The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-03-11
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Under a bill which pissed Congress
recently, the United Sites District
Court will have to sit at Jackson.
Rderick Random Butler, Barbour
Lewis, Horace Maynard and David
A. Num- voted for the infamous Force
bill.
Pulaski Citizen says there were
one thousand seven hundred and fifty
sheep killed by dogs in Giles county
in one year. :,
Venice Cox, a colOred women, aged
l01 years, died at Bakers Station, ON
the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail
road, ON last Tuesday.
Esquire Sch.ll, of Gallatin, died on
Tuesday evening at the residence OF
his son, DR. III. A. Schell, ofapoplexy,
in the 18th year of his age.
We learn from the Henderson Adj
yocate that DR.. J. ID. Smith, the
founder of the town of Henderson, Is
lying dangerously ill at his residence
near that place.
The Waveily Journal says three
negroes visited the house Of some
unprotected females in that county
and m ,ltreated one of them and out
ragged the person of another.
Owing to the passage Of the Civil
Rights till, the proprietors of the
two principal hotels ut Chattanooga,
have surrendered their licenses, and
will conduct their establishments lis
private boarding houses.
10 Ellen Academy, located in Dyer
county, was burned last "Wednesday.
Loss $1,000, with no insurance. A
defective Aue is supposed to have been
the cause of the fire. The building
was occupied by Masonic Lodge.
Lookout FIGURING Mills, at Ch,tta-
nooga, together with several thousand
barrels of flour, were destroyed by fire
recently. Loss $4,000; Insurance
$4,000. The fremen wlded III wa
ter waist deep to save the depot build
ing of the Alabama and Chattanooga
depot, which W. a lcent.
The Supreme Court Of the State
of Tennessee has rendered decision
in tn, ctss Of ths hJiItrS Oh the
notes of the rev issue Of the Bank of
Tennessee, deciding it legal issue,
and a preferred claim against all
assets of the bank. 1t is considered
that this decision virtually makes the
State liable.
Somerville Falcon, 4th.: IL. i.
Boyd, ex-tax collector of Fayette
county, left very unexpectedly for
Texas about ten days ago, and lit last
accounts was at DIllL>, Tex,s. We
learn that he is defau ter to the
county in tie sum of over five thou
sand dollars, but entitled To some
releases which will reduce the amount.
Twelve thousand sheep, or there's
abouts, were killed in twenty-seven
counties iii this State, Dy dogs, LAST
year. This is an average OF four
hundred and forty-four to county.
For the ninety-fvur counties in the
State, at this rate, the aggregate
wouli be forty-seven thousand seven
hundred ana thirty-six sheep. This
is certainly Il heavy tux 10 support
worthless ours.
/ Obion News: We learn from good
authority that a Mr.. 10. Singer, a
fisherman in the old channel of the
OJion river, near a pace called tiger
tail, caught at one haul ten Thousand
pounds Of fish. The draught WAS SO
heavy that he had to take them from
the seine with dip net. tie sells
his fish in Memphis at five cents per
pound, so that his one haul is worth
900 to him. How is that for fishing?
Jackson Courier Herald In tits
city, the night OF the Ii inst, at
Pat Joyce's house, the room occupied
, by James Sullivan and Boo Ander
son, employees on the n. o., st. L.
d Chicago Ii. t., WAS entered ny
! burglars, who carried away all their
clothing, and a valiSe of james Sulli-
van, containing a bank book, the
property of ". OMara, sumo notes
ana other valuable papers. The bank
book contained the account Of OMtra
with the Bank Of Madison. No clue
as t. the thieves, but they were sup
posed to be negroes.