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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-03-11
Death of a Great Artist.

Dispatches from Washington an
nounce the death of Constantine
Brumido, the celebrated fresco
painter Of Capelo. He was a Roman
by birth, and began life as an artist
in the renovation OF the Loggia Ra
phael In the Vatican and on sew
eral Of the palaces OF the Roman
mobiles Of the day. He began work
on The capitol at Washington in
1856, and the vast display OF this
character OF decorative art In that
mighty pile was conceived Ivy his
genius and wrought in enduring
plaster by his own hands. He was
upwards Of seventy years Of age
Some months ago he was so enfee-
bled by declining health that he
was compelled to abandon the
scaffold, but until two days ago
he was still at work on the re-
naming cartoon to decorate the
frieze of the rotunda, which is 300
feet in circumference and ten feet
high. Eight cartoons have been
placed on the wall, and the ninth,
"Penn's treaty with the Indians"
was half done when he was obliged
to leave the scafold. Three car
toons are on paper and five yet TO
be sketched. There will be great
competition among the fresco paint
ers TO complete this work. John
La Fargo, who decorated Trinity
Church In Boston, has already
been mentioned. Signor Brumldi,
at his last request made TO Mr..
Clark, the architect Of the capitol,
urged Signor Armonda, a skillful
artist, to be trusted with the finish
ing of the work.
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A Curious Pig.

Mr.. T. j. Batey, Of Rutherford
county, has . queer pig, A cores
por dent of the Murfreesboro News
thus describes 1t:
In lieu of a nose there 10 q per-
feet trunk, like that of an elephant,
Ii inches long, formed of csrtilagin-
Gus rings, with an opening at its
extremity, ending in q cul de sac.
The trunk is slightly curved in the
center, giving it the appearance OF
. Roman nose. Immediately be-
meath the insertion OF this trunk
there is q socket centrally located
like the eye of the Cyclops, contain
ing two imperfectly developed eyes,
partially hidden from view by the
trunk. The mouth is short, and the
upper lip had q triangular. feshy
process in the center, perfectly erect,
/ inch long, and reminding one OF
the horn of q rhinoceros. The
tongue, too large for the mouth,pr
truded. One of the ears stands
erect, the other 10 smaller and fiat
to the side of the head. In other
respects, the pig was well formed
bat devoid OF any hair whatever.
with the exception. Of . few about
the chin and eyes.
This very interesting specimen
has been presented by Mr.. Batey
to the National Museum, at Wash
iDgton.
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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY.

In speaking of q PERSONS faults,
Pray don't forget your own;
Remember those in houses glass
Should never throw a stone.
If we have nothing else to do,
But talk OF those who sin,
'Tis better we commence at home,
And from that point begin.
We have no right to Judge a man,
Until he's fairly tried;
Should we not like his company,
We know the world is wide.
Some may have faults-and who has not
The old as we'll as young,
We may, perhaps, for aught We know,
Have fifty to their one, ---.
I'll tell you better plan,
And find it works full well;
To ry my own defects to cure
Before of others tell;
And though ! sometimes hops to be
No worse than some l know,
Ny own shortcomings bid me let
The faults Of others go.
Then let us all, when we commence
To slander friend or foe,
Think of the harm one word may do
To those we little know;
Remember, curses sometimes like
Our chickens, s'roost at home;"
Don't speak of others faults until
We have none of our own.
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A wonderful. Operation.

Galveston (Texas) News.
We have a seven year-old girl in
this state who is fed through hole
cut into her side and connecting
with the stomach. The child some
time ago drank solution of lye
which was left on a table bv ne
gro woman. This. totally destroyed
the mucous membrane and a stric-
ture of the 9sophagus was formed
which means that the throat, or at
least the channel through which the
food goes into the stomach, is
drawn together or contracted to,
such degree that only liquids, and
not much of them, can pass through.
In similar cases, it is the experience
of physicians that ir the child does
not die at once, it fingers for 8 year
or so, ald then goes into q con-
sumptive condition and perishes of
slow starvation. 1t is impossible
Tor a human being TO live exclu-
sIvely on liquid nourishment; but
where concentrated lye has been
taken there are times, particularly
in cold, damp weather, when the
sufferer cannot even swallow milk.
All attempt to open the closed up
esophsgus are futile, hence the suf-
ferer slowly starves to death. In
the present instance. the patient,
little Jessie Lumley, was taken to
San Antonio for treatment. Her
parents consented to have an incis-
ion made in tho stomach. 1t was
four inches long and located a few
inches from the pit of the stomach.
The stomach was then sewed to
the walls of the abdomen, and this
was one of the most delicate por-
tions of the whole operation. Tho
little sufferer is daily fed through
the aperture thus made. Pieces of
rare beefsteak, with small crumbs
OF bread, are injected by means OF
forceps, and it Is stated on excel.
lent medical authority that the pro-
cess of digestion goes en- just as IL
the food were chewed and swRl-
lowed In the regular way. 1t is un-
derstood to be the first case of the
kind in the history of surgery in
America, and considerable interest
is manifested in the result.
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A Case of Meanness,

