The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-10-30
OVER THE STATE.

Murfreesboro was visited by dis
astrous fire last Monday night, in
which several fine business houses
burned. Loss about $4,000.
Henry Buford, colored, was shot
and killed in Memphis by John Jones,
also colored. The two quarreled
while playing" craps" Jones fled, but
was captured.
Nashville Banner: The Spirit of the
Farm, of this city, has been cOnsoli-
dated with the Farmers Home Jonrt
nal, of Louisville. John w. Morton
will have charge as manager.
The receipts of cotton in Memphis
last Monday we're 1928 bales, the
largest in the history of Memphis.
The previous largest one days receipts
were on Oct. %, 1885, when 12,417
bales were fecelVeu.
Martin Mail: j. B. Ragsdale lost
a barn of tobacco last week by fire.
The tobacco belonged to Mr.. P. W.
Brockwell, who was working for Mr..
Ragsdale. The entire loss is estima-
ted at something over $500.
Lexington Progress: Old man Billie
Reed died at his home five miles
southeast of town on Monday night.
Mr. Reed had lived out his three
score and ten years and was as good a
citizen as the county contains.
X loxville Tribune: Iron ore is pro
tected by tariff, yet the iron ore
workers of Pennsylvania earned an av'
erage of "a week during the year
1885, as shown BY the returns OF their
employers to the state bureau of in"
dustrial statistics.
Lexington Progress: Aunt Julia
Muse, coIored, died at the residence Of
her son, Ned Muse, near town, Mon
day night, She was, prooahIy the
oldest person in the state, and from
the incidents remembered by her, she
must have been at least 12O years Of
age.
Pulaski Citizen: A partridge flew
across the square Saturday through
the courthouse and against Mr.. Fin.
ley's front door, killing itself 1t
knew Mr.. Finley would get it during
the season, and it just came in and
surrendered. Another ran into the
hardware store and was caught by
Mr.. John o. Carter.
Obion Democrat: In this free
country, where the people are the ru
lers, they certainly have a right to
vote upon any question they may de-
sire. We can not understand how
any good democrat can he opposed to
the submission proposition. A dem
ocrat may oppose prohibition, but it
is hardly consistent with the spirit and
intent of democracy to oppose SUBJ
mission.
Chattanooga Commercial The
Commercial contained yesterday All
account of Ex-Governor Hawkins
visit to this city and his remarks at
the university. He came to attend
the dedication, not having been ap-
prised of the postponement. While
Ell route to the city he was relieved
of his purse containing considerable
sum of money, by thief at the depot
in Nashville.
Martin Mail: w. B. BlskemOle
had one of his hest horses and buggie;
stolen last week by man who gave
his name as Mccoy. He represented
himself as a land buyer from the
north and hired the horse and buggy
to go to Palmersville to look at some
land ,saying he would be gone two oil
three days. He did not 60 to Palm,
ersville but was heard of going through
Fulton the next morning, which was
the last time he was heard from. He
had woman with him whom h,
claimed to be his wife.
Alamo Sentinel: Esq. P. NJ. Neal
one of Crockett's oldest aud NOS
prominent citizens, died at his homt