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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-02-01

No3 q fcSS-A roar Ef0SHect
Congress has been in session now
two months, and what has been
done2 Nothing ofany consequence,
SAYS the New York Herald We
have had a good supply Of bueeonbe
speeches and resolutions in both
houses and budget Of bits intro
luced which may be counted by SIC
hundred; but nothing has been set
tied upon the great leading practi-
cal questions Of the day. Two or
three general amnesty bills have
been passed by the House, but they
stick in the Senate. From that
solemn and diguiGed body we have
secured another Custom House in
yestigation and the usual reselt,
disclosure Of numerous and very in
teresting Custom House frauds: and
we have promise from Senator
sherman of a comprehensive bill Of
reforms, and we have had two or
three exhaustive and exhausting
speeches from Mr. Sumner on the
equal rights OF our colored brethren
with awhite folks" in hotels, railway
cars, STEAMBOATS,, theatres and pub
lie schools. Furthermore, we have
had some appropriations passed to
carry into effect the provisions Of
the Treaty Of Washington, DC; but
still the que.tion recurs, upon the
subject Of the tightening Of our
heavy burden of national taxes
What IS the prospect? And still We
must answer, the prospect is very
poor.
Under these propositions Of relief
to the country, ho,ever, there is
hardly a change Of asy bin Of any
general value from this session OF
/ Congress. Upon the tariff question
the protectiouist insists that the
most acceptable relief which can be
given to the great body Of the people
is the abolition of the duties upon
tea and coffee, because the free in
PRODUCTION OF these articles will not
Interfere with any Of our home pro
tductions, and because tea and coffee
have become with all oar people ar
ticles Of universal necessity. The
! free traders or revenue reformers, on
the other hand, insist that the tax
docs not afford any incidental pro
lection to home industry, and that
the dutiesupon foreign iron must be
taken OF because they operate as
bounty TO the iron makers of Penn
sylyania, Such difficulties as these
between protectionists and free ira
ders, we fear, will defeat even the
moderate compromise tariff bill in
troduced in the Senate by Mr. SLer
man.
Equally difficult, we apprehend
viii he any attempt to abolish the in
como tax. The members Of Congress
from the West and the South gener
ally represent constituencies that dc
not pay much in the way of income
taxes, and, Of course, they are op
yosed to the repeal Of this tax, OF
are, at least, rather inclined to keel
it up than to abolish it, because i
comes mainly out of the pocket O
the "bIoated capitalists, and bondho
/ ders Of the East"
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Sheriff Sale.

ID I virtue Of writ OF YenditlOni ex-
ID eNponas, to be directed and Geliv-
cred from the Honorable Chaneery
Court of Memphis, Tenn, in the cause
of James A. HarwOod, admir- Of WIN. T..
Eddins to Virginia Eddins and others,
at the October term, 1871, / viii expose
TO public sale, to the highest bidder, for
cash, at the court house door in Pulas-
ki, on Wednesday,, the 2 1st day
Of February, 1872, the several
lots or tracts Of land herein after de-
scrihed, Cor q sufiiciency thereof to pay
the debt, interest and cost, situated in
the lst Civil District Of Giles County,
on the south side of Elk river, being the
lands owned by VIM. =. Eddins at the
time Of his death, and which were sub
divided and sold on the 18th of October.
1853, by James McCaliun, special COM
missioner of said Court, and purchased
by Ih0s. Il. Eddins aud Milton E. Ed
dins, the decree confirming said sale
with the map subdivisions and descrip-
tions th0re0f are registered in the Reg
listers Office Of Giles county, deed book
Z. T., page 2f9 10 26i inclusive, and to
which reference is made as wen as t
the levy for more particular deseTip-
ton.
Lot No. 4, ia said subdivision, being
the western division Of the Eagin tract
containing l56 9il-1O0 acres; and Lot
No. 3 being the eastern division Of The
Eagan tract, containing IA e7-log
acres, levied on az the propertyoC Thos
7. Edcins, the tract known as ths
dover tract, containing 232 acres, boun-
del ON the east -by the Eagiu traci
and the McN iiiams tract; Lot No. ]
embracing tire southern portion Of ths
Jones tract, and - acres of Of the west
crn part Of the lrutcher tract, adjoining
the dover tract GA the North, contain
ing 122 acres: No. 2, of 100 acres. EN-.
bracing the middle portion Of th,
q ufcller tract. and Lot. No. 8. of Is.
acres, being tne eastern part Of tn,
/ Cru6eheF tract; ana Lot 40 6. beins
the A. j. Higgins tract, containing Is.
acres, and Lot = o. z, being the =. =
Higgins tract, and part q the Hi
tract, containing y acress and Lot 81 q
/ s, the middle division Of the Hill tract
containing % acres and Lot No. g be
+ lag the northern division OF the iii
tract, containing % acres. also q trac
Of 81 : scres, an head waters OF Pine
creek, adjoining lands Of ~ atkins. Stan
I ley and others and the undivided inter
eEt Of III. T. Eddlns in the Elkmon
spraigs tract Of laud the last name'
T ffacts aud interests levied On ~ III
property Of Milton =. Eddins, 60 satisf
T tie said eeudftIoni exp onas. being 10
+ the halaHce OF q Judgement egaIust sai.
+ Thos- +. Eadins and sifton e Esaains
/ in favor OF James a9cCalium, Epeeia
f Commissioner for the use Of. etc, 70
s. So y, with interest and costs.
J.. Il. PARs50Ns, sAerifI.
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No fine to Read.

