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The Amended Mississippi Bill

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Consider
able interest attaches to the amended
Mississippi bill, and strong hopes are
entertained that the Supreme Court
will take steps restraining General
Ord from measures exposing State
| property TO waste.
1t is understood the question will
not be argued further, the whole
ground having been covered by pre-
vioGs debate. That the amended bill
has weight with the court is inferred
from the fact thai it was not decided
yesterday.
1t is stated upon good authority,
that the Attorney Generals con
struction of the Acknowledgement
clauses Of the reconstruction act will
not be completed for several DAYS.
All the members of the Cabinet were
in attendance to-day.
The report that Vice President
John c. Breckenridge was indicted
by the Grand Jury of Richmond, is
unfOundcd.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE Sioux
and Cheyenne Indians, the tribes
disposed for war, have been found
out and separated from sworn allies,
KlOwas, Arapahoes and Camanches.
One hundred thousand dollars worth
of Indian property has been burnt.
Kansas is free from hostile Indians,
and the Santa Fc and Smoky Hill
routes better guarded than before.
General Custar will soon commence
operations against the Sioux and
CheycnneS.
LOUISVILLE, May 14.-The demo
cratic majority for Congressman in
the State of Kentucky at the recent
elections is forty-twO thousand.
MOBILE, May 14.-Whilc Kelly, |
of Pennsylvania, was addressing the !,
negroes here tonight. very serious
riot occurred, in which two negroes I
and one white man were killed and
about a dozen wounded. Jas. Risk,
of New Orleans, was severe
y but not dangerously wounded.
The military are now patrOlling
he streets and matters are growing
Iuiet. The excitement is still great,
md all liquor establishments are
closed.
The Mayor of Selma and the mem
Ders of the City Council were re-
moved from Office to-day by order of
zen. Swayne, and new officers ap-
pointed by him were installed.
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18

70 The South prays for two things:
First, for non-intervcNtion in her
domestic matters: second, for labor
The military iespotism now ruling
her people by the bayonet. instead
of by law, precludes all hope Of our
having the first prayer granted, and
the course OF the same military arm
begins to cause more serious apprc-
tensions still, touching the second.
1t seems, from an Alabama exchange.
that negro recruiting officers are go
ing through the country and enlist
ing negroes for the United States
army, who have made contracts with
the planters for the year. and upon
whose labor and continued services
these planters depend for their crops.
Surely, in all our cities, can be found
negro men enough for war purposes.
who, if not inclined to 90 TO work,
may possibly follow the fife and
drum. Thousands of them are but
while we need producers,
III every county Of every Southern
State. We trust steps will be taken
to bring this outrage promptly be.
fore the proper department Of the
government; for, in the present
starring condition of many portions
of our land, we cannot afford to lose
even one labOrer from our fields. /
The cities can spare enough idlcrs.
The country can spare no laboycrs.-
Memphis Ardldnche.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18

10 On the first page of this num-
Der of our paper will he found a le.-
ter from Ex-Governor Perry, of South
Carolina, on "the situation.r Gov.
Perry has always been Union man
in sentiment, and he wieIds as much
Influence IN South Carolina as Gov.
Orr, the once rabid Secessionist, or
Wade Hampton, or any other man.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18

From the Paris correspondent OF
the Boston Journal, we learn that
the prize--a gold lnedal-was award
ed at the French Exposition to an
American locomotive, built by the
Grant Company. of Paterson, New
jersey. There was very great com
pitiion, and therefore the triumph
of the Grant Company is so much
the more to be appreciated. We
cory as follows from the account of
the examination by the jury on
locomotives
The Austrian and French members
Of the .jury took exceptions to the
" American" because it was so light
in some Of its parts, and also to the
amount Of polish to the iron work,
which they thought was more for
show than utility. They claimed
that the lightness of some Of the ma
chincry was a sacrifice of strength
to beauty. But fortunately the
English member Of the jury is well
informed OH locomotive engines, and
he explained that the railroads in
America are of an entirely different
construction from European roads;
that the country is new, and the
roads cheaply built, and the ties are
subject to displacement from frost;
that to ride over rough roads there
must be elasticity i'll the machinery
that American engineers had Difficult
ties to contend with wholly unknown
to Europeans; that, taking all things
into consideration, the American
locomotive was superior to any other
in the exhibition. His arguments
were SO convincing that the other
Jurors gave way, and awarded the
gold medal to the " America
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18
WHY HE LEFT IT.

