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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-08-08

Nsw PAPER.-We have received Nos. and
. of the " Southern Argus. and CRISIS pub
lished at Crystal Springs, Miss, by Edwin E.
Overall, and edited by John W. Oyerall--the
former a printer and publisher OF much ex-
perience, and the latter a we'll known Mterd-
teur, long connected with the Press of New
Orleans The argus and Crisis is an able
advocate of Democratic principles and fear
lcss defender of the Right. 1t is very neat
IN typographical appearance, and is published
tni.'&tsEly at four dollars per annum.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-08-08

T transient Advertising 81 so per square first inse
ION and rs cents for each subsequent insertion
Liberal advertisers Will be dealt with literally.
Legal Advertising at same rates. and 81 additional
for proof of publication, and no proof of publca-
ton to be furnished until the fee IL raid,
Announcing Candidates for States and District
Ohces-Daily paper charge $40; Weekly paper,
SIS for anuounci,4 Candidates for County Off
ccs, daily and we 6ly papers charge So.
sStThese are tae terms and conditions agreed
anon by the Press Association for the legal adver-
Using and announcing candidates, and in no in
stance can they be departed from.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-08-08

Druggists throughout the South and West can he
supple through the arrangements made by DR..
& W. Hepseriam. of Pekin. China. with J. r. Was
IN & CO.. If the Wholesale Drug Emporium, Of
Memphis. Tennessee. TO whom al orders must BE-
sdreAsed. inC?7 "
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-08-08
ron THE G&ERrvAN CITIZEN,

FOR THE AMERTCNN CITIZEN'
am composed Of twenty five letters:
My |, a. 5, Z, is beautiful flower.
My 4, 8, IL, Is, lG, is plant.
My 20, Is, 10, IA, 10, is an infamous character
Ny G. ls, %, 81, 4 that by which many live.
My9, IL, Is, is German measure.
Ny II. %, %. is to place.
My whole is an old proverb.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-08-08

FISE OPPORTUNITY FOR TRAvRL The ef-
cuiscn tickets arranged the through route from
Nv Orleans to Louisville, are a new feature in
Fiilroad accommodations, for which the public
should lie thankful. An opportunity is given to
purchase for the sum of s37 so a ticket [from New
Orleans1 to Louisville and back. with liberty to
stop or at any points the road. and travel
at pleasure. The Mammoth Cave, Crab Orchard
and Grayron Springs, and other delightful places
for summer trip. are On the line. The purchaser
can enjoy the advantage Of his ticket for the next
SIX weeks, within which orr wearied citizens can
make pleasant tour al cost comparatively small
returning with health AMI spirits refreshed for the
hard work that is before Is all, in the m1nths Of
antumn and winter.
Ts,se tickets are TO be had at the Office corner Of
Camp aud Common streets, where this transit OF
the bust ness is presided over by Mr.. Sheldon, the
t.ctet agent, and our snterprisiUC friend. A. W.
aoupdtres.-- PiodgIn"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-08-08
TRE GRAFTON MINERAL PAINT co.

TRE GRAFTON MINERAL PAINT CO.
are now manufacturing the best cheap
est ana most durable PAINT in two coats
well pa, on. mixed with pure LinSeed OIL will last
10 or Is years it is Of light brown or beautiful
chocolate color. and can be changed 20 green, lead.
stone drah. olive cream, To suit the taste Of the
consumer. Il is valuable for Houses Fences Barns,
Carriage and Car makers, Pals and Noodep-ware.
Agricultural Implements, Canal Boats. Vessels aud
Ships Bottoms Canvas, Metal aud Shinge Roofs
II being Fire and Waterproof Floor Oil Cloths,
tone manufacturer having used 900 bills. the last
YEAR, and Paint for any purpose, = Hnsur-
passed for body durability, elasticity. and adhe.
sIveBess. Price IS per Dbl. Of 500 H.. which will
supply farmer for Yeas to O0mt. Warranted in
all cases as above. send tor circular which give
all particulars. None genuine unless branded in
Trade mark GraftJn Mineral i,siu. Persops can
order the PANT .sd remit rt5 llsasy ea receipt Of
The goods. Address
DAME BIpwELL.,
J'ne y =, =, e Street S,w York.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-08-08
State Legislatures.

