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Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

The following comparison is from
Arthur Helps new work; In tropical
climates an ovrrladen mule falls down
upon the sandy plain never TO rise again.
Forthwith, in she dim distance, a black
speck is seen TO arise. It Is the yulture
which is coming for feast. There is
the same phenNmenOn 10 be- observed with
boys as with vultures. l met with a cat
accident the other day. the axle broke
the wheels came in ON both sides of th'
cab, and were at once a pitlablc wreck
Thereupon, twenty or thirty boys, appear
ing TO rise out OF the ground, surrounded
"a. II is my firm belief that misfortune
breeds boys without any superhuoul
| assistance from parents"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

j. ]. Smith, in his address before Ger
mantowu Horticultural Society, mentions
an old gardner who, when asked after
his health, said he had little touch of
the complaint called AnnO Donini : and
that it was probably the gardeners son,
who said the only botanical names he
could remember were Arora Borealis aud
delirum tremens. This was not so bad
as Sydney Smith, who was very caustiC
in joke on certain nobl lady, who ar
rogantly claimed that she had every eul'
tivated plant in her garden. "Have you
| Psoriqsis f' asked Smith. Unwilling tC
be found at fault, she promptly replied
so YES, Obtained it OF Lord A." q
Is the scientific name of the itch.)
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

Experiments at the New York Lunatic
As,lum have resulted in proving the
,,reat value of coninm-the hemlock of
the ancleuts--in the treatment of insanity.
which 1t has been tried is, that II sOothes
aud molliiirs the mOter centres, operating
the brain, thus quieting and renovatinR
the whole muscular system, and acting
indirectly as a tonic and nervire. IL It
now largely used in cases Of epilepsy BY
New York physiclans.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

A French gentleman, learning English
to some purpose, replied thus to the salu-
tations:
I" How do YOU do, monsieur ~
''Do vat 70
" How do you find yourself 7"
81 never loses myself"
How do you feel 7"
smooth you just feel me-"
Good morning, monsier."
GOOD No, IFS bad one it's vet
and nasty.n
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

An ambitious amateur once put up the
play of the Lady of Lyons" as a com
plimentary testimonial 10 himself. Al
the end of the first act, he addressed the
audience as follows "Ladies and gentle
men, with your kind permission will
conclude the evenings entertainment by
singing l would net die in SPhng-time,
as l tiud the part Of Claude little too
hefgy for me-"
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

\ Missourian who stole kiss from a
pretty girl, was fined by a magistrate,
horse-whipped by her brother, and bur
ricd into brain fever by his wife. The
clergyman also alluded TO the affair In a
sermon, the local editor took sides with
the clergyman and reviewed the case In
print, and the potato bug ate up every
blade of the malefActor's wheat crop.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14

lila said that Chicago will offer cor
nerl in the burnt district, the ifeeuonl
Of the crib out 10 the lake, and a yearis
divorce TO the man VINO shall se' up
directory 10 beat st. Louis
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-06-14
m,.s.latsd for ihe sTArE JouREAL.
A BAPPY DEATH.

