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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11
Proposed to His Grandmother.

Col. Thornton, of the East India serv-
ice, says the Washington Capital, tells
thus the romance of his youth:
"One clear starlight evening in June
Helen and 1 were walking on the terrace
among the flower beds that were cut
in the soft green turf. Inspired by the
stiffness and otorous influence of the
air, 1 told her my hearts secret, with
all its hopes and fears.
She looked up at me wonderingly,
and tears glistened in her beautiful eyes
as she said:
"Ah, Captain Thornton, are you
surep Do you-do you love meP 1t can
not be. No, never
"'Why,' cried, impetuously pressing
my suit and her, you love anotherP'
"'S Sir, she said, almost sharply, do
you know who 1 amp
"' The loveliest girl in England
"'No, sir; 1 am not. Great heav-
ems, Captain Thornton, 1 am your
grandmother.
"'My grandmother Talk of sud-
den shocks after that, won't you? I
tried to speak, but my voice failed me.
l reached out my hand and touched her.
Yes, she was there, real enough, and 1
was not dreaming.
"'Tell me all!'" gasped.
"And standing there, by the broad
stone coping, she told me all. How
her parents had died when she was lit
tie more than an infant, and Sir John,
her guardian and my grandfather, had
watched over her with jealous care,
always keeping her at school, however,
until he brought her home-a young
lady.
"Then, while I was in India, the
poor old man fell suddenly ill, and on
his dying bed persuaded his young ward
to marry him, just in order to inherit
his vast estate, which she had refused
to take as legacy.
"And, believe me- said Helen, Il
did it only to keep it for you, the right
full heir, whose wildness had Temporal
rily provoked the old gentleman
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11
The Whipping-POst i'm Canada.

William Burt was sentenced to TWEEN
ty lashes of the cat-o'nine tails and a
term of one months Imprisonment. All
having been made ready, the Sheriff
read the sentence of the Court. Then
he desired one of the turkeys to keep
count of the strokes. Gone" said the
turnkey, and the scat came. whizzing
down across Burt's back, leaving the
trail of nine blood-red streaks from
shoulder to shoulder. The strokes fol-
lowed in quick succession, and were adj
ministered with biting sweep. Atthe
twelfth stroke the lash descended about
two inches lower than the preceding
ones. 50 Strike up" demonstrated
Burt, and not another word did he ut
ter until all was over. Domino!"
said he then. His back by this time
was raw and ivid, but no blood had
been drawn, although the great weals
stood out from his shoulders like blood
vessels ready to burst. He was released,
and then he turned to the man with the
cat-o'nine tails and asked 'Why didn't
you keep striking aboveP" ga pretty
good Christmas present this" he con-
tinued, "and have not deserved it
either. Iwish, Sheriff, yon would give
Judge Hughes my compliments for the
Christmas present, and I'm perfectly in
nocent of the charge" al can say
nothing about that" replied the Sher-
if. "Both the Judge and the jury ~
lieved you were guilty" 'I avn inIS
cent for all that said Burt, Z" am
didn't get a fair opportunity for cailN
witnesses. ''-lSt. Thomas Journal.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11
WIT AND WISDOM.

