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endeavOred to ascertain by cOnferr
ing with the citizens of the district.
what arrangements in locating the
schools would best carry ont the
purposes sought to be accomplished
by the school law. Acting on the
information thus obtained, and be
ing influenced by desire to accom-
mediate the greater number of pu
pills, the apportiOnment, as 1t now
stands, was made.
The course of Director Parker
finds a sufficient vindication i'll the
expressions of approval of the PEG
pie interested. But it is the mis-
fortune of every public servant. it
matters not how faithfully he exc
cutes his trust to provoke the I'M
charitable criticisms of certain carp
ing, fault finding individuals who
see nothing in this world to approve
but self, whose self-importance is
proof against rebuke, as illustrated
by j. Il. Ii. again appearing III pub
lie as a censor Notwithstanding the
eXcoriation Rev. Harrington gave
him rot year since, when he essay
ed to tell the public through the
press ''what lie knew about cen
stIVcting railroads.
True, 1t would be wrong for the
friends of the School Board to an
swer the charge preferred a g Grim
inal ignorance by recrimination,
for we apprehend your correspond
ent should no more be cenSured for
his ignorance than the peacock for
his vanity, yet we think he might
have learned from association that
his effusion was not respectful.
But we presume he has accom-
plished his pu,pose-got rid OF his
spleen, and that now he feels. as he
says of the appearance OF his corn
crop tolerable good"
DISTRICT No. 4.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-09-14
Editor American Citizen :

Editor American Citizen:
SIR,-In your issue of the 9TH
September, | find another letter
from the rerJose Reverend, which l
cannot allow TO pass unnoticed. The
gentleman is never better pleased
than when he is featuring the School
Board. What is the meaning of all
this g rediculosity 20 The School
Board is doing well; 1 defy the
Rev'd starched official gentleman "
to the contrary we would remind
him that "the greatest of these is
charity.' / have no time for an
elaborate reply, or to analyZe poor
Saxon! The Scribbler says 1.-The
genius of Common Free Schools
What tautology! What bosh .
Shades of Junius shield me! mot
:! Dark Corner Juniusl.
Mr.. ii. speaks OF giving every
child "equal school advantages or
words to that effect. l ain well
aware what the lawmakers Intend
ed-in other words | understand the
spirit OF the statute. Why, sir, if
we were to carry out Mr.. Hamblen's
idea of the law, our lands would be
up for taxes; we could not possibly
pay the tax, $4,000, to give the
scholastic population of Madison
equal school advantages" as Mr..
Ii. would have it. What way can
we carry out the letter OF the law ?
This is my plan: Let there be Il
school in Il. 10, Il. 3 Il, now, and on
the LIST OF January one in L. . 3 + Z;
this is simply to illustrate, or rather
to convey what | mean /; 80 school
houses with 25 teachers. This and
this only, is the way TO carry out the
vantages." Mr.. II. ought to be sat
isfied, he has Z" Russell Academy ,:
near his home.
Is it not pity the gentleman is
not on the School Board / would
remind him fur' her that he lives in
the 9th Sub School District, and
that Il. G. Postell, Esq, represents
that District on this Board.
Once more. | must confess l have
received many, Il great many letters
from the successor of the $ Student
of Gamaiel,' and if | were TO an
swer every one, l should have to
employ a secretary. Sir, Reform is
the word! Rrtrenchment is the
" duty of the hour"
Respectfully,
JNO. WILLIAMS,
Co. Supt. and President.
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4 Terrible Railroad Disaster Pre- =
vented.
4 Nan Named Beatty Caught IN the
Act of Tearing Up a Rail on the
Mississippi Central Railroad.

