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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-29

George y. Paddock,& Coz Bank, at Water
town, y. ", has suspended payment. The
liabilities are supposed 20 greatly exceed the
assets.
Henry l.. Dawes has been elected United
States senator from Massachusetts,. receiving
i40 votes to G. \. Adams rs and 81 scatter
ing.
The Connecticut Republican state Conyen-
ton has nominated Mayor James Lloyd
Green, of Norwich, for Governor. The reso-
lutions adopted favor a return TO specie pay
ments, and heartily endorse the Presidents
action in reference TO Louisiana.
Two executions look place 10 Pennsylvania
on the soth. At Philadelphis Frederick
Heidenblut was hanged for the murder of
Godfrey kuhule on the sist OF December,
1873; aud at Greensburg Samuel Beighley
was hanged for the murder Of Kerr, In No
vembcr, 1873.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-29

and gauze, and for very thick petals, satin
and velvet.
Those materials are provided in various
coiors, AS well as In white, fresh tint
being Iaid on with sponge OF camcl's-
hair pencil, or the petal Is dipped ia color
a quantity OF green taffeta being always
kept at hand for the leaves. Great care is
taken with the process of coloring, A. on
This much OF the beauty and perfection oil
the flower depends. For red la It's vari-
u shades, the French use Brazil wood
quite largely; also carmine, lake and
carthamus. Blue colors are prepared by
means OF indigo or Prussian blue. yellow
coiors are given by turmeric dissolved in
spirits OF wine, by saffron, chrome yellow.
&c. Green colors are obtained by mix.
lures Of blue and yellow violets of ex-
quisite appearance by mixtures of red and
blue, and by archil and a blue BATH lilacs
by archil only. The utmost care il taken
at every stage In the production of these
beautiful articles.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-29
Black Walnut.

The best black walnut In the United
States Is found In Indiana. Forty years
ago could be found In that State a crop OF
black walnut unequaled In quantity and
quality, but to-day Ii Is not TO be found in
such immense trees, neither Is the number
OF trees by any means SO numerous. The
largest n best trees were used years ago
for fence rails and such commonplace
purposes; then Ii had no particular COM
merclal value. Before walnut came into
general use. the most of domestic fsrni-
ture was made Of cherry walnut has now
entirely superseded this and AL other
woods. Thousands Of fence rails can be
found to-day IT, Indiana, that were split
more than a half a century ago. and they
are as sound now as then. save the wear
and tear. Of Ill hard woods the walnut is
the most durable, save red cedar, and DOS.
sibly, in the ground, black locust would
equal It,. Our walnut Ia comparatively
gone. In isclated parts OF the country,
where the timber grows, there is yet some
OF inferior quality. but To a limited extent.
But the general black walnut growing i'm
the deep forest, in the rich lowlands, in its
primitive nature, is a thing of the past.
The general supply must now be gathered
from the four quarters of the earth 20 sup
ply a demand that required ? century for
us and Its elimination wit
nesses the astounding spectacle of the al
most entire extinction OF the valuable ma
terial.
Kentucky has quite a stock of good wal
nut. and much that is very inferior on ac-
count of It's gray color, and tough. hard
Missouri also has some OF rather
an inferior quality. Western Ohio claims
good walnut, but that of Eastern Ohio
and West Virginia is poor in quality. The
whole stock of the States is not equal to
full demand for ten years to come. Fur
manufacturers do not now use ii as
lavishly as they did five years ago. Other
woods are substituted when possible. ana
1000 feet of walnut are made TO 20 as far
again as it did a few years ago.
Chicago uses annually in her different
branches of manufacture. such as house.
and Office furniture. also In finish
ing material. doors, holdings. counters.
ETC., ll,j00. 900 feet. Probably about hall
of this is bought at the mills. and does not
go into the account of the dealers Mt all.
Many of the largest manufacturers direct.
have mills, or an interest in mills. in the
walnut district. Correspondence Lumber
mans Gazette.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-29
On Chairs.

