American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-25
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

| Two of London's lannon's beauties,
Mrs. CORVALLIS West and Mrs. Langtry,
have had the proprietor Of a gossipy Journal
named Ioacn- Tax arrested on charges OF
libel The paper stated Mrs. West bargained
with photographers for a commission on the
sale of her portraits, and that Mrs. Langtry
had been sued by her husband for divorce.
The husbands of the two ladies accompa-
MED them in Court and declared the re-
-spective statements to be untrue i'm every
particular.
WALTER PAINE, the defaulting Treas
urer of the American Linen Company of
Fall River, Mass, who absconded nearly two
months ago, has been arrested in Quebec as
he was about to sail for Europe.
EDWARD SEGUIN, the, well known
operate artist, and husband of Mrs. Zelda
Seguin, died recently of apoplexy at Roches-
ter, n. Y, where he was singing with the
Emma Abbott troupe. He was very genial
gentleman, and great favorite with all the
artists. Heleaves one son.
A STATUE of Josiah Quincy, Boston's
second Mayor, has just been erected in that
city.
THE newspaper correspondents in
Washington are preparing to give John Rus
sell Young big dinner, with the foreign
Ministers and members of the Cabinet as
guests. Thurlow Weed will be invited to
preside. ....-
A NOTABLE event in Boston society
will be the approaching wedding of Edward
Balfour of Scotland, nephew of the Earl of
Cawdor, and Miss Alice Hooper, grand
daughter of the late Hon. Samuel Hooper. I
j. J. WHEELER, editor of the Paris
CTexas) Banner, was shot dead on the 18th
by VIM. ID. Bonner, an attorney of that
place. 1t seems that Bonner appeared as
attorney for policeman, against whom
Wheeler had preferred charges, and made
remarks i'm his speech rejecting upon Wheel
err, for which the latter, it is claimed by
Bonner's friends, threatened to shoot Bon
ner.
GEN. GRANT arrived at Portland,
Greg, on the 14th, where he had a most
elaborate reception. At Astoria, Fort VAN
couver, and other stopping places en- route,
receptions were gotten up in honor of the
event.
HENRY c.. CAREY, well known
writer upon political economy, is dead.
DIR. FRANCIS julius LIE MoYNE, the
cremationist, of Washington, Pa, died on
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WILLIAM WRIT DECHERT, an emil
nent American civil engineer, was drowned
recently in the island of Porto Rico, while
crossing swollen stream. His home was
near New York City, where his family now
reside. He had been identified with MANY
Important railway enterprises, both IN this
coui''is anu Ill 1"eNico anu ouo''
PRESIDENT HAYES and family attend
ed the wedding of Eugene CowIes. well
known Washington newspaper CORRESPOND
ent, at Cleveland. on the 18th.
Rev WILLIAM r. WHrrrrNcu.u
Episcopal Bishop of MARYLAND, died on the
nth, sged "A. 'i '--i- -.15s tE-tt
DIR. URIAH RoyDrS inventor of vari-
ous ;mnrovenonts ON Tho r,,rh;uo voter
wheel, and possessed of various other valua-
BILE patents, died in Boston, on the 18th,
leaving fortune of between S1.OO0,0O0 and
1000, 900, the greater portion of which he