The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-07-22

Il physician they were saved.
Gen. b. F. Cheatham says no bet
ter wheat crop has been harvested in
Tennessee in twenty years. He says
the corn crop, while it is very good,
will not make an average yield.
Our Country: Steps are being ia.
ken to organize II stock company for
the purpose of erecting large cotton
factory in Union City, and the pros.
poets are good for it to be success.
Col. 0. |. Crawford, Pennsylva-
mia millionaire, has definitely decided
to build a railroad, to tap the Cincin>
natl Southern at Glenmary and extend
fourteen miles through rich coal lands.
The Hatchie bridge where the last
spike was driven, completing the
Memphis aud Paducah railroad, will
cost when the draw is completed S45,>
600, The length of the trestle is
1000 feet.
The Rockford cotton mills have
been running about thirty years, and
are now turning out 5000 pounds of
carpet warp per day, using IA bales
of cotton per week. II will be in
creased 1000 spindles.
Nashville Banner: 1t is understood
that j. r. Beasley, Greenback low
taxer, will open the canvass at Clarks.
vile in August, and that Gov. Haw-
kins will meet him there, and together
they will canvass the Western portion
of the state.
Gallatin Examiner; Twenty eight
thousand barrels potatoes already
from Hendersonvile worth over
100000. From Gallatin over $780,.
600 worth of lambs have been shipped,
while the regular shipments of beef
cattle are from $4,000 to $4,000 per
week since March.
Ben Hamilton, a colored host!er of
Dresden, was shot about a year ago
by another darkey, the shot taking
effect just above the right collar. bone.
A few days ago, while in the act of
taking drink of whisky. he common.
ced vomiting, and threw up the bullet
which he had carried since the shoot,
ing.
Marshall Gazette; Mr.. VIM Dog
gett, of the Seventeeth district, heard
hen making fuss in the weeds near
his house, and thinking a snake was
troubling her brood he went to see
about it, when he found large bull
frog had caught one of the chickens
by the throat and had killed 1.-THE
frog still retaining his hold. Of
course he killed the frog, but that
don't make it any the less remsrka-
bic circumstance.
Memphis Avalanche: A Memphis
merchant just from Coahoma and
Bolivar counties, Miss, states that
thousands of acres of the best cotton
lands are still under water, 'and the
river at several points is running
through wide and deep crevasses.
On places where 500 bales of cotton
is usually made not a stalk is growing.
AT many plantations laboring hands
have been turned loose and the mules
have been let loose in the cane, all at.
tempts at making crop this season
having been abandoned.
Our Country: On last Tuesday
night band of robbers entered the
house ofMr. Layne and stole his pants.
also entered the room of Mr.. Chas.
Gibbs and stole his pants, which con,
tainedss12. Mr.. Gibbs jumped up out
of his bed and shot at them twice but
without effect. Also entered into the
house of Mrs. Jones, and choked her
daughter, and stole two valises and
went out and set them down on the
walk, while they went into Mayor
Moore's house, who was at Nashville.
at the time, but it seemed as though