The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-10-02
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.

The boiler of the Eagle Brewery, at NO.
/ 540Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, on the
/ 18th, exploded with deafening crash. The
machinery was in full blast at the time, and
/ the building was full Of workmen. The
/ boiler room was completely wrecked, and
pieces rs large as three feet in length were
hurled through the roof, and were found
several hundred yards distant. Fortunately
/ the explosion took an upward course, fOr
had it gone sideways the loss of life would
have been fearful. An cid woman who was
in the brewery yard was badly hurt, but no
/ other casualties occurred. The brewery is
owned by George Aver, and the damage is
estimated at $1,000.
Two citizens of Leona, Texas, William
Evans, Jr., and J. A. Walker, had a disagree
ment about cow belonging to Evans, which
Walker had shot to keep out Of his field.
Evans went to Walkers house for an eXpla-
nation, when Walker drew knife and fol-
] lowed Evans to the fence. The latter had
not time to cross, and so pulled his pistol and
shot Walker dead.
The growth in the gold-mining interests
Of Georgia has been remarkable in the past
/ few years, and the yield of bullion now is
over 81 200, 900 per annum, and is rapidly in
creasing.
Georgia farmers organize themselves into
stock associations for the purpose of protect
/ ing their stock against thieves and malicious
persons.
An English Sparrow Company has been
formed in West Point, Miss, for the purpose
of importing these worm and insect de-
stroyers. Thirty dollars will purchase 100
pair OF them.
Near Dardanelle, Ark, on the DIST, Virgil
James, an industrious and worthy citizen,
was fatally shot and then robbed of about
$3.50 in money, by stranger in the neighbOr-
hood, who joined James as he was going
down into the bottoms to pick cotton. James
was found by the roadside and taken home in
a dying condition. About 800 men joined in
the pursuit Of the unknown murderer, and
| it is TO be hoped he was captured.
j. J. Dargan and Joseph II. Earl OF
| Sumter, 5. c., went to Augusta, Ga, to fight
| a duel Dargan was arrested and gave a
bond. Earl eluded the officers. 1t is believed
the parties subsequently went to North Car
olina to carry out their intention. Both are
! lawyers and members OF the South Carolina
/ Legislature.
AT Bayou Chico, La, on the Goth, during
/ the election, there was a shooting affray be-
/ tween Fort and Dossman, in which neither
/ of the principals was hurt, but two bystand-
/ ers We're shot, Edward W. Grimm being in
/ stantly killed, and Richard Nash dangerous
| " wounded.
"A dreadful murder was committed re-
/ Gently on Pearl River, Texas, in the Pan
/ handle country. Geo. Taylor, Captain Of a
/ gang of murderers and desperadoes, went to
/ the ranch of Stephen Workman and w. D.
/ johnson to kill the latter. Riding up to the
ranch the desperate fired at johnson, but
missed. johnson ran to get his gun, when
/ Taylor deliberately fired at Samuel Kershaw,
who was inside the ranch, hitting him in the
head and killing him instantly. The des-
perado then rode away, pursued by two men
from the ranch, several shots being eX-
changed. Kershaw was from Chandlerville,
Illinois, and quiet, inoffensive man.
| George and Andrew Brown, brothers.
have been sentenced in the District Court at
Denton, Texas, to be hanged November 81,
| for the murder of Doc McLain, in Montague
| County, in 1876. the Jury requested that
/ for life, but Judge Carroll refused. George
Brown made short speech at the close Of
the sentence, declaring his innocence of the
charge.
Information has been received at Dallas,
Texas, that George A. HerndOn, one of the
Bass gang of robbers sentenced for life last
summer for robbing the United States mail,
in attempting to escape from the guards at
the Albany On. " Penitcntiary, killed the
guard, and was himself killed. HeIndOn
formerly lived near Dallas, and was respect
ably connected.
The judiciary Committee of the Georgia
Legislature reported six articles of impeach-
ment against Treasurer Renfroe. The bur-
den of the charge is that he took money
/ from the banks in which the State funds
were deposited. The trial will proceed at
once.
A canal is to be cut In st. Mary Parish,
La, connecting Grand Lake with Bayou
/ Teche. The way will be cut about at Charen-
/ ton. The cost will be 900. Eighty miles
/ of dangerous navigation will thus be saved,
and valuable timber lands made accessible.
/ The planters have subscribed $1,000.
The Georgia Senate has repealed the bill
making it optional with the Jury whether
murder shall be punished by hanging or by
/ the penitentiary.
Fourteen prisoners in Jail at Browns
| vile, Texas, knocked the Jailer, an old man,
down, and escaped, on the Goth. Ten were
conyicts awaiting transportation to the Pen
Tertiary. A Deputy Sheriff pursued and
recaptured one and fatally shot another,
while swimming the Rio Grande for Mata-
moras. The balance are all thought to be in
Mexico.
john Spotswood and Joseph Davis were
recently arrested in Denton County, Texas,
charged with issuing counterfeit money.
They are said to have been operating extern
sively and have flooded that section and the
cattle ranges with bills, all eXcellently exc
cuted. A perfect system, reaching from
Texas to New York, has been detected, and
other arrests were expected to follow soon
from developments already made and being
worked up.
Gus Burke of Louisville, KY, died on
the 23d from eating toad-stools by mistake
for mushrooms. Two of his brothers, who
also ate of them, were not likely to recover.
DIR. B. c. Wren, an old and respectable
physician of McDade, Texas, committed
suicide on the 18th. He was addicted to
drink.
Benjamin Williams shot and instantly
killed his step-mOther, Mrs. Osborne Will
liams, near Shelby, y. c., on the Goth. He
had had difficulty with his father about a
horse, and committed the murder out of
spite.
A lady tells the Country Gentleman
how she prepares cucumbers: prepare