American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-10
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

"A recent report says lnaJ o,UoO ne'
groes were on the river bank in Concordis
| Parish, La, awaiting transportation to Kan
! sas,
4 The Executive Committee of the
Freedman's State Central Organization Of
Kansas have issued an address appealing tc
the citizens of that State to contribute aid
for the relief of colored emigrants.
George Einsing, convicted at York.
D Penn. of murder in the first degree for kill
ing his wife, committed suicide in his cell
by cutting his throat with a razor and then
hanging himself with piece Of rope and o
towel.
At Chicago. Toledo, Cleveland, Mil
waukee and some other places, the Repub-
licans fired salutes as token of their graf
} ification at the Presidents veto of the Army
bill.
J The house of John L. Keogh, at Car
bon Hill, Penn, was destroyed by fire on
the morning of the Goth, and a son aged IL
and a daughter aged 10 burned to death.
Mr.. Keogh had his face and hands terribly
burned in his endeavors to rescue his chill
dren. His youngest child, aged 5, was also
badly burned.
A seriotts fire occurred at Durant,
Miss, on the night of the 18th. The entire
business buildings, was burned. Loss
nearly $50 900.
During the recent floods in Texas an
entire family, comprising father, mother,
and four children, were drowned at Grand
Lake, 80 miles north of Houston.
At Toledo, o., on the 30th, a variety
actor calling himself Mons. Florentine shot
his wife through the head and then killed
and Brighton, Mich, his home. The wife's
maiden name was Lizzie Manley, and she
was known on the stage as lille Ellis. Her
wound is serious, but there is a chance of
her recovery.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, on the morn
ing of the 10Th, the wife of Michael Butler
left her two children, aged months and
years respectively, asleep alone in the house
while she went to a neighbours on an errand.
Sho tly after she saw smoke coming fr, IN
her house. She ran to the door and found
the interior in flames. Every effort was
made to rescue the children, but they were
burned to death.
w. F. Cassebohm, First Assistant City
Treasurer of San Frahcisco, committed sui
eide on the Goth by shooting himself through
the head. He left note addressed to the
1 SOTOucIy sbdtiIlS tHtt nc ndu Dttu leu lulO
stock speculations by Alex. Austin, late City
Tax Collector, who also suieided; that he
was defaulter to large amount, and that
he had lost $4,000 Of the city's money in
speculation.
| A great fire has occurred in the City
of Orenburg, Russia, on the Ural River, de-
stroying its principal part. More than half
the population are destitute of food and
shelter. A number of persons were in
jured. The village of Gratchenko, on the
volga, it is reported, has been totally de-
stroyed by fire. A Berlin correspondent at
tributes the Orenburg fire to political dis
content, and points out that offenders are
frequently banished to Orenburg.
| In fancy County, Mo, on the 29th
ult., posse of citizens made an attempt to
capture gang of horse-thieves who had
rende zvoused at the house of one Pierson,
IA miles south of Forsyth. An interchange
Of shots took place, in which James Cogburn
and William Bates, of the citizens party,
were instantly killed and one other severely
wounded. OF the outlaws, Pierson and
Lockbart were MORALLY wounded, as is sup
posed, but the rest of the gang escaped I'M
hurt. The citizens are now determined to
hunt the robbers to the death.
| nv O1hfsoOAoSoS hhOShOhy OOuhtys
N. Y, recently, young man named John
Luce, in desperation caused by an unrequit-
ed love, shot the object of his affection, Miss
Lucy Wyman, and afterward fired pistol
ball into his own brain. The young lady
may recover, but the love-crazed youth
died within a few hours after firing the fatal
| shot.
Three men, supposed to be the perpe-
| frafors of tho daring hanE rnhharv atM Mount
Pulaski, ILL.,, on the 23d ult.. were captured
at St. Louis on the LIST, after desperate
struggle with the officers. They seized the
Cashier of the Bank, Mr.. Walter
| Sawyer, gagged him, and compelled
| him to unlock the doors of the
vault, but fortunately the safe was
protected by time-lock and the burglars
got only about $3.50 in change from the vault
for their trouble. Two of the men arrested
are named John Oliver and Jack Wood; the
name of the third is not given. One Joe De
Haven, a resident of Mount Pulaski, is also
under arrest as an accomplish.
The Governor of Tennessee has called
| an election for August Z, to vote upon the
question of settling the State debt at so cents
on a dollar, as provided by act of the Legis-
lature.
The defalcation of Charles T. Mayo,
former Cashier of the Second National Bank
Of Lafayette, Ind, amounts to the enormous
sum Of $40, 900, twice the amount originally
reported.
Lorillard's American 2-year-old Pap
poose won the race for the spring 2-year-
old stakes at Newmarket, England, on the
| LIST.
| 1t is rumored that Vanderbilt has
bought the Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
road.
At Chicago, on the LIST, Mrs. Ade-
laide Roberts shot and fatally wounded T.
b. Weber, wealthy wholesale dealer in
boots and shoes. He died on the following
| day. Mrs. Roberts claims that Weber Sc
duced her a number of years ago
that he had been giving her an annuity for
the support of herself and child, but had of
late refused to continue it and she had begun
suit against him for damages. Weber claim
ed that it was a ease of blackmailing, but adj
mitted that he had contributed to the wo-
mans support through fear of scandal.
FORTY-SIXTHC CONGRESS-.
In the Senate, on the 2Sth, the Legislative,