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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-01
CALIFORNIA.
w elCOme 10 HAYES.

SAN Francisco. August 81. The board of
supervisors PASSED resolutions rendering thu
freedom of the city to President Hayes, and
appointed a commiItee ON rcceplion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-09-01
Arrest Of a Murderer.

The Brooklyn police are confident that
James Costigan. arrested in this city last
night, is one of the murderers of Lawyer
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
Further Vindication of an Injured
Woman.

We take the liberty of publishing
the following letter relating to the
wife of the bigamist Robinson,
whose rascalities were exposed in
the CITIZEN of a recent date, not
only because it vlndicates the repu
tatIon Of a much injured woman,
but also on account of it's kind al
lusions to the Southern people.
These, coming from the north,
where, according to the testimony
of the writer himself, the inhabi-
tants of this section ale so grossly
maligned and misunderstood, are
peculiarly gratifying The writer
is a prominent business man of
Stanton, and at present fills the Of
flee of mayor of that town:
STANTON, MICH Jan. 10, 1880.
EDITORS PULASKI CITIZEN, PU-
LAsKI, TENN:-GENTs In your
paper of Dee. 25th, 1879, which
some kind friend has sent, l have
read the article headed, "a Biga-
mist Nailed" 1 have the honor of
being brother-in-law of the unfortu-
nate lady. l married her sister
about two years ago and have
known Mrs. Robinson for 80 years:
| wish to say to you that she is a
refined, educated and christian lady
and one of whom nothing i'll was
ever spoken, and she has a host of
warm personal friends in Warsaw,
New York.
Now, my wife and wish to ex-
press to you our heartfelt thanks
for your high sense Of editorial du
ties in exposing through your valu
able columns the rascalities of the
bigamist Robinson and the vindica
ton of our unfortunate sister. 1t
is only another proof to me that
men south of Mason and Dixon's
line have just as high a sense of
honor as any in our broad land.
The republican press of the north
would fain have US believe that the
people of the south are all a horde
of murderers and assassins, among
whom men like the bigamist Robin
son would be a king, and that the
only respectable people there were
the ''niggers" who vote the republi-
can ticket, and the missionaries
who have gone down there from the
north and they make most of their
party relieve it. But 1 will not
Allow myself and wife
to express our thanks for your vim
dication OF our sisters honor
With much gratitude, | remain very
truly yours, +. ID. HAwLEY.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
Erae Schools, Free Schools!


Arrangements have been made to
have all the white children between the
ages of and 81 years in this, the 9TH
civil district, taught for the next five
months. Girls alone will be taught at
Martin College-boys at Giles College.
Both boys and girls, not to exceed 40,
restricted to the common school branch
es as detailed in the common school law,
will be taught by Miss Allison, at the
Ordway house, near her residence. All
whose studies are strictly confined 10
the common school branches will be
taught free; those whose studies are
partly such, and partly in advance, will
be chargeable with half the usual tut
ton rates. No provision is made for
the payment of children outside OF this
district, nor for tuition for branches not
known as the common school branches.
Provision is also made for the teach
ing of the colored hildren-bet5reen 6
and 81 years-of the district, with B. a.
j. Nixon as principal for the boys and
with II. F. Boyd rs principal for the
girls
All parents and guardians are ur-
gently requested to avail themselves OF
this opportunity.
By order of Board of Directors.
E. EDMUNDsoN, G. 81 Tr.
Pulaski, Jan'y goth, 1880
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
VALUE OF LOCUST TIMBER.
Some Practical Suggestions for the
Consideration of Farmers.

