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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-12
THURSDAY, Jan. 10, 1878.


Senate-Mr. King offered the fO.S
lowing:
Whereas, it is the opinion of the
majority OF the voters OF Mississippi,
that at the election of President and
Vice President of the United States,
in 1876, Samuel j. Tilden and Thos.
A. Hendricks were legally elected
to said offices, and by the device of
an unconstitutional and partizan
commission, Rutherford B. Hayes
and VIM A. Wheeler were declared
elected 10 SAID offices therefore.
be it
Resolved by the Legislature of the
State of Mississippi, That we, rep
resenting the opinions of our con
stituents. denounce the fraud perpe-
trated upon the franchises of the
people of the United States through
said commission, and protest for all
time against the same being invoked
as precedent for the determination
of such electors.
BY Mr.. FitzGerald-A bill to re-
peal sections 1 to Ii inclusive, of
the agricultural lien law; referred.
House-The Governor returned
to the House, without his approx al,
the following bills passed last ses>
sion: To amend the charter of Pass
Christian. To provide for aDd reg
ulate the fees of the sheriff of Wash
ington county in certain cases. To
regulate the fees for legal advertis
ing in Marshall county, and to lis
corporate the Chichasawhay Navi>
cation Company.
BY Mr.. ST. eet-TO provide for
holding a constitutional convention
and to appropriate $4,000 to pay
the expenses of the same.
By Mr. PtgIam--To regulate the
carrying of weapons referred.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-12

The Illinois Central Railroad
Company reports to the Illinois
State Auditor its gross earnings for
the six months ending November
1, 1877. at O.. 522, 1858, S3, of which
2 per eent-amounting to the com
Portable sum of -$176, COG, 77--goes
to the State Treasury. At this rate
the State obtains from this single
road over $3.50, 900 per year. Add
to this annual tribute the millions
beyond estimate of wealth, aud the
hundreds of thousand OF Inhabitants
which the existence of the road has
brought to the State, while the
stockholders have received only a
moderate interest on their invest
lneGt, aud it appears that the public
have something to be greatfal to
railway companies for.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-12
INAUGURATION of Governor Stone.

Notwithstanding the very brief
notice given the pubic of the pro
aramme for the installation of the
State officers elect, the Hall of the
House of Representatives was
densely packed at an early hour on
on the evening of the 10th inst.
TIE House having been called to
order at Z O'Clock, and the Senate
having been notified that the House
was in readiness for its reception,
the Senators entered, and the john
Convention was organized. Mr.
Reynolds, President pro TEN of the
Senate, presided with Speaker Per
cy. The State officers elect being
in waiting, the Sergeant-at'Arms
the Senate was directed to notify
them that the Convention was i'll
readiness to receive them and INSTALL
them into office. The Governor aid
other State officers then entered,
escorted by the joint committee
Messls. Furlong, MOntg omery, and
A. II. Garter, of the Senate, and
Messrs GhOlsOn, Street, Henry
Hampton and Do ;kery of the House
The Governor elect was introduced
by Senator Furlong, in brief but
highly complimentary and graceful
speech. The inaugural address q
Governor Stone is worthy of it,
author, and we regret that we have
not the Sp zee to copy in full.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-12
At a meeting of the Board 9

At meeting of the Board OF
Aldermen of New York City, Oh
January 4th, resolution was adopt
ed declaring that greater benefit
could be gained to the city BY the
discharge of Wm. Nj. Tweed from
imprisonment than by his longer de
tentiOn, and recommending the At
tOrney- General aud corporation
counsel to release him from impris>
onment after securing for the city
such property as he now possessed.
and after taking means to receive
his testimony as might be deemed
necessary in any suits that might
be brought by the city.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-12
Hayes and the Radical Party.

