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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-08

Your rural Democratic editor Is never al a
loss for subject now. ''Greai Caesar has
aii>en from the dead, and covers the whole
htrzon Of his vision. The imperial aprara-
ton is bis intellectual meat and drink the
burden Of bis waking thoagtt, and the
g'oomy companion of bis dreams. II Is Ce ar
irieI. Caesar roast and Caesar CA the half
she'll. In this condition of things. cautious
villagers avoid purple raimeut when that eli-
tor Is about, and instruel their children not
10 Study Roman History aloud.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-08

The Milwaukee Erening Wisconsin discov-
ers that during one week in New York there
were eleven hundred deaths from cholera.
The editor has accordingly rooted up all the
cucumber vines in his garden and stuffed his
boots, pockets, and the seams of his apparel
chock full of crude camphor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-08

At Grand Rapids, Michigan, there lives
woman who keeps seventy-six cats about her
premises. When member of this interest
ing family dies, all the other cats are got in
line for grand funeral procession. As soon
as the gravel is covered, signal is given and
the whole company raises dismal and soul
piercing yowl. People in the neighborhood
actually dread having one of the cats die.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-08

An exchange says that San Francisco mil
liner has invented hat which will probably
sell well in cases where blushing is not so
spontaneous as it might be, or used to be.
When the wearer bows or lowers the head alb
luptly, tiny pair of steel clamps congresses
the arteries on each side e'of the temples, send
ing the blood at once to the cheeks. This is
perfectly satisfactory ann )uncement; but
how is the more valuable art Of blushing be-
hind the ears attained?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-08

Two Troy coroners recently had fight
over corpse, the corpse having inadverlent-
ly failed to designate the coroner who she uld
have the job; and a third coroner who hov-
cred about was inexpressibly disgusted to
find, as the fight progressed, that both had
forgotten to bring their pistols.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-08

Watches, Jewelry, &c.
.. w. a ~. N. MCDuFFEE, Cor. RIiddI
a. ui0n SIS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-08
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Agency for Sewing Machines.
w. .. DYER, Ne. 252 Middle st. All
kinds of Machines for sale and 10 let,
Repairing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-08
For Sale.

For Sale.
FENHE house on State Street, occupied by the un-
n derslgned. This house is thoroughly huit of
brick and stone and has all modern conveniences.
ALLEN HAINES.
Portland, Sep. 1sth 1872. sep19-tt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-08
STORE TO LET.

A large brick store in the Rackleff Block, corner
"A OF Middle and Ceurch streets-basement and
nrst hoor, elegant, finished and adapted to jobbing
dry goods OF other similar trade.
Apply to ALLEN HAINES.
septl1Gf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-08
FOR SALE.

[SA THE new house recently erected by Lorenzo
h4:,, Ia lor Esq making the corner of Quincy Lane
EL and Congress street, directly opposite the Park.
This house contains 10 finished rooms has Gas and
s bago, every room fresooed by Schumacher.
Drainage perfect, location none better on Congress
street. Terms easy, $4,000 down, balance to suit puI
chaser
G. r. DAVIS,
se1d4w Real Estate and Mortgage Broker
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-08
REAL ESTATE.
r. G.. RattersOn's
Real Estate Bulletin.

M0NEV TO LOAN ON Firsf-Class
4u ON IA Mortgages of Real Estate
in crtl nd and vicis.ity. Rcai Estate
bought and sold. Rents collected, Apply
II. G. pATTERSDN,
Real Estate and Mortgage Broker,
over EoweIi's Jeweiry Store,
ap25dtf Cor. Congress Il B own SITS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-08
A Good Lot for Sale.

TIyHE lot on India Street, next below the Uniyer-
4 salist Church-40 ty Sc feet. Can be had lib
eral terms payment Apply to VIM. I'll. JERRIS,
Real Estate Agent, Caboon Block.
Portland, Sept. 6, 1878. Se6d-2w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-08
Sanford's Improved Refrigerators.

The three points of excellence which claim. are,
ist constant and thorough circulation of pure air
2rd; ryness, no dampuess monld nor taint; 3rd; no
inte mir Cling Of odors; purity and active air, the
elements of its success. Call, send for circulars
Manufactured and for sale by j. +. MERRILL. be-
tween Cross and Cotton sts., near Leavtt Burnbam
8 Co.'S Ice Horse Pnrtlap,I Me je5dtf
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11
TO-Dav'S Advertisements,
School Notice.

