American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-03-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A colored woman, charged with in
stigating boy to set fire to a barn in Rock
ingham County, Va, was taken from the
Jail and hanged by mob.
Atlanta, Georgia, was visited by a
tornado on Sunday, the 10th. The Episco
pal Church was struck while morning SER
vices were in progress, and almost
entirely demolished. The officiating
minister, with great presence of
mind, told the congregation to throw them
selves down between the seats, and by so do
ing doubtless many lives were saved. Eight
cen persons were more or less injured, but
none killed. Other churches were seriously
injured, as was the City-hall and many pri-
vate buildings.
The authorities of Hot Springs, Ark i,
have issued an appeal for assistance to the
sufferers by the recent confiagration in that
city, large numbers of whom are destitute
of food and clothing. st. Louis, Chicago,
Little Rock, and some other cities have sent
contributions.
A mail and baggage car, together
with its entire contents, was burned on the
Lake Shore Railroad on the morning of the
18th. The train was the westward bound
express, and most of the mail was destined
for Chicago.
The Farmers and Traders Bank of
Lexington, KY, has suspended on account
of the financial embarrassment of certain
parties connected with the institution. The
condition of the banks affairs is not tated.
There have been several heavy fail
ures in the provision trade of Philadelphia.
At Harrisburg, Pa, two children
named Wood were fatally and two others
INy hTTT-r 1xrf
oil, with which the eldest, aged II, was light
ing fire.
At Philadelphia, on the 11th, Robert
McAdams, u years old, and Charles Patton,
of the same age, quarreled over the posses
sion of stick of candy. Patton threatened
to shoot McAdams if he did not divide with
him. AS the latter still refused, Patton
drew pistol and shot McAdams through
the head, killing him almost instantly. The
young murderer then fled, but was subse-
quently arrested.
Forty miners were killed by an ex-
plosion in Unity Brook collierY, near Boil
ton, England, on the 11th.
Chicago has been compelled to large
ly reduce its police and fire force on account
of present lack of funds and greatly reduced
appropriations for future expenditure.
A colored family named Pratt, hus-
band, wife and child, were killed by a light
ming stroke near Turnersville, Ky., on the
night of the 11th.
The Jail at Pickens Courthouse, S.
c., was captured by an armed mob on the
night of the 9th, and three illicit distillers
confined therein were released. The Gov
ernment has authorized the Collector of the
district to enroll posse of citizens to aid in
the recapture of the prisoners and bring the
malefactors to justice.
The coinage of the new dollars COM
menced at the Philadelphia Mint on the 11tb.
The first two dollars struck were sent to the
President and Secretary Sherman.
A number of persons died from ex-
posure during the recent snow-storm in Wv
omlng Territory, and thousands of sheen
were lost.
The State Bank of Arkansas, at Hot
Springs, owned by sumpter, Latta & Co.,
has been forced into liquidation, in conse-
quence of losses by the great fire.
The House Committee on Railways
and Canals have agreed to report a bin in
favor of the Government assuming control
OF the Des MOines Rapids Canal, making if
free. 1t Is estimated that the cost of main
tenance will be about $4,000 per year. If
is proposed to place the canal in charge of
the War Department.
At Austin, Texas, on the 18th, Alder
man Nalle plunged a bowie knife into the
heart of Alderman Markly, killing him in
stantly. The difficulty originated during a
session of the City Council.