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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.

London dispatches of the 9th say that
the drift of the news from Constantinople is
again strongly pro-English. New objections
have been taken by the Turks against the
Russian military movements. The Russian
garrisons have relieved the Roumanians at
Widdin, Nikopolis and Rlhova, and the Rus
slams now hold the Danube from its month
to the Servian frontier. st. Petersburg
kilograms say the feeling gains ground that
some formula will he invented which will
remove all obstacles TO the assembling of the
Congress.
The pacific and argumentative tone
OF the Russian reply to Lord Salisbury'S
circular is recognized with satisfaction by
the London morning papers a. indicating
purpose and giving hope of making arrange
ments by negotiations. At Vienna, howev
er, the speeches Of Lords Bcaconsiield and
Salisbury are thought 10 point 10 q proba-
bility Of war aud to hold out small hope Of
Congress, which j. there believed to be
The "nly possible way 81 reaching pacific
solution.
England is sending large numbers of
torpedo-boats to the Mediterranean fleet,
LII
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

after July, 1878, the offices of Pension Agents
shall be filed by wounded or disabled Union
soldiers. The amendment was adopted amid
enthusiastic applause and shouts of laughter.
The Committee rose and reported the bill.
The amendments were concurred in, and the
bill passed.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
......The House spent most of the session in
private bills. The Senate amend
ments to both the General Deficiency and Di-
plomatic Appropriation bills were non-con-
Cured in.
The Senate was not in session on the 18th.
The House passed the bill appropriating
s., 900 for the erection of a monument over the
grave of Thomas Jefferson. The Post office
bill was considered in Com
mittee of the Whole.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20
WIT AND WISDOM.
A NEAT foot-A cows.

A NEAT foot-A cows.
MADE of awl work-Shoes.
A FRENCH wit says that friendship
between women is only suspension of
hostilities.
THERE is not much difference between
an aurist and an oculist, when one is
near and the other a nigh doctor.
A MAN saw ghost while walking
along a lonely highway at midnight
The ghost stood exactly in the mid
die of the road, and the wayfarer,
deciding to investigate, poked at it with
his umbrella The next instant he was
knocked 20 feet into mud-hole- Moral
Never poke an umbrella at aiwhite
mule when its back is turned. -
THE wise daughter is the pride of
her father, yea, her mother also doth,
delight in her; but the foolish maiden
bringeth sorrow. She hangeth on. the
front gate; she tippeth up her hat over
her left ear Her eye is full of the Old
Nick She glanceth overT her shoulder
when she promenades on Main Street.
Her handkerchief is also seen. Then
the dry-goods clerk says "Ha! ha!'
He smileth to himself; he maketh mis-
takes in the measure of calico go,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20
Our American Boys.

Advertise for a clerk or book-keeper,
occupations overstocked to repletion,
and the large majority of the applicants
are Americans. Advertise for a gar
dener, practical farmer, blacksmith
or mason, and the chances are that the
less numerous applicants will be of for
eign birth.
We have among us a theory that all
| honest labor is honorable. But in prac-
tice this is reversed. Few Americans in
prosperous circumstances will make
their sons skilled as carpenters, black
smiths, masons or in scores of other So
called minor callings. The "honor"
appertaining to Il trade of almost any
description exists only as a sentimental
fiction. The mechanic is not really
honored. His calling often places him
out of the pale of fashion and society,
unless he combine with it a talent for
politics, joins the Legislative or political
rings, becomes contractor and buys
his fellow-craftmen at the lowest posi-
BILE rate, as he would machines.
The average American father covets
for his son position as ruler and a
statesman. Every American boy starts
in life for the Presidency. The average
duration of a generation of men is said
to be thirty odd years. In such period
only seven and one-half American boys
may attain the "highest office in the
gift of the people, The rest must be
content with such minor positions as
Governors, Senators, Assemblymen,
Collectors, Custom-house Weighers or
Constables.
The great gate and chief entrance to
the goal at Washington is the law. En-
tered on the lists as lawyer and the
course is open to the American boy.
But the machinists, gardeners, masons,
blacksmiths and carpenters may only
stand without the ropes and look on.
1t is said that the practical Prince Albert
made each of his boys learn trade. The
Prince of Wales has, it is reported, skill
us a shoemaker. Should he, through
revolution, become wanderer, as were
Louis PHILIPPE and Louis Napoleon at
one period of their lives, he will have
his cobblership to fab back on. Here
he might, as the Fifth Avenue shoe
maker, soon accumulate a fortune.
But there is little use in advising the
American father to have his sou taught
a trade. There is little encouragement
for the young man to enter on any call
ing which may stint him out from the
smile OF fashionable society. He can
flourish only in the ranks of law, medi-
cine, divinity, or rs Il partner in 4
wealthy firm, or exist and dawdle rs Il
rich mans son. Meantime, the men
who are doing the work of the country,
laying its rails, forging its iron, tilling
its soil and manning its marine are
largely foreigners. Two-thirds of the
mates in what merchant service is left
us are of foreign birth. The native-born
American is known chiefly as President,
Senator, Governor, or-tramp. Speak
to the next tramp you meet on the
street and see if he is not one of "Our
Boys.''
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

