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Wall Street Ta.dax

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Stocks steady and
strong Money easy at per cent. Exchange g.
Gold, SO. 5-2O's 49,. North Carolina sizes
new, o2ki virginia Skies, ex-coupon, 5s new,
63H; Tennessee SIxes, ex.coupon, 67k; new,
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POTASH IN THE SoIL.-lt IL estimated thar
an acre Of averaee soil. ten inches deep, weighs
about thousand tons. OF this i'm menee mas.
the amount Of potash soluble in Water VEINS
only ABOUT sew enty pounos. A single crop of
hay takes on thirty pounds, and OF tnrnins fv.
hundred pounds. That the land confinues 10
bear, year after year, is proof that the potash
10 beng continually liberated from its insoIu-
principally BY the action of carbonic ACID i'm
solution, ~~'~ ~
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FIXING SALARY.-Mr. Harlan introduced
"A the Senate to-day q resolution (which was
referred 20 the Judiciary Committee) fixing
the salary of the bsikn of the Court Of Claims
a. sl,5to per annum. to be psic as now pro-
yIdds d by laV
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"THEy SAY" that Swinton, the historian of
the Army of the Potomac, is the author of the
statement IN the New York 7Sres. that in l-63
General Banks was twice ordered to relieve
ieneral Grant from command of the army
operating against Vicksburg- Some Of the pa.
pers are calling upon General Banks to state
W hat he knows about the matter.
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BALTIMORE, Jan. 25.-Wm. Fisher & Sons
qnote Eirginia's, inscribed, old, 80 bid, 5OI,
asked. Do, 1855, SOY bid; do 1867, 10 bid, IS
asked; do. coupon, new, 90 y bic; do. coupon'
old, s. q bid.
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DEsDENoNA IN TENNESSEE before
last, about eight O'Clock. a girl ~ years old
daughter Of Mr.. L. Il. Jones. a respectable
blacksmith AZ Bartlett Station, ten miles from
the city on the Mobile and OHIO railroad. elop-d
with q negro named Walsh Henley. who lad
been several months in her fathers emTsoy-
ment The affair created intense excitement in
the neighborhood, and affairs Were not I'M
proved when il was discovered that SsUO an
gold and Si5 in greenbacks were missing from
Mr.. Jones trunk. Tue frantic father came 70
Memphis that night and reported the facts TO
the police. In the meantime ms daughter and
her sable companion proceeded across the coun-
try in wagon. and arrived at GermantO wn. on
the Memphis and Charleston railroad early
yesterday morning. Mr.. Garner and others OF
the special police force arrested them. and Mr.
Jones, hearing OF the fugitives, FASTENED cut TO
recover his daughter. The negro was n likely
fellow, and during the war was a member OF
the 5sth colored infantry, aud distinguished
himself as ban lo- picker. The conduct Of the
foolish girl was most unnatural aud unac-
eountable. Her father states that there had
never been any apparent intimacy bet ween the
two, and he thinks that outside parties must
have influenced her. However this NAV De.
her name Is blighted for life. and her fate is
the most terrible that could oyertake womau.-
NeRIhtS A r0l ldBcLe.
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New York Grain Mark., rs.dax

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Flour TO 10 cents bet.
ter Tor State extra. Wheat ia2 cents better for
srring Corn without change
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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL RRvENUK-Fhe receipts to-day
from this source were S56i,
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ADVICE TO YOU'VE MEN ABOUT TO
MARRY.
Isssys for Yoans nen, on the lrron, Abu,e.
and Dfseases incident 20 Youth and Bsrly II -
hood, With the humane view of trses1sot All
care, sent b. mail n ssslsd lsstes eaveleoes nee
Bon r, Philadelphia, Pa. h IA 10
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asverumeut Seeur,t,,.

