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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-19
MONDAY. January Ii, 1878.

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Senate.-Mr. West introduced a
bill instructing the Committee on
Agriculture to consider the expedi
ency of establishing an agricultural
college, etc.
House.-Mr Gibson, chairman of
the special committee to canvass the
vote on the constitutional amend
ments, reported: that there were
east for members of the Legislature
100, 419 votes. Necessary number of
votes to adopt amend ments, 54,710.
The amendment providing biennial
sessions of Legislature received
60;27l votes, and is adopted. The
amendment abolishing the office of
Lleutenat Governor received 80, 361
votes. Lost.
Mr. Applewhite introduced a bill
to repeal so much of agricultural
lien law as authorizes liens upon
growing crops. Referred to special
committee on agricultural liens.
Mr.. Gibson introduced a concur
rent resolution instructing MisSis-
sippi Senators in Congress to vote
for remonitizing silver.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-19
Weekly Cotton Statement.
CANTON, Mis-

CANTON, MISS,
Friday, January Is, 1878.
There have been eleven hundred
and twenty five Q125) bales cotton
received since Friday last.
j. A. TURK,
Cotton Weigher.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-19

Another railroad horror has &C..
CURED; this time at Tariffville, Conn.
The train was returning from the
Moody and Sankey meetings. and
had "A large number of passengers.
The bridge across Pennington river
gave way, and two engines, bag
gage Car and three passenger
G aches went down. Seven dead
bodies had been recovered on We'd
nnSday and more were in the
wreck. The wounded number forty
aud many are seriously hurt.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-19
SATURDAY. January IL.

Sena:e-Mr. Reynolds gave notice
that he would soon Introduce
a bill imposing a tax on liquors and
prescribing the mode of collecting
same by the use of the Moffet regis
ter or some Similpr continuance.
House.-The Senate bill appro'
priating 100000 to defray the ex'
penses OF the legislative session was
read and referred.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-19

In the Supreme Court of the
United States, at Washington, there
was an important decision given as
10 the validity of the civil rights law
III Louisiana. The case was that
Of Decuer, (cold) VS.. Benson, and
came up on writ of error from the
Supreme Court of Louisiana. Ben
son was master OF a steam boat ply
i..g between New Orleans and
Nicksburg, and refused passage to
Decuer on account of his color.
The Supreme Court holds, the laws
ola state cannot control common car
Tiers plying between shores of diff
ferrnt States, but can only control
such carriers as ply In the waters
of such state, alone.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-19

j. W. CheveS next to Post office
sells sewing machines needles,
attachments, and oil at the lowest
prices.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-19
TUESDAY, January Is, 1877.

TUESDAY, january To, 1915.
Senate.-Mr. King, chairman of
Committee OH Federal Relations,
reported recommending the passage
of Senate joint resolution instruct
ing Mississippi Senators and Con
gressmen to vote for the bill remOn-
ItiZlng silver and for the repeal OF
the resumption act.
House.-Mr. Hampton reported
two amendments to the game law.
They were tabled, aud the law re
mains i'll statu QUO.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-19

FOR RENT.-The corner store
in Old Fellows Hall, formerly
occupied by B. Mas & Co.
Apply to j. A. SMITH, or
jan12ml VIM. PRIEsPLEY.
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SATURDAY, JAN. 10, 1878.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-01-19

GA N'FO N. M IS s.
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Indian Sun Dance.

Yankton. June 2l.-The young men at
spotted Tails camp are just concluding
their annual sun dance and the barbarous
festival has been one Of more than ordinary
success. Forty eight warriors passed
through the terrible ordeal of sclf-torture.
and are entitled to full diplomas as war
riors of unqnestioned bravery. The candi-
dates for hOnOrs cut two longitudinal Sits
down each breast, one end Of lariat is
passed under the strip of skin and the flesh
left between the missions and tightly tied,
and the other end is made fast to the ton
of high pole. Tho candidate then throws
himself backward with his weight upon
the lariat. and the dance goes on until the
flesh gives way. Should he full to break
loose in the manner prescribed. or should
he faint during the operation, he is forever
disgraced. The sun dance just closed was
held about fifty miles back from the Mis-
souri, river, and was witnessed by about
Z 600 Indians and twenty-five whites. Old
Spotted Tail was master of ceremonies.
and from the manner in which he per-
formed his lamentations and flOnrished his
mystic wand, from which dangled the scalp
Of white woman, one would not suppose
him t. be the civilized red man who Is car
ried upon the Government pay rolls. Once
q year Spotted Tail has his fun. The sun
lance has closed. and Spotted Tails indians
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have done it, and it was their plain duty SO

