American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-05
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

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The Dutch steamer Friesland is be-
lieved to have been lost off Cape Finisterre
with all on board. She had crew of about
90, but no passengers.
The famous trotting mare Flora Tenn
pie died near Philadelphia on the 21st,
aged %.
John Flannery, clerk of the Pottstown
(Pa.) Iron Company, is missing, together
with $500 of the cOmpany's funds.
At Bakersfield, Cal, on the 22d, five
horse thieves were taken from the Jail by a
posse of citizens, an informal trial was held
in the courtroom, the prisoners adjudged
guilty, and hanged in the court yard The
Coroner's jury returned verdict of chang
ed by parties unknown"
A distressing accident occurred at
Memphis on the oath. At an early hour on
the morning of that day, Mr.. VIM. G. Pryde,
police detective, was aroused from his sleep
by sound as of some one trying to open a
window. Instantaneousy he thrust his
hand beneath his pillow to get his revolver,
and in drawing it out it became entangled
with the bed-clothes and was discharged,
the ball passing entirely through the body
of his six-months' old child and penetrating
the side of his wife, who was living with the
both mother and child had breathed their
last, and the wretched husband and father
was SO overcome with grief that he would
have taken his own life but for the foreible
restraint of his friends.
At East Hickman, Fayette County,
KY, on the 23d, a negro who had fatally
wounded merchant named j. Denton, was
taken from the Jail and hanged by mob of
citizens.
The Dale Manufacturing Company,
of Paterson, N. j., the largest silk manufac-
turing concern in the United States, have
gone into bankruptcy, caused by the depre-
citation in prices of silk goods.
Recent heavy rains throughout Cali
fornia have removed all apprehensions of
failure of the growing crops.
John H. and Thomas J. Goff. the
largest fat cattle dealers in Kentucky, have
gone into bankruptcy.
Tolle, Holton & Co., wholesale dry
goods dealers, Cincinnati, have made an as
signment. Liabilities about 1882 900; assets
about 1929, 900.
Mrs. Annie D. Bowman, wife of
Mayor John B. Bowman, of East St. Louis,
ILL.,, accidentally shot herself in the breast
with revolver on Christmas Eve and died
almost Immediately.
At Boston, on the night of the E24th, Cor
nelius Tobin threw lighted Kerosene lamp
at Mrs. Mary McKegan, setting her clothes
on fire and burning her to death. Tobin
was arrested.
Mr.. Irvine, of the firm of Jones & r.
vine, Greenville, KY, was waylaid and kill
ed by foot-pads on the night of the 23d as
he was going home from the store. He was
in the habit of carrying home the money
taken in at the store and this was the object
of the murder.
Fifteen colored people were drowned
near Rocky Point Mills, Va, on the 22d-12
children and their parents. They were liv-
ing in the same house, and finding it sur
rounded, took refuge in the ferry boat,
which, becoming disengaged from its fast
enings, was carried over the dam immeesl
diately below. This was witnessed bv
several persons, who could render no assist
ance.
The Comptroller of the Currency
gives notice of very dangerous counterfeit
hve-dOllar notes on the First National Bank |
of Hanover, Pa, and First National Bank |
of Tamaqua, Pa. All persons should re-
fuse the e-dollar notes of these banks,
and the holders should forward such notes |
to the redemption agency of the Treasury
Department.
Gen. Sheri dan has been notified of |
the Secretary of Wars approval of the final
survey of the military road from Bismarck |
to the Black Hills.
Owen Murphy, Treasurer of the New
York Board of Excise, absconded on the |
22d with between $4,000 and $4,000 of the |
excise fund, of which he had full control.
The War Department is in receipt of |
intelligence from Camp Bowie, Arizona, |
dated Dec. oath, which says: Lieuts. Ruck- |
er and Toney, of the 9th Cavalry, have re-
turned. They struck the party that killed |
mail-rider December14, east of STEMS Peak |
Range, and killed one. Five DAYS later they
struck them in Old Mexico, surprised |
ranchero OF 81 wicl1ieups, destroyed their
camp, captured 16 horses, 80 saddles and a |
lot OF stuff which the renegades had taken |
from the train. Fifteen bodies were found |
on the ground, with evidences that more had
been killed. The mail matter was recap |
tured.