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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24
Notice of Stockholders
Meeting.
Office Of the Mississippi Central
Railroad Company.
WATER VALLEY, MISS, !
Feb. Is 1872.

A.uttP cutt Co"pNNy'
WATER VALLEY, MIss.,1
Feb. Is, 1872.
Pursuant to the provisions of the
Charter and Bylaws of this COM
pany and in accordance with IA res
Olution of It's board of Directors this
day passed, l hereby call a general
meeting of the stockholders of this
company, to be held at this Office on
Wednesday the 9th day Of March,
1872,
TO consider and act on the resOlu
lions this day adopted by said
Board, in reference TO the execution
OF a consolidated mortgage of the
road. property and franchises of said
and the issuance of bonds
secured thereby. to provide means
for retiring existing obligations and
OF this company, ana
for the extension of is railroad and
hrafcl,rs thereof. y general at
tendance. Is desired. Stockholders
said meeting will be
passed free oa presentation of then
cert ifficates to conductors
A NJ WEST, Pres't.
Il. 2. Nicely, Secy.
feb 24-5w
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24
Fred. Douglass in st. Louis.

Fred. Douglass, the negro who
Runaway from Col. Ed. Lloyd, in
Talbot county, Md, some thirty six
years ago. and now the the black
and-tan orator, visited st. Louis, a
short time since, and enrolled his
name at the Planters House. The
prOpIietors, of course, elected him,
which has raised howl from Tray,
Blanche and Sweetheart of the Rad
ical press. The Atlanta Sun, in al
lading to the matter, says:
If Sumner ct al, live a year or tw,
longer, they will discover that the
disease is more than skin deep, and
that all the legislation of Radical
Congress can never change the Eth
opian's color, any more than it can
alter the nature that the Almighty
has planted in him. One had Just
as well SOW cookie seed with the
hope of reaping bountiful harvest
of wheat, as to attempt to elevate
! a race, or even an individual, to pO-
sitiOn for which his instincts say
nothing Of education-have not quail
fled him. Sumner and Morton and
Grant know it well enough but to
admit it would interfere with their
scheme to let the country have no
peace until the people consent to a
centralized natiOnized national pow
er, or perhaps stronger still.
How long! Oh, how long! will
the American people listen to the
teachings OF the political monte
banks who are now ruling our conn
try with ruin.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

WILD TEA.-We received from a
rascal aud swindler, a week or two
ago, a declaration that he had been
cured OF cancer by wild tea" We
q smell MICE" and did not ventil-
ate this precious evidence, but we
found il; our exchanges, and also in
certain verdant city journals. this
sroundrelly attempt to play off 6 the
retired pin, stefan, WHOSE sands of
life had about run out &c. on sat
frIiug aus! cIedulouS humanity. L.
now turns out that the :. wild tc:, .
business was concocteu III Pitts
bnI gh, as n cut and dried fraud, to
sell " winter green" worthless as a
cancer remedy, for tactlrc dollars q
pound. " Wild tea victims will
please take notice.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

BY way of Chicago. we have re-
ports of IA terrible snow storm in the
vicinity of Sioux City OH Monday,
and the great destruction Of hunnan
life. Sp"tted Tail and his band are
supposed TO have been frozen: hist
from St. Paul comes the cottir.ua-
ton of these reports, ana The furi; il,
CT reports of the loss of Colonel Nc
Nab and the Canadian surveying
party of twenty five. who lett Du-
luth in open boats for North Lake
Superior.
Wonder mOngers in Poland are
jubilating just now at the presence
among them of Il Russian peasant of
gigantic size. This altItudinOus per
sOnage is nearly nine feet high. and
very modestIy claims to be the tall
est man in the world.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

PARIS THE CITY OF THE POOR
We quote from Ouida" How
beautiful and how true are her
words! The thought, too, is we
think, original:
"City of Pleasure you have called
her, and with truth, but why not
also City Of the POOrs for what
city like herself has remembered the
poor in her pleasures, and given to
them, less than to the richest, the
treasures of her laughing sunlight,
of her melOdiOus music, of her gra
ciOus hues, of million flowers, of her
shady leaves, of her divine ideals
Oh, world when you let Paris die
you let your last youth die with her
Your rich will mourn q Paradise de-
serted. but your poor will have need
to weep with tears of blood for the
ruin of the sole Eden.whose sun light
sought them i'll their shadow, whose
music found them in their loneliness,
whose glad, green ways were open
to their tired feet, whose radiance
smiled the sorrow from their aching
eyes, and in whose widest errors
and whose vainest dreams there
wants and woes were unforgOtten.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

