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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
THE "RED-SKINS.n

The following correspondence ex.
plains the present condition of affairs
between the Government and the
Sioux:
GEN. ". T. Sherman, Washington
The trouble with the Sioux, which
for some time past we have been
trying to avoid, seems now to be
beyond ans peaceable solution.
In addition to the killing of Lieut..
Robinson and Corporal Coleman,
the chief clerk at the Red Cloud
A gency has been killed. The agent
OF Spotted Tails Agency reports
that large parties of hostile Indians
from both agencies have left for
general hostilitieS. General Ord has
sent out scouting parties to warn the
rauclimen aud to then return to the
railroad. =. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General.
To which Gen. Sherman replied
as follows:
HDQ'S ARMY OF UNITED STATES, }
Washington, Feb. II, 1874. J
Gen. p. II. Sheridan, Commanding
Military Dicision Missouri
Dispatch of this evening received,
under the call of the Interior De
partment of to-day. sent to your
headquarters at Chicago. you will
be justified in collecting the most
effective force possible, even if you
draw cavalry from Fort Riley by
rail to Cheyenne, u march to Red
Cloud agency, striking every party
of Indians that opposes. Every
Indian who has marauded south of
the North Platte should he demand
ed and held as accomp1lces IN the
of Lieut.. Robinson. Their
ponies must be very poor now, and
the game must be scarce, so the Oc>
sion to give the Sioux lesson long
merited seems to be favorable. My
own opinion is that the Sioux should
never again have an agency away
from the Missouri. Signed
w. Z. SHERMAN, General.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

A Mr.. Sargent has presented a
memorial to the United States SEN
ate, signed by sixteen thousand, six
hundred and fifty-eight citizens of
California, calling the attention of
Congress TO the influx of Chinese on
the Pacific slope. He said there
were sixty thousand Chinese near
the Pacific coast. They underbid
native labor; they impaired no
value to the community ; they
were Pagans they evinced no de>
sire to become aSsimilated to our
institutions there had been but
one or two instances where any of
them had expressed the desire to
become citizens they added moth
ing to the material wealth of the
community, taking away with Them
all that they accumulated, and not
even allowing their bones to rest in
American soil. This was a question
which did not now concern the East
ern States, but it would soon become
a national question, for the Pacific
coast was the gateway through
which these people would pour, and
finally spread over the whole coun-
try. The memorial will bo referred
to the committee ON foreign rela-
tons.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
SOUTH CAROLINA.

COLUMBIA, 5. c., FEBRUARY H.
The Taxpayers Convention met at
noon today. Two hundred dele
gates are present,
In his opening address, President
Porter said that the bad faith of
the State Government and public
corruption and extravaganza made
the re assembling Of the Convention
necessary. The taxpayers are in
despair. They have no civil frees
dom, but are the subjects of a plain
and naked despotiSm. The prepon-
derance of political power is IN the
hands of non-taxpayers, who refuse
the tax payers fair representation
for their protection. The proprie-
tary interest, representing one hun
bred and seventy million dollars
worth OF property, is taxed dd Ibis
TIM, without its consent, by those
who bear no burden, and enjoy the
spoi!ation.
Governor Porter showed by facts
and figures, that while taxable
property had declined from five
hundred millions to one hundred
and seventy millions, taxes had
risen from four hundred thousand
dollars to over two and half mil
lions. The people are virtually re-
duced to pay twenty times as much
as before the war. The bonded
debt is tribled, while tine amount of
the floating debt is unknown. Leg
I iSlative expenses have risen from
forty thousand to three hundred
thousand dollars, and the public
printing from five thousand dollars
to three hundred and thirty thOus-
and dollars. He suggests that the
convention should encourage immi-
grafton, organize the taxpayers i'll
every county. and memorabilia Con
sIess for IL REDRESS of grievances by
Tesolute words and acts. The Feds
erai Government can do much to
improve cur condition., for that
government is the only power the
wrong doors fear. Bancroft, the
historian, had said that South Cars
DINA founded the American Union,
under the lead of Gadsden. and
Rutledge, and Lynch. She was the
first to answer the call of MaSsa-
chusetts in 1865. Without her no
American Congress would have
been held. One thing the American
people may be disposed to remem-
Der against South Carolina, bat
there are many things they cannot
afford to forget. Let us appeal to
to the American people, and if they
have human nature in them, they
will heed and hear the call.
The address was received with
much ENTHUSIASTICALLY the ref
erences to migration and the part
played by South Carolina in the war
of independence.
Resolutions were adopted for the
appointment of Standing Commit
tee, and for the appointment of a
committee to take to Washington a
petition to Congress.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
NEWSPAPER GRUMBLERs

