The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-04-22

among the causes alleged for the change
of front.
THE total coinage for March amounted
to S3, $50, $50. OF this amount 81. .ss1.-
$50 was in double eagles $50. 200 in
trade dollars 1913, 500 in quarters
$343, O2O in dimes $3.50, 10 in subsidi.
airy coinage.
THE interior department is advised
that the Sioux Indians will take 81. .OOO.-
600 and relinquish their title to their
lands in the Black hills. A delegation
of these Indians will shortly visit
Washington.
NoTEs Of the denomination of s5 of
the Traders, First National, Third
National and Merchants National
banks, of Chicago, are being redeemed
rapidly, owing TO the existence of well
executed counterfeits of that denomina-
tion on these banks.
THE coinage of silver, for fractional
resumption is now progressing rapidly.
and it is thought the two and a half
million of bullion on hand will be
worked up by the middle of June, when
the redemption of shinplasters will
begin.
Mexico is making efforts to raise
coffee, and the state of Colima has ex-
empted from taxes for the next ten
years all young plantations, besides
offering a premium of $500 to the
planter who first harvests 500 quintaIs
Of the aromatic berry.
IT is estimated by Pennsylvania coal
meu that the miners will be starved
into submission by the first of July.
They have the Philadelphia and Read
ing coal and iron company to fight,
concern which has a cool S133, 900, 600
invested in the business.
THE seven trustees who were to have
the bisbursing of 100000 for benev-
olent purposes under the trust deed
lately revoked by James Lick, the San
Francisco Cresus, now propose to con-
test at law his right to revoke, they
holding that the trust deed was an alb
solute gift to the charities mentioned.
In the month of June another Eng
lish polar expedition will attempt to
unvail the mystery of the Arctic regions.
Three vessels, one of them fitted out.
IN part, by the indefatigable Lady
franklin, will constitute the feet.
They will proceed as far as possible be-
fore winter, and next year the party will
leave on sledges for the pole.
The London Times says in an article
on Gov. Tilden's message concerning
the canal frauds: We well know that
at heart the American nation is as
sound as our own, and equally capable
OF noble impulses. The malpractices
thus exposed are inexcusable, but the
corruption is not deep-seated, and by
no means characteristic of the American
people.
A GEOLOGICAL expedition to the Black
Hills has been ordered by the govern
ment in order to determine whether
gold exists there or not. The authori.
ties not only desire to settle that dis.
puted point for the benefit of gold
hunters, but in order to find the real
value of the territory. The Indians
are reported to be favorable to the OBJ
lects of the expedition, and will aid it.
COMMISSIONER Warts, of the Agri
cultural Bureau, claims to have beer
prospecting the country in some unex
planned manner, and says he has every
reason to think that the crops this yeal
will be unusually fine. He is at pres
ent engaged in investigating a new
process of milling spring wheat, from
which he expects great results in tn,
shape of increasing the quantity ant
quality of the -four.
The California people thought the,
had succeeded in getting rid of tn,
banditi when Tiburcio Vasouez wa
hung, but that monster threw his man
tie over an accomplished desperad
named Chavez, who insugurated hi
career the other day by attacking a vii
lage with his men, and stealing every
thing that could be found Chave
frequents the stage routes in California
aud has inspired terror by his bold acts
THE United States treasury at Wasl
ington now holds $3.50, 6I9, GOO in Unite
States bonds to secure national ban
circulation, and Sl6, 3O2, 200 to secur
public deposit. The national ban
circulation outstanding amounts I
S349, ,659, ,276, of which 81, ,SS9, 500 al
notes issued to gold banks. Addin
the greenbacks outstanding-s369. .229
OOO-we have a paper circulation
S72s, ,Sss, ,S76.
FRANCE, Prussia and Austria polite
inform us that they don't want OF
potatoes. They are afraid that IL
mysterious Colorado beetle may be 8
creted in them. England is a lit
afraid of our beetle, too, and has a
most made up her mind to put Il
American potato on the index expurg,
torious. Americans are not trouble
with the beetle terror, and potato,
will doubtless be cheaper this year.
The Philadelphia Times shows ho
gentlemen of that city defraud the GO
ment annually out of $500, 900 custom
dues on ready-made clothing, whic
they smuggle over from the shops
their London tailors. 1t seems the
London tailers deliver suits of exec
lent material at prices fifty per cen
below those charged in Philadelphia
but the goods have to Be smuggled,
the duty on ready-made clothing
equal TO that on raw material.
IT seems that Bonapartists in Par
are bold enough TO wear the imperi
symbol, the purple violet. On the 16
of March, the florists of Paris sold /
their stocks of this emblematio fowe
because it was an anniversary of q
birth of Prince Louis Napoleon. II