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Judge Morgsn's Letter.

i The following Is the letter Of Judge
Morgan, giving his reasons for declining
a joint debate with Mr.. Watson:
seYoar letter Of the 10th has been rs
ceived. / agree with you and the Demo-
cratic friends with whom you have con-
ferred that q Joint discussion between
Democratic candidates, prior to nomina-
ton, would result in in Jury to the party.
I know my honorable competitor would
not assail the principles Of the Democrat
ie party, nor defend the vices Of the Re-
publican party; then We Eozld have roth
ing to discuss except orr individHal
records as connected with public affairs.
A discussion Of such topics however kind
" and courteously conducted, as between
ourselves would be taken up By our
friends, and perhaps result IN bitterness
Of feeling hurffnl to q cordial union 0f Ell
fort necessary to success
To decline ! challenge for joint debate
usually subjects the person declining %
more 81 less censure, but shall risk oil
this. Ny feaIty to the Democratic party
compels me to take this course, for Il Is
much better that suf3er eensnre o. de-
feat Il Necessary, than that the party sui
fer damage.
That this may serve as answer to all the /
district. I ask that you will hare Il pub
lished ID he TATE C0unsy Record
am, Very respectfully.
7. B. MORGAN
MIS-, June go. lssl.
The letter vas addressed to Lent
Governor shands and ]. 7. Gabbert,
ESQ, Chairman IL the Demncratic Exec.
ntive COMMITTEES Of Tate county
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Both United States Senators are Repub
licans, but three out Of its four Congress-
men are Demoer ats and its Legislature is
Republican by 80 majority on joint ballot.
FLORIDA
lss0-For Presideat-Haneock, D..--.....,-. 1864
Garfield, R-..--.......... 2S,645
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One Of its United States Senatsrs and
all Of its six Representatives are Demo-.
Gratis, and its Legislature Is Democratic on
joint ballot BY 81 majority.
At the election OF 1850 FIVE Democratic
electors and one Republican were chosen.
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1924

One United States Senator and ten out
of its thirteen Representatives are Demo
Gratis. The Legislature is Democratic by
% majority on joint ballot.
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ExEoU9IVE CoNMITTET,
DEMO cRAIlc-c ohsERvATrYE PARTY or THE
STATE or NsssssstPpt ~

FoR STATE Al L1RsE-Oiiyer Clifton, Of Kinds
ChaiEmahs james A. barksaale Of azoo; j, q
sessloasI % tAEsoin; ). "A. JoaAz, OF Monroe Mar
ny h. 5niIt,s, OF = srren.
kga Dtssrtes-N. ~. Cox, Jas T. Harrison.
Second DEstriet--C b. IIowry, j. G. KYLE
lard Dtsf5 tet-E. VI. Anderson, O. Il Par
k9Hrth Dtstriet-e b. BnuwH, j. ii. Duke
sEYth Disfrtot-E. Watkins, e. ~ Harris
eizth Lfsfrtet-J. W. Ianibert IL. 81 Evans
6eyesfh DaaFtet-A. j MeIAurin, W. c. WiIkia-
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co.. Singleton FaveTs Eoseaisko.

Yours respectfully,
CHAs. S. WILLIAMS.
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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

