The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-12-19
STATE ITEMS.

Memphis had two yellow fever
deaths last week.
Memphis is discussing the practical
bility Of a union depot.
The Carthage Jail was broken open
last Sunday night and all the prison.
ers escaped.
The sportsmen are having a fine
time hunting deer in the hills in the
eastern portion of Madison county.
w. w. Gordon rrtires from the
Lynchburg Sentinel aud is succeeded
by W. A. Frost and Joe NJ. johnson.
L. w. Weitmuller, of Nashville,
committed suicide in Memphis last
Saturday, shooting himself in the
head.
I. NJ, Joyner and Oscar V. HaS-
ma, two boys, had fight in jackson
recently, when Joyner was seriously
stabbed in the neck.
Mr. Erwin Craighead, one of theed-
itors of the New Orleans Times, and
Miss Lura Harris, daughter of Major
Hooper Harris, were married in
Nashville last Thursday night.
Memphis people talk seriously of
surren lering the city charter on ac-
count of the great Indebtedness Of the
city and the excessive taxation re-
quired to pay the interest on it.
Capt. Byard and Jas. +. Davis,
Gays the jackson Tribune and Sun,
hada fight at Pinson few days since,
in which Byard received ten wounds
with knife. 1t is thought they
may prove fatal.
Knoxville Chronicle: We UNDER
stand that ex>Attorney General HE'S
kill believes that he will yet be able to
save the. state from paying the new
issues" bp the production Of evidence
showing Tor what purpose they were
issued.
Savannah Transcript: A petition is
being circulated in the county asking
the Legislature to pass a local option
law in reference to the sale of whisky.
The Tennessee river is again On a
"high," and the steamers Silver Cloud,
Rapidan, johnson and Laura Davis
are making regular trips.
The following is the very laconic
valedictory Of Rev. q. A. Russell to
his church at Brownsville: 81 have
to announce that the dignity of the
gospel ministry and my own personal
self,respectP demand that / relinguish
my pastoral relations with this church.
| therefore have no. further appoints
ments TO make. When my salary *
paid up | will send in my resignation.
| have no explanations to offer. Re.
ceive the benediction."
Gallatin Examiner: On Friday
night of last week ten Or twelve men
went to the house Of Mr Allen Pryor,
who lives in the Dry Fork neignbor>
hood. called him out and threatened
that if he did not remove some ohjec-
tionahlc parties who welc living Oh his
land they would kill him. This he
refused to do. The men were armed,
but finding Mr. Pryor firm in his de-
cision, they contented themselves with
mere threats. Mr. Pryor says he re-
cognized several Of the party, and it
is understood that he will prosecute
them.
Upton County Record; A shooting
ARRAY took place in Ripley, last Mon
day, in which Mr. Lunsford was shot
by Hon. James Oldham. The cir
c instances rs detailed to US were as
follows; Oldham issued a warrant
against Lupsford for The collection Of
a debt, when Lunsford became enrag-
ed, and being under the influence of
liquor, followed Oldham around the
streets, cursing and abusing him. He
finally went to Oldham's office, with
a knife in his hand, when he again
began to curse and threaten Oldham,
when the latter seized a pistol anu shot
his assailant, the ball passing through
his lung. At hast accounts Lunsford
was alive.