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PETITION.
To The Honorable Senate ana House of
Representatives in Congress ass

TO The Honorable Of
Representatives IN Congress assembled.
Your petitioner would beg that
by law paid dollar dy cents for each examination
providing for boards three cities and the
ent OF dollar for each of the said board making three
dors certificate and also increasing the fee single
surgeons Tor the same work 10 two dollars.
rms was r compensation Tor the work done by single
the same work. provision also made requiring
copies of each certificate be made in all biennial
No complaint of this inequality
boards although manifestly unjust
of which That dollar, more,
paid 60 examining each examination of pension
by 6ogr surgeons in which case the fees allowed by
allowed by law is three dollars to board for the
same service that single surgeon Is required TO render for
Thus equalizn pay between the single
geo and board for the same work this law doubles the
Why OF the OF the Government
have their py cut down fifty per cent while all Others
Your petitioner simple statement
s member Of honorable Houses that the law OF
the clause above quoted
single surgeon what taken from his just earnings.
f. r. WAGNER
Erananing Surgeon.
Introduced Dec T. 1878 by Mr. Hungerford and
ferred TO Committee of Invalid Pensions.
Since the above in type Mr. Brewer has in
troduced bill allowing three dollars for each ex-
animation, but the Committee Invalid Pensions
of the House have agreed to the following, which
will be repoted at an early date
BE enacted By the ssnae and House of Representatives
Of tie United States Of Anserca Ia Congress assembled
That fee of two dollars and more shall be paid to
each examining surgeon for each examination of aperson
as provided by law.
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Property taken by the Arny i'm States
mot Inn ImSEarrecfiOm.

Claims o viii receive special attention.
addition the above prosecute military and
claims scription Patents trademarks
Copyrights, the General
O Interior
departments of the Cover nment
promptitue and thoroughnes in all
matters intrusted TO our hands
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clrtzns NArIosAL BANK.

wAsHNaToS, ID. c., January IL, 1873.
Captain LEMON
claims Washington City thorough, able exceed
responble believe all having
requiring adjustment be conhded hands
JNO A. J. CRESWEII-
w. f. ROACH
Secretary
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REPRESENTATIVES,,
wAsHiSeroS ID, o., March
From several yeags with Captain George
Lemon eAcerlly commend him gentle
OF Integrity worth, and qualified
collection Eounty claims
experieAce In that line give him superior adyan-
tages .x>..
hVteeath DiSfftct Ohio.
JAS. ID. STRAW BRIDGE, nj. G.,
Thirteenth Dfssr ct of Pesnsy
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Pensions.

wounded injured, any disease,
slight the disability apply Thousands entitled
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Heirs.

widows, minor children dependent mothers fathers
minor brothers sisters the order named entit
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Land W. aPramts.

March
entitled.
cash at the highest
and assignments perfected
Correspondence invited
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Fsurioug;sn R:stiOHns.

Amounts due collected without unnecessary delay.
cannot be collected without the furiough.
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Eeeserfi0ER
increase Of Peansiolas.

Pension laws liberal now than formerly, and
now entitled to a higher rate than they receive.
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Pensions.
9R Sy Apply a onee Thonsand sntifisd
Heirs.
minor sisters named entitled
War of 1912.
All surviving soldiers Of this war whether the
military naval Of the United who sersd
period AID the widows Of such Who have not renarre are
atty longer required a
Deserfi0m
Navy or
Increase Of Pensions.
laws are more liberal formerly many are
now entitled TO higher rate than they receive
Restoration do Pension Roll.
6 PseP sR
failure to draw their pension for three years ny
spending with this house
Land Warrants.
Of from 1890 March 1850 heirs
e Rea Shs a aea m x S land not already
Land cash at the highest
Correspondence invited.
Prisoners OF syar.
money promptly collected
FuriougEs sgationas.
collected
cannot be collected without the furiough.
Horses Lost ina service.
this character promptly attended to.
Bounty and Pay.
CoeOtons promptly
Property taken by the Army i'm States
mot I'm TnSssrrecfiOn
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Prisoners OF w an.

Ration money promptly collected.
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w an of IS72.

