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BASEBALL.
Milan VS.. Trenton.

The Milan club went to Trenton
Friday, August l, and showed the
Riversides how to play ball, the
score standing Is to j in favsr of
Milan. The lonely scors the River
sides made was on ostball. Our
right fielder says he felf sorry for
Trenton and lost the ball 10 order to
give them one score. The Riversides
will have to import SOM more nen
in order to down ~. ar~ssgs lucky
for them that they had Brendes and
Durratt, or their score would have
been smaller. The Union City man
has played three games with Trenton
against Milan, but never has he
crossed home plate. The Trenton
boys say that Mr.. Durratt is drum.
mer and was only passing through
and they la' ked one man and played
him. Ha, ha; too thin! The River
sides better play their OWE men and
we will give them more scores and
less goose eggs. This is the second
time this season that the Milan club
has downed Trenton, while Trenton
has downed Milan only once; the
score standing in the first game IA
to 3 in faver of Milan; the second 10
II in favor of Trenton; the third IS
to l in favor of Milan; so you see in
the second game they won it by a
close shave. Trenton and Milan will
cross bats again at this place next
week. Fid Hicks umpirod the game
satisfactorily to both clubs. Time of
game, one hour and forty minutes.
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09
THE ELECTION.
Parr Elected Sheriff and Ramsey Re-
elected Trustee---Ware Wins
the Primary.

The election in this county last
Thursday passed off quietly, as far as
we have heard-not a single fight oe>
curing. At the time we go to press
returns have been received from all
the districts except Nos. II and "a.
Ramsey's majority, not counting
Nos. II and "a, is 938. PARIS ma
jority, not cyunting No. "a, is 776.
There were 5S2 votes polled in the
Milan box, The vote of this district
is as follows: II go.
Sherif-Parr, 344; Hefey, 229. d,
Trotstee-Fly, 299; Ramsey, 23S;
Hicks, 10.
Constable-Moor., 46S; Dickinson,
SO.
School observation-disclosures, 257.
Thomas, 123; Rhodes, SO.
In the primary election, to deter,
mine the choice of the district for
candidate for representative, Ware
received 261 votes, Thomas 249.
This race was very close and exci>
ting, and it was thought once that
Thomas was elected. When the re-
suit was announced, Wares friends
grabbed him and put him up for IA
speech, when he addressed them with
few appropriate remarks, thanking
them for the honor conferred and
this expression of their confidence.
Barnes was elected constable and
r. B. Love school director in the
Trenton district.
The democrats carried Memphis
and Shelby county.
1t is thought the old officers are re-
elected in Carroll.
As will be seen in our announce
ment column, DR.. Vaughan is can
didate for reelection to the legisla
ture, and asks for the nomination in
the coming convention. The Doctor
made a careful, honest, hard working
member, and he is orthodox polti>
cally. ......
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09
New Equipments.

For my fall and winter work, |
have employed some prettier clerks
than the Older ones. | am not sure,
however, they are any cleverer; but
not one screw will he left loose in try
ing to get everything right. ] aim
for m" store to show up in palatial
style, and have also arranged that
males aud females will say well done
good and faithful servant. All are
solicited to call, wonder and trade if
YOU want too. 1t viii he the good,
go.easy house Of your town, run by
Tom HARRISON.
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W. L. III. S.

Regular Meeting at Gadsden Next
,. ., Thursday.
The following note explains itself,
and many of our readers have per-
sonal interest in the matter. We
hope there will be II full meeting and
that this section will be largely rep
resented.
Gadsden, Tenn. Aug. 5, 1884.
The fruit and vegetable growers Of
West Tennessee will please bear in
mind that the regular meeting of the
West Tennessee Horticultural Socie>
ty will convene at Gadsden on the
second Thursday (14th) in August
1884, at 10 clock a. m. Much
business Of Importance will he trans
acted, and full attendance is de~
sired. j. ". RosAMON, Pres,
G. J. BELL, Sec'y.
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n. c. Il St. L
CITY DIRECTORY.
CITY OFFICERS.

