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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10
The Birthplace of John A.
Murrell.

A Maury county correspondent
writes as follows To the Columbia
Herald aud Mail: In the adjoining
Eleventh district OF Williamson
county, little over a mile east OF
the Ridge Westinghouse a Presby-
terian church on the Franklin and
Lewisburg pike, there is a noted
and historic hill.
A few scattered hearth-stones and
scattered rose vines now alone mark
the birth place of John A. Murrell.
I he place where the celebrated ban
dit chief was born, and played
around those now scattered hearth
stones in boyish innocence (and
prattled by his fathers side, and
bowed his curly head upon a fond
mothers kHee) looks dreary and
desolate. 1t is a hill Of broom
sedge and thorny thickets, a covert
and walk for foxes; like the birth
place of other great criminals, it
seems to be avoided as a habitation
by man, and blighted by the hand
of Providence, and made desolate.
Murrell was a great robber and
chief of banditti, but he was not be.
lieved by those who had known
him long and well TO be the rcd
handed murderer as painted by Vir-
gil A. Stewart, betrayed for money
and by many, believed to be a mem
ber os the clan. A highly colored
life of Murrell was written TO make
money. 1t was success, and made
Murrell famous in the annals OF
vice and crime, and his betrayer has
left behind the heritage of a dubi-
Gus name and doubtful fame.
The Murrells were said by old
citizens who knew them well, TO be
a very handsome family. John A.,
especially, remarkable for his man
ly beauty; curling auburn hair,
worn long generally, decorated
classic head, and a prepossessing
face, that would, said an observer,
have drawn attention and been no
ticed among a thousand people.
His sister, Leanna Murrell, was re-
markable for her beauty, and was the
most skillful dancer of the day.
She possessed face of exquisite
beauty, a form Of queenIy grace,
and an eye of melting softness.
None that ever looked on her in her
youthful bloom ever forgot her
wonderful beauty.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10
The Seat of War.

The London dispatches are en-
phatic as to Englands naval and
military preparations, which are of
such magnitude that the talk of her
neutrality seems the merest moon
shine. Englaad's Mediterranean
fleet is now exceedingly strong, and
abundantly able to look alter her
interests as a neutral pnwer. Such
activity only denotes that there is
strong prospect that England will
jump into the war ampitheatre at
no distant day, in spite of Glad
stone and Granville. When Russia,
under the guise of religious duty,
turns her face to Constantinople,
she will find British guns awaiting
her. As far back as 1884 the Brit
ish Government notified Russia
that any attempt on her part to cap
ture Constantinople would be met
by a British declaration of war.
There does not appear to be any
doubt OF this, cost what it may.
England is already arranging to
seize Egyps. Fifty thousand Brit
ish soldiers will be in that country
in few weeks. When Russia
pushes through the Balkan passes
England will push to Constantine
pie. Then look out for n general
war and something very much like
an Armageddon battle-a fierce
swirl of sulphur and bayonets, into
which Germany, Austria, France
and Italy may be drawn. Set it
down as fact, that when England
puts such vessels as the Hercules,
Devastation and Infexible on a
war footing she means something
very much like war for "the Euro
pean equilibrium" which. being IN
terpreted, means keeping Russia
where she can not threaten India or
the highway thereto-the Suez canal.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10

A man giving his name as James
Hostetters went to Holly Springs,
Miss, some months ago. got ac-
quainted with the people, bought n
drug store and gave his note for the
same, borrowed lot of money from
druggist, and departed suddenly.
Soon afterward Mr.. Bridgeman
made his appearance at Baton
Rouge, made the acquaintance of
the people, made love to rich girl,
made her his wife, and made $4,000
worth of the old mans property his
own. Last week an officer from
Holly Springs went to Baton Rouge,
arrested Mr.. Bridgeman, the verita
BILE Mr.. Hostetters, took him to
Holly Springs and lodged him in
Jail.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10