In the Senate on the 28th the bill re-
polygamy law in Utah was reported for
passage. Both houses adjourned on
account of the death of Representative
Mackey of South Carolina.
CANADA is not yet ready for two-cent
letter postage.
BUBEAR won the sculling match with
Elliott ON the Thames, in England, on the
18th.
The bodies of the Jeanette victims
reached Moscow on the 2Sth.
REPRESENTATIVE MACKEY of South
Carolina died the morning of the 18th.
EARTHQUAKE shocks were felt at st.
Johns, N. b., the night of the 9th.
The United States Supreme Court will
take recess from February to March 3.
The net earnings of the Chicago, Mill
waukee g. st. Paul Road last year were
1881, 7S5.
In addition to the dozen men lost in
the Welsh colliery explosion on the 9th
sixty eight horses were also killed.
THE Supreme Court of Missouri has
granted a stay of execution in the case of
Kate Douglass, sentenced to be hanged on
February 1st for the murder of her para
mour, Joseph Miller, in St. Louis. An eff.
fort is being made to obtain Communication
of her sentence.
THE Chinese Government has or
dered the Vlceroys CT the different pro-
vinces to report immediately the number
of soldiers they can furnish.
The Marquis of Lansdowne, Cover
nor-General OF Canada, has been appointed
| Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of
st. Michael and st. George.
CITIZENS of San Francisco, Cal, have
ordered a bronze statue OF President Gar
field of Prof. LEM, OF Nuremburg. 1t is to
be in civilians dress, ten feet high, sur
rounded by figures representing war tro-
phies and of the American eagle. In front,
under star, is the word Garfield" in large
letters.
The French Chamber ON the 2Sth de-
feated the proposed measures for relief of
the laboring classes.
THERE is long list of wrecks by the
recent great storm ON the coasts OF Great
Britain and France.
In Russia it is proposed to create q
Ministry of Imperial toiice under General
Tchervotf, to deal especially with internal
politics.
FIFTEEN hundred men are given en-
ployment at Troy, N. Y, by the resump-
ton OF work by the Albany Iron Works.
JAMES O'KELLY, Member of Parlia-
ment for Roscommon, Ireland, has gone to
the Soudan as correspondent of the Lon
don NetcS, TO take the Mace of Edmund
'O'Donovan, killed with Hicks Pasha.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02
XLYIIITH CONGRESS-.

In the Senate on the 22d several petitions
asking for the opening of Oklahoma lands
were reported adversely. The Anthony reso-
luton directing inquiry as to determinations
by tariff or otherwise against American pro-
ducts i'm foreign countries was agreed to. The
bill to provide Territorial government for
Alaska was debated without action In
the House. a resolution calling for inquiry rs
to the manufacture of butterine was referred.
The bill to forfeit the Texas Pacific land grant
was reported and placed on the calendar. The
Gree,v relief expedition bill passed; also the
bill relating to recoveries for infringement of
patents II provides that nothing can be re-
covered from a defendant who Is mere user
for his own Dement,.
In the Senate on the 23d the Fitz John
Porter bill was reported favorably. Mr.. Sher-
man introduced a resolution, which was laid
over calling for report on the Danville and
Copiah County (Na.) murders. Another reso-
luton was adopted calling for information as
to fees paid in the star-route cases. IL was
voted to give each Senator, not a chairman of
any committee, clerk. Resolution to allow
lieutenant Reynolds of the navy to accept
from the Emperor of Austria decoration for
gallant service was opposed by senator Plumb;
but finally adopted. $500. The House adopted
a resolution of thanks to the officers and crew
of the revenue cutter Dexter for good be-
havior at the wreck of the City of Columbus.
Joint resolution was adopted appropriating
$50 900 for the destitute Crow Indians The
bill to appropriate money for the tobacco re-.
bate payments was referred to committee of
the whole. Also the bill to establish a depart
ment of agriculture. The Bland bill was re-
ported with recommendation that the enact
ing clause De stricken out, put no actloh was
taken.
In the Senate on the Ath the oreely re-
lief resolution was ADOPTED; also resolution
for appointment OF clerks at 40 per day Tor
members not onaIineh oi collinlttees. Lon
sloeraiion Oh une aiasha pm RLOEnVisseu; me
resolutlon apIogalnH 'hG me"aia I,,. tIeaty
was reportea su O JUL s T 10
orlng ueno5rN oru p NV osn o L,Un, ouoa W
whs auoPoe9i -, ~ vi" Soat hiiis IT,; ".
pllls We.S .; p;da Iii niA,ns a
Jay IoT Ile ~ tii Cru ,,,I; Iii,
was '. aad Snt 20 Pi,. -,
thss MeLo & uo,,S vant " mt 90 oa
tne whoic; lne ousJ woh k, hi.o III I
on inc tophcc3 oaa rep 1890 az y ,, n'i a.
pas ,ot nn5mont 70 tbn GreeIv roiief ,nso /"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02
sHoCKISG DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.
Tragic Ending of n Life of Marital Infelic-
ity-An Eigin pli.) woman's story of How
il Happened-A Shadow of Doubt Envel-
oping the Affair.