have done it, and it was their plain duty SO
to do.
sFourth-The welfare of the United
States army demands that in the case Of a
massacre of large party Of troops under
circumstances covered with suspicion. it
should be officially established where the
blame belongs, to the end that the service
may not deteriorate by the retention Of
towards.
"Fifth-Justice to an officer Of the pre-
viously sustained record of Lieut. Colonel
Custer demands that the accusation under
which his memory now rests in the only
official account OF the battle of the Little
Big Horn now extant should be proved or
disproved.
Il have thus given you as briefly as
can my reasons for asking this investiga-
| ton, and the facts that l am confident OF
being able to prove. My witnesses will be
all the living officers of the 9TH U. S. Cav
airy, who were present at the battle Of
June 25th, including Major Reno and Cap
tain Benteen, myself to prove the state
ments of the officer. since deceased made
to me few days before his death, +. l..
Gilard, Indian interpreter to the United
States forces; DR.. Porter, OF Bismarck,
Dakota Territory, contract surgeon at the
battle in question; Lieut.. Garland, 9Th In
flntry; Sergeant Goldman, now of the
signal service, and others, whose names |
c.ln find in time for the committees ses-
sion. should the same be ordered. Trust
ing, de;l: sir. that this letter may result in
an investigation which shall declare the
whole truth about the battle Of the 25th of
June. 1876, and the purgation of the SER
vice, am your obedent servant,
..E",,-r"r~,- WUrTTAKrp -
w. W. Corlett accompanies this commu-
nication by a letter to General Banning,
chairman of the committee on military at
fairs. in which he says: Il desire to say to
you that the immediate occasion on my |
part for calling for the investigation con-
templated by said resolution, is letter adj |
dressed to me by Frederick Whitaker, Of
Mount Vernon, N. y, in which the rea-
sons for such an inquiry are stated.
transmit the letter to you with the state
ment that am informed that Mr.. Whitta-
ker is the gentleman who is engaged in the
OF biography of the late
Gen. Custer, and is in possession Of much
relating to the subject matter
IF the proposed INJURY, and is a gentle
nan OF honor and integrity. l also desire
o say that in the West there is strong
suspicion that the facts and circumstances
the battle referred to have never
,ccn made known; on the contrary, that
he facts relating to that affair have been
concealed by those interested, and who
we're in greater or less degree response
lie for the DISASTER The communication
las doubtless had more attention than it
the wise would have had, from the fact
hat Whitaker is in sense the authorized
iographer Of Custer. having been IN early
.icnd, and being in communication with
lrs. Custer.
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YELLoWsTONE NAVIGATION.

With commendable fairness the Helena
say in regard to DIR. Lamme's Yellowsto nc
venture:
1--WE learn with satisfaction that SO much
success attended DR.. Lamme's attempt to
navigate the Yellowstone. His boat has
reached as high as Pompey's Pillar with
l5O tons of freight, and could go no fur
ther on account of high water and break
ing q ruddcr. But this was within 1S5
miles of Bozcman by land transportation,
from whence freights were easily procured
ut two cents per pound, or about the same
that is charged from Benton to Helena.
We shall hail with pleasure anything IA
vorable from the Yellowstone. Our nav
igable streams will prove source Of per-
petual wealth and independence to our peo-
pie. The expectation of the early con-
struction of the Northern Pacific has done
much to delay the opening Of the Yellow
Staqf ID e4aaae tEls year sai'16 BY &c Government
engineers, will prove its navigable qualities
and make them known to the world, so
that never another summer will pass with
out the sight Of increasing numbers Of
steamers. This survey will be followed by
appropriations and Improvements. The
settlers in the valley will no longer feel de-
pendent upon railroad. nor will they fear
the inroads OF Indians. The telegraph that
IS going to be constructed this season will |
De another source of attraction and securi-
y for settlements, and we have prospect
;OOn OF being better advised of news from
he Yellowstone valley than of points
outh of us. 1t is u matter of rejoicing
'ver anything that will give US increase of
quicker news, and cheaper
ates of freight. These will help to hasten
he day Of our dcliverance from Territorial
erfdom.'
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trolling two hundred and seventy thousand
Indians at no less than seventy separate
agencies scattered through nearly half that
number of States and Territories of the
Union.
No wonder that, under such system
and with such Encouragement as it must
necessarily engender, there is growing
dissatisfaction amongst the wild tribes Of
Indians on our borders, and no wonder
that during Commissioner Hayt's entire
there has been growing
sentiment in favor Of transferring the In
dian Bureau to the War Department. Peo-
pie are beginning to feel that any change
would be for the better. ANO.
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AYT AND HIS IN.
DIAN BUREAU.

