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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22
A Curious Suit Against a Priest.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 1O.-Jo-
seph Parker, the Holyoke liveryman,
was awarded So, 433 against Father An
Dire B. Dufresne in the Superior Court
here to-day. Parker sued the priest,
whose parishioner he was, for $4,000,
for breaking up his business by mali
ciously telling his flock that they must
not patronize him, and forcing them TO
obey his command by threats of excom-
munication, purgatory, and other dire
evils. The case will be taken to the SUI
preme Court on exceptions. The jury,
including two Catholics, were out only
an hour. During their absence the de-
Tense is said to have tried to settle the
case, to prevent the decision going on
record.
Judge John w. Bacon of Natick, be-
fore whom the case was tried, ruled
that, while a church may excommuni-
cate Il man, no ecclesiastical power can,
under Massachusetts laws, pursue him
afterward, or wantonly and unreasona-
bly, interfere with his business when It is
not connected with the church from
which he has been expelled. No eccle-
siastical authority can interdict a man
from pursuing his ordinary business, OF
prevent even members of the same de-
nomination from which he has been ex-
PEELED to deal with him. If the defend
ant only forbade the plaintiffs GUS
toners employing him to bring them to
church, and to take some part in the
proceedings and offices of the church,
then the plaintiff can not recover dam
ages. There must have been malicious
threats, and injury must have been done
TO the plaintiffs business to entitle him
to recover. If any ecclesiastical author
ity in this country undertakes to inter-
fere with an communicated mans
business, it is an unlawful act.-Ne3O
York iSun.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22
WIT AND WISDOM.

THE two honey bees that went into
the ark lodged in the archives.
No, George Augustus trousseau
is not the French for trousers. 1t is the
French for more things than you could
learn the names of in n month. Get
married and you will know more about
it Brooklyn Eagle.
A YOUNG man writes to know if it is
proper to take hold of young lady's
arm in promenading. Certainly it is.
Nothing looks SO nice as to see tall
youth walking with little lady who
comes not up to his shoulder, with his
arm hooked into hers, lifting her half
off her feet every time he steps. The
nearer you can reach the appearance of
taking the lady into custody, like a po-
ieeman, the more genteel it is, you know,
Cincinnati SATURDAY Night.
THE use of whisky for rattlesnake
bites in Texas has increased so enor-
mously during the past year that the
overworked snakes have resolved to
leave the State unless the Board of I'm
migration reinforces them strongly.
They work on double time, and yet
can't do half the biting that is demand
ed by the consumers. One snake who
does business at Port Lavacca is six
weeks behind his orders, and three of
the clerks are sick.-HaOkeye.
YOUNG smokers experience many
nisfortunes when they begin the use of
the weed. They are continually pro-
pounding to themselves the following
queries: Why can that sickly looking
little Jim Fiddler smoke a cigar with
out being sick? Why does the smoke
all rush up your nose when you leave
your cigar in your mouth and hunt for
your handkerchief? Why do you have
such pleasant fancies during the first
half of the cigar? Why do you feel as
if you would like to crawl out through
the top of your head during the last
half? Why can't the same weed that
makes you so sick at the stomach, with
out your swallowing it, be utilized as
horse power to throw up Il quarryP
Young America pauses for Il reply
Louisville COtrier-JJuTnal.
COUNTING in the Azores is not so i'm
pulsivc as it is in this country. The
young man stands in the middle of the
street and converses with his girl, who
leans over the railing of the balcony.
The young gentleman is not admitted to
the house until about to be engaged to
the young lady, and then he sees her
only in the presence of other members
of the family. This method of court
ship is a great saving of gas and fuel to
the old folks, and as long as the young
man stands in the middle of the street
to do his counting, the old man cant
bounce him out of the front door, and
her little brother can't come into the
parlor and smear his best pants with
molasses-candy. But this mode of max
ing love has its drawbacks as well as its
advantages, and it is not necessary to
point them out TO the young man who
has had experience in the business. This
will occur to him Immediately
7'istO1On Herald.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

