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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01
Economy of the French.

Frenchmen waste nothing.s OF the
odds and ends your cook throws away
they make delicate entrees for the ia
BILE. Very many of the pretty g articles
de Paris'' are manufactured from the
refuse of the street which in our coun-
try would be thought worthless. The
coverings of old purses and pocket
books fished out of the cutters furnish
the material for the doll bootmaker.
Old sardine-boXes and cans yield their
plate to the manufacturer of barrels for
toy guns. The little wooden or metal
wheels which support movable toys are
obtained from the waste of any indus
try in which articles having circular
openings are made. French cruet-
stands, usually of wood and having
holes for bottles, provide thousands of
such disks, removed in making the aper-
lures. All the solder and pewter, that
can be extracted from old roofing and
water-spouts, or workshop scraps, is
pressed into service for the manufacture
of dolls knives and forks, tea-sets, etc.
ETC., and even the ancient lead collins
dug out of the old cemeteries at Nurem-
berg the French toy-maker utilizes in
the manufacture of lead soldiers. A
little French ingenuity and care would
profit US much
AN Anoka (Minn.) paper tells this
GAS William Mogle, of this city, was on
his way to Minneapolis last Friday he
overlook man from Hennepin County
with a load of hay on which were two
large-sized women. A short distance
this side of Minneapolis the hay man
stopped his team, and Mr.. Mogle OBJ
served that he was vigorously digging a
hole in the hay. Mr.. Mogle drove on
and passed him, and on looking back
the women were no longer visible. The
two teams entered Minneapolis about
the same time, the load of hay was
driven at once on the scales and weighed,
and as the driver had turned corner
the women emerged from their retreat.
Somebody paid for these women ut the
rate of $40 per tom
RESTAURANT for ladies and oysters
open at all hours,' is the sign on an
cating-house in Virginia City.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01
How to Pet the Canaries.

Says a writer on canaries: In this
way answer the question g How had
such luck with the birdsP" Simply by
allowing the birds to attend to their af
fairs, and by letting them understand
that there mistress would never harm
them. Also by accustoming them to
plenty of light, air and company, rath-
er than is advertised in books, keeping
the cage in dark room for fear of
frightening the birds. Make Just half
the fuss directed in bird books over the
matter, and you will have, doubtless,
success in raising birds. Never give
them sugar, but all the red pepper they
will eat; it is the best thing for them.
And if your bird feels hoarse at any
time put a piece of fat salt pork in the
cage and see how the little fellow will
enjoy it. Give him flaxseed once in
awhile, and if he appears dumpy oc-
casionally give diet of bread and wa
ter, with red pepper sprinkIed in. Open
the cage door and give your pets the
freedom of the room, soon they will
come at your call and fly to meet you
whenever your voice is heard. l had
one came regularly to my desk as 1 sat
writing each day, and disputed with
fiuttering wing and open beak my hum
BILE right to the inkstand. Another would
fly down or up stairs to me whenever /
called him, and many time when 1
have been out he has welcomed my re-
turn by flying down the stairs and sing
ing at the top of his voice all the while,
until at last, perched on my shoulders,
he would accompany me to my room.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01

A dispatch from, Fort Laramie, 22d,
gives Information of fight between miners
and Indians on Deer Wood Creek. 60 miles
north OF Custer. The miners attacked the
Indians and killed IS. One white man was
killed. The Indians had been running off
stock. More trouble is expected.
The Opera-house at Scranton, Pa,
was fired by incendiaries, ON the night of
the 22d, and completely burned. Other in
sendiary fires We're discovered in that city
on the same night, and s., 900 reward is Of
fered by the Mayor for the arrest of the
guilty parties.
The larger portion of the business
part of Jackson, La. was destroyed by fire
on the night of the 22d.
By the explosion of steam boiler in
the Union Pacific Railway Company's roll
ing-Iuih ut Laramie City, Wy. T., on the
23d, four men were instantly killed and sew
eral Others wounded, two or three fatally.
The Bank of Camden, Oneida Coun-
ty. n. Y, owned by A. Curtis, Carman &
Co., closed its doors on the 23d. Liabilities,
SIS, COO; assets, $50, 600.
The following reduced rates on live
stock from Chicago to Eastern points was
nsTtcu upon NJ Il convention OF General
Freight-Agents held on the oath: From
Chicago to New York, SIS; Philadelphia,
$40 so; Baltimore, $50; Buffalo, S25. The
old rates were, respectively, $50, $54, S52,
S32 so. A reduction of 5 cents per 100
pounds is also made on box meats and malt,
the new rate being 40 cents. -
There was very severe storm
throughout the New England States on tn.
Doth, doing much damage to property and
causing the loss. of number of lives by
drowning and other casualties.
The Second Presbyterian Church of
Detroit, the finest church edifice in that city.
was burned on the morning of the 25th.
b. j. Rogers, Paying Teller of the
Fulton Bank, Brooklyn, has stolen sos, 900
in currency and absconded.
The business portion of Fernandina,
Fla, was burned ON the 25th. Loss, $780,
600.
For the Is days preceding March %
there were 536 deaths from yellow fever in
Rio Janeiro.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01
A Courageous Lady.

