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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05
Mountain and Mouse.

This article was written with pain, be
cause it records the end of the Grant
Alabama FiZZle. 1t is pity! In the re-
Prospect of this ''case," we remember all
the strutting, the parade, the pOmp, the
| vargas. the fIlminations of Congress and
the Parliament, the advent OF the joint
High Commission, the munificent dinners
of the diplomats, the keen arrangements,
| the shrewd contrivances, the hOrse-jOckey
| boast of show we got the British Lion, s.
the abuse of Andrew johnson and OF
Reverdy johnson, because of the repudi-
ated Johnson Clarendon treaty, the Mach
iavelian strategy between Grant and the
Senate, as to which should be responsible
for the humble-pie, or as to whether it
should be eaten Eat all at ALL" the con-
lectures as to by whom, when and how
the screaming and swooping Bird of
Freedom should be represented before the
mighty arbitratOrs, the fiat uttinaatuns that
the honor of the nation must be satisfied
at any rate. in consequential damages, ''as
compared with which individual interests
were but as SO many animalculip in all the
drops which enter into the aggregate of
all the oceans that ever darkly heaved in
tropics or iced a pole then the tllrbish-
ing forth of the Commissioners for Gene
va, the rewriting their lives, the parade.
the eulOgy. the compliment self-assurance;
all these, Horatio, we remember "weIl, ;"
as we ioildIv ponder over the mackcrel-
dead skull of that ''King's Jester" our
Porick, familiarity known as the Alabama
treaty, wherein Grant intcrpolated an au-
gust demand tor indirect damages.
And now we have the result 1t is the
status quo of the JOhnson-C Clarendon
treaty. The arbitratOrs have ignored all
the claims for National damages suffered
by the mere destruction OF ships and
cargOes.
Alas for tie vaporing i'm King Grants
message about the ''whOlly inadequntc
character" of the Johnson Clarendon
treaty for the settlement of the GRAVE
WRONGS that had been sustained by THIS
GOVERNMENT, as well as by its citizens.'
Back we go to the abused and repudiated
treaty of January 18th. 1869.
HencefOrth, on this blushful topic, .slet
us have peace" From this time forth we
will not aggravate the mad Bottom, who
played the lion in this farce, and we will
spare Grant and company, who have so
well assumed the rotes Of Moonshine and
that of the timid virgin Thistle. We will
no longer '''twixt the green sea and
iZured vault set roaring war; nor will we
shake any more ''the strOng-based prom
of old Albion. nor ''giye fire to
he dread rattling thunder.'' BY no
means On the contrary-we'1l ''break |
,ur staff meekly,
Bury il certain fithons in the Garth
And deeper than did ever pluprnet sound,
Wen drown our TreGfyi
-Fronk Lestie's illustrated.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05
Reason and Common Sense.

Gen. Grant is before the country for re
election to the chief magistracy, and eacf
citizen worthy the name is bound by
every consideration of honor, honesty anc
interest, to study him impartially and
subject all his public actions to the jude
ment of reason and common sense. If
during the last three years and a halt, he
has faithfully Obeyed the constitution and
the laws; if he has discharged every obi.
CATION resting upon him in a manner
which cOmmends itself to all fair-mnded
persons; if he has labored for the pros
perity OF the whole people, and not of a
mere party-If, in short, he has made a
good president, we may safely support
him in the pleasing consciousness that
while contributing to his elevation we
are also securing the happiness and we'll
being of the nation at large. If, en the
contrary. he has failed to reach this stand
ard, and dropped far below the require
ments of his exalted position, the citizen
who votes for him is false to all the claims
of intelligent and conscientious citizen
ship.
Stripping the administration of Grant of
al! the clap trap and glittering humbug
with which his champions surround it,
and what is there left to rouse our admira-
tlon, or even provoke a decent regard !:
He has done more for party and less for
the country than any previous occupant
OF the executive chair. He has openly
and iDspudently, whenever the emergency
seemed to require it, employed feoeral
patronage and federal authority for the
advancement of political favorites, and
through them to open the way to a sec
Ond term for himself. The minority has
had no rights which he thought
it necessary to respect, the
majority no demand with which he
was unwilling to comply. The perpetu-
alton of Radical supremacy has been the
be all and end all of his reign. He has
never once looked above and beyond the
narrow horizon ofparty, into the broad r
and better realm of the public welfare
he has shown many of the distinguishing
traits of a cunning and INSCRIPTIONS poli-
tician, but not a single feature which en-
tiers into the composition Of a patriotic
and enlightened statesman. Yet we
might, perhaps, pardon the bias of parti-
sanship were there none of the element of
personal selfishness mixed with it. But
the warmest admirers of Grant do not at
tempt to deny that he has used the presi-
dency more tor purely selfish objects than
any Of his predecessors, or, indeed, than
all of them combined. He as acted as |
though the Grant and Dent families. down |
to the remotest grade OF consanetiinity |
had an absolute and indeteasible right TO
office, no matter what their mental and
moral qualifications might be. Our earli-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05
How Grants Money is Raised.

