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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11
A Funny Temperance Case.

In Akron OIL heard of a funny temper
ance case. A rum seller, whom | will call
Hi Church, because he was ''hi@h" most
of the time, had been sued several times
for damage done by his rum on citizens
of the town One man came out drunk
and smashed in big glass window. He
was too poor to pay for II, and the owner
came against Church boy about six
teen got drunk and let IA horse run away
with him, breaking his arm. His father
made Church pay the damages. me
chanic got drunk and WAS killed on the
railroad track, and his wife sued Church
for 81 900, and got it. A farmer got drunk
and was burned in his barn on the hay.
His son sued Church and recovered.
Church got sick of paying out so much
money for personal and property dam
ages 1t ate up all the rum sellers profits.
Still. he acknowledged the law to be
statute, and that it made him responsible
for all the damage done by his rum. He
used to argue, also, that sometimes his
rum did people good, and then he said he
ought to receive something back.
One day Lawyer Thompson got to drink
ing. Thompson was mean. and when he
died of the deiirium trenteas there wasn't
much mourning in Akron. There wasn't
anybody who cared enough about Thomp-
son to sue Church for damage done. So,
one dav, Church went before the Court
himself
What does Mr.. Church WANT" asked
the Justice.
Il tell yer what, Jedge," commenced
the rum-sellcr, when my rum killed that
thar mechanic, johnson, and Farmer Ma
son, | cum down like ii man paid the
damage and squared up like a Christian
now didn't !, ledger"
yes, you paid the damage, Mr.. Church;
but what thcn?'
wall, ledge, my rum did good deal
lords KILN Lawyer Thompson, now,
and it pears ter me when | kill lawyer
kinder oughtcr get n rcbaitn'-E2t Per
ktas, in Neir YOrk- GYWJEtc.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11

During the past two and a half years,
.1G1 patients have been received in the
Inebrfate Asylum at Binghampton, n. Y,
and 712 have been discharged, of whom,
according to careful estimates made by
the officers of that institution, about fifty
eight per cent. are believed to have rea-
sonable prospect of permanent recovery.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11

The vital statistics of the Central
Park Menageric, of New York, have Just
appeared. There are now in the estab-
lishment 5S1 quadrapeds, birds and rep
tiles During last year there were born
two lions, one leopard, two pumas, one
camel, and one hyena, the last-named ami
NAL being, as is supposed, the first of the
species born in the United States.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11

Moss and he says he will do the square thing. Pleas
accep my thanks for you're Beautiful and Uncx-
pected present.
You're respectful servent.
CHARLES MoNTMORENCI WALTERS
The next day Van TwilleT neither eX-
pressed nor felt any unwillingness to
spend a few weeks with his mother at the
old homestead.
And then he went fhroad-T. B. a.
drich, in atlantic for October
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11

rest upon thy seraph-like form, my soul
is filled with the scintillating fancies of
the poet. o! lovely Dido, dost love the
humble sutton that Graves the iaintest
glimmer from the meridian rays of thy
young hearts affection? o. angel fresh
from the FURNISHED streets of Paradise,
clad in the haio of the queen of night,
dost pity the faithful Troilus who stands
before thee?" and gently the maiden an
swered with a heavenly sigh, faint as the
night wind: go West, young man, and
give US a rest" q;
In SEPTEMBER
Feathery clouds few fair,
Thist"down is on the air;
Rppling sunshine the lake,
Wild grapes scent the sunny brake;
Dizzy songs the crckets sing,
Wild bees wander murmuring;
Butterflies float in a dream,
Over all the swallows CLEAN;
Here and yonder, high and low,
Golden-rod and sun flowers glow;
Here and there a maple fushes,
Sumac reddcns woodbine bushes;
Purple asters bloom and thrive,
am glad to be alive.
THERE is boy in Minnesota who has
greatly puzzled the neighboring wild
ducks. He puts hollow pumpkin over
his head and wades into the pond which
the ducks frequent. Presently those IN
suspecting birds perceive floating pump
kin, and, with quacks of joy, proceed to
dig out the seeds. What the ducks who
view the scene from a distance cannot
understand is the singular way in which
those who are investigating the pumpkin
suddenly dive and never came to the sur
face again. The pumpkin also reappears
day after day in an undiminished state
The boy thinks that, unless the ducks
grow tired of investigating the matter, he
will be able to retire from business in a
few weeks more, and devote his life to
the peaceful pursuit of marbles and mum
ble-peg.
"HEADs"-BY A SMALL BoY.-Heads
are of different shapes and sizes. They
are full of notions. Large heads do not
hold the most. Some persons can tell
what man is by the shape of his head
High heads are the best kind Very
knowing people are called long-headed
A fellow that won't stop for anything or
is called hot headed. If he is
not quite so bright he is called soft-head-
ed. If he won't be coaXed nor turned
they call him pig headed Animals have
very small heads. The heads of fools
slant back. When your head is cut off
you are beheaded Our heads are covered
with hair, except bald heads. There are
barrel heads heads of sermons-and some
ministers used to have fifteen heads to one
heads, heads of cattle, as the
farmer calls his cows and oxen; head
winds, drum heads, cabbag e- heads, logger
heads, come to head, heads of chapters.
head him off, head of the family, and go
first be sure you are right;
but the worst of all heads are the dead |
heads, who hang around an editor for free |
tickets to shows.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11

