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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16
The Opium Habit.

Opum-eating is the live issue in the
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. A To-
cal paper has been investigating, and
reports that the habit is frightfully pre-
valent, insomuch that the drug-stores
of Staunton, a place of 10000 inhabi
tlnts, retail about 100 pounds week,
many of their best customers being
Young ladies of "the first families"
while storekeepers in the country find
their trade in the drug so increased OF
.;e that they are now purchasing OF
Wholesale houses at the North. The eX-
citement aroused by the exposure has
been famed by the rather tragic death
of Harrisonburg woman, who had
sent two horses to be sold, in order to
raise money to buy morphine, and was
50 overcome when she saw the man re-
turning without having made the trade,
tina. she fell to the tloor and died in a
few hours A public meeting was held
at Staunton the other day to organize
public sentiment against the vice, and a
petition to the Legislature is being
numerously signed asking for heavy
tax on opium. The Introduction Of the
bell-punch, which has raised the price Of
/" drinks > is held to be partly respoasi-
BILE for the spread Of the evil.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16
WIT AND WISDOM.

THREE faces wears the doctor; when first
sought,
An angels; and Gods, the cure half
wrought,
But when, that cure complete, he seeks his
fee,
The deFl looks less terrible than he.
THE man who has written any thing
for the editor and didn't g scratch it off
hurry'' will please call at this office
and hear of something to his advantage.
OIL city Derrick.
"TRUTH lies at the bottom of a well"
We have often verified this old saying
by looking into a well and seeing
Truths honest countenance IN the
smooth water Worcester Press.
AN Indiana man has died leaving a
collection of 100, 600 beetles. Yet there
are men right here among us who will
not leave a collection of even a dozen
beetles when they die. For shame!-
Worcester Press.
A NEW piece of music, composed by a
New York newspaper man, Is entitled
the s'Editor's Waltz" The title-paSe
should be embellished with picture OF
the editor waltzing after a subscriber
who is seven years in arrears.
THE editor of the Selinsgrove Times
wants cheaper whisky. Let him sign
the temperance pledge for three days
and give the distillers chance to get
little ahead, and his desires may be graf
flied. -BeIeto1te (Pa.) Watchn'an.
A MAN who has just returned to Bur
lington, from Washington, was fortunate
enough, while there, to hear burst OF
the ''derisive laughter" to which the
American congress is given. 1t sounded
like Il appropriated man sliding down
shingle roof.-HGwbeye.
WHY is it that so oft cur lives
Are but an arid, trackless waste,
In which no bud nor blossom thrtVes,
And hope eternal sinks abased?
-P0eticag COHuHdTuHisf.
PERHAPS it is because hard fate
Has caused our cash to disappear,
And we are thus compelled to wait
Too long till some one buys the beer.
- Worcester Press.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16
Black Sea Navigation.

