American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-01-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

through narrow gauge railroad from the At
lantic sea-board and the Northern lakes to
the Rio Grande, and ultimately TO the City
| OF Mexico. The Cairo & st. Louis Railroad
will form an important connecting link in
the proposed line, and the road now building
| from TeNarkana to Waco, Texas, will be eX-
tended northward TO Cairo and southwark
to the Mexican border, where it will connect
with the Palmer-Sullivau system, which is
to be constructed to the City of Mexico, I'M
der concessions lately obtained 10y Gen.
Palmer,o the Denver and Rio Grande Rail-
road, from the Mexican Government. 1t is
also in contemplation to ultimately build a
narrow gauge railroad from st. Louis or
| Cairo to New York, and thus have contin-
uous narrow-gauge line from the latter
| place to the City of Mexico. The line be-
| tween Cairo and Texarkana is expected to
be finished in the course of the year, as the
work of construction will be pushed from
both ends.
JOHN +. SWIFT, one OF the American
Commissioners who recently negotiated the
treaty with China, says the United States
has reserved the right to terminate at pleas
ure the residence of Chinese laborers upon
its soil. 1t is understood that no more &C.
lestials shall be naturalized in this country
and the papers already issued shall have no
effect.
FIVE Mexican prisoners, leaders of
party equipped in Arizona last August for
revolutionary operations in Mexico, and
sentenced for violating the neutrality laws,
have been sent to the Detroit Penitentiary,
where they will serve out their terms. One
of the number, Colonel Martinez, was the
finest cavalry officer in the Mexican Army.
AT Pembroke, Me-, a nine-year-old
boy, named Warren Longmore, has been in
dicted for murder, his victim being an eight
year-old playmate, named Freeman Wright.
THE residence of Mr.. Mclean, at I'm
derwood, Ont, burned on the 10th and Mrs.
Mclean persisted in the flames. Other
members of the family were seriously
burned.
THE annual exhibition of the Western
Poultry Club opened at Armory Hall, st.
Louis, on the 18th, to continue one week.
ANOTHER public appeal has been
made in New York for the relief of the col
ored refugees in Kansas, whose condition is
described as most pitiable.
TWELVE persons were injured, nine
very badly, by the explosion of key Of
powder in the store of J. P. Andrews S Co.,
at Climax, Kalamazoo County, Mich. The
building was entirely demolished. The
clerk was weighing out the powder when it
ignited in some manner unknown.
A KEROSENE lamp exploded at the
residence of Wellington Moser, at Reading,
Pa, on the evening of the 11th, fatally burn
ing three children. The building burned to
the ground.
GEN. ROGER A. PRYOR, of New York,
has been retained counsel for eX-Gov.
Sprague in the forthcoming divorce suit.
SENATOR MCDONALD, of Indiana,
was married in Washington, on the 18th, to
Mrs. Josephine T. Bernard.
The rear passenger coach on Wa
bash train was ditched on the morning of
the 18th at Mitchell, twelve miles from st.
Louis, injuring fourteen persons, none ia
tally.
A CELLULOID factory at Newbury-
port, Mass, was the scene Of an explosion on
the 18th, by which Charles b. Schofield was
instantly killed and Charles Hayes and Wal
ter Vanduzer were fatally burned.
A BOILER in the Union FIGURING Mills
at Detroit exploded on the 18th, killing
Richard Whittier, the engineer, Albert
Cresslin and Henry Schultz. The building
was badly wrecked, one end being blown
out completely. Loss about $4,000.
THE dwelling of Timothy Cavan, near
Gaitharsburg, Md, was destroyed by fire,
and Cavan's sons, Francis and Denis, aged
IL and 10 years respectively, and an employee
named John Falby, 40 years of age, were
burned to death.
HARRIS M. PLAIsTED was inaugurated
Governor of Maine on the 18th.
The Cheever & Burchard Cutlery
Company, an old and we'll known st. Louis
business house, have made an assignment.
Liabilities about S150,0O0; assets estimated
at $50 900.
THE livestock firm of Jackman,
Hickman & Co., st. Louis, suspended on the
18th.
A NEGRO was shot to death by a body
of citizens near Mariana, Lee County, Ark,
for committing most horrible assault upon
the daughter OF Sheriff Banks.
HON. r. II. STEPHENSON, for fourteen
years Collector of Customs at Cincinnati, is
dead.
WILLIAM II. ALBRIGHT, manager of
the United States Express Office at st. Paul, |
Mimi, killed himself with revolver. His
accounts are said to be all right. and no cause
is known for his summary taking off.
AT Peterborough, N. H., Patrick
Walsh cut his wife's throat with a razor and |
then took his own life in the same manner.
Walsh was Incorporate, untnrifty and quar- |
relsome. His wife had some property when |
she married him, and her refusal to meet all |
his demands for money was the probable |
cause of the tragedy.
Fl. w. OLIVER received the Republi-
can caucus nomination for United States
Senator from Pennsylvania. He was sup
ported by the Camerons. A number of Re-
publican members refused to enter the eau
Gus, and bolt was apprehended.
MCMILLAN is the successful candi-
date for United States Senator from Mime
sofa.
THOMAS J. KIRK, well-known hard
ware merchant of Chicago, committed sui
eide on account of business troubles.
AT Danville, Va, while colored
woman was working around a fire in the
kitchen her clothing ignited and she burned
to death.
THE will of the late Joseph F. Armour,
Of Chicago, bequeaths 100000 TO erect and
maintain mission church and school in that
city, in memory of his wife. The rest of his
estate, which is valued at 81 900, 900, is di-
vided among his heirs.
THE protracted war in Southwestern
passenger rates was so far compromised on
the 18th that general advance was made in
cut rates to all competing points.
JOHN WALDRAvEN, a farmer living
in Wood Township, Hooking County, o.,
while fooling with a loaded gun, accidental
ly discharged it, the contents lodging in the
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