Ex-senator Whitthorne Dead

Nashvili.k, Tcim.. Sept. '.2. - Ex-Senator V. C. Whitthorne, of the Seventh Tennessee district, clied at bis home in Columbus Monday, aged ü(5. He served six terras as congTessnlan and was appointed to the United States senate as a democrat, to fill the vacancy caused by the resiffnation of II. E. Jackson. He took his seat April 0, 188ö, and was elected when the legislature met to fill out the unexpired term, receiving the nnanimoua aomination of his party. His terru as senator expireci March 8, 1887. He had been previously elected to the house of representatives in the Fiftieth cODgress and was reelected to the Fiftyfirst eongress.