A correspondent desires to know when
the privilege of trade and navigation in
the Black Sea, and commerce with all
the Turkish ports of the Empire, was
first granted to Russia. 1t was conceded
by the treaty of Kutchuk-KainardIl IN
1774. From the conquest of Constan-
tinople in 1853 up to that date the Black
Sea had been closed to the commerce OF
ali foreign powers British and French
ships were not admitted until the treaty
of Amiens in 1902. The merchant YES
sells Of the United States were not al
lowed to enter the Black Sea until the
negotiation of our first treaty OF COM
merce with Turkey in 1880. The En-
gIish Government was much opposed to
anv such concession to the United States.
The correspondence of Mr.. Rhind, our
negotiator, shows this. Count Orion,
the Russian Ambassador, however,
earnestly supported our claims, and as
Russia was all-powerful at that time at
Constantinople, his interference carried
great weight with it. Mr.. Rhind took
advantage of the Ramazan fast, when
the English Ambassador supposed 1t TO
be impossible to transact any BUSINESS
with the aid of his Russian ally, to push
the treaty through. 1t IS a curious 1acG
that the United States was the first ma
tion to force an entrance through the
closed straits of the Dardanelles. In
1901 Commodore Bainbridge, who had
a secret message to convey to the
Sultan from the Dey of Alg4ers,
sailed from Algiers for Constan-
tinople in the American frigate George
Washington. AS he knew he would
not be allowed to proceed up to the
capital, he made show of coming to
anchor off the Castles of the Darda-
nelles, in the meanwhile firing q heavy
salute. AS the wind blew strong up the
channel, under cover of the smoke OF
his own and the reciprOcated salute, ne
spread all his canvas to the breeze. Be
fore the Turks could discover his ma
ne1lvers he was out of range OF their
cannon, and speeding his way with such
velocity that it was impossible to over-
take him. When he cast anchor OIL the
mouth of the Golden Horn, and display
ed the stars and stripes, great was the
surprise and CONSERVATION. He was
supposed to be pirate, as the flag OF
the United States, never having before
been foated in Turkish waters, was un-
known. Having no knowledge OF
America, the Turkish authorities were
informed the vessel was from the New
World. After considerable delay, and
threats of Imprisonment in the Seven
Towers for having passed through the
Dardanelles without previous permls-
sion, the Commodore was admitted to
an audience at the palace, and eventual
Iy accomplished the objects Of his mis-
sion - PhiZudeLphiu Press.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16
CURRENT TOPICS.

THE English House of Commons on
the 8th voted the supplementary appro-
priation of s6,000,000 asked for by the
Ministry. The vote upon division. stood
328 yeas to 124 nays. Previous.Ao the
vote being taken, Sir Stafford North
cote, Chancellor of the Exchequer, COM
municated to the House the information
thatthe British feet had been ordered
to Gonstantinople for the purpose of
protecting British life and property.
He also scemnunicated summary of
the terms of the arInistice, as given by
Minister Layard. According to this the
line of demarcation fixed by the armis-
tice places in the Russian hands almost
all of Bulgaria and Roumelia up to the
lines of Constantinople and GalEpoli
Three days notice is to be given before
the resumption of hostilities. Another
article of the armistice stipulates that
the Turks are To- remove their arms,
etc-, on eyaduating places with
ia, the ne6tTal zone---which
will divide Cthe two armies.
Sir Stafford Northcote said it was quite
evident from this. that, although the
Russians have not occupied CONSTANT
nople lines, they have occupied the out
skirts close to them, and as the lines,
under the provisions of the armistice,
are thoroughly dismantled, the Rus
slams are able, after giving, three days
notice, to advance upon Constantinople
without hindranee.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

As they were about to quaff, one of
the party suddenly called out to an
other: 'sHello, Dougherty! Youdrink-
ing whiskyP Sure, it was only yester-
day ye towld me ye. was taytotler." 3"
g Well," said Mr.. Dougherty, evidently
somewhat disconnected, ''ye're right,
Misther Kelly. It's quite right ye are
am taytotler, it's true; but II
I'm not a bigoted Wan!n
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

have been enjoined from doing further busi-
ness. The Haydenvile (Mass.) Savings
Bank has suspended payment. The South
Side Savings Bank of Pittsburg has also sus-
pended.
P Lemonan, Louisville, Ky, and
Hall Brothers & Co., Cleveland, o., both to-
bacco dealers, have gone into bankruptcy.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

would be ranged by the side of the bimetallic
states. Let the commercial world know that
we do not intend to abandon the use OF silver.
Silver was an American product Many mil >
lions of dollars ana the labor of thousands OF
men were employed in its production in TINS
country; and 70 destroy or cripple this indus
try would be cruel and unjust.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16
A Dead-Letter Romance.