1t happened up in New Hamp-
shire, at old Deans store, in Eaton.
1t was q time when money was
scarce, and when all sorts OF trad
ing at the country stores was done
in barter. One day . man named
Sipper-an old sponge from Crab
Hollow-called at the store, and
wanted a darniDg needle, in ex-
change for which he offered an egg.
Mr.. Dean accepted the offer-took
the egg, and furnished the needle.
"Wait," said Slipper, "arn't you
goin' to treat?',
"What~ cried the storekeeper,
in surprlse-''On that trader
"Sartin. A trades . trade, amt
it2 Some's big and some's little;
but the little ones may be big ones
by'm-by."
"Well, what'n you haveT
Slipper said he'd have 9 glass Of
wine; and the wine was poured out.
"Say, Mr.. Dean, wouldn't you
jest put an egg into that ere wine2
1 like it better that way"
Ready now to humor so mean a
man in any way, Dean broke into
the mans glass the identical egg
which he had paid for the needle,
and which, as it fell into the wine,
proved to have double yolk.
"Hii look herer demanded Sip
per. "This ere eggs got = double
yolk. Don't you think you ought
to give another darning needleT'
"Pooty all fred mean, that" said
Uncle Rufe; "but 1 think we've got
his beat up in Sagadshock. Sam
Forter his name is. Skimmin' milk
on the top, an then turning it over
an skimmin' the bottom amt = cir
Why, one day Sam
to be loafin' around Zack
cooper shop, and he
found q stray bung hole; an blame
me il he didn't have the cheek TO
go and ask Marston to give him
barrel to fit that 'ere bung-hole."
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AS GOOD AS A DRAGON.
A Wonderful Man Who Breathes
Living Flame from His Mouth.


