1
living in Cincinnati, on the night of the 9th
attacked his wife with butcher-knife, cut
ting her severely in various places, SO that
she fell to the floor insensible from loss OF
blood. He then, doubtless think
ing her dead, severed an artery in
his own arm. When discovery was
made Of this horrid tragedy, both were ap-
parently beyond hope of recovery, but ii
was subsequently thought that the woman
might survive. Hummel's wife had sep
arated from him on account of his brutal
treatment of her, and she was understood
to be about suing for legal divorce.
The annual meeting of the Hay Fever
Association, at Bethlehem, n. H., ON the
18th, was an unusual success, as regards the
number in attendance, extent of informa-
ton elected, and the general interest mani
tested. Interesting remarks were made by
Judge Goodrich, of Chicago, Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher, j. 81. Ward, of Louisville,
and others. The list of members was mate
rally enlarged.
The MoHie Mcguire prisoners, Mum
ley, McGheon, Carroll, Roarity and Boyle,
recently convicted of the murder of Police
man Yost, at Tamaqua, Pa, have been sem
fenced to death. @
A disastrous fire occurred at San
Francisco on the night of the 2Sth, consum-
ing almost the entire block bounded by
Brandon, Townsend, Third and Fourth
Streets. Over two hundred poor families
are burned out of doors, and the loss will
probably aggregate half million dollars.
During the confagration a fireman named
Stewart fell from ladder and was instantly
killed. A number of minor accidents are
reported, but few Of q serious nature.
A dispatch from Monroe, La, 29th,
says that great excitement prevailed there
on account of the attempted assassination of
Lamp Faulk, planter living few miles
below there, by two colored men. The
houses Of other white people had been fired
into by unknown parties, supposed to be
negroes.
At the great auction sale of anthra-
cite coal, in New York on the 18th ult.
prices fell from 81 90 to $500 per ton on ali
grades.
The Kansas City Exposition and Ag-
ricultural Fair will be held from Sept. IS to
%. The premium list aggregates $40, 200.
By the explosion of a threshing.
machine boiler near Dover, Mimi, on the
31st, George Bennett, c. Arnold, and an.
other man, name unknown, were instantly
killed, and several others were injured.
At Monroe, La, on the 30th, DIR. B
n. Dinkgrave, former Sheriff and Tax.
Collector of the parish, was shot and killed
while on his way to dinner. The ASSASSIN
| was an unknown man who had been skulk.
| ing around the locality for several days. II
! is believed that the murder was the result
Of an old personal feud, and that the only
object was revenge.
One Of the most brutal prize fights
| on record occurred near Pennville, N. j.,
| on the 3lst ult., the principals being two
pugilists named Wheedon and Walker,
from Philadelphia. Sixty-two round,
were fought, when Walker succumbed tt
the tremendous pounding of his adversary
and died in few hours afterward from hi.
| injuries.
There were twelve deaths from vel.
low fever at Savannah, Ga, on the 5Oth
The disease Is confined principally to thu
suburbs. Wilmington, N. c., has estab
lished quarantine against Savannah.
The sentence of Jesse Pomeroy, tn.
Boston boy murderer, has been commute,
to imprisonment for life.
Four miners were suffocated in
mining shaft near Central City, COL, on tn
Goth uit. = -
At Lewisburg, o., on the 31st ult., Cit
Marshal Palmer was shot and instantly kille
by N. A.. Wireman, for alleged adulter
with Mrs. Wireman.
A wagon containing six persons wa
struck by locomotive while crossing tn
railroad track in the northern suburbs Q
St. Joseph, No., on the 1st. Ben. Dorsey
colored, was instantly killed, VIM. Brainar
died in a short time, and George Reed
james Hoy, and George Cook were all NOR
/ or less injured.
One hundred and twenty-four clerk
out of the eight hundred employed in tn
War Department and its various bureau
were discharged on the LIST inst, on accour
of the recent action Of Congress ordering
reduction in the clerical force Of the depart
ments.