The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-10-16
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

The Southern cotton mills are more
prosperous this year than ever before. The
total consumption of cotton in the South
was 1S6, 4S9 bales during the year 1S7S-'79,
against 49, bales in the preceding year
a gain of % per cent. Georgia is the first
cotton-manufacturing State in the South,
having 10000 spindles, North Carolina
standing second, and South Carolina third.
Texas manufactures the least cotton. The
North gained only per cent. in cotton man
ufactures last year, while the Southern gain
was 20 per cent.
A man named J. 5. Reed was Murdered
and robbed in Dallas, Texas, on the night of
the Sd. Reed was strangerin Dallas. He had
been at work shearing sheep in Bosque and
Tarrant Counties, and is supposed to have
been ON his way to ST. Louis. While passing
through Dallas he fell into companionship
with some bad characters, was taken to a
house of iIl-repute, and in the morning his
dead body was found lying in field. He
was killed by blows upon the head. \ man
named James Conlee was one of his compan-
ions on the previous night, and he is under
arrest charged with his murder. Robbery
was probably the cause, as the stranger was
known to have quite a large sum Of money
upon his person.
Joel Hancock, farmer living near Ar
lington, Texas, went out the other night with
his son TO shoot a vicious bull, which was
depredating on his farm. They separated,
and the father installing his son for the ami
NAL, shot and killed him.
The Mississippi State University ut Ok
ford has this year 345 students.
"A boiler in the cottOngin of B. White,
at Middleburg, n. c., exploded on the 4th,
killing two negroes.
-CountPrfeiting operations have been
successfully carried on for some time in the
Kentucky State Prison at Frankfort, and the
neighborhOOd has been flooded with coun-
terfeit silver coins and nickles from that
source Diligent investigation by the prison
authorities developed the astounding fact
that it was the work of some of the prison.
ers, and in one Of the cells was
found complete apparatus for
counterfeiting, beside large quantity Of
the spurious coin. 1t is supposed that these
counterfeit coins were given to the trustees,
who are allowed to go on the streets, and
they did the business of either showing it on
the merchants or giving it to cOnfederates
who did the same thing.
A boiler in Spoilers saw-mill at Willis,
Texas, exploded on the 9th, killing James
Henry, MORALLY wounding Nep Powell and
John Glare, and seriously wOunding and
scalding five others.
AT the meeting Of the Old Baptists' As
ISOLATION, held near Pennington, KY, on the
9Th, 10 persons were poisoned. The bread
they ate was accidentally made up with ar
senic instead of soda. 1t is not stated that
the results were fatal.
Josiah A. Hyatt, aged 63, a prominent
citizen of Rowan County, KY, was recently
shot and killed by an unknown assassin,
while on his way to his home from Moor
head, a distance of about six miles. He died
without being able to give any account of the
affair. Mr.. Hyatt had recently been arrested
upon charge of assault, preferred by his
son-in-law, but was discharged upon his
own recOgnizance, and it was upon his re-
turn home from the county-seat that he was
killed. The deceased was avery prominent
man in his Congressional district and once
made a race for Congress against the Hon.
John NJ. Mason.
The Board of Trade Of the town OF
Monroe, in Ouachita Parish, La, propose
issuing an address urging the necessity of a
line of railroad to cover the gap which lies
between Pine Bluff, in Arkansas, and Mon
roe. The distance between these two points
is 200 miles, lying through a country rich in
the undeveloped resources Of its soil.
Up to the 4th inst. the Comptroller's
books show that 900 alcoholic and 100 malt
liquor bell-pmch registers had been dis
posed of throughout Texas, yielding reve-
nue. to the State of 100000. Application for
400 more bcll-punchcs were in hand to be
filed. The law went into effect on the LIST
day of October.
Jack Corners and Granville Dishman,
two young men, had quarrel at Bowling
Green, KY, on the night of the 9Th, which
terminated in Corners shooting Dishman
through the heart, killing him instantly.
The murderer was arrested.
"A man named Booth, who was charged
with committing an indecent assault upon
ayOung lady near Weatherford, Texas, was
recently shot and killed by the lady's father,
Mr.. Campbell. The latter was arrested.
The eX-Mayor of HarrisOnburg, Va,
James p. Hyde, was shot on the public
street Of the town on the night of the eth, by
eX-Chief of Police James II. Kelly. He re-
ceived two wounds, neither probably fatal.
The shooting was the result of an old
grudge.
The Tooth anniversary Of the siege OF
Savannah and death of Sergeant Jasper, was
commemorated in that city, on the 9th, in an
imposing manner, in the presence of 1900
or 10000 people. Great enthusiasm pre-
vailed. The volunteer soldiery of Charles
ton, s. c., Georgia and Florida were repre-
scented by over 20 companies of infantry,
cavalry and artillery. The entire city was
handsomely decorated. After the process
sion the cornerstone of the Jasper mOnu-
ment was laid with appropriate ceremonies.
The Memphis cotton crop report for Sep
TENDER embraces II responses from West
Tennessee, North Mississippi and North AL
ALBANIA. The weather is generally reported
favorable; cotton fruiting well, but some
damage by rot and rust. The yield in Ten
nessee and Mississippi is reported somewhat
better than that of last year, but in Alabama
not quite so good.
City Marshal John Norris of sulphur
Springs, Texas, was shot through the head
and instantly killed on the night Of the 9Th.
The assassin is supposed to be 4 friend of a
man shot by Norris while resisting the Mar
shal's arrest.
The Texas State Normal School at Hunts
vile was inaugurated on the 4th with APP
prOpriate ceremonies. Gov. Roberts, Con-
oreSSman Mills President MoIIon and others
made addresses.
"A Scotch-woman's receipt for oat-
meal pudding: Put in a basin fourth