Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-06-11
THE NJ. AND H. RAILROAD.
The $4,000 Appropriation By Pulaski
CRrried-The Closing Speeches of
Hon. Caleb Davis, Of Law
reneeburg.
Pulaski ana its Fufure-The Rains and
the CrOps-Lecfure bT MI Young,
OF EasBVilIe-The RIee-
tiOns, Eac,
From an occasional Corrsspopdent.1

From an Occasional Correspondent
PULASKI, TENN, June 6, IS74.-The
railroad election is Just over. The sub
scriptiOn of forty thousand dollars to the
Memphis and Knoxville railroad was
carried with only thirty dissenting votes
out of full vote of near four hundred.
The opposition was very active, and en-
braeed some men of great influence or
dinarily, but in this instance did not
seem to exercise much that was avail
able. Nine-tenths of the property hold
ers Of the town were in favor of the SUBJ
scription.
It's effects upon Pulaski will be very
fine, because this vote shows that it is q
liberal, progressive town. Hon. Caleb
Davis, Of Lawrenceburg, made two
very able speeehes-One Thursday
night and one Friday afternoon.
His speech on Friday was par
ticularly happy. His description
of the wealth of Lawrence now
hidden in her hills and asleep for want
Of the means of transportation, was
really eloquent. He showed that Giles
county would get, every year, from
Lawrence more than the whole amount
Of her subscription. This speech vas
interspersed with humorous and appro-
pirate anecdotes, well told, and that
made happy effect. He il one of the
best railroad speakers in the State, and
you by all means should get him to
speak in West Tennessee. AmOngOther
interesting incidents of that election
was the fact that "Uncle Charley
Alternately" as he is familiarly called,
one of the most solid and popular men
in Giles county, and one of her Oldest,
if not her oldest, citizens, came to town
and voted for the subscription. Al
though near eighty years of age, he is
a man of progress, of enlarged and
liberal views. All honor to such men.
1t would be invidiOus to select few
QUITO the many, very many that worked
with zeal and energy to secure this SUBJ
scription. Although on Thursday it
was thought the subscription might be
defeated, on Saturday it was carried al
most unanimously. This road when
built must make Pulaski place of great
manufacturing and commercial import
anee. This town will then be at the in
teTsection of two most important roads,
the one from Louisville to Mobile and
New Orleans, and the other from Mem
phis to Knoxville and Norfolk.
The rains have been general through
the country, with few exceptions. Pu-
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consequence, bat there have been some
rains in this (Giles) county. The pros
pect is good for more rain next week.
There is not much division of senti-
ment in this part of the State on the
question of preserving the State credit.
There are but few, if any, repudiators
here. The Colyar party has no strength.
The people have sense enough to know
that the injury resulting from repudla-
ton would be four times as much as the
amount saved in temporary reduction
of taxes.
The exercises during the past week at
the Martin female college have been
very interesting and appreciative. This
is very fi0urishing school, under the
management Of Prof VIM. X. Jones,
formerly OF Trenton, West Tennessee,
who is giving universal satisfaction.
The lecture Of l.. r. Young, of NASH
vile, on Friday night, 10 the young Ia
dies of the school, was able and learned,
and conveyed great deal of interesting
information.
Nathan Adams, Esq, one of the most
talented mem hers of the Pulaski bar, is
in very i'll health, and it is thought he
cannot live much longer. Thus, one by
one the Older members of the bar are
passing away. Jones, McCOllum, Rose,
Timer, Adams and Richardson, are ali
that are now left among the lawyers of
twenty years ago, and DR.. VIM. Battle
the only surviving physician of that
day now in practice.
Pulaski is, perhaps, the most hand
sOmely-built village in Tennessee, and
has improved more than any town in
Middle Tennessee since the railroad was
built, unless it be Columbia.
There will be quite contest here for
congress. WhilthOrne win again be a
candidate, and he has host of compet-
itors among he Democrats, besides Rad
ical opposition. l suppose there will be
q Democratic convention, but who will
be nominated, l cannot tell. Many
think the chances are in favor OF Whit
thOrne, whilst Others think differently.