CITY OFFICERS.
:. IL. Hale, Mayor.
ID. B. Bryant, City VI arshal,
j. Ii. Blankinsh,p, j. ?. Rhodes, l.. W.
Deshong, X. +. 81 aun, 4, y. Stone and ID. A.
Ia ylOr, Aldermen.
CHURCHES.
Blptist-Church street. j. p. Weaver, pas
tor. Preaching every Sunday morning aud
evening. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening"
sunday scnoOl 8 am.
Methodist-North Main street R. NJ. King,
Oa stOr. Preaching every Sunday morn ng ana
evening. Prayer meeting Wednesday even,
ing. sunday schools am.
Cumberland PreSbyteria n-Soutb VI AIN st.
day morning and evening. Prayer meeting
Tuesday evening Sunday school 3 am.
MASONS.
Milan Lodge, No. 19l-M. d. L. Jordan, W
NJ. 5. IL. Hale. Secretary. Meets LIST ednes-
day in aCh month.
K.ofH.
Liberty Lodge. No. 459-W. II. Vanhook,
Dictator: L ID jackson. Reporter. Lodge meets
irst and third Friday nights in each month.
10 OF.
Milan Lodge, No. 155-Meets every Wednes-
iay night. j. IL. Holt. n. g., j. Ii. Dickin-
U.O.G.C.
MilanLodge No. 7O-G. G. Mitchell. N. c.;
". II. \ Ledge meets 2nd and 4th
Mon ay nights in each month.
h. OfP.
Prospero Lodge, No. 24-A. B. COnley. c. c.
W A. W ade, h. +. S. Meets every Thurs
day night.
A, o. wv.
StonewaI Lodge, No. 3O--S. IL. Hale, NJ. W. (;
W. Y Williamson, Recorder, Meets third
and fourth Friday nights.
X. and L. of II.
Ea gle Lodge, No. 96-Meets first and third
Mon day nights in each month. W. A. Wa de,
P; II. J.. Dickinson, Secretary.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09
No one Hurt, but Many Wounded.

In the great contest for supremacy
some one is always left. Now the
people unanimously say Tom Harri-
son is our man, aud inasmuch as the
ladies are allowed to vote, he is cleo
ted In obedience to their wishes, he
will right soon, if not sooner, occupy
his old stand, where he was soorched
out. He cannot and will not undeY-
take to play secsnd fiddle. his new
house will be filled and arranged in
royal style. Neither money, labor nor
pains will be spared in making this
the best place in West Tennessee to
buy goods. You all know him;trade
with him,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09
Prohibition Lecture,

Mrs. E. L. Saxon, of New Orleans
will lecture on Prohibition at the G..
P. Church on Wednesday night, 18th
inst. Services conducted strictly on
religious principles.
Committee Of reception and ar
rangemsnts: DR.. A. A. Davidson, y.
F. Rankin, A. w. Loving, George
Cade and j. W. Coulter. The com.
mittee will please meet Mrs. Saxon
at noon, on Menu phis train, on 18th.
Mrs. Saxon is electrifying she state
by her power and elequence, and is
arousing more interest and attracting
more attention than any lecturer in
the state. She is employed by the
State Executive Committee.
Committee of visiting ladies: Mrs.
P. d. Warlick, Mrs. J. D. Lewis,
Mrs. A. w. Loving, Mrs. r. M.
King, Mrs. Fannie Williamson, Mrs.
Cora Wade, Mrs. j. P. Weaver,
Misses Ophelia Coulter, Ella Harris
and Alice Holt.
Visiting committee will please visit
Mrs. Saxon at the Warlick House on
afternoon of Wednesday 18th. Mrs.
Saxon is exceedingly agreeable and
interesting. A. A. DAVIDSON.
By order of State Committee.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09
Milan VS.. Humbsldt.

