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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-11-21

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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
Music in Churches

The Pittsburg Adrocate (Metho
dist) is troubled about the death of
congregational singing and popular
music in churches. 1t says:
The singing of Methodism used
to be gran!-a glory and Il power.
1t is not so any more. Ichabod is
written on 1t. Some Delilah has
had it in her lap. That Delilah is the
modern choir. 1t has done a mis-
cradle work-it Las well nigh dcs-
troyed congregational singing. 1t
has given lis Il substitute. Ana
what ii substitute it is. Solos, duets
quartettes and IA easelesS succession
of new tunes, many of them eXecu-
ted after the most approved opera
tie style. The congregation sits by
and silently witnesses the pertOr-
nance. That might do well enough
for an opera house, but it certain
ly ill BELTS Gods sanctuary.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
Hopelessly Insolvent.

1t is now generally believed that
Jay Cook & Go, and the First Ma
tional Bank are hopelcssly inSoIvent,
and that the latter has been gull
ty of dark misdpmeanors. OF the
Bank, the New York San says:
sit is certain that if the true con-
dltiOn of the affairs of the First Ma
tiOnal Bank cOnld be found out
some startling things would be re-
vealed. Bnt the appointment OF
young Stanton as receiver was made
for the very purpose Of preventing
the truth being made public. He
has been intimately associated with
Cooke and Shepherd in all the
Ring raScalities in the District, and
there is no doubt that his appoint
ment was secnred by Shepherd"
Whenever these "star:ling things
are revealed, as they will be, Presi>
dent Grant will not be held guilt
less of the frauds which have been
practiced by his pet institution
The fact that Grant, his Cabinet Of
ficers, and all others in his employ
were permitted to draw out their
deposits before the suspension
while others were made to SUI
fer heavy loss, has created a feeling
of righteous Indignation in Wash
ingtOn City.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
Correct Doctrine.

They know very little of the pro-
feSsiOn TO which they belong, of its
aims and true interests, who i'm
agine that each newspaper
must be inimical to local com
petitOrs. Contrary, they should
cooperate in all great tasks
of public bPnefieience, and when
ever their conductors differ they
should differ as gentlemen, and not
as thieves orpickpoekets.O or members
of the prize-ring. They have done
enough to degrade themselves 10y vi
rulent abuse and senseIess detrac-
ton. Nobody, in fact, listens to out
bursts OF newspaper envy aud jeal-
Ousy, and surely there is 10 trade
or profession the personal relations
Of whose members should be more
and kindly than those of
journa lists.-Memphis appeal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
The Election.

The Vicksburg Herald thinks tho
question of an election will hinge
on the point whether ''the Board of
Registration of the various counties
can hold general election legally,
without the previous authority OF
an Executive Proclamation" The
following is the closing paragraph
of the Heratd's article on this yexed
question
In thfs conflict of opinion it is
difficult to predict the final result.
but where there are Ames regis.
trals, an election will probably be
held and they pYeponderate in a
large majority of the counties.
and if Powers desires to retain con.
troll of the State after January we
will probably have Attorney .Gen.
eral Williams furnishing a Governor
and Legislature by telegraph. Tho
situation is critical, and men who
wish Mississippi well, should hasten
slowly and have victory youch.
safed. There is too much at stake
to be moved by mere revenge. retail.
iatIon or a disposition to crush the
small Aaediocrity ambitious to gov,
ern.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
The Columbus AHraY.

We have read several accounts
of the late ARRAY at Columbus Miss,
some evidently highly cOlOred for
effect. The following special tele-
gram to the Mobile Register puts
the whole thing in a nutshell, and
is, no doubt sufficiently accurate
for the requirements of history.
COLUMBUS Miss, Sept. %.
A most ridiculous affair came of
in this city last night. The Radi-
cal State candidates held Il meeting
here yesterday, and last night Col.
Mathews, candidate for Attorney
General on the AlcOrn ticket, came
down on them like ':wOlf on the
fold" or ga thousand of bricks" at
the Gilmer Hotel, for impertinence
in their speeches. In the scram-
BILE he very deliberately boxed the
ears of Messrs. Jones and Gibbs,
and was in the act of slapping
Ames when that gentleman turned
to run and was kindly helped on
his way by the toe of the COlonels
boot under the tails of his coat.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
A Proclamation.

