The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-10-09
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


at Edgeield Court house, S. c. A report of
a gun was heard by one Of the neighbors in
the direction of the farmhouse of John
Sempkins in that locality. Upon investiga-
ton it was found that Sempkins and his wife
were both in bed, the woman dead with
bullet-hole through her brain. The husband
is a confirmed invalid. A shotgun was
found under the bed a few moments after
the discovery of the crime. Sempkins said
to his father in-law that he did not shoot his
wife, neither did she shoot herself, but fur
Their than this would not explain. The mat
ter is enveloped in mystery.
"A fatal difficulty occurred few miles
! from Richmond, Texas, on the 10Th ult. A
stock man named John Byrd, and one of his
| herders, came to town, and were on their re-
turn home when a quarrel arose. Both had
INDUCED much in liquor. Byrd finally brand
ished a knife and made at the herder, when
the latter, drawing pistol, fired, hitting Byrd
in the abdomen, and intlicting mortal
wound. Byrd was taken to house near by
and medical aid procured. The murderer
gave himself up.
The dead body Of Chas. B. Dehurbill
was found in Ink Pond, in Charlotte County,
Va, OH the 23d ult., with three horrible
bic wounds in the head, both legs bound to-
gether and heavy weights attached to them.
The murdered man was evidently killed and
the body thrown into the pond to conceal the
| crime. A man and woman in the neighbOr-
hood have been arrested on suspicion Of be-
| ing the murderers. 1t is believed that jeal-
ousy has been the cause Of his brutal taking
off.
William Lydia has Just been sentenced
| to 90 years. Imprisonment in the North Caro-
| lima State-prison, for mutilating the person
of Charles Morris, a respectable young man
of 81, the successful sutton for the hand Of a
young lady to whom Lydia had also been
paying his attentions. Lydia, with the as
| sistance of companion, met Morris in the
woods, where they securely bound him to
the trunk of tree and Lydia accomplished
his cruel purpose.
Mrs. Martin Smith of Lexington, KY,
died recently, possessed of large amount
! of property. She was very misery in her
habits, and although she had many relatives
! lived entirely alone. After her death her
executor, in taking an inventory of her
household property, found hidden away in
the walls $500 in greenbacks and $500 in
gold.
Capt. Leathers's new steamer Natchez
ran a narrow escape from being burned up
on her first trip. just as she was coming
into New Orleans, on the morning of the
| 10Th, some cotton on the lower guard took
| fire, and the boat was only saved by pitching
overheard about 80 bales and deluging the
boat with water. The loss was about $1,000.
"A stranger named Ed. Treadwell, while
passing through Fort McKavett, Texas, was
shot and killed by gambler named Debore-
| den. The murderer was drunk and the
! shooting unprovoked. The deceased leaves
wife and children in the city. The MUIR
derer was arrested and placed under strong
| guard.
The warehouses Of the Wilmington On.
| c. Compress Company burned on the LIST,
with 300 bales of cotton. The new hy-
| draulic press was badly damaged. The
total estimated loss is $4,000; fully in
| sured.
The little town of Livermore, Ky, on
| the o. & n. r. R., was nearly destroyed by
fire on the morning Of the 9th ult. Reeds
large tobacco factory, the Methodist Church
and nearly all the business portion Of the
town, 16 buildings in all, were burned.
Mary Matthews, daughter of DIR. T. z.
Matthews Of Richmond, Va. was accidental
ly shot by her young playmate, Agnes Walk
er, on the 9th ult. An old pistol lying on a
mantel, which Agnes did not know was
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thought to be fatal.
Some Of the young men of Mobile were
| amusing themselves the other evening by
| throwing cannon balls. Thomas Walker
| started to throw small one, which slipped
| from his hands and struck young man
named Mullan in the face. 1t is reported
| that young Mullan died that night from the
| blow.
Jules Settegast, prominent and wealthy
citizen of Houston, Texas, together with
three of his children and a man named Bus
ney, were poisoned on the 1st by eating milk
curd, supposed to be saturated with arsenic.
| The children were recovering, but Settegast
and Busney it was thought would die.
| The Georgia Legislature has passed a
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one-legged or One-armed soldiers. This is
the only pension or bounty bill ever passed
! for the Georgia soldiers.
Some time ago party of marauding In
| dians from Mexico crossed over the Rio
/ Grande. Most of them were driven back.
| Eleven Lipans, however, found their way
! into the interior and Incorporated them
! selves with the Indians at the Muscalano
| Agency, Texas. The question what to dc
with them has been considered, and it has
| been determined TO take them back to Mex
! leo and deliver them to the authorities. II
has also been determined to pursue similar
course with any Indians who may become
similarly situated in the future.
john 7. simmons, a farmer residing at
Sardis, near WaXahachie, Texas, on the I'd
| shot and killed man named Byars for COM
hitting 4 horrible outrage upon his daugh-
! ter, young lady. Byars had lived in Sim
mons family for several years. Mrs. Sim
mons was a witness to the assault, but the
scoundrel threatened to kill her if she in
terfered. Simmons voluntarily surrendered
himself for trial.
AT Corsicana, Texas, little son of Mr..
Wallace, while playing with his fathers
loaded revolver, shot himself through the
heart.
The wife of Geo. W. Wood, living on
blackberry Creek, 10 miles from Stephens
vile, Texas, was recently found dead in q
well. The manner of her death is shrouded
iii mystery.
How to Spell Isaac.
Mr.. Isaac Staples of saltwater, Mimi,