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\ Jol4e ina, Howcu Cobb Never For.

gave
Aleck Stephens has got so he can't
sit up again, and though not able 70
sit in Congress, he can tell good
story. He explained the other night,
oppropos Of the ''woman's temperance
war"-how the war started. When
the Georgia delegation was on its way
to the Cincinnati convention in 1856
they came by the way of Washington,
and Toombs gave them dinner.
Among those present were Howell
Cobb, Gen. Gardner, of Port Hudson
fame, and Stephen Douglas. After
the flowing bowl had been passed
about frequently and literally, and the
three or four prominent Presidential
candidates IN the party had got well
warmed up, Gen. Gardner proposed .
toast: "Here's hoping you may all
live to be Presidents Of the United
States" All rose, and as he raised
the glass to his lips Douglas turned to
Cobb and said: "Our friend wishes
you very long life, Mr.. Cobb"
Cobb set his glass down on the table,
glarcd at the little Giant an instant, land
then joined in the drink and laugh
that went round at his expense.
But" said Aleck, tcnderly lifting
his bad lee over his that is not quite 50
bad, Cobb never forgot nor torgaye
that bon mot. He treasured it up
through Buchanan'sa administration, and
it was often the cause OF insidious advice
from the Cabinet officer to the PrcSi-
dent prejudicial to the great Senator.
And it ranked in Cobb's bosom when
he planned the tactics that prevented
Douglas getting the Charleston pei;q-
nation by breaking up the conveR.islld.
It did more than any other personal
thing TO split the Democatic party, to
elect Lincoln, to precipitate the war
and to stand us where We are"
And then the old mans eyes grew
sort Of dim and the light was gone out
OF them as though his soul had gone
back to the times Of which he had
been telling. 1t won't be long before
il will go out to places Of which there is
no telling. And, take it all in all, |
don't know but that the world will be
something a trihe only it may be
better for his having lived i'll it. ut
all event: lie won't lie with lis long,
and every Young man who has an ann
bition to figure in public affairs should
tly to fad some opportunity TO see and
talk with Aleck Stephens a. he fade;
away and before there is nothing left Of
him to talk to. He is Il rare relic, and
he delights to talk to young mcn.-Si.
Louis Republican,
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THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1874.
INTRODUCTORY.

1t is a custom which we do not alto
gether approve to write a long and la
bored article on the commencement of
"A newspaper enterprise, in which the
editor gives a detailed statement of his
political principles, (whether he has any
or not and then make all kinds of
promises to publish more news and
make a better paper than ever was pub
lished before. .
Now we will "say onr say" in very
few words. We propose to publish as
good a newspaper here as we can; ex-
poet to pay little attention to politics
until the campaign opens, then we ex-
poet to support the nominee Of the par
Nv opposed TO radicalism. Our columns
shall be devoted specially 10 advertising
and building up Milan and West Ten
nessce. Certainly no portion of our
prosperous State has before it brighter
prospects of material growth than this;
and Milan, with its three railroads and
nearly two thousand population and
cnterprising people, viii soon rival the
lar.1nr towns in the State. We have
promised to do our best. Now lend Us
helping hand and bid Us " God speed; :
then, if energy and determination are
awaiting, success Is ours.
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ether Points.

Reports for March ith:
Louis, illc-Co.lon easier at lI'-c.
standardization. receipts $50 bales.
st. Louis-Cottan quiet and unchanged.
Standardization unchanged, ls.li.
MUbilc-Cotton. miIllin2, H..
New Orlrlas--Cotton, midd!iuR, ~.
LivcrrooI-Cottou, March and April shipment
from New Orleans notning b,lcr. low aidling
-; uIlands, = ies77sd; Orleans. sSisd.
New York-Cotton duh: ordinary. ~ >; good
ordinary, l:fi4: strict good ordinary, r.: low
mil'lling, 81; mid,iling. lG'<; Alahama, ID I;
Orleans and Texas, 1G'a.
Na.hN illc-Iard. IL; bulk meats. shoulders,
81; clear rib. "a; clear, 81; bacon. shoulders,
~ clear rib, "a; clear. -; susar-curcG hams.
l2l.; whisky. ~.
Loui,.illc-Iiay. SIS on cars; bacon. shoulders
-; clear rib So; clear. 81; Sugar-curcd ham-
l3c.l2i.; lard. tcrrc 81 .. key 9,: whisky. Sji..
st. Loui.-flour. >u.erine winter, $l.7jccj.25.
Whisky. ~. Lard nominal
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Steve Lowcry. the last survivor Of
the notorious band Il robbers and out
laws in North Carolina, was recently
killed by three citizens. IIcwas tuning
bis banjo, preparatory TO PLAYING for
some wagoncrs. when fhree shots were
fired at him, taking effect in his bead,
killing him instantly.
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DEATH AND CUPID.