All surviving officers whether
of States,
(l4) days q skirmsh
the widows remarked,
eight dollars
atty is no longer required in these claims
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BOunty and Pay

Collections promptly made
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Esesforataoaa DO Pension Roll.

dropped
roll stricken therefrom
failure pension years
of reentment have their pensions renewed by
spending with this house
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Horses Lost ina service

Claims of this character promptly attended to-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03
DURANT IN FLAMES.

Half he Town Destroyed by Fire.
A fire originating in the restau-
rant of ID. j. Lowenstein, last Tues
day night, destroyed the entire
south half of Durant, burning ten
buildings, including the Prather
House. 1t was only by the greatest
effort that tho stores north of the
FEATHER House were saved from The
flames. This fire is the most des-
t,uctive that has ever visited the
town. The loss in round numbers
foot mp S3S, 200; insurance, SIS, 500,
divided as follows: Praiher House
loss, $4,000; no insurance. ii. T.
Davis-i"ss, $1,000; insurance, $500
A. s. w. Schild-ioss, $4,000; in.
surance, $1,000. j. s. Weatherly
express agent-loss, $500; insur-
ance. 5000 ID. j. Lowrnstein-lcss
$1,000; insurance $500. w. W.
Ma. field-loss, $500; no insurance.
j. X. Coffey-loss. $4,000; Insurance
$4,000.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03
One of a Thousand.

st. Louis Times, April L..
Sell s. Co. are in receipt of the
following letter from Henry Watts,
one OF the immigrants they assisted
to return South
RANDALL PLANTATION.
Near TallulalI, La, April IA, 1879.
Gentlemen-Thron your kind =
ness l arrived safely at home on
Friday last. and found everything
looking as natural as ever. am
much improved in health and III
spirits. Since my arrival / have
made all my engagements for max
ing q crop; lave u comfort ,bIe
house have my garden and all
started, and hope, although late,
will make n good crop.
/ find all reports of bulidoZlng
since left barefaeed lies. used only
to misirad our race, and advise all
of my color to return to the South,
where they have been raised and
know the way of living, and not to
go to Kansas, where they will have
to suffer and to learn.
have secured team and all farm
ing implements. aud now all want
is to get my family with me. which
/ hope will I've in short time. |
have my same home, same farm and
all as I left it, AMI now l am "a
happy man, Il little Older but much
wiser, and wish to see no more
Kansas.
We had fine rain last night, and
everything bids fair for ii good crop.
| feel as though | had new life
aud could 10 two mems work and
at the ent of this season, as il fur.
Their appreciation of your Kindness
to me, hope to send you IA large
cash order for supplies. All of the
friends left here have come for
ward and will help me pitch my
crop and give me IL start, as they
will any of those who have been
fooled away from here, and al that
they have given away or sold will
be returned to them at the same
price. You can say to all the blacks
Thar they need not he afraid tt come
20 Madison. All will welcome them
md help them oil they can.
Your vbeC.IPDt servant,
HESRY WATTS.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

THE New Orleans city Item i'll
speaking of tho negro exodus says
While it may justly be considered
very doubtful that the negro exodus
could have been caused alone by
false representations on the part of
politicians there can be no doubt
that politicians helped to organize
the inception of the movement.
Knowing the peculiar character OF
the negro race, it was only neces~
sary to invite a few dissatisfied
blacks to leave their homes i'll order
to secure the departure of thou
sands,-just "a sheep follow the
bell-wether. But a more cruel and
INSCRIPTIONS peice OF policy it is
d fficult to imagine. The time OF
he year was altogether unprO
pitious in the first place, for such a
movement and hundreds must die
from change OF climate alone. Those
no encouraged tie negroes to
migrate are now unwilling to assist
them and starvation is numbering
us victims among them. The pOlf~
ticians were satisfied if they could
only create the emigratD,r fever /;
trusting that the poverty of the vic
tins would render them unable to
return to the drsolate plantations.
where, however, urjastIy they
might have been treated, they were
Strangers to the sufferings of cold
and hunger. These poor OvergrowD
children, AS imaginative as they are
neutrality-suspicious. of Il warm and
generous climate where their wants
are so easily supplied.-certainly
deserve cOmmiseration. We are
glad to observe that movement is
ON foot among our planters to brig
back those who are willing to res
turn. In the meanwhile tardy
measures are being taken to secure
government aid for the emigrants ;.
but before such all eau he secured
numbers must die.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03
LEGAL.
Trustees sale,

