The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-12-12
STATE ITEMS.

Mr. d. i. Dunlap has accepted the
position Of local editor of the Paris
Intelligencer.
On Tuesday Of last week fire in
Fayetteville. destroyed six store houses
on the public square.
A tramp set the station house in
jackson on FIRE last week. 1t was
saved with small loss.
Hon. Jno. NJ. Fleming has sever
ed has connection with the Knoxville
Tribune and returned to the practice
oflaw.
We are glad to see it announced
that Memphis viii not celebrate Mar
di Gras next year. 1t would be in
bad taste to do 50, TO say the least of
it.
Horace W. Clarke, son Of Jas. G.
Clarke, Gen1 Manager of the G., ST.
L. & N. o. r. R., has been appoints
ed train Master of the Tennessee and
Kentucky division of the road.
Last Thursday jackson had another
fire. The store house of j. R. Hawk
ins, his residence, and three tenement
houses belonging to DR. Parker, were
burned. Loss $4,000. Insurance
about 81, 900.
Memphis Appeal: The Knights of
Honor LOST nearly one hundred men,
5ers in this city by yellow fever. The
payment of death benefits has CONS
menced. The society lost altogether
one hundred and sixty-fve members
by the fearful plague.
The Knoxville TRIBUNE says: "The
many friends of General Sam p. Car
ter throughout East Tennessee-and
they comprise almost the entire popu-
lation-will be pleased to learn of his
promotion to the rank and office of
commodore in the United States Navy.
Memphis Appeal, Nearly two hun
dred cases of bankruptcy have been
filed in the United States court, du-
ring the past few months, from Glib
son county. The last petition filed
from that county was that of the
United States register of bankruptcy.
jackson Wing: The contest for the
Cadetship from this Congressional dis
trict came off here last Friday, and the
honor was conferred upon ". A.
Smallwood, of Henry county. There
were four applicants and the contest
was close between Mr. SmaIlwood and
Mr. Al. Dashiel of this city. Hon. T.
II. Payne, Prof II. c. Irby, DIR. w.
n. Wright and Prof 7. H. NJ. Hunt
err constituted the examining board.
The last number of the Southern
Reporter of the Knights of Honor
states that the order lost not less than
one hundred and sixty-fve members
from yellow fever. About one buns
bred of these were in Memphis, six in
CollierEille, four or five in Moscow,
Eve or six in LaGrange, six or seven |
in Grand Junction, one or two in
Chattanooga, three or four in Martin, |
one at Milan, and probably some at |
Brownsville. During the month of |
November fifty death benefits have |
been paid by the order, amounting to |
100000.
Jackson Wing: On the morning of |
the 2Sth ult., Mr. William Lane, OF
the 18th district of this county, ac-
cOmpsnied by his little boy eleven
years sid, went into the woods to cut !
rail timber. Mr. Lane cut tree about |
tEo feet in diameter and installing
the direction the tree would fall, in
structed his little boy to run, and in |
obedience to his fathers instruction |
ran in the direction the tree fell and |
was horribly mangled by the falling
tree. 1t was Mr. Lanes only son and
the idol of the household, and his
grief over the accident is beyond de
scription.