MISS MARY WARD respectfully in
w forms the puplic that she will contin-
ue her school for boys in the cottage on
the Methodist Church lot. Terms to suit
the times. Jan If
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11

inquiries into the government of
Louisiana, solely to govern them
selves in relation to the General
Government, which has undertaken
to set upa government for Louisiana.
Has it done so! Has it the right
to do so? If it has, then all the
States in the Union may be practi-
cally, at any time suppressed. If
1t has not. then the usurpatiOn must
be killed; and it can only be killed
by letting the state of Louisiana
alone. free to rule herself and estab-
llsh her own government. This is
all Congressional Intervention can
DO. 1t can no more make or alter
the government of a State than that
OF the United States. Both are be.
yond fhe legislation of Congress.
'ihey are secured by constitutions.
"A committee Of Congress-, in the
Congress of the United States or in
Louisiana, can do nothing but direct
the course Of the Government of the
United States. 1t has intefered by
Its military power to set up a gov
eminent in Louisiana. 1t can de.
termine whether the United States
has done right or wrong. If it has
done right the committee can say
so. and recommend a continuance
Of its policy. If it has done wrong
let 1t say so, and undo the wrong
by withdrawing the troops. That
is the simple alternative.-N. O.
Ftcdyane, of Tuesday.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11

A circus company in Iowa owed
an editor bill for advertising and
refused TO pay it. .ThereupOn the
editor called upon the sheriff, who
attached the Bengal tiger aud
brought him around to the news
paper Office in his cage. He WAS
placed in the composing room. and
during the first two days he not On
ly consumed fifteen dollars worth
Of beef, bnt he scrat ched six dol
lars worth of trOwsers from the leg
of local reporter, who mischevOns-
ly endeavored to stir him up with a
broom handle to hear him roar.
On the third day the tiger broke
loose, and the entire force of COM
pOsltOrs decended the staircase with
judiciOus suddenness. The editor
was alarmed to find his exit through
the comprising room cut OF, and
that the latch upon the sanctum
door was broken. So he climbed out
OF the window and sought safety
upon the roof. The paper was not
issued for a week, and even after
the tiger was shot the editor had to
slide down the water pipe, because
he was afraid to descend by the
route by which he came.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11
The merchants of st. Louis. CT

The merchants of st. Louis, Chi
cagO and Cincinnati some time ago
formed what is known as the Mer.
chants Freight Union, and propOs-
ed to offer their entire business,
which amounts to millions of dol
lars annually, to that railroad COM
pany which would offer them the
lowest rates and best terms. This
offensive move cause the railroad
companies and freight agents to as
sumo the defensive, and at a meet
ing iu Buffalo, December 4th, they
drew up and signed a declaration
to use all means in their power to
to dispense the Merchants, Unions,
and further resolved to make no re-
dnctions from the regular rates in
favor of the organizations, nor to
allow any rebates to the members
thereof. Thus stands the fight.
Both parties are wealthy and well
organized, the railroad companies,
if anything, being the most power.
full. The chntest will be a severe
one. but We anticipate none but the
best results from it for commerce
and trade.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11
A Sensation in Congress.

Ihero was quite a sensation in
the House of Representatives one
day last week. A Soldiers Home
stead bill was Dip, under charge of
Townsend, Republican of Pennsyl-
vania. Speer, Democrat of Penn.
sylvanla. said that the signers to
the petition for the bill were pollti-
Cal soldiers, and that the Grand
Army OF the Republic was u politi-
cal organization. Townsend re-
Piled that this was because the SOL
dIers were Republicans and the
democrats were rebels. THIS pro-
duced an instantaneous commotion
on the Democratic side of the House.
MI. Monsoon of Indiana, who was
brlgadler- general in the war. rush.
ed toward Townsend, brandishing
his list. and shouting, That's a lie. ;
A number of other Democrats who
were officers of volunteers spraDg
mp and made similar EXPLANATIONS.
MIR. Speer said That Statement is
false in fact, and unworthy of INV
colleague worthy of him YOU
mean, exclaimed Mr.. Morgan.
worthy of him. echoed a score of
voices. The phalanx of the Demo-
cracy began to flock to the front aud
rally round Speer s. MoDsou. and
on the other side the Republicans
were nearly all on their feet pressing
forward down the aisles. Mr.. Ran.
dali made his way through the press
OF democrats and vociferated at
Townsend: Where were you during
the warp Il was at home repliei
Townsend. Yes, you were at home
making money out of the soldiers
sad Randall. where were your
asked Townsend. Il was private
Randall replied. Sin the Home
Guards, suggested some one on the
Republican side. The principal
dlsputants, Townsend and Speer,
preserved their temper in the
midst OF this turmoil, and the vieor.
GUS rapping of the speakers mallet
Gained the excitement and restored
order.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11
FIsk's Murderer Convicted.

