The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-06-19

into the neighborhood, and the entire COM
munity is in high state Of excitement.
Dallas Herald: Another curious case
has come up in Denton. George and An.
drew Brown were, in 1875, found guilty of
murder in Montague county, but at the same
time were serving thirty wears sentence
in the penitentiary. The court Of appeals
has Just confirmed the second finding, and
the question arises whether they shall be
brought out and hung at once or stay there
until they have completed their thirty years
and then be executed. L 49, 81
Brentwood (Texas) Banner: Pros
pecting for the precious metals is going on
in various parts OF the county, with very
satisfactory results. Ore is being brought
in from every quarter, some of which has
proven to be rich in copper. lead and silver;
the fever is gaining ground, and the e1cite>
ment is beginning to rage. With a little
capital and energy we may soon open up
mines that will outstrip Leadville, anu make
Brentwood the bonanza of the world.
Memphis Appeal: The health of Mem.
phis was never better. The total number OF
Lesths for the month of May, 1879, was
seyenty-seven, against no for the correspond
ing month of last year. OF this number
nine were from accidental and suicidal
causes, leaving sixty-eight from natural
causes; and of this number eight were
strangers dying at the hospital, only leaving
a grand total of sixty, whites and blacks,
citizens OF Memphis, dying from natural
causes, for the month. OF this number
twenty-three were under FIVE years OF age.
New Orlesns Times: Friday, at mid
night, officer F. Miller had his attention
attracted by the Pickering glare of four
candles, shining out in the darkness from
the steps of the house No. 29 North Rampant
street. On investigation it was revealed
that the candles surrounded an earthen
bowl filed with rice, fish and other articles
of food, tine whole being surmounted by
calf's head. The officer, having no faith in
obi or voudou spells, took the stutf to the
fourth station, and thus broke the charm
which the descendant of three-fngered
Jack, the defunct king of the voudous,
sought to cast on the inmates of the hsuse.
jackson (Tenn. Wing: Last Monday,
while Mrs. Sanford, wife of Patrick Sanford,
living in the seventeenth district of this
county, was engaged sewing up some rents
in the pants of her little son, aged about
ten years, toy pistol dropped from the
pockets to the floor, and, as Mrs. Sanford
thought. broke, as it seemed to come apart.
She took it up to adjust the parts, which at
tracted the attention of her little child.
about three years old, and he innocently
approached his mother to see the pistol, un-
conscious of existing danger. He stepped
to his mothers side and remarked, " That is
Johnnie's pistol" and, as he spoke, the
pistol fred, sending ball through his brain.
The little boy fell dead at his mothers feet.
One of the strangest and most remar-
kable cures that the people of Petersburg,
Va, have ever, witnessed was that which
took place at colored baptizing on Sunday.
Fiftv-four candidates were immersed. one
of whom was a deaf and dumb man, Bur
well Lancaster, who is quite highly edu>
Gated. having received his schooling at the
college for the deaf and dumb in Provi-
dence, r. /. The mute returned from the
water cured of his in6rmities, and gave vent
t. his feelings by a very lusty shout OF
Thank God !" when he was again taken
deal ana dumb. To say that the spectators
were considerably amazed would but feebly
express it, and no little CONSERVATION was
occssioned among the large crowd at the
miraculous cure which was to last but few
minutes.