The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-10-28
COUNTY ITEMS.

in this part OF the senatorial district
voters of all parties are almost solid
for Rankin. His solid worth, excel,
lent moral character and personal
popularity account for it.
Coulter is one of the ablest speakers
in cur county, will make first>class
representative, while his opponent Will
have no influence in the capitol il
elected. Vote for Coulter.
Col. Coulter is making a gallant
canvass for representative, delivering
the best speeches of the canvass. He
will be most useful and influential
member of the next legislature.
Trenton will have glory enough
next Tuesday. There is to be grand
and magnificent circus there on that
day, besides the general election. The
town, of course, will be full of people,
and all will enjoy it.
Three of the most influential Will
son men in Dyer Station during the
past week have turned from Wilson
to Wright, and will vote the straight
ticket from Hancock down to constable.
We get this from a reliable source.
Democrats of Gibson county, see
that every one of the following names
are on your tickets next Tuesday: w.
S. Hancock, w. II. English, the full
democratic electoral ticket, Chas. B.
Simonton, John V. Wright, S. F.
Rankin, r. P. Cole. and Jas. NJ.
Coslter.
The following is the venire for the
November term of the Humboldt law
court: District 1, Wing Haley, W
P Barrow, John Holt, Sam Shane, B
r Foster; dist. 2, N B Key, w E
Mathews, Jarret liollingsworth, w
N Senter Ben Roe; dist. 8, j N May
field, Jas. Hoffman, w R Rea, A S
Hardison, j NJ Hines. T W Freeman,
dist. 4, K H G Mitchell, VIM Jackson;
dist l3, j ] Williams, w D Chap
man, Sam Hughes, John Boyd, A L
Mathis; dist. Is, T F Rowlett, VIM
Hazlewood, G I Kelly. Officers of
court: J F Butler, Charles McIlwain.
From the Humboldt Argus.
Geo. Lawrence. a painter, was ar.
rested last Tuesday for stealing a coat
and knife from Mr. j. q. Tharp, of
Gibson Station. In default of $500
bail he was seat to Trenton TO await
next term of court.
Last Thursday night about half past
ten o'clock, the alarm of fire was
sounded. aud, as very few had gone to
bed at that hour, the streets were soon
alive with persons hurrying to the
scene. 1t was soon ascertained that
the store house of Mr. Will. Donahoe
was in flames, and in less than two
hours burned to the grouad. Mr..
Donahoe was in Jackson at the time
of the catastrophe. There was small
insurance on the stock, but, with that
exception, everything was total loss,
including s475 in greenbacks. The
FIRE is supposed to be the work of an
incendiary.
From the Trenton Herald.
According to the books just pfepar,
ed by Esq. H. G. Pearce, deputy
county court clerk, the total amount
of real and personal property assessed
in Gibson county for 1880 amounts to
s4,7l0, $500. The number of polls
is 1916. There are in the county
1885 town los and 352,953 acres of
land. The total amount of taxes on
realty. personality and polls amounts to
500, ,500.37 on railroad and telegraph
companies S2,012.U.
We are reliably informed that at a
caucus of the Republicans of the ninth
congressional district held at Hum
boldt Thursday, the 14th inst, it was
resolved to place 10 candidate in the
field for congress. They will support
the Greenbacker, DR. Shsckelford.
Democrats, make note of this and
rally to the support of Hon. c. B.