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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29
STATE ITEMS,

Nashville is to have a balloon ascen-
sion next Saturday.
An old man by the name Of Meade
was killed in Memphis last Sunday
by negroes.
Judge II. H. Harrison was APP
pointed United States District Attor>
ney for Middle Tennessee. Hughes
and his fiends are very wrathy over
the result of the fight.
Jackson Dispatch: Last Tuesday,
DR. A. T. Hart met with most dis.
tressing fall near the the water tank
on the NJ. & o. r. r. The DR. had
been out fishing, and on his return
home, heard the whistle a locomotive
and in his hurry over a trestle he fell
through, and severely injured himself.
We are happy to state that the Doc
tor is in a fair way to get well.
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Passed March 8, 1877.
An Act for the protection Of fish IN Ten

An Act for the protection Of fish IN Ten
aeSSee.
Sec. /. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Tennes-
see, that it shall not be lawful for any
person or persons to catch or take fish
with seines, nets, taps, gigs or by any
other means, whatever, otherwise
than by angling with hook and line,
from the waters of any running stream
in this State, and in case of a viola.
ton of the above provision, the pro-
prietor or proprietors of the land COW
cred by or adjoining the waters where
in the ofense shall be committed, may
have a remedy by action at law or by
a bill in chancery and injunction, and
in either form of action, may have an
attachment to attach the seins, nets,
traps or other deFires provided against
by this Section, and in chancery any
number of such proprietors may join
in the bill against any number of such
trespassers, and the bill shall not be
dismissed for multifariousness.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, that
it shall not be lawful f airy person or
persons to place across a stream in
this State. near its mouth or opposite
thereto, any seine, Let, trap or other
device, which would prevent the free
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passage Of fish, up or down the same,
provided this shall not interfere to
prevent the erection of dams for mills.
A violation of the provisions of this
Act is hereby declared to be misde-
meanor. Nothing in this Act shall be
understood to forbid the use of hand
or minnow net in taking small fish,
to be used for bait in angling or trot
line, as before provided.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, that
it shall be the duty of the Judges of
the Criminal and Circuit COURTS of the
State, to give this Act in special
charge to the Grand Juries at each
term Of their respective Courts, and
the Grand Juries shall have the right
and power TO send for and examine
witnesses in all cases where they sus-
pect a violation of this Act, and any
one Of the Grand Jurors shall have
the power to swear such witnesses,
and the jury may make presentment
upon their testimony.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, that
prosecutions under this Act may be
sustained by Indictment without any
prosecution, The provisions of this
Act shall not apply to streams in this
State below the point of navigation.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, that
the provisions of this Act shall apply
only to the counties of Robertson,
Montgomery. Maury, Gibson, Madi-
sou, Crockett, Stewart, Franklin,
Loudon, Monroe, Hawkins and
Henry. PROVIDED, That that 'por-
ton Of Crockett county formerly q
part of Dyer county shall be exempt
ed from the provisions OF this Act.
Sec. g.. Be it further enacted, that
all laws in eonfiictwith this Act be,
ard the same are hereby repealed,
and that this Act take effect from and
after its passage, the public welfare
requiring it. March 10, 1877.
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The Huntingdon Republican has
improved very much in its local de-
partment the past two weeks-Milan
Exchange.
Amt it pity for Huntingdon and
Carroll county that it has not improy-
ed in morals y-Dresdi1 Democrat.
Don't be too hard on the Republic
can. Its morals are slowly improy>
ing. AT the rate it has changed dur
ing the past two months, it will be a
fair fifth>rate democratic paper after
awhile. We hope to convert it yet.
"While the lamp holds out to burn
you know the rest.
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Strange Fatality TO Attorney
Four Deaths During one Suit.

