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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31
INVESTIGATION PROCEEDINGS.


WASHISGTON, ID. G., Jan. ~.
Inc 1ollOWfng Is summary of evidence Of
fered before the Senate Committee on Priv
fleges and Elections in the case of Senator In
gals:
Elk Gov. Anthony was called. Counsel for
the memorialists stated that they intended to
Legislature named McClintock had told Gov.
Anthony he had been offered money by In
galIs's friends to vote for Ingalls,, and that he
hau kept the money over night, but suffering
from remorse he had returned it next day and
voted against Ingalls,. GOV. Anthonys evil
dence on this point was ruled inadmissible by
the committee, majority of whom held sub.
stantlaliY that the charge of bribery against
Senator Ingalls, could not be sustained by
hearsay evidence of this sort. Gov. Anthony
further testified that about the time of the
erection ne was approached by H. q. Dawes,
VINO siud he had been sent by senator Ingalls,
To lnterv1ew Anthony, and that if anthony
would withdraw his name, and retire from
the contest for the Senatorship, he would
place the resignation of the Postmaster at
Ieavenworth in Anthony's hands, and that
cure the abnointnrt of s any ms pnrson snthonv
might choose to nominate for the posi-
ton This proposition, Governor Anthony
said, Ne- rejected then and there. At the con-
clusi = of his examination GOV. Anthony, who
was In contempt before the Senate for refusing
Topeka, explained to the committee his rea-
son for this refusal. 1t was, he said, simply
because he had been competitor in the Kan
sas Legislature for tie position now held by
Senator ingalls,, and he did not believe it IA
fair or honorable thing to do, to come forward
and testify in the case until he was compelled
to do so by order of the Senate. This eXpla-
nation seemed to be entirely satisfactory to
the committee.
President Purcell, of the Manhattan Bank,
of Manhattan, Kas., contradictcd the testi-
mony given by ID. r. Wagstaf and Byron
Roberts. He stated he had received s., 600 from
the President of the Topeka Bank, January
p, and sent it on the same day by his private
clerk to his bank at Manhattan, and that no
part of it had been retained or used by him in
the Senatorial contest. Purcell also stated he
had never paid nor offered Wait, member of
the Legislature, any sum whatever to in
nuence his vote.
AT the request of Col. Everest, counsel for
Senator Ingalls,, the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections ordered to be printed
and made part of the record in the Ingalls,
case four papers filed with the Sub committee
in Kansas, but not then incorporated in the
record, which were signed by counsel for the
memorialStS, entirely cNoneratiug from
charges or imputations of corruption 81 OF the
St members of the Kansas Legislature who
voted for Ingalls,, thus narrowing the charges
down to four members.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31
Music Hath Charms.

''Towards the latter part of the War;
said the Colonel, " bands became rather
scarce in the Confederate service, and
we were rarely RECALLED with the strains
of martial music unless ii was from the
Federal forces. On the retreat from
Sharpsburg, during brief halt, the
weary soldiers, as was their custom,
flung themselves down on either side of
the road for what rest they could get.
Just at this juncturc came trudging
down the center of the road solitary
musician with Il big bass drum slung
over his shoulder. His appearance ex-
cited the livcliest emotions among the
boys, which finally found vent through n
tall, tallow faced North Carolinian, who
bringing his piece 10 the ready, halted
the astonished musician, at the same
time brawlin@ out, Say, mister, can't
YOU come down here n piece an play
something kinder soothing ON that air
tbinp-fOr a sick manP' - Boston COH3-
7ilercidl,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31
The Anti-Grant Republicans.

