The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-06-16
OVER THE STATE.

Mr.. S. S. Sherrod, of Covington,
while cutting some ice for his wife,
who has been sick for some time, let
the knife slip AMI cut his left thumb
off just below the joint.
The new Knoxville reservoir has
caved in again at another point, a
chasm of fifty feet wide and seventy,
five deep. The city's supply of wa
ter from that source is for the present
cut off altogether.
Ex,Gov. John G. Brown has tel
egraphed TO friends in Nashville that
he has accepted the presidency of the
Florida Ship Canal Company. In
doing so, Gov. Brown resigns lucra-
tive and important position with the
Texas Pacific system.
jackson Tribune: s"Capt. s. r.
Latta, of Dyersburg, has brought
suit against the city for $50, 900 dam.
ages for falling into an open cellar
on Main street, between Liberty
and church, some two months ago
and being seriourly injured"
1t is reported that work on the
Memphis Il Selma railroad will be
resumed. on the first Of July, and
that the route hence to Byhalia, Miss,
will be pushed through to an early
completion, so that trains may Sun
between Memphis and Holly Springs
by September.
The connection of Prof. Henry E.
Cotton with the Department of Ag-
riculture, Statistics and Mines will be
terminated in day or two, his resig-
nation having been requested by the
Commissioner. Prof. Colton's sue.
cessor will be DIR. Gattinger, who
will be assisted by Mr.. Joseph G.
Guild, Il recent graduate of Wander
bilt University. -Nashville Ameri-
can.
The Dresden Enterprise says: A
startling report of an Indian doctors
depredations comes from the Pal
mersville neighborhood. The trav-
cling quack, who had the nostrum
which he claimad had great curative
powers, administered his medicine to
several patients. He managed to
collect some 800, and then skipped
the country. Since his hasty depart
ure three of his deluded patients have
died. In the face of these facts it
seems that these tramping humbugs
can always manage to thrive.
j. F. Merry, general passenger
agent of the Illinois Central railroad,
has issued circular which is being
largely distributed throughout the
Northwest, in which he offers low
rates on his line of roads to parties
wanting to see Tennessee lands. He
will bring a party of excursionists
from Iowa and Wisconsin to jackson,
Tenn, on the Goth of October, at
which time the Jackson fair will be
in progress and also the West Ten.
nessee convention of farmers. Capt.
Merry's object is to give those people
desiring homes in the South an OPP
portunity to see the fine lands Of
West Tennessee.
The Athens Post truly says that,
wherever manufacturing establish
ments have been planted in the south
nothing but good has followed in theil
train. Every surrounding interest
has prospered, and every neighbour
hood and family felt in some degree
advantages before unknown. Money
has circulated easier, and agriculture
has been stimulated and made more
profitable. In brief, every condition
mechanical, physical, or otherwise
has been materially bettered - the
people, the country, and all. NJ
other section than ours presents such
advantages for manufacturing estab'
lishments; no other country than ours