The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-09-11
OVER THE STATE.

S. Ii. Bell has been nominated for
the mayoralty by the Greenbackers Of
Nashville.
A charter has has been secured for
new narrow-guage railroad from
Tracey City to Bersheba Springs.
A Mr.. Turner, of Memphis, is pubs
fishing paper at Rogersville, called
the Sporadic, for the benefit of Mem
phis refugees.
Postmaster General Key was on a
visit to bis home in Chattanooga last
week, where he was gladly welcomed
by his neighbors.
Ben F. L. Ford, a we'll known prin-
ter. died suddenly in Nashville last
Friday. He was big-hearted man,
and had many friends. We hope he
is at rest.
Bishop Quintard appeals to the
Episcopal brethren of Tennessee for
aid to the Sisters of St. Mary and cler-
gy, who are trying to furnish relief to
the people of Memphis.
Judge Alden "went for" the chip
pocket" boys in Huntingdon last week.
Every one fined was young man
and of course a coward, or he would
not have carried pistol.
The indictment against Judge Fer
riss, of Nashville, charging him with
misconduct in Office, has been quashed.
He is one of the most popular officers
Davidson county ever had, and we
are glad that he has come out clear.
John Ferriss is a noble, good man.
Chattanooga Journal: Chattanooga
had larger death roll last yea out
of a population of two thousand in a
forty-days run than Memphis had
this year in the irstdorty days of her
epidemic, out of a population offifteen
thousand, about one-half of whom
were wholly unprotected by previous
ly having the fever.
The Huntingdon Vindicator says
an old gentleman by the name of
Skein, who lived in the 23d district,
left home some months ago to visit
relatives in Middle Tennessee, since
which time he has not been heard
from. His wife has gone crazy with
grief. Mr.. Skein had good charac-
ter, and it is feared he has been foully
dealt with.
From the Clarksville Tobacco Leaf
we learn that just after the big rain
Tuesday, Hon. G. A Henry discovered
a man in his field who appeared in
tensely interested in something, and
going out to see what was the matter,
found that the man was gathering up
little catfish, which were lying so
thick ON the ground as to be scraped
ap by the double handful.
The Postmaster at Gallatin, on the
26th of April last, dispatched letter
to the American Consult General at
Shanghai, China, requesting him to
endorse date of reception, and forward
same via Bombay. 1t was returned
to Gallatin August 18th, having been
around the world in 1O6 days. The
letter bore the post mark of the va
rious Offices through which it passed.
A stranger visiting our town on
County Court day would not think
for a moment that Lexington could
boast of being an incorporated town.
the vulgar and obscene language used
on our streets, the loud and boisterous
talking and laughing by drunken row
dies, fast riding and cruelty to ami
mails right on the public square is
enough to disgust the most unrefned
person. But such is the case in our
beautiful little city.-Lerington Ne1os.
Rev. ]. L. H. Sweres, pastor Of
the colored Methodist church, in thi:
city, is the possessor of about the
largest hog that has ever been seen
in this part of the country. He looks
like young elephant, and has the
"big fat" OF him, and is sight to be-
hold. He is something over a year
old, weighs near 900 pounds, is seven
feet long, and three feet high. Who
can beat it? Mr.. Sweres has him al
his residence in East Knoxville.
RnorviUe Chronicle.
Mr.. Ed S. Jones, late of St. Louis,
has returned to Pulaski, bringing with
him machinery for the manufacture OF
sugar from sorghum. His machinery
will be set up ready for work to-day
or to morrow at his fathers residence
on East Hill. There il no doubt that
sugar making from tie sorghum cane
is destined to reyolutionize sugar