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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27
Dangers that Beset Submarine
Cables.

Every one who has at oil studied
oceanic te1egraphy perfectly tinder-
stands the dangers to which the shore
ends of the communicating wires are
exposed from the action of the currents,
the anchors of ships, etc. But the
general idea prevailed that once the ca
bles were laid in the gloomy depths of
the ocean it was in safety. Such, how
ever. is not the case, Tor the inhabitants
of those regions seem to resent the in
trusion. In many cases, owing to the
inequalities of the bottom of the sea,
the wires can not rest wholly on the bed,
but in soine plates hang in festoons.
Then they are liable to accidents from
the larger denisens of the sea, among
which we may particularly mention the
sun-fish (Orthagoriscus). That peculiar
but little known animal is nearly circular,
of brilliant silvery white, and at night
emits powerful phosphorescent light,
Whence its name probably arose. When
swimming it turns round like a wheel,
and moves with great rapidity. 1t
grows to an enormous size, often attain
ing ftur feet In diameter, and SOME of
them are said even to reach eight feet.
Specimens have been caught weighing
500 pounds. 1t is found in all seas from
the Arctic te the Aptaretie circle. Where
the tail is in ordinary fishes, this curl
Gus creature has sort of fiattening in
its circular shape from which bony
spines project. Not long since an in
teruttion occurred Ii the eab1e, and on
examination it was found that it had
been penetrated by one of the caudal
spines of the stin-fish. Even when the
wire lies quiet 1T the bottom it Is not
safe, Tor a species of marine weevil at
tacks the gutta-percha and gradually
destroys the conductivity. But the most
curious instance of damage inflicted on a
cable is that which lately befell the one
from Portugal to Brazil. A fault hav-
ing been found, the tests were applied
GEa the precise spot indicated. The
wire was fished up and was discovered
to be broken. In one of the ends was
entangled large whale. The monster
was covered with parasites, and in at
ten.ptins to free itself from its torment
ors had broken the cable, and then
managed to go t~iat itself in the coils
of one end that it was held fast as a
prisoner, and, not being able to rise to
the surface for air, was drowned
0alignnni's Messenger.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
ONLY DOIii

ONLY A DOL3:
Polly, my dolly why don't you grow?
Are you n dwarf, my Polly?
I'm taller and taller every day;
How high the grass isi-do you see that?
Tie Howets ere growing like weeds, they say
The kitten is growing into d tst
Why don't you grow, my dolly?
Here is a mark upon the wall.
Look for yourself, my Polly.
J nade 1T year ago, think.
I've measured you FerS oftsri deaf.
But, though you've plenty to eat and drink,
You haven't grown a bit for year.
Why don't you grow, my dolly?
Are YOU never going to try to talk?
3o't're stf.h It silent Pollyi
Are you never going to saA word?
1t isn't hard; and OH don't you SEQ
The parrot is only little bird,
But he can chatter so easily.
yep're quite n Ounce, my dolly! 'g.-
Let's go and play by the baby house;
You are my dearest PolIyi
There TIRE other things that do not grows
Kittens can't talk, and why should you?
You are the prettiest doll know;
You are a darling-that is true!
just as you are, my dolly!
Sarah o. Je,eeft, in st. Nicholas
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27
THE ELECTORAL INVESTIGATION.
The Louisiana subcommittee


