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The New York herald., 1874-11-25
THE HE'LL GATE EXPLOSION.

The License or tho Engineer OF the
Lily Revoked-A short story showing
How Providence Was Tempted.
The following report, addressed by the United
States Local inspectors OF Steam Vessels to Cap
tain Addison Low the supervising Inspector, re-
spectng the recent explosion OF the tugboat Lily
at He'll Gate, tells Its own story and points Its
moral:-
oTrcs or TuE Local IssrIcIogs OF STEAM M J, ,yfsssls
ss-we hereby rspor. to inc result d ,nvss ~
inst, into the cause The explosion Of the boiler Of
the stealn.us Lily which occurred on The I'm nsa %
schooner IN toH
ond tnat allowed BY her cernacate Inspection;
aa SsaSs sns s s he
at the and that it inaieated DC tween eishy
ana eg nys wn ert na wr thee m
was eeriincate ol INSPECTION board the boat aud
ospa svens toi na Il Also that
gauge was detective showing less pressure than & &C..
habit securing the saieyvave lever so that the valve
In consideration Of the evidence, clearly and
Decidedly o. ihs onnion that me accident Was caused
tne n @ NJ ms s mot o NINE e
Was allowed 70 carry Tor using defective seam gaaee
which would cause him 70 carry more steam than IT in
valve, WHEN Woua Nave rshsssa nc boiler any
sas tamperea SsS as % W
set by the inspector when her inspection was made.
In view OF the foregoing lacts revoke the license
Charles g. Warren engineer, and IL revoked
this date and upon the records OF this
Office.
We consider David a. Aavens, who was master and
ewner OF he tug equally enipabe In not having ms Ger
tlhcae board the boat and exposed 10 view as the
law requires IN misleading The engineer ia regard 70
the pressure the boiler allowed and in giving ms
instructions carry But he has passed beyond
the power o earthly tribunals and suffered the penalty
Oh his own recklessness.
The boiler IN 1865 thoroughly repaired in
1873 IL last Inspected the ninth day OF juno,
1874 when was subjected to hydros attic pressure or
u5 pounds 10 the square inch and allowed 70 pounds o
steam in this connection we would state that there
short crack III the she'll OF the boiler, at the base "a
the steam dram which appears to have been properly
patched on the lath INST and considered safe
any other portion OF the boiler.
BY this explosion three persons lost their hves-viZ,
David A. HaNcns, master the OF the tug and
so who had come board from small boat prior 10
he accident Three other persons were more or less in
jured-vz, the engineer the fireman and also another
person who had also come on board the tug from the
boat above mentioned
the vessel valued at 81 600. All of which, with
copy OF the evidence taken in the case Is herewith sub
mitted. Very respectfully, your obedient servants
JOHN X. MATTHEWS,
JER. SlMONSON,
UEited States Local Inspectors.
To ADDISON Low, ESQ.,, supervising Inspector Second
United States district, New York.
The New York herald., 1874-11-25
while We were hoisting the colors, ana rowed on
Alter we mad nred the salute

WHAT WE'VE LOST AND GAINED.
As the Seventh last month took the trouble 10
walk down To the Battery. on the occasion o. their
seni-cehtennial. and tne veterans OF tue commGnd
holsted the old regimentai Dag on the stan, ~ IS
not likely mat II WIN. as body. do any OF the
houors to-day. AT all events celeDration or no
celebration on the part OF the regular militia, every
American good, pad and indifferent. can console
himself with The thought that there was an
Evacuation Day long ago that was ceeprated
in u fashion that was not altogether 10 me Hk'ng
OF Dame Britannia and that in all proDa ollity had
II not been tor that sudden getting out OF harm
TO-DAY he auxas margulses, earls or baronets OF
some Kind compelled 10 laugh ann grow iat a.
other peoples expense, with no nope OF once
year having a PRIMARY election or getting elected
10 the Board oil Aldermen.
The New York herald., 1874-11-25
NEW YORK CITY.

