American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

bank, which recently failed, with liabilities
| of over 100000 and nominal assets. Mr.
| Noorhs has been indicted for embczzlement
and misappropriation of funds, and also
] stands charged with the crime of forgery.
/ His reply to the Committee is that he is in
nocent of all criminal intent or action, and
will make good his defense before a proper
| legal tribunal.
! THE following additional nominations
| have been made by the President: Eli III.
! Murray, Kentucky, Governor of Utah Terri
| tory; William J. Phillips, U. s. Marshal,
Eastern District, Texas; John Mcneil, U. s.
Marshal, Eastern District, MissOuri August
Ash, u. S. Marshal, Nevada.
CAPTAIN EADS has made requiSition
upon the United States Treasury for the first
six months instalment of the interest on the
deferred payment of one million dollars held
as security by the Government for the MAIN
tenance of the jetty channel. Under the
/ terms of the contract, it is claimed Capt.
| Eads is entitled to draw interest at per
cent. per annum on this sum for the period
| of 10 years, amounting to $4,000 each year.
in addition to the $780, 900 payable quarterly
for the maintenance of the channel. The
Acknowledgement, TO whom the question
has been referred, has decided that Capt.
Eads is entitled to the money demanded.
THE Pope has approved the appoint
ment of Rt. Rev. DIR. Elder heretofore Bish-
op of Natchez to be coadjutor, with the right
of succession, to the Archbishop of Cincin-
natl, and to be administrator of the Arch
diocese.
REPRESENTATIVES, Rumberger, Pet
roof and Clarke of the PENNSYLVANIA Jeois-
lature, eX-State Treasurer Kemble, and sew
eral other prominent politicians, and lobby
lists of that State have been indicted for
bribery in connection with the Riot Claims
act.
SETH A. TERRY. Secretary of the Ter
ritorial Savings Building and Loan Associa-
tion of Woshiroton II n has dcf,uIted n,
-, 600 Terrvxr,s for many vo.rs connected
with tho puro.r Of pof,ooos Eraadmen
and Abandoned Lands under Con n q
Howard. He lost heavily in speculating in
Government claims of various kinds.
THE Springer heirs, to the number of
over 200, held a convention in st. Louis, on
the 2lst, to consult as to the best means of
getting possession of the estat they Law claim
To This eomnrises the entire site of the city
Of w,lmington DeI and largo money do
post in bank in Sweden.
pou,r, tho dofa,It;,o Cosb;o, of
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S ~p ~ 600 1a"' ''' "'''' 10 '"'' ~
CT Cu,,sp p,,vro>- pos4r,os-
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MISS SARAH M Eh Oh
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mont of one woman ~ d., ,namher or that
BOARD. certainly there are as GOOD for in
creasing the number of women upon it,"
GEN. BoYNToN, the well known Wash
ipgton correspondent of the Cincinnati GA
zette. announces that he is about to COM
mence a suit for libel against Gen. Sherman
Bovnton sharply criticised the accuracy Of
certain statements made in Sherman's auto
biography, which made the General mad,
and IN recent interview the warrior de-
scribed the newspaper man rs person
en'iiet "i'no"' eii'iac'ei, "mo ior Fio'
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