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0'Denonue's premises hovsver, he mad been -.
rioasly aspsrsed his sharucter There had
been. To- put II mildly degree 81 uncertainty IN re-
gard to Mr. SMITHS marital condition ever since no
arrived Nswtowp. II 10 toternby certain th1t
many Of the Ncwlown peopo considered him al hrss
20 have been bachelor. u - new teerably certain
that be has been MARRIED q cobsidsrabLe time.
IA this latter fact, however, was not gen
orally Known when Mr.. smith and Miss o'Fake
disappeared from Newtown simultaneously, certain
scandal arose and spread rapidly Miss OFake was
attractive young coiored person. and her sister,
;ranas 70 say was spcc1sy 10 ass
Of the church was seriously threatened. aud had
not been for the firm stand takea BY Nr
Phsez Hosf ana a few others who were trustees
vi the Methodist Church the majority OF the former
members OF the Presby terrain Church would PROBABLY
have returned 20 thar field M Pheez hes, new S..
PASTORS innocence and bcsought the people 10 wall
til he should come back. Most OF them waited. and
friends that be had tskon Miss o'Fake 70 New YORK
TO get her situation and had placed her IN charge
his vile. This story was accepted, ana the Rev. MI
Smith went on with his work.
MRS o'DoSoHUE's PoTAToES
When Mrs. O'Donuhus's house rented pro-
thai she sho retain the use OF The garden
TO the house, and she, Win WOW 10 tho future
inserted various potatoes IN tue soil at ne appropr
ole time, which sprouted and grew and bare trult
many fold. Now the Rev. Mr.. Smith lodged IN tue
house. which had been hired Tor divine servfces and
Ia = nil no ord dig 80 WORTH and sell them, anu for
this Mrs. O'Donohue had him arrestei.
Judge Marshall heard the case patiently, ana A.
though many OF the brethren OF the church swore
that they that thew were hiring the land
well as the house, and though The Rev. Mr.. smith
made defence founded on that ground, yet the
prisoner was convicted Mr. Pheez Hoel, though 1t
wrupg his faithful heart do II, yet testified plainly
and clearly corro6oratton OF the plninun.
The Judge was inclined to be merci;ul,
but the lightest sentence which he could
reconcile with his consclence was fine Of $40. or
twenty days Imprisonment IN the jail When he an
nouDced this, there silence Tor time in the
court ROOM which crowded with Mr.. SMITHS
friends. At length there was CONSULTATION ana one
oil these friends sp0xe:-
judge, he SAID, 1--WE kin pay de nne. but We amt
got de money heab. Kin you lake couple o. watches
Tor security? Wen BRING dc cash IN de afternoon
Ana Nc offered his own ana frisnd's watch.
But the Justice could find NO precedsnt In DIS
books tor converting his court into pawn shop. and
all he could do give them TIL noon 10 got the
money. At noon S14 and some change had been COL
leeted, and the Court was prayed Tor an extension.
TINS msrciluy granted, ana In the afternoon the
fno was paid ana the Rev. Mr.. smith vas liberated
services usual next Sunday.
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KINGS COUNTY CHARITY.

The members OF the Kings County Board OF CON-
missoasrs OF Charities, Msssrs. Thomas p. Morris.
Bernard Midas, Haraan v. Storms, Bernard Began
and Moses Kesssl, who were recently Indicted by
Grand Jury Tor exceeding thor appropriation IN the
salary account, appeared III Tho Court OF Sessions,
Brooklyn, to plead TO the Indictment yesterday.
Assistant District Attorney wernberg appeared for
tue people ana Counsellor Thomas sullivan Tor tho
Comm ssionets Mr. xeruberr, sddf, ssinE the IN
persons by name saio ~ on are hereby indicted
for macasanco In ofos, In exceeding the amount an
propriated Tor SALARIES tue Charities Depart meDt.
How do you p,eaaf" Counsel tor defence SAID, "We
plead not guilty., with the understanding that we arc
at ve!iy To demur 10 the iudctmeDt at some futurc
day. Judge Moore said that the case could not be
tired before september or October the COMMISSION
then flied bail bands ~ The amoust OF 81 sou IN
Distr ct Attorneys ONCE. The counsel the
Board oil Ccmmisso ncrs stated that they would bring
ncon against the Board Supervisors ID cvmpci Tho
latter body 10 the salaries nat have not been paid
aud that will bring up III, questions involved III tho
action against the Commissioners.
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HARD TROUBLES.