At Thomas's Wells, at barbecue,
last Tuesday the Milan and Hum
bOldts crossed bats for the first time
this season, in which Milan defeated
the Humholdts by a score of 21 to II.
There were two or three hundred
people present to witness the game.
The Hum boldt club has been cdnce,
ded to be the best nine in West Ten
nessee, Memphis excepted, and they
expected to havea a walk over, in fact,
they claimed, before the game com.
menced, that they would not let a
man Of the home club cross home
plate. Our boys did not play their
game, and claim that the next tine
they cross bats Humboldt will not
succeed in sending II men over home
base. Other clubs say that the
Humboldts are very quarrelsome and
do great deal Of kicking, but we
found them to be just the reverse.
They will play their second game with
Milan shortly in Humboldt. Ferd.
Brsndes, of Union City, umpired the
game and gave entire satisfaction.
lime of game, two hours and fifteen
minutes. B.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09
4 Remarkable Case.

Henry Wilson, nice looking man.
from Galveston, Tex, got on spree
in Humboldt about three months ago.
when he stole an umbrella, for which
he was arrested and sent to Jail. His
trial came off at she Law Court last
week, when he WAS found guilty,
fined S5, ana sentenced to ten days
in Jail. We believe this is the first
case Of the kind that has occurred IN
this state. Heretofore most people
have considered umbrellas as personal
property, hut this ease may warn
them to he careful hereafter.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09
Boys Election.

The following is the vote of the
boys of this city, who are under age,
for county officers.
For Sheriff: Parr "a, Hehey 9.
For Trustee Ramsey II, Fly Is.
For Constable: Moore 20, Dickin.
son II.
For School Director: Heathcock %,
Rhodes 8.
Primary Ware 8, Thomas 8.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09

r. G, Adams & Co., are receiving
and opening up the best stock Of
Shoes and Boots in town-Custom
work for ladies and gentlemen. A
fine lot of Eastern Shoes cheaper than
was ever brought to Milan before.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09
FOR SALE.

MAGISTRATES WARRANTS AND EX-
4Nk ECUrIONS at Greatly Reduced Rates
Ap ply at this office.
nLD NEW SPAPERS. GOOD TO PUT
~ un Ter arpets. paper walls, clean win
dows. lamp chimheys, etc. Call at TINS ohce.
TEN HOUSES " LOTS IN MILAN. WILL
i be sold very low o. VI. HALLSTROM.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09
SMALL CHANGE.

