American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-06-11

AT Senatobia, Miss, on the I'd, Press
McCracken, Deputy Chancery Clerk of Tate
County, and a barber named Blount, had an
encounter which resulted in the killing of
McCracken and the mortal wounding of
Blount.
THOs. NORTH, in the employ of the
Mexican National Railway Com pany, was
killed by policeman at New Laredo, Mex
leo, and the Mexican authorities refuse to
give up his body. Great feeling is said to
prevail.
AT Leadville, Colo, Walter and Lot
tie Smith, aged and respectively, found
giant cartridge and attempted to break it
open to see what was inside, when 1t ex-
ploded, throwing them several yards, badly
mutilating both. The boys hands were both
blown off and his eyes blown out.
Mrs. THOMAS MCGRow, a highly re-
spected widow, residing in Detroit, was
strangled to death in a elevator by means OF
which she sought access to her room when
locked out by sleepy servants.
| j. STANLEY Brown, the Presidents
Private Secretary, has been dispatched to
Europe on public service business. During
his absence o. L. Pruden will fill the posi-
| ton.
THE official records of the Post-offce
Department show net reduction in the ex-
penses Of the Star service for the months Of
March, April and May Of $517 ,039; steam
boat service, $216,997. OF the Star service
cut off, Louisiana and Texas lose 500, 3s3,
Missouri and Arkansas, $11,939, and the
Territories, SSs3, 1852.
THE number of arrivals at Castle Gar
den for May was &c, s12-21 200 more than
for the corresponding month last year, and
l. ~
tory Of the insti ution.
NJ. SEaUIN, correspondent of the
Paris Telegraph, was killed by the Arabs at
Beja, in Tunis. The murderers have been
shot.
AT Des PLANES, near Chicago, light
ming struck Henry Niemans and his wife as
they were riding in a buggy, both being
instantly killed. The two were found sitting
upright Mrs. Nieman's dress was nearly
burned from her body, which, however, had
no marks upon it. One horse was also killed.
THE annual meeting and festival of
the North American Turner Bund begun in
st. Louis on the 4th, to continue several
days. Some 5000 representatives were pres
ent, from various parts of the country.
AT Peru, Nemaha County, Neb., on
the Sd, Albert Clark. recently arrived in the
wife's throat with pooket-knife, and then
took his shotgun and went out on the street.
The first person he saw was 4. NJ. Sargent,
a well known harness maker, who was shot
and instantly killed. The mailman then took
his pocket-knife, with which he had already
slain his wife, and cut his own throat. The
supposition is that Clark was crazy, and had
become impressed with the idea that some
one was following him with the intent to do
him injury. Mr.. Sargent leaves a family,
and the five children of the murderer are
homeless.
GEN. GRANT and Capt. Eads arrived
at New Orleans on the Sd, on their return
from Mexico. Being interviewed with ref
erence to Conkling's resignation, Gen. Grant
said: "He [Conklingl has been shamefully
treated, and for no cause whatever, that I
can discover. He certainly should be re.
elected as q vindication of his course, and
would be If had anything to do wi h ito
AT Monticello, Iowa, James Hogan
emptied q six-barrel revolver into his di-
vorced wife's body and then reloaded the
weapon and shot himself through the brain,
causing instant death. Mrs. Hogan was lit
orally riddled with bullets in the head, neck,
and shoulders, but, strange to say, none Of
her wounds were fatal and she stands fair
chance Of recovery.
BEN JAMES, colored, was hanged at
Marion. S. c., on the Sd, for the murder Of
D. M. Howell.
AT Crisfeld, N. j., Elijah Sterling,
proclaiming himself the son of God, made an
attack on his wife and son with an AK. The
son escaped with flesh wound; the wife is
thought to be fatally injured.
AT Lancaster, o., ten-year-old son
Of Michael Heleburger killed young son of
Henry Strake by stabbing him to the heart
with a pocket knife.
JACOB BERRY, for years principal of
the public schools at Buffalo, N. Y, COM
mitted suicide on the Sd. He was Yale
frst-prize man, and leaves wife and two
children.