Year: 1874

A GOssipy Letter-An0ther t1re Tnurs-


day Night


Correspondence OF the Union and American


PULASKI, March THE fire fend visits
us whenever he pleases, stays as long as he
chooses. and retires Just when he feels sa-
tiated. Thousands Of dollars are paid to
curb and pave our streets, 10 cover our
SQUARE with stone, but not one cent towards
buying a fire engine so that the wholesale
destruction of property by fire may be pre-
vented. Thursday night about ? o'clock
the house of W. F. Alexander, Esq, was
burned. 1t happened there was a
eolored party in town which broke
up lust as the fire broke out, and gave the
alarm in time to save other buildings. The
furniture, except the kitchen, was all saved
without being greatly injured. The house
belonged to Judge John e. Walker, and
was partly insured. There are great
many houses here covered with shingles,
and most of them are old and dry. Some
dav. when the wind is setting Just right,
fire will break ont and Rachel will be called
upon to mourn because of her scores of
homeless children; but no one will be any
wiser. 4 few subscription lists will be
carried around and then the matter willend.


EGGOPOLIs.


A case was tried in the Chancery Court
the other day in which it was in proof that
a certain gentleman of herculean proper
tions bought four hundred dozen eggs, at 81
per dozen, on the occasion of his getting
married. 1t is a good thing this has not
been repeated, else our city would be
known as Eggopolis.


MARRIAGE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.


Early Thursday morning, a young gen
tleman and lady rode into town al rapid
rate, and without ceremony rushed into
the county court clerks office. The young
man without delay announced that he was
from "AlabaIn,r and he andh his girl wanted
TO marry. The clerk reminded him of the
one thing needful and the amount. There
being no difficulty, the important document
was furnished. The next thing was to get
an officer properly authorized to tie the
knot. Judge Fleming was called upon,
lust to give the thing dignity. But the
Judge is one of those strict, straight forward
old Blues: so be would not consent. Es-
quire Alexander was then called for as the
next most diynifed officer, but he was too
bashful. Esquire Joe Pearcy finally came
20 the parties relief, and by the aid of the
ceremony furnished by the Legislature, the
two were made one so quick as hardly to
know how it was done. When the young
man found he was raised to the high de-
gree of married man, he rejoiced, and the
party went their way.


GOLD PROBS" THROWING COLD WATER


on THE woMEN's MOVE.
If rains as much in Nashville as it
does here, there is great need for the
woman's war to sound its tocSin in this
country, for the inside must be kept as
damp as tine outside, and whisky is the only
fluid that will answer. An intimate friend
and confidant of ''Old Probs" was in town
a few days ago, and gave me the following
DOTS.


If the wind blows from the south on New
Years morning, it will be a good fruit
year.


If it thunders in February there will be
frost on the night Of the same day in April,
if It is not cloudy.


If the sun rises behind cloud on the
| 18th of February, there will be bad weather
for forty days.


The last is being fully verified.
GOV. Brown is now here looking after
his old cases in chancery. He will remain
only few days. By his genial, social man
rer he always keeps the court and lawyers
in a good humor. We always ENJOY his
visits. JULIUS.