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The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-16

FALSE ALARM OF FmE.-An alarm OF fire
was sounded from box a., ut two O'Clock,
which the firemen upon repairing to the spot
found to be false.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-16
Attorneys. Agents, Etc.

A NDREw II. DUyALL,
n AttoFney.at.Law,
Once No. !. Four.and-a-half street. opposite
n0y0.u City Hall,
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-16

BIDS 0PEsED.-The Mayor opened ycster.
day the following bids for grading and gray-
cling s street north, from Sixth to Seventh
street west
Hugh McGinnis, IA cents per cubic yard
s ST Ia4S a JSa 10 Sos ,0s
Hurdnel, 10, 10; William Fletcher, 10, 12;
William johnson, 8, 12; II. @. Belt, s, 90;
Peter Mcnamara; 12II, 10; Thomas II. Will
liams, s, 16; @. W. @. Esliu, 10, 16.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-16

CLOTHING, CLOTHING, CLoTuISG.-For
Gentlemen's, Boys and Children's Overcoats,
Capes, Business Suits, Dress Suits and Fur
nishing Goods at our usual low prices.
Oak Hall Clothing House,
l.. ID. BARBOUR & Co.,
AGO Seventh street, opposite Post Olilce.
N. b. Suits made to order In the best man.
ner at thirty-six hours notice.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-16

ylthIa ihs fsst sl.htesn years, And g. PgGsIos:
witnessed by TIE reporters Of The ''sun, and
many other papers, NOTICES Of which appsaIed
standing a- gentleman Of character and respons
NIFTY Il Ess seSss II W riH,stsd
| Persons writing .hould be particular in direct
ins.hsir letter. e b., nsti, SfiSa The fGliOwns
! Baltimore Lock Hospital,
ias-lv Baltimore, MATylsnd,
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-16
THE COURTS.

EquiTY CouRr- Judge 0iin.-This court
was occupied as foliowsyesterdsyi
Mary Newburn vs.. Matthias Newburn. Order
allowing plaintiff to nie bill without deposit
OF fees in advance.
TWO DIVORCE cAsEs.
This lie bill for divorce and alimony by the
wife, who states that she was slave In North
Carolina and escaped thence In 1902. She
and her husband had previously "agrecd to
occupy the relation Of husband and wife In a
manner intended by men to be obligatory
that since their arrival here and until 1906
they lived happily IS man and wife, but that
since that time he has treated her cruelty.
She asks for separation and alimony.
Elizabeth Relder va. Frederick Reider. The
defendant not having appeared In this case, a
conditional decree IL entered against him.
The wife here seeks q divorce from her hus-
band on account Of ndulterles which she al.
leges he has committed 10 New York, Dalti.
more, Phllsdelphis and Washington with Mrs
Francis Fleckenstien.
Elizabeth Dunbar vs.. J. J. Boyne. Order OF
sale OF real estate, naming Il. p. Jackson as
trustee.
N. q, wroe VS.. N. Morgan OF al. Decree
taking bill for confessed,
A. ID. Keyes va, Oorydon T. King. This 10 a
bill for the dissolution Of = oopartnership and
the appointment OF q receiver. On motion the
Court made an order directing King to show
cause why a receiver should not be appointed
to settle up the affairs Of the pArtnership, and
enjoining him meanwhile from dlsposing oil
the partnershi p assets.
Adiournrd
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03
Let not Prejudice Usurp Your Reason.

