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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-10
No. 1O41.
Estate of Robert Clanton, deceased
CITATION NOTICE.

To Mary A. Robertson and Ed
war,l Robertson, her husband, who
have their residence and respective
Post office at the town of Arcola,
Warren county, North Carolina, and
to Rebecca w. ClantOn, whost Post
office and residence is New Orleans,
Louisiana:
You and each of you are hereby
cited to be and appear before the
Chancery Court of Madison countv,
Mississippi, at Canton. on the
3rd Monday, and Goth day. of Janus
ary,. A. d. 1879.
to show cause, if any You can. why
the final account of Robert T. Cheek
and John w. Williams. Administra
tors of the estate of said decedent,
now on file should not be allowed
and confirmed, and they, the said
Administrators, discharged.
By order of the Court.
E. s. JEFFREY, Clerk.
o. A. Luckett, ST., SOl'r for petitions
er. jul27w4t5
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Central Female Institute,
Clinton, Kinds County, Miss.
REV. WALTER HILLMAN, L. L. D.
President of Faculty.

The Twenty-sixty Collegiate Year of this
Institute will begin on Tuesday, September
oath, 1873. Matured in her educational IA
cilities by a healthy growth of Quarter
of Century of uninterrupted existence,
our institute is about to enter upon anoth-
er period of her career under auspices the
most favorable, and is able to offer advan-
tages equalled by few institutions of learn
ing in the country.
Having for two successive years made
Reductions in the Expenses. we hesitate
not to to say, considering the advantages
offered, that the terms are less than can be
elsewhere found and as low as they can be
possibly afforded.
For full information send to president
of Faculty" for Il catalogue.
ROBERT KELLS,
President BoaId Trustees
f. w. CABANIss, Secretary.
Clinton, Miss, July, 1873. jy27m2
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-10

The official report of the Board
of Health of New Orleans, on the 9Th
inst, gives the number of new cases
of yellow fever from Ia o'clock Wed
nesday to IL o clock Thursday as
tbirty-four; deaths eleven; total
eases. 1897, total deaths, 126.
The medical authorities state that
nothing like an epidemicexists there
and only few fear such a catastro
phe, and that the fever is becoming
of q miIder type and is not increas-
ing.
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the majority of the votes of the

the majority of the votes of the
shire i'll which he was a candidate
for Parliament. The scene is one
OF the imagination, yet it is drawn
/ by an English writer, and were tie
picture not IA faithful one, the
romance itself VIII Oh would so
falsely portray an event of common
OCCURRENCE would be voted dead
failure. The picture, while it core
rectly portrays American occasions
of the kind, must be accepted as
equally true of English elections.
! There is your demOguge. there IL
Your hooting, unenlie htened rapble
ready to vote for the brainless Tit
mouse who has money Or treats to
furnish them, while they decry h S
worthy and enlightened opponent
to the extent of hooting at and
stoIing him. Lord l1ytton furnishes
us instances of the varieties OF
English life which do not, by any
means, go to sustain the view that
England is a realm OF unlllOyed
freedom and happiness to the sub
ject, and Mr.. Dickens, and other
authors give us pictures of the
poorer classes that make us
Shudder.
Our space is too limited to write
more extendedly upon the subject.
But it is surely a popular error to
suppose that our English cousins
are a whit better off than We are
either socially, politically or moral
iy. Human nature is the same
everywhere. Corrupt PRACTICES have
not ceased to exist among the
English in matters pertaining to
elections, and never will. What We
see here in the practices of poll
clans and the ignorant voters is IA
true picture of what occurs under
the English government, in so far
as the political machinery of that
government resembles our own.
If we cast our eyes toward the
mother country to find IA govern
ment free from ills that follow in the
wake of ambition, or of fanaticism.
or OF demagougeism, avarice and
self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, we will not
find it in England, nor in any other
goeerume constructed by human
hands. There Ia; and can be, no
such thing as perfection i'll human
government. All We can hope for
is the highest degree of improv, =
ment socially, intellectually, and
morally, by IL liberal diffusion of
the means for gaining knowledge
throughout the nation, SO that men
may be taught better than to sell
their votes, as tie worthy divine
has it, ''for glass of beer.'' And
in our country, more rapid strides
are being made in the diffusion of
knowledge than In bOasted England.
Despite all that may be said, land
the excellent minister did not give
too dark hue by any means to
such occurrences as he described),
this country of ours is the most
fruitful of any that was ever yet
conceived by man III the blessings
of freedom and happiness to its
people. Men are SO constructed,
however, that they are never cons
tent, and no condition of prosperity
can they attain, but that they are
prone to look some where else as
a truer pattern of what
they desire in the way of freedom
and happiness.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-10