PASTOR SMITH, OF NEwrowN, L. l., DIGS UP
THE POTATOES WHICH ANOTHER DID PLANT
AND Is yiNLD THEREFOR iIFTEsN DOLLARS
most distressing scene. IN which the rsvered name
and the lame Of the Rev. George II. Smith suffered
cons,derahie damage, wss yesterday enacted in the
Police Court OF fciice Justice Marshall IN Newtowp,
Loug Island. II deserves more Than passing men
ton, as It Is additional burden to be carried ny
man who srs faunted the banner OF religion more
vigorously IN Ncwtowa during tho present year than
almost any body else the lace, and who has
IN despite Of the distressing allegations OF hts
worthincss He was yesterday arragned for tho lar
ceny OF quantity OF potatoes valued nj So and, sad
10 say was convicted OF the offence IL 10 Somewhat
uncertain what locality gave birth 10 Mr.. smith, but
various epsooes, duly recorded from time tune
In the pubic prints, show that nc has, with BRIEF
interval, iabored In New,own during the present
year. There no doub, Of mis- vigor as u preacher,
and, from tho energy Of his action In many serious
emergencies, there would seem be little doubt OF
his aoiity as dipIomatht ana leader. BSyona this
little seems 10 DO known about the Rev. Mr.. Smith.
RELieIos xkwrowS
Ncwtown formerly mad colorea church. II was
OF the Presbyterian denomination That II has now
lwo ouo OF winch 10 OF Methodist persuasion, 10 en-.
TREY due 10 efforts Of Mr. smith He arrived n
NcwtowD, It is said, In January, and andng, after
that c0nslucrapts Oh coiofeu
people OF ncwtown and us viosniy would support
him he established a Methodist church Now Tue
Prcsbytcrla Church owned meeting house
Of aoody proportions, aud rs NUMBER
Of the members OF the old organization
seeded AMI joined the now " MAS argued
by some that the meeting house was the Legitimate
property Of the hethodists more especially ~ many
OF the people had always been Metnodists. An at
Tempt was made to establish the reversfon oil the
property by legal means, has as the only authority
shst could be csed was 1ensyson, who SAYS
This odd order ehsneetb, yielding place TO new,
the Court held that no revsrsion oDsiosd Mr. Smith
was naturally dissatisfied and, beng assured OF a
strong support, ne underook TO capture tue citadel
whcucc he had already recruited his army.
Beng a man oil siswart proportions and fearless
wtbu no endoavorct one sunday to hold services IN
the meeting house withou; due legal authority. The
result was DISASTROUS, Tor uether did ne succeed Ia
bis purpose uor ~ss 10 ere any more fence rema.n
ing arVuud the meeting house. There were however
otner buildings IN Newtown whisn deemed sigi
bic Tor ns purpose, ana, oos aztec smother, he tired
them FIRST permission was obtained 10 use the
Coort House, and wbep the peopls wcsried OF the
weekly tumuit and rescindcd the permission a bouse
wxr hired, qua atsfw,rd another The last place
procured was building belonging 10 Mrs Ellen
O'Donohus, Of New York city.
TRIALS.
Before n. cutsh hsd rsissa Az EhanAzAr - Ma
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GENERAL GRANT.
What the Editors Think of the
Critical Table Talks
"A WONDERFUL JUDGE OF MEN"
1.-THE General as Good at Talking
as Fighting"
GENERAL WARREN REPLIES.
NEWPORT, r. l., J