A gentleman of New Orleans
saws: Our bar rooms don't do more
than one-half of the business done
before the war. Two thirds of our
guests are now Northern people,
whereas, before the war they were
all Southern people. Many of our
large plantations are now owned by
Northern and Western men. Some
of our best young men are now
overseers on the plantations which
belonged to their fathers. l know
now of a gentleman who used to
spend piles OF money in this hotel
who never put saddle on his horse,
but who is now glad to hire on his
own place, which, with its mig
gers" was worth 100000, for $50
q month.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10

\ con5unptive countryman,
whose bones shone through his
skin, and whose clothes hung upon
his wasted frame like dirty shirt
on pea stick, and whose frame
was continually conyulsed with a
hacking cough that seemed to start
from his boots and crawl around
up through him to his mouth and
came out after the fashion Of a dog
choked on a bone. and whose sunk
en- visage prcsaged the approach of
the dread monster, bought a pane
of blue glass the other day and sat
down behind it. Immediately his
eyes sparkled and his flesh CON-
menced swelling and his cheeks
Redeemed and the cough stopped,
and he swelled out with fat until
his coat bursted in the back and he
called for something to eat. and he
eat and muscled up and grew and
then eat more He soon cleaned
out his own larder and called on
the neighbors. and soon cleaned
out the neighborhood,a and got so fat
that he broke through the floor, and
waxed so strong that he pulled the
house over on himself and mashed
the stufling out OF his body. Then
his spirit fioated ouc into the realms
Of blue glass spirit land and they
buried him IN wagon body, and
his family and neigh -bors are all eat
out of house and home.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10

The Griffin (Ga.) News. refer
ring to the condition of the Grange
organization in the South, says: In
Georgia the membership of 1875
was 4S,S26. In 1876 it fell off to
1O,161. In Alabama the number in
1876 was II, 7,44O; in 1876 it fell off
to 1920 while Florida increased
from SO4 in 1876 to 1884 in 1876.
The finances of the order show q
corresponding falling off as will be
seen: In 1875 the receipts from all
sources weresIo2,14S.c7, and in
1876, s6e, ,ss5.5.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10
The South henceforward means

The South henceforward means
not to be dependent. but will build
up manufactures of all kinds, that
their capital may not be sent away
from home for that which might be
more prolitably exported than i'm
ported. Grain and live stock will
be produced to at least an extent
that will satisfy their home de-
mands. The exhausting flow of
money from the country will be re-
versed, and the system of manage
ment which has been plunging the
country in debt will be converted
into one which will in a few
years bring prosperity and conse-
quent wealth instead.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10
TEN BROECK'S MARRIAGE.
A Sensational Wedding in Lou
iSVille.
Louisville Special to the Cincinnati Conn

Louisville Special to the Cincinnati CONNER
cial.
The topic Of conversation this
evening In society, and which is
creating great excitement, is the
marriage of Richard Ten Brock,
well known throughout the world
as turfman, and Mrs. Mary New
comb. Ten Broeck is over sixty
and his new wife about twenty four.
The wedding took place at the resi-
dence of the brides father, in the
presence of very few persons.
scacely any one knowing anything
Of it. Rum1r has it that her father,
John B. Smith, absented himself,
because he did not want TO see the
marriage take place, and her moth
er is said to have likewise been alb
sent. Mary Newcomb was the wife
Of H. D. Newcomb, who died in
1874, and whose estates was worth
over a million. In order to marry
her at his old age, he procured an
act of the Legislature divorcing
him from his insane wife. The
contest of his will, which is fresh
in the minds of the people as one of
the most celebrated on record, re-
suited IN the declaration that this
second marriage was illegal, and
that his insane wife, having never
been judicially declared insane, was
entitled to dover. Twice, thus, has
this second wife married wealthy
men.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10
Hayes Reported to be on the
Eve of Resignation.

