The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-06-22

VIII pay any regard to these forced mar
riages is absurd. Over four hundred
couples were thus forcibly married on last
week.
A Cure for Hog Cholera.
The Nashville Banner says: We have re-
ceived from William B. Ewing, Esq, of
this county, a receipt which he regards as
a certain specific in case of hog cholera
He has tried it, he assures US, through three
consecutive seasons with entire success.
It is as simple as it is cheap, and comes
within the ready reach of every farmer.
His remedy is nothing more nor less
than the tar which is Produced from the
manufacture of gas. This coal tar given to
the hogs 10 the fall and winter upon their
corn, or spread over their trough in Sum
mer. eprinkled with little salt and meal.
has had astonishing effects. curing the most
vindictive assaults of the fatal disease, and
restoring whole drove of swine to perfect
health.
On one occasion, Mr.. Ewing tells US, he
found half dozen porkers stricken down
apparently beyond the reach of aid. with
the appearances of a general contaglou be
ginning to be perceptble among the rest of
his hogs. He at once set work to apply
the coal tar, succeedss administering it
to tie worst cases. a day or two
there was not disc % beGaa--
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success, the ordinary pine tar, con-
firms, from his own experience, the state
ment of Mr.. Ewing. and declares it as his
opinion that the remedy is certain in every
case.
The tar can be purchased in Nashville
very readily, at from twenty to thirty cents
gallon or less; and We give the informa-
ton for tn ss2ft of our farmers who
ought not to 0ss%eft in ignorance of dis
covery SO important, timely and valuable.
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GONE day last week stranger intruded
into the retiring room Of the United States
Senate, and cent in a card on which was
written, Admiral Semmes.' While wait
Jug for a response, Captain Richard Meade,
of the U. S. Navy, came in, and finding
Semmes seated very quietly by a window,
audibly expressed his disgust for the fallen
Confederate sailor. The latter paid no at
tention to the remark, and after concluding
his business interview with Senator, left
the place without word in reply.-PiHs-
burg Commercial (Rep.).
Admiral Semms, the gentleman. and
Captain Meade, the vulgarian, happened to
meet in the same room, with about like re-
suits exhibited on similar meetings
character of the two being made apparent.
Semmes couldn't be blackguard ifhe were
to try. Meade couldn't be gentleman
were he so disposed. No true. brave man
can read the above account of the conduct
of Captain Meade without feeling an utter
contempt for him.-NashuiHe Gazette.
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FIoHTIEG seems to be the business that is
liveliest the world over just at present
Let US see: Here are the Fenians fighting
the KanGcks, down there the Mexicans are
fighting Max aud the Imperialists. A lit
tie further down on the map the Peruvians
are fighting the Spanards, with Chill to
help them. Then, just over the way, Para
quay is fighting Brazil and the Argentine
Confederation. All Europe is getting ready
for big fight. The Russians are fighting
the Bokharrss, the Chinese are fighting the
Mongolians and the Tartars. In fact, this
wicked world was, somehow, never so brim-
ful of fight as it is just now. The Peace
Society, we fear. is drifting sadly astern,
THE last news from Mexico represents
that the arrival of Santa Anna in New York
and his mysterious movements in this
country, have reached the ear of the CAPT
tai, and are ringing throughout the halls o
Macmillan. All parties, we are told. fee
that the new move of the old fox BODIES nc
Z good, and is preparatory to another dast
} after divide Of the loaves ard 6shes of tht
imperial dominion.