Additional evidence taken before the SUBJ
Chairman of the Democratic State Commit
tee in 1875, testified that he saw Anderson
about October. Anderson proposed that If
the Democrats would support Nash for Con.
gress he would give them two members of
the General Assembly. and 500 to l,S Dem
ocratic majority in East Feliciana Parish.
ton. but autographed for McCabe, in Feiici-
ana He came down and talked with An
Anderson finally agreed to go back if they
would cash his scrip. Patton finally agreed
with McCabe to pay $3.50 of the amount The
witness gave jerks $50. jerks said he would
not take # as a bride, but would as a loan.
......A- J. Reynolds. of West Feliciana, had a
which the latter asked witness If he didn't
think ID. A. Weber had the Sherman letter on
his person when killed; had a conversation
with d. A. Weber after the election; told wit.
ness he was not going to make protest.
Senate testied There's Mas no %, pr sae ia oe
the original returns of Supervisor veazey,
made up by the witness at Veazey's request
VeaZey swOre to them and brought them to
New Orleans, where another set was made
throwing out three polls and giving the Re-
original statement. j. w. Armstrong, An
drew Duncan and Thomas Steward all color
they swore to afiidavits made In the Custom
house without hearing them read and now de-
clared that most of the statements contained
therein are untrue.
ed to bad character for truth and veracity of
Hiram smedley, who testified few days pre-
vious that he had seen JOS W. Jones sign
Weber's name to the Anderson Weber agree
ment- w. H. Seymour, Notary Public con-
tradicted point blank statement made by
Smedley that he (SmedleyJ had told witness
the jurat to the Anderson Weber agreement
was false; never had any conversation with
Smedley. John S. Dula, colored, of West
Feliciana Parish, testified he was Parish
Judge In 1876; was invited to resign
but did not resign; made an AFFIDAVIT before
the Returning Board charging Intimidation
violence and murder; made the statements
on Information received from others. The
cross examination by Gov. Cox brought out
the statement from Dula that he had been
daily in the company of +. l.. Weber for the
past week that Weber had offered the witness
$500 and the promise of position in the Pub.
lie school as teacher If the witness would
follow his (Weber's) example, recant the
affidavit before the Returning Board
and deny intimidation In the parish
! Witness promised Weber that he would dc
/ so, but his conscience would not permit him
Witness received SO from Weber yester
day and s3' to day; was to receive the bal
| ance after testifying. IS H. St Martin
Deputy Sergeant mt Arms of this sub Com
mittee, testified he present in Weber,
| room when the interviews mentioned by Du
la took place; Dula gave witness to under
stand he was with Weber on the same lin,
of testimony; never heard Weber offer Dult
| any money, but Weber borrowed $40 of wit
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27
To Make Picnic Lemonade.

Here is receipt for making picnic
lemonade: First get your barrel. Then
fill it with water. Don't be mean, put
in plenty of water. Now throw pound
of white sugar into the barrel. Squeeze
in large-sized lemon. Don't be mean
about the lemon, either, but put the
whole of it in the barrel. Stir with a
long pole and call the children up i'm
mediately. As fast as they drink, fill
the barrel with cold water. The bev--
erage thus made is cheap Gf the lemon
is bought at wholesale) and is quite
healthy. 1t contains no pain, and is
much sought after by indulgent mothers
and young lovers. Picnic lemonade
differs from the church.fair article by
having the water little fresher-OSh-
! kosh Christian Advocate,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27
CURRENT TOPICS.

GEN. MILES had an engagement
with the hostiles near Cayuse Station,
about six miles from Pendleton, Oregon,
on the 18th, which lasted several hours,
but was without decisive result, further
than to hold the hostiles in check until
Col. Bernard came up with reinforce
ments, which were expected on the fol-
iowingday. The main body ofthe hostiles
seemed to be in that locality, although
it was reported n portion had crossed
the Columbia River. The settlers in the
valley had all fed to Pendleton, where
Notifications had been erected and other
means of defense provided.
Gen. Miles had another battle with
the hostiles on the 18th, at Umatilla
Agency, in which the latter were routed
and scattered with considerable loss in
killed and wounded. The Umatillas
fought with Col. Forsyth's command of
cavalry and brought in % scalps and
800 horses. The hostile Indians divid-
ed, one party going to the head of Milky
Greek. and the other towards Grande
Ronde River.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27
The Wasp's Nest.

Reamur states that for 20 years he en-
deavored, without success, to discover
the materials employed by wasps in
forming the blue-gray papery substance,
SO much used in the structure of their
nests. One day, however, he saw fe-
male wasp alight on a sash of a window,
and it struck him while watching her
gnawing away the wood with her man.
dibles that it was from such materials
she formed the substance which so long
puzzled him. He saw her detach from
the wood bundle of fibers, about the
tenth of an inch in length, and finer
than hair; and as she did not swallow
them, but gathered them into mass
with her feet, he had no doubt but chat
his opinion was correct. In q short
time he saw her shift to another part of
the window, and carry with her the
fibers which she had collected, and to
which she continued to add. He then
caught her, and began to examine her
bundle, and found it was neither yet
moistened nor rolled into ball, as it is
wasp in her building. He also noticed
that before detaching the fibers she
bruised them into a kind of lint with
her mandibles. All this he initiated
with his pen-knife, bruising and pairing
the same wood till it resembled the
fibers collected by the wasp; and so he
discovered how wasps manufactured
their paper; for these fibers are knead-
ed together in kind of paste, and
when the wasp has formed a ball of
them, she spreads it out into leaf,
nearly as thin as tissue-paper, and this
she accomplishes by moving backward.
and leveling it with her mandibles, her
tongue and her teeth. And so the wasp
forms paper, placing layer upon layer,
Is or 16 sheets deep, and thus prevent
ing the earth from falling down into her
nest.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

