American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-12-04
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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coal famine.
Dr.. THOMAS WOOD, an eminent sur
seon of Cincinnati, died 4 few days ago from
/ the effects Of blood poisoning, caused by ut
tending to the wounded in q recent railway
accident while suffering with -c.apped
/ hands.
SIR ALEXANDER CoCKBURN, Lord
Chief Justice OF the Queens Bench, died
suddenly at London, on the goth, from heart
disease.
ARTHUR LIEBERMAS, Polish jew,
who recently committed suicide in Syracuse,
y. y, was actively interested in the S.hil-
ist movement in Russia and was compelled
TO flee from that country ON account OF his
inoendiary publications. lie was native OF
wilma. and Il man of fine natural powers and
libcrally educated.
4 FIRE at Adrian (Mich.) College, on
the 2lst, destroyed the entire north wing,
containing the department for 135 theolo@i-
cal students. Loss, $4,000; insurance, $.,-
O0O
DURING October 61,3l2 immigrants
arrived in the United States.
The British steamer Mildred,- from
New York to MarseiIles, foundered in the
Atlantic. The crew, % in number, were
drowned.
The number of deaths by the Mime
sofa Insane Asylum fire is now fixed at
twenty
PASSENGERS in a sleeping car passing
through the baltimore tunnel, the other
night, were. robbed of $1,000 in money and
valuables in Tho. most mysterious manner.
JUDGE NIcCEARY has refused to trans
fer to the courts of Colorado the case of In
dian Agent Berry.
a LIFE-INsURANcE fraud has been de-
veloped at Reading, Pa, involvings promi-
ncnt physicians, through whose certificates
policies to the amount of $751; 90 were taken
out on consumptive woman.
PROF.. JAMES c. WATSON, of the Wis
consin University, the eminent scientist and
died on the 23d, at Madison. He
was a native of Canada, born in 1888.
FOUR men were killed by the caving
in of an excavation on the Tasting and
Dakota Railroad, at Hopllin Station.
Their names We're Thos. Fitzpatrick, James
Ward, Frank johnson and Perry Swanom.
Ole Par=on was fatally injured.
Two children of Charles Bochringer
were locked in house at Napa, Cal. and
burned to death during the absance Of their
parents
CHARLES BROWN and Mr.. Heck were
bed, near Roecrsville, Tenn. n
he other night, and robbed OF Il sum of
money, which Brown had obtained the day |
Jefore for hogs.
JAMES L. PUGH has been elected |
United States Senator from Alabama.
AT Fort Pierre D. T., recently, a
light took place between band of outlaws |
Who had been for long time terror to the |
own, and a vigilance committee, organized |
or the express purpose of Kidding the coun- 1
ry of their presence. The vigilantes were |
-ictorious, killing the leader of the gang, 4
Arkansas Joe," and wounding four Of his |
ollowers. /
TIE new fast mail between New
FORK, Washington and New Orleans, saves
A hours in time over the old schedule.
A TREATY on the subject of immigra-
ion has been concluded in China between
hat Government and the United States
The provisions OF the
realty have not been made public.
AT Dubuque, Iowa, on the night of
he 23d, Mrs. F.. d. Shute, wife of II. D.
hute, of ST. Joseph, Mo-, and Miss Amanda
iregoire, of East Dubuque, while crossing
he Mississippi River on the ice, wandered
# the track, it being dark, and both were
rowncd in an air-hole.
ONE of the inmates of the Minnesota
insane Asylum, Ben Hasselman, whose de-
was considered SO slightsthat he
as given the run of the institution, has
,nfessed that he set fire 10 the building. =
&c says he was badly treated and meant TO
urn down the building for revenge. The
re WAS kipdled by -saturatings the Wood
ork with naphtha..
SERIOUS trouble is reported between
lie American and, MEXICAN inhabitants in
lie town of Brackettville, Texas, eau ed by
Mexican shooting and killing soldier in a
Iarrel. Three Mexican houses were fired [
revenge for the deed, and the Afexicans 1
ere Threatened with determination. The =
z ofiicer ordered all soldiers into '
Iarters and the sheriff called on all avaia-
e citizens for guard duty. 6
THE house of j. c. Luker, at Summit !
ty, near Bradford, Pa, burned on the |;
orning of the oath. Mr.. and Mrs. Lulser :
rely escaped in their night clothes. Their :
year old child was rescued, but so badly :,
irned that he died'within 4 few hours. !,
THERE is coal famine in Georgia, Ii
used, as alleged, by insufficient Transport n
tion and limited supply, owing TO last p
Il's strikes. At Atlanta on Thanksgiving t
ay coal was fifty cents a busbel. a
THE body of Mrs. Lucia Noys, wife of
ii. Noys, l.rNvyer of Warren, Pa, was n
emated at the lie Moyne furnace on il
There were religious p
rvices at the crematory, conducted by the d
". DIR. Hays. r-sf-
ALFRED GATHER, Superintendent of Il
e Adams Express Company, died sud- n
My in New York City on Thanksgiving e
We EsFf <eEe as )
The cases of Agent Berry and Com
ssioner Mcacham, arrested for completely W
3 Ute Reservation, have been postponed to 4
,ril 81. 1t is now reported that jackson ii
IS not Killed It ali hut isheldas 2 hostage 2
the Indians.S I-G -, 81 q
Cook, Fusion candidate for Congress ST
the Sixth Iowa District, will contest the Isl
ction OF Quits, Republican, who was re- C.
rned as elected by q majority of II. 1t is n
lined that the votes OF two precincts, Civ OF
some 30 majority for Cook, were thrown III
DERvIsH PAsHA has finally succeeded ID
getting into Dulcigno, after eight hours u
I'd fighting. in which the Albanians made cl
desperate resistance. Both sides suffered tn
lsiderable loss.
SIXTY labQrers were buried in a snow ry
lie near Chalk Creek, on the Kokomo ex- u'
lsion OF the Denver and Rio Grande Rail- III
I'd, on the 18th. They noticed the pine 10
es Trembling, and in an instant the slide
ne with loud roar, tearing up the tn
ok for distance OF Quarter OF n milo OF