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Military Consumption in Alsace.

The dislike of the natives of this prov
ince for the Government of which they
are unwilling subjects is augmented by
the fact that all the young men have to
serve in the army. A young gentleman
of my acquaintance, who has friends in
Cincinnati, is now visiting his family in
Alsace, and trembling lest he be arrest
ed and made to serve Kaiser Wilhelm.
Three years ago, when twenty years of
age, he left his home to avoid conscrip-
ton and went into business with
brother in New York. Immediately on
his arrival in the United States he took
out papers declaratQry. of his intention
to become a citizen This spring
yearning to visit his old home and see
his aged mother, he came to Europe and
is now in Alsace. He applied to; Mnis-
ter Noyesl for alpassport, which the
General was obliged to refuse him as he
is not yet citizen. He decided, however.
to run the risk for the sake of seeing his
friends and left last Wednesday for
home. He has promised to let me know
if he is arrested and also declared his
intention, if put into the army, of de-
serting ut the earliest opportunity. His
case is only n sample of very many
Paris Cor. Cincinnati Gazette,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.

The official Vienna Abendpost con-
firms the announcement that Russia has
consented to lay the treaty of San Stefano
before the Congress, that all the Powers have
agreed to the proposal, and that invitations
have been issued to them to attend the Con-
gress, which will meet in Berlin on the 18th
of June.
A London dispatch of the goth says:
The peace feeling is not so buoyant as yes
terday. Uneasiness is caused by the appar-
ent change in the attitude of Austria.
While England agrees to the Congress, Aus
tria is making demonstrations unfavorable
to Russia. No doubt is felt, however, that
the Congress will meet.
The London Globe of the 3Oth, in an
extra edition, published the following:
"We have good reason to believe that the
assembling of the Congress is definitely set
tied. England and Russia have arrived at
an understanding, subject to decisions of
the Congress, on the following points: Bull
garia to be divided into two provinces-one
north of the Balkans, under Prince,
the other south of the Balkans, but
not. touching the 1Egean Sea, with
Christian Governor, and Government similar
to that of an English colony-Turkish
troops 10 permanently quit bulgaria. Eng
land deplores but will not oppose the re-
PROCESSION of Ressarabia Or annexation of
Batoum, and reserves the right to discuss
in Congress international arrangements
relative to the Danube. Russia promises
not to further advance her Asian frontier or
take indemnity in land or interfere with
claims of English creditors. The question
of payment to be discussed by the
Congress, which will also reorganize Thes-
sally, Epirus and other Greek provinces
Bayazid is to be coded to Turkey, Turkey
ceding the province of Tour to Persia. Rus
STA agrees that the passage of the Darda-
nelles and BosphOrus shall remain in statul
quo. England will suggest at the Congress
that Europe rcorganize Bulgaria., and will
discuss the question of Russian occupation
and passage Of troops through Roumania."
A Vienna dispatch of the I'd says,
Count Andrassy informed the Hungarian
delegation that he had received positive
communication that the Congress would as
semble on the 18th of June. The fact that
Germany had issued invitations was "a favor
able sign that the basis on which Congress
had been summoned was already accepted
by Russia and England.
The London Times intima.es that a
British protectorate over Asiatic Turkey
is likely to result from present oomplica-
tons.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 9th, among the bills
introduced and referred was one by Mr.
Beck, to repeal the existing taxes on the cap
ital and deposits of banks and bankers, and
to impose taxes on dividends in excess of 8
per cent. resolution was agreed to request
ing the President to communicate to the
Senate copies of all correspondence not
heretofore submitted, and memoranda and
minutes in possession of the Governmen mt
relative to the selection of NJ. Mau-
rice Delfosse one of the Washington
Treaty Fishery Commissioners. The bill
providing a permanent form of government
for the District of Columbia, considered in
Committee of the Whole; was reported TO the
Senate, the amendments agreed to concurred
in, read third time and passed. Mr. Ferry
moved to take up the House bill to forbid the
retirement of legal tender notes, and
after some discussion the motion
In the House, under the Monday call of states
ferred, and the House then went into Com
mite OF the Whole on the Army Approprfa-
ton bill. Mr.. Knott moved an amendment
prohibiting under penalties of fine and
Imprisonment. the employment of
any part of the army as a posse
conmitatuS or otherwise under the laws eX
cept In sue h. cases and under such circum
stances rs such employment Of troops may
he expressly nIthorized-Ly act of Congress.
Agreed tp,Hitcr an animated dIsCu sstOn-ycnS
l2B, nays ll2 An atnendmcnt increasing the
limitation of strength OF the army from 10000
to - 900 mon was rciccted-ycas lie, nays 100.
All Republicans voted in tn" affirmative, aud
had TOR allies on the Democratic side all the
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08
WIT AND WISDOM.

