The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-04-02
THE PAPERS SAY


astronomer, is but % years old.
All the living ex-presidents are now
residents of New York-Grant, Tilden
and Arthur.
In fifteen years Texas expects to have
more congressman than any other state
in the union.
MI Cantwell, a printer, is to sue
coed POstmasteF-general Villas in the
Wisconsin assembly,
Lots of democrats who thought they
were nine-tenths Ofthe party have had
their ideas corrected.
How many office-seekers will Mr..
Cleveland have to lead out of his pew
by the ear every Sunday?
Col. Henry Watterson, grown tired
of waiting for call, has gone to Wash
ington to interview the president.
The bill to increase the school fund
of the state, failed in the house, for the
want of constitutional majority.
1t is rumored that Mrs. Garfield will
soon become the wife of a well known
minister OF Western Pennsylvania.
The bill to pay jurors 81 per day for
court attendance received a majority,
but not a constitutional majority vote.
4 San Francisco dentist is said to
have lost one of his instruments down
the throat of a young lady upon whose
teeth he was operating.
Kentucky is chagrined because Pres
ident Cleveland seems to overlook her
prominent men in selecting material
Tor the various official positions.
In Middle Georgia, along the line OF
the Georgia Railroad, the outlook
for the farmers is reported more
favorable than for several years.
1t is said that Mahone's power is
hopelessly broken in Virginia. He
should now form himself into a hollow
square and gracefully retire.-Ex.
Rev. DIR. Burchard is lecturing on
'.Men l have met" Mr.. Blaine is one
of the men whom the good doctor has
met.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The mother of the first child born in
Eagle City, A. T., received a present OF
$4,000 in gold dust from the enthusiast
tic miners of that region the other day.
The post-office mill at Washington is
getting in good grinding order. The
grist doesn't please every body, but
that is no fault OF the nIill.-Times.
Gen. Grant has lighted two cigars
since Decem Der last, but they were so
distastefnl that he did not smoke
enough of them to produce an ash at
the end.
Further tests with dynamite guns
proves that a weapon has been discov-
cred which could even destroy the
cheek OF Ben. Butler if aimed accurate
ly.-Troy Times.
Thirty-four female Arab soldiers
were killed in recent battle with the
British. The SOudan, if this cruel war
is kept up much longer, will soon be
full Of widowers.
Congressman elect Richardson, OF
Tennessee, stands seven fest in his
stockings. Whenever he arises to adj
dress the chair it will be a game of sew
en-up.-Lowell Citizen.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher said in
Birmingham that he was in favor of a
southern EIan for the presidency in
1888, and regarded Secretary Lamar as
the man for the high Office.
When the dude army officers who are
to be sent away from Washington ar
rive on the frontier, the bowling red
man will gather some scAlps with the
hair parted in the middle.-C.J.
The bill to place en-. Grant upon the
retired army list gives him a salary of
$4,000 per annum and about $4,000
back pay. The American people are
certainly very grateful tor past services,
The presidents manuscript is said to
be positively painfulto decipher. The
style is sharp and decisive, and many
OF the words end in marks that are lit
2 10 III II,
hand. He writes with almost a tele-
grapher's rapidity.
"There are nearly seven million chill
dren in the United States who do not
know their letters" says an exchange.
There is nothing strange in that. We
know very prominent statesman who
didn't remember his letters last sum-
mer until he read them in the news
papers.
"Indiana democracy" says the Indi-
anopoliS Journal, ''is a stencil in the
nOstrils of the nation" Everything has
smelled bad to republicans since last
NOvemb Der, Even the recent severe
winter has not dissipated the foul odors
salu5ing the republican nostrils on eY-
cry hand.
President Cleveland few days ago
caused an inquiry to be made of ex-
president Arthur if he contem plated a
European trip and under the circum-
stances would accept diplomatic mis-
sion TO several European courts, his in
tentiOn being to offer Ethe ex-president
some high position of this character.
This reached Mr.. Arthur in due time
and he replied that while the compli-
ment was greatly appreciated he pre-
fer-ed to go abroad, If at all, simply as
q private citizens.