American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-12-15
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

ID. A. BALDWIN, formely President oi
the West Wisconsin Railroad, hanged him.
self in New York City on the 4th. Business
troubles were the cause.
The Tennessee Legislature met in ex-
traordinary session on the 9TH, to consider
certain propositions made by the bondhold-
ers for compromising the State debt.
CHARLES E. WILLIAMS, a clerk in the
Union Stock-yards National Bank of Chica-
go, has absconded after having pocketed
$500, secured on "raised" check which
was originally made out for $40.
RICHARD B. PEABODY, a lumber mer-
chant of st. Johnsbury, VT, very respecta-
bly, connected, is under arrest for commit
ting forgcries to the amount of $4,000.
DR.. w. j. SAwIN, of Chicopee Falls,
Mass, who was to have been Installed on
the night of the Sd as Eminent Commander
of Springfield Commandery knights Tenn
pier, fell dead of apopleXy at the beginning
of the meeting.
The President on the 9th renominated
the New York Custom house officers, whose
nominations fell by reason of non-action
with the expiration of the special session.
JOHN N. BURLEIGH, ex-member of
Congress from the First Maine District and
Bank, was killed on the 9Th by his horse
shying off bridge over Salmon Falls River.
RETURNS from the Georgia election
indicate that Atlanta has been chosen as the
State Capital by 900 majority The new
Constitution is adopted by nearly the same
vote.
THE French Ministry has again re-
signed, and President MacMahon has
entrusted the formation of new Cabi-
net to M. Dufaure
HENRY LELAND, young American
painter in Paris, was killed on the 9th while
playing with pistol. He didn't think it
was loaded.
REV. DIR. w. P. HARRISON, the new
Chaplain of the House of Representatives,
is prominent member of the Methodist |
Church South.
GENERAL BARTLETT, formerly Unit
ed States Minister to Sweden, has entered |
the Turkish service as a Major General.
The Senate has confirmed the nomin- |
alton of J. 3. Hawley, of Illinois, for Assist.
ant Secretary of the Treasury.
THE President has sent to the Senate |
the nominations of Henry W. Hilliard, Min
ister' to Brazil; John 1. Smith, Consul Gen
sral at Montreal, and Alfred Lee, Consul at
frankfort; besides number of others, all of
which were previously sent to the Senate,
but fell with the expiration of the special
session.
WALTER A. FRENCH, of Massachu-
'etts, Tally-Clerk of the House of Repre-
'entatives, has been removed, and Gen. Al
pert Lamar, of Georgia, appointed in his
place.
The Presidents message contains
1900 words. 1t was telegraphed from
Washington to Philadelphia and other points
n 45 minutes.
Ex-Gov. PINCHBACK, of Louisiana,
las addressed an open letter to Gov. Mich
Ills, resigning his place as United States
senator for that State.
Mrs. BELvA A. LOCKWOOD, an attor-
ley of the District of Columbia, few DAYS
ince made an argument before the House
Committee on Judiciary, advocating the
passage of bill authorizing women to prac-
ice in the Supreme Court of the United
states.
DR.. BENZ. A. CEvAL has presented
he President his credentials as Envoy Ex-
raordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
f the Republic of Paraguay to the United
tates.
SENATOR SHARON denies that he has
ent any telegram to the Secretary of the
enate, and says he expects to be in Wash
ngton about the 1st of January.
DIR. ALBERT L. BLEDsoE, editor of ]
he Southern Rerieso, distinguished min
ster and former professor of the University t
f Virginia, died at Alexandria, Va, on the
tn, of paralysis. {