American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-10
HERE AND THERE.

The Emperor William, of Germany,
will celebrate his golden wedding next
fall.
| A CORRESPONDENT of the Cincinnati
Enquirer describes Lord John Russell
as ''little heap of wrinkled humanity"
SAMUEL LINDsLEY, of Greene County,
n. Y, has been made insane in cOnse-
quence of injuries received in game of
| baseball
AMONG the Socialists recently con-
demned to exile in Russia were several
women, including ladies of position,
| young, handsome and cultured.
Mrs. CHLOE PATCHEN, of South Bur-
lington, Vt, celebrated her hundredth
birthday the other day. There are now
living four generations of her descend
ants, including 80 greai-grandchildren.
A PETRIFIED wasp nest has been found
near Eureka, New, by blasting in the
solid rock 40 feet below the surface of
the ground. On breaking it open, some
cells, larva, and two perfectly formed
wasps were found, also petrified. The
rock is granite sandstone of sediment
ary formation.
THE French wheat crop of this year
is below the average yield. Straw is
plentiful, ears are many, but the gain is
small and scanty, especially in the
plains, valleys, and rich soils. France
will have to import breadstuffS largely
| and tic cunr,lias from tho la
want will be greatly curtailed.
AN insane white man mounted the
engine at Bristol, Tenn, when the en-
gineer and fireman were at dinner, and,
turning on full head of steam, ran into
train of box-cars, which were on a,
side-track, smashing two of them into
kindling wood and considerably damag-
ing the engine.
A CHINESE company sent Chin Ii
Chong to San Francisco as an agent,
selecting him because he had been in
America long enough to learn the bust
ness ways of the country. He has prov
en- his knowledge on that subject by alb
sconding with $4,000 of the concerns
money.
Gov HUBBARD, at the Bolton Fair,
said Texas is getting rich at the rate of
$1OO,000,000 per annum.s- The taxable
property of the State is now $3.50, ,000,
600, against $25O, 100000 in 1876. This
is progress with vim. And in 1880 it
will be S700,OoO,OoO, three millions of
people and some twenty-odd members
of Congress. ir RaLGuu.. H.
"A FEW days since, says the Rocking
ham On. c. Register, q gentleman in
Brooks Gap went out squirrel hunting,
and taking his seat upon a log, killed
100 squirrels without moving from the
spot. He says at least 800 more passed
by where he was sitting, during the day
1t was not a first-class' day for squirrels
either.
A PASSENGER train on the Utah Cen
tral Railroad, the other day, when near
Pennington, was lifted from the track
and turned upside down by the wind.
Two passenger cars and a baggage car
were turned over. Goals from the stoves
were scattered through the cars, but
the fire was put out before much dam
age was done. Several persons were
badly hurt, but are expected to recover.
THE TtOo Republics, of Mexico says
that, last February Mrs. Skilton, wife of
the United States Consul General, and
Miss Bertha Read, of Missouri, ascend
ed Popocatapetl, which is 1850 feet
above the level of the sea, and 2, ,134 feet
higher than Mont Blanc, and with the
gentlemen in their company sang patri-
otic hymns. About two years ago the
peak was ascended by Mrs. Terry and
Miss Sawyer of New York, and Mrs.
Richardson, of New Orleans, who were
the first ladies that ever succeeded in
reaching the top. y~t.