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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

THE House, ON the 18th, passed q bill
providing for the reapportionment Of men,
bers Of the Legislatures of Montana, Idaho
and Wyoming Territories. The Indian APP
preparation bill passed, and the Special De-
fciency bill was considered in COMMITTEES
Of the Whole.
THE Gillian Legation at Washington
IL informed that Csllao, Peru, has been
blockaded by six steamers of the Chilian
Navy; that great panic has seized the in
habitants of both Callao and Lima, on &C.
count of the disasters to the Peruvian
forces, and many are fleeing from their
homes.
The House Committee on Elections
have determined to report a resolution for
an investigation of the alleged attempted
bribery Of Representative Springer.
RETURNS to the Department of Ag-
riculture show a generally favorable outlook
for wheat, although large proportion Of the
fall-sown crop in the more Northern States
was destroyed during the winter.
AN explosion occurred in the giant
powder works at Berkeley, Call, across the
bay from San Francisco, on the 18th, by
which twelve white men and twelve or fif-
teen Cinnamon were killed. The explosion
occurred in the picking room, and is sup
posed to have been caused by the workmen
using iron hammers instead Of wooden NAL
lets. Every person I'm this department was
blown to atoms, the only human remains
recognizable that could be found being a
portion of Chinaman's skull with the queue
attached.
WALL STREET was excited ,on the 9TH,
by a break in Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road stock, which dropped from 149 to l Il, but
subsequently recovered about one-half. The
decline was caused partly by an important
suit brought against the Company and
partly by the report that the Chicago, st.
Louis and New Orleans Company had per-
fected arrangements for securing a short
through line.
The Shoshone and Bannock Indians
now in Washington express a willingness to
settle in severalty and adopt civilized meth
DDS of life.
DIR. GoERsEN, the suspected Phila-
delphia wife poisoner, has been held for
trial.
The Commercial Bank of Texarkana,
Ark. D., closed its doors on the 10th, on ac-
count of shortage OF S35 900 caused by
over-arafts Of G. L. Potter, IA cotton buyer.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has
decided to resume coinage at the United
States Mint ut Carson, May 1, sufficient
bullion having been accumulated.
A BoARDING-HOUsE was crushed by
q landslide at Mineral King, near visalia
CAL, on the 18th, and several of the inmates
were killed.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24
Political Assessments.
WASHINGTON, April

WASHINGTON, April =.
Senator Wallace, on behalf of the ma
jority of the Senate Select Committee
on alleged frauds in late elections, has
submitted 10 the Senate a special report
concerning political assessments. He
says:
The whole sum received by the Republican
committee in the summer and fall of 1873 from
Federal officials was 1900, and the whole sum
received from other sources was $4,000, max
ing the campaign fund OF the National Repub-
hcan Committee amount to a total of $106, 1000
Persons were sent into nearly every executive
department Of the United States, with the
money from clerks and others there employed,
and the books in which subscriptions were
chief of the department before presentation to
subordinates: When there seemed to be a
give were slow in payment, other circulars
were sent to them. This mode of obtaining
money for political purposes was also adopted
sessng clerks is issued, but it is followed by a
circular from the head of the political organi-
to dismiss from employment persons who do
not pay when called upon, which asks for
money from them for political purposes; They
riors, whose names head the List, and they thus
think that lie statute of 1876 IS in praofiee
dead letter, and respectfully report for adop-
A bill to prohibit Officers and employees of the
United States from contributing money for
political purposes.
Be q enacted etc., That it shall not be lawful
for any person holding any Office under the
United States, or employee thereof, to contrib
ute or pay to any committee or person, or into
any fund, any money, properly, or valuable
thing for any political purpose whatsoever, or
to pay any assessment or percentage Upon the
income or emoluments of his office or position
for any political purpose, or to give, lend, o
vance, or pay any money, property, or vaH
BILE thing with the intent or with assepTry
mission, or understanding that the s9hrrse
be applied to for any politfcsbplpthe
whatsoever, or to himself or hers>headof
same to any political purpose /or shaI him
department or other superiQfso @s ner yerson
self collect or permit or alpund oncer or en-
to collect or receive R Officer r MS super
ploye in his department, percar employe
vision, from APP advance OF entage, con-
whatsoever any ne thing wftAdny poney,
tribution, gift,Ipermisslon that u srrS5pt,
property, OF, Used for any political peH sl,s.
UNDERSTANDING any person who snail Vloin.e
shall or nm of this act shall be deemed gullty
SECEsmeanor and on conviction tnereo.
any p,inished by Imprisonment for a term
offceeding six months, and, in the clscre
6>of the court, by fine not exceedlng
m and on conviction shall De forever
ereafter disqualified from holding any once
honor profit or trust under tine cmteu
,tes ANY officer of the United states VINO
ali violate any provision of this act snail IN
liition to such imprisonment ana me, pe
emed to have vacated the once by MIN
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24

