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AN IMPORTANT LAW.
Thirty Dollars Of Mechanics Wa
ges Exempt from Attachment.
What Property is Exempt from
Execution.

An act to amend Tie exemption laws and to
comprise them all in one act.
Section /. Be Il enacted By the Gen
eraI Assembly of the State Of T'ennes-
see, That there shall be exempt from
execution, attachment or garnish-
ment, thirty dollars of the wages of
mechanics and other laboring men,
provided that the lien created by
services of garnishment shall only
affect that portion of the laborer's
wages that may be due at the time
service is made, and not any future
wages.
See. 2. Be It further enacted. That
the following personal property
shall be exempt from execution,
seizure or attachment in the hands
of heads of family: Two beds, bed
steads and necessary clothing for
each, and for each three children of
any one family, one additional bed,
bedstead and necessary clothing
/ The value Of such bedstead in no
case to exceed $25, two COWS and
calves, and if the family consist OF
six or more persons, three COWS or
cows and calves, one dozen knives
and forks, one dozen plates, half
dozen dishes, one set table spoons,
one set teaspoons, one bread tray,
/ two pitchers, one waiter, one coffee
pot, one tea pot, one canister, one
| cream Jug, one dozen cups and sau-
GERS, one dining table and two table
cloths, one dozen chairs, one bu-
reau not to exceed $40 in value,
one safe or press, one wash basin,
/ one bowl and pitcher, one washing
kettle, two washing tubs, one churn,
one looking glass, one chopping AK,
one spinning wheel, one loom and
I gear, one pair cotton cards, one pair
wool cards, one cooking stove and
/ utensils, or one set of ordinary
cooking utensils, one meal and one
wheat seive, one cradle, one bible
and hymn book and all books used
/ in schools, two horses or two mules
! or one horse and mule and one yoke
/ of oxen, one OK cart, yokeTing, sta
pie and logchain, one two or one
horse wagon. not to exceed So In
value, and harness, one man s sad
! die. one woman's saddle, two rid
! ing brides, % barrels of corn, 20
! bushels of wheat, 500 bundles oats,
/ 500 bundles fod Ter, one stack hay
I not to exceed $50 IN value, and il
the family consist of less than six
1 persons, 1000 pounds pork slaught-
cred on foot, or GOO pounds bacon,
or if the family consist Of more than
/ six persons, then ,200pounds pork
or 800 pounds bacon, and all POI i
{ y on hand and fowls to the value
of $25. a homemade carpet manu-
featured by the wife of any female
member of the family, for family
use and being so applied, six cords
l of wood, or 100 bushels of coal. arc
TO heads of families or any single
female, who uses the same for ;
livelihood. one sewing machine.
Sec. .. Belt sfrfkeF enacted, Tina
IL tLe head of the family be cDgageC
in agriculture, there shall BE- 6irthe
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The Qaeen of EngIand's speeeh.

az RANNA Va LII AesAU ePSCNA--
The n. Y. Herald gives the fol
lowing interesting description Of
the opening of the British Parlia-
ment and the occasion of the speech
of the Queen
The Queens presence was the
cause of an unprecedented attend
ancc and display outside and with
in the house. Ladies crowded the
galleries and many were on the floor.
The Duke of Argyle, who appeared
early in the session, was the object
OF undisguised curiosity. He was
followed by the Lord Chancellor
and members of the foreign lega-
ton. An oriental princess next APP
pearcd. She was magniiicently ar.
rayed in jewels and gorgeous robes
and attracted universal attention.
The Queen arrived at 2 O'Clock with
her children; she wore black velvet
At the entrance Of the royal family
the House rose. As soon rs thc
Queen had taken her seat the Com
mons was summoned to the bar Of
the House and came i'll with their
usual unseemly scramble. The
Lord Chancellor read Her Maicsby's
speech, at the conclusion Of which
tho Queen departed and the sitting
was suspended.
On return of the members TO the
House of Commons Mr.. Gladstone
rose and gave notice of the bill al
tering religious tests.
In the House of Lords when the
address of the Queen was moved,
the Duke Of Richmond hoped their
lordships would be unanimous in
voting the address.
In the House of Commons Mr.
Disraeli made some remarks on the
address, in the course of which he
criticised the policy of the govern
ment. lie advocated armed neu-
trality, and final pacifcation which
would exclude all germs of HOSTILE
". Referring to American topics,
he denounced the hostile attitude
of Senator Sumner and others to
ward England, which was so unlike
the attitude assumed toward other
powers, and recommended that it
should BIO encountered with for
bearance and contempt. Yet pas
sion might be aroused which could
not easily be allayed, therefore he
hoped for resumption of negotia-
tons, and the settlement ofall ques-
tons between England and AIneri
ca.
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CAMPBELLsvILLE, Feb. If.
LaWreneeburg Correspondence.