Governor Powers, through his
negro Secretary of State, Ham Car
ter, has issued proclamation sus-
tanning the election decision of At
tOrney- General Mori is, and calling
upon all officers of the State, and
the people generally, ''tO aid him in
carrying into practical effect the
provisions of the Constitution bear
ing on this important subject"
Referring to this proclamation.
Mr.. Lake, Chairman of the Alcorn
Executive Committee, says:
There are a variety of opinions
expressed concerning the action of
the Executive in the premises,
some believing that he is fully JUS
tilted by the Constitution, while
others regard the move as revOlu,
tiOnary in it's tendencies 7 here is
great satisfaction among those who
are disguised with the AmeS ticket.
but have not the independence to
oppose it, fearing tho application
of the party lash.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
Storm in Florida.

Advices from Tallahassee, FlOri-
da, convey the intelligence of a ter
rife storm that swept over that
section of country on Friday, the
lot ult. The effects are thus given
by an exchange:
Several stores were unrOOfed,
thirty or forty houses blown down,
and severa, others badly damaged.
A great number of gin houses were
destroyed. Tie crops are consider
ed completely ruined. Three or
four lives were lost, and several
persons wounded. A large number
of stock were killed. The roads are
blOckaded by falling trees. The
telegraph wires and fences are
down for miles. The loss in this
county is immense. st. Marks was
completely washed away. Only
two houses are left standing, and
twenty families are rendered home
less. New port is also reported
gone.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
DEATH OF MA. Ja ASHTON

Maj. James 5. Ashton, of Shreve
'ort. La, a heroic defender of the
Lost Cause" and eminent mem
Der of the legal profession, has fall
rn IA victim to the dread pesti!ence
hat Is decimating the population of
that doomed city. In the death OF
This gifted and gallant gentleman.
Louisiana has lost one of her no.
olcst, most patriotic sons, and thu
Bar of Shreveport one of its bright
est and purest ornaments. Major
Ashton was the very embodiment
of chivalry and hOnor-a true type
of the noble Southern gentleman.-
His integrity Of character, cOnscien-
tious adherence to truth, and entire
devotion to the principles of right
and justice, won largely upon the
esteem and admiration of all who
could appreciate genuine worth and
excellence, and secured to him a
handsome and lucrative practice.
Courted, tlattered, caressed-sur-
rounded by the most joyous associ-
ations that the ever changing scenes
of an uncertain life could affOrd-in
the morning of triumphant mali
hood, around which had been
thrown the netted splendOrs Of
Hopes golden dream, and with a
soul illumined by the glitteriE 6
perspective of a long and useful ex-
istence, he vanished from the worlds
active arena, and assembled to that
bright and spiritland where human
passions and human emotions are
hushed in the quiet of eternal re-
pose.
The friend whom we loved and
honOred, is no more!-His career
was short, but glorious; it was like
the brilliant star that wrinkles
on the horizon for a moment, and
disappears forever, His early de-
mise will spread gloomy pail over
Shreveport and North Louisiana,
and cast a long, dark shadow over
the hearts of his kindred and friends.
The grave never claimed Il nObler
victim, nor did Death ever conquer
IA Drawer spirit. Truly can it be
said that in him WIS fOund
"A combination and form indeed.
Where every god did seem to set his seal,
To give the world assurance VI q man."
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
A Georgia Duelist.