Stokes. She cold blooded murder
er of the notorious Jim Fisk, was
found gui,ty of murder in the first
degree, and will be sentencedto be
hung. His fate will still hang in
the balance, however, for with his
money and artful counsel, he may
obtain a new trial and continue his
life much longer. His conviction
is a surprise to the country, and
will have a good effect on society
at large. There is a prevalent idea
that under the jury system of the
country, which gives preference
to ignorance, criminal with plenty
of money can, nine times out of ten,
evade the extreme penalty of the
law. The court records of the last
few years sustain this opinion, and
encourage desperate men to take
the law into their own hands at any
real or imaginary injury, and lay
their enemy low With pistol, knife
aud bludgeOn. Fisk was infamous
ly corrupt and shamelessly immoral.
He defied alike the laws of God and
man, and by his glitter and show
of wealth, and apparent great sue
cess in life and iinmeDse influence,
he corrupted the minds of Thousands
of thoughtless people. especially
the young who read of him in the
newspapers and fiashy pictOrials.
But he was cut down in the glory
of his career /; laid low by an accom-
plice who was as destitute of prln-
ciple as himself, and the murderer
has fine prospects of expiatiDg his
crime on the gallOws, thus making
a double example, and illustrating
that the way of tho trangessor is
hard.
A telegram states that Stokes,
when sent back to the TOmbs, was
assigned to the murderers' cell.
He stated to a reporter that money
had secured the verdict; that the
boys, Redmond and Hart, had been
bribed, and their testimony had
convicted him. He had expected
an entire acqnital. He declares he
was a victim of excited public SEN
timent; that the jury had their
minds made up to convict him be-
fore any testimony was given, that
at their selection the jurors all sta
ted they had their opinions. He
was confident, however that his
council would obtain stay of the
proceedings and then insure him
another trial.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11

n ERS0NAL. -rrcxson . Co., til.
celebrated Clothiers, announce the
in PRODUCTION of plan of ordering
= cl othiDg BY letter, to which they
call your special attention. They
will, on application, send you their
- new and accurate rules for Self
Measurement, illustrated Circular and
Price list, with full line Of samples from
their immense stock Of Cloths. Oassimeres
&C., &C., thus enabling parties in any part
Of the country to order clothing direct from
their house, with the certainty of receiving
garments Of the very latest style and mos
perfect fit attainable.
Goods ordered will be sent by express to
be paid for ON delivery, with the under :
standing that If not satisfactory they can
be returned At Ticknor's expense.
As is we'll known throughout the Sou tn
and West, they have for II years EXCELL-
ED in all departments of their business,
which is . guarantee rs to the charscte OF
the goods they will send out.
Your orders are solicited, and when In
St. Louis 81 are in vited to call at the ex-
tensive establishment of Ticknor + Co.,
manufacturers and retailers of men and
boys Clothing and Furnishing Goods, COL
and 6e3 North Fourth Street, St. Louis
No. Boys clothing q speciality.
oct.26-3m
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Trustees Sale.

