The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-02-10

panies, two Memphis companies, the
Chattanooga and Murfreesboro COM
panies, the jackson Guards, and the
Porter Rifles.
Democrat: Messrs. A. NJ. and R.
III. Clinton, who live three miles from
Brownsville, Oh the railroad, had their
corn crib and stables burned Wednes>
day night, with two fine mules valued
at $3.50 piece, and two hundred barrels
of corn. Their loss will aggregate
about 81 900, and was without insu-
rance"
Maryville Independent: ga good
system of keeping up our COM
mon roads would add more to the
value of the farms and their products
in East Tennessee than any move
that can be made at this time. In
our zeal for railroads we forget the
Importance of travel and transporta-
ton from farms to market"
American: The Supreme Court is
beginning to put its foot down on the
practice in which some attorneys too
frequently indulge, of overlooking
record with matter totally irrelevant
to the case. On this account Justice
Mcfarland yesterday taxeda winning
complainant one-third of the costs, as
sessing the losingparty only two-thirds.
Winchester Home Journal: A par
ty of ten gentlemen were in town last
week, from Adrian. Michigan, pros
pecting with view to purchasing land
in our genial climate, They came
from the neighborhood of Mr. Russ,
who purchased the Widow Finch
place near town, and this is evidence
of the effects of one man of influence
purchasing and settling in our county.
We understand that a difficulty
occurred at Decaturville a day or two
ago between man by the name of
Brown and another By the maine of
Riggs, in which the latter was stabbed
several times in various places, and
that some of the wounds are coDsid-
cred very dangerous. Riggs while he
was stabbed by Brown drew a pistol,
but it accidentally went off and shot
him through the hand Lexington
Reporter.
The American says the Republican
State Executive Committee, which
met in Knoxville last Thursday, de-
cided to call State Convention in
Nashville May II, for the purpose of
selecting delegates to the National
Convention at Cincinnati. a resolu-
ton was adopted requesting the coun-
ties TO hold meetings on the first Mon
day in April to appoint delegates to
the State Convention and to take steps
toward organization.
Memphis Ledger A strange phe-
nomcnon was witnessed in North
Memphis this morning by hundreds
of people. 1t was snow two or three
inches deep, while in all the rest of
the city not a flake was to be seen or
had been seen. We mention this as
the more singular because this is the
first snow seen in Memphis this win
ter. Just before the recent cold
snap, peach and plum trees were in
full bloom, and all vegetation seemed
a month ahead of the season"
Pulaski Citizen: A peculiarlaw suit
is just commenced in Chancery Court
here. a preacher sues another man
for half interest in crop grown by
the latter, and he answers and SAYS he
owes the preacher nothing, for that he
says it was the agreement that the
preacher should preach and the farm
er should farm, and that they should
share equally the profits of both avo-
cations. The farmer farmed and the
preacher preached, but the farmer
SAYS he never gotta cent for the preach
ing and asks TO be released from pay
ing any of the farm profit to the
preacher.
AT its recent jackson term, our
Supreme Court decided that where
hiring is general, as for year, in the
case of apprentice, or mental servant
in the masters family, the master has
the right to give reasonable corporal
correction TO the servant, minor, for
disobedience to his lawful commands,
negligence in business, or for insolent
behavior. But this rule does not APP
ply where the parent has not parted
with the control of the child except
for definite purpose for a short time,
as where the child is hired by the dav
to work in a brick yard. In that case
the hirer has no authority to infict
personal chatisement.