A dre occurred yesterday morning at No. u Wan
street that caused a damage oi $3.50.
fire occurred yesterday morning at No. SOL
West Fifty-frst street in the apartments OF Her.
man Aromes, 1t caused damage OF $50.
At seven O'CLOCK last evening an officer OF the
Eighteenth precinct found an abandoned male
child, about one month old, In the area OF No. 1874
East twenty second street.
An old LADY named Ann Jane Hill, aged sixty
years, of No. 463 West Twenty-eighth street, died
suddenly last night at her residence. The CoIo.
ner was notified 10 hold an inquest
During dispute last night in the liqnor saloon
No. 2i7 Avenue B, Adam Tasset, the proprletor
struck Thomas Smith, OF No. COL East Sixteenth
street, on the head with bung starter, and in.
nicted severe scalp wound.
Alderman George b. Dean, Jr.. Edward Gilon, An.
drew Blessing, !. J. Morris, T. G. Billings, and Civn
justice Charles N. Clancy, took the Official oath
Will ali 90 into ofilce on the Ist OF January.
Charles Beal, nine years OF age, residing at No.
100 Mott street, while playing yesteiday afternoon
IN Mott street, near Spring. was struck on the
NO. "a spring street, and was severely injured.
Michael Lynch, Of No. / vandewater street, fell
through the hatchway OF No. SO Reade street
IRON the third floor to the cellar last evening and
received severe internal injuries. lie was sent to
tue PARK Hospital by tue police OF the Third pre-.
clnct.
Frederick G. Schneider, o resident OF Union
Hill, N j., boarder at the Grand Union HOTEL
committed suicide last night oy shooting himself
through the mead with q revolver. Coroner Kess.
Ter allowed the body OF the suicide to be taken to
an undertakers.
Alfred Mangels aged twanty.three years, havin q
no home, was seriously Injured yesterday morning
while OF work on the steamship Gaic, lying at
pier No; 80 North River He was struck on the
head with q par OF kias that were being lowered
into the hold of the vessel,
hugh Brown and Charles Laffemore. botn canal
poatmen. became engaged In nght last night at
the corner Of South and Broad streets. Brown,
who was the weaker, was therefore the victim OF
the encounter. He was Knocked down and Kick ed
by Larremore, and his head badly cut and bruised.
samuel Cohen, Of No. l27 Rivington streer, was
arraAansd before Judas Wandsus 1t Essex Market
The New York herald., 1874-11-25
NEW YORK HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN.

brilliant entertainment was given last even.
ing in the New York hospital for Women, on the
corner OF Tnirty-seventh street and Lexington
avenue The anair was arranged by the Ladies'
Hospital Association. and given with view to
assist IN paying OF the debt OF 800 900 that remains
on the property Yne officers OF the association,
Mrs. Parke Goodwin, President; Mrs. Jonathan
klngsiand, Mrs. Josiah NJ. Fiske and Mrs. salem n.
Wales, Vice Presidents; Mr.. William A. Ogaen
drew, Treasurer, may Do congratulated on the
pecunlary success attending their abore, as the
rooms were crowded with repi esentatlvss o. lne
was very interesting, comprising some literary es
lorta IRON Professor Carroll ana some rom MhA
Geris. MIS-. Gregory Mrs.. Dekorbey ano otneEA
The New York herald., 1874-11-25
THE SUICIDE OF KR. DETMER.

Coroner Ecknon yesterday held an inquest ON
the body OF Mr.. Godfrey Detmer, the man, sixty.
five years OF age, who committed suicide at his
residence. No. 23o West Tenth street. BY hanging
himself The evidence showed that deceased had
long been IN poor health added to which he Was
out 0 employment and saw notning In the iuture
ior himself and family but want and extreme des.
tliution. Tnese lacts made Detmer very de-.
spondenf, ana taking advantage OF MS wile's 40.
sence he terminated an existence which had be-.
Nj. Uetmsf attempted to taKe nis ule with the
same rope whion ~ USED on MonGays
The New York herald., 1874-11-25
RETRIHUpION.