Grumbling about newspapers is as
ancient as newspapers themselves
and, notwithstanding the multipli-
cation of these modern conveniences
and the sleepless efforts of the pub
fishers to adapt their paper to every
variety of taste and every grade OF
sentiment, affOrding. one might
think, ample opportunity to readers
to suit themselves perfectly, yet
there is still, perhaps, as much
grumbliDg about newspapers as
there ever was. We suppose it does
not often occur to the grumblers
that possibly they themselves may
be at fault, may be out Of humor,
may have fit of Indignation or
spleen, or may be stupid or unap-
preciative. 1t may never occur to
them that the men who toll night
and day to furnish them with the
latest news, and the greatest variety
of information aud entertainment,
are mortal, and sometimes tire them
selves and get sleepy, and grow
stupid, and fOrgetful and careless,
and need, and deserve, too, some
consideration and even sympathy
from those for whom they unceas-
ingly work.
No man is expected to read every
thing i'll a paper, or to like every
thing he reads in it, but every man
is expected to find enough that is
good and useful and acceptable and
in the ample columns
spread out before him to be full
equivalent for what the paper costs
him, and if he happens to find on
the carte an article which offends his
taste, or is in opposition to his views,
he has just to let that alone and
leave il for another whom 1t will
just suit, and for whose taste it was
gotten up. In choosing his paper
one should do just as he does in
his restaurant he should
select one whose general style suits
him and when his taste changes,
or the character of the paper dete-
he should change and try
but never fret himself or
vex bis neighbor by grumbling or
about his newspaper, " hich,
after all, is just about as necessary
to his comfort as his dinner.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

and see if you can find
aught i'll my handss 7"
How would this rule of right APP
ply to Grant 4? Can he lay his hand
upon his heart, and in view of the
momentOus concerns of eternity,
and the solemn and awful issues of
the final Judgment, exclaim, 81 have
defrauded no one oppressed none
of my subjects, neither taken aught
of any mans hand!" If his answer
be yea, then conscience has no
abiding place in his soul.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
THE LOUISIANA CASE.

The New York HeralTs Washing
ton dispatch says that the Demo.
cratic Senators have agreed to a
a course of action which will enable
them to support Mr.. Carpenters
proposition for a new election. They
intend to ask the Senate to recog
nize the McEnery government as
the legal government of Louisiana,
and if the Senate refuses to do SO,
they will then support Mr.. Carpen-
ter's motion for a new election.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
THE CHANGERS.

ALBANY, Feb. 1S.-The meeting
some time since announced for the
organization Of a New York State
Council of independent Oranges was
held in this city, and the OIganiza-
ton perfected with over fifty mem
beIs, representing about thirty cOun-
ties. Temporary officers and a tenn
porary executive committee were
appointed, which committee is to
report in reference to the constitu-
ton, etc, on March 4th. The men,
bership Is composed of repFeresent-
alive influential men of both po-
Iitical parties, and the number is to
be considerably increased at the ad-
iOurned meeting. The organiza-
ton is to be pushed rapidly through
in other States. The following card
has been called out by the action
of the Independent Grange here
to-day:
To the Patrons Of Husbondry and
Farmers Of Neso YORK.
For the purpose of avoiding any
confusion OF titles which may arise
between the Order of the Patrons
of Husbandry, known as the Farm
er's Grange, and ,he new political
organization formed in the city to-
day. who call themselves the Amer
lean Order ofIndependent Changers,
it should be distinctly understood,
there is no connection between the
two orders whatever. The Order of
Patrons Of Husbahdry is not politi-
cal in its character.
(Signcd) GEO. SPRAGUE.
Sec'y \. Y. State Grange.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