AN AtLsC0RV.
On, who bat eft hath marvel!Cd Why
The gods who rEle above
Should e'cr permit the young 30 die,
The old 10 fil! in love!
Oh, ny should haplcss hHman kind
Be punished out of season?
Pray listen. and perhaps youll End
My rhyme may give the reason.
Death. struliing ont one summer day,
Met Cupid. with his sparTuws:
And bautering in Il pleasant way,
Proposed a change of arrows.
agreed" quoth Cupid. Il forcsce
The queere>t kind of errors;
For you the King of hearts will be!
And II be king Of tcrrur,."
And 50 twas done-alas the lay
That multiplied their arts!
Esch from the other bore away
\ portion Of their darts!
And that explains the reason Shy,
Despite the gods above.
The young are often doomed to die;
The old to fall in love!
JOIN G. SAxE.
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Bolivar (Tcnn.) Bulletin, February
9th: Great damage has been done to
the Mississippi Central railroad by high
water Within the last few days, and the
consequent detention and irregularity
Of trains are very great. Three hun
dred wards Of the road have been wash
ed away at TaIiahatcliic, and the water
is now over it to such an extent Us to
preclude the possibility Of repairing 1t.
Other breaks not 80 serious have occur
cd this week on the road. Il is feared
by some Of the employees Of the road
that break may ocrur during the pre-
sent rise in the leYee across flatchle
bottom. Trains only run south from
this place to Holly Springs but make
REGULAR trips through to Cairo, as the
road north is now al right. There is
Of couyse, great irrcsularily in the ar
rival and departure of mails. Some
light express packages have reached
here from the south by the way of
Memphis, and unless the mails are
brought BY the same routc,t here will
he very little mail matter from New
Orleans for several days. The repairs
on the road viii doubtless he made ais
rapidly lis possible under the circum-
stances, and the trains will re running
on schedule time in very few days.
The weather Is now cold and clear,
and there Is every indication that the
waters VIII soon run down"
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40 !IiE2OGLTPWCS.
May 1872.

MAY lNIZ.
Hon Fricnd-+Solicito Of Patent |
invented sect form Of writing express
" for the usc Of our gov in time Of
warfare the public demands it. 1t Is
different f,om orE other invention
known to the puhiicl, in this or any
other GOV. 1t corsi Is simply of the
English alphabet and can be changed
to ANY a!o,In that the safety Of our gov.
demands il no higherglyphickS are en-
rloyed hut il is practicable and safe |
propose 10 sell it 70 orr GOV for the sum
Of ,009,000 | propose to met any
committee appointed to investigate the
matter # Won give me your influence
in Congress and aid in bringing 4 sale
Of the invention about to our govern
nIcit or any other, i reward You with
the sum of 1G,0OU3. 1t is no wEim of
the brain, but it is what | represent it
to be, scientific, sure and safe. Wish
ing to hear from vGU OF the subject, |
remain, Yours, --
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y dispatch from Fort Sully, Dakato
Territory, says that the Nukapapas
Indians made raid on the herds near
Grand river agency, on the twenty
second ultimo, killing Private Collins,
of the seventeenth infintry, and steal
ing several horses. They were follow
ed in the direction of standing Rock,
by party Of soldiers, but the trail
was lost. The same dispatch states
that the Indians intend to concentrate
at the foot of Black Hills by the first
Of April, preparatory to general war
upon the whites during the sun mer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-05

Poor down,roidcn South Canlina
has pctitioned Congress for relief from
the excessive saHation imposed upon her
ly The corrupt part. that h. controlled
the State fer the past seven wears.
Even the New York Times stands APP
lalicd at the fearful picture, and calls
On Congress to do something for the
p.uStratc State.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-05

LONDON, February 2S.-The trial Of
the Tichborne claimant on the Charge
of perjury, which has lasted one hum
breed and eighty days, resulted this
morning in his conviction on all the
charges. and he was sentenced to four
teen years penal servitude. The jury
was only short time out. There Is
great excitement over the verdict, and
extras have been issued by the papers.
After the verdict was announced,
the claimant expressed 4 desire to add
dress the court, but the Judge refused
permission, and proceeded to pass the
sentence. The prisoner maintained his
usual composure when the sentence
was pronounced. lie shook hands
with DIR. Kennedy, his counsel, and
was then taken from the courtroom by
seldom-used exit, placed in a private
carriage, and rf pidly driven to New
gate, much to the disappointment Of IN
immense throng outside, gathered TO see
him pass.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-05

