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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-11-22
Great National Reunion

Will be held at Murfreesboro,
Tenn, 9th, 2Sth and 10Th of De
cember, in commemoration of the
battle of Stones River, fought 3Ist
December, 1861. Distinguished
soldiers of both sides who took
part in the engagement have signi-
fled their intention to be present,
while hundreds of the rank and file
from all parts of the Union will take
this occasion to visit the "Old
Camp Ground" and the Blue and
Gray will meet again after a lapse
of twenty-one years, and point in
friendly converse to the places where
they once dealt death and destruc-
ton. The object to be accom-
plished is to commemorate the
splendid valor of those who met in
mortal combat around Murfrees-
boro on those sharp, freezing De
comber days, when the cannon thun-
dered and the musketry roared and
the men went down like dry leaves
before the autumn winds. A bril-
liant programme will be arranged
and published throughout the coun-
try 1st December. Henry +. Stan
ton, the author of the "Moneyless
Man, will recite a beautiful poem
on the BATTLE of Stones River"
The Blue Grass country will send
handsome delegation of Morgan's
men and the Kentucky Brigade.
The n. G. d st. Louis railway
viii give one fare for the reunion.
Arrangements will be made with the
other roads, and a grand, good time
is expected. Mrs. l.. ID. WHITsoN.
The press all over the country
will please copy.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-11-22

Miss Desie Buf ord was married
Nov. 8, at her home in San Berna-
dino, Cal, to Mr. E. d. Elliott. She
is a daughter of the late James
Buford who moved from Pulaski to
California about fifteen years ago.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-11-22

The commissioners crop report
for October shows the following
condition of crops, compared with
October, 1881: Corn, 81; cotton,
95; tobacco, SO, sorghum, 1O1, mil
let, "a, late Irish potatoes, II, sweet
potatoes, 80, apples, So; peanuts,
100; turnips, 81; wheat sown, 102;
grass sown, 102; fattening hogs, los;
all other stock, 104. General aver
age, Oh.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-11-22

The new standard time adopted
By the railroads has four schedules
in the United States, the fifth, sixth,
seventh and eighth hourly meridian
from Greenwich. The difference
from the present time at Louisville
is Is minutes slow. Last Sunday at
10 o'clock every train and man on
the L. d n. was required to stop
still, wherever it or he was, exactly
at 10, and remain stationary Is min
utes, then turn their watches and
clocks back Is minutes and move
off as if no change had occurred.
Some railroads will move up their
schedules so as not to change the
local time ofarrivals and departures.
AS it is now, all trains that pass Pu-
laskl are exactly Is minutes behind
Louisville time and 13 behind Nash
vile, which is about our time. The
universal adoption of this departure
by the roads will be inevitably fol-
lowed by a change IN local time
The following table shows the diff
ferences at various points:
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-11-22

The critics stock Of adjectives:
$50 your husband is a critic Now
tell me does he always write Just
what he thinks about a play?"
"Oh, dear, no! 1t wouldn't do.
His paper goes iuto the best fami-
lies, and profanity is out of the
question"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-11-22

Ever, thing new. Capital not required. We
will furnish you everything Maiy sis
,,aL;py fortunes Ladies can make a. mnch
AZ men. and boys and girls make great pa
Reader, II you want business st which YOU
..sn NIKE great pay all the time write 70
f.n5 Maine. mAr22-ly
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-11-22
SALE Or
st. Giles Hotel.

DOR the purpose Of closing up the partner
IL ship in the above building we will sell
On W ednesday, Dec. II, 1888,
at public sale to the highest bidder at tn Q
court house door in Pulaski, on credit of l.,
2 and years, with interest, the
St. Giles Hotel Building,
situated on the west side of the public
square in the town OF Pulaski. This is a
well constructed building for hotel purposes,
conveniently located and in good repair.
At the same time and place we will sell
the hotol furniture on y credit of / 2 months,
with interest fIom the day of sale, ard con-
tinue from day to day nntilit is all sold
Purchasers of either real or personal
property will be required to execute notes
with good personal security and q lien will
be re aimed upon the real property until the
purchase money is psid. Purchaser to have
possession on the let of January, ss4.
WM. F. BALLENTINE,
J. B. STACY, SIR.
oct13-td
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-11-22
Inventors and Inventions.

