American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-20
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

stricken with n severe paralytic shock Will
travelling in Switzerland. Though so Sc
rious sufferer to be unable to speak TO
over a week, he has since considerably re
covered. He is now in Paris, under the i'm
mediate charge of DIR. Brown-Sequard, and
though still finding it difficult to use his low
er limbs, is likely to eventually be in fail
health again. He cOntemplates returning Il
the United States the last of July.
Col. III. G. PRoUT, lately Governor
General of the provinces of the Equator, in
the service of the Khedive Of Egypt, has re.
signed his position in the Khedve's army
and returned to the United States to engage
in railroad enterprise of some kind in New
York, where he Is now located.
THE King of Belgium has offered to
pay the expenses of another African trip
and Stanley has accepted the leadership OF
the expedition.
Miss BRADLEY, NJ. D., who has jus,
died in Philadelphia at the age of 40, made,
20 years ago, numerous efforts to Sc
cure admission to a medical college, but all
in vain. At last she cut her hair short and
donned masculine attire, and in this dis
guise went through a course in Philadel-
phia, graduating with high honors, and sur
prising the college authorities when, a few
days later, attired in the garments proper
to her sex, she called upon them, showed
her diploma, and, proving her identity, de-
manded leave to practice. They had to ac-
cord it.
DAVID TRUMBULL, the Yale oarsman
who was drowned on the 9Th while trying to
save child, was student of the Theologi-
cal School, aged 25, had pulled seven in the
n If hefa
and was a remarkably swift runner. He
came of the same Connecticut stock whence
sprang Jonathan Trumbull, of Revolution
airy fame; John Trumbull, the painter; and
ex-senator Lyman Trumbull, of Illinois.
MIR. L. ID. INGERsOLL, author of the
" Life of Greeley" and for a long time con-
nected with Western journalism, has been
appointed by Secretary McCrary Librarian
of the War Department.
DENNIS KEARNEY, the Californian
agitator, is 81 years Of age, native of Cork,
Ireland, married, and Catholic.
MINISTER MOVES was rendered a grand
dinner by Wash. Mclean, Esq, of Cincn-
natl, on the eth. A number of distinguished
gentlemen were present.
DIR. JAMES G. AVER, the well known
patent medicine proprietor, died recently in
an asylum for the insane.
AUGUSTUS M. JACKSON, editor of the
New Albany Qnd.) Ledger Standard, a
veteran journalist, died on the 9th, aged 81.
THE reported death of the Sultan of
Morocco is officially denied.
MAJOR WILL o. WOODsON, Asso-
ISOLATED Press Agent at Memphis, Tenn,
was run over by n street-car on the night of
the 4th and died on the following day of in
juries received
DIR. NOBLING has so far recovered
from his injuries as TO be able to undergo a
searching examination regarding his attempt
upon the life of the Emperor William. He
says he plotted the crime alone, but commu-
nicated his intentions to some acquaintance
who did not oppose it. His present state
ment is believed.
EDWIN L. SMITH, prominent law
yer of Tuscola, ILL.,, cut his throat with a
razor, and when found was dead. Trouble
with his wife was the cause.
MAJOR w. w. WILLIAMS, editor of
the Logan County (O.) Indec. placed him.
self in front of the night express train near
Bellefontaine, on the morning of the Sth,
and was instantly killed. Family troubles
are thought to have instigated him to COM
nit the deed.
.'I,.a.,s 800 rne
New York, died on the Sth.
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HE oihclal returns OF the California
election give the following as the compost
tion OF the Constitutional Convention: Nom
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New Orleans, on the 10Th, the occasion be-
ing the presentation TO MIN OF gold DadSe
ana certihcate OF membership OF the Asso-
ciation OF the Army OF the tennessee. lie