American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

THE dwelling of a man named Turn
rose, living near Franconia, Chicago County
Mimi, burned on the 18th, and his two chill
dren, aged IL and years, persisted in the
flames.
The Sioux and Blackfeet Indians had
dispute recently about ponies which re-
suited in eight of the Sioux being killed.
DIR. REUBEN NJ. Hills, one of the
Oldest physicians of Coyington, Ind, COM
mitted suicide by placing the muzzle of a
loaded revolver to his mouth and then dis
charging it. The Doctor had been an invalid
for several years. He was siXty-two years
Of age, bachelor, and had property WORTH
$4,000.
HUGH HANNA, q well known farmer
OF Clinton County, Iowa, was fording a
swollen stream near Bryant, with his wife
and five children in the wagon. The horses
got beyond their depth, the wagon upset
and Hanna and his five children were
drowned. Mrs. llama in some way sue
ceeded in reaching the shore.
PHELIM TOOLE, a well known mem
Der Of the st. Louis Fire Department, was
instantly killed on tie 9Th by the explosion
Of a Holloway fire :extinguisher. At the
burning Of the Southern Hotel, three years
trepidity, rescuing at least a dozen people
from the upper stories ofthe building.
THE Hodges Bank, at Platteville, Wis,
was very cleverly swindled out of 81 $50 on
the 9TH, by James Drew, professional bank
swindler, by means of a forged draft and
letters of Introduction. He got off safe with
his booty.
A LOCOMOTIVE blew up in the yard
at Peru, Ind, on the 9Th, killing Bachelor,
the yardmaster, and seriously wounding
Charles Wilson, the engineer, Apologize,
fireman, and Jim Pierce, brakeman.
THE Cuban insurgents under Calisto
Garcia are reported to have been defeated
and the leaders taken prisoners with the eX-
ception of Garcia, who fled to Ianiqua with
a few remaining followers. The captured
officers are the ones who accompanied Gar
ella on his recent expedition from the United
States.
THE German Government, by an i'm
perial decree, has prohibited the importa-
ton of all preparations Of American pork
sc as a simple sanitary measure" American
shippers claim that the measure is taken for
the protection of German packers.
GEORGE GAM, a wealthy retired mer-
chant of Buffalo, arose the other morning,
took a rope, sawbuck and block of wood
into his orchard, placed the sawbuck under
a tree, adjusted the rope round his neck, tiled
It to the tree, then kicked away the sawbuck
and hanged himself.
AT Danville, Va, on the night of the
,th, Thomas DeJarnette shot his sister Mol
lie five times, wounding her fatally. The
brother says he shot her in order to wipe out
he disgrace she had caused the family. The
affair took place in house of bad repute,
where the girl was an inmate. She was IT
7ears of age; he only 20. The wounded girl
begged that her brother be not arrested, as
he had only done what was right.
A SEVERE shock of earthquake occur
ed in Switzerland on Sunday, July 4. Two
persons were killed. Several meters of the
ummit of Schnebelberg near Quarter fell,
large wood.
THE British Government has sent
physicians to County Mayo, Ireland, to in
uire into the nature and extent Of the fam
ne fever there and in neighboring counties,
which is reported to be spreading alarm
ngly.
The Russian journals state that there
no truth in the recent stories about Chinese
ictories over the Russian troops.
By large majority the French Cham
er of Deputies passed the Amnesty bill as
mended by the Senate.
A LOCAL train running between Atch-
ION, Kans., and the main line Of the Kansas
ity, st. Joe and Council Bluffs Railroad,
'as boarded at Winthrop Station before day
ght on the morning Of the 9th by two
lasked men, who with reviewers pointed at
he heads Of the train men and express mes
enger, compelled the latter to open his safe,
-om which they took a package containing
,65 in currency and case of jewelry. They
scaped uHmolested.
PHILIP SCHUM and his wife, of Lam
,ster, Pa, the husband a merchant, were
9th killed by their carriage being struck by |
railway train as they were crossing the |
.ack.