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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12
Among turfmen in England tber

Among turfmen in England there
is a difference opinion as to the
relative merits of a firstclass Eng
Iisll race horse and IL hOI Sc of pure
Arab blood. Admiral RDus, u great
authority, one Of the Jockey Club
stewards, believes in the superio, ity
of the English thoroughbred, and
and thinks that the improved race
hOrsecan & We an allowance inweight
of % pounds to the Arabian. The
result of IA match which took place
at the recent spring meeting at
Newmarket In England between
Avowal, fOur-year old colt-one
third OF Arab aud ,wo-lhirds Of
English bl"od-and the race horse
Mr.. Fox, years old. hardly sus-
tains the AdmiraPs view. Avowal,
although allowed only 10
pounds, and having been in train-
ing but three weeks, won easily,
1t is arg ed that this result shows
that the Infusion OF Arab blood pal
pably enhances the staying powers
of the British thoroughbred. bat,
Oh the other hand, 1t is said thai
this match cannot be regarded as u
true test as Mr.. Fox is far from t,..-
ing one of the best horses in Eng
land, having been beaten badly by
LowIamder in the hunt Cup, and
Scamp in the GDOdwOod Stakes.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12


This is the doctrine l preach. /
cast ont fear when fear is not need
ed. l use conscience, but l cover
it all over with vines and flowers. -
Beecher's Friday Ecening Talk.
just so; but he covers up con-
science so thoroughly with his
vines and flowers that he not only
hides, but also smothers it. 1t was
prOpably because lie SO decked his
conscience that he was able to
put the card in the Brooklyn Eagle
pretending to defy the publication
of his letters by any body who held
them, and yet all the time he had
an understanding with MoULTON
that the buslrel of damaging letters
in his possession were not to be
published. Ills conscience must
have been covered all over with
vines and flowers when he wrote to
the same MOULTON about the de
vices by which we have saved our
selves." 1t must have been fairly
checked with its floral disguise dur
ing all those years when, wearing
before the public beaming coun-
tenance, he was working with
MOULTON to cover up tile scandal
also by all sorts of tricks. The
world prefers IA conscience that
needs no such cloak, and infers
that what is thus covered is so cur
rupt that requires the odor of flow
ers to keep it. from proving often
sive to the 'nostrils of those who
cOnSciences are clean offence and
have the perfume of purify. AS to
fear, it certainty is bad when it res
trains Il man from boldly meeting
the consequences of his acis, ard
leads him into the devious ways of
deceit to save his reputation. Fear
is not the best motive for keeping
out of wrOng-doing, but it is better
than no motive at all, and serves a
very valuable practical purpose if it
restrains man from doing what heis
likely to be ashamed of when it is
Fear before the deed
is very much better than after it.
The brethren may wea: as many
flowers IN their buttonhOles as they
please when they go TO church, but
We hope they wO..'t try to cover up
their CON scirnces with the flowers of
spurious spiritual emotions, or al
low the vines of the love of other
lnen's wives 10 cling about them,
under the pretencc OF brotherly-1
and sIsterly communion as to mat
ters of their religious welfare.-N
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12
tbs STATEMENT FROM Mr. RICH RDs IN
THE BEECaEa SCANDAL.

The statement emanating from
Mr.. Richards substance and in
brief his story-raises a new, grave.
and momeutouS issue i'll reference
to the Booklyn scitndal-one that
cannot be ignored, OF sighted, or
poslponded.
1t appears from this statement
that Mrs. Tilton had confessed to
her brother, Joseph II. Richards;
that when her brother was asked
by the committee OF Plymouth
Church if she had ever confessed
her adultery to him, he refused to
answer; and that the reason why he
refused WAS because she had made
such a confession.
Now, The Plymouth Church com-
mI;tee embodied much intelligence
aud experience, and its members
knew and must have known, when
Mr.. Richards refused to answer,
that he refused because she had
made snch IA confession to him, and
that it was impossible to suppose
that he could have refused for any
other conceivable reason.
leu TIE illotitH Cuufcl COtn-
mitte-, not deferring the matter for
"a more conclusive and satisfactory
ves'igation, acquitted Mr.. Beech
.er, and certified to his innocence
and purity.
CongregationaliSin in the United
States cannot stand this. Tue
Congregational churches will now
have to put Plymouth Church on
trial; aud then the whole truth
must come out.
sIr. Beecher sinks into compare
tive insignificancee, and the pre-
sent trial becomes one of secondary
interest and Importance, when Ply
mouth Church TINS stands arraigr
ell for completely i'll the alleged
guilt OF its pastor.
There We're men of high, very
high character OH that committee
men of whom it is next to impOs-
sible for us to believe that they
would wink at guilt in any one.
Fsr their own s,kes, let them d..
heard from, in answer to this most
statement, and that
right speedily -Ne,o York San.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

