American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-02-21

been to the Agency since he made his de-
mand for rations on the 18th ult., and was
refused.
AT Las Vegas, N. Mex, on the 9th.
Jim West, John Dorsey and Tom Henry, i'm
plicat in the shooting of Carson, City Mar
shall, two weeks previously. were dragged
from their cells by a mob of - armed men,
who broke into the jailor's room and forced
him to give up the keys. The three men
were dragged to the Central Plaza, where
West was hauled up and strangled. The
impatient mob then began firing, and in a
short time Dorsey and Henry were riddled
with bullets. There was TO resistance to the
mob.
The Theater Royal, Dublin, was COM
plctely destroyed by fire on the 9th, by which
six lives were lost. The fire was caused by
the ignition of the curtains of the state-boX
of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough,
who were to have attended a pantomimc
performance in the afternoon. The proper
ty loss is placed at nearly 81 200, 900.
On Feb. 9 the last spike necessary to
complete the branch OF the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fee Railroad to Santa Fe was
driven by Gov. Wallace, of New Mexico.
Gen. Hatch and staff, the members of the
Legislature and other notables attended.
There was much rejoicing at Santa Fe.
Talbott's Block, corner of Market and
Pennsylvania Streets, Indianapolis, was par
tally destroyed by fire on the morning of the
10th. The Indiana Medical College and the
knights of Pythias Hail We're completely
burned out.
A later report from Dublin says one
woman and seven men were killed and IS
workmen and fircmcn seriously injured by
the burning of the Theatcr Royal.
The City-hall at Albany, n. Y, was
burned on the morning of the 10th. together
with large number of records and other
valuable papers Seven firemcn were
crushed by the falling dome, one of whom
died within short time, and two three
Others were thought TO be fatally injured.
Two men were killed and three others
probably fatally injured by an explosion in
the Canada Paper Company's Mill ut Wind
sor, Quebec, on the 10th.
At Peoria, H., on the 10th, Luther B.
Mckinney twice shot and almost instantly
killed his wife's step-fathcr, Jacob Frye,
well known cattle dealer. Mrs. Mckinney
was prosecuting a suit for divorce, on the
grounds of i'll treatment, and Mr.. Frye had
warmly espoused her case, which brought
upon him the enmity of Mckinney. The
shooting took place in the street and was
without any immediate provocation. After
Mckinney had twice fired, Frye drew his re-
volver and got in two shots in return, but
without effect. The murderer was arrested.
Mardi Gras was publicly celebrated,
with more or less display, at New Orleans.
Mobile, Galveston, Little Rock, and many
other cities and towns of the South and
West.
The California State Normal School
building at San Jose burned to the ground
on the morning of the 10th. 1t cost $780,
900 and was insured for $4,000.
Burglars visited Westport, Conn, on
the night of the 10th, gagged the village
watchman, carried him to the National
Bank, the doors of which were forced, and
locked him in closet. They then blew open
the door of the vault, but the explosion was
violent that the plate glass front of the
bank was blown into the street. The viii
layers We're aroused and the burglars fled
with 50, 800 cash.
A company of the Tenth Cavalry re-
Gently had n sharp brush near Fort Keogh.
Mont, with party of Sioux Indians, sup
posed to belong to Sitting Bulls band. One
soldier was killed and one wounded, and
two Indians were killed and three taken
prisoners.
Douglas & Stewards new elevator
building, near Dearborn and State Streets,
Chicago, was completely wrecked on the
morning of the 18th by the heavy weight of
grain contained in it-about $4,000 bushels
of wheat. The loss is estimated at from $50,
900 to $4,000.
Nashville, Tenn, was visited by a ter
rifle hurricane about midnight on the 18th.
The spires of the First Colored Baptist, st.
Johns Colored, and st. Paul's Colored
Churches were blown down; the inside
brick wall of the new Custom house was de-
molished, and a number of buildings I'M
rooted.