In 1858 suit was brought by Mr. B.
F. Lamb. Mr. Lamb died. and Judge
Williams, j. S. Brown, Col. Lannom
and Gen. Dunlap, each had charge Of
the case, one at time, and these have
died, leaving the case still in the
chaneery court no nearer being set
tied than it was in 1858. Messrs
s. A. Champion and Cole q Sweeney
now have charge of the ll-fated cause,
and if it kills them, there viii be no
other living lawyer in these parts,
that will undertake the job, for fear
they may become jobs to the under
taker.-Pdris Inteligencer.
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The Governor has very properly
re-appointed Leon Trousdale to be
Superintendent of Public instruction !;
j. B. Killebrew, Commissioner Of the
Bureau of Agriculture, Statistics and
Mines; and B. F. Cheatham Super.
intendent of Prisons, These gentle
men have all ably filed their offices.
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Arbitration Commissions.

Under an act of the present Gem
eral Assembly. authorizing the Gov
ernof to appoint arbitration commits
sions for Middle and West Tennessee,
20 determine causes now pending be-
fore the Supreme Court, Gov. Porter
yesterday made the following appoint
ments:
For Middle Tennessee. l..
Gardenhire, of Smith; John w. Bur
ton. of Rutherford; j. ]. Turner of
Sumner.
For West Teunessse-Howeli Z.
Jackson, of Madison L. d. Mckls,
sick, of Shelby; John T. Carthel, Of
kiibsors
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Hayes seems to be losing his grip.
He don't reform so well as he at first
promised. He is trying to dodge the
Louisiana issue by appointing CON-
mission to investigate matters and ad-
wise him what to do. 1t seems to us
Louisiana has been investigated
enough. Take the bull by the horns,
Mr. President, and decide the matter
one way or the other.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

The Memphis Appeal is striking
some sledge hammer blows at His
Fraudulency and all who accept Office
under him. Give them little more
rope neighbOr. Then maybe they'll
hang themselves.
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GubernatoriaI appointments.

Gov Porter to-day appointed the
following named gentlemen to COM
pose the State Board of Health E
NJ Wright, III ID, Chattanooga; j M
Stafford, NJ. DIT A Atchison, NJ D.
and j ID Plunkett, NJ ID, Nashville /;
r B Maury, NJ D., Memphis.
As Fish Commissioners, I. B. Tur-
ley, of East Tennessee; Geo. E.
Akers. of Middle Tennessee, and w.
W. Mcdowell, Of West Tennessee,
were appointed.--Nashriae Banner.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

The Legislature adjourned Tues
day, after passing the ten cents tax
law and repeating the forty cents law
over the Governors vote. The usual
complimentary speeches and hand
shaking was gone through with.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

Mike Waldron, of Memphis, has
been appointed U. S. Marshal for
West Tennessee. He was chairman
of the county Democratic executive
committee last year,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

A dam broke at Stafford, Conn,
Tuesday morning, flooding the valley,
washing away mills and other houses,
and doing great damage generally.
Loss about $500, 900.
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,Insolvent Notice.

Il Of W, d. Dickinson, decd. having been
suggested to the County Clerk of Gibson coun-
ty. all persons having claims against said es-
tate are required TO file them with said Clerk on
or before the 6rst day of June, 1877 for pro rata
distribution, or they will be barred.
JOHN BLACKMAN, Admir-.
fsb22-4t
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InsOlvent Notice.

THE insolvency of the estate Of Phiio Y.
i Moore. decd, having been suggested TO the
County Clerk of Gibson county, all persons
having claims against said estate are required
to file them with said Clerk on or before the
first day of June. 1877. for pro rata distribution,
or they will be barred. A. JORDAN:
marl5 1t Admir-,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29

