The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-07-18
STATE ITEMS.

Memphis Is exercised about the
necessary evil so-caIled.
The county canvass in Shelby
wakes warm with the weather.
a conductor lost his valise at the
depotin Memphis last Tuesday night.
Judge T. H. Caldwell, Of Shelby,
vile, wants to be the Republican can
didate for Governor.
Chickens are selling at IL cents
apiece, Irish potatoes IS cents, and
onions s1.OO per bushel, at Bells.
Jno. L. Stinson, of Macon county,
was thrown from a wagon last week.
and received injuries Of such serious
nature that he died soon afterward.
A negro was killed at Carriers
Greek, Maury county, on Saturday
night, by another person, with whom
he had quarrel in regard to the con-
test for county offices.
Col. Lucien NJ. Temple, a promi-
nent lawyer, and DIR i. G. Minchin, q
well-knUwn physician, died ofsunstroke
in Nashville this week. The heat has
been intense there for several days.
Memphis Apveal; A Memphian
just returned from St. Paul, Minneso-
ia, says that it is by many degrees
hotter at St. Paul and st. Louis than
at Memphis. The heat all over the
north is excessive.
The Republicans of thisstateintend
to call a convention 10 meet early in
September, to nominate a candidate
for Governor. For this purpose the
State Republican Executive Commit
tee will meet August 81.
Among the names mentioned as
candidates for Governorare thoseofCol
John H Savage, Col AS Colyar, Hon
w c Whitthore, Judge j L I Sneed,
NJ Burns, Esq, Col John G Burch,
Col j D Richardson, Col. S A Point,
er, Col Az Blizzard, Col ID " Hol-
man.
The Camden Banner says: A to-
bacco barn, containing about 5000
pounds of good leaf tobacco, belonging
to Mr. John Williams, who lives three
miles south of this place, accidentally
caught fire, one day last week, and
was totally consumed by the fiery ele
ment.
Memphis Appeal: James E. Chas-
tame, erst of Memphis, where his So
cial escapades, and business defalca,
tons and forgeries induced him to
become a penitentiary convict, but
who was pardoned by the governor,
has been jagged at Kansas City as
common thief and burglar, and now
he is booked for the penitentiary
again. Such is the result of crime.
Nashville Banner. 18th; Some vil>
lain put couple Of cross-ties on the
Louisville d Nashville d Great
Southern Railroad three miles above
Franklin, Ky, yesterday morning,
for the purpose of throwing off the
track the down passenger train. For
tunately the train was delayed, and Il
freight train passed down first, knock
ing the obstruction off the rails with
out doing any injury.
Paris Intelligencer: A horrible acct,
dent occurred near Henry Station
yesterday morning, The south bound
freight train ran over j. e. Hag-
Ter, ,,and killed him instantly He was
lying ch 5he track, and although seen
by tae engineer, it was toolate to stop
the train. 1t is supposed that young
Hagler who was about 81 years old,
was drunk, and had laid down to sleep
on the track. He was seen at Henry
Station at 10 o'clock thai night in
state of intoxication, and broken
bottle was found by his mangled
body, after the accident.
Jackson Dispatch; On the evening
of July the Ssh Mr. John r. Norvell,
one of the pioneers of West Tennes-
see, after a short illness, died at his
home in this city; agedabout 50 years.
He had been resident of jackson for
more than 90 years, and had been
Identified with its growth and progress,
from the time that the forest growth
was cut from where the Court House
now stands, until it had reached the
proportions of a city. A man of great
moral worth, strict honesty and of I'M
flinehing principle, he died, az he
had lived, without an enemy,
Nashville American; Commissioner
Killebrew yesterday received a letter
from James r. Gilmore, Of East !
Orange, New Jersey, making inquiry |
whether 100000 cross ties can be
furnished, at any Of the Southern
ports, at 40 cents each, from coun-
ties of the State lying along the Mis-
sissippi river. They can be sawed or
hewn of any kind of oak-white, red |
or black $ feet 3 inches long, 6 to |
Ct inches thick and 10 to 10f inches