American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-15
CURRENT TOPICS.

CU RIfENI IOI1CS.
THE funeral of the late Senator
Chandler took place ut Detroit on the
9th. The obsequies were very impos-
ing. Business generally was suspended
throughout the city and many buildings
Were draped in mourning.
JESSE JAMES, the famous outlaw and
desperate of Western Missouri, was re
ported shot and probably killed on the
I'd. One account of the affair states
that n portion of the gang engaged in
the recent Glendale tr:lin-robbery, COM
prising Jesse James, James Coffman,
Bill Cummings and Henry Miller. had
been encamped in the timber few miles
norgesfxhcrt Greek, Kans., where they
were joined by Geo. Shepherd, q former
companion-in-arirso of the James broth
ers, but not engaged i'm the last robbery.
Shepherd, on :iccoupt of his old ac-
quain.sspoe AMI presumed friendship for
jesse James, WIS cordially welcomed
by the latter, and as the party moved
off, the two named rode side by side,
bringing up the rear Of the column.
Watching his opportunity, when his
companions face was momentarily
avcrtcd, Shepherd drew Ibis revolver
and shot, Jesse through the head, at the
same instant wheeling his horse and
fleeing, closely pursued Cby the re-
mainderuf the gang, who fired several
shots at him, one taking effect in the
leg. Shepherd SAYS that Jesse fell head
long from his horse, and the SUPPOSE
ton was that he was killed. Shepherd
joined The gdns, If is said, at thein-
stigation of Marshal Ligget of
KapsssI City, and, i, hopeaof, securing
the large reward offered for the capture
of the robbers, dead or, alive, He had
a posse of friends hidden in the brush
not far, away, and it was his intention to
lead the whole gang of outlaws into am
bush, but, bis, plans miscarried. The
country was being secured by detectives
and others, in hopes of running down
the remainder of the gang, who carried
off with them their wounded or dead
companion and leader. ,.-,,-r,.-,
GEN. GRANT arrived at Omaha on
Saturday, the 1st, remaining over Sun
day there, and on Monday left on a
special train Eastward. All along the
route his reception was most enthusi-
N4Ic Ula 2IELAg ,23Hg'
MAJOR MORROW and his command
returned to Fort Bayard, N. NJ, on the
Sd, having had 4 long and arduous
chase after Victoria and his band of
Apaches, who made good their escape
into Mexico, crossing the Northwestern
corner %. Teyas- Maj, Morrow struck
Victoria on--the 18th of -Octo-
Der, and fought, and punished
him Severely at ! "a point about
60 miles south of the line near Carobias
River, in Mexico Morrow lost two
men killed, and had two wounded Vic
toria's band scattered, and Morrow, be-
ing POO miles from his supplies and two
days'm march fromthe line, was compelled.
to return. But for these untoward cir
c,lssstarices, Maj Merrow would have
followed the Indians until they should
have surrendered or been. compelled to
stand fight. Maj. Morrow reports
that Victoria has been reinforced by
Mescalero -Apaches and Halls band of
Chihtfahtfa Apaehes. He thinks Victo-
ria Twill return as soon as he
gathers sufficient rcnegades, and as this
flno{a ttaEll<sly, tlte military ahtheffs
lies are already preparing to give him a
warm RECEPTION Since Oct go, Nor
rsv,s command marched oyer .zQOmiles
Of hard, Wild county, the most of the
time going fors4 -hedrs without water
Merrow1s force aumbefed 554.s TT
lrkansa city, on ske 9TH, Z I terrible {
disaster occurred, eby (which six per-
.pns.lest their liyes and some eight or
nine others were injured. Shortly after
Nos. 1Q2, 204 and 206I Main Street, oc-
scupied by .. Pr Corlc q Co. as a crack
in whKe terrible crash caused
by; the eiEHgz way of a center
wall, which had just been weak
enediby the cutting through of a door.
To add TO the. horror, fire broke out in
the debris and spread with great rapidity.
Many bf fl1bse Lvh6. feK with the walls
escaped, but quite number were buried
lin fire fifinss Some jumped from the
windows, mpst Of whom were caught by
the crowd below and escaped unhurt,
althagshJ p few n were cutr and
bruised, some seriously. Others of
tic employees escaped from the rear,
: bta, several who did not had to force
-'their way through the. fire to the front.
Tho names 81 these who lost their lives
are ,s Emma Kempcr, Annie. Becker,
LOUISE Hummell, of Charles SchuIlizc,
Andy Mcconnell and George Kemper.
At the time Of the accident there were
107 PERSONS atk0rk in the Building, most
fufs them boys, and girls. i
A pEEIeATIoN of Indians represent
ing the Sacs and Foxes and Iowa tribes,
hatNrinterview with Secretary Schurz
and fndihh Cofnrnissioher -.Hoyt at
Washipgton,an the 7tb- These tribes,
n.6N6Sape getiGg e6euf 500 occupy
a reservation comprising $4,000 acres
in Norttsra ks s8srfis rrd gs9pthern Ne
braska. They complain that the
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