WAsHIHeToN, Jan. -. loa9.-yay Coke &
20. furnish the following quotatisns OF Gov
eminent riflaa.
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The NEW YORK Independent has a lette
giving an account of the Was hington CouncsI
which says that 'thsre is nothing IN the way
of the complete success Of the Congregational
enterprise here, by the Divine blessings, if in-
ternai harmony can BE- secured,' and thinks
'the action of the Council is well recei we'd. and
will have a happy efect.''
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FOREIGN NEWS BY CABLE.-Despatcae from
Maarid state that the suppression OF the slave
trade to the different colonies is en- neagtug the
auenuon OF the Spanish Government, and that
uls prooaoie that all vessels engaged in the
trade will be declared pirates. The additional
iorce TO be sent to Cuba were ready to sail, and
would land at Santiago, that port being nearer
TO the insurrectionary districts than Havana
The Provisional Government moved thereto
by the reports from the United States has made
an oficial declaration that il will not entertain
any propositions for the cession OF the Island
of Cuba.
The Paris Gaulois states that the 0recian
Government has rejected the declaration sub.
mitted by the Paris Conference. The Viceroy
OF Egypt has rendered the Sultan an army Of
nifty thousand men In the event Of war with
Greece.
The members Of the h ipeee Embassy were
presented TO the Emperor r apoleon, Yesterday.
at the Tuilleries. The Embassy was received
with the usual courtesies, and the Emperor ex.
pressed his satisfaction at the step which China
had taken. The Italian Parliament is dehatin,
with much vehemence the obnoxious mill tax,
the imposition of which has lately caused so
much disturbance throughout the country
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Mr.. STEWART, of Nevada, introduced in the
Senate to-day a resolution against allowing
Hon. Joshua Hill, claiming to bs a Senator
elect fIOm Georgia, TO take his seat in the Sen.
ate Of the United States. In presenting this
resolution, he asked that 1t be laid on the table
till the report submitted by the committee hsv-
ing the matter under consideration is printed.
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~ln Minnesota they have s.torchl,sht
sleigh rides." made brilliant b. uransparsncies
and eplivened BY music.
o0Siens Of fsumDer-0ee0 are Ayipg NORTH
ward, and the Boston Board OF AIdermen has
appointed Fourth Of July Com mittse.-N 8.
Aerekys.
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HIGH HKRLs.-The Scientl American tells
its readers what every physician and student
of phys siology knows sbout the silliness and
harmfuilness OF wearing high. .heeled shoes.
tom, the bones OF the thigh, pelvis, and leg, as
well ss the foot, are thrown Into an abuormal !
position; and while the bones maintain therr
pIasticity, the eject Of such unnatural tension
II s1rs 70 - perpetuated IN the shape Of crook.
ed shins, handy legs, elephantine toe joipts.
and Q cramped, ungraceful eait.
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THE TENURE OF OFFICE ACr.-In the San-
ate this morning, Mr.. Edmunds, from the Com
mittee on Retrenchment, reported a substitute
for the House bill repeating the Tenure of
Once act The substitute provides that men,
bers of the Cabinet may be removed during the
recess of the Senate, and other officers may be
suspended at the discretion Of the President,
but should they demand that reasons be sent TO
the Senate, such demand shall be complied
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MURDER IN A PRIsoN.-A HE convict in
the penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio named
Jsmss English, murdered M. II. Pennell
on Wednesday, because he threatened TO re.
port him for neglecting his work English At
tackled Pennell In the shop with q hatchet,
while the room was full Of workmep. He cut
his head open, and after he had fallen made a
second stroke at him, hacking his neck horri.
bly,. English was placed in the dungeon. He
has before committed two murders.
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JUDGE ADVOCATES OF THE ARMY.-Mr.
Wilson, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported to the Senate to-day, with
amendments, House bill defining tn status of
the corps OF Judge advocates of the army The
amendment fixes the number Of mem oers of the
corps of judge advocates at ten, instead of
twelve, and strikes out the words, "including
the Judge Advocate General and an Assistant
Judge Advocate General"
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TIE HOUSE CoMNrTKK ON ELECTIONS
held meeting this morning and We're address
ed by Judge Paschal, Of Texas, in favor of tue
claim of Simon Jones, Esq, as Representative
from the New Orleans, La, District and by
Dr. Price, in favor of the claim OF Col. Hunt,
as Representative from the same district. The
Comaittee will meet again tomorrow morn
ng and hear the arguments Of Menard, the
negro claimant, and Col Hunt.
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The HOUSE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY Az
FAIRS had under consideration Saturday the
subject Of the proposed consolidation OF the
Quartermaster General and Paymaster Cen
erals departments. Quartermasfer General
Meigs and Paymaster General Brice were both
before the Committee and argued AGAINST the
consolidation. giving their opinion that the
business which came before before the depart.
ments was so great as to call for the continu.
ance Of both departments. In relation to the
claims from the South for Quarfermaster and
commissary stores furniehed to our armies dur.
ing the REBELLION, General Mslgs corroborated
the statement lately made BY Senator Wilson
hat the whole amount Of such claims for which
the government WaS properly liable would not
exceed ten million dollars.
HoE. D.HHIs McCARTHY, Representative
from the Syracuse. New York, district. gave
dinner party to General Grant on Saturday
evening, at the residence Of the former, on Yer.
mont avenue, which was grand a6aif. There
were present General Grant, Senator Chand-
Ter, Of Mich; Judge Cartier, Chisf Justice Of
the District supreme Oosrt; Hon. John A.
Bingham, Of OHIO; Hon. samuel SAellabarger,
Of Ohio; Hon. @. 8. Orth, q led; Hon. Henry
L. Dawes, Of Mass; Hon. Burton q. Cook, Of
H.; Hon q. Delano. Of Ohio. Hon. R. p. Spal.
ding. Of Ohio; and Hon. y. II. OulloD, Of III
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-08-21
TESTIMONIALS.

