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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

The travelling correspondent o.
Our Day, published in New York,
now on tour through the south
writes to that paper as follows:
MEMORABLE WORDS OF TWO MEN.
The last words of Capt. james
Lawrence, as may be seen in the
account of the old cemetery around
Trinity church, were "Don't give
up the ship" and they remind me
of that terrible night at Franklin
Tenn, in November, 1864, where
my Confederate brigadier, o. F
Strahl, just before receiving the
first of the three shots that ended
his life, said, "Keep firing"
We had captured and were in the
possession of the enemy's last line
of breastworks, at that partic-
ular place, but were exposed to q
terrific enfilade from a cotton gin
across the Columbia turnpike. The
deep ditch was nearly filled with
our dead, and many of our men
had crossed over this last line, after
a hand to-hand encounter with the
stubborn foe. The colors Of my
regiment were carried beyond it,
but had fallen from a lifeless arm
and lay between the lines. In addi-
ton to the enfllade fire mention,
the enemy was well protected with
in the walls of large brick resi-
dence, Mr.. Carriers, about sixty
yards distant. The situation was
such that some of our men, posted
on the side of the captured en-
bankment, fred, while others passed
up the loaded guns, Gen. Strahl
stood in the ditch and passed up
these loaded guns as they were
handed him by the men of three
lines of battle, who had protection
from the front embankment. Those
who were firing fell rapidly as they
were exposed to the enflade and
the direct shots, and would become
new targets by every flash from
their guns, as it was in the night.
Volunteers had ceased to fill the
vacant places on the works, and the
general had resorted to asking the
men about him, "Have you shot
any2" When he asked me 1 made
no reply, but arose from where l
had been lying, and loading, Just
back of the intrenchment, and on
taking position l rested one foot on
the pile of my dead comrades, that
by this time had about filed the
ditch, and the other on the embank-
ment. 1t was about 100 yards to
the cotton gin, still occupied by the
enemy, and there was only one 9TH
er to assist me in firing. The we'll
aimed fire from the enemy had so
exhausted our force that 1 thought
we should either try and get away
or surrender, and asked my com
mander what we had better do. His
answer was given without hesita-
ton: 'Keep firing" had fired
guns then until my shoulders were
black from bruises, and the exhaus-
ton had caused my throat down
into the chest to seem as dry as
dust, and / was extremely dis
My associate was shot,
and, falling against my shoulder,
shrieked heavily, and asked him
how he was wounded. Almost ST.
with the shot that
soon ended his groans, think an
other struck the general who threw
ND both hands and fell on his face.
L thought him dead, but he was
not, and replied to my query of the
soldier that he was shot in the neck.
He then inquired for Col. Stafford,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12


Mr.. Wharton Baker, a Philadel
phia financier and a republican, adj
vocates the distribution between
the states of the surplus in the Uni
ted States treasury, which, as is
estimated, will aggregate 100000,
600 by the time the next govern
ment bonds become payable. His
doctrine is that it will not do to
have so much money in the treas
ury at one time, and rather than
"spend the money in jobbing, or
reduce the tariff, or repeal the re-
naming internal revenue laws"
which are mentioned as possible
plans of getting rid of the surplus,
he contends that the best policy is
to distribute between the states.
This he thinks would be especially
beneficial to the southern states as
it would enable them to pay their
debts. He further suggests that if
any state should then find its treas
ury overlooking that subdivisions
might be made between the coun-
ties of that state. He will allow us
to add, by way of analogy, that the
counties could then enrich her indi-
vidual citizens. This would make
the matter more interesting to vo-
tiers and might find some following.
If there was no purpose for
which Uncle SANS surplus could
be used, then Mr.. Bakers policy of
distribution might serve as repub-
lican trick to shift the issue in the
coming election and avert the
threatened overthrow of republican
corruption. But so long as the Mis-
sissippi needs levees and obstruc-
tions remain in the rivers of the
land which nature intend as thor
oughfares of commerce, the govern
ment can find where to spend what
surplus remains after paying the
Dublic debt
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

