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The New York herald., 1876-09-04

hrst volume is better than those which follow. She
has never equalled Tho woong or" s'Hcr Dearest
Foe' (henry Holt & Coz has more plot than tho
earlier novel, and attempts In tho way OF dra-
matte situations but has hall power Not but
that 'Hcr Dearest Foc'' is a novel OF more than
average merit, only it does quite up to its
authors standard 1t is very amusing parts Us well
as thrilling. The description OF the little shop or
"Bcrin Bazaar as was sty led with lady propri-
etor, Is 80 attractive that help feeling
keeping shop would be much more agreeable occu-
patton for u reduced gcnileNoman than going out
governess. Gossipo,ing Old Lady styles is very en-
tertaning and the story has a nl,ng termination In
The marriage OF the heroine TO Ter dearest ioe
'.rHE LAND TuE SKY"
''Thc Land OF the skyn ID. Appleton COY can
and adventure with just site glance at love affair
The scene rs laid the mountain byways OF North
Carolina and descr bcs the adventures OF party o.
ladies and gentlemen who travelled their shaggy
sides on horseback, in wagons and aioot The strong
paint OF the work description OF scenery
One can hardly read 1t without wanting
20 mako just such tour. The story is
written by or the party, and 10 faithful chron Gle
OF what happened each day. All oi the party were
young, with oxceptiona lat old aunt who did tho
matronizng Wnen the gentlemen first proposed the
trip the ladies offered to so with them, but the unga-
liant males quie.iy snubbed them Al last. however
their good nature prevailed. aad they allowed the
laies the blessed privilege fjoggng through The coun-
try In their company-a privilege which, though
grudgingly given, eagerly accepted. Well. the re-
suit that they had grand good tmc and the gen.
tlemen regretted their condcsconsion. Al was
uot smooth travelling a hard road in Colonel
Delancsy ksnes Pelham coach There were trials 10
The New York herald., 1876-09-04

HAIirAx. sept 3-Arrivcd. steamer Hiternan (Br).
Archer. Baltimore for Liverpool, via st Johns, NJ.
NOMINAL sept I-Arrived. steamer Peruvian, Smith
Liverpool.
Cleared is steamer Aberfeldy. Bainss London: brig St
Joseph. Cote, Noutevideo.
Qrknkc. rcpt iArrived. ships Geo Gilroy. Mckenzie,
Gsenock Al eria Brrr, Leith. bsrks Glcnas BunRad
Liverpool. New Brunswick Stoesen London Fla tn,
mel. Troon: America. Bouue. Liverpool: Acorn Piper
sunderland; brgs Fswn. Putt Teignmouth; Mas,
Zepisin. kremen.
Cleared Let. steamers Morsvan. Graham Iverpool Man
itosau Watts Gascow bsrks Pietre, Hoist Dublin
hsr >ic1cIsou. Stengebye. London.
viorosiA Aug 2e-sail d. harks Pacific - Pc Hsrrng-
tou. Sydney: Charlotte tBri. Clsrx Valparaiso.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28
How Was This Toad freed?

A remarkable incident occurred at
Brown & Halls saw-min last Saturday,
whilst pine log was being sawed up
into lumber. The outside slab and one
board had been cut off, and while the
workmen were turning over the log
they were surprised to see large toad
poke his head out of hole in which he
was imbedded, and where he had bare
ly escaped being cut up by the saw.
How the stranger got there is mystic
ry, as he was completely encased in the
wood, with no possible means of ingress
or egress. As the log was the fourth
or fifth from the butt of the tree, his
position must have been at least fifty
or sixty feet from the ground, and he
has, no doubt, grown up with it from
infancy, being, probably, hundreds of
years old. The animal was quite fiat
and nearly as large as a mans hand.
He was perfectly blind, but when taken
from his bed he made use of his limbs
to crawl away. The tree was perfectly
sound, with the exception of decayed
spot of about foot in length below the
hollow place in which he was imbedded.
How did he get there, and what did he
live onP-Acton (Onto Free Press.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28
WIT AND WISDOM.