The kind, of dentists this country
wants is those who extract teeth without
payin' Breakfast Table.
REGULAR old FOUNDERS now carry
canes with crooks for handles. With
such handle the owner can hang his
cane over his arm while he works a
lunch table.-NeD Orleans Picayune.
THE heaviest snorer we have heard of
is the man up town whose wife woke
him up, during a tempest, saying she
did wish he would stop snoring, for she
wanted to hear the thunder.-Port Ches-
ter Journal
AN old Irishman who stood near the
third base watching game of baseball
yesterday was sent to grass by foul
which struck him under the fifth rib.
"a fowl, waz ut? Begorra thought
waz mule. ''-Ctncinndti Gaz cite.
THE Graphic says the razor was nev
er invented, that it always existed, and
is known to be over ten thousand years
old. That releases somebody from an
awful responsibility Cincinnati Break
fast Table. Adam and Eve were the
first pair of razors And they raised
Cain.-MdE Adeler.
seconds to make the closet, reach the
bottle and take swig before his wife
heaves in sight, he does it, and half a
second to spare to draw his sleeve across
his mouth. Given the same conditions
and church the objective point, he fails
by 81 minutes.-Keokuk Constitution.
A New JERSEY editor was recently
sent to the Penitentiary for libel. They
usually fine an editor one cent. for,that
offense, but in this case the probability
is, that, owing to a. lack, of advertising
and scarcity of job work, the poor
fellow couldn't raise Che money, and
was glad to compromise ON six months
Imprisonment Courier-JonrnaI.
IT was the proprietor OF an American
lunch counter who said, L care not
who makes the laws of the country, if 1
may make its sandwiches" And he
finished hammering out the bottom OF
one, welded theupper crust down to it,
brazed the edges, tempered it, and laid
it in the sun, and filed out blank
burial permit while he waited for the
,next customer HaWbeye.''' "a siFH
,MoNiDAf, While onefof ouriohice boys
was at work at his case setting type, q
fpllifedged potato-bug made its appear
ance and began crawling up towards
the copy After getting in close prox-
Unity to the Ms. he stopped and seemed. .
to be deeply interested. 1t seems al
most incredible that this bug could not
wait until Thursday to find out where
the potato-Eelds are located, but never ?
theless the above is a fact.-Aoon Her.
aid. 80 IL .,4Ftfy3
REVEREND JASPER has two crushing
questions" If de sun do not move,
why do Joshua command it to STAN
stin?" he inquiries, and then he sits.
down and says, I'll wait sixty year fer
you to respondicate to dat!'' And when ,
the next astronomer comes along, he ex-
claims, 'If de earth bean't squar', how
does de aniils STAN pom the foah cav
ners?" And then he smiles contemptu-
ously and winks one eye in slow and
eloquent manner.-Graphtc., ," e. l--
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08

A TERRIBLE cyclone swept, through
the city Of Richmond, lay County, Mo-,
about, haK pastS p. M onthe LIST. 1t Is
reported to have formed about two
miles south Of the city, taking the shape
of funnel, and as it whirled slowly
along, houses, trees, fences and every
thing else were swept away for breadth
of about 800 yards. At least one-third
of the city was destroyed, including the
Post-office,, Presbyterian and Baptist
Churches, a large number of stores and
factories and some as private residences,
and many other buildings were unroof-
ed or otherwise injured. The loss of
life was appalling: Twelve persons
were instantly killed, half as many more
were fatally injured, and perhaps 40
others badly hurt in. various ways. The
names of those killed are: Mrs. j. I.
Casey, Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Joy, Mrs. Alvira
Childs, Miss Florence Ward, Miss Mat
tie Holman, Miss Couch, Capt. VIM. w.
Jacobs, Thomas J. Bosamus, Squire
Bells, James Duncan and VIM. Camp
bell.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08

