The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-04-01
OVER THE STATE.

Iliden.
The Bsptist Beacon is new de
nominational paper at Knoxville.
The exodus fever has broken ou
among the Murfreesboro negroes.
DIR j. Nat. Lyle, of the Dandridg,
Watchman, is Republican candidate
for congress for the second district.
G. w. Blackburn, of Maury coun
ty, has announced himself as Repub
lican candidate for congress in tbs
seventh congressional district.
Judge Connally F. Trigg is slowly
recovering from his recent illness, anC
his friends will be grati6ed to learn
that he was able to ride out last Wed
nesday.
The Sonerville Falcon nominates
Col. Heating of the Memphis Appeal
as delegate to the Cincinnati con-
venticn. lie would make good rep.
resentative.
The Mason Call wants Mathes OF
the Memphis, Ledger for the next con,
gresham from the 10th district. He
would get the newspaper vote of the
state if allowed.
Nashville had yellow fever scare
last week. A lot of feathers from the
cid Worsham house at Memphis were
delivered in the capital, but the board
of health ordered them removed.
Burn them.
1t is said that Port Royal and Pail
myra, in this nouDty, were once candi.
dates for the State capitol. Hadn't We
just as well have centennial, and Gel
citrate what might have been -
Tobacco Lsat.
Lebanon News: Frank Harlan, son
of Josiah Harlan, hanged himself to
the rafters Of an office in the yard of
his residence iu the 9th district, be-
tween12 and ] o'clock I'm. on Thurs
day, the 18th inst.
The Advertisers Manual recently
issued says Tennessee has "a counties,
in which l53 papers are published. Of
these 12 are daily, 8 semi>weekly, 1l9
weekly, bi-weekly, 3 semi-monthly,
Ii monthly, and l quarterly.
Three men who were at work at the
northeast towe:- of the exposition
building, at Nashville, fell, by the
giving way of the scaffold upon which
they we're at work, a distance Of thir-
ty feet. One mar was fatally injured.
Among the relics which are being
collected for the oenteapial exposition
at Nashville next month is razor for
merly owned by George Washington,
and violin, owned by an Edge6eld
family, given to their grandfather by
Thomas Jefferson.
Nashville Banner: A gentleman
from Wilson county informed Ban
ner reporter to-day that q large num-
Der Of sheep had been slaughtered in
that county during the past week by
worthless ours. He says in one or two
instances whole herds have been kill
ed in a single night.
Nashville American: The>members
of the Hook and Ladder Fire Compa-
ny sleep in the second story of their
building. When ERE alarm is soun-
ded they slide down to the first floor
on waxed pole with rapidity that
is astonishing. An exhibition of the
cility with which they do it forms, in
itself, novel spectacle.
Dyersburg Gazette: There is a pop
lar tree, in vigorous growth, near
Merriweather's Ferry, Dyer county,
that measures thirteen feet in dame
ter and one hundred fees high. We
understand that Major Mason, Col.
Nick Wyatt and other gentlemen near
Nswbern intend to send a cut of it to
the Centennial. Dyer county is ia
nous for its big teees and we hope TO
see this feature at the Nashville Gem
tsnnial.
Murfreesboro News: Says the Nash
vile Banner: 1--WE have ample time
to settle the terms of our state debt.
No one is in hurry about it." We
have Do means of determining hew
many years will elspse before the
world is wiped out of existence; but
judging from the progress we have
made in settling the debt, We will GER
tainly have to hurry little, if we ex-
pect to finish the work before the an
gel sounds his trumpet.
Dresden Sentinel: On Monday even
ing last, as our efficient Sheriff was en-
tering the Jail for the purpose of Civ
ing the prisoners their supper, an at
tempt was made by them 10 escape by
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