The Waters Pianos known among the
very b,.st--N Y ErmgtliH.
We Can speak of the merils II the Water y
amos from personal knowledge being OF the very
hest quality Ch'i.tiaa iahHgencrr.
The Waters Pianos are bnt OF the hest ari
most Thoroughly seasoned material.-Adoprafr and
Journal.
Horace Waters, ISL q ,,AdwAy is fam d for tha
excellence OF his Pianos aud Ererin,
Post.
The Waters Pianos ranks With the b-st mann.
factured in America. The E'dtpendSnt, ". Y.
On friends will find at Mr.. Waters II the
very best assortment Of Pano., Mel,drans AMI
Organs to be found in the United States--tira-
ham lI1gacinr.
publishing sheet music he has devoted his whole
capital and attention to the manufacture and sale
of Pianos and MeindeOnI. He has Just issued
catalogue OF his Instruments. giving new
scale of prices, which shows marked reduction
from former rates aud his Pi NOS have recently
heen awarded the first premium AZ several FAIR.
Many people OF the present d " who attrariei
I not confused. with the d ming advrrti-eW tIlis
Of rival piano hou-es. probably overlook the mod
est manufacturer like Mr.. Waters but we happen
to know thai his instruments earned him good
reputation long before ExpoSit ions and - honors
connected Herewith were ever Thought of indeed.
we have one of Mr.. Waters Pianoorfes now in our
residence (where il has stood for years.. of which
any manufacturer in the world might well be
proud. We have always been deli hted with It ~
a sweet toned and powerful instrument. and Tiers
ia no doubt oil its durability more than this. sonic
of the best amateur players in the city AZ well
several celebrated pianist, have performed on the
same piano. and all pronounce it a superior and
fiji class instrument. Stronger endorsement We
could not give.-H Home Journal.
April "a lS6q-ly
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-08-21

