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ELkTON. April. !. 1879.

Wu1cu was the "I.n,t Cause" any
way"
'tIh Senators are loading UP for the
Giyit debate.
i nl month of debate in Congress
seems inevitable 1t will be well spent.
!'IlE Democratic party is digging its
own grave with all the energy worthy Of
=" good cause.
BROOKLYN is never happy unless it has
y minister in hot water. Therefore it is
always unhappy.
~ Will be seen in another column. the
verdict in the Lord case has been set
aside and Il new trial granted.
WE uns WANT III. and y"u uns have got
Ia cit lis the way the Tar-IIcel place
hunter at Washington, puts it.
every man has rights which We are
Lound torc>pcct, but it a little to" much
to ask us 10 respect every man.
WHEN widow meets widow. then
come, the tug of war. and the widow
Butter was too much for the other widow.
r. a.. {
over the proofs of his speeches carefully,
and puts III as much "laughtcr" and zap
rlau>c rs the text will bear.
fuE Democratic congressman are get
ing themselves together" SO as to be in
condition 10 reply to Garfield broadSidr
Of shot and shell. Meanwhile. everybody
is reading Garticld's speech.
TnE Legislature of Delaware is trying
- .,rlI "a large tract of land for an In
dian reservation. so it is reported. But,
how can Delaware sell "a large tract OF
land p"
AMI i'N W d'lttN'h pay luliI Suggests
dhat ftllc negroes torSalc the South that
region can he stocked with an unlimited
/ number of Chinese. who will not only
work but he counted among the voting
population. There is n".nd t" Waiter.
son : ingenuity.
GEN. Garfield : speech in the House OF
.irI'la% will undoubtedly be in great de
nHmd rs a campaign document The tell
in. points made against the Democrat,
revolutionary scheme now being Tough,
over IN the House were most concllSiv,
"}i damaging.
We do not believe in the practice %
changing names. but might feel different
II if we bore the name of Ebcnczcr Lcath
rrwho has asked the New Hampshire Leg
stature 10 change it to Rutherford b
Hayes. Ebcnezer rutherford Bull Leath
or HAYES would sound well.
II was AltcmuS Ward who said. :. L
would have been five dollars I'm JET
Davis pocket if he Il never been born.
II would have beena great deal more thai
that in the pocket of the Democratic par
'ts rres> f----- IN in Congress hat
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the defense contended that il wa
ry 10 justice and beyond l,.gisla
on Ia make the owner Of premis,,
r. bic for the remote ronSr,llitncs
er tenant traffic. the Court Of pr"
So held tina, the law was constitutional i"
II must be enforced. ,,,,i
II Commenting upon its fcaf''i e.. stale
V more paper is authority nn upon the
ment that. through th' h,'' r,ins,irle h"N
"CiviI Damagc' INV ., ", r"r- ,. r 81"
been held ~ '.nini or -t'a ',r property or
"''" injury in fo" an intoxicated
'al", ,- Of -"p Of these classes of per-
',r-oIl. lave suffered actual loss lean
sons '" damages from the seller of the
ianor. or from the proprietor of the
if he permitted them to be used
~ such sales. Such laws as these are
robably the most effective sort of tenn
cnancc legislation, and their general i'll
reduction would 80 far towards remov-
~ some of the worst evils and abuses of
he liquor trade. and in our Judgment
rove more effective than an absolute
law. The discussions of its
lerit> at amy rate can but prove bencf-
ial to society.
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Voc DIsHW,y ITKuS.
A.EI.It'liIl =,