Thurlow Weed, who has recently
resumed the editorship of the New
York Commercial Advertiser, and
who is neither Republican nor Demo
crat, seems to be carrying on a sort
of "hammer and longs" warfare
with all the New York papers. He
and Greeley, i'll particular, are busy
just now in passing the compliments
of the morning"-that is, calling
each other liars and scoundrels.-
Thurlow having been charged with
abandoning the Republican party by
one OF these papers, thus gives his
reasons:
"That we subsequently withdrew
from our post of responsibility is
true. We were weary of and dis
gusted with the men who had risen,
in discordant and disturbed times,
to the management of public affairs.
1t was day of small, cheap men
the saplings and hoop-poles of party
thrown to the surface in storm.
Our State conventions We're con
trolled by secret leagues, whose
manipulators lay around Albany
during the winter, dispensing Offices
and debauching the Legislature"
This was in 1868, since which the
bubbling and boiling political
cauldron has thrown even more
"saplings and hoop-poles" to the
surface. These saplings and hoop
poles seem to be sharp fellows,
though, for they have evidently got
the inside track in "New York
State;' and as a people must be
known by its "manipulators," what
must we think of the manipulated
Would Mr.. Greeley or Mr.. Weed be
pleased to answer this question?
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18

II We have published the following beau
tful tribute to the gallant Cleburne, hereto
fore, but republish it at the request of gen.
tlenau who had the melancholy pleasure Of
transcribing it from Cleburne's tomb.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18

Msjor-General Sterling Price, st. louis, No.
J. H. Boyd Jackson, Miss.
Jos. II. L.dbeter. Esq. Jackson, Miss.
Hon. r. s. Henderson, Meridiln, Miss.
A. J Buford. E~q., College Hill, Miss.
Judge Geo, Thornton, 0kolona. Miss.
Joshua Cameron. Esq.. Canton. Miss.
address PLEAsANTS 4 Co.
Cor. NiHih siiesf Tora--n Wafrheu-r
Nay isff orisr d. E~
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5Ne(u Ao6ertisements.
Lost or MisIaid,

A CERTIFICATE for thirty.siS shares Of
~ stock in the n. o, J. and O.. y. Il. r.
belonging to the estate of G. W. Henderson,
deceased. If not found application will be
made to the company for duplicate certf-
cate. A. NJ. EFFINGER,
Adm'x estate of C. W Henderson, decd
Nav Is II
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18

UGeneral Joe Johnston is said
to be heavy loser by the Parkman
defaIcatiOn. He had deposited all
his money in the Selma National
Bank.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18
REFE FENCES.

aFAny active man can make from SIS 10 $50
per day selling our tobacco through the county.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18

DIRECT TAXES. --An order from
the Secretary Of the Treasury, dated
the LIST instant, SuSpend5 the collcc-
ton Of direct taxes in the Southern
States. The law suspclding all col
lection Of direct taxes until January
LIST, 1868, was passed by Congress in
July, 1866, and .lo closing of til
Commissioners Offices naturally fol-
lowed, though no act closing them
was passed until recently. Is far
back as May, 1865, an act was passed
disseminating all sales Of land for
non. payment Of taxes. The direct
tax originated in 1864, Congress IIay.
Ing at that time called for twenty
millions Of dollars, "tO provide i'll
ternal revenue to support thc Gov
ernment, and to pay the interest Oh
the public debt" The South was.
Of course, not then in condition to
pay her potion Of the twenty mil
lions, and the collection Of the tax
was not commenced in the Southern
States until the close Of the war
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~ We learn from our Georgia ey,
changes that the Military Command.
CT in that State, is interpoSing his
authority to prevent the sale of prop
crty by the Sheriff under execution.
This is humane exercise of the OK
traordinary power with which he has
been armed by the Government and
we are quite sure it cannot be used
more acceptably to the oppressed
and impoverished people.
L5s Gen. Ord has announced the
following additional appointments
OF registers Tor the counties named:
For kemper County-W. S. Cam
bic, y. Key, John Mcrae.
For Chickasaw County-R. A.
Murdock, L. II. Naron, ]. w. Bless
ing.
For itavamba County,. v
Thomas, Henry Flood, Il. Schempert.
PLANT PEAs.--As provision for
the support of plantations are quite
scarce, a planter suggests to us that
if the specified pea is at once planted,
stock can be fed from them by the
first of July. Plant and cultivate as
you do cotton. A neighboring farm !
or planted two acres last year, and
gathered four large baskets full each
day through the season, with which
he iod his pillow stock.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18

