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bers of the Board would be "seen" By the
other side. The event would indicate that
at least one of them was ''seen."
The Board proceeded to take testimony.
The witnesses of the election frauds were
sworn. aud the examination Was continued
till nearly II o'clock last night, prov
ing conclusiyely that the ballot boxes
had been tampered with to such
an extent that no valid election
had been held; after which the Board voted
by s to 8 that vacancies existed in the Offices
Of Collector, Assessor, and Town Clerk
The vote stood as follows:
ANrn,atird- Ntgatpe.
D'WoLF, MEEcu,
FooTg, GLERsoN-9,
WALLACE,
PoLLAK,
LNCoLS-6.
"What are you going to do about it p
This has been the taunt Of the three chenp
rascals who had constituted themselves tho
taxing power of South Chicago. They now
know what the people were going to
do about it, but perhaps they don't
know the whole yet, The Grand
Jury is in session, and if it performs its duty
it will indict the perpetrators of these elec-
ton frauds and bring them to speedy
trial for their crime. We congratulate
the people Of Chicago, not merely those
Of the South Division but OF all the
Divisions, that this precious THO have
been effectually circumvented, and ousted
from their usurped positions. The thanks
of the community are due to the Commit
tee Of Twenty-Five, who have so zealous1y
pushed forward the work committed to them,
and to the members Of the Town Board Of
Appointment who co-oporsted with them.
After declaring the vacancies the Board
proceeded to fill them by appointing the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
Assessor-W. B. Il. GnAT.
Colltctor-BEnSARD CALLAaHAN.
6uperyiSor-HouERT T. LINCOLN.
Town Cletk-WELIs D. CARVER.
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| IMPORTANCE OF TUESDAYS ELECTION.
The election OF Tuesday, it should not be
forgotten, is for thirty-six Aldermen, being
an entire new Board. In all the wards there
| are candidates who ought to be elected.
There are multitude Of candidates, but
there has been an energy and public spirit
strong enough to induce at least two good
men in each ward to consent to serve as
Aldermen, if elected. In several wards the
candidates on both sides are personally men
Of character, and these wards will be repre-
gented creditably whichever ticket be elected.
In other wards there il large room for choice,
and We earnestly advise every respectable
citizen to ignore party nominations in voting
for Aldermen, when by SO doing he can &c.
cure the election Of better man.
The nomination of Mr. HOME for Mayor,
be no more than q great public protest
against Co1vN's usurpation- It will be put
ting, in direct and condensed form, an az
preston Of the Judgment Of the people Of the
city against Co1yinism.
But the Mayor must be elected BY the Com
mon Council from among its own members,
and hence the imperious necessity Of voting
for and electing the very best men as Alder
men. To elect majority Of Aldermen op-
posed to the election of Mayor will be
claimed by GOWN as popular verdict in his
favor, and he will be entitled to claim it.
Wasting votes therefore on personal or other
grounds in the choice Of Aldermen is in the
interest Of CoLvN.
It should be remembered that under the
present charter nearly all the powers of Gov
ernment are concentrated in the hands of the
Common Council: They have tho power to
create Offices without number, and to abolish
them at will; they have the power to fix sal
aries they are required to make new code
Of city laws; have ample authority to engage
in constructing public buildings, and in all
other public improvements, and may appro-
pirate and expend money without any other
restriction than their own discretion Their
power to ta1is as unlimited as their power
to expend. The Common Council is clothed
with absolute and unrestrained power to
an extent beyond anything known to any
previous charter: Hence the necessity, in
GAEaaEA AtGSeo4tJ3 Aux Lie t1GE*1oA u ht1oAs5
majority of thorough business men to the
next Council. The election of such Board
will give new life to the feeble and waning
credit Of the city. It will give to the public
an ASSURANCE that the affairs of the city Will
be administered by business men in business
way. The people will pay their taxes when
they know the money will not be wasted, or
stolen, or used for the support Of bummers.
The distressed and empty Treasury will be
revived under the confidence inspired by
the change. The city laborers and other ser
wants will be paid their wages. Kiting will
give way to legitimate fnanciering; the pub
lie creditors will be satisfied; and the good |
name and credit Of Chicago Will be restored
Nothing, however, can ba done unless the
people turn out on Tuesday next and devote
the day to the election of honest Aldermen.
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LAFAYETTE CHAPTER, No. ., 4: A. M-Hau. n
AI1l IT, at O'Clock, for work BY order Of the T. r.
