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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16
LATE NHWS ITEMS,

A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 9th
thus summarizes the political situation:
There are now 265 nominations awaiting ac-
ton and five treaties for consideration. 1t Is
said to-day, with some show of truth, that
the Republicans may some time next week
go into executive session for the purpose OF
confirming the most important nominations,
il enough Democrats vote with them TO do
this promptly, but should an at
tempt be made in executive session
to select certain men for confirmation the
Democrats would probably resist and insist
ON taking up the nominations in proper or
der. The Republicans would be glad TO
confirm the most important nominations, il
they could do that and then resume their
fight, but II they 90 into executive session
one time they know it leaves the Democrats
the advantage.
TIE Missouri River rise washed away
the levec north of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
flooding the bottom lands i'm and about the
city from four to six feet in depth. Some
800 persons were driven from their homes.
No of drowning occurred, all
though there were several narrow es-
capes. Railway connection with Omaha
was entirely suspended. At the latter city
immense damage was suffered by manufac-
turing establishments, lumber yards, etc.
situated on the bottoms. The highest point
of the flood was reached about midnight of
the 9th, when the river commenced falling
slowly.
The trial of the Nihilists arraigned
for the murder OF the Car terminated on
the 10th. After three houIS' deliberation
the court returned a verdict Of guilty against
all, and sentence to death by hanging was
pronounced. Sophie Pioffsky's sentence
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16
At Sea in q Balloon.

NJ. ALLIoTH, the editor of the Phdrs d,. Lfr-
fordl gives an Interesting account Of his re-
cent adventures in the balloon Gabriel, i'm
company with Captain Jovis and Lieutenant
Vivier. The balloon, which start ed from Nice,
France, in the morning, ,apidly rose to a
height Of 600 feet. The view was at first
magnificent. The Alps and a great part of
Switzerland were distinctly visible and the air
was warm. But the clouds and thick mist
soon hid everything from view, and when by
degrees, and I'm spite of every effort TO pre-
vent it, the balloon descended, the party found
TO their horror that they wei about nine miles
out at sea, when they had all along belic-ed
themselves to be going stcndilv in northeast
eriy direction. Once Or twice tho Gabriel was
induced to rise again for u short time, but 1t
soon returned TO the water, ana, although
anchor, ballast, bags. boots and every article
Of any weight were thrown from the car, it
remained obsiinate.y welded 10 Its CIV elc-
mcnt. At times the Balloon scutidcd a.ong at
a great rate, though this lower portion of the
car was submerged, the water, which had at
first only been ankle deep, finally rising suffi-
ciently high to stop NJ. Allioths watch in hts
waistcoat pocket, at ) 80 in the afternoon.
Night found the unfortunate travellers In even
a worse plight, and, to add 10 their difficulties,
the ear began to rock with tho waves, and al
though numbed wi b the bitter cold, they wero
compelled to hold on tightly for bare life.
At intervals they shouted together. but
IL was labor lost. and no answer was returned.
At last, to their great delight, they cspied the
'al Of an Italian craft bearing down upon
them. A boat WAS sp-odiiy launched, and
they were soon on board, In dry clothes and
making hearty supper. The ship proved to
be the Morosin, bound from Naples to Cette.
The Captain had, 1t appears, perceived the
balloon during the afternoon, and had actually
gone out of his course for several hours in the
hope of rcscuing ,ts passengers. Bat the bal
loon sped along much faster than he,. and
Si2nor Pcnieili was obliged 10 give up the
chase. The meeting in the dark was thus
pure accident. The balloon had drifted about
while the ship had held to its course. The
unlucky occupants of the Gabriel were pickle
up about halfway between the mainland and
Corsica, and but for the timely appearance of
the MorOsni they must inevitably have been
lost. AS it was, MN. Jovis and Allioth were
terribly exhausted by all they had gone
through. The party were landed at Villa
fr'tnca mt $3.50 on the following morning, and
their reappearance a Nice was the signal for
general ovation, their friends having do
SPARED of ever beholding them again. AS for
the balloon, rs soon as they had quilted the
car it shot once more into the air with light
ming spool, and may be careerinR still for all
any one knows to the contrary.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16
WIT AND WISDOM.