Factory Established In 1856.
FROM THE PRESS
From g. D. White, Editor Haekettstown, n.
j., Herald.
The organ has rich, deep and soul-stirring
tone; eouldn' I stay in the house without it. 1t
helps wonderfully to drive away the thoughts
Of hard times"
=. Tho Lebanon. Pa. Daily News says:
I'VE are In receipt of one of those i've octave
Parlor Organs, manufactured by Mr. Daniel L.
Beatty, Washington, N. j. This organ Is in
fine, solid black walnut case, and in tone It
cannot be surpassed by any instrument Of its
kind"
From the Lowell. Nsb.. Register.
"we received this week. direct from the man
ufaeturer, Daniel y. Beatty. Washington. N
j. his Justly celebrated organ, elegant in ap-
pearance and handsomely furnished, unexcelled
In richness and power Of tnRe- We are more
than pleased with it. and heartily recommend
il to any one contemplating purchasing an
organ"
Best offer ever given. Money refunded upon
return of organ and freight charges paid By me
Daniel T. Beatty both ways if unsatisfactory
after test trial of i've days. Organ warranted
for six years.
Agents wanted everywhere, male or female,
TO canvass for this superior instrument. Ad-
dress.
DBNIEL +. BEATTY,
Wsshington. New Jersey, Q, s,A,
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NEW YORK CASH PRICE LIST.

~ -
We have in stock, OF our own manu-! actnre.
roofing materials, etc., at the following low
prices:
1900 rolls extra Rubber Roofing. at Scents per
square foot, lOr, evil furnish Rubber Roof
ing, Nails, Caps, and Slate Paint fcr an entire
new roof at AZ cents per square foot.
2000 rolls 2-ply Tarred Roofing Felt at IA cents
per square foot.
1900 rolls 3-ply Tarred Roofing Felt ut "a cents
per square foot.
2OO rolls Tarred Sheathing at u cent per square
foot.
5000 gallons fine Enamel Paint, mixed reBdy
for use. on ihside or outside work, ut 81 par
gallon, all shades.
loo bbls Slate Flour Dbl, So 90
100 - Soapstone Flour ............... 90
lgeo Grafton Mineral ,...-........ :, S@
1900 = Metallic Paint. dry. 800
Special prices per ton or car load lots.
All orders must be ACCOMPANIED with the
money, or subject to 80 days draft on well known
parties
SLATE PAINT COMPANY.
l02 & l04 Maiden Lane. New York.
ja25-3m
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This Slate Paint is
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Two gallons will cover a hundred square feet of
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On decayed shingles it fills up the holes and
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Chocolate Color

when first applied. changing in about month
TO uniform slate color and, is to all intenls
and purposes, SLATE. On ~
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-03-29
Brick Walls

our red color is usually preferred. as one coat
equal to five of any ordinary paint. For
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~ single. and by application of this slate be
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-06-14
THE WEST,

Hos. JOHN d. MCDONALD. of Indi-
ana, died at New Albany Oh Monday, June
11th.
SPECIALS received at Omaha on the
11th inst. from forty-one points in Nebraska.
give highly favorable report of the con-
dltion OF the crops, especially of small grain.
On the llth inst. the supreme court of
the state of Arkansas decided that the act
under which about sixteen million of bonds
were issued in 1869, in aid of railroads, was
unconstitutional and that the bonds were
illegal. The ease was appealed from the
Pulaski circuit court referred to in these
dispatches few weeks ago. The supreme
court affirm the decision of the court below.
AN appeal for aid for the sufferers bv
the recent tornado at Mt Carmel, H.. has
been circulated by the associated press.
Fourteen blocks of beautiful homes and
business houses i'll ruins, 100 families house
less and helpless, score of dead and over
seventy badly hurt, i'll population of $500. /
and loss of not less than $500, 900, is too
heavy load for this heart stricken people
to carry alone, and help must come from
the country at large. Any aid from cities or
towns that may be sent to X. S. Gordon. [
mayor, or Judge I. J. shannon of the bank
ing house of Shannon Il Beal chairman of
the relief committee, will be wisely and .
faithfully appropriated towards the relief of
those who are worthy and needy.
GEORGE TERRY, a member of the
Stoners' party of fifteen who left Madison.
WIS, for the San Juan country some two
months ago, has returned, and brings dis
couraglng reports of the expedition. He
considers the San Juan country a humbue,
and says the other members of the party are
working for their board.
The Hessian fly is devastating the
wheat fields in the western part of Michigan.
Springfield. Miss Sweet VIII undoubtedly
be retained as pension agent until the ex-
piration of her commission, two years hence.
The whereabouts of Sitting Bull and
his band is now known. They are at Wood
Mountain, in Canadian territory.
Col. NTTAT JARRoT, an old resident
of Illinois, formerly member of Congress.
died at Custer City, d. T.. on the Sd inst.
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WHOLE NO. 9S2.
IT reported from London that the