EDITOR CITIZEN DO you be
lieve, Mr.. Editor, that time is mon
ey? do. and l propose to have
all the world and the rest of man
kind, including the farmers of Giles
county, lay by quite snug sum foi
the proverbial rainy day, out OF
the abundance they have, be
tween now and spring, by setting
out locust trees on the worn and
wasted places they have on their
farms, converting, In this way, the
washed and quilted spots into beau
tiful groves, sylvan retreats for the
song birds-that sounds romantic
Exchanging eyesores for ornA
mental and valuable timber. This
is a paying business, an investment
that requires only a small outlay OF
time and labor, and miserable un-
slightly spot that no honest farmer
wants on his place. 1t will pay a
big per cent, which will heap itself
up without any further trouble, for
these trees will grow even while the
farmer is sleeping. gone to town or
a fshing-into firewood, stakes,
posts, wagon huns, stock poles,
crossties, and so on to the end OF
the chapter.
Why have not our farmers util
lied these waste places in this prof
table way? why indeed? We see
the valuable timber rapidly dIsap-
pearing from our hills and valleys,
and yet these ugly blotches upon the
fair face of our county are growing
in extent and ghastliness every day.
How cheaply they might be re-
placed with thrifty locust groves.
How easily the gashed and grinning
hillsides might be hid from sight,
and the old worn spots converted
liz to waving forests. Some farmers
never think of these things. Some
don't care to have their farms in
creased in value. Some have tim
Der enough as long as there is an
Old stunted thorn tree on the hill
a crust in the cupboard. Some
havn't travelled, some are rich
and some are too-no, there
is not q lazy farmer III Giles county,
at least, not in my neighborhood,
nor one too fond of going to town.
But, Mr.. Editor, Ill bet you a peck
of oats, that there are hun.-some at
will agree with me too,
that the planting of locust, or some
other valuable timber, to utilize
these wOrnOut places and to supply
the timber that Is growing very
scarce, is the sensible thing to do;
yes, very sensible thing, and yet
they will let the golden moments
slip by unimproved, and a year
twelve long months, bringing for
tunes to some and poverty to 9th
ers, glad hearts to some but sorrow
and despair to others, valuable 10
Gust groves to some and larger and
uglier old washed and quilted spots
to others, will be lost. Others may
do as they please, but my neighoors
and 1 can't afford it.
Mr.. Editor, they may demonetize
silver again as they want to do, and
rob greenbacks of their legal tender
quality as they are trying to do, in
The interest of gold spectators, ma
,ional bankers and bondholders and
capitalists generally, but they will
not plant out these trees for the
farmers, and only progressive farm
ers will plant them for their own
use and profit.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
Grant and Mexico.

The following appears as a special
to the Cincinnati Gazette, a paper
much given to sensations of q
thoroughly mendacious character {:
Gen. Whitthorne, of Tennessee,
who has just returned TO Washing
ton, reports that much interest is
felt in his State In regard to Gen.
Grants visit to Mexico. He says
that if the General should return
from that country in favor OF its
or the acquisition of it's
northern tier of states, it would
create a very strong Grant party
among the democrats, and he
thinks this would be as true of the
south, as a whole, as of Tennessee. y"
We do not believe Gen. Whit
thorne committed the egregious fol-
ly Of uttering any such nonsense.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
Important to Officers of the Law,

A recent decision of the supreme
court of Tennessee is of vital i'm
portauce to every policeman and
town constable In the state. 1t is
too often the case that officers of
this character are of opinion that
they have the right to shoot Geeing
prisoners, whatever their offense
may be, and shat an attempt to es
cape from custody warrants the use
of the revolver. The gist of the
decision is "a follows, and it merits
a careful perusal by every officer in
the state:
Tn law, as laid down, is, in sub
stance. that an officer having a pris-
oner in custody for felony who at
tempts escape. will. be excused for
killing him, if he cannot Otherwise
be retaken; but, if he can be other
wise retakeD, IN any case, without
resort To such harsh measures, it
will be at least manslaughter TO kill
him. But, in cases where the per
son slain is arrested or held in Gus
todv for a misdemeanor, and he
fly or attempt to escape, IL will be
MURDER in the officer to kill him, al
though he cannot be otherwise over
takeA; yet, under some ci-cumstan-
ces, il may be only man slaughter,
If it appear death was not in
tended
It is considered better to allow
one guilty only of a misdemeanor
30 escape altogether than to take
his lie. Aud we may add that it
may be a question worthy of con
sideration whether the law ought
not To be modified in respect to the
lower grade of feionies, especially
in view Of the large number OF
crimes of this character created by
comparatively recent legislation,
whether as to these even escape
would not be better than to take
lie.
Officers should understand that it
Is their duty TO use such means to
secure their prisoners as will enable
them to hold them in custody. with
out resorting to the use of firearms
or dangerous weapons, and that
they Will not be excused for taking
NE IN any case where, with dill
gehee and caution, the prisoner
could be otherwise held.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
@ othing Drummers.