G.. X. Clark, Jr., Detroit grain spec
ulator, has absconded, leaving about S12, 900
in debts behind him.
The Indian Office has ordered the
transfer Of the Apache Indians to the South
ern Ute Agency.
j. w. Bugbee, an indianapolis lum-
ber-dealer, has committed forgcries to the
amount Of SlJO,0O0. His forgeries extended
through several years.
Representative Springer has perfect
eel bin authorizing the Postmaster ener-
al To facilitate letter spOudencc by is
suing to the public, with two-ccut postage
stamps printed upon them, postal letter
sheet envelopes of good paper, which can be
used for short written messages which are too
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

In the House of Lords, on the Sth,
Lord Beaconsfield moved an address of
thanks to the Queens for her Majesty
message calling out the reserves, and
followed with a speech, which was re-
peatedly cheered. The address
was agreed to without division.
Sir Stafford Northcote moved
the address in the House
of Commons, and made q speech. He
was followed by Gladstone, WHO said
that he did not intend to contest the adj
dress by offering an amendment, be-
cause the vote ON supplemental estimates
would afford a better opportunity in dis
.ussing the policy of the Governments
ornaments. The Chancellor of the
Ex.hequer had failed to show the ex-
Isteh;e of an emergency justifying the
caliilg out of reserves. Mr.. Gladstone
ulged the acceptance of Germany's pro-
posal for preliminary Conference. No
vote was had.
The debate in the House of Com
mons upon the address to the Queen in
reply to her message was concluded on
the 9th. The Radicals offered an amend
ment, contesting the necessity of calling
out the reserves. This was rejected, 319
to a. Many Liberals abstained from yot-
ing. The address was then agreed to
without division.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

Col. o. l.. SHEPHERD, Of New York,
retired officer Of the United States Army
has been tried by court-martisl for neglect
ing to pay over the fund contributed by
brother officers in 1864, for n monument on
Stone River battle ground, aud President
Hayes has approved the sentence, which is
that Shepherd be confined within the limits
of the post at Fort Adams for one year and
thereafter until the money, 81, 1913, with in
terest from 1884, shall be paid.
Ex GOVERNOR MOSES of South Car
oIina was arrested in New York City on the
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20
CURRENT TOPICS.

A LETTER to the Chicago Tribune
from Cairo, 9th, says: "Your CORE
spondent has seen in a letterfrom a
gentleman at Port Eads, received here
to-day, evidence that the jetties are a
success in every sense of the word. 1t
is stated that, Notwithstanding the high
river. the scour or wash is still going
on, and vessels drawing 234 feet come
and go with ease. There is every indi-
cation that Eads will reach his 24-feet-
payment in month";
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

THE full text of Prince Gortschakoff's
reply to Lord Salisbury's circular was
published in London on the 9th. Prince
Gortschakof contests Lord Salisbury's
assertions point by point, but the gen-
eral tone of his reply appears to be co9<
ciliatory. He argues that the fact that
the San Stefano treaty is preliminary
indicates that Russia has not prejuded
the definite results, and has left room
for an Interior understanding.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20
JupiIer's Changes.