The amount of grain lin sight" in
the States and Canada, August 80, 1878,
was y ,161 l56 bushels, embracing 6,349,-
1868 bushels of wheat; 12,0i1 ,492 bushels
of corn; 316S962 bushels of oats, and
207 339 bushels of barley.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-10-11

The hog crop of Iowa is estimated,
from the assessors returns, at 100000
head,
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THE WATCH-D0Gs WATCHED.

The Now Commissioners OF Accounts 1T
Work In tho Comptroller's Omces-
Developments Expected.
The new charter contained one provision and
enactment which many men unite in qualifying as
sagacious and farseeing 1t Is that portion which
ordains the appointment Of three special commits
sioners whose duties to act as watch-dogs over
the other watch dogs who have charge OF the city IS
capacious Golfers. The section reads thus:--
sEcrroH l06-The Mayor shall from time to time ap-
with the President OF the Department OF Taxes
be their duty in three months oitener II they
deem y proper to examine all vouchers and ACCOUNTS in
detailed statement Of the financial condition n'0 Of
~ and s a%s @
preceding report with classification OF the OF
make the expenses OF the several do.
to the Board Of Apporonment and other officers with
reference thereto and particularly with reference to
one Of such Commissioners shall have authority at any
Sa psa a
pensation to be fixed other by the Board
Of Appordonmcnt not exceeding $50 each annually.
In accordance with the above passage In the
charter the commissioners OF Accounts were duly
appOin ted by the Mayor. Several consultations
have been held by them among themselves, all OF
which have been informal, OF course as they have
and can have no regular organization as board,
each one being personally responsible at certain
Intervals ol time for an examination OF the &C
counts OF the Comptroller and Chamberlain. Mr..
John Wheeler, by courtesy, Is president. re-
porter learned yesterday that the commissioners
had actually got to work. They are now examin-
Ing matters in the Comptroller's Bureau, whittier
they repaired on Thursday to notify him Of their
intention OF doing Their report will by and by
be forthcoming and may perhaps, contain some
very interesting and hitherto undeyeloped facts.
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS.

Commissioner Van Mort yesterday transmitted
for fling In the Department Of Finance copies or
contracts entered into upon awards made on Oc-
t0ber 2S, 1872, at public letting, follows Paw
ing SEVENTEEN street. from Fourth to Fifth ave-
nue.; Eightythird street, from Third to Fifth ave-
nue.; Eghty-sixtn street, from Third to Fifth ave.
nue.; Eightyseventh street, from Second to Fourth
avenue. Also the following special contracts
ing Ninetieth street, from Eighth to Tenth avenue
18th, 11oth 1l7th and 1lsth streets, between Sew
Sixth avenue between 129th and 147th streets,
with branches Seventh avenue, between 12lst and
and 1S7th Streets with branches; Sixth avenue,
between l16th and 125th streets, and Seventh ave-
nue. between 116th and 121st streets, and in 121st
in Sixth and Seventh avenues and avenue st.
Nicholas, between 10th and 116th Streets with
branches; also a lease OF premises 265 West 125th
street for one year from May /, 1878.
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LONG ISLAND FOREST FIRES.

