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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-04
THE FAvORITE COMMISSIONERS
RACKET.

On JuIy %. in the Senate. the def
cieney appropriation bill was discussed,
vbsn the United States Commissioners
came in for a lively scoring at The
hands of the Senators. The clause ap-
propriating $50 900 for Commissioners
fees having been reached, an amend
lnent was offered to restrict the fees #
Commissioners to $500 year. Senator
Cockrell had read letter from Comp
t.oller Durham, showing the amount of
the fees drawn by % nmi Jsione-s in
several OF the States. Utah was not in
the list. though the Comptroller had
the practice 10 this Territory in mind
when he said in his communications:
Some twenty-five Commissioners might be
found in the United STATE who by their sys-
TEN Of absorbing business that should
properly 20 TO other Commissioners to
Commissioners nearer the locality in
which the accused and witnesses
are Tesicen'-sre responsible for the need
less expenditure Of fully one fourth of The
judiciary az appropriations of the government
q do not see why Conn issioner
should seek 10 draw business from every
part Of q Judicial district, nor dol zee why a
Deputy Mar hsl should psss by two. three or
witnesses in order 10 reach some Particular
Commissioners, 81. r.n e
The Comptroller must also have had
in mind the court bills from Utah when
in subsequent letter to Cockrell, he
said: tt
You Will observe that Il Is not alone the
large AmOunt PAID 70 Commissioners which
is in Solyed, but there Is an enormous 4
pense for the travelling expenses OF vii
nesses who have 70 go so far 20 appear be-
fore these Commissioners. Inc mileage OF
witnesses in the cases above mentioned
amount 70 nearly so splece for each trip.
whereas Il would not have been half as
much had they gone before = nearer Com
missioner.
The Senatorssquite generally attacked
the practice of Commissioners running
up fees against the government. Even
Edmunds, who is supposed to stand in
with all this sort of irregularity
especially when those who profit by It
are Republicans, denounced the bust
ness; but instead of attacking the Com
miSsiOners, he laid the blame upon the
District Attorneys who ordered the
warrants issued. He said that If the
District Attorney did his business
properly when a complaint was made,
The would cause the Information TO be
filed before the Commissioner most con-
venient to the place where the
alieg d culprit and the witnesses
were" We cannot say that the
Senator was thinking OF District Attor-
ney Dickson when he was speaking, but
his remarks hit the Utah attorney
squarely every time. .ItwouId be inter
esting 10 know how many thousand
dollars it has cost government TO have
cases brought before Dickson'spet Com
missioner, past other Commissioners,
and from other judicial districts. Con-
gress having taken hold OF the matter,
perhaps the practice will be stopped
one of these days, when Commissioner
Mckay will feel like shutting up shop
and going out of business.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-04

Ex-JUDGE PowERs. in his letter to
Judges Cooley and Sherwood, after tell
ing'of the defeat of the Bullion Mining
Company in his court, asks: DO you
know that the stockholders of that cor
porAtion are John Taylor. president Of
the Mormon church; John Nuttall. his
secretary; George O. Cannon. one of
his counselors. and Bishop John Beck,
and that report SAYS that the stock is
held in trust Tor the Mormon church -
We don't know that his e1- Honor in
tended TO be understood in that way.
but the way in which he expresses him
self conveys the impression that he re-
CARDS it as a virtue 20 be commended
for Judge 10 decide against Mormon
on all occasiOnss whatever the case may
be. He doesr t justify his decision on
the ground that il is good law. but
pridss himself on the fact that il IS
against prominent Mormons.
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Ex-JUpes PoWEEs closes his open
letter TO Jud es Cooley and Sherwood
with this awful warning: II say to you
both shat heRoeforth 1 shall camp on
your trail" Its possible that the dis
tinguished gentlsman viii be able to
snatch a wink Of sleep now and then,
but anything ike the repOse Of ecn-
scious safety IS out Of the question.
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DEMkNTs RELEASE.