AMNESTY IN SPITE OF Con
GREss.-Under this heading the
New York World raises the point
that Johnson's proclamation issued
July 4th, 1865, and the validity of
which was affirmed by the Supreme
Court in the case of the United
States VS.. Klain, Administrator of
Wilson, on the 10Th january last,
has the effect to remove TIE disa-
bilitics OF all persons i'll the South
who engaged in the war, except
where they seek to 90 to Congress.
And this exception, says that paper,
is only because Congress is tile sole
Judge of the qualifications of its
members" Thus we have lam
ncsty in spite OF Congress- outside
OF congress.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24
~It is but two weeks. ut most

EIt is but two weeks, ut most,
before the present lease of the Pen
itentiary will expire, when the pris-
oners, some three hundred in num-
Der, will be thrown upon the State.
The Senate has the bill before it,
involving the plan recommended by
the Governor has made good head
way in considering it, but we should
be glad to see all other legislation
laid aside until the measure is pass
ed, in order to save the State the
embarrassment, as well as the ex-
penses, Of having the care of the
prisoners thrown upon her, without
any well digested plan for their man
agement having been perfected.
Pilot. 2iSt inst.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24
1T WILL PAY! TRY IT.!

1T will surely pay to have the COTTON
L ginned at the CANTON FACTORY
Why? Because our improved way of gin
ming produces the finest sample of COT
TON ever exhibited in the market, and
best Of all, will give you the largest per.
ce'.tage Of lint to the seed eyer known in
this country, lie wing scarcely any notes
behind.
: To facilitate business, we bavs set two
gins in motion to insure to our customers
Both excellent and prompt work.
J. II. HINTERMISTER,
Sept 80, ls7 In
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

A WESTERN paper tells story
about two couples who stood up to
he married before a non observing
clergy man, who performed the cere-
mon! for ole pair, surprising the
other man and woman were groOmS-
man and bridesmaid. The reverend
gentleman was I" flabbergasted," to
the least, when he discovered that
the latter had gone off on their we'd
ding tour,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

THE EDUCATION BILL.-Tl'iS bill
which passed the House of Repre-
senSatives at Washington the other
day, is regarded as II measure of
some Importance. 1t coEsecrates
public education. One half the pro-
ceeds Of the sale of public lands are
distributed annually among the diff
ferent states during the first ten
years upon the basis of illiteracy,
as shown by the freSen: census. The
other half is to he invested and the
interest used for educational pur-
poses. No state loses its share of
the fund by legal enac.ments foc-
bidding mixed schools. After ten
years the distribution will be on the
basis of population, instead of ILL
teracy.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

DCOI. z. 4. PeytOn, late United
States Marshal, was convicted at
jackson last week upon the charges
of embezzling funds belonging to
the United States. He was sentenc-
ed by Judge Hill to be confined in
the county Jail Oh the tirst charge
six months, second charge twelve
months. third eighteen months and
the fourth t"enty-four mOnths-in
all, five years. Col. PeytOn was also
sentenced to pay fine of several
thousand dOllars-the amount of his
defalcatiOn.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24
David Ian dreth & Sons.

The nSual annua! supply of gar
den seeds is now at the Drug Store
of w. j. Mosby & Co.; also re
double supply of onion sets-all
fresh from Philadelphia. 1t is as
to get, at once, what l.
wanted before the stock is broken.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

THAT'S THE WAY THE MONEY
GOES - The WoOdville Sentinel
has discovered that twcnty-four
thOuand dollars of the money wrung
from The people of Wilkinson coun-
ty is missing. The deficit lays be
tween the sheriff aud the county,
treasurer, with the predonderance
OF the sheriff.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

A tame. cock, zach is an interest
ing feature in Cleveland saloon:
He comes forth from his hiding
place at the call of his master, and
capers nimbly about over the crack
er dish to the lascivinus plradings
of the demijohn, and the tinkling
music OF IA spoon in al empty cham
payne glass.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24
TAILOR RING.

