The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-13
SOUTHERN GLEiNINGS.

AT Moore's Mills, In Southampton
\ County, Va, on the LIST, man name Greer
accused a youth named Barnes of stealing
some money from him. This enraged the ell
der Mr.. Barnes and he went to Green's place
and shot the latter dead.
Judge Cook of the Houston and Calves
ton Criminal District Court has decided that
the Texas Sunday law is constitutional. The
case no goes to the Court of Appeals.
IS. Denham, who lived about five miles
west Of Weatherford, Texas, on the 1st was
shot and instantly killed by his step-son, in
afamily quarrel.
AT Petersburg, Va, on the night of the
LIST, James NJ. Young shot and killed George
Hinton without any apparent proyocation.
The two men were formerly bosom friends,
but had recently quarreled. The murderer
was arrested. The murdered man was a
brother Of ex-senator VIM. f. Hinton and
Capt. Drury A. Hinton, Commonwealth
! Attorney. Young is about % years of age,
and son of Mr.. j. f. Young, well known
citizen. t-r"
1t is estimated 200 persons are engaged
in Louisiana in the conduct of the oyster
business, comprising $500 fishermen and
sailors, and the use of 120 luggers. ..
in Louisa County, Va, recently, William
Beaver, firing of hSs wife, thrust her into a
| spring, causing death by drowning. The
distressing feature of the murder is that
their children are the only witnesses
! -Georgia's cotton factories are said to
have made dividends of to II per cent, be-
sides adding largely to their surplus funds,
during the last 10 years.
Wilmington, n. c., is about celebrating
with an industrial parade the revival of her
business.
"A dispatch from Memphis, dated the Cd,
says that heavy frost fell that morning, thus
driving out the yellow fever. Six hundred
refugees returned the previous night M.
p AT Manor, Travis County, Texas, on the
night of the Sd, four mounted, masked and
armed robbers took possession of the town.
They robbed 10 persons, and then rode off,
taking several Of the best horses they could
| find. A posse of citizens soon mustered
and started in pursuit of the scoundrels.
"A large bed Of bituminous coal has been
discovered near Mountain View, Stone Coun-
ty, Ala. va
unknown negro made an indecent assault
upon Miss Nellie Scheyler, q beautiful girl,
but becoming frightened at the approach of
some vehicle, he cut her throat and fled.
At last accounts the young lady was lying in
precarious condition.
"A curious suicide is reported from Ca
bell County, w. Va, the victim being girl
named Seliska Wood aged about Is, en-
ployed in the family Of George Everson. She
went out to the orchard, deliberately rolled
a couple of pumpkins under the limb of q
tree, threw rope over the limb, and stood
on the pumpkins for support while she fas
tened the rope around her neck, and then
rolled them from under her feet. The cause
is alleged TO have been cruel treatment.
Fisher, who was indicted in the District
Court Of Lamar County, Texas, as accessory
to the murder Of J. j. Wheeler, the editor Of
the Paris Banner, who was killed by Bon
ner, was found guilty Of murder in the first
degree, and sentenced to the Penitentiary
for 80 years. fr -rt.
Pap" Sanders, one of gang of con-
victs at work upon Dunlayy's sugar planta-
ton, near Sugar Land, Fort Bend County,
Texas, was shot dead the other day by
guard named johnson, whom he attacked
with the purpose of seizing his gun.
"A fire at Helena, Ark, ON the 4th, de-
stroyed five buildings on Main Street, in =
Guiding the Odd Fellows building, where
the fire originated. The principal losers are
Jacks &c Co., Mayfield e Co., Sam. Bender,
7. L. Airey & Co., E. Ehrman, Mrs. Washer,
and the Odd Fellows Society. Total loss
about 100000; insured for about one-half
that amount. o..
-Four white men have been arrested
and lodged in the Crittenden County (Ark.)
Jail, charged with the murder of negro
named John Broadway, for the purpose of
robbing his house.
Florida only owes million and a half
dollars, upon which debt she pays the inter-
est promptly. H- ........
Rev. w. G. Veal, Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, who committed an in
decent assault upon Mrs. Griffin, a married
lady, at Waxhatchie, Texas, last winter, was
expelled from the Methodist Church by the
Conference recently in session at Fort
Worth. ...-- ..
-Edmonson, who deliberately shot and
killed j. p. Douglass at Jacksonville, Tex
as, last February, has been given life sem
tence.
August Himmorder, a young German
was to have been married to q beautiful
young girl, the daughter of one of the best
families of Galveston, Texas, on the night of
the 9TH. The church was lighted up at the
time appointed, and bride, bridesmaids,
friends and congregation were all present,
but the bridegroom came not. On searching
for him they found his dead body in his
room, he having killed himself with strych-
nine. A note was found on his body, stat
ing in effect that pecuniary troubles were the
cause of his taking off. .. ..- ... 81
j. E. Adger & Co., prominent hardware
merchants Of Charleston, s. c., have made an
assignment. Liabilities, $3S3,OOO; assets,
$209,000.
AT Golinda, Falls County, Texas, on the
night Of the 9th, four masked men entered
the house of Joseph Standridge and robbed
him of nearly 500. While the robbers were
robbing the house Standridge ran, when the
robbers fred several shots at him.
DIR. David Parkinson, one of the best
known and heretofore most highly esteemed
citizens of Wellsburg, W. Va, has been ar
rested, charged with completely in burning
COwan's liyery-stables at Bethany, four
miles from Wellsburg. Bethany has been
troubled great deal of late with incendiary
fires, the most disastrous being the partial
burning Of Bethany College short time ago.
1t is claimed that the arrest of Parkinson
may lead to the discovery of the incendiaries
Who fired the College building.
Louise, Victoria and Maud. the
young daughters of the Prince of Wales,
rarely appear in public in any but the
simplest dresses. They are sometimes
seen with their mother at the theater in
plain white linen or cotton sailor dresses,