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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28
PRtSS ASSOCIATION.

Col. A. j. Fran,z, President of
the Mississippi Press Association,
has called u meeting at the Associ
alton to assemble at jackson Oh the
seventh of March. The objects Of
this call are of the utmost import
ance, and We hope it will be g-ner-
ally responded to. The call is as
follows:
BRANDON. Miss, Feb. 81, 1874.
To the Members of the Mississippi Press As
sOciation:
GENTLEMAN-Ha read the
recent call made by the Radical ed
itOrs If the STATE, for IA meeting at
jackson, on the sixteenth of March,
to form Il s. Union News ASSucia>
iicn,7 and believing it to be the in
tentiOn of majority of the signers
Of that call. who know that we
ISOLATION organized III OppOs iriOn to
the one We already helong,) to urge
the legislature, now in session, to
pass "A law giving the Governor OF
the Judges of the Courts the right
TO select a paper in each judicial
district, in which all executors, al
illustrators, guardians, sheriffs,
tax collectors, and rangers, are com
PEELED To publish their legal notices
and thus build up Radical papers a,
the expense of our already taX-rid
den people:
L, as president of the s. Press AS
ISOLATION of mississippi" and at the
solicitation of other mem berS, cal
meeting of our organization, al
jackson, on Tuesday, March II
1874, tor the purpose of protesting
against any unjust legislation il
their favor, and opposing any
schemes they may devise for rob
bling us of the legal advertising t.
which we are entitled.
Our organization was formed air
respective of party predictions,
but the Radical editors of the stat,
refused I" join us. They still nav.
the privilege Of meeting with us
and participating in our delihera'
finns. and if they are honest III theil
expressions of desire to unite al
parties in an Association tor thu
pro .cctiOn of our mutual interests
let them accent our invitation, in
stead of attempting to organize al
opposition AssOria ion, and asking
us to desert ours and JOIN theirs.
Hoping to have the pleasure o
meeting every member of the '.Pres'
Association of Mississippi" at thu
above lime and place. and defeating
the schemes OF those Who would, b..
law, compel our citizens to patron
ize men and papers they detest.
1 remain, ira ernalIy yours,
A. J FRANTZ,
Pres't Press Association of Miss.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28
A telegram from Zurich, S

A telegram from Zurich, Switzpr-
land. states that Field Marshal Won
Gab'entz, of Austria, committed
suicide there last week. Thu dis.
tinguis ned .,fficer was born at Srna,
June 18th, 1914, aDd at. er being sew
rIai years in The Saxon cavalry Joined
the Austrian army. He served with
DIS iuctinn in the Italian and Hun
g,rian wars of 1889, an | Was at
t. rwai,l> intrusted with diplomatic
missions. In the tia i'm campaign
Of 1859 he acted cr-.iItahly at the
D.i,...S of Magenta and s ,lferinO,
AID was made Field Marshal in 60.
AZ er taking an nnimpOrtant part
in the InvaSian of Hnistell., he again
saw active service in the war with
Prussia, and commanded two corps
at Sa,'Owa, which were defeated hy
the SECOND PrusSian army. In 1869
he was appointed COMMANDMENTS
chief III Hungary, and had probably
repaired to Zurich for the benefit of
his health.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28
THE GRAND FESTIVAL.

The pageant and festival of Martll
Gras must leave IN the minds and
memories of all who witnessed ii
impressions which will lie wildly
re, aimed during IL long life. Never
was any thing app Oachi"g the mag
niicence of The display seen in
this country, or even III Europe.
Aud all this was accomplished by
the voluntary contributions OF this
high spirited and enthusi sic pop
ulaliom, marshaled and directed by
few gentlemen of enterprise, taste
aud liberality. The Carnival was
thus made ii day of u, iverSal relief,
pleasure and joyfulne>s; and surely,
to snatch one such from the three
hundred aud sixty five of the year
was d great boon to this long care
ridden community. 1t was "a pleas
ure and JOY fulness common to all
! viii hOut money and without price.
The resources of the rich were large
~ drawn on to minister to the pleas
ures of the poor. Those who guess
ton the general lIberality of our
uffluent citizens will see in the grand
and costly pageant of yesterday the
refutatlon of their doubts and re-
proaches. The fifty Thousand stran-
gers who have hDnOred us with their
presence will return to their homes
with II high SENSE of the public
spirit and the DIS, motive traits Of
our people. We trust, 100, that the
duties of hospitality, under very
ADVERSE circumstances. have been
wOrthiiy discharged. We feel as
sured that those of q vigorous and
ju.IicsOuS police were. And yet rh-y
were hardly needed, for amid all
The excl, enent and tnmuit of the
wild scenes of yesterday. there
{, We're few incidents of any kind Ot
disorder ar breach of the peace, Oh
even of drunkenness. A few acci
d. ut>, none tat 81, that we could mean
OF, occurred. But perhaps in III
other part OF the world could &C
Large a p .PmiatI.m,, allowed so great
Il iic-I>e, b.. herd in such Subsection
{" laA AMI the restraints of peace
fui OrtcI Illness, pIuprlety and &c
c-n.y. This, after AL, Is the hi3he 81
claim nf our community Ia the re
.r,iS oi the host of strangers i'll
our inl,is. WHAT other larg" city
OF The Union could pass through
such an ordeal with like claims p
N. o. PicayNne, 10th inst.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28
THE WEST STATION TRAGEDIES

