The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-07-22
OVER THE STATE.

decrease of 81 in ten years.
The Memphis Appeal says that
many of the ladies of that town are
becoming cigarette smokers, and they
don't smoke ON the sly either.
The McNairy Independent says:
'"There is not money enough on the
shining shores of Golcenda to buy a
drop of whisky in McNairy county"
Manager Ford, who prepared Mary
Anderson for the stage, has taken a
Tennessee girl, Carrie Walker, in
hand and will coach her Tor the foot
lights.
The Republicans should hurry their
missionaries South. A colored Hans
cock and English club of 200 mem>
bers has been organized in Msntgom-
cry, Ala.
Lebanon Herald: A mule kicked
a small Lebanon African square 10
the forehead, day or two ago. The
juvenile sustained a very little injury,
but the mules hoof was badly broken.
Fact,
Jackson Dispatch:-The census re-
ports of the city of Jackson show a
total population of 5.371, of which
1880 are whites. 1889 people live
north of Main street, and 1882 live
south of said street.
Hon. w. C.. Whitthorne, present
representative in Congress from the
Seventh Tennessee district, was re-
nominated for the position on the fifty
third ballot by the convention at
Franklin Wednesday.
Greenfield Sentinel:-TwO Doys,
Lawrence and Stevens, had IL difficulty
on the river between this place and
Bradford, Sunday, and Stevens cut
Lawrence with knife. 1t is thought
the wounds will prove fatal.
Clarksville Tobacco Leaf: - Mr.
John johnson, in taking the census,
found ftty-ive negro babies unnamed.
The mothers kindly allowed him to
christian the infants and call them all
Hancock. Hurrnh for Hancock
The prisoners in the Paris Jail at
tempted to escape on Sunday before
last, by running over the jailOr when
he carried their supper to them. But
he was too quick for them. shooting
one twice and driving the others into
their cells.
Jackson Dispatch: A young man
named Summers, about Is years of
age, living near Denmark, while care
lessly handling u pistol, last Sunday
morning, shot, and it is thought,
dangerously wounded little girl,
about s years old, daughter of Mr..
J. NJ. Stone.
jackson Dispatch:-Rev. A. B.
Jones, A. NJ, for the past two years
President of the NJ. G. F. Institute of
this city, having accepted the Presi'
dency of the Huntsville Female Col
lege, Huntsville, Ala, will, in COM
pany with his family, leave in few
days for that place.
A Sunday school convention will be
held in Jackson, on August 10, for
the purpose of organizing a Sunday
school convention for West Tennessee,
to be composed of delegates from all
Sunday schools of all denominations
in every county in West Tennessee.
The hospitalities of jackson will be
extended to all delegates.
Kenton Rcporter:-James Wilson,
living near this place, and Miss Hulda
Carthon of Graves county, Kentucky,
we're married on the 18th inst, at the
home of the groom, j. w. Howell Of
ficiating. Several days since Mr..
Wilson was married, as he thought, t.
the above lady near BoyJville, Ken
lucky, but after the ceremony and
the groom had left for his home with
his bride it was discovered that the
minister who solemnized the rites
was not ordained by the church mol
authorized by Jaw, hence the marriage
was illegal. A brother of the bride
hastened here with this information tC
Mr.. Wilson, who Immediately came
for Squire Howell, procured license
and the Squire, who stands preemi'
nent as the hardest matrimonial knOt
tier in the country, fixed them up all
20. K"
ATennessee Inventor.