American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-09-13
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
INTEREST in the affairs of the Sprague
family has been rewakened by the sudden
departure from the mansion at Canonchet of
Mrs. Sprague. taking with her three of the
children.
THE Car has arrived at Warsaw to
witness the military maneuvers.
STANLEY's present visit to Africa is
for the purpose of opening up the Congo
| River from the west coast.
Mrs. STEWARDS physician says sew
eral men of reputable positions are known to
have been connected with the Stewart grave
robbery, and that the disclosure of their
names would startle the community.
Mr.. TILDEN has just purchased the
beautiful country seat on the Hudson, known
as Greystone, two miles above Yonkers, for
$15O,000 in cash.
| CAPT. ABE b. CARROLL, Il former
well known boatman and a prominent citi-
zen Of Louisville, died suddenly on the LIST,
aged Is.
| MIR. LONGMAN, senior member of the
great London Publishing house, is dead.
! 4'Ah- pL<tDoioNE tllstt tiit Stt-
Element of the Alabama claims by arbitra-
ton will rank in history with the abolition of
the slave trade.
GOvERNOR-ELECT BLACKBURN of
Kentucky was inaugurated on the I'd with
the usual ceremonies.
EX-MINIsTER WELSH has returned
home from England.
JOHN ADAMS JACusoN, an American
sculptor, died recently in Florence, Italy.
THE Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution has
opened a subscription for the benefit of the
children of the late Gen. j. b. Hood, who it
is said are left destitute, the General having
lost his entire property through unfortunate
investments. 1t is proposed to raise fund
of $4,000.
MIR. LANGTRY, the husband of the
widely advertised English "beauty," has
begun proceedings for divorce. The Prince
of Wales and Lords Londesborough and
Lonsdale are said to be correspondents in
the case.
GEN. REESE r. BOWEN, Representa-
tive of the Ninth Virginia District i'm the
Forty-third Congress, died at his home in
Tazewell County, on the I'd, aged Il.
REV. w. II. H. MURRAY, in card
published i'm Boston paper, announces that
it is his positive intention to retire from pub
lie life, and says: 81 utterly decline to re-
main any further where my noblest motives
are traduced, my views grossly misreprc-
scented and my best benevOlence made cause
and ground of scandalous attack
ST. LOUIS has started relief fund for
the children of the late Gen. Hood. EX-Gov
Fletcher is Chairman of the Committee hav
ing the matter in charge.
A MONUMENT to be erected to the
memory Of the late Gen. George S. Bangs,
Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service,
was unveiled at the Exposition Building,
Chicago, on the 4th, with appropriate cere-
monies.
WHEN O'Brien, the California mil
lionaire, died, he left a large part of his
tate, valued at -, 100000, to a young niece
who cared for him in his last days. The
young lady, Miss Isabel Coleman, was mar
ried recently to Mr.. Henry May, son of ex-
Congressman May of Maryland, and cousin
of the May who fought duel with James
Gordon Bennett.
IT is reported that United States Sem
ator Bruce of Mississippi has bought 10000
acres of land in Kansas, and will make his
home there as soon as his present term in the
Senate expires.
WIN. II. VANDERBILT controls $500
miles of railway, and employs 1906 men,
who receive some $1,17S,0OO salary, each
month.
CHARLES DEMOND, late Treasurer of
the Massachusetts Home Missionary Society,
is under arrest charged with embezzling the
funds of the Society. The amount Of his
defalcation is estimated at from 900 to
$50, 900.
THE Emperor and the Gar met at
AleXandrowa on the Sd.
THOMAS WILSON, who died the other
day at Baltimore, left 500, 600 for the endow-
ment of the Thomas Wilson Sanitarium for
the children Of the poor, and $2OOOOO for the
endowment Of the Thomas Wilson Fuel
saving Society to aid the poor. A half mil
lion is given nephews and nieces.
GOV. TABOR has sold out his one
third interest in the Little Pittsburg Mine at
Leadville for S 100000 cash. David Moi
fat and jerome b. Chaffee were the pur-
chasers.
Mrs. KATHARINE CHASE SPRAGUE
has filed petition in the Supreme Court
asking for the appointment of trustee of
her property and estate.
TAMMANY HALL has adopted a reso-
luton, that i'm the New York Demo-
cratic State Convention renominate Gov
ernor Robinson, its delegation will withdraw
i'm body from the Convention.
The President has decided to APP
point General VIM. II. Hays of Springfield, |
KY, United States District Judge for the
District of Kentucky, vice Judge Ballard,
deceased. General Hays succeeded Judge
Harlan in the Colonelcy Of Kentucky regi- |
ment in the late war.
COL.-R. f. JOHNSON, First U. S. In
fantry, and commanding officer at Fort Hale,
suddenly became violently insane and has
been taken East for treatment.