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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
State Fair Notes.

Observation-Disclosures. b. d.
Frost has cleverly consented to
furnish special train from Canton
to Jackson OH every day of Fair
week, commencingon Monday morn.
ing; and he promises, if possible,
to give a special train from MagnO
liza.
Col. Raworth agrees that the 'ac
train shall go to Bran
don every night during Fair week,
and leave there in the morning. a
special train will run between VIcks-
burg and jackson on Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
All the railroads will pass visit
Ors at halfrates. Visitors will pur-
chase excursion tickets, good fol- the
round trip.
BASE BALL.--The University
Ball Club, Oxford, has notified the
of State Fair, that they
will contend for the Association
prizes. The contest will take place
on Friday of Fair week.-CloriOn.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
Register !IReqisterIl

The citizens of Madison county
have. another opportunity to regis
ter, and place themselves in posi-
ton to vote for Greeley and Brown.
The Board of Registrars will be in
session at the court house in Can
ton on the Goth, 3Oth and 31st Octo-
Der and LIST and End November, when
all citizens who have neglected to
register Jean do SO, and those who
have lost their certificates of regis.
tration can have them duplicated.
We believe there are hundreds of
Democrats in this county who have
not yet registered. and to all such
we earnestly appeal to come for
ward and do their duty. We urge
our friends throughout ithe county
to attend to this matter and see
that his neighbors are registered.
By.proper efforts we can greatly re
duce the Radical majority in Madi-
son county, and we hope to see ev-
cry man do his duty.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
The Political Outlook.

The Cincinnati Commercial of Sa-
turday has special telegram from
New York which furnishes the fol-
lowing gratifying information
At Liberal headquarters cheering
letters have been received from all
the doubtful States. In TarbOrO,
North Carolina, it is stated a club
of Greeley cOlOred men, counting
over a hundred, has been establish
ed. There was only fifteen col
Ored Conservatives there at the
first election. The news from Hi
nois and Wisconsin is encouraging.
The Newark Journal has a table of
probable majorities in New Jerse.
counties, giving ,hat State to Gree
ley by over SIX thousand majority.
The Times to-day admits that the
Liberal cause is not killed and calls
for continr ed eXertiOns of the Grant
party.
The Herald thinks Greeley's de-
feat probable, but proceeds to say ::
:" There has, however. been sutfi
GENTLY powerful and dangerous re-
belliOn against the existing Admin
istratiOn to mark Il serious disafec-
ton in the public mind toward the
party in power. The strength of
the opposition has been thus far as
founding, even if it should not again
rally in a threatening manner
Without any regular organization.
with old parties shattered aud scat
tered, without money or official pa
tronage, it has forced the Admins
tratiOn to extraordinary efforts, in
order to prevent it from becoming
an overwhelming success. In n
Carolina, at the opening of the cam
paign, it struck down the usually
large Republican majorities, and
won q substantial victory for tue
Liberals. In Ohio, it seriously i'm
paired the Administration strength.
In Indiana it achieved a brilliant
and decisive triumph. In Georgia
it showed a strength that shook the
accepted belief in the position of
the Southern States. All this was
accomplished in the.teeth of a pa
tronage that is becoming alarming
ly Influential, and of mOneyed
power probably unequaled since the
initiation of political contests in this
country. These States by no means
settle the question of the Presiden-
ey, although they unquestionably
greatly strengthen the chances of
an Administration triumph in No
vember. Above all we desire to
impress upon the opposition the i'm
portance of maintaining the fight to
the last hour and using all legiti-
mate efforts to secure success
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
An Adroit Robbery.

Monday afternoon one of the
boldest and most daring rObberies
ever committed was perpetrated in
The Exposition building. Among
the hundreds of exhibitors are
Messrs. F. ID. Barnum & Co., the
well known Main street jewelers..
They have On exhibition fine and
valuable display of watches, chains,
lockets, rings, breaches and dia-
mond jewelry.
Monday afternoon the clerk in
charge was called away for a mo-
ment, and speaking to policeman
asked him to guard the show case
until his return. The man of brass
buttons and club nodded an assent,
and walking up to near the show
case turned his back to it and look
ed at the crowd passing by. When
the clerk returned, after not over a
two minutes absence, he found the
show case door which he had left
locked, slightly ajar. In an instant
he knew that the case had been
sneaked," and upon a close exam
ination he found four diamond rings
missing. One of the rings is soil
taire, valued at $1,000. The other
three clusters. One of them is of
nineteen small stones, another Of
three large, and the third of ten
small diamonds surrounding large
sapphire. The four rings are valued
at $4,000.
The robbery was undoubtedly
committed by PROFESSIONALS of whom
two or more were in the job. A
skeleton key was used to open the
door, which was also propped up by
some brOnzes and a box. Up to
last evening no arrests had been
made by the police.-Aralanche, 22d
inst.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
BY TELEGRAPH.

