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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21
The Texas Pacific.

DALLAS, TEX, Jan.l6.-Ex-Govs.
j. 9. Brown and L. A. Sheldon, re-
ceiyers of the Texas d Pacific rail-
way, have arrived and assumed
charge Of the road. The offices are
located here. Ex-Gov. Sheldon is
about fifty five years of age and was
born in Ohio. He entered the war
as lieutenant colonel in President
Garfield's regiment. Gov. Sheldon
afterwards was made a brigadier-
general. At the conclusion of the
war Gov. Sheldon removed to Lou
isiana, where he was elected to
congress for two terms. When
Garfield was elected president he
appointed Gev. Sheldon governor of
New Mexico. He then removed to
New Orleans where he resides at
present.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21
Frank LeSlie's Sunday Magazine

Evidently understands the taste of
the more religious portion of the COM
munity. Tho February number be-
gins "Pauline; or The Days of the
Apostles: A story of Rome in the
First Century," by the Rev. Alexan-
der G. HAVerstick, which promises to
be deeply interesting. "Burmah and
its Ca pitsl, Mandalay," tell US of
England's newly acquired provinces.
Miss Fanny A. Matthews continues
her "Dillettants Days"-delightful
sketches of travel, told with pen and
pencil. Avery attractive series Of pa
psrs on "InstinctiYe Architects" by
Prof. Henry w. Elliott, begins, and is
well illustrated. There is more about
our "Sacred Musicians" THE Para
bles OF Christ"
"New English Church at Copenhs-
gen." Bavarian Homes" The Church
OF st. GeneYievs, Paris" DR.. .TsImags's
"Home Pulpit, /" "Ths Young Wom0n's
Christian Association" with stories,
poems, matter for the young to read or
hear, "RecreationS for Sunday After
Moons, "Religious Notes and News"
personal Notes and Comments" and
q selection of interesting pictures,
sketches and notices, makes this mag
azine the largest, cheapest and most
thoroughly useful magazine published
in the country-one that ought to find
a welcome in every christian home.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21
Chauncey pepew,s Last Cigar.

The Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew was In
Albany one day attending the meeting Of
the New York Central stockholders.
Meeting friend the tender of cigar to
Mr.. Depew recalled an interesting rem
iniscence, which we give in MIR. Depew's
words: II was confirmed smoker,
smoking twenty cigars a day, up to about
a dozen years ago, when I gave up the
habit. 1 now do not use tobacco. Twelve
or thirteen years ago found myself suf-
fering from indigestion, with wakeful fits
at night, nervousness and inability to SUBJ
NIT to mental strain. was in the city
of Albany one day and bought twenty
five-cent Partaga. I was walking up
Broadway, and at the corner of State
Street 1 took the cigar out of my mouth
and looked at it. had smoked about an
inch of it. A thought struck me. had
been reading n German savents book on
the tsahealthfulness of the use of tobacco.
looked at my cigar and said: You are
responsible for this mischief 1 threw
that Partaga into the gutter and re-
solved not to smoke again. For six
months I suffered the torments of the
da;cned. / wanted to smoke, but re
soluteiy refused. 1ty appetite meanwhile
was growing better, my sicSs'o was growing
sounder, and I could do more %HrK'
did not smoke up to two or three years
ago. After I had worked for seventeen
hours continuously one day, late at
night thought would try a cigar as
a soothing influence. 1 lit a cigar. It
was delicious. 1 enjoyed the aroma Of |
tho smoke end the pleasure of the cigar
more than l can say. Tho next day |
smoked four cigars and the next two. |
l found tho Use OF tobacco was affecting |
my physical system and l stopped it /
entirely and have not commenced againf
and probably never shall"
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Send the Hest Men.

The Union is confident now
that Tennessee has been redeemed
from the danger of going republi
can, and it suggests further re-
form of vast Importance. 1t says
our legislatures are made up largely
of incompetent mountaineering,
honest men, but totally incompe-
tent to make laws and manage pub
lie concerns. 1t calls upon the coun-
ties to pick out sound, sensible men
who have had experience in affairs
and can be Of service, and it calls
upon such men to suffer themselves
elected. The Unions position is
correct and it's advice good, al
though 1t does not apply to Giles.
We have furnished some statesmen
to the assembly in the past and we
havesothers willinglto be.immolated.
1t is well to heed this ADVICE and to
keep up our practice Of sending
first class men. We presume we
will have good and ample timber
to select from this year.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21

A Prevailing but Mistaken BeIief-DOwn
the Heightened ScaIe-The Legation"
joaquin Mnler's Letter.l
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21
Trustees Sal. d Valuable Land,
Saw and Grist Mills and Tan Yard.


