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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05

Hon. Samuel j. Tilden has been
elected the first honorary member of
tho Jefferson Club of New York. In
reply to letter of the President,
Chauncey +. Black, Esq, informing him
of his election, Governor Tilden writes
as follows: f'ii<
si. NEW YORK, January q, 1881.
MY DEAR SIR: have received your letter
notifying me of my umnno election as the
critic Association Of New YoIk. accept the
distinction thus conferred IN order to testify
my approval and commentator of the objects
title to the esteem and gratitude of the Amer
loan people even greater than that which he
derived from being the author of the Declara-
ton of Independence. and from being the au
thor of the statute of reli yi,us freedom by the
State of Virginia. During all the bloody con-
struggles out of which our system of govern
went emerged, and the controversies through
which Yves impressed upon it the char
PIE. for the people," he WINS the apostle e' Of
human freedom and the greatest leader of
that benefcent philosophy which was en-
powerful tendencies are ut work to subvert
the original character of our Government; to
break down the limitations of power estab-
lished by the, CONSTITUTE IN; to centralize the
acton and influence of official authorities; to
create a governing class, using the machinery
Of Government as acarrupt balance of power
IN the elecfious. aud then shaping legislation
and administration in the interests of the few
against the many; the precepts and example
of such a man as Mr.. Jefferson cannot be too
often invoked. The formation of societies
which can act as scenters of disc ussiOn and as
agencies for the propagation of the .rue prin-
GiPies ct fhNz Fathers M .s OF the Repai, &c is
and to maukind.
With assurance OF sympathy and esteem-
yourself, have the honor to be, your fellow
citizen, SAMUEL ]. TILDEN.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
Can't Do without 1t.

The following correspondence over
the telephone wires yesterday is a fur
Their proof of the fact that no one but q
bald headed man could do without one:
"Hello! Centralr'
"Hellor'
Connect me with the Signal Blu
rcau"
"All right-go ahead"
Hello! Signalr'
"Hello!''
"Is it going to thaw to-dayp"
"Yes, there are indications"
"How's the wind?"
"Getting around to the south"
"Do you think can safely have my
hair cutP''
"Wait minute until l consult the
barometer, thermometer and wind
gauge"
(Silence for half minute.)
"Hello!''
"Hellor'
"Yes, YOU can go ahead. There
won't be any change to speak of for the
next twelve hours. There is a cold
wave moving up the Ohio Valley. and
a snowstorm is reported ut Cheyenne.
but if we're you I'd take my chances
on the hair cutting and get my neck
shaved to boot"
"All right much obliged"
Goodbye, Detroit Free Press.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
Gar11eld's Present Trouble.

Certain Republican papers. supposed
to know all about the trials and tribula-
tons OF the President-elect,, say that he
is just now graphing with, one which
taxes his patience and ingenuity more
than any of its predecessors and.
singularly enough. it is ::non-political.
The public/is aware that when the
Hayes family took possession of the
White House, everything in the shape
of stimulants stronger than tea and cof.i
fee was banished from the Presidential
board. The thirstiest caller was not
invited to interview the decanter, and
the foreign diplomatic who had been ae-
customed to his daily wine from child
hood was compelled to, go through a
long State dinner on water-pOwer only.
While the credit of this new departure
was given to both members of the do
nestle firm, twas generally under
stoodin Washington that Mrs. Hayes
was the prime mover. and that" Mr.:
Hayes yielded only under protest. In
deed, it is said. on what seems to be re-
liableiauthOrlty, that7the halter not only
does not object to moderate indulgence
in ardent spirits by others, but occa-
sionally INDUCES himself when away
from home; and that the rules. estab-
lished at his own Table are not binding
upon him at a table not his own But
be this as it may, theRxecptive Mansion
during the last four years has set an
example of total abstinence from all
that can intoxicate which the friends of
that species of reform have enthusiastic-
ally applauded; and as a testimonial of
their appreciation and admiration they
have started subscription for life
size portrait Of Mrs. Hayes to be hung
up in the famous East room forever.
Naturally enough, too, they are asking
this questions: Twill Mr. and Mrs.
Garfield go and do likewiseP' And it
is this question. vigorously poked at
him by letter; and private deputations,
which is vexing the soul of the gentle
man at Mentor. Mr.. Garfield, like Mr.
Hayes, takes a little nov and then. but |
unlike Mr.. Hayes, is quite willing his
guests should have the same liberty. In
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
Reputation by a Republican State.

