American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-03
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| reach place OF saiety before the flames
burst through the roof.
ORANGE, Texas, on the line of the
| Texas & New Orleans Railway, has recently
been the scene OF great violence AMI bio od-
shed. Accounts rs to the origin OF the
troubles differ somewhat in detail, but agree
substantially as to the following facts: The
Sheriff, George Michael, with posse, re-
| Gently attempted the arrest Of two brothers,
named Delno, both desperate characters,
who at the head of gang of disreputable
men, white and black, had long been a terror
to the town. In the encounter the Sheriff was
shot and seriously wounded. The posse Of
citizens, headed by the Deputy Sheriff, then
proceeded to exterminate tho gang. Robert
Saxon, one of the negro ringleadcrs, who is
| said to have shot Sheriff Michael, was
hanged, and six or eight other negroes were
shot. One of the Delnos was captured and
lodged in Jail, but the other, together with
| several companions, had at last accounts not
been caught. 1t was the avowed intention
| of the citizens to clean out the whole gang.
Business was entirely suspended in town,
| and on Sunday services in the churches were
| abruptly terminated and the congregations
dismissed.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, has had a $780,
600 fire. One fireman was killed and two
| others were badly injured.
BEN BLANToN, ex-Sheriff of Cooke
County, Texas, and James Todd settled a
| quarrel growing out of lawsuit by killing
each other. Todd was shot through the heart
and in the breast. The top of Blanton's
head was blown off.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Temple, residing on
the farm OF A. d. Mitchell, about two miles
| of mil Inns anfl y af
by lightning during heavy storm on the
morning of the 18th. They had arisen dur
| ing the storm, and were in the act of retir-
| ing when the fatal stroke entered the build
ing. An infant about four months old was
| between them at the time they were killed,
but was uninjured. Four other children
were also in the same room in bed, but they
| likewise escaped.
b. WILKES, a well-known planter and
| merchant OF Sunf1ower County, Miss, was
shot dead while standing in the door of his
store at Johnsonville. The assassin is I'M
known.
A TERRIBLE encounter occurred in
Edgcfield County, S. c., between j. w.
Buzzard and his son and J. w. Thinner
man, in which Zimmerman was killed and
Buzzard and his son seriously wounded.
An old feud was the cause of the ARRAY.
The weapons used were double barreled
shotguns.
FOUR Mexican horse thieves were
shot dead while making of with valuable
stock near Bracket, Texas.
THE son of a widow named Talking
ton, in Shelby County. Ind, while careless
ly handling a revolver shot and instantly
killed his six-year- old brother.
Two negroes were hanged on the
26th-Andrew Sanders, for the murder of
! white man named Miller, at Covington,
Tenn, and Ben Perkins, for the murder Of
Gift Roberts, colored, at Livingstone. Ala.
Two brothers named Coffin, living
in Elk Township, Mich, fell from steamer
in the st. Clair River and were drowned.
They were intoxicated.
AT Greensburg, Ky, George Gaines
was killed and several persons injured by
the explosion of n boiler.
NEARLY a ton of powder blew up the
building in which it was stored at Warren,
Me-. the other day. Samuel Mank, a work.
man, was blown nearly four hundred feet
and instantly killed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE Colored Press Association of the
United States met at Chicago on the sd.
A DISPATCH from the City of Mexico
dated the 23d saws Of a recent disaster at
Mazatlan: One hundred and fifty pounds of
powder blew up. First thirty corpses were
removed; the following six days four or five
daily, when the authorities interdicted the
further removal, considering the work dam
gerous. All the windows in the town were
demolished.
The Mayor of Omaha has notified sa-
Ioon-keepers to close on Sunday, and the
Temperance Committee warn all violators
that they need expect no mercy at their
hands. The saloon-keepers, in retaliation,
propose to cause the arrest Of everybody
technically guilty of an infringement of the
Sunday law.
ince Of Sonora will cooperate with the Gov
crnor Of Arizona to prevent the invasion Of
Sonora by "cow-boys'' and the invasion of
Arizona by "Greasers," and thus protect the
lives and property of the Inhabitants of both
countries. The United States Marshal at
Tucson will also assist.
HARRISBURG is said to be the head
quarters Of the so-caled graveyard" insu-
rance business now so extensively practiced
in Pennsylvania. There are in that city and
upon this peculiar plan. Judge Person, in
a recent charge to the Grand Jury, urged
them to indict persons whom they know had
oonspired to pass old and decrepid persons
as fit subjects for insurance. But so wide
spread and almost universal has become the
mania for specializing on the lives of others
that it is believed impossible to find Jury
that will convict them under the law. The
enormous business done by these companies
is shown by the fact that a single company
in Harrisburg has issued policies represent
ing over S13,0o0,Ooo in eight months.
PARTICULARS of the recent fatal bat
tie with the Indians in New Mexico give the
following additional facts: On the 18th,
Mana and portion OF his band left the San
Mateo Mountains, going south. Lieut.. G. w.
Smith and a company of the Tenth Cavalry
were ordered in pursuit, with instructions
to cover the set lements. On the afternoon
OF the 10Th Lieut.. Smith and twenty men Of
his company reached Lake Valley, twelve
miles from Mutt Station. on the Atchison,
Topeka q Santa Fe Railroad, and finding
the hostiles, attacked them near n settle
ment. Lieut.. Smith was reinforced by
twenty nine citizens OF Lake Valley and
mine manager, and n severe fight ragged
for several hours. The Indians were nu-
merous and in strong position on a high
bluff. Lieut.. Smith and Mr.. DAILY and three
soldiers were killed and four soldiers
wounded Twelve citizens were reported
missing. The Indians heaped brush around
Lieut.. Smiths body and burned it. Daly's
body was shot all to pieces, evidently after
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