Until recently there has come to the
Dead-letter Division of the Post-of1ice
Department, with the regularity of the
daily mail, letter bearing the post
mark of an Eastern city, and addressed
simply ''Philip Gregory, ESQ.," on the
envelope, but without any direction to
indicate whittier it was intended to be
sent. These letters were dated with the
day of the month and year, beginning,
'' My own darling Philip" and ending,
your faithful and affectionate Mary"
They were strangely tender, always
trustful, never upbraiding. They ever
bore the assurance of her faith in his
love, and the belief that he would some
day come back to her. They were in
the handwriting and language of a re-
fined and cultured lady. As the years
went by, the lines grew tremulous with
age, ,-but the love they uttered was young
and strong and constant At last they
came no more, and a loss was felt in the
musty dimness of the dead-letter files
by the toilers there, as if some old friend
had been stricken by the hand of death.
There being nothing in them to indicate
the residence of the writer, they were
destroyed, being of ''nO value" Thus,
every day in the year, from the morning
of maidenhood to the evening of old
age, did this ''daughter of tears'' send
forth letter to her lost lover, hoping
one might chance to reach him; but he
never came, and she went down into the
shadows of the Unknown, trusting him
still If it was a form of insanity, /
would there were more of it in the
world. CzeUela'ld Herald.
A DOG bill introduced into the Con-
necticut Legislature requires all dogs
| to be muzzled when away from the
premises of their owners, and to be tax
ed s. for every male and SO for every
female. Any person may kill an un-
muzzled dog found at large, and receive
So, but any person found removing {
muzzle must pay a fine of 80, and any
person killing muzzled dog a fine
of S25.
HERE is an advertisement from lit
tie Michigan girl which appears in th'
Genesee Democrat, and that paper
vouches for its genuineness: "LOsT.-
Maltese cat; green eyes; very slender
a sweet growl; goes by the name o
Lady Jane Grey, or Mussum Gay; be
longs to Lillian Gold. A suitable re
ward will be given"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

A RUSSIAN paper estimates that about
40,00n,00O bushels of wheat will be ready
for shipment from Black Sea ports as
soon as there is an absolute assurance of
peace. The Turkish blockade of the
Russian coast is already raised, and the
breadstuffs will probably soon begin.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

AUsTRIA's plan of a conference of the
European Powers to consider the ques-
tions at issue between Russia and Tur-
key has at once met the approval of
Germany, England, France and Italy.
The Gar is pledged to refer certain
points to conference, though there is
no allusion to this fact in the peace pro-
tocol, and some of the Russian official
organs take ground against the confer
ence project. Russia will necessarily
accept the Austrian proposition, since
it has been so promptly and directly sus-
tanned by the Powers which signed the
Treaty of Paris, but objects to the con-
ference being held at Vienna.
A Vienna correspondent telegraph
ed on the 10th that Russia's reply to
Austria's proposal to hold the confer
ence in that city is received. Not only
does it reject Vienna as the seat of the
conference, but it declares that certain
points in the peace preliminaries are
not to be referred to the conference at
all. Russia's alliance with Turkey
is regarded as fixed fact,
and great alarm prevails in
Vienna as to the final outcome of
this complication. Orders to prepare
Austria's best iron-clads for sea have
been issued, and it is expected that the
mobilization of the army will be de-
creed. The British fleet had arrived
in the Bosphorus. 1t is reported that
Italy and France will send several war
ships to Constantinople. CONSTANT
nople dispatches of the 10th deny the
rumors that the peace preliminaries con-
tain secret clauses relative to the straits,
the limits of Bulgaria, and an alliance
between Russia and Turkey, although
it is understood that a majority of the
Turkish ministry favor an alliance. The
| Turkish forces, in accordance with the
peace preliminaries, have evacuated
Widdin, Rustchuk, Silistira, Belgrad-
schik and Eraeroum, and other places
designated. The neutral zone is y miles
broad.
The Senate Committee on Railroads
have begun the hearing of arguments in
1 regard to the various pending PROPOSE
/ tions for legislation on the subject OF
the Southern Transcontinental Railroad.
The committee have agreed to hear
three persons on the side of the Texas
Pacific Company and three representa-
tives of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

of a National Educational Fund, from
the proceeds of wild land sales and 9th
er sources, to be applied under the State
laws on a basis of illiteracy, and a me-
mortal was made to Congress to hasten
such legislation.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

