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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-04-26

NEW YORK. April l4ih.-A Herald Leavenwortb,
Kansas. special says: \ committee Is actively at
work TO get the refugees into the country. The
probability OF disease breaking out among them
causes u good deal of uncasiuess among the people
of this vicinity.
The newspapers of Missouri, near the State line,
close 10 where these people are encamped, express
much alarm. and demand that Kansas assume the
responsibility with the least possible delay, but the
people OF the State feel that the burden should be
borne by the whole country. and ask that the citi-
Zens az other States organise relief societies and
help bear a part of the expense. This is necessary
in view of the fact that all reports of negroes now
here agree that those who have arrived thus far are
but the forefunncrs Of a multitude that is speedily
to follow.
LAHORE. April I4th.-Bad feeling is growing
against the British amongst all the tribes interest
ed iii khybcr Pass. They complain that the British
arc acting as though they intended to keep The Pass,
in spying out the hill Businesses.
ANTWERP. April l4tb.-Belgium is considering
the advisability of custom union with France in
opposition to the German protective system.
vienna. April I4th.-Tbe resumption of negotia-
tons relative to mixed occupation Of Eastern Rou-
mciia has only served 10 increase the confusion
prevailing when they were suspended q few days
ago. Germany refuses.to send a commander-in-
Chief and staff. and another Power which has q
leading part in the whole business, rejected the
offer OF The chief command. Russia also raises new
difficulties.
NEw YORK. April I4lh.-Wc bave Panama dates
and Calamaas as rcprisals for contscatiOn of
property Of Chiieans in the interior of Bolivia.
CalamGas is a strong strategetic point on the river
Loa, about sixty miles north of Caracolis. A small
detachment of Bolivian troops made a slight re-
sistance.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
Pay the Preacher.


There seems to be 81 matter OF
stupenouous indiffer snce on this
subject of paying the ministry -
Some pay pretty literally, others
pay Little, others promise but new
er pay, while the great majority
pay nothing and are perfectly in
different on the subject, 1t is the
duty of every church member to
contribute something to the sup
port of the ministry, be it ever So
small; and it is also the duty OF
every good citizen to do the same.
But besides this, there is also a pc
nuriOusness On the part OF some
church members, i'll this matter,
that is operating so seriously in
paying the preachers OF this city,
which ought to be remedied, and ii
the Central will join US, we think it
would be good plan to make an
exhibit of WHAT our church people
and others are doing in the way OF
supporting the respective ministers
of Water Valley. Let US do like
the Memphis Appeal-send out a
commission of Investigation.
We nope our contemporary, the
Water Valley Courier, will send out
a commission and give the world
the result OF his Investigations
There IS no form of meanness so
contemplate as that which underlies
the dereliction of churches in the
matter of paying tie preacher. 1t
is absolutely dishonest in a body OF
protesting christians or religionists
of any name to hire a man at so
much a month or year, and al
ter securing him, pay him in slip
pers, dressing gowns, ladies' smiles
and promises to pay prettily lisped.
God and themselves only know the
and makeshifts to
which men of ability are driven by /
the cruel indifference of Sunday
law christians to the performance
of their promise to pay the preach
er regularly Memphis Appeal.
Before a commission starts out /
in Pulaski allow us to suggest a
plan, as follows: Let the Treasurer
Of the church read in open church
conference the lames Of contribu-
tors and amounts contributed for
The support OF the ministry, as his
duty and then the church will know
who are its friends.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
Legislative.