The Washington correspondent
of the New Orleans Times writes t.
that paper: The Radical leaders
have definitely made up their minds
that they must get along withOu'
Hayes. He will not come to them
and ley a.e going to drive him as
tar in the other direction as they
ian. Ben Butler says he must go
to the Democratic party. Bill
Chandler says he may go to the
devil. Between them they routh
the rage of that entire class OF Rad
Icals who when they had Inaugural
ed Hayes began to congratulate
one another that there were still
four years of good stealing in pros
ptct. but W no suddenly found them
selves kicked out by the man whom
they had endowed with stolen pow
er.
There ia no doubt about the ami
mus or tue purposes of these men.
But there is serious question as to
their power to accomplish anything.
They are a minority in the HOUSE.
Their days are numbered in the
Senate, and it is in the power OF
Hayes 10 throw the organization of
that body into the hands of tie
Democrats whenever he wishes to
do so. Moreover the names of most
of them are a stink in the nOStrils
of the people, and the only power
they have lef;, lies in the lingering
cohesion of the Likelihood OF the
past, which is rapidly crumbling,
They have no power to thwart
any action which may have the
combined support of Hayes and the
Democrats. They can only destroy
themselves. Thus they will become
the benefactors of mankind. 1t
seems T0~0e decreed that the Raids
cal party ii to die of a iOathsomr
disease. The malady is not down
in the technology of the books, but
for the purposes of politics it may
be called Bill Chandler. The thieves
who robbed the people may not be
hanged. Their throats are to be
saved tor their own cutting. 1t
will not do to befoUl the hands of
Justice with their blood. But their
own dirty hands must shed the un-
clean fluid of their rotten veins.
Bill Chandler does nothing but
confess that he and John Sherman
subOrned perjury Everybody knew
that before, but it is satisfactory to
read Bills cOnfession-not as the
product of remOrSe, but as
AN EBULLIFIoN OF REVENGE
which has corroded the heart of
him. Desiring to bring Hayes into
he himself steps voluntari
" into the dock ct the convict aud
says 81 was his friend p
To prove that Hayes has lacked
the honor of thieves, he swears that
he himself committed b felony!
TO show that Hayes made prOm-
ises and broke them, Bill Chandler
admits that he himself suborned
perjury.
To make Hayes out ungrateful,
ne stamps himself Infamous.
Well, it is not for US to quarrel
With such martyr. All these
hings come in good time, as it is
written in the Persian fable that
he sack Of millet which was stolen
broke the back Of him who carried
t away and afterwards nOurished
he stomach of his enemy.
But better than all is our own
lonely proverb, that when "thieves
all out honest men nav get their
lueS."
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-12

The Too Republics, the leading
paper in the City of Mexico. makes
u strong appeal for peace, and sugs
gestS that the United States will
fad greafer profit in remaining on
friendly terms with Mexico and fur
nishing her people with the machin
cry they need, than in carrying on
q war.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-12

The Court of Appeals of Mary
land has refused to admit a colored
citizen to practice as . lawyer at it's
bar. The court, ia its decision,
takes the ground that the eonstitu.
0iOnai amendments and subsequent
State legislation have given the
rights and privileges of citizenship
to negroes, they have not altered
the force Of the statutes which apply
to this subject, and which require
of an attorney that he must be a
free white male citizen of Maryland;
that while those statutes are in
force the State courts have no right
to adanif negro to the bar.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-12

Mr.. j. Piazza, Italian Consul at
Ticksburg received telegram from
the Italian Consul at New York, on
Wednesday last, announcing the
death of King Victor Emanuel. on
that day.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-12

Senator Sergeant introduced a
joint resolution In Congress, prOpos-
ing 10th amendment, giving wO
men a right to vote, which was
referred to the Committee on Privi-
IegeS aud Elections.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-12
CANTON. MIS- s.
SATURDAY, JAN. IL, 1878.

The annual municipal election of
jackson, Miss, was held on Monday
last. John McGill was re elected
to the Office of Mayor.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-21

BELLAIRE LocAls-The Literary Society
met on Friday evening, etiecting o tenn
porary organization by electing j. B. Cash
President and Albert Marshall Secretary.
The Dramatic Club contemplate playing
"Allatoona" at an early day.
TIC Ladies' Foreign Missionary Society
have q meeting next Saturday, October
90, at 2:30 r. NJ, at the residence OF Mrs, G.
G. Crafty. They intend to send box OF
clothing to missionary named Skews.
The first quarterly meetingof the present
Conference year Of the n. Z. Church will
be held next Saturday and Sunday. Tho
Presiding Elder, Rev. Carr, cannot be in
attendance, but will send some one as a
supply.
stock yards for the week ending Saturday,
October 18th: Ten carloads OF hogs, six OF
cattle, one OF horses, and three OF sheep.
Prof ]. NJ. Yarnell, OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
was in the city on Saturday night, being
on his way from Martins Ferry, where he
was assisting to conduct teachers exam
nation on that day.
Mr.. Henry b. Miller returned from Pitts
burgh on Saturday, where he had gone
with view to obtain situation as a
blower.
Miss Wilkinson. OF Lewis Mills, is Wis
iting her friends, Miss Emma Gill and the
Miss Gorbys. .i10
Thejewelry vendors took their departure
Sunday morning, having sold S., 800 worth
(?) OF jewelry, and yet money is scarce.
At this rate II will BIO much sCarcer ere the
winter passes. ISL
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cnu prunmcrs be dispensed withF