The Democratic papers of the
State are almost unanimous in Their
opposition to this favorite scheme OF
Gov. Ames. Regarding it as a mere
idle suggestion, and one that would
not, in the present Over-taxed and
impoverished condition of our pee
pie, receive serious consideration
wa passed it by unnoticed; but
now that it has met with favor, and
will probably be brought forward
for legislative action, we feel called
upon to denounce it as a grievOus
wrong, and one that should be cried
down, if possible, by every paper in
the State that is opposed tt. further
taxation. This system of compul-
sorry education is an outrage upon
the rights and privileges OF freemen,
and should it ever become law, the
act will strike at the very root of
our Republication. 1t is designed,
of course, for the benefit of the
negro, and to put money in the
pockets of incompetent teachers
who are too lazy to work and too
ignorant to teach.
There is one kind of compulsory
education that we would favor, pro-
vided it cost the people nothing,
and that is to force all superintend-
ents of education and public teach
ers to qualify themselves for the
Office of instructors before they at
tempt to impart knowledge to
others. Should the legislature do
this, and make a liberal education
an indispensable qualification for
Office, either State or county, it will
exhibit its wisdom and confer a
lasting benefit upon the people.
The present system of public
school education is little less than a
shameful burlesque, and SO far from
forcing children to attend them,
they should either be exalted in
character or disbanded. The very
best of them that we have seen are
mere recitation halls, where stupid
children perform before stupid
teachers simple exercises in mem
Dry, without charging the fund of
knowledge, or giving to the mind its
proper food. In some instances, a
few technicallties of science are
loosely stored away in the recollec-
ton, while the principles they de-
fine are but little understood. The
result of such instruction is worse
than no instruction at all, and as
his is the general character of our
public school system, SO far from
taxing the people to sustain them,
and forcing attendance upon them,
they should, as We have said, either
De improved or disbanded.
Under our Republican form of
no party or power has
The right to force obedience to a be-
nest that comes in conflict with per-
,onal freedom, and as the scheme of
Gov. Ames is both arbitrary and
We trust that sufficient
outside pressure will be brought to
pear against it to prevent his mon
,rel legislature from making it a
aW.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

A Galveston special of the 18th
inst. reports a fire ut Bryant, Texas,
originating in the store of q. w.
Smith u Co., and consumed the
principal business block of the city.
Sufferers: j. S. Fowlks Il Co., j.
w. Hunter Il Co, John Uorner, w.
ii. Webb, q. w. Smith Il Co., j.
f. Burt 81 Co., l.. Erwin, CLARK, and
j. l.. Barnes. The loss was $780,
600. Insurance, 100000.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

A special to the Galveston Necs
from Austin says six of the citizens
of Beaver Creek, near Fort Sill,
were robbed of all their horses by
the Kiawa Indians from the reser-
walton. Forty head of horses and
mules were stolen from ranches on
the Rio Grande, thirty miles above
Fort Ouitman,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

At noon on the 18th inst, Del
monico, who will dispense James
Gordon Bennett's $4,000 contribu-
ton to the poor, opened four soup
houses in New York city.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
TELECRAPhlc ITEMS.
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l7.-Th> Lead.
ing bankers and business men mem
orialize for a speedy return to specie
and against the increase of cur
rency.
Senator Gordon introduced a bill
to repeal all laws which deprived
the widows and children OF old sol
dierS at the South of pension, be
cause of their participation i'll the
rebellion. 1t makes it the duty OF
the Secretary of the Interior to res
store to the pension rolls the names
of all who were dropped from the
rolls during the war, and to all their
rights under the pension laws.
Bills were passed relieving Nc
Mullen, of Teche District, Louisi-
ana, and detailing a board OF medi-
cal officers Of the army to enquire
about cholera.
The equalization of currency &C.
cupied the balance of the day.
A ROYAL DEMISE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. IL The
steamer City of Melbourne brings
waiian King, Lunullilo, on the Sd
inst, at his palace, on the Island of
Hawaii. The members of the cabi-
net were called together at once
and ordered a meeting of the legis-
lature to assemble to consider the
condition of affairs of the govern
ment at kihOOlOw. On the 4th i'll
slant a mass meeting declared in ia
vOr of David Kalakaku, the most
powerful chief i'll the nation, as Lu-
nullilO's successor. Queen Emma,
widow of kanichameha, is also
named for the succession, and there
will probably be several contests in
the legislature over the question.
ANOTHER FORGERY.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The for,
geries regarding the Western Union
Telegraph and Wabash and Toledo
railroad were read on Change, and
caused considerable excitement, and
"a general decline in values. For
gerieS represented increase of stock
for repairs, and immense transac-
tons at the decline followed. The
managing committee are endeavOr-
ing to discover the SwindlerS.
LONDON FIRE-DISRAELI SENT FOR
NEW YORK, Feb. Ill he Her
AIDS London special says Gladstone
will advise the Queen to send for
Disraeli.
The combinations of Weber Co.
and G. T.. Becker's window shades
factory burned. Loss d quarter of
d million.
PAID THE EXTREME PENALTY.
CONCORD, Feb. 17.-Franklin =.
Evans, the Norwood murderer. was
hanged to-day. He made a confess
sion, admitting the killing of Geor-
giana Lowering, his niece, in 1880,
and tells the story of his useless
and licentiOus life.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

