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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.

Parliament reopened on the 9th, after
the Easter recess. In the House of Com
mons notice was given of various questions
regarding the employment of Indian troops.
! Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of the Elk
chequer, in reply to question asked by the
Marquis OF Harrington, leader of the Liber-
ais, said: II can only say that the negotia-
| tiOns with Russia continue. 1t would be
highly disadvantageous to public interest to
discuss them now"
According to London adyices of the
Sth, basis of arrangement which the Pow
| ers desired to submit to the Gar has been
| agreed upon. The arrangement is in five
divisions. The first division proposes that
the two regions of Bulgaria north of the
Balkans shall be conceded to Russia, and
that the southern portion shall remain to
great extent under the authority of the
Sultan. The second division relates
solely to the Asiatic compensation
which it is proposed shall be reduced to
minimum. The third division relates to the
Straits question, and will be arranged here
after. The fourth division demands a defini-
tive settlement of the war indemnity. Under
the fifth division it is proposed that Thessaly
and Epirus be accorded the right of self
government, thus securing for them the pro-
lection of Europe and national independ-
ence. Count Schouvaloff, Russian Embas-
sador at London, left for st. Petersburg on
the It'll. His mission is regarded as tending
towards peace.
A Constantinople dispatch of the 9th
says: The Porte has ordered the partial
evacuation of Shumla, in consideration of
the removal Of Russian headquarters to st.
George, II miles northwest of San
StefanO. The evacuation of the fortresses
and the withdrawal of the Russians are
believed to depend upon the withdrawal
Of the British fleet. A more conciliatory
feeling is now prevailing between the Turks
and Russians. Austria is stated to have
asked the Porte to permit Austrian troops
to escort returning Bosnian refugees; other
wise disturbances endangering the tranquil
ity of Turkey and Austria are probable.
In case of war Gen. Todleben intends
making Adrianople the base Of operations,
and final stand for the army south of the
Balkans. 1t will be defended by 500 guns,
and Gen. Todleben believes it will be i'm
A Constantinople telegram of the
18th states that in consequence of the per-
emptory demand of Gen. Todleben for the
surrender of the fortresses, accompanied by
threat to occupy Constantinople, the Cabinet
Council have decided to evacuate all three of
the fortresses-Shumla first, then Varna,
and, lastly, Batoum. The decision was
taken rather suddenly, upon the report of
Osman Pasha that the Turkish army was not |
in condition to resist the occupation of |
The Russians have agreed |
to retire to AdrianOple and Dedgragatich and |
quit Erzeroum as soon as the three fortress
es are evacuated.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18
Little Johnny's NIenagerie.
THE HIPPO.

Hippo is only the Christian name, but
their full names is APPROPRIATENESS.
My pictur-book says hippo means a
horse, but think the first teller that
said it that way was fool, cos horse is
easier for to say. Hippos is found in
Africa, but wen you have found one wot
can you doP Once there was a man
came up to a other to give him lickin'
and said, mad as ever could be: 81
have been looking for you, you wrascle,
and I've found you at last!" Then the
other man he said: THAT is fack,
sure enough" and when he said it he
picked big stick up, and the man
which had done the findin' he said:
Is Yes, I've found you at last, you bet!"
and the other said he cudent deny it,
and was rollin' up his sleeve. Then
the man which spoke first said: "Do
you kno wot street this tsp" And the
other Teller said: "Course I do, you
vagabone; it is Blank Street, Then
the man which was goin' to do the lick
i'm he thot awhile and said: "Oh, if
you amt lost, wot was the use for me
to find you?" and he walked away as
fast as ever he could. The baby hip
pose is about the size of Mister Brily, the
butcher, and Uncle Ned says that minds
him of wen baby vale comes ashore and
every body went out Cor to see, and it
was long like tug-bote and thickern a
OK. A young lady witch went out with
fuc1e Ned she looks at IT. and said
" Jest to think of sech a little tot hav-
ing no mother!" And every woman
who came to see it said: g Poor little
thing!'' 1 had seen two Impose in a
show haldin open their mouths for bis
kits witch folks give EN-. Vile one was
bein fed the other was off to one side
and wen it seen the biskit in
the otherns mouth it wunk its eye, and
then the other shet its mouth and swol- |
lered, cos you mite put a hole loaf in
their mouths and they wouldn't kno it
less the other told EN-, but that way |
they dident waste no time on bad boys |
wich made believe. Wen my sister |
talks to her dickey bird in the cage 1
spose it thinks like we do about the hip |
pose: What a horrid CRATE ollie
MOUTH" But if missy knew it tibet way
bet she would say: Its crewel to
keep birds shet up, lets give it to the
eat But wen it comes to birds give
ne the American eagle, witch ticks orl
others, and flies roun, and roun, and up,
I'D, up, hoorayi
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