LAW EbHCcDuIS NVEICS pUuUCHCCs
EDITOR CITIZEN Being an Ohio
man and having come down South
for the sole purpose of finding me
home where might make a liv-
ing by the sweat of my brow, and
having located in Lawrence county,
perhaps a brief sketch Of my tray
els will interest some of your read
ers. My intention upon leaving
home was to settle in Grundy coun-
ty, Tennessee, and that locality was
first visited by me. examined the
whole county and was somewhat
pleased with it. The land is finely
adapted to the growing of fruit and
potatoes, and could be made a good
stock county came very near
buying a farm in the neighborhood
Of Beersheba Springs, which is a
magnificent location in summer, but
before 1 purchased I Was induced
to visit Lawrence county. Ireach-
ed this place on the 9Th inst.,. and
was agreeably surprised to find such
a place in the ''backwoods' as it is
called in your county. Twas much
pleased with the people here, who
are very clever and hospitable and
numbers of them offered to assist
me in finding home. l was sur
prised at the magnificent water
power near this place. / found five
cotton factories and several grist
mills within miles of the town,
all in full operation and all appear
to be doing a good business. 1
visited the factories of j. L. Bran
don, Mr.. Sykes, J. & w. Parkes,
and H. G. Bate & Co. The latter
gentlemen have the largest factory
in the place. There are OVER %
houses connected with their facto-
", all of which are occupied by
operatives. Upon examining the
lands about here, I found that i'm
| proved farms could be bought at
| prices ranging from So to $l2 per
| acre. / found the farmers album
dainty supplied with corn, potatoes
bacon, oats, fodder and provisions
of all kinds. There is no danger
Of starving here. 1 was so much
pleased with the people, the sol
and the climate Of Lawrence, that
/ I have purchased me a farm and in
tend to settle eight sturdy old farm
ers on it. Will say TO travellers
who may visit Lawrenceburg thai
they can get excellent boarding
with Mr.. John Rose, and all parties
wishing to buy land viii find Mr.. A
w. Bently, a reliable and valuabl,
agent lie has given nae perfect
satisfaction. Yours, VS..
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The San n0minen Exneditinn


