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American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06
An Interesting History.

Mr.. Morton, of the clerical force at the
White House, is preparing separate scrap
book OF the newspaper accounts of the
shooting and dangerous illness Of the Prcsi-
dent. The different accounts are cut up and
pasted in a scrap-book. Editorial remarks
and comments are >cissored and put in
alongside OF Geographic accounts. Accounts
of public meetings held are also preserved
Literature of this character will make a biz
volume, which il will take the President
some time 10 peruSe after he is able TO read.
He has expressed desire to have reports of
the calamity and press comments preserved.
The kilograms of sympathy which have been
received will all be preserved. They make
II big collection. kilograms from foreign
Governments and rulers We're nearly all ad :
dressed to Secretary Blaine. These will be
kept In thelrecords of the State Department.
Those received ut the White House will be
put in some convenient form so that they
Will he readily accessible to the readers and
sympathizing callers,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
The steamers Idlewild and Osceo

The steamers IdleWild and Osceola
Belle. burned at the Me aphis wharf on tho
night of the 31st. The fire originated in the
lamp-locker of the Tdlewild, and spread so
rapidly that the entire boat was soon envel-
oped in flames. The Osceola Belle lay just
above the Idlewild, and before a tug could
be got to her assistance she took fire and
floated down the river a burning mass. The
James Lee, lying just below the Idlewld ran a
very narrow cscapefrom destruction, but was
hauled out with her stages on fire and the
flames extinguished. The Idlewild had
just been thoroughly repaired and was load
ing for her first trip between Memphis and
Arkansas CITY,. She was owned by Capt.
John ID. Adams, Of Little Rock, and Capt.
zines II. Reese, of Pitts burgh, and valued
It about So, 900; insurance SIG, 200. The
osceola Belle ran between Memphis and
Osceola. She belonged to the Lee Line, was
valued at $4,000, with no insurance. A
small quantity of freight was destroyed.
A TERRIBLE accident occurred at Pc
oria, d., on the night of the Both. BY the
explosion of an overcharged still at the
Woolner Brewery, eighteen persons were
injured, over one-half OF them fatally. The
names of the killed and those who died soon
afterward from their injuries are as follows:
Ignatz Woolner, one of the proprietors, and
Max Woolner, son of another partner;
two sons of VIM. Voehl Uhe father proba-
bly, fatally injured); Henry Casing, en-
gineer; Henry GoetZ, Charles Heppener
and August Bret, employees; John kuk-
land, a visiting brewer from Brooklyn, n.
Y. August Heller and VIM. Rice, two 9TH
err employees, are supposed to be fatally in
jurcd.
AFFAIRS in Perry County, Ark, have
reached point where the State authorities
are compelled to interfere. Investigation
revealed the fact that the civil authorities
were powerless to arrest the assassins Of
Editor Mathews, or enforce the law. 1t is
also said that the people are divided as to
the means which should be adopted in adj
ministering justice. Governor Churchill
has issued an order directing Major-Gen
Newton TO proceed thither with troops.
THE wife, daughter, and infant child
OF John Snyder, a planter living in Lee
County, Ark, were drowned while crossing
n bayou on flatboat in Prairie County.
They were seated in a wagon and the horses
became FESTIVE and backed it off the boat.
KENT MCNUTT, Secretary of State,
was accidentally drowned at Nashville,
Tenn. on the 3lst.
THE entire business portion of White
Hall, Muskegon County, Mich, was de-
stroyed by fire on the night OF the 10Th. Loss
about S130, 900.
SITTING-BULL and party have gone
to Standing Rock Agency.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06
WIT ANJ WISDOM.