I
March, 7.-House-The vote re
jecting the local-option bill was re
considered and the bill committed.
The following House bills passed
third reading: To make eligible to
school dictatorship any female or
male oyer twenty-one years old,
able to read and write. To prevent
the sale of pistols under penalty of
fine from fifty dollars to one hun
bred dollars, and Imprisonment at
the discretion OF the court. Mac
cabe's bill to create lien in favor
of mechanics in certain cases.
The bill to prohibit insolvent
debtors from giving preference,
and to secure creditors rqtable and
just distribution of assets, WAS re-
ferred for want of a constitutional
majority, and the vote was recon
sidered and bill recommItted.
Senate.-Mr. Byrd introduced a
bill to fund the debt at sixty cents
and three per cent. interest.
Mr.. Tolley--One dollar, fifty
cents, and thirty-three cents.
The following house bills passed
third reading: To make copies of
papers in the entrytaker's Office ev
ldence in courts.
TO reduce the salary of the su
perintendent OF the Tennessee hos
pltal for the insane, from $4,000 to
$4,000.
To amend section 3542 of the
Code so as TO protect the landlords
liens on crops.
To require the Judges and chair
man of the county courts TO enter
into bonds with security, and to
make semiannual reports to the
quarterly courts.
The following senate bills were
passed on third reading: To amend |
section 27S6 of the Code, so as to |
place the sureties of decedents |
upon the same footing as the de
cedents; to amend the act for the |
of public administers /
and guardians, 20 exempt one-ar,n-
ed and oLe-legged persons from the
payment OF poll-tax.
March S.-Senate-The. follow
ng senate bills passed the third
'eadIng: To make q trespsss on the
sidewalks . misdemeanor. To re-
luire railroad conPsnies to build
md keep in repair bridges where
iirt roads cross the same, To pre-
-snt the violation of the Sabbath
~ running freight trains on Sun
lay TO secure To the people of the
state night and justice without sale,
lenial or delay, and TO expedite the
BUSINESS OF the supreme court.
House.-The following house
Ills passed third reading. To pre-
'ent aSsop and incendisrism. To
ecure the right ~ persons to re-
eem real estate sold under legal
'rocess. To exempt the property
{ universities and colleges from
and to prevent the trus
ees from placing incLmbrances
pom such property. To allow re
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
SCHEDULE.

The majority report OF the State
Debt Committee is an insult to
every democrat in the State. Ac-
cording to its charges every demo
cratic and whig official since 1852
has been a scouudrel. Every Gov
ernor from Neill Brown down to
Porter, including Harris, A John
son and John e. Brown, was the
bribed hlreling of the money power,
who have jointly robbed and de
frauded the people out of millions.
Is this not an insult to every demo
crat and old wing IN the State?
Does any man not blinded by the
reputation craze believe Neil S.
Brown would stealp Does any man
believe Isham G. Harris could be
hired to defraud his own people?
Does any sane man believe Andy
johnson was a thief? Would Jno.
G.. Brown or Jas. ID. Porter &C
ceps bribe to defraud the State?
Yet these are the inevitable conclu
sIons of the committee. If true, we
are a disgraced, dishonored and hui
inflated people. But the charges
are not true. The committee has
simply disgraced itself in attempt
ing TO throw suspicion upon these
men. But, still, we are under obi
cations TO it. The majority report
has killed Reputation dead. 1t
went just a little too far when it
sought to carry its point by traduc-
ing the democratic party and at
tempting to disgrace some of its
tried and trusted leaders.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
Texas Letter.
SHERMAN, GRAYsoN Co, Tex,
March 9th, 1873.

SHERMAN, GRAYsoN Co, Tex,
March 9Th, 1879.
ED. CITIZEN Dear Sir: Think
ing that you would like to hear
from this part of the Lone Star
State, | will attempt to give you
some items that viii be of interest
to some of your many readers.
Farmers are hard at work preparing
snd planting. Corn planting is in
full blast, and king cotton's time
will soon be here. We are needing
rain badly. There hasn't been any
here of any consequence since last
July. We have one of the hest
markets at Sherman that Texas can
boast of. 1t is very common in
cotton times for the sales TO amount
to five or six hundred bales per
day. Inhabitants, $4,000. 1t rs on
the line of the NJ. K d L. r. R., and
is the terminus of the i. +. X. SO
you see we have the advantages OF
transportation from the North, East
and South. 1t is also surrounded
by one of the finest farming coun-
tries in the State. The land is all
good-not washed in gullys like
great mIny of the Giles county
farms. As to water, We have some
as good water as Tennessee, the
most of it being wells and cisterDs.
To those contemplating coming TO
Texas, l would advise them not to
come unless they have money left
when they get here. The country
is full of tFamps, and it makes it
hard on an honest man when he
first gets here. But there is plenty
of room for the working class. Mr.
j. NJ. Belcher of Testers Station,
Tenn, has taken up his abode
among his friends in Texas. We
were greatly surprised few nights
ago on unfolding a great coat and
the bottom out of churn
hat to find standing in our room no
other than w. L. Kirksy from Pu
lasKi, on his way to Denton county.
He left his family at Corinth, Miss.
We have a very valuable paper on
our laOle every sunday morning
called the Pulaski CITIZEN. We
don't think we could exist long
without seeing something from dear
old Tennessee. Well, Mr.. Editor,
if this goes to the waste basket
the people knowing that We
are all alive and growing fat, and |
that no yellow fever came to Texas,
and that this is one of the best
fruit, corn, cotton, hay, oats, barley
and vegetable countries in the u.
$, it won't be our fault. So con
consider, and don't cheat the people
out of what they ought to know.
Respectfully, FELIX.
P. S.-Prosperity to the CITIZEN,
md long life to the editors f.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