THE bill for the improvement of the
Mississippi River, prepared in accord
ance with the memorial of the ST. Paul
Convention and introduced in the House
by Mr.. Knapp of Illinois, provides for
an appropriation of S617, 900 to secure
a depth of five feet from st. Paul to the
D& Ndiies Rapids; $3.50, ,d09 forssiin--
provements7 thence to the mouth of 1l1f-
nois RiYer6 100000 for. securing
depth of eight feet thence to the mouth
of the Ohio, and $500, 900 for 10 feet
thence to New orleans. The bill directs
that the most serious obstacles to navi-
CATION shall receive attention first, and
those of less Importance subsequently.
Thesyste1h ofF;improYements proposed
is on the plan of the United States En-
gineers, involving dykes and movable
dams. Inasmuch as it was found i'm
+. practicable, to secure the appointment
of a special committee to take charge of
the billi it was placed in the hands of
the Committee on Commerce, who are
said to be friendly to the measure.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

THE Southern Educational Conven-
ton was in session at Atlanta, Ga, on
the 7th and 8th. Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Florida, Geor-
gia, Tennessee, Missouri, Alabama
and Lo uisiana were represented
by State Superintendents, College
Presidents and eduators Resolu-
tions were passed favoring the creation
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

ton is based on the fact that the admis-
sion of Utah would clothe Mormon
priesthood with State sovereignty.
THE Pope died at about 3 p m. on
Thursday, the 7th of February. His last
words were-'' Guard the Church l
loved so well and sacredly.'' The Car
di lals and other dignitaries of the
Church were present at the last moment.
A Conclave of Cardinals assembled i'm
mediately after the Pope's death.
The official account of the death of
the Pope states. that his Holiness re-
manned calm throughout. At II O'Clock,
when his distressed breathing was
painful to witness, he took
crucifix from under his pillow and
blessed the bystanders Herewith
st $3.50 p. m. the body became livid.
Cardinals relieved each other in pray
ing by the bedside. Cardinal Bilio re-
cited the Office for the dying, and at the
commencement of the fourth office the
death-rattle ceased. The physicians
state that the immediate cause of the
ropes death was paralysis OF the lungs.
"A Rome dispatch of the Sth says in
reference to the Pope's death: The
Conclaye will assemble Immediately at
the Vatican. The Pope left instructions
which will be unsealed to-day, pr9se,ate
ccdGvero Gin the presence of the dead
body of the late Pope), by the Chamber
lain, and read to all the Cardinals now
here. Prince Chigi, Marshal of the
Conclave, has assumed his functions
and given orders for the customary
walling up of the doors of communica-
ton and the removal of persons
now living on the same floor
on which the Conclave assemblies.
The remains are to be temporarily de-
posted in the choir chapel of St. Peters,
and will finally be placed in the crypt.
The Conclave will decide whether the
funeral shall be public or private.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

late Female Suffrage Convention. The
vote was: Yeas-Lynde, Frye, Butler,
Conger and Lapham-5. Nays Knott,
Hartridge, Stenger, Mcmahon and Cul-
berson-5. Harris, of Virginia, who is
opposed. to female suffrage, being alb
sent, there is no probability that the
committee will at any time hereafter
take favorable action on the subject.
The new Pension bill, as agreed upon
by the House Committee on Pensions,
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to restore to the pension rolls the names
of all invalid pensioners now living
which were stricken therefrom on ac-
count of disloyatty, and to pay them
pensions from the 25th of December,
1868, at the same rate to which they
would have been entitled had they not
been stricken from the rolls; and no
payment will be made on account
OF any pension previous to December
%, 1868, nor-to the representative OF
any person not alive at the date of the
passage of this act. The bill further
provides that all pensions on account of
death, wounds received, or disease con-
tracted since March 6, 1861, which have
been granted or shall be granted on ap-
plications filed previous to January 1,
1880, shall commence from the date of
death or discharge from the service of
the United States.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

