American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-11-23

A shooting affray occurred recently
at Somerville, Tenn, between T. b. Halo
way and Shell Boyd, which resulted in the
killing OF Boyd. Holloway was seriously
wounded, "A load of bird-shot, fired by
Boyd, striking him in the face, putting out
one eye.
George Fessler, the defaulting Treas
urer of Stark County, o., has been sentenced
to - years at hard labor in the Penitentiar y
and to pay n fine of 500, 900 and costs.
A number of returning yellow fever
refugees have been stricken with the disease
at vicksburg, Jackson, and other places.
There were four deaths from fever at New
Orleans on the 18th and three at Jackson,
while at McComb City there were still so
cases reported under treatment and further
assistance was needed to relieve the prevail
ing restitution.
A meeting of State Railroad Com
missioners was held at Columbus, o.. ON
the 18th, for the purpose of devising uni
form system of returns and reports, and for
various other purposes.
Floyd Smith and his wife, both col
ored, were hanged by mob near Mernando,
Miss, on the 4th. They were charged with
having murdered a little white girl, 6 years
old, who had been left in their care by her
mother. A post mortem examination Of the
child revealed the fact of its skull having
been broken. A rumor gives as the reason
for the murder of the child that the negroes
were instigated by the mother, who would
inherit large property estate on the death
of her offspring.
A man calling himself the Rev. Mr..
Walker, aud. claiming to be foreign mis-
sionary Of the NJ. Z. Church, has been ar
rested in Charleston, Coles County, ILL.,, for
swindling parties in Terre Haute, Ind,
where he passed himself. off as the Rev. Mr..
Williams. Hewas laying his plans for en-
trapping widow lady near Charleston, but
was fortunately exposed before consum-
mating his attempted villainy. He is said to
be an old offender.
At Mount Airy, Wythe County, Va,
Col. Ballard Lambert and some other men
went to the residence of his wife's father,
Mr.. Snavely, to secure possession of his
(Lambert's) child, the father and mother
having separated on account of the
formers alleged ill treatment of the lat
ter. Mrs. Lambert personally resisted the
taking away of her child, when the brutal
husband struck her on the head, crushing
her skull and causing almost instant death.
A difficulty at Waverly, La, on the
18th, resulted in the death of Mr.. Ben. Flow
ers and the fatal wouhding OF D. B. Brave.
The Times Of India says hopes are en-
at Semla of peaceful solution of
the Afghan difficulty. 1t is supposed Rus
STA is exercising pressure upon the Ameer
with this object.
Snow-storms of exceptional severi-
ty have prevailed in the North of England
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the pursuing 1ficery was quite badly
The BELOW finally. jumped from
his wagon and took to the woods, and the
officers brought the bodies back to town
and turned thefSsoyer to their friends.
Dodd, Brown & Co., of St. Louis,
have compromised with their creditors on a
basis of 81 1-2 cents on dollar.
A passenger train on the New Bruins
wick Railroad was thrown from the track
near Peet, N. B., on the night of the 1lth.
A passenger car rolled down an embank-
ment, caught fire and was burned up. Four
persons were killed or burned to death,
only their bones being found among the
ruins.
A train on the Portland and Ogdens-
burg Railroad was ditched on the 18th near
lows olossihs' w. anu lsraei .. Currier'
=, "o,.oI.' was Alleu' oirs. ueo' L. " a.er
: -wo oth.rs si;nh.,n b,,.. any"
d. e. heyi' VI Coiuinous' ana Two
men named Eaton and Hillard, are under
GAINESVILLE graveyard horror. Eaton was the
driver of the wagon containing the stolen
corpses. >,
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