An oil not calculated to sOOth: turn
oil. -Cdm6ridge Tribune. r..
Tho worse kind of ignorance is
ignorance of ones own ignorance
fhiadcLphia Record. And the worse
kind of knowledge is knowledge OF
ones own knowledge.-NeW Haren
Register. --s..
Begin to think about your spring
overcoat. Post. We have or
dered ours. 1t is rubber on one side
and fur on the other, just the thing for
the kind of ETHEREAL mildness we usu-
ally get in this climate.-Rhiladclph
NeWs.
Women are such Inconstant Great
ures. We heard young lady remark
rather indignantly, it must be con-
fessed-that she hated "that Biggs fell
low. he is such soft caker' Well in
less than three months she took the
cake.-BOston Transcript.
"A woman returning from market
got into South Hill street-car the
other day, with a basket full of dressed
poultry. To her the driver speaking
sharply said. "Fare!' mo-" said the
woman. Fowl And everybody cack-
led. burlington HaUkcye. .-
I've had enough of kisses. I've got
enough, of love! oh give me back my
old SLOUGH hat! my comfortable glove!
take off this coat that fits SO tight! oh
let me muss my hair! there's balm in
Gilead yet hope. "God bless the hap
Ply pair Philadelphia Sun.
The Department of State has been
investigating the subject thoroughly
and reports that 1.-THE health of Ameri-
can hogs is at present remarkably
good" But it cannot be denied that
the average life of the American hog
is little less than twelve months. -
LOUeU Courier.
The Elmira Adrertiser asks If it is
true that men who whistle have no
brains? May be so; but we would
rather go to them for sympathy or the
loan of few dollars in an emergency
than to the fellows who are all brains
and no whistle. Every good man, like
every good engine. needs to blow on
steam some time OF other.-M y Cone
mercidt Advertiser.
The old question. What is love"
is again being agitated. Let's see.
Love is what yol don't get when yon
marry for money. Sometimes you don't
get the money either. and then you find
Yourself In 4 warm fix. But to return
to the subject. Love is what you find
when you least expect it. always goes
where it is sent and never comes when
you watch for it.-NeW Hdven Register.
The wild storm still ragged furious
ly. Ever and anon the vivid lightning,
in fantastic shapes. illumined the dark
some and angry heavens. At last our
young hero, making sudden. strate-
getic movement, surrounded the band
of fifteen howling red depons, ana with
no other weapon than a seven-shooter.
n cavalry sword, a dime-novel, REM
ington rifle, deck of cards, a bowie-
knife, and pair of brass knuckles, he
moved down his pursuers like grain be-
fore the scythe Of the reaper; then seiz-
ing the fair Ethelnda around the waist
with one arm, and plrmging n bayonet
into the breast of n lnsty Indian who
exhibited signs of returning Conscious
ness, he vaulted into the saddle of the
swiftest horse in the territory, and cried
in Il dclriuW of triumphant joy--"To
be continued in our next. NorristoWn
Herald.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

DR. Leonard Bacon says that har-
ness ought not to be all breeching, but
old men are useful sometimes TO hold
back the young men in a church.
Prof Caleb Mills, who was known
as the father of the public schools OF
Indiana" will have a monument in the
Capitol at Indianapolis
MIR. John G.. Whittier says that
Whittier College. at Salem, Iowa.
though founded by Friends, is prac-
tically unsectarian. He asks the public
to give his namesake more liberal sup
port.
The Thames Church Mission OF
England visited more than 80, 900 YES
sells i'm 1879, and 30, 124 attendants at
3,2l5 religious services. IL also dis
tributed Bibles. Testaments, prayer
books and tracts in great numbers. ~
There are nine principal Baptist
mission stations in China. The Board
of the Southern Baptist Convention has
three-Canton, 81, Shanghai and Tung
Chow. The American BAPTIST Mission
airy Union has three -Ningpo. Zoahy-
ing and Swallow. The English Baptists
have two-Taiyuenfu and Tsingchow-
foo. The Seventh Day Baptists of the
United States have one-Shanghai. At
these stations there are something over
two thousand communicates.
The patronage in the Church of
England is vested in the Crown, the
Lord Chancellor, Archbishop and
Bishops. Deans, and Chapters, the
Universities and their colleges, many
of the nobility and gentry, and a whole
host of trustees in various parts of the
country. The Lord Chancellor has by
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16
How . Father Avenged tho Murder Of
His Sons.