Reputation is dead. A great
cry was raised that rings had ma
mIpulated things and defrauded the
State. A legislative committee
composed of men wlo echoed the
charge has reported that they could
not find the ringsters. 1t turns out
that it was only cry Of "Thief /!
Thief p to hide the real criminals
You hear no more of rings. That
absurd howl has had a quietus.
Then the one sided special pleading
of the repudiatiOLists in the major
ity report on the debt question is so
absurd that the whole thing is be-
coming more and more ridiculous
every day. They have Oyerdone
the thing. Gov. Marks oyershot
the mark first, and these imitators
have followed suit admirably. They
have disguised even those who
once thought there might possibly
perhaps be some way to slip out of
paying the debt without disgrace,
bnt the thing gets more and more
disgraceful daily. The hoWleFs
have not only tailed to show that
there were any rings, but utterly
failed to point out any fraudulent
bonds or give any sensible reason
why we should repudiate a portion
of our debt. The people have de
cided that the best way to settle is
to pay, and they demand that the
Legislature fritter away no more
time and money trying to avoid a
settlement.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

During Gov. Jno. G. Browns ad
ministration the legislature passed
a local option law. Gov. Brown ve-
toed the bill. and in a lengthy mes
sage gave reasons clearlydeinonstra
ting its unconstitutionality. 1t Is
not only against the organic law by
the terms of the constitution itself,
but the journal of the convention of
1870 shows that the trainers voted
down a local option clause, thus
clearly showing that they not only
did not consider 1t admissible
under the instrument as adopted,
but were determined that such a
precedent should not be allowed
even in a case which sorely de-
manded some strenuous action.
Judge Mckinney, as reported in 8
Sneed, held that the proceedings of
the con stitutional convention could
be looked to in determining the
meaning of words, and the in
tention of the trainers is the govern
ing rule. Under this ruling, and
going back to the journal, it is
clearly evident that the convention
intended that local option should
not be constitutional, because they
voted down a proposition to make
it so. We deplore this, as did Gov.
Brown when he was forced by con
viction of the law to veto a local
option bill, but the constitution
must be maintained. Then where
is the use of all these petitions to
the present Legislature? They can
not pass such law. If they did,
the Governor would veto it.
If he did not, the Supreme Court
would declare it void. If it did
not, then a damaging precedent
would be established that might
work more injury than good. If it
runs the three-speared gauntlet, the
people would deprecate the prece-
dent, for after a while legislators
would be afraid to vote for any bill
unless the people should be allowed
to vote upon it, and local option
u pom all subjects would be run into
The ground, tn ming the body of the
people into Il grand Legislative body.
Let US dispose of this question in
some way that viii. not damage US
more than it helps US.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
The Winners of Prizes in the
French EXnOSitiOn Lottery

Are thus described in the Paris cor
respondence of the New York Tribune /:
"a ticket porter has won the grand dia-
mond Parure; young man who sells
ladies' gloves at Vieux emps, the loco
motive; a girl employed in polishing
pinchbeck rings, $4,000 francs worth OF
brilliants; an employee in the National
the fellow lot So far there has not been
a rich man or woman favored by fortune
with gross lot. All the water does
not go to the river. 1t is well for peo-
pie, weightily handicapped by the cir
cumstances of their birth, breeding and
employment, to believe in luck as we'll
as the saving power of merit" The
scheme OF the celebrated Louisiana State
Lottery is far more, attractive, as pre-
sented for the next drawing in another
column.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
speculations On the Speakership.

