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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

Effingham Lawrence, Collector of Customs
for the District of New Orleans. Indian
Agents-Samuel S. Ely, Otoe Agency, Ne
braska; Isaiah Lightner, Santee Agency,
Nebraska; Jno. Z. Pyle, Navajo Agency,
New Mexico; VIM. III. Danielson, Fort Hall
Agency, Idaho; Edwin A. Howard, Ponca
Agency, Indian Territory; Francis II.
Weaver, South Ute Agency, Colorado. Post
masters-Chauncey /. Filley, st. Louis:
Alex. Reed, Toledo, o., and number of
others.
PONGA, the intelligent gorilla, in
whom English scientists have taken so much
interest, is dead.
Mrs. EVELINE T. STUART, aged "a,
wife of Robert Stuart, a wealthy and aris-
tocratic New Yorker, committed suicide on
the 18th by taking laudanum. The couple
had been married only since April last, and
it is believed that the unhappy wife was
driven to the fatal act on account of her
husband having become an habituaI drunk
ard. The husband is the son of the late
Lieut.. Robert Stuart, of the United States
Army.
THE Coroner's Jury in the case of
Hon. VIM. F. Coolbaugh, the Chicago sui
eide, returned a verdict that deceased took
his own life while in fit of temporary in
sanity.
A MORTON Monumental Association
has been formed in Indiana, with Gen. Lew.
Wallace as President. Subscriptions to the
amount of 100000 are solicited, and each
school district in the State is to be organ
lied and canvassed.
The Secretary of War orders all en-
ployees, except Gen. Sherman and staff, to
abstain from intoxicating beverages between
8 Il. m. and p. m.
ONE more election is to occur this
year-in Georgia on the 9TH of December,
when the people are to vote upon the new
Constitution and upon the location of the
capital, and also elect Legislature, which
will choose United States Senator.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN was witness
in suit at Philadelphia the other day, but
grew SO rampageous that the Judge ordered
him to leave. He answered the usual ques-
tiOn as to his occupation thus: {" 1 am a
loafer. have no occupation. sitten hours
a day in Madison Square as hummer and
loafer. have no business.''
Mr.. HARLAN is the third lawyer who
has been appointed from the bar directly to
the Supreme Bench, Joseph P. Bradley and
David Davis being the other two.
Col. GEORGE S. BANGS, late General
Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service,
died at Washington on the 18th.
GEN. JAMES SHIELDS, of Missouri, the
Mexican veteran, was received at Boston on
the 18th by the city militia and escorted
through the principal streets.
THE President has nominatedJ F. Per-
rotto, of California, Consul General at St.
Petersburg.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

Another raid of Mexicans and Indi-
ans from Northern Mexico across the Texas
frontier was reported on the 18th.
The Pittsburg Dispatch building was
nearly destroyed by fire and completely gut
ted on the morning of the 18th.
Officer John S. White, the st. Louis
policeman who was shot by the desperate
Frank Rand, died on the 18th. He was 26
years old and most estimable man and Off
Ger. He leaves wife and one child. Rand,
his murderer, is almost certain to recover,
and he will be taken to Knox County, ILL.,,
for trial, where his most famous exploits
were committed, and where his identifica-
tion is assured. The fact that Officer White
was attempting his arrest without a war
rant, and while he was committing no overt
act, leaves legal loop-hole for his escape
should he be tried in st. Louis, and, there
fore, it was determined to turn him over to
the Illinois authorities.
Several of the fighting Nez Perces
Indians have been taken to Fort Leaven-
worth for confinement, and it is said that
Joseph's whole band will be sent there as
prisoners of war until another reservation
is fixed upon for them.
An alleged plot to assassinate the En-
peror William and Prince Bismarck has been
exposed and one man, Pole, arrested. 1t
is attributed to Polish Ultramontane machi-
nations.
The report of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural Society for the months of August,
September and October shows an acreage of
winter wheat sown this fall of ,243, ,516, be-
ing an increase of 40 per cent. over last year,
and the condition is 25 per cent. above
fair average, and more than that over the
average of last year. The total
number of bushels of winter wheat harvest
ed this year is 9,714, III, and of spring wheat
3,51S, 1856. The acreage in Indian corn this
year was 1858, ,112, and the bushels harvest
ed 1O,565,646 the average yield being
40 bushels against 43 bushels per acre
last year. The acreage in oats this
year is 81, 1,619 less than last year, but the
number of bushels harvested was 334, $40
more. Notwithstanding the reported loss of
live stock and hogs from disease during the
fall, reports from every county in the State
show that the loss has been comparatively
small, and the disease has almost entirely
abated.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24
WIT AND WISDOM.

