The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-07
STATE ITEMS,

The national cemetery at Chatta-
nooga contains the remains of 12,940
soldiers, of which 1927 are unknown.
The Knoxville Tribune and Age
says that the Knoxville and Augusta
railroad will be built at an early day.
Capt. L. NJ. Hooper was shot and
killed on the Both near Nashville by
Montgomery Bell Nance, President of
the Whites Greek Turnpike Com
pany.
Monroe Walker, the negro who shot
at a conductor of a passenger train on
the Northwestern railroad near Nash
vile, has been sentenced to five years
in the pcnitentiary.
Chattanooga Times Maj. N. a.
Cochran, post commandant at this
place, did honor to himself in joining
the Confederate procession on Decora-
ton day with his command.
Gen. Patterson, revenue collector
for this district, made a raid into
Henry county last week, riding $50
miles in As hours, and destroying 100
gallons of whisky and 5000 of mash.
Six distilleries were burned.
The proposition for Marshal county
to subscribe seventy FIVE thousand
dollars for The extension Of the Duck
River Valley narrow gqage, from
Lewisburg to theLincoln county line,
was recently defeated by from two to
four hundred majority.
Pulaski Citizen: The Brownsville
Democrat says there is no opposi-
ton in West Tennessee to Admiral
Whitthorne for Governor. 1t Is talk
en- as Il matter of course, as a forgoue
conclusion. Well, what if their isn't?
We are not mad about it.
jackson Sun: The storehouze and
stock Of J. ". Whitfield, at Harris
burg in this county, was burned on
Wednesday night. The house was
fairly covered by insurance. There
was no insurance Oh the stock. Loss
about $500. The FIRE, i is thought,
was the work of an incendiary.
j. i. Grant, of Pulaski, is en-
gagged in collecting together specimens
of all the fishes that roam our waters.
He has already 4 large variety. His
object is to have them complete and AT
Nashville by the first of August, a,
the meeting Of the American associa~
lion for the advancement of science.
Chattanooga Times Saturday
evening last bud" james, Depot
Agent at Carpenters Station, Oh the
Nashville road, shot Postmaster
Throupe, OF that place, the hall en-
tering near the joint Of the shoulder
aud coming out at the mouth. At
lasi account Thfoupe's recovery was
considered doubtful.
Fulton Times: Capt. Dan Cham
bers, editor Of the Union City Herald,
received 4 very painful injury Thurs
day, Of last week. While engaged in
running his press he happened to have
his great toe caught by an iron bar,
which crushed it so that amputation
was necessary. We deeply eympa-
thize with him in his misfortune.
Clask5yille Tobacco Leaf: DIR b.
w. UseTy has a stone weighing eigLt
and one-half ounces, which was passed
from tie bladder Of a Gne mare owned
by Mr. Hezekiah Doris, of this coun-
~. 1t Is seldom We find horses affect
Ell with gravel, and this is the most
remarkable case. The animal Las
fully recovered and is now in fine con
dition.
Jackson Sun: Messrs w. \. Taylor
and J. I. Beveridge are grazing 600
sheep near this city. Three hundred
are now about ready for market. The
sheep were purchased in this and ad
joining counties and as fast as fattened
viii be shipped To foreign markets.
We understand that Messrs T. and B.
contemplate engaging extensively in
sheep husbandry and cattle raising.
Paris Intelligencer: On last Mons
day, a young man by the name Of
;Kimble Williams, a son of Judge
Williams, of Mayfeld, Ky, died very
suddenly at the residence Of Col. r.
D. Caldwell, in this county. He had
been in the employ of Col. Caldwell
only about a week. When discover
ed, he was at the point of death. \
bottle containing morphia was found
in the bed.
Dresden Democrat : gentleman
living near Ralston owned a small
puppy which created 50 much noise
by whining that he took the little can
me to The woods and killed it. In a
few weeks afterwards the gentleiaaa's
wife gave birth to child, whose cries
were similar to the Puppy's, and
whose hands were exactly like The
- ,.or-s The rbTid lived