W. \. Kirkpatrick will ran hacks FROM lIazlc-
lnrst daily, during season. Single passengers So;
baggage A pounds.
". \. STOCKTON, Proprietor.
May 4, lSG7-lm
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18
CHEERING or Smoking 7ObdccOs,

And will guarantee that trial Of tobsccos will
result in your refusing to pay the enormous Gov
eminent tax when you can get better sOunder
and healthier article for so much less money.
The following are our wholesale rates:
Best Smoking. from...............l2l 10 25c u n
Best Chewing, frOm...............2 % to SOC
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18

Why are good husbands like dough ?
Because women need them.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18
PLEASANTS G. CO.,
TOBACCO ERcHANTS,
Louisville, ky.

A RE furnishing Merchants, Planters and others
"A with the best selected brands OF Kentucky and
Virginia Tobaccos. neatly pat up in boxes of from
twenty five 10 fifty pounds weight. We deal only
in the LEAF-we sell nothing but PURE, GOOD
ARTICLE We will send to your orders any
class of
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18

AZ There is an excellent Lady Teacher. teach.
ing school at tie Wells. Families conld have their
children taught in all the primary branches.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18

81 The following judges compose
the Supreme Court of the United
States, and are, without exception,
present on the Bench of the Cont at
Washington: Chief Justice Chase,
Justices Wayne, GIipr. Swaync. Da-
yis, Nelson, Clifford. Field and Miller.
The following named judges voted
in favor of the uucOnStitutionalitv OF
the test oath: Justice Wayne. Grier.
Nelson, Clifford and Field and the
following Judges declared by their
votes the illegality Of the trial Of
civil offences by military commits
Sions: Justices Gr!er, Davis. Nelson.
Clifford and Field.
We find the foregoing taking the
rounds of Southern papers. II any
thing was needed to show how low
the constitution has sunk in the ap-
probation of the people of the I'M
ted States, it may be found in this.
when the only people who yet pro.
teSs to homer the Supreme Court, or
respect its authority, speak OF its
solemn decisions upon constitutional
questions as "vOtes." We are hur
rying down the abyss: how long will
It be before we reach the bottom
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-05-18

MONUMENT TO THE FOUNDER OF
AMERICAN METHoDISM.-At a re
cent session of the Troy y. Y. Annual
Conference, committee was ap-
pointed to raise the necessary funds
and erect monument 10 the memory
of Phillip Embury, the founder of
American Mcthodism. The remains
of this man now lie in a beautiful
cemetery in the pleasant village of
Cambridge, Washington County.
a hundred years ago, in his own
house in New York, he organized
the first Methodist society in Amcri-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-04-16