The discussion of Presidential as
pirations in the Republican camp has
revealed singular unanimity on one
point the Grant policy in the South
from 1868 to 1876. 1t is agreed on all
hands that the policy was failure.
The New York Tribune asks: /" For
what reason can Southern Republicans
desire another term of Grant, Do
they desire to be driven from the mar
row foot-hold which they retain at the
South? The nomination of General
Grant would promise only return to
the same mistaken policy which was
pursued for eight years until the Re-
publicans had been badly beaten both
at the South and North. If strong
hand is wanted in dealing with the
Southern problem, it surely is not that
hand which wrought complete over
throw of the loyal party throughout
the South. The mistakes of General
Grant in dealing with that problem have
made the Republican party almost
powerless at the South, and there is
no guarantee that they will not be re-
organ, and it might be sad that
its estimate of the Grant SouthH
policy is distorted by this fact. .<ad-
the New York Tunes is a thifd-tScy is
vocate. and its opinion of the,1e's. 1t |
little better than the I1I1re Tin the
SAYS: His comparative Snfamiliarity |
South) was due to 9Ryil administra-
wit, with me ne m mei,hnr 8hized clearly what
tion. Ia ne IN ne nnr dat he could not do
ne Go counu as aG n9snd he yielded far too
IN ms p ws;.9 to the advice OF men,
snma of FISS6om had less honesty OF pur,
Onsn nd a good deal more poiiticai
$50 then there is perfect accord among
Republicans that the violent milltafy
policy of the Grant Administrator IN
the South, the policy OF supporting
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24
A Man Of Ability.

John Forester was very correctly
named, for, until a few days ago, he had
spent his life in the woods Several
days ago he threw aside his maui, came
| to the city, and now handles the some
| what lighter rock hammer. The story
of Johns downfall shall be briefly re-
lated. Shortly after arriving in the
city he was attracted by sign bearing
the inscription. meals at All Hours. y
Entering the place and meeting the
proprietor, he said:
"You keep tavern here, don't
your"
:" No. keep restaurant"
II don't know much about your new
names; but you feed folks here, don't
you?'
"Yes, SIR"
"Well, l want to board here three
days, or l reckon until get a job of
some kind. l see your sign says meals
at all hours You don't mean that, do
your
Certainly, 1 mean it. I'll board you
three days for three dollars"
And give me my meals at all
hours?''
..Yes, sir"
"Here. take the three dollars. Inever
set myself up as a regular eater, but I'll
buck agin you for the next three days
/ think that l can stand her about that
long. It's eleven o'clock. Give me
something to eat"
A meal was brought out and quickly
dispatched; and, remarking that he
would be back on time, Mr.. Forester
left. At twelve o'clock he came back
and ate again. "You needn't stare at
me-" he said to one of the walters.
+" You are regular boarder, are
your
1.-The regularest one you've. got.
don't intend to miss meal. I've got a
chance now to git even for bein' hungry
many time"
At one o'clock John came back and
remarked, as he hung up his hat: I'm
on time. It's one O'clock. Fetch me
suthin' to eat" The waiter went away,
nattering, and brought in rather slim
meal.
LOOK a here" said John, s'don't
try to go back on your contract. 1
reckon you did rather underrate my
ability, but I'm man.
At two o'clock John came back and
took seat. The proprietor came in
and asked him what he wanted.
81 want my dinner. supper or break
Aooo, JuS1 WhnS you dA0 o AAiau W Ctih
it."
"You have already eaten here three
times to-day"
81 know that"
Why do you come againP'
Because it's two O'clock"
cit is not supper time"
"No, but it's two o'clock time"
81 don't understand you, sir. What
do you meanP"
"Your understanding may have been
injured by my surprising ability.
came here with the understanding that
l was to have my meals at all hours
"The contract has been adhered to;
you have come irregularly."
mo, sir; I've come here regular. 1t
was the agreement that I was to have a
meal every hour, and I am going to
stand up to it if it packs my stomach as
tight as green watermelon. You are
trying to impose on me because I'm
from the country. l have made ar
rangements with a boy to wake me up
every hour tonight, and I'm comm
here to eat. That's my business now,
and I'll act fair with you and eat every
time. Give me an oyster can of coffee
and some ball sassage."
The proprietor handed the man three
dollars and requested him to leave. A
fight ensued, and John was led away by
the police. When he completes his
rock pile engagement ne will sue the
restaurant for damages.--Little Rock
(Ark.) Gazette.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24
Charles C. Frost. a learned shoe