| OFFICERS from this state have Just returned
| from Texas with old man Dahlgreen arrested
on n charge of murder, who has q most re-
markable history. He lived before the war In
| the northern part of Tennessee. His home was
| pleasant one, and with his wife and two sons
he lived very happily on his farm until quar-
| rel arose between neighbors. The difficulty
was patched, but one of the sous-both of
| whom had grown to mans estate-conccivcd
| tba. he had been wrongcd, and one day while
! he and his brother were passing along the road
fASa wagon they came up with five men. their
neghbors, and the quarrel broke ou' resin
The young men were courageous, arNyo's"
| not be inundated by their opponents.
| Hot words led to blows, and the five nen,
| pulling pistols, fired upon tho Dahgreen boz
| and killed them. They ran away, and, fearH
the vengeance of old man Dahlgreen-for hi
was even then considered quite an old man
disappeared from the community: Of course
Dahle reeu and his wife were nearly distracted
at the sad death of their "boys," of whom they
were very proud, and Mrs. Dahlgreen never re-
covered from the blow, but about the time the
war broke out died, and the husband was left
to lament the separation of his family
He conceived the idea that nothing was left
in this life for him except to obtain venge-
ance on the men who had robbed him of his
sons He devoted the remainder of his life to
this purpose. He began systematically to
search for the five men, whose names werc
Grtdley, Black, Hewitt, Meyers ana man
called f" BLACK Tom," but whose true name was
Lurdy, and one after another was met and
killed
He had no scruplcs, no conscience. His sole
object was to put the villains who made life
no object to him out Of the way. He took no
interest i'm the war. 1t mattcred not whether
the North or South were victors. lie shot
Meyers and Lurdy in Tennessee, and escaped
the officers who were set upon mis- track.
Tho old man disappeared from his country,
and no traces of him were heard for several
years. The man Gridley died of pneumonia
in Cincinnati, and Black is serving out n term
in the State Penitentiary Mt Columbus, for
burglary.
The last of these men. Hewitt, was slowly
but surely tracked by Dahlgreen to Colorado.
and in a little town the frontier of the
State. at Coyote. he came up with him and
shot him in cold blood, after no had thrown
up his hands and asked for mercy. The little
community was terribly excited about tho
murder, and started officers on the track of
Dahgreen, who threw them OF the scent.
No more WAS heard of him until last month,
when information was received that he was
in Houston, Tex, and there he was arrested.
-Dcnucr tCdJ Cor. Cincinnati Tfncs-Stdr.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

