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American citizen., 1876-08-26
NIatrimony in the Grange.

ts =
+. Bushville (Mich. Grange has had a
case of arbitration. A young Granger
married the daughter of a brother
Granger without the fathers consent.
The case was brought before the
Grange. The young mans father said
he opposed the marriage; but, after it
was done, he proposed to make the best
of it. Quite a number proposed to CEN
sure certain parties for encouraging the
youthful couple to matrimony. A vote
was taken on the resolution of censure,
which did not prevail. The young Po-
mona's father refused to deliver up her
clothing, but would sell it to her; which
proposition she rejected, and she came
to Lansing and bought complete
wardrobe. The young man is hard
working, Industrious chap, but does not
weigh ton.
American citizen., 1876-08-26

PORK Por RoAsT.-Take piece of
lean fresh pork, put it in POI, brown
it little on both sides, either in butter
or in its own fat; then barely cover it
with water and let it simmer until very
tender; chop an onion and throw in the
pot with the seasoning; also, about 3
tablespoonfuls of smoked liver chips,
which season nicely and make very
rich gravy, remove the meat when ten
der, and thicken the gravy with -four
rubbed to q paste with butter and mix
cd smooth with hot water.
American citizen., 1876-08-26

A FAMILY in East St. Louis employ
ed a girl to do housework. The mis-
tress of the house, observing that her
new "help" was much addicted to
Methodist hymns, asked her if she be-
longed to that church. "No," she re-
piled, "not exactly member; but l
have been took in on suspicion!"
"Probation, you mean" "No, I don't
lin sharp accent, and with a dogmat-
ical manner), Iknow what I mean; I
was took in on suspicion"
American citizen., 1876-08-26
business Man Dragged and
Carried OF as a Sailor. Il

Some three weeks ago, says the Bel
fast (Me.) Journal, Mr.. George w.
Crocker, of Belfast, inventor and pro-
prietor of the patent sanding roller that
is used in shoe factories, left this city on
the Boston steamer,t to introduce his pat
ent in Massachusetts. Nothing was
heard of him until Tuesday evening,
when he presented himself to his friends
in Belfast in most pitiable condition.
He gives the following thrilling account
of himself: Arriving in Boston, he went
to Q hotel, where he. made the acquaint-
ance of a genial and social young man,
who seemed to take great interest in
his welfare. Learning from Crocker
his intentions and destination, he in
formed him-that he was going to Nat.
ick, and they would go in company, and
started for the depot together. The day
being exceedingly warm, the stranger
invited him to step in and have glass
of beer, which he did. Croeker imme-
diately became unconscious, and
when he came to himself
he was dressed in the rough
garb of sailor, at sea, on board bark
bound to Liverpool, England. The
truth flashed across him that he had
been drugged and shanghaed. He made
his case known to the officers, and iden-
tilted himself by letters that were found z
in bag with him. The Captain sup
posed him to be drunken sailor. He
was finally placed on board an ocean
steamer that came along, and taken to
Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was then
passed along home, and arrived as stat
ed. 5 He suffered considerably from the
effects of the drug, and has not fully
He lost his clothes, a fine
gold watch and chain, money, the pat
ent roller, the papers and testim monials
belonging to the same. His hair and
mustache were also cut, and he was so
disguised that he hardly
knew himself. 1t is but Justice to Mr.,
Croker to state that he is sober and
young man, and was only
duped as thousands have been before.
American citizen., 1876-08-26
Enforcing the Fifteenth Amend
l. blS eot'sf ement.. hsh..ii3 o. :