If the third-term scheme is to be de-
feated' it must be by Republicans.
They alone are qualified to treat the
case, and they may rs well begin their
work of opposition by recognizing the
fact and conforming their arrangements
to it.
The Democrats will oppose the third
term, of course. They will do it, both
on the ground of opposition to the pro-
posed violation of a wholesome and
safe tradition, and opposition to the
particular person in whose behalf the
violation is proposed. 1t may be that
there are individual Democrats here
and there in the South who will eagerly
support Grant, because they know that
a third term will hasten an imperializa-
ton of the Government; and it may be
also that there are individual Demo-
Gratis in the East who will eagerly sup
port him because they want a ''strong
Government and . strong man. at
the head of it, But this only makes it
the palmer that the defeat of Grant
must come from those members of his
own party who are hostile to him and
to the violation of precedent in his in
terest. The Democratic party may be
counted on to oppose the scheme with
and Republican parties are nearly even
ly divided. Neither has vote to spare
and this is the secret of the intense
interest which the forthcoming strug-
gle is already exciting. Here, then, is
the opportunity of these Republicans
who know that third term for
Grant would be a revival of the pol
icy of his second term, with its
discreditable personalism, its stub
born adherence to obnoxious favor
ties, and its debasement of the Civil
service. Will the Liberal Republicans
of 1876 be revived? Their base of oper-
atoms was opposition to the Grant Adj
ministration. If they were to reappear,
strengthened by that conservative sem
timent in the Republican camp which
distrusts departure from established
rules, and by that sturdy German oppo-
stion to Grant which Mr.. Schurz repre-
sents, they might make a decided inn
preston on the politics of 1880. They
might prevent Grants nomination, or,
failing in that, prevent his election. A
comparatively small body of "scratch
ing Republicans defeated one candi-
date on the Cornell ticket in New York
at the recent election, and would have
defeated the whole ticket, but for the
John Kelly diversion on the Demo-
cratic side. Are there 10000 anti
third term Republicans in New York
and 10000 anti-third term Germans in
Ohio? If SO, they have the game in
their hands. The third-term is at their
mercy. A vigorous and organized ac-
ton with dozen speeches from Mr..
Schurz in Ohio, and spirited canvass
in New York, would defeat Grant in
oil 1a1t ,six Job
the present receptions are giving to
him.
OF course they would not be able to
nominate and elect candidate of their
own; they would have to choose be-
tween Grant and n first-rate Democrat.
But this cannot be helped. 1t is, proba
bly,, the only choice left them, and they
may as well recognize it and take their
measures at once in conformity to it
50. Louis Republican.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Nat. Smith, a negro, confined in the
Jail at Jonesboro, Ga, for an assault upon
woman, was hanged by mob on the night
of the 10th.
A horrible murder, which followed
upon crime still blacker, occurred at Gro
ton Ridge, near Aver, Mass, on the 18th.
The victim was Mary c. Crew, aged 2S,
wife of Joseph Crew, Il farmer. Mr.. Crew
left home at noon, and upon his return, at
about s p. m, he found his wife lying
dead in a bedroom, shot three times
in the head and once in the breast a neigh
Dor who called at the house during the after
noon found Mrs. Crew engaged in CONVERSE
ton with stranger, whose ostensble pur-
pose was to buy farm. There seems to be
no doubt that this man was the guilty party.
and efforts were at once put forth to effect
his arrest.
Mrs. Margaret Tumy, aged 20, a lady
living in the suburbs of Cincinnati, became
possessed by an hallucination that she had
no stomach, and could not be induced either
to eat a morsel of food or drink drop of
water. For 80 days, vouched by her fam
lily and physicians, nothing entered into her
stomach, and at the expiration of That period
she died from actual starvation.
Three mills of the Miami Powder
Company, near Yellow Springs, Greene
County, o., exploded on the 18th, killing
two men, Taggart and Carney. The mills
and machinery were demolished.
James +. Boyd's large pork-packing
establishment, at Omaha, with over 5000, 900
worth Of provisions, was burned On the night
Of the 18th. Insured for about one half of
total loss.
At Lancaster, Peoria County, H., on
the 18th, A. &. Barnes shot and probably IA
tally wounded Matte Ford, who had re-
jected his addresses, and then put bullet
into his own brain.
The Jury in the case of Rev. Herbert
II. Hayden, on trial at New Haven, Conn,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31
The Ute Outbreak.

WASHINGToS, ID. o., Jan. ~.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs re-
s1lrcd this morning the investigation of the
causes of the recent Ute outbreak Gen. g. Ii.
Fisk charged the Indian Bureau with mis-
management and inattcntion to the wants,
cInintS and ri"htIul dues of the Utes, which
had led to dissatisfaction and restlessness on
their part, rendering them ripe for an out
break.
william NJ. Leeds, formerly Chief Clerk OF
the indian Bureau, attributed the disafection
of the Utes to the utter lpattentlon or Com,
missioner Uayt to their condition, claims, and
necessities.
Commissioner Hayt made general de-
Tense of his administration of affairs in
the Indian Bureau, particularly as affected
th, I-tes lie claimed that much OF the
matter of complaint charged against the
bureau should be attributed to his prede-
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

