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;ar ftT-,A. swat WUMUw -yvxvAumva MILAN EXCHANGE IT. J. WADE, Publisher. Trms$l.iO per aannm,in Advance. SATURDAY, MAI 10,184. The St. Louis Globe Democrat, the leading republican paper of the west, h not too hopeful of the giiocega of its party nt the coming elections. After figuring closely, it My: "At best, the contest is to lie a close, sharp nnil iicertuin one, n ml every vote will be needed to insure the right result. The preference of a majority of the people is undoubtedly with the republican party: but to make that preference active and ef fective, there must be no mistake made and no extra risk assumed as to candidates. All personal considera tions will have to be subordinated to the interests of the party as a party, and a ticket put in the field that no republican caa find uny plausible reason for refusing or neglecting to support. Representative Stewart, of Texas, has prepared a bill providing for the appointment of three commissioners, to serve two years, to aid in extend ing American trade and commerce, and acquiring information looking to railway communication between the Southern countries and the United a. States. The bill provides that the commission shall visit Mexico, Guate mala, Honduras, Salvador, Nicara gua, Costa Rico, Columbia, Venezue la, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina Republic, Chili, Uruguay, Paraguay aad Brazil. Nearly two hundred people have been converted at the big revival in Dyersburg, among others the publish er of the Gazette. A wondertul work has been done. The Gazette now has hope for thinning out the numerous gin mills there, and all good people will say amen when the work has been done. The party of New England edito rial excursionists will enter this state at Bristol to-day, spend to-morrow in Knoxville, go to Chattanooga and then on to Nashville. Several Ten aessee editors will meet them in Bristol. The Morrison tariff reduction bill was defeated in the House last Tues day. Our representative voted the wishes of a majority of his people when he favored it. The vote stood 154 for the measure to 159 against it. Charlie Ford, one of the brothers who killed Jesse James some months ago, aid was one of his comrades, took his own life at his father'e home in Richmond, Mo., last Tuesday, by shooting himself through the heart. Blaine, it seems, will lead Arthur in the Chicago convention; but neith er of them will have votes enough to begin with to secure the nomination. Lincoln stock is still rising. A Pennsylvania man is said to have invented a plan for solidifying whis key, so that a man can carry it around in plugs and chew it like tobacco. Give us a chew ! The Marine National Bank of New York failed lust Tuesday, and carried the banking house with which Gen. Grant and his son are connected down with it. A cyclone at Rock City, 111., did great damage last Monday. Several buildings were also demolished at Davenport, Iowa. The McKenzie News has been en ' larged and improved. It is one of our welcome visitors. The Union City Anchor, one of our sprightliest exchanges, has been enlarged. TENNESSEE CHOI'S. Reports Wiowinir Their A verase Con dition anil Acreage as Com imred with April, 1883. Tha following are the average per centages of the acreage aud cond.tion of crops, and number and condition of live stock, as compared with April, 1883; also the average wages of farm hands, prepared by the Bureau of Agriculture. , EAT TENNESSEE. One hundred and eighty-eight re ports from 33 counties give the fol lowing averages: Wheat, acreage 105, condition 101; rye, acreage 92, condi tion U; barley, acreage 94, condition 91; clover, acreage 104, condition 98; grass, acreage 102, condition 98; corn, acreage 90, condition 88; wheat dam aged by fly 10 per cent., by frost 14 per cent., ny nooas 11 per cent.; milch cows, number 97, condition 92; other cattle.number 9G, condition 98; horses and mules, number 99, condi tion 98; sheep, number 89, condition 97; hogs, number 93, condition 95; farm hands, wages per month with board 810, without board $14.50. MIDDLE TENNESSEE. Two hundred and twenty-one re ports from 40 counties givs the fol lowing averages: Wheat, acreage 103, condition 104; rye, acreage 90, condi tion 97; barley, acreage 