The New York Herald gives a re
sumo of disasters occurring within
the first six months of the present
yesr, and it foots up nearly three
thousand deaths from disasters OF
of different kinds. Taking the most
destructive in chronological order
there was the burning of the Mil
waukee Hotel, Jan. II, in which
fifty-nine lives we've lost; the burn
ing of the circus at Berditscheff in
Russian Poland, Jan. 10, with loss OF
270 lives; loss of the steamer, Gin
bria, Jan. 10, with loss of 1913 lives
loss of the steamer Kenmore Castle
in Bay of Biscay, Feb. 2, with 80
lives lost; caving in of the Diamond
mine at Joliet, ILL.,, Feb. II, in
which II lives were lost; loss of
boats in the Hull and Yarmouth
fishing fleets, March 10, in which
1876 lives were lost ;snow avalanches
at the foot of Mt. Ararat, March
20, with loss of 15O lives; loss of
six fishing smacks off Yarmouth,
April 1, and 40 lives lost; loss of
81 lives by a boiler explosion,
April 2, at st. Dizier, in France;
loss of 40 lives near Rome April 6,
by the explosion of power maya
zine; the tornado in Mississippi and
Georgia by which $50 lives were
lost, April 27; burning Of the steamer
Grappler near Puget Sound, May A,
with loss of 70 lives; cyclones in
Illinois and Wisconsin, May, Is,
destroyed 81 lives; panic in the the
ater at Sunderland, England, June
II, with loss of lives of 1877 chill
dren, and numerous other records
of smaller casualties, including
that of Brooklyn bridge, footing up
an aggregate of fatalities amount
ing in the six months to 1896.
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Summer Excursion Tickets via
Memphis 81 Charleston
u u

Commencing June LIST, 1888, a full
line of these tickets will be on sale at
Memphis, Grand Junction Corinth,
Florence, Decatur and Huntsville to
the summer resorts and watering places
in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, North
Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland, etc., etc.
Tickets will also be on sale at princi-
pal Stations on Illinois Central r. R.
Southern Division--via Grand Junction
and Mobile s. Ohio r. r. via Corinth.
For summer tourists guide books,
prices of and information concerning
tickets, rates, schedules, etc., etc. COM
municate in person or by letter with
the nearest ticket agent, or the under
signed.
T. S. DoYANT,
Asst. Gen'l Passenger agt
june2S-4t Memphis, Tenn.
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SHERIFFS SALE.

D. H. Parsons VS.. F. P. English; C. c. Par.
sons, vs.. F. P. English; Cook, Yokely
q Co. VS.. F. P. English.
QY virtue of three writs of venditioni ex-
~ ponas, one in favor of D. Ii. Parsons We
F. P. English, one in favor of Cook, Yokely
8 Co. VS.. F. P. English, and the other in ia
vor of c. C. Parsons VS.. F. F. English, is
sued from the circuit court Of Giles county al
its March term, 1888, | will at the court
house door in Pulaski,
On Thursday, July 10, 1888,
expose to public sale to the highest bidder
for cash, two tracts of land hereinafter de-
scribed, to satisfy the said writs, tire prop
erty being levied on as the property off P.
English, and described as follows: One
tract containing SO acres, moro OF less,
bounded south by NJ E. Alexander. north by
C. Fl. English, east by C II. English and NJ
Z. Alexander, and west by George Digger
and NJ. E. Alexander, in the 14th civil dis
trict of Gil"s county; the other tract contain
ing IL acres, 10 poles, bounded east and
south by Samuel Hindman. west by Mrs. a
o. Wiltshire, north BY Daniel Koz n
j. d. BUTLER,
jun2l-4t. Sheriff of Giles County.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12
Something for Nothing,
Texas Siftinps.

