The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-01-12


brushed his ears with his hands. As
soon as he struck the feshy part of
the mans left ear it fell off, having
been badly frozen. The officer is an
old and experienced policeman, hut
says he never saw it so cold in MASKS
vile before.
1t seems the members Of the Re
fierce Court in West Tennessee are
not pleasantly situated. They went
from Jackson to Memphis to hear ar
gument in cases and were severely
criticised for their action. Now,
from an interview with a Memphis
attorney published in the Appeal, we
gather that they are in somebody's
way down there. Better go back to
jackson and stay there. -Clarksville
Tobacco Leaf
Passenger agents report that there
will be a heavy emigration Of the
colored population from Georgia to
Arkansas. 1t is thought that not
less than 1000 will go from the vicin.
ity of Rome. Those who are already
settled out West are reported as 40
ing well, and this has encouraged
others to try their fortune, in the
land of promise. Quite number
pass through this citv daily, and hunN
dreds arr getting ready to follow
Chattanooga Democrat.
On the 26th of December Mr..
Babe Boiling and Mr.. Press Jones
got into a difficulty near town and
Boiling struck Jones on the head with
gun. Jones walked some distance
to house, said be was not hurt much,
and DR.. Cook, who was called to see
him, thought he was not seriously in
jured; but during the night he died.
At the coroner's inquest it was discov
cred that his skull was fractured.
No one seems to know The cause Cf
the trouble, further than that both the
combatants had imbibed too freely of
Christmas whiskey. Boiling skipped
out, and the last heard of him was
that he boarded the train at Hum
boldt.-Alamo Sentinel
Mrs. Lizzie Stanford while returns
ing from Christmas tree entertain>
ment at Province Church, Christmas
night, in company with a number Of
friends, confronted party of young
men in the public road shooting fire
crackers, at which her horse became
frightened and manageable and in
attempting TO leap an embankment
fell backward with his whole weighl
upon the rider crushing her in Il
most distressing and probably t"tat
manner. In attempting To rise the
horse planted one of his ieet in the
face Of Mrs. Stanford, decorating and
bruising it in IA most shoct;ing mauue,.
Her physicians are extremely doubts
fu! of her recovery. She is ii very
estimable lady and has the warmest
sympathies of every one. Lebanon
Register.
Chattanooga Commercials: A glar>
ing case Of impertinence which ar6us
ed the Indignation of the few pedes
TRANS, who, muffied TO the ears in
heavy overcoats, with icicled NOUS
taches and frozen eyelashes, scurried
along Market street yesterday, with
heads tucked down between their
shoulders, was that of tall individ
ual, evidently native of Labrador,
who sauntered carelessly down Market
street, with open frock coat, light and
neat apparel, apparently hugely en-
joying fragrant cigar, which he oc>
casionally removed with hare fingers
from his mouth, at the same time gaz
ing with a shade of amused surprise
at the half>frozen figures hurrying by
him. Scowls of indignation at such
fragrant disregard of the figures on
the Thermometer followed the callous
stranger throughout his promenade.
On Sunday nieht, Decemher 23l.