10 WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON CITY,
August Is, 1s76.-To GEN. W. T. .SHER-
NAN, commanding United States Army =
lSIH: The House of Representatives Of the
l United States, on the 10th inst, passed the
following preamble and resolution, viz:
p wHEaKAs, the right Of suffrage prescribed by
the Constitutions Of the several States is subject
|. to the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution
Of the Unised States. which is aA follows: ll'e,
az Tss ssstb ads Be q
H. ssa
'4aS 4ss csngrasss 10 shan have power st to en- en-
& fls x sss eisSs Of sarsss 90 pre-
scibSd and fseufasSa s66utf be falthfdily rnain4
tained and nbserved,by the United Statess end the
sevefar States and citizens thereof; and
se WnERR M m ID Asserted that the exercise Of
the right Of outrage is in some Of the States,
notwfthstanding the Efforts Of all good citizens to
the bontxayy. sresisted and contrdlredI by fraad
intimidation and violence. 80 that in spch cases
the object Of the amendment Is defeated; and,
WFSkE4ss All oitsenss without distinction Of
race, class or color, are entitled to the protec
tidn5 5eoAferred BY such article: therefore, be It
. Reselvad dytAe Aesise eT zRep,ssstasues,; That
ton q = % p.eVehs %a sss ee %so Of
the eight Of outrage IN, any .stats sshould meet
with certain. condign and enectual punishment,
and ahst inaAy case which has hasheretofcreoccufred
or that may hereafter oceur n which violence or
murder has been or shall be committed by one
saee or class upon the. other. the prompt prose-
cutioR and ipunishment of the criminal or erim-
inals In any court having Jurisdiction Is impera-
lively demaAdeds whether the crimebe one pun
ishable BY Ape OF rjmRfiseanneltsoro Or one. demand
Ing the penalty OF death.
a The sPfesidsnt dffects That, III seed or1danJs
with the spirit ef the, aAoys,eyod are to hold \
aif available force under your command, not
low engaged IN subdhihg the savages Of the
Western fruntier9 IN readiness to be used
upon, call OF acquisition; Of the prop
efi legal authorities for protecting all
~iehout nn distinction q Of
race, colorrer political opinion, in the exer-
else of the right to votes, as guaranteed by
Bhe Fifteenth Amendment, and to assist in |
he senforcemeht Of certain,s condign and
ehectual punishment upon all persons who |
shall attempt by force, fraud, terror, intim- |
datfoh otherwise, to prevent the free |
sxercise esofs die right of sufnge as pro I
7ided by the, law. Of the United. States, |
md have such force SO distributed |
md Ststfoned 50 ssi to be able to render |
prompt sssistsnee in the enforcement Of the /
ew. Such additional orders as may be nee.
'ssafy TO carry out the purpose Of these IN
truedons Win be given 10 you ffom time to
fme after consultation with the 3wpficers
4 the Government. Very ryrespeetfully your
ibedient servant, us 7's'''
q sJ1D. cA1rExoN. Secretary of War.
American citizen., 1876-08-26
Tss-NEI- -TET7E- y i z !. z sT77lEEs = =
r~9lo Presidential Messages.

The Etfver and H.rbor Approprfafion
! Il 9ouSEiIa Dill. .Elt9 5yxRsdo a.
s,WAsHINGTON, D. c., August 14.-The
President to-day sent the following mes.
sage, addressed to the House OF Represents.
atives; Sgoi5f agoo ii3if Gii liIiIH.
T In afixing my signature to the River and Har-
duty to announce to the House of Representatives
my objections 10 some features Of the bill and the
SnZ ss il i SSsy
Harbor Appropriation bill with my obJections.
notwithstanding the great inconvenience to public
interests resulting therefrom and the loss Of ex-
pendtnres from previous Gopgresses upon un-
aeal no ssnss can not ct
during ny term nc pubic Bic moe money! ss'e sha han
be expended upon; them There is very great
s3r c1 o .Ss Ss At this
to arise from decispsy Of aPPsopriations 70
special aeents and total abolition Of supervisors
may result in great falling Off of revenues. II
penditnre can be well authorized under the river
and harbor appropriation further than 10 protect.
aH1s n asf ne
IisiknedI iii II U.s.sGRAsr.s e
Executive 1I" Mansion. M August u 1s's 1876 no, -.
The Consular and ,Diplomstic Appro-
Lh ~ aNr prfatfon hin. <-@s AS"@ p .
i ,tWAsHINGroN,D d. c., August Ii. The
President sent the1 following message to
the House Of Representatives to-day: I,
In announcing. as do. that I have attached
ing for Ike ccnsnfar s ana dipio
nstic service Of the Goyernment for the year end
eao. so eo i@ she Is
directing that notice be sent 70 several Of the dip
lomatic and eonsnlar pficeTs q; the Government
to close their Offices. In the literal sense OF this
direction 1t would be an inyasionicf the Consti-
tutional prerogatfve and duty of the Executive.
power by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate 20 make treaties, provided two-thfrds of
e present ;s % and he shs nom
public ministers and consuis, etc., etc. Il is
hold appropriation Sf money y f5r -' the pay
ment of the salaries and expensesi OF the foreign
sam
appropriated. leaving it TO the Executive to de-
winch os sss fns s TO
years speciac snms have been appropriated for
designated missions or employment, and as a
appropriation for any specific post has heretofore
been accepted as an Indication Of q wish on -
part Of Congress-, which the Executive. branch
In calling attention to the passage which have
indicated, assume that the intention of the pro-
vision fs only to exercise the Constitutional pre-
rogative'cf Congress over the expenditures Oh the
Gevernment and to az time On which compen-
shan shall ceass. 81 and nes invade the prsqpsasVs Of
the Executive. which should be. compelled to
resist md my present object is not to discuss or
1Sst s pdsssy pe the
6 % as
Of any Of the diplomatic consular Offices of the
Government.
Executive Mansion, Aug Is, 1s76. - =.
American citizen., 1876-08-26