On Saturday, the 9Th inst, diff
ficultv occurred at West Station.
between AlphonsO Kelly and the
brothers Dave and Jack Choyle.
in which the latter were killed.
The difficulty grew out Of matter
that occurred sometime since reIa-
tive t. the arrest of one OF the
ChOyles by Kelly, who, at the time,
was acting Marshal of West Sta
ton. The Choy les were advancing
on Kelly wi h drawn knives when
the fatal shots were fired. The af>
fair is to be regretted, but it was
one of those things which could not
well have been avOided-it what We
LEARN be correct.
In the same town. and a couple
of days previous. a Texan named
Wallace killed an old man from
Winston county named Morris
A son of the murdered man and the
Texan were haYing some high
words about some matter, and the
decreased, fearing that the quarrel
might culmInate in something more
serious, approached the parties, say
ing as he did so, ''This is all wrong
DO, s. SD dry it up" AT this instant
the Texan whipped out his pistol
aud shot him down. The wounded
man fingered couple of days,
when he died in great agony. The
murderer escaped, though not en-
rirely unharred, for upon the Son
seeing the Texan raise his pistol
and fire, he turned upon with the
ferOcity of tiger, and tore one of
his eyes out from its socket, and
otherwise dealt with him hardly.
notwithstanding all this, however,
the miScreant made good his escape,
and is now at large. 1t is to be
hoped that he will not long remain
So.-Central Star.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28
A MILK u N'> t:.siEF.

\ soy is told of II German who
had III .,i,- II small 10. tune il, tins
ruus.t.y b, scilirg mix, aud, hay
ing turned his capital INTO gold
pieces aud laced them la two bags,
he. went on BOARD of IL vessel totake
passage for his far hrIlan.i. A mis-
chi-v"uS monk y, watching an oI'-
p"rtuuit\, seized one of tue bags,
aud rau up to the masthead, where
he opened il, and taking out the
mnny, dropped, alternately, one
piece. on deck and the other in the
water, until the bag waS rmpiied
When the German at last found
speech, he exclaimed: ale must
he de TuA vel. ,or what came from
de water he does give to de water,
and what came. from de milk he
gives to me- Now, il this story he
rue, we are ally sorry that Ger
rIan went out of the milk business,
for no milkman we ever heard of
con sidered half and half a fair deal
at all.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28
sUICIOE AT SlCkSDUR
R.teen four and five O'Clock =

B4tecn four and FIVE O'Clock yes
t., day morning, MIR. +. Hernandez
committed Suici,le toy shooting him
self through the head with IL Smsth
Il WrsSOn revolver, at his residence
on South street, from The. elects of
which he diru at 6 O'Clock A. N.
From the evidence elected at The
COrOneI's inquest, we OBJ ain the
following particulars: During the
past twenty days Mr.. II has been
Ill and melancholy, frequently ex-
pressing II desire. to die. Having
almost recovered, he went to his
store Wrd, es,lay for IA short time,
but returned home again with all
his old feelings of de>pOnle"cy
strong upon. At about 4 O'Clock
Yesterday morning, he arose from
his bed, and proceeded to his sons
room, where he committed the rash
act Ahich put an end to his exist
ence. The report of the pistol
aroused boy who was sleeping in
the room, and he ran out and met
Mrs. Hernandez, enchanting, "Mr.
Hernandez has killed himself" The
noise awakened Andre, a son of the
deceased gentleman, who went for
DR.. O'Leary; bu, the fatal deed Was
done and the unhappy MAN expired
at six O'clock. When the news be-
gan to spr+ah about town it was in
tlmat ed that young Hernandez com
United the murder, and he was
arrested and sent to the work house
| to await the action of the COrOner's
jury. That body Was bound to &C
QUIT him from the evidence, 1t was
proved at the examination OF wit
nesses that the deceased had been
for some time of unsound mind, and
that lie seemed to imagine his life
was in danger from his own family.
On the floor near his body was al
envelope on which was written in
Spanish, 81 prefer death than to see
the vengeance you are taking with
Your father As the kIHde: rrla-
TONS exist ed between the decreased
and his wife and son, this was un-
dOubte.ily the imasInings Of a
crazed BRAIN. MIR. Hernandez has
been engaged in the cigar and to-
DaccO business for many years ana
WAS considered ell off in worldly
goods. - Fieksburger, Feb. 20.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28
DEATl: OF A w. N Ek0IAM.