Owing to the idea that none ex~
cept those who are engaged in agri-
cultural pursuits could be admitted
Into the oranges, a new Order has
been instituted in the East-where
everything else comes frOm-called
"The Sovereigns of Industry.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

A Washington dispatch, of Feb.
18th, says that Hon. II. III. Stephens
is slowly recovering from his recent
severe attack.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

DR.. Zealan, OF Tuscaloosa, Ala,
claims to have discovered ii remedy
to prcventsthc spread Of yellow
fever.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

Any man can be his own mas
ter. but no woman can be her own
mistress
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21

The majority of the Havana mer-
chants are doing business on gold
basis.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
HAVANA LOTTERY.

ORDERS filled at the shortest notice. Official
Lists OF Drawings. and Circulars containing iuii
particulars forwarded free ON application.
III P,izes sold by as Cashed on Presentation.
The three last drawings of this year Will take
place on October 22ud, November Sth and NO
venber Goth.
THE GRAND EXTRAORDINARY with the
Capital Prize of
$500. 600
Takes place December lsih, 1873.
Orders for the Grand Extraordinary Drawing
should be given with all possible anticipation.
BORNIO X BROTHER,
Commission Merchants and Importers
of Havana Cigars and Leaf Tobacco.
Cs-.sNiGi- s~t
New oI-lC ans
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
DUELIST FARDONED.

RICHMOND, Feb. 17.-Governor
Kemper has pardOned Page Nc
Carly, who was sentenced to con
finement for participating in a duel.
His physicians certify that further
confinement would be fatal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-21
FIRE AT SING SING.

PoUaHKEEPsIE, Feb. IT, A
large fire is raging at Sing Sing.
Two blocks, including Olive Hall,
are burned, and another is now
burning. Engines have been sent
from this city and frOmN Onkers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-01
THE GAZETTE.
THURSDAY EVEN'G., OCTOBER l.

HEALTHFULNEss OF APPLEs.-There IS
scarcely an article of vegetable food more wide
ly useful and universally liked than the apple.
Let every household lay 10 good supply OF
apples aud it will be the most economical 10
vestment iu the whole range culiuaries. A raw,
mellow apple is digested 10 an hour and halt,
while boiled cabbage requires five hours. The
most healthful desert that can be placed on
table is a baked apple. If eaten frequently at
breakfast, with coarse bread aud butter, with
out flesh of any kind, it has an admirable effect
on the general system, often removing constl-
patton, correcting acidties. and cooling of te-
brile conditions more effectuay than the most
approved medicines II families could be 10
duced 10 substitute apples, sound and ripe, tor
cakes, pies, and swecrmeats, with which their
children are too frequently stuffed. there would
be dimipution in the SUN Of the doctors Dill
10 single year, sufficient to lay IN stock OF
this deliciou, fruit for the whole seasons USE
A man who could nor live with his wife tried
to live peaceably with another woman. Failing
10 this he declared that "a mau who cao't live
with womau without quarrelling amt fit to
live and hung himself to a clothes peg. ibis
occurred yesterday in Newark, and the uubap-
ny man set very bad example to the married
community.
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A Card.