Three months before the battle OF
Shiloh, while encamped at Bowling
Gfeep, KY, Albert Sidney Johston
while looking over a map, placed
his finger on the very spot MARKED
Shiloh church, aud said to Col.
Bowen: "Here will be fought the
great battle OF the Southwest.
Aud 80 it came to pass.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-10

LIPPINCOTT's Notwithstanding
the Danube," 10y Edward King, is
the opening paper Of Lippincott' s
Magazine for August, and both text
and illustrations are spirited and
lively. Edward Ii. Knight, one of
our commissioners to the Paris
Exposition, and Il member of the
jury on machinery, gives an illus
trated paper on the Buildings and
Grounds, with suggestive comparI-
sons between Paris and Philadel.
phia. A much livelier article, and
one better suited to the present
temperature, is ga Welsh Watering
Place." by Writ Skies but the
gem of the number is ''The British
Soldier" by Henry James, Jr., in
which the exquisite irony and deli>
cate powers of the writer are en-
ployed OH most attractive theme.
"Sanbo; a Man and Brother," by
8. A. Shields, contains some pic.
tures of negro character from per.
sonal observation which cannot fail
TO be read with interest. Mrs.
Hooper sketches the career of the
nation and elasticity and Mrs.
Rowland gives an account of new
system of Musical Notation, There
is striking story in the number
entitled "A Saxon dOd," aud the
new serial, "Through Winding
Ways" shows careful study OF lite
with II genialiiy of tone that Is es>
pecially charming. There are other
good things in the number. which
is almost wholly of IA light character.
There are other good things in the
number, which is almost wholly Of
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-10

Thomas Lister, who predicted
the death of Lincoln, and sthe man.
her of it, long before it happened,
is dead. 1t may be some gratifica.
ti0n TO those who fear Grants re
turn to power to know that Lister
before he died. predicted that
Grants star would be on the waue
,s.ra long
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-10

Will resume its exercises on the LIST
Monday in October, with competent
corps of professors. All branches of pre-
paratory and commercial schools and first
class colleges, successfully taught. Tuition
i'll preparory schools SIS, and in college
CLASSES, sos per session of forty weeks.
Boarding in Stewards Hall, $40 per month
and in private families at correspondingly
low rates. For particulars and catalogue,
address. C. G. ANDREWS, Pres't
aug3m2 Jackson, La.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-10

General Howard reports to thu
War Department that he is "mov-
Ing his troops SO as to pick up the
hostiles in detail . Let the Indian
Agents at them, If you want them
"picked up" in the strongest sense
of the words.
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a light character, suitable for the
month.
Proceeding Board Supervisors

