American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-02-15
Personal AND POLITICAL

MICHAEL L. SULLIvANT, late of Burr
Oaks, Ford County, ILL.,, and who became
famous as the owner Of the largest farm in
the United States, died at Evansville, Ind,
on the Both ult. Although but few years
ago the proprietor of 1900 acres of fine
farming land, he died penniless and in debt
the result Of an apparently Unsuitable de-
sire to possess more and more land, mort
gaging what he already had to obtain an
insecure title to additional acres.
PAUL DE CAssAGNAC, whose election
was invalidated by the French Chamber of
Deputies, has been reelected by q majority
of 600.
GOVERNOR ROBERTS, of Texas, will
not order an election to Ill the vacancy in
the Forty fifth, congress, caused by the
death Of Gustave Schleicher. He thinks the
session now too short. The district COM
prises nearly one-third of Texas, and it
would require in the neighborhood of a
month to get Ill the returns.
Gov. MARES, of Tennessee, gives
point to his message ON the reduction of
State expenses by relinquishing 81 900 of his
own salary.
HARVEY JONES, a big bluegrass
farmer and heavy stock dealer Of Harreds-
burg, KY, hanged himself on the Sd on ac-
count Of serious financial reverses. He leaves
a wife and large family. $50 80
RICHARD HENRY DANA, the poet and
essayist, died at Boston on the Sd, aged 90.
Col. PERCY WYNDHAM, a distinguish
ed soldier Of fortune, formerly with Carl
baldi, and with the Northern army in the
American civil war, was killed recently at
Rangoon, India, in attempting a balloon as
cension.
THE United States Grand Jury at New
Orleans have found indictments against %
persons In Caddo, Tensas, Natchitoches and
Orleans parishes for violation of the election
laws.
Col. SNowDEN has declined the Di-
rectorship of the United States Mint.
3 M. WADDINGTON, the new Premier of
France, is of English descent, a Protestant,
and was educated at Cambridge. His wife
is an American lady, formerly Miss King, of
New York.
THE House Committee on Naval Az
fairs report as the result Of their investiga-
tons that the Navy Department was grossly
mismanaged under Secretary Robeson's ad-
ministration. ~
GEN. j. WARREN BELL, who died re-
Gently in Washington, was Colonel Of the
Thirteenth Illinois Regiment during the
War and saw much hard service, being
brevetted for gallantry on the field. After
the War he was for several years special
agent of the Treasury Department, and has
since held various positions of trust and re-
sponsibility under the Government.
BAYARD TAYLoR's family are not left
in afliuent circumstances, and Senator Ham
lin recommends that his salary as Minister
be continued to his widow for one year.
LYMAN CoCHRANE, Judge of the
Supreme Court, Is dead.
THE President has nominated A. s.
Badger for Collector of Customs, and Will
liam l.. Mcmillan for Postmaster, at New
Orleans; also the following United States
Marshals: n. p. Banks, District Of Masss-
chusetts; Sherman Conant, Northern Dis
trict Of Florida; John Parker, Western
District of Michigan; Jas. Tarrans, Eastern
District of Arkansas; and for Chief-Justice
Of the Supreme Court Of Montana Territory,
D. s. Wade.
THE Kansas House of Representa-