ON WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18th, 1850, at the
" court house door in the town of Pulaski,
Tenn, will sell to the highest bidder the
valusble lands, embracing both timber and
open lands in cultivation, grist and saw
mill, tan yard water power ard fixtures
known as the MsTcella Falls property, stu
ated at Marcslla Falls, partly in Giles
and partly in Lawrence counties. Tennessee.
The property embraces about 773 acres of
land, part in cultivation and remainder in
timber. Upon these lands are situated
grist and saw mill, also a tan yard with
shelters, fixtures and conveniepces. The wa
ter power is very fine being the head of Big
creek, and the timber is excellent. There
are comfortable buildings for residence and
out houses on the lands. A full descrip-
ton can be had atmy Office or at the Office of
the clerk and master at Pulaski or in the
registers office at Lawrenceburg. To any
one desiring healthy location, fnewater
power, good gTist and saw mil Cr good tan
yard this is fine opportunity for invest
commissioner Of the chancery court at Pu-
lasku under the orders of that court in the
cause of e. 81. E. Gordon ct ais vs.. W. W.
Gordon ct ais, to which cause reference is
made for full particulars.
TERMS OF SALE.
The property will be sold on q credit of
one and two years and free from any right
Of redemption. Notes with approved per-
sonal security will be required from the pur- |
chasers bearing interest from the 1st of jan |
uary. 1886, and lien will also be retained on |
the land sold. For particulars apply to
JN0. s. WILKES,
Special Commissioner,
I'd Pulaski, Tenn.
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Undnlu Disturbed.

The Review aud Journal thinks
the CITIZEN did it injustice in say
ing it spoke for the American as if
by authority. We meant it in no
disrespectful sense, and it could not
be discreditable to it, because the
same paper extols Mr.. Ysrtrees as
the greatest leader since jackson
and that she Is locked to by = large
majority Of his party for counsel
and advice" That confessss all
we meant to say. We have the
very highest personal regard for
Tom Haynes aud know him to be
incapable Of a dIshonorabls act. In
the same article he speaks OF the
democrats who disagree with Mr..
Vertrees as 4epemisS of the state"
Now Tom knows that is absurd and
untrue, and yet we don't fall cut with
him for being over-crazy in high
church democracy. We only said
that he spoke as if by authority of
the American, meaning only that he
agreed SO closely with it that his
opinion could be taken as the opin-
ion of Mr.. Vertrees. And yet his
chief asserted to the last gasp that
the papers that opposed him were
bought to de SO, whom he knew it
was grossly I'm true. New,in all seri-
ousness, we have considered the Re-
view and Journal wrong in many
things, but We never had = thought
that impeached its editsr's integrity.
We don't care to discuss the tem
peraace point he raises. he nisap-
AZ. We agree with him.
will We be led int any
kind OF controversy. This is the
day Of harmeny-At least SO far as
we are concerned, II our much-re-
speet0d friend can conceive how
another man can disagree with him
and yet be as coed democrat as he
is, then he can take the right hand
OF fellowship we effer him.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21
BrysOn.
Telephone bY BIN Yarden.


BY some means we got several
names wrong in my last report. The
contemplated new store at this
place reported recently wilted in
about as short time as did the
gourd vine that shaded Jonah.
There are some good mules
here in the hands of farmers for
sale.
Colds and pneumonia symp-
toms are as prevalent as dog fennel
in August.
Rev. G. S. Byron returned
from Culleoka where he went to re-
enter his son Lee at the Webb
school.
Services at this place will en-
brace the End and 4th Sundays at IL
o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Wood will
preach to the Swan Creek people
the LIST and Sd Sundays at the same
heur.
Our friend S. B. Lloyd, with an
eye single to the safe-keeping of
his wee ones, enclosed the entrance
to his dwelling with wire, but while
the guard was off duty one of them
succeeded in passing the barrier.
Its cries and screams attracted an
audience to witness its mid-air per-
Torrance on barbed wire. Mr..
Lloyd thinks be has sole right to
patent it as q new instrument of
torture fer refractory children.
School will begin the FIRST
Monday in February under the
management of Rev. j. A. Wood. 1
learn that his daughter, Miss Nora,
will have charge of the music de-
partment.
The severe cold froze cur nest
egg and items patched out badly
this week.
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LynnviIle Goes Dry.