The following experience ola GeOr-
gia dnelist is related in the Allan,
ia Constitution:
Col. Lay (iSing with profound
bow Yes, Colonel, | have been
engaged in forty two affairs of
honor as principal snd second, and
concur with you fully in your idea.
Il is the duty of the second to pre-
vent "A resort to arms if possible. /
recOlIect in one of the first duels |
ever fought | came very near losing
my life 10y having Il foil for Il sec
ond. He allowed me to fight the
best swOrdsman in Europe with a
rapier. 1, at that time, was not so
proficient as | am now in the use of
the weapon, and considered my life
as good as lost, but met my antagO
mist, and after parrying a few of his
tlII uSts, was compelled to allow him
to pass his sword entirely through
my stomach, the point coming out
at my back bone. AS l stood thus
transfiXe,l, it occurred to my mind
to do an act which | have never
heard of being equaled before or
since. l, with my left hand, with
remarkable presence OF mind, cool
ness and firmnesS, seized my adver-
sary's blade, holding it so firmly
that he could neither turn 1t nor
pull it out, and in that position
plunged my sword entirely through
my adversary's left breast up to the
hilt. just Que inch and a half above
his heart; and what is remarkable,
is that We both recovered.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
Going to the Lodge"

The Richmond (Va.) Enquirer
tells the following story of a young
married man who had deceived his
wife with the old "Lodge'' excuse
for absence and neglect:
In the eastern portion of the city
lives Il gentleman who is the pos
SCISSOR of a terrier dog of remark;l-
BILE intelligence. The owner of the
dog is Il young married man and
resides with his parents. The dog is
a great favorlte with the old man,
and it is said that whenever he
''Says grace before meals the dog
Immediately raises himself upon his
hind legs, folds his paws, and bows
down his head in the most sancti-
mOniOus manner. But the young
gentleman swears that dog must
die.
A few nights ago he started
from home telling his wife he inten-
ded to ego to the Lodge" and, as
some times happened, the dog fol,
lowed after him. The young wife
sat up waiting for her husbands re-
turn. Ten, eleven, twelve, one
o'clock found her waiting and watch
ing and then came a noise at the
front door. She flew to open it; the
husband was not there to receive her
warm embrace, but the little dog
crept in, having omething in his
mouth. What was it A bloody
handkerchief and a round piece of
ivory of the shape aud size of IA silver
dollar. Surely it was her husbands
handkprchIef-and bloody! In great
alarm she awOke the father. What
did it mean? Where did the ivory
come from. She did not know but
the old man did; and dressing him
self, he started out with the terrier
at his side. PilOted by the dog, he
found the ''LOdge," and in the ul,-
per room his hopeful son-dead-
yes, dead drunk and snoring sound
ly! The old gentleman is deter
mined i'll future to check the son in
his Maynard career, and the young
man has two wishes ill life to gatify
TO exterminate that dog and to
find the man that lost on the ace
and then struck him on the nose.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
Mississippi P olitics.

Under this caption, the Kentuc
ky Yeomdn reviews the late action
of the Meridian Convention, and
draws the same inference that we
published last week from the Mo
bile Register, aud which seems to
be the general sentiment of the
Southern Press. The good Book
tells us that sin a multitude OF
counsellors there is safety;7 and as
the press generally condemn the
course pursued by the Convention,
it is fair to infer that the action of
the boilers was both unsafe and
unwise. Apart from the opinions
of the press, the present indications
are that the Meridian policy will
fasten upon the State and people
the very evils which it was design
ed to remove. Says the Yeoman:
The Democrats and Conservatives
of Mississippi have thrown away
their golden opportunity by refusing
to make nomination at the Meri-
dian Convention Oh the 18th inst,
aud recommending Democrats and
Conservatives throughout the State
to unite on AlcOrn. This is the
third time they have made this or
a similar mistake in the last eight
years. They will find out this time
as they did on each former occasion,
in less than six months, that they
committed blunder which can
never be wholly repaired. Their
action at Meridian simply amounts
to saying that they had rather be
robbed by the Republicans under
Alcorn, than by the Republicans
under Ames; whereas if they had
boldly nominated a ticket of their
own. they might have elected it,
aud so saved themselves from rob
berry 10y either. The "bluff7' which
that bold political gambler, Alcorn,
played from Memphis day or two
before the convention met, has had
the desired effect, and sealed the
fate of Mississippi for another four
years of pillage and plumber.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
Hon. John C. MOncure.