died on the 10th from the effects of injuries
received by being thrown from a wagon n
few days previously. He was Al years of
age and a graduate of West Point, class Of
'52.
GEN. A. V. KAUTZ is being court
martialed at Omaha for writing book re-
vealing army secrets. Gems. Crook and Au-
CUR head the court.
THE veteran Gen. Shields had a pub
lie reception and serenade rendered him in
Chicago on the evening of the 18th.
Miss CATHERINE BEECHER, sister of
Henry Ward Beecher, died on the 18th at
the residence Of her younger brother, the
Rev. Thomas X. Beecher, in Elmira, N. Y.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18
Queer Substitute for Chickens.

A hen belonging to Mr.. John ID. Fra
ser, McLellan's Brook, on being ousted
fromthe hennery for bestowing too much
motherly care on brood of chicks not
her own, and not being willing to weary
herself with incubation, looked about
her for another brood. Seeing litter
of puppies, and thinking them suita-
BILE object for maternal affection, she
spread her outstretched wings upon
them as only a fond hen can do. Nor
did she yield precedence to the real
mother of the "pups," who was greatly
alarmed for the safety of her young. At
length Mr.. Fraser came and dispensed
Justice, and, like Solomon of old, re-
stored the young to the rightful mater
familias. Who now will deny the story
of Romulus and Remus p Toledo Blade,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18
WIT AND WISDOM.

SOMETHING which is always "going
the round"-The world. g,f5
THE braggart of the season-The
small wild flower that simply blows.
Now is the time for spring cleaning,
If you have not got spring, clean out
your well. ii
EDISON deserves the thanks of thena--
ton for compelling Congressman to
listen to some of their own speeches
Hartford Courant. ii 9i6. N =
LONGER trains are the fashion, in la
dies full dress, and the advice. to awk-.-
ward-footed gentlemen is, Look out for
the train when the belle comes.
YOUNG man, that spring suit may not
be last years, steamed and pressed; it
may be original with 1878; but why is
there a peach stain on the northeastern
ner of the vestP iEg.sf .as;s =.
A LITTLE miss, who was spending a
few days with farmer uncle. visited
the barnyard, and while looking at the
well fed COWS, remarked, &c Why, uncle,
just seel all The COWS are chewing gum,
aren't theyP" ri E't ~,
"THERE is no truth in men, said
lady in company, 60 they are Like music
al instruments which sound a variety of
tones" Gin other words, madam"
said a wit who CHANGED to be present,
"you believe men are lyres.''
"GIRLs," said a worthy old lady to
her granddaughters, whenever fell
low pops the question don't blush and
stare at your foot. just throw your
arms around his neck, look him full in.
the face, and commence talking about
the furniture. Young fellows are mighty
nervous sometimes. lost several good
chances before caught your fond, dear
grandfather by putting on airs, but I
learned how to do it after a while"
MRS. BIsBEE opened her paper the
other morning, and read in the Paris
Exposition news that I" the American
colors were displayed everywhere from
windows, balconies and carriages" sI
suppose" murmured she, Sc shat they
must have been hanging 'em out to dry,
though it beats all that they didn't have
'em all dried and ironed the day before,
as Monday was washin' day. wonder
they was stand-up collars or
turnover collars?'' Then little Barna-
bas Bisbee explained that it meant flags.
" Hm!" said she, "why didn't they say
flags, thenp'' ~
OH, wAD SOME POWER. 49,
" Mary, look at Mr. Blivens-
Our new nefghbor cross the way
His nose looks like a squatted frog;
His hair is such homely grayl
"Dont she feel ashamed, L wonder,
Walking with him on the street?
He just reaches to her shoulder
Mercy on us, what big feet!
If she'd put him in a circus
Call him Darwin's missing link
He'd bring in the silver quarters
Fast as she could count, think.
Mary, what does make You laugh so?"
"'Cause overheard her say
That she'd rather die than live with
That baboon across the wayp"
-MiAie c. Pomeroy, in the Graphic.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18
"New Process - Flour.

