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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-04-30
ANTIQUITIES.

There is no song like aa old cong
1hat We have not heard for yslrs;
E1ch simple note appears 20 throng
With shapes that swim in tears.
tt may have been q cheerful strain,
But twas 50 long ago
That glee, grown old, has turned to pain,
And mirth has turned 10 woe.
There is no friend Ike an old friend,
Whose hfe-path mates our own,
whose dawn and noon, whose eve and end
Have known what we have known.
II may be when We read his face
We note trace Of care;
It's well that friends in life's last grace
Share sighs as smiles they share.
There is no love like an old love,
lost may be, or dead,
Whose place, since Rhs has gone above,
No other fills instead.
1t ia not wen ue'er love anew,
For life were drear Il so,
But that first love had roots that grew
Where others cannot grow.
There are no days like the old days,
When We, not they, we're young;
When all hfcis rays were golden rays
And VIZ ng had Uever stung.
Dear ht art il now our steps could pass
Through paths Of childhOod's morn,
And the dew OF youth lie on the grass
Which times fell scythe has shorn
o.d song, old friend, old love, old days:
Old things, yet never old (;
A stream that's dark tiu sunshine plays
Aud changes Il 20 gold;
Through ali winds memoryis river on,
slid banks of sore regret,
But gleam's on the peaks OF long-agone
That softens sadness yet.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-04-30
Estimates Of the Cotton Crop Of '7s-4-

There is a cotton pool composed Of
southern eotton-buyers, with hsedqusr-
tsrs at Augusta. Each member putting
S5into the pool has a right 70 make
an estimate Of the cotton crop for that
year. the nearest entitled to all the
money. The pool for 1874 has been
closed with one hundred and seventy
estimates and $3.50. Charleston, Savan-
nah. New York, Mason, Rock Hill, s.
q Mobile, Montgomery, New Orleans,
Americus and other places sent forward
estimates. Charleston contributed TWEEN
tv-five. Savannah thirty, Macon eight,
Rock Hill seven, and the other points
eaob q smaller number. Augusta has
tbe largest amount OF stock IN the pool.
THE lowest estimate made was 3,9lS,-
2OS bales. and the highest 4,4O8. .234,
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Appeal for Aid from Gov. kellogg.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, STATE OF
LOUISIANA, New ORLEANS, April H.
To President u S. Grant The IN
precedented rise in the Mississippi river,
aided by violent local storms, has
caused much disastrous overflow. Six
or seven of the largest parishes of the
state are already under water, and 10,
600 people, white and black, are with
out food or shelter and II danger of
starvation. The emergency is SO great
that I feel constrained to appeal to you
directly, asking the general government,
if possible, to extend to these poor peo-
pie the same relief that was given IN a
scarcely more disastrous calamity at
Chicago. W. P. KELLOGG,
Governor or Louisiana.
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90 GenrrIa Cron OulIooE.

One Of the editors Of ths Macon Tel
eRraph, who vas IN Atlanta on the day
Of the direct trade meeting, writes
eve we're at some pains to learn from
the Patrons what was the present agTf
cultural outlook IN Georgia. Ther
we're all agreed as to the inuense IN
crease, amounting 10 over one hEadred
per cent. in the corn and other grain
erops, and represent wheat and oats a
be unusually fiouzishing and forward.
OF guano, the falling OF viii By fuliy
hfty psF cent. Of the quantity used tbs
pass year. This undoubtedly portends
short cotton crop. aside from the vast
diminntion IN the acreage Of the staple.
KILLING Judge by q lawyer Is called
sfunprofeszional" in Arkansas.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-04-30
rHE PRESIDENTS REPLY.

Your dispatch of this date, asking
aid for the sufferers by the disastrous
overflow of the lower Mississippi, is re-
eeived. Congress is busy In session at
this time. I do not feel authorized to
send government aid, as I did IN the
case Of suffering from yellow fever In
Shreveport and Memphis last summer,
or in the case of the burning of Chicago
two years ago, without the authority Of
congress. I viii, however, send your
dispatch to the Louisiana delegation,
and if a resolution Is passed by con
gress, authorizing it, I viii exert every
authorized means to avert suffering
from the disaster which has overtaken
the citizens Of Louisiana.
q. s. GRASF.
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while the average Of the one hundred
and seventy-two is lis, ,3S3. The crop
is to be decided by the Financial and
Commercial Chronicle, of New York, Of
September 4, 1874.
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BIssIARcK is said to have tive sets Of
statistics on nearly every subject. Ono
correct, and the other fixed TO suit his
own purposes
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/ The =. EirindIe-Faiis's ana q Einstrelss' ON
/ the War-Path-rhe Situation at
| I.a-I arrnr.nla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-07
A GRAVY f{lufsfar

