The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-04-15
rrNnrsssr NEWS.

OF IN excursion or prospecting Pult
from that seciion 10 Caiif1rlii.
The Bsi>tol Courier suites that du-
ring the month Of March III $50 d'z-
en- eggs were shipped from thtt town.
j. B femn Smith, editor of the
Fayette'ille lsxtreSs, has been tender
ed the Oil In<pect,rsi.ip for his tow.
ii N. Jefferson Davis and family
have returned to Memphis, sitter a
STAY Of several months in NewOrlcins.
Smith County hrs the finest wheat
crop ihIt She his haA for years; large
tobacco crop turner's well up with
their work.
The Greeneviile Inteliigencer re-
ports the d e law as very dnpopul r
with the maj rity of the people of
Greene cosnty.
The Wayne County Citiz-n says
wheat in that vicinity looks splendid,
and the prospects for IN abundant
harvest are very hatteriag.
Hon. ID. 4. Mum, of Brownsville
has felt inspired to wii'e a gushing lei
to Parsen DronlOw endorsing the lat
ter gentleman, editori | p ,~iiion.
Rev. Mitchell McNIurray, one Of
the pioneer preachers in the Preshy-
teriAn Church in the State, died AT liie
residence, near Lebanon, of phthisi,,
pulmoua Is, on the 9th.
Horace Msynlrd, recently appoint
ell United States Minister 10 Turkey,
is prominent me nter eff the Preshy
trrian Church, AMI Vice President f
the American Bible Society.
Mrs Lizzie Lawrence his obtained
judgment in the Unitel States Cont
at Memphis against the LouisviI e and
Nashville railroad for 81 600 damages
for killing her husband several year,
ago.
The Geeeheville 1ntelligenccr states
that work on the raj road between
that town and BunconIhe COUNTY,
North Carolina, is still progressing,
and that trains viii commence running
IN a few days.
The prospect for good wheat crop
in Cannon county is very flattering.
\ much lager quantity than usual
was sown last season; Gnd there is no
complaint about It's being too thin,
and it is looking unusually Wig rous
and healthy.
John Rush, of Green county, re-
Gently list one Of his eyes rather
strangely. He threw stick al mule.
The null kicked him about the same
time, striking the stick with his hind
feet, and knocking The stick back into
Ru<lis face, putting out hi eye.
The Columbia Herald and Mil
;ells Of a negro man ut thatplace who
weighs 227 poundsand wears ii No. II
brogan. If that negro should dete m
ine to make the t.u of New England,
Rhode Island would find her only
safety in crawling under Il tifty-gall u
sugar-kctile.
The ii risyil.e Sentinel says: Nh
". b. Young, of Gainesi orc, has
been appointed County Judge Of
Jackson county. Gov. Porter HIS
made a good sc ect;Yn, and Mr.. Young
viii prove 1 very efficient judge We
congratulate him On his elevation t.
the cor:ity beach.
The Knoxville Chronicle SAYS: \
few days since L number of worthless
ours got among Il lafgr flock f sheep
Gelen2ing t. G. ". Newman. Esq,
f the SiXte NTH District, killing
twelve of the finest, and siill thclc
re mel TO he found who will grum-
lie at the Legi-!ature for passing the
log law.
The Franklin Review and journal
says Hon. Edmund Cooper is gaining
great glory in Bedford county, by
lending his money out to his poor
Geie hhors, III order to save their tami-
lies fium starvation, and to enable
them TO make acrop. He has already
loaned out ten thousand dollars at six
per cent. and on their honor.
The Quarterly Court Of Wilson
county, during its session last week,
made an order refusing to levy tax
TO meet the interest oil her Tennessee
and Paciic Railroad l.onls, unless a
change shall be made IN the manage
mrnt OF the rod lit the approaching
election for directors and officers. Iii,
books of the April term Nere LETT opel.
for further action, dependent upon the
result of h. election.
Union and American: All the horse
thieves in the country seem to he 1t
work at their nefaiiouS calling. Hara-
y a night passes but what some one
in this section loses fne mule or
horse. "Wednesday night valuable
mare WAS stolen from ". II. Warner
Of Greenbrier, Robertson county. On
the night of 9th inst, several horses
were stolen iii the ntightoihood Of
Smithville. Tuesday night Il couple
OF mules were stolen from a farm
light miles from the city on the Hiills-
boro pike. \ short time .iuce a fine
m fre WAS also sto.en in the same
10 illustrate the necessity for dog
iaw, the Knoxville Press and Hera d
i've the Statistics OF sheep killed ia
twenty S ven Counties Of Tennessee
within the p.st yen: khea, u; Cot
fea, 405; GILES, / $50; Sullivan, 100;
Perry, 500; Hancock, lG0; Hardin,
Zoe; Bradley, 80; Montgomery, 300;
j ckSon, l25; Hqyw sd, LII; mi,h,
I5C; Warren, ITO; Monroe, $50; Ne
Minn, 800; Garter, -; FcntIess, 100,
Washington. 400; Wayne. 500; Koh-
rtson, Lis; Sequatchic. go; D,c.-
ur, l,69,j; dickson, 800; L3udefd. ilt,
il2; Union, 10 {; Sumner, SOC; Mon