MISS ANDREWS of Appleton, Wis,
received from her father check for 81.
She raised the figures To $50, spent the
money for iirary, and said, when arrest
ed: :" | Didn't think there was a-y harm
in doing rs pleased with my own papa's
check
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

The management of the Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern Railroad
have purchased a majority of the stock
in the Nashville, Chattanooga and St.
Louis Railway. Under this arrange
ment the entire line from Hickman, Ky,
to Chattanooga, with several branches,
passes into the hands of the L., N. and
G. S., giving that company control of
some $500 miles of road, being the
largest system in the entire South
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31
CURRENT TOPICS,

On the 18th Major Morrow again
came up with Victoria in the San Mateo
Mountains and drove him from his posi-
ton. Lieut.. French was killed and two
scouts wounded. Enemy's loss not
known
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31
Census Supervisors Appointed.

The President, on the 10Th, sent to
the senate Il full list of nominations for Su-
perviSors of the Census. The following are
those for the States and Territories named:
Indiana-I, Gilbert X. Stormont ,, Franklin
C. johnson; B. }. NJ. Ritenour; 4, Isaac H.
Davis; > Benjamin r. Walker; 6, william F.
seymour.
illinois-I, James G. Wright; ., David II.
Sunderland; 3, John W. Bailey; 4, Henry III.
Mcdowell: >, Edward j. WaddeH; 6. John III.
Chestnut; :, VIM. \. Northcot; S, William r.
Brown.
Missouri. Charles +. Saloman; ,, Benson
Il. Cahoon; 3, u. L. Bailey; !, Joseph A. VIII
son; ), Daniel NJ. Draper; &, John T.. Durken;
:, Corydon +. Craig.
Iowa., John NJ. Rowley: ,, James T. Met
calf; 3, John :. Stridger; {, Iclabod y. kidder.
Minnesota, Albert 4. Crandall; ,, Charles
W. johnson; 3, Chris. c. Andrews.
Arlansas-l, William j. Hicks; >, William
J. Patton.
Coorado-L. Cass.
Kansas. Dwight Thatcher; ,, David j.
Evans; 3, Charles NJ. Kellogg
Eentucky-l. samuel NJ Gaines; =, Joseph
W. Winnock; ;, speed S. Fry; I, George Stoll !;
,. William Hoffman.
Ncbraska-l, B. ID. Slaughter; :, Bruno
Tzschusk.
Tennessee-I, Henry r. Gibson; =. William
NJ. Goodpasture; 3. Francis NJ Paul; 4, Thos
II. Paine; ), VIM. NJ. smith.
Territories - Crawley L. Dake, Arizona :;
Alex. Hughes, Dakota; William H. Boyd,
District of Columbia; Clinton II. Moore,
Idaho; Hugh McQuaid, Montana: Abr;tm
:. Hoyt. New Mexico: John ID. Neil, Utah:
Fred. w. Sparkling, Washington Territory );
Homer Merrill, Wyoming.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

ANOTHER important railway consol-
idation has been effected-that of the
Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific Rail
ways. The movement was engineered
by Jay Gould, who owns about five
seventies of the Kansas Pacific stock
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

JULES FAvRE, the eminent French
statesman and Republican member of
the Senate for the Department of the
Rhone, and also member of the French
Academy, died on the 10Th, aged Il.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

In response to a letter from Gov. ST.
John to Jay Gould, setting forth the des-
titution of the farmers in the frontier
counties of Kansas. caused by the fail
ure of last years crops, the latter tele-
graphed the Governor 10 draw upon him
for $1,000, to be expended as he may
see fit for the purpose designated. The
Governor at once purchased two car
loads of flour and meal and large guam
tity of bacon, which will be distributed
in Sheridan, Cove and Wallace Coun-
ties, where the principal destitution ex-
lists.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31
The COlOred Exodus.

