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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-08-24

gard to age, sex, nationality, color
o. previous condition.
Everybody got letters, but not
one in fifty got his own.
"Here, Sam, says one. ais let
ter for you in my box"
Yes, and here is one for you in
mine
"what is this doing in my box?"
says another
"Ah, yes, excuse me. slight
belongs to Mr.. Bangs"
explained 1.
With my pencil I marked on it
the number of the box from which
I had taken it, aud handing it out
remarked in tone of injured inno-
cence that cit was mistake of the
sender, and not of NINE"
But the greatest pest of all was
the school children. As soon as
school was out there was one wild
race for the post Office. They be
gan to inquire as soon as they came
within shouting distance. They
would inquire for themselves, and
then for everybody thatlived with
in five miles of them.
Anything for any of the Muir
physg yells a little freckle faced,
yellow topped, potato mouth, ma
tionality strongly developed.
Anything Tor Jane MurphyY'
NO"
"Anything for Ann MurphyT'
"No."
Anything for Tom Murphy"
NO"
No, not for Pat Murphy, Dennis
Murphy, nor for any Murphy, dead
living, native or foreign born, natu
rallied or otherwise, male or female
why created He them? The Muir.
ply family disposed of the Fit
Geralds, and Fitz Patricks, and Fit
Moloney were thrown at me until
caught them myself 1 had Fit
chronic, and could tell every day
when they were ''coming on"
Children came to the office TO in
quire for letters, so young that the
hadn't strength to carry home tn,
weekly Tribune" and who didn'
know the difference between lette
and a door-plate. Not weekly, no
semi weekly, nor daily, but hourly
as often as they could think of il
One man came every day foI
three weeks, and made a terribl,
rumpus every time he came abou
the carelessness and ineficiency 0
the mail service. At last his i'm
portant letter came, and it proved
to be a patent medicine almanac G
last year, but he had got fifteen o
twenty dollars worth of labor an,
information out of me for nothing
and lie was accordingly satisfied.
l like an inquiring mind.
shows research ana progress. 1t
the spirit reaching out for some
thing by which to draw itself high
er; and it gets hold Of a soft thinj
when it grabs deputy postmaster
He can get more civil answers on
of him in one minute than he ca
blast out of all the railroad conduc
tors in christendom, and he gets
for nothing, which Is very wrong.
If the government would charg
a farthing for every "no" that i
given in answer TO the inquiry 81
there a letter for meY' it would pa
off the national debt in six weeks
and another great advantage
would be, their deputies would nc
be required to ''know" so mucl
which would give people of ord
nary minds and ,OOnaen a chance t
display their capabilities.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-08-24
Secretary Of War

Columbus Ga Enquirer Gov
ernor Chamberlain denial that he
asked Grant for soldiers has placed
the president in a very ridiculous
position, after rushing the bloody
shirt message into the Senate. The
Administration is mad-very mad
and Chamberlain viii now be black
guarded By the two Washington
organs. The Administration gauges
a mans Republicanism by the fre
quency Of his demand for troops.
Kellogg, of Louisiana, understands
that game very well, and has thus
maintained his standing in the
party.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-08-24
A Flower that GAaag1sit lis Color.

POTAkY is a division Of natural science
u which treats cf plants, and study Of
Vegetable Physiology must be The foundation
OF botanical knowledge study only pOssi--
bic by the improvements in the microscope
and IN organic chemistry As plants are not
scattered haphazard over the earth, botanical
geography must be studied, and, with this,
plant history Botany may be applied 70 the
wants Of every day life, as in Agriculture,
Horticulture, OF Medical Botany. Animals
often exhibit mary elous instinct in select
ing medicinal herbs, and an observation Of
their habits has often, even IL the present
time, led 70 most valuable discoveries. And
should man, with his knowledge and appi
ances, fail to discover less than the bTutei-
II is Of Medical Botany we would speak, or
of the
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-08-24