Charles C. Frost, learned shoe
maker, has just died at marlborough,
VT. at the age of seventy-four years.
He began to take morning walks
through the fields on account of his
i'll health and so became interested in
botany. He sent to London for a
standard work on botany, and when he
found that the work was in Latin he
bought Latin grammar and began the
study of that ancient tongue. He mas
tered Latin, French and German, and
received the degree of A. M. from Dart
mouth and Middlebury colleges. In bot,
any he was leading authority.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24

carpet-bag Governments, unfolding
Kellogg, Ames, Moses, Packard, and
other adventures. and turning out Leg
islatures with the bayonet, was an mex
cusable blunder. His opponents make
the charge and his partisans are forced
to admit it-and what makes the matter
more discouraging is that. as the Trib-
uae says, if Grant were President again,
=" there is no guarantee that his mistakes
would not be repeated. "-St. Louis Re-
publican.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24

-George w. Curtis and his indie
nopdent followers are earnest in oppo-
sition to a third term of Grantism, ana
are SO determined that they will not
sunport him under any circumstances.
And yet Cameron merely smiles
cracks his whip, and orders the circus
to 20 on.--Rock Island (Iu.) argus.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24
The New York Times humorist

The New York Times humorist
represents the President as saying
when his attention was called by MI.
Schurz to the fifteen puzzle: 1T looks
easy. There are fifteen numbers, ana
YOU have to arrange them so that tnere
will be eight in one row anu Seven Is e
another 1t certainly seems 10 me as II
/ had tried that kind OF puzzle soi,e.
where, though | can't at TINS moineh'
recollect where it was"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

AN effort is being made at st. Louis
to turn the tide of colored immigrants now
arriving from the South to some other State
than Kansas. The Rev. w. o. Lynch, Pre-
siding Elder Of the Wesleyan Methodist
Church, of Topeka, recently visited st. Louis
for this purpose. He represented to the To-
cal Relief Association that Kansas was al
ready overrun with refugees, and COM
planned that the st. Louis Transportation
Committee Influenced them to go To Kansas
by telling them that 81, 600, 900 had
been subscribed by the people for their
benefit, and that upon their arrival i'm Kan
sas they would be well taken care Of. He
further stated that he had good reason to
believe that the Transportation Committee
were Influenced by money received from
| steamboat companies. An investigation of
the charges was promptly made, which re-
suited in the removal of the Committee
named, and their commissions have been
revoked by the Mayor. A branch
of the Kansas Relief Association
has been established in st. Louis, for the
purpose Of paying the expenses of all in H.
gent colored immigrants until arrangements
can be made to send them to other States.
II is said numerous applications for colored
Iaborers have been received from Colorado,
Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan and Ohio, and
an effort will be made to induce them to go
to those States.
SAN FRANCISCO experienced n severe
shock Of earthquake on the 18th. The mo-
ton was vertical. No damage reported, al
though buildings rocked so tina, the motion
was plainly visible. Nevada Block appar-
emily swayed one foot out of perpendicular.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24