A reporter who recently interviewed
Commissioner Hayt says: "Hc was fully
assured the amendment to the army appro-
priation bill, transferring the Indian Bit
reau to the War Department, would pass
the Senate. He said that two weeks ago
he did not believe it would be done. but
the presence of those who have claims
against the office, which he has refused to
elbow. has been too formidable, and the
old ring, as he designates it, by the use of
large sums of money, literally distributed
where it will do the most good. will sue
coed in having the transfer made, with the
hope OF having their claims recognized at
the War Department
Is it not passing strange that it does not
occur to this immaculate commissioner
that, in suspending and refusing to allow.
1t least, some OF those claims. lie has acted
very unjustly, if not dishonesty. toward
he claimants? We are reliably informed
hat in several instances he has absolutely
ef''sed payment fo- from six to eight !
months Oh bona fide accounts for supplies
IN accordance with every condi- !
ion Of contracts and after the most
borough inspection of tho same by prop
rly designated military officers of the
highest standing in the army. No wonder
he people are Disguised with such arbi-
lary rules and dishonest practices.
For some time it has been very evident
, all fair minded men at all interested in
re management Of the Indian Bureau that
commissioner Hayt was either playing a
freeze-out game" in the interests OF Ger
lin ring" or that his decp-seated preju-
ices and unfOunded suspicious rendered
i'm incompetent to discharge the impcr-
mt duties of his office with justice to the
'dians or any degree of iairness to the
'ntractors. In short, he appears to act
tile presumption that neither have any q
ghts that Commissioner is bound to re- t
,ect.
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NM. Keno Asks an Early Investiga.
ton Of the Charges Against Him.

Major Reno has written the following
letter asking an early investigation Of the
charges preferred against him in the rcso-
luton of Delegate Corlett, Of Wyoming
Territory:
EBBIT HOUSE, WASHINGTON, Del
June II, 1873.
Hon. II. b. Banning, NJ. c., Chairman
Committee on Military A0airs:
S1R-lIaving read in the New York Sun
Of the 18th inst. that your committee had
decided to report favorably to the House a
resolution directing an investigation into
the Custer massacre, and that a resolution
for subcommittee to sit in recess and
send for persons and papers would be pre-
sented, which action was based upon let
ter addressed to Hon. w. w. Corlett. Del
egate from Wyoming, by one Frederick
Whitaker. l beg leave to inform you that
| have come to Washington to express per-
sonally to your committee my earnest de-
sire that the &C contemplated investigation be
ordered as soon as practicable. During
the past two years have beer compelled
to suffer the eilculation of various maliy-
nant reports concerning this affair and my
self, emanating. it is presumed. from the
same irresponsible source. This being the
hrst time that their author, perhaps en-
boldened by my silence. has ventured to
give them definite shape. I respectfully de-
niand that may have this opportunity to
my character and record. which
have been thus wicketlly assailed.
am, &C.,
NJ A. RENO Major 7th f,.v.,-,,
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HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE
THE UPPER YELLOWSTONE.
BY J. W. ALLEN


