The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-06-25
rrSxrsSrE NEWS.

The Columbia Herald suggest Maj. /
W. J. Sykes, of Shelby county, for .
Governor.
The Fayetteville Observer recon- I
mends Col. ID. W. Holman, of that /
town for, Governor.
Harrison Shackleford IL a candidate
to represent Cannon and Coffee eoun-
ties in the next Legislature.
The Dyersburg Progress reports
trade in all its branches as dull, with !
10 visible signs of improvement.
The residence of Patrick Smith, of
Lincoln county, was destroyed by fire
a few days ago, together with its CON
tents.
4 correspondent of the Memphis
Appeal thinks Judge I. W. Brown
ought to he elected United States
Senator.
Hunting and fishing are still popu-
lar amusementS in Dyer county, not
withstanding the excessively warm
weather.
Mr. Robert Rhodes, of Giles county,
has II flock of seven hundred merino
sheep, one Of which recently yielded
twenty pounds Of wool.
The Fayetteville Express hoists the
names ofC Chancellor Marks for Govern
or and Hon. John NJ. Bright for Con-
grcss from the fifth district
/ J. w. Caldwell, AN, NJ d., of New
| Orleans, son-in-law of DR.. Palmer, has
accepteda chair in the scientific depart
mentofStewart College at GAINESVILLE.
The Winchester Home Journal re-
ports that the bonded warehouse
/ in Owl Hollow, Franklin county,
was robbeda few nightsago of four bar
rcls Of whisky.
The Springfield Record states that at
! the electionrcccnily held in Robertson
county, for and against the schoolta
the vote stands thusly: For the tax, 1873.
Against the tax, l,l96.
Joncshoro wants Il branch of the
penitentiary established at that place.
The Echo says there are one hundred
and fifty boys in that town who are
candidates for that institution, and ii
is cheaper to build than to transport.
Mrs. James Evans, Of Wayne
county, was bitten in the hand by a
copperhead snake a few days ago.
DR.. d. y. Shipman was Immediately
called to see her and by the free ap-
1,licatiou of hartShorn to the affected
parts, she was relieved.
The Columbia Herald reports that
Patrons of HuSbandry have increased
with remarkable rapidity in Maury
county. In almost every neighbor-
hood oranges have been formed, which
, are composed of the most respectable
citizens and best farmers.
The negro that raped the little
girl in Henderson county short
time since, and was captured lately,
WAS taken out of the Jail at Lexington
Friday morning, 18th inst, at clock,
by an enragcd party of citizens and
hanged to a tree in the Court House
yard.
Rhea county can take the lead on
delinquent taxpayers. There are
three tracts of land advertised for the
taxes of 1873, and the over Of one of
these is unknown, while for the taxes
of 1872 there are are six tracts Of
land advertised. This speaks we'll for
the county.
The Murfreesboro News says: There
is some talk of consolidated comp
any Of merchants Of Shelbyville and
MurfreeSboro being formed for the
purpose Of bringing suit against the
= Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad
Company for damages they have sus-
tanned by the discrimination in freight
tariffs.
\ statement strongly suggestive of
TcnncsScc's manufacturing capabili-
= ties Is made by the Knoxville Chren-
icle, the editor Of which has seen Il
specimen of black silk made by the
Swiss colonists in Grundy county.
MessrS. Cowan, McCIung d Co., pro
nounce the fabric to be Of very super
Tor quality.
Chattanooga owes $50. 100. 80, and
is valued at five millions; the debt be-
ing a fraction ovey one and seven
tenths of one per cent Of the taxable
property. This, the Commercial
says, is independent of the assests OF
the city in the shape of school and
other property and mcollected taxes,
which amount i'll the aggregate to
about So, goo.
y special to the Courier-Journal
from GAINESVILLE, Tenn, SAYS near that
city party Of negroes attacked the
house of Manager Johnson with stones
when one Of Johnson's daughters fir
ed on the crowd, the ball taking effect
inthe abdomen of negro woman, who
died in 20 minutes afterwards. erIhe
girl was herself struck on the head
with a rock, producing a wound from
which it is thought she will not re-
cover.
The Fayetteville Expressrclates this
incident: y Lincoln county youth, with
squeaking voice, undertook to hum,
Ever Of thee I'm fondly screaming
under his sweetheart's lattice the other
night, but he didn't hum for any pro
tracted period of time. The girls faith
er, something of hummer himself,
installing the origin Of the music, sal
uted the amorous swain with a boot
jack and put a period tohis melody by
exclaiming, Seat, d-n you! you cant
come squalling around here without
getting scotched.'
Upton Record: 4 man calling
himself Ii. H. Williams has been I'M
posing upon the good people Of Gov
= ington for several days, by pretending
to be an ex-confederate soldier and
mason, and says that he is subject to
hemorrhage of the lungs brought on