Cincinnati correspondence OF the N. Y. Sun.
l heard strange, not to say in
credible story about Gov. Hayes,
the acting President, to-day. There
are some connections of his wife
who reside at one of the principal
hotels in this city, The female
members of the family recently Wis
tied Washington, and, since their
return, have been addicted to gos-
sipping-letting out, unconsciously,
some White House secrets. l am
informed that Mr.. Hayes confessed
in a social chat that since his eyes
have been opened about the real
status of affairs in Louisiana he has
begun to entertain serious doubts
whether he is not a usurper, and
that he remarked to one of his most
intimate advisers, eff 1 recognize
Nichols as Governor of Louisiana,
| do not see how l can onsistently
hold the Office of President. 1t will
be hard to make the country believe
that ] am any more entitled to the
electoral vote of Louisiana than
Packard is to the Governorship. If
Nichols is the lawful Governor,
then / have no claim to the electo-
raj vote of that State" The reason
Mr.. Hayes sent commission to
Louisiana and did not send one to
South Carolina is obvious. He
wished to shirk the responsibility
as to Louisiana. He knew that a
Congressional committee had look
ed into the South Carolina muddle,
and had concluded that Hampton
had received majority of.votes for
the Governorship, and that Hayes
had a majority of the electoral
votes. So the bastard President
had nothing to lose by declining to
send a commission to South Caro-
lima. He could turn Chamberlain
out with impunity.
And here comes the gossipy part
of the story. Mr.. Hayes is trou-
bled beyond expression about the
Louisiana muddle. He fears Pack
ard and the extreme wing of the
Republican party. His conscience,
too, is troubling him, and he al
ready recognizes that the legal gov
ernment of Louisiana is Democratic
and that Tilden is entitled to the
electoral vote of the State. Hayes
actually talks Of reSigning the Presi-
dency He has not made any prom
inent appointments, nor has he pur-
sued a radical course of policy, be-
cause he does not feel that he is q
legal or a lawful Executive. His
policy of reconciliation is for policy,
and nothing more. If the Commits
sion in Louisiana decide that Mich
oils is the lawful Governor, they
may not decide whom the electoral
votes of that State belong TO, but
the whole country will look upon
Hayes as a fraudulent President.
But should he resign, then Wheeler
would be President. Should Wheel
er decline To serve, the Senate would
assume the responsibility of elect
ing a President.
/ give the above as gossip sim
ply, but there is more truth than
poetry in it. Hayes does not believe
he is entitled to tie place he now ills,
and he is very much troubled. He
would have said something long
ago had not Stanley Mathews, Sec
retary Sherman, Infidel Bob Inger-
sol, and a few others furnished him
backbone.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10

Those Southern people, from hav
ing been red-handed rebels, mur-
derers, villains, cut throats, and
every other thing bad for lol these
many years, have suddenly become
patriots, very saints. a people pos
sessed of every virtue. The Demo
cratic party did IL with 1900, 900
majority OF the white votes OF the
country for Samuel j. Tilden.--
[Omaha Herald, Dem
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10
LINES,
TO Mr.. AND MRS. PAIN ON THE DEATH OF THEIR
INFANT.

Thy heavenly Father kindly took
Thy little babe away;
She sweetly sleeps beneath the sod,
To rise in endless day.
Her stay on earth was very brief,
But y, consoling thought:
She's free from sorrow, pain and strife,
and all the cares of earth.
Then meekly bow and kiss the rod,
Though thou sufferer be;
Twas still in kindness when he took
That darling babe away.
Then weep not, Papa, Mamma, dear,
Virgie Varah is at rest;
Prepare to meet thy darling babe,
" here sin can no'er molest A. J.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10

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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10

Many an unwise parent labors
hard and lives sparingly all his life
for the purpose Of leaving enough
to give his children start in the
world as IL is called. Setting a
young man ahoat with money left
him by his relatives Is like tying
bladders under the arms Of one who
cannot swim; tea chances to one he
will lose his bladdcrs and 60 TO tho
bottom. Teach him to swim and
he will never need tie bladders.
Give your child a sound education,
and you have done enough for him.
Sec TO IL that his morals are pure,
his mind cultivated, and his whole
nature made subservient to laws
which govern man, and you have
given what will be OF more value
than than the wealth Of the Indies.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10

Brandon (Miss.) Republican;
That was a just punishment inflicted
upon a negro COW stealer In Pike
county, who was caught In the act
by party OF men. They cut the COW
open, placed the negro inside OF her
with only his head out, and then
sewed him in securely with a rope.
He remained there four days, and
was taken out nearly dead. He had
dinlcult task in keeping the buzz
yards from picking his oyes ont.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-05-10

