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The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27
THE TENNESSEE CENTRAL.

Mai. e. B. Stahlman, a director
Of the N, c. & L. r. r., Capt. Jack
Iuman and Spl. Hill, Esq, rode over
the line of the Tennessee Central
road between here and Trenton last
Tuesday, inspecting its condition,
looking at the timber and other re-
sources of the country, etc. Maj.
Stahlman and Capt. Inman went on to
Huntingdon the next day. They in
formed us that the road-bed is in ex-
cellent condition, considering the fact
that it had been exposed to the wealth
er for ten years without repairs, and
that very little work would be neces~
sary to put it in frst-class condition.
An engineer will probably be sent
over the line very soon, to make
careful ertimate Of the amount of
money necessary to complete the
grading, bridging, track laying, etc,
so that propositions can be considered
by capitalists looking to finishing up
the line, equipping and running it
between Huntingdon and Trenton, via
Milan. 1t is thought that the work
may be taken hold of by them very
soon if reasonable encouragement is
given by the people along the line,
which no doubt will be promptly
done. Every farmer on the road will
find that it will be money in his pock-
ct to subscribe few hundred cross.
ties, and every real estate owner in
the towns will make money by taking
more or less stock. The distance
from here to Huntingdon is 20.S
miles. From Huntingdon to Trenton
it is 33.1 miles. With side tracks
probably 80 miles would complete the
work. Steel rails, fish bars, spikes
and track laying for this distance will
cost S122,920 or S3512 per mile.
The other work, repairs, trestling,
cross ties, etc., will cost about
$685. making total of about
S188, lat to complete the road, ready
[
I for the running Of trains. 1t seems to
us that this small amount can be cas-
lily raised and the road finished at an
early day. These figures are fur
nished US by Capt. lnman, the chic
engineer of the road, and no doub
they are correct. Let us work to-
gether in the encouragement of a gooC
feeling toward the roads we now have
and toward all new roads contempla
ted. If Tennessee had as many mile
of road as Pennsylvania has, the ta1
paid by them would run our stat
government and pay the interest OIL
the debt. Have the anti.railroader
thought of this fact? 1t will reduc
our tax, therefore, to have more road
built, and we should encourage then
, on that account.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27
SMALL CHANGE.
Fine rains have fallen here this

Fine rains have fallen here this
week
Cholera has killed a good many hogs
near Milan lately
Jasper Whitten House, infant son
of the Rev. W. j. House, was hap.
tised at the family residence last Sun.
day by Presiding Elder Whitten.
The management have our thanks
for complimentary invitation to the
Nineteenth Annual Fair at Union
City, which begins October 10 and
continues five days
The land excursion party on the L.
c. road passed here last Wednesday
afternoon. 1t WAS composed of about
one hundred members, who appeared
to be Jolly and well pleased with
their tri so tar.
The report that Dick Blair was
dead, published some time since, is
not true. He is now a resident of
Lewis county, this state. His friends
will be glad 20 learn that he is still
on "praying ground"
The full democratic ticket will be
found at the head of our editorial COLI
umns this week, and we believe that
there are few, if any, democrats in this
county who will scratch it Oh election
day. They are worthy.
A fine revival of religion is in pro.
gress at Pratt's School House, few
miles south of town, conducted by
Revs. B. F. Peoples, w. j. House
and Douglass Carroll. There have
been many conversions and the in
terestis increasing.
Hon. Robert l.. Taylor and Hon.
S. w. Hawkins, democratic and re-
publican electors for the state at
| large, will speak in Milan on Thurs
day, October 9th. Tell your friends
about it, and let us rally big crowd
to hear them.
The Trenton Globe claims that the
first bale of new cotton raised in this
county this year reached that town
on the 10th inst. If our neighbor
had read the Exchange of the 18th
he would have learned that Milan was
just three days ahead Of Trenton.
The Milan Amateur Minstrels gave
a performance at the College last
night, for the benefit of that institu,
ton. The hall was comfortably full
, and The audience enjoyed the enIer
; tainment finely. Considering theil
r inexperience, the boys played thei
| parts very well.
"The Jet Palace" one of the lead,
; ing and most popular jewelry houses
r in Memphis, is advertised in this pa
: per. Some ofour citizens have TRADED
a with this house, and they speak il
) high terms of the goods and proprie
E tors. If any of eur readers wish fin
y watches, jewelry or silver ware of an,
kind, we believe they will not re
greet going to the Jet Palace to buy
! When in the city, call and look a
their stock, whether you wish t
trade or not.
The Illinois Central r. r. ha
d printed and distributed a handsom
: pamphlet entitled "The Sunny South,
:. for the information of northern seek
!, ers for southern homes. 1t describe
o the principal towns and stations an
\ the country along the line betwee
!. Cairo and New Orleans in a fair an
n attractive manner. and we believe
will exert an influence for great gooC
e Mr.. j. F. Merry, General Wester
Passenger Agent, Manchester, lows
has our thanks for copy.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27
Grand Excursion to st. Louis Fair.