/ BENEyOLENCE and charity are univer-
sal and unvarying duties.
| The poet must have felt, or his verse
will be a mere echo.
WHEN printers grow old their marble
| brows are marked with display head
| lines.-N. o. Picayune.
! How easy tits to learn to skate,
And fly like some wild rover,
How easy tits to crack your pate,
And bump your bones all over.
THE repartee of a mule is said to be
unequaled, and the way to draw him
out is by pulling out one little hair from
the ipend of his stumpy tail.
A LECTURE with such title as this
ought TO take in Chicago: /" Some Mis-
takes of a Bank President, or Trip
Through Europe. Wheeling Leader.
If every man is the architect Of his
own fortune," the most of them had
better abandon architecture and go to
saving wood.-BiaghaDato,a Republican.
THERE is nothing which fills the soul
of young man with CONSERVATION so
much as to take his best girl to prayer
meeting and have the pastor call upon
" our stranger friend for few remarks
and prayer"
A BINGHAMToN lady recently re-
marked, at discussion on future pun
ishment, /" I'd just like to be Bob In
gersoll's wife for short time; I'd make Z
him believe there was -hell-see if 1
Wouldn't" The company smiled
" bias,'' but didn't pursue the subject .
any further. ~ emf .r..
A CONNECTICUT scbool-teacher re-
Gently called the village blacksmith .. a
son of Vulcan" and the s1nith-a
mighty man was he, with strong and
sinewy hands-hit the ssluckless peda~.
gogue pelt that would have knocked z
in the side of mountain, ard then had
him arrested on charge of using Lam
guage calculated to provoke a breach of
the peace.
A RURALIsT seated himself at q res
taurant table, yesterday, and began up
on the bill of fare. After keeping three Z,
walters nearly an hour employed in
bringing dishes to him, he called one Of, :
them to him. heaved sigh, and whis-
pered, as he spread the bill offare be-
fore him and pointed with his finger:
as Mister, 1'veret to thar. and knowing .
his finger down to the bottom of the 4
eff 1t amt agin the rule, I'd
like to skip from thar to thar. Indian
oooI;e Tonyn0I
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11
American Lady Sees the
Pope.

We were quite large American party.
nhout gloves, and wear black wells
q EspagnOl. Arriving at the Vatican
moon, we were ushered into the
Gience chamber by one of the attend
as dressed in scarlet silk-brocade
Rry; about 400 visitors were present
Oil religions, many Catholics who had
ehe long distances, others only curious
witness the solemn and imposing cere-
mics. After waiting perhaps an hour,
&ng which time, women-like, we had
1toughly canvassed and criticised the
Silence, just as they were no doubt
Dig with US, Leo XIII. arrived, ac-
cApanied by two cardinals, but with
oany other pomp or display. Remov-
II his hat and scarlet cloak (pardon
nj l do not speak technically, he ap-
a4ed in pure white robe, wearing q
q of MORE antique ribbon, and scarlet
aPers embroidered with gold. The
S9tOrs sat in rows around the audience
6nber, and accompanied by one of
hcardinals, his Holiness, after having
eRy person presented to him by name
1.-THE cardinal, blessed each individual,
akneeling. Christians of all denomi-
mons kissed his hand, while the
0Rolics also kissed his ring and foot;
M of those. present brought rosaries
az to receive the papal blessing. 1t
wreally most impressive occasion;
tnPope seemed most benign, happy
an affectionate, and at the conclusion
OTIS long ceremony, which lasted an
hq and a half, he pronounced a
gefal benediction from the pontifcal
cn and the audience dispersed
fNklelphia Telegraph.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11

situation sometimes thinks it not neces-
sary for him to give it much attention.
He will wait until he gets place of re-
sponsibility, and then he will show peo-
pie what he can do. This is very
great mistake. Whatever his situation
may be, he should master it in ali its de-
tails, and perform all its duties faith
fully.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11

JGEs GARLAND, Judge of the Cor
poHion Court of Lynchburg, Va, is
doHiess the oldest American Judge in
acns service. He was So years old
Slime, and during the month held
wadsg from and to his residence, a
Ill kAe of three-quarters of u mile.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11

ALoNDoN newspaper advertises
" hnted, 2 apprentices who will be
trsed as of the family" When it
that the advertiser was
In habit of coming home and beating
hisfife, the number of persons who
waed to be treated as 81 of the fam
llyRas very small.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11

it for some 100000 at the time Honore went
into bankruptcy.
The Cornish Bank, at Truro, Corn
wall, England, closed its doors on the 4th.
The bank was owned by Tweedie, Williams
n Co., and had been in existence for ITO
years. Financial disorders in the tin min
ing business are the supposed cause Of the
failure.
The house of Benjamin Neal, at Wal
pole, Mass, was burned on the 4th, and Mrs.
Neal persisted in the flames.
The Academy of the Holy Angels, a
Catholic educational institution at Buffalo,
n. Y, was burned on the 4th. Loss, $780,
600; insurance, 900.
Juan Moncasi, who attempted to as
sassinate the King of Spain on the 25th of
October last, was publicly executed at Mad
rid on the 4th.
The Rankin House and IS stores at
Ga, were burned on the 4th.
Loss about $4,000; insurance, 81, 900.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11

THE Potter Sub Committee closed its
session in New Orleans latter taking
some uuimportant testimony. Secre-
tary Sherman's counsel was called up
on to furnish certain evidence, but de-
clined to do 20, upon tho ground that
his witnesses would be ruined by the
nero fact Of their appearance before the
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11
Set Up Your Bar at Home.