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-04

The Tribsae says: lone prominent
Mormon on the day of Greenwell's trial
came here and told the editor-in-chief
OF The HERALD. that his Ogden CORES
pondent was 4 kind of cur that no de
cent newspaper ought 10 have any rela-
tons with" and in saying it the Tribune
tells bare faced, willful lie. The
TribxHs editor Will probably try to
crawl out of this lie by saying the
author OF the Bishop West letter, or "a
gentleman whose word will not be
doubted" told him. All the same. the
assertion is lie, and the man who saws
TO the contrary is a liar.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-04

Yesterday At ut. Washington was
most decidedly cold day, whether any
one got iefi or not. A wind blowing a.
the rate Of eighty mi es per hour. &C.
conpsn;ee by binding snow storm.
is not the most desirable kind of
wealth. On tie Sd of August. Mt.
Washington is some three degrees
north Of salt Lake City. and I.7sT feet
higher. It's altitude being e.I9s feet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-04

0UR DISPATCHES this morning report
the hop C. op in New York State TO be a
failure. and that for last year crop
dealers are offering from 80 to 20 cents
per pound. Hop-raisiDg in Utah would
doubtless be very profitable pursuit
for our people as both the climate and
soil are adapted to It. Small farmers
will do veil to give it their attention.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-04

aud Bullion. We solicit Consignments,
guaranteeing the Highest Market Prices.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-04
CITY TAXES.

THE TAX PAYERS OF SALT LAKE CITY.
are hereby notified that the City Couu-
Gil Of said city, In accordance with law, viii
sit as q BOARD Of EQUALIZATION. 81 the
City Hall, on Tuesday, August i7tn, 1855, AZ
n. The busieess 10 be transacted py said
assessed value Of any prOperty for the cur
rent year. and IL found necessary, 70 change
the valuation of properly. either By dding
thereto or deducting theresrom: siso 20 re
init or sbate the taxes Of suy insane. idiotic
infrm or INDECENT person 70 al amount not
exceeding Five Dollars for TIE current year.
AL persons concerned VIII take due notice,
ana govern themselves accordingly.
81 order % the City Council
HEBEE n WELLS,
City Recorder.
RScogDERs' 0TPIcE.
SALT LAKE. CITY,
lly 2lst, $50
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-04

Or JcLT 18th the Pittsburg CeHwsr-
cal celebrated its centennial, the first
number having been issued on july
2sth. 1885,. Ishss made some improve
.ment during the hundred years. but it
world make a publisher very sick 10
think that be ooaldn't get up = better
paper than the CS1zervial In century.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-05-27
Health in Giles County.

We clip the following from the
state Board Of Health Bulletin for
April:
Giles County. G. A. Aberna-
thy, County Health Oaicer.-During
the month of April acute pneumo-
MIA has continued to prevail in Pu-
laski and Giles county. In fact
the number of cases has increased
over March and there has been
more ar this disease during this
month { April) perhaps than during
the same length of time for five
years past. Several members Of the
same family haye been stricken
down with the disease at or near
the same time. 1t has been very
amenahle to treatment, and the NOR
tality very small, except among the
colored population. On account OF
bad hygienic surroundings, poor
and scant food, a number Of deaths
have occurred from it among them.
l haYe heard of few cases Of
tonsilit!s over the county and few
cases of malarial fever. Aside from
the pneumonia prevailing, the health
of the county has improved. No.
contagious or infectious diseases TO
report.
l have succeeded in getting the
Burial Permit Ordinance" passed
Dy our city council and hope at
he end of this month, and so on
Excessively for each mon tn, to give
he State Board a mortality report
Pulaski also.
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MarDutS.

We have candidates, school
teachers and cattle traders in
abundance. The cattle driven
away from Marbuts this week con-
sisted of only four cows, three men
and three dogs.
Claude Oliver is teaching school
at our new school house.
IN. A. Warren went to Nash
vile last week.
Misses Emma and Belle Mar
but spent Saturday and Sunday at
t. M. Booths.
"A. T. Foster spent two days in
Alabama this week.
j. 6. Marbut went to Mecca
sin S unday.
The gentlemen of our town met
at Sugar creek to spend day fish
ing and only caught seven.
Mrs. j. w. McGill has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Gardner,
near Pulaski.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown Booth
spent Friday and Saturday in Pu-
laskl visiting and shopping.
The young ladies of our town
are thinking of giving a picnic in a
few Saturdays. We haven't learn
the exact date. LITTLE Polk.
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The Summer at EIkmont.

