The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-07-25

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Cured between Jno. w. Gates, editor
of the West Tennessee Wing, and
Judge H. w. McCorry.
The Minnesota colony atSherwood,
on the Chattanooga railroad, is grow
ing rapidly. A wool factory and a
hub and spoke-making establishment
are soon to be started there,
The jackson Tribune and Sun gets
out sprightly, handsome daily edition
now. and it is making the county
/ canvass red hotfor the so-called What
you,calllems. Give EN- grape and
canister, Captain.
Columbia Herald and Nail, 10Th:
eve announce to-day Hon. w. c.
/ Whitthorne as n candidate for re-elec>
ton to congress, subject TO the action
of the congressional convention. His
past services all speak trumpet-tongu-
ed for his return.
The first annual convention of the
Young Mems Christian Associations
Of Tennessee viii be held in Chatta-
nooga, beginning Friday, October
25th, and closing on Sunday following
A large delegation of members and
friends is urgently requested.
Tribune and Sun: On the Goth
inst, near Miflin, in Henderson
county, a youth by the name Of VIM.
Waddley, aged fourteen years, was
accidentally shot in the pit Of the
stomach With squirrel rifle in the
hands of James Smith, aged seven
teen years, ard the wound is MOI
than likely to prove fatal.
Jackson Tribune and Sun; Col
Issac r. Hawkins delivered an ingen-
ious but evolutionary speech il this
city on Saturday. He favors both
State and national reputation. For
tunateIy for the South, Col Hawkins
was a federal soldier and radical un-
I'll few years ago, when he became a
free lance-a sort of political Pariah.
Memphis Ledger: There were three
cases OF sunstroke Saturday AFTERNOON.
Mr. Fred Brennan, city editor of the
Appeal, and Mr. John Moss, an attor-
ney, were Frustrated by heat at the
court house. Mr.. NJ. l.. Vorgeson,
an Appeal carrier, was also stricken at
the courthouse. We are glad to
know that these gentlemen are recov-
ering.
Cheatham County Plaindea!er: On
the 9th inst, at the base ball grounds
in the fourth district Of this county,
Mr. Samuel Weakley inflicted a
wound upon the person of a young Mr.
Stack, with 4 knife, from which the
wounded man died last Wednesday
night. Nh Stack left a wife and one
child and it is thought that the lady
will also die. Weakley left at once,
and up to last accounts had not been
arrested.
Paris intelligence: On Tuesday
evening Mr. Dave Mann, who lives in
Cottage Groye started to Paris, and
was overcome by the intense heat.
When within two and a half miles of
town, be was left by his companions
at spring in the shade of the trees.
lie grew rapidly worse and male his
way to the house of a cclored man,
Alb Biles near by, who put the sick
man to bed and sent for DIR Milan;
but before the physician could arrive,
lIr Mann died.
Knoxville Tribune: Information
has been received that the contract
with the Knoxville Marble Company
for furnishing marble to complete the
Memphis Custom>house has been re-
cinded and bids ordered to be reopen
ed mt once. Fears are freely express
ed that there is just little odor Of
"crooke1ness" connected with the
matter. We all remember how once
before the Knoxville Marble Compa-
ny were swindled out of the "head-
stone contract" but let US hope this
may not prove a repetition of that
Job"
Jackson Tribune and Sun: DIR Jno.
A. Arlington, of this city, has accept
ed the chair Of institutes of Dentists
ry", in the Nashville Medical College,
and will take up hisresidence in Nash
vile in September. 1t is with regret
we partwith DIR Arlington, as a citizen
and dentist, but that he will realize
his highest hopes in his new field of
labor. We congratulate the college
and the city of Nashville on the ac-
eession of professional gentleman
and a citizen of such high merit. His
popularity here is great, and we feel
assured that he will win his way 10
the hearts and confidence of the peo>