"A fortune awaits the man who will
invent store trousers without that SELF
asserting crease down the legs.
How beautiful is the language of
flowersr' exclaimed Miss Posigush;
(which is your favorite flower, Mr..
Smart2'' Graham" said Smart, SEN
tentiously. Miss Posigush thinks there
are some persons without a particle of
sentiment in their souls.--Boston Tran
script. ~ si T5>i
"A canary bird in New York inn
itates the most difficult air performed
on the piano. /, A smart bird; but a
canary in Norristown MARBLES the
choicest selections from the old COM
pOsers and, accompanies itself on a
piano 1t also plays very artistically
on jewsharp and an accordion at the
same time. The owner says he
wouldn't take seventy-five cents for It.
-Norristo,Dn Herald.
Those people who have for years
past annually expressed sorrow for
bald headed men in fiy-time have
wasted their breath. Surgeons de-
clare that fiies avoid bald-heads on ac-
count of the odor of the scalp, and
that one ock-headed man will suffer
more from fly bites in one month than
ten bald heads will all summer. Keep
your sympathies for the heather OF
Africa, who are bcset by flies, fleas.
snakes, lizards and scorpions the year
round. -Detroit Free Press.
The comet is now in a fair way to
be disposed Of. For time there was
a good deal of disturbance among the
heavenly hosts, and SaSttarius was
sent out with a bow and arrow to shoot
the affair, but he failed to score on the
target, since when archery has been
unpopular up that way; then Aqparius
was asked to play bis hose On the>busi-
ness and try 70 extingaish it but twas
all in vain. the yconfiagration was
too extensive. In a fit of despera-
ton Ursa Major waved his 'stumpy
tail in the dlirectioni6f the unwelcome
visitor and splitIi it right square through
the middleton the tail, but the comet.
Neto HaUena Register. q
Say" said the iohthyosaurus to the
pterodactyl, when was down among
the pliocen people, the other day, I
heard a new story r.Steam ahead"
rejoined the pterodactyl rs he took his
seat on the branch of q giant fern.
"Well," continued the ichthyosaurus,
"there was once mogatherium who
had a number of fine detonian pines in
his front yard, of which he was very
proud. and "he9 particularly cautioned
young Megatheriums to iwhom he had
given a little rhatchet,, not to cut them.
One day, while walking. in his garden:
he noticed that one of the trees had
been cut" "Oh, cut that story, too"
snarled the pterodactyl; 81 heard that
when l went to school with the primi-
tive polyps" Then they separated, and
the pterodactyl said he'd see him again
when he had something ncw.-Bostcn
TRANSCRIPT.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06
Cat With Fly. Paper Attachment.

An uptown lady is the owner of cat
who loves to jump after flies. This
lady, wishing to rid herself of some
flies, purchased several sheets of sticky
fly-paper. and on Saturday morning
placed one of them on the writing desk
in the dining room and went about her
work. Soon she heard remarkable
noise, and the next instant the cat
went through the room with such speed
that it could only be likened to cat
being shot from a cannon. 1t was
nothing but Il dull, gray streak. In the
rear, attached to one of its hind feet,
followed the sheet of fly-paper. The
animal was perhaps the widest cat
ever seen. She took in every room,
staircase and hallway in the house, and
went through them all at the same gait.
except increasing it slightly in going
down stairs, owing to the fact that she
didn't stop to count the steps, and
wherever she went the t'y-papcr fol-
lowed like grim fate, and the cat would
likely still be "scOoting' through the
house like a veritable specter had not
its owner, in attempting to shut one of
the doors SO as to narrow the scene of
operations. caught the paper fast. As
it tore loose from the hind foot of the
cat she gave an awful yOwl and disap
peared under the ice-box, not returning
to her usual serenity until several hours
after. Since that time. when she sees
Il bit of fly-paper, with wonderful sa-
gacity, learned by experience, she
makes tracks with the speed of Il coyote
to some other part of the house. and
when Il fly audaciously buzzes in close
proximity to her nose she merely looks
at the insect with an injured air, as
IL cusscd fool now, don't youF'
TN IN T. Freeman.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06
Death Of Dean Stanley.

