The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-02-17

in the country who had them en-
ployed for this year, and they were
naturally and justly wroth that they
should be induced to leave them.
They came to town and a delega-
ton called upon the Kansassian.
He protested that he did intend to
interfere with other peoples hands
and would not take any away who
| had contracts or owed debts here.
An attempt was made at Spring
field Monday night to lynch the six
negroes who murdered Laprade
some months since for his money.
The negroes were carried from
Nashville tor trial and that night
a mob surrounded the Jail and
would have taken the prisoners but
for xthe promises of the Criminal
Judge and the Attorney General
that they should be speedily tried.
A detachment of Nashville military
now guards the Jail.
We are glad to correct upon au-
thority a report that did great in
justice to a colored woman formerly
of Pulaski. The Nashville papers
reported that Minnie Thompson,
cold, was in the workhoUse there
for theft. She was not the Minnie
Thompson who is the wife of H. H.
Thompson, for a long time q school
teacher here. H. II. Thompson is
we'll thought of here and his wife is
nice woman, and this report was
notifying to them.
Prof NJ. Dryer will preside over
Diana Academy, now being fitted
for good school. Our spbscrip
ton list ran up last week at Diana
from one to twenty in as many
minutes, thanks to our good friend,
Col. Orr, who is our agent there.
This people, it is said, are perhaps
the most solvent and prosperous in
the county. They have long been
without postal facilities, but now
they have tri-weekly mail, we be
lieve.
In the absence OF our Mr.. JOHN
BATEMAN SMITH, whose sickness de-
prlves us of his assistance, we
earnestly ask the indulgence OF our
readers. The additional labor thus
thrown upon US Is SO excessive that
we cannot possibly keep up matters
in the shape we desire. When he
resharpens his pencil it will have
the advantage of rest that will
lend n vigOr to It's stroke and make
amends for its silence.
John Batelnan Smith, editor of
the Citizen, has been confined TO
his home for ten days with general
prostration brought on by intense
and unremItting study and labor
on the tripod. He is one of the
finest writer's in the South and is
am bitious to make the CITIZEN the
best weekly paper in tue State, in
which he is fast sucoc eding-
American Pulaski Cor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt Alternately
and their bright little daughter,
Bessie, of Pulaski, arrived in Co
lumbia last Wednesday. Mr.. Alb
ernathy left on the same day for
New York city to purchase goods.
His wife and child will. remain in
this city as the guests Of F. NJ
Nichols and wife until his return.
i Columbia Herald.
Rev. VIM. Witcher, the great Sun
day School man, paid Pulaski a
visit last Sunday. He preached a
good sermon at the Methodist
church Sunday morning, met the
Sunday school teachers OF the town
at Martin college at 4 p. M, and lett
for his home on Bradshaw Monday
morning, as much pleased with his
visit as we were with him.
Pulaski will be represented at the
New Orleans Madri Gras by Mr..
and Mrs. Z. w. Ewing. Mrs. Char
lie Carter, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Ben
Mason, Mr.. Guy SumpteI and lady,
Miss Laura Martin, Messrs, Tru
deau, w. c.. Nelson, T. Meriwether
Jones, Dr.. e. ALT Abernathy, and
perhaps others.
We acknowledge an elegant invi-
tation 20 attend the fifth annual
commencement of the Meharry
Medical school, Thursday evening,
Feb. 3rj. 1t came with the comph-
meots of r. +. Boyd, of Pulaski,
whom We notice is one OF the ushers.
The County Sunday School Con-
venLion which met here last Friday
adjourned to meet again in the
spring at time to be determined by
the Executive Committee, OF which
due notice will be given in the CITI
ZEN.
Mr.. Louis Dickinson came down
from Nashville Friday to see his old
chief, Capt. Irvine, off To Texas, and
to mingle with tie boys, one Of
whom he was so lonely much OF
which.
Rev. DIR. Leftwich will preach a
sermon next Sunday morning on
tue parable OF the unjust Stew
ard" at the request of several OF
our oldest and most respected citi-
zens.
Capt. WIN. +. BAllenLIne moved
: TO Bradshaw Tuesday. We pre-
. dict that when the excitement Oi
pitching a crop is over, the Capital
will subside into town again
Tom Kennedy and Garner AlsuI
/, are gob5ling up all the surplus
. mules in Lincoln, and I. NJ
McAlee is taking in all the shoaLs
, they keep the road hot.
A Mr.. j. L Pearcy will attend Mar
J di Gras at. New Orleans aud vii
thence make q trip through Texas
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