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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-11-22

not. life IL sweeping by 60
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Something MIGHTY and sub
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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03
Death Of While rorrey.


We are called upon to record at this
early period death at the A. and NJ
College, that Of Willie 7. Torrey, son d
Robert D. and Mary Torrey, Of Union
Church, Jefferson county, Miss Young
Torrey is a relative of Mrs. D. II. viii
kinson, of this place, and was quite 1
promising young man. About 16 yeafs
of age, he had just left his home intent
upon hard course Of study and with
bright hopes before him. He was not
vel before leaving home, and that terri
bic type of ferer known Is hemafuric,
which was no doubt already in his sys-
TEN, made itself known On last Wednes-
day and By Sunday the sufferer WAS with
his God. His brother George vas With
him in the latter part of his illness. He
win be buried It the college for the
present. TO his afflicted parents and
friends we extend our unayailing sym-
pathys and point them to Him Who alone
can dry the tear Of sorrow.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

THE temporary editor of the Herald
after reading proposition from Simp
son county correspondent exclaims
'"The fools are evidently not all dead
yet" He might have come to this con.
clusion nearer home. We agree with
him that the proposition for the govern
ment to lend money even on the best of
security, is not likely to receive much
serious consideration, it would be much
more likely to borrow and pay an inter.
est than to lend and receive it. This is
owing more, however, to the sources
from which such distinct propositions
come than to the merits of the questions.
There are, however, few propositions
that will be regarded as much more alb
I'surd, for instance the attempt to blacken
the political record of Maj. Banks
dale, or proposition to again employ
the Herald's temporary editor to hunt
up Confederate Records. It NAV be
equally absurd and unnecessary for
us to notice such pusillanimous attempts.
This would-be Cassius of the Mississip-
pi press, knows full well that he cannot
impose upon those who are well posted
in the political history of the State; it
is upon the younger men that
it must hope to make an impression, and
it is before them alone that we
deem it necessary to point out the
facts which of themselves do contradict
the Herald. In his remarks, since he is
devoid of legitimate argument, he re-
sorts to an attempt at something which
We hardly know whether to character
lie as humor or sarcasm, as it is little
Of both, and very little of either. In
to the relations of Barksdale
and Lamar, he mikes up them and nose
With great innocence. All eur state
nents on this subject are backed with
he most satisfactory documentary eyi.
lence.
We dislike to entertain our readers |
nth subject 50 purely personal and
My do so to point out the enyious eff |
orts which emanate from single
ource to detraet from the usefulness Of
he next Congressman from this dis
riot.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03
The Interstate Levee Convention

Assembled in Vieksburg Monday the
18th inst. The States of Mississippi
Louisiana and Arkankas were repre-
sented.
The following is list of delegates:
Mississippi. 1. Aleorn, W A
Percy, E. Jeffords, John Willis, John S
Williams.
Louisiana-B. F. Jonas, II. Fl. Wilk
ms, F. L. Shields, f. W. Ogden, c. H
Moore, w. j. Wylie
Arkansas-W H. Howes, James B
Miles, Patrick Henry.
Col. Percy was made permanent chair
man.
A committee on resolutions was ap-
pointed consisting of Messrs. Aleorn,
Williams, Wylie, Shields Henry and
Howes.
Addresses were made by Messrs. Jonas
and Alcorn. Gov. Lowry was called
for but made only few remarks in
which he wished them success,
The convention is still in session.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

Is a private letter to the associate
editer, Col. Power confirms as fact the
conjecture that he has not written tc
any candidate for his vote for the pub.
lie printing. He states, however, at the
same time that he has invested largely
in making preparations to do the work
and will again be candidate for Public
Printer. In thus offering himself he
conceives that he is exercising the right
he has in common with every citizen of
the State, and shall make the race fairly
and squarely and stand on his merits,
with the best of wishes for his rivals,
should he have a successful COMPETE
tor
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03
Death of Col. A. N. Nelson.

