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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20


me Telegraph Inc oihsr mor''"s
mentioned ,hat Nhaien, the alleged
assassin Of l)1Arcy McGep. was exc
.rtod # 9,.ow, C,n,l, Tho f,I
, .. - -. .,.-..,..,,.l
lo"IpS particulars "Io '''cs'" '"~'
the Memphis ArdiaHcae:
The morning opened dali, with
Snow. The country people
began to arrive at an early hotr aud
set about securing good positions to
see the scaftuld and hyaT ,ac last
words Of NEalan. Gp % 3 O'Clock
there were about 300 peouIr on. the
east side Of the jaiI. aud Ivy 1890 tie
crowd had tsrpaspd to 1000 or 5000
but all were Quiet and orderly.
At 10 O'Clock the prison physician
reported that Whaiau was in good
nerve. and thatno agitation or furry
was noticeable in him. and y short
time after the Sheriff announced ey-
erything in readiness tDl the cNccu
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20
Tia attempt. to Assas3isate TIL
President.

WASHINGToN, Feb. I0.-Shortly
after 8 O'Clock this evening, a young
woman named Annie Oricil was dis
covered in one of the corridors Of the
White House, moving toward the
private apartments Of the President.
When asked what Sh" wanted, She
replied: /! am sent by God Almighty
to kill Andrew Johnson" She was
taken into custody. when an old
fashioned double barrcled pistol was
found in her possession, which, how
ever, was not loaded. Ii appears
that she had entered the White
House in the afternoon. ana conceal
ed herself. She was evidently labor
ing under an attack OF insanity.
which was said 10 have been caused
by her apprehension that she would
lose the entire savings OF herself and
sister, gained III the Treasury Depart
ment during several years past, and
invested in a little homestead for her
family. This property, She was mott
| fed YESTERDAY, she would have to
give up, because il was purchased
under a tax title. She is now in the
hands OF the police, and viii be eX-
anined tomorrow, preparatory to
sending her, ii need be, to the insane
asylum. ....
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20

\ storm OF eXCltementarose, above |
which Mr.. Butler could he heard Say
ing, " appeal, appeal; call upon
the rcrr, Htatives OF the people not
to allow their rights to be trampled
on
Shouts Of "question, question 3
+" ordcr, order" came from all parts
of the Hall. The crowds i'll he gal
leIies rose to get Il better view Of the
scene. Many members left their
seats.
Mr.. Butler bolted out into the
aisle and then went back again.
Fifty members, at least, We're shout
ing f" Mr.. Speaker! !" and " Mr. Pres
/ ideut {" at enc time. Above the din,
lat last, came the stentoriah voice Of
! Senator Do0litt!p, asking that tho
vote be announced.
Mir. Wade took courage, and direct
ed the tellers to go on. Senator
. C0nklipg commenced TO read the *"
ult,wEen Messrs. Kelly, IngeTsoll, OF
Illinois, Van Horn, OF Missouri, and
others, commenced to shout obiel-
lions again.
Speaker COlfaX, who sat at the left
of MIR. Wade, called these members
to order, and said if the decision OF
the President Of the Convention wei e
not respected, he should direct the
Sergeaut-at-Grm to arrest such
members as objected.
When it was known TO all that
there was no appeal from the fresl
dent OF a Joint session under the
Joint rules, Butler called out again
Il move the Senate have leave to
retire" and again, g move the in
, terl0pers on the floor be cleared OUT
+ Several Senators seemed TO think
, Il the latter personal, and arose as i
to speak, but said nothing. The
tSergeant-at arms then went to sever
al members Of the House and asked
/ them to retire or sit down. They
did the latter. Order was at last re
stored and the result WAS announced
a !;y proclamation by Wade that Gran
, aud Collax were elected. He signe,
p the certificate. The Senate retiret
+ and the House resumed its norma
(! state.
!. Mr.. Butler then offered a resolution
calling Mr. Wad~'s ruling q gross vic
lafion of the privileges OF the House
The Speaker received it AMI made
G personal explanation. that unfer til
/ general rules Mr.. Wade could not hav
r decided otherwise. Mr.. Butler ri
; piled in opposition. Mr.. Coifaz warm
@ cd up, left the chair and replied to NJ
i Bntier very severely.
V The HOUSE, WI Tried with the lor
session, seemed unwilling to prolon
/, the debate, and at 6 P. NJ, adjourned
q the thousands Of spectators hDckeS OF
IS CT the building, ard joined earnestl
}, in discussing the exciting scene the
+ had witnessed. All admitted that
> was one Of the most di.grareful ev,
- Witnessed in o.. trreSs.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20

