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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-08-07
FATAL CUPIDITY.
How Memphis Paper Explains the
Outbreak Of the Fever.
Memphis Avalanche.

The true reason of the present
outbreak of yellow fever lies not so
mach in the filthy streets and alleys
of the city, but in the cupidity of
some of our people, who could not get
their consent To destroy even the
bedclothes upon which the patients
died of the fever. 1t has never
been demonstrated that the yellow
fever germ can be preserved through
the frosts and freezes of winter in
the foul air of a privy vault, but it
has been shown time and again that
wooden goods, especially blankets,
that have become saturated with
the yellow fever poison, will retain
it for a very long period even in
cold weather. 1t Is well known that
many persons in Memphis did not
hesitate to preserve and even to
sleep upon beds and bed clothing
that have been poisoned by the in
fected air of sick room or by di-
rect contact with the yellow fever
patient. These articles have been
kept, of course, in bed rooms where
the heat of fire during the day
and the warmth of the sleeper's
body at night prevented the germ
from being frozen out. In many
instances, wooden clothing that
had been hanging in the sick room,
where the air was reeking with the
foul fumes of the fever was packed
away in trunks, or with the poorer
class, in wooden boxes. Here it
remained during the winter. The
warmth generated by the fabric
was amply sufficient to preserve the
germ in all its former vigor; and |
there it lay, like deadly serpent.
only waiting for the heat Of summer
to warm it into life. Mulbrandon's |
coat, which like the shirt of Nessus,
carried death in every fold, is now
I matter of history. Another is
that mentioned in the Avalanche of
yesterday morning of a South Mem
Dhis woman who has Kept in a
wooden box all the clothing of her
husband, who persisted by the fever
asst year, and even the bed clothes
Upon which he died, stained all
over with black vomIt. One of the
lblest physicians in Memphis said,
lot long ago, that there was not a
house in the city, whether occupied
Turing the fever or not, that had
Tot been thoroughly infected by the
'ellow fever poison. 1t should be
remembered also that even those
Who fled from the city when the fe-
-er broke out, left behind them
heir carpets, bedding and winter
lothes, to receive in trust for them
he insidious poison which they
7ere trying to escape.
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Edison's Long Delay.

Robert Fulton was ridiculed when
he proposed to send boat to Alba
ny by steam. His experiments ex-
cited derision. When the boat left
the wharf and was stopped by de-
feet in the machinery, the shore
rang with Laughter. But the boat
went to Albany and returned.
Thomas A. Edison says that he
can subdivide the electric light. He
assures the world that he will give
it light that will take the place of
gas and be much cheaper. He
claims that the problem is solved.
Nothing is lacking but few minor
details. His horsepower, genera
tor, insulator, meter and dynamo
meter are perfected, but he is still
experimenting on lamp. He says
that he has reached seven gas jets
per horsepower, and thinks that he
can increase the number to ten. AS
long as he can increase the number
of lights per horsepower, just so
long will he continue his expert
ments.
Meantime the public has become
impatient. Some newspapers carp
at the inventor and deride him. 1t
will do to wait. The man certainly
has confidence in his own powers,
and his record as an inventor is I'M
tainted. His is not the only inter
est at stake. He must also consid-
er the interests of those who have
pinned their faith to him by their
investments.
81 must start with a pefect plant"
he says. 1t will cost millions to
light great city. If there are i'm
perfectIons in the machinery, they
ought to be discovered before it is
used, and not aftsrward. 1t would
cost a fortune to change a seven
Jet machine for one giving ten jets
per rse-power."
On the whole, in the absence OF
any other Edison, we do not see
that people impatient for electric IL
Elimination can do much better than
to wait till this Mr.. Edison gets
ready.
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THE FoNDEsT AND DEAREST

Dear friend as the breezes of night,
Steal Ger me with cool, balmy breath,
And radiant glory of lambient light
Encircles the woodland beneath:
And bird sings rapturous lay
To his mate in bower of bliss,
My heart is singing to thee far away,
a song as impassioned as his.
Then list as the south wind goes by,
Breathing its music divine;
All, list, and though will hear the soft sigh,
Waited from my heart to thine.
And ever believe what thou nearest,
For its whisper will tell thee this truth,
That hold thee the fondest and dearest,
Of all the loved friends of my youth.
just now as the midnight advances,
The moon spreads her wings DER the sea,
And the pale stars with plying glances
Look down through the soft mist at me.
think of the hours that are sleeping
Like the faded flowers of dream,
Der their graves pensive memory is keeping
Lone watch whore forget-me-nots CLEAN.
The days at rest in the by-gone
Are folded up close in nay heart,
Like leaves in the heart of rosebud
When summers glad sunbeams depart;
And leave it to pour all alone
Its sigh of regret on the air,
With no flower mate to hear the low tone
Or weep for its loneliness there.
-PEEPT LIE BRVE,
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From East Tennessee.