The Rev. 7. killiam, the new pastor of
Rising sun c1ruit, preached his introduce
tory sermon aYfIopcwell last sabbath. He
took for his text /, Corinthians 81 I'VE
then rs WORKERS together with Him hrS"rch
you also that We receive not the grace of
God in vain. The grace, Of God he defined
rs great favor bestowed upon man, though
ottimr, bestowed i'll vain rs in the ease of the
waySidc and stony ground hearers. and
wished that all might be, ru-workcrs with
him and not receive God grace in vain
The discourse WAS appropriate to the oc-
casion, and the congregation were much
pleased with its delivery, us well as wit h his
pr"mptnrss in iilling the appointment. Rev.
MIR. oNrilI. the retiring pastor, also showed
his appreciation Of his late charge, by being
present and assisting in the services. He
was very happy i'll his remarks and
gl"ri'h in fine Methodist itinerary The
same turn II the wheel which rolled him
ont, rolled hiS brother (killiam) in. He
was going mc but Brother killam was
coming an hg strangers and he bespoke for
him Il wa welcome and invited all to
meet him II his family AT Rising Sun. on
Thursday rhr house might u" too small
to hold II but his heart is large enough
to embrai hem all.
Slccpy1 How is alSn waking up. The
cougl.gaIik Of the Household OF Faith,
under The ministry of Elder Jacob Elliot,
are about Starting Il sabbath school. \
liberal collS ton was taken up last Sunday
and Elder Elliot will 60 to Wilmington this
week TO purchase books.
MOVING.
There lEls EG2n snlhG muvlng among
others besilleI preachers. Mr.. Jos. Turner
has removal To tn" house adjoining the store
N Battle Swamp and Mrs. K. NJ. Barnes
has retired to a new house which she built
with the Proceeds of cuisines for three wears
We wish per successor (Mr W. Il. Alrch)
like succeeds,
ffltSDH Al.
Mr., Edward Barnes, we'll known rs Il sue
crSsful farmer and business manager, has
accepted! the management of a large farm
lately purGltS,,i ny 'rIlmblc & Co., of Bal
tiuorc, in Prince Georges county, but is
still able to spend a large portion of his
time in attending to his business here
SuJDl SER
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Rising MN lEEHs,
THE. NEW WING

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surpassed outside OF the large cities
Such enterprise must prosper
.,,,,>, n,,
lively appearance within the past week,
all tho xor,l onn.,,cd to move and there
..a,.;,,,. n,,ro ,honu.. linn u,r,l
T.. ,,,. u, an ,..,ol
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BY II. r. TORBERT.

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1879. SPRING OPENING
e. $. WHITE
Northeast Corner of Lexington and Liberty $

REGULAR MADE ENGLISH HOSE AT l5 IS
$40 DOZEN BALBRIGGAN HOSE EMBROIDERED. full regular
"pec'a bargains in Ladies and thldcn solid color fancy and rc
LADIES MI cS and loys' Spring NDERWEAR
oo dozen button XII GLOVE
rbutton KID GLOVES
200 dozen button KID GIDN rs. White.
loo @button XII
regular made English II ALE HOSE. pa
Nv
Beautiful styles NEtkWEAR a hall price. tE
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Silks GRAND

y Iosticrs now pr a yooi
To hrIjSilk Dress.
2'h He! Black Gross ..,.....7rc
ptAuh. ,'ry glossy. do........Sir
ch eNtr~ciGht AMI cd.......r,,.
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COLOR.

in Ia IL" ne" >haIc> ior S,,ri Il
- ," ih,i assortment. y
-. a. i i,lrh lical.i and o;j" ,.s ;.
'orl. Sl.15. '''a'! Fin
suits. Sl.2j. NS flne
tIi the other graIr. in ,
"'"hI most ro!n,,lrt, II I
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niorrd stripe SIN. NJ N D
.In.p. S hrrh silk. very drsil
an m H. ' , and hrGh>, 81
II '.n 20, ,,,r better grade, Of /" the" ."
''''FI't" assortment. '"'
uoir. ,n m1'LnLnREp NOyH
SILK n,'' an. ana itrocaIcd Srripes
''r'nadiur ana ,rl"prr u,lij
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8 ElLtN'S q.

rcputum II which, ana ~
e. no frthe rccumrIe lot w.
open isucht- was sSl.2j.
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GGN. Garticld'- speech in the House Oh
.3nndaE Will undoubtedly be in great de
mamd asa campaign document The tell
in, points made against the Democratic
revolutionary scheme now being fought
over IN the House were most conclusive
"},A damaging.
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II was Artcmu> Ward who said. II,
would have been five dollars I'm JEFF
Da,ia'S pocket if he'd never been born. -
II would have hecna great deal more thai
that in the pocket of the Democratic par
g IS preeN ~ IN in CONGRESS- lac
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We do not believe IN the practice OF
changing names, but might feel different
II if we bore the name of Ebcnczcr LcatlI-
rr"ho has asked the New Hampshire Leg
stature 10 change it to Rutherford b.
Hayes. Ebcnezer Rutherford Bull Leath-
cr Hayes would sound well.
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MD now Wattrr,"n playfully suggests
dhat ifthr negroes t"rSake the South, chat
region can he stocked with an unlimited
number of Chinese. who will not only
work but he counted among the voting
population. There is n"gnd To Waiter
son ), ingenuity.
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lnE Legislature of Delaware is trying
- sell "a large tract of land for an In
dian reservation. SO il is reported. But.
how can Delaware sell "a large tract OF
land ."
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13
OVER THE'STATE.