E. n TUCKER Secretary.
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.. G. CREGIER LODGE, No. 643, 4. T. / 4. NJ
Recu.r Communication Wednesday evening, Aprit 1e,
a. 0dd-Felows' Hall, .eo Milwaukee*s.. for buainesa
and work The H. II. Degree. AL members are ro-
ques;cd to he present. Visiting brethren cordially
invited to meet with BY order Of
HENRY AUSSTER3IAN. " NJ
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PLE1ADES LODGE, No. 475, 4. F. / i. M--Stated
Communication Thursday evening April 20. Business
Of importance will bo brought belore tho meeting
and full attendance is requested. Per order ". IL
q. N1CEERSoN, 6ec,y.
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MASONIC sOC1ABLE-A Calico Party, the last Of
the series given By Co1nhsn Hall Trustees, will take
place Tuesday evening" April Is, their hal l67
Last E1aziezt-, to which the fraternity and thc.s
friends cordially invited. very pleasant time il
xnttffn.ted
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historical melodratna~ Miss Dickinson It ona
time had IN arrangement with Mr. Auxusta
DAILY for IN appearance At the Fifth Aranus
Theatre in this city. but it il understood thst TIT
stats Of her health Last winter prevented ha
from keeping it,
Tho Baroness Eleanore Borsch once lAdT-iV
waiting to the Duchess of Coburs- -Kohary, ha
published in Vienna q "noval" Of SEQ ps9d
entitled s'Fata Moraana," which has stirred up
aa much scandal in certain -Hnnga1lsa
circles ss Fanny Lear's hook did in France. 1hs
high military officer whom the jealous fury OF .
scorned woman seeks to injure by tbs zaTelf
Hons Of the book is the Cavalry General Baron
Rdelshelm GyulaY, sho few yea1a sinea mr.
ried Miss Kronau, Wenneso actress of eoos
note.
The Rev. Matthew Halo Smith. who Trita
letters from New York to the Boston Journal
over the signature Of "Bu1leigh," says, undae
date Of April IL: "Mr. ssewart's church houd
WAS ''st. Marks on the Bowe1y." the old Kn'f'
eroocser church OF tho city Here Ar. Secfo'
tary Fish worships, and other solid men Of tne
city Tho church is an old edi6cu, modernizea
so as to embrace al tho improvements, Eet 70
tanning much Of the quaint elegance Of tho alo"
en- times. Tho Old BuryiDg-Grouud su1rson0
the church, and here Stswarts mother and ae
te1s were buried, and hare ia his own fanny
tomb"
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
fremont Roust-The Hon. Daniel Harrif, Q0teIi
Henry Friend and ]. D. Heuue1zon, Esv York; J. v
ELL, Boston; the Hon. L. I. Martin, Philadatpant
the Hon. J. n. Wright Lake Superior; Col '. v. Bur
lock. Bn rlington; Lew4a R. Kean, Los,ssl1 49a11
Louiartue, ky.; p. s. Childs, Grsnd Rapids; r.. T.
leonard, New York. .Puim<r Houses. CsdE.lao1a.
Madison. y. WI; B. 8. Cullen; st; Paui: Ja1a
o: B; a,enu9 Gum r97:a+. nd r. a'rdSsF' Atiia+
New York; \. shorey, Montreal: a:,.,;
EerEJ, Nov York John Drake, Bay City. MHn;s
Thomas Barrett. Memphis: John ". Pepper PnilAa1e[
phta.. Grund P1eife-8iarns Solomona, San ff1nES
co; C. 3. seha1snburger. Cheyenne, II. T.; ~
IhomAs H. Nelson. a1-Afn1stsr Of Mexico, 1nL III
Hants: ". B. Au6ean, President Vandaha ~
,9sa; 9ssEe sss F H,sts; r. 3 AnEos, ooaX oe1X
r: st. Loota: Daniel Tor1ence, Hsw Tork; tee a%
g. Bright Indianapolis; L. CAupeux Paris, IIsa.
J. D. Burnside, Bradford, Eng. .SAernnea H0ase
&, Clark, Valley Fails, r. l.; +. 8. Henry md = -
Oxley, New York; Samuel Richardson. Lou1su..
s. Hym2ns, New York; Il c. Kiugsley, New h1ss' hos
George v. Fly, Fttsburg; Capt J. II Watson. u
hz: z. Porter Joliet; 8. E Olsou Il Crosse. osIW
O. Ralchard, Now York; B. B. H.seltioa, Fttsou11'
G. Peckham, New York; ". s. Bakar, KAukA1ee' ~
Watson, Boston. Gardner Hots-1. y: III
Bpringdeld: tho Hon L. Graves, 1thsca. n T.:
Waxrea and q. s. C&etaz, New Yor1; John 1Mtss Mts
louEh and wife and Miss Maud Mccullough. AnAo FL
william Meredith, Indianapolis; Bronson 6aa'
cttJs
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you wanted me to put on my head. II
it had driven you under ground about
forty feet I'd have been glad.'' L..
