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

the troops, in the last emergency, to
overawe citizens in the exercise of the
sacred right of suffrage. They have
the control of an unlimited election
fund in the power to levy assessments
upon of1ice-holders, who, under
the pretense of civil service, are
organized as a political force SO dan
gerOus and effective that unless the
Democratic party shall act as one man,
under leader in whose craftsmanship,
honor, courage and patriotism it has
full confidence, defeat appears to be
inevitable. With defeat will come a
new era i'm our history, when the will
of the people can find no expression,
and the power that is will determine
the power that is to be. Under what
ever disguise it may be concealed, the
hereditary and aristocratic system
against which ur fathers staked their
lives and fortunes will be substituted
for the free Government which they
established by their wisdom and pa
triOtism. But SO long as we have free
press and can preserve free elections
no such failure of our institutions can
come to pass, unless the Democratic
party of the State and especially of this
city shall fail to discard every selfish
politician who may stand in the way of
a cordial union of all its members, in
submission to the cardinal rule that the
majority shall govern. With such
union perfected, the good sense of the
people may be relied upon to insure
victory in November next which will
restore the Federal Administration to
the solid foundation of reason, truth and
justice as embodied in the Constitution.
Any man or set of men who shall place
this victory in jeopardy by insisting in
this crisis of our political history upon
personal grievances, will be justly en-
rolled in the catalogue of the assassins
of civil liberty. Let us have union then
without regard to men. and without any
sacrifice of the fundamental principles
Of the Democracy.-Letter OF Il. S.
Hewitt to the Ne,O York Democracy.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12
Pay or get out!

And now the Republican officeholders
begin to bleed. Ali of them are bored
very much after the style of sugar trees.
The poor devils vince, but it is no use
to complain Republican corrup-
ton fund must be large. 1t is pay or
get out men and women. Assessments
are made, and each one knows what is
expected, and the money comes. Hayes,
who draws Tilden's salary, pays very
little it may be, for he is known to be
a miser as well as fraud, but his
example is something, and helps to
compel the unwilling employees to yield
obedience to the machine. True it is Il
great wrong-a cruel shame; detesta-
Die practice, but the Republican organs
advocate it, and denounce those who
oppose the infamous proceeding. 1t
SAYS that under Hayes Administration
''nO assessments have been made or
allowed; no department clerk, revenue
officer. postmaster. or any other Of
ficer of the Government. has been con-
strained to give Their offerings have
been voluntary, and, as is perfectly
proper, have been accepted by the COM
mittees intrusted with the work of car
rving on campaigns; and Congress can
make no law Furnishing them for so
doing. 1t is an impertinent attempt to
NEEDLE with private affairs. Congress
might as well pass a law requiring
oiliceholdcrs to make a monthly report
to the heads of departments, exhibiting
"A list of their personal expenditures,
and showing how they have spent the
salaries paid them by the Government. "
The Cincinnati Commercial knows 1t
talks like Mrs. jerks OF Lie Pinkston
when it makes such declarations. The
entire army of Republican otficeholders
have been assessed time and again to
raise money. and not one of them dare
refuse payment. If Congress can put
stop to the business it ought to do so.
and the Republican manager who would
take the money from any employee should
he sent to the penitentiary. Indiana
State Sentinel.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12
POLITICAL POINTS,