This is an article that every body has
heard of, though not every one under
stands what it is. Stripped of techni-
calities, this is about the story of its
manufacture: The best flour used to be
made of winter wheat. Spring wheat
yielded either much less in quantity or
else so much of the bran got into the
-four in its manufacture that its color
was intolerably dark. The wheat
would be ground and then bolted. In
the refuse-the bran and middlings-
would be included large proportion of
the weight of the spring wheat, and this
would sell more particularly for feed for
horses. Now the best of flour, and the
most expensive, is made out of this very
refuse of the old fashioned process. 1t
all came out of the discovery of way
to draw out the bran. Under the new
process the wheat is ground, about as
before. The first result is an ordinary
flour sold for expectation. Then the
remainder is taken and put upon great
horizontal sleeves, and, while agitationis
gong Oh tHere, Ill Ingenious SyoeoAn VI
drafts, rushing up through, carries off
the bran. What is left is the glutinOus
portion of the wheat, the most nutri-
tious and most productive, and out of
this, purified now by the drawing off of
the bran, we get our new process flour.
The result of the discovery of the pro-
cess has been to make the poor spring
wheat of Minnesota and upper Wiscon-
sin the most valuable kind of grain, and
to make the fortunes of the inventors of
the method, who have built up at Min
naapoliS immanSa mills
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18
CURRENT TOPICS.

IT is reported that three companies
of Fenians are>armed and equipped at
Buffalo, and other achievements are
being held in readiness elsewhere, to
make an invasion of Canada as soon as
war is declared between Russia and
England. The Government has no Of
fetal information of any proposed Fe-
MAN noyement and the report is dis
credited at Washington 81
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

CONGRESSMAN SCHLEICHER has made
public the contents of a letter received
by him from one of his constituents at
Corpus Christi, Texas, detailing at
length the most horrible cruelties prac-
tioed by Mexicans, disguised as Indians,
who have recently been committing
in Webb, Duval and sur
rounding counties. The writer claims
that some 40 persons were murdered,
Is of whom were children, and from
500 to 600 horses stolen.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18
AN unsuccessful attempt to assassi-
nate the Emperor William was made on

An unsuccessful attempt to assassi-
nate the Emperor William was made on
the afternoon of the 18th, as he was
driving in his carriage through the
avenue Unterden-Linden in Berlin.
The would-be assassin stood on the
sidewalk and fired two shots from re-
volver into the carriage as it was pass
ing. Upon an attempt to arrest him
being made, he fired the other charges
and then threw down his revolver and
ran, but was soon overtaken and cap
tured. He proved to be tinsmith,
named Emil Hoedel, from Leipsic,
where it is alleged he had formerly con-
Quoted socialistic meetings. He de-
MED the charge of firing into the En-
peror's carriage, and said that he had
shot at himself with the inten ton of
committing suicide. There was great
excitement in the city on account of the
affair, and immense crowds thronged
about the palace, manifesting their 10y
atty and sympathy by singing the ma
tional anthem.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

