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

OF the subject.
HERE AND THERE.
THE late Princess Christina of Spain
had a romance in her life like ordinary
girls. She lost her heart to young
Englishman of inferior birth, and the
impossibility of marriage broke her
heart.
AN ignorant old negro went to a more
ignorant old doctor in Adair County,
Ca, for a prescription, and was given
81 large shot, to be taken nine at q dose.
The last dose killed him.
AHELPLEss paralytic at Dover, Mass,
is kept alive by constant motion, and
has been constantly rocked, night and
day, for several years. 1t is also neces-
sary to rub his limbs often to induce
circulation.
ROBERT BERDELL, an ex-President of
the Erie Railroad, and a few years since
the possessor of several millions of dol
lars worth of property, is now an in
mate Of New York jail on charge of
perjury.
MAD. VALENTINE VREDENBURG Of
New Orleans has just been awarded
$500 as damages sustained by her in
the loss of husband, who was torn in
pieces several months ago by bear in
one of the public parks.
AN earthen bowl, filed with rice and
fish, and four lighted candles stuck into
it, and the whole surmounted by Calls
head, was found on the stoop of New
Orleans house. Somebody had under
taken to put the inmates under a YOU
doc spell.
FIVE negroes and one white man have
had Delaware justice administered to
them from the lash of cat-o'-nine- tails.
The whipping took place at Newcastle,
and was viewed by large crowd. The
Sheriff laid on the blows, but lightly,
and the prisoners seemed to think it
pretty easy punishment.
A MARRIAGE performed by a COM
mander of vessel at sea, and duly en-
tered in the log book, is considered legal
and accepted by the Christian Church
in general; still, for fear of future di-
vorce cases, bill is now before the En-
glish House of Commons to rencer such
marriages really legal.
No one familiar with the story of
Judge Packers life can fail to be touch
ed by the allusion to his wife, who
shared both poverty and prosperity
with him-that she is to have whatever
she wishes out of his great estate, and
that all of his determination respecting
the distribution of his property are SUBJ
ject to this provision of the will.
THE safe in the Arlington mill at
Lawrence, Mass, was opened in the
night, three months ago, and 81, 800
stolen. Paymaster Wainwright was
suspected, although he was President of
Young Mems Christian Association,
and he was compelled to resign his po-
sition. The real thieves have just been
detected.
MRS. BosHARr of Lowville, N. Y,
chloroformed kitten as the easiest way
to kill it, and the animal, placed in a
pasteboard box, was buried in the gar
den under light covering of earth.
Two days later, Mr.. Boshart heard it
mewing, and, upon unearthing the box,
the kitten crept out alive and sprightly.
A ROMANTIC young man of Darn
stadt and his betrothed tied themselves
together and jumped into pond last
winter because the girls parents oppos-
ed their marriage. The GOODNESS of the
water chilled the young mans ardor,
and he disentsngled himself and made
for the shore, leaving the damsel to her
fate. He was lately sentenced to three
years and nine months in prison for the
performance.
PRINCE GALITZIN, young Russian
nobleman, converted by q bible given
him at the Paris Exposition, proposes to
build 80 bible kiosks and to fit up seven
bible carriages. He intends to travel in
Russia with Mr.. Clough of Paris, whom
he has engaged to have charge of these
carriages, saying: Since Christ laid
down His precious life for me, Twill give
my whole life and time and fortune for
His service"
THE latest dodge by which charitable
people in England are imposed upon is
a very simple but ingenious one. A man
carefully, but plainly, dressed, visits the
churches, is overcome by faintness dur
ing the service, falls into the aisle and
ID carried out, to the great disturbance
of the congregation. A pitiful tale of
starvation and want istold in the vestry
when the man revives, and, of cours e
collection is made to relieve the pangs
of hunger which the "poor man suf-
fers.
A WOMAN named Marceline Guiot, 26
years of age, has Just been condemned
to death by the Court of Assize of the
Vienne, in France, for one of the most
abominable crimes on record. She
forced her step-daughter, little girl of
s. to take with her soup IL pins, two
needles, and some pieces of wood, and
the unfortunate child expired in the most
horrible tormsnt There could be no
to mercy even from a
French jury in such an atrocious case.