Living Flame from His Mouth.
Paw-Paw (Mich.) Courier.
A. w. Underwood, the colored
man whose breath sets combusti-
bles on fire, was interviewed by q
Courier reporter on Tuesday even
ing. He says he is twenty-four
years old. When about twelve
years old he held his handkerchief
to his mouth and blew upon it and
it took fire. He says he is unable
to account for it; says that physi-
clans have examined him and they
are as much in the dark as himself.
He set a piece of paper on fire at the
Dyckman House Tuesday evening
before a large crowd. A resPecta-
BILE citizen of Paw-Paw says that
this fellow was out with him at q
hunting party last summer and
none of the party had any matches,
and that Underwood took up both
hands full of dry leaves, breathed
upon them a while, and set them
on fire, from which they built q fire
in the woods. He seemed much
exhausted last evening after his ef-
fort, and says he could not endure
it more than twice in one day.
Parties present last evening said
they had examined his hands, and
had him rinse his mouth out aud
drink glass of water, and then
saw him set paper and cloth on fire
by his breath.
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and hunting knife. He was clad in
a suit of dressed buckskin. ana was
also going to. Texas. He found
him to be an agreeable, intelligent
travelling companion, well scquaint-
ed with the geography Of the coun-
try through which they passed.
Neither asked the other their bust
ness, and they journeyed togeth
er for several days until they
reached new town in Texas, filed
with rough characters and desper-
ate men, many of whom had fed
from justice IN other states. Here
he thought he would preach his
first sermon. Notice was posted to
this effect, and at night the log
court house was filed with an au
dience of men solely.
The preacher said he gave out q
hymn and the audience all joined
in singing it, and sung it well. But
when he took his text and attempt
ed to preach. one heoted like, an
owl, another brayed like jack, q
third barked like dog, and be was
compelled to stop. He did not like
to be thus thwarted in his purpose.
and he again attempted to preach,
but was prevented by the same dis
turbance. At this juncture the
preachers late travelling companion,
whom he did not know was in the
house, rose in the center of the au-
dience and said: s'Men, this man
has come here to preach to you;
you need preaching to. and I'll be
d--dsif he shan't preach to you!
The next one that disturbs him
shall fight me--my name is Jim
Bowie" After this announcement,
the preacher remarked, he never
had a more respectful audience,
such was the influence this man ex-
ercised over the minds of the des-
perate characters. This was the
preachers narrative, and so charac-
teristic was it of Bowie that there
can be no doubt of its entire truth
fulness. James Bowie devoted his
life to the achievement of Texan
independence-was made q Colonel
in her service, and with Travis and
Crockett, heroes all, yielded up his
life in the ill-fated Alamo. Mrs
Dickerson and a negro man, the
sole Survivors of this massacre, said
that at the time of the attack on
the fort, Bowie was confined to his
bed by fever. He ordered q num-
ber of loaded rifles to be brought
to his bed, and had the door so
barricaded that but one Mexican
could pass through at time. Here
he lay and fired upon them until he
shot nine. His body was riddled
with bullets, and, as if they feared
him even after death, they repeat
edly thrust their bay onets into him.
Thus lived and died this remark
able man. Travis, the chief in COM
mand, and his subordinates, Bowie
and Crockett, were all heroes in the
true sense OF the word. Patriotism
will mourn their fate, and memory
oedew their graves with her tears
as long as generous blood courses
through the veins of American free
men. There are several relatives
of James Bowie now residing in
California, and one, q noted lawyer,
several years ago took offence at an
article published in San Francis
CO joureal, which reflected some
what upon the character Of his
kinsmaL. The writer of this article
was well acquainted with James
Bowie and always held him in high
esteem, both as a companion and q
patriot.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-03-11
MERE FORMS OF LAW"
The Difference Between circumlocu-
ton and a Plain, unvsrn-
ishsd Tale.

Free Press.
One of the officials of Justice al
ley was the other day called upon
by an old gay-headed farmer and
his wife, together with neighoor,
and outside the door they hitched
an old half-blind horse whose cash
value was reckoned at $25. 3
"You see," explained the old far
mer, "neighbor Jones wants to buy
the old boss out there; but he wants
a bill of sale signed by wife and /.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-03-11
Special Notice.

To all persons who are troubled with
old ulcers, boils, cuts, burns, piles, ring
worm, letter, frost bite, ehspped lips or
hands, and all eruptions OF the skin can
be cured, instantly, by using DR.. g. X.
Duncan's Ointment with carbollc acid,
possessing the most wonderful healing
power of any salYe that has ever been
made, and go pronounced by all who
have used IL. It's effects are like magic.
Horses with sore backs, shoulders, or
scratches cured Instantly. Try It.
For sale by Grigsby a Anderson,
south side square, Pulaski.
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for him, several yards from the
main building, and here. in com
pany with a stove, two beds and q
chair, and attended Gby his mother,
whose sole occupation was to care
for him, he lived on the bounty of
Marshall county. He had never
been sick in his life that anybody
knew. but the other day his throat
swelled up, and all there was of him
to quit living died. They put him
in coffin the shape and size of q
windmill, and the earth received
him
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-03-11
We want you to draw one up for