From the Water Valley Central. September
From the number of accidents Oc-
curing from time to time in the vi
entity of Beatty'S cut, on the Mis-
sissippi Central railroad, five miles
north of Walden, Col. r. ID. Frost
was induced to put Il detective on
duty to watch and SEE if the fiend
or fiends who were SO maliciously
attempting to murder innocent pas
seneers, and to rob and plumber
during the confusion incident to
IL railroad disaster, could not be
brought to justice.
The detective set about the work
in methOdical and busiuesS-like
manner, and last Wednesday came
upon three villains who were in the
very act of removing a rail from the
track. He Immediately bore down
upon them, and attempted to secure
the trio, but two of the death de-
serving scoundrels made good their
escape; while the third one-a
young man by the name Of Beatty,
respectfully connected and of an
hif hertO irreprOachable character
was captured. He was taken be
fore IA magistrates court at Walden,
and put on trial for the diabolical
act, and, strange to say. was re-
leased on IL bond of one thousand
dollars. Surely, the tiendish and
malicious attempt to take the lives
OF so many innocent llow-beingS
ought to have required large
bail, if baiiable at all.
We are in favor of law and order,
and deprecate mob violence under
all ordinary circumstances; but we
regard an act Of this kind as extra
ordinary and without IA single eX-
tenuating plea, and if clearly guilty
of the foul act, deserves to be hung
higher than Hannah, instead of
being turned loose on such insig-
niticant bail. We never heard of
the young man before. and of course
can have no personal spite to
crafty, but it the facts as reported
to us be cOrrcct-and we have no
reason to doubt them-he richly
deserves the execratiOn of mankind
and the extreme penalty OF the law.
No c,usc can be assigned for the
villainous act, except to rob the
terrified passengers in the confusion
and slaughter that would have en-
sued had the train ran into the
break, as they had not even the
miserable snbterfuge of Il pique
against the company, which would
be a miserable excuse for the dam
nable act. 1t is to be hoped that
the two scoundreiS who made their
escape may yet be apprehended
and brought to Justice. but if they
too are allowed to go free on straw
bail, justice will be cheated of her
legitimate demands. 1t is reported
that the man admitted to bail has
abSconded, and will no doubt leave
for parts unknown long before the
trial.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-09-14

81 I.nth-The franking privilege ought to b.
abolished. - Radical Piaitmm.
The Radical party has had control
of the Government for over eleven
Years for most of that time, it bad
over two-thirds majority in both
houses of Congress; it has possess
ed. at all times since 1861, the pow
er to make whatever laws it desired;
yet it has never made the slightest
effort to abolish the ranking priv
ilege. In a party platform, made in
insinrerity, it declared ''the frank
ing privilege ought to be abolished. ,
Can the professions of such party
be trusteds
In the same platform, the Radical
party says it advocates a reform OF
the civil service, so that men will be
rewarded, ~ not for mere party zeal"
but for g honesty, efficiency and
fidelity While this party is seek
ing endorsement in its pretensions,
it is a notorious fact that men are
kept i'll office merely because they
are partizans, and serve their party,
better than they do the country
And it is fact no less notorious
that no one can hold office after he
ceases to exhibit great ''par. y zeal"
With the assertions about the
franking privilege and civil service
reform, solemnly adopted i'll Nation
al Convention by office holders who
ask to be trusted again, we see a
most disgraceful spectacle presented
at Washington. A dozen officers,
who receive pay for public services,
and scores of clerks, who are paid
salaries by the Government, are Oc-
cupying public rooms III the capital,
engaged in franking campaign doc
uments all over the country. Car
loards of such documents, folded
and directed by Government officers
and clerks, bearing the franks Of
Senators and Congressman, Officers
clerks, Senators and Congressman
all favoring the abolition of the
franking privilege, and civil service
reforni,) are sent by every train that
leaves Washington City.
We know what the Radical party
means Ivy IT'S profession of honesty,
economy and reform. 1t will stoop
10 any deception or intrigue TO re
tain power. Seven years of bitter
experience have taught what we of
the South have to expect.
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The Dying Wall OF Bourbonism.

The following is the communities
ton in full, presented by the Louis
lana delegation to the Blanton Dun
can Convention, which was to pluck
up drowned democratic honor by
the locks" 1t is the dying wall Of
BourbOnism
1t came on us as an inspiration
that Charles OConor and John q.
Adams might save the Republic
Mr.. O'Conor has refused to be our
standard bearer. History must lass
on his reasons. With profound re
greet we have heard epithets applied
to him by members OF the Conven-
ton since his absolute declination
has been made known to the basest
of men. Hypocrisy and cowardice
were attributed to him.
We believe that the last hope of
the Republic rested with this Con
ventiOn. To us it is IL matter of
utter Indifference whether Grant
or Greeley succeeds With sad
hearts we foreSee the tleNh of Dem
ocraiic principles and Republican
government. Let us pray to God
that the impending revolution may
be without blood. I'VE came here
in the spirit of fraternity, aud in
that spirit we part from Il majority
OF yon. The Convention, before de
runciations of Mr.. O'Conner were
uttered, had not in our opinion eX-
haustcd all Incoming means OF pre-
vailing on him to accept the distin
nuiShcd honor rendered him.
Gentlemen, we leave you with the
painful conviction that we can 40
longer serve our common country,
our State or oar principles by re-
naming with you.
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Disappointed and Disguised Dun
oanites.

