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a Case Of Nostalgia,

About seven years ago a DR..
Shannon, of Wilson county, was
sent to the penitentlary for the lar
ceny of mule. He is a tall, port
ly, handsome young man, of fine
presence, looking extremely well in
his suit OF checks. He was placed
at first in some of the shops, but
his professional services CeIng re-
qulred several times, in the absence
OF the regular physician, he was
finally assigned to the hospital, and
there remained until his discharge,
which took place last summer. He
so conducted himself that he won
the respect of the officers complete
ly, and when his time expired he
stayed around the prison several
days and used every kind of persua-
sion to get the officers to retain
him. He said he was so attached
to the prison he did not wish to
leave it. 1t had got to be a
home for him, and the ques
ton was debated as to the possibil-
ity of giving him employment. But
there being n law forbidding the
employing of an ex convict, he was
compelled to leave, which he did
bathed in tears. He went into the
city and got, on the recommen-
dation of the officers and lessees, a
good situation, and made money.
But every few days he would re-
turn to look at bis old quarters
and lament his fate at having to
leave. His thoughts, his desires
led him back constantly. If ever
any one suffered from nostalgia,
Shannon had it. 1t was his wife,
hiS children, his heaven. After
staying in the city some months
and doing as well as a man could
do, even without stain of crime
upon him, and then when he could
stand it no longer he made q trip
to the country and stole a horse.
He went with the horse q short dis
lance before he stopped, tied up the
animal and sat down to await cap
ture. When be was safely lodged
In jail, he wrote 3 letter to the War
den telling him what be had done,
and asking him to reserve his old
quarters for him. When the War
den visited him he was in ecstasy at
the thoughts of returning to his
dear old home. However repul-
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An Unexpected Answer.

He waxed eloquent; his oratOry
flights were upward higher and
higher, finally he came down to his
text: What shall l do to be saved p
He paused, and again more emphat-
ically asked the question, What
shall l do to be savedF' Again
with increased solemnity and i'm
pressiveness of manner, he repeated
the momentous inquiry, when q
voice from the assembly in clear
and distinct tones answered: go
and pay John Williams for that yok4
of oEen you bought Of hiHaF' The re-
mainder of the address was not re
ported. All present appreciated
the fitness of the unexpected word
In season, and were saved from
hearing a lengthy exhortation from
a swindler's lips.
The incident has led US to think
that there are good many people
who before they make much pro
gress in walking in the wav of sal
walton themselves, and guiding 9th
ers therein. will have to go and pay
John Williams, or John somebody
else, the money that they honestly
owe them. There is no maa shrewd
enough to pursue a course Of dis
honesty and tricKery and still retain
the favor of God in this world, or a
good hope of glory for the world to
come. 1t is best to settle up,
square up, and pay up, and then 1t
will be in order to talk in the prayer
meeting or pulpit.
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The Corn and Cotton Crops.

Washington, Dec. I5.-The De
partment of Agriculture says, re-
garding the condition of the cotton
and corn crops, that returns from cor
respondents for the month ending
Decem Der LIST, substantially confirm
the report of the month previous.
The weather has been favorable in
all portions of the cotton belt. Re
ports of the product West of the
Mississippi river are more favora
BILE, and will increase the aggregate
of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas
over that reported last month.
The corn crop during November
deprecated through imperfect rip
ening in our heaviest corn GROWN 2
regions. In the States north OF the
OHIO river and Missouri, the same
States falling OF 10 per cent. This
will reduce the average yield per
acre of the whole country to 29l-I0
bushels, which is exceeded by only
one former year 30 / 10 bushels in
1875. This reduces the aggregate
production about 100000 from
November figures, but still leaves
the crop larger than any previous
year by over 15O,OOO,OOO bushels.
The States and Territories west OF
the Mississippi river return over
IOO,0OO,000 bushels more than in
1878.
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The Sort Of Eair-pin Miss Sickles
'Loped With.

GALVESTON, TEXAS, Nov. 3O.-It
has come to light here that Col.
Fitz Charles Mason McCarty, who
recently eloped from Paris, France,
with Laura Sickles, daughter OF
Gen. Daniel SIckles, is native of,
and few years ago was resident
of this city. He is said to have
served in the Confederate army,
out nobody can be found who can
verify 1t. After the wal he was
employed in an insurance office
here, and subsequently became a
partner of VIM Z. Gray, alias DR..
Colletzo, who humbugged Texas
with the Bastrop coal mine swindie,
and was sometime back arrested in
London. Afterwards McCarty was
reported to have participated in a
diamond robbery in New York, and
several years ago was recognized as
a boss gambler in Houston.
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4 Charmed Life.

