American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-12-01
AND POLITICAL.

5. K. w. GILL, a prominent lawyer OF
Pittsburg, mysteriously disappeared from
home about the middle of October, and it
now turns out that some of his confiding
clients are losers by him to the amount of
over $500, 900, cash and convertible securities
entrusted to his care.
CONRAD POPPENHAUsEN, an extern
sive manufacturer and heavy stockholder in
Long Island railroads, has failed with liza
bilities of $3,521, ,S56, and nominal assets
amounting to over $7,OO0,OOO-the latter
principally railroad securities.
The Senate, on the 18th, confirmed a
large number of appointments, among them
being Chauncey I. Filley for Postmaster at
st. Louis, and Alonzo Bell for Assistant
Secretary of the Interior.
DIR. MARTIN PAYNE, recently deceas-
ed, of New York City, left nearly his entire
estate, valued at 100000 to Harvard Col
lege.
Col. ROBT. G. INGERsoLL hasinformed
the Secretary of State that he does not desire
his name to be used in connection with the
Berlin Mission, as he does not want the po-
sition.
Hon. JOHN S. HOFFMAN, formerly
Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals of
West Virginia, and Colonel of the Thirty
first Virginia Infantry during the rebellion,
died at Clarksburg on the 18Th
Ex-MAYoR TAYLOR, of Frankfort,
KY, the well known distiller, who disap-
peared in May last, as supposed, on account
of financial embarrassments and irregulari-
ties, has returned home and given bonds to
appear for trial on the six indictments found
against him.
THERE are intimations that Gen.
Grant may be appointed to the Berlin mis-
sion.
Mr.. HENRY L. PIERCE, Mr.. Summers
biographer, has been nominated for Mavor
of Boston-an Office which he has once filed.
HON. GEO. III. WILLIAMS, late Unit
ed States Attorney General, sued Mr.. VIM.
Mckee, of st. Louis, for $500 additional fee
for procuring pardon for him, Mr. Mckee
having already paid him 81 900. The Court
(Judge Wickham) sustained defendants
demurrer to the suit, holding that the con-
tract was illegal and against public policy
COMPLETE official returns of the vote
OF Wisconsin give Smith (Rep.), for Gov
ernor, 1888; Mallory (Dem.), O,4S2; AIlis
(Greenback), 26,163.
LIEUT.. T.-GOv. WYMAN SPoONER. of
Wisconsin, died on the 18th, aged 81.
REV. JONATHAN EDWARDS WOOD-
BRIDGE, aged 70, died at Hartford, Ct, on
the 18th. He was formerly editor of the
Boston Recorder and a well known theo- |
logian.
THE National Grange Patrons of Hus-
bandry met at Cincinnati on the 21st, dele
gates from all the States being present
JUDGE WRIGHT, of Indiana, who COM
mitted an assault upon ex-Secretarv Della
no in Washington some weeks ago, has been
indicted for assault with intent to kill.
GENERAL BUTLER denies the publish
ed report that he proposed to Anna Dickin-
son and was refused.
IT is understood that four Republi-
can Senators, Messrs. Christiancy, Burn
side, Matthews and Hoar, refused to be
bound by any caucus pledge to vote against
he confirmation of Democrats who might
De nominated by the President.
JUDGE GEORGE GRENNEL, who was a
member of Congress from Massachusetts
rom 1928 to 1888, died at Springfield on the
10Th, aged 81.
SINCE Metcalfe, of Missouri, was sworn
n, the Democratic majority in the House
5 only 13. The Republican majority in the
senate is now only 4.
SIR EDWARD THORNTON has been
to the British mission at Mad
I'd, and will be succeeded at Washington by
Hon Lionel Sackville West, brother and heir
oresumptive of Lord SackvilIe, now British
Minister at Buenos Ayres
j. L. CALLING, Secretary of the West
'rn Insurance Company of Cincinnati. is a