| called a general meeting to be held at Mil
waukee on the 18th, for the purpose Of per
fecting and forming LEGAL organizations ant
furthering the interests Of the association.
GEN. SHIELDS had public reception
| by the military and civic societies of Mil
wan ee on the Goth.
| ThE American Association for the
Advancement of Science will hold their 9th
| meeting at st. Louis in August, beginning
on the 2Ist.
EUGENE SCHUYLER, United States
Consul General at Constantinople, has ar
rived home. 1t is reported that he is SO
much in disfavor at Constantinople, on ac-
count Of statements publicly made by him
rejecting upon the Turkish authorities,
that he will be assigned to some other mis-
sion.
Mr.. G. II. HEAFFoRD, General Pass
enger Agent, and Mr.. C. L. White, Auditor,
of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, have re-
signed their positions, riImored, by re-
quest of the managers of the road. No cause
assigned. Their places have been Temporal
rily filed by the appointment respectively
of Mr.. Frank f. Fowler and Mr.. Charles G.
Warner.
THE Pennsylvania Prohibitionists
c. ...,~.,.
r., a.-.hIo yV;,,; c,r
.,t v,,o ,,-..;d.a - .,,o ,,,,,,a;,;,,.,
of M.zzini In the New York Contra, Parl
on the 80th, had an attack of syncope after
the conclusion Of the exercises, while enter
ing the house of friend, and fell backward
upon the stone steps, sustaining severe, and
was reared perhaps serious injuries.
IIoN' DAs.EL uANTr, Chiei-o ustice
OF Neoraskas aied on the 18TH, aged ~.
BISHOP McC'osKRY has again LEFT De-
troit suddenly and unexpectedly for New
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08

PRESIDENT ANDREW WHITE, Cornell
University, has been appointed First Vice
President of the Jury of the Educational
Group in the Exhibition.
BISHOP BOWMAN, of St. Louis, has
started on tour around the world to in
spect the missions of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church.
QUEEN VICrORIA.was SO years old on
May "a.
WADE HAMPTON has sent to Mrs.
Custer, at Monroe, Mich, her husbands
field-gIass, which had been picked up by a
Southern cavalryman at the battle of Bran
DIVINE.
EARL RUSSELL, the great English
Liberal, died on the 2sth, in the s7th year of
his age.
REV. DIR. SEYMOUR, at the unanimous
request of the Springfield QlL) Diocesan
Convention, p. E. Church, has reconsidered
his former resolution and will accept the
Bishopric.
THE Duchess of Argyll is dead. The
Duchess was married to the Duke of Ar
gyll In 1874. She was then Lady Elizabeth
Georgiana Cover, and was the eldest
daughter of the Duke of Sutherland and the
niece of the Earl Of Carlisle. Her son, the
Marquis Of Lorne, is the husband of Prin-
cess Louise, Queen victoria's daughter.
The health of the Pope is bad, and
his removal from the Vatican is strongly
urged by his friends and physicians.
VICE-PREsIDENT WHEELER, accom-
panied by Mrs. Hayes and other ladies', was
lately trout fishing in Northern New York
The marriage of Lieut.. R. l.. Hoxie
to Miss Winnie Ream took place at Wash
ingtOn on the 18th The bride was given
away by Gen. Sherman.
MADAME JOHANN STRAUSS, the wife
Of the dance composer, has recently died at
Heitzing, near Vienna. Under her maiden
name of Jetty Treffz, she was well known
and extremely popular rs n concert-singer
some years ago, both in this country and on
the continent.
The Rhode Island Senate, by vote
of 20 to 8, has adopted resolution depre-
eating all agitation OF questions affecting the
Presidential title.
THE Plymouth Church Examining
COMMITTEES have resolved to entertain
charges against Mrs. Titon of publishing
card siandering her pastor and violating her
vows in not submitting charges to the COM
mittee before publishing them in the news
papers.
CRAwLEY II. DRAKE, of Michigan,
has been nominated as United States Mar
shall for Arizona. = ''-ee-~-----~
The "Honest Money League" has
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08
Taking a Photograph OF d Tribe.

