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ENGLAND'S MlLL[0NAiRES.

The Wen1Ih OF Rich Men Recently
Dead-Know the Living Spend Their
Money-The Mania for Collecting.
The London Spectator has had 3 list compiled
of persons who haEe died from Jan. i, 1863 up
to Sept. l, 1872 worth :e250,o00 1880 000) and
upwards. This list, which appeared in its issue
OF Nov. 16, is thus commented upon by the Spec
tdtor:
Ten persons hare expired in Great Britain
within the decade leaving more than million,
IS leaving more than half million, anu 161
leaving more than quarter of million sterl-
ing. These fortunes are exclusive altogether
vast invested in land. They are under
stated in extent because the official ap
praisers are bound when estimating the value Of
business to be extremely lepient, and concerns
really indestructib1e, or at all events safe for 8
generation. are taxed as if they were worth only
two or three years. purchase. This is perfectly
lust because although A[r. Bass brewery, or
Baron Rothschilds's bank or the Times newspa-
per owners may be worth fifty years purchase to
their oypers, other breweries, banks and news
papers may be worth only two OF three. and the
same rule must in fairness be applied to all.
Moreover, the value Of brains employed IN any
great business is 30 largo portion Of its capital
that rigid estimate is lmpossible-suppose for
instance that in 1860 one Of the Gurneys had
been q splendid financier-or would in an i'm
meuse number Of Instances involved plllage SO
gross that succession duties would be suppress
ed By popular disgust.
Ihe NUMBER moreover, IL ~ ;ptso lullslon u W
the number OF sucn fortunes IN existence. Men
have been accumulaticg since history began, but
the scale OF accumulation TO has varied exceeding
" from age to age, we haye no space 1or tne
inquiry just now, put We thlnk We coald "a Prove
that no private 1ndlV1dnai IN onr day, noE even
the late Baron James hotnscn4a, eser pos1Gsset
! wheat it would buy-as one or two Of the Roman
mobiles, while just before me uscoYely u
America great fortunes we're N eppaten5 ~
1aalcal2nstS ta Ghsrjsa sah b,nera t6e Fureers
prove that Gharles ia thaa ,rnces ~ 3S;tf
whose wealth Ill., maIe teir tnGm bair p ;s 5afr;np
4oyere.gn rghs7U'In tGia m;n1,ta to to- exue1 I'm as
BAVARIA az tus ~ a'e ~ ,na7ietiEed nr;nca@ ~
Jesuit because etn9 ne anartar ~ 1n;II;on
never na9 1no oie eoarnaiv sn. o1v Fnoshman coul1
"hue IN 10y 1eafa2 a1f 2o;,1io1n a1 na5ana mi ons
nave pfoaucsu nad dar rh;oh' I,aE r;th IS 1ass
me new aGaie uea rn, @,a ar;+a ~. ,nar
shan sa sn lo can be Quoted ] worth TWENTY ions'
sna dnn men asn esm IN Tentv ud most Of
nas only ;11ianaires peGI bave n9t had }i.n to e
t1 t1e nt new abona wa he 1 ah1a lux to raneat this
eoTd we fen vcars hence to find It enormously
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wRMB OF EuBscR1PIIoN tPAYABLE IN ADVANCED.
Daily by 90 3zs.}UU
1Ei-WeekiJ....'.. 600 Weekly .....- ......- 2.0O
Parts of year at the rate.
To prevent delay and Mistakes be suro and ese
1f5,a .ddre,, n I'M Including State and County.
Re1ttances may bo made either BY draft cIpEcss eoss
Office order ar In registered lettcrs, at our FISK.
TERMS TO CITY sUBscnBERs
a3,v dc,frcred Sunday excepted, 3 cents per week
Dai1y delivered, 6unday included, 70 cents per woeK
Address 1Ht 1htttoo -. IKE Ghinsr - i111
Trnr.r Branch Office, No. 4se Wabash-nv., In tho
Bookstore Of Mossrs. Cobb Andrews Co., where
de7sements and subscriptions will be received, and
viii have the same attention as ii left ut the Main
I1fEce
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Commissioners say the Illinois River may be
made navigable throughout its length Of 230
miles for the largest steamers.

