The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-11
OVER The STATE.

uTllI.
Oliver Bnwden, colored, was con.
vlcted Of rape at Memphis and given
ten years imprisonment.
John Collision, charged with kill
ing james Evans, near Chattanooga,
eight years ago, was arrested in Sc
Vier conhty, Ark.
Mckenzie News: 1t is reported
that J. II and B. T.. HilIsman, of
Trezavant, have made an assignment.
We did not learn the name of the
assignee or amount Of their i1debt-
edness
Lexington Progress: J. B. Martin,
who lives ION the Lexington and
Shady dill road, has picked 1000
pounds of cotton from one acre of
land this season. Can any farmer in
the county beat il?
W. A. Stpune, ot Nrwhern, made an
assignment last Monday to ". S
Copper orlhe benefit of hi, creditors.
His liabilities are anou' $32 600 aud
the assets about $4,000. Specula.
ton ia cotton is assigned as the cause
Of his failure.
Pulaski Citizen: Mr.. Wash Suites
near dimow Ford, in Giles county,
killed hog last Saturday that WAS
almost buffalo II weighed 875
pounds net That was rrowdiug 600
pounds gross. Who is going to heat
that anywhere?
Tribune and Sun: Rev. Thos. An
dersou, ,olored minister in the Meth
odist 'hurch of this city, who has
wife and six children, eloped last Sat
urday with jennie Sanders, who has
husband at Memphis, and one
child, which the couple took with
them Colored society is deeply
stirred over this Senegambian inf
deity.
Tullahoma Guardian: The news of
the death of Mr.. G. l.. Roberts, of
CoulOy IL Co.,, which came Tuesday,
was received wish deepest sorrow by
our citixsns. He. died on Monday
night at his father in laws in Ruther-
ford county, six miles south of Mur-
freeshoro, Of acute pneumonia, and
was buried at the family cemetery in
Cannon county on yesterday,
Brownsville States: Considerable
excitement was caused at Tihbs
Wednesday by Il hul6 girl of Mr..
Albert Thomas getting lost in the
woods She disappeared at 7 O'Clock
in the morning and it was late in the
afternoon when the losi child was
found hack Of Captain SbSw's far n
in a swamp Of the Forked Deer hot.
tom. The whole neighborhoO1 turn
ed out in force and began a search for
the child. She was found by John
King and Will Davis.
W. A. FORMER, of District No. IL
of Upton county. shot and killed
himself Thursday, He told his wife
he was going out to kill hawk, and
picking up his gun stepped out of the
house. In few moments the report
Of the gun was heard, hut the family
thought nothing of 1t until he failed
TO return, aud Mrs. Fortner went out
to look for him. She found her hus>
band lying at the woodpile dead, and
beside him his gun, The load of shot
had entered his brain, The gun was
nnbreached, and is supposed to have
been accidentally discharged.
Ripley Enterprise: Austin Owen "a
colored employee at Darnell's mill,
had his arm caught in The band and
broken last Tuesday,-Jimmi4, son
1T DR.. Gudger, had one of the bones
vt his fore>arm broken on the 30lh
alt, by falling upon it while playing.
"A young negro man attempted
to board the north-nouud train at this
place Tues lay morning, while it was
in motion, and slipped and fell. The
wheels of the ear ground his shoe
heels To atoms, hut with the exception