The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-10-24


sion of several important btaurhes g t
the road. The extension of these
lines will develop the resources Of
some of the hest iron and coal counties
in the Stale. Other lines are p"'j "cted
by New York and Pennsylvania cnp
talists. aud surveys are now being
made for new enterprises. The traffic
over the proposed lines would amount
to many thousand dollars annually
and accomplish great results in many
WAYS.
A Wqverly special to the American
says: daviug seen much said aholt
the present peanut crop OF tennessee,
| desire to say that the prnsent crop Is
now about harvested. The quality Of
reds is good, hut only shout one-haIf
ofan average crop. The whites are
poor in quality and about onp-third Of
a crop. Taking all in all, The Ten
nessee crop will not make m0Ie than
40 per cent. Of last years crop il
tennessee. lhe reds are the est
this season; whites are very poor in
quality. We estimate now in the
hands of farmers in Tennessee 10000
bags Of old stock, white the new crop
is estimated at 100000 bushels.
Ripley Euterprisl: Mr.. b. F.
locke, trustee Of Upton ciunty, falls
short in his accounts $4,000. The
committee appointed to investigate
the matter reports that the chairman
has, in his settlements with the trus-
tee, allowed unlawful and excessive
commissions. After the committee
investigated the matter and made Il
long report oft, the Record not only
refused to say anything in regard to
the matter, but actually would not
publish all of the report. Fhe Record
ought to have been first to expose the
crookedness of these officers. The
court requires that Locke should have
on deposit in some reliable hank the
sum of $40, 900, and in default thereof
the court will declare the Office of
said trustee forfeited and appoint ans
other.
On the Sd of last August, mob of
masked negroes went to the residence
of Rev. r. N. Countee, COL, on Dean
avenue, and attempted to kill him.
They fred into his residence, and the
parson, becoming alarmed, fled out of
the back door in Ills night clothes.
The trouble at that time was due to
the announcement that the coInred
minister had made in church, that on
the following Sunday he would Iii
vulge the secrets of the MasOns. the
Odd Fellows and lmmaculates. col
Ored societies Of which he was n mem
Der, but renounced his. obligation MS
such. Fearing for his life if e at
tempted such an act. COuntee pub
lished card in the papers here e.
claring he would keep inviolate his
Obligatimis 80 far as secrecy was go
cerned, which for the time be NJ
seemed to satisfy the members of
the organizations made. Sunday
night, however, another attempt was
made to assassinate Countee. He
was returning to his home from
church, with about twenty of his con,
gregation, when he was fired upon Ivy
unknown parties, The weapon used
was a shotgun, and Countee was
struck with two buckshot One en-
tered the back of his head and anOth-
er through his chin Neither Of The
wounds is dangerous. His brother,
s. l.. Countee, who is II school teach
or, was shot in the uack and through
his mouth The bullet in his back
may prove mortal. Ellen Wrigh,, II
colored sister, who was one of the
crowd. was shot in the hip. The as