-" He~HH"" "s""" LoHKRn0kamHus
At last an Italian has resented the injuries
which the "striking' 'longsh oremen have been
visiting upou his countrymen during the past two
weeks. The GIst case In which one OF the strikers
has been hurt Dy the person he and his fellows
had selected to oe the victim OF their wrath oc.
Cured last evening, when Michael McCormack, q
,longshoteman, whose Residence ls No. ID King
street. was STABBED Ia the lett thigh by an un-
KNOWN ltalan, whom he and some associates
cornered at Hudson and Charlton streets. The
italian escaped arrest, McCormacK, whose wound
Is severe. was Gent to Bellevue HospitaL
The New York herald., 1874-11-25
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN TIE ToMBs.

Warden Quinn, OF the Tombs, reports tnat
Charles socia, the title deed iorger, attempted to
commit suicide In MS cell yesterday afternoon.
He inflicted two severe gashes Ia his neck with
small penknile, neither OF which Will prove fatal.
IL ~ th0ught that ooca not earnest In his at.
tempt 10 TAKE ls ME- lor he used the small knlfe
wheh ne nad razor In his cell All last night he
was carefully watched TO prevent him from doing
himself iurther injury. Or. Becks doss not think 6
there 10 any danger to be apprehsndsd N seeis,S
regard.
The New York herald., 1874-11-25

OF insurance corporations making them subject,
In some sense, TO the caprice OF one man or one
set OF men.
At the conclusion OF Mr., Beachis remarks the
Court adjourned till Tomorrow morning. when
Mr. DoolittIe will make his argument and the
Court pronounce its decision.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-19

The qniet of our eventual city WAS
again disturbed last nigh, b, war
like ,ien,OnstfaI iOus Oil the part OF
our citiZ-DS. The cause tor this. a>
we get II, WAS the statement al MI.
Whitaker, who lives some SEVEN Or
eight mites from town, thar as lac.
was ab.ut three mics ir.,m town Oh
his way home about o'clock ia>t
night, hp WAS halted la ths. road 10y
three aimed co,Ore,l mn, aH.i at
the same time others ,rsed 10 co-e
in behind him. lie drcN his .i>t".
and fired. wheeled his ilor>.. and
escaped G ,nIIng back 10 town.
wiler, he iuund the pe"p e aircs,'i,
excited over some ,ui,a.r dispatches
hi.-ii ~e have teen unable 10 ger
tb.. g,si Oh.
The fact that these n.n did No
fire upon Mr.. Whitaker wis II he
tutn~d his hon sc aud tie,i alter fir
Ing ut them, shows c..i,ciu>ivri>.
thai they uiu not q, sire to XII hin.
Now, tire question arises, why I'D
they atop INN, AMI WY al pear u,
the road in tIme~ like these with
arms! IL is fct potent to tue
maids of al, thin N. people, that
the coiuied people ut tins cottit, Il G
staining upon the bunk OF vol
cinO whic.i uiaH at an, mO nrht
burst ion tin; and t. avoid TIL. Gu =
nIinatiun of tins tsouhl.. S'lO,iL Ia'
tie pilmr Object III the m III: of cv-
cry negro IN Ware" cuuntA, DIS
cO'intrnancIig ali war.ik- demon
STATIONS :.Isi ince .,liary spec. hes !;
avoiding mtOxicaiin: iiquns, III
anything else " -lch IN ght tie con
Il .rive of trouble. 1t now Stacds
all leaders of ciHi's, churches, III
companies, to lO..k I" their lanrri~
of preserving the p"ac- "f our
county, Vicksburg Times, l4th.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-19
LAST NoTIGE.

Alter thu firsr day of January the
CITIZEN VII drop from it's subsc ip-
ton list all subscribers VIII" are in
arrears, AMI The accounts "f all who
are indebted to the Office, either for
subscription, advertising or job
work, will be male out and fai
was,le.l by mail. II settlement or
satisfactory explanation be mo-
made before the first of January we
vii, be compelled to take snch steps
rs are necessary to collect them,
The stringent requirements of our
own financial situation demand this
course. As the several accounts
due US are small and easily settled
We indulge the hope that all will
save trouble AMI expense t" us and
themselves by speedy settlement.
The new postoffice law requires
the payment Of p.sstage on newspa-
pers in advance. We will not all
vance the price of the paper, but
must come tO the strict cash mad
vance system.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-19
BUSINESS FOR The HOUSE.