Barkeepers in this city pay, on an
average, 80 per gallon for.whi-ky. One
gallon contains an average of sixty-five
drinks, and at ten cents drink the
poor man pays $3.50 per gallon for his
whisky. In other words, he pays 50
for the whisky and $3.50 to man for
handing it over the bar. Make your
wife your barkeeper. Lend her 50
to buy gallon of whisky for begin
ming, and every time you want drink
go to her and pay ten cents for it. By
the time you have drank a gallon she
will have $3.50, or enough money to re-
fund the 81 borrowed of you, to pay for
another gallon Of liquor, and have a
balance of $3.50. She will be able to
conduct future operations on her own
capital, and when you become an
inebriate, unable to support yourself,
Stunned and despised by all respectable
persons, you wife will have enough
money to keep you until you get ready
to fill drunkard's grave.-Iemperonce
Lecture at MdySUilie, Ky.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11
: Town Council of 0rk, ireland,

TIE IUWH ICUuHCII Oh " 'ror"H''
refused to vote a public recetion to Gen.
Grant, on account of his allege anti Catho-
lie sentiments.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11

THE number of miles of railroad con-
structed in the United States last year
was g. S8-exceeding any previous year
since 1873. Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri,
Colorado and Kansas made the greatest
progress In railroad building.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11
HAfoKs Patterson. Garland, and
r, who, in behalf of the Senate


hitteepn Territories, have conduct
len inquiry into the condition of at
fairs in the Indian Territory, have
agreed to recommend thei enactment Of
-lsgiastien by Congress which shall pro-
vide first, for, the establishment of a
United States Court in the Indian Ter
ritory to possess both civil and GRIM
nals Jurisdiction; second, that all
thei IadiSns comprising the - Five
Nations :. shall be made citi-
zens of the. United States, amenable
to federal laws and competent to serve
on ipTies in the United, States Courts,
stS bhifd, lands now held in common
shall be divided and held in severalty,
out ffialienable for term of years
The subcommittee do not at present
recommend the establishment by Con-
pg1ass Of a regular territorial govern
ment for these Indians, but. provide
merely that they shall be entitled to
representation by a delegate. The4sub-
committee viii probably advise the in
sertion in the proposed bill of proviso
that the conditional land grants which
various railroad companies, desiring the
Z settlement of this territory, have an
nounced themselves willing to reIin-
nish, shall be formally relinquished.
recommendations of the sub-com-
tee win probably be Endorsed by a
prity of the full committee, but the
81 Noject pf- legislation is strenu-
sly opposed by the authorized legal
representatives OF the I've Indian Ma
pops- z,1 lFTs
TIE Treasury resumed specie pay
ments'on Jam with coin balance of
s276 600 400 >7oo OoOs ao0 E. r-<S,s~,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11
CURRENT TOPICS.