"What! the receiver exploded, did
it? Too bad, amt it? Blamed if l
didn't think she was strong enough to
bear twice that pressure. l must have
made a mistake in my calculations,
however," said Partridge, pinning up
his clothes and holding his handker-
GHETTO his bloody nose; "I'n have
another one made, and come around to
show you the Invention to better ad-
vantage" - go. --.-..
"H you do I'll brain you with a
hatchet," said the Colonel. !. ~.
Then Partridge limped out, and the
Colonel, abandoning the subject of re-
sumption, began fresh editorial
upon "The Extraordinary Prevalence
of Idiots at the Present Time. ''-Mar
AQeLeT. De .4.s .-=E-al4s4t
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

MIR. Rufus Il. GRAVES, of New York
City, recently deceased, bequeathed to the
American Board of Foreign Missions, the
Woman's Missionary Society of America,
Berea College and Oberlin College, SIC, 900
each; to the American Missionary Associa-
ton, $15, 600; to the Home Missionary So
ciety, connected with the congregational
Church Of the United States, SIC, 600; and
500, 600 to be applied to the education of
c0lored people in the Southern States.
There are also number OF requests to local
charitable institutions. - -
PROF. EBENEZER S. SMELL, of Am
herst College, died on the 18th, aged IS.
He was the first student to enter Amherst
College, and the only survivor of the frst
class-that of 1922.
BISHOP EDMUND s. JAMES, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died in New
York City on the 18th.
The President has appointed John
l.. Tate United States Marshal for the
Southern District of Mississippi, in place of
w. Ii. Redmond. .,..saf
The trial of Gen. Babcock and
Thomas p. Somerville, for completely in the
notorious safe-burglary affair at Washing
ton, commenced on the 10Th.
Mrs. MINNIE BEALEs READE, a well
known lady Of Kansas, who has been for
three years prosecuting her musical studies
abroad for the purpose Of appearing upon
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-09-30
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

j. S. Mayberry, revenue detective
living at Blount Springs, Ala, was shot
and killed by an unknown assassin, while
sitting in his own house, on the night of the
10th. The general impression is that the
assassin was one of gang of counterfeiters
now under Indictment and whose trial will
soon come OF. Msyberry was an important
witness against them.
The boiler of steam-thresher on the
farm Of Peter Klein, at Caulield, o., ex-
ploded on the 10Th, Instantly killing Noah
Cummings, Daniel Fox, and Isaac Rhodes,
and seriously injuring Jerry Fox, and an
other man slightly. ra-
The steamship Rebecca Clyde, from
Wilmington, N. c., for Baltimore, laden
with naval stores and cotton, went to pieces
in gale off Pamlico Sound, on the 18th,
and Capt. Childs, two mates, two coal
beavers, and a passenger named Wheldon,
were drowned. siiir 4a.l. b.. - .-.
Two successive and heavy shocks of
earthquake were distinctly felt at Evans
vile, Ind, at n O'Clock on the night of the
1kth. So great was the effect, that the alarm
was general throughout the city. Sleepers
left their beds, globes were shaken off the
chandeliers, and many thought boiler had
bursted. No damage was done.
o. c. Allen, a prominent citizen of
Hays City, .Kas., proprietor of a livery
stable, was found dead in his stable on the
morning of the 23d, having been apparently
first knocked down and then shot through
the head. There was no clew to the as
sassin.
While number of officials and others
were witnessing the trial Of some cannon on
the beach near Panama, recently, one of
the guns exploded, killing four persons and
injuring number of others, among the lat
ter being the President of the State.
The interments at Savannah on the 22d
showed % from yellow fever, and on the
23d, 30. -E-t
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\ the operate stage, died recently in Paris
Her husband is Lieut.. Philip Reade, of the
Signal Service.
REAR-ADMIRAL A. NJ. PENNoCK died
suddenly of apoplexy at Portsmouth, n.
H., on the Goth, aged GO.
PROF. CHARLES DAVIES, the eminent
mathematician, died at Fishkill-on-the
Hudson on the 18th.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 21st
says: The case of VIM. Mckee, which has
been before District Attorney Bliss, of St.
Louis, who reported unfavorably thereon,
is still the subject of argument before the
Attorney General, and further time will be
given counsel for Mr.. Mckee to present
statements which they say are in their pos
session and upon which they expect favora-
BILE consideration.