Ex-Prcsilent Theirs was presented
Saturday with an album sent by French
residents of New York. Theirs, in eX-
pressing thanks for the gift said: This
gift Is strong testimony Of the esteem
of the Frenchmcn residing in the several
American cities, whom distance pre-
serves from the political passions pre-
vailing here, and who represent the I'M
partial Judgment Of Pcstelity. The
noble example Of Washington should
he model iyr all Of rs. Those who
covem France will be fortunate if uni
tedlv they succeed in accomplishing the
work God gave Washington to achieve
alone.
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Memphis Markets.

The cotton market Wcduo day quiet At
the following figures:
Inferior. 6r9; ordinary o. l@lo: good ordinary
Is: low uliddIing. itml4ia; middlinS, 81; strict
middlinR. liz good mldiiag. l..
Corn sold at DE. Oats were Offering at 59c,
but rSc was The best that could h. found. Corn
meal was weaker; sales nj S.iJ"3.5o. Potatoes,
ru-sct> S2.G0; pcachblows, 81. Esss, l6CGlSc
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-05

There MAS very serious fire in Pana-
ma on the 18th ult., by which a great
portion of The city was burned. Among
the buildings destroyed are the Grand
hotel, City saloon and the bank, The
loss Is roughly estimated at one million
dollars, mainly covered by insurance.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-05

The State Grange Of Patrons Of
Nusbandry recently held Il very har
monious session at Galiatin, and accom-
piishcd considerable work. The dele
gates Numbered about six hundred.
The decided it was lawful TO establish
cooperative supply stores at such points
as would beconducive to the interest Of
the Oranges. They were opposed 10
clect;ng purchasing agencies, but left
It t. the choice of the subordinate
Oranges to select their agcucies. \
resolution was adopted recommending
the subordinate Oranges to lessen the
cotton crop one-hulf, and increase the
corn crop onc-half, and urging rigid
economy OF the part Of the men and
women of the order in the matter Of
dress and domestic affairs.
Theamcndmcntst to the National Con-
stitution, which were adopted and
submitted to the State Oranges fer rat
ihcation, were adopted with the excep-
ton Of two, one Of which was in refer
cncG to representation IN National
Grange, and the other in regard to the
election Of officers Of subordinate di-
visions.
\ new constitution was submitted and
adopted, hut it will not go into effect
until ii is ratified by thrcc-fourthS OF
the State. Among is provisions Is
one reducing the representation to one
from each county, to be elected by the
various Oranges in the county.
The addrc@s Of the Worthy Master,
Maxwell, no less sensible than timely,
was we'll received. \ number Of by
laws for tac government Of the body
were adopted. Knoxville was selected
as the next place Of meeting, and a
proposition to establish permanent
headquarters was rejected.
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y meeting of very great Importance
to the religious world was held at Nash
vile, on Wednesday, the object Of
which WAS to di~cass the feasibility Of
uniting the Cumberland Presbyterian
and Northern Presbyterian churches.
\ committee, consisting of Rev. DR..
Nelson, Of Lane seminary, Cincinnati;
DIR. Dickcy, Of 81. Louis; Rev. DIR.
Wilson, of Baltimore, and two oilers,
represented the Northern church; and
committee, consisting Of Rev. DR..
Beard, Of Lchanc@; Rev. DIR. Miller,
Of Pennsylvania; Rev. J. b. Mitchell,
of Missouri; Rev. Dr. Baird, OF Nash
vile; Judge CHrEthcrs, Of Lebanon,
and General \. p. Stewart, of St.
Louis, represented the Cumberland
PRESBYTERIAN church. The meeting was
private, and the result has not, 50 tac,
TRANSFERRED.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-05

Tom Ford, a negro, escaped from the
Jail at Koskiusco, Mississippi. on the
23d of February. dc WIS grand lar
cenist.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-05

The Nashville Banner says: The
Hon. Jordan Stokes, Of Lebanon,
Judge L. II. East and Judge WIN.
+. Cooper, the Chancellor of The
Nashville Ghanccry Division, have
been called to chairs in the Law De
paytmcnt Of Vanderbilt University.
These arc most judicious and excel
lent selections. Mr.. Stokes i one Of
the best advocates in the Statc, and
has for wears enjoyed fine reputation
and large practice. He belongs to
tie Methodist Church. Judge Fast
also belongs to the Methodist Church,
and ranks among the best lawyers in
the state. Judge Cooper belongs to
10 church, but Is regarded Us ore Of
the best lawyers in the South. 50 it
will be seen that the university ! push
ing forward. In few months the
chairs will be filled and we shall have 4
frst-class university in full blast"
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MSE.sZET REPORTS.
Milan Gotten Market.

