American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-05-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

fEhSUNAL AND 6ENEhALs
THE completion of the St. Louis &
San Francisco Railroad to Rogers, Ark,
was formally celebrated at that place on the
10th.
| AT Kincardine, Ont, two men, named
Bronscome and Spindler, were suffocated by
foul air while repairing well.
A FIRE occurred within the Missouri
Penitentiary inclosure at jefferson City, on
| the night OF the 9th entirely destroying Sui
livan's saddle-tree shop and Priesmeyer's
shoe shop, together with the prison engine
and machinery. The Capital Guards were
put under arms and marched to the prison
to prevent any outbreak of prisoners, but
fortunately their services were not needed.
II has been decided by the Treasury
Department to extend the limit of time for
receiving six per cent. bonds for continual
ton at 1-2 per cent. The date to which the
limit will be extended is believed to be the
Goth inst.
The management of the Texas & Pa
cifc Railroad Company have applied for a
company of United States soldiers to be sent
to the western terminus Of the road to pro-
tect workmen and property from gang OF
desperadoes.
THE President has withdrawn the
nomination Of W. A. NJ. Grier, Of Pennsyl-
vania, to be Third Assistant Postmaster
General, Grier having declined the position.
AT Lincoln, H., the threc-year-old
daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. Yellton climbed
upon n stool and thrust her head through a
loop formed in the rope of q swing. In some
way the little thing lost her footing, and
when discovered by her horror-stricken
mother was hanging by the neck, dead.
THE Missouri Pacific Railroad Com
pany has leased the Missouri, Kansas e
Texas Railroad, which it has operated since
the latter road was taken from the hands of
the Union Trust Company in December of
last year. The lease has been approved and
signed by the officers of both companies, and
be submitted to the stockholders for ratitica-
tion on May is. 1t is understood that the
lease is virtual continuation of the present
agreement, by which the Missouri Pacific
operates the road and pays to the company
the net earnings.
THE French Consul has notified the
Bey that if the Turkish ships arrive at Ga
letta French troops will Immediately occupy
Tunis.
THE boiler of portable saw-mill en-
gine exploded on the farm of II. n. Rood
house, near Whitehall, H., instantly killing
a son of F. NJ. Baldwin, owner Of the mill,
and severely injuring two others. Four men
employed in Powers saw-mill at Belfort,
o., were scalded by similar explosion, one,
W. II. Young, fatally.
DURING thunderstorm near Cedar
town, Ga, Mrs. Braizer and Miss Prince
were killed by lightning. They were sitting
in vii
Powell and a small child, who were badly
shocked. Yancey's injuries resulted in total
deafness, and the child il not expected to
recover.
MAI. EDWIN A. KENDALL, Com
mander of the post of the Grand Army of
the Republic at Milwaukee, Wis, commit
ted suicide in that city ON the 18th by taking
morphine. He visited the Springs for treat
ment for rheumatic troubles. Growing dis
heartened he determined to end his existence.
He was 80 years Of age, and is said to have
been a gallant officer in the late war.
LUKE MULLEN was instantly killed
and John Atkinson badly injured by falling
slate in coal mine at Leavenworth, Hans.
BURTON, w. Va, is much excited
over a most brutal outrage perpetrated on
the 11th. The residence of a young couple
named MeLasters was entered at midnight
by four men, two Of whom took hold of the
husband and the other two of his wife. They
hurried him out Of the house, but tied him
in such position that he had full view of
iendish assaults they made upon his wife,
after which they threw the furniture out of
doors, destroying everything theyecould lay
hands on. The woman, half dead, managed
to reach her husband at daylight and re-
to issue warrants of arrest, fearing violence,
but finally Brant O'Neal and John and Jim
McGuffy were lodged in jail.
AT Talladega, Ca, the 7-year-old
daughter of DR.. William Toole became sep
arated from her parents at picnic, and
while wandering through the woods was
seized by a negro, murdered, and stripped
Of her fine clothing and jewelry. The wretch
was about throwing her lifeless body over
the falls when he was discovered by the
father, who was in search of his lost child.
The furious and frantic father grappled with
the fiend. and terrible fight ensued for the
the corpse of the victim. The fathers cries
for help brought a number Of the picnic
party, and with their aid the savage black was
overpowered, and rope was procured and
he was at once swung up to a limb until
quite dead.
A BERLIN dispatch says the Electric
Railway to Lichterfield, Prussia, was sue
cessfuIly opened on the 18th.
A DISPATCH from Owensville, Ky,
says james W. Rowell, son-in-law OF ex-
Congressman John d. Young, was suddenly
cured and restored to full health and vigor
by prayer, after suffering more than a year
from dreadful malady.
JAMES r. TURNER was instantly killed
at Nashville, Tenn, by the explosion of a
soda fountain which he was charging by
candle-light.
AT Rome, Ga, a man named Gellen-
water attempted to enter the house of Mrs.
Mooney, a widow lady, with evil intent,
when her 17-year-old boy, Christian, shot
him fatally, the ball entering below the left
nipple.
b A NINE explosion at Leadville, Colo,
shook every house in the place. Three per-
sons were badly injured.
The Christian population of Karitsha,
Macedonia, have risen against the Turks ON
account of heavy taxations and the abuse of
officials. Some fighting has taken place and
a number of persons were killed. The Chris
tians were victorious.
In Dublin, Ga, Lish Coates, colored,
has been arrested for whipping a woman SO
severely her death is momentarily expected.
He was released a few weeks ago from the
Penitentiary, where he was sent for four