American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-01-15
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

| SOMhINiCAIlON Will inc ddl
Is entirely interrupted by the cutting of tele-
graph wires. The latest advices were that
beyond few belesguered parties the country
has passed entirely out of the control of the
British.
n. b. HARDWOOD, the well-known St.
Paul dry-goods merchant, who recently
went into bankruptcy, has abseonded His
creditors generally of the opinion that
his failure was q swindle. His assets will
not pay over % cents on the dollar.
IN Brooklyn, n. Y, on the night of
the Sd, James Walsh, aged 10, killed Bar
bara Granthal, aged II, by stahbing her to
the heart with dirk, because she refused
to marry him. He then attempted to drown
himself, but was fished out of the canal and
| taken to a hospital.
CHIEF CALLS band of Uncapapa In
dams, numbering about 100, were captured,
after short fight, by Major Ilges, and will
! be taken to Fort Buford. Ono Indian was
| killed and two were wounded. The troops
suffered no casualties 1t is expected that
Sitting Bull will surrender without any
fight.
A NINE-YEAIs-oLD girl, named Will
son, was frozen to death in Wayne County,
o., while on her way home alone from
school one cold day recently.
SEVEN men, saloyeling out n cut on
the Nebraska Division of the Chicago, St.
Paul & Omaha Railroad, near Oakland,
Neb., were run down by n passenger train
and six Of them killed. Their names
are Charles Meyer, Thorn as Broughman, A.
II. Swanson, Gust. A. Herman, Ole Ander-
son and John Orricksen m. The seventh,
named John Adellur, was badly injured,
but will likely recover.
THE residence of Elihu Sperry, at
New Haven, Conn.,, was robbed recently of
SIS, 900 in bonds and othe, securities. and a
nephew of Sperry, yA,ung man named
Harland. is under arrest charged with the
theft.
PREsIDENT-ELECT GARFIELD, on the
5th, formally rendered to the Ohio .Legisla-
ture his resignation as Emitted States Sena-
tor, and at the same time notified the United
States Senate Of the fact.
FLAT-BoAT containing eight frozen
corpses was picked up by Government
steam-launch between Beaufort and Port
Royal, S. c., on the Sd. 1t was ascertained
that the boats crew had been drinking heav-
lily on the previous night, while on their trip
from St. Helena to Port Royal. 1t is sup
posed that while under the influence of
liquor they fell asleep, dsiftea out, and froze
to death from exposure.
Mrs. HARMAN, living near Midway,
n.y., was fatally burned bY'her clothingtak-
ing fire.
GENERAL JOHN F. MILLER has been
nominated by the Republican caucus of the
California Legislature to succeed Booth as
United States Senator.
GOvERNOR-ELECT PORTER, of Indi-
ana, was married ON the 9Th, jim New York
City, to Miss Cornelia Stone, daughter of
wealthy farmer Of Western New York. The
bridegroom was widower, and has son
and daughter both nearly grown.
Hon. OTTO DRESSED, a leading and
wealthy German lawyer of Columbus, o.,
committed suicide on the 18th, by shooting
himself. Mr.. Dressed left Germany during
the troubles of 1s4s, and has for many years
been leading Democratic politician, and
has served the district a member of the
Legislature. 1t Is rumored that recent
financial reverses induced him to commit
the deed.
As the result of saloon quarrel at
Cambridge, Tex, on the 4th, James Curtis,
a well-known cattle man, was shot,dead by |
Van Rice, and the latter was badly wounded
by Curtis. Rice was arrested and tsiken to a |
Doctors office, and while undergoing treat
ment some person fired through the window,
the ball entering Rice's breast, inflict1ng
fatal wound.
AT Coalville, Bourbon County, Kans.,
on the 4th, ayoung lady named Davis was
burned to death by her clothing taking |
fire from an open CRATE. and her mother |
was fatally burned while trying to extin-
guish the flames, dying within twenty -four
hours. |
A SINGULAR double suicide is report
ing Miss Henrietta Bailey, aged Is, daugh-
ter of q prominent citizen, and Charles
Dilley, aged "A. The young couple were |
afianced lovers, and their wedding day was
originally set for Christmas, but for some |
reason not stated was postponed until New
Years Day. On the day before the date |
last named the young lady died suddenly, |
and, as was afterwsrd developed, by strych-
nine poisoning. Two days later young Dilley
died In the same manner. No cause is as
signed for these suicides, as there was never
known to have been any trouble between the
parties and no objections to the wedding by
the parents.
AT Newark, N. j., ON the 9th, Mrs.
Meirhofer and her parampur, Frank Lam
mems, were hanged from the same scaffold,
their crime being the murder of Mrs. Meir-
hoffer's husband in October, 1873; and at
Philadelphia. on the same day, Daniel F.
Sullivan and Patrick Hayes were hanged,
the former for the murder of his wife, and
the latter for killing q woman with whom no
had lived, but who had separated from him
at the time of the murder.
A BOILER in the .puddle-mill of the
Allentown (Pa.) Rolling mill exploded on
the 9Th, damaging the mill to the extent of
SO, 900 and instantly killing John Shak, aged
As, and fatally wounding Hugh Gallagher,
aged %; Hugh Harrington, aged 10; Patrick
MCGEE, aged J6; James Rority, aged IS. and
Charles McClosky, aged Is; besides badly
injuring five others.
WILLIAM II. BLACKBURN, a CONNER
cia' traveller, going foot from
Dumas to Blackburn Station, La,
q distance Of three miles, was
overtaken by two tramps, who demand
ed lis money or his life. Blackburn pulled
his revolver and shot one of the would-be
robbers through the head, killing him in
stantly- His companion turned and ran, but
was brought down by a second bullet from
Blaekburn's revolver, which hit him in the
leg. He gave his name as Peter Brizendine.
and Louisville as bis home, but the name of
his dead comrade is unknown.
EPEs SARGENT, well known as Jour-
ralist and Textbook author, is dead.
THE Missouri Democratic Legislative
caucus renominated United States Senator
Cockrel.
CoNGER has carried off the Senatorial
prize in Michigan.