We want you TO draw one up for
u.s."
The justice reached down one OF
the blanks, filled it out and then
said F~ .;''sl
"Now. you listen while I read
this over and see if it is all right
All ready:
"'Know all men by these pres
ents. That -"
Presents! Why, Pm not going
to present him with that hossp' in
terrupted the farmer.
"And we don't want any presents
from himr added the wife.
"That's all right-only a legal
FORM" exclaimed his honor. "Lis-
ten:
"'County of Wayne-first part
-consideration-sum of $25
-grant--bargain and sell
-party---second part---his
executors, administrators -'' /
Il havn't got any executors or
administrators" interrupted neigh
Dor Jones.
"No; all he's got ID q wife and
two girls ~ added the owner of the
horse.
GAIL formal mere FORM" ex-
planned the justice, and he went on:
"'And assigns forever-cove-
nant and agree--defend the same
heirs, executors and admins
traitors -"
civilian, 1 shall never sign no
such paper!' suddenly exclaimed
the wife as she rose up.
"Nor I. eitherp' stoutly replied
the, husband. en- f--
r'Why, I'd shake in my boots
every time / met a constablep'
at is all mere form and accor-
ding 70 law" explained his honor.
"All bills of sale read this way"
"Looks to me as if it was sort O.
tangled up" said neighbor Jones.
"The old hoss is blind in one eye,
and how can they warrant himF
"And what has this boss sale got
to do with his heirs and covenantP
inquired the old man.
"I won't sign-I won't have a
thing to do with itr' exclaimed the
wife, as she walked around. "We've
always kept clear of the law, and
we amt going to get into no scrape
and lose.our farm now.-not if we
know itv '~
The more the justice tried to- ex-
plain the bigger the words looked.
and the trio finally walked out
While they were .unhitching the
horse, along came house-painter,
and after hearing their story he
picked up piece of paper in the
alley, pulled out stub pencil and
wrote:
We hereby sell this horse to John
Jones for $25 cash down. We
raised him from a colt, and his
name is Andrew Jackson.
(Signed) --
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PIanro-Pnanmonia.

Washington, Feb. 27,-A com =
munication was sent to the house
yesterday by Secretary Sherman, in
which he detailed the history and
made some suggestions for the pre-
vention of pleuro-pneumonia among
cattle. This lung fever plague, as
the English term it, is To be care
fully distinguished from common
pneumonia and the Texas fever,
neither of which is contagious.
Pleuro-pneuHonia is contagious,
1t originated in Asia, and first ap-
peared in Europe, into which IL was
introduced from eastern Russia. at
the end of the seventeenth century.
In 1843 a German COW, imported
direct from Europe and taken into
a Brooklyn cattle yard, introduced
the disease in America. He lays
down the following conclusions: In
this country p.euro pneumonia has
never originated. II has always
been introduced from abroad. 1t
may be prevented by incubation,
but that remedy is not advisable.
During its period OF incubation,
usually not exceeding forty days,
its symptoms are so developed as
10 be readily distinguishable by ex-
perts from other diseases, The
only proper method OF suppressing
he disease in the United States is
1y the slaughter of all diseased and
exposed animals. A national veto
-inary sanitary commission should
De appointed to investigate the dis
,ase, collect information and report
o some department It's conclusions.
National quarantine regulations
hould be made and stringently en-
orced. The commission should
lsye power to employ necessary
Iums of money whenever needed to
heck the disease and TO pay the
,wners of exposed animals slaugh-
cred as measure of prevention
~ their order.
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A. w. Lancaster, an express mes
eenger on the E. i. V. & Ga. Rail-
railroad, committed suicide at Bris
tol, last Tuesday, by shooting him
self through the heart. He was q
son of the late Col. Thomas Lancas-
ter, of Bristol, 4 was about 20
years Of age. A appointment in
love is said to have been the cause
of the rash act.
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The paper was signed. passed
over With the horse, and as the far
mer received the money he said:
"That's all there is to it, law or
no law, and it didn't take two min
utes. Why, I'd have taken An
drew Jackson back home and
knocked him in the head afore I'd
put my name to that paper binding
us to keep on covenanting and
agreeing and assigning and admin
istrating whole lifetime on one
old hossP'
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Little Rock Gazette: There is a
certain farmer here, well to-do, but
a confirmed drunkard, whose police
court fnes average 81 so per day
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/PIease 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. - FAQE "
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borhood, after putting the Garth
farm in the hands of an agent to be
disposed Of. 1t was understood
that she had returned to Indiana.
1t was some six months after the
death of John Garth that a stranger
made his appearance in the settle
ment. He was boy, beardless and
with curling locks, but active, intel
linant ond oblo h06iad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-23
TIE SELL HUNTERS OrE

