American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-07
HERE AND THERE.


"UNCLE SAM" is said to be defraud
ed of millions in consequence of post
age-stamps which are used, Cancelled
washed, and do duty a second time.
IT has been ascertained by canvas
OF Cedar Rapids, Iowa, that the tota
number of cases of diphtheria durin,
the past year, ending April L, 1879, il
that city was 1,033, of which 1872 prove,
fatal. The deaths occurred principally
among children between the ages of
and 9 years.
THE clerks in the New York Post-of
fee like the electric lights very much
The lamps have been taught not to flick
er to any disagreeable extent, and tn,
light is so pure and strong, and the al
so much cooler and much more invig
Grating, that the clerks are all de
lighted.
MRS. ELLIS of Ithaca, N. Y, has il
her house a large room the floor o.
which is covered with sawdust and with
two leafiess trees and many bamboo
perches in it, where she keeps NOR
than a. hundred canary birds, raised
from a single pair which she bought {
few years ago. She can identify almos
every bird and tell its age.
THE pastor of the African Methods
Church at Middletown, Conn, visited
the museum and menagerie part of 6
tent show, and was panied to see mem.
bers of his church going in to see the
circus performance. On the following
Sunday he refused the communion to
these offenders, and all but four persons
in the congregation were found to be
disqualified.
The eighteen hundredth anniversary
of the destruction of Pompeii and Her
culaneum by lava from Vesuvius is to be
celebrated by scientific festival this
year. The celebration will take place
at Pompeii next Move mber, and many
foreign arcbe ologists are to be invited
to join their Italian brethren on the oc-
casion. We presume a number OF
American scholars and tourists will be
on the ground.
A KENTUCKY girl and her lover had
vainly tried for four years to elope to-
gether. They were Thomas Owen and
Miss Kate Sanford of Milburn. A few
nights ago Miss Kate bravely jumped
out of a window. She broke one of the
small bones near the ankle, but Tom
got away with her, and she was held on
her feet while tho marriage ceremony
was performed by sympathizing cler-
gyman.
A YOUNG man with two wooden legs
was recently sent to prison in Paris for
forgery. He lost his legs by machinery,
and had pension of $3.50 a year from
his former employer, but he was rather
a fast youth, Notwithstanding his defec-
tive means of locomotion, and used Of
ten to pawn his legs until his pension
came in. Finally he took to forgery,
and was sent where he will have little
occasion for legs.
MIR. H. V. BARCLAY has recently per-
formed an interesting piece of geograph-
ical work in the center of the Australian
continent. Starting from the Alice
Spring Station, on the overland tele-
graph line, he has made his way east
ward almost up the Queensland border,
thus opening out an entirely new tract
Of country, of which his report is on the
whole favorable. though water is not
always as plentiful as could be wished
ANTHONY TRIP, a hermit, who has
lived in his house, about two
miles south of Albion, N. Y,
for 40 years, is over 20 years OF
age. Upon the approach of a stranger
he runs into the house and seeks refuge
under the bed. His food is taken to
him regularly by his relatives, who dwell
near by. The woman whom he loved
and hoped to marry 40 years ago is a
widow, and is nearly as old as himself.
A COLONIZATION aid society has been
formed in New York City, at the sug-
gestion of a lady of wealth and benevo-
lence, who contributes large portion
of the funds needed to pay the expense
of keeping open headquarters in New
York and employing some competent
person to attend it. 1t is designed to
aid people to go West, and to collect in
formation for the benefit of those who
want to go but do not know where to
go.
LORD HARRIS, who has just arrived
in this country with his team of crick.
eters, is % years old, and comes of 8
family that has had trifle of American
experience. His great-grandfathel
commanded British regiment at Bun
ker Hill, where he was seriously wound
ed. In 1888 he went to India, and il
1898 achieved the famous victory ovel
Tippoo Sahib at Seringapatam, fol-
which he received the thanks of Parlia
ment, and was made peer.
A cow story: Mr.. Lewis Rolf, who
resides in Sidney, Ohio, has a wonder
full COW. In the place of cream rising
on her milk, it is actually butter, need
ing no churning whatever to fit it TO
table use. All that is required is tn
working in" of the necessary amour
of salt to suit the taste. The butter
pronounced excellent. This streak be
gan last fall, since which time no churl
has been used, but before that time tn
cream was the same as other COWS
milk.
THE situation in India does not i'm
prove. Anxiety has existed for lon
time because of drouth in the Punjaut
Dude, and the Northwest provinces an
although Iain has fallen, uneasiness ha