The Chicago and Detroit trade journals
inst now are engaged in an earnest discus
sion of the mCritand dement's OF the Com
mercial traveller" growing out OF the re-
rent action OF the Chicago lumber dealers
declaring that the system is n positive in
inry to trade, and that in future they in.
lend to discountenancc it. The Chicago
C,umsrcim .lirertiscr commends their res
olution, and adds, that "while many
Of our leading wholesale merchants have
abandoned it, nearly all would gladly do
50 provided the movement could be made
general" The Detroit Weekly Price Cur
rent in order to show what the opinion
Of the leading merchants really is on the
subject, refers to the statements OF not q
few Of the principle commercial firms, as
unbIishcd in the New York Bulletin last
summer, and supplements these with
those Of business houses nearer home, Of
which the following is an epitomc:
"Mr. W. Il. Smythe, Of the Russell 4
Erwin Manufacturing Co., says: THE MS
tory Of all other countries on the subject
shows that experience is altogether against
the system OF commercial travellers being
done away with. Mr.. George II. Sargent,
Of the firm of Sargent & Co., and President
Of the q. S. Commercial Travellers Mutual
Association, says: The system will not
onlv have to be continued, but also en-
larGed and extended Mr.. Z. S. Jatfray,
Of the firm of Z. S. Jaffray ( Co., observes
that the system is in use all over the civil
led world and must be followed here 1.-THE
houses want to do business Mr.. Evans,
the firm Of Mills & Gibbs, says: 1T is the
way in which we have built up our trade,
and commercial house can no more do
without travellers to-day'than it can con-
tinue to exist without selling. The only
disscnticnt voice was that OF Mr.. Eames, OF
the firm OF Horace 3. Clailin & Co. lie
remarked: we have never done a ped
ding business and we don't propose to do
II now. Our house cannot afford to send
out travellers to canvass for trade when
from eight to ten per cent would have to
he added to the cost OF the goods"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-21

A long and well written letter from the
pen OF E. ]. Bird, manager Of Belfont
furnace, appears in the Iron Age of October
10th. 1t is upon "The working Of fine
and wet ores in blast furnaces, and the
construction OF the latter"
1t is estimated that the ore lands Of Bel
font furnace contain sufficient ore to do
the company five hundred years. Less
would do.
There is no change to note in prices OF
metal. There is feeling OF firmness
among holders. Some OF the furnaces
have sold away ahead. -
Monitor furnace is making ten tons OF
good cold.blast daily.
The Lawrence mill is waiting for the
river to rise before going into operation.
II the river don't rise pretty soon the mill
will start anyhow.
Belfont nail mill is running full tilt.
A meeting OF the stockholders and
bondholders OF the Iron and Steel Works
is called for the 29d, to consider future
plAns.
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weii!Tonei systems.

Systems toned and renovated with Hostel
ter's Stomach BitteB arc most etIcctually dc.
Tended from disease. That supreme invig-
Grant soon overcomes that distressing feeble
ness consequent upon ailments which lmpOv-
erish the blood and relax the muscles. Vigor,
appetite, sleep return to the wasted framC,and
through is benign influence. Nor Is this ali,
for the Bitters have most genial and cheering
effect upon the mind OF the despondent In.
valid, which Is tho natural effect Of the In.
creased bodily vitality which they produce.
Nervous symptoms disappear in consequence
OF the use Of this medicine, and the evil con.
sequences sure to result from premature de-
cay OF the physical energies arc averted. Dys-
persia, liver complaints, rheumatic ailments,
diseases, and many other disorlered condi-
tons Of the system, are remedied by the Bit
tiers
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n NJ -
The Defeated Candidate In Ihe Second. W.
" n Va, District. $3.50
wahIngOacisy Republic
, The following are Col. Frank Burr's
Views of West Virginia and Greenback-
ism:
Encountering Col. Frank Burr, yester::
day morning, looking as fresh as If he had
moi, Just been defeated for Congress, q rep
'scsGntative OF the Republic remarked that
he had seen 1t stated in the New York pa
pers that the Greenback party had col
lapsed.
COLLAPSED hi" replied the genial
Frank.
in 0ctober?"
"Why, over in West Virginia, the Green
hackers have carried one district In which
there was seven thousand Democratic ma
iority two years ago. In my district they
polled an immense vote for q did old fool,
and they would have polled Just Us big a
vote for the devil himself. There was
BOYD Faulkner had 1900 Democratic ma
jority in his Senatorial district. Yet the
Grcenbackers brought that down 10 nearly
nothing, Notwithstanding that Boyd had
old Charles James, and all the family
working for him. Collapsed! Why, II
the Democratic candidates hadn't been
soit.money men the Greenbackers would
have carried the State by ten thousand
majority"
As the Parkersburg Sentinel would say,
Burr wasa little previous" in announc'
ing the election Of a Greenbacker to Con
grcss in the Third District. Walker lacks
say 5000 OF the requisite vote to go Con
gress from that district, Notwithstanding
Tom swann's immense influence and the
failure Of the Republicans to make nom
nation.
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A Plan to make Wages a First Lien for
Work Done.

