American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-10-09

The New Hampshire Greenback
Convention nominated full State and Elec-
toral tickets and the delegates pledged
themselves to support the National Green
back ticket straight.
PROF. BROWN has officially reported
to the Privy Council that the splenetic fever
of the imported Texas cattle is not the same
disease as the splenetic fever prevalent in
Great Britain.
THE National Irish Republican Con-
vention was held at Saratoga on the 9th.
Resolutions were adopted indorsing the Re-
publican National platform and the candi-
dates for President and Vice President.
THE United States Circuit Court, at
Louisville, has granted an injunction re-
straining the postal authorities from en-
forcing the Departments order prohibiting
the delivery of letters to local lottery COM
pany.
The Porte refuses to order the evacua-
ton of Dulcigno and defies the Allied pow
ers. The condition precedent to any fur
Their negotiation is that the naval demonstra-
ton be abandoned. This has been refused,
and as soon as Montenegro completes its
preparation the battle will be opened.
THE New York Democratic State
Convention was held at Saratoga on the 18th,
the two factions harmonizing throughout in
all the proceedings. The only candidate to
be nominated was Chief Justice of the Court
of Appeals, for which Charles A. Rapallo
was chosen.
The Alabama Democratic State Com
mittee has issued an address heartily indors-
ing Gen. Hancock's recent letter in refer
ence to Southern claims, pledging the party
in that State to accept as final the results of
the war, and guaranteeing free and fair
exercise of the franchise, etc.
IT has recently been developed that
some time ago package of 5000 worth Of
bonds was distracted from a desk in the
Chief Clerks room, Second Auditors De-
partment, Washington. An investigation
satisfied the Secretary of the Treasury that
the bonds were appropriated by Chief
Clerk Herring, now dead.
THE Nebraska Democratic State Con-
vention nominated the following ticket: For
Governor, Thomas Upton; Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, j. Calhoun; Secretary Of State, G. w.
johnson; Auditor, d. C. Patterson; Treas
urer, Frank Folda; Attorney General, G.
+. Pritchett; Congressman, DIR. r. r. Liv-
ingston; Presidential Electors, j. E. Boyd,
B. L Hinman, and Victor vifquain.
The Anglo-American Syndicate has
dfvulged its full designs, which are to build
q road from Red River, in Lamar County, to
the Rio Grande, in Kinney County, Tex,
an extreme distance of 800 miles. Its name
is the Chicago, Texas and Mexican Central,
and the capital stock s., 0O0,0 600. A charter
has been obtained and officers elected. In
the Board are five Texans and four Chicago
citizens. Work on the road has already
commenced.
A Law just passed and gone into eff
feet in the Chickasaw Nation imposes a fine
of not less than 500 nor more than
5000 upon every native for every
white man employed by him in TAX
ing care of and assisting in raising stock,
with imprisonment of not less than one nor
more than twelve months additional, at the
option of the Court. An act has also been
passed establishing the price of a license to
marry n native at fifty dollars.
THE debt statement issued Oct. 1
shows the decrease of the public debt dur
ing September to be S., 974 sol; cash in
Treasury, $199, 945 ,260; gold certificates, ST.
Oil 100; silver certificates, SIS, 521 800; GER
tificates of deposit outstanding, So, 965 900;
refunding certificates, SO, SO, $50; legal
tenders outstanding, $346, 6S1 DIG; fractional
currency outstanding, $7,1s1,94 The re-
duction of debt since June 90, 1880, has been
SIG, 573, 49,
SECRETARY SEIZURE says there is no
obstruction to the carrying into immediate
effect the provisions of the Ute agreement
except the fact that the season Is now SO far
advanced that the SHOWS would probably in
terfere with the surveys and with the NOV
ing and locating Of the Utes before next
spring. Nothing has been heard at the De-
partment about the surrender of the Meeker
murderers, but the portion of the cash pay
ment due under the treaty to the White
River Utes will not be paid until they are
surrendered.
GEN. GRANT, Gen. Logan, Senator
Conkling and ex-senator Simon Cameron
attended the great Republican demonstra-
tion at Warren, o., on the 18th. Gen. Grant
presided mt the main meeting and read an
address equal in length to about one-half
column Of small newspaper type. Addresses
were also made by Senators Conkling and
Logan, after which all of these gentlemen
and some others proceeded by special train
to Mentor to call upon Gen Garfield, where
they spent about half an hour.
A CORRESPONDENT of the London
Times Mt Dublin says: "The murder of
Lord Mountmorris has excited feelings Of
alarm little short Of o panic among the re-
spectacle classes. Party differences are for
the time discarded In the presence Of q
common and imminent danger. The
scene of the last murder is in a dis