In the Florida Legislature, on the Sd inst,
a bill passed taking the election of delegates
out of the hands of the people and placing it
in the hands of the Legislature.
The bill giving negroes every privilege Of
whites on railroads passed.
A similar bin relating to hotels was intro
duced and will probably pass.
In the Georgia Senate, on the Sd, Bradley,
a negro, 1.-The New York Peuitentiery con-
Wet, 4 introduced resolution that The Com -
mittee on the Militia be instructed to bring
in a bill to provide for the organizing of
sb'e-bodied loyal citizens to serve in the mi
.i,ia, without respect to race or color.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-09-04

Total ,..,.1S4


The States which will not vote are Mis-
sissippi, Texas and Virginia, which have a
total of twenty-one electors. The number
Seymour the benefit of the doubtful States,
it will only swell his vote to no. p
g We think that no sagacious Dem
ocrat will claim that his party has held its
own since the nomination of Seymour and
Blair-much less affirm that it has gained
ground Republicans know that their
party is stronger in every Northern and
Western State than it was before the Dem
.ocratic revolutionary programme was Of
ficially avowed and promulgated and the
Republicans will steadily gain accessions
to their ranks every day, until the polls
close on the 5th of November. The "Con-
servative" Republicans who had strayed
since 1864, are all coming back and taking
their old places in the ranks. The Ger
mans, who had temporarily deserted their
party on the temperance and other local
questions, have hastened to resume their
Republican membership. But this does
not constitute all the reinforcements to the
Grant and Colfax columns. Hundreds
and thousands of Democrats, becoming
alarmed at the belligerent attitude of par
oled rebels, who now lead and contro
their party, have abandoned it and struck
hands with the friends of peace and defend
ers of theUnion, and are vigorously sup
porting General Grrnt As the campaign
deepens and the momentous day draw
nigh, thousands of the better class of Dem
ocrats will lend helping hand to swell thu
/ majority for Grant and peace. Nothing il
the future is more certain Chicago 1ri
! bu1le, August 26.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-09-04

W Grant, while Secretary of War, re-
duced the war debt by his economy $16,-
100000
W Frank Blair said in a recent speech
at Benton: Our motto is justice to white
men," Grants is justice to all
g Robert M Douglas, son of the
Little Giant" has lately made his maid
EN- speech in North Carolina He goes,
of course, for Grant and Colfax.
CY In the leading Democratic drink
ing saloon at Harrisburg, Pa, frequented
by the chiefs of that party hang in hand
some frames the portraits of Jefferson Da-
Wis, Robert E. Lee, Beauregsrd, Buckner,
Bragg, and to crown all, that of Wilkes
Booth
| USY The New York Herald of the 21st
says: "From the administration of Sey-
mOur, in short, if elected, we have moth
ing better to expect than another term of
poor Pierce or a second edition of Andy
Johnson in his conflict with Congress-"
nB The Fourteenth Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States declares
that I" the validity of the public debt, pen
toned !" that "the rebel debt and all
lOl oidfCo tlO anu NOlu
The Springfield Qll) Register, in its zeal
for the rebel cause, declares that the
amendment is "the sum of all villainies."
g The Chicago Times thinks it is
helping the cause of the Copperheads by
coarse abuse of General Grant Among
other things it says:
"The people will not look to the OBJ
scurity of a country lanyard for the quail
ties they demand in OUR next President"
When Wade Hampton, Vallandigham
and others were trying to destroy the
Government, the people looked to General
Grant to prevent them, and he did The
man who saved the nation possesses quail
ties sufficient to rule it, in the estimation of
all loyal people, as they will overwhelm-
ingly demonstrate in November. - Chicago
Journal.
GY Perhaps one of the most unbiased
and reliable estimates of the vote upon the
Presidential candidates, is that published
by the New York Sum- The editor of that
paper sets forth the following tabular
Statemant
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-09-04

