The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-10-11

c. II. StockelI d Co., Of Nashville,
have made an assignment. Liabili-
ties SIS, 600; assets, $4,000.
A mussel was recently taken from
the Tennessee river, near Chattanoo-
ga. containing FIVE genuine pearls.
They are quite lustrous, of good quail
ity, and valuable.
We learn from the dispatch to the
American from Columbia, Tenn. that
Hon W. p. Martin, for many years
Circuit Judge Of that dist let, died
at his residence near that place on
| the 81 inst.
Dresden Democrat: On last
Sunday two tobacco barns and a shed
containing fifteen hundred sticks Of
tobacco, belonging to Mr. Burton, of
the Fifth District, caught fire and
we're completely destroyed.
Alex Woodbridge, who shot and
killed Frank Wait, coal and ice mer-
chant, Of Memphis, Sunday, surren>
dered TO the Sheriff at y o'clock
Wednesday of last week and went to
Jail. He was refused bail.
The Knoxville Chronicle says
There continues to be a heavy move
ment in dried fruit from our market,
more so than most any other article.
Yesterday there were five ear loads
shipped from this point to market.
The Tennessee Conference of the
NJ. Z. Church, North, recently in
session in Shelbyville, resolved to
form a seperate body from the negro
members, saying their influence
among the whites would be thus i'm
proved.
The Memphis Avalanche says Gen.
y. B. Forrest has returned from Bal
ley Springs. lie is looking very bad
ly, and walked only with the assis~
lance of two friends shoulders. He
is at the residence of has brother, Col.
Jesse Forrest.
Nashville American, Tth: A tele-
gram received late last evening, by
Geo. A. Mlrpo, from Cleveland,
Tenn, conveys the startling intclli-
gence that Mr. John Carper, a citizen
Of that place, had shot and killed his
daughter, and then his neice, and af-
forwards himself
jackson Wing: We learnFfrom J.
j. Birdsong. E~q., of the Sixteenth
District of Madison county, that on
the 30th day Of September, while a
little son Of Mr. james Arnold, living
three miles East Of Humboldt, was
chopping, another litle son, placing
his hand under the AK, had il cut off.
On the 26Jh Of October the Ten
nessee Baptist convention will assem~
bic in Chattanooga. \ large delega-
ton, including some Of the most dis
tinguished ministers FROM Tennessee,
Kentucky, Alabama, Virginia and
Georgia viii be present. The con-
vention viii number not less than two
hundred delegates.
Dresden Democrat; We learn
FROM Mr L. d. Cardwcll that
he will commence the publication
Of new paper at this place on or
about the first Of November next.
The paper is to he Independent, and
will be called The Independent
Journal" We bespeak for tie
Journal liberal patronage.
Paris Intelligencer: Last Monday,
Gov. Porter, and Mir W. \. Dunlap,
were driving in a buggy, from town
to the Governors residence, just as
the horse got upon the bridge at
Browns mil, the animal became
frightened aud hacked IT, buggy off
the bridge, by which both gentlemen
were thrown into the mud, which WAS
two feet deep, the water in the race
having been drawn OF. Neither gen.
tleman bad touched q SrGp that day
it was The horses fault Il was a sad
ac,.ident, Is both gentlemen had on
their Sunday clothes.
Sheihyyille Commercial: What
the RAIDS are all about is that the
Democrats have stolen their FRAUD
aIemt President away from them,
aud are encouraging him to 90 all
over the country making speeches TO
them. The Rad. swindled the Dem>
ocratS ont of their man and now Hayes
hgs sold cut to the Democrats. This
Is truly an age Of progress in swind-
Iing.-John ". Reddick, who we
made mention Of week before last as
having shot and killed his wife at
Campbel!syille, Giles county, was
found and captured 10y some movers
in Decatur county, Ala, and was
taken to Pul,'ski and placed in Jail.