Nashville American. A very i'm
portant decision was rendered in
the supreme court, yesterday, on
Il question which has troubled our
merchants for some time past. The
court adopted the opinion of Judge
Cantrell in the case of L. Fritch VS..
K. L. Singleton, clerk of the coun-
" court of Bedford county, thus
affirming the judgment. Fritch,
who lives in Indiana, by his agent
j. ii. Clarkson, took orders for cloth
ing to be shipped by express, c. o.
D., to those purchasing them. Sin
gleton, insisting that Fritch was Ii
able TO the payment of a privilege
tax, levied upon the goods in the
express office for on-payment of
license. Judge ,"sntEeil decided that
the clerk was right and thai neF-
sons doing that kind of business
are required to take out a privilege
license. And so says the supreme
court.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
Notice.

W G Rutherford ct al VS. Mary Simmons ct al
In the County Court of Giles County at Pu-
laski, Tennessee.
TN THIS cause it appearing from the allie
l. cations IN the bill, which are sworn to,
that defendants Mary Simmons, - Daniels
and wife. Amanda Daniels, - Gibbons, a
son of Nancy Gibbons, decd, who died in
Texas and who was a sister 10 Jas Rether-
ford and Sarah Clark decd, late of Giles
county; and - Gibbons, Gibbons.
- Gibbons, Gibbons, children of
Nancy GIbbens, deceased, and a son
of Emmett Gibbons, the said Emmett Glib
bens having also died in Texas, are nen-resi-
dents of the State of Tennessee, the said
Mary Simmons being resident of Alabama
and all the other defendants being residents
of Texas, and that the christian names of
said Daniels and of said several Gibbenses
are unknown to complainants; and that hey
are interested in the lands mentioned in the
pleadings a sale of which is sought by this
bill) as heirs of James Rutherford and Sarah
Clark; 1t is therefore ordered by the under
signed clerk of said Court that each and all
OF said several defendants above named ap-
pear before the County Court of Giles county
at the court house in Pulaski, Tenn,
On the ID day of Feb'y, 1880,
it being the first Monday in said month, ard
answer this bill, otherwise the same will be
taken for confessed and the cause set for
hearing ex parte as to them. 1t is further
ordered that this notice be published for
consecutive weeks in the "Pulaski Citizen"
newspaper published in Pulaski. Tenn.
janS4t Z. II. EZELL, Clerk.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
Who Was He?

Tennessee Cor. N. Y. Tribune.
Among our passengers was a
slouchy young man, wearing a dir
", collarless shirt, ragged oven
coat, and an old greasy felt hat. His
clothing, face and unkempt hair
marked him as one of the poor
mountain whites, but l learned in
talking with him that he was a
member of the Legislature, on his
way to attend the extra session at
Nashville. He proved to be more
intelligent than his looks indicated,
and my opinion of him improved a
hundred per cent. when he said he
was in favor of paying the state
debt, and was confident the people
would not consent to reputation
after the question had been agita-
tated q wear longer.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
Let Well Enough Alone.

Athens (Tenn.) Post.
Whatever may he tie merit of Sen
ator Bayard's legal tender resolu-
ton, it is hardly worth while to be
wasting time and space either for
or against it now, as it cannot be
adopted duri2g the present session
of congress. We repeat again that
the currency is in pretty healthy
condition at this time, and that the
proper thing for the dominant party
in congress to do is, to let the ques-
ton severely alone. No substantial
good can possibly result from its ag-
itation now and harm may, though
we have every confidence in the in
tegrity and ntention of the author
of the resolution and others who
support and regard it with favor.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
MEDICAL CARD.
To the Suffering of all Classes.

Prof. CLARK, NJ. D., and DR.. WATSON
are now in Pulaski for the purpose of
treating all chronic diseases which have
failed TO yield TO general or local treat
ment. DR.. Clark and DR.. WATSON treat
all forms of chronic diseases, such as
the following: Asthma, Bronchitis, Ca
tarrh, Consumption, Chronic Constipa-
ton, Erysipelas, Skin Eruptions of
every. Kind, White Swellings, Hip Com
plants, Scrofula, Rheumatism, most
diseases of the Eye and Ear, Cancers,
Tumors, Ulcers, Piles, discharges from
the Nose and Ears, Spinal complaints,
Dropsy, Diabetes, Kidney disease, Dys-
pepsia, Chronic Diarrh9a, and all func-
tional and organic diseases of the Heart,
the Liver, the Lungs, the Spleen, the
Pancreatic, Gland, Kidneys, Stomach,
all the mem branes, the Ovaries and all
Uterine and Female Weaknesses, Epi-
lepsy, and other fits, Sciatic pains and
all chronic diseases. All Blood Poisons
or Humers can be antidoted, and ex-
PEELED from the System, and cure eff
fected with the same certainty as in
other diseases, when well understood
and the curative remedies applied.
Diagnosis and consultation free. Of
a. 'ha Linden House, first floor,
front entrance.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
Samuel Sarmonizas.
Tilden to Industrious Interviewer.

