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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A ST. PAUL dispatch of the 10th says
the reports of the failure of the wheat crop
in the Northwest are greatly exaggerated.
In the southern and river counties of Min
nesota, in Northern Iowa and Northwestern
Wisconsin the crop has suffered severely
since the heavy rains of the first of June,
which was followed by warm sun, inducing
rust; and the chinch bug has also put in sis
work in certain sections. But within these
limits the losses will not exceed 40 per cent,
while in other sections the crops are gener-
ally uninjurcd.
The first annual exhibition of the
North Texas Pathological Society opened at
Denison on the 10th. Upward of $50 entries
of fruit were made and about the anne num-
Der of vegetables.
A DOUBLE hanging took place at
Osceola, Ark, on the 10th. The culprits
were George Lanford and Richard Mckee,
instead Penn, also colored, in November
last.
ONE of the boilers in Printers Iron
Mills at Pittsburgh exploded on the 10th,
killing FREQ CRADLE, engineer, and VIM.
Black, fireman.
DURING the year 1879 the cotton re-
seiyed from the United States at Bremen
was valued at $3,5OQ,OO0 more than was re.
ceived at that point during any previous
year.
HON. VIM. II. ENGLISH, Democratic
candidate for Vice President, on the 18th ar
fved in New York City for the purpose Of
consulting with Gen. Hancoc ok. On the same
day, Hon. Marshall Jewell, Chairman, and
Hon. Stephen W. Dorsey, Secretary of the
Republican National Committee, left New
York for Mentor, o., to consult with Gen.
Garfield on the approaching political cam
paign.
GEN. WEAVER, Greenback candidate
for President, was interviewed in Chatta-
nooga while on his way South to open the
political campaign. He is confident Of his
ability to carry Alabama, Tennessee, Texas.
Mississippi, West Virginia, Missouri and
Arkansas, and says he will make heavy
gains in Maryland, Iowa, Michigan and
Minnesota. He saws IL he does not receive
a majority OF the Electoral votes, neither of
the other candidates will, and the matter
will again go to the House Of Representa-
tives. II thrown into the House he will
stand an equal chanc; with the rest.
GILBERT III. COLLINS, a prominent
business man of Omaha, shot himself
through the temple, ing instantaneousIy.
Is not known whether 1t was a case of
suicide or accident.
SECRETARY SCHURz has engaged to
make a number of political speeches in In
diana during the pending campaign.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17
POLITICAL POINTS.

1t is year for military heroes,
but the sort that are brave enough to
do their duty in peace as in war.
-Hancock's nominotion has taken
Pennsylvania out of the column of
doubtful States and made it certainly
Democratic.-St. Louis Republican.
The Grant men, the St. Louis
Globe Democrat announces, twill take
charge of Mr.. Garfield after his cleo
ton" Afterthe election they may take
charge of Mr.. Garield's political
corpse, together with that of his party.
The New York reformers are in a
fix. They cannot vote for Garfield,
whom they are willing to tolerate,
without voting for Arthur, whom-in a
partisan way-they detest. They may
have to "take to the woods" after all.
Detroit Free Press.
fairfield said he borrowed $500
from Cakes Ames with which to pay
debts which he had contracted during a
trip to Europe. Then the Committee
found the sum was 1929, that it was paid
as dividend on Credit Mobilier stock,
and that Garfield did not go to Europe
until two years after he received the
money.
- Since the carpet-baggers have
been cleaned out of Florida the State
taxes have been reduced from 1922
2i7 to S249, 879 per aunum, a consider
able floating debt has been paid off,
and the States credit has been raised
to par. The State bonds, which were
at sixty to seventy in 1876, are now
selling at one hundred. Chicago Neos.
Happy is it for the Democratic
party, fortunate is it for the people of
the United States that the delegates at
Cincinnati made so wise decision.
Without disparagement of other candi-
dates, each of whom had his peculiar
elements of strength, it may be asserted
that no name would have evoked great
err enthusiasm or infused into the public
mind stronger confidence of victory than
the name of this gallant son of the Key
stone State Washington Post.
-" The case against General Gar
field is dark. Whatever smirching he
may have sustained in the Credit Mo-
bilier was trivial compared with this.
Appearing before the District officers,
that they should give the con-
tract for paving to one firm, which was
to pay him $1,000, to the exclusion of
other firms. which were to pay him
Appearing thus as counsel
for a contractor when he was Chairman
of the Committee which was to grant
or Withhold any appropriation by Con-
gress for paving at all. Mr.. Parsons es
capes legal responsibility because he
was not at the time a member of Con-
gress. Nevertheless, taking town.
meeting view of his case, it is clear that
Mr. Chittenden. in employing Parsons,
thought he was hiring something else
than his knowledge of 'ironized' wood"
Chicago Tribune Editorial, AprH Is,
1874.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