n and by virtue OF a certain deed
i of trust executed and delivered
by the Canton Manufacturing Com
pany, to secure John +. Wales and
j. r. Wales in the payment of three
thousand four hundred and seven.
ty-three 6O10O dollars, land by vir.
tue of an appointment as Trustee
by the said John E. and j. Il. Wales),
on Lot No. 4, i'm Square No. 5, &C.
cording to the original plat of the
city Of Canton. Also lot adjoining
the Southern boundary thereof,
containing about one-fourth of an
acre, extending about 100 feet Mort
and South, and East and West, and
the said two lots extending 100 feet
on the street East and West, and
800 feet North and South also the
following lot, bounded and describ
ed as follows, viz: Beginning at the
Northwest corner of Lot No. 4,
above described, running thence
South 400 feet to Fulton street
thence West with said street 100
feet to Hickory street, as laid ont
by David NJ. Fulton; thence North
with said street 400 feet to Peace
street !; thence East with Peace
street 100 to the beginning-except
SO much of said lots, or parcels OF
land, as were conveyed by Francis
A. Effinger and wife to j. G. Eel
loves, by deed bearing date the
9th day of October, 1863-tOgethe1
with all the appurtenances and i'm.
prOvements thereunto belOngin g.
Also the
Machinery, Tools,
and all the appurtenances and ad
juncts belonging in and to the said
Manufacturing Company, including
GROUNDS, BUILDINGS, MA.
CHINERY, and every species Of
personal property thereto attached
or belonging.
will sell at public cutlery, said
above described property, or SC
much thereof as may be necessary,
before the door of the courthouse in
the city of Canton, on
"Wednesday, 5ti Of February, 1878,
to the highest bidder for cash, to
| satisfy said Indebtedness.
1 believe the title to be perfect,
but will sell and transfer only such
as is in me by virtue of said trust
deed, and the appointment in writ
ing as Trustee of John E. and J. r
Wales.
The said Deed of Trust is of date
April 9Th, 1871, and recorded in
Book V of the record of Deeds on
page SIG.
BIZ. SEMMES, Trustee.
Jan. 4, 1873-tds.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11
Another Interview with Pinch
beck.---The Result a
Most Extraordi-
nary State
ment.
He Tells a Seemingly Straight
Forward Story. and
Desires to Coalesce
with the Whites.
sHeOeuoun es theCustomh ouse
Ring, and Tells what
He Thinks of
Grant and
Warmoth.

NEW ORLEANS, Janua.~ S.-This
evenings Picayune reports that
Pipchbeck in an interview said:
You see am bound to live here
in this city, 1 have a house and
plenty of friends. If l went any
where else I would not know what
to do, and it is therefore, l think, to
the interest Of the people to help
me along, because cannot but help
them. This last fight of mine
against the Custom House ring on
the Senate question has rather
made them show their hand to the
colored people, and if it were pOssi-
BILE I believe the cOlOred people
might be induced TO form cOali-
ton with the true and honest ma
tive white people of the State, and
the overthrow of all the chicanery
and tricks of the Custom House
ring" After giving an opinion of
how the present complications
might have been avoided. Pinch
heck continued: GAS it is. the pr o.
pramme has been arranged and vii
be carried out by the United States
Government. They intend to reor-
ganize only our government, and
unless prevented by Congress-, will
carry it out to the bitter end.
Therefore, the Legislature has no
chance to succeed, unless they can
prevail upon Congress to send a
committee of investigation, when
the whole facts will be laid before
them, and they can decide which is
right. The interest that General
Grant takes in the fight is purely of
n personal nature. He does not
care one cent what people say
against him, nov as he has reached
the hight of his ambition in being
elected President for the second
term. 1t is d mistake made by
many to suppose that Gen. Grant
wants to be Emperor-he only de-
sires TO be a sort of General Wash
ington. Washington was victori
Gus, YOU know, in great rebellion
so WAS Grant. Washington was
elected TO two UermS-sO was Grant
and now he is satisfied. He has
not got ambition aud tact to make
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11

They have laws in Iowa that
make it lively and interesting for
saloon keepers whose customers
fail to successfully carry their fluid
burdens. Recently a woman whose
drunken husband while attempting
to steer clear of q cellar way fell
down and broke his neck, recovered
$500 from the vender of the death
inspiring beverage.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11

Jay Gould has very simple and
modest way of stating his case to
the public. He merely says that
he has "rerurned soEle property to
the Erie Railroad Company which
he has been anxious for some time
to get rid of, but he could not get
the president of the road to take 1t
off his hands," That is all there
is of it.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11

~ Stokes was sentenced by
Judge Boardman, OF the Oyer and
Terminer Court of New York, to be
hanged on Friday. the 2Sth Febru-
ary,. being the shortest time that
c.,uId be legally allowed . convict
ed man.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11
Trustees Sale.

