American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-07-19
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

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great store of weapons was seized.
Prof. S. w. Coigrove, accompanied
by lady, Miss Emma Allison of the New
York Graphic, made a balloon ascension
from Woodwaad's Garden, San Francisco.
on the 5th. The balloon came down in the
bay, on account of rent in the bag, and the
occupants were dragged nearly two miles
through the water at terrible speed, but
finally thrown out upon the shore, badly
bruised, but not seriously injured.
The harvest in Germany is unusually
promising; in France, quite the contrary.
At Buffalo, N. Y, on the 9Th, David
d. Altman, aged IS, son of the President of
the Third National Bank, was fatally injur-
ed by the fall of his pony while engaged in
a game of polo. He died within "a hours.
A riot occurred in Rio Janeiro, on ac-
coiint Of the dismissal by the Emperor of the
Minister of the Interior. Troops were call
ed out, and in clearing the streets several
persons were wounded.
A steamer with IS passengers, on the
River Doubs, in France, was sunk during a
hurricane and only five persons escaped.
The British forces have united for a
combined attack upon the Zulu stronghold,
which is said to be located somewhere
northeast of Ulundi. The reported armis-
tice seems to have fallen through.
The four daughters of Capt. Appleton
Oaksmith of Carolina City, N. c., were
drowned on the 9Th while crossing Boque
Sound, by the capsizing of the boat.
Mrs. James Proser of St. Louis, on
the 9Th, shot and fatally wounded her eight
months-old baby. while carelessly handling
a revolver. She did not know it was loaded.
Joseph Atkins, aged II, gardener
of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa,
on the 9Th shot and Instantly killed his wife,
aged 70, and then placed the muzzle of the
gun under his own chin and blew his head
off. The trouble is believed to have arisen
from quarrel about little piece of land
which the husband had decided 10 the wife,
and which she subsequently refused to con-
vey back to him.
James H. Craft and Charles G.
Wooroth, arrested at Alamosa, Col, for the
murder of VIM. Lyock, in New Mexico, wer"
taken from Jail at midnight on the 9th by one
hundred citizens, and hanged to cotton
wood tree. They confessed.
Jose Cordova, Mexican, was hanged
at San Antonio, Texas, on the eth, for the
murder of Robert Trimble in July, 1877.
A severe frost prevailed throughout a
part Of the province of Quebec on the night
of the 9Th of July. Beans were killed and
potatoes cut down to the ground.
A new express company, to be known
as the Union, has been organized at Louis
vile, with Frank Guthrie, President. The
company will control the express business
on the Louisville and Nashville and Great
Southern Road and its branches.
Thirteen hundred sheep from Boston,
infected with foot and mouth disease, were
slaughtered at Liverpool on the It'll.
In consequence of the continued high
water, Szegedin can not be rebuilt this year.
The inhabitants will live in wooden barracks
during the winter.
At Kansas City, on the 9TH, C. N.
Smith, formerly a clerk in the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad office, shot
the driver of transfer wagon at the depot,
the ball taking effect in his side. Depot
Master Freidenburgh then attempted to ar
rest Smith, when the latter drew knife
and stabbed Freidenburgh in the throat
and then cut his own throat. Smith had
been on a debauch for several days.
Mort Lee, negro. who committed a
horrible assault upon white lady, was
hanged by mob of 800 citizens at Coal VAL
ley, w. Va, on the night of the sth. He was
taken from a train while being conveyed,
prisoner, to Huntington.
Reports from all quarters of Arkansas
give promise of exceptionally fine crops.
Frank Davidson was hanged at War
rensburg, Mo-, on the 9th, for the murder
of William Haggerty in September last.
The killing took place at q country picnic,
six miles from Warrensburg. Davidson
had been drinking freely, and is said to have
insulted the young wife of his friend and
old chum, Haggerty. The latter called him
to account for it, hard words ensued, and
the quarrel ended by Davidson pulling his
revolver and shooting Haggerty three times
through the body.
The trial of Col Tom Buford for the
murder of Judge Elliott begun at Owenton,
KY, on the 9th. The defense will be emo
tional insanity.
At the Coates House in Kansas City,
on the 9th, F. B. Camman, a former resident
of st. Louis, attempted to kill his wife and
then put two bullets into his own head.
Owing to bad craftsmanship Camman failed
to hit his wife, and his own wounds were
not considered fatal. No cause assigned for
the shooting.
Barclay J. Smith, the most prominent
business man of Newton, Penn, Us miles
from Philadelphia), q few months since alb
seconded, having swindled his confiding
creditors out of large sums of money. A
detective was put upon his track, and on the
Sth he was arrested at Helena, NJ. T., where
he was quietly living, and has been taken
back to Pennsylvania.
At Red Wing, Mimi, on the 9Th,
Mrs. f. Lee and babe of Sioux Falls, d. T.,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson of Red Wing,
were drowned while attempting to ford
swollen stream in a wagon.
At Franklin Mills, Fleming County,
KY, on the Sth, Miss Belize Kidwell, aged
IT, killed herself with poison on account of
love disappointment.
Joseph f. Buzzell was hanged at
Concord, N. H., on the 10th, for the murder
of Miss Hanson. He denied his guilt to the
last.
Excessive rains have seriously injured
the agricultural prospects in Great Britain.
The principal portion of Irkutsk, ST.
IBERIA, has been destroyed by fire.
The Atlanta Con titutiOn estimates
this years cotton crop at five million bales.
The Mexican war vessel Libertad, the
crew of which mutinied, returned to Vera
Cruz on the Both of June and surrendered,
some of the crew having made counter re-
volt at sea.
In clearing away the debris of the
Southern Hotel, St. Louis, on the 18th, the
keI of woman was found prohahlv