without hair, or mouth, or eyes, or any re-
semblance to the "human face divine"
Human hands are seen on the ladder-an
unwieldy outline of human body is seen
beneath the great head, nearly two feet in
diameter His assistants thumb few
screws and take off the copper helmet, re-
vealing the good.looking English face of
Mr. Quinn Relieved of sixty pound
weights on his breast and back, and shoes
with leaden soles of thirty pounds each,
which, being removed, his canvass rubber
clothing is removed, and there he sits, or
stands, proper sized man in dry, ordi-
nary clothing, only his naked hands hav-
ing been wet
So strong is the current of the river
these saltwater men can scarcely stand
against the force of the current, though
borne down by armor and weights to the
amount of 275 pounds. This weight is
partly requisite on account of the amount
of air inclosed, for breathing purposes,
within the encasing armor. Except a
slightly painful sensation from the pres
sure of condensed atmosphere in the ears,
on the first practice of under water work.
they say that no other inconvenience
arises from a temporary residence in Nep-
tunes dominions, or, as we live on fresh
water shore, we should say the realms Of
the Nymphs, Maids or Potamids.
The sub river men occasionally place a
hand upon fish, which naturally leaves
that neighborhood, instanter but whittier
he goes the diver cannot tell, for in the
dark water of this river, at that depth, he
cannot even distinguish the rope or the
white air tube more than six inches from
his face All his work of leveling and adj
justing square rods of loose rock must be
done by the sense of feeling, battling with
the current upon his hands and knees.
Such are among the wonderful matters
of science and skill going on within a
mile or two of our city, and yet not one
in hundred knows the tenth part of the
interesting things connected with the work
of the great railroad bridge which is soon
to span the river. and be as great bene
fit to Dubuque as it is an honor to those
who projected and to those who are build
ing it t-Dubuque Times ssaaI-t
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-09-04
Four Hours Under Water.

Among the many interesting things
which the visitor to the rapidly progress
ing railroad bridge will see, is the i'm
proved process by which men can work
under water by a method which has taken
the place of the former diving bell. So
far as anything like bell is concerned the
operator carries it upon his head. The
need for such labor is to level the rip rap
rock which fills the spaces between the
piles and around them, just above the
bottom of the river, to make perfect SUBJ
structure for the piers after the piles have
been sawed off one or two feet above the
bottom. k~
The contract for this work was taken by
Mr.. Perry, who has in his service for the
under water work, Mr.. Quinn and Mr..
King. We were at the place of one of the
piers yesterday, and waited few minutes
to see Mr.. Quinn come up after four
hours submersion and hard work at the
bottom of the river. On the edge of
the flat boat stood Mr.. King with a
rope in one hand and an India rubber
tube in the other, both extended out
into the water and let out or drawn in
to correspond with the motions of the
man below, or to yield to, or counteract
the srong current of the river, as
rapid near the bottom as it was eighteen
feet above at the surface. The rope was to
communicate understood signals-the tube
to convey proper and uniform supply of
air to the sub aqueous man. Down stream
large bubbles of air were almost con-
stantly rising to the surface, air which Mr.
Quinn had no longer any use for, or sur
plus applied by a very ingeniously con-
structed air pumpNby which three pistons
were so adjusted upon crooked revolving
shaft that one of them was constantly and
quickly forcing nearly a gallon of air
within the submarine armor in which the
operator was dressed.
A signal was given to ask if all was
right" Responsive twitches of the rope
meant " all right" Soon after the signal
was given for dinner time" Then slowly
crawled Mr.. Quinn to ladder suspended
| from the boat to the bottom of the river
| The bubbles are seen further up stream
the rope and tube are gradually pulled in
the top of the ladder trembles and he is
coming up slowly with his armor- dress oi
more than a hundred pounds heavier thar
the weight of his body. Out of the turbio
water emerges frightful head with s
great square eye as large as, hand, IL
front and a similar one on either side, but
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-09-04
TOrtures of the Mosquito.