A few evenings ago two ladies of re-
fined society were riding in the same
street car on the avenue with a drunken
man and his wife and rather timid
girl who did not belong to either party.
The man was quite prOfane, and his
wife repeatedly urged him to be quiet,
as he was producing fear in the minds
of the ladies in the car. Finally he ap-
pealed to them to know if such was the
case, and, being answered ia the mega
tive, he resumed his swearing, his wife
still pleading with him to desist. Grow
ing tired of his wife's entreaties, he
struck her, when one of the ladies rose
must not do so again. The man also
rose and threatened to strike the lady,
but covered, drunk as he was, under
her courageous defiance. When he had
taken his seat, the lady went to the
driver of the car and demanded that the
man be put out. The driver timidly
begged the lady to wait until he met an
approaching car, that he might get as
sistance, but she declined, and, Selling
the reins, stopped the car, and babe the
driver do his duty. The driver then
seized man, and while one of the ladies
held open the car door, the election was
performed, the other lady looking quiz
etly on. The drunken mans wife was
retained in the car, which was now
driven on, leaving the husband alone in
the cold to seek his home as best he
could. Such courage as this is not pos
sessed by all ladies. WFlnatngtoaa (Del.)
Commercial.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01

IT is stated that the Indian Appropri-
alton bill, as prepared for the considera-
ton of the Committee on Appropria-
tons, is based upon the assumption that
the proposed transfer of the Indian
Bureau from the Interior to the War
Department will be enacted. 1t there
fore makes no provision for Indian
Agents, Superintendent, Inspectors,
etc., nor for any miscellaneous OBJ
jects, except such as are re-
quired by express stipulations of treaties.
The amounts which, in the judgment
of the committee, are needed for sub
sistence and clothing, and for transport
tation for Indian service, will hereafter
be provided for in the Army Appropria-
ton bill, to be expended by the Com
missary and Quartermaster's Depart
ments. Under these heads, Mr. Ran
dali believes that at least one and half
million dollars can be saved annually.
The plan contemplates making a great
saving in transportation by removing
all the principal agencies to the vicinity
of military posts.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01
The Biggest Snake Story Yet.

"Tell you what's a fact, men; was
agwine long by myself, when, all at
wuns't, I-seed Il little king snake not
bigger'n my little finger nosin' about
'crost the road, like as he was a trailin'
somethin'. Thinks 1, I've alters hearn
ov it, all my life, an now Pm agwine
ter see it. So L follers him, sly an
quiet like. Wall; he smells along, Il
windin' an twistin' about jist like my
blue speckle houn' on n hot deer track,
pine blank. | could a most hear him
bark. Finerly, after he'd smelt all the
grass am bushes roun', he starts off,
brisk like, toge the fence, an then I'd
seed the marster RATHER. Gentlemen!
l begin to git excited an creeps up put
ty clost. Leetle king he slides roun'
'ithout noticin' % me, a watchin' his
chance, an ole RATHER he lets in ter
singin'. Jeeminy cracky! L couldn't
hear my own yurs. All at wunst leetle
king he gives hisself quick wriggle
an the next thing any body knows he
war tied into Il double bow-knot roun'
oiC L itl YOU hlloN IHtii,
thar was fun. Fur Il mint l couldn' t
see nothin' but kind o. glimmer like
o dimunts and black an silver stri pes
an glitterin' scales; but, after a little,
every thing quoted down, jis like a
lamb, an then l seed the curusest sight
yet. Ole RATHER war dead, clean chok-
ed to death, an thar he laid, biggern
my thigh an six foot an a half long,
an he had nineteen rattles an a button.
o, L medjered him and counted the
rattles! Well, gentlemen, little king
he swallers ole rattleri Turns in an
licks him all over an swallers him
bodashusly, and then crawls inter IA
hole! Hits u fact. I'll sware it, an
kin provet by seven livin' witnesses. -
IHomasuille co., Times. -
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01
WIT AND WISDOM.

