The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-09-14
CARROLL ITEMS,

Emerson Etheridge is to speak at
Huntingdon next Saturday.
The Democratic county conyen-
ton in Huntingdon, on the 4th,
instructed for Atkins for Congress.
Of course.
The Republicans will hold a county
convention in Huntingdon on the
2Sth of September, 10 nominate a can
didate for the Legislature.
The Republican is still patting Maj.
Beckerdite on the back and trying to
persuade him to run as Independent
candidate against the Democratic
nominee for the Legislature in Car
roll. The radicals in that county
must be very uneasy as to their pros
poets for success in November. They
have been using every means to cause
a split in our party. We don't be-
lieve Mag. Beckerdite will be foolish
enough to be led into such a trap.
Stick to your eolors, Democrats; do
your duty, and victory will crown
your efforts.
HUNTINGDON, Sept. 5, 1876.
Editor E1change:
1t is no small task an e1itor impos-
es upon a friend to give him "the
news" and more especially when no
news are afoat. Here things are as
about with us-dull. Circuit Court
is in session, Judge 10. r. Hawkins
presiding. He has the reputation of
being the best worker in the State
among our Circuit Judges. No time
is wasted here in court. With him it
is "try, continue or dismiss" and
he puts "the screws" 10 lawyers and
lItigants. When lie took charge of
the Court here the dockets were
crowded, now fifty cases will cover the
amount of litigated cases. Tap
Station will be tried again Thursday
next, and the able young Attorney
General says Tap must swing next
time.
To-day the Court House was crowd
ed to hear the testimony of a witness
in law case, who made many smile
pass around the Court room by means
of his many airs. A very Turvey~
drop, he was the picture of "deport>
ment," and gave his lessons without
money and Without price in that fine
art Had Burns been here he might
have rewritten his worldwide verses
suggested by seeing the louise on the
lady's Lonnet, and had better sub
ject too.
Crops about here are fine as could
be wished. Cotton in some sections
viii make a bale to the acre, and is
fine every where, while some is the
finest ever seen.
Huntingdon is an old town as you
know several years ago it looked so
old and decrepid that it almost give
me the "creeps," us Mis- Gummidge
would say, to LOOK at it. Since then
it has taken turn for the better :;
paint brushes have been brought into
requisition; fences rebuilt; the "waste
places" built up; new houses erect
ed, and improvements generally going
on. Gen. Murray's residence is styl-
ish and an homer to his town; while
the beautiful premises of Isaac II.
Hawkins denotes refinement of no
common degree; his flower garden is a
wonder to the Tennesseans. He may
be for reputation, but he is right
every other way.
Speaking of this reminds me that l
met some of the radical 4" daddies" to-
day on the streets. They are organic
ed as usual, into a close phalanx, as
compact as that of ancient Greece.
They always poll their full strength
in every election. The Democrats are
disorganized, as usual, and only wait
sure defeat in November. Could not
you give them punch Up through
the EXCHANGE 1t might aid our
people to organize for the contest in
November. MAX.