To PREVENT RUsT.-A composition
may be made for this purpose consisting
of fat oil and varnish, mixed with four
fifths of highly rectified spirits of tur-
pentine. If the metal be covered with
the varnish put on with sponge it will
never become rusty. 1t is very useful
for copper also, and will likewise pre-
serve philosophical instruments and pre-
vent their being furnished from contact
with water.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

Moscow society is just now exercised
by the suicide of one of its brightest or
Vera Koscheleff, who disappeared two
days after her betrothal to Count Her
mann, and wrote that she was going to
battle in river on her Crimea estate,
and would never return. Her body was
found there, sewn in Il large straw sack,
with the seams in the interior, showing
that she had sewn herself deliberately
in it, as n letter near her said, "from
her extreme fear of crawiish and water
beetles
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

IT was reported in London and Paris
on the lith that the British Ambassador
to Turkey had been directed to hold no
further communication with the Porte
regarding Asia Minor, and that the
British fleet had been ordered to enter
the Blark Sea
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22
CURRENT TOPICS.

GOVERNOR PHELPS of Missouri, on
the Sth, telegraphed Adjutant- General
Mitchell, whom he sent to Clarke County
to investigate the lynching of Bill Young,
that the law must be executed at all
hazards; that the local authorities should
be sustained; and that if the people of
Clarke County engage i'll inSurrection,
he could assure them that he Cthe Gov
ernor) would suppress il.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

shrewdly suspected to be the establish
ing of another great trans-continental
line that will compete with the combi-
nation now controlled by Vanderbilt.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

THE members of the National Repub-
Gcan Executive Committee will meet in
Washington on the 18th of December, to
take appropriate action upon the death
of the late Senator Chandler, and to
consider the time and place of holding
the next National Convention.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

THE CHILEAN land and naval forces re-
Gently made n combined attack on
Pisagua, Peru. which was taken after Il
five hours bombardment. The CHILEAN
loss i'll killed and wounded is variouSly
placed AT 800 and 500. The Peruvian
loss is not stated.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

GENERAL GRANTS reception in Chi
cago on the 18th was a most magnifi-
cent ovation. A procession several
miles long, embracing military and
civic societies, firemen, displays of
tradesmen, etc, marched through
the principal streets. General
Grant rode in carriage drawn by six
horses and surrounded by body-guard
of soldiers. He was accompanied by
Gov. Cullom and Mayor Harrison. The
latter made the formal address
OF welcome, which was briefly
responded to by General Grant
At later hour in the day Gen. Grant
attended the meeting of the Society of
the Army of the Tennessee and deliber-
ately read the longest speech of his life
occupying about three minutes in its
delivery. Gen. w. Q. Gresham deliv-
cred the principal address upon this
occasion, while Gov. Cullom, Gen Sher-
man and others spoke at some length
At night there was a grand full-dress
reception at Haverly's Theater, which
was attended by probably every one who
could obtain cards of admission. Not
withstanding the inclemency of the ear
lier part of the day, the whole affair
passed off in a most suspicious manner.
The festivities were continued during
the following day, the Union Veteran
Club giving a reception to Gen. Grant
at McVicker's Theater in the morning,
which was filed with invited guests.
The stage was set with appropriate
tableaus and the usual amount of speech
making took place. A grand banquet
at the Palmer House in the evening,
given by the Society of the Army of the
Tennessee, wound up the two days fes-
tivities
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

a CONNECTICUT man once introduced
a bill in the Legislature to prevent any
person in that State from falling in love
with any other person under Is years oi
votes.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

The Governor of Michigan has APP
pointed Fernando G.. Beaman United
States Senator, to fill the unexpired term
of the late Senator Chandler Mr.. Bea-
man is lawyer of some distinction, a
native of Vermont, and about 65 years
of age. He was a member of Congress
from Michigan for 10 consecutive years,
being first elected in 1860.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