can not see her, she is far away" In
reply to a question as to where they
had been married, he said: ssWe were
married in Omaha, and Annie has got
the certificate" The conversation
closed in anger, and Frank James
mounted his horse and galloped away,
and was seen no more at Ralston g
house. siYI SaN ~ E g.
- This is the simple story of Frank
James's marriage and why the detect
ives went and overturned things in the
Ralston farmhouse Mr.. Ralston has
had no connection or communication
with the train robbers whatever His
daughter he has not seen since she left
home . year and one month ago. If
she is alive, she viii not write home,
lest her letters should guide the officers
10 her husbands retreat. If she were
dead Frank James would have notified
het parents. SO they can only rest
patiently in the uncertainty of perhaps
seeing their daughter again.
American citizen., 1876-08-26
WIT AND WISDOM.

THERE is nothing that tends to de-
stroy popular sympathy for the work
ing classes so much as the habit a brick
layer has of dropping bits of mortar
from the top of five story wall into
the eye of the wondering man who
stands under the lofty scaffOlding and
looks up.-Hasok-eye.
"WHERE are the menp" writes fe-
male correspondent from a watering
place. There are quite a number of
them in this town, but the probabilities
are that the particular men alluded to
are skirmishing around trying to raise
money to pay for new suit of clothes
before they can make respectable ap-
pearance in 'society:''-Norristow''
Herald.
j He bought a cheap coal, and he OBJ
served next day that it was made of two
kinds of cloth, or else it had faded from
some previous wear and tear. He went
toithe dealer with fire in his eyes. The
dealer looked at the garment without
surprise. and at the wearer with extreme
wonder. Ivy, mine gootness!o he
said, "you been wear de goat in de sun!
You dink him maat of sheetiron, heyl"
IN kalamazoo, the ether day, q wom-
an % years Of age, being told in church
that decree of divorce had been grant
ed her by judge in a neighboring
town, began to sing at the tor of her
voice: "My country, tits of thee, sweet
land of liberty" greatly to the con-
sternation of the congregation and the
Indignation of the parson, who was OBJ
liged to stop his sermon until the happy
woman could be escorted from the
American citizen., 1876-08-26

OLIVE LOGAN writes that the Mar
quis of Butte gets $4,000 day. It's a
beautiful income.
American citizen., 1876-08-26
PERsONAL4AND POLITICAI.