Nearly six hundred bills cam
over from the last session of Com
gr,.>s. he calendar If business
has been rr. pared by the llouS,'
journal Clerk. Srna,r hill NJ. /.
known AS the Civil Rights bill, Is
seculin Oh he list, and will cauSr
some s4uiruiing among he hither,"
faithful. Ii VIII bc Likely to ling, /
some tInnr, as .if,r,s Will he m ul-
b., T., ritIn h.if way Republicans /"
nro,lit, ii IN regard 10 the mixed
school question: which ITS present
w"r.i.n. n..oi\eS. The -, mocrtt>
vii hlbuS + Sal 81 IL. Th;. ii :
pe,..:.nS notIUn To rcc,n>I,i. IL Ina;
o. &c" Butler, on rh,. House CIV |
isiuhts bin which is l,i-utic,i win
81 n.ieI', uiii Ii can lie .iied III,
at any tin,e. H. it hanG> Dp'n IL .nO-
tim IL RECONSIDER IsS rs.-c.,.nniIttai.
Ii II We're PASSED it would have Ia
Dr ;ic.rd on 10y the Senate, while.
the pts>.i &c uf the Srnat- III would
he fpai, unless veto. d, Ia do which
ii ~ asserted tue Pre- .ideul is
StiOn.l, Inci,"r.i. A large. iuui,,-r
uf bills ale p"Ii'iInS III Committee
III the Whote, ts,ree hIndr. d OF
wuiciI are private, ahd bat lie" al
them viii be likely to PASS at this
si,ur, StSSiOu-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-19
The Rush to nanss and Colorado

The indications are that the rush To- l. AZ
sls ana Coor:;d" will he greater ri;.n exc.
i'll lo14. Tine shortest way to reach the III
W rsI Is through st. LoaI,. thu. - ear NI2,i.--
slpi,I Valley City, of over !. q. 600 ihii;: ii
t.,nte, and thence west over the st. Lu.tl--
kaIIS;ts City ain. Mort heru Short 1-i,.c, " liz,
Ie;i' hes all the great i;tlid grants Ii! Ia.
West, .,li.i rtus fast eNt,rs--s trains,
no.c THAN any other road, !"-t,.e. the Mis-
sissii,,, missouri rivers. TIKI, Is::gsi
the last two wears, mas expended OVeI w.
million dollars. besides earnings IL eAtE5s's
,iIuarl iinl,ruNcm, ntS of ro;,siy.ay. iii ieias
iii. IFS line with the best qsiaiit,- o' Rev
steel and iron rails, OH hr,.;,,. new ties. ana
il. sss.i.a.,r equip Ell. II, in. s,It.stit t.s.
for ordinary car, new reclining chair c.'a y
es with every appliance i'sr c,,is ."rt an.
safely, 1tsirg elegantly ..tt Vii. ',gess,i!i
ruoiIr>, with toilet c,.nyes!c'lec~ tf'r 's.f'is
.,Isi y"ntiriii.n ami families traNriIIi, VI !.
ciii"rc,i, fee eli ANY Extra !Iarce. Al
ticket agent selling through t.:<"t 7" ,i,e
West viii furnish iic.>oj,. by t.!i.- 'yrc.ic1.
route tii,,i,sh st. Louis over tht. ST l. .ii-
KANSAS City ami Northern SHIRT re. ia
b--sI and shut st III k.ns;is Cnioi.iot.,, N,,
br:,ska. California. AMI the Great West i:
/ ',,lnS Tie only line running th,ori1iI ear
between st. Louis and Ornaha. Fns ',f;:
and circulars sn.l tirc-ta. les add e; he;
r. y. Palmer Indianapolis. md. =. +
Great, 81. LouiS, either OF ~ i,Ju. ,.ii fiTr.'s
any information desired.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-19
Less Of the Steaaer 6Ossier.