FOLLOWING suit-The tailor's bill.
A CoUNTER-IRRITANT- pushing
shopman.
A BARE foot-Naturally, one that is
only II inches.
THE wives of India no longer burn
themselves to death when husband
dies. Christianity teaches them that it
is better 10 settle up the estate and go
for another.man.
MIDAS, we read, with wondrous art Of old,
Whate'er he touched at once transformed
to gold.
This modern statesman can reverse with
Touch them with gold they'll turn to what
you please.
CUSTOMER What did you think of
the Bishops sermon on Sunday, Mr.
Wigsbyp" Hairdresser-"W Well, real
Iy, sir, there was gent settin' IN
front o. me as lad his lair parted that
crooked that couldn't hear world"
Punch.
WHEN Boston girl breaks her en-
gagement with man and her friends
expostulate with her, she only has to
say his views on the theosophic doctrine
of cosmogony are loose; and they real
ize at once how impossible it is for any
true woman to risk her happiness with
such person.-NoraOich Bulletin.
THE condemnation by the press OF
Mrs. Belknap has given more than one
man pretty,yaluable hint. Thus MIR.
Ferguson was found drunk the other
night, and Ferguson said, balancing
himself against the fence, ''Hist! Not
word. thought was taking medi-
cine, and by Jove it was Mrs. Fergu-
sons whisky
s.DEAR, dear! who broke my favorite egg?'
Cried Biddy Bantam to her daughter;
'sSome lazy cur, too proud to beg,
Has mashed it--and he hadn' oughtter.'
The child gave one pathetic craw,
Her rueful tears began to thicken,
She sobbed aloud, 81 broke 1t, NAL
This little person is my chicken.
Some albumen and lime IN buy
And make another one to match it;
o ma! can not tell lie
1 did it with my little hatchet!''
Graphic.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

THE Ohio Democratic State Conven-
ton will be held at Cincinnati on May IT.
JosEPHUs SoOT, Jr., the defaulting
sentenced to confinement in the State Pris-
on for three years, and until the costs of
prosecution are paid. He is over 60 years
old, and has a family highly respected.
FERDINAND FEILGRATH, the German
poet, died on the 18th, aged GO.
The President has nominated Joel
d. Harvey for Collector of Internal Revenue
for the First District of Illinois; Wm- II.
Doolittle, Of Minnesota, for Assistant Com
missioner of Patents; Philip Arnhalt, of
Missouri, for Pension Agent at St. Joseph;
and John NJ. Coghlan. of California, for
Chief-Justice of Utah Territory.
THE Foreign Relations Committee
has reported back to the Senate the nomi-
nation of Richard II. Dana, Jr., to be Min
lister to England, with the recommendation
that it be not confirmed. 1t was placed on
the calendar with the adverse report, for
future consideration. Mr.. Dana had pre-
viously written a letter to Senator Boutwell,,
in which he refused to appear before the
committee in his own vindication.
CALEB p. MARSH returned to Wash
ington on the 22d, and was examined pri-
vately by the sub-Judiciary Committee of
the House, for the purpose of using his tes-
imony as the basis of the articles of I'm
parchment to be preferred against the late
Secretary Belknap. Marsh's evidence diff
fered in no important particular from that
given before the Clymer Committee. ss,
The Mississippi House has accepted
the resignation-Of Cardeza, Superintendent
of Education, and the impeachment pro-
ceedings commenced against him have been
discontinued in consequence.
LIEUT. Gov. DAVIS of Mississippi has
been found guilty of the charges brought
against him, and the Senate has decreed his
removal from and disqualification hereaf-
ter from holding any office of honor, trust
or profit.
OFFICIAL announcement is made
that Bayard Taylor is to be the Centennial
poet.
CHIEF-JUsTICE A. S. p. NICHOLSON,
of Tennessee, died at Columbia on the 3d.
The deceased was United States Senator
in 1910, member Of the Southern Conven-
tion of 1850, and editor of the Washington
Union during Pierce's administration.
Ex-Gov. JAMES e. SMITH, of Rhode
Island, died on the 25th
PAUL DAHLGREN, Consul-General of
the United States to Italy and son of the
late Admiral Dahlgren, died at Rome
on the 23d.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01
Married After Thirty-fOur Years
of Separation.