- ~
sal SAMUEL MCBRIDE, Treasurer for
School District No !, Pueblo, Colorado ,has
decamped with some SIS, 900 of the school
fund.- -.-,.s..-f ..s-l...s.,.~1 ..,,----l
INrELLIGRNCE has been received that
the Rev. Z. p. Smith, President of How
srd College, and late Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, died at Accrea, on the west
coast Of Africa, during the latter part of
June. ..e ~
JUsr previous to adjournment the
Senate confirmed the nomination of A. NJ.
Caapp to be Public Printer. r-s, p.
THE South Carolina Democrats have
nominated Gen. Wade Hampton for Gov
ernor.
A CALL has been issued for an Inde-
pendent (Greenback) State Convention for
Ohio, to be held at Columbus on Sept. 12.
American citizen., 1876-08-26

ington that the President has deter.
mined thixH S5Gfy ihstzfc e whefe i'm
muni1y, hA6Qby 81 dietary Bris-
tow and Bluford -Wfisun to. indicted
whisky conspfkat6f2 t6S6 condition that
they giF9tikiko1y gainst osher per-
sons. that they shsn be pseseontsl
guilty d dSss ~ d6t W., vi % bssS sebtsnsss. SI
theyfxSa5 Bs-sfdd 81 ibid court and
judg4ses RPRdP dPaheHs@.z IN
GEH. TERRr's command broke eAldp
ON the 9Th, asf1tee4 uLtha ine Of
march down the west bank of the Rose
bad, Where it was expected ,ippetisH
would be made with Crook, some 70
miles below. Teffyss AAghting force
nua1at401.Soo with supplies for
~ yqYkfaALAH zIETa ,
The Republican factions in Askansss
have been harmonized. Joseph Brooks,
the h5sy034Sa+ a+iae9diafs," for
mei7Xtlclih6d shtAScept. and the va
cant place has been teAHerSd 20. .GeE.
A. w. Bisheps BE nomipee a the tsNew
Dss3aa DD..sa VIE, e ,t4es siReety. General
Bish0p accepted and now heads the
tic1esvkths tsSuts1s, whfle tie g New 8
Deal" ticket di4 ~ yna1nsf cdnsGnty !
Mr.. FInKunsGBgBey stae~A ~Agpdblican
nominee.1ne Qpysrndr OF kbliasd6n, 81
declined to run, in accordance With his
determination expressed previous 70 the
holding of the Convention.
<E1fIk 49,
SAMUELsSrGAHs, in slsse6f aeeerting
thscndlnkaiA ;6f,.tk IAdspnd9ns
(Greenbaih OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
stateshieln1ifiQpse9 fsalqf4: !" First,
heis-infaworof restoring the silver dot=
lar to its old posi6dn q . dakAS n tAi6e,; \
Be wis1zjS z sii'Safi III ll&lr%sahE l&lr%sa R EsIS.
paper money shouldsoansistexclusively
c. n%sissrw is;1sdt s;ss s:;|c Syfa tss .ss
islation As .Dpglds-cass Tthsn il, be
au,5y s2stl r. IA psss e.saaat dollar
all time; fonFthsfpaeroavpt6nk bouad
of the Government, bearing an equable
rate of interest, shsdld hs issued so that
the amount Of money in circplatjoptmay
be determined, not by any arbitrary
law<seCSh7esa hor 'by Z board 81
national bankers, but by the LAYS, sf
trade and commerce or, in other words,
by the demands Of busidess.n
ORDERs have been issued from the
War DePqet1f to kastsn The reor1it-
ing of $500 additional men for cavalry
regiments. ? 'The principal recruiting
stations are at ST Louis, Chicago, Ipdi-
annapolis, Buffalo. Boston and New
York. Branch SAlces hAve been OPEN
ed in several Western cities to secure
the requisite number ss soon as pos
sible. ~.,sss.s
TT ftvssde6t hss ordelsd ne Con- q
solidatien Of . number Of revenue dis
tricts throughout the country, in com,
pliance With tie rev Iegislation Of Con,
gress. Among the changes are the fol-
lowing: The Fourth and part of the
Tenth Illinois Districts are
consolidated into the new
Fourth, and John Tillson il retained as
Collector. The Thirteenth and part
of the Tenth Illinois compose the new
thirteenth, snd Jonathan G. Willis is
retained. The Third and Fourth Mis-
eVud asa ssnsolidassd int the nsw
American citizen., 1876-08-26