~ The Meridian Mercury, of the
9Th. says that DrS. Gibbs and Whit
field succeeded in extracting two
links OF q large squirrel chain from
the wind-pipe of little Jimmy John
son, upon whom the operation of
Tracheotomy was performed, last
Tuesday morning, for q supposed at
tack Of Group. On Friday preceding
the operation, he had, as he sup
posed, swallowed the chain, and no
symptoms Of any foreign body in the
Wind-pipe, having manifested them
selves under forty-9i@hi hours, it
was not believed the chain produced
the Group. Solicitation was eminent,
and Trachc0tOmY was the only re-
sort. Since then he has worn the
tube usual i'll such eases, and re
ceiyed through it a sufficient supply
Of air; but there was little or no I'M
proYement iii the symptoms, until
upon the discovery Of the chain at
the mouth OF the oTiiice, by the aid
OF an auros"ope, when it was extract
ed by ii slender pair Of lorceps.
through the artificial channel. This
gave instant relief to the distress oil
the little sufferer; his powers OF
articulation were restored, and there
is every prospect of a speedy return
/ to health
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20
MISSISSIPPI RECONSTRUCTION.

Notwithstanding the ovcrt0res Of
Judges Sharkey ami Jeforas, AID
Watson and:Wo fTord, and the mIser-
able trucking and submisSlvencSs of
Messrs. Brown aatt Simrall, tcic-
gram informed nS--on Saturday last
the Reconstruction Committee had
reported bill for the reconstruction
of Mississippi. 1t viii be seen By
readlag the bill, which will be found
IN another column, that it is a most
iniquitous scheme forthe rm ther en-
slaveinent aud oppression Of our pee
pie, and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and mo-
motion of the vileSt set of carpet bag
q rs and scalawaes that ever, YAM
pyrefile, fast ned thcmselvcs-upcn 4
decent people to suck out theif vital
ity and consume their substaHce. So
hideous are its features, it should he
called /" the bill Of abo,:siAations.p
1t provides that thGlate black-and.
tan Convention shall meet again
thirty days'after the passage of the
bill, and the said Convention is en-
powered to appoint Provisional
Governor. 1t viii, of course, az.
ip1int its own bell weather, the great
mogul of 1.-The genus CARPET hagger,
Berotlr Duzzard sEg9leston,- whoIs
the baddest egg in the whole lot
1t is also authorized to remove and
appoint all State, county and town.
ship officers, which will give all d
these into the hands of its own vile
and tiespicable's6rt The Convention
is empowered to appoint all regisuars
and judges-of election, and thus en-
able the vile crew of carpet-bagger!
and scaldwagsto control the ballot.
box. The vile and Ubiquitous. thing
called a Constitution, which the pee
pie so emphaticaIly rejected in Jun'
last, .spurHed and spit upon, is to b,
re submitted to the people, with o
without amendment. We have II,
fear that IL can pass, unless shorn o
its villainous and execrable features
provided that q fair vote is per
mitted. y - 70 ra,i9iI 7ssT ss
tits some little relief to know tina
the bill did not pass without a SC
vere struggle, and we have fain
hope that it may finally be defeatet
1t was ordered printed and RI con
mitted.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20
T-1.TLa RadicaIs M around Ma,

