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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
YELLOW FEVER GERMS.

Yesterday and for several days past,
it 9as rumored on the streets that a
case of yellow fever existed and "a death
had occurred within day or two at
Leath Orphan Asylum, which institu-
ton is located out on the Raleigh road
half mile from the city limits. An
Appeal investigator was delegated to
hunt up the facts. Fro n his invests
cations the following may be relied
upon as correct: In November last
young woman, aged about eighteen
years, a cripple and an invalid, and
former inmate Of the asylum, took the
fever and lingering for some weeks
with a very bad type of yellow fever
recovered in December. Within a
week or so a little orphan boy, Of weak
constitution and in rad health, con-
tracted the yellow fever, he having
been no doubt exposed to it in the
case first mentioned. He got along
very well for a couple of weeks, it be
ing a very light attack, and at last
was able to be up and run about.
About Christmas he had a relapse,
and this time a bad and malignant
case of yellow fever of pure type. DR.
Ess, the attending physician, believed
for a time that the boy would die, his
constitution being weak, but he recov-
cred from the attack, only, however,
to be again prostrated with meningitis,
which was consequence of the vel
low fever relapse. The boy IS now
sitting up, is out of danger, and is in
a fair way of recovery. Our Commits
sioner asked DIR Ess for an opinion as
to the probability Of the appearance of
yellow fever here next summer. The
Doctor said that he believed the late
freezing snap of weather had destroyed
all the germs Of the yellow fever. But
| he added, it might be that such germs
may yet exist, not actually, but pas
sively, in, buildings wherein yellow fe-
yer patients had died, and which
buildings had not been properly fumi-
gated and ventilated. Should this be
so, it might break out again next
summer in such buildings.-Memphi
Appeal.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

We clip,thefoIlowing synopsis Of the
Governors late special message in re-,
gard to bribery and corruption from
last Fridays Memphis Appeal:
NASHVILLE, January 23.-The gov
ernor sent to both houses his special
message in regard to the statement as
to the improper means alleged to have
been employed to procure the issuance
of bonds to insolvent railroads. He
begins by making reference to the
organization of the directory of the
Knoxville and Kentucky railroad in
1867, and quotes the deposition Of E.
j. Sandford in the senate appendix of
the thirly-sixth session of the legisla>
ture. The governor then says: "Tes-
timony shows that conspiracy was
formed to control the legislature, and
it was to be done by theus of money
There is no direct evidence in the
journals of the two houses of the press
ence of any one of the conspirators at
the capital save that of DIR Peane.
On the twenty-first day of November,
1867, the omnibus bill, granting three
million dollars in bonds to the ins0l>
vent roads was pending in the senate.
The journal shows that the proceed
ings of that day was opened with pray
er by the Rev. DR.. Pearne, the bill
was defeated upon the morning of
that day-12 to Z. Before night the
vote was reconsidered, and passed
next day-17 to l. In the carrying
ont of the conspiracy there was used
twenty-eight thousand dollars, the
proceeds of state bonds sold at large
discount. As the object of the con
spiracy was unlawful, it is not neces>
sary to say that the act of one was the
act of all in furtherance of the COM
mon design" Then follows a full
transcript of the opinion Of the su-
preme court in the case of Shea VS..
Mabry, delivered by H. H. Ingersoll,
special Judge. III addition to this
act of bribery your attention is called
to an extract from the deposition of
Hon. John Baxter, to be found on
page 2OS of said appendix" He con-
cludes with quoting an extract from
the protest of VIM. T. Waters, a
member of the thirty>ffth assembly,
found on page 467 of the house journ-
al of 1869. He furnishes no testi-
mony outsideof that Of documentary
character.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

a meteor has made a fearful record
in Kentucky, if the account Of its
flight and fatality be true. LeOnidas
Grover was an old farm n in the vi
cinitv of Newton, Fountain county.
Grover did not get up to breakfast
one morning. He slept by himself,
and his daughter, who lived with him,
went to his room to see what was the
matter. She found his mangled and
lifeless body lying on the bed. There
was hole like that of a cannon ball,
in the ceiling and roof above him and
in the bed and floor beneath him. Fol
lowing the course Of the crashing, q
conicaI,shaped stone, weighing twenty
pounds, was found buried about FIVE
feet in the,earth. 1t was pronounced
a meteoric stone, and the direction
from which it came, and the force that
must have propelled it, seems to con
firm the meteoric theory. If the facts
are as stated it is said to be the first
death known from such cause. lie.
onidas Grover was singled out from
all mankind in all the world to be the
first victim of red hot meteor shot
flaming from tie skies st Louis Re
publican.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
Ruined His New Boots.

