The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-08-09


dollars, the trouble might be avoid
ed
The Turks are amusing them
selves in Bosnia by cutting off the
heads of the Christians and carrying
them about in triumph on sticks.
The Bosnians and Montenegrins
do the same thing when they get a
chance at Turks head. In Mon
tenegro every cottage is said to be
adorned with dried Turks heads
taken IN battle. Such a country
needs to come under the domination
Of a strong ciyilizing power at once.
A Washington special to the Gin
cinnati Enquirer of the oath ult.,
says the events of the last five days
have settled definitely that the
specie resumption act must be re-
pealed as soon as Congress meets.
Further, that Secretary Sherman
must call halt in ruinOus financial
policy which has contributed not a
little to bring about the chaos and
disorder now upon the country.
The colored convention which
assembled at Nashville last week,
met with generous designs, but was
only attended by about two hundred
and fifty blacks, with a few whites.
Among the objects were "to pro
mote a spirit of reconciliation with
the whites and blacks" and "to de
wise some plan to save the race from
crime, degradation and dishonor."
Gen. Rosecrans and wife have
been called back to the neighbor-
hood of their old home in Ohio, to
attend their dying daughter, Miss
Mamie Rosecrans, who had become
o nun in the Ursuline Convent, St.
Martins, Rrown county, Ohio, and
was known in her community as
Sister st. Charles
Judge West, the Republican can
didate for Governor of Ohio, is to-
tally blind, and employs an amanu
ensis. His af1liction, however, has
not interfered with his law practice,
and it is said he makes very Wig
orous speeches, political and other
wise.
Postmaster General Key says that
Edward H. East, Chancellor of
Tennessee, a Union man during the
war, will be appointed Judge of the
Sixth Circuit, embracing Michigan,
Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
The workingmen's ticket for
State and county offices was sue
cessful as against the Democratic
ticket last Monday, in Louisville,
Ky. The republicans went solidly
for the former of course.
Judge Kelley, of Pennsylvania,
says he is not surprised at the alarm
ing proportions the strike has as
sumed. He charges it to the ruin
Gus policy of the Government in
shrinking values and enforced con-
traction.
Vanderbilt has ordered 100000
to be divided among the New York
Central employees who stuck to their
post The stickers number 1880
and the strikers 500. The 1880
will get about $500 apiece.
At Nicopolis, in the 18th century,
100000 Christians were driven by
the Turks into the Danube, and, in
the 18th century, 10000 Turks were
slain on its shores at the siege of
Belgrade.
On the tenth ballot in the Missis-
sippi Democratic Conservative Con
vention Ist inst. Acting Gov. Stone
was nominated for Governor over
his chef competitor, Gen. Robert
Lowery.
Pittsburg taxpayers are consoliDg
themselves with the discovery that
instead of 300 locomotives des
troyed by the rioters there were but
102, and 1000 freight cars instead
of 5000
The forests have been on fire in
Wisconsin for five weeks, and now
it is destroying farm houses and vii
lagos. Great suffering prevails at
Eaton and many are homeless.
The negro government in Liberia,
Africa, has an article in their Con
stitution forbidding white men from
owning land or becoming citizens of
that Republic.
IL cost chicago S9O,uOO TO put
down her Communist rebellion
The Chicago Tribune estimates the
entire, closing of factories, etc, at
81, 100000.
Samuel Warren, the great novel
ist, doctor and lawyer, of London,
is dead. He was the author of that
best of novels, Ten Thousand a
Year"
The recent riots are likely to re-
vive the old militia system in some
of the States, when mon used to
train with beanpoles and cornstalks. |
Hon. r. NJ. Bishop, of Cincinnati, |
was nominated on the 18th ult., for |
governor by the Ohio Democratic
State convention.
The Russians have been advanc-
ing on Erzeroum ever since the war
begun. and still Erzaroup for fnr