Richmond Ky Herald; A man
in Madison county went through
the terrible ordeal of having q
bombshell to burst in his hands
lust after the war. He was dread
fully mangIed by the explosion, bt t
recovered from his wounds. Some
time after that he was shot through
the body with a navy revolver, the
ball passing in at the breast, and
ont at the back. Some few weeks
ago the same man was driving a
wagon with a heavy saw log on it,
and he on the log. The wagon
turned over, and he and the saw
Jog rolled off together, the saw log
passing over his body, crushing
him in a frightful manner, from
which he has been conf ed to his
bed for several weeks, but is now
out, as hale and hearty as ever.
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False Friends.

A Texas newspaper gives the lol
lowing news paragraph from John
son county, in that State: "a lady
was visited by two Of her lady
friends, who spent the day with her.
She told them of lately having
come in possession of large sum
of money, and that the absence OF
her husband annoyed her because
she was afraid Of being robbed.
That night stranger stopped ct
the house, and during the night,
being awakened by noise in the
Iady's room, he looked through the
window and saw two negr Oes chok-
ing her in her bed. He fired on
them and killed both, and just then
two persons fed from the house.
On investigation it was found that
the negroes were the lsdy's guests
disguised, and it Is supposed that
the two who fed were their hus-
bands.
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Nashville Markets.

CORRECTED EBoM LATEsT hEPouTi
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The Legislature.

We have the proceedings of the
Legislature but foI a single day.
The Governors message was reed
in both houses calling attention TO
the subjects for legislation referred
to in his proclamation. A bill was
offered in the Senate to consolidate
Edgefield with Nashville, and one
in the House authorizing the au
thorities of Memphis to levy a1d
collect a tax of 2 per cent, one per
cent to be collected in January and
one in December of next year,
Every Senator was present at the
opening and only fourteen repre-
sentatives were absent.
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All About Home.


"The Complete Home.' Mrs. Julia
! McNair Wright's new book, just pub
! Iished by J. c. McCurdy & Co. of Phila-
| delphia, has received the warmest COM
mendations from the press and clergy
/ in all sections of the country.
! The following extracts clearly show
that it is-a work of sterling merit:
| The Christian Advocate says: A book
| of more practical utility will seldom, If
ever, be found outside of inspiration.
The Presbyterian says: The prevail
| ing feature of the book is its good sense,
and when we say this of such book we
pay it the highest compliment we can
| imagine. 1t is true rywhere to the
Evangelical faith.
| The journal and Messenger, Cincin-
natl, O., says: We believe that it would
| be of unspeakable benefit TO every fam
! lily IN our land could it be read not only
| by fathers and mothers, but by sons
/ and daughters as they are growing up.
/ Its healthy tone, its common sense and
/ truthfulness commend It, and can but
render it of the highest value
The n. Y. School Journal says: In
this work we have all the lights and
shadows that go to make up the picture
of real home. 1t imparts instruction
in the whole range of domestic govern
ment in the most pleasing and effective
manner.
The Mo. Repu blican says: This is es-
sentially a home book. 1t must have
been dictated by a heart that has been
baptized in the beauty of the holiness of
home. The sentiment OF the
book is lofty while the style is natural,
cheerful, easy and fluent, and the pages
are so many bright pictures of domestic
quiet and comfort.
Rev. DR.. March says: Il is so well
written that it cannot fail to be read,
and it cannot be read without bringing
sweetness and light into somebody's
home.
From the above it will be seen that
this is a sensible, beautiful and extreme
Iy valuable book. Its sphere is wide as
the world itself and it will exert pow
ertul influence for good in every home |
into which it enters.
Agents tor its fale are wanted every
where.
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New York Sun: We are glsd to
see that Mr.. Hendricks has taken
pans to contradict the current re-
port that he had been denouncing
Mr.. Tilden. When men have re
Gently run on the same ticket, il
looks better, to say the least, for
them to be little chary of abusing
each other. We adhere to this no
ton, the late example of the distin-
guished Lieut.. Gov. Dorsheimer to
the contrary notwithstanding.
Mr.. Hendricks also disclaims the
intention, which had been attributed
to him, of boiling the nomination,
in case he does not receive it him
self, in 1850. He will support che
candidates of the Democratic party,
whoever they may be, and he
thinks the electoral vote of Indiana
will be cast for them. The exam
pie of Mr.. John Kelley does not
seem to be Catching Westward.
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Chambers Offer to Hayes.