IT reported from London that the
English army is being quietly moblized
| The Pope received New York depu-
| tation of pilgrims on the Sth inst. lie
praised the faith displayed by the pilgrims
in this sceptical age.
THE receipts of the Vatican from the
Pope's jubilee were six and one-half million
Ike in gold, exclusive of valuable presents.
AN Alexandria correspondent gives
the following: "The exhumation of the
obelisk of 'Cleopatra's Needle for London
has been completed. Eighteen inches of
the apex are gone, and the corners are
somewhat damaged, but otherwise il is in
tair condition. ~
On the arriva of ~ new Turkish
ambassador at Berlin, it is believed that the
German government viii, with the concur
renee of England, advise Turkey to con
Guide peace as soon as possible Russia
having already informed the cabinets at
London, Vienna and Berlin that she would
agree to conclude peace on the basis of
the protocol accepting a ceSsion of terri
tory III Asia Minor instead of indemnity.
A DISPATCH from Calcutta to the
Times says the latest news from the famine
districts is more cheerful. A general rain.
1all has greatly improved the prospects
PRIVATE dispatches from Lima. Peru,
states that Don Nicolas de Pierola, revolu
ZIONIST, and his suite surrendered themselves
TO the Peruvian authorities, with the iron
clad turret ship Huasear, which his partisans
had seized
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WASHINGTON.

Two delegates from Alabama, repre-
senting respectively the ultra and moderate
republicans in that state, had separate inter
views with the president on the 18th inst.
In response to their representations, the
president appears to have said in substance
that the changes he had made in Alabama
offices were in the interest of what he con-
sidered the union republican sentiment of
the state, and that he would make no
changes except for inetficiency or cerrup-
ton. He further said that in making ap-
pointmentS he would select men who have
material interests in the state.
SECRETARY SHERMAN will rigidly en-
force the rule that but one member of the
same family shall be employed in his depart
ments. In the Treasurer's Office alone there
are over seventy persons who are related
and in the Internal Revenue Bureau there
are over thirty. The result of this large
family influence is so great as to almost com
pletely control some of the divisions of the
departments. 4 list of those who are re-
lated has been made out and the change Will
be made at once.
The Secretary of State has a commu-
nication received from our minister to Mex
| leo to the effect that the Mexican authorities
will cooperate with the United States au-
thorltles on the Rio Grande to prevent RAIDS
in Texas and break up cattle stealing in thai
, section.
/ AT Cabinet meeting on the Sth inst.
/ the Utah troubles were freely discussed
/ 1t was agreed that the United States author
/ tiles in that territory should proceed witt
! tirmness in these prosecutions, and al
/ offenders brought to justice. Should the
Mormons make any attempt to preve-it the
punishment OF their leaders, the govern
ment will see that sufficient force is sen
to the territory to enforce the decree OF th'
courts.
The President, on the 9th inst, re
eeiyed large bust of himself, in terra Gotta
from the Louisville Constitutional Uniol
Association. The present was IN apprecla
tlon of his Southern policy. The bust wa
placed in the library of the Executive man
sion.
THE President appointed A. d. Hazel
of PENNSYLVANIA, Third Assistant Postmaste
General vice e. W. Barber, of Michigan, re
signed, to take effect June 30.
THE aggregate internal revenue re
esirh for The fiscal year thus far have .,
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THE EAST,

