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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-13
WHO VI ILL FALL?

The political horoscope, looking ia
the direction of Washington, ID. c.
the great centre of all the cliques,
combinations, rings and wire pullcrs
in general of the country-is full of
signs; aud the present slight ruf
fling OF the wind, is ominuus of a
tempest that is soon to rise; and we
shall all he fortunate il the ship of
State receives no injury from the
squalls which must shake her tim.
bcrS and Jar her hug" frame fore and
ait, " larhoard and starboaId."
Hut, laying aside the metaphor, il
is very evident to IT'S, although it
may be doubted 10y some OF the
more sanguinc, that Grant and the
ultra Radicals in Congress are en-
very bad terms, that their present
feelings toward each other cannot
long continue that they must effect
Il compromise, by the most Eumllia-
ting mutual concessions, OF fight, and
in that event L. S. G. will play the
role of \ J. There is very little pro
baliility that concessions will be
made by either, and in ease eff trial
of strength, one of the parties must
. fall. The question is, Which one
Grant, although elevated to his
. high Office by the suii'rages of the
} Radicals, has openly declared that
r lie is "not of the Republican party
: and, forgctful of bis obligato ns t.
: them, he makes up his cabinet with
5 out consulting their oracleS, and a,
points none but his personal friends
without reference to their qualitica
: lions. And herein was his mistake
for he should have called aroun,
: him the wise men of the nation, ant
formed a strong body of supporters
D to provide for emergencies; but Iii
]. present cabinet does not contain
{ 81 ,gle influential person. He hiE
e self is lamentable deficient in tn
0 science of Kingcraft;' he says h
J. is not of the Radicals. and certainl
i he is not of the Conservatives, an,
;, he is, like his predecessor, a Pres
d dent without perty, which is abCu
i eQual to being pilot of a vessC
! manned by " mutinous crew; and
Il should he make many such egregri
Z ous blunders az that with which h
began his administration, it woul
II take no prophet to foretell VIII
: would fall, in the event of politics
C war for the supreme power betwee
s Congress and the Executive.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-13
stewart Resigns.

Mr.. Stewart did not wait for Con.
gress to repeal the law of 1892, dis
qualifying him, whilst an importing
merchant, to fill the office of Secrr-
tary of the Treasury. He resigned,
not the Importing business, but .l..,
secretaryship, yesterday (the STD.
We rather think that if he had tried
to hold on, Congress would have
ousted him, instead of accepting
Grants recommendation and ousting
the lac.
Mr.. Stewart, in resigning, named
David Wells, now in high govern
ment position at Washington, as
Secretary of the Treasury. We do
not know that Stewart, who wasn't
Secretary at all. and who was dis
qualified by law to be Secretary, had
ANY peculiar right to claim the priv
i!pge Of naming a man for the Office,
but Of course the assertion of his
claim; was neither unconstitutional
nor illegal. Mr.. Wells is Il Radical
extremist ii his financial opinions.
lie is TIE fnucliouary who took up
the culgc,s against Mr.. Delmar, in
regard to the finances of TIE nation
1t is announced, however, that Grant
prefers Boutwell,, and asked a day to
consider. He has a right to take
just as many days as he pleases,
without asking.
Grant prefers Boutwell, to Wells
Some of the Radical organs have
thought it wrong that Washburne
should be the only recognized poll
tician in the Cabinet; but we sup
pose that Boutwell,, if nominated and
contil med, will be politician enough
for them. He is one of the three or
four worst and most ultra Radicals
in the House of Representatives
To him, there is nothing in Radical.
ism that is not pnre and almost holy
nothing outside of it that is not
corrupt, wicked and detestable. AS
between Stewart and Boutwell,, We
should vastly prefer the former But
we are not to have him, and we hope
that we shall not have the other
We pray for the best. If Grant
doesn't pray he had better. May
the Lord grant what Grant ought tc
pray for him to grant.-Comier- Jour
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-13
Commander Ct the I'm nistriot.