The forest fires which for several days have been
raging with almost unprecedented fury at the
east end OF Long Island, principally in what Is
known as the "wid District" are still unsubdued,
excepting in certain localities where the entire
strength OF the population has been avaied Of to
check their ravages. and to save valuable improved
property from destruction. 1t was ascertained
Yesterday that the fire which was raging Thurs
day in the vicinity of Patchogue originally started
more than week ago in the neighporhood Of
Lakeland, on the Long Island Railroad. No espe-
cial DANGER was apprehended nom 1t, however,
until Thursday morning, when, under the In
nuence OF brisk northerly wind, it spread
rapidly southwark Through the intervening region
OF scrub pine woodland, driving the few Inhabitants
out OF their dwellings, which were destroyed.
About three miles northerly from Patchogue
was a small settlement of Bohemans, called Bo-
hemianvine, which was swept entirely away every
dwelling and outbuilding being burned. The most
terrible incident Of the fire here the burning Of
three young children who. unable TO escape from
the rushing fames were overtaken and persisted
miserapy, Patchoguc village would have shared
the fate or Bohemianvile and Edenville but for the
energy Of the residents who, turning out In body,
hnilt counter ores. which. burning over . strip
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NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY JULY a. 1s7s-TRpLE SHEET

coupon, TX Q SIX: do., new, SIX q 6h'; VIZ
ginia ex coupon, ~ q a; do. skies, cons0lh ateu
bonds, SIX 5Sx; do. skies. deferred scrip II .
IL; Georgia SKIES, 10 . rs; do. sevens 90 81 (;
North Carolina, ex coupon. q %; do, to
North Carolina Railroad, so q 81; do, funding.
1890, 10 Is; do, do, 1868, 15a II; do, new, Is
II; do, special tax, 10 II; Missouri sixes 9SH
o3x; do, Hannibal and st. Joseph, 90 q 03; Louis
lana skies, IS so; Alabama fves, II 81; do.
Fights, 10 o 70; South Carolina Sizes 80 a IS; do.
new, January and July, Is l6; do. do, April and
October, 20 IS; Arkansas skies, funded IS o 81;
Mobile and Ohio Railroad. sterling, 90 q %; do,
interest Fights, IS ST. Mississippi Central Rail-
road, first mortgage sevens IS q 81; do. do, sec
0nd do. Fights, IS q So; New Orleans and Jack
son Railroad, frst, Of 90; do. de-, second SO 80;
Memphis and Charleston Railroad, first, IS q 81;
do do, second, "a IS; Greenville and Columbia
Railroad, guaranteed by South Carolina, so q Sc;
Macon and Brunswick, guaranteed by Georgia,
90 So; Memphis city skies. So q s4; Savannah
city sevens, IS a 50; New Orleans sevens, SO q 81.
THE STOCK MARKET.
As is usually the case on Saturday enthusiasm
gives way to the desire to close up business and
leave town. Speculation accordingly becomes in
active and less pronounced, and the market Is left
to the chances OF the hour Such was the case to-
day. The volume OF sales was comparatively In
significant and with the exception OF Harlem the
transactions were uninnuential, undemonstrattve
and probably materially unpr0ductive. The
rise in Harlem was four per cent, the
price opening at 1870, dropping to 1917,
then steadily ascending to 1874, with a
close at 1888. Western Union was steady all day
between 9lh and Ok, with a lew transactions
made at q a y. New York Central opened and
closed at 1O41, with change of only about \ per
cent either way wabash was steady at about 71H
~. Erie opened at 81, receded to cox, continued
to weaken and closed at 69X a GO. Lake Shore was
firm 1t sax cas-.
Northwestern showed but slight variation from
69H 69,<. Atlantic and Pacific sold at 26k Union
Pacific at % 27A 27T, OHIO and Missis-
sippi at s93s 30x 3oss, Morris ana Essex at 92A,
c. @. and l. G. at Sl,s, Michigan Central at OAK.
Pacific Mail at 3sts SO a77., with recovery and
close at SsA; Illinois Central at 1o6x; Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western at 1907 1oOA.
HIGHEST AND LOWEST.
The following table shows the highest and lowest
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GOVERNMENT BONDS