The steamer Yellowstone left Sherman
on the morning of the 9th Of June, bount
up the Yellowstone river for the furthes
point possible. She succeeded in reachin.
point about six miles below Pompey'!
Pillar and was compelled to drop back :
few miles in order to find a place to unload
arriving back to Sherman on the morning
of the 18th, thus consuming seven days OF
the trip and gaining IS miles in distance
Part of this run was made with favorable
stage of water and part with the river toe
highland other unfavorabIe circumstances
should be taken into consideration-a dam.
aged wheel and defective boiler. The trial
has been made, and by boat that is fully
up to any of her class in power, model and
equipments. and the above is the result.
Capt. Lamnle was very reticent, but from
what he did say. and also other officers OF
the boat. settles the question of the head OF
navigation on the Yellowstone river, for
steamers of heavy tonnage, at the mouth OF
the Big Horn. From THAI point small boats
of great power, that WI not attempt to
carry over 60 tons, must take the freight,
and how high they can go remains to be
seen. A boat of this size (the Eclipse) is
now on the way here 10 run up the Big
Horn river; but from report she will be
deficient in her engines. A boat of the
kind needed-One that can go up the Vel
lOwstone with from 30 toto tons of freight
can be built and fully equipped for about
$4,000, and offers chance for Il profitable
investment, and some good river man will
Interested in the navis ssion Of tile Vel
lowstone river should aid and assist the
enterprise. 1t should be remembered in
this connection that it has only been three
years since thefirst steamer (the JOsephine)
assembled this stream any distance. The
writer well retOllects when the steamboat
that left St. Louis in the Spring for Fort
Benton, and got back in the Fall, was
looked upon az u curiosity and her crew as
heroes. Looh back to lS63-+5-6 at the
trials and troubles Of steamboat men Oh
that river. From 1868 to 1873. inclusive,
is IL years thai have been consumed in |
tlat the Missouri is naviga-
bic; three years br the Yellowstone, and
rs far as the mouth of the Big Horn
'IIonors are easy.' with II years to work
IN. MI despcranCum should BIZ the mot
o Of Eastern Montana. Within two hum
lrcd miles OF steamboats, in three years,
hrec more will bring Bozeman within one
hundred, with the chances in favor of fifty
niles. The advantage will be incalculable
0 the merchant, miner and farmer. Rail-
Dads will have Il governor that will fix
heir rates for them more effect,lally than
II the laws that can be passed. Cheap
reights means the cheapenin. of the he
essities of life, and the opening up and
evelopment OF the country. \ navisable
tIean means no monopoly, but is open and
zee to all corners. Ii steamboats, charge
rates, build nlackinaw. The
,sults will amply compensate for all labor. ..
Expenditure and loss that may be incurred -.
ow. Therefore onward and upwo,a
lOuld BIZ the motto.
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Fatal Boiler Explosion

HARRISBURG, pa, June 25.-Four large
boilers in the Puddle Mills of the Chesa-
peake Nail Works exploded this morning
with tremendous force. The mill was al
most entirely demolished. Chambers
Rowe, master foreman. was horribly man
yled, and instantly killed. Henry Neis.
John Hess. Geo. Frank and John Herrick
were badly scalded and injured by the fly
ing debris. One of the boilers was carried
over an adjoining mill IS feet in height,
and landed in field about $50 feet from
the scene Of the explosion. Another was
blown through the top of the mill and into
a brick warehouse; Il third was carried into
another warehouse, badly damaging the
building; and fourth boiler was entirely
torn to pieces. Loss from $4,000 to Sl5.-
600.
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are now ready for the Government 10 'no'e
them to a new agency.


