American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-10-09
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
ANNA STRoKER, the Manitow

ANNA STROKER, the ManltOWOc
County, Wisconsin, servant girl, under ar
rest for the murder of her mistress, Nancy
Haywood, has confessed the crime. She
says the deceased called her crazy, which
"made her mad" that she knocked her
down, and, seizing an AK, chopped her to
death. She then dragged the body out into
the yard, where she covered it with boards,
and, returning to the house, scooped up the
blood on the floor with her hands, scrubbing
the stains afterward with mop. She is but
IL years of age.
THE stage-coach running between
Pierce City, Mo-, and Eureka Springs, Ark,
was stopped about II miles south OF the form
err place, in broad daylight on the Goth. by
six men wearing handkerchief masks and
armed to the teeth. The driver, Eldridge,
was commanded to halt at the muzzle of
double barreled shotgun. w. II. Champlin
attempted to draw revolver, when he was
fired on by one of the road agents, the bull
let passing through his coat-sleeve. They
then ordered the passengers, eleven men
and one woman, out of the stage, and at the
same time to hold up their hands. One
man did the ransacking while the other
five kept guard. Mr.. A. p. Man, First As
sistant Engineer of the st. Louis and San
Francisco Railway, was relieved OF his gold
watch and $270 in money; his clerk, w. H.
Champlin, Of about $175. In all they
secured about $3.50. Two gentlemen
threw their pocketbooks away, containing
some 81, 500, but returned afterward and
got them. The United States mails and
Adams Express were not molested at all.
After they had gone through every body they
ordered the driver to skip and then walked
leisurely into the woods. A party Of farmers
started in pursuit Of the robbers.
Col. HUNT, Indian Agent at Wichita
Agency, denies. the report recently pub
lished that the Indians have committed dep
relations ON the commissary stores at that
peint.
THE safe in the County Treasurer's
Office at Maryville, Marshall County, Kans.,
was recently broken open and a number of
drafts and warrants belonging to the school
fund and $500 in currency stolen. Payment
of the drafts, etc, has been stopped.
LITTLE Eva Milward, aged four years,
daughter of Mr.. d. E. Milward, Of Keokuk,
Iowa, was accidentally burned to death.
While playing with some matches, her cloth
ing was in some way ignited, and in few
she was entirely enveloped in
flames.
GEN. GARIBALDI and his son, Menot-
ii, have both resigned their seats in the
italian Chamber of Deputies. They stated
they were unable to act as Deputies in a
country where liberty is trodden under foot.
The dwelling occupied by Mrs. Julia
Hayes and her brother, at Buffalo, n. Y,
burned on the morning of the 30th. Mrs.
Hayes first discovered the fire, and aroused
her brother. The latter leaped from a win
dow to save himself. Instead of securing
her own safety, Mrs. Hayes went back to
her room, in the upper story, to secure
some of her effects, and was cut off by the
flames and burned to death.
The horse influenza, which has been
prevalent in Boston, has reached New York.
1t is a mild form of epizooty, and but few
animals are untitled for work.
IT is rumored that France has in
formed the Powers that she will not partici-
pate in any further acts of coercion against
Turkey.
THE Mexican Congress opened on the
10th. President Diaz in his opening speech
great satisfaction at the political
and moral advancement of the Republic. He
the hope that the present Con-
gress would find solution for the financial
difficulties of the Government and place the
national credit on a sound basis.
MUCH uneasiness is felt in Italy on
account of the action of Garibaldi, who has
gone to Genoa accompanied by num-
Der of his extreme radical followers.
The situation is considered rife with serious
and the demonstration that
awaits Garabaldi upon his arrival at Genoa
Is likely to be Of the most radical character.
PRESIDENT HAYES and party arrived
At Salem, Ore, on the list. They were re-
ceived by a committee of the Legislature
and prominent citizens and escorted to the
Capitol, where they had a formal reception.
On the same day they proceeded to Port
and.
The Government of Chihuahua, Mex
leo, offers 81, 800 for the scalp of Victoria.