The Pulaski Citizen tells The follow
ing joke on Gus present Governor;
"Gov. Marks lost his leg at the
battle of Murfreesboro. he had on
splendid pair of heavy boots that he
had just paid a fortune for and the
ball tore all the heel OF one of them
out. a comrade was wounded in the
elbow and Marks passed and asked
him if he was badly hurt. The sol
dier told him he was not and asked: !:
tWhat are you limping for, Captain 7
Are you wounded?' Yes" said Capt.
Marks, "But l wouldn't care d-n
if it hadn't ruined my new boots.
Mr. j. NJ. Neill saw and heard this"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

The present Legislature will do the
country a great service if it will inn
prove our system of public roads. The
following from the Memphis Herald
is to the point: "No state has worse
roads than exist in Tennessee, and they
are the logical sequence of our public
road system. 1t is bad system, and
has resulted in a complete failure. Let
a new one be devised. Why not so
fix it that the occupants of our county
jails shall be made to wo:k upon and
repair our roads, just as penitentiary
convicts were used to build the railroad
from Decatur to Montgomery"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
what the Press of the State Have
To Say About il.

hC 1SNNAN" StAA
thinks Gov. Marks's message "a most
admirable and comprehensive state pa
per; and, "if the Legislature shall
follow the Governors suggestions in
regard to our enormous debt, and, so
far as can be done, separate and olassi-
fy the bonds, we shall avoid the Scyl-
la of confscation in order to pay the
reduced debt, and shall not fall upon
the Charibdis Of the stigma Of total
repudiation."
The Columbia Sentinel says che
has involved us in a labyrinth Of
trouble, from which we fear it will
take us years of patient toll to extri-
cate ourselves"
The Fayetteville Express says: "If
fallacies exist in the message of the
Governor we are not prepared TO de-
tect them and refute the argument
based thereon. Yet, we are not a
vile 'repudiationist.'"
The Clarksville Tobacco Leaf says:
"If the Governor has found a Just and
honorable solution of the question, we
shall be very much gratifed, but we
greatly fear that his recommendations,
if followed, will involve the matter in
still greater complications, and the
State in endless litigation and trouble.
The Springfield Record says: "The
Governor, in his message, laid bare
many crooked things in the issuing Of
State bonds in the past. He takes up
the different series and gives a clear
and distinct history of the whole trans
action. He has pointed out the knots
in the rope and from all the present
indications the Legislature will unite
them"
The Chattanooga Commercial, re-
publican, says it contains a bill OF
Indictment against the Federal Gov
ernment, and is an elaborate tissue OF
words which mean reputation. 1t
has none of the good, strong, common
sense English which characterizes Gov.
Porter's me sage, and we fear the new
Governor falls far short Of his prede~
cessor in the sturdy manliness which
stands up against all odds for the
right"
The Memphis Ledger endorses it in
the following words: "The message OF
Governor Marks is not only one OF
mastery ability and Of great brillian>
cy and eloquence, but we commend ii
to everybody as containing the most
complete presentation Of the subject OF
the State debt and the most able vim
dication of the people of Tennessee
that has ever emanated from the exec
utive office. Every syllable of it re,
lating to the State debt we endorse
heartily and without qualification"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
Early Tobacco Planting for q
sure Crop.

