American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-24
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
The Presidents condition on the 10th
was such as to again excite serious appre-
hension rs to the final result Pulse, tenn
perature and respiration all indicated a re-
Progressive condition of the patient. The
wound was not discharging quite so freely
or satisfactorily, and there was general
feeling that n most serious crisis was close at
hand. DIR. Boynton said: "The President is
suffering from the effects of blood poisoning,
and he is decidedly and apprehensively
weak. 1 hope he will overcome the eX-
treme loss of strength and rally, but it is a
question whether or not he will be able TO do
this. see n very gradual descent in his case.
He has his ups and downs, his bright days and
dah days, but looking back and following
the case to the present, there has been
gradual loss of ground. feel somewhat
discouraged at the outlook to-day, but l
have not lost hope, nor will not, as / think
he is going to pull through; but it will be
tedious and wearisome work for him. The
wound commenced looking less favorable
yesterday morning, and has grown worse
ever since. The discharge from it is thin.
and of watery character, indi-
eating the extreme weakness of the pa
tient. There are no indications of other
complications, excepting the temperance
Of bed sores. 1 do not think the patient
would be able, in his present debilitated
condition, to undergo another complication
such rs he has already encountered
BENJAMIN II. BREWSTER, of Philadel-
phia, and George Bliss, of New York, have
been retained by the Government as counsel
In the Star-route cases.
AT the recent election in the Chicka-
saw Nstion for member of the Legislature it
was decided in favor of b. F. Overton, the
present Governor.
THE death is announced of Ambrose
Everett Burnside. He was born May %,
1924, at Liberty, Ind, was graduated at
West Point in 1S47, served in the war with
Mexico in 1S47-S, took part In the civil war
as Colonel Of the Rhode Island three months
volunteers, and in 1861 was appointed Brig
adier-Geperal. In the year following he was
promoted to Major-GeneraI. He was Gov
ernor Of Rhode Island from 1861, and
since then has represented that State in the
United States Senate.
THE colored Bishops and other repre-
sentatives of the African Methodist Church.
es Of America now attending the Ecumeni
cal Conference are to be honored with a
public breakfast, the object being, rs stated,
Ito make q demonstration in favor of the
principle Of social equality of the white and
colored races" The promoters of the affair
are the Templar Mission, acting in conjunc-
tion with the Anti Slavery Society.
THE adjournment of the Grand Jury
OF the District Of Columbia without taking
cognizance Of a number OF important cases
that it was expected would be brought be-
fore them, notably the Star-route cases, has
excited much comment. 1t is now stated,
Attorney General Macveagh approves Of
the adjournment of the Grand Jury, as he
wishes to delay the presentation of the Star
route cases until after the retirement Of Mr..
Corkhill from the Office of District Attor-
ney. The transfer of Mr.. Corkhill to a con-
sulship had been determined upon before
the President was stricken down, and would
have been carried out but for his inability to
act in the matter.
GEN. STONE, a Confederate soldier in
the late war, and now an officer in the
Egyptian army, was the leader of the mutiny
reported by telegraph the other day as hav-
ing taken place at Cairo. = ''f' 1898;
DR. w. W. GREENE, of Portland, Me-,
delegate to the International Medical Con-
gress at London, and graduate of Ann Arbor
Medical School, died returning home and
was buried at sea.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
FRANCE CHANDLER, the present Gen.
eral Passenger Agent OF the Missouri Pa
cific, has been appointed General Passenger
Agent of the Gould Southwestern system,
comprising the Missouri Pacific, Missouri,
Kansas & Texas, Iron Mountain, Interna-
tional & Great Northern and Texas Pacific
and their branches and extensions. o. W.
Ruggles, at present General Passenger Agent
of the Iron Mountain, is appointed Assist
ant General Passenger Agent of the whole
system.
Ir is reported that 1000 coolies are
now en- route from Pekin to San Francisco,
under contract to work upon railroads in
Texas and New Mexico.
JESSE l.. WARrMAN, the Deputy Col
Iector OF Customs at Cincinnati, has been
suspended from office. There Is n deficit In |
his accounts of from So 800 to Si0, 90, which
arose, as is alleged, from the robbery Of his
safe in 1879, during a parade i'm honorso of
General Grant The money lost is due to
the railroad companies.
A CALL has been issued for a Nation |
al Convention of representatives of the agri- |
cultural, manufacturing and commercial in |
terests Of the country, to be held in New |
purpose Of considering and recommending |
such Congressional action as will best pro- |
mote domestic and foreign commerce, and |
afford adequate protection TO American in |
dustry.
The Agricultural Departments |
monthly crop report shows decrease for |
August In cotton of 16 per cent, in corn OF |
II per cent, and tobacco Of 20 per cent, as |
compared With the returns for July. The |
universal falling of in these crops Is due al |
most altogether to the drouth, from which |
no section ofthe country has been altogether
exempt. The chinch-bug has had some |
what to do with the short corn crop in Hi |
noi-, Missouri and Kansas.
THE eighth International Fair of the |
Five Nations Of the Indian Territory closed |
on the 18th, after four days creditable ex- |
hibition and large attendance. Owing to the |
great drouth the Fair did not come up to |
last year. Many exhibitions Of needework,
done by native women, would do credit TO |
any fair. Many native lady riders contendcd
for prizes.
THE twenty first Fair of the st. Louis !
Agricultural and Mechanical Association be- |
gins October 3, 1881, and ends October 8. |
Premiums amounting to SO, 900 have been |
appropriated by the Association. The fourth |
annual festival OF the Yelled Prophets will |
be celebrated Tuesday evening, October 4,
and the display and parade will be on a scale |
of unusual magnificence. Railway and /
steamboat lines running to st. Louis will |
transport passengers at greatly reduced rates |
of fare.
The value Of the breadstuffs exported |
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