American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-20

all told who are engaged in the revolt
| THE connection between the Sutro
Tunnel and Comstock lode in Nevada,
just completed, is a most important
event to the mining interests, as it gives
n new lease of life to the Comstock lode
and mines, the products of which,
amounting to hundreds of millions of
dollars in bullion from low grade ores
alone, have heretofore been valueless on
account of the expensive mode of min
ing.
THE Missouri Democratic State Con-
vention, held at Jefferson City on the
10th, nominated Hon. E. H. Norton for
Supreme Judge, James E. McHenry
for Register of Lands, r. d. Snan-
non for Superintendent of Schools,
and A NJ Sewer for Railroad
Commissioner. The platform adopt
ed demands the substitution of Gov
eminent legal tenders for national
bank notes, such issue of Government
money to be full legal tender for all
debts, public and private, except where
otherwise provided by law, and to be
used by the Government in the purchase
and retirement of interest bearing
bonds; the unrestricted coinage of sill
yer, and the unconditional repeal of the
Resumption act. The platform also
declares its opposition to any further
contraction of the currency, and to
protective tariff. The decision of the
Forty-fourth Congress as to the Presi-
dental incumbency is regarded as
finality, but that decision, it is held should
not prevent a full investigation of
the alleged frauds connected with
the election, and which the Electoral
Commission wrongfully refused to in
qure into. An equitable appropriation
by the Government for the improvement
of the Mississippi and its tributaries is
demanded, as both just and expedient.
THE eclipse of the sun on the goth
inst. will be total from Irkontsk, Sibe-
ria, through the western part of the
British possessions, Denver, Colorado,
and northern and eastern Texas, enter
ing the Gulf of Mexico, to disappear a
little southeast of San Domingo. The
exhibition will be visible as a partial
eclipse over all the United States, Mex
leo and British America that afternoon.
THE Michigan Democratic State Con-
vention, held at Detroit on the 10th,
adopted resolutions declaring gold and
silver coin to be the money of the Con-
stitution, and that all paper currency
should be convertible into coin at the
option of the holder, and deprecating
and further forcible reduction of the
currency. The Potter Investigating
Committee is endorsed. Orlando NJ
Barnes was nominated for Governor.
HOEDEL, who attempted the life of
the Emperor William, has been con-
victed and sentenced to be beheaded.
CYPRUS, the island which Turkey has
just ceded to Great Britain, in return
for a guarantee of protection by Eng
land of Turkish dominions in Asia, is !
The most eastern of the Mediterranean
Islands, lying midway between Asia
Minor and Syria. Its length is about |
l48 miles, and width-except in the |
northeast extremity, where it narrows
TO Is miles-about 40 miles. Its area |
IS about 4 800 square miles, and present |
population 10000, the majority of |
whom are Greeks, though there are a
large number of Turks. 1t has been I'M
der the rule of the Turks for more than |
300 years, having been taken by them |
from the Venetians. Under the Veneti- |
ans the island had at one time popu
alton of 10000 and attained great |
splendor and prosperity, but has greatly |
declined under the Turks, though of |
late years its prosperity has somewhat
1t has great natural re-
sources. Its Importance to England, as
a military base of operations, both for
the operations of the treaty
and for guarding her Indian posses
sions, is almost incalcuIable
THE threatened disturbances at Mont
real, Canada, on account of the pro-
posed Orange parade on the 18th, were
probably averted by the strong stand
taken by the Mayor in forbidding the
procession, backed up by large force
Of special policemen and militia from
various parts of the Dominion. The
Orangemen finally consented to aban-
don their parade in the inter-
est of the public peace, the Mayor
them protection to their homes.
Several of the leaders were arrested up
on warrants charging them with con-
breach of the peace, and were
subsequently released on bail. The
Orangemen and their friends complain
bitterly of the action of the authorities
in refusing them permission and protec-
ton for their parade.
By the direction of the Secretary of
War, Board of Engineers and Officers
is constituted to take into consideration
the Improvement of the low-water navi-
cation of the Mississippi River, and to
submit plan therefor, together with a
for the most practical
bic measures to be adopted from time
to time in order to secure its earliest and
most economical completion. The Board
will consist of Col. F. G. Barnard, Col.
L. B. Tower, Lieut.-Col. H. G. Wright,
and the following officers in charge of
or surveys of the Mis-
sissippi River during the consider
atoms of specified portions of the
river. For that norton of the river