The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-12-07

cars where IN motion, was thrown
down under the side of the cars, and
very narrowly escaped death. The
steps passed within two or three inches
of his head, and if they had struck
him, in all probability death would
have ensued.
The Roane Iron Company are
at work on an order from the Duck
River Valley Narrow Guage Railroad
for 1000 tons of thirty-pound rails.
Their puddle mill, which has been
stopped for few days, while under
going some changes and repairs, will
be started next Tuesday and run to
its fullest capacity. Chattanooga Com
mercidi.
Lynchburg Sentinel: Mrs Lucy
Stafford, who was born in tie year
1770, died at the residence of Mr..
Hendricks, in this county, on Sunday,
26th inst, at the unusual age Of 106
years. Mrs Stafford moved to this
section from East Tennessee, about
thirty years ago. Her husband was
4 soldier in the war of 1912, for which
she drew a pension from the Govern
ment up to her death.
The Nashville American says: The
depot and stsre>hOuse, containing
small stock of goods, at Catchings, on
the Chattanooga Railroad, 96 miles
from the city, were burned at o'clock
yesterday morning. The first thing
known of the catastrophe was the
bursting of a keg Of powder, which
awakened the neighborhood and at the
same moment put the finishing stroke
to the destruction of the property.
The jackson Wing and Tribune
says: The country residences of Mr.
W. H. Bruton of this city was burned
one day last week, loss estimated mt
81, 900. The fire is believed to be the
work of an incendiary, and Mr.
Bruton expects TO be able to bring
him til punishment. We sincerely
hope he will, as the practice of incen-
diarism is getting to be too common
hereabouts, and an example Of Sc
we're punishment isvery much needed.
The Nashville American says: l..
l.. Losey, General Agent Of the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis Rail
way Company, received dispatch
from Wavcrly yesterday announcing
that the courthouse had been de-
stroyed by fire early yesterday morris
ing, but that the records had been
saved. In consequence Of the di>as-
ter, the court adjourned until the next
term, and all cases were continued
until that time. Thecourt>hOuSc was
Il two story brick building.
Nashville Banner: y day or two
ago a difficulty occurred between two
negroes named James Coleman and
William Dewalt, employed on the
farm of f. NJ. Sinclair, twelve miles
west of Ripley, because Dewalt had
Coleman and his wife while
they were fighting. Coleman attack
ed Dcwalt while at work in a field,
and getting his antagonist down, De
walt drew 4 knife and cut Coleman's
throat from ear to car. He then fled
and has not Yet been arrested,
Nashville Banner. J. b. kilIc-
brew, Commissioner of Agriculture,
Statistics and Mines, HIS received
letter from Charles :. Archer, resil-
ing in New York, who owns 5000
acres Of land in Scott county, near
the Cincinnati Southern Railroad,
as to the resources of East
ern Tennessee. lie has sent an agent
to Germany tc induce twenty-five or
thirty families 10 come to this country
and settle upon his land. He is anx-
ious to receive any encouraging report
of Eastern Tennessee that he may for
ward it to his agent at once.
The Paris Intclligcnccr SAYS: Weun-
derstand that Il very interesting debate
recently trnspired in this city arsong
the colorcd people. 1t seems that the
question was about this: l. it better for
the colored people to emigrate now to
the Black Hills, or to stay here and
run the risk of being put back into
slavery, in the event of Mr. Tilden's
election? We are told that it was a
very animated debate, and that Mr.
Bill HAYNES took the grounds that
they had better emigrate, as there was
some probability Of the election of
Tiiden, and that if he WAS elected
they would all be rcmanded to slav-
cry. This Is what We hear Of the de-
bate.
Col. FOruey's Testimony.
From the Washington SUNDAY Chronicle