A LIAR is a liar until he praises you;
then, of course, he tells the truth.
GEN. MILES has the advantage of Mrs.
Potiphar. He captured Joseph.-Wast'-
Sngton Republican.
THE average marriage fee at Grace
Church, New York, is 5000. Poor
young men go elsewhere.
THOSE young ladies at church fairs
who sell fve-cent pin-cushions for So
ought to be arrested for robbing the
males.
IT is said that the secret of all success
is hard work, but this belief receives
shock every time a lean and hungry sim
ner looks at fat evangelist HGaoEeye.
ST. LOUIS lawyers do not button their
coats so as to let their bosom bulge, but
they comb their front hair high above
the forehead The effect on the jury is
much more powerful than that OF the
bold BOSOM -Courier-JOur'aGl.
THE farmer has his fall work now
nearly finished, and will soon have
nothing to do but sit on the fence and
shoot wandering tree-agents.-EGstom
Free Press.
SECRETARY THOMPSON is trans
parent fraud. After all his talk about
&c nor by nor'east," and excepting her
about three points off, and "blasting
his tarry top-lights," and shouting
"star boz leens ahoy'' to friend across
the street, and going along hitching his
trousers, it has transpired that the old
sea-dog wears suspenders. Let this
man be impeached at once. Public
sentiment will listen to no talk of con
ciliation in such a case as this.-HGoc6
eye.
AS a funeral cortege was making it,
way along the crowded streets the othel
day boot-black called to companion
d" Hey, Jack, what big gun is dead now?'
i" 'Tain't no richsfolks," replied Jack, a
he looked down the street. t'Tain't
eh! Well, just look at them % hacks!'
That's what 1 a0Gs looking at-that'
how I know it's some common man
Rich folks don't keer what folks say
but poor folks hez big funeral proces
sions to deceive the public. .''-Detro'
Free Press.
THE city chap had been out of tow
shooting his gun at a mark, when b
suddenly turned and asked an old farme
standing near: {" What's the law abor
shooting prairie-chickens in these parts
when can [ kill them?" "Neyer,
, was the old mans quiet respons
"Never?' shouted the genteel gunne
5 s'Never," again replied the aged plov
f logger. And then, looking from IL
: mark on the fence to the would-l
Q sportsman, he continued: "That is,
T ye don't learn to shoot better'n ye {
c now, boy.".
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24
Table-Etiquette.

In q newspaper article on table-eti-
quette Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher says
that in handing your plate up to have it
repleaished you should first remove the
knife and fork, and thus prevent their
being jostled off by those annoying acci-
dents which are so liable to occur. APP
preciating the fact that it looks awk-
ward to hold the knife and fork in your
hand, and equally suspicious to stick
them in your pocket, the lady recon-
mends that you lay them down g on the
solitaire or piece of bread,'' so as not to
soil the cloth. Mrs. Beccher ought to
remember that we do not all receive
salaries of $4,000 a year and three
months at the White Mountains, and
are not, therefore, likely to be provided
with solitaires. Even in the case of
those persons who can afford such
luxury it seems to us to be asking great
deal of them to take it off for the pur-
pose of propping up greasy knife and
fork. And then, if a man lays down his
solitaire in company he take great
risk of never seeing it again this side of
IHC IL WCIC W. OeNHAO
it, to grease the table-cloth and pay the
damages after dinner-buy a new cloth,
if need be, and take the old one home
for horse-blanket. The horses would
not kick because of grease-spot OF
two. A mule, though, would kick the
roof off the stable on much less provo
cation.
"On the solitaire or piece of bread"
Looking at it again, we see in it hole
for man to crawl out of who has no
diamond. But why would not biscuit
do just as well as piece of bread? Or,
in the absence of either bread of biscuit
"a fellow is liable to eat them, you know
how would a potato doP Or, again,
how would it do to wipe the knife and
fork on your hair, and-but these things
will suggest themselves to a man in any
emeroencV.-OiL Citu Derrick.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24
Can Write but Not Read.

