The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-11-20
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fire. The cause of the FIRE is not
known. unless it caught from a
match.
Martin Mail: One evening this
week sad affair took place in the
neighbortoOd of Ralston. A young
man by the name Of Kirby got into
fuss with Bud Saddler, about an axe.
As they were quarreIing, n younger
brother of Kirby walked up behind
SAddler aud struck him on the head
with wagon STANDARD, fracturiug the
lower base of the skull, from which
it is thought he will die. Saddler is
about thirty years old, aud has II wife
and three children. Kirby is about
seveutee years old. He has skipped
out for parts unknown. If SaddIer
dies, which he doubtless will, it will
60 rather hard with Kirby should he
he arrested
Tribune and San: TIE stockholders
Of the Oaio Valley Railroad held a
meeting in this city last Friday and
elected the following directors p. G..
Kelsey, j. F. Clay, Jordan Giles,
Henderson, Ky; Harry Brown snd
S. S. Browu,of Piltsburg, Pa; w. 7.
Robertson and John l.. Wisdom, of
Jackson. L is understood that prop
05itions will he made shortly 10 the
various towns III Tennessee and Ken
tncky through which the iine passes
Jackson will he called on 10 subscribe
$l25, 600 when the line is completed
to this point, and $50, 900 more if the
road is extended to Middleton. The
county will he asked for subscrip>
ton of s25, 900.
For week past Nashville has MT
had day without several cutting or
shooting afrays, Of which several
have been serious. Thursday, llth,
added several more to the list: 10.
Kelly, mail carrier, was Jumped On
and hrutally beaten and kicked by 9.
H. Patton, engineer on the Chatta-
nooga road, for alleged insult To Pat
tons wife. Tom. Johnson hrutally
beat his mistress, stamped her head
out of shape aud left her Tor dead in
the street. Mrs. John Halloran re-
sented some ramark of her step.son,
Mike, to her daughter, and attacked
MIN with a huge carving knife, sever
ing large artery in the arm. Her
husband coming to disarm her was
scientifically carved all over his head
and face. There were also some mi
nor fights. Parties all arrested.
AT meeting of the Legislative
Council. held in Memphis hist Satur-
day afternoon, the right Of way
through the southern portion of the
city was granted To the Bald Knob
extension of the Iron Mountain Rail
road. The day following Jay Gonld's
recent visit 10 Memphis large pnr-
cbasps Of grounds were made hy his
attorney for depot purposes, aud the
right of way granted last Saturday
leads from the liver Ia the recent pur-
chase, which is IL the ueighh0rhOOd
OF the site also selected for building
the depols Of the Kansas City Rail
ROAD. 1t is stated that the proposed
bridge across the Mississippi River at
this punt will I've huilt in the imme-
diale lorality of these two depots, and
that the work of building the fridge
will he commenced early in January.
McMinnville standard: The qnes-
ton of constitutional convention will
in all probability GENE hetore our
next legislature for discussion. Col
Savage has been advocating ~ 'on-
stitutional convention in q quiet way
for several years, aud will likely push
the question this winter. While We
DO not agree with the Colonel in all
of his positions ou public questions,
we. will earnestly second any epteav-
ors he may make to.thi, end, 'heliev.
ing as We do that there is urgent ne
oA.s;t,, f,r - ,rs,s4ar,1 1stov,Sinn and