ED. CITIZEN:-Having travelled
over large portion of the sur
rounding country, 1 thought 1
would give you few items for pub
LEGATION. The drouth has been Sc
we're, buG we were blessed with a
good rain yesterday, and some
neighborhoods had been visited
with showers before, but they were
very partial and many acres of corn
are beyond redemption. But the
bottoms with good seasons will
make half crop. Oats were near
ly failure in some places and the
pastures had become so withered
and dry that cattle are falling off,
and the farmers had fears Of not
making enough to fatten their stock
for the market, and the grass being
a failure among the mountains of
Virginia will prevent cattle buyers
from driving much of the surplus
stock which has been bought up and
driven to Virginia from East Tenn.
In years past, and it brings money
into the country. They buy gener-
ally the young cattle, which farmers
can realize the money on much
sooner than to raise them until full
grown. But Notwithstanding the
drouth the people can live and feed
all refugees who want to come
to the mountains and it has been
ascertained that the correspon-
dent to the Memphis papers about
the scarcity of provisions, was
tramp and perhaps he found the
spring houses locked or ne called at
the wrong hour to beg for his
meals. l am now travelling every
day and get all accommodations
necessary and find provisions and
feed in abundance. If there was
40 corn made there Is enough wheat
in the country to feed the people.
The majority find are in favor of
the 50-4 compromise and am glad
that the leading men of both par
ties are taking the stump in favor
of it, as the question is not fairly
understood by many; some believe
to reject would repudiate the whole,
while others are in favor of 81! or
less, and if 1 understand the ques-
ton, and l so argue with others,
that it is only proposition and it'de
feated it leaves the debt as before
and it does not repudiate nor settle
the vexed question. l know it is
growing in favor and if the people
would turn out to hear the speakers
and find there is but one PROPOSE
ton, it would be carried by large
majority, as being dishonest act.
but the cry of stop thief at this
late hour and from a source that
honesty is foreign to and a stran-
ger, will have but little effect and
the good people of America will
know that the State has done the
best she could under her paralyzed
condition. j. III. T..
Knoxville, Tenn.
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the lack of patients.

the lack OF patients.
His services, together with those
of five others were accepted, and on
a certain evening they all went TO
the Ohio and Mississippi railroad
depot to take the $50 train for the
South. Young Collins, in taking
leave of the Health Officer, who had
gone down to see the little band off,
SAID: doctor, l wall either make a
reputation in Memphis or never
come home again" He arrived in
that city, and reporting to the How
ard Association for duty, was given
an assignment in part of the town
where the disease was carrying peo-
pie off by the scores.
Among others that he attended
was the family of wealthy planter.
He was successful in bringing the
children through the sickness, one
of whom was beautiful and intelli-
gent young lady.
Within short time the Doctor
himself, worn down by unceasing
labor, was smitten with the scourge,
and lay tossing feverishly in his
small room. The young lady, hear
ing of the circumstance, went to his
house and nursed him tenderly
through his sickness.
1t is almost needless to say that
by this time the youthful pair be-
came mutually attached, proposal
and acceptance followed, to which
consent was unhesitatingly given by
the parents. They were afterward
married, the father investing his
new son-in-law with a handsome in
terest in his large plantation. DR..
Collins is now one of the rising
young physicians of Memphis, and
is the efficient Secretary of its
Board of Health.
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To the Old Folks at Home.