1t is "A fact that, in the minds of many persons.
prtjudce exists against Thas are called patent
medicines :. but why should this prevent you re-
sorting to an article that has such Of tes-
timony to support it a HOSTETTER'S S ON
ACH RITTER6? Physicians prescribe it; why
should You discard it judges. usually cons dered
men of talent. have used and 60 it in their
families why should you reiart it2 Let net your
prejudice usurn your reason to the everlasting in
jury OF your health. II you are SICK and require
a medicine, try these Bitlers.
When the bodily energies are worn ont by anx-
iety and need stiRulsnt, this is the best that can
lie taken. 1t il tempered and mod fed by hyci
enic herbs and roots, which prevent it from fever
| inI the LIood and ence 1t does not produce a
mere temporary excitement, to be followed by in
/ jurouS reaction, but communicates permanent
potency to the entire vital organization. Some of
it, herbal constituents are slightly soporiRc, sc
that in where sleeplessness is one of the a.
compartments of nervous disease dose of il
taken towards bedtime VIII tend TO produce quiet
and refreshing sumter. For palpitation OF heart
tremors. Mysteries fainting Ats, general restless
ness ar the cauAeless fears and distressing fauces
to which ladies' are especially SUBJECT, under Ger
tain morbid conditions Of mind and body peculiar
to their X, the Bitters Will be found the most
agreeable and certain Of all counterirtans.
/ The constitUtionaljy nervous may readily keeI
their infmityin constant check by the daily use {"
this healthy vegetable tonic and those who have
" shattered their nerves" as the phrase L. either
by imprudent indulgence or undue physical or III
tellectual labor will find al this vitaiz'nS -hA" i
prou,,, rsstorotive July 5-lm
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03
EoW to Save the Home.


me properly known as the Lauder
u"le HPIlhSs' ana used lof me last
ITo vi inlee ears ny the Orpnahs'
ilouie Vi Tue otate OF mississippi, Is
~ NC SOU 10 Tue hlSnesG oloder on
'!ie 1ocn VI July Ihls lact VIII eX-
oi.e leeilhe ol sauhess III the BOSOM
VI eIlH ille"" W me orphan
throughout 'he Iaua. must the
Atonle' lne i'Suit ol 80 lnuch toll ana
OF 50 many sacrlhces' ana the hope
oi 50 many thousands, DE broken up,
ana these children be turned ont
homeless and helpless upon the
/ world HE questions come almost
uhblduen, can 1t not he prevented ?
Is there no way OF saving 1t
we answer, yes, 1t may be saved,
and with perhaps little or no sacri-
nee Oh the part OF the people. These
children need not lose their beauti-
tul home. They may still sit be
meath its grateful shades, and enjoy
It's henetlcent advantages. A .teac
dottGrs from each Of ats friends IS all
thot as needed. These few dollars
Will be little missed by us, and yet
how rich the gift to the orphans.
Let US think OF our own home i'm
perlled and about to be lost. Per
haps the HameS are about to CON
sumo it. Would We not expect our
nelghborS anG friends to come to
our assistance, and do what they
could to preserve us Il shelter from
the winds, ana the storms, and the
cold
NO" 'uIS Is an the hoihe THESE
poor orphans nave, Their fathers
are SieepiiS III p'o'ua Si"NeS AneH
cannot hrlP themselves ana can one
."oN ou."rs o"' , "iu I ~, in". I'm
pas, away anu .ieSo ne, ',ess SUE suaie'
ers VI ieeai o,.'' we h'lo" no' WHY ''e,e
~ ~ oat', tI ~ - I''''' ~, ~. nv
,nuN llI"' suo'il " l'rn ''e pe'ple
NV" d Nv 49,. - III sn m ann a." ~
~ tLi;n -
W. nno,n 70 ,ou +ro, e.;o
4 ~ FL - w 'I I''
, .n h;tI'n,to ~ Ill ha 60.
, onn LII T,an H. H. u, -
+ ~ @ j., -
T. -. ,'.'1' III 9 ''i ~ D,t ~,
- - ~ ~ 49,, rnlan,n ~,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03
What Paris Is.