The idea so long held by some farm
ers, that late plantiQg and heavy dews
of the season make fine, weighty to-
bacco, has been exploded. Exper-
ience teaches that early planting and
vigorous cultivation is the only sure
reliance for fine crop. When buy
ers 90 around, planters are sure to ex-
hibit their first cutting as their best
tobacco, and of course the first cutting
is the early planting. The seasons are
too. unreliable for late planting.
There is no certainty of good stand,
while more time and labor are reluir-
ed to cultivate, and then the crop is
generally hurried in, before maturity,
to save it from frost. We verify be-
lieve we have before US good crop
year, and. every farmer should aim to
plant early moderate crop, fertilize
and cultivate well, with a view TO
quality and not quantity. Plant no
poor land.-CarksriIle Tobacco Leqt.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature to put off the payment Of
taxes. The people do not want it
passed. They would rather pay now
than TO pay twice year hence. Let
the law remain as it is.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

Louisiana, says General Beaure
gard, can take care of herself if she is
let alone" The robust RAIDS can't see
it through tEose spectacles, but think
it takes Congressional and Senatorial
committees to make her star twinkle.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
STATE ITEMS.

The wheat crop in Williamson
county is badly damaged.
The new McKendree church in
Nashville was dedicated last Sunday.
Jonesboro, Tenn, was founded in
1879, and the East Tennesseeans talk
of celebrating the centennial anniver-
sary.
Dresden Yeoman: Nancy Gardner,
aged 104, died recently at the residence
of Maj. Alfred Gardner, near this
place.
Gen. J. P. McCown, who died at
Little Rock, Ark IN the 22l d inst,
was a native of Sewer county, in this
| State.
Ingram B. Collier, a leading citizen
Of Murfreesboro, died at his residence
on Wednesday evening the 22d inst,
aged 40 years.
The prisoners in the Jarkson jail
attempted to escape few days since
but were discovered in time to pre-,
vent their departure,
! The prisoners in the McMinnville
Jail attempted to escape few days
since by setting the Jail on fire. They
failed in their efforts.
Brownsville States: DR. J. H.
Jacocks, one Of the best citizens of
this county, died of paralysis, six
miles east of Brownsville, one week
ago yesterday.
| John Z. Bearden, of Ouachita cOun-
ty, eldest son Of the late Capt. NJ. d.
Bearden, of Knoxville, was elected
Speaker Of the Aakansas House of
Representatives, a few days ago.
The Alamo Sentinel says that Mr.
I W. II. Smith, Of the seventh district
of Crockett county, has a mule 80
years old next spring. She is a good
mule yet, and was never known to be
sick.
Jackson Tribune q San: On Mon
day last f. \. Trainor, a tiusmith,
while repairing the business house on
Lafayette street, occupied by }. Fried
lob, fell through a hatchway and
broke his right arm just below the el-
bow, ,and bruised one of his hips badly.
Jackson Tribune q Sun: On Mon
day night last, some sacrilegious thief
entered St. Mary's Catholic Church in
this city and purloined the chalice,
pattern and all of the altar linen. On
Friday night Of last week the First
Methodist church (colored) was robbed
Of fiIe clock. What next?
A swindler calling himself G. w.
Phelps beat the Masonic lodge at Par,
is out of ten dollars a few days since,
then went to Bowling Green and tried
the same game under the pane OF
Spence. The Paris Masons found on
he was a swind!er sent an officer af-
ter him and brought him back to Jail,
where he waits trial.
Paris Intelligencer: A few days
since, we learn, Mrs Ramsey, in the
% district, FIVE miles south of Paris,
was very seriously burned, by her
dress taking fire while she was attend
ING her domestic duties. Mr. Ramsey
was near when the accident happened,
and in his efforts to extinguish the
burning dress had his hand shockingly
barned. Mrs Ramsey's case is cOn>
sidered serious.
Lebanon Herald: The case of w.
T. Bone VS.. the corporation of Leba-
non, being 4 suit for $4,000 damages
on account of injuries resulting from
falling through hole in the bridge on
West Main street, last May, was TAX
en- up in the circuit court. Friday.
The jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff, Tuesday, awarding him
$1,000 damages. The defendants
counsel moved for a new trial.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
GIGANTIC LITIGATION.
A Combined Movement Against
the Railroads 0f the state.
Between Seventeen and Eigh-
teen Millions of Dollars
Involved.
Nashville American, 26th.l ]