How often DO we hear men excuse
.themselves from subscribing to a pa
per or a periodical by saying they
.haveno time to read. When We hear
q man thus excuse himselg We con-
clude that he has never found tine
to confer any substantial advantsge
either upon his family, his eoEnsry
or himself TO hear a feeman thus
express hnnselfis truly humiliating;
and we can form no other opinion
than that such a man IS Of little i'm
portance to society. Such men gen
orally have time to attend public
sales, political meetings, but they
.shave no time to read" They ffe-
Guently spend whole days IN gossip
ping, tippling and swapping horses
but they shave no time to read -
They sometimes lose a day in ask
ing advice of neighbors, sometimes
a day in picking news, the price cur
rent and exchanges, but these men
never have any time to read. They
have time to hunt, to fish, to fiddle
to drink, to do nothing, but ''no time
to read" Such men generally have
uneducated children, unimproved
farms, aud unhappy ffresides. They
have no energy, no spirit ofimproTe
ment, no love of knowledge; they
live ''unknowing and unknown" and
often die unwept and unregretted
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EDUCATIONAL.
Teachers, Assaeiation.

Teachers Association.
At the last regular. meeting of the
Teachers Association, Mr. z. "
Ewing presented his resignation as
a member Of the body, stating that
he was no longer 4 teacher, having
entered npon the practice of law.
His resignation was reluctantly ae-
cepted, and he was elected an homo
rary member Of the Association.
We surrender Mr.. Ewing to the
law with much regret, and we hope
that he may be as popular among
his clients as he is among his fellow
teachers.
The Association proceeded to the
appointment of suitable speakers to
present before the voters of Giles
county, the subject of the coming
canvass, viz: "The propriety Of
voting a tax for educational purpo-
scs." Suitable times, places and
speakers were elected, and the cir
cular ordered to be published in the
Pulaski paper.
1t was the sentiment of the socie-
ty that its speakers should simply
unfold in tier addresses the oh
iects Of this tax, the good effects to
flow from it, and not to assist Oh
any one voting for it, further than
by showing the favorable influence
it would exert in improving our
present system education. Pecu-
niarily this subject does not affect
teachers, since with them it is only
question as to whether the county
or the parent shall pay the tuition
of the scholar; therefore they fee
at liberty to express without hesita-
ton their convictions in favor al
this measure, and as a body having
charge of the education Of the
county, and feeling more deeply in
terested in its promotion, they be
Iieve that it would tend to awaken
more earnest and more general
feeling Of interest in this all impor
tant subject. And they feel conf
dent that the people of Giles county
so advanced in all the elements
which compose a wise, noble and
/ prosperous community, will not be
slow in Forwarding the dearest O
all interests-the education of theil
children. Virtue and prosperity &c
hand in hand with intelligence, au6
no community can better guard
against the cause and effects o
vice, than by barring out ignorance
Te county of Lincoln has jus
voted a tax of three mills on tn,
dollar, to be devoted to the SAINT
wise purpose, for which Giles i
now asked to contribute; and W,
feel confident, that in providing 70
her children, our county win no
/ prove less generous than her siste.
county.
The Association elected DR.. Val
/ F. Garrett as editor of the educa
tional column. We respectfully re
quest that teachers or others hay
ing communications intended 70
that column, viii address them t,
] him.
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Mexicn.

