The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-01

The citizens Of Chattanooga have
appointed a committee to visit MASKS
vile to oppose the House usury bill
now pending in the Senate.
Memphis Ledger: The prisoners
brought to the ourt-house for trial
are now chained together in the court
room, so as to prevent escapes.
a bill has passed the Legislature
postponing tax collections for 1876
until Oct. 30, 1877, and municipal
tax collections until April l, 1877.
TIE Benton Banner advertises Ash
& Robbins, of New York, as "liars,
swindlers and thieving scomdrels,"
and warns newspapers against them.
Min Wilson, who murdered Officer
Perkins in jackson, has deem found
guilty of murder in the first degree,
and will swing on the gallows April
18Th.
The jury in the case of Anderson
NJ. WaddeIl, charged with the MUIR
der of A. c. Kirkland, in Nashville,
several months since, returned YER
dict of "not guilty"
The Executive Committee of the
State Grange sent petition to the
General Assembly, asking that body
not to abolish the Burenu Of Agricul>
ture, Statistics and Mines.
Jackson Sun: On Friday last, at
Troy, Tenn, Charlie Micnie, of this
city, was killed while engaged in
coupling the cars of a freight train on
the Mobile & Ohio railroad.
Jackson Sun: The cottage resi-.
dence Of JAS. Beck on South Royal
street burned down on Tuesday night.
The fire was purely accidental. Loss
about $500 and no insurance.
Gov. Porter sent a message to the
Lcgislaturelast Thursday recommend
ing thot committee be appointed to
confer with a New York Committee
in regard to compromising the State
debt.
Paris Intelligencer: The proprie>
tors of the Murray Gazette have de
cided TO move their paper to this city,
and call it "The PARIS Gazette" The
first issue may he expected early in
March.
Dycrsburg Progress: james Mccoy
one of the Oldest citizens and early set
tiers OF our county passed away from
the troubles of this life at his residence
some six miles south Of town. He
died at l. III. Of pneumonia.
The Fulton Times gives an account
Of a fire in that town 10y which the
business house of \. VI. Cardiff was
destroyed. The same paper says Il
negro was shot, stabbed AID robbed
near Union City Il few days since.
Benton Banner: Oar farming ac-
quaintanccs from every portion Of the
county informs It's that they are maxi
ing preparations for planting Il large
tobacco crop. They say i larger crop
of the weed will be planted this year
than has been any year since the war.
Nashville American; The case of
Ann II. Scurlock vs.. the Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis railway, a
suit for SO, 900 damages alleged to
have been sustained by plaintiff at
Hollow Rock, in 1874, by having her
leg broken is pending in the Circuit
Court.
Jackson Wing and Tribune: 1t is
4 noticeable fact, As we have been in
formed, that while a great many Of
the common stock Of hogs in this sec
ton Of country are dying of cholera
or similar disease, few, if any, of the
Berkshire, Poland China and other
good breeds are affected.
Nashville Amt rican: Alb. Wat
kinS, a printer, attempted to commit
suicide at the house of DR. l.. ID.
Hoslc, No. $50 North Cherry street,
Sunday evening, Ivy cutting his throat
and stabbing himself in several places.
Illness and pecGniary distress are as
signed as the cause. He was taken
to the Medical College Hospital, and
will probably recover.
Paris mtelligencer: Mr. James
Riley, who lives near Manlyville, had
nearly all bis meat stolen, on Satur>
day night, the 10th inst The thieves
carried off their plumber in buggy
or light wagon, which was tracked
some distance by Mr. Riley. a Dir
McAdoo, living in the same neighbor-
hood. frightened some one away from
his smoke house, on the same night.
Knoxville Chronicle; Mr. W. n.
Norman, who h7es near this city, in
forms us that he has made a pretty
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