"THE times are hard, my dear, -
said man to his better-half, "and l
find it difficult to keep my nose above
water" "You could easily keep your
nose above water" replied the lady,
t"if you didn't keep it so often above
brandy. - - =
In a recent essay Professor Fiske
says: neutrality-suspicious. is a
progressive stripping eff Of the old
idea Of purpose and replacing it by the
conception of physical agencies" The
reader can see how a word looks with a
hustle of the period on.
An ingenious trunk has been invented
for Centennial city travellers. When in
proper shape it looks substantial enough
to secure board for a month; but when
folded up it can be slowed in the pocket
of linen overcoat and taken away I'M
noticed before payday.
ALWAYS discourage your infant sons
efforts to crawl up on the side of his
crib and crow. Mr.. Darwin's theory of
natural selection will teach you that
SUCH cuOTLS dTe Dub Inc TuUlU16uCdTy
tokens of your child's inclination to in
hict himself upon his country as stump
speaker.
MULLINS is entirely bald with the ex-
ception of single lock, which he combs
carefully over the side of his head. A
short time ago some young ladies asked
him for his photograph, and just for
fun he had picture taken of the top of
his head. About week afterwards he
went past the photographers place and
noticed an immense crowd studying a
picture in the window. He looked in
and found that that disgusting animal
of an artist had printed greatly en-
larged picture of his bald head, with
the black lock running around the edge,
and had labeled it "Eclipse of the
moon; the phenomenon as it appeared
at quarter-past eleven.'' That picture
was sent all over the world, and it is
now filed among the archives of every
scientific institution from Hong Kong
to the Franklin Institute. Philadelphia
Bulletin.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28
CANTON MISS. URDAY, OCTOBER

labor. In the morning she brought it
to him, begging he would not despise
her poor gift. After breakfast she &C
companied him a little way; and at
parting, Fohi said:
"May the first work you undertake
last until evening!"
When she got home she began to
was left, and she went on measuring,
and did not come to the end of it until
evening, when her house and yard were
full of linen in short, she did not know
what to do with her wealth. Her rich
neighbor, seeing this, was sorely vexed,
and resolved that such good fortune
should not escape her again.
After some months the traveller came
once more to the village; she went to
meet him, pressed him to go to her
house, treated him with the best food
she had, and in the morning brought
him shirt of fine linen, which she had
made some time before; but all night
she kept candle burning in her room,
that the stranger, if he awoke, might
suppose she was making his shirt. After
breakfast she accompanied him out of
the village, and when they parted he
said:
"May the first work you undertake
last till EVENING""
She went her way home, thinking the
whole time of her linen, and antici-
pating its wonderful increase; but just
then her cows began to low.
"Before l measure my linen," said
she, al will quickly fetch the COWS
some water.''
But when she poured the water into
the trough, her pail never emptied; she
went on pouring, the stream increased,
and soon her house and yard were all
under water; the neighbors complained
that every thing was ruined; the cattle
were drowned, and with difficulty she
saved her own life, for the water never
ceased flowing until the setting of the
sun.-SGn Francisco Call.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28
A Boys Description of a Fight.

A lad, narrating fight in which he
had been engaged, said: "Ill tell you
how it was. You see, Bill and me went
down to the wharf to fish; and felt in
my pocket and found my knife, and it
was gone; and said, bill, you stole
my knife;' and he said was another;
and 1 said go there YOURSELF and he
said it was no such thing and 1 said he
was a liar, and could whip him if I
was bigger'n him; and he said he'd rock
me to sleep, mother; and 1 said he was
bigger one and he said L never had
the measles; and said for him to fork
over that knife, or I'd fix him for
tombstone at Cypress Hills; and he said
my grandmother was no gentleman;
I said he dersn't take it up but ne did,
you bet; you never-well you never did;
then got up again; and he tried to,
but he didn't; and 1 grabbed him and
throwed him down on the top of me
like several bricks; and l tell you it
beat an-and so did he; and my little
dog got behind Bill and bit him; and
Bill kicked at the dog, and the dog ran,
and l ran after the dog to fetch him
back, and didn't catch him till I l,as
clear home; and I'll whip him more yet.
Is my eye blackP'
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28
Music in the Harem.