'sThey tell tough story about a
new baggage man on one of our local
trains," says the Los Angeles Star.
He was told to pile up the franks
in a baggage car, and be sure to
hang the checks on the outside.
The literal minded youth piled up
the trunts, and then took off the
with the leather straps at
and hung them up on the
of the car. The baggage
master ut the depot was driven
nearly frantic by the passengers
per the Orizaca attempting to iden-
tify their boxes.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

Or Saturday night last Mr..
Thomas 3fc3fabon's coffin warehouse
As-24O Magazine street was entered
l,y burglars and an assortment of
roGtnA about thirty in number, con-
attracted OF mahogany and black
walnut, WIRE stolen, the Whole
worth mot less fhun $50. Mr. Me-
1ahOn learned from lady residing
next door that she had heard Il
wagon drive UP and stop at tue
warehouse during the night, but
that she paid no attention TO it,
thinking that NJ was one belonging
TO the cJHccrir. Mr.. Mcmahon feels
confident TINT The stolen collins
have not been taken from the CITY,
and thinks that they have been
eittersold OF hidden away for the
time being. Neatly. o. Times
10Th.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

Two brothers, one of whom fought
on the Union side and the other on
the Rebel during the war, met at
Columbia, Tenn, the other day
attel separation of fifteen years,
but refused to recognize each other,
and separated again without speak
ing.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12
Fosters Texas Drawing.
A farm to every Ticket holder if the
Drawing fails to ike place June 3Oth.

The unlimited confidence and liberal
patr:anrge bestowed the Texas Real
Estate and Gold Distribution, OF which l
am the Manager, is a subject of general re-
mark. The post office records OF this City
shows that have received twenty-five
times as many +. o. orders, and registered
letters with money then similar enterprise
of This City of larger pretepsions. The
Management take great pleasure in ac-
knowledging their gratitude to the public
with the assurance that the Drawing will
postirely take place on the 3Oth day of
June, 1875. Our October Drawing took
place with but one postr.onement, and so
woul1 this, but for circumstances (see adj
vertisements and circulars) utterly una
voidabIe. Our success is such that we
we can pafely promise to refund ere'y cent Of
money and present erery Ticket-hoider wifh a
Ieras Farm if the Drawing does not take
place on the 30th of June, 1875. We also
offer plan (see adveretisement) whereby
those buying Tickets can keep their money
IN home bank till the Drawing takes
place.
j. E. FOSTER, MANAGER.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

The ST. Louis Republican des-
cribes the details of Captain Ead's
work at the mouth OF the MISSISSIPPI
pi as follows: The first thing is to
cut twigs. They are then bound
into bundles called IN Engineering
parlance "fascines." These fascI-
nes are say eight or ten feet in
length and AS many inches in
diameter. though of course their
size is varied at the convenience of
the workmen and according to the
requirements of the work. Having
been cut and properly secured, the
fascines are put together in the
form of raft like timber.logs.
tOwed to the required spot, and
then loaded with stones until they
sink to the bottom. This process
is repeated with successive RATS
until continuous foundation is laid
the entire length OF the proposed
line of jetties. The first, of founda-
lion RATS, will be from 75 to 200
feet in width, according to the
depth of water where they are sunk
the deepest water requiring the
widest RATS. As soon as the foun-
tlation is completed in this manner,
another line of willow RATS is sunk,
on top of those already down, and
SO on until the surface of the water
is reached, each line of RATS being
narrower than the one below it,
until the topmost Iine will not be
more than ten feet across. By this
means Il channel is created with
sloping sides The water gradual
ly fills up the inrerstices between
the twigs with sand and sediment,
and III the course of a few years the
structure becomes as solid as "a wall
being, in fact, Il submarine levee.
1t will redIly be seen that an almost
incaiculab!e qulntily of willow
twigs will he required to construct
these two long lines of jetties the
whole length of the South Tass, and
the work of cutting and preparing
them will furnish employ ment TO IL
great many men.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

