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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
NAVIGATOR ISLANDS.
A German war vessel exacts Indemnify
from native chiefs and threatens 70
take possession Of the islands for Ger
many.

Much interest is felt i'm San Fran
cisco commercial circles about IA re-
port, well verified, that a Dutch
nlan>oi-war recently entered one OF
the harbors of the Navigas or Islands,
demanded Indemnity from the chiefs
in tn. sum of 900, ui, condition,
If not paid, the commander would
take possession of the Islands for
Germany. American residents rails
ell $4,000, which vas paid on board
the vessel, The commander taking Il
bond for the remainder, to be paid
within six months. 1t is presei. ted
that the natives are anxious to come
under protection of the United
States. The Islands are very i'm
pOrIant to our commerce az coal
ing and supply station TO, steamers
between Pacific ports and Austria
liza, China and Japan.
The war steamer TuscarOra will
sail for Honolulu Tuesday next, and
it is suggested the Navy Depart
ment might order her to proceed to
Navigator Islands for the prOtec-
ting American interests there. A
meeting of the Chamber OF Com
merce will be called here early next
week for the propose of considering
this matter, and asking the Govern
ment to take prompt measures to
prevent Germany from obtaining
possession of the islands.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
The Rush 10 Hansa.. and Colorado

The indications are that the rush to KAN
sas and Colorado will be greater than ever
i'll 1874. The shortest way to reach the far
West is through st. Louis. the great Mlssis-
slppi Valley City, of over 45O. 900 inhabi-
taiIts, and thence west over the st. Louis.
Kansas City AMI Mort hern Short Line which
reaches all the great land grants in the
West. and runs SIX fast express trains, two
more than any other road. between the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri rivers. This road, i'll
the last two Years, has expended over two
million dollars, besides earnings in cXtraor-
binary improvements of roadway, in relay
ing its line with the best quality of new
steel and iron rails, broad new ties. and
i'll passenger equipment, having substituted
for ordinary cars new reclining chair coach
es with every appliance for comfort and
safety, being elegantly fitted with dressing
rooms, with toilet cOIIveniences for ladies
and gentlemen and families travelling with
children, free of any extra charge. Any
ticket agent selling through tickets to the
West will furnish tickets by this excellent
route through st. Louis over the st. Louis.
Kansas City and Northern Short Line the
best and shortest to Kansas Colorado. Ne
braska, California, and the Great West-it
being the only line running through cars
between st. Louis and Omaha. For map
and circulars and time bles address either
+. A. Palmer, indianapolis, Ind, or Z. b.
GrOat. st. Louis either of whom will furnish
any information desired.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

tive of the nation, only because he
was such Executive AS lawyer
in your midst, he would have
avoided all that SLENDER, for his
lie WAS il pure~and simple one,
and he no doHot would have been
a much happier man; but who
can tell what might have been the
fate of the nation but for the pure,
unscltiSh. and wise administration
of Lincoln From March, 1861,
to the day when the hand of AN
assassin opened II grave for Mr..
Llucoln, then President of the
United States, my personal rela-
tions with HIM were as close, AS
intimate as the nature Of our re-
spective duties would permit. To
know him personally WAS to love
and respect him for his great quail
tiles of head and heart. and for his
patience and patriotism. With all
his disappointments from failures
on the part of those to whor, he
ihtrusted command, and treachery
on the part of those who had gam
ed his confidence but to betray it,
never heard him utter q COM
plant, or cast censure for bad con-
duct or bald faith. 1t was his ma
ture to find excuses for his adverse
ries. In his death the nation lost
its greatest head In his death the
South lost its most just friend.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
HEROES Of THE RAIL.

The true heIuiSm al jim BludSOr,
engineer of that historical wreck,
the ..PIaIrir Belle" III ''hOi'iIng her
nozzle agIn The bank iii the last
gaIu"l'> ashurr, was n"b'y INIT
ted day Oh two since 10y an tnpi-
nee. and fireman an tlh. Nj ,rirtta
and Cincinnati Railroad. heir
train. bound eastward, had To croS~
4 bridge, one span ct which crossed
il creek aud the other il roadway.
The train was moving slowly as II
nearrd The bI idgr, ITS speed noi tx
cee.iIng twelve miles AN hour.
When too Near to lie of service, The
engineer observed that Il switch
had been displaced, and that tire
engine must of Necessity run into
the bridge. Both hr and the fire
man might have saved their lives
by jumping from The locomotive, but
the result would have been fatal to
the Passengers. they bravelH re-
manned, reversed the engine. aud
applied the patent ar brake. 1t
was too late for them. The engine
dashed through the woodwork and
landed III the roadway below; the
t. nder followed, crushing the two
brave fellows against The boiler Il
postal car behind fell upon the ten-
der, resting one end upon the abut>
ment of the bridge, and checked
the motion of the train. The sleep
ing passengers in the palace cars
were not even awakened by the
catastrophe. Only the train hands
discovered the heroic sacrifi e which
Pprdew and Parent, of ChilllcOthe
had made. Two charred and shat
tered corpses were found in the
wreck of the engine, all that re-
manned of the two " men who died
tor men." RailrOading has its he
roes as well as it's knaves, but usu-
ally the former are too humble in
their lives to be heard of until death.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
SUICIDE RI DECAPlTATIOy.

