The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1881-04-29

Knoxville has w0man with ID
fourteen inches in length.
Knoxville has a woman. VIII
beard fourteen inches in length.
The Kingston Tennessean says
the prospects of good peach crof
that section are excellent.
The city lcouncilhOs knoxviAel
passed an ordinance to fund $50
of its bonded and floating inde
ness.
The city council Of Knoxville
passed an ariiuance TO fund $50,
Of ils bonded aud floating indea
ness.
The "Herdic Phaeton company
been organized at Nashville, and it
proposed to supercede the street G
as means Of transit.
The great revival in Leblanc
which closed Sunday night. resuites
in over 230 conversions and a larg'
accession to the various churches.
Col. John Williams, one .6f tls 4
Oldest and best known citizens L
Knox county, died at his residensa.<
near Knoxville, at 9:l5 P. ", Fgi1ar.
April 2l
"Yhig" is the name Of postofkce
Just established in Green county. A
good old name, beloved by thousands
OF true men and respected by every
old Democrat.
The safe of Cain & Whitsside, i've
ry.men, of Morristowu. was mysteri-
ously robbed Of 1921. .05, some nights
ago. A negro, with large roll Of
money which he cannot account for,
has been arrested on suspicion.
A Nashville press dispatch as:
The Chickasaw Guards have oficKly
notified the military company offe
Nashville exposition that they yill hosl
enter the contest there in May. ~
account Of previous engagements.
Near Lewisburg. Marshall col
few days ago, COW entere,
cabin of Albert Rend and yf6e ~
man, while they were absent at wok.
and deyoured everything they possss-
ed in the way Of provisions and N~sr-
ing apparel.
Mr. Shelby Marsh, of Marshal
county, has for long time kept two
women employed to look after his Old.
paralyzed wife. A day or two ago
both of the women were out Of the
way at the same time and the poor old
lady fell into the Ere and burned to
death.
Senator Harris, Governor Haw-
kins, and Ex-Governor Porter ST
Tennessee, called on President Caf>
field, Saturday, and invited him to
attend the May exposition at Nash
vile. He seemed disposed TO accept
the invitation, but said that he could
not leave Washington while the senate
deadlock lasted.
A cabin in the County Poor House.
five miles east of town. was desIroyedy
by FIRE early Wednesday morning.
in which two infirm inmates, Billy
Robertson aud Isaac Ware, eOlored
men, were burned to death. They
we're over eighty years of age ,spd
too feeble 10 escape after they discov-
cred the fire. Brownsville States.
Wednesday last VIM. Gay. repre-
senting the hosse Of Brooks, Nicely Il
Co., of this city, while at Grenads,
Miss, left package eontaising
$500 with the proprietor of the
Chamberlaip house. On calling foe
it the money Was $500 short. 4C. F
Dudd, a drummer fer
Richmond, Virginia, tobacc2
house, was suspected Of the the
and he was arrested. The SUM
$3.50 was found Oh his person, an
he admitted that he had stQIef:
money. Herteld where f1re rssSin-
der had been secreted, and thers it
was found Memphis Appeal.
The passenger train which -
Memphis early yesterday morning
nlp on IL passenger VINO was making
his way without paying his fare. 10
do this he rode on top Of one OF the
coaches. lie proceeded safely oa hiN,
way to the East until the train came
to cross the Tennessee river at Dan
yille. He. .raised his head TOO high,
and as the car entered upon the
bridge the scalp was pealed off, result
ting in the death of the free pesren- !
ger, who turned oat to be one Ker>
nan, member of the MouIders' I'm
ion. The presence of the dead man {
was not discovered until the blood
began to trickle down the side Of tho
car, attracting the attention Of fhe
passengers, with the above disc{os1
ures.-- Nashville Banner, 23d.