Milan. March 6. 1874.
Market steady. Strict midGIinr. 1H2ecl5.
MiIdlinq. Is. Low middliG4. la"l3'3. Strict
good ordinary. 1lGsl2ls. Good ordinary, 3.Cl0ls.
Ordinary COS Interior Jaai.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-03-05

Peach trees are blooming in 0uachi-
II county, Arkansas.
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sUBsCRIPTION RATES.

Two dollars year one dollar for six months /;
fifty cents for three months, INVARIABLY IL AD-
VANCE.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-05
vhs Stomach Us an Avenger.

Fer every breach of the laws of health that
We commit the stomach inficts a penalty.
Headache, biliousness. nervous tremors, con-
stipation. collie. heartburn nausea. debility
and mental depression are only few of the
punishments which an outraged stomach is
capable Of imposing upon US. To bring back
this ven2eful organ to its normal condition
to pacate. inyigorate and regulate it-there
is nothing in the wide world 20 potent as a
course of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Tn
der the operation of this beni6cent vegetable
corrective and tonic, the gastric juice becomes
| a pure and healIhful solvent and resumes it
natural flow. The effect is the same on the
hillary secretion. and in fact on all the fluid.
| of the body, and the final result il the re
moval of every painful or unpleasant symp.
| tom occasioned BY the rcbellious action of tn,
| digestive organ. sepStol0
The daily gazette., 1874-09-05
.HdrUfaHd items.

The Camhride Convention, 10 nomi-
nate II Democratic candidate for Con
grcss, for the First Maryland District
meets on W ednesday next, the .th in
siant.
Jas. NJ. Aringdalc has been elected
Principal of the stonGrammar Schoo
and NJ A. Roberts, Principal of tho
Iaston Primary School.
Wicnmico county puts in the claims
# Thomas Humphreys, ESD, IL Sails
bury lawyer, for Congress. lie is saif
10 be lifelong Democrat and Il MAJ
of fine talent.
r. II. Kemp, Esq, has sold his in
tcrest in the Choptank Nurseries, adja
cent to town, to Randolph Peters, o
Wilmington, Del, and Edward Dow
ling of this place. Mr. Kemp has ais
sold to them the land, buildings am
all other matters pertaining to the nu,
sery business, and hereafter the busi
ness will be conducted by Mcssrs Peter
Bowling. DENTON Journal.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-05
Troubles in lie SOUik.

WAsHlNaToN, September 4.-Aiton-
ey General Williams, before leaving
the city last evening, addressed II
letter to the secretary Of war, dcsigna-
ting the localities in which troops are
most needed to suppress outrages;;
This letter, with the circular issued
yesterday, was inclosed to General
Mcdowell, commanding the depart
ment of the South, this morning, with
instructions to so distribute his forces
as to protect the localities designated
There are only about three regiments
in the south, exclusive of the troops
in Texas 1t il believed there will be
no necessity for calling upon them.
The general impression is that the
action of the president will rcpress thu
violence which has recently displayef
itself especially in Alabama and Louis
ians
The daily gazette., 1874-09-05
Democratic Nominations.
THE Public Schools.

On Monday all the public schools OF
Wilmington will be re-opened. Ihese
schools are second to none in the CONN.,
try of the same grade, and they shonld
be made the pride of parents. They are
equal and in many respects superior 10
the private schools. The passage oil the
Civil Rights Bill might do them more
damage than could be repaired in many
years.
They represent the labor OF nearly
half century, and it would be spirit
of mere wantonness that would rsk
their destruction.
But was not the Government OF the
United States the work of nearly CEN
tury? Was it not reared by the hnest
spirits of the Anglo-Saxon race to such a
position of excellence as to be the envy
of the world, because Of its freedom
from taxation and oppression? Could
any sane man have supposed that the
few fanatics of 1860 would have been
allowed to waste the labors OF nun
dred wears? Yet this has been done.
spite of the protests of the people. HAD
the Radicals who controlled the Repub-
lican party acceeded to the wishes OF the
people who plead for compromise oi
the then existing difiiculties-and an ex'
preston through the ballot boxes, the
late horrible war might have been easily
averted.
The spirit of hatred that actuates tho
northern Radicals in their action towarc
the southern people is manifesting itsel
again in such force that unless 1T can b
checked Mt the polls this fall by I'M over
whelming majority for the Democrats
the Civil Rights Bill will become law
and our free schools may be endangere'
by it. Even our Sunday schools may b
broken up or compelled to refuse tn
small aid given them from the publ
funds in each county.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-05
4 GREAT SPINDLE.