The Louisville Courier-Journal says:
A wedding of very romantic character
occurred in this city yesterday morn
ing. 1t was the denouement of a court
ship thirty years ago-a happy con-
summation of a youthful love-showing
how incurable are the wounds invisible
that loves keen arrows make
DIR. Joseph r. Smith, now on visit
to Louisville, is wealthy merchant and
influential citizen of Elyton, Alabama.
When quite a young man he loved
young lady in another State, and in re-
turn received the most undying assur-
ances of her affection toward him. But
fate interviewed. Circumstances of
peculiar nature prevented their union,
and after the firstpangs of disappointed
love were passed, both were married
and went their separate ways with their
companions. A few years later they
lost sight of each othor, but never for
got their youthful attachment. The
lady married gentleman named Kill
patrick, with whom she moved to Mis-
souri,. a lew years deSo hCI huSothho
died, and, about two years ago DIR.
Smith became a widower. A few
weeks ago he resolved to take a trip
north in search of his boyhood sweet
heart, whose place of residence was I'M
known to him. His first stopping place
was Louisville. Arriving here in the
early part of last week he took a room
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and COM
menced looking after some business
among the merchants. Two days after
his arrival, while looking over the hotel
register, DIR. Smith, to his great sur
prise, read the name of Mrs. - Kill
patrick from Missouri. He sought an
interview at once, and for the first time
in thirty -four years beheld his .old-time
sweetheart. The rest of the story is of
necessity brief and already anticipated.
At O'Clock yesterday morning DR..
Smith and Mrs. Fitzpatrick quietly left
the hotel in hack together and drove
to Chestnut Street Methodist Church,
where they were marriedin the presence
of a few friends, who had gathered
there by invitation of the groom, Rev.
DIR. Lynn, pastor of the church, per-
forming the ceremony.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01
CURRENT TOPICS.

A SEVERE snow storm, accompanied
by an unusually low temperature, pre-
vailed throughout the West and North
City on the afternoon of the 18th the
mercury fell from 80 degrees above to
4 degrees below zero. Hundreds of
Black Hills adventurers were caught
between Yankton aud the Hills, and it
is feared great suffering will ensue, as
many are beyond the reach of fuel and
feed for their stock, and unable to move
In any direction on account of the deep
snow.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01

J. s. EVANS, formerly post-trader at
Fort Sill, testified before the Clymer
Committee on the 21st. Witness gave
q detailed account of his transactions
with Marsh, accompanied by state-'
ment of his payments to him. Witness
was first introduced to Gen. Belknap
by Gen. Rice, of Iowa, and paid him
81 600 for the introduction.
Secretary Belknap told witness he had
promised Marsh place, and Marsh
had selected Fort Sill. evans at this
time had the position of post
trader at that post.) Evans saw
Marsh, who appeared to understand all
about the matter. He went to New
York with Marsh, where written con-
tract was signed. He said he told his
friends of his agreement with Marsh,
and showed Gen. Grierson, command
ing officer at the post, the contract on
his return to Fort Sill. The facts, he
said, were well known there, and it was
regarded there as a great outrage and
the cause of extortionate prices. -
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

At Jackson, Miss, on the 18th, J. d.
Bell, proprietor of the Peoples Defense,
had an alteration with printer named Au-
gustus Carey, regarding a settlement of ac-
counts, when Bell drew pistol and shot
Carey dead. Bell is under arrest.
Vesuvius was reported to be in erup-
ton on the 18th, and the lava flowing
towards Pompeii.
Railway communication in Scotland
was almost entirely blockaded by the snow
on the 18th and 10Th.
The Elmville Wooden Mills, at Grams
ton, K. L., were burned on the 18th. Loss
nearly 500, 600, mostly insured.
The steamer Isabel from Rochelle
for Bristol, was wrecked off the English
coast near Lands End, on the night of the
18th, and her entire crew, 80 in number,
was lost.
Fourteen tons of silver coin, amount
ing to half a million of dollars, was shipped
from San Francisco to the Treasury-Qa<
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01
THE BLACK HILLS.

