The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-05-03
EXCHANGE
SATURDAY. MAY 8, 1884.
OVER THE STATE.

AhVn DcHluu lCmllldu mas no ops
position so far in his district in his
race for Congress.
The little town of Trimble, in Obion
county, and immediate vicinity, has
had nearly fifty deaths from measles
within the last two months.
The Knights Templar, of Jackson,
will celebrate Ascension Day, May,
8, with elaborate religious ceremo>
MES, followed by a banquet.
From nearly every section of the
State the news comes giving cheer
full outlook for wheat. The promise
for an unusually fine yield was never
better at this season.
A young man named May was shot
and killed in GAINESVILLE Thursday,
as he was at the side Of his mother,
by j. w. Woods, carpenter. Woods
killed May, it is said, on the account
Of the intimate relation of the latter
with Woods sister in-law.
Thos. Reagin, blacksmith living
on Shoal Creek, died the other day
from the effects of slight burn on
his thumb. The hurt was so slight
heSpaid little attention to it, but in.
famation set in which at last involved
his whole arm and resulted in death.
The author of the "Arkansas Doc
tor" who wrote under the nom de
plume of Or. Rattlehead, is a native
of the s.uthern portion of Wilson
county. His name is DR.. M. l..
Byrn, and he is now a prominent
physician of New York city Leb,
anon Herald.
The Nashville correspondent of the
Louisville Courier Journal states that
''less than one week ago Judge Frank
T. Reid declared to several promi
nent Democrats in this city that he
was a free trader, q railroad regula-
tor, an ex- confederate, and was Il
member of the kuklux khan during its
reign in Tennessee.
j. NJ. Graham, of Graham Springs,
Tenn, last week Iploughed up rab-
bit burrow and caught two young
ones. He took them to his house,
and an old cat which had just lost her
interesting family of kittens took at
once a motherly interest in the rab-
bits, and now fondles them, and cares
for them rs she would care for. her
own kittens.
In Dyer county recently Mr. A. ID.
Dickson, sr., was attacked by two
mules and came very near losing his
life. An old mule was fighting Il
young one, and the gentleman inter
fered in behalf Of the weaker one,
and was himself assaulted by the
murderous animals, and had he not
been rescued hy a negro man, would
have eea killed.
Those that i'm ogine Judge Reid
will get a host OF Confederates to ac-
company him into the ranks of the
Republican party are Informed that
Gen. Longstreet and Gen Geo. Marcy
have been trying that'g for sever
al years, and from all reports have
made a failure, notwithstanding their
great personal popularity and hiavery.
- Murfreesboro Free Press.
Knoxville Tribune: Frank I.
Reid, the present Republican nomi>
nee, who * to combat Gov Bate on
The stump, is now asking the sutfrages
or $4,000 colorod men whom he
fought fur four years to hold in sls-
gerry. When he came out of the
army, instead of accepting his fate
phiosopnicaly, IA did Gen Bate, he
began 10 prosecute the negroes and
Joined a kuklux klan for thal PURPOSE,
At the Only time he ever could have
done anything for the coiorsd, man he
was De, scouting him AMI lighting
against those who sought ca give
Freedom 10 Slaves. He now comes
along and asks the eutrages 81 these
lI 800, ,v;th .u thA .s.ur,,up,.