Felicien David, recently deceased,
spent five years in the East. While he
was in Cairo Mahomet Ali engaged him
to teach the piano to the women of his
harem. Felicien David went to the
harem. The chief of eunuchs received
him. The chief was attended by four
other eunuchs,> as fine specimens of
Nubian negroes as could be seen. The
chief of enunchs said to Felecien David,
speaking in his shrillest treble voice:
''Would you be good enough to begin
the lesson at oncep" Felicien David
answered: s'Willingly. Where are the
ladiesP'' The chief of eunuchs became
furious. 'sWhat, dog of a giaour, do
you expect to be introduced into the
presence of the wives of his Highnessp
You must give the music lesson to u.s."
"To your" eyes, to us. Teach us as
you would have taught the ladies, and
we will repeat the lesson to them" 1t
was in vain Felicien David told the chief
of eunuchs that he could not teach
music in that way, and Felicien David
was shown the door.-NesO Orleans Pic
lUax7le.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28
Abuse of Sewing-Machines.

The sewing is doubtless
great help to the weary, great bless
ing to the heavily laden mother and
housekeeper-or it should be; but all
have need of caution lest they make this
good gift q curse. Let us look back to
the time when sewing-machines were
unknown, and compare the amount OF
cloth, time and stitches necessary to
make the most deliberately fashionable
dress then with that which is piled on
the ordinary dress of the present period.
Look at the ruffies, puffs, flounces, ETC.,
that mothers put on even little girls
dress, to say nothing Of the amount re-
quired on their own. Think of putting
100 yards of rufi1ing on one dress! And
any body knows that is but small esti-
mate of the number required for some
stylish dresses. If there were no way
to have it made but by hand, how many
dresses would be SO deliberately trim
med?
Knowing how rapidly all kinds OF
sewing can be done with the machine,
is there not danger that ladies will be
beguiled into great waste of time,
money and material by the possession
of that which was designed to give them
rest and time to use for their
own improvement and for the
welfare of othersp Aside from
the temptation to extravagant
expenditure of material, time and
strength. if not very careful, there is
danger of many becoming devotees Of
fashion, who, but for the ease and rap
idity with which the work is done by
these wonderful machines, would have
made better mothers and happier
homes.
The wise will see this danger and
resolutely turn from it. We can hardly
understand how sensible women can be
SO beguiled by fashion. In their own
hearts they can not but acknowledge
that the excessive use of trimming now
in style is not in good taste, that fash
ion fools her votaries by enforcing styles
that all must see are ludicrously ex-
travagant. If common sense ever be-
comes the mistress and fashion the ser
want, as she should be, many of our
modern improvements and useful ma
chimes will be more truly appreciated
than they can be now, when compelled
to aid the foolish and extravaganza, in
stead of ministering to the comfort Of
the weary and overworked.-Chr
Union.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28
A Chinese Parable.

FOhi, in the course of his wander
ings, coming to a village, knocked at
the door of a rich woman and begged
permission to enter.
What" said she, edo you think l
receive into my house every rowing vag-
abond? No, indeed; it would be unbe.
fitting a respectable woman! Go your
way!"
Then he went to the cottage of a poor
woman, who at once kindly begged him
to enter. She set before him the only
food she had, little goats milk, broke
a piece of bread into it, and said
MAY Fohi bless it, that we may
both have enough"
She then prepared for him a couch
of straw; and, when he fell asleep, per-
ceiving that he had no shirt, she sat up
all night and made him one out of some
linen she had made by her own hard
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28

AN ORDER BY THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON CITY, Oc-
tober II, IS76.-Gen. W. L. Sherman, command
ing United States Army: SIR-In view OF the ex-
listing condition of affairs in South Carolina there
is possibility that the proclamation of the Presi
dent Of this date may be disregarded. To provide
against such . contingency you will Immediately
order all available force in the Military Division
of the Atlantic to report to Gen. Ruger. COM
manding at Columbia, South Carolina, and in
struct that officer to station his troops in such
localities that they may be most speedily and
efectually used in case Of resistance to the au-
thority of the United States. 1t is hoped that a
collision may be avoided, but you will instruct
Gen. Ruger to let it be known that it is the fixed
purpose, of the Government to carry out the
spirit OF the proclamation. and to sustain it by
the military force of the General Government,
supplemented, if necessary, by the militia OF the
various States.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
fSignedJ d. s. CAMERON,
Sacr of War
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28
TELEGRAPHIo NOTES.