A special telegram from Shreve-
port announces, among other de
plOrable events, the seizure of this
gentleman by the prev ailing cpl
demic.
There is no reason TO suppose
that the result will be fatal, but it
seems a proper time to express
not only cur personal sympathy as
friends, but the hope, as journalists
and opponents of public sentiment,
that Il man so eminent for patriotic
virtue us .Ino. c. MOncure, will be
preserved to Louisiana. We shall
await with deepest interest and So
licitude, the news that he has pas
sed safely through the ordeal. He
has done the State conspicuous
service in the past, and we place
his wisdom, courage and integrity
among the leading factors of her
future greatness.-N. o. Times.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
Aid for Shreveport.

The Howard Association, of
Shreveport, La, earnestly requests
the press to publish the following
appeal from the Times to the be-
nevOlent of our race and country.
Implicit reliance can be placed up
on every word uttered in the appeal,
and we trust it will not he made i'll
vain.
To Our FellOW CitiScns:
The yellow fever epidemic has al
ready swept away more than four
hundred of this community and is
still raging with undated fury in
our midst. We have now seven
hundred sick of all ages, color and
nationality, all of whom, from the
peculiar character of the disease,
require constant and ski.lful nurs-
ing, In addition to this there are
hundreds of people left without a
cent and without employment.
Among these are manv women and
little children; all of them must for
the present be provided for and fed
by the Howard Association, for
there is no work to do and no mon
ey to be had. The deStiturion in
our midst is as heartrcnding as
disease and death are fearful. The
drain upon the funds of the AssOci-
alton thus far has been enormous,
aud the liberal aid sent US by our
sister tiles is nearly exhausted. I'm
der these painful circumstances we
are forced to make this general APP
peal to the country for additional
aid, as we have people among us
in want, suffering and dying, from
all sections of the Union and ma
lions; and we feel that the great
public heart will respond to this
appeal, extorted by most dire nee
essity, Our own funds are nearly
exhausted as well as broken down.
The poor are threatened with actu-
al starvatiOn; the sick and dying are
about to be deprived of the com
mOneSt comforts humanity can
offer them. We appeal not
to our fellow country men, but to
our fellow men for aid,
Signed l.. H. Simmons, Presi-
dent Howard Association, ID. Is.
Martin, Vice President Howard AS
sociation. ID. p. Ferner, NJ. d.,
Thns. j. Allen, NJ. d., j. $. Cutliff,
NJ. d., w. L. ID. Dalzell, y. D., Geo.
y. like. I
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
Masonry in Jerusalem.

The following interesting account
of the organization of Il Masonic
Lodge in ancient Jerusalem, will be
perused with feelings of peculiar
pleasure by those of our readers
who are members of the mystic
brotherhood:
The attempt to organize Mason
ic Lodge in the city of Jerusalem,
under the American auspices,
which has long been on foot, has at
length succeeded. Advices were
received few days ago from Mr..
John Sheville, says an Augusta,
Me paper, who was sent out last
spring for that purpose, that son
Wednesday,, May the 9TH, he Orga-
nized the Royal Solomon Mother
Lodge, No. 1913. in due and ancient
form, in the great Mark Masters
Quarry, under the city of Jerusa-
lem, AMI initiated a candidate"
Under authority of the Grand
Lodge OF Canada, the Rev. Mr..
John Sheville left New York,
April Sth, conferred with a Mason
ic company at Cairo. Egypt, May
2rd, arrived at Jerusalem May 9th;
finally, on the It'll Of May, the day
named in the warrant, organized
the lodge.
Collecting together twelve of the
resident and visiting MasOns of Je-
rusalem, Mr.. SheviIle entered the
vast and gloomy vault of the s'COt-
ton MeagrO" at 2 p. M, and pro
ceeded with guides and lighted
torches to "ihe chamber OF the
brotberly covenant" where the
Masonic emblems, engraved by DR.
Morris in 1868, remain to designate
the place. Upon square pillar
| which marks the centre of the cham
Der the essential objects constitu
ting the ''great lights" of Masonry
were displayed in traditional order
A proper arrangement OF officers
and members followed, and the
we'll known forms of organizing
the lodge and defeating the work
to the loyal patron, King Solomon
" ere proceeded with. On the same
evening a resident of Jerusalem, a
gentleman of dictinction, was initia
ted.
The first act of the new lodge
after the grand marshal had pro
nOunced the organization perfected
was to declare that '.all master Ma
sons who are members of the
American Holy Land exploration
are hereby recognized as honorary
life members of No. 233, with cor
responding rank" The numbers OF
these is some 1000.
To the past grand master Of
Kentucky, Robert Morris, LII ID, is
due the inception of the plan; and tc
the liberallty of some two thousand
of the Masonic fraternity, under his
urgent appeals for five years, its
successful accomplishment.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
How to Check the Panic.

