American citizen., 1880-08-28

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from the Jail at Fort Scott, Kansas, by
mob, and hanged to the limb of a tree.
PLEURo-rNEUMoNIA is prevailing
among the cattle in Lancashire, England.
A YOUNG man named Waldron wa.
lynched by mob in Spalding County, Ga.
his offense being the dcsertion of his wifi,
and eloping with her twelve-year- old sister
THE Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Paul Railroad Company has concluded ar.
rangements with the Sioux Indians for run.
hing its line through their reservation, ant
| work on the Black Hills extension will now
be pushed.
FREDERICK ZIMMERMAN, aged 40
and Jacob volmer, aged IA, were crushed to
death by a descending elevator in the San.
dusky (O.) Wheel-works. The accident was
caused by a broken cable. Several persons
on the elevator were injured, but none Sc
verely.
GEN. GREEN B. RAUM, Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, is making campaign
speeches in Maine.
ANOTHER big oil fire has occurred
near Bradford, Pa, caused by lightning.
IT turns out that the purported suicide
Of DR.. Buchanan, Dean of the Eclectic Medi-
cal College of Philadelphia, was cleverly
planned ruse of the Doctors to evade the
penalties of the law. The person who Jump
ed from the ferryboat in mid-river was an
expert swimmer, dressed in an old suit
of the Doctors clothes, who had been
hired to perform the part on this occasion.
The indicted Doctor meanwhile took him
self of to a secluded place, with the evident
intention of making his way out of the coun-
try when favorable opportunity offered.
Under the circumstances, it is not believed
he will make good his escape.
A SEVERE storm ON the night of the
10Th occurred in portions of Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Ohio and Indiana, doing
great damage to crops and causing the death
Of several persons. Alexander Crunnels, of
Cass County, Dakota, was killed by house
falling upon him. A twelve-year- old child
of Charles Dukalow and Mr.. Brown, living
south OF Mapleton, were also killed by
like disaster.
j. X. ERCHER, wealthy farmer liv-
ing near New Philadelphia, o., died from
the effects of severe bite on the hand in
fiicted by his insane son.
CADET WHITAKER is to have
court-martial, at his own request.
REPRESENTATIVE MORRISON has been
by the Democrats of the Seven
teenth Illinois District.
THE situation of affairs in Ireland is
SO serious that VIM. E. Forster, Chief Secre-
tary, has gone there in great haste.
MONROE ROBINSON was hanged at
Greenville, o., on the Goth, for the murder
Of Nelly Coulter, his wife's brother. Rob-
inson was a desperate of the worst type,
having it is said committed several
other murders in Maryland, Kansas and
Missouri, in each of which States he form
erly resided.
GEORGE DOREN was hanged at Cor
sicana, Texas, on the Goth, for the murder of
William Fitzsimmons in June, 1873.
THE town of Brownsville, Texas, has
been nearly destroyed by the recent severe
storm on the Gulf. 1t is reported that
number of lives were lost.
WIN. HowARTH and p. Tinelay, em-
ployees of the Philadelphia and Erie Rail-
road, died suddenly at Erie, Pa, of what
he physicians pronounce to be Asiatic chol-
ira.
Col. WIN. II. EDGAR, of the Jersey
lille Republican, has received the Republic
AN nomination for Congress in the Eleventh
Illinois District.
THAR LEE, Cn1naman, Is IN jan at
Cincinnati for an ingenious swindle on two
ellow- -Mongolians. He procured a rough
hunk Of brass, weighing twenty six pounds,
liscolored the edges with gold, and repre-
ented it as huge lump of bullion which had
,een stolen and could not be disposed of in
his country without great risk. The two
purchased it for $4,000, expecting to clear
3 900 or $1,000 by shipping it to China. Be-
ore purchasing they had piece knocked off
or assay, and Char Lee was careful that they
ot a doctored knob, which stood the test.
THE Superintendent of the Colored
lelief Board Of st. Louis estimates that |
0 900 negroes will emigrate from Mississippi
nd Louisiana within the next two months |
Or Kansas and other Northern States. About |
orty per day, for the past month, have been |
ared for by the Board and forwarded to va
ious destinations.