The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-08-12
EssEE NEWS.

Inc IOQIln Vi OClDbcIs A-Ji -
There is a great deal of chills and
fever in Crockett county, the Sentinel
says.
The State Normal School will open
on the first Monday in October with
good Principal and corps Of teachers.
Several COWS, near Salem church,
in Crockett county, bitten some days
ago by a mad dog, have died within
the last few days.
Polls in Lincoln county, 1886.
Real and personal property S4,179,-
$50. Bitches, 161; dogs, 1910; total,
3,771. Revenue from BITCHES, SS05 /;
do. from dogs, S3,610; total, 4,514.
The Supreme Court will meet at
Jackson on the fourth Monday in
September, and first take up and dis
pose Of eases on the country docket
that we're filed prior to Jan. /, 1870.
The Bolivar Bulletin says a child Of
widow Clarke near Salisbury was bit
ten by a rat5lesnake; the mother sent
for a mad stone, applied it to the part
bitten and no evil effects have result
ed from the bite.
Judge EmmonS, Of the United
States Circuit Court, has appointed
c. II. Allen receiver Of the Paducah
and Memphis Railroad, with w. II.
Smithers co-receiver, whoare required
to give bond Of $4,000
Jackson Sun: If there IS any one
in this community who knows any
thing of man by the name Of W. j.
Simmons, dead or alive, we want to
hear from him. His brother Drew
Simmons, in Pamela county, Texas, is
anxious to know his fate.
There are eleven military compa-
MES in West, eight or nine in Middle
and six or seven in East Tennessee,
making total Of twenty-five cOmpa-
MES at the lowest calculation. As soon
as all shall have received arms Gene
raj Handy viii fern the Centennial
brigade.
I'VE are glad to learn. from the
Knoxville Press and Herald that the
immediate danger Of fatal termina-
ton to the illness of Mrs Andrew
johnson has passed, and the afflicted
lady is now slowly recovering from the
great shock Of her husbands sudden
illness ana d5ath.
Union City Revielle: On the eve
ming of the 30th ult., & negro woman
of this place gave birth to twins. one
of them a plain, unvarnished white ba-
by boy, fair as a lily the other richly
colored and az dark as "the very
witching hotr CT night when grave
wards yawn, and he'll Itself breaths out
contagion to this world.
Wing and Tribune: On Wednesday
last 4 serious difficulty occurred be
tween ". L. Utly and VIM. Bryan;
Denmark in this county. Both parties
exchanged shots and BRYAN was @efi-
ouslv, if not mortally wounded. The
weapons used we're pistols. 1t is said
the shooting originated about law
suit and family jars generally.
The following railroad companies
have assented 10 the proposed Assess
ment Of l ! per cent on grosS earnings
under the recent act Of the LcgiSla-
turc: the Nashville, Chattanooga and
st. Louis. the Western and Atlantic
from Chattanooga 10 the Georgia
iinel, tbo East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia, aud the Memphis and
Charleston Yhere it lies in the State.
jackson sun: We learn iTcm T. 4.
Keelan, ESQ, that diPtheria is pre-
vailing in the Denmark neighborhood.
Several deaths has alroaIy resulted
from it. Two Of the children Of Jos.
A. hackney died with it, and Mr. c.
". Henri, aud Mrs Gordon each lost
a child. This Is most dangerous
disease, for children especially, and
reauires skillful treatment to control
it.
We learn from the Nashville Ban
ner Of the 9th, that q terrible eXplo
sion occurred In Maurv countyon the
farla Of Ben Harlan where wheat was
being thrcshcd hy steam power. Cul-
Ian Harlan, . son Of Mr. Ben Harlan
and three others were billed by the
explosion. Tie lhrc.hcc ard boiler
was total wreck. The water III the
boiler GOT too low and caused the ac-
cideut.
Jackson Sun: WcdncsIa" evening
a man by the name Of johnson, & son
Of Harry johnson, and grandson Of
Fiddler jim, got into 4 difficulty with
Ben Clanton, near Carroll Station.
and cut las bowels out with q knife.
They were working together, and dis
agreed about their work. We did not
learn tie particulars. Clamton'S
wound viii probably prove fatal.
johnson wa aIrcSt2a and lodged in
jail.
Nashville Banner The crop e
wheat raised and saved in Tennessee
has been roughly estilngt-d at eight
million bushels. Bot say It is onl-
five millions, owing to losses incident
to an excessively rainy season. Then
We were safe at the lightning Of the
harvest for FIVE million Of dollars.
Since then il has advancedhalf del
lar bushel. This would he iust two
and half million better than we had
expected.
Union and Americans: 1T S o'clock
yesterday morning, a whirlwind struck
a bridge over the Collins river, on the
Manchester and McMinnviile Railroad
about a mile this side Of the latter
place, and carried the entire structure
a considerable distance zip the stream.
All the timbers were blownaGay, and
nothing was left but the piers Of the
bridge. The company will put a
temporary bridge for present use.
Strange 10 say, the whirlwind did no
other damage in the vicinity.
GrabSi r'rSsireatial 7sau-1IeIsun Pro-
posed for she Capitol Ground<.
The Nashville Christian Advocate