FORT WAYNE, IND, Sept. J.-Mr.
Samuel Glen, an old citizen of this
county and n lifelong Democrat.
aud one of the two delegates from
the Ninth Congressional District to
The Louisville Convention, has re-
turned from that city. and this eve
ming publishes u card fn the Sen.
finel, saying:
went to Louisville as a dele
gate, honestly believing that the
convention was called for tho fur.
.herauce of sound Democratic prin-
ciples. Intercourse with the man
ayers of that affair at Louisville has
satisfied me that it was instigated
and managed by men wholly for
selfish purposes and to secure the
reelection of Gen. Grant"
Mr.. J. e. Thompson, of Green
Vile, Kentucky, editor of tue Green
vile Independent (the only strayed-
out organ III the State), and dele
gate to the strayed-out convention,
last night folded his brown linen
duster and extra st1rched shirt, and
silently strayed out of the city,
taking a direct route for his home.
But before he departed he had &C.
casion to say confidentially to a
friend that he was 6 disgusted with
the whole business of the thing"
and that if he had known that 1T
was such a Grant sell and Grant
layout before he left home he
would not have come.
Major Gassett, of North Carolina,
who was during the war quarter
master in MOrgan's command, de-
nounces the convention as fraud,
and will probably publish a card to-
morrow, exposing the trickery of
the affair.
Yesterday afternoon q reporter
asked a delegate how he felt.
81 feel like a ID FOOL" was the
angry reply.
Another sail to a friend: "The
id thing is a failure. We are
sold out to a New York local ring.
Don't joke abont it. 1t is unfair TO
strike a man when he's down."
A great many others too have
eft the city with the same feel
ings of disgust and mortifca-
ton, a number of them declarif r
that they will vote for Greeley
while there is yet another class who
show, or feign a degree of indigna-
ton that will serve as an excuse for
voting for Grant under cover of
spite. These persons were original
Grant men, and some of them be-
came confidential and familiar on
short acquaintance, and declared
their political preference before
leaving the city. An old citizen of
Louisville, yesterday, seeing one of
the delegates pass along the street,
remarked to his friends:
"There goes one of my lifelong
friends. He has always been Re-
publican, and ia now IL delegate to
Duucan'S Convention
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O]),000; 1871, S25,0O0,OOO Texas,
1861. s., 200. 900; 1871, $4,000, 900

1861. 32,OOO,OOO; 1871, $4,000, 900;
Arkansas, 1861, s2,O0O,0OO; 1871,
$4,000. 900; i'll 1861, the debt OF
our own Mississippi, (Which, thank
Heaven. postponed caipet-bag rule
until lS10.) was 100000, in 1871,
the cost of the State Government
was 81 600, 600; in 1850, a350,0O0;
in 1860. the local taxation was $3.50
900; in 1870, it WAS 80, $50, geo; in
1850, the rdiHf of our improved
lands was $3.50, 900, 600; in 1870, it
was $SO, geo, 600 yet the taxes
were increased four fold in 1860.
we paid 20 cents on the 500; in
1876. we paid 81 10 on the 500.
These figures do not include one
cent of Indebtedness incurred dur
ing the war; they only include the
sums stolen.by carpet-bag State Off
GERS since the war closed.
Is it a wonder that we have wea
ried of this State of affairs, and that
the Government is called corrupt 7
II argument or reason was wanted
further, to prove the reeking cor
ruptiOn of every branch of Radical
ism, it could be found in the course
of the Government towards the ne
groes of the South. Ignorant and
simple, the negroes were taught to
look upon every Southern white man
as bitter, personal enemy In or
der to secure their votes for the par
ty OF corruption, the vilest class of
men were imported into our midst,
and appointed to office, to create
and keep up feeling OF hostility,
swore the negro into leagues, and
bound him by oaths to vote and act
as ordered they stole from him his
hard-earned wages; representing
themselves to be from Goods cOun-
try" their conduct has been vile
enough almost to cause the prince
OF the lower region to dlsown them.
And these bad men, these unpIinci
ped carpet-bag Adventures, these
paid tools of corruption, have been
sustained, encouraged and protect
ed by the highest officials in the
land, and by the General Govern
ment. ...
This party of hate and corruption
is seeking further lease of power.
To gain it, it will resort to force,
fraud, bribery and every species OF
villainy and wrong. If it should
succeed, Heaven protect our coun-
try, and change the hearts, or palsy
the arms, of these bad rulers. What
will be the condition of our own OPP
pressed, wronged Southern section,
after four more years OF carpet-bag
rule, no human being can fOreteH.
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10 Politically the n. Y. Hcrdid
remains on the fence, but it confess
eSs that g whether General Grant is
defeated or elected, the corruplions
of the party in power will he check
ell by the pressure of public opin-
ion upon Congress and the admin
istratiOn, and that the adminiStra-
ton party, as now organized, will
be broken up and dispersed
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-09-14