A GRAND Democratic State Conven-
ton of Union soldiers and citizens is an
nounced to be held at Indianapolis on Oct.
8, tor the ratification of the nomination of
Tilden and Hendricks. ttf
FRANK B. SMITH, private secretary
of the Secretary Of the Navy, few days ago
committed suicide on steamer between
New York and Newport, r. L. He had
registered under an assumed name, evil
IDENTIFY for the purpose of concealing his
identity. The death Of sister and the re-
fusal of a young lady to become his wife are
accepted So the moving causes to self
destruction. Smith was under orders to 60
to China with confidential dispatches from
the Secretary of the Navy. -. 49,
The Iowa Independents have NOM
inated State and Electoral ticket on the
indianapolis platform. The nominations
are: Secretary of State, A. McCrady; Au-
ditor, Leonard Brown; Treasurer, George
C. Frye. Haf@ sfl1frf 81 1854 -lH
The United States steamer Franklin
has been ordered to stop at Vigo, Spain,
and bring home Boss Tweed asa Hl
JOHN X. TARBox has been renomi-
mated for Representative In Congress by the
Democrats Of the Seventh District of Mas
sachusetts. His competitor is Gen. But
Ter.
NUMEROUS meetings throughout Eng
and have passed votes of thanks to Schuy-
er, Of the American Legation at Constanti-
nople, for the promptness of his report on
he Bulgarian atrocities. tfrE aisits-
In the United States District Court at
Chicago, on the 21st, number of the con-
Ticted whisky men, among whom was MI.
L. G. Hesing, paid their several fines and
we're discharged from custody.
= GOVERNOR LAFAYETTE GROVER, of
Oregon, has been elected United States Sem
Itor as successor to Mr.. Kelly, whose term
Will expire in March next. Both are Demo-
rats.
JUDGE SAMUEL LEE SHELDON, well
Known New York jurist, died on the Goth,
Iged 70.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-09-30

Song and story have given warning
of the high tide on the English coast,
but young ladies pay no heed. On
August 90 three ladies, while walking
on the beach at Porthtowan, Cornwall,
were hemmed in between the returning
tide and precipitous cliffs. Their position
was discovered by an old man-of-war' S
man, who went to the rescue with lad
ders and ropes and drew them up the
face of the towering rocks.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-09-30
A BaboOn Mother.

A Mr.. Hazely, in a lecture on Africa,
tells the following story: A woman, be-
longing to a settlement of about $50
souls, went one day to gather some
wood, and left the child on the ground
to take care of itself. While the moth
er was gone, a female baboon appeared
on the scene, and, espying the child, ap-
preached and began to fondle it. The
child was allowed to partake of the
baboon's milk, which deprived it of any
appetite for it's mothers. When the
mother returned, she noticed that the
child was carefully covered with leaves,
and had lost its hunger. This was done
for several days before the mother as
certained who performed the unthank-
ful act. When the mother did find out
the doer she induced the men of her
tribe to lie in wait for the baboon the
next day. The animal noticed the men
raise their weapons to fire, and began
to wave her hand, or paw, as if asking
them not to kill her, and at the same
time pointed to young one at her
breast, but the natives killed her. No
sooner had they done so, however, than
the male baboon put in its appearance,
and, by loud shout, summoned others
of his tribe to the spot. Then, in a
body, the animals attacked the natives,
and forced them to flee to their huts for
safety. One of the balloons tracked
them to their settlement, and the next
day they were visited by about 500
balloons, who assaulted them with CO.
coanuts, and compelled them to run
away from their homes. The animals
kept q watch over the huts for several
days and prevented the natives from re-
turning to their dwellings.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-09-30

THE present Mikado of Japan seems
to be the right sort of Mikado to
have. Within the last eight years there
have been organized on the educational
system of the United States over 10000
schools. He established his sovereignty
when but IL years of age, and is now
about a. He gives his personal atten-
ton to agriculture, trade, the social
condition of his subjects, and, above
all, to the advancement of education,
which is compulsory throughout his
dominions.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-09-30
A Horse Gets the HydrOphObia.