Mr.. Conway mentions in the CONNER
cial of Cincinnati "a very remarkable
achievement of Mr.. Francis Gallon, the
distinguished author of Hereditary
Genius and other works. He can take
the likeness of a family, or even tribe!
l have just interviewed Mr.. Cation
about it, and am able to state with cer-
tainty that not only is he successful, but
his method is perfectly simple. He
takes an album of photographs con-
tanning an entire family and their con-
nections. The apparatus being arraDg-
ed as it would be for taking copy of 4
photograph, the time for copying one
is equally distributed to all. The cap is
quickly put on and taken oifas leaf after
leaf of the album is opened. 'Eachpho-
tograph is slightly taken, and on'top of
the previous one, and in the end all of
the family have been brought into
single picture. This one picture looks
like "a living person. 1t is somewhat
like each, but still distinct. 1t is the
average family type" '-+
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08

A TERRIBLE marine disaster occurred
on the morning of the 31st ult. off the
English coast. The German squadron,
consisting of three iron-clads, the Preus-
sen, Grosser Kurfurst and Koenig Will
helm, passed Dover at S:45 a. m, bound
for Plymouth, whence it was to sail for
Gibraltar. When the squadron was off
Ludgate, about five miles from the
shore, the Koenig Wilhelm ran into the
Grosser Kurfurst. Both vessels were
going at full speed, and the shock was
terrific, the Grosser Kurfurst filling and
sinking within few minutes after the
collision. The Inflated vessel had
complement of 500 officers and men,
only about 100 of whom were saved.
The captain of a fishing boat makes the
following statement: My boat with
other fishing vessels was returning to
Folkstone, when we noticed three IRON,
clads coming down. A bark was fetch
ing OFF shore. The Grosser Kurfurst
ported her helm to clear the bark. The
Koenig Wilhelm pulled hard-a-port,apd
struck the Grosser Kurfurst forward Of
HcI ullZZSu udSI. ne hufluTSt went
over on her broadside, and sunk In I'VE
minutes. All hands jumped overheard.
Our boats reached the spot directly at
forwards, and rescued 27 men, igclud,
ing three officers. The other boatsfes-
cued number of the crew. The Koe-
mig Wilhelm had her bows stove, but
the leak was stopped with hammooks.
ANoTHER unsuccessful attempt to as
sassinate the Emperor William was
made on the I'd as the Emperor was
taking his Sunday afternoon drive
along the Avenue Inter den Linden
Two shots were fired with a double
barreled gun from a window of the
house No. IS, the Emperor being
wounded in the face, head, breast and
arms. About 80 shot were extracted
by the surgeon with considerable loss
of blood. No serious appre-
hension was felt for the re-
suit of the Emperor's wounds.
The would-be assassin is Doctor Mob
ling, resident of Berlin, and fire.
quenter of Socialist clubs. When his
door was forced open he fired upon and
the hotel-kecper and tried to
commit suicide, But was secured. He
confessed the crime. but obstinately re-
fused to state his motives.
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horrible tragedy. Whether it will lead to a
Mexicanization Of our Federal republic this
result must show; but r. sxy,ses r said on
another recent occasion, that all soft
words instituting in the minds of the people
of the country the idea that Mr.. Hayes can
be peaceably unseated by Congress, are as
delusive, and as guiltful as the whispering of
the great arch fiend in the shape of a toad in
the ear Of Eve, from which sprung all our
asv
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08

A BOY in the Ohio House of Refuge,
cut short at dinner by the guards com
mand, Attention" hastily tossed n
chunk of beef into his mouth, and tried
to swallow it; but it was too big to- go
down and he choked to death.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08

PosrMAsTER-GENERAL KEY has writ
ten an open letter addressed to the peo-
pie of the South, urging upon them the
duty Of misunderstanding all efforts to
reopen the Presidential contest under
the Potter resolution, and advising that
all candidates to the Forty-sixth Con-
gress be pledged to sustain the title of
President Hayes to the Executive Chair.
Hon. ALEXANDER III. STEPHENS has
addressed a letter to Hon Clarkson N.
Potter in reply to certain statements re-
garding Mir. Stephens made by Mr.. Pot
ter in a recent letter defending his reso-
luton of investigation. Mr.. Stephens
wishes it distinctly understood
thai he opposed the cut
ting off Of Republican amendments
for extending the scope of the investi-
cation to other States than Florida and
Louisiana, and holds that the Dem
ocrats committed fatal error in SO do
ing. Mr.. Stephens considers the whole
proceedings leading to, the adoption of
TIE Potter resolution as most unwise,
most unfortunate and most mischievous.
He adds:
s. Its effect will be to disturb the peace,
harmony, and qriet of the country. Neither
Mr.. Potter nor any body else can prevent it,
and say to him, most respectfully, that
~nothing short Of an immediate, general and
firm concert of action of the law and order
abiding people Of all parties, Republicans and
Democrats, throughout the Union, in re-
probation Of this inv estigation proceeding
any further, with a view to disturb the
Presidential title, such as announced by the
Pennsylvania Democracy in their Conven-
ton a few days ago, can arrest the most
fearful consequences. Those who have,
though innocently,--soYel -tbe wind,
win reap the whirlwind. My own opinion
il, as l repeatedly said, this affair will prove
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08