!-JThe Radicals up around Nash
vile, and fresh from the drippings
of pious BrOwuloW's sanctuary, are
II trouble about recent developments
as to school fund entertainments, i'm
plica,;Gg prominent State Off ;ials,
Legislators and congrcssmen--all OF
the true Browu.0w aud scallwag
stripe; Speaker Richards was impii,
Gated. and pending 4 potion to eXpel
him, he Offered his resignation, shed
tears like a crocodile and vacated
tho chair, The Superintendent, the
honest OycISccr of the frcedmrn's
interests, has, it is presumed, pocket
ed The largest share. Two Radical
couggcs,u On have been written to,
intimaiiHg 'h&t they bad better dis
gorge, Lg!ota too mtch publicity
adds to their disgrace. About 80,
900 Of tn fund viii perhaps be re
covoged jron a National Bank in
Washington. ~ his ~ the way the
money goes, pop gees the wcsv !"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20

\ most horrible and revolving ont
rage was Herpctrated at Mount Yer
non a day or two since, by a negro
y tmed Mack, CUOn two Little white
children, The eldest not more than
eleven years Of age. The hendish
ac+ created an intense excitement in
the community, which was also
shared by the negroes. Iie country
was sconrNd in every direo.oa, and
the monster captured. SO great
Was the excitement aud Indignation
Of the people that It was determined
to execute the prisoner on the spot.
After consultation, however, the
case was left in The hands 81 al im.
promptu negro jury, who, after q full
hearing, sentenced The pria0ucr to be
hung, which sentence was executed
on the spot. His victims, we uAder-
stand are in a critical condition, but
hopes are entertained Of their rccov-
cry .-.liojjis Register, Jdl. %.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20

GOV. Hoffman, OF New York, WISE
" urges upon the attention of the
Legislature, the propriety of setting
aside u portion of the proceeds of
each consiet's labor, az u capital Cor
him to- start life npO1lat the ezpira-
ton of his sentence. OftentImes
criminals, ,owtlreir discharge, reieft
snniless upon tho wdFid, without
se;acter or n Rnrls, and obliged to
.Somgain life of crime for safPert.
n,ssll reform as Gov. Holman
ight lessen the evil.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20

BOOTu.--Thc remains of Booth
were disiuterred on the 18TH inst.
and sent to Baltimore for interment
beside those of his father.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20

gYAt 2 o'clock on the 18th inst.
the final obseqnies of Mrs. Mary e.
Surratt were so!emniZed as Mt. Oil
vet Cemetery, Washington.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20

Charles Dickens says he can al
ways judge OF The char lcter Of no
tel or restaurant by an inspection Of
the caster. The mustard pot aud7oil
cruci are inEallible tests.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20

Highway robberies have become Of
nightly occurrence III the uburbs Of
Cincinnati.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20

TIE McCARDLE .CAsE.-Tt is ex-
pecte,l that this case viii be argued
before the z. s. Supreme Court in a
few days, having been postponed
from the 9TH inst, for the accommo.
dation Of the Government. The
question 10 DO passed upon is, whc.
tier the law of Congress, taking
away appellate Jurisdiction from
the Supreme Court, applies to this
ease, which had come up er partl
from the lower court at tie time the
law was passed This law was pass
ed to preyent decision in the Ne
Cardle ease, which involves the con.
stitutionalily Of the Reconstruction
acts.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20
Patent Metallic White Clothes Lines

FENHE undersigned agent of the American Wire
Il Company OF New York, would beg leave to call
the attention Of the housekeepers g: Madison
county, to their Patent Natalie Clothes Line,
which has heeu found to be the only article suita-
E!e for clothes line, except the old tishl"hed
rope which always cagseS so much anne vance anu
trouble by nIeakIng, rotting out and tiSc"p'rinS
clothes and by heug obliged to put 1t mp hAC take
il down every time used. ....
With this line you have none Of those annoyan-
ces. and when it is .once put up it gives no more
trouble.
Price, - cents per foot.
Specimens can be at the Drug store of
Nosby d Richards.
May2 R.H. GOULD, Agent
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20