BY the ARRIVAL III The steamer Flrta
Sunda. evening We learn tint the
steamer Bossitr, Capt VIM. Board
man, from Shreveport, hound 10 his
port, sunk on Thu, SHAY, the 1lih
inst, at about z. NJ, on the Upper
Falls Of Red River, just above
Alexandria. Th,. passengers t.,geth
CT wiih their baggage were ali sa, ed.
The boat lies nearly straight, il.
about feet water, and II NOT too
badly broken, or no Sudden rise III
the liver o ours, she can be- raised.
There We're 700 bates OF cation on
he BOAT aud 200 in barge which
She had in tow, AL of which will be
saved in good order. except hat in
the hold and tue lower tier on TN.
main deck, which will be slightly
damaged.
Th. B,,s~ier belonged to the broth
els William, Charles and John
B"ardn,an, aud was not insdred.-
n. D. Bulletin.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-19
The Sinking Of the Empire.

Three weeks have elapsed since,
Oh a fine Tuesday murning, our ci v
was shocked a,.i STARTED 10y ia,
news thar IA Lower Coast p.-ckrt,
the y -aIn'r Empire. i,;i,i SINK ~
ter wiIaiii, loot Ui C"nfi Stree, c.r
,yi"g wita h-i twrnt, four sium ne :
ius i,-,.. Il. " i,,,,i. Il ~ .,iir, rs am
ing. aud aisO d Car.U III Vaiuab {,
tIrigat, wii ch ..owev.,r. nbl m,t
,,ruve IL TO al loss as was at that
time supposed ARD reported.
The very next day ai.er the rats.S-
f.opli,, IL we. king boat, under the
charge of & pr. t,an.iS aud tw"
either divers, named Mr. Feed DuS
>ey and NJ. James Cre.l'n. respect
ivrly, hurried . tb,. sctue and " eth
"ut delay ST. to work 10 +. ca, e.
from the waferS AL that cOuiu pos
Srbiv he brnua III 10 the suria.a.
How well Capt. Fr.nc,~ Succeeded
III this hazardous and .st,,riOuS task
We reported ir"m day to day.
Eighteen bodies we're rep ,rtsd IS
missing bat iwent, -E,nr wprr rrco. .
er, Il by the energetic captain.
Some OF rht bodies, hen irongiit
to the surface, we've but little diS-
figured, there faces wore IL calm and
pracefu, astec and but for the
uisitlity OF their bodies one would
have supposed they were but sleep
ing.
Four bodies were brought up the
first day, and the twenty remaining
ones during the space of ten t.
twelve days.
Bat Very little of the cargo has
been lost, the most of it hdvina
been recovered In ii damaged c,il.ii
ton. MIST al the hug>i,eatls ct SUI
gar, molaSseS aud rlc.. were sold
immediately AZ auction dftrI having
been i'rod2ht u,, and To- ought Very
fair prices Indeed
I AbUnr Twelve or iou teen trunk :
aud va,i>rs belrnging to the pas,
scngerS w-re recovered, SOM. o,
iilciI have. been ci..imed b., their
nwucr>, and Others L. main TO b.,
called for by the relatives or her.
Oi ih. uni"i innate hi0"hr,i.
Suu da, atIrr'u'On the safe OF
t.U Inflated Cidft WAS !'rOuGut up,
AFTER CONSIDERABLE trouble. LII was
damaged considerably, 'ie lock
lia,ln been twisted aud turned,
on;. OF the IRON l'SS having ';srn
arrnciied oil, and II COOS d al OF
water having forced us way through
the door. The safe is from the
mAnuiac oiy of Valentine. x Blu irr
styled the Alum patent, ami is ii
very small one. The safe will Il,
be opened til Tuesday, whe" the
contents viii br brought forts in he
presence ct Witness, S.-N. q. But
ketiR.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-19
Ex.Co.fed.rate Repab;i ans.

