American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-11
AND POLITICAL.
Hon. ALExANpER H. STEPHENS writes

Hon. ALEXANDER HI. STEPHENS writes
to the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, in response
to its suggestion, that the idea of the Presi-
dency, with any aspiration or desire for
that office, never entered his mind, and new
er will while he retains his-senses. He adds
that he has no object IN public life but use
fulness, and he feels assured, from his own
convictions, that his present position is the
one in which this object can be most sue
cessfully accomplished.
PROF. HEINRIcH LEO, the German
historian, Is dead.
Miss BELvA A. LOCKWOOD, the
Washington woman lawyer, has several
cases pending before the United States Su-
preme Court, which she Is debarred from
pleading on account of her sex. One of
them Is o Cherokee Indian claim involving
100000.
JOHN H. HALLEr, q veteran Post
Office clerk, died at New York City ON the
18th. He was appointed In 1926, and held
Office under every succeeding Postmaster
seeing the Administrations of twelve Presi-
dents. He was at his desk to within two
days Of his death.
MATT. WEAVER, Cashier of the Citi-
zens' National Bank Of Urbana, O., is o de-
faulter to the smount Of over SIS 900 to the
bank and half rs much more belonging to
individuals and trust funds. Speculation
in the Chicago grain market was the cause
of his downfall. He has absconded, leaving
nearly $50 900 worth Of property, which has
been seized by the bank.
THE President has nominated Nor
man Buck to be United States Attorney and
E. s. Chase Marshal for Idaho Territory.
MINISTER George F. Seward has been
summoned home from China to appear be-
fore the House Committee on Expenditures
in the State Department and explain certain
serious charges preferred against him, af-
fecting his official integrity.
Hon. BENJAMIN WOOD, M. c., of
New York, has been adjudicated n voluntary
bankrupt. The failure is said to be mainly
due to depreciation in real estate. Liabili-
tiess$ 1855; assets, $I03, 900. h--o
MAJOR JACOB R. SNYDER, who died
recently at Sonoma, CAL, aged 66, was a pio-
neer Of 1916, Quartermaster Of Fremont's
battalion, q member Of the Convention
which formed the Constitution of the State
and Assistant United States Treasurer I'M
der Buchanan.
LIEUT.. READE, U. S. Army, has been
offered 81 900 q year for seven years to take
charge Of the telegraphic system of Japan.
SENATOR MIrcHELLs 15-year-old
daughter q few days since ran away from
school in Washington and eloped with a
young man named Handy, a clerk in one of
the Government offices. The young bride
being given the alternative of giving up her
l.
the former and has been received back to
the paternal mansion.
Mr.. JOHN A. CoCKRELL, formerly
managing editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
and recently managing editor of the WASH
ington Post, has retired from the latter pa
per. and has been succeeded by Mr.. A. C.
Buell.. Mr.. Cockrell accepts the managing
position on the Baltimore Gazette.
THE eighth General Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South met
ut Atlanta, Ga, on the LIST, Bishop Pierce
presiding. There were present 24S dele
gates from 81 conferences, and all the
Bishops.
Hon. JOHN MORRIssEY, ex-Congress-
man and ex-prize-fghter, died at Saratoga,
N. Y, on the LIST, aged Al.
THE Jefferson Davis who recently,
appeared in full uniform at military review
in the City Of Mexico, was Gen. JEFF. c. Da-
Wis, of the u. s. Army, and not the ex-
Confederate President. Gen. Davis COM
mands the national forces on the Texan
frontier, and has recently visited the Next
can capital with bis wife. &c., 1
GOVERNOR MOVES, the American
Minister at Paris, gave q dinner on the I'd in
honor of Baysrd Taylor, the newly appoint
ed Minister to Germany, and Mr.. Welch,
Minister to Great Britain.
The Democracy of the Ninth Indiana
District have nominated John r. Coffroth,
OF Tippecanoe, for Congress. The National
Greenbackers of the same district have
nominated Leroy Templeton, of Benton
County.
BISHOP MCCosKREY was reported on
the I'd to be seriously i'll at the house of q
friend in New York City. 1t was believed
he would not recover.
SIR FRANCIS HENRY GoLDssfID.
member Of the House Of Commons for Read