The circrmsia ices attending the
death of A. w. Merriam, during
the Mardi Gras festival in New Or
leans, throw over the conrempla-
ton the hue OF a sable melancholy.
King of the Carnival, surrounded
by his faithful subjects; amid the
pomp anu blazOnry of his dazzling
escort, and followed by the linger-
ing gaze of admiring thousands !;
with every thought fixed upon the
gorgeous pageantry of which he
was the attractive centre, and with
a soul alive only to the pleasure he
was giving and receiving, the dread
summons to surrender the glittering
insignia of his festive sovereignty
for the graves pale shroud, came
quick and sudden on his startled
soul. and from the scenes of mirth
and revelry, With the shouts OF the
Joyous multitude still ringing in his
ear, Ills SplliI was uS'S'S' INV '"S
presence of it's Maker and its Judge.
there to receive it's doom for an
endless eternity. What transi-
ton and how different the scenes
which few brief hours revealed /!
The death of Mr.. Mel riam is thus
noticed by the Times
In the sndden death of a. Walter
Merriam New ORLEANS has lost Il
most worthy and rnttrpri>i"g Ell
zen. He had for many years past
hern "A leading sniri' in thr celebra-
lions of the Mystic Kr.we "i C"mus.
and it may he said that he died i'll
the service. of hat merry monarch.
A., o'clock on Wpdne-d,\ morning
he was among the jewellers, c..ring
for Others rather than himS: 1t; at
8 the skeleton archer iapped at the
door of his heart, and he III once lie
parted hence.
Mr.. Merriam has always been held
in high esrerm by those VIII" knew
him. He was lavish in his s+nrr''s-
inv, true i'm his friendships, fev ,trd
to his family, and especially liberal
toward all public enterprises. Ii Is
SUPPOSED that his death was caused
by apOp'exy.
Mr.. Merriam was native of
Ware. Massachusetts,. where he was
born in 1926. He moved TO his
city in 1850. ami con'iune'i to reside
here up to the d,y of his death.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28

Oied us with ,h.-ir aittntinnS, we
mention, with pleasure, DIR. Thorn
as, an aged and houOrrd ply stefan
and divine; Rev. J. NJ. Boone, DR.
Tonmbs, Mr.. Fletcher Harrington
and Captain Douglas. To Mr..
Harrington and MIR. T. q. Pep
per, we are indebted for peculiar
and grateful personal iavors.
Having prOtracted our stay at
least three days longer than We de
signed on leaving home, we were
forced at length to bid our kind
friends a reluctant adieu. After
this sad duty was performed we
repaired to the house of our dog
friend to take last fond look at
the noble beast. He seemed to
comprehend the situation, and gave
unn.istakable evidence OF sorrow
at our leave taking. and strOve to
sever the chain that held him i'll
bondage to another master. To say
that we experienced no pang at
parting with our dog would be but
The ftigned semblance of untruth
We felt the separation keenly, but
his safety demanded IA change o.
locality, and for his good we made
the sacrifice. AS the buggy tina,
was to convey US to Goodman
wheeled away, and the plailtivt
meanings Of the faithful ANNA
fingered in our ear, we could but ex
claim with Byron,
..Perchance my dog will whine in vain,
Till fed by stranger hands;
But long ere | come back again
He'd tear NE where he stands
Accompanied 10y Mr.. L. G. Pepper
we reached Goodman in time fO'
the morning train. and after
pleasant run of two hours, fOunG
ourseIt once more at home, where
genial hearts were ready 10 greet us
and where the duties of our Office
demanded our presence.
Whether We shall be privileged t.
repeat our pleasant visit to ''Fair
view" or not, we beg to assure oul
kind friends that our thoughts vii
linger long about their rural home
stead with the fOndnpsS with wheel
the Swiss peasant cli"gs to the re
membrance of his wildwood hills
Nothing can ever sever the link
which bind a brief portion of on
life's history with theirs ant
whether a fixed iuhahitapt o
Canton, or a fri-ndless and home
less wanderer over the dark oceaI
of human existence, not one mem
DRY will CLEAN with a brighter o
richer splendor over the wreck
that lie scattered along the de~olat
path of the past, than the blls>fu
hours whiled away in sweet com
partnership with the cherished mem
bers of that attractive and happ.
homo r..ls,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28