There was some little stir in stock circles,
of Philadelphia, yesterday, on the announce
ment of the fact that certain railway certll-
Gates had been raised from a small number
of shares 20 suite large tigures-from one
share each to several hundreds of shares
each. so far as we can learn the certificates
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia
and Reading, New Jersey Central, Lehigh
Valley, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
and United Companies of New Jersey have
been thus raised. The following are the
numbers of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company's certificates that hav,
been raised; No. 81, ,907, Tor l share, raised
to 200 shares; No. 54,90S, for share, raised
to 800 shares, both OF which are in the nam'
of Central Insurance Co. No. $500, for
share, raised to 100 shares; No. 64,9lO, 70
l share, bionk, both found in possessessiol
of j. N. Ebert. No. 64,0ll, Tor l share
raised to 200 shares, is in the name of j. n
Elbert, on which Elbert had obtained fror
the Union Banking Company loan.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-05
The Ring stu Mad.

A STRANGE farce was enacted in the |
City Council last evening. What are
termed the Ring members, who threat
ened positively the day before, that they
would resign if VIM. Candy and John ii
Adams did not unite with them in
caucus to elect Mr.. Fcbiger chairman OF
the Water Committee, We're all absent
from their seats; only the President, MIR.
Maris. and Messrs. Adams, VIM. NJ. Can
by, VIM. Candy and Mr.. Johnson, OF the
Republican party, were present. Inc
duty of choosing tho committees there
fore devolved upon the eight Democrats
and five Republicans; eight straight-out
Republicans being absent. Six of the
latter faction were present On Thursday
night and the motion then to adjourn to
Friday night was made by them. No
one therefore thought they would play
the children's part they did Certainly
they showed the white feather. They
might have had pluck enough to have
stemmed the torrent Of distrust which
their course engendered and been pres
ent and went down with colors flying
But this was not the case. They aban'
doned the minority because they would
not agree to all the Ring demanded, and
hid themselves from the storm their acts
had raised. Their threats to resign were
treated with becoming scorn and derl
sion. Such threats were not less an in
suit to the Republican party than TO th'
mass of voters whose decision at tn
polls the Ring has treated with con
tempt. Do these gentlemen mean I
.usinuate by such action that the Re
publican party cannot find men TO I'll
their places, and that this city has &c
so low that there are not citizens compt
tent to discharge the duties pertainin
to the membership Of the Council2 Cel
tainly this is fair inference from the
acts in abandoning their seats and the
insolent threats to resign from the bod
to which they were sent as represents
tiyes of the will of the people. III
whole of their actions is like farce
which boys had played the leading par
and unless they do resign and accel
the real position they are in, i. c., that
gentlemen whose acts have been weig
ed by the people and found to be wan
ing, public opinion will condemn tho
course as weak and childish. If tn
accept the decision Of the people MS
invitation to resign their seats, and
SO, they may retain some respect
manliness, candor and sincerity.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-05
Indiana CirH Rights IN Peril

JEFFERsoNvILLE, September AT
the examining trial yesterday, CLARK
and Lewis were held for the murder OF
August Gardner. They were sent
from Hcnryvillc to Charleston Jail,
under strong guard last night. II
is reported that counsel for the defend
ants will apply for a writ of habe-
corpus. Should such attempt be made
it is thought that vigilance commit
tee will hang them. If they undertake
to take them from the Jail il is mos'
likely that n fearful fight will follow
as it is said that the sheriff is deter
mined to protect the prisoners at nj
hazards.
The daily gazette., 1874-09-05

The Newport Herald says that a man
died in that vicinity not month ago
with cigar in his mouth, the physician
acceding to his request that he might
smoke, and expressing his opinion that it
soothed his suffering.
AT Harrisburg on Friday, Judge
Pearson decided in {; case of violation
of the Sunday law, that transgressol
can be fined for each and every sale
of cigars and merchandise on Sunday;
but house having u hotel license can
sell ice cream or any catablc to tran
sieut customers. The prosecutions on
which the decision was rendered wcr6
brought by the Sunday League.