NEWPORT, r. l., July 20, 1878
General G. K. Warren, OF the United States En-
ripeer Corps who prominent witness in General
FLAG John Portsr's investigation recently, in COM
m snting on the use made Of his name by General
Grant TO special correspondent OF The NEW YORK
YxxALp. In q note dated the 25;h inst, says
Being enc Vi the characters described In letter
n<inted yesterday from . special correspondents at
hamburg purporring 10 be made up Of 'odds and
tods Of conversation IN idle momsnts' OIL GSnerai
Grant I hereby protest against It's being used by
she nistofian'' for whom Il Is clamca IL 10 written.
even General Grants friends must zoe that II 10 de-
rcgaiory his character 70 talk thus loosely about
other men concerning matters upon which he has
had the oppoF tunty be thoroughly informed. II
could believe that General Grant would acknowledge
as bis own the charges made against me about The
~mins explosion at Petersburg would rsuss them
Z eourJ Of inquiry, OF which Major General Hancock
was president Immediately alter that event, and the
finding of that court charged NO part OF that 'dis
Hster'' TO me-
Xs the battle OF Five Forks was not relieved till
after the battle had ceased Thousands Of soldiers In
tho FIN army corps and many in.the ranks Of our
foes testify suat led the inal attack that con
plotod thai vIotory There was no cause 70 take me
away tor any misconduct, and General Grant would
never allow court of inquiry, because thereby
could have shown there was no cause. ! claim The
honors OF that day mine.
The portrait the correspondent gives Of General
Grant In his idle moments repeating caumny 10
be spread broadcast the world against whom
he 10 made say ''is GOOD soldier and good man
trained in the art of war;" whose command won all
tha vantage ground In the siege OF Petersburg from
she place Of the pns explosion TO Five Forks--ihs
portrait, say, 10 not that oil the mssnanimous nan
Respectfully, 9. K WARREN.
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A TRANSACTIONS IN HATS.

Henry Schmidt, Of No. rs Grand street, was Or.
rested Yesterday, charged with receiving . large
quantIiy Of stolen ham The complsnant In the case
Is Thomas J. Walsh, an employs In silvsrrnsn's hat
factory Grand avenue BROOKLYN. IL Is alleged that
Schmidt purchased the stolen properly run john
wcpdeIi, who recently Lett Mr. Snvernan's employ
aud ~ now working nj Dunbury. Conn Schmidt gave
bail In The sun OF 600 TO abswcr before Judge
Rilsy. The pelics have gons 70 pahoary " arsss
Wendell
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SOCIALISM.
Preparations for the General Eleo-
tion in Germany.
A REIGN OF TERROR
Wholesale Arrests for AL
legged Sedition.
NEWSPAPER READING FORBIDDEN
Trrom the Berlin Free Pressl

Iron The Berlin Free FresaI
The following are the districts, with the relative
sreng,h oil parties at the election IN January, lS77,
where the social democracy viii at orce enter with
vigor and energy upon The campaign preparatory 10
the election July So In 1877 the total vote OF the
socialists in Germany WAS about Tour HUNDRED
thousand The best authorities believe that at the
election next week they VIII double the punioer OF
representatives. in the keiehstag:-
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prsousrEp WITH HIS FATHERLAND.

The state Of affairs in Germany must be sad, indeed
At least so far polnics concerned. An old Ger
man American, whohss boon abroad about mon,hs,
bus:,s At present on his way back 70 thIs country,
writes as IRON Hanover:-
have been very much disappointed In Germany.
There 10 no public opinion here anu no expression
Of public opinion. Every one has his Eyes direct,
toward the Ststs--viz.. Bsmarck-- expects IRON
min al The blessinss that are 20 come hoshiAg u
heard here but the follow ing The Stats must take
thA mAaiaR N hand: The STATE viii SAke onse 81 Vi
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sCEPTICIsN.