TIE Maysvlle (KyJ Eagle, 2Tth ultimo, says.
y me tHo years or more ago, there came 90 this
county DR.. Elliott, who took charge of a
school at Washington. He soon became invOI red
In an acrimonious dispute with the trustees and
with many OF the patrons Of the school, giving
rise TO no little litigation and TO much bad blood
in the community. He has managed In some
way TO get and keep possession OF the old court
house property, and holds IL in defiance of the
people of the town TO whom Il belongs, claiming
IL as his own. He tried TO poison the hOrses
which were accustomed to being hitched to the
fence OF the court house yard, by poisoning the
whItewash. The other evening he gave his con-
sent to some kind of an exhibition being shown
IN the old clerks Office; but then, "a IL the natu-
raj perFeTslty OF the man was forced 10 seek some
outlet, he locked the gate of the courthouse
yard so as TO prevent the ladies from going ~
the paved walk and compelled them to wade
through an alley filled with the Ordurs of cattle
and horses. Finding there was a scarcity OF
water, occasioned by the protracted drOuth
and that the water in the well of the public
property had become a necessity to the people
Of the town, he locked up the well to prevent
them from using IL, although IL was then deep
with water and the people had ALWAYS baen a5-
cnstomed to use it. On wednesday night a
number Of young men determined to break of
the lock. Dr. Elliott seemed to have been
governed In his act by no other motive tn an
morbid desire to kill some one. He laid in wait
for them, and upon their approach came from
his ambush ana commenced, without warning
TO IRE upon them with a revolver. To prevent
being shot, the young men closed with him and
In the struggle he tried his best and nearly sue
ceeded in shooting one Of them through the
head. At last he was thrown upon the ground,
and the pistol with which he tried to murder
was taken from him, and he was then released.
He Is an old man; minister in the Southern
Presbyterian church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-07

THe TRAVELLING NORTH CAROLINA FAM
ILY.-The Columbus (Ohio) State Journal tells
the Following in its issue OF Oct. 2Sth Two
men, three women, wagon and blind man
arrived in this city yesterday under circum-
stances that ELECTED considerable sympathy
The blind man was not a permanent fixture of
the party; he tackled himself to il in southern
OHIO, and wss dropped out In Columbus. The
I'VE persons remaining are brothers and sisters
ana are named Martin. One OF the women lie
ABOUT thirty years old, and the others in the
neighDorhood OF twenty, and the men close to
twenty-five. They say they started from Ram
solph county, n. G., with one horse a WAGON
aud few domestic effects, bound north ward IN
better their condition, but without any spectsI
point certainly in view. Their horse died soms-
where the other side Of ChillIcothe and from
that point 20 Columbus they have drawn the
wagon themselves. They made halt yester-
day on High street, between State and Town.
snd attracted the attention of q large number
or people by their ragged, dirty condition, As
well as by their singular manner Of Iocomotion.
They are now shaping their course 10 a point
north Of Indianapolis, where they have friends
living. Their story established Considerable
pity among those who heard It, particularly in
the case OF Col. Groom, who, by his own exer-
tons among the merchants along the street.
secured donations for them TO the amount of
eighty dollars.
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Escape OF a Bear frou q Railroad
Train

