American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-09-17

baseball at Paterson, y. J., was Struck in
the stomach by bail from the bat. lie died
from the effects few minutes after.
FIVE murdcrers were hanged at Fort
Smith, Ark, on the 9th, for crimes commit
ted in the Indian Nation. They were Amos
and Abncr Manly, Creek Indians, aged re-
spectively - and 20. and VIM. Brown,
| George w. Padgett and Patrick McGowan,
| white men. ..4.I--.t
NEAR Savannah, Ga, Engineer Ed
ward King was instantly hillesl and fireman
fThornas MattoX MORALLY wounded by an
accident caused by an open switch. The
wood-passeI was seriously wounded in the
! head, but will recover.
| A SERIOUS accident happened on the
Louisville. Cincinnati & Lexington Short
line Railroad, on the night of the Sth, oaus-
| ing the death of seven persons and the seri-
\ GUS. injury of several others. The train to
which. tho accident occurred left Louisville
at 5 pm. While approaching the bridge
over Floyd's Fork, Il few miles beyond
Anchorage Station, the locomotive struck
"a COW with such force as to throw
the entire train off the track.
II continued its course along the roadbed
until it reached the BRIDGE which was
wrecked by the ooncussion, and bridge,
'traA and all went into the chasm, about
thirty feet below. The train consisted of
two passenger coaches, baggage-car and
locomotive and had ABOUT 100 persons on
board. Nearly every one on board
was more or less hurt. Those
taken dead from the wreck were:
Col. +. Neel, Robert Jones, VIM. Maddox
and Walter Scarce, of Shegbyville; JAS. F.
Harding, of Simpsonville; Mike Perry, Of
Louisville, and Capt. Perry Wentworth of
California. Those seriously injured are: II.
Alfred and Thomas Buchanan, Louisville;
VIM. A. Smith, Taylor's Station; Miss Anna
Jones and Mrs, Money, of Stselbyville. With
the eNectpsof the fireman, !Glsos,f all of
the employees escaped with slight injuries.
ROBERT WILLIAMS, residing near
Whitmell, Va, quarreled with his wife the
other day, and she complained to magis-
trate, who issued 4 warrant for his arrest,
appointing Williamson special con-
stable TO execute the ,wnrrant. Arriving at
the house, young Williams found the dead
body Of bis father lying IN The yard, the head
nearly severed from the body, and a bloody.
az beside it. Two daughters, missing when
Mrs. Williams returned, have been charged
with the crime, and warrants issuedfer their.
arrest.
A WHITE convict named Massey, tired
of his prison life, made an effort,to escape,
froma convict camp on a railroad near At
1anta, Ga, but was caught in the act and.
committed to the tender care Of barbarousl
negro whipping-boss, who first strapped
his. body securely over a barred and lashed
him numerically with a leather-thonged
whip that he died in great agony in a short
time. tE
MISCELLANEOUS.
THOMAS A. MARVIN, the bigamist
and forger, now confined in the Richmond
Cya.) Jail, has been identified by various
marks upon his body as L. A. Merritt, who
was for three years an inmate Of the Auburn
On. " State prison for forgery commit
ted at Loekport, n. Y.
The Groton centennial exhibition
took place on the 9Th at New London, Conn.
The military portion Of the programme con-
sisted Of the reproduction of the scenes Of
the attack of Arnold's expedition upon
New London and Groton. Gen. Sherman
and other distinguished visitors viewed the
sham fight.
AN investigation by the Mexican De-
partment Of Public Works into the recent
awful disaster on the Morelos Railroad re-
suited in finding the railroad company, its
Chief Engineer, and the Government Engi-
neer responsible. The company is to be
proceeded against civilly, and the two engi
neers will be called upon to defend them
selves in a criminal action.
Mrs. b. NJ. HARVEY, a wealthy and
prepossessing widow, residing near West
Point, Va, is mysteriousIy missing and her
friends greatly fear that she has been foully
dealt with.
THE Federal Grand Jury at Dead
wood isyengaged in investigating the mail
service over the star route to Sydney.
NASxICAN troops.a are pursuing band
ofApaches who killed two Americans and
three Mexicans at Eagle Springs.
NELSON F. DAVIS, late Tax Collector
at Houston, Tex, is found to be defaulter
for 100000. Suits will be brought against
his bondsmen, one of whom is Mayor Baker.
j, A MANUFACToEro of counterfeit nickels
has been discovered in the Ohio Penitentia-
nv, where it has been successfully carried on
for some time.
WALTER HARMON, an insurance
swindler, now in Jail at Shreveport, La, is
wanted I'm Memphis and Jackson, Tenn,
and Sedalia, Mo-, where he went by the
name of IL. Ii. Howard in perpetrating his
villainies.
FIVE hundred and fifty Mormons for
~
switzerland and Germany contribute the
greater,number. Two thousand Mormons
have left Liverpool this summer.
= GOVERNOR CRITTENDEN, upon re-
ceipt of intelligence concerning the recent
train sfsbbery near Glendale, Mo-, at once
issued an official proclamation calling upon
all law-abiding citizens to use their earnest
endeavors TO capture the outlaws. The Gov
ernor also proceeded to Kansas City and put
himself in communication with the county
officers who had already entered upon the
pursuit at the head of large posses of
mounted men. 1t was ascertained beyond a
doubt that the robbery was the work of To- |
cal dcsperadoes, and the officers were not
long In arresting number of suspected par
ties, of whose participation in the
robbery there seemed to be no doubt.
Tie total loss to the passengers on the
robi,ed train in money and valuables will
exceed $1,000. The exact amount of the
Express Company's loss is not obtainable, |
but is supposed to be somewhere between
50 900 and $40 900.
Col. GEORGE f. WARING, sanitary |
engineer, has made Il thorough inspection |
OF the Executive Mansion at Washington, |
with view Of improving its sanitary con-
dition. lie reports many radical defects in
the-system OF waste pipes and sewers, and |
submits a detailed plan Of such alterations |
and Improvements a. seem to him necessary |
to transform the house into n healthful |
abode.
THE Georgia Legislature has passed a |
temperance bin. 1t provides that on petit |
ton OF onefourth of the qualified voters of |
any city in the State, the people in said |