CLEBUHNE, TEX, Oct. Ca
gentleman just from Cranberry re-
ports that about one hundred In
dams made dash into Hood cOun-
ty, and attacked a camp of emf
grants about five miles from Gran
berry, killing four men, six women
and from twelve to fifteen children,
and wounding many others.
This is the boldest raid the Indi-
ans have made for a long time, as
Cranberry has generally been con-
sidered safe.
NEW YORK, Oct. %. President
Grant and Senator Wilson visited
the Republican headquarters this
afternoon.
1t is understood that the new in
dictment against Tweed covers new
charges, witnesses having been found
who swear positively to the divis-
ion of money between Ingersoll and
Tweed. 1t is stated that it will be
difficult for Tweed, to obtain bail,
now that this apprehension will
be a strong move for him to remain
from the city.
The indictments against Mayor
Hall covers seventy eight counts.
and is based on ad interim board
of audit frauds.
During the past week, the wife of
the Hon. Horace Greeley has been
lying at the point of death !; she can
survive but few days. Mr.. Gree
ley constantly remains at her side,
Il he Il 8,
his presence in various sections of
the country.
OMAHA, Oct. 21.-The weather
has been extremely dry in this VI
entity of late and prairie fires unu-
sually destructive. TIE country
within an area of thi ty miles in the
neighboIhood of the city has been
mostly burned over and enormous
quantities of hay and grain destroy
ed, besides many houses, barns and
fences. Yesterday, a prairie fire
started about two miles north of
the city, destroying most of the
fences, sheds and buildings at the
race track and Fair Grounds. The
soldiers at the Omaha barracks were
out all last night and o-day fight
ing the flames to prevent the de-
structiOn OF the barracks. They have
succeeded in checking the flames
in that vicinity.
MEMPHIS, October 21.-Angelo
Marie, a noted thief, was sentenced
to three years in the State prison
to-day as keeper of a /" fence"
Six other indictments are pending
against him.
LONDON, Oct. 22.-Miss Agnes
Livingstone, daughter OF DR.. Liv
ingstone. has published a letter
from her father, in which he says:
"I have written two letters to Mr..
Bennett. meant to keep matters
to myself, but because the expedi-
ton was an expense 1 gave Stan
ley what would help him write a
book. Americans are good and gen.
erOuS friends
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
Mr.. Greeley's PIeasantviIIe Speech.

The Boston Post makes the fol-
lowing allusion to Mr.. Greeley's
speech at home, which we publish
ed the other day;
If it were possible to improve on
the campaign speeches already de-
livered by Mr.. Greeley, that posi-
bility was attained in the speech at
Pleasantvile. which will be found
i'm another column. In it Mr.. Gree
ley exhibits in the fullest degree
that sterling philosophy and unset
fish patriotism which are such no.
table characteristics of the man.
Not word of complaining refer
ence to the adverse results of the
Ohio and Pennsylvania elections is
visible. Not sign of personal am
bition or dissatisfaction appears
The speakers entire thought is for
the ultimate and permanent welfare
of his country. He does not ignore
the fact that the great mass of the
honest citizens of the United States
have confided their hopes and
their interest to his Keeping
But, while he willingly and CRATE
fully accepts the trust, his aspi-
ratiOns are directed to the tri-
umph of the great principle of
reconciliation and amnesty which
he represents whether it shall be
successful in his person or not" 1t
is this spirit of complete self-abne-
cation and whole hearted devotion
to the cause of reform which in itself
stamps Mr.. Greeley as its truest ex-
ponent and champion. Whatever
temporary advantage the adherents
of a corrupt Administration may APP
pear to gain, they will in vain at
tempt to resist the patriotic and
honest sentiment of the people as
expressed in the Pleasantville adj
dress.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
Sound Reasons.