anu It's too dark JO-nlght 10 see any /
thing. Come, lassie, fly with me
We will never return. This is no
life for you. When you are my /
wife, sweetheart, silks and jewels
will be none too fine for you. Come |
away, and we will have a home of |
our own that is grand and beauti-
full. Will you Gomez"
She loved this daring fellow, in
spite of his lawless deeds. Indeed,
she knew no better class of men,
for most of her life had been spent |
among the smugglers on the coast.
She laid her cheek on his arm, while
he bent to hear her answer. Before
she could speak, the heavy oaken
door was thrown open, and the men
from the cutter filed rapidly into
the room.
you may as well surrender, my
man" said the leader, throwing
open his cloak, and revealing the
navy blue with it's glittering but
tons.
The young outlaw stood like a
stag at bay. In the confusion Ellie
had slipped from his arms, and out
of the door. He was glad of that
she was out of danger.
For an instant there was a dead
silence; and then, as the leader took
one step forward, Rolfe drew his re
volvers, leveled them at the men,
and shouted with reckless ring in
his voice, while his face cleaned
Whitley from its frame of carelessly
waving hair:
"Come on, all of you! only give
me a fair chance, and come one at
timer
His tall, magniicently built figure
lowered full half head above the
others, and his flashing eyes were
full Of desperate resolve; but he
looked into the barrels of six loaded
pistols, and the men were deter
mined to capture their prize.
Surrender, or we will firer'
At that moment clear, sweet
whistle rang above the wailing of
the storm ami the tumult in the
room.
Rolfe's quick ear recognized it.
Ellie had learned it from his own
lips, and had often helped him from
danger by that call. While the men
hesitated and involunsarily glanced
over their shoulders to ascertain if
possible whence the sound came,
the young smuggler with a wild
hurrah, and blessing in his heart
for Ellie, leaped upon the first of
the blue-coats and knocking the
pistol from his hand, made another
spring for the door. But sharp
report rang out, and he felt sting
ing sensation in his right arm; an
other bullet severed a lock of his
hair. Turning, he took aim with
the revolver in his left hand, and
fired. One of the cutters men re
turned a sharp cry, threw up his
arms and fell to the floor Another
DistOl met the hold fellow at the
door, but he struck it up with his
weapon and rushed ont into the
night, with several bullets whistling
about his ears.
Again that clear whistle came to
him, and following the sound, he
reached the corner of the inn, where
he found Ellie waiting with his
horse.
''Bless you, my girl" he murmur-
ed, and with one leap was on the
animals back. he bent from the
saddle and held out his hand, ''Will
, you come my darlingP'
Without a pause, she caught his
hand and swung herself up befor
T. him.
There was. word to the horse. 6
reckless, defiant shout sent back al
his pursuers, and they were gone il
! the deep blackness of the night.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-08-24

Advertising atsrhots new Gus
toners in a busy season and retains
old ones during a dull spell. Peo-
pie like to be invited to trade with
you, and the advertising columns of
local newspapers is the medium
through which every business man
can ask his friends to come and see
him. No business man is ever so
long in one location that advertis-
ing is useless to him. New people
are constantly moving in, and even
the oldest inhabitant viii forget a
merchant if he does not occasionally
remind him of his existence by an
attractive card in the home paper.
-Ez. Correct.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-08-24

The pencil marks you see around this
paragraph tthus) mean that your sub
soription is ont or unpaid, ard that you
are requested 20 pay up at once. We
would take great pleasure In extending
credit to our friends and patrons, but
cash alone viii yay our expenses, and
we arc forced to adhere TO a strict cash
rule. We hope you win comprehend
and appreciate the necessity Of such a
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit Jour favor.
~ We enter no new names on our
books without the money in advance.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-08-24
Beauty.