The Indians at Standing Rock Agency
have signed the treaty relinquishing the
Black Hills, the treaty being SO far msdi-
fed, however, as not to insist on their re-
moval to the Indian Territory. =
The Thorner Block, in Louisville,
KY, was entirely destroyed by fire on the
morning of the 18th. Alexander,s Hotel
and other buildings adjoining were also
badly injured. Losses about $500, 900,
mostly insured.
The entire business portion of the
village of Jordan, Onondaga County, N.
Y, was burned on the 10th.
The party arrested by the st. Louis
police near Independence, Mo-, on the
18th, upon suspicion of being one of the
James brothers, was taken to st. Louis and
held in custody for several days, when It
was satisfactorily proven that he was the
person he had afithe time represented him
self to be, viz, Mr.. John Goodfn, cattle
dealer Of somewhat migratory habits, who
had accidentally wounded himself with q
pistol some months previously and was un-
der treatment by DR.. Noland.
The train from Quebec to st. Johns,
N. B., on the 18th, was delayed over six
hours by the snow, which was reported to
be two feet deep upon the track in some To-
calities.
The German Parliament has been
summoned to convene on Oct. 80.
Four companies Of artillery from
Fort Monroe and two from Fort Adams
have been ordered to South Carolina.
A Columbia Is. CO. dispatch of the
18th, says: Six whites, returning home from
Democratic mass meeting at Eigefeld c.
H., near dark last evening, were fred into
by colored men In ambush. One was killed
instantly, and another severely wounded.
Major Kline and other United States officers,
atfhe request Of the whites, went to the
spot, and while viewing the body a white
man, sent for the Coroner, was also shot
from ambush and his leg shattered and
horse wounded. The meeting had been
quiet and orderly. -t14l. 3. 49,.
A prairie fire in the southwest part
Of Saline County, Neb., on the 18th, burn
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28

A MAN in Montana, short time ago,
squatted on another persons land and
built small frame shanty. When re-
quested to remove, he positively refused
to do so; so one night squad of men
came around, after the squatter and his
wife were asleep, and, lifting the whole
concern, shanty and all, with deliberate
care, carried it to the river and set it on
a small raft. Then they pushed the raft
out into the stream and let her go.
When the sguatter got up in the morn
ing to go out, he was surprised to find
himself about sixty miles down stream,
and making good time in nine-knot
current. This is all we shall say about
that man. 1t would be extremely i'm
proper to report his remarks in full in
this paper.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

LIEUT. Col. OTIs, who has succeed,
ed to the command of the Seventh Cavalry,
left vacant by the death of Gen. Custer,
was born in 1880, and graduated at the Mil
itary Academy in 1853. He served through
the War, and has been in the Far West
since 1857. fff-
The Republicans of the Third Dis.
trict Of Arkansas have nominated Judge
John Mcclure for Congress.
The official returns of the Ohio cleo
ton give Barnes (Rep.) for Secretary
of State a majority of $500.
FRANCIS p. BLAIR, the venerable
journalist and politician, died onthe 18th,
at his residence. Silver Springs, Md, aged
81 years.
The death is announced at Tucson,
Arizona, of Hon. John Titus, ex- Chief JUS
tice Of that Territory. He was native Of
Philadelphia.
Hon. JAMES G. TALIAFERRo, Judge
of the Louisiana Supreme Court, died on
the 18th, at his residence at Catahoula, aged
go years. go
OSCAR DE LAFAYETTE, Senator OF
France, has written letter to Mayor Wick
ham, thanking the people of New York, in
the name of the descendants Of the celebrat-
ed Marquis, for the statue recently unvailed
In that city. F-F Ef f..
Gov. GRovER, United States Senator
elect from Oregon, is 3 native of Maine, So
years old, and has been in Oregon IS years.
He was the first Congressman from that
State, and has twice been elected Governor.
M. M. COOKE one of the editors OF
the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser, died Of
consumption on the 18th. ~
TIE ceremony of unwilling the With
erspoon statue on the Centennial grounds at
Philadelphia took place on the Goth, in the
presence of large concourse of people,
principally Presbyterians.
The President has approved the COM
mission of VIM. T. Hughes, Of Illinois, to
be Agent for the Indians at Green River and
Standing Rock Agencies, Dakota.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28

ed over a section nearly eight miles square,
cleaning nearly every thing in its path
houses, barns, crops and implements. Two
women and two children are said to have
lost their lives.
A Cheyenne dispatch of the t1Sth
says that the Indians are becoming unusually
bold in their depredations north and west Of
the Chug, and almost every hour brings re-
ports of raids upon ranches, coupled with
murder, theft and arson.
THE Mcpherson statue at Washing
ton was unvailed with appropriate ceremo-
nfes on the 18th, that being the occasion of
the tenth annual meeting of the Army of the
Tennessee.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28

