American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-05-15

nine, with a capital of 81, 200 900, includes
among which are three gold banks in Cali
fornia with a capital of 500, 900, which wen
into voluntary liquidation and were roor
ganized as currency banks. No banks hav
failed during the last nine months.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
THE bodies of two men were fount
hanging to tree in Denton County, Tex.
on the LIST of May, each bearing placart
with this Legend Such is the fate of al
cattle thieves" Both men were strangers
DURING a fire at Grusbach, Moravia
a fanatic melted the popuace to attack tn.
Jews, and one of the latter was killed ant
several mutilated before the wrath Of thu
mob could be stayed.
VICToRIo's Apaches have killed thir.
teen sheep herders in the Mogallan Noun.
tains, New Mexico. The settlers are hud.
died together in rancho, closely besieged.
Parties have gone to their relief.
THREE men were killed and two fatally
| injured, on the 4th, by gas explosion In
the shaft of the Lykens Valley Coal Com
pany, in Dauphin County, Pa.
THE insane wife of George Woodruff,
Of Penn Yam, N. Y, jumped into a cistern
with her two children, one aged six years
and the other twelve months. Both children
were drowned, but the mother was alive
when discovered.
TEUsCHER & Co.'S distillery at St
Louis burned on the morning of the 9th
The fire was caused by the explosion Of a
copper still, the gas from which penetrated
to the engine room. Fred. Schneider, an
employee, was burned to death. Loss about
$60, 900; insured for one-hilf that amount.
ALVIN S. HAWKINS, of Carroll Coun-
ty, is the Republican nominee for Governor
of Tennessee.
VICTORIO and his band attacked the
miners at Cooney's Mining Camp, on Mo-
gallon Mountain, New Mexico, killing four
and wounding one of the number As soon
the news reached Silver City two compa-
MES of about sixty-five men went to the re-
lief Of the settlers.
The house of James Gage, ex-Coun-
selor Township Euphemia, near Chatham,
Ont, was destroyed by fire on the night of
the 4th. Four of Cages children and the
daughter of a neighbor named Wade per-
ished in the flames.
A FLEET of fishing boats were struck
by squall at the mouth of the Columbia
River, Oregon, on the 4th, and twelve or
more fishermen were drowned.
THREE convicts attempted to escape
from the Kentucky Penitentiary at Frank
fort, on the morning of the 18th, when they
were discovered and fred upon by the guard,
one of them being instantly killed. The
others were recaptured.
1sHAM Cops was hanged at Fort
Worth. Tex, on the It'll, for an assault upon
Io1.
at Charlotte. N. c., on the same day, for
burglary. Both were colored.
Mrs. ANN WILKINS, woman of
questionable reputation residing at Buchan-
an, Granville County, N. c., is under arrest 1
charged with poisoning her three children,
two of whom died.
FOUR miners were killed by fire.
damp explosion in the Clay Colliery at Sham
okin, Pa. on the 9Th.
McKELvEY, Chief Keeper of the State
at Elmira, N. Y, was stabbed
and instantly killed by convict named
Edward Symonds, whom he was endeavor-
ing to punish.
ISAAC c. HoUGHTON, Cashier of the
Boston Custom-h house, hanged himself
while temporarily deranged.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Volcano of Colima, Mexico, is |
now in state Of eruption. 1t is said to be |
4 grand and magnificent sight, but threat
ening destruction to the towns and villages |
around its base, whose inhabitants are in
dread OF now OF lava
Wv "iAiA' VI Louisana' mas Issued
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mob 20 .s,s ara e. ho thoro,,ah,,, f,,u,;o.,ad
nd datoined at on:r.ntine S,.tion at The
,iscretiop of the BOARD of Health
IT, uo,,so Con,r,;,t.. ~,
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10 sa,aru ~ Tho Co,nn,;ss;onsr =, nr;,,,,
nre instead of the IA. 600 asked Tor
THE sanitary improvements in Mem
This have been SO far completed that the en-.
ire business portion and most of the tbickIv
inhabited residence area are now connected
With the new sewer system. which has been
ested sufficiently to prove its entire success.
rbe local Board of Health are sanpuine Of a
continuance during the summer of the pres
mt healthy condition of the city.
IT is reported from Berlin that all
rews of foreign birth had been ordered tn
cave St, Petersburg within six hours.
WAR between Russia and China 10
inevitable.
NM large ;ce-bouses at c,ovo,ond
,,,o ,norriro ,f III. AZ, W..
- o,,-rors o''
AccoIrNrs from Mesonotam;o .,d
renrrsent the famine thor. :.
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