The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-28
TESNESsEE NEWS.

M 'chln1ry has been oFdered Tor tie
Southern Backing Factory at Galla-
tin.
The salary Of the Greene county
Superintendent Of Public Instruction
has been reduced from 5000 to $500.
The discovery Of rich Indian
silver mine is one of the latest sens;-
tons in the mountain regions Of Polk
county.
The bill repeating the third section
of the funding bill, which makes the
interest on the bonds a preferred debt,
has passed both houses.
A good many citizens of Humph-
reys county have caught the Florida
fever, but the emigration in that di-
rection is not yet large.
Farmers from heigs and Rhea
counties, at Chattanooga the other
day, reported plenty Of corn on the
river ready for shipment.
The residence of Col. w. w. Gates,
ut Henderson, was entered by ii burg
lar recently, who carried away with
him several articles Of value.
1t is reported that Hon. j. NJ.
Thornburgh, member Of Congress
from the knoxville District, will soon
lead to the altar Miss Laura Petit
bone, of Washington, =
The Memphis Appeal earnestly
urges legislative action looking to AN
early election of delegates to II prima-
ry convention, for the purpose Of
amending the present State Constitu-
ton.
The first official act Of Governor
Porter was the appointment Of VIM.
X. Handy, of Madison county, to be
Adiutant General of the State, with
the rank and title of Brigadier
General.
The Waverly Journal boasts of the
law-abiding character of the citizens
of Humphreys county. Less than a
dozen presentments were made to the
grand jury at its Lust session, and they
only for misdemeanors.
The ladies of Cleveland are petit
tioning the Legislature to pass more
stringent liquor law to suppress drum
kchncss, and have requested the
Cleveland Bannfs to ask Che ladies of
other towns to make u similar move.
A marriage extraordinary took
place at Jasper, the other day, which
was regular welding Of December
to May. The bridegroom, Mr. MIR
tin, had attained his seyen;y-sixth
year, while the bride was Il blushing
giIl Of thirteen.
Charles q. Smith, Chancellor OF
the Sixth Division, comprising the
counties of Trous,ltle, Montgomery,
Robertson, ). Cheatham, Sunlaer, Stew
art, Wilson and Houston, has sent in
his resignation on occOunt Of continued
sickness in his family.
( The Monroe County Court at its
last term fixed the rate of taxation
for county purposes at IL cents on the
500, and 20 cents for school pur-
poses, and 80 cents for county pur-
pesos on each poll. That county has
S1,000.75 net balance to her credit.
The Wing and Tribune of last week
saws: The heavy rains in Western
Kentucky causeda huge land slide on
the N. o., st. l.. & &. K r., near
Fort Jefferson. The track for over
one hundred yards was covered with
dirt ten feet deep, but in less than "a
hours track was Laid around the
slide and the trains were running
regularly.
Joseph Diehl, Waterman at the
Maxwell house, Nashville, was fatally
shot at two o'clock Saturday morning,
while in the performance of his duty,
by Raymond Thomas, formerly fire.
man in the Maxwell house engine
room. Thomas was drunk at the
time Of the shooting, and made his
escape from the building, but was
captured few minutes as,erward and
placed in Jail.
The gin bouse and stable Of John
N. Rushing, Of Henry county, were
burned few nights ago. together
with two mules, two wagons, gearing,
corn. hay and cotton, involving-a loss
of s., 200 There has, of late, been
a great deal Of stealing Of corn, wheat
and cotton in Mr.. Rushing's neighbor-
hood, and he has been very active in
ferreting out the thieves, some of whom
have been arrested, and he attributes
this act of incendiarism to the course
he has taken in this matter
On the 10Th instsmt," just at two
o'clock in the morning, twenty Dis
gllised and well armed men entered
the town Of Sparta, went TO the Jail,
took the jailor, and held him by force
while they obtained the keys from his
person, and then took ont maa
named James B yers, confined for the
murder of John Vincent on the 18th
of December List. The other FIVE