The determination of my friends yesterday
ed to the convention then in session, after the
extraordinary action of that body in excluding
the FIVE regularly elected delegates from the
Scott townshsp, in Fauquer county, imposes
upon me duty which must perform, an
nouEce myself candidate to represent this Dis
trict in the next Congress. of the United States.
If the Republican party presents candidate
will submit to the arbitrament of any Conserva-
Give convention that may be elected in accord
ance with the established plan of organization.
JAS. BARBOUR.
Alexandris, August q, 1874-tf
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A CARD.
Having bought out the firm Of I. Schwartz s.
Co., Sarepts Clothing Hall, which business / in
lend to carry on to the full extent of my csps-
city, would assure the public that have not
forgotten the extensive liberality of their former
patronage, and beg leave to express my high sp
probation thereof, hoping for resumption of
the same, with the assurance on my part of up
right and liberal dealings, and the guarantee If
giving full satisfaction in all cases to all my Gus
toners.
lie rs S. DEALHAM
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-01

u.s. NOTICE. From and after the first day of
October the Alexandria Library will be open
from to q clock in the afternoon, and from
100 to 10 o'clock in the evening
S. q. NEALE, President.
NJ SLAUGHTER, Secretary. sep 30.3t
@~SpR1NGs PURCHASING CoMMITTEE.-The
Washington District Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopsl Church South will meet in Alex
ardria on Tuesday, the 10Th of October, at ten
o'clock g. M, at which time the committee ap-
pointed at the last Springs Camp Meeting on the
purchase oil the Springs property for school and
camp meeting purposes will attend and report.
sep g. eotd j. w. FInKs, Secretary.
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REBLUE-N.G MATERIAL.

VIRGINIA SASH, DOOR AND FRAME
v FACTORY
AND planning MILL,
N. Z. COR. Fairfax AND QUEEN SIS.
Al assortment Of
READY-M AIDE WORK
constantly on hand, such rs
DOORS, SASHES. BLINDS, FRA MES,
MOULDINGS, BRACKETS, NEW
ELS, BALUSTERS, SC, &c.
Will buy and trade for Walnut and Ash Logs
RISHElLL s. HODGE,
feb 10 Al xAndria, Virginia.
b. f. pEAKE B. W. MALLS.
JOHN W. PEhkE.
D f. PEAkE s. CO.,
Successors toJ 6 w Nails, Son Co..
DEALERS IN
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS. PAINTS, HARD
WARE, LEADS, OILS, CEMENT,
CALCINED PLASTER, &C.,
No 1877 King street.
feb 2-.f Alexandria, Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-01

There is no case of Dyspepsia that Green S
store and inquire about 1t. If you suffer from
Costiveness, Sick Headache, Sour Stomach In.
digestion, Liver Complaint or Lerar cement of
the System, try it. Two or three doses will re
lieve you.
town and city in the United States. We have
not less than five hundred etters from druggists
saying it is the best medicine they ever sold for
Consumption, Throat or Lung Disease. Sample
bottle of either 10 cts. Regular size IS cts. For
sale by HENRY COOK s. CO., and all drug
gists and storekeepers in the country. sep IA
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NJ Office.

Office
We have this day sold our entire stock OF ner-
chandse and book accounts to Mr.. s. Dealham,
who is authorized to receipt and sign the firms
name in liquidation of all outstanding debts.
l. CHWARTZ s. co.
N. B.-Thanking the public for their liberal
patronage, we would be pleased to hear OF their
continuation Of the same to our successor.
]. s. s. co.
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Special Notice.

GENTS EXTRA FINE Doors AND SHOES.
We have just received fresh supply of Gents
extra fine, hand-sewed Boots and Shoes, and
Slippers of every description, which We unhesi-
tatingly recommend to be the very best on sale
in the city. w. B. WADDE4,
sep % "a King street
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Ladies' Misses and Children'S Boots
Shoes and Slippers.

We are this day receiving full line Of La
lies, Misses and Children's Boots, Shoes ano
Slippers, suitable for Fall and Winter, EN-
chasers to call and examine for themselves, as
they will be sold at low prices:
sep ~ w. B. WADDEY, "A King st.