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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21
WIT AND WISDOM.

THE New York Times notes that last
years parasols.
BARRIERS often assert that razors get
tired of shaving. This may be true;
but we don't suppose there is an in
stance on record of a barber getting
tired of talking. -Norristoson Herald.
DRAMA in real life: Traveller on
New York Central Railroad can find no
seat in regular passenger cars. Enters
drawing-room car and seats himself.
Conductor demands extra pay. Pass
enger refuses, but offers to leave when
he can be furnished with a seat. Con-
ductor uses force. Passenger brings
suit for assault, and wins it. To most
persons not connected with railroads
this will seem in accordance with the
general fitness of things.
BLOWING into the muzzle of shot
gun is standard method of producing
newspaper items. 1t remains for g
young lad down to introduce varia-
ton. The street hose wouldn't work;
the water was turned on at the spigot
all right, but there seemed to be an OBJ
struction. He placed his mouth COM
pletely over the end of the nozzle and
blew just once. The pressure of the
whole reservoir suddenly broke loose,
concentrated into that one nozzle. The
lad let go with his mouth and sat down
about so feet away down the street, and
he has not yet been relieved of the inn
preston that his brain is water-soaked.
-New Haven Register.
THE natural world is full of illusions.
The apparent rising and setting of the
sun, the gorgeous clouds that prove to
be only dreary mist when you get
caught in them; the mirage, that reveals
things lying below the horizon, and
shows up ships sailing keel up in the
air; the coming together to point of
two right lines when seen in perspeo-
tive; the mistake of supposing the train
in which we are seated to be in motion
when another train at our side begins to
start; the deceptive ideas that we have
of distance, as in the instances of q
lofty mountain, which may seem to be
close at hand, when, in fact, it is scores
of miles away; these are considered
illusions, as the world goes, but man
never fully realizes what constitutes a
full-blooded illusion until he attempts
to eat rare done egg with q fork.-OI
City Derrick
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

STRAWBERRY CORDIAL. - Squeeze
through a linen bag a sufficient quantity
of ripe Strawberries. To each quart of
the juice allow pound of powdered
sugar and pint of white brandy. Put
this liquid into glass jar or demijohn,
and let it stand a fortnight. Then filter
it through a sieve, to the bottom of
which piece of fine muslin or blotting
paper has been fastened, and afterwards
bottle it.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21
CURRENT TOPICS.

MIKE CRAwLEY and James Gillian
have been arrested as the two men who
assaulted and robbed the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad messenger in Chicago on
the 7th. An alleged accomplice named
james Colan, has also been captured.
Henson. young colored man, one of
the messengers in charge of the stolen
funds, has likewise been taken into GUS
tody upon suspicion of having been in
collision with the thieves. A portion
Of the money was recovered at Crawley's
house
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

THE Turkish Government has inform
ed the Powers that the refusal of Aleko
Pasha, Governor of Roumania, to wear
the fez, was . violation of the engage
ments between him and the Porte The
Government will wait until East Roume-
ia is evacuated, when it viii summon
Aleko Pasha 20 wear the fez and hoist
the Turkish flag. If the demand is not
complied with, the Porte will request
the Powers to sanction Aleko's removal,
and will send body of Turkish troops
to occupy the Balkans.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21
The Grasshoppers in Nevada.