The most determined and repul-
Siv. suicide which has O..cured iii
this vicinity Was committed yester-
day on the summit, near Franklin.
The engineer of The train on the
JimtOwn road, which reaches Frank
lin ahO5it . p. m, saw man sitting
Oh the track as the locomotive ruSh-
eel around ii sharp curve. His coat ,
Vest and hat had been removed and
Laid aside carefully The blOwinG
"i he whistle only caused him t"
look hastily up. When the whistle
blew " down brakes" the man rose
il, Il as he Train came thunder ing
down, despite the efforts to curb its
speed. the suicide deliberately Land
Ills neck on tie. rail. A m,'Hsen
more. AMI, 10 the horror of the EN-
gImrer, tIi,. Locomotive passed over
il, the dul crushing movement of
the wheels as they tore the heat
from the body Announcing that the
tragedy it had been sought to pre-
vent had been effected. The train
was stopped and the body placed
in he bag.age-car, the head being
imm' liately wrapped up i" wet
cloths. At the time OR informant
left Franklin the body was beng
removed. but uptO that time no
discovery had been made leading
to Identification. HIS ciutneS in>
dictated that he had been IL labOrer,
but the cause Of the strange tragedy
remains yet to be explained.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

The AMERICAN CITIZEN Will,
earnestly advocating the principles
AMI doctrines of the Republican
party, will be equally Jealous in
urging retrenchment and reform in
all branches of the government.
1t will expose and denOunce dis
honesty and extravaganza in all
public officials.
1t will labor to sustain itself as :,
respectable Journal, eschewing bill
lingsgate, ridicule, and opprobrious
eputhets, employing In place thereof,
arguments appealing to the wisdom
and intelligence OF the people. be-
lieving that by so doing it will mer-
it and receive the sup, port of all
good citizens.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

A resolution has been introduced
in the genera. Convention of the
Episcopal Church at New York,
which provides for a new can,n
requiring AL Bishops to investigate
every case of Ritualism, admouish
the clergy engaged in its practices,
and, if necessary, present them for
trial. Tie proposed canon declares
the Use of incense, the emplOyme
of the crucifix in the forms of pub
lie worship, the elevation OF the
communion for alteration, bOwings,
genuflections, OF prOstratiOn before
the communion, or any other form
Of adOring it, be evidence OF Ritua-
ism, and to require the attention of
the Bishop &" the diocese when it
appears. . The resolution was refer
red to a committee. The action of
the Convention in refusing to con
firm the Rev. DIR. Seymour, Oh ac-
connt of alleged Ritualisiic ideas.
indicates that the resolutions will
be adopted.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
lirang" Directory.
ORANGES IN MADISON CO., MISS.

Centrai Grange, No. %. meets at
Central Academy LIST Saturday in
each n," thu q Smi h Naniz,
w. NJ; q " SmI'h-VAn,z, Sr.'y.
Horace Greeley, NJ. %. meets ut
Hickory Grove, 2d SATURDAY in
each n,"iih-Dan Sutherland, w.
NJ; L III Palmer, See.
HOPE, No. 80, meets AT Camden. 81
Saturday in each month"; y
StebhInS, W. H.; w Ii Howard,
Sect',.
Montgomery. No. 60. meets at Mad
i>On Sta, 4rh saturday in mont h
J b YrlIowIy, w. NJ; VIM
Baskins, Sec.
EaSt Madison, No. 22S. meets at
East Madl~o",2 "a Saturday in each
MONTH"; & Cauthen, w. NJ; j
& Russell, See.
Pearl, No. 254, meets at Sulphur
Springs, 2d Saturday in each
month"; Faucet, w. NJ; ID T
Brown. Sec.
Canton, M. 272, meets at Canton, Sd
Saturday in each month II Ii
Hoffman, ". NJ. :; X II Gould Sec.
Vernon. No. 800, meets at Mound
Bluff Church, LIST Saturday in each
month"; j Gee, w. NJ; VIM
l. pScOmb. Sec.
Prenti,s, No. 800, meets ut Pleas.
Smiths, I'd Friday in each month
David Hopkins, w. NJ. j Ian
don Blown, SEC.
Lone p ne, No. 80, meets at Lone
Pine Ihurch. 4th Sal urday in each
month"; w Atkins. W. NJ. } G
PitchtUrl, Secretary.
Bethesda, No. 433, meets at Brthse-
da Church, 4th Saturday III each
month"; j Tucker, w. NJ. L
Tucker, Sec.
The District OF County Grange
meets at Canton the "a Monday of
each month"; G Smith Naniz, w.
Nj. ID Nj Sanders, See.
District Deputy for Madison Co.,
7. j. Alsworth, Pm. Pos office,
Canton. aug29
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
4 SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT.

