The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-08-28
SOUTHERN GLEAN.MGs.

isaAANNN ~" N srorl> LIZ on inc 143n, on
her way from Vtrmilionville to Morgan City,
her clerk, yo' ing Mr.. Kibbe, of Abbeville,
was attacke d and seriously, if not fatally,
injured bYs Mr.. Levy, formerly resident
OF New Orleans and now planter on the
Bayor. Vermilion. Kibbe was carried on
the 'Joat in a helpless condition, and Levy
RET Ted from the scene, remarking THAI
+ .ibbe knew what that was for. The inju-
ries were inflicted with a heavy bludgeon.
in difficulty at Centerville, La, on the
10th, George Parish, Ward Constable, was
shot and Instantly killed by Louis WendalI.
The murderer was jailed.
in Hamilton County, Texas, John W.
Hardin descended into a well where blast
had just been exploded, and was suffocated
by the deadly gas. He leaves wife and
eight children.
in Cabarris County, n. c., on the 10th,
Mrs. Clay, an old and infirm woman, was
cruelty murdered by her daughter and
granddaughter, for no other offense, it is be-
lieved, than because she was helpless and a
burden upon them. The post-mortem
showed that her thigh was broken and she
was literally mashed into jelly. After the
murder the women gave out that the old
woman died in the night, but declined to al
low any of the neighbors to see her body.
This aroused suspicious and the above
facts were brought out. Both are in
jail.
I'm the Municipal Court at Hearne, Texas,
on the 14th, Chief of Police Bishop went to
search negro prisoner. The latter resisted
and drew pistol. Bishop also drew and
shooting began. Tom Calhoun, the prisoner,
first fired at Bishop, who returned the fire,
sending a ball through Calhoun, mortally
wOunding him. Calhoun missed Bishop, but
hit negro spectator in the wrist
DIR. Thomas Finn, a prominent physi-
clan, residing near st. Paul, Collin County,
Texas, was arrested by a United States Dep
uty Marshal at Dallas, on the 10Th, and
lodged in Jail in default of bail, for counter
feiting. A number Of counterfeit and raised
bills were found in his possession.
Joseph Brumly, prominent citizen of
Evart County, Texas, has been arrested up
on 4 charge of committing murder in Hunt
County 81 years ago.
The dry-gOods store Of Rosenfeld &
Lowenthal, Dallas, Texas, was partially
burned on the morning of The 18th. Loss
about $25, 900; insurance, $12, 500.
In Galloway County, KY, negro COM
mitted most horrible assault upon a A.
year-old daughter of white citizen. He
was pursued and captured in an adjoining
county, and there was strong presumption
that he would be lynched by the indignant
citizens.
On the night of the 18th, two coaches Of
a south-bound train on the Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad were
thrown down an embankment, near Column
bia, Ga, by broken rail, and turned COM
p1etely over. Sixteen persons were injured,
but none seriously.
in Elliott County, KY, Williams Atkins
killed his wife by beating her brains out with
a club, and subsequently shot a man named
James Whit, who was witness to the act.
No further particulars.
The evidence in the trial of the Peg Leg
stage robbers showed that a regular gang
had been organized in Kimball and Menard
Counties, West Texas, for general robbery.
1t was composed of Dell Dublin and his
crew, the Potters, the Boyce brothers, the
Purleys and others. One compact Of the
gang was to swear each other clear when be-
fore the courts.
AT Nashville, Tenn, the other day,
James Friel, timer, accidentally fell from
q suspended scaffold to the sidewalk, dis
trnce of so feet, and was killed instantly.
Among the prominent ex-Confederates
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ern Historical Society at White Sulphur
Springs were Gems. TOombs, Lawton, Alex
ander and Gilmer of Georgia, Maury, Lee,
Lilly, Field and Grainer of Virginia, and
Chalmers of Mississippi, ex-Gov. Brown Of
Georgia; Gov. Matthews of West Virginia;
Bishop Atkins of North Carolina; DR.. Irvine
Of Georgia; DR.. Hoge of Virginia; DR..
George b. Taylor of Rome, Italy, and a
large number of others. Gen. Chalmers
an address ON "Forrest and His
!" and Gen. Maury made brief
Of the origin and history of the
Society.
"A man named Walsh, employed on
farm near Americas, Georgia, while hunt
ing for some sheep in a brier-patch, felt
strike him upon the ankle, caus-
ing sharp pain. He thought a brier had
pricked him. After finding tie sheep and
taking them home, he found that his leg was
swollen and spotted. The swelling increased
rapidly and extended over his entire body,
md he became totally blind, cried for water,
md would squirm and lick out his tongue
ike snake. Medical aid was called, but
could not alleviate his sufferings, and in
lbout three hours he died.
Joseph Cox, a rich young bachelor of
Henderson, n. c., has been sued for breach
If promise by Miss Dollie Price, daughter
If the owner of an adjoining plantation.
The damages are placed at the modest sum
VI $500, 200. There are some sensational /
features in the case which promise to prove
highly interesting should the case be brought |
or trial.
Wesley Minter, negro, died from hy- !
lrophobia at Houston, Texas, on the 21st.
lie was bitten by small dog on the 9th of I
Iuly: the wound healed, and he thought no !
more about it for over month, when he de- |
-eloped aggravated symptoms of hydropho-
ia, which continued until his death.
AT New Orleans, on the 21st, Percy |
Iarks, aged 16, nephew of Administrator
Iarks, shot himself fatally.
Rev. Benz. J. Wayne, pastor Of the Ma
'oleon Avenue Presbyterian Church, at New
orleans, died on the 21st from injuries re-
eived while diving in the lake.
Some of the Chicago papers are be-
moaning the fact that the typographical