American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-02
Editorial Brevities.

lately stricken with paralysis, and I
his death soon is anticipated.
Rumors are rife that the Avondale |
disaster--fit subject for new 6 Tale
Of Wyoming "-was not the result of
accident but the mine was wantonly
ircd.
Pennsylvania Radicals request
Grant to appoint member of their
party from their State as Secretary
of war. The appointment and the
appointee are to he used as trump
cards in the coming election game.
The Commercial Convention meets
at Louisville, KY, on the 18th inst.
This convention will be composed of
delegates from the South and West
but, of course, there will he large
number Of spectators in attendance,
nom all parts Of the Union.
The sugar crop in Cuba is repre-
sented as being almost entirely ruin
ed for want of proper labor. Poor
Cuba is about now in the same con-
dition as the South during the war;
and. We expect, Spaiu will do as the
North did--starre her to submission.
Robberies, bank defalcations, at
sconding clerks, and sich like little
things" are becoming quite common
vt the North. Indeed, they always
were common. but there seems to be
an unusual number Of them lately.
Reports from Cuba say that many
bands of the insurgents are treating
with the Spanish authorities with a
view to surrendering. Jortlan's di
vision is said 10, be of the number.
SO the 4" ever faithful isle " bids fair
to groan IN slavery for some time
yet.
The government property at Har-
per's Ferry, Va. ewhere the notori-
Ois John Brown lande,l," and
where his soul is vulgarly supposed
to take short rests while marching
m," J is to be sold ut public auction
On the Both of November. Wonder
If that other government property,
"the Presidents brotherin-law'sr
party, wont be sold " in Mississip-
III at about the same dateF
Minister Gladstone will petition
Queen Victoria to grant the roy. |
pardon to Fenian prisoners. This is
at the suggestion of a vast number
OrpetitiOners--whO ask an amnesty
for crimes committed 10y the prison
s'rs. They make no demands, and
claim no imaginary rights. 1t is
thought that the government will
pardon the prisoners, owing to
SihS sensible petition.
Secretary Boutwell, is said to be
the true party on whom to atfix the
tue blame for the recent monetary
panic ia New York. 1t is said thai
his illegal handling of the the public
funds caust d the excitement to at
tain its unusual magnitude. The eff
ects of the panic have been (and arr
being felt throughout The world il
a greater or less degree.
In the recent election IN Vernon
the Radicals pOlled a majority o
20,62l votes. This shows u loss o
nearly 1000, which were gained b,
Grants popularity last year in tn
Presidential election. A like rati
of decrease in Pennsylvania an,
Ohio, wifi beat them by severa
tlousand-and they wtU be defeate,
as sure as the sun rises.
Grant and his itinerant cabinet
after frOllicking for month or tw
-deadheading on railroads, from Nj
1gara to White Sulphur, from til
Atlantic to the Pacific b, r lers-ai
ter seeing all the sightable porto
of their kingdom. their consciel
ees q would not let them com
South J have returned at last to til
National Capital, and have held
council. What was done at this cal
met meeting, or whether anythin
at all WAS done, is not yet Known.
"Grim Death has been reapin
u rich har, est among the great enc
of earth lately. john Bell, Senate
WIN. Pitt Fessenden,. Gen. John 4
Rawlins, and ex.Gov. Worth, {
North Carolina, all died in the SAN
month-just passed. The vencrab
Mr.. Mors also got his hands on Lou
Napoleon, about the me time ;,bl
Louis, who is some at giving expec
ant gentlemen the slip, lodged in,
~ little before the great conHab
got sufficiently tight hold to be;
him to Days Locker.
llor. Alexander II. Stephens, IL
snGe, is opposed to the ratification
the XIV. Amendment, on any term
and for any purpose whatever. II
says he hopes to see it defeated
but, it it IL to he ratified, the Sout
must have no hand in it; and tina
were he u member Of the Aeorgi
Legislature, lie would vote against i
the consequences be what the
might, knowing that nothing wor
than the adoption Of that attic
could possibly ensue. lie say
Military rule may come ; but mi
tary rule 10 better than self Jegr
datiOn.H