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Commendahle Reforms.

Although we have differed widely
with the President and his party in
the past, we are not so blind but
that we can see some evidence Of a
returning sense OF justice toward
those who have differed with him
heretofore upon political issues.
He has lately done several very sen
sible things, for which we feel
bound to applaud him. First, he
snubbed the Philadelphia politi-
clans, declared his determination to
enforce the civil service reform, and
promoted the chief clerk OF the Phil
dtlphia pOst-office to postmaster,
instead of the partizan whom the
politicians recommended. Again,
he ignored the politicians and tri-
umphed over his own partizan bit
terness in the promotion of Gen. r.
win Mcdowell, senior Brigadier
General of the army, to the vacant
Major Generalship occasioned by
the death of Gen. Meade. But in
nothing has he given better evidence
of his willingness to forget the
past than in the promotion of an
open and avowed political oppo-
nent, Gen. Hancock, to the senior
Brigrdier Generalship, in command
of the. comfortable and easy depart
ment of the East. Now let the
President supplement the civil ser
vice reform by other reforms for
which the people yearn, and he will
find that they, like us, will give
him no factious opposition. We
nor they can endorse his first adj
ministration, but will gladly applaud
him in all reforms which tend to
soften the asperities of the past,
promote the interests of the coun.
try, and do justice to the South.
He now has the opportunity to re
deem himself and his administration
from the obloquy which rests upon
them. We hope he will continue to
discard the counsels of designing
partizans, and give us an admins
tration free from bitterness, and de-
voted to the development and promo
ton of those virtues and resources
which will make our people pros
porous and happy and our country
truly great. The respect paid to
Mr. Greeley on the evening Of his
death 10y the President was an act
worthy of the highest cOmmenda-
fipn
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Mingling with Strangers

The effect of mingling with new
people, who have new methods OF
thought, is very salutary. Always
to see the same people, do the same
things, feel the same way, produces
a stagnant condition of the mind
and heart that is very distressing to
behold. There are thousands Of in
valids who might be greatly benefit
ted by getting away from home, if
only for a shart time, to mingle
with strangers and be touched with
the magnetism Of the great world as
it courses in its accustomed rounds.
And there are mental and moral in
valids who nee.l the same change, to
get their minds and hearts enlarged
and let in a little more OF the great
light OF life. Outside influences
are very valuable TO those who At
home have been we'll trained by
heaithful influences in early youth,
SO they can avoid the snares and
pitfalls into which some 50 often
blindly fall.
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year of our centennial anniversary
in 1876. He recommends that suit
able appropriations he made by
Congress 70 aid American exhibit
ors in the transportation of articles
to the Vienna Exposition. The
Administration does not seem to
he altogether satisfied with the still
disturbed and Iawless condition Of
thiHgs on the Mexican border, but
is encouraged to hope, from the
tone of the Mexican press, preiig-
uring a wiser governmental policy,
that under BITTER rule these evils
may be mitigated. With regard to
Cuba, regret is expressed at the
continuance of the sickening strife
on that unhappy islann, intensified,
as the President suspects, by the
evils of slavery, and especially re-
grets that persons claiming to be
American citizens are owners Of
slaves, or dealing in slaves, and en-
cnuragiBg a spirit not only antago-
nistic to the policy of this country,
but calculated to prolong and rem
der more destructive the conflict
still in progress.
One Of the most important sug
gestions of the message, at least to
our section of the Union, and of
most peculiar interest to our read
ers, is that with reference TO means
Of cheaper and quicker transporta
ton of tie constantly increasing
surplus of Western and Southern
products to the Atlantic scaboard,
which, tile President says, will force
itself upon the legislative branch OF
the Government, sooner or later.
He is not prepared to recommend
Government aid to such enterprises,
until it is clearly shown that, when
completed, they will be Of National
interest. He recommends a Com
mission to be authorized to consider
the important question and report
to Congress.
Touching the Iawlessness which
has existed in some of the States,
the expressions of the message are
moderate yet firm il tone, coupled
with regret that the existence of
combinations or organizations for
lawless purposes rendered necessary
for the exercise Of the enforcement
acts. But he does not doubt that a
great majority of the people in ali
parts of the country favor the full
enjoyment, by all classes, of their
rights under the Constitution.
The President approves the sug-
gestion of the Secretary of the In
terror for n census in 1876, which is
a proposed change from the old sys-
tenn of a decimal census.
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ChanceE-y
Sale OfLand