There is man that resides in Buck
horn Township, this county, who has
until recently been county official for
80 years. He is an illiterate man, can
not read line of print or manuscript,
but can write page after page as smooth
ly and correctly as any book-keeper in
the city. He is very fond of writing,
especially if any one dictates, and then
when the manuscript is completed he
knows no more about it than a hog does
of Greek. He bought a common cedar
pen staff and holder 80 years ago, and
has used that and no other since. These
facts can be vouched for by number O
reliable citizens of this city.-RGletgl
| On. CO. Observer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

The Postal Savings-bank bill intro
duced in the House by Mr.. Phillips, of
Kansas, provides that at each Office
where the Postmaster's salary is 1,00e,
on application savings-bank shall be
established Deposits shall be received
of as low an amount as % cents, the
amount not to exceed 5000. Itprovides
when 1926 dollars is deposited it shall
bear 8 per cent. interest when placed
subject to 10 days. notice before call land
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

In anticipation of the proposed re-
mOnetization of silver, the Director of
the Mint has had prepared new die
for the silver dollar, which if adopted
will add to our currency remarkably
beautiful coin and give some relief to
the Liberty seated on vacancy and look
ing into nothing, which has disfgured
our silver currency for twenty years.
The new die has on the diverse medal
lion head of Liberty, with sprigs
of cotton and corn in place of
the traditional fillet The execu-
ton of the head is remarkably
free, and the arrangement of the hair
on the forehead and the disposition of
the lines around the chin and neck are
treated with remarkable grace and free
dom. The reverse has an eagle dis
played. The notices on the coin will
be ''United States of America and g E
pluribus Unum," with the date. Where
the second motto is to go, "In God we
trust" is not yet determined, but it will
not be left off. A study was made of an
eagle from life, but it proved unsatisfac-
tory, and the antique type was followed.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

THE War Department has issued an
order takingoff the next number of the
Ayn1y Register all mention of battles of
the rebellion. At present the name of
each roster is preceded by names of
the battles in which it has taken part,
beginning in some cases with early In
dian wars, in others with the War of
1912 and running on through the War
of the Rebellion. The present order
erases all the latter and is in the same
spirit as the famous resolution introduc-
ed by Sumner, erasing names of battles
of the Rebellion from battle-fags of reg
iments.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

AT a Republican Senatorial caucus,
held on the 18th, the relations between
the President and the Republican party
leaders were again discussed, several
Senators who had conversed with the
President giving an expression of his
views and policy. The President is re-
ported as feeling assured that his South
ern policy will promote the coalition of
the old Wings and various other ele-
ments opposed to the Democratic
party in the South, and event
ually secure six or eight South
ern States to the Republicans. All the
Senators present expressed themselves
satisfied that the President was sincere
in this belief, but all of them concurred
in the opinion that the Presidents poll
cy of appointing Democrats to office in
the South is neither wise or sound.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

AT the Cabinet session held on the
18th, Secretary Sherman presented a
letter from Mr.. Belmont and other
members of the Syndicate respecting the
House bill for the reconciliation of sill
yer, in which it was stated that the eff
feet of such radical revolution in the
monetary system of the United States
would be disastrous, and intima-
tions were made that it would
be impracticable to further conduct their
operations in placing the new loan. The
Senate Committee on Finance, at a
special meeting, also heard arguments
from a number of Eastern gentlemen
representing banking and other financial
interests in opposition to the passage of
the bill. Representative Bland and
Senator Jones of Nevada were present
and spoke in favor of the bill.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

it authorizes the issue of 3.65 bonds in
denominations of S25, $50, 800 and
5000, with coupons, payable every three
months, which on demand shall be pay
able on amounts deposited when called.
1t provides for additional bonds for the
Post-ofices where such banks are estab-
lished. and that the bonds may be in
creased from time to time, and leaves
the execution of the provisions of the
act with the Postmaster-G General.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

