The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-05-27

lied a company Of "Blues."
Chattanooga has organizeda Young
Mems Christian Association.
4 weekly paper is soon to bestarted
at Knoxville, in the interest OF the
Baptists.
Paris Intelligencer: Maj. Jno. G.
Porter informs that he sheared niue
Cotswold sheep a few days since, and
obtained 81 pounds of wool-One
buck yielded. twelve pounds. That
beats dogs "all holler"
Paris. Intelligencer: N. c. Cheek
has invented a machine for cleaning
dirty cotton. He has one IN operation,
which is great success.-It can be
made to save millions of money to cot
ton planters. He has applied for a
patent.
The Banner SAYS 10. Reed, the
murderer Of Robt. Frazier is alive
having made his escape after being
thrown over then Suspension bridge.
1t says a physician Of Nashville dress
ed his wounds, and can testify to the
fact that he IS alive -
The Patrons. of JohnsQn, Carter,
SulliYan, Washington, Greene and
Hawkins counties, at Jonesboro, last
Tuesday, determined to establish a
Grange~nanufactory at TclUf1's Sta
ton and invest $4,000 in the enter
prise. Samuel Keebler, of Greene
was elected President Of the Board Of
Managers. i
GaIlatin ExarAiner Stevens Bro
and their wonderful dogs got broke Al
! Huntsville this week. The question
as to whether a dog IS property is now
a mooted one, a lien and an attach
ment h5lding them pending discussion
before Squire Lawrence. The baggage
is all attached and the poor fellows arC
in bad FIX.
Union and American Dist: Here
after all communications designed fol
the War Department of the State may
be addressed either to the Adjutanr
General, or to the Assistant Adjutant
General, Mecklenburg c. Handy
who was commissioned yesterday
The latter weighs eleven pounds, anC
gives promise of brilliant career il
the military operations of the State,
and perhaps of the nation.
Ebenezer Hill, ST., Of Fayetteville
died at the residence Of his son-in-law
DR. J. L. Hough, in Manchester, Sun
dlS before last, at the advanced age
Of 81 years. The Fayetteville Ex
! press SAYS that he was the oldest prin
ter in the State, if not in the South
having learned his trade when lyut
fourteen years of age. lie was the
father, of journalism in Lincoln coun
tv, and his experiences as editor, pub
Usher and printer, extended ever {
period Of seventy years.
Chattanooga Commercial The dos
crop is panning out wonderfully under
the new assessment law. The assessor
of Roane county recently finished th'
tenth, one Of the smallest districts il
the county, and came out with ont
hundred and sixU-fve dogs. At TIM
rate there win bc about two Thousand
assessed in the county. One eccentric
old man, who had a large dog and ;
flee, insisted that he should be assessed
for only dog and 4 half, and demon
strated his sincerity by swearing to {
blank filed ont in shat way. Their
vii be more money collected from
dogs than from polls.
We find in the Athens Post TIL
marvellous story, which will give thC
| biologists something TO talk learnedIy
about; ~ general in whom VIC hay,
confidence states that a week ago
some hands engaged in cutting deel
ditch on the farm of Col, 6. G. Wcs
! ter, in Roan6 county, foUad a turtl'
| embedded in the hard clay nine fee
below the surface. 1t was lifted OH
and placed upon the ground where th'
sun shone upon 1t. In a short tim
it showed signs Of life, and by nigh
was full Of animation and as risky a
mud turtles ever get to be, and has
to he watched to keep from waddlm;
of to the river. \ subsequent cxami
nation of the geological formation an,
surroundings Of thesPot where his tul
tleship was dug ont. EeaTes no doub
that it had been planted there abou
one thousand wears ago, and had lail
! in 4 dormant state all that period
We begin now to believe somethm
of that story about the world restin
upon the back Of a h1se turtle, whic
manages TO turn round once ever
twcnty-four hours"