Nothing has been heard from the
Tennessee, the vessel in which the
San Domingo Commission sailed.
1t is feared by many Of the Wash
ington officials that she has been
lost, for no tidings whatever have
been received by the State Depart
ment as to her whereabouts, altho'
ample time has elapsed for her to
make the trip. This San Domingo
business is a hobby of President
Grants, but it is likely to have a
fatal termination. With the Do
minicans in arms, under Cabral, in
opposition to annexation, and the
u. S. Commissioners sunk in the
Gulf Stream, the whole affair looks
squally.
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The New York Sun (Radical)
propounds this somewhat personal
conundrum: GAS high-minded Re
publicans scan the long row of
Grants brothers, brothers-in-law,
nephews, cousins and other rela-
tives, down to the third and fourth
generation, with their noses in the
public crib, do they not long for
the sight of a President who viii
give some better proof of his at
tachInent to the Republican party
than in so prostituting his great of
fee as to provide sustenance for
the political lazzaroni of his own
householder
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EDIFoR CITIZEN 1t was my good
fortune to be at Elkmont Station
on the evening of the 9th inst, the
occasion Of a happy matrimonial
alliance between JSo. W. HILI, of
Giles county and Miss EspdA REED
rs. Of Ellzmont. The ceremony
was performed at the hospitable
mansion of the brides father, Col.
THoMAs REEDUs, and was witness
ed by a brilliant assemblage of ''fair
women and brave men." The Mis-
scs r.. Misses p. and Miss /. were
conspicuous for their teauty and
charming manners. After the GER
emory the guests were invited to
a sumptuous feast and all did
justice to the tempting yiands. Up
on my return home I was sorry TO
learn that the newly married couple
had met with a serious accident
While driving his bride home the
horse attached to Mr.. HHLL's bug
AZ ran away and threw both ofthem
out of the vehicle. Mrs. HILL was
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exempt In his hands the following
property: TWO plows, two hoes, one
grubbing hoe, one cutting knifrs
one harvest cradle, one set Of pillow
gears, one pitchfork, one rake, three
iron wedges, fine head Of sheep and
ten head Of stock hogs. There
shall also be exempt in the hands
of each mechanic in the State, who
is engaged in the pursuit Of his
trade or occupation, one set Of me
ehanie's tools, such as are usual
and necessary to the pursuit of his.
trade. There shall also be exempt
one gun in the hands of every male
citizen Of the age of eighteen years
and upwards, and every female who
is the head of a family. There
snail also be exempt - hea6 8 Of
families 80 pounds Of picked cotton
and % pounds Of WOOL and a sufti-
cient quantity of upper and sole
leather to provide winter shoes for
the family; and to each mechanic
who is the head of a family, So0
worth of lumber or material
Sec. 4. Be Il further enacted. 1hat
homestead in the possession OF
each head of family and the M
provements thereon to the value OF,
in all, ST 900 shall be exempt from
execution or attachment or sale IN
der legal process in the manner
prescribed by SAN act to secure a
homestead to each head of family
in this State and to give effect to
sec. 2. art. IL, of the constitution,
and to repeal chapter 80 of the acts
of 1878, and sections 2,1l4 to D.
1913 Of the Code, in regard to home
steads," chapter 80, passed June'27,
1870, and approved June %, 1870.
Sec. 6. Be It further e1sactsd. That
all of said personal property and
! homestead shall be exempt from
seizure in criminal as well as in civil
cases, but not exempt from distress
or sale for taxes; or on n Judgment
for failure or. refusal to work on
public roads; or for fines and costs
for voting out Of the civil district
or ward in which the voter lives;
or for carrying deadly or concealed
weapons contrary TO law; or for
giving away or selling Intoxicating
/ liquors on election days.
Sec. 6. Be It further enacted, That
when a debtor abscOnds or leaves
his family, the exempted property
shall be set apart for the use of the
wife and family, and shall be ex-
empt in the hands of the wife and
children; and such property, on the
death Of the owner, shall be exempt
in the hands Of the widow and chill
dren, as prescribed in sections p
288, 1920 Of the Code.
Sec. Z. Be Il further enacted, That
this act shall take effect from and
after its passage, the public welfare
requiring it.
Passed Jan. q, 1871.
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nr- Holland