:
arrested either.
Nat Deshong has opened up a
handsome new grocery stock i'll one
of the new bricks.
The l. d N. work train has been
here several days, msnding trestles,
bridges, etc, in this neighborhood.
The nights and mornings this week
have been very cool, making fires feel
comfortable. BE careful, or you will
contracta IL chill.
Union City's nineteenth annual
fair will begin October 9TH and con
tinue five days. A liberal list Of
premiums is offered.
Shepherd d Benthal's evspors-
tor is doing an immense amount Of
work. Large quantities of fruit are
being dried, and some ten or fifteen
hands are kept busy.
Mayor Hale gave the police special
orders to see that no liquor was ssld
here on election day. The conse-
quence was, everything passed off
quietly, and not drunken man was
seen on the streets.
A hack occupied by Mr.. B. A.
Shepherd and family, Mrs. John
Shepherd and Miss Ella Shepherd,
turned over near Double Springs
camp ground last Sunday and came
near crippling all the party. Fsrtu>
natsly, they escaped unhurt. But
their dinner was badly wrecked.
The camp meeting at Double
Springs closed last Wednesday, with
sixteen conversions and six accessions
to the church. Everything passed
off pleasantly, no disturbance of any
kind occurring. The services were
conducted by Bevs. j. H. Keaton, j.
d. Lewis, H. r. Reed and l. B. Day.
We have received copy of the
first issue of the Southern Miner and
Manufacturer, published in Nashville
by Messrs. A. B. Tavel and f. Nj.
Paul. 1t is 16>page quarto, ssmi>
monthly, 81 per anRum, and the
number before us promises that @he
journal will br well worth the money.
The lodge Of Knights and Ladies'
OF Honor elected the following new
officers last Monday night: M. D. L.
Jordan, Protector; Mrs. NJ. d. L.
Jordan, Vice Protector; Rev. j. P.
Weaver, Chaplain, H. l.. Dickinson,
Secretary; E. n. Stone, Financisl
Secretary; 7. j. Gordon, Treasurer
S. II. Hale, Guilds.
Cn account Of the smallpox in Jack
son, the Mayor and Aldsrnen of Mi
Ian have qsarantined against that
city. We hear rumors that there are
a number of cases there, but do not
believe all we hear. We think it
probable that there are a few cases,
and that precautions have been taken
to prevent the spread of the disease.
The second annual reunion, live
stock exhibition and stock sale of the
Montgomery County Farmers Asso>
citation will occur at Dunbar's Cave,
near Clarksville, on Tuesday and
Wednesday, August 19 and 20. The
reunion last year attracted thousands
of people, and the show of stock this
year promises to be better. The man
agement has our thanks for ticket.
The "Oriental" barbecue was at>
tended by four or five hundred people
at Thomas's Wells last Tuesday. The
meats were well cooked and the qaun>
tity was ample for the crowd. Every
body enjoyed the day very much,
The candidates did not speak, but did
mix freely with the "dear people"
After dinner the Humboldt and Mi
Ian baseball clubs played most in>
teresting game, which was witnessed
by Il large crowd. Particulars will
he found elsewhere in this paper.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09

Why do men buy their Shoes and
Boots in grocery store! Because they
get good goods cheap.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09

Call soon and examine r. 9. Ad-,
ans and Co.'S stock Of Shoes amt
Boots.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09

ID IERCE.-We are auth orized to announce
4 Hon. Rice A. Pierce as a candidate for re-
election to Congress in this, the 9th Congress
ional District subject to the action of the dem
ocratic cOhye ntiOn,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09

Mitchum's teams run down hauling.
Shoes and Boots for L, &. dou.s &
Co.
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ANNOU NCEMENTS.
FOR CONGRESS.

FOR CONGRESS-.
NoOPER.-We are authorized to annOunc
~ Hon. Wise A, Cooper as II candidate e
Congress in this, the Ninth. Congressional
Dis strict, subject to the action Of the Demo
cratic Convention.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09

Don't fail to see r. {. Adams q
Cos Shoes before buying,
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RAILROAD TIM TABLE.
GREAT JACKSON ROUTE.
Tt,rNnts CpNrRaL RAtLROAp.

GREAT JACKSON ROUTE.
ILLINOIS CRNrBAL RAILROAD.
After November 2j,h, 1885, trains will leave
Milan As follows:
snrrH. NORTH.
No. l. at 1000 am S"' = az S 9:2p am
No. 3. ut $3.50 pm NO + ht iZ'Zu pm
Passengers are also allowed to ride on the
following freight srains
SOUTH. NORTH
M = at2.lopm No. s. at 1890 am
e, q ~ Ii!36 nu as far 5 nth AZ JACKSON,
Tenn.
E. NJ. BRowN, Ticket Agent.
A.H.HANsoN, Gen'l. Pass. Agent, Chicago
hi. j. ". COLEMAN. Asst. Il. 2 A. New
Jrleaus, La
LOUISVILLE Il NASH VILE X. X.
Trains leave Milan as follows on and after
FEBRUARY 18th, 1884.
PASSENGER TRAINS.
No l. south, leaves at................... l.0S a
No. > north, :, ..............."...... l2:SO pm
No. 4. ...................... 5:ZU am
Our local freight trains viii not run ON Sun
day as heretofore, ~
r. ga ANTWELL. Ticket Agent.
\. c. q st. l..
On and after November 18th, 1888, passenger
trains West
Lv Nushvils Ar Mckenzie
:" 1870 am 6;25 am
EAST BOUND.
Lv Mckenzie 3:o2 pm Ar Nashville S:oopm
4:2O am 9;UU a m
OF. CANTWELL. Agent.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09
THE LEGISLATURE,

