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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31
The Erie Railway.
The Great Through Route TO the East

This Company now control and operate
thirteen hundred miles of road, extending
from Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dunkirk, Butfa-
10 and Rochester, 10 New York
II is of the six feet gauge, nearly IL third
wider than other roads, enabling the com
pany to construct and use coaches cores
pOndingly larger and more comfortable It's
track has been placed in thorough repair
by the substitution of steel rails ut such
points as are subjected to the greatest SER
vice, and where the highest speed is required
to be made.
New and improved Sleeping Coaches ac
company all night trains. They are heated
by steam, perfectly ventilated, contniH spa
cious and elegant Dressing and State rooms,
and combine all the modern improvements
Excellent Dining Saloons are located at
convenient o nts upon the line, where am
pie time is allowed for meals.
Three Express Trains daily are run from
the Western lermui of the road To N. York
without change. making as quick time us
by any other route.
The long distance run without change
$50 miles-hnd The spacious nccommpdario, s
of its Broad Gauge Coaches, especially con
mend this route 10 families and ladies
Tickets via this popular line cap be oh
tained Mt all principal Ticket Offices through
/ out the country.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31
SPECIAL NOTICE..

THE FIRST EDITION of the Mississippi
l. Manual Of Legal and Business Forms having
been destroyed by the burning Of the GiG, ion of
fee in March. preventing us from filing many
ORDERS we have the pleasure of announcing that
the MANUAL is again in press and will he ready
September LIST. We are printing edition sufi-
ci"ntly large To justify the popular demand for the
work. Many new aud vslnable Legal Forms hav 9
been added for the convenient reference of JUS
tices Of the Peace. Cizcuit and Probate Clerks
SHERIFF.. and other County offrers, Lawyers Mer-
chants. Planters. Mechanics. and Professional and
Business NJ, n generally.
The Manual will also embrace Population. Eleo.
tion and Agricultural Statistics of Mississippi. q
complete Directory OF all the urts list of Post
Offices and Railroad Stations in the State. Postal
Rates. Stamp Duties. Commercial Calculations.
Weights and Measures Fees and Salaries vi Ptb-
lie Officers. and much other nsefal DATA
All the Forms in the Manual conform tn the Law
and Practice in Mississippi and having b. en- care
fully prepared by competent lawyers. and expert
enced Clerks. may he safely used in all cases.
The Manual will be issued in gDod style with
substantial binding and win contain about 700
pages. Price. 81 so by mail. Orders first receip-
ed first filled. Address =
POWER 5 BARKSDALE,
July 81, 50 jackson Miss
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31
How WILL THE FREEDMI

How WILL THE FREEDMEN
VOTE ?-Says the Corinth Ne,os !:
awe feel fully satisfied that when
this injured and deceived race come
to understand all the plottings,
schemings and double dealing OF
these men when they come to know
that in the presence of Congress and
before the world and high Heaven,
they declared under the sanctity
and sOlemnity of an oath, it was the
wish and purpose of the black man
to drive every man from the State
who voted differently from them
selve: We say when the freedmen
come to know and understand the
foul injustice these men are doing
them in their reckless and unscrupu-
lous pursuit of spoils, they will shun
them as they would men afflicted
with leprosy. or labeled carriers of
pestilence. We have too much con
fidel ce in the freedmen to believe
that they will cOun!enance or CO.
operate with these bogus Couven-
tiOnists a moment after they under
stand their motives and purposes"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS,
WArrls FOR PIE CITIZEN BY "CHYRan

