The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-05-01
OFT REST,


Arkansas, twenty miles below Little Rock,
oaved into She river on last week. About 700
bodies We're washed away in the rapid current.
Lincoln, Neb-The reports Of the late
storm show Il to have been the severest ever
known. bIen were frozen to death within two
rods of the house, while trying to get to stock
to feed them. Near Grafton, man named
Keeler attempted to reach a neighbor's scarce
ly half a mile away accompanied by his wife
and child, and the two latter we're frozen to
death. Mr.. Marshall, near Hastings, perished
while trying to reach stock from his house.
The wife and child of Mr. Bent, near Red
Cloud, froze while attempting to reach a neigh
boris aftor the house was rendered uniuhab-
table. Their bodies We're found Friday ten
rods from the house. Families were compell-
ed to take refuge in cellars or keep their beds
for three DAYS Houses were blown down and
filled with SNOW. The destruction Of cattle
and horses was great Some lost ell they had.
Ono party lost whole herd Of soventy-five
head. Gullies on the railways were filed with
snow as hard ice and snow plows were use
ess.
AS a freight train on the Missouri Pacific
railroad WAS passing the penitentiary in Jeffer-
son City, Mo-, two conyicts broke from the
guards and attempting to board it a guard fired
at them with double-harrel shotgun. One
of them dropped 10 the ground severely
wounded. The other climbed to the top of
one of tho cars laid down and died Some
two hundred Witnessed the affair and became
greatly excited and threatened to break, but
the guards stood firm, and the officers of the
prison soon got the prisoners under control
Tho Chiefs and head men OF the Iliowas,
Comanehes and Apaches Indians having pc
titioned the release OF Santanta and Big Tree,
and having restored all stolen property, and
by guarantee for future good conduct, their
petition is granted. Santanta and Big Tree
are now held only until provision can be made
for their safe escort 10 their own country.
"A postal clerk named J. b. Brown was ar
rested at Winona, Minnesota. last week.
charged with burning mail matter to save the
labor of distributing the same.
The Secretary Of War. upon the recon-
mendation OF Senators Mitchell aud Kelley,
has ordered i've hundred stand OF breech-load-
ing rifles TO be turned over from Vancouver to
tho authorities Of Oregon for the use of citi-
aena on The frontier.
FROM U.ASHLNGTON
-sergeant-at-Arms Ordway of the House,
having received largo number of letters from
members, telling him thar they did not intend
90 draw the amount due them on the salary
steal, applied TO the First Comptroller for his
opinion and advice. The lattcr decided that
ths letters were sufficient to authorize the soy-
sring OF the money into the Treasury without
Auy further authority. This will be matter
sf surprise 60 a large number, some Of whom
hAd said thoy would not draw their money until
She storm had abated. and the matter had
gone out Of the public mind. They supposed
shat they could notify OrdwAy that they did
not iRtend 10 draw their money, llat it would
thua lie subject to their order for two years
when it osuld be turned into the Treasury
The Comptrolsr said the Department was
very lsnient about receiving money, aud there
we're no rules prohibiting thorsceipt OF money
eut il was more difficult 70 get it out
The Department. OF State has received in
formation 10 The effect that six thousand ad-
diuQnal square fec. Of space have been aust-
tod to The American Department OF the Vienna
Exposidon,. aud that articles from the United
States intended FOR exhibition viii be received
untl the 10Th Of June next
At conference with the Kiowas. the gov
srnnent promised to exercise its good onices
with the Governor OF Texas for the release Of
santanta aud Big Tree, but owing to Abe Ne
[ NNN AAa11allAl AMI ltlN eAclAomcnt c0nheQu
their release Is not now advised. The Prsai-
dent aud Secretary OF the Interior have cen
troll OF tho matter
senator boutwell, snPhaticAlly ssatrAdista
ths rsoea, statsnsnt Of Phelps, Dodge & Co.
that the s2'l 900 Was forced out OF them by
way OF a compromise. The department. in 40
oaso accepts money Of any party charged who
claims TO DO innocent, being allowed by law to
compromises VITA offenders only after 2 .llt ia
admitted, and t was this diatinst under
standing, that ths compromise with Phslps.
Dodge Co. was made
between fifteen ana twenty-five ton. OF
free ruAtior row leaves the postoflice in wash
ington, Tor the States, daily. Heretofore
aauy public documents belonging to members
Of C0ngross have been stored az the Capitol
but as the fran1ing puvilego cannot DO oxer-
e'sed aftcr the flrst OF next Iply, this accuinu-
Haon OF = year is bring transmitted TO the
eha'orH and Representatives. From fifty 10
ny oags % documents, Addressed 20 men,
Nsi"' Me forwarded daily In different dirso-
t'ns' and probably by the first OF July All
as~d-head matter Of this description win have
been sent 70 ita dsatinatioz
The Secretary OF stats has iaia han. ,t.
FrsaidSnt letter fron Minister D.T.o.g