1t is said that Mr.. Hayes wants
to be elected President once, as George
Eliot wanted to be really married, just
to know how the thing actually seemed.
Senator Gordon's resignation will
be sincerely regretted everywhere. He
has been a courteous, capable, patriot
ic. disinterested Senator, and has won
the well-earned confidence of the pub
c.-EIcltange.
- The President has certainly
shown no little consideration to the pub
lie by appointing '.Erring Brother
Key to Federal office in Tennessee,
where he is likely to do very little
harm.-N. Y. Express.
Bob lngersoI, who was inter-
viewed in New York the other day,
said: IF Sherman were the only can
didate before the Republican Conven-
ton, the Convention would adjourn
and advertise for proposals"
Horace Maynard is the Presi-
dents choice for Postmaster-Gcnera
on Civil-service principles. He has
been Minister of Turkey, which is a
renowned training school for honest and
efficient officers, especially in postal
affairs. !:
--Secrctary Evarts has a fine farm
in Vermont: and affects u practical
knowledge OF agriculture; but when he
undertakes to tell the Green Mountain
farmers how to manage a yoke of oxen,
he makes dreadful exposure of him.
self.
- Bob Ingersoll is of the opinion
that "just now the Democracy has
the best chance of winning the Presi-
dental fight. He says: % You see, the
Democrats have one hundred and thir-
ty-eight votes solid from the South.
That much they are sure of, and if they
can carry New York and Indiana they
will have one hundred and lightweight
votes--three to spare" There is no
"Moses Mistakes about that. - IN
diana State Sentinel.
- The Army bill which President
Hayes signed on the same day he We
toed the Special Deficiency bill, con-
tanned general and permanent legis-
lation.' 1t contained condition
which "tends to deprive the Executive
of that equal and independent exercise
of discretion and judgment which the
Constitution contemplates." Yet the
President signed the Army bill and
then vetoed the Deficiency bill because
it contained the same conditions and
provisions Detroit Free Press.
The negroes have the balance of
power in Ohio, their vote constituting
the entire Republican majority. Yet
they have rec lived no recognition, even
in the appointment of one delegate 10
the Chicago Convention. They have
one alternate. In Indiana, where the
negroes constitute more than 10000 of
the Republican votes of the State, they
have received no more recognition than
an occasional appointment upon the
police force. Of couse, the Republicans
are the friends of the negro. Don't
they bring him all the way from North
Carolina, and then let him shift for
himself? But when the time comes for
giving him some small reward, it al
ways comes up missing. -E1change.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

- John A. Logan has done many
things and been accused of many 9TH
ers, but he has never been charged
with editing n literary bureau. He
doesn't know the language well enough
to do anything more than manage
booms. His wife always manages the
literary department for him when he is
n candidate,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

TIE engine of the train which went
down with the Tay bridge has been
raised. and the reversing bar shows
that the engineer had no time to reverse
his engine before he went 'over. The
recent evidence shows that the train
and bridge fell together, and before the
former had left the track.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12
THERE was a slim attendance in both
CONTINUED from Another Column.l
THIRD DAY.

THERE was slim attendance in both
houses of Congress on the 18th, and by an
understanding between the Democrats and
Republicans no political legislation was
taken up.
LIEUT.. w. +. ZELLEN, of the United
states Marine Corps at Norfolk, Va, had
his neck broken on the 4th 10y being thrown
from a runaway horse.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12
a Letter From Judge Davis, Of Dli-
nOiS,
The following correspondence is ex-
ceedingly interesting at the present
juncture:


ceedingly interesting at the present
juncture:
QUINCY, ILL.,, May 6.
My DEAR JUDGE: The approaching close of
the present session of Congress will, it is to be
feared, leave questions unsettled which are of
large public interest and which materially
affect the peace and prosperity of the Union.
Many of your friends IN this State and through
out the West had hoped. and indeed had ex
pccted, that the opportunity would have been
offered in the Senate by which your views on
these matters could have been made known to
the country. 1t unfortunately happens, amidst
the distractions of party and the striteS of
rival ambitions, that the voice of statesman
ship is hushed too often when wise counsel is
most needed. This was never more true than
at the present time. The country is just
emerging from II long period of trial and suf-
fering The people seek rest from angry dis
cords, and desire to avoid a repetition of the
pcrils through which they have passed. They
crave good government and stability, and per-
feet reconciliation between the sections. The
statesman who can achieve these great OBJ
jects will be blessed as public benefactor. L
have vcntured to embody, in the form of in
quirics appended to this letter. some of the
subjects upon which your opinions are desir-
cd, II it be agreeable to you to comply with
the request of a large body of voters and
friends, without distinction of party. Truly
your friend, o. IL. BROWNING.
The Hon. David Davis.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

