The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-02

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Fayette lille Express: Mss Isabella
Strong, daughter of Rev. David
! Strong, of Lincoln, has been appoint
ed BY the United Presbyterian Board
of Foreign Missions missionary to
Egypt, and Will start to that country
about the 1st of January next. She
is an cstimable young lady, and we
wish her a prosperous and safe voy-
age to her foreign home.
Memphis APPEAL: Yesterday a
matrimonial sensation occurred in de-
mi monde circles. At a Court-street
bagnio, near the Charleston depot, one
ofthe fair but frail inmates was uni,
ted in marriage to a Cincinnati man,
said TO be detective officer. The
groom presented the bride with a FIVE
hundred dollar present. They had
known each other about ten days.
The pair left for Cincinnati last eve
ming via the Louisville road.
The Memphis Appeal says "The
retail game and fish markets, etc,
last Saturday furnished the following
prices: Squirrels, Zoe each; quails,
Zoe each; rabbits, 10c each; mallard
ducks, 25c each; gray ducks, 35c per
pair; wild geese, 75c each; tame ind
dressed geese, 75c each; dressed turk
ieS, l29c to 15c per pound; lake
perch, Toe per pound; red snapper,
l5c per ponnl; celery. 65c per dozen;
oysters. for soup, 20c to 25c per can;
for frying, 80 TO 40c per can.
Jackson Tribune and Sun: On
Thursday morning Mr. Thos Edwards,
who lives about three miles south of
this city, on the NJ. d O. r. r
while CARRYING heavy stick of wood
fir IN his wood pile TO his house, slips
cd Oh the snow and ice and fell, the
heavy stick on his shoulder falling up
on his head and a sharp broad splinter
of The same piercing his right temple
and >everiug the femoral artery. He
was knocked senseless BY the blow of
the heavy stick of wood and the splin-
Ter piercing his temple and severing
the artery namel. he bled to death be-
fore discovered by his family.
Nashville American: A terrible
cutting affray occurred at Dickson
. station, on the Northwestern railroad,
last Saturday night. a young man
II: 10 ii Weatherby went into the post
afEcc at that place and had an al er-
cation with the deputy postmaster,
whose name could not be ascertained.
Weatherby cut him with knife
This seemed TO exasperatc the deputy
10 ,tmaSter to such an extent that he
jtrked out & sharp knife, and pulling
Weatherby toward him, cut his
throat from ear to ear, and inflicted
faur other wounds, from which he
di,d within twenty minutes. Tie
deputy postmaster fed. His knife
had been whetted until the blade was
almost Ms sharp as razor. Besides
the CHASTITY wound in his neck.
Weatherhy's breast was laid open
f.Um the collar bone to the abdomen.
Both were boys. The alteration is
said to have been the result of too
much whisky.
Paris Gazette: Wednesday evening
ahoHt halt>past folr o'clock, dlthcul
ty occurred on Bridge street, below
the livery stable, between Wells Ivie,
Daniel F. Dyer and Ben hyde.
Ivie cut Hyde in two places, stabting
him to the hollow in the lett side,
Just below the ribs. and cut Dyer in
the back and just above the hip, close
TO the backbone. DYER struck Hyde
in the head With n rock, inhicting d
severe cut, butnot breaking the skull,
in throwing at Ivie. Hyde was taken
to Mcdowell d Bishops shop, where
hi. wounds were dressed by Or Evans
lie WAS then conveyed to Shriver:
boarding house. His wounds, though
dangerous, will not prove fatal. rs he
was resting quietly and seemed to be
getting along very well Thursda,
morning. Dyer's wounds are severe
but not dangerous. Ivie was arrested
and taken be ore Recorder Tune. finet
seven dollars and Gusts, and released
He afterward, during the night, gave
. himself up tn Sheriff Muse, and i
now in the custody of an officer. Th'
parties were al drunk. Mr. Hyu,
is a young man Of about swenty-iou'
years of aye, aud was living with by
Ter. who resides in Blue Stocking lici
bow.