Gen. Amcs, the present Provisional
Governor Of this State, has been as
signed to the command of the Fourth
District, in place Of General Gillcm.
This appointment, says the Clarion,
should be acceptable TO the people of
the state. In the discharge OF the
duties OF Provisional Governor, Gen.
Amos has commanded the respect
ana won the esteem of all classes. II
Is with no less qualifications that we
are informed that Colonel Biddlc la.
been ordered to report TO General
Ames. lie would very acceptablv
I'LL the place of Provisional Goyerno,
which has been vacated by the ~.
signment of Gen. Arnes to the chiei
command.
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5yThe Memphis Ardldnche of the

gThe Memphis Ardlanche of the
18th instant, says:
The general trade Of our city is
very fair for the season, and pros
spects for the spring and summer are
encouraging t" business men III all
branches. Our receipts of cotton up
to this time are about 10000 bales,
representing $25,00o,00o, the great
bulk OF which remains to the credit
of producers, and is beginning to cir
culatc actively i'll the various chan
nclS OF trade and commerce.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-13

EYThe Secretary of the interior,
by order of the President, has re
turned to Mrs. Lee an old looking
glass and some broken china, left by
George Washington to Mr.. George
Washington Parhe Custs, father ia
Mrs. Lee, and removed from Airing.
ton during lac late war
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-13

E| Illinois, Indiana aud Ohio, are
certainly fully represented i'll the
Executive Department. The former
State has he President and Serre-
tary of State; Indiana, the Vice
President, and Ohio, the Secretary
of the Interior, which State also
claims the Chief Justice.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-13

~ The cotton crop of South Car
DINA for 1868, is nUA "S""rtalncd to
be about $2JO,0Oo bales, Whl"h at
800 per bale, will h" SH2I,03o,ooo. 1t
has more money value than amy other
ever produced, although falling short
phnut ~. uH0 bates.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-13

LVGrant said he would not attend
tie Inauguration ball, II the sd
niggcrs" were TO be admitted. But
if the ID niggcrs" had not been
admitted to the ballot box, Mr.. Grant
might nevcr hova had ~ irauGura
ion bali.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-13
SEThc Cincinnati Eaqtirer

~ The Cincinnati EaqHir'er says
that Mrs. Singer, wife of the sewing
machi,.c man, learning that her hus-
band was lying with another wo-
man, applied for divorce, and was
astonished to find THAI u decree had
been already obtained, aud hlr bus
band remarked, without her know
ing anything about it:
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-13

LALoR WANTED IN THE SoUTu.-
Reports from plantations in Middle
and Southwestern Georgia repre-
sent that extraordinary activity is
prevailing. Every hand Is employed
and paid liberal wages. Every acre
will be planted which can be proper
ly tended A Macon paper says
that ten thousand more hands could
now obtain employ meEt in the black
belt of Georgia, but they are no.
where to be found. Abou as much
cotton will be planted this as last
year, but four times the amount of
grain will be tsed. Letters from
Georgia confirm the great want of
labor there, and declare that any
surplus i'll our cities can find no bet.
ter field than in the heart of tire
South, and all honest men, having
the legitimate objects of industry
and good order in view, will be
heartily welcomed, with abundance
Of prospect in view of prosperity and
wealth and respect and station, &C
cofding to personal health.
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Industrial Items.

