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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
AMERICAS COMPLETE NEWSPAPER.

From the Mcveytown pa Journal. Jan. 23.l
The New YORK HERALD enters the current year with
largely increased circulation, which is but proper
recognition of Americas most complete newspaper.
being without exception one Of the greatest-if not
the greatest-publishcd in the worlds always in the
lead in favor of right and against fraud and crime,
whether found in church state; enterprising in
its collection OF the current of the day regard
less Of expense. Any person in this community de-
string the daily edition receive it the day of
issue. containing the current news of the whole
try. being national in its character. p>t hers the
exclusive property Of any community.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
CUTTING RATES.

The cutting on through frcights from the West has
again commenced. At the Produce Exchange IL was
stated yesterday that free offerings made to
carry freight from Chicago TO Europe via Baltimore
ut the ratio of SO cents per 100 pounds and that it
would be even lower if the railroads had more
at their disposal Contracts have been made to carry
freight from Chicago to New York the rate Of -
cents per 100 pounds or 10 cents below the sched-
ME rates. Il Is said that the indianapolis pool has
given notice to Chicago that they understand cutting
Sy tho railroads is going at that place and that
pool intends to carry freight for ~ cents per 100
mounds or !, cents below schedule rates until such
time as Chicago gives a bond that they will do no
mt
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
have seen m cases connected with the slsugh-
tered Cheyennes. Where . misfortune occurs or .
poor military capacity il shown they do not want
the truth told.
CONGRESS TO BLAME.

CONGRESS TO BLAME
The whole Indian business of late has been man.
aged by incapable officers ON this frontier from be-
ginning end and the fact is in nutshell that the
army Ia demoralized owing to Congress tinkering
with it, The investigation which is to take place
here and which Congress will make, win speedily
show. like the army of France under the late Napo
leon. army is not fighting machine, but resort
for the shtess and those who dodge the other stern
demands Of life Let the conduct of the late military
and puerile contribution to it be also included. and
II will be shown what monstrous fraud the govern
ment is paying millions of dollars for. which
it cannot rely for defence in the hour of need.
THE TROOPS RETURN BARRACKS.
Captain Vessels arrived in camp to-day and is
doing WE'LL but is nervous and irritable. The dead
Indians buried in the pit where they were
killed The prisoners. three squaws and
four young girls, were brought into camp
tonight. Two knives were found on one of them.
The Board Of Investigation. composed of military
officers. Colonel A. W. Evans Third cavalry. presid-
ing will meet tomorrow to consider where the re-
sponsibility for the late escape of the Cheyennes
rests 1t is boldly said here that it connived at
in order to make business brisk in these parts and to
bring the army out in bold relief. while an Indian
agent and some traders and freghters are strongly
suspected Of collision in the scheme. The "rif-ra
out here say they want war to make business good
and bring money into the country.
CORRECTED LIST OF CASUALTIES.
The list Of killed and wounded now stands fol-
KILLED.
Sergeant James Taggart. company A.
Private George Brown. company A.
Private George Nelson, company A.
'womans Dress, Indian scout. died on the road in.
WOUNDED.
Captain W. H. Vessels.
First Sergeant Ambrose company E.
Sergeant Reed. company H.
Private Henry Debloise, company H.
Captain Vessels wound is very slight. and will
not interfere with his taking command OF this post
tomorrow morning, while those of the others are not
dangerous. Two Of the Indian children were also
wounded, but not dangerously. They were all
searched at the guardhouse.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
ENDANGERING LIFE.

Michael Connery is blasting rock for Michael Dufy.
contractor in Third avenue. between 1olst and 1920
streets Yesterday afternoon Officer Tom MCGUIRE
of the Twenty third precinct, stopped "bit." JUS
to see how Mr.. Connery did the work. He noticed
that the latter placed no tmbers over the blast ane
gave no warming to passcrs by and that in conse.
aucnco the stones Acw around lively after each dis
charge. After enjoying the sport for few moments
Mcclure tapped Connery on the shoulder and mo.
toned him to come along. In the Harlem Police
Court Mr. Connery told Judge Bixby he would "ncver
do so again.. and in order to strengthen him in his
good resolution His Honor committed him for trial
in default of bail.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

