The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-12-13
OVER THE STATE.

Jackson has begun fine system of
water works.
All but three of the Memphis letter
carriers are negroes.
The opium smoker is duplicating
himself rapidly in Memphis.
The Thurman Reserves is the name
of new military company in Nash
vile.
Rev. Z. Dewitt Talmage preached
in Memphis last Sunday TO an ina
mense congregation.
There lives in this county a lady
who is an own cousin to President
Cleveland. Mckenzie News.
Two ruffians insulted lady in
Nashville street car last Sunday night
when they were thrashed by the la
dy's husband and medical student
and afterwards arrested
Mr.. Simon Perry informed US that
Lewis Moody, colored of district No.
10, shot his wife Wednesday evening,
and then set fire to his father in>law's
house and burnedit up,-Alamo Sens
tinel
S. Gregg, the large fruit grower,
brought to Chattanooga last Saturday
a fine lot of Strawberries, which he
sold at fancy prices. The fruit was
quite equal to that grown il the early
spring, His crop of late Strawberries
has been unusually large this year,
and he expects to have still more
fruit to sell before the cold weather
sets in.-Chattanooga Commercial.
That querulous old granny, the
Memphis Appeal, continues to croak
about "railroad organs" The only
sell-olt to the railroads ever proven
on any paper in Tennessee was that
little transaction which involved the
"Old Reliable" so called. and its
present able editors. Price $1,000;
M. j. Wicks, agent for the M. d 9.
II. r., purchaser. -Clarksville Chron-
icle.
DIR. G. G. Fite, Secretary of the
Medical Society of the State Of Ten
nessee, state ms Philadelphia Medi-
cal Journal "That there are no laws
of auy kind on medical practice in
Tennessee, and not likely to be soon,
as the profession in this State is divid>
ed on the question. We have re-
ceived considerable addition to our
ranks recently, by the enforcement Of
laws in other States forcing meier do
wells to seek more hospitable chimes,
and Tennessee welcomes them all, :"
The Murfreesboro News notes that
gentleman who lives on the battle
field of Murfreesboro Cor Stone River
as called by the Federals) has brought
to the city wagon load of timber cut
from the battle field which he intends
to ship to New Orleans, to be placed
on exhibition at the Worlds Exhibi-
ion. La one piece is a cannon ball;
n another several grape shot, with
eyera! more pieces which are thickly
tudded with Minnie balls, showing
the ferceuess with which the battle
ragged around them.
A negro man met strange death
near the northeastern boundary of the
! Sixth district of Davidson caunty, a
| few nights ago. A farmer had killed
| "A number Of hogs during the day, at
Which the negro assisted. Fearing
that his meat would spoil if housed
Immediately, the farmer concluded to
leave the hogs hanging on the pole
until next morning. AT an early
hour the farmer arose aud went out 10
look at his hogs, when he discovered
that one Of them was missing. Look
ing little farther on he discovered
he dead body Of negro man lying
hcross the fence with the missing hog
ying across it. 1t is supposed that
n trying to get over the fence with
he hog Oh his shoulder, the negro
In sirikinn his neck ncrnss the Ton