The New York Ne,cs SAYS that Genet
keyser and Fields are to be allowed to set
tie with the city on the same basis on
which the Sweeney case was arranged II
Is Just possible that Tweed may come under
the compromise.
ELEVEN hundred employees in the
seven collieries of the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre companies, Pennsylvania, strncl-
against n raduot;ar ur Ell
inst. 1ruen's residence,
Grammercy Park, New York city, on the
11th inst. The affair was informal Ex-
Gov. Hendricks will depart for Europe in
few DAYS.
f. w. BANTER, a well-knOwn furni-
ture dealer of New York, was sorely pressed
financially, and fled to Europe. His liabil
tiles are placed at $4,000.
EDWIN WHITE, the well-known
painter, died at Saratoga Springs on the
Sth inst.
A VERY harmonious meeting of the
presidents of the Trunk lines was held at
New York on the Sth inst, at which COM
mittee in charge of the pooling of west
bound traffic reported, and after full dis
cussion an agreement was signed by the
presidents of the New York Central, Baltl-
more and Ohio, and Pennsylvania roads, to
go into effect July /.
THE strike among the laborers on the
piers and freight depots of the Pennsylvania
railroad company, at New York, is ended,
the men agreeing to resume work at 14c per
hour.
MosT of the summer residents in the
cottage districts of Long Branch are already
occupying their seaside villas.
FITzsIMMoNs, CLARK & Co., dry goods
merchants of New York have failed. Liza
bilities, $l13,000; assets, $4,000.
! A PLAGUE has broken out among the
! fish in the Passaic River, New Jersey. For
miles above Paterson the putrefying carcass.
! es line the banks on both sides of the river
| in almost countless numbers.
PENDING the trial of Peter B. Sweeney.
/ it is understood that the negotiations fol
settlement have not ceased, and the \. y
/ Times is informed that the claims have been
adjusted on the basis that Sweeney shall pay
to the people $4,000 in full for all claims
against him. The suit against him is fol
/ s., ,00O,O 900. Counsel do not admit that a set
ucInont i."s been reached, but do not deny it
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

FRANCIS FoHNAHON, a German law
yer, New York, has been committed at the
Harlem police court for having debauched
his two daughters, aged respectively Is and
Is years, The eldest girl gave birth to a
child short time ago.
The Commons Touring mills, at Cen
treville, Wayne county, Ind, were destroy
ed by fire on the 1lth inst. Loss $4,000 A:
insurance $4,000.
GILBERT G. WOLCoTT, an old and
highly respected citizen of Sparta. Wis,
committed suicide at his residence in
Sparta, on the 11th inst.
EN-JUDGE HENRY c.. DIBBLE, late as
sistant attorney general of Louisiana was ar
rested OF the Sth inst, at New Orleans.
charged with embezzling $12,5OO of state
funds.
A PRIZE fight took place in Brook
lyn bar-room June Sth, between two roughs
named Mclaughlin and Williams. Twenty
two rounds were fought, and both men were
badly punished.
DEPUTY-SHERIFF JOHN CLARY, of
Terre llaute, Ind, was shot by burglars on
the night OF the Sth inst.
A NUMBER of mining accidents of a
serious nature, causel by falling roofs in
occurred in the neighborhood of
Scranton, Pa, on the 7th inst. At Pittston
a man named Dean was killed, and another
named James Jerden fatally injured. At
Mt. Pleasant slope Mr.. Kennedy was fatally
u injured ll!!l,s diat At Pleasant valley Thomas Nc
shaft.
A TERRIFIC wind and rain storm visit
ed Omaha and vicinity on the 9th inst,
unroofing buildings and inflicting large
amount of damage.
AVERY Moor, supervisor of West
Town, Chicago, is defaulter to the amount
of $4,000.
J. p. LALLERMAND, a Frenchman,
sucided at Memphis, on the 9th inst, by
throwing himself from the balcony OF the
Jail to the flags, some thirty feet below,
causing death instantly.
By the premature discharge of blast
in a stone-quarry near Bath, Pa, on the 9th
inst, James Walton was instantly killed,
and Abraham Frye fatally injured.
THE New York National Exchange
bank was robbed of a package containing
$4,000, by a boy who snatched 1T and got
away while the cashiers back was turned.
A YOUNG man named John Shelley,
while attempting to escape from police
man at st. Louis, on the 4th inst, was shot
by the officer and killed.
EDWARD LEE, who was sentenced to
States prison for thirty years for the crime
of rape, at Minneapolis, Mimi, suicided on
the 1st inst.