The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-05-08
OVER THE STATE.

OlO"hoNillo 10 W nave i've StOCk
stock show on the Goth instant.
The Nashville, Memphis and Chat
tanooga baseball clubs cant play a
little Bit"
Brooks Rufin, of Toone's. Station,
has been stricken with paralysis and
can not recover.
Andrew j. Hooper, of Nashville,
has been appointed warden Of the
penitentlary by Gov. Bate.
Col. Lewis Tillman died at his
home near ShelbyVille last Monday
night of congestion of the brain.
Col. S. l.. Fremont, government
superintendent of construction at
Memphis, was found dead in his room
last Monday. 1t is thought he died
of heart disease.
Buffalo gnats are beginning to
make it interesting for stock in some
portions of West Tennessee. The
Brownsville Democrat says "they are
bad on Mr. Sherley's farm near town."
The GAINESVILLE Chronicle, in an
appreciative article on Father Ryan,
claims that he wrote the Conquered
Banner while officiating as parish
priest in that city just after the war.
Steven Ward, young man living
in the sixth district, Benton county,
was thrown from a mule and kicked
by the animal at the same time, last
week, and sustained injuries to such
an extent that his physician thinks
recovery. doubtful.
At mass meetino of the Demo-
Gratis of White county, at Sparta, on
the 1st inst, delegates we've appointed
to attend both the Judicial and Gus
bernatorial conventions. The del',
gates to the latter were instructed for
Gen. G. G. Dibrell for Governor, and
the former for Hon. d. l.. Snodgrass,
of Chattanooga, for Supreme Judge.
The disbursements by the state
treasurer for April were $67, 955.27;
receipts, SaS, S59.85; amount of war
rants issued by the comptroller for
the month, $50, S71.95, of which state
prosecutions were S12, 448 10; interest
in state debt, s1S, 409; judicial sala.
ries SIS, S44.35; hospital for the insane
in Middle Tennessee, $14,875, and
various small items.
Camden Herald. Last Monday
morning mad dog entered the dwell
ing Of Hansel Holland, living on
Beaver Dam, while the family we're
at breakfast, and every individual
present scampered to the top of a loom
near at hand, and thereby saved
themselves from being bitten. A Mr..
Arnold soon cane along and relieved
them by shooting the rabbi animal.
Capt. j. Harvey Mathes and W.
L. Trask have purchased of E, Whit
more the Memphis Evening Ledger,
its good will and material, except tie
presses. The price paid was $40, 900
cash. Capt. Mathes has been chief
editor and Capt. Trask city editor of
the Ledger for several years. They
are competent newspaper men, and
will greatly improve their property.
Two editions will be issued regularly.
Alamo Sentinel: Quite a number
of our farmers are going to try the
virtue there is in land plaster, from
the quantity that was brought in to-
day, and passed through on its way
to Crockett Mills. Our farmers, or a
number of them, are Dragging on the
promising prospect Of the wheat crop.
1t is said that VIM. t. Taylor has
the finest field of wheat groWn in this
section for a number of years.
Paris Post; One night last week
the attention of Rev. Monroe Gray,
living over Sandy, was attracted to his
stock lot where his stock seemed to
be much frightened, and on drawing
near he was attacked by a rabid dog,
which, after considerable battle, he
succeeded in killing. A few days at
ter horse and mule died suddenly,
and at lazt accounts two other mules
and a hOc which were in the LOT at the