The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-01-06
OVER THE STATE.

a newspaper Is 10 pc started at
Rugby, to be called The Rugbian.
Clarksville will soon have forty hy-
drants for fire and sanitary purposes.
Mr. Liderick Robertson, of Moore
county, died recently, aged nearly SO
years.
The Confederate cemetery at Muir
freesboro is said to be fast going to
wreck.
Rev. 10. Erwin, of Culleoka, re-
ceivei a 500 bill for marrying a
couple at that place few days ago.
A man named Moore, who resided
at Union City, was run over and kill
ed by train near that place, last
week.
Some wretch broke open the door
of the stairway leading to the Somer
vile town clock and poured nitric acid
all over the clock.
Two colored preachers are appli-
cants for the Office of chaplain of the
Tennessee penitentiary, to be filled by
appointment by Gov. Hawkins.
Three efforts made in succession to
organize an association of moral and
literary character, for the benefit of
the young men of Paris, have failed.
MIR. George w. Smith, a contrac-
tor residing at Tonns Station, acciden-
tally or purposely shot and killed him
self, in the back lot of his residence.
The mountains of the State are said
TO be alive with deer this winter, af-
fordipg sportsmen rare fun and Nash
vile and other cities plenty vcnison.
Columbia and Maury county are
congratulated by the Journal on their
unprecedented progress toward pros
perity. Facts aud fgures are given.
The State school system is being
discussed in the papers by editors and
correspondents. A lack of funds to
render the law efficient is complained
Of.
Rev. D. F. Halforj, prominent
and useful member of the Memphis
conference and pastor at Somerville,
died at his home in the latter place
recently.
A prominent citizen of McMinnville
says there is not a bridge or turnpike
in Warren county, and the people
have to wade through mud and swim
streams.
A family in Giles county contains
two bachelor brothers, aged about
seventy years each, and maiden sis
ter aged about sixty-fve, all of whom
are deaf and dumb.
Mr. George White and Rv. John
Morgan. colored, of Madison county,
became involved in a quarrel on the
18th glt., when the former shot the
latter inficting a painful wound.
The jury system is engaging the at
tention Of some of the state papers.
Many good citizens say they would as
soon throw up for "heads and tails"
on a question as depend on the ver-
dict of a jury.
At Nashville, in a fight between
Pierce Cherry, a countryman, and
James Kinkade, n teamster, the form
er stabbed the latter in the abdomen,
completely disemboweling him. Kin
kade viii die.
In Warren county. few days ago.
a horse rode by J. K. Baldwin leaped
from bluff fifty feet high into Col
lins river, where the water was very
deep, and neither horse nor rider re-
ceived serious injury.
A negro named Charles Nelson,
who worked on the place of Mr. j. d.
Montgomery, in district No. 8 of
Fayette county, shot his wife with a
double-barreled shotgun, inaicting
probably fatal wounds.
Two Savannah young men, who in
Jest gave friend one dollar to get a
couple of marriage licenses, were
somewhat taken back when be
brought the documents authorizing
their marriage to their adorables.
The Rugby reading-room and libra
ry make most satisfactory progress.
| A philharmonic society and build.
ing society have been formed, and a
Masonic lodge viii soon be.organized.
Fresh colonists are coming in daily.
At Chattanooga, mulatto named
Lee and white girl named DeFreeze,
aged fourteen, were arrested for Co
| habiting as man and wife. They
came from q neighbOring town. The
negro escaped and the girl was taker
home.
The funeral Of Rev. w. d. F. Haf
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