In supreme court last Saturday
the following decision was rendered:
w. B. Pepper ct al. VS.. w. c..
Smith ct al.-The charter Of Lynn
vile, Tenn, was repealed in '83.
After the repeal no liquor could be
sold owing to the four-mile law,
Lynnville Academy being one mile
from the town. At the last election
held before the repeal fOrty-five
persons voted. Sixty eight we're en-
titled to vote. Under the act of
the legislature. authorizing the crea-
ton of taxing districts application
was made by petition to the chair
man of the county court to have
three commissioners appointed.
There were thirty-three petitioners,
nineteen of whom lived in the cor
poratiOn at the last election; four
teen did not'and could not vote in
said election. They were living
within the limits of the town at the
filing of the petition. The com
missioners were appointed. A bill
was fled to enjoin them from exer-
cising their functions, etc. 1t
charged that the organization was
fraud upon the law. The act pro-
vides among other things that a
majority of the voters within the
limit Of any such town at the time
of the repeal or surrender OF the
charter may establish a taxing dis
trict by application, etc, fer she
appointment of commissioners. The
supreme court held that the pro-
ceedings were not in pursuance of
the law, and that such a majority
did not sign the petition as con-
templated by the act. The law did
not mean that newcomers making
majority of the voters should con-
troll; that men might locate in the
place long enough to vote, then, af-
ter assisting in dsfrauding the law,
retire TO their old abode; that to
say fourteen new corners might add
themselves to nineteen incorpOra-
tors and control, would open the
way to fraud; it would perMit one
original incorporation to induce
enough strangers to come within
the limits of the town and control.
1t was the policy of the legislature
to have the dissolution Of one form
of government and the substitution
of another as nearly one act as pos
sible. 1t contemplated reasonable
prompt action on the part of the
voters. Failing OF this they are re-
nitted to the law for the formation
Of municipal corporations or will re-
main unincorporated. In a cOrpo-
ratisD s1 sixty eight vetOrs, forty
FIVE vote, tWsnty-threO refuse to
vote. This puts the ferty-fiVS 1T
the mercy of the tWsAty-thrse. The
twenty-tkree may prefer the liquor
traffic. They are a majority under
the act, but q third only Of the
whole population. The court said ;
There is no republicanism in this.
The majority are disfranchised by
the minority, and the minority
might fail to vote to get advantage.
The legislature has no right 10 dis
franchise except for crime. The
clause limiting the petition to a
majority of the last voters is IN
constitutional. Decree reversed
and injunction made perpetual.
-Turney, j.
- -
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21

The American, as the CITIZEN
predicted, is now q decent newspa-
per with . decent editor and decent
democracy. Col. Cooper 10 sin
cerely seeking to bring about har-
monious aAd united action among
democrats. His political record is
exactly antipodal of that Of thS re-
firing editor, who had run the
American down to a flag end. The
fate Of the World was staring it in
the face. Now, however. it is on q
higher plane, and with its confess
ed advantages it will be surer Of
larger prosperity. We can heartily
promise Col. Cooper the co-opera-
ton of the CITIZEN, and we de
most sincerely hSpe that the days
Of the wreckers and political pilfer-
ers are numbered in Tennessee.
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A Rabbit FOot's Fortune to
Two Ladies'.

Mrs. n. A. Maggie IL q widow lady
who resides on South and Tennessee
sts., In South Memphis. Near her lives
Mrs. Chas. Knell, the wife of an indus-
trious Sweje, now with the Memphis
and Kansas City r. X. 1t has been
their custom to purchase together frac-
tlonal tickets in the Louisiana State
Lottery. Mr.. Knell said he had in his
pocket a rabbit-foOt he had cut in Kan
sas, and it would bring luck if he was
allowed to buy the tickets. They gave
him Doc. each, and he purchased a one
tenth ticket, and the rabbits foot to
the wall and wrote the number of the
ticket, which was 69,255, and it drew
0ne-tenth of the capital prize OF $780,
GoO.-Memphis, (reen.) Avalanche,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21
Elkton.
Telephone yesterday