r,.o.iatsd for the srArE JouREAL.
A BAPPY DEATH.
BYJ. Nc.
From The ,rman OF INLAND.
was dead IN the love
OF the light OF her charms;
was buried In clasp
OF her circling arms;
was Weakened to life,
Bv her lips sweet kiss;
And beheld In her eyes
Heaven open and bliss.
49, --.-
qf.aslated for the STATE JooRSAL.
THE CAPTIvE's SONG.
). NC.
Tfomthe G,rmNn ~ Ualai
How delicious the hottest
oh Lark. thy song rOats
More rapturous still as the earth thou aost
Thou doet render me free;
lam singing with thee,
And soaring sloft thro' the clouds to the
sun!
Oh Lark, thou doSt end
Now thy strain, to descend
Down deep In the meadows, afiush In theil
bloom.
While I. silent too,
Sink sadly anew
10 the dismal abysses of horror and gloom
THE LARKS.
what whirring everywhere
Welcome, lsrks, that MI the air!
some lust skim the meads above,
Others rustic through the grove;
Many heaVeuwRrds wing their flight,
Iubiiaut on paths Of light;
Ope with love Of song possessed,
FiutteTa here within my breast.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19
The Doom Of the Modocs Sealed
Sherman and Grant have Decided
it. Canby's Assassination to be
Revenged by the determination Of
the Race.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE
following dispatches show the cal
nestness of the government to pun
ish the ModOcs.
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES ARMY,
WAsHINGrON, April IL, 1873.
General Gillem, Modoc camp, Uia Yreka, Califor-
MIA;
Your dispatch announcing the
death of Colonel Candy, and the
periidy of the MOtloc band of Indi-
ans, has been shown the President,
who uthOriZeS me to instruct you
to make the attack so strong and
persistent that their fate may be
commensurate with their crime.
You will be fully justified in their
utter eXtermination.
GEN. W. T. SHERMAN.
General Sherman, in a dispatch
to General SchOfeld, says: 1.-THE
President now sanctions the most
severe punishment for the ModOcs,
and l hope to hear that they have
met the doom they so richly have
earned by their Insolence and peril
dy. Consult Mrs. Candy, and have
every honor paid to the remains of
General Candy. You may be sure
that any measure of severity to the
savages will be sustained. Gener.
al jefferson G. Davis, now in Indi-
ana, has been directed to immedi-
ately assume the command made
vacant by the death of General
Canby.'
No further particulars of the
massacre have been received up to
noon to-day.
The secretary of interior to-day
repeated that he should ask no mer-
cy whatever for the MOdOcs. He
did not think the massacre would
seriously affect the peace policy
which protected friendly Indians,
but punished those hostile. Gen
eral Candy was in accord with this
policy, and had been entrusted
with the management of the pro-
ceedings connected with the MOdOc
troubles, and his decision was to
be final.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19
Treachery and Massacre by the
Modocs.

Elsewhere we publish report of
the massacre of Maj. Gen. E. II. 8.
Candy and party by the MOdOc In
dians, last week. For deliberate
deviltry and unmitigated, cowardly
treachery and murder, this incident
has scarcely a parallel, even in the
annals of red-skin diabolism.
General Candy, the most promi-
nent of the murdered men, was a
Major General in the u. 8. army.
He commanded the department of
Mississippi, at the time of the sur
render, and was regarded by friend
and foe alike, as brave, courteous,
chivalrous gentleman. Perhaps this
Deep damnaton OF his taking off,
may not be regarded as a very tri.
umphant vindication of the peace
policy-the milk-and-water, Quaker.
and-presents system of treating
the IndIans-which has SO long and
so disastrously been pursued by
Mr.. Grant, who says that Indian
troubles are difficult of settlement
on account of the unfOunded preju.
dices existing among frOntiersmen.'
"LOi the poor IBdian."
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19
Life was extinct from nisto, shot

Life was extinct from pistol shot
Wounds in the head. The BODY of
Cen. oral Candy was stripped of
every vestige of clothing. and Law
about one hundred yards south
lie the head. Pausing for mo-
ment only to glance at the body of
the man they both loved and re-
spect ed. the troops dashed Oh and
the two leading batteries we're
within mile of the murderers
when the bugle sounded halt.
The Indians having all reached a
stronghold, the troops were order
ed to fall back for the present.
The attack on Col. Mason's camp
commenced by the Indians firing
on Lieuts. Boyle and Sherwood,
who had wandered some five hund-
red yards outside their picket lines.
Sherwood was shot through the
arm and leg, but Boyle was unin-
jured. Both got safe to camp.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The
news of the treacherOus assaslna-
ton of BrIgadier- General Candy by
the MOdOc chief, and the intelli-
gence received at the same time, of
murders committed by the Apaches,
cause profound feeling of grief and
Indignation, which finds expression
in all quarters, particularly in the
J army, where General Candy was
held in great esteem and affection,
| with utterances and earnest desire
for the determination of these saw
ages. This feeling of Indignation
has taken place of all ideas what.
ever of peace, and the slightest
consideration cannot be given to
any other proposition than that 70
move at once to the severest pun
ishment of the MOdocs.
The information was commHni-
Gated to the President at late hour
last night by Adjutant-Gene
Townsend, and General Sherman
vas also appraised at a late hour of
the occurrence. The feelings of the
President and general at the sudden
announcement were of the most in
tense sorrow and Indignation, and
there was not an instant's hesitan-
cy in the declaration that the Mo.
docs shall be made to suffer to the
severest extent for their crime. 1t
is now evident that the act was
long premeditated, and this fact
adds to the deep sense of wrath
that the massacre has aroused.
The President has unreservedly ex.
pressed his sanction of several
,nassacres now necessary to prop.
erly punish the Modocs, and his
views in this respect have been
freely stated to the authorities act
ing under the war department..
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19
WAR In LOUISIANA.
The CoaAirt in Lsui~iann.--Tee war 81
Rmccs..-The Negroes driven from their
Works nnd One u madred A1Sued---A
RloD>ly Day In COlGaX-