The advance guard of the army of
grasshoppers which reached the Carson
Valley on Saturday last are evidently of
the same variety as those which during
the past few years have been devastating
the crops of the farmers of the Middle
and Western States, and doubtless came
from the Sierra Valley, which during
the past few months has been a sort of
nursery for the pests. When they
reached Carson they caused an excite
ment among the inhabitants of the Cap
ital second only to thebonvening of the
Legislature last winter. 1t was expect
ed that they would Immediately fall to
work upon the verdure of the valley,
and people began to put their flowers
in ulster overcoats; but the insects sim
ply walked about the town on tour of
inspection, and declined to lay their
mandibles upon any thing. They were
evidently somewhat fresh in the coun-
try, and seemed determined to rove
about for few days and select the deli
cacies which that section affords. In
few houses, however, they came in and
destroyed some geranium plants. They
simply bite the stems of the leaves at
their junction with the stalk, allowing
the leaves to fall. They then took nip
from the most tender portion of the leaf,
and walked out into the street again to
hunt for change of diet or q fresh
house. The chances are that when the
stock of geraniums is exhausted they
will begin to eat more common varie-
ties of vegetable food. The grasshop-
per as rule prefers the best there is in
the market, but when circumstances are
against him and the larder is low he
will content his stomach with the splint-
ers of a fence-rail or dried poke-weed
stalk. When the train went down from
this city on Saturday afternoon it pass
ed through about mile of grasshoppers
marching up towards the COmstock.
The insects were met just below the
Mound House, and were evidently max
ing that place a point of attack. When
they reach the Comstock they will be
warmly welcomed. The sage-brush on
the hills about the city is not a very in
viting diet to Sc. before a guest, but,
like the turnip dinner set out by Col.
Mulberry Sellers, it is the best we have,
and mighty bracing to the stomach.
The hopper will find considerable nu-
triment in it, and in time they will be-
gin to think it quite palatable dish
when compared to the other vegetables
found along the Comstock. The insects
progress by hopping, crawling, and fly
ing, and when they take wing the air is
white with them. As they stand on the
ground they are about the color of the
soil and can hardly be seen, but in fly
ing they expose their bellies and the I'M
der portion of their wings, which are
white. 1t is supposed that they left
California on account of the onerous
burdens laid upon them by the passage
of the new Constitution Virginia
men, Chronicle.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21
Clear Lake, California.

In California one meets things on
every hand which are not in accordance
with the Eastern mans ideas of what
should obtain in nature. Clear Lake,
Cal is not quite what its name implies,
and upon the whole is disappointing.
Instead of the crystal purity of many
Northern and Canadian lakes, one can
not see an object in it move more than
three feet deep, its waters being of a
yellowish brown color, and having an
an earthly taste. All over the bed of the
lake dense kind of moss is peculiarly
abundant, and in very many parts of
the lake there is a queer reddish
brown, frothy substance visible.
The lake is mineral" or nothing, and
soda and other springs boil up at vari-
Gus points from the bed of the lake.
One spring is most singular; it bubbles
up two miles from M. Young's house,
is perhaps forty feet in diameter, and
SO pronounced is the ebullition that a
boat can scarcely be rowed over it; it is
wonderful cold the year round-and is
much fished by Indians. The lake it
self gets so warm in summer, and is SO
with foreign matter, that
it is unfit for drinking; still, strangely
enough, fish live in it, and appear to do
So numerous are the fish in
spring. while they are crowding the
creeks to spawn, that they appear al
most as a solid mass, being in quaint
ties far greater than we at the East have
any idea Of. They appear to consist of
hitch, shapaulle, chy, suckers and black
fish
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

The Emperor Williams Golden We'd
ding was celebrated with great splendor
at Berlin on the 11th. The whole city
was gayly decorated, and at night the
banks of the Rhine were illuminate by
big bonires. There were in attendance,
as guests of the Royal family, represen-
tatives from nearly every ruling family
in Europe.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

A SAMPLE Of 'perfectly sweet milk"
bottled two months previous, without
condensation or addition of antiseptics
or sugar, puzzled the public somewhat
at the recent German Dairy Exhibition
at Berlin, and the judges gave it ga very
good qualification" The secret belongs
to a Munich chemist.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

REPORTS received at the General
Land-ofice in Washington show that,
during the months of January. Februa-
~, March and April last, as many acres
were taken up as ever before in any sin
gleyear,which indicates an unprecedent-
ed and encouraging increase in the vol
ume of immigration.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

The Iowa Republican State Conven-
ton was held at Des Moines on the
11th. John 81. Gear was renominated
by reclamation for Governor, as was
also Frank Campbell for Lieutenant
Governor. The remainder of the tick
ct is as follows: For Supreme Judge,
j. M. Beck; for Superintendent of
Schools, Carl W. Won Coellin.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

AN exchange asks if it would be prop
er to speak of a kerosene explosion as
light affiic ion?
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

He who shows kindness toward ami
mails will display the same characteristic
to his fellow-men.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