Skeptical philosophers may some day
inquire whether. in this article chair
(which the simple fact that, unlike the
beasts OF the field, our neither, or equiva-
lently, hind limbs, have a movable Joint,
alone has rendered possible), we have, after
all, exhibited a skill at all commensurate
with our claims to an exceptionally supe-
rior place in the scale of creation. The birds
build their nests, the spider spins his web,
the fox constructs his burrow, all adequate
ly TO their needs but man builds a chair
that Is nearly always a discomfort, and
sometimes an evaporation. Ii cannot be
denied that he has been ingenious i'm the
form and full Of device i'm the Ornamental
ton OF the structure; but he has not yet
intelligently adapted IL to the comfort or
Ease OF those for whom it is designed.
Once there was the small-seat, straight
back chair, which could just manage
to get a portion OF his person upon; then
there has been, and still Is, the high-puffcd
c~ushion-chair, over the smooth rotundity
of which one keeps sliding and slipping,
To his vast discomfort /; then there Is the
ovtward-inclined seat, which one can only
Keep possession of by desperately bracing
his feet upon the floor then there Is the
chair o high-backed that 1t strains ones
neck to lear upon and the chair, the
upper-rail OF which IA ses.o painfully Just
at the shoulders; and the chair that is 80
high that the feet have no hold upon the
floor; and the chair SO low that the knees
are thrust up to the level OF the chin and
the so-called easy-chair, that one might
lie in, but no skill can enable him To sit
upon and 20 on unfortunately. The sim
pie device OF having a broad, ample, flat
seat, with the hind-legs an inch or two
shorter than the front-legs, has not yet
been discovered by our boastful ~civiliza-
ton. BY this construction, the body OF
the sitter would be taken up and held Sc
curely and comfortably, with the gravity
inclining toward the back Of the seat.
There would be no muscular strains to
keep one self upon the seat. There
would be no troublesome dispositions of
the body, TO slide off the cushion. Details
as to character and form Of the seat or
cushion are, no doubt. important, but the
real principle of a comfortable chair l. to
leave the hind-legs lower than the fore
legs. and this little secret has not yet been
discovered by chair makers, old as the
world il.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-29
A French Industry.

French skill and ingenuity in the manu-
facture of artificial flowers have an ac-
knowlcdgcd superiority the world over,
and their limitations of floral nature, AID
in fact the whole vegetable kingdom, alike
in its blooming freshness and in its decay,
are really wonderful, embracing the most
difficult and complicated forms as well az
the most simple. The grofcsquely varied
shapes and delicate colorings of orchids
and other tropical plants are "a success
fully initiated as the familiar forms OF the
rose, lily, and mignonette.
As pursued by the French, this manu-
facturc L.. ia fact. one Of the fine arts. For
the choicest descriptions fine qualities OF
cambria are used; also, according to the
sort to be produced, clear muslin, Grape,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-29

NJ, this report. made 10y gentlemen OF the
North. and intelligent Congressman Of both
political parties. tells You the truth. We re-
fer il to YOU. and trust every Patron % whom
this appeal may come, may give IL an attentive
recalling"
j. L. Waugh. through his attorney. Judge
John A. Campbell, has filed a petition In the
Sixth District Court OF Louisiana, claiming
one thousand dollars damages from Generals
Sheridan. Emory, De Trobriand, and III. i.
Campbell. who, Ion the 4th OF January, did
unlawfully, violently and forcibly make AN AS
ssult on petitioner, aud elected and thrust
him from the o OF Representatives, where
he claimed 4 seat
A salt Lake dispatch of the 10th says: A
fearful storm IL reported in the Sierra Neya-
das and vicinity. A number of bridges on
the Central Pacific Railroad have been washed
away, among Others that at Sacramento
Last night at ! O'Clock q snow-slide occurred
At Alta City, Little Cottonwood Canon, Utah.
The slide came into the upper portion of the
town, demoli~hing two houses. and Killing six
p~erson>-James Carey, his wife and two chill
dren, and John Vanderlcen and Mickey Kelly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-29
EAST.

Gold closed in New York, on Jan. 20, at
III IA.
Two men entered the First National Bank
Of Carbonate. Pa, on the 18th, the Cashier,
james Stott, an old man, being alone in the
bank at the time. and one Of them asked for
change for a five-dollar bill. stott stopped
over to comply with the request. when one Of
the uen grabbed him by the head, pinning Il
TO the desk. and the other jumped over the
counter and bound and gagged him. The rob-
bers then hastily gathered up all the currency
they could find. amounting 10 about $4,000.
fortunately overlooking a package containing
$4,000. They were disturbed by a woman
coming 10 the front door. and retreated by the
back door, crossed the river on the ice, and
were seen to enter a sleigh and drive OF.
Two negroes, named Jackson and Jarvis,
who murdered Samuel Johns, at Oyster Bay,
Long Island, last summer, were hanged at
North Hampstead on the iith.
The village OF Norwich, Conn.,, fired a ma
iional salute in honor of the President, be-
cause OF his action on the Louisiana question.
Four men engaged in the manufacture of
nitro-glycerine. on a small island below Com
inunipsw, n. j., were instantly killed by an
explosion on the 18th.
A tenement house in Brooklyn, ". Y, oc-
cupied by five families, WIS burned on the
night Of the 18th. Mrs. Blood and her two
sons jumped from a second story window.
the mother being instantly killed and both
sons fatally injured. Ellen Mccormick also
jumped from a window and was seriously in
jured, while her father, Timothy Mccormick.
was suffocated in the building. other occu-
pants were more or less injured in endeavor-
ing TO escape.
Governors Bedle Of New Jersey and Coch-
ran Of Maryland, and Lieutenant-Go Governor
Latta Of Pennsylvania, were inaugurated on
the 18th. Governors Bedle and Cochran, In
their messages. and Lieutenant-G Governor
Laiia in his address, all denounce the recent
seton Of the Federal authorities in Loui,-
lana.
The New York Republican Central Com-
miitec have adopted resolutions sustaining
throughout the action 81 President Grant in
me Louisiana matter, and setting forth that.
even II what was done was illegal. II was done
without the knowledge Of the President, and
With the sincere desire 81 the officers Of The
Government, to perform simply their duty.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-29
GENERAL.