The weather is beginning to re-
mind Us of Elkmont. What q jolly
big crowd will be there this year.
All the residences will be filed and
probably others built and there is
promise of a large boarding and
camping patronage. Esq. Alexan-
der and his good lady are already
there making ready. The ten-pin
alley is to he moved to the spring
and more ample arrangement will
be made for all manner of enjoy
ment. Elkmont is on a better foot
ing than it ever was and will con-
tinue to grow in popularity as it de-
serves, now that home people are in
terested In it.
Why not buy you a lot there and
build a cheap cabin? What a de-
lightful place 1t is for your chill
dren. You can live there as cheap
Iy as in town and your family can
have a wonderful season of enjoy
ment. We expect at least an av-
erage of five hundred people there
this year. If you expect to get
lonesome there you will be disap-
pointed. And your wives and
daughters can just revel in Mother
Hubbards
We know one life saved last year
by the waters. Did you know that
the analysis showed finer medicinal
qualities than any waters in the
south? Everything conspires to
promise pleasant-an exec ediBglY
pleasant year at ElkmonJ.
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MoOresvllie.

Seeing nothing from our village
for some time and thinking that
there should be a correspondent
from this place, l take the response
bility upon myself to give you few
items now and then.
The annual May meeting at
Bear creek embraced last Saturday
and Sunday. Mr.. Braly of Farm
ington assisted in the meeting. Our
people like him very much. He de-
livered some of the finest sermons
we ever heard.
The Moeresville temperance
alliance will meet at Bear creek
next Sunday. We have an interest
ing program.
-Reece Pickens who has had a
severe spell of pneumonia is able to
be on the streets.
Miss Laura Grigsby, one of
Lynnville's sweetest ladies has been
visiting near this place.
Miss Agnes Orr has been visit
ing friends in Lewisburg the past
week.
There is a great deal of COM
plant about bad stands of corn and
some of our farmers have planted
three times.
John Simmons Is right well
tickled since his new boarder rrriv-
edits girl.
DIR. Scott, one of Culleoka's
most heart smashing young gents,
has been in our midst and think
he has left his heart here until he
can come again.
Ward D. Orr who is attending
school at Lewisburg was at home
Sunday. AMo.
q
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BrySOn.

The Sunday school celebration,
barring a little stiffness in the ear
lier part of the entertainment, was a
very enjoyable affair. Heavily load
ed tables, some good talks by our
speakers, croquet and other games
made up the program. The attend
ance was very large among whom
we notice Miss Fannie Carter OF
Cyruston, DIR. Stone and lady OF
Dellrose, Drs. Williams and Gilbert
of Elkton and others not home folks.
Misses Blanche, Morgan and
Jennie Davidson and Messrs. Hatch
er and Wright of Fayetteville were
visiting Miss Mamie Wilson Sun
day and returned home Monday.
Mr.. Woodland of Lincoln coun-
ty preached in the Presbyterian
church Sunday.
Rev. r. M. Woodland and fami
ly have returned from their health
search at Fayetteville and the rev
erend gentleman looks as if he had
procured an indefinite lease on life
The spring term of the fire.
school closed last Friday and
Mr.. Woods has begun a snbscrIp
ton school. The attendance is rath
er slim as it is the time of year whel
the children are needed at home t.
helpSwork.
No more acrobatic performan
ces nor telephone journeys. d.
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Brick Church.

Owing to the cold late eprine
farmers are very much behind with
their crops. Some corn is to be
planted which will make it very
late and it will depend altogether
on the late seasons about the yield
of corn. Wheat is looking we'll and
promises to make fair yield. The
oat crop Is not very high and it is
feared that it will not get high
enough to harvest.
Little Lane Gordon is very
sick with the fever, but by the med
ical aid Of DR.. Jackson We hope to
see him restored to health.
Maj. Gordon and Mrs. NJ. A..
Rothrock were visiting last Friday
at Mr.. H. C. Tops.
Mr.. w. H. Barlar and wife
were visiting their son L. G. Barlar
at Cross water last week.
Mr.. Dick Gordon who has
been attending school at Winches-
ter for the last eight or ten months
has returned home to spend the
summer. Dick is a nice young
man and we hope that he will be
successful in all his undertakings
We had q fine rain last Mon
day. 1t was very encouraging to
the farmers.
Rev. G. W. Blanton and lady
are visiting relatives and friends in |
Hardiman county and will be alb
sent two weeks.
f. PLURIBUs UNUM.
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,Anhnrndala. Florida.

