The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-05-28
TENNESSEE NEWS.

Almost every county in Tennessee
has taken steps for the improvement
Of the public roads, under the new
law.
Gen. B. F. Cheatham is said to be
engaged in the preparation of his
tory of the Nashville campaign under
Hood.
The Lebanon Herald says the
seven-yesr locusts have made their
appearance in various parts of Wilson
county. "fhe woods are full of EN-"
Although the "croakers" complain
of hard times, we heard of fifty>six
acres Of land being sold in this county,
the other day for fifty dollars per
acre. Huntington Republican.
Commissioner A. w. Hawkins and
Prof. II. L. Cotton have examined
the marbles of Benton and Henry
counties, and make most favorable
report of their quality and quantity.
We understand that Mrs. Sutton,
wife of Porter Sutton, living about
five miles west of this place dropped
dead on Tuesday night last. She was
in apparent good health short tins
before her death.-Huntingdon Re-
publican.
Chief Justice Waite has assigned
Justice Matthews to the vi. Circuit,
composed of the States of Michigan,
Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Judge Matthews married Tennessee
lady, and hogan his legal career in
Maury county. this State.
Hon. d. D. T. Moore, former edi-
tor of Moore's Rural New Yorker,
and now with the Christian at Work,
316 Broadway, New York City, will
locate five thousand Northern fami-
lies in some desirable portion of Ten
nessee, where the lands are good and
cheap.
Mr. ]. |. o. F. Henry, tells us of
woman living on Hurricane Creek,
Jackson county, who gave birth to
seven children at one time. Another
one in the same neighborhood gave
birth 10 three. Ifany one can beat
this we would like to hear from them.
-Ilartsville Sentinel.
Rev. S. p. Nhitten, pastor of the
Methodist church at Alexandria, was
stricken with paralysis Tuesday of
last week and remained in an un-
conscious state till death relieved him
of his suferings. The deceased was at
one time one of the most prominent
ministers in the Tennessee Confer
euce.
On last Monday evening Mrs Peggy
Robins, a highly respected old lady
of McLemoresville, dropped dead at
her home in that place. She had
been heard to make no complaint,
and every one thought she was in
good health. Heart disear;e was
supposed to be the causc.-Hunting-
don ReuublicaA.
Hon. Charles B. Sinonton, Con-
gresham from the Ninth district, will
hold q competitive examination at
Humboldt, Tuesday, June Z, 1881,
for the purpose of selecting a candi-
date for the United States Military
( Academy at West Point for the Ninth
Congressional district, in place of
Cadet Doyle, resigned, at which time
and place all applicants for appoint
ment are required to present them
selves.
A terrible accident occurred on the
East Tennessee and Western North
Carolina railroad, in Carter county,
few days ago, resulting in the instant
death Of one Hedeman, 4 sub-contrac-
tor, and a negro man, and the fatal
injury of one or two more negroes.
The accident was caused by the pre-
mature firing of blast containing two
and half kegs of powder. Hedeman
was blown some twenty feet into the
air and over a precipice forty feet
high. The body was terribly man.
gled.
Tuesday afternoon, Deputy Sheriff
James Kerby, accompanied by j. H.
Mitchell, F. Kerby, Geo. Tucke.
and Jas. Maxwell, arrested Arch Nc
Neal, on indictments for six viola
tions of the whiskey law, and one for
receiving stolen property. His dog
gerry was tie headquarters for the
outlaw, Quill Names and his satalites.
He harbored and received from them
in exchange for whiskey whatever
they brought to him. fhis gang
have been committing petty thefts
since the escape a.s&eturn of Names
from the Texas Pgnitentiary. The
people were terror stricken and over.
awed in that community by their
threats and temerity.-McNairy In
dependent.
On Monday last a Mrs. Roberts
committed suicide at Ramer, in ths
southern part Of this county, by Ihoot-
ing herself through the head. Her
husband, son and herself were enroute
fof Texas from Georgia, and had IN
ly temporarily stopped at Ramer.
They had few days previous stop.
pad at Corinth, where the husband
INDUCED in protractsd drunk. The
cause Of This rash act on the part oI
the unfortunate woman was ascer
tanned from letters which she left
They were in substance about AS fol
lows: Once respectable and in gooC
circumstances, shs had fallen irst
which brought her husband to tn
vile habit of drinking. and rathe
than live in poverty and disgrace sh