The physical changes that are seen to
take place on the planet Jupiter have of
late years received increased attention
at the hands of possessors of large tele
scopes, and among these Bredichin of
Moscow, whose Is photolithographs of
the planet as observed by him constitute
a rare contribution in this line. In max
ing these, he employed telescope of
nearly 10 inches aperture, with a superb
magnifying power of 250. He distin-
guished six distinct regions, two of
which he designates as polar regions,
one equatorial, two tropical, land one ly-
ing between the north tropical and north
polar One of the tropical zones, says
NJ. Bredichin, seemed always to have Il
color-described as being somewhat
green and somewhat blue; a color very
similar to that observable in a thick
block of ice. The mean breadth of the
equatorial band was 8 deg. sec,
varying, however, from deg. sec. up
to - sec. Luminous spots were fire.
quently distinguishable here and there,
surprising in brilliancy all other por-
tons of the planetary disk.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20


The Illinois Democratic State Con-
vention, held at Springfield on the 18th,
adopted platform favoring tariff for
revenue only; a graduated tax on in
comes; taxation of United States
bonds and Treasury notes; the pay
ment of all obligations sin lawful
money, except when otherwise expressly
provided upon their face;" the. .immedi-
ate and unconditional repeal of the Re-
sumption act; the free coinage of sill
yer; the exclusive right of the Govern
ment to issue all circulating money; the
substitution of Treasury for National
bank notes; the repeal of the Bankrupt
law; no subsidies by the Federal
Government; making the wages of EN-
ployees of such corporations a first
lien upon their property, etc., etc
Hon. E. l.. Cronkrite, of Stephenson
County, was nominated for State Treas
urer, and Hon. S. NJ. Etter, of Nc
Lean County, renominated for School
Superintendent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

CHARLESTON, S. c., has been expert
menting with an artesian well lately, in
the hope of ultimately obtaining an in
exhaustible supply of pure water for the
city from that novel source, and the re-
suits, though not quite up to the antici-
pations, are so far encouraging. well
has been sunk l,S47 feet, which dis
charges $50 gallons Il minute, with an
ascerttined head of 81 feet and a proba-
BILE real head of over 100 feet. This is
less than the contract stipulated for;
but, as the contractor has exhausted his
resources, the enterprise must be aban-
doned unless the city votes Il new appro-
prittion. The engineer believes that by
boring through one more stratum OF
rock an immense reservoir of the purest
water will be made available, but II sci
entiic committee who have been investi-
eating the matter report that the under
taking would be of doubtful prudence,
on account of mechanical difficulties.
Many other experts, however, are of a
different mind, and the balance of opin-
ion seems to be in favor of continuing
the work.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

The Governor of Kansas, on the Sth,
issued proclamation ordering the
Atchison, Topeka pnd Santa Fe Rail-
road strikers to disperse, and called out
the militia companies of Topeka and
Leavenworth to enforce the order.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

The House Committee on Revision of
the Laws Regulating the Counting of
Electoral Votes for President and Vice.
President, have agreed to proposition
providing for the election of President
and Vice-President by direct vote of the
people.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

THE war between the Chicago and St.
Louis railroads comp ,sing the late
Southwestern Rate Association is now
fairly inaugurated, and rates to Missouri
River points are being reduced to I'M
preeedentedly low figures.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

The Importance of the Suez Canal to
England is shown by the fact that the
British use it four times as much as all
others combined. In 1877, for exam
pie, there passed 1903 English ships,
of 2,69s,s77 tons, and 800 other ships,
of 1906 tons. There were IS French
ships, 63 Dutch, So Italian, 46 Austrian,
40 German, p Spanish, and so down
ward to- American and not a single Rus
sian. A like preponderance of English
ships was noted in the two years pre-
cedipg. There were but 9 Egyptian
ships. There certainly can be no doubt
of the extent to which British interests
are concerned in the Suez canal.
Though originating in France, the pro-
ject has turned out to be chiefly for
British use, behoof, and ownership.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

In Japan mas may procure divorce
from his wife on the ground that she
talks too much, and the amount OF do
nestle bliss that there is in that country
surpasses the widest filghts of mlyiua-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

