The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-05-05


! Nashville. This is one Of the finest
female schools in the state, and is un-
der the control of the Baptists. The
Nashville people are pleased with the
prospect of securing it.
Nashville World: The commits
sioner will have lot of Texas blue
grass (poa arrchnifera) for dist.iiu.
ton IN each county in the state TOR ex
perimentaI purposes. 1t is promi>
nent, and is said to he one of the
most prolific and nutritious grasses
known to stock men. 1t is believed
1t will he especially adapted to the
soil of West Tennessee.
ID. z. Read, Esq, has brought
suit against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, the Memphis APP
peal and Mr.. John B. Cannon, of this
place, for 100000. The following
special to the Appeal was the cause of
the suit; BELLS Depot, Tenn, Mar.
20th.-D. P. Read, an attorney Of
this place, was arrested to-day charg-
ed with embezzlement of funds col,
lected by him."-BelIville Progress.
The suit of the United States VS.
the Nashville q Chattanooga r. r.
Co., brought in the United States
Circuit Court as Nashville to recover
the amount of coupons held by the
United States in trust for the Chicka-
saw Indians, was decided against the
Government under the statute of
limitations. The coupons matured
in 1866 and suit was not brought I'M
til 1880. Appeal has been taken to
the Supreme Court of the United
States.
Mr.. Green Anderson, of Columbia,
bought valise at an express sale in
that city, last week, for S1.25. 1t
contained a suit of clothes, J dozen
good dress shirts, J dozen collars,
pair cuffs, pair suspenders, 2 pair
half hose, silk handkerchief and
package of letter paper and envel-
opes. In one of the coat pockets
was ten dollar bill, picture of a
beautiful girl and a number of love
letters, supposed to be written by the
original of the picture. He struck
it rich.
Nashville World: Just before the
train that left this city at 4:15 p. m
yesterday pulled into Anderson sta
ton, on the Chattanooga road, an al
tercation, the origin of which is I'M
known, occurred between Robert
Reeves and man named Hawkins,
which resulted in the latter shooting
Reeves, from the effects of which he
died almost Immediately. Hawkins
Immediately jumped from the train
while in motion and made his escape.
The body of the dead man was put
off at Stephenson.
Nashville World: Col. Josiah Pat
terson, one of the representatives
from Shelby county. is in the city in
the interest of his client, Col. r. F.
LooDey, in case pending in the
Chancery Court of Davidson county
against the estate Of Thomas O'Con-
ner. The bill as filed alleges that
Thomas O'Conner procured money by
means of false pretenses in the inter.
est of the Tennessee Iron and Coal
Company. 'rhe amount involved is
S250,000. Owing to the high social
and political standing of MAJ. O'Con-
ner the case has attracted considera-
BILE attention throughout the state.
Tennessee had by the last census
1906 lawyers. 1858 clergymen, 26S8
physicians and surgeons, 218 dent
lists, S548 teachers, 1876 journalists,
2034 public officers, $50 saloon keep
ers. 1856 railroad employees, 200 Off
cials and employees of express COM
panies, 4078 blacksmiths. 1865 brick
and stone masons. 5267 carpenters and