The reputation of the railroad debt of
Minnesota, is, as the New York tribune
shows, totally indefensible act What
ever the original excuse for it may have
beeh, the State is now abundantly able
to pay, and could better afford to liqui-
date the bonds twice over than to have
its good name disgraced and its credit
impaired. The amount of bonds, when
issued, in 1858. was $2,275,O 900. With
accumulated interest the whole debt
now amounts to about $6,OO0,0 900. But
the assessed valuation of property in
the State is $258, O55, $40, and the real,
value not less than $500. 900, 600. Hence
the debt. with past-due interest, is not
more than three-fourths OF, one per
cent OF the property in the State. The
dollar on the $1,000, on a third of
the actual value of property, or
ten cents on the 800. and only
'twenty-eight cents on the 800 in
taxes of all kinds. THE whole debt
could probably be paid by disposing of
the public lands of the State. There is
no valid excuse for the refusal of Min
nesota, which had quadrupled in popu-
lation and multiplied its property by
eight since 1860. to pay its honest debts.
There can be no dispute about the le-
gality of the debt" MiAnesota's re-
pudiation was cool and calculating. and
effectually offsets fully half of the South
ern POPULATIONS, over which the Re-
publican journals have wasted so many
moral homilies. The Southern State
debts were mostly the work of the car
pet-baggers. The only thing that lent
the ghost of a moral obligation to the
bonds representing these debts was the
fact that some of them found their way
into Innocent hands Till Minnesota
purges herself the Republican party
should remain dumb on the subject of
Uevelond Pla,ndeater,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

There are forty-two night schools
in Philadelphia with a registered at
tendance Of 5000 pupils.
The American Board of Foreign
Missions states that it will nsed during
the current year $430, 0dO. independent
of special donations and legacies.
The American Lutheran Church
has fifty-nine Synods and 944, 1868 COM
municants. The increase in member
ship during 1880 was over 100, 900.
The State Association of Teachers
of Texas recommends the immediate
establishment of State university, to
be under the control of Board of Re-
gents consisting of one member from
each Congressional District.
There were 1O5 new Congregational
churches organized in the United States
during 1880, and POS ministers ordained
or installed. In 1879 there were sixty
seven new churches organized and 173
ministers ordained or installed, while
81 were dismissed in place of seventy in
1880.
The Maine Pedagogical Society has
recommended the general adoption OF
the system of free textbooks for public
schools. throughout the State. A few
districts already have them. The es-
taDllSnIueuL Oh u otdte DOdTu VI EuuCd-
ton and of free high schools was also
recommended by the society.
Miss Eppie Fisher. one of the teach
ers at the Indian Boys School. in Car
Isle. Pa, says the Improvement made
by her pupils is marvellous. She has
some pretty and well-expressed letters
from them that would hardly do dis
credit to Andover or Wellesley. She
is very sanguine that the moral and in
tellectual Influences on these children
are Transforming them into the stuff
good, civilized and useful men and
women are made of.
The course OF instruction in the
proposed French college for girls will
be as follows Morals the French Ian
guage, reading aloud, and one living
language; ancient and modern litera-
ture; geography and cosmography
the history of France and an outline of
general history arithmetic the ele-
ments of geography; chemistry ply
sizes and natural history hygienics do
nestle economy needle-work ; ele-
ments of law; drawing music; gym
nastics.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
Fashion Notes.

