The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-08-26
OVER THE STATE.

The cOlored Democrats Of Nashville
have organized a Hancock and Eng
lish club.
The young men of Nashville have
organized a Hancock and English
State credit club.
The census of the first and second
congressional! districts of this State
shows an increase of population of q
per cent.
Kenton Reporter: The Chairman
of the County Court ofObion has APP
pointed Mr. w. A. Harrison, of Troy,
Superintendent of Instruction, to fill
the office made vacant by the death
of Mr.. Shropshire.
Brownsville Bee: We learn that
there is a disease prevailing among
the cattle in this vicinity which caus>
es them to go blind, and some of
them are so much affected that their
eyes pop out. We have not learned
the name of this disease.
Memphis has just organized an i'm
migration society. Its object is to in
vite all nationalities of white people
to settle among them and help to
Guild up their vast resources. The
legislature and the railroads are to be
asked to aid in the movement.
Dresden Our Country: At a Camp
bellite church in the 1st district, one
evening last week, Tom Tomlinson
choked George Hclmes until it was
thought life was extinct. The free
use of water finally restored Holmes
to consciousness. Cause of difficulty,
whisky, as usual.
The American received the follow
ing dispatch from Morristown at one
o'clock last Saturday morning: John
Robinson's show performance here to-
day.is marked by one of the bloodiest
conflicts between officers of the law
and drunken men that ever occurred
in this country on similar occasions.
a general shooting affray took place
at half past six o'clock this evening,
in which Town Marshal James I.
Morris and Ben. +. Richardson were
killed outright, and Sheriff Loot dam
gerously wounded, but to what extent
cannot he ascertained up to midnight.
The excitement is great and further
trouble is appehended."
The Americans Columbia special
says thai Milt Carter was shot and in
stantly killed At six o'clock this eve
nirg. Carter had been drinking and
made threats against Halcombe. He
called at VIM. Porter's saloon several
times looking for Halcombe, but fail
ing to find him at the time mentioned
he again visited Porter's saloon and
inquired for Halcombe, saying he had
sent his brother hell and was going to
send him there. Halcombe was in the
saloon and hearing the threats empti-
ed both barrels of a shotgun and two
chambers Of a revolver into Carriers
body. Halcombe was jailed. Carter
killed Halcombe's brother four months
ago.
The Greenback convention of the
sixth congressional district met in
Nashville last Friday. Thirty per-
sons were present, all from Davidson
county. Proxies were held by two
men for the six other counties in the |
district. The Republican party was
defended and the Democratic party !
denounced. w. +. Dale, permanent
chairman. said in a speech that the
Greenbackers had sent few men to
the State Democratic convention for !
a purpose, and that purpose had been
accomplished. This declaration was
understood to have reference to bolt |
from the Democratic convention. W. |
NJ. Fuqua, of Davidson, was nom>
mated candidate for congress. He
begged for time to see whether he
could make up his mind to accept the
nomination.
We take the following from the
columns of the Louisville Commercial |