rJNHE undersigned would respectfully in "a
Z form his old friends and patrons that ~
be is sednlousiy in the pursuit of his old
occupation tailoring-in all its various
branches, end is prepared TO furnish gentlemen
with full suit or single garment at the short
est notice. perfect knowledge of his business
warrants him in the belief that he will give en-
ire sal isiacton to all who may patronize hun
Call at the place indicated by his sign South
side Public Square, up stairs.
Y. SCATTER.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

ROAD AND STREET WORKING
the New Code evidenriy means to
have the roads and streets worked,
as 1t fixes a fine of 81 per day and
one months imprisonment in the
county jail for those who refuse to
work, aud requires ten days i'll the
wear for this work.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24
Mr.. Beeoher Stands by Carl.
SchurZ.

Henry Ward Beecher, whose pc
litical orthodox cannot be ques-
toned, says in the Christian Union
of this week, in reference to the
policy of excluding Southerners
from participation in political af-
fairs, as follows:
We commend to the attention of
the gentlemen who are afraid of
amnesty the present condition of
Louisiana. Are the holders of po-
litical power in that community
such a select and virtuous class
that the admission Of ex secession
lists would lower the average guam
tity ? In fact. was there ever "A sect
of more worthless adventurers than
those who are wrangIiny over the
Offices in New Orleans? Have we
not had evidence enough of the
wretched misgOvernment of halft the
South? Since We cannot directly
cure ii, let us at least leave the
people perfectly free TO do the best
they can for themselves. Let us
not shnt out all their old and trust
ed leaders from the Offices which
the veriest Tiff raft are free to enter.
We are excluding this class-the
most intelligent aud capable men
in the South-for supporting
cause which the whole white poru-
lation supported. Surely it is time
for this Injustice and folly to end.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24
lrreverence.

In some Sabbati-schools there is
an atmosphere of irreverence. There
is little or no seriousness in the ex-
ercises. Now, the opposite of this
should be studied aud cultivated.
The air, manner, address, and tone
OF all. while at work. should he seri-
Gus aud reverent. Reverence is not
gloom, nor is it inconsistent with
natural cheerfulness. Seriousness
is the natural expression of deep,
earnest purpose. No sensible sur
geOn operates on a mans throat
close by the jugular vein, with a
joke on his lips. No ships officer
steers by perilous reef with a run
ming fire of drollery. cit is forbid
den to speak to the man at the
helm y on the ocean-going steamers,
for obviously good reasons.
When Christians assemble on the
Sabbath to lead immortal sonls from
he'lward paths to Christ, they are
about earnest work. Levlty is shock
ing, and when, to the gravity of the
work We add that the word they use
Is Gods, the presence they invoke
is Gods the work they do is Gods,
the blessing they seek is Coils it
will be plain that reverence is the
lifting frame of mind; and that
frame of mind is to be shown by APP
propriate manner. / presume there
are churches in which persons are
made to feel 10y the entire service,
that solemn affairs are in hand. that
God is there of "a truth. Why should
not SabbathschOOl reverence pro
duce the like impression Why
should the unspOken impressions of
"a boy looking around his school be,
= guess it's not of much impor,
lancet DIR. JOHN HALL.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

~The following decision con.
ceruing the Law in regard to sending
papers by mail, has recently been
made by the Post Office Depart
ment:
No name or memorandum can be
made on . newspaper inside of the
wrapper on which the address is
written. Itis barely permissible to
mark IN article with pen or pencil.
More than this subjects the paper
TO letter postage. aud the violation
Of the law to q 6ne. No printed
card, handful. or advertisement,
nor written notice, letter. or slip of
any kind Whatsoever must be folded
in papers or periodicals.. Soliciting
notices, are also violations of the
law. Senders Of transient papers
can sepd bundles of printed matter
b. weight, or transient postage
charges, bat must not send any
written matter I'm such bundles. 1t
will save expense and Inconvenience
to partiesi concerned to bear this
ruling Of the Department in mind.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24
Senator Hill on the Amnesty Bill, in
the U. S. Senate, 9Th inst.