WHILE the mill-owners of New Eng
land continue to complain of hard times
and to cut down the wages of their OPP
eratives, several of the Southern cotton
factories make encouraging exhibits.
For instance, the Langley Manufacture
ing Company of Columbia, S. c., has
been in active operation for six years,
and, on an original capital of 100000,
has earned net profits amounting to
1925, 4O7. Wages in the Southern fac
tories do not average as high as in New
England, but living is considerably
cheaper and not SO high a grade of
skill is required in the operatives
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

The Ways and Means Committee of
the House of Representatives, by a vote
of to 5, have determined to report an
income tax bill.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

S. Angler CHACE, Treasurer of the
Union Mills, Fall River, Mass, is de-
faulter to the company to the amount of
nearly 100000. Chace is also Presi-
dent of the Second National Bank and
the Five-cent Savings Bank of Fall
River, and prominent stock
holder in many other financial
and manufacturing concerns. The
loss, so far as known, will fall entirely
upon the Union Mills, whose paper. he
used freely in all his transactions. The
stockholders are liable for the whole
amount, and several of them will be
financially ruined by the loss.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

THE annual report of pork-packing in
the West, prepared by the Cincinnati
Price Current, shows the total winter
packing for 1878 to be 6,505, 900
pounds, being a gain of l ,4O4, 900 pounds
over the preceding season. The total
production of barreled pork was 1923, 1868
barrels, an increase of sc, 101; aggregate
packing for II months, ending March 1,
was 9,o4S, 500 hogs. The winter prod
uct of lard was 761, 1872 tierces, of cured
meats, including barreled product, $780,
000, 600 pounds.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

THE Iowa State Convention of Green
hackers was held at Des Moines on the
10th, and full State ticket placed in
nomination, headed by +. Nj. Farms
worth, of Winnesheik, for Secretary of
State. The platform adopted is sub
stantially the same as that adopted by
the National Convention.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

THE Pacific Railroad Funding-biH
passed by the Senate makes the Union
Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad
Companies pay into the United States
Treasury, in addition to the whole of
the Governments earnings, not to ex-
coed for the former company $4,000,
and for the latter 100000 per year.
The Government has heretofore retained
all of the Governments earnings, al
though one-half of them has been due
to the companies. The objection made
to the bill was not to the amount to be
paid into the sinking fund, but to
other sections of the bill includ-
ing the declaration of right to
amend, alter or repeal the bill should it
become law. Senator Thurman, in
his remarks on the bill, explained these
sections in manner which deprived
them to some extent of their objectiona-
BILE features. The amount due the COM
panies hereafter from the Government
for transportation and other-.seryices,
which hss heretofore been held IN the
United States Treasury without benefit
or interest to the companies, will, i'm
mediately on the bill becoming a law,
bear compound interest A. a part 81 the
sinking fund, and be placed to the credit
of the two companies. ~ ..r.,s...
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

SECRETARY SHERMAN has entered
into an agreement with certain New
York bankers, members of the late Syn
dictate, for the sale, for resumption pur-
poses,' of s50,0OO,OOO of United States
A per cent. 15-year bonds, at par and
accrued interest and IL per cent. premi-
um in gold coin; 80, zoo, 900 to be sub
scribed Immediately, and 100000 per
month during the balance of the year.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

a REPUBLICAN Congressional Caucus
was held on the svsaiag-ef the 10th,
at which National Republican Con
gressional Committee was appointed,
consisting of one member from each
State and Territory. There was
some discussion of the Pres
ident's Civil-service policy, and
Senator Sargent offered a series of
resolutions antagonistfc thereto and
urged their immediate adoption. SEN
ator Edmunds, however, interposed an
objection, and moved their reference to
a lommittee, widh power - eonfer with
the President on the Subject, which was
agreed tn. Senator Blaine and Senator
Conkling were both absent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

PRESIDENT HAYES, according to an
Associated Press dispatch, does not
seem the least disturbed by the action of
the recent Republican Caucus, and will
not rescind his order forbidding partic
patton in political meetings of officials
in the executive branch of the Civil Ser
vice.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