SOME months ago the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad of Colorado was leas-
ed to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Company. The former company
are now seeking to regain possession
of their road. on the ground that the
provisions of the lease have not been
complied with. In conformity with a
writ of injunction against the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Company, issued
by Judge BOWEN of the Fourth District,
on the 11th the Denver and Rio
Grande took forcible possession of the
road. At Pueblo resistance was made
to the Sheriff's posse and number OF
shots were exchanged and several men
were wounded, one at least MORALLY.
The Sheriff finally secured possession
of the property. If the Denver and Rio
Grande remain in possession, the line,
which crosses the southern part of the
State and controls good portion
of the trade of New Mexico, will
be operated in the interest of
the Jay Gould pool, including
the Union Pacific, and the Kansas
Pacific, and the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe will be cut out of Denver.
The suit involves the possession of 337
miles of road. several important noun
tain passes, and many million dollars
of property. 1t will be fought strong
ly on both sides. An effort is now be-
ing made to remove the contest to the
United States Court.
FRESH discoveries of the revolution
airy propaganda in Russia continue to
be made almost daily. One of the most
startling is that of the discovery of q
number of secret gunpowder manufac-
tories at Tonic, in Siberia. 1t appears
that these mills have been in operation
for several months, and it is believed
that large quantities of powder made by
them have been distributed among the
disafected populace of this portion of
the country.
The fight between the rival railroads
running from Kansas City to st. Louis
and Chicago opened in earnest on the
18th, IN tickets were freely sold at
the low price of so cents from Kansas
City to either st. Louis or Chicago.
The Iowa Republican Platform takes
strong ground upon the doctrine of Ma
tionality as opposed to States Rights
denounces the action of Congress and
compliments President Hayes for his
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

The Turks said the Russians were
very repulsive set, and they ought to
know.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

vetoesi approves Secretary Sherman
financial policy and opposes further
tinkering by Congress with the finances
favors tariff for revenue, reduction
in official salaries, and the submission
to the people of Constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the manufacture and
sale of all intoxicating liquors as bev-
erage within the State.
CAPTAIN EADs says that it is idle to
spend $3.50, 900, 900 in digging a canal
through the Isthmus, when by an ex-
penditure of one-third as much along
the line of the present Panama Railroad,
it will be perfectly easy to take ships
and their cargoes bodily over the 18TH
mus. His plan would be simply to dig
u ship canal with locks alongside the
railroad. He believes it to be practical
BILE, and, as compared with. the plan
lately recommended at the Isthmus Ca
nal Conference on the other side, very
economical.
A REPUBLICAN Senatorial Caucus,
held on the 14th, agreed to antagonize
the passage of both the Army and the
Legislative Appropriation bills as pre-
sented. The. objection raised is to the
Sixth Section of the Army bill, which it
is claimed would prevent the use of
troops for the enforcement of any law
on election days in time of peace, and
also that it infringed upon the constitu-
tional power of the President as Com
mander-in-Chie of the Army. The re-
clauses in the Legislative bill
judicial expenses are also de-
clared Objectionable.
RETURNS to the Department of Agri-
culture indicate an increase in the area
planted in cotton of somewhat over 2
per cent. The average condition is 96.
1t was 80 last year. The average con-
dition of the winter wheat for June is
30 against 90 last year. The acreage
of spring wheat sown is about per
cent. increase over last year.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

The fight between the rival railroads
running from Kansas City to st. Louis
and Chicago opened in earnest on the
18th, IN tickets were freely sold at
the low price of so cents from Kansas
City TO either st. Louis or Chicapo
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-21

The Iowa Republican Platform takes
strong ground upon the doctrine of Ma
tionality as opposed to States Rights
denouuces the action of Congress and
compliments President Hayes for his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-04-01
TONTiNE PLAN.