To the CITIZEN.
There is a good many settlers in
and around Aburndale from Middle
Tennessee, and a number of them
from Giles county, but it is very
seldom that one sees a letter
through the CITIZEN from here, and
the writer of this does not remem-
Der of ever seeing one telling where
Auburndale is located; so, in the
outset will say that it is in Polk
county, on the South Florida r. R.,
seventy-two miles west of Sanford
on the St. John River, and forty one
miles east Of Tampa, on Tampa
Bay, and Immediately on the banks
of Lake Ariana, q beautiful clear
water lake, with Lake Mariana q
little to the south east of it, and
Lakes Whistler and Dooly little
to the north, and within sight
of the town. These are part of q
chain of lakes running Ior miles
rather In a nothernly direction.
The lands around and about these
lakes are generally high, airy and
from observation would say, healthy.
In travelling from Sanford this far
west, the writer does not think that
he passed single place with near
so pretty a site for a town as at
Auburndale, but these are the
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TarPley's shop,

The recent rains have consid-
erably revived vegetation. All ag-
ricultural products look we'll.
Rev. j. NJ. Ashford has been
attending presbytery.
Newt. Brown is recovering.
Rev. Mr.. Cobb preached a
splendid sermon to an attentive au-
dienee at Elmwood Academy two
weeks ago.
Miss Maggie Birdsong is visit
ing her sister in Pulaski.
j. A. & ]. NJ. Phillips went to
Shifted last week on business and
returned via Birmingham.
Miss Jennie Marks, daughter
of George Marks has been sick re
Gently but is improving.
Mrs. Ed. r. Cox has been very
feeble since the death of her
mother.
w. II. and Mrs. Barlar were
visiting their SOD, L. G.. Barlar Of
this community recently.
Cotton locks well. clover is
nearly ready to be harvested.
Our friend Joe Brownlow con-
temples going to the fourth dis
trict Ito take charge of a school
there. He is we'll qualified to fill
the position. We ere long expect
to hear of his success.
SCHOOL Boy,
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Republican Convention.

The republicans of Giles county
met at the court house in sPulas
XII, May 22nd. 1886, at O'Clock p.
M. for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the gubernatorial conven-
tion, and effecting the organization
of the Giles county republican ex-
ecutive committee for the ensu
ing two Eyear. S. A. Walker
chairman, called the convention to
order and stated the objects of the
meeting, On motion the chairman
was instructed to appoint a delega-
ton committee of FIVE members: j.
P. Edwards, L. Meredith, A. Pom
ter, w. A. Malone and Wm. Parkes
were appointed and after consulta-
ton, submitted the following
names to compose the county COM
mittee subject, to ratification of the
convention:
A. j. Lanier, chm, ]. P. Edwards,
recording secretary, L. Meredith,
corresponding secretary, SIP. White,
A. Pointer, 5, Scott, w. @. Inman,
Thomas Phillips, Alfred Bailey,
Geo. Ballentine, Noah Reynolds,
. Thomas, VIM. Leonard, B.
Gordon, VIM. Mcintosh, Prof. j. NJ.
Sneed, VIM. Parks, Anthony Bran
lett, j. G. Sanders, Thos. Wilsford,
Washington King, ]. w. Wilcox,
Landon Brownlow, Sam'l Taylor,
Field Taylor, F. NJ. chatham, Jas.
per Wilkerson, Stephen Alternately, |
Frank Glover, Solomon Robertson,
Richard Cotton, DR., Moffitt, Isaac
Harwell, j. H. Noblett, Dick Woods,
Jackson Boyd, Stephen Dunn, Glib
son Jennings.
The list proposed by the delega-
ion committee was adopted by the
On motion the secretary was in
'tructed to call the roll of delegates
appointed at a former meeting to
'epresent Giles county in the judi
,ial convention.
A beautiful address was delivered
" j. H. Morris. He was followed
~ A. j. Lanier, and both were Wig
'rously applauded.
A motion prevailed authorizing
he delegates elected at this meeting
md the twenty four elected April
9th to act jointly at both conven-
ions. II
The following delegates were
lected from the county at large to
he gubernatorial convention: j. H.
doris, T. H. Noblett, Geo. Shorter,
Cleveland, j. B. Bate. P.
!. Clark, Monroe Alternately, VIM.
Jpshaw, David Mayor, T. o. Dor
ity, G. w. Petty, A. H. Joyce, c.
). Sykes, J. H. Fugueway, Frank
ones and B. F. Fields.
S. A. WALKER, Chm,
Al. LAHTER, Rec. Sec,
j. 2. EDWARDS, Cor. Sec.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-05-27

