The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-01-20
NUMBER 46.
STATEMENTS.

Peter Stadb has been reelected
Mayor Of Knoxville.
An editor at Bristol, Tenn. hss eight
eases OF measles in his litile family
The bridge across the tennessee river
at Knoxville is almost complete.
One family in Henry ooanty had SIX
eases of indnps a few dsys ago.
A citizen Of Henry county claims TO
have discovered diamond narae.
Knoxville is still greatly excited
over her projected railway connections.
Two men were killed at or near
Point Pleasant within three days re-
Gently.
Mir. W. E. Franklin was elected May
or Of lagrange at the recent municipal
election.
Lebanon and Ganatin want their
charters repealed, 10 get rid of their
whisky saloons.
Rev. Signor Gayazzi visited Nash
vile, Thursday. in the iatereSt OF the
srss ltaiiss thsfell,
A Blountvilie lady lately @ela i iar-
Key weighing thirty Two pounds 1T IF
teen cents per pound.
The Richlsnd mandatory, at Pu-
lasli, has all its spindles at work and
is consuming large amount O cotton
and Is selling all the goods its produces.
The total number Of persons arrest
ed in Knoxville duriag The year 1850
was 81, 30l males ahd % females.
Total amount Of faes CO llcted ST.
0s0O3
The Blount County Democrat learns
that two of the inmates of the poor
house of that county were found dead
on the floor one moruing during the
last cold spell-a man and woman.
An old gentleman named Hall, IA
ther-in-law of our fellow -townsman,
W.n. Smith, died at his home in this
place last Saturday He was near 80
years of age.--Huntingdou Findicator.
A military com pany, known as the
Mason National Guards, has been
organized by the citizens Of Mason. j.
A. KIopp is captain; Il. l.. Koessel,
frst-lieulcnaHt; j. NJ. Riggs, second
lieutenant.
We learn from the Rock wood Re
publican that on Thursday night, at
the fruace, Il quarrel took place be-
tween a negro aud Mr.. Rutherford, re
suIting in the negro getting his skull
broke with hammer. The negro Is
expected to die Rutherford has left,
Our young friend. II. L. G-ayes,
brought into oar Office last " ednes-
day full grown chicken with three
legs, two where tie legs Of chicken
generally grow, and one az the tail.
Just under the oil bag. 1t also had
two sets of iLtestinCs -ShelbyVlAc
Commercial.
There are some underground indica-
ii MS at Nashville that If the repUOli-
cans cannot elect one of their own
men they will concentrate on b. y.
James, of East Tennessee. 1t is more
than likely that good many republ-
cans will prefer straight out demo-
crat, to an alleged republican of tue
Key kidney.-MeInphis Avalanche.
The son of Mr.. lee Brizendine was
shot through the abdomen on Monday
night of last week by Cricket TOnP-
kins. 1t was claimed TO be accidental
by Tomkins, as he was SHOT through the
hand by the same bail before 1t ent red
Brizendine. The Young man died
Thursday night -Gallatin TenEes-
seeaH.
Another sad death occurred on the
9Th instant Mr. John Younger died
in the vicinity OF Como, in this cOun-
~, from the effects OF being partially
frozen. ii appears that he had been
intoxicated and remained out Of doors
from nine o'clock until four, Tuesday
night, the 4th instant, and was badly
frOstbitten, from the effects OF which
he died.-Paris InteIligencer,
At meeting of the Stockholders OF
the HcNairy County Agricultural and
Mechanical Society, last Monday, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: J. e.. Combs, President; /;
q. W. Morcly, Wee President; Z. +.
Dalbev, Treasurer; J. Nj. Harris, Sec
retary: J. T. Warren, a. W. St0yai!,
B. T. Peevles, 3. :. McIntirc, J. W.
Pace, T. Z. Deyault and W. ii. Bra
den, Director5.-McNairy Independ-
eut.
About dark Wednesday evening an
alarm Of fire Was sounded, and as usual
the streets were soon filed with AZ ex-
cited throng Of people. The fire was
ascertained TO be in a small cabin, sit
uated about seventy-five yards from
the square, and Immediately III the
rear of large warehouse and livery
stable, and occupied by Il negro woman
and three small children. The fire had
made such headway before it was DIS
covered that no attempt was made to
/ save the cabin, but all turned their at
tention 10 preventing the adjoining
houses from igniting. Suddenly the
wall OF woman rose above the up
roar of the crowd, and then it became
know n that il was the mother mourning
| the death OF her TWO little ones-ased
] three years and seven months respect
/ ively. who were in the burning house.
/ She had g0ue OF to work in the eve
ming, leaving her two youngest chill
dren at home, and returned to ind
them enc.rcled by walls of flame. Al
ter the fire had died out the ciiarred
bodies of the two children were tskei
up and placed in coliin.-linnilng