The Legislatures of Delaware, Indiana,
Maine, Massachusetts,. Michigan. Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania,
and Tennessee, held elections for United States
senators on Tuesday, Jan. 10, being the second
Tuesday after the organization of their re-
spectiye Legislatures, a provided by act
of Congress. As indicated by the result Of the
vote taken separately in each house, Indiana
elects Joseph +. Mcdonald (Dem.); Maine,
Hannibal liamlin (Rep.) Missouri, Francis
VI. cockrel (Dem.l New York, Francis ker-
nan (Dem.); Pennsylvania. William \. Wal
lace (Dem.) In the other States mentioned
the balloting did not result in any choice.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-20
The Rush to Kansas and Colorado.

The indications are that the rush to Kan
sas and Colorado will be greater than ever
in 1874. The shortest way to reach the far
West is through st. Louis, the great Missis-
slppi Valley City, of over 1000 inhabi-
tants, and thence west over the St Louis,
Kansas City and Northern 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, in
the last two years, has expended over two
million dollars, besides earnings in eXtraOr-
binary improvements of roadway, in relay
ing its line with the best quality of new
steel and iron rails, on broad new ties, and
in passenger equipment, having substituted
for ordinary cars new reclining chair coach
es with every appliance Tor comfort and
safety, being elegantly fitted with dressing
rooms, with toilet conveniences for ladies'
and gentlemen ard families travelling with
children, free of any extra charge. Any
ticket agent selling Trough tickets to the
West will furnish tickets ~ 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 tables address either
F. A. Palmer, indianapolis. Ind, or p. b.
GrOat, st. Louis either of Whom will furnish
any information desired.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-20
SHERIFF SALES.
J. Stadeker IL Son

j. Stadeker Il Son
IS.
r. l.. Adams 4 Son, Is ii ia
J. g. FeIlovcs {sa,uishee)
To March Tenn. 1873, Madison Cir
cult court, Mississippi
judgment, 18th March, 1874, for
S6i733i
10y VIRTUE of the above de
- Scrtbed writ, to me din ected by
the Clerk of said Court, | Will eX-
pose TO public sale. 70 the high ST
and best bidder, for cash, before
the court house door OF said county
of Madison, Stat OF Mississippi, i'll
the city of Canton, on
Monday, the LIST Day Of March. 1875,
between the hours prescribed by
law, the following described land,
to- wit:
The WI OF 81 of WI of sci sec IA,
and a ore fifth interest in the WI of
ne4 sec %, all in I o, 4 2 r.
Levied upon as the property of
said defendant j. G. Fellows, and
will be sold to satisfy the above
styled judgment, interest. and all
costs. Il. j. ROSS, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, Canton, Feb. 5, 1875.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-20
WILSON SEWING MACHINE.
WASHiNGTON. Feb,

WASHlNGTON. Feb. s.
The House. Com mit,ee on Pat.
tehts on Mon,iiy, through Mr.. Say
Ter, o: Indiana, reported adversely
upon the proposition to extend the
patent Of the Wilson sewing ma
chine. There was IA very small
majority IN the committee In liivo.
of the report. 1t sets iOrt h ti,at ~ len
Wilson proprietor OF the pans Gu ar
patent unGtr consideration, has al
ready realized Si3O,UO0 from the
patent that il hdS run Il long series
Ot years that ne parted viii! / is OPP
portnnity to make "a greater sum tn
Il mDinatIon which has cared at
least E2.OUO-OOO, and t..e,r Was 40
fault on the part ul The i,uui,c tn t
he had not il much larger sum. Tre
case has been pending before the
committee for over Il Year The
adverse report WAS adopted by the
House witOut II division.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-20