[From the wheeling wv. Val standard, July "a
Doubtless some VI those heroes will smile grizzly az
they recall former chapters OF their history, and,
speaking after tho manner OF common men, will afnrm
tnat the OF President ID dealing Ia iaGy.
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GENEROUS MopzsrY.

From the Buffalo Commsrcisl July ISL
General Grant never PRETENDED TO be nusnI spssch
maker nor 10 inclined 70 tak whom he has nothing
especial 70 But when ne dses talk is IL ~ some
purpose and he IL always Interesting when giving his
opinions relative 10 prominent persens important
pofiticaI II Will ne noted that, wnon re-
forriDg 10 great events IN which be Took part The
Generals modesty does not forsakc him, has
erusi.y IN sscrfbing due merit and praise 10 those
Who were aolc iieutenants the great war, tho
result OF which mas gwen iustre untarnshed 10 his
name and lame.
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SALE ARRKsTs--cITIzENs DRIVEN TO
DxsPAIR AND SUICIDE.

Iffom
1t Is inpessihls publish all the reports thas reach
vs. from every part Of Germany OF numerous aud
crusl pus ishmsnls rneses upon those sharged with
..nsults 10 Ris Majesty" ant only give few TO
show the fearful political Affairs In our iatbsr-
lsud Tho punisnn ents already meted out aggregate
over TWO hundrsd years OF Incarceration. Verify, In
deed, q sad sign Of the tims<
In Leipzig q man accused with this offence has
hung himself IN prison.
The wife Of . mason IN PAssewalk, upon being ar
rested for words spoken against he liser was spt
under surveillance IN her own house upon procuring
u doctor's certificate that she eacsinte In the
meantime her husband, who had been previously ar
rested upon hearing OF hts wiie's fate, became de-
ranged and committed suicide In prison. Upon his
bsdy was found letter 10 The Grown Prince praying
h IN 10 order the rs,eass Of wife Tue poor
has. however, siaos been csndsmned TO SIX months
imprlsoL mont
lu HauAu meeting Of Tue SOCIAL democracy was
broken w w the police
Iu Pommsrsnia the lmpsrial representative has Is
sued caiips upon his suDorainatss 10
arrest and mold PRISONERS xli ssdl-
tious language against KING or country, rsugion or
sponsUs Tor language spoken IN Their places OF re-
sort, the rgors Of tno Law are 10 DO applied TO
snsss propflssoss who quietly listen 70 the remarks
rns Berlin Free Press warns people not 10 enter
into conversation Win straasers ~ pubic places.
Often thsy poi'osmsa ~ oval dress. who attempt
20 urag them into pollieai discussons aud
on guard against peaicrs offering photographs
OF Hosdei aud NVOliipE
Bootbiacks. palntsrs. railroad emooyes. cobbiers.
ssudsnts, rostaursteurs, anu even numerous women.
have bsva cenaen.ed TO Que. two ana three yssrs.
impsissamsns Aariensurg, Eibing, Goritz ana
other places
ana several pupils oil the " mnasium expelled.
Three edi,ors ot the Berlin Free Press ara now In
prison.
The authorities At Altoona have discovered that
sever soldiers Of the Thiftynrst infantry regmes',
stationed there. have vis,tsd tue SOCIAL dsmocraic
msstings NJ civilian Is permitted 10 enter tue bar
RACKS except unuor guard. Even the baker " ho iur
ls bread 10 the garrison 10 carefully watched.
Orderx havc been ssued Iorbidding ANY sodier from
readpg newspapers ~ any OF ths barracks oil Inc
Empre, officers instructed ia severely punish
any one violating snis 0rdcr.
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enough vhs win l..A CALAMITY and vim as easily

GksBRoUs, II NOT JUST.
From the Boston Post July %.
General Grants views OF his fellow colsmanders In
she Union army are On the whole generous, whether
Just or not.
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THE PRAISE OF GENERAL BUTLER.

