American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-11-28


left Richmond on tbs % instant for Liberia
Maj. Gen. EweI has made Tennessee bis
adopted State.
There is a proposal for a cholera Con.
gress in Europe.
Gold closed 10 New York on the Goth
at l464 and cotton at So
Sixteen black gamblers we're arrested
in Memphis the other day.
Clarence Prentice is going to Texas
with the intention of raising stock for
/ livelihood,
A great many robberies we're recenHv
committed between ii. city Of 1le.-..o
and Very Cruz.
An ancient abode of Napoleon I, the Vile
de San Martino, on the island Of E.ba haa
been sold to a CrGsus well known in the
specuIating world.
Agasslz is having a great tiD15 IA B.4-
zil. In three weeks be discovered 800
entirely new species OF fish in the valley
OF the Amazon.
Cardinal Antonelli is reported TO have
originated project for raising capital
which shall secure the Pope au amount
OF O0o, 900 francs.
Some half dozen houses were DESTROY.
ed by fire in Napoleonvile on the night
OF the | lth inst, supposed to have been
the work of a portion of The Sd Rhode
I-laDd regiment
BSs- The Rev. Jacob Brilliant of the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church South, was recently
seized oy mob and ridden on rail. At
Athens, East Tennessee, The cause was
that be adhered to the fortunes of the South
in the war.
Hon. John Bel joined the Presb7teri-
an church on the 18th, and Vsllandnc.
BAN he's quit politics and took to leclur.
ing on religion, delivering his first essay
ID Dayton. OLio, on "the Bible as a Lit.
erary Book"
The Baton Roage Comet proposes leas.
ing out the Safe Prsion buildings. now
fast going to decay, selling the machinery
and sPpurtenances to company OF capt.
lslists, and establishing a great manu-
featuring enterprise. instead Of convict
prison
The report that Mcclellan has offered his
services to the pope is an imputation against
the loyalty of that general, Plus TX being
the only European poteutate who recognized
the Southern Confsderacy, SO far as address.
ing Jefferson Davis as president of the Con-
feierate States may be considered as a recor.
nition.
Per contra the Adyocate suggests that
ths couvicts now supported at great ex.
pense in New Orleans, should be sent to
Baton Rouge aod to put work. making
bricks, repairing The prison, rebuilding
the factory, and finally made to dtfra7
the expense now thrown upon the
State.
In letter to Gen. Fitzpatrick, Gen W.
T. Sherman said he believed ''the people
of the South have more respect for US
who belabored them soundly, than the
who, nominally their friends,
led them deeper aud deeper into trouble"
We are quite positive the General is cor
rect
The President on the goth receiued
telegram from Gov. Martin, of Florids,
that the Convention has annu!,ei the
ordinance of secession, abolished slavery,
that that The testimony of per-
sons BE- received without regsri 20 color,
repudiated the State debi Incurred by ,.e
ate war, and amended the State Consti.
ution in other respects.
The London Times justi6es our Gov,
in its remonstrsnces against tbs
project OF the French Emperor to send b.
Irmy of Nubian regiments 10 Mexico.
A. the same time il says that the essab-
shment or order in the Mexican tern,a-
y by France has been a benefit to tie
eople who inhabit il, to the world gen
rally, and, above all, to the great mer.
sntle communities Of England the and
United States.
Mack" mention, Colfax, Banks aud
.shley as candidates for the Speakership,
nd 'hiBks COlfax will win. though Wig
rus effort might elect Banks. He says
le radicals cannot organize the next