The announcement that the accompGces in
the great California diamond swindle have made
q clean breast of their connection with it, and
disclosed the names Of the principals who con-
cocted the fraud, and that detectives are on
their track, is cheering one. Happily, distrust
was thrown upon the scheme, and the State
Geo1ogist proved it to bo a fraud before the
public at large had invested very heavily in the
shares. The only losers will be few specula-
tors in San Francisco. This, however, does not
alter the character OF the offence.
It was bare-faced sWindle, which WAS, by good
fortune, nipped in the bud. Had it gone on
much longer, thousands of people would have
been yictimized. The scoundrels, if they are
oVertaken, deserve an exemplary punishment,
which may forever be q lesson to this class Of
reckless and unprincipled adventurers.
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By some accident in the returns from this
county of the vote for Senator in the Seventh
District, mr. S. P. Brown was credited with the
Tote given for 1[r. Williamson, and has been de-
clared elected, when IN fact the vote stood !:
. Williamson, 4, 716; Brown, 1882. Mr. Brown will
hardly claim the seat under the circumstances.
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The trouble in Louisiana has received q new
complication. Governor Warmoth has issued
his proclamation conyening the Legislature
elect, and nov the United States Court has been
appealed to, toprevent the meeting Of that body,
!, and troops have again been placed in charge OF
the State House.
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The disreputable eff ort that has been made in
some quarters, to render Mr. Greeleys defeat
nnd death a great financial disaster to the vel
fare Of the New York Tribune, has received a
practical setback in the offer of $4,000 per
share for that portion Of the stock which has
now become the property Of Mr. Greeleys
daughters. This is as large value IS has ever
before been placed upon the stock of the New
York Tribune.
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imposed by Congress for their benefit, are un-
seen and unnoticed, though none the less real
and onerous. II Congress would apply the same
rule to them that it is now proposed to apply to
the ship-owners, and, instead of authorizing
them to levy indirect taxes on the community,
vote them the Same amount out Of the Public
Treasury, the system would not last long.
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Chicago begins to feel the horse disease
again through its rayages in the interior and the
neiglboring States. In many districts trade
and travel are almost at standstil. and the eff
feet is seriously felt in the stasnation Of much
Of our wholesale trade.
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That the interior Of the human eye las been
photographed is well known though the e1A
pertinent is somewhat cruel one for living :,
subject. still there are victims who endure it,
An instance Of this Lind is given by 1an21nn11 =
that of very handsome young Il
brother is physician), who patiently
tract Of Del1adonna until the pupil ~
sufficiently large; the interior Of the ese.
then Illuminated with magnesium Light and pEo-
tographed. In q similar manner has.
been photographed is to cay, the
mum only. 4 tnbe is inserted, in which is q mir.
TOR, inclined at e certain angle, The mirror
throws light into the interior Of the ear, and is
also provided with central hole, through wnich
the Illuminated tympanun can be ins14ecte1
system Of lenses projects an image On
tive plate, and the picture is made i
nary manner, -
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Mr. Stanley has discontinued his lectures in
New York On his African adventures, for the
reason that the expense exceeds the receipts
His failure is attributed to poor elocution, and
badly-written lectures.
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MYERS OPERA HOUSE-Monroe street, between
State aad Dearborn. Arlington, Cotton i kemblo's
Minstrel and Burlesque Troupe. Afternoon and evening"
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GLOBE THEATRE -Desplaines street, between Madi-
son and Washington The Leila Ellis Ballad Opera Com
pany and farce Of ''Poor Pilcoddy." Afternoon and
evening.
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TO-pAYS ADJUSTMENTS.

t!,yICKERS THEATRE-hadson steeet, between
State and Dearborn, Engagement OF Miss Jane Coonbs
..SchaoI for Scandal" Afternoon and evening"
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The Credit Moblier Investigation Committee
will begin the examinations Of witnesses, among
them Oakes A1nes, next Thursday, and will sit
with closed doors.
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Tweeds trial has been adjourned another
week.
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5s.disou Ingard Combination. t'David Garrick, !"
..Delicate Ground )" Day After the Weddiug' with
Iicyafd sketches. Afternoon and evening.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

PIHPLES REMOVED AND SKIN MADE SMOOTH
by using Juniper Tar Soap. Manufactured by Casweu
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-30
CANTON MISS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 1872.

