American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-24

| AT Richmond, Va, n three story
brick building in course OF erection for the
Richmond & Allegheny Railroad Company
fell, and several workmen were injured, four
seriously. The disaster is attributed to a
badly planned roof, which was crushed in
by the weight of the states.
FIFTY persons were injured by a. rail-
way collision at Patrickswell, County Linn
erick, Ireland. 80 sts.l-, -
A TERRIFIC boiler explosion occurred
on the 18Th at the dry dock at the foot of Es
sex Street, jersey City. Capt. Decker and
James Tammany were Instantly killed and
three others fatally injured. The boiler was
blown 600 feet up the street. In its course
it cut down lamp post and a fire hydrant.
Two large trees and two wagons standing in
the street were entirely destroyed. The
horse and cart Of John Adams, which his
son, aged eleven, was driving, were struck
by the flying boiler. The vehicle and horse
were literally cut to pieces, and the boys
right leg was severed from his body. The
! cause of the explosion was carelessness.
ROBERT and William Handy, broth
ers, well-known planters residing near
! Bonneville, Logan County, Ark, were re-
Gently assassinated while riding side by side
on their way home from town. Robert
| dropped from his horse and died instantly,
two bullets having pierced his heart. Will
liam was also fatally wounded, but rode
nearly mile, when he fell from his horse,
fainting from loss of blood, and was drag
ged some distance before help could reach
him. The assassins escaped unseen. 1t is
believed that two negroes, who have been
arrested, fired the fatal shots. There has
been ill-feeling between the negroes and
vvb in hot iiy for
ing out Of the arrest of a negro for carrying
pistol.
CLEMENT L. GALLON, was hanged
at Cambridge, Henry County, ILL.,, on the
| 10th, for the murder OF Thomas Dilley and
his wife in December, 1880. The evidence
against the prisoner was circumstanttal, but
sufficient to prove his guilt TO universal sat
isfaction. GALLON was a tramp, who had
worked for Mr.. Dilley a week, handling
corn. Robbery was the incentive to the
crime.
AT Urton's Crossing, o., on the Little
Miami Railway, James barrow, we'll
known farmer, received fatal injuries while
trying to rescue drunken man lying on the
track.
THREE colored children were burned
to death near Carthage, Texas. Parents were
ut church, and the house caught fire.
GEN. W. F. TUCKER, a weH-known
resident of Oklahoma, Miss, was assassinated
the other evening while standing in his own
doorway, to which he had been called by
some one outside. A young negro named
Houston Parish, with whom the General had
some difficulty few days before, is suspect
ed of the crime and has been arrested. Gen.
Tucker was a Brigadier- General in the Con-
federate service and won distinction as a
gallant soldier during the war.
Two passenger coaches and Superin-
tendent's car on the vicksburg & Meridian
Railway were thrown from the track by
broken rail near Edwards, Miss. They fell
down a declivity Of about six of eight feet.
The passenger coaches were crowded.
Eighteen persons were injured.
Rev. r. F. M. WALLACE, of Missouri,
was killed near South Union, Ky, by a car
running into a carriage. in which he was
riding.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE work of -ool1eStiusi,funds for
the relief of sufferers by the Michigan
conhagration is progressing actively in many
cities and towns throughout the country.
Up to the 10th New York City had already
forwarded upward of 1000. b.
THE citizens of Deadwood have held
q ass-meeting to promote the division of
Dakota on the forty-sixth parallel and the
admission OF the southern portion as State.
A SINGLE highwayman recently at
tempted to rob the stage between Glen
House and the railway station in New
Hampshire, but was thwarted in his plans
by the driver whipping up his horses. Sew
eral shots were exchanged between
the robber and the passengers, but
without effect. just previous to the
arrival OF the stage the bold high
wayman had halted a private carriage
containing Boston gentleman and his fam
lily and relieved them of all their money and
valuables. At last accounts he had not been
captured.
A CONFEDERATION occurred at the
Fair Grounds, Kansas City, on the 18th, re-
sulting in the destruction of the main hall
and all the surrounding buildings. The PEG.
pie fled in terror before the advancing fire.
Many fell and were trampled upon, and a
large number were MANNED and mutilated.
The confusion was indescribable. A panic
had seized upon the vast multitude, and it
seemed impossible to quiet their fears.
There were no facilities at hand for extin-
gushing the fire, and it did not stop until
there was no more material for it to feed
upon. The loss will Approximate $4,000,
a large proportion of which falls upon ex-
hibitors. The stables, working machinery
and the art exhibit fortunately escaped from
the general confagration. The fire started
in the west end OF the main hall, and its |
origin is entirely matter Of conjecture.
ADvICEs from the west coast of Afri- |
ca state that the King of Dahomey. with his |
army of Amazons, had raided and destroyed |
the towns Of Ignona and Okepo. All the |
inhabitants who were unable to escape were |
taken to the capital for sacrifice at the great |
annual "custom.'
The National Land League Conven-
tion met at Dublin on the 18th, about one |
twenty-one members of Parliament. Parnell |
occupied the chair. He said the Land act |
left the rent question as continual source |
of discomfort and strife between different |
classes in Ireland. He had no doubt this |
was designedly so arranged by the British |
Government He warned farmers not to
trust to the Land act. 1t was, he said, de-
signed to break the League. Nobody should
appeal to Land Courts until test cases to be
prepared by the League had been submit
ted. They should press forward to the
abolition of landlordism and to leg
islative Independence. He advised
farmers to borrow money under the
Land act so 10 give work to I
laborers, and invited the latter to join
branches OF the League. He pledged him
self to head a laborers' movement il the
farmers did not. Parnell in his speech re-