CAPTAIN EADe is in Washington en-
deavoring to secure from Congress a
modification Of the act providing for
jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi.
He states that upward of 50 per cent. of
the whole work required to complete
the enterprise has been done, and less
than 20 per cent. of the contract price
has been paid by the Government. The
delay in payments under the present act,
it appears, is so great that Capt. Eads
finds it impossible to push the work as
rapidly as the public interests require.
He therefore asks that q part of the
large SUMS in the hands of the Govern
ment may be paid over to him at an
earlier date than the present law au-
thorizes, in order to relieve him from
financial burdens and enable him to
prosecute the work more vigorously
The latest surveys show a good naviga-
ble channel to the sea, with a least
depth of % feet and depth of &c feet
through the entire jetty channel, except
a distance of 355 feet. The depth when
the jetties we're begun was less than
eight feet. A report prepared on the
subject shows that all the large ship
ping entering or leaving the Mississippi
uses the jetty channel, thus saving to
the Government an annual outlay of
$3.50, 900, expended for dredging under
this old system, when there was rarely
navigable depth of over Is feet. Capt
Esds says he will secure the maximum
depth of 80 feet within the time required
by the jetty act. He does not ask to
have the depth lessened, but only such
notifications as engineering experts may
deem advisable.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

In addressing the Dublin Grand Jury
early last month, one of the Judges
stated that the convictions for drunk
enness within two months numbered
1869. The population of Dublin is now
about DO. 600.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

WHAT most Expresses the down-trod-
den tramp with a tie pass is the fact that
he is always obliged to yield to heartless
monopolies, by giving the right OF way
to passing trains,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

show save navy contemplate even in
comparison with those of third and
fourth-rate powers.' The committee
recommend an appropriation of 49,
717, 1888 to enable the Secretary of the
Navy to pay all just claims against the
Department, and also recommend that
the existing contracts for the compile
ton of the unfinished iron-clads be
cancelled, the aggregate amount of
which is S3,60O,263 This report
is signed by Representatives Willis,
Whitthorne, Carlisle, and Pridemore.
The minority report of the committee,
signed by Representatives Page, Hub
BILE, and Williams of Oregon, says that
they are unable to agree with the report
of the majority in charging the Depart
ment with mal-administration, and they
the appointment of a COM
mittee to examine existing contracts,
and, on being satisfied that the same
are with responsible parties and for
proper prices, to confirm and carry out
The same, and that an appropriation be
made therefor.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

THE Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations have decided to recommend
the adoption of concurrent resolution,
requesting the President to open nego-
tiations with the Governments of China
and Great Britain, with view to re-
stricting Chinese immigration.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

OWING to the forwardness of the gen.
eral appropriation bills, it is thought by
q number of members of Congress an
adjournment sine die can take place to-
ward che last of June.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

IT is told, as an instance of John Nor
rissey's generosity, that when a Prot
estant church of colored people in Sara
toga found itself in need it applied to
him, and was relieved by gift of one
DAYS receipts at his race-course.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

In accordance with instructions of the
House Committee on Banking and Cur
rency, Representative Phillips has pre-
pared and has been authorized to re-
port to the House bill directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to reissue, in
denominations Of 81 and 90, United
States notes, the sum of $40, OOO,O 900,
held in reserve in the Treasury for re-
demption of fractional currency not
yet redeemed, and requiring that the
same shall be paid out on de-
mand for current expenses of the
Government, SO as to place it in
circulation. The bill also provides that
any fractional notes not destroyed
which may hereafter be presented for
redemption, shall be redeemed from
coin or notes in the Treasury, and any
sums accruing from this reissue, and
needed to meet appropriations, shall be
employed in paying and canceling bonds
of kind subject to the call bearing the
highest rate of interest.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

Ex-Gov. PACKARD, of Louisiana, has
been nominated by the President for
United States Consul at Liverpool, to
succeed Lueius Fairchild, of Wisconsin,
who is transferred to the Consul-Gener-
alship at Paris, rice Alfred T. A. Tor
bert, of Delaware, recalled.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

GENERAL WEITzEL, Internal Revenue
Collector at Cincinnati, has been re-
quested to tender his resignation, for
the reason, as stated, that the Depart
ment has been for some time convinced
that large quantities of "crooked"
whisky were being sold in Cincinnati
and the Collector and his subordinates
failed to discover the perpetrators of
the frauds or the method by which they
we're accomplished. Some of the frauds
were of such a nature as to preclude any
other theory than that of collision
somewhere among the local revenue
officers, although there seems to be no
suspicion that Collector Weitzel is him.
self implicated.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