II
A cotton factory il being put up
at New Brunswick, Ms.
A cotton seed oil factory is to be
established at Shreveport.
Total of land devoted to cotton
culture in India is about $780, 900
acres.
In CHINA. farm hands are paid $18
to $40 per annum.- Living is very
ch cap. rice costing only seventy-five
cents per hundred pounds.
The late strike of the Pennsylva.
mia coal miners has suggested the
importation of Chinese to work the
IN mes of that State.
The Tyler (T-xas,) Manufacturing
Company has GOO spindles raining,
and turued out over 6,0O0 pounds
Of cotton yarn in June.
The aggregate capacity Of tie
various print factories in the Uniteu :
States is about 100000 pieces per
week
1t is proposed to expen.l 81, 600, 900
removing the distractions at He'll
GHte, so that New Workers can leave
the city by that route without trou-
ble..
A PaperHanging Factory in PHIL
adelphia employs 800 hands,, and
turns out weekly over 1000 rolls
of paper. each roll averaging sight
yards, the total weight of paper be-
ing about 40 tons.
The aggregate capital invested in
the United States ia banks is $685.
OOO,OOO; in railroads $l, $40, 600. 900.
The earnings of banks, in 1865, was
+ about S6O,OO0,O 900; of the railroads
$4OO, OOO, 900.
The annual report Of the Augusta,
GA. Cotton Factory shows net pro-
fits of the years operations $780,
III, on IL working capital of $780,
600. There's rOOmfor n few more of
the same sort in each of the South
ern States. -
n writer in the Scientific 4merican
recommends cotton manufacturers
in the South to take their cotton s.in
the seed " and gin it, thereby saving
a great deal of waste and having it
in the best possible condition tor
car,ling.
The introduction of new machine
for breaking and dressing flax, has
induced II much larger cultivation of
Hax in Missouri and the adjoining
States. The manufacture of flax
bagging for covering cotton bales is.
increasing very rapidly. !.
Birmingham. England, produces
weekly, 14,OOO,OOO steel pens, 800, :,
OOO, 900 machine screws, 1OO, 200, 900
buttons, Is, 100000 hooks and e, es,
10000 pounds of hair pins, 10000,
pounds of needles, 10000 pounds of
papier mache, g. 90 iron bedsteads,
:. and 100 sewing machines.
1t is stated that there are i'm this
, country sixty species vi mushI 0ons
] that are not merely eatable, but real
ly desirable. DIR. Curtis, of N. g., is
preparing an illustrated work in
t which, by means of figures and d.
scriptions. he expects to point out
= readily what species may be eateI-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31
Let not Prejud ice Usurp Your Reason

A1Ss hOe L ASJuu ASS OSuhP AooF AsooSo'
1t il fact that. ia the minds of many persons.
prejudice exists against what are called patent
medicines but why should this prevent you re-
sorting to article that has such array OF tes
timouy to support it a. HOSTETTER'S ON.
ACH BITTERS7 Physicians prescribe it; why
should you discard it? Judges. usually considered
men of talent have used and do use it in their
families why Should yon reject it Let net your
prejudice usurp your reason to the everlasting in
jury OF your health. If you are sick, and require
a medicine. try these Bitiers.
When the bodily energies are worn out by anx-
iety and need a stimuant. this is the best that
be taken. 1t is tempered and mod fed by hys :
enic herbs and roots, which prevent it from fever
| ing the blood and ence it does not produce a
mere temporary excitement, to be followed by in
| furious reaction, but communicates a permanent
potency to the entire vital organization. Some Of
its herbal constituents are slightly soporic, SO
that in cases where sleepessness is one of the
compartments of nervous disease q dose of 10
taken towards bedtime will tend TO produce quiet
and refreshing slumher. For palpitation Of heart,
tremors. Mysteries. fanting fits. general restless
ness al the causeess fears and distressing fancies
| to which ladies especially subject, under GER
tain morbid conditions OF mind and body peculiar
to their SIX, the Bitters will be found the most
agreeable and certain Of all counter-irrtants.
| The constitutionally nervous may readily keep
their infrmtyin constant check by the daily OF
this healthy vegetable tonic and those who have
shat cred their nerves. as the phrase is either
by imprudent indulgence undue physical or IN
teIlectuaI labor will find this vitalzing elixir
prompt restorative July slim
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31

~The Vicksburg Herald says the
Conservatives cannot begin too soon
to arrange and perfect our political
organization. There is vast amount
Ut work before us in the coming can
wss, and we should begin at once to
prepare for d. We have q number
Of committees TO appoint, and they
should be appointed early, that they
may commence their work. A great
many colored people, seeing no &C.
ton by us, feel as if they were with
out a political shepherd, and know
not what to do; and unless we ar
range for their care there is danger
that they will fall into the Radical
fold. We should also, not only in
this county, but in every county in
the State, select delegates to the
Convention which will certainly be
called to meet at an early day in
jackson. In these county Conven-
tions there will be an interchange of
thought aud sentiment, and when
the delegates are selected and sent
to the Jackson Convention, they will
I've enabled to correctly state the sen
tlments and desires of those who sent
them.
We agree fully with the Herald
that tive cannot begin. too soon to
arrange and perfect our political or
ganizatfW--that there is vast
amount of work before us in the
coming canvass, and we should begin
at once to prepare for it." But who
are zoe 2 Does the Herald mean zee
Democrats zee Republicans" or,
ignoring both those party designa-
tons, simply mean, we "Conserva-
tives"2 We know that short year
ago, we Ii. e. the party were intense
ly Democratic, and any man who
would have had the temerity to sug-
gest the name of Republican, "mod-
crate or otherwise, would have been
kicked out of the party in a minute
and half, bv the town clock at the
capital, by the Jackson clique, who
assume to manufacture public Opin-
ion, and take snap judgment OH the
people, forestaIling free and untram-
meled action on the part of the SOW
ereigns of the State. Remember
the case of Messrs. POTTER and
SHELTON, who had the independence
to withdraw from the Convention of
January 1868, when it determined to
discard the excellent and appropriate
name of CONSTITUTIONAL UNION,
and adopt the questionable (and, to
many, nauseous) name Of Democrat.
Only a short year ago the party was
Democratic. What is it now-Re-
publican Can the Ethiopian so
soon change his skin-can the LeOp-
ard Obliterate his spots with such
eelerityi What are p" fish,
flesh or fowl pc pig or pups
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31