TILTON'S TESTIMONY AND IT'S
RECEprioN.-The Brooklyn :'Ea
ole" of Monday afternoon, gives
TIE following descs iption oil Mr..
Thco,iore Tiiton's first days appear :
ance opon the witness stand, and
the manner in which his testimony
was received
MIR Tilton spoke in measured.
moderate distinct. and unbruken
words. His manne" was very
s,a.e, and was devoid of gesture.
A Tiiiouianism OF infection. aud a
toss back OF the head, chai acteristic
o; his public address. would now
and then I've noticed. The audience
listened iutentiv. Mr.. Beecher
looked Mr. Triton square in the
face with such glance of wonder
ment rs it is difficult to express.
Ms. Beeher looked at him treeZ
insIy, sneeriosly: and at the point
wiete Mr.. TiitOn said that Mr..
Beeciler did not have "a satisfac-
tory wife, Mrs. Eeecber fairly
Laughed. Mrs. Til;On looked straight
at her husband from the fiji st to the
end OF his story. Her eyes we've OIL
fire with anger, and her face was
set in Il sternnesS which was notice
able for the fi,st time in the t, ial
Mis-. Sherman and and Mrs. Fields
bit their lips as If they had been
caught in II scrape. aud must listen
to the most primitive expressions,
whether they wanted to or not"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-20
The SlTUA. ION.

The following sensible and truth
full editorial, fiom the Vicksbure
Zines. on the situation and the
profit of advertising, may be pc.
hsed bv our mel chants, not to
their hGlt:
There is no use frying to Disguise
The fact that VicnslIrlg is fast lOos
ing The Ilade OF the surrounding
cOru, Y. winch is now directed TO
those s",ali and enterprising towns
Sn'' OundIng the famous old Hill
Civ. Edwards on the east YazoO
City Oh the north; Warren'on on
the south. and Delta on the west.
are fast taking the life blood flOm
tlI> city. And what is the cause
of THIS change! may he asked 3y
ST. anse, $; but by the residents and
close obs. rveIs, this question is no
mystery. Tie first reason of the
change IS that the plau,ers a,e finu-
IIS tiiey can purchase goods in
these ssnall towns cheaper than they
Gail here. Tue merchants in this
cfN are too slow for the times
They sit with folded hands aud wait
iOt business. while il is the reverse
elsewhere. lh those towns. The
me ciIahts exert themselves to brilG
PIP t'ade- and use very honorable
meaus toward that propose They
not only work themselves but adj
Veit'Se 81 the papeIS-they know
the power OF the press. and use it.
Here The merchants complain that
business - too drU t. aIve.
Sc. 1t will always be the same
way as hong as they do not parro-
Dile the mess. Its vigilance and
power mas long been fell in al
towns Where lie and activity is
visible. The SECOND canse is the
la:k o. sUi,aule roads leading to
TINS CITY, whereby col con can he
hauled % Eicks3nrg vii ;,ouC the
wagons seCtinS 81 uck in the mu,! or
fp.nblilS lhrOa.;iI some rou on
bridge The I..Ins during The past
Two months have demonstrated tne
tact tnat the roads leading to the
largest ely i'll r.,e State of
MIssIss D.)i are meJe bO.mires.
Scores OF teams have been used 10
tying 10 haul cotton here and nun
Il, eds of wagons bIOken. The mer-
chants are not to blame for the con-
dD "n OF the roads. bat the county
aniDo; i,IeS are, and they should a,
TO have tLeli Dads and
d. "d3es placed in a pa~~able condi
ton. To The merchants we would
say mark down your Goods, and al
yea Use literally. Printers ink will
tel
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-20
An UNHAPPY ATTACHMENT.

A painful scene occurred in a
church in Bucks Township. Oi,iO. a
few Sundays ago. TIE church had
lateniT undergone repair. Among
other Inipi ONementS was added Il
new coat Of varuish. The result
WAS most pleasing to the eye; bat,
unfo,in. ateiy, lately, the vanish
bad been applied SO late in the
week that il had not had time to
become hard before Sunday, when
the congregation tlocked to their
seats. No apparent Inconvenience
WAS s,Ii1,.l ed until the clergyman
WAS about TO deliver the bene'iic-
,ion, when the congrt CATION were
norl fed to find that that they were
ma ole 10 s!and up; they were in
fact. glued, or rather vanished to
their seats.
Their spaSmedic efforts to rise
wee most Distressing to witness !;
in vain did The clergyman from the
pulpit eXhort them Oh resignation.
They were seized with kind of
panic. all the more frightful because
they were for moment power less.
At last, by what seemed to be a
simultaneous and herculean jerk,
they manage to tear themselves
from their sittings but at what
Il saci ifice! The pews were literal
ly covered with fragments of SIM
day apparel. Shreds ofsilk. lawns,
calico, 1rOahclO.h and casSivasnIsh
used in bcaut.fyjng that church,
aud The hapless congregation, rush
ing from the doors, hurried home
ward with an expression on their
faces as though their hearts were
even moie severely IenG than their
Garments
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-20