DY v'stuc of certain deed in trust made
ID by Nathan W. McKie and Mary E.
McKie his wife, on the LIST day of April
1873 ~ the undersigned, trustee, and re-
corded ;nnong the Iecor,ls OF deeds of Madi-
son county, Mississippi, in Book NJ. NJ.
page 5l7. the undersigned will sell to the
highest bidder, for cash, before the door
Court House of said count, on Saturday, the
10 the Day of May 1879,
the ing real estate, lying and being
in s;lii county, to-wit: East half of south
east quarter of section thirty two, and all
of the South west quarter of section thirty
three, all in township ten, range four east f;
AIS" il lot OF ground with all impro ements,
situated in Canton, Mississippi, beginning
on Peace street at the southeast corner of a
lot now owned and occupied by A. N.
Parker as Il residence, thence running
along said sttet east one hundred feet
thence due north four hundred feet. thence
west one hundI ed feet, thence south to the
beginning. JOHN HANDY,
Ap-1J-3t. Trustee.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03
One of the last of American

One of the last of American in
dustrics to decline was the New
England fisheries. It held its own
Tor Scores of years until recently ,
and Low comes complaint from the
coast towns that net half as many
vessels are sent to the Northern
banks AZ formerly. Their places
srs taken by provincial fishermen,
Who are increasing in number ana
In prosperity. In addition to
pecuniary loss, the fishing town of
Gloucester mOurns the death by
drowning in the spring gales Il
nearly two hundred of her able-
bodied residents
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

WHILE Edwin Booth WIS giving
the soliloquy in the last act of
"Richsrd III" at McVicker's Theatue.
last week, q shot was 6red at him
by man sitting in the left hand
upper gallery. Booth stood still
Tor about three seconds, when
second shot was fired, when he
started toward the left wing of the
stage, pointing out as he went, the
would br assassin. The man was i'm.
tntdiatefy seized and arrested. He
gave his name as Mark Gray, aged
twenty-taree, from st. Louis, and
that for the hast three years he has
been tr, ing to kill Booth, for oace
~rongipg friend Of his.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

A LABOR convention il called to
meet ut Vickshurg, on next Mon
day, to be composed of people from
AL the States Of the Mississippi
Valley. The subject fer considera>
lion aud consultation being the pre-.
seut agitation of the labor question,
how hest TO aliay it, aud how to sup-
ply the place of the labor which has
already been in..ucrd to go tire
Western States. Every county,
parish, city and town is r.q ested
8, send delegates. The call is
sgn~d by Governor Stone, Presi-
dent Of the Vicksburg Cotton Ex-
change, with numbers of the lead
Tag men Of every business aud pro-
session and occupation IN Louisiana
enl Mississippi.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

HE CANVASS ioi al''i against the
adoption Of the new Con ,'I:u,ion i'm
California is very exciting and all
Abs0t bing. 1t would not surprise
- - this issIe swallows up all
others, and results In the general
decentralization or breaking M of
the old parties in that State. II is
ut present evidently impossible to
make any reliable calculations as to
fise probable result of the Congress
ss9nal elections in September,
though the Republicans appear TO
i1 holding their lines more compac.
hv than either the Democrats or
fvorkingmen. An alliance OF the
ESQ last named parties wonld~ easily
. weep the State. bnf they are far
Ivss:u uuion NJ present.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03
BoytOn'- Arrival.

New Orleans City Item.
Capt. Paul Dayton arrived last
evening at half-past six O'Clock. hav
ing completed his voyage from Oil
City, Pennsylvania, through the
Allegheny, OhIo and Mississippi
rivers.
Capt. Boyton WAS due at Donald
sonvIlla at three or four o'clock
Saturday evening. and. as might
have been expected, the "h de vill-
age TUNED Gus to See TIE great
voyagrr pass.
But as time passed on and still
he cam" not. the crowd grew rest
less and prepared to leave FOR their
bones in the interior, when sudden
w. through the darkness Of the
early night, an object appeared npou
the watrr--a strange looking object.
indeed, it was; very much like n
large log with u branch sticking up
from one end.
The crowd cl,acred, discharged
pistols aud guns, aud, in fact. did
the proper thing under he, ciIcum-
STANCES, hut imagine their disgust
when one Leon, circus man, pull
ed his skiff 20 the object. removed
his hat from The projecting branch
and rowed To shore. leaving the log
to continue its voyage out TO the
sea The crowd were Disappointed;
they had shouted aud cheered for
BoytOn, and if IL log had received
their compliment it was not their
fanIt, so they quickly dispersed; so
when the great voyager passed
that little town at nine O'Clock at
night. save II few Idle negrUs, there
was no one to cheer him
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03
A uEL ENA, Montana, te