The fairest face in the world, is
the one which beams with loving
kindness. The most beautiful eyes
are those which are bright with joy
Gus love. The sweetest mouth is
one that says civil things pleasantly.
The pretiest hands are those which
are constantly engaged in perform
ing deeds of charity and love. The
dearest little feet in the world, are
those that walk in paths of modest
rectitude
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-08-24

Charleston Is. O. journal of
Commerce A queer runaway case
was heard before the mayor yester-
day. B. Singleton, colored, was
arraigned for running away with
the wife of John Bryan, and the
wife of Bryan for clipping with B.
Singleton. The mayor pondered
over the complex case, and to get
out of the dilemma of deciding it,
transferred the case to a trial jus
tice, who disposed Of it by unmiz-
ing the aliquot parts.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-08-24

Franklin Review On Sunday,
the 18th day OF August, 1876, Mr.
Asa. Harper, los years Of age, died
at the residence OF his granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Dayid Buchanan. Ar.
Harper has been a resident Of
Williamson County from about
August, 1906
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-08-24

The Republican Congressional
Convention of the Second District,
which met in Knoxville on Tues
day. nominated Col. J. 81. Thorn
bera. the present incumbent.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-08-24

Bets in New York are 500 to $50
that Tilden viii carry the State,
and Democrats find sew takers at
these odds.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-03

" AsHtFAtI3Hs ~ 'ssf shfy ~ hTt1e
The several Conference Committees
appear 10 be slowly nearing the point
Of compromise on the disputed APP
preparation bills pending before
them, stubbornly contcsting every
inch OF ground gone over. A basis
of agreement on one OF tho most Inn
portant OF them, the legislative, cx-
ecutive and judicial bill, has been
reached, leading 10 the belief that the
others which present fewer points for
disagreement, will be speedily ad-
iusted and the last end OF this memo
rablc session reached. Nothing
would really prevent final adjourn
| tnent Tomorrow. were these bills and
the Belknap business disposed OF
The case OF the Secretary has beer
delayed by tho illness Of Messrs
Carpenter, counsel for defense, ant
tIApham, one OF tho managers. MI
lord yesterday requested that fur
| ther proceeding be postponed unit
| "wednesday because OF the continued
| indisposition OF the last named gen
| tIeman; hut IL was decided to go o'
and NJ the evidence II all In verdic
In tho case Ii confidently predicted
during tho week. What tho actioi
Of those Senators will bo who votc'
against tho Jurisdiction Of tho Sen
ate, Just now excites much interest
rI'ho matter of iio impeachment 9
Secretary H0hoson, who, u u di.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-03

A recent issue Of tho New YORK
lgwid publishes an interview DO;
tween Col. HIP. CiQugh, Democratic
candidate for Board Of Public Works
in Ohio, and q reporter of the metro
pol:.an paper. Clough shouts ioud'y
foy areformr and declares that the
Democracy Of Ohio will give its solid
strength for TiIden. clougi--Ciongh
1T appears TO Us we have heard that
name before. All, yes; we have ~
We know Ciongh. Several years
since this same chap was Demo
cratic. candidate for Sheriff In Butler
county, Ohio. Then party candi-
dates were selected by primary cleo
tions. At the primary election this
year Clougli and bosom friend n
candidate for Auditor we believe
| stuffed the ballot boxes IN two pre-
cincts, Clongh himself deposltiDi
sepe,tty ballots In One roll, intending
| b. make sufficient fafse entgieson th
poll books before the baIlots wcr
countsd 10 correspond viii, his fraud
| nIcnt voting. When tho time cam
for counting, tho fraud was discoy
cred and IL wasso glaring that twoIy
ont OF thirteen of tho county canyas
snrs voted ~ declare tho eieetioI
null, and remand tho matter hack 4
tho township for anml,cr y"ti
rIoigi WAS protiyimtiIy aenri wha
/ tho evi.ianees of hiu yiIiInny wer
mnao kuo.n aud aii.ianly ''skippo'
OUT fDr Illinois until ti,npseitanen
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-03
T,,Je. and Grcen,,as,Iss.

