The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-09-17

Washington, for distribution among
the farmers f6rexpstimental purposes.
Senator d; u. Bell, Floater X. P.
Cole. and Representative wm. M.
James propose, TO address the people
sat Paris, Monday 26th inst, upon the
subject qf their action. in regard to
the State debt.
Lebsnon had another FIRE last Mon.
day morning, in which several houses
were burned, and which threatened
to wipe out another corner of the
square. The loss was heavy and the
insurance light. The town seems to
he fated. Several disastrous tifss have
occurred there in the last few mouths.
Shreveport, La, Memphis and
jackson, Tenn, aud St LouA aud Sc.
dala. Mo-, are aR clamorous for the
first trial Of Howard, the insurance
swindler, whe has played his little
game OIL several OF the business men
q, jackson, he having operated in
all the places named above.
American: "Gen. VIM II Jackson,
Campbell Brown and Mark s Cockrill
have been appointed by Commissioners
Hawkins to represent the Tennessee
Stock Breeders Association Mt the
convention called by Com missioner
Geo B Loring, to be held at Washing
ton, commencing on the 10th Of next
January" H.
The American says "the Governor
has offered a reward of $3.50 for the
apprehension of the maskers of Ken
ton. West Tennessee These disguised
men were about thirty in .pumber.
Their object was to run fth& negroes
out of'that asction on the grouiid that
poor white men could not get higher
wages, while the negro was employed" ="
A Memphis dispatch says: An agent
from New Orleans is here trying to
get men from the coinpresses to 90 to
New Orleans to take the places of
the strikers, Offering as high as ten
dollars per day. The papers here ad.
wise the men not to go. All here en-
ployed are doing well, getting good
wages, and not willing to take the
risk at New Orleans.
Ripley News: We regret to learn
that DR.. J.IIedgpeth, who lives one
and half miles east of Ripley, had
the misfortune to get his dwelling
house and nearly its entire contents
destroyed by fire last Wednesday
morning. The fire was accidental,
caused by coal of FIRE popping out
from the fire place. The family we're
all from home at the time.
=, Kenton Courier: On Saturday
last two boys fourteen years of age,
one the sou of Prof. j. G. Wright,
principal of Mason Hall Academy,
and the other son of 7. B. Baily, a
highly respected farmer of the Mason
Hall neighborhood, started on a hun
ting expedition. Having discharged
and reloaded their gun, the son of
Professor Wright placed it upon his
arm to cap it, when the hammer acci.
dentally fell, firing the gun, and the
load entered the forehead of Mr.. Bal
lY's son who was standing near, killing
him instantly.
Maj. X. b. Hurt. who died at his
h0me in Madison county recently
was horn in Virginia iu 1921. and at
the age Of ii moved to Nashville,
where he engaged in mercantile pur.
'sniis for several years. lie afterwards
moved To Madison county. where he
became!very popular aud much be.
loved. lie was elected h. the Legis.
lature ot4la59-60 as a Wing, and
during the war he served as a Major
on Beeuregard's staff, having charge
of transportation. In 1874 he was
elected to the Legislature from Madi.