Telephone yesterday.)
"A family of Cherokee Indians
passed yesterday on their way to
Kansas.
We neglected to mention last
week the presence here of Miss Met
calf who visited Miss Ophelia
Scruggs. Some of our young men
are 'clean gone"
Mrs. Horton of Franklin is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. S. W.
Bransford. Jesse HoIlon of Blanch
and your genial Atha Baugh have
also given US a benefit.
Jas. Hollis, our young black
smith, has moved out to Mr.. Hugh
ey's place.
Mrs. A. G. Ezell, who has been
quite sick week or two, we are
glad to report recovering.
Several of our citizens, old and
young, embraced the opportunity
last Friday to find out how hard the
ground is: 4 slippery incrustation
Of Ice made the just and the unjust
fall alike,
Pref. Butler Alternately will
open school the first Monday in
February. Miss Ophelia ScruggS
begins next Monkay. The school
prospect is fattering, as our people
seem well pleased at the selection
of teachers by the directors.
Our venerable old friend, A.
D. Bull, the last Of the early in
habitants, and formerly secretary
and treasurer of the financial com
mittee of the then incorporated
Elkton, unearthed an interesting
paper which when seen by our
partial eyes caused swelling of the
breast with pride at the magnitude
of the finances our forefathers pos
sessed to beautify our town. The
paper showed the amount of taxes
and fines in 1858 to be 1904. Ora
cious! How we wish a spasu of gen
erosity would seize upon our pres:
ent population of 200 and impel
Them to half such iberality, that
We might upset our streets and fill
our gullies and furnish shade trees
for our lounging denizens. Clio
-ious old Elkton. Will thy glory
ever return?
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To Whom 1t May Concern.

We the undersigned citizens of Lew
isburg and of school district No. take
pleasure in recommending Prof. I. j..
Marsh, teacher of the colOred school in
this school district, to the teaching fra
ternity wherever he may wish 20 To-
cate. Prof. Marsh has taught the col
ored school In this school district abe ut
nine months and has given entire sat
isfactio1 both as Idisciplinarian and
rs an educator. Ha is in every way
we'll qualified to perform the sunes q
his profession. Signed: w. G. Loyds
Clerk of board of school directorsi Ew-
ing & Kercheval, prop. Gazettej ". 2.
Bullock, rep. of Marshall. co. u L. Reed,
+. @. Block, druggist; W. j. Lennord,
atty :. r.. Warner, ex-M. c.; j. B.
Haynes, county supt. Col. j. q. Lewis,
r. l.. Adams, chm. boord Of directors;
s. 7. Hardison, NJ. D.; p. c. Smithson,
lawyer; c. A. Armstrong.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21
LIGHTNING.

1 am selling to Giles County People
at 30 cts. per foot, the same lightning
rods, made by the same company, that
are now being sold in the country by
other agents at 40 cts. ! mean just
what say, and ask you in simple
justice to your pocket book, to in
Vestigate the truth of this statement
before buying. Money is worth saw
ing, and a difference of 90 per cent. in
prices ought to command your atten-
ton. 1 don't ask you to "patronize
home industry" through any senti-
ment OF patriotism or charity, but only
to patrOnize me when you can save
money by it. L use heavy, metal fas-
Jennings, and half inch glass insulators.
No tin fastenings put on with nails.
L refer to Mr.. Chas, Buford and Mrs.
o. M. Spoford, for whom 1 have re-
Gently done some satisfactory work in
this hne. MACE EZRLL.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21

A short time before his death,
Alexander II. Stephens dictated to
his amanuensis a sketch Of the late
Gen. Lee. The fret article was un-
satisfactory and he began second.
This article, prepared with great
care, Mr.. Stephens was not able
personally to revise, but as it is, it
will appear in the Southern Biyouac
for February. A sketch Of Lee
by Stephens will have a very pecu-
liar interest.
The Southern BiVOuao for Febru-
airy will contain an article by Judge
Gayarre describing an interview he
held in 1856 with VIM. 81. Seward,
relative to the reconstruction of the
southern states.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21
The Preaident's Alleged Position.

