The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-10-25
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The South has had the Speake
ship of the House of Representa-
tives for forty six years, in the TO
ty-four Congresses that have bee
held. The incumbents have bee
Macon, of North Carolina; Clay, {
kentucky; Cheves, of South Care
lima; Barbour of Virginia; Stephen
son, of Virginia; Bell, of Tennessee
Polk, of Tennessee; Hunter, of Vii
GINA; White, of Kentucky; Jones
of Virginia; Boyd, of Kentucky
Cobb, of Georgia; and Orr, of Soutl
Carolina.
The St, Louis Globe-Democrat'
Washington correspondent tele
graphs: Harlan will probably b.
confirmed, but the manner in which
he obtained the nomination is sc
verely criticised He solicited and
canyassed for it as if he were seek
ing department clerkship, and re
sorted to tricks and devices entire
ly unworthy of high judicial Off
Ger. 1t will require the support oil
at least half the Democratic Sena-
tors to put him through.
Messrs Woods and Caldwell have
leased the Water Valley Miss. J
Courier for q term of years, and
first number under the new man
agement is before us. 1t is a good
paper and we wish the proprietors
abundant success. Albert Caldwell,
son of Rev. Rob't Caldwell, and Q
graduate from the CITIZEN Office, is
one of the editors and publishers,
and his many friends here including
the CITIZEN corps wish him success.
Garfield has been interviewed by
a reporter of the New York Herald,
touching the causes of the defeat Of
the Republicans in Ohio this year.
1t was not Hayes Southern policy,
he says, that hurt, but the civil ser
vice order We had no organiza-
ton to bring out the vote" I'VE
held the patronage but. were forbid
den to draw upon it, ''The civil
service order put our usually active
leaders abed."
Republicans are not claiming
Judge Davis as much as they were.
"Do you know what 1 think of all
this talk about needing more light
on the Louisiana and South Carroll
ma cases" said he to Stanley Mat
thews. sit is all what we call out
WEST 'poppycock.' " He further
told Matthews that he was taking
Just the course to ruin the Admin
istration.
Washington special to the Cincin-
natl Enquirer: 1t is said that Mr..
Key was greatly disappointed that
he was not rendered the Circuit |
Judgeship vice Emmons deceased.
Tennessee Republicans feel sore
over Keys neglect for them, and
have been working like beavers to
have John Baxter, of Knoxville, APP
pointed
1t doesn't look so much Ike a
rebel advance upon the government
as 1t might, when a Northern war
Democrat is made Speaker of the
House, Union soldier from Ken
lucky is to be Chief Clerk, and a
civilian from Ohio is taken for
Sergeant alarms.
The daily newspapers in Dead
wood are not much larger than a
sheet of foolscap, and are delivered
for SIS year. Every subscriber
IS required, as announced in the
prospectus, to "down with the
dust"
Col. Jilson p. johnson late of the
Salt House, Louisville, will take
charge of the Maxwell House, Nash
lille, next week. j. II. Fulton d
20. have kept it good enough for
Is, but they'say Col. j. is hard to
,eat.
The Presidents Message is brief
md business like. 1t states con
isely the special purposes for which
congress was convened in extra
ession-to supply the deficiency in
be army and navy appropriations.
D.,
There are only three colored men
n the Forty-ffth Congress-Rai y
ey, Smalls and Cain. Rainey and
'ain have been sworn in. Smalls
) under Indictment for bribery in
,outh Carolina. $
An ex-Confederate soldier sits in
Iayes' Cabinet, and the ex-Vice
OF the ex-Confederaey
ominated Mr. Randall for Speaker
n the Democratic caucus. Let us
ave peacel :
Louisiana politicians regard the 4
in the Senate as unfa \
orable to them, and express the =
ear that their State will be dc {
rived of representation for long t
ime yet. c
In Virginia and North Carolina
he acreage planted in tobacco is
fly per cent larger than last year, e
nd the yield promises to be better
q the same ratio f,
Those bitten by dogs are advised D
OF to apply lunar caustie. but not. O