In 1874 tho DemocraticGofiv
which nominated Tiltlsfffor Cover
nor made platform containing the
hardest kind OF hard money resolu-
tions. This platform expressed the
opinions Of Tildcn, thcn, and on 1T
he was elected. Here are tho reso-
lulions:
The Democratic party Of Kew York pledge
themselves anew 20 these principle
l. Gtid and silver thc only legnl tender, no cur
rcney inconyertible sith coin
II. steady stcTr toward specie payments no
steps backward
III Honest payrsem of tl,e public deb, in coin
January q, 1875 Mr.. Tilden, in bis
message To the Legislature, places
himself squarely on the record AS
opposed 10 the issue Of more paper
currency by tho government, and
declares n demand for more currency
to bo "unsound policy" and that il
"would prove to be completely faIla-
cious.n Here is the declaration:
The present Inconvenience IN business which
| itie prnposed % remedy by new issue of eur
| r.ney have originated aud gone on 10 their ma
| ,urity while The currency was being dstended ~
| rs greatest yoIuIuc A. exeesS beyond shat Is
carable ~ Icing u-sd FOR the business OF society,
/ Il now for the irg! time distinctly indicated 10
sucl, condition of business of credit aud of the
/ public temper. a neg issIie Of currency wonld
not cal.se a rise IN prices unless u were 70 exccs
/ ave ~ % occasion speculative Depreciation oI
i astrust oT ultimate redemption. II could not
| animate the dead corpse ~ speculation.
| Many are tempted 10 desire or acquiesee In th'
demand upon the Federal Government 70 pa
out new promises 10 pay The hope "f benefits
| % any class from such AZ unsound policy woulc
prove 10 be completely failacions
| Again in 1875 Democratic Sena
tor introduced i'm the New York
Legislature bill for resumption o
specie payments in New York
which was passed and received Gov
Tildcn's signature OF approval. The
provisions OF this bill. III enforced
will cause untold disaster In tina
Commonwealth, as 1t provides tina
all obligations made after January ]
1879 shall be collected i'm gold. Thi
Of course includes the tax levy, pri
vate contracts, and obligations @
every kind. 1t Is law devised BY
tho money power Of the State 4
crush the debtor and Iaboring classes
Read it:
cHAPTER ~. An aef 10 establish specie pa,
nents ON all contracts obligations ia this atai,
and made aflar January 1. 1879.
SEXTON i All taxes levied and confirmed /
this State on and after January 4 ts7p shalt D
eallectcd IN gold, United States gold certificate
or National hank notes which are re,iern,alde 1
gold ON desnafid
Htr r. Every rsntfHd or obligation maar 4
iiafiissi ans lssYnlsls Within thls stsl.. and naa
~ ifap,ssl atlsf IanaarY a iT7v, end payable /
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-03

The following positive testimony
that Tilden was one of the Tweed
ring, and that Tilden rehuke.l thass,
who opposed the Tweed system OF
plundering," comes from a source re-
iiably Democratic. In days past
Democrats have sworn by Pon,ero,,'S
Ita'ocfut, and this extract is clipped
from Pomeroy's paper. Democrats.
how do you like your reform can
didate? Nice record he has. Hut
to tho testimony:
We have nothing personal aeslrs, Iilden He
is a cool, cold hearted, selfish. eauuing, calcu
lating aspirant Tor office. What he wants Is pow
or, and does not care haw il comes to him III,
never drove us aut OF New York or other place
newer cared for uS any more than ioF any otlieF
lahaTing man. We have visited him ia his ele-
CANT man sion--haye heard his plans for gaining
power When we opposed the Tweed system of
plnnderiug Mr.. rilden said we did wrong 90
icopariize the Democratic party in New York
and that TWAS not the business of any private cit
izen 10 quarrel With his party uo matter what il
did Us guided bs It's headers
When he became Governor he begsr ta tear
planks frtra the ship or Democracy tp hnild for
himself a Tlden boat lie succeeded as Tweed
did -or any man can in that great state who has
the control OF great machine that disburses pat
ronage, We opposed him. as have thousands OF
good. honest. well informed Democrats of that
state, because We knew him AS one OF the Tweed
Ring aud because We have felt deep eonyic'
Iion tina, he is not safe man 81 trust 10 high cf
iciaI position.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-03