a HELENA, Montana, telegram
otates that the Sioux Indians have
commenced depredations along the
Yellowstone river, and that they
have appeared along the Muscles
shell river, which is between the
Yellowstone and Missouri and
empies into the latter at Cow
Island. The telegram sta,es that
Tears are entertained that this is the
beginning of the expected Sitting
Bull movement from the North.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

Viewa of U. -. Senator Ii. X.
Bruce of Ni~>isstl,pi ON the
l,olored E.xodus-
EDITOR NICKSBURG HERALD
While in Jackson on yesterday, l
was shown letter by Col. w. l..
Nugent. received py him from Hon.
b. X. Bruce, United States Senator,
and believing it would accomplish
good in connection with the Qnrs-
lion now agitating this Mississippi
Valley, solicited copy for pnbiica-
ton. At the suggestion OF several
prominent ciriZrns AMI large plan
tiers, Col. Nu4ent Wrote to Senator
Bruce extending an invitation to be'
held I'll. 9TH of May. This ia his
reply which l hope Will find "A place
i'm your columns.
CHAS. p. GALLOWAY.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

VICKsBURG, April % j. T..
Brid-we.i was shot last night. The
wound Will probably prove fatal.
He says he was shot by + NJ. An
drew :, IL hroi her OF w. ii. Andrews,
WHO was Killed last month The
Co;onrr's jury WAS unable TO decide
vino kiile,' Andrews, and trouble
has since been expected between
Andrews brothers and all who were
present when Andrews Was killed,
Including b idcwe,I.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

The New Orleans Democrat advo
eafes the establishment of line of
steamers direct from that city to
China, to induce the Chinese to come
to Shat section Of tine South as
lshorara
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03
Rejoicing at the Presidents Vet<
ofthe Army Hill.

ofthe Army Bill.
CHICAGO, April 29.-Thirty eight
guns were fred here at 4 o'clock
this afternoon, in token of the app
prevail OF the Presidents veto of the
appropriation bill. The salute was
fred by the Republicans, and by
the veteran clubs Of this city.
CLEVELAND, April Ga salute
of 3S guns Was fired i'm Lakeview
Park. in this city, at eight O'clock
to night, in honor of President
Hayes veto of the Army bill, All
the prominent Republicans are
unanimous in their approval Of the
Presidents course.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03
Female Shootists.


"Shonting with intent 10 Kill and
murder" was the charge nr"n watch
two handsome Young ladies were
arranged for trial before Mayor
Smith on Saturday last. His
Honor, though evi'itntly embar-
ras@rd Ivy tie novelty TIT the Snr>
rouudingS, managed Ia md'utain
the dignity OF his court, and held
the fair defendants to bail.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

a DISPATCH from Little Rock.
A-kaHsas, reports rise in
Red river of twenty-five fret suns
day night. The: Iron Mountain
bridge, across the river at Fulton,
vas swept away.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

At vicksburg on last Sunday
evening, two negro women became
Involved in q difficulty in front of
fheir church, when one slash, d the
other with knife, inflicting painful
fheugh not serious wounds.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03
rHE, ARu~uII,I,

The bill, with the clause antEOriz-
ing the use of troops at the polls,
repealed, passed both houses, and
was sent to President Hayes, who
put his veto on it, as Was expected.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

PIE Washington Post remarks
shat . good deal has been said
about the platform submitted by
Mr.. Stephens to the Democratic
caucus but no one has been able to
sh0w "why it is not cminently
kCfthy Of adeptiun.n
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

MEXICAN papers are able to prove
that the United States has four
murders 10 its one, and Fiat Mexi.
can oAaciass are far mofe honest
tban OOrs.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