The opponents OF Andrew JohnSons election to
the Senate at first ird to make appear that there
would be no vacancy from Tennessee but lately
they have had t. own mp nat only thai there will
he vacancy, but that it Is the daty VI the mex
Legislature TO elect. According to tie st of Con
gress the new General Assembly viii he called up
on to elect U. S. Senator on the second TucsdIy
after its meeting in October next and VIC .,l think
the choice will be Andrew JoHNsoN The oppo4
ton of the Nashville R,nner to the contrary not
withst,nding. The law of Congress fix i the day
for election, and q majority Of the members will
elect and We look Tor beth these contingencies at
the time an ia the manner prescribed by law.
Nimphis san.
Andy Johnson should have the
Srnatorship from Tennessee, by all
means. He is entitled to 1t 10y every
consideration. His manly course in
battling for ;he Constitution and the
restoration of the Southern States
20 their evil rights, whilst President,
because of which the base effort to
disgrace him by impeachment was
made and the further fact that he
stands at the head of the Democratic
party in TenneSSee-the very Ajax
of the plrty-a head and shoulders
taller than any other man in 1.-THE
persecution he has suffered on &C
count of his fidelity to principle-all
these considerations entitle Andy
Johnson to be the Senator from Ten
nessee. Another argument in his
favor is, that Mr. johnson is in his
declining years, and any honor the
people may intend to do him, should
be done at once. Other aspirants
can afford to wait. Mr.. Johnson can
not. We want to see him in the U.
S. Senate, where he can make the
fur fly from the vile crew who would
have impeached him-and where,
also, he can hold The administration
in check, and exercise a salutary in
fluence upon the legislation of Con-
gress, generally.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-08-21
Attempt of Verger to Escape.

JACKSON. Miss, Aug. 11.-An at
temptwas made by ergerto effect his
escape from the guard house last eve
ming BY some means. as yet uneX-
planned, he had obtained possession
OF key with which he could unlock
his manacleS. His handouts have.
for Il week or more, been removed
by day. and only fastened Oh at night.
Yesterday the guard, who was sta
toned inside, noticed Yerger, while
mounted on box, which served for
Q Washstand, and on top of Which he
occasionally mounts to look though
his grating, in the act of ConcealinG
Il key i'll a crevice about the grating.
Finding that he was detected. he adj
mittcd to the sentinel that it was a
key with which he could unfasten
his manaclcs. He further stated, so
says the guard when he obtained con
fidcnce by protesscd sympathy, that
he expected other keys from which
he should be able to obtain one that
would unlock his handouts, and. if
the guard would return the other
keys to Mr.. lcrger. he should he
we'll paid. When ihc discovery was
reported to the officer OF the guard,
/ Ycrger said that Mrs. Yprger had
( furnished him with the key.
I To-day III the presence Of Mrs. Yer
ger, he denied it, and denied having
said so. From various circumstan-
ces, it is believed Mrs. Yerger was
utterly ignorant of his possessing the
/ key. The probability is that.a bride
j obtained it from one OF the gn;rAs, or,
us Nerger has since stated, THAT he
obtained it from a prisoner who swept
out his cell, on a promise of five dol
lars in the event Of his escape. The
matter is yet surrounded with some
mystery.
JACKSON, MISS. AUG. 12-The mys-
terry surrounding Yerger's possession
of the key with which he could at
any time release himself from his
manacles, is yet unexplained. TWAS
probably furnished by one of his
guards, for present or a prospective
| bride. That he could bride all his
guards, is impossible; that he could
avoid being shot in attempting to es-
cape, is next to impossible; to con
ceive of Mrs. Yerger, in any of her
! daily visits, when the officer or cor
poral of the guard is stationed be-
tween her and her husband, sugges-
ting such Il risk, is simply absurd.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-08-21
PUBLIC SALE.

John Lane, Circuit Court of the
No. 374. rs. United States for South
Brown & Noonan. ern Dist of Mississippi.
TN obedience to writ of uepditioni exponds
l. to me directed from the office of the Cir,
cult Court of the United States. for the
Southern District of Mississippi, | will, on
the
LIST Monday and 4h day Of October,
1869, on the premises, or in front of the
court house door in the city of Canton, be
tween the hours prescribed by law, expose
for sale for cash, to the highest bidder, at
public cutlery, the following described pro.
perty, to Wit:
e The goods in Brown & Noonau's store
house now occupied by them" and I" the
store house and lot now occupied by Messrs
Brown 4 Noonan in the city of Canton, sup>
posed to be about 30 feet by so feet, and sit
uated between the stand occupied by W. NJ.
G. Jones 4 Co., and the small dwelling house
now occupied by Thomas Brown, running
back West to Peter Browns residence"
Levied on as the property of Brown &
Noonan, to satisfy judgment rendered in
said court on the 18th day of May, 1863, in
which John Lane was plaintiff and the said
Brown L Noonan were defeudants-together
with all costs.
E A PEYTON,
Aug 81, lS69-4w U. S. Marshal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-08-21
From the Mississippi Democrat.l

