American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-24
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
MR.. WILBUR F. STOREY, of the Chi
cago Times, has returned home from Europe
with greatly improved health.
MIR. III. j. MONTAGUE, the popular
actor, died suddenly in San Francisco on the
18th, of hemorrhage of the lungs.
ADDITIONAL Congressional nomina-
tons: Illinois-Fifth District, r. NJ. Hank,
Republican; Eighth District, G. c. Straun,
National Greenback; Ninth District, ThosS
A Boyd, Republican (renominated). Indi-
ana-Ninth District, Godlove S. Orth, Re
publican. Ohio-First District, Milton Sayler,
Democrat (renominated); Second District,
l.. w. Goss, Democrat; Sixth District, j. l..
Price, Republican; Tenth District, Thos,
Ewing, Democrat; Fifteenth District, Rev.
Geo. w. Pepper, National Greenback; Six
teenth District, VIM. Mckinley, Republic
can. Kansas-Second District, ID. c.
Haskell, Republican (renominated).
Iowa-Ninth District, f. C. Car
penter, Republican. Texas - Fifth
District, John Hancock, Democrat. Louis.
iana-First District. Randall Gibson, DEM
ocrat (renominated); Second District, E.
John Ellis, Democrat (renominated); Third
District, J. Fl. Acklin, Democrat (renom-
inated; Sixth District, E. W. Robertson,
Democrat (renominated).
PRESIDENT HAYES will attend the
Minnesota State Fair at st. Paul, to be held
the first week in September.
The German Parliament is conyoked
for Sept. !.
AUSTIN w. KNIGHT, a well known
New York oil merchant, was forced into
bankruptcy on the 18th, and three days af-
terward he committed suicide.
THE Michigan Prohibitionists have
nominated a State Ticket headed by Watson
Snyder, of Ypsilanti, for Governor.
JAMES 81. SMITH, Chicago leather
commission merchant, was accidentally
killed by train on the New York Elevated
Railroad on the night of the 18th.
Mrs. B. J. SWEET, of Chicago, widow
of the late Gen. Sweet, Pension Agent, on
the 18th was struck by the locomotive of a
train on the Northwestern Railroad, thrown
several feet, and instantly killed. The acct
dent occurred near her residence, in the SUI
burbs of the city.
HON. b. II. BRIsTOw has been ap-
pointed by the President to conduct the
South Carolinarevenue cases on behalf Of the
The Woman Suffragists have won a
substantial victory in New Hampshire,
bill allowing women to vote in school meet
ings having passed both branches Of the
Legislature.
MURAT HALsTEAD denies all knowl-
edge of any bargaining or other arrange
ment between Gov. Hayes and certain
Southern Democrats regarding the Presi-
dency.
PROFESSOR BANTER, of Harvard Col
lege, was drowned off Cape May, while bath
ing, on the 14th.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY, accom-
panied by several friends and other officials
of the Department, has started on a two
months tour of inspection through the West
and as far as California.
Gov. HAMPTON, of South Carolina,
has forwarded to the Governor of Ohio a
requisition asking for the extradition of ex-
Gov. A. X. Scott, who lives i'm Napoleon,
that State. He is charged with having issued
warrants on the Treasury for
800, 900, together with bribery and corrup-
ton.
AT Versailles, Ky, on the night of
the 10th, Sam G. Field, editor of the Wood
ford Sun and County Attorney, was in
stantly killed by the discharge of a revolver
which fell from the pocket of Joseph C. Bal
ley, Town Marshal, while the two, with 9TH
ers, were scuffiing in sport to secure the
possession of watermelon.
JOSIAH P. CoLCoRD, a well known
st. Louis lawyer, on the 18th shot and killed
his mistress, Lille G. Gibbons, and then
killed himself. Colcord was talented, but
man, about 81 years Of age.
Some five years ago he became separated
from his wife, and soon after formed con-
nection with the woman whom he murder
ed. She had led somewhat adventurous
and reckless life, and it is said that Colcord
lions paid her by other men, which was
doubtless the cause of tho tragedy.
JUDGE ALBERT $! MARKS, of Frank
lin County, is the>Democratic candidate for
Governor ot~rennessee. The platform
adopted blythe State Convention favors the
repeal of the Resumption act.
CHARLES w. ANGEL, of Chicago,
Secretary of the Pullman Palace Car Com
pany, has absconded with about $4,000 in
cash and convertible securities, and is now
supposed to be luxuriating in Europe.
JOHN A. LEETE, a witness before the
Potter Investigating Committee, was taken
from the Astor House, New York, on the
night of the 18th, while in a frenzied con-
dition, and safely locked up. He labored
under the delusion that he was being pur-
sued by PRISONERS and assassins, and fired
several Intellectual shots at the officers who
were trying to capture him before he could
he securad