The president in conversation
with a republican senator.said: 81
am led.to:believe that theimajority OF
your body intend to insist that /
shall give my reasons for suspend
ing an officer at the time nomina-
ted his successor. l must inform
you that 1 shall do pething of the
kind. Nominations are made by
and with the consent of the senate.
1t is fitting in such cases that the
senate should have all the informa-
ton they desire regarding the man
whose domination they are asked to
confirm, but when they insist upon
my reasons for making removals,
they are usurping privilege that
belongs to the executive alone, and
their request in every case will be
denied. That is the position / pro-
pose to take, and I am ready to
abide the consequences"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21
Interestine Exnerience-

Hiram Cameron, Furniture Dealer
OF Columbus, Ga :, tells his experience
thus: "FOr three years have tried
every remedy on the market for stom-
ach and kidney disorders, !but got no
relief, until used Electric Bitters.
Took i've bottles and am now cured.
and think Electric Bitters the Best
Blood Purifier in the world" Major
A. B. Reid of West Liberty, KY, used
Electric Bitters Tor an. old standing kid
ney affection and says: Nothing has
ever done me SO much good as Electric
itters."
Sold at fifty cents bottle by Il. III
Grigsby.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21

Wiley Bryan was sentenced to
the penitentiary for three years last
Thursday. The charge was writ
ing obscene letters to Miss Dorman
for the purpose of seduction. AT
ter the first letter detectives were
employed and a lewd woman en-
gagged to persOHate Miss Dorman
and they dupsd Bryan into further
letters and finally caught HIM in his
room with this woman in his arms.
His first letter was very reprehensi-
BILE. If, however, he had any pro-
vocation or inducement to write it,
the balance of the proceeding was
disgraceful and wrong.
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Tbis il to he a wear of GREAT il

This is to be a year of great in
terest to the people of Tennessee.
Aside from recovering from the eff
fects of the general business. and
financial depression that has SO
gloomily brooded over them for
very many months past, the people
will be called upon to look after the
affairs of government in a special
manner. In regard to national af-
fairs they will be called upon to
elect members of congress, and in
state matters a governor, general
assembly and supreme judges.
Next in the line will come chancel-
lors, circuit and criminal judges and
attorney general. Then is to be
added all the various civil and
county officers to be elected in Au-
oust. So, altogether the people will
have much to engage sheir time and
thoughts during the pl;e1--tent year Oh
1SS6.-Review d. Journal
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21
Where Beelzebub Brews His Beer.

Out in Monitor valley there is a nat
ural curiosity which it would well repay
to go far to see. There is little mound
in the middle Of large plain which is
a perfect sugar-loaf shape, about sixty
feet across, and which is evidently
formed by the accumulations of sedi-
ment thrown up by the ceaseless bub-
bling hot cauldron in its center. 1t is
really huge bowl, and the adventur-
GUS one who crawls to the brink will be
able to look down a distance of fifty
feet and see the seething, streaming
waters. They are so clear that stone
dropped in can be seen a long distance
The warm springs at a distance from
there are evidently from this cauldron,
as there is no visible outlet. A party
there recently saw snake lying on the
brink, where it had evidently been at
tracted by the heat. They kicked it in
and watched it. A few wiggles only
were made and it was cooked reptile.
An Indian was once pushed in by a
revengeful squaw and stewed to death.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21

The Brown Chemical Co., Baltimore,
Md, the owners OF the celebrated
Browns Iron Bitters have just issue d
a beautiful Hand Book and Almanac
for ladies and a complete and useful
Memorandum Book for men. These
publications are attractive, containing
a great many valuable and interesting
things. They are furnished free of
charge by dru ggists and country store
keepers, but should they not have them
the Brown Chemical Co. will send Ell
Their book on receipt of a two cent
stamp to pay postage.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-01-21
| Captains Fortunate Dis
cOV0FV

Capt. Coleman, schr. Weymouth,
plying Between Atlantic City and N.
Y, has been troubled with a cough, SO
that he was unable to sleep, and was
induced to try DIR. Kings New Dis
covsry for Consumption. 1t not only
gave instant relief, but allayed the ex-
IRENE soreness in his breast. His
children were similarly affected and a
single dose had the same happy effect.
DR.. Kings New Discovery is now the
standard remedy In ;. the Coleman
household and on board tho schooner,
Free Trial bottle OF this Standard
Remedy at II. NJ. Grigsby's Drug Store.
There are 602,733 school chill
dren in Tennsssee-1S,34I more
than last year.
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THE Presidential Succession.

The house last Saturday passed
the senate bill without amendment
which devolves the Office of prssi-
dent, in case of vacancy in both
presidential and vice presidential
positions, upon the president pro
tempore of the senate and next
upon the speaker Of the house OF
representatives, and to substitute
therefore the secretary of state, sec
rotary of the treasry, secretary of
war, attorney general, postmaster
general, secretary Of the interior, in
the order and subject to the centin-
gencies named in the bill.
The president has signed it.