J. Henry Mccarthy has been appointed receiver by
the Supreme Court Of the property Of Henry W.
Harper dealer in slate, the application OF Wheeler.
Parsons h Hayes. whose claims amount to s1.7i9.
Mr.. Harper owns several quarries near Slstingtcn.
Pa. and also factory Tor the manufacture of
states.
James Awkward. manufacturer Of furniture. made
assignment yesterday. without preference TO
John j.. CaIberry. His stock and machinery are
nomnally valued az about $4,000. subject TO chat
tel NOR tgage for 81, 800.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25

jous and about two hundred lodges of sansarcs
They all want to make peace. If the propositions
we take back good they will all move immedi-
ately. The Indians left in the camp are anxiously
awaiting the return of their messenger
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25

Harrman's fifty-milc walk this afternoon will at
tract immense crowd of people, as considerable
money has been bet that he will not beat sh. 40m
aud ii il understood that he intends TO try to beat all
previous fifty-mc records made In this country.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
NINE. ANDREWS, THE LADY WALKER, AT EAST
NEW YORK

East New York boasts of q female pedestrian that
modestly proposes 10 walk 2,700 quarter miles in
27oo consecutive twelve minutes. Mime. Andrews.
the lady in question, commenced this task
in Bennett Hall at eight p. NJ Thurs
day, and at twelve o'clock last night she
had completed 14O quarter miles. Mime. Andrews
IL a young lady that claims twenty summers, and
has no pedestrian record. She was born in Maine
and halls from Eastport but has resided in Brooklyn
for some time past. The track on which she walks
is said to laps to the quarter, but has
the appearance Of being nearer eight.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25

The entire medal is about six inches long and
three and half wide, and cost $3.50.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
Championship OF Maryland"

For fifty hours walk.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-25
MILITARY BLUNDERS
Kidding the Besieged Reds
With Bullets.
I N D I A n III EROIS M /.
Singing Death Songs and Defying
the Troops.
VESSELS RETURN TO CAMP.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
OK THE FIELD. NEAR BLUFF STATION. Jan. %.
Via Font ROBINSON Jan. a. 1879.
Many different accounts will be sent from here to
glorify the conduct of the military in the late ex-
ter OF the handful of miserable Cheyenne bree.h-
couts by four times their number. The following
is correct and impartial to the main facts wit
messed, and will be corroborated by the rank and
file participants:-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31
NEW EDVERTlSEMENTH.
BILL kQR piYlRcE.

Laura Evans Bill for Divorce.
Thomas Evans::} No. 17e5
At monthly rifles, Tuesday. May
18th, a. d. 1879, in the Chancery
Court'Oe' Madison county, State OF
Mississippi.
On the opening of complainants
sworn bill, it appearing TO the salts
faction Of the court that Thomas
Evans, the defendant is a non-resi-
dent of the State Of Mississippi, add
whose residence aud post office is
unknown. 1t ia ordered by the
court that said Thomas Evans do
appear in this court at Monthly
Rules thereof, TO he held at the
Courthouse In Canton on the End
Monday of July A. ID. 1879, and
plead answer or demur to said bill
Of complainant. 1t is further or.
dered that copy of this order be
published for four consecutive weeks
IN the AMERICAN CITIZEN, a pub
lie newspaper, piptesi and pub
lished in Canton, Mississippi.
Done at Monthly Rules IN the
Clerks office this 18th day OF May,
A. H. 1879.
E. s. JEFFREY. Clerk.
E. B. PRATT. Cosbpi'tt sol'r.
may 1f>5t
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31

get this office. He has been iu'
Washin g ton for six years a persisS'
tent, b,N s0'ta- anus uccessful, Office
seeker. E+ery position that has
become vacant he has 'sgOne for
always relying on the influence of
the Sherman family, and has been
equally SIRE oT. them all, even to
being made chief of the Printing
Bureau after Jewell, lie duties OF
which he knew as MUCH about as L
do about farming. Though he hhs
Il led for every thing but the White
House, he has only succeeded in
getting "A seventy five.dOllar job"
There must be Republicans (for I
know it must he a Republican who
gets it,),down there that would be
much more acceptable. He got the
signatures OF some of the delega-
ton, but they are not working for
him strong. The only man who
il pushing his>ease 10 from Ohio.
Wednesday May Dist, forty of
the female employees OF the Bureau
of Engraving aHd Printing, who
have been employed there for years
some of them twelve years-as
press girls, were thrown out of place
as permanent employees and MAIDS
! what Colonel Irish calls "chance''
girls, to make room for forty others
who had new Congressional intiu.
ence. This occasions loss to the
printers, who lose time in teacbiI <
the new and inexperienced girls,
while the old hands, who have for
years faithfully performed their
work, are compelled to remain and
explain to their successors their
duty. Any one acquainted with
the pvocess of plate>primting knows
how much depends on the assistant.
and a. the printer is responsible tor
all imperfect work, from which his
record is. kept, and from this record
the discharge hist is made up when
the work slackens, and he must
pay for all the work he spoils over
a certain amount. So you see, girls
are turned out of place for no fault
but want of influence, the printer
loses and makes poor record, the
government is obliged to be salts:
fed with imperfect work, which
materially aids cOunterfeiting, and
vet it is called civil.service reform
One case known to me of the lately
discharged is a girl, the only sup
port OF her mother. sister and little
brother.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31