Mexico, the richest and most
splendid country Of the American
Continent, is in the last stage of ma
tional decay. Through its wonder
|. full resources, produetiveness Of soil
and fine climate, the primitive in
habitants had made great strides in
the way Of civilization when the
Spaniards first landed. Under its
native rulers it had become n popu-
lous and flourishing country, with
ont contact with the people OF civil
cation of the Western World. It's
wealth, particularly in the precious
metars, was marvellous. Though
the Spanish conquerors plundered it
on stupendous scale, slaughtered
millions OF its inhabitants and es-
tahIishcd the most fearful despotism,
/ it still continued to TEEN with rich
es. SO, too, after Spanish tyranny
was abolished BY the independence
of Mexico and establishment Of the
republic, it supp lied the world with
silver aud was prosperous country.
Since it took its place rs an indie
pendent nation among the nations
OF the Garth it has been the hotbed
I Of revolution and has gone through
numerous phases OF government
within q comparatively short re:iod:
yet with all these damaging and ex.
haustcd circumstances, wealth has
sprung from it almost spontaneously
/ Any other country would have been
utterly ruined long ago. Now, how
i ever, it has reached a climax of dis
orier when even its extraordinary
/ resources cannot save it from ruiz
and desolation unless the strong
/ government of the United State.
and our enterprising citizens inter
Pose and regenerate the country
v. J. Herald.
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A. 81. Nithersp0ou ct ais vs.. Granqi-
son Ffiisan e ais.
~ THIS C iE Is ORDERED
by the 9rt thet publication be
made to- ascl tain vssa are the heirs
and seprse ntatiFes of s. ia- ARMSTRONG,
5ifo@ Arm tronE, 4 les Armstrong.
Margaret Higgins Catherine Brasnears
ard Martha Iamiltons deceased broth
ers and sisters Of James Armstrong,
decd isse of Giles eosets. Tennessee.
It's there fore ordered bF the Clerk and
Master that publication be made for
four successive weeks ia tie Pulaski
CITIZEN, reuUiring said heirs and rep
reseutatiyes to eome forward and iden-
tify themselves to the Clerk and Mas
ter of the ChaIcery Court at Pulaski,
for t5iIes county, Tennesse, to enable
them to draw their prorata Interest
arising from the estate of said James
Armstrong, deed.
Feb 1-lf
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Instiee Mimi Delar.

The Nashville Bar has inaugura-
ted movement for the establish
ment of an intermediate or superior
Court, so as to relieve the Supreme
Court, and enable it to dispose OF
it's accumulated docket, and in fu-
ture render justice without delay.
4 committee was appointed to me
morialize the Governor, asking
him to request the Legislature at its
coming extra session to take ac-
ton upon this subject so as to
Give immediate relief. The mem
bcrs Of the bar throughout the
State are requested to take action
IN the matter. The crowded state
Of the Supreme Court docket ren
ders SOM such measure as this a
positive necessity. Already the
delays on this account have given
widespread dissatisfaction, and the
matter grows continually worse, as
/ causes accumulate upon the docket
faster than they can probably bC
disposed Of We trust some speedy
action may be taken so as to give
the people relief from the heavy ex
pense of such delays.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
RuNkER HUI. Jan. 30

