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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-02-11

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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-02-11
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TIE NORTHWESTERN RORSE-NAu COZ
q Finished" Nail is the best in the world
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

THE REAL SECRET - Twenty
clerks in Il store, twenty hands in Il
printing office. twenty apprentices
in ii ship yard, twenty young men
in villrge-al want to get along in
the world and expect to do 50. One
Of the clerks will become a partner,
ana make fortune; one of the
cOmpO 'itors will own a newspaper
and become an infiuedtial citizen !;
one of the apprentices will become
a master builder; one of the young
villagers will get handsome farm,
and live like patriarch but which
is the lucky individual Lucky !!
there is no luck about it. The thing
is almost as certain as the rule of
three. The young fellow who will
distance his competitors is he who
masters his business, who preserves
his integrity, who lives clearly
and purely. who devotes his leisure
tt the acquisition of knowledge,
who gains friends by deserving them
and who saves his spare money.
There are some ways to fortune
shorter than this old lusty highway,
but the staunch men of the commu-
nifty, the men who achieve some
thing really worth having, good
fortune, good name, and serene old
age, all go in this hard, dirty road.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given
L that sealed proposals will be
received for the building of the fol-
lowing bridges in Madison county,
Mississippi, to-wIt: A bridge over
the creek at Sam Millions place. Cn
rhe Collins Mill road; bridge
over Thomas Slough, between 16
and II mile posts on Vernon and
Moores' Bluff road; and II bridge
over slough on Scott's Ferry and
Vernon road, between and 3 mile
posts, according to specifications
now on file in the Chancery Clerks
office of said county and State, up
to A o, lock p. m. of Saturday, the
18th day Of August. A. ID. 1875.
By or,ler of the Board of Super
visors OF Madison county, Missi ,sip-
pi, at the August session of said
Board.
e. s. JEFFREY, Clerk.
By II. r. G. BENwELL, d. q.
aug7W4t
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Northern Immigrant who

The Northern Immigrant who
comes with HIS family to Mississippi,
says the jackson Times. will be
anxious to know something of our
Public Schools. On this point We
are pie; ID To give ample assurance
es. The free school system of Mis-
sissippi is the best and most ad
vanced in the South, and has the
no ,rty support of all classes of
citizens. Our schools are open on
an average, six months each year,
and in many towns they remain
open nine months. For this purpose
a general tax is levied bypthe State,
and the balance is made up by local
of which the people are
the judges. Each county has Su-
perintendent, and each school Il
board of three Trustees-electe6 by
the patrons Of the scbOol-who
choose the teacher, and attend to
all matters relating to The school,
not strictly within the line of the
teachers or SuperintendeDt's duties.
The schools for the two races are
kept separate, and give entire salts
faction to both classes in tins way.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14
Editor A n,erican Cit;zen :

Editor Ansericaa Citizen
Dear Sir-At Mr.. Jack Nichols, on
Monday evening last. q free exhibi-
ton of vocal aud instrumental mu-
sic was given, besides the farce Of
s'Isox and Cox" The acting was
splendid, as the woods will bear wit
ness, for they did echo and re.echo
with the applause of the delighted
audience. 1t has seldom been our
good fortune to witness more pleas
ing spectacle, or to have the ear
deluged with sweeter sounds and
more correct symphony. Tho &C.
commOdations we're ample, for we
sat beneath the breathless heavens,
and wondered why earth could be
unhappy while we had such beauti-
full women and such sweet voices,
and while Luna's pale beams came
stealing through the arched vines
and beautiful fest0Ous, which we're
interspersed with bright lights, that
lent enchantmpnt to tho scene. The
young, in cool retreats aud BIOS
somming arbors, under the soothing
influence of delicious music and
sweet song, renewed their vows of
love aud constancy +; while the old
repOsed in ecstatic reveries, drink
ing their fill of the delightful enter
tainment and letting their mind run
back to youthful "reminiscences, and
wondering why there cannot be
more happiness in the world whore
there is SO much ability and OppOr>
tunity TO produce it. JUNIUs.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