Hon. r. Nj. Il. Hunter. in his
speech in New York gave the fol
lowing summary of reasons why a
Southern man could support Gree
ley. Hear him and behold the con
traSt:
1. To effect a genuine and cordial
reunion between the North aud
South.
2. To bring about a feeling of
confidence between the white and
black races which have been kept
too long apart.
3. To counterfeit the present
threatening tendency to centraliza-
ton and power.
4. To place an honest man in the
Presidency who will not use his
vast power and influence over office
holders for selfish or arbitrary ends.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

YOU are hereby notified that seal
i ed proposals will be received
Oh the following bridges in Madison
county, for thirty days from this
date, according to specifications on
file in the Chancery Clerks office,
VIZ:
Bridge across Loves Greek, on the
Camden and Boles Ferry road.
Bridge across the large ditch be-
tween the residence of E. A. and
James Stebbins, on the Camden
and Boles Ferry road.
Also proposals to line the six up
per cells of the Jail with two inch
oak plank all the cells to be lined
front and back, and the end cells to
he lined on three sides all of said
work to be done under the super
vision of the Sheriff. Proposals to
be filed in the Clerks Office by the
LIST Monday in December, 1872, and
the work to be completed by the LIST
Monday in January, 1873.
The Board of Supervisors reserve
the right to reject any ur all bids on
the same.
BY order of the Board of Super
visors of Madison county, Miss,
this 21st day of October, A. d.
1872.
e. 8. JEFFREY, Cl'k.
E. 81. LUITwIELER, d. G.
Oct. 26, 1S72-3w.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26

~Judge Benedict of New York,
who has just sentenced criminals
to one years imprisonment and
$500 fine for sending obscene publ
cations through the pOstOffice, has
remarked that the punishment is
totally inadequate, but it is all that
the law allows. The business"
says the New York Journal of Com
merce. lis so deadly to the best in
terests of mankind, SO barbarOusly
at war with all that civilization is
endeavorlng to do, that we do not
trust ourselves to suggest an ade-
quate penalty )" but the Journal ne
vertheless mildly recommends a re-
turn to the whipping post and the
pillory, for persisting in which lit
tie Delaware has so often been held
up to scern. The lash is now being
introduced into the English penal
code, for offences which common
modes of punishment do not check,
and the result up to this time Is
highly satisfactory.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
EMississippi came out ahead of

~ Mississippi came out ahead of
all competitors on the cotton ques-
ton at the st. Louis Fair, winning
both the sweepstakes and the i'm
proved cotton seed premiums. The
st. Louis papers has the following
as the awards made to parties in
Mississippi:
Sweepstakes-S1OOO premium,
was taken by Mr. j. q. Yeiser, OF
Edwards depot. Entered and ex-
hibited by Messrs. Sells & Go.
Improved Seed-best bale, pre-
MUM 500, was taken by Messrs.
John X. Peeton $50. This was
raised by ii. S. FulkersOn, of War
rem county, and was pronounced a
magnificent sample. The vote of
the awarding committee was unan-
imOus in its behalf.
First premium, A. l.. Hill, Lamar,
entry No. "a, exhibited by Sells &
Co. Second premium, NJ. J. Little
john. Pamela, entry No. 46, exhibit
ed by Taylor Bros & Co. Third
premium, j. B. Miller, Columbus,
entry No. Al, exhibited by s. I'll.
Richardson & Co.
Pat. Calvin, of Columbus, took
the premium at the st. Louis fair,
for the best set of harness exhibit
ed. Eleven States competed for
the premium.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
Death of Fanny Fern.

