The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-07-30
TTNNEssrE NEWS.


will hereafter be conducted under the
firm name of Neal & Subway.
Ex-President johnson and ex-Gov-
emor Vance, Of North Carolina, have
both been invited to oliver addresses
at the opening Of the Bristol Border
Fair.
John George has been convicted of
murder at Fayetteville and sentenced
10 he hanged. lie was tried on the
charge of killing man named Tower
in 1868, ut which time he effected his
escape and was not arrested until last
year.
James c. Woodson has been arrest
ed M Grand Junction on the charge
of robbing the mail of registered let
tiers, by Special Mail Agents MINIS
and Terrell. He was taken to Mem
phis and examined before United
States Commissioner Garrett, who
committed him TO jail in default of
/ 5000 bail.
Another attempt was made by an
ineendiary 20 burn McNlinnyille, or
at least portion of that town, by
/ placing a bundle of rags saturated
with turpentine between the walls of
an old frame building, and then APP
plying a match. The fire was discOv-
cred and extinguished before it had
made much Roadway.
The Murfreesboro Monitor is re-
sponsible for this: Boys will often
use language more expressive than
elegant, regardless of the occasion.
At a boys prayer meeting, held at
one of the churches of this place, one
night last week, youngster not yet
in his teens was called on to pray,
when he startled his hearers by say
ing: Lord have mercy on us, for
our hearts are doggoned had!"'
The Union and American says :
Last Wednesday afternoon a COW
grazing in the vicinity Of the cotton
factory was Suddenly attacked with
violent fits. A large crowd of people
was soon on the spot and every effort
was made to relieve the suffering beast,
but without avail, the poor brute dy-
ing about twenty minutes afterward.
\ few moments later another COW was
seen to fall tOthe earth and exhibit ex.
actly the same symptoms of disease,
which caused some alarm among the
citizens. rs it was supposed the COWS
m that locality had eaten some pois-
-onous herb that would affect the milk.
The Memphis and Raleigh Rail
road company has brought suit
against the county Of Shelby for dam
ages 70 the amount Of S150,000. The
railroad company claims that the &C.
ton Of the county in enjoining them
from negotiating their bonds in june
last was Illegal. These bonds were
Endorsed by the county, and upon
motion of the company the injunction
was dissolved. The company claims
that this action of the county injured
the c0mpany's financial credit, and
deprecated the value of its securities
t. such an extent as to almost disable
it. John Donovan president Of the
company, brings an individual suit
/ for 900, 900.
There is something marvellous in
East Tennessee pluck. \ Greeneville
correspondent of the Knoxville Chron-
icle says: at may be a matter of some
surprise to your readers 10 learn that
the famous temperance crusade Of
/ Greeneville, that was the theme for 80
much discussion four or five months
ago, still continues. Yet it is a fact.
Every day since the 10Th of February
have the ladies been nobly and heroic
ally standing guard at the grOggeries.
Many persons thought it only idle
boast when those ladies announced
their determination TO fight it ought
on this line. They did not begin the
work from any over-excitement, but
after the coolest deliberation, hence
their continuance.
The Knoxville Chronicle secs TO
difference between the money hoarder
and the land hoarder. They are both
selfish and do little good to their fel,
/ lows. "The man who buys acre az
ter acre, and but half tills half of it,
and allows the other half to remain
( idle, withdraws just that much produ-
cling power from the world. Barren
fields, quilted and desolate, are about
as discouraging a sight and as great a
/ drawback upon the growth Of a coun-
| try, as monied men locking up their
capital to cripple its industrial and
commercial interests The former
class are more numerous than the lat
ter. Who does not see and feel the
evil effects of both classes in East Ten
nessee? Who does not see that unless
we can produce more wealth-dig
more out of the ground-we have little
prospect for immediate recuperation.
The Dresden Democrat says: Nh
B. J. Roberts, County Superintond.
ent of Public Schools, informs us that
a son of Mr. Brown Sisson, while
blowing on his fathers farm, two
miles southeast OF Dukedom, found,
what has since been proven to be a
lump Of gold-bearing quartz. lmme-
diately upon the discovery the lad
took the lump home to his father.
! This gentleman, who is something Of
a chemist, applied the usual tests,
and was rewarded with small piece
of genuine gold, worth about one dol
lar. Mr. Sisson is sure that a large
vein exists only short distance be-
low the surface. At any rate, the in
dicasiOns of vein are so strong as to
/ Justify the measures being taken for a
/ thorough investigation. There is
considerable excitement in cOnse-
quence of the discovery, and the spot
is visited daily by a large number OF
! persons.
The Pulaski Citizen says: Last
/ Thursday evening about dusk, as Mr.
Thomas p. Waldrup, who Is a candi-
date for constable in the Fifth dis
trict, was riding quietly along the