American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.

versity OF Philadelphia, have been arrested
upon charge OF selling bogus medical
up" ooo ne eNiuenee 70 sue" .na'
? Iui'' 49, u'p I. NV zen sou. 1n
V"s pa VI 'ue eou,'iy uui'"S VI. pas
"","oe' vi o'ue' so-o'n,eu ineuie"
eoi'eses IN 'ne SAINT Guy are s',u ~ oe o"
sAseo IN INC same hei'rious BUSINESS
THE Emnress of Russia died when
.s,.sn Tha ;nn.r;,, family xxere NOT nres
emf ~ The d;sso,,,tion NOR were tbev aware
that tho death was 50 near. The remains
w. horn. g., ,ho n.I,ce chanel in an omen
,,f,;n ~, ,ho ~ .;chteen Grand Dukes.
-
IT is reported that Slctorio's Dand
has gone to the Blade Range Mountains,
near Hillsboro, N. NJ, to recuperate. Squads
from the force are securing the country,
stealing horses and committing other depre-
dations. No troops in the vicinity.
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vention, neio on tne sun noni,""'e ' t an Al''
ridden deiegation 10 inc oiacinna'' 0oii'e Gu
uon-
lHE tennessee Dehio0' "''o S."Vo Oon
Neh.ion eiec.eu an ...,;'-,s.., ,.e,era,,...s
70 oineinns'i, n -, rt..
oeihg di'iueu oe'"eun p@'~iU'
seymour ie'u sHu A,.ueH-
The bill to equaliZe homesteads, now
before Congress, provides that every person
entitled 10 enter homestead, who may have
heretofore entered under the Homestead
-. ,,,.n,;,, ~ land Iess than one him.
dr,,d .rd STU ,cres shall, he nermitted tn
enter so much land as, when added to the
duan''s paesiousy sn'' TT. = .,ao NJ rrn,,,es
:, .sd;,;",si .,,rr c.,, NOT n. made Of lands
.,s;,-,,o,,S 80 ~ or;o;n., er,rv 10 select
s.s,es...s -. I'll -, he .r,,,Iad 30
anu ..s. .t ~, Da '..,.-. ,,L,s.,, -, ~
ps'e1. .neIi1r m,'a n@.a, r,,.n,ina pUv -
" N - -.
coh'lnuous eu,,iNaeion y, lol.s. VI ,s u e
on an 49, =, .ne . sae II. " On. :,
80 -, 49," =, .,1,.s S',r,h.r ,h.t ann
- 'e s - -
Peiso" wno mas en'e ''p i :. 'n"i one nu
orea anu siAv acres may, nc 50 .ie0,' su
rehuer MS origmai eh'ly 10 'ne ch'eo
states ior cancellation, anu thereuPon DC en-,
laws the same Is if the surrendered entry
nnd not oeen maze.
THE Indiana Democratic State Con-
v.n,ior mot ,t Ind;.nano,;s ON tho 9TH Ex-
Gov ueudr;rt. was elected nermanent
President The resoIut;ons Instruct the
seIac.tes n, the National Convention IN nre.
-, ~. -. =, rho,,,.s uardr;cts %
pros;dan, and .,so instr,,ct then, 70 vot. a.
!. ,,,,f, ~, .,,eo,,.st;o,,s lcr,n;n, hs,oro ,h.
Conxentio, Hon. Fr.,tIin Ianders was
nominated for Governor and Hon. Isaac p
GRAY for I.icutenant- Governor- The balance
=, ,hs S,.,e ,icro, ,,,s renominsted
-e
THE Illinois Democratic State Con-
4
an uninstructe.i delegation to Cincinnati. A
resolution favoring the candidacy Of Horatio
Seymour was, by vote of 1913 to 213, referred
to the Committee on Resolutions. Lyman
Trumbull was nominated for Governor by
reclamation. The balance of the State
ticket is as follows: For Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Lewis B. Parsons, of Clay; Secretary
of State, John HI. Oberly, of Alexander;
Auditor, Louis Starkel, Of st. Clair; Treas |
urer, Thomas Butterworth, Of Winnebago;
Attorney -General, Lawrence Harmon, Of
Peoria
rur House Co,nn;t,e. IN .h. I
1Aoso Oo i VI VIC |
nj River decided not to press for an appro-
priation to begin the work of improvement |
on that stream during the present session,
but have made an arrangement with Speak
er Randall to be recognized for its consider |
afion early in December. Judge Robertson |
and the other members Of the committee are |
satisfied with their success In securing the !
retention Of the Mississippi River Commits |
sion, and expect them to continue their in |
vestigafions and surveys In hopes of |
receiving an additional report by the |
time the bil comes up IN the House next De-
cember. The ordinary appropriations for /
the Improvement Of the river are In the |
River and Harbor bill and have been passed, |
and these works will be continued as here |
tofore. Judge Robertson has written let |
to the President of the Commission asking |
him to prepare and submit to the Secretary |
thinks will be valuable acquisition when |
the committees report is made. The men,
bers of the committee express their appre- |
citation Of the assistance rendered by Speaker |
Randall in facilitating their measures as far |
as was in his power, and especially for his |
active assistance in the Forty-fifth Congress |
in securing the adoption of the preliminary
measures.
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War Department from the Governor of New |
Mexico, stating the posts of that Territory
were without necessary supplies, ON account
OF the killing and driving on Of freighters
from the routes; that the people are being |
burned and stock is being driven of, and the
country ravaged by the Indians; that, il the
Government can not furnish United States
troops for the protection Of life and prop
crty, authority should be given to call out |
State troops for that purpose. Gen. Sher-
ind