The telegraph has announced the
death on the 10th inst, of Mrs. Sa-
rah Payson Willis, better known by
her nom de plume of /" Fanny Fern"
who was born at Portland, Maine,
July Z, 1911. She was sister OF
the poet Nathaniel L. Willis. and
passed the earlier part of her life at
Boston, where her father, Nathaniel
Willis, was editor of the Boston Re
corder. Her education was received
at the school of Miss Catherine E..
Beecher, at Hartford, Connecticut,
" here Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe
was then junior teacher. She was
married to Charles Eldridge, cash
Ter of a Boston bank, with whom
she lived happily, until his sudden
death threw her OH her own re-
sources to provide support for her
self and two children. After unsuc-
cessful attempts to procure employ
ment as teacher, she turned her
attention to literature in 1851, and
prepared a short essay for publica-
ton. which was rejected by several
Boston publishers. One of them at
last agreed to pay her the paltry
sum of fifty cents for it; it proved
successful and was copied general
Iy, until Fanny Fern" became
known throughout the entire cOun-
try-thereby proving that "adver-
sitY is the best school" i'm literature
as elsewhere. I" Fern Leaves" were
published in 1S5i-being a cOllec-
ton of her sketches, of which TO-
600 were sold in short time. She
soon after removed to New York,
where in January, 1856, she was
married to the historian, James
Parton.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26

COLD COMFoRT.-The Radicals
had the effrOntery to claim the cleo
ton of Jacobs, Republican Govern
or elect of West Virginia, as a Grant
triumph. notwithstanding he had
previously declared for Greeley.
In writing to decline an invitation
to address a Greeley and Brown
club, recently, he concludes thus:
81 trust that my declinatiOn will
not be construed into unfriendliness
to your organization, or a want of
sympathy with the objects for which
you are cOntending."
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
Longstreet in Bad Company Again.

L0ngstreet, since the war, says the
Vicksburg Herald, has been very
painful to all bis old comrades and
admirers No man stood higher
during the struggle than Long
street, and but few sheathed the
sword with more laurels. A short
time since he left, the vultures who
are whetting.their beaks for a good
~ repast in November and Joined
the Liberal Republican movene ut
in Louisiana. We were glad to
welcome him back and INDUCED in
the hope that he would remain with
those with whom he certainly be-
longs, but it seems he has already
gone back to the party of hates, pre-
JUDGES asd robbery-leaped from
the ship of safety into the sea of
corruptioD and s.infamy. We.find
the following letter in the Picayune
of the 18th inst:
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. Is, '72.
Hon. Hugh j. Campbell, President Safe
Central Committee, Liberal Republicans ::
SIR: 1t is my judgment that the
purposes of the National COnven-
ti0ns held at Cincinnati and Balti
more cannot be accomplished as
anticipated by the projectors of the
views and objects there inaugural
ed. Partly because of the impossi
bility of observing entire faith in
political cOmpacts; but more par
ticularly because of the natural ten
dency of parties and party members
to seek their old lines and land
marks.
When I was inclined to embark
in this move ] was under the i'm
preston that was at liberty to do
so as Republican but AS we have
been drawn OIL, step by step, until
we find ourselves, not only out of
the Republican party, but about to
enter the Democratic ranks, as re-
cruits. The last is a step that l
cannot take. may. by lending
countenance to the Liberal move,
have compromised myself to such
an extent as to forfeit the privilege
of voting, but do not think that l
have gone SO far as to give the
Democratic party a just claim to
my undivided vote and political as
sistance.
l am not Democrat, nor have l
been a member of that party. On
the contrary, have been a Repub-
fican, and have constantly SO an
nOunced myself. Now, the events
of the last six months clearly indi-
cate to my mind that there is more
liberality in the Republican party
than has been developed by the
move that has been called the Lib
eral move. cannot, therefore, find
reason, In logic or in sentiment, for
passing the line between the Dem.
.eratic party and myself. AS pre-
viously stated, may be SO CON-
promised as to have forfeited my
privilege of voting the entire Re-
publican ticket: but must not go
so far as to forbid my return to the
party when the present canvass is
closed. l must ask You, therefore,
to withdraw my name from your
begging at the same time
to renew ny assurances OF kind per-
sOnal regard for our former col
leagues.
1 remain, sir, very respectfully,
yOur most Obedient servant,
JAMES LONGSTREET.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
Address of the National Democratic
Committee.

New YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Ma
tional Democratic Committee have
issued the following address:
10 the People Of the United States:
The October elections are over.
They enable us to form a tolerably
accurate idea of the true political
situation of the country. In GeOr-
gia we have to recount a victory for
the Liberal ticket so uneXampled as
to take her out of the list of doubt
full States and practically TO pro-
nOunce in advance the decision of
at least 12j votes in the electoral
college. To this number it is only
necessary to add 90 votes to elect
Greeley aud Brown. In Pennsyl-
vania the distinguished chairman
of the Liberal committee has elO-
Iuently characterized the method
by which the result of the election
there was accomplished. We COM
mend his statement to the thought
full attention of the country. In
Ohio, despite most unprecedented
gains for the Liberal Democratic
ticket, the Grant managers have
carried the election by reduced
majority, having brought to the
polls their entire reserve vote. Had
our Democratic friends in certain
localities of that great common
wealth shown the same earnestness
and activity, and enabled us, like
our enemies, to record our entire
strength, they would now DE exult-
ing over brilliant victory. In In
diana, the Democratic and Liberal
forces have achieved a most impOr-
tant success on the Pennsylvania
tactics, most unscrupulously en-
plOyed by the Administration and
its allies. showing thus that free
people, when aroused, know their
rights and dare maintain Them
Indiana has fully demonstrated
that she can neither be bought nor
bullied. The moral of these results
is, that victory is still in plain view
for our national ticket, and that ell
ergy and courage will assure it.
That victory must be won. If we
mean to preserve free institutions
on this continent, we must assure
it. The event in Pennsylvania on
Tuesday last, when considered in
its causes, is the most appalling pO-
litical catastrophe that has ever
taken place in this country. Should
the sy stem through which this ca
tastrOphe was brought about be
cOndoned by the people and folsted
on the other States, 1t seals the
doom of freedom in American. A
sad contrast it is surely, that the
city in which our republic was born,
amid the anthems of a free peO-
pie, should now be the first to toll
the knell of its liberties. 1t is for
the free unbought people of all the
States to calmly review the fearful
crime against suffrage in Pennsyl-
vania and to decide whether it shall
be repeated within their own Dor
ders. For the first time, the sys-
TEN of free government and the
of the ballot are really on
trial in the United States. From
this hour forward the preservation
OF the franchise in its integrity
dwarfs all other issues. Let our
friends in each of these States catch
inspiration from the heroic conduct
of our fellow citizens in Georgia
and an Indiana, and from now till
let their struggle be man
full and unceasing for liberty and an
ballot box, for reform
and an honest administration of the |
ATrnJrcTY1S CcuCTT
Chm'n Nat. Dem. Committee.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26
Citation Notice.

Chancery Court Madison County, Mis-.
sissippi, Oct. Term, 1872.
Hilliard, Summers & Co.,
No. l425. VS..
Laurence B. Nancy Admr. of
VIM. Nancy, deceased
ORDERED by the Court that Laurence
~ B. Nancy, Administrator of William
Nancy, decease be and appear in this
Court on the first day of January, 1873,
and plead, answer or demur to the bill of
complaint filed against him, as said Ad-
ministrator, in said Court, by Hilliard,
Summers l. Co., and in default of his so
doing, the matters and things stated in
said bill shall be taken for confessed
E. S. JEFFREY,
Chancery Clerk.
HaNDY 4 SMITH, Soils. for Compls,
Oct. &c, l872-4w.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26

GEN. j. Ii. SHARP.-This distin.
guished Mississippian has taken
editorial charge of the Columbus
Iader. 1t is with more than Ordi-
nary pleasure that we welcome him
to the brotherhood of journalists.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26

w. J. Parker, serv's as School Director. ~ 90
Ordered, That the Board adjourn until the
next regular meeting.
WM. BRECK, President
E. S. JEFFREY, Clerk.
E. II. LUITwIELRR, D.. C.,
l certify that the above is a true and cor
rect copy as appears OF record in my Office.
E. S. JEFFREY, Clerk
E. H. LUITwIELER, D. C.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26

A PROGRESSIVE PARTY.-NO
party has ever grown so rapidly as
the Liberal party since the organi
zation of it's distinctive principles
at Cincinnati. Within six months,
it has spread all over the land and
now numbers in it's folds majority
of the States Of the Union.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-10-26

u j. AUGUSTINE SIGNIAGO, of
Grenada, Miss, is said to be one of
the finest poets in the country. He
has been neglected. The literary
editor of the Mobile Register says
he is entitled to rank with Bayard
Taylor, j. II. Lowell, Walt. Whit
man, and reproduces gems from his
pen to prove it.