[yLast Saturday evening walk
ing match against time occurred ut
the Fair ground for wager of so.
The distances WAS the circuit of the
rice track Zone mile and time, 10
Minutes. Mr.. John Zee, the con
testant accomplished the feat in
precisely the time, winning the wa
Ger. Afterward Mr.. Jas. w. Lang
ley and Arthur Smythe. to test their
powers of endurance performed the
same task-Mr. Langley accomplish.
ing the mile in 9:j1 and Mr.. Smythe
in 10 minutes None of the gentle
men are accustomed to walking
more than their ordinary business
Clarion.
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Editor american Citiecn

In Your last Issue your reverend
correspondent from Camden, j. X.
H.. gives vent to his disappointment;
at the apportionment Of the schools
in his district in IL communication
containing this charitable reflection
upon the character of the School
Board: 'ssThis injustice is Visited
upon us either through criminal ig-
no' ance or a spirit OF unfalrness in
the Board" Further on he states,
l have written plainly, l hope re
specttuliy.'
Before the schools were apportion-
ed, the Director OF District 80. 1
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with the "Citizen" is
now supplied with new and beauti-
ful type, cards, paper for bill or let
ter heads, aud colored inks, suita-
bic for job work of any kind, which
we ,ifer to do on reasonable terms.
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Please Observe

That CAssELL & BAUGHN are duly
authorized agents for the sale OF
all the School Books adopted by the
Board of Directors for our city
schools. Call and supply your
selves.
Canton. Sept. 6, 1872.
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BRANDON, Sept. 6, 1872.
Col. J. L. Power, Jackson, Miss: .-.


My DEAR SIR have been very much as
tonished to see from a recent number OF the
Irish Citizen that it has declared tor Mckee
for Congressman in quite lengthy editorial
intinates that Mckee is to receive the Irish
vote in Nicksburg. l know nothing OF the
editor OF the paper or OF his authority to
speak for the Irish people OF tie city of .cis-
burg. Can you tell me what il means? Can
it be possible tha: this paper represents cor
rec;ly those for whom it claims the right to
speak If it be true that any respec;a BILE
number of white people are committed to
Mckee then it is utterly useless to run any
one against him. VIII you do me the favor
to give me your views on this matter and
reply at once, as leave here On next Sunday
tor simpson court.
Yours, truly,
W. B. SHELLEY.
DEAR CITIZEN This letter was sent to me
tins week with the request that | would ex-
press my views the subece matter therein.
| will premise by stating that feel crate
full to Mr. Patrick for the active part he has
taken in establishing Hibernian Associations
throughout the State, and thar personally l
entertain for him sentiments OF the highest re-
gard.
If TIE editor of the Irish Citizen, as an in
L,
advocates the reelection OF Gen. Mckee, or
the election OF any other candidate, he has II
perfect right to do so. and no person can OBJ
ject; but it he or any other person assumes to
be the organ or exponent of Of the political
sentiments OF the Hbernian Associations or
0: the naturalized citizens Of Irish birth, or
their immediate descendants, in this State
I
enter our most solemn protest against any
such unwarranted presumption.
The objects of the organization of the Hi
beriiian = ssociation in this State are, to pro-
mote charity and beneyolence; to draw
irshmen and their descendants more clos, ly
together Tor their common good; to strengthen
the bonds OF friends h;p among them, and the
better enable them to render e.,ch other as
slsiance In time OF need, and more etfectually
all the common cause of humanity; 10 watch
over the Irish, protect aud perpetuate, so lar
as it may lay III their power, the national
honor and dignity OF Irishnen, and all things
thereto relating Politics and religion
p:etermittcd, and are never alluded to in our
Association We nave no Sec cts, and all per-
sons are welcome TO be present at our meet
ings. 1t may be seen, then, that the II ber-
MAN Association, as society, has no politics,
ami no PRISON, therefore. is authorized to say
tor whom its members shah vote. l know not
which to pity more, the man who presumes
he can drive en- masse citizens of Irish birth
or lineage TO vote tor any political aspirant,
or the man who believes that such thing
can be done by any person. The IRISH, like
the people OF all other nationaities, have
their faults and their foibles, but they are
dence of action and thought in politics
as much as any other people. They do
not vote for their avowed enemies, nor do
do they vote tor man merely because he is
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-09-14

~ Hon. Jacob Thompson, of Mis-
sissippi, is the only living member
of Mr.. B,rlIanau's Cabinet who
went with the erring sisters" in
1861.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-09-14

wIf sou want to fit yourself ont
honspk and save money, go
Heron & Anderson'a.
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The Cotton Crop.
Report Of the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange, 1872.

