The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-02-11

in jamestown, Fentress county. His
wound is said to be doing we'll.
Memphis Avalanche: L. w. Law
renee, a banker of Gallatin, was ar.
rested yesterday morning at the Pea.
body hotel for carrying pistol He
was bound over by the police court,
1 plead guilty before Judge Horrigan
not long afterward, and was senten-
ced to the usual fifty dollar fine and
sixty days on the island.
Brownsville States: We learn that
Hon. w. F. Poston has been appoint
ed District Attorney for West Tennes-
see. But it seems Senator Harris OPP
poses his confirmation on the ground
of his youth and mex perience. Hon
Herman Austin was in town this week
securing names to a petition in behalf
of Mr.. Poston, certifying his ability to
discharge the duties of the Office.
A despera tie fight occurred at Rock
Island, Warren county, last Sunday
night. Four men attacked Jack
Gribble, the ferryman, because he re-
fused to ferry them across the river,
which was high and dangerous, and
cut him severely. While retreating
Billy McCarpenter pursued him, snap
ping pistol in his face, when Cribs
BILE shot him through the heart, kill
ing him instantly.
A family in the mountains had a
field of turnips "holed up" on nearly
perpendicular hillside above the house.
During rain last week the hole was
washed away by water, which set the
turnips to rolling down the mountain.
They began to bowl away upon the
roof of the cabin, two six Founders
came down the chimney, and the old
man shouted: That's a truck patch
fallin', by jingo!'
Springfield Record: On Monday of
Last week Mr.. Darby, an English>
man, who lived in Davidson county,
and near the Robertson line, started
with his team and wagon to the mill
having wheat to grind. One of his
team, black mare, began to kick,
and although Mr.. Darby was stand,
ing up in the bed, the animal kicked
him twice in the bowels, from the eff.
feet of which he died.
Hickman Pioneer: We learn that a
little girl was carried to Graham sta
ton last week by oue.legged man,
who left her and went away. She has
a letter to the conductor requesting to
be carried to her aunt's in West Ten :
nessee. She could tell nothing of
where she came from, being only six
years old, and having no money, was
left at Mr.. George w. Hamlin's, the
agent at Graham, where she still re.
mains
Waverly Journal. A few evenings
since a couple Of gentlemen were seat
ed in the Office at the livery stable of
White, Reeves IL Co., when Il negro,
stranger, entered, and began warm.
ing himself by the stove. Wishing to
get rid Of him, one of the gentlemen in
quired of the other if he had fully re.
covered from an attack of smallpox,
to which he replied that he had not,
but was feeling very bad, and asked
the darkey if be was not afraid of the
disease. The darkey's careless reply
was: No sir, Use been whar da is two
weeks" In about two seconds after
this assertion, he was enjoying the co,
zy fire unmolested and alone.
Jasper Herald: A man living in Ala
bama by the name of Allen snapped
his wife for the sister of a young man
at sonth Pitsburg. it appears thai
therewas an agreement between Allen
and Ayers to the effect that Allen
was to take his seven children and
Ayers sister and Ayers was to take