The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-11-07
difficulty and in the fight McCollum

business. They know how to skim
the cream off of milk aud churn it,
and ship the hutte", get good price
for it and get hutter out of the re-
naming milk for their own use.
They are not able To eat tine butter.
This might be good lesson to our
farmers.
Nashville Union: The people Of
Nashville will gratefully receive the
intelligence that Col. NJ II. Howard,
now of New York, has 81 very liDAr-
ally enlarged his already generous
gifts to variOns institutions in our city.
The Howard library gets $40, 900
more, making $4,000 in all; the
House of Industry gets $4,000 more,
while very liberal appropriation,
probably $4,000, is made to found
the Robertson Home.
Jackson Wing: Sam Irwin, colored,
a witness against Joe Hudson, colored,
indicted in the Federal Court at
Jackson for selling whisky without
license, was approached by an nus
known party at Paris, Tenn, Thurs
day night of last week, aud was asked
the question if his name Was Sam
Irwin. Upon answering in the at
6rmative, the unknown party put
pistol against his breast and fired, in
flcting a dangerous if not fatal
wound.
Lebanon Herald: \ magistrate has
heretofore been allowed by the coEp-
troller ten cents for issuing sub ee'
ma, and an officer FIVE cehts mile
both ways for arlesting person on a
warrant issued by magistrate. An
agreed case was taken to the supreme
court at Knoxville which decided that
a magistrate Should receive
twenty-five cents, aud an officer
going after and return G
with prisoner arrested in another
county is allowed fifteen cents mile
Nashville Union: There is an Or
ganization in this city whose opera
tons are not greatly advertised. 1t
numbers 100 persons at the present
date. Its object is to protect virtue
and prevent the hetrayer Of innocence
in his operations. Very recently it
has notified one young man who has
become somewhat CONSPICUOUS by his
conduct toward the girls to leave the
city. The members oppose violent
means, and work in very quite man
ner to effect results. 1t has already
done good service, however, in sever
al cases known to the writer.
Bolivar Bulletin: Mr.. John W
Yopp, an old citizen Of this county
was riding upon load Of cottoI
some two weeks ago, near his home
: two miles south of Middleton, and III
E team hitched to the wagon ran away
and to save himselfMr. Yopp jumpe,
to the ground. Ve struck on hi
e feet dislocating one Of the bones j
his left leg and breaking the othe
d bone, which protruded through tn
flesh three or four inches. The lin
was amputated on Saturday. Til
y operation was skilfully performed, BIT
II owing to the fact Mr.. Yopp was in
'' low state of health at the time the a
u cident occurred, he died on the 70
d lowing day.
: John Bradley, whowas arrested fl
le the murder of Deputy United Stat
III Marshal Miller, in Sumner count
and sentenced to twelve years impri
Al onment by the United States Circt
T. Court for thus Ohstructing Miller,
vi the performance Of his duty, has lie
ne strongly suspected of other crimes.
lu letter from Fountain Head states tn
ct a grave has been found near Bradle
" house which is supposed to be that
" Russian peddlar who mysterious
disappeared four years ago. The i
m, ter saws it has been learned Il
Al.