The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-02-28

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Benton Banner: Farmers report
to US that the growing wheat crop in
this couaty looks extremely vel ami
is healthy snd thrifty.
Mr. J. NJ. Heating, Of The Memphis
Appeal; has Outlined a patent for All
invention for vsntilsting railway csrs,
steamboats, and other vessel4.
The Hickman County Pioneer sty-
thar a couple Of Mormon preachers
ar. preaching in Totty's Bend, in
that county, and have made ten ceu-
verts.
One long, continuous general COM
plant is hesrl from Carter t. Shelby
of the miserable condition of the
county roads, said to be in some coun-
ties next to impossible.
Fulton Times: Rev. Oldham shot
and killed VIM. Cooley at this place,
last Saturday evening about hali-pasi
3 O'Clock. The affair was altogether
unproyoked on Oldhsm's part
Somelville Falcon The wheat
crop in this county. from the hesi in
formation before us, is in a promising
condition. Especially Is this the case
with wheat that was sOwn early,
The Greenback Club, in Calhoun,
McMinn county, has three candidates
in its membership-Dr Sloan, for
State Treasurer; DR. Lane, for Rep
resentative, and DR. lioge, for Circuit
Clerk.
The students ofthe Brownsville Fe>
male College have commenced thu
publication ofs new journal called the
Philomathian Fascicls. The editorial
department sconducted hy Miss Carrie
Rogers sDd Miss Annie Dance.
Ex Justice Of Peiice, :. B. Miller,
3 Police Court attorney, was commit
ted to jail in Memphis last Sat
uriay, TO answer for assuming tue
role Of magistrate aud pelfriniug a
marriage by which an innocent girl
was betrayed.
In the Criminal Court Of Memphis
last Saturday, Henry Smith, coIorrd,
was found guilty Of murder il he
first degree, for killing his mistress,
CLANCY Long, also colore,i, about
year ago, by nearly severing hsr head
from her body.
jackson Wing; The Temperance
Reform movement is sweeping every
thing before ii in Jackson, as we'll as
throughout the whole country. Over
1900 persons have signed the pledge
in this city within the last ten days.
Aliclassasand conditions Of society are
aocking to this standard Of reform,
and working together for the good Ct
humanity. Dat Of the great number
who have signed we have not heard Of
single instance where it has been
violated.
Commissioner Killetrew, # the
Bureau Of ! gricuItare, Statistics and
Mines anl Immigration, reports that
within the pas! nine mon;h-, 1,729
persons, mostly from Ohio and IN
diana, have located in this state d.
rectiy through the influence of the
B0-eau. lie is satisfied, however,
that this shows ba. Il comparatively
small proportion Of those who have
come into Ias State, directly and III
directly, through the influence Of
documents distributed.
The Brownsville States, Of the
twenty Grst, says: " Air Aaron WalG-
er informs Us that he has discovered
unyr;ans Of young grssshoPpers In the
wheat Ge.ls during ,ae past week.
They do nnt jniu,s wheat or cotton,
however, bat completely destroy pesr,
corn, etc. 1t is Supposed that tie re-
cent warm spell Matched thea. oct,
and i, may be- that We may yet have
freezes oaoagh to XII them off ESQ,
their carly Incubation viii prove a
hio,eing 70 our formers"
llagtsviile Sentinel: W. are in
formed that Mr. John n Duncan. Of /
Meedoryille, whose lie died l., cn;li /
bed last week, Is gong to prosecute
the revenle mea for causing. her death.
From what We lesrn of the circu;u
stance, il appears that on Wetra
day Two weeks ago, alfs Dunr,,u Nas
confined. and WIS doing wall 0uI
the following day the rsiier+ ma.se = /
sudden descent on the house agd co.n