The New York Journal Of Com
merce, one of the ablest and most in
dependent papers in the country,
says: "The decisive triumph of the
Conservative Republican or Walker
party in Virginia is in itself great
event. 1t is greater still in its bear
ings OH the future. 1t is victory OF
moderation and justice over fanati-
cism, blind prejudice and the I'M
chivalrous treatment of a conquered
people. 1t is the substitution of
order for chaos, of energy for lethar-
gy, of life for death. No political
occurrence since the war has been
more significant than this. The
issues of the contest may thus be
briefly stated: The Radicals, head
ed by Wells, fought for constitu-
ton which gave the right of suffrage
to the negroes, but by the agency OF
test oaths and DISTINGUISHING clauses
deprived majority of white citizens
of that privilege, thus throwing the
whole machinery of State into the
hands of the blacks and carpet bag,
gers; the Conservative Republicans,
led OH by Walker, voted for a con
stitutiOn which conferred the ballot
upon the negroes, and by abolishing
test-oaths and other tricks of dis
reimbursement, restored the whites OF
Virginia to full citizenship. The
Radicals would have put the blacks
above the whites, reducing the lat
ter to a state of pitiable inferiority-
t. political serfdom, in fhct-while
the Conservatives desired only equal
rights to all, asking nothing for them,
selves that they were not willing to
cOncede to the freedmen.
The real party of progress of Vir
ginia, in all that this ought to mean
are the Conservatives that have
elected Walker as their Governor
have stricken off the political letters
from thousands of DISTINGUISHED
whites, and made them and the he
groes equals at the ballot box and
before the law. From this day for
ward we look for a new era for Vir
ginia."
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31
University of Nashville.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

TTNHE TWENTIETH COURSE or LECTURES
Il will co nineuce on the FIRST DAY OF Nd
VEMBER vt. The Preliminary C"ur<. com
mences m the FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER.
Theory and Prartice-yhham X. B wing. II. D.
observation-disclosures X. Winston. NJ ID.
Ch"miStry--J. Berrirb Lindsey. d.
Surgery William T. Briggs ". D.
observation-disclosures l.. MAddn. VI. ID.
Clinical Hedicinr- " iam l.. Michel. N ~.
Maieiia Mr,lira-J.hn H. Hllruder. NJ ID.
Anatomy Thomas 3. Bnchanas, NJ. u.
Surgical Anat"my-Hrnry N. Compton. NJ d.
FEES The American n. deal Association at
the meeting in May y. IT New o. leans pn-srd a
es luton that no school charging less than q 20
twhile 1t favored by large m j,rity Sl40S should
repr 'seniei IN that body. should gradu; t.,s
Of such schools lie r-coguiztd-then fore The tIck,t
for the full course lectures is Sl4O: Matricula
ting IS: Drssecting $40: Graduating $50. 80
For additional Information APPLY "a
]. 3ERRIEN LINDSI.EY,
July 81, SO Dean of Fac ,lsy.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31

