The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-16
OVER THE STATE.

There are eleven Indians in the
county of Davidson, and 342 in the
State of Tennessee.
In East Tennessee, the democrats
made heavy gains last week. Fhe
outlook is fine for tremendous victo.
ry in November.
Capt. John w. Morton, of Nash
vile, has connected himself with the
Farmers Home journal, of Louis
vile. His headquarters will be in
Nashville.
There is in Franklin county, this
State, one civil district in which not a
single republican vote has ever been
cast, though there are colored breth-
rem residents of the district.
The Pulaski Citizen calls for the
abolition of mechanical labor ia the
state penitentisry, on the ground
that penilentiary convicts are not on
ly brought into direct competition
with labor, but the system is making
trades disreputable.
While two brothers, Bird and Jerry
Stsntly, living in the ffteeHth district
of Cannon county, were cutting down
chestnut tree to make boards, the
tree fell, breaking Birds neck and SO
fracturing Jerry's head as to expose
the brain. Both died instantly.
Just as we 60 to press we are infor-
med by telephone that a killing oc>
cured at Mt Pelia yesterday. One
Sullivan killed man named Math-
ews, or Mathis, by cutting him open
with a knife. The murder was the
result ofan old grudge. dresden Era.
A new enemy to the cotton. plant
has made its appearance in Fayette
County. Its point of attack is in the
forms or squares. The Falcon says:
1t is worm about half an inch in
length, with white stripe running
the entire length of the body on each
side; they eat out the heart of the
squares and puncture holes in the
leaves. The weight of opinion is
that it is new species of the boil
worm"
Articles of association entered into
between the Tennessee Southern Rail-
road Company, Memphis and Vicks-
burg Railroad Company, New Or
leans, Baton Rouge, Vicksburg and
Memphis Railroad Company, the
New Orleans and Mississippi Valley
Railroad Company, consolidating un
der the name and style of the Louis.
vile, New Orleans and Texas Rail-
road Company" were registered
Tuesday by the Secretary of State.
A thief entered the house of Mr..
d. r. Staley, passenger engineer on
the l. G. R. R., Tuesday night last,
and stole pair of pants and a vest
of new suit that cost fifty dollars.
Also clothes from Mr.. john. Carr,
engineer on l. G. r. R., who was
staying with Mr.. Staley that night.
A negro was seen prying around near
the house that evening, and he is sup
posed to be the same party that robb-
ed the house. - Tribune and Sun.
Col. Sam. P. wins, the veteran
editor Of the Athens Post, says; 1t
will be sixty years next Monday
since the editor of this paper entered
the printing Office as an apprentice,
and he has been there in one capacity
and another ever since. If any of |
his readers desire to know how he
feels after such pilgrimage of toll,
the response is, in the language of
East Tennessee, "Pretty well, |
thank you How is it with yourself?'
Very distressing news came to the
city Monday through the Louisville
Courier>Journal and by letter. 1t
was to the effect that the Rev. Geo.
W. Hinkle, of st. Luke's Church,
this city, had been arrested in Cleve.
land, Ohio, charged with a breach of
promise of marriage. The charge is
brought by Mrs. Harmon and the
trial will GENE off the first of October,
having been put off to enable impor-
.ant witnesses for the defense to be
present. Tribune and Sun.
Several months ago man giving
ais name as DR.. w. A. Brown,
came to this county with his wife
md six children and located in the
10Th district, and began the practice
Of his profession and also farming on
4 smaller plan. He conducted him
self henorably long enough to getinto
The confidence and COED graces of the
people of his district. His wife be-
came very ill not long since and he
went over to neigh oors house by the
name of Grantham and requested the
services of Mrs. Grantham, at the
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