or uDon the principle Of accuulating profits for def
mite periods which first introduced by this soce-
ty aud has been recommended aud endorsed by "mi-
ncut experts in Life Insurance, AND by leading bust
moss men Fort, -Four per cent has bccu carHcd and
accumulated tn, premiums PAID on ITS iontlne Life
Policies and forty per cent IN lts lontine thduw-
ment Policies issued within tie last iNc !caIs
The Directors cf the f. tuahlc Life Assurance So
cety represent exclusively thc Interests OF the Policy
holders and In presenting the society "a notice. they
feel that has strong el,as upon pubiic comhdcnc,
becruse Of the strict and coa~VrH prH'irlts ~
which its various departments AZ governed. IN the
assets and in the administration Of jir NoCty, per
feet security i given for the future, t l. "i great
importance to those depending upon thoir Insurance
pocies for the ultimate support OF ti"ir ihniiiies.
No Life Insurance Company has such large annual
transactions the Equitable; none Is more prompt
and lust in its dealings.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-04-01

Premiums are received and Losses are paid in cash
only Policies are issued pay able ~ the death Of the
Insured also pay able nj the end "f certain nuilbrf
of years Policies are also issued on thej
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-17

SHOOTING HIS GRANDMoTHER.-GeorgeL Lewis,
q negro, aged 10 years, who In last January
murdered his grandmother In Chesterfield coun.
ty, Va, and was subsequently sentenced to be
hanged. having Obtained new trial was again
arTa1gned Monday. The jury, much against
the prisoners wish and the earnest protest OF
his counsel, was composed entirely OF negroes,
this being the first jury so constituted which
mas ever been impannelled In Virginia to try q
capital offence. The testimony at this trial
was much stronger than at the first, as the
prisoners confession, showing generalization,
was admitted as evidence. The murder was
most brutal and unprOvOked. The prisoner adj
mits that his victim ordered him to perform
some trivial service which was not to his liking
Whereupon he made up his mind that he would
put an end to her dominion over him On the
afternoon OF the same day he deliberately shot
her with an old army musket, literally blowing
on the greater portion OF her head. The trial
lasted until near midnight. The Jury, AFTER an
hours elaboration, returned verdict OF MUIR
der IN the second degree, and fixed the penalty
at eighteen years imprisonment In the penl-
Tertiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-17
"A North Side View Of u south Side
Exhibition.

Mr.. Editor:-A portion OF the inhabitants re-
siding on the north side OF one OF our principal
avenues present their compliments to portion
of the Inhabitants residing upon the south side
OF the same avenue and Immediately opposite
and wish to respectfully inform them that they
must protest against being treated to a free
exhibition Of model artistes every night In the
week.
These God-fearing, moral and exemplary
north-siders desire to say to the reckless, indie
pendent and 1nsOuciant south siderS that they
are an Old-fashiOned set Of people who still ad.
feTe to the customs and teachings OF their
fathers and mothers, that they have not yet
lived long enough under the new moral dispen-
satton and had their tastes and IDEAS so subli-
mated and spiritualized by its artistic teach
1DgS as to regard such exhibitions as these
mere refnements OF aesthetic art and therefore
all right.
They further wish to remind their friends OF
the south side that whilst they appreciate the
desire one may feel during the present high
temperature OF the atmosphere to present him
self in p,tris natpralibus that in this country
such privilege is no longer an open question
having long since been settled by statutory en-
actment, and that a room with windows widely
open upon the street and brightly lighted with
gas might very naturally render the unwary
occupant amenable to the penalty of such
statutory enaCtmentS. FERBUM SAT-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-17

ATTEMPT TO STEAL $50 600 DoG-A man who
was on Saturday morning refused dead-head
subsequently stole into the building at the rear
He was seen Immediately afterWard taking
away the dog, Dash Ill. Decimal, which it Is
claimed is worth $50 900, and is In charge of the
Rev. Mr. Macedonia, OF England. The Intruder,
who had falsely represented himself as mem
Der OF one OF the sportsmens clubs on the
grounds, was seen and stopped by Mr.. Lincoln
manager of the dog show. The valuable )g
was taken back and replaced In the kennel
This animal bonanza is companion to the red
dog Rover, an Irish setter, valued at S20,O09.-
Rochester Democrat. 14th
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-17
District Government Arfatrs.

