The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-02-02
MILAN EXCHANGE
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1884.
OVER THE STATE.


into new settlement bonds under the
act of the legislature of 1883.
z. j. Hsni6n, the Nashville dstec-
tive, has been arrested on the charge
of attempting to rape . colored girl,
ten years Of age. He was jailed,
without bail, to wait trial.
j. E. Ellis, of Troy, in last weeks
News,Banner, declares the Order of
Mutual Friends insurance Associa-
ton, Of Paducah, fraud Of the deep.
est water, and claims to be one Of its
dupes. i,,s d,ta
The West Tennessee Horticultural
Society will meet in Brownsville on
the 7th of February. The attendance
Of fruit and vegetable growers will be
large and the meeting most impor.
tant one. naA
The current mule quotations at CO.
lumbia, for A to 6years old, choice
and fat: IA to 1451 hands, 500 to
$115: IA to Is hands, s1l5 to 1925;
Is to 153 hands, 1925 to $40; 153
I, to 16 hands, $40 to SITS.
: DR.. Allen Harris, one of the largest
planters in Dyer county before the
war, subsequently cotton merchant
in Cincinnati and Memphis, and a
member of the State Legislature in
1882, died at his home near New
bsrne . few days ago.
Bolivar Bulletin: We are informed
that the arrangement Of Messrs.
John AMI Ed Jones to move their
swo len mills from near Bolivar to
Jackson has fallen through, and that
the young men will not only remain
where they are, but will greatly i'm.
prove their facilities for making the
very best of goods. "s
Gsllatin Examiner: At the mest>
ing of the new Board, Thursday night,
tie new officers were sworn in, and
tie assessments for 1884 made. The
olly change in rates was that on Tip
ping License, which was increased
from $50 to 1925, The other assess>
ments stand as in 1888 1t now costs
over $500 to sell liquor in Gallatin.
The Brownville Democrat says
there iss gentleman living in the
northern part of Haywood county
whose father was murdered by Old
Jhn Browns Kansas mob in 1859.
His father moved to Kansas from
Lsuderdsle county, and after his
death, his widow returned to Hay
uood county and married again, and
lived there until her death, which oc.
cured soon after the war.
The Brownsville Democrat says
the negro ought to be brought, if
possible. to a clear realization of the
fact that he cannot hope to succeed
as farmer in Haywood county, and
that there is a much better place for
him "away down south where the
goldfish roam" The climatic condi-
tions to (which he is subjected in
Haywood are not favorable to his
highest development in any direc>
ton. .rI
Clarksville Chronicle: Mr.. B. w.
Bell dropped dead while eating his
breakfast in an eating house on
Strawberry alley. kept by 4 colored
man familiary known as cold Ned, I"
Friday morning. Mr.. Bell was q
fruit tree agent for Newman u Co.,
of Nashville, Tenn. He lived in vii.
son County, between Lebanon and
Murfreesboro. He was very dissi>
psted in his habits and had been on a
spree for about week.
Memphis Avalanche: The loss on
dusty cotton 10 much more than the
country merchant or planter 10 aware
of, although when dusty cotton is sold
in Memphis they become aware Of the
loss in price obtained and are some.
what astonished at it. A few days
since 38 bales of dusty cotton were
run through Cary IL Co.'s. cleaners in
this city and the average loss per bale
wa, SO pounds, few bales losing as
h;oh as so per cent The average