The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-12-11
OVER THE STATE.

fneumOnla prevalls In Huntington.
Diphtheria is prevailing in Madison
county.
Coles circus will be in Brownsville
tomorrow.
Clarksyille has the railroad fever,
and proposes to build several narrow
gauge roads.
The Democrat and Bee, Browns
vile, have buried the "tommy>hatch-
et," and all is lovely.
A. A. Nicholson, a deputy sheriff
of Maury county, shot man named
Stephens, on the streets of Columbia,
last week.
The American urges the business
men of Nashville TO contribute the
S25, 900 asked of them for the Ten
nessee Central road. No doubt they
will come up promptly.
Lexington News: Cholera or some
similar disease is killing the hogs in
this county. We have heard of sew
eral farmers who have lost hogs lately
by the above disease.
Jackson Tribune and Sun: In sin
gle week in certain locality of this
county recently, man deserted his
wife and children, lady abandoned
her husband, and prospective bride
failed to put in an appearance at the
appointed place for the wedding and
the feast.
Paris Post: On Wednesday morn
ing last, while freight No. 8, Capt.
Mcdaniel, conductor, was nearing
Porter's switch, Mr. Jno Hunt, brake
man, who was walking in from: of the
engine, became entangled with the
cow-catcher and had his left leg bad
ly fractured.
Memphis Appeal: A law that is
much needed in this State, especially
in this city, is one that will compel
the delinquent taxpayer to pay his
taxes when due. Delinquency in tax
alton is in nothing better than robbery,
since the prompt taxpayer has ulti-
mately to make up for all deficiencies.
Mckenzie now has six dry goods
stores, two drug stores, six family gro
ceries, three saloons, one hardware
store, making in all eighteen business
houses. 1t also has two colleges, two
fine church buildings, a Masonic hall,
two blacksmith shops, one shoe store,
two steam cotton gins and one gin run
by treadwheel with oxen.
Clarksville Tobacco Leaf When
ever the Southern people prove false
to themselves, and false to every prin-
ciple Of flee government by the peo>
pie, then, and not till then, will they
except Gen. Grant as their leader. 1t
is idle to talk about Grant as the
coming man to be accepted and en-,
dorsed by the people of the South.
There will be grand ball and sup
per given in the new shop of the c.,
St. L. & n. o. R. R., OH Wednesday
night the Oath inst, by the employees
of that road. 1t will be a pleasant af.
fair, and will be conducted in the most
refined manner. All our ball-going
community should attend, and we in
sure them a pleasant evening.-Jack'
sou Tribune and Sun.
Murtreesboro News: 1t is little Gu
rious that Mr.. Killebrcw, and some
others who are actively engaged in the
work of inducing immigration to Ten
nessae from Northern States should SC
sedulously direct attention to the bar
rem lands and mountainous districts Of
the state, and labor SO earnestly to
plant colonies in sections that really Of
fer the fewest advantages.
Col. Payne, better known under the
NOW de plume of "Ariel," went tc
Judge Ferris, yesterday, and said that
he no longer wanted to be burden
on his friends and desired to besent tC
the County Asylum, for the winter al
least. Judge Ferris told him he would
send him out next Monday, and or
account of his venerable age and at
tainments, would see if he could moi
make some special arrangements tC
have him properly cared for. Col
Payne still retains his vigor of intel
lect, but age and blindness have rem
dered him entirely destitute.-Nash
vile American.
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