1t really does not always follow,
as yon suppose IL would, that be-
cause a man differs with you in
opinion be is therefore wrong and
possibly a dolt. We can see the al
ienable right Of every man to adopt
our Judgements, but, we reserve for
ourselves "the sacred right Of rebel
lion" when we are asked TO yield 70
some one else. To write our own
names with n small 81" is not indi-
cative OF slender education, but IL
constitutes a Hercul@nean task In
moral philosophy which very few
have succeeded In accomplishing.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-13

FIsH-AtACKEREL, Nos. !, 2 and 3
= IN hrrelS, Half Barrels and Kits, Lake Her
fing Halt and Quarter Barrels. Salt Water Her
ring In Barrels and Hall Barrels- In store and
Tor sale by NJ. REILLY,
400 and 1911 Main n
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-13
.r,,n nrnngc Celebrations

kilograms from the several cities in
the United States where the 0rangemeu
made apy public demonstration indicate
aa, The celebration took tho form oI
blnques, social gatherings and excur'
sion., and there was no disturbance
whatever.
BIT in Montreal, Canada, notwith
standing the amicable arrangements
thought to have been established between
the Oraugemen and the ST. Patrick So
cieties, aud despite the much Paraded
Preparations Of the authorities to quell
any disturbance, Il very serious riot
occurred in the streets Of that
city, resulting in the loss OF
several lives. The preparations TO pre-.
serve order seem to have been more in
name than in fact, for large crowds man.
iic,lly Of the toughest class and unmis'
takably bent on mischief, were allowed
to take complete possession Of the streets
without even an attempt to di'persc
them.
Where there was 80 large an element
prepared and seemingly anxious TO in
duIge in the most lawless proceedings
there was OF course no difficulty in find
ing an Occasioni and as consequence we
have the details OF an outbreak Disgrace.
lul to the city in which it occurred and
to the civilization Of the age in which we
live.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-13
The Indian war In oregon.

SAN FRANCISCO, July ia Portland
press dispatch sayt: News was received
here this afternoon from Walla Walla,
Governor Terry arrived this morning
with arms, ammunition, &c., sufficient to
arm 2O0 men. His object here Is to look
on the situation from a nearer stand point,
He will doubtless raise two companies
here. The latest news says Howard Is at
Campas Prairie, FROM LeWiston July 10Th,
Wilmot told Howard in the presence OF
Mr.. Monroe OF the manner in which Col.
Perry neglected the seventeen volunteers
at the time OF the fight on the Cottonwood
on the 9th. Howard wanted the state.
ment put in writing by the volunteer com.
mander. He said he was sorry 10 learn
that any officer Of the army should
so refuse prompt aid in such an ex.
tremity. He further said he would take
no prisoners. He said he would pursue
the Indians and kill them II possible,
and take no prisoner. Howard, on his
return from Bllleys Crossing Of the
Salmon river, has used great dispatch in
in his movements and marches. He is
now fully aroused TO the true situation,
so if his talk means anything. The wound.
ed are doing well. Jackson's company
left Lapwai on the 10th for the front
guarding a supply train. Dispatches
arrived in Lewiston Sunday evening in.
dicating much alarm at LapWai and
cautioning Lewiston against an attack.
That night a strong guard was put out
and guns placed in the hands OF citizens.
Even commercial travellers were pressed
into service,
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THE MISSOURI TRAIN WRECK.
ERS.
The DiobOlicaI Character Of tho
Plot.
All tho Passengers 10 Have Reen
Murdered and Burned With
the Wreck

ST.. LOUIS, July l2.-Later advices from
Waynesville, NO., says; Late yesterday
afternoon the counsel for the train wreck
ers moved for continuance, which Judge
Hill granted. This will take the trial
over 10 the first Monday in September
The sixth man has been indicted for com.
plicity in the murder, and wrecking OF
trains. His name has not transpired yet
but bis arrest will be effected IN day OF
two. It is said that there were ten men
engaged In the diabOlicNl deed, and that
II will be proved on the trial that they
intended 10 murder every person on the
train. They had clubs in readiness to
brain those who were hurt too badly TO
run, and designed TO shoot all who al.
tempted TO escape. The bodies were to
be piled in the wreck, the torch applied,
and all evidences OF the crime we're ex.
peCted to be destroyed by the flames.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-13