The Memphis Avalanche gives an
account of celebration on 9th of
July, at Memphis, by a colored So
ciety, to which General Forrest was
invited. After an air was perform.
ed by the band, Miss Lou Lewis, a
good looking mulattO, was intro
duced to General Forrest as the
representative of the colored ladies.
She carried in her hand handsome
bOquet of flowers, which she pre-
scented to the General in the follow
ing words: "Mr. Forrest, allow me
to present you this boquet as a
token of reconciliation, aud an Of
feIing of peace and good will"
Much enthusiasm prevailed at this
point in the exercises, President
Henley proposing three cheers for
the Union, which were given. Gen.
eral Forrest received the flowers
with a bow, and said "Miss Lewis,
ladies and gentlemen-I accept these
flowers as token of reconciliation
between the white and cclOred races
of the South. Having occupied the
position 1 have for thirteen year 8,
and being misunderstood by the
cOlored race, take this occasion to
say that 1 am your friend. am
here as the representative of the
Southern people-One that has been
more maligned than any other. L
assure you that every man who was
in the Confederate army is your
friend. We were born on the same
soil, breathe the same all, live in the
same land, and why should we not
he brothers aud sisters I"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14
Registration Notice.

"HE BOARD OF REGISTRARS
j. of Madison county, Mississippi,
will meet for the Registration of
voters at the following places:
SUPERVISORS DISTRICT NO. 1.
Canton. September 9th and 7th,
and October 81, % and 90, 1876
Central Academy, September Sth
and 9th.
SUPERVISORS DISTRICT NO. 2.
Vernon, September 10th and 18th.
SUPERVISORS DISTRICT NO. 3.
Livingston, September, 18th and
14th. Madison Station, September
18th and 10Th. Calhoun Station,
September, 18th and 18th.
SUPERVISORS DISTRICT NO. 4
Sharon, September 21st and 22d.
Sulphur Springs, September 23d
aud 24th.
SUPERVISOR DISTRICT NO. 3.
Camden, September 9th and 2Stt.
Breckville, September 10Th and 3Oth.
By order of the Board.
j. G. CUNNINGHAM, Pres.
FRANK ICCOOL.
NAT JEFFREY,
aug14 Members.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

The Durant 4dcertiser gives the
following account Of the late bloody
affair in that (Holmes,) county:
Our information 10 that at Shady
Grove church, last Monday night,
w. III. Hill, then negro Assessor and
candidate of the Holmes faction for
State Senator, charged Lee and
Packer with responsibility for the
death Of Degr0es killed at Vicks-
burg, and indulged In severe re-
marks about Mr.. j. G. Mills, in q
speech delivered by him on that
occasion. A we understand the
case, Capt. Lee was not present
when the speech was made, but that
on last Wednesday there was to
have been a special meeting of the
executive committee of that party
at Lexington, and the parties named
except. Packer, were present. Lee,
Mills, and friends on the one side,
met Hill, Simmons, aud friends on
the other, in the Circuit Clerks
Office, and a demand was made, 1t is
said, that Hill should retract. This
lead to a wOrdy contest, and then to
. lively fnsilade of small arms and
when the smoke of battle had some
what cleared away, Hill lay dead
upon the Office floor, with four
wounds on his body, either of which
was supposed 70 have been suffi-
cient tn have produced death, while
Tom Ballard, another cOlOred man,
was so badly wounded that he died
soon afterward.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14
THE OLD FLINT-L0CK RIFLE.
From the Richmond Whig.1

