American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-17

both colered, who were under arrest al
Stafkville, Miss: charged with bafn.burn-
| Ing and attempted Assassination, were taken
from the Jail by body of armed men,
white and black. and hanged to a bridge.
A naval battle between two Peruvian
and one Gillian vessel has 0Gcurred off the
mouth Of the River Loa. No casualties re-
ported.
Peter Stevens, the Chicago wife-mur-
derer, has been sentenced to IA years in the
Penitentiary.
John E Poindexter has been sem
fenced to two years. imprisonment In the
Virginia renitentiary for killing C.C.Cuftis,
clerk in R!chhiond shoe store, for an al
legged insult to young lady, the aflianced
bride of Poindexter.
City and Town elections were held
throughout Indians OF the eth. indianapo-
lis was carried by the Republicans by an in
creased majority. Fort Wayne and Terre
Haute remain Democratic.
Mrs. Henry Lightner, wife Of we'll
known resident of Peoria, ILL.,, was Instant
ly killed at the fremont House, Chicago, on
the hight of the It'll, by an elevator accident.
MIR. and Mrs. Lightner and some friends had
just returned from the theater and ascend
ed to the third floor. As the elevator stop
ped the boy in charge stepped out upon the
landing and Mrs. Lightner proceeded to
follow, when, for some cause unknown the
elevator began to descend, and Mrs. Light
ner slipped and fell in such q position that
the arch of the descending elevator caught
her head between it and he floor and crush
ed her to death. 1t is supposed that one of
the other passengers in rising unconscious
ly caught hold Of the elevator rope and thus
started it in its descent.
At the Cali House in Louisville, KY,
on the Sth, Bridget McDonough, servant
in the hotel, endeavored to leap from the ele-
vator while in motion. Her head striking
the frame of the gateway, caused the gate to
fall, breaking her neck. The girl was
thrown 80 feet and horribly manged.
California has voted to adopt Its new
Constitution.
The old established bank of Swami,
Clough & Co., Cork, ireland, known as the
Cork Bank, has suspended.
Aprize-fght between Dryer and Ell
lio:t came off on the Sth on Long Point Island
in Lake Erie. Twelve rounds were fought, at
the termination of which Dwyer was de-
clared victor. Elliott was badly used up,
having five ribs fractured.
Parole has carried off another English
raicng prize, the Great Chester Handicap
stakes. Betting at the start was to 9
against him.
Richard Lee, colored burglar, was
hanged at Fayetteville. n. c., on the h, in
the presence Of 1000 people.
Tom Jones and Henry Mcleod, both
colored, were hanged at Appling, Columbia
County, Ca, on the 9th. Jones killed a col
ored woman, impelled by jealousy; Me-
Iced killed his own son, as he avowed, be-
cause the latter had stolen from him. Jones
denied his guilt on the scaffold.
The wholesale establishments of Gauss,
Hunicke Il Co.. hats, caps, straw goods,
ETC.; r. & w. Goldstein, clothing; and A.
Frankenthal & Co., gents furnishing goods,
occupying stores 405, 407 and 400 North Fifth
Street, st. Louis, were burned on the 10th.
Total loss, about $500 600; all well insured.
The Putnam County Poor-house, near
Greencastle, Ind, was burned OF the night
of the 10th and two of the inmates persisted
in the flames.
The new line of the Chicago and AL
ton Railroad Company between st. Louis
and Kansas City was opened on the 18th.