,o3 BY THE FIAT CONTRIBUTOR" - 'g
IT is ten o'clock at night as we write
We are in our Study" at home. We
have attempted to read, but the mosqui-
toes wouldn't let u.s. We had to keep our
hands going constantly, slap, slap, to rid
ourselves of them, and we were constantly
losing the place in consequence. Qf a
mosquito lost his place he found another
Immediately after.) As we found it i'm
possible to read, we thought we would try
writing. If we couldn't get the better of
the mosquitoes in any other way we would
try writing them down. (Slap.)
The mosquito is not a progressive crea-
ture at all While enlightened medical
opinion has discarded blood letting nearly
altogether, the mosquito keeps right on
(slap) bleeding his patients, no matter
what their complaint may be, and some of
them complain terribly. Then, again, the
old school doctors never used to present
their bill before they bled you, but the
mosquito SLAP slap) presents his bill as
soon as he arrives, and bleeds you after
ward. His skill in (slap) UeetJ5aag people
would make him successful proprietor of
watering-place hotel ai
The mosquito is to h1bn1 wherever he goes.
But with all his mingling in the best So
ciety, and Notwithstanding his (slap, slap,
slap,) close familiarity with all classes of
people, he is in measure quite unsophis
ticated. You wouldn't make much of
mistake if you picked him up for a sttclter
every day in the week (Slap) If he is
sharp at all it is only shown in boring peo-
pie. (Slap)
He is creature of very dissipated habits,
and is frequently known to run all night.
Il /c1n t,ntr ffr1ft
but they will do it, They are fastidious
in their tastes, however, and never keep
company except with people of "blood"
goes to their heads.
We once saw couple Of musquitos light
on the nose of a man who was in heavy
drunken slumber in doorway. Itwasn't
long before slap, slap) they began to sing
inc0herently, and finally they staggered off
arm in arm, hummiDg "Won' go thic)
home till morn'n'" One of them died the
next day of deJiriunp tremen8, a terrible
warning TO mosquitoes not to take their
whisky with man in it,
The mosquitoes don't appear (slap) to
be quite so numerous (slap, slap) as they
have been some slap seasons. We re-
member one slap summer when (slap)
they didn give fellow (slap) any rest at
all hardly You couldn't get (slap) good
nights rest for slap weeks. If you sat
down to Slap write you would have (slap)
to stop every other word almost and (slapl
switch them off from your paper to (slap)
see what you had been writing. 1t isn't
(slap) 50 bad this year We (slap) have
said (slap) our say slap about slap, slap)
the (slap, slap, slap musquito. We wish
they (slapl were all in (slap) Lake Erie,
we d9. (slapl slap slap slap sla--+p D
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-09-04
Pnetry.
FARMER JOHN.

SHOULD you meet farmer John in the city,
You'd call him country greenhorn,
You might look upon him with pity,
Or perhaps with feeling of scorn.
His great heavy boots minus backing,
His straw hat with wide, ample brim.
With gloves and with necktie both lacking,
And his bronzed face puzzled and grim.
The fops step aside as he passes,
And glance at their dainty, pinched feet,
And lisp their disgust to the lasses
They happen to meet in the street.
OF come from the dust of the city,
Leave palace. and steeple: and dome,
Put by both your scorn and your pity,
Till You see good farmer Johns home.
Far back from the towns noise and hustle,
a. Where meadows and pastures are vide,
Where leaves on the apple-boughs rustic,
' And comfort and pleasure abide;
Where acres with beauty lie teeming,
And promise large produce to bring,
s1 A pleasant white farmhouse is cleaning,
,.iat And farmer John reigns as its King.
dow changed is his face as he nears it,
From that which he wore in the town;
A broad smile breaks over and clears 1t
From puzzled expression and froWn.
. IIie good wife stands ready to greet him
With smile that thrills thro' his heart.
And all are so happy to meet him,
pSf Though only bright day apart.
His deep voice grows sweeter and lower,
As baby-lips press his brown cheek;
Heis happy he asks for no more;
/. - He is loved, what more need he seek?
His boys and his girls are so merry,
The table so full and 80 white,
And all Ia so happy and CHEEKY,
He envies no ruler his might.
eOi ye, with your city notions,
~ There's something more precious and sweet
Than graceful and elegant motions
In walking the close, dusty street.
And farmer John, green as you call him.
So awkward and so coarsely clad,
Has had this great fortune befall him,
And his whole life is joyful and glad.
THE 15jstic.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-17

