The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-03-22
SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1884.
OVER THE STATE.

barrel. Some predict it will reach a
higher figure during the season.
Brownsville States and Bee.
The new NJ. E. Church at Hollow
Rock was blown down this week.
The house was just finished, costing
about $780, Mckenzie News.
The Illinois Central railroad is a
staunch supporter of the Sanitary
Council aud refuses to accept fare
from the members. Il Memphis APP
peal.
In the Chsncery Court at Hunting
don, Judge Jno. Somers presiding, it
has been decided that dealing in cot
ton futures is a species of gambling,
and that no debt can be valid against
the debtor on that account.
The back waters from Tennessee
river are again over the track near
Danville, Tenn, although trains con-
tinue to go through, and it is hoped
that the water will not rise sufficient>
ly to stop them GAINESVILLE To>
bacco Leaf.
There has recently been new post
office established in West Madison
county by the name of "Crevey," in
honor of Mr.. Sam Crevey, the efficient
money order clerk in jackson post
office. Mr.. John r. Fletcher has
been made postmaster at Crsvey.
The residence of the Hon. Richard
Warner, Congress .man from the Fifth
District, at Lewisburg, Tenn, was to>
tally destroyed by FIRE Friday night.
The building WAS one of the finest in
that part of the State, and the loss
will amount to several thousand
dollars.
E. I. Drake says he and his father,
j. M. Drake. have carefully exam
inedd their fruit trees aud find all the
Limbertwig apples killed. He thinks
the Early Harvest and other early
varieties are not killed. he also
thinks the peaches are all killed.
TMcMinnville Standard.
A horrible case of poisoning is re-
ported from the neighborhood of Pu-
laski, Tenn, which has resulted in
the death of Jack Ballen,ine, his wife
and three children, with three others
likely to die. The poison was sup
posed to have been in some hominy,
as the tive persons at the meal who
did not partake of that dish are the
only ones to escape. Claiborne Hop
kiss is suspected of the deed. All
the parties are colored.
1t is now conceded by our best in
formed fruit growers that the Janua'
ry freeze killed the peaches in the bud
in this county, totally, and that there
will not be a peach rsised.--We
hear a gentleman who resides in
New Jersey. remark last week that he
would not hesitate to decline as a gift
one of the finest houses and richest
and best equipped farms in Hamolen
county to live here permanently. 1t
was on account of the bad roads.
D. H. Num-, Secretary of State, is
spoken of by some of our exchanges
as the probable next Republican can
didate for Governor of this state.
There is strong sentiment among
the temperance members of the party
for no nomination to he ma le by the
Republican party and to make
square fight on the whiskey question
Inv the nomination of two simon pure
Democrats, one to he an out and GU
mobibitionist. If the latter tactics
are followed, as to the Governor
race. they will most likely be adopted
as regards Senators and Representa-
tives also. In counties that give
Republican, majority, no Democrat
{, will he run, hut, two straight Repub
leans, one a Prohibitionist and tn
other whiskey man; and so in coun