to Gen. Fitzpatrick, of New Jersey, who
formerly held il.
THE house of Edwin Reeves, near
Staunton, Va, was recently burned, ard two
children persisted in the flames. Reeve.
himself was probably fatally injured.
The schooner Fred Brown, of Provi-
dence, X. l., was sunk off Cape Cod on the
9Th inst, through collision with tho
schooner n. ii. skinner, of Taunton. Capt
Small, the Mate, Mates wife, three children
and one seaman were drowned.
All LUCK,a ChinaInan, was hanged
at Nevada City, CAL, on the Sth, for the
murder of one Of his own countrymen.
A REcENT dispatch from Tucson says
Cowboys continue their depredations in
Southeastern Arizona, and the prospect Is
that IL something is not done to discourage
them the ranchers of that section will all be
ruined. Reports of cattle being run of
ranches como in every day. 1t is believed in
many instances butchers in mining camps
and new towns all along the line of the
Southern Pacific Railroad are in league with
cowboys, and sell stolen cattle for beef, d.
viding the profits. The number stolen dur
ing the past three months i'm Arizona and
Sonora amount to fully 5000 head Of cattle,
sheep and horses. A petition is being circu-
lated, asking the Secretary of the Interior for
an order setting off a strip three miles wide
by ten miles long, from the south side OF
San Carlos Indian reservation, in order to
avoid possible disputes as to whether the
land belongs to the Government or rescrva-
ton.
THE great English University boat
race took place on the Thames, on the sth,
the OxfOrds coming in about three lengths
ahead of the Cambridge crew.
JOHN WILLIAMS, a colored wife-mur-
derer, was hanged at Waverly, Tenn, on
the Sth.
THE remains Of Senator Carpenter
were taken from Washington on the Sth,
under the escort of a Congressional commit
tee. They will be inferred at Milwaukee.
THE shocks of earthquake continue in
Chic and are fast completing the general
ruin. -Four hundred corpses have already
been found, and the loss of life is placed at
five thousand. Thirty villages were de-
stroyed, and forty thousand people are des-
titute. General Longstreet has ordered the
American corvette Galena TO proceed to the
island of SciO with succor for the sufferers.
SOME fourteen out of the thirty-two
counties In ireland have been proclaimed"
under the Disarming act. All persons in
these districts will have to obtain licenses
In order to bear arms. The cities of Cork,
Limerick and Galway are also ''pro-
claimed.'
THE Chicago street-car strike was
terminated on the Sth, by the company max
ing full concession to the demands Of the
strikers.
Four convicts made a desperate at
tempt to escape from the Michigan State
prison. One Of them, named Lynch, knocked
down a keeper, and the four then ran TO
scale the wall, where a ladder had been
previously placed. The alarm was given and
the guards arrived in time to defeat the es-
capade. Lynch, the ringleader, was shot
and killed Just as he had mounted the top of
the wall, and one or two others were injured
in the melee.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

The st. Louis municipal election re-
suited In clean sweep for the Republican
ticket, Ewing's majority over Overstolz for
Mayor being over Is, 600, and the majorities
for the other Republican candidates from
5000 to 5000
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.

SECRETARY BLAINE is investigating
the arrest OF Boyton I'm Ireland, but he
thinks all that this Government can do Is to
ask good treatment for the prisoner.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

THE Governor of Tennessee has
signed the bill to settle the State debt at
1908. The House passed the Senate bill to
settle the debt of the extinct Municipality Of
Memphis at 80 1-3 cents and per cent. in
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

-Rcd-headcd girls are all the rage
in New York. Lemon blondes have lost
caste and black heads are green with
envy.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

bill in the House of Commons on the eth
accompanied by a speech OF over two hours
duratia4seg1he close of which he was loud
1y'eheerod ne principal features of the
b1II are thus Unmarried In Mr.. Gladstone's
speech:
uasS 'fs Il a 1sre ssr
preventing it fr1Dh passing into extrav agance
sss IT,. shs; OF ,s. y
rlxif 70 aee1En and the landlords right to get
whs< 1hof1Dd is reasonably worth. The sal
tent poyl1D md cardinal feature of the I'LL fs
the tnstifution of court to take cognizancc
Of renf, and which will not be debsrred from
snent. There are strong grounds for making
resort TO this court optional instead
do not desire the inierfcfence Of this court.
Every existing tenant might call on the court
90 fix The judicial rent for fifteen years. dur
ing which there could be no change, no evfc-
ton, except for breach of certain things
specified. The Ulster custom will remain as
have the protection OF the general provisions
OF the bill for controlling sugnentatipn.of
isgiven where the rent amounts to 600 year
~. The court will have final authority
over all land cases. 1t ia to consist of three
persons, one OF whom must be n Judge ex-
Judge al the supreme Court. Its proper seat
will be at Dubiin, but extra commissioners.
and Il ncce ssary sub commissioners. may he
appointed under control of the Central Com
mission. civil bill courts tn be courts of first
instance. 10 Is proposed to assist tenants to
purchase their holdings and invest the courts
with power to purchase lands from landlords
desiring to sell and resell Them retaining the
title as guarantee Tor repayment and against
subdivision. Advances will be made to own
crs. tenants and solvent companies formed
for the purpose of reclniming land or for OF her
agricultural improvements, on condition that
the advances do not exceed the amount Inc
borrower has laid out on his own behalf. Adj
vance- will also be made to assist emigration.
They viii be under the control Of Land Com
mission. subject to the consent of the Treasu-
ny, and be made eitherto colonial govern
menf~ or 10 companies. IL is not proposed to
place any limit on these advances beyond
making tbnAeecure."
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