92, condition 97; clover, acreage 104; condition 95; grass, acreage 104, condition 94; corn, acreage 87, condition 87; wheat, dam aged by fly 8 per cent., by frost 14 per cent., by floods 10 percent.; much cows, namber 93, condition 91; other cattle, number 90, condition 90; horses and mules, number 97, condi tion 98; sheep, number 92, condition 91; hogs, number 103, condition 97; farm hands, wages per month with board 910.25, without board $14.75. W.EST TENNESSEE. One hundred and twenty reports from 21 counties give the following averages: Wheat, acreage 103, condi tion 102; rye, acreage 94, condition 96; barley, acreage 84, condition 84; clover, acreage 114, condition 95; grass, acreage 103, condition 96; corn, acreage 94, condition 91; wheat, damaged by fly 12 per cent., by frast 15 per cent., by flood 18 per cent.; milch cows, number 90, condition 89; other cattle, number 89, condition 90; horses and mules, number, 99, condi' tion 96; sheep, number 91, condition 94; hogs, number 100, condition 93; farm bands, wages per month with board 910.50, without board 915.75 A VCR AOS FOR THE STATE. Wheat, acreage 104, condition 102; damage by fly, 10 per tent; by frost 14 per cent.: by floods, Id per cent rye, acreage 92, condition J 7; barley acreage 90, conditio! 91; clover, acre age 107, condition 96, grass, acres age 103, condition 96, corn, acreage 90, condition 89; milch cows, number 93, condition 91; other cattle, number 92, condition 93; horses and mules. number 98, condition 97; sheep number 81, condition 94; hogs. number 98, condition 95; farm hands wages per month with board 810.25 without board 915. Fifty-five counties report an in crease in the acreage of wheat; 26 report a decrease, the remainder re porting the acreage equal to last year, in clover 65 counties report increased acreage and only 17 report a decrease In the grasses 59 counties report in- creased acreage and 20 a decrease, Thirty-five counties report damage to wheat by fly, bo counties report damage by frost, and b7 report dam age by floods; 15 counties made no report of damage. The able editor of the Northern Christian Advocate (Syracuse, N Y.) iadulges in a mild sneer a 'Southern chivalry'' because the movement to erect a monument the late Alexander II. Stephens has failed in Georgia. The Southern chivalry"that supported Mr. Stephens during his long and illustrious public career is of a better sort than that which expresses itself in erecting showy torn bstoues. The fame of the great and stainlesss Georgian rests on his deeds. Let the Oakes Ameses have the monuments. Nashville Christian Advocate, John B. Gough, now 67 years old came from England to this country in 1829, learned the book-binder' trade, and for several years was chief ly distinguished for getting drunk singing songs and giving recitations, He became a temperance advocate in 1840. 33. J?j&.-TvrttT , g ent, (Successor to TAVEL A HOWELL MANUFACTURER OF FIRST-CLASS BLANK BOORS, LAW PUBLISHER, STATIONER, Hiitl3LOgr:rL;pl3L:r txici 3Pri:rjLXt3JL-. NASHVILLE, TENN. With complete establishment in all branches, I am at all times prepared to famish complete outfits for Counting Rooms, Banks or Offices of any kind. , UNION STREET, Nashville, Tenn. Chancellor Merritt granted a new hearing in the colsohdated cases of John J. Vertrees vs. A. b. Colyar et al. and D. B. Cooper vs. A. S. Colyar et al.. directing the clerk and master execute te John J. Vertrees the power of attorney to vote and manage 1236 shares of stock, representing a controlling interest in the American ublishing company. This leaves the American still in the control of Col. A. 8. Colyar. A resident of Macon, Ga., has pur chased from a local confectiouer for 812 the right to eat as much candy as he wishes in a month. He has gained five and a half pounds in weight in the first week, and profess es to be readv to bet from 8100 to 8500 that he can eat two and a half pounds of candy on the twentieth day. The confectioner is beginning to feel uneasy. Twentyfour survivors of the lost State of Florida arrived in Quebec Wednesday night. The steamship Florida collided with the bark Pome rania on the night of April 18th, when both ships went down immedi ately. Ouly forty-four of the ship's passengers and crew were saved, and only three of the crew