A COMPANY of so men from CaIlza,
n. Mex, who started out across the
Mexican border on hunt after Vic
toria's band of Apaches, We're ambushed
by. the Indians in Chihuahua, Mexico,
about 80 miles south of FL Paso, Texas,
and - of their number killed. These
Indians are the same that Major Nor
row was after They number about POO,
and it is said they have killed about POO
white persons since they have been out
on their foray
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22
Another Ocean Horror.
Especial to st. Louis Globe-DemOcrat

Especial to st. Louis Globe Democrat.
NEW YORK, November S.-The steamer
Champion, of the New York and Charleston
Steamship Company, which sailed from New
York last Thursday, was run into and sunk
inside of five minutes, on Friday morning,
about O'Clock, when about 81 miles east of
Cape Penlopen, by the British iron-ship
Lady Octayia, from the Delaware Break
water for New York, and of the l6 passengers
on board y, including the five women pas
SengerS, are supposed to have gone down
with the vessel, making
LOSS OF TwENTY-EIGHT LIVES.
-Four of the passengers and two of the
crew were taken off by the bark Petite Codi-
ac which came alongside after the collision,
and which is bound for Philadelphia, and
the names of these persons not known.
Twenty other persons of the crew, including
Capt II. w. Lockwood, Second Officer Chas.
Miller, Chief Engineer Wesley Reeve, and
Chas. +. Bunce, his first assistant, were
picked up by the Lady Octavia's boats. The
Lady Octavia ON the way out from the
Delaware Breakwater for New y orll, and her
lookout saw the lights of the steamer ten
minutes before the collision. When the YES
sells were close together the course OF the
steamer was suddenly changed, and then the
ship crashed into the steamers starboard
bow. The Lady Octayia'S bow was so badly
damaged that she pat in to Philadelphia Tor
re pairs. Capt. Jar'cs Johnson, her master,
asserts that the steamer came ut his vessel
end on, and that there was no way of avoid
ine, the collision, aud he says that he has
been Informed that the steamers lookout
was aloft looscning sail just before the col
lision.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

THE Postmaster-General has in
structed the Postmasters Mt New York,
Louisville, New Orleans and some other
places where so-called lottery compa-
MES exist, to detain all registered letters
and money-orders addressed to them
and return the same to the senders, the
letters to be stamped rs fraudulent"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

Col. SCOTT is reported to have stated
during his recent visit to st. Louis that
n contract was about being closed for
the construction of the Texas Pacific
from Fort Worth, the present terminus,
to FL Paso, 700 miles west, within two
years, where it will unite with the South
ern Pacific, now pushing eastward at a
rate that will soon bring it to FL Paso.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

INFORMATION was received ut San
Antonio on the 18th of the capture of
Chihuahua, Mexico, on the. Slst ult., by
the insurgents under Amago. The at
tack seems to have been complete sur
prise, and Gen. Trias and other officials
were taken prisoners.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

PAINFUL suspense-Iianging.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

The Indian Commission, consisting
of Gen. Hatch, Cen Adams and Chief
Ouray, appointed to investigate the
White River massacre, met and organ
lied on the 18th at Los Pinos Agency.
Chief Douglas was present and had sig
nified his willingness to testify. As the
Commission sits with closed doors,
nothing definite will be known in rela-
ton to its proceedings until the official
report reaches Washington.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-11-22