UAUGHAN.-We are authorized to an
v uounce L. X. Vaughan as a candidate
for re el ctioH to the Lower House of the next
Legislature, subject to the action of the coun-
ty democratic convention.
UTADE.-We are authorized TO announce
w W. W. Wade, of Trenton, as a ca ndi-
4lte to reFvesent this county in the Lower
House of the next Legislature, subject to the
action of the county democratic convention.
NITARE.-We are authorized. to announce
w Y. l.. Ware, of Milan, as a candidate
TO represent this county in the Lower House
of the county democratic convention.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-31
Railroad Supervision.

In the case of The Laurel Fork and
Sandy Hi Railroad Company q. The
Vest PTginia Transportation Company
decided on the 18th inst, the Supreme
Court of West Virginia maintained the
right of the Legislature of the State to
regulate by law passenger and freight
charges on a railroad chartered before
the passage of the law. The court (per
Green, j. decided that the right to regu-
late and fix at its pleasure the charges of
railroad companies for the transportation
of freight and passengers was one of the
powers of the State inherent in every SOW
ereignty, to be exercised by the Legisla-
ture at its pleasure, from time to time,
and that, therefore, one Legislature
could not, by charter granted to rail-
road company, even though for valu-
able consideration, confer on such rail
road company right to charge certain
fixed rates for the transportation of
freight and passengers, and stipulate
that they should not be changed by flu
ture Legislatures. If that were done the
court said, it would not be regarded as a
contract, but as being,..in legal effect,
nothing more than a license to enjoy the
privilege conferred ON the corporation
for the time, subject to future legisla-
tive or constitutional control
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-31
Money and the P. ID. G..

Special to the Globe Democrat.
Washington, Dec 15.-"If | should be
called to the Postmaster eneralship by
Mr. Cleveland, said Representative Money
OF Mississippi, 81 should try to observe
very closely the civil service rules don't
believe the railway postal clerks and the
clerks in the Post-Office Department should
be removed under any circumstance while
they are performing their duties as they
are now. 1t would be manifestly and
highly improper and iujudicious to dis
charge railway employees. They have the
service very near perfection. Their work
is that of experts, and they should be re-
tained.n So far Mr.. Money has stood more
prominent for the position of Postmaster
General than any other Seutherner, at
least.
We do mot believe that Mr.. MoNEY
has made the declaration attributed to
him by the Washington correspondent.
1t may not accord with his ideas to have
sweeping and indiscriminate removals,
but it would scarcely accord with his
wishes to retain the present employees
indiscriminately and universally. Many
of them were selected more upon parti-
san grounds, than with reference to
qualifications. Besides, it cannot safely
be assumed that among "the outs" there
are not many worthy and competent
persons. The doctrine of life tenures
in offices which have been treated as
purely partisan by the Republican ad-
will hardly be acceptable
to the Democratic party whose shibbo-
leth in the late contest was to cleanse the
Augean stables.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-31
Disputed Authorship.