- The movement OF Mes$rs. Nc
Combs < Co, now known as the
Southern railroad association, has
induced the New York railroad men
to grasp at Southern as well as
Northwestern trade. 1t is said that
the railroads between Louisville,
Memphis and New Orleans will be
bought and made part Of the New
York and Erie. The President Of
the Erie road was in Louisville q few
days ago. aud pronounced the con
cession OF the whole trade Of the
Southern valley of the Mississippi to
Philadelphia quite impossible. This
competition between New York and
Philadelphia VIII prove enlinently
advantageous to the South. These
capitalists would make the South
prosper, i'll order that their roads
may tie profitable, and, therefore,
their Influence upon legislation in
/ Washington VIII he hardly less
aeryiceable than the renovation Of
roads end expenditure Of money
among Southern mechanics, laborerr
and fMmerS.-NemphiS Sun.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20

Eg lie Fifteenth Amendment, the
passage of which by the House we
have already announced, has also
passed the Senate of tho United
States by the requisite two-thirds
vote. The following is the vote:
The joint resolution having been,
ordered to be read a third time, was
then passed by the following vote:
YeQs--MeSsrs. Abbott, Chandler,
Cattell, Cameron, Cole, Conness,
Cragin, Drake, Ferry, Harlan, Har-
ris, Howe, Kellogg, Mcdonald, Nor.
gan, Morrill, of Vermont, Morrill, of
Maine, Morton, Nye, Osborne, Pat.
terson of Ncw'lIanpshire, Pool, Ram
sey, Rice, Robertson, Ross, Sawyer,
Sherman, Spencer, Stewart, Thaycr,
Van Wrinkle. Wade, Warner, Melch,
Wiley, Williams, Wilson, Yates 10.
Ndys-Anthony, Bayard, Gorbctt,
Davis, Dixon, DaOlittle, EdmuHtls,
Fowler, Grimes, Hendricks, MeCree.
ry, Patterson of Tennessee, Sauls
, bury, Sprague, Vickcrs, Whyte-16
The Senate added to the joint reso-
luton new article-No 1G-and the
whole resolution, as amended, reads
as follows: f,i.
A joint resolution proposing IN
amendment to the Constitution OF
tue United States:
BE 10 resoired by the Senate end
House Of Representatives., ticO thirds
of both Houses coRcUrriRg, That the
following articles be proposed to the
Legislatures OF the several States as
amendments to the Constitution OF
the United States, either of which,
when ratified by three-fourths of said
Legislatures, shall be held as part' q
said Constitution.
ARTIcLE IL. No Discrimination
shall be made in the ULited States
among the ci.lze.G of the United
States. in tLe exef,ise Of the elective
ira.....lEse. or in the right TO bold
office in any State, Oh account OF
race. color, nativity, PROPERTY, edu
cation OF creed.
ARTICLE 10. The second clause OF
the Constitution Of the United States
shall be amended to read as follows
Each State shall appoint, by a vote
of the people thereof, qualified tC
vote for Representatives. in Con
gress, "A number of Electors equal tt
:he whole number Of Senators ant
representatives, to which the saiC
State may be entitled in Congress
but no Senator or II, preventative, OF
person from hUldingan office of tfas
or profit under ther United States
shall be appointed an i3Iect0r, and
Congress shall have power to pre-
scribe the manner in which sucl
ElectorsshalI be chosen by thepeople
The joint resolution now goes I,
the, House for its concurrence.
49, .-------- % : 49, -
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20

MONEY SENT WITHOUT DANGER OF LOSS
Money orders can be obtained at the Post.
office in this place, upon Postofflces in all
parts Of the United States.
\ list of Money Orde. Post offices NAV be
seen on application.
JOHN WHELAN, I'm.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20
- TVFT7V! VFT'FfJ TUlTr~'
(Signed,l Oh As. A. SEELY. Chemist.
NET YoRK. SO CEDAR STREET,


