The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-10-14
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The young men Of Sparta have or
ganized military company and or
dered lot of Remington guns.
GAINESVILLE Chronicle: The most Of
the tobacco crop has been cut and
housed, and our farmers are now busy
sowing wheat.
Business has increased on the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis Rail
way to such an extent that three addi-
tional crews have been employed.
At the residence Of Tie brides p
tents, at Sunshine" Frederick coun-
ty, Virginia, w. B. Reed, editor Of
the East Tendesseean, Kingston, to
Miss Manic Z. jackson, daughscr IF
/ Mr. 4. c. jackson.
The Memphis Cotton Exchange
has offered a premium Of thousand
dollars for the best bale Of cotton Of
the present crop grown in the country
tributay to Memphis for exhibition
at the Philadelphia Centennial
Hon. James Z Bailey, Of Clarls-
Vile, las accepted the invitation of
the Upton County Industrial and
Mechanical Association to address
them On the DIST inst. upon the in
dustrial interests of the country.
The Grand Encampment OF Tennes-
see l. %. 0. f., viii meet Monday,
Oct. 10, 1873, in Nashville, and the
Grand Lodge VIII meet On Wedres-
day, Oct. 20, at the same place. All
| the railroads viii se'lexcursion tickets.
Miss Addie Belts, sister Of DR.
Van Belts, died very suddenly in
Gadsden last Monday night of con-
gestive chills. She had just gone to
Gadsden that eyeningto isitralatives
and was in splendid health, but was
dead before the next morning.
A correspondent Of the Winchester
Home Journal; referring tothe Comp
troIlers recent circular, denies that
the TAI Collectors of the State have
any authority to demand twelve per
cent. penalty on the taxes for the
year 1874, whethar these t5xes are
made out Of realty or personality.
A dispatch from Knoxville mnoun-
ces the dearh there Of Sudge Robert
/ J. Mckinney, for many years one Of
the Judges Of the Supreme Court, and
one cf the most eminent iurists Of the
State. The Supreme Court in session
at Jackson adjourned as a mark Of re-
spect for the deceased.
From the Shelby County Assessor
report it appears that the total value
Of real and personal property in Mem
phis is $50, 486,19G and in the coa.-
1 ty, 334,8S3. 235-a shrinkage of 3d.
G97, SO compared withtho assessment
Of 1874. The number of dogs III the
county is returned at 1853.
Two men in Roane County Of this
State, snapped wives. One gave a COW
and bushel of wheat as the difference
agreed upon between them. The men
exchanged women and al went on IS
tremendously and satisfactorily Is any
other trade until the officers Of the law
interrupted the peace Of domesiic
circles by indicting the parties.
Covington CLARION 1t seems to be
an established fact that the ngro race
is diving out. On the james Austin
farm in Upton county, there are one
hundred and four negroes, thirty oi
/ whom are working hands. In the
past ten months there have been t5n
deaths and only four bath. The san.
! itary regulations on fireplace are good
as any West Tennessee.
It would seem that Henderson cour.
ty has taken q step backwards The
/ County Court called, last January, to
comply with the law requiring it to
elect a Superintendent of Public In
struct,on. The Attorney General Of
that county viii shortly receive in.
structions TO make application for a
manjamus to br ng the County Court
to a sense Of It's duty in the premises.
American: Some of our Southern
contemporaries are complaining bitter,
Iy Of the alleged pernicious effects Of
recent inventions in cotton gins, which
have been warranted as superior to
all other machines; for the reason that
they "pick faster than other gins.
The Wilmington, y. c.; Commercial
makes the point that previous TO the
introduction Of the improved" MA
chimes there was scarcely such a thing
as fire in a cotton gin supposed to be
accidental or supposed to be incen-
dialy;" and, further, that heretofore
I there was no more risk to an insurance
company IN o cotton gin than in an
ordinary dwelling. Ut present, how
, ever it appears that it is impossible to
obtain insurance ut all, the "pick-tas-
er-than-any-other" being regarded rs
dangerous incendiaries. Ordinary
gins, we are told, viii run from ten to
twenty years without the least acct
dent, and in some counties not Il gin
has been burned in all that time; but