The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-14

Tennessee is to have six additional
money order Offices after Julv .

money order Offices after July ..
Nashyiile's balloon ascension has
been postponed to Monday, 18th inst.
Chattanooga is to have another
bank. The capital will come mainly
from abroad.
The penitentiary has been leased
to A. M. Shook at $50. 800 per an
mum, for six years.
Paris Gazette: The cotton gin and
tobacco factory of Mr. G. G. Sorrell, S
miles southwest of here, were consunl-
ed by fire last Monday night.
Dresden Democrat T. G. Trayil>
liam has been sick with a choking in
his breast, and has ate nothing but
honey and a little milk for 80 days.
Information has reached Memphis
that the body of H. F. Smith. the
freight agent drowned opposite Mems
phis, has been recovered 200 miles be-
low that city.
Thomas Davis and Lace Jackson,
colored, were drowned in the Noncon-
nah, rear Memphis, Monday, in at
tempting to swim their horses. The
former was a noted local politician.
Nearly ali of our State exchanges
that have come to hand since the re-
cent rains say that the crops have
improved wonderfully and that the
prospects were never more favorable.
Walter p. Brownlow has resigned
his position as Special Deputy Collec-
tor and Inspector Of Internal Reve>
nue. for the First District of Tennes>
see, and L. w. McInturff has been
appointed to fill TIE vacancy.
Greenville Intelligencer: The
preferences of the people in this part
of the country, so far as we can tell,
lean to Savage for Governor next
year. They say he Is practical man
with no nonsense about him."
The jackson papers were filled last
week with tributes of respect to the
memory Of DIR. Chester and Mr. John
T. Hicks, Of the Wing and Tribune.
Both were universally respected and
loved by the citizens Of that town.
Murfreesboro News: We have I'M
favorable reports from the blackberry
crops. In many sections the vines
were nearly all killed by the cold win
ter. The crop, however, is not en-
tirely cut off. and we may hope to
have some blackberry tarts whenever
the time comes.
From our East Tennessee ex-
changes we learn that wheat in many
localities will not be an average yield,
while in other places a full crop will
be9 realized. The fly has made its
appearance in some portions Of the
country. Oats are said to be very
pocr-short and thin.
The citizens of Wayne county in
this State, recently held a meeting at
Waynesboro and appointed commits
sioners for each civil district, to raise
$4,000 in the county by private SUBJ
scription, to build narrow guage
railroad through the county, to con-
meet with one from Pulaski or Col
umbia.
Huntingdon indicator: A Mr.
Brinkly. who lives in Benton county,
had his house, smoke house and all
most everything they contained
burned to the ground on Friday night.
1t is the same old story, Brinkly and
his wife had gone off somewhere, leav-
ing the children in charged of the house,
and when they came back found their
home in ashes.
Waverly Journal: We made in
quirieS of many leading farmers Of
this county in town last Monday, sew
eral of them district tax assessors,
who had taken pains to learn the
acreage of peanuts planted in their
respective districts, and learn that
the crop planted was, as near as could !
be determined, 10 100 of a full crop, !
or less than One-half OF the crop |
planted, enough has been since plow>
ed up, because Of the bad stand, TO |
reduce the present acreage to one
third the average full crop.
\ few days ago about 800 of the I
of the Southern States Coal, |
Iron and Land Company, struck and /
quit work. The Immediate cause of |
the strike was the notice of a reduc-
ton Of wages twenty per cent. All /
the hands but twenty quit, and most
of them left the place. Some have
since returned and accepted employ
ment aud others are being employed
at the reduced rate. The mems
places have probably been fillel by
this time. The men now receive so |
cents to S1.20 for laborers, and S1.60
to 50. 40 for mechanics.