The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-20
TENNESSEE. NEWS.


something Of the kind in the immedi-
diate vicinity.
TENNESSEE aEWS.
Joseph Hawkins, Esq, was elected
circuit Judge in the Paris district.
Mr. McGlothlm, of W alley, WIS
.hosen as the Democratic candidate
for the Legtsl ture at the primary
lection on the 9Th inst.
Clint. Alden was chosen by the Dem
pcrats Of Henry and Weakley at a
primary election on the 9Th inst, as
thcir candidate for State Senator.
The Muifreesboro Monitor states
that, a few days ago, little negro
i'll about tenyc: rs o.d fell into a well
On the place Of VIM. Martin, near
smyrna, and was drowned.
The Winchester Home journal re-
ports that the army worm is making
layoc with all green stuff in the third
district Of Frank in county. Whole
fields have been literally denuded, as
if conf grafton Of fire had swept
,ycr them.
The Rock Civ Paner Mil ware
-ooms were destroyed by fire in Nash
vile last Friday. Loss SIG, Gee: in
.lred for $1,000. Geo. 4. Dickers
wholesale liquor house was damaged
bout So. GO6: loss On building, s., 00O;
III fully covered by insurance.
\ correspondent Of the Morristown
igzettc re.orts that there WAS born
IN Granger county recently a negro
child which weighed only I / pounds.
II lived about three weeks, and after
death it weighed two pounds and was
ten inches in height.
Henry Blackburn. a brother ofCol.
Joseph II. Blackburn. now confined
in the State prison, ran for trustee Of
DeKal5 county at the last election.
lie was not only badly beaten but has
ince been indicted for murder which
he Is charged with having committed
some time AGO.
The Bristol Courier states that Mrs
Grigsbv has obtained a judgment i'll
he Circuit Court at Blountvile against
he East Tennessee, Virginia and
icorgil railroad fJr S8,000, On ac-
cunt of the killing Of her husband by
he said road. The case has been APP
pealcd 70 the Supreme Court.
Culiou,lv enough, quite a number
Of counties report larger negro vote
or the Democratic ticket in the late
lections than ever before. This Of
Itself affords gratifying pioof of the
temperate tone in which the whites
.onductcd the canvass. TWAS the in
.cndiirv demands Of their own race
for Civil Rights" that drove the more
leccnt darkics to our ticket. The
Furfrcc-horo Monitor Claims that
nearly a thousand negroes in Ruther-
ford county supported the Democratic
ticket.
The Jackson c uricr-Herald saws:
Mr. VIM. Perkins brought the news to
the city Fridav, Of destructive fire,
which occurred At Lexiagton, Hender-
son county, about , o'clock, that morn
ING. Ii originated in the grocery of
Mr Martin. burning it to the ground.
\. r. Halls drv goods store, DIR
Las.ita.'s drug store, and the Meth
olist Church were burned. Only a
3o,tiop Of the rooIs from the stores
vas saved W, J. Brooks store WAS
l,n3arcd s';obt,v. LosgconsideraIle,
hut moi accurately known.
The jackson Whir saws: Philip
David living On the Parkman place.
,o9r this city. was attacked near hi,
nome on Saturday uigLt hastily a mob
.,'nnr~oes hocerte he voted fbe demo-
.r,.l,. ticket IN tIe l}ta election. aad
you'll have hcan sol iauslv. ifnot fatal
~ b7,ten Int for the interference and
:. ,ar,as.ion ga nortv Of coI,,ed wo-
mon Dsvil ~oc,rnizcd amoDo his as
LEE. I'm T!,SrIton and lin Ste
nLans or,in.t y.h0m he swore ont 2
win on Srandav Laf,ro Fsquire Per
on Dbl observation-disclosures T.
sef+Io Win him another time. and
La+bo 10 s,,;ops anpreEarsions of
.oJ;,. bnr,, AID ret faw white
IL :, 81. c;+,. o. bovl;nr ,hort
nrosc,;,,t;an far on;n;on's s.ko and