American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

band have voluntarily subjected them
selves to the authority of Great Brit
ain, and ceased to be subjects of the
United States. They will not now, even
with psaceab.e intentions, be permitted
to cross the frontier.
GENERAL JOHN A. DIX died at his
residence in New York City on the 21st.
He was born at Boscawen, n. H., July
"a, 1898. He entered the Army in
1912, but resigned in 1928, studied law,
and was admitted to the bar. He &C
lively entered politics as Democrat in
1852, and held many offices. In De-
cember, 1860, he was appointed Presi-
dent Buchznan's Secretary of The Treas
ury in place of Howell Cobb, resigned.
He then served under President Lin
coins administration, and has always
since been ranked one of the
strongest adherents of the Re-
publican party. At the outset of the
War he was appointed a Major-General
Of New York National Guard in May,
fsS4 commissioned Major-General of
United States Volunteers, and subse-
queptly received the same rank in the
regular Army and had charge of the
Department of Maryland in 1862, from
whence he was transferred to Fortress
Monroe. He was appointed Minister to
Paris in 1866, and in 1872 elected Gov
ernor of New York. He wss again
nominated in 1874, and defeated by TIL
den This ended mis- political career
THE decision of Secretary Schurz re-
gardIng the land grant of the Union Pa
cific Railroad has been reversed by the
United States Supreme Court. Accord
ing to the Secretaly's decision, all lands
granted to the railroad company re-
manning unsold at the expiration of
three years were forfeited to the Gov
eminent. The Supreme Court, how
ever, holds otherwise, and by its de-
cision confirms the title of the company
to IL, 000. COO acres of land. This land
will now be thrown open to settlers on
the same terms as formerly.
THE welcome intelligence reached
England from South Africa on the 22d,
that Col. PearsoE's command has been
relieved from its critical position at
Ekowe. There had been severe fight
ing, in which the Zulus were defeated
with great slaughter, but the Eoglish
also lost many gallant officers and men.
THE Shak speare Memorial Theater,
at Stratford- on-Avon, was formally
opened on April %, the 3i5th anniver-
sary of the birth of the poet, with the
performance of Much Ado About Moth
ing. A brilliant audience was present
and the town was gaily decorated with
flags and crowded with visitors from
nearly all quarters of the globe.
RUSSIA is apparently on the brink of
revolution A serious outbreak has oc-
Cured at Rostoff, on the Don, caused
by an attempt on the part of the police
to arrest certain students who were sus-
pected of having knowledge of the re-
cent affair at St. Petersburg. The whole
populace arose and desperate ARRAY
ensued, in which two of the police were
killed and many persons wounded. FL
nally a squadron of Cossacks arrived
and succeeded, at the cost of no little
bloodshed, in dispensing the people. The
ST. Petersburg Official Gazette publishes
regulations, according to which civilians
may be handed over to Courts Martial
for trial without preliminary investiga-
tion- Appeals against judgment must
be lodged within "a hours after the lat
ter are rendered, and the Governor
Generals discretion in regard to the
acceptance of the appeal is abso-
lutte. simultaneously with Soloviea's
attempt on the Cars life, three police
men were shot in Kazan Among the
assassins were an educated girl, aged-l7
years, and a nobleman. The assassira-
ton OF another spy, who BETRAYED the
whereabouts of secret piining-office at
Toproyo, is reported. A Lieutenant
Dubrovin is under arrest, suspected with
belonging to the Revolutionary Com
mittee. The Gar, who until lately
drove out unattended. now has his car
rage surrounded by Cossacks.
CONGRESSMAN Lowe of Alabama has
published in a Washington paper a
series OF letters addressed by him 10
Senator Logan of Illinois, the obvious
intent of which was to bring about
meeting in which disputed point Of
honor nigky xtse!tled according to the
code so calico Col. Lowe took of.
Tense at the publication of a card b.
Gen. Logan in the Washington Repu5li,
can, denying certain statements made
by q correspondent of the Pittsburs
Post, upon the alleged authority of Col.
Lowe, in reference to Logan's raising
troops at the breaking out OF the Wa
for The Confederate service. Senator
Logan ia his published card character
lied the report rs false and slanderous