The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-11-20
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Gen. W. ]. Hardee died at wytheville.
Va, last week.
The N. o. Picayune has advices OF the
death OF Miss Lacour, the young lady who
was recently outraged in Grant parish.
Coal miners in Coal creek and CarevviIle
are on the strike against the employment OF
non-society men. The miners are boistsrous
-Wm. Hooper, trustee OF the Cincinnati
Southern railroad, has started to Europe to
negotiate for the sale Of five million Southern
railroad bonds, TO be paid for on delivery.
The late strikers ON the East Tennessee.
Virginia and Georgia railroad, including en-
gineers, machinists and blacksmiths. have
withdrawn from their Union. Trains are run
ming regularly and everything is quiet
A quarrel growing out OF an old feud be-
tween Geo. Hopkins and Mr.. Bayley Of
Browneton, Henry county, Mo-, resulted In
killing Hopkins and nortally wounding Bay
Icy. Both were highly respected citizens
Hopkins being public administrator of tho
county.
The obsequies OF Mrs. Mary Curtis Lee,
widow of the late Gen. Robert f. Lee, took
place in the memorial chapel at Lexington
last week. Her three sons, W. II. F. Lee
Custis Lee and Robert E. Lee, and her daugh-
ter, were present, besides a large concourse OF
friends. Her remains were deposited by the
sido of her husbands in tho memorial room.
Mrs, Lee was 81 years Of age.
Two OF the iron works in south st. Louis
have stopped throwing about two hundred
men out Of employment. The Vulcan iron
works stopped two of their three furnaces and
closed their rail mill, disoharging about four
hundred men. Other works have also stopped
some OF their furnaces or discharged some Of
their employees and ali have reduced wages
twenty per cent. Many manufacturing estab-
tshments in the city have materially reduced
their working force but have not cut down
wages.
No adjustment OF tho trouble between the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad
company and their striking employees has vet
taken place. The company got a train OF If
teen loaded freight cars from Knoxville to
Bristol, being the first freight moved ON the
line from Bristol to Chattanooga in six davs.
The company stil refuses to receive freight.
The strikers made no attempt to stop the
train, but sent committee OF their men ON
an engine 90 prevent the company's master
mechanic, who was acting as engineer from
placing any non-sOclety engineers in charge OF
an engine. Mail trains run regularly. tn,
men are quiet but determined and the comma
ny Is firm. Tho directory met this afternoon
and unanimously adopted resolution indors-
ing the acting officials in reducing the salaries
and claiming for thom the right 10 regulate
the pay OF employees as they may deem best.
--Advices from Little Rock state that two
negroes, driving a two-horso team, stole souo
hogs from DIR. Eagle, one of the leading farm
ers OF Lonoake county. On missing his hogs.
DIR. Eagle, in company with two OF his kins-
men, and Mr. James sullivan startad i'm pur-
suit. Oao OF the Eagles was an officer. Abou.
dusk the party came up with the negroes and
took them in charge, after a little struggle
During the night the two negroes escaped and
reported i'm the neighborhood which is com.
posed almost exclusively OF negroes. that Ku.
hluN had attacked them, and raised a posse oil
about thirty negroes to go IN pursuit VI them
In tho morning Eagle and his posse proceeded
in search OF the two hog thieves, whom the,
we're suddenly confronted by an armed bod,
OF negroes and fired upon, killing ali thres
OF the Eagles aud mortally wounding sulh
van. On hearing OF the affair, the sheriff o
LonOake county summoned ifty men ant
went in persuit Of the perpetrators of IN,
deed. The killing occurred near the line o
Pulaski county and Lonoako.
The United States Supreme Court has de
cided, In the case OF the state OF South Cero
olinR, cz l'oL Wagner against StoIl, count,
treasurer, from tho supreme Court Of tn,
state, involving the question OF the validity o
the issues OF the Bank of the State during tn,
war. The charter OF the bank, framed in 1912
provided that it's issues should be receivabl,
for taxes, but the county treasurer now refuses
TO receive them on the ground that they wer,
issuedin aid OF the rebellion, and were. there
fore, no tender. The court below sustaine,
the objection, aud the Judgment was for tn
treasurer. On former argument Of the cas-
in this court that Judgment was affirmed bu
upon n re-argument had At this term there is
change Of opinion and the judgment is nov
reversed. the same judge writing the opinion
the court holding that as the faith Of the stat
Wa pledged for these bills, the holders wer
entitled to rely upon that credit and 10 It's pro
tcctiou. Tho credit OF the state could not b
Withdrawn without an open and clear declara
uon 10 that effect, and such a declaration wa
not made until 1858. by the repeal o. the char
ter, which was too late to render the bills n