MONDAY, August 9TH, a. ID. 1873.
BE it remembered, that at IL reg -
ular meeting of the Is ,ard OF Super
visors, of Madison County, Missis-
sippi, begun and held at the Court
house in the city of Canton OH
Monday, the LIST day of July, A. ID.
1878, were present :-RObert Cheek,
President j. II. Powell, Geo. j.
Hume, Il III. Green, }. l. +. Moore
members j. L. Priestley, Sheriff ;
Il. 5. Jeffrey, Clerk.
Ordered, That John Hea'y be
granted license to retail vinous
and spurious liquors in less quaint
lies than one gallon, for the term
Of one year, upon his entering into
bond as the law directs and paving
to the Sheriff the sum of two hun
di ed dollars.
Ordered, That the assessment of
j. |. Silliman heretofore raised by
this Board from one thousand dol
lars TO Sl,904 be reduced back to
the sum OF ) 900; this Board being
satisfied that MIR. Silliman's assess>
ment as given in by him to the
assessor is i'll all things correct.
Ordered, That the assessment of
John 6. Wilson DIS to solvent credits
be raised from 6,7O9 as heretofore
raised by this Board 10 the sum OF
81 800.
Ordered, That the assessment of
Il. Ii. Hart on one horse whose
value was raised by this Board from
SO to S75 be reduced to the sum of
80 as originally given in to the
assessor. the horse being deceased.
Ord, red, That he claims of ID. L..
Cameron, j. p. ii. Dishinger, Isaln
Harris, WIN. Brown, Wesley Vena:
ble, Henry Williams and ID. K.
Hearn, Jurors Charles Warren,
Constable; j. X. Green, NJ. d.,
Surgeon, for services rendered in
holding inquest over the body of
George Washington deceased be
disallOwed SAID inquest not being
considered NECESSARY from the re
port of said jury.
Ordered, That the assessed value
of the improvements on the W. of
NW4 section IS, township 0. lange
2 east, as the same appears Oh the
land roll of Madison county, be res
duced from $4,000 to $500 (the
errors having occurred through a
ions OF section 80, page 80, acts
1873.
Ordered, That the Board adjourn
until to morrow morning at 8 O'clock.
II. L. CHEEK, Pres't.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-10

CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION
The vicksburg & Meridian Railroad
will pass delegates to the 18th Con
g1ess'0nal District Convention. to
he hsld at'Meridian on the 2Sth inst.
btohe fare for the round trip, by
application to the ticket agent of
that road at jackson.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-10

Mississippi sends the first bale of
new cotton to the New Orleans
mai ket. 1t was sent from Adams
county, ard sold at lSc.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-10

Gen. Jos. X. Davis, Editor of the
Sea Shore Gazette, is mentioned as
. candidate for Congress from the
9TH District.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-10

The question of dividing Texas
Into two states is being agitated
pro and con BY the press of that
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PHOTOGRAPHY

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Visitors always welcome whether they wish
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University of Mississippi
AT OXFORD.

AT OXFORD.
The next session will open ON Thursday,
September 26th, 1873.
Tuition still Free to all Students from
any State, except sou to La,o
Students.
The University has just closed the most
brilliant and prosperous session it has ever
eyer enjoyed.
473 Students Were in Attend
ance Last Session.
The Law Department is in successful
operation 80 Law Students were in at
tendance last session.
ENPENsEs PER SESSION OF 9 MONTHS:
Nine months Board, at S12.50..-.. SIP so
Washing, at 81 O.....-................... IL so
Lights, at 6Oc NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
Naturalization and incidental Fee,... II so
SAB 90
A student can get board at $40 per month
one mile in the country, and such as prefer
can boatd themselves by messing for
still less. Students buy their own fuel
from the Proctor of the University at cost.
This estimate is reliable and includes
everything hut books and clothing. The
Faculty is complete. The University is in
excellent condition., and all the depart
ments, including the Preparatory Depart
ment, are in operation. For catalogue and
information, apply to the chancellor, Gen.
A. p. Stewart.
Fl. NJ. SULLIVAN,
jy27 Sect'y Board Trustees.
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The Sea Shore Gazette says. =:
1--WE have had occasion more than
once to take issue with Mr.. Lamar
upon the great national questions,
but we regard him as a pure aud
patriotic Democrat, and one who
till be fotind working steadily and
hcnestly In the harness, long after
many of his detractors have con-
scented to bury the political toma-
hawk, and eat salt with those who
have ever been the enemies OF our
section and OF the party through
which its redemption was accohi-
plished." Yes. Senator Lamar will
he found standing high Oh the
watch-towers OF the Democracy of
the United States, looking over and
above all that is little and sectional,
aud that grows out Of personal feel
ing aud tate-when narrow minded.
sh0rt-sighted, passiOn>suidcd poll
ticiuns shall have sunk from view
into well meriled oblivion.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-08-10