A horse belonging to Patrick Fennan,
of Fourteenth Street, near Henderson,
Jersey City, was bitten by dog about
four weeks since, and few days ago
began to act strangely. He would
shake at the sight of his pail of water,
and refuse to eat his wet oats. He be-
gan to kick and attempt to bite, and he
symptoms continuing, the owner be-
came alarmed, and obtained the assist
ance of several men, who secured him
with ropes, and with great difficulty
they got him out upon the meadows,
where he was shot. A curious feature
hours of his life his jaws became Set
Ne'0 York Mercury;
The biggest thing yet attempted in
the line of heavy artillery is the hundred
ton gun, just completed at Woolwich,
England, for the Italian navy, for which
seven other pieces of the like size are
to be manufacturers This tremendous
engine of death has base of 304 feet
in length, IL inches in diameter in the
clear; and it is estimated has projec-
tile force of $4,000. tons-that is, the
dynamic effect of its discharge will be
equal to lifting $4,000 tons one foot, or
one ton about six miles. Forthe charge
400 pounds of powder will be required,
and the shell projectile will weigh $500
pounds. The monster will be worked
by hydraulic gear, and swabbed and
loaded by machinery, and with its ton
shells will be able to sink any craft
afloat, and make a break in any ma
sonry ever constructed.
Tuxedo a good many things nearly
right in England, after all. Benjamin
Shirry, of Stafford, has been sentenced
to three months hard labor for pluck
ing live fowl, and at the Norwich
petty sessions another man was SEN
fenced to months hard labor for cut
ting off cats tail piecemeal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-09-30

MAJOR JOHN H. GEE, formerly conf
mandant of the Confederate prison at
Salisbury, N. c., met with distress
ing death recently at his home at Quin-
cy, Fla. A fire had broken out in the
town and was making rapid progress,
which the Major attempted to arrest.
While so engaged part of the wall of
burning building fell upon and disabled
him, and before he could be rescued the
flames spread, and he was literally con-
sumed. Major Gee was tried at Raleigh,
N. c., by court martial, after the war,
for inhumanity to the Union prisoners,
but was acquitted. His counsel admit
ted the great suffering and perishing of
the prisoners from inadequate food H"d
shelter, but held that the Major was not
responsible therefor.
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WIT AND WISDOM.

ONE day visitor to Rossini compi-
mented the maestro highly upon The
Barber of Seville.'' "Pooh-pooh!
Mere trash!" replied the composer,
modestly. so, do not say so,' re-
sponded his friend, with earnestness;
sit is not nearly so bad as you think"
81 MADE 5000 during my three-days'
visit" said young hopeful to his father,
on his return from New York. elbow
so, my boy" replied the delighted pa
rent. "Why, had thousand dollars
worth of fun, and it only cost a hum
dred." $50 %#- 49,
s'BY Jove," said man, dashing into
the railroad station the other day, San
express train has gone off the big
bridget" "Many killedP'' screamed
the bystanders. "Not one," replied
the other. "She Just went on at one
end and came off at the other-just as
usual.''
A VERY sympathetic gentleman re-
Gently went out to the county jail and
while looking about among the inmates
he saw one fine looking fellow whom
he pitied most sincerely. elbow came
you in herep' said the $. G. to the jail
bird. sob, came in here to get out
of the crowd,'' replied the tender youth.
: PUNCH gives this: Boniface Brase-
nose, an amiable but aesthetic youth,
exhibiting his Art-treasures ''That's-
a-a-Mother and Child, a-a-ffteen
century, Fashionable Lady: 81
should have thought it earlier!" Boni-
face Brasenose: "May I ask whyp"
Fashionable Lady: "Oh, should
have thought they could paint better
than that SO late as the fifteenth CEN
tury!"
Nor many years ago Scotch minis
ter was called in to see q man who was
very i'll. After finishing his visit, as he
was leaving the house, he said to the
mans wife, "My good woman, do you
not go to any church at all?' "Oh,
yes, sir, we gang to the Barony Kirk"
!" Then, why in the world did you send
for me; why didn't you send for DR..
Macleod?" "No, no, sir, deed no; we
wadna risk him. Do ye no ken it's a
dangerous case o. typhus?"
The following anecdote is submitted
to professional gentlemen who give evil
dence before coroners' juries: A wit
ness for the prosecution in murder
case was thus questioned by His Honor:
's You say ysu saw the man shot and
killedP" eyes, SIR" "You said, I
think, that the charge struck the de-
ceased on his body, between the
diaphragm and the duodenumP" Wit
ness" No, sir; didn't say no such
thing. I said he was shot between the
hog-pen and the wood-house. Gin
ci,a,sati Gazette.
DoN'r hang dismal picture on the
wall, and do not daub with sables and
glooms in your conversation. Don't
be cynic and disconsolate preacher.
Don't bewail and bemoan. Omit the
negative propositions. Nerve us with
incessant affirmations. Don't waste
yourself in detection, nor bark against
the bad, but chant the beauty of the
good. When that is spoken which has
a right to be spoken, the chatter and
criticism will stop. Set down nothing
thatwin not help somebody.-Enserson.