The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-08-15

slightly and announcement OH PIE OF
brick and morter that was destroyed
in the April fire.
Lynchburg Sentinel: A Mormon
preacher has created quite stir in
the south end of our county. He de-
livered a series of sermons in the
fourth and fifth districts.
Memphis Evening Ledger; Our
municipal taxation has been levied,
and it is truly startling. Three dollars
aad thirty seven cents on the one hundred
dollars worth of PROPERTY is pretty
steep.
The officers elected in Henry coun-
ty are as follows: Circuit court clerk,
George Russell; county clerk, LEM
onds; county Judge, Booth; sheriff,
Barbee; trustee, j. T. Russelli regis
ter, Croswell.
George Howell, the negro who was
sentenced to be hanged at Greenville
last Friday for the murder of Joseph
Martin, in December, 1877, near
Greenville, was respited by the Gov
ernor until Sept. 8.
Jackson Tribune and Sun: Robert
A. Hurt, son of Mai. r. Hurt, shot 9
negro living on his farm named Her
bert Hurt on Monday evening last
The negro was quarrelsome and def.
ant before the pistol was fired. The
wound is not considered dangerous.
A negro, confined for attempting al
outrage on little six year old girl
was taken from the Jail at Franklin
by mob of masked men on Tuesday
night to chung, but escaped by rum
ming away He was fired at, badly
wounded, and afterwards captured by
officers Of the law.
Paris Intelligencer: A Mr. Gwir
living in Stewart county was sho
dead in his Jwn house in open day
light, near Lagrange Furnace, en- las
! Thursday, by man whose name WI
are not able yet to learn. The mur
lerer made his escape, but is hotly
pursued by citizens.
Alamo Sentinel: Rev. Joel Num-,
a venerable citizen of this county; dice
at his residence near town, on las
Friday mcrnings He was one Of thu
first settlers Of this part CT the country
and was, at the time Of his death; ovel
eighty years of age. Uncle Joel was {
Methodist preacher over fifty Year,
but had not preached any for severa
years.
Upton Record: At Randolph, las
Thursday young man named Ste
Vens went TO the lakes to fish, carry
ing his gun, which he secreted in some
bushes. Selling The ihuzEle lie drew
it from the brush. A limb caugh
the hammer and drew it back fal
enough to explode the cap, when thu
contents of the gun were dischargedir
TO the young mans body, killing hin
almost instantly.
Knoxville Chronicle: A distressing
accident occurred Friday about fivt
miles f,om Blountville. George Mil
Ter was feeding e threshing machine
and as is the way in stopping a r,a
chine when under full power h
thrust a bundle Of wheat into thu
mouth Of the machine, and his fee
slipping from under him, his heat
I pitched into the thrcat-box and wa
completely severed from his body, a
was also one of his arms.
Memphis Appeal In the soal o
many a Nationalist and Republican
in this city turks an absorbing desir
to wear congressional hohors. Amony
the dark horses spoken of are Colone
A. 7. Lacy, Colonel Hosea Townsend
Colonel Wm NJ. Randolph, Colone
| A. ]. Kellar and General r. F. Pat
terson. 1t is rumored that Colone
Edward Shaw's friends speak of hir
as a worthy candidate for the nomins
ton by the doublejointed party.
Erin Review: While the Rev. N
Harris Turner, an aged Baptist min
lister, and Father of JEFF. Turner Z
Stewart county, was sitting in tn
door of his residence at the Checkere
House, he was almost instantly kille
by lightning. The lightning descend
cd u small tree in front of the dool
and striking the Intel of the d ,oi
knocked Mr. Harris from the chair i
which he was sitting and set fire to hi
clothes. When his wife retnrne
from a neighbors house she found hir
dead and put uat the fire. This me
ancholy occurrence is much regrette
in the neighborhood, as Mr. Turne
was highly esteemed as a citizen.