Chicago had 4,1SS,O0O bushels of
grain III store on the 22d ult.
California annually produces, A.
100000 pounds of quicksilver.
Last year $780, 900 bushels of salt
were made at Syracuse, New York.
The United States consumes an
nually more than 100000 tons of su-
gar.
The brewers of Vienna produced
and sold 24O,000,0 900 gallons of beer
in 1868.
1t is estimated that it will take I5,-
600 men twenty years to dig the Da-
rien ship canal.
| The stock of coffee in the United
States at the end of February was
100000 bags.
South Carolina has three paper
mills with a capacity of 1890 pounds
of paper per day.
In 1868 New York city received
l3,412,0O0 bushels of wheat, against
1862, 900 in 1867.
1t Is SAID that three fourthS of the
original forest growth from the At
lantic to the Mississippi has beer
consumed.
There ale s. cotton mills in tlfs
Southern S,a.es which run 225,Out
splndles and spin 4. Ale, 900 pounds
OF cotton al Il tally.
There are fifteen cotton factorie
in North Carolina, running q, Oo
srindles and turning out 5000, 90,
pounds of yarn annually.
In 1S2u only sos t-,-,-,- v-.-.l ---a.>
marketed in Pennsylvania. In 1856
there were 15,S4S, 410 tons shippe,
, from the mines Of that State.
In 1859 Egypt exported 10000
bales of cotton, averaging 450 pounds
, anC,in 1866, 600, 900 bales of the sam
| averaging weight, which is said to b
the greatest amount that can
/ raised in that country.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-13
JOHN 4. J. CRESWELL,


of Maryland. Post Master General,
is the poorest appointment of all.
He native Ma1yIander, born No.
vcmhrr Is, 1928, in Cecil county
lie is 4 graduate of Dickinson CO.
! g, and u lawyer by profession.
lie never appeared in politics before
the war, but in 1864 was rlrctcG(O
to Congress, and afterwards sat Gu.
the term of Govcnor HICKS, dcCcas-
cd, in the United States Senate lie
served on uninportant committees
in Congress, and has never had any.
thing 10 do with post office affairs
This is peculiarly Grant Cabinet.
a'd, We must say, il not Il strong
Cabinet, but one that will do the
bidding of it's chief. IL is evident
from the names in the list. that Mr.
Grant intends to be master spirit
and ihal his ministers Shall be III.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-03-13
ADOLPII L. BORIE.

