American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16
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said, $4,000 for it.
A WRITER on the war credits Gen.
Lee with the assertion that " If l had
been Sfonewan Jackson at Gettysburg
1 should have won that battle, and if !
had won it l should have established
the independence of the South"
IT is stated that a portion of the clois-
tsrs of Canterbury Cathedral is rooted
with zinc, which after 33 years expos
ure to the weather has been pronounced
by the architect to be in good condition.
A YEAR ago a school-boy in Cayuga
County, New York, carelessly broke
pane of glass valued at 10 cents. Three
trials of a suit have resulted, the last de-
cision reversing the other two and Civ
ing a judgment of $33.
In opening a bed of mari at Tarboro
S. c., recently, stream was found
about eight feet below the surface, in
which was an Indian canoe containing
the skeleton of man, with the rem
nant of paddle in the hand.
TIE families interested in recent st.
Louis wedding were of mixed and per-
tinacious religious beliefs. AS COM
promise, the ceremony was performed
three times, one each by a Baptist, a
Catholic and an Episcopal clergyman.
THERE is likely to be a contest over
Brigham Young's will. One of the
chief Mormons offers to show how the
prophet took from the Church 81, ,500,-
900, one of which was when he charged
in lump $4,000 a year for Is years
services as prophet, seer and revelator.
A LONDON advertisement: GA gen,
tleman of high birth having run through
all his money is reduced to extreme in
conveniences. He has never worked
and doesn't know how. Moreover he
does not like it. He will feel obliged to
any lady or gentleman who will under
take to support him." ......
QUITE Il romantic event took place
at Waxahatchie, Tex, the other day in
the marriage of Nicholas Sims,
wealthy farmer 20 years old, to Mrs.
Dunlap, 60 years of age. They had
been plighted lovers in their Tennessee
home 40 years ago, but separated, and
Sims has been married once and his
bride twice in the interval.
TIE latest wrinkle in advertising is
an English institution" The Cont
mental Advertising Refreshment Plate
Company" The dishes, emblazoned
with advertisements, are to be exten-
sively distributed among the European
hotels and restaurants, and the average
cost to advertisers will be about cents
per plate for each advertisement.
THERE is nothing like presence of
mind. A well known surgeon was per-
forming difficult operation at one of
the London hospitals the other day,
when the unfortunate patient suddenly
died. After short interval, said the
Doctor to the assembled students: {"
will now show you, gentlemen, how L
should have completed the operation
had the patient not succumbed."
THE Staunton Va.) Tindicator, in an
article on the opium habit, says: One
physician tells us of case in which q
lady, confirmed opium-eater, sent two
horses to neighboring city to sell, the
proceeds of one to be invested in NOR
phine. By some difference in price the
sale miscarried, and in two or three
days the man returned. When she saw
him coming down the road leading both
horses she fell to the floor in an agony
of disappointment and died in a few
hours.
THE sudden disappearance in Scot
land of DR.. Richard A. Robertson, of
Titusville, Pa, is exciting the attention
of the detectives, and there are many
indications of foul play. About year
ago he met stranger in New
York, who made him believe
that a legacy of S4S,500 was
waiting for him in Ireland. He hasten
ed over to Glasgow, and fell in with
some pretended solicitors, to whom he
paid 50, 500 or 1000 commission for
documents which were to put him in
possession of the property. He then re-
turned home, and last month sailed
again for Scotland to draw the money,
but since-his arrival there has been nc
trace of his whereabouts. When he
left home he took with him a considera-
BILE amount of money and jewelry.
THERE is a common impression that
green wallpapers only are poisonous
Mr.. Seebold, of Manchester, England
has analysed not less than 60 or 20 kind:
of paper for covering walls, and he
found that 10 only were harmless, al
though the colors were not green, but
pink, blue, red, brown, etc. The cause
of the illness of children and delicate
persons, which in many cases 'perplexe'
skilled physicians, may be the poison
Gus mineral contained in the innocent
looking wallpaper of bedrooms.
A POOR woman lay very i'll in he
scantily furnished home in Sheffield
England The doctor was sent for anC
came He at once saw that hers was
very grave case, and that she had, a
be thought, little chance of recover,
even if she could get the nourishmen
! her illness required. AS he was abOu
to leave, the question was put, g 'Whel
should we send for you again, Doctor?'
"Well, - was the reply, as he looked 8
the poor woman and then at her wretch
ed surroundings, 81 don't think yo
need send for me again. She can no
possibly get better; and to save yo
f11.t her trnrhle Ill inst write Won out