il Happened-A shadow of Doubt Envel-
oping the AFFAIR.
ELGIN, ILL.,, Jan. %.
Shortly after noon to-day the family oh
b. X. Buzzell, living four miles west of Ell
gin, were Mortified at the appearance in
their midst of a bloody apparition. This
proved to be Mrs. William Combs, the wife
of a neighbor. The woman had staggered
from her home, about 100 yards distant,
leaving bloody trail on the snow. She
was frightfully mutilated about the neck
and shoulders. The fingers of her left hand
were severed and her arms badly gashed..
In one of her mutilated hands the woman
carried butcherknife with an eight-inch
blade and both edges sharpened. She was
exhausted and incoherent, but managed to.
tell the BuZzells that her husband had as
saulted her, and when he supposed he had
succeeded in killing her had cut his own
throat. Coombs was found lying on the
floor in a chamber of his house with his
head nearly severed from his body. The
room gave evidence of fearful struggle.
tables and chairs were tipped over, shreds
OF cloth were strewn about the walls, the
bed-clothing and furniture of the apart
ment bespatterrd with blood, and the en-
tire surroundings unusually horrifying.
William Coombs was a well-to-do farmer
iorJy-nlne years old. lie was an English
man by birth and the father of seven chill
dren. He had been married three times.
His first wife, by whom he had four chill
dren, died in England. Coming to Ameri-
ca, he was shortly afterward married
again. Three children were the fruit Of
this alliance. Three years ago Coombs was
divorced from his second wife. One year
ago of the present month, against the coun-
sci of his friends, deceased married wo-
man twenty nine years old, calling herself
Mrs. Green and claiming Chicago as her
home. The woman had child and was
looked upon by those coming in contact
with her as an adventures. The union
proved an unhappy one and there have
been chickering's for months, although no
open quarrel occurred until now. The
neighbors say that the tantalizing perse-
cutions of the woman drove Coombs mad,
and that he has been insane for two months
past. To-day while the children living at
home were at school the trouble that Gull
minated so tragically transpired. The
| woman's story is not credited by the neigh
! bors, and several important circumstances
are at variance with it, which lead many
TO suppose that the woman. killed her hus-
band.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

The report of the Government Com
missioners of the Union Pacific Railroad
expresses hope that all the Missouri Riv-
er lines will subscribe to the tripartite
agreement. 1t sets forth that the Novem'
Der surplus was greater than that OF No
yember, 1882, and that the history OF the
road justifies the policy of liberal land
grants. A plan is suggested to extinguish
the debt by semi.annual payments OF
fixed sum.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

A MAN giving his name as M. j. Lay
ton attempted suicide on astrain near Pitts
burgh, Pa, ON the Goth. He seemed to be
crazy and raved about double murder
near st. Louis, which led to the suspicion
that he was the murderer of the Boneck'
ers.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

The failure of the Cleveland Paper
Company is announced, with liabilities ag-
gregating $250,000; assets largely in un.
manufactured stock) 100000.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

INVITATIONS have been sent to Presi-
dent Arthur and the Governors of the sew
eral States of the Union to attend the Win
ter Carnival at Montreal, Can. The festiv-
tiles are to be conducted On scale of un-
precedented magnifcence.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

THE official list of awards in the Lon
don Fisheries Exhibition shows that the
United States carried off more valuable
prizes than any other nation.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

THE Holman bill to prevent duplica-
ton of pay accounts of army and navy Of
ficers and others will be reported favorably
to Congress.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

The Federal Courts of San Francisco
are blocked with Chinese habeas corpus
cases. Judge Hoffman wants Congress to
appoint commission to dispose of these
cases. D., ri rp. -t- sc -
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

Mr.. VIM. MATHER, the Englishman
who investigated American technical
schools for she Royal Commission, says our
institutions for teaching mining, civil and
mechanical engineering are equal to any
similar schools in Europe.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

A VIENNA workingman who killed q
detective was arrested on the 18th and was
found to have a revolver, dynamite bomb
and poisoned dagger in his pockets.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

BENJAMIN GAINES, ex-Speaker Keif-
er's nephew, testified on the 25th before the
House Committee on Accounts regarding
the dismissal and appointment of official
stenographers.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

DANIEL MCAULEY, ex-Mayor of In
dianapolis, Ind, has been arrested in New
York for violating the lottery laws.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