A correspondent has been EN-.
ployed by the Cincinnati. Gazette to
travel through Kentucky and give
4-Iist of the homicides. that have &C.
CURED in each county in that State
during the past three or four years
Recognising the Importance of in
E,rssation of this character, the
Louisville Courier-Journal has pre-
sented n compilation Of the arsons
r0bbrrirs, murders and other crimes
that take place in Ohio. Up to date
Ohio has nothing to boast of. Her
record IL far worse than that Of Ken
tucky.i
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31
e,oRHEspoNDRNCE.

Eli tor american CIti-en:.
In your last issue I notice COM
munication sighed Bbst No. 2;
with the sentiment of which heart
lily concur. He says that Caesar
ca oss ed the ,Rubicon, which sad
event must have taken place, else
all historians who speak ON this
subject 10 sadly lie. He says also
that the aforesaid Caesar erased
the laudmarks- abort the "EteTh,l
City," and as don't know to tile
contrary, will stand by him in this
particular also. My friend from
Beat No. 2 then leaps the cliAsm OF
sono eighteen centuries and next
brings under the calcium light Of
his splendid logic:the. subject OF the
last convention held in Canton
some two yeass since; which con-
vention hr says awarded by "a ma
jority of it's votes q larger number
OF delegates to BsaU No. than to
any other Beat in the county, this
he says was wrong, and of course
it was. For although Beat No. 1
has a large preponderance Of pOpu.
latiou over any other beat in the
county, and although it is an old
Traditional and time honOred prin-
cip.e of the democratic. party, car
ried out in her State aud National
conventions, that representation
should be in proper ton to pOpula.
ton, nevertheless this old fogy Gus
tom should be disregarded in this
Care as my friend from Beat No. 2
we'll says, because it promoted the
interest of Canton, and every SEN
sible man knows that Canton is not
a part of Madison ceanty- And
right here while We are speaking
about Canton, / wish to SLY that
while it is true she has Away 8 tax.
en- the lead in all measures looking
to the expulsion OF the radical par
ty from power in the county, and
while it may be true that she pays
about two fiftlis of the taxes of the
county. and although i: is still fur.
Their true that her candidates were
beaten in the last convention when
there was an opponent from the
county. nevertheless I agree with
Beat NJ. 2 in opposing her, it for no
other reason, because:it is Canton.
My friend from Beat No. gives
the lawyers q rap::also. and in this
he pleases me passing we'll. What
right have they in this free Ameri-
can Republic to be deleg ties to a
convention ? Or What right have
they tn I've candidates for the Legis-
latureP None. in;hesveA's name,
none; for while it is true that car
penter may be the most suitable
rarty to.bWld q house, surely a
lawyer could lot he expected to
know how to frame a law.
I thoroughly agree vi, b my friend
from Beat No. 2,.that the affairs OF
the c,unty shuuld be turned over
entirely to US. the hard.fisted yeo.
many of the country, and we will
show how the thing should he did.
We don't want Office, but if a CRATE
full constituency choose to thrust it
upon las, why We are in the hands
Of our friends.
DENNIS KEARNRY,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31

Ths'assciited press reports state
that Congressman. Money, of Miss
issippi, chairman of tha house COM
Mistee on postofaces and postrOads,
wilh, on account of i'll health, leave
Washington the latter part of the
week. He intends going to the
Sandwich Islands, to recuperxte.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31

VIM. Lloyd Garrison. who died
On the night of the oath inst, lived
to see the object of his lifelong, un-
osmpromisingl hatred. Amerlcan
slavery. swept from existence. BE
vas born December ~, 1894, in
Nov buIypoIt, Mass, and his lite ID
written on nearly every page of the
historyEof the snti-slavery crusade
ia the United States Upon every
eutject he was q radical of radicals;
and he entered into abolitionism
with.4he Terror and intensity of q
nature which could not brook oppo-
EsIon,. aud whose full combative
powers the most bitter opposition
only brought into full play.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31