Mn. EDITOR AS the Blast
from Bunker Hip week before last
did not give any Of the history of
the place, perhaps some Of your
many readers would like to know
something about it. Bunker Hill is
the place at which the good people
of the goth civil district of your
county, meet to exercise. the elective
franchise. It is some twelve miles
South East Of Pulaski, nestled in
the hills Of Elk River. It has about
40 inhabitants, one dry goods house.
one family grocery and drinking sa-
loon, one blacksmith shop, one doc
tor shop and q post Office. There is
calm here just now after the
Christmas storm. The young folks
are trying to wind up and quit the
Christmas "frolics," with rather
p or success, however. The fnan-
ces are somewhat stringent. One
of the topics here is the air line Of
the narrow guage railroad from
Memphis to Knoxville, and some of
our citizens are fully as sanguine in
the belief that it will come through
the hills as you at Pulaski are that
tit viii come by your city. I have
not understood whether they ex-
pect that the road will tome. over
the hills, or under the hills, or
through the hills, but they seem to
think it viii come. But the most
practicable thing discussed here
now Gin the humble judgment of
your correspondent is a turnpike
from this point to your city. This
4 is certainly a very much needed
thing. The freight between this
place and Pulaski is very conside-
rable, and the read is partly built
as far as Pisgall, s miles; and the
opinion is general here that a
good pike built bya stock company
would be a good investment. Then
our Bradshaw neighbors might
build a branch from Pisgah to their
place with very little expense.
hear very little said about the
school tax, but look for a large ma
iority against it from che goth.
/ am sorry to be obliged to say that
1.-THE spirit Of education is at a low
ebb, and has been so for many
years, if not during the whole his
tory of the community. Bunker
/ II25 has never had e school of high
grade for a single year. We have
had teachers Of ability to engage
here, bat hey uniformly failed foI
want of patronage. / understand
/ that Miss Harriet Brooks has
"maIe up a school at "URion,
I the q" free meeting house" near by.
Miss Brooks is a most energetic and
accomplished young lady, has had
I considerable experience as a teach
/ er, and merits success: and in al
+ appreciative community would dc
weli-but alasl
/ Some OF our people have been ex
/ pressing themselves pretty freely
+ about our honorable County Court
but do not propose to say any
thing upon my own responsibility
/ especially IS Esq. Brownlow seems
+ to strike back with so much riaa.
for I do not seek q controversy with
/ any one, but more particularly not
/ with the members Of the honorable
! County Conrt But there are men
+ in the country that cali them names.
They call the County Court a nut
sEaee, e monopoly, a ring, etc
Some have even charged that the
County Court has voted its members
one hundred dollars for assessing
{ THO taxes in each district; but T'
Gown here 30 not believe thes'
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thiags, fos I heard an old magis
trate say, tie other day, that he
had assessed the taxes in the 9Th
district Ehen it was larger than it
IS now forten dollars, and thought
he GOT enough. Temporal mutan-
car ct nos mutanur IN Ills So
yoa see there is enough life in the
staid little village of Bunker Hill to
drive away the "ennui'
ECRIyAssI1R.
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NnTIGE


At the following times and places and
by the gentlemen named the school Tax
question win be discussed. Every body
is invited 70 attend -
Dist. No. ,, Prospect, Saturday, Feb. 3,
3, Bethel, 10,
g 4, Hammonds & Blacks Store
Saturday, Feb. IL,
Speakers, Z. II. n. Jones, Esq, & others.
Dist. No. ), Slate Springs, Sat, Feb. Il ,
g Is, School house near H. d.
PJuyear's, Sat, Feb. a,
/ Speakers. Jno. A. TinnOn Esq, & others
Dis. No. l., Islkmont Springs, Sat Feb 3,
Speakers, Col. Aft Alternately s. others.
Dis No 6, WO0dlawn Academy, Satar-
day, February 10,
Speakers, T. B.LOgan and J. 2. Aber-
crnathy, Esg'rs.
Dis No 3, Rehoboth, Sat, Feb II,
Speakers, Z. W. Ewing end others.
Dis No IS, New Lynnville, Saturday
/ February "A, speakers Rev. VIM. Stod-
dard and DR.. Van T, Garrett,
/ Dis's No Il and IS, Campbellsville, sat-
urday, Feb "a; speakers Capt. ". Il.
! Garrett and =. w. Ewing, Esq.
Dis No II, Brick Church, Saturday.
/ Feb 10; speakers Z. W. Ewing, Esq II
and others.
! Dis No 8, Elkton, Saturday, Feb IL
! speakers, Jas. McCallum, Esq'r and ".
R. Garrett.
Dis No II, Friendship, Thursday, Eel
/ 10: speakers, z W Ewing and others.
Pulaski. Saturday, Feb Il speak
/ ers, Col g G. Rogers and others.
/ Dis No Is, Odd Fellows Hall, Satur-
day, Feb "A; speakers, d A Mcknight
and others.
Dis No 10, CARROTS, Thursday, Feb
/ p: speakers, Z W Ewing and others
I Dis No12, Peter Martins, Saturday,
/ Feb 10: speakers, Capt Garrett & otis
Dis No 20, Bunker Hill, Saturday, Feb
( 10; speaker, Col c G Rogers & others.
/ Dis No Is, Wilsford, Saturday, Eel
i Il; speaker, D A Mcknight.
/ Speaking TO commence at each place
at II A n, except Comprehensive, where
/ it viii begin at , z NJ
C. G. ROGERS,
Vice Pres. TeacqeL's Assn G. G. 5
VAN +. GARRETT, Secretary.
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Mexico is not only upon the verge
of another revolution, but one which
&c appears win prove successful
The fortunes of war ara against
BENIro JUAREz, and the days of his
presidency are about told. The
rebels, under command of TREvINo
and QUlRoEA, have been everywhere
successful, while the redoubtable
EscoHEDo has declared himself in
favor of LEREDA-the most piumi-
nent candidate for ,he presidency to
succeed JUAREz. The republic Of
Mexico has heen a bitter mockery.
and there seems but tive alternatives
for the oppressed peopie-either an
nexation to the United States CT the
resolution of the government again
into monarchy. Perhaps IAxiNl-
LIAM would have provea their best
ruler, after all; certainly since his
death Mexico has not had n better
Courier Journal
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II there is anything you know,
that is worth knowing, that we ought
to know, and you know we don't
know, please let US know it.
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The Washington Republican says
Loyalty" before the war, chad very
little hold upon the Southern ma
ture." Perhaps it had, but since the
war it has had a hold upon a vast
amount of Southern plunder.-Cos,-
rier Journal.
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u Prinfers.