7. G. MCCoRvEY, of Tuscaloosa, Ala,
contributes an article entitled ''Some
Famous Southern Poems" to the Times
Democrat, which was published in last
Sundays issue, from which we extract
the following
1t is a matter of regret to many
Southerners that Major Lamar Fontaine
was not able to establish his claim to
the authorship of The Picket Guard"
or, "All Quiet Along the Potomac To-
night" as it is better known in the South.
1t is one of the finest poems that the
war produced, and we should be glad to
claim it as a specimen of Southern liter
ature; but the weight of authority seems
to be in favor of Mrs Ethel Lynn Beers,
as its author. 1t was published in Har-
per's Weekly for Nov. 80, 1861, over her
initials, and Major Fontaine has not
been able to show that he had printed
or bad written the poem previous to that
date. Soon after the close of the war,
Mr.. Joel Chandler Harris-since famous
as ''Uncle Remus" thor
oughly Major Lamar's claim to the au-
thorshlp of the poem in question, and
the result of his investigation is given
at length in Davidson's Living Writers
of the South" Mr.. Harris says: after
a careful and impartial investigation of
all the facts in my reach, | have come
| to the conclusion that Mrs. Beers and
not Mr.. Fontaine wrote the poem in
question. & You probably know
me well enough to acquit me, in this in
stance at least, of the charge of preiu-
dice. ] am jealous of Southern litera
ture, and if | have any partiality in the
matter at all, it is in favor of Major La
mar Fontaine. | should like to claim it
as a specimen of Southern literature;
but the facts in the case do not warrant
| it,"
| Not long since we read in the Ne,o
| Nississippidn a very carefully prepared
statement of the circumstances under
which the poem referred to was written,
over the signature of Maj. FoNTAINE.
This statement fixes the date at which
the poem was first published-that is,
distributed promiscuously in camp of
soldiers-in the month of August, 1861,
more than two months before the publ
cation in Harper's Heekiy.
1t is unfortunate that the authorship
of composition of so much merit
should remain in doubt, for no matter
what we may believe about it there are
many who hold a different opinion.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-12-31
A Mares N est.

The appointment of f. ;. Wilson as
the Private Secretary of Senator Lamar,
has no political significance whatever.
The Senator needed a Secretary. He
rendered the appointment to Mr.. wilson,
who accepted it, and is ende9Joring to
discharge the duties of tie position in
a satisfactory mannsr The fact that
reporter of tie Globe-Democrat turned
his Imagination loose and hunted up
mares nest in this appointment, is
something which neither Senator Lamar
nor Mr.. Wilson had anything to do with,
or control over. Neither of them knew
anything of it until they saw it in a
Mississippi paper, The Globe Democrat
would doubtless like to see such state
of affairs exist in every Democratic
State, as a sensational reporter pictures
in Mississippi, as it is Republican pa
per of the deepest dye.
We see no reason why any Mississippi
paper should be agitated over the mat
ter Mr.. Wilson may or may not, be an
applicant for Office under the admins
tration of President Cleveland. Should
he be an applicant for any position at
the hands of the incoming administra-
ton, he is perfectly willing that his
Democracy shall be measured by the ut
terances of the New Mississippian.
Its files give the lie to all such insinua-
tions, let them come from what source
they may-that Mr.. Wilson has not al
ways been true to the best interests of
Democracy, and loyal to the best inter
ests of the State of Mississippi-a State
that gave him birth and that he is proud
Of
The New Mississippian is proud of the
friends it has made during the course of
its political life, and tit is prouder still
to feel that it gained the good will of
such friends by an honest, straight-for-
ward advocacy of Democracy, pure and
indebted, and Jealous championship
of that class OF men and of that class
of public measures that looked, as it be-
lieved, most favorably to the prosperity
of Mississippi as well as the country in
its entirety.-New Mississippian.
1t is plain from the foregoing that
Brother WILSON did not furnish the
information contained in the Globe Dem
ocraPs special, as was suggested by one
of our contemporaries, and that he is
not in sympathy with the general tenor
of the dispatch.
We understand that the reporter of
the Globe Democrat, referred to, is the
person who was in Mississippi last win
ter, and who witnessed the hanging Of
tn negroes in the jail of Yazoo City Oh
Dec 25, 1888, and reported that affair foi
the Globe Democrat, as well as the pro.
ceedings of the Legislature afterwards
in session.
OF course he is a Republican.