The Courier journal publishes a
letter from Dr.. Helmick, of OuacLi.
Ia parrish, the physician who d. essed
Eliza Pinkstuus wounds after the
assault made Upon herself and bus>
band. He states that, being sent
for 10 haste, he went to the negro
quarter, Eliza was lying OH a pallet
and much excited. She told him
her husband Henry had been killed
snd herself wounded, and that she
felt she was going to die. He told
her before he did anything for her
10 tell him the trnth. about what
had occurred, and she gave an ac-
count of q party of negroes who
she alleged committed the outrage.
She prrfaced her statement by say
ids she did not believe she was
going to live, and in view of death
would tell the s'solid truth" She
said the negroes wanted to kill her
then fof telling the truth.
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Centenary College.

iy11In2
, 1878-02-16

New Years gifts were just as
much the order of the day in.
imperial Rome as in Paris. Call
igula had a way Of limiting at
the close of the year that he
was open to receive gifts from
his people. The palace was
consequently crammed with new
things, and the Emperor delight
ed to literally roll in the gold
brought to him. Tlberius abol-
ished the custom because he
wouldn't accept unless he could
give something in return, and
that he said he couldn't afford
Caligula, on the other hand, was,
one Of those happy beings new.
er troubled by scruples of this
kind. The French kings gave
gorgeous New Years presents.
In 1872 Louis XIV. gave Nine.
de Montespan, one of his mis-
tresses, two goblets with covers
and salver and embossed gold
studded with diamonds and en-
eralds.
, 1878-02-16

Prof. Edward Soaring, ex-State Su-
periutendent of Instruction. has accepts
ed the chair of Greek in Milton College,
from which comes Prof. Whitford, our
new Superintendent. rather than sim
liar chair in an Eastern college. whit b
was offered to him.
Nor PRoyEN.-Presby:erian Minister:
Don't you know it's wicked to catch
fish un tie Sabbath?" Small boy
(uot having had rise all the morningj J,
Who's catchin' fsk?"
A DUTCHMAN was about to make q
journey to his fatherland. and wishing
to say good bye" to friend, extended
his hand and said. ''Vell, if I don'd
come back, hullo."
A school for the ballet, consist
ing of 300 children gathered from
the slums, has been opened in
London for the supply Of the
opera house.
, 1878-02-16

Every city in the Russian En-
pire has its lyceum, and every
town its grammar school. In
the lyceums French and German
are taught; in the grammar
schools German sometimes, but
not always. English can be
learned at st. Petersburg, Mos
cow and Odessa, aud by phi
vate tuition. The charges for
maintaining boy as a boarder
varys from $500 to $3.50, and at
the aristocratic military school
at st. Petersburg extras gener-
ally bring the sum up to s1,250.
Russian boys sleep in dormitor-
les; and it is only within the last
fifteen years they have been al
lowed bedding. Formerly they
curled themselves up in rugs
and lay down on wooden cots.
Possibly this practice still pre-
walls in some of the inland
schools. Their fare is the eter-
nal cabbage soup, with beef; and
tea, with bread, but no butter.
They wear a unlform-a tunic in
summer, and in winter a caftan,
like an ulster coat. with the
number Of their class embroid-
cred on the collar. Their heads
are cropped close, and they walk
upright as ramrods; for the most
thorough part Of their educa-
ton consists in drill. They are
usually quiet boys, very soft
spoken, and not much addicted
to romping-having no national
game beyond that of leap-frog,
which they play in large emp
ty room warmed up like a hot
house. They spend their pock-
ct money in cigarettes and in
sweotcned rum to put into their
tea. These delicacies are for
hidden, but can always be had
Of the school porter for a little
overcharge. Their is no corpor-
al punishment nominally, since
the present Gar abolished the
birch by special ukase; but
discipline could scarcely be
maintained among the Russians
without cutting, SO the Professor
cuffs his scholars, and they cuff
one another with national hearth
ness.
, 1878-02-16
From, Fails City.
FALLS CRY, February 5h, 1873.

