The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-10-21
proudIy to the breeze from hickory

proudly to the breeze from hickory
staff rs feet high. It was put up
by our club on the day the candi-
dates for congress spoke here, and
Gen. Whitthurne saluted 1t with u
rousing speech. The club are in
debted to that genial railroad ofIi-
clal, Capt. Craig. for contributing
so largely to the raising of the tai
est hickory that ever grew on the
L mn creel hills.
The congressional speaking only
confirmed my opinion that Lynn
vile is almost solid for the reg
uiar ticket. We heartily wish that
every mai in the district could
have heard Whitthorlc's rejuindcr
in which he gave Ballanfalt's re-
cord.
As to the great Savage, you can
just let your gallant little McCord's
head be, for he utterly smashed the
inveterate repudiator. Savage APP
.pealed to the lowest passions of
the negroes and everybody CON
demned the matter and spirit OF his
speech. Mr.. McCord's effort was
one of his best and it made a pro-
found impression on the minds OF
the people.
l am sorry that an article in the
American, calculated 10 produce a
false impression with regard to the
detention OF the negro raviSher, at
this place, last week, compels me to
give a correct version o: the affair.
One might infer from the Ameri
can s article that the Intention here
was to lynch the negro and posi-
bly, the sheriff and that both were
only saved by the daring depurt
ment of the sheriff. No such pur-
pose ever entered the minds OF our
people. Those engaged in stopping
the negro are all responsible men
and they acted under Instructions
from the best citizens of Pulaski.
No idea Of lynchIng was entertain
ed for moment, although Ill be
lieved that the wretch deserved a
thousand deaths. Our people only
condemned the violent means the
sheriff thought proper to employ,
all OF which did no good. They re-
greet that they had to use the APP
pearance of force to meet force.
am assured by dIsinterested par
ties that the sole object of the de-
tention was to secure the negroes
return to Pulaski.
The largest sale of cotton in one
day that we have been called upon
to record was made last week
reaching 40 bales. The chestnut
market was glutted last-week until
the buyers all disappeared. This in
dictates fine prospect for the wild
porker on the Big Creek hills this
winter. The beech mast was never
finer than at this time. Pigeons
have made their appearance and
lovers of the game may clean up
tbeir blunderbusses.
DR.. Gray, d. d. S., of Columbia,
is for week or ten days here prac-
ticing his profession. Our sick cases
are mostly cOnvalescent.
Wheat sowing is now the order
of the day. The cotton yield in
this immediate vicinity will be un
commonly good. An old negro,
with good common sense, told me
he had already gotten out 3 bales
on ten acres, had 4 more open
which was not one third of what he
would produce, This looks like 81
bales on ten acres.
Miss jake BradeD, who is attend
ing the Ath@neum at Columbia, in
stead of attending the picnic there
came down to see her relatives and
numerous friends last week. She
was looking handsomer than ever,
and that is saying a great deal.
Gordon 81 Kline's new gin is q
success. They can put up a bale
an hour and it Is a self feeder and
baler.
Those of our people who attend
ed the Huntsville fair are loud in
their praises of the public spirit and
liberalitv disDlaVed there LYNN