The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-12-20
MILAN EXCHANGE
OVER THE STATE.

former place, connecting with the
Louisville Il Nashville system.
r. Gov. Bate has ordered an election
in the Seventeenth Senatorial Dis
trict, Dec. 80, to fill the vacancy DC
casioned by the death of Hon. w. F.
Kercheval.
The East Tennessee Coal Company
at Jellico, has boxed lump of coal
to be sent to the Exposition at New
Orleans, which is reported to weigh
nearly two thousand pounds.
The Columbia Herald announces an
advance of 25 per cent. in its sub
scription price. 1t says the price
heretofore charged is too small for
the expense of getting up the Her
aid.
Major Thomas j. Cowgirl, for many
pears prominent cotton merchant of
Memphis and for the last four years
a member Of the firm of Arbuckle,
Richardson a. Co., died suddenly of
congestion about II o'clock Saturday
night.
The Chicago News says it is legiti>
mate to suppose that M. s. Elkins,
the democratic elector of this State
who is afflicted with softening of the
brain, was driven crazy by the fear
That somebody might think he was a
relative of Steve Elkins.
The cotton trade of Memphis this
season is unprecedented. The receipts
exceed last years receipts at this date
1882 bales, and are 23,106 in ex,
cess of year before last at the same
time. The stock now is 127 ,5Sl bales
and 1927 more than of Feb. 5, 1880,
which, until.within few days past,
was the heaviest ON record.
A large gentleman who visited the
Capitol yesterday boosted of having
accomplished the remarkable gastro>
snomic feat of eating $50 yards of
Cuttings since the season began. He.
sssys Dee. 'inauguratess the chilling
season. An epicure who heard of the
,matter told the reporter that Cuttings
are much richer food than quails and
not half SO palatable. - Nashville
American. {.
Smith County Record: Perhaps
the last term of the Circuit Court at
this place required the attendance of
fewer people than any since the war.
Recently the number of indictments
for crime is very small. What it is
that brought this state of affairs about
is we'll known to all. The four-mile
law has struck at the root of the evil,
and has reduced crime very much. If
the law itself were not violated, grand
juries in our county would be almost
useless luxuries. 50,
M. Phillbin d Co.. contractors for
the construction of the Water Works,
brought about sixty Italians here to
assist in laying the pipes. The con-
tractors proposed to pay one dollar a
day and they demanded S1.25. They
struck for the increased price. and
drove the negroes who were working
for one dollar day out of the bitches,
refusing to let them work for less than
sI.25. The strike created quite
sensation for short time and there
was some talk of violence, but none
occurred. Some of the Italians have
left and others have gone to work at
s1.00 day.-Jackson Tribune and
Sun.
Sparta Expositor: Bransford Me-
Cormseh, young man about 81 years
old, and having wife aud four chill,
dren, was killed last Thursday, in
Big Bottom. of this county, by saw
log running over him. He was en-.
gagged with another man saving it off,
and Mccormack being Oh the lower
side of the log. when it was off it be
gan TO roll down the hill. 1t knocked
him down three times, hut he got up
-. H. hill f,u,a ha fall auonn,