American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-01-17
LocAk DOTS.
-Pinafore, on the 9Th.


ad. They mean business.
-BriZzolara has reduced I'll,
price of oysters. See his advt.
will Craig is whooping up the
corn business. Per contra, ouI
Acorns whoop us up.
AS we 60 to press we learn thai
Col John Robinson OF Livingston
died of heart disease, yesterday
| morning.
Cotton holds its own wonder.
fully. The strangest thing is that
the bigger the crop estimate, The
sitter tho price gets.
There was little cold snap on
Tuesday. causing a rush for over
coats and q demand for fires. "Old
King Coal was happy.
The hew balcony in front of
Drs. Seinmes & Prestley's office,
is completed, and adds much to the
appearance of the building.
The young mems ball to the
married men progresses apace. D.
says it's rather a slow pact, but then
D. always will have his little joke.
We extend a cordial invita-
tion to our Subscribers and friends
to give us a call at our new sane.
tum, " here they will always be wei.
come.
w. W. Downs. Esq junior parts
ner of Downs s. Downs, attorneys,
will attend to the business of the
firm during the absence of the
Judge.
-Many fiue mules are now OFF,
ed for sale by the city stock dealers,
and planters are buying literally.
This is gratifying evidence of our
county's prosperity.
-Kichard with the Extinct Optic
(vulgarly called Dick Deadeyp)
will "cause you for TO laugh your
self if you go to Odd Fellows Hall
on the 27ib.
} Judge Calhoon Is holding the
Kinds Circuit Court Maj. Foote
is in attendance, and evil doors
must stand from under, for he'll DE
down upon them.
BY dispatch from the Gener-
alissimo of all The amateur land and
n wal forces, this marine is informed
that III. NJ. 8. Pinafore will certain>
~ anchor hereabouts on the 9th
inst. She's bully ship with IA
jolly crew, "and a right good cap-
tain, too"
As heretofore announced, Right
Rev. Bishop Green will preach at
Grace Church, this city. Oh Sunday,
the 25,h, and at Madison the 27th
A collection for missions will be ia
ken Up on each occasion, and the
good Bishop expec:s all to hand out
right literally.
Among the Cantonians who
have visited jackson the past week,
ARE: H.,ns j. K. CImeron, G. w.
Thomas, Robt. Powell Capt. Will
Melville, Drs. Coleman, Maybin,
Phillips and Ellis; Messrs. w. H.
Powell, s. G. Divine, Horace Handy
VIM. Handy. Robert Kemp, VIM.
McAllister, Capt. E. l.. Ross, and
III. ID. Pries;ley.
1t will he seen by an advertise
ment elsewhere that Rev. ]. Gross,
D. D., L. L. d., Rector of Grace
Church, will deliver lecture at the
hall on Friday evening next. The
subject-Vesuviu and His Victims,
II an interesting one, and the Rev.
Dr., being a gentleman of erudition,
will! not fail to instruct as well az
amuse his audience. The admission
fee is only % cents, and the proceeds
will be devoted to the benefit of the
church.
We learn that certain promi~
nent citizens have circulated pc
tiiion to the legislature for the abo~
lition of the city government on the
alleged ground that the present
mayor and councilmen are not prop
rrty holders, and were elected by a
Notwithstanding element. This PEI
tition has, if we are correctly in
formed. some so or 60 signers. A
counter petition has been sent to
Jackson having go names attached.
The efficient dIrectress of the
amateur Pinafore troupe deserves
much credit for the success thus far
attained by the members in their
several roles. 1t is very gratifying
to the friends of this laudable un>
derfaking TO note the high degree
OF proficiency already attained,
which is due in great measure to
the untiring energy and persistent
efforts of the directress, Mrs. Chas.
Handy.
Property qualification for franchise
is q most un-Democratic doctrine
in fact the very antipoIe of popular
government. Once establish the dog
ma that a man mnSt uaifhcr yOta