American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-02
HERE AND THERE.

r lucky is unmarked by any monument
) THE latest thing in New York show
is a pigeon exhibition. 1t opened will
about 1000 birds, valued at 100000.
IF appears by " Burke's Peerage'' fol
1873 that in 1877 no peerage or baronet
cy was cfeated-a very unusual circum
stance.
A VIRGINIA girl whose intended fail
ed to appear on the wedding -doy acted
as bridesmaid to another couple the
same evening.
A NEW counterfeit 50-cent piece has
appeared, which is just as heavy as the
genuine one, and which is filled with
nickel and coated with silver 1t is very
dangerous.
TIE Western Union Telegraph Com
pany have ordered that hereafter, on all
unpaid messages, the word " collect
should be charged for as a portion of the
telegram.
Miss MARY ANDERSON, when playing
at Nashville recently, had terrific ad-
venture. 1t was a mouse which lost its
way among the folds of her dress. Miss
Anderson is slowly recovering.
! A FASHIONABLE girl in Boston, and
wealthy, has designed, cut, trimmed
and made her own wedding-dress, TAX
ing every stitch herself. The richest
point-lace, wedding gift, was the only
ornament.
IN consideration of the three very bad
seasons, which did so much damage to
agrieulturists, the well known English
sporting baronet, Sir John Ashley, NJ.
p, for Lincoln, has returned 10 per
cent. to these of his tenants whose rent
ais are over f2O0 per annum, and Is
per cent on those under that amount.
A BILL before the Virginia Legislature
requires all persons selling cigars to
take out State license, and be furnished
with a Moffitt register. Every time the
dealer sells cigar he turns the crank
of the register, and at the end of each
month he makes oath to the number of
cigars sold, and pays tax of one cent
on each cigar sold.
THE wedding-gifts of the French Gov
ernment to the young King of Spain
consisted of two vases of Sevres porce-
lain three and half feet high, with a
central bowl of corresponding size, all
of a light blue color, decorated with ex-
quisite paintings. A quantity of the |
celebrated Gobefin tapestries, illustrat-
ing religious subjects, was also sent to |
decorate the oratory of the future Queen. |
In Falls County, Texas, Miss Moore
was preparing for marriage, and invited |
a friend, Miss Williams, to assist her !
In rummaging through some clothes an
old pistol was carelessly handled by
Miss W., resulting in the shooting and /
instant death of Miss Moore. She was
buried on the day that was to have been
the nuptial OCCASION, and the other
young lady who was the innocent cause
of it has become. deranged.
THE Belfast (Me.) Journal says: "It
is almost impossible for an unknown
man to see the inside of country farm
house, even in the daytime, in the abb
sence of the male tfiember of the family.
This state of things has been brought
about by that nuisance, the tramp. The
doors are kept fastened, and the house
has a deserted appearance. In fact,
The women in their husbands absence
are IN constant fear.''
IT has often been the subject of re-
mark that the telephone was not dis
covered by practical telegrapher, but
oy a person who had no connection
whatever with the clicking art 1t may
be added that as a general thing tele-
yraphers regard the telephone as a sort
IF intruder, and they are inclined to
ook with kind of mild contempt on
he little instrument. The friends of
he telephone are sanguine that it will
ret supplant telegraphy.
NINE. GUEsTIER, a young married
ady Of the wealthy Johnston family of
Bordeaux, was burned to death at her
country house at Cestas few days ago.
Suffering from toothache she went, af-
er undressing, to look in a pier-glass
'ver chimney piece, in which there
vas a blazing wood fire, to adjust in her
Mouth piece of cotton stepped in
'ther. While leaning forward to do this
he flame caught her nightdress, and in
pite ofspeedy help she was so badly in
ured that she died the next day.
A FEW years ago colony of Iceland
RS, scared by the volcanic eruptions
which rendered their beloved island un-
afe, took refuge in the northern part of
his country and Canada 1t seems
hese hardy people were wise in time.
There are now unpleasant manifesto .
ions of a new series of eruptions, the
aVa-fows from which may still further
essen the small area of tillage and ..
'asture land. So great is the attach
nent of Icelanders to this cold and bar
en- home that nothing short of almost .
calamity will drive them !
rom it. But the fact that some OF
hem have found new homes and have
astly improved their condition is like
y to promote a second exodus, especial
Y if the volcanoes resume their activity ,
THE new Post-office Directory of the
1ity of London gives some curious sta .
istics regarding the wonderful growlL
# the English metropolis. About the
ear 100 the population stood at $780,
90. Half a century later the number
cached 655, ,000; while in 1850 it had
to 1852, 900. More than
million have been added since then
Torty years ago Kelly's Directory con- !