The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-04
OVER THE STATE.

Wilson county.
There are four colored men Cn the
Chattanooga police force.
Nashville has pickle manufactur-
ing establishment, which promises
we'll.
". c. Little, prominent Shelby
vile merchant, died suddenly one day
last week.
Smoky Mountain, twenty miles east
of Maryville, East. Tennessee, is cover
ed with snow.
Dr.. :. NJ. DeFriese, a mail con-
tractor, died of heart disease in Chat
tanooga last week.
Prices of sucking mules are three
times higher in Wilson county than
they were three years ago.
The Southern Advertiser is the
name Of 4 German newspaper to be
published in Nashville.
Nashville courts fine or imprison
witnesses for contempt when they fail
to appear when summoned.
Rev. Golnan Green, 4 venerable
member Of the Tennessee Conference,
died st the home of &. 4. Ogilvie,
near Columbia, Friday.
The headquarters of the Southern
division of the Westera Union Tele-
graph Company have been removed
from New York to Nashville.
The Memphis police have been iu-
structel again to notify saloon, baw-
dy-house and billiard saloon keepers
rot to permit minors to frequent their
premises.
At the missionary anniversary of
the Holsten Conference, NJ. E.
Church, South, ia Morristown. 5000
were raised, sl0O Of which we're for
the Brazil Eaission.
Maj. Hick johnson, son of the late
Hon. Cave johnson, was found dead
in bed at his residence in Clarksville
last Thursday. He was Major Of the
gallant cid 18th Tennessee regiment,
G. S. A
The Supreme Council of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free
masonry. at its meeting in Washing
ton recently, elected DR. G. S. Black
lie, of Nashville, to the 33d and last
degree, and gave him sole charge Of
the jurisdiction of Tennessee.
The Most Worthy Grand Lodge,
F. & 4. H., meets in Nashville on
Monday, November 9Th. The Grand
Council Royal and Select MasOns and
the Gran. Chapter Royal Arch Ma
sons will meet Immediately after the
closing of the Most Worthy Grand
Lodge.
Nashville American: OF late there
has been such block In freight that
every car owned by the Louisville d
Nashville R&ilroad Company has been
brought into use, and the company
has been compelled to issue orders to
the agent Of the fast freight lines in
this city, that it will be an utter i'm
possibility for the road to receive
freight at Louisville bound for South.
ern points.
Lebanon News: Mr.. j. ". Will
liams, of the End district, had Is acres
in clover, from which he moved So
two-horse loads of hay, worth 81 per
load. He threshed Of the second crop
SLY bushels of seed end sold the seed
at s475 per bushel. Mr. ]. W. Will
liams did the threshing in one day.
He refused s55 for the hay that the
clover was thrashed from.
Paris Intelligencra' Some unknown
party sAot at Luther Sharp on Sunday
night last, while sitting by the FIRE in
the back room of his saloon. The ball
passed through the window, sha:ter>
ing the glass, bst missed its target.
The cause Of his escape can't be attrib-
uted to his size, for be is as large as
skinned mule, and the only way that
We can az it up, is that death loves
shining mark"
Air Thomas Hughes says the only
annoying circumstance connected
With kis Tennessee colony thus far
was the presence OF two Tenresseeans
who sQuatted on piece OF ground the
title to which was so involved that it
| could not be purchased, and opened
liquor saloon. They could not be
driven away until two Indiana ladies
started school next door. when, in
accordance with the state laws. the
saloon keepers we're obliged to move.
jackson Dispatch: In the case of
the State rs Ed. Long. colored, charg-
ed with the murder of Titus Rogers,