We have q complete outfit for a
3z-coiGHn paper, -inciu3ing new
foat Of long primer, q haIf-worn
foet or minlon, caro- font=, stones,
c:ises, staads, classes. bank, rolling
apparatus, anal eFes thing To make a
coinFlete country newspaper out
g.. Apply to I. ". 3icCoRD.
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Nj. FEgAE SEMINARY.


I'M L CSTIEIES Of this instltu-
Il ton congratulate themselves upon
having succeeded in procuring the SER
vices of Prof. z. ". HOLT to take
charge of this school as Principal. Prof.
HOLT is too widely and favorabfy
known as a,teacher to need any COM
incubation in words from any source.
Competent assistants viii be employed
as they may be needed. The course of
instruction viii embrace as thorough
scientific and classical course as is
taught IN cur best schools of high
grade. Rates of tuition; two, three and
four dollars per month, according to adj
yancement. Opens
Monday, February 25lh, 1872.
Mrs. n. G. Pitts viii keep a first-class
boarding house within few hundred
yards Of the Seminary building, and
win board students at Moderate rates.
W. h. LANCASTER, Pres't.
Il. NJ. SMITH, Sec'y. 1t
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What's the difference between get
ting "caned'' and a postage stamp;
One is licked with a stick, and the
other sticked with lick.
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A prominent member of the bar
of Franklin, Tenn, and a leading
officer of one OF the churches, has no
family Bible, and keeps his family
record on the fly leaf Of a handsome
COPY of Shakespeare.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-02-01

An interesting case in regard to
survivorship has recently arisen in
Connecticut. A man and his only
daughter we're drowned at the same
time in East Haven, and the com
plex question has to be decided
which Of the two died first. If the
man died first his property would
have passed to the daughter, and
thence to her heir, who is her moth
ei, but who has been divorced from
her father. If the daughter died
first, then the property goes to a
half sister of the father.
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Monday, February 25lh, 1872.
TNsoT.VENT NoTTCE.

IN - IL = I'm 4 ~ - Z AAS-Ess
HAVING suggested to the County
H Court of Giles county the InsOlY-
eney of the estate of Joab Ross,
deed, all persons holding claims against
the same are hereby notified to file
them, duly authenticated, Tor prorata
payment, with said Clerk within six
months from date, or they viii be for
ever barred.
GRANDSON WILSON,
Feb I. 1872. Administrator.
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Mr.. John NJ. Beasley got his head
badly bruised in a little accidental
ARRAY the other day. He says that
it came very near making his Insu-
rance policy good.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-02-01

: The Grand Duke Alexis of Russia
arrived at Louisville on Tuesday
lie goes thence to Memphis.
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The Commissioner Of Agriculture
ct Washington has called s eonyen.
zion of delegates from all existing
agricultural colleges to meet st
Washington, on February 18th, 20
take such action concerning the
Interests ocag5ieulturc rs they SHAH
deem eSVetiieat.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-02-01

The Congressional apportionment
bill has gone through both Houses
Of Congress and may now be con
sidered a law, as there is no doubt
about the President signing it. It
increases the number CT Represen-
tatives to 2S3, and among the
changes made gives one additional
Congressman to Tennessee.