American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-02-08
Personal. AND POLITICAL.

LEON LEWIS, the p popular sensational
story writer, has recently disappeared from
his home in Penn Yam, N. V, leaving debts
behind him to the amount of $4,000. A
short time ago he started a story-paper call
ed the Mystery, in Penn Yam, with which he
expected to eclipse the Ledger in circulation,
But one number appeared, The mystery
with his creditors now is how they can get
their money back. Ayoung girl, 16 years of
age, a niece of his dead wife, accompanied
him in his flight, and it is believed they have
gone to Europe.
WILKINSON CALL, who has just been
elected to the United States Senate from
Florida to succeed Mr.. Conover, is a resi-
dent of jacksonville, and about 80 years OF
age. He is of Wing antecedents, was Bell
and Everett Eleetor in 1856, and during the
late unpleasantness served in the Confed-
crate Army. He was once before elected to
the Senate, under the reconstruction policy
of President johnson, but failed of admis-
sion.
G. M. NELSON, who has held the
Office of County Treasurer Of Fayette Coun-
ty, Ind, for two terms, enjoying the conf
dence and respect of all, has been arrested,
charged with embezzling $4,000 of the
county funds.
AsHBURrON WEBSTER, grandson OF
Daniel Webster, and the last descendant OF
the great statesman in the direct line, died
in New York on the 22d.
HON. JOHN CADwALLADER, Judge
of the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, died OF
typhoid-pneumonia on the Goth, in his 74th
year. He was q son of the late Thos. Cad
wallader, and grandson Of Gen. Jno. Cad
wallader, of Revolutionary fame.
CHARLES ETHERIDaE, the St. Paul
(Minn.) defaulter who made off with some
200 in October, has not yet been found
by the detectives, but has returned, through
friend, $36, 800 to the bank he defrauded,
having before paid over 81 900, besides pri-
vste debts of 81 900.
SINCE Alexander H. Stephens has
been reported as dying, two Senators and
six Representatives have gone before him,
and now he is getting well.
THE California Constitutional Con-
vention has rejected all the propositions to
extend the elective franchise to women.
Hon. ORvILLE Fl. PLATT, the newly
elected Senator from Connecticut, taught
school in Towanda, Bradford County
Pa, about 80 years ago, succeeding Gov
Hoyt, Of Pennsylvania.
K. L. T. BEALE (Conservative), Rep
resentative to the Forty sixth Congress.
from the First Virginia District, has beer
elected to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Beverly Douglass.
Hon. JOHN B. DILLON, an old resi-
dent of indianapolis, died on the 9th ult
Mr.. Dillon was Librarian at Washington fol
several years. He had just completed
work on Colonial law, embracing all Englisl
and French treaties with this country.
DIR. LINDEKMAN, Director of the
Mint, died on the 9th. Mr.. A. L. Snowden
Postmaster at Philadelphia, has been ap
pointed as his successor.
STANLEY is announced for another
African exploration.
The Congressional Committees in
vestigation of the charges against Judg,
Blodgett, of Chicago, was begun in that cit,
on the 2sth.
SENATOR FEB. VANCE is 40 years O
age. He was first elected Governor of Nortl
Carolina at 81.
B. F. JONAS has been elected United
States Senator from Louisiana TO succee,
Senator Eustis. Mr.. Jonas was formerly
| resident Of Quincy, ILL.,, where his father
Abraham Jonas, was Postmaster unde
| the Administrations of President Tay
lor and Fillmore, and was agail
appointed by President Lincoln, Of whom
he was n warm personal friend. b. r. iona
went to Louisiana in 1853, and upon tn
breaking out of the war he ardently espouse,
the Confederate cause, although opposin
the secession Of the State while the questio
| was still in allegiance.
Ex-PREsTDENT GRANT and party sail
cd from Suez for Bombay on the LIST.
A LANSING (Mich.) dispatch of tn
LIST says that Senator Christiancy had not ye
decided to accept the Peruvian mission.