The following statistics are pub
liShed as to the population and vo-
cation Of the people of this capital !;
The city contains I.IGD. eco inllabi-
tants. Or these 75n.010 are men,
government situations, or Ivy public
profession, such as the law, mcdi-
cine. &c; 100000 are III schools,
hospitals, prisons, religious or edu-
cational establishments 200,0 in
wholesale and retail houses, mark cts,
or gam their livelihood in the street
as vendors; 1000.0OD as artisans,
mechanics and workmen 81, 900 are
soldiers. The fancy goods trade
gives employment to 41G,S11, of
which 2S5. 1861 are men. 10J 40 wo-
men, $500 children. The steam
power used in the TarIous manufac-
tories within the walls oil the capital
represents 5000 workmrn that is,
there are 1890 steam engines OF 10,
600 horse power in Paris, which
equals 5000 workmen.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03
Circumstances alter Cases"

Under the above caption the
Yazoo Democrat tells us how Judge
rsShacLlefoGal pleased and displeased
the Radicals of Yazoo county, whilst
holding his court for the fast time
in Yazoo City. The charge of the
Judge to the Grand jury was an
able one, and " won golden opinions
from all sorts of people," but from
the Radicals especially. Their organ
in that place, the Republican, went
into ecstacies over it. and heraIded
it to its readers With glad tidingS of
great JOY, proclaiming that the time
had at length come when crime
should be banishrd from the land,
and Justice should be done to every
citizen, without regard 20 race, color,
Odor, or previous condition-thc very
poorest and blacklist in the meancst
hovel in the IaZGO swampS was 10
stand oD an equal footing with the
whitcst and wealthiest in the paiacf $
Of the city and highlands Of that
great old county. IN Judge Shacklr-
iord's praise the Repub'ican sounded
the gangCon, blew the bugle-horn,
ratified the tom,iohn, agitated the
"a. q riJIa : tpiug. h4gt Z LA Ilyr. .g.l I'll.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03
The Orphans Home.

In another column will he found
n" earnest and eloquent appeal from
the Seeretaryin behalf OF this truly
charitable institution, which We hope
wlli touch every heart, and draw
from all persons such contributions,
large or small, as they are able TO
Oestow. Let not the orphans of our
heroic dead be turned out Of their
- Home"
1t has been suggested that a con.
trfbution be taken up in an the
churches in the State, on Sunday the
18th July, the day before the sale Of
the Home is to take place. The
Pastors OF the several churches are
requested to attend to the matter.
In the name Of "sweet charity" let
it be done.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03

folloAing rather funny story:
1t is currently reported that a
new tribe of Indians have been dis
covered near Independence, on the
line of the Central Pacific. who did
not seem 70 be well posted in regard
to railroad matters as their red-Skin
brethren of the plains. The other
day, locomotive having passed by,
to their bewilderment. they resolved
10 lay in wait or pursue and lariat
the monster. Accordingly, they
made u very strong lariat. and per
ceiving the mystery approaching,
stretched it across the track, either
end being held firmly by twenty or
thirty of the would be captors. The
engine came laundering along, the
lariat was strucI. just before tine
headlight. and it is said the Indians
exhibited greater feats of ground and
lofty tumbling than was ever seen in
first class cIIcus.N
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03

70 James Weaver killed a negro
in Texas, was taken ont of the hands
oil the law aud tried before a military
eommissiou-found guilty and order
ed to be executed on the 24th of Sep
tembeI', and Gen. Grant, as Presi-
dent, approved the sentence.
IN Georgia, private Henry MayOt,
of the 18th Infantry, killed q negro,
and was tried by a military commits
sion. After a tedious examination,
he was found guilty Of murder, and
the findings submitted to Gen. Grant.
Gen. Grant diSapprovei the findings
.of the Commission, and ordered the
soldier to be dismissed from the ser
vice Of the United States-to turn
the murdered loose unpublished.
~ Mount Vernon, Alabama, it
via sc remembered, an officer had a
quarrel with q citizen, brought him
yu1iurd to his quarters, between /;
file Of soldiers. and there deliberate
IS ,ir"E a. pistol and shot the help
less c, g zen. iniiictinGa mortalWound.
The OF iccr WAS ,ried by military com
mlsaio., and sentenced to six months
cDUGaomcntin a fortress! Mark the
con#jstcncy-the soldier may Kill the
citizen, and he gUeS urWhipped Of
Justice, but let tue Southern man kill
Il soldier, or Il negro, and he is con
dcmncd to be hung, and the PreSi-
dent approves the sentence! This
is the Justice" we are receiving at
the hands Of a military President,
who has an Attorney General ready
to decide in contempt Of all forms IF
law, when "a white mau D. TO hy rse-
cutnd iu lhc South ,gds. Tines.
Three Thousand uGvis were fought
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03