The Cincinnati Commercial gives an
idea of how money is raised in New York
to push the campaign tor Grant:
Two years ago, in the state election,
$4,000 were raised from the custom
house. This year, for the Grant election,
under the increased assessment, $4,000
are to be raised from the same place. while
the collector himself, it is understood is
down for 25.0O0-making SI35 900 out of
this custOm-hOuse alone. Besides this,
there are number of special assessments
for local political purposes, which will
amount to large additional sum. In
other branches of the public service in
New York, the political assessments are
levied in the same way. Next to the GUS
tOm-hOuSe in Importance is the BROOKLYN
maynard, which has six thousand per-
sons connected with it or dependent upon
it. From this pace it is estimated that
about $4,000 can be raised during this
month and next; but to swell the aggre-
gate sum, as well as to swell the aggre-
gate number Of votes for Grant in that
locality, 1000 additional hands are to be
taken on in this yard next month. Then
there are the assessments on the internal
revenue fIInctiOnaries, estimated at $780,
600; the assessment on the pOst-office, say
$4,000; the assessment on the.marshal's
office, on the United States courts and on
the military headquarters. The inform
ant from whom we get these facts. and
who is necessarily posted about the mat
ter through his official and political posi-
ton, estimates the entire amount to be
raised by political assessment, within
about thirty days, from the Offieeholders
in New Y ork, at nearly $350,00O.
We are speaking only of the assessments
on actual officehOlders. The amount
raised for Grant by regular or assessed
from the ward associations,
which are thoroughly organized all over
the city, will, we are assured. carry the
sum just mentioned up to at least mil
lion dollars. OF course no estimate can
be made of the amount that may be raised
by other private contributions from the
wealthier classes in New Y Ork, but anOth-
er million would not be an Over-estimate
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05
A Profit for the President.

As a good deal has been said-and, we
think, improperly said, about alleged in
decorus methods employed by President
Grant to improve his personal fortunes, it
may not be amiss to allude to one method
that was effectual, and has never been
called indecOrOus. Just about the time
he became President, certain friends in
New York made him present of SI05,-
900 U. S. bonds. These bonds at that
time were payable in lawful money
greenbacks-and were worth about SO per
cent. in gold, gold then being 135. The
President recommended to Congress the
passage of a law guaranteeing the payment
of all the L. S. bonds. including the SlO5,-
600 held by himself, in gold. Congress
did as he advised; it passed an act plcdg-
ing the faith of the government to pay in
gold some sixteen hundred million five
twenty bonds which, by the law of their
issue, were payable in lawful currency.
The consequence of this legislation is that
the Presidents 100000 bonds, which
were worth So in gold i'm 1869, are now
worth 80; SO that the measure recon-
mended by the President added SD 800 to
his fOrtune.-Erchange.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05

The best way, says y. A. Willard, to
keep shippers from cheese is to use eel
bow grease frcely-that is, keep the sur
face of the cheese and the tables or ''set-
ters' on which the cheese rest, well
rubbed daily. Cheese that is properly
made and well cared for, while curing,
will have little or no trouble from skip
pers. Cheese, while curing, should be
turned daily, and the surface well rubbed
to destroy all deposit made by the cheese
fly. The rubbing may be done with the
bare hand. or with cloth the latter, of
course, will be required for cleansing the
tables or Settlers" as the cheese are
turned.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05

THE PAIN KILLER.--Special attention is
invited to the testimony, voluntarily given
by Rev. =. NJ. Baker, of ElmwOOd in a severe
case of Asiatic cholera. We would also say
that we have frequently tested the merits of
the Pain Killer, and we advise no person to
be without it.-Prouidence Or. ~ Adratiser.
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05

"A farmer who spOnged his horse in
the morning with water in which smart
weed had been soaked over night, says
the animal was not troubled with flies
during the entire dav.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05

bismarck, says Berlin jenkins,
smokes daily nine twenty-ccnt cigars, and
drinks about four dollars worth of beer
and wine. His tailor's bill annually
amounts, on an average, to six hundred
dollars; and he pays his servants in the
aggregate, about twenty-iour hundred
dollars a year.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05

Cholera!
BE PREPARED FOR IT!