Another distinguished Englishman is
lead. The cable brings to America the
news Of the death Of the great Dean Of
Westminster. There are few EnGlishmen
whose death would be so Widely regretted
in this country. His relations with America
wefe not simply in his public and literary
character. He had numerous and devoted
personal friends here who had the greatest
admiration for his abilities and reverential
regard for his character. Arthur Penrhyn
stanley was born in Alderley, Cheshire, De-
cember IL, 1915. His father was DIR. Ed
ward Stanley, rector Of Alderley for thirty
two years and Bishop of Norwich from 1897.
The son was educated at Rugby, and in 1888
graduated at University College, Oxford,
where he subsequently resided for twelve
years As tutor. In 1851 he was appointed
Canon of Can erbury, and he was Regius
Professor Of Ecclesiastical History at Ok
ford from 1886 to 1864, when he was made
Dean Of Westminster. He was leader
Of the "Broad Church - party. He pub.
lished Life and Correspondence of
Thomas Arnold, DID, which has
passed. through numerous editions and
been translated into several foreign Ian
suages, "Sermons and Essays on the Apos-
tOlie Age, 1.-The Epistles Of St. Paul to
the Corinthians, with Critical Notes and
Dissertations" Historical Memorials of
Canterbury Cathedral" "Sinai and Pal
estine in Connection with Their History"
Lectures on the History OF the Eastern
Church, ""Leciures on the History Of the
Jewish Church, - Abraham to Samuel"
" The Bible, Its Forms and Substance
I" Scripture Portraits and Other Mi.cella-
Mes" I" Historical Memorials OF West
Minister Abbey" "The Three Irish
Churches,'' - Essays on Church and
State," - The Athanasian Creed" and
:" Lectures on the History of the Church of
Scotland" In November, 1874, he was
elected Lord Rector Of the University Of st.
Andrews. The last OF the works named
above was written in 1874, rs we learn from
I he American Cycloprdia, :" which we are
indebted for the record of the wonderful
life work of this eminent theOlOgian. The
cause OF his death was erysipelas. His age,
it will be observed, was siXty-six. II was
reasonably hoped that he had many years of
life before him.-.St. Louis Republican.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

That is n thin story that comes from
Washington in explanation OF how the
accommodating Pitney raised six thou
sand dollars for the campaign fund tn
help elect Mr.. Garfield, who now kicks
him out of Office. 1t seems that certain
enterprising merchants of the Capital
of the same sort, presumably, who
got up and engineered the business
mens'' boom for Garfield-raised, at
the solicitation of the patriotic Ptney,
six thousand dollars for the Republican
campaign fund. This money went. it
is supposed, in connection with that
furnished by the .'Star-route" robbers,
toaidin Mr.. Dorsey operations in Indi-
ana. But no matter where it went to;
it went into the campaign fund at all
events. Now these enterprising and
patriotic business men" are complain
ing that Pitney agreed with them that
if they gave the money they should get
it all back again in fraudulent contracts
with the Treasury Department.. That
is to say Pitney agreed with these no.
BILE patriots that he would award them
contracts for articles to be furnished
the Treasury at whatever price they
might see fit to ask. In plain terms,
the agreement was that if these men
would give money to keep the Repub-
lican party in power, they would
be allowed to steal that much or
more from the National Treasury. Now
that Pitney is in disgrace and his con-
tracts cancelled these men have tie
cheek to whine about their money and
ask Chairman Hubbell of the Republic
an Committee to refund it to them.
This is a sweet scented story, truly. and
one that sheds lurid light upon Re-
publican campaign methods. Here is Il
Government Official, right under the
nose OF John Sherman and the Repub-
lican Administration, claiming (and
with reason, no doubt) to have acted
with their knowledge and approval.
bargaining with Republican business
men to swell the Republican corruption
fund with money that in the end must
That is to say, Pitney, one of John Sher
pact with these men that If they would
contribute to the campaign fund they
would be allowed to swindle the Gov
eminent out of money enough to pay
them back. 1t is all very well to say
that Sherman and Hayes and Garfield
did not know of this, but it will be hard
to make people believe that they did
not. If they did not, it was because
they willfully shut their eyes to the
truth and did not want to know. 1t is
not likely that the country will ever
know the full extent of the infamies that
the Republican managers were guilty
of in the last campaign, but it is getting
some glimpses of the truth Ceretana
Plaindedter.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

