The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-05-23

Lynchburg road) last Thursday.
St. Agnes Academy, Memphis, was
totally destroyed by fire last Thurs
day. Loss between $4,000 and
$4,000.
Caruthers Hall, a magnificent new
building for a chapel and library for
Cumberland University, was dedicated
in Lebanon last week by the General
Assembly.
City Attorney McAlister, Of Nash
vile, has decided that the police have
legal right to break open gaming
establishments and arrest parties en-
gagged in gaming.
Hon. James w. Clarke, a promi-
nent and old citizn of Brownsville,
and former representative Of Hay
wood county, died at 4 o'clock Tues
day afternoon, of heart disease.
The Union City Chronicle will in
future be published in a double-bar-
relied shape-the other side will be
called the Weekly Kentonian, and
will be edited by r. N. Mcknight.
The Press Association of Mississippi
will hold its annual convention, at
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Vicksburg, ON the fifth of June. By
invitation of the last convention Mrs.
Lide Merriwether, of Memphis, will
read a poem.
Columbia Journal: A wealthy lady
of England has made donation often
thousand dollars worth of statuary to
the Female Institute at this place. 1t
is nowin New York and will be shortly
shipped to this city. >
jackson Dispatch: Bishop Keener,
of New Orleans, will preach the COM
mencement sermon of the M. C. F.
Institute in June, and j. G. Gran
berry, D. D., of Vanderbilt Univer-
sity, will deliver the address.
DR.. John G. Lands, of Paris, in
this state, died on the 18th inst. He
was member of Paris Lodge, Ancient
Order of United Workmen. The death
benefit of the Order-two thousand
dollars-was paid to his representa-
tives on Saturday last, five days after
his death.
GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf: Parties
interested, have been notified by Judge
East, of Nashville, that the suit for
S25, 600 damages in the Federal Court,
by Rev. r. A. Massey, against the
Baptist Church of GAINESVILLE, charg-
ing SANDER, has been dismissed at Mr..
Massey's cost, and that is the end off
Mr.. r. 7. Wilson, President ofthe
East Tennessee, Virginia d Georgia
railroad, has addressed letter to the
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, ad-
vising them that the best way to get the
Cincinnati Southern road through
without spending more money, is to
push it on to Knoxville instead of
Chattanooga.
Nashville American: Capt. James
NJ. Davis, Deputy United States Rev.
euue Collector, anG Charles Strange,
Deputy United States Marshal, made
raid upon J. r. Tipton's illicit dis
tillery, few miles west of Tracy City,
just before dark ON Saturday evening,
which resulted in the killing of one
man and the wounding of another, by
Capt. Davis, and the arrest ola third.
Nashville American: He has come
and the American has interviewed
him. Tie Doryphora 10-lineata has
broke loose and is lunching on the po-
tato vines of Davidson, without
doubt. Some specimens from the
farm of Mr. Peter A. Cartright, on the
Franklin turnpike, can be seen at this
Office. Gen. Quarles was also show
ing some to his friends yesterday.
This visitor is none other than the
Colorado beetle. As an Inauguration
of Murphy movements he is not pop>
ular with farmers.
Memphis Appeal: The nomination
of General NJ. T. Williamson as Uni
ted States marshal for the district of
West Tennessee has-been confirmed by
the United States senate, and he will
enter upon the duties OF his office at
once. General Williamson is and has
been staunch Republican, and deser.
we'd the Office from his party. He is
thoroughly competent in every respect,
and will perform the duties of his new
position ably and honestly. Though
differing with him as to political and
party principles, we cannot but admit
his competency and ability. The ques-
ton as to the United States marshal
ship is settled at last, and politicians
will breathe freer once again.
Captain j. W. Childress, jr., chair
man OF the State Democratic execu-
tive committee, has arranged with the
railroads the following rates of fare
for delegates to the State Democratic
judicial convention, which meets In
Nashville on the twenty-ninth inst:
Louisville, Nashville and Great South
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