Of Pennsylvania, the new Secretary
of the Navy, is a Phladelphian, Pres
ident OF the Loyal League of that
city, and his social position is that
of retired merchant who has never
held an office This last fact may
be considered in his favor, although
it leaves us still i'll the dark as to
his administrative ability and int!
I lectual calibre generally.
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Thcy-that is, he pc0pie-callcd the
Judge the oldest man hat ever lived. Il
oddily consists in having a way Of his
own, Judge Clinton was 4 very odd man.
lie would insist upOn in living n q HIDE
brown, old fashioned house, without car
pets upon the floor, and what was more
vocation, would hot allow sofa. OF JunFe,
or rocking chair inside the four brown
walls - he had an idea that the whole
country vas g0irg to wreck and ruln,
because tie men wore hr0adcl0th, ant the
women wore silks, he declared Re would
year home pun as long as lie lived, and
bis women folks should be restricted 10 cal
leo.
As We have nothing to DO with hrs.
Judge Clinton, VIC shall, not aliude to the
hearty vczati1n with which she carried
out the whimsical old Judge domestic
relations. as she could do nothing wiser
than 10 gulp down her cha srin, she did
gulp 1t down, and woman like, pretended
% believe. with her husband, that they
could reform the world by making them
selves COnspiCugus.y mean and ulCCI~
Portable.
Judge Clinton was still in indigo cclo-ed
Lymcspun, and Mrs. Judge Clinton In
ninopeGny calico, when Miss Clara Gin
ton, having re chrd the age Of eighteen
and havsg will Of her own (which her
mother was careful to tell everybody the
child Inherited from her fatherl an
noGncad her detu min4.i3u 10 80 to board
ing school
The Judge himself hal been Q poor boy,
self educated through Lis own ezerrions
lie vas proof q bis hUpble birth. and
the difficulties be had ovarcoDos at BruB-
d-rg lie bad read Virgil u the a,l If "a
I pine knot, 4ud Greek By The sid 81 Fen.
Uy candle, and solved the problems Of Eg>
( cid by moonlight. ho respected hut one de-
sire in the World, ana that wa thirst for
knowledge. So, when Miss Clara pro
I tested that She must, and could and would
60 to o boarding school, Judge Clinton
odoe.fully acquie-cad and expressed him
self ready to cash over.
/ 10 sooner vas the interesting subject
br0lcGgl, however than to Miss Clara
sunrise, her father selected the most eE-
pensiye, thorough, aud sristocra,ic Instj.u-
ton in the country, paid tho yearly eE.
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harvested, and grave apprehens:0ns are
beginning to te excited every where lest
prices give way at the commencement OF
the movement. Considering The emSaras
ments which have Oeeu oGeaSfOned by the
low range OF prices In grain, correspond
ing decline 10 the price OF hogs would be
but natural, though an event which you'd
greatly c0mplicate and aggravate present
financial troubles already shown at the
west, have given signs here at the east.
These facts point TO the grand conclusion
Of forced sales and lower prices. 1t has
long been felt that prices were eXorbltanuy
high, bur it has been difficult to find q
point at which to begin reduction, so in
terwoven are al the several products of
labor and so dependent is each upon an~
other. The wages Of labor cannot come
down while the cost Of all the articles nee
essary to the feeding and clothing of the
la borer' 5 family are high, nor can the pro-
duction Of those articles lessen IN price
Thile tie cost of labor IS kept up. High
prices ia one direction make them necss-
sary to in another, and no one IS willing to
begin the downward movement Each IS
anxious 70 get eli he CO n FOR labor CT The
product of labor. The desired reform seems
10 BE awaiting some Irresistible crisis. fnan
CA or otherwise, involving eli the ilteT>
ests Of the country. Whether this move
ment at the west, beginning with stringent
cy in money, at 9 time Of unusually abun-
dant crops Of breaGstufEs and produce, is
first step toward q general decline in prices,
q little tine will determine. II it shall te
so accepted By all, by producers as we'll as
consumers, and BE piaintly yielded 70, the
crisis that has been awaited as necessary
10 enforce the result may be materially sLoln
Of its severity.
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TIE FIuANCIAL sIRIuGEHgY.
Signs for the Coming End Of High
Prices
[From the Philadelphia Ledger. I