THE Iowa Democratic State Conven-
ton, held on the goth, adopted resolu-
tions in favor of tariff for revenue only,
che repeal of the Resumption act, the
substitution of United States notes for
National Bank bills, the Improvement
by the Government of Western rivers,
and a thorough investigation of the al
legged Presidential election frauds of
1876; and opposing further con-
traction of the currency BY the
retirement of United States notes
now in circulation. The State
officers nominated are: For Secretary
of State, Tom o. Walker, of Davis /;
Auditor of State, Joseph Eiboeck, of
Polk; Treasurer of State, E. d. Fem,
of Storey; Register of State Land Office,
r. +. Bardwell, of Linn; Judge of Su-
preme Court, Judge Knapp, of Van Bu-
rem; Clerk of the Supreme Court, NJ. ".
Cannon, of Scott; Reporter of the Su-
preme Court, J. B. Elliott, of Marion :;
Acknowledgement, j. Gibbon, of Lee.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08

Representatives PorrER, Chairman
of the Presidential Election Investigate
ing Committee, has written q long LETT
ter to friend, explaining the purposes
and effect of his resolution The pith
of the letter is contained in the follow
ing extracts:
'sYou suggest that to raise the question
about the last Presidential election will
bring on disturbance or revolution. Not at
all. About that possess yourself in peace.
There is not the slightest chance of reyo-
luton or Disturbance s.Whep;t the whole
country was at fever heat on the
subject of the election, a way was
found to establish tribunal to pass upon
the election, and every one submitted to
that determination. The title rests upon
that, and in case that there was fraud which
palpably affected the electoral vote, and
which the Commission did not notice, and If
a legal remedy exists for correcting the er-
ror, you can not believe that such a pro-.
ceeding under the law could lead to disturb
ance. If there be no such legal remedy ext
istingy and Congress should thereafter, byl
approval Of the President, or by two thirds
of both houses without that approval, pro:
vide one, why should legal determination
thereafter had any more produce disturb
ance than the decision of the Electoral Com
mission did, 1t is exactly because this is
not Mexico, and because the people prefer
determining questions by legal methods
and il legal methods have not been provid-
ed, to invent legal methods of determining
them, and to submit to the determination
thus arrived at-that this country can not be
Mexicanized. Having accepted the Electoral
Commission, of course we were bound to
submit to its results, but we ought at least
to be allowed to show, If such was the fact,
that the returns upon which the Commits
sion passed were procured by fraud"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

CONGRESS- will adjourn on June II.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08

THE main features of the army bill as
it passed the House are as follows: Fix
ing the strength of the-army at 10000
men; fixing the number of cavalry reg
iments at eight, with companies of not
exceeding lbs privates, and of infantry
regiments at IS, with companies of net
less than 60privates; reducing the force,
of various staff departments, and pro-
viding for board to reorganize those.
departments; providing for board to
recommend the retiring or mastering
out of officers; fixing the number of
Major-Generals at one and of Brigadier-
Generals at three; after those figures
shall have been reached, reducing the
number and rank of aides-de-camp; re-
ducing the pay and emoluments of Off
GERS transferring the Indian Bureau to
the War Department; and prohibiting
the use of United States troops for civil
purposes, unless specially authorized
by act of Congress. 1t is understood
that the proposed transfer of the Indian
Bureau to the War Department will
meet, with strenuous opposition in 1.-The
Senate
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-08
CURRENT TOPICS.

THE following is the full text of the
bill to forbid the further retirement of
United States legal-tender notes:
Be it enacted, ETC., That from and after
the passage Of this act, it shall not be lawful
for the Secretary of the Treasury or other
officers under him to cancel or retire any
more of United States legal-tender notes,
and when any Of said notes may be redeem
ed or be received into the Treasury, under
any law from any source whatever, and shall
belong to the United States, they shall not
be retired, cancelled, or destroyed, but they
shall be re-issued and paid out again and
kept in circulation; provided, that nothing
herein shall prohibit the cancellation and
destruction of mutilated notes and the is
sue of other notes of like denomination in
their stead, as now provided. All acts and
parts Of acts in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.