People may deny, as they will,
that there's any appreciation of the
humorous in animals, Int an AL
toona man swears that he saw a
broad grin ripple over the vlsage of
q hog at which he had thrown a
huge boulder, only TO have it Craze
the brute and smash a $40 plate
glass window beyond.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

Id. Burke Esq. has retired from
the editorial staff of the Hazlehurst
Dssocest; W. w. Bennett. Esq.
becoming sole editor. Mr. Burke
oonfinues ~ publixher.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

years, but was discovered in one of
the banks of Philadelphia, where it
had been lod Led for safe keeping,
and Is now IN the Secretary's Office
at Columbia in South Carolina.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

Oafif0rIii. claims ie be capable Of
supporting twelve millions Of peo-
ple. Mississippi could do better
than that if sha had them
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

A small boy 10 New Haven made
sensation for short time by
quietly transferring card bearing
The words "take one,'' from lot OF
hand6ilIs in front of store to a
basket of oranges.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

We regret TO learn of the sad
death OF Hon. H. w. Barry. which
occurred Mt Washington. ON the
TIL inst. See Telegram.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

A Springfield man recently took
a bath in The dark. He manag, d
well enough, only he got hold of "a
piece of stove backing instead of
soap, with marked results,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12
FOSTERsS end.
Texas Drawing!
5000 900 GOLD COIN.
Houses & Landsl
POSITIVELY THE
Last Postponement

Will draw, without fail at
Houston, Texas, JUNE 30th, 1875.
We did sell quite all our Tickets in time
to draw on the 18th of May but SO certain
are we Of success, and in evidence of our
good faith and intentions, we will receive,
in payment for Tickets, certificates of de-
posite in any irst-class bank in the U. S.,
with this reimbursement: "Payable only trhen
Fosters TEXAS Drd,cing takes place"
No Scaling of Prizes, but every one paid in
full.
Over 1000 acres of choice land, central
ly located, near railroads. II Houses Gold
Coin prizes, among them one Of S10, 600, and
one of 5000. Our enterprise is endorsed
by the City Council. Reliable Agents
Wanted. Send for Circulars. They will
convince you we are both reliable and res
possible. Tickets only S1,OO. Eleven for
80, and % for 20. No connection with any
other similar enterprise.
Commendatory.-Havi from our long
acquaintance with j. E. Foster, eve y con-
fidence in his integrity, we feel justified in
sayingw we believe he will carry ont his Dis
tribution honestly and fairly.-Signed by
the Mayor, Hon. j. T. d. Wilson, and the
City Council.
We are specially desirous that parties in
terested would write to the Bands, Mer-
chants AMI Postinasters of this place
(where have lived Is years), for inforlna-
ton asto our reliability. J. E. Foster.
Manager,
Houston, Texas.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12
days.

An entirely new registration of
votes in each county in this State
- required to be wade before the
November election.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

Conme1ccm ent exercises will be-
Sin At che Safe University, Oxford,
sn the 2lst inst and continue three
daye.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

The editors of the Vicksbnrg
Herald, aud Monitor, have been
cussing each other fearfully, but
no blood.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-06-12

The Hississippi Prexs Association
fs,a II anDnas n nsion in Kosci-
e1ts - Nedneaalsy and Thursday.
~ 9Sd ara 3rd insfl. The meet
No seens 10 hsEe hean ONE of un-'
nlaal pleasure and iaterest. The
press q the State il load in its
praise OF the literal hospitality re-
oeivsd at the hands Of The citizens
.1sf Ko5eiusko. The next meeting
viii b. held at Holly Springs. A
nsw abd happy feature in the
course OF the convention was the
ASaddress Of welcome" delivered by
Miss Anna Boyd, a talented belle
OF Kosciuske- The following are
tho oelcers elect for the ensuing
,editssial gear r;
PFeside1t-H. ID. Money, VINO
M Advances.
First Vice President-J. L Nc
Cuilum, Yazoo Herald.
kJscUnd Vice PresitIent-W j. L.
Holland, HoIiy Springs Reporter.
Sscretary=H. q. NJ, ers, Holly
Springs South
Treasurer Richard WaIpole,
Kos4:iusko Star.
yChaplain-S. r. Jones, jackson
9unburst-
Orssar-Bfajor w. G. Capers,
WISER Valley Central.
Essayist-EsG q. Wall, Farmers
Vfux1fr-xfop 49,
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-20