We are very sorry to learn of the
death of Col. a. NJ. Nelson, which oc-
Cured at his home in Carrollton on
Monday last Col Nelson is well
known here and the announcement of
his death will be sad news to his many
friends. He was Governor Stones Pri-
vate Secretary and performed the duties
of the Office with satisfaction and abih-
ty. His son Andrew went up from this
place in time TO be with his father in
his last illne IS.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

DR.. RoUDEBUsH has now about sc
students and has reason to believe that
before many weeks his school will mum.
Der IS or so. His large and well ar
ranged school building will be ready for
use by next Monday. He has accommo-
datioEs for about 20 boarders. He has
already about a dozen. An evening
with the doctor and his large family
convinced us that no pains are spared
to render those under his charge entire
" comfortable. The table presents a
generous bill of fare.
We see no reason why this school
which has begun so well should not be-
come of such size and character as to
be an institution of which the town may
Justly be proud,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03
Tribute to Col. J. I. Power.

We take great pleasure in repro
ducing the following extract from the
Fayette Chronicle of Sept. 18th. We
had not heard before of these pleasant
testimonials and insert them before oul
friend gets back Co Editor:
While on the Press Excursion, Col J
L. Power, the manager, was so untiring
and useful in his services, that the mem
bers felt that some mark of apprecia-
ton should be bestowed upon him. The
lady members, while in Cincinnati, took
up collection and purchased him a
handsome and suitably inscribed Ma
sonic watch charm. The presentation
was made by Col. p. K Mayors, of the
Pascagoula Democrat-Star in very
neat and appropriate manner. The
gentlemen also purchased a valuable
gold pen, and this was presented to the
Colonel with a very graceful little
speech, BY Capt. Frank Burkitt, of the
Okolona Messenger. 1t is impossible
to tell how much Col. Power did for us
on that trip. He was the Father of
the crowd, and every one followed him
with perfect confidence. He made all
arrangements for transportation, check
ed all baggage, and all the rest of us
had to do was to go quitely and con-
tentedly ahead. When he left US at
jamestown, New York, We felt as If we
had lost our parent, and for time were
lost. The Colonel has added another
link to the long chain of kidness that he
has formed in the memory Of the press
and people of Mississippi.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

Ak county il l|IH eafFetbag rule
from 1870 to ls75We were introduced
70 many 6 tie leading citizens of PROV
iaence. 3r Avery IS a native Of this
ciily. and 81 the retirement 81 Ames, he
relnrned here, and is now i member Of
lie City Council, ind proApering in
business. He and bis lady have Ger
tainly been very kind to US during our
stay in Providence, and for which they
have our thanks and best wishes.
We also had the great pleasure Of
meeting today Mr. Charles Williams,
proprietor of our Pearl River Foundry,
who paid Us the compliment of coming
down from Boston to see US. Dir. Viii
liams was at Niagara Falls when our
press party were there, and he had ar
ranged to pay the excursionists a sub
stantial compliment, but the absence OF
the manager for few hours defeated
his good intentions. Mr. Williams isone
of the progressive manufacturers Of our
State, be has lively appreciation of the
value of printers ink, and has special
liking for quill-driyers and type-setters
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03
Short Letter From an FIs,,., u, :,

