Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-04-29


Mr.. Nahm, of L. Nahm q Son, has just
returned from Louisville, where he pur-
chased a handsome stock Of elothingan
gents furnishing goods.
Maj. R. 5. Maxey, IA prominent mer-
chant of Brandon, Miss, is in the city
visiting the family of his brother-in-law,
Capt. ChiIds. He has just returned from
the East, and reports the Centennial fe-
yer epidemic.
Col. VIM. o. Butler has recovered from
his recent sickness, and was in town
Thursday last. He states thrt our paper
does not reach Harrisburg regularly
The mail agent is notified of this irregu-
larity, and requested to correct it, or we
win report him to headquarters.
Maj. VIM. J. Sykes was in the city
Thursday. 1t will be remembered that
/ he intends addressing the citizens of our
/ county on the subject of "Imn,igrationv
! next Monday. No one who can, should
/ fail TO attend, as it is a subject OF vital im-
pOrtance to our country. The public
generally is cordially invited to be pres
ent.
Mr.. John III. Turner, the polite, ala
bic and popular train dispatcher at the
central depot in this :city left for New
Orleans Thursday, where his valuable
services are desired by the Railroad Com
pany. y short time before the ponder
Gus train moved or for the Crescent City
the employees met and through Captain
George Hughes, presented their highly
esteemed friend with an elegant watch
chain as an appreciation of his many
good qualities of head and heart. As the
whistle gave the signal for starting Muir
rell 81 Touches cornet band played that
charming old piece, Home, Sweet
Home" BIr. Archie Mack, formerly Of
McCOmbs City, takes the position recent
ly held by Air. Turner. In this cOnnec-
ton we would say, and we only express
the feelings of our citizens generally
that the officials of the Central Railroad
in this city are as worthy and as highly
esteemed as can be found anywhere
throughout the length and breadth of
the land. Z
We had a call recently from our old 7
friend, Col d. N Caycs. of Texas, who Z
is now on visit to his legion of friends (
in North Mississippi. The Colonel is
wide awake man, and is taking steps /
to have Texas and her curiostities aRd I
resources fully represented at the Cen
tennial. On the 2Ist he shipped one
hundred and twenty-four horned frogs
from st. Louis to the grand Centennial, :
and he expects to supplement this earge !
with lots of centipeds and tarantulas.
He has secured in making pets of several
of his horned frogs, and has CONSTRUCTED I
Il neat little wagon made of the various
kinds of wood peculiar to Texas, to which I
he attaches his frogs, and they constitute
quite a spanking team-eaual to the pony
team that Grant secured for the sale of
one of his post-tradershils If the Colo
mel can secure the proper quarters for
his unique eourscrs, he will probably
engage General Tom Thumb as driver,
and cut dash before the assembled
world at the Centennial. The Colonel
said all he wanted was sufficicncy of
gas to push the en- erprise, and he had NO
doubt that money would flow into his
eqchequer in quantities abundant enough
to resume sDecie payment. We referred
him to a dual of able bodied editors of
''thc Sun that shines for all, ;" and with
the smplest assurance on eur part that
they could emit the gaseous fluid in doses
that would not only give him good send
of but run bins Cor the next one hundred
years. When last heard from the Colo
mel was in close contact with thu senior
Of said paper, and we have no doubt an
has been concluded mutu-
ally satisfactory to both parties.