was all right; that the CustOm-House had only
passed out of one hand into the other of the
same control. There are many of the rank
and file in the Custom-House who are surprised
they are alarmed about their own safety. They
say the heavy tax which was SO recently ex-
acted from them, TO be appropriated to po-
1t is likely that before the Senate of the United
States acts upon the nomination of Mr.. Arthur
it will hear from the importers and merchants
of New York on the subject"
The Republicans at Chicago now propose to
seat Mr.. Arthur in the presiding chair of the
Stnite. Perhaps the importers and merchants
of New York will have something to say, how
ever, the subject.
General Arthur in private life is much liked
and esteemed. He is man of fine personal
appearance and excellent address, fond, as We
have already intinlated, of field sports and of
literature. He is a widower, having lost his
wife, a lady of rare qualities of mind and
character, little more than year ago.-N. Y.
World
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17
SEEKING REST.

Thus saith my soul. 'sThe it1 is long to tread
Behind me far. it stretches far before;
Yearly. drca lily, sight travels DER
Leagues that have heightened as the slow days
sped
And YEARLY Der leagues untraversed
Which MUST traverse ere I "a n the door
That shuts not night nor day. What need
more
Than to find rest at last in that last bed?"
Is it well said q soul? The way is long.
Weary are heat and brain and aching feet,
But mid thy wCnrine IS thou still art strong,
And rest unearred is Shan eful; so eri:reat
This oid thing-that ut last the uonquerof's
- Song
May echo through n sleep divinely sweet.
Good Words:
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

THE June report of the Department
Of Agriculture shows the following in rela-
ton to crops throughout the United States:
There is an increase of per cent. In the
acreage under oats, and the condition of the
crop is excellent, promising yield of IL per
cent. greater than last year. The acreage
under rye and barley has decreased since
1879, but the yield will be about the same.
Clover has an increased acreage; the in
crease, however, is confined to the cotton
growing States and the Pacific coast. The
eenditIon of the crop Is not good. Fruit Of
~ kinds VIII be quite plentiful, much more
10 than for the'previous year.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

A LATE dispatch from Dublin says
The weather all over Ireland up to the pres
ent has been most favorable. 1t is expected
that the potato crop will be enormous. 1t
promisessto exceed any thing seen in Ire
land since period anterior to the famine of
1s47. The root and cereal crops are also
lUyt1riant
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

THE Mississippi Valley Cotton-plant-
ers' Association has decided to hold series
of Interstate fairs in Memphis, Little Rock.
New Orleans and Montgomery, to create a
fund for the encouragement of inventors of
improved plantation machinery, and to put
several lecturers In the field, whose especial
duty it shall be. to travel over the Cotton
States and form branch associations.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17
NEWS IN BRIEF,
Compiled from Various Sources.