The Hon. George Opdyke, in re-
ply to an interrogatory of the New
York Sun reporter as to the prOba-
BILE solution of the financial troub-
les, said:
In my opinion there is but one eff
fective remedy that will check the
growth and spread of this financial
panic, and that is that the associate
banks of this city should publicly
resolve on y liberal increase OF theiI
loans and discounts on perfectly re
liable securities. If they should so
resolve, and so go as unit, the
whole body of banks standing by
each other as they now do in mutual
support, it would alIay the appre-
tensions of commercial men imme-
diately, and they would not he cali
ell upon for any large increase of
discounts, and would thus re-
store public confidence, and gather
in from its present boards those
thirteen millions of greenbacks that
were paid out in exchange for bonds.
l have not the slightest doubt that
it would thoroughly end the press
ent evils.
The policy suggested by Mr..
Opdyke was pursued by the banks
of New York during the great pan
ic of 1860. and it was arrested in
twenty four hours, and confidence
thereby fully restored. Unless
something is done, and that speedi-
ly, the result will be disastrous to
all departments of business, and
every condition of life.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04
Views Of the Panic.

The New York Tribune gives the
following views of Mr.. Jay Gould OIL
the situation, and which are far from
encouraging:
In response to queries, Mr.. Gould
said that he had not been consulted
by the Government officials as to
the course which they should pur-
sure III relieving the excitement
and the pressure upon the financial
center. but he would recommend
the issuing of II portion of the s44,
600, 900. Unless something of this
kind was done there would be
general crash which would shake
the country.
He said that he had seen this
crisis coming for six months, and
dad made his arrangements accor
dinghy Mr.. Gould then turned, and,
Saunt-ring to the room i'll which
were the capitalists, was soon en-
gagged i'll conversation with Gen.
Casey.
AS he left the hotel, he was nc
cnsted by another Tribune reporter
and WAS asked to state the result
of the delibcrA, ions of the evening.
He replied Ominouslv that there
would lie Il general breaking of the
banks not one would be lett intact
and a general crisis he prccipita
ted upon the country.
Daniel Drew, speaking of the
crash, says, at is Il bad affair for
-.
will not soon recover"
Commodore Vanderbilt says, "NO
one or two OF three failures could
have caused it. There is at the
bottom of it all "a sonnet hing that is
rotten, and it may he that when the
storm is over the Wall Sieet men.
who are sound and honest, and
have always been SO, will not regret
that the tempest overturned them
tor IL short line
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-04

A rather amusing incident occur
red on the Cheshire railroad re-
Gently. One of the passengers con-
siderably annoyed the conductor by
repeatedly asking HIM to tell him
when he got to w. He told him
it he would keep still he would tell
him when he got there. The con
ductor having SO much to attend to,
or from some other cause, forgot it
until they were two miles past the
station, when, suddenly remember
ing 1t, he rung the bell and the
train was run back to the station.
He then informed the gentleman
that he was at w. "All right"
said he, 81 was not very well this
morning and my wife told me to
take pill when L got as far as
here. "-EEchanJe.