,,, PROVIDENCE. r. l., July 8, ls7s.
MEssRs. PERRY DAVIS & SOM
Keeling anxious to benefit my race, wish to make
BILE medicine Pain Killer, " as manifested in my
case last Wednesday morning. 1 was at work on
lhe new house being erected by Daniel Potter, Esq
and had been at work but a short time in the morn
ing when was seized with the most excruciating
pains and gripping IN nv bowels. was outside the
a3d e l1d ahs emPeed to dali @Ron the
ally run on rom every pore of my body, and was
as cold as fce-~ater. My hands and feet became
coin, aFG the blood seemed to settle under my
nails nnis; fervent PRAYER to God to spare my life
was all could ask. The other workmen ran to my
nss,sf1nee and Mrs Potter made haste and pre-
5y the way, have always kept ION HANDY ever
since became acquainted with virtnes), and in
@ than thirty minutes time 1t far relieved me
IN mat was able to ride to my house. believe
should have died but for that dose OF medicine
nus timeiy administered. In relating the matter
is morning to my friend, DR.. J: c. Maine. Of Col
symptoms. he was of the opinion it approI rim ted
very nearly TO an attack of Asiatic Cholera, in
which opinion other physicians with whom have
conversed most fully concur; and Doctor Maine
most fully agreed with me In the opinion that the
. Pain Killer is good remedial agent in cases or
like kind, and safe and very valuable compound
you please, and IL any one is DESTROYS to hear
further of my case, and of what seems to me TO he
a most remarkable escape from death. let them adj
dress rev p M. Baker, ElmwoOd Store, Provf-
dence, r. 1.
~ Directions accompany each bottle.
Price, Is cts, SO cts, and $500 per bottle.
}. N. Harris, & Co, Cincinnati, o.,
Proprietors for the Southern and Western States.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05
BLACK LIST.

l..
President, since 18th June salary. 5 % 900
Secretary of state, salary ..--....... 5000
Secretary of the treasury, salary. ......-. 500
Secretary of the interior, salary. ........ 5000
Secretary of the navy, salary. ......... 5000
Postmaster general, salary, -.-.... 5000
Assistant secretary of state, salary. 1900
Assistant secretary of the treasury, salary. 900
Second auditor of the treasury, salary. 300
Third auditor of the treasury, salary .... 3, 100
Fifth auditor of the treasury, saary.... 800
Commissioner of internal revenue salary 1000
Assistant secretary of the INTERIOR salary. 1000
Chief clerk of the interior, salary .... 500
Commissioner of pensions, salary .... j, 900
Solicitor-general, salary. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
These are few of the chiefs. They all
draw full pay, while clerk, after thirty
days absence, is charged with every hour
of delinquency. 1t is the privilege of the
President and his cabinet not to apply
their own rules to their own pockets.
Hundreds of subordinates are now scOur-
ing the country and engaged in political
service, just as the secretaries are, at the
public expense. How is it possible for
government to be honestly conducted
which is carried on by outraging every
rule of propriety and duty ?-Washington
Patriot,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05

EVERY WHERE.-The Evening Star Stove
is on sale in all the principal towns and cities
throughout the South and West. All re-
spectacle dealers have them, and consider
them their most staple article.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05
READ THIS:

READ THIS:
"A COMPLIMENTARY TESTIMONIAL TC
MESSRS. j: & q. mcguire, 81. Louis, Mo.
FIR many yearsas reliable chemists and pharna-
ceuists and observing the effective action Of your
voluntary evidence to the enicacy Of yourla an
SH5 64RnsSR 1sis i, "a sS,t
claim for Is Alternative, purgstive, depurstor
snd diurette acting specially upon the LIVER. blood.
JOSEPH BROWN, Mayor. who adds: ''I have
found this the NEST pleasant and effective medicine
1have ever used. y,
NILES Stills, State Insurance Commissioner,
VINO adds: ~ endorse the Mayors opinion"
THOS. RICHESON, 8. H. LAFLIN,
Pres. Collier Lead Oh OF Ladin 4 Rand Powder
D. II. HoUsER, CHIs. G. CONFER,
Prop. 81. Louis Globe. C'hm'n Dem. Cen. Com
W. E WAGNER, r "a FERGUSON,
Clerk Probate Court. s.Jenks" of Mo. Dem.
BRITAIN A. HILL, HENRY T. NUDD,
Atty At Law. late City q County Ass'r.
late Pres. Boatman's Cif Court Grim. Correct.
Saving Ass. b. M. CHAMBERS,
NORMAN J.. COLMAN, Pres. But. q Drov. Bank.
Pub. Rural World Z. s. GREENWOOD,
~. late city Genec.or. E.A. sHRYotK,' ~ a.
THOS. WALSH. of shryock Co.
NJ. T. ANDREWs.' e'' of cay, hi.nnnenhamp &
theron hSSS' B slst JANIS ARCHER.
Barnum's Hotel
And many others too numerous to mention.
j. g. C.. MAGUIRE,
Solo Proprietors,
st. Louis. No.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05

A RAILROAD
/" .ATCH.
MADE BIZ THE
AMERICAN WATCH CO.,
WaItham, Massachusetts,.
Travellers by Railroad frequently find
their watches completely demoralized by
the continuous jar of the train. To oyer
come this difficulty has long been a prob
lem with watchmakers, and it is now sue
cessfulIy accomplished in the new grade
made by the
American Watch Co., of Waltham.
This watch is made in the most substan-
tial manner, on the most approved princi-
pies, and combines all the recent improve
ments. 1t has
New MicrOmetrical Regulator,
by which the slightest variation can be
easily corrected. 1t is carefully adjusted,
and may be easily relied on to
Run Accurately,
Wear Well, and
Endure tho Hardest Usage,
without any arrangement whatever. We
confidently recommend this watch to the
trade and the public as the
BEST w AFOH
FOR THE PRICE
IN THIS MARKET.
The full trademark engraved on the
plate of each watch is
" AMERICAN WATCH CO.,
Crescent St., Waltham, Mass"
and it is distinctively known as the CRES-
CENT ST. Watch.
The Superintendent of one of the Ne
yada mines writes that
Your (Haltham) Watches are the only
omes that will stand the shock OF blast
Ing. We have In this mine both FOREIGN |
and different kind. of American Watches, |
but the wALTHAM WATCH L. the only |
Dnc adapted to our purpose
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-05

ITHEN writing to adv ertisers please mention the
w name of this paper.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-04-18
.SlIiR/ET,S .S4T =

DLANkS. Of all kinds, fer sale. at I'll,
DREpuBLlCAN OEFlcE. TOLEDO, IOWA.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-04-18

er or their rangc--to find the order
Of time when county orders and city
Indebtedness shall be paid Hence
forth county orders shall be taken NJ
in the order issued.
4 bill passed fixing 5000 as the sal
ary Of a member of future Leslsa-
lures without any rerlniSitcs. Ii
is argued that, like members Of Cen
gress, the members will work harder
10 Get through each session when
their IA, is not measured by the
length OF tie session. The theory
! has experience to back 1t.
The Uouse-fre to make it the du-
ty Of the county Auditor and Treas,
urcr each 70 keep a register OF tax
sales so that any person can ascertain
/ by al inspection when his land may
have been sold for taxes, has passed
tae Senate-also, bill to repea. Sec
/ ST of the Revision, which heretofore
compelled parties pet.tionlng Tor the
establishment, vacation or change OF
a road less than 5 miles III length 10
give bond tor the absolute pay
ment of all costs and expenses. This
has been regarded by many as great
hardship,
Senate file No, to repeal the 8
per cent. Railroad law which had TO
run the gauntlet of two conference
committees, yesterday finally passed
the House an! so no more railroads.
can be thus aided. The western mon
lahored hard to prevent lis repeal.
The Senate this morning by two
of a constitutional majority, adopted
the resolution of the House to ad.
iourn to the 81 Wednesday Of Jan.
1873, to finish up the Code. The
resolution states that no other bust.
ness shall be considered unless by
unanimous consent ana the time &C.
cupled shall not exceed thirty days.
CryrS.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-04-18
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,SHERIEE'S SIZE