JAY GOULD has purchased Commo-
dore Garrison's (controlling) interest in
the Missouri Pacific Railroad and will at
once assume the direction of its affairs
The price paid was So, 200, which is
said to net Commodore Garrison
the handsome profit of $780,
600 on his original investment
Among the important Western roads
now under the control of Mr.. Gould are
the Wabash, the st. Louis, Kansas City
and Northern, the Kansas Pacific, the
Union Pacific and the Missouri Pacific,
and rumor has it that the st. Louis and
San Francisco road is likewise about to
pass into his hands. Mr.. Gould's pur-
poses in thus gathering all these import
ant lines under one management are
of course not made known to the
general public, and naturally give rise
to a variety of speculations. That its
immediate effect win be to stop the cut
ting of rates on these heret' ire rival
Missouri lines is apparent. Ia Interior
object of the great railway III ,gnate is
, 1879-12-11
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under
signed Ia, been appointed by the Probate
Court OF Island county. W. T.. admins
tratrix of the estate of David w. Ander-
son, deceased, late of said county. All
persons having claims against said estate
will present them with the necessary
vouchers within one year from this date
to me- at my residence at Port Townsend,
in the county Of Jefferson, or TO my attor-
nry. G. NJ. Bradshaw at said place.
Datrd at Port Townsend, this lltli day
OF December, 1879, l.n
l.. FANNY ANDERSON.
Administrators of the estate OF David
W. Andrls0n deceased.
, 1879-12-11
At snohom.sh City,

Suoltonish county III said Territory. in
fiout of the court house. nil the right.
title, and interest that the said esta D. iias,
by operation OF law or otherwise, nc
oIiireu Othrr than, or III addition to. that
Of the said Arthur Phinney at time OF bis
death, ip and TO all those certain let's,
pieces Or parcels OF land. situate, lying
and bring as he eillater designated,
bounded and described:
Lot 3. sec II; and N hfof see 21; lot 3;
Ne ar OF Sc ar sec 20; n hi OF Sw or, NJ
Or sec 2l; lot4, and Se or of Sc Or sec 20;
5 ht OF Sw or see 81; Ncqr Of Ne qrsec
20; n hf Nv or, n hi Of Ne ar sec %;
NV Or Of NV or sec ~; lot - aud Sw Or
oI Sc qr, Il hf Of SeQr, Se qr Of Ne qr OF
sec 20; 5 hi Nwqr. 5 hf Ne Or, \ hi Of
Sw qr. n hf OF Sc or sec 2s; Sw qr of Nv
Or SEE 27-all in tp Is n. X +. T. hi OF
Nv Or lots Il 2, Sc Or SEE 30 tp 81 y. K
east. Containing 1850 G3-l00 acres. in
Snohomish county, Washington Territory.
On Friday, the eth day of yanuary, 1850
, 1879-12-11

THE New York "Spn," Of Nov.
18th, contains strong endorsement
Of Gen. Joseph r Hawlsy, of Conn,
for the Presidential nomination on
the next Republican national ticket.
It says he is stronger man than
Grant, an hoDester man than John
Sherman, a handsomer man than
Roscoe Conkling and a more elo.
quent man than jim Blaine. Gen.
Hawley is man who will always be
remembered by Americans as one of
natures whethsrhe ever,
gets Presidential nomination or
not.
, 1879-12-11

No LONGER than eighteen months
ago the Democratic national watch
word was: presumption is failure
and can never be accomplished"
Today they are, with the exception
of small minority who follow the
greenback'craze, screeching for hard
money. Probably they are learning
something from sound Republican
doctrine.
, 1879-12-11
HENRY T. WILLIAMS. defend

HENRY Il. WILLIAMS. defend.
No. 269. Compliant filed in the
county Of jefferson. IN the office OF the
clerk of said District Court.
The United States of America, sends
greeting II Henry r.William;. defendant.
YOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED
to appear in an action brought against
yOH by llle above named plaintiff in the
district court OF the Third judicial district
of Washington Territory, holding terms
at Port Townsend, in the county OF JET
irrSon. for The counties of Jefferson. ~.
and, Cmlam, and san Iuan,and 70 an wcr
the Complaint hjed herein. within twenty
days NXciusivt of The day of service after
The service on you ai This summons il
served OF you within said county of .Iei-
trrsoil. or II served ont of that county. but
in tbiS district. within thity days. Olher-
wise within forty days, or Judgment by
dcfanlt will be taken sgain~t yon ac,or-
ing to the prayer of the conplaiuty, y,.r..t,
,yri The said action j. brought f0 obtain n
plaintiff and lletendant be dissolved and a
divorce ,lyfred and Tie sn,l6,ly- of, tlr
minor thld dawardr'l to plalutltt according
~ Wy S'..'tfN ~ Hlull c'tSc lll'ur lnl pro-
Niced. the grounds on which said judy
inent and ditree are cIninel is thar sai,l
defendant has abandoned llsai'l plaiitlif'
aadlnrgIected t6 70 ile ioF her. EJ
An'l yull are lereOy noilfl u rlat.ii yon
Ihlil toapprar aud answer tie slbI cons
piatlt as above required. the said p'Aintif
win apply Tor the relief demanded in said
complaint. ld,Ca VIt ~ E.ss
I.Ig Witness the Honorable Roger
l[SEALl $, Greene. Judge of >aid Dis
trict court. and the seal there
OF this 81 day OF Deyrinbrr. ), u. 1879.
r. JAMES SsEANEY.
43w6. i Clerk.
, 1879-12-11
iiftle mltterio( the estate of n
Arthur Phinney deceased,