CHrcAGo's population will foot up a
tribe over an even half million, according to
the revised and enlarged returns.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

DISPATCHES from various points in
the Northwest show that the wheat crop
promises to be an average in quantity and
quality. In some localities there are COM
plants of rust and chinch bugs, as is usually
the case, but the general outlook is favora-
bic one. The reports from Minnesota, Da-
kota and Nebraska agree that the yield will
be the best in many years.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

A SPECIAL from Washington says it is
understood among personal friends of Gen
eral Hancock that he will, prior to the pub
lication Of his letter Of acceptance, tender
his resignation to the President as Major
General Of the United States Army.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

A DUEL was fought in South Carolina
on the 5th between Col. f. BsC. Cash, of
Chesterfield, and Col. VIM. NJ. Shannon, of
Camden, in which the latter was killed.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

THE st. Louis census shows q popula-
tion Of less than 80, 900, and the citizens have
made an appeal to Washington for a new
enumeration, on the ground Of gross inaccu-
racies and omissions
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

THE boiler of q steam thresher ex-
ploded near Dunkirk, o., on the 9Th. Rich
ard Rosack, Washington Pisle, George Pisie,
Arnsy Harmon and VIM. Frederick were in
stantly killed; Rudy Thrush was fatally in
jured Jesse Frederick and John Mcvetty
each had leg broken; and Mr.. Bowers was
slightly hurt. The boiler was new one,
never before useds and the cause of the ex-
plosion IL unknown.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 10,

A WASHINGTON dispatch Of the 18th
says: At Cabinet meeting to-day there was
some discussion as to the advisability of the
exercise Of the Presidents power to with
hold the expenditure Of some portions Of
the money appropriated by the last River
and Harbor bill, but it was decided that the
entire amount of appropriations should
be expended, as far as the War Department
in each particular case may consider desir-
able
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

RATHER than enforce the DEGREES
against the religious orders ITO French mag
istrates have resigned.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

- The Evening Post in considering
the "grand nomination" at Chicago
waves aside the uncomfortable facts that
the grand nominee, after taking stock
in the Credit Mobilier from the late
Cakes Ames. denied that he had ever
taken it, and that the grand nomi-
nee" took s., 900 rs counselfee for argu-
ing a claim which was to come before
his committee. The Post deprecates
personalities and calls for a heightened
canvass. "Yes, I'll fight you if you
won t hit this black eye lgot last week"
The World has no wish to exaggerate
the weak points of its political antagon-
lists, but between "grand nomina-
ton and n nomination which is more
tolerable than the nomination of Grant
there is a gap which judicious partisans
will avoid.-N. y World.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

The late United States Christian
Commission will hold reunion at
Chautauqua Lake on August Z. This
will be the first reunion since the war,
in which 5000 persons served the COM
mission.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

-" Power may destroy the forms,
but not the principles of Justice; these
will live in spite even of the sword
wrote General Hancock to Governor
Peass, the carpet-bag Governor of Tex
as, in 1867. That was the epitome of
Democracy then. and it is the ep;tomo
of Democracy to-day.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-07-17

GENERAL SHERMAN has received
very cordial reception in the Queens Do
minion. He was received on the interna-
tional boundary by the Premier and several
other prominent citizens of Manitoba and
escorted to Winnipeg, where there was a
military display on his arrival.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-04

ABUNDANCE OF GoLD-When Con-
gress authorized and directed the Sec
retary of the Treasury to issue ceriifi-
Gates based upon bullion, much objec-
tion was made. But it was maintained
that no better paper currency could be
had than that which represented gold
and silver dollar for dollar. A curious
circumstance showing the popularity
of these certificates is mentioned in an
article from the Tribune IN another
column. 1t is there shown that in a
brief period $4,000, 600 of gold was de-
posted in the Treasury in order to get
out tina. amount of silver certificates.
This is singular in the fact that gold
coin was used and not silver coin to
secure silver notes. 1t proves the
abundance of Oold, and the difficulty
of getting it into general circulation
although that is desired.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-04

Mr.. Comptroller Knox, in his annu-
al report on the currency, says regard
ing the expenses of bank note redemp-
ton:
The Government has for the past
fifteen years annually received an av-
erage of more than three millions of
dollars of taxes upon deposits, upon a
system unknown elsewhere in any
country, aud it is certainly but just
that it should bear the expenses of the
redemption of those notes from the cir
culation Of which it receives the entire
benefit.
To show that the present system of
bank taxation is not required by the
exigencies of the Government the
Comptroller says:
Were the entire tax upon banks and
bankers of the country, including the
two cent check tax, upon matches and
patent medicines removed, the amount
of revenue received by the Govern
ment from the tax on spirits, beer and
tobacco would alone be sufficient to
meet the expenses and reduce the pub
lie debt at the rate OF one hundred
millions annually.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-04
SATURDAY. DECEMRER A. 1850.
TEE Republican is worrying itsel