Rev. r. A. HOLLAND, an eminent
young divine of the NJ. E. Church,
who preached in Pulaski during
Conference here and electrified our
people with his eloqucnce, has join
ed the Episcopalians. He bids
adieu to the church of his fathers
in the following beautiful, Christian
like letter to DR.. S. S. RozELL, of
Baltimore, Md
BALT1MoRE, Feb. 6, 1871.
Rev. S. S. RozELL, D. d.
DEAR SRI write to notify you
as Presiding Elder Of the District
in which l lately held an appoint
ment from the Baltimore Confer
ence, that l have severed my CON
nectiOn with the Methodist episco-
pal Church South, by becoming q
candidate for orders in the Protest
ant Episcopal Church. / need not
speak of the motives which impell-
ed me to this course further than to
declare that every step Of il has
been taken at the command and
cheered by the benedictions Of con-
science.
1 leave the Methodist Church
with a sorrow that shrinks from the
mockery of expression. 1t is the
Church of my fathers. In it j was
born and nourished, and received
the enduring mould of my charac-
ter. From It's pulpits I first heard
thc Work Of Life, and learne I how
to prove by faith the preeiousness
of Christ. While yet q youth It
gave me q place among its preach
! crs, and since then, during 4 minis
/ try of nearly ten years, it has hon
ored me with promotion beyond my
| deserving. All my INTERVIEWING
/ flowers of friendship have grown up
within its borders and beneath its
genial culture. All the diversified
/ threads OF my "Reminiscences com
/ bine to weave its image in the very
texture of my life. To leave it is
to tear the heart itself in twain; but
better this than a union which can
not be prolonged without dissimu-
lation.
/ wish through You to bid the
/ brethren an affectionate farewell
/ They are none the less my brethren
I because I have ceased TO bear the
name of Methodist. However va
rying in our opinions of ecclesiasti
cal rites and principles, we still
worship the same Father, love the
same Savior, partake of the same
Spirit, and seek TO enter, though by
different gates, the same Celestial
City, the Throne in the midst o.
which is the meeting place of all the
pure in heart. Let US then cherisl
the charitable hope that when these
thick fogs of time, th-uogh whiei
we so often misjudge each other
shall have vanished at the radiant
|, appearance OF Him who sheds from
His face the sunshine of Heaven
the likeness OF that face may be seer
in the features of ali our souls, for
ever TRANSPORTED by the sight o
its glory. II. A. HOLLAND.
The greatest want Of She age is
want of funds.
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seriously Injured and It WAS thought
for awhile that her injuries were
fatal, but DIR. NEWFOUNDLAND in
formed me to-day that she would
soon recover. This win be joyful
news to her many friends.
noticed some fine farms about
Elkmont station. Land is worth
there from SO TO $40 per acre. I
noticed the farmers were sowing
more wheat and grasses than here
tofore, and plant less cotton. This
is a good sign Of their future pros
peritv. More anon. "MURPHY"
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INsOLVENT NOTTCE

HAVING suggested tho insolvency Of the
Ii estate of Richard Fran kiln, dec, tothe
County Court Of Lawrence county, this is
to notify all persons having claims against
said estate to file them with the clerk ofsaid
court on or before the LIST day Of june, 1871 !
authenticated as the Jaw directs OF the same
will be barred. w. w. NEAL.
February 9th, 1871 At Admir-.
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An exchange suggests that the
4th of March next should be OBJ
served as a national day of thanks
giving and prayer-thanksgiving
that the forty-frst Congress is dead,
and prayer that it may stay SO. 1t
has exhibited more hatred Of the
Southern people and less regard for
the true interests of the country
than any Congress since the forma-
ton Of the Government.
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The Professor of Mathematics in
a Western College has figured out
before his class the exact dimenl
sions of Heaven. He decides that
it contains but 1850 square miles,
and bases his calculation on the
21st chapter of Revelations. It is
thought by him, however, that the
space viii be ample, so many peo-
pie seem to be going the other way
at present.
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In the County Court Of Lawrence.

W W. Neal and ] oseph WISDOM admir- Us.
Judith Wisdom and others.
n this case 1t appearing to the conrt from
the potition Of petitioners that one
Of the defendants, F.. H Wisdom, is a nom
residents OF the State Of Tennessee, 80 that
the Ordinary process Of law cannot be serv-
ed on him: On motion it is therefore or
dered by the Court that publication be made
for four consecutive weeks ia the ''Pulaski
Citizen" q newspaper published in Pulaski,
Tenn, requiring the said defendant to aP-
pear before the Judge Of the County Court
of said county Of Lawrence, at the coutt-
house in the town OF LawrencebUrg on the
First Monday in March next, and plead,
answer or demur to rAid petition, or the
same win be taken as confessed, and set for
hearing ex parte as to them.
feb9-4t w, A. GILMORE, Clerk.
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There is a widespread delusion"
says the New York Tribune, ito
the effect that a newspaper, by vir-
tue of being a newspaper, is bound
to take notice of everything that is
done by everybody"
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Tore Contested.

