The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-07-11
OVER THE STATE.


sistants by Collector Hillsman.
Chas. A. Seals, of Nashville, had a
quarrel with his sweetheart few
days since, and then tried to kill him
self by swallowing laudanum and eat
ing matches.
Mrs. Amanda Hibbs, widow of JOS
eph Hibbs, has entered suit against
James Turney at Chattanooga, for
$4,000 damages for killing her hu8,
band year ago.
MorristOwD Gazette Two women
have been arrested in Cooke county
for illicit distilling, and will be tried
at the next term of the federal court.
They gave bond for appearance. One
of hesparties is said to be of respecta.
BILE family. The whisky was doubt
less so "crooked' that it gave the
women way.
Seven miles south of the city, near
the Nolensville turnpike, few days
ago, mare gave birth to twin colts,
horse and a mule. Those who heard
of the remarkable occurrence at first
seemed disposed to doubt it, but at
least fifty responsible persons have
since visited the mare and her owner,
and were convinced of its truth
Nashville Banner.
About 2 o'clock Mon day, James
Brent, a marketer, was drowned in
Stones river near Crutchville, close
by where the Franklin College pike
crosses the river. 1t appears that
Brent and his brother-in-law, Ashley
Castleman, went in swimming, when
Brent was seized with the cramps.
Castleman did his utmost to rescue
him but failed. Brent was about %
years old and leaves wife and two
children.
A prominent nurseryman near
Nashville planted few years ago
1000 Amsden peach trees. The
young trees are now bearing for the
first time, and will average bushel
per tree. He has been offered 81 per
bushel for his crop-S1, 900 for a sins
gle crop from less than ten acres of
ground. While the trees have been
growing the ground has been in cults
walton. and source of revenue 9th.
erwise.
Knoxville Journal: The demand
for cars to handle the fruit being ex,
ported to the north this season on the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
railroad is assuming gigantic proper
tions. About two hundred have al
ready been fitted for this special ser.
vice, and large numbers are being
secured from connecting lines. The
fruit traffic this year will no doubt be
one of the most profitable branches of
trade.
Nashville Union: Major w. j.
Sykes made remarkable prediction
in his railroad speech at Union City
the other day. He said he would live
to see the day when the value of the
fish shipped from Reelfoot lake annu>
ally would be double that of the an
nual swine production of the whole
county. This might strike the casual
reader as an exaggeration, but when
it is remembered that the fish supply
Of this, the most wonderful lake in
the world, is inexhaustible, it will be
seen that Maj. Sykes has not only not
exaggerated. but has fallen snort of
the truth. He might have gone
further AMI said with truth that he
would live to see the day when the
annual shipment of wild ducks and
other game from Reelfoot lake would
exceed 10 value the annual production
of cattle in the entire county.
The southern cattle fever has made
its appearance in the herd of Mr.. l.
H. Wilson, Of Haywood county, Mr..
Wilson is an extensive cattle dealer.
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