Grand Excursion to st. Louis Fair.
The Illinois Central r. r. will run
an Excursion to St. Louis, leaving
Milan at 6. 40 a. m. October 9th, at a
rate of S7.55 for the round trip, tick
cts good to return until October 10th,
inclusive. A grand opportunity to
visit the st. Louis Fair, which will
last from Oct. 9th to Oct. 11th, and
to witness the famous "Veiled Pro-
phets" parade, which takes place on
Tuesday, Oct. 7th.
Everybody should take advantage
of this extremely low rate to st. Louis
and return. A. H. HANSON,
Gen. Pass. Agt.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27
NORMAL NOTES.

The first month of the Milan Nor
NAL College closed this week. The
number has been steadily Increasing
since the opening and the u3sth
closed with an enrolment of three
hundred, The lacking of sufficient
seating capacity was quite disadvan
tage for several weeks, but thirty new
desks were furnished and thirty more
have been ordered. The faculty take
pleasure in expressing their satisfac-
tion of the situation, and are graft
fed with the hearty support of all in
terested in the school. Out Of so
large a number of pupils only very
few have given occasion for reproof
We will dispense very quickly with
those who are either worthless or
vicious, as those who desire the good
need all the attention we can give.
The work by nearly every student
has been faithful and earnest. Stu
dents in the Normal department find
abundance of work necessary in order
to accomplish what they have upder-
taken. but they have all started out
with such an enthusiasm and interest
that if maintained will yield wonder
ful results. The teachers have
gained the reputation of being able to
give all plenty of work to do. The
trustees, directors and faculty earnest.
ly request that all patrons OF the
school, and all interested in its sues
cess, should visit all the different de-
partments and witness the manner
in which the work is performed,
We have no special show days.
come at any time and you will be
gladly received. There is no way in
which the people can show thebr in
terest in and appreciation of OUT work
to such an extent as by visiting the
school during its regular sessionA
The prospect for more students is
dattering. The Scientific Course
will have two new mem bers next week.
News comes nearly every day OF some
who are coming. The first issue of
paper published quarterly by the fac
ulty will be sent out next week, Its
object will be to advertise the school
by giving some of the methods and
principles followed. All pers4us ac>
quainted with teachers or amy one
liable to attend school will confer a
favor upon uS by handing in their
names and addresses, so that We can
reach them with our advertising mat
ter. The following is the enrallment
in the different departments: Primary
S5, Intermediate 80, Grammar and
High Schools So, Teachers Course IS
Business Course g. Scientific Course
5, total 300. E. Z. URNER, Prin
| -s-~a--s~-
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27
New Millinery and Dress Goods.

Mr.. IL Mrs. O. H. Hallstrom have
Just received large and elegant
stock of the latest styles and most
fashionable Dress Goods, Notions,
Millinery Goods, ETC., from New
York and st. Louis. Call and see
for yourselves. Prices to suit the
times They defy competition.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27
FOR SALE.

MAGISTRATES WARRANTS AND EN-
vi ECUTIONS at Greatly Reduced Rates.
Ap ply at this office.
NLD NEWSPAPERS. GOOD 10 PUT
~ unle arpets, paper walls, clean Mln-
iovs. lamp chimneys, etc. Call ut tnls omce'
vTyEN HOUSES Il LOTS IN MILAN. WILL
he sold very low 0. VI. HALLSTROM.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27
Removal.

Crump, the Jeweler, has moved
into the McAlister's house, next door
to Williams brick, where he will be
glad to see his friends.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
TILE LEGISLATuRE.

