American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-09-11
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

ter Of Pickaway County, o., who had 70
several years been the terror Of the neigh
borhood in which he lived, on the morning
of the list was taken from his bed by part,
of disguised men, dragged across the field
by rope halter tied around his neck, ant
finally hanged to a tree. 1t is believed dealt
resulted from the rough usage he received
previous to reaching the place selected fol
his execution. The wretched man was liter
ally blind at the time the outrage COM
mitted, having lost his only remaining eye
in an affray with a Commercial Point saloon
| keeper a few days previous.
The Democrats of the Seventh Hi
nois District have nominated Daniel Evans
| for Congress.
REPRESENTATIVE BUCKNER has been
renominated for Congress BIZ the Democratic
Convention OF the Thirteen<h Missouri Dis
trict.
tt public debt statement issued
Sept, shows the reduction of the debt
during August to be SI2,021, 167; cash in
Treasury, Sl96, 66S, 332; gold certificates, ST.
69I, 800; silver certificates, SI3, 13S ,0i0; GER
tifcates Of deposit outstanding. ST.. 800, 900;
rcfunding certificates, 81 JOG, 40; legal ten
ders outstanding. S346,6sl, Is; fractional
currency outstanding, 81, 1s1, 1876.
A GERMAN Cabinet order appoints
the 18th of October Il. the date for the cere-
monies OF the conservation and opening Of
the recently completed Cologne Cathedral.
The Emperor William and his family and
other royal personages will be present.
WHILE a battalion of troops were
testing a pontoon bridge over the river
Ebro, near Lagrono, In Spain, the bridge
broke down and ninety-seven men were
drowned.
A DISPATCH from Rome says in con
sequence of the mediation of Italy, France
and England, the Governments of Chilli and
Peru have opened negotiations.
THE Presidential party started from
Chicago on the I'd on their trip to the Pa
cific Coast. In addition to tho Presidents
family the party consists Of Gen. Sherman
and daughter, Gen. and Mrs. Mitchell, and .
several other ladies and gentlemen, personal
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes.
FOUR dead negroes were recently
found lying in a watermelon patch in Jasper
County, Ga, the proprietor Of which, Mr..
Golsby, had poisoned n number Of the mel
ons with arsenic in order to put q stop to
thieving.
REPRESENTATIVE BLAND has been re-
nominated by the Democrats of the Fifth
Missouri District.
THE Kansas Republican State Con-
vention, which met at Topeka on the LIST,
Gov. St. John on the first bal
lot, his vote being 22O against 1O2 for all 9TH
sr candidates. Other nominations were as
follows: Lieutenant G Governor, ID. W. Fin |
ney; Secretary of State, James Smith;
Auditor, p. j. Bonebrake; Treasurer, John |
Frances; Attorney-Gcneral, w. A. John |
ION; Superintendent OF Public Instruction, |
Il. C. Spear. !
The Democrats of the First and Sec |
md Texas Districts have renominatcd re-
Ipectively Congressman Reagan and Culber- |
ION.
The Republicans ofythe Fourth Ali-
,ois District have nominated j. C. sherwin
or Congress.
ANOTHER disastrous gale has swept
he Texas coast from Indianola to Browns
lille. 1t began on the evening of the Sd,
nd in a short time all telegraphic commune
alton was broken, so that further inform
tion to the effects of the storm has been
ut OFF.
Ky, fell on the evening of the
d, while q number OF workmen were en-
aged In repairing the roof, which it went
hrouSh Will u CRASH, huiIhS Hiram HAM
Ter, the contractor, and injuring three of
his employees.
ANOTHER attempt to undermine the
lilway near Charkoff, Russia, over which
he Emperor was to pass on his way to Liva-
ia, was discovered and frustrated.
STEPHEN RICHARDSON, colored, was
anged at Wilmington, n. c., on the Sd, for
ne murder Of his mOther-in-law. He pro-
essed religion and announced himself ready
0 die.
VILLIERs POWELL and Archille
'homas, both colorcd, were hanged in st.
ames's Parish, La, on the Sd, for the MUIR
CT of q storekeeper. Both confessed their
uilt, saying their object was robbery.