American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-07
NEWS IN BRIEF,

NEWS IN BRIEF
Compiled from Various Sources
IT is believed that Chill will anne
Peru.
THE British evacuation of Souther
Afghanistan is completed.
EMILE DE GIRARpIN, the Frenc
journalist and statesman, is dead, aged 10.
The De Lesseps Canal Company ar
negotiating for the purchase Of the Panam
Railroad.
GOVERNOR AUSTIN has issued proc
lamation declaring quarantine on the Texa
coast, beginning May L.
THE Ohio State Grcenback Conven
tion is called to meet at Columbus on Jun
10, to nominate full State ticket.
The police of St. Petersburg continu'
to seize printing presses used for seditiou
purposes and arrest the workmen.
THE completely of the Grand Duk'
Nicholas in the plots of the Nihilists having
been made clear, he has been sentenced by
decree Of the Emperor of Russia to impris'
onment for life.
The President has requested the res
fgnation of Gen. George A. Sheridan, Recor-
der Of Deeds at Washington, D. c., and in
tends to put Fred. Douglass in the position
This is said to be stated on good authority.
THE funeral of Beaconsfield took place
at Hughenden on the Goth. The Prince oil
Wales represented the Queen, and Other
members of the royal family and large
number of the nobility were in attendance
BRApLAUGH presented himself at the
and claimed the right to take the oath. He
and was removed to the bar by the Sergeant
at-arms.
THE President has designated the fol
lowing as a Board Of visitorsfor West Point:
Anson Sfager, H.; Milo s. Hascall, Ind. /;
Chas. A. Bautille, Maine; Geo. s. Green,
Rhode Island; Henry b. Ledyord, Mich; S.
S. Laws, Missouri; D. c. Buell., Kentucky.
TIE President has appointed John X.
BoTes, of Hudson, Mich, and William Nc
Michael, of Philadelphia, members Of the
Board of Indian Commissioners. Col. s. d.
Sturgis and Lieut.. Col. j. s. Mason, have
been detailed respectively as Governor and
Lieutcnant- Governor Of the Washington
Soldiers Home.
NORTH CAROLINA viii vote upon q
prohfbitory amendment to its Constitution
on the first Monday in August next. A
State Prohibition Convention, recently held
at Raleigh, was attended by delegates from
every county in the State, and an active can
vass will be inaugurated by the friends Of
the movement.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD is said to feel
deeply aggrieved at the unfriendiy insinus-
tions regarding the Administration con-
tanned in the Washington Republican, the
paper owned by Brady and edited by Cor
ham, and it is intimatcd he will consider
Gorham's election as Secretary of the Senate
rs personal affront.
T. l.. FRENCH, Chief Clerk in the
Contract Office, Post Office Department, has
been removed after refusing to tender his
He was Mr.. Brady's right
hand man. Henry d. Lyman, who for sew
eral years filed the position. has been np-
pointed to succeed MIR. French, and he will
be for the present acting Second Assistant
t'ostmaster-Generai. .
oEchErAhf AihkwooD mas tele-
graphed j. Milton Turner, OF st. Louis, Pres
dent OF the Freedmen's Oklahoma Associa-
lion, that the question Of the right OF colored
,copie to-settle upon lands Of indian Terri
,ory would be submitted to the hirbest an.
.hority. and II Turner desires To be heard he
should come to Washington at once. Mean-
.infSno attempt must be made to enter the
hEcHNf attemPs 70 eVlct tenants az
New faiias, Ireland, JAILED. Five hundred
military and police were present. but n mob
" x 600 hoofed and croauod and efoual the
Sheriff and assistants. The police charged
he mob several times, but the Bailiff's life |
,eing threatened, he refused to point out the |
,ouses Of defaulfing tenants. It is stated |
90 Of the mob were armed with revolvers. |
Another attempt to evict will be made |
hortly.
A. A-.-;o., ,o,,, -
n" oeen
ormeo 70 Duiid iine OF raiiroad ID Mexico, |
o De called Inc Sinaioa and Durango Rail- |
oad. II Is 10 extend from Alfalfa, on the |
fuiI OF Caiiiornia, lzo miles moth OF Mazat-
an, TO the city OF Durango, In the State OF
he same name, . distance Of about 30 miles.