GOVERNMENT BONDS
maintained their usual strength, with but few
sales, however, at the Board, owing to the scarcity
OF supply. The following are the prices United
States currency sixes 114k NAY; do skies, 1881,
registered, 1857 llsx; do. do do, coupon, 10Y
. l2oX; do. nve-twenties, registered. May and
November, 11eK III; do. do, 1852, coupon, do,
iii NIX; do. do, 1854, do. do. 117h 117,<; do.
ao., 1856, do. do, ITO llok; lss7's, registered,
January and July, 11ox HI do do.. 1896, coupon,
do, 117x l1s; do. do, 1867, do. do, 11s llo;
do. DO, 1885, do do, 1881 1lss; do. ten forties,
coupon, 115k 115k; do nves OF 1881, coupon,
1l5k 1l5X.
were quiet and steady. block OF 10000 new Ten
nessees were sold at s1K; Alabama eights OF 1898
sold ct slx. new south Carolina skies at l5h.
Tine quotations are amazed -TAnnsssee- OK
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OF lano between TIRE village ard the fast
advancing Names checked them at the pont OF
contact; me hre, however, feeding upon the in
nammapie material afforded by the cones and dead
orection nom the original line OF progress, and
can can nardiy De quenched unless there should be
neavy IAN OF ram The fires upon the line OF the
dsngerlng vast amount OF property besides that
wnicn mas already been consumed including farm
bujidings cut cordw0Od. standing crops growing
timber, &c. 1t Is Impossible to estimate the
amount OF damage already done, but 1t can be
counted BY thousands
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CLOSING PRICEs-s O'CLOCK P. n
EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LONDON MONEY MAnKEr-LoSDcs, July 49, y 80 NJ
United 1vetwenty bonds, 1861 old, On 1879,
93s< ten-fortes 81; Erie Railway shares, ~
LivERPooL COTTON MARKEr-LivERPooL. July 26, p.
SD mddling Orleans 3D. sales " COZ bales Including
not below good ordinary, shipped from Savan nah
Charleston, october and November, at II 6d OF the
sale to-day 7,J bales were American
LIvRRPooL PROVISIONS MARxsr.-LIvERPooL, July 90
MCheese els per cwt for the best grades OF Ameri'
can fine.
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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR GRANITE AND LIMESTONE,
l. East River Brtdge.-Sealed proposals will be
ceved unt August 1873 at noon, tor the delivery Of
Us cubic yards OF granite Stone and cubic
yards OF lace Stone Backing either granite lime
stone; all required during the present year for the
Brooklyn anchorage, East River Bridge. Plans and
specifications can be seen at the engineers Office Ad
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ON ALTERATIONS TO BE
w made building U9 Fulton street. conner Of III
larry. Brooklyn. Apply TO JOHN M0RLk, so Fulton.
street. up stairs. Bre0klyn
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Bankers
and dealers in
Stocks and Bonds
for cash.
No. rs Nassau street.
Post Office box 4,323.

The Midland Railway is an enterprise Of national un.
portance and the Stock and Bonds to be placed
upon the principal stock Exchanges VIII BE- a. freely
Pennsylvania Central Railroad Companies. Five hun
dred and lightweight miles of its railroad now com
pleted and in operation Continuous trains running
irom New York to 0swsgo and on the Western Exts q
miles; the remainder OF the distance 10 miles to Buff
alo in OF rapid construction, aud 1t will be
Midland Railway Will be Of the most profitable trunk
lines running out of New York.
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FINANCIAL.
TO INVESTORS.


A TO INVESTORS.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Compapv having IA.
To- mined to Close It's 80 First Mortgage Gold Loan and
to pay higher of interest than six per
cent on furr issues Of its bonds limited remainder
Of $40 Loans now being disposed of through the
usual agencies
This affords desirable opportunity to persons wishing
to reinvest interest or dividends
The company now has than 500 miles of its road
built and In operation, including tho entire Eastern
division connecting Lake Superior and the navigation
of the Missouri River the work Of construction pro-
crossing satisfactorily the company has earned title TO
nearly ten million land grant and sales OF
lands have thus far averaged IS ss per acre.
All marketable securities received I'm exchange for
Northern PacilcA
JAY COOKE 4 CO.,
20 Wall street New York
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$5o,OOO,OOO.

We confidently believe that fifty millions of dollars
will be made by the stock and bond holders this road
within few by the rise in the value Of prop
erty.
The selling value of the Stock and Bonds of the
road is over ...... sos ooO, 900
Midland Railway Companies including SUM-
double track east Of aiddietown, $slooG.oo
Length Of New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad from New York Central depot
to Buffalo 455 miles
Length Of the Midland Railway, Jersey City to
Buffalo. via Montclar. 1876 miles
Saving tho Central route ............ 20 miles
Saving over the Erie route ............... 81 miles
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The difference of distance in favor the Midland route
must always enable to compete with the other lines
adyantsgeousy as to freight and ought to give i .
larger share Of the passengers than any other ne The
early completion Of the Western Extension from scipio
Centre to Buffalo, is insured by the subscriptions OF capt.
tass to Syndicate formed to purchase 5000 GOO of
ted to advance further means II wanted to complete
0sweg9 Midland Railway Company's First Mortgage
Seven Per Cent Gold Bonds, Western Extension at sa
and accrued interest in currency.
We are sole agents for selling Jersey City and Albany
Railroad Companys Seven Per Cent Gold Bonds at 70
and interest in currency This road in operation
fIom Jersey City to Tappantown distance Of twenty
four miles. Nine miles further graded which
iron is being laid The road will be completed to Haver
straw within year. These bonds are only issued
completed road.
specially will be made Of the Stock and Bonds Of the
following companies=New YORK and Osweg0 Midland
Railway Company New Jersey Midland Railway Com.
pany, M0ntcair Railway Company and Jersey City and
Albany Railroad Company. We have now on hand q
limited supply of these bonds.
All Bonds and Stocks known in this market will be
bought and sold tor cash, orders for
dealers We solicit permanent correspondents and
agents for the sale of these bonds.
D. E. CULVER 4 CO., Bankers
Naaaa stree Npvv York
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CoMPTROLLER's RECEIPTS.