DR.. Wypaoff, an old gentleman,
and Tor several years ii resident Of
CONWAY. Leakr county, WAS burned
10 death III his house some days ago.
having fallen into the fire, IN is sup
posrd. while under the Influence OF
\ t;t. He had no family, and lived
the If. of IL hermit. rarely ever
mineIiug with the world and seem
in"ly was the most cOnfrnfrd when
alone. Whence he came or where
his relatives are-if indeed he has
any-is something unknown even tn
those who profess to know him best
To all appearances he was as poor
AS Lazarus, bnt Il thOusand dollars,
in gold and currency, was fo',nd
secreted IN his humble cabin, which
to him had been at once a prison
and home. Central Star, Feb. 20.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28

Charlie Gordon, who was employ
ed as an engineer on the Cooper
plantation, below Tchnla, killed a
negro man on that place on Thurs
day, the 1S,h inst, and passed
TIN ough here the night of that day,
having swan the slouglS, etc, near
there, making his escape. Gordon
is said to b., Nirginian. We did
not learn the name of deceased
LeringtOn Advertiser.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28
The VicksburQ Herald.
THE BEST FAMILY AND GENERAL
NEWSPAPER In MISSISSIPPI.

NEWSPAPER In MISSISSIPPI.
THE unmistakable evidence of apprecia-
ton which have been extended to the HER
AID, i'll its endeavors to lay before its read
erS
FIRsT-CLAss NEWSPAPER,
Have encouraged its propretors to make
srch arrangements as will enable them.
Il ring the present year, to make it still
l,"re worthy of public support, and place
t not only far i'll advance of any other
journal in the State. but to render it equal
i'll merit to the great popular organs of the
North and East.
THE DAILY HERALD
VIII continue to furnish the fullest and most
reliable reports of Foreign news, Local
Events, Financial, Commercial and River
Affairs; and with pithy and intelligent ed
itorials on current topics, pertaining to the
interests of mississippi, i'll her relations with
the country and the world at large.
The increasing demand for newspaper
facilities, has induced the proprietors of the
HERALD to take the unprecedented step in
Mississippi journalism, of publishing paper
every day, thus raising it to the standard of
Il really tirst-class daily paper.
THE SUNDAY HERALD
Will be made a speciality, adapted to the
wants OF every class of the community. the
usual quantity of home and foreign news
ana market reports nelnS suPpllmenteu Dy
a diversity of reading matter of the best
description, including fiction, history, poetry
scientific gleanings and religious notes
making it altogether most valuable ad
.iunct to the family periodical literature.
THE WEEKLY HERALD
Will consist of an appropriate selection
from the seven daily issues, of the most I'M
portant Geographic dispatches, editorial ar
ticles and local news, together with carefully
prepared market reports and comments OF
political and general topics; besides item
of general information and utility to tn.
Farmer, Gardener and Mechanic; while i
will he our aim, by providing a quantity o
choice original and select literary matter, I,
make it valuable Family Paper. interest
ing and instructive alike to old and young
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28
Miss Martineau, Miss Eliza Mete-

Miss Martineau, Miss Eliza Mete-
yard and Miss France Brown.
French authOresses of great note, all
of them over seventy years OF age,
and the last ninety, are represented
as living in Paris, lively and con-
tented. and the first to be- vigorously
at work. They are all confirmed
heretics, and AS they don't believe
in u future existence, evidently are
determined TO make all of life pos
Sible.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION

No papers sent unless paid for in advance.
A reduction of twenty five per cent. will
he made t" persons forming a club of ten
more. for the Weekly, thus making the sub
scription price for each person 81 80
Remit by Check, Draft, Money Order
or Registered Letter and address
NICkSBURG HERALD Co,
Vicksburg Miss.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28

AT Il prayer meeting in Maine, IA
fen days age, one at the memb'iS
prayed: "Lur,i, thou knonest that
Charles Trmpkins has sold poor
boots to some of US. Make hun do
the far thing"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1874-02-28