The Annual Re- Union of the
Army Of Tennessee, and The un-
vaiIing of the Lincoln Monument,
at Springfield, ILL.,, on the 18th
inst. is said to have been o grand
display, attended BY at least $4,000
people. The ceremonies were APP
propriate Us well rs imposing
The President and several cabinet
officers, were present Oh the occa-
sion. The President is reported to
have made the following speech:
Mr.. Chairman, Lad,es and Cen
Hemcn-On an occasion like the
present it il duty on my part TO
bear testimony to the great and
good qualities Of the patriotic man
whose earthly remains now rest
beneath the dedicated monument.
1t was not my good fortune to
make the personal acquaintance Of
Mr.. Lincoln till the beginning OF
the last year of the great struggle
for National existence. During
those years of doubt and despon
dency, among the many patriotic
men OF the country, Abraham Lin
coin never for moment doubted
but the final result would be in
favor of peace, Union aud freedom
to every race i'll the broad land
his faith in an all-wise Providence
directing our arms to this final re-
suit was the faith of the Christian
that his Redeemer liveth. Amidst
obliquy personal abuse, and hate
undlsguised, and which was given
vent To without restraint through
the press, upon the stump and in
private circ.es, he remained the
same staunch, unyieldlng servant
of the people, never exhibiting re-
vergeful feelings toward his ira
ducers. He rather pitied them,
and hoped for their own sake and
the good name of their pOsterity,
that they might desist. For a
moment it did not occur to him
that the man (Lincoln) was being
assailed, but that reasonable
spirit-one waiting to destroy tie
freest government tho sun ever
shone upon-was giving vent to
itself on him as the Chief Execu-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

The Vicksburg Herald says that
the election of AinsworIh, Demo
crat, to congress from Iowa is noted
a. the first streak OF daylight in that
state for twenty-five years. II the
ele. 'tiOn of Democrats to Office in
Iowa IS the only source of light the
good people Of that state have, We
would, judging from the recent Re
publican majority there of 10000,
advise the Herald man TO embark
in the lamp aud lantern trade there
at once, IA the demand for light in
that state will he great for many
years to come.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

The Virginia papers report that
during the exhibition of circus
and animal show, in a town IN that
state, and where at the same time,
there was religious convOcatiOn
IN session, the painted clown of the
ling illustrated his own serious ca
pacity and greatly affected an au-
dience, in which many church mem
beers were present, by delivering the
following speech:
My FRIENDS We have takeI.
in six hundred dollars here today,
more money L venture to say thar,
any minister of the gospel in this
community would receive for a
whole years services. A large
portion of this money was given by
church members, and large l,or-
ton of this audience is made up of
mem bers of the church. And vet
when y our preacher asks you to aid
in supporting the gospel, you are
too poor to give an! thing. Yet you
come here and pay dollars to hear
me talk nonsense. l am a fuOi be-
cause am pail for it; | make my
living by it. You profess to be
wise, and yet you support me in my
Jolly. But perhaps you say you did
not come TO see the ciicuS, but the
animals. If you come to see the
animals why did you not simply
look ut them and leave! Now, is
his not Il pretty place for christians
to be in Do You mol feel ashamed
of yourselves You ought TO blush,
in such II place as this.
AscOnductoIs of ii secular journal
we will simply say, 81, word to the
wise is sufficient
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