MORE CASES OF TRICHINIAsIs FROM EAT.
ING RAW HAM.-The Pittsield CO,uie,
states that three sons of kilian Smith, O
Great Darlington, have become infected
with this singular disease, in consequence
of eating raw ham, and they are now in
the midst of the painful stages Of the com
plant. while millions of the unwelcome
inhabitants are taking up their residence
in the muscles of their bodies. Charles
the youngest, and about sixteen or eigh-
teen years of age, is the worst, having
eaten most OF the ham in a raw state. Hi,
limbs and muscles all over his body are
pufIed full, and movement or pressure
gives pain. On Monday, Professor Greene
and DR.. Paddock, Dr.. Grover, DR.. Train
and DR.. Parks, met in consultation will
Or. Camp, and they all concurred in the
opinion that the disease was unquestiona'
bly genuine trichiniasis. The ham OF
which the boys had eaten was untortu'
uately for boys and physicians all eaten
up; but another ham was examined, which
showed unmistakable evidence of the pre-.
Scuce of the parasites, though the micro
scope used was not powerful enough Il
fully exhibit animal life.
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statements OF C0unterfeifcr-Re
mnrf<abie Disclosures.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Solicito
al the Treasury has recently received tn,
detailed statement of Charles Ulrick. ;
native of Germany, made in the presenc,
Of Colonel Wood, chief of the secret ser
vice division Of the Treasury Department
aud of Marshal Murray, in the grand iur,
room at New York about throe weeks age
relative 10 counterfeiting. The statement
Of Ulrick was voluntary. 1t will be recol
lccted that he was arrested by Colonc
Wood in Cincinnati in March last, charged
with being a counterfeiter of the national
currency and with having counterfeit
plates Of various denominations in his pos.
session.
Ulrick gives an interesting history of his
dealings with traders in counterfeit money
and the names of the principals for whom
he worked as an engravcr and printer. III
response TO q question by Marshal Murray
he said he paid the New York police dc.
tcctiveS and deputy marshals, as hush.
money, $4,000 in the aggregate, besides
altering stolen watches for them so as to
destroy the identity of the time keepers
ClriCk acknowledges that he printed from
the 1900 plate 100000 worth of notes.
He had intended TO print 200 of the $500
plate; and if he had not been captured
that work would have been completed in
ten or fifteen days. The plates are now
in the possession Of the Government, aud
are remarkably well executed, and the
notes produced from them calculated to
dcceNe even the most expert.
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THE WHEAT AND FRUIT CRoP.-We have
recently travelled over the greater portion
of this, and to some extent in adjoining
counties, and from all that we could see
and learn, we give it as our opinion that
the wheat crop was never more promising.
We conversed freely with the best farm
ers in the country, and we heard but one
opinion expressed-viz., "The wheat crop
was never more promising" We are also
much gratifed to find the fruit crop "yet
in the land of the living" There is suf-
ficient quantity yet upon the trees to meet
every demand against this most excellent
crop. We hope the cold weather is done
if so, the wheat and fruit yield will 60 far
towards relieving our necessitous people.
Sandrsuiite Georgian, 10th.
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active and unchanged. Corn sctive and
unchanged sales Of 12s, 900 bushels mixed
western at Sl.29Gs1.32. Pork heavy and
low new mess, s22.6sA. Rice dull and
nominal. Lard heavy. Naval stores firm.
Spirits turpentine, 79as0c. Freights firm.
Money easy on call loans, SOS per cent;
on Government and stock collaterais. &c.
Gold, 134518134A. Exchange dull al
lO96. Governments lower. The Go
vernment is buying 1905 freely, and sell
ing new 5-20's.
CINCINNATI MARKETS.
CINCINNATI, April 15.-Flour firm; su-
perfine. sll@s12. Corn dull at s5c. bulk,
and CSC. in sacks. Whisky dull at 25c., in
bond. Pork dull, with little speculative
inquiry for mess.
WILMINGTON (N. C.) MARKETS.
WILMINGTON, N. c., April l5.-Cotton
dull at Csc. Spirits turpentine steady at
roc. Rosin steady at s3@ss.50.
AUGUSTA (GA.) COTTON MARKET.
AUGUSTA, GA, April l5.-Cotton in mo-
derate demand prices firmer; sales, 100
bales; middlings, 25G2512c.
MOBILE COTTON MARKET.
MOBILE, April l5.-Cotton generally &C.
tive; sales of 1000 bales; market closed
firm middlings, % &C.; receipts, 739.
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
NEW ORLEANS, April 15.-Cotton I'M
changed: sales of 1900 bales; low mid
ding, 26G261ac.; receipts, 1921 bales ;
exports, l,54s. Flour steady and firm.
Corn firmer. Bacon dull; shoulders, 10c. /;
rib, nR@l134c.; clear sides, 1890.
Gold. 1851.
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TIE WORKINGMEN.-More Of the trades
people of New York are making prepare
tions to procure an advance of wages. The
plumbers are preparing to demand an in
crease, though the definite amount is not
yet fixed. The gas and steam filters have
determined TO ask an increase from the
present rate of three dollars and three
dollars and twenty-five cents day, and
adopted four dollars as the average rate to
be asked for. They have not yet decided
the day on which the increase shall go into
effect, however. The shoemakers, now
averaging fifteen dollars week, will also
soon demand an advance, and in some
shops have already struck. The sash and
blind makers have determined to ask an
increase of fifty cents day as soon as the
result of the carpenters strike is definitely
known. 1t is announced from Paterson,
n. j., that the manufacturing establish
ments there are curtailing operations and
discharging hands.
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MORE ABOUT THE DELECTABLB CUss.-
We have had several communications con-
corning the antecedents of the Reverend
and Philanthropical Hunnicutt since he eX-
tended his labors to Petersburg field, but
shall defer their publication until we can
ill up the missing link in his record, to
which we referred several days since.
Meanwhile, however, in corroboratlon
of most of the facts furnished by our Luz
nenburg correspondent on Thursday, we
have the statement of very respectable
and intelligent colored woman, Amanda
Bragg, formerly living in Lunenburg coun-
ty with Mr.. Streight, and now employed
by gentleman in this city. She relates
substantially the facts already given about
the parson, and is positive in regard to the
cruelty he practiced upon his servants, and
his final sale of the whole number.
There are two other colored persons IL
this city cognizant of Hunnicutt's former
eccentricities, whose evidence we will give
the public in few days.-PeterSturg lnder
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A LIFE INSURANCE CAsE-LooK TO
DATEs.-In the United States Circuit
Court, before Associate Justice Giles, there
was tried on Saturday, wherein Mrs. Re-
becca Dryden, for herself and infant chill
dren, sought to recover from the Etna Life
Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn.
the sum of 5000, amount of policy in
said company on the life of Samuel J
Dryden husband of plaintif), who died
on the Sd of August, 1865. The deceased
in his proposal for policy, stated that he
was born on Goth December, 1928. The
defendant produced on the trial the family
Bible of the deceased to show that he was
born goth December, 1927. The court
held that this mistake was fatal to the cause
of the plaintiff, and under its instructions
the jury rendered verdict for the de-
fendant. Baltimore american, 18th.
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DISSATISFACTION WITH THE RADICALS
The continued rejection by the Senate OF
good men appointed by the President, SIM
ply on political grounds, has created dis
satisfaction in the minds Of large num-
Der of Republicans. Within a few days
persons of distinction and position from
nearly all the States have arrived here for
the purpose of inducing the Senate to
change its action in certain cases. The
pressure from Wisconsin is very great on
account of the number of good men from
that State who have been politically
slaughtered to appease the Unsuitable thirst
of the Senate for victims. In majority
of the cases from this State the men re-
jected were true and tried soldiers, and
this act has brought out considerable feel
ing.-Letter IN Sun.
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B. T. CaStellap, Esq.