oepartmenss On TH9yPlsSf Ucs9PsSf ..%a ~; ine he saia
mes OF ofiaen es.'ols' mem
oefs 81 % tn iouse inpNTaM aMhn fsy Ss1 aiHsSse HH1
4 remain as tneY are wniie I1rsza1o snose 2
AaaHofe mo conPsroner aie l0 .e9uce' 9a =
SsO each'ieg -.l.l,-enI3'a 'as - =
| e1IwAsHfNaroN dispatch Of fhe fstl
sWs thbto the Presidents ihaayiSs tk6 m
stance of .tke.R Repahliseme eAngrb~mei
Of Mississippi rmadeanexte9siYeahaug
Of federaA of6eere IN that Stet8 iaalud
4 inG thes AaFPhe& fer Ithe SouthetR nis
! tTiqt anaiHrissfM4 Fsstpssfersaa aEttes'
eheA9ea~ztSs Thoughts xwiia hsEsi ti'
efeet tyeeoncthAs al tlhhsdihsrsns els
msp1s, s,nads1reng<hening the party, wita
= fmesh ofssooring the electoral vots
ofse $3.50 3oF aayss'and' w neeiefs u
W., 4 Mi "a "a aarrvT;a. q q. IN tha 17tb
9hf ~ " q; tf. =! =
.sf g u 3 ~ .ns : =
S9fA ys2 sr.fSyhss st.'sss.. ~.
=. -, ~ III. t4Sff ~ Assse
Is zs'l ~ ~ ~ 8 . ei.s - ~,
~ E,l sr - .sesas,s, 80 s...;e.s -
:
H OF. ae..-3. ~ :. n'..sss, s,
$1,000 - sesweenS y Sfensrals es, Urook s.ss, 4
ana'ferf cee1saasfluswas mar made nase on the the
,lOsh, ana the ccfnbMed force continued
fhe PnsuN gf 9. iafgesindia tran IN the
direcsfcn q HowdT River, which had
been Begin nv Gen; Crook. The Fifth
Infantry was 9etachAd.o from Ter
y column and ordered back TO
the stockade, With instructions to
take 10000 ratfons,s embark on
the steamer Far West and patrol the
American citizen., 1876-08-26

>cPUe|f1zHnu1i5u8AInd(Ana.'
on The 18th, issuea-E proclamation OF,
fGRk9s31 ers ON the Ohio
shd SIississippi tlnilxteY, in that Hf&tA..
tyzY9d u ti1ksVeab tas16s,
lyat Seymour and Yincennes, wher&
the strikers hs12ilEspunfsngb- upon
Al fqeieht tFei9cHe4dFEsssted the ef-
foftT q the Company to fu their places
with new hiens Three Companies, Of,
militia were under arms at Ipdianapoiis,
ON the 18th. iz&A1s 4dhe hendricks's
ordETz
CoNGRKss adjourned at Z 80 p. A., =
ON the 18th, htd sSsh IL Session for
25tfsEyx Although this was an unu-
e|lys1saG4feio4z .tbsrsltiase sbssil
fonr Of greater length, one of rhem-,
that of 'aslS bo Asting dhM Sci.
0S 1la4ala ZnFFo0
A STATE Conyeltinp- of the Inde-
psed99ts 6 AIsssss5 hsss hss9 es1ifi] q
for the noninesio4o ia full State zAnd
Electoral tietetHD Tr
American citizen., 1876-08-26
Fourth. and Arthur G-sssstewart is re-

rTHE'EAnsas sRspubifcsn State Con-
vs.dou, whieh SUases1d cA' ths 18th,
naiainassd tie. fono wiags sssFeea, ] For %
Go4srho+, Gscfgsn IAN hd Lieu!
tenant Govef7nprS KoJ. SafteE Secre-
tary o. isAse,, R cSvAhangn Aud!
itef, q. J; Bopebfa aypr ,o9hln
psgs rssfs;s ssSss ssssS ,'fae &
Le&oa. AsssSsl9ts ! 5ugySiiSS2. R,2, fRrsnfsrrr-
American citizen., 1876-08-26

