The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-11-20

| INC 0SAAial emperor IN Wnlcn the latter Is
challenged to prove his assertions against the
loyslty Of the German Catholics contained in
his reply to the pOpe's letters It runs as fol-
| lows: Your majesty has charged u.s. in the
face Of Europe, with disloyal mtrigues. Now,
our agitation. has either been conducted within
the limits Of the laws, and in that case you
were not justified IN bringing this charge
! against us, or our conduct has transgressed
the laws, and accordingly We have committed
the crime of treason. VIII your majesty. then.
order your government, Oh the ground of the
facts which must be at your disposal in the
presence of such charge to indict our lead
ers as traitOrs' After your majesty has ut
tered so frightfnl an accusation against our
honor, integrity and loyalty, at least allow US
to prove to how ili-informed you have been.
making the grand total of pensioners of all
classes 239, Al classified as follows: Army in
valids 30, 9,S04; Amy widows and dependent
relatives, 112 095; survivors of the war Of 1912,
$685. navy invalids, 1, 49O; navy widows and
dependent relatives, 1,770. Besides increase
to the annual amount of the pension caused by
the addition of new pensioners the rates Of
pension have been increased in q, 761 cases.
The total increase Of the rate Of former PEN
sioaeFs amounted to S959, Gas. The amount of
the pension roll is also otherwise increased, in
Guiding 1907, 43O by admission of 5,42S survi-
vors and widows of the war of 1912, and the
net increase in the annual amount after de-
Quoting S58, 800 decrease in pensions to army
widows and dependent relatives was S447, ,371,
making the total amount of pensions June 80
1873, S26, ,259, ,2s4; the total disbursements
we're, however, some 81, 926, 900 greater than
this amount, the difference being for salaries
and commissions paid to agents, fees to exam
lining surgeons, etc, of the appropriation for
the last fiscal yoar, an unexpended balance of
81, 100000 was covered into the treasury.
The report of Commissioner Drummond, Of the
general land Office, contains a complete record
of all the decisions, rulings and circular in
struetions Of the bureau promulgated during
the year, especially the various decisions and
instructions issued under the mineral land act
and school land, timber and coal land laws
COTTON MARKETS.
-Louisville.-Cotton market quiet. Mid
ding, 1890.
Cincinnati. 4 Cotton market steady. Mid
ding, 13Hc.
St Louis.-Ootton market lower. Mid
ding, 129lc.
-Sayannah.-Cot market easier and
quiet Aiiddling, 1880.
-Galveston.- in fair demand with
market strong. Good ordinary, 1880; ordi-
nary 1O55c.
-Mobile.-Cotton market quiet, with mod
crate demand. Middling, 1890; low mid
ding, 1a1lc; strict good ordinary, 1211c.
-Memphis.-Cotton market dull with quo
tations dropping. Good ordinary, 11HG1 l1kc;
low middling 1234c; middling, 1880; strict
middling, 1514c.
-Charleston.-Cotton market slightly ca
sier, with fair demand. Middling, 135k01S
&c; low middling, 1870; strict good ordi-
nary, 1335@1394c.
New Orleans.-COttOn active. Good Or
dinary to strict good ordinary, 1216@I3c; low
middling to strict low middling, 131S@I5ISc;
middling to good middling, 141l@155sc.
Liverpool. Cotton market dull Mid
ding uplands, sgd; middling Orleans, sgd.
Sales of uplauds on the basis of good OF. linary,
for December and January delivery, were
made at &c; sales-o uplands on the basis of
low middling, for November delivery, at SIC;
shipped during November, at Sd.
New York. Cotton in better request
Middling uplands 141sc. Futures closed dull
and easy, with sales for future delivery as
follows: For November delivery, IS 1850
14c; for December, IA S-16@14 1920; for
January, 1904 1890; foT February, IA H.
1904 23-S2c for March, IA 15-16@15c; for
April, 1396@15 7-16s.