The CeaAirt in 1.emi.innn.--TheW war 81
S: s. . :.:re; XII;
Blsedy Day In CsIf"x
NEW ORLEANS, April 15.-The
steamboat Southwestern, which ar
rived at 1:3O, P. NJ, to-day, brings
stirring and important news from
Grant parish. The whites have re-
taken COlfax, and there is not a
negro to be found for miles around.
From passengers on the South
western we CLEAN the fOllowing:
The negroes had strongly en-
trenched themselves in the Court
house and built breastworks three
and four feet high. There were, it
is said, about four hundred men
arm ed and equipped thoroughly.
On Sunday about IL, P. NJ, one
hundred and fifty whites, who had
gathered from the surrounding
parishes, made an attack on the
breastworks, and brisk fight was
kept up until near 3, P. NJ. The
breastworks were then stOrmed and
captured, the negroes taking refuge
in the courthouse, the doors Of
which were barricaded. After some
further fighting the negroes threw
| out a flag of truce, and several de-
tachments of men advanced on it,
when they were fred upon by the
besieged party, wounding several,
one OF whom was Capt. Hadnot, who
was shot in the bowels. They re-
! t1eated on the outside of the breast
works, and as the only means of
dislodging the negroes, the court
house was set on fire aud they were
shot as they came from the burning
building. 1t is repOrted that be-
tween 50 and 100 negroes were
killed. The Captain of the steam
boat Southwestern makes the fol
lowing statement: We arrived at
Colfax on Sunday evening about 8
O'Clock, and found that the white
people, and the Sheriff, suppose at
their head, had captured the town.
after having had conflict with the
negroes. 1t was reported to me that
about 100 negroes had been killed.
and many others wounded. We saw
from the boat Is or 20 lying around
on the banks dead. One white man
was reported killed, whose name we
did not learn, and two seriously
wOunded-MessIs. Harris and Had
not, whom We brought down to
Alexandria. Three or four other
white men we're slightly wounded.
About 100 negroes escaped. but it
was reported that the whites were
still pursuing them. ALI the leaders
of the rioters escaped. especially
the white men. The whites mum
bered in the neighbOrhOCd of one
hundred and fifty men. Thu fight
lasted from II O'Clock until nearly
5 O'Clock, P. M. The whites are now
in possession of Colfax, and when ]
left late last Sunday night all was
quiet.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19
THE ELECTIONS.

BATON BoUGE, April S.-The
municipal election resulted in favor
of the McEnery ticket.
KEoKUK, Iowa, April 8.-The
Democrats elected the Mayor OF
Evansville, Ind. The Republicans
have and the Democrats 8 COun-
cilmen.
ELECTIONS IN OHIO.
CINCINNATI, April 8.-The Dem
ocrats elect majority of the Pc
lice Commissioners and Mayor.
CLEVELAND, April S.-James G.
Bull, Democrat, was elected May
or.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, April 8.-The
Citizens candidate was elected
Mayor.
CINCINNATI, April 8.-The result
of the election in Columbus seems
to be Democratic success, both in
the Municipal and Constitutional
Convention tickets. In Mansfield
the Democrats were also successful
in the main. In Dayton the whole
Democratic ticket was elected. In
ChillicOthe the Democrats elected
their Mayor; the remainder of the
ticket is doubtful. In Lancaster
the citizens ticket, as opposed to
the Democratic ticket, was elected.
In Cleveland the independents
electen the Mayor and the Repub
licans elected the rem ainder of the
ticket. 1t Crestllne the Democrats
we're victorious. In Circleville the
Republicans were successful.
ELECTION RIOT.
Disorders in the 9Th ward result
ed probably in the death Of four
men from beating and shooting, in
Guiding two policemen. The riot
alarm was sounded, when sixty pO-
licemen appeared, preventing fur
Their bloodshed.
CONNECTICUT ELECTIONS.
HARTFoRD, April 8.-The Sen
ate probably stands IL Republicans
and 10 Democrats. Last year there
we're IA Republicans and Z Demo
Gratis.
The House is very close, indicat.
ing small Democratic majority
In 159 towns the opposition gains
over the Republican vote OF last
spring is 1882, including 1857 fol
temperance.
Hartford, April 8.-Returns
from every town in the State give
Haven, Republican,, $4,000; Inger
soil, Democrat, "A, 900; Smith, Tenn.
perance, 2,94O, Ingersoll's plurali.
ty is 5000. In the first Congress
ional district Gen. Hawley, Repuh
lican. is reelected by 1882 majority;
in the second district Kellogg, Re
publican, is reelected by 657 ma
jOrity; in the third district Stark
weather, Republican, is reelected
by 1921 majority; in the fourth
district Barnum, Democrat, is elect
ed by 1910 majority. The Repub
leans have a majority in the Sen
ate, and the Democrats majority
of from to II in the House.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19
Indians Preparing for the War

