The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-02-15
STATE NEWS.
Measles in jackson.

The Rock City paper mills are soon
to be re-opened by a company of
Nashville capitalists.
The Methodist choir in Lebanon
has added flute and cornet to its
fleshly wind instruments.
Five prisoners escaped from the
Shelby county Court House last Fri,
day, through the carelessness of the
guards.
The prospect for peach crop in
lower East Tennessee Is discouraging.
Many trees have been killed by the
recent severe weather.
Dyersburg Gazette: We regret to
announce the death of Hugh Aeeley
johnson, Esq, who died of pneumon.
ia, at his home near Hurricane Hill,
on Tuesday Morning, February 6,
1877.
The county of Upton has taken a
writ of error to the Supreme Court
in the case Of her bonds, amounting
to $4,000, recently decided against
her in the United States Circuit
Court.
T. B. Irwin, of CrGssville, and
Chairman of the Cumberland County
Court, shot himself in the head this
week, and after lingering for a few
hours died. The cause of this rash
act is attributed to whisky.
A shooting affray occurred at JAS
! per, on the 18th inst, between two
brothers raned Shadowen and the
town marshal, Wyrick, in which one
of the brothers was killed and each OF
the other participants seriously
wounded.
Senator Bayard, the noblcst Roman
of them all, says that Senator Henry
/ Cooper, of Tennessee, is the most
sagacious, clear headed man from the
| South. 1t is said that Senator Bay
ard consults Senator Cooper on legal,
and all matters relating to the South.
jackson Wing and Tribune: a
sneak-thief cut a window-blind at the
residence of Mr. G.. y. Harris, in this
city, at II o'clock Wednesday night,
raised the window, entered 4 retiring
room, and taking a number of articles
of ladies apparel. decamped in the
shadows of the night.
Nashville American: Few people
in Nashville are aware that Il cobbler
lives and has his shop in dry goods
box, near the corner Of Broad and
Summer streets. lie Is q man well
advanced in years and is paralyzed on
one side, but works every day in the
week and manages TO keep the wolf
! from his humble door.
Dyersburg Gazette: In the Chan
Gerry suit of Martha s. Hood VS.. the
Widow d Orphans Fund Life Insur>
ance Company Of Nashville, Maj. r.
~. W James, attorney for the COM
/ pany, succeeded in effecting a com
promise this week by which the Cons
pany paid Mrs Hood $4,000 in full
satisfaction of her cldim for nearly
! $1,000.
Memphis Avalanche; Ga Monday
night, near Shelby Depot, in this
county, Mr. John Timmon>, a farmer
Of that locality, in an alteration with
a negro shot, and, It's thought, fatally
wounded his antagonist, who had
formerly been in his employ, but
broke 4 contract No further partic-
ulars of the ai.,ir could be obtained
/ yesterday.
Brownsville Bee: Work is pro-
crossing on the II. 5. b., d O. rail
road. The cars now run three or fcur
miles north of Brownsville, and track
laying will extend in few weeks to
Brooklyn Station. The company
| design using I iron in future instead
of the stringer and strap rail first
adopted. The cars will reach Maury
| CITY, north Of the Forked Deer, carly
in the coming spring.
/ Ripley News; Examine your
meat well before hanging it up. a
careful farmcr who has examined his
informs us that the meat killed dur
ing the latter portion of December
and the first OF January, did not take
salt, on account of its frozen c1ndi-
! ton, and the salt having become caked
/ it will be necessary to Scrape it of
and apply fresh salt before hanging it
up. \ little attention to this matter
may save you several dollars.
jackson Wing and Tribune :
( The north bound train on the Mis-
sissippi Central Railroad Thursday
/ evening last met with an accident be-
tween Baltimore and Main streets.
! One of the passenger cars jumped the
track and the trucks were knocked
from under it. causing considerable
alarm among the passengers. We
are pleased to hear that no one was
injured. Capt. FL. Anderson, with
/ large force, soon repaired the track,
and thus saved any delay Of trains.