G. w. WOOdring, EXT, &c, vs.. James
d. Scales and others.
DURSUANT to a decree of the chan
i Gerry court at Pulaski for Giles eOun-
ty in tie above cause, 1 will, on
Thursday December 9Th, 1872,
sell at public sale, to the highest bidder
on the premises, on a credit of l and ,
years with interest from date, the Tract
of Land assigned to the widow Eliza
beth Nave in her life time, containing
about l25 acres, also a tract Of about 50
acres adjoining said dover, belonging 10
the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Nave, decd,
situated in the goth civil district, Giles
county, on the waters of Indian creek,
and will be sold in two or more lots
Notes with approved security will be
required of purchasers, and liens retain
ed until the purchase money is paid.
nOvl4, 1879 j. B. STACY, c. NJ.
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NOTICE

TT is ordered by the Board Of Mayor
Il and Aldermen (and the order will
be strictly enfOFced) that no frame
building shall be erected nearer the
public square than the following named
streets and commons, viz. Commencing
on the Bridge on Pleasant Run, near
j. B. Chllders' lanyard, running north
with said Pleasant Run to Washington
street, thence west with said Washing
ton street to Third street, thence south
with said Third street TO Flower street,
thence east with said Flower street to
Pleasant Run, thence north with said
Pleasant Run to the beginning. This
is a law enacted by the Board Of Mayor
and Aldermen, August 18th, 1871. that
no frame building shall be erected
within those limits.
BY order of the Mayor and Aldermen
of the town of Pulaski.
ROB-T SHAPARD, Recorder.
nOv14-2s
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NOTICE.

DT virtue of an execution to me di-
ID rected from the first Circuit Court
of Shelby county, Tennessee, Will, on
Monday, Dec. 10TH, 1872,
expose to public sale at the courthouse
door in the town of Pulaski, three
tracts of land lying and being in the
county of Giles, State of Tennessee, in
civil district No. l, lying on the waters
of Kelley's creek, and being Nos. /, 2
and in the sale and division of the
lands belonging to the estate of VIM. E.
Eddins and sold by James McCailum,
Special Commissioner in the case of
James a. Howard, Admir-, vs.. Virginia
A. Eddins and others, in the Chancery
Court ut Memphis, and purchased by
BI. +. Eddins. Said three tracts con-
tanning by estimation 375 acres, and lev
led upon as the property Of Milton +.
Eddins to satisfy an execution in favor
of NJ. j. Wicks. Said sale will be for
cash. r. A. MITCHELL, Sh'h,
nI4-4t By i. F. AYMETT, Dep'y.
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TELEGRAPH

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Alabama.

The middle stu continues at
Montgomery. Both Legisi4tures
are in session and both claim to be
the Legislature. Lewis, the new
Governor, has recognizes; the Rump,
although the other body was organ
Ize5 and recognized by his prede-
cessOr before he retired from Office.
The Democratic and the legitimate
body passed a bill and sent it to
Lewis, who refused it, whereupon
the body appealed to the President.
What will he do?
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In ChancerY at Pulaski.
DECENBER RTTIFs. Is7a

DECEM BIER ri LES. 1872.
Gid. =. Ezell and others vs.. Joel 4
Head and others.
In this cause it appearing to the Court
that Hiram L. IIunnicutt has departed
this life, It II ordered hy the court thai
the defendants, =. W. Swinuea, Eliza
beth SWiunea. SuTan IIunnicuUt, Jose
phiue Huunicutt and Ellen Huunicutt
heirs of Hiram 7. IIunnicutt, are non-
residents OF the State of Tennessee, 50
that tile ordinary process of this court
cannot De served on them On motion II
Is therefore ordered that publication be
male for four weeks i'm succession IN
the Pulaski Citizen, newspaper pub
liShc;l in the town of Pulaski, in said
State, requiring said defendants To he
and appear GA che first day OF the next
term of rhe Chancery Court to be held
for she county Of Giles, at the court
house i'm Pulaski, Oh the 81 Monday In
February next, and show cause whs
this suit should not I've revived against
them. j. b. STACY, {. & VI.
deceit
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The Presidents MESSAGE