THE Alabama Democratic State Con-
vention elected an uninstructed delegation
to the Cincinnati Convention. The South
Carolina delegation are said to be unani-
nous for Bayard.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

, THE Empress of Russia died on the
Sd, after . lingering illness.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

FUNGOID ORIGIN OF WHOOPING
CoUGH.-It is worthy of note that the
fungoid origin of whooping cough, as
serted some years since by M. Svet-
zerich, seems to be confirmed by the
researches of NJ. Yschmar, who states
that he has found certain lower organ
isms in the spittle of whooping-cough
patients organisms not met with in
any other disease accompanied by
cough and expectoration. He asserts,
further, that the organisms in question
are identical with those which, by their
agglommeration, form the black points
on the skins of oranges and the pairing
of certain fruits, especially apples.
Thus, NJ. Yschmar, by innoculating
rabbits with this dark matter, or even
causing it to be inhaled by men, pro-
duced fits of coughing several days in
duration, and presenting in every re-
spect the peculiar characteristics of the
convulsive whooping cough.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

THE Maine Greenback and Demo-
cratic State Conventions were held stimuli
taneousiy at Bangor, on the 1st- The for
mer chose . delegation to the Greenback
National Convention instructed to press the
nomination of. Scion Chase for Presi-
dent. Gen. Harris N. Plaisted was
nominated for Governor. The Democratic
Convention elected an uninstructed delega-
ton to the Cincinnati Convention, Endorsed
the Greenback nominee for Governor, and
arranged for the appointment Of a joint cleo
toral ticket.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

The Government will shortly bring
suit against the Nashville, Chattanooga and
ST. Louis Railway for past due coupons
amounting TO $3.50, 900 on bonds issued in aid
of that road and Endorsed by the State. The
bonds are held in trust for an Indian tribe.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

THE National Brewers Convention
assembled at Buffalo, N. Y, on the I'd.
About four hundred delegates were in at
tendance.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

The people of Southwestern New
Mexico are represented as being very bitter
against Gen. Hatch on account Of his al
eyed refusal to accept the services of volun-
tecrs in his caa,paign against victorio. 1t is
said that . large section OF country has
been ravaged by the hostile Indians, and
that at least 80 whites have been killed by
them during the last three or four months,
while Gen. Hatch has SO far been worsted In
nearly every encounter with the savages.
The whole country surrounding Silver City
is said to be in a state Of terror and demon
alizatfon.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

!. II is runored that Cuban flibuster-
ing expedition, composed Of Americans,
left Montreal recently by steamer. The
cargo is said to be composed Of 15O, 900 car
tridges and q large number Of firearms.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

The House has passed a joint resolu-
ton requesting the President to open nego-
tiations with the Governments of France,
Austria, and Italy, with view to removal
Of the restrictions upon the importation Of
fsfa er.o frfr tfyoss, CON utriea
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

RocHEFokr and Koechlin. two well
known Frenchmen, fought . duel with
swords on the Sd on the Swiss frontier.
Rochefort received severe, though proba-
bly, not fatal, wound in the abdomen. His
adyersar-v WAS mot injured.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

The President nominated Eugene
Schuyler, now Consul General at Rome, to
he Consul General at Bucharest; and Will
jam N. Pethic, now yice-Consul al Tien
Tsien, as Secretary Of the Commission to
China.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

The leading Pennsylvania iron man
ufacturcrs have agreed to pay the increased
scale Of prices demanded by the Anal
gamated Iron Workers. Association, and
thus q general strike has been prevented.
Some Of the employers, however, hold out,
and say that to continue work at the rates
demanded would be to incur serious losses.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

adversary was not injured.
The International Miller's Conven-
tion and Grain Congress begun its session at
Cincinnati on the 1st- Representatives were
i'm attendance from nearly every State in
the Union, together with q delegation from
England, numbering about sixty. The ex-
hihitiea 81 mill machinery includes displays
from England. Scotland, Canada, and Ger
many.-After the show is over q party of
nuillery willyisit the wheat growing districts
4 me Northwest
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-06-12

