The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-10-23
OVER THE STATE.

The Weekly Star is a new Nash
vile paper published in the interest
Of the negro race. Geo. T. Robertson
editor.
Will Burk, colored, who robbed the
store of W. B. Carroll u Co., at
Cortner's Station, was captured neal
Tullahoma.
The Tennessee Coal and Iron com.
pany will build large pipe works at
South Pittsburg, to cost one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
Matt. Washington, colored, was
lynched at Dyersburg for outragng
Mrs. Leach, who resides three miles
from town. Washington confessed
that he had ravished three other
women.
"Mr. Carson, a northern capitalist"
bought an $4,000 farm from Mr..
Dickert, near Chattanooga, secured
the deeds 10 the property without
paying any money and lief, for parts
unknown.
Andrew Clements, late republican
candidate for sheriff Of Benton coun.
ty. recently eloped with his sister-in-
law, Miss Ada Stockdale, leaving his
wife and four children. The where
aOouts of the guilty party are un-
known.
R. S. Painter, aged eighteen, resi-
ding at Arlington, twenty-five miles
east of Memphis, on the Louisville u
Nashville Railroad, accidentally shot
himself in the head, Saturday. while
carelessly handling pistol, from the
effects of which he died that night.
Paris Post: Croft. Williams, of
the 10Th district, came to town last
Saturday and imbibed too freely of
the "over-joyful," and when night'fall
came he was too sleepy to travel, and
sitting down on the birthstone, fell
asleep, and while in this condition his
pockets were rifed of about S28. No
clue to the thief, O.
Mr.. Black, drummer for Graham,
Cousins q Co., of Memphis, drove
his span of fine horses into Eddin's
pond, near Upton Station, in order
to water them. They ran into swim
ming water. Mr.. Black swan round
and cut them loose from his buggy
One Of the horses swan upon the
buggy and literally wrecked it Ivy
kicking. Fortunately the horses were
saved. Mr.. Blacks samples were
damaged.-Covington Leader
The amount Of money dishursed by
Robert l.. Taylor while pension agent
at Knoxville for pensions for the 6s>
cal year ending June 80, 1886, is
1888, 1882. The number of inva-
lid pensioners is 9,726; widows, A.,
519; survivors of the war of 1912,
258; widows from the war Of 1912,
3,474; total number Of pensioners
1877, being an increase Of ITO over
asst year. In Davidson county the
number of invalid pensioners is 1O5,
receiving S76; widows 949, receiving
1880; 81 minors, receiving S14; de,
pendents IA, receiving S144; widows
rom the war of 1912 II, receiving
1856; total number of pensioners,
1889; total amount paid out, g..
1907.
A cold blooded murder was COM
mitted at u church near Indian Mound,
Stewart county, on the night of the
18th inst, while the services were in
progress. John Terrell and Maxey
Terrell rode up and called William
Russell out. AS soon as Russell came
to the door the Terrell brothers seized
him. John Terrell held Russell while
Naxey cut him in several places.
Russell died in short time. John
Terrell WIS taken into custody, but
his brother escaped. The members
nj the congregation soon started in
pursuit Of Maxey Terrell, but he
managed to elude them. Russell was
popular young man, and the feeling
against his murderers is very strong