The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-08-09
OVER THE STATE.


Morristswn, in East Tennessee ,com~
plains Of the number of lOafrrs in
that town.
The state grange of Tennessee will
hold its tenth annual meeting at Me-
Kenzie, August goth.
The Chesapeake IL Ohio shops
burned in Memphis last Monday
night. Loss about $4,000.
In Chattanooga the colOrsd element
is growing much faster than the white.
The relative gain in the year ended
June 80, 1884, WAS 1,349 colored,
1904 white.
A young RAN in Memphis, under
the influence of fire water, awoke and
found himself comfortably Ell, ased in
a poplar coffin, where party Of prac>
teal joksrs placed him.
The trial of Muskovilz and White,
accused of the murder of Friedman,
in Nash vile, ended by verdict OF
acquittal for White and Disagree
Hent as to Muskovitz.
George Washington, colored con-
vict who escaped from Tracy City last
May, has been recsptured ut Mem
phis. Washington has escaped four
times and as often been captured.
Rev. Solomon Cooper, venerable
and much beloved local minister of the
Methodist church, died at his home
near Pinson, last week. He had ar
rived at the ripe age of "a years, and
died as he lived, devoted christian.
Peace to his ashes. Jackson Wing
The louisville exposition is trying
to beat the press out of a lot of free
advertising, this year, as usual;and,
as usual, it Is succeeding, in sundry
cases. The average newspaper man
is about as gullible, sometimes, as the
rest of mankind. Lebanon Herald.
We learn that the residence of w.
I. Matthews, Esq, of Pierce station,
was burned last Friday night, with
all of his household and kitchen fur
niture. 1t is thought that the fire
originated from defective fue. The
house was partly insured Union
City Anchor.
j. w. Thomas, general manager
of the Nashville, Chattanooga u ST.
Louis railway, has had posted on the
bulletin boards of the read that any
officers, foremen or men in the employ
of the company found drinking or in
toxicated will be dismissed from
their position.
Mr.. John M Driver has pur>
chased material with which he will
commence the publication Of new
weekly independent democratic paper
at Waverly next week. Mr.. Driver
will advocate the democratic ticket
and oppose the railroad commission.
Il Nashville Banner.
A Knoxville wife entered a bar
room on Gay street and took her
husband home, last week. He was
not drunk, and was little sulky over
his wife's determination, but by
threat that she would rent house
and live alone, she made him agree
to spend his evenings at home.
The waters of Reelfoot Lake in
stead of escaping through the regular
channel into the Obion River, find
outlets or means of escape across the
valuable lands of the county, and
company has been organized to clear
the Instructions in the streams that
convey this water, to spend $40, 900,
1t is believed that the waters of 1884
created loss to the people of Lake
County of not less t han $3.50, 900,
A correspondent from Pikeville
says that the quickes: match on rec
ord is enc of last week between I'm
Gle Thomas Prate, near Cleveland, in
Bradley county. and Aunt Betty
Suafford, who lives six miles frsm
Piksville. They were total strangers
4. o,o Lnotbar II. told her that he