DI virtue Of special execution, dated the
ID Ind Of March, a. d. 1872 TO me di-
rectcd. issued out cf the Office of the Clerk
of the District Court Of Tnma county, State
OF Iowa, in favor of j. s. Moore, and
!. against William B. fringle, Eliza rrinple.
\. c. Wieting, L. q. Wic,ing and NJ. b. L..
Webb, on Judgment rendered by said
Court at the February term thereof, A. D.
1872 against the said William 3, Pringle
tor the sum of SIPS S3-l00 and decree of
foreclosure against said defendants, where.
in it was ordered. adjudgcd and dccreed
that the following described real estate,
to-wit;
The west half Of the north. east quarter of
section No, Nine [9l in township eighty~
four lSl north If range No thirteen TT3l
west of the 5th z. NJ, in Tama county,
Iowa, he sold, or SO much thereof as is
necessary 10 satisfy said Judgment, inter
est and cost.
Now. therefore. public notice is hereby
giye", that have levied upon, and shall OH
the lst day eff May. A. u. 1872, between
the hours OF 8 o'clock A. NJ. and o'clock
L, NJ Of said day. sale to commence at the
hour Of o'clock. Z. NJ. at the front door
OF the Court House in Toledo, Iowa, in the
County OF Tsma, offer and sell Mt public out
cry, to the highest and hes, bidder. for cash
all the right title and interest Of the above
named defendant, in and to The above de-
scribed property, or so much thereof as is
necessary TO satisfy said Judgment for the
above named sum together with cost. and
all accraing costs, unless the same shall be
sooner satisfied
KNIGHT DEXTER.
Sheriff of Tama County, Iowa.
s;ytrs < Saaey,
Attys for Plaintiff.
March -. 1872. $500 15-lh
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-04-18


Benton County purposes having
candidates enough in the fell, tor
the coming campaign, and in season,
too. Judge ConkIing is announced
rs anTaspirant tor congressional hon,
ors. At the same time, Coi. John
Shane. and 5. L Nanatta are striving
tor a Judgeship, under the reorgan,
led Circuit Court law, The gentle
men named are Doubtless good men,
and worthy. As good as they are,
ana as worthy, they Will undoa5tod
" have competitors to- the honoEs
they seek
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-04-18
ri -
We Object.

Brother True, OF the Tama County
RyrvrtIgkx, seems 10 claim that Ia
we were the cause OF driving the Sap
itcl Commissioners from Oxford
oolite, and .hey afterwards put al
sorts of stuff into that foundation,
therefore We are responsible .or TINS
worse iob they have made than they
would have made with the oo!.tcs.-
We mist say that we are unable 10
see the logic that would saddle such
responsibility upon us. ana We very
ml'ei hone we never shall see ii, ior
we Should be inclined to cry ont with
Gaia. Our punishment is greater than
we can bear No. Brother True,
don't attempt 10 load rs down with
responsibility Tor any OF tie acts OF
that commission. We gave them no
bad advice. They did well 50 long
as they followed our advice, and had
they continued to follow it they
would have stood unscathed before
the people of Iowa to day. They did
wei III dropping The oolito, for We are
perfectly satisfied it hal 10 business
in'tl,at foundation. When they lett
that aud turned TO any stone they
could pick up we warned ana r>mon
strated and protested and all Il at sort
OF thing, and pointed out TO them the
result at which they have arrived, but
they " onld not heed rs, and now they
are the worst disgraced body Of ihen
we ever knew III such position they
appear before the State as set OF i'm
beetles, utterly incompetent to dis
charge the duties they assumed
Don't attempt to hold us responsible
for their imbeeility. We could have
that Job better but they
would not heed us. We wash our
hands OF them, and stand vindicated
bv The character of the work against
which we protested Iowa City Re
pHjhean.
We are obliged TO differ with Bro.
Brsinerj, in that We think he did give
the Commissioners "bad ADVICE to-
wit to reject the oolite stone. Far
Their than that we have MT the heart
10 hold him responsible. But that
is a fearful responsibility 10 atone
tor which will require years of good
laaIs.