WM +. PRossER, who, by the
grace of Brownlow's franchise law,
was formerly member Of Congress
from the 4th district, announces his
intention TO contest the seat of Ed.
1. GoLuDAY, who was recently cleo
ted TO succeed him. Visions Of the
public crib vanishing in the dis
lance have worked fearfully On the
mind of PRossER, and his Radical
brethren in Congress may pity the
SORROWS of their "poor old man"
and give him a seat. 1t is custom
airy for them to indulge in such
questionable sympathy.
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Mr.. Price, of Georgia, has intro
duced bill in Congress to give
100000 acres of land to aid in
the construction Of an Atlantic
and Great Western Canal, to con
meet the waters Of the Tennessee
river with the Coosa river and give
water transportation to the Gulf of
Mexico by way Of that river and
the Alabama; and also to connect
the Tennessee with the Chattahoo
chee and Oemulgee rivers, and open
communication With the AtIantie
scsboerj.
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NOTICE-

THE creditors Of Quarles T. Mayfeld viii
i appear at the Office Of the Clerk and
Master Of tbs CnanSery Court at Pulaski, on
or before the 18th of February, and prove
their claims properly against said estate or
the same viii be rejected,
Feb. 2-3t w. T. BALLEETISE, G. q NJ.
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Saturday. March II, 1871.

a tract ofland lying in the 1st civil district
Of said county, on the waters Of Sinking
creek, adjoining tho lands of Agnes Vance
and others, and known rs the Majors tract
os land, containing pa acres. and levied on
as tho property Of Mary A. Holt, and viii
be sold 70 satisfy said vehdi ekponas-
d. II. PARSONS.
feb9-4t Sheriff.
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to the highest bidder, at Prospect Depot,
n tract OF about 40 acres of hind, granted
by the State of Tennessee to Robert ~ VIM.
Tucker, situated in the LIST district of Giles
county south of Elk river adjoining the State
line, and adjoining the lands Of Alfred Whit
field, Isham r. Trotter, and others. The
land Is very valuable for the timber upon it..
Title perfect.
TERMS 400 cash and balance In 6 4 II
months, with interest
febg II. II. AYMETT, CIk Co. CT.
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MARE FOUND.

TAKEN mp at my place near Aspen Hill in
4 this county, few days ago, bay mare,
blind in one eye, and with = stocking leg.
The owner is requested to call Tor her at
feb9-St g~I11g z. S. WILKINSON.
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sHERIFF SALE.

DY sirtue of a writ Of yendi exponas is-
ID sued from the Circuit Court of Giles
county, in favor Of g. W Childress, admir-,
VS. Mary A Holt, viii sell for cash at the
courthouse door in Pnlaski on
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PULASKI. Tens, Feb. 9TH, 1s71,
Edsior Citizen: The following is a con-
densea statement Of Insu ance Companies
/ represent, which you viii insert in your
rext issue with the Comptroller's certih-
cate. have slight ly changed the phrase
oiogy Of the certificate, only however in the
substitution Of all tile COM ahies for one,
as / have a separate certificate for each
Company. In doing this ] am carrying out
tho sDirtf if not the letter of the law.
E. EDMUNDSON, Agent.
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Notice of INSOLVENCY.

T HAVE suggested the insolvency Of the
i estate Of Milton Mcclure, deed, to the
Clerk Of the County Court of Giles county,
Tennessee, and all persons holding claims
against said estate are therefore hereby no
titled to file the same with the Clerk of said
Court for pro rata payment, within the time
prescribed by law, or they viii be forever
barred. L 3. MCCLURE,
Feb. eth, 1871 At Admir-.
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MI River I.and for sac
Saturday, March 4, 1871.

to an order of the County
i Court ofGiles County, viii sell at pub
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STOLEN.
POSTPONED.
A12. oO0 WANTRD.

Mortgage on First Glass Real Estate given.
For .niorr ati5n srl'iy a. tbs Se.ee. fi5-tf
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Tne greatest want Of tho age -
want of funds.