Nashville American, 26th.l
One of the most important bills, and
involving the largest amount of money
ever in litigation in this State, was put
on record in the United States Circuit
Court Clerks Office, yesterday. 1t
was filed by Edward L. Andrews, as
sociate counsel with Judge Hoadly,
Of Cincinnati, with Charles O'Conor
as counsel and adviser in New York.
Samuel Watson is the attorney in the
case at Nashville and L. & E. Leh,
man, in Memphis.
The bill is an application for the
appointment of a Receiver, with a
view to obtaining payment Of back In
terest on bonds issued to the several
railroads hereinafter named under the
Internal Improvement Act of 1852
and subsequent Acts. The effect Of
the bill is first to collect the over due
interest, and then, when the debt falls
due, and if not paid, to sell the roads
under the statute under which the
bonds were issued.
In Memphis, Mr. Andrews filed bills
against the Memphis & Charleston,
Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville,
Mississippi Central, Mississippi & Ten
nessee, Mobile & Ohio and the Mem-
phis & Ohio railroads.
In Nashville, yesterday, he filed
bills against the Louisville Il Nash
vile, the St. Louis & Southeastern,
the Central Southern, the Tennessee
q Alabama, the Nashville 4 North
western, the Nashville and Chatta>
nooga, the McMinnvilie & Manches-
ter and Winchester q Alabama rail,
roads. He will leave this morning
for Knoxville and will there file, to-
morrow, bills against the,East Tennes-
see, Virginia & Georgia, the Knox
vile & Kentucky, the Rogersvillo q
Jefferson and the Cincinnati, Cumber-
land Gap & Charleston roads.
The only roads against which no
bills will be filed are the Tennessee &
Pacific and the Knoxville q Charles
ton railroads.
The following is the amount Of
bonds claimed to be secured by a lien
on the railroads named under the act
mentioned, and which are still out
standing against those roads:
Gin, Cumber' nd Gap IL Charleston-.S 81 OOC
East Tennessee Georgia lG2 OUl
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
COUNTY AND CITY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

COUNTY OFFICERS.
J. B. Arnold, Sheriff.
NJ. c. Holmes, County Court Clerk.
r. E. Raines. Chancery Clerk, Trenton.
7. J. Williams, Chancery Clerk, Humboldt.
Vim. Moore, Circuit Clerk. Trenton.
N. II. Johnson, Law Court Clerk, Humboldt
Il. o. Carleton, Coroner.
j. C. Long, Trustee.
james A. Cox, County Surveyor.
A. ;. Currey, Superintendent Public Schools
Y. K. Cox, Register.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

1t is belie7ed the body of A. T..
Stewart has been recovered. Danger
Gus times these, for any but an impe-
cunious "cuss" to die.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

Wilkinson Call, Democrat, has been
elected United States Senator by the
Florida Legislature to succeed Como
yer, Republican.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

And now Mobile wants to be ul>
chartered. A charter is a bad thing to
have around anyway.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
The St. Louis & Southeastern rall

The St. Louis & Southeastern rails
road is sued for bonds issued TO the
EdgefeId q Kentucky road.
The amount of bonds originally is
sued toward the construction of the
above roads was S29,251 ,250; of this
amount there are outstanding S12,-
$1,000; number of funded bonds
now outstanding and claimed as part
of these secured by a lien, about S2,>
423,0O Upon this amount there is
an accrued interest of 21l per cent.
The total amount claimed by the
bondhOlders is between S17, 600, 900
and s1S, 100000.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

Foster and Garfield are itching for
the Gubernatorial chair of Ohio. Poor
Ohio
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
CITY OFFICERS.

V. L. Ware, Mayor.
Jno. d. Lusk. City Marshal.
II I. Haun, ]. II. BlankeushiP, G. W. Mar
tin. RI. Robertson, 6. W Seymour. W. H.
Algee Aldermen.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
THE EXCHANGE
WADE & BROOKS.
Editors and ProprietOrs.
sUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Two dollars gear; one dollar for six month";;
hfty cents for three months, INVARIABLY IN AD-
VANCE.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
CHURCHES.

