The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-22
STATE NEWS.

l. ne 0a-ISylIle icenllnCl says lndl
there is, beyond doubt, unmistaka-
bic evidence of petroleum in exceed
ingly large quantities in Trousdale
county, and that, too, in such situa-
ton as to be within a very easy distance
from the river.
Nashville American: 1t is now I'M
derstood that there viii be an extra
session of the General Assembly to
dispose of the State debt question,
Gov. Porter having authorized the
statement that a session would be
called for that purpose.
Nashville Banner: Judge Sneed is
lying at the Nicholson House, and has
been unable to attend to his duties on
the Supreme Court Bench. He will
probably return to his home this af>
ternoon, if it is thought advisable for
him TO travel in his present state Of
health.
Memphis Avalanche: One of the
Associate Justices of the Tennessee
Supreme Court has written to NOM
Der of our bar that when the Supreme
Court meets at Jackson on the I'd of
April, the first business In order will
be to take up the Memphis equity
docket where the Court left off last
term, and then finish it.
A destructive fire at Lebanon FIJI
day morning destroyed the Second
National Bank, and the buildings &C.
cupied by w. w. Donnell, dry goods;
H. NJ. Cartnell, harness; S. H. Math-
erly, boots and shoes; Lea Bros,
grocers; P. OBrien, tailor; A. z.
Thompson, drugs; saloon and meat
shop. Loss $4,000; nces700O.
.McMinnville New Era: The post
Office at this place was robbed
Tuesday night. An entrance was eff
fected through the front window by
cutting out Stat from the blind, and
through the opening raising the bolt
to the blinds. Some eight or ten dol
lars in small change was taken from
the drawer, and several dollars worth
of stamps.
Nashville American: Mr. Overton's
bill for the lease of the penitentiary
passed third reading in the House,
yesterday, after the adoption of
amendments naming $4,000 as the
minimum amount at which the insti-
tuition can be leased, and providing
thai the lessees shall take charge of
convicts at the place where they are
convicted, thus saving to the state the
expense of their transportation.
Memphis Appeal: The negro boy
Alex. Callahan, who shouted " fire !"
at the Theater matinee Tuesday af>
ternoon, was, at the instance of his
father, yesterday, given sixty lashes.
The cid man was anxious to have his
son whipped, as he deemed his con-
duct disgracefll and outrageous. This
is a case where Radical SANDER would
find little argument, as the boy was
whipped at the urgent solicitation Of
his father.
Nashville Banner: w. A. Stewart,
of the firm of Stewart & Bruckner,
was called 10 Lebanon on Saturday
to open the safe of the Second Ma
tional Bank, which he did at II
o'clock that night, and returned with
the safe this morning for repairs.
The contents were found all safe.
The outside Of the safe only was ine
iured, and the currency and bonds,
valued at over $4,000, were not
even scorched.
The Knoxville Tribune says: eve
learn from Washington that Colonel
A. j. Kellar, of the Memphis Ava>
lanche, is chiefly entitled to the credit
of working up the appointment of
Postmaster General Key. 1t has
probably been observed that Colonel
Kellar's name has been carelessly
mentioned in connection with the
Memphis post Office. Can it be that
he was the original recipient of the
sixteenth of February letter.