CO1G1tLN1 Il = 1OHICS,
A LONDON dispatch of the 2sth ult
says: A number of very alarming anG
sensational reports have been received
here during the last few days, respect
ing the industrial and financial condi
ten Of England. The wages of miner,
and operatives in all trade:
have been reduced Ito what
the men consider the. lowest living
point, but the masters say they can not
go on without still further reduction,
and scarcely see their way to going on
even. with reduction. Great uneasi-
ness exists also among the tenant farm
ers, who are finding it almost impossible
: t0pay then rents, and to keep out of
'-sdsbt. Thestoppage ofthe export trade to
America and the great influx of Ameri-
can produce into England increases the
difficulties of the situation. The people
in England thrown out of work are less
able to buy food, and the farmers find
themselves confronted in their own mar
kets with cheaper American meat and
grain. The future is looked upon as
gloomy In the extreme.
fPRIvArE and commercial dispatches
from Calcutta assert that the British
successes in Afghanistan are not alto
gether SO decisive as is represented in
? Government dispatches-ino other words,
1T Is more than limited that the true state
of affairs is studiously concealed from
the British public and that much of
what Is given out for news is little less
than fragrant Misrepresentation of
facts. For instance, the reported fight
of the Ameer aud the surrender of his
son, Yakoob Kahn, to the
British forces at Jellalabad, are now
contradcted, and in explanation it is
said that the Ameer has carried on a
systematic process of deception, and
has csAsed false reports concerning his
movePents to be sent to headquarters.
This, In connection with the news that
the tpops in Khybsr Pass have been at |
tackd by a large force of Afreedees,
whofvere only repulsed after hard fight |
ing naturally causes some apprehension
In England that the war may not be so |
speedily terminated as was recently an
tic4a4ed. So
RIOT recently occurred at Kief,
70 80 the stadsnts holding
&<s<z< .SSx n1esE against the
University Two eemsa-
1zex "a 5ocat militia were ordered to dis
9se tea ta<<airg the students held lfe In
szrs.-., s=aa : serious tight occurred, Ia
WITCH 80 persons are said to have been
killed or wounded. A cavalry company
fpaily cleared the square and restored
oder Similar riots, on smaller scale,
o>curreds in other University towns.
Many Students have been arrested, and
the Governments threatens to declare
martial law.
SAEFnANcIsCo is taking measures to
establish. q quarantine against vessels
ron Hong Kong and other ports in
fected BY cholera The disease is said ,
to prevail IN several Chinese seaports Ii
DO asnDst alarming extent. and the San i
Frahcsco papers believe that it is as
dangerous to that city as the yellow
Mr.. WIN. h. vAsDERBILr has char
tered a feet of Is iron steamers, of the C
English s' Unicorn - Line, to run in
connection with the New York Central !
Kaflrsad from New York to various :
European ports, for freight carriage ex-
- - = : sf-f "a
AfoRs Patterson. Garland, and
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11
s273. 1896 .O27 debt, less cash in Treasury,
81, 02S, 64S.1Il.

ABOUT 100 delegates of the Green
back party from the New England States
met in convention at Boston on the I'd.
Wendell Philips was the principal
speaker. The name of the Greenback-
Labor Party of New England was
adopted, and resolution passed declar-
ing the substitution of greenbacks for
National bank bills the paramount is
sue now before the people.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11

THE Emperor William, at his Minis
terial reception on New Years Day,
said he was not fatigued by attention to
public affairs, although he had not yet
regained his former elasticity. The
painful impressions of the year had been
softened by many proofs of loyalty.
The Emperor said that the efforts of the
Ministry 70 combat dangers to the State
indubitably were not without results, but
their full activity must still be directed
to this object.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11

The Maine Legislature, on the Sd,
elected aAlonzo Garcelon, Democrat,
Governor, there having been no choice
of State officers at the recent election.
The Republican Senators all voted for
Garcelon, in order to defeat Smith, the
Greenback candidate. The other State
officers chosen were agreed upon by a
Democratic Greenback caucus, as fol-
lows: Secretary Of State, Edward H.
Cove; State Treasurer, Chas. A. White ;
Attorney General, VIM. A. Mcclellan;
Adjutant General, Samuel D. Leavitt.
IT is reported that the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
has purchased the Denver and South
Park Railroad, and agree to complete it
to Leadville by the LIST of August.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11


atJHURsDAY, Jan. 9, was the coolest
day Of the winter, as recorded by the
Signal-seryice reporters At 10 p. m.
the thermometer registered 16 degrees
below zero at Chicago, Cincinnati and
Davenport; Iowa. Private reports give
the following additional figures: at
Quincy, ILL.,, 27 deg. below; atLeaven-
; worth, Kas.. 16 below; at Springfield,
ILL.,, 20 below; at Davenport, Iowa, 26
below; at Des Moines, Iowa, rs below;
at Kansas City, Mo-, Is below; at Bis
marek, Dakota, - at Memphis,
Tenn, ID below.
THE public debt statement published
Jar. 2 shows an increase in the debt
during tine preceding month of 81 ,233,-
7s5. Total coin bonds outstanding,
n, 1882 $50; total debt, 81, 267, 7o2,-
215; total interest, S34, S41, 1913; cash in
Treasury, coin, 1924, 1865. Az; total, in
Gu ling currency and special deposits,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11
Judith Basin.