Algee. Aldermen.
CHURCHES.
Baptist-Church street. J. p. Weaver. Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening. Sunday-school a. m.
Meihodist-Nerth Main street, J VI Maxwell,
Pastor. Preaching every Sunday. Prayer
meeting Tuesday evening. Sunday-schoOl
Gam.
Protestant Episcopal-At Clark's Hall, Main
street, J. R. Grey. Rector. Service the third
Sunday in each month.
Cumberland Presbyteran-At Clark's Hail,
Main street, VIM. Leonard pastor. service on
the fourth Sunday in each month.
o.O.F.
Milan Lodge, No. I55-S. NJ. Pearce, y G. J..
II. Holt. V G. j. H. Dickinson, Secretary.
W. A. Wade, Treasurer. Lodge meets every
Wednesday night.
MASONIC.
Milan Lodge, No. l9l-Meets lst Wednesday
in each month at 10 a. m. Josiah Clayton, W.
NJ; ]. II. Dickinson, Secretary.
Lavinia Chapter No. 56-Meets Saturday be-
fore tho 81 Sunday in each month. NJ. d. L.
Jordan. II. P. II. L. Dickinson, Recorder.
Iayinia Council, No. 39-Mects Friday night
on or before each full moon in March, June,
September and December. NJ. d. L. Jordan,
7. l. VI. s. II. Hale. Recorder.
X. OF II.
Liberty Lodge, No. 453, meets first and third
Friday nights in each month at their hall in
Milan. W. J. House, Dictator. J. II. Dick
inson, Reporter.
%. L. W.
Storewall Lodge, No. 30-Meets 1st and Cd
Tuesday nights in each month IN Masonic Hall.
ORA. c. Pearce, NJ. W. W. Y. Williamson. .
Recorder.
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81 3S1 600

These roads are now embraced un>
der the name of the Nashville, Chat>
tanooga & St. Louis Railway.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
Exceedingly Low Rates.
TheC Conduc OF charming urls
LIE EE VEIL,

them JIM JONES
children
EXCURSION the benefO the peOeeean Wells
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30

These roads are all included under
the name of the Louisville, Nashville
& Great Southern Railroad.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-11-20
Tho Sabbath ,,nx,

a union meeting Of the different religious
denominations Of the town was held in the
Baptist Church on last Lords Day after
noon. according to previous announcement,
seryance Of the day, and to unite the infIu-
ence of Christians against its desecration.
The meeting was very largely attended, and
It's proceedings harmonious and unanimous.
The Rev. w. Ell. Strickland, pastor OF the
baptist Church, presided and directed the
exercises of the occasion. There were
present on the platform Rev. W. s. Plumer,
D. D., Rev. D. r. Frierson, D. D., end
Rev. w. F. Pearson, of the Presbyterian
Church Rev. J: E. Carlisle, of the Metho-
dist, and Reys. W. Fl. Strickland and ]. s..
Murray, of the Baptist The following res
olutions were Offered, md affer eddresses
by Revs. w. s. Plumer, J. E. Carlisle and
). 3. Muaray, unanimously adopted by
rising vote
Resolved, That the seventh of time set
apart as a day of rest from the creation of
the world, embodied in the Decaloguo as
one of the great "Ten Words" Of that code,
sanctioned by our Lord and his Apostles,
and honored ever since by all Christian
people as the Lords Day. is of permanent
and universal obligation.
Resofued, That its design is for the wor-
ship and contemplation of God in our
sanctuarics and our families, and, being SO,
Is violated by any work which is not re-
quired by necessity or mercy.
fesotred, That the running of railroad
trains on the Lords Day, on the plea of
necessity or public utility, is to make the
exceptions to the rule as general as the rule
itself, and to legislate OH the subject. That
Sunday excursions, amusements or enter.
tainments, or any mode of travelling OF
work, which necessity or mercy does not
require, is contrary to the design of the day.
Resolred,. That rs Christian people we
honor and cherish the Lords Day as part
OF our Christianity, and do invite and en-
courage all men to unite with us in its
proper observance.
After the adoption of the resolutions, it
was moved and carried that the papers of
the town, and those in harmony with the
resolutions, be requested to publish them
and the proceedings of the meeting. AS
the desecration of the Lords Day is one of
the crying evils of the day, and one of the
great sources of the generalization of any
people, it is hoped this meeting of those
who love the Saviour and the day He has
hallowed will exert wholesome influence
in arrcsting its violation, and induce al, to
hOlyn 49,