The praise alleged to have been given by General
Grant 10 Ben But'er, A. reported by the New YORK
HERALD corespondeui, excitss much comment as
being so drectly nj variance words and &C
oil General Grant in 1855, when he removed Butler
from command Tor ineom potency.
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AEuLf AND CREDIrABLY SPOKEN.
lrrou, the New Haven Register, July 25l
General Grant spoke truly and orediLaby whom he
used these words:-"The humbicst soldier WHO car
red muskot Is entitled to much credit Tor the
suit OF the war as those who wero In command"
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1t will be that in all the districts above named,
with the exception OF Wsidenburg, the soeiasts have
as opponeB,s the progressiss and national liberals.
These are tho DISTRICTS In which they will
concentrate all thor strength
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the state nsst stamp out the social dsmoc-
raoy with non and steel, the STATE has too
haad; The State must now lace the monster
else all Will be lost. This the language
one hears everywhere. Whenever In u saloon or .
hssef loyal individual drinks 10 the health OF the
kaser and some one present does not take on MS nat
Socialist nctss 10 -: s ~ BY The ssssss aud
rested by ihs police periect tsrrorsm prevails
here and nobody sssss even TO and fault Win me %
monse number OF arrests made almost aauy LOT ~
sults to His Nslesty. Everything Is dumb ana snent
.s ANXIOUS COME HOME
II would be well tor the Toiksbiau and othei yer
man- American pewspspers 10 Impress upon all Ger
mans about 10 leave tneir iatherland Inc impor-
tance oil providing themselves with passports or at
least their ci,,zen papers sharp lockout 10 being
had Tor all COMMUNICATIONS, aud they are DeIng
annoyed IN all possible ways Nobody should lslutr
" Germany who has not in times past Ia nea ms
military duties. Tho moment no puts bis ieet on Isf'
man soil he will be collsrsd BY policeman CITIZEN
put into soldiers clothes, IRON which he Will nnd
extremely difficult 10 extrcae himself have neara
tempts by Hosuel ana Nobiling l could write you
more ~ TINS sly but have time, as must hurry
10 be aole 10 raturn speedily u America
WIPE AGAINST HUSBAND, son AGAINST FATHER
letter received IN Nav York dated Marburg. uly
!. s,a,es:-"ws receive very peculiar incidents
from The interior complaints regard 10 in
suits TO HIS Majesty. 10 n village near Khchha'a a
woman has lodged complaint against her husband
amt the latter has been arrested. In small place
Gear Frohnhausen . gendArms has obtained letter
denounciug well known resident OF the place Tor
words spoken unexpectedly OF the government II
undesto0d the o the accused IL tho author
Of the agony nous letter.
sckxx IN A BERLIN SCHOOL.
In one oil the common schools Of Serun, during tne
hour devoted 10 religious rxercscs. tho teacher I'M
pressed upon his pupils Importance vi reverence
for the d.vny without which there could be no re-
specL Tor authorizes, was SHOWN by the recent
attempts the Emperor. Hardly mad these words
been spoken, when u Roy Ia MS place ana said
..My latneE desires mo 10 request you not 70 de-
nounce the democrats any more" The teacher
asxsd bm II MIS- arher was social do nocra and III
boy sHa, '.Yes, and ~ The teacher
Was about 10 puuIsh the young fellow when all al
once any number VI boys IN Inelr seatS au d
loudly proclaimed themseivss 10 be social democrats
Since Inls incident ana others which have occurred
In various Berlin schools the government has ordered
tho school inspectors hold conferences with me
reclors SO w 10 coccert stamp out social
democracy IRON the schools. In BremOerg pupil OF
tho seminary has been expelled Tor utteung soctal.
istic ideas IN The presence Of bis classmates.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-09
SATURDAY, FEB. 9, 1873.
BUSINESS RULES.