On Saturday about noon the people residing
near Avon station, on the Lebanon Valley rail-
road, were in q fearful state OF alarm. A huge
black bear escaped from a fret ght car, jumped
over fences, advanced on the farmyards in that
vicinity, and tNore was terrible excitement,
1t appears ths' ne animal WAS the property or
Mr. Diemer, T6St4IDg near WernersYille. He
owned the bear, and was DESTROYS of making il
\ present 20 an Old friend OF his At PALMYRA sta.
ton, on tie Valley road Tue animal was &C
cordlsgiy placed in large hOgshead and was
chained In there. Both were then placed in a
stock car The train hands, not thinking il
possible for the animal 20 escape, closed but
one side OF the car, and the train started. They
bad not proceeded on their voyage very far
before the passenger train passed them, the
engine visiting and the steam Kissing in
lts escape. This, together with the rafting and
rumbling Of the train, scared Mr.. Bear and he
determined to get out of that hOSshead. And he
did be tore snd twisted, sudfnslly the chain
snapped, the few boards that covered the top
were forced OF and the bear got into the car
Just az the tram was rolling slowly into Avon,
at the rate OF eight miles per hour, the engineer
looked back and WAS startled to see the animal
jump from the car and scamper toward the
fence. he shut of and shouted fsBy thunder,
there goes the beaT!' and the bear did go. He
went with one OF those peculiar hop, skip and
jump trOts that bears only indulge in, over the
fields anal fences, and finally brought up in an
apple orchard By this time another train came
alSng- AFTER putting everything into proper
shape and carefully seeing that the trains were
IN no danger, several OF the crew started out TO
catch the bear. The farmers had by this time
ICdAO VI nc Luty hsc6uDIeQ Wild
pitchforks and guns The women folks drove
IN their geese and ducks, and doors were
barred against the bear. The railrOaders an
preached, and the bear growIed and snapped
Although tame, be was worked up 10 high
pitch OF excitement, snd II was dangerous TO be
near him. The rAilroaders skirmished and 4ried
10 OuthAnk the bear, but it was no use. He
RrOVIed and showed his tasks the same a. any
other bear, wild OF tame. rope WAS then pro-
cured, and an engineer undertook 70 lasso him
but the bear grOwied louder than before and
the knight OF the throttle got out of the way and
SAID he wanted mo more besr in his lifa.n OBe
OF the brskemen, in his efforts to secure the AMI
nal, wss severely bitten in his arm. At last by
united effort, the bear was driven into 8 COW
stal OF barn. Then the farmer wanted 10
know where he should keep his cows. The bear
IN the stable MAS an elephant on his hands and
ne was IN 3 terrible predcameut. IL was some
time before the excitement died out and the
owner OF the bear was telsRraphed for. who
came and soon afterward took charge of it, The
raaIcaders agsin got on their trains and went
on as usual and to-day the talk OF the road Is
al about the bear hght.-Rsdffu0 Pa \ FggIs
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Years Crane Exuerieuce.

when the etyfn0log1sts announced that they
had discovered the truth OF the grape trouble
and that it was an insect feeding on the root, a
new party at once arose, which was quite sure
that the phylloxera had very little, if anything
to do with 1t. 1t was mildew and mould and NOT
an insect-a botanical, not an chronological
study. 1t is not to be wondered at that these
radical differences should exist. There can be
no doubt in the world but that those who have
studied the fungoid diseases of plants, and have
advocated the fuugoid origin of grape disorders,
have proved their point by incontestibIe evil
aence. 1t equally true of the rOot-insect idea.
Here are the insects, and there are the
rotten roots in myriads IS the consequence,
and every child knows a vine cannot
do well when half its roots are destroyed. What
is the simple editor TO do, who has no theory TO
advocate, but whose business it is to direct the
judgment of the reader according to all the facts
in hand? He can only say that no one thing
causes disease, at least there are many things
which will cause disease, sometimes perhaps
existing together, so that one depends upon the
other, at other times each acting Independently
its own hook.
But independently of fungus and root-psra-
sites, 1t seems clear that the little secret con-
ditioDs of sesson-the exact elements of which
no fellow has yet found out have their own
distinct field of labor. Look at the old varieties
which have almost gone out of some good cata-
logues, and which many have thought Ugope
up" and see how well they have done this sea-
son. The Anticipated Catawba, which at one
time stood at the head of the grape lists and
then fell to the foot, has this season almost
equaled its best days, ia the few old fogy gar
dens where an attachment to the good things of
the past permitted few plants TO survive
Looking at these facts, we say at once that sea-
son has to do with success; and perhaps feel
some contempt for all other suggestions. 1t has
been of late years pretty well understood that
an old fashioned dry time, Is good for the grape
and We have had il dry enough in all conscience
this season. But how was il In the past? The
Catswba at one time did as well IS the Concord
docs now. We suppose there were wet seasons
and dry seasons. Probably they were wetter
than now, for the scientists are telling us that
the cutting away OF forests increases the dry
times. Yet the Cstswbs did well in all the rain
and driZzle of these pre- generate days. There
must be some cause besides mere climate. Yet
il is strange to the mere looker-on that beyond
the mere fact that the Catawba grape has done
remarkably well this season, so little more
should be positively Notwithstanding Tele.
graph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-07

