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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19
WIT AND WISDOM.

"CHARGE kerosene with two more
lives" is the entry frequently made
upon the blotter of city life.
SPEAKING of railroads, a wag re-
marked that they are now built of three
gauges, namely: Broad gauge, mar
row gauge and mortgage.
Mrs. CARR, of Quebec, hanged her.
self with her false hair last week. The
Coroner's verdict was that the Carr
was demolished by misplaced
"switch. ''-BOston Post.
PROBABLY you have heard why
minister delivering his peroration is
like ragged boy? Because he's tor'd
his close, you know. 1t is hardly ap-
parallel case, however.-Graphic.
A MAN in Oswego recently had 1928
pounds of Warts taken off his hands.
A young man named Wright married
her-and that's warts the matter
Norristo,o's Herald.
The newest collar is called the
"Safety." 1t is so named from the fact
that it is high enough for a man who
wears one to crawl up behind it and
hide when his wife stops in at the Office
to inquire whether he mailed her
letters.
TEACHER: "Johnny, how did Enoch
60 to Heaven" Johnny: "Don't know,
ma'am." Teacher: "Why, Enoch was
translated; God took him up to Heaven
without dying" Johnny: "By golly,
then, that's the line I'm going up ONT"
A CoCKNEY at the Falls of Niagara,
when asked how he liked them, replied;
''They are 'andsome, quite SO; but they
don't quite hanswer my hexpectations;
besides, got thoroughly vetted, and
lost my at. prefer to look at 'ein in
an hengraving, in 'ot weather, and in
the 'ouse."
WE regret to be compelled to decline
some able poetry because the gifted
bard tried to rhyme ''error" with ''Pe-
ter" We can admit nothing worse
than Whittier, who rhymes ''law" with
'war;" Dryden, who rhymes ''form"
with ''man;'' and Pope, who rhymes
''vice' with ''destroys." 1t was Stern.
hold and Hopkins, by the way, who versi-
fed the Psalms and rhymed ''caterpil-
lar'' with ''grasshopper. ''-Graphtc.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

Louis Hemingway is man whose ex-
ploits in marriage among the well-to-
do people of Ciermont County, Ohio,
and vicinity, have been equal in degree
to the attentions of George Magurn to
the sex. Very recently some of his VIC
TINS have taken pains to call in the help
of the law against him, and the effort
has revealed a story which is scarcely
credible. Two years ago he appeared
in the village of Cherry Grove as ped
dler of jewelry. He was intelligent and
so fascinating that he soon won the
esteem of Miss Vallient, an orphan
girl, living with her grandmother, and
owning a good properly. Hemingway
agreed to marry her, and then borrow
ed 50, 200 of her to start in business in
other localities. About this time it was
discovered that Hemingway had a wife
in Indiana, and soon after he eloped,
leaving Miss Vallient his creditor.
Soon afterward he married a young
girl in Kentucky, opposite New Rich
mond, o. Before the honeymoon was
over he bad deserted her, not being
able to get as much money as he ex-
pected. He next appeared in Newton,
in Hamilton County, as householder
Here he engaged to marry a Miss
Brooks, girl of some means. Going
with her to Cincinnati on a shopping
expedition one day he managed to get
possession OF her pocketbook, and then
lost her in a crowded dry goods store.
His next venture was in Clermont
County, not far from the scene of his
first. He married Miss Annie Young
and moved to Nation, Ill. There he
deserted his wife in a short time, and
with singular impudence came back to
Clermont county, say ing his wife would
soon follow him. He has now about
gone his length in this locality, and, as
he is wanted in court, he will probably
transfer himself to pastures new. He
is of medium height, hair slightly gray,
seldom wears e beard, has ring and
wreath with secret society design tat
tooed on each arm.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

fellow revived, and, wiping the blood
from his face, hit the heavy man a
ringing left-hander on the nose. A
few moments rest was taken between
rounds, and time given for each to get
his breath The contest was active on
both sides, and lasted for thirty minutes.
The participants were severely pun
ished, and bled freely, each showing
the effects of the fight in battered face
and crimson-colored shirt. The result
was about evenly divided. After the
match, each walked to the bar, and
sponged off. They shook hands, and,
after thanking the proprietor for his
saloon, went away together, having
appeased their silent wrath to the per-
feet satisfaction of all, without creating
q public disturbance.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19
Rights of Finders of Treasure