The Rebel War Clubs Diary purporting
to give a true experience Of one of the agents
of the rebellion at It's head quarters, coutaines
the following memorandum:
Ju1e o, 1858 To-day / saw the memorsn-
dun OF Mr.. Ouid of the conversation held with
Mr. VSliandigham for fi:e IN the archives He
lhfr. Vdliondiqhdna) says If a1e can only hold out
thus gear that The peace party at The North aoootld
seoeep the Lincoln dynasty out Of existence. He
seemed to have thought that our cause was
sinking. anf feared zoe aooet,d submit which, Of
cour.e WOULD BE RUINoUs TO HIS PARTY. Blu
he advises strongly against any invasion OF
Pennsy lvana, for that would unite all parties
at the North, and so strengthen Lincoln's
hands that h would be able to crush all oppo.
sitlon, and trampie upou the constitutional
rights OF tue people.
This is the Vaandigham who dictated the
candidate for President TO the Democracy and
presented him as a peace offering to the
North! If the Democratic party had not parted
with it' little remaining shrewdness it would
never have allowed tits truculent traitor in
Its convention at all. Itseems to have been
wise y ordered that that party should be rush
cd to utter Obstruction at one stride, and that
stride was taken when Seymour aid Blair
were launched forth from the corruptipr at.
mospheie Of the srebel convention With a
modicum of their usual hrewdness the Dem
ocra-s might have prolonged the struggle for a
short time-but Tor short time only. As it is,
that ship which sailed prosperous seas for
many years, trim aud taut, is destined to go
down with this campaign "a shear hulk" and
no divers or wreckers will ever be employed to
resurrect its decayed remains for the purpose
ofputting in new timbers, or top-hamper. To
such result, with such leaders, the loyal men
OF the country will be resigned, without a dis
senting vote
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-17

Last Monday evening Cooper Institute wa
crowded with Republicans to hear the new
from Maine. None of Seymour's friends
from Water street and the Five Points wer,
there, and the Tribune says there was hardly
representative of the "Bloody Fourth Ward
to be found among the great crowd. The
meeting was appointed at s o'clock, bat long
before that hour the loyal people began to fill
the spacious hall.
On the Platform were seated many dstin-
gulshed gentlemen. "Soon after 8 o'clock
says the IribUne's report, Hon c. S. Spen-
Ger came forward with telegraphic dispatch in
his hand. There was almost breathless silence.
But when he began TO read, Bangor gives a
Republican gain of $780, Portland $40, Saco 222
Ballowell 1872 sc, The cheering commenced
near the platform, increased as it spread
through the audience and out at the doors un-
til the whole company broke forth in rousina
cheers for Maine, while the band played THE
Red White and Blue The Union Club then
sang May God Bless Our Land More dis
patches were called for, and Mr.. Spencer read,
Portland will give 1000 majority and the State
is sure for 10000 majority. Enemy completely
demoralized.' A voice sang out Send 'em
along another watermelon from Maine Spen-
Ger, Raymond and others addressed the multi
tude. The Republicans of Maine have sent 2,
thrill OF joy through ali the loyal hearts of the
country, and the Empire State will send hack
next November such news as will gladden.
their hearts,"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-09-17
Representative Elected.


The following additional lists of Representa-
tlves have been received:
ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY.
Republicans
Livermore--Albert Q. Pray. u'lusf
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Republican.
Freeport-John A. Briggs IL.E 'a0si
HANCOCK COUNTY.
sTr Republican. III 9'aaN
Ellsworth Il. H. Chamberlain. ft'F
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
t Republicans.
Clinton-Wm IT, Bigelow.
Farmington-Andrew B. McClausland.
Fayette-F A. Chase. r%9s "a &tNts
Manchester-s. o. Richardson
Monmouth Mason j. Metcalf
Mt. Vernon-Ezra Kempton. rE .r.
Rome-Eeazer Kelley. tfsN as r. >l
KNOX COUNTY.
o..gtyW Republican as eEoc
Washington Hiram Bliss.
. LINCOLN COUNTY.
Democrats.
Waldoboro'-Geo. w. Caldwell.
ostys OXFORD COUNTY. q q, SN'g
Republicans.
Oxford-W. S. Dodge.
= Paris Samuel M. Newhall stH
Sumner-Charles Y. Tuell.
Waterford-Daniel Bisbee.
-.s PENoBsCoT COUNTY. H-f
-e Republicans.
Dexter-Stanley A. Plummer.
Hudson-Andrew j. Hatch
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Republicans.
Detroit-Leonard Lord
Skowhegan-Levi H. Folsom.
YORK COUNTY. - E-G
Republicans.
Saco-George Parcher.
Democrat.
Dayton-Ja mes r. Haley A9st ''''''s9N'
-g S. WALDO COUNTY. Sb,50h 'ya ae
-suy Republicans. y,qSz % vgl
Frankfort-Nathan;e Averll.