The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-04-05
OVER THE STATE.

Col. q. j. Taylor.
Four or five houses burned in Gal
latin last Monday morning, on which
there was very little insurance.
The NJ. IL g. K, X. shops were
burned in Memphis lat Friday even
ing, entailing loss Of about 500, 900.
Nashville is going to have mag.
niicent new union depot vn Broad
street, near the custom house. 1t is
badly needed.
The E. T., V. IL GA. Il. r. has OBJ
tanned an Injunction restraining
Comptroller Picksrd FROM assessing
its property for taxation.
Attorney General Turner was found
Guilty, with mitigating circumstan-
ces," by the jury of the Memphis
criminal court. He asked for a new
trial.
The republicans of Maury county
have appointed delegates to the state
convention, instructing them for Ar
thur for President aud Hughes for
Governor.
Joe Dickson and Jack Tyler, COLI
ored brakemen on the l. G. road had,
desperate fight at the lower depot in
jackson last Saturday, in which Ty-
Ter was thought to be fatally wounded.
The trial Of VIM. Spence, for kills
ing Col. f. S. Wheat, his sonin>law,
came up in the Circuit Court at Nash
vile, and was postponed on affidavits
of defendant to the first Monday in
May.
Two men recently got lost in Look
out Mountain cave aud remainei
there two weeks without food before
they were accidentally discovered and
rescued Both were critically i'll af-
ter their rescue.
Mrs. Hugh Blair, of Kings Point.
greatly surprised both herself and Mr..
Blair, last Saturday, the 22d inst,
by introducing into the family circle
throw new members, two girls and a
boy.-[ Chattanooga Commercial
The Murfreeshoro News wants to
produce incontrovertible proof ola uni
ted Dem ocratic party in Tennessee by
the selection of s. F. Wilson and
John V. Wright, who respectively
headed the opposing factions in 1880.
as Presidential electors for the State
at large.
In difficulty over game of cards
in the office of Marion Cooper, Esq,
at Jacksboro last Friday night, Coop
er was shot and MORALLY wounded by
Bud Lindsay. the Town Marshal.
The ball entered the abdomen and
came out near the hip. James Baker
was the only witness to the tragedy.
Cooper was on Lindsay's bond to
keep the peace. Lindsay is in Jail.
Everybody has seen picture Of
two asses with the inscription "When
shall We three meet AGAIN." The
point being the person looking at it
making one of the three. This
brings to mind that good picture
could he made by taking out one of
the four legged animals in the picture
and putting in good likenesses Of
Judge Allen and Col. Vertrees, and
changing the inscription to read
.'When shall these three meet AGAIN.
But then it would be rough ON the
a,s,-[Waverly journal.
q. b. Stratton, of this vicinity,
was stuck through the neck and jaw
last week, accidentally, by James
Barnes, with a pitchfork, and came
pretty close to his EN- l. He was in
the loft of the stable, and Barnes be-
low, who threw the fork through an
opening in the floor above, not know
lug the whereabouts of Stratton. A
prong of the fork entered his neck,
running around the jaw hone and
came out in his mputh,, raising two
of his teeth. 1t bled very freely. We
are glad to know that he is doing we'll
aud in no danger But it WAS close
shave Gallstin Examiner.