The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-03-08

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country wilI be much happier and
much more prosperous than It has
been since the war If ne viii faith
fully and honestly carry them out
We hope he may. We fear he viii
not. Promises are easily made and
easily broken. However, let US
give him q fair trial befOre.w con
demu him.
John 3 Bynum, jeweI-r OF Boil
Iver. Tennessee, and leader of the
Boliver brass band, was locked up
in the calaboose Of that town or
Friday night, the z3d, and the key
carried q mile away. During the
night the caIaboose took fire and
was consumed, burning the unfortu
nate prisoner before relief could be
obtained.
It's generally believed in pOiiti-
cal circles that it IS Gov. Hayes
purpose either to recognize both
Nichols and Hampton, or TO allow
the people Of Louisiana and South
CaroIina to adjust their State gov
eruments for themselves In the
last case it Is we'll understood that
Packard aud Cham berlain would
quit the field.
\ resolution is before the Legs
Iature to remove Jadge Wm- P
Martin on account OF his continued
disability to serve. We understand
Judge Martin contemplated resign
ing about September next A pc
tiliou went up from here asking his
continuance IN Office until that time.
Dayton Democyat: We we're in
hopes that the good LORD might
have saved the country, even with
such poor instrument as old Joe
Bradley. But since old Joe himself
has been heard from, we are salts
fed the Lord will see Us damned
first
Ex-senator Key has been sum
moued to Washington. a dispatch
from Chattanooga says: Our PEG
pie accept the situation and favor
making the best Of it; hence they
urge his acceptance Cftue Postmas-
ter Generalship.'
Hon. Stanley Matthews has sent
a letter to Chamberlain, represent
ing to him that it would be agreea-
BILE to the Incoming administration
for him (ChambeFiail 70 withdraw.
The letter goes by . special mes
senger.
IfKey is Postmaster General and
has the power OF appointments, we
viii have to close up our postofice
here. There was but oLe Key man
IN the county that we know Of, and
he doesn't want the Office.
We do not believe any prominent
Southern Democrat can be bought
over by the overtures of Hayes. All
the bribeable material in the South
has already been bought over to the
party.
Grant is said to have lost all the
immense sums Of money he has re
ceiyed in the way Of salary, gifts,
etc. in Improbable and disastrous
speculatiOns in stocks, real estate,
etc.
Vote of the Returning Boards:
Hayes, 1856; Tilden, 1S4. Vote of
the States: Tilden, 1876; Hayes, 166;
Z. Vote Of the people:
1905, 636; Hayes, 4.O4O,So7. /
The Legislative Committee to !
confer with creditors with a view to /
compromise the State debt, are now
in New York in conference with a
committee OF creditors.
Morton ought to try blue glass.
He has been sitting under the rays 1
OF the bloody shirt 20 long that /
scarlatina has broken out on Zach I
Chambers nose.
What this country needs is a re-
ligion which will make a man feel
that it is just as cold for his wife
to get up and make fire as it is for
himself.
Hayes claims that he is fairly adj
judged the presidency through 4
trial By jury, and the Courier-Jour-
nal comedies that the trial was per
ury.
Hayes viii give Pere Wells thirty
cents not to ask for an office. He
couldn't well refuse him if be were
to ask, and lie dare not give him
)lice.
Widow Van Colt says there are
100 miles Of rum-sEops aad 1900, |
BOO drunkards in the United States,
and she calls this temperance.
The recognition of the Nichols
government Of Louisiana will cut
down the Republican majority in
he Senate to three.
The conspicuous American bun
20 sharps; Bradley, Edmunds, Ere
Garfield, Hoar, Miller,
Morton, Strong.
What will Eliza Pinkston get IN
Ter Hayes9 The Knoxville TrIb
me thinks she should be = maid of
honor.
1t is recommended that weak