American citizen., 1881-11-12


an unsound state Of mind.
EMMA BECKMAN, aged twenty-five
years, jumped from fourth STORY window,
in Columbus. Ohio, and sustained injuries
which will no doubt prove fatal.
CHRIS. PRYOR, a farmer and stock
raiser, was killed in a saloon brawl at Web
ster, o.
lIISCELLANEOUS.
SEVERAL Danville Ol.) fremen are
under arrest charged with incendiarism.
There have been many mysterious fires
there recently, and it is now confessed by
one of the malefactors that they were kim
died for the purpose of waking the authori-
ties up to the necessity OF having paid fire
department.
THE Kentucky authorities were in
formed some time ago that the James boys
had taken up their quarters in Logan Coun-
ty and had planned the capture of train
on the Louisville s. Nashville Railroad. A
well armed posse were dispatched to the al
legged rendezvous of the famous bandits, but
no trace Of them could be found.
LATE Irish news: A troop-ship with
500 men has been dispatched from Ports
mouth to reinforce the various regiments in
Athlone to have a flying column in readi
ness to proceed Immediately to any part Of
Westmeath and Roscommon. A crowd of
100 persons attacked the police while serv-
ing q summons at Belmullet, County
Mayo. The police fred upon the peo.
ple, several of whom were wounded.
Parnell is forbidden to see his solicitor for
the purpose of instructing him to take steps
to test the validity Of his arrest, unless a
warden is present. A protest was lodged
with the Governor of the Prison. Father
Conway, of Skreen, County Sligo, is sus-
pended for advanced Land League views.
The people of the parish have built up
the doors and windows of the chapel
and declared no priest but Conway shall
officiate therein. Anthony McHale, Catho-
lie curate, Labardane diocese, Killala, has
been arrested for holding Land League
meeting in the chapel. Among recent ar
rests are the Secretaries of Castle, Dermot
and. Athey branches Of the Land League,
the President Of the Newmarket branch,
and Hefferman, League organizer, Kildare.
The farm premises and several stacks of
wheat and hay belonging to DR.. Thompson,
which had been recently harvested by the
emergency men, were burned at Bally Duff,
Waterford County. A large crowd looked
on, but made no attempt to save the prop
erty. Archbishop MeCabe, in a postal let
ter, denounces the League manifesto. Over
5000 eases are before the Land Court, and
several decisions have been returned.
FIVE workmen were seriously injured
by boiler explosion at Stephens Branch,
Ky.
DANIEL H. GERCI, postal clerk run
ming between Kearney and Sydney on the
Usion Pacific Railway, is under arrest for
stealing u registered money package con-
taing s, 600. He has confessed and turned
over 8, $50, all he had left of the stolen
money. Robert Rich, mail messenger be-
tween the Post-ofice and railway station at
Burnside, KY, has also been arrested for
stealing and rifiing registered letters. His
depredations amount to over 500, 200 in the
last six months.
THE police at St. Petersburg have ar
rested q man and woman who were prepar-
ing dangerous explosives. Socialist pamph-
lets were found in the rooms. The man is a
student in the School of Mines. Nihilist
proclanations have been distributed about
the city and several copies thrown into the
barracks of the Imperial Guard. The Gear
has lately received many threatening mis-
sives.
A PASSENGER train on the Missouri
Pacific struck broken rail about four miles
west Of jefferson City on the ID, and seven
coaches and the engine were derailed. One
car tumbled a complete somersault. No in
turies except few slight bruises were sus-
tained by any of the passengers.
THE annual report of the Pension Bu-
reau shows that on the Both Of June, 1881,
there were POS, $50 pensioners; net increase
during the year, 1S,02S; aggregate annual
value of all pensions, 81, ,769 1857. The an
nual disbursements of the office, however,
largely exceed this sum. For instance, the
total amount paid for pensions during the
year exclusive OF certain arrears in claims
allowed prior to January 25, 1879, was 49,
723, 147, the difference being accounted for in
arrears of pensions, or ''accrued pensions"
covering q period dating back to the dis
charge. in each case, Of soldiers still living
and soldiers deaths in the ella inns of widow
or minor children.
GOVERNOR SHELDON is preparing to
break up the cowboy and "rustler" eleme mt
in Southern New Mexico. This lawless
element is said to number about $50 persons.
They infest the southern part of Grant
County, and have their principal camps at
San Simon, Cloverdale and Cairsealilo
Springs. Their leaders are Russian Bill,
Curly Bill and Chris Moesner. Something
like 500 horses and 200 head of cattle have
been stolen during the last nine months
and driven to Texas and Arizona, and
then sold. Horses and cattle stolen in
Arizon and Texas are run to New Mexico
and sold. The southeastern portion of Ari-
zona is completely under the heel of these
''rustlers.' Governor Sheldon intends to
procure indictments, offer rewards, and
then send armed and mounted militia COM
panies, from fifty to one hundred men
strong, with the Sheriffs of Dona Ana, Lin
coin and Grant Counties, to execute the
writs. Matters are now being put into
shape for the movement.
THE Wabash will put on limited ex-
press between st. Louis and New York,
time 80 hours and 40 minutes.
EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark, has been de-
clared by Governor Churchill a city of the
frst-class. This grade has been reached in
two years and three months from the date
of the erection of the first cabin.
ENGLAND has been visited by severe
snow-storm, which was accompanied by