An elderly man named Beckwith,
residing In one of the Peninsula
counties, came to this city last
Thursday on business lie brought
with him an old fashioned fint-lock
rifle tO have a stock and lock put on.
On the Cars he fell in conversation
with a party of three gentlemen
from this city, when one of them,
to test the reality of some of the
extraordinary feats OF marksman-
ship he boasted of, offered him $40
to repeat some of them, to which
the other two added s. between
them. The Il ial came Gff in an old
field halt "a mile below Rocketfs,and
was witnessed by about dozen
persons.
The old flint lock was fired seven
times, and only once missed its aim.
The old gentleman, after making
lwo shots at small objects to one
side, toGget his hand steady, as he
said, h0lhled his SON a potato and
stationed him at fifty yards dis
lance, holding the potato betwe cen
his thumb and forefinger. The rifle
CT acked, and the potato fell clhven
in three or four pieces. One of the
larger pieces was then thrown in the
air, the marksman keeping at the
same distance. and again the shot
told. An inch and a half anger was
then produced, and hole bored In
the fence, behind which was fasten-
ed piece of white paper. At the
distance of sixty yards the marks
man sent ball clear through the
aperture, piercing the paper. At
the fourth shot, from sixty yards
distance, the bowl of a pipe, which
the sou was smoking, was crushed.
At the fifth shot copper cent was
thrOwL in the air and hit. The sixth
and seventh shots were delivered at
q b'ackened five cent nickle piece,
thrown up by the son, standing
about thirty yards off. At the first
attempt the shot missed. The old
gentleman showed considerab BILE NOR
LITIGATION, and laid the blame on a
who at the critical mo-
ment sneezed loudly. The next at
tempt, however, was an entire sue
cess. The old man declined any
further trials of his skill, and when
offered q sum of money to repeat
his first feat Of shooting a potato
frOms sons hand, he refused, say
ing he didn't care to try such expe>
riments unless his weapon was fresh
ly cleaned. The exhibition was the
more remarkable from the fact that
the marksman was an old man, at
least fifty. His eye, however, Is a
clear, bright gray. His appearance
is that Of poor farmer. The young
man showed not the least tremor or
during the dangerous expe-
riment upon himself. The old man,
referring to his son, said, "Bob eau
shoot just as well as CAM
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14
NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS.

nUBLIC NOTICE is hereby
Il given that sealed proposals
will be received at the Office of the
Cbancery Clerk of Madison county,
Mississippi, up to the hour of 4
O'Clock p. m. on Saturday, the 28th
day of September, A. d. 1875, for
keeping the county poor, at the
County Poor. house.
The lowest bidder to he awarded
the contract, upon his entering into
bonds in the sum of one thousand
dollars, with two sureties, to be ap
proved by said clerk, conditioned
that he will properly feed, clothe
and maintain said paupers, and
take good care of the county props
erty confitletl to his care, and turn
the same over to his successor.
By order of the Board of Super
visors, this Sd day of August. A. D.
1875.
e. s. JEFFREY, Clerk.
By 81. II. G. BENwELL, ID. O.
aug7w4t
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

Here is another +" good one" from
Vetos and Detroit Free Press men
don't look out, this "phunBy phel-
low" on the Banner, and the mimi
table N. Quad" 1--WE mean "Thin
Space,") of the Canton Mail, will SO
excel them in their profession that
they wont be able to sell out:
"Shall help you to some tomat-
uses p inquired young exquisite,
of venerable physician, rs he sat
opposite to him ut one of our hotel
tables.-"NO sir, I tn INK you, re-
piled the learned savant, I" but I'll
trouble You for some of those potat-
uses, ii you please"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

A convention Of the Republicans
Of the Fourth Congressional Ds.
trict 10 hereby called to meet at
Canton, Madison county, OH Friday,
August 10th. ut IL o'clock M, for
the purpose Of nominating y candi.
date for Congress, aud to transact
such other busines IS ~ may be
brought before the Convention.
Each county will be entitled to
double the number of delegates
that 1t has representatives in the
lower brsncb OF the Legislature.
BY order of the Republican Con.
Gscssionsl Executive' Committee.
H. w. WARREN,
Chairman.
WIN GRAY, Secretary.
Republican papers in the district
will please copy.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14
AuorHx1 TuupmH our-RAaE-rwo
HHoCKN1 VICTIMS.

