American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-10-02

Oficial Journal City of Canton.
MRS. AUGUSTA s. BoswoRTH, Prophet,
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources
THE statement that an insurrectio
had broken out in Herat and that the Go,
ernor Of the city had been murdered, is vi
founded.
THE New Hampshire Prohibitions
have nominated an Electoral ticket, besid,
congressman and full State ticket, and wi
make an active canvass of the State.
THE latest advices are that a gres
combination movement of the Mexican
American troops is taking place 10 catch Vic
forio, and, If possible, end his career.
AARON STEVENS and Clara f. Trask
of Beverly, Mass. were struck by locomo
tive wirile crossing the railroad track in
carriage and both were instantly killed.
THE Indians about the Agency nea
Fort Reno and also those at Wichita Agenc
are reported as being restless and ugly ant
threatening trouble, on account Of alleges
insufficiency of food.
THE Cabinet Workers Union Furni
ture Factory at Tell City, Ind, togethe
with a number of dwellings of employees
was burned on the night Of the 18th. Los
about 500. 900.
THE Little Rock Gazette is authority
for the statement that the Fishback Amend
ment for scaling down the State debt, voted
upon at the recent election In Arkansas, ha.
been rejected by decided majority
MINISTER CHRIsTIANCY has gone
from Peru to Chill to present to the latter
Government certain claims for damage
caused TO the property of American citizens
during the war.
THREE British ships have been dis
patched to the coast OF Newfoundland to in
vestigate the alleged case of violence to
American fishermen on board the Moro Cas-
tie, officially reported some time since.
The Massachusetts Greenback State
Convention was held at Worcester, on the
22d, with 400 delegates present, one of whom
was a woman. A full State ticket was placed
in nomination, headed by Gen. Horace Bin
ney Sargeant for Governor.
MEMPHIS had grand celebration on
the 2ad, in token of its deliverance this year
from the yellow fever. There was process
sion three miles in length, representing
nearly every branch of business and trade,
and the streets and buildings were gayly
decorated. Thousands of visitors were in
attendance.
THE Pan-Presbyterian Council as
sembled in Philadelphia on the 23d. The
opening exercises were held in the Academy
of Music, which was filed to its utmost ca
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THE reconciliation OF the two rival
Democratic organic ations Of New York City
was celebrated with a grand union mass
meeting on the night of the sd. The princi-
pal meeting was held in Tsmmany Hall and
Dougherty, Of Philadelphia, and Senator
Bayard were the principal speakers. Letters
were read from Samuel j. Tiiden, Gen. Han
cock, III. n. Plaisted, of Maine, and others.
GEN ROBERTS, OF Texas, and some
other prominent residents of the State have
completed negotiations with the owners OF
the Great Eastern to run the mammoth ship
between Galveston and London, touching at
New Orleans. The vessel VIII bring out I'M
migrants for Texas, and take back cotton.
ton and location Of the immigrants, and the
Texans expects to derive many advantages
therefrom.
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