The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-05-19

Is reported 10 he IN DAD Condition on
account of the late rains However,
many farmers are hopeful that it
may overcome It's present bad state,
and make something like an average
crop tta .At
The national board Of health has
informed the local authorities at Mem
phis that after June l, next, they will
have to bear the expenses of the
quarantine stations on the Mississippi
river, between New Orleans and
Memphis.
Upton Record; Covington, has an
old colored woman who says she 5
mighty nigh 200 years old. She says
she was little girl when Washington
fought the big battles. We doubt her
! being quite 200 years old, but she GER
tain!y is very old woman.
Memphis Appeal: A daughter of
Gen. Nathaniel Greene, of revolu-
tionary fame, is buried in Winchester
cemetery. She was the wife of a Mr.
Atwood, of North Carolina, and died
here in 1928, while visiting the fami-
ly of DR.. Wyatt Christian.
Nashville World: We are informs
ed by DIR. Fite, of the state board of
health, that the smallpox has about
disappeared at all points in the state.
The daily reports from the city health
Office show that there is very little
now occurring around the city.
The Normal department Of the
Mont Eagle assembly will open the
first Monday in July, with afull corps
of instructors, under the general SUI
perintendence of Prof j. e. Scobey,
of Murfreesboro. The sessions will
be from 8 to II a. m. There will be
no afternoons,
Pulaski Citizen; Col, T. j. McKis-
sack has killed dogs with the shotgun
he is using chiefly for that purpose.
He is trying to kill the editor of
the Citizens dog now to make it
an even number. A few hundie ed
more such men as he in the state and
there would be no more cry for dog
law or deaths from hydrophobia.
Fayetteville Observer: The re-
cent cool weather has been of great
advantage to growing wheat, and the
promise of good yield is improving
every day. The narrow guage train
last Saturday evening, while near Bel
fast, Marshal county, coming toward
Fayetteville, frightened horse driv-
en- by Mr.. Robt. Caughran, which
ran away and threw Mr.. Caughran
from the buggy, killing him instantly
by fracturing his skull.
jackson Tribune & Sun: The Com
mission of Referees appointed by the
Supreme Court to sit at jackson met
in the Supreme Court room the 9Th
inst, Messrs. j. e. Garner, A. B.
Bright and d. l.. Snodgrass present
The Commission decided to meet in
this city the 2Sth inst, and proceed
with the law and equity dockets, taxi
ing up the circuits 10 the following
order: lst, 18th, then 18th, 18th and
18th circuits, after which further
order will be announced as to Shelby
county dockets. Robt. |. Chester jr.,
was appointed marshal of the court.
The auditing board to settle the
debt of the old city of Memphis have
agreed upon the amount of new bonds
to be issued for the old under the re-
cent act of the legislature. They
adopted the calculation of Drexel d
Co., of Philadelphia, which allows
81, 145 new bombs for every $1,000 OF
the Flippin compromise bonds. The
auditing board are now daily funding
the debt of the old city of Memphis,
and issuing new bonds. Money to
pay the July, 1883, and January,
1884, coupons on the new bonds, is