The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-12-25
OVER THE STATE.
Columbia will build 80 600 fur,

The Tennessee Legislature vii meet
IN Monday, January Bird, 1887,
The Memphis legislative rouu il
hss:decid9d to huild waler-works At
rost of s1,OOO.OOO
j. j. WOrreIll, editor Of the Jack.
son Dispatch. is candidate for su
per:ntendent Of the penitpniiarv.
The Fayetteville OBSERVER says the
Lincoln county jill is empty, not n
prisoner in Is. The Observer ex-
presses sympathy for the jailor.
The senate has passed The bill app
propriating $500 for the relief of W.
II. Randle, of Nashville, who lost a
registered letter containing that
amount.
Covington Leader: The cotton seed
buller is quite novelty for Coving>
ten. The running Of the machinery
appears to I've smooth and with little
friction. About twenty pounds Of
lint cotton is gotten off a ton of seed
by re-ginning. The hulls are good
feed for cattle. The kernels are sold
in Memphis.
Mr.. H. D. Whitehurst's gin sud.
dsnly caught fire Friday and was soon
destroyed, together with eight bales
of cotton, seven of which belonging to
to Mr.. Whitehurst and one to Mr..
j. +. Gillian. The gin was situated
in the 9th district. 1t is thought
match in the cotton caused the FIRE.
Brownsville States
McMinn Citizen: The snow of the
past week was one of the largest which
has ever occurred in this part Of the
South. 1t was thirteen inches deep
a. Chattanooga, seventeen at Cleve-
land, twenty>one and half at this
place, twenty-five at Concord,
twenty-five at Knoxville, fifty at
Greenville, forty>six at JoneshorO and
thirty>eight at Bristol. In the north,
e,~ part of Greene county, next the
mountains, it is said that it was over
five feet deep on level and damage
is reported to buildings and loss of
live stock. AS the snow melted
away here without any freezes or cold
weather, it is claimed by those who
ought. to know to be very beneficial
to the wheat crop.
Martin Mail: About six weeks ago
bud Kizer, of Greenfield, went to
Nashville and bought stock of fam
lily groceries on credit, and opened
up family grocery in Greenfield. He
run about four weeks, selling goods at
any price, never letting customer
leave his house without buying. He
continued TO buy goods from drum
mers until he had bought in all about
$1,000 worth, and had not paid bill.
At the end of the first four weeks he
sold his entire stock to gentleman in
Greenfield. The trade WAS closed
aud money paid about ten o'clock and
before one o'clock Kizer was not tn
he found in town, aud has not been
there since. He left several creditors
in Greenfield, who mourn his loss
Several Nashville men came down
and tried to get their money hut re
turned home sadder and wiser men.
GAINESVILLE Democrat: An impor
taLt derisiCn was rendered in n whis
key case in the criminal court last Tues
day. 1t will be remembered that the eli.
cult court in Nashville held last sum
mrr that all druggists and other per
s.us wno ~old preparations containing
aicohol, uo matter u how small guam
tity,must take out license as liquor deal
lers or they would be liable to indict
ment. The Criminal Judge here instruc
tel The jury that where alcohol in SIN |
quantities WIS absolutely necessary ii
the preparation ola medicine, us il
camphor, it might he used without
paying II license, tut that where alec
hol was one the principal ingredients
ar where riitrrs were sold containing
Tl,ohul in sufficient quantities to slim,