THE Illinois Supreme Court has de.
cided that the city of Chicago has right
to tax occupations. The case had been APP
pealed by a livery stable keeper.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

SIR SAMUEL BAKER says the conduct
of the British Ministry in abandoning the
Soudan is national humiliation.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

The distillsy of G. II. Bush, at West.
field, Mass, has been ibrfeited to the Gov.
eminent on account of fraud.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

FIFTEEN corpses were found in one
chamber of the coal mine at Crested Butte,
Col, on the 25th. Thirty-four bodies in all
had been recovered. - r =. - u
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The ship Simla was sunk in the
English Channel on the Goth by collision
with the ship City of Lucknow. Twenty
two persons were missing.
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A TERRIBLE hurricane ragged in Eng
land and France the night of the 25th.
Great damage was done to property in
London and Paris and many lives were
lost. yE ia sUc fETG 'EFs
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

Mr.. SuKMAN, well-to-do citizen of
Yonkers, N. Y, has brought suit for $780,
600 damages against his brother-in-law,
Crosby, for having him locked up in a
lunatic asylum to get possession of his
property.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

Some of the Pittsburgh manufacturers
are making overtures to the glass-blowers,
who have been on a strike six months.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

THE bill for the extirpation of dis
eases among cattle will be reported to Con-
gress with proviso for an appropriation
of $3.50, 900, States being required to con-
tribute sum equal to that apportioned
them.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

CINCINNATI has subscribed $4,000
towards the expenses of the National Dem
ocratic Convention, and is going to send a
big committee to try and secure it.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

COLONEL ISAAC X. HILL, of Ohio, has
been appointed assistant sergeant-at-arms
of the National House of Representatives.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

EDWARD j. MEANY, for sixteen years
Treasurer of the Moulders' Union of North
America, has disappeared from Brooklyn,
N. Y, and twenty thousand dollars of the
organizations money is gone from the
bank.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

The total iron production of the coun-
try last year was 5,l46,972 net tons.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

AN explosion, in a mine in Rhondda
Valley, Wales, on the 9th. killed eleven
miners. A rescuing party of three, in
Guiding the manager of the mine, were also
killed. n .,r ff1- pre-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

The Bessemer steel production of the
United States fell Off $4,000 tons last year.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

GOVERNOR MURRAY of Utah denies
that any charges were ever filed against
him while be was United States Marshal in
Kentucky. He says the reports are set
afioat by Mormon agents. atgt.-r..f laa
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02

Compiled from Various Sources.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-08-24

can administration. Whether this
were to be attributed to Re
publican policy or not, 1t
was evident that the country had
never enjoyed such great prosperity
or advanced in all things pertaining to
the highest civilization as it had since
the Republican party came into power
and adopted this American policy. The
free trade theory he described as the
Democratic English policy. He claimed
that the commerce of the country under
the management of the government by
the Republican party had caused our
O0O,00O,0O0. all of which had been
produced by American labor.
The remainder of his speech was
largely taken up in maxi
ing comparisons to the condition
of the iaboring and producing
classes of the United States and those OF
Great Britain. He claimed the two
parties were distinctly divided on lhe
question of the suppression of polygamy,
and declared that the Republican party
would use all the legal power of the
government to destroy "the twin relic
of barbarism."
THE CROWD WAS SO GREAT
about the stand occupied by Logan that
the speakers proceeded to oc-
cupy adjoining platforms and addressed
portions of the crowd from them. Among
others speaking were Gen. Oglesby,
Gov. Hamilton and Senator Cullom.
The scene in and about the
park during the speaking was made
brilliant by an Increasing display of
pyrotecnics. The speaking continued
until II 80 p. M, at which hour the great
crowd began to disperse.
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HousToN, Aug. 3.-ISpecial. In re-
sponse to the announcement, over
100 members OF the Ladies' World
Exposition and the Harris county or
ganizations assembled at the spacious
the Worlds Fair matters. From the
commencement to the close of tho ad-
dress the closest attention and interest
was evinced on the face ofevery auditor.
Fresh enthusiasm and determined Of
fort is now finally aroused, Col. Elliott
announced that he had appointments ut
the following places and times; Terrell,
on the 18th inst; Dallas, on the 9th;
gainesville, on the 18th; Austin, on the
SOth; San Antonio, on the 3lst.
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Bulldog and wildcat.