twenty-five STEAMERS AND NUNpFR or OTHER
VESSELS LEAVE 81 I'nNs.
tPRoM Az ocCAsIoNAL CoRREsPoNpr>I oT THF TRnUSE.l
ST. JOINS, Newfoundland, March lO.-ln
accordance with an act Of lb" local Legislature,
which ordered the departure o: the ealing fleet TO be-
changed from the 1t to The 10Th Of Mlrc the vessels
destined sail from these ports for The captnrc OF seals
did not move this year until the latter date
Preparatory the start long wide channels were cut
through the lee which covered the harbor The ice be
ing very thick and solid the process Of cutting per
formed by huge with handles 50 long that
OF men could simultaneously ply them. Each sweep OF
these great saws accompanied by the wild cor
rscs crowds Of seal hunters assembled or tue Zee
and ealing vessel ~ the ncct was avsy
decorated with flags ABOUT twenty i've steamers lett
81. Johns. the principal of which ~ point Of tonnage
were Eagle, Falcon and kitc, OF HOwring &
Brothers; the Wolf Tiger and Lion, Of Walter Grieye *
Co.; the Neptune and Nmrod, of job Broth"r; three
steamers belonging TO the Scotch Sealing Company Of
Dundee; the Merlin of Mckay and the Mlcmac and
Bloodhound, OF BHne. JOhustoue Co. From liArDor
Grace the largest steamers that have sailed Tor the re
giOn Of the seal are the Vanguard ana Commodore.
Inc object Oi the local law winch prohibits the sailing
OF feet before the 10Th Of March 10 preserve tho
seals iOm extinction result which was threatened by
the too rapid slaughter Of the valuable fish before at
tan ming their prime winch il usually reached IN two
weeks after their brtf The whclping of the seals takes
place annually about March !.
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THE STRIK rs.
STANDING FIRMLY ON THEIR DIGNITY.

STANDING FIRMLY ON THEIR DIGNITY.
The cabinetmakers who heretofore worked
for Henry Hermann mct yesterday morning III Tue
Gernana Assembly Rooms to consider Ihc S"u"'I"n
10 was made evident at once that there was o o"lo'
unnnimity in the RANKS. a motion wa' made to S'nu
committee /, Mr. Hermann and ask him il the terms
publshedas coming from him were genuine OF NOT y"
excited debate followed. aud the motion was h""'S S'
by only two votes. The point taken Dy 'noNe Nno
opposed the sending Of the committee WIS 'n"' 'i'
hermann knew where to Had his men n' "'SnOu ~
say anything TO them. Mr.. Hermann said a'er III INC
day that not one of the strikers had reported for wcrk
In order to induce them to return, Mr. Hermann 'uS
evening decided TO make the following "hr' J" '"c
first man among the strikng caDinetnak'tS "p" s"""
reach the factory this morning with b'nch rh' tols
sIoo viii he nnId to the NJ Xt $50 ench 10 "a"
next fifteen S2j each and Ia the next tmr'5 30 c"c
Tue men, order 10 get ticai reward, hlhst MP, ~
soma ly To Mr leIr.nann who Wli1 De w''.'nt ' "a
tory from OclOcN The mndcY WI pc ', r. ,,o ~
men have worked four weeks ana naih'a'n'" goo" W.
haViOr
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THE INTEROCEANIC CANAL.
A NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS IN THE HOUSE on TIE
sUBJECr-A BITTER DEBATE PROBABLE.
RY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l

A NUMBER OF RESOLUTIONS IN THE HOUSE oN iiir
sUBJECr-A BITTER DEBATE PROBABLE.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l
= WASHINGTON March 22.-Resolutons relating
to the InterOceanic Canal project occupied the
attention of the House for some time to-day.
Mr. Ellis of Louisiana, brought in resolution
looking to the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty
Mr. Casey Young. OF Tennessee, thinks that no
canal onght to be dug, and he brought iii resoil-
ton looking to an alliance between the United
States and the South American Republics to pre-
vent it,
Mr. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, fears that the oppo-
sition to an interoceanic canal for commercial
purposes is prompted by desire to raid the Treas
ury of the United States, and he introduced reso-
luton embodying his views on the subject. There
was a sGuabble between the select committee on
an Inter-oceanic Canal and the Committee on For
eipn Affairs as to which should have possession OF
the resolutions. The latter committee was III the
main successful.
The resolutions agreed upon by the select COM
mttee and reported to the House fortnight ago.
have not vet been called up for action. When they
are considered it is probable that the discussion
will be a long and bitter one. Those resolutions
are IN n direct line with the message OF freslHent
HAYES on the same subject, and there are many IN
dicstlons that a number of Democrats in the House
will oppose them because OF that fact