enjoying happiness based upon a false
foundation which might give way at any
| moment. for | could not long act the
hypocrite well enough to deceive one with
your heart and judgment. Thus, cruel
as it might appear, | thought it best that
| you should know the truth now, for to
| discover it after marriage would doom
| you to life of bitterness and misery from
| which there could be no escape. If you
| could read my heart and see there the
pain, regret and remOrse which fill it for
what am doing to save you from farther
and greater wrong, you could see that l,
too, suffer, and deserve some little COM
passion. L shall at once leave for New
York to save you the possible annoyance
of meeting ME. Forgive me and believe
that | respect and admire you more than
any woman in the world. With sincere
and deep sorrow, | remain ever, respect
fully yours, SAMUEL SALTERs.''
''He must be crazy said the widow.
in rage. I'm sure l didn't care much
for him anyhow
Just then Mr.. Selleck was admitted to
her presence. He tried to calm her. He
told her to reflect how disappointed the
guests. who were already arriving, would
be without a ceremony; and ended by Of
fering to take the place of the runaway.
''Done," said the widow.
And it was done. Selleck laughed long
est because he laughed last; and he is
now in the enjoyment of the widows
wealth, while Salters has gone no man
knows where
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-30
Metal Paper-Hangings.

PAPER-HANGINGs for walls are known to
everybody. Its now proposed to us hang
inos made of metal; and an account OF
this new invention, which comes to us from
Paris, has been read before the Society
of Arts. The metal employed is tinfoil,
i'm sheets about sixteen feet long. and from
thirty to forty inches wide. The sheets are
painted, and driei at high temperature,
and are then decorated with many differ
ent patterns such as foliage, flowers,
geometrical figures, limitations OF wood,
or landscapes. When decorated, the
sheets are vanished, and again dried, and
are then ready for sale. Tinfoil is in
itself naturally tough; and the coats laid
upon it in preparing it for the market III
crease the toughness. The hanging of
these metallic sheets is similar to paper
hanging, except that the wall is vanished
with a weak kind of varnish, and the
sheet applied thereto. Thus in this way
IA room or Il house may be newly painted,
without any smell of paint to annoy or
harm the inmates. Moreover, the Hnioti
keeps out the damp; and as the varnish is II
damp-resiSter. the protection to the room
is two fold. Experience has shown, also,
that cornices. mouldingS, and irregular
surfaces may be covered with the tinfoll
as readily as "A Hat surface hence there Is
no part OF a dwelling-house or public
building which may not be decorated with
these new sheets; and, rs regards style
and finish. all who saw the specimens eN-
hibited Mt the reading of the paper We're
made aware that the highest artistic eff
fccts could be achieved at pleasure.-EC-
ery Saturday.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-30
Planting Trees, Vines, &c,

INthe first place, de not plant in au-
tumn on heavy, wet, undrained soil. We
might say with propriety, do not plant on
such soils at any time, but we say en-
phatically, do not i'm autumn. On mel
low loan either natural or artificially
drained, there is some gain in planting
hardy trees and plants, in the fall. The
roots will start to grow earlier in the
spring and attain that growth which will
enable them to Withstand the drOuths
which are pretty certain to prevail, in this
climate, in summer.
If the planter can exercise any control
over the digging of the trees, it will pay
to take considerable pains in digging, so
as to preserve as many of the roots intact
as possible. Commence digging some lit
tie distance from the tree, dig down I'M
der the roots, swaying the tree gently to
see when it is loose, and then lift it with
care, and shake the dirt from the roots.
After the tree is dug, look over the
roots carefully, and if any large size ones
have been bruised with the spade, cut them
off smoothly, where the bark is sound.
otherwise they will rot back. In setting
give the roots ample room, and fill in
among them with fine rich dirt-but no
crude manure. If manure is requisite APP
ply it on the surface, and throw up a
mound around the base of the tree to pre-
vent its swaying too much in the wind.
After the tree is in its place, cut back
the top somewhat in proportion to the
loss of roots-if the branches are too thick,
thin out portion of them, and head back
the remainder in such a way as to leave a
symmetrical head, for the tree to begin
with.
In planting canes, as of raspberries and
blackbcrrics, grape vines, currants, &c.
cut them down nearly to the surface, and
throw IA forkful of coarse manure over
every plant, as sort of protection
against winter, and also fertilizer. BY
using care and judgment in every move
ment in the process of transplanting, we
can do very much towards insuring the
living, and rapid growth of trees and
plants.-dnsericon Rurat Home.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-30
Itinerant and BlasphemOus Quackery.