A peculiar case was heard recently
at the Manchester City Court, before
Mr.. Headlam, which involved the rights
of the police to detain any property
which had been " found, !" and for which
no owner was forthcoming. Edward
Ramsey, who described himself as a
porter, living in Tickle Street, sued
Mr.. Superintendent Gee for the value
of a curious gold pin which he alleged
he found in Deansgate. The pin in
question was of very curious design,
representing monkeys head, and was
worth about Is. The prosecutor said
he found the pin about three months
ago in Deansgate, and fortnight after
he took it to a pawnshop to ask its
value. The pawnbroker stopped it and
sent for police officer, and the pin was
taken to the station. He followed, and
was given into custody, but was dis
charged the next morning, and he now
sued the police for the pin, as no owner
could be found. Mr.. Gee said he had
advertised twice, the second time be-
ing the previous day. The prosecutor,
in answer to Mr.. Gee, said that during
the fortnight the pin was in his posses
sion he had taken no steps to find an
owner, as he did not Mt first think it
was of any value. He gave no notice
to the police, and took no steps to as
certain the owner. Mr.. Gee submitted
that the prosecutor had no rights of
ownership. Mr.. Headlam-I think the
finder is entitled to any thing he finds
if the owner can not be found. OF
course, certain time must be allowed.
Mr.. Goethe prosecutor had dishon-
est intention with regard to it. He was
going to;seH it. That would amount
to larceny, MIR. Headman-No; if he
knew the owner and went to pawn it,
that would be larceny. The pin being
picked up in the street and then taken
to q pawnbroker would not make it
larceny. Mr.. Gee-Loss of property
does not invalidate ownership. Mr.
Headman Certainly not, if the owner
comes and makes good his claim. The
case was adjourned for month, on the
understanding that if the pin was not
owned in that time it was to be given
up to the prosecutor.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

JENKINS, of Hartford, has been to
Saratoga and seen the children at q gar
den party. "One ridiculous sight was
that of little three-year-old, who was
dressed in a rose-colored silk, with q
yard of her mama's point-lace fiounce
for an overdress, and who wore tiny
white gloves, pearl fan pendant, pink
silk stockings, and with kid boots the
same color. Well, this baby started of
we'll pleased to dance with another baby
of her own age. but seeing companion
of the like tender years dancing with a
boy several years her senior, she came
down the lawn with her mouth wide
open, and her hands spread in frantic
fashion, screaming vigorously, and when
she reached her anxious mother yelled
out with the passion OF an enraged child,
| Il want to q luce With q boy. l won
dance with girl Poor little thing
| That is her beginning of woes, for there
are numerous maidens all forlorn who
would cry aloud IS they could for mas
outline partners,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