RSr Under the head of EAST Time Be-
tween New York and New Orleans Vernon's Railway
Guide says No better proof is needed of the
taton of business in the South than the efforts which
being made by various lines competing for
Southern traffic to shorten up their running time and
afford travellers eouvenenecs in the way of sleeping
cars. which have heretofore been supplied The
Pennsylvania Railway Company in this instance,
they always have been, the pioneer in establishing
through cars and in their efforts to secure travel by
such means they ably seconded by tho Contra,
Transportation Company, who have put the train
which leaves New York via Philadelphia at p. NJ
special of the most approved pattern
nate finish, which through to Jacksonville via
PittsbuTg Columbus, Cambridge City and the Shelby
Vile cutoff without change. Thence passengers run
through to New Orleans without change in the socae
:" Rip Van Wrinkle Line !" and we are convinced IRON
the running time shown in the schedules of the var
liz e1 Interested that the material condition all
roads south of the Ohio river have been improved
very much during the past year Passengers leaving
New York bv the P. NJ train reach New Orleans in
70 hours, and are now brought from New Orleans
New York in little more THAI &c hours. II was to
meet the requirements of this Southern travel that a
new train called the Southern Express was placed on
the Pennsyvan railway between Pittsburg Phila
delpha. Passengers leave New Orleans now at
O'Clock P M arriving at Louisville at A.. M the sec
ond morning thence by the Cambridge City line to Co
lumbus, connecting with the $50 p NJ. train which
reaches Pitt sburg in time for the A. NJ Southern Elk
pre- arriving in Philadelphia at 6:0 NJ New York
at 1870 1t is needless in this connection
that the most implicit reliance may be placed the
versements OF lines north of the Ohio river which are
competitors for Southern business against the South
ern Mail Route and there is doubt that a very
large number Of Southerners who pay periodical visits
to the North in search of and health will appreciate
the convenience thus furnished and patronze those
lines of railway which have made such exertions t.
make the Northern route popular"
The editor with equal truth might have said that tn,
most implicit reliance may be pacrd in the advertise
ments of the lines south of the Ohio which form
the great through line All OF ,c roads spendit
condition and fast time and guar
anteed Another fact which is of Importance in thi
connection is that by recent arrangement the terminus
of the Mississippi Central railway is at Humboldt
instead of Jack son, Tenn, heretofore thus savn;
passengers the delay and annoyance incident to
fsrrng baggage, engines, &c. The many adva nIage
of the Louisville roate all others daily becom
ing more apparent and it is growing in popularity will
re travelling public The advantages of the route ma,
be summed up briefly follows-speed, comfpIt clos
| connections, few changes and cheapness.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31

HOMICIDE IN Kinds CO.-Chas.
a. Cone, known to some of our read
ers as editor of the Vicksburg San
in 1S6O-G1, shot and killed negro
woman, at his farm, near Clinton, on
the 10th inst. He repaired to Jack
son, forthwith, and surrendered him
self to the civil authorities, by whom
he was committed to prison, but was
Immediately taken thence by the
military. We have not heard what
disposition has been made of him,
but suppose he is still kept i'll dur
ance by the military.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31

~The Grenada Sentinel and the
Ju'la GGzette favor Major Kinlocll
FalcOner as a candidate for Lieuten-
ant Governor.-Erehange.
Major Falconer was elected upon
the Democratic ticket last year. We
Know of no citizen of Mississippi bet.
ter fitted for the place. The ques,
tion, however, is not one of fitness OIL
capacity, but of availability. This
will he for the Convention to decide.
-Natches Democrat.
What Convention Col. Falconer
having been elected Lieutenant Gov
ernOr on the Democratic ticket last
year, and being now opposed to the
proposed amalgamation of the Dem
Ocratic with the Republican party,
it is folly to suppose the last-named
party will nominate him for any of
Ace. What Convention, then, does
the Democrat allude tot
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31

a few days ago, a tall, lank Spcci-
men of a man walked into store in
San Antonio and asked to be shown
some shirts. A number Of boxes
were taken down for his inspection,
and one attracting his eye particular
Il ". he asked what kind they were,
The clerk answered. They m
ROYAL Eagle shirts, sir" "The Loy{
al League shirt! The devil | fit in
/ the Coulcdrracy, | did !" and the in
dignant customer walked out of the
/ store
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31
$3.50 Premiums for Cotton.

The merchants, manufacturers and
cotton factors of st. Louis offer the
following premiums tor cotton, to be
awarded at the st. Louis Fair, which
commences October /, 1869:
For the hest bale of upland cotton or
snort stal'e ............-.. sjOe 90
For the best bale of New Orleans cotton or
The following rules will be cntorc-
ed:
/. Each bale of cotton to weigh
not less than four hundred and fifty
pounds.
/ >. Only cotton from the growth of
1869 will be permitted to compete.
). Sea Island and Peeler cotton is
excluded from competition.
| 1. All entries must be made in the
name of the producer.
:. Exhibitors OF cotton are eSpe-
cially requested to give timely notice
of entrees, by letter directed to q. O.
Kalb, Secretary st. Louis Agricul-
tural and Mechanical Association, in
order that sufficient space may be
reserved for the exhibition of then
cotton.
&. All cotton must be delivered OF
or before October I'd, at the st. Louis
Fair Grounds.
The Memphis & st. Louis Packet
Company, and the Vicksburg Pack
cts, will transport all cotton intended
for exhibition at the st. Louis fair
free of cost, and the parties i'll charg,
at half fare.
Gen. r. Winter, of Canton, ha!
been selected one of the committe,
to award the above premiums.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31

