American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-05

Inc HaSSalc County Savings Bank, o
Paterson, n. j., has gone into liquidation
The banks capital has all been lost by un
secured loans, and the directors are obli
gated to pay the depositors in full, amount
ing to about 100000.
Meter e Co, of New York, heavy
operators in gold and stocks, failed on tn,
26th for large amount
The wife and daughter of Jane.
Brophy, of Rondout, N. Y, persisted in tht
flames of burning building on the night o.
the 25th.
James Boyd, foreman of Macintosh.
Hemphill & Co.'s foundry, Pittsburg, wa.
killed on the Goth by crane falling upon
him. He was a member of the CITY Conn
ell.
Mr.. G. G. Dibble and wife, of Hous-
ton, Texas, We're drowned on the evening o1
the 2Gth, while attempting to cross Cherry
| Creek on the Brazos. Mr.. Dibble was q
well known citizen, and his wife was niece
OF Mayor Wilson of Houston.
William Muir, Ferdinand Hertog and
Joel NJ Hayes, all three doing business as
brokers, have been arrested in New York,
charged with negotiating forged bonds OF
the City of St.Louis, City of Quincy, ILL.,, and
Missouri Pacific Railroad. They are believed
to be the principals in the largest, most
powerful and best organized gang of bond
counterfeiters ever formed in this country,
and their operations are thought to have ex-
tended throughout nearly all the States.
The matter of ferreting them out has been
under way for nearly six months, and it is
believed the entire number concerned will
be ultimately captured.
1t is believed that ten persons lost
their lives by the burning of Greenfield &
Sons candy factory, Barclay Street, New
York City, on the goth ult.
Joseph O'Neill, a well known engi-
neer on the Chicago and Alton Railroad was
shot and killed by an unknown assassin at
Bloomington, ILL.,, at an early hour on the
morning of the 9th, as he was on his way
home from the railway station. He was
about 30 years old and unmarried.
A shocking double tragedy was enact
ed at Farmville, Prince Edward County,
Va, on the 27th. Col. William Randolph
Berkeley, well known citizen and lawyer,
was seated in his office in conversation with
a friend, Mr.. Alfred Moth, when a knock
was heard at the door. Col. Berkeley arose
and opened the door, when he was imme-
diately shot down dead by pistol ball en-
tering his temple. His assassin was
Col. VIM. H. Kennedy, another well known
citizen. The latter then stepped inside the
Office, passing over. the dead body of the muir
dered man, and, placing the pistol to his own
head, blew out his brains. The cause of the
murder and suicide was not known, but it
was reported that Kennedy had on previous
occasions attempted to take Berkeley's life.
Both were men so widely known and gener-
ally respected, that the news of the affair
caused a most profound sensation through
out the whole State.
The French Government has requested
Don Carlos to leave France, and he has COM
piled with the request. ..
The Paris Monlteur announces that
Japan has renounced all commercial treaties
with foreign nations, and resumed its right
to levy customs duties at pleasure.
In Brooklyn, N. Y, on the 26th,
Charles E. johnson went to the residence of
his wife's father, Mr.. R. S. Benedict, and
asked to see his wife, who few days previ-
ously had left her home on account, it is said,
Of her husbands i'll treatment. The wife,
with her young babe in her arms, came
down to the parlor, when the hus-
band demanded his child. The
wife refusingto surrender the babe, the hus-
band pulled out revolver and shot his wife
as she was endeavoring to escape from the
room, the ball entering her right shoulder
and passing out at the breast. The wound
was serious one, but not necessarily fatal
The babe narrowly escaped being
struck by the bullet. The parties had
only been married a year, and
are both members of wealthy and respecta-
bic families, the wife being relative by
-
whom they were married. The would-be
murderer was locked up, his wife making
charge against him of assault with intent to
kill. He is only about 20 years of age.
John Pryde was found murdered near
Town Creek, Lawrence County, Ala, on the
24th. He was brother of Detective Pryde,
of Memphis, who accidentally shot and
killed his wife and babe a few days pre-
viously.
Near Barnesville, Md, on the 9th,
Lord G. Jamison killed Thomas WarfieId in
a quarrel. Warfeld was paying attention to
Jamison's sister.
The Real Estate Savings Bank of St.
Louis suspended on the 29th. Its loans were
all based upon real estate security, and the
great depreciation in the value of the latter
is given as the cause of the failure 1t is
said that none of the Directors owe the bank
a dollar, and that its deposits, amou nting to
about $245, 900, will ultimately be paid in
full.
A horrible occurrence is reported
from Morgan Township, Crawford County,
Iowa. Carl Mas and wife, farmers, locked
their three children, aged respectively, one,
two and half and four years, in the house
on Christmas Day, and went to husk corn.
They were shortly after apprized by
of the fact that their house was
burning, and when they reached it it was
in flames and the children burned
to crisp. The mother frantically attempt
ed to rush into the flames, but was forcibly
The foggy morning had pre-
vented them from seeing the fire sooner.