American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-10-18
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

AT Cincinnati, on the 9Th, Miss Lulu
George, a beautiful and accomplished young
lady from Bonaparte, Iowa, student at the
Cincinnati College of Music, committed sui
eide on account of the death of her be-
trothed lover, young man named Fred.
Ferriman, who died of fever. Miss George
attended him i'm his last illness, and when he
died her grief intense that she went
to her boarding house, procured pistol,
and, placing it at her breast, fired the fatal
shot.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL, Minister
to Spain, is about to return home, owing to
the continued ill-health of Mrs. Lowell.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY has reached
Sierra Leone from Zanzibar, with the nten-
ton of completing the exploration of the
Congo River from the west coast.
GEN. SHERMAN's third daughter, Miss
Ellie, is reported engaged TO be married to
a young naval officer named Thackeray, who
is a relative of the great novelist.
THE widow of Alexander Campbell,
the founder of the Campbellite Church, is
living with her son-in- law, Col. Barcley,
near Hillsooro, Ala.
A NOTEWORTHY bit of gossip has
come across the cable, namely, that Bismarck
has suggested to Andrassy-as a means of
further cementing the alliance between the
two Powers-the marriage of the oldest son
of the Crown Prince of Germany and
Princess Valerie, daughter of the Empress
of Austria.
Mr.. VIM. b. RIDDLE, wealthy resi-
dent and manufacturer of Norwich, Ct, has
been arrested, charged with poisoning his
Il
pciOus circumstances.
THE trial of State Treasurer Rcnfroe
of Georgia, on charges OF malfeasancc, re-
suited in his acquIttal.
LULU GEORGE, the young lady who
shot herself ut Cincinnati on account of the
death of her lover, it is now stated is likely
to get well, notwithstanding the doctors de-
clared her wound was mortal.
Miss LILLE AVER, daughter of the
late great American pill-maker, is reported
TO he engaged to the grandson of Dom Pedro
Of Brazil, Prince Philippe Louis Marie de
Bourbon. Miss Aver is reputed to be worth
-. OO0, 600 i'm her own right, while the Princes
cash assets are said TO be quite limited in
amount.
VIM A. MCCLURE, who died near
Batesville, Ark, a few days ago, was n man
Of eventful experience. He crossed the
Rocky Mountains with Lewis and Clarksin
1903, and was afterwards soldier i'm the
War of 1872, serving at the battle of Lundy's
Lane: had also been in the Navy and fought
with Gen. Jackson i'm his Florida campaigns.
At the time OF his death he had reached the
age of los Years.
IsMAIL PAsHA, the ex-Khedive of
Egypt, is very comfortable in his Neapolitan
home. lie receives great deal of attention
by order of King Humbert, and is much de-
lighted thereat. Mr.. Duncan, the American
Consul, who is a friend of the ex-Khedive,
lives near him, and they meet constantly.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT of the New
York Herald is going to India, to be gone a
year.
SERVICES commemorative of the late
Caleb Cushing were held in the City Hall of
Mass, on the Sth. Hon.
George =. Loring delivered Il glowing trib-
ute to the deceased. There was II large as
present ofdistinSuishcd citizens.
GENERAL GRANT left San Francisco
for Oregon on the 9th.
RALPH MEEKER, son of n. c. Meek |
er, late Indian Agent at White River Agency,
mas bcen appointed special agent OF the De- |
partment of the Interior for the purpose of |
visiting White River Agency ut the earliest
practicable day and recovering the bodies of
his father and such other persons as may
have been killed. Mr.. Mceker will also |
gather up the papers, etc, of the Agency.
JUDGE HENRY HAYDEN of the Wood |
County (Wisconsin) Court, politician well |
known throughout the State, candidate for
General on the Greenback ticket |
wo years ago, was shot and killed at Cen
Iralia, Wis, recently, by W. ii. Cochran,
Cashier of the First National Bank. The
affair grew out Of an alleged intimacy on the
part of Hayden with Cochran's wife,
the scandal being one Of long standing.
Cochran had separated from his wife some
time ago, although no divorce had been OBJ !
tanned. The weapon used was shotgun,
loaded with five buck shot, the entire charge |
the right side of the victim, kill /
ing him instantly. Nowords passed between /
hem, it is supposed the killing was pre-
mcditated.