SIXTY ONE graduates of Yale,
thirty-fve of Princeton, and thirty
Of Dartmouth hold clerk ships and
other positions in the departments
Ut Washington. and there is a good
representation of other colleges,
esd nearly all are dependent upon
their salaries.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

Electricity as n Curative Agent
N. o. Journal of Commerce.
Since the discovery of electricity,
for no more important purpose has
it been utilized than its empiDy-
IN, mt in the cure aud relief of suf
ferIng Humanity. Electricity has
been fully proved to be frequently
unapprOached in its power of re-
lievIng pain, aud were ii in no other
respect, of use, its services here
would entltle it to the foremost rank
rs remedy. To gain some infur-
nation regarding the employment
of different diseases, one of our re-
porters recently paid visit to DIR.
a DeBausset, at his Office, at No.
229 Canal street, in this city, and
desires here TO express his thanks
for the courtesy and attention re-
ceivel at his bands. Without en-
teriny into scientific description
Of tn system pursued, which, while
occupying II too extended space,
would not materially benefit the
reader, We will name some OF the
y, incipal ailments for the relief and
cure OF which electricity is success
fully utilized. The electric current
acts as an excitant to the nerves,
both of sensation aud motion. Ii
also Influenced to II certain extent
the st cretiOns, through its actions
on the nerves distributed to the
secreting organs, aud it affects a
circulation by inducing a cOntrac>
ton of the heart. By the use of
electricity, with proper apparatus i'm
skillful hands, the diseases given
below have been repeatedly cured,
viz: spinal and local aB;pmia, alec
holism, spinal and cerebal conges-
Vltus dance, nervous debility dys>
p-psia, deafness, chronic catarrhal
affection Of the ear, rheumatic gout,
nervous headache, lliccongh, hy .irO
phi obia, spinal irritation, local
spasnS, lumbago, inability to apply
mind, morphine habit, Imperfect
nutrition, neuralgia, opium eating,
palsy, Iaterally curvature of the
spine, skin diSeasrs. stammtring,
sciatic.,. tic dOluureaux, enlarge
men; aud inflammation OF the tunsIl~,
u Wv. W Q u6tC iitiIt u
:. portion OF the many diseases
where the employment of cleo iicity
has met with the most gratifying re-
su is. Surgeons have tornd in
elrc. ricity d convenient and manage
a bic source OF heat, ana at present
the gdlvamlc battery takes Il lie
and acknowledged place
among surgical Instruments. The
opera ion is the qai'heSt, safest atsd
most painless, and b., far the most
treatment of the large
class uf cases requiring operative
,emovai. Dt. "A. d.. BauSNet has
pivrn the Sn,j~ct ot ecirIcity the
deepest study aud most careful ;il>
!entlpn for many years. lie has
been located in New Orleans, We
believe. since 1866. Daring that
-ime he has met with the mpSt iltU
rriun success. and refers tn Some OF
he I.-asiln. I'll iZeiiS Ut our ,it,, who ,
ave awaited them selves OF III, viis
Table services. Ii occupies an
,onoi able pos''i"usuolh among the
medical fratcr ity and the com,
punity at lars-, and we can recom-
nend al needing his services to pay
im visit.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

FOUH persons were shot, one of
Them fatally; last week in Nicks>
burg, and It wasn't good week for
shooting either.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-05-03

A movement has been made in
Congress for il committee to inves
tigate the causes OF the exodus OF
cOlOred IabOrers from the Missis>
sippi valley. Its success would turn
the question over to the partisan
POLITICIANS, and Lrevent the facts
from getting clearly before the pub
lie, and therefore prevent the adOp
ton of the practical measures neces-
sary to check the growth of the
popular discomfort whose results
lave already alarmed thinking men.
Tue politicians, who have done so
muck to produce the mischief,
should hr invi ell to let this ques-
ton severely alone. L. t the earnest,
pracsicai men who represent the
politician cu'scd South, probe the
wound to me bOttum, ascertain It's
real -aus,s, aii.i suggest the proper
r-mr.iy. The object of ;he poll
clans is to suppress the facts The
facts are wanted by The country,
without any attempts at cnuceaI-
mer,t or perversIon.-M emphis Ava-
ldnchc.