An AMUSING INCIDRNT.--An amusing auec-
dote is told OF an old Methodist minister, who
had been preaching for nearly half a century
without, TO his knowledge, in all that time of
haTiug been the means of converting single
soul. ON certain occasion while he was preach
ing he noticed An old lady weeping as if her
heart would break. Feeling encouraged by this
mark OF repentance, he pitched his voice, which
sounded Ike brass trumpet with a crack in II
an octave higher, and poured out the everlast-
ing gospel, the old woman crying louder as he
went along. When he had finished he at once
approached her and said in his most sympathetic
manner, "Sister, l have been preaching the
gospel for nfty years and do not know as have
ever been the means of converting asingle soul
and If have been the means of converting
yours, am willing to die. Tell me, sister, VIII az
part OF my discourse affected you so."-The Old
lady replied 81 hate to tell you" ''Oh, do tell
me, he SAID. "Well, then" said the old won-
an, "if must, wil.-About forty years ago
had COW, her name was Rose; one day Rose
was lost; hunted for her and found her mired
IN the swamp, and when she saw me she gin me
one look, and alb, that look; and then she lowed:
and when she 10 we'd, she went exactly like the
vay you preach" "Sister." said the pars0n.
"you are reprobate, ;" and turned on his heel
ard left.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-07

TEN THOUSAND SHRRP.-The Denver (Coi.)
Tribune of october 20 says: yesterday morn
ing MIR. Pereas vast f10ck of sheep arrived on
the bluff to the southwest Of the city, and this
morning they were delivered to the parties TO
whom they had been sold. Our reporter, in
company with Mr.. Perea, visited the flock,
which numbers about 10, 500 head, and was sur
prised to find the animals In such splendid con-
dition after jaunt of over four hundred miles,
which was accomplished in about forty-five
days. On the trip TO Denver only about thirty
head were lost, including those KILLED by the
herders for meat. Four thousand ewes, not q
black one among them, were kept by them
selves, and az they were huddled together by
tie order OF Mr.. Perea the sight was one not
soon to be forgotten. The movements of the
bodies, a. the sun shone across them, reminded
one most forcibly OF the waves on large BODY
Of water. The sheep are divided into f0cks OF
about 900 each, and are then tended by two
men. At night the sheep will remain around
the campfire, and will not wander, as would
be the natural suppos;tion. At the frst peep OF
day they are started on, and they move ahead
only about a. fast a. they Craze the ground
Mr.. Perea certainly Ia TO be praised for the
splendid condition in which he delivers his
sheep, and finer lot 1t never has been our
pleasure to see.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-07

A CHARM AGAINST HANGING-H0l0 q Negro
iCdS SdUed from the ROpe.-A private letter from
a gentleman in Texas tells the story how a
colored man was saved from being hanged in
San Antonio, in that State
About a month since q colored man killed a
white man in fracas in this place. The color
ed man was very much alarmed knowing that
should he be caught, he would be hanged to the
nearest tree convenient for the purpose, there
being no hope for fair trial In this section. A
friend Of his, hearing OF his situation went to
see him In his hiding place, and promised for
q consideration (of money of course) to give
him powder, which he should take when he
was captured, and that would prevent his be-
Ing hanged or shot. The poor man, believing
1t TO be charm, readily paid the sum demand
ed and received the powder, which he was to
swallow when there was no other hope.
The next day the man was discovered In his
hiding place by crowd of white men who
we're determined to carry out the decision OF
Judge Lynch, and were about to hang him to
a tree which they had already selected. The
prisoner with great reluctance, yet having faith
In the power of his powder, was taken to the
tree, and when all the arrangements were made
he took the powder from his pocket and swol-
lowed its contents. The effect was quickly
seen, as he fell dead Immediately.
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LOST in the Fog.
STRANGE ADVENTURE OF A YOUNG LADY ON
TIE CLIRR HOTsE ROAD.