PEOPLE who have q weakness for be-
lieving that the number thirteen is I'M
lucky, says the Independence Beige. are
requested to mediate upon the follow
ing fact, the authenticity of which is
vouched for: A young soldier. Seri-
gieres by name, was born on the 18th of
the month of January, 1856. He lived
at Brussels in a house numbered thr-
teen. On Friday, February ID, 1875, he
was drafted into the army by virtue of
having drawn the number thirteen. A
lottery ticket was inherited by him
bearing the number thirteen, which has
lately drawn a prize of two hundred
thousand francs.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24

UPoN the invitation of Sir Frederick
Leighton, Mr.. Bret Harte will respond
to the toast Of Literature" at the
Royal Academy banquet, London, in
May next.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24

In South Carolina a man was put off
train because he had not purchased
ticket and refused to pay the additional
fare charged by the road to those who
have no tickets. He sued the company
for damages. proved that he had no
time to procure ticket before the train
moved. and was awarded judgment
for thirty dollars
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-24
NEWS IN BRIEF,
ooxr1IzD Yzox VARIOUS SOURCES
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

VV4f1LJzO 1804 VARIOUS o0URCIl
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
DR.. EpwARD V. H. KINEALY, o
England, member Of the last House of Com
mons and well known as counsel for tn
claimant in the Tichborue case, is dead
aged sixfy-one.
The Irish members of Parliamen
ask equalization Of Irish franchise with En-
glish, and extension Of the Ulster tenan
right to all Ireland.
HERR BRACKE, q well known Social
list member Of the German Reichstag, 4
dead.
The Massachusetts, Republican Stats
Convention was held on the 18th. Two set
Of delegates at large were presented, one il
favor Of Senator Edmunds for President, tn,
other in favor of Gen. Grant. The
Sherman men joined hands with the
Edmunds forces, and the Blaine men sup
ported the Grant delegates. The ballotina
resulted in the choice of the Edmunds dele
gates, the highest Of whom received 100 votes
out Of . total Of I, 0d0 votes cast.
The Chicago Grant meeting. held on
the night Of the 18th in Central Music hall,
was addressed by Senator Logan, Mr.. Emory
A. Storrs, Hon. Leonard SWEET and others.
The hall was packed to Its greatest capacity.
GEN. GRANT had fine reception in
Memphis on the 18th. Three white and two
coIored military companies, the Police and
Fire Department., and many civic societies
took part in the procession.
GEN. GRANT had an enthusiastic re-
ception ut Little Rock, ON the 18th. There
was . procession, followed at night by a
banquet.
The fifteenth anniversary of Lin
coins death, April Is, was commemorated
by appropriate services at his grave, at
Springfield, nj.
FULL returns of the British Parlia.
mentary elections show that the Liberal
msiority over the combined opposition, in
GLIDING Home Rulers, will be about sixty.
The lriah members who are pledged to fol-
low Parnell's sctive policy number thirty
six.
SENATOR GRovER, Of Oregon, is in
very poor health. He has not occupied his
seat in the Senate for the past three months.
hopes Of his ever being able to resume his
Senatorial duties.
TIE Missouri Republican State Con-
vention, held 1t Sedalia on the 18th, in
structsd t. deIeeates to the Chicago Con-
yeptiou to cast their votes for Grant and to
vote q : unit.
THE Iowa Republican State Conven-
tiou. held nj Dies Moines ON the 18th. elected
\ blaine delegation to the Chicago Conyen-
lion md instr,,cted the delegates to vote As
unit.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-12
Objections 10 EnaIInre,