Southern D,.mcc attic 'ilriialS are
ehuun rating SOM Ot tiie eat % 1 Il
crate sol.ilerS ant Leaders who are
now active krpnh'ic:iuS. The Menu
pills Appeal, for eNiEi.'it, SAY ::
Hayes. Il Republican tnnSr' --'nan
Of Al.',,tMa, w.s< II C'biittt"tatt
General. James l.. Aic"rn. L. .nh-
liran Senator fl. III NJ Sis. rpi. WAS
"a Confederate General. Charles
Pelham, ~ ErlMhiIct" tunGreS~n III
tr.,rn Al. b.iu,i,. WAS ii %ail'iuT Cos
fs.ieia e. DAVID L. i..'wi-. hs. ~
public II GoNt, .'sr al Ala ,'a'na. Mas
AN original S.-c-s>iori> AMI n Con
f,.trra;e S,,..i:er. Ai,Xan,is-r " nitc
cf Alabama, a iauhi'ah R"IuiIiic''n,
Wis Il Cont,,l.r"V; McNin>,ry, Re
m.b lean candidate for LIruti1I.nt
G..tr..or vt A ahaniI, WIS Il Con-
4 -..eiafe soldier iii Grner.,i L. r,"~t' :
con man.t durrnS the WILL. Gov
e,usr PaIS.,nS, President of the
O:,tras-" Convention az Cuatta-
rousa, WIS - Confederate il feeling
and in sentiment AID from iiin,i-
pie. Richard IL my Win lie. m+m-
ter of C,ngirSS from tien GA, IL Re
uu.,ii..an. WAS the first 40 e, tel the
Confederate S-I> ic.., aud never sur
tru"ie,rti u. til April, 1860 William
A Smith, Republican nlrnIisr fr.'iii
! NORTH Cmra.iIia, was II confederate.
Longsirt..t, one of Grams rich'
| hand Repuhican bnwcrs, was "a
p..Oufe,le,a,e General. Nlo>b,, OF
Virgiiiia; Pmir, Sc tie, AMI IL 'l'lru
81 North Car.liua Pagan. o. Ar
KANSAS; Buul.ls B.kcr, ot Texas.
aud many Oihrrs Were ''"riedrIafr>
during the war, ami are now Re
pmbIirauS, an.t the Y. imInstu, IN
fC.) Junriiai SAYS: '-Lok ar ""r
State and see who are The natives
who have. held Oflic'- Among the Re
rubllraus. Governors IL 'i.'en anu
Br,l den, Judges k"dman, Set. l..
AMI CIar Ike, Senator Pool, Congress
men Thomas and Smith, United
S ates Judge Dick, United States
AitOrne. i;adser aid FL win, '.n'i
long list Of men OF less note. were
eli her blatant sereSsiunl>tS or held
leading Ur important POSITIONS,
State or confederate, during the
war. Cantweil, the present leader
| OF the Radicals in the Senate, was
the first man in North Carolina Il
wear the secession cockadr, aud
served with credit throughout tn.
| war in leading aud ie>I"nSIbl- pu'
siiiuns in the field. Pilot.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-19
BiiK ROBBERY ATsORIXTH.

