American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-03
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.

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Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
GEN. GRANT has accepted the cour
tesies of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Ft
Road, and will make an extended trip oveI
their lines through Colorado and New Mex
leo. He will reach Kansas City on the
morning of July ., and go direct to Merriam
Park, on the Fort Scott and Gulf Road, and
receive the people of Kansas during the day
returning to Kansas City in the evening. Or
Saturday, July 5, he will be entertained by
the people of Kansas City, going to Leaven-
worth in the evening, spending Sunday with
Gen. Pope at the Fort, and starting Yves,
Monday morning.
REPRESENTATIVE MURCH has been
Fifth Maine District.
THE Mexican authorities decline to
sanction the request of the United States
that Gen. Hatch be permitted to follow Vic
torio's band of Apaches across the border
into Mexico.
TIE House of Commons, by q vote OF
275 to go, decided that Bradlaugh should
not be permitted either to take the oath or
to make affirmation. This has the effect Of
unseating Bradlaugh.
PRISONERS in the Sangamon County
Jail at Springfield, ILL.,, attempted to over,
come the officers on the evening Of the I'D /.
and in resisting the attempt s. N. Shoup,
Sheriff, shot and killed Jacob Mitchell,
Of Charleston, Cole County, who was
the ringleader and assaulted the
Sheriff. The Coroner's Jury returned a
III
was awaiting trial in the U. s. Court on an
Indictment charging him with selling liquor
without paying special tax.
The Greenback Congressional Con-
vention for the Second Iowa District nomi-
mated Lindley Hoops, Muscatine County
farmer, for Representative.
PRESIDENT HAYES attended the an
uual commencement exercises of Kenyon
College, at Gambler, o., of which he is an
alumnus.
THE Republican Congressional Con-
vention for the Third Kansas District re-
nominated Hon. Thomas Ryan by acclama-
ton.
THE Maine Republican State Conven-
ton renominated Gov. Davis.
THE Texas Greenback State Conven-
tion, held at Austin on the cath, placed in
nomination the following ticket: For Gov
ernor, Gen. w. H. Harmon; for Lieut.
Governor, Geo. Owens, of Dallas; fofAt-
torney-General, Henry F. O'Neil, of Cass,
for Comptroller, X. s. Kennedy, of Gregg.
THE Republicans of the Second Maine
District have rcnominated Representative
Frye.
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cities named. Chicago. 474 4O4. PbiladeI.
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600. Nashville. 43.377: Brooktyn. az 600.
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mt Oh Jealousy peat ms wne IN most snock-
ing manner. A neignoor' Patrick Harris
neAllns INC "o~ss lice, went 70 'ne oooi
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ho,,-e md th,.,t.r.I =, Ivv,.h RnrLo whan
he declared he would ki,, HE wife q, tbev at
fcmpted n modest him Finally come ono
oct fire 10 the house- when Rurke carried his
threat int execution. by shooting his poor
wife through the breast with n cbarre of
buck shot. The crowd then rushed in and
sejzed the murderer and vould have
Irn.ha, hin, mon ~. snot had not . I.rce
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80 t;,, ~, ian The ,ff.ir corsed ,bo
r,ost inten.e excitement- Neighbors saw
that Rurke had NOT the least cause for sus-
picion against his wife.
MRs HoI.zMANN and her eiobteen.
child we're RIM over Inv a rai,w.v
train at Grant Park Station. Kankakee
County. III. on the a1st. Mrs. HOFFMAN,
was fatally injured and her baby instantly
killed.
DIR. JAMES A. McCREA, q prominent
and wealthy resident of Philadelphia, COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat while in