at is the duty of every sincere
lover of republican institutions
to do his utmost to prevent the re-
election of Gen. Grant. For my
part, 1 will do everything 1 can to
secure the election of the man who
may be agreed upon by the oppo-
nents of the third term conspiracy
as the best candidate to unite the
conservative elemente of all parties.
If a third term can be conferred
upon Grant, a fourth and fifth will
be. In short, Grants installment
in the White House in 1881 means
the empire.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
In Congress.

The House Committee on Com
age, Weights and Measures have
agreed TO report the following reso-
luton and recommend its PASSAGE;
That the Secretary of the Treas
ury he and he is hereby directed
and required TO disburse gold and
standard silver coin of the United
States equally in the payment of all
interest obligations occurring on
the funded debt of the United
States and in payment of the ma
tured coin obligations Of the gov
eminent and IN the payment of cur
rent expenses.
The bill introduced in the senate
| by Mr.. Hoar. relative to the claims
of states against the United States,
provides that the several states
which have claims against the
United States may present the same
to the court of claims on or before
March l, 1880, and all claims not
so presented shall be deemed to be
forever barred. After hearing
such cases, the court shall commu
nicate to congress the nature and
grounds thereof, and the conclu
sions of fact and law in regard to
the same and any considerations
which may be pertinent to the
question of the legal or equitable
obligation of the Uuited States
to pay the same.
The Senate Finance Committee at
a special meeting took up for &C
ton what is generally known as the
Bayard resolution. The phrase
Treasury notes of the United
States" employed in this joint res
olution as originally introduced,
was to day by common consent re
placed with the words Omitted
States notes." so as to conform to
the salutary designation. After
this verbal change had been made
the full text OF the measure pre-
scented for the committees action
to day was as follows:
Resolved by the senate and
house Of representatives of the
United States of America, in con
gress assembled, that from and af
ter the passage Of this resolution
all United States notes Shall be re-
ceivable for all dues TO the United
States excepting duties on imports,
and shall not be otherwise a legal
tender; and any of said notes, here
after reissued, shall bear this super
scription.
A discussion Of about an hours
duration ensued, at the end of
which Mr.. Bayard submitted mo
ton that the joint resolution be re-
ported to the senate with a recon
mendation Tor passage A vote
was Immediately taken oh this mo-
ton with the following result:
Ayes-Messrs. Bayard, Herman,
Wallace and Morrill,
Noes-Messrs. Voorhees,, Beck,
Ferry and Allison.
Absent-Mr. Jones, of Nevada.
The motion was therefore lost by
a tie vote.
The following embraces a summa
ry of all the leading financial prop
ositions pending in both branches
of congress. Fernando Woods
three and a half per cent. retunding
bill; the bill to repeal the law max
ing stamps on checks obligatory;
a bill requiring the Secretary of the
Treasury to pay half of the matu
ing obligations of the government,
including the interest on the
public debt in silver dollars; the
resolution and Warmers bill
to tax greenbacSs. 1t is. safe beyond
peradventure to again reiterate that
there will! be no important finan-
cial legislation accomplished. There
will be a good deal of talk without
result. The business interest can
go ahead with nothing to fear from
congress.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
About the Size of It.