All newspaper publishers have
had experience with men who want
to advertise themselves or their
business without cost to themselves.
1t is pitiable to see the shabby
means they take to attain the end
they have in view. Men, who would
feel insulted if they were called
dead beats, will with bland effrontery
ask publisher to "please mention
so and so" Ian advertisement, OF
handing in what is really an adver-
tlsement under the guise of a com
munication, they will say, Here's
little item that will help you fill
up with" Men who do this-and
there are some in every town-call
themselves honorable and would
not think of asking a real estate
owner to let them use one of their
houses a few month for nothing;
nor would they ask him to let them
cultivate and use a part of his farm
without expecting to have to pay
rent for it.
The advertising columns Of his
paper is to the publisher what the
house or farm is to the real estate
owner-his source of income. Why
any one should expect the news
paper publisher to be more gener-
GUS in squandering his substance
than any other business man is
something that cannot be accounted
for, except on the supposition that
some persons have an idiotic idea
that printers set up type for the
love of the work, and that printing
presses are gifts from heaven to
sinful men, who publish newspapers
merely for the purpose of smooth
ing the pathway of their fellow men
on the rugged road to fortune, and
who hope not for reward this side
of the grave.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

A Washington correspondent
SAYS: 1.-TWO years ago to-day Pres
ident Garfield was assassinated at
the Baltimore & POTOMAC depot,and
this afternoon his successor left the
same station for a brief visit to
New York. 1t is stated that Presi-
dent Arthur has an aversion to go
ing through the waiting room in
which his predecessor fell, and in
variably goes around to the Sixth
street entrance, set apart for gentle
men without ladies"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

John Adams did not know 9
''6re-cracker," serpent" or "bomb''
from an icicle, but the old boy evi-
IDENTIFY had true young American
mischief in his heart when he wrote
that the 4th of July sought to be
solemnized with pemp and parade,
with shows, games, sports, guns
bells, bonfires and Examinations
from one end of the continent to the
other, from this time forward forev-
er more.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Ninety sacks of gravel, three men
and a bucket of boiling pitch
dropped simultaneously through a
roof IN Atlanta the other day, dis
lance of forty feet; none of the men
were fatally injured, but all of them
sustained painful bruises and were
more or less burned by the pitch.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

~ not, life is sweeping by, 20
and dare before you die,
Something mighty and sub
hAN lime leave behind to con-
quer time" &66 week in
your own town. So outfit free. No risk.
Every thing new. Capital not required. We
will furnish you everything. Many are
making fortunes. Ladies' can make much
as men, and boys and girls make great pay.
Reader, il you want business at which you
can make great pay all tho time, writs 70
particulars to II. HALLETT 81 co, Pos
land, Maine. mar 22-1y F..
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

*#*"Wise men say nothing in danger
Gus times" Wise men use nothing in
dangerous diseases but the best and
mort approved remedies. Thus Kid
ney- Wort is employed universally in
cases of diseased liver, kidney and bow
els. 1t will cost you but trifile to try
it, and the result will be most delight
full.
GB Millions of packages of the Dia-
mond Dyes have been sold without q
single complaint. Everywhere they
are favorite dyes.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Less whisky and more beer seems
to be the bent of the average Ameri-
cans thirst. Last years brew OF
malt amounted to 53S,OO0,O0O gal
Ions, or 100000 more than the
preceding year. During the ten
years from 1870 to 1880 the value
of beer production increased from
$50, 100000 to $101, 100000 while
during the same time the produc-
ton of alcoholic liquors increased
from $36,000,O00 to only Sal, 000,0 900.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12
Louisiana State Lottery Coz

Louisiana State Lottery Company.
1--WE do hereby CO. tify that we supervise
the arrangements for all the; Monthly and
Semi Annual Drawings of The Louisiana
State Lottery Company aud in person man
age and control the Drawings themselves,
and that the same are conducted with
honesty, fairness, and in good faith toward
all parties, and We authorize the Company
to use this certificate, with fac SMILES of our
signatures attached, in its advortisements.n
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Here is the kind of republicans
they have in Massachusetts,. Gov.
Buffers Investigations into the
Tewksbury almshouse, managed by
republicans who even stole the few
paltry dollars that paupers brought
with Them, led him to say:
81 have got specimens of five diff
ferent skins of human beings-only
one of negro-and 1 have pre-,
sented here pair of shoes, all
ready to be put on the feet OF some
person. cut out from the breast OF a
white woman (applause), and L
have got the whole skin 81 the back
of another woman"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