Advices from Custer Cny-C0ndictin:s
Accounts rs to Mineral tveaIth-ROutes
to the Gold Re gion.
Especial Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune. I
CUSTER CITY, BLACK HILLS, March
4.-Thinking that perhaps your readers
woulu like word or two about the
newest town in the country, write you
a few lines. We have considerable
trouble in receiving and sending COM
munications, as we have no post-oflice
yet, and have to trust to corners and
goers to and from the Hills to get our
mails. | have been in Custer about a
month, and during that time have had
considerable opportunity to investigate
the country, and 1 have come to this
conclusion:
First-If there was not a dollar of
gold in this country, it is Il good coun-
try to live in, and that, sooner or
lation. The reason of this is the great
quantity of timber found here
Pine trees of enormous size are found all
over the Hills. Then there are pleasant
valleys, running through these great
forests, which are from half a mile to 3
miles wide, which afford a good oppor-
tunity to farmers, as these valleys are
rich land, and can be cultivated to ad-
vantage.
Secoasd-There is an immense guam
tity of minerals, of almost every de-
scription, found in all directions, though
mining is still dragging for the reason
that the frost is still in the ground, and
the water in French Creek is still frozen
to the bottom. But the most skeptical,
after visiting this country, can not but
be satisfied with its mining prospects.
CUSTER CITY
is on French Creek, about miles from
the old stockade, and contains about
600 inhabitants. The town proper was
laid out on the LIST day of January, 1876
(and is, therefore, only two months
old), at which time the citizens held
meeting and adopted regular squatter
laws; though 1 believe the town was
named some time in September last.
Town-lots can be located by laying a
foundation, and recording the same
within ten days thereafter with the
City Town-Lot Recorder. Then house
must be built within sixty days, or the
lot will be liable to a relocation. We
have no life-insurance or sewing ma
chine agents and no law offices here;
and as every body is quite peaceable,
do not know that we need any of the
latter. We do need practical survey
OF, with full set of instruments; and
we need an assayer of metals. Every
description of manufacturing would pay
here at this time.
ROUTES TO CUSTER CITY.
McGee and Ketchun, from Kearney
Junction, Neb., arrived here to-day.
They report a good route of only 325
miles, odometer measure. The Indians
attacked them on White Earth River,
they were compelled to throw away
their provisions, and, after exchanging
several shots, finally came through with
the front wheels of their wagon only,
and in half-starved condition. The
following is a table of distances from
Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, to the
Hills, which seems to be the most tray
eled route at this time, VIZ:
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01

ArroRNEY-GENERA PIERREPoNT ap-
peared before the House Judiciary
Committee, on the 23d, and made a
statement concerning the famous letter
sent to various Western District-Attor-
neys just previous to the Babcock
trial Mr.. Pierrepont stated that he
prepared and forwarded the letter
ut the suggestion of the Presi-
dent, but did not show it to
him, and in fact the President
knew nothing of it for several days af-
terward, when he told him about it. He
further stated that Gen. Babcock adj
mitted to him that he was instrumental
in giving publicity to the letter, and de-
Tended himself on the ground that they
were trying to destroy him, and that he
had the right to defend himself. He
(PierreponD had Immediately called
the Presidents attention to Babcock,s
admission.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01
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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01

an owner of stock long before the or
ganization of the company, and that he
did not become director until after
the sale of the mine. He had no knowi-
edge rs to whether the General paid for
stock himself, but supposed that Park
had arranged to carry the stock for
him
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-04-01

Iris officially announced by the Post
Office Department, that on and after
April 5 next the system of international
money-order exchanges now in force
between the United States and Canada
will be extended to the province of New
Foundland.