From the Jackson Times
We have received from gentle
man who is strictly reliable, the fol
lowing shocking details:
On Monday last, while Mr.. Willis
Pritchard, living q few miles from
Durant, was attending church IN
the neighborhOOd, a yOung married
man by the name of Knight, re-
paired to his home in his absence,
and attempted to commit name
less outrage upon Mrs. Pritchard,
who was at home alone, except her
little child. some three years old.
Mrs. Pritchard defended herself
against the brute, and when failing
to accomplish his hellish designs,
he pulled out his knife and inflicted
Sc. eral painful stabs, finally cutting
her throat aud leaving her OH the
ground in the yard for dead. For
tuuately for the cause of justice and
humanity, the unfortunate woman
revived and was still alive upon the
return of her husband, and recited
the whole story to several persons,
fixing the deed upon the fend in
uumou cuntc1 '" uO -" 80 4ulCA'J 10Y
tured by the citizens Of the neigh
borhood and lodged III Jail. Mon.
day night over q hundred men tOok
him out of the hands of the guard
ut the Jail at Durant, aud hung him
on the Lexington road, three miles
from Durant. His poor victim is
still alive and hopes are entertained
of her recovery. and his own wife,
who was near her confinement, was
so shocked by the act that she tried
to strange herseIf-finally giving
birth to her child prematurely, aud,
it is reported, died from the effects.
The villain made . full confession of
his guilt before his execution. but
the details are too shocking to re-
late.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

A RUck-Kn0wing that Capt.
8nesett Ross is absent irOm the
city, snd - he informed MS he
would leave the local department of
the Nsit to the feeble management
of ~thse weak young man, N.
qUAD, fslies " Thin Space ~. We
f0rbeat ony comments on that jour-
nal, ts-day. We have no ink to
vnste on mere local editors-or
= pAsssy phelIows."
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14
TELEGRAPnIC ITEMS.

Ottawa, Ont, August IA dis
patch from gentleman says that
three children while picking berries
in the woods were attacked and
killed by bear.
Philadelphia, August There
was an explosion this morning Il.
the arsenal. About twenty boys
were injured, some fatally; one
killed.
Cincinnati, August IA special
says, negro attempted to rob Mrs.
johnson Howard, of Athens, Me-
Winn county, Tennessee, on the
highway. The negro was captured,
taken from the Jail aud killed. Citi-
zens are arming. fearing the negroes
will attack the town. Later reports
state that quiet is restored
Paris, August 1.-THE American
rifle team was received here last
night by Victor Hugo, who said he
was proud of America, and grateful
for the recognition given him aud
his books.
New York, August 1O-The first
bale of new cotton from Alabama
has been received.
Montgomery, Ala, August 10
Complete returns give majority
for the convention Of 16,5OO. The
delegates elected are; Democrats,
81 Independent Democrats, 6; and
Republicans II.
The grasshoppers are damaging
the crops in North Alabama.
Fort Laramie, August 1O.-Capt.
Lawrence left this morning to take
command Of a new post in the
Black Hills, and keep out miners.
The post is garrisOned by one in
fantry and two cavalry companies.
Chicago, August 12.-The State
Savings Bank has failed. Deposits
S37, 900; available assets 81, 600.
Cairo, Egypt, August 12.-The
tions to invade the Egyptian from
tier, which was not properly guard
ed. The Khedive has sent reinforce
ments to the troops on the border.
New York. August 1O.-Judge
Lawrence. of the Supreme court,
granted a motion for the bill of the
particulars in the suit of the Mayor
& Co against Tweed. The suit in
this case is to recover money paid
on alleged fictitious bills to Edward
Mariner approved by Tweed as Com
missioner of Public Works.
President Jewett, of the Erie rail
road, was thrown from his carriage
and had his leg broken
Washington, August 1O.-COmmo
dore Ammen, Acting Secretary of
the Navy, to-day received from the,
Acting Secretary of the State, II
dispatch from Tripofi, dated August
9TH, stating that Mr.. Vidal, the
American Consul there and lady,
had been insulted by Tripolian SOL
diers and asking whether any of our
vessels of war could conveniently
reach that point. The Acting Sec
rotary of the Navy gave orders for
the U. s. Steamer Htrtford, Captain
Harmony, now at Port SAID, ell
route home from the Asiastic sta
ton, to proceed to Tripoli and in
quire into the facts and demand that
the perpetrators Of the insult be ar.
rested and punished. Rear Admir-
al Worden, commanding the EurO>
pean station, was also instructed to
keep himself advised of the circum-
stances, aud if necessary send other
vessels to TrOp0li to demand an
apology.
Saratoga, August LEX Gov
ernor W. "A. Graham, Of North Car
Dina, died of organic disease of the
heart at Congress Hall this morning.
he came here about. three weeks
ago, and haa been confined to his
room four days.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