WASHINGTON Jan. 10.
The Senate Committee, consisting of Messrs.
Voorhees,, Vance, Pendleton, Window and
Blair, appointed to investigate the causes of
the exodus of colored people from the South
ern States, commenced taking testimony
to-day.
The first witnesses examined were Rev. j.
Church in this city, and Thomas L. Thulock,
Assistant Postmaster at Washington, both OF
whom testified they had no personal knowl-
edge of the causes of the exodus, and knew
nothing of the widely scattered circular to
which their names were appended, appealing
to the people of the United states tor money
to assist freedmen in finding refuge from per-
secution, etc, except that they had promised
to serve as members of the Board of Audit
for the Emigrant Aid Society therein refer
red to.
clerk in the Treasury Department, and
prominent member of the Emigrant Aid So
ciety, testified the reason North Carolina ne:
not get enough money for their work did not
hear any of them were induced to go by Indi-
ana politicians.
Judge A. b. Carleton of Terre Haute, Ind,
was the next witness. He testified he Is well
ana with the condition OF all that portion Of
Indiana. There is no present demand Tor
farm hands. or any other kind of unskilled
labor. On the contrary, there is an oversup-
ply, and the feeling of the people, including a
number of old colored residents, with whom
he has conversed is decidedly averse to I'M
migration of destitute colored people, like the
North Carolina immigration in question, and
especially as the general impression Is that
they are brought there only to vote. Laugh
teri
WAsnINGroN, d. c., Jan. 81.
The Exodus Committee to day examined ..
s. Il. Wall of Washington, President of the
Emi1rant Aid Society He estimated the
number of colored men, women and children
already transported from North Carolina
through Washington to the West principally
to Indiana between 800 and ,, 600 The original
purpose of the North Carolina agents of these
cmi"rantS to have them go to Kansas,
but the tide was diverted to Indiana by their
agents perry and Willams), on the strength
of representations by members OF the W ash
ington society, based on circulars received
from j. II. Walker, Mail Agent at Tcrre Haute,
to the effect that there n great demand
for farm labor in Indiana, and that colorcd
people would readily md employment there
at excellent wages, together with the best
OF treatment, and schools for their chill
dren. etc
A. NJ. CIapp, editor of the Washington Ma
tionai Repubiicdn and Treasurer OF the Emf
grant Aid society, testified that he had moth
ing 20 do with the operations, except to act
as Treasurer; as such he had received in con-
tributionS from churches, individuals and So
cictics about 81 800, and had paid it all out
uDon orders from the President.
At the request OF senator Window, it WAS
agreed to subpoena Witnesses in this inves-
tination GOV. Hendricks of Indiana j. May
nard. editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel;
United states Marshal Dudley; John &. New,
and Joseph Mcdiil. of the Chicago Tribune.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

A COMMITTEE of the National Wom-
ans Suffrage Association, consisting of
Mrs. Wallace of Indiana, Lucinda Il.
Chandler of Peoria, H., Susan b. An
thony and others, on the 23d had hear
ing before the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee on the subject of a Sixteenth
Amendment to the Constitution, ex-
tending the franchise to women.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

Hon. J. II. GEORGE, Democrat, has
been elected United States Senator from
Mississippi, to succeed Senator Bruce,
whose term expires in 1881.
Judge j. Il. George, United States
Senator-elect from Mississippi, is resi-
dent of Jackson and jurist of distin-
guished ability, having had large expe
rience upon the bench. He is also
known generally to the profession as the
compiler of several volumes of State
reports.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

ANOTHER terrible mine explosion has
occurred in the Lycett Colliery, at New
observation-disclosures England. The dis
aster occurred on the morning of the
21st, in what is known as Fair Lady Pit.
There were some 20 persons working in
the pit at the time of the explosion, ev-
cry one of whom was taken out dead or
in dying condition. 1t is only few
months ago that similar explosion &C.
CURED in the same pit by which six lives
were lost and many injured.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

The interchangeable family ulster
supplies Il want long felt In the
possession Of young married couple it
can be worn by either party
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections on the 22d ordered the
testimony in the Kellogg case closed,
and allowed counsel two weeks in which
to prepare their arguments, to be sub
mitted on printed briefs
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

THE city of Toxic, Japan, has been
devastated by another conflagration, the
third within seven years. The fire
broke out on the 26th of December and
swept the city like whirlwind. Miles
of ground were laid waste, Is, 600 homes
destroyed and $4,000 persons made des-
titute. The loss of life is reckoned
at 100, although the precise number
can not be ascertained. IA considerable
part of tine foreign district was
destroyed, including several missionary
establishments, one church, and
one foreign newspaper office = the
Toxic Times. The Legation of
the United States was in danger,
but escaped unframed. Extraordinary
measures of relief were instituted by the
Government authorities and private in
diyiduals, and no efforts are spared to
alleviate the suffering, but all these are
necessarily insufficient.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

THE President has nominated James
Russell Lowell, present Minister to
Spain, to be Minister to England; John
w. Foster, present Minister to Mexico,
to be Minister to Russia; Lucius Fair
child, present Consul General at Paris,
to be Minister to Spain; and Philip ii.
Morgan to be Minister to Mexico.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31
How Scientific People Sometimes
Amuse Themselves.