Hes Tomblin's. Two rooms Of his house
were left. Forest trees, fruit trees, fenc-
ing and sOuthouses are all gone. The
next and worst victim was Mr. j. Hill
Davis. His house was literally demol-
ished and he was bruised considerably.
Mrs Davis had her jaw bone broken, and
her little girl is not likely to live. All
the buildings and fences are gone from
his place.
The storm next crossed Hardlabor
Creek, and in line tore down the house
Of Mr.. James Benton completely; family
fot at home. The next place was that of
Mrs. Thomas Stallings, where it blew
down both chimneys and tore off the roof
of the dwelling and demolished the fenc-
ing and all outbuildings.
All of this is in distance of five miles
from where ii crossed the Georgia Rail
road at DR.. J. J. Mon.gomerys, going a
little north Of east. DR.. j. }. Montgom-
cry was deep sufferer in the terrible
tornado, in the year 1866, that passed
through Newbern. His house was com
pletely destroyed in that storm, and he
had not recovered from that loss, having
an invalid wife and several girls and
small children. Mr.. j. Hill Davis, the
greatest sufferer, is also an invalid, and
has helpless family.
The injury in the village of Rutledge
was the destruction of the new and
beautiful Masonic Academy and Hall, in
which Mr.. Thomas Burruss had quite a
flourishing school 1t was lucky that the
storm came on Saturday. The wind also
picked up an unfinished house belonging
to Capt. William Vining, and set it off
the pillars on the ground some eight or
ten feet from where it was built. 1t also
blew down the smoke-stack Of Messrs.
A. Vining IL Brothers steam gin, blew
their stables away, and destroyed beau
tiful grove of oaks in the middle of the
village, belonging to the Georgia Rail
road and Mr. John Smith.
GRIFFIN, Ca, May 3.
Saturdays storm was very destructive.
From McConnel's, farmer in Clayton
County, two miles from Jonesboro, it
swept down Cotton and Indian Greeks,
through Clayton and Henry Counties,
crossing the road between McDonough
and Decatur, destroying every house on
a Mr.. Johnson's place, then on High
towers, and three other plantations,
names not known, all torn up. The last
heard of the tornado it had passed the
Goodwin place in the direction of Gov.
ington. In one instance a fence-rail was
driven through tree, and rocks were
driven into trees like mlnie-balls. One
child blown off has not been found, and
Mr.. johnson was injured.
Mr.. r. H. Hightower, at Stockbridge
has his leg broken; Mrs. Livingstone and
her three-months baby were blown
100 yards into gully. The fourmule
team of Cowan & Bros saw-mill at
Whitesburg was blown helter-skelter, and
Cowan was blown seventy-fve yards.
Cowan had to cut his team loose to get
them from the wagon
Mr.. J. w. Robinson saw a Maidstone
fall as large as his head 1t broke into
pieces, but he picked up a splinter seven
inches long.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-20
The Wreck of the Steamer Schiller.


THE Eagle line steamship Schiller,
Capt. Thomas, which sailed from New
York April % for Hamburg, by way of
Plymouth and Cherbourg, has been
wrecked off the Sicily Isles. The steam
er sailed from here with 149 cabin pas
sengers.
The Sicily Islands, a group of about
140 islets and rocks, lie of the south
west coast of England, about thirty
miles from Lands End. and in lati-
tude 80 north, longitude 6 west OF
Greenwich. The larger of the group
are st. Mary's, Tresco, st. Martins,
Brechar, st. Agnes and Sampson. The
aggregate area is $40 acres. The islands
rise abruptly from deep sea, in a lin
tied circumference of thirty miles, and
consist for the most part OF solid, unin-
habitable granite In a few places the
soil is sufficiently fertile to enable the
few people who attempt existence there
to raise small crops OF rye, OATS barley,
etc The chief means of subsistence,
however. are fishing and the manufacture
of kelp.
The location has always been a danger
Gus one for shippers, and many horrible
wrecks have taken place in the vicinity.
4 large lighthouse rests on the little
Island St. Agnes, but has often proved
an inefficient protection. One of the
noted disasters which have been caused
by these islands was the sinking of three
line-of battle ships, under Sir Cloudesley
Shovel, on the 22d of October, 1907.
LONDON, May g.
The following additional particulars of
the disaster have been received:
A heavy fog prevented observations on
board the Schiller since Tuesday. In
consequence of the fog the engines were
put at half speed and sail reduced at
nine O'Clock Friday night. AT ten o'clock
the same nj ght the ship struck the ledge
Great panic prevailed. Capt. Thomas is
highly praised for his conduct during
the terrible scenes which followed. Two
boats were filed with men, who refused
to come out. The Captain fired his re-
volver over their heads to drive them
out, and then fred at them, but without
effect. Afterward the ship was washed
with her broadside to the sea, and all ON
board these boats perished. The tackle
at the stern was released too soon, leav
ing the boats suspended by the bows
Three boats then got away. One, life
boat, was so badly injured that she sunk,
and eleven of the people on board were
rescued by other boats.
The fog lifted an hour after the steam
e1 struck, and the lights were plainly
visible. Two of the boats on the steamer
were crushed by the falling of the fun
mel Rockets and guns were fired from
the steamer until the powder became
wet
The deck, which was crowded with
people. was swept away at Two q. m.
The Captain gathered some Of the sur
viyors on the bridge. All were gradu-
ally swept away by the flood tide, which
took the doctor and Captain last
The rigging which remained above
water was crowded with passengers and
crew all night. The mainmast fell at
! 80 q. m, and, being of iron, sunk with
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-20