THE LEUIoLhI NI1'
"AUGHAN.--We are authorized to an
v nounce E. r. Vaughan as a candidate
Legisla ture, subject to the action of the coun-
ty democr attic convention.
TyTADE.-We are authorized to ammo unce
w W. W. Wade, of Trenton. as ca ndl-
date to represent this county in, the Lower
House OF the next Legislature. subject TO the
act ion of the county democratic convention.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27

The Ladies of Milan and vicinity
are invited to call and see the new
ana beautiful Fall Dress Goods, latest
styles Velvets, Velvetsens, Satins,
Ribbons and Buttons in all shades and
qualities, from the cheapest to the
finest sold at Milan.
f. l.. CHAMBERS.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27
New and Fine

Crump has just received nice line
of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and
Siverware + the latest designs Go
to his house near the puhlic well and
feast your eyes.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27
A Curiosity.

The beautiful flying pendulum
clock at Crump's attracts much atten-
tion.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27
Board.

All persons who will furnish cheap
hoard for students please report TO
DR.. Pearce or L L. Urner
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27
Nusic Books.

Peters Burrowe's Prim ers for sale
at this office, at city prices.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27

$50 pieces of New Fall Calicoes
received to day in New Styles. Call
and see the immense display.
CHAMBERS.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27

Call and see the big stacks of New
Goods opened to-day hy Chambers.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27

Old and young, go and see the big
stock of New Goods, so pretty and
cheap. CHAMBERS
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-09-27
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
GREAT JACKSON ROUTE.

GREAT JACKSON ROUTE,
ILLINOIS CENTBAL RAILROAD.
After November 25th, 1888, trains will leavO
Milan as follows;
SOUTH. WORTH
a.1o.na am No, 2 at 6:3S am
~ ~ 9.S5 nm NO. at l2:ZO pm
Passengers are also allowed to ride on the
following freight .ralns.
SOUTH. NoRIH'
ato.iorm No. 8. at l0:30 am
No y nj il:3j pm as far south as Jackson,
Tenn.
E. NJ. BNowS, Ticket Agent.
A.U.HANsoS, Gen 4. Pass, Agent enc ago
III. j. w. coleman. Asst. &. "A. Ne"
freans, Lii.
LOUISVILLE y NASH VILE R. R.
Trains leave Milan as follows ON and after
August oath. 1881.
PASSENGER TRAINS.
No /. south, leaves at...........'.'.'' i.go am
No 3. - ..................'...'' 20 pL
No = north, . .........."........ l2;+0 pm
Sc L. ........................ o:IJ am
Our local freight trains will not run on Sun
o. L. CANTWELL, Ticket Agent.
n. C. Il St. Il.
On and after August oath. 1854, passenger
trains W est
Nv Nashville ArMckenzie -
7:i5 pm pm 1900 pm
2:NJ am 6:47 a IN
EAST BOUND.
p Lv Mckenzie S:O2 pm Ar Nashville 7;45 pm
500 pm l2:40 m
U. +. CANTW ELL.,Age mt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-22
Contest Over a Bridge.

POINT PLEASANT w Va, March PA con-
Aict with Judge jackson, of the United States
Court, has been raised by the keystone, Bridge
here for the Ohio Central railroad and still
holds the unfinished structure until payment is
secured. The road being in the hands of
ceiver, he tried to put telegraph wire on the
bridge The bridge company refused to permit
It, Judge jackson sent the United States mar
shall, who got possession of the bridge, and the
wire was put up. That night the bridge COM
pany cut the wire and barricaded both ends OF
the bridge, defying the United States marshal.
Under orders from Judge Jackson, the marshal
has gone to Parkersburg to get an armed posse
to enforce the authority of the court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-22
DOUBLE HANGING.
The Fitzpatrick Brothers Executed for the
Murder of Miller Brewster.

