The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-22
THE PAPERS SAY

WOrk mas begun on the new cOtLOn
exchange IN Mobile.
Telegraphing is as cheap now as pos
tage was century ago.
The democrats succeeded in organiz-
ing the Illinois legislature.
Maj. H. c. Mcdowell has paid $25,-
900 for the horse Dictator.
The prohibitionists OF Knoxville will
invite st. John to speak there.
A pearl has been found on the west
ern Australian coast valued at $40, 1000.
The Mormon church has more mis-
sionaries than the American board Of
missions.
Among the Apaches it is a fixed law
that man and his mother-in-law shall
never meet.
Sergt. Mason, who shot at Guiteau,
is living in peace and quiet on his farm
in Virginia.
The Mormons are prospecting in
Mexico with "a view to settlement in
that country.
1t is said the senatorsAip in New
Y ok will cost the man who gets it
about $4,000.
There are at present in the state pris-
on of Tennessee 1928 prisoners, fifty
six OF whom are females.
William II. English pays taxes in
Indianapolis on 100000 and Thomas
A. Hendricks on $6l 900.
Don't believe that the world owes
you living. The world owes you
nothing; it was here first.
The Rev. DR.. Burchard "prayed for
Mr.. Cleveland' at prayer meeting in
New York the other night.
The railroads OF this country alone.
it is said, are worth four times the
amount of the national debt.
Most of the manufacturing establish
ments of Knoxville are running on full
time and behind with orders.
Alabama is rent and nearly torn
asunder over the prospect of the four or
five railroad commission bills.
Senator Z. B. Vance was renomina-
ted by democratic caucus by acclama-
ton at Raleigh, N. c., Friday.
A life insurance man calculates that
in 1888 there will be living only ]. 2a3
survivors of the late civil war.
frankie Roberts, midget, on whom
the C8sarisn operation was performed
at Syracuse, n. Y, Wednesday, died.
| 1t is stated that the New York Her.
aid Melted $950,000 last year-a sum
thati.dwarfs the revenues OF the Post
muchly.
Parson Newman has decided to re-
main permanently on the Pacific coast
He has fixed his faith on $40, 600 tuner.
al eulogies.
The organ of the Mormon church
advocates assassination of United States
marshalls who may enter their home.
in an attempt to serve warrants on
polJgamists.
NJ. Clcveland's official communion
ton to the legislature resigning the
governorship OF New York contained
but - words.
Governor Hoadley's message to the
Ohio legislature last week opposes pro-
hibition, and proposes remedy for tn,
labor troubles.
State Treasurer Thomas has paid up.
wards of $4,000, being part of tn,
January interest due on the state bond
already funded.
! 1t requires 80 men and women Il
manufacture a postage stamp in the
various processes, and 200, 600, 900 are
made every year.
The building fund of the African
Methodist Church at Grand Rapids
Mich, was Lost at faro the other day by
two o 1 the trustees.
1t costs about $4,O00,OOO a year Il
carry on the public schools of the city
of New York. They employ 3,62S
by 2s1, I6S pupils.
Southern manufacturers are gener.
ally reported to be running on full
time and to be meeting with good de
mand for their wares.
Murfreesboro News: Mr.. RI. Joblin
living close to this city, raised and sold
5000 gallons of sorghum last year
That beats raising cotton.
Gen. Logan believes that the offic,
should seek the man, but the mar
should be around when the Office START
out on the seeking business.
Mr.. Manson, speaker of the Tcnnes
see house of representatives, is nativ,
of Georgia; and Mr.. Berry, speaker o
| the senate, native OF Virginia.
Paddy Ryan, Chicago's most distin.
guished pugilist,h1s gone to New Yorl
with the hopes and blessings of 9Th,
levee" to meet his ancient foe, John L
Sullivan.
The belt worn by the Shah of Persis
on state occasions is wonder OF bar
barrie nnagnificence, weighing about q
pOunds and composed OF q solid mass Of
diamonds, rubies and emeralds.
The Episcopalians of Charleston, s
! c., have started church burial associa-
ton, in which the membership costs s.
year and insures a hearse, carriage
coffin and grave in case of death.
An old lady in the eastern part oil
Mississippi says the Lord has command,
In lasting and for three weeks she
has not touched a morsel of anything
Great Britain has $50 war vessels
France 356, the United States 139, and
| Germany not quite 100. Great Britain
has 1880 naval officers, France 6,649
the United States 2,033, and Germany
6S2.
The negroes who were persuaded to
go to Kansas ia 1882 have had hard
time and as many as can are getting
bsck ito their former homes "way
down south, where the sugar cane
grows"
A crank got up a sensation ct Chat
tanooSa last week by appearing on tue
streets with button hole bouquet COM
posed of one-hundred dollar green
backs. Supposed to have been re-
tired country editor.
The chief discussion in the United
States senate now is, was jefferson D.
Wis traitor or patriot The only
thing we heard charged against MIR.
DAYis during the war was that he was
very poor hotel keeper.
Four large tobacco factories OF
Lynchburg, Va, have begun work. A
mum Der of others are preparing to start.
These factories employ over 1900 col
ored laborers most of whom have been
unemploy ed for several months.
The wealthiest man in the world is
the Chinese banker Han-Qua, OF Can
ton. He pays taxes upon an estate of
900, 100000, and is estimated to be
worth 10000 900 taels, which in our
money, would be about E240,000,000.
81 intend" says Mr.. Cleveland to a
visitor to surround myself with the
bLoadest and best minds in the eoun-
try" This settles the hash Of about
ninety-eight per cent. of the men
who have been "urged" for cabinet
honors.