Red satin balayeuses are gradually
disappearing.
A short dress made OF rich material is
admissible anywhere.
Bayadere striped plush is much used
for trimming fancy costumes.
Venetian point, Alencon and real
Spanish are three styles in laces which
are now in special vogue.
The new tinted cashmeres are made
into quaint house-dressesi in the Holland
style of two centuries ago.
Marked effect is given to- sober-toned
and black garments by the tendency to
high coloring in the general styles OF
dress.
Spanish jewelry is very fashionable.
The bracelets, brooches and earrings in
large leaf designs, studded with gems,
find ready market and command
high price.
Magnificent satin fabrics are import
ed covered with Vesuvius beads of
fine quality, whose dazzling rays give
the material the effect of being covered
with precious stones.
Very becoming indoor jackets are
made of navy blue Hindoo cashmere.
with wide borders of oriental cashmere
of the brightest colors. Ruffies of yell
low lace are worn around the neck and
wrists.
Black Brussels net scarfs appliqued
with velvet leaves which are covered
with iridescent beads are worn upon
bonnets of black plush. They are fats
ened at the sides of the nat with scar
abees or beetles of the natural size.
The Laveuse" polonaise. with up
turned skirt. la washerwoman. is still
in favor. The polonaise is made of
reUer at the bottom is usually faced with
plush, brocade or watered silk.
Shot glace silks. less expensive than
brocades, are very fashionable for
demi-toilet dresses, and are trimmed
usually with satin or lace. These silks
have in q degree taken the place of
faille, whose popularity is completely at
an end.
Very fine wooden gloves resembling
stockinet or jersey webbing are now
imported having long woven wrists
which reach nearly half wav to the ell
bow. These gloves have the appear
ance of the undressed kid gloves, but
wear infinitely better, and do not turn
gray nor lose their shape as do the
Danish gloves. Price sixty cents n
pair.
Some of the dress sleeves are cut to
fit the arm SO closely that they have to
be buttoned or laced from the wrist to
the elbow after the dress is put on. The
long Suede SAKE gloves are then in or
der. They are drawn over the dress
sleeves for the promenade, and no cuff
or frill of lace is visible. Over the
gloves, however, are worn any number
Of bangles and gold bands, which are
now de rigpeur upon all occasions.
The prettiest Of all the frail and love-
ly creations in floral garnitures are the
dainty Pre- Raphaelite'' shoulder
capes, made of delicate flowers and
buds, upon an India null foundation.
Fine white flowers, moss buds, small
picotees, delicate ferns and sprays Of
smilax are used, and the cape is edged
with fringe of lilies of the valley.
Sometimes the entire cape is mass of
flowers, but oftener a portion of the
India null is visible, and wide border
ing is then made of the flowers and
y. Post.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Brandy distilled from the juice of
lines and lemons has been made in
Tucson, A. T.
1t is estimated that $75, ZOO, 900
worth of fruit is grown annually in the
United States.
The Japanese persimmon has
proved great success in Algeria, and
is being largely planted.
Seven hundred thousand women in
France and Italy are employed in the
manufacture of raw silk from the cocoon.
New and extensive coal mines are
South and North and the Alabama
Great Southern.
Wool furnishes the largest single
roads. In 1880, 81 ,588, 900 pounds were
shipped from San Francisco, all do
nestle wool; mere trife, 275, 900
pounds coming from Australia.
st. Louis is agitated over project
to construct locomotive works within
the limits of the city, to have q capaci-
ty for building five hundred engines per
year. A company has organized for
this object, with q working capital of
$2,500,OOO.
usually active last year. Two hundred
and forty-one vessels of all kinds were
launched, of total of fully 239, 600
tons, an excess of II 600 tons over 1879.
Their marketable value represents an
outlay of about $50, 900. 900.
The manufacture of brick is one of
the most important industries of Ma
con, Ga. The material furnished by the
land below the city in the Ocmulgee
swamp, and tract extending across
the Brunswick Railroad, is said to be
unexcelled in the world for purity and
frmness.
The Nordenskjold, the largest tor
pedo boat in existence, was recently
launched at Copenhagen. She measures
215 feet in length and ~ feet in breadth.
She can make fifteen miles an hour.
Her steel armor is four inches thick,
and she carries an unusually large
breech-loading Krupp gun.
Never in the history of railroading
has the shipment of baled hay formed
SO important n feature of business.
Heavy shipments of baled hay are pass
ing daily to Southern cities and to New
York and New England points as well.
Most of it is forwarded from points in
Illinois.
1t is said that there are 24S spoken
languages in India, and. including diff
ferent dialects, $40. The use Of the
English language, however, is fast sup
planting them. particularly among the
young. From 1000 to 10, 900 candidates
are annually examined at the three
great universities of India, and English
is the chief language employed.
AN engineer of one of the Indianap-
oils roads says that he breaks the lump
coal as fine as nut coal before using 1t.
and claims that this gives an increase
of twenty per cent. in steam; also. that
his fireman pays special attention when
throwing fuel into the fire-box to drop
it where it is needed, the secret of firing
successfully being to have an even fire
all over the fire-box.
The size of the cotton factory at
Piedmont, S. c., has been more than
doubled, and it is now the largest fac
tory in one building in the South. A
correspondent OF the Charleston NeUs
and Courier says that five years ago
there was not single house at tina.
place, and now there are LAT, besides
the factory building, which is to support
1900 people and house 1900 bales Of
cotton q year.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
New York City statistics in Short.