The late Zach Chandler told a
friend in Washington last winter
that the election of Hayes cost him
$4,000, and showed q check book
IN which the items were accounted,
to show the truth of his statement.
He had a supreme contempt for the
pecuniary meanness of Hayes, and,
talking to u Chicago Inter Ocean
correspondent before Hayes become
''Stalwart," he said: Il am told that
be only spends $4,000 year, and
saves $4,000 out of his salary.
When you go back to Washington
you go and tell Hayes that l will fix
It so that he can save his entire sal
airy. He has been in office one
year. He will receive $l50,0O0 if
be lives out his term. l will give
him a check for that amount, paya-
BILE when he will write out his res
ignation as President of the Uni
ted States on the back of it.
Wheeler will then be President
and this country will be run like it
ought to be-"
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The Bank Charters.

A Washington correspondent
says one of the remarkable points
at issue in the financial question
before Congress is the fact that the
charters of the national banks OF
the United States, which were char
tered for twenty years, commence
to expire in 1888. The first nation
al bank that was started was the
First National Bank of Philadel
phia, on the 10th Of June, 1868.
BY the first of July, there was sew
enteen charters given; first of Sep
TENDER, seventy-three; first of Jan
uary, 1864, one hundred aud seven
whine There are now two thou
sand four hundred and forty-four
national banks organized and in
operation.
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The State Prison System.

Christian Advocate: The State
prison systems of most of these
American States are rotten to the
core. In some States they are
managed in the interest of the
spoilsmen of the party. In others
the lessee system enables hard
hearted brutes TO coin fortunes out
of the poor wretches who fall not
into the hands of the law, but the
talons of vultures in human shape.
In the name of outraged humanity,
let some true man take hold of this
matter in every American common
wealth.
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4 Chance for the South.

Atlanta ga Constitution 1t is
the curse of the South that she
cultivates loosely, produces irregu-
larly and wastes half that she pro
duces. In one item of cotton, if
she would only spin it with these
Clement mills and grind the seed
with oil mills, she would double the
value of the lint, double the value
of the SEED, and give employment to
nearly double the number Of people
now employed in planting and rails
ing the crop. If our people would
only encourage these two Industries
if our capitalists would only go
into such investments-if our farm
ers would only club together and
establish them in the Deighbor-
hoods-if our mechanics would
form CO operative companies, and
build them-we should soon regain
the enormous wealth we lost with
our slaves, and the South would be
come richer than her most sanguine
son can hope for.
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Prof. Tice has issued a circular
claiming that his meteoric shower
came off as advertised, on the 18th
ult. He gives several certificates
from different parts of Missouri.
He says he did not say the shower
would be general, nor did he pre-
tend to locate it. There is one
thing certain, he had beJter be
more particular and specific here
after or never show his phiz in
these parts. There are plenty of
men here who would smash his
snoot 10 a minute.
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sive it may be to others it has
charms to him, and the only draw
back is the probationary time he
has to pass in Jail. The greatest
misfortune that could happen to
him would be to get cleared. These
eases are rare, but the cause is as
clear as that which carries the
Swiss TO his mountain fastness af-
ter having achieved q fortune in
the world Exchange.
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Washington Gazette: The Ma
tional Democracy have any number
of good cane idates, but what they
first want is a good platform for
them to stand upon. Get that first;
make it as broad as its long, and
see that it will bear The weight OF
any two men and the party placed
upon it, and then we will win. 1t
is not men but principles that the
people have an eye to Recollect
this, because it is the secret of sue
ppSa
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The Campaign of 1880
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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-18

Col. Payne, better known dnder
the nom de plume of "Ariel," went to
Judge Ferris, yesterday, and said
that he no longer wanted to be a
burden on his friends and desired
to be sent to the County ASYLUM,
for the winter at least. Judge Fer
ris told him he would send him out
next Monday, and on account of
his venerable age and attachments,
would see If he could not make
some special Arrangements to have
him properly cared for. Col. Payne
still retains his vigor OF intellect,
Dut age and blindness have render
ed him entirely destitute.-f Nash
vile American.
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Murfreesboro News; 1t is little
curious that Mr.. Killebrew, and
some others who are actively en-
gagged in the work of inducing i'm
migration to Tennessee from North
ern States should so ssGulously di-
rect attention to the barren lands
and mountainous districts Of the
State, and labor so earnestly to
plant colonies in sections that real
" offer the fewest advantages.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-18

Nat. Baxter, Jr, of Nashville, was
appointed Clerk of the Supreme
Court on Monday last, Vies W. n
Cowden. resigned. The first infor-
nation Mr.. Baxter lad of Col. Cow
den's resignation was accompanied
by his appointment. He is said to
be thoroughly competent for and
worthy of the position.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-18

An old story this from the Nash
vile American Northern capital
lists are coming down into Tennes-
see. investing IN and taking away
our raw material. shipping it north
and then south again, at n profit,
while our home capitalists, with
thousands of dollars in bank are
too slow to take advantage of the
opportunity offered them.
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INCEST lot of Candy in town at Craig.