If we are all to get rich at once by feeding
green stuff all winter as well as summer, We
might as well read up on the subject before
spending any money in the attempt.
The United States Agricultural Report for
the year 1875 tells all that was known in
Europe upon the subject. 1t is a very plausi-
BILE story, and if we in this country were in
the condition of the farm laboring classes of
Europe, working for few cents per day, and
living upon "soup maigre" at that, we might
not only feed our stock as they do, but be glad
to live upon green mash ourselves.
The principle upon which they proceed, is
to grow fodder, any kind you like, cut it
atmosphere, (and in this country from the
frost also), and by any heavy weight press it
down to one-half or one-third its original
bulk let it remain SO until it undergoes the
process of vinous fermentation (at which
point the process must be arrested) and then
feed it out, gradually at first to prevent the i'll
effects of all food out of season.
Any one can try the experiment upon a
small scale at little cost, except that of labor
and there is the stumbling block in this coun-
try.
The friends of ensiiage, in France, hope by
this mode of preparing food to keep five
times as much stock upon an acre as is usual,
but we all know that stock fed during winter
upon feed only suitable to summer, must nat
urally run down, for want of strength in the
food to support life at our most inclement
season.
Many things will do for feed in France,
which will not do here-frogs' hind legs, for
instance Grange Bulletin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-12

When the founders Of the Order recognized
the equality of woman in the Grange it was
an act of justice, which will have its influence
for good for all time to come. Among the
declared objects of our Order, no one Of them
is entitled to higher consideration than the
one Ito inculcate proper appreciation Of the
abilities and sphere Of woman" There is no
more doubt, that the moral and social i'm.
provement of farmers depends more largely
upon the influence which the wives and
daughters exert, than upon any and all Others
combined.
In order, however, that this influence may
be strengthened and made still more effective,
woman must DO educated. She must have
the broad, practical and sensible culture,
which has heretofore been freely accorded TO
the opposite sex.
Chemistry, in its application to household
arts, opens wide field Of profitable study to
the future housekeepers of this country.
Why should years of brain work be given TO
mastering the dead languages in living age
would the time be occupied in the study OF
the natural sciences, the investigation Of the
laws of vegetable physiology, and an ac-
quaintAuce with the conditions which affect
vegetable and animal health and growth, and
in the study of science in its varied applica.
tons to art and invention. This is an age OF
progress, and the influence of woman, when
she shall avail herself of the opportunity for
securing such an education as that referred to,
will serve to show most fully that the found
ers of the Order were right - Grange BuEls-
tin
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-11-12
The DsyeIormen, Of The South.

As we all know, at one time cotton was
called King, when IL was by far our most val
liable crop, and brought more gold into the
country than any other. But the recent enor-
nous development Of the northwestern coun-
try has given only a second place to cotton in
our list Of exports. Thus, while in 1879 the
export of cotton was SlS2, OGs, Sll, that of
wheat and -four amounted to Sl91 1876, 2I0,
and other agricultural products reached to
nearly 5000, 600, 600 more. SO that wheat has
taken the first position among our soil prod
ucts, and the great northwestern fields occu-
py the attention of European countries as their
future bread producers.
Still the Southern States doubtless have
wonderful future before them. The product
Of cotton is rapidly increasing, and during
the last fifteen years has exceeded that of the
fifteen years preceding them by 5000, 900
bales, valued at 5000, 900, 900. In addition to
this, the value Of the cotton-seed, now mostly
wasted amounts to an enormous sum, for the
5000, 900 tons yearly produced are equivalent
to OOO0 900 gallons of oil, 300, 600 tons of
oil-cake, and l 800, 600 of bulls, which are of
value as fertilizer. The sugar production,
too, must doubtless soon increase to n very
great extent for it is enormously profitable.
A Louisiana planter made, from 8, 2s7 acres
of land last year, a product which sold for
1855, 000-an average of $l75 per acre. Yet
the whole crop of that State reached but 3d.
900, 600, while our importations from Cuba
amount to more than $50, OOO 600 yearly. The
South wants men and money, and the North
has these to spare.