NT0TTCE IS HEi.EBY GIVEN That
in ia pu,uiincG df IN order 81 the Pro
baIc cout, of The cotlity Of JtMr+oL Ter
ritory Of Washhigt6li. made Oh thr DtlI
day Of September, A. -! 1879, IN the mat
ter OF I'm, estate OF Arhdr Chimney! de-
ceaSeti. the iAidGrsignrd. George w ilar-
riS, sole surviving execpt or for this Ter
ZitDry. ,Of tbs said'Gstate. will sell ut Pub
lie Auction. tptlie highest bidder. for enSb
gold votn oIthe Uuitcd states.and subject
to contignatio,I by said Probate court on
Thursdmy the sth of January 1850,
, 1879-12-11
Notice.

81 All persons indebted to the undersigned
are requ@t q 10 settle thtir accounts on or
before the 20th Of December. 1874. eP;he
same vii he PLACED ln The lmud> OF G.. NJ.
llalIer, ESD. tor collection.
IL, l.. TlBBALS.
Port Townsend. Nov. 10. At
, 1879-12-11

jefferson com1y. Washington Territory.
at Tie hour Of 10 o'clovk, a. IA. The fol-
Owiug dc,crlbvd prupert . to-wlt:
Lot :. ,ec I, tp ~ y. range ! we~i; y
hfUf Ne qr, ~ qr of Ma qr and Nv or
oi Sw ~ so ", tp = y. K ea.t. lu lei
ier>0n county. Washington Territory
cphIatuMg lss acrrs. ulOU ur less.
Terms ana conditions Of sair:-Ca,h.
god coin; ten pct urut. of thc pmelm,c
money, uu th, day p srlr; baIan,r ou CON
hrmlInn ~ sale hy sid probate cuurt;
deed "a expense VI inuhascr.
r GEO. W. HARRIS
Sole surviving ,XecniOr oi ihe estate OF
Arthur Phlnney, deceased.
Nov Ibcr y, 1879. Ala
, 1879-12-11
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

-t.t,i.r- VIA he held 30 ~. r.tul's church on
,l4t. urNr at 80 A. ~ amt n. n. SUNDAY
.rliDiI ~ 3. "a. evening prayer on We,inr--
ia.. 49, o o'riock. Litany on Friday morning.
IF .H
prarhrG next sunday IA thc N. y. Church
t.-.0r 4lFhalh seltdol at GIi o.. Nv. L.
tr-Ar. supt. Prayer Meeting on Thursday
evening 40 htugk. ...
, 1879-12-11
Notice..