A CASE OF CONsCIENCE.-The
two most notable instances OF pro
bity on one side and generosity on
the other are being constantly il
Illustrated in this vicinity. Twelve
years ago a man received from New
York u score of boxes of new
kind OF backing. Shortly after !,
nelghbor sent over for a box, for
wardIng twenty-five cents for the
sample. The backing owner sent
the box, and also returned the scrip
as he aid not wish to take money
from neighbOr for 50 small favor
The asker, however, having stroug
and most credible cOmpunctiOns
against taking from another what
had cost him money and trouble to
obtain, again sent the money. 1t
was again returned. He tried a
new mesSenge... So did his neigh
Dor. He experimental with still
another. The generous neishbOr
likewise experimental. They then
transferred it to the post Office, and
through that medium the transfer
has been going on ever since. The
one strong AUD pure in his prObity
The other grand and unyieIding in
his generOsIty-andb both a specta-
Gle sublime and inspiring to th-
faiherest degree. The postage OF,
each side has already amounted to
SOM S24, and the original scrip has
become 80 patched alr:i rebuilt ~
the meantime with sch appii
anct As the two households ctfer,
thai il looks as little like United
States currency as does the tail
of IL guinea hen. DanbMry Wees.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
AMERICANS ABROAD.

CONsTANTINOPLE, Der. 23.-A
respectable looking American mas
been arrested in this city for perpe-
t,ating ii heavy fraud on the Inpe-
rial Ottoman Bank. 1t is rumOsed
that other swin,llers, having forged
passports, are operating IN this and
and other Turkish cities.
LONDON, Oct. :3.-TwO attempts
to dciraud wealthy Eogiishme,
have been detected here, aud the
particulars made public. the pant
engaged in the scheme has been ar
rested. lie signs himself Doctor
William Parker of Come lsviIle,
Paula.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
CoN Sis TEACY.

What will be the tenor of the ap
peal for c,I"rel votes from the col
Or-line, Bon, bon papers of Missis
sippi, when those votes are desired
in local, State or National contest
No campaign Immediately before
them, these inflated journals de
nounce the negro in unm ca surp,l
terms. raise the white banner and
declare war to the knife against all
negroes ami their political allies.
But when our next State election,
shall draw nigh. what will be the
market value Of the jewel cOnsisten-
cy in Democratic circlesf
Does not the political history of
the Southern Democratic press, for
the past eight years, but repeat it
self in this unreasonable advocacy
of q color and race issuef Before
any political campaign, the negr"
is a good citizen, All inOfensive be-
ing, rather gOOd, cOngeniai fellow,
after all-this from the columns of
of Democratic papers-but after
the election is over. and his vote is
counted out for the Republican can
dIdate, presto change! he is an
: migrate, brute, traitor, fool, and ev-
. erything else that Is mean.
Can they deny this soft impeach-
ment? In our very next State
= campaign. majority, if not all OF
the lOud-mouthed color line papers
: of to-day, will have seen the error
of their way, repented thereof and
: asked forgiveness of a prosecuted
race. Aye, more; if they are fool
ish enough to put any ticket IN the
field, in opposition to the true Re-
publican party of Mississippi, that
.tichet will he twO-ihirds black aud
the balance made up of kicked-out
.Eore-heads. That ticket will re-
-ceive the earnest support of the
.cOlOr-line, bOb-tailed papers of Mis-
-eissippi, and as usual lead them to
AN 'ignOminious, ridiculous defeat.
Mark our words. and wait.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
SPECIAL ELECTIONS IN DECEMBER.

By proclamation of acting Gov.
ernor Davis, we See that five sena
tors aud two representatives to the
legislature are to be elected on
Tuesday. 1>t day "f December. We
hope that our friends are fully alive
to the Importance of these elections,
tina. arr hgemeniS will I've made fuI
Il thorough CANVASS ia every cOun' y
III which these elections are to take
place. The Republican ma jorlty in
the senate isn't 80 large that We can
afford 10 allow tn. places formerly
occupied hy Repub leans to he filled
by the "ppO -Iiion, and to avoid
such Il result, II pubiic;ins should
organize III ever, county and SEE.
that registration Is fairly made, and
that suitable men be placed ID. tore.
The people for ti,'ir >utfi agrs. We
would say, gel good men. business
men, men n" have. the confidence
OF The party and The respect of thu.
OpIn'Siiion, if that u~ possible. 1t
tx but litti,. over Il nIOntll until the
,i:i, OF election, and uu time should
be. lost IN getting ready for he c"n-
Test. Let no factiOus opposition hs.
si'ru"g upon you through the secret
Vaccinations OF the Democracy. Ii
they want Il candidate III any of the
districts 1t is their right to have
one o, more, but do not let discard.
s. rife aIiS- III the RANKS OF the Re
publican party. Nominate Your
best men and elect Them We
again say, lie ready and put the
right men in the right place-and
elect them,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