STRANGE ADVENTURE OF YOUNG LADY ON
THE CLIFF HOUSE ROAD.
a few evenings since a party Of ladies and
gentlemen went out horse back riding on the
Gin House Road. The fore part of the evening
was quite pleasant, ana the ride WAS much en-
Jcyeu. After spending about an hour at the
Ocean House the party started TO return. Ia
the meantime heavy, thick banks of fog had
rolled in from the west, and objects in the i'm
me ulate neigbbOThOOd were scarcely discerni-
BILE; When The party reached the hill over
locking the Cliff House arace to the homestead
wbs proposed, and all accepted. 1t appears that
one OF the young ladies, Miss Fowler, teacher
In the public schoel department, was mounted
on an animal of considerable speed, and ner
horse soon iii tanced the others and was lost to
View. As soon as the rest of the party passed
the homestead they drew mp their horses, and
a NIOuS ING UiTies were made for Miss Fowler.
One of the gentlemen in the company and
the young lady's brother Immediately
started on ahead, and reached the toll gate
without having learned anything of her where
abouts. The toll gate keeper said that horse
had galloped through few moments previous,
but he could not say whether lady or gentle
man was the rider, or whether there WAC a rider
or not The rest of the party soon came up,
and the ladies were sent home under the escort
OF one gentleman, and the others started off to
the Young lady's residence. the stable where
the horses were obtained and other points. The
horse had not returned to the stable, there were
10 tidin of the young lady at home and her
relatives and friends were almost distracted.
While the friends of Miss Fowler were busly
eDgs ged in looking for her in the city she was
lying stunned aud bleeding on the Gin House
road IL appears that soon after the horse
started for the race she lost control OF the AMI
NAL, and after running about mile she lost
Consciousness and fen from the horse upon the
hard ground. How she manssei to extrI-
cafe her foot from the stiTrUp she does not
remember, and can r6rOllect nothing after her
fall until the recovered her senses, with the ex-
ceptiCn Of terrible fear which came over her
when the horses OF the party dashed past and
over her. One or the hcOfs of a horse Struckhe
on the shoulder and bruised her very much.
At least an hO1r must have passed before she
Tegalned consciousness. She was wet thrOu Oh
from the heavy fog, cold, shivering and misera-
Die, With the blood from several cuts on her
forehead covering her face, and her limbs and
shoulders aching badly. In this condition she
started 20 walk into town; but before proceeding
Tar che thought she might be goIUg ia the wrong
direction. However, she kept on, and about
two O'Clock in the morning reached the residence
of friend in the Western Addition, where she
was comfortably cared for and word sent to her
home and friends. The horse was found the
next evening tied up to post on Mission street.
Ala California.
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RIsAs of CnamoIs Huotiup

j. SBclJO Douglass, says the Swiss Times
deputy-ieaten OF Scotch county, a Thur
Ingian proprietor, and, moreover, a great
channels hunter, well known among the ALPINE
craft, net with his death lately on the heights
rear Felikirch. in the TOrariberg, under ne
following circumstances: Mr.. Douglass Joined a
party OF CT AMOS hunters, who made for the
KAdoua TODel. Douglass selected the highest
eta Nd his jaeger, FetZel, from Thuringia, and
PROFESSOR ksrl Dur, from StOckeran, ne Ar
vienna, . native OF VOrsrlburg, had taken their
posts lover down. About 2 O'Clock the hunt was
ended, and the whistle-signsl given. Fitzel and
but were about 70 walk over 70 the other side
places Nhere three more huntsmen had taken
Ineir post Ihey had scarcely walked for A
quarter OF An hour when they heard a raport
and rumbling OF stones. Both Of than So
somethinS coming down the straight cliff Fet-
gel thon sht u was chamOis killed by his mss-
ter Douglass, and II was decided TO Climb barl,
again 10 order to pick up the game. But when
~ etzst hAd gone some thirty steps mp he beheld
the hfeleSs and mangled BODY OF Ma ,nss,a-
Whilst exelaiming, "There my master La
dead, /" be tainted and sank. Poor Don0laza -,
lying stretched out In full length on his face ana
hands forward, the left knee bent Inward bis
skull had multiple fractures, and the brains
were all spattered about. No trace was to bs
found Of bis hst, coat and waiStcGat, and the
trousers and shirt were In tstters. About thee
feet from bis body lay the bullet rifle the barrels
u which had been indented rs IL OF wax, ana
soout two feet above him was Q fragment OF a
mountain stan, and still higher above a foot
lron ana crumpled cigar case. The sides or
the ersg we're oesmeared with blood As far as
agnt would reach. The cliff over which Mr.
Douglas ten Is 900 feet hiyh IL a hardlv
PROBABLE that anything but surmises win he Oh
tsineo as 70 the cause OF this sad accident.