All persons knowing themselves In
debted to tic undersigned must set Ie their
accounts on or before .Ianmry lst, 1850.
or the same will be placed in the hands of
ThoS. Phillips, Esq, for collection
JOHN FITZPATRICK.
Port Townsend, Nov. -, 1879
4. r. S.-rhe above ia no way alludes to
my Regular Customers
, 1879-12-11
EExssn 0fAEAi.RgAB.

gts a. U kf.i.. boz % I.rrrr
90 ta- -,te. .aaaa,' .. ta- .-s .ast,
sr.,-- d. r.~Hw.
HE..a..ft -f.| frr- -.r ntrr
I| f., s.- r.- ...ra. .- rfar,r-
sas ,a. uh,es pr1. aaai, u.i,t re.aa
~ spring a. Na.R WE.ls. ~ ,1.
irr z ats. ~aicA sfr uuN Arpwn tu
nm HiHt tn ls.Nti tuu>, m4>' remain
uutd April iu the counti,s bordering
thr S1ake riycr ~ d1uht Shs
farmers there need The cash iur their
crops. A. prs>en, high rates fur
heat GnI 8uur, ,fie' d.,sy oi ship
nsnt j. loss not only 1f time bat
of tens of thousands uf dollars OF
hard CASH
Besides the delay aud uncertainty
on account oi lack Of facr rit.es for
shipping, il is essi,nated that he act.
ual loss on tho million bushels OF
grain SO held until spring is liable to
amount to nearly 100000. And
all this loss to the farmers of cas- ern
Washington in ONE year only . Who
says a railroad across the Cascades
is not a necessity that calls for ini-
mediate action =? Add up the
amount sacrificed in any one year by
farmers, on their crops, the interest
on their money lying idle so long,
the amount they pay in exhorbltant
freight charges, over and above the
cost of bringing their produce to
tide water by a railroad to Puget
Sound, the extra cost to them for
coal and lumber, above what it would
cost them by rail; estimate along
with this the increase in profit to Pu-
get Saunders in consequence of
opening up a new and extensive
market-and then tell US, please,
how far the amount thus obtained
would go toward constructing aud
equiping the proposed road, Would
not the people at both ends of the
route speedily realize enough to re-
imburse them, should they build tho
road /? When the road is put in op.
GRAFTON, the wonder will not be that
its completion has been accom-.
plished but because it was not done
long ago. Reasoning from the law
of demand and supply, there mus
be an opportunity here which monied
corporations with their shrewd man
ayers cannot long afford to neglect
. .l..
, 1879-12-11
A Gentle Hint.

IN our ,ytle og climate, with IT, sudlen
changes ot Temperature. rain. wiiid and
Sui,niilr ofteu hiHruusc.,l IN a siugi,
,Ay. lit !, 40 noHdSr ilat our children,
fti iu,k a"d relatives are ~ frequently
llkcr hnm H. ltv neglected cOllS. hlii the
deaths resuniIg direcsli 'rou ihr ,s,u>e.
A bn'rh' OF Bo-c!lers German syrup kept
ahnut Your home for Immediate Use viii
prevent >crit'I, sickness, \ large doctors
hill. and I'eihlps death. by The use of three
or fur doses, For curing cousuption.
hemorrhlgr>. Pneumonia, severe coughs.
Group ar amy disease ot tie throat or
ung>, its success is simply womderfik a.
your druggist viii tell YOU German
SyItipis now sold in every town aud vii
lagr on tliS continent. SImple BOTTLES Tor
triul, Zoe: regular size, 75c
, 1879-12-11

IN 1881 Republican Senators will
succeed to the seats now occupied
by Herman of New York, Eaton of
Connecticut, Thurman of Ohio, aud
Randolph Of New Jersey. THIS vil.
rcducs the democratic ,ntjouty in
that body 10 two.-"Bee."
, 1879-12-11

EXPEEIENcED army Ui4rer, pro.
less % believe that We now have an
Indian war impending, m1Fe TO be-
d'saded than ANY sIEce the famous
Seminole Naf.
, 1879-12-11
Found Adrift.

Phkea up by the undersigned. n!d hcld
for salvage. NJ Port LnIbUw. W T.. u
scow about 60 feet Ia huglh. and AN am
chor alid hawscr- This scow was found
drifting about mile from Ludlow rocks.
ANTHONY BAN.
EDWARD TRlMBLE,
Port Ludlow. Nov. u. 1879.