The Arkansas Democratic State Con-
vention met at Little Rock on the I'd. After
two days balloting for Governor, Thomas J.
Churchill WAS nominated ON the thirty ninth
ballot. Other nominations are as follows:
Secretary Of State, Jacob FrOlich; Treasurer,
William E. Woodruff, Jr.; Auditor, John
Crawford; Land Commissioner, ID. w. Lear;
Superintendent Public Instruction, J. L.
Denton; Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court,
+. III. English; Chancellor, d. w. Carroll;
Cbancery Clerk. j. w, Galloway
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-29
CHAS. BALLINGER,

HANOVER COURT HOUSE, Va, May D.
Chas. Ballinger, co!ored, was hanged to day
for rape the first of April, Of small white
girl. Under the recent law doing away with
public hanging the execution took place
within the Jail. The witnesses were officers
of the court, a small guard and representa-
tives of the press.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-29
STORM SWEPT.

Terrific Rain Fail in Texas-The Town of
Bracket Inundated, Many Houses Swept
Away and large Number of People
DrOwned-Dsmage aud Casualties Else
where.
BRAoKETT, Tex, May 28--At 1:30 this
morning the heaviest and most disastrous
rain set in ever known, and is still pouring
down in torrents. All Bracket, except por-
tons on the two hills, is inundated, many
streets from feet to 8 feet deep, running
down street almost incredibly rapidly. The
floor of every business house is from l to
feet under water. Several men, at the mercy
of the waters went down. all efforts to save
them being of no avail. Great anxiety is
felt for the safety of families along Los
Monas creek. More than 20 people have
been drowned and dozen houses washed
await is thought some bore off human
freight. Many houses are washed from their
foundations. All the residences in the lower
part of the city are being vacaled as fast as
possible. The greatest excitement prevails
GALVESTON, May 28.-Neeos special San
Saba, Texas: During a rain storm last night,
the family of p. III. Rountrel, living here,
took refuge in cave, resulting in the drown
ing of two of his little boys, aged 8 and 6
years. His wife and little daughter and a
young lady with them, were taken out in a
drowning condition.
CALVERT, TEX, May pa heavy wind,
rain and hail storm in the eastern part of
this county yesterday, blowing down hous es,
fences, and running the crops. Corn and
cotton were stripped Of their blades and
leaves, and oats leyelled with the ground.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-29
FRANCE,

PARIS, May 28.-In the chamber of depu-
ties to- day, CIemencean, republican member
for the Seine, interpellated the government
on its action of the police in regard to the
recent communist demonstration. He re-
preached the cabinet with being actuated by
a desire to satisfy the conservative journals.
Constsns, minister Of the interior, said the
demonstration was Qualification of COM
munal acts, which the government could not
tolerate. CIemencean expressed dissatisfac-
ton with the reply, and proposed the order
of the day regarding the government had
not confidence in the good sense of the peo-
pie of Paris. The government moved the
order of the Gay pure and simple, which was
adopted by vote of 500 to 13l.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-29
THE GLOBE HOROSCOPE.
As 1t Casts It's Light on the Chicago
Market.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.l
CHICAGO, MAY 28.-Cables higher on both
cargoes and spot. Our market was firm with the
boys looking at each other warily for pointer
the either way. 1t came to sell, as one of the
gang was selling openly at $l.0419, June.
This was starter and the days trading will
compare favorabty in magnitude to some of
the big ones the month past. The Influences
that caused the break has been the talk, that
free deliveries of cash will be made on the June
options the first of the month. IdOn't believe
there is any foundation for the rumors and
the boys may have the same experience they
did May first. If the same conditions prevail
as then God help the June shorts, as the gang
have been agreed so much the past few days
if the leverage is with them you will seo the
simples thrown sky high. l am generally g
weak bear, but / cannot for the life of me see
any change in the deal, and the way the May
option holds up would convince anybody but
thick heads that they have and certainly con-
troll the cash wheat. You certainly have no
idea and l didst the magnitude of May shorts
uncovered. Fresh parties step into the crowd
daily trying to make settlement outside of the
gang, but it is of no use. They have finally
to pay on default. There is no change to-
morrow and Monday. No change in New York
makes it bad for the shorts, bat they won t
have to wait long for developments and the
next week will show the uncertainty of the
markets, and the convection week you may
expect lively times. Closing May 81 1881 to
81. ii with tAe bulk of settlements at 81. IA;
June 1928 to $l.0213, July 99l5c. There is
q growing feeling among the posted that if
the gang is ont of the deal and will deliver
their cash on June options that We will see the
largest export movement we have seen on this
crop. 1t is to be huptd theV are
Corn same influence as wheat, and the May
if nything harder to settle. Unchanged
since the board
Provisions-No animation and traders evi.
IDENTIFY awaiting to see some of the month";
trades fixed up. No difference in quotations
since the board.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-29