INDEPENDENCE, Preston Co., W. Va, |
October 18th, 1873.
Editors IntellIsenccr:
l have just commenced q movement
here, in which I'hope to enlist your aid,
and that OF all other good and influential
men in this State. I have prepared a
petition to the Legislature, reciting that,
"under the present laws Of this State, it is
difficult, and often impossible, for labor
ing man to collect his wages by proce IS OF
law; particularly in cases where large
numbers OF laboring men are employed,
and the employer meets with reverses and
fails.
Your petitioners do therefore pray, that
the interest OF those who must depend
upon their daily earnings for daily bread,
be remembered, and that such law be
passed as will fully protectthem."
Everyone signs Il on sight. In this
country, there are thousands OF dollars
due to laboring men which they will never
get, from defect in the law. Wages should
be a first lien upon the property upon
which the work Is done. Asitnow stands,
the poor man having no means, comes in
last in the list OF creditors. Those who
have money to spend, get the first chance.
A simple and effective law, giving the
poor man chance to save his wages by
prompt action, at little cost, is demanded
BY all laws Of right and justice.
l ask you to aid in bringing the subject
before the people, and to give your influ-
ence in favor Of the workingmen Of this
State. We have had many large promises
before elections, let us try to see Il we can
realize something tangible from them.
Having neither means nor influence
myself, / can only urge the subject upon
the attention OF those who have both. It
surely needs, or ought to need, nothing
more to enlist the sympathy Of all good
men. C.JEssoP.
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DeKoyen.


The Rev. DR.. Dc Koven, whose name is
the terror OF all low churchmen in the
Episcopal body, delivered an address be-
fore the Church Congress at Cincinnati
on Thursday on the doctrine OF Absolu-
ton. He is the Puscy of the American
church, and is generally supposed to be
heading Romewards, although it is but
Just to him to say that he denies all such
imputations on his icaltyto the Episcopal
church. Flo is bright and scholarly
man, and one or two dioc eses in the U. s.
have already nominated him as their
choice for Bishop Of their respective dio.
cescs, but unfortunately he has not been
able to run the gauntlet OF the diocesan
committees of the country, and therefore
does not yet wear a Bishops gown. Here
is what he said (among other things
on the doctrine Of Absolution in his ad!
dress at Cincinnati:
God absolves, not the minister; tho
declaration ofpagdon is pronounced by the
commissioned officer. . 1.-THE
New Tcstam0ilt doctrine Of absolution is
summed up in the words. "Whosoeycr
sins We remit, they are RENTED unto them;
and whatsoever sins yeTetain, they are re-
tanned" am perfectly willing to accept
these words Just as they stand. / do not
need for my faith any exposition they
are perfectly clear. They are as clear as
those other words Of Eucharist, "Take and
eat; this is my body which is given for
you; this is my blood which
is shed for you. Do this in remem-
brancc Of me-" But ii people say,
"Tllese words are not to be taken lit
orally; there are other things which modi-
~ their meaning" or "they are impossi-
bic, or Contrary to reason" or the like;
and then il, when one attempts in answer
10 show that they arc not contrary 10 rea-
son, or are not really modified by other
statements, they say that he is subtle in
dealing in vain logic, or in opposition Of
science falsely so called, or in scholastic
trihing,- all can say in reply is what q
great writer has said: "When men say this
can not be literally true because it Is i'm
possible, then they force those who think
It is literally true to explain how, accord
ing to their notions, it is not impossible,
and those who ask hHd questions must
expect hard answers"
The carnal mind will say that this is not
very clear. 1t seems to mean pretty much
all that Rome teaches on the same subject.
The Roman Church does not claim that
the priest forgives sins, but only, rs De-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-21

