American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1863-06-26

clpaly IN ihe nor1hesn peFt-anu ihelf
services offered 10 the Governor. for home
defense. What has become Of the com.
pany that was being raised here shortly
after the Griersou raid Was II ever
organized Is II still in existence or
did it "play out" No, seeing or hear
ing anything oft. leads US to make these
inquiries.
DECLINE ~ PaicKs.--Although the prices
of all articles Of prime necessity are fully up
10 the "high water mark here, yet we are
pleased TO note that ia other sections Of the
Confsderacy prices have materially declined.
The Atlanta, Ga, Intelligencer Of the Goth
nit. reports sales, at an auction the day pre-
yious, Of rice -four at re per 10, soda at
2.s5@2,ss q ID, -four s2l u cwt., black tea
$3.50 2 ID.
The Confederacy Of the 18th inst, In Its
market report quotes rice atSll@l2ac and
dun Of sale; coffee, $3.50 U lb corn whisky
and peach and apple brandy, Sl6@$le u
gallon beef dull Of sale At considerable
decline; -four, superfne, $40 u Dbl. At retail
and but little doing in salt or nails. 1t says
spectators are not buying, because the mar
kets are declining, and that there ID only
consumers demand.
Owing to the very large crop Of wheat made
in Georgia and Alabama and, in fact, thro'-
out the South, -four must come down to
much lower figure than II is now held at,
unless those aiders and shettors Of the Yam.
KEGS aud blood-suckers Of the Confederacy---
the speculstors- should be able to buy it and
hoard it up. Letthe producers Of wheat now
hurry their surplus to the mills or 10 market,
and let them avoid the spectators as they
would the leper or the devil, or any other
foul and loathsome snG dangerous thing.
They can thus aid tie Government, feed the
people, and help along our common cause.
QUICK DlspATcu.--W ednesday nights mail
brought US the Brandon Republican Of the
elsuentA inst From 1t we learn several items
of neus. The Bowman House was destroyed
by fire on the night Of the eth Lieut.. G. Il.
Hooker had the misfortune to lose an arm at
the fight before Vicksburg, on the 29th ut.
The postmaster at Jackson removed every
thing from the office before the Yankees took
possession Of the city, ard ali was saved.
The Yankees destroyed and carried of every
thing on President Davis place near Edwards
depot. This is the place 70 which President
Davis removed his negroes, stock, etc, .fo'
safety, when he evacuated z BriarGeld," in
Warren county, But in reference to the
uquick dispatch if we caunot get a paper
from Brandon (Which is three hours run b.
railroad from Canton, in less than twelve
days. need we be surprised that it requires
the Same length Of time from Richmond
Our dates from that city are to the 18th.
Really, the times are out Of joint AM
the mall service seems W DC 'bddfy CTippicu
BEEF CATrLE.--Esery three or four day
drove of fine, fat beef cattle are driver
through our streets, on their way, we pre-
sumo, to ssjoin" Gen. Jobnston's army. Al
though we seldom get a tender surloin steal
in this market these large droves Of fat cattl
give evidence that our soldiers have plent
of fresh meat, and that that is good. Their
is no danger of starvation in our army.
That HORSE. Every day some ma
! IA member Of General Johnston's staff
! probably, bitches his horse TO a chin
tree in front Of Col Singleton's residence
: and the quadruped, feeling his horse
hood, as he and bis master belong to Ger
Johnston's staff, Immediately proceeds I
, consult his own comfort, and to NANTES
| his contempt for everybody. by takin
: possession Of the sidewalk, compelling a
: passers.by--ladics and children include
Ito make circuit around him in III