not be surprised if Col. Terger never
came home, that ! believed he was
deranged. | recollect partIcu,arly
mentioning it to Col Hau ilton.
BY Judge Advocate:
| last saw the prisoner at Mem
phis, on Saturday morning, the week
of the Convention it was he week
beginning the 18th OF May; [ saw
prisoner almost eveGy day, but not
frequently; do not know to what eX-
tent he drank advised lin to quit
drinking because my impression
was, from Ills excitement, that he
was under the influence of liquor ]
thought afterwards his excitement
arose from other cnuses than drink
4 ING liquor; this uAu Crandall'S dis
patch seemed to excite him greatly 3;
/ he seemed to think that Craniall
was coming to break him down Ce-
/ fore the Convection; | thought he
was drinking: he was not at all
drunk he did not Staggpr: he was
SO much excited that | attributed it
to the use Of liquor; and the know!
edge of The dispatch seemed to irri.
t,fn hin, he read that immiurotion
snhnn,n ~ ,na,J tbnnght thnre ,yar..
.,,,a,+ Jir7;onItin, fnr v-,rt of ,no,o,,
;fLo had "a rnch none, 49, ba- do
,i,.aa +I,,,ro ,,.,. rotl,i,o. u-;1l -,
,.;,i,,',,r,. IL il he sad he thonnh,
he could get million dollars to car
tb, s,.ha,,a thu 1ot+nr oP tb,
Postnn I,,ni,ar yg,s w,itran in ra+I,o,
r,,..+.riIcrs I,rnu,o. and rannnetn,
"a ynroer to say NOTHING of RI,
scheme :. II did NOT enter nron IN,
,n.ri.s of fhn scheme nartirpIorIv
/ if s.rid that they would ornauizp n
some future time there was no oiIp
of money in if so far as Mr.. Verse
read it to me; | left Memphis OF
Sunday night, and reached jackson
, on Friday following; | spoke OF thi
occurrence, | think on Saturda,
morning as well as | recolect i
was the first time met Col. Hamil
ton he took me aside and asked m
what had become Of Col. Yerger h
:. said that bis property had bee
levied on here. and that his famil
} were in great distress, and asked m
: when | thought Col. Yerger wonl,
/ lie home: | replied, that wOnld no
! be surprised if Col. Yerger neye
l came home. that | believed he WA
D deranged: did not know what hi
!: deranctrnent proceeded from thi
l Immioration scheme was the mos
+ important thing before him, and Ii
! seemed to be very much excite
! ahout it. and seemed to think tina
/ any one who said ANYTHING abou
e If in thn Convention or ont of i
| was MAKING some attack upop hi
{ nrnsuects I did NET bpIiye linn f
0 he under the Influence Of liouor :.
e any time after the first day. do II,
i know how much he drank durinn hi
| stav in 1Iemnhis. Jsaw him at n
|. fine after jeavi,rr Memubis mt
o after fha homicide when I mpt.hir
= Grst in Nnn,pbis my conclusion wa
i that he had been drinking. and
; told him o.tbat he cnpld rnt am
e spa his srhnrne nrnuprIv hpfore the
F.; I'LL nf Cnnyantion nnL.r his st.t
: ofax,iton,nrt. th,t no onr,ht 70 o.n;
t drinI-in,, oa+ cool ond 70 stpdr Ii
o snI;:.+ TJn ,ss,,rad mo hat Ln wa
l not d,ir1-in~ tb,t hn had onlv toI,n
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03