LOUISVILLE, March 21.--Rudolph and Champ
Fitzpatrick were hung this afternoon at Colums
bia, KY, place twenty-five miles from tee-1
graph station, for the brutal murder of Miller
Brewster. The execution was public, and 5000
people witnessed it. The condemned men were
resigned to their fate. and died game. The scat
fold was double one and was arranged so that
both drops would fall at once. The execution
passed off quietly When the men were pro-
nounced dead the bodies We're turned over to
their friends
The crime for which the Fitzpatrick brothers
were hung was committed at Neatsville Adar
county, on August g. 1888. Miller Brewster,
the victim, Rude and Champ Fitzpatrick
all had been employed on the farm Of
James Perry. who made favor.
tie of Brewster. This gave rise
to jealousy and hatred on the part Of the Fitz.
patrick brothers, and led to the murder Of Brews-
ter. On Aug Champ Fitzpatrick met Brews-
ter in Neatsville, charged him with telling lies
and talking about him to neighbors. Brewster
denied the charge, and then Fitzpatrick knocked
off his hat and struck him. Brewster did not
resent the blow, and started away. saying he did
not want to have trouble. Fitzpatrick caught
him by the hair and began to strike him with a
knife, inficting several painful wounds Rude
Fitzpatrick who had been standing near by,
came up about this time and drawing pistol,
shot Brewster through the body. The wounded
man fell forward on his hands. Champ Fitzpat-
rick walked up to him. and, placing pistol at
his head, fired, killing him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-22
CONFIDENT THOUGHTS.

We noticed recently newspaper article
that questioned Lincoln's title to the now
familiar phrase from his famous Gettysburg
speech, describing our government as a ''gov-
eminent Of the people, by the people, for the
people" The article was a piece of hyper
criticism. And, cuIiously enough the criti-
cism itself lacked originality. For Bartlett,
in his Familiar Quotations" had years be-
fore noticed the similarity of the phrase to ex-
pressions used by Webster and Parker in
speeches delivered by them respectively in
1880 and 1850. Lincolns title is not shaken
thereby. He gave the idea and expression a
place and setting which made it famous
Emerson somewhere says 'our best
thoughts are borrowed from Others" and
he also says that Thought is the
property of him who can entertain it, and of
him who can adequately place it." Lincoln 50
entertained and placed this thought as to make
it his property. He gave it its force and cur
rency
Literature abounds in such condolences.
Amy one curious in such matters can readily
satisfy their curiosity by reference to any good
book of Quotations. We call attention to
several not heretofore noticed. so far as we
know. Grant is the author of some famous
and current sayings. 'Iet no guilty man es-
cape, is one of them. This phrase is a part
of an Endorsement upon letter concerning
the whisky-ring prosecutions, made by
him officially, while President 1t
is Characteristic of the man. and
undoubtedly original with him. At the same
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-22

of the case too sudden for the choral to have pro.
duced the death, and the man had simply died Of
angina pectoris paralysis of the heart In descrb
ing this to his friend DR.. Yandell initiated tie
actions of the dying man. falling back in his chair and
throwing his about. A few hours later and
der just the circumstances he himself breathed
his last.
THE American fondness for giving man title is
illustrated in the frequency with which the Vermont
senator is called Judge Edmunds the fact being that
he never occupied position on the bench Another
popular bfunder about Mr.. Edmunds is the common
idea that he is old man. There is certain vener-
able aspect about his head but III calculated de-
ceve for he is really only ffty-six years old BUT
two years the senior of either Arthur Blaine while
he is younger than Tilden by fourteen years, and
Paynes junior by nearly a of years As for
mental vigor and executive capacity, the Vermont
senator will be just in his prime for the next few
years.
BRILTAT SAvARIN the author of ''Physiologe du
Gout, believed that literary men, to great extent.
owe their style to the condition of their digestion,
and the whole process of digestion interests him
much that he describes it at great length The only
point OF table etiquette which he lays any stress is
that guests ought to show signs of admiration and
eagerness when dishes of unusual excellence laid
upon the table On the other hand, if anything goes
wrong with the dinner they should look intensely dsap
pointed. Those who fail in either of these particulars
worthy of being invteda second time I'll good
form to eat something from every dish and to ask for
everything that lies the table dessert included The
author defends chocolate against the charge of
richness; and he says that if those who say that cup
of chocolate in a morning makes them bilious would
only eat heavy breakfast with it, they would have
further of complaint and would feel ready as
usual for their midday meals. Chocolate again, he
recommends a preventive of corpulence; but he
people strongly against giving coffee to children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-22
FORFEITURE OF LAND GRANTS.

