American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-14

VOLUME XXIX.
A platform reported by General Sher
wood, as the minority of the Committe
on Resolutions, called out bitter dis
| cussion, and when it was voted down
number of delegates left the convention
A call was subsequently issued, signet
by Gen. Carey, Gen. Sherwood ant
others, for a convention to meet in To
ledo on the 18th, to nominate a new
ticket.
SPEAKER RANDALL is reported as ex
pressing an opinion that Congress will
adjourn during the present month, per
haps by the goth. He anticipates nc
delay in the passage of the appropria-
ton bills as agreed upon in the Demo
cratic caucus. He does not favor, how,
ever, fixing day of adjournment until
the Coinage bill shall have had fair
opportunity for passage in the Senate.
THE Senate Committee on Finances
have decided to postpone further action
on the Warner Silver bill until next De-
cember. Those voting for postpone
ment were Messrs. Bayard, Herman,
Ferry and Allison. Nays-Messrs.
Beck, voorhees, and Jones of Nevada.
Mr. Morrill, was paired with Mr.. Wal
lace. The latter, if present, would have
voted no.
THE eruption of Mount Etna contin-
ues. Thirty new craters in all have
opened. A considerable portion of the
by lava. The damage to agriculture is
already very serious. The inhabitants
have be enforced to abandon the village
of Majo. Detonations are frequent. AL
most all parts of the city of Mantua arc
and the embankment of the
River Muncio is in danger. The town
Of Rovigo is seriously threatened. Two
thousand workmen are employed in
the dykes there. The
of Vesuvius is also increasing.
AN organized movement for the set
.lement upon Western lands of the poor
Irish Catholics of the Eastern cities has
been started in New York City, some of
he leading Catholic clergy and laity
being its sponsors. The plan adopted
$ to organize a joint stock company,
With capital of 100000 cash, with
which to purchase large tracts of land,
which will be subdivided into quarter
ections, each alternate farm to be sold
o colonists on such terms as will ena-
lie them in few years, by prudent
to obtain clear title. 1t
8 also said that a similar movement is |
by Mr.. William E. Dodge |
f New York City, and other wealthy |
for the benefit of poor
'rotes tants.
TRUSTWORTHY advices from the City |
Z Mexico, according to the New York
state that there is reason to
elieve the country is on the verge of
erious trouble. The dissatisfaction
nth the present administration is in
reasing daily. In the capital, how
yer, the opinion generally prevails that
resident Diaz is quite strong enough to
rush the various factions arrayed
gainst him. There is an openly ex
ressed wish among many of the ciii-
ems that Diaz should not leave the
residency at the end of bis term of
flee, but should proclaim himself die
tor.
The cotton planters of Washington
ounty. Miss, have issued a memorial
} the Northern people, demonstrating
yainst the proposed effort of certain
arties to further encourage negro emil
ration by sending boats down the Mis-
ssippi and offering free transportation
the negroes. The memorialists claim
Iat colored laborers in Mississippi have
, more cause for dissatisfaction than
Ie laboring classes elsewhere, and that
e exodus is not only against the best
terests of the negro, but fatally dam
ring to the entire industrial interests
the South. Il
The Senate Committee on Privileges
I'd Elections are taking testimony in j
g case of Spoff)rd against Kellogg. A l
rye number of witnesses have been t
ought from Louisiana to Washington,
ID evidence has been adduced of KEEL
gg's bribery of members of the Legis-
ture, which he claims he will success
lily refute before the case closes. :
A MOST DARN and successful street
bbery occurred in Chicago on the 9TH. o
two young men, messengers of the f.
inois Central Railroad Company, v
IRE taking package of SIC, 900 to the =
nix, about 2 p. m, they were set upon n
two men at the alley on Wash
yton Street, between Wabash
d Michigan Avenues. The h
sssengers were first blinded .
having red pepper thrown into their
es, after which both were knocked s
wn with a sand-club. The robbers L
IN grabbed the package of money and
n through the alley towards Madison "
rect, and made their escape in a bug Z
which was in waiting for them. -
AND POLITICAL. n
GEN. JAMES SHIELDS, late United :,
ties Senator from Missouri, died sudden n