REPREsENTATIvE PHILLIPs's bill to
provide for the funding of the savings of
the people in the popular loan, and to
make it .inter-copvertible, provides for
receiving savings at postal savings
banks, from % cents upward, and when
the sum of SO has accumulated on any
account, a postal money-order is to be
issued (which may be placed in a 3.65
bond, interest payable quarterly, which
bond is, at option, recoverable into le-
gal tenders. The bonds to be issued ON
postal orders in denominations of $40,
500, $50 and 800, by the Treasury of
,thegmted States. fT0 5u92 II
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

eouse Committee on Judiciary
P6ted on the proposition for d
snth Amendment to the Constitu-
is presented and advocated by the
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

DELEGATE CANNON's bill for the ad-
mission of Utah as State will be report
ed on adversely by the House Sub Com
mittee on Territories. This determine
ton is based on the fact that the admis-
sion of Utah would clothe Mormon
priesthood with State sovereignty.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

AN interesting decision has just been
rendered by the United States Supreme
Court relative to-the rights of colored
persons to the same privileges with
whites upon public conveyances
Josephine De CUR of New Orleans, La,
a colored woman of property, was re-
fused admission to the upper cabin on a
Mississippi River steamboat on the
ground that it was reserved for whites
She sued the owner of the boat in the
Louisiana courts, and was awarded
$1,000 damages, but the United States
Supreme Court rev6rses- the decision.
The Court rules that the laws do not
forbid that steamers shall have separate
cabins and dining-rooms for whites and
negroes, that equality does. not mean
identity, and that steamboat-owners
have right to keep apart persons who
would be disagreeable to each other.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16

THE-vote in6he House on the 4th up
on the motion of Mr. Mediation TO sus-
pend the rules and adopt resolution
instructing the Committee on Ways and
Means to report a bill at the earliest
practicable moment, imposing a grad
ual tax on incomes, shows that a
large majority of the members
are in favor of such a meas
ure, although the necessary two
thirds were wanting-165 to S8-to
order a suspension of the rules. Inas-
much as the Mays and-Means Commit
tee stand six to five in favor of an in
home tax, it is not unlikely that such a
hesure may be put through in the
RI course of legislation during the
Nession. The Southern members
lost unanimously in favor OF
R's resolution. and a large
Western members are
the affirmative.
hpittee on Pacific
20. report bill
rs the time of COM
th Pacific Railroad.
Ehe land grant in Wash
ky, taking away such
u as was heretofore en-
appropriation for the con
the road from Pend d'Ore-
It Sound.
eouse Committee on Judiciary
P0ted on the proposition for .
gnth Amendment to the Constitu-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-16
CAPT. EADs rdcB6Hp deliE ared an ad-

CAPT. EADs rdcbhty deliEa ared an ad-
dress before the St. Louis Board of
Trade, in which he claimed that the
only practical way of controlling the
volume of water comprising the Missis-
sippi River was by deepening its bed in
the shallow places. This measure, he be-
lie7ed, would obSiate the necessity of
levees, and regulate the propensity ofthe
Father of Waters to run to cut offs,
bayous, and shoals. The plan, of Capt.
Eads; contemplates a permanent chan
mel depth between Cairo and New
Orleans of 20 feet in low water, sufli-
cient to float the largest vessels navigat-
ing the river at all seasons of the year.
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can make money faster at work for us than
at anything else Capital not required; we
we will start you. Sl2 per day at home
g made by the industrious. Men, women, !,
OOys and girls wanted everywhere to work for
us. Now Is the time. Costly outfit and terms
free. Address TRUE & CO., Augusta, Maine.
2lmh7Sy
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delay about getting the money at Salem.
Perhaps it did not arrive in time. Per
haps Patrick was mistaken in supposing
that one of the Republican electors was
for sale. But the fact remains perfectly
clear that this bald effort at purchase
was made by the confidential and domes-
tic disbursing agent of Mr. Tilden. The
man who refused to rattle" the Presi-
dency was quite willing to buy it.
The Democratic House of Representa-
tives refused-and no wonder-to in
clude the Oregon case in its investigation
of alleged frauds in the electoral votes.
But the country has not forgotten this
scandalous transaction, and will not for
get it. Over jealous friends of Mr.. Til
den, if they really wish to serve their
candidate, will do well to get down off
their high horse, and learn to hold their
tongue