1t WAS understood thai the Judge
claimed to he Republican in poll
tics, and it is evident that the Radi-
cal organ thought that this would be
gTist to its mill, in some shape or
other. Time wore on, and the bust |
ness Of the Court proceeded to the
satisfaction of the Attorneys EN-
ployed, the iurieS cmpanneled, the |
parties iitigant, and the country at
large. But it came to pass chat the
Judge, ON his own melton or that Of
some Of the members of the Bar,
issued an order thai the Attorneys
should have the right 10 make all
legal publications in whatever news
paper Of the county they, or their
clients. might select This - knock
ed the bottom o,t of the RepaJli-
Gun. Although 1t had cXtollad the
Judge for The '.equal and exact jas
tice" he announced he would dis
|~crSe from the Bench, " without
fear, favor or affection knowing
no man except IN his judicial capaci-
/ ty-wheu he issued this order, in
pursuance Of justice, time honoreti
/ custom, and the impartial course he
/ had marked out for himself from the
lpIonp;ings of his honest nature and
! the dictates OF conscience, 10, and
behold this immaculate organ, with
most discordant note, raises Il howl OF
dissent and dissatisfaction equal 10
the bellowiugs Of BceiIebub on b
ing first introduced to the beauties
of birthstone, in the regions we raa
OF. This was not the decree TIE
demi-tinted organ eXpectcd-it was
not the sort Of Justice , it desired
it WAS not Republican, iustice-it was
nos partisan justice-it brought nc
grist to the Republicans mi,l-it put
no money in It's pUrSe-it furnished nc
" Sinews" to carry on the war i!
= Africa and build up the Radical
party in Ga2oO county-and upo!
the issuance OF the order aforesaid
an order so perfectly just and in az
cordance with custom ''Whereof the
: momory of man runneth not to The
contrary the Republicans pGans o
praise to the Judge turned to psalm.
of protestaTion, and its points of al
miratiOn TO pOthO0lls OF detestation
Verify, I" circumstances alter cases.
odd he say, Come out, Ne
Carthy, or Mccarthy, came, ont till
beat the hide o ye? for it makes /;
matarial difference in the eye Of tn
law IN yer favor"
:! He did, bejasez7
If all OF Judge Shackleford's rul
ings shall he as impartial and just 4
the one referred to herein, he vii
receive from the people the plaudi
of :. Well done, good and faithful
servant
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03
= Music Uath Charms to Sootho the
Garage Breast.n

A friend, the other day, an eve
witness of beautiful exemplfica-
ton of the truth Of the above quota
ton. at Canton. Persons who have
visited that charming town canEot
have failed to notice its beautiful
park, IN the midst Of which is the
stately courthouse, and which is
surrounded 10y a costly iron railing
For several years a couple of tame
deer have been kept in this park as
public pets.
During the march Of the Masonic
procession, on the oath June, around
the park, these deer followed the
band OF music which preceded the
procession around the entire enclo-
sure, at Il slow and regular pace. al
most keeping step to the music. I'M
til they could 90 no further They
then remained in one position, atten-
lively listening to the music, until it
had passed ont Of hearing.
These dumb, but wrapt listeners,
were umconsciously paying the high
est compliment to the sweet music OF
the Jackson Brass Band FickS6'g
Herald.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03

Hon. c. {. SHACKLEFoED.-At
the close of the late Term Of the
Circuit Court Of Yazoo county, Il
meeting OF the members of the Bar
was held, at which the following res
olutions were introduced by Judge
Hudson, ana passed unanimously :
ReS0iced, Tl&J Judge ShacGlciord,
by his impair li14, patient, firm an'-
general coudEct aud rCij1@z-- CON.
ReSoired, That We deem ourselves
and the people Of our district happi-
~ fortunate una IT the difficulties Of
this hour, in having a Judge SO fair,
impartial, manly, worthy and com
petent.
The resolutions i'll reference to the
District Attorney, Capt. Sam.
Young, of Kosciusko, were equally
as plimentary.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03
General News.