The AMERICAN CITIZEN while
earnestly advocating the principles
and doctrines of the Republican
party, will be equally jealous in
urging reirenchment aud reform il,
all branches of the government.
1t will expose and denOuuce dis
honesty and extravaganza in all
public officials.
1t will labor to sustain itself az u
respectable journal, eschew,ng bill
lingsgate, ridicule, and OpprObriOus
eplthets, employing in place thereof,
arguments appealing to the wisdom
and intelligence of the people. be-
lieving that BY so doing 1t will mer-
It and receive the sup port of all
good citizens.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-02-20
DEATH OF STATE rREAsUREc, HON. GEO II.
HOLLAND
We are panied to lean Of the

We are panied to lealn of the
death of our State Treasurer. Mr..
Holland was a man above reproach
in either public or private life
He was an ornament tn the Repub-
lican patty of his State, and his
death leaves Il void in many warm
hearts. He was bus red with fuli
hOnOrs. The leg isl.,tuIe adjourned
to attend his funeral. The burial
services were performed by Rev. c.
b. Galloway. The following brief
particulars of his iIluess and death
arc from tue Pilot of the 18th inst:
The mou.rul news reached. this
city, Oh the mo- ming o. Tuesday,
hat Bon. Geo. II. Holland, State
Trcasu'e was no nO.e. 1t was II
piece OF inieiliSen, that visibly
aSec.eG most Of The residents OF
jackson. Mr. HolIaod had been
attacked Ia pnermaG:a in the left
lung sn,Ds five weei.s ago, and this
was known to his ~ ends here. 1t
was also rnde, stood that be had,
at one time, been in considerable
danger bat that ne had neayf, if
nOt quite. recovered ON his first
sick pesS.dnder iJe ca, Z of DrS. Craft
and JOINS. on. who had ueru unre-
mlt.ing inI ,hei, attentions. 1t seems
however. That the same disease set
in again, a few DAYS ago, this time
sea,i ing Itself III the hight side, be-
ing also complicated w;th ,hepma-
tism OF TIE beat. He I'd thus
been confined 10 his room from the
date o: BIS first iiloess to tJe .im-
of his drcease. Having little
strength remaining with which to
meet he pangs of The disease of the
hea t. II sunk rapidiy aud cuie,I,
1leathed his last al his reSi,lemrr,
noIth of jackson, early Tuesday
mo. ming.
Geo. ID. Holland was BON in
PckenS county, Alabama. on the
...6th day OF June. 1919 consequent
~, had he Su,t,ved Il lew months
lOn.;er. would have been fty-siX
yeats of age. He removed ~ his
State with bis palents-bOth Oi
whom stili survive to mourn the
loss OF Il loving sOm-in 1883, and has
l esided constantly in ChucIaw ard
OstioDeha c0unUies ever SIEGE, eX
cepiiDg when, for We, shO:t .ime.
dpring The late war, he made his
hume in Bolivar cOun,y. He was
well known throughout the State.
white the war was in progress, ami
since, as AN ru:alte' in. aud nncom,-
p'omis ug Union man, ADD suffer
cred much through the avnwa, OF Ia $
SEQ, mems. and his absolute ie;as
al TO do or say any,nin. tnat could
De cODsrued into support of of he
COnted+iacv OF disloyaliy TO The
cOlOrs of he land thai he so dearly
loved. During his residence in
CbOcraw and Okti3beha, Mr.. Hol-
land had held the Offices and assum-
ed the responsibilities of Probate
Judge, memJer of the COnsti, u ton
al Convention of 1868, member of
the Legislature for four years, and,
IN 1873, was elected State T:easur-
er on t.ic Republican ticket, IA posi-
sion which he had held with honor
mp to the date OF his decease. He
leaves IA large family, a wife and
several ciildIeu. He was a Mason.
AN active memoer OF the Methodist
Clutch, and the nO6lest work of
God, ian honest man,