The end Of high prices Of almost every
thing seems 20 be approaching, aud il not
hurried by a crash IT will he we'll The
recent failure OF an cid. and supposed to be
wealthy, wine house Of New York, has
quiot4aci apprehension III The money
market, aad appTuhcasi0us is the noJrish-
me4l Of trouble IN the same line. At
Chicago we have reports OF an apgrehend-
Ell panic there. st Louisville there is a
right sharp pressure, with high rates for
money, aud an indisposiJion on the rart of
the banks to discount. From Cincinnati
reports are currento OF ! similar condition OF
affairs. This years grain produce have
only been marketed to limited extent, and
and the current prices thus FAR obtained
have been so unsatisfactory that the west
IS poorer than it was before. The farmer
is now selling his wheat in currency for q
lover price .Lan he got in gold before the
war, while he has bought his land, hired
ais labor, and purchased his supplies on an
inflated greenbacks basis. 10 plain words,
this is the real trouble with the west a@he
prosont time. The hog crop Is yei to be
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jolly good fellog, who sits by the hour in
the heated, smoke-thick ar Of vice, listen
ing to stories from vulgar Eps-joining in
the song or chorus, squandefing and spend
/ ing Of his earnings and manhood, while a
weary wife and starving children are won
deEing when he viii come-ho15 he viii
come, and where the food for the morrow
will come from.
The pictures Of their homes are hateful
to their eyes, for conscience still lives
Lacking the manhood Of men. they cringo
and shrink gutterwa-d ike cowag3s-fghts
! ing not for themselves nor the ones they
ought 70 love. o! How thankful are We
. dat our life is not thus rotten. That our
gek is not in the gutter Of Humanity. And
how thankful that God has given Us
strength to WORK aud inclination 70 help
those 10 mead Sc far es Te can. And how
thankful the women ofsthe land should Dc
Who have good homes. loving husbands,
and happy families, no matter # they do
not dress il silks, diamonds and precious
jewels. The most priceless jewel is the
heart that loves and provides for those who
BY the hearth and lender watch for the
coming Of the Ioged one who * at wor5,
each ike God-guided ar5Iss, On thatbaau-
tiful pictate-a happy home, where eomfosr,
not aana-smiiiHg faces, aad not skeleton
wtatchcdneas, sits IN the foreground.
MEN! Are gon men who thus neglect
your homes and your loved ones? Do you
prefer misery to. happ.noas2 Have yau ao
heart for tho weary ones who uaj: yoaf
coming, and who pray to COD, pa;ag Up
broken hearts before Hin N testimony Of
their wretchedDcss, that you nay. come
early, and come in that glorious manhood
which on earth blazes the forest for the
road to heaven?
How the ear reaches cut 10 catch the
sound Of his footsteps! How the heart
sinks ike hot lead, burning into the very
soul, as the vile and mother detects tie
stage gGng atap--secs the red iees r 3azai
intellect, or submits he. ..g= d s iula5
which rise from the chimney oftaa human
hell before her ana o! Goa, H.as1 ast
be the feelings Of a-cosi4 whose logo is thus
5moshered IN disgust and dread Of one 1t
should love, as the yine c3inss toaad wraps
lis arms abous the aes, 70 protea. and
beaullf. Aud -sae Hlta who Haeps, vino
nouns for the lv.gs d5ad who comes to
bo,, o,,I s.-,-r,ls T. lr,,,,ia., ,,.7.t f,-,...,
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! To this recer ton Miss Clara was borne
in her calico dress by iiveTied servants
Old Mr., Dinearl was so proud oi her pluck
and So delighted that she did not appear
10 tulie and silks, that he devoted himsell
to her most of the evening. and introduced
her TO his friends with many hattering ex.
pre.s:cns OF admiration. She vas fually
taken to supper b young Air. Eennet, who
evidently thought E.0Te Of cheerful, pleas
ant conversation than All the satina, laces,
pearls and diamonds that lay in the drawing
room.
IS might be expected, Mss Clinton.
from that evening, was quite belle. No
one cccid slight young lady to whom
the Vennetc had been so attentive. Be-
sides, there was something quite novel in
having & beautiful young creature from
the country, ard who had rich father,
ard wore calico because she was not poor
The young ladies' petted her because :hey
had noth,as to De Jealous of; the CID la
dies patgCnized her 90 e. example Ter
their daughters the young men respected
ber for Ter pretty Tavs, her Independence
Of character, and ner ready wit and the
| old fGen put their thumbs into the arms Of
| their vests, and gyayely announced that
| ''She was quite 81 original ana exemplary
] youur lady, a0d they wished there were
more Ike her. LGJssd, The only trouble
/ was that Judge Clinton calico dresses { ID
net prove his daughter S ruin.
The leur scacoL session was 30 close With
/ 4 public examination, upon which occasion
all the young ladies we're to wear white,
/ glth satin sac1es, and r0s2.ta upon the
/ LETT shoulder. The principal had an eye
! TO effe;r, and she would admit nothing that
disturbed hsruogey.
Miss G.intoa'5 ca.ico gown was vetoed
! st once. 1T Wcli4 be very well perhaps,
Tor Gr. Fenue5'5 party, bga i #as rot
proV5g i0r an examination /" So Judge
! Clinton received . very polite lctG from
| that Formidable LADY, requesting him IN
rigid and uumi-takab'e terms TO alioH
III qauglt1c ga.te aula
/ If the principal had DESIGNED to make
Judge Clinton tie EaDp'est IT men, which
she didn't, cau TO render }. forever out Of
! bliss ttar8's power 10 year mutt, che
could ~ GoTH cJcct"aIy hare accom-
/ plshed her purpose chen in writing him
! ta35 uoC5.
Judge Clinton, Of Cra,oavaIo, declared
| that he Vas not 20 lie dictated t. hy any
/ woman, net n--: ard precisely h-o- Il
/ would oI.:ge her 81 na.a J.7.2 G.a FL III
vaL.a, Il Weuli l.s-l e him To DO 10.
fH,7 rather a1a.l:a Ees.y was: lie scat
! lis oausatcc 10 study 1egss, 8e5 dress. II
! sae wanted lis daughter 70 uaar wl.....
she was ii liberty SO provide that -e..a4..
! for -. fyt his par, lie did ret know
VIVA, g.,h. teachers hea 70 decide u1as
oolor OF goods tasir Yap..s should ~oa~.
/ II she Uas ret Wiling Lis &aGaator sa9n.1
/ . =
-, and be would remove her ct e2c2 from
ne g,;.a,--f n NAV bo s,,~,7osa4 r-as
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tEEEEsT IAEEa&N,
TSucccs",r Of Beer & kcrn,1