Under this head John Bateman
Smith resumes control of the Fay
etteville Express, in the following
salutation:
A few years ago, circumstances
over which l had moderate control,
as well as a fierce desire to serve my
country, induced me to abandon the
lucrative post of editor to this pa
per, with all the perqUisites, emolu-
ments, profits, early beets, and 9th
er extraordinary vegetables thereto
belonging, TO accept in the city of
Washington an official position seri
Gus encountered with a salary, for
the payment of which l had no 9th
er security under the sun but the
United States government. Very
naturally 1 hesitated to leave the
certainty of accommodating untold
wealth behind, to fly to future so
variegated and uncertain; but the
spirit of my revolutionary ances
tors, or something of similar import,
tugged at my heartstrings, and with
the faint hope of having my patrl
otism acknowledged in an appropri-
alton bill, / took the first train. To
those who know me it is perhaps
unnecessary to say that during the
three years and a half have lin
gered in and around the federal
city, aud fabricated the machinery
of government, l have acquired
fame enough to survive me. went
there for that purpose, and the man
who is so lost to q fine perception
of the truth as to assert that this
mild presentation of a fact tres
passes on the territory of prevarica-
ton, is a burglar, horse abductor,
a swine purloIner-and if things
should come to the worst l would
have no hesitation in branding him
as a member of the Tennessee leg
islature.
But 1 digress. The immediate
object had in view was to state in
a brief manner that, having acquired
a surplus of fame, l am now deter
mined to return to the work of
amassing a colossal fortune, and
commence at the exact point where
left of. Hence, i have resumed
not specie payment-but my old
position as editor of the Express,
and as such l salute you. Come
and see me, and if you discover any
wrinkles on my brow, or a DISPOSE
ton to demand the cash in advance,
attribute these lnfirmities to the
storms of state and the cares of
government. After associating for
three years and a half with congress
men l am in the proper frame of
mind for enjoying the society of
respectable people, and besides it
will be somewhat gratifying to me
to witness your transports of JOY
at my return.
Therefore, without further expla-
nation, 1 forgive all those who cen
sured me for leaving the Express
some time ago, and humbly apollo
gize to those who mourned my de-
parture for the grief l occasioned
them. The former can repair their
fault by advertising literally, and 1
will reward the latter, when they
produce a fair sample of their tears,
bottled and securely corked, with a
choice collection of speeches on the
State debt, and may the Lord have
mercy on your souls!
JOHN BATEMAN SMITH.
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The Memphis Preachers Sad Case.

A correspondent at Shelbyvllle
sends the following particulars OF
the death and burial of Rev. Mr..
Tiller, of Memphis, to the Ameri-
can:
SHELBYv1LLE, July 26.'-Rev. b.
F. Tiller of Memphis, who arrived
here on Saturday last and was taken
with yellow fever, died last night at
II o'clock, and was buried at 2
o'clock this morning. He seemed
to be doing very well up to yester-
day morning, when serious symp-
toms arose and finally eliminated
in his death. The family were al.
most distracted with grief and ter
ror, and were anxious for him to be
buried as soon as possible; and the
citizens found out that he was dead
even at that late hour, and were
clamorous for his immediate inter-
ment. At the urgent request of the
Mayor the President of the Board
of Health undertook to have it
done.
1t being midnight and very dark
and rainy, it was with some diff
Guilty that hands could be found to
dig the grave. Several were soon
at it, however. The next thing was
to get an undertaken. This proved
to be impossible. That official went
to his shop, put coffin out on the
street and left it hurriedly for home
aud positively refused to have any
thing more to do with it, or to have
hearse brought out. A spring
wagon was finally pressed into ser
vice, but no one would go to put
the corpse into the cuffin. The po-
lice declined to enter the infected
house. Four brave young men final
ly volunteered and went to the
house, wrapped the dead man in a
shroud, put him into the casket and
carried him to the silent grave.
The diggers, upon seeing the Ian
tern of the sad spectral group ap-
preaching, dropped their spades
and took to their heels. The most
abject terror seemed to take posses
sion of every one that was out on
that gloomy night.
1t was solemn sight, this put
ting away in the cold ground at the
dead hour of night one OF Gods
ministers without one word of
prayer being said over him; but, in
such, times, ceremonies and proprie-
ties are not available.
We pray God there may never be
any such experience here again.
The family have been moved to the
quarantine station, and the house,
clothes and bedding thoroughly
fumigated. No fears are entertained
of the disease spreading; in fact,
the town is unusually healthy.
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A Yellow Fever Romance.

Cincinnati Commercial: Last
year when the epidemic was raging
in Memphis, among the Cincinnati
physicians who rendered their ser
vices and lives to Health Officer
Minor was young DR.. Collins, of
this city, an unusually bright and
intellectual man, who was making a
precarious living at his practice,
not through lack of ability. for OF
that he had abundance, but from
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Town Clock.

Now that the county has appro-
priated for the improvement and
repair of the conrt house, would it
not be good idea for the citizens
to subscribe for a town clock? The
subject has been agitated several
times, but from some strange apa-
thy the Importance and usefulness
of the object has been overlooked.
One reason assigned is the lowness
of the cupola in regard to the posi-
ton of the dials, but this is no good
reason, as the striking of the hours,
next to correct time-keeping, is by
far the most valuable part of pub.
lie clock, and in all cases, is heard
by far more people than can posi-
bly, see the dials, however promi-
nently they may be placed. Let US
embellish our handsome court house
with reliable public clock. We
can put the authorities in commu-
ncation with responsible parties
that will place good clock in the
cupola at low figures.
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A young man living near the
suburbs drove into the city the 9th
er evening, and seeing a couple of
young ladies few blocks off wLom
he took to be his cousins, began
bowling and waving and throw
ing kisses to them When he
paused for reply he noticed that
they didn't recognize his demon
strations of joy at seeing them-nor
even recognize the young man him.
self-and it then occurred to him
that he was throwing kisses to
somebody else's cousins Gall the
more blissfull for that however,.
He k Newt wouldn't do to get any
nearer and risk an apology at this
juncture, and so he slipped around
the corner and crawled into the
most convenient hole. where he is
now waiting for further develop
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Sober Jurors.