THE Chicago Times of the 18th print
ed dispatches from nearly 200 points in
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Dakota, Kansas and Mis-
souri,, covering the whole of the West
ern spring wheat region, which
show when summarized that the
acreage is nearly 50 per cent. greater
than last year; that the condition and
prospects are better than at any time
since 1860; that the seasons work and
vegetation are from three to six weeks
ahead of the usual time, and that there
is an average of 10 to 30 per cent. of the
old crop on hand.
THE price of gold fell to 1904 on the
18th, and "A number of National banks
throughout the country at once an
Hounced their intention to redeem their
circulating notes in gold upon presenta
ton. The Northwestern National Bank
of Chicago took the lead in the move
ment, followed by the Third National
of Cincinnati
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

THE Senate Committee, on Militia ry
Affairs have agreed to recommend the
passage of Spencer's bill appropriating
$4,000 for a military telegraph from
Deadwood to Ft. Ellis, Montana, en-
bracing the line of military posts on the
Yellowstone and Big Horn Rivers.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-04-20

The House Committee on Mississippi
Levees have agreed to report favorably
the funding bill providing for the i'm
provement of Mississippi levees from
st. Louis to the mouth of the river
The bill provides for the appointment
of three army officers by the Secretary
of War and three civilians by the Presi
dent, whose annual salary shall not ex-
coed "a, 500 each. The bill appropri-
ates s250,OO0 to defray the expenses of
the commission, including salary, and
of the survey proposed.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-19
Words or warning!

During the present year, as in the past,
the grave will close over thousands, SIM
ply because they neglect the means
which would restore them 10 health.
Meet the fell destroyer at the threshold,
and dispute his invasion by that more
than wonderful medicine, DR.. Morris
syrup Of Tar. Wild Cherry and Hore-
hound. There Ia no cough or cold, case
OF asthma, bronchitis, blood.spitting,
weak lungs, Group or whOoplng cough
which will not yield more readily to this
great BorAslc2 remedy than any other
medicine. II You would avoid disap'
pointment, and be speedily cured. ask
your druggist Tor DR.. Morris Syrup OF
Far, Wild Cherry and HOrehound. Trial
size, 10 cents. Regular sizes, 20 cents
and one dollar.
SOLD BY BARCLAY BROS.
Prof. Parker's Pleasant Worm Syrup
ia perfectly safe. Extremely palatabie.
No physic required. Costs Is cents
Try It. 4Slm
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-19

The parent'Of insomnia or wakeillncss
is in nine cases cut OF ten dyspepllc
stomach. Coed digestion gives sound
sleep, Indigestion inicrleres with it. The
brain and stomach syInpathizr. One of
the prominent symptoms OF a weak state
of the gastric organs is disturbance Of
the great nerve enr.epnt, the BRAIN. ln>
vigorate the stomach. and you restore
equilibrium TO the great centre, A most
reliable medicine Tor the purpose is Hos
letters stomach bitters, winch is tar
preferable to mineral sedatiyes and
powerful narcotics which, though they
nTay for time exert q sop0rifc Influence
upon the brain, soon cease to act, and
Invariably injure the toue ofthe stomach.
The Bitters, Oh The contrary, restore
activity TO the operations OF that all im>
portant orga0, ami their henriicent inilu>
snce is reflected in sound sleep and
tranquil stale OF The nervous systsm. 4
wholesome impetus is likewise given to
the action OF the liver aud bowels by its
use.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-01-19
a Gentle Hint.

In our style OF climate, with its sudden
changes OF mperaIure-rain, wind aud
sunshine often intermingle In single
dny-it Is no wonder that our chill rem,
friends and relatives are SO frequently
taken from us by neglected colds. half the
deaths resulting directly from this cause.
A bottle OF Boschee's German Syrup kept
about your home for immediate use will
prevent serions sickness, large doctors
bill, and perhaps death, by The use of
three or four doses. For curing Con-
sumption. Hemorrhages, Pneumonia,
Severe Coughs, Coup, or any disease OF
the Throat or Lungs, its success Is simply
wonderful, rs your druggist will tell you
German Syrup IS now sold in every town
and village on this continent. Sample
bottles for trial, Zoe; regular size, Toe.