The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-09
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Fayetteville Observer: Meat at Sc
and -four at q ought to give a fresh
impetus to matrimonial affairs.
Brownsville, Tenn, owes nearly
500, 900, and q citizens meeting has
resolved on a compromise or the abo-
!ition Of her charter. |
A son of Congressman Dibbrell. in
a saloon row on Tuesday, killed man
by the name of Mcpherson. McPher.
son vas the aggressor.
The Roane County Herald, pub
lished at Kingston, is among the things
that were, having been absorbed by
the new paper ct Knoxville.
Amos Deal. col, was shot and kill
ed near Pinson, Tenn, by Alfred Bal
lard, col, on Christmas night. The
murderer is not yet in the clutches Of
the law.
Brownsville Bee: Last Friday the
residence occupied Ivy Mr. j D Wagon
er, on Washington street, WAS burned
to the ground. Tbs contents were
saved, in u damaged condition. In
surance on the building, fifteen hun,
dred dolilrs.
jackson Tribune and Sun: Col.
D. II. King. OF this city, says that
the only difference between the House
and Senate of the Tennessee legiala-
ture is that the House dimes at 2
o'clock p. ~, and the Senate not un-
Ill the next day.
On Monday of last week, j. X.
Flake, of Madison county, was shot
in the stomach by Felix Robertson,
of Corinth. Miss, in the saloon of J.
D. Smith. jackson, Tenn. 1t is
thought Flake viii digest the bullet,
although it went in the wrong way.
jackson Tribune and Sun: Henry
Bond, col, who is just out of the pen
itentiary for stealing, was arrested,
tried before ". D. Fle cher, o. West
Madison. and sent to Jail in this city
on Monday, for stealing horse from
William Shaw, near Denmark on
Christmas night.
Charlie McClanahan narrowly es,
capped drowning in the Forked Deer
river, near Jackson, on Saturday of
last week. lie was skating ami the
ice broke, letting him through, and
5ut for the timely assistance Of a Mr.
Reno and Mr. Damn, employees of the
c., St. l.. & \. o. road McCIana-
han would have lost his life.
Brownsville Democrat: A man got
married 81 the beginning Of Christmas
aud also got tight, and has not seen
his wife since the wedding. She left !
for the country. and he remained in
lown to see the sights, and to drink all .
the mean whisky wi,hin his reach, !
and to sleep at night in the ice cream |
freezer at The jill. He will make his /
witc's acquaintance after the fun is
over. lie is a daisy of a bridegroom. !
Columbia Journal: A serious and
very nearly fatal shooting affair &C
CURED on the Square yesterday alters f,
noon between Mr. Scott Stevens and !
Policeman james DoweIl Several |
shots were fire,l between the parties. !
MIR Stevens being slightly wounded in
the nose and receiving bullet hole
through his coat. They came to close
quarters in the encounter, end both
received ugly cuts and bruises from
pistol blows. An outside party was
the recipient Of stray bullet, which
entered the hack near the shoulder
blade, which we are happy to learn Is
not sc:ious.
Knoxville Chronicle: ave learn
frb.n Mas. vile that Governor Marks
will recommend 70 the legislature a!
its coming session to abolish the Offices
Of superintendent of public instruc-
ton, superintendent Of the State capt
tnl, superintendent Of the penitentiary
AID the bureau of immigration and
agriculture. This LOOKS like he was
going to apply the pruning knife rath-
err indiscriminately. If he does that
the probability is that he will also
recommend a reduction of judicial SAL
aries, aud perhaps reorganization Of
the Judiciary, with view to recuc-
ton of the number of judges. This,
however, is mere surmise.
Memphis Appeal: 1t is reported
around town, and apparently on good
authority, that leading Main street
merchant, a man of means, who fed
the city at the outbreak of the yellow
fever epidemic. hut who was deacon
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