Washington, March THE Star,
in an article on the question of the
House organization, says Viewed
dIspassionately it would seem to be
decidedly up hill work for the
Democrats to organize the House
by any caucus arrangement, unless
they can bring out their full force,
including the sick and crippled
The chances are that the organiza-
ton will require some time Tor ac-
complishment, and that it will not
be settled in caucus. If it goes to
the House as a free fight for all, the
Democrats will present two candi-
dates for the Speakership, Samuel
J. Randall and Joseph ). Black
burn. The Republicans will OF
course nominate General Garfield,
and the Nationals will present Rev.
De La Martyr, and so long as the
forces hang out it viii simply be
10 have an election. -
The Stars conclusions are CONCUR
red in by many of the best parties.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
IN MEMORIAM.
Cedar Grange, p. of H.


The committee appointed by the
grange to give public expression to the
feelings of its members in reference to
the death of Thomas A. Maultsby, Esq.
which sad event occurred at his resi-
dence on the morning of the 4th inst,
respectfully submit the following:
Brother Maultsby was a Jealous, faith
full, active, working granger, in full &C
cord with the objects and earnestly de-
voted to the interests of the order, and
greatly beloved by the brethren. He
enjoyed the confidence, respect and es-
TEEN of the entire community, being one
OF the few men, ii indeed there be any,
who live and die without an enemy.-
He was q most valuable citizen, an I'M
faltering friend of law, of order and of
progress, useful, upright, honest man,
the noblest work of God.
But his work on earth is finished. He
has gone we trust to a blissful reward
We shall meet him no more in the
grange nor i'm the social circle, and re-
ceive his warm grasp of earnest friend :
ship. His loss is deeply derlored by all.
Many sad hearts were present to pay a
last mournful tribute OF respect to his
memory when his remains were inferred
by the grange of which he was a MEM
Der. His death leaves chasm in our
midst, and is calamity to the commu-
nifty in which he lived. But our loss,
our misfortune, is small in comparison
with that of the bereaved and disconso-
late family. We can find no terms suit
able to express our deep sympathy with
a kind, tender, devoted wife whom he
so dearly loved, and with his gentle, af-
fectionate children who mourn with
breaking hearts over their fathers
grave. May heaven heal the wound
and smile in blessings upon the lovely
and interesting family of our deceased
brother.
In obedience to the wishes of the
grange we present a copy OF this brief
tribute to the beFeaYed family, and also
TO the CITIZEN tor publication.
r. B. GARDNER,
G. ii. TIDwELL, Com.
s. ). WILLIAMSON,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

A democratic caucus was held by
Senator'S and Representatives in
Nashville last Friday night, and a
medley of resolutions looking to
the settlement of the State debt Of
fered, but nothing done. A press
report says the speeches showed a
wide diversity of opinion regarding
n settlement of the debt, running
from one dollar on certain bonds
down TO nothing, and a spirit on
the part of the low credit men to
run out rough-shod those favoring
the credit and honor of the State,
one low-credit man referring to the
State-credit papers as published in
the interests of the bondholders
and as a subsidized press. for want
of any other argument to sustain an
untcnable position. The caucus
adjourned till next Monday night.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

Vicksburg letter: The negroes in
this part of the country have the
kansas fever" They have in a
manner quit work and are prepar-
ing to go to Kansas with General
Sherman, who is Cow in New Or
leans with his troops, so they say.
The report is that the United States
Government has set Kansas apart
as a negro State, land will give every
family free land and $500 in money,
build houses, etc, and those here
after the 18th of March will be
killed by order of President Hayes,
who has turned Democrat. The
devil himself could not get this out
of their heads.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13
Richland Presbytery.

