The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-05-18
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LOCAL DOTS.
Col. SoLoN E. RosE has returned
from a protraeted visit to the sunny
South
County Court appointed A. N.
BIvENs administrator of WM. Nc
CALLIsrER last Friday.
T. FOsrrR was appointed ad-
ministrator Of STEPHEN ODENEAL by
County Court Friday last.
Ten persons are at present con
fined in the Jail at this place. OF
this number eight are negroes.
The scholars Of a coIored school
IN this place had a picnic yester-
day. The procession, numbering
over one hundred, passed our Office
on the way to the grounds and pre-
sented a very neat and tidy appear
ance.
Impatient Summer seems anx-
iOus for the departure of Spring
She favored us with many amorous
glances during the early part of the
week.
We are informed by Mr.. MoFF1T,
Collector Of U. S. Internal Revenue,
that all special taxes, with the ex-
ceptiOn of those imposed on whis-
ky and tobacco, have been repealed.
Mrs. MARY H. CAMERON was APP
pointed guardian of her two minor
children, PORTER and CHAs. CANE
RON, vice john PHELPS resigned, on
Tuesday last.
Col. w. j. HILL has obtained a
requisition from Gov. SENTER on
the Governor of Alabama for the
arrest of Messrs. Cox and SLAYDEN,
whom he accuses of Kukluxing
him some time ago.
Mr.. JAS. TAYLOR, Jr., having re-
covered from his wOund aDneared
before Esq'r ABERNArHY on Friday
last and after a preliminary exami-
nation was bound over to the Cir
cult Court in the sum of $4,000.
The Sunday School meeting at
the Presbyterian Church was well
attended on Sunday last. An eIo-
quent and appropriate sermon was
delivered by DR.. MITCHELL. These
meetin gs have become interesting
features of DIR. MITCHELL ministry
and are productive Of much good.
THos. ToMLIN, against whom the
Grand Jury found a true bill at the
Circuit Court for an assault with
intent to kill on a Mr.. WHITE, liv-
ing near Anthony's Hill, was ar
rested last Friday and confined in
jail at this place in default of bail.
Our enterprising friend, Mr.. C.
II WHITE. has placed as under al
ditional obligations for another
mess Of delicious strawberries, all
of which were of extraordinary
size, some measuring four inches in
circumference. In the strawberry
line WHITE stands without a peer.
We regret to learn that the wheat
crop in several portions of the coun-
ty is in great danger of being seri-
ously injured by rust. The blades
have been attacked and the indica-
tions are that the appearance of
rust on them so early will soon
cause it to get in the stalk and de
stroy the crop entirely.
There will be a grand picnic and
bran dance at Elkton tomorrow
The Elktonians have spared neither
the proverbiaI slime nor expense
to ensure everybody who may at
tend a capital time. We regret ex-
ceedingly that our light "bombas-
tic toe is too seriously afflicted
with corns to be stripped" on the
occasion.
A man by the name Of HENRY
Powers, who lives in the neighbor-
hood of Moriah Church, was confn-
ed in the Jail at this place on
Tuesday last charged with commit
ting a rape upon a young lady who
is his sister-in-law. His case will
undergo judicial examination at an
early day.
A Byronic youth sends us some
verses for publication overfowing
with adiectives and scant Of rhyme
and metre, and refers to US as "the
editorial corpse" We are not ex-
octlv a corDse vet hut we don't