Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-08-29
MILAN ITEMS.

I EDIrOR, WING AND TKIuUSEs
Last Saturday the first bale of
I this years cotton was brought to
/ town by Mr.. Mathis; il was raised
/ on his farm aud put up at Stephen
| Ilalcs' gin. 1t was shipped TO New
I Orleans.
Eight bOX-Cars of the finest mules
/ we have ever seen ia West Tenncs-
see. were trans ferred at Miss Cen
trail stock yard Friday: they were
being shipped 10 New Orleans. We
I also notice the transfer of a great
/ deal Of fruit at the crossing, all 60
[ ing south.
We had a slight rain Thursday
evening and - considerable shower
/ that night; east of town there was
a very heavy rain, enough to over
[ flow the creeks in places. Farm
ers are sowing a great deal Of rye
and turnips; they don't seem TO an
/ ticipate as hard times as they did
I before the rain. Stone ( Mills
have moved into the Collins house,
and are prepared to furnish their
customers with anything in their
line. W. W. WilkersOn has order
ed fine lot Of jewelry. guns and
/ pistols, which at present are in
/ considerable demand.
ID. l. Rivers, editor OF the Hum
Doldt journal, paid our town a
short and unexpected visit Thurs
day evening.
w. NJ. Mccall, Esq, returned
Thursday night from the cOnveu-
ton At Nashville, reporting that
part Of the State very dry. The
editor OF the Exchange visited his
former home, Lebanon, last week
and returns apparently the worse
for the trip.
The camp meeting at Shiloh clos
eel with sixty professions Thurs
day morning, and il is not difficult
20 tell who attended its services,
most OF them are in the enjoyment
of very severe cold.
Miss - Harris who lives near
Lavinia, was thrown from her horse
and severely injured, Wednesday
evening at Edwards branch, near
the camp ground.
Mrs. iebecca Sloan, wife of Jas.
Sloan, near Lavinia, was so severe
~ burned by the explosion OF 4 coal
oil lamp that she lived but a few
hours. The cause of the accident
we did not learn.
A a negro named Myics broke in
TO Mr.. w. IL. Ayers house during
the absence OF his family, last week.
lie was arrested at Medon aud
brought 10 Milan Sunday evening,
and turned over to the tender hands
OF the Marshal and held for trial
until Monday when he was COM
mitted TO the county Jail.
Considerable excitement was ere
ated Sunday morning upon hear
ing the news of the attempted as
sasinatiOn of two of the citizens
near Picketville, the station be-
tween this place and humboldt, by
the negroes the night before. A
bout thirty of our burgers armed
themselves and went down to Pick
etvllle, but found there was no
danger OF any further disturbance.
II seems that James Warren and
Monroe Morgan were returning
home from the station about II
O'Clock Saturday night, when about
four hundred yards from the village
they were fired upon by about thir-
ty negroes who were concealed
near the roadside, wOunding the
mule Morgan was riding. The
alarm was immediately given and
a posse was soon in pursuit of the
dusky demons; capturing a number
of them that night and the next
day, holding them for trial Monday.
They were tried before Esquircs
Jordon Parker and Fly, confessing
their guilt, stating that they were
organized into companies, mention
ing three on this side of the county.
one at Picketvillc, one at Humboldt
and another at HOpehill; that it
was their purpose to "clcan up" the
whites and take possession of the
farms and control this country
themselves. One of the leaders re-
marked that they had endured the
whites as long as they could and
that they must eXterminate them.
Twelve of them were committed to
Jail at Trenton. They were heavily
guarded TO prevent violence at the
hands of the exasperated citizens,
MANY o: whom were DESTROYS Of ex-
ecuting summary justice to the
would be destroycFs Oftheir homes.
Though frequently demanded of
them the guard lodged the negroes
safely i'm Jail Monday night. Writs
were issued for fifteen other negroes
four or five Of whom have been
caught and will be tried to-day at
Hopeful. Considerable excitement
prevails through the country. The
whites are prepared for the negroes
should they attempt to execute
their threats, of which we think
there is no danger, rs they are ter
ribiy frightened over the result of
SATURDAY. NIGHT EARTTTS