COMPTROLLER'S RECEIPTS.
Comptroller Green reports the following amounts
paid yesterday into the city treasury
BUREAU COLLECTION ASSESSMENTS.
Assessments for street openings and improvements
and interest ,6l9
BUREAU OF ARREARS.
Arrears Of taxes and ssessments, water rents and
interest S,756
REVENUE
Market rents and fees. 10l8
COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC WORKS
Croton water rents and penalties. 542
MAYoR's OFFICE.
POLICE COURTS
Fines and penalties. 252
Total .$6l, 239
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Tho foreign market gave evidence to-day of
weakness inasmuch as consols closed dull and
heavy with decline OF per cent. Private ad-
vices are not indicative OF such continued ease
che London Stock Exchange as has been the sub
3ect of recent comment. Bankers there are said
to view with considerable apprehension the events
pf September, among which will be the maturity
OF the bills Of exchange given to Germany by
France on London in partial payment of the war
Indemnity. This will probably lead to an additional
drain Of gold and an advance in the bank rate to
very much higher figures than at present is con-
ndentally predicted. The rate Of discount in open
market was y per cent below the bank rate.
American securities were reported quiet and
steady. Fries were 47X; new nves, cox; ten
lorties, Oh; 1s67's. 93X; old 1865, "a; Illinois
Central, SO a IS, and the new French loan per
cent premium.
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ADVANCE IN HARLEM.
All Quiet Along the Rest Of
the Line.
GOLD STEADY AND WEAK.
Money Abundant and Seek
ing a Market.
GOVERNMENTS STRONG.

WALL STREET,
SATURDAY, July 26-6 P. NJ.
On Change to-day cotton was quiet and nominal
Tor spot and easier for future Flour was dull and
heavy, wheat was lower and corn barely steady.
THE MONEY MARKET.
nthere were any great use for money the market
would be extremely active in view OF the large
amounts Offering for temporary investment. NIL
qions went begging to-day, however with rates at
three and four per cent Prime sixty day bills are
quoted at 1922 and short sight at ITO.
IMPORTS.
The following shows the imports OF foreign dry
goods at New York for the past week and since the
Beginning OF the year.
For the sesk. 1871 1872. 1878
Entered at the port. $s,47S044 ll694l9 27t6s67
$Ihr0wn on Market. 2,5832O 1,4i5696 2,A7766
l. Since J0nudry1
Entered Entered At the port ss3sSs9 SO
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THE BANK STATEMENT.

The bank statement this week shows o slight
Improvement upon itsimmedate predecessor, there
having been gain in the excess over the legal
reserve Of $34e 1885, which, added to the last
lweek, makes the present amount s14,62O, $50. In
loans there was decrease Of $4ss oOO in deposits
= decrease Of $1.oss,loo; in circulation, a de-
Grease Of $50, 46o and in specie, decrease Of
h1,o24sO0. The only increase Of the week has been
IN legal tenders, which amounts to 1,os4.5Oo The
S0tal amount Of specie in the State and National
Banks is $s1 249, 800. II it be true that gold is
eubstratum Of financial strength then every dollar
Bubtracted from this sum is part of facilitating
process that is not compensated for even by
corresponding increase in the volume OF legal
RENDERS or reduction OF currency liabilities. The
percentage OF to liabilities il 3o49 the
national banks having 1895 and the State 1882
Tho following is comparison Of the averages Of
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SUICIDE BY POISON.

SUICIDE BY POISON.
Coroner keenan,, yesterday afternoon, received
Information by police telegraph that Philip Glass, a
man twenty-nine years OF age had committed sui
eide at !, 115 First avenue by swallowing guam
tity OF Paris green. Deceased, q German by birth,
kept aresraurant at the above number. He had
been drinking to great excess, and no other cause
but that Is known for the commission OF the act.
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n 4. CULVER 4 CO.,