In all cases where Proof Of Publication il
required, the proof tUil be made ont upon er
p1ation of each advertisement and filed oeitI
Mr.. e. S. Jeffrey, ChaRcery CLERK, 'oho ,cil
Tlesdm onlyupoM payment to him Of adre'-tis-
ting fees.
JOB cork Of ere'y description is a cash mat
ter, and parties ordering such class Of icork
are expected to pay either at the time Of order
ing or upon delirery Of their tcork.
Out oftOtCn subscribers are requested to re-
NIT, or pay IN person, their subscription indebt-
edRess at their earliest convenience. without
sCaitingtor bills to Represented by our collector.
Relying upon the honor-of each, ,ce rarely send
out bills to country subscribers.
Obituary, marriage and other notices Of length
(of interest to a fe,0 persons 0aly), are charged
at regular rates, of 10 cents per line. Mar
riage and death notices, Of half dozen lines, in
serted free.
=. Personal articles and Communications trtere
admissible, are .chdrged20 cents per line, and
are Invariably cash matter.
Communications on topics Of local interest
or items of local ne,cs ,riIl be treleOmed from
= lGMy quarter. Correspondents are requested 10
surits briefly upon one side Of thc paper only, to
. end in their JarorS as early IN the treek pos
sibRe, aud to gire their full names and address
Go, not for publication, but as a guarantee Of
good faith.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-09

G77F7 is not easily earned i'll these
y 1 q times, but it can be made in
three months by any one of either sex, in
any part of the country who is willing to
work steadily at the employment that we
furnish. $50 per week III your own town.
You need not be away from home overnight.
You can give Your whole time to the work,
or only your spare moments. We have
agents who are making over $50 per day
All who engage at once can make money
fast At the present time money cannot
be made so easily and rapidly at any other
business. 1t costs nothing to try the bust
ness. ,fSfms and S. outfit free. Address
at once, H. HALLETT 81 CO., Portland
Maine. jy21-77y1
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TO CONSERVATIVES.

The adv ertiser having been permanently
cured of that dread disease, Consumption,
by simple remedy, is anxious TO make
lnown tn his fellow sufferers the means of
cure. To all who desire it, he will send
a copy OF the prescription used, Gree of
charge), with the directions for preparing
and using the same, which they will find
Il sure cure for consumption, asthma,
bronchitis, &c.
Parties wishing the prescription will
please address, Rev. L. A. " ilson, 191 Penn
St. Williamsburgb, \. Y.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-02-09

Prof. Tice, sold Probs," makes
the following weather predictions
for the month of February, 1873:
Sth to 18th, falling barometer, ris.
ing temperature, with severe storms
IN places.
18th to 14;h, rising barometer,
falling temperature, clear or fair,
and if wind \. or NV, cold.
14th to 18th, falling barometer,
rising temperature, clouding, threat
eniHg weather, with rain and snow
storms.
18th and 18th, rising barometer,
falling temperature, clear or fair,
bat sudden changes probable.
10Th TO 22d, falling barometer,
rising temperature, clOuding, threat
ening weather, with violent wind
storms, and rain or snow.
22d TO Goth, rising barometer, fall
ing temperature, but cold, If heavy
storms have occurred.
2jlh to 2Sth, falling barometer,
rising temperature, cloudIng, threat
ening weather, with heavy raius aud
snow i'll places.
The warm or comparatively warm
er days will be about the 81, 9th,
10; b, Goth and 9th.
The cold or comparatively colder
days will he about the 9th, 18th, 18th
10Th aud 18th.
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w. j. MOSBY s. co.

:. Are just receiving a new supply
of fresh Drugs and Medicines,
School Books and Stationery,
Paints, Oils and Varnishes, pure
Wines and Brandies for medical
use; also a fiue assortment of Win
dow Glass, Sash and Doors. lot oil
handsome Pocket and Table Cut
Iery. The latest novelties in Per
fumery and Toilet articles. Prices
reduced to suit the times.
They give special attention to the
Prescription Department., the great
est care being taken to have pure
reliable medicines, only, and the
utmost caution in compromising
them. sep22tf