Mr. HYDE, late editor Of the Democratic
paper in Preston county, has sold his pa
pcr and started to school in Ohio. This is
rather rcvcrsingthc natural order fittings,
but it's hopeful sign to SEGA Democratic
editor seeking light at any stage of his
career, and Ohio is the state of all others
ms, now where such an individual should
go 10 get light.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-21

The Herald Of Saturday evening came
out for John Sherman as the Republican
Presidential candidate in 1880.
Wheat is down to so cents in Steuben-
vile, and the Ga:4te charges it to the Glas-
cow failure. Why. not to Sherman US
usual?
DiphthCria prevails in the city to a con-
siderable extent.
Now let us agitate sewage system for
Steubenville. Weneed sewers bad enough,
and as the city is in good financial condi-
ton, now would be good time to put in
sewers Gazette.
The following is an approximate state.
ment Of the results in the operations of
the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St, Louis
Railway Company for the nine months
ending September 50, 1878:
Gross earnings (Including interest received
on equipment hiredl, January to ocio' .ss s,o
Der !, 1873 Z'J0oSSo
Expenses lnelading interest on car trust
cans and rent Of MOnongahela extensiOnl
for same period. lISIi
Ne. earnIng............... ss,aS5
The interest on the bonds for these nine
months Is
S. 900 SteubenrIlle and 1nlE-
ana Railroad per cent........s l5S,OOO
S775, 900 SteubenTIle and lndI.
Railroad per cent........ ..-... 40,6S
50, ~, 900 Pittsburgh, Cincinnati
and St. Louis Railway per
S2bt6Ao
- 50 so
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TRUSTEES SALE OF
Elm Grove Property.

by virtue Of Dtol Of Trust male and ,E,p.,,t,
Frederick Ilerbsta and vile to the uaISripJ :, IT,.
tee, dated May 10th, 1874 and Of Trrod IA ihs 80
office Of the County Court Of Ohio tUaniy, u. u 4
Deed Of Trust Hook No. !, pages 10, iS lal H.
will, on ''
MONDAY, tho 4th day Of Noyc,nber, is1s
Commencing at 10 o'clock a. m sell a, puls ,s,,.,
at the front door Oi the Cour House Of ono ~,
tho following described real csiatc. thAti, IA
Of that certain piece or parcel Of land lybs AL IN
situate In said Ohio county, At a point kalUhn 81
Grove, and between the National R,ad sDd MA.
Creek, being part Of Lot No. II Of the CFnrtf ~,
Said lot measures 90 feetin thi and e1tstd, III =,
equal width 70 the cTrek, and Ia the slue tCt.,;,
heretofore cOnveyel 10 the aid lIertet By Henri M
fenblne and wife by deed dated May eth, ia. ~,
Is u dwelling house and other improvement, spos a
property.
Title believed to he perfect, but selps y Trs,t.i
will only convey such title a, Is VESTED ID sf b. Vi
Deed Of Trust.
TERMS OF SALI-CaSh.
J, Il. cool, Irgs!S.
W. II. HALLKH, Auctionelr al
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EXCURSION TO RICHMOND, VA.-The Ches.
apcake & Ohio Railroad is advertising an
excursion to Richmond, to attend the vir-
ginia State Fair. The tickets for theround
trip are 50, and are good only in thespecial
excursion coaches which leave Hunting.
ton at $3.50 I'm. Monday, October 2sth,
The tickets arOg good for return on any train
for ten days thereafter.
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rlis....................'" Sso'oIV
The financial exhibit Of Jefferson county
for the year ending September l, 1878,
takes up four and a half columns of Sat
urday's Herald. No wonder the advertis-
ing expenses were S9,649 81. Besides this,
there were sl,44S 90 expended for print
ing and stationary, making total of 81
l25 90, rs against a total in this county of
sl,O25 10. Here the printing expenses
were $3.50 AZ and for stationary SlSs 6S.
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TnR per capita of intoxicating liquors
cost in this country last year, was SIS for
every man, woman and child in the land.
There's per capita that has something to
do with the hard times,
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MONDAY, OCTOBER ~, 1875.

TIM official count shows that Burr got 8
votes in Hardy county, Thompson III,
and Martin 9l2. In 1876 Hayes got l47
and Tilden ST..