A Chicago Tribune correspondent
writes: There is remarkable grazing
field between the Yellowstone and the
Upper Missouri. 1t is walled in by
mountains, and so protected that cattle
and sheep can flourish, without the least
attention, all winter, and come out in
the sprin as fat as stall-fed beasts.
Judith Basin is a rolling prairie, water
ed with mountain-streams, which are
richly stocked with trout. Il is rare
game country deer, antelope and
grizzly bears Mr. Messiter, an En-
glish sportsman. who hast done . the
game-fields of the world, put in the tall
in Judith Basin. He pronunees it equal
TO any thing on earth. He is in love
with the beauty of the country and fas-
cinated with the sport it affords. He
came down with eight grizzly skins.
Messiter is good one. He crawled
into thicket on his hands and knees
to get wounded grizzy as big as bull.
He was within six feet of the monster
before he saw him. The bear began to
rise up. The hunter. had a single ball.
As quick as flash of lightning the Ex-
press rifle sent that ball through the
bears eye. The monarch of Judith
Basin rolled over dead.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11

TIE Treasury resumed specie pay
ments'on Jan. with a coin balance of
s226, 600, 900 $500, 600, 600 In gold and
S26 100, 900 in silver.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11

SAEFHANcIsco is taking measures to
establish quarantine against vessels
from Hong Kong and other ports in
fected BY cholera The disease is said
to prevail IN several Chinese seaports
20 a.npst Alatnhng extent. and the San
Francisco papers believe that it is as
dangerous to that city as the yellow
EVE IS % NeM Orleans IL
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11

Mr.. VIM h. VANDERBILT has char
tered q feet of Is iron steamers, of the
English " Unicorn " Line, to run in
connection with the New York Central
kaLarsad from New York to various
European ports, for freight carriage ex-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-11

miles from the cabin, when a native,
six feet high, and attired in coon-skin
cap, hickory shirt, and Indian leggings,
came after him on the run, yelling out {:
"You thar! whoa! hold on, you'll
When he came up he asked.
"Are you the travelling Bible who
halted back there for dinner and eat up
o whole coonP"
49, am a circuit rider, and halted
back there and eat more or less of big
hunk of delicious meat" answered the
good man.
"And didn't you tell my wife you
were dead broke for cashP"
g. intimated, as 1 now recollect, that
i was not burdened with any great
amount of cash."
We'll, my wife is the most internal
hard-blow in the Territory, and I'm the
meanest liar in the diggins, but yet we
must keep religion billing. 1 got home
iust as you left, and when she told me
About you being hard-up, 1 went to
york and nodded you these six half
iollar pieces. There's leetle too much
lead in 'em, but if you are careful to
Hpe 'em on your coat-tail now and
flen, they will pass on any body except
B and broker!"
Some legends say that the preacher
idn't take them; but legends are not
Rcays reliable.-M. Qudd, IN Detroit
Hye Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-06-28

PINE ISLAND GUANo AND AMMO
MATED PHosPHATE.-These fertilizers
are placed before the people of this
section for the second season, tins
year. The manufacturers of these
articles have had such satisfactory
results from them III the past, that
they claim their fertilizers us being
the cheapest aud best lii the market
for the money, a claim which is
we'll sustained by first rate testi-
monials from those who are en-
gagged IN the cultivation of such
crops as need continuous stimulants
to force rapid growth. Tile COM
paDy, through their agent. MIR.
Hugh W. Montgomery. l60 Conn
mon street, New Orleans, are offer
ing these fertilizers at the low rate
Of $40 per ton. which they claim
makes it the cheapest fertilizer in
the market. All particulars fur
nlshed upon application to him as
above.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-06-28

Persons wishing to make Sun
day excursion trip to New Orleans
can do 80 by lesving Old Landing
on the Abita, at A. NJ, connect
ing with the New Camelia at Man
dsville. Returning. leave New Or
leans on the New Camelia at 3 p. NJ,
connecting with the Abita, which
leaves Vaudeville for Old Landing
ct 6 P. NJ. Fare for the round
trip. seventy-fve cents.