Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-10
Tie City Election.

The election passed OF with un-
usual quietude-not a small row dis
turded the serenity that hung
around the polls. The voting was
and the number Of votes
cast, shows that Jackson Is growing
steadily in population.
The election Of DR.. Arlington,
over his able and popular COMPETE
tors, should be held as q high per-
sonal trinmph-onc upon which he
has Just cause Of felicitaiion. Ham
King made q good Mayor, and de-
veloped an amount Of executive
ability, which won the adj
mirat;on OF friend and foe alike, and
did much to sustain the credit, and
promote the prosperity of the city,
and irthere is anything wrong in
our city government, if there should
be any species Of Twcedism un-
earthed, we are satisfied that Ham
will not be involved in It, either di-
rectly or indirectly. His financial
integrity is beyond and above dis
putc.
The defeat Of our old friend Gar
land, induced by 4 combination Of
circumstances unnecessary to repeat
here, need cause no regret in his
bosom. lie stands aor, where he
deserves to.staHd, in the estimation
Of his friends, as one Of the warmest
hearted, trucst and most honorable
Of men. aud the paltry trappings of
Office, could add nothing to the
measure Of his worth. DIR. AIRING
ton, our Mayor elect, is = gentle
man Of pleasing address, and well
qualified to make popular presid-
ing officer. We certainly wish him
and his administration unbounded
success, and IL viii always give US
pleasure 20 "sound its praise"
through our columns. Let Us have
an era of retrcnchmeut and reform.
Our city is in debt-our taxes are
grinding, and seeds OF dlstrust have
been sown in the popular mind as
to the management OF our internal
affairs. This should not be so. Let
the close of 1874. witness the cmam-
cipation of our city, from the bon
dagc Of debt. and the dawn Of those
permanent symptoms of relief,
which bctoken healthy body poll
tic. To the new regime, there is a
splendid opportunity presented to
make name for civic ability, which
happens in a life time.
WHAT'S TIE MATTER. Denmark
items came too late for publication.
Gadsden and Medon failed to
come altogether. We sincerely
hope such will not be the case again.
\ FEARFUL MURDER John Gil
more. switch engineer, on the Lou
isville railroad, was killed by his
divorced wife i'm Memphis, on We'd
nesday last. She did it with her
little broad ak.
c. T. BRADY.-Read the card of
our friend Brady. lie is
master of his art, and VIC can vouch
for the beauty and finish of his work.
He touches nothing tlat he does
not adorn. Give him a call in his
elegant rooms.
The Brownsville States has the
following.
We are advised that there will be a
convOcation Of the soldiers of the
Army of Tennessee, on the 22d of
February, 1874, at Nashville, for the
purpose ofdevising proper means
of presenting to the world a Con-
federate version of the war history.
At this meeting n historian will be
selected, and to him each soldier
will transmit letters and papers
containing facts that deserve to be
concentrated. Such publications
become more necessary since our
Northern fellow countrymen have
been previously misled by popular
books which have constantly APP
pearcd north Of the Ohio. Passions
and prejudiccs are dying out, and
the whole country is prepared to
hear the truth. Let the ex-soldiers
of each county send the delegates 10
Nashville on the 22d proXimo.
We hope that strong delegation
will be sent from cold Madison p
whose record i'll our great civil
struggle is without spot or blemish.
We heartily approve the plan and
the sentiments of the States. Let
every county in West Tennessee be
represented.