RICHHolD, June pa fight oc
cnTred at the registration ONCE in
one of the lower wards this afternoon
in which Jos, Kelly, a prominent
Conservative of the ward, was mCr-
tally wounded, and two policemen
shot. Mr.. Kelly was demonstrating
against the arrest Of Il man whom
police had taken. when Capt. Gala
han, Of the police. and several prl-
waite parties took hold of him. Cal
/ lahan, who had a personal ieud with
+ Kelly, shot him through the body.
Two policemen were slightly wound
/ ed, one by Kelly, and the other by
a random shot from Callahan. Cal
lahan was arrested and hailed to APP
pear. Registrations here closed to-
day, the whites having overcome the
black majority and gotten II white
majority of three hundred.
RICHMOND, june 2G-Joseph KEEL
ly, shot on Thursday evening, at Re
gistration office, by police Capt Cal
lahan, died this morning. His death
creates much feeling in the city. he
having been held, by three police
men, while Callahan, who had had a
personal teud with him, shot him.
Kelly was Vice President of the Sey.
moar Club daring the campaign, and
Callahan was an eX-Contederate Off
Ger who had charge Of Confederate
prison during the war, and since
joined the Republican parry. Cal
lahan, who was bailed, was to-day
, Te-arreStGd.
Edward Fontaine, the protector Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
died to-day, aged 50 ears.
Gen. Candy orders that Callahan
who killed Kelly, be tried by militia
, ry commission.
MEMPHIS, June 30.-A tornado
, passed over the city this afternoon
; unroofng and otherwise injurin!
some twenty houses, including the
Tyler Cotton Press, the roof of whicl
i, was lifted off and carried some dis
lance. The chimneys of the Virgins
, and Lady Withaup, lying at tn
:, landing, were blown down and til
! roofs of the steamers broken. Tire
+ men crossing the river in a sIlit
:. were drowned. 1t is feared the dc
q, struction Of property has been great
: a meeting was held at the Cham
> Der of Commerce this afternoon t
: take steps to secure Chinese INN
. grafton, composed of the leadin
! men of this section. Chas. Kortrech
: presided. The following Telegram
: was read:
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30.-Doe
> the meeting about Chinese labo
. meet July 10! koopmanchap, IL
+ principal Chinese importer, will b
: present if the reply is favorable.
- G. EASTLAND.
. \ committee was appointed t
i draft resolutions, which reporte
:, favOring adjournment until july /;
" calling on each county, city and tow
: South, especially Georgia, Alabam;
mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkal
sas ana Tennessee, to send delegate
- without further invitation; settin
: forth the great need of an improve
: system OF labor, and earnestly el
= treating the cooperation of tn
:, States named in the work.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-03

Rooms Of NAT. HEIoN B.r. EXC. Co4Ar9TEG.
jackson. Nus. Juue 24'n Is6g.
The National Union Republican
Party Of Mississippi, having met in
the city Of Jackson, 23d inst, per
tected a party organization for the
State, and laid down It's platform, il
now becomes the duty OF the State
Executive Committee, to effect d
thorough organization i'll each couL,
ty, that we may be fully prepared tOl
the approaching campaign.
We therefore call upon Republi
cans i'll every county in the State,
who endorse our platform, and are
willing to mite with us, to at once
perfect their party organizations.
We propose to send delegates to
the State nominating convention
soon to be held. SO soon as the
county organizations are effected,
Their names and post Office address
should be forwarded to WIN. Breck.
Secretary National Republican Exec
utiye Committee, Jackson, Miss.
\. c. FISK, Clm'n.
N-1T HprrEy Spc'v