Nor long since young man had an
arm torn off in some machinery in a
Marysville (Cal.) foundry. After the
arm was buried the boy complained to
his mother of pain in his lost arm, and
said that its cramped position in the
box in which it was buried added to his
pains and aches. The mother, who has
labored night and day for the relief of
her son since the accident, informed
Peter, an elder son, of what Ed. COM
planned, and advised him to go to the
cemetery, dig up the box in which the
arm is buried, straighten the limb and
rebury it. Peter performed this duty,
and the next morning, after the physi-
clan had dressed the shoulder and de-
parted, the mutilated boy said to his
mother, This is the first morning the
doctor has dressed me without great
pain, and I feel quite easy" The
mother had not informed the af-
flicted boy of what had TRANSFERRED at the
cemetery.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27
AND POLITICAL.

JUSTICE NATHAN CLIFFeRt, of the
United States Supreme Court, celebrated
his golden wedding at Portland, Me-, on the
4th inst, he and his wife being surrounded
by their five children and 20 grandchildren.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS is now en-
joying better health than for many years
past. The secret Of bis strange vitality is
said to be remarkably sound stomach,
which, during his long illness, has never fail
ed to perform its fusetiofs.
GEN. MARCUS J. WEIGHT, formerly
Of Memphis Confederate Post Commander
at Macon during the latter years Of the war,
has been commissioned by the War Depart.
ment as an agent for the collection Of Con-
federate records for the Use OF Government.
THE Presidents Private Secretary, Mr.
Rogers, is dangerously i'll with consumption.
KEARNEY, the leader of the Working
men in CALIFORNIA;, II coming East. He says
that he expects to help make Ben Butler
Governor Of Massachusetts,; and that he is
confident Of carrying the next California
Legislature.
DANIEL STURGEON, ex-United States
Senator from Pennsylvania, is dead. He
served in the Senate from 1910 to 1859 with
Webster and the other great men of that
time, and, though an influential member of
a..s,.;st -, ~ IN
,,,.r1- $780,, .s 8. III S;,... S.e. pop
r.. - ~
"a $50 '-AN.HN' sno Sioa. oan
go ~ ~ ,a.,. 'po' "'o'' u''u u neaf' us
THE estate. of DIR. j. C. Aver, the
patent meoicine man, VINO has Just died In
p,iya,e asylum az Loweli' MASS, Is estimat-
- ~" ceA Yl''o 0'v,'' anu S1o,oov'"Vv.
oonDo" DANNEfr' VI Inc New
io.k Herdsd, VINO Went TO europe immedl-
ateiy aIter MS oioodiess duel with Fred.
May, returned nome on the 10th.
HARVEY ". EASTMAN, Mayor OF
Ponghkeepsies N. T., and Proprietor of
GasImans commercial Cohege' died In
VI, ~. 'n1 LIN aseo 40.
W. MAohicE SoLis wen known
Radical advocate OF Paris, committed sui
eide on the 18th.
j. MILTON TURNER, colored, of St.
Louis, formerly Minister to Liberia, at the
solicitation OF number of friends, an
nounces himself as candidate for nomina.
ton before the Republican Convention of
the Third Congressional District of Mis-
souri,.
w. ID. FOOTE, colOred, formerly a
member of the Mississippi Legislature, has
Deen appointed commercial Agent OF the
80 ,a-ss =, 20 Jan Dso' an
IT, r.isS n,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