Extracts from Mad. Roberto gos
sip I'm the Washington Gazette,
May 25th.
Grant is sort Of modern tudg
ment day, aud as resurrrctionist
he is a success. Now that the guns
are booming for him and theichil-
dren crying for him AS they do for
worm Iozenges, a lot of the old time
dead are coming to the fore. Chan
der is back In the Senate, so Is Lo>
gan and now comes COlnmbus De-
lano, whom even his best friends
hoped was politically dead, and in
mercy prayed that the grass of Oh
livion was growing over his grave :;
yet he starts up now and predicts
larger majority than ever before.
Deiano always commanded my re
spect, because he stole in such a
Wholesale manner and right ander
ones nose. He furnished his house
and those of his uncles, cousins
and amHs-out of Uncle Sans
money. he had the under portion
of the Interior Department stored
with things bought with govern
ment money. He sold himself aud
every one belonging to him for
money, aud those under him, fol-
lowing his example, stole the large
Russian bath.t0wels to make vests
Of. Even Grant wanted him to go.
aud opened the door once or twice,
but Columbus did not see it, and
finally the whole country demand.
ed it, and then he was pitched out
neck and heels. If the Republicans
have their way-that is, some of
them, tor all of them are not dis i.
honest-we will have in 1880 the
same obi crowd, Belknap, Delano,
ct al.
The people of Louisiana have had
a hard time, and perhaps u great
deal of the irregularities going on
there was the result Of the careless
~ used appointing power. L,uIsi-
ana has had enough Of carpet. bag
gers who have done nothing but
ruin the State by bringing it into
bad OdOr, and putting money in
their own pockets. Those who
went there after the war have be-
come acclimated now, but it seems
folly To be giving the best Offices IN
the State to outside people, who
have aud will have no interest in it
except for their own purposes, and
whose very appointments under
them Will be given to their own
friends from whence they came,
which j. not tair OF just to the reo>
pie down there. A Colonel Vol b.
fey il working very har,l, and has
intosraed different ones that "Slier-
man il determined to appoint him
TO the position Of collector Of inter-
nal revenue in New Orisa~s," /
know bis appointment will NOT be
acc .ptable 10 the people there. His
ohicf representation is that he i.
from Ohm, and some years ago lived
Two years in New Orleans, 30 that
uoV be calls it his "voling" place to
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31

1t is stated that Boston emigra-
tion company, beaded by a number
'"f leading citizens, has purchased
sixty thousand acres Of hand in Ten
i,essee, on the Cincinnati Southern
forty miles from the Ken>
lucky line, and will lag out city,
and populate it and surroundings
With Massachusetts colonists.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31

Col. d. II. Singleton, true steel
blue Bourbon, has announced him
self as a candidate for the Bruce
succession. We predict that the
vacancy will be filed by strict
Conservative, and doubt if his
name has yet been limited to the
public. Conservatism has dOrc 80
much for Mississippi and the South
that We should be slow to adopt the
cs,unael Of the Bourbons or trust
to their gaidanee.-Sumiuit Times
We confess We do not understand
what the Times means by the term
-A'fyue steetNue Bourbon when applied
ito Col. Singleton, and as distin-
guished from What it terms. "strict
conservative" Col. Singleton has
proved .sbimself an honest, eapabl
md faithful representative in Con-
gress. He has been all the time in
full accord with the National Dem.
: OcratIc party, and is the same sort
8 ola Democrat as Bayard, Thur
man, Pepdleton, Gordon, Hill and
others whom we might mentiO, /,
and is just ibe kind Of Democi a t
the people from this part Of the
State, -w0aki like to see succeed
Bruce. We have always under
Stood the term "Bourbon" to apply
to. a..ninOiity of the Democratic
party, who are Incorporate and ex-
IRENE, advocating impracticab,e
measures, and holding a similar pc
sition in Soathern politics to that OF
1.-THE '-bloody.sbirt' staIwarts at the
North. Such men have supplied
our enemies with campaign ammu-
milton. and injured the party with
out intending it. As We understand
the term Bourbon it cannot prop
erly DE applied to Col. Singleton ;
but the Times says:
ave predict tLat the vacancy
, will lie filled by a strict Conserva.
: tive, and doubt if his name has yet
Z been hinted to the public"
Will the Times enlighten us by
mentioning some "strict COnserva-
tive" Democrat, that would lie q
better man for the Bruce Succession
than the "steel-btue BOui bon" q
4. Singleton Even if the name
has pos been 'thinted," let us hear it.
-Neriaian Homestead.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31