IN and by virtue of a certain trust
i deed, executed and delivered by
the Canton Manufacturing Compa-
ny, to secure Elizabeth Cobb in the
payment of six thousand dollars,
land the appointment as Trustee,
by Elizabeth and Il. s. Cobb), on
Lot No. 4, in Square No. 5, accord
ing to the original plat of the city of
Canton. Also lot adjoining the
Southern boundary thereof, con-
tanning about one fourth of an acre,
extending about 100 feet North and
South, and East and West; and the
said two lots extending 100 feet on
the street East and West, and 800
feet North and South; also the fol.
lowing lot. bounded and described
a. Hs.,lfsS,i!lla xxsst y 9jSSrne kfsTifEos No.
above described, running thence
South 400 feet to Fulton street !;
thence West with said street 100
feet to Hickory street, as laid out
by David NJ. Fulton thence North
with said street 400 feet to Peace
street; thence East with Peace
street 100 feet to the beginning
except so much of said lots, or par
cells of land, as was conveyed by
Francis A. Ef1inger and wife to j.
e. Fellowes, by deed bearing date
9th day of October. 1S63-together
with all tho appurtenances and i'm
provements thereuntO belonging
Also the entire
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11
Wednesday, 9Th Of February, 1873,

the above described property, or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
to the highest bidder for cash, to
satisfy said Indebtedness.
believe the title to be perfect,
but will sell and transfer only such
as is in me by virtue of said trust
deed, and the appointment in writ
ing as Trustee by Elizabeth and E.
S. Cobb. The said deed of trust is
of date April Sth, 1871, and record
ed in Book V of the record Of deed,
on page 23S.
b. j. SEMMES, Trustee.
Jan. 4, 1873.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11
MACHINERY, TOOLS,

MACHINERY, TOOLS,
and general apparatus Of the
Canton Manufacturing Comply;
being the GROUNDS, BUILD
INGS, MACHINERY, and all the
adjuncts thereto known rs the CAN
TON MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
Twill sell at public cutlery, before
the door of the courthouse in the
city of Canton, ON
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-01-11

ana. would collapse at once like a
pierced balloon. Yet, they dared
not go further: angry discomfort
was floating up to Washington
from every side, and beating at the
doors OF the White House. Investi-
CATION could not be repressed and
to boot down the people OF Louisi-
ana, robbing them of their govern
ment, was a sort of strategy very
like that which caused King Charles
to prevent the English Parliament
from meeting, and King George to
murder the people of Massachusetts
at Bunker Hill. So we, the people
of Louisiana are graciOnsly allowed
to meet in our duly elected Leglsla-
ture. One of our contemporaries in
Inmates that the whole difficulty, as
to the usurpatiOn of the government
Of Louisiana, will be settled by some
committee of the Congress of the
United States arranging a system
of COMPROMISES. We beg leave to
saw that, in our opinion, there can
be no compromise as to the govern
ment of Louisiana. This will be, on
the part of Congress, an attempt to
repeat the error of President Grant.
The people of Louisiana are not re-
sponsible for their government
either to the executive or legislative
departments of the government OF
the United States. Neither have
one particle of power to alter change
or modify a single feature of the
Government of a State. We, the
officials, executive, legislative and
indiciaI. who were elected at the late
election the rulers of Louisiana, are
her rulers, or we are not. That IS
the one single matter for the consId-
o ,ation of the Congress ofthe United
States; and thep now will institute
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-11
Rape victim Fined for Assault and
Battery "A New Paper. "The
Liberal - The Prestftutisn 50.
ciety - "A Father Fatally Shoots
He Daushter,s sedncer.

san FRANCISCO, August ia !. NJ
Mrs. Ansbro, the wife Of private de-
.ective Ansbro. for assault and battery
OH Daniel Linnehan, whom che &C
cused Of rape, was fined $50 BY the
Police Court.
The prospectus Of a new evening
paper. entitled "The Liberal" Is
Issued. The first issue Is to como out
August 24th. It Is to be independent
In all things, neutral In none. The
names Of the ~proprletois are unknown,
although the prospectus Is for a joint
stock company.
The trial Of the eight Chinese mem.
bers Of the Hip zee Tong Society for
conspiracy will be resumed In the
Police Court to-day, before a jury.
Thomas Curtin shot William John
son to-day on. Main street, infilctlng a
wound which. will probably prove
fatal. Tho seduction Of CurtIn'i
daughter Is the alleged cause. Curtin
Is In custody.
Later-Wnltam johnson, shot BY
Curtin to-day. Will probably die
Curtin's daughter Is about fifteen year,
Of age, and Is said to have cohablted
with johnson over a. year. Curtin
tried to break off their Intimacy, but
failing. hunted johnson up and shot
him. The character Of the girl Is said
not to be as good as It ought to have
been before the affair.
Gold, ll6hall5h; greenbacks, ss4
dS7.