ST LOUIS, April 1O.-The Kio.
was, Cleyennes and Arrapahoe In.
dams are preparing for war, and
the Government is reinforcing all
the forts in Western Kansas and
south of that section, and ex
ira troops are ordered to the front.
All trustworthy accounts from
the frontier represent the Arrapa-
hoes and Cheyennes as making
preparations for a campaign of de-
termined fighting. The young men
of the Cheyennes scOrn the peace
policy. and are impatient and anx-
ious to go on the war path. The
old chiefs who have visited Wash
ington, and noted en- route the ex
tent of the white population, have
advised peace in the councils, but
the impulsive young men would
not listen.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19

Gen. Candy, whose death, 1T the
hands of the ModOc Indians, is re-
corded to-day, was born in Ken
lucky, in 1913, and graduated at
West Point 1889 He took part in
the Mexican war, became a Captain
in 1851, IA Major in 1856, and a
Colonel in 1861. When the civil
war began he was in New Mexico,
where he defended Fort Craig, and
defeated the Texan troops in 1862.
In March, 1862, he was appointed a
Brigadier OF volunteers, and was
afterwards raised to the rank of
Major General. In 1864, he succeed
ed Gen. Banks as commander of the
army i'm Louisiana. and in 1865 in
vested and took Mobile. In 1866,
he was promoted to Brigadier Gen
eral in the regular army, and was
consigned to the Second Military
District, comprising North and
South Carolina.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19
A Grave Jest.

Last week the British government
presented to the House of Com.
mons the budget of expenditures
and receipts for the fiscal year end
ing March 81, 1878. During the
discussion of the budget, Sir Will
fred Lawson remarked the govern.
ment held on to the malt and spirit
taxes, and it was evident that hab.
ituaI drunkards were the sheet.
anchor of the British constitution.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19
The Dead Democracy.

For the last several years we have
seen it in the papers and heard it
from the lips of politicians, that the
Democratic party was dead. Indeed,
H it was said that, like slavery, the
Constitution, the right of local self,
government, and such other tIihing
things, it's death was one of the
results of the war" The friends
of Democracy might retort on those
who thus contend-having been
once Democrats themselves, but
now preferring that mean1eless-
indefinite phrase, Conservative .
that if it is dead, it was ''slaugh
tered in the house of its friends,
first at Columbus, Ohio, by Val.
landigham and his followers, by
the Adoption of the New Depart
ure." which demoralized the party
throughout the Union, the new doc.
trine being clutched at everywhere
by Of1ice-seekers, like Vallandi
CHAM himself, who thought he saw
in the "New Departure" or the
acceptance of the situation" q
ladder by which he could ascend to
the q. S. Senate, and afterwards
perhaps, to the Presidency itself
and, secondly, at Baltimore. when
a sO-called Democratic Convention
nominated a life long enemy Of
Democracy, Radical Republican
and Centralist, as their candidate
for President of the United States
If the Democratic party is dead,
these are the things that killed it
But is it dead3 We trow not nol
does it even sleep. Look at the
telegraphic news in another column
under the head of !" Elections" IL
addition to these evidences of vi
tality-large gains everywhere, and
successes in many places-it must
be borne in mind that last month
the glorious Democracy of the grand
old "granlte State" New Hamp
shire, we're successful in overthrow
ing the cohorts of Republicanism
also, that in st. Louis the Demo
Gratis elected their ticket by foul
thousand majority. The truth is
the Credit Mobilier, back-salary
steal, and other c0rruptioDs, ar,
killing the Republican party. It i.
such huge monster. it will tax,
some time for it to die all over, bu1
die it will eventually, for it carries
within its own corpus the seeds o
death.
AS to the Democracy, if it il
dead, it is a right live old carcass.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19