Massachusetts emigrants are still
moving into Coffee county.
Memphis taxes drummers, and
locks them up if they sell without pay.
ing the tax.
Only about one.third of the poll
tax is collected in Nashville, the bal.
ance dodging.
The Tennessee school for the blind,
at Nashville, is receiving substantial
improvements.
Near two thousand Memphis refu-
gees made their home in Nashville
during the epidemic.
The bridge across Hatchie river,
six miles west of Brownsville, is to
have a draw to admit the passage of
steamers. The work has already COM
menced, and by the time the water
rises we may expect to see the water
route clear all the way to Bolivar,
Tennessee.
Lexington News: We are called
upon. this week to chronicle a most
heartrending and lamentable accident
which occurred one mile east of this
place on Monday last. 1t seems that
a three year old child Of Mr.. B. Will
liams had been left by itself in the
house while its parents were absent
from home. 1t is supposed that the
child fell in the fire. For, when
found, she was lying out in the yard
in the corner of the fence, all of her
clothes burned off of her and life was
extinc.
Knoxville Dispatch: What is the
matter with the hogs? We understand
that they are dying in great numbers
with some disease resembling cholera,
though it has not yet been decided
that that is what it is. A farmer
near Coal Creek had some seventy
hogs he was tattening for the market,
but has lost all except thirty; fourteen
OF which died in one day. We also
learn that some six or seven died with
in twenty-four hours at one of the
slaughter pens near this city from a
similar fatal disease.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13
New Southern Combination.

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. 4.-consider
able excitement in railroad and bust
ness circles was created to-day by the
announcement that Col. E. w. Cole
president of the Nashville, Chatta
nooga and st. Louis railway, and his
associates, had purchased controls
ing interest in the lease of the Yves
tern and Atlantic railway. This lease
has about eleven years to run, at a
rental to the state of 100000 pei
annum. Mr.. w. I. Walters, of Bal.
timore, one of the large owners Of
the lease, in an interview to night
stated that he had conducted the ne.
gotiation which resulted in securing
the control to Col. Cole and his asso.
ciates; that this had been done by
purchase of the interest of Hon.
Simon Cameron, Hon. Mr.. Delano
and other Northern stockholders
whom he (Walters) had hitherto rep.
resented; that the sale was made with
the knowledge and consent Of ex-Gov.
Brown, who believed that the trans.
fer was for the interest of the road
and of the people of Georgia. Mr..
Walters says that no change in the
management is contemplated and that
the road will continue to be operated
as heretofore in accord with the terms
of the lease as free and open high
way for all roads and that it would
be impossible to operate it otherwise.
In an interview with representatives
of the Cincinnati Southern r. r. to.
day Mr.. Walters assured them that
there would be no change in the poll
cy of the road, and that the Cincinnati
Southern would have an equal show.
ing with other roads. The negotia-
tions for this transfer have been in
progress for five or six months, but so
adroitly were they conducted thatnone
but parties undoubtedly interested
knew that such move was contempla-
ted until to day. The w. and A. is
the key to the railroad situation in
Georgia and the Southeast and this
new acquirment gives Col. Cole vast
powers. 1t is claimed that he is en-
inently conservative and that he will
not use that power to the disadvan-
tage Of rival roads IF the N, G. and
St. l.. railway, of which the new Gin
cinnati route south will be, when COM
pleted ,one of the greatest.
An annual meeting. of the Southern
Railway and Steamship association
will be held here to morrow, and a
large number of delegates are already
here. A movement is on foot to elect
A. Pope, general freight agent of the
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
and Wilmington and Weldon railroads,
general commissioner, in place of Vir-
gil powers, but the move viii not sue
ceed as MIR. Powers has given great
satisfaction to a majority of the lines
in the association. 1t is reported here
to night that the Atlantic and Gulf rail
road was sold to day at Savannah to
H. P. Plant Of Augusta.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13