HE return OF Lord Beaconsfleld to
London, on the 10th, was made the oc-
casion of general demonstration, in
which leading men of both parties par
ticipated. From Charing Cross to
Downing Street places Of business were
closed, the buildings were gaily deco
rated, and the streets were filed with
crowds of people, who greeted the sue
cessful Plenipotentiary with enthusiastic
cheers. After reaching his residence,
Lord Beaconsfield, in response to re-
peated calls from the crowd, appeared
at the window and thanked them for
his reception He said Lord Salisbury
and himself had brought back peace,
but peace, he hoped, with honor, such
as would satisfy the sovereign and the
country.
Lord Beacons6eld made q state
ment in the House of Lords, on the 18th,
regarding the policy of the English rep
resentatives in the Berlin Congress, and
explaining the operations Of the Treaty.
He said that by the setting aside of the
Treaty of San Stefano, menace to the
peace of Europe had been -remov-
ed, . threatened injury to the
British Empire terminated, and the
Sultan repossessed of two-thirds of his
dominions. Regarding the Austrian
occupation of Bosnia, which was earn
estly supported by the British repre-
sentatives, he said that it was sanction
ed solely as q protection for Turkey.
who was utterly unable to
subdue the anarchical tenden-
cies of that and adjacent provinces.
The Anglo-Turkish convention, un-
der which England had occupied the
Island of Cyprus, placed England in a
position where she could protect, If
necessary, her Oriental empire. The
object of the convention was not merely
Or chiefly military, but to produce peace
and tranquility, so as to open up to tho
wealth and enterprise Of Europe what
is really another continent. In
reply to Lord Beaconsfeld, Lord
Derby said he generally approved of
what had been done in Europe, but
questioned the value of Cyprus. Earl
Granville thought that the interests of
Greece had been disregarded, and also
believed that Cyprus would not add to
the power of defending the Suez Canal.
The debate was attentively listened to
by the Princess of Wales and other men,
bers of the Royal family.
-Gladstone has made a speech
arraigning the Cabinet and denouncing
the Berlin Treaty. The convention with
Turkey he calls an insane covenant,
which has alienated the friendship of
all foreign powers. In conclusion he
expressed the hope that the Ministry
would soon be judged by an appeal to
the country.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

agent there, In connection with other
agents and traders, by which the Cow
eminent and the Indians have both been
swindled out OF thousands of dollars
worth of property. Livingston and
the other members OF the ring owned
two cattle ranches and hotel, which
We're regularly supplied with provis-
ions from the Grow Creek and Chey-
enne agencies, and this Is but one of a
dozen schemes of similar nature The
ranches have been seized by the Gov
eminent.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

In a recent divorce case at Norwich,
Conn, it was shown that the young
wife got drunk day or two after the
wedding, and remained so for three
months. The divorce was granted.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27
NUMBER 81.
out; for John is one of the irrepressi-
bles, and punishment always makes him

| out: for John is one of the irrepressi-
bles, and punishment always makes him
worse.
..He said-he said as you was bobo-
litionist," cried John, swelling with the
importance of his speech, "an' i'm go
ing to lick him, ami
"ifimmy didn't mean any harm, "
said Miss Spensc; kindly, sand you
know always punish boys that fight.
Now the class in spelling will COME
| up"
A curious sight indeed! One old fel-
low imping along With the aid OF his
stick, his shrewd face so black "that
charcoal would make white mark on
it, as the colored people themselves
are wont to say, some half-dozen nearly
grown girls, prevailing shade a sickly
yellow, through which countless freckles
of pale-brown make themselves visible,
two delicate looking women, with babes
In their arms. and four boys OF 16 or
II. with the half-sullen, half-stupid
look which charaeterizes, some OF the
II was CURIOUS, anu laugnaoie, anu
pathetic, all in one, to hear these people
spett
&c Sra1l teo,,. - said Miss Snense- to
one of the boys.
uH-a-au-nol Ha.;.r.v-e.v ,,---stttu,.
20.
uieu Ine Aehow, WIFI an ioAunonSo onoA y
"H-a-v-e-y!" cried the little man, tri-
rrur1hant1V
t.5 ,..,.,,.I. ,ra;,.d
ND a;dad H. ,xord I'd .was Ishor;ous Init
~ -,IS
80, .,,,,, ,.;a
y -" n".. o.' -
'"' u'''7 ou i"I' ",P.ns
. yono" oooOo, A''''>,o. e'
go. n,m,nowit.,.
tho Lard ,~o-da aftor thev have conouer.
ID s tha hon
..Cn-.r. - a.;a til a,,,;
sn,;lo "a than h.nSod mo com.
,,,s;t;on u,.;,tcn hv ono % the best Of
her scholars after three years tuition,
and give it here: ea
s t5
Tho s,i,sf,,,ar IL vvarm-some times IL Is hot
There is birds in every tres. and tina sing
mity swete. 1 can write some verses about
summer:
IN r., de morntn,. in de mornin,i s
All de grass spafkles in de mornin';
Amt no shadows in de mofnfr'.
De LORD my snepneru a A. guess IS ,or,,n.
writ by
srLrHus PoDMAN-
"That was written by boy OF 49,
sne saio, snniiine' anu no - 'oiy piou0
OF it. These people nave never oeen 10
school before tney came 10 me.
'Ihls Ism : q ole IKE scnooi'
whisper to the little teacher; us hKe
a tnea'er
VERY sne answers" oaoA' snii-
ing.
slave you turned out any gooe
scholars9"
every few = IS the quiet reply. zone
ct the BEST am sorry to say, Is IN
jail.n
ssDon't you get discouragedP
"Often -particularly when they show
so little gratitude
t.Then what do you stay forf''
ssBecause Il ssanis to be my work
As the years go on look fer greater
progress I think some of the girls and
younger scholars Gre fond of me; at all
events, never have a thin school I'M
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

