The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-04-18

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The Assembly's Daily Record, daily
journal ofthe proceediDgsofthe Assem-
bly,, will be published by Franc. VI.
Paul of the Tribune. The full series
will be supplied for fifty cents.
Thomas Bratten, residing in Liberty,
DeKalb county, was cowhided by Miss
Callie Blackburn, for alleged SANDER.
Itaferward appeared that Bratten wac
innocent, ard the wielder of the cow
hide, her father and another man have
been arrested for assault and battery.
Memphis contains IS churches, of
which "a belong to the colored people.
There is a church to every 828 inhabi-
tants. Memphis ranks as The largest
interior cotton market not only in the
United States, bat Of the world, and
handles on an average one-tenth ofthe
entire cotton crop of the United States.
So says the Appeal.
Brownsville Bee: While boring a
well on Mr.. Frank Shaw's place, 10 or
y miles north west Of Brownsville,
one day this week, at the depth Of
thirty six feet the auger struck a green
cypress log. Boring through this a
bold stream of clear water with white
pebbles on its bottom was reached.
The log being green is truly remarka-
/ bic.
Memphis Appeal: Itisrumored in
political circles that Hon. Henry G..
Smith viii be the Republican nominee
/ for governor at the next ELECTION, and
/ that Mr.. Charles Kortrecht will be the
Republican candidate for chancellor of
our chancery court, and that Mr. j. 0.
/ Pierce will bea candidate for the Office
of Judge of the Shelby county Circuit
court.
Waverly Journal: Asmall black bug
is reported as doing serious damage to
the tobacco plants in the adjoining
counties. In some localities farmers
have had to resow beds, totally ruined
by this bug. Anumber ofwheat fields
in this county, are reported affected
with the rust. In other localities ia
the county the wheat is reported dy>
ing at the root, doubtless caused by
tie worm Matched from the egg dcpos-
tied by the fly last fall.
The Memphis Chamber of Com
merce had before it on Tuesday and
referred to a committee 4 protest Of
the Chamber Of Commerce of Cincin-
natl against the pasase of a bill now
before Congress authorizing the ere5>
ton of a bridga at Memphis, unless the
plan of construction be materially
changed, and urging the appointment
Of Il commission of engineers to inves>
tigate and report as to the most feas-
IDLE plan for s2it bridge.
Nashville American, 10: In conver-
sation with a representative of the
American, yesterday, Hon. Geo,ge W
Jones, of Lincoln, gave him some fig
ures which show a remarkable record
of longevity in his family. The ages
Of himself and surviving brothers. are
as follows: w. ?. c. Jones, Bastrop
county, Texas, rs; Henry T. Jcnes,
Shelby county, Tenn, II; NJ. s. Jones,
Marshall county, Tenn, 7G; George w
Jones, Lincoln county, Tenn, q;
Richard N. Jones, Greene county,
No, II.
Paris Gazette: Early on the morn>
ing Of the 18th, our citizens were
startled by the cry.of fire" On ex-
animation, it was discovered that a
house belonging to Col. James N.
Ray, Ssituated in the northwestern
part of town, and occupied by Mr. T.
B. Gregory, a painter. was all ablaze.
Many rushed to the scene Of the con-
liagration, and o vigorous effort was
made to save the property; but too
late, the house and most Of the house
hold goods were soon in ashes, very
little Of the latter being saved. No
insurance.
Nashville American: Wm. Glenn
mons and 10. Fulcher, both Of whom
worked at Woakley 81 Warren's furnia
ture mandatory, got into an alterca-
ton at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and a desperate fight ensued, in which
both were badly injured. At the close
] of the contest Clemmons thrust CHS
Ell into Fulcher's abdomen, fatally
wounding him. Fulcher was conveyed
to his home in West Nashville. He
was thought to be gradually bleeding
to death at l o'clock this morning, and
no hope was entertained of his living
until daylight.
Memphis Appeal; Last Saturday
sensation was created near Glencoe,
on the Paducah railroad, caused by the
disappearance of a German farmer,
supposed TO have been murdered by
some negroes, who resided near by.
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