DEAR SKI have submitted 20 chemical analy
ais two bottle. of - Scheidam Schnapps'' which /
took from fresh package in your bonded ware
house, and find AS before that the spirtuous liquor
IS Tree from injurious ingredients or falls feat on
that it has the marks Of being aged and not recent.
ly prepared by mechanical admixiure Of alcohol
and aromatics Respectfully,
FRED. +. MAYER, Chemist.
NEW YORK. Tuesday May l.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20

-ff' =
A. MACFARLANE. who 10 in crested in one
of the first commission houses of st. Louis,
nd DAVID FULTON. whe sympathisss
with, and is determined to assist his friends
of Madison and surrounding counties, have
united in business, under the style of
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-02-20
Gen eraI Early.

A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Enquirer writes:
Old Jubai Early, Major General to
Lee and StonewaIl Jackson, he who
storlncd Winchester in the campaign
OF 1868, and burned . part OF Cham
bersbgrg in retaliation for the burn
lug OF Jackson, Miss, and ether
places. went abroad at the close Of
the war, and has remained by choice
an exile. | don't remember whether
he accepted a parole Oh not; | think
he did, but most certainly he did not
''accept the SituatiOn.7 He is Il
proud, defiant, uDyielding man; slow
to take position, and very tenacious
OF il when once taken. He was an
original Union man, and obStinately
resisted secession unif Mr.. t4incoln'S
proclamation was issued. and then
he went for secession; and the Con
iedcracy might have had an ADLER,
but certainly 10 Stouter soldier OF
more stpadfast adhereut. lie lived
before the war, IN the country South
OF the James River, and | suppose
must have managed To save some lit
tie property from the wreck. |
should take hiia to be about the last
man in the world To make Il cent i'll
a foreign land. His brief book on
! the Virginia campaign Of 1854 is pro
nounced by Lees staff, and | believe
/ is considered by lee himself as the
only book OF any real value on the
| Confederate side it is certainly very
terse and perspiuuous, but the nature
Of the man is shown by the fact that
he gave The copyright to help the
/ Memorial Associations of Virginia
/ IN collecting and marking tLt
graves Of Southern soldier who fell
I on the battle fields Of that State
Said he: Perhaps | might have
made something by the sale of the
work; but ! wanted to keep clear OF
al! suspicion Of writing a book fol
/ money" And thus proud, but manly
and sincere, cid JuDal hangs out OF
! the Canada side Of the frontier, occa
sionally writing a letter about the
war, as for example, the other day
to prove that jackson never prop0S
ed the night attack bowie-llnife and
bare-arm and breast bnsin6ss-Whicl
the Muse Of Histo!Y-that ''lyin&
b-h," as Watkins Leigh called her
has attributed to him. think ol;
Jubal will come back at his leisure
when the fiji takes him and his money
gives cut. \ man must have a goo,
deal of meanness in his nature. b,
he Radical, Democrat or Southern
not to syInpati,ize with such a nature
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

nOYD q WAYMAN, ....,...,,,
u Wholesale Dealers in BOOTS S SHOES
No So Main street,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-08
GtreQnteuiqetrre1~
The RnLiOnRI Life Insurance Com
pnny of the United States of
America.