EDITORS CLARION: ThiDL;.
might tolerate the exporieros y
more press exeursionist I b,vs SIC
you few lines. After p.r,;, 80 y.
Col Power, who added greatly :,
pleasure and comfort, we ~. \
homewsrd. Our run to Cincip... Y
pleasant but uneyentful W.
pretty view of Lake Chataoua 3,
train. At this point the haD MI
bound pilgrims divided, some ~
st. Louis route and few that RI, y .lSgrs
tanooga. With a few Others I an,. --ssiss1
most beautiful anddelightfulpa,lo.
on the Cincinnati Southern il, \. sssiI' I
we could have perfect comfor - Nss'
Joy the delightful scenery. Ana sassi
from Lexington to Chattanoors : colss,,
one grand panorama, our progra., ......-
tinually unfolding new beauties :. EocaY
ing one night in the active HpL
which lies on the clear and bread Nr I,
nessee and at the foot of the giap, lSiofo
+ of Lookout Mountain, we looDl 'fr W
selves again in motion on the moro,. ity .
the Sabbath and at in the eyeD,, Ms ;
quilted our companions at Tas,s, Ou'
This is one of the most bs,os lessr'
places in the South, the slea. shs''
green with live oaks and laid on,l,
and spacious 1t is the old capi,J NJ 2
Alabama, and is still the seat a y"
university and other hourishing "A
as we'll as Of her insane ASYLUM \ !,
society is delightful. look
As twas the place of my birth NJ NJ. 7
| had not visited for thirty years N, ~ N
calling of old memories and associat, ay nil
filed me with emotions which wen Dr. Il
once joyous and sad went ha bsenc
house of DIR. James Guild, Sr, hu iesor'
my fathers friend and family physeiu ! Gu
and his family took me at once to a, ne =,
hearts. He has a lovely family, 1 !,
while the doctor and his wife bnp, at'
before me the vivid past, his dansbs NJ h
Miss Ellen and Mrs. Virginia Hall d,yI 49,,
me imperceptibly out of the shadows essel
the past into the sunshine of the pe a BE
ent. Tbe
We visited the cemetery where d ID o
the grave of my father and thoS ATTY
many old friends. Mr.
After a stay Of few days We II OLA
with the culture and riHe w
ment of the city which has long I'd
known as the Athens of the South. ~
BRAXDOs. son
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03


Our readers are referred to 1coiored
men Ia councilD on the first page. This
| is telegram sent to the Memphis Ava
lanche. II shows the feeling among
many Of the leading cOlored men Of TIE
country and their determination to de-
mand social equality" We wish to
preface our remarks upon this subject
by saving that we desire the welfare Of
the colored race. We have seen with
pleasure what we consider evidences Of
improvement, and signs Of greater
and more rapid improvements in the
future, and we admire the spirit which
prompts such men as Douglass and
others for attempting to do for their
race, but we cannot endorse, nor can we
admire this last step. It is out of rea-
son, it is an improper method, it is an
invasion of the rights of the whites as
race and as individuals. 1t viii oper-
ate to ALLEVIATE many who are prepared
to spend time and money for the me-
groes as a race. And right here We
call attention to the fact that there
never was any people for whom more
has been attempted and more done, both
by the North and the South, and not
less by the latter than the former.
Social equality is the wrong phrase
1t is social intermingling for which
these colored leaders are clamoring
The phrase they use does however, admit
their inferiority, and whoever heard o.
superiors mingling with interiors. 1t il
not the condition of affairs even amonl
the whites and we doubt if it exist
among the blacks.
If the negroes are to move as pee
pie to prosperity and education, VIII
attempt to force themselves where the
are not wanted. Race pride, the in
stinct of social independence, shoult
teach them to declare themselves sepG
rate and distinct and yet the equals c
the white. Let colored men establis
their own hotels and patronize ther
and show to the world, that they can b
conducted with as much decorum an
propriety as our own can possibly bt
Let them rather take pride in thei
own schools and prove them equals t
our own. instead Of demanding an ad
mixture This spirit of lofty indepen
) dence viii be worthy Of applause ant
' will receive it. We are glad to know
that there are many colored men in on
own State that do take this stand. A
for the white people of the South the.
will yield to no demands in the direc
ton indicated. District schools, distric
hotels, they will have, and any attemp
to force different state of things viii
breed trouble, which must result disas
trously for the blacks. Mississippian
are willing to aid the black population
and especially their children, but the.
will not do it at the price of the degrade
ton of their own offspring. Social in
termingling is a matter which must b,
voluntary and could not be regulated
by law even among white people and il
not attempted.
We hope the leaders of the coloret
people in the South will frown dowr
any attempt on the part of their peopl,
to force themselves upon the whites, ant
thus secure the respect which they now
possess in no small degree, but which
they will most assuredly forfeit by any
other course.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

