American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-12-27
HERE AND THERE.

Napoleon during his captivity on boart
the Bellerophon, previous to his de
parture to st. Helena. He was in the
; British service, and stood guard at the
cabin door.
IT is decreed by the Prussian military
authorities that any officer who shall be
struck by civilian must forthwith draw
upon that civilian, though the latter is
unarmed and defenseless, and cut him
down upon the spot. An officer neglect
ing to perform this duty is liable to be
cashiered.
THE most important grape growing
| region in the United States is not the
Pacific coast, as many suppose, but the
islands and neighboring shores of Lake
Erie. This year there have been 1000
acres in vines and the yield has been
10000, 900 pounds. The wine produc-
ton during 1879 amounts to 1926, 400
gallons.
| A MOST eccentric farmer was Calvin
Hill, recently deceased in his 95th year
He lived at Somers, Mass. He would
never begin piece of work on Friday
would never kill a hog unless the moon
was going to the full, so that the meat
would swell while cooking. He cut his
finger nails at stated times. A flock of
crows was an omen of bad luck
ACCORDING to official statistics, there
were, from 1888 TO 1855, no fewer than
"a persons buried alive, through acct
dent or ignorance, in various parts of
France. DR.. Thouret, while disinter-
ring bodies from a grave yard converted
into Il public square, observed many
skeletons in such strange and difficult
postures as to convince him that they
had been buried before life was extinct
THE Boston Herald tells of firm in
that city that employs So girls in making
coats. These girls concluded to make
the members of the firm present, so
each gave 81, with which two albums
were purchased. As suitable time to
make the presentation, the afternoon
before Thanksgiving was chosen and
the gifts were received with seeming
qualification. But when the next pay
day came each girl found the pay of
half an hour, the time occupied in max
ing the presentation, taken out of her
wages.
MARY ANDERSON, the actress, in COM
pany with her step-father and a lady, |
had narrow escape from death on
Rock River Bridge, at Wheeling, w.
Va, few nights ago. They were be-
ing transferred to the train, and, while |
crossing the bridge, the horses attached |
to the carriage became frightened, ran
away, and totally wrecked the vehicle
Miss Anderson jumped from the car
riage, and landed on the brink of an
opening in the bridge, and would have
fallen into the water below, but for the
presence of mind of Henry Shallcross,
of the Transfer Company, who caught
her.
Two young Frenchmen at Dover, N.
H., are engaged in business as soap
makers. The other morning one of the
partners went to the shop, built fire
under the boiler, and went out return
ing a half hour later, he was astonished
at hearing tremendous rumpus in the
boiler, and, on taking off the lid, discov-
cred his partner therein, and very I'M
The parboiled man ex-
planned that he went to Salmon Falls
On the previous evening, got drunk, and
n some way Numbered home, into the
and into the boiler, where
he went to sleep, only waking when the
boiler commenced to heat up.
A MAN in Madison County, Ky, went
hrongh the terrible ordeal of having
,omb-shell to burst in his hands just
lfter the war. He was dreadfully man.
He'd by the explosion, but recovered
rom his wounds. Some time after that
lie was shot through the body with a
lavy revolver, the ball passing in at the !
,reast and out at the back. Some few
weeks ago the same man was driving a
wagon with heavy sawlog on it and he ,
m the sawlog. The wagon turned over
md he and the sawlog rolled off to- !.
,ether, the sawlog passing over his
,ody, crushing him in frightful man
Ter, from which he has been confined to
led for several weeks, but is now out,
nd as hale and healthy as ever.
For good sport Montana seems to be
he happiest hunting ground. Two
scotch gentlemen who are travelling
ver the world, and everywhere looking
or good shooting, have gone to San
francisco after several months sport
long Montana rivers. They say they
we're never in want of something royal
o shoot at, finding buffaloes, elks,
ears, deer, antelopes, mountain lions,
ynxes, wildcats, and other game in
bundance. They brought as trophies
sets of elk and deer antlers,
uffalo heads, bear and other robes.
'wenty-eight bears, mostly grizzlies,
ell prey to their rifles. One of these
vas estimated to weigh 1,2O0 pounds, l
nd measured 33 inches around the I
orearm. The robe, handsome and I
veil preserved, measures eight feet three c
inches from nose to rump.
OCCASIONALLY you hear about gen l
rous one. We don't mean giving S
'1OO,C zoo to a college or orphan asylum +
fter you're dead and haven t any more S
sc for the money, or giving big t
mount to get your name in the news S
apers. Bonneville, X. L., produces L
ur hero, one of the much abused class +
f hackmen. A little girl who was 60 l
ng to Bristol from Fall River got off e
he train AZ Rowanvil1a thipkipO cha +