The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-16
NEWS BOILED DOWN.

over that Of 1876, was 776,6 1888.
The earnings of the Louisville
and Nashville railway show an in
crease of 1921, 3O8 over those Of the
the same month last year.
1t appears from the revised cen
sus returns that the population of
this country is almost, if not quite,
10000, 000-an increase Of %, O00,-
600 in thirty years.
Gen. William B. Hnzen has been
appointed chief signal officer of the
army, vice the defunct Gen. Meyer
whose weather representations
won for him the sobriquet OF "Old
Probabilities"
An old citizen Of Nstcalf, KY,
has q molasses barrel that has not
been empty in 81 years; q pocket
knife he bought in l847, and a
bunch OF wheat head that grew on
his farm in 1861.
Apples of the second crop this
year, perfectly formed and ripe,
have been presented to the post
master Of Maryville by A. w.
Brewer, Of Blount county, on
whose farm they grew.
The Tennessee General Assem-
bly,, which meets the first Monday
OF January, will be composed as
! follows: Low tax Democrats, %;
State credit Democrats, 27; Repub-
licans, A; Greenbackers, 8.
Itappears from the returns of the
late election that Garfield received
4,439.7l9 votes aud the opposition
to the republican party 4,753,226,
showing that popular sentiment in
this country is opposed to the par
ty Of great moral ideas by a MAORI
ty of 1897 votes.
By singular coincidence, Jack
son, johnson and Lee were the only
counties in the cold -blooded state
Of Iowa that gave Hancock a ma
jsrity, and some Of the radical or
gans are trying to prove that it is
not safe to name county north Of
Mason and Dixon's line after any
man who served in the Confederate
army.
The democratic newspapers OF
Tennessee, with remarkable una
nimity, placed their hind legs in
line and administed a tremendous
kick to the bondholders and their
late circular. IF Shylock persists
in demanding his pound OF flesh af
ter this rebuff he must draw blood
to get it and his only resource will
be turnip.
Deputy u. S. Marshal John Har-
die was killed in Marshall county.
Ala, Thursday last, by moon
sinners. He attempted to arrest
four illicit distillers named 10.
Criscoe, James Criscoe, Dan Lem
ons and JEFF Culbreath, when they
fired at him with shot guns, seven
buckshot striking him in the head
and killing him instantly.
Capt. James Davis, the notorious
q. S. revenue officer, whose daring
raids upon illicit distillers have Civ
en- him a national reputation, was
attacked by q party OF moonshiners
near Cookeville last week and near
ly killed. His skull was broken by
blow from the butt end OF q gun
in the hands OF man named WEIGH
aud he was also shot in the thigh.
His condition is very critical. Da-
Wis has been q daring and relentless
foe OF the illicit distillers and 1t is
matter of wonder that he has thus
far managed to escape their ven
geance.
Judge j. o. Pierce, of the Shelby
county circuit court. on last Satur-
day dismissed the petition of Rob-
ert McKenna, one of the republican
legislators elected from that coun-
". who a short time ago filed Pc
tition to be restored to all the
rights Of citizenship that might
have been jeopardized by a verdict
OF guilty rendered by the jury be-
fore whom he was tried for incest,
in having married his deceased
wife's granddaughter. Judge Pierce
decided that the pardon granted by
Gov. Porter, previous to the sen
tence being pronounced by the
court, was ample. and the rights of
citizenship have never been taken
from him.
Several disastrous fires occurred
last Saturday. Jay Gould's mag
nificent conservatory at Irvington
on the Hudson, which contained
the finest collection Of plants and
rare exotics in this country was
burned. Loss about $4,000 The
custom house and about nine-tenths
of the business portion of the town
OF Pensacola, Fla, fell a prey TO
the flames on. the same day. The
fire lasted eight hours and the loss
was immense. A woman was burn
ed SO badly that she died the next
day. Cincinnati suffered also.
A fire broke out In bucket
factory on Culvert street and de-
stroyed a whole block of buildings.
While several firemen were stand
ing around 8 chute, sending a
stream of water down, a burst of
flame shot up with report like a
cannon suffocating five Of them in
stantly. The others were dragged
out insensible.
The American Public Health As
sociation held a very interesting
meeting in New Orleans last week,
there being a large attendance of
the medical fraternity from all
parts OF the United States. The
proverbial hospitality of the Cres-
cent City was dispensed in a princely
manner and the northera guests, es-
pecislly, were delighted with their
reception. Several interesting pa
pers were read and the treatment of
yellow fever. diphtheria and other
malarial disesseswas thoroughly and
deliberately discussed. The associ-
alton will meeti in Savannah, Ga. next
year. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: DIR
Charles B. White, OF New Orleans,
President; DR.. A. Ames, of Boston,
secretary; DR.. j. Berrisn Lindsley,
of Nashville, treasurer. An execu-
tive committee was elected con sist-
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