American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12
SATURDAY, JUNE Il. 1880.


-We have received the first cot
ton bloom. Presume the bottle o
vorms will be in before next issue
Weber, the enterprising, hal
fitted up an elegant bath rooom a
l.rs barber shop oh the north side
A seasonable institution.
"A gentleman who recently
spent several days in the Vernon
and Livingston peighborhood, says
that the prospect for large cotton
crop was never better, and fine
oorn cror will be made it there is
mot too much rain. Similar reports
reach US from neatly every section
of the county.
Our Mr.. II. G. Bosworih repre-
seuting the CITIZEN at the Chicago
con vention. received a ticket of ad
mission through the efforts of Mr..
}. T. Boyd. When it is considered
that the tickets were selling at
ten to twenty five dollars, and none
on the market at any price. the val-
ne of the favor will be appreciated.
Mr.. Boyd will please command us
when We can reciprOcate hts kind-
hess.
Our friend and quondam citi-
zen, Fred Lusk, now chief scribe in
the railroad Office at Water Valley
was in town last week, and enjoyed
. hearty re union with his many
friends.
Our popular postmaster, Hem
~ r. Smith, left the city last night |
f,r Breckenridge, Colorado, to look |
after his mining interests at that
point. He will be absent several
months. Meanwhile the postoffice
will he conducted by his efficient
deputy Mr.. John Stone, who will
run the thing on the square.
Nathan Galloway, charged with
having bargiarized Mr.. Gariison's
sate. was tried before Mayor Thom>
- and discharged on Tuesday last.
The examination occupied two days.
he esidsnce, though strong against
she acnased, was purely circumstan
lial, end Of c. u ~ he was given .
benefit Of the doubt. The case was
ably conducted by counsel-W. IL.
Powell prosecuting. aud E. j. Bow
I 70 defending.
I'VE Isarn that Capt. Emmett L.
Ross, late editor of the Canton Moii,
Il making arrangements 10 take
ne lecture field, and will shortly
start on tour to the principal
titles and towns of the State. MIR.
Ross programme will embrace, in
addition TO his lectures, the reading
II . number Of his own poems. We
vish him the largest suceess in his 1
sew field OF labor, and heartily I
him to the press and peo- i
,lc throughout the State, and to all
overs of literature.
: In our last issue, in mention-
M the handsome gold medals to-
y awarded at the approaching ex- 4
lminsiion of Canton Female Insti> J
ate, We said ave were from Prof.
two from Prof. Brown, ,
md one from Mess. Swain s. Phil !,
ips. II should have read-five !
rom Prof Brown, two from Prof. {
4agrader and one from Mess Swain
= Phillips. We are requested to Z
make the correction.
Our readers will bear in mind
he examination exercises of Canton
Female Institute, to commence on
next, 14th inst, and also
he entertainmeuts-m and
take place at Odd Eel !
owS Hall on the evenings of the +,
nth, iS'b, and 2Ist fnsts.
The annual convention of the
County Sabbath School Association
net ut the Baptist church in this
:ity on Tbursday last. The Sabbath
'chools of the county were we'll re- ,
presented. Capt. E. q. Postell pre-
'ided with characteristic good hui
nor and much to the ediiication of
III present. The full proceedings Of
he convention, and the reports
rom the several Sabbath schools Of
Inc county will appear in our next
ssue-
We were shown by Dir. Year Z
gain, q late copy OF the Leadville
Co1., NeCs, containing a notice that