The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-04-10

Now 4ori-Rev. Drs. Colyer and Durvea.
Of Brooklyn, have gone to Albany in behalf
of a RECEIPT meeting of citizens in that city. to
protest against the sale OF lager beer on sun
day.
OUT WEST
-7Denyer-Rev. Mr.. Hammond preached to
four or five Thousand persons on the corner of
Blake and Fifteenth streets, after which the
meeting adjourned to Occidental Hall, large
saloon and fancy dance house, by invitation of
the proprietor About six hundred persons
entered the han, probably two hundred OF
whom we're gamblers, sports and prostitutes.
The meeting was addressed by converted
gambler, and considerable feeling was mani
Tested by that class. Several gamblers have
already been converted.
Gen. Candy teegraphs to Gen. sherman
that the commission TO the Modocs works
we'll He says on the 9th inst, the Modocs
invited conference. and Col Gillein, with
party examsuing the approaches TO the lava
beds, had y short interview with two of the
most intelligent. both however of the peace
party. He is of the opinion that they are
more subdned and moro amenable to reason-
ing than at the last interview Gen. Candy
thinks when the avenues of escape are closed
and their supplies cut of or abridged, they
will come in.
A dispatch from Gen. Candy states that
on March %, no had an unsatisfactory inter-
view with Capt. Jack, whose demeauor was
evasive. He did not want TO fight he wished
all of the soldiers moved out of the country.
Candy expected to open communication with
the Modocs again soon.
San Franeisco--Last week the schooner
Lark sailed from Saudiego t) Ecaadas Sh
took six convicted murderers to convey them
to Lopez in Lower California The bodies of
the felons We're found washed ashore chained
also pieces Of the vessel. 1t is supposed that
the vessel was wrecked and all on board lost
The great religious revival which has been
in progress in Denver for the past two weeks,
under the direction Of Rev. f. p. Hammond,
continues with Increased interest. Several
hundred conversions have been made. At the
request of prominent sporting men, 200 tick
cts we're distributed among the gamblers, sa-
loon keepers and prostitutes Many attended
the meeting, occupying reserved seats. Five
or six OF this class arose FOR prayer Tho
committee are visiting all saloons houses of
prostitution, etc, praying with the inmates,
and inviting them TO the meetings, and are
received with respectful attention. Six pris-
oners in Jail arc said to be under conviction
Prayer meetings are held in the Jail every
morning Tho influence of the meetings is
extending among professional and business
men.
San Francisco claims population OF 1885,
32S. am increase during the year Of over 10, 600
Chinese II, 900, negroes 800.
FOREIGN INT'ELEIG ENCE.
--An international Patent Rights Congress
will be held in Vienna during the Worlds Ex-
hibition. 1t will be composed OF manufactur-
ors, scientific men and other experts Three
American gardeners win be allowed to raise
vegetables in Austrian soil to compete for tho
agricultural premiums.
--London--The Minister OF Public Works
has asked the Cortes to ratify the concession
for a cable between Portugal and the United
States, touching al the Azores. The contract
for laying the cable was signed to-day.
Dispatches from Madrid say Carlos Accos-
"a, the Minister Of War, will probably retire
from the Cabinet, and that general minste-
rial crisis Is imminent. Tho garrison at Bar
celonA is in open mutiny, aud the officers pow
erless TO restore discipline A band Of Car
lists entered the town of RipaI in Corona
committing many excesses.
-Madrid-A levy ON masse upon the adult
male population OF Catalonia and tho neigh
boring provinces for troops 20 suppress the
Carlist insurroation is probable. Many Re
publioSns who have volunteered to fight tho
insurgents are already meeting at the appoint
ed rendezvous.
The law FOR tho abolition Of slavery in
Porto Rico meets with the approval OF the
people. few pro-slavery leaders only object
to it. Evon the slave owners consider it's pro
visions moro favorable to their interests than
they had reason 20 expect. The press goner-
ally abstain, a. yet, from comment on the
passage OF the biu
Judgment has been rendered in the Mem
phis and Elpaso Railroad case The defend
ants are pronounced guilty of swindung. ant
sentenced to various terms OF Imprisonment
General Fremont is condemned to Eve year,
imprisonment. Tho other defendants, VIII,
wore present. were arrested to-day as the,
were leaving the court.
Madrid bill aboiishing slavery il
Porto Rico provides that the abolition shal
follow immediately upon the PRONUNCIATION o
its passage. The emancipated slaves will
however, be obliged 60 serve three years Will
their present masters. or other residents on
the island, and VIII enjoy The political right
Of Spanish citizens after FIVE years have elaps
Cd. Indemnity to be paid to slave owners il
TO be charged exclusively TO tho account OF IN,
Porto Rico budget.
"A Havana dispatch says that in rocen
engagement on the other side OF Old Trocha
between Agramonte and the Spanish forces
tho former took sixty prisoner. He shot IF
ty-nine Of them. Que was spared and sen
back 90 talSo message 10 the Spaniarda, Ia
forming them that Monatohists or Repubh
cans, had acted with inhumAnity to the insurp
ents, that therefore the insurgents would giv
40 quarter. Agramonte recently retuIne
Colonel Prucunen and several other prisoner
TO Puerto Principe. Nevertheless, Rubalcad
was executod in the latter city, Another vel
SION reports that Agramonte sent Prucune
and othera in exchange FOR the insurgent chic
Emilie Lucacs who had been captured by IA
Spanish, but the capture was not male publ,
special from hey West SAYS that il is su
missed amcng Cubans that the removal Of Gel
81 Ceballor, commander OF the spanis