The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-19
OVER THE STATE.
Chattanooga had seven deaths last

miles IRON Fu0skl, on Elk River,
was shot and killed by his son.
Maj, D. W. Williams, promi,
usa. tobacco man Of ClarksviIle,
dropped dead Of heart disease in his
garden last Tuesday morning
Lebanon Herald. The man who
wants to 60 to congress from the
fourth district this fall had better be
careful how he monkeys with the
Blair bill. The masses are for it
and they mean business.
Nashville has been made proud
over the fact that one Of her citizens,
the Hon. sWm. Aimisou, was elected
president Of the International Typo,
graphical Union, in session at Pitts,
burg. lie has served several terms
il The Tennessee Legislature.
Camden Herald Rev. Maith liar.
ris, colored, requests us to state that
he is tired Of waiting for the forty
acres Of land and mule aud other
promises made the colore people by
the republican party; he therefore
sewers his connection now AMI forever
from said party and casts his fortune
with the democratic party, which he
believes to be the true friend Of tle
whole people, without distinction Of
color.
Dresden Enterprise: There jsa SEN
timent in Tennessee against our coun-
~ court system, which is claimed to
be both cumbersome and oppressive
the advocates of change say that
county affairs could he more satistac-
torily and cheaply administered by
few commissioners elected by the PEG,
pie. This feeling against county
courts is growing, and an issue on
this question will probably be made
in a short time.
Martin Mail. Ed. w. Hall, while
working in Smith u McCIain's stave
factory, seven miles from this place in
the 9TH district of Obion county, on
last Tuesday evening was caught by
the bell from the grind-rocS to the
main shaft. Before the machinery
could be stopped he had enc arm and
both legs broken and otherwise man
gled. He lived Only c few hours.
He was a boy about Is years old,
and is said TO have been one Of the
best boys in the community.
George Saultpaw, colored, aged II
years and married, committed suicide
in Nashville Friday, to escape arrest
for attempting to arrest Miss Sophie
Connette, aged Is years, The daughter
of highly respectable PARENTS. Sault
paw made two attempts TO commit al
assault, but was driven away by the
girls mother, who was armed with a
Ratchet. Officers were put on the
track, but were unable 20 find 5ault.
paw. Saturday Saultpaw went to
the river aud jumped il.
Judge Alien, OF the criminal court,
was hanged in efigy in the court
house yard in Murfreesboro last Fri
day night. 1t is thought by some
that the act was committed in con
domination of the action of Judge AL
len in having Attorney Genera
Washington arrested for alleged con-
tempt of bis court. Others believe il
was due to the fact that Judge AlIer
had announced himself as an indo
pendent candidate for reelection
against the convention nominee wit
resides in Mprfreesboro.
Houston County News; On Mon
day, the 9TH inst, man by the mann
# Thomas Anderson and two othe
men, whose names we could not learl
were out getting timbers near tn
Erin Lumber Company's mill, whel
the limb of tree fell upon Mr.. An
derson and pretty near killed him
One of the men remained with hin
while the other went to the hous,
where he lived for conveyance to tax
him home. A mule was procure,
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