FALLS ~AAAs &SoeN"AS S'sb >~'~'
To THE Eprrons OF THE DISPATCH:
l was almost called upon to
chronicle an accident which
would have brought mourning
and sorrow into many a house
hold in this community. Wat
son Allen came to town this
Tuesday morning with a mon
ster raft of lumber, on his way
to Snohomish City, having a
large force of ~ hite men on the
raft, nearly all of whom are res
ident settlers and men with fam.
lilies. A mile above my place
the raft struck q big snag in the
middle of the river with such
force that some Of the men at
the rudders were thrown vio-
lently into the river; some of
the fastenlngs broke and a gen
eral CONSERVATION followed.
Messrs. Allen and Thomas mar
rowly escaped being crushed to
death. Fortunately every soul
was saved. They were all good
swimmers, and succeeded in
reaching the bank and clinging
to the willow bushes. The rlv-
or is here very crooked and
deep. and has a strong current.
The breakages were repaired at
my place. Mr.. Allen lost his
coat, which contained a number
Of valuable papers. The raft is
moored at Dolan's camp, waiting
for the river to get higher. j.
, 1878-02-16

A Pennsylvania Dutchman,
who married his second wife
soon after the funeral Of his
first, was visited with q two
hours serenade of disapproval.
He expostulated pathetically
thus: ~ say, poys. you ought
to be ashamed of yourselfs to
make all dis noise ven der vas a
funeral here SO soon"
, 1878-02-16
Northern Pacific Railroad.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.--Arguments
relative to the Northern Pacific Rail-
road bill before the senate railroad
committee were closed to-day. Col,
Chapman, of Oregon, strongly urged
extension of time for completion Of
the main line, coupled with Senator
Mitchell's proposition to aid the con-
struction of an auxiliary road to Salt
Lake, and provide equal rights for
both companies to construct or use q
road in common along the Columbia
river.
Representatives of the Northern
Pacific Company at previous ses-
sions of the committee, and in news
paper articles, have strenuously OBJ
iected to the Salt Lake railroad prop
osition upon two grounds: arguing,
first. that it provided for rival road !;
and second, that the enactment
would embarrass negotiations of
their bonds. Col. Gray, the attor-
ney of the Northern Pacific Com
pany, to-day surprised the commit
tee by abandoning these arguments.
In reply to o question addressed to
him by Senatar Davis, he stated dis
tinctly that if his company were as
sured Of the desired extension of
time they would not object to the
Salt Lake proposition, and that they
opposed it only because they feared
it would impede the passage of the
bill.
Senator Window, q member of the
committee and a strong exponent Of
Minnesota sentiment in favor of the
Northern Pacific Co., remarked that
he had no objections to the Salt Lake
Company's project on the ground of
its prospective rivalry to the North
ern Pacific road, but regarded
Mitchells proposition with disfavor
because he thought its adoption by
the committee would give less chance
of favorable action by congress on
the essential extension of time for
the completion of the main line.
Mitchell expresses the positive
opinion that his proposition for a
short transcontinental route to the
northwest will win more votes for
the bill in the senate than can pos
sibly be lost by it.
, 1878-02-16

glove caught the brush," he
wrote to her, "and painted your
glowing picture upon the living
canvas of my soul" This was
a young man on Sc, and if he
had had S75 a week and rich
aunt he couldn't have fixed her
more completely. Now they are
married and he only wears a
boiled shirt on Sundays.
, 1878-02-16

The North Carolina Conference OF the African
Method st Episcopal Church declare in report on
the state of the country that there has not been
such tranquility in that State since 1850 as during
tie past year Of Democratic admins ration, and
that never have the colored folks'been so iucour-
aged to build themselves comfortable homes and
be happy in the country as to-day" The report
compliments Gov. Vance for bis successful leader-
ship in the work Of el-vating the people.
, 1878-02-16

That's where tho boys fit for college"
said the professor to Mrs. Partington.
pointing to school-house. Did they"
said the old lady, with animation.
Then if they fit for college before they
went, they didn't fight afterwards"
YES" said he, smiling. aud favoripg
that deceit; "but the fight was with the
head. not with the hands," "Butted-
did they?" said the old lady.
, 1878-02-16

A serpent having come to a fork
in the road; and beng uncertain
which of the two paths to pursue,
sought counsel of q pious hermit as
to his future policy. ''My advice, :"
ssid the anchorite, would be to
follow your tongue" "But," re-
piled the serpent, my tongue forks
Also" ''In that case" replied the
hermit, II can do nothing for you
but you should have thought of
that further down the road" Nor
al-People should take heed of the
morrow. especially on the eve OF
elections.