TEE Republican is worrying itseii
over the rate Of taxation for the next
fiscal year. 1t is now fully confident
that the Democrats will be compelled to
raise the rate from $1.10 on the $lO0 TO
which they reduced it from $l.2O ON the
500. We shall wait and see the result.
The people have the consolation OF
knowing that whatever money was
saved by the reduction Of the tax rate
has remained in their own pockets,
where it could not be wasted in jobs.
As there are no new buildings needed
next year for the city, it may be that the
Council will find way to get the city
through all right on tax rate much
less than the Republican hopes to see
adopted. Its idea is that a heavy tax
rate would get its party votes. The
Democrats have managed exceedingly
we'll, all things considered, and been as
economical as the circumstances would
permit. Had it not been for the expense
caused by the building of the new court
house and the introduction of the new
water pumps they would have had
plenty of money and to spare from the
present tax rate.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-04
THE ELECTORAL CoLLEGEs.

The electoral colleges have ended their
work and 1t only remains for Congress 10
declare the result. One curious thing
about the election Is the tendency OF vol.
ers to dlscriDlnate as to the personal
character of the electors. heretofore
II has always been supposed that the
vo'er thought of the candidates and car
Ell nothing about the electors. Yet W..
find in California that the Democrat,
lost one elector because they nominated
man who had, over twenty years ago.
Killed Democratic leader in a DUEL
This elector might have cost them the
Presidency. In Illinois we ind that tn,
son of President Lincoln received snr.
cial vote. Possibly some Democrats
voted for him out of respect for the
memory of his father. In New York
Clarence A. Seward wrs especially hon
ored
The lesson of this Is that hereafter in
selecting electors, men of the highest
integrity aud reputation should be cbos-
en-. 1t Will not do to ran such risk Az
me. moerats incurred IN California
". Y Herald
The daily gazette., 1880-12-04

ALAsKA.-The only mistake the
United States has made in the annexa-
tion of territory was in the purchase of
Alaska. The price paid for it to
the Russian government, 100000,
was an enormous one, entirely above its
real worth at the time, or its prospective
future worth. 1t costs the government
more to look after it than it is worth, to
say nothing of the loss of interest on
the investment. 1t now appears from
the enumeration of the inhabitants that
1t contains only about $4,000 Indians
ald creoles and 1913 white males and
four white females. Our Indian poIu-
lation was large enough before, aud
caused a constant drain of money from
the treasury for very many purposes
aside from the vast sums the numerous
wars have cost us. 1t is the only terri
tory that was not purchased by Demo
cratic administration, and is the only
Improbable blunder made in enlarging
our territory.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-04

Mr.. SCHURz, Secretary of the In
terror Department, in his report, pro-
poses a new departure in the treatment
Of the Indians. He proposes that the
Indians shall not as heretofore be re-
moved to distant territory new to them
and TO which they hesitate to 90. After
trial of our policy for many years,
without being able to secure any lasting
peace, he concludes that it would be
better to permit the Indians TO remain
on the lands to which they are accus-
toned, and make such needful changes
in the policy of the government as the
circumstances should require to protect
both races. Had this policy been in
troduced quarter of a century ago, il
is altogether probable the cost of the
management OF the Indians would have
been greatly redHced, and that We
should have been spared the recital q,
frequent savage butcheries by the In-
dian tribes. Instead of recurring a,,
army now to follow the Indians. W.
should have been able to get along with
an enlarged police force where regular
troops are necessary. Still the question
has been long discussed, and the wisest
men of the nation have not been able
TO point out any safe and feasible plan
that could secure the support of Con-
gress. The Indians have been a vast
expense to the government during its
whole existence, and no doubt will con-
The daily gazette., 1880-12-04