SINCE the passage of the ordinance
in Virginia City, New, making opium
smoking Il misdemeanor, the smokers
emigrate to Gold Hill nightly, and re-
turn to the city at all hours of the day.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28

The whaling bark Florence arrived
at San Francisco ON the 21st, from the
Arctic Ocean, bringing 100 men of the
crews of the Arctic whaling fleet, u
vessels of which are reported lost
in the ice, with . portion of
their crews, with no hope of their
escape. The Three Brothers, with 9TH
ers of the crews on board, made for
Honolulu. The number of those on
board the abandoned vessels is believed
to be so or 60, a portion of whom are
Kanakas. The value of the vessels lost
is estimated at about $500, 900, mostly
insured.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28

Ar . joint political meeting held at
the village of Cainhoy. about nine miles
from Charleston, s. c., on the 10th, a
collision occurred between the whites
and blacks, in which three white men
and ons negro were killed and q num-
bar OF white men seriously wounded.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28

A WASHINGTON dispatch says the
presentation of the address from Ire
land to President Grant, through Messrs.
O'Connor, Power and ParneIl, members
of Parliament, has been deferred
Power and Parnell have been
ipGfmed that, according to ETH
Sdette, the resolutions will have to
come through the British Ministe
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28

TIE Mayor Of Savannah. Ca, has
given public notice that no more con-
tributions are needed at present for the
care Of the sick in that city. He also
Expresses, ON behalf Of the citizens,
his heartfelt thanks for the liberal aid
contributed from nearly every portion
Of the country.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28

A BLACK HILLS dispatch says that
Gen. Merritt. with picked force from
the Second. Third and Fifth Cavalry,
carrying 10 days rations, ON the 18th
started on flying expedition against
the Indiansunder Crazy Horse, who are
said to have gone into winter quarters
ON the fork Of the Cheyenne River.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28

4. NJ. WALLACE, United States Mar
shall for South Carolina, has made an
official report to Attorney General Taft
concerning the recent troubles at Cain
hoy, s. c. He says that white man
fired the first shot, which killed col
ored man. The negroes then opened
fire and drove the white men away,
killing six Of their opponents and wound
ing several others.N 1t is not known
that more than one colored man was
injured.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28

At . Cabinet meeting hAld Sonr the
17th, there VS. slSAgthy dseussion Of
the condition of affairs in South Caro-
lima. ~ represented to the Government
BY the Chief Executive of that State,
and the result of the Conference was
the issue Of . proclamation by the Pres
ident, which Is published in another col
umu.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-10-28

here and the State Department to the
President. An obstacle has been found
to the success of the first step in the
wording of certain parts of the resolu
tons. One part cites that, " having suf-
fered through seven centuries of tyran-
ny, the Irish people make their greet
ings to the United States and
its President" etc. This can
not, it is commended, be passed by with
out an act of disrespect on the part Of
President Grant to her Majesty's repre-
sentative. The resolutions are magni-
ficent evidences of art and taste, ap-
pearing like plate of purest alabaster,
inlaid with mosaic. They are left in
one of the rooms of the White House.
FULL official returns of the Ohio cleo
ton show a total vote for Secretary of
State of 631 ,259, OF which Barnes (Rep.)
received 31s,176, Bell Oem.) 1920,
and Chapman (Prohib.) 12,863.
Barnes's plurality, 6,956. The Republi-
cans elect IS Congressman, whose ag-
gregate majoritics are SO, 14O; the Dem
ocrdtS congressman, Win aggregate
majorities of 20,751.
INDIAN AGENT MITCHELL telegraph
ed the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
from Fort Peck, on the 18th, that mes
Isengers from Sitting Bulls camp re-
port that the entire body of hostiles
had crossed the Yellowstone at the
mouth of the Big Horn, en- route for
Fort Peck. He adds that they have
made overtures for peace, and asks
what course he should pursue. In re-
ply, the Indian Commissioner tele-
graphed that the only conditions of
peace must be the unconditional sur
render of Sitting-Bull, who wonld be
treated as a prisoner of war;.