There is 4 cairn, broken and battered,
of White Horse, and visible from the
railway A very we'll known author re-
fers in a very well known book to that
cairn rs Danish monument, whereas
built it myself; and, by the same token
there is in the middle of it fiatiron
without handle. Jokes of this kind
are very prevalent among scientific men.
There is, for example, one of our best
entomologists who prides himself on his
skill in manufacturing insects. If they
have wings, he discharges the color by
chemical means and paints them afresh.
He substitutes various parts of various
beings for those of the creature which
he manufactures, cutting out from an
old champagne cork any thing that may
be found wanting. He once tried to
palm off on me most ingenious combi-
nation. The head was made of cork,
the wings were real wings, only turned
the wrong side upward, and the body
had been taken to pieces, painted and
vanished. Unfortunately for himself,
this very clever forger of chronological
rarities had visited one of those houses
where the celebrated cardinal spider
lives, and had added the legs of spider
from Hampton Court to the body, wings
and antenne of insects from all parts of
the world. The SPIDERS legs betrayed
him, but the author of the chronological
forgery was not in the least discon-
certed ut the discovery of the fraud.
There are no schoolboys who enjoy a
joke half AS much as your celebrated
scientific and literary men. Their rep
utation is too safe for cavil, and when
they get together they are as playful as
so many kittens. The museum of the
late Charles Waterton vas full of zoolog-
zeal jokes. g. Wood, IN GOOD Words
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31
SCENE at dinner. Young SimplSins

SCENE at dinner. Young Simpkins
has been studying in vain on some
means of opening conversation with his
fair neighbor-so far a total failure
happy thought-he will ask her if she
likes game-shc will say: 'Yes do
you?''-hc will answer: :. Yes game of
cards ''-young lady will laugh ut joke
and repeat to her neighbor, and Simp-
kns viii be smiled on. Simpkins asks the
question-young lady says no con
fusion of Simpkins and conversation
ceases OIL CITY Der7Tck.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

For the first time in the history of
Washington, says an Iowa correspond
ent, member of the House has come
here with his wife, and they have gone
into the lucrative business of taking
boardcrs Not merely L" few friends
for company They have gone about
in the most cold-bloodcd and business
like way advertising. 1t is all right, of
course, and much more reputable than
some of the ways congressman have of
killing time here, but it strikes Wash
ington as Il triile odd.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

CHARLES STEWART PARNELL arrived
at indianapolis on the 2lst, and spoke
in the Grand Opera-house to an i'm
mense crowd, under the auspices of the
Mayor and other prominent citizens, af-
ter which liberal collection was taken
up for the destitute in Ireland. Ar
engagements have been made for Parnell
meetings in nearly all the principal
cities and towns of the West and South.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

GEN. GRANT and party, including
Gen. Sheridan and wife, arrived at Hav-
ana on the 22d. They were met upon
their arrival by deputation of civil
and military officers, who rendered them
the inequalities of the city. Gen. Grant
intends to spend about a month in Cuba
and adjacent islands, when he will re-
turn to the United States via Mexico.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

GEN. RANDALL l.. GIBSON, Democrat,
has been elected United States Senator
from Louisiana, to succeed Senator Kel-
logg, whose term expires in 1888.
Gen. Randall Lee Gibson of Louisi-
ana, who is to succeed Mr.. Kellogg in
the United States Senate, is Ken
tuckian by birth and about AZ years of
age He graduated at Yale in 1858, and
afterwards studied law. During the late
War he was division commander in
the Confederate service, and at the close
of the struggle resumed the practice of
his profession. He is now serving his
third term in the House of Represent
tiYes.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-31

The following statement by P. A.
Sawyer. the Secretary of State elected
by the Fusion Legislature of Maine,
was published on the 18th: