American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-24

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| Octave Lauve and Aaron Carter, all colored,
were hanged at Donaldsonville, La, on the
18th, for the murder of Narcisse Arrieux, a
merchant Of that town, in December, 1876.
Official information is received that
Lieut.. Wallace, OF Fort Missonk, has over
taken the marauding band of Nez Perces,
numbering about 20, who have been plum
dering their way from Canada to Idaho, and
has punished them severely, killing six,
wounding three, and killing or capturing
most of their ponies. He had only a hand
full of men in his command, but used them
| to excellent advantage.
The annual report of the Texas and
Pacific Railroad Company states that "A
| miles are operated; gross earnings for the
year ending May 81, 1881 $40, working ex-
penses $l,4iS,139; increase compared with
previous year, S31S,S57.
Miss Addie Coleman, an estimable
young lady of Lacrosse, Hancock County,
ILL.,, daughter of the Postmaster, died on the
18th in great agony, five hours after kim
ding fire with kerosene. Her brother was
badly burned in trying 10 eXtinguish the
flames.
AT Melrose, Mass, on the night of the
18th, Pelatiah X. Watt, aged 10, killed his
wife by beating her over the head with an
iron bar, and then shot out his own brains
with revolver. The cause of the tragedy
is unknown, further than that the couple
were engaged in an angry controversy dur
ing the evening.
Rev. DR.. Wade Hill, a prominent
Baptist minister of Rutherford County, N.
c., on the 14th shot and instantly killed his
son-in-law, Maj. Andrew ScrOggius. Both
men were armed when they met, and as
Scroggins had openly threatened to shoot
his father in law on sight, the latter is con-
ed,justified in "getting the drop" on
his would-be murderer. A domestic quar-
rel was the cause of the tragedy.
Tray Dye, Public Administrator of
Sacramento County, Cal, has made blood
curdling confession regarding the murder
Of o. NJ. Tullis, of Grand Island, who he
says was killed by one Anderson, a Swede,
and another man, at his Dyes instigation,
in order that he might get control of the es-
tate of the murdered man. The murder Of
other wealthy citizens of the county had
been discussed, but fortunately not attempt
ed. Anderson has also confessed.
The description of the train-robbers
at Winthrop Junction, Mo-, it is said, suits
that OF Henry Underwood, Frank jackson,
Billy and Henry Collins, survivors of the
Bass gang.
Katie Hopkins, aged Is, a servant in
the employ of Mr.. w. B. Thompson, of st.
Louis, it is supposed undertook to kindle
the kitchen fire with kerosene, on the 18th,
and was fatally burned, dying a few hours
afterward. The house was also burned to
the ground.
At Elizabethtown, Ky, on the Nth,
shooting ARRAY occurred between Mr.. Philip
Arnold, of the banking house of Arnold q
Polk, and Harry N. Holdsworth, Cashier for
l.. NJ. Longshaw's bank, in which Arnold
received very severe wounds in the right
shoulder, inflicted by load of buckshot
fired from dOuble-barreled shotgun in
the hands of Holdsworth, and n man named
Anderson, looker-on, was dangerously
shot in the bowels. The affair grew out of
business quarrel.
C.. B. Clark, a prosperous farmer OF
Lagrange, near Chicago, was shot and killed
on the night of the 18th, it was ut first
thought by horse-thieves, but as subsequent
developments indicate, by one st. Petrie,
former employee of Clark's and a suspected
paramour of Mrs. Clark, who is believed to
be equally implicated. Both are under ar
rest.
A sample-trunk of jewelry was plum
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Chicago, on the 10Th, while its owner, Mr..
Henry Freund, of New York, was at dinner
The stolen goods were valued at $4,000.
John Ten Eyck, colored, was hanged
at Pittsfield, Mass, on the 10th, for the muir
der of Mr.. and Mrs. David Stillman in No
vember last.
VIM. Wilson, alias Patterson, was
hanged at San Bernardino, CAL, on the 10th,
for the murder of one Barrett Jeffreys.
A dispatch from Malheur Agency,
10th, says II Indians, including 60 warriors,
surrendered on the previous day. This
leaves but very few hostile Snakes unac-
counted for. The surrendered Indians say
the Bannocks did all the numbering and the
Snakes the stealing.
Susan Walters, 4 colored nurse, is I'M
der arrest at Fayetteville, n. c., charged
with the murder of the infant child of Capt.
Helling. She grew tired of nursing the
baby, and poured vial of laudanum down
its throat, from the effects of which it died
in few minutes. Capt. Helling was in the
act of drawing pistol on the nurse to kill
her, when he was prevented by member
of the family.
The sample-trunk of jewelry stolen
from the Palmer House, Chicago, has been
recovered, and one of the thieves is in GUS
tody.
At Roseburg, Oregon, recently, VIM.
DAILY quarreled with his wife's brother, j.
Woodward, over family matters, when
Woodward stabbed DAILY twice and DAILY
shot Woodward, both falling dead.
The powder-magazine OF H. A. Weldy,
near Pottsville, Pa, containing LOO kegs,
struck by lightning on the 18th and
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