TIE Washington correspondent of
3 Az Vow York Tribuns says II i-undcrstood
> That since the shooting Of the President sew
erai members of the Cabinet have received
threatening letters from persons who are
evideAtIy fimbued with the sbsIief that the
Goyezqhew esves them living, and thas
where impoftunisies have failed threats may
succeed.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06
The chances now seem to be tina

The chances now seem to be that
the enemies of the Democratic party in
Virginia will be irrevocably divided.
AS it was love of spoils and lust OF
power which originated a division of the
Democrats on the Readjuster basis. the
faction which sloughed will coalesce
with nobody except when there is a
prospect of gratifying its greed. This
seeing, the Republicans of that State,
whose existence has about the same
object, are disposed to ''kick" at the
proposition to turn over the patronage
and plumber train to Malone and his
sergeants. A courageous fight now
made by the Democracy for the honor
and good government of the State must
win and place the party on vantage
ground so enviable as to give the old
State something of the prestige of other
and better days. -HdrrtsbNrg (PaJ
IatriJt.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

r. III. Thomas. of Sparta, Ga,
claims to have thrashed out l,l28 BUSH
els of oats from twenty-five acres of
land, and Colonel Req Sc harvested l, 175
bushels.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

SECRETARY WINDOW has instructed
the Collector of Customs at Boston to use
every endcavor to ascertain the parties who
shipped the Internal machines from that
cisy that were ecently received by steamer
in England.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

WHITE, Minister to Berlin, has ten
gs-fo<dared hjs resignation, 10 take effect August
Is, at which time be will return to the Unit
ed States. No appointment Of q successor
can be made while the President remains i'm
his present condition. 1t is not probable
that an appointment will be made until Con-
Gress meets.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06
NEWS IN BRIEE
Compiled from Various Sources.

THE Mescalero Indians are reported
- have taken the war-paih.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

OWING to the unsettled state of Ire
land il has been decided to maintain mill
tary establishments at their present strength
some time longer.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

A REPORT is in circulation that Gould
has purchased the Atchison & Nebraska
road rs Il feeder to the Union Pacific.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

THE New York Grecnbackers will
hold State Convention at Elmira, August
~
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

DOMINGO SANTA MARIA has been
elected President Of Chill.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

The efforts madr in Germany to
keep the Germans at ONE only render
them more anxious to elniGrste To
America,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06
GoyERNoR CRIrrxMDEN, of. Missouri

GOVERNOR CRIrrENDEN, of Missouri,
by proclamation, offer 1000 reward for the
arrest and CONNECTION of each person par
ticipating m the train robberies at Glendale,
I'm October. 1879, and at Winston on the 18th
Of July, the latter robbery being attended
with two murders. For the appre-
tension Of Frank James and Jesse
w.ysMes 5000 Is offered Internationally,
WITH $500 added upon their conviction for
conplieify in the crimes mentioned.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

THERE is no little excitement in Eng
land overtre reported discovery at Liverpool
Of internal machines packed in barrels pur-
porting to contain cement, received by
steamer from America. The report, though
generally circulated, was not credited by
many, until Secretary Harcourt, in reply to
an inquiry touching the matter in the House
OF Commons, said the report was substan-
TALLY correct. The Home Office, on the ar
rival Of the vessel referred to in the report.
has sent two detectives to Liverpool, and six
machines were discovered in one vessel and
four in another. The Home Secretary
further stated that more than three weeks
ago the Government was informed Of con-
signments from America to England Of in
fernal machines, the names OF vessels being
given. Investigations TO discover the orig
inator Of the conspiracy, he said, are pro-
ceeding Hefe and in America. He believed
the conspirators< were connected with the
avowed projects OF the Fenian press in
America. lie concluded as follows: at is
my firm belief that the American Govern
ent is as DESTROYS the English Govern
,.ient to suppress such crimes"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