Reports received at the War Depart
ment from Gen. Sheridan state that many Of
the Indians now coming into the reserva-
lions carry arms captured from the 7ths Cav
airy in the late Custer massacre. e 'sss'sz t7Efi
by a collision on the Somerset and
Dorset Railroad, near Radstoek,f Eng. on
the It'll, u persons were Killed land 80 in
t,ired.l D.. aasa.i - ssoifRpisoa 4sa
Y James Spicer and daughter and.John
Fillmore were drowned by the capsizingief
. boat at Chautauqua Lake, N. ", on the
1th< 70 gsssfgsct a-ifsp-sg,.s4 ,.sss -.
: The extension of the Texas Pacific
Railroad, from Dallas to Fort Worth, Tex
as, has been completed and through con-
nections to the latter point established With
81. Louis. tss'-fsI -ssf
. WV. Jilz, who was convicted of the
crime of abortion in St. Louis, his victim
being young lady named Miss Lulu Shane,
has been sentenced to one years. imprison.
n1ent in he'County jail and to pay fine Of
800, besides costs Of prosecutions; It will
.bs remembered that young brother OF
Miss Shane, in order to avenge his sister Is
wrong, attempted to shoot .Jilz IN bis own
house, not long since, but was himself shot
and killed by Jig in seIf-defense. e isssi5l
= A Russian lady made an attempt to
assassinate Prince GoSschakoff, the R,issmn
Minister to Switzerland, at Berne, on the
9th, by firing at him with a pistol. The
Prince was tinhhrt; theslsdy was arrested,
The affair ~ss tasid TO have . pelitical signiii-
cancesfSg5h OF bad II "a st,,;-s.,.,
The 5freights ibfakemenI on the Ohio
and mississippi Railroad inaugurated a
Of IL At Gox In fb.0
count Of 2 reduction of wages. 80 =
r. jenkins S. Howell, colored, convict
ed Of rape, was hang cd near Snow Hill,
Md ., on The 1lth. The execution was wit
messed by 2 800 persons. '@
Thomas Morton Quackenbush was
HANGED at Batavia, N. r, on the 11th, fo1
the murder of Mrs. Sarah Norton, on the
3D. of December, 1879. He confessed the
deed, but denied murdereus intentions, he
having been under the influence of liquor
when he killed her. -t-1 az
u The narrow-gauge railroad from
Kansas City to Lexington, Mo-, was opened
on The 18th. =. - ''-i' tSz's'-
James B. Hickok, alias ",Wild Bill, .
known in Kansas and the territories as a
scout of some prominence in early days, was
hiaCQ ia u stIOOu Ut DcduWOUu Oh ire ~
inst, by Bill Soutierland, wso,;in jusi;f-
cation Of the act, So d that Bill killed his
brother at Fort Hayes some years ago. *.
Reports from Madrid; say that the
heat is the most excessive known since 1900.
The city is deserted. Forty field laborers
were FRUSTRATED and died near Seville. The
vines in Andalusia are scorching and fail
ing. .qc .Ns-i
Leon Vaudney and Arthur Revert, ol
Montreal. fought duel ct E'sffoid, Yer.
I mont, on the 18th, two shots being ex-
fchanged. Revert was wounded. Six par.
dcipants were arrested. y oAVy 90
| Clara A. Brown, of Greenyill, Pa.
aged s15, and Carrie Stull. of Warren, O.,
| aged 10, were drowned while bathing il
Chautauqua Lake, n. Y, on the It'll. The,
were attending the National Sunday-schoo
Convention at Fair Point. af9A; tEEiia
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19
FoRrY-FouRTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 5th, tho time was
occupied chiefly in a discussion of the letters of
acceptance of Tilden and Hendricks. after which
the report Of the Conference COMMITTEE On the
MortonT reseiutio1 for The Punishment Of the
tbe sena en G ot WIS enses
sion and. then adjourned In the House, the
Bland silver bhinshs' tshen up but passed over
on Ranking and eofreScy, reported bill to re- re-.
pal iseetig. ta,ess q the Resumption act Of Jan.
ury to redeem in coir legal tender notes thea ont
standing. He declared his belief that the fixing
prosperity; that it effected 70 good, and that it
vas vas Hssery useless .9r a. practical purposes
So, and said go to bis committee. The bill which
it was proposed 10 repeal IN part hrd passed Con-
gross % a p ..rty Necessity under the whip and
a substitute, which was rejected. and under a
notion Of the previous question, the report of
s9N M NAYS earsd by Coz vote Of the aod
ported bill for a commission Of
taken place in me relative value of gold and sill
yer, The causes thereof, whether permanent or
otherwise, the effect thereof on the trade. Com
merce and finance, and the productive interests
OF the country, and on standards Of value in this
an foreign countries. Second, into the policy
OF restoration OF double standard in this coun-
Try. and If restored what legal relations
between betty the two coins of silve and gold
10y OF continuing legal tender notes concurrentIy
with the metallic standard and the effect thereof
on the labor, industry and wealth o. the country
fourth into the best manner for providing for
commission to report on or before the 18th day OF
January, ls71. The bill was passed. The re
port Of the Conference Committee on the bin for
| the sale Of Usage lands IN Kansas to actual set
tiers was made by Mr.. Goodin and agreed to- and
| the House adjourned. -
In the Senate, on the 9TH, the vote by
which tbe6enate indefinitely postponed the bill
TO reimburse West Virginia for property destroy
ed by Federal troops during tbs
late war, was reconsidcred and tb,
bill placed on the calendar. Tho amendment,
OF the House to the Senate bill, extending time
for redemption Of lands. sold by. the United
| states for direct taxes, were agreed to and bill
| passed The House bill making appropriation
Tor the payment Of claims reported allowed by III,
Southern Claims Commission passed with ths
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19
A Curious English Lawsuit.