DERSONS desiring heathful and quiet
l. retreat for the summer, will find it at
the Artesian Springs. The Springs having
been thoroughly cleaned, the water is pur-
or and better than it has been for years.
Parties desiring to visit them will find
cOnveyances at Goodman, or Pickens'
Station, Any information relative to the
Springs can be obtained by addressing
PROPRIETOR,
Care Schrock's box, Goodman, Miss.
They will be open for the reception of
visitors June lst 1873.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

The Vicks6urg Herald s,ys that
al! danger Of an overflow Of the
valley on the Mississippi side of the
river, between Vicksburg sdn Green
vile, may be regarded as past. A
crevaase ct Donalslson's Point, has
caused the river to come temporari-
" to . stand At Hemphis, and de
creased the danger very cousidera
bly, TO the Mississippi side, below
that point. At Cairo, the river is
falling-the Ohio river has probably
reached its nsximun height at all
sfsiions, and is falling at all points
above Evansville, except Pittsburg
Tho Mississippi is reccding above
Cairo, asd . further rise is not ap-
pretended. The Herald regards
the situation as more favorsbIe thar
for soEne time past.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ublic School Notice.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS for
l. Madison County District will
open the LIST Monday in November,
next.
School Trustees will be elected on
Saturday, 18th of this month.
School localities remain as here's
tofore, except in the City of Canton.
ID. G. BEAUCHAMP,
Supt. Education, Madison Co.
Canton, Miss. Aug. 10, 70.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby Civ.
Il en-, that sealed proposals will
be received for the building of the
bridge over creek at the Culley
place, on the Calhoun and jackson
road. Also for the improvements
to be made on the "Upper Stump
Bridge" across Doakes Creek, &C
cording to specifications on file in
the Chancery Clerks Office Of Mad
json County, Mississippi, up to the
hour of 4 p. NJ, on Saturday the 7th
day of August, A. d., 1876.
By order of the Board of Super
visors of Madison County, Missis-
sippi, at the July Term, 1875, of
said Board.
E. s. JEFFREY, Clerk.
jy17 By 81. r. G. BenwelI, d. G.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

A Berlin letter-writer says that
belt and Count John-are exceed
ingly vicious, and give the Prince,
(their father), much anxiety.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

We know of no enterprise that
would pay better in the State OF
Mississippi, than a paper mill. Old
rags are considered a nuisance, and
instead of being considered an arti-
Gle of merchandise are thrown in
the muck pile. No place in the
State seems better adapted to the
manufacturing interests than Nc
Comb City, and nothing would Sc
soon multiply her population or in
crease her business facilities. The
Industrial Works are soon to be es
tablished here, aud we hope to hear
of other enterprises in the manufac.
turing business.-McComb City In
teLliQencer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

Or. r III. TindalI, Of Okolona,
end lste u. 8. Consul to China, has
resumed his connection with the
press, and 10 now the editor of the
Grenada Republicans. He is q jour-
nalist Of ability and experience, and
aid re welcome his return to the
sstripud.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

The jury in the case Of John d.
Lee. charged with being the leader
in the Beaver Meadow massacre,
disagreed and were discharged.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

A nurderer in Nevada refused to
eecape when the jail door was acct
aontn1ly left open, '.because he
didn't have q clean shirt to 60 ln.n
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

Gen. Spinner, the retiring q. q.
Treasurer, after hand ling hundreds
Of millions of dollars, finds an over
balance in the Treasury Of two dol.
lars. Frame that bill, General, and
hang it up for posterity to be proud
Of,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-08-14

That crazy old man and financial
failure, A. T. Stewart, actually
squandered $500 on advertising
during the year 1874.