In quarrel at Hartman's Mill near
Brookhaven, Preston Smith killed J. G.
Evans, sSabbing him three times with q
pocket knife. Smith escaped. He is a
young man, and has only been married
short time. Evans was about 45 years
o Id, and leaves wife and eight chill
drens Some of Preston's stock broke
into Evans field, and about this the men
quarreled.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03


special commissioners from Mississipp,
Is several hundred yards distant, a|a an
ADM ion fee of fifty c11Is Is charged to
each However it may BE in the Ameri-
can department, sense 81 being sold
q kes posaession Of you liter yon make
he tour Of tie foreign department.
Upwardsof forty foreign countries are
represented BY big signs. and articles of
foreign manufacture, some Of which
were imported for the Exhibition, and
others collected from stores in New York,
Boston and Philadelphia. Every article
Is for sale and the most outrageous prices
are asked. A few native Cinnamon,
Turks and Italians make up the repre-
sentative; the balance of those who sell
goods are young men and women living
in Boston, a few of whom wear foreign
dresses, and affect foreign airs. Some
very fine stationary, and some rare and
very costly paintings save the EXPOSE
ton from being considered a frst-class
fraud. There is no machinery in opera
ton or on exhibition, and the whole
foreign department is fat and tame com
pared with the Exhibitions at Louis
vile and Cincinnati. / shall leave
Messers. Williams, Hanes and Lowd to
inspect the American department, and
1
viii in few minutes. take the Central
Vermont train, and after few days
rest in the mountains near Montpelier,
will start homeward. After all there
is no place like home" be it ever 50
humble, be it ever so poor. / would not
exchange Mississippi for the great En-
pire State of the North, nor swap Jack
son, with her yellow-top weeds along the
centre Of Capitol and north State street
! for the granite andmarble thoroughfare:
of this Huh" of the Universe.
j Yours, J.L.P.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

THE proceedings Of the Jefferson
county Democratic convention will be
found in this issue The nominations
are the very best. We are glad to notice
that our old friend Capt. Harper will
be returned to the Legislature. We
like the plan Of allowing each delegation
to cast exactly the number of votes it
ranrasenfs
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

The statement made last week that
Mr.. L. c. Massengale of Floyd, La,
had taken his daughter, Miss Lille to
the Convent of the Sacred Heart was an
error. Mr.. Masseqgale reconsidered,
and has, we are glad to state, placed her
under the care of Mrs. 5. b. Ware, at
ST. Margaret's Hall in this place.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

THE American Scythe is paper pub
8ished by C. b. Brown, a colored man
He saws it will be devoted to the eleva-
lion of the colored race We wish it
success and shall gladly commend all
we see in it that we can approve.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

ATTENTION is called TO the letter from
Hon. ". W. Stone, Of Washington
county, to Maj E. G. Wall on the sub
iect Of Jute culture and his machine for
the decortication Of the plant.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

BESY F. MILLER charged with muir
der in Epson county, Ga, several years
ago was arrested near West Point few
days since. He had just come from
Texas and was visiting his uncle
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

DIR. j NJ. BYRD and Mr.. Henry Cal
houn were indicted last Wednesday by
the Grand Jury of Jasper county for
the murder of Capt. W. NJ. Brame.
The latter, it will be remembered. was
shot by DIR. Byrd sometime since, and Mr..
Calhoun is accused of completely.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

THE rumor that the Natchez, Jack
con and Columbus Railroad has been
sold TO the Illinois Central, is contra
dicted by the Natehez Democrat, which
should be good authority on the sub
tort
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

WE have received letter from
Starkyille which is worth publishing
but will be reserved for the next issue.
From it we learn that their areabout l75
students already in attendance and the
prospect is good for the full complement
from the counties.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-03

We clip the following from the Gin
cinnati News Journal Of recent date:
Miss Moore, of Yicksburg, who has
been with the college this summer, has
returned home. Miss Moore has SUI
perb voice, Of great cultivation and
wonderful compass Short as her stay
here was, the Vicksburg public viii see
q marked improvement
Miss Corinne Moore is 3 general fa-
Forite in orr city, and her numerous
friends viii nke special pride in read
ing the above. Her appearance in sew
eraI amateur entertainments here has
made her quite favorite and her sing
ing Is always enjoyed IS the frequent
encores well testify, To = Yery musical
voice Is added ! fine power 81 expression
which often renders her already beaui
fnl face perfectly beWitching