Quackery sometimes assumes vile shapes.
l suppose the most reckless rascals, the
most utterly unredeemable villains on the
face of Gods earth, are to be found
amongst the itinerant CagliOstrOs of the
American Republic. Not long since, one
of these incarnations of iniquity prefixed
the title Reverend to his name, and
went about announcing himself as having
been commissioned by the Savior of man
kind to cure sail manner of sickness and
all manner of disease among the people,
by means of prayer and the imposition
of hands. The pamphlets put forth by
him were too horribly blasphemous tor
quotation here. Many religious enthusi-
asts believed in him implicitly. His meth
cd of treatment was first to join in prayer
with his patients; and then, rising
from his knees. to place his hands upon
their heads, and mutter some unintelligi-
BILE jargon; concluding with an invocation
of the Sacred Name in terms so positively
awful that in one instance with which L
am acqu tinted he imposed upon his cred
ulous dupe to such an extent as to induce
"A belief in the actual bodily presence OF
Deity. His career OF pecuniary success
was at length cut short by his arrest for
the murder of his wife and it was subse-
quently ascertained that, in addition to the
more venial crimes of arson and forgery,
he had many years before been guilty OF
the secret murder of 4 former wife, and
of his only child. three years of age.
The mere fact of the existence of such
a monster as this is something frlghtful
to contemplate. l never heard the result
of his trial; but it is devOutly to be hoped
that such an incarnation of utter tiend-
ishncss did not go unwhippcd of such I'M
perfect and inadequate Justice as 1t is III
the power of the law to intlict i'll such
ii case.-NOrsnaber' Good Health.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-30
Greek Brigands.

A story comes from Athens about Greek
brigandage very refreshing to honest peO-
pie, and suggestive of the question wheth-
er women might not govern Greece better
than its men. One of the curses of modern
Hellas, as everybody knows, is the unex-
tirpated guild of brigands, who infest the
land, defying the Government, suppress
ing commerce, demOraliZing tie peasan-
try. and rObbing and numbering strangers
or rich natives. One of these unhanged
villains lately captured the youthful son
of widow woman of property, well
sage was sent down from tire hills the
brigand chief must have one thousand
drachmas by a certain day, or the life of
the bOy-he was only II years old-would
pay the forfeit. AS usual, too, the last
hope which a mother could cherish in such
a frightful position was the chance of
Government help. The wretchedly weak
administrations which play at sin and OUT
in Athens still allow these scoundrels to
hold the roads and passes of the country,
and this poor woman had to trust to her
own courage and wits. Neither were want
ing; there was some true old Odyssean
blood in her, and she hit upon plan for
saving both her child and he- drachmas.
She had a brother, young fellow of per-
smooth as the Delian ApOllo's, and him
she dressed up carefully as a Greek girl.
Having appointed to meet the rObber chief
in certain spot, she took up 200 drach-
mas and a present of cakes and fruits, the
''Greek girl" going with her as guide"
On reaching the place they found the
scoundrel waiting, with the captive lad
bound hand and foot beside him. The
woman first ascertained by cunning ques-
tons that the man was really alone, and
then offered, with many supplicatiOns, her
and the present of cakes and fruit.
The villain took the latter and maunched
while he counted out the drachmas; then,
with fierce oath, he said it was far to-.
little-that she must go back and send
enough to make up a thousand, or the
head of the lad would be sent down with
out delay. While the woman chung sup
plicating to his knees, the ''Greek girf'
suddenly flung grip OF iron round the
-Obber's arms, and, as the fellow was thus
pinioned, the outraged mother drew .
loaded pistol and shot him dead. The pair
lost no time in liberating the lad, nor did
they forget to cut of and wrap in a cloth
the head of the ''chief;'' and, as a reward
Of three thousand drachmas had been set
upon the precious article, they made quite
IN excellent days business of it. on ar
irving safe and sound at their own village.
-LOndO,a TeLeOruDk,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-30