of the bark. It is thought that 135 lives were lost. It has been discovered that Hanni bal Hamlin has a son old enough to act as Vice President, and it is now proposed to attach him to the coat tail of Bob Lincoln, and thuarevive the sound of the old ticket that brought on the war Lincoln and Hamlin. We understand that about 200 hogs have died with cholera in one neighborhood in the Cowan district lately. Ob! how we wish there was such a disease as dog cholera. Win Chester Home Journal. It is announced that tke authorities in Chicago have recently issued li cense to three thousand drinking sa loons Fixing up for the National Conventions. The Board of Directors of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad, on April 30, declared a div idend of two per cent, on the capital stock. Senator Kellogg has been acquit ted. But the verdict should have been "not found out in time,'' rather than "not guilty." Globe Democrat. Anew lodge Knights of Pythias is to be instituted at Murfreesboro about May 27. The Cincinnati News Journal has gone into the hands of a receiver. 1 New Candidate. Tipton Record. A gentleman and editor of a prom inent paper in Middle Tennessee has written a letter to our fellow-townsman and popular merchant, Mr. J. It. Sloan, calling on him to allow his name to come before the next demo cratic convention for governor. Mr. Sloan is one of the nitu that can fill any position with credit and ability, and the Record heartily recommends him for the high position. The Memphis Appeal, Daily and Weekly, is undoubtedly the best paper for West Tennessee. The Daily is full of the latest home and foreign news and the latest mar ket reports from all parts of tha world. The Weekly is devoted to the iuterest of the southern people and no farmer in Gibson county should be without it. Call on Dr. A. C. Pearce, next door to P. O., and subscribe for the Daily at 810.00 per year or the Weekly tor Sl.UO STEWART & DEALER9 Drugs and Medicines, - TOILET ARTICLES, Books, Stationery and Taney Goods, Coletj's Old Stand, MILAN, TENN. CST" Prescriptions Filled at Any Hour, Day or Night."SMt TOWH AND COUNTRY HOUSE. PAINTING! THOSE aheut to hnve Painting done should will be furnished by the Publishers tree of Paints and Painting, and gives information as Thirty-five Colored Illustrations, Showing the Effect ef Various Combinations of Colors ON HOUSES, COTTAGES AND VILLAS Of Different Designs of Architecture. Published by HARRISON BROS & CO., Philadelphia and New York. w. A. ELLIS, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Milan, Tenn. OFFICE AT STEWART BJWO Drugstore. Private room in old Milar Hotel, up-stairs, ironi, souin enu. J. A. HENDERSON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Milan, Tenn. Office op-stairs in Collins Blook, Main street; residence on Dickinson street. MLANJAKERY! Main it-, next door to Post Office. Milan. BAKES BREAD k CAKES EVERY DAY. He keeps full stock of Fresh Cakes, Pies of all kinds. Bread. Candies. Nuts, Lider, etc.. in stock, and will furnish HOT COFFEE & SANDWICHES at a moment's notioe. Orders from a d'eta-no; for any kind of Cake or Bread will be carefully nd promptly filled- UNDERTAKING! J. W. YOUNGER, Main Street, Milan, Tenn., TT a S now on hand and will keepin stock a L the latent improvements in the under t.Unr's line, confuting in piirtnf Fine Walnut Coffins and Caskets. Metalio Casket, a, full line of Common Coffins and Burial Robes of all sorts and siies. PICTURE FRAMING. He has also in st ok a fine assortment of Moulding and will Frame pictures to orderat very low rates. City Barber Shop. Tl X or Kashionablo II sir Cut, go to the City Bar , ber Shop, Corner of Main una frot now, P. 8. Children's Unir Cutting a SvciMHltv. Respectfully, K. PERSON. BANNER, IN send for pamphlet bearing the above title, which charge. It contains many valuable hints as U to where access can be had to FOR Nashville CHATTANOOGA, ATLANTA. FLORIDA, AND THE Southeast TAKE THE N. C, & St. L. R. R. THE Favorite Call on Nearest Ticket Agent, er address A. Y. STEVENS, IV. Agt, Dallas, Tex., or, W, L. DAN LEY, G. P. & T. A., Nashville. ROBINSON HOUSE, JAMES BRIGHT, Proi-kiho Jackson, Tenn. NICHOLSON HOUSF,, Csraer Church and Spruce streets, near Chattanooga Depot, Nashville, Tenn. I. O. NICHOLSON . Pn p'r.