American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-14
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A majority of the Tennessee State
Supreme Court have decided that thu
previous charter of the city of Memphis ha.
| been validity repealed by the late Legislature
and that the same people and same territory
have been constitutionally reincorporated
under general law providing for organiza-
ton of municipal corporations. This decis-
ion sustains the present taxing district gov
eminent, and is in direct conflict with the
decision just rendered by Judge Baxter OF
the United States Court.
The mining town of Silver Reef,
Utah, has been nearly destroyed by fire.
Loss about $500 200; insurance small.
A most horrible crime is reported in a
Fort Clark (Texas) special to the San Anto-
mia Express. On the LIST inst. Mrs. Colson
and her two children were returning from
| a creek to their homes about % miles from
Fort Clark, when they were overtaken by
Indians. One little girl was killed by ar
rows and the others brains beaten out with
club; Mrs. Colson was then outraged and
killed. Colson had former wife and child
Killed ayear and a half ago, and had Just
married again. He and his sons followed
the murderous savages, and swear they will
have revenge il it costs their own lives.
The Pi,tsburg iron mills, with q sim
gle exception, shut down on the LIST, on ac-
count Of the puddlers refusing to work at
the reduced scale of IS per ton fixed upon
by the manufacturers.
The United States Savings Institution
of st. Louis has closed its doors and trans
ferred its business to the Mechanics Bank
which will pay depositors in full upon de-
mand. There will be some loss to stock
h0I Iav-c
profitable business.
The San Francisco authorities have
shipped to China II Chinese lepers who had
been for some time inmates of the County
pest-house.
The annual convention of the United
States Brewers Association was held in St.
Louis, commencing on the 4th.
On the morning of the 9Th the rail
way supply establishment of Bast & Co. at
Cincinnati, o., was partially burned. In
clearing away the ruins, later in the day,
the remaining walls fell in upon the work. |
men, killing five men and seriously injuring
nine or ten others. The names of the kill |
ed are Charles Langruth, Thomas Burns,
Herman Schlecto, Jerry Cronin and Frank
Jamin.
Three renegade Cheyennes who shot
and killed Private Bsdes and wounded
Signal-Sergeant Kennedy, while en- route |
to Fort Keogh, Montana, were tried at Miles
City and sentenced to be hanged on the |
7th of July. On the night following their
sentence two of them committee suicide by |
hanging in the cell of the guard house in
Fort Keogh.
Judges Dillon and Foster, sitting in
the United States Circuit Court at Leaven-
worth, on the 5th, rendered decision in the |
famous Pottawatomie land cases, affecting
the title of thousands of acres of land in |
Wabaunsee, Pottawatomie, Shawnee and
Jackson Counties, Kansas, the decision be-
ing practical victory for the settlers.
Peter Swingler, colored, was hanged
at Chambersburg, Penn, on the 9th, for the |
murder of John Anderson i'm December last. |
Three murderers were executed on
Friday, the 9Th. Monroe Guy, colored, was
hanged at Hillsboro, Mo-, for the murder Of
Aaron McPete, also colored, on Christmas
night last; John Blan was hanged at St.
Charles, Mo-, for the murder of Elijah War
rem, his brother in law, on the LIST of October
last; and Felix Mccain was hanged at Nor !