New York has, according to the
United States census of 1880, 1,206, 577
inhabitants, of whom $50. 762 are males
and 615, S15 females.
New York has floating population
of about $4,000. This includes sojourn-
ers at hotels, boarding and lodging
houses. and emigrants temporarily stop
ping in town.
New York expended for amusements,
theaters, operas and shows about ST.
600, 600 last year, and in the drinking
places nearly $50. 900, 600, the latter ex-
penditure resulting in the arrest of 49,
191 persons for intoxication.
New York's accession of population
by birth last year was about 81, 900; its
loss by death Just 81, 1866.
In New York live 213. 467 families, &C.
cupying 67.126 dwelling houses.
New York sweddings last yearreached
the number of 20, 600.
New York supports 145, 749 males be-
tween the ages of ID and 80 years, and
172, TIT females between the same ages.
About 80, 900 of the latter are domestics.
The New York police arrested last
year 1869 persons, 47.79S of whom
were held, while $500 were discharg-
ed. Grimes of violence are on the in
crease. In looU Unev uuuDoreu q, tSO.
The New York City prisons opened
their doors last year to 3O,825 persons
of Incorporate habits. The police sta
and women who had nowhere else to
sleep.
New York's organized charitable
societies disbursed 81, 900. 900; and 141,-
765 persons were committed by the
Commissioners of Public Charities and
Correction to the almshouses, prisons,
hospitals, nurseries, schools and asy-
lums.
New York's Sunday-school scholars
of all denominations number lis, 1926, in
AIS Sunday schools.
New York's street Arabs, growing up
without instruction and learning to be
form an army of over 10000.
N y Sun.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
LATE, NEWS ITEMS.

GEN. CoLLEY, with six companies Of
British soldiers, suffered most disastrous
| defeat at the hands OF the Beers at Spitzkop,
on the 9th ult.. Gen. Colley himself being
| killed, together with the greater
portion Of his command, which consisted
of twenty-five officers and 627 men. The
British occupied the summit of a hill, up
which the Beers charged four times, the last
attempt to capture it being successful, as is
alleged, solely on account Of the British
running out Of ammunition.
PRINCESS AUGUSTA VICTORIA, the
bride-efect Of the eldest son of the Crown
Prince Of Germany, arrived at Berlin on the
26th, and was publicly received by the En-
peror and royal family. The occasion was
made grand fete day, business throughout
the city being suspended and the streets and
buildings decorated in holiday attire. The
religious ceremony Of the marriage was per-
formed on the evening Of the 9th, a.grand
court reception being afterward held, fol-
lowed by State banquet.
FRITZ w. HAAS and Catherine Hof-
fart, his alleged paramour, confined in the
Franklin County Jail at Union, No., under
indictment for the murder Of Mrs. Haas,
narrowly escaped lynching at the hands of
an Infatuated crowd. Under cover of dark
ness the officers finally succeeded in getting
the prisoners aIt of town and conveying
them to st. Louis, where they are now safe
at least from mob violence.
THE Catholic Orphan Asylum at
Hyde Park, Scranton, Pa, partially burned
on the night of the 9th, causing the death
of seventeen of the inmates, all
children. The victims were locked in their
rooms on the third floor, and the dense
smoke and flames rendered it impossible for
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
The Majority. on the Popular Vote.

1t would seem that after careful
collection and consideration. by the
Baltimore San, of the entire vote polled
at the last Presidential election, Gen.
eral Hancock has a clear majority over
General Garfield of 6,332. The Sun
says:
Careful revision of the returns from all the
States, obtained by correspondence with the
bcst sources of information. enables us to lay
before the readers of the Sun n correct table
of the popular vote of the United States for
President in November: 1880. The total vote
uf the country was 9,2D.7a divided as follows:
James A. Garfield, Republican: .9sI
Winfield s. Hancock, Democrat. ,313
Jarpes b. Weaver. Greenback. .-....... 307,053
Neal Dow. Prohibition .............. a,8H
scattering --.r--..-.---. ---....... i,s05
THAT'S. 9,2cO,79i
. Hancocks majority over Garfield. -. $3.50
- The total vote polled for President in 1876 by
the same Statcs as in 1850 was Al. 1885, and the
increase Is 5Sy, $751;. =
The vote of the States for Garfield, Hancock
and Weaver is ms follows:
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
A Year Of Horrors.