The Spectator says: Vice-Chancellor
Sir r. Mains had on Monday to decide
curious case. II. Stuart Duncombe,
son of Mr.. Duncombe, solicitor of
some property, in 1868 appeared at his
fathers Office and asked for assistance.
His father, who had dismissed him
years before, refused it, and H. S. Dun
combe, then sixty-six, has never since
been heard of. The father died in 1869,
intestate, and the sons share of his
property would have been f24, 1884 con-
soils, but he was not to be found. The
court, therefore, was asked to decide
whether his share belonged to his
brother and sister, as his fathers next
of kin, as it would have done if he had
died before his father, or
to his next of kin, as it would do
if he had survived him. The Vice
Chancellor decided that, in the total
absence of testimony, H. S. Dun
combe must be held to have
survived his father, to have
lived seven years since he was last seen,
and to have died intestate. Conse-
quently, as his sister had died within
the seven years, only the brother and
the brothers. son could enjoy the prop
erty. That is singular instance of
the application of arbitrary yet sensible
legal rules. Suppose H. S. Duncombs
is alive, or a new claimant starts for
ward to personate himP
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19
What the MOrmOns Believe.

A Mormon writes to the New York
Evening Post: The Mormon people no
more entertain the idea of removing
from Utah than the Bostonians reflect
on the possibility of evacuating Boston.
1 can not express q conviction of their
permanent residence in any stronger
terms. They believe that when the
Millennium, of which there are no pres
emit indications, shall come, the Saints
of the Lord will be gathered together
in jackson County, Mo-, where they will
reign for 1000 years, all the rest of the
world, even including Boston, being de-
stroyed Whom they will reign over,
by the by, has never been told us. Until
that glorious day shall come they are
directing their main efforts to the up
building of Utah. The only foundation
for such reports as are frequently seen
in the newspapers is the sending out of
an occasional colony into the neighbor-
ing Territories, chiefly as missionary
station for the conversion of the Indi-
ans. The ''Book OF Mormon" teaches
that the American Indians, therein
termed Lamanites, are the descendants
of the lost tribes of Israel, and that
while it is the duty of the Church to
convert all nations to saving knowl-
edge of the truth, its first endeavors
are to be for the salvation of these rem
nants of the fold.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

IT is not customary to bestow real
kisses on lovers in the performances at
the Vienna theaters. A failure to OBJ
serve the custom in this respect has
brought serious misfortune upon a
handsome tenor, Bastiano Widmann by
name. He saluted the soprano honest
ly ON the lips, much to her surprise.
She requested him in future to refrain
from such demonstrations, and, to
make sure of it, exclaimed at the second
representation of the same opera when
the kissing-time arrived, loud enough
for the audience to hear, !" will excuse
YOU from the kiss" This open insult
infuriated the tenor, and he retorted
coarsely, " Thank God for that! Who
wants to kiss such an old thingl" The
consequence is that the tenor is now
seeking a situation elsewhere. and the
pretty soprano is kissed no more in
public.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19
A Remarkable Case of Suspend.
ed Animation. uE5s - 3.

us
During the last heated term Mr.. Mark
Carr, of Walpole, Norfolk County,
Mass, q very worthy laboring man
about 60 years of age, received a severe
sunstroke. The day following the at
tack he wandered away, and though a
thorough search was Instituted no trace
of him could be found. His friends
gave up all hopes of him, and his estate
was about to be administered upon
when news came from a farmhouse
about q mile distant from where, he fived
that Mr., Carr had appeared there. His
friends Immediately went to his relief
and found him emaciated and weak.
He says that he left his, home and that
is the last that he remembers. He came
to his senses in the woods and crawled
to the nearest house. The fact is well
substantiated that he must have remain
ed in the woods in. state, of uncon-
seriousness for a period of three weeks,
without food or water. MIR. Carr is re-
covering, and the case is regarded as
one of the most remarkable on record,
as our informant is thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the facts as here stated.-Bos-
ton Journal. o3 9E50 .iVns4 booze
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

acter; that no confidence can be placed
in their promises; and that the request
does not come from the hostile tribes,
and there is no ground for believing
the desire for peace is general.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

Mrs. RoBB, of Corpus Christi, is fair.
~ entitled to her name of the "Cattle
Queen of Texas She owns $4,000
acres of land, inciosed by IS miles OF
fence, on which $4,000 beeves per an,
mum are fattened tor market.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

The Wagner Musical Festival at
Bayreuth, Germany, opened on the 18th.
Among the distinguished auditors pres
ent were the Emperor William, the EN-
peror Dom Pedro, and half dozen
minor princes, besides Liszt, Gounod
and other eminent composers. The
opening performance was very brilliant
and successful.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

