The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-16

parties, out MIR. CLARK cOnStrumg
this movement as an attack from an.
other qnarter, stabbed Mr.. Martin in
the right hand and arm, infiicting
some ugly but not necessarily dan
gerous wounds.
The Covington Record has the fol-
lowing good word for Tipton's colored
Representative: ".John Boyd is a very
respectable, well behaved man and
will make as good a representative as
any one of his color and in the coun-
ty. We have heard no one speak i'll
of him since his candidacy, while
many have com nended him. We
hope that he will act in such a man.
ner as to retain the respect of the
white people ofthe county"
Nashville Americsn: Major Boiling
Gorlon died at his residence near
Williamsport, Maury county. on Fri
day last. In his death, Tennessee los
es citizen whose public and private
virtues were of heroic mould. II ior
Gordon began life almost with the be
ginning of the nineteenth Gentry, his
birthday being the 18th of Apri 1900
His father, a native of Spotts"lvania
county, Va, settled in Nashrille in
1880, in the very infancy of the Dav-
idson settlement. Maj. Gordon was a
native of Nashville.
Dyersburg Gazette: Last Monday,
in little set-to'in town between John
Kooman and George Pane, the form
er had his skull cracked by the latter.
Last Tuesday night at party at wild.
ow ODDS, IA few miles from town, two
young men named w. S. Hufstetler
and EN-. Palmer had fight in which
the latter was SO badly cut that he Is
not expected to live. Hutsietler
made his escape. Last Monday, near
Newbern, Bony Watkins shot Zach
Gleaves, who died the next day. Wat.
kins came to Dyersburg and gave
himself up and his trial was in prog
ress when We went to press.
Some days since Robert McKenna,
republican member>elect to the State
legislature, fled petition at the Shel-
by circuit court to have his disabih-
ties removed, the disabilities being dis
REIMBURSEMENT by reason of his being
convicted some years since before the
Bartlett cirCuit court on the charge ef
incest, intermarrying with his deceas,
ed wife's granddaughter Mr. M'Ken-
ma was pardoned by the governor af-
ter his conviction by the jnry, but be-
fore sentence had been passed upon
him by the Judge of the court. On
the petition to be restored to civil
rights, above mentioned, Judge Pierce
held that the pardon issued by the
governor had removed the disabilities
to, and he ordered the pets
ton to be dismissed. This decision
renders Mr. McKenna eligible to the
seat in the legislature to which he has
been ted.-Memphis Appeal.
Jackson Wing: We have been re-
liably informed that serious affray
occurred at Purdy on Monday last
which viii probtAly result in the
death Of w. B. Malone, q prominent
citizen of McNairy county. 1t seems
that Malone and B. Chamness were
engaged either in a quarrel or heated
dlsputatiOn in regard to politics, Ma
lone being a democrat and Chamness
3 republican, and whilst the dispute
was going on son Of Chamaess,
about 10 years old, without any war;
ming, attacked Malone with a knife,
cutting him severely, if not fatally, on
the neck. Young Chamness attempt
ed to escape, but was captured by the
energetic interference of Sheriff .5tov
all and his deputies. The community
was much aroused by the circumstance
and lynch law was seriously threaten
ed. Indeed, it is thought Chamness
would have been killed had Malone
died instantly.
Memphis Appeal; THE St. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern railroad
by It's attorneys, Messrs
Throughman q Pike, of St. Louis, has
commenced a suit against the South
ern Express company, in the Federal
courts in this city, claiming damages
in the sum of 1888, 600 on account of
alleged fraudulent reports made by
the express company to the railroad
company in the matter Of carrying
freights by the railway company for
the express company. The Southern
Express company operated under a
contract the main line and branches