If you want to be hapRy and
sub scribe for the CITI-
The New York herald., 1874-09-28
FALL FASHIONS.

stroll In tho Park and ON tho Avenue.
The delightful weather yesterday was enjoyed
with keen zest by thousands OF visitors to the
metropolitan garden and myriads more on tho
avenue. From Fourteenth street as lar as the new
cathedral Fifth avenue presented scene oil gayety
and atJractiveness In the afternoon that could
scarcely be surpassed on any other thorOuRhtare
in the world. The mall, ramble and other beauti-
iul resorts in Central Park were crowded all Gay.
and all New YORK and his wife seemed to be out
doors, enjoying q lew hours OF sunshine. Many
notable toilets were to be seen, Of which lew are
deserving OF special mention. toilet OF black
silk, literally loaded with et had perfectly plain
demi-traln skirt, with a broad, triple box piait
down the middle OF the back, down which were
placed at intervals very elaborate ornaments OF
passementerie aud Jet. On the .ront was tabiler
OF black lace. embroidered with Jet, reaching quite
TO the edges oil tue underskirt and finished with .
handsome Jet iringe Tue 'cuirass'' basque was
OF lace, embroidered with jet to mat0h, worn
over Olack SILK waist, and showing the SILK
sleeves. which were ornamented with bows OF
''Cardlna" ribbon. bow Of the same riO00n
was placed aC the left OF the belt and another d.
recty In 'front.' oil the upturned brim oil light gray
felt hat, which was otherwise trimmed with
light gray velvet with plpings oil Cardinal color.
The almost dazzling beauty OF stately 0l0ndo
was helehtened oy an exquisite tollet composeH
basque and "Lotea' overskrt OF black silk, en-
urely covered with open English emor0ldery In
novel wheel design, were worn over SILK dress
OF deep violet, the OverskIrt reaching quite to the
edge OI the underskrt both IN front aud In he
back, and the JACKET being sleeveless, snowing
the volet sleeves. trimmed with 0l OK lace Tho
hat was q black chip, trimmed entirely with violet
velvet, aud ack and violet ttps.
dtsttngue tVllet was Ol an exquisite quality OF
''back" blue silk, tho skirt dem-train, the
taber shirred perpendicuarly and the back bor-
dered with shlrred n0unce. very deep over
skirt edged with an elaborate fringe, oil SILK and
''olue' steel intermxed, was gracefully tooped IA
the "Ophells' STYLE and the SUIT was COMPLETED
match that on the overskirt The nat was dark
gray French elt. trimmed with SILK and velvet of
the color OF the dress, "Dlue" steel ornaments.
and an exceptionally fair bird. with . scarlet
breast, which contributed the only point OF orighs
color In the toilet
The New York herald., 1874-09-28
BROOKLYN.

Thomas Ross, laborer, residing at No. 90 Gold
street. was arrested on Saturday night, on charge
OF embezzling the sum Of $50, the money being the
property OF the Father Mathew Total Abstinence
Society NO 2. The complainant In the case Is
John Maher. The accused will oe summoned be-
fore Justice Walsh on the Sd Of October
pasroman of the Twelfth precinct arrested
Archibald McAlpine, a recently discharged sea-
man OF the United States Navy at an early hour
Yesterday morning, while In the act OF distribut-
Ing $l00 in Rreenbacks on board Fulton avenue
car. McApine was locked up on q charge OF In
tOx1catiOn, and his money Is held by the police
until such time as he may become cOgnlzant OIL It's
value.
Kate Riley. who has been an inmate OF the
House OF the Good Shepherd East New York. for
the past two months, was arraigned on charge OF
disordery conduct and melting other inmates OF
said institution to revolt against the good ladies
In charge OF that mOsb excellent home for unOr-
tunates VINO are disposed 60 re ornl. me accused
was committed 10y Justice Riley originally Tor six
months. on Saturday Justice Gurtrum committed
Kate to the Penitentiary for lour months, tho
balance OF her commitment
This afternoon the Knights Templars, Masonic
Order, will perform the evolutions laid down In
tactics on the Prospect PARK Parade Ground.
Among the commxnderes particlpsssss vii pe the
Damascus, OF New Jersey; trS westcnester, OF
Sing Sing; Manhattan, Morton aud ivanhoe. OF
New York; Clinton, Of Br0Ykya; ". DE Payne. Of
Jersey City; st. Elmo, OF creenpoint, and DE Witt
clinton, OF Brooklyn, Il. u. Ihs most perect CON-
mandery In drill will receivs gold aud silver cup
OF rare design and workmanship.