Miss Bessie Fierce, daughter of
Bishop Pierce, of Arkansas, appear
ed as "Josephine" in an amateur
representation Of Pinafore in Little
1s.ck on the 2lst. She is one Of
TIE most accomplished vocalists in
sLe Sou:h Mr.. George w. Martin,
formerly of Memphis, personat.d
~CAprAia CorcOran.n
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31

A party OF ynnng mon dined
samptuO1sly at restaurant IN
Dublin, and each one insisted on
pay Ing the bill. To decide the
matter, it was proposed to blind
fold the water, aud the first Oae he
caught was to pay the bill. He
hasu't caught any one Of them yet.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31

The bell p,tnch law fOr retailing
liquors has been defeated in the
Missouri Senate Ivy the casting vote
Of the Lieutehant- Governor. Il
Had previously passed the House by
"A large m.jority.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31

WIN. Nelson, n negro, OF Teire
Hautr. hid, was. yesterday sen'
fenced, to'pay fine of $4,000 and be
impriso,ietr i'll the penitentiary for
one year for marrying a. white wO>
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31
MISSISSIPPI ITEMS.

Napoleon BOnaparte, is to- be
hung Oh che 20th of June, ct Sar.
T, dis.
Mr.. 9. II. Stackhouse of Crystal
Springs, informs the editor Of the
Copiahan that his stra berries nets
tedtabout e2a3 per acre, and that a
half acre In early peas netted 4120,
and that he can now make crop of
| cotton from that half acre,
TupelU Journal: Two negroes
living on DIR. Philips place, by
name James Emanuel and Henry
Majors. while IN scuffle over a
gun OH Tuesday evening Of last
week, the gun went off discharglng
the contents i'm Henry Mabor's bow
Ella, causing almost instant DEATH
MOral-Never play with a gun. with
the muzzle towards you.
Meridian Homestead Mr.. James
Sullivan aud a Young man named
Stewart we're fred upon in Wayne
county on the l1tb inst. while rid.
ing along the road in q wagon. Sui
Ivan was killed dead and Stewart
wounded. Both horses were killed.
Stewart did not see the assassins
sufficiently we'll to recognize them.
Vicksbnrg Commercial: We learn
that while attempting to make his
escape last night, VIM. Cavanaueh,
u convict at work on the Ship Is
land road near WsrrentOn, WAS fired
upon by the guard aud instantly
killed. Cavanaugh WAS convicted
Of murder in .Lowndes county and
sentenced to he hung. His case
was appealed to the Supreme Court
which affirmed the decision of the
Circuit Court. On the petition IF
y number OF citizens, his sentence
was committed to imprisonment for
life, and he was sent to the peAi-
Tertiary. MessIs. Hamilton & Co,
who are building the Ship Island
Railroad. sent Cavanaugh over
here, aud he was put at work on the
road.
Macon Sun; On Wednesday
night of last week, party of horse
man appeared on our streets about
midnight, and stopped at the house
of Green Puteet, u cOIored citisen
living in town. They enquired for
one Prince johnson, Who they said
was here trying to induce the ne u.
grOes to emigrate to Kansas. Get
ting no information from Green or
his wife, they took the former along
| with the II to show where u cOiOred
person lived. who perhaps knew
something about Prince. On their
way they met Willis Tweedy walk
Ing " 18th a woman, who il u servant
in the family Of Mr.. A. Klaus. They
took possession of Willis too, when
the woman commenced Screaming
ltmurder," and in order to silence
her. the party beat her most shame:
iully. She went home covered with
blood. The party after taking Green
and Tweedy a short distance out Of
town sent them home. They were
not disguised and did no further
harm than that of beating the wo>
man. We have not learned vet
whether any Of the party were
known. They came from a distance
no doubt. These are the facts as
we heard them stated the next
morning, and we give them at pres
ent without comment until further
developments. IT the negro JOhn-
son is guilty as charged, Of trying
to influence negroes TO abandon
their crops. he should be drummel
out of the country.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-31

TIE Ohio Republican State con-
rension, at it's session yesterday,
nom ss..6et Charley" Foster for
Governor and Andrew HickenlOoper
Sor lieutenant governor.