The Commissioners have adopted form OF
drawback certificate TO be given claimants un-
Ger the recent act OF Congress, relative to
special taxes, &C., and they Will be ready in a
few days.
Engineer Commissioner Twining Is busily en-
gagged In examining the water pressure, especi-
ally as to the supply On Capitol Hill, and he
finds that they have not as much pressure
there as he had supposed. The opinion is that
Cap1tol Hill should have some relief. So should
Stme other sections.
THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS
AS stated In The STAR of yesterday the COM
mittee on buildings Of the school trustees had a
regard to notifications OF the plans OF the
school building to be erected on Massachusetts
avenue hear 18th street. The building 1t has
oeen found, II built according to the plans and
committee recommended that common hand
made bricks with cut joints be used instead of
pressed brick laid In black mortar, and that
blue stone sils be substituted for granite sills,
and some other alterations be made to reduce
the total cost. The cost OF the LauritZen build
ing to be erected In the third district was the
sented modified plan of this which IL carried
out Will greatly reduce the cost The consulta.
ten was quite lengthy one, but no definite
conclusion was reached.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
The Commissioners have determined on the
Improvement OF South Capitol street, from B to
N streets south, and have issued proposals
therefor. This street will be parked in the ecu
ter and on the sides, and Will be curbed and
carriage ways graveled. They contemplate
improving all the streets radiattng from the
Capitol and adjacent thereto and soon orders
win be given for paving street north SD as to
form connecting link with the northeast sec
tion.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Entwisle:-Talbert and Nc
Cauley, two-story warehouse, nth, between NJ
and Sc; $1.200. W. II. Harding, build one
story brick addition, 142s N. Y. ave-; 500. III.
KeOugb, build two brick chimneys, 1920 1St NV:
$50 ThOS. Philips, build brick addition, 10th
and NJ; 500. Mrs. Bought, to put In new brick
fronts, 1st, between 1 and K ne; $3.50. W
Dunkhurst, to put in three show windows, 7th
and n. Y. ave. ne; $3.50. T. Fl. Harper, build
brick addition, 800 INV; $40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-17
The Hottest Day,

Yesterday was the hottest day Of the season
throughout the country, and in Washington
the thermometer which registered 96 In the
shade in the Signal ONCE here at p. M, as
stated in THE STAR last evening, steadily rose
during the afternoon and reached 1O2 degrees!
There was not breath of air stirring, and at
night the heat was terribly oppressive, and
sleep was out OF the question with weak or ner-
vous people. This morning the heat is tenn
pered by fitful breeZeS from the north, but
there are no signs of rain. for which vegetation
is suffering. A cold wave Is said to be approach
Ing from the lake region, the mercury at Mar
quette, Michigan, indicating SO degrees last
night. Let 1t come.
In Baltimore Yesterday the thermometer
reached 80 degrees In the shade, and there was
one fatal case OF SunstrOke and several serious
ones. At New York yesterday the mercury rose
10 10l In the shade at $50 pm. Thirteen sun
strokes were reported. A series of thunder
storms during the evening In New York cooled
the air, and at midnight the thermometer regis
tered "a. In Brooklyn there were two cases OF
sunstroke AT Charleston. S. c., So; at Pitts
burg, Pa, 90, and at Cleveland, o., SO. In Phil
adelph1a. at O'Clock, the thermometer tnd-
Gated 80 degrees. But few persons were over
come by the heat. though one or two fatal cases
occurred. AT ST. Louis, at noon, the thermOm-
eter stood at 81, and at four O'Clock IS degrees
There were eight sunStrOkeS, three fatal. At
Cincinnati there were but four Cases OF sun
stroke reported, though the day was the hottest
OF the season. John Krall, aged 49, an employe
in safe factory, died from the effects OF the
heat here. In Richmond yesterday was the
hottest day OF the season, although the weather
has been excessively hot and dry for the past
two weeks. There has been no rain of any con-
sequence Whereabouts for over month. The
thermometer yesterday ranged from 9S to 1914
degrees In the SADIE for several hours. Reports
from points on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road and from other sections of Virginia. as
well as OF West Virginia, Indicate similar con-
ditions. The drought Is affecting the crops
alafmingly. Many small water courses are en-
t1rely dried up, and In some instances cattle
have to be driven long distance for water. 4
number OF mills have had to suspend operations
on account OF scarcity of water. James river
just above Richmond, is so low that 1t can be
crossed On foot at various points without so
much as wetting ones shoes