EP-Thc New York Tribune has the
courage, Radical as it is, to tell the
truth about that tremendous Radical
organization, the Grand Army of the
Republic, consisting, as it claims, of
three or four hundred thousand men.
The Tribune says: 1--WE denounce
this secret association as inimIcal to
the Constitution of the Union. The
country wants peace, rest, harmony
and Justice. These men want u dis
tractcd country, that offices may be
gained"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31

-,
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n.,. w ' - :. '"''' Nv
''' ,.e
anu furnishing Soii'e me i''ei"iH
specimens The Brandon hep"O"ed"
fishes out the following documents
from the records of the Board of Pc
u,..
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'''o y ''~'' -, :,
e"eeu ''le lolio"lhS huihoer one
efuer
MI rraii '"S!or super " leluel AS
The s,Iitnr saws. uThc ,h,vc is
copied rerbdtim ct Hteratim from the
original, which the elsei'us can see
by calling at this once. BUT what
does 10 mean T. says the reader; ii
means that sam wanted frank lay
lor 10 oe appolhceu Commissioners
10 nave a wen o''S III the ''ft-ho''St
yard. lhas sire editor leans from i
it1enl VINO was present ana hearo
the discussion on INC SUBJECT.
Sam also submitted this precious
morcedu:
;ron p,so =, b,vo;,o ,woo, In,
- IL ,.t - .,,,.i tI..
- 60" S.,,',,,,I
""S" ' -,
This motto, wos mazda wo nra
suma .s an amendment to the on,
~nI,I;,hoJ ahnva and means th,t NJ,
f fa';'s ,'.;',,,aI ~ ,rou H. hotwno,
~ W." E.rnt h"rsa omd tha ELL
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31
Gen. Ames Supercedet!

We are informed as we go te'press,
that Gen. Granger has just received
an official dispatch advising hin that
Sen. Ames- is Superseded by Gen.
Candy, in cOmn,ana Of this Depart
ment.-CiariOH, 29th inst
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31

VOn Monday last, says the Fay
rite Chronicle, we witnessed, for the
first time, the novel spectacle of a
negro jury; they we're empaneled in
the Cireuit' Court of Claiborne cOun-
ty. The jury consisted of eight ne
grOes and four white men. They
were all intelligent looking darkies,
and under the influence of the white
men, may return correct verdicts.
Claiborne county is getting along
swimningly, and "the bottom rail
is on top" A young negro fellow
OF that county has just been admitted
to practice law, and now we read
ct a jury composed of eight negroes
and four white men. Cuffee is look
ing up, especially in Claiborne.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31

UThe Washington Star says that
Gen. Candy will probably promul-
gate the recent official result of the
election in Virginia, in about fifteen
days, though it is not settled as to
the time when the installation of the
new State officers will take place.
The Constitution recently adopted
provides that the Inauguration of the
Governor shall be on the LIST of Jan
uary succeeding his election but an
ordinance of the Convention which
framed the constitution, provides
that the first Governor elected there
under shall be inaugurated immedi-
ately. One Of the first measures to
engage the attention of the new
Legislature, will be the consideration
of the Fifteenth Amendment, which,
it is expected will be adopted with
out much opposition.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31

On Thursday, in Goodman, the
military arrested John Due, John NJ.
Caldwell, John Lewis, James Seals,
Joseph Boyd, Jack Due, the last
colorcd, all citizens of Attala county:
They are, the NicksburG Herdtd
thinks. accused of allowing the negro
boy Henry, who recently attempted
rape, to commit suicide.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-31

A special to the New Orleans
Times, says:
Col. Warner, a New England man,
will lie placed on the ticket for
Lieutenant Governor, and will sue
ceed to the Gubernatorial Chair.
Such is the programme arranged by
prominent Mississippians.
The President has advised Judge
Dent to accept the nomination for
Governor of Mississippi, and said he
desired to see u fair election in that
State and Texas. lie also said if
Gen. Amcs or Gen. Reynolds inter
fercd, he would have them removed
Immediately.