Mr.. Robert Toombs is evidently
too far advanced in his sentiments
for the people of his own State
The merchants at Georgia have eN-
pres ed themselves very freely con.
corning his recent inf 'matorN
sl.ecchrs. One declares that those
speeches viii do the States com
merce NOR. harm than 1t suffered
during tn panic, aid AN rminrm
Georgian III public life says. I'VE
would rather have had Il riot than
such ii speech from such man.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
A man named Telter purchased

A man named TeIter purchased a
saloon on Michigan Avenue the
other day, and yesterday while he
was alone, a man entered, looked
around and said am an escape d
convict from Jackson, and L want
10 be arrested and sent back. Go
and get policeman and 1t will be
fifty dollars in your pocket. rrlter
didn't wait toask any questions, but
AS he saw the man sit down, he put
on his hat and ran to the Ninth
Avenne Station. while the conv,cr
put two boxes of cigars under his
arm and went out the back door.
Mr.. Teller SAW through the littl.
joke when he got back, and he says
lie can't tie fooled again. -DetrOit
Free Press.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

TALMAGE's PAPER.-The Chris
tian at Work New York; ranks
with the best of the religious week
lies. DR.. Talmage is itx active eli.
tor, and his sermons are published
exclusively in it columns. The
terms, 50 % per annnm, cover eve
rything including postage and de-
livery of the new premium. a s.Port-
folio Of Twelve Gems" or a copy
of Landseer's Twins" Agents
will End this 4 success.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

The New England States have
over go per capita in the National
Bank note circulation, the Western
States no: quite -. and the South
ern States about 50. The cIrcula-
ton is more sectional than National.
The West and South produce every
thing, and the East pockets the
money. 1t is high time this state
OF things was changed little and
the time is not far distant when Il
fairer division of the National cur
rency will be demanded.-V indica-
fnl.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

Do our DecOcratic cOntempora-
.sies in this State ever reflect that
they represent nctbing-that their
party wa buried at Meridian, in
1873? We remember very well that
all the Democratic papers in the
State, save three. helped t. bury it.
What are you, anyhow indepen
dents. or nondescripts, or what
We guess, what.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

The ickst,llrs Herald calls the
unaswtrahle arguments OF Govern
or Brown, Judge Wats.nand Major
Ban ks,iale, against the insane folly
of the co-or lIne, a. h"wf'. L, thrir
calm reasoning Is t" lie called Il
hOsl'' III the name of Old Noah Web
ster. where will we find an epithel
for the frantic appeals to preiuiict'
and passion with which the Herald
Il lily teemS.-BrOOkhdren Citizen.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

In the Wom-m's Congress at Chi
cagO the other day, Mrs. Live1mOre
made Il decided hit at the cause of
the extravaganza OF the day, by
declaring that it was the result of
feminine Ignorance of the value of
money, that "a woman who earned
her own money would not he likely
to pay 5000 for q lace handkerchief"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

1t is gradually dawning upon the
public mind, that all the talent of
the country is not necessarily en-
bodied in the professional men, who
wear broad cloth coats, fine shirts
and blackened boots. Some few of
the clOd hoPpers appear to hare a
little, and are coming to the front.
VindicatOy.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31

An eminent refuriner Of WiscOn
sin trami led under foot tue ''hydri
heads" of a railroad monopoly for
two hours and IL half before Il sOcie-
ty of Changers, and then returned
home over that same road as lie
had gOnp-On Il free pass.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-10-31
Canton High School.
Located at Canton, Miss, will begin its
first ten months session on
Monday, October 5th, 1874,

Monday, October 5th, 1874,
with Prof. II. $. kennedy, a. NJ, as Princi-
pal, assisted by an able and experienced
corps of teachers.
The male and female schools will be
taught in separate buildings.
TERMS-Duc monthly, -. 81. and 50 per
month, according to the grade of the pupil
contingent fee Sl.50 per session of five
months, i'll advance. Boarding i'll private
families at reasonable rates. We propose
establisllinga gcoi school, and hope to both
merit and receive our share of public pat
ronage.
This school is established under the
pervisiou of the Jackson District Confer
ence of the Nj. f. Church. South. and by the
committee has been located as above stated
II. H. MONTGoMERY. L. T..
G.. b. GALLOWAY,
X. ID. NoRDswoRrHY, ,,;t,.
f. &. PoSTEII,
j. NJ. WEEMs, sep26tf