We think Governor Marks has
made another mistake in calling an
extra session of the Legislature at
this time, but he may have reasons
for it OF which we have no adequate
knowledge. The session will not
cost the taxpayers more than
thirty five or forty thousand dol
lars, and that is a mere 5Ggatelle
compared with the amount to be
saved by repudiating the State
debt Athens Post.
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CouNTRY PRoDuOE

COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Eggs-from first hands lT5f; packsdlte1fo
Feathers-Prime, 4O6p45c.
Wool--W ashed sac unwAshod 40
RAgs-21&c.
Observation-Disclosures 10 quality, 26f4c
Hay-Per ton t2OG2a.
Butter--CommOn 70 choice lOG25.
BeesWAx-chOics zoe.
Ginseng-dry el.25
TalloW-5kc.
Hides-Green, $40. Dry, Is.
Dried Fruit Apples, &c; Peaches, IN
peAled halves, Sc; quArt,7c.
FLOUR AND GRAIN.
Fl1ur-ehOics family, per Dbl, o. 70.
Meal sacked SOC. unbolted
Corn-sAcked in depot 4sa5Oo.
Wheat GOAL 81 ~
Oats-sacked aud In depot 5O@55o.
PROVISIONS.
Lard-In tierces, country,
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle Extra. shipping, 8kc; infsri-
or, lake. Hogs s.7594.O0 sheep 218 q
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General Schurz's idea of dealing
with the Indians, is to educate the
youth and to give the heads of fam
lies tracts of land, just as white
men receive, and by compelling
them to cultivate the soil destroy
their tribal condition and reduce
them to American citizens.
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To SO regulate the purchase of
supplies of all kinds that corrupt
rings may no longer fatten on the
spoils thereof should be the aim
and effort of the Democratic Con
gress. 1t is not an easy thing to
do, but it should not be confessed
impossible.-FP Post.
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The supreme Court of Tennessee
has Just decided that titles to lands
sold for taxes may be perfected IL
the Chancery courts as other laws
are enforced. This Is a very i'm
porLauJ decision, and delinquents
had best look out or their land IT,
ties will slip from them.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-18

If we are to judge OF the Republic
can position on counting frauds
by the expression of our esteemed
Republican contemporaries, they
would like to have honest Demo-
Gratis prevent silly Or dishonest
Democrats from doing anything of
q fraudulent or PARTISAN nature,
while at the same time they throw
the party shield over frauds by
silly or dishonest Republicans, iC-
vented and profited by the tissue
paper ballot, the Returning Board
and the Electoral commission
None of these are reputable pOliti
cal agencies, nor is their use likely
to the stability OF republican Insti-
buttons But is it not asking a lii
tie too much of q good nature to
demand that the Democrats shall
always submit to be counted out
and be prevented from counting in?
= New York World.
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". +. Blackwell, the great tobac-
co manufacturer, of Durham, n. c.,
pays more taxes to the Govern
ment than any other man in the
world-to wi, $4,000 a year,
$4,000 week, or over 81, 42S per
Hav
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LIVE STOCK DIRECTORY.

FINDER this head and in this form we will
y insert cards of breeders and dealers not
to exceed lines for Fl We Dollars per year in
advance. One man may take two or more
cards st same rates if he wishes.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-18

A discount of twenty per cent. will be al
lowed to clubs of four or five persons. Thus:
four copies of Blackwood OF of one Review
will be sent, to one address, for e12.sO, four
copies of the four reviews and Blackwood for
4S and so on.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-18

The Atlanta Constitution is au
thority for the statement that the
Hood orphan fund has reached a
grand total of over $4,000.
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oysters in any style only at NJ. Gross

The election passed of quietly
Tuesday in Louisiana. The returns
show large Democratic gains over
the vote of 1875. Parishes which
gave Hayes 1000 majority show q
Democratic gain of 1900. The
negroes generally voted the Demo.
cratic ticket and for the new consti.
tuition. There is no doubt Of the
election of the entire Democratic
ticket for State officers by very
large majorities.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-18

American The decision of the
Supreme Court, published in Sun
days American, appears to settle
the question of tax titles in this
State, so that, hereafter. delinauen.s
will know that tax sale is seri
OuE matter
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-18

The expectant schoolbOy who
longs fo- holidays, will be Melted
to learn that next year Washing
toms birthday, Decoration day,
Fourth o. July and Christmas will
all come OIL sunday.