In the matter of declaring forfeited to the
public domain all unearned railway land
grants the Journal has urged immediate ac-
ton, so that 20 corporation should enjoy pos
session of millions of acres that really belong
to thegovernment and the people. The United
States cannot afford a landed aristocracy,
either as individual landowners or as railway
companies subsidized in construction by the
donation of alternate sections In dealing
with this question, as with all others, the
easiest way to dispose Of it and to avoid the
trouble of looking into the merits
of the question, is to bluntly
declare forfeited all lands not earned
in exact accordance with the strictest inter
probation of the act making the several grants.
Where no attempt has been made to comply
with the conditions offered this sweeping
plan will do but there are instances where
such thing would work great injustice. The
government, in dealing with citizens or cor
polations cannot afford to be unfair or wrong
any more than the individual can defy rules
of Justice and equity. For this reason the
House may be excused if it hesitates to in
dorse and pass the bill, reported from the com
mittee, declaring forfeited all granted land con-
tiguous to that portion of the Northern Pacific
not completed July 4, 1879 Since that
time, at enormous expense and in face of
great difficulty, the company has pushed to
completion over 1900 additional miles of
road, making complete the railway connection
between Chicago and the Pacific ocean,
thereby opening up new and unsettled do
main sufficient to make an empire. With the
completion of each twenty-five miles Of the
line the government has appointed viewers,
and upon their representation has accepted
the road as built, the tacit understanding be-
ing that, under the circumstances, the grant
still held good, not having been declared
forfeit. Taking all these circumstances into
consideration, it were manifestly unfair to
break faith with this company. Now is
the time, if Congress sees fit, and the
journal believes it should be done, to annul
all grants rendered toward the construction of
branch lines from that road. This clause
would work injustice to no one; but after hav
ing superintended the construction Of the
main line, and having formally inspected and
accepted it by sections, it would at least put
stain on the countly's honor to refuse to full
a
tie this business by declaring forfeit all grants
now unearned. This would restore millions
Of acres to the public domain, and against
such action no complaint could be made. The
government cannot afford to be less honest
than its private citizens.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-22
THE STEWART ESTATE.
Judge Hilton Charged with Fraud in Come
promising with Claimant WheldOn.

New YORK March 21-Benjamin F. WHEEL
don, of Ludlow Vt, as guardian for Alexander
Stewart, an insane man residing in Cavendish,
VT, has filed in the United States Circuit Court
a remarkable complaint against Judge Henry
Hilton, executor of the estate of the late A. T.
Stewart, in which he maintains that certain re-
leases of claims against the Stewart estate that
the complainant gave were fraudulently OBJ
tanned by the executor, and therefore null and
void. Alexander Stewart, by his guardian
claims to be cousin and heiratlaw of the late
A. I. Stewart The complainant states that he
began action against the estate for s., 600
in June 1873, and the defendant well knowing
the plaintiff and others were true and legal
heirs-at-law, devised and executed plan
to procure a discontinuanee of the ac-
ton and obtain at percentage
the plaintiffs interest in the property. The de-
PENDANT engaged B. G. jaime, Price Lewis and
Ira Shafer, attorneys, all of New York Lewis
went to Cavendish and by promises got the
plaintiff to come here, and by further promises
secured from him a release of all claims. Lewis
kept Stewart in practical custody while here, re-
fusing to allow him to visit receive friends or
his lawyer He even caused the plaintiff to ex-
change his lawyer for one Shafer, an agent of
the defendant; that on March l, 1879, he was n-
duced by promises to agree to discontinue the
suit while still in the custody of the defendants
agents, and signed full receipts of his claim
against the estate. The promises referred to
were that on or before Aug 3d. 1879. the defend
ant would make the plaintiff Independently rich
for life by the payment of as great sum
of money as the plaintiffs interest and claim
was worth; that the plaintiff should be fairly
dealt with and should receive not less than $780,
900; that the defendant would provide good
farm in Vermont and stock II with horses, cat
tie and sheep, and that costly dresses and other
articles should be given to his wife and daught-
err The plaintiff AYERS the defendant has
broken all these promises and the plaintiff
holds the is damaged to the extent of 100000
On Sept. 90, 1879 being insane and incapable of
transmitting business, the plaintiff made over
the power of attorney to his son, Mathew Stew
art, to collect in his behalf the damages due
The complaint prays the release may be set
aside.