The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-10-29
EXCHANGE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1881.
OVER THE STATE.

Monday night.
The grand jury at Nashville failed
to find true hill against Senator
Blrrett for bribery.
Memphis has the herdcs, and the
papers pronounce them as luXuries
compared with the bare street cars.
A well on Mr.. Whittaker's farm,
uear Belle Buckle in Bedford county,
mas commenced flowing coal oil-on il
small scale.
4 Memphis painter who moved to
LeadviIle, Colorado, few days ago,
i now the owner Of a mine worth
: 100000.
Frank Thorton and Jas. Atkins
have been arrested and placed in Jail
at Jasper for violating the internal
revenue laws
Some steamboat rcustabouts pOked
fun at Memphis hunter as he was
stepping off the boat, and he peppere1
one of them with shot.
1t is rumored that the Erlanger
syndicate is to take charge of the
Rugby colony. and Americans instead
of Euglishmen tie placed in charge.
One company has paid into White
county during the past three years
over s740,000 for timber as it stood
on the ground and which heretofore
was considered almost worthless.
An attempt was made to fire the
principal business part of the town of
Paris one night last week. 1t was
discovered before it got under full
Roadway by DIR. Dickinson. and ex.
tinguished.
DR.. G. K. Hendrickson died at
Jackson, on Friday Of last week. He
was pastor Of the Baptist church in
Jackson and associate editor of the
Memphis Baptist. In antebellum
times he was pastor of the First Bap-
list church in Memphis.
The Supreme court of the State has
decided that when man not at his
usual place of business, sells or offers
to sell watermelon within one mile
of an assembly collected for religious
worship, he is gnilty of a misdemean-
or under the statutes of the State.
BelleviIle Progress 20: A hosse on
the premises of Thomas Lsmon, in
the seventh district, was destroyed by
fire last week. There were four bales
of cotton and considerable amount
of corn consumed by the flames. The
cotton was the property Of James
Lamon.
Brownsville States and Bee, 21:
The saw mill OF G. w. Baxter, at
Keeling Station, was destroyed by fire
last Friday night. Insured for $500.
stanton annually ships 1000
bales of cotton. 1t is estimated that
the shipments of the present year will
not exceed 1000.
Pikeville Advance: The new road
law caused many to spend their opin>
ions pro and con ss to it's merits, and
its advantages and disadvantages
have been fully discussed. SO far as
our observation extends, the law is
becoming more popular and is gain
Ing friends every day.
Nashville Banner: DR.. D. II.
stubblefeld, while engaged in dissec>
ting subject at the Medical College,
South Nashville, got some of the mat
ter in . sore on bis hand. DIR Stub
ble6eld is now suffering from blood
poison, and although considerably at.
tected, is able to be up, and doing
well.
Prof. Arnold, leader of n Chatta-
nooga orchestra, was arrested Friday
for robbery of the store of Curtis IL
Go. Several stolen articles were found
in his possession. He was held in
$500 bond, in default of which he
WAS committed to Jail. A silver
pitcher from the Read House was
found in his possession.
Columbia Herald: The newspapers
of Tennessee all speak of the success.
ful working Of the Wilkes road law,
1t is pronounced success wherever
it has been enforced. The county
court of Maury assessed such a small
road tax-amOst the minimum-that
our people will not have a fair test of
the law; yet even here it has proved
to be far superior to the old law.
On Thursday night last, Mr.. Jack
Mcdaniel, living on the Milton GROWN
place. eight miles north Of this city,
was burned to death. His kitchen
caught fire during the night; its flames
awakening him, he jumped up and
threw himself against the kitchen
unnr To hreak il In hnninr tn saul