A most daring robbery was com
mitted al Corin,h ol, M,nd:,y even
Ing last. The fats, Ia substance.
are is follows: AD,ut Il week pre-
ViouS to he I.,t,berN IOfr men. who
gave .l.eir names as j. T.. Wi =,
I'd. Mason, Lewis and C,stie, put
NJ. ~ "a boarding. house in C,T,H h.
Ti,eI had With Iuem - considerable
sum IN g"l.l, hich they claimed :
lt,Vr ,r.,.jz",l rom the Sale 1T horses
air. mIi.'s. Up" Irrtry' that the
gold WAS nj" l.i..iy, 'iaN At .r H.,
they viSitc,l the ii>iiorring' sly
i,,yS BanA aud pretend 81 to wish,
To exchange 1t tur ,,ai"t Gu ,r"cN :,
but always canning Nh, the pr
Iniiu WAS net s;l i>ta.t,'rN. Tlicu
real Obj 1t WAS {" ascertain H. IN
ri ior arrangements of the hank.
the. ioc:tii,I of he sale, Ia. amount
81 vail, .hi,.>, etc GA NJ 'n'iaN ai
t~rtio..u three uf the rnb.m.,~ rode
IL. 10 he bank leaving heir horses
III cp.rg.. ct thu f'ur,h. Two "t
ta.ln engaged the cashier ia co..
Y, Isl, ion, t-,iins HIN they i'ad DE-
e, mined 10 sell him their gold,
" lie The third sly. locked The
90 The. h-n inforn-d the
Cashier hat Their real object wH> :"
get all IN, None, and vLinab.rS IL
III. hanA. a .ist.'i wa> prr>en'"d
at the ;,-.,d "f she Cashier aud he
Was comm ,n.i+,i o.' I':lin "f death
To I'M Ock ,ht S;if... " nite eislehN-
urtiI. to hiSSua,le the ROBBERS f,0m
til. II I,llr I,nS.. O..e uf III, IN drew II
X lite and i tiIrlrd wOurd u,On
1 h.. for, head uf the cashier, thea. =
pIiing instant death it the SAT- VIII
not unlocked. The cashier. 10 SAY.
his .,i-, OPENED the >.f,-, and I'll.
rO:,beIs secured all the money Il ri
Vaillai,Ies wh,cn it cOniH,,"ed.
.nountin. in value 10 about S;S.
90 az 52O,0OO. They then NO II ell
their horses and dashed down the
street one of thrm firing at every
person lie saw. but tort unatrly II"
one was hurt. the rpbb r., at last
;,r..uunts, though pursued 10y th
sheriff and ii posse, had no. been
Oyerhaul,.,l
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-19
TO TGE N.TIyES OF OTHER COUNTRIES.

| have satisfactory info matinn
tn o"e OF the greatest Imi'-ti-
u,rt,tS Ia Immigration t. the South,
has il! the tlnsiof'. So current with
Eitr.,.,eau~, at.d ne EugiiSa, pat
i!.ui.,ri,. thai none huf the neg.
can St.,.,d The ii id l.,ho, of Guy r,ni..
> nfh. TN iatItG'.rS. | Wish to eia't-
,.ate th'S oppression, b, rui!rriln.
.n,. I.uuii.ii,n-. IN = pam, 'iii,.' for
ur,iiu ot.,; dis rI;,nritn /. EU"pe,
80 llI..p :, Hia-> q, Iui.'iiiiatiuiI, IN
dis, ru,i II y, as g. 4, l"av. 40 doubt
its any tt,iS,p!.s,b.p mind
wi. b.. 1,..d If all Viii - persons,
%; :, her places "i ni IVi \ Ih.'n The.
u .,ittu Stree. uHu have w"' N'''i IN
ritr ii il, South, VIII furnish me-
Suci, ptrricuiarS. il all 1T my par
pose il theN may think pr"p"r-le-
Ins par, icuar .nG'vr Their place OF
sir h, length aud pace IF 'eSl.ienre
IN the. S,,mti,, Tia. ,!uJ CT a-rlcii>
tur;,i ,ai,"i they have ptjr-ur', au'i
What SOFT of health they h W. had.
Peas. be prompt in s-ItAnng 80
his t.uu-St. ami If N',u h >ii IT,. Tor
| .nN I-s son procure >um.' tri' nj "
| t:um:ni,,iict. fhr 'o,e p,rtlcu AZ.
over Ia = ~ yntii own >Igiia ure.
Rr>.mcituil,,
Nj. Il. iiILLYARD.
Secr.tar, Mis-. Va.ie. COm'>,
McCum1 City, MS
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-12-19

We are upon he verge of an in
ttrmitabls. lace war in Our once fiji
aud sunny lind. ID ;tth, pes fence
and Famine are staring as in the
face, and are now beginning to show
their signs upon the minds and sin
ew> OF strong mel. Will We he nee,
citui AMI charitable to he unbl..s Sctl
and oppressed ana evert the catds-
.rOplir with which we are i.nnir.Ii
arelN threatened, or Shall we bid de
tiance to the whole world ana lock
ourselves Within our doors, aid rX-
per to live in ScciII~iSe and eXcIu-
sivr peace. We fear the worst Goa.
sequences fOm the aggre-siv, cOuts 81
now being persurd. hHt We shall
wish ami :iore t,r tli.. best.