ANDREW MILLER, a farmer, of Lee
County, Virginia, who had lost 5consid-
cradle butter by thieves, poisoned a
firkin and placed it where the thieves
would be pretty apt to come across it.
The firkin of butter was stolen, and in
some manner became scattered broad
cast through the neighborhood, carry
ing death into q number of households.
Three brothers, farmers, named James,
Andrew and Joseph Jackson, of Elk
Garden, died from the effects, also Miss
Alice Gatewood, a beautiful young lady
who was visiting the jackson family.
Twelve other persons, including George
Dabney Wooten, a prominent lawyer,
Drs. Fitch and Cowan, the two leading
physicians of the county, and the editor
of the Lee County Sentinel, were seri-
ously i'll from the effects of the poison.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

A DECISION rendered at Omaha by
Judge Dundy, of the United States Dis
trict Court, denies the right of the Kan
sas and Denver Pacific Railroads to
compel the Union Pacific to concede a
mileage pro-rate on all business deliver
ed by them to the latter road. 1t is held
that the Union Pacific has the right to
impose an extra charge on freight car
ried west of the junction of these
branches, upon the ground that the cost
of construction between Cheyenne and
Ogden was largely in excess of the cost
of any of the lines east of Cheyenne,
such rate to be regulated in proportion
to the increased cost of construction and
operation.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18
Tar first Congressional election Of The

fHf first Congressional election of the
year Will be held in Oregon, which
State chooses its member of the House
OF Representatives on the first Monday
OF June, as well as Legislature which
will elect United States Senator to
succeed John H. Mitchell. The Demo-
Gratis carried the State in 1874 and also
the last Legislature, which sent Gov.
Grover to the Senate, but the Republi-
cans won in the Presidential election by
little over 1000 majority.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

THE House Committee on Public
Lands have decided to recommend the
passage of the so-called 5-per-cent. bill
introduced this session by Representa-
tive Sapp, of Iowa. The bill provides
for the payment by the General Gov
eminent to the States of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois. Missouri, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kan
sas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Ala
bama, Mississippi. Florida, Oregon,
Nevada and Colorado, of per cent. on
the localities of military land warrants
therein, estimating the same at 81 .25
per acre, the payment to be made in
Treasury certificates, running 20 years,
bearing interest at the rate of 1865 per
cent. per annum. Several million dol
lars are involved. A report against
the bill win be presented by Mr.. Patter-
son, in behalf of the minority of the
committee.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

DIR. FOoTE's Health Monthly tells of
a druggist i'm Lille, France, who had to
make up prescription for consump-
tive patient where phosphate of lime
and the peel of bitter oranges were in
gradients. Being out of these articles,
he used cod-liver oil and a sirup of
bark. Recult-he was fined S12. so and
compelled to advertise his conviction in
three local papers.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

THE Kansas City Price Current says
the Texas cattle drive this season will
reach fully 100000 head. The cattle
are in good condition and will reach
their destination much EARLIER than last
year. About IS, 900 head of cattle are
in Southern Kansas ready to go to mar
ket by the middle of June.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

A WASHINGTON special of the 10th
says: 1.-THE published statement of COM
munistic gatherings in various parts of
the country has received sufficient con-
sideration from the Government to lead
to an investigation as to the strength
and character of the reported prepara-
tons, which shows that the accounts
are very much exaggerated. In the
meantime, however, the Government
will observe all operations of this char
acter in order to be prepared for any
emergency should they in the future ex-
tend to dimensions threatening the peace
of the country"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

The Secretary of the Treasury invites
subscriptions to the per cent loan up
on the same terms as offered the public
In July, 1877, namely: Subscribers up
on deposit of per cent. will be allowed
80 days to complete payment. At the
expiration of 80 days bonds will be is
sued upon the receipt of SO per cent.
principal and interest accrued to that
date, and one-fourth of per cent. COM
mission on all subscriptions for 81, 900
and over will be allowed.