The New Orleans Cotton Ex-
change has published a report of
the cotton crop prospects from
which we have copied the annexed
extracts. All the intelligence which
has been received since the pnblI-
cation of this report is confirmatory
of the facts it contains:
MISSISSIPPI.
From Editor of Field and Factory,
Official Crop Reporter, Mississippi :
JACKSON, Miss. Aug. 81. 1872
Reports from sixty counties IN
the State. Falling Oft in cotton
crcp One-third. All report crop not
equal to 1871. Drought, rust, boil
worm and cotton caterpillar have
ruined the prospects of the cotton
crop.
E. G. WALL, Editor.
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 30. 1872.
Estimated damage to cotton crop
in vicinity of JacksOn-say part of
Kinds, Madison and Rankin coun-
tieS-One-third to One-half. Drought
very destructive to the crop. Worms
have appeared in every neighbor-
hood.
W. II. ALLEN s. Co.
COLUMBUS, MISS, Aug. 80, 1872.
Damage to cotton has been rapid
and unprecedented. Falling off
one-third. In the last three weeks
the weed is SO dried, forms and
leaves SO much fallen off, that but
little cotton will be made. I esti-
mate crop three and IL quarter mil
lions.
ADRIAN S. HUMPHREYS.
Walden. Mss, Sept. 2. 1872.
Worms general; top crop of old
cotton ruined June cotton worth
less.
J. Nj. Walden.
YAzoo Cry. Mss, Aug. 80, 1872.
In the last fifteen days prospects
of cotton crop in this section have
ia len off fully one fourth. Many
planters say they will not make as
much as they did last year. From
all the information we can gather,
we think in this section the crop
will be about equal to last years, ii
no further disasters occurs.
BARksDALE & SMITH.
-. VIcKsBURG, Aug. 80, 1872.
Worms and drought have cut
short ne-third
TURLEY & HENDREN.
LOUISIANA.
TRENTON, La, AHg. 30. 1872.
Has continued dry weather. Cot
ton crops still further damaged. All
made that will be. Oar estimate,
half to twO-thirdS average crop.
HEAD & NOLAN.
SHREVEPORT, La. Aug. so, IS72.
Since last report weather dry and
hot, and less favorable than last
year. Army worm in force Oh many
plantations, stripping clean as they
go. Picking both on bottom and
uplands commenced twenty day
since. Yield early cotton per acre,
twenty five per cent. less than 1871.
Weather continually dry, late cot
ton less than % per cent. Planters
gloomy, and reckon damage much
greater. Eu..
Il. Z. MARTIN.
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GEORGE ERNEST,
Boot s. Shoe Maker,

rs now located on the North side of Court
l. Square, a few doors East Of postofice, where
he will be pleased to his friends and the
Iuouc. 1 reasonable.
April 81 lS7I-y
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Il. Z. MARTIN.
TENAS.

GALyEsToS, Texas, Aug. 30 1877.
Eli ghteen counties heard from.
Halt crop is the estimate, aud will
apply to all the State-some west
ern counties making fourth. The
drought is causing it TO open all at
once. Rain would do much dam,
age. July estimates for four humid
red Thousand at this port have been
reduced to two fifty.
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ALABAMA,

SELMA, ALA, Aug. 30, 1872.
Worms general ; destruction COM
plete; August fruit all destroyed
in the cotton boil worms are now
appearing very general in the up
per tier of counties. Picking now
equal to October. Crop i'll cotton
belt VIII be half one.
r.
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INSTRUCTION.
THE MISSES CARNAHAN
WILL oPEH
SELECT SCHOOL FOR GIRLS,
In Canton, Monday, Sept 3Oth.

TNVERT bran ch of a complete education will
II he thoroughly taught
July -, 1871 3m.
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DENTISTS.
DIR BEN. H. CATCHING.

u E N Il L ST.
GRADUATE 81 Baltimore College Of Dental
iS',~ptry.
OFF'cE-rop. h Jones new Bntu. lip SAL
Dec. II. lfsi. W