friend from Nebraska in regard to
the potential voice of the Senator
from Massachusetts. 1t is power
full to build up and it is powerful to
crush and destroy. I will not insin-
uate that there are upon this floor
those who tremble when he mods
But it may bc that it might be wise
for such as are here, who would
Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee,
Where thrift may follow fawningf
to take counsel from the sage of
Massachusetts. Sir, l am not in
that line myself. / am not in the
habit of taking counsel, perhaps,
as much as I ought from him or
from any other Senator. I choose
to follow where I think the path of
duty and common sense and the
Constitution of my country carries
me, and not to be diverted from the
track by clamor or by popular ap-
plause.
81 leave the Senator i'm possession
Of the great field; and it is no in
significant One-the full possession
and control Of the colOred vote of
this country. 1t is power polite
ally, and am afraid it is to be felt
by its being sOlidified and controlled
by the Senator from Massachusetts.
1fhis voice is to reach INV own State,
and if it is to ALLEVIATE the whole col
Ored mass from me because of the
course l choose to pursue here, let
it be SO. 1t SO happens that L am
under no very great obligations to
them at present, and their displeas-
ure is not a thing that will either
brighten me or distress me very
greatly, though 1 most certainly
prefer their good to their i'll will. 1
1 think understand this thing.
81 had not thought once that I
would say it, bat l will now say
that I believe the Senator from
Massachusetts would be more dis
appointed if this measure should
carry before the Senate and before
the House of Representatives than
he ever was i'm his life; and 1 am
afraid with his disappointment there
would be mingled little regret, be-
cause the thunder would cease to
roll, and the public mind would be
done with this eternal agitation,
and would then turn to something
else, and this measure would no
longer stand up in the councils of
the country to brighten Senators and
Representatives from their prOpri-
ETY..
81 do not think I deal harshIy
when ascribe motives like these to
II politician. If they are unjust, the
Senator will disclaim them. II it he
true that he is willing that his lau-
rels shall he garDered up, and that
there shall be nothing in the future
for him after he has redeemed this
fallen and oppressed race, of which
he says SO much, let him say it;
but l have been prone to think that
agitation for the sake of agitation
had much to do with the Senator's
movements
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

A wife having lost her husband.
was iDcOns0lable for his death
"Leave me:.to;,ny grief" abe cried,
eobbinG; "yOu know the extreme
sensibility Of my Derves-S mere
n0thiDgiupsets them"
UA bill creating the coun t. OF
Clay, passed our State Seuate on
the 8th inst. The terr,tOry il Ia ken
from Yaiobushs, lafayette. Cal
houu and Panols counties, with the
county seat Ct Water Valley, on the
Mississippi Central Railroad,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

HTne telegraph reports the
burning of tn. Methodist Book Con-
Germ at Nashville, involving loss
of $50, 900.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

R~The "Old Line Wings" of
Atlanta, Ga, met recently in full as
eembly to take action for the apprO-
pirate recognition Of the ninety fifth
birthday Of HENRY CLAY. the 10Th
OF April next. 1t was resolved to
celebrate the day with imposing cere-
monies, and to invite distinguished
men throughout tho country to parti-
cipate on the occasion.
We hope to witness this interest
ing anniversary, and feel proud of
our native Georgia, for the love they
entertain for the memory Of " the
Mill Boy Of Hanover and would
like to meet Alex. II. Stephens, as
the orator, on the interesting occa-
sion. No one know HENRY CLAY
better than he-and none loved him
mOle.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24
ssse. G.. w. MEk Il ETH
DENTIST.

.NTISiIES to inform his friends N-~
w ana patrons that he has re .f?iSsssss5,.s.S>
tanned To canton aad l. now in tie IL
,fsir. formerly occupied by Drs.
Olisl and Adam, over W. j. Mostly 4 Co
drug store.
lie i prepared to do "a kinds of worl7 anown
the profession in the neatest and most darabte
Teeth ext acted without pain, by the
use OF =. \ Oxide Gas" Especial attention
given 20 Pi'r N ok. Ant ii :iIi Teeth put up
~. t;u'd. Platinum. silver or Westrrn Metal.
as- Ni-it- made to the country when the work
viii justify
s0'rFRMS CASH and to suit the tunes
becoming saii~ii'd from long experience that
NIlc.nite Base for Artificial Teeth is u iaIiurr.
.e has discontinued its use, and would inform
those tor whom he has done that kind of work
ami their plates have given away. that he will
replsc" il with Western Metal. which he thinks
murh preferable free Of cost
liz ~ also prepared To do con iuuous Gum
Work the most natural and durable artificial
work in the world.
A& All WORK warranted.
Canton, SEPT. y, ls7l-u.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24
GREAT DISTRIBUTION

GREAT Gift Distribution by the National
" Gift Company. G. A. MALLS, & Co, No.
7 Pine Street. New York.
TICKETS IS CENTS. Send for Descrip-
i've Circular. decl3 m.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24
Rats Desert . Sinking ship.