An insurance company, authorized
to transact business in any part OF The
Union; was chartered by special act of
Congress, in July last. and has begun
active work in this and other States.
The new Company has some especially
noticeable features and facts to COM
mend it to popular attention. One OF
these is its paid up capital OF one mil
lion dollars, which provides amply for
all liabilities that may arise. The list
of managers of the Company includes
c. II. Clark, as President, Jay Cooke,
Chairman of Finance Committee, and
others whose names are too high in
national renown as upright and sue
cessful business men, 10 risk their rep
utntions in any doubtful enterprise.
But, aside from these prominent facts,
are Several novel methods OF insurance,
first introduced by this Company,
which have shown themselves to be
very popular. Under the "lncome-
Producing" plan, young man may
provide for Il yearly income after term
of years, which may support him
or his family i'll comfort, however he
NAV hnyo failed in his business anttcl-
pations. Another plan provides that
by the payment of slightly increased
yearly premium, the Company will re-
pay to the heirs OF the insured all the
money which has been paid In premi-
ums, in addition TO the amount for
which he was insured, thus giving the
insurance for no more than the interest
upon the premiums. BY this plan, II
person insures for $4,000, and has paid
81, 500 in premiums, his heirs will OBJ
tain Sl2, 500 at his death. Another spe-
cial feature of the National life is that
it insures females at the same rate as
males. By the charter, its policies are
all non -forfeltable, and arealso exempt
from attachment, although they may
be negotiated like other property
These and other specialities of the new
Company will be explained at length
by the Company's agents who are ad-
Vertised elsewhere in this paper. We
see every reason to anticipate an i'm
mense business for the new Company,
starting under such extremely tavora-
BILE auspices.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-01-08
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL.
mARKET8 BY TELEGKAPH.
NEW YORR January

Nh" AOAShS SAhOdLS d
CoTTON-Opened dull and declining,
but closed steady; $500 bales sold at
267Ia27c for middling uplands, closing
with no sellers under &c.
FLoUR-Closed steady for low grades
of extra and dull and heavy for all
other kinds.
GRAIN.-Wheat-Du and 1c lower,
with scarcely any export inquiry and
only moderate home trade demand.
Rye-Dull and heavy at 81 so for west
ern. Oats-Dull at 75a75Hc In store
and 7Sc atloat. Corn-Dull and heavy
at O7aOSc tor new and 81 O7a1 " for old
mixed western.
s-Beef-Steady,w with mod.
crate demand. Cut Meats-Active and
fair. Bacon-Very firm, with fair de-
mand. Pork-Quiet and firm at S29 so
a$3O 90 for mess, cash and February de-
livery.
LARD-Firm at 1955a1924c for fair to
prime steam.
EGGs-DulI at 36a3Sc.
DIZZY GOODS.
Trade in cotton goods has been more
active and prices nc higher on all
makes of heavy brown sheetings, and
on irregular makes of q and II yard
wide muslins, bleached and unbleach.
ed, while all popular best makes of
bleached goods rule steadily at 25c
for New York Mills; 2215c for Wam-
sutta bleached; 1910 for Atlantic A
and Indian Head brown sheetings;
1Gc for Clark's and Pacific A and
Stark, and 15c for Augusta. Shirt
muslins more freely, and the tendency
is upwards. Prints are in better re-
quest and the tendency is upwards;
several brands have opened Nc higher,
but are plenty. First class makes, like
Lancaster and C, which can be bought
"a huN
been up to 13c, and some new styles of
Richmond as high as 1910. Woolens
are in improved request, but transac-
tions are still light.
Lathrop, Ludin2ton & Co., who re-
Gently failed, have made statement,
and propose to pay Soc on the dollar.
1t is thought compromise can be ef-
MONEY AND STOCKS.
MoNEY-Market opened quite easy at
per cent. currency 10 coin interest,
with no attempt to exact commits
sion. The feeling is more cheerful in
financial circles and there is no pros.
pect Of a revival of high rates for money.
There is movement among the city
| banks to return to the old state system.
The Commonwealth and Continental
are mentioned as having taken the
initial step, scrip dividend of Is per
cent. is talked of on the Cleveland and
Pittsburgh to represent the earnings
spent on the road, and the increased
value of real estate. The Erie party
obtained control of the road for "a
favorable lease in Cleveland for the
Atlantic and Great Western. 1t is also
announced that they are after the
Toledo and Wabash, and here there is
talk OF scrip dividend in the future.
The Rock Island Road has 81, ,4OO, 900 of
first mortgage bonds, maturing this
year, and the managers already have a
proposition before them for selling new
stock to take up the bonds. Bull clique