The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-18
TENSE.aSEE NEWS.

A bill has Eecn introduced into the
State Senate applopriating $4,000
that Tennessee may be properly rep
resented in the Centennial.
GaIlItin Examiner: Civil Rights
were illustrated at GELATIN IL lew
nights ago. Al. LiIlard, a yellow
brick-mason, boarded the 1 O'clock
night train for Louisville, demanding
q sleeping berth, got it, and that Is tie
last that we heard Of him.
The Nashville Union and American
notes the fact that the act Of 1913,
under which persons entering lands III
this State were given two years TO
perfect their tides, will expire by linn
itation on the 9th instant, and it Is
now understood that the time viii not
be extended by the present General
Assembly.
\ letter from B. J. Chandler, of
Seyiervilie, addressed to representa-
tive Gates, says that the destruction
to mills, fencing, bridges, corn, hay,
wheat and stock by the recent food
was very great along Pigeon river.
lie is Of the opinion that the farmers
viii be unable to make crop unless
the Legislature passes some law IN re-
gard to fencing.
Jackson Courier Herald Wednes-
day evening brakeman by the name
of Wellborn, met with a serious acct
dent at the II. o., St l.. q G. +. L.
depot in this city. In making up a
train the engine ran into a caboose
which he was in, and broke both of
his les below the knees. Drs Fenner
and Hamilton amputated one Of his
legs and set the other one.
The Harvard School of Geology
will open at Cumberland Gap, Tenn,
July LIST. During the nine weeks the
school is in session it is designed to
cover about 5000 square miles by all
the classes. Profs. Gray, Whitney
and Pumpelly, Of Harvard, will proba'
bly, act as instructors, and will be as
sisted by Prof. n. S. Shaler and
others of the kentucky Geologic and
State SURVEYS. Several ladies have
applied to be of the party, but were
refused.
The workingmen of Memphis de
sign applying for charter toincorpor
ate a workingmen's Protective Union
to he conducted on principles OF mutu
al benefit similar to the society o.
Grangers. Two of the proposed fea
lures, which will prove OF great benefit
to the working classes are the estab
lishment of aeo-operative store and al
intelligence Office. The former vii
cheapen the price Of living, and th'
latter enable them to find employment
when there is work to lie done.
A bill recently introduced by Mr.
Cole in the house, authorizes thu
quarterly county courts Of the STATE
to appoint 4 hack tax collector. Il
provides that when there is any reve
nue. due the State, county, or any
municipality, assessed on property
or polls for any purpose, uncollectec
and unaccounted for, it shall be the
duty of the quarterly county court O
such county and such municipality
respectively, as the case may lie, Il
elect back tax collector, whose duty
it shall be to collect ell taxes levied
on property or polls unsolicited anc
unaccounted for, and account for tht
same as other collectors Of revenue.
I A bill has been introduced before
the General Assembly OF the State
"to prevent Discrimination in trans
/ portAtion 10y railroads, providing tina
thirty days after the passage of TIT
I bill each railroad company engaged ii
the business of transportation in Thu
State shall fix Its rate of fare for pas
/ sengers and freight, both through anC
local, to be posted up at all stations
and depots, and remain posted rs long
as they are in force. 1t prohibits the
making of contract TO carry treigh
at Il less rate of transportation thar
the published tariff rate, directs tn,
speedy transportation of all freights
and imposes a penalty CT 500 foI
each yi0Ia ton upon the part Of an.
railroad company"