THE trouble in Ireland does not seem
to decrease. On the contrary feeling
In favor Of the government now is be-
ing aroused in one or two counties,
that may give greater difficulty still to
the government to preserve the peace.
1t is very questionable now whether the
government is not tired of temporizing
and desirous of using more severe
measures. The whole officially arose
from the unwlllingness Of the govern
ment to take prompt and sufficient
measures to see that the people who are
IN destitute circumstances were relieved
and properly cared for. This was and
is duty resting upon the Queen law
fully and morally, and as wise ard
humane sovereign. Aside from any
political matter, this was the duty of
the sovereign, and by the timely ex-
penditure of half million or so OF
money the distress Of her people might
have been removed and much OF bad
feeling now threatens the peace of the
country, been supplemented by an en-
thusiasm for the government. 1t ID
stated in a telegram that "Colonel Cor
don, who has been on a tour of the
whole West of Ireland, writes that the
condition of the people Is worse thar
that of any other in the world"
The British Empire is the leading
nation in Christian civilization, and that
report, coming as it does right from
London sounds very badly, in the face
of the fact that no movement for relie
appears to be on hand.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-04
THE sCoURGE OF DIPHTHERIA,
ALARMING INCREASE OF THE DISEASE
IN BRooKLYN-cATHoLIC PRAYERS
OFFERED.


ALARMING INCREASE OF THE DISEASE
IN BRooKLYN-CATHoLI PRAYERS
OFFERED.
The diphtheria epidemic continues In
Brooklyn, and there are from twenty to
twenty-five new Cases reported every
day. The death rate from this cause III
Brooklyn has for some time exceeded
that from consumption, which usually
leads the list. The Common Council
Committee has as yet taken 10 action
under the resolution authorizing It to
investigate the causes of and look for a
remedy for dphtheria. The health
officials are anxious TO put through a
measure giving their department power
TO supervise and correct house plumb
ing, but the plan is not looked upon
with favor, and it is believed to bs de-
signed to give the department increased
political power.
Father Growney, AN assistant priest in
ST. Vincent de Paul's Church, viii
liamsburg, was asked yesterday about
the ceremonies and prayers for inter
cesslon offered in honor Of ST. Blaslus
by Roman Catholics who are afflicted
with diphtheria and other throat dis
eases. Father Growney said:-"The
saint, who was native OF Germany,
llvt d in the third or hith century. His
feast is celebrated on the third day Of
February. Although not mentioned in
the great ceremony OF the mass, yet
there are in the rubrics prayers in bis
honor. These prayers, which are not Of
modern time, refer to him as one power
ful to assist by his intereession those
who are afflicted with diphlheria. MOI
much else is known Of him"
The ceremony performed over those
who seek in this way to get rid Of
diphtheria is as follows;-The priest
who recites The prayers has the afflicted
person hold two lighted candles against
his throat so that the candles cross each
other and from the figure Of a cross,
with the tighten ends reaching up OH
either side OF the chin. Then the
prayers are read.
81 have read the prayers often"
Father Crowned continued, "and they
are read by the priests when called upon
in all the churches"
"Have they proven etlicacious?"
"The faithful so consider them.p
The CGthoitc LnirerSe, of Cleveland,
Ohio, in an editorial calling on those
afflicted with diphthera in st. Paul and
in Brooklyn, in which cities the disease
is said to be especially prevalent, to
make intercessi1u TO ST. Blasius, de-
clares, on the authority Of the Rev. f.
Maher, of the Cathedral in Cleveland,
that no one, young Or old, in that city
sought the saints iutercpsSion for ratiat
without obtaining the auccor prayed for.
The daily gazette., 1880-12-04

The street singer In lays of yore was
what we call "an institution" He
cashed bis unmelodious notes on the fire.
quenled thoroughtares. Those wander
ing minstrels OF low degree used to have
their ballads printed IN cheap form
and sung and sold for penny each
about the highways aud byways. We, a
people who have no ballads, because We
have no ancient history, are now being
deluged with an immense lot Of such
things, reprinted and sold even more
cheaply than IN the days Of our fathers.