The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-02-01
STATE NEWS.


The Mardi Gras excitement in
Memphis is increasing. They pro-
pose the grandest display ever seen.
The Athens Post has reports from
the rural districts that mary peach
trees were killed by the late "snap."
The Memphis Appeal of Tuesday
reports FIVE attempts at murder, one
murder, and several minor casual
ties.
The Executive Committee Of the
State Grange has postponed the meet
ing Of that body 60 February of next
year.
The Rutherford Herald has sus>
pended, and it is rumored that the
publication of it will be resumed in
Pulaski.
a car load OF sheep and cattIe are
shipped from Lebanon to Southern
markets every fifteen days, and car
load of chickens and turkeys every
week.
The people in the country west of
Gallatin and in the Shackle Island
neighborhood have been very much
alarmed recently at the reports about
mad dogs.
Jackson Wing and Tribune: Thurs
day night, Captain William Alexan-
der, an old citizen Of JACKSON, and
once Mayor of the city, died, in the
Goth year of his age.
In the Governors election, Aug.
1869, Chattanooga cast ,008 votes;
at the recent Presidential election 3
033 votes were polled. This shows a
healthy growth in population.
Dresden Democrat: We regret to
learn Of the death of MIR T. @. ?.
Jelrs, an old citizen of this county.
He lied of apoplexy at his residence,
two miles east from town on last Tues
day evening.
| The Nashville American says more
polls were collected from; negroes last
year than any year since their eman-
cipation. The dog tax got them.
When they came up to settle this lit
tie bill they discovered they had Il
poll tax assessed against them, and
usually paid it.
Pulaski Citizen Our worthy con-
trere of the Lynchburg Sentinel, Mr.
w. w. Gordon, has been elected
County Superintendent Of Public In
struction for Moore county. He is
Mayor Of the city Of Lynchburg, edi>
tor Of the 5. n.inel and County SUI
perintendent.
Brownsville States: The recent
snow had il -happy effect or the wheat
crop in this section. 1t is now in a
most promising condition and if it
does not meet with any accident our
farmers Will have money in their
pockets next summer before the cot
ton crop is kid by.
Nashville American: The Secre-
tary of State Yesterday registered the
/ Charter Of the Spiritualists and Lib
eralis;s Of the State of Tennessee, with
headquarters at Memphis, and Sam
.ual Watson, Matthew Hawks, T. ".
Irvine, ". J. Smith, r. p. Glenn
and Job Ze. as its incorporates.
The comptrcller's report shows that
the State of Tennessee realized in rev
cnue from the dog tax in one year
S120,GG0 IN the same year 80, eco.
days were hilled. This is a small
item compared with the i'm
mems lcaeft derived from the
increase and Improvement of sheep.
(lrksrile Review: During
the recent SNOW. Mr. William
Davis, living near Mount Yer
non Furnace, on the South Side,
tracked Il coon to a large tree, which
lie cut down, and caught two coons
and eight flying squirrels, besides get
ting forty pounds of honey out Of a
hollow in the tree.
! Paris Intelligcncer: 4 difficulty
occurred in the Dist district Of this
county, between Messrs J. c. Kuy-
kendall AMI Young T. w. Nance, on
Saturday last, in which Mr. Nance was
shot by Mr. Kuykendall. The ball
entered just above the right nipple,
and striking a rib, ranged round, and
lodged under the shoulder blade.
I Camden Banner: The farmers tell
Us they have never seen the wheGt
crop look be,ter at this season. 4
large crop has Leen sown. The fur
trade is attracting the attention Of
some Of our business men. y great
many mink and coon skins are being
brought in and disposed Of for money
2r barter. Hunters tell us the beav-
ers are rapidly increasing in numbers.
Goose" Sands WAS shot and in
stantly killed by John Anderson, at
J Silver Spring, Wilson county, last