American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24
PRESIDENT DrAz has confirmed the

grant Of n charter for the Mexican Contra
Railway line to the Mexican Central Rail.
way Company of Boston. Over 5000 200
has been subscribed to build the line, which
Is 300 miles in length, and runs northward
from the City of Mexico.
CHARLES X. LORD, General Passenger
Agent of the st. Louis, Kansas City and
Northern Railroad, and lately on the Wa
bash line, has resigned, and takes the same
| position ON the Baltimore and Ohio.
GOLD has been discovered in the
Nachoochee Valley, Georgia.
The Missouri Immigration Conven
ton met at st. Louis on the 18th. Del.
egates were present from all parts Of the
State.
The increased emigration from Ger
many, caused no doubt partially by the new
Army bill is shown by the fact that $500
persons LETT Bremen from the 4th to the 18th
inst. The emigrants include many skilled
workmen, the most of whom are bound for
this country.
A WEALTHY Indiana farmer, named
Daniel Swygsrt, has starved himself to
death under the hallucination that if he ate
his family would suffer.
On-S AMI CASCAA1liS'
NATHAN FAUcErr and Jacob Null
drow, both colored, were hanged at Mexico,
Mo-. on the 18th. for the murder of Octave
Inflow on September 80 last. From 2, 200 to
1900 people witnessed the double execu-
ton. MANY Of the spectators being women
and children.
WILLIAM RATES was hanged at
p.rrw.u r,o,,-t ho,,.o n .he 1e.h
,or killing stephen w. Rash At a dance last
Christmas Eve. His execution was private.
wrIr,.w w.,xrp co,ored was
h.ro.d =, C.,v.-. r., -, tha 1eth Tow ~.
murier of M.ior Monroe n 1919 Fivs
thon..rd r.o,,i. ,,,,,,.ssod 81. a,,ao,,;or
DAVID MILLER anu Charies FRAZER
were smothered in well they were digging
near Gordonsville, Pa. Miller descended,
and, not being heard from, Frazer went
down to ascertain the trouble, and was
speedily overcome by gas. Before assistance
Arrived DOM were oeao.
Aooi DAs1N1' u"PoAe peiioiner
IN q circus which exhibited at Philadelphia,
fell to the ground during one of her acts,
receiving injuries from which she can not
recover. She Is eighteen years OF age.
"A HORRIBLE accident occurred at
Harrisburg, Pa, on the 18th. While some
men were working in pit underneath
large vessel which contained molten metal,
tne fennsyNania o.ee. WORKS. tne
D..ee anu ~. ~ sn 1'. =, INC 'esse.
wss.. l.o .no p'.. los'
e1 ,r'u .s'vNo We" .e'cy ourneu'
oos .., ..o" ."' ~ 20 non-
h -. -" '''' VI '"o o'"''' "''e seriously
- o'A ---s'' : 70. ~
n1 o1' ~ 1v.'o" "o"'ins ."o'oiy a.
Moseo", nuss.A' me upper s.ories Vi tne
ounuans "efe 'ehsn.eo W ialniiios numper-
lug some Two hundred PERSONS Inc hre
proke OUT IN one OF 'ne lower stories, ana
~ ms disnoyersd th., dssosn. ;us,ds The
h,,,,d,,o ,,,.. s,,-oss;h,o r,,sh - -.
..fety st.irc.se outside the h,,ldino ended
in its giving way and depriving the inmates
of their only means of escape. Only thirty
lives were saved.
HENRY C. FREpERICKs. a well known
vo,no man ~ cb;c.vo member ~ IN.
Ro.rd Of Tr.de. Committed snicide on the
evening of the 1sth bv humping from n fifth
storv window of tbe yvoodrufr Uouse 10 the
ground HE nect WAS dIslocated CAUSING
instant death Mr. Fredericks had been nm.
fortun.te 81 recent speculations. which to-
getber with falling health. threw him into
q state of deep mental depression.
ALEXANDER WILSON. a well known
citizen Of (,ovinoton. XIV. lost HIS life while
engaged In an heroic effort to save the lives
of Others at a fire in that CITY on the night
~ the 18Th.
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ELEVEN Persons "oo Aniou "nu
many more injured py an explosion at an OIL
MIL AT Slveicown, near MOTH "ooiwicn'
THoMAs C.. THrRsroN. who shot and
killed his partner, W. W. Embrey, at Leav-
enw0rth, Kas., on last New Years Day, has
been exonorated by the jury, on the ground
that Embrey mad threatened Thurston's
life and that at the time OF the shooting the
latter was warranted In believing that EN-
brey meant to assault him. The two were
partners in the publication of the Sunday
Herald and had quarreled about business
matters. At the first trial OF Thurston the
Jury disagreed.
AMR. JOKES. q prominent cattle man
of Sterling. Colo. was robbed on the train
Mt sedaIia. ON the night of the 14tb. Of a