CoNNELroN, WEST VA, Aug. 2S.--A
fight between T. l.. Montgomery's
mountain wildcat and G. w. Rohinson's
bulldog, Cutr, took place this afternoon
at Go'clock. The dog was put in the
cage with the cat few minutes after 6
O'Clock. After u great deal of noise the
dog attacked the cat, but was driven Off.
The cat took the corner and
fought the dog oil Tho dog ad-
vanced to the centre of the cage.
The cat followed up, and the round
lasted about second. The dog was
driven back. AS the dog was to whip the
cat in two minutes and the time was up,
Referee Mann decided that the eat had
won, and the dog was taken out. The
fight was for $500. Montgomery chal-
lenges any dog in the United States to
hight his cat for $1,000, at Charleston,
West Virginia, within sixty DAYS.
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Dallas Browns VS.. Houston Nationals.

Dallas Browns VS.. Houston Nationals.
The reorganized Dallas Browns came
nobly to the front yesterday afternoon,
defeating the Houston Nationals in the
second of the series of league games be-
tween these two clubs. The crowd was
not large in attendance, but those who
went out were more than repaid by per-
haps rs fine n game as has been played
here. The hutly contested struggle of
the day previous taught the public to
expect fine playing, and II was witness
ed yesterday.
The battery Of the Browns was Mans
field, pitcher, and Clarke, catcher.
Young Mansfield for the first six in
nings did admirably, and was Just az
admirably backed by the whole field
while Clarke caught in fine style. He
is unquestionably one of the greatest
men behind the bat ever seen in this
section, and played without an error
Murphy, who played left field for the
Browns, made two magnificent fly
catches, one with one hand and stopped
runs each time from two or three men
on the bases.
Up to the last half of the seventh in
ming the score stood six to one in favor
Of Dallas. The Nationals got on TO
Mansfield in that inning and made the
brilliant score of five runs, three of thom
earned, tieing the game. Tennison, the
powerful batter of the Nationals, made
another one of his long, heavy hits,
sending the ball way out of left field and
piled up two or three of the five. Gun
derman also did some heavy, safe bat
ting. He also made the catch of tho day,
running from right field into left CEN
tire field and gracefully taking In a long
fly. Reightmeyer, right-tielder Of the
Houston nine, also made two or three
beautiful catches.
In the eighth inning Crothers went
into the box and struck the three first
men out, amid the greatest excitement,
Two more runs for the Browns in the
ninth and awhitewash for the Nationals,
after three men had got on the bases,
settled the tug of war favorably for the
home team, and the crowd ran wild with
enthusiasm and excitement.
The Nationals are agentlemanly set of
fellows and play n magnificent game of
ball. The Browns, with one or two OK
ceptions, are the better batters, while
the Nationals field the best. The Dallas
bows are loud in their praises of the vis-
lting club both socially and profession
ally.
Hanlon, who has been catching for the
Nationals In such great style, was q
member of the Dallas Stars IN 1871, and
helped them win the big game against
the Denison Blue Stockings, when all
the Indian Territory was down at Deni-
son armed cap a pie and yelling for Den
ison. .g.
Mutually, the "o'd rellabler baseman
and terrible batter of the Browns last
season Is here, has signed with the
Browns again, and plays to-day on third
base.
To-day finishes the present series with
Houston, and the contest will be red hot
and largely attended, the gate fee being
only - cents.
The following is the score by innings
of yesterdays game:
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Base Ball Abroad,
state CnpitaI Notes.

AUSTIN, Aug. %. Special. The fol-
lowing counties show increase in values
AS stated below; Robertson, S765, ,626:
Newton, S29,2ll; Austin, $6L59S; Clay
$3sJ,S2 Bastrop shows decrease OF
SIP, 2,l57; Guadalupe, $2g,703.
Work on the Terrell asylum Is said tC
bo progressing well. The last estimate
paid the contractor was S20,S6j, making
the total amount paid about $4,000 out
Of an appropriation of$200,0OO.
To-day surveyors of the several coun.
ties receive and open bids for the pur.
chase and lease of lands. The indica
tions are that there will be no falling of
in either case, Notwithstanding the mo.
meutary depression and dull times con.
sequent on the prolonged drouth in
Western Texas.