Mr.. Hervey, Superintendent Of the City
Schools, and Mr.. James NJ. Todd are now
engaged in taking a census Of the city,
primarily to ascertain the school enroll.
msnt, and incidentally the whole popula.
tion. The efforts heretofore to take n
correct census of the city have not been
as successful as they might have been but
for the apprehensiOns Of uninformed and
suspicious persons that the census has
something 10 do with taxation, and there.
lore In many cases correct return Of
the membership Of their families has
notbecn given. Mayor Sweeney expressed
the opinion the other evening that the
population Of Wheeling was considerably
larger than the school returns from year
to year had made il, as was evident by
the large numbers OF people on the
streets on holidays and Saturday even
ings, by the daily receipts Of the street
railway, and by the large number Of
new houses built within the last few
years, and by other like indications of
aIarge and increasing population. There
have been Saturdays when as many as
5000 people must have ridden on the
street cars, and it seems hardly likely
that more than oue-sixlh of the entire
population should have been on the cars
on one day. Itis therefore not unreason.
able to suppose that the true population
Of the city IS fully 10000, ii not more, in
stead OF $4,000, as returned last year.
Those who feel interested in seeing
correct census OF the city taken this year,
should be at some pains to scatter infor.
nation among those who need it, to the
effect that this census has no relation to
taxation in any way or shape, and that
nothing is therefore gained by any con.
cealments or misstatements as regards
the membership Of households.
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The Grover investigation.

SAN Francisco, July 12.-An Associa-
ted Press dispatch from Portland says:
Before the Investigating Committee TO-
day, Senator Palmer, Of Benton county,
in contradicting the testimony OF Stiles,
swore positively that he never told a
man, woman or child in the world that
he was going to be Superintendent Of the
Penitentiary.
J.R. Barley testified: Ihave lived in
Benton county 25 years; Understood that
Palmer was elected as Nesmith man.
Benton county favored Nesmith as
against Grover by large majority, In
a talk with me Mr.. Palmer said: Asfar
us Benton county is concerned, l don't
care particularly; ! expect 10 leave here.
l have been offered the Superintendency
Of the Penitentiary and expect TO accept il.
This was the Sunday after the Senatorial
election. l saw Goldsmith at Salem at
the time Of the election. He neither ad.
miLted nor denied that he brought
money to Salem. Palmer told me he
supported Nesmith in the caucus. but
concluded he didn't ell the bill as Dem.
ocrat, consequently he went over 10
Grover. No one told me money was used,
but many told me they thought 30.
Whitaker, President Of the Senate, told
me Immediately after the election, ii am
satisfied Grover has been elected BY the
use Of money; don't exactly know it
but l came pretty near seeing money paid
out" Witness said, Whitaker told me
he was satisfied Nesmith had no chance:
he had seen go many men 60 up stairs,
including Mosier, Butler and others; they
had gone up 20 get money.
Benjamin Simpson, Surveyor General,
testified: The evening before the caucus
Palmer told me he was going to be Super.
intendent Of the Penitentiary; had been
offered il; he was going to support Grover,
as Nesmith would not 60 into the caucus.
Palmer admitted to me that he told sew.
eral persons he was going to be Superin.
tendent.
A number Of witnesses residing in
Salem were called to-day to impeach
Stiles veracity. All testified that Stiles
reputation for truth and veracity was
bad; that his testimony was unworthy Of
haliaf
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-13
Railroad Sale Enioined.

MEMPHIS, July 12:-The sale of the
depot and track, in this city, OF the
Memphis & Little Rock Railroad, which
was TO take place to-day under decree OF
the Supreme Court of the State, was en-.
joiued by Judge Trigg, Of the United
States District Court, on petition Of Wat.
son Matthews, Of New Jersey, VIM. ].
Peakson, Of Connecticut, and r. D.
Hawes, Of New Hampshire, until the
rights in the premises are settled by the
United States District Court for Western
Tennessee.