The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-03-11
NUMBER 2.
OVER THE STATE.

! order Office next July.
5 The Appeal denies St. Louis ru
] NOR that yellow fever is in Memphis
Capt. w. d. Merriwerher, Sher
if of Lake county, died on Tuesday
of last week, of pneumonia. /.
The Memphis water works hav'
passed into the hands of a Memphis
company, with Judge T. j. Latham
at its head.
Ripley News: We learn that q
number of horses and mules have
died in the county within the past
month, caused it is supposed from
feeding on damaged corn.
Mr.. C. F. Maclin, editor of the
Mason Call and Mayor of that town,
died on the 29th ult., after a short
illness. He was a young man OF
promise and was only recently mar,
ried.
/ Paris Intelligencer: Charlie Ander.
son informs us that on Saturday the
2Sth inst, he killed three wild ducks
with a brickbat, at the distance of
twenty-five yards. How is that for
duck hunting?
Nashville Banner: A majority of
the Supreme Court to-day decided
that the passage by the General As
sembly of Tennessee of the bill fixing
the salaries Of the clerks, was uncon-
stitu!ional. Judge Cooper dissented
from the opinion of the majority.
The Pulaski Citizen publishes the
original grant from the government
of the territory out Of which the pres
ent town of Pulaski was formed. The
document bears the date 18th of No
vembeS, 1872, and the signature of
James Madison, at that time presi-
dent OF the United States.
Paris Itelligencer: A shooting scrape
occurred at the Kentucky line on Sun
day las., near Butterworth's store, be.
tween two drunken men who were try
ing to make settlement of some bust
euss. Bud Harman shot John Hutch
ins III the side of the chest. The wound
is severe, though not necessarily NOR,
tai. Drunkenness and Sabbath desc
Grafton don't pan out well.
Brownsville Bee: The case of Gall
Penn. charged with stealing mule
in Humboldt a few months ago, was
tried lastThursday morning. The proof
against him was so strong that he con-
fessed to the crime, The jury after
few moments absence returned ver-
dict of guilty, with term of imprison-
ment fixed al three years, the shortest |
term of imprisonment the law allows
with such crimes. The prisoner is a
young man, looks to be about eighteen
years old; does not look like bad man.
He expressed regret at having commit
ted the crime, and by his appearance
and action during the trial he won
the sympathies of all present in the
court room.
Memphis Avalanche: When the
performance closed at the theater last
night Mr.. John Mccullough repaired
to the armory ofthe Chickasaw Guards,
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. +. S.
Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Vredenburg.
Miss Rogers CT Louisville, Ky, Miss
Draper of Wisconsin, and in an infor-
NAL manner presented to the Chicks
an elegant United States flag, regula-
ton size, and bearing the following in
scription IN letters of gold: ITO the
Chickasaw Gaurds, of Memphis Ten
nessee, from their' friend, John Nc
Cullough." The company weat
through several evolutions for their
guests, and then all repaired to the
drillroom where they INDUCED in re-
freshments. The affair was most in-
Leresting, and none enjoyed it more
than the ''Chicks, who are the sworn
friends and warm admirers Of Mr..
Mccullough.
Nashville American: In connection
with Centennial history there is res
olution of the convention which form
I'd the first Constitution of the State
of Tennessee which now has a listori-
,al interest only, although few years
ago it would have had q practical int,
sst IA showing how the people Of this
territory regarded themselves as an in
lependen tpeople. The resolutions Was
Introduced by Alexander Outlaw and
seconded by Joseph Anderson, both
delegates from the county of JetIer-
ION. 1t was as follows: eff we should
not be admitted by Congress as
member State Of the General Govern
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