We ha'i intended to publish the
fourth annual Message of President
Grant in full this week, but it has
reached us too late to get it in type.
We therefore have to cuntcut our
selves with giving only a brief sy-
nopsis. The Message has been
looked forward to with great inter
est 10y the Southern people, who eN-
pevted IL to foreshadow the Presi
d,nt's future Southern policy, and
give them a promise OF future jus
tice at the hands OF the govern
nient. But there being no intima-
ton Of any change of policy, the
Message has lost much Of its inter
est To- Southern readers. The Ban
Hsr's synopsis says good portion
CT Il is devoted To existing relations
between the United States and
Great Britain, aud with Mexico,
and 10 the condition of affairs in
cuba. The President takes a cheer
itl view OF the national prospect
generally, and especially congratu-
lat-s the people OF the United
SiEies upon tho satisfactory termi-
nation of the Geneva Arbitration
council, which concluded it's delibcr
h'.ous iu September. disposiug OF
Hg standing differences between
Great Britain and tls United STATES
leaving a., fps the first time within
tIe hiatory ~ this Governments
NitiiDat q question ~ dispute ns O.
irfadaFy iincs betwecu the United
et4tes aad llc possas.ians or Great
HflfFia De pf0poaes tbHt thr ncxI
latfHaiI'sai sirflstcal Congress
~ 90 fHis county, during thu
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Notice to Creditors.

Thos. b. Daley, Admir-, vs.. Nancy G.
Vance.
All persons holding claims against
james NJ. Vance, Jr., decd, are hereby
notified to file the same, duly authenti-
Gated, with the Clerk and Master of the
Chancery Court ut Pulaski on or before
the 81 Monday in February, 1873, for
payment, or the same will be forever
barred. BY order Of said court, Decen-
Der 9th, 1872. J. b. STACY, G. * NJ .
6ue6-4t
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Cnancery Sale of Land.
Chancery Sale of Land.

Benjamin p. higgins and others vs..
VIM. Young and others.
Pursuant to a decree of the Chancery
court at Pulaski, for Giles county,
Tenn, in the above cause, 1 will, on
Friday, December 9th, 1872,
sell at public sale to the highest bidder,
in the town of ElktOn, on credit of
and y months, with interest, the tract
of land mentioned in the pleadings. be-
ing the dover tract set apart to Mary
Higgins out of the lands of her deceased
husband, james Higgins. 1t is situated
in the LIST civil district of Giles county,
on the waters OF KelIey's creek, con-
tanning 81 acres. Bond with approved
security required of the purchaser and
lien retained until the purchase mon
ey is paid. a plat and survey of said
land will be exhibited on the day OF
sale. j. u. STACY, {. & NJ.
dcc5-td
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Valuable
Lands and Town Lots for Sale.

BY virtue of 4 decree rendered by the
County Court of Giles County, in the
cause therein pending of Clara 4. Will
Iiams and others vs.. Stephen a. Maults-
by, | will offer at public sale to the
highest bidder, before the court house
door in the town of Pulaski, on
Saturday, December 14th, ~,
the two tracts of land mentioned in the
pleadings, and belonging to the estate
of Stephen ID. Williams, deed. One of
the tracts lies on Richland creek, in
civil district No. 6, adjoining the lands
of Edward +. Eyerly, DR.. J. e. Rob-
erts, Horace FOgg, and others, and con-
taIns about IS acres. The second tract
lies on the waters of DOnahOO's creek.
in the 9th civil district, and being the
same purchased by the interstate Ste
phen ID. Williams from James Randall,
and contains about 1G2 sores.
Also. ut the same time and place,
will sell the Town Lot on the east
side of the public square in the town of
Pulaski, bounded on the north by an
alley, on the east by the commons, on
the south by j. II. TaylOr's store house,
and fronting on the public square 20 or
p feet, and running back 165 feet to the
commons. The said property being or
dered to be sold for partition among the
heirs of s. ID. Williams, deed. Plats
and surveys of the land viii be exhibit
ed on the day of sale,
TERAs.-Five per cent in cash; the
balance in one and two years, with in
terest. Notes with good security re-
quired and liens retained.
how'll II. II. AYMETT, Clerk.
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InsoIvent Notice.

VIM. p. Brown, Admir-, W.. Elizabeth
Shields and others.
In this cause the insolvency Of the es-
tate of Hugh X. Shields has been sug-
gested to the Chancery Court at Pulas-
Fl. It Is therefore ordered that all per-
sons holding claims against said Hugh
X. Shields, deed, file the same, duly
authenticated, with the Clerk and Mas
ter Of said court on or before the 1st day
Of the next term, being the 81 Monday
i'm Febl uary, 1873, or the same will be
forever barred payment.
dec5-4t j. b. STACY, c. & NJ.
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Ger. Mcdowell has been pro
noted 10 tie Major Generalship
made vacant by the death OF Gen.
Meade, aud assigned the Depart
ment of the South, with headquar-
ters in Louisville. Gen. Terry goes
to the Department of DakOt..h.
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Valuable Land for Sale.