ag ainst paying for the records if they were
in the hands of mere spectators. He in
quired of Mr.. Reagan. ex-postmaster gen
eral of the confederate government, If he
could inform the House in whose possession
those records were.
Mr.. Reagan stated that on the fall of
Richmond all archives of the postofice de-
partment had been conveyed into North Oar
DINA, where they were captured. His let
ter books, and books Of the finance bu-
reau had been sent to Augusta, Ga, and
had there been turned over to the federal au-
thorities. He had no information as to
those books except that one Of them had
been shown to him within the last month.
but the name of the person in whose posses
sion it had been had not been disclosed to
him.
Mr.. Thomas said tho practical question was
whether the government would allow itself
to be blackmailed ont of $4,000. The
amendment was adopted and the paragraph
stricken out.
Mr.. Blount submitted an amendment ap-
propriating $4,000 for payment of mar
shals and their general deputies, except for
Rejected, "a to 80.
Mr.. Conger moved to strike out the word
general Rejected, 43 to 102.
Mr.. Blount's amendment was then agreed
to without division.
After several minor amendments had been
| agreed to the committee rose and reported
the bill to the House. The main question
was ordered on the bill aud amendments and
| then the matter went over.
Iir. Gibson, from the committee On Mis-
sissippi levees, reported back the bill origin
ally introduced by him making appropria-
tons for construction, repairs, completion
and preservation of certain works on the
Mississippi river. Referred to the commit
tee of the whole. Adjourned until Monday.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-29
Pr. erers' Union.

A meeting of joufneymen plaaterers was
held in The old court house, last evening,
for the purpose of taking measures TO effect
q permanent organization and firm a pro-
tective union in this city. Mr.. M.n. Sulli-
van was elected temporary chairman and
Mr. G. A. Barlow performed the duties of
secretary. The object of the meeting was
explained by the chair, who mentioned the
benefits to be derived from united action,
Tot the least of which, it was stated, would
be the establishment of scale
of regular and uniform prices.
Remarks were made by several in attend
ance, all of whom spoke in favor of the
establishment of union. On motion it
was decided to hold the next meeting week
from Tuesday, at which time the society will
adopt constitution and form a permanent
organization.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-29
Duluth Ship News
Special Telegram to the Globe.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, May 2S.-Arrived, pro-
pellor City of Winnipeg, Collingwood, cargo
$50 tons of merchandise and seventy passen-
gers for Manitoba; barge NJ. K. Fairbanks,
Sandusky, 1900 barrels of lime and 200
barrels of salt, for G. II. Graves & Co., Du-
luth schooner I. II. Merritt, Kingston, cargo
$50 tons of steel rails for the Canada Pacific
road; schooner Mary Ann Hubert, Ashland,
eighty Thousand feet of lumber; schooner
Charlie Beaver, eighty thousand feet of
lumber schooner Northern Belle,
Marquette, light. Cleared, propeller
City of Fremont, Chicago, merchandise;
schooner Montana, Buffalo, $4,000 bushels
of wheat, propeller Quebec, Sarnis, 1000
barrels -four. Six thousand tons of steel
rails and fsstenings are to be brought tc
Duluth this season for the Northern Pacific
railway. The first invoice is expected thi:
week. Also II 900 tons are coming through
Duluth for the Canada Pacific railroad.