---Conkling has announced his in
tention of never again entering the
White House, alleging that Garfield de-
libcrately broke faith with both the Sen
ators from New York.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

THE trial OF the assassins of the Car
began at st. Petersburg on the It'll Ad-
mission to the court Is only by ticket. Ten
seats are assigned to the foreign press and
five to the Russian press. There are large
number of witnesses to be examined.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

n Irish msnbsss-of Parhament
eoeraIly satisfied with the provisions of
the Land bill, but express fears that the
House OF Lords may insist ON amending it,
~ resolution for which purpose has
already been introduced by Lord
Elcho, Liberal Conservative. The Duke
of Argyle has resigned from the Cabi-
net on account of his opposition to the bill.
He said he does not oppose the extension Of
ownership of land to peasants, but can not
consent to destroy the ownership of land by
other persons. The House Of Commons has
adjourned until the 18th inst, and the Lords
until the 5th Of May.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

The difference between Conkling
and Garfield is that the former believes
in rewarding merit and the latter does
not. Garfield thinks Merritt has been
rewarded enough and wants Robertson
To have n chance.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th to
the Associated Press says: "President Gar
field and Secretary Blaine are-both annoyed
at the continuance Of the Senate deadlock
and think that the nominations ought to be
confirmed without delay. They were dis
appointed 1t the action Of the last Hepubli-
can caucus. Hale, Frye, Ingaih, Blair and
others think executive sessions should be
held without delay, and they will try to have
another caucus called to reverse the decision
Of the last one. II tho deadlock conttnucs
much longer e b stated that the President
will use his power TO break 1t. This = the
true situation" =
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

THE Missouri State Wool-Growers'
Association held their second regular meet
ing Mt Sedaiia on the 9th. There were near
ly 100 prominent wool-growers in attend
ance, and about fifty new members were re-
ceived. The old officers were reelected. A
large number of choice blooded sheep were
on exhibition, and prizes were offered for
fhe.best shearer and the best fleece Of wool.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

IT is reported that war of races has
broken out in the Valley of Canete. In Peru,
where more than 1000 Cinnamon have been
barbarously murdered by negroes and
Cholos. On one plantation GOO inonensive
men were murdered in cold blood. All cane
fields, sugar houses, machinery. ETC., were
burned, and property to the value Of mil
lions Of dollars has been wrecked. All for
eigners have fed from the valley, one Of the
most fertile and productive in Peru. Some
of them have been killed. 1t is feared the
adjacent valley Of Chinca will suffer next,
and the Chilians refuse to send troops to
quell disturbances.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

An order has been issued by Post
master General James, to take effect the LIST
of May, which will reorganize the entire
railway mail service. All employees doing
the same work are placed upon an equality
rs regards salary. All appointments Of em-
ployees and local mail agents will be for a
probationary period of six months and at a
salary not exceeding 5000 per annum. If at
the expiration Of SIX months such employees
records are satisfactory, appointments will
be made permanent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-16

GEN. MCCoOK, who has been on len.
shcrman's staff for years, has been ordered
to join his regiment at White River, and
Chaplain Mullins has been ordered 10 take
charge Of education In the army. The army
officers say Secretary Lincoln has expressed
the intention of revolutionizing the staff ap-
pointments. He thinks some officers have
been enjoying easy berths too long. and that
It Is fair to give them taste Of service and
let those who have seen hard service perform
stan duty awhile.