THE Chicago Tribune had a special
dispatch from its correspondent with
Gen. Crooks command, via Fort Fet-
terman, 7th, saying that Gen. Merritt
had effected a junction with Crook and
the combined force Of over 2,100 men
would immediately move toward
Tongue River. Gen. Terry had not
been heard from for a month, and there
were rumors, which however could be
traced to no reliable source, that he
had been worsted in a fight with Sit
ting-BuQ. -
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

IN reply to q proposition from
Agency Indians, that there be cessa-
ton of hostilities against Sitting Bull
and his adherents, in order to allow ne
gotiations for peace, Gen. Sherman
says that the Indian tribes with which
the Government Is at war are not such
nation as 10 allow the establishment
any negotiation Of this or any char
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

THE Alabama State election, held on
the 18th, resulted in the election of the
entire Democratic ticket, headed by
Houston for Governor, by a majority
of from 10000 to sc, 900. The Legisla-
ture is also largely Democratic.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

A boston physician recommends
that ladies blow comets or trombones TO
expand their chests,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

GEN. BENJAMIN HARRISON has been
rendered the nomination for Governor
on the Indiana Republican ticket, in
place of Mr.. Orth, declined. Gen.
Harrison has accepted.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

=
AT Chicago, the evening of the eth,
Alexander Sullivan, formerly a journal
list and later Secretary of the Board OF
Education, shot Francis Hanford,
Principal OF the Chicago High
School, in the stomach, inflict-
ing . wound which proved fatal two
hours afterward. It appears Hanford
had written the Board of Education,
charging Mrs. Sullivan with using inn
proper influences to secure the appoint
ment Of Duane Doty, of Detroit, as Su-
perintendens of Schools there, making
the charge in an .aggraxatipg manner,
SO as to place her in most disagreeable
light. =.
SUNDAY, the 9th, on Putnam's Pond,
Washington CD. M T., thirteen per-
sons were in small row-boat When
about three rods from Shore, in eight
feet of water, squall struck the boat,
capsizing it, drowning johnson and
wife, John McAulister and wife, John
Burland and daughter, Peter Oscur,
Adolph Liveneier's son, Holden, and
Miss Thatcher. The bodies of all but
Holden have been recovered.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

A BERLIN dispatch of the 9Th says
that Servia, despairing of a successful
issue of the war, has requested the
Powers to mediate in favor of peace.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

On the last return trip from Dead
wood the stage was attacked by, In
dams, at Indian Greek, the stock stolen,
mail-bags cut open, the coach destroyed
and one passenger wounded. A camp
of fifteen Indians was surprised and at
tackled at Old Bridge Ferry, forty miles
north of Fort Laramie, by a party of
herders. One Indian and two ponies
were killed, and fourteen ponies cap
tured. The, Baker & Davis train, re-
turning from the Hills, was attacked
near Owens Ranch, twenty-five miles
south of Fort Laramie, on the 4th inst,
losing ten head of horses.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

Two people got married yesterdass
says the Raleigh Standard, and they
acted sensibly indeed. All day long
they were fixing up their house. The
woman vowed she wouldn't marry tn
she "seed every thing fixed" Hand in
hand, they were busy as bees waikiki
the streets and buying provisions and
furniture for the house. And at last,
when all was done, the woman walked
down and peeped in and said, "Now,
John, I'll marry you," and they went
and were married, and marched
straight down into snug little home
There wasn't a Saratoga trunk or &
single unpaid tailor's bill in the whole
ceremony.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19

THERE was an exciting debate in the
British Parliament, on the 9TH, on the
subject Of the alleged atrocities in Bull
garia committed by the Turkish army,
and number of members spoke with
great indignation of the attitude of in
difference ON the part of the British
Government.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-08-19
CURRENT TOPICS.

NEWS by way of Bismarck is to the
effect that Rain-in- the-Face, accompan-
led by 220 lodges of Indians from the
hostile camp, has arrived at Standing
Rock. This Indian murdered trader
of Stanley's Expedition in 1878, was
arrested therefor by Capt. Tom Custer,
but escaped, and is said to have cut the
heart from Capt. Clusters body, and
to have fired the last shot at
Gen. Custer. An intelligent, reliable
gentleman states that though special
effort was made on the part of the
agent and Indians, at the issue of beef,
July 20, to make a showing, still there
were not 500 bucks present while there
should have been over 1000; from
which it would seem that large num-
bers are with the hostiles. There are
those who are well informed who rate
the Sioux fighting forces at $1,000, and
believe there are 10000 well armed
warriors in the field.