- sai FRANK JAMES'S LAST VISIT. Z.
= Young Ralston went home and broke
the startling news to his father, and ad-
vised him to treatth matter philosoph-
ically. He said it could not be helped,
and the least said about it would be the
best The affair was kept still, and no
one outside of few family friends
would have known about it had not the
recent train robbery led the detectives
to Ralston's house in the hope of find
ing Frank James there. No word or
information concerning the lost girl was
heard for nine months or more. About
three months ago Mr.. Ralston was seat
ed in his yard, reading in the twilight
of the sunset, when horseman rode to
the gate, and, dismounting from hand
some chestnut-coloredh horse, came to the
house. It was Frank James, and this
was the first and last visit made to the
house since the elopement of Miss An
ME. The interview was brief, and on
the part of the father angry and the
mother fearful. The father demanded
the whereabouts of his daughter. James
replied carelessly that Annie was all
right. Col. Ralston demanded to see
her. To which James answered, "You
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
HOW THE FRENCH DO 1T.

The French butcher separates the
bones from his steaks and places them
where they will do the most good. The
housewife orders just enough for each
person and no more. even to the coffee.
If chance visitor drops in, somebody
quietly retires and the extra cup is so
provided, but nothing extra by careless
ness of intention. When the pot has
boiled, the handful of charcoal in the
little range Is extinguished, and waits
for another time No roaring cook-stoves
and red-hot covers all day long for no
purpose but waste. The egg laid to-day
costs little more than the one laid last
week. Values are nicely estimated, and
the smallest surplus is carefully saved.
A thousand little economies are practic-
ed, and it is respectable to practice them.
Cooking is an econom cal as we'll as a
sanitary and gustatory science. A French
cook will make franc 90 as far as an
American housewife will make three,
and how much farther than the Ameri-
can Bridget, nobody knows we should
probably be greatly astonished, could
the computation be made, how much Of
the financial, recuperative power Of
France is owing to her soups and her
cheap food better living. after all, than
the heavy bread and greasy failures Of
our culinary ignorance. The French
mans or woman's financial conscience
will not permit waste, or exceeding the
income, no matter how small. The Paris
workman saves something every day out
of his little wages, despite all the city
enticements, and by and by is apt to 60
back to his native village and purchase
his little plot, and live on it contented,
never poor enough to be insolvent. With
French economy. we should not only be
richer than France. but OuI rapidly ao-
cumulating material resources would
help to build national prosperity and
renown that France with her antecedents
and encumbrances can never emulate.
The want of our financial future and our
national honesty is-not more greenbacks
but-more economy.-Spunatfeid Re
| 1lnHicnn
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-04-17
BUYING A COW.


Deacon Smiths wagon stopped one
morning before Widow Jones door. and
he gave the usual country sign that he
wanted somebody in the house by drop
ping the reins and sitting double with
his elbows on his knees. Out tripped
the widow. lively as cricket, with a
tremendous black ribbon on her snow
white cap. Good morning" was said
on both sides. and the widow waited for
what was further to be said.
well, Ma'am Jones, perhaps you do
not want to sell one of your cows, now,
for nothing. any way, do you ?"
well, there. Mister Smith, you could
not have spoken my mind better. A
poor lone woman like me does not know
what to do with so maEy creturs, and
should be glad to trade if we can fix it"
So they adjourned to the meadow
Deacon Smith looked at Roan-then at
the widow-at Brindle-then at the
widow-at the Downing cow--then at
the widow again-and so through the
whole forty. The same call was made
every day for week. but the deacon
could not decide which COW be wanted.
At length. on Saturday, when the Wild
ow Jones was in hurry to get through
her baking for Suuday-and had lever
so much to do in the house" as all far
mers' wives and widows have on Satur-
day-she was little impatient. Deacon
Smith was as irresolute as ever.
THAT ere Downing COW is a pretty
fair cretur," said he, "but" he stopped
to glance at the widows face, and then
walked around her-not the widow
but the COW.
1.-The Downing COW | knew before the
late Mr.. Jones bought her." Here he
sighed at the allusion to the late Mr..
Jones /; she sighed, and both looked at
each other. 1t was highly interesting
moment
''0ld Roam is a faithful old milch,
and so is Brindle-but | have known
better" A long stare succeeded his
speech-the pause was getting awkward
and at last Mrs. Jones broke out:
Law Mr.. Smith, if Tn the COW you
want, do say so %
The intentions of the deacon and the
widow were published the next day.