A FINANCIAL crash was experienced
at Reading, Pa, on the 10th. The
Reading Savings Bank, with deposits ag-
gregating S1,OOO,OOO, closed its doors,
and this was followed by the suspen-
sion of the banking house of
Bushong & Brother and the
Dime Savings Bank. Other failures
are inevitable. The Reading Savings
Bank had been carrying two large iron
manufactures which were unable to
meet their obligations. The managers
say depositors will ultimately be paid
in full, but much suffering to the poorer
class is inevitable.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

THE political complexion of the New
York Legislature just chosen is not con-
elusive as to the Senatorsnip. Mr..
Conkling's term expires in 1879, but a
new House and half of the Senate will
be elected next November and the choice
of Senator will not take place until
after the meeting of the Legislature thus
reconstructed. OF the hold-over Sena-
tors the Republicans have largely the
majority.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

THE Committee on the Mississippi
Levees have practically decided to fa-
vorably report a bill for the construc-
ton of 1evees on the Mississippi River,
in the States of Illinois, Tennessee, Ar
kansas, Kentucky Mississippi and Louis
lana, for which purpose S45, 100000 will
be guaranteed by the Government. A
sinking and interest fund is to be pro-
vided by land tax in the States bene-
fited by the work and by tolls.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

The cotton returns of the Depart
ment of Agriculture made the first week
in November compare the product in
bales with the crop of last year, as fol-
lows: North Carolina, 81; South Caro-
lima, so; Georgia, 92; Florida, 81; Ala
bama, 1O5; Mississippi, 90; Louisiana,
81; Texas, 81; Arkansas, 11O; Tennes-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

THE annual report of Gen. Sherman
shows that up to October II the regular
army was composed of 24,5o1 officers
and men, of which 20,6O1 were availa-
BILE for war, besides $40 Indian scouts.
The General thinks that the army ought
to be raised to $4,000, but, despairing OF
that, urges such legislation as will give
US $4,000 men for regiments of the line
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24
CANTON MISS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER "a

see, 115. This indicates about 4 per
cent. reduction of the aggregate of last
year, if the future of picking should be
as favorable as that of 1876
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

On the fly-leaf of an old singing-book
among the relics of old Christ Church,
at Boston, is written: "Maj. Pitcalrn's g
compliments to the head singer, with
request that she will not sing quite SO
loudly, as it is impossible for him to
sleep.'' This was the British officer
who figured against the American yeo-
manry at Concord and Lexington.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

THE Emperor of Brazil was SO favor
ably impressed with the American mar
row-gauge style of railroad that he has
caused a contract to be made with
Messrs. P. & 7. Collins, of Pittsburg,
for the construction of 180 miles of that
kind of railroad, extending from the
head of navigation on the Madeira Riv-
er, a branch of the Amazon, to a point
on the Marmore River, on the borders
of Bolivia. A Pennsylvania iron COM
pany will furnish all the rails and other
ron. The contract involves about $5,-
OOO, 900.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

IT is rumored that the House Commit
tee of Ways and Means will report, early
in January, bill comprehen6ing very
marked revisions of the tariff laws,
reaching, in fact, the basis of tariff for
revenue Onlv
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

DELEGATE CANNON, of Utah, has in
troduced bill to enable that Territory
to become State, to be called Deseret.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

AT Belmont, Warren County, Iowa,
on the night of the 18th, three masked
men attempted to rob the house of a
farmer named Cadigan. One of the
robbers effected an entrance, when he
encountered Miss Cadigan, the farmers
daughter, who had been awakened by
his proceedings. The robber without
word drew revolver and pointed it at
her. The brave girl instantly sprang
towards him, caught the pistol, and
pushed it down, when it was discharged,
the ball entering her right breast. She
tore off the mans mask and found his
face blackened, so she did not recognize
him. She then pushed him out of doors,
when he fizpd again, the ball entering
her hand. As he went out of the door
another man outside said: elbow
do you like that?" The speaker
she instantly recognized as man NAM
ed Proctor, who had several times visit
ed their house and made inquiries as to
whether her father had sold his crops, etc.
Proctor was arrested the next day and
fully identified by the dying girl, after
which he was taken from the hands of
the officers by crowd of several hun
dred men and summarily hanged. His
two accomplices had not been taken.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