Rats Desert . Sinking ship.
The New York papersfof promi
nence are greatly exercised and as
tonished at the resignation of John
w. Forney from the CollectOrship
Of the Port of Philadelphia They
cannot understand how the venera-
BILE Commander of the Bread and
Butter brigade Of the City Of broth
erly love, could be induced to give
up the flesh pots Of Egypt, and still
moro arc they sstonished that the
reason assigned by the sapient John
for his "long farewell to his Off
cial greatness is, viz: that the re-
tsntiou Of the Collectorship inter
fered with his duties as a journalist,
and prevented the requisite atten-
ton to the editorial matters of his
two papers" both dailiea."
What say theyi Has the old
Grey-bearded wise old Rat gone
back on his record Hath he at
Last been satiated with good cheer T;
and hath he gnawed through to the
rind the cheese Of salaries and the
fathess Of general order and ware
house businessf Or has he discovered
that tho ship in which Grant is the
commander has sprung leak, and
threatens to founder in mid-ocean /;
and 20 the cute old rat has found a
large chip, on which to navigate
himself back to the dry land of po-
litical successi
No one suggests that the old Rat
has . qualm Of conscience about the
rascally part he has for the last
twenty years played in American
politicA
No one believes that he has I'M
dergone any change of heart, on the
question of robbing the public
till, and believing for the blood of
conquered Southerners, Whose bread
he had often eaten with smirk and
hypocritical genufections,) in order
that frand, robbery, and peculatiOn,
might be hidden from public view.
No one seems to suppose that his
black and hardened heart can by
any possibility contain one drop of
the milk of human kindness towards
his oppressed and down-trodden
countrymen of the South, who are
1t most, simply mistaken in his
stand point, in their past conduct
and present political convictions.
No all that they or any one can
SO in this conduct, Of the traducer
Of character, thesbetrayer Of party
and friends, the great American
Ratter in politics John Worthless
Forney is, that he is . shrewd OBJ
server Of the popular pulse and
that he leaves his masters roof
because he fears the popular food
of indignation that is now rising
and surging towards the White
house, threatening to engulf all its
inmates and supporters, and hence
the astouishment of some and the
dismay Of otherA
We trust that the party orEmen
to whose companionship he::may now
betake himself, may recognize in
him the Benedict Arnold of his polit-
ical era and 80 treat him.
~The following decision con.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

The Grand Duke Alexis was mag
unanimously received at Havana.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

THE CLAIMS AGAINST ENGLAND
The following are the aggregate
figures of the claims preferred
against England, Called the i" Ala
bama claims,') and to enforce the
payment of which the United States
talk of going to war:
Value of vessels aud outfits Sl.s3fs2s
Supposed loses .I,.os2lc
Loss of prospective prohts.......z 3a5 TIA.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-24

ATTACHMENT To NEWSPAPERS
A strong attachment of subscribers
to newspapers is fully confirmed by
publishers. Stop my paper"
words of dread TO beginners in busi
pursues just, honorable and judi
ciOus course, meeting the wants of
IT'S customers in all respects as far
as I'll e profits of the office will per
nit, and the ties Of friendship be-
tween the subscribers and the pa or
are as hard to break by an outside.
third party as the links which bind
old friends in business or social
life. Occasional defects and errors
III newspaper are overlooked by
those who have become attached 40
it through it's pernsaT foryears. They
sometimes become dissatisfied with
it on account of something which
had slipped into it's columns, and
may stop taking il; bnt the absence
OF the familiar sheet at their homes
OF offices for a few weeks, becomes
an insupportable deprivation and
they hasten to take it again and
possibly apologize for having il
stopped. This we believe to be the
common history of all well establish
ed newspapers. No friendship on
earth is more constant than that
contracted by reader for a journal
which makes an honest and earnest
effort to merit his his continued sup
port. Hence the newspaper which
is cOnscientiOmSly conducted be-
comes a favorite one.