The Uerdld ~ Libcrty, published
ut Dns Moines, Is trying to mike
capital against the Hayes aud Wheel
or ticket by declaring lint MI teh'-
perance papers, all women suffrage
papers aud all the prca''herS ~ tho
country are earnest supporters oi ~.
The N. q. l.. will have nothing to
do with men who are supported by
the better class of citizens. To secure
It's support for any man or ,neas''r"
ID IL only necessary to declare t'ht
the man or measure nre acrepth"
Bile 10 the hummer element, TIL" dis
loyal element and the scum Of socie'
ty generally. TO conclude, II Is only
necessary to state that this Dea
| Moines organ Of Tilden is the ac-
knowledged and avowed organ OF the
whisky sellers Of the State OF Iowa
or such h TiIden's followers princi-
palIy composed.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-03

violation of law, by which he savct
| IN the Government somo hundred.
of thousands of dollars, has beer
abandoned apparently. As the Sen
ate would insist upon an immediate
trial. werc articles Of impeachment
presented, the leaders are. more like
ly ia refer the testimony to the Judi
ciary Committee. requesting its
opinion az to the Secrotary's anlena-
bility, thus rendering a decision rs
to his guilt or Innocence impossible
until after the November election.
In this way it is hoped to derive
some partizan advantage from tho
months squandered and the hundreds
Of thousands OF public money spent,
to crimiuate that official.
It's said That Mr.. Lamar has a
political speech prepared and that no
will embrace the first opportunity
offered to deliver it, disavowing any
sympathy of his party with the re-
cent murder and mutilation OF un-
armed colored men at Hamburg.
south Carolina, and the pillage OF
their homes: but a dozen such
speeches could not blot out from the
record the rttrociois uttcrances OF
Cox. as he erouched at the feet OF his
Ku-Klux owners making merry over
the exccsses OF that brutal mob, or
the culogics of its leader, Butler,
pronounced by other representative
Democrats. Ii il only fair to state,
however. that the spirit displayed
by Southern Congressman in discuss
ing the outrage IL noble and CONF
mendabIe as compared with that of
such fiippant apologists AS Cox. lie
never sounded the depths of infamy
AZ on that occasion. The savage ont
break has served to show to the loyal
massea who rescued the nation from
the death grip of Democracy twelve
years ago, the dangers still menaeing
the reconstructed Union in the re-
Mobilization of that reactionary polit-
ical party.
Senator Logan called up the equal
ization bounty bill yesterday; but
before any definite action was had
the morning hour expired and it
went over; but he believes he will be
able 10 bring IL to n vote before the
day OF final adjournment.
ID IL claimed that Mr.. Wike, n
hard -money man heretofore, has
given his allegiance tothe Hendricks
faction, just now very active and ag-
gressiva. By this conversion the in
fiationists secure a majority in the
Committee on Banking and Currency
and can report "A bill for tho repeal of
tho resumption act. IL IL asserted
that IL IL the purpose of the repudi-
atprs, headed by Hendricks, To drive
Tilden from tho ticket or force him
to take back seat. The demorali-
zation resulting from Tilden's failure
To get out his letter OF acceptance Is
more marked every day. He led the
party ut 1t. Louis but hc Lends IL no
longer. Ii hns taken the bits in its
teeth and threatens To uBhOrso tho
bogus reformer.
Earl Derby IL anxiously striving
TO disarm the hostile criticism be
provoked In his controversy with
Mr.. Fish relative Ia the forger Win
slow, and TO regain lost ground by
tho negotiation ofa new treaty.
The extension Of the war between
Turkey and servia all over Europe,
Is thought very probable by leading
men hero. The latest advices seem
to justify such belief, LOGAN.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-08-03
Conn parativcIy Respectable

tlhNtufslft fthaANSsl
Receivers Of back pay will bc made
comparatively respectable, III the last
effort Of the .'reform" .srty in the
House proves success. a resoli-
tion has been introduced, Of course
by Democratic member, to pay
members extra compensation for
serving on special committees oi
Congress, and this when they are re-
cciving 5000 a year, which Is sup
posed u include pay for all their ser
vices ~ members. II IN almost nt
necessary TO say that tho Denocra
who introduced this resolution hai
been serving on special committee
Great Is Democratic reform.