Memphis Avalanche
With the best soil and climate in
the world, yet is Tennessee Stunned
by emigrants. PrejudIces born OF
slavery, war and reconstruction,
have hitherto prevented lmmigra
ton. While these prejudiees have
been gradually wearing away, an
other obstacle, stronger even than
prejudice, has arisen to prevent the
dow of capital and labor. And
that obstacle in one word is
reputation. The people of Ten
nessee must stamp out repudia-
ton in every form, before there
can be any material advance in
wealth or population. The ques-
ton is pressing. The discussion of
the question can be no longer post
poned. 1t overshadowo all political
questions in Tennessee,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
In Chancery at Pulaski.
JANUARY RULES, 1850.
Lewis White, Complainant, W Joseph A
Hale ct ala Dofendapta

Lewis White, Complainant, W Joseph
Hale OF ais, Defendants.
N this cause il Rppearing 70 tho salts faction
oftho Jerk and Master from an affidavit
70 tho bill that the defendants Joseph A Hale
alias Dunk Hale) Hardin Lock, Geo Lock
Jack Lock, Frank Lock, Pleas Lock, Minos
Lock (alias FINS Bock). Mary Hale and
Douny Hale are nOn-residonts Of the State
Of Tehnesseeso that the ordinary process
Of this court cannot be served on them;
On motion il il therefore ordered that pub.
sion in tho Pulaski Citizen, a newspaper pub
lished IN the town Of Pulaski, in said State,
requiring said defendants 70 DO and appear
on the first day Of tbs next torn Of tho Chan
'ery Court 20 be held for the county Of Giles,
~ the eonIt-housc in Pulaski, on tho Sd Mon
day in Fob, 1880, and answer compIatnants
bill, or the same will DC taken for con tossed
as TO them aud set for hearing -partt.
lans-4t j. 3. STACY, Q. q NJ.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
A Perverse Lot.
Little Rock (Ark.) Gazette

1t was the intention of a Conway
man to start a temperance paper,
but just about the time he had or
dered half peck Of type, all the
Good Templars in the town got
drunk. Then he thought Of estab
fishing all infdel sheet, but just
then "a revival was started by men
who opposed him and all the free
thinkers joined the church. give
got 'em foul now," he said: "Pll
start a religious paper" just as
he was going to press the revival
lists fell from grace.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
In Chancery at Pulaski.
JANUARY RULES, 1850.
M a Bogd ys Ann n RoYd.

IN this cause il appearing to the satisfaction
l. of the Clerk ana Master from the bill
which is sworn to that the defendant Ann ID
Boyd is q nonresident of the State of Ten
nessee, so that the ordinary process of this
court cannot be served on her;
On motion it is therefore ordered that pub
LEGATION be made for four weeks in succession
in the Pulaski Citizen, newspaper publish
ed in the town of Pulaski, in said Stat, requsr-
ing the said defendant to be and appear on
the first day of the next term of tho Chancery
Court to be held for the county OF Giles, at
the Courthouse in Pulaski, on the Sd Mon
day in February next, and answer complain
ants bill, or the same will be taken for con.
fassed as TO her and set for hearing x-pArte
]. B. STACY, c. d NJ.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22

Col. John F. Philips, democrat,
was elected to congress from the
seventh Missouri district last week,
vice Hon. A. NJ. Lay, deceased.
Col Philips was a member OF the
Forty-fourth Congress, and took an
active part in the proceedings of
that body. His displacement at the
close of his term was serious
blunder on the part of his c. nstitu-
ents, and one which they now seem
anxious to repair, for his majority
at the recent election was $500 over
all competitors.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22
Tongue-Tied With Shame.

We favor the payment of the ma
tional debt, Notwithstanding Ito
use a cant phrase of the repudia-
tors we never got anything for it
but good drubbing, and we favor
the pay ment of the state debt. be-
cause we did get something for it.
And so do the national democracy.
We are unutterably ashamed of the
course Of the Tennessee and VIr
ginia democracy on their state debt
questions and we greatly fear that
their unwise course will bring dis
aSter to the nartN
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22

Work on the extension Of the
Duck River Narrow Gauge com
menced near Fayetteville Thursday.
The contractors are required to fin
ish the road to that place by July l,
but it is thought they will complete
it long before that time.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22

w. A. Butler, who has been act
ing as a guide to James NJ. Davis
the notorious revenue man, was
shot and instantly killed on Buffers
creek, in Wayne county, few days
ago. 1t is thought the assassin
mlstook Butler for Davis.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22

Luke Pryor, the new senator
from Alabama, while attempting to
go from the capitol in Washington
to has hotel, got lost and wandered
about the streets in a bewildered
way Until a small boy kindly pilot
ed him to his hotel. The senator
will be lucky, as well as decidedly
odd, if this is the only instance re
corded of his going astray.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-01-22

MI. r. Clark Hansell, promising
young journalist, has assumed pro
prietary control of the Decatur,( Ala)
News and that sprightly sheet viii
ment.