DURSUANT to an order Of the COum-
i ty Court of Giles county, l will, on
Friday, December 9Th, 1872,
sell to the highest bidder, on the prem
ses, the tract of 259 acres of land, being
the Southern part of the Phillips tract
of land, allotted to the heirs of Obedi-
ence Benson, deed, situated on the
turnpike road, about one mile north of
Elkton, adjoining the lands of Atlas
Reeves, Geo. Bowers and others, and be-
ing the part of the Phillips tract upon
which Geo. Bowers once resided. The
land viii, perhaps, be divided into two
or more tracts before the day of sale.
TERMs.-Credit of one and two years,
with interest, except cash payment of
three per cent. Notes with good secu-
rity required. Persons wishing TO ex-
anime the lands can call upon George
Bowers or John Patterson. near the
premises. Ill. ii. \ NETT,
nOvI4-td Clerk.
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YIRGINIA.-The Lynchburg News
has this TO say about the result in
Virginia: "Poor old Virginia! The
State of Robert Z. Lee to make her
first appearance in a Presidential
contest after the war at the chariot
wheels Of U. 5. Grant! The State
of Washington, Jefferson, Madison,
Marshall, Henry, TO come to such
degradation as this!
Keen is the pang.
But keener far to feel
She uursed the piniOn
That impelled the steel.
It is her own sons, her immacu-
late Straightout Democrats, who
were too fastidious to touch Gree
ley, VINO have swallowed Grants
Black Republican administration
for another four years, and led Vir-
ginia a bride to the Negro ALTAR
Close up the history of the Old Do
minion! None of her true children
will want to read another page"
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VICK'S
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Colorado Q.

Persons who contemplate cmigrating
To Colorado, this fall, would do well 20
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Chancery sale Of
VALUABLE LAND

r. c. BOwden ct ais, VS.. T A. BOwden
and others.
pursuant to a decree of the Chancery
i Court ut Pulaski for Giles county,
will, On
Friday the 9Th Of December, 1872
sell at public sale to the highest bidder
on the premises, on a credit of and y
months with interest from date, the two
Tracts of Land belonging to the estate
of Henry II. Hunter decd, situated a
bout one mile apart, one containing Sc
and 66-lG0 acres, and the other II and
33-1GO acres, in the 18th district of Giles
county, on the waters Of Lynn creek
Will be sold in two lots. Notes with
approved security required from pUr-
chasers and liens retained until the pur-
chase money is paid.
novl4, 1872 J.B. STACY, Cam.
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abe 9aip spp aufest Saturday urnno gubmbr g. 1879.

about to build new church on the back BAY
land. Postmaster Burt explained how ueces-
sary il is for the government to have temporary
possession of the old meeting house for post
ofhce,yet the government cannot legally occupy it
without change in the charter. The society and
postmaster made out strong case, and the only
opposition OF anv weight is from the sentiment
tallSts and antlquarians 1t is almost a pity the
church did not burn in the great fire from which
il was barely rescued. The burning of Trinity
church on Summer street solved very intricate
legal problem there, and the majority Of the
pew owners are glad, no doubt, thar their desire
to give up their valuable site for stores and build
new church at the west end, will be grati6ed
without further controversy.
The insurance committee considered to-day
Gen. Whitney's proposition providing that any
Joint stock company chartered under the laws
of the commonwealth shall not declare from
their earnings dividends larger than six per
cent semi-annualv, but such companies may
issue pro rata certificates of stock OF such pOr-
ton OF its profits and income after providing for
expenses, losses and liabilities then incurred in
GLIDING sum sufficient to reinsure all outstand-
/ ing risks, as required BY law on the
CAPITAL stock, and the capital shall be
| increased by the certificates so issued. MIR.
| James was of opinion that the Sem-annual div
| idends ought not TO exceed five per cent. Sew
| eral gentlemen showed some hostility to grant
| ing any more special charters. This expresses
| the sentiment of the house in a large degree
| AT present there is a strong desire to pass a
| general insurance law of a stringent character
| Whether the members can be brought to take a
different view of the situation, and grant all the
| insurance companies ask for, remains TO be
| seen.
The house adjourned until Monday at p. NJ.
| 1t does not look now like adjournng before
| Thanksgiving. II the session should last a
month, it will be expected Of the incoming
great and general court that they will adjourn at
| least one month earlier than any of their pre-
deCessors, having been relieved of much per-
| picking work, which, but for the extra session,
| would have fallen to their lot.