The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-07-26
STATE ITEMS.

lasted three seconds.
On Friday the Knoxville bar adop-
ted memorial resolutions concerning
the late Judge Emmons.
The Directors have at last determ>
ined that Dyer county shall have a
Fair this fall, sometime.
There is said to be mountain of
sick within three miles of Huntsville
Why don't we have glass manufac-
tory in Tennessee?
A reunion of the surviving mem
bers of the Seventh Tennessee Caval,
ry takes place at Memphis, August
3lst. Extensive arrangement are be-
ing made to have a splendid time.
A petition is in circulation in Mem
phis, and is being numerOusly signed,
recommending Alderman Henry G..
Dent for the position of custom-house
officer, now held by Gen. w. j.
Smith.
The Dresden Democrat las: week
published communication requesting
Senator Martin and representatives
Thomson and Johnson to resign, and
asking all the other members in the
State to do so, 50 as to keep the Cows
ernor from calling a special session.
Memphis Public Ledger: Over two
millions in back taxes are due the city
of Memphis, and as yet but little has
been done to enforce their collection.
The two millions, if collected,
would relieve the city government of
many clamorous and needy creditors.
The local committee on archaeology
request that citizens who have Indian
relics of any kind will either give or
lend them to the State Historical So
ciety, so that they can be put on ex-
hibition at the meetingof the Nationl
Science Convention in Nashville next
next month.
The commissioners appointed to
make the survey changing the county
line between Dyer and Lauderdale
counties have completed their work
and reported to that County Court
that they have made an accurate sur
vey, as contemplated by the Act of
the Legislature.
Col. J. b. Killebrew, Commissions
or of Agriculture, asks all the thresh-
ermen of the state to report to him
the amount of wheat raised to the
acre and how much was expected.
This is very important to farmers,
and we hope his questions will be an
swered promptly.
Since the war three rolling mills
have been established in Chattanooga,
and during that time the population
of the city has been trebled. The
completion of the Cincinnati South
ern Railroad will greatly benefit the
iron interests of Tennessee, which are
in Il fouri>hing condition.
The city tax collectors of Memphis
assert that during the past two weeks
not a sufficient amount of money has
been collected for taxes wherewith to
pay for removing the dead dogs which
line the streets and alleys. The tax
payers are paying in scrip and other
city indebtedness, which they can pur-
chase at a discount.
The survivors of the first Tennessee
regiment met at Winchester, Tenn,
or July ID, 1877, for the purpose of
taking the necessary steps to having
4 reunion, which they decided should
be held at Lynchburg, Moore county,
Tenn, on September 9th, 1877. A
resolution was passed specially invit-
ing the seventh and fourteenth regi-
ments of Archer's old brigade to at
tend.
About seventy-five or eighty fami-
lies, with an aggregate OF from $50 to
400 persons, are at present residing
in the Swiss settlement, near Cru
ETH, Grundy county. The
settlement embraces from eigh-
teen TO twenty square miles.
They have about 1,200 acres under
cultivation, 200 of which are devoted
to the culture of vines, from which
they derive moderate revenues.
The Knoxville Tribune very APP
propriately remarks: eff you want
to give your trade to business house
il is at once the part Of economy and
common sense, says an observing deal
er, 10 select one that advertises. 1t
indicates a soundness of judgement, a
liberality of spirit, and an honesty of
purpose that Is characteristic of good
business men. 1t can afford it on the
same principle that a dozen of any
thing can be sold cheaper than one.
The advertising firm is healthy, strong
and enterprising, and able to do lib
eral part by its customers The firm
that never advertises Is cramped, close
and behind the times. A choice be-
tween the two Is easily made on the
very best business principles.