We are to have sober jurors in
Tennessee hereafter, if the law is
enforced. An act of the late Gen
eral Assembly says:
"That either party to an action
may challenge for cause any person
presented as petit juror in either
civil or criminal proceedings or
trial pending before the courts OF
this State, and it should be cause
for challenge by either party that
such person at the time he is so
presented, Is drunk, or has been
drunk during the term of the court
then sitting, or that such juror is a
habitual drunkard."
This is an excellent law, and we
trust it will be rigidly enforced.
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Jonesboro Herald and Tribune
1t is understood that Ex-Gov. Neill
S. Brown will, perhaps, address our
people before long on the subject
of the State debt. We are glad to
hear this for two reasons-frst be-
cause the matter needs to be fully
discussed in order that the people
may comprehend more clearly the
importance-the deep vital interest
of the question issue, and, secondly,
because no one is more able to do
so intelligently than the gentleman
No one commands more
largely the confidence and respect
of our people, and there is no one
among our living statesmen of Ten
nessee whom they would be more
to hear.
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raj Many persons say 81 haven't got
the Consumption" when asked 10 cure
their Coughs with Shiloh's Consump-
ton cure. Do they not know that
coughs lead TO Consumption, and
remedy that will cure consumption will
certainly and surely cure a cough or
any lung or throat troubleg We know
IL will cure when all others fail, and
our faith In IL Is 50 positive that we will
refund the price paid II you receive no
benefit. is not this fair proposition
Price lOcts., Scots. and sl.00 per bottle.
For lame Chest, Back or Side, use Shi-
loh's Porous Plaster. Price 25cts. For
sale by Sumpter a. Stanley, Corner Drug
Store. febl3eow-ly-l
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The pencil marks you SEQ around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub :
scription is ont or unpaid, and that you
are requested to pay up at once. We
would take great pleasure in extending
credit to our friends and patrons, but
cash alone will yay our expenses, and
we are forced to adhere to strict cash
rule. We hope you will comprehend
and appreciate the necessity of such
course, and renew your su scription
without delay. We solicit your favor.
eE- We enter no new names on our
books without the money in advance.
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The Herald says some of the
bellies of Lebanon, Tenn, are given
to cigarette smoking as fashiona-
BILE pastime.
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1t is stated that in the public
schools of Mississippi, there are
more colored than white children.
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An italian harp player, in Lead
vile, has refused 100000 for a
claim that he bought short while
ago; he asks 100000.
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The prize pigeon at the flying
trial at Baltimore made forty-two
miles in sixty-four minutes.
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Marriage is no uneven game. It's
l tie

Atlanta, Ca, has three large ice
factories, all running at full capacity.
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The wealth of Gen. Robert
Toombs, of Ga, is estimated at
100000. He bought 100000 acres
of Texas lands in the infancy of
that State, at II to 10 cents an acre.
1t is now worth from 81 to $40 per
acre, but he has sold 10000 or 40
600 acres. His income from his
practice has reached $4,000 per
annum.
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Each succeeding day develops
new wars and rumors of war in South
America,
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(Please don't fail to send US the
\postage on your paper if you live
out of Giles county-at the rate\
of 20 cents a year. y
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The Rev. Mr.. Tucker, of Colquitt
county, Georgia, is the father of
forty-two children.
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The st. Louis Republican MAKES
the point that the South has as good
a right to be "solid" on one side as
New England on the other.
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
Two Dollars per Annum, always in Advance
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THE CAMPAIGN.

Messrs. BENZ. M. Manning and John J.
Randall are candidates for sheriff OF Sabine
parish.
We notice the names Of w. A. J. Lowry,
Esq, OF Bossier, and Jas. +. Taylor, Esq, of
Webster, as candidates for district attorney
for the Webster Booster district.
A correspondent, f. f. K, writes that there
Ia no stir yet In politics in jackson parish.
Spencer, Elan. Lott and Moncure are the
principal names mentioned tor Governor.
Everybody favors the adoption Of the consti-
tuition.
Capt. J. G. P. Hooe, OF this parish. is q can
didate for Secretary Of State, subject to the
decision OF the Democratic State convention,
soon to assemble. He is O. man perfectly
qualified to fill the duties Of the office, and
If nominated, and consequently elected, he
will bring with him in that position the re-
quired qualifications OF the competent Off
cial-honesty, capability and energy.-IAlex-
andria Democrat.