The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-09
OVER TFEE STATE.

has moved to New Orleans.
A new lodge of Odd Fellowsis soon
to be instituted 3. Friendship.
John O'Cain and wife celebrated
their golden wedding, at Memphis,
Thursday.
The Nashville Republican throws
up the sponge thus: 1--WE have failed;
We are done I"
The Knoxville Tribune thinks the
Tennessee bondholder's circular was
put out as a feeler."
The Brownsville States wants that
city to have the privilege Of being
made Taxing District.
The Knoxville Chronicle counts six
teen candidates for Secretary of State
in Tennessee-S1500 a year.
Two more Of those who we're poison
ed at the Kingston wedding party
have died, making the number of IA
talities eight.
Mr. F. G. Stone, Of Maiden, Mass,
left S66, 200 to Fisk University, which
is to be appropriated to the building
Of Livingstone Hall.
Two negro women neSr jackson,
fought in a cabin, and one knocked
the other into the FIRE, senseless, and
she was burned to death.
Prof. 7. II. NJ. Hunter and Miss
Bette Atkins, daughter of Hon. j. d.
G. Atkins, were united in marriage at
the Presbyterian church in Paris on
last Thursday.
Huntingdon Viniicator: This dread
disease, which did so much damage
smong horses several years ago, we
understand ha, again made its ap>
pearance IN this section.
The Knoxville city council has pass
ed an ordinance providing that manu-
factories hereafter estsblishedin Knox.
vile with 2 capital of $4,000 or more
shall be relieved Of taxation for 6fteen
years.
| Nashville has sir military organiza-
/ ticns-Burns' Tennessee Light Artii~
. lery, Porter Rifles, Nashville Light
, Dragoons, Rock City Guards, Porter
Rifles, Junior, and Bledsoe Guards,
! (colored.)
Nashville Banner: Charles E. Dig
CONS, a well-known citizen of this
place, and formerly clerk Of the Grim
nal court of Davidson county, died
this morning after \ lingering disease,
in the sixty-frst year of bis sge.
Rev. Richard Beard, D. D., profes-
sor of theology in :he Cumberland
University and one Of the most emil
aent ministers Of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, died in Leba-
ron last Thursday night, aged eighty
one.
Huntington Republican: While
here Bishop Foster made a very lib
eral proposition for the erection Of an
II. Z. church building at this place.
His proposition is that he will pay
one~fourth Of the cost Of the building,
no matter what it may cost or how
fine building is erected.
Jackson Dispatch: G. S. Wilson a
horse traiuer and tanner, plying his
vocation in the viciHity of Medon for
| the past few days, borrowed horse
from Mr John II. Radson last Satur-
day, and rode to this place, where he
| sad the horse, stole an overcost from
SIR J. K. Hudson and left for parts
unknown.
Memphis Appeal: The Primitive
Baptists make it rule to expel a
Raember from the church Who takes
advantage Of aHy relief law, or refus-
es to pay debt. We want some OF
those Baptists in Tennessee to help
the settlement of the State debt ques
tion. Cove no man anything" /:
good christianity.
Moses Starr, deputy clerk and mas
ter of Smith county, was found dead
in his bed on the morning of the 20tb
ult., about s o'clock. A negro boy
entered his rooa t. awake him foI
breakfast, called Chas Swope, Esq,
into the room. Mr. Starr was found
with his face pressed downward up
on the pillow dead.
The grand jury Of the Crimina
Court has fouira an indictment agains
the Memphis Water Company, fol
failing to furnish a necessary supply
of water for sewer and household pur
poses, thereby creating nuisance. a
street railway company was alse il
dirted, for failing to keep its tracks
in renair and being a pubIic nuisance