The Downing bill passed by the
Mississippi legislature during its
late session imposes a tax of 81, 900
on every saloon in the state and
prohibits the sale of whisky, wine,
beer and other Intoxicating bevera-
ges on Sunday. The supreme
court has declared the law constitu-
tional, and Gov Crittenden has an
nounced that the measure will be
enforced in every particular.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

The most gauzy story ever pre-
scented to the credulity Of the Amer
lean public says the San Francisco
Post, is that IN recent stage rob-
berry in Montana an editor who
was a passenger was robbed OF
$3.50, and had 5000 that was not
taken. The inside facts are that he
had the 81. so in the toe of his sock
and the 5000 in his mind.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Jno. R. Beasly filed his bill in the
chancery court at Nashville last
Thursday to enjoin the 50-3 settle
ment. He submitted it to Judge
Williams, of 1908 fiat fame, for his
fat, but he declined to grant it. 1t
met the same fate in the decision of
Chancellor Merritt afterwards.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Incor sorstod in 1868 for % years by the
Legislature for edueatlona. and charitable
purposes with capita of 81 ,OcO ,000-to
which reserve fund of over $3.50 900 has
since bsen added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its
franchise was made part of the preeent
State Constitution adopted December I'd,
A. D., 1879.
The only Lottery eoer UOted on and endorsed By
the people Of any state.
1t neUer scales or poStpones.
Its Grand Single Number Drawings
take place monthly.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO
WIN A FORTUNE. Eighth Grand
Drawing, Class q, al New Orleans, TUES
DAY, AUGUST II, 1888 -I53th Monthly
Drawing.
CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000.
100000 Tickets at Five Dollars Each.
Fractions, in FifthS in proportion,
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Here is what Bob IngersoI says

Here is what Bob Ingersoll says
of President Arthur:
'sHe will not be nominated. Peo-
pie do not like death to suggest to
them their national tickets or thei1
national tickets to suggest death.
He was vice PRESIDENT vice
which a party never forgives, in
these days. A vice president is re-
garded as children regard q step
mother-a device to save an cleo
ton "a something to stop a gap
a lighter-a political raft. He
holds the horse until another rider
is found"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Great forest fires are destroying
property in the country south OF
Valamo, Oregon. Two locomotives
and six miles of railroad were
burned. The losses so far reported
will foot up 100000
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

The Georgia railway commission
have issued an order requiring rail
ways to furnish means for protect
ing merchandise, cotton and other
products offered for shipment from
the weather. This is an order in
the right direction as it is to the in
terest of the shippers, the railways
and the public generally.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

The Farmers Review has an ex=
haustive report on the condition of
crops based on returns from 1000
points in the west and northwest,
which shows that a general change
for the better in all crops has taken
place in the last two weeks. The
weather has been very favorable on
late corn, spring wheat and oats.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

You must not send registered let
ters or postal orders to a lottery
company. The postmaster-general
has decided that such matters can
not 60 through the mails. You
may direct you letters to any indi-
vidual and it will be delivered.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

1t seems that the judge can't find
in Davidson county enough suit
able men to make jury to try ex-
Treaurer Polk. Everybody seems
to have some opinion on the sub
ject rather prejudicial, one way OF
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Guiteau's sister has brought an
other action against her divorced
husband, Geo. Scoville, asking that
he be restrained from visiting her
place of abode and from defrauding
her of her property, and that he be
compelled to contribute to her sup
port and that of her child, and to
give her the assassin's effects.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

The average rainfall in Tennes-
see for the week ending July 6 was
O.56. During the corresponding
week in '82 it was LIZ and in 81
no rain ut all in the state.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

The star route trial cost Dorsey
in lawyers fees and in the expenses
of one of the other defendants. who
had no money, the sum of$l5Q,O0Q,
The expenses of the defense alto
gether amounted to 100000.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12
II is intimated Chat the probil

1t is intimated that the prohibit
tionists will have presidential
ticket in the field in 1884. 1t is
said that the movement has ac-
quired considerable Roadway in
Iowa, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama,
Maine and other states and that the
organization for that purpose is 60
ing rapidly forward"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12
SHERIFFDS SALE.