The Richland Presbytery of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
stands adjourned to meet at Fidu-
cia, one mile west of Aspen Hill, on
Friday before the 4th Sabbath in
April next. at 10Y o'clock A. NJ.
The moderator, Rev. w. T. Nixon OF
Lawrenceburg, If present, will preach
the opening sermon and preside
until a new moderator is elected.
AbOut twenty ministers and an
equal number of elders will probably
be in attendance,
j. NJ. ASHFORD. Pastor.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

We have no means of learning
the intention Of the present legisla-
ture il respect to Che State debt
problem, but we do know that
there is a wholesome reaction in
the popular mind on the subject.
Thousands who five or six months
ago favored a standstill, do nothing
policy are now anxious for an i'm
mediate adjustment on terms as
nearly equitable as can be attained,
and who will be sorely disappoint
ed if the Legislature should adjourn
without an honest, persistent effort
to that end Athens Post.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

The people are still inquring who
shall lead US out of Lhi- trouble
Reports don't settle. Resolutions
resolve, but they don't solve any
thing. Still the question recurs,
What shall we do with itf None
of the men Orwell the tried and
trusted leaders of Tennessee knew
OF any "new way to pay of old
debts" or of any way to pay but
simply to pay, and they would not
say they did. Others said they
could tx it, and the worth and in
tellect of the State stood ABIDE
Feebleness has wallowed and bur
rowed and CROPPED, and blindness
has tried, as faithfully as 1t could
no doubt, as honestly a. it knew
how, we expect. 1t would do some
thing if it could Pity II, but do
not abuse it. IL has wrestled with
this-great question all it could. Can
the sparrow wrestle With q cyclone,
or a canoe grapple with the ocean,
or a pigmy overcome Hercules? 1t
has accomplished all it could, and
its intent we believe is the good
of the State. Darkness looks like
light to the mole. But still it is
not settled. Still comes the recur-
ring query from the people, "why
don't You settler" you said you
could settle" BY and by it will
dawn upon the people that those
who were true enough not to de-
clare that there was a patent pro-
cess of payment when they knew
better, Fili be recalled on the idea
that the best and Sisest will adopt !
the best and wissst policy, and that |
will end it, and end 1t by the ola
tried process of paying a debt
{ American.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

The course of the American in
reference TO State issues has been
of the most marked spd intelligent
conservatism. 1t has Rasgered
abuse with facts and sophistries
with philosophy, discussing from
the Hottest elevation Of morals and
law the questions of the day. 1t
has been manly, exhaustive in reas-
oning, absolutely unanswerable in
facts, overwhelmingly convincing in
argument, honest and true. We
heartily commend it, and say fur
Their that if its policies prevail in
Tennessee, to it chiefly will belong
the honor of having coasummated a
grand and glorious victory.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

If some of the State credit pa
pers had. eighteen months ago,
manifested half as much earnest
ness and zeal in behalf of an adjust
ment of the public debt as they are
displaying now, the work would
have been accomplished by this
time. The mistake was in letting
the demagogues and regulators
have it all their own way until the
current acquired too much volume
TO be controlled. A Cimid, hslting
policy is always embarrassing
| Athens Post.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

There was little paper which did sing,
sing, sing,
That the State was overrun with many 8
ring, ring, ring,
Till it forced Investigation by its ceaseless,
meddhng manner,
When lol the loudest mig was in the Office of
the BRnnsri
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

One of the funnI est features of
the State debt population report OF
the majority is the attempt to be
smirch the democratic party. The
report is nothing more nor less than
an indictment against the party and
its trusted leaders, with just enough
popycock about the ravages of war,
Brown!ow's ring and equity" ad
ssGHSeam, Co make it seem fair, and
to deceive tender footed people.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

The amendment TO the arrears OF
pension bill pc nsicniug Mexican war
soldierswas defeated in the Senate.
Mr.. Shields introduced the amend
ment, when Hoar amended the
amendment by excepting JEFF Davis
from its benefits This gave rise to
a lengthy and vituperative debate.
Hoa~s amendment passed and it
defeated the Shields provision, and
consequently Mexican soldiers get
no pen sious
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-03-13

A Washington correspondent
gives currency to a rumor that Gov.
Jno. Brown has turned green hacker
and is engaged in raising a large
fund to defray the expense OF Wig
orous campaign in the South and
West. 1t is needless for us TO deny
the ridiculous rumor. Gov. B. is a
greenbacker inside of the democrat
ic party.