The October reports of the various
Cotton Exchanges show that unfavora-
bic rains have prevailed during the
month throughout a large portion of the
cotton-growing region. The average
yield as compared with last year shows
an estimated deficiency of from to 20
per cent, although some favored locali-
ties estimate an increase.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

IT has been proposed by Representa-
tive Hewitt, in an amendment to the
Appropriation bill, that the Commits
sioner-General to the Paris Exposition
be directed to putup an American kitch-
en- atwhich the various methods of cook
ing Indian corn shall be exhibited and
the products thereof distributed, with
recipes in the different languages. Mr..
Hewitt made a long and somewhat fervid
speech on the advantage to our COM
merce and to the digestion of Europe of
such an arrangement, and his sugges-
ton met with great favor at the hands
of the committee and was unanimously
adopted.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24
CURRENT TOPICS,

SAMOAN affairs are said to be in a
frightfully muddled condition, and the
Samoan Secretary of State is now on
his way to Washington to ask our Gov
ernment to assume a protectorate over
the island. 1t is reported that the Brit
ish and German Consuls have been run
nIng affairs with high hand, levying
fines on the natives and otherwise max
ing themselves obnoxious, and Mr.. Grif-
fifth, the American Consul, has for some
reason been ousted from his consulate
and forced to take refuge on a
French vessel. The other side
of the story, which has just
come to hand, is that Consul
Grifith's troubles grew out of his taking
forcible possession of the property of a
British resident, to satisfy an American
claim, and that the bold Briton repos-
sessed himself of his goods by force and
had them placed under the British seal
pending the settlement of the matter.
Griffith then tried to get the natives to
attack the warehouse, but they declined
because he could not raise the 81, 600
they demanded for the enterprise. A
committee of safety has been organized
to preserve peace.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24

A FINE sense of luxury that at pres
ent prevails in the furnishing of expen-
sive Paris houses may be gained from
the description of few rooms in the
mansion inhabited by newly married
Marquis. The bedroom is draped in
rose-colored velvet of the most costly
and exquisite texture, and the furniture
in that room is covered with the same
material; the draperies are relieved by
exceedingly fine silver chiseling; the
panels, which are decorated in the love-
fest manner, are also divided by silver
lines; the inner bed-curtains are of We
netian point lace, and the outer ones OF
rose-colored satin, with the armorial
bearings in silver. In an angle of this
charming boudoir there is a small re-
liquary, and golden lamp constantly
burning before it, Russian fashion. An
other room, kind of private parloT,
near by, is hung with white poult dc
sole; and here also are floods of ex-
pensive lace. The whole must have
cost the income for year of 5000 Paris
| Workmen
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-24
Wonderful Irish LObsters.

One of our restaurants boasts of an
Irish Munchausen who acts in the hum
BILE capacity of waiter, and adds much
to the entertainment of guests. One of
them being served with a small lobster
asked: I" Do you call that lobster,
Mike!" 60 Faix, believe they do be
CALM thin Holsters here, sur. We call
'em crabs, at home" "Oh," said the
diner, "you have Holsters in IrelandP''
I" Is it Holsters? Begorra, the creeks is
full of 'em. Many time have 1 seen
'em whin I've lepped over shtrames."
" How large do the Holsters grow in
IrelandP'' GO WE'LL" said Mike, thought
fully, " to shpake widin bounds, sur,
I'd say matter of five or six feet
"What! five or six feet; how do they
get around in those creeksP'' "Bedad,
sur, the creeks in Ireland are fifty or
sixty feet wide,'' said the unabashed
Mike. "But," said the persistent in
quirer, "you said you had seen them
when you were leaping over the streams,
and Holsters here live in the sea-"
&C Deed, did, sur we're powerful lep-
pers in Ireland. As for the say, sur,
I've seen it red wild 'em.'' "But look
here, my fine fellow,'' said the guest,
thinking he had cornered the Hibernian
at last, ' Holsters are not red until they
are boiled.'' "Doan't 1 know thatP"
said Mike reproachfully, but there are
bilin' springs in the old counthry, an
they shwim troo 'em, an come out
ready fur ye to crack open and ate,"
and Mike walked calmly off to wait up
on the next guest, leaving his inter-
locutor to digest the lobster and the sto-
ry.-Bostoas Commercial Bulletin.