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gentleman having had two OF lis sons law
and several other parties put under bonds
on a charge Of former attempt on his life.
The Toledo Blade Of the 18th publishes an
elaborate crop report from statements by
competent parties at $50 points in Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. These
statements indicate that there has been from
one-quarter TO one-third Of the wheat crop
winter killed, but that this has been nearly OF
set BY the increased number Of acres sowed
and the quantity of spring wheat put in.
About one-quarter of last years crops still
remain in the farmers hands. The amount
of corn being put in this year greatly exceeds
that Of last year
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FOREIGN.

Dispatches from London of the 10th say
that the bodies OF ninety one Of the Schiller
victims had been recovered up to that time.
Only fifteen passengers were known to have
been saved.
The steamer Cadiz was lost near Brest,
France, while on her trip from Lisbon to Lon
don, recently, and sixty three persons were
drowned.
The Intransigente prisoners who were en-
gagged in the Cartagena instruction have
been set free
The French National Assembly reassem-
bled on the 18th.
The North German Gazette, Prince Bis
marck's organ, says in its issue OF the 18th
that the relations OF Germany and France
have at no time since the war been more
friendly and satisfactory than at present The
Catholic Bishops of Prussia have decided to
dissolve the religious orders which the State
toleratcs rather than see them subject to Gov
crnmcutal supervision. An Old Catholic
school in Silesia was mobbed on the 18th by
"a crowd Of women"
Part OF the island Of saghalien has been
ceded by Japan 70 Russia.
The steamer Faraday has found tie United
States direct cable and will lay the same with
all possible Dispatch
dispatch was received at London on the
18th stating that Liverpool steamer had
Just gone ashore on Breehar, one OF the
Scily Islands, during the prevalence of a
dense fog
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-20

"A very concise statement of the or
ganization of Universalism IN the United
States is furnished in the Parish Helper.
There are 935 parishes in fellowship with
the General Convention, presided over by
GA ministers. The communicates are
thus distributed: Eastern States, 1855
churches, 9,233 members; Middle States,
1913 churches, 7,0S7 members; Western
States, 297 churches, 12,773 members;
Southern States, 80 churches, 1929 mem
bers; Canada, Z churches and 80 mem
bers; making total of ga churches
and 81 ,005 members.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-20


June "a, to nominate State ticket. The
call is signed by the Chairmen OF the differ
ent opposition organizations in the State. E
The following ticket has been nominated
by the Republicans Of Kentucky: For Gov
ern0r, Gen. John NJ. Harlan, OF Louisville;
Lieutenant Governor, Robert Boyd; Attorney
General, w. NJ. Cassius Goodloe; Register of
Land Office, Reuben Patrick; Auditor, DR..
VIM. Berry; Treasurer, P. B. Radcliffe.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-05-20

According to the Hearth and Home
longevity is the rule among literary
women Says that journal: Miss
Martineau, Miss Brcmer, Mrs Hewitt,
Mrs. Strickland acd Mrs. Browning-all
either living or not very long deceased
were born almost at the beginning of the
century. Nine. de Stael lived to be fifty
one, Mrs. Bradstreet fifty-nine Ida Pfeif-
fer sixty-one, Miss Milford sixty nine,
Lady Wortley Montague seventytwo,
Miss Edgeworth eighty-two, Mrs. Opie
eighty-four, Nine. D'Arblay eghty-fve,
Mrs. Somerville ninety-one and Nine. de
Genlis nincty-siX'