An investigation by Commissioner
Hayt of affairs at the Grow Creek In
dian Agency is said to have disclosed a
most stupendous scheme of plumber on
he part of DIR. Livingston, formerly
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

THE German Emperor keeps diary
of every thing he shoots. In 1919 his
gun was discharged by accident, and he
entered, " Forefnger right hand'
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

ACCORDING to the statistics of Messrs..
Dun, Barlow 4 Co., as given in their
last Trade Circular, the failures in this
country for the last six months aggre-
gate slS0.00o.0 900, against S99. 900, 600
during the samemonths last year.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

The following is a comparative state
ment of disposal of public lands in Da-
kota, Kansas, Minnesota and Nebraska
for the fiscal years ending June 80, 1877,
and June 30, 1878:
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

EXTREME cold produces the same per-
ception on the skin as great heat. When
Mercury is frozen at 40 degrees below
zero, the sensation is the same rs TINT
Of touching red hot iron.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

ADDITIONAL Congressional nomina.
tons: Illinois-Second District, j. r.
Doolttle, Jr.s- Democrat; Sixth Dis
trict, Gen. p. j. Henderson, Republic
can (renominated); Rev. J. w. Haney,
National-Greenback |; Seventh District,
Alexander Campbell, Nationals Green
back; Eleventh District, j. p. Demmett,
Republican. Missouri-Sixth District,
NJ. H. Richie, acknowledgement.
2ndiana-Tenth District, Maj. w. H.
Calkins, Republican (renominated)
Ohio-Seventh District, Charles s. Fos-
ter, Republican (renominated). Mis-
sissippi-Sixth District, Gen. j. X
Chalmers, Democrat (renominated).
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

FIGURES indicating the condition of
the cotton crop for July, compiled by
the National Department of Agricul-
ture, are as follows: North Carolina,
81; South Carolina, 1914; Georgia, 1O5 /;
Florida, 100; Alabama, 102; Mississip-
pi, So; Louisiana, 95; Texas, 1O6; Ar
kansas, 81; Tennessee, 80. Reports Of
crops have been received from 304 couu-
ties of the cotton belt, of which 60 re-
port 100, 11s above and 11S below.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

The grapes of which nearly all the
famous wines of Spain and Madeira are
made had their origin in the Island of
Cyprus.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

AMONG the new enterprises projected
in Mexico, are bridge over the river
Lerma.-a railway between Pueblo and
Iguveo de Matamoras, rolling-mill for
railway iron. at Morella, paper and
cotton mill ~ San Miguel de Allende,
and railway and telegraph from Tan
toyuquita to Vale del Maiz, between
San LUIS Potosi and Tamaulipas.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27

THE War Department is of the opin-
ion that the Indian campaign in the
Northwest is not yet over, and all avail
able troops east of the Mississippi are
being forwarded to the scene of con-
fiict as speedily as possible.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-07-27


NEW ORLEANS has projected great
National and International Commercial
and River Convention, to be held in
that city on the 10Th of November next.
Representatives are to be invited from
all cities and towns interested in the ex-
tension and development of the export
trade of the country, the establishment
of steamship lines, improvement of nav
igation of the Mississippi River and its
tributaries, and the construction of a
Southern Pacific Railroad. The South
American States and Mexico will also
be invited to send delegates.
SECRETARY SEIZURE, in q recent in
.terview, says the disclosures of fraud at
the Grow Creek and other Indian agen-
cies have been Drought abeu. entirely
thrcagh the Investigations of the pres
emit Intllan Bureau; that the Irregular
ties in some instances are the growth of
years, ard that in no Instance where
theft and pccnlation have been proven
to exist has the offender been spared.
The Secretary says that tho humahi-
tartan policy of getting the Indians to-
gether upon reservations and making
them self-supporting as far as possible
by agriculture, stock-raising, etc., is
very difficult to carry out, but may be
accomplished in time if not only the
Government but white citizens will treat
the Indians fairly The continual COM
ficts between the interests OF Indians
and the greed of white people, surround
ing and crowding between them, pre-
sent problem Of difficult solution, and
no mere change in the organisation and
control of the Indian service can dis
pose of l..