From the MlsSlsSfppl DeInocrat.l
Mr.. EDITOR,-Dear Sir: Having
a leisure hour and feeling deeply in
terested in the prosperity of our com
mon country, and believing it would
not be uninteresting to your numer-
Gus readers, haye concluded to give
you sketch of prospecting tour
from which I have just returned,
through a large portion of Yazoo,
Holmes. Alfalfa and Madison coun-
ties.
In all this region it is gratifying in
the extreme, to be able to assure YOU
that the prospect of a heavily paying
cotton crop, is indeed flattering, and
although the continued drought has
lessencd the prospect of an abundant
corn crop, yet, the tarseeing planters
awake to this casualty, have very
generally planted some late patches.
which | trust, with proper husband
ry, will swell the crop of corn to a
sufficiency for the ensuing year. And
how gratifying to observe through
out this whole scope of country, Il
spirit of industry and contentment
almost universally prevailing among
both freedmen and employers, with
scarcely rifle upon the tide of the
times to mar the happiness of these
rural districts. The present price of
cotton assures all classes of an album
dant reward for their industry. Ny
most sanguine anticipations are over
topped in this development. InOw
feel confident that nothing can arrest
the onward march of this people to
prosperity and happiness, except it
be that Adventures among us, sue
coed in fostering sectional ambition,
social animosity and political strife
God forbid that hot political con-
test should be permitted to interfere
with the gathering of the present
crop, to dispel this happy content
ment, or lessen the reward of this
honest industry. Already the conn
try is growing in wealth and happi-
ness, and the aptitudes of the negro
for religion and social intercourse are
being abundantly gratifed.
New residences are being built
everywhere and new fields being
opened here and there. | observe
that lands which, two years ago could
find purchaser at no price, are now
commanding SIS per acre-even wild
lands, are, in some localities, selling
at this price.
These reflections make me regret
that hot and unnecessary political
contest should be permitted to MAJ
the contentment, and blight the pros
perity of this happy people.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-08-21
NOTICE,

At a meeting of the Mayor and Selectmen of
Canton, in Council assembled, held on
the lst day Of August, A. D. 1869, the
following resolutions were adopted
Resolved, That all persons holding war;
rants on the Treasurer of the city Of Can
ION hereby notified to present the same
to the City Clerk for registration and en-
sealing the same.
I'd That it shall not be lawful for the City
Treasurer, City Marshal or Tax Collector to
receive any warrant on the City Treasury,
heretofore issued, until the same has been
registered and unsealed by the City Clerk
and so endorsed on said warrants.
Sd. That these resolutions be published
for four weeks in the American Citizen.
HENRY R. SMITH,
Aug Ia, '69s4w City Clerk.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-08-21

EEWe most earnestly beg our
Democratic friends throughout the
State, and especially of the press,
SAYS the Columbus Democrat, to
pause and reflect before they commit
themselves to the candidate policy.
The black republicans are most
anxious for a Democratic ticket.
They see in such a step the certain
adoption of the negro constitution
Democrats. if that constitution is
adopted, your representative men
will not he permitted to hold Office
The blackrepublicans are wagingwar
against opinion. and they will stop
at no means to utterly crush ont
every impeachment that stands in the
way to the absolute authority of their
principles and measures.
The black republicans desire the
adoption of the negro constitution as
necessary step in the consolidation
of their power. They will get there
10y the Fifteenth Amendment ratified
by the Legislature, two United States
Senators, probably for four and six
years, and five Representatives.
The only chance of preventing this
is to defeat the proposed constitu-
ton. All true Democrats are OPP
posed to that constitution, and If
they are wise and prudent it can be
defeated. But the full strength OF
the Democracy must be hurled upon
the enemy at this salient point. We
must not be divided We must not be
diverted from the true issue by a
senseless contest between corrupt
and wicked office-SeekerS.