ISucccs"Dr Of Beer & kcrn,l
DEALERS IN Try Goods, Groceries, Crock
~ cry, fancy Goods, glassware, boots and
shoes, rcady-ma c clothing, paper hangings
bats and caps, toe children's cabs, live geese
feathers, bird cages, kerosene oil and lamps
&c. \ share Of public patronage solicited.
Store on York street, near It's intersection with
Eighth.
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p. =. EaSwoN. NJ. ID.

PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. treats all Acute
1 Chronic and SmEi5l Diseases to which
men, women md children arc subject. Office
2H1 residence corner Of York and Seventh SITS.
Orders left IT the Erng Store Of Bacon, Thombs
Y %. viii be nronn.lY attended, 10
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W az AE2 & tEEEEEE.

4 TGORNEE and Counsellor at Law. Office
a On Eighth street, over the First National
Bank
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.EtJ# Ear9 So FIES

TsEALER in STOVES; also, manufacture
- OF Tin, Sbea,-iron and Copper Ware. A
kinds q Repairing done. Shop on Eight. st.
nearly opposite the First National Bank.
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Bushes S Gafos.


JUSTICE Of the Peace VIII make collec
e tons, pay taxec, search the records, draw
deeds, mortgages, contracts, sc. All business
entrusted to hua will receive prompt attention.
ouee N IlaebRcr > building, corner York and
eighth streets
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y. EE. g,EsEEAE.

4 TEO&NEE and Counsellor at Law Col
: > Lotions promptly attended TO. Office on
Buffalo street, between Eighth and Ninth
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Wasn't Pushing Him.

Some time ag0, on ! Sabbath, sc wend-
ed our way TO one Of the churches and IL
stead Of a sermon heard az address upon
some missionary or other benevolent object.
The address concluded, two brethren were
sent around 10 c0ilcCt contributions. Par.
son /. was ore e TIE basket bearers, tax
ing the SIDE upon which we sat. Imme3i-
ateIy in our front and upon the next seat
negIigently reeiaed friend Bill a, a gen
ticman Of infinite humor and fuli Of dry
jokes Parson l.. extended the basket,
and Bill! shook his head.
Come William, give Us something, "
said the paIson.
Can't doit," said Bill.
Why not? Is not the cause good
one 2"
Yes. But am not able to give any,
thine"
Pooh pooh know better; you must
give better reason than that"
~ ell / owe 10 much money. I must
be inst before ] am generous, you know.
But, William, you owe God q larger
3e5' ghau you do any enc else"
- hat Is SO, pars2n; 6sC then he amt
pushing me ike tas balance Of nay credit
oss.
The parsons face got in rather a curious
condition as he passed On.