Farmer, Smith q Co. ys. D. :? James.
DY virtue of writ of yen6itioni expcnas
II issued from the circuit court of Giles
County at its March term, 1888, in the cause
of Farmer. Smith 81 Co. VS.. d. p. James. |
will at the court-housa door in Pulaski
Tenn,
On Thursday, July 10, 1883,
expose to public sale to tho highest bidder
for cash, the real estate levied on and or
dered to be sold the property of D. p.
James. as follows The undivided one
fourth interest CT D. P. James in the estate of
his father, Thomas James, now deceased, the
whole tract containing about 100 acres, ly-
ing in the 10Th civil district of Giles county
on Robertsop's Fork creek, bounded north
by 4. d. Dabney, south by N. E. Martin,
east by J. B. James and the Currie estate,
and vest by w. II. Robinson
mo D. BUTLER,
jun2l4t. Sheriff of Giles County.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

The queen of England goes on
with her monumental work for
John Brown in a style that makes
her subjects, as they call them
selves, writhe. The latest stone
raised is inscribed: sin affection
ate remembrance of the beloved
friend of Queen Victoria" Clear
ly the old lady should be kept
under lock and key when the
weather is either hot, wet or windy.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Thirteen per cent. of the sheep in
West Tennessee were killed by
dogs during the month of June.
This was also the average of the
whole state.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

There is to be a reunion of ex-
confederate soldiers at Mckinney
Texas, August 7 and s. Gov. Jno
G. Brown and Gov. Bate are ex-
pected to address the assembly.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

xxx"Men condemn in others what
they practice themselves" Those who
practice the use of Kidney-Wort never
condemn its use by others, but COM
mend it to all affected with piles, dys-
pepsia, constipation and all other dis
eases resulting from disordered state
of kidneys. liver or bowels.
EEDiamond Dyes are so perfect and
SO beautiful that it is pleasure to use
them. Equally good for dark or light
colors. 10 cents.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

1t is plain, therefore, that an ap-
plication to southern farms of the
skill, economy and push and SUI
pervision practiced on western
farms. would bring results that
would surprise the entire country,
and make the net earnings of the
south as strong comparatively as its
gross earnings are at present.-At-
lanta Constitution.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

There has been some alarm at
Galveston, Texas, over the ar
arrival from Vera Cruz of a vessel
with yellow fever on board. A
strict quarantine will be enforced
by the Texas authorities.
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InSOJVe21t Notice.

HAVING suggested to the county court of
IL Giles county the Insolvency of the estate
of George Bowers, decd, all persons holding
claims against said estate are hereby notified
to file them, duly authenticated. by Feb,
LIST, 1884. or they will be forever barred, and
all persons indebted to said estate are here
by notified to come forward and settle by
said date. J. G. Butler, adm.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Congress may pass law after 9
while to redeem trade dollars at
par. Congress has been in the
habit of legislating in favor of
rings and clioues.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Col. j. H. Martin of Atcheson,
Ks, has succeeded Dorsey as secre-
tary of the national republican ex-
ecutive committee.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12
Sewing Machines Repaired.

DRING your sewing machines of any make
ID to the Singer Office and have them re-
paired on short notice. | will endeavor to
give satisfaction. Prices reasonable.
81. MILES, Adjuster,
LIST Main street. Pulaski, Tenn.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Provisions are about exhausted at
Damietta, and starvation threatens
to supplement the raging cholera
epidemic.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Farmers, look out. The trade
dollar that has been circulating at
par is now worth only 50 CENTS
Take none without buzzard on it.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Under the intense heat in New
York last Thursday and Friday 335
children under five years died.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

There are 1,09S railroads now in
operation in America, 2,032 miles
of which have been built this year.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-07-12

Secondhand Gins for sale, as well as
new at J. & B. Lamb erts, Huntsville,
Ala, send tor prices. may3-ti,