companion, and insinuating his hand be
meath the skirt of his saddle, drew out tn
Lieutenant's revolver from its leather
sheath and slipped it into the waist OF hi
own pantalOons. Watson's next move
was to gradually slip off the top blanket
covering the officer, and carefully fold it
and place it under his arm. Thus far al
had gone well. He now approached the
| spot where the Sergeant had tied his
blood-bay. He must have come too sud,
denly upon her, for the animal. doubtless
| starting from slumber. threw herself back
upon her launches, with loud snort OF
alarm.
"This" said the doctor afterward, twas
| the most critical moment of my life.'' He
| instantly dropped into a STOPPING position
behind the bay expecting nothing else tn III
that the Sergeant, who watched his pet
with much solicitude, would be aroused
by the sound and come to the spot. But
after waiting some moments, and all con-
tinuing quiet, the doctor az ain ap-
preached the animal. She had by this
time become partially recOnciled to his
presence. With low, soothing words he
laid his hand on her name. then reached
for the bride and arranged it OF; her head.
Next he placed the folded blanket on the
mares back, and was about to unite the
halter, but it having rained little during
the early part of the night. and the horse
having frightened the knot by springiDe
back, he found it impossible to undo it.
But thinking of his knife, which he fOrtu-
nately had retained. the halter was cut
close 10 the headstall, and the animal was
loose. Leading her gently to the side of
the log, Watson sprang to her back, and
walking her carefully along the narrow
trail that lead to the main road, felt him.
self once more a free man.
GAS soon as reached the rOad'' said he,
s'and gave her the rein, and felt her mus
cles move under me, ] knew l was all
right. 1 could bid defiance to the guerril-
las. had no doubt they would pursue
me. when my flight was known; and the
Sergeant would do his best to recover his
beautiful mare. But he had seen the last
Of her, for by daylight forty miles lay be
tween her and the spot where he had
tethered her."
Ten o'clock the next morning, after so
leaving the guerrilla
camp. our friend was crossing the bridge |
of the Tuscumbia, then guarded by the |
Union picket.
''Was the guerrilla Lieutenant really |
asleep, all the timer we once asked the |
Doctor, on hearing his story. ''Can't |
say" was the answer, ''but he snored |
like high-pressure steamer. IS. Comp |
,o,, Smith. in Afil,caukee Monthly for No |
,en1ber.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-30
How Russia Advances.

| From the accession of the Gar, in
March, 1855, his attention has been devoted
| to the railroad department of national adj
vance, and also to that of steam naviga-
ton. 1t appears from official documents,
| that in 1852 Russia had only So steamers
of Z ,229 horsepower in all, while in 1863
she had 623 steamships of 40, 131 horse
power. The frs. Russian steam vessel
was built in St. Petersburg in 1913. 1t
was some time before steam navigation
became general in Russian waters. AT
first steamships We're employ ed only on
the Neva and the VOlga. Only toward
the end OF the fortieth and about the be-
ginning of the fiftieth year afterwards
were they placed in most of the rivers.
From that time they have rapidly in
creased in number. OF the 623 steamers
i'm 1869 there were 423 in the Caspian Sea,
lis in the Baltic, a. in the EuXlne, 20 IN
the Sea of Azof, 10 in the White Sea. ii in
Lake Aral, and the remainder cruising in
European waters. Separatlnr the COM
mercfal from the Imperial Tor fighting,
steam-vessels, we find that the RUSSIAN
navy mainly consists OF the fleet OF the
Baltic and that of the Black Sea, each f1eet
being Undivided into three sections. In
Martins Statesman's Year Book for 1872
1.-THE fullest and most reliable authority cor
rected down to date by officials in each
country, it is stated that the whole naval
force-not commercial-of the Russian
Empire consists of 300 vessels, having 81
100 horsepower, with 2 POS guns, besides
% sailing vessels, with IS guns; and. at
the beginning of 1870, the iron-elad fleet
was composed OF 20 vessels, with an ag-
gregate of lS3 guns. The largest of these
iron clads are the armored frigates - Sc
vastopol'' and Kniaz Pojarski." The
first of these, which is the Oldest of the
Russian iron-clads, and was launched at
Cronstadt in August. 1864. almost equals
the British Black Prince" and ''Warri-
orr in her dimensions, and exceeds the
French GIoire" and Normandie.' At
| the line of fotation she measures 300 feet
| in length. her greatest breadth is over %
feet, she draws 26 feet at the poop and "A
J ut the chains, the plates are 4 inches