THE Treasury Department ordered
the discontinuance of the manufacture and
sale of gold tokens stamped "quarter dollar
and t.half dollar" Persons manufacturing
or selling such tokens are rendering them
selves liable to penalties of both fine and i'm
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06
A4FORNKY-GENrRAL MAcVEAGu h,

4410RNEY-GENERAL MAcVEAGH has
decided that where a homestead entry to
public lands has been made by . settler the
lands SO entered can not, while such entry
stands, be set apart by the President for a
military reservation, even "prior to the COM
pletion of the full title in the settler, - but
that where presumption filing has been made
OF public lands, land covered thereby may
be sct spart by the President for ouch rcser-
walton at any time previous to the payment
and entry by the settler under the re.emp-
ton law ...,
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

lE MHCknseM inissers to this Govern
siSk, chin Ian Pin and Yung wung, have
been withdrawn by their Government They
will be succeeded by single representative
This is in Difference to the expression of
other firstsclass Powers, whichare reeogntz-
y sdsBy s6ly one Minister from CHINA.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

THE Postal Telegraph Company has
= been Organized at New York, with a capital
of $1,000, 600. james r. Keene is President.
T1se company propose to enter the field as
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-06

The Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
with s.,iew-to efecting friendly arrange
ment looking to gradual consolidation Of
the various Indian. agencies and bringing
near together the various tribes Of Indians,
now Scattered over wide area, sent out let
tiers to the Poncas, Opahas,- Hinnebagoes
and lower Agency Sioux, in.truciins them
TO send three delegates from each tribe to
Washington by August ID. Replies were
received from each tribe declaring q Wiling
ness TO do SO. The especial object Of the
conference At. this time is to arrange for
some better location for the Poncas in Ne
braska, who refused to 90 to the Indian
Territory.
The Louion Lancet, in speaking of
President Garfeld's wound, says: "a por-
ton Of the dress may have been carried into
the wound, and each abscess that forms is
not only direct source OF danger from the
pain and fever, and the danger Of its spread
ing deeply, but with each there is a fresh
liability Pr blood poisoning. is quite i'm
possible to feel any certainty that we NAV not
hear ofanOther abscess or relapse, and IL l.
Of great import ance that the patients con-
stitutional vigor should he maintained 1t as
high apitch ~ possible In view Of future
troubles. The absence OF fever and exhaus,
tion removes any cause for immediate alarm.
but until the wound Is quite healed and the
bullet either removed or safely encysted,
there viii be liability to recurring assesses,
each attended with the risk Of blood poison
ing.D
Morris tribune., 1881-08-18
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ing spinster of forty or more, re.
peated to have hot temper and shrewish
tongue; but for once she kept both in
check. II was evident that Simon meant
to be trihed with no longer. Moreover, she
could not help secretly admitting that he
was right, and admired his spirit and, man
ly determination. 1t would never do to let
30 good fellow and so faithful lover fall
prey to to designing widow-not to
mention the humiliation she would have to
endured
Nextmorning, the rain clouds had cleared
off, and a bright sun poured its rays
through the old church windows upon Mr..
and Mrs. Simen Peveritt as they walked
from the alter. rails into the vestry, to en-
ter their names in the parish register. Sim,
with broad grin on his face, laboriously
executed big black X as "his mark" in
forming the rector that he WAS "a sawyer by
trade" and that his"owd gal had been of
turned to his friend the clerk, with know
ing wink, and said in an underline: "We
did it well between us, didn't we! Mary was
up at six this morning. and he'd to wait for
me! I've got the whip hand, to begin with,
and I promise you l won't give up the reins
again" Then he added in louder tone,
as they were about to leave: Now Master
Westley, you must come and help me eat
the wedding dinner. The pork and apple
sass will be none the worse for waiting a
day; and my Missus and me'ull make you
as welcome as flowers of May. There won't
be happier folks in Woodham. And, Mas
ter Westley, you shall have some of the finest
logs in my timber yard, to keep up your
fires this winter. I'm not the man to for
get good turn or an old friend"