The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-07-05
CONDENSED NEWS.

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journ about the middle of August.
The annual boat race between
Yale and Harvard was won by the
former.
Hogs in Louisiana have consump-
tion and in some localities they are
dying quick.
Revs. Sam Jones and Sam Small |
will begin a series of meetings at |
McMinnville Sept. %.
The champion bigamist, the hus-
band of % wives, 10 now anguish
ing in Jail at Chicago.
Two light cases of ''suspic ious
fever" were announced at Plant
City, Fla, Sunday. No alarm is felt.
The New York Times, Harper's
Weekly, the Evening Post and the
Staatz Zeitung have declared for
Cleveland.
The business portion of Para
gauld, Ark, was swept away Satur-
day night by fire. Loss over $780,
900.
Rev. j. c. Mitchell who has been
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church at Columbia for fifteen years
will soon resign.
Chairman Barnum has appointed
Col. r. F. Looney member of the
national executive committee from
Tennessee.
C. G. Nelson, president of the
North Side Savings Bank of Allan
ia, skipped Saturday night with all
the money of depositors.
The collections of internal reve.
nue. by the government for the elev-
en- months ending the 3Oth were
$114, 094,7 59.
u. T. Hurd, q well-to-do farmer
of Davidson county, committed sui
eide Sunday evening by cutting his
throat with a pocket knife.
The German republicans of In
dianapolis do not like Harrison and
it is said that at least two thirds of
them will not support him.
| During the three months ending
the 30th there were 2,24l business
failures in the United States, the
amounts involved footing up $685.
229, $50.
Will C.. Holman of Columbia, q
boy about II years of age, was &C
cidentally shot in the face by Hugh
Forsythe. Didn't know it was
loaded.
j. Coffee was bulled up cents in q
few hours at the coffee exchange in
New York last Saturday. That's
, the way these CORNERS" swindle the
people.
A woman in Chicago, the othe,
> day, poured coal oil all over hel
: drunken husbands clothes and &c,
them afire. He burned to death
The woman confessed.
House No. 10, west twenty-nintt
street, Washington, has been secur
ed for permanent headquarters o.
the national democratic executive
committee.
The New York prohibition stat.
convention expressed the determi
nation to record its own opinion a
, the polls and to steer clear of th,
republican party.
: The estimated reduction of til,
\ public debt In June is $13, 5OO;OOO
9 which makes reduction for the fis
cal year ending S0th ult., abou
. $113,O00,00O.
On account of pressing publ,
business President Cleveland ha
!, declined to accept the invitation t.
i. attend the Cincinnati exposition OF
! the opening day.
The republicans of Arkansas will
not put out state ticket this yea
but will unite with the union labo
f party and hope to pull through IN
+ der false colors.
t The old scale OF prices having ex
= PRED the Amalgamation mills hav'
c closed nown. The depressed condi
tior OF the iron market is the cause
Many thousands of men are thrown
d out of employment.
8 Mr.. George Everhart, a promi-
t nent young real estate dealer anl
: capitalist Of Chicago, has been au,
8 thorized by gentleman of New
Q York City to place 100000 on tn,
r election of Cleveland.
The election last Saturday a
Fayetteville to secure money TO
right of way through the corpora
ton for the Decatur & Chespeak,
resulted favorably for the road
Q there being BIS for to 8 against.
Mrs. Hammersly, the rich Ameri
can widow, was married in New
York Friday to the Duke of Marl-
: borough. The bride is one o
e Americas richest and handsomes
widows. Mayor Hewitt performed
+ tie ceremony at the city hall.
Mrs. Caldwell, the only daughte
:. of the late confederate cavalryman
$ Gen. John H. Morgan, died at Leb
! anon Thursday night. Her HUSBAND
was at the time of her death en-
route to London to attend the Pan
Presbyterian council.
Seth Low, the great ex-msyor o
+ Brooklyn, lifelong republican ant
. one Of the ablest and most promis.
ing Young men ip bis party, ha
repudiated the tariff plank in tn,
Chicago platform and declared him
self in favor of tariff reform.
!, Jefferson Davis and his wife hav,
; gone to their plantation at Reauvoir
They are both in good health
especially Mr.. DAVIS, who weighs
more than at any time since the
Mexican War. Their daughter
Miss Virginia Davis, will spend the
GUNNER In the north, visiting
; friends In Central New York and a
Bay 8arbor.
Gen. Laps D. McCord, of PULASKI
acted as Adjutant general in the alb
! sence of Gen. Taylor yesterday
! He says that the campaign is wax
! ing lively in Giles county, and tina,
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