The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-06-28

Col. Freeman informs US that he will
move with his family to Washington
City in eight or ten days. there to
take up his permanent residence.
Nashville American: A Nashville
manufacturer last Saturday received
an order from Texas for twenty car
loads of wagons, which he took at sl1
per wagon cheaper than was bid by
st. Louis makers. In addition to this
came an order for large lot of steel
breaking plows, double shovels, cot
ton sweeps, etc. This is quite COM
plimentary to Nashville enterprise.
jackson Tribune: The recent heavy
rains materially damaged the wheat
crop in this section, but now that har-
vesting is about completed, the yield
is conceded to be excellent, and bet
ter than last year. A large acreage
of corn has been planted, and the crop
at this writing is promising. The
stand of cotton is reported good aver
age, and if the weather remains favor
able the corn will "pan out" well.
Dresden Democrat A rumor has
been in circulation that a party of
disguised men, at Martin, Tennessee,
on last Saturday night, had taken
from the officers three negroes, charg-
ed with stealing watches, and hung
them in the woods near by-but the
facts seem to indicate that the rope
was hung and that the negroes were
turned loose after proper interroga-
tons. The watches were not recov>
cred, and it is not known whether the
parties to this crime where white or
black, some say white and others say
black. At any rate mob law is bad
invention and ought not to be copy
righted. The law is ample to mete
out justice where justice is due.
Crockett County Sentinel: One of
our prominent citizens asgotten him.
self into trouble. In the settlement
with Mr. j. B. Smith, the former Tax
Collector, it was discovered that about
two thousand dollars had been receiv-
ed which could not be accounted for,
and it appeared that lie was a default
ter to that amount. Mr. Smith knew
that he had not used the money him.
self, and therefore, an investigation
became necessary. He together with
his bondsmen, began to probe the
matter, and they discovered that j.
w. Rosamon, Esq, one of Mr. Smiths
bondsmen, who had acted as his agent
in making settlements with the Comp
troller, had appropriated the money
and had made false statements to COW
er his guilt. Writs Of arrest were inn
mediately issued, blu: it was decided.
to inform him of the accusations
against him, and give him an oppor-
tunity to compromise by paying over
the money, which he did.
Conductor Spraggins of the Missis>
sippi Central railroad had been yacci-
mating himself, using pocket knife
and on the blade used there still adj
hered some of the vaccine matter.
Playfully, he slipped up behind one
of his brakemen, Billy Martin, and
gently scraped the knife-blade with
the vaccine matter on it across the
lobe of Martins ear. The vacciua-
ton, to the establishment of both par
ties, took with with remarkable vigor,
and "you can bet your Turkey life"
that Man tin has an ear on him. 1t
looks like he had been " chawed up"
and then dressed with French mus
tard, and Martin, it is said, takes
such an absorbing interest in it that
he has lost his piety. 1t is also init
mated that he has been engaged for
days in large amount of inside
cussing." 1t is further insinuated
that he has thrown up his position as
a Sunday school teacher, and that he
meditates putting a head on the play