The Indians Preparing for 81 Gener"l
Break.
San Francisco. June 21.-A BOISE wy
dispatch says: Parties from Fort han ANU
Lemhi via Wood river and Big Ca'ilas
prairie report having seen 2OO lndiahs vi
Wood river about 200 miles east OF this
place. who claim to be friendly on thell
way to Fort Hall agency. These lhoi'hs
saw that James A. Dempsey, a white man
who has an Indian wife, and who has h'eo
many years with the Indians and who was
with the hostiles in the lava beds at the DE-
ginning of the outbreak. had been KILLED.
by war party before they LETT the lava
beds on their raiding tour. Small parties
of Indians and traces of larger bodies are
daily discovered in the country bordering
the overland stage road. These Indians
are, no doubt, scouts and strag ling rein
forcements on their way from the east 10
join the main body now in the neighbour
hood of STEMS mountain. They are keep
ing up regular line of communication
between the lava bed region and the place
of rendezvous and are watching the move
ments of the troops. Maj. Sanford, who is
tonight ut Canyon creek, forty miles east
of this place. will arrive here tomorrow
night and 90 with Gen'l Grover to join
Gen'l Howard in the Malheur country.
Gen. Howard. with about 400 men. will
proceed tomorrow in the direction Of
STEMS mountain where it is understood
the Indians have concentrated and have de-
cided to make Il stand.
a Silver City dispatch reports that the
stage road between here and Winneml1cca
is clear of hostiles. Jerry Winnemucc;,
and other friendly Piutes who have been in
the hostile camp recently say that the Ban
hacks claimed they had then killed thirteen
whites and had three of their own Indians
killed. Three white men were killed and
burned in cabin near STEMS mountain.
Recently the Malheur reservation Indians
we're behaving worse than the Bannacks,
every animal that came with
n their reach. GenI Howard is still at
Mllheur city.
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In Gen. Clusters orders to the third
division OF cavalry, issued April 9th, 1865.
upon HE surrender of Lees army. he said ::
You have never lost a gun. never lost Il
color. and never been defeated. an |. not
withstanding the numerous engagements
in which you have borne prominent part,
including those memorable battles of the
Shenandoah. you have captured every
piece Of artillery the enemy has dared to
open upon YOU" This scrap of history
shows the character of the brave leader
who fell with his command on the bank of
that historic stream. Custer river.
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Tile State Of Wisconsin offered a pre-
MUM OF $1,000 to the most successful
steam road wagon, and six competitors
for the award viii start from Green Bay on
Monday, July lath, and run southwark
through Appleton, Neenah, Menasha. Osh-
losh. Fond du Lac, Waupun, WATERFOWL,
GAINESVILLE, Beloit, and Evansville, to Madi-
making journey, as near Is practic-
able, OF 100 miles. 1t Is said that one of
these wagons Is already doing good ser
vice in the neighhorhood Of Green Bay.
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kilograms.
Rr0Ol0V'S

Deadwood. d, r.. June 1S.-Five conf
panies of cavalry and tour of infantry. I'M
der the command of Gen. J.. X. Bradley.
for the Black Hills post, camped to-day
near the Belle Fourche, about thirty miles
from here. The commands progress to
the nOrthward. and have been very much
retarded by frequent and heavy rains and
bad roads.
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Col. Robbins and two Soldiers X HE'D.

SILVER CRY, June 25.-The advance
tire, rps Of Gen. Howard attacked the hos
tiles on Sunday, forty-tive miles from Har-
ncy. Bernard bore the brrnt of the en-
gagcment. The battle took place at Curry
creek. Howard has sent all the troops
possible to the front. Col. Robbins and
two soldiers were killed. Couriers rode
200 miles to furnish Howard news of the
battle, and asking for reinforcements. Mai.
Egbert, at Camp Lyons, has been notified
to protect the Winnemucca road. and give
battle to hostiles fleeing in the direction of
Owyhee. The probabilities are that the
hostiles have met with Il severe repulse.
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All, &C.,
NJ. A. RENO, Major 7th Cavalry.
The hill RI pvtnrd

The bill to extend the time allowed for
the Northern Pacific Company to build
their road. which had passed the Senate,
goes over till the next session of Congress.
An attempt was made to carry the bill
through the House under suspension Of
the rules, but its advocates failed to secure
the necessary twO-thirds vote to suspend
the rules.
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Bismarck. ID. T., June lS.-The steamer
Sherman arrived to : day in thirty tour
hours running time from Fort Keogh,
averaging twenty-one miles an hour.
Capt. McDougall was passenger on the
Sherman. He reports Gen. Miles and a
company OF cavalry leaving Fort Keogh
last Saturday for the Custer battle field to
survey it, and look at the condition of the
graves.
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According to the Chicago Times our
European heroes are ordered home. Gen.
". b. Hazen, Colonel of the 9Th Infantry,
who saw the fight from the piazza of his
hotel at Vienna and joined in all the routes
at that lively capital. is directed to resume
command Of his regiment in Dakota. 9th
er officers are ordered to their respective
stations