Misses Hood and Heron organic
ed an excursion party to the art
exhibition at Nashville last week.
The party consisted of rs persons
most of whom were pupils ofMartin
College. They left on the early train
Friday morning and reached Nash
vile in time to breakfast at the
Nicholson. Nearly all the party
spent an hour at the art gallery
during the morning. The display
of pictures, statuary, old coins and
historical relics was quite attrac-
tive, though not altogether as good
as the collection exhibited last
year. The day was spent very
pleasantly and profitably, and most
of the party returned Friday night
ready to sleep after being awake
nearly twenty-four successive hours.
Several of the party remained in
Nashville until Saturday night-to
see what Nashville could do with
Smith in the box.
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far this year. 1t remains for US to
improve the short time allowed us
to wind up the affairs of the church.
Two things ought to burden our
hearts when we pray. First that
we may be graciously blessed all
over the district with wonderful
displays of divine power in the con-
version of souls, and, second, that
we may show our appreciation of
blessings already bestowed by see
ing to it that our preachers and
correctional claimants are paid in
full.
The district conference will soon
be at hand. How I look To that
meeting for Gods blessing upon us.
Pray for it. L. J. DuNcAN
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-05-27

Early Saturday morning negro
attempted to mount a mule near the
southwest corner of the square and
met with an accident which came
near costing his life. The mule
was frightened by the rafting of
some hoes the negro held in his
hand and dashed away throwing
the man to the ground. His foot
caught in the stirrup and he was
dragged half way round the square
but fortunately was not dangerous
ly hurt. He was kicked several
times by the mule but no bones
were broken and he was able to
ride home after the accident.
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Please Get Mad at This.

Seventy persons went to
Nashville last Friday, each of them
came back with something bought
in the city-some with a cart load.
They were the wives and daughters
of men who do business in Pulaski
and are dependent on the patronage
of home people. We submit that
it is wrong and damaging to carry
money away from home that ought
to be spent here. But, you say,
you.cannot get the goods here that
you want. We submit again that
if your tastes and wants are too
aesthetic .and refined for Pulaski
you ought to move to the city where
you will be in a more sublime ele-
ment and give place here to some
one who can put up with common
home things. These things are not
too mean and common for you to
sell to other people and make liv-
ing with, and you are very earnest
in believing that others ought to
trade at home. 1t is very unfortu-
nate for a town to be SO conven-
iently near a city; but no matter
how near, it is very reprehensible
in q person who does business here
to carry his money of, or allow his
wife and daughter to do it, and trade
in Nashville. You may save a few
cents, or .even dollars and may be
better suited in shade or quality If
the stuff you buy, but you are do
ing yourself damage and your pa
irons wrong. A man who de-
ponds upon home patronage for a
living has no right to trade elsewhere
A recent visit to GAINESVILLE af-
forded the writer opportunity to see
q demonstration of these truths.
GAINESVILLE is not convenient to any
city and and hence the people are
not continually running off to the
city shopping. The consequence is
one of the finest and most prosper
GUS towns in the south. Everything
and everybody looks prosperous
and a town of s, 1000 people living II
elegant homes and faring sumptu
ously, doing a business Of over five
millions, tell the tale without a
word.
How often have we preached
these things to Pulaski! How long
Oh, Lord, how long, will it take Pu
laski to learn,,wisdomp Buy at home
homel Trade heFel Build each up
Quit your snarling opposition t.
everything progressive2 Don't rul
your trade away and rob your owl
people and your own customers o
the profits of your patronage.
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The County Offices.

The republicans have candidates
in the field for nearly all the county
offices. The democrats have a safe
majority in an equal race, but they
cannot elect ten men to each office,
nor can they elect one of the ten
candidates for the same office when
the republican vote is cast as a unit
for one man. If we elect democrats
to the county offices the democratic
vote must consolidate. We must
have a county convention or a pri-
mary election.
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Teachers Examination.

The examination OF applicants
for positions in the Pulaski public
schools for the coming year will be
held in the Giles College building
Saturday, June 18th, commencing
at 8 a. u. Applicants for positions
in the colored school will be exam
ined at CampbelPs Chapel Saturday,
June 19tn. By order of board of
education. A. L. WHITAKER,
Sup't of schools.