American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-28

ners, and say they will close their mills
in the event of spinners' strike, thus
throwing out of work some $4,000
operatives.
The House Committee on Elections
have decided that the Iowa October cleo
tions were legal. That although the
Constitution of the State was vague on
the contested points, the construction
placed upon it by the judicial and civil
officers of the State was the best method
of determining its meaning. Under
this decision Messrs. Sapp and Carpen-
ter will retain their seats.
The International boat race at New
castle-on-Tyne, England, between Han
Ian, the American, and Elliott, the En-
glish oarsman, was won by the Ameri-
can easily by 10 boat-lengths.
IT is reported that Price & Co., the
contractors for the Mississippi River
fast-mail service, having been unable to
secure the necessary subscriptions to
build the boats required, have notified
the Department of their intention to
abandon the project.
DE LEssEPs announces that q first
subscription of two million francs, in
shares of five thousand francs each, has
been made in Paris for his Panama
Canal project. st will now be posi-
BILE, I" he says, "to obtain concessions
and commence the undertaking"
DIR. VANpERPoEI.. Health Officer Mt
Quarantine, New York, says unless rig
i'd quarantine is kept up there is pos
ability of yellow fever making its ap-
pearance in New York. Two vessels
with the disease on board, he said, were
in the upper bay. discharging their car
goes.
SENATOR BAYARD, Chairman of the
Finance Committee, rendered his resig-
nation of the craftsmanship on account
of the friends of the Warner Silver bill
having endeavored to take the bill out
of the hands of the Committee, which
refused to report it, and place it before
the Senate for passage. A number of
caucuses were held for the purpose of
bringing about a reconciliation, but
MIR. Bayard stood firm and the
Silver men = stood equally firm,
Senators Garland, Coke and 9TH
ers insisting that Mr.. Bayard's
resignation should be accepted and the
bill brought before the Senate. Finally,
through the efforts principally of Sena-
tors Thurman and Gordon, it was tacit-
ly agreed to drop the matter for the sake
of harmony in the party, and the bill
will therefore rest with the Finance
Committee until next winter, when it is
understood the committee will be SO re-
modelled as to give the Silver men a ma
jority.
THE States which hold elections this
year are the following, in the order of
dates: Kentucky, August 4-State
officers and Legislature; California,
September 3-State and Judicial officers,
four Congressman and Legislature;
Maine, September 8-State officers and
Legislature; Ohio, October State
officers, in part, and Legislature; Mary
land. Massachusetts,, Minnesota, Missis-
sippi, New Jersey, New York, fennsyl.
vania, Virginia and Wisconsin, each
November 3. Governors are elected in
all Of the States named except Missis-
siPpi. New jersey, Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin.
MEXICO is again in the throes of rev.
olutaon. Negrete, the General-in-C Chief
of the Army, has taken the field with
formidable force in open rebellion
against Diaz, and the latter is in the
saddle and after him, having left the
Chief-Justice, Vallarte, as administrator
OF the Government. It is further re-
ported that Diaz has removed Trevino
from his command upon the frontier.
Governor Diaz Gutierres of San Luis
Potosi has been killed by Revolutionists.
All the newspapers of Monterey, ex-
cept the Official Journal, have been
forced to suspend. Naranjo is in LAM
pasas organizing against Diaz.
THE French Prince Imperial, Louis
Napoleon, has ended his career in South
Africa. He accompanied reconnoiter-
ing party from Col. Woods camp into
q dangerous district; the party dis.
mounted, when the enemy crept upon
them unawares and the Prince was
killed. His body was subsequently re-
covered. 1t bore seventeen thrusts of
the terrible assegai.
-Ex-Empress Eugene swooned when
she heard of her sons death, and lay
for long time in half-unconscious
state. The English Court will go into
mourning on account of the Princes
death. The announcement in Paris
caused great excitement, particularly
among tie Imperialists. Prince Victor,
son of Prince jerome Napoleon, who by
political testament succeeds to the title,
Is student in the Lycee Charlemagne.
1t is believed he will received the united
support Of the Bonapartists. The Re-