American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-11-27
NEWS IN BRIEF.

NEWS IN BRIEF,
Compiled from Various Sources.
Gov. Witt, of Louisiana, has ap
pointed Hon. T. c.. Manning United State
Senator, vice spofford, deceased.
JAY GOULD has purchased the Denve
md South Park Railroad, paying therefo
shout 3, 100000.
SERIOUS differences are reported II
exist in the British Cabinet Regarding th'
treatment Of the Irish land labor question
It 10 said that Messrs. Bright ahd Chamber
lain have pronounced absolutely against any
coercive measures.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL WHAR
TON says the Republicans will contest tn
seatz of Democrats -returned>td Congress
from the Fourth and Fifth DiStriets of Lou
isiana, and perhaps likewise those Of tn
First and Second Districts.
TIE National Grange Patrons O
Husbandry assembled I'm Washington, d. c.
on the nth. The attendance is said to b
larger than ever before. thirty States being
represented. The reports Of officers show
the Grange organization increasing.
Col. Thomas A. SCOTT and q party
Of prominent railway officials have beer
making . tour Of inspection over the Texa:
and Pacific and New Orleans Pacific roads
They were Hospitality entertained at most Of
the various cities and towns they visited.
DR.. j. B. McFerron, agent Of the Southern
Methodist Publishing House Mt Nashville
was instantly killed on tho 10th, by An acci-
dent on the Alabama and Great Southern
Railway near Elyton, Ala
REV JAMES B. CoRRINGroN, D. D..
for so years Methodist minister, q cotem-
porary Of and co-worker with Peter Cart
wright, and q quarter of . century age
hardly less famous than that great preacher,
died at the residence Of his son, Rev. James
+. Corrington, in ST. Louis, on the 10th.
Col. A. B. MEACHAM has left Wash
ington for Denver, where he will attend the
trial of Agent Berry and proceed to Los
Pfnos Agency in company with his colleagues
of the Ute Commission under escort Of q
body Of troops, for the purpose of paying the
Northern Utes money due them under
treaty.
An appeal has been issued for aid for
the destitute families Of the workmen killed
by the Stellarton On. So mine accident.
There are SO widows and ITO orphans to be
provided for. In addition to which some 100
- L.
closing = the mine. The entire population
Of TIE town Is about :, ZOO.
A sEvERE snow-storm, accompanied
by unusually cold weather, prevailed gen.
orally On the 18th west Of the Mississippi,
extending to the Gulf. At Leadvilie foot
20 deg. below zero. In Southern Texas the
sugar cop has been badly injured. Many
sheep are reported to have persisted.
~<iax Ut tie Afinnasota Insana
Asylum destroyed by hre was occupied. ex-
clusfvely ~ male patients All the records
were destroyed and the work Of Identified
ton of patients il necessarily somewhat
dtficult- Up to the 18th the remains of
rs bodies lad been found In the ruins,
IN addltioa tDwhich 20 others were known
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A LARGE amount of counterfeit notes
on he Spanish Bank Of Havana, Cuba, was
capsure1 In New York City, on the 18th, in
the possession of Stephen c. BradweH, who
was trapps1 by the detectives in an attempt
to negottat6 the notes. Brsdwell was taken
Into custody. His ostensible business q that
Of n commercial traveller, but he is known to