A CoLoRED METHODIST CONFERENCE De-
CLINE TO BECOME PoLITICIANs.-In the
African Methodist Conference, in Balti-
more, last Saturday, an invitation was re-
ceived by the Conference from the CHIEF
marshal and secretary of the societies in
Washington which propose to celebrate
emancipation in the District of Columbia
on the 10th instant. The motion to COM
ply with the invitation caused a lively dis
cussion for few minutes. Rev. Daniel
Moore said they had come together to at
tend to Gods work, and he was therefore
opposed to the motion to neglect this for
the purpose of going to Washington to par
ticipate in political parade. HeRaid we
are told to "let the dead bury the dead"
and he believed that there were enough
of the spiritually dead to attend to such
matters without neglecting our duty. Rev.
w. ii. Hunter said he believed that we
were attending to the work of God when
we were attending to those political mat
tiers, and if we neglected them we should
be compelled to take back seats in the
work of reconstruction. Revs. b. 7. Tan
ner, John NJ. Brown, and others, spoke on
the subject. The vote, on being taken,
stood 10 to 10.
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The city authorities of Savannah, Ga.

The city authorities Of Savannah, Ga,
have communicated to Colonel Reynolds,
quartermaster at that place, their willing
ness TO give tract of land near Laurel
Grove Cemetery to be used as national
cemetery for the interment of deceased
Union soldiers. The tract designated en-
braces two and one-third acres Of land, in
which there are already buried two hun
dred and ifty-six Union soldiers, their
graves being enclosed by a neat picket
fence. 9
John S. Barbour, ESD, president of the
Orange and Alexandria railroad, has given
notice that all donations for the destitute
people of the South will be passed over
that road free of charge.
II is estimated that there has been So.
o00. 900 logs cut on the Kennebec river,
Maine, this winter-3O, 1000, 900 spruce and
1000, 900 pine.
The remoteness of Russian Amcrics
nakesit fur country.