The Superintendent of the census,
Gen. Walker, will in a few days con-
clude the work of laying out the dis,
tricts in the different states to be un-
der the charge of the supervisors Of
the census. There are only $50 su-
pervisors in all, allowed by law. New
York will have II; Pennsylvania, 10;
Illinois and Ohio, 8 each; Georgia,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia,
each will have 5; North Carolina, 4;
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi and
South Carolina, 8 each; West Vir-
ginia, 2; District of Columbia and the
territories l each. No appointments
will be made until after the meeting Of
Congress.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13

Senator Wade Hampton, in a
speech at Green7ille, S. c., last week,
counseled prudence and moderation in
the next campaign, berause the eyes
of the people of the North we're upon
the South, and especially South Caro-.
lima. To crush the cry of the "solid
south" "We are solid, said he, ''for
home rule and the Democratic party,
and not against the North. If we do
not do some foolish thing, during the
next session of congress, we can elect
d Democratic President at the next
election"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13

The most distressing accounts con-
tinue to reach US nf the sad condition
of the peasantry in Ireland. 1t is
irrevOcably acknowledged that unless
they receive assistance there must in
evitably be great. suffering, and possi>
bly, starvation during the coming win
ter. The people are much distressed
at the governments intentions toward
the poor, and the promise to refer the
whole subject to the Lord Lieuten-
ant of Ireland fol. investigation, and
the report is considered by no means
encouraging.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13
Queer Freak OF an Engine.

Keokuk 1owa) Gate City: "An
accident occurred on the T., p. and
W. railroad on the tenth instant, that
is probably without a parallel in the
history of railroading in Illinois
at least-both for its rarity and
absence of serious results. AS train
No. 2, engine 13, on the evening of
that day, was in the vicinity of Glass
ford, Illinois, going at a speed of near
ly forty miles per hour, COW sudden
ly bounded in front of the engine.
There was no warning whatever, the
front of the engine passed over the
animal, and, in doing so, was lifted
clear off the rails, and, evidently
at that time uncoupled from the ten
der. Going at such a high rate of
speed, it continued some twenty yards
on the ground, tearing it up and even
uprooting a stump in it's mad career,
and what is very strange, kept on Its
wheels until it came to a standstill,
where it stood clear of the main track.
The remainder of the engine and train
kept the track and ran past the engine
about a quarter of mile, when it
was brought to a stop with brakes:
The jar of the escaped engine was so
slight that but few passengers were
made aware of the accident until told.
The engineer, John Walsh, sat oD
his seat throughout the affair. a mere
spectator of the queer freak of his en-.
gine. Superintendent w. F. Merrill
was sitting in the chair car and was
greatly surprised when told of what
had happened. No one hurt nor even
scared"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13
Incarceration Of Well and
UnfaVOrably-kn Ply
sician of N eImphis.

MEMPHIS, Nov. 4,-Dr. A. H. B.
Kuhne, one of the prime movers in
the ex-federal soldiers committee
fraud, that was attempted on the peo-
pie of the north during the epidemic
Just passed, was sent to Jail this NOR
ming on account of dangerous SYMPTOMS
of mental alteration. DIR. Kuhne
came to Memphis from some point in
Ohio, probably Dayton, during the
fever of 1878, and enlisted in the
Howard medical corps. He won a
reputation as the champion drunkard
and talker. After the epidemic of
that year ended he decided to remain
in Memphis and practice his profes.
sion, but became such an inveterate
drunkard that he met with little sue
cess; in fact he came near dying on
one occasion of delirium tremens.
When arrested this morning the fol-
lowing letter was found on the table
in his Office, by which it is inferred
that he meant to do some desperate
deed, probably commit suicide:
"My full name is Augustus Hugo
Bradtricis Kuhne. NJ. ID. Ny pa,
rents names are Winclon Bradtricis,
conductor in the Catholic school, CIR.
Hagon. l desire and mediate that
my diplomas should be sent home.
Ny debts can be paid from the collec-
ton of bills in my pocket.
DIR A. II. B. KUHNE."
DR. Kuhne several months ago re-
ceived the appointment of U. S. ex-
amining surgeon at the station where
the government established Il recruit
ing Office here.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13