If good old Mother Shipton, instead Of
frightening timid people with the prophecy
TINT the world would come to an end in 1881,
hud announced that 1t would be a very extra
would be in unusual commotieu,- Involving
vast destruction of property and entailiny
great human suffering over wide areas, AMI
that an era of casualties would set in occa-
sioling severe loss of human life. and that
violence, murder and suicide would run rum
pant, she would have hit much nearer the
truth. There yet remain ten mouths and n
half of tho year, and IL the destruction VIII oh
has been caused during the past six weeks
continues In anything like the same pro-
portion for the rest of the year it will be
set down in all future time as the yeac OF
horror The winter seems to have accumu-
lated its ravages since the list of January
Fierce billiards. have continuously swcp:
down from the Arctic region. via Manitoba
pillng up snow almost mountain-high, and
burying many victims beneath its ava
lanches, while numerous othors have frozen
to death. exposed to its pitiess blasts. Con
tinuous rains have Inundated the Pacific
coast and have washed out several mining
towns. The ice gorges have burst with great
violence In thefhaw and flooded Washington.
Toledo, Philadelphia and other cities, involv-
ing damages to property that amount up in
to the millions. large part of New Orlcans
has been uDder water for days. Innocent liz
tie brooks and creeks in the rurnl districts
that have barely life enough to run in the sum
mer have been transformed into raging tor
rents and have swept away mills, farmhouse
bridges and fences, and inundated quiet coun
try villages. Railroads have been blocked II -.
until supplies of food and fuel have grow
scarce and prices have mounted upward with
astonishing velocity. The ocean has been
strewn with wrecks. Not satisfied with
their damage In their own region, the snow
hoi naf
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
INTERESTING EVENTS.


Nix. ROBERT r. PORTER, special agent of the
census on Wealth, Debt and Taxation" fur
nishcs an interesting exhibit OF the outstand-
ing bond indebtedness of the cities and
towns of the Uni: ed States containing a popu-
lation of 100 inhabitants and upward. Forth
coming tables will show the purposes for
which all bonds were issued in each year from
1860 to 1880. and the amounts maturing each
year from 1880 to 1909. The figures given in
the following table are subject to possible re-
vision:
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05

1t will be noticed that each of the New En-.
gland States. except Rhode Island, has q
much larger numter of members in the lower
house than Indiana has. New Hampshire hnls
the highest number. $40: Vermont. follows,
with az, then Massachusetts With 40 ana 80
on. The newer States have smaller Houses,
but none of them smaller in proportion to
area and population than Indiana.-Chicdgo
Tribune.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05

PARLIAMENT passed the so-called
Protection bill on the 18th, the vote stand
ing sS1 to 80. --.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05

DRoz, previously Vice-President, has
been elected President of the Swiss Confed-
Grafton In the place of Anderwert, deceased.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05

BoTH Houses of the Tennessee Legis-
lature voted to take n recess, in order to
participate in the Presidents inaugural
ceremonies.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05

Ex-Gov. HENRY d. Cook, of Wash
ington, died on the oath.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.

PEACE has been declared between
Chilli and Peru.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05

IT is understood that negotiations
have begun between General Colley and the
Beers, and il Is expected q truce will soon
- .~r~rged -
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-03-05
In the report Of the State of South CaroIin

the Indebtedness OF the City of Columbia
($6o0,c0O) is not included. The report OF the
State of Tennessee does not include the lrcpu-
diated) Indebtedness of the City Of Memphis
which Is estimated at about S. GOD. Tn,
States of Colorado and Florida have no bondt
debt. The bonded Indebtedness of New Yo 81
City amounts to $l3s, 4O7 49,: of Chicago
$I3,043O0o. and OF Louis Vile, KY, to &s.O79.O
Tho rates of interest paid range from three
to twelve per cent. per annum.-Wdshtngtoh
Cor. N. T. Tribune.