The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-07-23
THE PAPERS SAY

Prince Albert Victor of Wales, the
prospective king OF England, is, II is
privately said, very awkward and
bashful young man.
Montreal is to have q botanic gar
den covering sevent y-five acres.
The nun Der of persons who visited
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Mr.. Kegan Paul, the London pub
Usher, paid $26, 200 for the manuscript
OF Gen. GordOn's diary.
The question arises, which is entitled
to the most respect, Mohamed, who
didn't die at all, or Ell Mahdi, who has
done the act three or four times ?'
Jas. II. Coleman, who has for many
years kept saloon in Mckenzie, COM
United suicide on the night of the 18th
by taking bromidia.
Mrs. Amanda Hibbs, widow of Jo-
seph Hibbs, has entered suit against
James Turney at Chattanooga, for So
600 damages for killing her husband a
year ago.
Two negroes, Howard Cooper of Bal
timore county, Maryland, for outraging
Miss Kate Gray, and was sentenced to
be hanged, and another negro % years
old, for the attempted rape of a young
lady at Oxford, Miss, were both
lynched. The citizens were afraid
something might happen to defeat JUS
tice of its due, and they would not wait.
.Morristown Gazette: Two women
hrve been arrested in Cooke county for
Illicit distilling, and will be tried at the
next term OF the federal court. They
gave bond for their appearance. One
of the parties is said to be of respecta-
BILE family. The whisky was doubtless
so CROOKED" that it gave the women
away.
Marshall Gazette: A peculiar and
unnamed disease has made its appear
ance amongst the mules in the Chapel
Hill community. Up to last Tuesday
night Mr.. james B. EZell had lost sew
en-, and others in the same neighbor-
hood smaller numbers. Various opin-
ions exist in regard to the disease, some
thinking that it was transmitted from
herd of Texas ponies, and others that
it is due to excessive "slObbering,"
caused from eating clover.
Seven miles south of the city, near
the NOlensVille turnpike, few days
ago, a mare gave birth to twin colts, a
horse and a mule. Those who heard
of the remarkable occurrence at first
seemed disposed to doubt it, but at
least fifty responsible persons have
since visited the mare and her owner,
and were convinced of its truth.-Nash-
vile Banner.
A prominent nurseryman near Nash
vile planted a few years ago LOCO
Amsden peach trees. The young trees
are now bearing for the first time, and
will average bushel per tree. He has
been offered 81 per busheI for his crop
81 900 for a single crop from less
than ten acres OF ground. While the
trees have;been growing the ground has
been in cultivation, and source of rev.
enue otherwise.
Last Saturday evening William Mar
tin took his shot gun and went to his
brothers residence, about l mile from
the public square on the Fairfield pike,
with the intention of shoe ting his
daughter, who had sought the protec-
ton of her uncle, Mr.. @. w. Martin.
on account of bad treatment from her
father. When he called for her She
refused TO go out, and his brother went
to the door to see what he wanted. when
he raised his gun and shot him and
then left town, and is still at large
When dshot @. w, Martin fell as if
killed, but we are glad to say that he is
not fatally injured. Several shot struck
him in the breast, side and limbs.
Miss Martin is about Is years of age.
and her uncle is a gentleman in good
standing,-Shelbyvi Commercial.
Brownsville States and Bee: Last
Sunday morning, just before daylight,
Cole, a negro, entered the residence Of
Mr.. SherrOd, who lives at Bells, and
went to the sleeping apartments of his
daughter and aroused her. She be-
ca13e alarmed, and her screams awok @
her father, who rushed IN and caught
the scOundrel, and gave him a severe
beating, believing he was trying to
steal something. Cole was then taken
to the calaboOse and locked up. Dur
ing Sunday Mr.. Sherrod learned from
his daughter that the Negroes intentions
were of a diabolical character and
not theft, The news spread rapidly,
and caused great excitement and in
dlgnation in the usually placid little
village. The rest of the story may be
told in few words. The negro was
to a tree near the railroad bridge,
just this side of town.
Murfreesboro Free Press: Last Sun
day was q great day in Murfreesboro.
We have lived in the city more than
half century and the largest meeting
we ever saw here for religious worship,
we saw on last Sunday. All adjoining
counties We're well represented, and
many visitors came from afar. The
day was not very favorable, we had fire.
quent showers of rain, but not suffi-
cient to defeat the purposes of the peo-
pie to hear ReE. Sam Jones. Thou
sands collected under the great tent at
9 o'clock in the morning and listened
attentively for an hour to one of the
most argumentatiYe, eloquent and i'm
pressive discourses delivered during
the meeting. At the close of the SER
vice in the tent, Mr.. Jones requested
his hearers to attend the different
churches in the city at the usual hour
OF worship, and for converts to join as
membe RS. The Churches received as
follows: Methodist, Go, Cumberland
Presbyterian, 80; Presbyterian, 30;
Baptist, 20 Christian, 30,