The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle and
Constitutionalist says it is an encour.
aging fact that the cotton sold in that
city last week, as compared with the
corresponding week oflast year, owing
to the advance in prices, makes diff.
ference in favor of the planter Of
about one hundred thousand dollars.
The amount of cotton sold in October,
this year, in the Southern States, will
net producers from eight to ten mil,
lion dollars more than the sales for
October last year. This is not from
the largest sales, but from the increas-
price of cotton.
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gathered in the open air. No build.
ing would hold them. / thought
was in one meeting where Bishop
Simpson made an address, and as he
closed it mighty shout went up till
the earth rang again. o, it was SO
wonderful, and then we all stood up
and sang with tears of Joy.
The six months had well.nigh gone.
| made my way back again to the
gate Of Ingersollville. A dreadful
silence reigned over the city, broken
only by the sharp crack of revolver
now and then. l saw abusy man try
ing to get in at the gate, and l said to
him, "My friend, where are you
from ?"
Il live in Chicago" said he, "and
they've talked US to death there; and
Eve heard of this city, and l want to
60 in and buy some real estate in this
new and growing place"
He failed utterly to remove the bar,
but by some means he got ladder
about twelve feetNlong, and, with, its
aid, he climbed upon the wall. With
an eve to business. he shouted to the
first person he saw:
"Hallo, there! What's the price
of real estate in Ingersollville"
Nothing" shouted voice; "you
can have all you want if you'll just
take it and pay the taxes"
"What made your taxes so high?"
said the Chicago man. l noted the
answer carefully; | shall never forget
it.
"We've had to build forty new
jails and fourteen penitentiaries-a
lunatic asylum and orphan asylum in
every ward; we've had to disband the
public schools, and il takes all the rev.
enue of the city to keep up the police
force"
"Where is my old friend, -"
said the Chicago man.
80, he is going about to-day with a
subscription paper to build church.
They have gotten up petition to
send out for large lot of preachers
to come and hold revival services. If
we can only get them over the wall,
we hope there's future for Ingersoll-
vile yet"
The six months ended. Instead of
opening the door, however, tunnel
was dug under the wall big enough
for person to crawl through at time.
First came two bankrupt editors, fol-
lowed by Colonel / himself, and
the wholepopulation crawled through.
Then l thought, somehow, that great
crowds of Christians surrounded the
city. There was Moody, and Ham
mond, and Earle, and hundreds of
Methodist preachers and exhorters,
and they struck up, singing altogether:
"Come, ye sinners, poor and needy"
A needier crowd never was seen on
earth before.
l conversed with some of the inhab-
itants of the abandoned city, and ask
ed few of them this question:
"Do you believe in hell?"
| cannot record the answers; they
were terribly orthodox.
One old man said: I've been there
on probation for six months, and |
non't wish to ioin."
| knew that he was an old MethO-
dist backslider. The sequel oft all
was a great revival, that gathered in
a mighty harvest from the ruined city
of Ingersollville.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13

A minister once told Wendell
Phillips that if his business in life was
to save the negroes he ought to go to
the South, where they were, and do
it. "That is worth thinking Of" re-
piled Phillips; "and what is your bus
iness in life ?" "To save men from
going to hell" replied the minister.
"Then go there and attend to your
business!" said Mr.. Phillips.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13

Advices from the Indian Territory
report that the Arkansas river is en-
tirely dry at the big bend. This was
never known to occur before. The
corn crops are very short in the Cher
okee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole
and Greek nations, and much suffer
ing in consequence is anticipated.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13

Next Tuesday is the day set for the
railroad election. We hope the friends
of the enterprise will see that every
vote is polled. Let us cast full and
unanimous vote in its favor.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13

Postmaster General Key has issued
instructions to the postmasters of New
York city, Louisville and New Or
leans, to refuse hereafter to rent boxes
in their Offices to lottery companies Or
agents.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13
Boot and Shoe Department.
IN PRICES QUALI7Y AND AMOUNT OF STOCK WE DEFY
COMPETITION

Leather advancing day. Shoemakers the great Eastern
demanding and receiving liberal than they have received
before since the panic B Notwithstanding these influences
advance the price Boots and Shoes RETAIL will better bar
gains than have life city, village will
sell beautiful Congress CATER for gentlemen S125 worth
ST. Come and look whole stock Bogan Shoe H. $780,
worth S50 have good Bgn Shoes will sell you Toe they
the best bargains offered that price West Tennessee Mems Bgan
Boots from ST. Is pair $500 have Cavalry boots fine
$40 pair order make for goods In LADIES SHOES
have excellent line for Soc have choice style Ladies'
Cloth Top Shoe will sell for 81 So that worth St. Louis 81 90
a retail
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13

The United States Post Office
Department gives employment
throughout the country toabout 16O,-
600 persons, besides the postmasters,
of whom there are 10000.