The ladies' of Nashville Tenn,
must be paragons Of their sex;
ride the following:
This paper took great pride in
Publishing to the world, three
months since, the gratifying fact
that the ladies of one of our church
es had pledged themselves to dis
cOuntenance extravaganza and fol-
ly, by appearing at church in the
future in calico dresses. We are
now enabled to report that the COM
mendable resolve is carried into eff.
feet, one lady member of that church
having made her appearance at
divine worship attired in a calico
dress, which cost, with all its frills
fiounces, frizzes, folds, frumples
fringes, fixings, furbelows and fila
gree work, only s19.5O.-Nashuill'
Union.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19

IN an editorial on the Credit
MUbiIier scandal, the London Times
remarks that it would not be sur
prised at any depth of infamy that
might be discovered in political
circles in the United States, since
Z" the gentlemen of the South have
been suppressed by the negroes and
apet-baggers.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19

CAPT. j. l.. LAKE, Jr., recently
purchased the Vichsburg Times and
Repnbiican, and is now editor and
sole proprietor of atjournal. Capt.
L. is a fine writer and makes a good
newspaper. Thus far he has let
politics severely alone, and we CON-
mend his good sense and good taste
in 10 doing.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19
Another Catastrophe.

1t is an old and true saying that
misfOrtunes never come singly. We
bave not yet done with the heart
rending Atlantic disaster, the de-
tails of which continue to reach us
in driblets, straining the mind to
nervous tension. and almost forbid
ding anything like faith III the safe
navigation of the Ocean-and here
come accounts of the destruction of
the city of San Salvador, In Central
America, with eight hundred souls
and twelve millions worth of prop
erty, representing the efforts of the
successive populations of centuries.
In the twinkling of an eye, with
out a moments warning, the earth
quake comes, and houses are thrown
down, homes and families are des-
trOyed from off the face of the
ear til. and nation mOurns the loss
of one of its faIrest cities. The reaper
Death would seem to be harvest
ing with remOrseless determination
when thus, by shlpwreck and earth
quake, he takes human life by al
most thousands, at one fell swoOp.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19
Plus TX. on His Death Bed.
The Cardinals at the Vatican Prepar
ing TO Elect his Successor

The Cardinals at the Vatican Prepar-
ing TO Elect his Successor
ROME, April 13.-The Pope, after
suffering many hours of great
pain, is in a lethargic state. His
physicians have forbidden the
publication OF bulletins and the
clerical papers have been ordered
to abstain from making reports.
1t is feared that the recovery of
the Pope is impossible. 1t is be-
lieved his death will be kept Sc
cret until the cOnclave has elected
a successor, to avoid the interfer-
ence of Germany and Italy. Ali
the Cardinals, save two, are at the
Vatican. There are 400 Papal
troops inside, and orders have been
given to allow no one to enter.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19

THE London Guardian insists
that DR.. LushingtOn's secret about
Byron did not die with him, but
will be made public shortly.
No more Byron scandals, for
Heavens sake.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19
April IL, 1873.
dixie Dixie.

Mr.. JAMES FL. WATSON has pur-
chased an interest in the Holly
Springs Independent South and be-
come associate editor of that paper.
Success to him in his new profess
ion.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19

MUCH property and some lives
have been destroyed by recent
heavy freshets in New York, Vir-
ginia. Pennsylvania and Missouri.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19
FOR SALE.

A MOST eligible and desirable building
n lot in the town of Canton, situated on
the corner opposite the Methodist Church
and the Female Institute, fronting so feet
on Peace street and 200 feet on Academy
street.
Any person wishing to build residence
will ind this the most desirable location in
the city. For price, terms, &c, apply on
the promises or at this Office.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19

THE New York Legislature re-
Gently passed a Civil Rights bill
I"""ne " law
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-04-19

w make to order, fSom Ladies' own,
w MATERIAL on short notice, Ladies' Suits,
Dresses and Morning Robes in the latest
styles.
A large stock of Ladies' Read ymade
and U nd r-wear, constantly OF
hand.
Nov. 4. 1871. Il